The Dickinson press., 1908-03-28
Fred Mccarthy has returned from the

ClIl6S. f4Us 1S%FS&a
Rasmus Jensen has been in from the
ranch the past week. ss
Manley Flynn is on duty At the freight
Office after aseveral days illness.
Miss Robertson of St. Paul d acting as
trimmer for Miss Murn this season.
Miss Ruby Roberts has been confined
to the house with illness the past week
! Miss Bertha Thompson resumed wdIk
ii the &c. Cartwright store "Wednesday,
Rev. o.: T. Just and. family spent. sol6e
days the past week sight-seeingsin sSrnp-
kane. Y. Il Il
The FIRE in the drug store ii: the nov
German Mercantile building. in Sod pa
Dickinson Tuesday afternoon caused;
considerable, damage to the building aid
stock in T. Vallancey's drug store aud
the German Mercantile store The ffe
started behind the prescription counter
and gained considerable Roadway before
the arrival of the fremen. "A full force
Of water was thrown into the drug store
and nearly all of the bottles and counters
were broken. The fire was unable 10
spread asgreat deal on account OF the
metal ceilings. The heat from the fire
and force of.water ruined the plate glass
front, and the water did considerable
damage to the stock of-the German Mer-
camille Co. The total damage mounts
to several thousand dollars, but it would
be a difficult task to make a. .conserXa-
tive estimate. The building and con
tents were insured. This was the sec
ond fire at the German Mercantile DIR
ing the past two weeks. Mr.. Vallancey
seems to be a victim of fires, having had
an automobile burn up last fall.
AT about $3.50 Wednesday afternoon
there was a sad accident in the local
railroad yard in which Brakeman Harry
.Griswold of Mandan suffered the loss kof
his left foot. Conductor ]. R. Mcdonald
was about ready to leave the south yard
for Mandan when the accident hap
pened. Griswold had just finished coup
ling the engine to a string of cars and
stepped back between the rails of the
next track not thinking there was any
danger. The escaping steam from his
engine shut out from view the approach
ing switch engine and two. coal Gals.
The switchmen shouted and; tried TO
warn Griswold but he did not hear the
warning because of the noise, and was
thrown cross the rail by the coal car
which ran, over his left foot at the ankle,
crushing and cutting the foot until prac-
tically nothing was left below the ankle
joint. He was taken to the Dickinson
hospital for surgical treatment and in the
evening was taken on No. E to the N. P.
hospital at Brainerd. Mr.. Griswold has
been a faithful employee of the company
for three years, and just recently left the
hospital after a siege with typhoid fever.
He has a wife and child living at Man
dan.
At the regular meeting Of the A. o. q. W
held Wednesday evening the following ofncers
were elected n installed: John Wsggener.
NJ. W.: Pat. Mckinley. foreman: Harry Beid-
Ter. overseer; j. 9. =. Parker. recorder; W.
h. Walton. receiver: ST.. Carroll. autde:; Ar
thur s. Parker, inside watch: w. @. DARTS,
outside watch: trustees. s.. L.. Carroll. n. Beid-
Ter and E. Whitmer: delegates to grand lodge.
w. a.. Walton and Thos.. Neil. The Dickinson
lodgeis getting busy. Deputy Grand Master
r. L. Frazier. master of the A. o. q. W. lodge
for the state OF North Dakota. has been doing
some good work. Through his efforts. with the
assistance of Master Workman John WagRen.
r,'a class OF 10 candidates were secured and
the Workman degree conferred upon Them at
the regular meeting Wednesday evening.
Mr.. Frazier feels very much. encouraged. By
the interest taken in the order and the mum.
Der Of young men, who have made application
for admission into the orderin ting ccfty:s Evefy
new member has taken q 5000 certificate on
the Is or 20year plan.