The Dickinson press., 1911-05-20
$4,000 I FOR ! | !
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Donations. Forty Men Rush
ing Work. Carloads of Ma
terial Already on Ground.
Some over twenty citizens of Dickin-
son met in an informal way with Bishop
Wherle in the X. C. hall on the evening
Of the 12th and talked over the Sisters
hospital matter. It so happened that
there was public dance at the armory.
a secret order meeting and few other
things goinR on the same evening and
had it5not been for these things, it is.
likely that two or three times as many
people would have met the Bishop and
his committee. However. it was ar
ranged for another meeting on the 26th.,
when it is expected that many more
people will be out.
Bishop Wherle explained that the
Sisters order in Ohio did not feel like
financing the hospital on the start or
until they had an opportunity of becom-
ing acquainted with the country and
learning to their own knowledge Of the
support that the institution could get in
the western part Of the state. To the
committees and people in Dickinson
there is no question about the business
that will come to the hospital, but east
ern people do not understand that
patients are brought in from long dis
tances to city like Dickinson, and
more especially will this be the case
after, fire proof building. sanitary in
every particular and equipped in the
most modern way, is open to the public.
The building committee has decided
to cut down the cost Of the Sisters hos
pital from 500. 600 to $50, 600 by cutting
of the east wing which will be built up
only to the drst floor this season. The
suDerstrdctue can be added later with
very little Inconvenience. The main
part Of the hospital will be constructed
just as originally planned and the work
is going forward rapidly at the present
time.
Last fall residents of the city and
country tributary pledged SIS, 600 as
donation toward the Slaters' hospital.
which amount was supposed to be one
fourth Of the cost. Since then it has
been learned that thoroughly modern.
hospital such. as this section of the
country demands will cost much more
money than at first thought. M,view
of this additional expenditure, Bishop
Wherle said that he was going to ask an
additional donation of SIS, 600, making a
total Of $40. 600. and he met a hearty
response as the following list indicates !:
Fl. John Dignam, from 500 to $3.50.
Frank Lish, from $500 t6 $500.
Geo. Frye. from $500 to $780,!
D.. j. w. Bowen. from $500 to $500.
Benzie Drug Co.. from 500 to $500.
Walton & Davis Co., from 5000 to $500.
N. L. Ayers. from SIS to $tC0.
3. H. Crawford. from $3.50 to $780,
]. M. Brady, from SIS to $50.
Dr.. Cans, $50.
n. Mckinley, $3.50.
DR.. O.C. Maercklein, from $50 to $50.
, Reichert & Ray. from $500 to $500.
2. mckinley, from 500 to $500.
Merchants Nstional Bank, from $500
to$75o.
Dr.. v. H. Stickney. from 5000 to $500.
Dr.. Tweedy, $10o.
Charles Nolan, from 5000 to S4OO.
This makes 81. 800 that was aised in
about twenty minutes. Now if the
people will get out next Friday night,
May 10th, when the Bishop comes to the
city it ought not to take long to finish
I the amount needed. Our people must
appreciate the value of modern hospi.
tai to the community. Itsis necessity
and it will not only give frst-class
facilities for caring for the sick, but II
will add dollars to all property in Dick.
inson. The people. who were out on the
18th will each be committee Of one Il
bring some one to the X. C. hall on the
& cveing Of May 10th. 4. ,
Bishop Wherle has arranged for 6
foreign loan, bearing 5k per cen,
interest, to cover half the debt, leaving
about $40. 600 for him to secure in dona.
I tions for the building in addition Il
funishinss. Plans are already made fol
securing these donations In q way tha
will nnf infarferA with the a0licitin6 Ma