The Dickinson press., 1899-02-25

WI AAAk a. Lie DCduuO1A OdlOSA oAOPs
Fresh candy and nuts at Clyde Camp
bells 1-2s
c. H. Wiley has been in Brainerd this
week on a visit combined with business
Elmer Hagan will be third passenger
engineer when the company puts on their
new train.
If your watch is out of repair put it in
a small box and direct it to w. C.. Candee
Dickinson, N. D. I-28t
w. A. Mcclure of Taylor has been ap
pointed administrator of the Harvey H
Henderson estate.
Freeman is selling mufs. childrens
fur sets, collaretts and all fur goods a
one-half price, regardless of cost. 2-I2
Practical tests have demonstrated tina
Royal Baking Powder makes the best
the most, and the most wholesome food.
c. H. Shaw has been buying horses
and preparing to move onto his Bull
Creek ranch, near South Heart, bought
of Frank P. Mead.
Hamann Bros. of Richardton have 2ot
acres of land prepared for wheat. The,
had a fair crop last year-sold a part o
their wheat and still have a carload OF
hand.
One of the Northern Pacific improve
ments t. be made on this division the
coming season, is the cutting down o
the hill between Gladstone and Knowl
ton.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Yeakel
of Hazen, Mercer county, Thursday
Feb'y 70, a boy. The mother is stopping
with her sister, Mrs. John +. Davis, o
this place.
L. A. Davis went to Fargo Tuesday
as Grand Encampment delegate from
Dickinson, also Grand Encampmen'
treasurer. Mr.. Davis went from Farg,
to Minneapolis and will not be home fol
a few days yet.
The Clio club will meet next Thurs
day, March ?, with Mrs. McCloy. TIL,
the following is the program: Response
to roll call: quotations-Ella Wheele
Wilcox. Lesson from Spanish Vistas,
questions by the leader. Sketch o.
Lope de Vega, Mrs. McCloy. Music
Mrs. Wiley.
There was a little furry of snow Of
Tuesday, followed by cooler weather
and Wednesday was about as bad a da,
out as there has been this season. l
cleared off toward evening. Thursda,
night it moderated, the wind shifted int,
the east and snow fell thick and fas
Friday forenoon.
Roadmaster L. R. Lothrop is prepar
ing for the laying of 50 miles of new
steel rails between Dickinson and Mar
dan, which, when completed, will max
all heavy rail between Mandan ant
Glendive. 1t is also expected that tn
N. P. will ballast IS miles of track be
tween Bel6eld and Kurtz (near Glel
Ullin.
The Mandan Mercantile Co. have
leased land on the Northern Pacific RICH
of way between the wool warehouse an,
the walk leading across to the Willard
house. In addition to their lumber var,
they will erect a wheat elevator and han
die the Deering machinery. 1t is ais
stated that they contemplate opening
hardware store.
The University Asso citation Centre will
meet in the Congregational church par
lor next Monday evening at 7:3o. Tn
following subjects will be considered b
paper and discussion: Governments
ideas of Greece and Rome; Alexande
the Great; The results of the teaching
Of the Stoics and %Epicureans; Gree
oratory. The program will include mu
sic and a poem on the subject "Brigh
Eyes"
Bismarck Tribune: Parties were i
town yesterday who are talking of starr
ing a state bank in Dickinson. There
no place in the state where there ar
better opportunities for a second banl
in the judgment of these parties, and
new enterprise will make money fror
the start. There is an abundance of CAPT
tai available for the new bank. 1t
probable that it will be capitalized at tn
outset at $4,000.
The Cannon Ball river country, thirt
miles south west from Dickinson, is ge'
ting so thickly settled that social gather
ings, these long winter evenings, are
common occurrence. The latest was i
the nature of a surprise party" at tn
ranch home of c. c. Mead, where neigh
bors congregated and a most delight,
evening was spent in Il social way. Pa,
lor croquet, brought by one of the part,
a game fast gaining its old time por
ularity, was one Of the games enjoyed b
!, all. 1t brought out some scientific pla,
ers. Sandwiches, ice cream and cak'
delicacies brought in bountiful supply b
the ladies, with coffee, was served, an
pronounced all right in every way; alt
gether-a pleasant evening was spen
much appreciated by the visited. I'll
!, visitors we're: MIR. and Mrs. Durren
Miss Efie Current, Mr.. and Mrs. E.
Cook, Mr.. and Mrs. F. f. Morgan.
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