The Dickinson press., 1917-05-12
MISSOURI SLOPE NOTES
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NSW SoACAl 1do OASoALASu a UoiINs
Mercer county is again experience
ing disastrous prairie fires.
Commencement exercises of the
Mott school will be held on June 8.
A son, was born to MI. and Mrs.
John Thompson, southeast of Mott,
last week.
A daily stage service between
Bowman and New England has been
inaugurated.
Mrs. Agnatta Seversond, resident
there last Tuesday at the age of II.
Red Cross local was organized at
Beach last week, with 1O5 charter
members. '72.'
John Hauf has commenced erection
of a new building in New Leipzig,
where he will conduct a blacksmith
shop.
Hebron Concert band will give a
May Queen concert this (Friday)
evening. A Maypole dance will fea-
ture the event.
Christian Schaiblie of Leipzig was
seriously injured recently when he
fell from the hay loft of his barn to
the floor below.
Board of railroad commissioners
will hold a hearing in Hazen May 29
versy at Hazen.
Ralph Colgrove, 10 years of age,
incurred a break of the right. arm last
week when he fell from a horse near
his home in Mott.
Stanley, ~.5-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Dalen Of Hazen, passed
away last week, death resulting from
measles and pneumonia.
The six months state scoring con-
test and the Southwestern North Da-
kota Buttermakcrs' Association will
meet at Hebron May %.
Four Flasher boys, Lucian Hoff,
Dewey Moorhead, o. G. Olson and
Thomas Thompson, have enlisted in
Mompany F Of Mandan.
Five more Belfeld boys left Sunday
Carl Nelson, Irwin Smith, David Bar.
ton, Tom Sharman and Wilbur King.
Funeral services for ST.. McDer-
mott We're held in Dunn Center last
Wednesday and interment was in the
cemetery there. Decedent was in his
61st year.
John McPike, resident of Scranton
for ten years, passed away: there last
week, at the age Of so years. Re-
mains were taken to Hayward, Wis.
for interment. -
L. Swanson, who has conducted a
general store at Reeder for a numbe,
of years, has sold his stock of mer.
chandise to Mr.. McAuley who has q
store at Marmarth also.
An epidemic of blackleg is reported
to have started in Barrett township
in Adams county. Several cattle have
died there recently and some Of the
herds have been ~vaccinated.
Killdeer's new school house is nov
ready for use. 1t will be dedicated
Mcdonald and Lois l.. Wall, county
superintendent, will give addresses.
Business men of Dunn Center las
week purchased a large flag anc
raised it over the new court house Il
Manning, over which Old Glory hat
not hitherto waved since erection Of
the building.
Hebron Commercial Club held ar
open meeting Wednesday, night, al
which George N. Remission, secretary
of the Bismarck Commercial Club
spoke along general booster lines
There was a large attendance.
A big patriotic celebration and flag
raising will be held in .Marmarth or
Wednesday, May 16. A parade will
feature the event and an open al,
program of speeches and music will
also be given: "
John Karsten, farmer residing two
miles from Bowman, died last
Wednesday, after an illness of sew
eral days, of pneumonia. He was as
years old, and is survived by two sis
tiers in Michigan.
A farewell party was held in the
New Leipzig hall last Tuesday even
ing in honor of Jonathan Overton. who
has enlisted in the U. S. navy. The
New Leipzig band rendered an OPEN
air concert before the session in the
hall.
James F. Weeks of Mandan last
week purchased the Oscar Goeschel
farm, 20 miles south of New Salem.
The farm contains 300 acres, and this
transfer increases the holdings of Mr..
WCCNo W cleVeH SeCClOnS OF and on
Heart river.
Floyd Chesmore of Schafer was last
week sentenced to thirty days in jail
and fined $25, charge against him be-
ing h~og-stealing. Chesmore was ar
rested some time ago on a grain steal
ing charge and was out on bail, await
ing trial in the district court.
A Catholic church building will be
erected in Killdeer this summer and
a priest will be permanently located
there about June 1. At a:supper, en-
tertainment and dance recently held
for the building fund, about SITS was
cleared.
The biggest price ever paid for a
single hog on the Hettinger market
was paid last week to P. H: and Ole
Woll Of Bison, who marketed a huge
porker for $50. Only a few years ago
this would have been a good price for
two good steers.
Beach opera house has been pur-
che sod hu w r, MoKihhin ond w n