The Dickinson press., 1901-07-20
Gus Baisch has gone east.
Ben Riva is making cigars again.

Ben & making cigars again.
r. A. Fox's father and mother returned
east on Friday. &
Herbert Young of South Heart is dam
gerously i'll with diphtheria.
E. 3. Partridge sold over $500 worth Of
wool this week. He got Tic.
Mrs. Joe Cuskelly and the children ar
rived from Montana this week.
G. M. Dinsdale has gone to Billings to
get another ~trainload of sheep.
w. p. Reynolds, Of Texas, has been
the guest OLA. N. Jefferies this week.
Virgil H. Meats Of Arthur, N. d.. has
been engaged for the south side school.
Miss Annie, Carroll Of Fairbault,
Mimi, is visiting her brothers in this
city.
Special Agent Allen and Register Nc
Gillivray came in from Bismarck on
Thursday.
Attend the Norris & Rowe circus this
evening. Their big show tents are
pitched on the west side.
Mrs. L. N. Cary Of Mandan wants a
good competent girl for general house
work. Wages according to worth.
7-2o-2t
Mrs. L. H. Rudiselle and the Younger
children went to Medora Thursday to
spend two weeks at the ranch of Geo.
Burgess.
The Yeomen will hold a special meet
ing on Monday evening, July r.. Inn
portant business. Allen A Harleman,
Foreman.
Recently ]. F. Phelan bought six sec
tions of railroad land north of Knife
river, which with land scripted,
leased, ETC., gives him control OF IS sec
tons.
The Norris 4 Rowe circus arrived as
per schedule from the west on Friday.
They have a fine collection of animals
and give an afternoon and evening per-
Torrance.
]. Z. Phelan drove in, from his RANCHES
on Thursday. He COY away frem the
Crowley place about 4 weekago where
he had been stalled kxe~days owing to
the high water in Knife river.
The two tramps, Ryan and Hillman,
who were taken out of a wool car on
Monday, were taken before Police
Magistrate Ryan on Wednesday and
given a sentence of IS days each. A
still more serious charge awaits these
people.
Friday, July IL, was the hottest day of
the year-oo in the shade being the
record Of the local government Their
memeter. The following day the record
was o5. and it was cooler until the 18th
when the thermometer climbed to about
o2 degrees in the shade.
The reception given at the Arnett
residence Monday night in honor of
Revs. J. H. Dobbyn and c. E. Dobson
was a pleasant affair. Music was furn-
ished by the Misses Katie Burke and
Emma Messersmith, and dainty refresh
ments were served.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. G. Simpson we're in
from their ranch a few days since. Goldie
Homer and Verna Hart were out with
them for a little outing. Mr.. Simpson
has a good house at the ranch where he
and his wife will spend most of the time
during the haying season.
On Tuesday the Dickinson Fire &
Pressed Brick Works loaded the first of
several carloads of brick to be used in
the cisterns at the Bismarck fort. These
brick are specially burned for this pur-
pose. The Dickinson Brick Works are
also furnishing the facing brick tor the
construction OF buildings at the fort this
season.
S. ID. Gregg of Gladstone was in Dick.
inson on Friday and left a sample of his
oats at this Office. The straw measures
a little better than five feet in length,
and Mr.. Gregg said that with sufficient
rain, one or two more good showers, he
would get a yield of from IS to 90 bush.
els per acre. He said that crops needed
rain now.
The St. Thomas Times indicates OBJ.
position 10 Senator Hansbrough's cleo.
tion in the bailiwick of the Pembinas
The Times thinks its time for Hans tc
come home and get acquainted with his
constituents and intimates that the legis
lature Of North. Dakota can find scores
of men who wouldn't put on airs after
: their election and talk patronizingly t.
their constituents"
!, The prices of wool at Billings have
not advanced any since our last issue
Reports OF sales up to the 10Th show thai
the prices have ranged between II and
lac, the bulk of the sales having beer
made at a little better that I3c. So fal
the best sales at Dickinson have been II
, cents, about 100000 pounds having been
either sold or consigned. There is con.
. siderable wool yet in the warehouse anc
: more coming in every day.
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James Converse, principal owner o
/, the Converse Cattle Co., has just re
:, turnedfr from a two-weeks' inspection Of thu
:. company's ranch, fifty miles northwest O
Dickinson, and reports the grass th'
: best that it has been for ten wears. HI
says that beef cattle have not been in a
: good condition as now since the famous
season.o of 'oI. The Converse Cattle ca
have 5000 head to market this year, ane
> Mr.. Converse will remain here unit
after the shipping season, before return
: ing to New York. Il.
During the last two weeks a larg,
amount of cement walk has been laid il
the business portion of the city-mostl,
on Barnes and Sims streets. As soon a
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