The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-09-20
mrs D. A. D|NN|E DIED
after SHORT ILLNESS
Beloved MinOt Woman Has Gone to
Her ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Will Be
Inferred in Grand Forks

Mrs. David A. Dinnie, wife OF one
OF MlnOtS most prominent contract
ors, passed away at eight o'clock this
(Friday) morning at her home in this
city after a short illness with acute
Brights Disease. Mrs Dinnie became
ill only last Saturday and while mem
bers Of her family and her physic-
ian knew that tn case was serious,
until short time before her demise,
there were hopes for her recovery.
During the night, however, she grew
worse and rapidly declined until
death. AS the exceedingly sorrowful
news spread over the city of the pass
ing of this good woman, many a tear
was shed, lor no Minot woman was
more generally beloved than Mrs. Din
ME.
Short funeral services will be held
at the family home Saturday after
noon at o'clock. Prayer will be said
by Father JOS. Raith of St. Leo's
Catholic church The body will lie
in state at the Dinnie home from 9
O'Clock Saturday morning until 2
clock in the afternoon.
The remains will be taken to the
Great Northern station and will be
accompanied to Grand Forks on No.
30. Funeral services will be held at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. James Din
ME Sunday afternoon at three o'clock
and interment will be made in Memoir
ial cemetery at Grand Forks.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Dinnie arrived
from Grand Forks during the night
and will accompany the bereaved hus-
band and the remains to Grand Forks.
Elizabeth Delaney was born at Hen
derson, Mimi, Oct 25, 1870. She &C
companied her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Timothy Delaney to Arvilla, Grand
Forks county, N. d., thirtyfour years
ago. Here she was married twenty
five years ago the first of February, to
Mr.. Dinnie, who took his bride to
Grand Forks where they made their
home for nearly ten years. Mr.. Din
ME was engaged in the contracting
business in Grand Forks until sixteen
years ago, and realizing that Minot
was destined to become one of the
states very best cities, located here.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Dinnie have taken
a prominent part in the upbuilding of
our city. While there was not more
ideal home maker than Mrs. Dinnie,
she was an excellent business woman
as well and assisted her husband in
his office work in a valuable way.
Mrs. Dinnie is survived by her hus-
band, her aged father, Timothy De-
laney, who resides at Arvilla; broth
er, Charles Delaney, who resides on
the old Delaney homestead at Arvilla;
a brother, James, of Emerado, NJ d.,
and brother, John, who lives in Can
ada. Two children were born to Mr..
and Mrs. Dinnie, a daughter Ada, who
passed away at the age of ~ months,
and son, Johnnie, who died at the
age Of five months. Had the children
lived, they would have been twenty
five and twenty years Of age respect
lively. Mrs Dinnie's mother passed
away five years ago.
Mrs. Dinnie first of all was an ideal
wife and mother. She was a woman
of many beautiful traits of character
Her home life was perfect. During all
of their years Of married life Mr.. and
Mrs. Dinnie remained sweethearts.
There was always the sweet smile for
the husband as he returned tired from
his days labor There were words of
encouragement when things didn't
seem to go just right at times. There
were the words of advice at the time
when a wifes counsel was needed.
She was patient and kind. The death
of Mrs. Dinnie has left void in the
home that will never be filled.
And next in Importance to her work
in her home, were her various activi-
ties in Minot club life. She was not
merely club member, she displayed
many initiative qualities, being the
first in many worthy project. She
took a great interest in affairs Of a
charitable nature, altho few realized
the actual work that she did along
these lines, as she was very unassum-
ing. She was the president Of the
United Charities at the time of it's