The Dickinson press., 1883-07-21
John Garland a Bismarck lawyer,
was in town last Wednesday.

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in town last Wednesday.
Geo. Harmon, sheriff of Morton
county has been spending the past
week in town. on business.
DR.. j. B. Mcdonald, with his fam
lily has moved to his farm just north
Of town. He has nice patch of garden
truck there.
w. c. Taylor has ordered a COM
plete outfit for sinking wells. When
it arrives he will be able to put down
wells at about half the cost of dig
ging.
A. Messersmith returned from
Iowa yesterday with another carload
of fine young cattle which will he
put OF his range near Kildeer mount-
ain.
Special Agent Small, of the post
Office department, was here this week
inspecting the post-ohice affairs. He
reports the affairs of the Office in
good order.
Mr.. NJ. r. Burke, of Lacrosse, Wis,
father of Charles S. Burke, arrived
Sunday and left Wednesday for the
west. lie will 0 return and spend
some time here.
James Collister has the contract
for building a two story business
house. adjoining the Eagle Hotel, for
J.. leonberger. Bunker & Lawrence
have the contract for the carpenter
work.
The much talked of laying.on Of
hand cure is nothing remarkable.
Myriads of small boys have been
cured Of infirmities in that way, and
rarely has the boy been found pos
sessed of sufficient bottom to with
stand the treatment.
She was walking along the street
when her hustle became detached
and fell to the ground. In it was
found two newspapers, a gentleman's
shirt. one pair of socks. one pair of
female stockings and a rag baby.
MI. Geo.Edgar. formerly of Sully
Springs, has purchased Mr.. j. j.
Smiths interest in the Bon Ton.
1t will now be run under the name of
Edgar & Sebastian. They are both
we'll known and will do a good bust
ness.
Miss E. W. Holman has opened a
news and stationery stand in the post.
office room, where a fine line of sta
tionery and all the leading periodicals
OF the country may be found. a
news stand has been one of the needs
OF the town. and Miss Holman. one of
our enterprising young ladies, will Go
we'll with her business.
Last week two of the leading bust
ness men of Deadwood were here.
They drove from the Black Hills i'm
a buggy with a view to looking the
route over and if found to he good
and the proper arrangements can be
made with the railroad they will
make this the point for freighting to
the Black Hills.
Horse races are becoming quite
frequent of late. Brown and Dillon
matched their horses in a four hum
dred yard race, Wednesday, which
was won by Brown, and Thursday
a match was made between Geo.
klinefelter and Geo. Dillon to run
their ponies four hundred yards,
which resulted in Dillon being
downed again.
VIM. Fades owned a horse. Chas.
Kelly run a barber shop in Fades
place. Last Saturday night Charles
and Mr.. Eades' horse disappeared at
the same time and have not been
heard of since. Now we are willing
to bet a three EN- quad that John
Kelly, the Glendive foot racer can
catch Kelly the barber, before he
reaches the Black Hills.
The increasing trade of Cuskelly
Bros, compelled them to build a
more commodious business house,
which was completed this week. and
they have now removed their stock
OF groceries and furnishing goods in
to the new building which is among
the best business houses in town.
They are receiving new goods in
great variety. A fine new safe has
been added to the store.
A distinguished party of gentlemen
from Ohio passed through here We'd
nesday EN- route to the coast. They
were III a special a of the Columbus.
Hooking Valley & Toledo railway.
The party consisted of NJ. M. Green.
president Of the Hooking valley rail
way, VIM. Dreshler and Gen. j. II.
Wilcox of Columbus; and j. d. Van
derman, Of Delaware, Ohio, all of
whom are interested in railroad mat
tiers.
Geo. Dillon had a valuable horse
stolen last Saturday night. Sunday
several boys discovered the horse. to-
gether with saddles. rope and blank.
cts, concealed in a thicket about one