The Dickinson press., 1917-07-21
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Six cars of stock e shipped from
Hazen last week.
w. A. Todd succeeds M. J. Moran
as chief of police at Beach.
A fifty per cent wheat crop is the
forecast for North Dakota.
The N. P. is grading and laying a
new industry track at KilIdeer.
S. ". Mccarthy was thrown from
his horse at Killdeer and suffered "a
sprained ankle.
Hebron policemen have been noti-
fed to arrest all who have failed to
pay their poll tax.
New England will soon have 24-hour
electric light service, new machinery
for the plant having been ordered.
Hettinger county is having a big
Red Cross drive, an organization hav-
ing been perfected at Mott.
The capital of the Adams. County
State Bank was increased to $4,000
at a recent meeting of the directors.
Center reports two cases of small
pox. Every precaution is being taken
to prevent the spread of the disease.
The authorities at New England
propose to make war On the %speeders,
and publish a final warning in the
last issue of the Herald.
There were about 1900 Indians from
the Fl. Berthold reservation in attend
ance at the big celebration held at
Elbowoods on July 4th.
The last issue of the Herald devoted
a whole page to advising the young
men of Harvey and vicinity to enlist
in the Smashing Second"
Mrs. Louie Rosenberg of Halliday
suffered a broken ankle when she fell
down the stairs at her home. She is
now in the hospital at Bismarck.
The Northern Pacific is making ex-
tensive improvements at Dunn Center.
A new freight house will be erected
and a house track will be laid north
of the depot.
A series of demonstrations Of
home canning are being given at vari-
Gus points in Hettinger county by
Miss Anderson from the state agri-
cultural college.
The Hettinger Equity exchange
carved a $1,000 melon in the pro-
ration of the past years profits. The
meeting was held in a big tent on the
~sub-station grounds at Hettinger.
A national farm loan association to
be known as the Clear Creek Nation
al Farm Loan association, has been
organized among the farmers near
Watford City, in Mckenzie county.
The New England Community Club
plans to entertain the farmers every
Saturday. Free moving picture shows
will be given and other amusements
provided during the summer months.
The town of Hettinger, Adams
county, has perfected a Red Cross Or
g%anization with a large list of men,
bers. A big campaign is to be made
through the county to raise Red Cross
funds. 49,.
A five hundred and fifty pound fire
bell was placed in the tower on the
city hall at Halliday last week. Halli-
day now claims to have the best
equipped fire department on the
north line.
DR.. Stangbye took a header while
trying to catch the creased pig at the
New England celebration and suffered
a fracture of the shoulder. This was
the only accident reported to mar the
days festivities.
Machinery has been shipped to
Dunn Center by the Krohler Manufac-
turing Company for the purpose OF
making flax straw into tow for ship
ment. This firm is operating all along
the north branch.
An automobile containing five
passengers backed off the ferry at
Buford Wednesday Of last week and
Oscar Steinson Of Cartwright was
drowned before help could reach him.
The other passengers escaped injury.
DR.. o. M. Smith of Killdeer is at
tending clinics at the Mayo hospital
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