The Dickinson press., 1889-07-13

B. F. Webster, C. w. Livingston
and brother, of Taylor, passed
through here on Wednesday evening
en- route to the Bad Lands for the
purpose OF looking up a stock ranch.
The Northern Pacific will. on July
%, Goth and 20. sell round trip eN-
cursion tickets to st. Paul ut one fare
for the round trip on account of races
at Hamline from July % to 81 in.
elusive.
The constitutional convention, in
session ut Bismarck. having adj
journed over Wednesday Il number Of
members went west to Medora and
took a look ut the Bad Lands. Mr..
Ray spent the day here.
NJ. S. Cuskelly came in from the
Kildeer mountains last Tuesday and
informed us that the settlers in that
section enjoyed themselves at IL
picnic, on the Fourth of July, in Il
beautiful grove near his place.
Carpenter & Cary. who are erecting
a brick block in Mandan. have Or
dered two car loads of brick from F.
j. kricek. The brick turned out by
Mr.. Kricek are of IL very superior
quality and will make Il good building.
A. Lewis recently purchased 4 lot
near the residence of Charles Pond,
in the north part of the town and has
let the contract to Mr.. F%rankenhurg
for the erection of II neat residence.
Work is to commence on the building
next week.
Robson and Williams have pur.
chased James Colgrove's interest in
their Knife river sheep ranch. Mr..
Colgrove had the flock on shares and
received $1,000 for his interest. Mr..
Williams will now manage the bust
ness for the firm.
At a regular meeting of Frontier
Lodge No. 100. l. o. O. F., Tuesdcy
evening. the following officers were
installed: NJ. +. k%linefelter, n. g.;
F. a. Hickman, V. e.: l.. a. Davis,
Rec. See; j. c. Thompson, Per. Sec;
j. w. Gruschus. Treas.
Lot Richards, brother of Wills.
Richards. foreman of the diamond c
ranch. arrived from Texas last Satur-
day with $50 head OF mares for the
long X ranch. They arrived here
over the trail from Winlover Wyo.,
where they left the railroad.
w. ID. Reynolds. IL of the owners
of the Ion. Y brand arrived from
Albany. Texas, Monday and Oh Tues
day morning left for the ranch to
spend IL week. He says they have
had an abundance of rain on the
southern range and stock is all in fine
condition.
The members of the Baptist church
have extended I; unanimous call to
Rev. II. l.. Bartlett to remain as THEN
pastor for another year. Under his
pastorate, the past year. the church
has doubled in membership and is i'll
Il very prosperous condition and he
has decided to remain here.
Rev. Palmetto, presiding elder OF
the Fargo district, Methodist church
held quarterly meeting services here
last Sunday. In the evening ut the
court house he delivered a very in
trresting lecture to II good audience
on "Scriptnre Prophecy.' Rev
Mitchell assisted in the exercises OF
the day. At i o'clock Rev. Plannette
immersed Mr.. and Mrs. l.. a. Davis
in the Heart river.
Last Sunday being the eight birth
day Of Miss Ethel sutton. the oc
casion was celebrated, OH Saturtla.
evening by Il large circle of her young
friends who assembled at the hom'
of Miss Aggie Ray and then repaired
to the home of Miss Ethel. where TIN
evening was passed in innocent game
and sports and was very much Ell
ioyel. Miss Ethel and her siste
/ were the recipients of presents from
their young friends.
The prospects for Il mail route from
here to the kildeer mountains az
f very flattering. Instructions hav
/, been received from the department
at Washington to give the Office a
the mountains, which had bee
named Kildeer. another name am
, Oakdale was substituted. The oil
lection to Kildeer was that it sounde
too much like Kidder and poorly az
dressed mail matter might he sent t
: the latter. The route will be a grea
u convenience to the large number G
4 settlers at the mountains and shoul
he established without delay.
The new Northern Pacific manua
y just issued, in giving brief sketc
' of the towns along its line says c
this place: Dickinson. Oak, on IIeal
IL river, the county seat of Stark coul
ty. population 1900, has two hotel
II two newspapers, II opera hous
various stores, IL school house, TO,
churches and one bank. Antelol
"a and small game are abundan
g Products are wheat. oats. corn. barlt