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Newspaper
Wahpeton Times
Location
Wahpeton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1908
Page
7
Thief River Falls held its annual farmers market day featuring a live stock reo auction with horses cattle and other offerings. About twenty two prizes drew competition among farmers while local businesses offered entertainments at half price and free lunches. Dairy entries and eggs boosted market activity amid an overall lively event.
In Des Moines on December 13 Cary Kinsy, a bakery employee, was found dead by suicide after a quarrel with her sweetheart. Her lover witnessed her place a pistol to her head and hear the shot. The death occurred at midnight, with her tall father nearby as a witness to the tragedy.
The University of Minnesota debate squad defeated the University of Town 2 to 1 in a crowded library auditorium. The Minnesotan team argued for a commission plan of government while Town favored retaining the current city governance structure in the evening contest.
Des Moines dispatch reports a Civil War veteran and his three children left behind after his wife eluded him aboard a train from St Louis, taking a satchel with $500. The veteran, crippled by rheumatism, reaches Des Moines with his companions and is in the care of a soldiers' relief commission.
In Canton, residents report seven young men confessed to burning Mutual Lumber yards and other property, causing about $60,000 in losses. Names include two Hemstock brothers, two Anderson brothers, Will True, Joe Kuna, Marvin Stanley, and Charles Webbr.
The Grey Eagle Minnesota post office in Todd county was entered by robbers late last night. The safe was blown open and cash amounting to 100 dollars and about 100 dollars in stamps were stolen. Suspicious men seen in the village yesterday have disappeared.
Shief Hump of the Greyenne River Reservation dies after a several days illness. He led the band that ended the Wounded Khoo fight in 1880 and was a key figure on the Choyenn River reservation.
In Bere, Minnesota on December 12 P. Berg a 36 year old painter reportedly took his own life after domestic troubles. Police said personal strife was the likely cause and the incident is under local investigation.
Duluth Minnesota December 13 reports the Wykeveeser O'Brien Cook firms of St Paul, Duluth, and Edward Hines of Chicago moving to form a lumber trust to control nearly all pine in North America. Details are secret and may emerge soon. The only potential obstacle is the transfer of the Duluth Vienna and Rainy Lake road.
C B Pease of Benton Harbor Mich badly injured in Northern Pacific wreck at McKenzie Wednesday night. He is very low and not expected to recover. Other victims are doing well and expected to recover unless further internal injuries develop adversely. Railroad company has forwarded all passengers able to travel while others are being cared for locally.
The incident occurred across the river in Nebraska where two masked men dynamited the Edwards Bradford Lumber Co office and the nearby post office. They stole about $100 from the lumber firm and roughly the same amount in stamps from the post office, with the safes destroyed and buildings partially wrecked.
In Grand Forks North Dakota on December 12 Brandt and Leslie Ash suffered severe burns and bruises after a gas vault explosion at the city engineers office. They were attempting to locate a leak when Brandt struck a match in the vault triggering the blast.
In Janesville Minnesota on December 12 Erinistine Schmidt aged 21? died after a physician warned her husband Gottfried could live only hours. The couple, both elderly and reportedly ninety one years old, were struck by shock following the grim prognosis and the wife quickly passed away, soon after her husband.
A successful burglary is reported near Perham in the latter part of the county. Mr Gobbrech loses about 400 dollars as his clothing store is broken into from the rear and a cartload of clothing is carried away. No clue to the burglars yet.
Fatsuy Injurea. Burns, a Genterville area farmer near Winona Minnesota, accidentally shot himself when a larger pistol toppled another in the bedroom. He is dying or near death as doctors fight to save him after the mishap involving two guns. Emtersler Gets Four Years, Milwaukee, Dec. 13—John F Schulte, 38, former paying teller of the First National Bank of Reenie, sentenced to four years at Fort Leavenworth by Judge Quarles. He embezzled $15,000, pleaded guilty, and asked for leniency.
George and Henry Dyke, seventy year old twins, were burned to death in a shanty on the outskirts of Heyburn Iowa. An overheated stovepipe is believed to have started the blaze in the ramshackle dwelling.
St Paul December 12 Ernest Carlson in a year long illness attempted suicide by slashing his throat and both wrists with a razor. There is little hope for his recovery.
United States marshal seized seven cases of gallon jugs of Van Camp's ketchup stored at Park Grant Morris wholesale, after complaints by North Dakota pure food chief E F Ladd that labels were false. Van Camp Co were warned Sept 23 and did not remove or relabel the goods, now in federal hands awaiting court action and possible destruction. Park Grant Morris says most wholesalers cooperate and sample shipments for analysis before payment.
Mrs. R. H. Pettit reported a burglary in Grand Forks where three rings valued at about 100 dollars disappeared. Three men, about 23 years old, with varied builds visited to view a room, then vanished after promising to return. Pettit suspects strangers were involved amid a tense city moment. A separate wreck near St Vincent involved a Great Northern local train derailing into a prolonged drag, though no severe injuries are noted.
Ward county sheriff orders strict surveillance of inmates awaiting trial amid fears of escape. Eighteen men bound for district court are under constant check as jail is searched regularly for contraband. Officials expect relief once prisoners are sent to the state penitentiary.
Jamestown clergyman Reverend James E Morrison pastor of the Methodist church was ordered by city officers to clear his sidewalk of snow but disobeyed leading to his appearance before the justice of the peace. The case sparked a dispute between the city attorney and officials and hinted at broader authority questions. The event occurred amid broader notes about legal learning and a farmer's son’s attempt to enter law in Illinois.
North Dakota items report Oda Fellows to celebrate at Landon, a Bathgate post office dispute, and E R Finkler of Grafton moving to Minot. Auctions of stocks, raids at Kenmare, Milnor artesian well leak, and debates on game laws. Barnes county hospital plans, typhoid deaths in Simon Carlson’s family, and rising interest in militia activity. New Lutheran church at Het Unger collapsed after a big storm. schools, winter entertainments, and an expected population rise due to court terms.
Attnet may a Finley gots a Linton has.
North Dakota items note band activity in Bucyrus Stirum and Sargent county. wheat market readiness at Darum. Williams Farley in Minot linked to a blind plager at Flaxton. Wahpeton plans electrical power from Dayton Hollow. Lecturers and entertainers appear. peace on earth season signals. Improvements in Cooperstown mills and a new general store planned near Spring. A series of thefts and crimes flagged from Towner to Hampden, plus railroad growth at Cavalier and Williston police concerns.
While digging a well on John Sisfuson’s farm west of Mountain LN D a deposit resembling gold was found. A sample sent for calysts yielded rumors of high value. The layer at 50 inches depth up to 120 feet deep suggests substantial gold, in Mountain, a village about twenty miles southwest of this city.
Crowded Fargo school buildings prompt residents to urge the board of education to secure additional facilities. They expect removal of railroad workers and their families to the new Northern Pacific division point at Dickensworth as houses are completed, easing congestion in two wards.
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