The Dickinson press., 1907-07-27
LOCAL NEWS.

]. K. Moody was in the city this week,
J. E. Mcintyre of Mott was in the city
Thursday.
John Gunwall was among the Taylor
people in the city this week.
For Sale-1 fresh mich COW, with
calf two weeks old. Nv. lessen. II
c. Cranston and Earl White of Haley
were in the city this week to attend the
horse sales.
All trimmed and tailored hats to be
closed out at greatly reduced prices at
Miss Runck's. 7-l3tf
Millinery clearance sale: All trimmed
and tailored hats to be closed out at q
off at Miss Runck's. 7-13tf
Sam Redmond came in Thursday
morning from South St. Paul. He ex.
poets to buy sheep and lambs again
this season for feeding.
Get estimates from A. Berg, the dec
orator and sign man. Artistic and up.
to.date work. Office Northwestern Build.
ing Co. Telephone oo-2. 3-16-tf
Mrs. B. F. Thomas and Dorothea of
Lansing, Iowa, are spending a few
weeks with Mrs. !. A. Kemble at her
home northeast of Dickinson.
S. R. Canadian of Glenwood, Mo-, a
former Stark county resident, write:
that he has been selling 3-year old
horses of his own raising, at $500 per
pair. Mr.. Carnahan is troubled with
rheumatism and may decide to change
his location.
E. Paulson of Taylor has made appli-
cation at the Dickinson U. S. land Office
for the purchase of a coal land tract at
$40 per acre as provided by law. For a
time the government withdrew these
coal lands from the market and it is only
recently that they could be purchased.
Otto Phillips, who lives II miles south
west Of the city, was in the first of the
week or business. He brought in a
fine specimen of well-headed and filled
oats, from his field. He sowed d
bushels of seed to the acre and thinks it
was not too much for this season.
DR.. MacLachlan; the Bismarck eye,
ear, lose and throat specialist, will make
his next regular visit to Dickinson,
Monday, July 10Th. at DR.. Fishers office.
Dickinson is the only city that he visits.
DR.. MacLachlan's practice is limited to
diseases of the eye, ear, nos and throat,
strictly. Glasses accurately fitted. 7.2o-2
James Converse is still at LOOMS
Sanatorium, Liberty, N. Y, but he has
made great improvement and is
promised a clean bill of health next
spring. Mr.. Converse is anxious to get
back to North Dakota, and his many
friends around Dickinson will be glad
to know that he is regaining his health.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Burgess entertained
a few ladies and gentlemen very
pleasantly at Medora on Monday even
ing in honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Mennell.
Miss Margaret Rudiselle assisted Mrs.
Burgess in serving a delicious lunch.
MI. Mennell has been station agent at
Medora for a long time and is trans
ferred to Terry.
E. R. Martin, superintendent of the
American Sunday School Union for
North Dakota and Montana, was in
Dickinson on Sunday and announced
the nature OF his work in both the
Methodist and Congregational churches.
&c. Iorgensen has been appointed to
look after this portion OF North Dakota
and has rented a residence in this city,
where he makes his headquarters.
On Saturday morning, July 20, a
severe rain and electric storm visited
Dickinson and vicinity. Torrents OF
rain fell and in less than an hour many
of the Easements in the business por.
ton of the city were flooded, among the
places getting several inches of water
being the Press block. Odd Fellows,
Mcdonald & Pomroy, Senour & Lang
ley. The new Soules & Butler base.
ment on Willard street was filled to over.
flowing, and the Dickinson hospital wat
considerably soaked. The R. H. John
SON cellar was reported as having foul
feet of water, and it was very eviden,
that the present city drainage was mad
equate for a downpour Of this kind
During the thickest of the storm the L
RAIDER barn was struck by lightning anc
set on fire. The fire department re
sponded promptly and only the roof ane
the upper part of the barn was burned
The steeples of both St. Patrick's and ST
Joseph's churches were struck by light
ming and damage done to the amount o
many hundred dollars. Fortunatel,
the churches were not set on fire. TIL
storm did not extend north much beyond
Green river and south about. ten miles