The Dickinson press., 1917-05-19

Operations have been started on
the new SO, 0O0-bushel elevator at
Taylor.
Odd Fellows of Killdeer will hold
a big picnic in the Killdeer mountains
on June 16. =.
Werner high school play was pre-
scented at Killdeer Saturday night in
a packed house.
A company of home guards has
been organized at Taylor, and have
already held several drills.
A commercial club has been or
ganized at Buffalo Springs for pur-
pose Of upbuilding that community.
Infant son of MI. and Mrs. John
easier of Killdeer passed away re-
Gently. The child had been ill for
some time.
Baby Day was a complete success
in Amidon, and a large assemblage
heard the splendid program given by
the Woman's club.
Six-month-old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Thompson passed away last
week at the home in Werner. Cause
of death vas pneumonia.
Amidon baseball team is about $50
richer as result of generosity of c. E.
Frost, who donated proceeds Of the
movie show at his theatre Saturday
night.
! Building of the Milwaukee extern
sion to Amidon has been deferred on
account of the war, according to ad.
vices received there from officials of
the railway.
A public flag-raising and program
by the city schools was held in Mar
marth Tuesday of, this week. Near
ly all the business places of the
town were closed.
J. S. Douglas was sworn in as
treasurer of Slope county last Tues
day, succeeding G. A. Branson, who
had held that office since organiza-
ton Of the county.
A large number of her friends
pleasantly surprised Mrs. S. w. Pull
yer of Werner in the home of a
neighbor last week, in honor Of her
birthday anniversary.
Charles Long of Marmarth was
seriously injured last week when
struck on the head by an iron plug,
falling from an electrical transform
er for a distance of rs feet.
Mrs. Joseph De passed away at
her home in Bowman last week, af-
ter a short illness. Funeral was
held there Monday. The widower
and several small children survive
her.
Reeder will observe Memorial Day
with a program in the auditorium
and a parade in which all the school
children, fed by a drum corps,
and the entire population of the
village will march.
Morton county may have another
Hebron wine case. Officers of that
town last week seized a carload Of
wine shipped there and are holding
it until the states attorney and sh-
eriff investigate the matter.
Seven Killdeer lads left last week
for Mandan, where they enlisted in
Company F. Those who left yer
Dave Roessl, Charles England, Fred
Gongall, Aron Rochester, Bob Fleek,
Leonard Eggert and John Coombs.
Mrs. Kammann, wife of DR.. Kam-
mann of Taylor, passed away in a
Minneapolis hospital last week, blood
poisoning being cause of death. Fun
eral services will be held at the
home of her parents, at Chiffon,
Wis.
Mrs. Bessie Helling, who had been
i'll for some time, passed away at
the home in Killdeer last week, after
suffering from pulmonary ailments
for some time. Remains were sent
to Wilton, her former home, for bur-
ial.
A farewell party, attended by a
large number of citizens Of Regent,
was held in the town recently, in
honor of The Rev. Mr.. and Mrs. Bos-
worth and daughter, Mary, who will
remove to their Morton county home
stead. r.
Not only every acre of cultivated
land in the vicinity of Richardton
is being cropped this year, but
thousands of acres of virgin prairie
is being broken north and south OF
there for much-needed grain and
flax seed.
Richardton roller mills last week
paid Valentine Hoerner, residing IA
miles from there, SO a bushels for an
extra fine lot of wheat. This high
price was paid because it was the
best wheat brought to the mills this
year. Three loads Melted Mr.. Hoer-
ner nearly $500.
A farewell party was given in the
Amidon hall last Thursday for Miss
Gladys Anderson, who will be married
in the near. future to w. V. Kaiser.
Miss Anderson, who has been deputy
county treasurer, left the next day
for Plevna, Mont, where she and her
husband will reside.
Proposition of adopting the com
mission form of government in New
England was beaten at an election
held there Tuesday of last week by
a majority of nine, the vote being
II to GO. Great efforts were made
to get ~voters-.out, and an unusually
heavy vote was cast.
Golden Valley stockmen believe in
owning good breeding stock. Five
exceptionally fine Hereford cattle
were received recently by o: c. AT.