The Dickinson press., 1900-04-14
]. P. Moon has been appointed speep

j. +. Moon has been appointed speep
inspector for Billings county.
Gov. Fancher has issued a proclama-
ton making May 4 Arbor day.,
]. Leonberger is having a fine cement
thing walk placed in front of his place
of business.
VIM. Mackln went to Bel6eld this week
to look after some sheep that are report
ed to have scab.
Friday morning w. c. Candee seem d
a little better. He cannot speak or move
but the doctor thinks that he will recov-
er.
Benjamin Edwards of Fisk, Wis, ar
rived this week with a carload of regis
tered Hereford stock which he expects
to sell here Mr.. Edwards is an old-time
friend of E. L. Jones Of this place, who
has been engaged in the breeding of
Hereford stock in Wisconsin for many
years.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. P. Tingle have sold
their Clough street home to Mrs. Isa-
belle Cook who takes possession within
a few days. MIR. and Mrs. Tingle will
select a new site and rebuild during the
season. In the mean time they will prob
ably have the use of a comfortable cot
tage on Van Norden street.
And o comes Paris 4 CO., live stock
commission men, with an order by wire
for the replacing of their advertisement.
This is transacting business with light
ming rapidity, but Paris & Co. have a
we'll established reputation for hustling.
They always get as good prices as any
other firm and often times a little better.
VIM. Wilson will represent Paris & Co.
out here again this year.
The village trustees have purchased of
L. a. Simpson lots $ and 6 in block l. for
an engine house site. The lots are just
north of the Osborn gallery and are adj
mirably located for village purposes.
The list price of this property was $500
per lot, but Mr.. Simpson made the viii
lage a special rate 500. Lot 6 sides on
alley on the south, which makes the
property equivalent to a corner for vii
lage purposes.
During their trip west, Messrs. Jefer-
les and Simpson met several former
Dickinson people, among the number:
]. F. Gaunt and Pete Frazier, at Lewis
ton, Idaho, VIM. Lcask at Spokane, and
Dick Lawrence at Helena. They also
heard of of Jim Colgrove, who is running
a store and doing a banking business
with the miners out some distance from
Lewiston. Joe Gaunt has a responsible
position with the Lewiston Mercantile
Co, a large wholesaling establishment,
and Pete Frazier is the leading building
contractor of the same city.
Real estate transfers:-Wm. H. Nc
Crory to E. H. Kinsey N three-ffths z
and lot /, block Al, 5000; l.. F. Mink to
Fred Grovener S W x sec. 3, twp. I4o, r
90, $500; James c. Young to A. P. Folsom
lot 7, block 80, SIPS; same property to
Fred Walery for s225; John J. Freeman
to Geo. A. Perkins lots ~, % and "a,
block II, $4,000; State Finance Co, to
Fred Leutz lots II and IL, block IS, Tay-
lor, sloo; J.P. Tingle to Isabelle Cook
lots I'll and p, block 10, $1,000; L. A.
Simpson to Village Of Dickinson lots
and 6, block /, $500; l.. A. Simpson to D.
Nefsey lots % and n, block 6, $500
For clerk and marshal at the coming
village election there is promise Of spirit
ed interest. For clerk Geo. Aud, J. P.
Tingle and John Waggener have filed
petitions; for marshal R. J. Craig, Chas.
T. Crowl, J. M. Carroll, Frank Stone and
n OF two others are in the field, The
names Of A. P. Folsom and Geo. Burk-
holder are mentioned for justice. Fred
Roquette has filed a petition for assessor.
For treasurer J. S. White appears to have
no opposition and Trustees Crowl, Davis
and kim also appear to have no oppo-
sition for reelection.
]. H. Plumb, a representative of the
Morning Union of Bridgeport, Conn.,, was
in Dickinson Monday, OF his way to
Cape Nome. He is making the trip o
a wager that the entire distance can be
covered without paying travel fare or
any expense for anything whatsoever.
Mr.. Plumb was 7 days in making the
trip to Dickinson. He Is an old railroad
employee and stated. that he was not
having serious difficulty in getting over
the road. If he makes the trip--as of
course he will-he gets $500. 1t seems
to be very popular now days to travel
without paying railroad fare, but the ma
jority of this class OF tourists" do not go
armed with the credentials which Mr..
Plumb carries.