The Dickinson press., 1901-04-27
The brick works are firing . kiln Of

The brick works are firing ! kiln Of
brick
DR. McKibbin's wife and children ar
rived FridaySmorning.
Z. r. Lothrop, formerly Of Dickinson.
il. superintendent of the Eureka; &
klamath River Ry. with headquarters
at Eureka, Cal.
Mrs, Leonbcrg-r. as delegate. was
unable1o attend the grand lodge meet
ing Of the L..s:O. T. NJ. at Fargo this
week. Mrs. McKecvcr. alternate. was
not able L, attend either.
c. w. Houston. ,rainmaster for this
division Of the N. P. was in the city on
Friday. Mr.. Houston makes headqyar-
tiers at Glendive, where he formerly
filled the position Of chief dispatcher.
Commencing May Ist the Dickinson
Fire Department will meet each We'd
nesday evening for practice. The el.c-
trio light company will give three blasts
at 8o'clock which will call the Memen
together. ]. G. Lenncville, Chief.
Mrs. G. S. Langdon. gave Reginald a
fine party last Saturday. She sent in a
big wagon and took out a party Of about
80 little folks, returning them safely at
4 o'cl >ck in the afternoon. The young.
sters were delighted with their outing
and think they would like to visit Mrs.
Langdon's place again.
Secretary Hughes secured a very good
rate for our tournament while in St. Paul
last week, full particulars Of which will
be ready for publication next week. He
secured seven frst.class attractions. and
by consulting page 4 the reader will see
what n of them is like. Lady rifle
shots, high rope performers, the Hindoo
%illusionists, ETC., are among the list.
Myrtle, the 6.months old daughter Of
MIR. and Mrs. John A. Kirby, of Yule,
died last week Of acute obstruction Of the
bowels. DR.. Smith was called, but the
d~istance-75 miles-was SO great.that the
child was beyond recovery before he ar
rived. The body was brought to this
city the 10th when services were con-
Quoted by Rev. U. G. Rich aud the re-
mains laid to rest in the Dickinson ceme-
terry.
Operator S. G. Do'staaer has received
a deserved promotion and goes to Fargo
this week to accept a position
in the N. P. station. Mr.. and Mrs. Dos
taller have resided in this city for over a
year and during that time have made
many friends .who regret their de-
parture. Fargo is to be congratulated
on, having this estimable couple as citi-
zens Of their progressive town.
John Ballard and family and Jim Kerr
and family left Wednesday morning for
Oregon. Harry Sibley left the same day
with a car, his wife and child going en-
the passenger train with the other par
tics. Mr.. Ballard would like to find a
good location for a hardware store, and
the Press hopes that the three families
may find good business openings. They
were old timers here and good citizens.
J.H. and Geo. Hickman, Of Gladstone.
leave within a few days for Oregon and
California. They expect to look over
the Snake river country and will prob
ably spend some time looking around
before they determine on a location.
Their families will remain at. Gladstone
for the present. The Hickman Bros. are
good citizens, have lived in the county
for many years, and their numerous
friends hope they will succeed wherever
they finally settle.
So far 81 members, mostly from Mis-
souri,, have arrived to join the Christian
colony of this county. During the
season more families. will arrive.
The most Of these people are cultivating
land in the vicinity of Gladstone, with
the expectation of moving to Thirty Mile
creek next season. Two of the colonists
Misses Sallie Willard and Stella Adair
are teaching school in district No. ,16
north of Dickinson. Another member,
Miss Nellie Lawhead, is teaching in Nor.
way district.
George, the I8.ycar old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Peter lndergaard, of Belfeld, me,
with an accident on the 10Th of thii
month which resulted in his death. H.
was out with his horse looking after the
stock and failing 70 return the family
made search and found him a few mile!
from home lying on the prairie in a-stat.
of Inconsistencies. He died within a
few hours. Some OF the marks on hi.
body indicated that he was dragged Z
short distance before getting freed from
the saddle. Services were held Tuesday
afternoon.
]. A. Peterson had a small fire at his
residence on Barnes street Thursda,
forenoon. The fremen lost no time in
getting to. the scene of action. The boy.
had hose laid and a stream Of water in
less than FIVE minutes. The fire seemed
to have caught in the bedding and cloth.
ing and was under control before much
damage had been done. The fremen
used one Of the chemical tanks inside
and we're very careful about wetting
down with water where it was not needed
Married. Wednesday, April a., b,
Rev. U. G. Rich, MI. Ole S. Lokken o.
Mandan and Miss Mary Hoverson of thi.
city. The ceremony was performed al