The Dickinson press., 1917-12-15
GRASSY BUTTE E

GRASSY BUTTE ITEMS
The people at the William Jost farm
south Of town had a dance Saturday
night, which was generally attended.
Dave Dolf, manager of the Grassy
Butte Mercantile Co., made a business
trip to Killdeer the past week and
during his absence Wilbur Lawhead
was in charge Of the store.
. Mr.. and Mrs. John Hemmer have a
letter from their son, Pat, who is
with the aviation department of the
American troops in Europe. The boy
had just arrived on the other side Of
the ocean when he Wrote.
Early in the fall Claude Richardson
resigned as postmaster of the Mary
office and subsequently a petition Was
forwarded to Washington asking that
Fred Hartman be appointed post
master. It is likely that the petition
will be %favorably acted upon.
N. P. Jensen, one of our happy
homesteaders northwest of town, has
just. returned from Minneapolis and
other Minnesota points, where he
| spent a few weeks visiting relatives
and friends. He reported good sleigh
ing down east.
William Jost sold his homestead, q
half section OF land, about three miles
northwest of town, to Evsy Sahaydak
for $4,000. The land joins the pur-
| chaser's home farm and is said to be
a desirable tract. Mr.. Jost has a
farm south of town that he bought a
year or so ago that he lives IN.
v. F. Anderson returned the past
week from Taylor, where he had been
with sever head Of horses for his
father, j. P. Anderson, who lives on
the farm a little over two miles
southeast of that town. Alfred and
Ihorval are brothers of V. F. Ander-
son, all three formerly residing at the
parental home near Taylor.
Until the 3rd of December the farm
er have been able to pillow in their
fields around Grassy Butte. This is
the latest %freeZe-up in many years.
There was just a little fury Of snow
which came the night Of the first.
The long spell Of mild fall weather
mas been a great thing for the people
who were short of feed for their stock.
Cattle are certainly going into the
winter in fine condition.
Sam Glerup returned Monday
morning from the Standing Rock
reservation, where he and his associ-
ates had been with a shipment Of
cattle loaded at Belfeld. The N. p.
gave him a good run to Terry, but
the Milwaukee did not do as well,
keeping the stock on the road an
entire day. The winter range of the
killdeer mountain country ranchers
was not injured in the least by the big
reservation prairie fire two weeks ago.
Rev. and Mrs. J. c. Cooke are now
located on the Geo. Newell farm about
six miles southeast Of Grassy Butte,
just below the Six Mile school house.
Mr.. Cooke has the Methodist charge
here, and also at Killdeer, and has
just moved out from Fryburg. 1t is
expected that arrangements will soon
be made to hold services in town in
stead Of at the school house near the
C. w. Blakely farm as in the past.
The town people will certainly be glad
to know Of the change of meeting
place.
MI. and Mrs. Henry Schwartz we're
in Grassy Butte from Milestone re-
Gently. Mr.. Schwartz is the merchant
in his town and reports a good trade.
He was formerly with the Reed Bros.
store in Dickinson. Mrs. Schwartz
states that her mother, Mrs. B. F.
Fowler, is still at Woodland, Cal. Miss
Abbie is with her mother and Ray
carries on their fruit farm just a little
out of town. Carrie and her husband
are still in Salt Lake City. The
Fowler family were. among the earli-
est settlers in Dickinson.
L. S. Hays returned the past week
from an extended business and pleas
ure trip through, South Dakota, Mr.
nesota and several of the southern
states. He had a good visit and
looked over a number of. business
propositions while away, Mr.. Hays
of feed which he felt sure would be
season, but the price was so high for
corn and oats that he did not think it
best to invest. Then, TOOTH quality
is generally poor this year.
President w. L. Richards of the
First State, was out from Dickinson
on Tuesday to attend the regular
monthly meeting Of the bank in the
afternoon Of that day. After the
meeting, which was also attended by
Directors Sam Rhoades, Sam Glerup
and M. L. Ayers, Director J. F. Davis
being absent, Mr.. Richards went to
the Rhoades home for the night. His
car, which was very much out OF
order when he got here, was repaired
by Robert Evans so that the owner
was able to start for home Wednes-
day morning.
Sam Rhoades has bought the Aren't
Rea residence property in Killdeer
located about three blocks east of the
new school building and will take pos
session the first Of next June. The
property includes seven acres of land
about 1000 shade trees, fruit and ornu'
mental trees. The house is electric