Towner County, ND, Hansboro News published January 1, 1912 and August 31, 1912 ************************************************************************ 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 Pioneer newspaper. The items included in this file were published between January 1, 1912 and August 31, 1912. North Dakota State Historical Society microfilm number 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 January 5, 1912 TRAIN WRECKED NEAR FINLEY, N.D. Cars Roll Over Embankment Killing Six Persons and Injuring Several Others At least six people were killed and nearly a score were injured when train No. 3 on the Great Northern, known as the Oregonian, was thrown from the track three miles from Finley, Steele County, Saturday morning. Four of the cars of the train were pitched over a fifteen foot embankment and burned and from two of the cars as the flames reached them, could be heard the shrieks and calls from help of those pinioned by the wreckage. Three of the dead were found lying under one car, but the remains could not be removed until noon and then they were burned to a crisp. The cook of the dining car died while under the care of physicians who were dressing his wounds. A split rail over which the engine, baggage car and mail car passed safely, was the cause of the wreck. The next four cars went over the embankment, the wreck taking place at a sharp curve. The General Manager Gruber car and the observation car remained on the rails, and both were transformed into hospital cars for the care of the injured until they could be removed to Finley, Sharon and Devils Lake for treatment. First medical aid reached the wreck from Sharon, the engine running to that place and bringing one lone physician to the scene of the accident. Reinforcements were secured from Finley, the local Great Northern train from Fargo to Devils Lake carrying them. Two of the dead, it is believed, were man and wife. They were traveling in the Pullman car and their bodies were burned to a crisp and are unrecognizable. The other dead is supposed to be a dining car employee with the cook of the dining car making the fourth in the number killed. Passengers who escaped injury made a brave attempt to rescue the man and woman, but they were unsuccessful, being finally driven back from the car by the approaching fire and the intense heat. Both of these passengers perished in full view of the rescue party that was driven back. It was impossible to explore the cars until Saturday afternoon and then the task was a tedious one and it could not be definitely ascertained whether or not others had met death. The shrieks and groans which fell upon the ears of the uninjured passengers indicated that there were others in the cars who had been pinioned and could not escape from the flames. General Manager Gruber assumed immediate charge of the work of caring for the injured and taking them into his own car and the observation car. These two cars were quickly transformed into scenes of horror, as the blood from the wounds of the injured washed over the floor and furnishings. The conductor of the Oregonian was quite severely injured by glass from the broker car windows, and he also received a blow on the head. He will recover. Mrs. J. Bailey of Bottineau was traveling with her baby. The child was terribly injured about the head and it appeared from the preliminary examination by the physicians that she had sustained a fractured skull. Mrs. Bailey, while she was trying to protect her babe from injury, was unhurt, only being quite badly shaken up. As soon as the Great Northern local arrived on the scene the injured were transferred to that train and were taken back to Finley and they are being taken care of in private residences of that city. At the Dr. Helmark residence, five of the injured were given attention. DAKOTANS IN OREGON Portland - Starting with a charter membership of forty-five, many of whom are from this city or vicinity, the North Dakota Society of Oregon was organized. The meeting which was held in the Commercial Club rooms was attended by many well known former residents. Short addresses were made by Father E.J. Conaty, M.H. Kiff of Tower City, Bert T. Tounsend and B.G. Skulason. The meeting was one of the enthusiastic get-together events that characterize the assembling of North Dakotans away from their native state. The following are the officers elected: President - B.G. Skulason First Vice President - Dr. J.W. Sifton Second Vice President - Mrs. S.E. Bates Third Vice President - T.W. Rorke Secretary - J.L. Cashel, Jr. Treasurer - H. Rostad The following are the charter members of the society with their former North Dakota addresses: Elizabeth Allen - Grand Forks Burke E. Thompson - Grand Forks Mary A. Conaty - Grand Forks M.J. Cashel - Grafton Jas. O'Loughlin - Grand Forks Eveleen Lane - Grand Forks Mary E. Lane - Grand Forks Mrs. W.D. Bates - Grafton Pearl Shaffer - Grand Forks Otto O. Krogstad - Grand Forks E.A. Clelland - Grafton, Fargo E.C. Clement - Fargo Margaret Clement - Fargo Mrs. E. C. Clement - Fargo H. Rostad - Edmore B.G. Skulason - Grand Forks James S. Robbie - Park River B.L. Bohn - Fargo Harry Atkinson - Nanson P. King - Ellendale Wilhelmina E. Carothers - Grand Forks Mary E. Carothers - Grand Forks Chas. Carothers - Grand Forks Edwin H. James - St. Thomas C.R. Butson - Hillsboro Edwin Lindstedt - Grand Forks Anthor Eckern - Grand Forks Annie Burby Root - Walhalla H.M. Velzy - Valley City Herbert R. Dewart - St. Thomas Minnie M. Barringer - Streeter F.H. Gaulke - Ross S.H. Saunders - Ross E.W. Clark - Tower City Henrietta Beatrice Honey - Park River Mrs. and Mrs. E.D. An Dyke - Grand Forks Mr. and Mrs. Frank Carnathan - Grand Forks D.C. Bates - Grafton Mr. and Mrs. F.A. Clyde - Grand Forks Mrs. F.F. Barry - Grafton Edith L. Catherwood - Park River Thos. Catherwood - Park River LOCAL NEWS Miss Ruth Deihl, of Egeland, was here between trains on Wednesday. Mr. Robert Ellsberry of Ellsberry, was doing business between trains on Wednesday. Mrs. M. Weeden and Miss Weeden were guests at the C.A. Weeden home at dinner on Sunday. Mrs. A. Blackorby and Mrs. T.J. Clifford and little son, were guests of Mrs. J.E. Knight at dinner on Sunday. Miss Emma Anderson returned to her school on Wednesday after spending the vacation with her brothers at this place. Fred Olson went to Churchs Ferry on Saturday to spend New Years and returned with Mrs. Olson and daughter Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. James Blackorby entertained Mrs. A. Blackorby and Mrs. T.J. Clifford, mother and sister of Mr. Blackorby, at dinner on New Years day. Mrs. C.E. Blackorby entertained the ladies aid on Wednesday afternoon. A delicious lunch was served by the hostess and enjoyed by all present. County Commissioners Cunningham and Reese went to Cando this week to be in attendance at the commissioners meeting which is meeting now. The funeral service of Mrs. Mary Jane Locklin will take place from the church on Friday morning at 11:00 a.m. The interment will be in the Rolla Cemetery where other members of the family lie. School opens again on Monday morning. It is hoped that every pupil will be in their place so that the session may begin in good earnest without as little delay as possible. The teachers are preparing for a strenuous session and expect that the parents of the children will aid them by seeing that their children, if possible, are there for the opening of school on Monday. E.A. Watts was here between trains on Tuesday. Claude Wright was a Devils Lake visitor last week. C.E. Blackorby drove across to Sarles on Monday. J.H. Brooks went down the line on Monday returning Thursday. Chas. Kessler returned on Monday from a visit down the line. Mrs. John E. Brown, of Rolla, is here visiting relatives and friends. C.E. Blackorby left on Tuesday for a trip to Grand Forks and other points. Mr. Harris has recently moved into the John Brown house about a mile from town. Mrs. Robert McKee was hostess to a few of her friends on New Year's Day evening. M.E. VanOrder and F. Wilkinson went to Rolla on Tuesday returning again Wednesday. The Woodman ball which was billed for Monday evening last was postponed on account of the death of Mrs. Locklin. The members of the Wilson and Lawler families who went to Cando to spend Christmas, returned on Friday last, driving across from Rolla. C.A. Weeden Jr. and Miss Myrtle returned to school at Mayville on Monday after spending the Christmas vacation at their home here. Mr. and Mrs. David Edwards, of Belmont, Manitoba, arrived on Monday being called here on account of the sickness of Mrs. Edward's mother. Mrs. Edwards arrived just in time to see her mother before she passed to the great beyond. As we were about to go to press, we received the news of the sudden and unexpected death of Mrs. Joe Brown. Needless to say, we are completely at a loss to reconcile ourselves to the appalling fact. The sympathy of our people will be with the bereaved in this hour of sorrow. ROCK LAKE RIPPLES Miss Wagle returned from her vacation journey on Tuesday last. The Catholic people met with Mr. and Mrs. Dan Mooney on Friday last. Sanford Lichty has commenced his winter trip to Iowa, Florida and other places. The Rock Lake public school is having fire escapes built this week in compliance with the law. School will commence on Monday. The teachers have the fullest hopes that every pupil will be in their place after Xmas vacation. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Maleer and Mr. and Mrs. Barker and children took supper with Prof. And Mrs. Colvin, on Friday last. They had a pleasant time. Mrs. Rachel Elsberry died at the home of her sons, Tom Elsberry. The deceased was one of the pioneer settlers of Towner County and leaves several relatives and numerous friends to mourn her loss. The funeral services were held at Rolla and the body interred at Rolla Cemetery. OBITUARY OF GRANDMA LOCKLIN The New Year had scarcely dawned when all that was mortal of Mrs. Mary Jean Locklin, passed into sleep of death. Mrs. Locklin was born in the little town of Consecon, Prince Edward Island in the year 1841, her maiden name being Cowan. In 1861 she married Garrett Locklin, of Bloomfield, Prince Edward Island, who preceded her in death, some five years ago. The deceased is survived by one sister, Mrs. Joseph Lochlin, of this place and one brother, Henry A. Cowan, of Escada, Oregon. She was the mother of a large and gifted family, many of whom now have "silver threads among the gold", as a reminder that they, too, are nearing life's sunset. Of her family, five daughters, Mrs. David Edwards of Belmont, Manitoba, Mrs. Walter Gailfus of Rolla, Mrs. Fred Wilkinson and Mrs. Herman Hoerer of this place, Mrs. Wm. Galbraith of Picton and two sons; John of Hansboro and Joseph of Vancouver, British Columbia are left to mourn her loss. Mrs. Locklin came to North Dakota in 1884 and has resided on the old homestead, three miles from Hansboro, with her son John. None ever entered her home without a warm welcome nor left without feeling the warmth of genuine hospitality. Adhering to the faith of her fathers, she became attached to the Methodist Church and loved to attend its services when health and circumstances permitted. Van is the attempt to measure the loss of a mother to her children; after all the poets have sung and lovers dreamed there is no love like mother-love. In the light, not of the sun, neither of the moon, we see her beyond the fields of fadeless bloom, under the waving palms, beside the still waters bordered with silver lilies. Thus would we leave her. The funeral service will be held on Friday morning at 11 o'clock in the Methodist Church after which the remains will be taken to Rolla, to be laid to rest beside the other members of the family. January 12, 1912 OBITUARY OF MRS. RACHEL ELSBERRY Mrs. Rachel Elsberry was born January 1, 1845, at Falmouth, Lincoln County, Missouri, where she spent her early girlhood days. In 1864 she was united in marriage to Mr. W.A.K. Elsberry. They left their old home in Missouri, in 1887, to try their fortune in the west. They settled across the lake from what is now the village of Rock Lake, Towner County, North Dakota. Although the hardships were great, yet they had come to stay and they were victorious in conquering, the then, almost wilderness and made a home, not only for themselves, but gave their boys an opportunity to gain a home. Mrs. Elsberry was left a widow in 1895. In early girlhood she joined the Baptist Church, in which faith she has since lived. All who know her speak of her kindness and gentleness, and, to say that she will be missed, only partly expresses the feeling of her many friends. During her last illness she has been at the home of her son Tom, where she entered that last long sleep, from which none every wake, on the afternoon of December 30. Had she lived until Monday, January 1, she would have passed her three score years and seven. The interment was at the Rolla Cemetery, where her husband lies. She was the mother of seven sons, six of whom mourn her. They were kind to her at all times and especially during her last illness. Mother is gone, but not forgotten. It may be hard for us to say the "last goodbye" but we know that we shall meet again and that the grand reunion there will repay as for our waiting here for the loved ones gone before us, and there still remains with us the pleasant memories of her many deeds of kindness and loving acts, which made her dear to those around her. After a short service at the home of Mr. Tom Elsberry and the last look taken of mother, the three sons George, Tom and Claude accompanied her to that silent city of the dead. PROMINENT BOSTON PASTOR CONFESSES Rev. C.V.T. Richeson, former pastor of Immanuel Baptist Church of Cambridge Mass., today made a written confession to the effect that he poisoned his former sweetheart, Miss Avis Linnell. The statement was given into the hands of his counsel who made the confession public at 1 o'clock on Saturday. Just before noon the judges of the superior court and district attorney went into conference at the court house and about an hour later representatives of the press were called to the office of William A. Morse, leading counsel of the accused clergyman and given the confession, which was dated three days previous. Counsel refused to comment on it. It is said the only hope of saving Richeson from death in the electric chair after his confession, is by having him adjudged insane or by commutation of his sentence by the governor and the executive counsel. The death penalty is the only sentence that can be inflicted by the state upon a verdict of guilty of murder in the first degree. District Attorney Pelletier admitted Richeson might possibly be brought into court before the day set for the trial, but that such action depended upon the attitude of his counsel. This is regarded as an indication that the district attorney and court might find a legal way to accept a plea of guilty of murder in the second degree and permit a life sentence. As Richeson stands before the law, he is indicted of murder in the first degree in taking the left of Miss Linnell by giving her cyanide potassium. Chris Olson went to Devils Lake last week for a visit. Rev. Parnaby addressed the pupils of the high school on Monday. Some of the Armour family were visiting with Mrs. A. Blackorby on Tuesday last. T.J. Clifford of St. John, came over on Tuesday and returned again on Wednesday. C.E. Blackorby returned from a trip to the Twin Cities and other points on Friday last. Mrs. Austin of Minto, Manitoba was here attending the funeral of her late sister, Mrs. Jas. Brown. Mrs. A. Blackorby and Mrs. T.J. Clifford were the guests of Mrs. D.C. Farrel at dinner on Thursday last. Earl Crawford went to Devils Lake on Tuesday for a little relaxation. He returned again on Thursday. Herbert Brown and wife of Dauphin, Manitoba, arrived last week to attend the funeral of the late Mrs. James Brown. Retta, Rader and Julia Bodelson came in from Cando on Tuesday and will visit around Hansboro for several days. Mr. and Mrs. Edwards who had been here attending the funeral of Mrs. Edwards' mother, returned to their home at Belmont, Manitoba on Monday. Miss Evanson and Miss Brunelle returned from their Christmas vacation, which has been spent among their relatives and friends, on Saturday and resumed their duties in the public school on Monday. L.P. McAneney was a passenger down the line on Tuesday bound to Cando on business. He expected to go as far as Starkweather and drive across. He returned again on Thursday. The funeral services of the late Mrs. Locklin were held on Friday last in the church with Rev. H.B. Parnaby assisted by Rev. J.S. Hamilton, M.D. officiating. On Saturday the remains were taken to Rolla for interment. Edith Wilson who has been holding a position in the telephone office at Cando, came into town on Tuesday and will spend a few days visiting at her home here. Her many friends are glad to have her home again for a while. The Hansboro Ladies will give a leap year ball on Friday night next January 19, in Hoosier Hall. Each lady is expected to bring a gentleman friend - hers or somebody else's - and also something for the supper. A charge of $1 for supper and dance is made. OBITUARY OF MRS. JAMES BROWN "Mrs. Brown is dead." These were the words that flew over our town on Thursday morning last, as on the wings of the wind, leaving sadness and gloom wherever they touched. Seldom has it been our duty to record so sudden a death. Seemingly with us today, active in life's round of duty and love, but gone tomorrow. Mrs. James Brown, nee Hattie Bell Thompson, was born in the month of August 1870, in the town of Woodstock, Ontario, Canada where she lived until 1888, when she removed to Wawanesa, Manitoba and resided with her two brothers until her marriage to Mr. James Brown in 1890, since when she has resided here, in this state. She was the mother of ten children, nine of whom survive her. Besides an affectionate husband and loving children, there are five sisters and two brothers left to mourn. The sisters are: Mrs. Henry Puckridge, of Springfield, Ohio; Mrs. John Smithers and Mrs. Henry Schofield, of Woodstock, Ontario; Mrs. John Smith of Calgary, Alberta; and Mrs. Charles Austin, of Minto, Manitoba. The brothers are Joseph Thompson of St. Mary's, Ontario and Alex Thompson, of Chicago, Illinois. In early life Mrs. Brown became connected with the Baptist Church, but since her residence here has been associated with the Methodist Church and was a loyal worker within its courts, occupying at the time of her death the position of Secretary-Treasurer of the ladies aid. Life will never be the same for those who were privileged to come within the inner circle of her friendships, while those who were nearest to her will long for her with unutterable longings - long for a mother's counsel and advice, and a wife's gentle and loving sympathy. Well may they cherish her memory as a precious legacy. Impressive funeral services were held at the home and the church, conducted by Rev. H.B. Parnaby, after which the remains were laid to rest in our silent city. Under the snow we laid her. "So He giveth his beloved sleep." CARD OF THANKS. To those who have been with us in our bereavement and by kind words and kindly acts have tried to lessen our sorrow, we extend our sincere thanks. James Brown and family January 19, 1912 ROCK LAKE RIPPLES Ross Eakright, of Egeland, was in town visiting with friends. Mrs. Emmet Watts is on our sick list. Mrs. Lynn, with her daughters, Mina and Nina left for her home in Montana on Monday last. Harley Lotham returned home from his visit in Minnesota. Mrs. John Lindsay returned home from the General Hospital, somewhat stronger. Last Monday evening while returning home from school, the Mitchell school hack was upset, a few of the children were hurt. Others sustained cold damages but nothing more. NOTICE FOR BIDS Sealed bids will be received by the Picton School Board up to 12 o'clock, February 20 for the conveying of children to and from the Picton school for the 1912 term of school on the following routes: Route One - W.B. Underwood, Chas. Bisbee, J.O. Fernyhough, Geo. Dale, J. Thuner, H. Hoerer. Route Two - H. Guilbert, Z. Ouchlette, L. Turcotte. Route Three - Otto Anderson, Thomas Galbert, Leon Allard, Jas. Jarvis, W.L. Maxwell. Route Four - A. McMaster, S. Summerson, Jas. O'Donnell, Fred Wilkinson. Route Five - Jos. Agarand, J. Hills, M. Karvonen, Jas. Atkinson, Otto Pikkarainin. Drivers will be required to furnish bonds. The board of the Picton School reserve the right to reject any and all bids. Andrew McMaster, Clerk, Picton, North Dakota. LOCAL NEWS C.E. Blackorby went to Cando on business Tuesday returning again Thursday. C.Ginther was a passenger down the line on Tuesday going to far as Devils Lake. A sister of Professor Rygh arrived on Friday to visit a while with the professor and his family. Miss Johnson of Ellsberry was here between trains on Tuesday looking after a few business matters. Mr. and Mrs. B.L. Thomas were passengers to Devils Lake on Friday last returning home on Monday. Miss Sundt left on Monday for Rock Lake to take a position in one of the rural schools near that place. Mr. and Mrs. John Wilson entertained Rev. and Mrs. Parnaby and family to supper on Tuesday evening. Mrs. Henry, of Grand Forks, came into town on Tuesday and will visit for a few days with her sister. Mrs. W.J. Wills. Miss Rader went to Rock Lake on Saturday last for a few days visit with her friends there. She returned again on Wednesday. J.H. Brooks left on Tuesday for Illinois and from there he will go to his old home in Missouri. He expects to be gone several weeks. Mrs. T.J. Clifford left on Friday last for Cando where she will visit with friends and from there will go to her home at St. John. Rev. and Mrs. Parnaby and family were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. C.A. Weeden on Wednesday evening to supper, it being C.A.'s birthday. Many happy returns. Remember the leap year ball given by the ladies of Hansboro. This will be the only chance you will have, boys, for another four years to get in on the cheap, so turn out. Dr. Hamilton reports the arrival of a bouncing boy at the home of Mr. and Mrs. F.H. Fernyhough on Saturday last. Both mother and child are reported as doing well. The News extends congratulations to the happy parents. Miss Merrill who has been filling a position as stenographer in the State Bank returned to her home at Minneapolis on Wednesday. Miss Merrill made quite a few friends here during her short stay who will regret to see her go. Maudie Cauthers is lying at her home, very sick, with an attach of inflammatory rheumatism. County Commissioners Reese and Cunningham returned from an unusually long grind at the court house on Friday this week. RESOLUTIONS: Whereas, our beloved sister, Mrs. Brown, was on the 4th day of January, 1912 by the decree of an over ruling providence, called from her earthly suffering to a home where pain and sorrow are unknown, and the weary are at rest - be it therefore, Resolved, That in the death of sister Brown, the members of the M.B.A. lodge fully recognizes that they have lost one of their number who was at all times imbued with the pure principles of the order, and whose life and conduct suffer no reproach. Resolved, That the sincere and heartfelt sympathies of the members of this lodge be and are hereby extended to the bereaved husband and family of our deceased sister, whose loss we, with them, deeply mourn. Resolved, That these resolutions be recorded on the memorial page of the records of the lodge and the secretary deliver a copy to the bereaved husband and family. C.A. Weeden, Clerk. Whereas, An All-Wise Father has removed from us our esteemed friend, Mrs. brown, be it Resolved, That while we mourn the loss of one we prized, we know she has passed from toil to reward. Resolved, That our order teaches the hope of immortality and encourages us to dwell on the beautiful traits in human nature, that it assures us that the love that binds us in life cannot be severed in death. Resolved, That our hearts go out in tender sympathy for the bereaved, and while we fondly cherish the memory of the departed, we will not forget those she loved. Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be sent to the bereaved husband and family and to the Hansboro News. D.A. Blackburn, Ven. Con. F.A. Kellogg, Banker L.P. McAneney, Clerk January 26, 1912 LOCAL NEWS Mrs. J. W. Pound is reported indisposed, however not seriously. Chris Olson and sister took dinner at the M. Lawler home on Tuesday. Everson and John Lawler went over to Rolla for a load of corn on Tuesday. Mrs. Murdick took Monday's train to Cando combining business with pleasure. Mr. Thomas Whylie, of Elsberry, was attending to business between trains on Saturday. Mr. Troutmiller of the Farmers Telephone Co. was in town Thursday attending to business. E.A. Watt, of Devils Lake, was doing business for the Standard Oil Co. between trains on Monday. Professor and Mrs. Rygh were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. C.A. Weeden at supper on Tuesday evening. C.Hoyt of Killarney, Manitoba and formerly of this place, was visiting friends here several days last week. Dr. and Mrs. Hamilton made delightful host and hostess to a few friends at supper on Friday evening last. We are pleased to report Maudie Cauthers as much improved and the chances are she will be ok again soon. Geo. Olson was a passenger down the line, Monday, going as far as Starkweather. He returned again on Tuesday. Miss Edith Wilson who has been here for the past week or more, visiting at her home, returned to Cando on Monday. Misses Rader and Bodelson left for their home at Cando on Monday after spending several days visiting friends around Hansboro. Mrs. Henry, of Grand Forks, who has been visiting with her sister, Mrs. W.J. Wills, for the past few days returned to her home on Tuesday. Mrs. J.E. Knight entertained the ladies aid and all who came along to a delicious lunch on Wednesday. Those dime lunches are very popular. Fred Olson was confined to the house a day or two last week with a mild attack of "grip". He is again behind the counter of the VanOrder store. The announcements of J.J. Kehoe for States Attorney and O.E. Canfield for County Treasurer appear in this issue. Both men are well known in the county and deserving of support. Note this date - February 1, 1912. Prof. E. Gillenwaters Dance Orchestra will give a first class dance in the Opera House. Doors open at 8 p.m. Tickets $1. Don't miss this treat. Good music and a good time. We regret to learn that Mrs. Stephens has been confined to the house for some time through sickness and is at the present time under the doctor's care. We trust that she will be alright again soon. Don't miss seeing the Sights Theatre Co., first pleasing production of popular plays at the Hansboro Opera House for three nights beginning Monday, January 29. This company comes very highly recommended and the theatre going public are assured of the best. Every ticket is sold with a guarantee of a pleasing performance or your money refunded. Popular prices - 25, 35 and 50 cents. February 2, 1912 LOCAL NEWS Mary Lawler went to Cando on Thursday last to visit a few days. Mrs. Robert Lloyd, of Devils Lake is the guest of Mrs. W.J. Wills this week. Ruth Disher has been enjoying a vacation this week. B.L. Thomas was a Cando visitor last week, presumably on business. Geo. Olson made a trip to Starkweather this week, going down on Tuesday. C.E. Blackorby left on Tuesday for Grand Forks and returned on Thursday. Thomas Phillips and Leon Agarand returned from Grand Forks on Tuesday. Mrs. R.T. Elsberry, of Elsberry was attending to business between trains on Tuesday. Dr. Hamilton reports a new arrival at the home of J.W. Pound, on Monday evening. Relatives of Geo. Olson and family were here a few days last week visiting the Olson home. Rumor has it that Everett Lawler has joined the Benedicts the ceremony taking place at Cando. Sheriff Geo. Shively, of Cando, was doing business around Hansboro a couple of days last week. Mrs. Ernest Dillon left on Thursday for Mayville, where she will visit with her sister at that place. Robert McKee left on Thursday last for a trip to Devils Lake and Cando. He returned on Monday. We are compelled to omit the obituary notice of Mrs. Sibley, owing to lack of space. It will be inserted next week. Rev. Alex Karr will occupy the pulpit at the church on Sunday. Rev. Karr is an eloquent preacher and our people will miss a treat if they do not hear him. Jim Blackorby is walking on air and all because "two" bouncing little Misses have come to stay at their home. The visitors arrived on Friday morning and both mother and children are doing well. For Sale - my 240 egg incubator, cost when new $16.50, will sell for $10 cash or will trade for potatoes if taken soon, also a few pure breed light Brahma roosters; and a couple of pure breed white Wyandotte cockerls. Call or see W.H. Cauthers. The editor and his family have been the guests of bountiful feasts recently, and on Sunday last were guests of Prof. Rygh and family. The editor certainly does his best but doesn't seem to be able to make a "home run" of all the good things put before him. If it were possible to take a lay off, say of a day or two, between courses, we believe we could "clean the bases" every time. ROCK LAKE RIPPLES Mr. Harry Lichty spent Sunday last with Jacob Walder. Walter Mitchell returned from Devils Lake on Monday last. Sanford Lichty returned from his winter vacation trip recently. Mrs. A.L. Keeney arrived here to visit with relatives and friends. Mrs. W.G. Smoot, left on Tuesday last for Alberta, Canada where she will visit with her son. Grandma Sibley died here after a short illness. The funeral service was held at the M.E. Church of this place and the interment was made at Cando. Rev. Wallace of Devils Lake preached at the M.E. Church on Sunday last. A good audience filled the church and listened to two good sermons. February 9, 1912 LOCAL NEWS C. H. Hoyt of Killarney, is making another of his welcome visits to Hansboro. Ruth Disher is again doing business behind the counter of the past office store. Genial Frank Grims went down the line to Devils Lake on Wednesday. He expects to return on Friday. Earl Crawford was a passenger down the line to Devils Lake on Wednesday. He will be absent for a day or two. Mrs. Wm. Disher returned on Friday last from a visit in the state of Indiana, where she spent the greatest part of the winter. Mrs. Robert Lloyd who has been visiting at the W.J. Wills home for the past week, returned to her home at Devils Lake on Wednesday. Mrs. Jarvis has been very sick for several days. We are glad to say that at this writing there is a decided improvement in her condition. The ladies embroidery club met with Mrs. Boise on Thursday afternoon. An appetizing lunch was served by the hostess and the company dispersed carrying with them the memory of a good time. Everett and Miss Lawler returned from a visit to Cando on Sunday, driving across from Rolla. Sorry to say that gentle rumor which we reported last week was not true. Never mind Everett, there is yet hope. Rev. A. Karr of Valley City, field secretary of the Conference Claimants Endowment Fund of the M.E. Church, was an arrival in town on Saturday and spent the week around Hansboro in the interests of that fund. Is Hansboro going to have a baseball team this year? If so, it is time to be getting things in shape. We have the material and all that seems to be necessary now is for someone to run the thing. Get together boys. Rev. Karr gave a most instructive and thoroughly enjoyable lecture to a good crowd in the church on Tuesday evening. It was a masterpiece in poetical diction and phraseology and ranks among the best we have heard. The ladies aid met on Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. D.A. Blackburn and a good crowd was present and all appreciated the delicious lunch prepared by the hostess. The next meeting will be with Mrs. Murdick on Wednesday afternoon next. B.L. Thomas and wife went to Cando, by way of Rolla, on Tuesday and returned on Wednesday. Mrs. Thomas will spend a few days visiting her many friends around. Mr. Geary left on Monday for Rochester, Minnesota to re-enter the hospital there. We regret to say that Mr. Geary's condition is quite serious. We trust that he will obtain the desired relief. OBITUARY OF MRS. SIBLEY Mrs. Ed F. Sibley was born at Hillsboro, Indiana on November 13, 1833 and was a lineal descendant of Betsy Ross. She was educated at the Female Seminary of this place. On May 7, 1864 she was united in marriage with Ed F. Sibley. Four children were the fruit of this union, two of whom survive her. In 1882 they came to North Dakota and settled on a claim near Cando. She was a member of the M.E. Church until they came to this state, when she joined the Congregational Church of Cando, that being the only church in Cando at that time. On November 8, 1899, she became a widow. Since then she lived with her son, Archie Sibley, of this place. Beside leaving a son and daughter she left other numerous friends and relatives. August 2, 1912 LAMBERT IN TOILS AGAIN Bad Act Nabbed at Cartwright on Sunday Deputy Sheriff Wilson arrested Jos. Lambert at Cartwright on Sunday who was wanted in Rolla to answer to a statutory charge. He is charged with having made an attempt to commit a criminal assault upon the person of a fifteen year old daughter of Chas. Jolliffe for whom he was working. It seems that Saturday afternoon Mr. and Mrs. Jolliffe went to Fish Lake to be gone for a couple of days, leaving Lambert and the children to look after the farm. That evening after the children had retired Lambert entered the room of the girls and attempted to accomplish his hellish designs, but in this he was not successful, the girls putting up such a fight that he was forced to desist. The girls immediately started for a neighbor's and gave the alarm. In the meantime Lambert stated to make his getaway. Going to Rob. Jolliffe's he helped himself to a horse which he rode to Hansboro, arriving here early Sunday morning. He left the horse at the Wilson livery with a note for Mr. Jolliffe and hired a rig to go to Cartwright. On second thought Mr. Wilson became suspicious and phoned to Rolla and was told the affair and to arrest him. Mr. Wilson immediately set out for Cartwright and nabbed Lambert, who came across the boundary voluntarily. At Hansboro Mr. Wilson and his prisoner were met by F. Muwissen and R. Jolliffe, the prisoner being taken to Rolla in Mr. Muswissen's car. We understand that Lambert has confessed his guilt and no doubt he will be given the limit of the law. Lambert is said to be a bad actor and has a long criminal record, having been an inmate of the reform school and some years ago he received a penitentiary sentence for attempting to kill his wife. He has been out less than a year, having been pardoned. ELEVATOR MEETING DECIDED SUCCESS The Farmers Company to Own and Operate Elevator Will Organize The meeting called last Saturday afternoon for the purpose of discussing the matter of organizing a local Farmers Elevator Company was well attended and the indications are that such a company will be organized. The matter was thoroughly gone over and the feasibility of the project is admitted by all. It was suggested that the proposed company buy one of the houses already in existence and this course may be pursued as we understand one of the companies has signified its willingness to sell. The meeting was adjourned until Saturday, but owing to so many being in attendance at the various fairs, it was dressed advisable to postpone it. The meeting, it has been decided, will be held in Hansboro, Monday, August 5, after supper and everyone who possibly can should be present. Every farmer should bear in mind that this is a step in the right direction as it means that the farmers are acquiring a business that is very essential to the man who raises grain for the market. And the farmers more and more are owning their own elevators. PHONE MEET SUCCESS The Bryan Farmers Line will Incorporate The meeting held at school No. 1, Bryan Township on Friday of last week for the purpose of organizing a farmers telephone company was well attended and a deal of enthusiasm was evoked. A committee was appointed to attend to the matter of incorporation and this will be done as speedily as possible. This line is to be known as the Smith Telephone Company and will cover the territory between Hansboro and Sarles. Construction of the line will be commenced as soon as a charter is issued and it is expected that the system will be completed before the winter sets in. LOCAL NEWS Cartwright is holding its annual fair today and tomorrow. Hugh Lymburn was transacting business at Devils Lake on Wednesday. J.R. Wills is having an addition built on the rear of his store, which will be used as a ware room. R. J. Haig, of Starkweather, who was visiting with the G.A. Olsons returned home on Wednesday. B.L. Thomas and the Misses Olson went over to Fish Lake on Sunday, returning on Tuesday. The VanOrder & Sande store exterior is being materially improved in appearance by a coat of paint. Miss Ruth Diehl, of Egeland, was visiting friends in town on Sunday, returning home on Monday morning. Bert Manning returned to Leeds the latter part of last week after a two weeks visit here and at Carman, Manitoba. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Wilson and Mr. and Mrs. E.E. McDougall drove over to Killarney, Manitoba on Wednesday to take in the fair. Henry Presler, adjuster for the Middle-West Fire Insurance Co. of Valley City, was in town on Wednesday and adjusted the loss of the Boise building. Mrs. W.J. Wills returned on Friday from Larimore where she had been visiting. Mr. and Mrs. VanOrder were at Devils Lake on Friday and Saturday of last week. Mesdames J.W. Pound and J.E. Knight were visiting with friends at Rock Lake last Friday. Mrs. Jas. Blackorby went to Cando on Wednesday to have some dental work attended to. Miss Lucy Lawler returned on Sunday from Rolla, where she had been for a couple weeks visit. Wm. Krisher drove south near Armourdale on Tuesday evening to buy beef cattle and says that the crops are looking splendid. The Towner County Sunday School convention was held at Bethel Church on Saturday and Sunday last and a very interesting session is reported. Mrs. J.P. Whalen and Miss Vera Whalen of Bryant, South Dakota arrived in town on Monday and are visiting with friends at this place. E.E. McDougall drove over for them to St. John where they had been visiting. Mrs. Wm. Krisher and children were the guests of Editor and Mrs. Long at Egeland on Friday of last week. Among the Hansboro folks who attended the Grand Forks fair this week were J.D. Leftwich, Mike Lawler and John Anderson. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Grimes and Miss Bernice Cato and Earl Crawford drove over to Killarney, Manitoba on Tuesday evening to take in the fair at that place. It is said by the wise ones that North Dakota is due for a plenteous game crop this fall. Both chickens and ducks are reported to be more numerous than for years. J.R. Blackorby commenced cutting some early oats today. This is the first grain that we have heard of being harvested around Hansboro. The crop is an excellent one. Do not be in too much of a hurry to have the boy "make a full hand". Young muscles are not strong enough to stand the severe strain put upon them by heavy and long-sustained labor. Wm. While, accompanied by this bull dog "Ping", returned from this vacation which he spent at Grand Rapids, Michigan on Monay and has resumed his position with the Farmers Grain & Shipping Co. Walter Volwiler arrived here from Grand Rapids, Michigan on Monday and will make his home in this neighborhood hereafter. This is his first time in North Dakota and he expresses himself as being entirely satisfied. Wm. Doucette, who is on R.E. Rognas' farm south of Rolla, commenced cutting fifty acres of fall rye on Monday. This grain has all been sold in advance for seed this fall and will be delivered at the separator. Rolla Star The dance given by W.J. Cunningham at his place east of here on Wednesday night was a decided success in every particular. About 150 couples were present and a splendid time was had. Quite a few went out from Hansboro. Messrs. Geo. Wilson, Murdick, Oliver, Sanders and Flick drove to Belcourt last Friday to participate in the festivities at that place. Sanders and Flick served as battery for the Rolla ball team in the contest with the Belcourt team. The games resulted 9 to 2 in favor of Rolla. Friday afternoon of last week as threatening storm came up and report was current that a severe hail storm had visited this section but It developed that while there had been a sprinkling of hail here and there, there were no material damage had been done. A terrific hail storm visited the northern part of Benson and the southern part of Ramsey Counties on Friday of last week. A strip extending from Leeds to within a few miles of Devils Lake and in some places 30 miles wide suffered quite severely, some crops were totally destroyed. The editor was treated to a sample of the finest cherries this week that we ever seen or tasted. They were shipped to L.P. McAneney of Hansboro by his uncle, A.S. Howell of Myers Fall, Washington, who has a fruit farm. The cherries are of the Bing variety and were certainly fine. They were almost as large as some of the plums that are shipped into this county. Egeland Enterprise Wm. Krisher made a shipment of ice to Rock Lake this morning. Joe Walgamot left on Tuesday for Des Moines, Iowa, where he will purchase a Percheron stallion which he will ship to Hansboro. Mr. and Mrs. Eaman of Balgonie, Saskatchewan, drove over from Rolla on Sunday, after Miss Eva Burley who returned with them for a couple days visit at the parental home. On Tuesday Mrs. Eaman and Mr. Beavunne drove back to Hansboro with Miss Burley, returning to Rolla on the same day. Mrs. Eaman is a sister of Miss Burley. Mr. and Mrs. Durocher, who live on their farm 12 miles west of here, drove to Hansboro on Friday last to be present at the lecture given here by their son, Leon Durocher of Grand Forks. He accompanied his parents home on Saturday morning to visit before resuming his lecture tour. He is the socialist candidate for congress in the first congressional district. Rev. Burling, of Inkster, filled the pulpit of the M.E. Church here on Sunday last, both morning and evening, and delivered splendid addresses. Mr. Burling was located at this place in charge of the Methodist pastorate some five or six years ago, and he has a host of friends in this vicinity who were pleased to meet him again. He visited with the old friends during this week. The Hansboro baseball nine came across to Cartwright on Monday evening to play the locals a friendly game of ball. The game was well contested throughout and the visitors worked the goose egg deal on Cartwright by shutting them out. Hansboro went to bat first and made two runs, again crossing the rubber in the second. The three runs were due to infield errors on the home team and were by no means earned. Cartwright made a few hard attempts to score but failed. Batteries: Hansboro, Sanders and Flick; Cartwright, Watts and Askew. Cartwright Review STORM SWEEPS NORTH DAKOTA Hail at St. Thomas and Wind at Hensel do Big Damage Grafton - Terrific damage over a wide strip of country was wrought by a hail storm which swept from northeast to southwest with St. Thomas as the center of the storm belt. It is the second storm to hit that district this year. A bad wind storm which at times reached cyclonic proportions was reported west of Hensel and considerable property was destroyed. The farm territory about three miles north of Hensel was also visited by a hail storm, but the extent of the damage cannot be learned as telephone connections could not be secured in that vicinity. It was reported that there were bad storms all along the line to Glasston and Hamilton, but the telephone lines were out of order and nothing could be learned regarding it. The St. Thomas hail storm did the greatest damage, wiping out the crops and doing big damage in the town. Practically all of the windows in St. Thomas were broken by the hailstones, while the wind worked havoc with some of the poorly constructed buildings. The roof of the livery barn was blown off and several other buildings were blown down. A number of granaries on farms in that territory were also blown over. The hailstones measured about three inches and a half in diameter. The storm cut a swath about ten miles wide and fifteen miles long. It started at a point about seven miles northwest of St. Thomas and swept straight east for a short distance when it turned to the south. It traveled in that direction for a short time, then swerved east again, ending at a point about nine miles southeast of St. Thomas. The windstorm west of Hensel was one of the worst that section of the state has had. It was reported as a terrible cyclone which left a number of overturned barns and granaries in its wake. On the Joe Simonson farm, located about seven miles northwest of Hensel, the barn was blown over, burying six horses and one of the farm hands in the debris. When the man was extricated, it was found that his hip had been dislocated. The horses were removed from the wreckage uninjured. As far as could be learned the one man is the only person injured. Bowesmont, North Dakota reported a heavy rainstorm but no hail. Rain was reported at Hoople and Cavalier. HARVESTING IN NORTH DAKOTA Barley an Exceptional Crop in Many Sections. Valley City - Harvesting of rye and wheat in Barnes County has been completed and farmers are cutting oats the entire crop of which will be in shock within the next two days. Present indications are that Barnes County will produce a crop this year that has not been equaled in the past 15 years.. Barley is an exceptional crop and in many fields was so heavy that it fell of its own weight before the harvesters could reach it. Oats are splendid, save for the number of wild stalks that infest this section, but this will not materially affect the total yield. Wheat is ripening slowly, owing to the large number of cloudy and rainy days of the past two weeks but with a few days of hot sunshine the crop will soon be ready for cutting. Wheat as a bumper crop is a thing of the past in this state, but Barnes County will reach top figures in yield this year, the average being between 10 and 12 bushels to the acre. BOY OVERCOME BY HEAT Fargo - Mrs. C. Peterson reported to the police that her son, 21 years old, had been overcome by the heat and wandered away from his home. After a search the police found the man in a demented condition and returned him to his home. The young man has not been well for some time and the heat affected his mind, causing him to lose control of his actions. When discovered he was unable to tell his name. August 9, 1912 ROBBERS KILL MAN Instead of Holding Up Hands, Young Man Calls For Help Fargo - Julius M. Hanson, who is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Hanson of Lake Park, Minnesota and traveling representative of the Duluth Brewing Company, was shot down and killed by an unknown highwayman who lay in wait to rob him at the Lincoln School here. Hanson failed to comply with the highwayman's request that he hold up his hands but instead called for help. One of the robbers pressed a revolver to Hanson's stomach and fired. The bullet pierced a main artery near the stomach and Hanson died before he could be gotten upon the operating table at the hospital. To neighbors, who found him dying on the sidewalk, Hanson was able to tell a garbled story of what happened. He said two masked white men, both of whom were short and of stocky build came at him from around the corner of the Lincoln School building and after one had shot him, neglecting to rob him of $35 and a watch he had, they fled east. With no description or cue upon which to work the authorities are at a loss to know what to do. The murder is the second highwaymen have committed on the same street and under the same circumstances within a year. Police believe local men committed the crime and it is said that arrest of well known persons is imminent. Mayor M.D. Sweet offered $200 reward for the arrest of the murderers and the county is expected to offer a much larger reward. Excitement over the crime is at fever heat. Hanson was 25 years old and well known throughout this section. VICTIM'S WILL LOST Mrs. H.R. Chaffee, Amenia, Fights to Carry Out Husband's Wishes Amenia - The state of North Dakota has a remarkable "lost will" case involving a $2,000,000 estate left by a victim of the Titanic disaster and affecting two Minneapolis organizations, the Plymouth Congregational Church and the Minnesota division of the International Sunshine Society, which has headquarters in Minneapolis. The estate is that of H.R. Chaffee of Amenia, North Dakota, who lost his life on the Titanic, and who, according to his wife, had drawn a will naming the two Minneapolis organizations among the legatees. In Fargo, Mrs. Chaffee, who says she desires to carry out the wishes of her husband, began a legal fight to prove the contents of the will, even though the document itself has been lost. It is said that her two sons oppose this action and will demand that the estate be divided according to the inheritance laws of North Dakota. When attorneys for the church and the International Sunshine Society were notified that Mrs. Chaffee would try to prove the contents of the lost will of her husband and that the two organizations had been named as legatees under the will, immediate steps to protect the legal interests of the two organizations were taken. The amount of the legacies to the two organizations is not known, but Mrs. Chaffee says that she is familiar with the contents of the will and can prove by oral testimony the various provisions of the document. H.R. Chaffee was president of the John Miler Grain Company of Minneapolis. Two years ago he was victim of a "gold brick" swindle by which he lost $20,000. Mr. Chaffee's death on the Titanic was one of the incidents of the sea disaster. He placed his wife aboard a lifeboat and said that he would stay on the liner. His wife pleaded with him to go with her, but he declined. Attorneys representing Mrs. Chaffee and the International Sunshine Society appeared in probate court at Fargo late today and asked that the will be admitted to probate, even though the original document had been lost. In support of their position they proposed to introduce evidence showing that the will was not destroyed by Mr. Chaffee. A careful search of his belongings had failed to disclosed the instrument. The Chaffee estate is estimated to be worth $2,000,000. RAIN IN NORTH DAKOTA Fargo - Except in the extreme southern part of North Dakota not a wheel on either a binder or a threshing machine turned Sunday. Harvesting and threshing is at a stand-still and it will be impossible to work in the fields for at least two days owing to heavy rains which fell over western Minnesota and all but the extreme southern part of North Dakota. Although the work of getting the largest crop in North Dakota's history into elevators has been postponed, corn and potatoes have been so benefited by the downpour that farmers and business men are rejoicing over conditions. Harvesting or threshing cannot be resumed there until the middle and perhaps the latter part of the week. Despite the need for more laborers in the harvest fields practically all grain harvested thus far is in shock. P.H. Lamb, president of the Moorhead National bank and a crop expert, has returned from an extensive automobile trip. He estimated 50 percent of all grain in the Red River Valley has been cut. Conditions in the western part of the states are not as far advanced. The winter wheat crop is poor, he says, although a field at the North Dakota agricultural collect threshed went 42 bushels to the acre. Crop experts and farmers agree that potato crop is in poor condition, especially in red River Valley where there are the largest acreages. GIRL HEAVILY FINED Fargo - After successfully outwitting the police when arrested on previous occasions Maude Davis, a young colored girl, at last fell into the meshes of the law and was heavily fined for soliciting on the streets. Maude has been clever and when brought before the police magistrate heretofore has always entered a plea of not guilty and sent for witnesses who testified in her favor. But this time the case was so plain that any attempt on her part to insist on her innocence was futile and Maude was informed by Judge Miller that her police record in Fargo was established. Usually Maude's game is claimed by those who complain against her to solicit on the streets and rob those with whom she comes in contact. Several mornings ago the complainant who appeared against her, testified she had relieved him of $20 and the complainant this morning said he missed $10. NEARLY KILLED Fargo - Fred Anderson, son of a prominent Mapleton farmer, narrowly escaped death when horses hitched to a binder he was driving ran away and dragged him a considerable distance. Anderson was brought to the county hospital on an early train. An examination showed an arm broken and several severe gashes about the face and head. It is believed that he will recover. His condition is slightly improved. Anderson's team became frightened while working in the field on the Anderson farm near Mapleton. RIVER MOVED HIS FARM Williston - During the recent low water in the Missouri River at Treton, near Williston, the river cut across a small peninsula of land which had withstood the pressure of the spring freshet and floods and cut off 1,000 acres of McKenzie County soil and transferred it to Williams County. A number of homesteaders who had their claims upon the peninsula are not upon an island which promises soon to be a portion of the mainland and entirely abandoned by the river. WESTERN DAKOTA SHORTAGE Bismarck - Western North Dakota is facing a shortage of binding twine on the eve of the best harvest in the history of the Missouri slope. The state penitentiary has been sold out for a month and could sell forty more cars of twine if it had them. The International Harvester Company sold seventy-nine cars in the past ten days in the slope country. Twenty-four cars of twine were received over the Soo Line in three days. Where twine cannot be supplied farmers will use headers. LOCAL NEWS A.Blackorby went to Devils Lake this morning. T.J. Clifford was over from St. John on Monday. Miss Irma Johnson has accepted a position in the Smith Confectionery. C.H. Hoyt of Killarney was in town on Sunday visiting with friends. Mrs. Geo. Wilson left on Monday for a two weeks visit at Crystal City, Manitoba. The G.A. Olson Co. store was decorated with a new sign board during the past week. Mrs. Givens and daughter from Nekoma are the guests of the F.A. Kelloggs. A brand new awning is one of the improvements added to the VanOrder & Sande store this week. D.A. Blackburn left on Monday for Fargo to attend the annual session of the state druggists convention at that place. Munich baseball team play a series of two games here today and Hansboro will given them a return game on Sunday. C.W. Conroy, superintendent of the John D. Gruber Lumber Co., came over from Sarles Wednesday and attended to business matters. Miss Ruth Disher has resumed her position in the post office after an extended vacation. Miss Daisy Pound left on Thursday for Medicine Hat, where she will make her home in the future. Mrs. Wm. Geary and daughter, Jennie of Cando, were arrivals in town on Saturday and have been visiting relatives here during the past week. Mesdames Jorgenson and Hanson came up from Starkweather on Saturday and were the guests of the G.A. Olsons over Sunday, returning home on Monday. Morgan Burke, of Grand Forks, superintendent of the Imperial Elevator Company, was in town the fore part of the week on business connected with the local house of the company. The Billy Bennett show which held forth under canvas at this place on Saturday afternoon and evening was easily the best that has ever been in Hansboro and was worthy of the patronage of all. A good attendance was present at both performances and all expressed themselves as being entirely satisfied. Jack Nimmo of Devils Lake was the guest of B.L. Thomas a couple days this week. Miss Mary Shoemaker came up from Elsberry on Tuesday and visited with friends in town for a couple days. Jno. Rosenthal arrived in town the fore part of the week and will run the engine on Hugh Lymburn's threshing machine this fall. Mrs. J.S. Hamilton and daughter returned from Winnipeg on Friday of last week, where they had been for a month's visit. Miss Edna Wilson returned from a month's visit at Spicer, Minnesota on Saturday and has resumed her position in the Blackburn drug store. Oliver Charbonneau of St. John arrived here on Tuesday to accept a position with the Hansboro State Bank as bookkeeper and stenographer. Harvest is about upon us, the early crops being already ripe. On Tuesday Alonzo Kessler started cutting barley and Claude Lawrence, Wm. Wilson and S.L. Phillips are now cutting wheat. C.H. Van Voorhees of Grand Forks, representing the Great West Life Assurance Company of Winnipeg, spent several days in this vicinity in the interests of his company. A.Armour, the Armourdale postmaster, was in town on Saturday and informed a News representative that he had a field of wheat ready for the binder and would commence cutting on Monday. Clarence Crum came over from Hannah, Sunday, on his motorcycle and was a guest at the Disher home. He was formerly employed in the VanOrder & Sande store at this place and has a large circle of friends who are always glad to see him. Cando fared fairly well at the state fair at Fargo. William Parker receiving sixth prize in the Better Farming Association contest for the best papers on farming and C.H. Olson taking second prize with his mare and fourth with his stallion and Alex Currie taking second prize with his mare and stallion. C.H. Olson of Cando took his departure on Thursday for Europe for the purpose of buying 100 head of thoroughbred draft horses which he will import to Towner County. Mr. Olson is an enthusiast on horse flesh and has been a prominent factor in promoting the raising of well bred horses in this section of the state. The baseball game at Cartwright on Friday afternoon of last week between the Cartwright and Hansboro teams resulted rather disastrously for Hansboro, the Canucks getting away with the long end of a 9-4 score. It is reported by those present that the game went to Cartwright largely because of the fact that the Hansboro team did not play up to its usual standard. Following are the officers recently elected by the Towner County Sunday School Association for the ensuing year. President, Henry Hammerly, Cando; Vice President, John Gang, Perth; Secretary, F. C. Robeson, Cando; Treasurer, Mrs. H. C. Lord, Cando; Elementary Department, Mrs. Alice Currie, Perth; Adult Bible Class, Chas. Keller, Bisbee; Teacher Training, Michael Blocker, Zion; Temperance, W.T. Moseley, Cando; Evangelism, Mrs. Latham, Rock Lake. C.E. Blackorby is at Devils Lake today. Velma Murdick drove over the Cartwright this morning. Building trades news is to the effect that the big crop prospect has tended to start a building boom in the state. Wm. Krisher received a letter the first part of the week from his brother-in-law, Blair Cherry, who is now located near Medicine Hat. Mr. Cherry states in his letter that he has a splendid crop and had finished cutting his oats and was in the midst of his wheat harvest when he wrote. This is the season of the year when the traveling grocery peddler is around taking orders. Now, the local merchants will guarantee to furnish just as good, if not a better grade of goods at the same price when taken in the quantities you order from the peddler. Furthermore when you buy from the box car merchant you are shown a very fine sample, but nine times out of ten you do not get goods equal to the sample. But when you buy from your home merchant you know what you are getting and if not satisfied you can return them. It is only fair that you give your home merchant a chance to figure on your goods. August 16, 1912 WIN TWO; DROP TWO Hansboro Claims Championship by Default The Munich ball team, who had been laying claims to the championship of the northern part of the state, on account of having got away with thirteen successive victories, came to Hansboro last Friday for the purpose of making it fifteen. But there was nothing doing in that line and the visitors went home much less confident of being entitled to the rag, than they were on their arrival. The locals garnered both games. The first game was a cinch for the locals. Sanders did the heaving for Hansboro and had the visitors puzzled from start to finish. Canty was on the firing line for Munich and what the locals done to him was a-plenty. Thereupon he became peeved and tried to win by rough stuff with the umpire. But his umps failed to be bluffed and the ex-leaguer had to swallow his grouch and take his medicine. At the end of the ninth inning the locals had 11 scores to their credit while Munich had succeeded in getting an infinite deal o'nothing. In the evening game with Buffam flinging for the locals, and Canty doing like service for Munich, the game was almost a replica of the afternoon game. Buffam held the visitors at his mercy while Canty was swatted at will by the locals. The score was 9-2. On Sunday the Hansboro team went to Munich and dropped a pair of perfectly good games into Munich's percentage column. The first game went wrong by a score of 6-5 and the second ditto by a score of 5-1. The Hansboro boys offered to play the rubber with Munich at any other point outside of Hansboro and that town on next Sunday but nix for Munich. They were satisfied that they had played enough with Hansboro if they wanted to keep their championship claims intact. The Hansboro boys are not the champions of the northern part of the state. Munich acknowledging this by refusing to play the rubber. FARMERS BUY GRUBER ELEVATOR Local Company Will Open House for Business Next Tuesday On Saturday of last week, the Hansboro Grain Company was organized. This is the local farmers elevator company. It is capitalized at $25,000 and is formed for the purpose of buying and selling grain, fuel, feed, lumber and machinery. Shares are $50 each. The John D. Gruber Co. elevator was purchase and Fred Wilkinson who has been buyer here for the Gruber company for the past three or four seasons, was retained by the new organization and will open the house on August 20. The company starts out strong having as it shareholders some of the best and most prosperous farmers in this vicinity and it is assured of an excellent patronage. The buyer is well and favorable known and he understands the grain business thoroughly. The new company will undoubtedly prove a good thing for both stockholders and the general public. The following officers were elected: President - A.C. Anderson Vice-President - J.W.F. Johnson Secretary - C.A. Weeden Directors - A.C. Anderson, J.W.F. Johnson, C.A. Weeden, C.E. Blackorby, Michael Lawler, George Dale, J.D. Leftwich LOCAL NEWS A.S. Gibbens of Cando was in town Monday. Randy Manning returned from Ray on Monday. Wm. Martin is having quite a sizeable granary built on his farm. F.H. Murdick was over to the St. John country a couple days this week. Father Galvin of Starkweather held Catholic services here on Wednesday. Quite a number from this vicinity will attend the dance at St. John tonight. C. Whiting, brakeman on the Farmers line moved his family to town this week. Art Peterson was over to Rolla on Wednesday night and reports a heavy rain storm at that place. Miss Nellie Weeden of Normal, Illinois arrived here the latter part of last week and is the guest of relatives. Mrs. J.B. Smith, who has been quite sick for the past week is much improved, which her many friends are pleased to know. John Anderson drove some work horses across country to their farm at Penn, starting on Sunday. He will leave them there for the fall work. Mrs. B.L. Thomas returned on Friday from Fish Lake where she has been enjoying an outing the past month. The Hansboro Hardware and Implement Co. has been kept busy setting up binders to supply the trade the past week. Jos. M. Kelly, president of the Farmers' Grain & Shipping Co., came up the line on Tuesday to look over the crop prospects. Mrs. C.E. Blackorby and baby left on Monday for a visit at the parental home at Cresco, Iowa and at the home of her brother in South St. Paul. C.E. Blackorby left on Thursday for a business trip to Minneapolis. He will go from there to Cresco, Iowa for a short visit before returning. Miss Myrtle Weeden returned on Friday of last week from Mayville where she had been attending summer school. Mr. and Mrs. O.J. Stirk and Mrs. and Mrs. Chas. Taylor of Devils Lake were guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Disher on Monday and Tuesday. H.Freigh of West Point, Iowa and George Kleber of Brook Park, Minnesota arrived here the latter part of last week and will stay at O.B. Kessler's place until after harvest. M.E. VanOrder was at Devils Lake and Grand Forks a couple days this week, where he went for the purpose of meeting a wholesale man and selecting his winter line of goods. Frank and Raymond Powell and Blaine McAneney of Cando and a Mr. Barker from Park River were in town a short time on Monday on their way to Fish Lake for a few days' outing. E.E. McDougall is out on his farm for a few days, fixing up his granary and exercising himself gathering "boquets" after the binder, which he no doubt will find to be shocking business. Wm. Krisher was at Armourdale on Wednesday and says that while he was there the Soo semi-occasional train made the burg a visit and left 75 empties - box cars in this instance - on the side track. The "Titanic" from Cartwright, Geo. Wilson's car and one from the Hansboro garage were used by the baseball players and fans in getting over to Munich on Sunday. Also a bunch of fans went on a "speeder". Rev. A.J. Pitman of Starkweather will occupy the pulpit at M.E. Church here next Sunday, July 18, both morning and evening. While in Hansboro, Mr. Pitman will be a guest at the G.A. Olson home. Mrs. Shire and little granddaughter, Doris Pilsbury, of Devils Lake were the guests of Mrs. B.L. Thomas a couple days this week. They left for Killarney, Manitoba yesterday where they will visit with friends and relatives. Carl Olson, Wm. Schubert, Mr. Coleman and Miss Anita Harris of Cando passed through town in Mr. Olson's car on Wednesday, visiting with friends here for a short time. They were on their way home from an outing at Fish Lake. Louis Brown, who homesteaded in this vicinity, but who has been at Cascade, Montana for the past four or five years, arrived from that place on Wednesday and will remain in this neighborhood until after threshing. He sold his farm here yesterday to B.L. Thomas. Misses Emma and Matilda Anderson of Stanley, Wisconsin arrived here on Saturday last and will visit with their brothers, Oscar and John for a couple of weeks. The young ladies have been attending summer school at Mayville and will teach in the Portland schools this coming school year. D.A. Blackburn returned from Fargo where he had been attending the druggists convention on Saturday. He reports business in Fargo as being good and says the crops are earlier in the Red River Valley than here. At Finley some threshing had been done and one man had shipped a car of new barley on Friday. Rev. J.G. Moore, of Grand Forks, district superintendent, filled the pulpit at the M.E. Church here last Sunday evening, driving over from Rock Lake where he had preached in the morning. Mr. Moore delivered a splendid sermon and was greeted by a large congregation although he arrived here a good deal later than the usual hour for the evening service. On Sunday last a number of relatives and friends paid Charles Kessler an unexpected visit at his farm a mile and a half southeast of town, taking charge of his bachelor quarters and serving a splendid dinner at which 28 were present. Everybody had a good time and Charley says they left enough grub to last a healthy bachelor a couple days for which he thanks them and he says his latch string is always out for those who comprised the party. The Soo expects to finish laying steel on its new line from Fordville to Drake today, both crews meeting at Devils Lake. Oscar R. Anderson is expecting the shipment of Rumely threshers in most any time now. He sold complete outfits to O'Donnell & McMaster, L.C. Agarand and A.C. Anderson. Velma Murdick and Norah Disher went to Devils Lake this morning where they will meet Mrs. Murdick who is returning from a month's visit with friends and relatives in South Dakota. A.G. Tanton, of the firm of Gretchell & Tanton, grain commission merchants of Minneapolis, was in town yesterday looking over the grain situation. He says that in his travels over the states he has never seen a better stand of oats and barley than there is this year. Fiber that was unloaded from ships in New York harbor a week ago Monday was shipped to Chicago and made into twine and was binding grain in the harvest fields of this state last Saturday. This modern miracle is only one of the many big things which have gone to make up the gigantic struggle to prevent a twine shortage. The fight is now won and the shortage scare is a matter of history. At the meeting of the school board on Monday afternoon, for the purpose of considering bids on installing a heating plant in the school, and bids for hauling the school children, no action was taken as none of the bids were considered available by the board. The school rigs will be hired by the board before school commences. This is an item of much expense to the district, costing upwards of $2,000 a year. The heating plant proposition will be held over for a while until satisfactory terms to the board can be agreed upon. Rural Route No. 2 running east from Rolla through the territory formerly covered by the Picton post office and other territory southwest of Picton has been approved by the post office department and service will be established on the route as soon as the required number of patrons have signified their intentions to purchase approved mail route boxes. Dr. J.P. Widmeyer, superintendent of the tuberculosis sanitarium at Dunseith has been granted a full month's pay by the state board of control in which to visit other sanitariums. Joseph G. Lambert was taken before Judge Cowan at Devils Lake and after pleading guilty to a statutory offense was sentenced to 16 years in the state penitentiary. Rolla Star ROCK LAKE NOTES Miss Cleo Barker is visiting with friends at Perth. Several cases of measles are reported in the vicinity. Miss Etta Morse of Perth is visiting with Miss Chloe Barker this week. Mrs. R.L. Colvin and children of Starkweather visited with friends in Rock Lake this week. The city meat market is being improved as far as the front window is concerned. State Senator A.S. Gibbens passed through Rock Lake on Saturday last, enroute for his home at Cando. Rev. J.G. Moore and Mrs. R.L. Colvin and children took supper with Mr. and Mrs. P.G. Barker on Saturday evening last. Rev. J.G. Moore district superintendent preached a very able sermon yet unexcelled in this church, on Sunday morning last. NORTH DAKOTA CUTTING CROP Grand Forks - Harvesting operations have been resumed following a respite because of heavy rains which were general over a wide territory. The general crop situation in this section continues satisfactory and the farmers are confident they will have a good yield. There is considerable rust on the grain, but the season is so well advanced that little fear is entertained, unless bad weather should prevail for an extended period. Grand Forks implement dealers handling twine declare there is no shortage of that commodity in this district. Everywhere there is a general stir in business circles in anticipation of the marketing of the big crop; new elevators are being built in many places. DIED SUDDENLY Fargo - Fargo was greatly shocked upon learning of the sudden death of J.B. Folsom, one of the oldest and most influential residents of the city, who, until his death, appeared to be in the best of health despite his advanced years. Mr. Folsom was in his usual health upon leaving his office. In the morning, however, he complained of not feeling well and Mrs. Folsom induced him to remain at home that she might administer to the ailment. During the morning he grew gradually worse and died. MAN INJURED IN RUNAWAY Grand Forks - Nels O. Twite who is a prominent traveling man was nearly killed at Rolla in a runaway accident. He sustained a double fracture of an ankle, which may cause amputation and bruises over his entire body. HOLDS UP TWO MORE WOMEN Grand Forks - Two more Grand Forks women have been held up by the boy bandit who has held sway near the city. Jessie and Minnie Blakeley, sisters, were the latest victims of the boy, but he failed to get any cash. The boy is described them to be about 14 years old and he wore the regulation bandana kerchief, which completely masked his face and he forced his demands for money with a revolver. The officials have not been able to secure any clue to the hold-up's identity. August 23, 1912 SOLOMON MURDICK JOINS MAJORITY Grim Reaper Summons Him On Tuesday Morning of this Week Past Man's Allotted Span Reached the Ripe Age of Eighty-six Years When the Call Came Solomon H. Murdick died at the home of his daughter Mrs. J.R. Wills here at 6 o'clock on Tuesday morning, August 20, at the ripe ate of 86 years, 6 months and 7 days. The deceased had not been feeling very well for some time but his condition was not considered as being serious until a short time before his demise. The remains were prepared for burial and on Wednesday morning taken to Grand Meadow, Minnesota where interment was made in the family burial plot. Solomon H. Murdick was born in the state of New York, February 13, 1826 and moved with his parents when quite young to Akron, Ohio where he grew to young manhood. In 1850 he was joined in marriage to Harriet Lord Davidson and in 1854 they moved to Portage, Wisconsin where they made their home until 1864 when they took up their residence at Frankford, Minnesota. In 1881 they again moved, going to DeSmet, South Dakota near which place they lived for a number of years. While making their home with Mr. and Mrs. Wills at Erwin, South Dakota, Mrs. Murdick passed to her reward on August 12, 1898. Mr. Murdick came to Hansboro in 1907 and has made his home here since that time. He is survived by two sons and one daughter, F.H. Murdick and Mrs. J.R. Wills of this place and Roy Murdick of Brooks, Oregon. Two sons and a daughter preceded him to their rest. CARDS OF THANKS We desire to convey our sincerest thanks to those kind friends and neighbors who so kindly assisted during the recent illness and death in our family circle. J.R. Wills and Family; F.H. Murdick and Family LOCAL NEWS Miss Lewis of Rolla is a guest at the M. Lawler home this week. Miss Laura Gilmore was a guest at the Doucette homes at Rolla last Sunday. F.H. Murdick build a sidewalk along the east side of the Hansboro State Bank this week. Ralph Lawler has been visiting at the Wiseman home near Cartwright during the past week. W.B. Underwood was the lucky winner of the Stevens repeating shotgun at the Grimes pool hall. Born to Mr. and Mrs. George Sutherland, Wednesday, August 21, a son. Dr. Hamilton reports mother and child doing well. The family of C. Whiting who moved to this place from Rock Lake last week are now comfortably domiciled iin the Methodist parsonage. Editor Long of Egeland must manage to keep fairly busy. He prints two papers every week, is a candidate for clerk of the district court and runs an elevator. Miss Bernice Briggs of Rock Lake is at the Thomas home. Miss Edith Wilson is assisting in the post office during the absence of Postmaster Wills. C.E. Blackorby returned on Tuesday from a business trip to Minneapolis and Cresco, Iowa. Lawrence Doucette drove over to Rolla on Sunday and spent the day at the parental home. W.B. Underwood has his threshing rig, which he purchased this summer, ready for work as soon as the grain is fit. Hans Mikkelson of Webster, superintendent of the Farmers Grain Company, was looking after that company's interests here on Tuesday of this week. A crew of men are constructing a concrete bridge across the Badger Creek near the Eckherdt and Heldt farms. The bridge is being built by the county. J.M. Gillogly of Grand Forks who represents a life insurance company was a guest at the home of his brother-in-law, Fred Grey, for a few days this week and incidentally wrote up a little insurance in this vicinity. D.C. Baldwin of Webster arrived in town Tuesday evening and will have charge of the bonded warehouse run in connection with the Farmers Grain Company and used in taking care of the Canadian grain. Oliver Charbonneau drove over to St. John on Saturday evening for a visit with the home folks. He returned on Monday, accompanied by H.M. Etienne of St. John, who visited here for a couple days. Rev. A.J. Petman of Starkweather who occupied the pulpit at the M.E. Church here last Sunday was greeted by good-sized congregations at both services which he repaid by delivering splendid discourses. F.H. Murdick claims to have raised about as fine a garden as there is in this vicinity this season. He has had one turnip on exhibition in the Blackburn drug store that measured 24 inches in circumference. Last Sunday afternoon two teams of local players contested for honors of the baseball diamond and the fans turned out and enjoyed themselves as thoroughly as though a championship game was being played. Sheriff Shively captured Bill Edwards who broke jail at Cando July 7 while waiting trial on a burglary charge, last week. The sheriff found this man working in a hay field ten miles north of Pleasant Lake. The baseball boys had several pictures taken on Sunday in different poses, chiefest of which was the on portraying the Hansboro warriors having Munich's "goat" in tow and sufficiently subdued to eat out of their hands. Wm. Howard returned from Carlstadt, Alberta where he homesteaded last spring on Thursday and will work in this vicinity until after threshing. He reports crops in the Canadian northwest as exceptionally good this year. Mr. and Mrs. J.R. Wills accompanied the remains of the late Solomon Murdick to Grand Meadow, Minnesota on Wednesday, where interment will be made in the family burial plot. F.H. Murdick accompanied them as far as Devils Lake. The chicken and duck season opens on Saturday, September 7, when you will be entitled to kill ten prairie chickens a day for twenty-three days and twenty-five ducks a day for sixty-eight days. That should be sufficient for any old game hog. Jas. O'Loughlin of Portland, Oregon, formerly of Rolla, arrived here on Wednesday and will remain in this part of the state until after threshing. Mr. O'Loughlin still owns considerable North Dakota land which necessitates his annual harvest time visits. Wm. Disher is having quite extensive improvements added to his farm home. Contractor McKee is building an addition to the dwelling house which will be utilized as dining room and kitchen, this addition being rendered necessary by the fire which almost destroyed the Disher home last spring. Mr. Henry Freuh of West Point, Iowa who has been visiting his sisters, Mrs. M.E. Kelber and his niece Mrs. O.B. Kessler, left last Friday for White Earth, this state to visit with relatives. He will also stop at Minot to view the country and from there he will go to Brookpark, Minnesota for a week's visit with relatives. Alfred Olson while opening a cream can yesterday afternoon, received quite a nasty cut over the right eye which necessitated two stitches being taken to close the wound. The cream had fermented creating sufficient gas to blow the lid off the can with a great deal of force. The lid struck Alfred over the eye with the result above mentioned. Nothing serious is apprehended but the wound will be rather unpleasant for a few days. Adolph Wellen of Starkweather was in town on Tuesday. The weather of the past couple of days has been fine and the farmers are busy in the fields. Misses Velma Murdick and Matilda Anderson were at Cartwright yesterday. Wm. Krisher drove over to Cartwright today. He was accompanied by his brother-in-law M.O. Long. The G.A. Olson Company force have been busy this week getting their fall and winter stock of shoes unpacked. The plate glass windows for the D.A. Blackburn drug store arrived Wednesday and will be put in place at once. This glass is being put in to replace the windows that were broken during the Boise building fire about five weeks ago. Editor M.O. Long of Egeland is a visitor in town today. Mr. Long is a candidate for clerk of court on the republican ticket and is furthering the interests of his candidacy. He is a painstaking young man and fully qualified to transact the duties of the office. Sheriff Shively took into custody at Bisbee last week a an suspected of being implicated in a murder at Chicago. The man was at work on the farm of Joseph Duffy. He made no objections to accompanying the sheriff. He is being held awaiting action by the Illinois authorities. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Tribble entertained a party of friends at dinner on Sunday and the guests are ware in their praise of the hospitality of the host and hostess. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Disher and family, Mrs. and Mrs. J.D. Leftwich and family, the Misses Agarand, Stella and Susie Brown and Messrs. Thos. Phillips, Ray Carothers and Ed Smith. Mrs. J.P. Whalen and Vera Whalen of Bryant, South Dakota who have been visiting J.T. Whalen and family for the past few weeks, returned to their home on Monday. Capt. R.G. Main left Tuesday morning for Bismarck with a consignment of steelhead trout for Apple Creek and a consignment of yellow perch for a large reservoir near the state penitentiary. This order came from Warden Hellstrom. Rolla Star LOOKING FOR BEER THIEVES Bismarck - The want of a drink of beer may cause "Red" Garrett and Joe Murray, local police characters, to serve behind the prison bars. Both of the men are at large but every effort is being made to locate them. Garrett and Murray became so thirsty that they became desperate and not being able to secure the brew any place else to satisfy their cravings they broke into and entered a Northern Pacific beer car which was standing on the side track near the freight house. After taking two kegs out of the car they were frightened from their work by a passerby. They endeavored to make their getaway around the corner of the car but Garrett was recognized before he could get out of sight. The man who witnessed the act notified Chief of Police McDonald of the robbery and he at once started to work on the case. He located Garrett last evening and after he had confessed to the act he was turned loose. C.E. Batton, chief of the Northern Pacific detectives, arrived on the scene and swore out a warrant for the man's arrest. A thorough search of the city has been made by the officers but neither Murray nor Garrett can be located. Information was received by the chief stating that Garrett and Murray had "beat it" out of town and the police of the nearby towns were notified to keep a lookout for the men. Although the men did not get to drink any of the precious fluid that they had taken out of the car, they will have to face a serious charge when arrested. The two kegs taken out of the car were found under the freight house platform and are assigned local parties. UNKNOWN SUICIDE Jumps Into Red River After Goodbye is Said Grand Forks - Bidding goodbye to two boys seated on the banks of the Red River back of the Trepanier residence on Fourth Avenue, an unknown man jumped from a rowboat in midstream and was drowned. Bernie Couch, aged 12, son of Mr. and Mrs. T.J. Couch, 615 Ninth Avenue and Robert Brunskill, 721 Walnut Street were the boys to whom the unknown suicide spoke his last words. They reported the affair to their parents who in turn notified the city and county officials and this morning an effort will be made to raise the body of the suicide. The boys tell stories coinciding with each other. They were in the timber near the river when the man came by them, stepping into a boat at the edge of the river and shoving it out in the water. As the boat reached a point near the middle, the man rose from his place, said his goodbye walking to the end of the boat nearest the middle of the stream and jumped. The boys didn't see him rise again. According to one report given the police authorities, the man had a rock bound with a rope, one end of which was tied about his neck. The boys describe the man as apparently young, smooth faced and fairly well dressed. FLAMES KILL GIRLS Little Girl, Baking Break, Throws Gasoline in Stove Fargo - Three year old Anna Resner and Alma Friesz, 12 years old, who was caring for the younger child and attempting to back bread at the same time, were burned to death in a fire at the Adolph Resner home in New Leipsig, North Dakota. Mrs. Resner had gone to town when the older child attempted to hurry the fire with which she was baking bread by putting gasoline on it. The father was working in his blacksmith shop a few feet away when he heard the explosion. Resner was unable to extinguish the flames and only rescued the burning bodies of his child and that of the Friesz girl after being severely burned. The father will recover. BAD MAN IN PENITENTIARY Dickinson - Deputy Sheriff Frank Moore and two assistants came to the penitentiary with Ed Molen who received a four and a half year sentence at Bowman for horse stealing. Judge Crawford when overland Friday to Bowman, a round trip distance of 140 miles to pass sentence so that the man could be taken to Bismarck at once. Molen escaped from the Bowman jail after the jury had found him guilty a week ago, stole another horse and gave the sheriff a long chase before being recaptured. August 30, 1912 SEEKS HER HUSBAND AT 100 Kittitas Squaw Dresses in Finery to Woo Back Deserting Spouse - Met Him 80 Years Ago Spokane, Washington - A tale of the loyalty of an Indian squaw comes from Ellenburg, where "Old Julia" Hansen, as the whites know her, has donned her finery at 100 and is endeavoring to woo back the husband who has deserted her. She has attracted much attention on the streets as day by day she has sought the runaway. He has not returned to her yet, but she believes that his old love will be reawakened in time. Julia is the last of the chieftainesses of the Sockley tribe of Kittitas Indians. She and her sisters have been well known to the white settlers since the region was first invaded. The three of them once owned more than 1,000 horses and much land, but the property was largely dissipated by the husbands who were unable to withstand white temptations. These derelictions, however, did not shake the loyalty of the squaws. Old Nancy, another of the sisters, for years led her blind husband about with every evidence of devotion, so that they became known as the Darby and Joan of Kittitas Valley. Julia met her husband more than eighty years ago at one of the great counsels of the Kittitas tribe. TO ELECTRIFY A SCHOOLROOM New York Board of Education Will Try Swedish Scheme to Get Extraordinary Results New York - The New York board of education is expected to authorize a trial this fall of a Swedish scheme for electrifying a schoolroom and thereby producing extraordinary results from the pupils. The experiment which has met with some success in Stockholm will be tried on a room in which a class of defective pupils is being taught. The cost for a year's trial will be less than $10,000. The electrificator consists of a series of wires in the walls of the classroom. These wires will be charged with high frequency currents. The plan will be to have two classrooms as nearly alike as possible, one electrified and the other not, each to have the same number of pupils. At the end of a certain period comparisons will be made between the pupils in the electrified room and those in the room not electrified. August 30, 1912 SCHOOL OPENS NEXT MONDAY Principal Rygh Urges All Pupils To Be Present At The Opening Work is already Outlined Athletics and Other School Functions to Receive Consideration The Hansboro Schools will open next Monday, September 1, said Prof. Rygh to a News representative. This should be the opening day for all. Last year some pupils did not enroll on opening day. It is not reasonable to expect a boy or girl that enters school after the other members of the class have a few weeks start to do satisfactory work. Pupils that fail to get the first lesson and get it well have laid the foundation for a failure that can be overcome only by many hours of hard work. It is safe to say that 90 percent of the failures can be traced to this cause. Parents that have the welfare of their children at heart and who has not, cannot afford to put them under such a handicap in the beginning of life. You need the children at home. They will save you a few dollars, but these few dollars are the price you accept for your children's chance of success. The work for all the departments is outlined for the year. All the pupils that were in school last year know the subjects they are going to take this year. We expect to hear every class the second day of school. In the high school the following subjects will be taught: English 1, English 2, German 1, German 2, Algebra, Modern History, Geometry and Biology. In the grades the usual work will be done. Every member of the faculty has had special training and is thoroughly qualified. Athletics and other school functions will receive due consideration. The boys are will have one of the best baseball teams in this section of the state. The girls will have a basketball team and no doubt a good team can be developed. It is also proposed to have a number of entertainments during the winter months. And of course the little folks in the primary and lower grades will be provided with suitable amusements. A heating plant will be installed by the school board before the cold weather sets in and the building will be made thoroughly comfortable for the winter. A number of outside pupils are desirous of entering our school which shows that a good school is a valuable asset to a community. The school conveyances will call for the pupils on Monday morning and every pupil that is going to be enrolled during the ensuing year should be ready to come to school. Parents and friends of education are invited to visit the school. Come when you please, go where you please and stay as long as you please. Your visits will be appreciated and we want to know your opinion of the work being done. There is nothing that helps a school more than to have the parents show an interest in the work being done. This is one place where average school is weak and the parents of pupils should try and make the Hansboro school an exception to the usual rule. Make a special effort during the ensuing school year to make us at least one visit. The Faculty K.A. Rygh, Principal Miss Almeda Weeden, Grammar Department Miss Bertha Brunelle, Intermediate Department Miss Karin Evanson, Primary Department LOCAL NEWS Next Monday is Labor Day and is a legal holiday. The county commissioners will meet the first of next week. Wm. Wilson is having a good-sized granary built on his farm. County Commissioner J.H. Henkel was up from Cando yesterday. C.A. Weeden and daughter, Miss Nellie, were at Devils Lake yesterday. Thos. R. Marston of Minneapolis was in town on Monday looking over the crop conditions. Mesdames McKee and Rygh were the guests of Mrs. Wm. Martin at the Martin farm on Wednesday. J.E. Knight is using a steam tractor in harvesting, cutting his grain and plowing at the same time. Wm. Collinson is taking a short vacation before the Farmers road institute the regular fall freight service. T.J. Pettit of Rock Lake was in town on Monday. Mr. Pettit has purchased the pool room at that place and will run a restaurant and fruit store in connection. Mrs. McDougall has been visiting friends at Cando this week. Miss Marie Smith, a sister of Mrs. N.A. Fritsch, arrived there on Monday from her home in Iowa. Dr. Hamilton occupied the pulpit at the Methodist Church on Sunday evening and delivered a splendid sermon. Miss Bertha Olson, who has been visiting the Weedens, returned to her home at Devils Lake on Thursday morning. Chas. Brown of Vancouver, British Columbia, arrived here on Tuesday and is visiting with friends and relatives in this vicinity. Jack Brooks drove over to Rolette the first of the week and made manifest his abiding faith in North Dakota by purchasing more land. W.I. Miller of Rockford, Illinois, who has been in this vicinity for some little time, looking after his holdings, returned home on Saturday of last week. Ralph Miller fell out of a wagon on Wednesday morning, breaking his left arm. Dr. Hamilton reduced the fracture and the youth is getting along as well as could be expected. John Wilson was on the sick list for a couple of days the first part of the week. D.A. Blackburn is fixing up his office and when complete it will be a "thing of beauty and a joy forever". Miss Nellie Weeden returned yesterday to her home at Normal, Illinois, after a few weeks visit with relatives at this place. Geo. Wilson, Wm. Howard and D.A. Blackburn went to Cando on Monday, where they attended to business, returning Tuesday. The village marshal at Egeland is offering $25 reward for evidence that will lead to the conviction of bootleggers or blind piggers operating in that town. Mrs. W.N. McAneney of Cando, and little grandson, Lyall Menser of Egeland, came up on Saturday's train and visited with L.P. McAneney over Sunday. Capt. John Ford resumed his position with the Farmers railway on Monday, after spending the past couple months running his motor launch at Chautauqua. O.S. Hanson and F.L. Goodman of Grand Forks were in town on Wednesday, looking over the crop prospects in this vicinity. The gentlemen are making a tour of the northern part of the state. Mr. and Mrs. J.R. Wills returned on Wednesday from their trip to Minnesota and South Dakota. Mr. Wills reports threshing as being delayed to a great extent by rainy weather in South Dakota. These are busy days for the best town in northern Towner County. It keeps the train men and the dray men hustling to unload and deliver the immense volume of freight that is being shipped in. Fred Bacon, representing P.J. Downs of Minneapolis who handles the Rambler automobile and his brother, Wm. Bacon and J.D. Williams of Cando were in town on Tuesday. The Misses Anderson, who have been visiting with their brother at this place for the past three weeks left yesterday morning for Portland this state where they will teach during the ensuing school year. Jas. Brown had quite an exciting time on Friday evening of last week while lighting the gasoline lights in the hardware store. It seems he permitted too much gasoline to get into the generator and when he applied a light to it, there was something doing. As a result he had his hair singed and his face was slightly scorched. Nothing serious however. A merry party of young folks enjoyed themselves on Sunday by taking an outing in the grove at the F.H. Fernyhough place. Boating and other amusements were indulged in and a splendid lunch was served by the ladies. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. W.J. Wills, Hannah Holden, Edith and Edna Wilson and Miss Hildebrandt, Claire Wills, Howard Geary and A.E. Buffam. Miss Edith Wilson has accepted a position as saleslady in the G.A. Olson store. Jos. Kurth, the Starkweather butcher, is in this vicinity buying beef cattle. Geo Laing has been engaged by the school board to perform the duties to janitor in the public school. Chris Olson is busy getting his threshing rig ready for the fall run and expects to be at work as soon as the weather is fit. Hugh Lymburn drove his auto over to Hannah on Saturday night where he met Mrs. Lymburn who had been visiting friends at Inkster. Miss Edith Jolliffe of Rolla passed through town on Wednesday on her way home from Starkweather where she had been the guest of the W.J. Rainboths. The VanOrder * Sande store was fitted out with a new plate glass front last week. The glass for the windows in the Blackburn store was too small and had to be returned. Miss Karin Evanson of Northwood and Miss Bertha Brunelle of Valley City are expected to arrive in town tomorrow and will take up their duties in the public school on Monday.