The Dickinson press., 1883-12-08

VIM. Cuskelly is at Little Missouri
making preparations to open up
branch store there for the firm of
Cuskelly Bros. They will open up
the first of next week. 1t will be in
charge of Joseph Cuskelly and John
Close.
A. D. Carpenter will deliver his
lecture, ''a reply to Ingersoll," in Col
listers hall tomorrow evening. The
proceeds will so towards lathing and
plastering the Baptist church so that
it will be more comfortable for the
school children.
A fire was discovered at O'Clock
Thursday morning, in house at
Richarton, owned by c. B. Richards,
and occupied by Mrs. Stralow and
Herman Poltzein. Thelatter, a young
man about % years of age, was
burned to death IN the flames. The
cause of the fire and the amount of
loss, we were unable to ascertain.
eff had but $1,000 to invest in
business" says Barnum, 81 would
put $500 of the sum into advertising"
He who attempts to do business in
this day and age Of the world without
advertising, is he who s'saves at the
spigot while he wastes at the bung."
Never pull your sign board until you
desire to part company with trade.
j. G. Thompson, master mechanic,
is pushing things around the rail-
road shops. The round house is now
occupied and the machinery is being
placed in position in the shops by
force of workmen. The shops will be
i'll full operation in short time and
will furnish employment to a number
of men who will help swell the in
creasing population Of the future
West Missouri metropolis.
Last Saturday forenoon at about
O'Clock the dwelling house of Edward
Fennell, south of the track was dis
covered to be on fire. Mrs. Fennell
had left home but short time be-
fore and had left three small child
ren in the house. One of the child
rem was u six months old girl and was
in bed. The screams of the two old.
er children, who had run out, attract
ed the attention of some workmen
who were near,and fastened to the spot
and endeavOred to rescue the babe.
which the older children said was in
the house, but the flames had attained
too great headway and the child per-
ished. The mothers grief was agon-
iZing when she arrived and found the
house burning and learned that the ba-
by had not been saved and would have
thrown herself into the flames il she
had not been restrained. The build
ing and contents were a total loss.
sl00 was raised by the citizens be-
fore noon. The fire caught from a
hot stove. The building was owned
by John McDonough.
A serious accident happened to a
freight train on the Northern Pacific
at about six O'Clock Monday morning
about mile west of Sully's Springs
The engine and eleven cars left the
track and were precipitated down an
embankment twenty feet. Three of
the cars were loaded with stock, and
fifteen head of cattle and two horses
were killed. The other cars were
loaded with beer and wire, and were
badly smashed, togethe with their
contents. Conductor James Mellaney
and engineer Ledgerwood escaped un-
hurt. Michael IIanley, fireman, was
badly scalded and bruised and had
his ankle sprained; James Hennesey.
brakeman, was slightly hurt and a
stockman named Fletch was bad y
cut about the head. The en-. ne. No
$50 is a total wreck. 1he accident
was caused by a land slide in cut
: The train was not running over thir
teen miles an hour or the wre X
would have been much worse.
Last Wednesday Win. Roberts
Geo. Matlock and man named Con
nelly came into town and in the af
ternoon began a promiscuous firing
on our streets with their revolvers
elldangering the lives Of citizens and
in manner trying to run the town
This was kept up until after dark
when they became more bold. The
citizens were not thoroughly aroused
until two or three people had beer
roughly handled by these men, whe1
they organized with the determine
: tion of capturing the roughs. Thi:
had the effect of quieting them down
: and they secreted themselves unit
morning when they left the town
q The citizens are determined tina
i such conduct shall not happen on OIL
, streets again and are organized TO
, protection against such outlaws
They have been driven out of Glen
}. dive and Little Missouri and shoul,
be driven from the country OIL be pu
. under lock and key. The idea tha
4 they are cowboys is mistaken one
h Connolly being the only cowboy il