The Dickinson press., 1892-02-13

be held in the Congregational churcl
Saturday evening, February 20. Al
excellent programme of speaking
singing and reading has been pre-
pared. Everybody cordially invited
Ten, dollars was realized from til,
{ children's candy pull and social at tn,
Lawrence hall Monday night, and tn,
little folks had u delightful time
The proceeds will be used in getting
supplies for the Episcopal Sabbath
school.
Mr.. ID. G. Klinefelter has secured
the agency for 'Shepp's Photographs
of the World" This book is the
most valuable book ever issued by
any publishers, and it is a rare treat
to obtain a glimpse through the pros.
pectus he carries.
Services at st. Johns Episcopal
church will be resumed on Sunday
next, February IA. Morning prayer
at III Il. H., with short address on the
"church year" Evening prayer at
7:30 with sermon. Sunday school will
be organized Immediately after morn.
ing prayer, about II IN.
c. j. d. Lowry, nephew of the rail.
road magnate of Minneapolis, re-
turned to Dickinson on Wednesday
from Mandan. where he had been to
do the heavy French decorating in
the new Barrows dining parlors.
Mr.. Lowry's work in this line is ar.
tistic and commands the prices of an
expert.
Monday night must have been a
red letter day for the chapter meet.
ing of the Royal Arch of Mansonry
at Mandan. The work Was done by II
double team, Bismarck assisting the
home boys. Those in attendance
from Dickinson we're: j. +. Phelan,
W. A. McCloy, S. 7. Bolton, Joe
C~rosthwaite, ID. d. Hersey, c. NJ.
Dinsdale and Archie Campbell.
Erick Nelson, a single man, with a
trip ticket from Missoula to Chicago,
left his train at Taylor, this week,
showing signs of insanity. Deputy
Sheriff Ballard went down and
brought the unfortunate man to Dick.
inson. An examination was begun
by the Stark county board of insanity
yesterday which will be continued
again OH Monday.
County Coroner Cellars came up
from Taylor OH Tuesday in the matter
of Conrade Schmidtbauer who COM
mittcd suicide at RichardtQn last
week and was buried on Saturday.
Mr.. Cellars complains that the county
had not furnished the necessary
blanks, which was causing him some
trouble i'll getting the inquest pro-
ceeds in shape for official report.
Eight carloads Of cattle were
brought in by j. d. Stiehl OH Thurs.
day. Through an error one Car came
last week. The cattle are mostly
two and thr%ee-year-olds and were
purchased in Minnesota. Mr.. Stiehl
says lie got a little uneasy down on
the Dakota divisions, where the
trains were stalled in u snow drift for
several hours, but it was a different
thing this side of the Missouri.-little
snow and mild weather.
The Odd Fellows of Dickinson are
making preparations to celebrate the
seventy-third year Of Odd Fellowship
in America, which comes on April 90.
Committees have been appointed to
take the matter in charge, and it is
the purpose of Frontier lodge to do
itself honor on this occasion. The
first lodge in America was organized
in Baltimore in 1910 with five mem.
hers, which number has increased to
over 100000.
1t is said that Mrs. Jacob Schmidt.
bauer is taking the death of her son,
Conrade, who suicided last week by
taking %strychnine, very hard. Con-
rade was at home when he committed
the insane act, und lived for about
three. fourths of an hour after taking
the poison. He had three convul.
sions, the first being rather light,
after which lie was conscious and
told his parents what he had done;
the second CONFUSION was harder,
followed in close succession by the
third, in which his life terminated.
The Custer Sheep Investment Co
has a big business proposition under
consideration at Kansas City, Mo-.
whittier H. l.. Dickinson, western
manager, and G. G. Mead went the
first of this week. They will meet
the president of the company, B. F,
Liepsner, there and consummate, il
they think advisable, a deal which
will involve $4,000 to $4,000. Mr.
Mead leaves Kansas City and pays a
! visit to his old home at West Ran.
dolph, Vermont. 1t is his intention
to return as far as Minnesota in
March or early in April, buy cattle
and ship to Dickinson for his range
on the Cannon Ball.
The ladies of the Episcopal churcl
will serve a conundrum supper in tht
Lawrence building, on Willard street
Thursday evening from $50 to {
| O'Clock. The following bill of far,
will be served:
, What no meal is complete without.
: Preserved in the Ark.