Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1901-01-31

-' ' 1S"i' AAoo 44du CIlc use OF DuU one
OF MS lungs: otherwise his health
seemed fairly good, although he took
excellent care of it, being very tenn
perate and methodical in his habits of
living. BY such means he undoubt ed
ly prolonged his life many years. He
was 81 years old.
He was taken with severe pains in
the abdominal tract on Wednesday
night, but it was not until Friday
afternoon that his condition was de-
clared dangerous. He thought he
would soon be around again. Friday
night the physician pronounced the
case hopeless. His system was not
strong enough to have with stood an
operation at any time. Few visitors
were allowed to see him as talking
wasted his strength. At death there
were present DR.. Sifton, DR.. Rogers
OF st. Paul, Mr.. Fl. P. Smart and the
nurse. Deceased was perfectly cool
and collected until about three quar-
ters OF an hour before death, when he
became unconscious.
Mr.. Dickey had not felt in bis usual
health since his return from Indina
soon after January l, and had not
worked as hard as previous to that
time. He expected to leave in a few
weeks again to be absent several
months. His usual custom was to re-
turn to the office after days work
| and spend an hour or more in the
evening in continuing the labor of the
day. He was untiringly Industrious
and his waking hours were always
fully occupied. He expected to take
life much easier after February next,
and looked forward to it with great
pleasure. In early boyhood he was
deprived of father and had to work
his way upward alone. He knew what
it was to be poor, and seeing a rest
from work in sight, naturally longed
for it's rapid approach. The grim
hand of death, as in so many other
cases, snatched the promise of leisure
and recreation from him almost at the
moment of beginning to enjoy it.
During the last two days of his
sickness he was in receipt of kilograms
from E. p. Wells in New York, who
endeavored to comfort and encourage
him. The following telegram from
Mr.. Wells addressed to his old partner
was received after death:
Dear old friend and partner. YOU
have won many battles. may your
strong will and good constitution
carry you through again. Stuart.
Mrs. Wells and myself are tearfully
awaiting further tidings.''
Telegrams were sent to Or. Todd,
Mrs. Dickey's physician, to Alfred
Dickey and to John Watson. The last
named happened to be in Chicago and
came on to st. Paul with the son
and probably returned to Indiana to
attend the funeral.
Flowers have been ordered sent to
Greenwood, Ind, for the funeral. by
the directors and employees of the
James River National bank, and by
the employees of the various COM
panies of which deceased was manager.
In his casSet deceased looked tranquil
and peaceful-as natural as in life.
Mr.. Dickey leaves very substan-
tial estate consisting of lands in
North Dakota, fine farm in the
suburbs OF Indianapolis and home in
that city, together with other prop
erty. His family life was ideal and his
care of dependent relations and his
efforts to aid those with whom he was
Intimately acquainted were known to
be constant. He did many charitable
deeds and helped many friends over
rough places knowing what such places
were himself. To some extent his
character was greatly misunderstood
by the public. He was charitable and
liberal in his views Of life and was
always willing to conceed point we'll
taken. His fOndness for debate and
uA lilACuUo Ndo d pIOullucIU CndraCU-
eristlc. He leaves wife, and son, a
practicing attorney in Indianapolis,
and two widowed sisters.
Alfred Dickey was born at Auburn,
Ind, June 10, 1916. a sketch of his
life includes an active and successful
career and is practically a resume of
the leading events in the history of
the city in which he took an active
part. He was a fine business man.
prompt, clear headed. decisive, prac-
tical and far seeing. His every day
life was methodical, and his business
work was reduced to svstera by
which he accomplished a great deal
more than he otherwise could have
done.
He came to jamestown in 1880 from
Ind. of which city he
had been postmaster and where he
had been engaged in the book and
stationery business. In Indiana he
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