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The following news items and articles are all transcribed from the Hansboro News newspaper. The
items included in this file were published between September 1, 1920 and September 30, 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


September 3, 1920

Ada Baarstad arrived home Tuesday from Minneapolis where she has been the past month visiting
relatives.

Ruth Brown is reported suffering from a severe tooth ache it being necessary for Dr. Emert to
lance the jaw.

Harry Tribble and Chester Rose were passengers to Devils Lake Monday returning Tuesday.

Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Finley and daughter and Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Lentz and baby were callers at
Rolla Sunday afternoon.

Henry Schultz returned Monday from Menominee, Wisconsin where he has been visiting relatives the
past three weeks.

Word was received from Mrs. Geo. Wilson the first of the week stating that Ralph was doing fine
and that they expected to be home the last part of the week.

Ransom Lloyd returned to his home at Devils Lake Saturday, having spent the past two weeks at
the J. Brooks farm.

John Wampler was a business caller in this vicinity a few days last week.

Morris Anderson who has been section foreman during the absence of Henry Schulz returned to his
home at Devils Lake Tuesday.

Bernice Elsberry of Rock Lake visited several days at the Weeden home in our city last week.

Ida Briggs came up from Egeland Monday and visited at the Tribble home until Tuesday.

Mr. and Mrs. Wagner of Rock Lake were callers in our city Monday evening coming up on the
speeder.

A few of our citizens took in the dance at Rock Lake Friday evening and report a fine time.

A. D. Holiday of Devils Lake, Supt. of the International Elevator Co., was a business caller in
this city Tuesday.

Velma Converse was a Cartwright caller Tuesday.


ROCK LAKE RIPPLES

T. C. Wildish and family autoed to Cando and returned Wednesday.

News was received here recently of the birth of a little daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Blaine
McAneney, formerly of our village, but now residing at Devils Lake.

Miss Mildred Elsberry is assisting a few days at the Chas. Jahnke home.

Old father stork, in one of his recent flights descended at the P. G. Barker home, leaving a
pair of twins, a boy and a girl, for Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Linderman. Consequently Marshall has
been doubly busy, receiving congratulations from their many friends.

Crosby Mateer and mother were Cando visitors Wednesday.

Mr. and Mrs. Spencer, brother and sister-in-law of Mrs. A. L. Lean, autoed from Oberon Sunday
for a few hours visit at the Lean home. Grandma Spencer, who accompanied them did not return,
but will remain for a while as a guest of her daughter.

A little daughter arrived to gladden the Boyd Sampson home last Saturday.

Postmaster Moore is moving his family into their tasteful new bungalow this week. The Tom
Elsberry family will occupy their house which is being vacated by the Moores.

Miss Viola Gravens is assisting with the work of the Lehman home.

Messrs. Emory and Harry Bullock were among a party who autoed to the county seat Wednesday.

Another new lassie arrived in our village this week, having taken up her abode at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Pete Mooney.

Miss Ruth Mills departed today (Tuesday) via Egeland for Mohall, where she has accepted a
position in a department store.

 Miss McDonald autoed over from Calvin Tuesday when she gave her final lesson in piano to the
 class she has had under her instruction this summer. Miss McDonald will resume her former
 position as teacher in the Calvin school.


MOST IMPORTANT NEWS OF THE WORLD

Washington - Wives of captains of government owned merchant ships may now accompany their
husbands on voyages as a result of an order announced by Chairman Benson of the shipping board.

El Paso, Texas - A cloudburst near Rincon, New Mexico, washed out bridges on the Santa Fe
railroad and destroyed crops valued at many thousands of dollars.

Wilburton, Okalahoma - Two miners were killed and at least eight more were killed and at least
eight more were entombed in the Degnan-McConnell mine No. 19 at Degnan, three miles west of
here, when a gas explosion occurred.

Omaha - Mary Claire Collins, the 13 year old daughter of Justice George S. Collins, is going to
take the examination for admission to the bar with her father next June, when he takes his
examination.

New York - John Kelly, Bronx undertaker, saw an elderly woman run down by an automobile. He ran
for a priest. When Kelly returned with the priest, the woman was dead. He discovered it was his
mother.

Kansas City, Missouri - Discovery in her aged father's room of moulds for making silver dollars
caused the daughter of J. E. Kentner, to bring about his arrest in Enid, Oklahoma, according to
announcement by local federal officials.

Missoula, Montana - Of 1,350 forest fires reported for the season, it was said today, only 63
now are burning while the fire army afield numbers but 1,500 men.

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada - Three persons lost their lives, 20 homes were destroyed and a new
school building was burned by brush fires which swept through the village of Mulvihill, 90 miles
north of Winnipeg.

Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada - Grasshoppers are interfering with harvesting operations in the
Maple Creek district by cutting the twine on the winter rye shocks according to advices reaching
the provincial department of agriculture.

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada - Bishop Franz Harder of the Mennonite church at Saskatoon,
Saskatchewan, Canada has been sentenced to serve 30 days in jail for refusing to obey
Saskatchewan school laws. He refused to pay a $10 fine and imprisonment was ordered.

Toronto - After voluntarily coming 3,000 miles to prove that he was not the man who held up and
robbed the jewelry store of Abraham Rosenthal of $50,000 worth of diamonds, Dewitt Cook Ellwood,
a wealthy real estate broker of Miami, Florida was freed.

Missoula, Montana - H. J. Harrington of Alberton, an employee of the Milwaukee railroad, died
here of burns suffered near Bonner. Harrington was on the track on a gasoline speeder when the
wire overhead was short-circuited and the high voltage "raced down" striking Harrington. He was
brought to a hospital in Missoula where he died. His hands were burned off.

Honolulu - Tremendous floods are sweeping portions of the islands of Kyushu and Shikoku with
enormous loss of life reported.


NORTH DAKOTA NEWS

Tansem - The local post office has been discontinued.

Zenith - Joe Kozak was drowned in a creek here while taking a noon hour plunge.

Jamestown - George W. Kurtz, 74, former commander of the North Dakota department of the G. A.
R., died here.

Hope - School will begin this fall in a $60,000 structure.

Kenmare - The three year old son of Mr. and Mrs. John Doetzel was killed when their car turned
over.

Elkwood - Four horses were burned in a fire that destroyed the barn on the David Peterson farm.

Churchs Ferry - Five generations was broken by the death of Mrs. Jane Engehorn, 91 years old.

Anamoose - The 16 month old child of Mrs. Alonza Browley was burned to death and the house and
contents were destroyed when the gasoline stove exploded while the mother was milking.

Lawton - Joseph Jr., three year old son of Joseph Peterson, fell from a water tank on which he
was riding with his father and the rear wheel passed over his head, crushing him to instant
death.

Mohall - Found lying in the pasture with his skull fractured, the three year old son of Charles
Lampson is believed to have been the victim of a horse kick.

Anamoose - Crossing behind a departing passenger train, the auto driven by Ernest Waydeman,
containing also his brother and sister-in-law, was struck by a Soo freight train backing in the
opposite direction. The steps were torn from the caboose and the car was turned over. Only minor
injuries were sustained by the three persons. A warning bell at the crossing is now being asked
of the Soo line.

Kindred - An automatic alarm saved the local bank. The would-be thieves left their tools in
their flight.

Lisbon - The barn, silo and two granaries on the W. J. Meyers farm, were destroyed in a night
fire.

Brantford - Cracking the safe in the Farmers State Bank, yeggs got away with $5,000 in cash and
papers.

Flasher - Charles Smeder was asphyxiated when he went into a well to break a rock that was
hindering the drilling.

Fargo - Six hundred dollars worth of platinum was stolen from the chemical laboratory at the
State Agricultural College.

Minot - The Rev. E. B. Robeson, pastor for many years of several Methodist churches in the
state, died at Lynden, Washington.

Watford City - The first load of new wheat brought in was from a 15 bushel yield. It is
estimated that nearly 300,000 bushels will be marketed here.

Ryder - Two stucco school houses for consolidated schools will be erected here this fall. They
will be 54 x 33 feet, modern throughout, and will contain quarters for the teachers.


September 10, 1920

SCHOOL OPENS SEPTEMBER 20

On Monday, September 20, we will again see the younger generation of Hansboro marching to the
school building in the interest of one of the greatest assets to the coming man and womanhood -
education.

The Hansboro high school will open on the above date with a well selected and efficient corps of
teachers to which considerable effort has been made to secure and with the faculty secured it
has been possible to make the school a four year course of high school which is an addition to
the regular course that will prove decidedly beneficial to all concerned.

Professor L. D. Treat of Bottineau, has been secured as principal. He is a man of large
experience and comes to us highly recommended; Miss Helen Peterson of Bisbee, a young lady with
four years University training, will be assistant to Mr. Trent, and also comes to us with the
very best of recommendations. The Junior High School will be in charge of Donald R. Coy, of
Egeland, who has had considerable experience.  The Intermediate room will be conducted by Miss
Lois Trent, daughter of Professor Trent, who has had considerable experience. The Primary room
will have Miss Clara Vie of Enderlin, who is a young lady of good recommendations and will, no
doubt, fill the position to the satisfaction of parents as well as the "little tots".

The school board is to be commended in the effort they have put forth to secure a faculty that
will give Hansboro one of the best schools in this part of the country.


GLADYS FERNYHOUGH, BRIDE

Miss Gladys Fernyhough, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Fernyhough, of Hansboro and sister of
Mrs. I. E. Corson, was married on August 17 to Fred Krouse of Calio, North Dakota. The marriage
took place at the M. E. parsonage in Cando before the bride's parents as witnesses.

Miss Fernyhough took her junior and senior high school work at Churchs Ferry and graduated with
the class of 1919 and last year was a teacher in the public schools of Calio. She is a splendid
young lady and made a host of friends while attending school here. Mr. and Mrs. Krouse are
taking a wedding trip to Fergus Falls and Duluth and upon their return will make their home at
Calio. Churchs Ferry Sun


AUTOMOBILES COLLIDE ON MAIN STREET

Last Saturday afternoon two small automobiles crashed into each other at full speed on Main
Street between the Star office and the Farmers and Merchants bank. The report of the collision
attracted people from all directions and in a short time a large crowd had gathered. One car was
driven by Mrs. Harry Bisom of Maryville and with her were her two little girls, one of whom was
thrown out on the street, but luckily received only slight scratches. The other car contained
Wm. Ford and Wm. Hayes, two young threshers from Bottineau. Mr. Hayes, the owner was hurled
violently to the ground and received painful injuries on the arm and hip. Both autos were more
or less damaged. There seems to have been no unusual carelessness, just inattention and the
common disregard for the speed ordinance, the causes of nine tenths of the automobile accidents
which occur every day all over the country. Sometimes a single person is killed, sometimes
several, sometimes no one, as in this case. But the dance of death continues. Turtle Mountain
Star


LOCAL NEWS

Miss Clara Vie, who has been visiting at the Nord home east of town left on Thursday for
Enderlin, North Dakota for a visit with relatives before taking up her duties as teacher of the
primary room in the school at this place.

Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Finley and daughters visited with friends at Egeland over Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Lentz have decided to quit farming and are now nicely settled in rooms at the
Hotel Murdick for the winter.

Mr. Odegard was up from Egeland Wednesday evening, calling on friends.

Mr. and Mrs. Geo. McLean of Sarles were callers in this city Saturday afternoon.

Claire Wills was a business caller in Sarles last Friday.

Mr. and Mrs. Ira E. Corson had as their guests at dinner Sunday Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Anderson, Mr.
and Mrs. Owen Fernyhough and their daughter Miss Maude Fernyhough, of Hansboro and Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Krouse of Calio. Turtle Mountain Star

Mrs. Geo. Wilson and son Ralph returned Saturday from St. Paul where the latter was receiving
treatment for a dislocated hip. We are glad to report that Ralph is able to be around with the
aid of a crutch but hope he can soon discard that.

Ruth Brown is back at her work in the G. A. Olson store after a very painful siege of toothache.

Carl Olson arrived home Friday from York, North Dakota, where he has been the past few months,
working in a drug store.

Mrs. Archie McLean and daughter of Sarles were callers in this city a few hours Saturday.

Melvin Olson autoed to Sarles Monday where he had an abscess lanced on his wrist. At this
writing it is getting along fine.

Lineman Joiner has been busy the past week in this vicinity, putting the lines in repair before
the snow flies.

Mrs. Roy Worsely and son Clifford came in Saturday from Minot for a weeks visit at the D. A.
Blackburn home in this city.

Two aeroplanes appeared at the Rolla Monday evening and after circling the town alighted in the
W. N. Steele pasture near S. F. Hewson's residence. In a short time several of our citizens
drove over to inspect the machines and have a talk with the flyers. The men were G. W. Belser,
D. S. Zimmerly and M. E. Neilson. They had just came from Langdon, having made the trip, a
distance of 75 miles, in 50 minutes. The flyers had a two fold object, taking orders for the
aeroplanes, which were of the Curtis type, and taking up passengers for fifteen minute flights.
These were the first planes to stop at Rolla when not under an engagements. Turtle Mountain Star


ROCK LAKE RIPPLES

Mrs. Joe Hronesh, accompanied by her sister who had been visiting here, departed last Tuesday
for Olivia, Minnesota to spend a while with their mother, residing there, and who is in a rather
critical condition as the result of a fall.

Ed Walder and Crosby Mateer went over to Perth Wednesday where they are engaged in carpentering.

The railroad bridge spanning the lake just west of town, has recently been repaired and
strengthened.

Miss Lorna Dodge departed last Friday for Thief River Falls, Minnesota where she has obtained a
position as instructor in one of the city schools.

Miss McDonald has decided to continue her class in piano instruction until the advent of cold
weather and will give lessons on Saturdays here, after with the beginning of school.

Miss Irene Dazella, accompanied by another young lady whose name we were unable to learn,
arrived on Thursday and will teach the rural school in the Finn neighborhood, northwest of town.
Some substantial improvements have been made to the above school building by the addition of a
basement and furnace.

Paul Eller was an arrival last week from Minnesota.

Miss Ione Elsberry expects to depart this week for Fargo where she will take a course at the I.
B. C.

Verne Burkholder autoed to St. John last Wednesday in the interest of the N. W. Hawkinson Co.

Mr. and Mrs. Skinner of Cando were visitors in our village several hours Friday.

Edley Rimel arrived from California last week and is attending to business interests here.

N. W. Hawkinson returned on Monday from a brief trip east.

Miss Eunice Stevenson who spent last summer here on Saturday came up from Cando where she has a
position in the First National Bank for a couple of days visit with relatives here.

Andrew Foley accompanied by Mrs. Wagle and daughter the Foley twins and Emily autoed to Valley
City Sunday. He returned Monday leaving the children with Mrs. Wagle, where they will make their
home.

D. W. Boyd returned on Thursday from a business trip to Grand Forks.

Rev. Hutchinson will be in Rock Lake Tuesday, the 14th, and will hold a meeting in the church
that evening.

Miss Gladys Mateer went to Cando via Perth Tuesday where she had dental work done.

Bills are out announcing the sales of E. F. Elsberry and T. E. Clouse next week. Both parties
who are old settlers here expect to try their luck elsewhere, the Elsberrys contemplating moving
to Washington which Mr. Clouse will go to Wisconsin.

Mrs. Rygh's sister arrived on Monday to attend school here and will be a member of the senior
high.

Jno. Gibes on Monday moved his family to Hansboro where he has a position as section foreman.

Mrs. Chas. Seibert, from near Cando was in our village Thursday.


MOST IMPORTANT NEWS OF THE WORLD

New York - Two men were killed and 16 persons injured when an elevator containing 18 persons
fell 10 stories.

Dade County, Florida, containing the city of Miami, leads all counties in the country in its
258.1 rate of growth during the last 10 years.

New Haven - Two persons dead a score injured, damage to the tobacco crop and heavy losses to
farm buildings and general crops, resulted from a series of electrical and hailstorms that swept
Connecticut.

Chicago - A freight train of 21 cars loaded with automobiles and other merchandise was stolen
from the train crew at Cicero, a suburb, and driven by the train robbers to Bensonville,
Illinois where it was abandoned. The train was taken from the yards of the Chicago, Milwaukee
and St. Paul railroad after the crew had been beaten and thrown off. Police arrived in time to
arrest five men.

Zanesville, Ohio - Mrs. Sarah Ann Seevers, 110 years old, reputed to be the oldest woman in the
state, died here. Eight children, 35 grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren and 3
great-great-grandchildren survive.

Omaha, Nebraska - Dr. George L. Miller, Omaha's first practicing physician and founder of the
Omaha Herald, now part of the World Herald, died here. He was 90 years old.

New York - Samuel Lehman, well known musical conductor and author of "Everybody Works But
Father", was killed by an automobile here Sunday, it became known.

Omaha, Nebraska - A record in air mail service from Chicago to Omaha was made by pilot Irwin S.
Amberg of Detroit, who left Chicago at 5:55 a. m. and arrived at 9:50 a. m.

Atlanta, Georgia - Women of Georgia have a right to vote in the statewide primary September 8 as
well as at the coming general election, according to an opinion submitted to Governor Dorsey by
R. A. Denny, state's attorney general.

Santa Rosa - Two automobile racers were burned to death beneath overturned cars and a
seven-year-old spectator they struck was instantly killed when a light car entered in the Sonoma
County fair races here left the track and crashed into a tree.

Madison, Wisconsin - Fire which started about midnight at Hollandale, Wisconsin, destroyed two
stores and one dwelling. The fire was extinguished early today. The loss is estimated at
$20,000.

Iowa City, Iowa - Mrs. Jane Kirkwood, widow of Samuel J. Kirkwood, war governor of Iowa and
Secretary of the Interior under President Garfield, celebrated her 99th birthday here.

Butte, Montana - Judge H. J. Grimes of the police court parked his automobile in violation of a
city ordinance and was arrested. Appearing in his own court, he was arraigned before the clerk,
sitting in his stead and fined $1.

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada - Sixteen farmers in the Sterose D. Uhlae district have lost their
homes, barns, implements and crops in the bush fires, according to official reports issued by
the provincial authorities. Thousands of acres of hay have been destroyed in the northern part
of the province.

Walla Walla, Washington - Thousands of dollars damage was done to wheat and roads by the
terrific rain storm which, nearer the mountains, developed into a cloudburst. Standing grain yet
unthreshed was beaten down, many acres were washed out and sacked grain in the fields was
thoroughly soaked.


SUB CREW ON OCEAN BOTTOM

Philadelphia, Pa. - Radio messages flashed from the army transport General Goethals to the
Philadelphia navy yard via Cape May told of the rescue of the officers and crew of the submarine
S-5, after they had spent nearly two days locked in the disabled vessel beneath the Atlantic
Ocean, 55 miles south of Cape Henlopen. It was early in the morning when Lieutenant Commander C.
M. Cook, who exercised his prerogative of being the last man to leave his vessel, was taken
aboard the steamer Alanthus. Nine hours had elapsed since the plight of the undersea boat had
been made public through a wireless call picked up by an amateur operator in Farmington,
Connecticut.

Among those who responded to the call of the General Goethals was the steamer Alanthus which
with the army transport stood by the submerged vessel and managed to attach grappling hooks to
its stern. Holding the submarine in a vertical position a hole was bored through her plates and
air pumped through to the suffering crew who had almost given up all hope of rescue.


NAVY AWAITS REPORT

Washington - Informed by wireless that all members of the submarine S-5, submerged off Cape
Henlopen, had been rescued, navy department officials await further details of the rescue and a
report as to the cause of the submarine's disability.

Word from the army transport General Goethals that the 26 men and four officers comprising the
crew of the S-5 were safely aboard the steamer Alanthus which had been standing with the General
Goethals was relayed to the department from the Philadelphia navy yard. Officials were relieved
to hear that although the men were in rather bad shape none had been injured.

The submarine, the navy department was informed, was in almost a vertical position.


OWE LIVES TO NEW DEVICE

New York - The rescued officers and men of the United States submarine S-5, who were submerged
for more than 42 hours in their crippled submarine off Cape Henlopen, owe their lives to a
hitherto little tested safety device - the telephone buoy - developed during the world ear.

The steamer General George W. Goethals, plowing along her course off the cape, caught the
insistent clang of a huge gong; sighted a buoy where the mariner's charts shows no buoy ought to
be; drew closer and observed that there was a telephone on the mysterious buoy. A few moments
later the Goethals had a boat overside and this message came up from the deep: "The submarine
S-5 has been submerged for 35 hours. Air is running short. Machinery damaged. Send for help. "

The Goethals wireless flashed the news ashore and within a short time fleet destroyers and other
naval craft were rushing to the rescue. The Goethals, in the meantime, got a line about the
stern of the S-5 and drawing it to the surface, drilled a small hole through the metal hull
through which air was pumped to the suffocating men until the rescuers arrived.

This use of the telephone buoy is said to have been the first critical test to which the
apparatus has been put since its development less than three years ago. It has been placed on
only a few of the newest submarines, and many naval officers were ignorant even of its
existence, until its dramatic entry as the savior of the S-5's crew.


NORTH DAKOTA NEWS

Clyde - Electric lights are now in use here.

Glen Ullin - A municipal lighting system is being considered.

Pekin - John E. Johnson, 88, for 41 years a North Dakota farmer, died here.

Williston - John Hamilton left $7,000 of his fortune to various persons who had befriended him
in various ways of late years.

Jamestown - Hundreds of fans attended the funeral of Charles E. Wertz, since 1902 star catcher
on the Jamestown baseball nine.

Lakota - A steel rod was driven through his foot and into the ground when a pump he was lifting
slipped from the hands of Jacob Geritz.

Mandan - Clifford Whitmer, 13 was instantly killed when a shot gun he was carrying on his hay
rake was discharged and blew his head off.

Grafton - Martin Rasmussen, lost over night, was found by his parents the next day shot to death
in the woods where he had gone hunting.

Williston - Swinging from the fender of an ice truck, 4 year old Mary Louise Bennett slipped and
fell under the wheels, being crushed to death.

Bismarck - A reward of $500 is offered by the North Dakota Bankers Association for the capture,
dead or alive, of any bank bandit operating in this state.

Shields - Several lock pouches of first class mail for points along the North Dakota branch of
the Milwaukee were stolen from the platform of the Milwaukee at McLaughlin, South Dakota.

Mercer - Arthur Weller, 25, Minneapolis attorney here looking after farming interests, was
drowned in Brush Lake while entertaining Sunday school picnickers with fancy swimming and
diving.

Ray - Fred Jorgenson, husband of the woman who recently awakened from a four year sleep, is
employed here. His wife was in a sanitarium at Waukesha, Wisconsin, where she had been in a
state of semi-consciousness for a long period until recently awakened by a small child visitor.

Mott - When her small brother set fire to the grass in the yard, the blanket on which Kate, 10
months old daughter of Philip Dinius was lying while her parents worked in the field was set
fire and the child was burned to death.

Williston - Robert Letzring, 35 years drowned in the Missouri.

Minto - Catching his ring on a nail as he leaped from a hayrack, John Tandski tore off a finger.

Melville - Phyllis, 7 year old daughter of Herman Bohn, was killed when a dray wagon in which
she was riding upset.

New Rockford - Mrs. Charles Allmaras is in a critical condition after having her scalp nearly
torn off in a washing machine.

Fargo - Corporal Henry G. Mosley, in the United States recruiting service, was killed in a
motorcycle accident. A bride of a month survives.

Bottineau - Miss Bernice Clark, graduate of the state university and a school teacher, committed
suicide by hanging from a door hinge. She lost her voice following an attack of the flu.

Beach - More than 50 stitches were necessary to close wounds inflicted in the head and back of
Harold Eide, 11, who was clawed by a caged lioness in the menagerie of a traveling carnival
company.

Ellendale - Mrs. Dan Schmierer, 26, was found by her husband sitting beside a shock of grain
dead. She had been helping with the harvest and heart failure is assigned as the cause of her
death.

Golden Valley - Cecil G. Finney was mortally injured when he stuck his pitchfork down the blower
of a thresher to loosen a clog. The fork was blown back and struck him between the eyes.

Marmarth - Going to Chatfield, Minnesota to attend the golden wedding celebration of his
parents, Frank Pavelka was given the home estate for a present. The elder Pavelka gave each of
his daughters $10,000 in recognition of the occasion.


September 17, 1920

DELEGATES SENT TO ST. PAUL

At a meeting of citizens interested in the proposed new railway through the Turtle Mountains
held on, Sunday at Kelvin, it was decided to send Ole Rolland of Bottineau and O. E. Bruhjell of
Kelvin, to St. Paul to present the matter to the proper railway authorities. The delegates left
on Tuesday over the Soo line. They are provided with petitions, plots of the country and other
important facts. It may be of interest to know that it has been ascertained that Rolette County
has 44,114 acres of land under the plow and Bottineau County 29,080 acres of land under the
plow, lying north of the proposed line of railway. These figures do not include meadow lands and
lands covered with brush and trees. Turtle Mountain Star


LOCAL NEWS

Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Thomas autoed to Bisbee Tuesday evening to hear J. F. T. O'Conner, candidate
for governor, address the people of that vicinity.

Mrs. Wm. Schwartz and eldest daughter left on Monday for Grand Forks where the latter is
receiving treatment for her eyes which are in a very bad condition.

Mr. Gieb, of Rock Lake, has recently moved his family from that place to our city, where they
will make their home during the winter. Mr. Gieb being employed on the section.

Myrtle Weeden left on Saturday via Rolla for Minot, North Dakota where she will teach the coming
year.

Grace Tribble autoed to Perth Saturday afternoon to be in readiness for the opening of school on
Monday the 13th. Miss Tribble has charge of the 3rd and 4th grades at that place.

Miss Genevieve Byrne left Monday for Wahpeton, North Dakota where she will resume her duties as
instructor in the musical conservatory. Miss Byrne has made a decided success in this work and
her ability is being recognized. She directed some musical programs last year that attracted
wide attention and favorable criticism. St. John News.

Alberta and Nellie Weeden who have been visiting at the Elsberry home at Rock Lake the past few
days returned to their home in this city Wednesday.

Miss Aletha Weeden who has been visiting at the home of her parents in this city returned to
Cando last Saturday being deputy county superintendent of schools of Towner County.

W. W. Jones representative of the claim agent's office at St. Paul, was a caller in our city
last Wednesday inspecting the scales of the local elevators and other business pertaining to
that office.

Several of the little girl friends of Mildred Gray gathered at her home east of town on Friday
afternoon, September 8, in honor of her twelfth birthday. Games were played during the afternoon
after which a race, lunch served by her mother, Mildred received many pretty gifts from her
little friends.

Mr. and Mrs. Archie McLean of Sarles were callers in this city Saturday afternoon and evening.

Mrs. F. H. Murdick, who was called to Bismarck last week on account of sickness in the L. P.
McAneney family, returned home Tuesday.

Mrs. Worsley and son, who came up from Minot for a visit at the Blackburn home, returned to
their home Saturday. They were accompanied by little Margaret Worsley who has been making her
home with her aunt and uncle in our city the past year.

The Perth schools opened Monday with the following corps of teachers in charge: John Froemke,
Supt.; Miss Ronnaug Skabo, Asst. Principal; Alice Walker, 7th and 8th grades; Pauline Donovan,
5th and 6th grades; Grace Tribble, 3rd and 4th grades; Miss Cowan, primary grades.

Frank O'Laughlin, of Williston paid us a short visit Tuesday. He and his father, Jas.
O'Laughlin, have been at Hansboro for the past three weeks looking after their farming
interests. Frank attended the University of Minnesota last year and expects to graduate from
that institution next spring. Turtle Mountain Star

Hansboro had its first experience with automobile thieves last Saturday night when some thief
drove off with Emmitt Watts' Ford. The machine was found shortly after a few miles from town
with one tire, lights and the coils taken, also all tools. Otherwise, the machine was not
damaged. Emmitt states that he would like to have been on hand when the thief started off with
his car and we are of the opinion that there would have been something doing about that time. It
cost Mr. Watts about fifty dollars to put his car in shape and says that he is sure going to
keep his eye on his Ford from now on.

D. A. Blackburn left Wednesday morning for Roseglen, this state, where he will look after
threshing on his farm at that place. He expects to be gone for about two weeks.

Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler of Devils Lake, superintendent of the Imperial Lumber yards, were guests at
the D. A. Blackburn home in this city a few days the past week.

Mr. McDougall, father of E. E. McDougall, a prominent farmer, west of town, arrived in our city
the past week from Seattle, Washington for a short visit with his son.

Amy, Celia and Carl Olson autoed to Devils Lake Sunday last, they were accompanied by Mrs. Geo.
Williams and Ethel Walker who took the train from that place for Park River, North Dakota where
the former will visit for a few days with relatives. Miss Ethel is just returning to her home at
Park River having been visiting friends and relatives in our city the past two or three weeks.

Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Blackburn and family, Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Blackburn and Miss Gross were
callers at Pilot Mount, Manitoba, Canada Sunday last.

Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Thomas were callers at Cando over Sunday.

Sheriff Tom Oakland was up from Cando Tuesday evening, attending to business matters pertaining
to his office.


ROCK LAKE RIPPLES

Chas. Forrest drove up from the county seat Tuesday to attend to his farming interests here.

A brother of T. C. Wildish arrived from Saginaw, Michigan last Wednesday and will visit a short
time here.

Mrs. S. W. Stout and granddaughter, Bernice Olsen, returned last Monday from Michigan.

E. C. Latham was absent from his duties in the Wildish store a couple of days last week, because
of illness.

Postmaster Moore went to Grand Forks Wednesday returning Saturday. Miss Bessie Hronesh assisted
in the office during his absence.

J. H. McCune was in our village last week, purchasing a large bunch of mules for the eastern
markets. Coy Eller drove them to Cando Sunday.

Little Lois Brown who entered the primary grade this fall, is staying at the Jack Gall home
until her parents can move in from the farm.

Irvin Deal is now rural mail carrier of Route 2, being successor to Leslie Booth who recently
resigned.

Miss Helen Latham departed Monday for Fargo where she will enter Fargo College. She was
accompanied by her mother who went as far as Devils Lake with her. Mr. Latham driving them over
to Perth.

Mrs. Spencer who has been visiting at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Lean, took her departure
Sunday for her home at Oberon.

A. H. Lean of Cando visited at the Roy Lean home Sunday.

The numerous friends of Mr. and Mrs. Art Booth extend congratulations over the arrival of a
little daughter at their home last Saturday.

W. C. Van Arnam, who has been employed by the R. L. Farmers Lumber Co. as bookkeeper for the
past six weeks, departed last Saturday for some school, where he will resume his studies.

Misses Bessie Hronesh and Kate Elsberry drove over to their school east of Calvin Sunday
preparatory to opening the term the next day.

T. E. Clouse was an arrival from the south Wednesday.

Miss Joyce Elsberry returned to her home at Egeland Sunday having been a guest at the Tom
Elsberry home.

Miss Diehl of Brumbaugh vicinity entered the junior high class last week.

Mr. and Mrs. Crohl and daughters of Minnesota are guests of the Jahnke home and on Tuesday in
company with the Jahnke's autoed to Killarney, Manitoba, Canada. Miss Lela Briggs assisted in
the store that day.

Misses Nellie and Alberta Weeden are visiting with the Tom Elsberry girls this week.

Our school opened last Tuesday with several absentees in the high school but a number of those
entered this week.

Of the rural schools, Miss Hunt is teaching the Brunnemeyer school; Miss Barbeer, Brumbaugh;
Miss Eikenberry, Ellison and Miss Madeford the Tom Gall school.

Fred Hill of Cando was transacting business hereabouts Monday.


NORTH DAKOTA NEWS

Killdeer - Bernard Sund died following a harvest field sunstroke.

Lisbon - Overheating of new hay burned a barn at a loss of $3,000.

Noonan - The White City creamery burned, the loss totaling $35,000.

Lisbon - The 17 month old baby of Walter Johnson drowned in a water trough.

Sanborn - Two thousand dollars worth of grain was destroyed by a spark from a passing train.

Lakota - Resisting a hold up man brought a severe wound upon Christ Lentz but he saved his $100.

Hannaford - Edward Gartman, 11, son of Robert Gartman, was drowned while playing in Ball Hill
creek.

Bottineau - Arthur C. Larson, service man of this city, has been missing since his discharge
from the army.

Minot - Donning her brother's soldier uniform a 16 year old girl left home and was found 30
miles away.

Antler - Adolph Schutt was shot through the back by holdups who attempted to stop his car. He
will recover.

Hebron - Two convicts, members of the penitentiary baseball nine which played here, stole an
automobile and escaped.

Kathryn - Miss Auginia Lund died as a result of a wound sustained when a shotgun suspended from
a peg in the wall was discharged.

Hannah - A fire originating in the Valentine Mercantile company, presumably through an
incendiary, caused a loss to business property of about $50,000.

Grand Forks - Herman Makoff left last February for central Russia to rescue his family from the
dangers of that war-torn and famine-ridden country. Recently he returned with his mother, two
sisters and two brothers and will take them to Spokane where the father is employed.

Williston - Swallowing a screw which lodged in the back of the throat resulted fatally for Mary,
year old twin daughter of Thomas Dawson.

Gilby - Fire starting in a vacant building destroyed nine buildings comprising the main business
section of this town. The loss was about $100,000.

Buxton - An incendiary set fire to the barn of John Fannom but aroused the inmates as he
attempted to fire the house. The barn burned with a loss of $6,000.

St. Anthony - Martin Knoll, 13, walked half a mile to a public highway after he had fallen under
a disc and sustained a cut which laid several ribs bare. He will recover.


September 24, 1920

SCHOOL OPENED LAST MONDAY

The Hansboro High school opened last Monday with an enrollment of 94 students in the different
departments and at this writing the faculty have the school well organized and everything going
nicely.

There has been several new branches put into effect this year and it is expected that Hansboro
will have one of the most successful terms. The board has secured a first class corps of
teachers and from reports the prospects are most bright.

Professor Trent has promised to furnish the News with notes of the happenings and other
interesting items each week and we feel sure that the readers and patrons of the school will
look forward to these items each week with great interest. This is one of the departments that
will meet with approval and we expect to see improvement from time to time.

An invitation has been extended to all students in this vicinity to begin school at once and
take advantage of the entire term and avail themselves of the opportunities offered and will
help to make the school one of the best in the state and they also ask for the friendliest and
fullest cooperation of the parents and patrons of the school to make the undertakings successful
and we bespeak for the faculty that cooperation which will be necessary to make the school what
it should be.

School Notes

School opened Monday with the following enrollment:

Primary department - 29
Intermediate department - 27
Junior high school - 20
Senior high school - 18

This makes a total of 94 in all departments. Several others are expected to enroll later.

Miss Vie is in charge of the primary department and is putting forth her best efforts to make
the school life enjoyable as well as profitable for the younger children.

Miss Trent teaches grades 4 to 6. New supplementary readers will be secured for these grades and
also new histories and physiologies for the sixth grade.

Mr. Coy has the junior department well organized and will make this part of the school system
one of the best.

In the high school, the languages, history and economics are being taught by Miss Peterson and
the mathematics and sciences by Mr. Trent.

At present the following courses are being offered: Algebra, French I, English I and II, General
History I, Physics, General Science and Community Civics. Other courses may be given if there is
a sufficient demand for them.

It is earnestly desired by the faculty that all young people of the community who have not
finished high school will avail themselves of the opportunities offered and will help make the
Hansboro high school one of the best in the state. A special invitation is extended to young men
who, for any reason, have dropped out of school before finishing their course, to come and take
up the work again. The teachers will spare no efforts to offer all subjects desired.

A strenuous effort will be made to secure a suitable place for basketball games. Mr. Coy is an
experienced basketball player and if a room can be secured he expects to drill a team that will
be able to meet players from surrounding towns.

The faculty have in mind several projects for improving the school. They desire the closest and
friendliest cooperation of parents and patrons to make these different undertakings successful.

A cordial invitation is extended to parents and others interested in the educational system to
visit the school.

School life is only one phase of the whole community life and no imaginary barriers should be
allowed to separate the school from the home.


LOCAL NEWS

Chester Rose and Martin Helgren left on Monday for Enderlin, North Dakota for a visit with
friends.

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Orton on Friday last, a daughter.

Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Finley and family and Mr. and Mrs. Howard Geary were callers at the S. H.
Williams home in Perth Sunday.

Several Sarles citizens attended the dance given in the hall here Saturday evening.

Miss Peterson arrived in our city Saturday to be in readiness for school which opened Monday.

Donald Coy autoed up from Egeland Sunday and will teach in the school here the coming year.

Mr. and Mrs. Trent and family of Bottineau, North Dakota arrived in our city last week and are
now nicely located in the Pound house, in the east part of town.

Mrs. Howard Geary arrived Saturday from Winnipeg and will visit with friends and relatives for
some time.

M. Monson received a telegram last Thursday stating that the father who has been sick for seven
months had died at Leonard, Minnesota.

Mr. Monson left immediately for that place to be in attendance at the funeral. He returned home
Monday.

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Fernyhough of Hansboro drove to Rolla Tuesday morning with Mr. and Mrs.
George Miller of San Diego, California who have spent the summer in North Dakota and are now
returning tot heir home.

R. P. Kessler of Hansboro was a business visitor at Rolla Saturday. After the threshing is over
Mr. Kessler will go to Virginia where he will spend the winter with friends and relatives at his
old home. Turtle Mountain Star

Geo. Williams autoed to Perth Monday on business.

Hansboro was without a telegraph wire Monday owing to the fact that all wires had been cut in
and around Garske on this line late Saturday evening by would be robbers who proceeded to rob
the bank at that place but were scared off by an employee who slept in the building.
Consequently no damage was done.

About one hundred and fifty gallons of gasoline was stolen from the Standard Oil tanks at
Starkweather by thieves on Saturday evening of last week.

Last Saturday night about two miles west of Armourdale occurred what is thought to be a double
murder when two unknown men were found dead near a school building. There has been several
stories regarding the tragedy but at this writing we are unable to learn any of the particulars.

Dewey Powell came up from Starkweather Tuesday for a visit at the home of his sister Mrs. D. D.
Finley.


ROCK LAKE RIPPLES

Harry Lichty arrived on Monday of last week from Eugene, Oregon on a business visit.

District Supt. Hutchinson arrived in our village Tuesday last and conducted a quarterly business
meeting of the church that evening. Rev. Maddock of Hansboro was also present.

Mrs. Platt and daughter, mother and sister of Mesdames Hawkinson and Langley of our village,
arrived from Minnesota last week for a few weeks' visit here.

Mrs. Roy Lean and Miss Kathleen Elsberry autoed to Cando Wednesday where the latter had dental
work done.

Messrs. C. H. Langley of Minneapolis and Wm. Hall of Dexter, Minnesota were guests of E. J.
Langley here for a few days last week.

Mrs. Jas. Dougherty and little son, Charles, returned Saturday from an extended visit with
relatives at Rock Rapids, Iowa. .

E. H. Pile and daughter, Miss Ruth, of Cando, were Rock Lake callers Saturday. Mr. Pile has
rented his farm east of the county seat to Tracy Gibbons who will move thereon this fall. While
here, Miss Ruth spent a pleasant hour with her former schoolmate, Gladys Mateer.

A daughter of James Blizzard, residing near Perth is staying at the Jake Walder home and
attending school.

Should a stranger, unacquainted with out laws, have happened in our village early Thursday
morning, he would undoubtedly have fled, thinking we were undergoing a bombardment at the hands
of some enemy. But those of us not of the sporting kind, being aroused from our slumber by the
continuous boom, only turned over for another nap, some undoubtedly blessing the disturbers none
too gently for thus arousing them. Suffice it to say that with the opening of the season and
game plentiful, a great deal has been bagged, there being few who have not had a treat of roast
duck.

Fred Vogle recently moved his family onto the J. J. Keegan farm, the J. J. Keegan and James
Keegan families having moved to Oregon.

Cecil Armour from near Cristine, has been transacting business here recently.

Miss Sorenson, county school superintendent, was in our vicinity Thursday.

Fred Taylor returned Saturday to Hannibal, Missouri after a months visit with relatives here.

Mr. and Mrs. Crohl and daughters, who have been visiting at the Jahnke home, departed on Friday
for their home in Minnesota.

Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Brittain and Mr. and Mrs. Russell Bessire and sons, of Egeland were visitors
at the central office Thursday.

Our citizens were aroused by the sounding of the fire alarm shortly after 6 o'clock, Thursday
afternoon, when it was discovered that the Farmers' Grain Co. elevator was in flames. When first
noticed, the fire, which appeared to be just starting directly underneath the building was
thought to be a reflection of the sun, but the bursting of flames soon followed, it being but a
few moments before the entire building was afire. Our meager fire apparatus being inadequate to
cope with it, the building was completely consumed. About 8,000 bushes of grain was in storage
at the time and was included in the ruins, which smoldered for several days. Workmen busy with
their shovels, were able to dig out a small percent of the grain, which, though damaged by the
smoke, will be shipped east where it can probably be processed and used.

The origin of the fire is uncertain but is thought to have started from sparks from the train as
a fire had been discovered in the same spot the day previous, but was thought to have been
completely extinguished. The loss was well covered by insurance. W. C. Alsberry, manager for the
above grain company has resumed business at the Occident Elevator, just south of the one burned.


MOST IMPORTANT NEWS OF THE WORLD

Washington - Loosened from the bed of the Potomac after a fleet of tugs had been used to churn
up the waters, the body of Mrs. Gertrude Viger Kuehling, heiress to a part of a $1,000,000
estate in Detroit, was found. Her husband, Roy H. Kuehling, still was held by the police.

Grand Junction, Colorado - Five men were killed when a westbound Rio Grande passenger train was
struck by a landslide near Debequezy, Colorado.

San Mateo, California - Thelma Lee, aged 11, was killed on the way to school by Thomas Nelson,
who shot himself. Nelson shot the child and told her mother as she was boarding a train.

Meridian, Mississippi - Will Echols, negro, recently convicted of the murder of Henry W. Davis,
an aged night watchman, was taken from jail at Quitman by a small party of men, carried two
miles into the country and shot to death.

Green Bay, Wisconsin - Miss Hilda Cohen of Green Bay was killed and six other girls were injured
when a touring car plunged into a ditch on Oneida Road.

Helena, Montana - Becoming confused in the dust, five racing cars dashed from the race track,
crashed through a fence and were stopped after five of the occupants of the cars had been
injured at the state fair here.

Mason City, Iowa - The trial of Nich Grba, Serbian engine tender at the Lehigh Cement plants,
charged with murdering Mike Baldizar, fellow worker at the plant, will be tried in district
court here. He was indicted by the grand jury.

Ladysmith, Wisconsin - Fire, which completely destroyed the Hueber Brothers meat market at
Weyerhauser, led to the discovery of guns and money believed to have been hidden in the basement
during the world war. After the fire, investigators dug up a gallon jar full of silver dollars,
also a gunnysack full of the same coins.


NORTH DAKOTA NEWS

Hampden - Jesse W. Bordsen died as the result of a fall from an elevator.

Blanchard - A passing auto, a discarded cigarette and 25 acres of wheat burned.

Kenmare - The two-year-old son of R. L. Ladd was drowned while playing near a pond here.

Pekin - Two men were near death when a huge safe they were moving toppled over and pinned them
down.

Jamestown - Falling into a tub of boiling water scalded two-year-old Walter Woodrow Birks so
badly that he died.

McClusky - The county will care for Andrew Spitzger, who lost all his property and was blinded
in the cyclone of July 22.

Kathryn - First to go and last to return, Ole M. Thorud is back after more than three years with
the United States army in France and Germany.

Tuttle - Ira Anderson died as a result of a kick by a horse. He was handling a pitchfork and the
animal kicked, driving the handle of the fork through Anderson's abdomen.

Dickinson - Failure of his wife and two children to return from a visit in Austria on which they
departed two years ago caused the insanity and ultimate death of Joseph Beres, Northern Pacific
laborer.

Russell - The Equity elevator burned to the ground for the second time within a year.

Reeder - The old Commercial Hotel, destroyed by fire, will be replaced by a modern brick
structure.

Hankinson - Four cars of oil were burned when the local Soo train between here and Glenwood was
derailed.

Colfax - Morris Larson, 9, was beaten to death when his clothes caught on a shaft protruding
from a grain elevator.

Ransom - Joe Marsholek was killed and Joe Zohovek badly injured when a Soo train struck the Ford
in which they were riding to work.

Fargo - Winning 21 merit badges entitles Calmar Narum to the distinction of being the first
Eagle grade Boy Scout in North Dakota.

Blanchard - Stanley Calkins, 44, farmer, died from injuries sustained when he fell from a
threshing machine and pierced his abdomen with an oil can.

Napoleon - Falling 2,000 feet without injury was the feat of Martin N. Heister, formerly of this
city, in aviation training at the Great Lakes station.

Buxton - Lloyd Dietz has been bound over to district court on the charge of arson preferred by
his wife. She charges him with firing the barn and house on the Fannom place, where she was
keeping house.

Lakota - His holdup of a poker game and capture of several hundred dollars wasn't as successful
for Fred A. Rivers as he probably thought at first. After the lapse of a year he was captured
and given five years in the penitentiary.

New Rockford - Henry Epstein, alias Henry Jackson, notorious I. W. W. organizer, was sentenced
by Judge J. A. Coffey of the district court, to 15 years in the state penitentiary for the
murder of Angelo Nego, Italian farm laborer. George Latham accomplice in the crime was given 12
years. They robbed Nego of $70 and a watch, shot him from behind through the abdomen and threw
him from a moving train.