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The Dickinson press., 1891-05-30
CREPE PULLING.
A Disreputable Fraud Practiced Upon
the Families of the Dead.

A Disreputable Fraud Practiced Upon
the Families of the Dead.
Reputable florists in this city are suf-
fering greatly by a dodge called ''crepe
pulling" resorted to by unprincipled
dealers in IN attempt to increase their"
business. A reporter, desiring to ascer-
tain just what the above term signified,
visited several of the Broadway stores,
but tho majority of dealers were averse
to conversing upon the subject. John
B. Nugent, Jr., when spoken to, said:
you wishto find out about this crepe
pulling do you? Well, I'll tell you how
the scheme is worked. Each morning
these fellows pick up the papers and go
through the death lists in n very careful
manner. They select those people whom
they know are in the middle walks of
life. One of their men is then sent to
the house of mourning, and he, upon en-
tering the room where the bereaved rel
atives are seated, inquiries in the most
sorrow stricken tones what was the cause
of death. Naturally, some one will ask
whether he knew the deceased. And the
reply will generally be that they have
had many and many a good time togeth-
er. Such a jolly good fellow was Jack.
And they were almost brothers. Heused
to come over to the store every day for
his bunch of violets or a pink.
Before the relatives are aware of the
fact the artful fellow has a ten or twenty
dollar order. This in itself is bad
enough, but when these florists make up
a floral piece, instead of giving the
family natural flowers, they make up
the wreath, or whatever it may be, of
what we term crepe flowers, an artificial
flower resembling a white pink. These
things are purchased at about one dollar
per pound. A few natural roses are
stuck into the design, and when the
entire piece is made up the whole thing
costs them in the neighborhood of two
dollars. Ono cannot understand how
much this pernicious practice isindulged
in and what harm it does tho majority
of Dealers"
Mr.. Nugent told of a certain florist
who sent one of his men down to Cherry
street to q house where q woman had
died. Tho man went up stairs, and
leaning owe the coffin actually forced
tears to his eyes after declaring that the
woman was his cousin, and while no one
was looking, as he thought, strewed
smilax around. The husband, a big,
burly Irishman, and who, by the way,
had worked in the flower business him
self, caught the fellow, and after giving
him a good t%rouncing, deposited him in
the street without any show of gentle.
ness.
"He," said Mr.. Nugent, eat least got
what lie deserved."-New York Press.
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The Great Spring Medicine.
The Blood is the Life.

~ ~ 80
GENTLEMEN: i have been troubled
with bad blood for some years, but
recently purchased two bottles of
Hibbard's Rheumatic Syrup, which
has entirely cured me. AS a blood
purified it has no equal, and | also
take great pleasure in recommending
it as a tonic, Alternative and reliable
rheumatic remedy. Yours truly.
S. e. FERGUSON,
Eaton Rapids, Mich.
This is to certify that we know Mr..
Ferguson, and believe the statement
made by him to be true. We unhesi.
tatingly recommend this remedy as
we believe it to be the greatest family
medicine on our shelves.
WALwoRTM g. SoULE,
Eaton Rapids. ich.
For sale by Merry I'M cDonald.
ARE YOU MADE miserable by
Indigestion. Constipation, Dizziness,
Loss of Appetite, Yellow Skin! Shi.
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10 Merry & Mcdonald.
SHILOH'S CURE will Immediately
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Bronchitis. Merry & Mcdonald. IA
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G. II. Merry has gone below to
buy more cattle.
VIM. Ray came i'll Monday with
about 200 head of young cattle.
Seventy.four head of cattle shipodd
from Iowa by j. G. Phillips were pur-
chased by VIM. Ray this week.
Trask & billiard have bought H..
600 sheep, which they will have at
Dickinson, for sale, about the middle
of July.
j. S. Mathews: l have cattle and
sheep, but am not situated so as to
handle both and shall handle sheep
exclusively us soon as | can make the
change.
The jeff Barber bunch of sheep
--l4O0--shearcd Ill average Of II little
over six pounds to the head. The
clip was consigned to III. Il. Thomp-
son Il Co., commission merchants, and
the returns show II net price of 90
cents per lb.
The net profit to the Custer Sheep
Investment Co., on their first band
sheared this season, bought last Decem.
Der for $5l5Q.5O. is $S4O,l4, OF rs and
% per cent OH the investment. A
! very conservative estimate of their
profit on the seasons lambs gives the
company 10 per cent OH the invest.
ment.
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AWOnder Worker.

Mr.. Frank Huffman. Il young man
of Burlington. Ohio. states that he
had been under the care of two promi
nent physicians. and used their treat
ment until he was not able to get
around. They pronounced his case
to be consumption and incurable.
He was persuaded to try DR.. Kings
new discovery for consumption.
Coughs and colds and at that time
was not Athletic walk across the street
without resting. He fond, before The
had used half of Il dollar bottle. that
he was much better he continued to
use it and is to do day enjoying good
health. If you have any throat, lung
or chest trouble try it. We guarantee
satisfaction. Trial bottle free at j,
J. Freeman's drugstore.
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Michael LalIcy's Statement in the
jamestown Alert.

Editor Alert:-I shall deem it a
favor if you will allow me a little
space to explain Il matter which l feel
certain interests the readers Of the
Alert and all the people of North Da-
kota. The following is from the
Mandan Pioneer of the ODD inst:
1t turns out that there is no
truth whatever in the item that ap
peared in some of the papers last
week about the Dickinson Coal COM
pany being enjoined from getting out
coal at their mines at Lehigh. No
injunction was served OF applied for,
and operations have been going on
all the time. Mr.. A. G. Nc Gillivray,
half owner in the mines and manager,
says in regard to royalties, that the
boot is OIL the other foot; over $4,000
is owing to him for money loaned and
advanced.
The Alert, among other papers,
published the item referred to, and
there is nothing untrue in it. But,
OH the contrary there are several pal
pable f%alsehoods In the above extract
from the "Pioncer," Far he it for
me to say that they arc f%abrications
of Mr.. futile of the "Pioncer." Ibc-
lieve him to be too honorable, but, l
am certain he has been imposed upon;
and as l shall write him without de-
lay, l believe he will correct this in
the next issue Of the "Pionecr."
Now, MI. Editor, the fact Of tho mat.
ter is this: No such company us the
"Dickinson Coal Company has ever
had a corporate or legal existence,
save in the strategic and deceptive
double-dealing knavery of its self-con
stituted "manager' A. G. McGillivray.
| was never consulted about it,
though L, at present, own half of the
property and did own all at one time.
In the second place Operations
have not been going on" and certain
ly will not go ON until our material
rights are legally determined.
If Mr.. McGillivray las informed
the editor Of the "pioneer" that sop.
erations have been going on all the
time" lie deliberately lied.
AS to the matter Iof the aforesaid
81 600, it is too silly for me to notice.
Every respectable citizen Of Stark
county is prepared to substantiate the
facts which | have here stated.
NJ. LALLEY.
Dickinson. N. d., May %, 81.
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A Dangerous Figure of Speech.

At a diocesan conference held recently
Il bishop who was about to leave for an
other see uttered, if n may believe the
Guardian, the following farewell words:
eff in any way God uses me and per-
mits me to do a little good work there in
the last years of my life to bring people
together, and to try to make peace and to
show people when they are one rather
than when they are not one-if anybody
upsets a bottle of petroleum and sets it
Oh fire, and if I try to throw a pail Of
water IN it, it will be through the wis
dom, and the experience, and the kindness
and the many useful lessons l have
learned from all of YOU"
Let his lordship be warned; sand is a
safer extinguisher than water in tho case
of petroleum, as water is apt to float the
burning fluid and to spread the danger.
Notes and Queries.
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Governing Assessments and Taxation.

Governing Assessments and Taxation.
Circular letter.
BISMARCK. May Is. 1901.
GEO. AULD, County Auditor:
DEAR SIR-I wish to call our at
tention to the law governing assess
ment and taxation. 1t has been the
custom of the late Territorial officers
to allow various counties such abate-
ments, refundments and cancellation
Of taxes of the county Commissioners
SAW lit to allow, for which l could find
no authority of law.
l then submitted the question to tn
Attorney General, asking what author
ity County Commissioners have to
abate. refund or cancel taxes.
The Attorney General in reply says:
81 beg to inform You that Boards of
County Commissioners haven no author
ity in law whatever to abate. cancel
or refund Il tax when once levied.
Their only authority OF control over
the assessment and collection of taxes
is that when sitting us Il Board OF
Equalization they may correct the as.
sessment, but when their duties as
such Board have been completed and
the assessment rolls placed in the
hands of the County Auditor and the
taxes levieh and ext e N e d,
there is no power to stay the collection
of such taxes, penalties and interest
except in a court of competent iuris.
diction."
| am therefore constrained to in
form you that | have no authority and
cannot allow or credit any Attachments,
refundments or cancellations that
may have been or will be made OH
taxes levied for the year 1890, or sub
seqlent years, unless by order of court
OF under the provisions of Section sc
of Chapter 1872, of the laws of 1890.
Section ll2 of the act amending the
Revenue Law. Oh page Is of the Pop.
ular Edition of the Laws of 1901, when
the same becomes Il law July |. 1891,
will give this Department authority
to hear and determine all matters OF
grievance relating to taxation in ac
cordance with the advice and opinion
of the Attorney General under certain
conditions cited therein.
l beg to further inform you that the
18th subdivision of the amendment oil
Section 5. page IL of the Popular Edi
ton of the laws of 1901. will be opera
tive for this year 1901, and the 5000
mentioned will be exempt. and should
be deducted after such assessment la.
been reviewed by the Town Board OF
Review, the Village Board or City
Council las the case may be) ant
equalized by the County Board o,
Equalization. Very Respectfully,
JOIN =. BRAY.
State Auditor
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(wR1TE Up OF DICKINSON coNT1NuEp.)
WILLARD HOUSE. c. II. KLINEFELTFR

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WILLARD HOUSE, C. II. KLINEFELTFR
PROPRIETOR.
No write up of Dickinson would
be complete without Il mention of the
enterprising gentleman whose name
and business ..orms Il heading for
this sketch. The Villara is the finest
and best hotel in Western North OAK
ota, has u large number Of elegantly
furnished sleeping apartments, be-
sides wide halls, parlors, offices etc.
The dining room will accommodate
more guests at one time than any
other house i'll the city. Tables are al
ways supplied with all the delicacies
of the season, and the cuisine is pre-
sided over by Il competent chief, than
whom no superior can be obtained.
Plans are now being prepared for MIR.
klinefelter for Il new brick hotel to
be located about IL block from his
present location and when completed
will be the hotel of Stark county.
Adjoining the hotel he will also erect
I two fine store rooms and an opera
house. Mr.. k%linefelter was born in
Pennsylvania and at in early age re
moved to Baltimore where he re
NAMED for about twenty years, and
afterward came to the west. He is
now putting in Il plant for Il first class
brick yard and will manufacture Il
tirst.class, hard burned uniform color
building and paving brick. Person.
ally, Mr.iKlinefelter is an enterpris
ing, energetic gentleman of pleasant
affable manners and one of our lead
ing responsible citizens. In all mat
ters for the advancement of public
interests he will always be found in
the front ranks.
LAWRENCE 4 DICKINSON. GENERAL
MERCHANDISE.
This is without doubt the leading
mercantile establishment of Dick.
inson. They occupy II fine store filled
to repletion with IL full, varied. and
complete stock of groceries, clothing,
hats, caps, boots and shoes ETC.,
which are always sold ut the lowest
cash prices. Mr.. Lawrence, the sen.
ior member, was the first state scna-
tor from this district, while Mr.. Dick.
inson. IL cousin of the gentleman after
whom the town was named, is one of
the most prominent business men in
town. They enjoy an extensive &C
quaintance, and do Il business extend.
ing all over the county.
A. G. MCGILLIvRAY, GENERAL MEIi
CIIANDIsE.
AS regards extensive transactions the
gentleman whose name forms the cal
ton of this sketch is without doubt
the leader. lie occupies a line corner
store i'm IL prominent location
and carries a full and complete stocl
of clothing, boots and shoes. hats
Caps, in fact everything usually fount
ina lirst-class general merchandise
semporium. The quality of the good:
are always lirst-class and the market
is met at all times. Mr.. McGilli
vray is the manager of the famous
Dickinson mines located about -four
miles from the city-made famous by
the efforts of the gentleman under
discussion. Under his experienced
and iudicious management the bus
ness has been brought to the prom
ncnt and successful position it now
occupies. In all matters of public
advancement you may always expect
to see Mr.. McGillivray us one of the
leaders. He is the present senator
from this district.
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NEW ENGLAND GUY NOTES.

j. i. Cobb and VIM. Kirby sheared
their tlOcks this week.
w. B. Howe made Il business trir
to Dickinson Monday.
Planting is practically over for this
season, in IIetjinger county.
Frank Gibbs was i'm town Monday.
Master Guy Griswold is sboss
herder" at Wilkins ranch.
Wilkins Il Lash are we'll pleased
with the increase of their sheep, being
considerably over 100 per cent of
lambs. ...
Some Sioux half breeds passed
through town recently with Il bunch
of cattle, which they offered for sale.
They were on their way to Glendive.
G. r. Pendergast purchased two cows
with calves for $sss334.OO. H.
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Broad Street May Become Lincoln.


Among the bills introduced into select
council was one by Mr.. Beasley to
change tho name of Market street to
Central avenue and Broad street to Lin
coin avenue. The proposed change, Mr..
Beasley said, was the idea of number
of business people along Market, Chest
nut and other leading streets, who
thought there should be some fitting
monument to Lincoln in this city, and
that nothing could be moro appropriate
than to name u most important thor
oughfare for him. AS Market street
divided the city into north and south, it
was suggested that it would be good for
strangers to name it Central avenue
Philadelphia Record.
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Fifty.pino Year. in One House.

Henry w. Miller has completed the
ffty-ninth year of continuous residence
in the house at the corner of Pearl and
Chestnut streets. He moved into this
house the first Tuesday in May, 1882,
the locality at the time being given up
to farms. The first coal burning furnace
ever used in Massachusetts was in serv-
ice at his house during the winter of
1831-2.-Worcester Spy.
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For Sale.
Hibbarl's Rheumatic and Liver Pills.

Hibbard's Rheumatic and Liver Pills.
These Pills are scientifically COM
pounded. and uniform in action. No
gripping pain so commonly following
the use of Pills. They arc adapted to
both adults and children with perfect
safety. We guarantee they have no
equal in the cure Of Sick Headache,
Constipation, Dyspepsia and Bilious
ness; and, as an appetizer. they excel
any other preparation. For sale by
Merry & Mcdonald.
FOR DYSPEPSIA and Liver Com
plant. you have a printed guarantee
on every bottle of Shiloh's Vitalizcr.
1t never fails to cure.
IL Merry & Mcdonald.
THE REV. GEO. III. THAYER of
Bourbon. Ind, says::' Both myself and
wife owe our lives to -Sliiloh's Con-
sumption Cure" Merry & Mcdonald. 8
GROUP, WIIOOPING COUGH
and Bronchitis Immediately relieved
by Shiloh's Cure. Merry & Mcdonald
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A Bargain.

Will sell southwest "A section H.,
twp. l3?, range %, az miles cast of
R%ichardton depot, along side of track
for $500 cash. This is II of the
choicest pieces Of land in the state.
Level, all ~breakable. no gravel. 10
acres have been under cultivation.
Clear title. w. M. BURNLEY.
may3Ot Box 73l. Ogden, Utah.
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The PRESS office has Il No. 4 Victor

The PRESS office has Il No. 4 Victor
safe.
Strawberries and ice cream ut the
Presbyterian church next Monday
night.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. W. Muzzy moved
out to the McGillivray horse ranch
this week.
Nlenty of potatoes just received at
Ryan's meat market. Sixty cents
per bushel.
An order for three hundred barrels
of lime was given Walton 4 Davis
this week by Way \ Tyrrell.
Some excellent sheep, of the Leics
ter. Cotswold and Shropshire breeds,
were unloaded ut the stock yards
Thursday.
Preparations are being made at the
Congregational church for appropriate
observance of children's day, June II.
exercises to be held in the evening.
The ladies of the Episcopal Guild
will give an ice cream and strawberry
festival ut the Rink on Wednesday
evening, June 8, from ! to 9 o'clock.
One Of the finest farms in Stark
County for sale; Nice house and out
buildings-plenty of water on place
cheap for cash-call on
l.. \. SIMPSON.
y good joke is told on II. S. Ball, of
Menoken, who thinks he is quite Il
checker player. n gentleman by the
name of Thos. Evans, from Gladstone,
VAS travelling through that COM
munity recently and wanted to stop
over night with Mr.. Ball. who oh.
jected. Evans then told Ball he had
heard he played checkers. Ball said
he did and Oh being informed that his
would-be guest also INDUCED i'm the
game, an understanding was soon
reached and Evans stopped over for
the night. During the evening six
games We're played and Ball secured
IL c In the morning seven more
games were contested and Evans got
them all. Dinner Was served and
nine games followed, all victories for
Evans. Ball still playes the game,
but not with strangers Bismarck
Tribune.
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PERSONAL

PERSONAL MENTION.
Mr.. and Mrs. Studley have returned
to Iowa.
John LEASH went to Manday on
Wednesday.
j. f. Seese went to st. Paul Wednes.
day on u visit.
A. Il. Robinson was i'm from Glad
stone yesterday.
F. F. cellars, of Taylor. came up
on No. l yesterday.
Senator McGillivray j~ourneyed to
Bismarck Tuesday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. c. Dayton spend
the summer in Cincinnati.
Mr.. Mrs. JOS. II. Scott will leave for
Spkanc, Wash. next week.
Mrs. j. p. Tingle takes II trip east
next month to visit friends.
States Attorney Bates was in
Bismarck on business yesterday.
Brooks Goodall came in from his
Washington trip on Saturday night.
Mrs. T. S. Langdon, of Mandan, is
the guest of Miss Gertrude Lawrence.
Leslie y. Simpson has removed his
law office to the First National Bank
block.
Chas. Colgrove and wife were up
| from Lime Kiln. IIettinger county.
this week.
Sheriff Hayes went to Fargo Mon
day night on the New Salem train
robbery case.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. n. Hickman and
Miss Jessie Lewis returned from their
Iowa visit on Wednesday.
Mrs. M. l.. Uasan, who is visiting
her son here. will go on west shortly
for Il short stay.
Supt. Phelan's division car was
taken to Mandan Wednesday night,
returning Thursday.
r. $. Brookings, deputy U. S. sur.
veyor, was up from Richardton
Thursday and Friday.
c. III. Klinefelter was in Bismarck
yesterday looking up some more ma
chinery for his brick plant.
l.. Christensen, who has 100 head of
cattle ut Bellield. transacted business
in Dickinson on Monday.
Miss Esther Lenneville is spending
Il week with Mr.. and Mrs. ID. T,
Phillips. north of town.
&. L. Tyrrell, of the Glendive
Independent. having spent Il few days
ut this Office. returned home Thursday
II. III. Durgin. of the firm of II. "A.
Durkee Il CO.. commission merchants,
Saint Paul, was in town this week in
the interests of his house.
Mrs. John Clark and her mother
Mrs. Fowler, went to Black River
Falls, Wis. Thursday and will spent
the summer east with relatives.
John w. Goodall is back from his
Washington trip. Like most people
who go west from here, he return.
we'll satisfied with his own town.
Joe Spence went to Deer Lodge
Mont, on Tuesday, having received
the appointment Of deputy warden OF
the state penitcntiary of that place.
Mrs. Ed. II. Bonney and her two
little daughters went to Antelope Oh
the 2Sth, where they will visit among
old ncighbors and friends for a couple
of weeks.
l.. Booth. of ii. Il. Thompson & Co
went to Mandan Thursday. lie will
be back next Tuesday to remain
most of the week, soliciting shipments
of wool for sale on commission.
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A Reasonable Pro1ositlon.

Bragg (pompously)-Sir, ! am a self
made man!
Flagg-I dare say you look like the
kind of man you'd be apt to make
Iifc.
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Strawberry and Ice Cream Festival

A strawberry and ice rea festi.
val will be given by the Methodist
Episcopal church on Monday evening,
June 81. Admission, 25 cents.
BAY go 9 bed Mlmday nit b sure
9 cum 9 the church and ct berries
and cream.
Scofield has fresh Strawberries every
Tuesday and Friday.
Go to Schoiield's for water lilly col
lars and cuffs and dress shirts.
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WHY WILL YOU cough when Sill
loh's Cure will give immediate relief.
Price 10 cts, so cts. and ST.
IL Merry & Mcdonald.
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Take Notice

That all parties are helehy forbidden
to allow any stock to run at large on
S. Z. a sec. ., twp. l39, r. 90.
may23t w. X. WHEAT.
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Mr.. and Mrs. j.. w. S. Richardson
have commenced housekeeping in
the Alf White house.
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Over s5,OO0.00 land tax in Stark
county was paid iii to Treasurer Lee
this week by the Northern Pacific.
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Notice..

Hereafter all Bills must be settled
in full by the 22nd of each month, OF
further credit refused.
June |. 1891. II. II. RYAN.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

U. $. Land Office, Bismarck, N. ID.
May II, 1891.
Complaint having been entered ut this Office by
Robert Ilunkr against Habnlte Roth for abandon
ing her homestead entry No. 53S2, dutcd March
ship 13J, range 93, in Stark county, N. Dakota,
with II view to the cancellation of said entry, tn
said parties are hereby summoned TO appear ut
the Office of Ed. X. Bonney, Clerk of the district
court, at DickinsoiI, Stark county,, N. Dakota, on
the 2!nd day of June, 1891, at . o'clock p. M, to
respond and furnish cstimnny concerning said
the 29tll day of June, 1891, at : O'Clock p. m.
L. $. NEAL,
may lost Register.
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Photographs

Eight days mor only. All work
finished here. Good work at reason.
able rates. O. S. Corr.
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NOTICE-CoNrEsr-

U. S. Land Office, Bismarck, N. d.
April :5, 1891.
Complaint having hccn made at this office by
Daniel Pfnif against Carl Il. w. Alpcrt for aban.
doning his homestead entry No. 3GOb dated July 3
1888, upon the southwest t, section 10, township
l3s, range 9a, in Stark county, North Dakota,
with a view To the cancellation of euid entry,
ut the office of Ed X. Bonncy. Clerk of district
court at Dickinson, North Dakota, on the LIST day
OF juno 1881, at ! O'Clock p: M, to respond and
donment. Hearing at this Office on the Sth day
of June, 1891, at = p. IN.
ELS. NEAL,
apr,@ Register.
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Wednesday evening next you can
get strawberries. cake and ice cream
al. the rink.
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"IIACKMETACK," lasting and
fragrant perfume. Price 25 and SO
cents. Merry Il Mcdonald. l3
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Miss Mabel Klinefelter won the
prize given to the best lady waltzer
at the Bosco entertainment last night.