Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1905-01-13
ANOTHER EARLY SETTLER DEAD.
Charles II. Edick Who Came To Em-
mons County With The Pioneers,
Enters The Rternal Sleen.

Oeen aOle CO 20 QOWn town, anu even
to make railway trips. Only few
weeks ago he was in Linton, going to
and returning from Eureka. where he
went to visit his son and daughter-in.
law, Capt. John Edick and wife. The
cause Uf death was disease Ut the kid
neys. But short time before his
death deceased went down to the Bur.
leigh county courthouse, sitting in
the district-court room a considerable
time, listening to the evidence and
speeches in u trial Judge Winchester,
seeing him sitting on one Of the wood
ell chairs insisted on his taking
a cushioned seat near him. That
was the last time the Judge saw
his old Grand Army comrade alive.
MIR. Edick was torn in Parish, Os-
wego county, New York, on July 3,
1887, and was therefore, sixty-seven
years old at the time Of his death. He
was married to Miss Orlinda A. Will
cux, III Parish, Jan l, 1860.
When the civil war began he was
In the mercantile business at Parish.
He enlisted in Company Oh" l47th
New York Infantry. He was in the
thickest of the fight at Gettysburg,
aid took part in the other great bat
Ties in which the Army Of the PATIO
mac was engaged.
After the war Mr.. Edlck returned
to his old home, and again TOOK charge
of his mercantile business. He was
postmaster at Parish for sixteen
years. He was also merchant at
Midland, Mich, two years.
Deceased went to Bismarck in 1882,
where, in company with John Clark,
husband Of Mr.. Edick's eldest daugh-
ter, Edna, he engaged In the cigar.
making and tobacco business, running 6
cigar factory and retail store.
He moved to Emmons county In the
spring Of 1884, taking up homestead
a few miles west Of Hazelton. After
remaining there several years he
moved to the Liv0na neighborhood
where, with his son John H., opened
and for years worked y ignite mine.
The land ON which the mine was situ.
ated was afterward traded by John b.
Edick to G. L. Parkhurst for hotel
property in Eureka-the ''Hotel Park
hurst"-which John Is now conduct.
ing.
Mr.. Edick was a justice Of the peace
in Emmons county six years. He was
firm believer in the value Of -lleoite
coal for fuel, and with <aiaDzci -aaal
pick he did much work deivsat,
for veins on his 'b1mestead west oi
Williamsport. He lived to see Ignite
the principal fuel used on the Mis-
souri, Slope.
About three years ago Mr.. Edick
moved to Bismarck, where for about
two years he engaged in the life.in-
surance business.
For couple of years, when q boy
about sixteen or seventeen years OF
age, Mr.. Edick travelled through. the
Northwest purchasing furs, visiting
among other points, st. Paul.
Comrade Edick was u charter mem
her Of james B. Mcpherson Post, No
2, department Of North Dakota, G
A. R. Tie funefal took place Sun.
day ut 2 p. ni:, tie comrades of de:
ceased assembling at the plwt; hal
and walking In procession tl.tise fami
ly residence. The funeral: sermon
was preached by REX. Louis. .Magin
al tile Methodist church, WIN. spoke
feelingly OF the services Of deceased
as ciLlzen and as soldier. Comrades
W. II. Winchester, John Reale
Stephen Welch, w. Burton, T. Gun
ningl,am and D. r. Styeeter acted:a
fpall-bearers. The interfnept took plac'
III that parco Of the Bismarck Cath
olic cemetery that is set apart for til
burial of mont Catholics, ~. .
When MIR. and Mrs. Edick went +
Bismarck, they were the PATENTS 4
two sons and two daughters-Edns
wife Of John Clark, who died Nov. q
1882; Stella, wife OF e. G. Campbell
of WilliamspOrt, who died Feb. q
1893; Walter, now residing in BIZ
marck; John R.. who was with con
pany "a, Of the North Dakota reg
in the PHILIPPINES, and who is no
captain of the Eureka company of th
South Dakota national guards.
Deceased is survived by his Wit,
with whom 80 many years Of his III
were passed.
G .mrade Edick was kind. genera,
andih,wpit..ble In every sense OF I'll
words. He was y devoted lover Of b
country, amt oft.n be conversed wit
his comrades regarding the histor