The Dickinson press., 1908-09-26
FORMER YEARS
Happenings in Dickinson Fifteen
and twenty-five Years
Ago This Week I.

heading, extracts from the Press files Of
fifteen and twenty-five years ago the.
current week. ]. /, I'll,
From the Press of September %, 1888.
Welton, ffteen-year-old son Of D.
Mcdonald, was on the buffalo range this
week with. = Long and succeeded in
shooting one Of the noble buffalo. Few,
boys Of his age can boast of the same.
John Simpson of the firm Of Hughes
& Simpson. who have a 80, 600 herd Of
cattle on the head waters Of the Little
Missouri and Box Elder, has been ship
ping a large number from here to the
Chicago market. They will soon ship
1, 900 more.
The east bound passenger train came
in on time Friday morning. which is
something unusual since the change Of
time.
Bill Higgins took Dennis Hill of
Scranton, Pa, out to the range this
week for a hunt. They killed four buff
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Vic Smith and Frank Chase Killed a.
large bear at Kildeer mountains.
One section of the Willard excursion,
having on board the newspaper men,
passed through here for the east today.
Three genuine dudes with a French
plate glass owe the right eye, and suits
of many colors. graced our streets one
day this week. III s,#
Marquis de Mores accompanied his
father-in-law, Baron Won Hoffman, east
as far. las Bismarck the first of the week.
M. Cuskelly has gone to his old
home. Fairbault, MINI. He will be
gone about three weeks and brings his
parents back with him, who will make
this their future home.
The Davis Bros. finished threshing last
Thursday. Their oats turned out better
than they anticipated, the whole
amounting to about 5000 bushels.
The Edwin Forest, one of the Wor-
cester Excursion Car Co. g cars came in
here Tuesday from the west and re-
NAMED until Thursday morning. Sew.
eral of the gentlemen went hunting
with M. H. Stark while here. They were
all well pleased with Dickinson and
several were, heard to remark that it was
the neatest town, for q yearling, along
the line. . 4 Il ,lt3
From the Press of September 80, 1898.
j. E. Phalen got four cents a pound
for some sixty head Of 1910 cattle in.
Chicago Monday.
James Haskin, F. s. Cunningham
and ". D. Annamon left on Sunday for:
the Worlds Fair.
John Little. one Of the prospecting set
tiers five miles south east Of Gladstone
was in town. on business Wednesday.
He raised.1 Is calves this year and ship
oed q few beeves to market a short time
ago. ="
Banker Hilliard expects to see the
White City about Sunday.
Frank Lish and family returned Thurs
day from visit east.
Mr.. and. Mrs RI johnson returned
Sunday from the Worlds Fair.
Hon. Theodore Roosevelt who has cat
lie in charge of Ferris Bros, and his
friend d.. Lambert, were returning east
Sat. from a hunt in tho Bad Lands west
pf Dickinson.S
d.. Davis hassrentedl the house occcu-
pied by q. "A. Davis for two, years past
The owner moves initoshis large house On.
IN adjoining lot.
Foreman Lenneville Of the Dickinson
Hose Co. states that he has four samples,
Of hose, varying in price from IS to 80
cents If the good people Of the town
and vicinity desire to make any. dona-
lions toward the purchase of more hose.
which is needed, now is the time.
Worlds Fair visitors include Fred
Thompson, Geo. M. Frye, H. c. Christen-
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