The Dickinson press., 1908-12-05
IN. YEARS

happenings IN DICKINSON fltteen
and twenty-five Years Ago
This Week.
From the Press of December 8, 1883.
William Fades will move into his
new BUSINESS block next week.
A large amount of deer and wild
game is being brought into Little
Missouri.
Patrick Cuskelly of Mandan has been
visiting his brothers here this week.
Messrs. Bunker, Merry and Hursey
came in this week with fifteen deer
and six antelope. >
D.. Mcdonald wat in Bismarck the
first of this week and proved up on his
homestead claim.
The men who are at work replacing
the old iron with steel rails have
reached here.
F. j. Gull has resigned his position
as telegraph operator and will 90 east
in q few days.
Eph Seaman and Ed. Roberts opened
up a saloon business today at the corner
of Sims and Willard streets.
Carpenter g. Carey, one of the enter
prising real estate firms of Mandan. are
building a fine S., 600 hotel at Taylor.
William Cuskelly is at Little Missouri
making preparations to open up a
branch store there for the firm of Gus
kelly Bros. 1t will be in charge of
Joseph Cuskelly and John Close.
R. Gray, representing the Northern
Pacific Refrigerator Car Co., was here
this week, trying to make arrangements
for supplying our market With beef.
Besides the. main slaughter house at
Little Missouri. they will establish
branches at Montana points.
A fire was discovered Thursday morn
ing at T. o'clock in a house at Richard
ton, owned by c. B. Richards and oc-
cupied by Mrs. Stralow and Herman
Poltzeim. The latter, a young man
about % years old, was burned to death
in the flames.
j. C. Thompson, master mechanic, is
pushing things around the railroad
shops. The round house is now occu-
pied and the machinery is being put in
place. The shops will be in full opera
ton in a short time and will furnish
employment to a number of men.
The dwelling house of Edward Fennell.
south of the track, was destroyed by fire
Saturday forenoon. Mrs. Fennell had
left home but a short time, leaving
three small children in the house. One
of the children was a six months old girl
and was in bed. The screams of the
two older children attracted workmen
nearby who endeavored to rescue the
babe but the flames had gained too great
Roadway and the child persisted. The
mothers grief, on her arrival at the
scene. was agonizing and it was neces-
sary to use force to prevent her from
hurting herself into the flames. The
building and contents were a total loss
and a fund of 500 was raised before
noon by the citizens.
A serious accident happened to a
freight train Monday a mile west of
Sully Springs. The engine and eleven
cars left the track and pitched down a
20 foot embankment. : Fifteen head of
cattle and two horses were killed. The
conductor and engineer escaped unhurt
but the fireman was badly scalded and
the brakeman and a stock man quite
badly hurt. A landslide was the cause
Last Wednesday three strangers came
into town and in the afternoon began
promiscious firing on the streets, with
their revolvers, e%ndangerine the lives
of citizens. This was kept up until
after dark when they became more bold.
After two o. three people had been
roughly handled, the citizens became
aroused and organized with a determi.
nation of capturing the touehs. This
quieted them down and they hid until
morning when they left town. The
citizens are determined not to let such
b disturbance occur again and are organ
fazed for protection against such outlaws.
F. From the Press of December 9. 1898.
The military club will meet for oreani-
|zation in the Press building Monday.
A family party of IL were enter
tanned Thanksgiving day by N. c.
Lawrence and family.
Mrs. A. T. Crowl is sick with fever
at the home of her brother in Merriam
Park, MINI.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Gruschus and son,
Harry. returned this week from the Bad
Lands, bringing home Is deer and
plenty of other game. =
The ofRcets Of the Dickinson Mercan-
tile Co. are Il. Il Dickinson, president
A. H. Arnett, vice president; 1. ].
Dickinson, secretary and treasurer and