The Dickinson press., 1889-02-23

Mission, was postponed until next
Monday evening at the same place.
1t looks as though winter had at
last arrived and would stay with us
until springtime. We should. how
ever, he satisfied as six or eight weeks
of winter will not be bad for North
Dakota.
II. w. Bates, of Gladstone. was in
town Wednesday in company with
Mr.. Nordberg assisting the latter i'll
closing up the business of the Rich
ardton Land & Improvement Co. he
fore turning it V e to Mr.. Viking.
Rev. II. McHenry left, Monday
evening, for Chicago, to be absent for
two weeks. During his absence the
pulpit of the Presbyterian church
will he filled February oath by f. E.
Saunders, superintendent of Sunday
schools for North Dakota and OH
March 3rd by Rev. +. NJ. Wood, SUI
p~erintendent of North Dakota mis-
Sions.
Eugene, son of Dr.. j. B. Mcdonald.
died Friday morning. February 22nd
after asickness of several weeks. from
general dropsy terminating i'll heart
complications. He was ten years of
age last September. unusually bright
for one of his tender years and a fd-
vorite with his %playmatcs. The fu-
neral will! take place Monday at 10
o'clock IL. NJ, conducted by Rev. Bart
lett. His brother Welton will arrive
from Spokand Falls. tomorrow to at
tend the funeral.
The funeral train bearing the re-
mains of Assistant General Superin-
tendent Root. passed through here
last Sunday evening for his former
home. Brainerd, MINI. The last sad
rites were performed at the Episco-
pal church in that city last Tuesday.
Hundreds of railroad men were pres
ent from all along the line. including
Superintendent knowlton.w who accom-
Mr.. Root was a popular official and
his untimely death II " blow to
relatives and friends.
\ Farmers Alliance was recently
organized ut New England City with
a good membership. The following
officers were elected: President, ID. II.
Hinckley; vice president. Frank III.
Clark; secretary. y. =. Folsom; treas.
urcr, Myron L.. Ayers; finance COM
mittee. A. IL. Kcene, G. r. Pender:
CAST and L. :. Clough. Constitution
and bylaws. as recommended hy the
Territorial Alliance for the govern
ment of subordinate alliance, were
adopted.
John Joyce, IL brakeman on the
west end of this division of the North
ern Pacific. while attempting to climb
from &; flat car to the top of Il box car,
near Medora, last Tuesday Slipped and
fell to the ground sustaining Il badly
sprained ankle and injured knee. ut
the time of the accident the train was
moving at the rate of about twenty
miles an hour and it is a wonder that
he was not killed. He went to the
Brainerd hospital, Wednesday even
ing and will remain there until able
for duty.
A report is in circulation that the
large Strengthening establishment
erected by Marquis de Mores at Me-
dora has been sold to a syndicate of
Boston capitalists and will be con
verted into Il wooden mill with nn.
limited capital to back the enterprise.
1t is said that the new firm will en-
ploy a large number of hands and the
old time hustle and activity of the
town be revived. We hope this is
true as an enterprise of that kind
will be of great advantage to this
whole section.
An important change has taken
place i'll the managers of the Richard
ton Land and Improvement Compa-
ny's interests ut Richardton. Mr.. \.
Nordberg. who has acted as agent and
looked after the interests of the COM
pany from the first %retires and Mr..
VIM. Viking, who has SO ably man,
aged the Dickey & Weston farm in
that vicinity takes the place of Mr..
N%ordberg. Mr.. Viking is thorough.
ly competent and we have no doubt
will prove himself an efficient mana.
ger and look after the interests of his
employers in a satisfactory manner
MI. Nordberg will remain here fol
several weeks after which he will
probably go to Europe and take
charge of business for the the Rich.
ards steamship company. The bust
ness was turned over to Mr.. Viking
this week.
The people of Hettinger county
! who settled on what they supposed to
be government land. but which proved
to he railroad land. will be pleased to
know that Il bill has been introduced
in which will give them re.
lief and right to go on and make final
proof and that it was reported tavora'
lily with amendments. These relate
to the description of the lands in in
terest and to new section to be added
to the bill as follows:
Section 2. That nothing contained
: in this act shall be taken or construed
S as wHiyinp. releasing or i'm any wiSt