Towner County, ND, Hansboro News published between September 1, 1915 and October 31, 1915 ************************************************************************ 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. http://www.usgwarchives.net/nd/ndfiles.htm ************************************************************************ The following news items and articles are all transcribed from the Hansboro News newspaper. The items included in this file were published between September 1, 1915 and October 31, 1915. 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. North Dakota State Historical Society microfilm numbers 09492 Transcribed August, 2000 by: Mary Lindbo, mjlindbo@msn.com (c)2000 Mary Lindbo September 3, 1915 MIND IS UNBALANCED Cal Hoover, a young farmer who has been living with his mother on a farm east of Rock Lake has become mentally unbalanced, his delusion seeming to be that someone is trying to beat him out of his money. Thinking a change might benefit him, his brother-in-law, Geo. Heller, took him to the home of another sister in Minneapolis. While there young Hoover became so violent that it was deemed unwise to try and keep him and his two brothers-in-law started to bring him back to Dakota to place him in the asylum. At Larimore he broke away and succeeded in eluding his attendants, finally getting back himself by auto to Rock Lake. There he was again taken in charge and Tuesday evening was brought by Mr. Edly Rimel and a helper to Cando and placed in the county jail to wait until an officer from the state asylum at Jamestown arrives to convey him to that place. Sheriff Taylor had gone to Lakota to assist in the capture, but being advised of his detention here, returned Wednesday morning. ROCK LAKE RIPPLES Tom Elsberry has a new Overland. Edith Mills was reported on the sick list several days this week. Mrs. Oscar Moore left Thursday for a short stay at her father's home near Fairdale, North Dakota. Retta Rader arrived Thursday for a short visit at the Birkman girls "bachelor quarters". Miss Blanche Lichty has a new bike, which she has succeeded in getting well under control at this writing. Mrs. Roy Price arrived in our village Wednesday from her home in Montana and will visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Henle. Venice Briggs, Bertha Myers and Mrs. Kennedy were guests at the home of Mrs. Dr. Balfour for supper Monday. Ralph and Orlando Krieger of Devils Lake have been visiting at their brother's home here for the past week. Orlando returned to Devils Lake Wednesday. Miss Bertha Myers returned to her home at Lakota Wednesday from a visit at the J. M. Kennedy home here. Mrs. Kennedy accompanied her to Devils Lake returning Thursday. Mrs. Molly Kidder narrowly escaped being trampled to death last week when a team of horses she was driving became unmanageable and she was thrown to the ground. She received several slight injuries but has now recovered. Several of our Rock Lake farm hands made their usual return to our village for the threshing season. Among them are Geo. Dodlin, Tony Jones, Frank Lewko and Elmer Bell. We congratulate ourselves upon the "no place like home' qualities of our good old North Dakota. Miss Lulu Pikkarainen returned to Rock Lake Wednesday. Mrs. P. H. Reedy of Cando is a guest at the Roy Lean home. A new chimney has been erected on our Rock Lake depot this week. Geo. Blose of Cando was a business visitor in our village Wednesday. A baby girl arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Leech Thursday, September 2. Mrs. Fred Lindsay returned Monday from a short visit with friends at Devils Lake. Mrs. Leech from Illinois is visiting this week at the home of her son near Brumbaugh. The Misses Vernona and Zerline Lichty, daughters of E. B. Lichty of Zion are guests at the Joe Lichty home. Andrew Girard and family of Bisbee stopped for a short visit at the Geo. Mateer home on their way their way through our village Saturday. Mrs. Harry Stout and little son departed this week for Elsworth, Wisconsin, where they will visit with her parents until the threshing season is over. Mrs. Thompkins and children spent Saturday at Egeland. The children will remain with their grandparents until Mrs. Tompkins returns from cooking on Dave Brindlle's car. Miss Shaddie Lindsay and friends autoed to Egeland Thursday, from whence she will take the train to her home in Canada, having been a guest at the John Lindsay home for some time. The death of the little son of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Leonard occurred last Wednesday night, the cause being summer complaint. The little child was only 2 years old. Funeral services were held Friday afternoon. Our community extends its sympathy to the grief stricken family in their bereavement. John Forrest of Cando was a business visitor in our city this week. Jack Kelly of Bisbee was a business visitor in this city Wednesday. Miss Velma Eller spent Friday with her sister Mrs. Hubert Landeen of Crocus. Our janitor, John Lines announces the school house ready for inspection, schoolmarms and children. J. H. Rutt returned to our city Thursday and will oversee the harvest and threshing on his brother's farm. Lish Elsberry is now one of our automobile owners. He has recently purchased a Kissel Kar from Bob Madeford. Owing to lack of space we are able to print only half our regular item this week. It follows: One brother of A. H. Booths arrived in our village this week to help with the threshing of our North Dakota grain. His name is Dave. Our Rock Lake country did not escape the frosts of last week as of the gardens have been entirely destroyed. Tomatoes, cucumbers, beans and corn are no more. Owing to previous set backs during the cold periods they were in a rather unpromising condition, so the loss is not so great. Now that some of our grain is cut and threshed it is reported that an ordinarily good crop has been the result, Archie Sibley says that if every farmer could raise wheat like his they could soon all afford a Ford at least. From three acres he obtained 104 bushels - 35 bushels to the acre. But we'll put you wise and suggest that perhaps only three acres produced these abundant kernels and also we have proof that the same prolific acres brought forth spuds last year. Miss Nellie Johnson met with a serious accident last week which resulted in a broken leg. She had taken dinner to her husband and some hired men working in the harvest field, and the party had prepared to eat in the left of an old barn, when the floor gave way beneath them. Everyone fell through but luckily no one was injured except Mrs. Johnson. She was immediately taken to the Calvin hospital but has returned and is now reported as doing nicely. School will open on Monday, September 13. The classes will be organized and lessons assigned on Monday. The regular class work will begin on Tuesday. It is urgently desired that all students enter on the first day and continue throughout the entire year. The usual beginners class will be organized in the primary room. If there are any parents who have children that will be six years old before January first it is desired that they enter them at the beginning of the year rather than in the middle of the year. High school work will be offered to all those who desire it. We desire the hearty cooperation of all parents and patrons in the matter of attendance and we want you to feel free to visit us at any time that you have the time. W. A. Kern, Principal. LOCAL NEWS N. W. Hawkinson of Rock Lake was a business visitor in our city Thursday. Alexandria Libberman of Devils Lake is visiting with his Uncle Ike Edelman this week. Yesterday was the hottest day we have had this year, the thermometers registered 96 in the shade. The regular fall freight train was put on the Farmers Line Monday to assist in the movement of the grain. The Misses Alice and Amy Maurer of Starkweather came up Wednesday evening for a short visit with the little Olson girls. Ed Jones and Ruth Disher spent Sunday at Fish Lake. I. Edellman was a business visitor at Starkweather Wednesday last. The Hansboro State Bank purchased a new Ford touring car from Carl Berg of Perth last week. Monday is Labor Day. We are sure that most everyone in this vicinity will labor to the tune of a threshing machine. Phenomenal wheat yields are being reported from almost every section of the state. The average is going to be much higher than has been reported in years. Farmers think that if the frosts get the corn this year it won't be getting much. It is probable that in some sections of the state the crop can be made. Thursday evening a new street light appeared on the streets of Hansboro in front of the Palace Billiard Hall and gave a most beautiful light. We would like to see more of them in our city, they do not cost a great deal and add greatly to the appearance of the town. North Dakotans are thankful that their state is so far from the European front and the Mexican border. Frank Beckett returned to Hansboro Tuesday evening after an absence of some time. A. B. Converse arrived last week from Cresco, Iowa and will assist at the Hansboro State Bank during the fall. It may be that the state will have to build an addition to the state pen to accommodate the convicted gun toters. We wish to mention that Dr. and Mrs. Hamilton were among those who went to Cando last Sunday to attend the funeral of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Dick's little son. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. M. Lawler and Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Leftwich attended the funeral of the little son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Dick at Cando last Sunday. Most every threshing rig in this section has started up and the weather has been ideal so far for the threshing of our bountiful crops. The owners of the machines are reporting a good yield on most every field threshed. Register of Deeds, Dan Fraker of Cando was a business visitor in our city last Tuesday. The News acknowledges a very pleasant call. Mr. Fraker, though this being his first term of office is classed as one of the most efficient officers and has discharged his duties with the greatest of satisfaction, which only a man of ability can do. Geo. Williams returned Wednesday evening from an extended trip in the west, taking in the Panama-Pacific Exposition and visiting with relatives. We are glad to welcome George home again as he has been missed considerably by his many friends, and we hope that he will see and feel that old North Dakota is good enough for him. Welcome home, George. The kids will soon be listening for the first school bell and then the second. School starts two weeks from Monday. Dr. and Mrs. J. S. Hamilton and daughter Isabel, Mrs. F. H. Murdick and daughter Velma were Cartwright visitors Thursday. Capt. John Ford is again at the throttle on the passenger train having taken up his duties Monday after spending the summer months at Devils Lake. F. H. Knight of Alexandria, Louisiana arrived here last Friday evening and will look after the harvesting and threshing of his crop interests at this place. Miss Clara and Adolph Pederson arrived here from Mildred, Minnesota, Tuesday evening and will visit for some time at the home of their sister, Mrs. Carl Whiting. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Craig, brother and sister-in-law of Mrs. Wm. Disher accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Leman Iden, of Burdon, Indiana, are visiting here for a short time while on their way to the Panama-Pacific Exposition. From reports they are quite taken with North Dakota and think it one of the finest countries. Agricultural college officials state that the farmer who can get part of his fields plowed early has done a lot to get his land in shape for a good crop next year. There are many farmers who start the plows when they start the binders, moving the grain shocks over onto the plowed land. Fields handled this way get almost as much benefit from the season as if they had been summer fallowed. The fore-handed farmer will stack at least a part of his grain, to have a setting near the barns where he can utilize the straw for his stock during the winter and then plow the fields from which the grain has been removed. Marquis Cox returned from Rochester, Minnesota, Wednesday evening where he has been for some time at the Mayo Hospital undergoing an operation on one of his legs. Last fall he was kicked by a horse and had the bone set by a doctor in Canada and the member refused to heal, on going to Rochester the doctors at that place cut a part of the bone out and turned it end for end and the limb is now healed fine. Another piece of the wonderful Mayo doctors work. A new ruling of the post office department went into effect Wednesday whereby the rate of insuring of parcel post packages can be insured at a lower rate. Viz: Parcels covered by a 3 cent fee can be insured up to a value of $5, by a 5 cent fee up to $25, by a 10 cent fee up to $50, by a 25 cent fee up to $100. With this new rate any valuable packages can be sent through the mail with insurance at a very low rate and the post office department urges the patrons to take advantages of this insurance when sending valuable parcels. A Minnesota editor that may have visited the Pacific coast lets go the following: The California man gets up at the alarm of a Connecticut clock, buttons his Chicago suspenders on Detroit overalls, washes his face with Cincinnati soap in a Pennsylvania pan, sits down to a Grand Rapids table, eats Kansas City meat with Minnesota flour, cooked with Indiana lard on a St. Louis stove, puts a New York bridle on a Wyoming bronco, fed with Iowa corn, plows a five-acre farm covered by an Ohio mortgage, with a Chattanooga plow, when bed time comes he reads a chapter from a Bible printed in Boston, says a prayer written in Jerusalem, crawls under a blanket made in New Jersey, only to be kept awake by sand fleas, the only home product on his place. Two thousand dollars will be given away at the exposition of agriculture at Bismarck, October 4 to 16 inclusive. Many farmers in every county of the state are at the present time preparing exhibits as busy as they are, with their individual harvests. All classes and kinds of grains and grasses will be exhibited not alone in the expectancy of winning one of the prizes, but because each farmer is proud and he can justly be proud, of his harvest this year. North Dakota is a great state but it has been many years since the abundant harvest has visited it as it has this year. The premium lists for the exposition will be out soon, and they will be mailed broadcast throughout the state. Let every farmer interested in the advertising of the state make an exhibit of his year's successful work at this time. ARMOURDALE ITEMS Henry Juntunen was a Rock Lake visitor Monday. L. Hendrickson was a business caller in Rolla last Saturday. Most of the threshing rigs in this vicinity have started on their fall run. Werner Anderson who has been on the sick list for some time is up and around again. Frank Keegan of New Ulm, Minnesota, arrived in this vicinity for a short visit and to look after his crop. The Armourdale school will open on September 7 with Miss Jessie Laird and Edgar Boyed as teachers. September 10, 1915 WHIP APPLIED TO WOULD-BE ROBBERS AT DEVILS LAKE Devils Lake, North Dakota, September 6 - Applying the whip to the team and robbers, Frank Tracey, leading business man, defeated a couple of would be holdup men last night near the city. Tracey was driving to a farm accompanied by his wife. A holdup in the railway yards and robbery of a farm north of the city complete the Sunday activities of law breakers. NO CLUE TO MURDER AT MINOT Minot, North Dakota, September 4 - An inquest on the body of the man who was murdered and thrown from a Soo train near Logan was held at the undertaking parlors of J. W. Rowan by Coroner Dow. The coroner made an exhaustive investigation, seeking out every possible line of evidence in the hope of being able to fix the crime on the right perpetrators and more especially of locating those who were guilty and giving them a quantity of the brand of justice that is being so successfully handed out to the bandits and thugs who are trying to operate around Minot. But nothing could be learned as to the criminals nor the place at which the crime was committed. The evidence disclosed little that was not stated in the first reports of the case. The jury gave careful attention to everything that was thought to shed any light on the matter. But beyond the fact that the body was found by the side of the Soo, that it had been thrown from a moving train by two men who took the body by the shoulder and leg on either side and lunged it from the door of a box car, that the victim's skull had been fractured by a blow from a club or similar instrument and that robbery was the motive for the crime, they were unable to add anything to the case in the way of information. The witnesses examined included the police officials who knew anything of the matter, the members of the train crew who discovered the body and the physician who made the post-mortem examination to determine the cause of death. The police officials who were examined were Chief Dougherty and Policeman O'Dell and Reed. Dr. Mykelstad testified as to the cause of death from a professional standpoint. The other witnesses were A. J. Perkins, James Kras and Harvey Smith. The coroner's jury, which was composed of Knute T. Hagan, William A. Holt and H. H. Downing rendered a formal verdict as follows: "We, the jury impaneled to investigate the cause of death of the deceased, find that Oscar Berg was found lying dead on the north side of the Soo track about two miles west of Logan, North Dakota, on the first day of September 1915. "We, the jury, find that Oscar Berg met with foul play and was thrown from a moving train by parties unknown, according to the evidence given. " The name is not certain, though it is believed to be that of the dead man. Some papers found on the body indicate membership in the Moose, but telegrams sent to the lodge have failed to bring any response, so that this is evidently an extraneous matter. Other telegrams intended to get a line on the identity of the dead man have resulted in failure. The body was buried in the potter's field. YOUNG MAN GETS TWO YEARS Grand Forks, North Dakota, September 6 - Two prisoners pleaded guilty in district court and were sentenced, and another pleaded guilty but sentence was delayed. Joe Miller, who was arrested at McCanna a short time ago for selling liquor, acknowledged the crime and was sentenced to 90 days in the county jail and to pay a fine of $200. In default of payment, he must spend 100 additional days in jail. John Jobe, a youth of 19 years, pleaded guilty to a change of robbery and was sentenced to two years in the state prison. He admitted robbing Walter Zabrzeski of fifteen dollars. Homer Hart pleaded guilty to a charge of grand larceny but the court delayed sentence until Monday morning. Hart was implicated with John Arnot who is now in the state prison, in framing up a robbery at the Palace Hotel, where he was employed as clerk. ROCK LAKE RIPPLES Mr. and Mrs. Balfour of Hannah visited in our village Monday. Auctioneer Jim Brittin formerly of this place was in town Friday. Azel Elsberry was the guest of Curtis and Sib Mateer a few days this week. Milt Eller arrived in our village Monday for a visit with friends and relatives. Our minister, Rev. Dingle of Devils Lake was a guest at the Henry Eller home over Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Curt Harris and children are visiting at the D. I. Brindle home for a few days. The Claude Elsberry family have returned to our village from their summers sojourn at Fish Lake. Bernice Elsberry returned Thursday from a few days visit with her cousin Mrs. H. Landeen of Crocus. Dora Elsberry spent Sunday at the home of her parents returning to Devils Lake Monday to attend school which opens here Tuesday. Ora Arnold took advantage of the hunting season Wednesday. We hear a lady friend accompanied him but suppose this must be a mistake. Our mail carrier, Mr. Dayton is spending his annual two weeks leave of absence in the threshing field. Mrs. Will O'Brien is discharging his duties during his absence. Selma says it's a wonder Charley doesn't possess wings by this time. What! We didn't know Chas. Was angelically inclined. No, no kind friends he participated in a chicken dinner at Lish Elsberry's Sunday. S. W. King and S. C. Anderson who are working in the interests of a picture company have been touring our country for the past two weeks photographing suitable farms and buildings. We wish to remind our readers that we have a goodly number of farm homes that are worth "shooting". No threshing Monday or Wednesday in our vicinity on account of rains. We believe that our populace can be rightly compared with frogs as the rain seems to bring them out. Our city streets are thronged with pedestrians, teams, automobiles and Fords these rainy days. Even our most generous and gracious citizen Ed Hoff is complaining of not having elbow room in our streets of late. Ole Olson, manager of the Pasha elevator, sustained serious injuries Monday last when he fell from a height of about 45 feet to the ground. He was raising himself to the top of the elevator by a platform drawn by ropes, when one of the ropes broke and he fell to the floor, landing on his feet only by grasping another rope as he fell. His hands were painfully burned by the rope and his ankles sprained badly. He was provided with crutches and taken in to the doctor. Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Brooks and daughter, Mrs. Tracy and husband and child arrived in our village Tuesday, having traveled by auto from Nashua, Iowa. They will visit at the homes of Mrs. Brooks' sister, Mrs. A. E. Sibley and Mrs. Wm. Brunnemeyer for a few weeks and also attend to business interests which Mr. Brooks has here. Mrs. Tracy was formerly Delia Brooks and has a host of friends which will be delighted to welcome her and her companions back to Rock Lake for a short stay. A unique little party took place a the Mateer home Monday evening out of doors, under the glow of colored lanterns. Curtis' thirteenth birthday being the occasion. The little guests popped corn over a large bonfire and enjoyed themselves immensely. In the midst of their frolic a neighborly colored lady appeared and proceeded to entertain them by dancing around their camp fire to the tune of the graphaphone. But the dance that was executed did not prove to be a good old African jig, but an entirely Scottish affair. The Highland Fling and others were rendered to perfection. This specimen of African femininity seems to have been imported from Scotland. The boys derived much enjoyment from her (?) antics, nevertheless. A good many years ago, when a boy was whipped at school, he received another whipping when he went home, but in these days the father and mother wipe his tears away and go and whip the teacher. Immigration was almost at a standstill for the fiscal year ended June 30. There was a net gain of only 48,000. There are many who believe that when the war in Europe is over there will be a heavy immigration from Europe by those who want to escape burdens which it will leave and those who will no longer care to live in countries which are ready to fight at the drop of the hat. On the other hand, other experts say that there will be no immigration from Europe for many years. These say that, the war being over, there will be much work to be done in rebuilding, that wages will be higher as the men will be fewer and that the tendency may be for an immigration from the United States. When it comes to the field of prophecy, one can get about anything he likes. Balfour Messenger LOCAL NEWS D. B. McDonald went to Grand Forks last Saturday where he spent Sunday with his father at that place returning Monday evening. T. J. Clifford of St. John was a business visitor in our city last Saturday. Mrs. Wm. Nichli was among the passengers to Devils Lake Monday morning. The Misses Hosivene and Larson, teachers of the Picton School were visitors at Devils Lake from Saturday until Monday. Mr. Burton Burley, daughter-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. A. Y. Burley of this place, who lives near St. John is reported very ill. Mrs. C. C. Parsons arrived last Saturday from Helena, Montana and will visit at the home of her Uncle S. L. Phillips for the next three weeks. Miss Mabel Evenson who has been visiting at the home of her sister, Mrs. E. M. Fessenden for the past three weeks returned to her home at Northwood, North Dakota last Saturday. Hunters should be very careful about fires in the vicinity of the wheat fields. The fields are very dry and the shocks thick and stubble rank. It will be very east to start a costly fire. W. T. Moselley and W. T. Schubert, the latter a nephew of B. L. Thomas, came up from Cando Monday evening and were guests at the Thomas home at the opening of the hunting season. Mr. Clifford returned from his eastern trip Friday evening and Mrs. Clifford and children cam home fro Hansboro where they had been visiting, the same day. St. John Leader Last Sunday we were visited with a very nice rain. Although it forced the threshers to discontinue work until Tuesday morning, they claim that it will make the grain thresh much easier. Miss Agnes McKee of Devils Lake arrived Wednesday evening and has accepted a position as stenographer with the Hansboro State Bank. She is the sister of Engineer Howard McKee of the Farmers Line. Miss Myrtle Weeden left today for Carpio, North Dakota where she has accepted a position as teacher at that place. She will have a nine month term. Mrs. I. Edelman was among the passengers to Devils Lake Thursday morning where she will spend the weekend visiting with friends and relatives. Miss Gladys Blackburn went to Devils Lake Thursday morning where she will have dental work done. She will return Saturday evening. Fargo was the scene of one of the most boldest robberies in the history of the city. A hold-up artist robbed the Waldorf drug store in daylight. Deputy Sheriff, Blaine McAneney spent a few days this week visiting at the home of his brother, L. P. McAneney of this place and incidentally doing a little hunting. The hunters report very few chickens this year. Whether they were drowned out by the June rains or burned it is hard to tell and those who go out come home very much disappointed. Mr. and Mrs. L. P. McAneney and Velma Murdick autoed to Fish Lake Monday afternoon returning in the evening. Mr. Murdick accompanied them as far as his farm near St. John. L. P. McAneney purchased a five passenger Overland touring car from T. J. Clifford of St. John last Saturday. We expect to soon see an "Excuse Our Dust" pennant decorating the rear of said automobile. Mrs. W. J. Wills returned home Wednesday evening from a five week visit with her parents at Larimore. Mrs. Wills says she is glad to get back to Hansboro and also reports that her father has one of the best crops he has had for years, his wheat averaging about 40 bushels per acre. Mrs. Earl and little son of Winnipeg arrived Wednesday and will visit for some time with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Brown of this place. Her mother, Mrs. Brown and sister Stella met her at Cartwright, making the trip by auto. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. McLaughlin and daughter Miss Elizabeth of Starkweather came up Monday evening and were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Thomas. Mr. McLaughlin is an enthusiastic hunter and came here for the opening of the season. They returned home Wednesday morning. Threshing was again delayed Tuesday by a heavy rain. We understand that there was numerous hunters that were caught in the rain and came home drenched to the hide. The threshers claim that if the weather is favorable we will hear the hum of the machines again in a few days. ARMOURDALE ITEMS Otto Pikkarainen returned Friday from a trip to Duluth, Minnesota. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lawrence were Rolla visitors Monday. Jacob Leiding was taken suddenly ill on Wednesday last with an attack of appendicitis. Mr. and Mrs. Bateson and Gladys Armour of Rolla were Armourdale visitors on Sunday. Mr. Lawrence of Hansboro is spending a few days at the Frank Lawrence home enjoying hunting. Lulu Pikkarainen returned Wednesday from a visit in Minnesota and began a term of school at Elsberry, Tuesday, September 7. September 24, 1915 NEAR DEATH IN AUTO ACCIDENT Bowman Citizen - Dr. and Mrs. Mark Mizener of Bowman, narrowly escaped death or serious injury when their Ford runabout, which the doctor was driving, hit a large rock, obscured by weeds in the center of a seldom traveled road, while driving north of town Friday. The Doctor and Mrs. Mizener were out on a professional call and were traveling on a cross trail about eight miles north of town, near the Claud Brooks' place. They were traveling at about 25 miles an hour when they hit the rock which stood squarely in the center of the trail but which was obscured from view by the tall grass and weeds. Mrs. Mizener was thrown out of the car, turning a complete somersault before hitting the ground. The doctor was thrown across the steering wheel, landing with his nose across the top of the windshield. Jingo, the doctor's fox terrier, was thrown a distance of several yards. Mrs. Mizener was bruised and severely shaken up but fortunately no bones were broken. The doctor will carry a remembrance of the accident for some time to come in the form of a badly scratched and bruised nose. Jingo, it might be added, escaped without a scratch. The car did not escape so fortunately as did its occupants. The force of the collision may be judged when it is learned that the rock weighed several hundred pounds and was imbedded from eight to ten inches in the ground. The car struck with such force that the rock was moved from its position although it was imbedded firmly enough to stop the car within three feet. As far as the working parts of the car are concerned it was practically a total wreck, everything from the radiator to the rear axle being broken or twisted. "Doc" will buy a new car and is glad that it was only the Ford which was severely injured. WOMAN TAKES OWN LIFE BY HANGING Crosby, North Dakota - Mrs. Fred Schaffer who resided with her husband and family on a farm a few miles southwest of Plumer and about twenty-two miles south of Crosby, committed suicide by hanging. She had been ill and during the night was in a delirious condition and it is thought the act was committed while she was temporarily insane. Two daughters were in the house a few minutes before the suicide, preparing the afternoon lunch for the men in the field and their mother was asleep in her room. The girls took the lunch to the men in the field and on their return found the lifeless body hanging from a rope in the barn. Coroner Morrison of this city immediately notified of the suicide, and from the facts learned, deemed an inquest unnecessary. The deceased was 52 years of age and leave a husband and several grown children to mourn her loss. ROCK LAKE RIPPLES Geo. Blose of Cando is a frequent visitor in our village theses days. Mr. and Mrs. Madeford were passengers to Devils Lake Wednesday. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Foley September 20, a baby girl. Mr. Fielder transacted business in Devils Lake Monday and Tuesday of this week. Mrs. Pete Mooney and children are spending a few weeks at the T. E. Clouse home. John Forrest has been spending several days in our village of late overseeing the threshing on his farm. Mrs. Van Husen left Saturday for her home in Omaha, Nebraska after a short visit at the home of her father, Geo. Maxwell. Three auto loads of Brunnemeyer and Sibley families spent last Wednesday at the enjoyable resorts of Rock Lake, Canada. Rev Locklin of Grand Forks had been engaged to deliver a sermon in our city Sunday last but for some reason was unable to arrive. Two Catholic sisters from Devils Lake have been canvassing our village and vicinity the last few days in the interest of the hospital there. Jim Murdock of Minnesota has been visiting at the home of his sister, Mrs. Burnett for some time and attending the threshing of his crop. Mrs. Earl Ellis and daughter of Starkweather visited the past week at the M. J. Borgerson home. Mrs. Ellis was formerly Miss Haig and at one time teacher in our school. Bob Gall arrived from the mountains this week with a large drove of sheep which he has been tending for Nels Hawkinson during the summer. His daughter Chrissy accompanied him and will visit at the Jack Gall home a short time. Oscar Moore is building a chimney for his own use this week. The I. O. O. F. lodge met Wednesday, September 15, in the town hall. E. E. Brooks is doing some repairing on his property, the Janke residence, this week. Mrs. Fred Lindsay and Miss Bellingham were guests at the Lindsay cook car Sunday last. Harry Lord and Cal Lapham of Cando accompanied by their wives made a short stop in our city Friday. Rock Lake farmers have had several steady threshing days this weekend are beginning to get pretty well threshed out. Many harvest hands are complaining of sore eyes from the abundance of dust and weed seed which is hurled around by our North Dakota gales. Byron Barker returned to Grand Forks this week after a short visit with his parents Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Barker. He attended high school at New Rockford and will not enter the University of Grand Forks. Mrs. Tom Wildish and Mrs. Tracy came down from Elsberry Wednesday for a visit in our city. Mrs. Tracy has been spending the past few days as guest at the Wildish home there, the two having been chums from girlhood. A foxy four-horse team got badly tangled up in their harness on our village thoroughfare this week and threatened to result in a serious calamity but for the heroic assistance of some of our Rock Lake braves. Charlie Canfield of Cando was a business visitor in Rock Lake several days this week. Mrs. Henry Eller returned home Wednesday from a short visit with her daughter Mrs. Landeen of Crocus. Another enjoyable little party took place in our village Sunday at the Sam Keeney home, when a jolly bunch of boys assembled to celebrate Loren's tenth birthday. They spent the afternoon in boyish frolic and dined on ice cream and cake before departing. Rock Lake's alright. She has scratched and labored hard in the few years since she was "hatched". Her streets are daily thronged with teams and buzz-wagons. Business is lively there. Her population is increasing as Andrew Foley will admit and a show is billed for next Wednesday. Don't be a self-seeker - Push! LOCAL NEWS Mrs. Geo. Wilson is reported on the sick list. Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Thomas were Rolla visitors Sunday last. J. J. White of Rock Lake has made several trips to our city this week. W. J. Wills went to Larimore Tuesday morning returning home Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Wiseman of Cartwright were visitors in our city last Saturday. T. J. Clifford and Lee Gibbons of St. John were callers in our city Wednesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis, Mike Lawler and Dad Wilson were callers at Rolla last Sunday. Mrs. Miller of Houston, Texas was making the rounds selling Stodards Lecturers Saturday. B. L. Thomas is limping around these days as a result of having his big Belgium mare step on his foot. Miss Ruth Brown was among the passengers to Devils Lake last Saturday returning on the evening train. W. C. Conroy of Sarles, Supt. of the John D. Gruber Lumber Co. was a business caller in our city Thursday. D. B. McDonald was a business visitor in Devils Lake last Saturday returning Monday. He made the trip by auto. Contractor Geo. Zinnicker of Starkweather was in our city the forepart of the week repairing the bonded elevator. Mrs. Geo. Walker was reported on the sick list this week. We are glad to report that at this writing she is improving nicely. Rolla was represented in our city last Sunday by Mr. and Mrs. Warren Wilson and family who were visitors at the Lawler home. C. A. Weeden, C. E. Blackorby and the Misses Aletha Weeden and Lillian Brightbill autoed to Perth Wednesday returning the same day. Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Converse and children, Miss Lillian Brightbill and T. E. McMillen autoed to Perth last Tuesday returning the same day. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Lewis of Woodstock, Ontario, Canada were visitors at the Mike Lawler home Friday last. They returned to their home Monday. Mrs. Everett Lawler was under the care of Dr. Hamilton the latter part of last week. We are glad to report that she is now able to be out and around again. Mrs. John Ford came up from Devils Lake last Saturday and was a Sunday guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Weeden. She returned to Devils Lake Monday morning. Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Locklin of Grand Forks were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Mike Lawler last Sunday. Mr. Locklin was formerly pastor of the Methodist Church at this place about eleven years ago. Mrs. Antone Miller and children, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Littke, came over from Sarles and will attend the duties of housekeeping during the absence of Mrs. Littke who is cooking on a cook car this fall. Mrs. A. B. Converse and sister Miss Lillian Brightbill arrived here last Friday from Cando where Mrs. Converse has been visiting with her parents for some time while Mr. Converse has been assisting in the Hansboro State Bank at this place. They have taken up their abode in the C. E. Blackorby residence. John Pound, formerly of this place but now located at Atlee, Alberta, Canada arrived here last Monday and will visit for some time and also look after the threshing interests which he has here. Mr. Pound reports very fine crops in his section of the Canadian country. During his stay here he will be the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Mike Lawler. Joseph Agarand had the misfortune to have his threshing machine laid up the first part of the week on account of having a breakdown on the engine. We understand that he has bought a International gas engine and as soon as some repairs reach here he will again start his machine. It seems rather hard luck to have a machine break down just when we are having the finest kind of threshing weather. When Joe Carlson untied his horse in front of the G. A. Olson store Thursday, the animal became frightened and ran away. Mr. Carlson who had just got into the buggy was thrown out as the horse turned the corner at the Bank of Hansboro. It was luck that he was not seriously injured as he was thrown to the hard street, but escaped with just a little shaking up. The horse broke away from the buggy at the blacksmith shop and was caught by some of the heroes of the city. While Mr. Carlson escaped with no injuries to speak of his buggy did not get away so lucky, the seat was broken off, springs and fills broken and in fact, almost every part was wrecked. Mr. Carlson is unable to state what caused the horse to become so frightened. COMING TO HANSBORO Manager Grimes of the Hansboro Opera House reports that he has secured a date with Powell's Electric Show for a three night stand which beings Thursday evening September 30. It will be remembered that Mr. Powell was here last summer with an electric show which was billed as the Adams Electric show and we do not hesitate to say it was one of the best moving picture shows that has ever come to Hansboro. We wish to state that Mr. Powell bought out Mr. Adams shortly after leaving here and has since been running it under the name above-mentioned and the show is now considered one of the best on the road. Every place Mr. Powell has put on his show the papers state that he always gives the best of satisfaction and the managers of the different opera houses are always anxious to get a return date which points out that he must deliver the goods. Mr. Powell also states that he will give a dance after each show and will endeavor to please all who wish to stay and dance. It is with regret that he reports that he has been unable to obtain more musicians for his dance orchestra before coming here, but this he was unable to do. But nevertheless he will do as well as when here before. It is not often that we are treated with a show like this and we would like to see a good turnout and give Mr. Powell the support he deserves so he will feel justified in putting Hansboro on his regular route. October 1, 1915 ENDERLIN MAN ACCIDENTALLY SHOT Sheldon, North Dakota - While out hunting south of that place, Anton Brazda, a shoemaker of Enderlin, was accidentally shot in the neck and side of the face by a gun he was carrying, one shot severing the jugular vein and causing his death within a short time. Brazda with two other men was riding in a single carriage and according to one of theses, the man got into the buggy with his gun cocked and had reached down to lower the hammer when his thumb slipped discharging the weapon. The whole side of his face was torn away and he bled to death before medical aid could reach him. WILD MAN CAUSES EXCITEMENT Wahpeton, North Dakota - A wild man, probably demented, has been causing considerable excitement on both sides of the river in this section of the country of late and so far the officers of either side have been unable to catch him or even find out who he is. He has appeared running at large entirely nude; his first appearance being near the William Lehman home north of Breckenridge on the Minnesota side of the river. Lehman saw the man near the house early in the morning and set the dogs on him but he suddenly disappeared. Since then he has been seen a number of times, once appearing before a number of women of Breckenridge who were out walking near the Brandon farm and frightening them badly by his actions. So far there is not the least clue as to who the man is, but the general belief is that it is some demented person. BIG BOOM IN STOCK SHIPMENT IN WEST Mandan, North Dakota - Cattle shipping has taken a big jump in western North Dakota in the past two weeks. Killdeer farmers and ranchers have shipped thirty-two cars in ten days and Shields and Fort Yates shippers have sent two solid cattle trains to market. Seaman & Partridge of Mandan and Dickinson are shipping several hundred horses to eastern markets. These were purchased for the French army. Mandan shippers are sending many cars of cattle and sheep to market every week. FARMER IS SERIOUSLY HURT BY CORN BINDER Sheldon, North Dakota - Tony Chigas, engaged in farming with his brother-in-law Frank Leist, met with a serious and what might have terminated in a fatal accident, while operating a corn binder at the Leist farm near the Soo crossing. Tony had just started in that morning in harvesting the corn crop and the binder appeared to be not working well. While he was down in front of the machine, some hunters at a nearby slough shot several times in rapid succession which frightened the team and caused them to start up suddenly and run. Tony was in such a position that he was caught on the guards and dragged for nearly forty rods before the team finally stopped. The sharp points penetrated the fleshy part of his left hip to the bone. EDWARD JONES KILLED AT GARSKE A shadow of gloom was cast over our little city of Hansboro when the sad news flashed over the wires telling of the death of Conductor Edward Jones who for years past has brought the Farmers Line train safely to Hansboro. Conductor Jones left Tuesday morning on his usual run and said goodbye to a number of his friends who were at the depot when the train pulled out, little did they think that it was to be the last time they were to see him alive. He left with his usual smile and no doubt had some errand on his mind to perform for some one as that was most always the case when he left each morning on his run to Devils Lake and return. When the news reached Hansboro that he had met with an accident at Garske and was instantly killed everyone in the little city was stunned - could it be possible that the news was correct - how did it happen? Was the question asked - could it be true that he who was held in such high esteem had met with a fatal accident. Hundreds of his many friends went to Devils Lake to attend the funeral services which were held at the Grand Opera House Thursday afternoon at 3 p. m. and to pay their last respects to one who was so accommodating and well liked. The following article was taken from the Devils Lake Journal: In an accident in the Garske yards Tuesday morning about 10:00 o'clock, Edward Jones, conductor on the Farmers railway was thrown or slipped from a position on a box car ladder and was instantly killed, two cars passing over his body. A "flying switch" was being made when the fatal accident occurred and so far as can be learned no one was in a position to distinctly witness it. When news of the death was flashed to Devils Lake, to his hundreds of friends here, a shadow of gloom was cast over the city which serves as a silent testimonial of the marked esteem in which Edward Jones was held. For eleven years, "Farmer" Jones has held a position on the line running north from Devils Lake, during which time, through his loyalty, kindness and willingness to accommodate - these and a thousand other admirable traits made him a friend of everyone and everyone a friend of his. As the news gradually filtered over the wires to the little towns up to Hansboro, the people became stunned. The man who for years had visited them twice a day and who but a few minutes before they had seen, had been killed in an accident, which closed a career, the last act of which displayed a characteristic which had always predominated - his willingness to do his own work and more. Ed Jones came to Devils Lake in 1904, engaging with the Farmers Line first as brakeman, later becoming conductor. He was born at LeSueur, Minnesota on March 4, 1882. The family home later was moved to Lake Crystal, Minnesota. He is survived by two sisters and a brother - Mrs. Clark King of Bantry, North Dakota, Miss Elizabeth Jones of Los Angeles, California and Jack Jones of LeSueur, Minnesota. A niece, Miss Ruth Jones, teaches school at New Rockford. Relatives were immediately notified but no plans have been perfected for the funeral. It is likely the body will be taken to Lake Crystal, where his parents were buried. Edward Jones was a member of the local blue lodge, chapter and commandery, Kem Shrine and Devils Lake lodge of Elks. It is likely both bodies will participate in the funeral services. Scores of Elks and Shriners met the incoming Farmers train which brought the remains to Devils Lake - the train which he had brought in the hundreds of times before. TRAIN LOAD TO GILBERTSON E. W. Gilbertson returned yesterday from a trip to the eastern markets where he closed contracts for the purchase of the largest consignment of furniture, pianos and stoves ever shipped to North Dakota. He purchased three cars of pianos, two cars of brass and iron beds, two cars of bedding, one car of caskets, four cars of stoves. Much of the furniture will be jobbed to dealers in North Dakota, Montana and Wyoming. MAN AND HORSES CAUGHT IN FIRE Fessenden, North Dakota - In a most unusual accident, Louis Boese, living two miles southwest of Manfred, was badly burned and will lose three or four horses of a six-horse team which he was driving to a plow. Boese was engaged in plowing under a field of lodged grain that he had been unable to cut and had set fire to the straw and then gone ahead with the plowing. When the lead horses of the team struck the smoke from the fire the turned and threw the entire team into confusion. All the horses were covered by cloth fly nets and when the driver was unable to extricate them before the fire swept over them the nets were burned off. Boese was badly burned about the face and hands and it seems certain that three of the horses will die. LOCAL NEWS Born to Mr. and Mrs. Reginald Harris, September 25, a girl. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Carl Whiting on September 26, a boy. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Gibbons of St. John were Sunday visitors in our city. Warren Wilson of Rolla was a Sunday guest at the Mike Lawler home. Dad Wilson of Rolla was a Sunday guest at the Mike Lawler home. Dad Wilson went to St. John Sunday where he will visit with friends and relatives. T. E. McMillen went to Devils Lake last Saturday where he transacted business, returning to Hansboro Monday. Mrs. C. C. Parsons departed last Monday for her home at Helena, Montana after a three week visit at the home of her Uncle S. L. Phillips. Mrs. J. W. Pownell of Starkweather spent Sunday visiting at the home of her daughter Mrs. D. D. Finley. She returned to Starkweather Monday morning. Mrs. Harry Burnham left Monday for Devils Lake where she will make her winter home. Mr. Burnham is employed as brakeman on the Farmers Line and they have made their home in Hansboro during the summer, but owing to the fact that the train will change time in the near future, they decided to move to Devils Lake at once. We understand that they will return to Hansboro in the spring. Mrs. Robt. Hamilton and children arrived from Winnipeg last Friday and are visiting at the home of her brother-in-law Dr. Hamilton of this place. Martin Olson of Hampdon was a Sunday guest at the home of his brother G. A. Olson of this place. He came up Saturday evening and returned to his home Monday morning. For Sale - Registered Red Poll Bull, three years old. Reason for selling, cannot use same with my stock longer. Price $115. 00 including health certificate. Write of call. E. S. Sampson, Elsberry, North Dakota. Gladys Blackburn made her usual trip to Devils Lake last Saturday to call on the dentist who has undertaken (in our estimation) quite a job. The object of the dentist is to straighten her teeth and from all appearances, successful results will be the reward, although it will take considerable time. About the most welcome occurrence for some time is the discontinuation of the rainy spell and to once more see the sun and have the gentle breezes blowing from the south. With about two weeks threshing left in this vicinity and from the amount of rain we have had for the past week, it began to look as though we were going to have a considerable loss on our crops, but with the sun and wind in our favor it will be but a short time until we hear the hum of the threshing machines again and we hope that we will have the most favorable kind of weather until the crops are threshed and in the bin. David Wampler came up from Egeland the latter part of last week to look after the threshing of the crop on his farm southeast of town but as the rain delayed threshing for some time he returned to Egeland Thursday. While here, Mr. Wampler made a very pleasant call at the News office and reports that his son Charles had volunteered his services to the British army and is by this time arrived across the ocean if the ship on which he sailed was not submarined enroute. Mr. Wampler states that he received a letter from his son written from Quebec the day before he sailed. We are a little late with the News this week owing to the fact that we have been kept decidedly busy with new ads and an over amount of job work which has taken considerable time away from our paper and also attending the funeral of Edward Jones in Devils Lake Thursday has upset us to quite an extent. Without further explanation the News is pretty "punk" this week but we hope our readers will realize that we are doing our best under the circumstances and will not think that the editor of this great family paper is a lazy cuss and does not try to get out a good papers. STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP, MANAGEMENT, CIRCULATION, ETC. Of the Hansboro News, published weekly at Hansboro, North Dakota, required by the Act of August 24, 1912. Name of Editor: D. D. Finley, Hansboro Name of Managing Editor: D. D. Finley, Hansboro Name of Business Manager: D. D. Finley, Hansboro Name of Publisher: D. D. Finley, Hansboro Name of Owners: Hugh Lymburn, D. A. Blackburn, C. A. Paetow, Geo. Wilson, C. A. Weeden, J. R. Wills, G. A. Olson, James Blackorby, J. D. Leftwich, James Brown, C. E. Blackorby and D. C. Farrel all of Hansboro, C. R. Worsley, Plaza, North Dakota, W. C. Haas, Aberdeen, South Dakota. Known bond holders, mortgagees and other security holders holding one percent or more of total amount of bonds, mortgages or other securities: The Hansboro State Bank, Hansboro, North Dakota. D. D. Finley, Editor and Publisher Subscribed and sworn to before me this 27 day of September 1915. D. B. McDonald, Notary Public My commission expires June 16, 1921 ROCK LAKE RIPPLES Born to Mr. and Mrs. McNulty, September 28, a girl. A baby girl was born at the Peltsinger home, September 24. Jim and Dave Booth have left for their home at Big Falls, Minnesota. Mrs. Tompkins is visiting with her parents at Egeland this week. Vernice Briggs has been confined to her bed this week with a severe cold. Mrs. Briggs returned Saturday to Starkweather after a few days visit at the home of her daughter, Mrs. M. J. Borgeson. Jack Pettit's threshing rig pulled in Friday having completed their work for this season. Mrs. Archie McDonald is visiting with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Beechler near Perth. Mrs. Moore arrived home Wednesday from her several weeks stay at her parents home in Fairdale. Minnie Beechler of Perth is staying at the Adder Eller home to attend Rock Lake school during the winter. A large number of our citizens attended the funeral services of Mr. Jones at Devils Lake Thursday afternoon. Ben Deardorff, brother of Mrs. P. G. Barker returned Wednesday to his home in Indiana from his sojourn here during threshing. Mr. and Mrs. Sampson from Indiana visited at the S. H. Stone home from Monday until Friday of this week. Mr. Sampson is Mrs. Stone's son. J. J. Conway of the Deere and Weber Co. has been stationed in our village for the past week as the N. W. Hawkinson Lbr. Co. collector. County Supt. Mamie Sorenson and her assistant Grace Brightbill of Cando made a short call at our school Thursday afternoon of last week. Quite a number of threshers arrived in our village during the past week yet, geographically speaking, our exports have greatly exceeded our imports. Elmer Hvinden, the Chicago Store clerk has been on the sick list this week. We believe he got his feet wet while coming to work the other morning, hence his illness. Mrs. Harter was the guest of honor at a birthday party at her home Monday. Her friends arrived early and departed late, spending the day profitably as well as pleasantly quilting. Our citizens, having wished to express their deep sorrow and grief, circulated a subscription list for the purchase of flowers for the funeral services of Conductor Jones. The Brunnemeyer family autoed to Cando last week where their daughter Ruth intended to enter high school for the winter, but remained only a week when she was forced to return home on account of sickness. She will attend school at Rock Lake instead. October 8, 1915 JONES' RITES FILL GRAND TO CAPACITY Devils Lake, North Dakota, October 1 - Funeral services for Edward Jones were conducted yesterday afternoon in the Grand Opera House which large as it was, well filled with friends, many of whom came miles to be present. Without a doubt it was the largest and most handsome funeral ever held in the city. The flowers were in profusion and looked extremely beautiful on the stage arranged around the coffin. They were presented in quantities by friends and lodges in bouquets and emblems. One of the largest pieces was sent by the Farmers railroad with which the deceased was employed for many years. As the sounds of the funeral march rolled out from the pipe organ, the mourners, ushered by members of the Masonic order took their seats. The center of the theater was reserved for the Elks and Masons, the two fraternal orders to which Mr. Jones belonged and the chief mourners. When all were seated a quartette consisting of Mesdames M. O. Simonstad and P. G. Miller and Messrs. C. P. Brainerd and A. L. Johnson sang "Abide With Me". The service then proceeded according to the ritual of the Masonic order, Rev. Albert Torbet of the Presbyterian Church to which the deceased belonged delivering the sermon. Rev. Torbet chose for his test the last verse of the eleventh chapter of the epistle of the Hebrews, "God providing something better for us, that they shall not be perfected without us". It was a discourse on the faithful stewardship which, because it was faithful in small things, was placed over greater. The universal manner in which Mr. Jones' death is mourned and the manner in which he is spoken of, testifies that there was something unusual about him. Mesdames Kirst and Romig sang a duet and the quartette appeared in another hymn after which Rev. Torbet gave the blessing. The most touching part of the entire service was the expression of gratitude by Mr. Goodrich of Durand, Wisconsin, a brother-in-law of Mr. Jones who arose just as the benediction was completed and thanked all those who had gathered to honor the memory of his brother. It was something which the relatives would never forget and recalled to them the words of the old hymn: "Blest be the tie that binds Our hearts in Christian love; The fellowship of kindred minds Is like to that above. " For Mr. Goodrich said the Devils Lake people had exemplified the sentiment of the verse that followed: "We share our mutual woes Our mutual burdens bear And often for each other flows The sympathetic tear. " The only appreciation which they could give was to some time do likewise to another in trouble and this they would do with a grateful memory to those in Devils Lake who had lightened that sorrow by helping to bear it. These kind words coming from the hearts of those who even amid the pain of their own loss did not forget to think of others, so touched the listeners that hardly an eye was dry. Men who had worked with Mr. Jones on the railroad broke down and dried, so keenly did they feel his death. Last evening the remains were shipped to Lake Crystal, Minnesota, an escort from the local blue lodge placing the casket on train No. 30. POISON KILLS THREE HORSES F. C. Wills, who lives near Voltaire, lost three of his fine horses Sunday morning by feeding them poisoned oats and four other horses are very sick as a result. During the summer, Mr. Wills mixed strychnine with oats to poison gophers on his farm. He did not use all of the oats at the time and put what remained in a sack, labeled it and hung it up in the granary our of reach for future use. Saturday, Mr. Wills' mother, an aged lady 76 years old, and who is very ambitious, wanted to make use of a sack and seeing the one in the granary hanging from the wall apparently not in use, she took it down. See that the sack contained oats and not knowing they were poisoned she poured the contents into the oat bin. Sunday morning Mr. Wills fed his horses as usual and in a few minutes they began to act strangely. He became alarmed and called a veterinarian from Velva but before the veterinarian arrived, three had died. Antidotes were administered and four of the horses were saved. It is a heavy loss to Mr. Wills as all of the horses were find animals. Velva Journal ROCK LAKE RIPPLES Mrs. Art Mooney of Cando is visiting friends in our city this week. Maude Taylor spent several days last week visiting friends at Elsberry. Elnora Medean of Cando is visiting at the home of her sister Mrs. Kendig. Carrie Clouse has been a gust at the Latham and Birkman homes the past week. The damaged portions of our village walks have been replaced by new board during the week. Ruth Brunnemeyer entered high school here Monday. She will stay at the home of her aunt, Mrs. Sibley. Mr. and Mrs. Will O'Brien and daughter Catherine departed Monday for Canada where they will make their future home. Barber Booth and Postmaster Moore have added to the usefulness of their cistern by the addition of eave troughs to their buildings. Velma Eller returned Monday from her cook-car job near Crocus and will make a short visit at her home during the wet weather. Mrs. Claude Elsberry has been on the sick list during the past week and left for Devils Lake Wednesday to receive medical attention. Archie Sibley commenced work on his 30 acre potato patch Wednesday. His spuds are yielding well but pikers are hard to retain on account of the disagreeable weather. We see by the new sign suspended from the front of Ron Lean's auto garage that free air is furnished there. We are at a loss to know, however, whether it is hot or cold. The Ader Eller family have received word from Indiana of the serious illness of Mrs. Ensley and Mrs. Eller is expecting to depart for the bedside of her daughter if her condition does not improve soon. Most of our cook-car cooks have been released from their culinary duties until threshing can be resumed. Some crews are batching, while other rig managers have dispensed with their men altogether during the wet weather. Geo. Price returned last week from a visit to his old home in Kentucky where his mother is very ill and not expected to recover. She has not been conscious since his departure from her bedside. He has the sympathy of our community in his anxiety. Mrs. Graven and daughter Viola spent Tuesday last at Devils Lake. The damp and chilly weather of last week has been the cause of considerable sickness in our village. Our postmistress has been unable to perform her duties a few days this week on account of illness. A company of several picture enlargers in our village Monday and have been canvassing the surrounding country for the past few days soliciting orders. The High School Literary Society has been reorganized and a very pleasing program was rendered Friday afternoon at the school house. Patrons and visitors are always welcome and a cordial invitation is extended to all. Our village youths and maidens as well as the elderly folks enjoyed themselves immensely at the ball Tuesday evening accompanied by the strains of the Malchow orchestra from Fargo. A small company of Hansboroites also aided in making the affair one of gaiety and mirth. Our usual large number of pleasure seekers attended the moving Picture Show Saturday night but were disappointed when the manager announced the machine out of order at the completion of the first reel. Nevertheless all were furnished a free ticket for the following Saturday evening upon departing. Out Drayman, Cliff Yeager, was taken suddenly ill Monday night with a severe attack of appendicitis, having suffered touches of the disease for some time. Dr. Balfour and neighbors attended him during the night and Tuesday morning he was taken to the Devils Lake hospital accompanied by his brother, Ernest. We sincerely hope for his speedy recovery. A number of auction sales have been billed to take place in our vicinity this week including the Wm. Brunnemeyer auction Thursday, the Mason Huffman sale Saturday and that of the Wm. Rutt estate Monday of next week. Mr. Brunnemeyer and Huffman do not intend to leave the country but are disposing of a portion of their machinery and stock for the purpose of farming on a less extensive plan. LOCAL NEWS The Royal Neighbor met at the home of Mrs. Claude Lawrence Thursday. John Anderson went to Devils Lake Thursday morning returning in the evening. P. M. Pool, the Rumley man of Devils Lake is spending a few days in this vicinity. W. H. Glassford had a coal shed erected on the west side of his barber shop this week. Geo. Smith moved his family in to the Mrs. Farrell building on main street Thursday and will make that their winter residence. Mrs. Geo. McChesney of Williston arrived here Wednesday evening and is visiting with friends here for the balance of the week. Mrs. Robt. Hamilton, sister-in-law of Dr. Hamilton, who with her children have been visiting at the home of the latter, left last Monday for her home at Winnipeg. The Misses Velma Murdick, Aletha Weeden, Mary Stapleton and Opal Tribble left last Monday for Mayville where they will attend the State Normal during the winter term. Solicitors, agents and peddlers are flocking to North Dakota with a view to grabbing off a piece of easy money. The only safe way to prevent being stung is to buy nothing from them and to read over carefully every paper, no matter how innocent looking you are asked to sign and then don't sign it. These rules hold god with all strangers for no matter what they tell you, nobody is going to give you something for nothing. B. L. Thomas was a business visitor at Rolla last Monday. He made the trip by auto. Ike Edelman made a business tour in the western part of the state last week. William Jolliffe of Rolla was a Sunday visitor at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Mike Lawler. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Weeden were among the passengers to Devils Lake last Monday morning returning on the evening train. The M. E. Ladies Aid met last Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Abe Blackorby and will meet next Wednesday, October 13, at the home of Mrs. F. H. Murdick. Vaughan Warner of Argos, Indiana who is spending the fall season in the vicinity of York, North Dakota came up from that place last Friday and visited until Monday at the home of his cousin, Mrs. D. D. Finley. Wm. Harbaugh of Perth spent Sunday visiting with his sister, Miss Harbaugh who is principal of the Hansboro schools. Wm. left Monday morning for Mayville where he will enter the Normal School. Miss Alice Sundt of Cartwright, who has been teaching school at Washburn arrived here Wednesday evening and is the guest of Miss Harbaugh. Miss Sundt was forced to resign her position at Washburn on account of sickness. A report from Frank Derrig of Glentana, Montana says that the grain is yielding great in that section. Wheat is going from 20 to 45 bushels per acre and oats as high as 80 bushels per acre. Flax is making from 12 to 15 bushels. In one instance, Mr. Derrig quotes the following: Gib Henderson's wheat was so heavy that he didn't use any bundle carrier at all and his little four-year-old boy followed the binder around the field without stepping on the ground - just stepped on the bundles as they fell. President J. M. Kelly of the Farmers Line was a business visitor in our city last Saturday. Mandal Rod left last Saturday for Tioga, North Dakota where he will spend the winter with relative at that place. Mrs. Robt. Lloyd and son came up from Devils Lake Thursday evening and is a weekend guest of her sister-in-law, Mrs. W. J. Wills. J. W. Pownell came up from Starkweather last Friday and spent the night at the home of his daughter Mrs. D. D. Jinley. He returned to Starkweather Saturday morning. Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Murdick accompanied their daughter Velma as far as Devils Lake last Monday at which time Miss Velma left for Mayville where she will enter the Normal School at that place. October 15, 1915 REMARKABLE YIELD A little over two years ago Hugo Gailfus bought one bushel of Marquis wheat for $1. 50. This he sowed in the spring of 1913 on one acre of land and got sixteen bushels of clean seed from it. Next year, he sowed sixteen bushels and threshed one hundred and twenty-five bushels. He sold 65 bushels of this and sowed the other 60 bushels on sixty acres of landed 2,180 bushels. The machine was set for 32 pounds to the half bushel and on that basis, assuming that the measured bushel does not exceed 60 pounds, he really got 38 3/4 bushels per acre. But the wheat will over run in weight, perhaps enough to make 40 bushels. At any rate, it is a remarkable yield and emphasizes the benefits of good farming. Mr. Gailfus has not yet threshed his barley but his oats yielded 50 bushes per acre. Turtle Mountain Star SHOOTING AFFRAY AT ROLLA Considerable excitement was created here last Friday afternoon by the report that a man had been shot near the railroad track about three quarters of a mile north of Rolla. It was soon learned that the shooting occurred at the "Jungles", the place named as a rendezvous for a band of transient Finlanders who came here to work during harvest and threshing. The shooting was first heard by Mrs. J. P. Elliott from her residence at the head of First Street in the northwestern part of the city. Running to the top of a hill, she saw the Jungle men scattering in every direction. Mrs. Elliott immediately notified her son Roy who jumped upon his pony and galloped to the scene of the shooting. He was back in a few minutes and informed his mother that a man had been dangerously wounded and needed a surgeon. Mrs. Elliott phoned at once to the drug store and Dr. Widmeyer answered the call. In the meantime another man was found by Arthur Granroth near the elevators with a horrible wound in the face. He had attempted to walk to Rolla but was lying down in an exhausted condition. He was taken to Dr. Widmeyer's office at his residence where he was cared for. The news spread like wildfire and in a few minutes a crowd of men and boys were running up the railway track. Will Munro's car with I. M. Ingebretson, E. F. Taylor and W. J. Hoskins was the first to reach the camp. Here the first man was found lying on the ground. With an ugly wound in the chin. It was claimed that one man had shot them both and had made his escape to a field full of shocks. The Munro car then started in pursuit carrying Will Munro, I. M. Ingebretson, E. F. Taylor and a Finlander belonging to the gang. A second car containing Sheriff Johnson, A. T. Sumner, C. M. Cupp and a Finlander soon followed. The victim at the came was lifted into J. P. Elgler's car and carried to the county jail and placed under the care of Dr. Verrett. About an hour later the culprit was discovered in a shock by the men in Sheriff Johnson's car. A. T. Sumner with pointed revolver ordered him to throw up his hands. This he refused to do and fired two shots at Mr. Sumner, neither of which took effect. He then shot himself back of the right ear and fell unconscious. He was immediately brought to town and placed in the jail near one of his victims. He was examined by Dr. Verrett who found that the bullet lodged in the head but the wound was not dangerous. The weapon used was a 32 caliber revolver. Upon being searched $7. 50 was found upon his person. The name of the assailant is Adolph Tanberg. He worked for W. J. Mickelson, who resides on A. T. Sumner's farm east of Rolla during the fall of 1912 and took dinner with the family on September 26. He displayed no vicious tendencies while there. A preliminary hearing was held Monday before City Justice W. D. Packard. He waived examination and was bound over for trial on the charge of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to commit murder. The names of his victims are Victor Garvi and Sam Kurpi. They were taken to a hospital at Devils Lake Saturday for medical care and treatment. They are reported to be recovering. All three men were born in Finland and appear to have no relatives in this country. The trouble arose over a poker game, Tanberg winning the stakes and refusing to return the money. PUT UNDER PEACE BONDS A couple of I. W. W. members were before Police Magistrate J. L. Kinnaird, Tuesday charged with threats to commit various offenses. They were C. O. Meyer and Oscar Swanson until recently employed with the threshing crew of F. F. Sundberg, but discharged and paid off a few days ago. It was alleged they had made various and sundry threats to "get even", but plead not guilty and asked that they be allowed to get the regular attorney of the I. W. W. up here from Minneapolis to defend them. Attorney Duell represented the State's Attorney's office. The court thought imported legal talent would not be necessary to ascertain the fact and proceeded to hear witnesses, including the complainant and A. N. Tomlinson, at whose farm the machine was located. Several other I. W. W. men in the crew were also examined as to their comrades' behavior and in their defense. Finally both men were released on bonds to keep the peace. New Rockford Transcript. ROCK LAKE RIPPLES Gladys Mateer is on the sick list. Mrs. Sam Keeney has been quite sick for the past week. Mrs. Claude Elsberry returned home from Devils Lake Monday. John Forest of Cando was looking after his threshing this week. Gusta Birkman is visiting at the Clouse home this week. Carl Lapham of Cando was a business caller in our burg Thursday. The Ladies Aid met at the home of Mrs. C. E. Hoff Thursday of last week. Misses Venice and Lela Briggs were guests at the Henle home Sunday. Mrs. Clouse is in town visiting with her daughter, Mrs. Mooney this week. Miss Beaty of Hansboro, visited between trains last Sunday with Miss Tacher. Pete Thorson and family of Calvin were over Sunday visitors at the Kennett home. Mrs. E. C. Latham went to Elsberry Wednesday to visit with her daughter, Mrs. Wildish. Misses Hazel Lindsay and Kathleen Elsberry autoed to Perth with the latter's parents this week. The Misses Hazel Lindsay and Annie Belham spent their Sundays out in the country with Mrs. Fred Lindsay. Mrs. Hart Mooney has returned home from Cando where she visited friends and relatives for several days last week. Our farmers are encouraged by the turn the weather has taken as steady threshing has been going on in our vicinity for over a week. P. H. Reed has been very anxious during the past week over the condition of his wife who has been seriously ill at her home in Cando. Word has been received from the Will O'Brien family that they have arrived at their new home in Geichen, Alberta, Canada. They report a very heavy yield of grain there. Mr. and Mrs. A. Kynock and little child arrived Monday from Colon Bay, Saskatchewan, Canada for a short visit at the Jack Gall home. Mrs. Kynock is a sister of Mrs. Gall. They will also visit with the Tom Gall and Scongis families before returning to their home. Mrs. Graen and Nick Sekulick autoed to Cando Wednesday of last week and were quietly married. They will make their home here. Mr. Sekulick has won many friends as the jovial restaurant man of our village and they all join in wishing the newly married couple much happiness. LOCAL NEWS Ike Edelman was a business visitor at Starkweather last Monday. Mrs. C. A. Weeden is visiting with friends at Devils Lake this week. G. A. Olson, T. E. McMillen and D. D. Finley were Cartwright visitors Tuesday. Mrs. John Ford of Devils Lake was a Sunday guest at the C. A. Weeden home. L. P. McAneney had an automobile garage erected on his resident lot this week. The M. E. Ladies Aid met at the home of Mrs. F. H. Murdick Wednesday afternoon. Miss Stella Brown has accepted a position as clerk for the G. A. Olson Co. taking up her duties Thursday. J. H. Griffin, general freight agent for the Great Northern Railway was in this vicinity Tuesday looking over the country. James O'Laughlin of Williston who is making his headquarters at Rolla this fall was a business visitor in Hansboro Wednesday. Mrs. Wm. Woods and daughter Alice went to Devils Lake Monday last to have the little girls eyes treated. They returned on the evening train. J. Jay, one of the old timers in the vicinity of Fish Lake, came over the Hansboro Wednesday with a load of vegetables and is also visiting with friends here. Mr. and Mrs. L. P. McAneney, Mr. and Mrs. Leon Allard and Mrs. F. H. Murdick autoed to Cando Thursday, returning the same day. They made the trip by auto. A. B. Converse departed last Monday for his home at Cresco, Iowa. He went from here to Cando where he met Mrs. Converse and children and from there they went to their home. Mrs. Robt. Lloyd and son Ransom returned to their home at Devils Lake Wednesday morning after visiting several days at the home of her sister-in-law, Mrs. W. J. Wills. Roy Lean of Rock Lake was a business visitor in our city Wednesday. Mr. Lean reports that the threshing in that vicinity will soon be finished and that he will soon pull in his rig. Miss Leta Gibbons of Lawton who has been visiting at the home of her aunt, Mrs. F. A. Kellogg left for her home last Monday. She was accompanied as far as Devils Lake by her cousin Laura Kellogg. Mrs. Lee Gibbons of St. John spent Tuesday night and Wednesday with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Wilson of this place. Mr. Gibbons brought her over Tuesday and returned for her Wednesday evening. It is expected that Jack Jones and his sister, Miss Elizabeth, brother and sister of the late Edward Jones, will arrive here tonight. Mr. Jones coming from Lake Crystal, Minnesota and Miss Jones from Los Angeles, California. While here they will be the guests of Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Thomas of this city. Miss Hilda Mellas arrived here from Little Jewell, Montana, Wednesday evening and has taken up the duties of compositor in the News office. Without doubt Miss Mellas is most welcome to our force as we were up against it for help. Her arrival was rather a surprise to us but was one most welcome. C. E. Blackorby autoed to Devils Lake Monday afternoon to meet Mrs. Blackorby and children who were expected home. He returned home Tuesday without Mrs. Blackorby, she not arriving as expected, but came up by rail Thursday evening. Mrs. Blackorby has been at Cresco, Iowa for the past month visiting her parents. While there she was present at the wedding of her sister Miss Ruth Converse. Don't it seem good to see all the threshing machines running again? With a few more days of this kind of weather it is expected that the threshing in this vicinity will be about completed. We understand that there is considerable threshing yet to be done between here and St. John and we are of the opinion that if some of our machines would go to that country after finishing here they would be most welcome and furthermore it would help the farmers in that section greatly as no doubt they are anxious to get their grain threshed. COON-CONVERSE NUPTIALS On Tuesday, September 28, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Converse occurred a very pretty but simple wedding when their daughter Ruth M. was united in marriage with Clarence R. Coon of Hopkinton, Iowa. At 8 p. m. the bridal party took their places in the front parlor under an immense wedding bell of white asters, the simple but impressive wedding ceremony being pronounced by Dr. D. T. Robertson, pastor of the Congregational church. During the congratulations, Miss Dorothy Converse of St. Paul, niece of the bride rendered Mendelssohn's wedding march. A dainty two course luncheon was served to the families of the contracting parties and a dozen close friends of the bride. The bride is one of Cresco's favorite daughters - everyone who knew her loved Ruth. She is an accomplished pianist and will be missed in local musical circles. The groom while only for a few months a resident of Cresco has proved himself worthy of the bride he has won. The wedding gifts were numerous and beautiful. The out of town guests were Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Coon, father and mother of the groom, H. W. and J. W. Coon, brothers of the groom, all of Manchester, Iowa. Mrs. C. E. Blackorby, Hansboro, North Dakota and Miss Dorothy Converse, St. Paul. Mr. and Mrs. Coon left on a honeymoon trip to Minneapolis. They will return to Cresco for a few days before leaving for their future home in Hopkinton. The Plain Dealer joins with scores of friends in congratulations. Plain Dealer, Cresco, Iowa. October 29, 1915 MAN KILLS SELF, WIFE AND SONS One of the most revolting, brutal and indescribably horrid crimes ever committed in the state of North Dakota was committed near Scranton last Saturday evening when a farmer by the name of Enstrom killed his wife and two of his children, aged ten and twelve years, with a corn knife, after which he shot and killed himself. Two little girls, aged three and six years, the two youngest members of the family, were not molested though they looked on while their father killed their mother and their two brothers. After the father had ended the lives of the mother and two sons, he took the two little girls on his knees and talked to them very pleasantly, also giving them money. After a short conversation with them he went outside and shot himself. Nothing was known of the crime until the next day. The little tots, whose lives had for some unknown reason been spared, scarcely realized what had happened. There were no older people about the place so the little ones went to bed as usual. The next morning, however, they left the house and went to the home of a neighbor where they found no one at home. Seeing a threshing crew at work in the vicinity they trudged along until they came to the threshing machine. Members of the crew asked them where their father was and they said: "he is dead". Then they asked about the mother and the two boys and the little ones gave similar responses. The crew scarcely knew whether to give credit to such a story so they questioned the little girls so they questioned the little girls as to how it had all happened. The little six-year-old then explained in her childish way what had happened at the Enstrom home the night before. Her father and mother had had a quarrel and as the child expressed it "papa shot mamma with a hatchet". Then she told how her two brothers had been killed, each time making the statement that "papa shot them with a hatchet". By this time the members of the crew were thoroughly alarmed and taking the little girls with them they hastened to the Enstrom home where they found the story to be all too true. The bodies of the mother and the two sons, mutilated beyond description were found piled in a heap, inside the house, while the body of the father was found outside. What the children had called a hatchet proved to be a corn knife. Enstrom had taken the knife from the granary and after doing the killing had returned it to its usual place. While it is said that the family did not get along well, there seemed to be no real motive for the crime and many believe that Enstrom must have suddenly became insane. That he had rational moments, however, after he killed three members of his family is indicated by a letter he wrote presumably during that time. The letter, which was found in the dead man's pocket, was addressed to Cashier Christopher of the Bank of Scranton. In it he stated that his family troubles were now ended. He asked Mr. Christopher to sell his (Enstrom's) property and to use it for the care and the education of the two remaining children. Adams County Record ALFRED OLSON TO SCHOOL Last Monday morning Alfred Olson, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Olson, left for Minneapolis where he will enter the Minnesota School of Business and will take a nine month combined commercial course. A number of Alfred's friends got together on Thursday night of last week and gave a very formal party in his honor at the Opera House at which time singing and dancing took place and he was presented with a very beautiful gold knife and chain as a token of friendship. At midnight a number of the boys including "Ole" as he is commonly known, got busy and went to the Olson store and secured the variety of goods that go to make a "Dutch Lunch" and served the ladies at the hall. A most enjoyable evening was spent. "Ole" will be missed greatly by his many friends here as he was one of our most reliable clerks at the G. A. Olson store and was always willing to do his part when it came to a good time. It is hoped by all that the entering of the school above-mentioned will prove to be a step that he will never regret. His mother, Mrs. Olson, accompanied him as far as Devils Lake where she visited Monday and Tuesday, returning home Tuesday evening. NEW MINISTER FOR HANSBORO The newly appointed pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal Church, Hansboro, the Rev. John T. Beagarie, formerly of Marillo, Ontario, will arrive in Hansboro the first week in November and will preach on Sunday, November 7, in the morning and evening and will address the school in the afternoon. The pastor will be delighted to meet all the members and adherents at both services. We are in receipt of a letter from Mr. Beagarie in which he states that he will arrive in Cartwright on Saturday and expects to get to Hansboro the same day. It is with pleasure that we announce his coming and we trust that he will be met with a warm welcome and that a large number will be in attendance at the church both for the morning and evening services. SURPRISED THEIR FRIENDS Last Saturday, James Brown boarded the train and told his friends that he was going to Devils Lake on business and no one thought more of it. Well, it was business and a very important business too. Arriving at the Lake and meeting Mary Ila Fiffield they were married by Judge Griffen Monday and came to Hansboro Monday evening, going at once to Mr. Brown's farm home. No one knew of the occasion until Tuesday and in the evening a number of Mr. Brown's friends went to the farm and proceeded to administer a grand old chivari and we want to say right here that Jim is about the hardest man to get out of bed that we have ever met. Nevertheless, the bunch managed to rouse him and on making his appearance he was presented with a beautiful cut glass water set and after congratulations were extended the party departed for their home. The bride is a very accomplished lady who for the past several years resided at Cushman, Montana and we extend to her a most hearty welcome. The groom is one of our most prominent farmers who is well known and highly respected by the entire community, is a member of the Hansboro Hardware & Implement Co., and at the present time is serving as president of the Hansboro Consolidated Schools. Along with the many friends the News joins in extending to them a lion's share of prosperity and happiness. The following is taken from the Devils Lake Journal: The marriage of James Brown of Hansboro and Mary Ila Fiffield of this city occurred Saturday in this city before Judge Griffin. Mr. Brown is a business man at Hansboro where he takes a leading part in community work, serving at present as president of the school board. ROCK LAKE RIPPLES Carl Berg of Perth was a business earlier here last week. Sheriff Taylor made a business trip to our village Tuesday. Ole Oakland pulled in his threshing rig for the season Wednesday. Mrs. McGinnis departed Saturday for her home at Devils Lake. Gladys Mateer has again resumed her position as post mistress. The Lish Elsberry family dined at the John Lindsay home Sunday. F. M. Harris of Cando was a business visitor in Rock Lake Saturday. Andrew Burnett has been quite ill this week from the effects of a severe cold. Miss Grace Shaffer was the guest of Miss Maud Taylor several days last week. The new Taylor meat market being erected here is fast nearing completion. J. K. Edleman and family of Egeland made a business trip to Rock Lake Friday. Bill Tompkins is building a chimney and otherwise repairing his abode against the wintry winds. A jolly bunch of boys and girls assembled at the Ader Eller home Sunday to celebrate Master Herman's seventh birthday. Roy Price has arrived from Montana to join his wife and little child here and they are visiting with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. Price. Rex Snavely and family, former renters of the Birkman farm near Perth, have moved onto the Bill Rutt place and will continue farming. The Mason and Huffman families departed by auto Saturday for St. Joseph, Missouri, where they will reside in the future, having disposed of their property here. A large drove of cattle belonging to N. W. Hawkinson were herded through town Thursday, being transferred from his farm near Brumbaugh to the Ben Carnahan place. Word has been received from Mrs. Ader Eller who left some time ago for Indiana to attend the serious illness of her daughter, Ethel, that her condition has considerably improved since her arrival. It would seem that the majority of our population were Irish from the abundance of spuds which are being disposed of in our vicinity, one carload having been sold nearly as soon as they arrived and another nearly gone. Cliff Yeager returned Monday from the Devils Lake hospital where he has been ill for several weeks, having undergone an operation for appendicitis. He is still rather pale and "wobbly" but we hope he will soon be in the best of health. Our village bemoans the death, last Thursday, of one esteemed and respected by all and especially endeared to the hearts of the children, namely, Jim, the old horse belonging originally to Brindles. The fatal cause is given as heart failure. The Bob Elsberry family moved from their home at Elsberry to Rock Lake Friday and will occupy Mrs. F. B. Elsberry's house, while she intends journeying to warmer climes for the winter. We are glad of this pleasant addition to our commitment. Miss Myrtle Hronish and Gene Rimel were quietly married at Cando, October 20. They will make their home on Mr. Rimel's farm which is one of the best in our vicinity. They have a large host of friends who wish them continued happiness and prosperity. Glen Latham sends word to his friends here that he is enjoying life in Montana at present. He intends to take a claim in the "wooly west' if he can find one, his right having been restored to him from Minnesota where he once took land but did not prove up. We hope he will be better pleasured with this venture. The W. Ishler and Tom Gall threshing rigs completed their work for the season last week and pulled in in time to avoid the snow which whitened the surrounding country Sunday. Although many of our farmers despaired some time ago of getting their threshing done this fall, now all the fields are bare and the grain is safely stored. We are indeed lucky to have been able to prolong our threshing through these late October days. The sad news has reached our village of the death of Mrs. Claude Elsberry's mother, Mrs. Porteus, at her home in Rolla, Wednesday morning. Mrs. Elsberry has been in attendance at her bedside for the past week and has the sincere sympathy of her many friends here. The cause of her death was a severe attack of pneumonia and kidney trouble with which she has been suffering for some time. (Too Late for Last Week) Irene Eller has returned home. Archie McDonald is still a bachelor. Everett McDevitt entered school Monday. P. H. reedy has swapped his driving horse with Altie Kendig for a cow. Ernest Burkholder has sold his farm and expects to move to Minnesota soon. Ruth Brunnemeyer was an overnight guest of Cleo and Chloe Barker Thursday. Lincoln Siebert of Cando visited with "Friends" at the Kendig home Sunday. Bill Tompkins is no longer a merry widower as his wife and children returned home Tuesday. Mrs. Kynoch, who is visiting at the home of her brother, Jack Gall, has been quite ill this week. P. H. Reedy visited at his home in Cando Monday and reports his wife's health as considerably improved. Mrs. Roy Lean and children are spending the week at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Spencer at Oberon. The clamorous clang of the fire bell Wednesday morning startled many of our peaceful villagers from their daily occupation only to find that one of our good housewives, while enjoying a few moments chat with a neighbor, had allowed her dinner's roast to become considerably overheated, sending forth voluminous clouds of smoke. A couple of expert elevator painters have been entertaining the neighborhood with free acrobatic performances from the tops of the Occident and Farmers elevators this week, at the same time diligently wielding the paint brush and greatly improving the aspect of the two buildings. Ed Hoff and Claude Elsberry, the respective managers are rightfully proud of the ruddy change. The cause of the puckered brows of our school lads and lasses of late has been explained as the examination time anxiety. The Misses Selma Jahnke and Mary Wilkins went to Devils Lake Saturday to have dental work done, returning in the evening. Although our lake does not meet the requirements as geographically defined it has become a favorite grazing place for many of our villagers. Most of the threshers on Stout's rig left for Canada after completing their work here, and expect to put in several weeks of threshing across the line. Among the threshing rig owners in our vicinity who have pulled in their machines for the season are Fred Lindsay, Roy Lean, Jack Fettis and S. W. Stout. Butcher Taylor has started the construction of a new meat market on the lot west of the post office. We are glad to see this new building going no on our main street. Lewis Sink has disposed of his property and intends to leave North Dakota soon. We also understand that the Benson family will make their home elsewhere this winter. W. P. Mills has purchased the restaurant building and the family intend to move into town soon. He will add a few rooms to the rear of living rooms and expects to open up shop before long as our new restaurant keeper. Mrs. Hoff, Mrs. Cliff Yeager and Pat Elsberry were visitors at our school Friday afternoon, when the high school literary performed. Another performance will be held Friday, October 29. Patrons of the school are always welcome. Dave Brindle's threshing rig pulled in for the season Thursday of last week, having completed most of the work that had been engaged. The machine was nearly disabled upon reaching town by the months of strenuous threshing. The N. W. Hawkinson threshing rig with Jack Pettit in charge, left last week for about fifteen days' threshing near Rolla where much grain is reported as still in the field. Most of the men formerly on Dave Brindle's crew accompanied him. LOCAL NEWS Mrs. M. Lawler has been on the sick list the past few days. D. D. Finley was a business caller at Rock Lake and Cando Saturday last. N. W. Hawkinson of Rock Lake was among the visitors in Hansboro Thursday. Dad Wilson visited the past week with friends in Cartwright, returning Thursday. Miss Ethel Lawler is assisting at the drug store during the absence of Mr. Blackburn. Mrs. Mike Lawler visited at the home of Rev. and Mrs. Tourtellotte at Sarles Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Conroy of Sarles were business callers in our village Thursday. Sheriff James Taylor of Cando was a business visitor in our city Tuesday and Wednesday. Lineman Rusk of Cando was in our city and vicinity Thursday repairing the telephone lines. H. O. Fonseth, R. E. Britton, Dick Long, C. Medeen and Herb Grossen of Cando were callers in our city Thursday. Mrs. B. Thomas of Hansboro visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Olson the latter part of last week. Cando Record Mr. and Mrs. Lee Gibbons and the Misses Duell and Plant of St. John were callers in our city a few hours Wednesday evening. N. J. Johnson of Argyle, Michigan arrived in our city last Saturday and is visiting at the home of his daughter Mrs. Clint Holman. Dr. Hamilton went to Minot Tuesday to register for the land drawing of the Fort Berthold reservation. He returned Wednesday evening. The Misses Lulu Rennick and Lulu Strawn left Wednesday for the former party's home near St. John where they will visit for some time. A pretty wedding was solemnized at the Congregational parsonage Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The contracting parties were W. E. Rimel and Miss Myrtle Hronish. Both parties have lived in the vicinity of Rock Lake for many years and Rock Lake will continue to be their home. Miss Hronish is a handsome young lady and Mr. Rimel has all the qualities that make for splendid manhood. Cando Record. Miss Miller, the trained nurse who has been caring for Mrs. Wilson and twin boys, left Thursday morning for her home at Penn, North Dakota. D. A. Blackburn left for Minot Thursday morning to register for the land drawing on the Berthold reservation which has recently been opened. Henry Tipps will move back onto the Frank Murdick farm this fall as soon as the new barn is built and other improvements are made. St. John Leader Mr. and Mrs. Louis McAneney and Mr. and Mrs. McDougall of Hansboro and Mr. and Mrs. W. M. McAneney of Egeland, were visitors in Cando over Sunday. Louis McAneney has recently purchased a new Overland car and was trying it out. Cando Record Geo. Wilson and Frank Murdick of Hansboro were business visitors at St. John Wednesday. Mr. Murdick is going to build a barn on his farm northeast of town and came over to arrange for the material. St. John Leader Prof. Carhart of Duluth is visiting at the C. E. Blackorby home this week. Mr. Carhart is an old time school chum of the family. A number of land seekers from Minnesota have been in this vicinity the past few days looking over land prospects and we understand that they have bought several quarters in this section. Last week Geo. Walker rented his blacksmith shop to John Anderson who comes from Minneapolis. Mr. Walker will go to his farm in Alberta, Canada, Saturday if he can make all arrangements before that time. Mr. Anderson has already taken possession and it is hoped he will enjoy the liberal patronage as has Mr. Walker in the past.