The Dickinson press., 1888-06-23
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18th Of JULY
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The order of exercises for the
Fourth of July celebration will be as
follows: 8 p. III. grand parade, Dickin-
o Silver Cornet band. Triumphal
Chariots, Corps of Horribles, Frontier
Lodge l. U. q. f.. Sumpter Post No.
lis. G. A. r.. Woman's Relief Corps.
mounted, Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers, Il. of L.. f.. Il. of r. r. b..
Citizens mounted and afoot. Geo. Aud,
Marshal. The procession to start
from the court house and march
through the principal streets to the
speakers stand OH the right of way.
Order of platform exercises: II. l..
Dickinson, Chairman of the day,
Prayer by Rev. Smell; Music by the
ID. 5. G. b.; Reading Declaration of
Independence. Western Starr: Grafton
by Hon. VIM. A. Bentley. of Bismarck;
Music, ID. s.. c. b.: Grafton. Hon. john
son Nickeus of Jamestown; Music.
ID. :. c. Ii.
At p. III. the following race lpro-
gram will be carried out:
FIRST RACE. 200 yard running, for
stark county horses. l4la hands or mn-
der, catch weight. Judge top and bot
tom. Purse Sis. $40 to LIST. SIS to End.
SECOND RACE, lQuarter-mile run.
ming. free for all, 100 pounds weight.
Purse $50. SIS to LIST, So to 2nd.
THIRD RACE. lIalf.mile running.
Stark county horses only, 100 pounds
weight. Purse $50. 800 to LIST, SIO
to 2nd.
FOURTH RACE, Trotting. half.mile,
single i'll harness. Free for all. Purse
$50. $40 to LIST. $40 to 2ld. Pacing
can enter this race. under pro-
test.
FIFTH RACE. Running, half-mile,
hest two in three. free for all. l20
pounds weight. Purse $50. $50 to
LIST. SIS to ID. So to 3D..
In all the above races entrance fee
will be 10 per cent. OF purse. 5 ell.
tries to fill, s horses to start. All ell
tries must he made with J. II. Ballard,
before 10 O'Clock Il. m.. on July 4th.
FooT RACES. 100 yards. purse 81.
So to Isl. So to 2nd. entrance fee 10
per cent. IIalf-mile, purse SIS: $50
to LIST. 80 to 2nd. entrance fee 10 per
Sack race. 30 yards. purse 81:
p to LIST, 50 to ID, entrance 10 per
cent. Boys race. loo yards. Il years
and under, purse So; So to LIST, 81 to
I'd. 81 to 3rd, entry free.
AT > p. III. match game of base ball
Dickinson nine VS.. Northern Pacific
nine. Grand ball in the evening un.
der the auspices of Sumter Post lis,
&. A. r.
There will be regular meeting OF
Fort Sumter Woman's Relief corps.
No. 81, Saturday afternoon. June 80,
at 3 O'Clock. SARAH J. THOMPSON,
President.
a. Nordberg. of R%iehardton, was i'm
town Wednesday. stopping over here
until Thursday on account of the rain.
II" was on his way to his cattle ranch
on Knife river. He allowed that he
felt any number of thousands of dol
lars richer because the abundant rain
fall of the previous twelve hours in-
sured bountiful crops.
Capt. j. &. Saunders, comfy survey
or, came in Wednesday morning from
Newton where he had been for sew
eral days running lines for the guild.
of the settlers in making their
selections of claims. lie left for that
part of the Cannon Ball southeast of
Dickinson, Thursday, for the purpose
of making a private survey for the
Dobson brothers. who intend to locate
their sheep ranch in that part of the
country.
n. F. Ward, the popular freight
conductor, purchased one of the cle.
giant cottages, now in course of cree
ton on Sims street, by the Dickinson
syndicate. The building is to be ready
for occupancy within thirty days.
These cottages are built upon plans
which make them commodious, con.
venient and homelike, in addition to
being intellectually ornamental and
tasteful. They will probably not re.
main long vacant when completed.
While William Fisher was bathing
in Green river. Monday forenoon, a
few miles north of town, he got into
a deep hole and was drowned. The
body was recovered by his brothers
the same day and the burial took place
Tuesday afternoon. The funeral ser.
vices were held at the Baptist church.
Rev. M%c1Ienry officiating. The re.
mains were followed to the grave by
a large number of our citizens. VIM.
Fisher was a promising young man of
about nineteen years Of age and his
untimely end in this sudden manner
has cast a cloud of sorrow over the
the family and community.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. $. Unde,llill gave
party at their beautiful home, the
Spring Vale farm near Antelope, last
Monday evening, which was one of
the most recherche affairs even held
in the county. Dancing and the pleas.
ant exchange OF social courtesies were
enjoyed by all present until Il late
hour Tuesday morning. That as ell
tort linsrS Mr. and \frc I-nIorh;1l ORG