The Dickinson press., 1909-01-23
IN FORMER YEARS

Ibis Week..
organized at Miles City for the new
gold fields of Idaho.
Mrs. Cuskelly, mother of the Guskelly
brothers, arrived here yesterday.
Mrs. Jerry Hayes is recovering from
another attack of severe sickness.
The Occur d 'Alene gold fever has
struck this section. John Keifer and
James Beckett of this place will leave
for the gold fields soon.
Treasurer Lamoreux informs us that
not more than one-fourth of the taxes
have been paid as yet.
A report has reached here that during
a row with half breeds, who are camped
south of here. William Roberts had a
horse shot from under him.
Ed. Davis has plans for a handsome
residence. to cost about 81, 600, upon
which he will o commence erection.
George Pueh, a former, resident. has
been in town this week on his. way to
Helena.
John Close has gone to Little Missouri
to assist Joseph Cuskelly in the store
there. =
E. Seaman has moved his family to
town.
Yard Master Kenyon had his ankle
badly bruised by striking it against the
tender, in attempting to board a moving
engine. ~.
Advice from the land department Of
the N. p, indicates a larger immigra-
ton to the northwest this spring than
ever before. ~
Eland is the name of a new station five
miles west of here. "A side track isilaid
and arrangements are completed fort the
location of a large colony of Germans
there in the early spring. -
The friends of Hon. VI. S. Dickinson
of Malone. N. Y. (for whom the city
was named-editor) will be pleased to
learn that he has recovered from. a very
serious illness.
The half breeds who have a camp
south of here are reported to be in q
starving condition and that several have
already died from hunger and cold.
They will shortly pass through here en-
route to Manitoba, with the bodies of
their dead.
A. Reabaschand. living near Sully /
was brought here Sunday and
taken to Brainerd, MIMI, today. He
wandered into the Bad Lands Monday
and was lost. When found Friday he
was nearly dead, and both feet were /
Two important land cases are set for
trial next week, Winston We Merrill.
involving the townsite of Glendive, and
.ushman VS. Mead. q contest over the
title of 80 acres of valuable land betwe@n
the townsite of Mandan and the HI
river. 81
Gladstone had quite a fire this week.
The flames broke out in one of the
boarding cars of the bridge crew. Several
were destroyed. also the Immigrant
house east of the depot. The depot was
saved by hard work. H. Gu pQuarie
was injured by a fall from Tie depot
r00f. #
In speaking about the weather, an
in this edition says that during
he three months there were but four
days. Thirty-eight below is the
record.
From The PRESS of January ~, 1894.
j. M. and J. W. McCloy returned to
Ohio Thursday.
W. H. McCloy arrived Sunday from
Ohio, and will remain
with his sons family.
The Northern Pacific is. putting up
800 tons of Yellowstone river ice. at his
Joint. +,
Arthur William and Frank kim have:
dissolved partnership. The latter is now
'ole owner of the Willard hotel.
Sunday, Monday and Tuesday were
he coolest. days of the year. the mer-
curry registering "a, Is and Is below
zero. "
Brooks Goodall, who is attending the
employees conference at St.
Paul. was home over Sunday. III can.
not tell when the conference will close.
G. Davis and Postmaster George Aud
started overland for .Deadwood Wednes-
lay. They 70 to recover a team belong
to MI. Davis which>Joe. HilderbrandI
lrove there with freight. After colisct
his freight. he sold the team and
pocketed the money.
The committee appointed to represent