The Dickinson press., 1889-04-06

Albert Trip and SOL Burton. ar
rived from st. Paul last Saturday
bringing with them three head OF
horses, one IL very fine Norman. for
the ranch. The boy. who is about
sixteen years of age. met with IL very
plinful accident while ON the road
between here and MaMdan. He be-
came acquainted with Il nan who WAS
on his way to the west and while the
Latter was handling IL revolver the
weapon Was accidentally discharged.
the bill striking the boys right arm
and Passing through it Il few inches
a owe the wrist. 1t made an ugly AMI
painful wound. The bones were not
injured and it is thought the wound
will not prove serious.
During the wind storm of last Tues
day the residence of Charles kono.
three miles east of Gladstone. took
fire from hot ashes hein. blown
against it and WAS entirely consumed
in Il very few minutes together with
most of its contents. Mr.. kono was
in Gladstone ut the time aud his wife,
who had not been feeling we'll was at
home alone and lying on tie bed un-
conscious that the building WIS burn
ing and had ii not been for Il neishhor
who discovered the fire and warned
her 10y rushing into the house it is
probable she might have had narrow
escape from being burned herself.
The house WAS Il neat me story build.
ing and the loss falls very heavy on
Mr.. kono ut this time.
The wind storm of last Tuesday
was the most severe that cver visited
this section. For about ten hours il
ragged with terrific force. sweeping
clouds of dust along the streets. MAX.
ing wrecks and scattering out-hnild-
chimneyS We're also blown down, and {;
small portion of the >l'irr " n the court
house gave way. Two lights i'll /. III,
Ryan $ meat market were blown out
besides some damage to his slaughter
house, amounting in all To about $50
At Relaxation the church was dam,
aged 10y being twisted out of shape
and in the country IL few small Sllacks
are reported us damaged by the storm
The signal Office ut Bismarck reports
that the wind ut II time reached {;
velocity of stvcmty.iive miles IN hom
but we do not think it WAS SO heavy
here.
The Rainy Buttcs Sentinel, in men
tiuning the visit of the New IlmYlant
City Dramatic Club To Dickinson
says that the members of the ORA
matte Club of this place were pleased
with the reception accorded then
and the full house that greeted then
on Thursday evening goes wlthou
saving. the members of the NJ. T.. Al,
| Society who entertained them AM
those who went to see the play glyln:
us IL hearty welcome. ii would b'
somewhat ont of place perhaps to st.
anything in praise of the acting. hn
from the applause and laughter which
greeted the actors and from what wa
heard casually after the play, the III
diencr was pleased with Our efforts
We are certainly Very grateful flo
the trophies of appreciation manifes
ted on every hand. and we feel assnl
| ed that should we visit there agai.
we should meet the same hearty II
ccption.
The meeting of the board of count
commissioners. last Monday. wa
quite lively for Il short time. Th
court having made the injrnrtio
permanent. restraining Geo. Aud. y
C. McGillivrav and other, from al
pointing IL commissioner to surccc
MI. tndcrhill. the luttrr occupied hi
seat as chairman of the board and !
Il few remarks explained his position
stating that he intended to work io
the best interests of the people Al
could he handled hy no faction OF 81
of men: believing that he had dion
his duty to the people and that Au.
had displayed personal motives
trying to remove him. .Anld made
feeble attempt to defend his SclltlI
to rob the people of their duly elect,
commissioner and displayed about
much energy as asick kitten. shown
that he felt Very sore oven the defe
of his scheme ANA it must have bee
gall and wormw God t. him to re;
the Judgment of the count aloud
those present. He had entered II
minutes of the several NEE
Inss of his appointing board np'
the commissioners record and Il
board ordered these eXpnngcd AS
: ing no part OF tlicir proceeding
l. Commissioner McGillivraT demande
4 two OF three times. to know by VIII
. authority Underliill acted as cha
man. b,t Ito attention WAS paid To I'll
and it was dropped. McGillivr
| finally voting for tnderhill after n
e Lee refused to entertain Il proposltl
to make him chairman. The boa
then got down to business tnd rush
> matters through with dispatch.
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