The Dickinson press., 1890-07-12

Friday.
The Rev. James and family are
attending campmeeting at Mandam,
in consequence Of which there will
be no Methodist preaching tomorrow.
House and lot in Dickinson to
trade for stock. House we'll rented.
Inquire of L. a. Simpson.
Miss Stella Smith, sister of Mrs. Ed.
r. Bonney, Of Sailor Springs, ILL.,, al.
rived in Dickinson on No. l. Thurs
day.
There will be no evening services
in the Congregational church to-mor-
row. Subject for morning: ''The
Kingdom of God"
Judging from the amount of mate.
rial used, c. b. Armstrong must he
doing considerable building this year.
His team was in for lumber Monday.
Contractors in the line Of building
are hustling themselves in Dickinson
and it is doubtful if the work OH the
school building can all be handled by
home men.
c. II. Klinefelter, proprietor of the
Willard house took the east bound
passenger train Sunday, for st. Paul.
o. b. Frankenberg ot1iciates as land
lord during his absence.
w. L. Belden, memberto the House
from Logan county at the last Leg
islative Assembly, vas in the place
this week several days, during which
time he visited Reynolds Bros ranch
with whom lie is negotiating for a
bunch of horses.
Dr.. w. X. Wheat has bought 700
head of sheep, to be added to the
flock which Richard Canadian has
been keeping for him. They were
bought of C. E. Dobson on the Can
non Ball and will be delivered in a
couple of months.
David Brown was in Mingusville,
Mont, the first of the week negotiat'
ing for some property there. The
deal has not yet been closed but il
the matter should be satisfactorily
arranged Mr.. Brown will engage il
business at that point.
The appraisal of school lands was
made at the court house, Thursday
Superintendent Ellison, Comm Un
derhill and Auditor Aud acting as
a board for such appraisal in accord
| ance with law. The lands are APP
praised i'll compliance with the law
! but SO far as dollars and cents art
| concerned the act cuts no figure a
present.
w. w. Moore, of the Grand Oper;
| House, Des Moines, is III early settler
in that part Of Iowa, and has had
great deal of experience in his time
| He says: Sat various times / have
| had acute attacks of bilious collie ant
| violent pains in the stomach, ant
found nothing that gave me RELIEF
like C%hamberlain's Collie, Cholera ant
Diarrhoca Remedy. "Every person.
he says, "should have q bottle" Fol
sale by Merry & Mcdonald.
The First National Bank of Dickin
son has been formed and the follow
ing is a correct list of the stockhold
ers: A.. billiard, r. II. johnson, II. l.
Dickinson, A. N. Jetferies, N. G
Lawrence, Dan'l. Manning, A. II. Ar
nett, j. j. Freeman, V. II. Stickney
G. E. Trask, VIM. Walton, ]. Il. Phe
Ian, A. G. McGillivray and Chas. b
Armstrong. The First National ha
organized with a capital of $4,000
all of which has been pait
in and will be opened for the trans
action of business about August lC
Under the management of such abl'
fnanciers as Messrs. billiard ant
johnson this will be one of the mos
solid monetary Institutions of Nortl
Dakota and will give Dickinson
prestige that few other things coul'
confer.
Sunday afternoon this section wa
visited by a strong wind-not in an,
general degree destructive to crop
and buildings-whlch subsidized at TIL
end of twenty or thirty minutes. Th
storm came from the west, and be
fore reaching town it separated, &C
ing north and south, each separate
portion bearing more OF less rain an
hail, and east a little way the portion
were united. This was between thre
and four, and was probably the initia
tive of the storm which played sue
havoc further east. There was cor
siderable electricity in the air, an
several cases are reported wher
horses were killed by lightning. Th
hail was most destructive north. o.
the Green river, where a few farmer
are reported to have lost nearly all Q
their crops. Several partial losses ar
reported from the east end of til
county, but the larger part of tn
~lossers were insured against hal
Just before dark, after the forme
storm had cleared away, there was
remarkable down.pour of rain, lastin
but a few minutes, after which ther
were miniature brooks rushing dow
Barnes and Sims streets.
w. H. Brennan. who lives on Gree
river, about eight miles northwest
town, had a narrow escape fro
death last Sunday as did also his fan
\ ilv and some friends who were wit