The Dickinson press., 1917-10-06

a been changed to the Brl-
quette, the change in rame being in
honor of the big %briquetting plant now
in operation in that city.
E. M. Blanchard was painfully in
jured last Wednesday by being run
over by a wagon. He was hitching
his team to a wagon when the horses
became frightened and he was unable
to get out of the way. No bones
were broken but he will sbe laid up
for some time.
Despondent over the fact that her
husband was to leave her in a few
hours for Camp Greene, Charlotte,.N
C., Mrs. Sarah, Jordan, an 10 year old
Indian bride, took poison at a Bis
marck. hotel Monday and died later
at hospital.
tBarnhard Coffman, a cream. buyer
1T Hazen, is out of the cream bust
ness for a while on, account of over
reading the Babcock test. His license
was revoked by the state authorities
on the grounds that he was over read
ing the Babcock test with a view to
~suppressing competition, which is in
violation of the statutes.
District court convened at Mott this
week with Hon. w. C. Crawford pre-
siding. There are e%ighty-nine cases
on the calendar, twenty-six criminal
and sixty-three civil cases. This is
the largest calendar in the history of
Hettinger county and some important
cases will come up for trial.
A most %repentant prodigal, Frank
Fleck, Richardton youngster who dis
appeared with SEVERN Marthe, a
chum, last spring, has returned to
the parental roof of his father, Glenn
ems Fleck. He reports finding more
adversely than adventure in the cold
cruel world which he sought to buck.
Bill Hess is again in the mercantile
business, having bought back the
store at Slope Center which he sold
to the farmers about a year ago. The
store was operated on the Equity plan
and it is said it did not prove a sue
cess, hence the deal which places it
in the hands Of the original owner.
The people of the vicinity of Mar
shall, in Dunn county, gave a fare
we'll party for two of the community
boys who have joined the colors,
Messrs. Lyster and Perhus. The
party was given at the Lyster home
where the Marshall band played dur-
ing the evening. A big feed was en-
joyed and the boys left home with the
best wishes of all.
The ~nine-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. N. O. Nelson of Center died last
week. from the effects of carcoma, a
disease more rapid in it's effect than
cancer. A few weeks ago the little
fellow received a slight bruise on the
temple while at play and for a time
little was thought Of it. Later car
coma set in and the boys life was
doomed.
The Public Opinion Company was
Incorporated at Bismarck last week
to publish the Public Opinion Daily, a
newspaper to take the place of the
Public Opinion weekly which has been
published there for eight months past
and which has supported the Non
partisan. League, the Farmers Union
and the Equity.
Next Sunday, October 18th, the
members Of the five churches of the
Norwegian Lutheran parish, presided
over by Rev. c. B. 1ngebrigtson, will
hold a joint meeting commemorating
the four hundredth anniversary of the
Reformation. The meeting will be
held in the hall at Midway and will
be participated in by all the congre-
cations Of the parish. Special music
and speakers have been secured.
While Mr.. and Mrs. T. H.. Hayes
of near Amidon were attending the
funeral Of Walter Glass on Tuesday
of last week, fire destroyed their farm
buildings, so tons of hay and other
personal property at the ranch. II
has not been learned how the fire
originated. This is a most unfortu.
nate accident for the Hayes family as
they have a big bunch of cattle tc
feed this winter. It will be difficult
to get more hay and the financial loss
will be heavy.
Last weeks issue was the farewell
issue Of the Mineral Springs Tribune
which has been published at the
Springs for the past four years. The
Tribune was first established by F
w. Pitsor, who sold it to the Slope
Publishing Co. a year ago last June
since when the paper has been under
the able management of George T
Dollard, an old experienced news.
paper man. An organization of Slope
county farmers under the direction Of
the Nonpartisan League. of the state
purchased the newspaper and sub
scription list, and this week they are
moving the same to Amidon, from
where it will be published in the
future as the Farmers Press. Mr.
Dollard resigned from the manage.
ment of the paper shortly after the
sale of the paper but was not re
leased from duty until this week
The paper is now under the manage.
ment Of Theron L. Delameter. The
Farmers Press has a new home whict
is a nice comfortable building anc
will equip the plant with a complete
new line of machinery and printing
material.