The Dickinson press., 1889-01-05

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Edward Dodd was made IL full citi-
zen on Friday.
F. L. Belknap, OF Minneapolis has
relieved Mr.. Stemple in the Western
Union telegraph office.
\. Nordherg, John and Benjamin
Webb and VIM. Wilking, OF Richard
ton. were attending court this week.
S. N. Livingston. formerly Il resi-
dent of Stark county. but now living
Ill Nebraska. is among friends here.
Aft. White resigned his position as
engineer on the Missouri division and
left this week for the west to accept
Il similar position on the L. p. road.
l.. l.. Frowe. of the Commercial
Union Insurance Co.. is here this
week attending court us Il witness in
the Ease of John IIuller against the
company.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. $. Lansdon gave IL
party to the young people last Satnr-
day evening in honor of their niece,
Miss Gertrude Lawrence. a very
pleasant time is reported.
Mark Joyce, II of the early pio-
neers of Stark county, was in town
Thursday. MI. Joyce lives on Il good
farm ear Taylor and is prospecting as
are other good farmers of the coun-
ty.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. j. Whitley left
for Minneapolis. last Saturday even
ing. where they will visit friends for
a short time. when Mr.. Whitley en-
poets to go the Pacific coast to look
up location.
Everybody knows Ben. Walton. He
left here to find Il better country on
the Pacific coast and after exploring
that country for several months is
making arrangements to return to
western Dakota in the spring with Il
herd of sheep.
O. +. Lchmicke received his COM
mission rs postmaster lust Monday.
Mr.. Lehmirke has been acting post
master for some time and under his
management the Office has been we'll
conducted and his many friends will
lie pleased to know that he has re.
ceived the appointment.
The Bismarck Tribune says: The
prospects are that Jas. \. Emmons
will give Dakota coal quite a boost.
He is determined to place native coal
cheap enough to canse the people to
do away with hard coal stoves and
put in burners for Ignite. Emmons
believes that large amount of money
IL thus I've kept at nome instead of
flowing east to other coal fields.
Robert Clarke. brother in-law of
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Phillips, who
spent several days here last week, left
for Iowa last Sunday. much pleased
with the country. His wife will
come ont i'll the spring and if she likes
it they will locate here. Mr.. Clarke
is an extensive farmer in Iowa ana q
mar of means and if he comes here
will engage in the lucrative business
of stock raising.
The masquerade ball given by the
band boys on New Years eve was
well %patronized 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 masGurrader: Miss Mum
and MI. Edgar won the writing desk
and smoking SIT us the two making
the finest appearance in the hall,
Invitations received by a number
his friends here announce the mar
riage of Mr.. A. n. J~efferies to Miss
Nora Spears. Wednesday morning,
January ,. at 1870 o'clock, in the Bap-
list church ut Albany. Tex. Mr.. and
Mrs. Jefferies will be lat home" in
Dickinson after February Is. Mr..
men of this section and has a large
number of friends here who Join with
the Press in extending hearty con-
gratulations.
Michael Goodale, who is one of oul
hard working and prosperous farmers,
besides cattle and horses. ownes 50j
head of sheep. We are pleased to see
the farmers engaging in sheep raising,
as the business is very profitable and
brings quick returns. There is wealth
in sheep and no country is bette.
adapted to the industry than Stark
county and the farmer who has from
three to five hundred sheep will al.
ways have money. More sheep. horses
and cattle NEAR more wealth to the
farmers.
Howard Eaton. one of the COMM ).
sioners of Billings county and well
known here, is now in st. Lukcs Hos.
pital, New York. Several years ago lie
accidentally broke a leg and the frac.
ture was not properly adjusted ut the
time and has given him trulhle tvel
since and he went to the hospita,
where the limb was broken ovtr and
placed in proper shape. The surgeons
cut out quite a lump of bony growth
and he is now getting along nicely
although the operation WAS very Sc,