The Dickinson press., 1884-02-23

Quite large lot of freight was re-
ceived day before yesterday, con.
signed to Gurley & Vinton.
James McGregor, formerly of this
place, but now station agent at Boze-
man. NJ. T., is here OH visit Of a
few days.
j. w. Anderson and wife have re-
moved from Little Missouri and will
make this their future home. MI.
Anderson will open up a bowling
alley and liquid restaurant on Sims
street.
Gurley L Vinton have been receiv-
ing q large invoice of new goods this
week and their store room is now
we'll filled.
The lecture on India delivered in
the Baptist church last Wednesday
evening by Rev. E. Bombay Ed
wards, who has been for ten years u
missionary to that country, was very
interesting and instructive.
Arrangements have been completed
for the opening up of a bank here in
the spring. An institution of this
kind is badly needed here and our
business men will hail this news with
joy.
A. r. Avery, representing the mer-
chant tailoring establishment of S. l..
Huntington, Augusta, Maine, will be
here next Monday with full line of
samples and be prepared to take or
ders for suits.
The editor of an agricultural paper
says there is absolutely no cure for
hog cholera. but that Sherldan's Con-
dition Powders given occasionally
will certainly prevent it. BE sure to
get Sheridan's. The other kinds i'm
large packs are trash.
EARLY Thursday morning the east
bound passenger train was thrown
from the track just east of Glendive
by broken rail. Fortunately the
train was running at a slow rate of
speed and no one was injured. The
damage was slight.
w. II. Hoyt, one of the pioneers
and firm believers in the future of
Dickinson as the West Missouri me-
tropolis, left last Monday morning for
Il visit of three or four weeks to his
old stamping ground around st. Paul.
Master Mechanic Quinn, formerly
of the Northern Pacific shops here,
but now of the Fargo shops, has per-
fected a changer" which is to be
used to remove ice and snow from
the side of the track. 1t is said to
work with perfect satisfaction.
The Bad Lands Cowboy is rust
ler. 1t published the news of the
forfeiture of the Northern Pacific
land grant, under glowing headlines,
before congress had acted on the bill.
Was not that u little premature, Bro.
Packard!
Walter Davis will not return to
Dickinson. lie has entered into part
nership i'm the wholesale harness
business with his father, at La Crosse.
Wis. While we are sorry to lose
Walter as Il citizen of Dickinson we
wish him success in his new business.
The Davis farm will be managed by
his brother William.
The last market quotations from
Eagle City, the Coeur d'Alene me-
tropolis, are: Brown sugar, forty
cents pound (none in the camp;
coal oil So per gallon; rubber boots
$40 a pair; flour $s45 q barrel; No. s
cook stoves, $3.50 (and but one in the
camp; coffin varnish, $sS gallon.
An exchange says: Why a man
should prefer the damp, cloudy, dis
NAL winter of the south to the clear.
bright, life-inspiring season of North
Dakota, it is hard to understand.
Still, if Dakota farmer is dillgent
in the farming season he may spend
his winters wherever he chooses to
do so.
A wheat thief near Lisbon the
other day came near being lynched.
He was hung just little to make
him confess, but he would not con-
fess till he got into the Jail. Then
he acknowledged his deeds. MI.
Wisner, bonanza farmer, is said to
have lost 500 bushels by depredations
of thieves.-Jamestown Capital.
Beginning on April l, two passen-
ger trains will leave st Paul for
Dickinson daley. One will leave st.
Paul in the morning reaching here
the following day at noon and run as
far west as Livinston. The Pacific
express Will leave st. Paul at noon
arriving here the following day at
about six o'clock p. NJ, making the
trip through to the coast in four days
The Northern Pacific has taken
hold of the emigration business in
earnest and intends to get it's share