The Dickinson press., 1917-05-05

About 5000 worth of damage result
ed from a blaze at the Yucca Mer-
camille Company store at Center last
week.
Lars Case and Miss Ruby Richard
son of. Bucyrus married at Bu-
cyrus last Sunday at the home of
the bride. The Rev. Mr.. Erickson Of
ficiated.
Lester F. Krass passed away at his
home near Schafer last Wednesday at
the age Of 80 years. Funeral services
were held in Schafer Community hall
on Thursday. Interment was made at
Fremont.
Irwin Gordon and Miss Leona Stod-
dard of the Bonnie View district north
Of Beach were united in marriage We'd
nesday of last week, and have started
housekeeping. The newlyweds have
a host of friends in Beach, both hav-
ing attended school there. They will
reside on a farm near Beach.
Word was received last week by
I. I. Parkhurst Of Mott or the wound
ing of his brother, William, who is
stationed Somewhere in France" with
a Canadian regiment. The injured
man formerly homesteaded in the
Inez Territory, and went from there to
Canada about six years ago.
Peter Iverson, one of the old set
tiers in the vicinity of New Leipzig,
passed away last Monday at the age
of u years, death resulting from
cancer Of the stomach. MI. Iverson
emigrated from Finland about fifteen
years ago, taking a homestead south
Of New Leipzig, residing there until
his death. ~
Prospects are bright for building a
new telephone line from Bowman to
the South Dakota line, report SUBJ
mitted at the Commercial Club meet
ing of last week being that enough
money could be raised in Bowman for
the project. Construction of a potato
warehouse at Bowman is also being
considered.
Mrs. G. Larson was called by death
Sunday, after a short illness of bron-
chitis. she was in her 26th year.
The widower and four small children
survive her. Funeral services were
held Wednesday in the Mott English
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the Alden cemetery.
William A. Eckstein, n of the
foremost farmers of the New Leipzig
community, died of tuberculosis at
Fort Recovery, Ohio, recently. Mr..
Eckstein was one Of the early set
tiers in the Fleak country, going there
about ten years ago and taking a
homestead. Funeral services were
held in Ohio and burial was there.
He leaves to mour his passing the
widow and one daughter.
Officers of the Haynes Cooperative
Coal Mining Company are making
preparations for a barbecue with
which they will entertain stockholders
at their mine on May 7. An oven is
to be made of stone and a prime beef
will be roasted with Haynes coal. A
special car will be provided for the
visitors, and will be set out at Haynes
by No. II.
Ten Sentinel Butte young men have
tenlisted in the United States navy,
and left on Sunday for Minneapolis.
Two applicants We're rejected. Those
who have answered their country's
call are William Gardner, Joe Cain,
J.. o. Field, Walter Roth, Clarence
Frame, Wallace Foreman, Calvin
Dempsey, Earl Myers, George Sny-
der and Albert H%alvorsen, the last
named coming to Sentinel Butte to
enlist.
Mrs. Elizabeth Schumacher, wife, of
John Schumacher, residing north Of
Mott, took her life last Monday by
StrangulatiOn. A close watch had
been kept over her for some time, as
members of the family feared she
would end her life, but during a few
minutes while. they. relaxed their vigil
lance she escaped through a window.
A stout piece. Of Irvine was the instru-
ment of death. Dependency due to
illness is held responsible for the act.