. I J ., VOLUME 3. MCCONNELLSBURG. PA., June 5, 1902. NUMBER 38. i NORTH DAKOTA. Nig Country, Nig Crops, Big Machinery &c. Dbak Editou : The Pulton County Nows reaches me regu larly, and the intelligence that it brings from my old home county in the Keystone State, would awaken a feeling of homesickness sometimes if it were not for the fact that I am kept busy trying to make a showing, and improve a homestead of 100 acres. For the information of my Ful ton county friends, I will state that I am located in Towner coun ty, North Dakota, 50 miles direct ly north of the west end of Devil's Lake (I am sure every school boy remembers seeing thatlake mark ed on the map in his geography), and about 27 miles south of the in ternational line which separates North Dakota from Manitoba. After looking through nine or ten states of the Union, I pulled up at this place four years ago; and since that time I have observ ed the seasons here, the more or less peculiar growth of small grains such as wheat, speltz, oats, barley, and flax and I can truthfully say that I do not be lieve there is another spot in the United States that eau equal this for agricultural purposes ; no oth er place where such a vast acre nge may be successfully handled in proportion to the number of men employed. It is remarkable the extent to which horses may be utilized in furnishing power to operate farm machiuery, which is of the latest improved kind, and much of it de signed and manufactured espe cially to meet the wants of this pection. The plows are all "riding plows." One man with five or six horses hitched to a gang plow breaks five acres a day. The steam gang is used in this coun try quite extensively. An engine with six to twelve plows attached, makes from twenty to forty acres, and harrows successfully operat ed cover anywhere from 40 to 1G0 acres a day. Grain drills are made from 16 J to 33 feet in width and drill from 15 to 40 acres a day. Fourteen to thirty men with a steam threshing outfit, thresh from 2000 to 5000 bushels of wheat a-day. Some of the threshing outfits are enormous, and calcu lated to surprise a Fulton county farmer. Think of a separator with a cylinder 84 inches in length and run by a 35- horse power en gine ! If an outfit like that were to make a trip through your county, it would likely injure the bridges and flatten some of the hills. Soeding begins about the 15th of April, as a rule. Wheat is sown first, speltz next, and barley and i llax follow. Then, harvest begins about the middle of August and lasts continousiy until the middle of October or first of November. Corn has not been grown exten wvely. 'but the attention of our farmers is beginning to be drawn towards its cultivation, and it is believed that In a short time it will hold a place equal in importance to the grains before named. North Dakota corn received the highest award at the Pan Ameri-1 can Exposition last fall, and every county in this state is taking steps to gather in the lion's share of the awards at St. Louis. This county, like all others, has its disadvantages. Blizzards in the winter, of course, and not al ways of the mildest kind. After four years' experience, I would just suggest that the best thing you can do when you flDd a bliz ziurd on, is to sneak into your shack, build a hot fire, go way back and sit down and be good. In summer, hailstorms, or occas ional droughts, serve to break the monotony ; and, then, the mos quito must not be overlooked, for lie does not forget to look over you. Some are almost as large as a brindle calf ; their gnawing me does not make me half as mad as the complaint they make about it tasting bo bad. The Northwest is rapidly set tling up. Since the beginning of the year, 2000 people, it is esti mated, have passed through the Twin Cities daily, and 800,000 of them have selected North Dokato as a place for permanent resi dence. Wonderful changes in the de velopment of the State have been wrought since I came here four years ago. The first time I set foot on my claim I was accom panied by a friend. The pros pect, I must confess, was not any too inviting. We were eight miles from the nearest settlement and nothing in sight but the open prairie covered with green grass. As we stor.d on a little knoll, "viewing the landscape o'er" we could not but be Impressed with a sense of loneliness. We turn ed and looked into each other's face a moment, when my friend broke the silence by saying, "Fra ker the grass is mighty green, but not half as green as you are." To day my claim is in the midst of a prosperous neighborhood. What was then a blank expanse of loneliness, is now covered with houses, barns, and other build ings, with school houses and churches at convenient distance, and the weirdness of our early days exists now in memory only. For the information of any of Fulton county's fair daughters who might have a matrimonial bee in their bonnet, I may just add that there are scoiesof unmar ried young men here, of good character, full of energy, and a grim determination to win in the struggle for success many of whom have come from the best families in the East that would bo willing to take a partuer of the gentler sex to share their joys and sorrows. But my letter has already grown too long. Remember me to all my old friends, and especi ally those about the "Fort." D. W. Fuakek. Cando, N. Dak. May 17, 1902. Dublin Mills. GilbertCook formerly of Trough Creek valley, but who is now era ployed on the Pittsburg Division of the P. R. R. and Miss Minda Madden who has had her home in Altoonafor some time were re cently man ied atHuntingdon Pa., and came home for a few days with the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Madden. The hap py young couple have many warm friends in this community who join in wishing them a happy life. Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Stevens and daughter of Mount Union, spent a few days last week with Mr. Stevens, parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Stevens. Ed has been em ployed for some time at Portage, Cambria county. A. J. Fraker and Jacob Wine gardner have added much to their farms respectively by alotof new fence. H. B. Bergstresser our former blacksmith, reports business good at Three Springs, and ex pects to move his family there next fall. Laidig. Ira Laidig is visiting friends and relatives in Orbisonia and vi cinity. Brownie Reeder and sister Ada are visiting relatives in Franklin county. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. F. Metzler of UarriKonville, spent Sunday at Hiram Clevenger's. Grant Hoover killed two rattle snakes and two other snakes with in a short distance of each other, May 23. Only a few of our people attend ed Memorial Day services. Jack Comerer has put a new coat of paint upon his dwelling bouse and yard fence. There was a large turnout of voters at the Democratic primary on Saturday, about one hundred being present Children's Day service at Fair view will be held June 15,at 10a.m. Some of our young people seem interested in the development of t' in locust from a grub to an in sect, and are surprised at the very short time in which the lo custs' wings grow. HARVEST OF DEATH. Well Known People Who Huve Passed Over. j llurtlmeua Smith, F.nq. Another of Fulton county's rep resentative citizens has been call ed to join the silent majority, in the person of Bartimeus Smith, Esq., of Belfast township, who died at his home near Needmore, May 27, 1902 aged 75 years, 7 months, and 19 days. Mr. Smith has been prominent ly identified with the local politics of the County since its formation more than a half century ago. The first election held in his township relative to Fulton coun ty was held at the home of old Squire Daniel Lake on the second Monday in June 1850, and tho vote was taken on the acceptance or rejection of the new county (Fulton). The election board of which Mr. Smith was the last surviving member was as follows: Judge of Eloction.Philip Morgret; Inspectors, John Karney and Ephraim Lake; Clerks, Bartimeus Smith and Abraham M. Peck the last named being the father of the Editor of the News. The vote stood For the County 58. Against the County 49. That there should be as strong an opposition agaiust the forma tion of the County as is shown by the figures is a matter of surprise to the younger people. Mr. Smith was a Democrat, and was always regarded a leader in his township until failing health compelled him to yield to those who were younger. While never identifying himself with any church denomination, he was an honest upright citizen, and enjoyed the confidence and respect of all who knew him. He served as school director for many years, and also held the of fice of justice of the peace. He is survived by two daughters Misses Kate and Diana who oc cupy the old home, and by two brothers, Geo. F. of Belfast town ship and Jacob of West Virginia. His remains were interred at Pleasant Grove churchyard on Thursday. Mrs. Catharine Dlmmluk. After a somewhat protracted illness, Mrs. Catharine Dimmick died at her residence on Water street, in this place last Friday evening.aged 67 years,10 months, and 18 days. ' Mrs. Dimmick was a daughter of John and Anna Mosser, and was born near Mercersburg.July 12,1834. She was a sister of John Mosser, who at one time owned the farm now owned by Judge Morton in Tod township, and was married to Nathan Dimmick of Franklin county, September 1, 1853. In 1809 Mr. Dimmick purchas ed and moved to the la; m now owned by James P. Waltz in Tod township. Mr. Dimmick died February 15, 1880. Early in life Mrs. Dimmick be came a member of Trinity Re formed church at Mercersburg, and April 24, 1870 she and her husband were received into St, Paul's Reformed church at this place. To Mr.and Mrs. Dimmick were born thirteen children seven sons and six daughters. Three sons and three daughters survive, namely, George, Naee, and Chris topher, living at Elm wood Illinois, and Maggie, wife of Edward Shi nier, Rebecca, wife of George W. Cooper, and Miss Mary, ail of this place. Mrs. Dimmick wasaquiet, kind hearted old lady aud eujoyed tne respect of all who knew her. Her remains were followed to their last resting place in the Re formed graveyard byalargenum ber of friends Saturday evening. Mr. Jonas Mellott of Belfast township called at the News office while in town Monday. While Mr. Mellott has been blind for a good while, he is still in active touch with current events, and well informedon general subjecte. Birthday Celebration and l'ainily Reunion. 1 On last Thursday evening near i Iiustoutown, this county, there 1 took placo a very pleasant and much enjoyed social occasion. It was the celebration of M r. and Mrs. William McElhauey's birth day, and at the same time a reu nion of the family. Iu the after noon of the above day, tho child ren and the grand children gath ered in the home. At 0 o'clock all were invited to gather around tho table, which was well spread and abundantly supplied with many good things to satisfy the appetite. All did ample justice to the ocensiou. Tho evening was spent pleasantly together; aud, aj they departed for their homos, they wished that tho event might often be repeated. Those pres ent were Mr. aud Mrs. William McEl haney, Mrs. Kate Connelly aud daughter, Mr. aud Mrs. George Laidig and family, Mr. and Mrs. James McElhaney, Rev. and Mrs. Harry Newman and daughter, Samuel McElhauey, Mr.and Mrs. Zack McElhaney, aud Harry Mc Elhauey. New (irenada. J. C. Alexander and G. W. Ed wards are on the sick list. Marion Edwards of Enid, visit ed friends here Friday evening. Lilly Markey and Roosevelt Scheuck of Loysburg, and Jane Truax of Euid, visited in New Grenada on Monday. Dr. Bernhart of Three Springs and David Black of Taylor, were iu our village last Saturday. Last Wednesday the parties working at the "new opening" ut this placo, found several small seams of coal; and the rock now. worked shows signs of coal. Ex citement still reigns; next will bo the railroad. Alfred Keith of Eagle Foundry, visited friends here last Sunday. A party composed of Dr. and Mrs. C. A. R.'McClain and sons Fred and Bob and daughter Eth el, and Dr. Jvob't M. Hunter all of Cassville, and Mrs. Maude Hayes of Brookline, Mass., drove over last Saturday and register ed at the Cliff Hotel, H. U. Bri denstine, proprietor. The next day Mrs. John R. Hunter and son Master John Russel, of Lewis town, who are visiting Mrs. Hun ter's parents, Capt. and Mrs. Harvey Wishart at Wells Tannery drove down and joined the Cass ville party. In lookiug over the crwd.it occurred to us that it meant a reunion of the family of the late Dr. aud Mrs. Robert I. Hunter, as the children were all present except Dr. John, aud all prosperous aud happy. They are all located so as to be within con venient reach of each other a condition of affairs that does not exist in a great mauy families af ter the old home has beeu broken up. The members we did not mention are Jennie, landlady of the Cliif Hotel, and Dr. William S., located at this place iu the practice of dentistry in all, tho five children John, Jenuio, Mela, Robert, and William. Cito. Our Sunday school has opened with a good ntteudanee, but there are still others who ought to be in. Harvey Cooper is busy sawing shingles in Elmer Seiders' woods for the new houses that are to bo erected in this place. Mrs. M. C. Stewart of Williams port, Md., is visiting her daugh ter Mrs. J. C. Seiders ; also, Mrs. Seiders' sister of Lemastor is vis iting at the same place. Samuel M. Cleveuger, tho irre pressible "book man" of Need more, celebrated his sixty first birthday by coming to McCoun ellsburg. Sam usually travels afoot, it being the cheapest and safest method. He walks auy where frcra thirty to fifty miles a day, aud don't think five miles an hour auy great feat for his feet. MEMORIAL DAY. A General Observance Through out the County. At KnohxNlllo. Had it not beeu for the enter prise aud patriotism of two of Knobsville's boys John Guunells, Jr., and II. O. Hamil, aged re spectively 12 and 10 years, the day might have passed uuobserv ed. While these boys differ po litically they are students of his tory, and full of patriotic zeal. Taking tho matter iu hand, they marshalled twenty-four boys and girls in front of Ed Fore's store, and with plenty of llowers and Hags they followed Auctioneer Wible to the cemetery, where ev ery grave of tho old soldiers was remembered with a bunch of sweet llowers, and marked with a little flag. Tho spirit manifested by these youngsters is, indeed, commend able. In WcIIn Valley. As previously announced, a large number of Wells Valley people laid aside their work and observed Memorial Day. A number of people assembled at noon at Pine Grove church, and after decorating the graves they went dowu, to the Old Presbyte rian church, decorated the graves there and then went to the Valley M. E. church. At this place, so many people were assembled that it was impossible for them to find seating room in the church, and many had to remain out in the grove during the exercises. Ad dresses were made by Hon. D.H. Patterson, Rev. Fulcher, Hon. S. P. Wishart, A. O. Griffiith and others! The Wells Valley Band furnished the instrumental mu sic. At .McConncllshurg. ' Memorial Day brought quite a number of our out-of-town friends here, and early iu the forenoon the Oak Glen Band arrived, and they very generously played a number of tine selections indif ferent parts of town. The ringing of the Court House boll at 1 o'clock, soon tilled the spacious court room until there was not standing room. The ex ercises were conducted by Post Commander Elliott Ray. The addresses of the occasion were made by Hon. S. W. Kirk and M. R. Shaffner, and were up to the standard of Memorial Day oratory. A quartette composed of Nick Roettger, Will Black, George and Dauiel Comerer, sang several pa triotic selections that won for them hearty praise. After the exe rci ses in the Cou rt House, the cemeteries of the town were visited and every soldier's grave properly decorated. The Oak Glen Band is finely uniformed, aud deserve many thanks for the excellent music furnished. Licking Creek. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sipes are leaving this week for Pittsburg to visit their daughter, Mrs. Abram Mellott From Pittsburg they will visit friends in Ohio. Dr. and Mrs. Hoop are going away on a visit soon. Miss I'earl Gailatid of Need more is visiting her aunt Miss Linna A. Deshong. Mrs. Harriet Deshong and Mrs. David Kline are visiting friends at Pleasant G rove. George S. Mellott and wife spent a day this week at George R. Hoop's. Mrs! Anna Uockeusmith and daughter Rebecca, aud Miss Jane Wink spent last Sunday at Uriah Kline's. ScottHockensmith aud Nor mau Mellott made a trip to Everett last Saturday. The Memorial service at Green Hill was well attended. Miss Fannie Strait and her mother spent aday this week at Urner Truax's. Miss Ada Hann of Saltillo is visitiug among her many friends. Alice Deshong and Miss Edith Sipes spent last Friday at Oakley. Dr. and Mrs,. S. S. Hoop were at McConnellsburg last Friday. Miss Ireno Uockeusmith left j last Saturday for Clearfield where she expects to spend a few weeks visiting friends. Miss Minnie Truax spent a few days in the Cove last week. John Sipes is about ready to raise his new barn. Miss Linna J. Deshong and Mr. Riley Deshong, botli of Pleas ant Ridge, were united in'mar- riage by Rev. J. Calvin Garland on Thursday May 15, 1902. After the ceremony they left for a trip. Miss Mary Price is keeping house for Mrs. Sipes during their absence. Mr. and Mrs. Martin Lake are happy over the arrival of a little stranger at their house. John Sipes's daughter, who has been in Chambersburg, spent a few days at home recently. The Oak Glen Baud were pleas ed with their visit to McConnells burg last Friday. They were missed at Green Hill, but Miss Ada Hann of Saltillo, furnished some excellent music. Vance Sipes. At the residence of the bride's cousins, Mr. and Mrs. Frank C. Mumma of Wilkinsburg, Pa., John Andrew Vance and Miss Martha A. Sipes were united in man iage Monday evening, May 20, 1902, by Rev. Sherick. ' The bride is the youngest daughter of Dennis B. Sipes, of Wells Valley, and the groom is a resident of Wilkins burg. The event was a very quiet oue, there being only the most in timate friends present. Refresh ments were served, and the hap- pycouple went to their new home which the groom had already pre pared. Their residence is 200 Larimer Avenue, E. E., Pittsburg. Clear Ridge. Mrs. James Kerlin, Sr., who has been seriously ill for quite awhile still continues worse. Bruce Fleming, of Richvale, Huntingdon county, spent a few days recently with his uncle T. E Fleming. Miss Zella McClure of Huston town spent the past week in the home of W. L. Fields; also her sister, Miss Etta, spent from Fri day until Sunday evening, when Miss Maude Fields accompanied them home. Miss Goldie Witter, of Water fall spent from Thursday evening until Sunday evening at the home of her uncle J. A. Henry. James Car mack and wife, spent Saturday and Sunday, with his brother William of Cassville. Clarence Shore is taking music lessons under the tutorship of Minnie Grove. S. L. Bedford, spent Monday and Tuesday in Perry county, looking up a store. Mr. Wine- gardner will take possession of his store here in November. Mrs. Emmeline Chestnut and little daughter Libbie, spent a few days with her daughter Mrs. Howard Denisar. Clarence Henry spent Sunday at home here ; as did, also, his grandfather, Stephen Witter of Waterfall, and Mrs. Diana Bare, of Maddensville, spent Sunday with J. A. Henry. Miss Myrtle Houck spent a day last week with Lillian Fleming. Among those who were at Pitts burg and came home to attend Decoration were ; W. W. Brown, and W. R. Fields. W. A. Baker who had been iu the hospital at Altoona with fe ver, arrived home late on Friday. Mrs. Graut Baker, of Knobs ville spent a few days the past week with the family of T. E. Fleming. Mrs. Ruth Swope and daughter Miss Corinna, of Pleasant Ridge spent Friday and Saturday with S. L. Bedford and wife. Decoration day was observed at this place in a most fitting man ner. A number of excellent speeches were given ; also, plenty of music. A large crowd was present Mr. E. N. Palmer of Everett, spent Wednesday in town. DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION. A Fine Day and A Big Crowd. The attendance at the Demo cratic county convention Tues day was tho - largest for many years. From every section of the county the friends of the various candidates had come to see the finish. The contest over the nom ination for prothonotary being es pecially interesting. At 11 o'clock the convention was called to order in the Court House, by County Chairman B. F. Henry, and an organization ef fected by the election of the fol lowing officers : President, Prof. E. M. Gross, McConnellsburg; Secretaries, J. C. Fore of Tod, and S. L. Simpson of Thompson. The enrollment of delegates, then, showed the following : Ayr George F. Mellott and Leon ard Biveus. Belfast O. W. Mellott and Wm. F. Wink. Bethel Dr. D. E. Fisher and W. B. Stivers. Brush Creek Frank M.Lodge and Frank M. Diehl. Dublin Clem Chesnut and Charles Fields. Licking: Creek W. It Speer and W. C. Davis. McConnellsburg Frank P. Lynch and E. M. Cress. Taylor D. A. Black and Hiram Laidig. Thompson Malachi Litton and 8. L. Simpson. Tod J. C. Fore and Enoch Kerlin. Union George Scriever and J. J.' Hendershot. Wells J. H. Gracey and J. B. Mc Clain. The following committees were appointed On resolutions, Dr. D. E. Fish er, Frank M. Diehl, W. R. Speer, F. P. Lynch, J. B. McClain. Auditing committe, Clem Ches nut, George Scriever, and W. B. S tiger 8. Convention then decided to sit with closed doors, to admit repre sentatives of all the town papers, and to meet at 2 o'clock sharp. Shortly after 2 o'clock the con vention was again called to order, and after some preliminary busi ness, the nomination of the candi dates was taken up. For Assem bly, F. P. Lynch named Hon. S. W. Kirk, and there was no opposition, Mr. Kirk's nomination was made unanimious. For Prothonotary, Dr. D. E, Fisher, of Bethel, named Frank Mason ; George F. Mellott, of Ayr, named James P. Waltz ; and Clem Chesnut, of Taylor, named Geo. A. Harris. At the end of the tenth ballot Mr. Harria was de clared the nominee. The . vote stood as follow 8 Mason 11 10 10 10 10 8 9 9 8 9 Waltz 3 4 5 ' 5 4 7 5 3 3 2 Harris 10 10 - 9 6 10 9 10 12 12 13 For Commissioner, E. L. Pock, J. H. H. Lewis, and Silas Holly did not allow their names to be presented. The ballot stood as follows : Sigel 8 13 Mellott 11 12 10 10 11 13 Bender 2 2 McKee 6 7 4 4 3 2 Morgret 2 Hockensmith 6 6 4 4 3 2 Henry 7 7 6 8 7 7 Auditors John A. Myers 14 Dennis Morgret 2 W. C. Davis f . .21 Norris E. Hoover 8 State Delegate H. L. Sipes 12 12 10 J. A. McDonough 12 12 14 The Senatorial Conferrees are A. V. Kolley, A. L. Sipes, and Geo. W. Cooper. Congressional Conferrees, J. W. Miller, C. B. Stevens, and Clem Chesnut B. F. Henry was re-elected County Chairman without oppo sition. A letter from Margaret Unger who is lying in St Francis Hos pital from a broken leg, writes to her mother that she is able to be out of bed an hour at a time, but of course, has no use of her leg yet It will be couple of montl s yet before she will be able to walk. She aays she U surrounded by kind friends who are doing every thing possible for her comfort II. C. Fost of Bethel township, was a pleasant caller Woduesduy.
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