The Dickinson press., 1900-03-24

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Nine. Bernice DePasquali, Prima Don
ma Soprano; Opera House, March "a.
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The past week has averaged unusually
warm for March.
@Mr. and Mrs. c. R. Pendergast return
ed from their Massachusetts, and Yer
mont trip the first of the week. They
were accompanied by Ernest Jones of
Hyde Park and Fred Tolles of Dun.
stable, VT.
On the east-bound Northern Pacific
passenger Monday night we're two Japan
ese merchant princes, with their families,
direct from Japan, en- route to New York
City. They had irst-class passage and
seemed to be enjoying their trip very
much.
A. P. Folsom has bought lot 7 in block
80, Sims street. The stone house begun
on this property a year or so ago will be
completed at once, thus giving Dickinson
another medium sized tenement house.
Later. Fred Wallcry has bought the
above property of Mr.. Folsom.
President H. Il. Lyon and General
Manager John Gruber, of the Mandan
Mercantile Co. yards, were in Dickinson
as tSaturday. They found that Manager
Conroy had the Dickinson business in
hand properly, with prospects of a good
seasons business.
Gov. Smith Of Montana has taken the
Hurst matter under Amusement and will
give his decision within a day or two.
In the meantime the Glendive people are
making preparations for the execution
or thu 27th. Iii not believed that the
governor will interfere.
Within a very short time Representa-
tive Frank Lish will move his hardware
store off its present site to the opposite
side of the street and commence excava.
tons for a oc-foot brick building. The
building will have all the modern equip
ments and when completed will be a
credit to Willard Street.
A Stark county man was asked the
other day what he considered his band of
ewes worth per head, and lie said 81.
He reasoned this way: The sheep will
average to shear sl.25 worth Of wool and
every lamb raised will be worth from
s2.25 to $3.50, and in the fall the mother
W will be still worth 81.
o. P. liner is letting the contracts for
having his Sims street meat market re-
modelled, excavations made, new under
pinning, etc. When the work is COM
pleted Mr.. liner will have the finest
meat market in the state. He knows
how to serve the people we'll and his
many friends will be pleased to know
that he is to open up again.
The Clio reading circle meets with
Mrs. Ayers Thursday, March 20.
Programme.
Roll call, quotations from Holmes.
Lesson study, Brave Little Holland"
preface, Mrs. Perkins, chapters !, 2 and
g. questions by leader, Mrs. Currie.
Magazine article, History of Russian
Literature, Mrs. Crawford.
Poland and its Customs, Mrs. Wiley.
Map study, Mrs. Ayers.
Died, at Wibaux, Mont, Thursday,
March IS, 1900, Adeline Harris, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. Brewster, aged II
months and 1Idays. The remains were
taken to Rose Hill, ILL.,, for interment.
Mr.. Brewster was returning home on
Thursdays passenger train. He stated
that he left Mrs. Brewster sick at home
but had been advised that she was some
what better than when he left.
The $4,000 life insurance carried by the
late Frank Heiser of Dickinson in the
Modern Woodmen of America has been
allowed in full. Camp Clerk Tingle has
notified Mrs. Heiser that she will get a
draft for the amount in due course of
time. This is the first loss to be paid in
the Dickinson camp and it will be crafty
ing to the camp neighbors t know that
the beneficiary is to get her money all
right.
fRegister McGillivray returned from
his Indian Springs ranch on Monday and
intended to take No. 2 for Bismarck, but
owing to a misunderstanding as to the pas.
senger's arriving time that night, failed
of getting his train and was compelled to
take a night freight home. Mrs. McGil-
livray went down on Tuesdays delayed
passenger which arrived here at 9 o.
clock the following morning.
<NBen Corbin, the boss wolf hunter of
this state, writes from his Glencoe home
that he is about to publish a book that
will tell how to catch wolves. The book
will be bought very extensively by stock
men and the author suggests that it
might be a good thing for owners of cat
tie and sheep to take advertisements in
the book, which is to be published by the
Bismarck Tribune, the first edition to be
1000 copies. The cost per page will be
S..
James Converse has bought 5000 to
5000 head of Texas cattle which are to
be brought by rail to Grin Junction, Wyo.,
and trailed the rest of the way to the
AHA ranch northwest of Dickinson.
Next week Willis Norred, Con Williams
and Henry Lenthicum expect to start
south for the purpose of trailing the cat
tie up-each having charge of a herd.
This is the earliest date that has ever
been fixed for starting or a mission Of
this kind. The trailing distance is about
500 miles and the herds will probably
reach the AHA ranch early in July.
A frightful accident happened OF
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