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The Dickinson press., 1889-01-05
District Court.

\ term of the district court was
opened here ON Thursday. Judge Rose.
presiding: Frank LAVAL, official stem
ographer: j. G. Campbell. district at
torney; III. +. Hatch, clerk and NJ. A..
Sebastian, sheriff. officers of the court
present. The grand jury, as empan-
Turner, foreman: ID. l. Bailey, secrc-
tary: Clas. Kono, James Harrington.
Thos. Evans. j. b. Hickman, J. II.
Caldwell, w. $. Yeakle. IL. +. Ran,
NJ. L%enneville, L.. X. Granteer. John
Slatcher, j. S. Matthews, f. +. Mess
ersmith. j. III. Hanley. w. b. Powers.
JAS. Fennell and L. &. Paddock. The
following compose the petit jury: NJ.
s. Brown. Joe KnutSon, Peter LEM,
Chas Colgrove. JAS. Little, NJ. +.
klinefelter. \. b. Robinson. w. n.
Mcclure. David Brown, ID. u. HerSey.
Guy j. DeFramce, s. Pelton, +. +
S%hadduck. David Foote, +. Il. Standi-
tird, III. Colhurn, John McDonough,
JAS Cannon. +. Seaman and John a.
Copeland. The Ease of Henry b.
Schaffner VS.. Alfred White. on motion
of plaintiffs attorney, was dismissed.
plaintiff to pay costs. Adam Decker
VS.. Donnie l. Bailey and Carrie p.
Bailey went by default. Strickland
& Co., VS.. \. b. Berry. default. The
Territory of Dakota VS.. Western
Starr, perjury; demur entered and sus-
tanned Ivy the court and recommitted
to present grand jury for action. The
above cases We're disposed of on
Thursday and jury empaneled
in the case of John lIoller VS.. Com
mercial Union Assurance Company.
of London and John McCarten and ut
time of going to press this. Saturday,
morning the case is still ON trial. In
this case the company refused to pay
insurance on account of the suspicious
circumstances surrounding the burn
ing of Mr.. IIoller's residence and he
sues to recover the amount of the
policy.
The Dickinson press., 1889-01-05
Seven Thousand Miles

OF splendidly equipped railroad, pen
Grating and covering with ;n iron
network eight great States and Ter.
ritorics, all ut your service, is the
New Years Greeting of "The Bur.
lington" to it's patrons. It's palatial
vestibuled trains, supplied with every
contrivance and improvement that
can promote either the safety or the
comfort of the traveller, 10Y form the
favorite line of the experienced tour.
list, from Minneapolis and st. Paul to
Chicago, Peoria, st. Louis, Kansas
City, Omaha, Cheyenne and Denver.
Take your atlas and see what an cx.
tent of territory this means. You
will he surprised, but you will only
then be able to form an idea of the
advantages "Thc Burlington" brings
to the people of the Northwest. The
local agents will checrfully furnish
information, or Il letter addressed to
w. j. G. Kenyon, Gen. Pass. Agent,
G. b. & n. II. r., st. Paul, Mimi, OF
the subject of rates and routes, will
meet with prompt attention.
The Dickinson press., 1889-01-05
DarWin'S Theory.

Darwin's theor s"f the Survival of
the iittest'' is sin.@%TI that the weakly
die. while the robust and hardy thrive
and live. How true this is of seed
growth, and how necessary to SOW
only that which is suited by nature to
live and develop.
ID. NJ. Ferry & Co, the great Seed
Growers and Seed Dealers of Detroit,
Michigan, supply only the hest and
pnrest, raising their own seeds by the
most improved methods and with the
greatest care, bringing to their bust.
ness the invaluable Faid of more than
thirty years experience. Their Seed
Annual for 1889 is IL real help to the
gardner, and should he in the hands
of all who desire to purchase pure and
true seeds. Send your name to the
firm S address at Detroit, Michigan,
and they will forward you IL copy.
The Dickinson press., 1889-01-05
Eureka.

The motto of California means. !
have found it. Only in that land of
sunshine, where the the orange, lem
on, olive. fig and grape bloom and ri.
pen, and attain their highest perfec.
ton in mid-winter, are the herbs
and gum found. that arc used i'm that
pleasant remedy for all throat and
lung troubles. Santa Able lthe ruler
of coughs, asthma and consumption.
The Dickinson Drug CO.. have been
appointed agents for this valuable
California remedy and sell it under
II guarantee ut 81 q bottle. Three for
$3.50.
The California Cure, the only
guaranteed cure for catarrh. 81 by
mail Sl.l0.
The Dickinson press., 1889-01-05
Advice to Mothers.

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup, for
children teething. is the prescription
of one of the best female nurses and
physicians in the United States. and
has been used for forty years with
never failing success by millions of
mothers for their children. During
the process of teething it's value is in
calculahle. 1t relieves the child from
pain. cures dysentery and diarrhna,
gripping in the bowels. and wind.colic.
BY giving health to the child it rests
the mother. Price Csc. Il bottle.
The Dickinson press., 1889-01-05
An Absolute Cure.

The Original Abietine Ointment is
only put up in large two.ounce tin
boxes, is an absolute cure for old
sores. burns. wounds, chapped hands,
and all skin eruptions. Will positive.
ly cure all kinds of piles. Ask for
the original .Abietine Ointment. Sold
by Dickinson Drug Co. at 25 cents
per boX-by mail 80 cents.
The Dickinson press., 1889-01-05

COEGREG ATIONAL CHURCH.
Preaching each Sabbath. at III a. NJ
and Z y. lii.
Union Sunday School at 10 %. m.
Union prayer meeting "Wednesday
evenings. {. \. SHELL. li'S'"l.
BAPTIST CHURCH.
Preaching ut II Il. m. and . Y. in.
Sunday School at $50 y. IN.
r.. +. BARTLETT. Pastor.
PRESBYTERIAN SERVICE:
At court house II Il. IN.
REV. MClIENIth, Pastor.
CATHOLIC CHURCH:
Services at 10 a. IN. Instruction fol
children 3 p. IN.
FATHER AMBROSE. Pastor
The Dickinson press., 1889-01-05

The buildin. formerly occupied by
the Stark County Bank, on Willard
street is for sale for cash or Oh easy
terms. This property is a bargain
and will pay % per cent on the in
vestment. Apply to Stark County
Bank, Dickinson, Oak.
The Dickinson press., 1889-01-05
CATARRH,
Catarrhal Deafness and Hay Fever
A NEW O TREATMENT.

a NEW HOME TREATMENT.
Sufferers are not generally aware that
these diseases are contagious, or that they
are due to the presence Of living parasites iii
ever, has proved this to be a fact and the
result is that a simple remedy has been for
mulatcd whereby c%atarrll, catarrhal deafness
and hay fever are permanently cured in
from one to three simple applications made
N. B.-For catarrhal discharges peculiar to
females (whitesl this remedy is a specific.
A pamphlet explaining this new treatment
is sent on receipt of ten cents by A. ii.
DIXON & Son, 30+ West King St., Toronto,
Canada.-Scicntifc american.
Sufferers from catarrhal troubles should
read the above carefully.
The Dickinson press., 1889-01-05
Dainty little glohules,
Fine, and white, and sweet,
Easy to he swallowed;
In their work. complete.
c ~
Inner gripcs, or aching.

Inner gripcs, Or aching.
What are they! Why, Piercc's
Pleasant Purgatlve Pellets-the per-
lection of laXatives. Contain not IN
atom of mineral poison are especially
appreciated by those whose taste re.
volts from the coarse, violent pills,
whcih tear their way through the sys-
TEN like steam cars, actually doing
harm, instead of good. OF druggists,
DIR. Pierce's Favuritc Prescription
cures ''femalc weakness and kindred
ailments.
The Dickinson press., 1889-01-05

Miss Gertrude Lawrence returned
to her school at Faribauit. Mimi. the
first of the week.
The Dickinson press., 1889-01-05
TIE LAND LAWS.
How to get Government Land in the
Bismarck District.
THE HOMESTEAD

TIL HOMESTEAD
Law gives the head of a family,
male or female, the right to enter Il
I, uarter section, 1870 acres, of vacant
land if he or she is Il native born citi-
zen of the United States, OF if foreign
born has taken out ''lirst papers" a
single man Tor single woman) over
81 years Of age is given the savlc
chance. Within six months of date
of entry the party must build Il house
on the land taken and begin living in
it. If he lives on and farms it for
five years, title is acquired by proving
those facts and paying the land office
fees. four OF eight dollars-thc latter
the highest figure. If at any time be-
fore the five years run out the home
steadcr wants to pay for his land, he
can do so. The price per acre is Sl.25
and $3.50. The cheaper price rules
on lands forty miles from the North-
crn Pacific railroad, and the higher,
50 $50, within that distance.
An ex-soldier, who served in the
rebellion more than ninety days, gets
the time he served Tor if discharged
on account of disability the
whole time for which he
enlisted) deducted from the five
wears. His army service, to the ex-
tent of four years, counts as SO much
residence. The original fees at the
land office are Sl4 and SIS the for
mer for $l.25 land and the latte: for
SO. so land.
TIE PRE-EMPTION LAW
Requires some act of improvement
by the applicant himself, and a filing
costing two dollars as the first steps.
| Then actual residence, cultivation of
the soil and payment at sl.25 or $3.50
per acre, according to location. This
payment is not required before two
years and nine months. Any time,
however, after six months residence
and cultivation the payment cal be
made and title had.
TIE TIMBER CULTURE ACT.
| Under this law Il quarter section. 1870
acres, is allowed the qualified man or
woman, resident or nonresident, who
pays sl4 fees and thereafter breaks
or plows five acres the first year, cul-
tivates it the second year and plants
to forest trees, cuttings OF seeds the
third year; and beginning the second
year breaks another five acres and
cultivates and plants the third and
fourth years. When he gets his ten
acres (the lawful area planted, he
keeps the trees cultivated and in good
growing condition for four years
more, or eight years from date of
his entry. If at that time he can
show $3.50 healthy trees he will be
granted title upon paying 81, land
office fees. OSCAR T.. REA, i
Register
U. S. Land Office, Bismarck. D. 4
The Dickinson press., 1889-01-05

J. NJ. Tracy and p. j. Tracy. OF
Taylor, were in town Thursday.
The Dickinson press., 1889-01-05

Mrs. Frank Abbott loft last Mon
day evening to join her husband at
Tacoma, w. II.
The Dickinson press., 1889-01-05

Anew and complete line of tinware
and stoves of the best quality and at
the lowest prices at John Slatcher's
The Dickinson press., 1889-01-05

NJ. S. Cuskelly is in from the noun
tlins attending court as a witness.
The Dickinson press., 1889-01-05

Buy your apples of c. $. Langdon.
Choice varieties.
The Dickinson press., 1889-01-05

E. H. Walt and family, from Grand
Forks, are now citizens of Dickinson.
The Dickinson press., 1889-01-05

j. B. Rodgers is in from his ranch
attending court.
The Dickinson press., 1889-01-05

One of the two new boilers for the
railroad shops is i'm position and the
other will be placed along side of it
i'm a few DAYS.
The Dickinson press., 1889-01-05
I. O. u. F,

= I. O. q. F.
90 &: ;: : ::;': Il: : ii: 5: i i: e.:
day evening at T:3D O'Clock. Members i'll good
standing cordially invited.
j. &. Campbell. n. G.; NJ. +. kiincfc'ter' hee'
The Dickinson press., 1889-01-05

After sptnling the holidays here
with his friends VIM. Gibson left for
the east last Sunday. He will spend
a month in Toronto. then return to
st. Paul.
The Dickinson press., 1889-01-05
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.

TERRITORIAL OFFICERS.
Goyernor-Louis X. Church. Bismarck.
Secretary-M. L. Mccormack. Bismarck.
Treasurer-J. D: LAWYER. Bismarck.
Auditor-J. p. Ward, Sioux Falls.
Superintendent of Public
A. Dye. Mellette. ,r;,..,
Attorney Gcncral-C. F. Templeton, Fargo:
United States District Attorney-John +. Car
GGommissioner of 1mmigration-P. F. Mcclure,
Pierre. NJ u.., r.,,o
delegate to Congress-O. S. Clifford. Canton.
surveyor General-Marais Taylor, Huron.
Adiutant General-Col. n. N.Tyncr, Fargo.
Board of Health-C. F. King. NJ. D., superin-
tendent, Mandan.
Chief. Justicc-Bar1lett Tripp, Yankton; asso-
ciate iustices-J. E. Garland (Fourth dlstrIcV'
Sioux Falls; Roderick Rose Sixth district, Biz.
ma,ek; W: b. M leo HrhiF ns a,stT1ssda' Jane James
Spencer Fifth distriCN Huron. T.. r. lemple-
ton. Clerk. II. c. Young. fankton.
RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS,
Abe. B%oynton, Lenox; Alex; GTigSs, Grand n,
Forks; Mt. Smith. luron' d. NJ. Qu''h' VI
Bismarck, secretary.
TERRITORIAL INSTITUTIONS.
DaRota University. vermilion
North Dakota University. Forks
Dakota Hospital for the Insane 1ankton
North Dakota Hospital for Insane, jamestown
Penetentiary for Southern Dakota. Sioux Falls
Penitentiary for Northern Dakota e. (; BismarcH
Deaf Mute School..".............sloua rats
Dakota Agricultural BrGoSinGs
Normal school SnaorfSh
Normal School............ SPeatm.
School of F>api" Wy
UNITED STATES LAM OFFICES.
oscar f. Rea. register.
Bismarck."'' ID. w. Hutchinson. receiver
lB. Z Tiffany, register:
Grand rorhs' w. j. Anderson, receiver.
VI. w. Lord, register.
Devlis Lahe''.' s. S. Smith. receiver.
M. F. B%attcllc, register.
fafso......" L. {. Gcary, receiver.
IN. II. Harris. register.
Aoeroeeh'..... l.. A. Burke, receiver.
~. S. Mcfarland. register.
Huron..'...'... L. w. Miller. receiver.
M. w. Shcafe. register.
Watertown.... ID. Il. Bramble, receiver.
Hughes East. register.
Yapkton....'. F. NJ. Zicbach. receiver.
George b Everitt, register.
Mitchel. ......... Theodore Singiser. receiver.
OR. White.ide. register.
Deadwoou...-. John LaFubre. receiver.
DAKOTA BOARD OF AGRICULTURE.
President. c. a. Bliss. Aberdeen; secretary; W.
FIT Bushnell. Huron: treasurer oohh IT, Den
nett, Clark.
nAKorA HORTICULTURAL. AND FORESTRY SOCIETY
President, E. DtGtits fI''ah A'N
h.nt. G. II. Whitney. Esmond; secretary, Mrs. L.
A. Alderman, Hurley, Treasurer, ~. w. hayes,
Parker.
FARMERS ALLIANCE.
President. II. l.. Loucks, Clcnr Lake; vice pIesl-
dents, j. W. Hardin, plankinton: +, ~. F"" Hnr1
ford: treasurer. T.. ID Scott. MilibanE; lecturer
A. L. Chase. Watcrtowh.
DAKOTA LIVE STOCK BREEpEEs ASSOCIATION.
President. C.. b. Kennedy. Madison; vice prcsl-
don't ENJ' Alioway. Grand Forks; secretary, A.
O. johnson. Monttose; treasurer. { +. Place.
Sioux Fsjls.
COUNTY OFFICERS.
Clerk of cour,-H. F. Hatch.
District Attorney-Jas. e.. Campbell
Commissioncrs-A. McGillivray. k"h"T' Lee
I. S. Undcrhill.
Sherif-M. A. Sebastian.
Register of Dccds-Geo. Aud.
.Iressurer-J. a. Furrah.
Judge Of Probate-W. II. Richards.
Assessos John Ricsbeck.
Superintendent of Schools-Allcc "A. Elllsoh'
Coroner-P. Ellison.
Surveyor-J. &. Saunders.
The Dickinson press., 1889-01-05

The attendance at school is not so
large as it should be and the teachers
request parents to take an interest in
the matter and see that their children
attend more regularly.
The Dickinson press., 1889-01-05

Howard Eaton. one of the commits
sioners of Billings county and well
known here, is now in st. Lukcs Hos
pital, New York. Several years ago he
accidentally broke a leg and the frac-
ture vas not properly adjusted ut the
time and has given him trulihle ever
since and he went to the hospital
where the limb was broken over and
placed in proper shape. The surgeons
cut IL quite a lump of bony growth
and he is now getting along nicely.
although the operation was very Sc
we're. He will remain i'll the hospital
until able to return to the west.
The Dickinson press., 1889-01-05

The week of prayer. Jan. 6 to l3
inclusive, will be observed by the
churches of Dickinson. in union
meetings, commencing at tins Baptist
church on Sabbath evening at !
o'clock, consisting of IL praise service.
a PRAYER service and Il sermon by Rev.
McHenry. This will be about the
course Of service for each evening
during the week with short sermons
by the different pastors. 1t is hoped
that all will make snecial effort to he
present to us many of the meetings
as possible. This service is through.
! out the world.
The Dickinson press., 1889-01-05

Capt. j. G. Saunders was iii town
Wednesday and said he had never VeN-
perienced such Il fine winter in any
country as the present one. He lived
for years in Virginia and said down
there the winters were warm but
made very d~isagreeah!e by rain and
mud. The Captain is pleased with
our climate.
The Dickinson press., 1889-01-05

Among the attorneys from abroad
attending court are: T. r. Selms and
+. c. Rice, Mandan: Geo. p. Flannery,
Minneapolis; Merritt Starr, Chicago;
Geo. r. Webster and O. p. NJ. Jami.
son, Bismarck.
The Dickinson press., 1889-01-05

At the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. r..
Cuskelly, January LIST, Mr.. VIM. Crist
and Miss Annie l.. Peterson were
united in marriage by Rev. X. e.
Bartlett. The PRESS extends con.
ordinations.
The Dickinson press., 1889-01-05

\ number of witnesses are being
examined by the grand jury and it is
probable their work will not he com.
pletcd berore the middle of next week.
VIM. Hecht and Henry Tyler. of
near Taylor, were in town Friday and
Mr.. Hecht Informed us that a valua.
BILE bull which he owned accidentally
broke a leg and had to he killed.
The Dickinson press., 1889-01-05

james Carney and Harry Bntson
arc new firing engines on the road
while WIN. Williams and Archie
Campbell are filing positions in the
round house as hostlers.
The Dickinson press., 1889-01-05

i great many OF u citizens viewed
the eclipse of the sun through smoked
glass on New Years day. The
eclipse lasted over an hour and at its
greatest obscurity about eleven
twelfths of the SUMS surface was
nny-ara1
The Dickinson press., 1889-01-05
N. p. Time Table.
CHURCH DIRECTORY:

1'-ains only stop at Stations markell WIN a ~
- Wien tagged.
The Dickinson press., 1889-01-05

Invitations received by a number
his friends here announce the mar
riage of Mr.. A. n. Jetferies to Miss
Nora Spears. Wednesday morning,
January ,. at $50 O'Clock, in the Bap-
list church ut Albany. Tex. Mr.. and
Mrs. Jefferies will be lat home" in
Dickinson after February Is. Mr..
Jefferies is one of the leading cattle
men of this section and has a large
number of friends here who join with
the Press in extending hearty con
gratulatiOnS.
The Dickinson press., 1889-01-05

The masquerade ball given by the
band boys on New Years eve was
well p%atronized and the merry mask
ers enjoyed themselves very much
besides furnishing amusement for the
spectators. The prizes were won by
j. a. Wicks. representing jack rah-
bit, who received the gold watch as the
homlieSt masGucrader: Miss Mum
and MI, Edgar won the writing desk
and smoking set us the two making
the finest appearance in the hall,
The Dickinson press., 1889-01-05

The largest single business trallsac-
ton that has eye taken place here.
with the exception of the sale of the
townsite and lands, was the sale of
Mr.. II. j. Whitley's interest in the
Stark County bank and Dickinson
syndicate. to his partner, Mr.. A. Hill
lard, which amounted to a good many
thousand dollars. The capital stock
will remain the same under the new
management. $4,000. Mr.. billiards.
brother. Smith billiard. a prominent
mill owner and business man. of East
Rupert. VT. will arrive here in II
week and enter the bank as a partner.
Under the careful business manage
ment of Messrs Whitley and billiard
the bank has prosperel and is doing Il
good business. We are sorry to lose
Mr.. Whitley rs q citizen of Dickinson
us he Is Il mar of enterprise and Sill,
perior business ability and the pros.
perity and growth of Dickinson, the
past year, was largely due to his en-
terprise. In whatever section of
country he may locate IL host of
friends here Join with the PRESS in
wishing HIM the success and pros
perity h. d 'serYps. Mr.. Hilliard is Il
careful usinesS mar Of marked ahili-
ty and he hank will prosper under
his mana cement.
The Dickinson press., 1889-01-05

a. Nordherg. John and Benjamin
Webb and VIM. Viking, of Richard
ton. were attending court this week.
The Dickinson press., 1889-01-05

foremost political leaders in Pennsyl-
vania, made a tour of Dakota last
year for the purpose of making an in
vcstment in land. The two places he
selected for putting his money, were
Bismarck, where he bought a section
of hay land, and Gladstone. where lie
purchased a half section of fine farm,
ing land adjoining the town.-North-
west Magazine.
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-04-12
ON THE EAST COAST.

I'VE are in Gods hand.
How strange. nov. looks this life He makes -
head"
n. Browning. andrea del ssssol
Tho boa. went out with the e5b to soa.
That Junetide in the morning.
Ny bonny boys waved their hands 70 me,
That June-tide in the morning.
I stood and watched them from the door.
Nv bouny. brave boys came back no more,
That June-tido in the morning,
Tho sun shone bright and the wind wss lou.
Thst June tide In the morning:
And I kissed them ere I bade them 60.
That June-'ide in the morning.
The leaves were young upon the vine
When my boys warm lips were pressedt 70 mine,
That June-tide In the morning.
watched the boat as It left the bay.
That June tide In the morning.;
And ever until my latest day
That June-tide in the morning
Comes back 70 me when the skies are clear
And the roses bloom-yet I felt no fear.
That Juno tide in the morning.
A mist came up and it hid the sea.
That June tide in the morning.
Little I thought what awaited me,
That June-tide in the morning.
How those lips had been pressed 70 mine,
Here On earth for the very last time,
That June tide in the morning.
-
The rising tide brought them homo no moro.
That June tide in the morning.
Ere noon the boat 6riited safe ashore.
That June tide in the morning..
The mist had hidden tie Dead Mans rock,
And never Q boat could Withstand its shock,
No matter how fair the morning.
They found their grave in the great North Sea.
That June tide IN the morning
NV boys who came never back To me-.
That June tide in the morning.
Yet the waves were ssilled. and the wind was
Low,
Thank God. I kissed them ere they did 60.
That June-tidc In the morning,
Til Academy.
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-04-12
SUNSET IN WINTER.
4 N0ethsS0 Se0aO TAot WOs11 ~ {
Rsvelatioa so Sesshss0 ~ esSe.

"a Noethsse seosS IAss WSslA 0o .
Rsvslssiea ss sssshsss P.~vss.
II is worth one. while % get . cold
pose by watching a winters sunset: TO
see the vals1ers-tho>e spiral columns
Of snow. rained BY eddies in the W
rents Of wind and driven along by t.
turned by the suns rays into Tongues
Of fame. gu uhiriin9 oscr the dri:,al
Clouds in masscs. s;reaks and de-
tached Aocks shoV Ill the shades u
rcd and purple. uhiie the clear poe-
tons OF the western SKY give many
shades Of yellow. A. The zenith IL .
sseely blue. which. lover doun- blend
ing with the yellow. gives :snss ~
green North and south she ualfz~fS
are draped in many gay 'snss o. purple
and rose. While Ia The east. - they
dance away into the dis.Ano.- their
ghossly vhifeness i. cnhaeces by the
gay colorins Of sky and c!os9s Ahose-
Reds and rosy PUPPIES erosn the eass-
ern eloo4s. while the b.se o! their
lover strata gradually darkeas e 81
moot blaca where il souches Tie White
snow Inca
AcAaase paAe npdly oves I'll this:
the sun 10 dovu and the ioag tuilISfs
bezinA The saseer. eio1is pa: %
heir evening arA2ey Of g1y. - saGry
- 20 Be- but sham coocsaiOeos jur tA<ss
6ark blue masses: The stnss q rose asa
purple are u1sssosrp6 - 10 dsas