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Christmas vacation 1t the home o,
his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Whitney.
Geo. Altes had the misfortune t.
lose one Of his best horses last week
Several Of his horses got out and
wandered into neighbors field
where they ate too much grain and
were SO badly foundered that one
died.
Melvin Mohr visited at the George
Altes home last week.
Steele suffered q very serious loss
Monday morning when fire was
started from q coffee urn in the
Gallipo cafe. The fire no doubt
would have been extinguished but the
small chemical engine was frozen, or
failed to work. and by the time the
other engine was taken to the cafe
the fire could not be controlled with
q small engine. Tho flames spread
to the adjoining drug store and Hell
temes general store and burned both,
as well as the cafe, to the ground.
Most of the contents Of the HeltemeS
store were carried out and saved. but
not much Of the drug store contents
were saved. The insurance on the
cafe furnishings had run out only q
few days ago and Mr.. Gallipo had
not renewed 1t as he intended to in
stall new fixtures and then insure.
All the burned buildings were In
Sured and some insurance was carried
on the drug store stock, but MIR.
Jenkins loss is heavy setback, as
he was just starting in business, hav-
ing purchased the stock Of w. w.
Paige last summer. Splendid work
was done by practically all the men
OF Steele ind fire was prevented from
spreading to others of the nearby
buildings.
Frank Hines hurt his knee quite
seriously when he slipped from q
ladder while fighting fire Monday.
Announcement has been received
here Of the birth of q baby girl Dec.
l3 to Mr.. and Mrs. L. G. Calkins of
Sank Center, Mimi.
Members of the Fine Arts club en-
tcrtained their husbands and friends
at a kid party at the Woodlawn hotel
Thursday night. The guests wore
children's costumes and were met at
the door by Santa Claus. There was
q Christmas tree with presents for
each guest. Games were played in
the basement until q late hour when
lunch was served In the dining room,
which was lighted only BY the lights
from the Christmas tree and the
candles that conferred the small tables
around which the guests were seated
Christmas carols were sung while the
the guests were seated at the tables.
Decorations for the party were in
Christmas red and green.
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got all three. As they are very
scarce around here and their fur be-
ing valuable this was rather a good
catch.
The dance at the Tenvik pool hall
Thursday was we'll attended.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallie Reyes were
shopping at Linton Friday.
Ellen Wells and Steve Borch Of
Linton were business callers at the
Steve ko)py home Friday afternoon.
Miss Pauline Flegel,. who is teaching
Clayton school No. 2, went to Linton
with them to spend the weekend at
home.
Henry Knittle was a caller at Lin.
ton Thursday afternoon. He attend
ed the dance at Temvik In the eve
ming.
Steve Koppy and daughters
Pauline, Gertrude, Regina. and son
Math we're business callers at Lin
ton Saturday.
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the services and made . brief open-
ing address. George N. Remission,
this city. paid tribute In behalf Of
the friends and business men Of Bis.
marck and the Rev. Walter E. Water
preached the funeral sermon. using
the text. Thou shalt be missed BE-
cause thy seat will be empty"
Valentine Benz was pioneer Of
Dakota whose coming to the present
state dates back to 1t as territory In
1885. He came here from Lake City,
Minnesota, where he had been worx-
ing q . farm hand five years after
landing In New York and coming
west. The wish to farm for himself
brought hun to these parts and he
took up q homestead two miles from
the site Of the present town OF Motif.
The new settler had q good founda-
ton training In habits Of industry.
for the life Of q pioneer farmer. He
had been born along the River Rhine
February Z, 1861. His parents were
John and Brigetta Benz. The father
was . stone cutter and farmer. When
he had completed school. Valentine
gave his services to his father until
he and his brother. August. left for
the United States In 1881. The
brother still resides few miles
southeast Of Moffit.
Valentine proved his homestead
and lived there with the exception OF
. few years on . Kidder ranch, till
1912. when he moved to Moffit. He
engaged in cattle raising ana built up
q large herd Of Shorthorns. while al
50 adding to his lands.
In 1912 he entered merchandising
In Moffit. He built q large hall and
several other places Of business be-
sides his store building. For many
years he was president Of the Farm
ers Elevator company and ut the
time Of death was president OF the
Mofut state bank. He was q COM
municant Of the Motif Methodist
church and trustee. From 1911 up
to his death he filled the office OF
postmaster at Moffit-the third the
town has had.
In 1885 he married Catherine
Jauch, also a native Of Germany.
Eight children were born to them.
five Of them sons. William, John A..
Oscar, Henry and Frank, while the
daughters were Mrs. Peter Hofstad.
Mrs. Burns Bailey and Mrs. Henry o.
son. One OF the three sons. Henry.
died In the influenza epidemic of
1918. In addition to Mrs. Benz, there
are left the seven children, Is grand
children and the brother August.
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Hampton
BY ELIZABETH KOPPY

The auction sale held at the Jake
Merkel farm Monday. Dec. 10th, was
we'll attended Everything sold at a
fair price.
Callers at the H. w. Backhause
home Sunday afternoon were Irwin
Kicl of Temvik, Mr.. and Mrs. Bill
Gabbert. Grandma Backhause. Paul
Marshal and Mr.. and Mrs. Steve
Koppy and daughters.
John Klein and Bill Gerring Of
Linton called on friends in this vi
cinity Sunday afternoon.
Henry Knittle, Bill Schermiester
and one of the Molskie boys called
at the Steve Koppy home Monday
evening
Wallie Reyes was a business caller
at Linton Monday.
G. d. Denholm was a business caller
In Temvik Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Morford and
son Lawrence visited at the Godfrey
Grenz home Sunday.
Francis and George Cherrown had
some feed ground at the Badger
ranch Wednesday.
Edw Weller was business caller at
Mandan and Bismarck Wednesday.
Porter TIMBER made q business trip
to Winona Tuesday.
Steve Koppy and I'd. surber made
q trip to Bismarck and Mandan on
business Wednesday.
Godfrey 0renz was . business call.
er at Moffit Wednesday.
Mrs. Busby and son Fermann were
shopping at Linton Wednesday. also
Mrs. Steve Koppy and son Math and
Mrs. Dewey Lawler.
Henry Knittle got q horse from the
! Badger ranch Tuesday.
| MIR. and Mrs. John Joeb were shop.
ping at Linton Tuesday.
Paul Musehound was hauling hog
/ for Ed Weller one day this week.
Steve, Koppy, Jr.. located raccoor
den In a hollow tree In the woods
along the river one day last week. II
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Steele
BY MRS. F. w. GREss

County Agent Carlson and the
young people who were delegates to
the All club meeting in Fargo last
week returned home Friday. They
report a profitable and enjoyable trip.
Henry Halverson sold the baby beef
he took along for $4,000 and two
others that were sent from this
county sold for almost as much, we
are told.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Geisler and
family were shopping in Bismarck
Saturday.
Ray Andre shipped a barrel Of
turkeys last week.
About 80 young people of this vicin-
ity enjoyed party at the John Tay-
Tor home Friday night.
Mrs. Maggie and Mayola and Mrs.
Roll Armstrong were In Bismarck on
a shopping trip Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred shipley and
family are enjoying q new radio.
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Lindseth and
baby are visiting at the home Of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Olaf Lindseth.
Mrs. Bayne, Mrs. Chamberlain,
Georgia Matthews and Mrs. Gress
were Bismarck shoppers Monday.
Mrs. Chas Leissman is finding It
difficult to attend to her work in the
Millinery and Gift Shop on account
OF an injury sustained some time ago
when she fell on crossing In Minne-
apolis.
Carl Hines made . business trip to
Driscou Saturday.
The Sherman Sunday school viii
cove . Christmas program Sunday
night.
Louise and Lynn have returned
from the u. Of N. p. early for the
Christmas Vacation, on account Of
schools there being closed.
Mrs. Matthews and Mrs Commerce
Calkins and children made 3 shop
ping trip to Bismarck Saturday.
Mrs. Hollis Porter went to James
town last week to care for Mr.. por-
ter's mother, who Is III Of flu.
Representative o. z. Erickson
transacted business here one day last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. J. Carlson left for
Iowa last week where they will visit
relatives for part Of the winter.
Mrs. Owen Bragg and sons have
moved to the old Honkey farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. ]. Hochhalter and
family are enjoying . new Edison
radio.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. D. Wood and Mrs.
Schossone were shopping In Bismarck
| Saturday.
| Harold Whitney came home from
the A. @. Monday and VIII spend the
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physician. Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Mac.
Lachlan took him home to Braddoci
Saturday evening.
Miss Myrtle Feltheim. who Is teach
ing near Glencoe, spent the weekend
at her home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. q. B. Aarvig Of Man
dan were Sunday guests at the G. T.
Barton home.
Chas. Swanson, who has been work
ing near Brittin. came home Friday
to spend the weekend with his
father, Jno. Swanson.
M. p. Kaiser, who has been III tor
some time was q passenger to Bis
marck Thursday to receive hospital
care.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Baxter land
daughter Bernadine left Saturday
morning for st. Paul where they will
spend the winter visiting relatives.
The White Eagle Gasoline Co. have
moved their gasoline tank from in
front Of the VIM. Wilton stand ia
the front Of Frank Longs store.
Mr.. Fred Seppanen, in company
with John Estenson Of near Hazelton
left by auto Thursday to visit rela-
tives in South Dakota.
Richard Wagner of Dana, went to
Bismarck Wednesday to consult ply
sicians about his throat trouble.
Mr.. Drum Of Lytton, Ia, arrived In
Braddock Friday to look after his
farming interests In the Wild Rose
neighborhood.
o. Feltheim shipped a carload of
stock to the cities Saturday morning.
Tuesday evening. Dec. IL. the Brad
dock school basketball team met the
Steele boys on the Steele floor. The
game throughout was closely contest
ed. The ball was fumbled q great
deal by both teams and an undue
amount Of roughness was shown on
both sides. due largely to the lack Of
close calling In the part Of the referee.
When the whistle sounded for the
half the score stood IL to 6 In favor OF
Steele. The last half Of the game
was played hard on the part of both
.eamS. When the final whistle blew
Braddock held the short end OF q
Is to II score. After the game lunch
was served to the teams by the Steele
high school home economic class.
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Estherviue
BY MRS. ROY LITTLE

Mrs. Harry Davenport and Ruth
were Regain shoppers Tuesday after
noon.
Mrs. VIM. Nicholson visited at the
A. H. Lundberg home in Regain We'd
nesday afternoon.
Ed. O'Brien veterinarian of Wilton,
was professional caller at Anna
knutson's Wednesday.
The Homestead lodge entertained
the members and their families at a
progressive whist party Tuesday
night in the Legion cabin Mrs VIM.
Nicholson won ladies' first prize and
Harry Davenport mems prize. Mrs.
A. H. Lundberg won ladies' BOBBY
prize and Charles Colip the mems
BOBBY prize. A delicious lunch was
served by the lady Of entertainment,
Mrs. Harry Davenport, assisted by
Mrs. VIM. Nicholson.
Dan Danielson motored to Bismarck
Wednesday.
Oliver and Harry Knutson called at
the home of their mother Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Berg were Bis
marck shoppers Thursday.
Carl Mowder called at Roy Little
Wednesday evening.
The NJ. w. A. held business meet
ing In the Legion cabin Thursday
night.
Gudrun Jordahl spent several days
this week at the Dan Danielson home.
Gene and Norman Little called at
the Strand home Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs Pat Patton are the
parents Of : baby grl born Thurs-
day. They are being cared for ct the
Ira Haliey home.
School started ct Garfield Monday
morning after 3 vacation Of three
weeks while they were getting the
building fixed up. The teachers are
living In the schoolhouse until other
arrangements are being made.
Ray Halvorson, the o-year-old son
q Halvor Halvorson. was quite seri-
cusly injured Wednesday evening
Nhen ho was thrown from q horse
The doctor WAS immediately callet
1ro1n Wilton and Il was necessary e
f11Ce seven stitches Ia his head. II
Mas under = nurses care for seyera
&e1s ald ~ = now getting alon,
N
". - ai1sa escwd attsndsd IL p
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aft
By FLORENCE GOSNEY

Not very large crowd attended the
Ladies Aid bazaar Saturday, but SIP
was realized from the dinner and sale.
The president takes this means of
thanking all the ladies who helped to
make 1t success. Also wishes to
thank those who so freely gave Of
their chickens, pies and so forth for
the dinner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Olson and fam
lily spent Saturday evening at the
John Benz home.
Presley Gosney was Driscoll call
er Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Lewis called
at the Henry swindling home satur-
day.
Rev. White, the new district SUI
perintendent, preached Sunday D. m.
in Sterling church.
| Mr.. and Mrs. McClouard and
daughters Catherine and Ruth, who
have been staying at the w. e. Runey
home are moving in the west rooms
Of the George Lee home in Sterling. .
| Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Nieman
called Saturday at the John Benz
home.
/ AvAASO AVAtAASAV OAAC44OWCUl1 6NSIlt VIC
weekend at her home.
Quite large crowd attended the
dance In Sterling Friday night. Music
was furnished by q Bismarck orches-
| ira.
Mrs. CAST Prince was a Sterling
caller Thursday.
Earl Gaskill spent Thursday eve
ming at the Elness home in Sterling.
A number Of the young folks from
here attended the party at the Prince
home Saturday night. The evening
was spent in dancing. A delicious
lunch was served.
Ernest Hurr and daughter Elmona
were Sterling callers Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Fogarty and son
Rex spent Saturday evening at the
Elcie Elness home In Sterline.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry svindlinr wera
Bismarck callers Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Morton and
daughter Mary Ellen. who Is visiting
With them spent Friday night and
Saturday In Bismarck.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Benz were Biz.
marck callers Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Belk are thu
proud parents OF . baby boy born
"wednesday st the John Baker home.
Anton oberg was town caller one
day last week.
The Sterling school viii have
Christmas program In the Sterling
hall Thursday evening. Dec. 20.
Mrs. zelman Drystad and Mrs.
Gaskill spent Thursday afternoon at
the Gosney home.
Hally Belk was working on q few
phones IN this neighborhood Monday
afternoon.
Charley Anderson was a Sterling
caller Saturday.
Quite few from here shipped hoes
Tuesday.
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BraddOck
BY MRS. E. F. SAVAGE

MIR. A. j. HUM, who visited for q
few days with his family and rela-
tives at Wilton, returned to Braddock
Monday.
On account Of the illness of Rev.
Locker there was no preaching serv-
ice in the Methodist church Sunday
morning. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Locker
are confined to their beds, Mrs. Lock-
er having been sick for the past three
weeks.
In Braddock and the surrounding
community there is some one Ill in
almost every home, although there
have been no fatalities as yet.
Mr.. and Mrs. =. +. Savage and Mrs.
Mary F. Shepard and son Tom were
Sunday visitors with MIR. and Mrs
Gordon MacLachlan at Urbana.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Baxter and
Mrs. VIM. Marley were Bismarck
shoppers this week.
Alvin Rousu, who has been quite
u with pneumonia is getting along
nicely.
VIM Marley, who has been VISITING
relatives at Wilton Is now visiting q
the home Of Z. p. Weber.
Mrs. G. q. Barton spent some dayl
Of this week with relatives In Bis
marck and Mandan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Enders Of Temvll
were Sunday callers ct the Leo Daily
home.
Harry Koenis. who has been visit.
Ing with his parents ct Park City
Mont. has returned to Bre5dock.
Mr.. and Mrs. RALPH Hanson Of New
England visited With Braddock folk
Sunday and Monday and then went
to Wishek to visit Mr.. Hanson's sister
Mrs. Myers and father. @. A. Hanson
Miss Ida johnson who has been at-
tending high school here Is III ct hel
home ct Brittin.
The Braddock men who INDUCED II
. rabbit hunt Sunday and succeeded
IN getting 81, intend to use the none,
derived from the sale Of them II
putting on dance and oyster supper
Mrs. r. H. Corey was 4 passenger
to Bismarck Wednesday to consult ,
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Wing
By EDITH MUELLER

G. A. Bossart was business trans.
actor III Bismarck one day last week.
HAZARD Scallon, student at the Agrl-
cultural college at Fargo. returned
home Saturday to spend the Christ
mas vacation.
George Anderson was a business
caller in Minot Wednesday.
Jake Helm left for Canada last week
to get his mother to spend the winter
at the Dan and Jake Helm home here
Sigrid Wiano spent the week-e at
her parental home.
Mr.. Harvey and daughter, Opal,
were callers in Bismarck SATURDAY.
Minnie Oswald Of Bismarck Is
spending this week visiting at the
Fred Oswald home.
Homemakers club will meet At the
Harry Knowles home Friday. Dec. q.
olive Rise. Ella and Edith Mueller
motored to Wilton Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thor Hagen of Wood
worth were Friday evening supper
guests at the Ed Larson home.
number Of the young folks at.
tended the dance at Arena SATURDAY.
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Teppo spent
Monday and Tuesday in Mandan.
Mrs Henry Anderson left Monday
morning after spending the past two
weeks visiting at the Ole Atkinson
home
Mr.. and Mrs. John Weber Jr., were
Bismarck shoppers Wednesday.
Albert Bossart. Harold Mueller.
Gottfred and David Weber motored to
Garrison Saturday and returned
Monday night While there they Wis
tied at the Engel and Stienyaud
homes. They also visited at the Jake
BosSart home near Mercer.
Henry McClusky motored to Bis
marck Thursday. Mrs. McClusky ac-
companied him to Mckenzie. where
si1e spent the day visiting at the VIM.
McClusky home.
Christ Rath and Charlie Edwards
motored to New Leipzig one day last
week.
Leona Specs and Mrs. L. n.
knowles motqred to Wilton MONDAY.
The latter had some dental work
done.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. J. Granville and
daughter. Bernice. motored to Bis
marck Sunday Bernice entered the
hospital Monday for IN operation Tor
the removal Of her tonstls and ade.
noids.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Dalbec were Bi.
marck shoppers Saturday.
There will be no r. T. A. meetina
IN the month Of January.
Mrs. Jake and Mrs. Henry Krem.
enetsky Of Tuttle were callers at the
!sadore Krementsky home one day
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Weber o.
Arena were Wing shoppers tuesday
NINA Waste and 6isTid Josephsor
were capita. city choppers aeturdav
Mrs. j. g. Tees and James re-,
were callers ct the "a Larson HON.
Sunday
The eonnaunity Christnaas pros1su
viii - giyon n thu opsee h0ueo RI
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DEATH OF VALENTINE BENZ

UEA1 IN VI VALENTINE BENZ
Funeral services for Valentine Benz,
Moffitt farmer and merchant. who
died In q local hospital here Saturday,
were held ct the Methodist church 1t
Moffit at 2 o'clock Tuesday after
noon. The funeral drew q large
gathering Of neishbors from Ill over
the Moffit country. Several friends
were out from Bismarck. Interment
was made In the Motif cemetery.
The Rev. J.. n. Snow. the Motif
Methodist pastor, was In charge Of
Evening star., 1928-11-15
DRILLING RESUMED
IN RICH OIL AREA
Ending of Ban Finds Thou
sands Seeking Riches in
Field Closed in 1926.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SHAWNEE, Okla, November 15.-The
clank and Screech Of oil-drilling ma
chinery today broke the stiffness that
has hung over the Little River bottoms
as drilling, long halted in the Maud
and Mission pools of the Greater Semi
mole oil field, was resumed with rush
at the termination of drastic drilling
restriction agreement.
Tools held in readiness for weeks bit
hurriedly into the earth when the mid
night hour of termination arrived, and
though it was impossible to tell how
many wells we're "spudded in," oil men
who toured the field estimated that
probably 30 new tests greeted the dawn.
Gentleman's Agreement Observed.
Starting had been placed on gentle
mans agreement basis and oil operators
throughout the two pools were unan-
imouS in declaring that no one inten-
tionally Jumped the gun"-That there
were no 'sooners," as in the famous
settlement run into the Cherokee strip
of North Central Oklahoma Territory
in 1898.
The scene at midnight, however, was
not greatly unlike the zero hour Of that
run, which saw nearly 100000 acres
of fertile prairie populated by upwards
of $4,000 homesteaders in less than a
day.
Scattered over a 10-mile front" that
StraggleS along the Little River bot
toms upwards of 100 locations had been
Staked out and officially listed, ready for
the scramble after the pay" but rig
timberS were not available for some,
machinery was missing on other loca-
tionS and there were some drillers who
proposed to withhold their act VitieS at
this time.
Approximately 10000 oil field work.
ers and their families had filtered into
the territory and were domiciled in the
villages of Shacks and tents.
Ban Imposed in 1926.
The Gypsy Co., having leased what it
considered the choice acreage Of the
structure" more than a year ego, had
rigs up and bits pounding into the earth
on virtually all of its 81 locations. The
Sinclair Oil Co., the Arrnarado Oil Cor
poration, the Independent Oil Co., the
Twin States Oil Co. and other less
prominent producers likewise had sew
eral tests under way.
The restriction agreement lifted to- |
day was put into effect in the two pools |
two years ago. A few wells were start |
ed then, but were shut down by agree |
uleut UelOEe pTOQuCIlOH was IcdC41SOs |
and the territory, considered rich one,
has been virtually at a standstill.
Two months ago the drilling ban was |
partially lifted under special permits |
from the Seminole field umpire and iSo-
lated test wells struck big production,
two of which recently flowed at the rate
of 10000 barrels day. These tests led
oil men to make highly optimistic esti-
mates of the possible production of the
two pools.
The area still is restricted to the ex-
tent that only two wells are permitted
to each 40-acre tract.
Evening star., 1928-11-15
Suitable Setting for Fairy Stories.

An old world garden Is Odense, on
the Island of Funen, Denmark, where
Hans Christian Andersen was born.
Its crooked streets are frequented by
simple folk and its houses are bright
with window boxes and blooming door,
yards. The whitewashed cobbler's cot
>tage, with its bright red tiled roof,
breathes of the lore and legend so dear
to the hearts of the humble and hardy
horticulturistS of this green isle. The
immortal spirit of the prince of fairy
stories mingles with the chatter Of
happy children in the streets, for the
Danish rejoice in the love, life and
laughter of their. little onesa