The Dickinson press., 1917-09-01
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M. Wehner, formerly of Dickinson,
is the manager of the Powers elevator
at Killdeer.
Ed. Fieberger, a prominent Dunn
county farmer. donated an organ for
the new Catholic church at Dunn
Center.
Mrs. Chas. H. Elder died at her
home north of Hebron last Saturday
morning. The funeral took place on
Sunday afternoon from the Congre-
gational church at 3 o'clock.
A box containing oily rags was dis
covered to be burning in the Weber
garage at Hebron n night last
week and by quick work the fire was
extinguished before any damage was
done. :
A surprise party was given MI. and
>. Mrs. Sam Curby at their farm near
Dunn Center IN Saturday evening OF
last week. The bride and groom re-
ceived many useful gifts in reme1n-
brance Of the occasion.
Halliday held a meeting on Tues
dav evening of this week to organize
a home guard. Practically all the
towns on the north branch now have
home guard organizations except
Werner.
Miss Jessie Powers and Archie X.
Lambert were united IN marriage lasS
Thursday at the Catholic parsonage
in Halliday. Both the bride n
groom have homesteads in the vlcln-
ity of Grassy Butte.
The Mckenzie County Publishing
mas purchased the Arnegard
cali. published at Arnegard, in Nc
Kenzie county, and will issue a farm
ers' paper. It will be a Nonpartisan
League publication.
William Kreklow died at his home
at New Salem on Monday of last
week at the age of 70 years. He was
an old pioneer of the New Salem
country.
Carl Peterson, assistant ferryman
at the Sioux ferry crossing on the
Missouri river in Mckenzie county,
was drowned last Wednesday night
while polling the boat to the Williams
county shore.
S. v. Mccarthy and R. c. Pinkham
of Killdeer have entered their names
as candidates for the third officers.
training camp, which it is expected
will be called within about three
months.
T.. L. Watts, for several years sec,
rotary of the Hebron Fire & Pressed
Brick company, has rendered his
resignation to take effect September
list. He will probably leave Hebron
to take up business duties elsewhere.
Hans johnson, who formerly lived
in the Rainy Butte country, holds
the record for the distance travelled
to do his patriotic duty in appearing
before the draft board for Slope
county. He arrived in Amidon last
week after travelling from the Maple
creek country in Saskatchewan, Can
ada. and It took him over three days
to make the trip.
Following their custom after the
death of a chief, the Mandan tribe
held a meeting at Council hall, on the
Little Missouri river, on Saturday OF
last week and elected Henry Bad Gun
as the new chief on the Fort Berthold
reservation. Bad Gun is a farmer
living near independence, is 81 years
of e and the son Of a chief.
Pete Penosky, a young Bulgarian,
received injuries in the railroad
Yards at Marmarth last Thursday
evening which resulted in his death a
few hours later. He was engaged in
making repairs on a freight a when
another string of cars were shunted
down the same track and the unfor-
tunate man was caught under the
wheels.
The sun shining through a window,
pane onto a pair Of oll-soaked
cloves caused a spontaneous combus-
ton fire at the home of Angus Nc
Donald at New England last week;
The fire was discovered in time and
extinguished before much damage was
done.
Theo. J.. Bolke fell from a scafo!d,
q distance of twenty feet, while
working on the new residence CT
Jacob Haloern at Hebron on Tuesday
of last week. He suffered a slight
concussion of the brain and there
were numerous bruises on his BODY.
His condition: was considered serious
for a while but he is now on the
road to recovery.
The Sons Of Norway will hold a big
picnic at the ALT. Olafson farm near
Halliday on Sunday, September 2. A
splendid program has been arranged
for the occasion, including songs IN
English and Norwegian, music by
choir. ouartette and band, and speech
es by the officers Of the organlza.
ton, A baseball game is scheduled
to take place between the Norskes
and Allies. S.
A small shack which contained
household furniture belonging to Mr.;
and Mrs, Nick Elmer was destroyed
by fire at New England on Monday
Of last week. The fire was caused
from an explosion of gasoline while
Mrs. Elmer was cleaning clothes. A
purse containing 5000 was recovered
after fremen had cut a hole IN the
side of the house near where the
pocketbook was located. Mrs
Ebner's. hands and wrists were badly
burned. -, -.
The Boyd Hardware company, which
operates hardware stores at H1llsboro
and Dunn Center, has leased a bust
ness room south Of the First State
Bank in Killdeer from O. G. Belsheim
of Dickinson, and will open up a first
class hardware store as soon as the
building has been remodeled to suit
the needs Of the new firm. The only
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