The Dickinson press., 1889-03-23
While the eastern states are being
swept by billiards. and snow storms
the farmers of Dakota are engaged
in putting in their crops.


ter. will preach In the Congregational
church to.marrow afternoon at four
O'Clock. All are invited.
Fireman Bennett, who has been
transferred to the west end of the
Missouri division, will move his fami-
ly from Mandan to Dickinson.
Mrs. Chas. Caravan, after spending
several weeks very pleasantly with
| friends and relatives in Pittsburgh,
Pa, returned ;home this week. Mr..
| Caravan met her in st. Paul.
A. ]. Lawson, the Billings photo
grapher, will occupy Tilton's gallery
for several days. Mr.. Lawson has
the reputation of turning out a high
| class of work and we al recommend
him to our citizens.
Father Ambrose is arranging to put
IL force of carpenters to work next
week on til" tower of the Catholic
church. When completed it will add
much to the appearance of the church
Joe. b. Rodgers, who lives on Il
ranch fifty miles south of here. has
been in town the past ten days under
the care of DR.. Wheat for injuries re-
ceived by being thrown from a horse.
While attending the funeral, Thurs
dav. Mrs. Hayes and baby were
thrown to the ground by the buggy
in which they were riding heing
accidentally overturned. Fortunately
they escaped serious injury.
James Dohson passed Il few days i'll
town this week and Informed us that
his som had only fed hay to their
sheep IL day or two during the whole
winter and they are in good condition.
The losses were comparatively moth
ing.
Daniel Brew recently took Il trip to
Washington territory and looked that
country over thoroughly. He return
ed to Dickinson we'll satisfied that us
IL farming and stock country western
Dakota is far ahead of Washington.
\ large number of people attended
the auction sale ut the residence OF
Mrs. ISABEL Berg, four miles south of
town. last Wednesday. The prices
obtained from the sale We're very
good. L. j. Kricek auctioned off the
goods.
Now that spring is here and warm
weather approaching it would not he
a bad move for our citizens to clean
up around their premises and place
the town in better sanitary condition.
1t may save Il large amount in doctor
bills and possibly lives, as there is no
denying the fact that the town needs
attention.
Thursday evening Il party OF about
twenty young Ladies' and gentlemen
made IL raid upon the hospitahle man
sion of our pioneer citizen. Moses
Lenneville. for the purpose of cele-
hrating the twentieth anniversary OF
the birth of the popular Joe" Lenlc'
Vile. Joe was completely knocked
out i'll IL round by surprise, but re
covered in time to join in the nilar!'
Gus pleasure that ruled the hours that
interviewed before midnight.
Our citizens we're panied to learn
of the death of Winifred Loretta
daughter of MI. and Mrs. j. Leonber
ger, Wednesday morning. March Goth,
aged % months and 10 days. She was
Il bright little girl, the pride of llel
parents, who feel deeply their loss
and have the sympathy of IL large cir
Gle of friends in their sad affection
The funeral services took place OF
Thursday, conducted Ivy Father A,n
brose. y large number of citizen:
attended the funeral.
We desire to call the attention OF
our farmers to the advertisement o,
II. j. Turner, the agricultural inple
ment dealer. of Gil .dstone, in this Is
sue. Mr.. Turner has I'LL kinds of ma
chinery and parts and is prepared t.
fit out all who call on him. He als'
believes i'm letting the public know
what he has for sale by the liberia
use of printers ink. We have al or
der from him for 1000 large poster:
which will be the first job priltin.
turned ont by our steam press.
The ball given by the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Firemen. on Tuesda,
evening at the rink, was we'll patron
lied and from the expressions of thos'
who attended WAS Il very pleasant af
fair. The music 10y the Bismarck OF
chestra was excellent, a number o
strangers from Mandan and Glendiv,
were in attendance. The RAILROAD
boys never do things by halves. TIL
City Restaurant furnished a good sup
per.
The residence of Thomas Mean
drews, at Lehigh, burned last Monda,
about noon. His wife was alone a
the time of the fire and had been en-
gagged in baking bread and it is sup
posed the fire caught in the roof
When discovered it had gained sucl
Roadway that the building was doom
ed and together with it's contents wa
soon a mass of ruins. The loss i