The Dickinson press., 1917-06-09

Reeder high school, at it's second
commencement exercises, graduated
q class of eleven.
Farmers in the vicinity of New
Salem, breaking for flax, are work
ing their pillow outfits day and night.
Mott high school girls gave a two
act ~operetta, The Japanese Girl, Pc
fore a large audience last Friday
evening:
The German Lutheran congregation
dedicated the new church in Center
last Sunday, with appropriate exer-
cises.
Closing exercises of St. Mary's
parochial school at Richardton were
held Thursday night. Examinations
were held Monday and Tuesday.
Public spirited citizens of Hebron
recently donated tracts of land to the
CITY. in order that streets might be
cut through to limits of the city.
Center creamery narrowly escaped
destruction by fire last week. Volun-
teer fire department quelled the
blaze, with moderate damage.
Two Slope men were recently ap-
pointed by Governor Frazer to n
pardon board. They are Peter Eoth
Of New Salem and Gust Wog OF Bel
field.
Killdeer boosters last week closed
withscowboys and ranchers OF tne
Grassy Butte district to put on a Wlid
west shoy as part OF hllldeers Dig
Fourth celebration.
Walter Purdy, former Hettlnger
county boy, wa killed in acton on tne
western theater of war IN Europe re-
Gently. Purdy went to the scene OF
wal with the first Canadian contln-
=. gent. .
Glen Ullin will stage a rousing
celebration on July A., with the nre
department in charge of arrangements
for the day. Chautauqua will be held
also, beinning June 80 and ending on
the Fourth. .,
George W. Nelson, vice president of
the Farmers & Mechanics Bank at
Bowman, will leave soon for winston,
where he will be cashier OF a new
bank, which he and others are estao-
fishing there.
Halliday defeated Werner, 7 to l,
in the second of their series OF
games. These teams will class again
at Killdeer on the Fourth for a purse
OF SLUU. 1lcy dIC oIoo oNoN 49,
a game at Halliday Sunday.
The woman's guild of Halliday has
suspended all social activities and
will hereafter devote it's weekly mee!-
inps to providing d~ainties for Halll-
dav bovs who have enlisted in the
state guard. =
Lelah NJ, 5-year-old daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bell of Dunn
Center, passed away in the home last
week, death being due to nternal
hemorrhages. Interment was in the
Normana cemetery.
Hebron high school held first COM
mencement exercises last week, Saul
p. and Ruth Halpern comprising the
initial graduating class of the IN
stitution. John Adams Taylor gave
the address of the evening.
Joseph Hershey, Civil var veteran,
nassed away at the home Of rela-
tives in the Sentinel Butte district
last week, at the age of IS. Funeral
took place Memorial day and inter-
ment was in Westerheim cemetery.
J.. V. Eberlein of Wausau, WIS,
last week took possession Of the Comp,
ton house, pioneer hosiery of that
hustling city. Ross Compton, who had
conducted the hotel for eve years,
will probably remove to Akron, o..
Annual summer picnic and meeting
of Holstein Breeding Circuit will be
held at the John Christensen farm,
in The vicinity of New Salem, on
June 20. Addresses will be given
bearing on livestock and there will be
nlentv of good things to eat.
Odd Fellows of Killdeer will hold
a big picnic in the grove on the
Diamond C ranch, in the Killdeer
mountains, Saturday, June 16. The
Dunn Center band has been engaged
to furnish music, there will be a pa
rade and refreshments will be served.
Eleanor McCarty, 8-year-old daugh.
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Mccarthy OF
Belfeld, has established an enviable
record. She has been attending school
three years., and during that time
has never been absent nor tardy.
She will enter the sixth grade this
fall.
A. H. Brown Of Mobridgc has pur-
chased a half interest in the Het-
finger Electric Light & Power Co.,
and steps will be taken to develop the
light and power possibilities there, az
forded by the almost inexhaustlble
supply Of coal in the vicinity OF the
company's holdings.
Dunn county celebrated two play
days last week with elaborate cere-
monies. On Thursday a celebration
was held at Halliday and on Friday at
Killdeer. The fete was staged under
Joint direction Of the Commercial!
Clubs of Halliday and killdeer and
hundreds were in attendance.
That some high grade stock is be-
ing raised on the Slope is proved by
a sale made at the Gunkle stock
farm, south of Belfield, last week;
Messrs. Mullaney purchased five head
of registered Herefords there, after
travelling through several eastern
states in quest Of sires for their herd.
C. Ivan Ware is the graduating
class of 1917 at New England. Exer-
cises were held Tuesday evening.
Eighth grade graduation was held at
the same time. Ware probably has
the distinction of being the only one
man class to be graduated from an
accredited high school in the state
this year.
L. N. Jacobs, restaurant proprietor
of Dunn Center, answered the sum
mons Of death on Memorial day, death
being due to ailments incident to age.
He was in his 10th year. He is sur
vived by the widow and eleven chill
dren. Funeral services were held on
Friday and burial was in the Normana
cemetery. :.
Carl Holmburg, residing in the vi
entity of Bowman, was taken in Gus
tody last week, and will be taken be-