The Dickinson press., 1896-12-19

at IS this week on the streets. Three
weeks ago it went quick at s6 per ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Percey Chamberlain.
of Richardton, celebrated the 5th an
niversary of their marriage on the
18th.
Some times people want few
choice flowers for Christmas and if
they send to Mendenhall they will be
sure to get them. See Adv.
The trees were loadei down with
white frost Friday morning. which,
according to the ',sltsf Of IN .ny pa0-
pie, is an indication Of = th.w.
E. Deffebach returned from Chica.
go we'll pleased with the sale of the
Ray trainload of cattle made by
Paris & Allenberg. They were sold
as feeders and shipped to Kentucky.
Court Dickinson 1. o. F.. officers
elect: j. Palmer. G. R; o. P. Elmer,
v. G. r.; P. G. Hagerman. r. S; D. S.
Littlehales. F. S; T. Cuskelly, c.;
Frank Lucas, rreas.; 5. L. Carol.
5. W.; P. Needham, j. W.; G. F
Clark, G. d. H. R.; T. Cuskelly and
o. P. Ziner, trustees.
A storm was predicted for this
section Wednesday,. Observer De.
Graft receiving a special bulletin to
that effect, hut it passed around
Dickinson and was only noticeable at
Mandan and points east. In the
vicinity of jamestown the storm was
quite severe for few hours.
The knights of Pythias have elect
ed officers as follows: L. A. Simpson,
c. c.; G. S. Langdon, v. c.; D. W.
McKenzi e, NJ. of W.; R. Neil, Prel.;
D. 1. Bailey, X. of R. & s.; NJ. L. Ay-
ers. NJ. of E.; Ed. Jones, NJ. of F.;
P. G. Hagerman, NJ. at A.; w. PATTI
m an, 1. G.; T. B. McDonna, o. G.
O. s. Chase says that on the south
side of his Cannon Ball ranch his
sheep have good grazing. He re-
ports much more snow out that way
than around Dickinson. and says that
it took him nearly day to go from
his place 10 miles down the river to
the Dobson Bros ranch.
Absolutely pure. perfectly harmless
and invariably reliable a:o the quail.
ties of One Minute Cough Cure. 1t
never fails in colds, Group and lung
troubles. Children like it because it
is pleasant to take and it helps them.
Drenkel & Davis.
Henry Schultz returned this week
from the Clark sheep ranch near Raj
ny Buttes, where, he stated, there is
very little snow. Mr.. Schultz says
that they lost some sheep during the
big storm, but IL short time prior to
that time fox got into the corrals
causing the animals to pile up badly
which resulted in II loss of over 30.
E. B. Brewster, who was in from
Ynle. Billings county, this week,
considers the present winter very
peculiar one, and he is inclined to
think that the last part of it may not
I've rs hard as the month of November
would seem to have indicated. Mr..
Brewster had nine head of cattle get
away during the storm, which. by
hard riding, he got back safely.
Chautauqua Circle will meet Oh Sat
urday evening with the Misses White
and Wilson, with the following pro-
gram.
Response to roll call,
Any literary gem.
Growth of French Nation,
| Miss Wilson.
Sketch of Charlotte Corday,
| Miss Mary Crowley.
R Reading,
.. Mrs. Clemmer.
French Traits,
Prof. Clemmer
A German woman on Thirty.Mile
creek did not have very thankful
Thanksgiving day. She was left
alone to care for 1850 sheep, her hus
band being away after supplies, and
$40 of them got ont of the corral and
drifted with the storm. The sheep
were found after the storm in little
punches, scattered in all directions,
and about $50 of them dead. An
other German woman on the same
creek had the care alone of 1000
sheep, losing but ID; and third
German woman had the sole care Of
a herd of cattle and got them
through in good shape.
DICKINSON, N. d.. Dec. 1e, 1896.
We, the undersigned, agree not to
open our places of business on
Christmas Or New Years,
Currie h Orowl,!
/! Dickinson Mercantile Co.,
W. Il. Best,
&c. DeGraff,
Parker & Ryan,
0. P. Zlner,
Joe Hushska,
E. l.. Scofeld,
Frank Lish-Per b.
McCloy s. Senour, ..... .
! Don't be persuaded into buying
liniments without reputation or mer-
it-Chamberlain's Pain Balm costs
no more, and its merits have been
proven by test of many years. Such
Letters as the following, from l.. G.