The Dickinson press., 1903-10-10
Up the Line.

Sentinel Butte is making the most
rapid progress OF ANY town west OF Dick
inson. The building OF the past season
has been almost phenomenal, and visit
ors to the place predict that Sentinel
Butte is Boon to be the largest town be-
tween Dickinson and Glendive.
Early in the eason a second store, q
fine two-story building, was erected and
is now under the ownership and manage
ment Of Oscar Skeen and Don Pearl.
The store is we'll stocked and the pro-
prietors are evidently doing a good bust
ness. MI. and Mrs. Skeen occupy APP
partments over the store and Don has
board and lodging with them.
A. l.. Martin, the pioneer storekeeper,
had to enlarge his store again this sea-
son, and the postoffcc annex, in charge
Of Will Gilbert, is something that the
public seems TO appreciate.
Robert Barnett has his new place OF
business in fine shape and is we'll salts
fed with his lot.
The Interstate bank building is nearly
completed. 1t is one OF the best arranged
little banking houses in North Dakota.
The banking room is commodious, has
good light and is in every way up-to.date
IN its equipment. The vault of this bank
is built in the regulation order of all fire
and burglar proof vaults, and the real
windows of the buildings are barred.
Cashier L. F. Crawford has procured all
necessary check and draft books and
take deposits and conduct a general
banking business on the 18th OF this
month. The stockholders consider
themselves most fortunate in having Sc
cured Mr.. Crawford as a director and
officer of the bank. Mr.. Crawford is a
man of integrity, highly educated, and
thoroughly posted in business affairs.
Mr.. Crawford is erecting a handsome
cottage on a block of ground which he
owns just north of the depot. 1t would
be difficult to find a cottage more con.
veniently arranged. A 6o-barrel cistern
will be put in and the entire structure
will cost about $4,000.
C.. D. Rouse, Will Gilbert, John
Rymer, Geo. Purchase and others have
been building dwellings in town, and
there are a number of claim houses
| which have been erected by homestead
ers in the vicinity. Several Immigrant
cars have arrived in Sentinel Butte dur
ing the past month.
The exhibit of wheat, oats, grasses
corn, vegetables, ETC., in the Office OF thu
Golden Valley Land & Cattle Co. il
something that attracts the attention o
visitors. The products were raised il
the vicinity of Sentinel Butte and shov
conclusively that the soil is rich and pro
ductive.
Bert Pendergast, late of Dickinson
has bought Oscar Skeen's blacksmith
stock and tools and is having all tn
work he can do.
The Butte hotel continues to do
large business, and Landlord Snyde
has the happy faculty of pleasing hi
guests at all times.
The funeral of Louis Gilbert occurre
last Saturday, Rev. MIR. Douglass official
ing. The unfortunate accident happene
on the afternoon of the Ist at the rancl
of deceased north of Sentinel Butte. N
one saw the shot fired, but it is believe
that in reaching for his revolver the sam
was accidentally discharged, the bulle
entering the heart. A younger brothe
Eddie, arrived at the scene Of the terribl
accident a few minutes after. Louis Gi
bert was not quite 20 years of age an
was the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry CT
bert.
The Congregational society has SON
20 members at and neal Sentinel Butt
and expects to organize and erect
church. Rev. Gregory Powell, sta,
superintendent, is to meet with the men
bers and friends on the nth.
X. A. Kalman, the boss carpenter fe
the Mandan Mercantile Co., is doing
thorough job on the bank and the era,
ford buildings.