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Newspaper
Wahpeton Times
Location
Wahpeton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1905
Page
7
Mixed local items report town finances roads weather and crime across North Dakota towns. Mentions sinking wells at Mestins Flatton, bonds in Morton county, various arrests, farm improvements, school and church plans, railroad projects, weather damage, and civic events with numerous place names such as Walcott Fessenden Bottineau Enderlin and Minot.
Bandstone Minnesota June 25. A two and a half year old boy, son of farmer Martin Benson near Sandstone, vanished Thursday afternoon and has not been found. About 300 volunteers search day and night, fearing wolves or kidnapping. authorities led by Mayor Heisler and Chief Regan have bloodhounds from Supert Var and seek information from neighbors amid tensions with the father. Business suspended as the large search continues.
Milwaukee dispatch says Seidel testified about a count yboard conspiracy and named possible party backers. The grand jury already heard ex register Otto olde and Anton Daniels, with secrecy around Seidel's testimony and other witnesses. The panel adjourned to Monday as graft investigations continue.
In a municipal court session the jury found for the defendant in the suit Ingram versus Church ML et al regarding a federal building site. Ingram had claimed possession via tax deed and sought to use a U S Marshal to post notice of condemnation. His attorneys will appeal to the circuit court.
Charles M. Whitffney, cashier of the First National Bank of Faribault during its collapse, testified he altered cash on hand figures under the president Thomas B. Clement's direction. Clement faces embezzlement and misapplication charges in U S district court before Judge Page Morris. The testimony addresses the fourth count of the indictment alleging a false return to the controller.
Herbert Caddy Liberty after serving five of a twenty year term. Deadwood South Dakota June 23. A pardon has been granted to Herbert Caddy who held up M R Russell in a saloon five years ago. Russell fought back, ripped off the mask and identified Caddy in court, leading to a twenty year robbery sentence. High family Xt resides in this county.
In Bt Paul on June 25 the plaintiff rested in the 300 breach of promise suit by Eleanor M Toomey against Dr Joseph W Bettingen. Defense outlined by E S Durment claims there was no promise of marriage and that the alleged fault aimed to heal a wounded heart and to bolster a stage career rather than for balm. Court adjourned to 10 oclock Monday.
In Manitowoc, twelve year old Car’a Huebner, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Tivener, stepped on a coiled snake and died from convulsions caused by fright. The nonvenomous reptile was not dangerous, and the tragedy occurred yesterday afternoon near the city.
Royal, a notorious Northern Montana horse thief recently released from a three-year term, escaped custody after leaping from a Great Northern train at Silver near Helena. Sheriff Grith pursued, but Royal vanished into the darkness. Authorities search for him across Valley County.
District Court authorizes settlement with insurance adjusters over the Horseshoe Mining company. The firm will receive $220 and is expected to begin erecting a new cyanide plant in Deadwood, South Dakota, soon.
Moorhead Minn June 23 The summer school for teachers at Moorhead normal school opened with an attendance of 320 the largest ever here and 10 to 15 more students expected. The school has ten instructors and is conducted by the president of the normal school.
Prescott Wisconsin June 25 The people of Pierce county celebrated the laying for the corner stone for the new eighty thousand dollar court house yesterday. Some thousands attended. The program for the day was placed in the hands of the local Masonic lodge of Ellsworth. The building will be ready for occupancy for time in September.
At Mason City Iowa on June 25 an attempt to blow the Clear Lake dam with dynamite failed. Explosion felt a mile away. a large farmer’s log cabin was demolished by flying rocks. Only a small breach opened with no damage to Overton reported. potential inundation of farm lands and parts of Mason City was averted. Bullwater reports the prison population at 692, tied for the institution's peak, with summer plans and corridor cat concerns noted.
Reverend Gagstetter, long serving minister in the Evangelical Association church in Hutchinson, dies here last evening after a lengthy tenure in the conference. He was a prominent local spiritual leader and his passing marks the end of an era for the church community.
Aberdeen authorities report W. D. Marvin died from a fractured skull after a blow with a cuspidor by Jack Purcell. Ea Block, who fought Purcell, is held for complicity in the incident.
North Dakota draws hundreds daily at the Lewis and Clark exposition in the agricultural building. Executive Commissioner Breele praises the exhibit as superior to Wyoming Montana and Oregon. The booth features pottery from Dickinson, a flour display, and a unique glass rain jars centerpiece. Senator Main and Governor Sarles plan a North Dakota day in July during Seattle events.
Reports of rust on barberry bushes in North Dakota raise talk of a rust outbreak in wheat. Farmer James Hales in the Red River Valley says rust on bushes happens yearly and doesn’t prove a wheat infestation. Despite fears, conditions at present show good prospects, with plentiful rain in the valley and favorable harvest conditions statewide.
Information of insanity was filed against four members of a Fargo family including Dr. A P Johnson dentist formerly of Ada Minnesota and his three sisters Mrs Taylor Mrs Benson and Miss Johnson Neighbors filed information against Johnson and his sister During the hearing the other two sisters interrupted entering the courtroom with an encyclopedia and a Plymouth Rock rooster provoking disturbance and later charges of insanity were preferred against them The hearings adjourned to next week
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