The Dickinson press., 1883-05-19


Cook II Canon have nearly conn
pletcd the McGrnly business house.
The Cusk"lly Bros. have done ten
acres of breaking on II. Il. I.amcrouN'
tree claim.
The farmers are all through seeding.
the rain has descended. the crops are
growing and everybody is happy.
n fire i'm Fargo early "Wednesday
morning destroyed property to the
amount of $;11,5tE,. partly covered by
Insurance..
Sheriff Harmon. of Mandln. was
here Friday on business He made
the PEI:S> a pleasant call aud paid for
Il years subscription.
DR.. j. Il. Mcdonald returned from
his st. Paul trip. the first of the week.
where hr had been to purchase M
other stock of drugs.
Mr.. FclnclI. of PENNSYLVANIA, BROTH
rr of Mr.. .Jo: E"nlrll who was here
some time ago and bought lots and
contracted for he erection of IL large
business house. is here looking up IL
location.
Mr.. III. NJ. Pierce arrived here from
Moira. New York. last Monday. He
is much better pleased with the
country liam he supposed he would he
from the description he had received
of it.
ThiHccn pieces of baggage We're
ullload"d from the noon train here
last Tuesday. 1t is an every day o.
r,lrrrmrr to see from ten to twenty
pieces un!"a''''l and shows hat Dick
inson is receiving her share OF the
people coming to this grand country.
The many prairie fires that have
occurred lately have mostly been
start ed hy persons wiltmlly stt,iug the
grass ON fire. There is heavy fine
for starting prairie fires tnd the thing
! should he stopped.
The first week in this month there
were twenty Thousand immigrants
landed! i'm New York. and it is rSt-
mated that for tin" month the nlm-
her will hc fully one hundred tholl-
sand.
The papers report cyclones and
torna,lors in various sections IN tn"
states. carry ing death and devastation
into numerous, communities. I'm no
part of Dakota is there anything of
this Kind eyer heard of.
The main pipe from the reservoir
is all laid. the pumps are IN position
and will be started up next week.
/ This will furnish the railroad COM
p:unv as we'll as our citizens with an
/ incXhausiblr supply of water.
II. $. Davis. of the firm Of Davis Il
/ Fowler and who was here the first
part of he week helping open up
their stock of goods. returned to Glen
4 dive Thursday.
l, seems hey have prit"a .iuk" on
4 y. W. Comfurd. of Gl,ndive. While
1 travelling OH the lr;ili. with several
other GlpndNr gcnt"lnrM. \ f"W --+++tttts77 --+:ttts
agut he subject of conversation turned
! ON hcrs-waX and with some little talk
/ Mr. Comfor.l was persuaded to believe
| that it was raised hN cultivation ;uld
| that one Thomas kcan. of Glendive.
! had a quarter of an acre planted. Be
fore the journeys end was reached
/ the whole crop had been di !osrd OF
to MIR. Culnforu bv kean agents,
Hines and Corbr,t.
The saloon keepers I'll refused To
pay their license of 5000 to Morton
county. sheriff Harmon coming here
Yesterday for the purpose of collect
inc the same. Nrr saloon keepers do
not like the idea of paying this money
to another county and Will circulate
a pp,ition. which should hc signed by
all our citizens. asking the commits
sioners of Morton county to WITHHOLD
the collection of these taxes for Il
short time rs petitions are now before
the governor praying for the orSani-
zation OF this; c"unty.