The Dickinson press., 1902-12-27
A. c. Nellis is still in Mandan.
Cheese-straws, fresh, at Scofeld's.

Mrs. S. P. Lowery Of Medora was in
the city the past week.
Auditor Ed. Foley was down from Me
dora on Wednesday.
]. X. Slack of Taylor was in Dickinson
the first of the week.
c. Miller is stopping at the home Of
Mrs. Charlotte George.
Our chronological page will prove in
tsresting to PRESS readers.
Anybody can get work at the Lehigh
coal mines east Of Dickinson.
Commissioner Stoddard was down
from Sentinel Butte on Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Parish we're en-
route Thursday to Roachdale, Ind.
DR.. {. F. Siegfriedt Of Sentinel Butte
was a Dickinson caller on Tuesday.
Joe Messersmith is home from the
Grand Forks university for the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Cooke, OF Glad
stone, were in Dickinson last Saturday.
c. c. Mead and Edwin Johnson we're
in from the south the first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. T. Smith, of Tacoma,
arrived in the city Wednesday morning.
P. S. Weber left for Berlin, Canada,
Wednesday evening to spend six weeks
with his family.
James Converse will make one more
trip to his ranch before going to New
York for the winter.
Clinton Harkins has diph,heria but is
getting along finely. His father returned
to his ranch south on Wednesday.
Principal X. l.. Davidson will be in
attendance at the annual state educa-
tional meeting in Fargo x week.
]. A. B%rennanl& Co., proprietors Of the
Glendive meat market, have sent the
PRESS n OF their 1908 calendars.
This office has a pretty collection Of
shells which c. E. Dickinson gathered
during his visit at Tacoma and Seattle.
Miss Cora Simpson came up : from
Bismarck to spend Christmas at the
home of her brother, Senator Simpson.
Jerry Goodhue of Berlin, W.. recently
arrived from the east and has a position
for the winter at the Z. E. Cook ranch.
John Fisher has been drawn on the U.
S. petit jury and is summoned to appear
in Grand Forks for service on the 9th of
January.
w. X. Mourc went O Gorham, Billings
county, the first of the week to take
charge.of one of the E. G.. Bishop bands
Of sheep.
Early in January c. c. Mead expects
to leave for southern California where
his brother John and family ven about
a month ago.
On the transport returning from the
PHILIPPINES the late Capt. c. w. Getchell
was the bunk-mate of Lieut.. Harry Grus-
chus Of this CITY.
The Christmas eve exercises at the
Congregational church were made very
pleasant for the little folks. The pro-
gram contained more music than in for
mel years.
Nj. and Mrs. ]. J. Freeman. of Fargo,
spent their Christmas in Dickinson. MI.
Freeman returns to Fargo this week but
Mrs. freeman will remain in the city
for a time.
The members Of the blue lodge, A. F.
A. NJ, will attend divine service at St.
Johns church next Sunday evening at
7:3o o'clock when a special sermon will
be preached by the rector.
D. c. Rowe who came to Dickinson
last fall from Minneapolis says that his
health. has greatly improved. The CHM
ate agrees with him so we'll that he has
decided to remain here through the win
ter.
James Simpson, general foreman of
the Mandan shops, has been transferred
to Brainerd Thomas J. Cutler of Liv-
ingston, Mont, is the new foreman at
Mandan.
Tribune: Miss Lizzie Grubbs of Dick.
inson, who has been undergoing an oper'
alton tor appendicitis at St. Alexius hos
pital, this city, is rapidly approaching
recovery and will soon be able to return
to her home.
Tom Stevens arrived during the past
week from Hillsboro, Texas, and has &C
cepted a position at {. X. Pendergast's
ranch where he was formerly employed
Mrs. Stevens expects to come out mex
season.
c. E. Dickinson having returned from
his western trip, wishes to tina
he is better equipped than ever to d.
painting and ~papering, in all the lates
styles. He can give YOU prices and ideal
on up-to-date work. I2-27-2
wv SdL oldlAu ilISA PiISSSS says SSS
retarv. Shaw, far better than we cal
stand idle labor" Here is an economic
truth which may we'll set our Massa
chusetts wage carriers to thinking. o
what avail is beef two cents a pound ant
coal s%ixty-seven cents a ton cheaper t
the man who has no work and no none,
to buy?-Boston Journal"
When a ranchman has a good annua
income from his business, realizes it ant
is satisfied, and takes a mouth or 81
weeks off each year for recreation, he j
in a position to enjoy life. This is J. K
Moody's~ situation. He has been ranch
ing in Billings county for some years an
now has $50 cattle, horses and goo
ranch equipments, and is perfectly salts
fed. He can take care of this numbe
) of cattle on his range without danger G
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