The Dickinson press., 1908-12-19
IN FORMER YEARS

IN FORMER YEARS
Happenings in Dickinson Fifteen
|, and Twenty-Five Years Ago
This Week.
From The PRESS of December %. 1888.
A petition has been. circulated. asking
the commissioners for township organi-
cation.
,Mr. Cuskelly, the father of the Gus
kelly brothers, has arrived and will
make this his future residence.
William Fades has opened up his bar
in the new building he recently erected.
There is an average of about 20 deer
a day brought into town by the hunters.
]. B. Russell is building a comfortable
cottage house on his claim.
A hunter recently brought in an animal
resembling the ibex and old hunters say
it is the only one of the kind they have
ever e
VIM. Gibson. deputy clerk of the dis
trict court, will spend the holidays at
his old home in Bathgate, North Dakota.
Michael Haney. who was so severely
scalded and bruised in the railroad acct
dent at Sully Springs, a short time
since. is improving slowly.
Misses Jennie Burns and Ella Bishop
will open up a confectionery store and
news depot in the Aud & Moore build
ing today.
John O'Maly, while carelessly handl-
ing a revolver at Little Missouri Wednes-
day, accidentally shot himself in the
leg. The ball entered just below the
knee and was taken out neal the ankle.
Joseph Stearns was called to his home
in Oedensburg, N. Y. Monday by q
telegram announcing the serious illness
of his wife. {,
Vic Smith is undoubtedly the cham
pion shot of Dakota. He recently killed
10 deer in nj day and SO in three days.
The death Of, Henry Bowles Saturday
was q shock to the community. A post
mortem examination revealed the fact
that. the skull was badly fractured. Mr..
Bowles stepped down from the platform
of the train and stumbled. pitching head
first onto. the frozen ground. He was
night clerk at the Eagle hotel. The
body was sent to West Bangor, N. r.,
for burial.
From The PRESS of December %,
1898.
George Aud succeeds Jim Sexton as
night Waterman.
A. B. Robinson moved his family up
from Gladstone this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. McGillivray will spend
Christmas in Fargo with MI. and Mrs.
J. E. Phelan.
George W. Patrick returned from his
Iowa visit on Monday,
The funeral services of the late Henry
Werner were held at Richardton Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Colder have gone
to Wisconsin for a visit of a few weeks.
N. c. Lawrence expects to leave next
week for a trip to the east.
Theodore Hartung of Richardton was
in town Friday on business of the estate
of Henry Werner.
James Colgrove and Pete Frazier came
in from the Bad Lands Wednesday
with the spoils of a months hunt, 40
deer.
The loss of the Fennel fire has been
settled at a little less than $500.
Mrs. w. S. Cunningham left Friday
for Brainard, Mimi, where M. Cunning
ham has been two weeks for treatment.
Mrs. A. T. Cfowl and Miss Grace re-
turned from Minnesota Wednesday.
Mrs. Crowl has gained rapidly the past
two weeks and bore the journey well.
Frank Kihm has rented the Ray house
on Sims street which he will occupy as
soon as C. H.. Klinefelter moves into his
new house.
The Knights Of Pythias, at a recent
meeting, elected these officers: D. L
Bailey. C.C.;5C. S. Langdon. v. C.. J.
J. Freeman. prelate; P. c. Hagerman.
X of r and S; ". A. McCloy, M. E.
F.. Hatch, NJ. F. ; Frank Kihm. M. A. :;
j. P. Tingle, M of w.
Owing to a difference Of opinion be-
tween the proprietor Of the city dray line
and the N. p, water::is not at preeent de-
livered around town. sa Hs,
The event of the Masonic year. the