Towner County, ND, Hansboro News Newspaper published March 1, 1910 - April 30, 1910

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The following news items and articles are all transcribed from the Hansboro News newspaper. The
items included in this file were published between March 1, 1910 and April 30, 1910.

North Dakota State Historical Society microfilm numbers 09491
Transcribed May, 2000 by:  Mary Lindbo, mjlindbo@msn.com

Note: when searching for names in this text, I recommend using various spellings of a surname.
I noticed during the transcription that some names were not spelled the same throughout. Since
many of the names were not familiar to me, I typed them exactly as they were published.

(c) 2000 Mary Lindbo


March 11, 1910

TOWNER COUNTY - GARDEN OF NORTH DAKOTA

The following article from the pen of Rev. Dennison of Cando is the plain ungarnished facts
concerning Towner County and the State of North Dakota

From the time that the first of the early settlers broke the sod of Towner County back in the
80's, up to the present time, the tilling of the soil has been a thing of pleasure and profit.
Of course there have been times of despair and bitter disappointment, when the faith of the
farmer needed to be very strenuous to keep him fastened to his land; and there have been those
who gave up and left the country. But there have been a great many more who stayed through it
all and who now smile at the trials of those days and say that what they have gained is worth
it all. Then there also have been those who, having come to the conclusion that they had made
all they possible could have left for other parts, have come back here after days and sometimes
years of wandering to buy again at an increased price.

"There is a reason for it." Enthusiasm for and faith in this banner county of our glorious
state might inspire us to say a great many more things than could be legitimately said in its
praise. But what we want to get at chiefly are the facts. There is nothing more eloquent than
solid, indisputable facts, after all. Men did not come here a quarter of a century ago, stay
here through thick and thin, and men still do not keep coming and purchasing land at prices
that would have the fondest enthusiast and optimist of early days smile a wan faint smile and
call you a dreaming fool - all for nothing. These men, all of them, were men of sense who know
the value of a dollar and insist upon a good return for their investment and labor. Why did
they do it then? Why are they doing it now? Why is land that could have been bought for a mere
song then selling for $40 or more an acre to men with plenty of good sense who have gone land
crazy?

Because Towner County has the best all-round productive soil that can be found anywhere,
without an exception - and there is some good land elsewhere too. With the fairest kind of
treatment and cultivation it will give splendid returns for what is put into it. The land is a
rich black loam, its depth being from one to four feet deep and is underlaid with  a heavy clay
subsoil. It is capable of withstanding a great deal of drought, which, however, rarely comes.
This fact is proven by the rainfall during five years from 1903 to 1907 inclusive, during the
five months of the year from April to August. The rainfall during this period averaged 13.91
inches per year during these months. Another strong point is that it comes just when it is
needed for the crop. The ground is generally level, but there are slightly rolling portions in
different sections of the county.

What grows there? Well, they used to think it was good for wheat and perhaps one or two other
cereal grains. That it was suited for anything else did not seem to occur to any of the
settlers; but in these later days the wonderful fecundity of the soil is beginning to be
manifested. You are used to hearing and reading that wheat, oats, flax and barley are raised
here. Do you know that timothy, speltz, alfalfa and clover can be profitably raised here also?
We may never hope to rival successfully some of the other sections of this country in raising
fruit, but the time is coming and is now about here when we shall not have to pay unreasonable
prices for fruit both from the east and west for we shall have it in our own orchards. Don't
smile, the foregoing is an established fact. Small fruits are no longer an experiment, but are
grown with ordinary care and attention. Tree fruit, such as apples, plums and cherries are
grown more and more each year. We hold no jealous feelings against the tropics and do not
pretend to compete with their variety of fruit, yet we are satisfied with the beginning made
and expect great things in the future in this direction. If you come from Missouri or any other
state we are able to "show you".

If you could see some of the gardens in which our vegetables are grown you would be convinced
that we raised more that wheat. There is no need to name the varieties produced; they are more
than we can enumerate now. We ship potatoes by the hundreds of bushels to other states and
there are people "way down east" who will tell you that there are none better grown anywhere.

These are merely some of the material reasons why we can truthfully say that Towner County is
hard to beat from the agricultural standpoint, with all the broad application of that term. The
moral and intellectual atmosphere is none the less attractive. Schools and churches are to be
found all over the county, which is a sure indication of the desire of the people who live here
that they must have these if this is to become and remain a really great country. They used to
be afraid that the people up our way were a heathen and ignorant people, with little regard for
the better things of life, but whatever may have been the case at one time, such a charge
cannot now be truthfully made. In a county twenty-four miles wide and forty-three miles wide
and forty-three miles long there are twenty-six churches and ninety-three schools, including
high schools of the highest and broadest type.

The Soo, the Great Northern and the Farmers Grain and Shipping Company railroads afford
excellent facilities for freight and passenger traffic. The Farmers Grain and Shipping Company
road is owned and operated by farmers and extended from Devils Lake through the most productive
portions of Ramsey and Towner Counties to within three miles of the Canadian border. Hansboro
is located at the terminus and is the most wide-awake town in this part of the state. There is
no place in all the country where so many branch lines tap such a productive territory as in
the northern half of North Dakota and Towner County is not second to any in this respect.
Besides the railroads there are excellent roads for wagon travel running in every direction,
equally as good for light and heavy wagons, likewise for automobiles, of which there are a
great many.

There are sixteen town in all the county, with Cando, the county seat, having about two
thousand population, where all the facilities and advantages of city life are to be had.

This is the descriptive story of Towner County, very briefly told as was necessary in such a
limited space. There is only one way, however, to be absolutely sure that it is all so and that
is to come here and settle. There is good land left, some set apart for school and state sales
and other that can be reasonable that is providing you come soon. We are a cordial, wholesome
lot of people and will welcome you with open arms, you will not be here very long before it
will seem like "home, sweet home" to you and you will wonder why you stayed away so long.


NORTH DAKOTA NEWS

Devils Lake - a humane society has been organized in this town.

Carrington - a chapter of the Daughters of Rebekah has been organized here.

Carrington - one of the worst epidemics of measles in Foster County is now reported.

Valley City - the base ball enthusiasts are planning for a crack team the coming season.

Edmore - farmers of this vicinity are considering the question of building a farmers' elevator.

Minot - Kid Trailor, the convicted horse thief received a sentence of one year in the
penitentiary.

Great Bend - this city was twenty-two days without train service on account of the snow
blockade.

Forman - this city expects to hold a farmers' meeting and a big grain growers' convention March
12.

Devils Lake - the commercial club backed by the businessmen, have decided to hold a grain
exposition next fall.

Bismarck - the people of this town are already laying plans to entertain the state Sunday
School convention in May.

Douglas - the first serious fire loss in this town occurred when the Mills livery barn burned
with a loss of $3,000.

Lisbon - the sheriff of Ransom County declares that the much talked of pursuit of Gant by Carey
Benson is a myth.

Valley City - contractors anticipate a lively season for building, many projects of size being
already under consideration.

Stanley - the commercial club is making an effort to boost the town and to get a population of
three thousand for the city.

Jamestown - work has begun on an extension to the water works system of the city and a crew of
men will be kept busy for some time.

Schafer - this school district has appointed a truant officer and it is up to the children to
attend school or the parents to appear in court.

New Rockford - the debris from the recent fire is practically all cleaned up and arrangements
for new buildings are being rapidly pushed.

Bismarck - this city expects the improvements contemplated by the citizens for the coming year
will aggregate over a million dollars.

Jamestown - the dairymen of the state were well pleased with the convention here and the way in
which the city entertained the visitors.

Fargo - the Northern Pacific railway is again running its trains Nos. 5 and  which were
discontinued at the commencement of the switchmen's strike.

Sherwood - word has been received that the Saskatchewan authorities have granted the bonds for
a railroad from Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada to Sherwood, North Dakota.

Powers Lake - it is rumored that the Great Northern will move its station three miles from the
site of this town and our people are not feeling good over the matter.

Napoleon - the surveyors that are running the lines for the proposed Northern Pacific extension
from Edgeley west are camping in tents near this town while engaged in work.

Minot - the Blaisdell-Bird Company has presented the city with a tract of seventy-eight acres
of land as a site for the proposed normal school that the town may some day get.

Bismarck - the U.S. paymaster has been in town for some time with a roll of money waiting for
the arrival of the troops from the Philippines that the coming to Fort Lincoln.

Bismarck - the land attorneys of the Bismarck district and are not pleased with the recent
executive action that placed thirty-two townships from the Bismarck district in the Fargo
district.

Minot - the plans of the architect for the James Memorial Library have been approved and work
will begin just as soon as the county will provide a fund for its maintenance.

Minot - the Soo round house in this city burned to the ground and two engines were damaged. The
firemen had not the necessary hose to reach the flames and had to watch it burn.

Cleveland - Ed. R. Starn left this city nearly four weeks ago with $450 on his person and
nothing has been heard from him since. Relatives in this town believe he has met with foul
play.

Mandan - William Hughes, one of the oldest engineers on the road, met with a bad accident at
this place in which he was crushed between the engine and the side of the round house. He has a
chance of recovery.

Bismarck - the construction of the telephone line from Lemmon, South Dakota to Montana through
the southwestern part of the state and its connection with the line for the twin cities is one
of the many indications of the way that section of the state is coming to the front.

Linton - during the recent storm, word was sent to this town that unless a band of snow
shovelers was sent to aid in clearing the track, the attempt to reach town would be abandoned,
as the company had three engines and a snow plow stuck in the snow. Thirty-five men were sent
and shoveled all day and part of the night and the train was released.


LOCAL NEWS

Chas. Tribble has moved his family out to the farm.

Tom Rod is reported as convalescing rapidly.

Mrs. Robt. Lloyd is visiting with her money Mrs. Johnson this week.

Messrs. Geo. Sutherland and Geo. Wilson are at the fair at Brandon, Manitoba.

R.W. Kent of the International Security Co. of America, is in town on business.

Miss Ethel Lawler, who has been ill for the past week is reported better.

Claude Osborne, of Cando is visiting this week with Fred Gray and family.

Tuesday evening with the Whist Club will meet as usual. Miss Sorenson and Mrs. Tribble will
serve.

Supt. Conroy of the Gruber Co. spent this week in town checking out Mr. Haas and Mr. Wills.

Mrs. Geo. Wilson spent a few days this week in Rock Lake, the guest of her sister Mrs. Barnes.

The Hansboro Hardware and Implement Co. have purchased the hardware and implement stock of the
Gruber Co.

T.J. Moore and family left for Cando today. After a week's visit with relatives there they will
proceed to Virginia.

B.L. Thomas went to the twin cities the first of the week where he will purchase a car load of
good farm horses. Mrs. Thomas in the mean time is visiting in Cando.

Roger Gruber left yesterday for Minneapolis where he will spend a week or two at home prior to
entering upon his duties as one of Billie Haas' employees in their new field.

Sunday morning about 2:30 the awning in front of the G.A. Olson Co.'s store worked loose was
thrown against the plate glass front so violently as to break the glass so badly that a new
glass will have to be put in.

Forest Vaughan of Cando was a visitor in town between trains today. He was a caller at this
office and left ye editor a "V" to pay for his announcement which will appear next week.

Mr. and Mrs. J.D. Leftwich returned today from their southern visit and report having spent a
very pleasant winter. A niece of Mr. Leftwich, Miss Blanche Leftwich came with them and will
make her home with them in the future.

Here you are boys! $100 for a bushel of corn on the ear. Any boy under 18 in the state of North
Dakota can enter the contest. A premium of $100 will be given for the best bushel of Dakota
Gold Mine in the ear on November 1, 1910. One pound of seed will do it. For further particulars
write to the M&M Seed Co., Larimore, North Dakota.


SCHOOL NOTES

Orel Enswieler has left school.

Margaret Howard and Stanley Gray were enrolled in the primary room this week.

Vernice and Lela Briggs have been absent for a week but are in their respective grades again.

Claire Wills missed only three words last month. Ruth Brown is still at the head of the class
in spelling.

Frances Brown is still out of school. He is a member of the 10th grade and it is unfortunate
that his illness necessitates the loss of so much time.

Dallas, May and Earl Moore have left school. We are very sorry to lose them and they will be
greatly missed. They leave soon for their home in Virginia.

The following pupils were neither absent nor tardy for the month of February: Linus Sande,
Adelbert Weeden, Myrtle Weeden, Frances Crum, Jens Anderson, Elderidge Farrell, Mabel Olson,
Rose Orton, Cologne King, Grace Tribble, Aletha Weeden.


BRYAN TOWNSHIP

Several from here attended the sale at Saginaw Friday.

Ernest Chubb will have a quite a large sale the 22nd of this month.

On Tuesday night March 15, there will be a box supper at school No. 1. All are invited. We hope
to complete our "organ fund" at this time.

Guy Bailey has returned from Indiana where he has spent most of the winter. He reports the
winter as a bad one in the "Hoosier State".

Buford Ayres and Wm. Rambach are reported as doing some better. Buford's condition has been
serious. We are not advised as to how sick Mr. Rombach has been.

When U.L. Burdick of Munich auctioned off some of his purebred stock recently he set a new mark
in sales in Cavalier County. The average price paid for the Percheron horses and mares was
$626.75; the Jersey cattle went from $35 to $70 and the Poland China hogs at $50. Gazolite, the
three year old stallion brought the top price of $1,975. The lowest price paid was $325 for
Nilena, the 14 year old Percheron mare. Nearly all of this stock, representing an investment of
nearly $7,000 was purchased by Cavalier County farmers, who have come to know the value of
blooded stock on their farms. Stock raising is going forward by leaps and bounds in Cavalier
County and Mr. Burdick's sale has done its share in keeping up the interest. Courier Democrat

A.Blackorby received three fine automobiles today - two touring cars and one runabout. These
machines are of the smooth running Ford make and are beauties. The new garage is completed
except the roof, which will be on in a day or two. Mr. Blackorby intends to have a repair shop
and good machinist and in the future those ills that the gas wagon is heir to can be attended
to here.


March 18, 1910

TRIBUTE TO NORTH DAKOTA

Great Railway Magnate Speaks in Glowing Terms of State's Present and Predicts Future

The following is a portion of Jas. J. Hill's speech at a "get together" meeting in Williston
recently:

"You have a state of great possibilities. Last year you were second only to Minnesota in the
production of wheat and came within three million bushels of overtaking her. Your soil and
climate are suited to every kind of agricultural product grown in the temperate zone. You have
taken front rank among the states of the Union after but a few years of existence as a state.
Less than a generation covers the growth of this great commonwealth whose possibilities are
even yet but half understood.

For what you have done is only a beginning. You are now entering upon the second period of
development that marks the time of highest prosperity. The soil has been broken to use, markets
have been established, all the machinery for the industrial and social organization of your
people has been installed and the next ten or twenty years should see greater changes and rapid
progress. If you look at the statistics of growth of the older states to the east, in
population, wealth, production and value of farm property within the last twenty years, you
can, by applying the same ratio to your present condition, compute the good fortune that awaits
you. North Dakota is going to pay a big profit to every man who has a stake there."


AN OVERSIGHT

In our haste last week several interesting items were overlooked, among which was this one:

D.A. Blackburn accompanied his brother, A.M. Blackburn, of Winnipeg, who has been visiting him
the past week, to Cartwright, Thursday.

Mr. Blackburn is the manager of the Grain Growers Association's business of Canada, and in his
capacity it becomes necessary for him to make frequent trips to Europe in the interest of the
association.

Last year it so happened that he was in England at the time of the contests in marksmanship.
Being a good marksman and by reason of being a member of the Ninth Regiment of Canada,
qualified to enter the contest. Mr. Blackburn decided to do so, with the result that he carried
off the championship of the British possessions and actually of the world, as his record has
not been equaled in any country.

While here, Mr. Blackburn invested in a half-section of land of Geo. Mumphry, near Hansboro.


LOCAL NEWS

R.E. Rognas was over from Rolla on business Wednesday.

T.J. Clifford purchased the Haas residence and took possession Wednesday.

Dr. Hamilton moved into Alonzo Kessler's house the first part of this week.

Percy Cowan and Miss Thurza Brown returned from the A.C. the latter part of the week.

J.E. Weinberg of Bryan township transacted business in town and also took in the poverty ball.

Mr. and Mrs. J.E. Barker and W.D. Cunningham of Sarles took in the poverty ball. Bill is quite
a dancer.

L.H. Whalen, a brother of Jas. Whalen, is expected to arrive soon to assist his brother in the
barber shop.

B.L. Thomas, while in Cando last week purchased a fine Overland touring car and will run it up
as soon as the roads are fit.

Jack Brooks returned from his visit to the old home in Missouri today. His trip agreed with him
and he is in fine trim for spring's work.

Me. E. Sandlie, of Grand Forks, spent a day in the city this week. Mr. Sandlie has charge of
the home office of the International Security Co. of America, whose home office is in Grand
Forks. His company are selling some very attractive ten, fifteen and twenty year self maturing
contracts.

Mrs. Ed Lakeman was handsomely remembered by her Sunday School children prior to her departure.
She was presented with a handsome watch and chain. During their residence here Mrs. Lakeman had
been a faithful worker in church matters and as superintendent of the Sunday School she had won
the love of the little ones who are sorry to see her leave.

Last week Wednesday, the Ladies Aide met at Mrs. Blackburn's and in the evening refreshments
were served and as a result the church bell fund was swelled to the extent of nearly $6. This
week they served ice cream and cake at the parsonage, when about $11 more was added. Tuesday
evening, March 22, they will present the comedy drama "The Parson's Perversity" in Hooser Hall
and expect to clean up enough to secure the bell. Turn out and help the good work along. Let us
hear a church bell in Hansboro.

The Woodmen gave a poverty ball, on Thursday evening in Hooser Hall and I do believe it beat
them all - there was dandy music and Sam Brown to call. At an early hour the fun began, the
hall was crowded at the hour of ten with handsome women and gentlemen, some were rich and some
were poor, but you'd never know it by the clothes they wore. The ladies were clothed in
garments plain, to have a good time every one of them came; not to show their silks and satins
fine, but just to have a good old time. The gentlemen who precome with watch and chain made
lots of fun, for they were arrested and tried and fined before Judge Leftwich, stern and
shrude, who looked them over, then soaked them good. The ladies of the R.N.A. had prepared a
scrumptuous feast that day and served it in a primitive way and all enjoyed the poverty ball
that the Woodmen gave in Hooser Hall.

The whist club was unusually well attended Tuesday evening and a short but pleasant session was
had. Mrs. John Brown won the lady's prize and Mr. Thomas, the gentlemen's. The lady's prize was
a beautiful vase, while the gentlemen's prize was a handsome stick-pin.

Miss Sorenson and Mrs. Tribble served refreshments after which Miss Sorenson on behalf of the
many friends of Mr. and Mrs. Haas in a few well chosen words, presented Mr. Haas with a
handsome smoking stand and Mrs. Haas a beautiful cut glass berry dish, as tokens of the love
and esteem in which the young people are held by the citizens of Hansboro.

Mr. and Mrs. Haas left Wednesday for Cando. After a few days there they will proceed to Oakes
where Mrs. Haas will visit for several weeks with her parents, while Mr. Haas will proceed to
Aberdeen to take up his duties with the Moreau Lumber Company.


SCHOOL NOTES

Harry Porter is in school again.

Manvel Rod has returned from Grafton and has entered school.

Thirteen books for the school library were obtained through subscriptions for the Minneapolis
Journal.

Mrs. Stevens visited the intermediate room last week.

The eighth grad is taking the March final examinations. They all want to pass, but they have
another trial in May.

Alice Sundt returned today after visiting at her home for a few days.

Francis Brown is once more in his classes.

Ruth Disher has returned from her trip to Indiana and will take up her work in the eighth grade
soon.

The primary room is studying germination and they have a window garden.


NORTH DAKOTA NEWS

Dickinson - this city has a candy factory.

Marion - this city has organized a creamery company.

Minot - this city expects a new wholesale hardware.

Milnor - the ladies of this town have formed an athletic club.

Portal - this city has organized a volunteer fire department.

Dickinson - a fine new building will be erected for a telephone exchange.

Williston - a lodge of the Order of Moose has been organized in this city.

Jamestown - the city improvement league has asked for a curfew ordinance.

Casselton - the creamery company has increased its stock from $6,000 to $10,000.

Palermo - this city will have another bank with a capitalization of $20,000.

Jamestown - rooms in the city hall have been appropriated for the use of the city public
library.

Bismarck - a local seed house has orders from southern Russia for seed grown in this state.

Los Angeles - fifteen hundred North Dakotans, now Californians, had a picnic at this place
recently.

Epping - the commercial club of this place is enrolling many farmers among its membership.

Minot - J.J. Hill has subscribed $5,000 to the new Benedicate Hospital that is projected for
this place.

Alexander - this town has organized its 1910 baseball team and are making arrangements to keep
in going.

Minot - a committee has been appointed to advertise this city as a place where a normal school
is needed.

Ryder - the Citizens State Bank has been purchased by the First National of this city and the
two are consolidating.

Devils Lake - a syndicate of businessmen have put up a bonus of $5,000 for the construction of
another $50,000 hotel.

Hettinger - it is feared that Henry Hether, the six year old son of Emanuel Hether of this
place has been kidnapped.

Devils Lake - the farmers road between this place and Hansboro has begun an advertising
campaign for settlers.

Donnybrook - E. Galehouse secured $300 damages from the Soo road because he was whipped by an
operator in this city

Grafton - according to the press dispatches, A.G. Mahler, a citizen of this town, was killed in
the snowslide in the Cascades.

Carrington - the Foster County board of commissioners will pay a bounty of two cents for each
gopher killed this season.

Fargo - the government reports show a larger percent of grain in the farmers' hands than every
before at this time of year.

St. Thomas - a committee has been appointed by the citizens of this place to canvas the city
and surrounding country in the interests of a creamery.

Mandan - the Northern Pacific freight depot was destroyed by fire originated from a stove in a
room where perishable goods were kept. The loss was $35,000.

Fargo - Mrs. J. Piper, who was recently kicked by a horse at Winnipeg died as the result. Her
remains were shipped to her former home at Leonard.

Minot - plans are to be formulated next month for the erection of a Society of Equity elevator
at Duluth. The necessary money has been subscribed.

Richardton - machinery for a creamery has been ordered for this town. The creamery will be run
by a stock company composed of farmers surrounding the town.

Mandan - Engineer Hughes, who was recently crushed by an engine, has been sent to Brainerd,
Minnesota where he will be operated upon and the pressure of the bone relieved.

New Rockford - the A.S. of E. elevator at this place has been so managed and the profits so
large that cooperative stores and other enterprises may be started as a result.

Rugby - Mrs. Ed Schmutzler, whose husband was recently released from the asylum for the insane
has small faith in his permanent cure and insists on the officers keeping him in jail.

New Rockford - at a recent meeting of the state high school board, New Rockford and Rolla were
advanced to first place. There are now eighty-four classified schools in the state.

Esmond - it is believed that the Great Northern will run two branches part of the way on its
cutoff from Fargo to Minot and that the road will branch somewhere in southern Pierce County.

Bismarck - a social party league has been formed in this town with its thirty charger members.
It is an auxiliary of the American Purity Federation which has its headquarters at LaCrosse,
Wisconsin.

Fargo - at a recent meeting of the city council it was resolved to turn over all erring girls
to the Crittenton home instead of taking them to jail. The council did not then appoint a
police matron.

Carrington - the preliminary hearing of Joe Slycord, charged with killing his employer is now
on. The case has been continued from time to time and the authorities thought it proper to get
busy.


March 25, 1910

AUTO ACCIDENT SUNDAY

Results in Mr. A. Blackorby Having His Left Leg Fractured - Rest of Party Uninjured.

Last Sunday while a part of autoists consisting of Napoleon Lambert, his mother and sister and
A. Blackorby were enjoying a spin near Rolla, the car ran off the grade and into the ditch. Mr.
Blackorby was thrown with his leg under the machine in such a manner as to fracture his left
leg.

Geo. Wilson's auto party happened to be near and Mr. Blackorby was soon taken to Rolla, where
Dr. Verret was called and rendered temporary relief and accompanied the party home to Hansboro,
where he and Dr. Hamilton immediately set the broken limb.

This is a severe blow to Mr. Blackorby, both from a physical and financial standpoint. He is
well along in years and the fractured limb is the same one that confined him to his bed for a
year some time ago from having his hip crushed by a traction engine running over him. He had
just completed his new garage and had his plans laid for a busy season in the automobile
business. At this writing he is reported to be getting along nicely.

SCHOOL NOTES

Linus Sande has been on the sick list since Tuesday.

Ruth Disher returned to school this week.

The county spelling contest is to be held in the near future.

The school is to soon enjoy its usual Easter vacation.

In a spelling contest on Wednesday, Opal Tribble spelled down the 6th, 7th, 8th grades and the
high school.

In a written list of a hundred words in the 6th, 7th and 8th grades Ruth Brown, Opal Tribble
and Claire Wills ranked first, second and third, respectively.

It's no use to hand around
When ma begins to wash
I always go up town and wait
Til ma is done be-gosh

Most every holiday of course
I want to fly my kite
But then I've got to stay away
Or she would make it right

It's fun to see the wringer go
But's no fun to turn it - gosh
I'd rather then run out I know
When ma begins to wash

Ma's busy every Saturday
And then she's quite a boss
So it's no use to hang around
When ma begins to wash

By: Manvel Rod, eighth grade


ROCK LAKE NEWS

At the recent village election, voting at the commencement was rather slow, only one vote being
cast before noon. After dinner the voting was more brisk and the result was as follows:

Councilmen, Cal A. Lapham, President, J. Lichty and W. Elsberry
H.Gray, Treasurer
Thos. Best, Clerk
Andrew Foley, Assessor
W.W. Bills, Justice
J.Smart, Marshall

Mrs. J. Felder left the latter part of last week to be with a daughter who is ill.

Mrs. Stone, the wife of Rural Delivery Stone returned from the east where she reports a
pleasant visit.

Mose Jahnke is shipping potatoes these days.


LOCAL NEWS

F.C. Robeson came up and cried a sale for Ernest Chubb Tuesday.

Auditor Thompson, of the Imperial Lumber Co. was in town Tuesday.

Paul LaFrance of Rolla, was a business visitor here on Wednesday coming over in his automobile.

J.J. McCanna of Cando was in town on business Monday, returning by way of Rolla Tuesday.

Hugh Lymburn and Napoleon Lambert each purchased a Ford touring car this week.

Mr. H.D. Schultz, the insurance man and barber, who has been sick with the measles, is reported
better and will be out in a day or so.

Mr. Nels Mather, of Maza was here this week looking after his farming interests in this
vicinity.

James Foggo and Chris Haug went to Devils Lake Tuesday to bring Joe Davison home, but found him
unable to return.

The Ladies Aid met Wednesday evening with Mrs. John Wilson. The proceeds of the day and evening
was $10.50.

Hugh Lymburn is having an addition built on his house which he recently purchased from Edward
Lekeman.

F.H. Fernyhough returned from England Monday. Harry says he had a jolly good time in the land
of King Edward.

Mrs. S.W. Wood was obliged to postpone the date of her visit here with millinery one week. She
will be here next week Friday and Saturday.

A telephone was placed in the News office Wednesday. Our number is 11. If you know a bit of
news, call us up and we will appreciate it.

Sunday, March 27, the time on the farmers line will change so that the train will leave
Hansboro at 7:30 in the morning and return at 6:45 in the evening.

The Farmers Telephone Co. expects to build a number of rural lines in this neighborhood this
summer. That's good, push the good work along.

Blackburn & Worsley will open their soda fountain and will dispense ice cream in every form on
Friday, Saturday and Sunday of this week.

Miss Daisy Lloyd, who has been visiting relatives and friends here for the past three weeks,
returned to her home at Larimore last Wednesday.

Lineman Troutmiller, accompanied by his father-in-law, Mr. Ernest Pfeiffer of Cando was in town
Wednesday. Mr. Pfeiffer is a painter and will spend the summer here, working at his trade. He
already has several jobs. He is a first class workman and any one having work in his line may
leave word at the News office and he will call on them.

Frank Grimes has purchased the pool table and fixtures of Chris Orton and enlarged and
remodeled his room.

The Whist Club will meet as usual Tuesday evening. Mrs. John Brown and her daughter Jacquette
will serve.

At a meeting of the Woodmen Monday evening a Woodman band was organized. The old band will be
disorganized. The new arrangement will be more satisfactory.

The automobile season is here, and we notice that the small boys of Hansboro have a persistent
habit of catching on while the cars are in motion. Parents should instruct their children to
keep out of the way, lest they get hurt.


April 29, 1910


VISIT TO THE COUNTY SEAT

Ye Editor Visits the Great Towner County Metropolis

Tuesday morning ye editor hied himself away to the county seat for a couple of days recreation
and incidentally to drum up business for The News. It was a disagreeable day and the trip
across from Olmstead was anything but pleasant, but the contemplation of a good time that
evening, buoyed up our spirits and at 11 o'clock, thoroughly chilled and somewhat
mud-bespattered, we arrived at the stage station of the great metropolis.

We had just landed a cash subscriber the evening before and with a portion of the proceeds
purchased a stand-up collar and a shave and bought a ticket to Olmstead, taking a chance on
being able to stand the stage driver off, which we were successful in doing. With thirty cents
in our poke and free from business cares, we hiked up the main street of the county seat with a
step that resembled that of a salt-water sailor just landed, fully confident that we would meet
some old friend to ask us out to dine. Our first stop was at Bill King's restaurant, where Bill
insisted on us remaining as his guests for dinner. Of course, we were anxious to know something
of the political situation in those parts and inquired of Bill how the situation lined up. "Oh,
I don't know much about local affairs," replied Bill, "but the national Socialist movement is
growing by leaps and bounds and a few more strikes and meat boycotts, coupled with the
increased cost of living and it will be smooth sledding for Debs in 1912." Bill is one of those
fellows who has his own convictions and keeps two bull terriers in the back room.

Our next visit was in the Herald office and met the Flints for the first time. To tell the
truth, we are very favorably impressed with the appearance of these young men and must
congratulate the republican party principles. The Flints, Treadwell and Browne should be able
to pilot the party through most any kind of storm.

Then we called on the Democrat man, and found him up to his ears in work, but he managed to
find time to roll down his sleeves and spend an hour in his sanctum sanctorum with us. We
gained considerable information during that time which may come in handy some day.

A visit to the court house was a disappointment - expecting to find every county officer in
their respective places, we found the place under process of being renovated by Contractor
Crume - plastering, decorating, painting, refitting and withal it was a dirty mess. Several
offices being crowded into one to make room for the workmen.

We met Henry Hammerly and was sorry to learn that Mrs. Hammerly is failing rapidly. Henry is a
candidate for re-election to the office of the Clerk of Court. His wife's condition may prevent
him from making a personal canvas of the county, but his friends will not forget him anyway -
he has made a good officer and a host of friends and we believe will be reelected by a big
majority.

By this time we were feeling hungry and walked down the street wondering who would ask us out
to supper. Attorney Moothart happened along and whether he observed a hungry look on our face
or not, we are unable to say, but at any rate he invited us to supper and also presented us
with a ticket for the Yeoman ball.

Then came the ball. Oh, such a time! With the hall filled with pretty girls and dashing youths,
and entrancing strains of music from Ramstad's orchestra, who could help but forget their
troubles and feel young again. And then those delicious refreshments for which the Yeomen
ladies of Cando are noted, were served at midnight. The whole affair was a grand success both
socially and financially, notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather.

Contractor Barnes insisted that we spend the remainder of the night under his palatial roof and
we readily consented to partake of his hospitality.

Next morning we saw Burt Boylan, who is a candidate for reelection - how fortunate - Burt is
one of the few county candidates who had not yet announced with us and we felt sure of working
him for enough to pay our fare home, which we did.

While in Cando we met several who are in a position to know which way the political wind blows
and they are united in the belief that Miss Sorenson will carry the primaries with a sweeping
majority and have no opposition at the general election. Mr. Pound is a favorite with the
voters and a comparison between U.L. Burdick of Munich and L.H. Sennett of Cando is not
ventured. Geo. Shively and E.H. Williams is about neck and neck, but from what we were able to
learn Shively has the pole and will make a hard fight to win the first heat. He will have a
popular opponent in the second heat in the person of Mr. DeVries, the democratic candidate. The
two Jim's, Jim Brook and Jim Mahood, the democratic candidates for County Judge are both in it
to win, but we predict that Jim Brook will make the strongest run, as the other Jim has not put
his announcement in the News and that certainly spells defeat for the unfortunate candidate who
overlooks so important a matter. P.H. Reedy has no opposition as yet.

The spirit of the best man for the place seems to prevail regardless of party affiliations. The
old cry of stick to your party no difference what the candidate may be in your estimation, is a
thing of the past and both parties are exerting themselves to place good men in the field.


THAT HALEY COMET

Its Approach Feared by Many Superstitious People - Say it Will End the Earth

A great many people are alarmed over the approach of Haley's comet, believing that it means the
destruction of the earth. Others think that it will rap its long tail around the earth and yank
it off into space. To the believer in scripture these false impressions do not occur.

God has not revealed in His word the day and hour that the end shall be, on the contrary,
Christ in his teachings has told the disciples in Matthew 24:36, "Of that day and hour knoweth
no man, not even the angels of heaven, but my Father only." He then proceeds to tell them how
the people living in the last days may know when the end if near. The 24th chapter of Matthew,
if carefully read, together with its marginal references will furnish ample proof of the
conditions that will prevail in the social and scientific world just prior to the second coming
of Christ.

To the careful student of prophecy, the approach of Haley's comet holds no terrors, for there
is nothing prophecy to connect it in any way with the end of the earth. And while it may be
possible that the comet may have some influence on weather conditions when it is at its nearest
point to the earth, it is not probably that any damage to life or property will result.


LOCAL NEWS

Hugh Lymburn Handles his new auto like a professional.

W.N. Steele and John Monroe of Rolla, autoed through town today.

A few cases of measles are reported. All are getting along nicely.

Herman F. DeVries came up Wednesday on a campaigning tour.

Mrs. Roy Worsley went to Egeland yesterday to have some dental work done.

Seeding is in full blast in this vicinity and the weather conditions are most favorable.

Chas. Blackorby went to Minneapolis Friday on business. He expects to be absent about a week.

Miss Sorenson will spend her vacation campaigning. She goes to Cando tomorrow.

Deacon Watts, the Standard Oil man was in town Monday. The local dealers tanked up.

C.E. Blackorby made a flying trip to Cando and returned with his Fordautomogasolinewagon
Thursday.

The new plate glass for Olson's Front arrived and was put in Monday. It presents a much better
appearance now.

G.A. Olson this week placed a new counter in his grocery department. It is a beauty and was
made by Contractor McKee.

Miss Locke, the nurse from Devils Lake, came up Monday to administer to the comforts of Mr.
Blackorby during his sickness.

Our old friend, J.K. Rudrud of St John, called in Monday. He was over to purchase cattle of
Jas. Atkinson near here.

Mr. G.A. Olson went to Starkweather Tuesday, returning Wednesday with his family. They will
occupy the Lakeman house.

B.L. Thomas disposed of his carload of horses in record time. Burt believes in quick sales and
small profits.

Joe Davidson returned Monday from the hospital at Devils Lake. Joe is looking well and feeling
well but will have to use the stocks for some time yet.

C.H. Olson of Cando says those fine horses are getting along nicely. He expects to sell some of
them, but most of them will be for his own use on the farm.

Harry Asplin will leave Monday for a vacation of two weeks. He will visit with friends and
relatives in the cities. Mr. H.F. Wagner of Iowa will have charge of the Imperial business
during his absence.

Frank Murdick had the misfortune to burn one of his hands badly and his face slightly,
Wednesday. He attempted to start a fire in the heating apparatus with kerosene. Some live coals
ignited the fluid and the blaze struck him before he could get out of the way.

F.H. Fernyhough was a pleasant caller at the News office this week. He returned from England on
the Cunard liner Mauratania. The voyage was a most pleasant one and the big boat broke all
records, making the long winter route in four days and fifteen hours. Mr. Fernyhough presented
us with a copy of the daily bulletin, a paper published on board the ship. A feature of this
paper is its wireless service, receiving news from land when the boat is many hundred miles at
sea.

Andrew Gerrard and his brother returned last week from their trip in Scotland. They brought
with them about twenty young men and women who will have no trouble in finding employment. If
Mr. Gerrard would make a trip to Scotland every six months and bring back a lot of Scotch
lassies every time, the housekeepers of North Dakota would get together and erect a statute in
his honor. Democrat.


SCHOOL NOTES

The seventh month of school is ended.

Rita Gilmore is absent on account of sickness.

Deborah and Alice Sundt are visiting at home.

Teachers and pupils are to enjoy a week's vacation.

Jacquette Brown is absent on account of her mother's illness.

The primary room has a collection of cocoons. A beautiful moth has emerged from one.

Ruth Brown and Opal Tribble tied for the first place in the spelling contest. The county
contest is to be held at Egeland next Friday.

The returns of the high school examinations for January were very satisfactory. There was not a
failure. Among the highest marks was that of Jacquette Brown who had a standing of 98 in
bookkeeping and Linus Sande who received 97 in Physical Geography.

ADVERTISEMENT

1910 FORD TOURING CAR - $950

The Ford has many good points that should be considered when purchasing a car. Among them are
these: Magneto Ignition, Silent Transmission, 100-inch wheelbase, All Vanadium steel.

A. Blackorby, Agent, Hansboro, North Dakota


April 8, 1910

YOU SHOULD VISIT SCHOOL

Your Presence in the School Occasionally a Great Helt to Teacher and Pupils

You hear a great deal about our schools, talk much about them, think some about them and
peradventure wonder not a little more about them than if they were in China. How many heads of
families, parents, businessmen, men of minds, ever cross the threshold of the school room? How
many ever offer a word of encouragement to teacher or scholar and let them know by your
presence, at least occasionally, in the school room that you are an interested party, really
desirous that they should prosper and that you have their best welfare at heart? How many have
personally recognized the head of the school, she who has the training of the mind and the
building of and establishing the character of your boy or girl? How many have kindly counseled
and advised with her, showing you with her in the great work, wishing her well and cheering
with a "God Speed". How few, methinks, can answer in the affirmative, and yet, you often hear
of the school and feel that it is not what it should be, and what you wish it was. Will it help
if to be constantly finding fault, continually growling and denouncing it with almost every
breath? And when some trivial or even grave mistake is made will it better matters to pompously
parade the same before the public.

Things are not often just as we would like to have them, and surrounding circumstances not
always as we imagine or hear they are, and very often if we knew the exact condition and state
of affairs our minds and opinions would be the reverse to what they were without a knowledge of
facts.

Now this is merely offered as a hint, and while we presume many will read it, it is hoped some
will think about it and at least a few be induced to act upon it and visit our schools at least
occasionally.


BANKS OF HANSBORO

Both Show Excellent Statements and a Decided Increase Over Same Period Last Year.

We have this week the statements of both the banks of Hansboro. Both these statements are good,
and show a decided increase in business over the same period last year, which goes to show that
with each succeeding year a greater volume of business is done in all lines and also that the
farmers are in a more prosperous condition. The condition of the banks of a town shows the
condition along other lines. If the banks do a poor business, it is safe to say that business
in other lines is correspondingly poor. Hansboro has a hustling set of businessmen and is
surrounded by a thrifty lot of farmers, and while there is sharp competition between the two
banks, both are alert to the best interests of the town and country. To all appearances this
will be a banner year in this county. Never before has there been a more favorable spring for
sowing the crops. Many of the farmers have their seeding well under way and it is a well known
fact that the early seeding makes the best crops, and with favorable conditions through the
summer months, this should be an exceptionally good season. Look over the bank statements -
they are the best evidence of the condition of the country and will be interesting to you.


LOCAL NEWS

Mr. and Mrs. Weeden drove to St. John Tuesday.

J.R. Wills this week sold his dray business to Geo. Wilson.

Chris Orton returned Tuesday from a trip to the cities.

Mrs. John Brown is very sick with erosypilis.

Billy Mills of Rock Lake was seen on our streets yesterday.

Miss Lena King of St. John has accepted a position at the Murdick Hotel.

D.A. Blackburn visited the first of the week with his brother at Pilot Mound, Manitoba,
returning Wednesday.

Mrs. B.L. Thomas is enjoying a visit from her little sisters, Goody and Marie Olson of Cando.

Mr. and Mrs. Manning of Cartwright, visited this week with their daughters Mesdames Blackburn
and Worsley.

The Berry sale Monday was well attended and everything sold for good prices. Mr. and Berry will
leave for Illinois soon.

Will Noyes, Percy Noyes and Ben Morse of Cando composed an auto party who visited Hansboro on
Sunday. It was the initial trip for Mr. Will Noyes' new Overland touring car.

J.H. McCune, E.H. Williams and Alex Currie came up from Cando Monday and took in the Berry
sale. Mr. Currie paid the highest price for a mare paid for any animal in this vicinity for
some time - $255.00.

Chris Paetow received a message Wednesday morning to the effect that Mrs. Paetow's father had
died suddenly in Iowa. Owing to the fact that the children are sick with measles, Mrs. Paetow
was unable to go. Mr. Maetow left immediately, however, to attend the funeral.

Messrs. Geo. Sutherland, Ed Sutherland and Jack Teaney left this morning for Swift Current,
Saskatchewan, where they will take land. Late they will take a steam breaking outfit up and do
considerable breaking this season.

Mrs. A.H. Kellogg of Medford and Mrs. Ed Adler of Buford, mother and sister of F.A. Kellogg
came Monday for a visit with the latter. The mother returned Thursday while the sister will
make a more extended visit.

Friday evening a party of young folks gathered in Hooser Hall for a farewell dance in honor of
Russell and Lulu Reneck, who was to have left Saturday for Oxbo, Saskatchewan. Unfortunately
Russell took sick that morning with the measles and was unable to be present. The young people
enjoyed themselves, however, and at this writing Russell is again able to be about.

W.B. Underwood completed his new barn this week and now has one of the best barns in the
county. The structure is 32x60 feet and has a sheltering capacity of 28 head of stock and room
for 85 tons of hay. Contractor McKee did the work in record time.


NORTH DAKOTA NEWS

Minot - the creamery has opened for business.

Cando - this town will have its racing meet May 17.

Marmarth - this town is experiencing a rapid growth.

Walhalla - the creamery at this place will soon open.

Medina - a commercial club is being organized at this town.

Lidgerwood - the electric light plant will be ready for use May 1.

Valley City - work has begun on the new dormitory of the normal school.

Pingree - work on the Pingree-Wilton branch of the Northern Pacific west from this town has
begun.

Ambrose - the well drillers struck a fine flow of water for the town at a depth of 460 feet.

Bowman - a young man named Morris was badly burned in the recent prairie fire near town.

Powers Lake - a movement is on foot by the commercial club to have the town incorporated.

Steele - the citizens of this town are considering the proposition of erecting a $25,000 school
house.

Egeland - this city was threatened with destruction from a fire that originated in a carpenter
shop.

Crosby - the new Presbyterian Church at this place was dedicated with appropriate services.

Beach - this city holds the record for libel cases, there being five in court at the present
time.

Pretty Rock - the proposition to divide Morton County into three is receiving much
encouragement.

Grand Forks - Walsh County capitalists have recently purchased 19,000 acres of land near Ione,
Oregon.

Minot - this town has a smallpox scare and orders have been issued that all children be
vaccinated at once.

Leonard - a number of the farmers of this place have organized a state bank here with a capital
of $15,000.

Carrington - an effort is being made to have a meeting of the state Society of Equity at this
place the coming fall.

Richardton - John Linton, a laborer was killed by being struck by an engine while walking along
the railroad track.

Bismarck - new incorporations are constantly receiving charters, thus indicating a healthy
growth of the state.

Bismarck - the commercial future of Bismarck is now assured by the fact that the railroad
company will make it a terminal for all branch lines.

Kenmare - the Kenmare Gun Club will hold a tournament April 19. There will be six events of
fifteen targets each and prizes will be awarded.

Sites for forty new elevators along the north and south extension out of Mandan are being
assigned by type management of the Northern Pacific railway.

Valley City - work has begun on a $50,000 apartment house by the North Dakota Improvement Co.,
the building to be finished by October 1.

Hensel - bids for the construction of a new school building have been called for by the Hensel
school district, the work to be finished by August 20.

Towner - the board of health has served notice that the ice taken from the Mouse River is unfit
for internal consumption, being badly contaminated.

Bismarck - the state land department has fixed the dates for the leasing of school lands and
all contracts will be made out in the next two months.


Washburn - navigation has begun on the Missouri River and the boats are busy bringing some
300,000 bushels of grain to this market from points up the river.

Linton - the engineers working on the survey for a bridge across the Missouri River report the
finding of a vein of lignite coal that is from fifteen to eighteen feet thick.

Fargo - at the suggestion of Congressman Hanna the House of Representatives in Washington will
hold a memorial service in memory of the late Senator M.N. Johnson.

Mohall - the schools of this town have an innovation allowing pupils who will be six years of
age this coming fall to begin at once in preparation of entering next fall.

Bismarck - the city commissioners have adopted a fire limit ordinance and propose to see that
no wooden buildings covered with sheet iron are allowed to be erected therein.

Grand Rapids - a Saginaw, Michigan man is contemplating the erection of a sand brick kiln at
this place and states that the sand is the best that can be obtained for that purpose.

Canfield - Polsach Schlamovitch lost heavily by a recent prairie fire and is now happy that he
saved his family. The children were taken out of a pile of burning bed clothes where they had
crawled for safety.

Fargo - Judge Pollick is helping the temperance party of the northern peninsula of Michigan in
its fight for prohibition by making a number of speeches in various towns there.

Devils Lake - the committee on building a new Methodist Church in this town find that the
proposed structure will cover all the present site and leave no room between the building and
the street. A donation of another site would be appreciated.

Cando - a broken journal on the tender of the engine threw the nine cars of a passenger train
from the track on the Brandon branch of the Great Northern. Many of the passengers were bruised
and otherwise injured but no one was killed.


April 15, 1910

HANSBORO IMPROVES

Many Improvements Being Made This Season - Building, Painting, Tree Planting, Etc.

Considerable improvement is being done in Hansboro this spring. This week the masons are at
work on the basement of A. Blackorby's new cottage. This will be a snug cottage, 28x28 with a
full basement.

Chas. Blackorby is busy planting trees and shrubbery in his yard and otherwise beautifying the
grounds adjacent to his residence.

Frank Murdick put out over 200 trees this week on the grounds surrounding the hotel and his
residence property opposite. He has let the contract for an addition of ten rooms to be built
to the southeast corner of the hotel. The work will be commenced about the first of May and
when completed he will have twenty-five rooms in the building and will be in good shape to
accommodate the traveling public. Mr. Murdick has noted the increasing demand for more hotel
accommodations and has determined that Hansboro shall have a first-class hotel and with this
end in view will add to what he already has as fast as occasion demands.

Blackburn & Worsley have had a crew of carpenters and painters busy this week remodeling,
painting and decorating inside and out, and now have an attractive, well stocked and convenient
pharmacy, one that would be a credit to a town much larger than Hansboro.

The G.A. Olson Co. have painters at work painting their store inside and out. They are also
making other improvements.

The Hansboro Hardware and Implement Co. have had the hardware stock which they recently
purchased from the John D. Gruber Co. removed to their quarters in the Brown Bros. building,
the partitions in the Gruber building removed and a splendid display of carriages, etc. placed
on the floor there.

Many other improvements are scheduled for this season of which we are unable to get
particulars, but it is safe to say that Hansboro will present a different appearance by fall
from what it now does.


A RETRACTION.

C.H. Browne of the Perth Prognostificatorium, objects to being called a republican. Well, Bro.
Browne ought to know what political creed suits him best - he has tried them all - even mixed
'em up and tried two at a time. We admit our error, C.H., and if you will forgive us just this
one time we'll be very careful in the future. We once had a fellow call us some such a thing,
not in one word, but several and the worst of it was he was a great big duffer and the only
thing we could do was to grin and bear it.


GOES TO EGELAND

Popular Young Assistant Cashier Transferred to First National Bank of Egeland.

Frank Derrig for the past three years assistant cashier of the Bank of Hansboro has been
transferred to the same position in the First National Bank of Egeland. He will take up his
duties in Egeland the first of the week. Frank is one of Hansboro's most popular young men and
has a host of friends here who will be sorry to see him go. He will be missed, not only from
social circles, but from the band, of which he has been a prominent member. His ability in the
banking business is seldom to be found in a young man of his age and by the strictest integrity
he has risen in the estimation of his employer so that we are informed that this change is only
a preface to a higher position. The best wishes of his many friends will follow him to his new
field of labor.

Mr. L.P. McAneney who has been employed in the Cando National Bank at Cando, succeeds Mr.
Derrig as assistant cashier of the Bank of Hansboro. Mr. McAneney is the eldest son of W.N.
McAneney of Egeland and is a young man of good character and pleasing appearance. He will
undoubtedly not only prove an able assistant for Mr. Thomas but make many friends for himself
here.


LOCAL NEWS

Blackburn & Worsley have installed a large power freezer and gasoline engine.

J.J. McCanna of Cando was in town on business the first of the week.

Mrs. Thomas returned Wednesday from a few days visit to her home in Cando.

Miss Villia Murdick came up from Rock Lake Tuesday evening to attend the meeting of the whist
club.

Supt. Conroy of the John D. Gruber Company spent a few days in town this week.

Mrs. T.S. Smith of Elsberry, Missouri is visiting with her daughter, Mrs. W.A. Stephens. She
will probably remain part of the summer.

Mr. and Mrs. M. Lawler are rejoicing over the arrival of a baby girl who made her appearance
last Saturday morning.

Rev. T.S. Brown of Rock Lake will conduct devotional services in the church here Sunday both
morning and evening while Rev. Tourtellotte will occupy the pulpit at Rock Lake.

Eugene McDougall purchased a new Buick touring car Monday from Roy Lean at Rock Lake. Mr.
McDougall had no trouble managing it from the first and now drives like a professional
chauffeur. The new model Buicks are beauties.

Mrs. Sorenson returned last Saturday from a week's canvas over the county and reports having
met with all kinds of encouragement in her campaign for county superintendent. It is now almost
certain that the democrats will not have a candidate in the field and this will leave the field
clear for the successful republican candidate next fall. Miss Sorenson appears to be the
favorite candidate throughout the county and will receive the nomination of a handsome
majority.

Tuesday evening the whist club completed the series and adjourned until the long winter
evenings again appear. While the meetings have been well attended and thoroughly enjoyed during
the winter months, the attendance Tuesday evening was small. An interesting game was enjoyed by
those present, however. Mr. McKee was the successful gentleman contestant, winning a handsome
hat brush, while Mrs. Murdick captured the lady's prize, a beautiful bronze candlestick. Mrs.
Johnson served refreshments.

Owing to the illness of Miss Rita, the editor's eldest daughter who acts in the capacity of
office angel and assists in setting up the leaden messengers and other delays for which we are
not accountable, the paper is a day late this week.

Here are a few things a gasoline engine will and will not do. They will not run backwards;
sometimes they won't run forward either. If they won't run either way try severing your
connection with the anti-swearing society, get out in the woodshed and give full vent to your
feelings - it will help lots. They will not run without gasoline; after you have carefully
removed the spark plug, cleaned and replaced it, thoroughly overhauled the carburetor, tested
your battery, turned the crank until you are thoroughly exhausted, called forth curses enough
upon it to send the whole engine tribe to Halifax, send for an expert and pay him $5.00 to turn
on the gasoline for you. They will run any time except when you are in a hurry. If you're in a
hurry don't let the engine know about it. The gasoline engine likes an inexperienced box for it
can do about as it pleases with him and cares nothing about his chance in the hereafter. It
will not quarrel. I have known man to call them all kinds of vile names and they will not say a
word back. The only thing that makes them hot is to run them without water.


SCHOOL NOTES

Very many children have the measles. Absences are numerous.

Jacquette Brown is out of school caring for her mother who is sick.

Manvel, Ralph and Carl Olson entered school Monday. They are in the seventh, fifth and third
grades, respectively.

Ruth Brown won a $6 prize at the county spelling contest held at Egeland last Friday evening.
Joyce Borgerson of Egeland won first honors and received a prize of $15.

The following pupils enrolled last Monday: Clara Anderson, second grade; Raymond Geary, third
grade; Richard Lymburn, Charlie Brown, Pearl Blackorby, Clifford Blackburn and Thelma Gilmore,
first grade.

The following were neither absent nor tardy during the last school month: Adelbert Weeden,
Myrtle Weeden, Leland Pound, Mary Lawler, Claire Wills, Opal Tribble, Reuel Sande, Roy Lymburn,
Irma Johnson, Ruth Brown, Ethel Lawler, Frances Crum, Lucy Lawler, Hattie Pound, Jens Anderson,
Claude Stephens, Lillie Walker, Nina Blackorby, Elderidge Farrell, Lee Howard, Rose Orton,
Mabel Olson, Ole Peterson, Alex Brown, Harold Pound, Hazel Lawrence, Maynard King, Abe
Blackorby, Vern Walker.

TRAIN ROBBERS FOILED.

Attempt to Hold Up Crack Train Proves Unsuccessful.

St. Paul, April 8 - Two masked bandits attempted early today to holdup the Chicago, Milwaukee &
St. Paul's crack train, the Pioneer United which arrived in St. Paul at 7:15 this morning. The
men boarded the train at New Lisbon, Wisconsin, getting in by way of the forward vestibule on
the front sleeper, which had been left open when the conductor took his orders to the engineer.
The men passed through the front sleeper into the rear vestibule of that car locking both doors
of the vestibule.

When Conductor Schumway passed forward through the train he was stopped by the locked vestibule
door. Undertaking to open the door he was instantly confronted by two revolvers held by two
masked figures. The masked men ordered him to hold up his hands. Conductor Schumway disregarded
the order and leaped upon the largest of the bandits. A hand-to-hand tussle followed in which
the railroad man was finally overpowered.

The tall man then reached down below the steps and cut off the air connection and the train
came to a stop. The men jumped off and fled into the darkness.

From Mauston, comes the report that the men took a gold watch and $450 diamond ring from the
conductor. This report also says that the robbers went through the day coaches and held up the
passengers, obtaining considerable cash. The latter report is not confirmed.


NORTH DAKOTA NEWS

Casselton - a juvenile brass band is being organized.

Enderlin - the Masonic banquet was a very successful affair.

Devils Lake - local sportsmen are forming a new gun club.

Ambrose - the brass band of this town has been reorganized.

Lisbon - the Equity Society has organized a local union at this place.

Casselton - the second annual trainsmen ball was very successful.

Antler - the businessmen of the town have formed a commercial club.

Marion - the old settlers held a very successful meeting at this place.

Bismarck - the residence of Capt. L.P. Baker was totally destroyed by fire.

Stanley - a new opera house block is the latest improvement promised to this town.

Kenmare - this city is asking for bids for a ten inch well to supply the city with water.

Bismarck - Harry Kauffman of this city suffered severe injuries by being run down by an auto.

Medina - this city has organized a commercial club for the purpose of irrigating the land.

Stanley - this town will have a new opera house 50x80 feet and two stories above a high
basement.

Ross -t his city has organized a commercial club for the purposes of securing county division.

Williston - only two votes were cast against the bond funding proposition at the special
election here.

Velva - the school board has secured a plot of ground and is having it plowed for a school
garden.

Mandan - it is claimed the acreage planted to crops west of the Missouri River will be double
that of last year.

Sterling - a new Equity elevator will be established at this place, most of the stock having
been subscribed.

Lisbon - with the increased hotel facilities of this town it is now proposed for capture some
of the state conventions.

Fort Clark - this new town on the Northern Pacific out of Mandan will soon have two churches,
Methodist and Congregational.

Bismarck - forty bushels of the best North Dakota corn was shipped by a local seedsman to
parties in the Transvaal, South Africa.

Fargo - the quarterly report of the U.S. landoffice at this place shows that approximately
$12,000 was received during that time.

Antler - John Cranston lost to valuable young horses by formaldehyde. Four of his horses ate
wheat that had been treated for seeding.

Westhope - the Westhope gas company will drill the well on the Parker place to sea level, 1,500
feet if necessary to secure a good flow of gas.

Bismarck - the state engineer reports many applications for water rights in the western part of
the state for the purpose of irrigating the land.

Fargo - the Case County summer school for teachers will be held in connection with the A.C.
summer school and will cover from four to six weeks.

Fargo - President Worst of the A.C. has been invited to speak at a meeting of the Farmers'
Educational and Cooperative Association in St. Louis, May 2.

Minot - three horses belonging to G.H. Hayward of Osakis, Minnesota, were stolen from the stock
yards in this town, while they were unladed for feeding and watering.

Beach - this town is growing rapidly. Last year a $15,000 school building was erected which is
now too small and plans have been ordered for  an addition of the same size.

New Rockford - the large stock barn on the J.R. Winslow farm near this city was burned to the
ground and eleven head of horses and seven cows were incinerated.

Hettinger - a meeting of the wool growers of southwestern North Dakota and eastern Montana has
been called at this place. Its object is to arrange for the marketing of the crop.

Bismarck - the city commission turned down the proposition of issuing $50,000 bonds for a new
city hall, although they were authorized to issue them by a vote of the citizens.

Fargo - the rush of homeseekers through this city continues unabated, large numbers of them
going through on every excursion date. They are bound mostly for Montana points.

Bowman - the damage done by the recent prairie fire that swept an area eight miles wide and
several times as long was immense. Nearly everything was burned in its course and in many
places horses were burned in the stable. It is a hard blow to the residents of the burned
district.

Anamoose - the eight-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Gross, residing ten miles north of
town, was dragged to his death by a two year old colt that he was leading and fearing it would
get away he tied the halter strap around his body. The colt became frightened and ran away
killing the lad.

Dickinson - the Stark County commissioners have found $40,000 of unauthorized warranty that
were issued by the late county auditor. $8,000 of these are held by banks and $3,000 by parties
who have not yet presented them. About $12,000 of this amount has been paid and the
commissioners decline to pay any more unless compelled to do so by the courts.


April 22, 1910

HIS BODY FOUND

Remains of Dog Near

Papers found on Body Fully Establish Identity - Disappeared in February Last - Officials Notify
Friends.

Fargo, North Dakota, April 14 - The body of Ed Stern, who disappeared from Cleveland, North
Dakota, February 2, was found in the Red River a short distance below the Brendemuhl farm, two
miles north of Moorhead, this morning by Sheriff Whaley of Clay County and Toby Edwardson, both
of whom have been searching day and night for the past few days. The body, under orders from
Coroner Vincent, was brought to the morgue of Beck & Wright where it is subject to the orders
of the coroner. The latter has given implicit orders that it must be kept in absolute privacy,
pending the arrival of Mr. Blake, humane officer of Jamestown and John Flaherty of Cleveland.
These two men have been informed of the find and they are on their way to Moorhead.

The body, which is very badly decomposed, only the most discernable on the face, was found
badly entangled in a collection of brush and driftwood on the Minnesota side of the river a
short distance below the farm named. It is clothed in a heavy cloth overcoat, with storm
collar, a dark tweed suit of clothes and there were overshoes on his feet.

Sheriff Whaley just removed enough from one of the man's pockets to establish identity and for
causes of information friends that it was the body of Stern which had been found. Later the
clothes were searched and papers and envelopes were found which clearly established the fact
that the body was that of Ed Stern. Also there was a paper which showed that Mr. Sterns was a
member of the Order of Eagles and 90 cents in money.

A short distance from the place where Sheriff Whaley and Mr. Edwards discovered the body of Mr.
Stern was found the carcass of a dog which is known to be the dog seen with Mr. Sterns in Fargo
and Moorhead about February 3. The carcass of the dog was found in a tree where it had
evidentially been lodged during the stages of high water a week or two ago.


ROCK LAKE NEWS

Fred Lindsay and his wife have returned to Rock Lake on account of the illness of his father.

William Lindsay of Ridgeville, Manitoba, Canada came on a visit to his brother, John Lindsay on
account of the latters' sickness.

Prof. H.O. Bremseth received sad news this week of the death of his niece. We extend our
sympathy.

The Rev. O.E. Tourtellotte, of Hansboro, conducted divine worship at the Methodist Church on
Sunday last. He preached excellent sermons both morning and evening. There were not very
attendance's on account of the rough weather.

John Lindsay is on the sick list. He has had a hard siege of it. Up to Monday he seemed to be
doing fairly well, but at that time more serious symptoms became apparent. So serious was the
outlook it was thought advisable to call the doctor from Hansboro, Dr. Hamilton, for the
purpose of consultation with Dr. Balfour. This took place on Tuesday morning, the consultants
diagnosing the trouble as pneumonia. We are glad to know he is improving.

In connection with the illness of John Lindsay a touching incident occurred on Thursday
afternoon. It was suggested by Miss Murdick that the little folks write letters to Mr. Lindsay.
The little folks took the matter up with avidity and resulted in sixteen letters being sent to
him or the purposes of showing their love for him.


LOCAL NEWS

Mrs. Weeden has been ill for the past few days.

B.L. Thomas received a new Overland car recently.

G.A. Olson made a business trip to Starkweather on Wednesday.

Bertha Peterson is visiting friends at Rock Lake this week.

Mrs. D.A. Blackburn is visiting the home folks at Cartwright, Manitoba, Canada.

The post office has been re-established at Ellsberry, R.T. Elsberry being the postmaster.

A blacksmith shop is being built at Ellsberry for Moses Hoff, who expects to work there this
week.

The Olson store is looking very inviting nowadays. The repairs and painting have effected quite
a transformation. Notice that fine window display.

Picton is in the grip of an epidemic of scarlet fever. School is closed and preaching services
discontinued for the time being.

The lumber shed of the John D. Gruber Co. is being raised up and leveled. R.C. McKee of the
Hansboro Construction Co. has the work in hand, which is a synonym for excellence.

On Wednesday of last week a very pleasing little ceremony took place at the annual election of
officers in connection with the L.A. of the Methodist Church. Just prior to the commencement of
business permission was asked of the president, Mrs. A. Blackorby, to introduce a matter of
importance. The necessary permission having been obtained, Mrs. Tourtellotte in a few
well-chosen words, presented Mrs. Blackorby with a beautiful piece of cut glassware, in the
form of a silver holder. The matter of the presentation had been kept so quiet the gift gave
the receiver all the more pleasure and the givers greater satisfaction at the surprise of the
recipient. Mrs. Blackorby thanked her fellow workers for their thoughtfulness and the business
of the hour was resumed. The following were elected for the ensuing year: Mrs. A. Blackorby,
president; Mrs. O.E. Tourtellotte, vice-president; Mrs. Blackburn, treasurer; Mrs. Stevens,
secretary.

Mrs. Tourtellotte left on Tuesday for a visit at Hunter, where she formerly resided. She
expects to be away for about ten days.

For Sale - 100 tons of ice. Will be glad to ship to any point. Address, Krisher & Geary,
Hansboro

Mrs. Sadie Kyes of Central City, Nebraska, sister of Mrs. Johnson and Mrs. Farrell came to our
burg on Friday of last week. She will live in the house formerly occupied by Wilkinsons.

Chas. Lee of Crookston, Minnesota has entered upon his duties as bookkeeper in the office of
the Hansboro Hardware and Implement Co. He began work Tuesday.

C.D. Farrell this week purchased Red Eagle, the handsome blood bay Percheron stallion of A.Y.
Burley of Rolla. Red Eagle is a beauty and can be seen at any time during the season at Mr.
Farrell's sales stable in Hansboro.

As I am unable to do hard work while on crutches, I would appreciate it if anyone who has dull
saws they wish sharpened would leave them at The News office. I guarantee a good job at a
reasonable price.

Joe Davidson


NORTH DAKOTA NEWS

Bismarck - Governor Burke has designated Friday, April 22, as Arbor Day.

Harvey - a farmer of this town is shipping seed corn to parties in southern Minnesota.

Beach - with a capital of $10,000 one of the local banks of the town has deposits aggregating
$200,000.

Spiritwood - the citizens of this place are planning the erection of a new $10,000 brick school
house.

Bismarck - the city commission has decided to build the $50,000 city hall that was recently
authorized by the voters.

Reeder - Ferdinand Weipert of this place died suddenly of heart trouble which engaged in
carpenter work on his homestead.

Fargo - J.F. Treat of this place is now second in Masonic ranks, having been elected imperial
deputy potentate at the New Orleans conclave.

Minot - this city is well pleased with the expression of the different teachers' meetings to
the effect that a state normal school is needed here.

Steele - the teachers of Kidder County at their last meeting adopted resolutions favoring the
construction of another normal school at Minot.

Grand Forks - telegraphic advices state that the new dreadnought, North Dakota, is now in
commission. It has been about three years in construction.

Rugby - a coroner's inquest was held upon the remains of Frank B. Cummins, who committed
suicide by taking morphine during a fit of despondency.

Minot - this city will soon have one of the A.L. Ensign, fountains for the benefit of dumb
animals. It is similar to the one recently donated to Grand Forks.

Wahpeton - work has already begun on the new Great Northern depot in this town. The contractors
say that it will be as good as any on the line and will cost about $100,000.

Williston - it is reported that representatives Hanna and Gronna have received assurances that
the bill providing for a public building in this city will be passed.

Fessenden - Albert Fisher had a hand caught in a feed mill while attending to it for his
brother. His hand was badly crushed and torn by the rollers, necessitating its amputation.

Fargo - a bill has been introduced by Congressman Hanna to provide for the sale of all surplus
and unallotted lands on the Standing Rock reservation in North Dakota.

Bismarck - Out of the eight counties that have so far held spelling contests the girls were
victorious in seven, leaving Wells County as the only one in which a boy was successful.

Milton - the Farmers' elevator is at last a go. It will be built on the site of the Minneapolis
& Northern that was destroyed by fire last season and will be the best site in the town.

Dickinson - friends of Dan Russell were greatly surprised at the result of the recent trial at
Boston in which he was turned down as a claimant to half of the estate left by the late Wm. C.
Russell.

Fargo - the largest missionary meeting ever held in the northwest will be held in the city
April 19 to 21. The meeting has for its watchword "the evangelization of the world in a
generation".

Ashley - the sheriff of this country appeared before the board of county commissioners and
state that the present jail was an unfit place in which to keep prisoners and asked for the
construction of a new building.

Jamestown - Prof. Miller and the pupils of the high school have established a wireless
telephone line connecting the high school building with the north side school building and are
able to communicate easily between the two.

Adams - a steel tank, weighing 21,800 pounds and holding 27,000 gallons of oil was unloaded at
Adams the other day and will be used by the Bartles Oil company for the distribution of oil to
its patrons in this territory.

Langdon - a fine bronze tablet mounted on green oak and bearing Lincoln's memorable speech at
Gettysburg, now finds a place in the entrance hall of the Langdon schools. The tablet was
presented to the schools by O.E. Thompson, cashier of the First National Bank.

Minot - an arc light is to be placed on top of the waterworks tower is this city. The tower is
at the summit of a hill, rising 150 feet above the business portion of Minot and the list will
be a beacon for visitors approaching town. It was secured through the efforts of a commercial
club committee.

Williston - in order to secure better mail facilities the homesteaders in the vicinity of
Arnegard, McKenzie County, have arranged to have their mail forwarded during the summer to
Farland instead of Arnegard and forty of the homesteaders will take turns in making the trip to
Farland and return.


April 29, 1910

BAD FIRE AT EGELAND

Three Persons Lose Their Lives in Burning Soo Depot - Agent Badly Burned.

Saturday night at 12:30 the Soo depot at Egeland was the scene of an appalling tragedy in which
Mrs. R.A. Krueger, wife of Agent Krueger and their two daughters, Lucille, aged 5 and Beatrice,
aged 7 were the victims.

The family, who occupied living apartments upstairs in the depot, were peacefully sleeping when
Mr. Krueger was roused by the cracking of burning boards. The fumes of smoke caused him to
realize at once that the lower portion of the building was burning. He immediately roused the
rest of the family and together they made their way to a room from which they hoped to make
their escape through a window. Mr. Krueger leaped from the window first, hoping to be able to
catch the mother and little ones as they dropped from the window, but to his surprise, his wife
nor either of the children appeared at the window after he had leaped out. Mr. Krueger made
heroic efforts to again reach them, the intense heat only repulsed him with severe burns and he
was compelled to see his loved ones perish in the flames while he was powerless to render
assistance.

Their charred bodies were taken from the smoldering ruins three hours later.

Funeral services were conducted Monday morning by Rev. Darrison in the Presbyterian Church,
every business house in town being closed out of respect and sympathy for the grief stricken
husband and father.

The remains were taken to Cyrus, Minnesota, where Mrs. Krueger formerly resided, for burial.
Mr. Krueger has the sympathy of the entire community in his sorrow.


WOULD BE A CONVENIENCE

There are a few conveniences that might be considered by the Farmers Railroad at this point,
one of which is the installation of a telephone in the depot. In wet or stormy weather it is
very disagreeable to hike to the depot for information that could be obtained by phone. The
railroad is a business concern that has to do not only with the citizens of the town, but the
traveling public as well and owes this convenience to its patrons.


AUTOMOBILE NEWS

Eugene McDougall, Geo. Wilson and Roy Worsley composed a party who autoed it in Mr. McDougall's
Buick to Berwick this week.

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas, Mrs. Hamilton and Mrs. Blackburn were passengers on Burt's new Overland to
Rolla Tuesday.

F.C. Jones, an expert auto surgeon has been employed for the season by Mr. Blackorby. He will
attend to the health of all patients in need of his services.

Nels Hawkinson, accompanied by a party of Rock Lake citizens was in town Wednesday.

Napoleon Lambert and Joe Wolgamot autoed to Rolla Wednesday evening to attend a social function
given by the Odd Fellows. They report having spent a very pleasant evening.

Charles Blackorby and Mr. Rose autoed to Hannah Monday to bring Mr. Cousins, a mason, who is to
do the masonry on Mr. Blackorby's new house.

Mr. Larson,  of Cartwright, Manitoba, Canada, was in town last evening with his auto loaded
with Canadians.

And that joy ride on the railroadomobile. Oh me, Oh my.


THE RACE

In March of 1909 there came into the office of the Ford Motor Company an announcement of a
contest to be run under the auspices of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition. This contest or
race, if you prefer, was to start from New York City and end in Seattle. There were no
restrictions as to size or power of cars, no schedules to make it a joy ride for contestants,
no limitations to handicap any entry. It looked like a splendid chance for a car to prove its
superiority. Mr. Ford at once decided to enter and so advised the committee in charge of
arrangements.

It was expected not only by us but by those in charge, that the entry list would be large.
Certainly no such chance had ever before been offered to prove the possibilities of the modern
automobile. Here was no circular track event whereon a sudden short lived burst of speed on the
part of a possibly inferior car could bring home some unworthy contestant a much heralded
winner. Unless the car was worthy, it would not finish. If the car were right, it would be
expected to go through and any car that finished such a grueling run would reflect credit on
the manufacturer. And what a chance it offered not only to prove the claims each manufacturer
made for his car, but to bring out weak points in design and construction and so offer an
opportunity to improve the  product through actual knowledge of the needs as brought out in
service. At least Mr. Ford so regarded it and his entry was influenced thereby.

At first this seemed to be the general opinion and a large entry appeared assured; at one time
there were 35 cars promised. These promises went as far as promises could without resolving
themselves into signed entries. But investigations began to bring to light facts regarding the
difficulties of the trip. Stories of the gumbo mud of the central west of the sands of Wyoming
and Idaho, the mountains from Colorado west, of the snow in many of the passes, began to
appear. The big pathfinder out two months, was still on the way. Then the enthusiasm dwindled.
Many manufacturers appeared to be glad that no actual entry had been made. The possible
entrants decreased in number - at times it appeared as if the two Fords would have no
competition. Mr. Ford had however, decided to make the run, race or no race, for here was his
chance to that a light weight car, well built, was the right car for every day,
all-kinds-of-road use. Now that the race is finished we do not blame anyone for withdrawing.
None but a light car had any right to consider such a trip.

Then the Manufacturers Contest Association passed resolutions disapproving the contest on the
grounds that it encouraged violation of the speed laws and that the contest offered to much
opportunity for rebuilding cars enroute. The rules were accordingly attended and a daily
schedule as far west as St. Louis arranged. West of that the conditions of the roads would
prevent speed law violations. The rules were also revised so as to insure against any chance of
rebuilding cars or replacing parts enroute. But these changes had no effect on the entry list.
However, the contest had the sanction of the Automobile Club of America and this Club could not
be influence was brought to bear upon it.

No race run encountered one-tenth as much opposition as did this Transcontinental Contest for
the M. Robert Guggenheim trophy.


LOCAL NEWS

Mary Lawler is on the sick list this week.

R.T. Elsberry was a business caller in town Wednesday.

We are glad to note that Bob Long, who has been laid up with rheumatism is again able to be
about.

Sarah and Claude James and Grade Johnson of Rolla were visitors at the Lawler home Sunday.

Miss N.D. Blakeley, representing Colliers, was in town Tuesday and did a splendid business for
her paper.

S.H. Lamar representing the Cary Sale Company was in town yesterday and sold the new hardware
firm a fine safe.

As I am unable to do hard work while on crutches, I would appreciate it if anyone who has dull
saws they wish sharpened would leave them at The News office. I guarantee a good job at a
reasonable price.

Joe Davidson

Wednesday afternoon Mr. Krisher's little boy was taken sick and Dr. Hamilton was immediately
called and found that the little fellow had diphtheria. The house was immediately quarantined
and Mr. Krisher will do business in the old Messer building until the quarantine is raised.

The Hansboro Juvenile Theatrical Association will make their first appearance before the public
tomorrow afternoon in a three-act comedy-drama entitled "The Dolls' Picnic." Songs, recitals
and other specialties will fill in the time between acts. Master Claire Wills will act as
leading man and Miss Irma Johnson as leading lady. The price of admission will be 5 and 10
cents.

Rev. Tourtellotte spent Wednesday in Rock Lake.

Fine growing weather - beautiful rain last night and today.

Mr. and Mrs.  Ben Lane are rejoicing over the arrival of a fine baby boy which came Monday
night.

Joe Davidson went to Devils Lake Wednesday to consult with the surgeons there about his leg,
which was not getting along as well as he thought it might. He was assured that it was as well
as could be expected.


ROCK LAKE NEWS

Mr. O'Brien has been ill for the past week and at this writing is no better but rather worse,
we regret to say.

Wm. Lindsay, of Ridgeville, Manitoba, Canada, who came to see his brother on account of the
latter's illness, returned home on Monday by way of Pembina.

Mrs. Bangs and Miss Amy Bangs left for Egeland on Monday.

Fred Lindsay went back to Canada on Monday for the purpose of making provision for the closing
up of his work there.

Otto Johnson returned home from Canada on Saturday after completing his work there.

Max Jahnke shook hands with a good many friends at the depot on Monday prior to his departure
for Great Falls, Montana.

Joe Lindsay left for Minneapolis Monday on a visit to his folks, prior to his taking his
departure for Canada. He expects to return to Rock Lake before he does so.

Mrs. F. Lindsay left on Tuesday for Grand Forks where she will visit with Verna Latham.

John Lindsay is much better we are glad to state.

A petition in favor of Judge Fisk is being circulated in the village.

H.R. Thompson's health is much improved.

Pat Elsberry is on the sick list suffering from pneumonia.


NORTH DAKOTA NEWS

Portal - The Canadian government will erect an immigration and detention building at North
Portal in addition to the large quarantine barns already erected.

Barney - this town was partly destroyed by fire which originated in a pool room. The total loss
will ready $10,000 and is partly covered by insurance.

Langdon - the three banks of this town, by their last statements show an aggregate of business
reaching $1,161,898.57 and an aggregate of $352,388.50 in cash on hand.

Carrington - an organization of stock subscribers of the Carrington Hospital association will
probably be effected soon. The association is to be capitalized at $25,000.

Munich - the farmers' elevator and coal sheds and Dick Bros. coal sheds were recently destroyed
by fire which was thought to have originated from a hot box on a passing train.

Minot - this city will have its first automobile show May 5 to 8. There are nearly two hundred
owners of automobiles in the city and much enthusiasm is evinced over the show.

Valley City - the commercial club held a meeting to consider a proposition for the
establishment of a strawboard factory here, which will use all the available straw tributary to
the city.

Minot - the city commissioners have accepted the plans for a new sewer system, furnished by
R.E. Wickam, assistant city engineer of Grand Forks and advertise, for bids for the
construction of the system.

Bismarck - the commercial club and citizens of Bismarck will join with members of the Catholic
Church in preparing a reception for the new bishop, Father Wehrle when he is installed the
latter part of the present month.

Lankin - Henry Machart, a prominent farmer of this vicinity, is dead as the result of a fall
from a wagon in which he was riding on a load of feed. His head struck one of the wheels and he
died from the injuries after a couple of hours.

Bismarck - the winners in the state spelling match are as follows: First, Helen Swanson,
Underwood; second, Laura Hutchinson, Eddy County; third, Cecilia Minue, Devils Lake. It was
impossible to select a winner at the end of the regular list of words as twelve of the
contestants had perfect papers. An additional list of fifty words was given out with the above
results.

Fargo - the Laymen's Missionary convention has been one of the biggest conventions ever held in
this city. Eight hundred and eight laymen registered and the majority attended all the
sessions. The convention began with a banquet at which 655 men were seated at the Armory
building where the A.C. Putnam's brass band was in attendance and rendered the national and
religious airs. The sessions were held in the auditorium of the Masonic building.