The Dickinson press., 1892-09-03

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and Clara l.. Coleman of London,
Neb., will take the places in the Dick
inson schools made vacanJ by Miss
Annie Church and Miss Jennie Perry.
N. Lamura. II Japanese student, an
active worker in connection with II
college in Japan for home missionary
work, will he in Dickinson next Tues.
day, giving a lecture at 8 y. m. in the
Congregational church.
Krauth. Leutz & Mcclure have pur.
chased the general store business of
Guy DeFrance at Richardton, taking
possession on Monday. W. A. Nc.
Clnre will run the store, in which
will lie carried u large ling of goods.
Robson & Williams bought 100
yearling hcifers this week out of the
Ray-Merry bunch of cattle. Sixty
head were delivered and the balance
will be when another herd is brought
in from the west, which will he the
latter part of this month.
For the North Dakota Democratic
Convention to lie held ut Fargo Sept.
9th. 1892, tickets will be sold to FAR
go and return ut one and one-tifth fare
on certificate plan. Certificates will
lie honored up to and including one
day after the convention.
Jerry Broadbent and John Clark re.
ceived IL telegram Wednesday to the
effect that the company of which they
were purchasing threshing outfit
could not ill the order before the
middle of this month. That would
he decidedly too late and the order
was cancelled. Messrs. Broadbent &
Clark will not do any threshing this
year.
The ~ cattle company have had, us
All experiment. Il prairie fire extin-
guisher made of corrugated iron.
Strips of iron about three feet wide
and eight feet long are put together
three or four in numher--in a manner
so us to he flexible. 1t is intended
that the extinguisher will lie dragged
by two saddle horses, attached on
each side; thus the horses will pass
along with the fire between, hauling
the drag over the line of the destruc-
tive flames.
j. j. Thompson of this place, used
to he we'll acquainted with the Ber-
ger family ut Jackson, Mich, of which
family Anna Teresa was the oldest
and the only cornetist. They were
all musical and formerly travelled each
season rs the Berger Family Bell
Ringers, being very successful. and
having u beautiful home ut Jackson.
Mr.. Thompson had pleasant review
with Anna Teresa of these early days
and acquaintance. Anna has since
married /" man Ivy the name of Ryan.
who is special Worlds Fair commits.
sioner to the South sea islands.
The body of John A. Close, former
ly Of Dickinson. in charge of ]. j.
Edwards, also late of Dickinson, now
yard master ut Helena. was on No.
4 Wednesday Ell route to st. Clairs'
Vile, Ohio. Mr.. Close came to his
death suddenly Monday afternoon ut
four o'clock in the railroad yards ut
Helena, where lie was day switch
nan. He jumped off an engine to
turn II switch and on Il cross track
another engine came up and struck
him in the back, knocking him down
and running over the body in Il way
to mangle it beyond recognition. MIR.
Close belonged to several fraternal
orders and carried good line Of life
insurance-in favor of his sister ut st.
C%lairsville.
1t rained last Saturday afternoon
and it may he positively said that
the Stark county democrats had
wet convention ut Hicllardton, where
they elected four delegates to attend
the state convention ut Fargo OIL Sept.
6. j. III. Caldwell was made chair
man of the convention, w. a. Carter,
secretary, and matters proceeded.
Peter LEM suspected that there was
a contest from some precinct, but lie
could not find any tangible intimation
on the point, so at the suggestion of
Il brother everything was considered
as being proper and the credential
committee declared accordingly.
Thereupon VIM: Gallagher. j. II,
Caldwell, j. \: McGregor and Jerry
Hayes were nominated and declared
elected rs delegates to Fargo. Then
u county committee was named, OH a
basis of three to every precinct, and
the first democratic convention of
Stark county adjourned.
Stark County Races.
September %, 1892, at 2 p. III. The
entrance fees make the purses, the