The Dickinson press., 1908-10-24
nm FORMER YEARS
Happenings in Dickinson Fifteen
and twenty-five Years
Ago This Week

80 s0PV1soU uaos uk0 A4SOAdu0 nave
been killing cattle belonging To- ranch
men north of here.
The first ball of the Dickinson Social
Dancing club was given Friday evening
with a big attendance.
Rev. MI. Vittum. being about to re.
turn to his former home in Connecticut.
will preach for the last time Sunday
morning.
Oliver Dalrymple, the bonanza farm
king of this REGION, has threshed this
season, $50, 600 bushels of wheat and
40. 600 bushels of oats, getting a total
of 40. 600 bushels of grain at $40, 600
less expense than last year. This crop
was Grown on $500 acres of ground.
Several changes have been made in
the employees of the railroad office.
James McGresor has gone to Bozeman
as head clerk in the Office there. A.
S. Maple has been appointed agent at
New Salem. Walter Richards is pro-
noted to head clerk. Milton Klinefelter
appointed night clerk and Fred Gull
operator. RS @s
George Edgar shipped a carload of
buffalo and other wild meats to James
town Saturday, among which was q
quarter of bear. The car was opened at
Gladstone and when that car reached
jamestown the bear was gone. Mr..
Edgar considers this a bare faced trick
for a citizen of Gladstone to play.
The county commissioners, H. l.
Dickinson, James Collister and James
G. Campbell, met Thursday. The
physicians of the county were invited
to make proposals, either by the year or
by visit, for attending sick people, who
are county charges.
From the Press of October %; 1898.
j. A. Ferris has been appointed post
master at Medora.
George E. Ayers of Montpelier, Yer
mont, arrived Friday for a visit with
his brother, M. L Ayers.
G. Loeb. secretary of the Dakota Land
and Colonization Co.. took his departure
the first of the week for New York City,
stopping on his way at the White City.
Governor Shortridse and party are en-
joying a weeks hunt north of here.
Ex-senator Lawrence, J. A. McGresor
and Thomas McGreeor were among those
from here who Joined the party.
H. o. Stickney. a brother of Dr.. v. H.
Stickney of this city. was in Minneapo-
lis a few days ago with the Chicago
Athletic association as coacher of the
Grinnell eleven. The papers 60 into
rapture over Stickney's playing.
Saturday afternoon l. C. DeGraff
kindly placed his surrey at the disposal
of the lady teachers of the Dickinson
school. A drive was taken to Lehigh,
where Miss Crowley has a sister teach
ing. The coal mines were viewed by
the party.
J.. E. Phelan, having been assigned
to other service. the jurisdiction of John
Dorsey, superintendent of the Yellow
stone division Of the N. p. is tempo
rarily extended over the Missouri divis-
ion, headquarters of the latter to re-
main at Dickinson.
George Senour and D. W. Mckenzie
expected to leave Monday night for
Chicago with three a of their cattle
and two of j. j. Coughlin's. A part of
herd got away and they did not
start until Friday.
Visitors at the Worlds Fair include
William Leask. A. N. Jefferies, John
and Robert Fisher, William VIM, Mr..
and Mrs. A. L. Martin of Sentinel
Butte, {. E. Trask and Robert Lyon and
Mrs. c. H. Merry and daughter, Jessie.
Among the visitors in town during the
week were Ed. Hughes of Antelope,
Peter Haehnson of Belfeld, W. H. Mann
of New Salem. BENZ. Webb of Richard
ton. Mrs. Blanchard of Mandan at J.
D%ehlineers'. Mr.. and Mrs. w. G.
Tubbs of Fargo at j. w. Currie's and
Frank Greene of Virginia City, Wash
Among the town people who are away
on visits are J. ]. Freeman at Mime
Frank Kihm at Bismarck. Mrs.
S. T.. Bolton at Jackson. Mich, Mrs. j.
H. Waggoner at Glendive and MIR. and
Mrs. ]. F. Poole at Darlington.
The social doings of the week in
clude an Experience party at the home
of Mrs. H. F. Beckett, a social by the
ladies of St Johns guild at the home
of Mrs. A. H. Arnett, a birthday party
in honor of Miss Hazel L%ittlehale's
seventh birthday, and a social by the
school classes of Mrs. E. E. Cook
and Rev. Orchard.
Wanted
To winter IS head of town horses.
Pasture, sheds, hay and straw, O miles