The Dickinson press., 1917-07-14
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MISSOURI SLOPE NOTES
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400 members.
Flasher farmers are considerin,
formation of a second Holstein breed
ers' circuit.
Stanton is holding Chautauqua th;
week, beginning Wednesday and clos
ing today.
Ralph Jacobs and Miss France
Matter of Golva were married in tina
town last week.
Henry Kasbaugh of Taylor had on,
leg broken last week, when his team
became frightened and ran away.
B. B. Kinney has sublet the Emer
son-Manning-killdeer mail route from
C. B. Smith and started on his new
duties last week.
A dividend Of Is per cent was de-
clared at the annual meeting Of
the Sentinel Butte Cooperative Mill
ing Co. last week.
Clerk of Court J. G. Joslin ot
Dunn county has returned from {
months vacation and fishing trip il
Wisconsin and Minnesota.
Business men of New Leipzig have
joined in a movement to give specia
free entertainments to farmers of thai
community on Saturday afternoons.
Fire destroyed a large barn, a hay.
stack, more than 200 bushels of grau
and several tons of hay at the A. B
Cooke farm north Of Midway last
week.
Frank Kenyon and Miss Goldie Jen.
sen of killdecr were married in thai
city on July d. Both have made
their home there for a number OF
years.
Frank Tri and Miss Mildred Fittro
both of Grassy Butte, were united ir
marriage in Killdeer last week. They
will reside on farm near Grassy
Butte.
Gene Holt of Dunn Center, VIII.
recently joined Company X, was mar
ried to Miss Magma Falk at Willistor
before he left to join his company at
Fort Lincoln.
Rumor at Bismarck is that George
E. Totten, former Bowman publisher
will be appointed to the state board
of regents, to succeed Frank White
of Valley City.
Stockholders of the Hettingel
Equity exchange held annual meeting
last week, and cut $1,000 melon.
Seventy-five stockholders were pres
ent for the happy event.
Bowman Slope counties Sunday
school convention opens at Bowman
this evening and will continue through
Sunday. A number of notable speak
ers are on the program.
At recent session Of commission
ers Of Grant and Morton county, it
was decided that $4,000 was due Nor
ton from Grant from delinquent taxes
collected by Grant county.
Farmers of Snow have organized a
union, with membership of ten. A
number of other farmers have prom
ised to join, and a charter will be
asked Of the F. C. E. & U. of A.
Henry Sunders, pioneer merchant
Of Beach, has sold his grocery busi-
ness to Matt S. Smith, manager of
the Western elevator there, and w. T.
Douglas of the Reeve Farm Market.
John Lynch of Emerson nearly cut
off a foot recently while choppine
wood. He was hurried to Killdeer fol-
medical attention and several stitches
were required to close the wound.
Second annual substation picnic was
held at Hettinger last week, and there
was very large attendance. A fine
picnic dinner was served, and in the
afternoon a good program was carried
out.
Members of the Three Springs
Farmers club held an enjoyable picnic
July 4 at the home of Ben Rustad, ir
the Werner community. Baseball, 4
big luncheon and dancing whiled away
the time.
Last week Charles Mutschler's fine
Briscoe automobile was burned tc
ashes on the road near Halliday
Roy Riesegard, who was driving the
car, had narrow escape from being
badly burned.
A Red Cross auxiliary was organ
lied at Manning last week, with 8
delegation of Dickinson people instru.
mental in organization. Thirty-five
members were enrolled and temporary
officers named.
Hutchinson Lumber Co.'s yard al
Billings, Mont, was totally destroyed
by fire last week. Frank Hutchinson
former Taylor lumberman, is owner
and loss is about $4,000, one-thirt
covered by insurance.
The Rev. Anton Kopp of Richard
ton conducted his first mass in St
Maly's abbey at Richardton last Sun.
day. The Rev. FIR. Kopp is a son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Kopp, who reside
on a farm near Richardton.
North Dakota Holstein Breeders
association was reorganized recently
1t will now be under supervision OF
the state agricultural college, which
will cooperate in every way, excep1
financially, with the organization.
Dunn County Farmers Mutual Fire
Insurance Co. held annual meeting ir
Dunn Center last week, and report Of
progress was gratifying. Though
only four years old, the company ha!
nearly 100000 insurance in force.
Mr.. Emery of Kuhn will be super
intendent of schools at Sentine
Butte the coming school year, Mis-
Holmstrom Of Joliet, ILL.,, principal O.
the high school, and Miss Mary Mors
back of Wisconsin is named assistant
Cecil Brown, prominent farmer liv
ing near Emerson, and Miss Adelin
Briggs, who has taught for severa
terms at schools in the Emerson
neighborhool, were married at tn
home Of the BRIDES parents last week
Manning staged a big chariva1
last week in honor of Mr. and Mrs