The Dickinson press., 1917-08-25

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The home talent concert at Belficld
given for the benefit Of the Red Cross
was highly successful, the ladies clear
ing SIS.
William Scllman of Bclfcld, accom-
panied by his son., Walter, and Frank
Smith of Gorham left last week in
his large Oldsmobile touring car for
an overland trip to Camp Crook, S. D.
Joe Vassar, for several years a
farmer south Of Belfeld, having dis
posed of his land, has moved to
V~ogcrvidde, Alta, Can, where he and
his son, Frank, expect to file on home
steads.
John McCabe and John Milsten of
Belfield returned a week ago Satur-
day from a ten days trip through
western Canada, going as far as Ed
monitor, Alta. They made the trip to
Mlnot by auto.
Eugene Marcott of Belficld was
quite seriously injured when the Ford
car driven by his employer turned
turtle between Belfield and Fryburg.
The other members of the party for
tunately escaped without serious in
jury.
A week ago Sunday, little Roger,
son of l.. E. Newton Of Belfeld,
wandered across a 600-acre field of
wheat and flax. The little fellow had
gone fully a mile and a half through
the grain, much of which was above
his head, before the anxious father
found him.
The Farmers Union of Fryburg are
making big preparations for the Tri-
county convention to be held in the
G. P. Ecklund grove tomorrow (Sat-
urday). President A. C. Townley of
the Nonpartisan League and D. E.
Shipley of the Farmers Cooperative
store at Bismarck will be the principal
speakers.
A representative of the internal
revenue department has been at Man
ming the past week checking over the
instruments on file which require
revenue stamps. It was found that
stamps ~aggregating some $3.50 were
lacking on papers which require them,
which sum will have to be made good
by the grantors Of the property in
volved.
The marriage of Miss Esther Lin
man of Duluth, MIMI, to VIM. E.
Hanson of Manning, took place at the
home of the groom's brother, Sur.
veyor George E. Hanson, at Manning
on Tuesday evening of last week
The bride has been teaching school in
Virginia and recently came to Dunn
county from Duluth, also the former
home of the groom. They will 60 to
housekeeping on Mr.. Hanson's farm.
Attacked by a rattlesnake in the
highway near his home, the. 22-
months-o old son of Mr. and Mrs
Harry Moran of Squaw Cap, near
Beach, died the following day at a
Sidney hospital, although everything
possible was done to saw him. Mrs
Moran carried the screaming child
two miles in her arms to the home
of a neighbor to procure an antidote,
and the babe was then Immediately
removed to the hospital, but the pois-
on by that time had spread through
it's system to such an extent that
nothing could be done.
Particles of rope blown in the left
side of his face and one eyeball, gave
William Mclaughlin of Beach the
appearance of an enraged porcupine
when a premature explosion of dyna-
mite occurred in a well which he was
drilling. Mclaughlin had let down a
charge of dynamite and was looking
down the well to see why it did not
go off, when it did. The rope which
suspended the explosive was blown to
flinders, and the inquisitive driller's
face was planted with hemp. No
permanent i'll effects are anticipated,
but the injury is decidedly painful.
Sheriff Randall of Mckenzie county
received a draft for $3.50 recently
from the Gcrmania Life Insurance
Co., but could not figure out why he
should be the recipient, until he hap
pened to remember that in his youth
full days, twenty years ago, he had
taken out a policy in this company
while visiting in Dickinson with a
bunch of fellow cowpunchers. He
kept up the payment of his premiums
for three years, then moved away and
forgot all about it. A few weeks ago
the 2O-year policy accrued and Sheriff
Randall got back his money with ac-
crued interest.
1 t. NIL Ca--z~. &c 011o11-~. $500 l.