Towner County, ND, Hansboro, News published September 1, 1911 and December 31, 1911 ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ************************************************************************ The following news items and articles are all transcribed from the Hansboro News newspaper. The items included in this file were published between September 1, 1911 and December 31, 1911. North Dakota State Historical Society microfilm numbers 09491 Transcribed August, 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 September 8, 1911 SCHOOL BELLS RING AGAIN The old school bell again chimes out "come", and as you look forth and see the groups of boys and girls on their way to school, you note some whose elastic step and cheerful faces are highly indicative of the soul and mind and all such will prove a blessing to themselves, their teacher and their school. Their actions show their anxiety for work; their lessons will be perfectly prepared; their recitations well given, and they will attain to that round on the ladder of fame and learning called success. They will master all knotty problems, not only in school but in life. They will not require punishing in order to teach them the necessity of getting their lessons. They study because they love it; are industrious and energetic from principle; their life will be a success. Among them you see some whose lagging steps and sullen faces show that the sound of the bell grated harshly upon their ears. These will prove unruly, unkind and unlike the other class named will take but little interest in their work, and at the end of the year, in spite of a teacher's earnest efforts in their behalf will be but little farther advanced than in the beginning. We need not say what the result will be in the latter case, but to these children's parents we wish to say, try to cultivate in their minds a love for school and school work. See to it that they are in school every day; that their report cards show a good grade or know shy such is not the case. In other words, see if you can't control your children and not depend upon the teacher to do it. There are two new autos in town; that is, there are two new autoists. Henry Hammerly has received his new prize Reo, unloaded it and the last we saw of him he was headed west. Charley Carmichael traded some horses to Tom Clifford of Hansboro for a horseless Ford, ran it to Cando, but found the garage door too small for his convenience. The mark is there where he hit and the auto is back in condition. We do not want to seem to be severe, but advise other roadsters to give these novices the right of way every time. Cando Herald FINLANDER ON THE WARPATH Saturday evening a bunch of Finlanders loaded up on snooze and Hofman drop and then started in to carve each other in the usual way among those fellows. The affray took place in the alley in back of the telephone central office about ten o'clock in the evening and came near ending fatally for one of the participants. One fellow had several gashes cut about his head and neck, one being within a half inch of the jugular vein. Nightwatch Hanlon happened to be near when the affair started and soon had the knife artist under arrest. Judge Durston communicated with the states attorney and the fellow was to have had his hearing Tuesday, but when Hanlon went to feed his prisoner Monday morning, the cell was empty. A broken lock told the story of the fellow's getaway. The lock was but a flimsy affair and the fellows who lent their assistance found but little trouble in smashing it and liberating the prisoner. It is said that the row started over a refusal of the injured man to buy more Hofman drop for his companions. According to his story he had bought 2 bottles during the day and they had made a concoction of the drug, snoos and water and had all gotten beastly drunk or crazy and when he refused to buy again the butting began. On the whole this kind of harvest hand laborers seem to be of the most undesirable kind. They don't seem to care to work or if they do they'll work but a day or two then come to town and loaf. The sooner they are run out of town the better. Bisbee Gazette LOCAL NEWS M. E. Van Order moved into the G. B. Lawrence cottage this week. Chas. Carmichael autoed up from Cando Sunday and returned home Monday. Frank Murdick has purchased the H. B. Walker quarter in Picton township. Ernest Disher is assisting E. E. McDougall in the elevator for the Farmers Grain Co. Jas. O'Laughlin formerly of Rolla was in town a couple of days attending to business matters. H. B. Walver of Devils Lake was a business visitor in town Tuesday night, returning Wednesday. Geo. F. Elsberry of Egeland passed through town in his auto on Saturday, enroute to Fish Lake. I. V. Fisk, traveling inspector for the United States Scale Inspection Bureau was in town this week, in connection with his duties. A. J. McLaughlin of Starkweather came up Wednesday night and in company with B. L. Thomas made an attach on the prairie chickens Thursday. Dr. W. J. Brownlee will be in Hansboro on September 7th and 8th and in Rock Lake 9th, 10th and 11th, prepared to do all kinds of dentistry. D. A. Blackburn & Co. have installed several fine new showcases in their drug store and with a large supply of new goods this store puts on a nice appearance. J. W. Pound has rented his farm to C. A. Rasmussen and we understand expects to leave soon for British Columbia to look over the country and if satisfactory will move his family later. N. O. Sather has rented his large farm northeast of town to Amiss and Williams, who will take possession at once. Peter Anderson who has farmed the place for the past three years, we understand will move to Starkweather, where he already has a farm leased for next year. Who said something about fixing up main street? Surely this is a disgrace to the town and it is only through carelessness on the part of all of us that it has been allowed to remain so. Several have signified their willingness to help with scrapers and teams and it is only the work of a couple of hours until the worst places could be made passable at least. It is most noticeable by strangers who pass through in autos and a very favorable impression of the town on this account could not be carried away with them. Let's get at it some day right away and fix it up. Don't forget we are ready to handle a shovel, drive a team or anything towards doing our share to better its conditions. September 15, 1911 The Turtle Mountain Star says: Dr. John B. James, son of Rev. Z. James, who is now in the Milwaukee county hospital at Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, while making a chemical test last week was accidentally injured in the experiment and was compelled to remain in a dark room for several days. A recent letter states that he is out again as well as ever. We understand someone has been endeavoring to decry the quality of the grain being shipped out of Hansboro. These defamers had better take lessons in grading grain before they attempt to do such a thing as this again. LOCAL NEWS Mrs. A. Blackorby, Mrs. T. J. Clifford and Mrs. O. E. Tourtellotte had the pleasure of meeting with the Sarles Methodist Episcopal Church Ladies' Aid Society which met with Mrs. E. Barker. They had a pleasant time. C. E. Blackorby acted as chauffeur, for they traveled by automobile. Mrs. F. Barnes of Rock Lake, North Dakota, visited with Mrs. George Wilson this week. We are pleased to be able to state that Mrs. G. Walker, who has been suffering acutely from neuralgia for some time, is a great deal better. Born on September 14 to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lloyd, a son. Roy Lymburn who has been working with the International Survey party, returned home on Thursday. Robert Blackburn of Pilot Mound, Manitoba, Canada is visiting his son D. A. Blackburn of this village. Word was received by Mrs. Wilkinson recently that a child of a relative was burned to death at Williston. Mrs. H. Lymburn and son returned home from visiting friends on Thursday of this week. Dr. Swenson of Bisbee, North Dakota had business in the village on Thursday. E. A. McFarlane of Bisbee had business in the village in connection with some land on Thursday. Napoleon Lambert and S. Serumgard of Devils Lake autoed from that place to Hansboro on Thursday. They were here about some land. The return journey was made by way of Perth and Bisbee and it was commenced the same night. Mrs. A. Bartels of Centralia, Iowa is visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Fritsch at Hansboro. Mrs. Fritsch is her daughter. Kirscoff and Cooper shipped a carload of cattle to Devils Lake this (Friday) morning. ASTOR MARRIED Newport, Rhode Island - Colonel John Jacob Astor and Miss Madaline Force were married at the Beachwood, the colonel's handsome Newport villa on Saturday by Rev. Edwin B. Straight, carpenter-clergyman of Providence. Besides Mr. and Mrs. William Force, father and mother of the 18-year-old bride, her sister Katherine, Dr. Rufus E. Carrax and 19-year-old Vincent, son of Colonel Astor, Rev. Joseph Cooper of the First Methodist Church of Newport was present to add ministerial dignity to a wedding he would not perform but did not mind observing as the carpenter-minister went through the ceremony which matrimonially bound the multi-millionaire and his bride. The bride was given away by her father, William Force. Beachwood was beautifully decorated with flowers in honor of the event and the "Noma", the steam yacht on which the wedding party made the trip from New York, was a veritable floating floral bower. The "Noma" arrived in the harbor and Vincent Astor hurried to be the first person to board the yacht. He was beaten in the race, however, by a deputy sheriff who served Colonel Astor with a writ of summons in a suit brought by Mrs. Bridget McCrohan and her children in which damages of $30,000 are asked on account of the accidental electrocution of Mrs. McCrohan's oldest son, Eugene, while working at Beechwood in July 1910. After the city hall formalities had been conducted the wedding party motored to "Beachwood", where the Rev. Joseph Lambert, of the Elmwood temple (Congregational) of Providence, was waiting and performed the ceremony. Miss Katherine Force was her sister's bridesmaid and Colonel Astor's son, Vincent, was the best man. Others who were present were Mrs. Force, the bride's mother, Mrs. Elder, of New York, a friend of the Force family, former Congressman William P. Sheffield of this city, Colonel Astor's Newport attorney William A. Debbyn, Colonel Astor's employ for many years. Fifteen minutes after the marriage ceremony had been performed Colonel and Mrs. Astor left in an automobile for the boat landing at the foot of Wellington Avenue. A few moments later they were on board the "Noma" which sailed immediately. The destination of the yacht has been kept secret. LOCAL NEWS President J. M. Kelly had business in Hansboro on Tuesday last. The day school in the village is in full working order and the teachers are doing their utmost for the young people. In order that the teachers may be known by their names we append the names as follows: K. Rygh, principal Miss A. Weeden, grammar Miss Brinnell, intermediate Miss Evenson, primary Mrs. Emmett Watts and family visited in Rock Lake latter part of last week at Mrs. Gleason's. They returned home Saturday. Mrs. J. E. Brown of Rolla, is visiting friends in town this week. Dave Farrell, who owns the Hansboro sale barn, purchased a fine team of iron grey horses from George Brown on Wednesday. The rain may dampen the grain, but not the ardor of the threshers. Some of them played a trick on two of their number, by hiding their horses. We wonder how the unfortunate couple fared. Clarence Crum, of Calvin, with Ruth Disher and Nora Disher, drove to St. John, North Dakota, where they participated in the birthday celebrations of Clarence's father, J. R. Crum. They returned Monday. Mrs. T. Ellsberry of Rock Lake, North Dakota, is visiting with Mrs. Eccles. B. L. Thomas made a business trip to Rolla on Wednesday and returned the next day. We notice with some amount of satisfaction that the road grading machine was being put to good use on Wednesday of this week. The amount of work done was not very large, but it was a good beginning. It if had not rained during the night, doubtless more work would have been done the next day. The grader was in charge of Frank Murdick, with John Wilson and another in charge of the horses. C. E. Blackorby made a trip to Cando on Monday and returned home by way of Rock Lake with the automobile. The Misses Weeden, Brinnell and Evenson spent Wednesday evening at the J. W. Pound home. We are glad to notice that J. W. Pound, who has been confined to his room for several days was in town on Wednesday last. M. Lawler paid us a very pleasant visit on Wednesday morning of this week. T. J. Clifford of St. John was in town on Sunday last. Mrs. Clifford and the boy returned with him. They have rented a house, where they will keep house for the present. Mrs. T. J. Clifford made a business trip to Devils Lake on a recent day. She had the pleasure of meeting Miss Lambert while there. September 22, 1911 WHAT IS PROVOCATION? An alleged assault took place in the neighborhood of Hansboro on Sunday last, and the facts, as far as we have been able to gather, are as follows: Sometime during the day the son of one of the farmers living near the town took upon himself to have what he considered some fun at the expense of the hired man employed by his father. With his object in view he proceeded to prod the man with a stick. As was perfectly natural under the circumstances, the man defended himself and took the stick away from the boy. When he had done this the man threw the stock at the boy. The stick struck the boy in two places, in the face and upon the shoulder. The blow in the face caused a little blood to flow and then the war began. The mother of the boy entered into the disturbance with some amount of zest and attacked the man. The first weapon that came to her hand was a hammer, which was taken away from her. Other weapons were picked up, one of which happened to be a pitchfork. The woman was disarmed, but the man was not satisfied with mere disarmament. He made his way into Hansboro, where he interviewed the local justice of the peace, who, on Monday, proceeded to restore peace under the order of the law. In order that this might be done properly the woman's husband was called to town by telephone and when he arrived an agreement was entered into, after the manner of the law and there the matter stands. LOCAL NEWS The W. J. Wills cottage is nearly completed and is a very cozy appearing house. Mr. and Mrs. Wills expect to move in in a few days. Mr. Moller, the father of Mrs. G. Brown, is suffering from a mild paralytic stroke, which has caused partial blindness. He is progressing as favorably as possible. Miss Lynchke, of the General Hospital, Devils Lake, is the nurse in charge of Roy Lymburn. Mrs. C. Paetow and family expect to leave Hansboro this week on a visit to C. Paetow near Frobisher, Saskatchewan, Canada. A happy event took place on Tuesday morning at the Sarles Presbyterian Church when the Rev. Thomas Burden, the popular pastor of the Sarles Methodist Episcopal congregation and Miss Amy Malvina Christiani, the estimable daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Christiani of Sarles, North Dakota, were united in the bonds of holy matrimony. The Rev. J. G. Moore, the district superintendent, read the liturgy which made the happy couple husband and wife. There was a large company present. Mr. and Mrs. Burden will spend the next few months in Boston where Mr. Burden will take up post-graduate work at Boston University. The bride and bridegroom have the good wishes of the Sarles folk and the News joins them in wishing the popular couple the best of best wishes. J. W. Luttke is making considerable improvements around his home. C. A. and Mrs. Weeden entertained Harry Asplin on Tuesday. R. C. and Mrs. McKee entertained the Rev. T. S. Brown of Rock Lake on Tuesday evening. C. A. and Mrs. Weeden entertained C. E. Blackorby on Wednesday. Hugo Gailfus of Picton, was in town the latter part of last week. On Saturday afternoon last a birthday party was given by Irma Wilkinson. About twenty young people accepted invitations to be present and spent a happy time together during the afternoon. Several presents were given by the young guests and excellent refreshments were served, Mrs. Paetow and Mrs. O. E. Tourtellotte assisting Mrs. Wilkinson in entertaining the young people. Born on Sunday, September 17, to Mr. and Mrs. A. Dunphy, a 10 pound daughter. Both mother and daughter are doing well. Dr. Hamilton was the attending physician. John Wilson had a spell of sickness on Sunday and Monday. Frank Derrig was in town on Monday evening. When we mentioned the homecoming of Roy Lymburn last week we were not aware that he was ill. We discovered later that he was suffering from typhoid fever at the time. He is much about the same, but with the careful nursing he is receiving as well as good medical attention, we look for Roy's speedy recovery. Mrs. H. Fernyhough of Picton, was a visitor at the parsonage the latter part of last week. Mrs. Emmett Watts of Elsberry, North Dakota, was in town Friday evening. Mrs. T. Elsberry returned home to Rock Lake on Monday. She stayed with relatives over Sunday at Elsberry, North Dakota. Herman Hoerer of Picton was in town Friday last. W. Gilbreath, who was appointed postmaster at Picton some time ago was in town last week. Robert Blackburn of Pilot Mound, Manitoba, father of D. A. Blackburn, returned to his home on Friday last by way of Cartwright. He was accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Blackburn as far as Cartwright. Alterations and additions are being made to the house where E. E. and Mrs. McDougall will keep house in the near future. R. C. McKee has the work in hand. Mr. and Mrs. H. Fernyhough of Picton, entertained the Rev. O. E. and Mrs. Tourtellotte on Tuesday last. The Ladies' Aid Society met at the home of the president, Mrs. A. Blackorby on Wednesday afternoon last. Besides the routine business considerable work was done. Mr. and Mrs. J. Crum and Frances of St. John, North Dakota visited friends in Hansboro on Sunday last. They returned home the same day. We are glad to state that Mrs. Walker is better. NORTH DAKOTA NEWS Cherry Pits Kill Dakotan Ambrose - An ungovernable appetite for wild cherries was responsible for the death of Joseph Bouchard, residing sixteen miles north of Ambrose and who was brought to this city for surgical aid. By over indulgence in cherries, the man had filled the abdominal cavity with cherry pits, an intestinal rupture being responsible for the condition. Collapse of Bridge Fatal Bottineau - James Beaton, aged 23 years, was almost instantly killed and his father, Duncan Beaton, injured when their big threshing engine broke through a wooden bridge across Oak Creek, six miles southwest of this city. They had planked the bridge in the usual manner, but when the full weight of the big engine came upon it the timbers gave way. Set Aside a Deed Velva - Efforts will be made in the federal courts to set aside a deed by which John Brockel who has filed a petition in bankruptcy, transferred a quarter section of McHenry County land to his wife about a year ago, the effort to do so being based on the allegation that such transfer was made for purposes of defrauding creditors. The bankrupt petitioner claims that his liabilities are only $1,200 while the farm in question is valued at about $4,000. Stock Reservoirs St. John - A new field of activity for the State Fish Hatchery was just been entered under the direction of Fish Commissioner Main and by which all of the railroad reservoirs in the state will be stocked with fish. The first of these reservoirs to be stocked is near Dickinson, the Northern Pacific having a big reservoir about a mile from that city. The experiment will be watched with interest as there are quite a number of these reservoirs that could be similarly stocked. September 29, 1911 NORTH DAKOTA NEWS Knotty Cases for a Court Jamestown - Two cases out of the ordinary run of lawsuits have been recently heard in the county court of this county. Grade Erley sued the Lawton school district for a year's wages as teacher. The case was dismissed in the county court and judgment given the defendant for costs. The main point was whether the school district was divided July 6 by the action of the county commissioners or whether the division took place at the election and qualification of officers of the newly formed district. The plaintiff contends that the division did not take place until the election of officers and between the two dates she was employed as teacher. The newly elected officers refused to recognize her as a duly qualified and elected teacher in that district. The points of law are interesting, not only to teachers and school directors, but to attorneys generally. Another case was that of George Tucker vs. T. J. Atwood and others, an action to restrain the defendant from having an execution and levy on a judgment of the district court obtained against Tucker, the amount being less than $1,000. Defendant demurred to the complaint and the court sustained the demurrer, on the ground that it had no jurisdiction or power to issue such restraining order. The point that has not been decided by the supreme court is whether a county court has purely equity jurisdiction, except as provided by statute, which provides for certain equity remedies in that court, but not for injunction and writs of mandamus. It is probable this case will be appealed. Death Wins At Last Grafton - Death, once cheated, finally won a victory over Joseph Rozum, convicted in Walsh County in 1904 of murder in the first degree and sentenced to be hanged, only to secure immunity from death on the scaffold through the plea of insanity and which plea confined him to the state asylum at Jamestown until this week. Word has just been received here of his death. Arrest Robber Suspects Minot - Three men who have been arrested at Ambrose, Divide County, are believed to be the men who robbed the Lignite Bank and secured $2,000. Investigation of the arrests is being made by Burke County authorities. It is believed that there were four men in the deal and that they were formerly farm employees in this district. Asa Fisher Dead Bismarck - Asa Fisher, who constructed and for many years lived in the present gubernatorial mansion of the state is dead. It was in 1872 that he arrived in Bismarck and with two companions opened a mercantile establishment in a large tent. Later he entered the wholesale liquor business and then was president of the First National Bank. He became heavily interested in city property. He was also at one time receiver of the Bismarck land office. Blown Sixty Miles Sherwood - Mrs. Sam Smith of Wheaton Township, whose home was completely destroyed by the terrible tornado of August 20 is in receive of a card from Deloraine, Manitoba, sixty miles northeast, stating that a photograph with her name and address written on the back had been found there. The tornado traveled northeast and Mrs. Smith and her friends believe that it carried the picture to Deloraine. More Blind Piggers Wishek - Local conditions have been decidedly changed through the visit here of county officials, during which arrests of E. H. Cook and Ed Orley took place, they being charged with blind pigging. This makes the second series of raids in McIntosh County this year and means that the policy of cleaning up continues effective. Farming Too Much Fessenden - Christian Stole, a bachelor living two miles northwest of Helmdal, was taken in charge by the peace officers upon complaint of some of his neighbors who alleged that he was mentally unbalanced. It was learned that Stole had been an inmate of the Jamestown asylum. He had been acting queerly, the particular thing which brought about his present detention was that he believes his neighbors are farming his land and that they have moved the boundary. Williston Hotel Burned Williston - The West Hotel was badly gutted in a fire. The blaze originated somewhere near the middle of the building and on the second floor and notwithstanding the two streams of water that were kept on the blaze, both floors and the garret floor were burned through, together with the roof. The building was owner by Sam Funderberg and had been conducted by Mrs. Johnson as a hotel but she had moved out a few days ago and Mr. Funderberg had expected to conduct the hotel himself. LOCAL NEWS Miss Ruth Diehl was up from Egeland Monday. Neil McKay of Killarney was a business visitor in town Monday. Rev. Blanchard of Starkweather will hold Catholic Church in the hall at 10:30 a. m. , October 1. John Vallely, Bank Examiner, was in town Tuesday and checked, up both local banks. Superintendent Conroy of the John D. Gruber Lumber Co. , and wife was in town from Sarles Wednesday. Mrs. B. L. Thomas and Miss Elizabeth McLaughlin visited friends in Devils Lake a couple days this week. B. L. Thomas received the sad news of the death of his mother in Minneapolis Thursday. He and Mrs. Thomas left for that place on Friday to attend the funeral which will be held Saturday. C. H. Hoyt arrived from Big Lake, Minnesota on Tuesday night and spent a few days visiting friends in town and the "immediate vicinity". He left for Killarney, Manitoba on Friday where he has accepted a position in one of the barber shops in that place. Slim Sanders, Frank Flick and Fred Miller who were largely responsible for making the Hansboro ball team famous the past season, left Wednesday for Chicago where they will work for the winter. Slim and Flick live in Cleveland, Ohio and Miller comes from Detroit, Michigan. They may return for the base ball season next year. The town was startled last Friday night by the sound of drums and horns of all varieties. At first it was thought that the band had reorganized but on closer investigation revealed the fact that a few of the boys were going through a little serenade stunt but the principals did not arrive until a late hour and the joke was reversed. Few people have any idea what an incentive it is to both teacher and scholars to know that parents and outsiders are taking a lively interest in their work. We believe the "little folks" at school appreciate such interest more perhaps than the larger ones. Still the effect is not lost on any of them, and we hope every parent will take a hint from this and place the public school on their visiting list. On Monday evening a large number of friends of Harry Asplin gathered at the hall for a farewell reception given in his honor. An elegant supper was served to the Murdick Hotel at midnight, and a very pleasant time was enjoyed by all. As a token of the esteem in which it was held he was presented a beautiful ring. It is needless to say that during this three years in Hansboro he has made a host of friends who regret very much his departure. He left on Tuesdays train for Omemee, North Dakota where he again takes up his duties with the Imperial Elevator Co. , in the lumber department and the best wishes of his friends here goes with him in his new location. Miss Irene Olson of Cando is visiting her sister Mrs. B. L. Thomas. J. M. Thompson, cashier of the Devils Lake State Bank was a business visitor in town Thursday night. Manager Grimes announces that he has booked the Wilkins & Ervin Australian Animal and Vaudeville show for Wednesday, October 4. D. A. Blackburn has a crew of carpenters at work remodeling and building an addition on the house formerly occupied by C. R. Worsley. He has moved it from its former location to the lot adjoining Geo. Wilson's residence and when completed will make a comfortable dwelling. October 6, 1911 LOCAL NEWS Robert McCauley made a business trip to Cando Thursday. Harry Thomas came up from Egeland Wednesday returning home Friday. Thos. Paulson and Fred Gray have purchased the threshing outfit of J. W. Pounds. Mrs. F. B. Olson enjoyed a short visit from her sister, Mrs. Hanson who resides at Churchs Ferry. Will Howard came up from Cando Monday to spend a few days visiting with friends and relatives in Hansboro. Mrs. W. N. McAneney of Cando came up Thursday night and remained over until the morning train for a visit with her son L. P. The Wilkins and Ervin dog and bird show held down the boards at the opera house Wednesday night and drew a full house. J. A. Johnson, proprietor of the Hansboro Iron Works was in town from Bisbee Friday. He is running an engine near that place and says they have a long run ahead of them. Newspaper dispatches state that a forty-eight hour snow in Alberta last week delayed harvesting and caused heavy losses to the standing grain. In Alberta less than 60 percent of the wheat has been harvested. The snow storm was followed by heavy frost. The down pour of rain the past 10 days has exceeded by far anything in that line at any one time for several years. While there is a great amount of grain to be threshed yet, we do not believe that it will be damaged to a very great extent on account of the late rains. The ground is thoroughly soaked and with the same amount of rain fall next spring as we had last, a bumper crop is assured. October 13, 1911 ROCK LAKE NEWS Mrs. Frey Lindsay is visiting with her mother at her home at Ridgeville, Manitoba. Fred Lindsay was at Hope, North Dakota on business this week. Mrs. Wagner, son and daughter, were in Devils Lake the first of the week. Miss Haige was a Starkweather visitor on Saturday last. Geo. Smith was in Devils Lake the first of the week. School is progressing rapidly, new scholars are entering now that the busy season is over. Rock Lake has a Sunday School which is progressing rapidly. Attendance is exceedingly fine and the pupils come with a never relaxing interest for which we are indeed very thankful. Sam Kasper, formerly of Perth but now of Wetaskivin, Canada was in Rock Lake on business the first of the week. Fred Rother of Perth was in Rock Lake on Sunday last. Mrs. Yeager and son Roy left for their home in Iowa. ROCK LAKE SCHOOL NOTES Glenn Latham entered room 4 on Tuesday last. Kathleen Elsberry entered room 4 on Monday last. The German class had its first recitation on Friday last. A commercial department with Manual Training and Domestic Science will be established at this school in the near future. Room one is having improvements made for the convenience of the little ones and also to add to their happiness. Parents should visit this room or the others if possible, and see how their interests are getting on. LOCAL NEWS Chris Orton made a trip to Devils Lake Tuesday. Mrs. Fred Olson is visiting friends in Rolla this week. Rev. T. S. Brown was a Hansboro visitor on Tuesday. B. L. Thomas made a business trip to Cando on Thursday. J. W. Pound unloaded a large 45 horse power International gas tractor on Tuesday and is at present pulling 10 plows on his farm east of town. The entire outfit is a good one and is doing fine work. The Ladies Aid held their annual chicken-pie supper and sale of needle-work in the Messer building last Saturday afternoon and evening. They were given good patronage and the proceeds were gratifying. B. L. and Mrs. Thomas returned from Minneapolis last Tuesday. They stopped off for a day at Ada, visiting relatives. B. L. brought back several as fine ears of corn as one would wish to see grown on his brothers farm near Ada, just over the line a short distance in Minnesota. It is only a short time until corn fully as good will be grown here. On account of the weather last week the Geo. N. Brown sale as advertised for the 3rd was postponed until October 20. Mr. Leftwich's sale date is the 19th and Mr. Pound's on the 25th. The Rumely oil pull tractor which was scheduled for a demonstration in Hansboro last Friday was held on Monday instead. The engine came up the Lakota branch and over here from Sarles, giving plowing exhibitions at every town. This engine is a kerosene burner and all who saw it work were well pleased with the demonstration. While here the salesman in charge sold one each to Leon Agarand and J. E. Knight. October 20, 1911 Mr. and Mrs. Blackorby returned Wednesday from Cresco, Iowa where Mrs. Blackorby has been visiting for several weeks. W. F. Bacon, Fred Bacon and Sheriff Geo. Shively transacted business in Hansboro Thursday and Friday. Harvey Osborne and Delmar Tole came up from Cando on Thursday's train to attend Brown's big sale. C. H. Hoyt came over from Killarney to spend Sunday visiting with friends. He was accompanied by several other Killarney boys. Earl Crawford visited with friends and relatives in Killarney Sunday. Mrs. Robert Lloyd and her sister Miss Irma Johnson visited a few days with friends in Devils Lake this week. Mrs. J. Wilson and Mrs. E. Dillon visited a few days in Rock Lake the first of the week. HANSBORO SCHOOL NOTES Lakota Philip has just entered school. Mr. and Mrs. Weeden and Rev. Brown visited our school last week. Mr. Rygh gave a talk to the grammar grades and the high school about "The Brains". The school celebrated Columbus Day by decorating the rooms with flags and singing patriotic songs. Mr. Rygh and his Physical Geography class took a walk and studied the rocks and soil some time ago. Rev. Brown gave a talk to the grammar grades and high school about "What Things to Store in the Brain". In our first high school examination Ruth Brown received the highest mark, which was an average of 86 per cent. The following is the enrollment in the Hansboro School: high school - 6; grammar room - 26; intermediate room - 37; primary room - 40; Total - 109. October 27, 1911 GOOD ROADS A VITAL QUESTION The good roads question is one that is vital to the country towns of any state, or in fact, all of our states. The towns muse see that the roads are made easy and pleasant to travel. If for any reason they are obstructed for a season, business stops. Transportation is the life of trade everywhere. Interfere with it, even for a short time and you kill your trade. The necessity for some immediate action to hold the retail trade of the country town has brought the Good Roads problem to the very point. It supersedes all others and in the solution of it the business men of the country town must take the initiative. When you think of building country roads it is quite natural to assume that the people who live in the country and who are directly benefited should bear the expense. It must not be forgotten, however, that the cities and country towns are the centers of trade, the local points of all public roads, and they must bear their goodly share of the expense of building and maintaining them. As a country develops from a frontier with its cross-country trails over the countless acres of prairie, there comes a call for better thoroughfares. And as we progress, the call becomes a demand and wagon roads are laid out and built for the pioneers, in a primitive way, of course. Then comes the truer developer and civilization and progress takes hold of the country and the trails and primitive roads become highways. Then the actual "road question" presents itself. And from that time on it is an everyday thought of the most progressive citizens. A road is no better than the worst mudhole or steepest grade in it. A man is not to blame for kicking about his taxes when he has earned the full value of his product hauling it to market. Nothing will pay a larger interest on the money, invested in a neighborhood than that expended on good roads, if good roads are built and maintained. "Good roads", says a member of good roads committee of the Grand Forks Commercial Club, "can be built all over this country without burdening the people, if systematic, business-like methods are employed in the work. Every mile of pike road built in a community will increase land value, improve morals, elevate the citizenship, stimulate trade, beautify the country, promote educational interests, raise the standard of religion and add wealth, health and happiness of the people. " Are not all these ends worthy of consideration. DO YOU KNOW? Do you know that North Dakota has a capita wealth of $1,931, which is larger than that of any other state in the Union. Do you know that North Dakota has 95,818 acres artificial forests? That she has 21,003,812 acres of land not contained in her farms now and that about 1,000,000 acres of this is free government lands now subject to homestead entry? Do you know that while the United States increased 21 percent in the past ten years, that the seven northwestern states increased 37 percent and North Dakota increased 80 percent? Do you know that North Dakota has the lowest death rate of any state in the Union? Do you know that in 1911 North Dakota produced the greatest money crop in her history? This is a great state; there is no better in any land. EDITOR ORDERS HIS NEW AUTO We have ordered our new auto and it is a dandy six-cylinder 1921 model with a lot of improvements. It has a pair of wings in place of the usual fenders which automatically spread out on approaching a mud puddle, allowing the machine to sail over, it has a spring attachment that winds up the spring when running and by pulling on the string the car will keep funning five miles after the gasoline is all gone. An automatic pointer always guide the car to the nearest can of gasoline. We have so far a little bother with this arrangement as the machine under the direction of the pointer will jump ditches and go through any fence in the way, but we hope to so regulate it so that it will follow the road. It carries a platform on which to keep a horse so that in case of accident you can always pull the car home. By a simple device the exhaust is conducted to the tires so that they are always pumped up. An automatic nozzle shoots a dose of soothing syrup at any horse that shows signs of afraid and also quiets any nervous ladies who may be driving the horse. By simply pressing a spring, the car in case of any danger or collision gracefully hops into the air, turns around and starts the other way. An automatic arrangement also picks up any chickens that may get run over, trims off head and feet, conducts the body to a cylinder where they are picked clean by a powerful current of air furnished by a fan driven by the exhaust and deposits the body in a frying pan over the engine, from whence nicely browned they are presented to the occupants of the car ready for lunch all nicely carved. A very delicate sensitized magnetic plate which is so placed that a man's breath will be sure to strike it when he starts the car, automatically shuts off the gasoline and prevents starting when a man who has been drinking tries to crank the machine. We are working out a few more unimportant details, but these will be among the most notable improvements over the present near-classy cars. LOCAL NEWS Neil McKay was over from Killarney Sunday. O. L. Sande visited with his family over Sunday. R. E. Rognas was a business visitor in Hansboro this week. Jno. Monroe and W. N. Steele from Rolla, transacted business in Hansboro Wednesday. J. W. Pound's sale was held Wednesday and although the crowd was not very large, everything sold well, especially the horses. H. H. Hand, secretary of the Northwestern Underwriters Association of Grand Forks passed through Hansboro Thursday. J. E. Knight unloaded his Rumely Oil Pull Tractor a few days ago and has engaged a separator and is trying the engine out by using it to thresh his flax. Mrs. Wood and children arrived last week from Michigan City, North Dakota, and they are at present comfortably located in the living rooms in the rear of the Imperial Lumber Yard office. Regular examinations of applicants for teachers' certificates will be held at the court house in Cando Thursday and Friday, November 9 and 10, beginning at 8:30 a. m. Thursday. The Farmer's train was tied up at Elsberry Monday night caused by a broken switch bar which put the engine off the track. An engine was sent from the Lake to assist in getting the other back on the rails. They arrived in Hansboro about 2 o'clock that night. The Italian who murdered a fellow workman at Mandan, went to the officials a few days before and secured a "permit to shoot". He was granted a hunting license because it was thought he wished to hunt. He evidentially thought it permitted him to kill his enemy. Fred Troutmiller, the telephone man was in Hansboro Wednesday and Thursday. HANSBORO SCHOOL NOTES Johnnie Wood entered school this week. Roxy Underwood entered school this week. Claude Stephens was promoted from the fifth grade to the sixth. The teachers held a very interesting meeting at 4 o'clock last Friday. Miss Olson the 8th grade teacher from Egeland visited Saturday and Sunday with her cousin Miss Evanson. Gerald Sande, Isabel Hamilton, Laura Krisher and Viola Smith received bows for perfect reading last week The Intermediate and Primary rooms will give a program on Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock. All are welcome to attend. Alberta Weeden, Zelma Wilson, Gladys Blackburn, hazel Lawrence, Maynore King, Ellen Knight, Esther Stapleton, Hattie Pound, Gertie Rod and Henry Porter, all of the intermediate rooms, received bows for deportment; Hazel Lawrence receiving the largest bow. November 3, 1911 ROCK LAKE NEWS (Last Week's) Mrs. John Lindsay is a patient at the Devils Lake hospital this week. Fred Lindsay was at Devils Lake on Monday last. Mrs. Elmer Latham was at Devils Lake on last Friday and Saturday having accompanied her sister Mrs. Lindsay to the hospital. I. G. Herd of Perth was a Rock Lake visitor on Saturday last. A large exhibit of vegetables and corn is going to be displayed in Rock Lake in a few weeks. Mrs. W. C. Elsberry who has been ill for some time is improving. C. H. Hoyt was over from Killarney. ROCK LAKE SCHOOL NOTES (Last Week's) Hazel Lindsay was absent from school on account of the severe illness of her mother. Kathleen Elsberry was absent a few days this week. Bland and Frank Elsberry were absent Friday. The Rock Lake school is a public institution and is open for inspection on school days. The work of the scholars is also a public work and is open for inspection when in session. The school invites every one to pay it a visit and see for their self just how the work is progressing. ROCK LAKE NEWS (This Week's) Mrs. Ed Hoff is ill this week. Mrs. W. G. Lichty is quite ill this week. Mrs. Fred Lindsay left for Devils Lake on Wednesday. Mrs. Latham Sr. returned from a short visit to Cando. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Lamont a baby boy. Barney Keeney was a Devils Lake visitor on Saturday last. N. W. Hawkinson was a business visitor in Devils Lake on Saturday. Mary Lindsay was in Devils Lake on Saturday to see her mother Mrs. Lindsay. Misses Lauretta Wagner and Cleo Barker were Devils Lake visitors on Saturday. Mrs. Thoms. Wildish returned home from Michigan after an extended visit. Rev. Brown left for Osnabrock on Friday last and returned on Tuesday leaving again on Friday. Fred Lindsay returned from Devils Lake on Saturday where he has been on business for a few days past. John Lindsay was in Devils Lake on Friday and Saturday last to visit with his wife who is at the General Hospital. NORTH DAKOTA NEWS STATE VITAL STATISTICS The vital statistics reported for the month of September by the State Board of Health are as follows: Counties Births Deaths Adams 8 0 Barnes 60 23 Benson 25 5 Billings 22 4 Bottineau 15 5 Bowman 9 3 Burke 9 3 Burleigh 25 9 Cass 47 22 Cavalier 15 4 Dickey 10 5 Divide 10 2 Dunn 16 7 Eddy 11 4 Emmons 26 5 Foster 5 2 Grand Forks 30 20 Griggs 5 3 Hettinger 12 0 Kidder 2 1 LaMoure 17 8 Logan 20 3 McHenry 33 7 McIntosh 18 4 McKenzie 21 1 McLean 19 5 Mercer 1 3 Morton 20 7 Mountrail 19 0 Nelson 20 2 Oliver 0 0 Pembina 20 11 Pierce 17 6 Ramsey 23 2 Ransom 16 1 Renville 16 2 Richland 27 10 Rolette 8 1 Sargent 12 3 Sheridan 1 0 Stark 24 2 Steele 9 1 Stutsman 29 14 Towner 2 0 Traill 30 10 Walsh 14 4 Ward 30 4 Wells 22 6 Williams 9 3 Total 859 247 FIVE AGAIN MAKE THEIR ESCAPE Bottineau - Fifteen minutes after they had been returned to their cells after the supper hour. Wilson, Dunn and Erwin, held for robbery and John Cummings and Emil Dantz held for grand larceny, had broken jail for the second time in a few days over a week and are now in hiding in the Turtle Mountains near here. MURDER MAY BE FIGHT'S END Mott - Murder may be the result of a stabbing affray at Odessa, fifteen miles east of here in Morton County, in which two men were seriously cut up. C. A. Barton, a homesteader, is in the most serious condition and from all accounts he was attempting to act the role of the peace maker when Chris Frieze and George Nedelia became involved in a fight. GRAFTON, NORTH DAKOTA GIRL COMMITS SUICIDE Grafton - Miss Elbira Nelson, aged 21, shot and instantly killed herself at the family home here. The girl had been engaged about the house assisting her mother when the latter stepped out of doors for a few minutes. The cracks of a revolver brought the mother back into the house to find her daughter lying on the floor, revolver still in her hand. A bullet had pierced her heart. Death had been instantaneous. Her father, N. O. Nelson was an employee of the House of Representatives in the last legislature. LOCAL NEWS With a few more days of favorable weather, threshing will be pretty well done in this vicinity. Those who have received returns on grains shipped which was threshed since the heavy rain are much surprised over the high grade and prices. W. N. Steele was over from Rolla Monday. Neil McKay from Killarney was a business caller in Hansboro on Monday. Hazel Brown from Rock Lake visited a few days this week in Hansboro. The Ladies Aid of the Methodist Church will give a reception to Rev. and Mrs. Parnaby and family in the church parlor on Friday evening, November 10 at 7:30 p. m. Lunch will be served. Everybody is invited. Rev. Parnaby and family arrived in town this week and are getting nicely settled in the parsonage. Rev. Parnaby will occupy the pulpit of the Methodist Church on Sunday evening. Our people will welcome Mr. and Mrs. Parnaby and family into our midst. A Thanksgiving dance and basket social will be given in the Hoosier hall on Thanksgiving, Thursday, November 30. Everybody is invited to come. T. W. CONYERS DIES SUDDENLY The people of Hansboro and surrounding country were shocked to hear of the sudden and unexpected death of Hon. T. W. Conyers, one of the best known citizens of this part of the state, which occurred at his home in Cando on Tuesday night last, as a result of injuries received in a runaway accident on Monday afternoon, October 30. Mr. Conyers had left Cando for his farm a few miles south of Cando. When only a short distance from the farm the horses took fright and ran away. Mr. Conyers jumped and was thrown violently to the ground striking on his shoulder and face. He soon recovered and proceeded to walk the remaining distance when he was overtaken by Mr. Canfield in his auto, who took him up and let him down at the farm. Later in the evening Mr. Conyers returned apparently little the worse for the accident. He appeared to be shaking off the effects of the shock and on Tuesday seemed to be in his usual good spirits. He had supper with his family that night and retired early. Later in the evening his brother called to see him and when he went upstairs he found him in great pain. A doctor was summoned but before he arrived Mr. Conyers had passed away. The interment will take place on Saturday at 11 o'clock. The deceased was one of the best known men in North Dakota. In politics he was an ardent democrat and a leader in his party; but men of all shades of political and religious beliefs were counted among his friends. He is survived by a wife and one son. Several of our people have expressed their intention of attending the funeral and the "News" would convey to the sorrowing relatives the sincere sympathy of all our people. November 10, 1911 Mrs. Hamilton was called to Bathgate on Friday last to attend the funeral of her uncle. Mrs. Hamilton returned on Tuesday. THE EXTRA DOLLAR It requires approximately seven dollars per acre to grow a crop. This includes interest on the investment, cost of seed, wear and tear on farm machinery, labor, etc. By adding one dollar's worth of labor to each acre, there is little question but that the average profits will be doubled. In other words, as much profit should be realized from the seven dollars worth of unavoidable labor and investment. Consequently, if farmers would devote one third or their land to growing corn and alfalfa, neither of which interferes with the time and labor employed in farming wheat and put one third more labor, thus made available on only two-thirds as many acres of wheat, they would grow more wheat than where they spread their energies over one-third larger acreage. The corn and alfalfa fed to stock would insure them a large additional income, and one that is not often adversely influenced by climatic conditions, while the fertility deposited upon the farm resulting from feeding the corn and alfalfa to the stock would vastly improve the productiveness of the soil. ROCK LAKE SCHOOL NOTES Job Barker and Adolph Walder entered school last week. Grace Rushaw was absent a few days this week. John Eller entered school on Monday last. Miss Mammie Sorenson, the County Superintendent, visited our school last week. She was accompanied by the Rural School Inspector. Angus Barker was absent from school on account of his illness. ROCK LAKE NEWS Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Van Hoorick and children were visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Mateer. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Smerer a baby girl on Saturday last. Mrs. Geo. Price, Miss Jennie Mooney and Harold Mooney were visitors at Lakota last week. Dr. Roberts of Cando was in Rock Lake last Sunday. Mrs. V. G. Rushaw was in Devils Lake on Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Evsley left for a visit in Indiana. Mr. and Mrs. John Halm left for a visit in Williston. Ray Isenbarger left for a visit home in Indiana. Mr. and Mrs. Barker were Perth visitors on Thursday last. LOCAL NEWS Mrs. L. Diggens returned from Francis, Saskatchewan on Monday. A. S. Gibbens from Cando was a business visitor in Hansboro a few days this week. Tom Ellison and Chas. Elsberry from St. John passed through Hansboro on Sunday. Mrs. Rev. Tourtellotte left on Saturday for Hannah going across country by auto. Mrs. Tourtellotte has made many friends during her stay here who regret to see her leave; but will wish her much joy and prosperity in her new sphere. November 17, 1911 NEW CORPORATIONS P. D. Norton, Secretary of State, reports the following new corporations organized in the state for which carters have been granted out of this office up to October 26, 1911: Times-Herald Publishing Co. , Grand Forks, North Dakota, capital stock $225,000; incorporators, J. D. Bacon, Fred L. Goodman and R. B. Griffith, all of Grand Forks, North Dakota. Filed September 1. Farmers' Co-operative Grain Co. , Chama, Billings County, capital stock $25,000; incorporators, F. J. Hill, Beach, North Dakota, Charles Kramer and Charles H. Smith, both of Sentinel Butte, North Dakota. Files September 5. Bruflat Academy and Business Institute, Portland, Traill County, capital stock, $25,000; incorporators, A. E. Lien and J. Rorvik of Portland and T. R. Tobiason of Hatton, North Dakota. Files September ??. The Citizens' State Bank of Maddock, Benson County; capital stock, $10,000; incorporators, Harold Thorson of Drake and Albert Hesla and E. M. Hesla, both of Maddock, North Dakota. Filed September 1. Minnewaukan Abstract Company, Minnewaukan, Benson County; capital stock, $10,000; incorporators, Gordon Brothers, Geo. F. Hyde and William A. Schraeder, all of Clyde, North Dakota. Filed September 7. The Citizens' State Bank of Gwyther, Morton County; capital stock, $10,000; incorporators, A. W. Sternke of Gaylord, Minnesota and Robert Gwyther and F. M. Redman, both of Fort Rice, North Dakota. Filed September 9. First State Bank of Woodworth, Woodworth, Stutsman County; capital stock, $15,000; incorporators, O. Rued, Ward A. Rued and C. F. Rued, all of Woodworth, North Dakota. Filed September 30. The Weaver Farmers' Elevator Company, Weaver, Cavalier County; capital stock, $25,000; incorporators, John Weber, Lewis Flott and Bart Weber, all of Weaver, North Dakota. Filed September 13. The Dogdon Farm Land Company, Dogdon, McLean County; capital stock $50,000; incorporators, J. A. Ross and J. A. Johnson of Dogden and A. L. Ober of Chatfield, Minnesota. Filed September 16. Deutsch Ungarische Telephone Co. , Lefor, Stark County; capital stock, $10,000; incorporators, Adam A. Lefor, John Lefor, Sr. , and John Martin all of Lefor, North Dakota. Filed September 16. Northern Fire and Marine Insurance Company, Grand Forks; capital stock, $100,000; incorporators, C. K. Bradley, Mylo, North Dakota, Carl Fischer, Cashel, North Dakota and J. M. Gallogly of Grand Forks, North Dakota. Filed September 18. EIGHT DEAD IN WISCONSIN Janesville, Wisconsin - Splintered timbers, broken furniture, crumbled rock and plaster, scattered farm produce and dead farm animals littering the ground over an area a quarter of a mile in width and miles in length, indicate the tremendous force with which southern Wisconsin's worst cyclone cut a swath through Rock County, killing eight persons, injuring many more and doing damage to the extent of nearly a million dollars. Of the injured, one, Albert Schmidt, 14 years old, near Hanover, will die. His father and two sisters are dead. Bensyl Korbin also may die. THE DEAD Anton Schmidt, 55 years old, Hannover, blown from the barn and killed instantly. Alice Schmidt, 18 years old, daughter of Anton Schmidt, blown across the road and found nearly buried in a field. Reggie Schmidt, 14 years old, sister of Alice Schmidt, found dead beside her sister's body. Helen Austin, 5 years old, Milton, instantly killed. Mrs. John Crowder, who lived between Brodhead and Orfordville. Mrs. Elizabeth Proede, who resided between Brodhead and Orfordville. Leo Lentz, 16 years old, Hanover, blown from the barn and instantly killed. Amy Korbin, 8 years old, two miles north of Janesville, instantly killed when the house was demolished. CYCLONE WAS A TWISTER The cyclone was of the "twister" variety. It originated in the vicinity of Orfordville, 12 miles southwest of Janesville, traveled northeast for several miles and then turned to the east, missing this city by a narrow margin. Its force was spent near Milton. The greatest damage was done near the point of origin and at Milton. The cyclone was accompanied by a driving rain. There had been a high wind all day and this continued throughout the night. The cyclone lasted only a few minutes. Although it occurred at about the middle of the afternoon, it was dark as night. The blinding downpour made searching for the dead and dying a terrible task. Alice Schmidt, who kept house for her father, and her younger sister, were in the house when the cyclone struck. The bodies were blown across the road, the house being demolished over their heads. Their necks were broken, skulls fractured and it required two men to pull the half-buried bodies from the ground. Anton Schmidt, the father and a tramp were in the barn. The tramp, who was not injured, says Schmidt was blown through the barn door. His body was found in the hog yard. The boy was buried in the debris and received internal injuries. Mrs. Elizabeth Proede, a bride of a few months, was instantly killed when the house was carried away. Her husband stood in the barn door and saw the house carried away and discovered the body of his bride after the cyclone passed. The Proedes lived near Orfordville. THE STORM ELSEWHERE Chicago - Terrific cyclones prevalent over Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois and Indiana, destroying a total of 14 lives, the drowning of six persons at Lake Soshonong and the probable destruction of six or more lives on Lake Michigan, are the chief features of the storm which ravaged the country from the upper Canadian border to the Ohio River and from the Rocky Mountains to the Pennsylvania line. Immense property damage was done over a vast area. Houses were blown down, trees uprooted, tobacco and other crops destroyed and there was heavy loss of livestock. In the larger cities, plate glass windows were smashed in by falling signs and the force of the wind, chimneys were toppled over and the cloudbursts flooded cellars and warehouse basements. Following a day of unusual warmth, a record for 23 years in Chicago and vicinity, where the temperatures went to 74. 2 above, there was a drop of 64 degrees in 24 hours. In Chicago, one man was prostrated by heat and two were frozen to death inside of 24 hours. Three were killed by a cyclone at Owosso, Michigan, two at Easton, Illinois, one at Belvidere, Illinois; four injured, one fatally, at Virginia, Illinois; two killed and a half-dozen injured in Chicago and vicinity. LOCAL NEWS Wilmer Pound returned from Calgary on Saturday last. Will Howard of Cando left for Alberta in search of land on Friday last. F. C. Robeson came up Monday and cried a sale for John Eckerdt on Tuesday. Bert Manning came up from Leeds on Saturday last and returned again on Wednesday. Jack Jolliffe and family of Rolla were here visiting at the Lawler home a few days last week. Rev. Tourtellotte left on Friday last with his household goods for Hannah, going across country. Orra Wills returned home Saturday. He had been working with the International Survey Company. Miss Mamie Sorenson, County Superintendent of Schools was in Hansboro a few days this week. Am prepared to do laundry work. Also cleaning and pressing done on short notice. Mrs. Lillie Diggins. There will be no service in the church Sunday morning. Service Sunday evening at the usual hour. John Eckerdt had a sale of his stock, machinery and household goods on Tuesday. The crowd was not large but most of the stock realized a good price. Frank Grimes went to Devils Lake Wednesday night to visit with friends and take in the "Old Red Mill" at the opera house there on Wednesday night. A few friends of Orra Wills got up a surprise party on him Monday last at the home of this brother W. J. Wills in honor of his 23rd birthday. They presented him with a handsome ring. Banker Steel of Rolla was in our city on business yesterday. The ladies aid will meet at the home of Mrs. J. S. Hamilton next Thursday. W. T. Moseley, the Cando attorney, was in Hansboro Wednesday and Thursday on professional business. A reception was tendered Rev. Parnaby and family at the church last Friday night. A very pleasant time was had. The severe weather which has prevailed here during the past week has somewhat moderated and we hope the weatherman will let up on us for a while. Thousands of acres of grain still remain unthreshed in this section. One man's grain lays on the ground just as it left the binder, not even being shocked up. Robt. McKee met with an accident Tuesday night while thawing out a pump with gasoline. In some manner the gas became ignited and Robt. Was quite severely burned before the flames were subdued. Bert Henkel who has been manager of the News for the past six months left for his home in Cando where he will take charge of the linotype machine in the Herald office. Bert is a good printer and we wish him success in his new field of labor. His place here is being filled by Mr. Blott of Cando. MISSED A WRECK Bismarck - Passengers on the westbound Northern Pacific train, No. 3, had a narrow escape from death at McKenzie, when a partially open witch caused the coaches to spread out over the tracks and to run that way for nearly a mile. It is thought that snow between the rails prevented the entire closing of the switch after a freight train had left the siding. None of the passengers were injured, but they were brought to Bismarck on another train and remained here until evening, when a train was made up to take them to their destinations. The wrecked cars, almost buried in sand, were left near the track at McKenzie. The engine, mail car and front truck of the baggage car passed safely over the switch, but the rear trucks of the baggage car took the first sidetrack, carrying several coaches with it. Then three of the coaches took the second siding, while the rear sleeper kept on the main track and ran nearly a mile in this shape. The coupling pins pulled out, but the chains kept the train together for some time until the air hose broke and set the brakes, bringing the train to a stop with the derailed car half buried in the sane. The engineer knew nothing of the trouble until the air hose broke. The cars on the sidetracks did not keep on the rails, but ran over the ties and gave the passengers a general shaking up. Aside from one elderly woman who was suffering from rheumatism, no one complained of injuries. November 24, 1911 NORTH DAKOTA'S GREAT ASSET "North Dakota is a great state. She is rich in natural resources, in soil and in live active citizenship. She has all of the elements that are necessary to make a great commonwealth and in one very important feature she is especially fortunate. I refer to her press - to the great number of live, active, wide awake newspapers that are published within her borders. " Above are the words of Mr. Lewis D. Simpson, of Chicago, editor of Town Development Magazine, who recently addressed the commercial club of Grand Forks at one of its frequent membership meetings. Mr. Simpson is right. North Dakota has more than 350 newspapers, or an average of more than seven publications to the county and almost without exception, each one is a credit to its community. Even the very small towns have their paper. Communities of a size that in the older states would have a small sleepy sheet, are in North Dakota served by a real newspaper, full size and brimming with live, readable news matter. The editors are builders, practical, active men, with brains and energy and faith in their state and communities. No development agency is ore important to a state than its press. None can read the newspapers of North Dakota without catching the spirit of faith in the future of this great state which their editors feel and which they keep constantly before their readers. STARKWEATHER STICKERS Miss Lillian Lanin, of Iowa, is visiting friends here. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. McLarty are the proud parents of a fine boy who made his debut on Saturday last. Prof. Haig came up from Devils Lake Tuesday for a short business visit returning home the same day. Hon. P. D. Norton, Secretary of State, was shaking hands with his many friends at this place on Thursday last. Axel Nelson and wife returned last Wednesday from Mt. Clemens, Michigan, where Mrs. Nelson has been taking treatment. HEAD ON COLLISION RESULTS IN TWO DEATHS; FAST MAIL HITS FREIGHT In a head on collision with a west bound freight train, the Great Northern east bound mail train, No. 27, was wrecked six miles west of Rugby on Saturday night at 11:45 o'clock, killing the engine crew of the mail train and injuring three men so seriously that they were taken to the hospital, while two others received minor injuries. The failure of the freight train to stop at Tunbridge, a station five miles west of Rugby, was responsible for the wreck. The engineer of the freight, D. W. Acker, declares that the storm that prevailed at the time made it impossible for him to see the station as they passed. The freight train had reached a point about a mile west of Tunbridge when danger was scented and the train brought to a standstill. The next moment the mail train crashed into the freight engine but the crew of the freight train had been able to make their escape. The mail train enginemen were killed at their posts without a moment's warning. The horror at the scene of the wreck was almost indescribable. Engineer Wright, of the mail train, was hurled through the cab window by the terrific impact of the locomotives. He was hurled into a ditch and a moment later when the water burst from the demolished engine his body was covered with the hissing steam, literally scalding him to death. Almost every bone in his body was broken. Fireman O'Leary met an equally horrible death. Caught standing directly in front of the fire-box, supposedly engaged in his work, he was hurled against the boiler, only to be crushed to death a moment later by tons of coal thrown on top of him. The bodies of the two victims were taken to Minot, where both men reside. Engineer Wright had the honor of running the first mail train across these prairies and was a pioneer in the service. He leaves a wife and five children and O'Leary leaves a wife and two children. The Conductor and Engineer of the freight train have been placed under arrest pending a thorough investigation into the cause of the wreck. MAYVILLE NORMAL NOTES Miss Gilbertson, of Northwood, spent the weekend with Miss Wangness in the Hall. Mr. Ole Dolve was a visitor at the normal on Monday. He came in to attend the lecture by Captain Hobson. Mr. Wilkinson of the Department of Psychology and Philosophy, returned from Missouri last Saturday and is again in charge of his work. All the data for the volume spoken of above should now be in the hands of Mr. Travis, yet not one section sent in a line. Every individual who has a paper to be sent in should send it directly to Mr. Travis at Mayville now and thus avoid delay. The school will be greatly favored in its Thanksgiving program this year in that the Rev. Mr. Ylvisaker, pastor of the local Synod church, has consented to address the students and friends on that date. It is expected that the program will be rendered on Wednesday, November 29. Mr. I. J. Mandego was a Mayville visitor during the first part of the week representing the state poet, Mr. Foley and sold sets of the poet's works. Mr. Foley is well remembered in Mayville and pleasantly spoken of because of his productions and the recital given in the normal assembly room some time ago. The first number of the 1911-12 lecture course of the normal was given on Monday evening and the auditorium was well filled with enthusiastic listeners. Captain Hobson gave an interesting and inspiring lecture on "Our Country's Destiny. " Mr. Hobson won his audience with the first sentence and was followed with intense interest throughout. TWO DEAD IN WRECK Rugby - Tearing along the rails at the rate of 50 miles an hour, two men lost their lives and several were injured when the Great Northern's fast mail train No. 28, east bound, collided head-on with a freight train, six miles east of here. THE DEAD Isaac Wright, engineer, Devils Lake, North Dakota. Michael O'Leary, fireman, Devils Lake, North Dakota. THE INJURED R. C. Wynn, conductor, Minot; Dan Healy, mail clerk, Devils Lake; Ned Price, express messenger; William Rodenbaum, brakeman; Jenkins, mail clerk, Devils Lake. Outside of a severe shaking up, none of the passengers in the mail train were injured. The two trains were supposed to stop at Tunbridge, but the train crew passed that station owing to a heavy snowstorm and had gone half a mile before noticing the mistake and were about to back up when the collision occurred. Conductor William Christianson, Engineer D. W. Acker, Fireman Harry Owens and Brakeman Clayton were in charge of the freight train. Engineer Acker gave the following account of the wreck. "It was storming badly when the wreck occurred. Our train had an ordinary headlight and the passenger had an electric headlight. We realized that we had passed Tunbridge and had stopped and were about to back up. We could see the passenger coming and realized that we could not get in the clear. Had it not been storming so badly or had our train been equipped with an electric headlight, the passenger crew might have seen us, but as it was, the passenger got within a few feet of us before the crew realized the situation. There was no time whatever for the passenger crew to save themselves. " Both engines were reduced to piles of twisted iron. The mail and express cars, a car of machinery on the freight and several other cars were damaged. Engineer Wright had evidently been thrown through the cab window by the terrific impact of the great locomotives. He was hurled into the ditch and a moment later, when the steam and boiling water hissed out of the demolished engine, his body was covered with water. Fireman O'Leary had met an equally horrible death. Caught standing directly in front of the firebox, supposedly engaged in his work, he was hurled against the boiler and crushed to death by the tons of coal thrown on top of him. Engineer Wright is survived by a wife and five children, while Fireman O'Leary is survived by a wife and two children. Engineer Wright was a pioneer North Dakota railroad man and held the distinction of pulling the first fast mail train through the state. The scene of the wreck was only six miles from a wreck two years ago, when a mail train crashed into a freight train's caboose, willed with stockmen, killing three and injuring twelve. ROCK LAKE RIPPLES Pat Forest of Cando was in Rock Lake this week on business. Mr. Propp has moved to town where he will reside for the winter. Victor Rushaw has moved to his farm where he will reside for some time. Will Rice has been making improvements on his residence this week. Clifford Heddings of Perth visited over Sunday with the Will Ishler family. Job Harrison arrived at Rock Lake Monday after a prolonged absence. Joseph Lamb of Rock Lake vicinity moved to his farm near Gronna on Monday last. One of Gay McDevitt's best horses was shot and killed by an unknown party last week. Rev. Parnaby of Hansboro held services at the church last Sunday morning and evening. Miss Frances Price, while coasting with her friends, had the misfortune to fall, breaking her leg. Cattle will soon be scarce in this section. Two carloads have been shipped from here within the past two weeks and another will be shipped soon. ROCK LAKE SCHOOL NOTES Charles and Hugh Smoot entered room four on Monday. Gladys Mateer was absent from the high school room this week. Misses Jessie Smoot, Bernice and Lela Briggs, were new scholars in room four this week. Miss Frances Price has been absent from room two, having been detained at home by an injury. A new improvement, if it may be called so, has been added to our school for the convenience of the young ladies who attend. The improvement is such that the ladies are taught a subject generally, but not now, taught at home. This improvement is the introduction of "sewing" of which most ladies are very much in need. ROLLA RUMORS (from the Rolette County Herald) J. E. Brown made a business trip to Cando Tuesday. Rev. E. P. Johnson who is now filling a pulpit at Howard, South Dakota was a Rolla visitor Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Chas Stenson of Mylo visited their daughters, Misses Irene and Hilda last Saturday. A. LeBrun left Saturday for a business trip to Devils Lake and Glasgow, Montana where he has banking interests. Mrs. F. T. Cannon and two children of Williston who have been visiting here for the past two weeks left Tuesday morning for their home. Miss Lenore Cole who has been visiting the last two months in Rolla and Rolette, left Saturday for Rolette, where she expected to stay until Tuesday, when she will leave for her home at Winterset, Iowa. Commencing married left at an age which is not reached in years by the average person, Geo. W. Hatley and Clara M. Hatchard of Portal will wed within a few days. Mr. Hatley is 51 years of age while his bride acknowledges 50. CANDO CLIPPINGS (from the Herald) L. W. Weston, our chief of police went up to Rolla on Monday's train and drove from there across country to Hansboro. We are sorry to hear that W. D. Bell, the well known auctioneer in the north end, was badly hurt last week by having a wagon run over him. Will Howard, engineer of the electric light plant, went up to Hansboro last Friday for a short visit with his relatives in that village. Roy Lean, the machinery and hardware dealer of Rock Lake, came up around the horn yesterday for a brief business and a social visit. Mr. Lean is agent in Towner County for the Buick car - the car with the wonderful record. He says the 1912 models are simply superb. SARLES SIFTINGS (from the Advocate) Rev. S. T. Simpson left Thursday morning of last week for Seattle. Mr. A. States intends to move his family to the Canadian northwest in the near future. Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Plummer expect to leave next week for an extended visit in the western part of the states. The Masonic lodge of this village will give a ball and entertainment at the Opera House on Thursday evening, November 29. Dr. Layton injured his wrist while cranking an automobile one day last week, and on Saturday morning he went to Grand Forks to examine the injured member through the xray. Mrs. M. J. Hammes was hostess last Thursday afternoon to a number of her lady friends. After indulging in a game of cards, a very delicious lunch was served, after which the ladies departed to their homes, having spent a very enjoyable afternoon. LOCAL NEWS The moving picture show in the opera house last night attracted only a small crowd. Those who were lucky enough to attend were treated to a splendid show. Deputy Sheriff Geo. Wilson auctioned off some farm machinery and several horses yesterday on Main Street, the property of Robert Long. The proceeds went towards satisfying a mortgage held by the Bank of Hansboro. The latest invention to hang in the family dining room is the gum board. It is a neat little circular board, plain or decorated, fastened to the wall. The name of each of the family is painted on the circumference, and marks the spot where the gum is left until wanted. This saves carrying the gum to bed and getting it in one's hair or swallowing it in the night. It is obvious that the gum board supplies a long felt want. A mistake was made in our last issue when we announced that the Ladies Aid would meet with Mrs. Hamilton. We should have said the Embroidery Club. Dr. Hamilton supplied the pulpit at the local church on Sunday evening last, in the absence of the pastor. The Service was well enjoyed by a good congregation. Hugh McLennan of Sarles was in town Tuesday evening. Anderson brothers made a business trip to Devils Lake last week, returning Friday. J. E. Middaugh, Jr. attorney, of Cando, was a business visitor in town Wednesday and Thursday. F. M. Harris, booker of the Farmer's Telephone Co. , was in town Tuesday and Wednesday on business. The North Dakota State Band of Pekin, North Dakota played at a concert given in Cando, Monday night by the Cando band. Dr. Hamilton reports Mr. Robert McKay as improving and the chances are he will be out again before many more days have passed. C. E. Blackorby went to Cando Monday, returning Tuesday. Threshing operations were still in vogue Monday in the vicinity of Rock Lake. Mr. A. L. McLaughlin of Starkweather was a business visitor in town Monday. Miss Gladys Murray, representing the Oyer Cloak and Suit Co. , of Chicago, was in town Monday. Rev. Parnaby went to Rock Lake Saturday and supplied Sunday in the Methodist Church of that place. Mrs. C. A. Weeden is the proud possessor of a lemon plant which is bearing a lemon about the size of a man's fist. Rev. Dr. Moore will occupy the pulpit of the local church on Sunday evening. Service at 7:30, followed by the communion service. Strayed - three horses; one black horse, weight 1500; one white horse with swelling on side, weight 1300. Left my place in Picton Township about November 10. If taken up please notify Otto Pikkarinen or Hansboro State Bank. A woman living not far from here of rather ancient appearance, was asked why she did not marry. Her reply is practical, if it is anything. She said, "I have some money of my own; have a parrot that can swear at me and a monkey that can chaw. What need have I for a husband?" Can anybody answer this sensible female? December 1, 1911 SARLES SIFTINGS (from the Advocate) States Attorney Grimson was a business visitor Tuesday night. Clarence Sprinkell has accepted a position in J. T. (??-unable to read microfilm) store. George Lee returned Tuesday from Iowa where he went several weeks ago to sell a car of potatoes. Miss Gladys Harwood came up from Munich last Saturday to remain over Sunday at her home. Dr. Herbert gave a lecture in the opera house Tuesday evening. A good crowd was present to hear him. Mr. Harry Atkinson arrived here from Nanson, North Dakota Tuesday evening, for a short visit with Dr. and Mrs. Erskine. EGELAND ETCHINGS (from the Enterprise) Mrs. John Hetcherson and Grandma Sultz arrived here from Chicago last week. Rev. Geo. Stephens and wife left on Monday for Seattle, Washington where they will spend the winter. Peter Anderson and Charles and Paul Reed left on Monday for Norway where they will spend the winter and return in the spring. Rev. A. M. Sharp arrived home on Monday from Enterprise, Montana where he had been visiting with his daughter and family for about ten days. H. W. Fouldrod went to Bemedji, Minnesota the first of the week to see about putting a number of teams in the logging camps during the coming winter. Mrs. G. W. Stubblefield came up from Newville Monday and took the eastbound Soo train to Wisconsin to spend several weeks with her parents. BISBEE BEE'S (from the Gazette) Mrs. Martin Gores is slowly recuperating from her illness. Sam Brighton and A. P. Larson made business trips to Cando Saturday. HANSBORO SCHOOL NOTES The high school students are busy practicing for a play that will be given in the near future. The recesses are being (??-unable to read microfilm) during the winter thus allowing the pupils who live in the country to reach home earlier. A Thanskgiving program was given on Wednesday afternoon by the pupils of the primary, intermediate and grammar rooms. Mr. Geary returned Monday from Rochester, Minnesota where he has been for nearly a month. Mr. Howard Geary took charge of the school building during his father's absence. LOCAL NEWS Geo. Olson went to Devils Lake Tuesday on business. C. M. Crum of Hannah drove over here on Sunday and returned again Monday. R. J. Dodge of Cartwright left on Monday for his home at Inkster to spend Thanksgiving with his family. Chris Orton went to Devils Lake on Monday and may decide to go on to the Twin Cities before returning. G. B. Lawrence left on Tuesday's train for Devils Lake and will take in the Twin Cities and Oklahoma points before returning. Rev. Dr. Moore, of Grand Forks was an arrival on Saturday last and on Sunday evening occupied the pulpit of the local church. A. G. Brager of Grand Forks, representing Park Grant and Morris of Grand Forks, went south on Tuesday after spending a week in and around Hansboro. Hugh Lymburn was a Devils Lake visitor going down Monday. Fred Blott who had charge of the "News" for the past two weeks, left for pastures new on Saturday last Mrs. H. B. Alderson, came up from Devils Lake on Wednesday to spend the holiday with her parents. C. E. Converse and family of Schafer, this state, came in on Wednesday and are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Blackorby. Mr. Robert Kreiger and wife of Ray, were arrivals in town Wednesday and are spending Thanksgiving with Mr. Kreiger's parents at this place. Quite a number of the parents and friends of the scholars in the public school, enjoyed the program given by the school Wednesday afternoon. John Reese and W. J. Cunningham went to Devils Lake Tuesday, to attend a banquet given by the commercial club of that city in the interests of the big land show to be held in the Twin Cities. Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Johnson are the proud parents of a bouncing baby girl who made her appearance on Sunday evening at the home of Mrs. Johnson's parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Anderson. Both mother and child are doing well. Congratulations are in order. There will be 53 Sundays in 1911 and, according to an expert, this will not happen again for one hundred hears. It has been suggested that all religious denominations celebrate the 53rd Sunday which falls on December 31, as a day of universal thanksgiving. Incendiaries fired practically all the buildings on the Smith Fassett farm north of Ambrose, North Dakota the owner and his family escaping death in the flames when aroused by a neighbor. The loss totals about $10,000, there being about 6,000 bushels of wheat in a granary. The basket social and dance given by the Catholic ladies of the town was attended by a big crowd. The baskets sold well and everybody had a good time at the dance. The ladies were well pleased with the financial part and altogether the affair was a big success. CARTWRIGHT CHRONICLES (from the Review) R. M. Witners paid a business trip to Winnipeg. R. J. C. Stead left on Wednesday for the west again. S. A. Bell of Crystal City, was in town for a few days last week. Miss Mae House spent the week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Will Waldie of Killarney. About twenty of the young people of Cartwright and district attended a ball at Mather on Friday evening of last week. December 8, 1911 CANDO CLIPPINGS (from the Herald) A. E. Blycker started Tuesday for Blooming Prairie, Minnesota where he will make his home. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Hipskind and daughter left today for Wabash, Indiana where they expect to remain until spring. Miss Josie Judahl who has a section of land up in Canada has been visiting here with Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Hayes. The entertainment furnished by the Cartwright Concert Co. , was all that the advance notices had promised regarding them. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Heckman will start next week for Galveston and San Antonio, Texas where they will spend the winter. A very strong movement is under way among the members of the Catholic Church to provide the parish with a new church building as soon as the necessary funds can be raised. SARLES SIFTINGS (from the Advocate) W. M. Whitely is the new postmaster at Lawton. Mr. H. P. Poe returned last Thursday from a visit in Iowa with relatives. Frank Stewart left on Saturday morning for Oregon where he will enjoy the winter months. Dr. and Mrs. McMahon have moved to Calvin where they will take up their residence for the future. Jas. Bevan will leave the first of next week for London, England where he will spend the winter. Mr. A. C. Miller returned home from Daneville, North Dakota, Tuesday, after spending the entire summer at the above named place. LOCAL NEWS Mrs. Graber and children visited the Lawler home on Thanksgiving Day. F. H. Derrig was an arrival last week in time to spend Thanksgiving with his friends. The Ladies Aid met with Mrs. A. Blackorby on Wednesday afternoon. A good time is reported. Miss Vernice Briggs of Rock Lake visited with friends in this neighborhood on Sunday last. C. E. Converse and family left by Tuesday's train for their home at Schafer, North Dakota after spending a few days at the C. E. Blackorby home. A party of our people drove over to Cartwright on Friday last and took in the home town play at that place. We understand that a home talent play is to be put on in the hall on Saturday night by some parties from Cartwright. Robert McKee has so far improved as to be able to oversee his work and Bob isn't the man to see a job to be done and not lend a hand. C. E. Blackorby left on Wednesday on business trip to the Twin Cities. Mrs. Nels Johnson came up from Devils Lake on Wednesday and is visiting with relatives here. Miss Emma Anderson came up from Ellsberry on Friday last to visit with her brothers the weekend. The ladies aid will meet on Wednesday afternoon next with Mrs. Parnaby at the parsonage. Lunch will be served and a good attendance is desired. There will be a meeting of the M. B. A. lodge on Monday evening December 11. Special business is the election of officers. All members are requested to be present. Clarence Smith writes that he and his family are comfortably housed with Mrs. Smith's parents at Big Falls, Minnesota. Mrs. Smith is taking treatment from Kansas but later will go to Kansas to be directly under the doctors care. Our people will hope that Mrs. Smith obtains the desired relief and wish Mr. and Mrs. Smith a good time in their new home. ROCK LAKE RIPPLES Anna Bonsack severely sprained her leg the other day. John Pettite left for his home in Minnesota on Tuesday last. Miss Mary Watts accidentally fell and now sustains a broken leg. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Peter Mooney on Friday last a baby boy. Chas. Jahnke was in Devils Lake on business for the past two weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Stanley and children and Victor Fielder left for California on Thursday last. R. L. Colvin preached a good sermon to a good audience at the M. E. Church on Sunday last. Miltford Price and Miss Amanda Vogel were united in marriage on Thanksgiving Day at the home of the bride. D. Foley left Rock Lake for Rolla where he spent Thanksgiving from there for Missouri where he will spend the winter. John Lindsay and son Claude made a trip to Devils Lake on Thanksgiving to visit Mrs. Lindsay who is a patient at one of the hospitals there. A quiet wedding took place at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Mooney, where Dr. Norman Balfour and Miss Jennie Mooney were united in marriage. December 15, 1911 A SURPRISING STATE In an interview in Minneapolis, it develops that the state of North Dakota has then guessing again. She has produced way ahead of the expectation of the Crop Experts and of the railway officials. A prominent Grand Forks railway official ways that there is a shortage of cars in this state, the like of which has not been experienced since 1906 and 1907. North Dakota grains out and her supplies in are running higher this year than for a number of years in the past. Here are the kinds of yields that are responsible for the car shortage. Thorson Sabie of Cavalier County, 104 bushels of oats to the acre; Geo. Fassler, Cavalier County, 53 bushels of barley to the acre the net returns of which amounted to $50. 88 per acre. Lazier Bros. Farming near Bantry, 3,000 bushels of flax from 200 acres, flax at $2. 00 a bushel, total $6,000. Allan Andres a 22 year old farmer of Pembina County, farmed 36 acres, he got 900 bushels of oats, 1,500 bushels of potatoes, 71 bushels of beans, 70 bushels of barley; total amount realized from sale of these products, $1,820 or $53. 33 an acre. More money will come into North Dakota this year from her crops than ever before. PROMINENT COUPLE WED This from the Devils Lake Journal will be of interest to our people. Mrs. Sadie Kyes and J. H. Brooks, prominent and well known resident of Hansboro were united in marriage this morning, Judge J. F. Henry officiating. The ceremony was witnessed by a number of relatives of the contracting parties, among them being Mrs. N. J. Johnson, Mrs. R. Y. Lloyd, Mrs. W. Ginther and Miss Irma Johnson of this city and James, Buy and Myrtle Grey of Guthrie, Missouri. The Wedding breakfast was served at the home of the bride's sister, Mrs. N. J. Johnson and tomorrow Mr. Brooks will take his beloved wife to his comfortable home at Hansboro. Mr. and Mrs. Brooks returned to our little city on Wednesday and have been the recipients of many kind wishes for their future happiness in which the "News" joins. CANDO CLIPPINGS L. F. Foley of Rock Lake was among the "courtesans" last week. The re-opening services in the Methodist Episcopal Church will be held next Sunday. Richard A. Nass and Miss Della Plumer were united in marriage at the home of the bride's parents last Wednesday morning. Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Canfield, Sr. of Alexandria, Minnesota, left on Monday for their home after spending several weeks with relatives. A. L. Bradley blew in from Augustana, Montana, Tuesday to appear as a witness - the case was settled and he blew out again the next day. Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Blagden who have been farming in Coolin Township for several years left for Wiscassett, Maine where they intend to make their home. ROCK LAKE RIPPLES Wm. Patterson of Rolla was a Rock Lake visitor this week. Oscar Baugh, of Turtle Mountains, was in our city on Saturday. Frank Haas left on Monday for his home at Ellendale, this state. The witnesses in the S. U. Treadwell case returned on Saturday last. Peter Sorenson has severed his connections with the N. W. Hawkinson Lumber Co. Mrs. Walter Mitchell returned home from a visit with her parents on Sunday last. Claude Lindsay visited with his mother at Devils Lake on Friday and Saturday last. Joe Lamb of near Gronna was in Rock Lake on Monday. He is well pleased with his new home. The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Will Albertson was interred in the Brethern graveyard on Friday last. Rev. Deal officiated. Laurette Wagner was a Devils Lake visitor on Thursday and Friday last. She spent Sunday in Garske and returned to Rock Lake Monday. Dr. Halfyard of Wesley College, Grand Forks, lectured to a large audience in the church on Saturday evening and on Sunday delivered excellent sermons, morning and evening. He returned to Grand Forks on Monday. LOCAL NEWS John Rosenthal left for Minneapolis on Monday. The Woodman lodge held its annual meeting on Thursday night. Mrs. Nels Johnson returned to her home at Devils Lake on Saturday. Mrs. Wm. Ginther of Sarles, came across and took the train south the Devils Lake. C. Hoyt, our former tonsorial artist, was visiting friends in Hansboro this week. C. E. Blackorby returned from a business trip to the Twin Cities on Saturday last. Several of our people attended the dance on Friday night last at the home of B. Martin. Guy, James and Myrtle Grey returned to Missouri after spending the summer and fall around Hansboro. The choir met with Mrs. McKee on Saturday night last and were entertained to a delicious lunch. Miss Merill of Minneapolis has accepted a position as stenographer in the Hansboro State Bank. Miss Karine Evanson went to Egeland Wednesday to visit with her cousin who is sick, returning to Hansboro Thursday. Aletha Weeden supplied in the primary room during Miss Evanson's absence. Mrs. Akers, sister of Mrs. S. L. Phillips, went to Roanoke, Virginia to spend the winter. Mrs. William Disher and two children left for Indiana Friday last where they will spend the winter. Mrs. Kyes and Jack Brooks were passengers on Monday's train for Devils Lake. Mrs. Lloyd returned to her home on Friday last after spending a few days with her daughter, Mrs. Jay Wills at this place. Irma Johnson of Devils Lake came up on Thursday to visit with her friends and take in the high school play Friday evening. W. B. Underwood left by Tuesday's train for Roanoke, Virginia where he will spend the winter. The News acknowledges a pleasant call from Mr. Underwood before leaving. Capt. John Ford, engineer of the Farmers Railroad, went to Pennsylvania about three weeks ago to visit his aged mother who had a stroke of paralysis, returned last week leaving his mother much improved. Ernest Dettman left on Monday for his home at Martinette, Wisconsin. Rumor has it that Ernest having tired of single blessedness, will make a bid for wedded bliss when he meets a certain young lady. Our best wishes to with him. The stork has visited the home of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Hoerer of Picton and left the sweetest bundle of humanity you ever set eyes on. The little fellow made his appearance on Saturday last. We waft our congratulations to the happy parents. J. E. Knight left by Thursday's train for Louisiana where he will put in the winter. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Walker took dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Robert McKee on Sunday last. Rev. A. O. Tourtelotte was an arrival in town Thursday, driving across from Hannah. He expects to return today. Mrs. B. L. Thomas went to Cando Wednesday to visit relatives and friends, while Bert attends to business up in Canada. An event of unusual interest occurred on Friday evening last at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Lymburn on Friday evening last when several of their relatives and a few friends were entertained to a sumptuous dinner in honor of the nineteenth anniversary of their wedding day. May they have more such days and happiness to with them. December 22, 1911 LOCAL NEWS Frank Grimes went to Rock Lake on Monday for a visit. Mrs. Thomas Whylie of Elsberry was an arrival in town Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Blackburn left on Friday last for a visit with friends. C. E. Blackorby went to Cando last week returning the Hansboro Saturday. Mrs. A. Blackorby took dinner with Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Weeden on Sunday last. Howard Geary took the train on Monday for Cando where he will spend Christmas. Mr. Fred Wright of Cartwright was in town last week and took the train south to Mellita. Mrs. Clayburn and children of Crocus on Tuesday after spending several days in Hansboro. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Elsberry of Elsberry transacted business in town between trains on Thursday. Albert Kemila of Elsberry came up on Tuesday, transacted some business and returned that afternoon. James and Lois Kyes are staying with Mrs. A. Blackorby for the winter so as to be convenient to the school. Mr. Mills of Rock Lake was in Hansboro between trains on Tuesday. Bert Thomas returned from a trip into the Canadian Northwest on Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Butler were here on Monday between trains attending to business. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Brooks visited with Mrs. Brooks' mother, Mrs. Eckles, on Sunday last. Professor and Mrs. Rugh entertained the high school class on Saturday evening last. All report a good time. Miss Irma Johnson returned to her home at Devils Lake on Monday after spending a few days in the vicinity of Hansboro. Leland Pound was serving behind the counter of the drug store for a few days this week, during the absence of Mr. Blackburn. Dr. Hamilton reports the arrival of a little baby girl at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Galbraith on Monday last. Congratulations. J. E. Knight writes that he took in the Land Show and expected to leave next day for Missouri and from there he will go to New Orleans. J. W. Pound and M. Lawler took Monday's train for the Twin Cities. While there they will take in the Land Show and other places of interest. Emerson Geary returned home Thursday. Several of the Wright family went to Mellita, this state, last week to attend the funeral of Mr. Armstrong, a brother-in-law of the family. Mrs. Ernest Dillon entertained a number of her relatives and friends to a sumptuous dinner on Thursday evening last in honor of her mother, Mrs. John Wilson's seventieth birthday. We wish Mrs. Wilson many happy returns of the day. The school will close its doors at noon today for the Christmas Holidays and the teachers will enjoy a well earned vacation. School will open again on Monday, January 12, 1912. Fine! Great! Excellent! These were some of the exclamations we heard with reference to the high school play which took place on Friday last. In fact the play more than surpassed expectations and revealed to our people what perhaps has been unrecognized, that we have talent right here in our midst of more than ordinary merit. One feature of the program on Friday night that had not been previously advertised in these columns, was the drills and marches by the classes in the lower grades. They were certainly done to perfection and the costumes of the children added a further attraction to this part of the program. The climax of the evening came when Old Massa Peppercorn brought down his boot-jack accidentally, of course, on the head of Mr. Augustus Tyler. Professor Rugh and his corp of assistants in the school are to be congratulated on the success of the whole affair and Hansboro people can congratulate themselves in having four of the most efficient teachers to be found in the whole of Towner County or the state of North Dakota. We understand that something like $46 was cleared after meeting all expenses which amount will go towards augmenting the school library. December 29, 1911 JAHNKE-VOGEL A very pretty little ceremony took place at the Jahnke home in Rock Lake on Tuesday afternoon when Rev. H. B. Parnaby of this place, united Max A. Jahnke and Miss Gusta Vogel in the holy bonds of matrimony. The bride was very prettily attired and was attended by Miss Selma Jahnke, sister of the bridegroom, as bridesmaid; while Mr. Jahnke was attended by Mr. Wm. Glander as best man. Mr. and Mrs. Jahnke are both well and favorably known, both having resided in this section of the state for several years, during which time they have made numerous friends who will wish them much joy and happiness as they travel down life's road together. The happy couple will make their future home at Carter, Montana where the groom has interests. The News joins in the best of wishes for their future life. The new officers of the Woodman lodge are as follows: Venerable Con. - D. A. Blackburn Worthy Adv. - Wm. R. Wilson Banker - F. A. Kellogg Clerk - L. P. McAneney Escort - Ed Gray Watchman - Leon Agarand Sentry - Thos. Phillips Physician - J. S. Hamilton Manager for 3 years - Chas. Tribble AN ELOPEMENT FIFTY YEARS AGO Married in LaCrosse fifty years ago, the culmination of a pioneer day romance of the sort that is read about in fiction, Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Dougherty celebrated their golden wedding anniversary at their home at Rodeo, New Mexico. But one witness of the marriage is alive, and he is James W. Young of LaCrosse, told the story of the wedding which follows: "William Dougherty was born in Vermillion County, Indiana and so was his wife, whose maiden name was Mary Catherine Hiler. It seems that at the time of the wedding the girl's parents objected to the young man's attentions, which made in necessary for several other young fellows and myself to help the prospective bridegroom out of the difficulty. "We got a skiff and rowed up the river to the girl's house, where we quietly got her out of the house and into the boat. We then rowed down through French Slough and up to the north side where Mr. Doughterty was waiting for us. We soon had Justice of the Peace Winston on the scene and the necessary ceremony was performed. " LaCrosse Correspondent, St. Paul Dispatch WRECK ON THE MILWAUKEE The "Columbian" Telescoped by a Silk Train at Odessa, Minnesota THE DEAD Mrs. R. C. Meyers, Newcastle, Indiana Mrs. C. W. Barber, Terry, Montana W. J. McKone, Sleeping Car Conductor Dr. Ray R. Whetstone, Minneapolis, Minnesota Mrs. R. Whetstone, Minneapolis, Minnesota Mrs. J. F. Richard, Mobridge, South Dakota Miss Vessie Richard, Mobridge, South Dakota Miss Peterson, Green Bay, Wisconsin Thomas Alexander, Second Cook, Diner One Unidentified THE INJURED Mrs. F. J. Mathmer, Reeder, North Dakota Ralph Amy, Aberdeen, South Dakota Mrs. Addie Deutsch, Butte, Montana Mrs. V. A. Williams, Lemmon, South Dakota Moraldus Pierce, Seattle, Washington Mrs. Eliza Clement, Boston, Massachusetts W. H. Perry, Vancouver, British Columbia E. Lebian, Seattle, Washington Miss Leola Kennedy, Newcastle, Indiana Mrs. L. Revier, Three Forks, Montana J. E. Alexander, Porter of Sleeping Car Dr. Shermar, Levy, Montana Odessa, Minnesota - Ten to twelve persons were killed and as many more injured, some of them seriously, near this station about 5 a. m. when a fast silk train on the Milwaukee road crashed into the Columbian, one of the crack trains of that railway system, also running east. The sleeping car of the Columbian, which had been attached at Aberdeen and was of lighter construction than the other cars of through coast trains, was telescoped by the engine of the silk train at one end and by the heavy dining car at the other end. Only two cars were hurled from the track, the sleeper and the diner. TEN DEAD TAKEN OUT Ten bodies have been taken from the wreckage, and all but one identified. There is some reason to believe other bodies are still under the debris, and men are at work in the ruins. All of the injured will recover. All the bodies of the dead and most of the injured were placed on a train and taken to Ortonville, where good hospital facilities would be obtained. RELIEF FROM MILBANK The news of the disaster was flashed to Milbank, a freight division headquarters of the road and to Ortonville. Two of Ortonville's surgeons, Drs. Bert Karn and Charles Bolsta were hurried to the scene in automobiles and did heroic work in succoring the injured and giving first aid. Section crews were sent on the relief special from Milbank. Engineer Sorby and Fireman Sandell of the second section jumped when the collision was seen to be inevitable. Sandell's ankle was broken. The accident occurred a short distance from the signal tower at Odessa. The first section of the train had been stopped by the towerman because of a freight train in the block ahead of it. The second section, which closely followed the first, is what is known as a "silk" train, carrying merchandise. The railway officials attribute the accident to the failure of the operator to set the signals against the second section. They also believe that the brakeman of the first section filed to run back to flag the second section. Because of the darkness the engineer of the second section did not see the rear light of the train in front in time to avert a collision. The wreck tore down the telegraph wires and there was some delay in getting word of the disaster to the headquarters of the road. The operator at the Odessa station says he left the station and block open for the train to go through and went off duty. When the train reached the station the block was closed and the engineer applied the air. The second section was following so closely and at such high speed that there was no time to warn it of the danger. WORST SINCE RIO DISASTER The wreck is said to be the worst the Milwaukee road has had for twenty-seven years, or since that near Rio, Wisconsin in 1884 when a train southbound from Minneapolis to Milwaukee, left the rails. The wooden cars then in use, took fire from the heating stoves and thirteen persons were burned to death. The entire train was consumed by the fire. Mrs. J. F. Richard and her daughter Vessie were wife and daughter of the superintendent of the Trans-Missouri division of the Milwaukee road with headquarters at Mobridge on the Missouri River, west of Aberdeen. LOCAL NEWS Geo. A. Olson went to Devils Lake on Monday for business purposes. Mrs. D. A. Blackburn returned home on Friday from a visit with friends. J. W. Pound returned home from the Twin Cities where he had been taking in the Land Show. O. R. Anderson was a business visitor to Devils Lake on Thursday last, returning again on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Weeden and family took dinner with Mr. Weeden's mother, Mrs. M. Weeden on Sunday last. Mrs. A. Blackorby was the guest of her son and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Blackorby at dinner on Sunday last. Mrs. T. J. Clifford and daughter of St. John are here spending Christmas with Mrs. Clifford's mother, Mrs. A. Blackorby. Miss Karine Evanson and Miss Brunelle left on Friday's train for their respective homes to spend the Christmas vacation. Several of the Wilson and Lawler family drove across to Cando on Saturday to spend Christmas with their friends in that city. Mr. Bert Manning of Leeds, was an arrival in town on Christmas day to spend the vacation with Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Blackburn. Miss Emma Anderson came up from her school near Elsberry on Saturday last and will spend the vacation with her brothers at this place. Miss Margareta Sande came up from Grand Forks on Saturday last to spend Christmas at her home here, she returned to Grand Forks on Tuesday. Rev. Parnaby went to Rock Lake on Tuesday to perform a ceremony for a couple there. Mr. and Mrs. Van Order were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Wilson at dinner on Christmas Day. Mrs. Robert Elsberry and little daughter of Elsberry were here between trains on Tuesday. F. H. Derrig of Egeland spent Christmas at the Murdick Home, returning to Egeland on Tuesday. Chris and Gus and Clara Olson and F. Donaldson, were guests at the M. Lawler home on Christmas Day. Mr. and Mrs. Max Jahnke of Rock Lake left on Wednesday's train for Carter, Montana where they will make their home for the future. Mr. O. L. Sande came in from Leeds on Monday to eat his Christmas dinner with his family here. He returned again on Tuesday. Mrs. Rev. Parnaby entertained her Sunday School class with a few friends to supper on Wednesday evening. Everybody had a good time. A miniature blizzard, the first sign of winter we have had for several weeks, made most folks seek the warmth of the fireside on Sunday last. Mr. C. A. Weeden, Jr. and Miss Myrtle came home from Mayville where they are attending the Normal Training School, on Saturday and will spend the vacation at the home of their parents here. The Christmas Tree and program was largely attended on Saturday last. Everybody seemed to enjoy themselves and the program was decidedly interesting. Of course the feature of the evening was the arrival of Santa Claus who distributed the presents and presented to each boy and girl a stocking well filled with candy, nuts, etc. , and an apple.