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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1907
Page
4
Minneapolis report of George Stinson shooting his wife in bed and then killing himself. Two young children awoke at the scene, one crying for his mother and both children cold and hungry. Coroner Kistler found a brief letter to a brother-in-law as a clue, suggesting jealousy over the wife’s infatuation.
Gustav Asp aged eighteen of near Chaseburg Wisconsin was fatally injured when his shotgun discharged as it caught on a screen door. The shot entered his head above the eye as he prepared to go hunting.
Aberdeen South Dakota December 12 two city saloonkeepers N Hollien and J Honnegye r were arrested on charges of selling intoxicants to a minor in the death case of D T Young who died from exposure while intoxicated north of town.
In Carroll Iowa Miss Frances Lansing twenty one society girl saturated paper with kerosene to start a fire. The flames caught her dress sleeve and she ran into the yard rolling in the grass to quench the flames. She died a short time later.
Scarlet fever is raging west of Wolverton Minnesota with a nineteen year old son of Carl Ernest dying after a two day illness. Other families in the same neighborhood are afflicted and two more deaths are expected momentarily.
Deputy Game Warden Jones filed a charge in justice court against Daniel Larson of Dunn for fishing for market with nets larger than permitted. Larson pleaded guilty and paid a total of 17.50 dollars.
A competent assayer reports high grade ignite coal on the Guhl farm two miles east of Collegeville Minnesota. Vein extent unknown, so explorations continue to determine the deposit's reach.
Des Moines reports the Decatur City Iowa post office was robbed last night of 300 dollars in cash and 300 dollars in stamps. The robbers escaped.
A fragment shows a playful exchange about writing technique. A speaker chides James for lacking flow and sentiment in his style while James defends his vertical system learned from practice, revealing a domestic dispute over literary approach.
The St. Paul Pioneer Press now operates under a syndicate led by Tams Bixby and Webster Wheelock with Fred G. Ingersoll as president. The shift ends James J. Hill’s direct ties, reelects new directors, and promises strengthened independence for Minnesota’s oldest daily newspaper.
Chippewa Falls Wisconsin December 12 John Wallish tried to collect a $2 account from Miles Mitchell at gunpoint but failed to scare him. Mitchell swore out a warrant for Wallish for threatening to shoot. Wallish pleaded guilty and, after contrast, paid a $20 fine rather than face jail as sheriff prepared to take him to the hastile.
Four men drove to Cooperstown in a car and two walked into town. Police arrested them after noticing peculiar behavior. $400 in cash, nitroglycerin, and burglars' tools were found on the prisoners. The other two fled in the car. raid suspicion rests on the group.
A blaze last night leveled the Kronkhite farm home two miles northeast of Anoka Minnesota destroying the residence barn and all outbuildings. Loss estimated at five thousand dollars. Kronkhite had recently bought the property. Fire started behind the barn and authorities suspect incendiaries though motive is unknown.
In Eau Claire Wisconsin two women named Reali and Woldmeyer fought with hatpins inside a local grocery store. The clash left Mrs Reali with a severely cut face though injuries were not life threatening. Onlookers fainted and grocer Charles Wilk closed the shop for an hour to restore order.
Dock workers recall a saver famed for twenty seven medals for rescuing others. He once collapsed while wearing them all, their weight supposedly pulling him down.
Fritz Tedeson is jailed in Neillsville amid threats of lynching after a boy saved Annie Fryslie, twelve, from an assault near Owen. The girl is in precarious condition at her parents’ home while her father urges restraint as mobs form and the marshal moves the suspect to safety.
Circuit Judge J. J. Fruit ruled the 1905 Wisconsin remarriage ban cannot apply to a second marriage performed outside the state. In Lanham vs Lanham, Sarah Lanham remarried in Michigan to escape the statute, and after Lanham's death the widow won her claim to the widow’s portion of his estate.
A Grand Meadow meeting of farmers and businessmen raised over 11000 in stock for the Dan Patch Airline in thirty minutes. Directors McCanna Morris and Graham presented the proposal and villagers from High Forest pledged further subscriptions to back the main line through the area.
Hans Andersen, former landlord of the Scandia hotel in Valley City, pleaded guilty in district court to violating the prohibition law. He was sentenced to ninety days in the county jail and fined 250 dollars.
In a rear end collision on the Great Northern at Ray North Dakota three men were hurt, one seriously. About twenty cattle were killed and eight to ten escaped in darkness.
Samuel Fidiment, age eighty, fell from a bridge over the Wapsipinicon near Dunkerton, Iowa, landing in three feet of water. He was found dead by his son some time later.
Joseph Hensley aged 102, a prominent farmer near St. Joseph, Missouri, died suddenly yesterday from heart disease. The long time Helena area resident was well known in local agricultural circles and left a large family.
La Crosse Wis Dec 14 The Wisconsin Rate Commission postponed ruling on Onalaska 5 cent and 8 cent fare petitions until after Jan 1 An agent will investigate the value and earning capacity of the La Crosse City Railway company following arguments by Senator Thomas Morris supporting the petition.
In East Grand Forks, Minnesota, George A. Kluzak sued John Jackson and Hugh Blue for 2060 damages after a field quarrel. A district court jury awarded Kluzak 350 dollars for injuries he says he suffered in the beating.
August North aged forty a section hand died yesterday at Rogera Siding near Osseo after a shed he slept in caught fire. His body was recovered from the ruins badly burned and believed to have suffocated in the smoke.
A mail pouch was stolen from a mail truck at the Northern Pacific station in Staples Minnesota last night. Pipefitter Appin working in town was caught cashing drafts from the pouch and was arrested. A thorough search is underway for the pouch as Appin awaits the arrival of the United States marshal.
Miss Catherine Andrews dressed in boyish clothes visited the U S recruiting office in Sioux City to enlist in the army of the Philippines. Sergeant Hall detected the disguise and the girl admitted she did it for a lark. She left on a morning train for Denver.
Hudson Wisconsin faces a mayoral vacancy after Mayor Maguire’s death with no petitions filed for nomination. The council met but did not order a special election pending potential filings, keeping the office open until spring.
Hastings Minn Dec 14 News of the death by drowning of Henry Latschaw of Hastings at Herry Mont on Dec 10 reached Hastings. He and his wife Miss Frances A Cowe married Feb 28 this year. Latschaw was employed with a bridge crew in Montana.
In Wolverton and Barnesville two scarlet fever deaths were reported within 24 hours as the fever continues to rage in the district. A young woman in Wolverton died yesterday amid the outbreak.
George Evans, jailed in the county jail on assault with intent to do great bodily harm, learned yesterday that his uncle in New Hampshire died and left him 25000. The update comes as Evans awaits further court action.
Gov Regis H Post was warmly greeted on his arrival in San Juan Porto Rico yesterday after being renominated by President Roosevelt. The event drew enthusiastic public interest as the governor returns from the United States to begin another term.
Thomas Pattison, the thief captured in a Tower City store last week, pleaded guilty and received a five year penitentiary sentence from Judge Pollock in Fargo.
Swedish observers describe a severe crisis driven by speculative fever in stocks and land. The Malmberg importing firm collapse leads to arrest of its founder, revealing a near nine million credit from Hernosands bank. Liberals in Stockholm endorse proportional representation and push for women’s suffrage as part of reform.
Denmark grapples with world financial disturbances as Rev Bjerre and wife plan a South Europe trip. Julio Carrie proposes a Danish Argentine beef tariff lift in exchange for Argentine duty removal. a reciprocity treaty could boost United Steamship service with refrigerator ships. Alberti sues Simon Koch for libel and editors over accusations of misinforming Folketing. potential landmark libel suits loom.
Bjornstjerne Bjornson's lecture in Copenhagen sparks anger among Danish political circles as his insinuations about Danish diplomats meddling in Sweden Norway relations are criticized by local papers. The report notes the rise of a Norwegian Church party and recalls hotel fires, a teacher’s anniversary, and a Himalayan ascent by Rubenson and Monarc Aas who set a new altitude record for Norway.
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