The Dickinson press., 1884-01-05
Call on Fennell at the big sign fol
best and cheapest goods.

| Call on Fennell at the big sign for
best and cheapest goods.
Henry Willard has resigned the
presidency of the Northern Pacific
railroad. His successor was probably
elected at the meeting of the di-
rectors in New York. yesterday.
James Fennell has had a mammoth
sign thirty-six feet long and six feet
broad placed on the south side of his
business house. The painting Was
done by w. II. Homan.
Emperor Francis Joseph gives it
out that he despises cards and doesn't
know an ace from jack. May he he
can catch suckers over there but this
trick is old in America.
On New Years evening at Glad
stone, Mr.. E. G. Bates was married to
Miss j. Campbell. The ceremony
was performed by the Rev. w. Cooke
at the residence of Mr.. j. G. Camp
bell, who is uncle to the bride.
Fargo had another fire Monday
morning which resulted in the burn
ing of three buildings all occupied by
business men. A large amount of
merchandise was destroyed.
John Close received handsome
New Years presents from his
brother and sister, who reside at st.
Clairsville, Ohio, in the shape of
fine gold pen and holder and pair
of slippers.
At the recent quarterly session of
the board of county commissioners of
Dawson county, Montana, at Glen
dive, bills We're allowed and warrants
drawn for over $1,000. The county
must be wealthy.
c. E. Finn, has folded his tent and
departed to the banks of the Little
Missouri. lie is good photogr apher
and the Little Missourians who de-
sire to have their phiZes taken could
do no better than let Finn turn his
camera on them once.
NJ. ]. Duffy, who has so long and
faithfully held the position of fore
man of the car shops has resigned.
His place will be filled by Thos. Re-
gan, formerly of st. Paul but lately
employed in the Mandan shops. Mr..
Duffy will shortly leave for Portland,
Oregon.
Envelopes, note heads, letter heads.
bill heads, statements, business and
visiting cards and in fact everything
in the printing line neatly and
promptly executed at this Office.
Call and examine our work and get
prices.
Dr.. V. II. Stickney has received
twenty-one volumes of standard med
ical works as Christmas present
from his brother w. w. Stickney who
is clerk of the Vermont house of rep
resentatives. They are worth about
$50 and are Il useful and fine present.
The name of John Slatcher the
gunsmith was mintentionally omitted
from our list of business firms last
week. Mr.. Slatcher has complete
stock of guns, ammunition &c. He is
a first class gunsmith, and is building
up good trade.
A. II. Avery, who has his head
quarters at Bismarck, and is repre-
senting S. L. Huntington, manufac-
turer Of clothing, at Augusta, Me-,
was here taking orders Friday. He
has a large line Of samples.
The band of horse thieves who
have been operating in northern Ne
braska and southern Dakota has been
broken up by vigilantes, seven having
already been hung near Ainsworth,
and there are more to follow.
1t is an historical fact that Solo
mon had seven hundred wives. So
the biblical statement that he
was the "wisest man. must have
been a Typographical error on the
part of the printer.-Exchange.
Yes, but just think of the new
rackets that seven hundred wives
could teach him, and admit that the
bible is level-headed in this matter.
EYES," he said, as he mixed gin
and sugar, ''life is conundrum." In
youth we believe in much that is
false, and in old age we doubt much
that is true. AS a golden medium,
young man, you may charge that
drink to me. Ny name is Au-
gust" lie didn't finish it. The
clerk pensively pitched an ice-pick at
the spot where he had stood, but he
had folded himself like an umbrella
and scOoted.
The Marquis de Mores has novel
enterprise under way, which he is
confident will prove success, it be-
ing a plan to raise $4,000 cabbages
on his ranch at the Little Missouri,
and have them ready for the market
April l. They will be raised under
glass in some peculiar French man.
ner, and when they have attained a