The Dickinson press., 1889-02-09

Since the beginning of February the
thermometer has. with IL or two en-
ceptions, registered above the freez-
ing point during the day.
NJ. Wadswurth. one of the leading
s.ockmen of the Little Missouri. pass
ed Wednesday in town. He reports
stock as sleek and fat and losses very
light.
After a residence of five years.
Western Starr departed for Chicago,
his former home. Wednesday evening.
He will make that city Il permanent
| residence.
The ladies of the Episcopal Aid So
ciety have completed arrangements
for a concert to be given ut the rink
on Thursday evening. Feb. 81. The
program will he interesting and ell
tertaining.
The band boys aud Il number OF
young ladies from here went to Le-
high last Saturday evening where they
enjoyed themselves ut the boarding
house of Mr.. Calvin. dancing until
twelve o'clock sounded the hour of
Sunday.
Rev. III. McHenry attended aSession
of the Bismarck Preshytery at Bis
marck this week and was fully or
dained lis IL minister of the Preshyte-
rian church. He returned here We'd
nesday evening.
NJ. l.. Ayers, of the Rainy Gnttes
Sentinel. passed sunday in town. He
is of the opinion that IL large number
of settlers will locate in Hettlnger
county the coming season.
B. +. Fowler received il car load of
nails this week. the largest shipment
OF this Kind lytr received Ivy Il hard
w.ra dealer in Dickinson. He is
ready tur the spring Building boom.
1t will he good News to orr farmers
to know that tine bill repeating ti;e
herd law was defeated in the leglsla-
turp. Its defeat is nothing more
than justice to the people who settled
in this country with Il view To build
ZIP homes of their own.
4 number of friends assembled at
the residence of III. J.. Dickinson,
Monday evening, the occasion being Il
birthday surprise party to Mr.. Dick
inson. a sumptnous repast was serN-
ell and the evening passed very pleas
antly.
\ letter from Me,lora says that cat
tie never looked better thm at the
present time. Quite Il heavy sale OF
stock cattle took place the oti,e! day.
Ct. w. Myers having purchased tn"
herd owned by Frank Roberts. George
is satisfied that he made Il good deal.
In the herd were some fine cattle.
The larg. building used as j llospi-
tai by the army in the early days.
located on the west side of the Little
Missouri river opposite Med"ra, wis
recently purchased by Becket& Footc
who tore it down and shipped it to
this place. The building contained
$4,000 feet of lumber.
His many friends will he pleased To
learn that Howard Eaton has so far
recovered from the effects of an opcr-
alton in having his leg re-brokcn and
properly adjusted that he was able to
leave the hospital in New York last
week and is now with friends i'm
Pittsburgh. He will return to DalSo-
TIA in a short time.
The Fargo Republican says that a
letter from Dickinson states that
venison is being shipped out of the
territory in large quantities. contrary
to the game laws of Dakota. 1t is
said the saddles are sewed up in gun
ny sacks and thus shipped. y CORES
pondent wants to know why the Far
go and Bismarck gun clubs do not
stop this practice.
From the year book of all dcnonli-
nations in the L. $. for 1883 it appear
ed that the net gain in the number of
churches for the proceeding year had
been: Baptist, 4,5s7: Methodist. $50;
Lutherans, 4l9: E~piscopalianS, 242;;
Presbyterians. $50; Congregationalists.
l21. \ total of $3.50 icy churches
for one year shows All advance move
ment of God people.
y correspondent ofthe Boston Jour
nal says: "Reading accounts of 50
many being lost in the snow and fog.
| would call attention to Il simple
means of determining the sun ut any
time of the day. which is hy placing
the point of 4; knife blade or a sllarl
lead pencil on the thumb nail. which
will cast Il shadow directly from thu
sun, no matter how thick the SNOW OF
fog is. Try it,"
The Northern Pacific Railroad
Company recently purchased fourteen
t%en.wheel passenger locomotives
weighing o 5000 pounds each. with
cylinders nineteen inches in diameter
and twenty-four inch stroke. thirteen
consolidation locomotives and twenty.
three mogul engines. This division