The Dickinson press., 1883-11-24

The ladies of the Catholic church
will give festival and oyster supper
in Collister's Hall next Tuesday after
noon and evening. An interesting
feature of the occasion will be the
voting of several useful and orna-
meutal articles to different persons,
amongst which is fine chrome to
be voted to the most popular saloon
keeper, one silver castor to the most
popular hotel landlord. one fancy ink
stand to the most popular merchant,
one smoking set to the most popular
gentleman, one toilet set to the most
popular young lady and one pocket
book to be contested for between
Miss Annie Klinefelter and Miss Nell
lie Fennell. A good time is expected
and all should attend. The proceeds
are for the benefit of the church.
Tickets, including supper, Is cents. K
The following school report for the
month ending Thursday, Nov. IA,
1883, shows the per cent. of progress:
Minnie Granteer, 90; Edwin Kline, 90;
George Haslinger, %; Warty Gran.
teer, 90; Stephen Randall, 96; Carrie
Fowler, 90; Carrie Messersmith, o6;
Herbert Russell, 90; Harry Gruschus,
95; Esther Lenneville, 95; Cora Gran
teer, 81; Anna Hanley, 81; Joe. Len
neville, 80; Minnie Kline, 80; Nellie
Fennell, SO; Clinton Randall, SS; An
ME Klinefelter, 88; David Klinefelter,-
Sc; bridget Roden, IS; Bennie Rau,
IS; Archie Granteer, IS; Stephen
Granteer, IS; John Dodd, IS; Jay
Granteer, 80; Annie Rau, 80; Nellie
Klinefelter, 80.
MARY L. GRANTEER, Teacher.
We are prepared to do everything
in the line of job printing with neat
ness and despatch and ut prices that
cannot be underbid this side of st.
Paul. Call and see our stock.
VIM. Moore, forwarding agent at
this place, for the Black Hills freight,
informs us that consignment of
$4,000 pounds Of freight for Dead
wood has been shipped to this place
and teams will shortly arrive from
the hills. 10000 pounds of this
freight is for Starr & Bullock. This
firm is one of the largest i'll the terri
tory, having their main store in Dead
wood with several branches through
out the Hills. 10000 goes to Adams
Bros, another large firm of Dead
wood. The Black Hills this year re-
ceived 100000 pounds of freight
from Pierre and the first consign-
ment to this point will be the step
ping stone to the handling of this
vast amount of freight by Dickinson,
and the establishment of business
that will be a great factor in the
building up of the town.
Since the above was in type we
have been informed that $4,000
pounds more freight has been shipped
to this point for Deadwood. H.
Franklin receives $4,000, Herman
& Treber 10000 and Goldberg 10000
j. NJ. Tracy, of Taylor, a flourish
ing town of Stark county, writes: II
have cut grain every harvest for the
last eighteen years, and candidly say
that have never harvested such fine
wheat as l have this season at Tay.
lor, Dakota. The heads are fine ami
long and well filled with pulp, No. l
Hard, which weighs sixty-two pounds
to the measured bushel. Oats also
are fine and heavy, and are very
good crop, while potatoes are simply
excellent. This section of Dakota is
unexcelled in fertility, and the water
is as good as can be found anywhere
in the whole Northwest. Taken all
in all we have as fine a section of
country as can be found on the line
of the n. P. r. R.-Northwest.