The Dickinson press., 1913-03-08
the Fred LEolseslr J
FUNERAL HELD SUNDAY

briefly chronicled in last weeks PRESS.
were held from. St. Patrick's church at
2 O'Clock Sunday afternoon. The Rev.
Father John Dignam conducted the OBJ
sequies. preaching beautiful sermon
from the text Judge Not That Ye Be
Not Judged" Mrs. C. H. Wiley. in
her sweet voice, sang Nearer My
Home" and the church choir rendered
Nearer My God to Thee. lnterment
was made in St. Patrick's cemetery.
The active cssket bearers were W. G.
Ray, j. F. Brodie, P. Mckinley, p. A.
Moir, Geo. Brown and Fred Freeman.
The honorary bearers were: W. A. Nc
clore. Roy Henderson, E. H. Knapp,
ALI. White. J. P. rinele, c. E. Allen.
Christ Kunz and G. A. Clark. there
was large attendance and a wealth of
beautiful flowers was a tribute of respect
to the memory of q young man. who
was born and raised here and whose
parents are among the earliest and best
known residents of Dickinson. There
was a wreath from the Terry lodge of
Modern Woodmen. a beautiful pillow
from the Ladies of the Maccabees, a
huge spray, of lilies and sweet peas
from Miss Minnie Rowan of St. Paul.
eodmother of the deceased. flowers
from relatives in Chippewa Falls, Wis,
and in fact flowers from almost all of
the earlier residents and friends of the
family.
Since the first of the year Fred Leon
berger has been in Miles City and vi
cinity practieine the veterinarian pro-
fession in which he took correspon-
dence course from the Chicago college
and received his diploma few years
ago. His wife visited him there just a
week previous to his death and she ex-
pected him TO follow her home within q
few days for q short visit. He came as
far as Terry and sent postal Thursday
evening saying that he was on his way
home. The postal was not received un-
til after the message announcing his
death. e~,-..,
At Terry Fred Leonbereer stonpea a,
the roQmine house of Claude Miller, an
old friend. formerly Of Dickinson. His
EeoHnate J. B. Kelly. It is said, was q man
addicted to the use Of cocaine as it late,
developed. It seems that Fred Leon
berger was induced to take cocaine and
he, having a weak heart the dose over
came him. The physician who was
immediately summoned stated tha,
heart failure was the caGse Of death.
The family had never known Fred "a
use; the drug, but presume. that he came
in from his work tired out and thought.
lessly. tried it with fatal result. Claude
Miller and ]. B. Kelly accompa,nliAd
the remains TO Dickinson which Was
met here by members Of the Woodman
lodge and carried to the home Of hia
parents on Sims St. - +'
Fred leonbereer was born, on July
12th. 1885. and has spent practically
all bis life in Dickinson. He attended
Tue CITY scnools ana later went to st.
lnomas school at St. Paul. and St.
JOINS COLLEGE Of St. Cloud. He was
malraed on june 9Th, 1908. to Miss
f1uioa iel Aiorecn OF Hoka. Mimi, q teacher
IN the Dickinson district at that time.
A son. now Tour years Of age, was born
20 tn's union.
AIter sars. Leonoereer had proved up
on nef homestead IN the vicinity Of
Emerson freo Leonoesser made COM
mu.a''on p.ool on an adjoining Quarter
section, one o. tne homesteads have
poem solo oot MIS- Leonoereer still re-
tains the other.
Last summer Fred Leonbereer was
travelling salesman Tor the Rumley Ma
chine Co. and this winter he saw. q
GOOD field for a veterinarian. in Montana
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