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Newspaper
Wahpeton Times
Location
Wahpeton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1908
Page
7
Preliminary hearing for Joseph Brown charged with assault with a dangerous weapon moves after Oscar Freund, the victim and Brown’s ally, dies in Jud. Freund had urged no prosecution had he lived. Hearing postponed to next Monday with charge updated to murder.
The Great Northern railway faced a Grand Forks district court judgment of 186.90 after failing to keep its Reynolds depot platform lit as required by a new North Dakota law. States Attorney Wineman prosecuted for the state, Murphy & Dugan represented the railroad. The case, the first to enforce the statute, ended in default with a decision to comply.
Regan farmer near Devils Lake was shot and wounded by tenant J Stanley after a dispute over farm possession. Stanley surrendered to authorities claiming self defense and warning against removal of wheat from the property.
M. E. Longacre created a sensation at Fargo by admitting his testimony in Regan alias Ryan car theft case was perjured. Conductor Ridley turned state's evidence, and Longacre pleaded guilty to thefts from cars implicating Regan or Ryan. He later asked to return to testify, then sought to correct his statements during intermission.
Officer Chief Dick Fadden arrested George Walsh of Warwick after watching him consort with a stoolie and selling two liquor bottles in Larimore. Walsh waived examination and faces trial. A package with over a dozen bottles of liquor was confiscated.
Marion McIntyre filed for divorce from Alfred McIntyre in Grand Forks claiming cruelty and neglect. She alleges intoxication and a 1906 knife assault, past two years without support, and seeks custody of two children with the father. Mrs. McIntyre resides in Sarles, North Dakota. Alfred is said to be in Canada.
Fire consuming the Farmers' Grain company elevator at Warwick wiped out the building and contents in a loss of about $8,000, largely flax grain. Two thousand bushels were lost, insurance covers the damage. The Duluth elevator was saved by chemical extinguishers, records saved by Agent Louis, cause under investigation with suspicions of incendiary origin and no current clues.
Frank Baumgartner, a St Marys area farmer fourteen miles northwest of Minot, was crushed under a wagon and kicked by a horse while unhooking a team. A wagon tugs pinned him, and he died about two hours later from a fractured leg and brain injury after Dr Taylor treated him.
Three Greeks with unfamiliar names and Tom Chambers were brought from Des Lacs to Mingt on a double robbery charge. The suspects allegedly entered the home of M. Jones two miles east of Des Lacs, scaring Mrs. Jones who fled with her children. Goods valued at stake, Chambers accompanied them until one man grabbed him amid the pursuit. He was searched with no money found. The Jones robbery report prompted the Greeks to be held, all in county jail awaiting a hearing. An interpreter will be needed at trial as the Greeks do not speak English.
The Southeastern Educational Association serving Richland Cass Traill Barnes counties will include Ransom county. The semiannual Fargo session closed with Mayville Normal President Hillyer elected president F G Burch Wahpeton vice president Genevieve Turner Valley City secretary Mayville chosen as site for the May meeting.
A disjointed report details a disturbance at a town shop where two individuals assaulted the proprietor, followed by a quarrel among players and townsfolk. Authorities plan a thorough town cleanup, led by local officials, with statements from witnesses and involved parties.
The North Dakota supreme court reversed a previous ruling in Knudtson vs. Robinson et al., sustaining Judge Winchester's order dismissing the case. John J. Robinson of McLean County arranged to sell 960 acres for 8160 dollars in 1901, died by his own hand in 1902, and the dispute centered on homestead selection and specific performance. The decision preserves the dismissal, saving Newton & Cullum about 40,000 dollars and provoking interest among local families and heirs.
A human skull discovered in a slough three miles southeast of Minot is thought to be part of the Bishop case from last March. Authorities believe he left home with money on him, was likely robbed, and his body dumped in the water. The skull will be taken to the city for analysis as searches continue.
At a country wedding in Stark County two farmers, Andress Flink and John Grindstein, are jailed on murder charges for allegedly beating Louis Collwitz. Collwitz died last night after the attack, believed to be robbery-motivated. The suspects are local farmers.
Reports from across North Dakota recount prairie fires, rising egg prices, new hotels in Casselton, burglaries in Mackin’s pool hall, and wedding celebrations. Cities like Grand Forks and Devils Lake discuss press clubs, night schools, and electric light projects while Dickinson and Jamestown report business openings, clubs, and school health scares.
Prince Michaelowits of Russia visited King Haakon in October as church deliberations run toward Christmas. Norway reports booming tourism and art exports while Tromsoe sees fishing decline and a westward move by M A Inge brigtsen. Sweden finds new railway telephones, a Scandinavian American line, and a costly art exhibit in Christiania, with diphtheria outbreaks among troops and a dramatic fire in Jonkoping. The Danish section notes a Denmark Glasgow expo aim, a large stamp issue for the poor, and unrest from anarchist violence alongside teacher shortages and rising school posts.
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