The Dickinson press., 1903-02-21

Engineer Moss, of Glendive, is spend
ing a few days here on his return from
a visit east.
St. Johns Guild will meet next Thurs
day afternoon at 2 o'clock with Mrs.
Robt. Neil, Jr.
Court S~tenographer futile was in the
city Monday. attending to official duties
in Judge Winchester's court.
Miss Ellen Paddock passed through
Dickinson the first Of the week on her
way home to Belield, after having spent
the winter in school at St. Paul. She is
expected in the city soon to visit friends.
Lewis Morrison's new version of
Faust" will soon be seen in this city
with new scenery, music, costumes and
the perfect detail indelibly associated
with the name of Morrison. At Dickin-
son opera house March 18th. 2-I4-2t
The ]. W.. Currie family have been
having a siege of grip, tonsilitis and 9TH
err complications for the past week, or
two, hut are now almost we'll again.
Miss Mabel expects to resume her
school work on Monday, J. W. is at the
store again, and Mrs. Curric is %conval-
escent.
Jacob Schmallenberger was a visitor
in the city Tuesday, accompanied by his
son, George. He says his cattle-some
100 head-rustle every day and feed
around the straw stacks at night when
they come in from the prairie. He keeps
his calves and poor COWS up and feeds
them millet and oats and they are doing
we'll. He has had no loss this winter.
Local theatre goers will have the op-
portunitv of seeing the red garb of
Mephisto in a sumptuous new produc-
ton of Lewis Morrison's "Faust" soon
The news that "the Devil is coming will
be welcomed by many who have seen
this play. Will appear in Dickinson
opera house Friday evening, March 18th.
2-I4-2t.
The ladies of Taylor are to have a
basket social Friday evening, March 9th,
in their village and there will be auc-
toned off with the baskets a quilt. bear
ing 200 names, also other useful articles.
The proceeds will go to the Methodist
church. A cordial invitation is extended
all to attend, with a guarantee that the
evening will be made pleasant and in
teresting.
Unusual interest attaches to the forth
coming production Of Lewis Morrison's
new "Faust" from the fact that Lewis
Morrison has equipped the play with
superb new scenery and made the
tragedy of Faust and Marguerite doubly
attractive by a large expenditure of
money for scenery and electrical effects.
In Dickinson March -. 2-I4-2t
The North Coast Limited passed Dick
inson Monday morning ten hours late,
nearly eight hours having been lost west
of Mandan, caused by engine or freight
ahead running out of water, and another
engine being derailed at Sims. The de-
railment was said to be caused by the Sec
ton men observing the Sabbath, while
the cold weather worked overtime ac-
cumulating ice about the track.
According to the Fargo Forum train
No. 4 which passed Dickinson Sunday
last was derailed at Garfield station west
of Fargo by a broken rail. Engine,
mail and baggage cars passed over
safety but balance of train, including
General Manager Cooper's business car,
left the track but kept right side up.
The Northern Pacific railway is hav-
ing much trouble in train service, caused
by shortage of water supply between
Mandan and Glendive, several water
tanks provided by former arrangements
having been torn down and abandoned
as unnecessary, and adequate provision
not being made in place of them, ex-
perience is now being paid forever
again.
Engineer Tom Neil met with an acct
dent at Hodges last Saturday that might
have been more serious, as it is, he is
confined to his bed. AS he was stepping
off his engine to oil it, having the oil can
in n hand and torch-light in the other,
he missed his footing and stepped off the
bridge, a distance of 6 or 7 feet, shaking
him up badly and in%juring his back,
shoulders and neck. He was taken back
to Glendive and sent down home on the
passenger train. At latest report he is
somewhat improved, but still badly used
up.
The weather in the vicinity of Dickin.
son-and in fact all through North Da-
kota and Montana-has been severely
cold during the past week, the Their
mometer on the morning of the 10th
registering from 80 to 40 below zero.
Old timers here say it has been the cold
est snap for many years. Fortunately
there has been very little wind during
the excessive cold period, and little or
no loss of stock; North Dakota at any
rate has been sustained. Nearly all the
ranchmen and farmers are we'll supplied
with hay and straw, so there isno anxiety
about stock starving, even if the worst
of weather should come.