The Dickinson press., 1885-02-21


face. the sunken eye. the pallid COM
plexion. indicate that there is some.
thing wrong going Oh within. EXpe
the lurking foe to health. Ayers
Sarsaparilla was devised for that pur-
pose; and does it.
Mandan's fire company probably
saved that town from disastrous
conflagration last Saturday. About
nine o'clock in the morning fire
broke out in the Roby building and
the prompt action of the company
checked the flames with loss of
but 500.
The most severe snow storm of the
winter visited this section Monday
1t commenced showing in the morn
ing and continued all day with stiff
wind from the south east and the
mercury at zero. Trains were some
what delayed. Since then the wealth
er has been fine.
inal case was had before a justice of
the peace not many miles from Dick
inson, after which the Judge, attorney
for the prosecution, attorney for the
defendant and accused enjoyed So
cial game of cards together. Surely
this is the age Of progress.
One of the handsomest and most
unique and original ideas in chromo-
lithography is the Columbia Valen-
tine, just issued by the Pope Manu-
featuring CO., of Boston. Mass. The
design, which is in twelve colors and
mounted upon a panel, is genuine
work of art. The picture, from a
painting by Copeland, of Boston, is
artistically divided into three scenic
sections.
We are informed that Mrs. Thomas
widow of the lately deceased dining
car conductor, has received $4,000
from the Railway Employees Insur-
ance company, and will at once com.
nence suit for $4,000 more against
the Northern Pacific Railroad COM
pany, on the ground that MIR.
Thomas death was caused by the
company in moving him at time
when he should have had absolute
quiet Ex-Gov. Cush. Davis, of St.
Paul, has been retained by her us
COUNSEL jamestown Capital.
In letter to the Northwest ern
Farmer, Mr.. Parsons, of Richland
county, says he is now feeding to
thirty pigs one bushel of oats per day
at % cents; one hushel of bects Is
cents and one hrshel of small puta-
toes at 81 cents, total 80 cents. This
is two cents worth of provisions daily
for each pig. These pigs are making
Il gain of six pounds in eight days. OF
three-fourths pound daily. and he con-
silers this much better than selling
oats at 25 cents or wheat at 80.
When fed to young, growing pigs,
which are kept warm, oats are worth
SO cents and wheat 81 per bushe.
The Bismarck Land Office has on
file, ready for delivery, patents for
the following parties in this vicinity.
The owners. where the land has
been transferred, will call for the
patents: Michael T. O'Leary, S. w. or.
Sec. 8, Town 10? 1GseRanse 90 w.
Lewis j. Rhea, S. F.. or. Sec. 4, Town
l4o N. Range 90 w; Horace l.. Dick
inson, S. f. or. See. !. Town l39 n.
Range ab w; William &. Davis, n. f..
Or Sec. 36, Town l4U n. Range 96 w:
Frank Irvine Ellison, S. +. or. Sec. 6.
Town l39 N. Range ~ w. Parties
demanding these patents must sur
render the final receipts.
We have just received from the
Rural New Yorker its Free Seed Dis
tribution for 1855. There are seven
different kinds, all of which have
been tested on the Rural's Expert
ment Grounds. We have the Rural S
word for it that one kind, the new
Evergreen Bean, which was imported
by it from France, cost S25 per bu 5h :
) el These seven kind, of seeds are
sent free to every subscriber who APP
plies. and in this way the Rural has
introduced many of the most popular
and valuable farm and garden seeds.
potatoes, ETC.. in cultiva ion. Speci-
, men copies explaining this distfibu-
tion will be gladly sent to any of oul
readers who address the Rural New
Yorker, 81 Park Row, n. y.
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Agriculture.
A good idea of the rapid growth OF
agriculture in this country during the
past twenty years can he gained from
the fact that i'm 1850 the whole nun
, her of farms in the United States was
; 2,0OOODO, the estimated value o
which was So As .OOU.0UO, an average
of about t33 3322 In 1850 the number
of farms had increased to 4.0OO,O0O
the estimated value of which wa:
$4,000 ODN.DOu.
To Test Water.
To test the purity of water there
has been found no better or simpler