The Dickinson press., 1903-01-10
Duncan Mcneil has pneumonia.
All kinds of horeshoeing at Turner

c. R. Pendergast is ill with blood poi
son.
Send a copy of the Press to you
friends.
Mrs. L. A. Simpson went TO Bismarck
this week.
Commissioner Koesel signs the coun
ty warrants this year.
b. Coulson and family were down from
Beltield the first of the week.
The PRESS has been made the official
paper for Stark and Billings counties fol
1903. y
Treasurer John Leask is acting as Supt,
Spears deputy during her absence in
Texas.
The county board finished their work
Thursday evening and adjourned to
March 2.
Rev. ]. H. Dobbyn will conduct divine
service at Medora Wednesday evening,
Jan. -.
The Ladies Guild of St. Johns church
will be held at the rectory next Thurs
day at 2:3o p. m.
Miss Frances V. Thomson, the new
primary teacher on the south side, is
stopping with Mrs. Burnett.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. c. Cooper of Grand
Forks we're guests OF Register and Mrs.
A. c. McGillivrav at Bismarck this week.
have for sale 81 head Of good Mon
tana cattle--steers and heifers, mixed.
Call on F. Deffcbach for further particu-
lars. 1-3-tf
E. E. Cook drove in from his ranch IS
miles south on Thursday. He reported
the range in good condition in the Can
non Ball country.
Fred Turner has bought the, Robert
Lyon property on the corner Of Willard
and Clough streets. The price paid was
a little less than $4,000.
The Clio club held its first meeting at
the home of E. L. Scoheld Wednesday
evening. Mrs. Stickney entertained the
ladies OF the club Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. Crowl and Miss
Grace and Miss Alydth Ward are among
the people from this place who went to
Bismarck to attend the inaugural ball.
Miss Coleman went to Bismarck the
first of the week to fill the position of
journal clerk in the senate. 1t is the
same position that she filled SO accept.
ably W years ago.
Judge Campbell qualified as states at
torney this week and John Leask as
treasurer. J. $. White will qualify as
auditor the first Of March. The balance
Of the county officers succeeded them
selves.
In this issue will be found the adver-
tisement of the Jewell Nursery Co. of
Lake City, MINI. This is one of the
oldest nursery firms in the Northwest
and has a reputation for furnishing the
very best OF stock.
The 5-months' old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. Hagberg, Of Gladstone, died on the
morning of the Sth. Services were held
from the Congregational church in Glad
stone Friday afternoon, Rev. J. II. Dob
byn OF this city officiating.
w. H. Hoyt, a resident of Dickinson
in the pioneer days, died recently in St
Paul. He fell on the pavement and was
taken to a hospital in a state Of uncon
seriousness. Hemorrhage of the brain il
attributed as the cause of death.
The authorities in Dickinson have
been instructed by the Bismarck chic
of police to arrest n Paul Lavig 0
Wilton who is charged with having stol
en- $50 from his mother. The fellow'ha'
not shown up IS was evidently expected
he would.
One of the oldest residents of Starl
county, G.. S. Cryne, was given a genuine
surprise party on Wednesday evening a
his lie Mid home near Gladstone, the &C
~casion being his Oath birthday. 1t viii
be II years next April that Mr.. Cryn'
has resided in the county and he and hi
family have pleasant acquaintance
everywhere.
Speaking Of the storm Tuesday thu
Bismarck Tribune says: miss Cathe
rine Coleman, the journal clerk of thu
senate, very narrowly escaped serious
injury while crossing the rotunda. Dur
ing the height of the storm n of tn
heavy sashes from the dome was dashed
, to the floor upon the spot where Mis-
!, Coleman was standing. Representative
Mcclure, who was near, saw the sasl
falling and had presence of mind to Civ
Miss Coleman a shove just as the heav.
, frame dashed with a terrific crash upol
the floor.
Miss Mamie Clay qualified this wee]
as county superintendent Of schools Q
, Billings county and Joe Gamble as state
=. attorney. The new sheriff is Geo. {
, Reid; register of deeds, George Burgess
: county judge, J. J. Tomamichel. Aarv
Robinson continues in the office of treas
urer for another two years and Henri
Gilbert as clerk of court. F. A. Eato
is thelnew coroner, while Chas. F. Wi
Jay Brown and J. o. Gray will do the as
sessing for the county. S. M. Ferris wi
t take his office as auditor on the Ist {
n March.
: The annual meeting of the stockhole
: ers of the Dakota State bank was hel
on Tuesday evening at which time W.
o Richards, c. c. Mead, A. N. Jefferies, I
y I. Greene and w. G. Whinn were r.
elected as a board of directors for tn
ensuing year. The earnings OF the ban
It for the year just closed are ~ per Ger
and the stockholders expressed then