The Dickinson press., 1903-01-17

The stockmen of Fayette and vicinity
have called a mass meeting for'the 18th
at which time the wolf bounty bill and
other questions OF importance will be con-
sidered.
The case of c. T. Atkinson, charged
with stealing from the o. K. stable, came
up for hearing this week before Justice
Folsom. Defendant waived examination
and in default Of $1,000 bail went to Jail.
Peter Hahnsen says that they have
more snow around Sentinel Butte or 5
inches-but he does not know that it has
been any great detriment to the stock in
~terests. He has not fed his cattle any
hay up to this time.
In addition to the prairie FIRE 100 miles
south of here, reported elsewhere, it is
said that some of the people living on
the Canon Ball, near the mouth OF the
river, also suffered BY fire on the 9th.
No definite information has been received.
A card party of sixteen members was
organizedthis week. Welton Mcdonald
is president and Miss Hollister secretary.
The first meeting will be held at the
home Of Mrs. Ray next Wednesday eve.
ming, at which time a name will be
selected for the club.
A short time ago Will Clark arrived
from Wisconsin with a carload Of stock
and goods which were taken to one of
his brothers ranches at Rainy butte.
This week John Clark was in from the
south to meet his brothers wife who had
come from the east to join her husband
here.
Register McGillivray. accompanied
by a brother-in-law, c. r. McHugh,
came up from Bismarck on Wednesday
and drove out to the McGillivray ranch
on Thursday. They were accompanied
as far as Dickinson by DR.. c. c. Young
who came out from Chicago a short time
ago.
This week VIM. ]. Littlehales was TAX
en- sick and Alfred White was appointed
acting general foreman OF the N. P.
shops at this place. Col. White is an old
railroad man, one of the first men to run
an engine on this division, and he takes
hold as one having a thorough knowledge
of the business.
The Dickinson postofice is getting to
be one OF the best offices in the state,
the remittances made to Minneapolis be-
ing larger than those of almost any other
office in North Dakota. Postmaster
Thompson has reason to feel proud of
the volume of business Of the office which
he is handling in such excellent shape.
On the 10th of this month Rev. T. L.
Rabsteinek has to be in Grafton to settle
a large estate. He will 60 from there to
st. Paul to attend to some business af-
fairs in connection with the new st. Jo-
seph's church. building of this city, and
during his absence from home there will
be no service at either ST. Patrick's or
St. Joseph's churches.
In spite of mud and weather on Tues.
day afternoon, Jan. E, Mesdames Barker
and Linsley royalty entertained the
Ladies' Aid of the Congregational church.
At this time the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year. President.
Mrs. L. X. Granteer; Vice Pres, Mrs. ].
C. F. Parker; Secretary, Mrs. E. Current;
Asst. Sec, Mrs. c. H, Wiley; Treasurer,
Mrs. Geo. Audi
Tuesday evening the stockholders Of
the First National bank met and r~e-elect'
ed the old board of directors, viz: A
billiard, v. H. Stickney, R. H. Johnson
J. E. Phelan. Dan Manning, !. J. Free
man and H. L. Dickinson. The old Of
fcers were also re-elected-A. billiard
president; v. H. Stickney, vice presi
dent; and R. H. Johnson, cashier. The
First National continues to hold frs
place among the banking houses of thu
state.
B. F. Deeken of Taylor does not visi'
Dickinson very often, but this week the
weather was so very mild that he drove
> over on some. business. Mr.. Deeken ha!
on of the finest barns in his neighborhood
perhaps the best in Stark county. 1t j!
100 feet long by 81 feet wide and ha!
ample room for a large number of cat
I tie and horses and 100 tons of hay, etc
Mr.. Deeken has been successful in rails
J.. ing grain as we'll as in the growing o
. cattle.
There was a big prairie fire south o.
here on the 9th. The fire is said to hav'
. been started on Buffalo creek by a mai
smoking a pipe. Stevens Bros. lost thei
& hay and sheds and have turned theiI
1900 cattle lose. The fire burned or
y both sides of the North Fork Of Crane
river but did no cross the main stream
K Anton Zimmerman who helped put tn
fire out on Wednesday, thinks that tn
v strip burned was about s. miles in length
He says that the Flat creek countr,
where his ranch is located, did not suffer
Tom Gordon lost hay and sheds and
man by the name of Patterson had sew
eral horses INJURED IN the hre.
r.. In our prescription department we us
y the best quality of drugs and chemical
4 that we can obtain, taking great care
ID see that everyone is Of Standard strength
m We use every possible precaution to ir
sure exactness and efficiency in con
. pounding each prescription. Our pr
= scription departme emf is we'll equippe
s. with modern facilities for doing the me
u thorough, high.quality prescription worl
- Our prices for putting up prescription
NJ and household recepies will always /
found just and fair, when it is remen
bered that we use none bot the vel
N purest and best materials. We invi1
you to bring all Of your doctors preseri]