The Dickinson press., 1908-12-26
IN FORMER YEARS

Happenings in Dickinson Fifteen
and Twenty-Five Years Ago
This Week.
From The PRESS of December %. 1883.
Over 200 deer were marketed here last
Thursday.
4 daily stage now conveys passengers
between Bismarck and Mandan.
Conductor Hatton is spending the
holidays at his home in Malone, N. Y.
Phillip Murphy of Richardton met with
a serious accident Sunday which resulted
in the loss of an eye. He was engaged
in. re-loading shells for a rifle and while
pressing the ball into the shell it explod-
ed, a portion entering his left eye.
The citizens of Little Missouri are
planning for a big time New Years day,
including a horse race for a purse of
$500.
During the past year Improvements to
the extent of $3o5. 100 have been made
in this city. The largest item is the N.
P. round house, machine. shops, ETC.,
costing $3.50, 0O0. Other larger items
are c. H. Klinefe1ter, hotel, So. 500,
Lawrence & Collister, business block,
IS. 500, J. v. Bowles, hotel, So. 900. J..
Russell, livery stable, s., 500. James
Fennell, business house and restaurant,
81. 1000, H. Rau. business house So. 600.
Cuskelly Bros. business house. ST., 500.
Lawrence & Dickinson, business house.
81, 100, Merry & Pearl. business house.
ST. 900. j Leonbereer, business house.
S $1,000. Stark county Jail, 81. 100. A.
Messersmith. residence, ST. 600. Baptist
church. ST. 600. Catholic church, ST.. 800.
Fisher Bros. residence. 500.
From The PRESS of December 80, 1893.
W. B. Howe closed a successful term
of school at South Heart last week.
Little Rose Stephenson is ill with
typhoid fever.
A daughter was born to MI. and Mrs.
v. H. Stickney, December "a.
The school report for the fall shows a
total enrolment of POI, with an average
daily attendance of 100 and an average
number belonging to the school of 176.
Dr.. and Mrs. H. A. Davis and w. A..
McCloy went to Medora Thursday to
furnish music for q dance.
Postmaster Allen of Mingeusville was
robbed of from $500 to $500 in money
and stamps
Senator McGillivray was elected an
honorary member of the Yerxas, a Fargo
club, this week. .
B. F. Webster and Miss Regene Toreer-
son were married at Taylor December
81 by Rev. F. C. Johnston.
Those representing railroad orders
from Dickinson organizations are J. X.
Porter, trainmen ; E. J. Shea, conduc-
tors; Charles Barrett, engineers Brooks
GOOdall, firemen.
United States Marshall Price has
appointed George Aud a deputy al Dick
inson.
James Fennell received word Tues
day of the dangerous illness of his wife
and left for Elmira, N. Y.
Lieut.. Gen. Wallace was up from
Bismarck Monday and inspected the
Lehieh coal mines. He was surprised
at the immensely of these mines.
William Reiche and Miss Mabel Mott
were married by Rev. John Orchard
December %.
5Chas. H. Pond returned Friday from
a visit at his former home in Man.
chester. Vermont.
Mrs. w. D. Livingston died at Clad
stone December ~, aged Is years.
The report of the First National bank
shows q total business of 500, 233. AZ
at the close of December t9.
Eleven of the business houses of the
city have agreed to close at 2. O'Clock
during the winter.
Christmas trade has been beyond
expectations in spite of the hard times.
A trainload of 10 cars of coal was
billed out of Dickinson for points in
Cass county Thursday, q rather unusual
event.