The Dickinson press., 1906-01-06

The new year. 1906. IS here. Let %
all make g,,Oti resolutions, and, when
made, lei us keep them. This world4o
10 large.-somew what larger than the
state Of North Dakota. No n person
il all, though man! persons think
they do. It's a pretty good world, too.
We all should. al least. have the right
TO breathe Gud's free air. SUPPOSE We
commence this year by conceding 20
Others some OF the rights and privileges
We claim Tor ourselves.
The board Of county commissioners
met lh.. aud instant. A large delegation
came from Sentinel Butte. We noticed
the smiling face Of the Hon. a. L. Mar
tin as he alighted from the train. Then
VIZ saw Clerk al Court Gilbert. Atlorne,
Purchase. Superintendent Of Schools
Richards, Editor Shear and wife. Frank
Stnne, who is said to be the handsolnest
Man in Billings county; and there were
many others whom we did not know
We could give you the proceedings, but
are they not all written in the Book of
the Chronicles Of the Kings"
We certainly feel under obligations
to DIR. Albert E. Winship for informing
US who the four greatest men in the
United States are. He places Booker
L. Washington first. Booker is certain.
" a pretty wise Coon" In his book
"Up from Slavery" his description Of
his arrival at Hampton is dramatic.
He tells US how bad he felt as he chad
not had a bath for over one week.. We
don't suppose he had ever had one in
his lille. W. happen to know something
about how frequently young slave boys
bathed. Jacob Riis is second. Yes,
Jake is a great "leg puller". DR.. Win
ship gives us what is his opinion; we can
believe it or not as We please. For our
part we shall pass it along. We are
informed in an article in the Forum tina,
d.. Winship is one of the foremost
educators in the United States. We
have seen right here, in our own state,
some of the foremost educators, and
they were Holsters.
Mrs. S. S. Brown has been visiting heI
! children at Sentinel Butte.
Miss Gertrude Reid is i'll.
The Hon. J. P. Morgan, we mean, L,
c. Crawford, is a Medora visitor thi.
week
Once upon a New Years dreary,
While | pondered, dry and weary,
Over many an empty bottle which had
been full before
While nodded, nearly mapping.
Suddenly there came a tapping.
As Of some n gently rapping, raPpinl
at my bar door.
ct is some spotter," | muttered, "tal
ping at my bar room door,
Only this. and nothing more"
General Land Agent Reid is a Medor,
visitor this week, from the Yellowstsn,
country.
From prcsen, indications, a boom vii
strike Medora the coming summe
which will surprise the natives.
Master Arnsld Ferris returned to sh'
university at Grand Forks on Tuesday.
The young ladies of the Pelissier ant
Follis families returned to the James
town college Wednesday morning.
The parties who attended the dance a
the Logging Camp pronounce 1t TO hav'
been a great success.
Mrs. Oren Kendlay gave a Ne,
Years dance to the young people q
Rough Riders hall.
William Thaw DenRiston passe,
through. Medora on Monday evening
en- route to Billings, Mont, from Pitt.
burg, Pa.
Mrs. School Treasurer Snyder ente,
tanned Editor Shear and wife at Dime
on Tuesday.
DR.. Perkins made a professional Wis
TO the H. c. Short ranch on New Year
day and found MIR. Short suffering wit
scarlet fever.