The Dickinson press., 1888-09-01

will spend some time visiting friends
and relatives. Their friends here
wish them a pleasant trip acros the
briney deep and Il safe return.
The PRESS was mistaken in stating
the number of harvesting machines
at work near Gladstone. last week.
There were fourteen. each one cutting
and binding grain at the rate of from
ten to fourteen acres a day.
Mrs. l.. A. Dodge and son, who
spent the summer at New England
City, with herihusband. took the train
from here last Saturday. returning
east. Mr.. Dodge accompanied them
to st. Paul.
The foundations for the addition to
the round house are about completed
and the work is being pushed with
vigor. Superintendent Graham is
also rushing work on the coal shed
of the company and when completed
it will have IL storage capacity of 900
cars.
j. NJ. Tracey. who OWNS a large
farm near Taylor. and is TO- harvest
ing several hundred acres of grain.
said to he very fine and Il large yield.
is we'll deserving of the success which
has crowned his efforts. as he is a
hard worker and has met with losses
the past three years.
A handsome marble head stone.
furnished by the government to mark
the last resting place of one of its
brave defenders. arrived here this
week and will he placed over the
grave of Edward Ii. Ware. who served
in company \, Fourth Massachusetts
Infantry during the rebellion. n SINH
lar stone will soon be sent here to
mark the grave of Rufus Wright.
school superintendent Evans has
arranged for Il teachers institute to
he held ut Gladstone, commencing Oh
September 18th and continuing one
week. J. c. ColliSter. a gentleman OF
great ability and learning will be
present and conduct the institute
The teachers of stark and adjoining
counties should not fail to attend.
Mrs. Wright. who sustained a frac'
ture of the right leg i'll jumping from
IL carriage at the stock yards. two
weeks ago. and has since been con
fined to her bed at the Willard house
is rapidly recovering. DThe injury
was very severe rs the bones protrud'
ed from the flesh two inches. The
horses attached to the carriage be
came unmanageable and the lady
jumped to save herself from possible
injury in a runaway with the above
unfortunate result.
III. r. Keenan,. live stock agent of
Chicago. Burlington 4 Northern Rail-
road, was here Wednesday looking af,
ter business for his company. Mr..
Keenan, informed us that his road
was now running Streets stable can
tor cattle and with other advantages
this line is going to get its share OF
trade.
j. l.. Brown. who has lived for the
past five years on IL valuable quarter
section of government land, half way
between here and Gladstone, made
final proof for the same before Judge
Campbell, last saturday. MIR. Brow
also has Il tree claim adjoining hi.
homestead upon which he has a nice
lot of thrifty trees from five to eight
feet high. the trees were we'll takel
care of and his success demonstrates
the fact that trees will grow in this
treless country if properly looked af
| ter.
A. Is. Combs, we'll known to mos
of our citizens and member of thu
Continental Land md Cattle Co.. diet
at st. Louis Oh :August 3rd and WA:
| buried the 5tl. MI. Combs, for TIL
past five years. was Il visitor her
every.fall during the shipping season
looking after shipments for the Chi
cage market and his familiar pres
ence will lie missed by many a ship
per this fall. He had Il number o
friends here who will regret to hca
of his death.
On Tuesday evening a pleasant. bu
quiet wedding took place i'll the par
lor of the Willard house, the happ
contracting parties ibeing Miss Ami
F.. daughter of MI. and Mrs. Charlie
Klinefelter. and Mr.. Charles w. No
Williams, a popular and we'll know
conductor Of the Northern Pacific
The wedding was private, non bu
relatives and Il few intimate friend
being present. The ceremony wa
performed by Rev. G. L. Smell. of til
Congregational church. The llapp
couple took the Atlantic express TO
the east the same evening and wi.
spend their honeymoon in st. Pau
Upon returning To Dickinson the
will go to house keeping i'll one of til
syndicate cottages which MI. Newt
liams recently purchased. The PRE-
Joins in we'll wishes and c%ongratul;
tions.
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A Card.
In order that the people of stan
i. county may fully understand the sit
alton at the Watertown ccnventiC
we make the following statemen
The delegates admitted to the conve