The Dickinson press., 1888-12-22
Do not wait until the rush, but Sc.
lect your presents now at the ID. d. Co.

Beautiful hammered brass tea trays
and perfection granite tea and coffee
pots at Fowler'S. Make nice presents.
\ regular meeting of the Woman's
Relief Corps will he held at the hall
this, Saturday evening at $50 clock.
Episcopal services in the court
house tomorrow. Sunday, afternoon
at the usual hour. Also ut the same
| place Oh Christmas evening.
The band turned out last evening
and serenaded II. l.. Dickinson and
bride. The boys have learned some
new pieces which are very pretty.
\. prairie fire burned for Il few
hours just east of town last Wednes-
day. The flames were eNtinguished
before it spread e much country.
Subject at the Baptist church
Sabbath morning: "Bihle Baptist and
Baptism" from Genesis to Rev. Bap-
tism at the river after service.
+. L. Zellers, of Taylor.was in town
Thursday and said the farmers of his
neighborhood were blowing and pre-
pairing their ground for seeding.
The band boys are making great
preparations for their masquerade
ball on the evening of the 3lst and
the affair will he one of much pleas
ure and amusement.
The pair of fine steers bought by
Thomas Ryan (which We're to be
killed for his Christmas trade will
do duty in the Wisconsin lumber
woods. having been shipped there.
While ID. O. Sweet and Brooks
Goodall were engaged in cutting ice,
last "Wednesday, the team ran away
with the ice pillow throwing Brooks
and cutting Il severe cash on his fore
head.
Mrs. W. y. McCloy and Sol Harold
arrived last Saturday from Marietta,
Ohio. Mr.. McCloy has secured three
rooms in the bank block and will set
up housekeeping there upon the arri-
val of his household goods.
NJ. NJ. Iaughlin. formerly an cngi-
neer on this division. but now work.
ing in the shops at Tacoma. Washing
ton territory, has received IL promo
| ton and now has charge of Il large
number of men in the shops.
August Rolf. of Davenport, Iowa,
| spent several days in different parts
of the county looking the country
over with IL view of making heavy
purchases of railroad land. He was
we'll pleased both with the country
and weather and may become IL citi-
zen.
Mrs. Henry Rau, who resides with
her sanity on Il farm north of here.
has fully demonstrated the fact that
enterprise will he rewarded. Mrs.
RAJ. is SO years old and during the
past year by her OWL effort, made and
marketed 1885 pounds of butter for
which she received % cents a pound.
On Dec. oath, 25th, 3lst and .Janua-
ry LIST the Northern Pacific railroad
company will sell round trip eXcur-
sion tickets as follows: Between any
two points in one of these territories
and a point in the other the rate will
be one and one-iifth first class fare for
the round trip. Tickets will be good
for return trip to and including Janu-
AIRY Bird, 1850.
Commissioner Underhill passed
Friday in town. His. advertisement
of Norman.Percheron and Clydesdale
horses and UolStine. Frcisian cattle
appears in this issue of the PRESS and
we direct the attention of buyers to
the same. Mr.. Underhill has a fine
lot of blooded stock and should be en-
couraged i'm his efforts to improve the
grades in this section. His prices are
reasonable and buyers should give
him "a call before purchasing else
where.
The various committees to arrange
for the Christmas tree have about
completed their work and an interest
ing program will be presented. The
affair takes place at the court house
on Christmas eve and will be free to
all. Our citizens are requested to
place their presents OH the tree. y
committee will be at the court house
to receive presents from 10 O'Clock in
the morning until 1 O'Clock in the af-
ternoon. Let everybody attend and
make the occasion one of pleasure.
Dakota is blessed by the most glo-
rious. warm and sunny weather and Il
fair idea of what we are enjoying may
be gained from the fact that last
| Thursday a farmer, wearing Il linen
buster, was on our streets with II load
of produce consisting of eggs, pota-
toes, turnips, cabbage and squashes
Offering them for sale, the thermome-
ter at the time registering seventy
degrees above zero. This weather
has continued all fall and winter
without interruption while the east
is battling with snow storms and suff.
ering from cold weather.
p. b. Groat, the general emigration
agent of the Northern Pacific. came in
from ST Pau1 We1npsday eveniur and