The Dickinson press., 1885-02-28

Choice creamery butter at Vinton's.
Geo. Beisigl has gone to Fargo on
business.
J. b. Hickman, the Gladstone mil
ler, was in town yesterday.
Treasurer Vannier is at Taylor for
few days.
The post.ofiice and depot are con-
nected by telephone.
There is talk of carnival at the
skating rink at all early date.
A fine l0O-harrel Touring mill is
nearly completed at La Moure.
Circulating library at E. H. Gun
ningham's confectionery store.
Born to MIR. and Mrs. John Hartin-
ger, Saturday, February 2l, a boy.
Michael Cuskelly is suffering with
severe pain in the head and neck.
A full assortment of first quality
shot shells at j. Slatcher's gun store.
Russ Wilson, foreman of the E8
ranch spent Il few days in town this
week.
Crookston parties have organized
to build a railroad to connect that
place with Fargo.
A. Goodkind, Of Bismarck. was here
yesterday supplying our liquid res
taurants with goods.
The backbone of winter is-well
the past few days have at least
warped it all out of shape.
Thos. Willis, car repairer, had
two fingers badly crushed by a large
lump of coal last Saturday.
Shot gun wads of all calibers, pow
der. shot and ammunition of all kinds
for sale at j. Slatcher's gun store.
A three-year-old son of John
Butcher of Bismarck was dangerous.
ly burned by hi; clothes taking fire.
An infant child. five weeks old. son
of Peter Fredericks, of Taylor, died
and was buried at that place Tuesday.
James Stewart. one of the car re-
pairers, sustained a severe rupture of
the knee a few days since while at
work repairing car.
There has not been a single snow
blockade OH the Northern Pacific in
Dakota. this winter, sufficient to de-
lay trains any length of time.
For the past few days the weather
has been very spring-like, so much so
that the thermometer has ranged
from fifty to sixty degrees above
zero.
A Mandan woman bought a pound
package of coffee and had it charged.
She then sold the coffee for ten cents
to pay her admission to the roller
rink.
While at work sinking shaft in
Stutsman county, workmen discov-
cred cedar wood, in good state of
preservation, seventy feet below the
surface.
Go to Smiths place for good
square lunch. He has opened up a
sandwiches, pigs feet, salmon,
| oysters, etc.
The Jamestown capital is out with
a neat and interesting annual, illus.
trated. The large amount of adver-
tising it contains is an indication of
prosperous town.
Dr. II. G. Anderson and wife and
Mrs. j. Il. Halliday of La Moure
were nearly asphyxiated by gas from
coal stove, being discovered just in
time to save their lives.
f. ID. Haskins, representing the
blank book manufacturers, Geo. D.
Barnard & Co., st. Louis, Mo-, was
here this week and supplied the coun-
ty with few blanks books.
The Chicago & Northwestern rail-
road recently brought an engine over
the Missouri on the ice at Pierre.
This looks as though the road meant
to go IIillward before long.
Stamp Griffith, the contractors
and builders, make a specially of
office desks and tables, also contract
for the erection of any kind of a
building. Give them a call.
Call at this office and secure the
PRESS and Northwestern Farmer one
year for two dollars. This offer is
made to all new subscribers and old
ones who pay one year in advance.
Rev. Ballentine informs us that
the bell for the Baptist church was
transferred to the Northern Pacific
at st. Paul on Tuesday. the oath inst.
and may be expected here i'll few
days.
j. F. Vinton will leave for Chicago
next week to lay in a spring stock OF
goods. He will be absent about two
weeks during which time w. II.
Richards will have charge of the
store.
Ayers Sarsaparila is the best med
icine for every one in the spring.