The Dickinson press., 1900-12-08

Saturday, Dec. 3, is the feast of tn
Immaculate Conception holy day Q
obligation in the Catholic church. Tn
early and only mass here will be at 81
sharp; late mass will be held at the Be
hemian church 9 miles northwest Q
town at 1890.
E. L. Sco6eld and 0. P. liner hav
commenced action against c. E. Sc Corr
who left the city a few weeks ago with
out the knowledge OF his many creditors
Sc Cord had been %railroading and ha,
a little back pay which is being held.
The annual hose company meeting OF
Wednesday night resulted in the cleo
ton of the following officers: Joe Len
neville, chief; c. E. Dickinson, as
sistant chief; H. ]. Gruschus, foreman
Robert Neil, lst assistant; Joe Huska
and assistant; Arthur Davis, secretary
w. H. Walton, treasurer.
Next week the Rev. Father Claud,
will say mass at Medora on Tuesday tn,
nth, at o:3o, at Kendley's hotel parlor; a
Belield on Wednesday, the 18th, at abou
8 o'clock, at Thos. Lynch's; and at South
Heart on Wednesday, the 18TH, about
o'clock, at VIM. Kennedy's. All are
welcome and invited to perform thei
Christian duty.
The Modern Woodmen of America
elected the following officers Wednesday
evening: Crist Peterson, V. c.; J. G,
L%enneville, w. A; J. P. Jingle, clerk
NJ. L. Ayers, banker; ALT White escort
Geo. A. Perkins, physician; Mike
Olheiser, watchman; Jacob Ehli, sentry
Crist Peterson, manager: Alf White
delegate; p. Tingle, alternate.
According to the Fargo Forum I. E
Phelan is home from a trip to South St
St. Paul, where he bought two carloads OF
cattle for his ranch at Hebron. A queer
incident is told by Mr.. Phelan in con
n%ection with his purchase. One carload
of the stock was from the farm oil
County Commissioner Brown of Wheat
land, who shipped them some time ago
Mr.. Phelan purchased the stock for SC
a head less than he could have bought
the stock at Wheatland.
Among the tens of thousands who have
used Chamberlain's Cough Remedy fol-
colds and la grippe during the past few
years. to our knowledge, not a single case
has resulted in pneumonia. Thos. Whit
field G Co., 24o Wabash avenue, Chicago
one of the most prominent retail drug
gists in that city, in speaking of this, says
"We recommend Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy for la grippe in many cases, as
it not only gives prompt and complete
recovery, but also counteracts any ten.
dency of la grippe to result in pneu.
monia." Sold by all druggists.
A number of the young ladies Of the
city have recently organized a society, to
be known as the X. L. club, and held
their first of a series of meetings at the
home OF Miss Edna Scofield Tuesday
evening. A few gentlemen were invited
in and the evening was pleasantly spcn,
in music, cards and a good social time
Following are the officers: Mrs
Gertrude Dobson, president; Miss Alic,
Campbell, vice president; Miss Jessie
Knight, secretary. The club has ar
ranged for a Rummage Sale in January
which they hope will be literally patron
lied.
Mr.. Everett Newton and Miss Amelie
Nettiberg were married on Saturday
Dec. 1, by Rev. S. M. Roadhouse, at tn,
residence of DR.. T. F. Cooke. Mr.. Newtor
has been chief engineer the past season
at the Dickinson Fire and Pressed Brick
Works and was we'll thought off in the
community. He came Here from Crane
Forks. The bride, also from Crane
Forks, has been m Of the mattresses ii
the St. Charles dining room for the pas
five months and was highly esteemed by
those who knew her. Mr.. and Mrs. New
ton left Sunday evening on a wedding
trip to Albuquerque, New Mexico. The!
may locate south.
Last Saturday evening at about 4:3'
o'clock there was a bad freight wreck a
a point n mile west of Sully. Extr;
No. Io5 going west struck a land slide il
the cut there and as a result the engine
and ten cars were ditched. Enginee
Mike Drury and Fireman Geo. Black
burn had no chance Of escape and re
manned with their engine, which, in thi
instance, undoubtedly saved their lives
as the cut is very narrow and the trail
was moving on a down grade. Mr.. Drur
had his ankle spralned but otherwis
neither were injured. Conductor Hug
McKeever and the other trainmen e.
capped unhurt. The engine went off tn
track but did not turn over. The car
we're loaded with coke and made a pile
up that was very difficult to clear ava,
Foreman Littlehales went up from Dick
inson with a wrecking crew and anothe
crew came down from the west. The dc
lay in traffic was about "a hours and i
the meantime passenger Nc. II wal hel
in Dickinson.
!. The death of Mrs. George F. James, ;
the age of IS years, is especially sac
Deceased was married to Enginee
. James the 9Th of last juno, and exactl
six,months to a day after her weddin
occurred her death. Her parent
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh McClemonts {
R%ichardton, were hurriedly summoned
Dickinson when it was learned that Mr.
James could not live. Services wer
held from the Methodist church Wee
nesday afternoon, Rev. S. NJ. Roadhous
officiating. The beautiful floral tribute
showed the esteem with which the d.
parted n was held by those who ha
known her. She was Of a bright, chez,
full disposition, much respected, an
made friends everywhere. The syn
pathy of the community is extended tn
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