The Dickinson press., 1895-01-19

Dan Joyce, who has been visiting
Dickinson relatives for tho past week,
returned to Taylor Monday.
w. C. Clarkson, late foreman at
Glendive. is master mechanic on the
Missoula division of the n. p.
All sorts of rumors about new no.
tells, new brick blocks, ETC., have
been in the air since the transfer of
the Dinsdale property on Willard
street.
Owing to the death Of Rev. ]. Cope.
lands brother in the sad calamity in
Butte. there will be no preaching in
the Presbyterian church on Sunday.
Sabbath school at the usual hour.
TWAS reported on the streets yes.
terday that Mrs. Giles had made a
confession to the effect that she plan.
ned the murder of her husband a year
ago last spring and that Billy David.
son executed.
R. G. Hill: Came in from Crooked
creek Tuesday. A little slippery in
the roads. hut all right for cattle on
the grass ground. And, by the way,
l never saw cattle doing as we'll as
they are this winter.
Larry Cassclman, auditor Of Mer.
Ger county, has brought suit against
A. N. Jeffsries for conversion of
property. The case was to have
been argued in chambers before
Judge Winchester on Tuesday.
Ed. D. McCadam came down from
Big Horn Monday and proceeded to
Mandan to attend to some bridge
| work: Ed. is the only one of the old
Missouri bridge b oys left in the EN-.
ploy of the Northern Pacific.
Rev. John Copeland received a tel.
egram Thursday bearing the terrible
news of the death of his brother in the
Butte explosion. Mr.. Copeland went
to Butte Friday. He has our heart.
felt sympathy In his sudden and deep
afliction.
have a very large assortment of
ladies', misses and children's trim.
med and untrimmed hats. which I
will sell at cost from now till April
first. Ladies, it will richly pay you
to come and see these goods il you
need anything in this line.
l.l9.3t. Miss NJ. MrRN.
Parker and DAILY have a car of
mutton sheep at Rice, MIMI, which
they are feeding on screenings and
hay for tho early spring market.
Stoddard & Reynolds Of sentipel
Butte have two cars feeding at the
same place. 1t is proposed to feed
ninety days before marketing.
Surveyor General Blewett came up
from Bismarck Wednesday and met
those interested in organizing a lodge
of A. o. U. w. at the Willard house
that evening. Another meeting was
called for Saturday evening at eight
o'clock at the same place, when it is
hoped to ascertain definitely how
many can be counted OH as charter
members.
The annual election of directors
and officers of the First National
Bank of Dickinson took place last
week, There was no change made
from the election If one year ago.
The directors are: A. Hilliard, r. H,
Johnson, A. G. McGillivray, Daniel
Manning, j. e. Phelan. V. H. Stick.
ney and II. l.. Dickinson. Officers:
A. billiard, president; V. H. Stick.
ney, vice president; r. H. johnson,
cashier.
Little of much interest to our
readers except the appointment of
committees and the introduction of
the boundary bill, both noticed else1
where, has been done at Bismarck
this week. The penitentiary inves.
tigating committee held a session
but nothing startling was disclosed;
the board adjourned to January %.
The governor, auditor and treasurer
discussed Thursday the best way to
carry on the government and it is
thought the matter will be treated
by the governor in a special message
Many legislators went to st. Paul
the last of this week to see how
Minnesota elects 4 senator.
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