The Dickinson press., 1917-03-17
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MISSOURI SLOPE NOTES
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Herb Sharman moved to Belfeld on
Wednesday last from his: ranch one
mile east Of Fryburg.
Chas. Englund is ill at the George
Eggert home in Killdeer, suffering
from a severe. attack of pleurisy.
The Dunn Center sportsmen have
organized a rifle club, under the U. S.
army regulations, and will secure
army equipment.
Ray Seitz, who has been employed
in a cafe at Belfeld, will have charge
of the J. H. Staples ranch, twelve
miles from Fryburg.
The Farmers Union Elevator Co. at
Belfeld have let a contract to Ed. A.
Ehrle for the construction of a new
machine shed, to be erected at once.
The machine shed will be 30x80 feet.
II can lick any seven Americans in
the place."
It was a big German, six feet tall,
and weighing 200 odd, who walked
into a place at Baker, Mont.
you're a liar!" shouted Judge E.
l.. Mccarthy, and he sailed into the
German, literally fighting him to a
3standstill. For ten. minutes the 125
pound justice Of the peace let drive
genuine Irish haymakers. Then the
Teuton grappled with him and the
fight ended.
Mccarthy was discharged from a
hospital but a week before, after re-
ceiving treatment for injuries sus-
tanned in an automobile accident.
The Dawes family moved into the
apartments above the old drug store
building at Manning Monday, William
being the efficient deputy sheriff
under John Bang of Dunn county.
R. H. Harrison of Marmarth con-
templates the erection of a modern
:forty-fve room hotel on the lots adj
.jacent to the railroad park.
c. A.. Sharp of Medora, who has
been laid up for the past few months
with a broken leg. is now back at his
old stand as third trick operator at
the N. P. depot.
Work was started last week on the
Farmers State Bank building at Bel
field and will be rushed to completion
as rapidly as possible in order to be
ready for occupancy at the earliest
possible date.
The Regent Grain Co. will erect a
six thousand dollar garage at New
England as soon as the weather will
permit. The building will be 50x10O
of thing brick with the stucco finish.
Mrs. Joseph Hoye of Killdeer de-
parted on Tuesday last for Rochester,
Mimi, to receive treatment at the
tMayo hospital. Mrs. Hoye has been
in very poor health of late and it is
chopped that the treatment will be bene-
fetal.
Ray Cuskelly, the efficient deputy
county auditor of Dunn county, re-
signs from that position the first Of
April and the Cuskelly family will
move to the ranch in the Oakdale
country, where Ray will manage the
business for the coming season.
Awakening to find their bed on
fire, Mr., and Mrs. Roy Long of Gold
ven Valley barely were able to escape
cremation. Fire started in the
kitchen of their home from unknown
causes. The loss was $4,000.
John Ost, a Beulah farmer, suf-
:fered a broken arm in two places, all
of the ribs of his right side were
broken and other injuries, when his
clothes caught in the belt Of a gaso-
line engine and he was hurled to the
floor with terrific force. He may re-
cover. .~
C. J.. Ekander, of Ekander Bros. Of
Bierman, farmers and breeders Of
Short Horn cattle, was in Rhame re-
Gently on business. The Ekander
brothers have a nice herd of 36
pure bred cattle on their ranch.
Five head of this herd cost them
$4,000. -.
Farmers south of Watford recently
organized a telephone company known
as The Spring Creek Telephone Com
nany. A line 80 miles long will be
constructed to the Little Missouri
country south of Watford. The work
of constructing this line will begin
early this spring.
C. L. Wilkens of. Bierman won the
prize in the guessing contest recent
.1y held at Beach, as to the cost Of the
material used in the model house dis
played there in miniature by the
Thompson yards. MI. Wilkens came
within Csc of the actual cost of the
material. .> ~ T..
At the meeting of the directors of
the Richardton School District, which
was held on Tuesday of last week,
Clarence C. Wylie of Lefor was select
ed as principal for the coming school
year. AS teacher of the intermediate
grades Miss Rose Fleck was chosen.
Miss A. Miller will have charge of the
primary rooms
Joe Remsing of Killdeer expert
enced what might be termed a "lucky"
accident last Monday. While sharp
ening an ak at a blacksmith shop, the
handle in some manner became caught
in a moving wheel, throwing the ak
up and bringing it down with consid-
cradle force, the blade striking Mr..
Remsing in the knee, and cutting a
bad cash..
Little Philomina Musil, returned to
Beach recently from the Bismarck
hospital, her hands being quite well
healed up, although still needing
dressing. It was necessary to graft
skin from other parts Of her body to
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