The Dickinson press., 1904-02-13
Mrs. Henry Roberts has been quite

Mrs. Henry Roberts has been quite
sick the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. H. Bredymer, who
teach in the Medora school district,
we're in Dickinson on Friday.
Many Of the costumes worn Thursday
night at the Medora masquerade were
especially fine. A fine midnight ban
quet was served in the Rozell hotel.
Fire was discovered Thursday even.
ing in one of the partitions of the south
side school house. The damage, fully
covered by insurance, is not great.
The finest line of candy in own is
always found at our store. We make a
specially of fine chocolates in boxes and
bulk. Mcdonald & Pomroy. l-ao-tf
The high school basket ball team of
this city will play the Bismarck high
school boys at the opera house this
Saturday evening. The game is called
for $3.50.
We omitted to mention last week the
pleasant leap year dance given by Dick
inson's Young ladies. The girls took
advantage of leap year to pay their
debts ~ in this line.
No. 2 Tue Thursday evening did not
get in from the west until nearly o o
the following day. owing to the stormy
weather on Monday. A storm was also
reported east at the same time.
The sermon Sunday morning at the
Congregational church will be by Rev.
A. A. Graves; Sunday school and Young
Peoples meeting as usual. In the
evening Union Services at the M. E.
church.
1t is reported that the government will
construct the Panama canal and cure
cattle scab in North Dakota-sometime.
Better not wait for federal aid when you
can cure your own herd for about Ioc
per head with creolium. Sold only by
Mcdonald & Pomroy. leading druggists.
I-3o-tf.
For a week the wind has been easterly
and the weather has been anything but
pleasant. The weather bureau announces
a slowly rising temperature and there
are some favorable indications as mer-
curry registered but 3below Friday morn-
ing. whereas it was If below the previous
morning.
D. d. Sullivan, the Fargo optical
specialist who visits Dickinson every 60
days will be at the St. Charles hotel
Feb. ~, %, "a, IS and rs. Eyes exam
ined. Glasses prescribed and accurate
ly fitted when needed. School children's
eyes examined free any time after school
or evenings. 2-6-3t
The Methodist social Saturday alter
noon at f. E. Hagan's was not so largely
attended as it would have been had the
weather been less cold, but those present
had a delightful time. A guessing game
was played first and a peanut hunt fol-
lowed. Mrs. Bishop won first prize in
this having found forty-6ve nuts; while
Mrs. Lish, who had one, received for
consolation a free supper.
At a meeting Of the directors of The
First National Bank Of Dickinson
Tuesday evening, Feb. 9th, A. billiard
was elected president, V. H. Stickney
vice president, R. H. Johnson cashier,
and c. J. Phelan Asst cashier, John
Courtney resigned as Asst cashier. and
retired from the service.
Monday the Episcopalians made the
last payment on the rectory and now all
of their church property is free from debt.
This means that during the past three
years above $1,000 has been paid on a
rectory and $500 on church repairs in
addition to all the running expenses of
the church. This speaks volumes for
the good work of the guild and indivual
ladies of the parish.
M. L. Mcbride and Frank Baker gave
a dinner Monday evening in honor OF
Fulton Burnett. Those present were
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Burnett. MIR. and
Mrs. Robert Neil, Misses Outram, SEQ.
field, Peterson and McHugh, Messrs,
Phelan, Crawford, Mcbride and Baker.
Mesdames Scofeld and Frye assisted
Mrs. Baker in serving.
The medical association for the 9th
district had a very interesting netting
in Dickinson on Tuesday evening. The
papers and discussions were given in
the St. Charles parlors and at eleven o
clock a banquet was given in the dining
room Of this hosiery by the local
physicians who also gave the visiting
medics a ride about the city Wednesday
morning. The next meeting will be held
at Bismarck.
Lieutenant Governor Bartlett has in
mind a plan for the purchase of the
Maltese Cross" ranch building at the
crossing of the Little Missouri River
nine miles south of Medora, for trans
portation and erection in one of the
North Dakota booths at the worlds fail
at St. Louis. This is the building erect
ed by President Roosevelt when he was
a western ranchman, and it was his frs
home in the west. The land on which
this historic log house stands belongs tc
Ferris Bros. of Medora.
E. S. Clough Of New England was in
Dickinson on Tuesday to make proc
before ]. G. Saunders on four reservoir
claims that he had filed upon four mile
north of the Cannon Ball river. Til.
reservoirs hold from 3to 5 million gal
Ions of water, and one of them which
was constructed in time to catch tn
early summer rains of last season is still
full of water and MIR. Clough says that i
made a splendid watering place for hi
stock during the dry fall months. He i
, we'll satisfied with his work in the con
struction of these dams and will con
struct dams and make proof on three
more claims the coming spring. MI