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The Dickinson press., 1905-08-26

DIR. G.. A.. Clarke, Dentist, plate,
crown, bridge and porcelain work.
Office over Mcdonald & Pomroy's drug
store. 5-o7-tf
People who have been in St. Paul re-
Gently report that I. l.. Beard is max
ing money in the automobile livery bust
ness there.
Lou Meredith returned this week from
Bralnerd hospital where he underwent
an operation. He seem much pleased
with the result.
Miss Hawkinson will go to the cities
next week to buy a fall stock of millinery
and will also secure the service of a
first class trimmer.
Orders Tor ice cream taken, at whole
sale prices; cream delivered at your
home and orders by mail promptly
filled. c. ]. Russell, Dickinson. S-Io,tf
September s will be the grand opening
night of a series of dances to be given in
the new !. F. Christen hall at Taylor
Souveniors for the ladies and supper at
| the Baker hotel. 8-5-5t
Mr.. and Mrs. c. @. Armstrong were
| in from Beicegal last week to visit a day
with Mr.. u. c. Rowe and Mrs. Ira Nc.
Reavy, who stopped over or their way tc
Minneapolis from a trip to the Portland
Fair.
The Ladies Aid Society OF the M. +
church will serve ice cream from 2 to
O'Clock Tuesday Aug.2o in the building
south OF DIR. Stickneys. Supper Will 5e
served from $50 on. Every body !:
invited to come.
The Dickinson press., 1905-08-26
ton this morning.

ton this morning.
Mrs. Freeman received a number
Of telegramsso of coincidence yesterday
from friends throughout the state,
showing the high esteem in which
Mr.. Freeman was held w all who
knew him.
An inquest was held Yesterday by
Justice Phil Mclaughlin, the jury
consisting of w. w. Fegan, James
Bell and Fred G.. Wells. All of the
witnesses who knew anything of the
accident that resulted in the death
OF Mr.. Freeman were examined in
clnding the engineer who was on top
Of the elevator when it started from
the main floor Of the hotel to the
roof. The jurors in their verdict
found that John j. Freeman came TO
his death accidentally, at about s
o'clock p. M, Aug. 2l. 1908, by be-
ing caught between The elevator and
tle wire screen upon the third floor
Of the Hotel Antlers in said city of
Grand Forks, while attempting to fix
said elevator, and falling from said
third floor, in said hotel to the bot
tom Of the elevator shaft in the base
ment thereof. In view Of this ac
cident, the jury recommends ihat the
city council of the city Of Grand
Forks pass such an ordinance rs they
may deem advisable regulating the
running of passenger and freight eie-
vators SO as to make proper provi-
sions for the safety of the public.
Fargo Forum-The body of John
j.. Freeman. the proprietor of the
Hotel Antlers at Grand Forks, who
met witt, such a dreadful death last
Monday night. passed through Fargo
via the G. N. flyer this mvrning. ac-
companied by the bereaved wife and
son. The funeral and interment will
be at Arcola, III. Mr.. Huber:z,
manager of Mr. Freeman's art studio
in Fargo, accompanied tie bereaved
son from here to Grand Forks last
evening, Mr.. Freeman having ar
rived from Dickinson in the norm
ing. Mr.. Huberiz says the face of
the deceased was not recognizable
In the casket the injured head was
hidden by his Shriner's fez which
was added to the black suit in which
the body was dressed.
The news of the death Of John Free.
man was a great shock to the many
friends Of the family in Dickinson. MIR
and Mrs. Fred Freeman, who had beer
visiting in the city Tor some weeks, re
ceived word of their fathers death Mon
day evening shortly before the leaving
of the, eastbound limited.
Mr.. Freeman came TO Dickinson il
1884, accepting the p%ositionto OF Northern
Pacific agent, which place Of trust h
The Dickinson press., 1905-08-26

held for about three. years. or until he
decided to engage in the drug business.
Prior to coming hereaMr.tFreeman was
engaged in: railroad work at Crooks.oa
and Morehead, MINI. This was soss
after the marriage of MIR. and Mrs.
Freeman.
The Messersmith corner became tae
small for the Freeman drug store and
the proprietor moved into the center
of the block, the store now occupied by
Roquette Bros, which place he subse-
quently. bought and changed his bust"
ness to that Of dry goods. About three
years ago MIR. Freeman decided to leave
Dickinson, but he never %reiinquished
all of his real est ate holdings here.
He was for a long time a member Of
the board of directors Of the First
National bank of Dickinson and re.
tanned his stock after leaving the city.
MIR. Freeman was a devout Church
man, and during his residence in this
CITY was prominent in the work Of St.
Johns parish, Of which he was an off
Ger. and which owes much of its present
prosperous condition , o his untiring-
efforts.
The Masonic and Knights of Pythias
lodges held special meetings Tuesday
night and sent messages of coincidence
to the bereaved family and made suit
able arrangements for floral offerings as
a last tribute to the memory OF their
esteemed brother.
The Dickinson press., 1905-08-26
Saturday, Aug. Is, 1905.
LOCAL NEWS.

Ice cream sold. City Bakery. $40 If
Eben Dunlap was in the city on Fri
day.
Bring all OF vour butter to Drenkel's.
S-5-tt
w. S. Parkin was in the CITY this
week.
c. +. Allen was down from Glendive
this week.
Mrs. Henry Roberts is back from
Miles City.
A. II. Gibbs was in from the ranch on
Thursday.
Head quarter for Irvine, best quality at
Drenkel's. -. 8-lc-tf
ia. Flynn returned from St. Paul on
Thursday.
Home made bread loc loaf at City
Bakery. 8-Io-tf
Dave Benzie is east buying a new
drug stock.
Found--lady's surge jacket. Inquire
at this Office. 1T
Miss Jessie Williams returned to ST.
Paul this week.
A. H. Arnett is looking for a house to
rent in Dickinson.
Mrs. J. w. Currie and Miss Oracle,
went to Haley this week.
c.. +: Crowl and son Amos, were in
from Hayley this week.
Ira Lawrence of Gladstone, is deliver
ing hay to Fuller's stable,
Miss Schultz went to Belheld this
week to arrange for a music class.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Roquette are ex-
pected back from the west On Sunday.
City Engineer Brislin has been sup
plying the city engine with new aues.
Miss Julian of Milwaukee, is visiting
al the home of Landlord and Mrs. kim.
Mrs. A. H. Deiters is ill with fever.
Her case does not appear to be a serious
one.
!. H. Wagner, one OF the carpenters
on the Ray building was reported i'll on
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Lyon are ex-
pecled home from the Geo. Harkins
ranch'to-day.
Mr.. Donald MCMartin and Miss
Jennie Munson, were married Aug. 18th
by Rev. o. L. Just.
English Luthern service next Sunda,
at the usual time in the NJ. f. church b,
Rev. O. I. Just.
The ladies OF St. Patrick's church
will give a supper at the Priests resi-
dence on next Thursday. August BIS
at $40.
The Dickinson press., 1905-08-26

Freeman, day clerk at the hotel, who
with his wife and daughter have
|.been visiting ut Dickinson %forseveral
gMeeks. He was advised Il few NOM
ents after the accident and it Is ex-
pected that he received the telegram
IN time to catch II train that willDring
Trim home this evening.
at John j. Freeman was almost 81
years Of age and was born at Peoria.
Ill. I After his marriage the family
came to Dickinson. this state, where
NJ Freeman engaged in the mer-
,cantile business, and where they re-
sided for eighteen years. A few
years ago Mr. and Mrs. Freeman
moved TO Fargo, where Mr. Freeman
bought a Photographic studio. which
was still owned by him, although
managed by another person.
'Abouts two years ago they came
to, Grand Forks, and for almost q
year Mr.. Freeman VAS in partner
ship with William Prescott in the
Hotel Antlers. Last fall Mr.. Free
man purchased the interest of Mr..
Prescott and since that time had
conducted the hotel himself.
He was II man who made and held
friends, was Of rather retiring dis
position, and attended strictly to
the business of the hotel, Of which
he was making Il success, and was
naturally very popular with the
travelling public.
Mr.. Freeman was Il prominent Ma
son, of tue thirty second degree, and
a member of FL Zagal Temple of the
Mystic Shrine. His greatest recrea-
ton was in attending the various
meetings Of the Masonic bodies to
winch he belonged.
The greatest sympathy is being
shown Mrs. Freeman in her sudden
AND terrible bereavement. She was
about the hotel when the accident
occurred and while the news Of the
fatal accident was sostened as much
as possible, the full import almost
Frustrated her, but she ms listed on
viewing the body Of her husband be-
fore it was removed from the hotel.
Mr.. Freeman and his wife enjoyed
4 large acquaintance the . state,
particularly in the western part Of it
where they lived 50 many years, and
the. fullest sympathy OF all will be
extended TO Mrs. Freem III and her
son in their sudden bereavement.
, Grand Forks, N. D. Aug.23-John
j. Freeman. who met sucl, y tragic
!, dea,l, III The Hotel Anl,ers Mnnt IS
might, willie given - Masonic hitri,l
: at Arcnia, Illinois, Thursday alter
, noon. The relative, nf Mrs: Fee
man live at Arcu,a, and the remains
were taken to thai place this morn
ing by Mrs. Freeman and her son
Fred w. Freeman, Who arrived iron
Dickinson last niyhi.
AIR. Freeman was y member Of III,
Masonic Orlera ut Dickinson, and LII
e officials Of the ,dge asked the Gram
Forks lodge T." take charge OF th'
!. funeral should it be held here. pro
+ yiding that it Was. agreeable ! 9 I'll y
family. When it was decided y
!. take the remains to- AAreola the lodgg'
al that place was asked totake chafgg'
Of the services, and the funeral %
!, Mr. freeman will besheld Ehufsda,
afternoon III that city, under tn 3
u auspices OF the order sofS whieilash
0 was for many years an enthusiasm
member. An escort Of Mas6ns at
cOmpanied the remains from tue ul
dertaking rooms to the railroad sta
The Dickinson press., 1905-08-26
J. J.. FREEMAN SUDDENLY KILLED.
He Was Proprietor of the Hotel Ant
lers and, While Assisting in
Repairing the Elevator,
Was Crushed to Death.

Grand Forks, N. d Aug. 22-
John j. Freeman, proprietor of the
Antlers Hotel. was crushed to death
shortly after s o'clock last night, his
mangled body falling to the elevator
pit in the basement from the third
floor of the building.
1t appears that a new elevator boy
was in charge Of the lift, when Il
sudden start operated the salty de-
vice. setting the brake Leonard
Erickson, the night engineer, was
also a new employe, and did not
know how to release the brake, and
Mr.. Freeman took him to the eleva-
tor, at the first floor landing, so show
him. Both me climbed to the top
of the cage, and Mr.. Freeman releas
ed the device, showing Erickson
how it was done. Mr.. Freeman then
| started the elevator with the cable
and it shot upward, beyond his con
troll, and he was unable to stop it.
When the third floor was reached
Bricks n discovered that Mr.. Free
man had been caught between the
cage and the iron grating and was
dragged in between that and the side
Of the cage He was badly fright
ened and jumped over the top Of
the cage onto the floor and was
uninjured. NJ. freeman was dragged
in between the cage and the floor
and as the elevator passed the land
ing his crushed body fell to the pit
in the basement below. Night clerk
McGinty, knowing that the two men
were engaged in fixing the elevator
heard the fall and at once rushed to
the basement. He found the body
Of Mr.. Freeman in the pit, but death
had been insta ntaneous Calling
Charles Davis, a barber, from the
shop on the basement floor, they to-
&c her lifted the body from the pit
to the floor.
The skull was split from the base
Of the brain to the top Of the head,
and the sight that met those who rah
to the assistance Of the injured hotel
man was one terrible to behold.
The space between the elevator and
the landing floors is q narrow one
and the life Of the unfortunate mar
was crushed out rs he hung suspend
ed nearly 100 feet above the bottom
Of the elevator shaft,
News of the accident spread rap
idly and scores Of people visited the
scene Of the accident even before
the body of the dead man had bee,
removed to the rooms Of the Under
taker, Mcdonald.
In the absence of Coroner Mat
the VS. from the state, States Attorney
Wineman delegated Justice McLau
. ghl in to conduct An inquest. Th'
jury e%mpanelled, consists of w. w
Fegan, James Bell, and Fred G
Wells. After viewing the7scene Q
the accident, the inquest was ad
journed to 10 O'clock this morning
While Mr.. and Mrs. Freeman hi.
liv I'd iii Grand Forks less than Ivy
years, they had made many friends
and the suddeness Of The announce
ment that lie had been killed was
terrible shock to them as we'll as t
the patrons Of the hotel.
Mr.. Freeman is survived by Mrs
! freeman and one son Alfred "
The Dickinson press., 1905-08-26
Warning Notice.

All parties are hereby forbidden to
Craze stock or cut hay on the railroad
lands in Twp 1860 and any person vie
lating this notice will be prosecuted to
the full extent Of the law.
FRED WHITE, Agent.
7-22-tf C.. r. McHUGH, Owner.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-12-21

down In any state by the ST. to
authorities without any restrai MT i
Federal law, but the penalty for j, {,
q corresponding reduction of the s &,
representation in Congress. Not onlv
was there no federal prohibition, but
the disfranchisement either Of whites
or negroes was plainly permissible
under the conditions stated. This
article was declared ratified on July
%. 1868.
AS soon, however, as the force of
its provisions was realized, there was
a general outcry in the northern states
and in Congress against it, The idea
that the states or any of them could
disfranchise the negr oes when they
had been set free and converted into
citizens only three years before,
namely, by article thirteen, ratified
Dec. 1S. 1866, was regarded with
horror, and it is determined at once
to repeal such an unintended and
reactionary provision.
Therefore it was that article fifteen
which declares that the right of
cieizens Of the United States to vote
shall not be denied or abridged by the
United States or by any state on &C
count Of race, color, or previous con-
dition Of servitude, was proposed by
Congrers to the states on Feb. ~,
1869, and was declared ratified March
80, 1870.
Thus it was that the provision of
article fourteen as to the disfranchise-
ment of negroes was absolutely
nullified by article fifteen, and there
fore all talk of reducing the repre-
sentation of the south is mere
''bosh.'' The matter has been fully
consideredslong ago, and the New
York Brutus has come upon the stage
too late. Rome cannot be made to
at his high behest. and he will have
to 60 into retirement until he shall
find some other means of setting the
people roaring.
If the people of any of the states
should enact laws discriminating
against the constitutional rights of
the negroes, the Supreme Court, when
the matter is brought before it, will
declare such laws null and void, and
that would be the end of it.-New
Orleans Picayune.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-12-21
JUDGE ENOCHS.

The people of this judicial distr let
are very much interested in securing
the re-appointment of Judge Enochs,
whose tenn expires next May. His
successor is to be named by Governor
Vardaman during the coming session
of the legislature. If the wishes Of
the people are respected there is no
question about the re-appointment of
Judge Enochs. No one will pretend
to say that Judge Enochs is not the
choice of more than three fourths OF
the people of the district. Governor
Vardaman, in his canvass, pledged his
word to the people that their wishes
would be respected in making these
appointments, and upon that basis
we have every reason to expect that
Judge Enochs will be re-appointed.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-12-21

children, selected with loving care,
have found their appropriate owners;
the yule log Is blazing upon the
hearth in the living room; ivy and
holly garnish the board, where turkey
and plum pudding or other good cheer
appeal to the inner man.
1t is the day for all petty thoughts,
or desires to sink into the background ;
for noble ones to pervade the mind
and enoble the soul; for bitterness
and enmity to melt into forgiveness
and love. 1t is the day on which to
love your neighbor rs yourself. dis
pensing good feeling on every side.
II is not necessary to be rich in
order to give happiness to others. A
smile to the passer.by, flower to a
friend, . call upon the sick, the
lending of good book-such little
things as these give the warm, human
touch which stimulates and inspires
and bids us believe in the goodness Of
the world.
There is a charm about to-day
which makes the comfortable we'll
nigh forget, for sorrow and suffering
in the world. Time seems to stand
still for the nonce, and the day is the
elimination Of all good. Things
long wished for have come to pass !;
cherished longiDgs, by some mental
telepathy, have been made known to
those who could Gauss them to ma
terialize, and they have become the
attainable. You have found means
to make some hearts dear to you very
happy. and the brightness in their
hearts has illumined your own.
Some members Of your family, long
separated by time and distance, have
gathered around your hearthstone, and
this is the day Of days.
Christmas bells are ringing; clear,
pure voices Of children are caroling
anthems of praise to our Savior, who
left his high estate at Gods right
hand, and took upon himself all the
woes that flesh is heir to, that he
might feel human sympathy for US
while in his omnipotence he healed
our infrmities. One never tires Of
the old, old story of Jesus and his
love; of the young mother and babe
in the manager; of the shepherds
watching their 1ocks by night and
seeing in the heavens the revelation
of Gods glory; of the wise men led
by the star to the infapt savior, be-
fore whom they bow in alteration, and
to whom they give valuable offerings
brought from the far corners of the
earth. The story of the most beauti.
full life ever lived upon earth never
grows weary in the reading.
Nineteen hundred years have turned
romance to story and song, but
could add to or take away
from the beauty of his stature. All
the light of sacred story gathered
round his head sublime, for the light
Of the world is Jesus.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-12-21
Senator McLaurin introduced a bill

Senator McLaurin introduced bill
in the senate last Thursday to tax
liquor dealers twenty-five hundred
dollars instead of twenty five dollars;
and beer dealers two thousand dollars
instead of twenty dollars, in localities
where the state forbids the sale Of beer
or liquors. Congress cannot prohibit
the sale of liquors in such localities,
for the reason that it pertains to the
police jurisdiction of the states; nor
can congress forbid the issuance of
license at all in such localities, and
then punish for not having the license;
but If this bill becomes a law, the
blind tiger will encounter the United
States court as we'll as the state court,
for he will not pay this lscense.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-12-21
CHRISTMAS.
Julia J. Walker)
Merry Christmas, good citizens
An Xmas gift to one and all!

4. Merry Christmas, good citizens
An Xmas gift to one and all
This is -eminently the day above
all others; it holds witchery which
none other ever had. Nearly 1900
years have passed since there was
born in the manger the babe whom
the wise men came to worship; and
yet last night knew the enchantment
of that first sacred night SO long ago.
Over all the world, on every heart
the marvellous picture lay imprinted.
The shepherds were watching their
fiocks by night on the hills of Judea;
one bright star was shining over the
birthplace of an infant savior, and
the heavens rang with the acclama-
tions of angels: Peace on earth,
good will to men," Oh, the quiet,
the mystery. the glory of it! All
animosities were laid aside, all bur-
dens of state, of business, of home !;
the nations of the earth were akin for
one night, rapt in alteration of the
savior of mankind.
To-day, Christmas cheer abounds,
and the giving of gifts makes glad
many hearts within our borders.
Parents are giving good gifts to their
children. This is seemly and most
natural, but let us not forget also the
poor and needy, to whom Xmas might
mean more than 1t does. 'For If ye
love them which love you, what re-
ward have ye?"
The rich are giving to the rich; let
them also give to the poor. thereby
needing the injunction of the Master,
who said: "Inasmuch as ye have
done it unto the least of these, ye
have done it unto me-" We are
celebrating the birthday of Him who
gave His life for mankind. Let us
make our gifts approximately large
and unselfish. It is sweet to prepare
gifts for loved ones, to make the
little surprises which bring gladness
to the eyes of our nearest and dearest,
but there is larger joy which we
should permit ourselves this one day
in the year, if not upon another the
glow which warns the heart after
alleviating some Of the crying needs
of humanity.
This is the blessed season when the
sick and afflicted, the wounded, the
manned and anguished may look to
the Man of Sorrows and be healed
A thousand years in his sight are but
as yesterday; therefore his sojourn
upon earth is as wildly present In
his consciousness as though he had
but just suffered in the flesh the
agonizing nail wounds and the cruel
crown Of thorns. His sympathy
reaches out to meet those who are
suffering from physical ills; his love
abounded in unstinted measure fol-
the sorrowing and heavy laden.
An almost universal peace reigns
this day. There's one terrible wal
being waged, but it is far away, on
the other side OF our globe. Here al
home all is peace. Tile year Of en-
deavor is drawing to its close; the
harvest is garnered; presents for the
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-12-21
NO CUTTING DOWN OF STATE
REPRESENTATION.


New York, is one of the new men in
Congress. Like many another of his
kind in times past. he regards with
contempt the slow moving, old-fogy
behavior of his predecessors in the
National House. and he is determined
to show that he is the ring to make
Rome howl"
This new tribune Of the people has
already introduced into Congress a
bill to cut down the representation
in the House of Southern States in
retaliation for the Acknowledgement
OF negroes in such states, under the
provision of the fourteenth amend
ment of the Federal Constitution.
His bill proposes to reduce the entire
number of Southern Representatives
from 1856 to 35l. The several states
would have their delegations reduced
az follows:
Alabama, from to 5.
Arkansas, to- 5.
Florida, 8 to2
Georgia, II to 6.
Louisiana, Z to 4.
Mississippi, s to 8.
North Carolina, 10 to Z.
South Carolina, z to 8.
Tennessee, 10 to g.
Texas, 16 to 10.
Virginia 10 to 7.
This new Brutus evidently does not
know that the fourteenth amendment
to the CONSTITUTION is largely annulled
and suppressed by the the fifteenth.
The fourteenth article, where it
relates to the restriction Of negro
suffrage, provides in section 2.
'sThat representatives shall be ap-
po1tioned among the several states
according to their respective numbers,
counting the whole number Of per-
sons in each state, excluding Indians
not taxed But when the right to
vote at any election for the choice Of
electors for president or vice presi-
dent of the United States, repre-
sentatives in Congress, the executive
and judicial officers. Of state, or the
members Of the Legislature thereof,
is denied to any Of the male inhab-
itants of such state, being 81 years Of
age, and citizens OF the United States,
or in any way abridged except for
participation in rebellion. or other
crime, the basis Of representation
shall be reduced in the proportion
which the number Of such male oit-
liens shall bear to the whole number
Of male citizens twenty -one years Of
age in such state.
1t is plain that by article fourteen
the numbers Of voters may be cut
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-12-21

Charter Oak cook stoves at Barnes
& Ragland's.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-12-21

Greensboro wagons and buggies,
best, at Barnes & Ragland's.