The Dickinson press., 1901-05-18

Make your land filings and proofs
before Geo. Aud. y. S. Commissioner.
5-lI-2t.
c. II. Shaw who has been al Braincrd
for treatment is expected home next!
week.
Next week the PREss will be ablc.,o.
give the complete Gremcn's tournament
and stree. fair program, together with the
premium list.
The Little Missouri Horse Co. shipped
car Of horses west on Thursday. =.
McCunl. acting as deputy, went down To
inspect the horses in accordance with
law.
Wallis Huidekopcr. owner, and Joe
Gamble. torsmln, Of the Deep Greek
Cattle Co., were in the city OF Thursday.
Mr.. Huidekoperfs out from Pennsylvania
for a month.
U. S. Commissioner, Geo. Aud, is, by
virtue Of his Office, authorized to receive
u. S. land entries and take find proofs.
Call and see him when you want to do
any land business. 5-II-2
The passenger engineers from .oickin
son TO Glendive are G.. f. Allen, Elmer
Hagan. A. Dingman and Mr.. Blanchard;
from Dickinson to Mandan-Mcssrs.
burke. Barrett. Bartlett and K1sson.
Secretary Hughes has received the
big tournament and street fair posters
They will be distributed in every town
and city in the state and will also he
posted largely in eastern Montana.
Shipments Of dry goods will arrive
twice a week until our spring purchases
all get here. We have many things that
no other merchant can offer you. Be
sure and see them. Currie & Co. 3.a3.t
Mrs. E. ]. Jones Of Miles City was the
guest of Mrs. E. ]. Berry the first Of the
week, going to Wisconsin for a visit on
Wednesday evening. Mrs. Sanderson
Of Bismarck was also Mrs. Berry's guest
this week.
Frank Lefor of Gladstone brought in a
wolf for the committee on wild west ex-
hibition at the tournament mex month.
He expects to secure several more and
this feature Of the entertainment prom
Uses to be very exciting.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Crosthwaite have been
spending a few days at their sheep ranch.
They report an unusually large per cent
of lambs and one Of their ewes has quad.
ruplets, which will be another stock ex-
hibit for Dickinson's coming show
The printers are working on the state
iemen's tournament and street fair pro-
gram and the accompanying premium
list which is to be issued in pamphlet
form-an edition Of 5000. These pam.
phlets will be ready for distribution with
in a few days
See Currie 4 Co.'S ad. Tor children's
and Misses dresses, caps for children
boys and Misses, summer hats for men,
boys and children, Lanpher hats for
men; waists in colored silk and white
dimity for ladies. 4.2o-tf
Mrs. F. A. Hickman, accompanied by
her little daughter and her neice, Miss
McQuay, Z down from Glendive dur
ing the past week and visited the Bon.
neys at Gladstone. Mrs. Hickman will
be in Dickinson during the tournament.
Police Magistrate Ryan was the first
property owner on Barnes street to get
his walk down to grade. The old walks
are all a little high on this street until
you get down to the First National bank
corner, where the old stone walk requires
a raise of a few inches to place it on
grade.
The regular passenger conductors be-
tween Mandan and Glendiye are, ]. C..
Haskin, Harry Hagerman, S. J. Dunlap,
al Nichols and Mr.. Shea. Mr.. Nichols
is a delegate to the O. R. c. convention
and during his absence H. D. Stevenson
is wearing the blue uniform-and looks
better than eyer-if possible.
The Maccabee ladies give a social
next Thursday night, May q, from 5 to
$3.50 o'clock, in the Dickinson Mercantile
Co. hall, for the benefit Of Mrs. Benson
who Is very i'll. Sandwiches, cake, coffee,
ice cream, ETC., will be served. for the
price Of IS cents. 1t is hoped that the
public will patronize literally.
M. Coogan died at his home in Mil
waukee on the goth Of April at the age
Of g years. Mr.. Coogan, head Of the
firm Of M. Coogan & Co, was the owner
Of a tract of land near Richardton and
had visited the county on various occa-
sions, where he had formed many pleas
ant acquaintance.
Last fall C. Snow took e 3.year old
heiters and calves Of Conductor S. P.
Gotta to winter and on the 9TH day Of this
month Mr., Snow delivered the same cat
tle-eyeryone-in good condition to the
owner, who is more than pleased. This
is a good recommendation for Mi. Snow
who is building up a ranch. northwest Of
Dickinson.
Capt. ]. G.. Saunders was south during
the past ten days locating government
land for Hilliard & Merry who are place
ing soldiers land script on 10 and SO
acre tracts for the purpose Of holding
water privileges for their various sheep
ranches. The script cost s. per acre.
Jim Harmon of Medora was in Dickin.
son this week and made ! purchase of 70
one and two.year old cattle. He also
bought a fine Polled Angus bull-I8
months old-weight 1922 pounds, Mr..
Harmon recently sold his sheep, a mixed
band Of 1893, to A. Hilliard at 81 per
head.
Chief of Police McCoul has purchased
balls and chains and in the future peo-