Towner County, ND, Hansboro News published between December 1, 1920 and December 31, 1920. ************************************************************************ 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 December 1, 1920 and December 31, 1920. 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 09493 Transcribed June 2001 by: Mary Lindbo, mjlindbo@msn.com (C)2001 Mary Lindbo December 3, 1920 HANSBORO HIGH SCHOOL NOTES Electric lights have been installed in the high school room which is a great benefit. Of late the number of tardy students has been less. Zelma Wilson has been absent from school on account of illness. The school was closed Thursday and Friday of last week for Thanksgiving. Mrs. Lynch Leftwich and Miss Hazel Gates were up to visit our school on Monday. PICTON PICKINS (From the Cando Herald) Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Galloway and children spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. James Jolliffe. J. D. Kessler, the Rawleigh man from Zion was busy serving customers hereabouts last week. Mrs. C. A. Rasmussen departed last week for points in Minnesota where she will visit relatives. Mr. Wilson and family of Perth are busy getting located on the farm recently vacated by William White. Mr. and Mrs. Max Bower left Monday for Omro, Wisconsin where they will visit several months with Mrs. Bower's mother, Mrs. E. M. Davis. William White and A. McMaster were Rolla visitors Thursday, Mr. White being initiated into the Odd Fellows Lodge that evening. A. McMaster and children, Arina and Harold, autoed to Roblin, Minnesota Saturday. Ethel who has spent the summer there will return with her father; Arina and Harold remaining for the winter and school. H. H. Baarstad, daughter Olive and granddaughter Hazel Tompson departed Monday for Harvey. Mr. Baarstad will journey from there to Wisconsin to visit relatives while Olive will remain with her sister Mrs. Tompson and attend school. Miss Blanche Allard is now attending school in St. John. Hazel Tompson of Harvey visited over Sunday with her grandfather H. H. Baarstad. MOST IMPORTANT NEWS OF THE WORLD Van Meter, Iowa - Four persons, members of the family of Peter Linnehan, a farmer, were killed when a Rock Island train hit their automobile. Manchester, Ohio - Mrs. May Tomlin killed her 5 year old son with an ax, inflicted severe injury on her 3 year old daughter and then ended her own life. A two month old baby was unharmed. Chicago - A blinding headlight from another machine caused the deaths of two men who crashed their car into a telephone pole near Evanston. The dead are Frank J. Lawler and James Hyland both of Chicago. Grundy Center, Iowa - The 3 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. William Crowston, living on a farm near here, met death by strangulation when he fell from a gate on which he had climbed in such a manner to hand himself by the neck. Williamson, W. Va. - Private Ernest L. Ripley of the state police, and William Hatfield, said to be a union organizer, killed each other in a pistol fight at Sands, according to reports received by Captain Brockus, commander of troops on duty in the Mingo Carl strike zone. Modesto, California - Mrs. Margaret Brewster, widely known magazine writer is dead. Butte, Montana - because of the increase in operating expenses the Butte Electric Railway company has raised the fare to 8 cents. The new rate became effective November 15. Madison, Wisconsin - Three men were killed in a boiler explosion in the condensary plant of the Stoughton Marketing company at Stoughton, Wisconsin. Their bodies were blown a block away. Winnipeg - John Kozi, a Hungarian was found guilty of the murder of George Simon, a farmer of the Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada district and was sentenced by Chief Justice Sir Fredrick Haultain to be hanged January 28. NORTH DAKOTA NEWS Lisbon - Charles Ego has resigned as postmaster. Huff - Schmidt post office has been discontinued and the mail will come here. Blanchard - Exploding grease ignited her clothing and badly burned Mrs. Albert Thompson. Starkweather - After 18 years in the local pastorate, the Rev. Mr. Meisel will go to the Mohall Lutheran Church. Valley City - Pinned under a car which had plunged over a 20 foot embankment, Henry Vogel, 21, was found dead. Fessenden - Edward A. Sloane, transient bond salesman, was arrested here for alleged fraudulent deals in German bonds. Oberon - The basement and walls of the $90,000 school are complete and the building will be ready for occupancy by the opening of the 1921 fall term. Forman - Struck by an automobile which he was trying to dodge in apparent confusion, W. H. Whittinger, 74, sustained a fractured skull which caused his death. University - Births in North Dakota during the third quarter of 1920 exceeded deaths by more than 2,000. There were 3,134 born and deaths totaled 1,110. Mortality rates are higher during the first year of life than during any succeeding five year period. Kenmare - Baden post office having been closed the mail will be directed to this point. Velva - A 400 pound chuck of coal crushed Ankor Larson to death in the local coal mine. Fessenden - The farm home and all the belongings of Leo Plaisted were destroyed by fire. Cooperstown - Martin Hagan was badly injured when an auto driving without lights struck his buggy. Rolla - The auditorium financed by bonding the city for $16,500 is now ready. It is 38 X 102 feet and seats 600. Grassy Butte - Attempting to light a fire with gasoline instead of kerosene resulted fatally to Mrs. Sila Pohrebank. . Hillsboro - The Rev. Henry Danielson,73, for a long time Methodist pastor here, was killed by switching cars at Fremont, Nebraska. Marmarth - A South Dakota jury awarded $25,000 to Frank E. Nauman of this city for an injury sustained in an engine derailment on the Milwaukee. Stanley - Fifteen years in the state penitentiary was the sentence passed upon Thomas Cottrell, colored, found guilty of shooting to death Thomas Frye in Minot. Bismarck - The twine plant at the penitentiary is again in operation after having been shut down for repairs. There are 137 prisoners at present in the institution. Bismarck - One hundred thousand license tags are being prepared for North Dakota motor vehicle registration in 1921. Registrar E. P. Crain predicts a 10,000 increase over this year in the number of vehicles. Hatton - Two passing merchants saw the flax straw banking about the farm home of a Mr. Testad in flames and were badly burned in saving the house from destruction. Mrs. Testad had given up the battle and was phoning for help. LOCAL NEWS Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Smith and daughter returned home Wednesday from Minnesota where they spent Thanksgiving with relatives. Mrs. Myrtle Anderson was a passenger to Devils Lake Thursday noon. Alice O'Donnell who is attending school in Devils Lake spent Thanksgiving with her parents returning on Monday back to school. Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Finley, Miss Peterson and Dee Eakright took in the dance given by Christies at Sarles Saturday evening. Mrs. Kraus of Calio visited with her parents and other relatives a few days the past week returning home Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Shively came up from Newville between trains Monday for a short visit with Mrs. Shively's brother Earl Deihl who is at the Lawrence home confined to his bed on account of getting his knee hurt. B. L. Thomas was a Cando caller Monday evening returning Tuesday. F. H. Backhauls took the train Monday for Cando where he had been called for the jury. Gus Johnston who has been employed at the Anderson Bros. hardware the past year left on Monday for Sweden where he will spend the winter with relatives. Bob Peterson and Don Keller of Bisbee were callers in our city over Sunday. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Emil Nelson on Monday, November 29, a boy. Mother and baby are doing nicely. Swen Olson returned home Monday from a trip he took a few weeks ago seeking medical attention. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Wiseman took the train from Hansboro on Wednesday for Moscow, Idaho where they will spend the winter in the hope of improving the former's health. Ernest Disher autoed to St. John Monday morning taking with him Tom Rod and Geo. Wilson who caught the train for Cando where they were called on the jury. Alex Brown was a caller down the line last Wednesday returning Thursday. Miss Vie spent the weekend at the work home east of town. Otto Bullock who has been employed on the section the past six months returned to his home near Rock Lake. The infant twins born to Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Peckham last Wednesday morning died the following day and were buried in the cemetery north of town. On Tuesday Velma Converse entertained at six o'clock dinner in honor of Mrs. Arthur Wilson formerly Claire Pound of this city. Covers were laid for eight, the guests were Mr. and Mrs. Murdick and the Misses Brown, Trent, Vie and Peterson. December 10, 1920 ROCK LAKE RIPPLES (Too Late for Last Week) Mr. and Mrs. James Kennedy formerly of our village are visiting friends here. Miss Beatrice Elsberry who is attending Egeland High School spent thanksgiving with relatives hereabouts. Miss Grace Schaffer recently went to Devils Lake where she has employment. A bonnie wee lassie arrived at the John Bernie home on Thanksgiving day, November 25. Miss Eunice Stevenson came up from Cando Wednesday to spend Thanksgiving with relatives. Mrs. Spencer of Oberon is visiting at the home of her daughter Mrs. A. L. Lean. A quiet home wedding occurred in our village on Thanksgiving day when Miss Gladys Mateer, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. L. Mateer and Mr. Harry A. Tetley were united in holy wedlock. The bride was unaccompanied and wore a becoming gown of rose silk with white georgette while the groom was attired in the conventional dark. The ring service was used and was solemnized at high noon, Rev. Smith officiating. Only immediate relatives of the bride were present besides Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Walder the latter of whom presided at the organ as the bridal couple approached. A wedding dinner followed the ceremony. The bride needs no introduction having grown from little girlhood to womanhood here and consequently has formed many warm friendships. The groom is a young man of sterling worth being the only son of Mr. Tetley of Pana, Illinois and has been employed for several years past as brakeman on the Illinois Central Railroad. The couple departed on Thursday for Illinois where after a short visit with relatives they will become settled in the home awaiting them at Clinton that state. May the best of good luck attend them. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Elsberry were visitors at the Weeden home in Hansboro Sunday. Oscar Carter was a passenger to Devils Lake Thursday. And still the wedding bells resound. The latest announcement they pealed forth was the marriage on Monday of another couple of our village youth, Miss Lois Schaffer to Mr. Clarence Rice. The ceremony was performed at the county seat by Judge Brooks, Miss Mabel Schaffer sister of the bride, being bridesmaid and Alvie Arnold acting as best man. Both of the contracting parties are well known having grown to maturity in our midst and have many friends who extend best wishes for their future success. The couple will reside in our village being domiciled in the south part of town. Mrs. Roy Lean went to Devils Lake Wednesday to have dental work done. Mr. and Mrs. Jas Kennedy returned on Monday to their home near Devils Lake after a weeks visit with friends here. John Pettit returned from Minnesota Saturday. Mrs. Pettit is still in attendance at the bedside of her mother with little hope of her recovery. Mrs. Roy Lean returned Friday from Devils Lake. Dave and Tom Hagaar departed for the east Monday. Geo. H. Shirman was a passenger to Devils Lake Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Mackie autoed to Cando Sunday. Irvine Latham and Crosby Mateer departed on Monday for Billings, Montana where they will visit with Harley Latham and perhaps go farther west. Mrs. Rardon is having electric lights installed in her residence this week. Mrs. Oscar Ishler has been ill for several days past at her home in our village. Miss Mabel Schaffer went to Devils Lake Saturday having employment there, her sister Katherine accompanied her for an over Sunday visit. The remains of Mrs. Albert Buchholz who died recently at the Devils Lake hospital, arrived here Tuesday and the funeral was held at Sarles Wednesday. Mrs. Buchholz will be remembered as formerly Miss Katie Martin and her untimely demise is lamented by a host of friends who extend the deepest sympathy to the bereaved husband and mourners. PICTON PICKINS (From the Cando Record) Several inches of snow fell here on Saturday night. Ed Lentz transacted business in Cando Saturday. Hector Perron has moved with his family onto his newly acquired property, the Frank Jodoin farm. A number of Pictonites spent a pleasant evening Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. H. Richardson of Hansboro. Mr. and Mrs. Pete Olson and baby of Elsberry visited for several days last week with the Baarstad and Fred Gailfus families. Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Murdick, Mrs. Velma Converse and daughter Fay were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. McDougall. Mr. and Mrs. Emil Nelson are rejoicing over the arrival of a nine pound son at their home November 29, hence Emil is wearing a smile that won't come off. Adah, Florence and Maude Fernyhough who are attending school in Churchs Ferry and Rolla spent the Thanksgiving period with her parents Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Fernyhough. The Gailfus and Galloway families, Adah, Edna and Melvin Baarstad, John Locklin, John Greston of Armourdale and Mrs. Kellogg of Hansboro ate turkey dinner with the Hoerer family Thanksgiving day. RESOLUTION Whereas, the officers of the Bank of North Dakota has withdrawn from the banks of Towner County on a single day within this week a sum amounting to $70,000 (seventy thousand dollars) embarrassing many of the banks at a time of a money stringency and whereas the County Treasurer had wired assurances to the Bank of North Dakota that funds would not be withdrawn from that bank except as needed to pay the running expenses of the county and whereas the bank of North Dakota published through the newspapers of the state that funds the newspapers of the state that funds would only be withdrawn from the banks in an orderly way. Now therefore be it resolved by the Towner County Bankers Association that we strongly condemn the action of the Bank of North Dakota in withdrawing practically all of the funds from the Towner County banks on one day. And be it further resolved that we recommend each school district, township village, city and county treasurer to work in conjunction with their various boards towards having all their fun is now deposited in the Bank of North Dakota withdrawn and redeposited in the banks of Towner County as fast as possible so that said funds may be available for assisting the farming and business interests of the County. Dated at Cando, North Dakota, December 3, 1920. M. N. Gergen, R. D. Gillies, H. B. Gray, Committee MOST IMPORTANT NEWS OF THE WORLD St. Joseph, Missouri - A. M. Meadowfield, a retired farmer, was gored to death by a bull near Edgerton, Missouri. Springfield, Illinois - Five masked men entered a hotel at Pana, Illinois, near here, held up a score of men engaged in a poker and crap game and escaped with about $2,000. Paducah, Kentucky - Walter Thornton, who married his mother-in-law, Mrs. Effie Hale, will appear in court to hear judgment. Thornton, it is alleged, married Mrs. Hale after he had obtained a divorce from her young daughter. Ogden, Utah - Seth Thomas, a jeweler, shot and killed one of two bandits who entered his store as he was preparing to close for the night. The other robber escaped with a tray filled with diamonds. Bellfountaine, Ohio - Twenty persons were injured at West Liberty near here when a Big Four passenger train from Cincinnati to Detroit ran into an open switch and crashed into a freight train on a siding. Chicago - Dr. James M. Neff played a delicate little joke on his wife, Cora M. Neff, when he unloaded $30,000.00 in $5 bills upon her. It was alimony awarded to Mrs. Neff, who was granted a divorce from her husband. Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin - Ralph and Fred Sherman of this city recently shot a silver gray fox, the pelt of which is worth $300. Marshalltown, Iowa - George W. Carmichael, section foreman for the Chicago, Great Western was killed near Lurya when thrown from a speeder. Winnipeg - A mother and her three young children are dead as the result of a fire and coal gas explosion at their home in East Kildonan, a suburb of Winnipeg. Marinette, Wisconsin - John Smeester, 60, farmer of Amberg, was accidentally shot and killed by R. B. Ballew, another farmer, near Beecher Lake as the men were leaving on a hunting trip. Rhinelander, Wisconsin - Loretta McCall, five-year-old daughter of a settler near Birch Lake, will probably die from burns received when she stumbled and dove headlong into a kettle of boiling water. NORTH DAKOTA NEWS Beach - Attorney J. A. Miller's brick farmhouse was burned with a loss of $10,000. Dickinson - The builder of the first house on this site, John J. McDonough, 64, is dead. Dazey -Miss Anna Hendrickson, visiting here from South Dakota, was painfully injured when an automobile overturned in a muddy road. Arthur - Thrown from his wagon when the horses took fright at a passing train, Frederick F. Maurer sustained a broken neck and died almost instantly. Maddock - D. A. Hill sustained severe burns when he tried to save some of his property from destruction in a fire which took his barn, workshop, garage and automobile. Turtle Lake - The discovery recently of a bloody dusting cap, mask and piece of cloth on the Wolf farm is held by attorneys interested in the Henry Layer case as evidence that he had a woman accomplice. The motion made for permission to Layer to withdraw his plea of guilty and stand trial has been denied and as the case now stands he will continue the service of his life sentence. Sheldon - Merchandise valued at $1,000 was stolen from a local store. Marshall - Harold Lyster, 29, is dead as the result of wounds sustained in the world war. Carrington - Children under 16 are warned off the streets at nine o'clock by the new curfew. Jamestown - Harry Forman has been missing since he drew heavily on his account November 19. Drake - Losing a pocketbook containing $400 one day, a farmer near here came to town the next day and found it. Watford City - The home of L. Kummer was the scene of a triple wedding when the three Kummer sisters were married. Enderlin - Two freight trains crashed in front of the Soo depot and threw cars onto the building, practically demolishing it. Pembina - Victor Parks was instantly killed and Harold Whitman was seriously injured when their auto upset in a ditch. Bismarck - A member of Custer's command and for years a guard at the state penitentiary, Charles Campbell, 70, is dead. Grafton - Carried 400 feet on the pilot of a locomotive which demolished their roadster, Barney Oddson and Miss Lila Currie escaped unhurt. Neche - Dying with 48 hours of each other, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Folker, 84 and 67, respectively, were laid to rest at a double funeral. They were pioneer residents. Richardton - The first rural route in Stark County will cover 32 miles out of this city, serving about 70 families. Mail deliveries will commence Monday, January 3. Bathgate - Three horses and four head of cattle, as well as numerous other farm articles were burned on the Arthur Houston farm. The loss was over $3,000. Pisek - Found guilty of burying the body of his wife in a gunnysack, Frank Koukal, an aged resident of this vicinity was fined $250 for indecent burial, while added costs made his forfeiture $500. LOCAL NEWS G. A. Olson was a passenger to Devils Lake Thursday where he attended business matters. Geo. Wilson and son Ralph left on Wednesday for Minneapolis where the latter will again receive treatment at a hospital there at which place he was for several weeks during the summer. We hope that this will be the last trip necessary for him to make. J. C. Mullen, relief agent and Mr. Jensen, traveling auditor were callers in our city Wednesday checking up the depot. They left by auto Thursday morning by auto for Rock Lake where they go over that agent's work. G. A. Olson and three sons, Alfred, Melvin and Carl autoed to Churchs Ferry last Sunday returning in the evening. Mr. Linberg and Mr. Morrison of Cando were callers in this city last Sunday. Mrs. Johns of Brandon is visiting at the home of her parents Mr. and Mrs. M. Lawler for a few weeks. Geo. Walker arrived in our city Thursday from Park River for a short visit with relatives here. C. E. Blackorby is attending business matters at Bismarck this week. Hazel Strawn who underwent a double operation at the General Hospital last week is reported getting along fine. L. D. Leftwich returned Wednesday from a trip down the line. Mrs. Smith is enjoying a visit with her brother from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada who arrived in our city one day last week. David Hagger was a business caller in our city from Rock Lake Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey McLean and Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Trent were callers at Sarles Saturday evening. Word was received here Thursday announcing the arrival of a fine baby boy to Mr. and Mrs. Larson at their home at Tacoma Washington, November 24. Mrs. Larson will be remembered as Daisy Wills formerly of this place. December 17, 1920 PICTON PICKINS (From the Cando Record) Misses Vera and Vida Thompsen were guests at the H. Hoerer home Thursday night. The Bright and Sturgis families from Rolla passed a very pleasant evening Tuesday at the W. Gailfus home. Mr. and Mrs. Hoerer and children spent Sunday with the Hugo Gailfus family. Helen, Ethel and Merle McMaster spent Saturday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gailfus. Marie O'Donnell was a passenger to Devils Lake Monday where she will attend school for the winter. The Misses Hazel and Elnora O'Donnell left Monday last for points in Minnesota where they will spend the winter visiting the relatives. The Misses Vera and Vida Thompson finished up the term of school in a very satisfactory manner last Friday. The school work during the summer was quite badly handicapped through the change of teachers. During the latter half of the term a marked improvement was noticeable. The pupils especially in the lower grades advancing very rapidly in their work. The prevailing opinion seems to be that the board should endeavor to secure the services of the Misses Thompson for the 1921 term. The December Grange meeting was held at the home of Mrs. Alice Bower Wednesday with a large attendance. A delicious dinner was served after which the annual election of officers and other business matters were disposed of. The officers are Master, H. Hoerer; Overseer, C. A. Galloway; Lecturer, Edna Hoerer; Steward, Melvin Baarstad; Asst. Steward, Hermanzel Turcott; Chaplin, Mrs. Alice Bower; Treasurer, Leon Allard; Secretary, Fred Gailfus; Gatekeeper, W. G. Power; Court Ladies, Rosina Allard, Blanche Jarvis and Adah Baarstad; Lady Asst. Steward, Mrs. Fred Gailfus. The place and date of the next meeting will be announced later. MRS. ALBERT BUCHHOLZ PASSES AWAY Mrs. Albert Buchholz died at the General Hospital in Devils Lake, North Dakota, December 5, 1920. Miss Katie Martin was married to Albert Buchholz on November 5, 1919 and was 58 years old at the time of her death. The cause of her demise was acute nephritis. The last services were held at the church on Wednesday afternoon, Rev. MacInnis officiating. Songs were touchingly rendered by the choir. The flowers were many and beautiful but not more beautiful than the face that rested so peacefully among them. Beautiful in life, beautiful in death but far more beautiful in the glorious resurrection auora. Flowers seem to be the best emblem we have to express our love for we wreathe them around the cradle the marriage alter and the tomb. Thus would we leave her and in memory keep her as sweetly reposing among the beautiful and fragrant flowers. The body was laid to rest in the Sarles cemetery. Besides her devoted husband she leaves her mother and father, three sisters and three brothers to mourn her loss. The bereaved ones have the sympathy of the entire community in their bereavement. MOST IMPORTANT NEWS OF THE WORLD San Francisco - Miss Billy O. Lempie, 21 years old, arrived here from St. Albans, Vt. having ridden on horseback the entire distance, estimated at 3,900 miles. Miss Lempie started June 30 last. Dallas, Texas - Belated reports told of a fire in the business section of Breckenridge, an oil town about 100 miles southwest of here, which caused a property loss roughly estimated at $200,000. Tulsa, Oklahoma - An unidentified Negro charged with an attack upon a white woman, 67 years old, was taken from the Hughes County jail at Holdenville by a mob of about 50 men and hanged to a telephone pole. Florence, Alabama - John Darby, Methodist pastor, shot and killed his brother-in-law, Lyons Sherrod, and wounded another brother-in-law, Sam Sherrod, on the public highway near Oakland. Darby and his wife, a sister to the Sherrods, had separated and bad feeling existed between the men. Missoula, Montana - The jury hearing the case of N. J. Perkins charged with murdering Theodore Sharp, Indian agent of the Flathead reservation at Ravalli last July, returned a verdict of not guilty. Chicago - John Slepicka, a tailor living in Berwyn, stabbed his wife to death and then killed himself while asleep, according to Mrs. Marie Wagner, mother of Mrs. Slepicka. Slepicka, she said, had been a sleep walker and frequently expressed fear that his habit might lead to tragedy. MOB EXACTS DEATH PENALTY Santa Rosa, California - Old testament vengeance, "a life for a life" was exacted of George Boyd, Terence Fitts and Charles Valento, by a mob here. The mob, 50 to 100 men, all armed and masked in black, entered the Sonoma County jail at 12:30 a. m. overpowered Sheriff John Boyes and his deputies, took the three men to a cemetery and hanged them from the same limb of an oak tree. The three were to have faced the courts on the charge of murdering Sheriff Petray of Sonoma County, Detectives Miles M. Jackson and Lester H. Dorman of the San Francisco police force. The officers were shot down by Boyd, he confessed, when they attempted to arrest the three last Sunday as members of a San Francisco gang which recently has attacked many young women. Fifteen machines carried the party. They moved quickly down the street to a cemetery, three blocks beyond the city limits. Ropes were all prepared. The men were taken from the machines and hanged to an oak tree inside the cemetery. Headlights of three automobiles were used to light the tree selected for the hanging. Members of the mob were stationed to prevent intrusion. These guards and many of the mob were armed. Not more than five minutes were required by the mob to enter the jail, overpower the officers and remove the prisoners. Within 15 minutes or less, the murderers had been lynched. For another 15 minutes, while the bodies dangled from the oak tree in the glare of the automobile headlights, the mob waited at the scene to make certain their grim task was completed. Then its members departed, leaving the bodies swinging in the darkness. But another crowd soon gathered to take the places of the executioners. The coroner was notified and so were city and county officials. The new crowd gathered quickly as news spread of what had been done. It soon numbered hundreds. They found a weird scene. Lights of automobiles in greater numbers again lighted the scene. From the oak the bodies swung in the breeze in and out of the glare of the headlights. The three men were ex-convicts, Boyd having served two terms, Fitts, three and Valento, one. Boyd and Valento had been identified last Monday by three young women as members of the gang which attacked them at a house in Howard Street in one of the more densely settled sections in San Francisco. Two attempts to take the men from the jail here were made last Sunday night, a few hours after they had been arrested. One was broken up by officers and the other failed when Mrs. Petray, widow of the slain sheriff begged friends not to countenance mob violence. Last Sunday when the three men were arrested, a mob of hundreds surrounded the jail and attempted to secure the prisoners. That mob lacked leadership and organization. It was different last night. Twelve were detailed to approach the door. Six entered. Sheriff John Boyes, appointed after the death of Sheriff Petray, was in his private office at the right, with four deputies. The six were armed. They "covered" Boyes and his deputies and made them put up their hands. The officers were disarmed and the keys to the jail taken. DAYLIGHT ROBBER GETS 40 YEARS Moorhead, Minnesota - For the daylight robbery and shooting of Peter Stennes, cashier of the Georgetown State Bank at Georgetown, Clay County on October 9, Thomas O'Leary, 39, self-confessed bandit, was sentenced to 40 years in the state penitentiary by Judge C. A. Nye. O'Leary pleaded guilty to the charge of highway robbery. O'Leary, a former employee on the Oscar Hanson farm, near Georgetown, entered the bank and after holding up the cashier and shooting him in the head, escaped with $1,300. The bandit fled through a cornfield, forded the Buffalo River and remained during the night at the Hanson farm. In his confession, he said he committed the crime to get money to buy Canadian liquor. Stennes has recovered from the bullet wound. LOCAL NEWS Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Brown left last week for Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada where they will spend the remainder of the winter at the home of their daughter Mrs. Earl of that city. Miss Alta Strawn was a passenger to Devils Lake Saturday where she will visit her sister Hazel who is ill at the General Hospital. D. D. Finley left Monday accompanied by the other agents on the line for Grand Forks where they were called for examinations. He returned home Thursday. That the labor question is coming nearer home is coming nearer home is evident by the fact that our local brakeman Ole Markinson was laid off last week. ROCK LAKE RIPPLES Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Eckerdt left on Wednesday for Rochester, Minnesota where the latter will undergo an operation. Geo. Sherman returned from Devils Lake Wednesday. Kathryn Grey was unable to attend school because of illness several days last week. The Misses Grade and Mabel Schaffer returned from Devils Lake Saturday. Word was received recently of the arrival in Liverpool of Mrs. John Bradley who had sailed for bonnie Scotland for a visit with relatives there. Her sister who came over from Scotland last spring is keeping the hearth during her absence. ''The funeral of Mr. Will Schwartz brother Carl and Ralph Schwartz who died at Havre, Montana, December 3 of pneumonia was held form the Methodist Church here Saturday and the remains laid to rest in the IOOF Cemetery. The sympathy of the entire community is extended to the bereaved brothers. Mrs. Louis Stout and children departed Friday for Grand Forks where they will visit with her parents. NORTH DAKOTA NEWS Tolna - The general store of H. L. Stavn was burned with heavy loss. Drayton - Two deaths from heart failure occurred within three days. Hebron - John Neidhardt lost the sight of one eye when it was pierced by a pitchfork. Ashley - Mail for Meidinger now will come to the local post office that at Meidinger having been closed. Golva - Fire destroyed the farm home of Victor Renstrom, together with $500 in Liberty bonds and a full granary. Mott - Plunging in to the icy water of the Cannon Ball, Elmer Welker saved Vincent Mosbrucker, six, from drowning when he fell from a bridge and went through the ice into the creek. Fort Rice - Two blue army uniforms and soldiers hats were found near here. They bore evidence of years of exposure and are believed to have been hidden years ago by deserters from the army. Antelope - A neighbor with a long standing grudge is thought to be responsible for the burning of the cattle sheds and barn on the farm of Ed Sherman. Three costly fires have been mysteriously started on his place within a year. Van Hook - Ed Anderson sustained a broken back in a coal slide in a local mine but is expected to survive. Coalbank - The local coal mine has been closed by the state inspector who found it unsafe. Kenmare - When a sewer caved in J. W. Kinser was buried under 18 inches of dirt and only the frantic work of his assistant and passersby saved him from suffocation. Reynolds - Without apparent motive a masked man entered the home of Adolph Ostile, fired at him and disappeared. The bullet entered the mattress of the bed on which Ostlie had been sleeping. December 24, 1920 PICTON PICKINS (From The Cando Record) Robert Underwood was a business visitor in Rolla Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Ole Wilson and children visited relatives near Perth on Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. James Jarvis and children spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Jodoin. Mrs. Fred Thuner and daughter Elsie visited with the H. B. Leslie family on Wednesday. Harry Baarstad left Monday for Harvey and Nome, North Dakota where he will visit relatives this winter. Miss Emma Lentz of Cando who has visited relatives here for some time past returned home Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. William White are now nicely settled in the Nelson Swanson house formerly owned and occupied by Nels Redstone. Stanley McMaster who has been spending some time at Roblin, Manitoba, Canada is visiting at present with his brother Andrew and family. Dr. Widmeyer of Rolla was called to the Walter Gailfus home Tuesday to attend Mrs. Gailfus who was taken seriously ill. She is now up and about as usual. The whist club held its first session at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jim O'Donnell Friday night. There was a large crowd in attendance and all report a good time. A number of the Picton young people and several from Hansboro gathered at the E. E. McDougall home Wednesday evening to participate in a party in honor of Harry Baarstad. Games and dancing were the amusements of the evening with a delicious lunch served at midnight. Misses Vera and Vida Tompson closed a successful term of school a few days ago at the Picton School and there is talk of securing their services for next year. Dora Lawrence, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Lawrence went to Fargo Monday to attend the girls contest at the AC this week. MOST IMPORTANT NEWS OF THE WORLD New York - The largest shipment of American war dead to be returned on one ship, 2,479 bodies arrived on the army transport Wheaton from Bordeaux and St. Nazaire. Chicago - J. T. Christensen, crack air mail pilot, flew the 440 miles, eastbound, from Omaha to Chicago in two hours and 45 minutes at an average speed of 162 miles. This is the fastest time an air mail pilot has ever made over that distance. Dover, N. J. - Five men were killed and seven injured in an explosion at the Atlas Powder Company's plant near Landing, on the west end of Lake Hopationg. Oak Creek, Colorado - Philip Lefthand, an Indian living near here, reputed to be 138 years old, died from burns received when his clothing caught fire from sparks from a pipe he was smoking. Sioux City - James J. Harrison, aged 52, a pioneer hotelman here, is dead. he was vice president of the Greeters, a national association of hotel clerks. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada - Threatening several business places on the main street here with destruction, fire caused a loss estimated at $60,000 to four places, including two hotels. LOCAL NEWS Born to Mr. and Mrs. Gus Olson on Sunday, December 19, a baby girl. Both mother and baby are doing nicely. A. Skurdahl was up over Monday measuring some ground where they intend to put a fence next spring. D. D. Finley was a business caller at Armourdale Friday morning. Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Wills left on Monday for Bemidji and Minneapolis where they will spend the holidays with friends and relatives. Miss Myrtle Weeden who teaches school in Minot and sister Alberta who attends school there returned to their home in this city to spend the holidays. Mr. Wm. Disher is reported on the sick list. Mr. and Mrs. N. A. Nord and Miss Clara Vie left Wednesday for Enderlin, North Dakota where they will spend the holidays with relatives. Harry Tribble was a passenger to Devils Lake Wednesday where he went to meet his sister Grace who is coming from Perth to spend her vacation with home folks. D. D. Finley was a passenger to Devils Lake Wednesday returning home Thursday. Marie O'Donnell arrived Wednesday from Devils Lake to spend her vacation with her parents. Bob Peterson of Bisbee was a caller in our city over Sunday. Word was received here the past week announcing the death of Wm. James, a prominent farmer of Picton Township which occurred in Ontario, Canada. Mr. James left here some time ago with a car of cattle to So. St. Paul and from there he went to Canada to visit relatives. Word was received here the past week announcing the marriage of Leland Pound which occurred in Saskatchewan, Canada Tuesday. We are unable to get any of the particulars. Mrs. Geib and children were Rock Lake callers Monday. Henry Schulz was a passenger to Devils Lake Monday afternoon. Miss Helen Peterson left Thursday via Devils Lake for Bisbee where she will spend the holidays. Don Coy will spend his vacation with friends in Devils Lake. Elmer Odegard was a caller in our city between trains Thursday. Mrs. Joe Walgamont was a passenger to Devils Lake Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Williams and son and Mr. and Mrs. John Walker and son left Thursday for Park River where they will spend Christmas at the Geo. Walker home. Carl Olson left Thursday for Courtneay, North Dakota where he will visit with his brother Ralph who is employed in a bank at that place. Dee Eakright went to Egeland today for Christmas vacation. ROCK LAKE RIPPLES Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Hoff and daughter departed last week for Indiana to remain for a couple of months visiting relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Groves are attending to things in their absence. A telegram was received here Tuesday stating that Richard Graham had died at his home in Eugene, Oregon Monday night. Mr. Graham was one of our pioneers who had recently moved to Oregon and has many friends here who will be grieved to hear of his demise. Quite a number from our local IOOF went to Hansboro Monday to be present at an organization of that order there that night. The Misses Helen Latham, Ione Elsberry and Lela Briggs arrived on Saturday's train and will spend their vacation with home folks. Ole Oakland returned Monday from Devils Lake where he had gone on business pertaining to the school board. Alfred Jahnke departed last week for Minnesota where he expects to enter a business school. Leonard Graetz returned Thursday from Grand Forks where he with other station agents along the line attended examinations held there. Mrs. W. P. Mills and children went to Cando Thursday to spend the holidays with relatives. Miss Bertrice Elsberry who is attending high school at Egeland is spending her vacation with her sister here. Henry Walder who went west several months ago returned home Monday. NORTH DAKOTA NEWS Glen Ullin - Mr. and Mrs. Franz Skalsky celebrated their golden wedding with a family reunion. Foxholm - Struck in the face by the crank of a gasoline engine when it backfired, John Clark lost the sight of his right eye. Sanish - Selling his employer's cattle for $10,000, George Renicke, foreman of the Swords Ranch near here disappeared in St. Paul. Dunseith - Thirty-five ex-servicemen are in the state sanitarium here. Twenty-four more are in the state hospital at Jamestown and nearly 200 more are in various authorized government hospitals throughout the state. Hebron - Knocked out by a drink of moonshine a passerby gave him, Frank Klick lay for three days unconscious near a building on which he was doing carpenter work. When found his feet were frozen and he had to have a leg amputated. Drake - A bucket brigade saved the state mill from burning. Wildrose - A $45,000 school will be built at an early date. Fessenden - About 100,000 bushels of wheat are being stored in local elevators. Fort Yates - Cattle rustling still is rife in this neighborhood and occasional arrests are being made. Elgin - Charged with embezzling government funds while postmaster here, William S. Murray is on trial in federal court. Richardton - Accidental discharge of a .25-30 rifle in the hands of her six year old brother resulted fatally for Kathryn Hauck, three years old. Jamestown - Oldest practicing dentist in the state and commander of the North Dakota department of the G. A. R. were the distinctions held by B. McLains, 76, who died of old age here. Velva - Turning into a ditch saved Joseph Setterstrom from driving his car into a freight train during a dense fog. None of the occupants of the car was badly injured. Washburn - A day after his wife was killed when their car went over a high bank near here, Lee Perras was arrested on a two month old warrant charging violation of the prohibition law. He was given his liberty until after the funeral of his wife. Leeds - Citizens used high powered rifles in an attempt to stop a suspicious car eastbound through here, but failed. One of the occupants of the car was left at a Devils Lake hospital suffering from three bullet wounds but the car went on its journey. Noonan - A Ford driven by George Kimball was more damaged than Richard Howe when it struck the latter on a road near here and turned completely over. Howe sustained three broken ribs but the Ford was almost a wreck. ST. JOHN NEWS Miss Beatrice Plante arrived home Saturday from Minot where she is engaged in teaching and will spend her vacation with her folks. Miss Emma Martineau arrived home Saturday from Minot where she is teaching. John Insch arrived home Saturday from San Francisco, California to spend the holidays with his parents. Mr. Insch was engaged in the fruit business in California. Tom Commow of Neche arrived Thursday to spend the vacation with his parents. Mr. Commow is foreman of the round house at Neche for the Great Northern and is enjoying splendid success. Bernie Byrne arrived home from Minot Wednesday to spend the holidays with his parents. August Langenfele arrived home Wednesday from the Lake Region where he purchased a car load of fish which will arrive in a few days. December 31, 1920 PICTON PICKINS (From The Cando Record) Edna Baarstad visited with Elsie Thuner Monday. Fred Thuner was on the sick list for several days last week. Adolph Lentz of Cando spent several days last week visiting with his brother Edward. H. Hoerer and daughter Edna and the Misses Adah and Edna Baarstad were Christmas shoppers in Rolla Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Jodoin and Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Fessenden and children spent Sunday at the Leon Allard farm. The Baarstad and Fred Gailfus families had the misfortune to become lost for almost two hours last Saturday night while returning from the Pete Olson home at Elsberry. A telegram was received last Friday announcing the death of W. H. James, who had been visiting at the home of his mother in Ottawa, Canada for several weeks. We are without further particulars at this time but will endeavor to publish a suitable obituary in the next issue. ROLLA STAR The sad news reached Rolla last week that W. H. James who resided at Picton died at Hull City, Quebec on December 17, 1920 of small pox. He was 53 years of age. He leaves his wife and adopted daughter. An obituary will appear next week. NORTH DAKOTA NEWS Sterling - Backfiring of a truck ignited fumes and burned the Standard Oil station here. Langdon - A 62 pound badger trapped near here by William Klemisch dragged a large fallen tree several rods before it was found and taken. Harvey - Fire believed to have originated in a tank heater destroyed the large barn on the Glen Frost stock farm near here and with it went 18 head of cattle and large stores of fee. Ten of the cattle were purebred animals. Towner - Charges that he introduced some $50,000 of forged paper into the First National Bank here to take the place of securities to which the bank examiner had objected, have been lodged against H. H. Bergh, the cashier who was placed under $5,000 bond. The bank was closed. Streeter - Postmasters recently commissioned in North Dakota by federal authorities include: George H. Rieland at this point, Reno T. Peterson at Chester, John M. Wickersham at Hereford, Allen H. White at Harmon, Fannie E. Kelly at Adrian and Harry E. McPherson at Carson. Center - The fund for the Hazel Miner memorial has reached $800. LaMoure - Robert Lloyd, 84, for 35 years a prominent stock buyer is dead. Lisbon - Fire breaking out in the Cohen & Frishberg store burned that establishment and four other business houses with a loss of $83,500. Fort Yates - Two youths pleaded guilty court to slaughtering cattle on the ranges near here. One was remanded to the reformatory, the other was paroled. Drake - A ten-year-old boy is plaintiff in a suit against Joseph Keller for $10,000 alleging that he was injured when invited by Keller to ride on a hand sled behind the latter's motorcycle. Hillsboro - Climbing through the window of a downstairs bedroom, Mrs. Andrew Christiansen rescued her two month old baby from flames which destroyed her home. The day before the fire, Mrs. Christiansen's mother died. LOCAL NEWS G. A. Olson was a business caller in Devils Lake Tuesday morning, returning home Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Tribble were passengers to Devils Lake Tuesday returning home Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Anderson left Tuesday for Grand Forks where they will visit with Mrs. Anderson's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Marhel of that place. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Weeden and daughter Nellie spent Christmas and Sunday with friends at Rock Lake. Mrs. Emmet watts was a passenger to Rock Lake Christmas day where she went to consult a doctor in regards to her little daughter's health. She is returning home Monday. Coy Eller was a caller in our city between trains Saturday. D. D. Finley was a passenger to Devils Lake Wednesday. Elmer Odegard of Egeland is visiting friends in our city a few days this week. Jerry Blackorby was among those who took the train for Devils Lake Tuesday afternoon. Harry Tribble returned Thursday from Grand Forks where he has been visiting the past week. Forest Tribble was a passenger to Rock Lake Thursday afternoon. Ernest Sullivan of St. Paul arrived in our city last week and is visiting at the home of his aunt Mrs. Geo. Wilson. He accompanied Ralph Wilson home from St. Paul Hospital where he had the cast removed from his hip. Geo. Wilson who also went to St. Paul will remain for three or four weeks and receive medical attention. ROCK LAKE RIPPLES Funeral services for Mrs. Rebecca M. Wilkins, 92 years old who died at the home of her son, Charles P. Wilkins of this city were held yesterday afternoon with simple ceremonies at the family residence. The body was taken to Genesco, Illinois last night for burial. Mrs. Wilkins was born in Genesco in 1828 and spent the greater portion of her life in that city. Seven years ago she came to North Dakota to make her home with her son, Chas. F. Wilkins, for 35 years a resident of Grand Forks County. She has made many friends in the vicinity of Thompson. Grand Forks Herald The deceased was the grandmother of Mrs. Chas. Jahnke of our village to whom sympathy is extended. MOST IMPORTANT NEWS OF THE WORLD Cleveland - A terrific explosion shook the home of Peter Treadway and sent him to a hospital, police found it was caused by a barrel of cider and not a bomb. Augusta, Ky. - Thirteen persons were drowned in the Ohio River when the United States steam launch Margaret, sprang a leak and sank three miles below Augusta. Charleston, W. Va. - Sixteen men are reported to have been drowned when a skiff in which they were crossing the Kanawha River, overturned at Spring Hill near here. Hackensack, N. J. - Admitting his force was too small to cope with the crime wave, Police Commissioner Engel has offered citizens free use of the police safe to store their valuables. Scranton, Pa. - Four men were killed and two injured in an explosion in the pressing and packing mill of the Dupont Powder Company at Belin Village, near Moosic, seven miles from here. The force of the explosion was felt all over the Lackawanna Valley. Louisville, Ky. - Three hundred and seventy-five alleged moonshiners were arrested and 774 illegal stills with 3,788 gallons of liquor were seized in the southeastern prohibition district in November, according to a report issued here by prohibition officials. Astoria, Ore. - Frank Wagner, known as "Dutch Frank", an escaped convict from the Oregon penitentiary was killed in a duel with Warden Compton of the prison and nine other officials. Butte, Montana - A federal secret service operative and Butte police unearthed a complete counterfeiting outfit in a cabin in the business district. A man who gave the name of Fink was arrested.