The Dickinson press., 1888-03-03

udVlIlS cOlupietcu HIS NOou Saving
contract for the Northern Pacific.
VIM. Moore and family, after spend.
ing Il very pleasant winter with
friends in New Jersey. returned home
last Saturday.
DR.. S. Felton WAS unfortunate last
Saturday in losing IL of his oxen.
The animal fell and broke IL leg and
he was compelled to kill it.
E. +. Messersmith keeps his small
notes paid up, and he could not afford
to put two cent stamps III his letters.
Hope this explanation will satisfy
Wilson.
MI. Gordon, who has been confined
in the hospital at Helena from inju-
ries received Oh the railroad, passed
several days of this week with IL. j.
Whitley and family.
j. r. Vinton left for the east Thurs
day to lay in Il spring stock of goods.
He will also make some improve
ments and try to interest eastern men
in his plan for an elevated railroad.
Dickinson Chop House, n. Lieber.
proprietor, is open day and night and
furnishes hot and cold lunch OF meals
at all hours. 2-2Stf.
Commissioner Underhill passed sew
eral days of this week in Dickinson.
He is much in favor of establishing
creameries and cheese factories i'm the
county and believes they will greatly
benefit the farming community.
+. +. %Shadduck, being the low est
bidder OF the mail contract between
here and New England City, it was
awarded to him. The contract is for
two trips each way weekly and he is
to receive at the rate of 1881 per wear.
The prospects are very favorable
for Il great boom in immigration to
the West Missouri country this spring.
One outfit of twenty-five families are
ready to leave Minnesota us soon us
spring opens and locate near Dickin-
o n Other parts of the county will
also receive a number of new settlers.
At a meeting OF the Pleasant VAL
ley Literary Club on Tuesday lust it
was decided that "a public entertain
ment be given in the course of a few
weeks. The proceeds to go toward
purchasing an Organ for the Dickin-
son school. Due notice will he given
of the time and place. g.
Have y"m got Consumption. Asth
ma, Sore Throat. Bronchial Trouble.
Dyspepsia, Nervous Prostitution OF
any Chronic Troubles! If so, send Il
postal to Drs. Starkey and Palen, 1877
and 1929 Arch Street, Philadelphia,
and they will send you a. 300 page
book free. feb.25-3m.
A. Nordberg. observer. furnishes
the following summary for February,
of the meteorological record at Rich
ardton station:
Highest temperature, 48e above zero.
Lowest go below {"
Mean l2a above +"
Total sonwfall. Is inches.
Members of G. A. r. Post are re-
quested to attend a regular monthly
meeting March I, at $50 p. III. to
make arrangements for Camp Fire on
March IA. The Post intend to
equip, as far as they can, il drum and
fife corps composed Of boys. mostly
sons of members. Will muster three
new members at next meeting.
n. G. Lawrence. II. l.. Dickinson
and son returned last Sunday from IL
trip of several weeks in the east.
They met many old friends and ac-
quaintances in New York, but are
pleased to get back here out of the
reach of the terrible billiards. SO
prevalent in that section this winter.
Miss Nellie Knight. of New York
city, niece of Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence
accompanied them and will spend the
summer here.
j. J. DeFramce. II notice of whose
departure to the south for the benefit
of his health appeared in our last is
sue, died at Sioux City, Iowa and his
remains were brought back to Rich
ardton for burial. The funeral took
place last Tuesday from his late resi-,
dence and was attended by his friends
and neighbors. Mr.. DeFrance was
one of the early settlers in the eastern
part of Stark county and highly re.
spected by all who knew him. He
was n of our progressive farmers
and always took great interest in mat.
tiers of public interest and will he
missed by all.
Any of our readers who will send
ten cents to the American Publishing
Company. 1860 Paramount Avenue
Philadelphia. Pa. that Company will,
send them, postage paid, The Weirt
and Wonderful Story of SHE; or Adj
ventures in the Caves of kor." by II
R. Haggard. Published in four vol
umes. size of Seaside Library. W.
hone ill of our readers will improve
this opportunity t. get this ~fascinat
ing story, which is SO much praised
by all the leading papers and maya
zines. 1872