The Dickinson press., 1888-12-29

j. X. Slack, one of the Knife river
cattle ranchmen. passed Christmas
in town with his sister.
The members of the Catholic
church observed Christmas by the
usual religious services.
F. B. Henderson. for some time Il
train dispatcher, ut this place, has re-
signed and will so east in IL day or
two.
Appropriate Christmas services
were held by the members of the
Episcopal church ut the court house
in the evening.
\ few more of those nice plush slip.
pcrs left and for sale cheap. Also
Ladies fancy slippers ut Langdon's
for New Years.
Rev. II. E. Bartlett will hold Bap.
fist service in the NJ. f. church ut
Gladstone, sabbath evening at !
O'Clock. All invited.
Robert Clark. brother.in.law of
Mrs. Daniel Il. Phillips, arrived from
Dubuque. Iowa, Monday and is look.
ing the country over.
John Goodall. with fuur.in-hand,
gave the children of Dickinson Il
sleigh ride on Christmas day which
was much enjoyed.
Rev. Thomas Mitchell,of Gladstone,
will hold methodist services in the
Baptist church Sabbath evening At I
O'Clock. All are invited.
John Kelly, formerly IN employe of
the n. p. at this place, but late of st.
Paul, arrived Thursday and will spend
a few days with friends.
Ii. Morris. proprietor of the Dick
lnson Chap House, directs attention
to his place during the night by Il
large illuminated sign.
District Attorney Campbell visited
jamestown the first of the week look.
ing after the interests OF Stark county
in the railroad tax cases.
w. q. Pearce. auditor of disbursc-
ments for the Northern Pacific. was IL
passenger on Thursday evenings
west bound train. He is on IL trip to
the coast.
+. a. Hickman and family are en-
pected to arrive from their visit to
lllinoise i'm Il day OF So. when Mr..
Hickman will resume his duties in
the dispatchcr's office.
Chas. Merry and n. w. Shepherd
bought two car loads of fat cattle
from our farmers and shipped
them to Chicago last Monday in
charge of the latter.
One of the new boilers for the rail-
road shops arrived from the east last
Thursday and will he placed in posi-
tion Immediately. The old boiler will
he shipped to Glendive.
The iron for the Heart river bridge
arrived this week and the work will
be pushed to completion. The bridge
is to rest ON pilings and will be Il COM
bination of iron and wood.
a Christmas present to Nh. and
Mrs. p. +. Stults arrived in their
family Oh the morning of Dec. 25. 1t
was n girl baby and most highly
priced among all the presents received.
The carpets for the club room have
arrived and the directors are about to
close Il deal for pool and billiard ia
bles. 1t is the intention to have every
thing in readiness to open the room
in u few days.
c. Z. Dobson WAS in from his sheep
ranch on the Cannonball river last
Monday for a load of supplies. He
says his sheep are very fat and in
good condition for the winter.
Our merchants, generally, enjoyed Il
large holiday trade, especially on
Monday, when the stores were throng-
ed from morning until late at night by
purchasers of Christmas presents.
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Evans & Lindsy have at their meat
market. on Sims street, one of the fin
est displays of meat ever hung on a
rack. 1t consists of several thousand
pounds of fine fat beef and mutton
that would be Il credit to a Chicago
market.
p. b. Groat and Farmer Field re-
turned from New England City last
Sunday and took the evening train fol
the east. They were we'll pleased
with the Improvements and ar of
prosperity surrounding the colony.
The masquerade ball to be given hy
the band boys, at the rink. next
Monday evening. will be one of much
pleasure. The boys have spared no
pains to make it success and from
present indications it will be Target,
attended.
Mr.. A.. Hilliard and bride arrived
last Saturday evening and repaired
to the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. II. j
Whitley. The band serenaded the
happy couple and the boys were invit
ed into the house where an hour was
very pleasantly passed.
A. B. Berry, of Taylor, shipped te
Thomas RYAN last week the larrest