The Dickinson press., 1900-01-06

tributed around town this week. The
poles are being framed and will likely
be erected next week.
As a token of their love and appre-
citation, the scholars of Miss Sadie Nefsy's
school have presented her with a hand
some diamond ring.
Commissioner Schultz came down from
Medora Thursday, the Billings county
board having finished the work of their
January quarterly meeting.
]. P. Reuter- is building a coy house
in the eastern part of town, which he and
his wife will occupy as oon as complet-
ed. Ole Tollefson has charge of the car
penter work.
Duputy Sheriff Budda was up from
Richardton a few days ago with a fellow
by the name of Malcolm Robertson who
had been arrested for setting fire to and
burning a farmers straw and hay stacks.
This is a %peritentiary offense and will
be taken up at the mex term of district
court. Robertson claims to be from
Kansas. He does not deny having set
the farmers fodder on fire. He claims
that he was refused lodging.
At the annual meeting of the Ladies'
Aid society of the Congregational church
held this week with Mrs. U. G. Rich,
Mrs. H. L. Dickinson was elected pres
ident; Mrs. l.. F. Crawford, vice-pres-
ident; Mrs. c. c. Rau, secretary; Mrs.
H. J. Gruschus, assistant secretary; Mrs.
Geo. Aud, treasurer. The next meet
ing of the society will be held at the
home of Mrs. M. L. Ayers, on the first
Tuesday in February.
In the January number Of the Bay
View magazine appears the following
notice: "When the Clio club of Dickin-
son, N. D., started for Garland, their
president, Mrs. A. billiard, served an
elegant farewell lunch. On the trip
everyone is prompt and obedicnt to the
leaders, calls, and of course theyare hav-
ing a delightful trip, without any of the
disoomforts Of travel.
Call at the Messersmith building and
get some of the snaps in goods just
bought at d discount OF IS per cent. The
advantage is yours. We will sell for the
next 30 days all of this lot consisting of
tinware, hardware, notions, shoes, %arctics,
clothing, blankets, underwear, ladies',
mems and children's stockings, socks,
gloves and mittens, and lots of other
goods TOO numerous to mention.
loft KL1NEFELrER & Co.
"A happy wedding New Years after
noon was that of Mr.. c. F. Higgins of
Dickinson and Miss Emma NJ. Nc
Clements of Richardton, by Judge J. G.
Campbell. The contracting parties are
too we'll known in this county to need
any introduction to our readers. They
took supper with Mr.. and Mrs. c. r.
Merry and left on No. 2 for Chicago and
points South. Their home will be in
Dickinson where they will return early
in February. The PRESS extends con.
CALCULATIONS.
take this opportunity Of thanking my
friends and customers for the more than
liberal patronage they have given me in
the past year. My bench work has been
greater by far than any year since ! came
to Dickinson and my optical work has
proved itself to be equal to any, and SUI
perior to most. l don't beg for patron.
age, but any person needing attention in
my lines will find work unexcelled, and
prices consistent. Wishing you all a
very happy New Year.
Yours respectfully,
F. c. ANGLISs,
Jeweler & Optician.
Thursday evening w. P. Brannon and
Charles Bake left for the east. Mr..
Brannon took his youngest son with him
and expected to visit his brother, Prof.
M. A. Brannon, at Grand Forks, and
from there to proceed to Chicago where
he has relatives and will probably re.
main until it is time to reopen the Dick
inson Fire & Pressed Brick Works in the
spring. MI. Bake, who is a skilled
brick and stone mason, will also visit in
the vicinity of Chicago until spring. He
is the man who has had supervision Of
the construction of the Dakota State
Bank building which proves beyond
question that he is an able man in his
line of work.
On New Years day S. S. Sutherland
returned from a two months visit in
Minnesota, Illinois and Colorado. Mr..
Sutherland has a herd of fine cattle at
his ranch in the Bad Lands and he is
naturally much interested in the price
of stock cattle, which. he found to be
high in Colorado and other points. How
ever, in Minnesota, if parties were to go
to the right localities, stock cattle, for
immediate delivery, could be bought at
fairly reasonable prices. Mr.. Suther-
land has mostly native cattle at his
ranch, which bring the best prices and
give the best weights in market, as evil
denced by his last fall shipment of steers
and o w which brought s5.o7H per cwt.
in Chicago.
At the annual church meeting of the
Congregational church held Wednesday
night H. c. Christensen and E. E. Cook
were elected trustees to serve on the
church board with H. L. Dickinson, Geo.
A!uld and NJ. L. Ayers. Mrs. DR.. Perkins
was elected church clerk, and M. L.
Ayers was reelected treasurer. The
treasurer's report showed that the COL
l~ections of the past year, including $50
special donations for benevolent pur-
poses, to be sI74.75. OF this amount s72
had been applied in paying off the last
Of the church loan, leaving the property
clear of incumbrance. Mrs. Auld's re-
port, as treasurer of the ladies' society,
showed S2I8 collected the past year.