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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 June 1, 1915 and June 30, 1915.

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 09492
Transcribed August, 2000 by: Mary Lindbo, mjlindbo@msn.com

(c)2000 Mary Lindbo


June 4, 1915

NORTH DAKOTA - THE SUNNY STATE

Time was when North Dakota was looked upon as only a little way from the North Pole. That was
before we knew her so well as we do now. North Dakotans are coming to look upon the North
Dakota climate as the best in the country and as one of their arguments in support of this
claim, they call attention to the fact that North Dakota is well entitled to the term "The
Sunny State". The United States Government statistics show that there are more hours of summer
sunshine in North Dakota than in Illinois. More hours of sunny weather to mature crops and make
fruit and vegetables sweet and juicy. Here are the government figures as furnished to the North
Dakota Development League Press Bureau at Grand Forks by Commissioner Flint's Department at
Bismarck.

Total hours of possible sunshine in the months of April, May, June, July and August in
Bismarck, North Dakota: 2,268, in Springfield, Illinois: 2,174. This show a difference in favor
of North Dakota of ninety-five hours.


MIDNIGHT INTRUDER SHOT TO DEATH IN A GUN BATTLE AT BEACH

Bismarck, North Dakota, May 29 - Awakened at 3 o'clock in the morning by noises in the basement
of his home at Beach, Theodore Sweitzer of Beach, went in search of the night disturber only to
be greeted by a fusillade of bullets from the gun of Leroy Pate. Sweitzer fired at the intruder
twice, each bullet taking effect and Pate fell to the floor with the remark, "You've got me
kid," and died instantly.

Pate was enamored of Sweitzer's sister-in-law and from letters found on his person after his
death he is thought to have been temporarily insane. He had written in a notebook that he
intended to kill the entire household of Sweitzers.

A jury has exonerated Sweitzer on the grounds of self defense.


On Tuesday last the local merchants came to an understanding in regard to closing their stores
on each week day except Saturday at eight o'clock, and on Saturdays they will remain open until
ten o'clock.

While this may inconvenience some of the patrons of the different local stores, we must say
that we believe it is a good move for the merchants to take, as it will give them a chance to
have their evenings to themselves, which they, no doubt are entitled to.

We understand that this agreement will be strictly lived up to and when you find the stores
closed after eight o'clock do not feel that the merchant is a crank because his store is
closed, but remember that he likes to have his evenings off as well as you.

The following is the agreement signed by the merchants:

We, the undersigned, do hereby agree to close our places of business every night except
Saturday at eight o'clock sharp until harvest time.

Signed:
The G. A. Olson Co.
Peoples Trading Co.
Oscar R. Anderson
Hansboro Hwd. & Imp. Co.
Imperial Elevator Co.
W. H. Woods, Agt.
John D. Gruber Co.
Steve Williams


NORTH DAKOTA NEWS

Glen Ullin - When a car driven by W. M. Jerome skidded and left the road about 20 miles south
of this city, Jack Wilson was instantly killed. Jerome and Phillip Hertz were thrown from the
car, the former escaping injury, the latter having three ribs broken.

The car turned over two or three times and Wilson's chest was crushed just above the heart. He
is said to have died instantly. Wilson came to Glen Ullin four years ago from St. Louis, Mo.,
and has conducted a dray business since. He was married by has no children. Wilson was 30 years
old.

New Leipzig - Only the appearance of her mother on the scene prevented a 5 year old daughter of
Frank Kraft, a farmer living ten miles northwest of here, from being gored to death by a
vicious bull. The child toddled into a barn yard and was attacked by the bull. She was knocked
down and the ball was starting to trample her when Mrs. Kraft appeared. The animal started
after the mother and the child ran to the house. She suffered a broken arm.

Grand Forks - Losses from the fire which gutted the lower floor of the Bentzen building will
amount to $6,900 exclusive of the damage to the stock of the Getts Piano Company, which has not
been estimated as yet. A large portion of this loss is covered by insurance. The damage to the
building proper is estimated at $400, covered by insurance.

Dickinson - Charles W. Sylvester, a Northern Pacific passenger conductor, was acquitted of
murdering his wife. The jury was out only half an hour in determining the verdict.


ROCK LAKE RIPPLES

Joe Lichty autoed to Bisbee last Monday.

Nels Hawkinson autoed to Rolla Tuesday on business.

Chas. Devore was a passenger to Devils Lake Wednesday.

Dr. Balfour and Roy Lean autoed to Hansboro Wednesday.

Harry Lichty and Miss Brown autoed to Cando Thursday.

E. A. Rimal made a business trip to Cando Saturday.

C. W. Conroy of Sarles was a business caller in our city Tuesday.

The Ladies Aid served supper at the home of Mrs. Joe Lichty last Thursday.

James Taylor was a business visitor in this community Saturday of lake week.

Claud Elsberry and family went to Fish Lake last Saturday returning Sunday evening.

Miss Denore Christenson of Starkweather is visiting Lillian Moeller this week.

Bertha Myer of Churchs Ferry was a guest at the Kennedy home Sunday, returning home Monday
morning.

Misses Selma Jahnke and Mary Wilkin and Chas. Jahnke spent Sunday at Fish Lake.

Tom Wiley and family of Starkweather is visiting with Mrs. Wiley's parents Mr. and Mrs. S. W.
Stout.

The Misses Mina and Nina Linn are visiting with their sister and brother-in-law Mr. and Mrs.
Joe Lichty.

Miss Waglin of Valley City arrived here Monday and will make her home for the summer with her
sister Mrs. Andrew Foley.

Geo. Deardorf is repairing the house which he moved from Brumbaugh. They are expected to soon
occupy the same.

Mr. and Mrs. Herb See left for Illinois Tuesday where they will visit friends and relatives for
above six weeks. Mr. Shively of Olmstead is in charge of the depot during Mr. See's absence.

Misses Lillian Moeller, Denore Christenson, Gusta and Bertha Birkman, autoed to Perth Tuesday
evening for a short visit with Dr. Thor Moeller, who is visiting friends at Perth. They were
entertained at the Rother home.


ELSBERRY NOTES

Mrs. Wm. Stephens was a Hansboro visitor Monday.

Russel Wilson of Hansboro was in our burg Thursday.

Fred Cray of Hansboro was a business caller here Friday.

Forrest Vaughan of Cando was a business caller here Wednesday.

Charlie King returned from St. John Friday where he spent the past few weeks.

Clarence and Raymond Graybill of Perth visited at the Marion King home Friday.

Elmer Latham and Joe Lichty of Rock Lake were business callers in our burg Wednesday.

Jessie Morvis returned to Devils Lake Saturday, he has been employed at the Jas. Blackorby farm
the past two months.

Dora and Pearl Blackorby visited at the Elmer Barker home east of Hansboro from Saturday until
Monday.


ARMOURDALE ITEMS

Olga Tukkanen entered school on Monday.

Jack Blackorby was an Armourdale visitor Monday.

Henry Juntunen autoed to Fish Lake on Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Richardson were Hansboro visitors Saturday.

Mr. and Mrs. John Kangas of Rock Lake were visiting in this vicinity last week.

Leonard Johnson returned from Valparaiso College, Indiana last Wednesday.

Lulu Pikkarainen returned home Tuesday evening after visiting a few days with friends in Rock
Lake.

Lewis Hendrickson and family and Mrs. Matt Tukkanen were Rolla visitors on Tuesday evening.

Mrs. Efraimson and daughter of Lake Norden, South Dakota are visiting friends and relatives in
this vicinity.

Lewis Hendrickson, Matt Tukkanen, Paul Matson, Wm. Berg and Eddie Hendrickson autoed to Fish
Lake on Saturday returning Sunday.


LOCAL NEWS

Mrs. J. R. Wills is reported on the sick list this week.

Mrs. I. Edelman was among the passengers to Devils Lake Thursday.

D. A. Blackburn visited with his son Clifford at Devils Lake Saturday.

C. A. Weeden was a business visitor at Grand Forks last Saturday returning Monday.

The dance held at the Grimes Hall last Tuesday night was quite well attended and a very
enjoyable time is reported.

Mrs. G. A. Olson and daughter Ruth left for Starkweather Thursday where they will visit with
friends and relatives for some time.

B. L. Thomas and Ruth Disher autoed to Cando last Sunday to witness the ball game between Cando
and Brinsmade.

Palmer Olson accompanied Ralph Olson from Hampdon Saturday and has been visiting at the home of
his Uncle G. A. Olson this week.

Mrs. Earl, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Brown arrived here last Friday from Winnipeg and will
visit for some time with her parents.

Ab Blackorby went to Devils Lake last Saturday where he consulted medical authorities,
returning on the evening train. The past week he has been rather under the weather.

We are glad to state that Miss Hortense Bowers is able to be around and is fast recovering from
her recent accident which was considered very serious.

The school election held last Tuesday was a tame affair there being only nine votes cast. F. A.
Kellogg was elected to serve a three year term as director in place of Wm. Disher.

Mrs. Wm. Niclai spent a few days visiting in Devils Lake this week.

Steve Williams reports his thumb as being fine but the stub is somewhat painful.

The marriage of Lee Gibbons and Edith Wilson will appear in next week's issue.

D. B. McDonald went to Devils Lake on business today. He expects to return this evening.

D. F. McLeod and Jack McTavish of Cando were business visitors in our city Wednesday.

Wm. Wilson, Robt. Lloyd, Geo. Wilson and W. J. Wills autoed to Cartwright last Saturday.

Mr. and Mrs. L. P. McAneney spent Memorial Day at Egeland visiting with Mr. McAneney's parents
of that place.

Mrs. Harry Burnham went to Devils Lake Monday where she spent a few days visiting, returning
the latter part of the week.

W. N. McAneney of Egeland was a caller in Hansboro Tuesday having brought his son and wife Mr.
and Mrs. L. P. McAneney back from Egeland.

First Experience - Lewis Hendrickson was forced to have his automobile pulled into town last
Tuesday having broken one of the bearings in the transmission.

Rev. Mahin went to Rock Lake Thursday to be present at the commencement exercises of the Rock
Lake School Friday evening. He is expected to return Saturday.

Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Olson and little girls went to St. John where they succeed in inducing Miss
Lulu Rennick to return with them to Hansboro and assist Mrs. Olson with the household duties.

County Commissioners Sampson and Lichty and Auditor Forrest Vaughan were in this vicinity
Wednesday looking over the roads and locating places where improvements are needed. The "News"
acknowledges a very pleasant call.

Dr. Hamilton returned from Devils Lake last Friday where he underwent a slight operation and
was able to be around, but at this writing we are sorry to report that he is now confined to
his bed and it is hoped that he will soon be around again in the near future.

Mrs. D. A. Blackburn went to Devils Lake Monday to visit with her son Clifford. The last report
received here in regard to the boy's condition says that he shows very little improvement. We,
with their many friends hope to learn that he will soon be on the road to recovery and will be
able to return home in the near future.

Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Thomas left Wednesday for Fish Lake where they will put their summer cottage
in repair for the summer season. Mr. Thomas is expected to return Friday and will make trips
back and forth from here, while Mrs. Thomas will spend most of the summer at the lake side.
Carl Olson accompanied them.

The many friends of Mrs. Kessler, mother of R. P. and Chas. Kessler are sorry to hear that for
some time she has been in very poor health and we understand that she is now confined to her
bed. At this writing we are unable to state the nature of her sickness, but hope to receive a
very favorable report as to her health in the near future.

On Sunday last a birthday party was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Blackorby in honor
of their son Edward, who celebrated his fourth year. During the afternoon and evening, Mr.
Blackorby was very busy giving all the children an automobile ride. The little ones enjoyed
themselves fine during the day, the auto ride being the main feature.

Last Monday through the courtesy of C. E. Blackorby, the writer and wife had the pleasure of a
very pleasant automobile ride through the country tributary to Hansboro and it was with
pleasure that we looked upon the beautiful green fields of growing grain and must say that in
our estimation the crops in this vicinity never looked better than at the present time,
although we would like to see a good rain, we do not believe that the grain is suffering from
want of moisture. It looks as though we are going to have a crop this year and a good one at
that. Let us hope for the best.

Wednesday while Henry Hendrickson was at the bank attending to some business matters and having
tied his horse to the telephone pole on the street in front of Dr. Hamilton's office, the horse
in some way worked the bridle off and was standing there practically untied when an automobile
came down the street, the horse became frightened and ran away, it started down the alley, back
of the livery barn and in turning near D. A. Blackburn's residence it tipped the buggy over and
did considerable damage to the same. We would advise that when one comes to town with a horse
of that nature it would be well to tie it on a side street where there is no automobile travel.

One of the most difficult tasks in a newspaper office is getting the facts relative to births,
deaths and marriages in the community. Many people take it for granted that when a person dies,
the editor is familiar with every detail of the deceased and his activities, when as a fact he
knows absolutely nothing about him, but he has to get his information from other sources same
as other persons would have to do. It is the same with regard to marriages or other more or
less important happenings in the community. In almost every case the editor has to dig up the
particulars or satisfy himself and other readers of his paper with a meager and inaccurate
account. The editor of a country weekly has something like a million and a half of things to
think about in a week and the patrons can hardly overestimate how much he appreciates any
effort they make in furnishing him with the acts for news items.


June 11, 1915

MARRIED AT CANDO

An announcement made at the meeting of the Royal Neighbors last week wherein Miss Edith Mae
Wilson and James Lee Gibbons announced their marriage which took place at Cando on May 25.

The bride is one of our most popular young ladies and the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Wilson
of this place. The groom is one of North Dakota's most promising young men who up to a short
time ago was connected with the Hansboro State Bank and is now Assistant Cashier of the Rolette
County Bank of St. John.

It was rather a surprise to their many friends as they let no one know of the occasion, but
quietly went to Cando and were married by Rev. Geo. B. Dennison. Returning home and saying
nothing about the affair, no one thought anything about it although there was considerable
guess work being done.

The bride has been teaching the Elsberry school which closed last Friday and it is understood
that Mr. and Mrs. Gibbons will leave in the near future for Cresco, Iowa, Mr. Gibbons' old
home, where they will visit with friends and relatives for some time and enroute will stop in
the twin cities where they will purchase their furniture and will make their home at St. John.

The News joins with their many friends in wishing them a lion's share of happiness and
prosperity.


ROCK LAKE RIPPLES

Mrs. J. O. Pettit is reported on the sick list this week.

Lineman Rusk of Cando was in our city on Wednesday last.

The Ladies Aid served supper at the church on Friday of last week.

Noble Green and Frank Elsberry left for Devils Lake Monday morning.

Alex Curry of Cando was a business visitor in this community last Monday.

Mr. and Mrs. Tom Best were passengers to Devils Lake last Saturday.

Richard Graham went to Jamestown Monday where he will attend a camp meeting.

Mrs. Harry Stout went to the country for a few days visit with Mr. Stout's parents.

The Misses Loretta Wagner and Lulu Pikkarainen were shoppers in Devils Lake last Monday.

Miss Mamie Sorenson, County Superintendent of Schools was a visitor in Rock Lake last Monday.

Dr. Thor Moeller, P. O. Bugge and Fred Mynes were visitors from Perth in this city last week.

Mr. and Mrs. Tompkins and family went to Egeland last Saturday to attend the school graduation
exercises.

Mr. and Mrs. Barney and Lloyd Keeney autoed to Maddock, North Dakota where they will visit with
the parents of Mrs. Lloyd Keeney for some time.

Miss Dagny Moeller of Rugby arrived here last Saturday to visit her sister who has been one of
the teachers this year. They both left for Rugby on Monday morning.

The Misses Dora Brand and Inez Thatcher, teachers of the Rock Lake school left for their
respective homes last Saturday. Miss Brand going to Sheyenne, North Dakota and Miss Thatcher to
Lakota, North Dakota where they will spent their summer vacation.

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Foley and Mrs. Foley's sister Miss Waglin started for Valley City last
Saturday by auto but on account of the recent rain they were forced to give up the trip after
reaching Devils Lake. Miss Waglin going from there by rail and Mr. and Mrs. Foley returning
home.


LOCAL NEWS

The Ladies Aid met at the home of Mrs. Wm. Wilson last Wednesday.

D. I. Brindle and Roy Lean were business visitors in Hansboro Wednesday.

Henry Tipps of St. John was a business visitor in Hansboro on Wednesday.

Geo. Wilson is now ready to do livery business with his car which has been laid up for some
time on account of a broken crank case.

We are glad to report that Dr. Hamilton is again able to be out and around, also that their
little son is improving nicely from his recent sickness.

B. L. Thomas autoed to Fish Lake Tuesday returning the same evening, he was accompanied home by
Mrs. Thomas who has been at the lakeside for the past week.

Dewey Pownell came up from Starkweather last Saturday and is visiting this week with his
sister, Mrs. D. D. Finley. He will return to Starkweather today (Friday).

Mrs. Earl and son left Tuesday morning for their home at Winnipeg after a two week visit with
her parents Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Brown. C. E. Blackorby took her to Cartwright by auto.

Mrs. D. A. Blackburn returned home from Devils Lake last Saturday accompanied by her son
Clifford who, we are glad to report is improving nicely and will soon be able to be out and
around.

Mr. Clifford has done considerable work on his Prairie View farm this spring in the way of
improvements. He has drilled a 140 foot well, built a well house and installed a pump and
engine and is underbrushing the grove and building. St. John Leader

Mrs. Clinton Holman returned to Devils Lake last Monday after a week's visit with her sister
Mrs. Robt. Lloyd.

Mrs. Edna Hand arrived here from Grand Forks last Monday and will visit for some time with her
brother Fred Gray of this place.

The following high school students are taking an examination at Rock Lake this week: Velma
Murdick, Mabel and Susie Brown, Lucy Lawler, Grace Tribble and Ralph Olson.

How did you like the rain? Dandy wasn't it? Last Friday we were visited with a most beautiful
rain when by the weather report, an inch of the most welcome liquid fell. Showers also fell on
last Saturday, Monday and Wednesday. This rain was one most welcome, as the fields were
beginning to get somewhat dry and since, the grain is growing fast and prospects never looked
better.

Atty. Bruce McDonald, who is engaged in the banking business at Hansboro, was in Devils Lake
between trains today, meeting his father, Don McDonald of Grand Forks, who has been in the city
this week attending the Odd Fellows grand lodge of which he is grand secretary. The former is
much impressed with Hansboro and the country tributary which looks for a fine crop this season,
conditions being ideal at this time. Devils Lake Journal

A special on the Great Northern passed through town twice Friday on a trip of general
inspection. The train carried a number of the G. N. "brass collars", among them being General
Manager Gruber, Assistant General Manager Emerson, Immigration Agent Leedy and Division Supt.
Knebel. The train stopped here for a few minutes while going north, but didn't even falter on
its south bound journey. Needless to say, there was no brass band or admiring delegation of
citizens at the depot to meet the gang.  Wolford Mirror

Considerable excitement was stirred up Tuesday evening by a hobo who had in some manner sneaked
into the Great Northern Depot and was in hiding in the attic over the office. At about 9:30 A.
B. Baker, the agent and Louis Brannin of Duluth were in the office and heard someone cough
above them. Not knowing what they had to face they went downtown and called for volunteers.
Several intrepid characters enlisted in the cause and armed to the teeth they advanced to the
depot where they charged the rampants and took the hobo into custody and put him in the town
jail. He was turned over to the sheriff and states attorney Wednesday evening and they took him
to Rolla to give him whatever he has coming. The man refused to talk on vital issues and it
could not be ascertained just how he had gained entrance, but it is supposed he had been
concealed in there at least twenty-four hours.  Rolette County Examiner


FOUR VICTIMS OF RAILROAD WRECKS

Lake City, June 8 - The death list from the railroad wrecks of Saturday night caused by
washouts on the Milwaukee at Lake City and the Omaha near Hudson was brought to four when
wrecking crews discovered the body of Charles R. Brooks of Whitewater, Wisconsin, in the
wreckage at Lake City and Engineer Thomas Sheehan of the Omaha train died while being taken to
St. Luke's Hospital in St. Paul. Two men were injured.

The bodies of Wilbur P. Taber, 2621 Bloomington Avenue, Minneapolis, engineer and Ray F.
Brobert, 250 St. Anthony Avenue, St. Paul, fireman on the Milwaukee train, were located in the
cab of their engine, which is still under water in the deep ravine into which it plunged.
Divers from LaCrosse located the bodies, but they were pinned in the cab and could not be
extricated.

The body of Brooks was found by the divers. Brooks, it is thought, was beating his way on the
blind baggage of the Milwaukee train. He was a carpenter and had been employed at Red Wing, but
went to Lake City Saturday to look for work, and it is thought was on his way back to Red Wing.
He was 30 years old. The body was taken to Red Wing.

Roy Fitzsimmons of LaCrosse, extra fireman on the Milwaukee had a narrow escape from death. He
had been riding on the engine and was on his way to the baggage car to eat his lunch when the
wreck occurred. He was thrown into the ravine ahead of the engine and was carried into the
Mississippi River. With his left leg broken and a bad cut on his head he swam until he caught
hold of a small tree. Passengers on the train heard his cries for help but were powerless to
assists him. Finally a farmer set out in a row boat and brought him to shore. He had been in
the water more than an hour and was nearly exhausted. He was taken to a farmhouse and medical
attention by a physician summoned from Lake City. His condition is said to be critical.

Frank Gault, fireman on the Omaha train, is in a serious condition at St. Luke's Hospital in
St. Paul. Sheehad, engineer, was badly scalded by water from the engine boiler and died on the
relief train. Both men live in Altoona, Wisconsin.

J. W. Lacey, the Wells Fargo express messenger, thought killed, has been located in
Minneapolis. He lives at 1025 Nicolette Avenue. Lacey was in the forward express car, which was
ditched and like Fitzsimmons was on his way to the baggage car to eat his lunch. He had just
stepped into the baggage car vestibule when the wreck occurred. He was slightly bruised by the
shock.

All traffic on the river division of the Milwaukee was blocked. The bridge, which was washed
out by the cloudburst, was of reinforced concrete. The ground at that point is in such shape
that a detour track cannot be installed, so a temporary bridge will have to be constructed.
Three wrecking crews worked all day and all night clearing away the wreckage of the mail and
express car and putting in the new bridge.

Two trains on the Milwaukee road, both of which were coast trains, were routed over the Omaha.
The wreckage there was cleared by 3 a. m. the engine, one baggage and one mail car having been
derailed. As the Burlington route was washed out badly across Lake Pepin from Lake City at
Stockholm and Maiden Rock, Wisconsin it was 11 a. m. before service was resumed. Two trains on
that road were also sent over the Omaha. After the Burlington tracks were repaired all
Milwaukee trains were sent by that route to LaCrosse where they joined the Milwaukee system
again.

The wreck on the Milwaukee is declared by officials of the road to have been the worst on the
river division.


RELICS OF FAMOUS EXPLORERS FOUND

Mandan - A copper pocket piece is claimed to be proof conclusive that the Lewis and Clark cross
continent expedition camped during the winter of 1804-05 at a point which is now the heart of
the business district of the city of Mandan.

Glenn Welsh, a boy, while playing around the site of a new garage building that is being
erected by the Connolly Motor Company, found a pocket piece. It is similar to those carried by
all Royal Arch Masons. On the face of it carried the keystone and Franklyn Chapter, New Haven,
Connecticut. On the reverse it has the triangle and "Instituted May 20, 1795".

It is asserted that members of the Lewis and Clark expedition were Royal Arch Masons and that
some one dropped the pocket piece.

The question as to whether the party camped on the west or east bank of the Missouri River has
long been disputed by Mandan and Bismarck people.

Members of the Mandan Masonic Chapter have written to Franklyn Chapter New Haven to verify
their statement of membership of the Lewis and Clark party.


FARMER SELLS 1912 WHEAT

Tappen - Nels Malbert, one of our best farmers, hauled in his 1912 crop of wheat last week and
sold it at $1. 50 a bushel through the Farmers Equity elevator. It made just a carload and
brought him $1,869. 20. The grain was in fine condition and tested fifty-eight pounds to the
bushel.

Mr. Malbert has a farm of 960 acres a few miles northwest of Tappen and has it well equipped
with buildings and machinery and his methods of farming have proved successful. In addition to
grain he also raises cattle and hogs and horses. He does all of his farming with horses, saying
he can do it better and cheaper than with traction power. His prospects for a bumper crop were
never better at this season of the year, and were it a total failure he has grain enough in his
granaries to haul in to the elevators as usual.


INVESTIGATE DEATH OF FARM HAND

Hatton - Traill County officials are investigating the death of John Uldig, a farmhand whose
body was found floating in Goose River near Mayville with a view of discovering whether or not
he was murdered. A coroner's jury returned a verdict of "accidental drowning, or a combination
of circumstances, accidental or felonious unknown to the jury" as the cause of the death.
Residents of the vicinity state that they heard cries and groans coming from the river bank on
May 18.


June 18, 1915

TWO FAST BALL GAMES SCHEDULED

Arrangements were completed on Tuesday evening for a big celebration in Hansboro on Tuesday,
June 29, committees have been appointed and are now busy getting everything in readiness for
the big day and will soon have the program ready which will be published in next week's issue.

It is planned to have two of the best ball games ever witnessed in northern North Dakota and a
purse of $60 has been offered to the winners. As yet we are not in position to state what teams
will play but are assured that they will be fast and that there will be real ball playing. The
$60. 00 purse is for the first game, which will be between teams that will be selected for the
main event in the base ball program, a purse of $20. 00 will be the prize for the second game.
It has been sometime since Hansboro has seen a real ball game and these games promise to be
games that will linger in the mind.

The races, we understand will consist of pony races, foot races, etc. for men, women, boys and
girls. A tug of war has been arranged between teams from across the line and a local bunch of
heavyweights.

There will also be a first, second and third prize for the person bringing in the largest
number of gopher tails by 11 o'clock a. m. on the day of the celebration, we understand that
the prizes will believe is one of the good points of the day as it will no doubt be the cause
of the dysfunction of a large number of the pests. Get in the game boys and girls and win the
prizes. Start now and get all you can.

A new feature has been introduced at this celebration which is a prize to the farmer bringing
in the largest load of people by noon on the day mentioned. This we believe will be bitterly
contested and will cause considerable interest as we have heard it said that some of the
farmers are going to bring in a twelve horse load.

Last but not least is the big Bowery dance in the afternoon and evening. The Bowery we
understand will be build between the D. A. Blackburn and the People's Trading Co. stores which
will be one of the best places in the city for the operation of this attraction good music has
been secured and the dancing will be lively and we are assured by the management that the
bowery dance will be run as near right as possible and that there will be no rough acting of
any sort allowed.

Now that the celebration has been arranged and considerable work and expense have been gone to,
it is up to everyone to get behind and push and make this a day that will be filled with
pleasure and enjoyment. Plan to come early and stay late, also get in and try and win some of
the elaborate prizes.


ROCK LAKE RIPPLES

Mr. and Mrs. T. O. Best returned home Thursday evening.

Nick Thennis and family spent Sunday at the D. I. Brindle home.

Rev. Mahin was a Devils Lake passenger on the train Monday.

Joe Lichty autoed to Fish Lake Friday morning, returning Saturday.

Fred Gray and family of Hansboro were Rock Lake visitors Monday.

Ed Young of Devils Lake was a business caller in our city this week.

Lawyer McFarlane of Bisbee was a visitor in our village last week.

Jim O'Brien has returned to Rock Lake from his claim in Saskatchewan, Canada.

Miss Wilkins left for her home at Thompson, North Dakota Saturday morning.

N. W. Hawkinson and P. H. Reedy spent Sunday at Fish Lake returning Monday.

Edely and Gene Rimel left for Grand Forks Thursday to attend a reunion of the Mason lodge
returning Saturday.

Senator Gibbens of Cando made one of his frequent trips to Rock Lake Thursday.

Mr. and Mrs. Pete Thorson and Miss Crome of Calvin were visitors at the Birkman home Tuesday.

Mrs. Borgerson returned Tuesday from a visit with her parents at Starkweather.

We are glad to report that the diphtheria quarantine has been removed from the Hindman home.

Glen Latham returned home from Cando Friday evening where he has been visiting for the past two
weeks.

Claude Elsberry and family left for Fish Lake Saturday morning where they will spend the summer
months.

Messers. Graham and Barger and families left for Jamestown this week to attend the Camp Meeting
of the Advents.

Chas. Carmickle, Jack McCune and Frank Good of Cando were business visitors in our burg this
week purchase horses for the war.

Azel Elsberry received a bad bump last week when one of his playmates accidentally knocked him
on the head with a bat mistaking him for the ball so we hear.

Chrissy Gall the little daughter of Bob Gall of the Turtle Mountains is visiting at the homes
of Tom and Jack Gall this week.

Many of our farmers report frozen corn and potatoes as a result of the cold June nights we have
been having.

Ruth Mills is a visitor at the Joe Lichty home this week as the guest of Mrs. Lichty's sisters,
Mina and Nina Lynn.

Mrs. Moore has been absent from Rock Lake for the past week having been called to her home at
Fairdale by the sudden death of her mother.

Fred Lindsay has been busy in the post office building part of this week, having moved the door
and added other improvements to the interior.

About fifteen of our citizens and farmers took the train Wednesday morning for Devils Lake to
hear the prominent Socialist speaker, Eugene V. Debbs.

A source of much amusement has been furnished both old and young by the addition of lawn tennis
to our village sports. The court occupies the vacant lot west of the post office.

Lineman Rusk was a business caller in town Wednesday. Elma Latham and Gusta Birkman went with
him to Cando, returning Thursday evening.

Art Booth and Claude Cool succeeded in capturing two young foxes last week and had them
photographed. Mr. Booth attempted to keep one as a pet but it escaped from the cage during the
night.

Several auto loads of Rock Lakers accompanied the ball players to Bisbee last Sunday and
witnessed a very interesting game, the score being 2 to 3 to the disappointment of the Rock
Lake enthusiasts.

Martin Mikkelson, a farm hand working for Tom Gall, had his shoulder thrown out of place Sunday
when the team he was driving ran away. Dr. Balfour had some difficulty replacing it, but he is
now reported as improving. His companion was also badly bruised.


LOCAL NEWS

C. A. Weeden transacted business in Devils Lake Wednesday.

Tom Kavanaugh of Devils Lake was a business caller in our city last Friday.

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bradley of Cartwright visited at the Lawler home Sunday.

Mrs. Ada McKay and son of Rolla visited at the Lawler home Monday.

Prof. Kern and Lewis Goldberg of Rock Lake were Hansboro visitors Friday.

Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Whalen of Rolla were callers in Hansboro on Tuesday evening.

O. R. Anderson left for St. Paul, Minnesota today with a car of stock shipped by Steve
Williams.

E. F. Flynn of Rolla was a business caller in Hansboro on Wednesday last.

Mr. and Mrs. Lee Gibbons left Monday for Cresco, Iowa where they will visit with Mr. Gibbon's
parents.

Mrs. Robt. Lloyd and son Ransom left last Friday for an extended visit with relatives in
Calgary, Canada.

Mrs. Robt. Lloyd of Larimore arrived here Saturday evening for a visit with her son and
daughter Robt. Lloyd and Mrs. W. J. Wills.

C. Orton, father of Chris Orton and Mrs. Swan Olson, arrived here Tuesday from Grafton, North
Dakota and will spend the summer here.

J. R. Wills, J. O. Carter and Gene and Victor Geyer were among the passengers to Devils Lake
Monday returning in the evening.

Pres. J. M. Kelly of the Farmers Line with headquarters at Devils Lake was a business caller in
our city Friday last.

T. E. McMillen went to Devils Lake Wednesday to hear the prominent Socialist speaker, Eugene V.
Debbs.

D. B. McDonald returned home Thursday evening from Grand Forks where he has been attending to
business matters the past week.

G. A. Olson and daughters Amy and Celia were among those who took in the celebration at
Starkweather last Friday.

Mrs. Howard McKee was a passenger to Egeland Wednesday where she spent the day visiting friends
returning on the evening train.

C. A. Weeden left Wednesday for Chicago where he will visit with friends and attend to some
business matters. He expects to be gone about two weeks.

Dr. J. A. Hamilton arrived last Friday from Winnipeg, Canada and visited at the home of his
brother, Dr. Hamilton of this place. He returned home last Tuesday.

Little Donald Hamilton, son of Dr. and Mrs. Hamilton who has been seriously ill the past two
weeks is reported somewhat improved at this writing.

Dell Weeden returned from Eckman, North Dakota Tuesday where he closed a very successful term
of school. Mr. Weeden will visit for some time with his parents at this place after which he is
contemplating a trip to the Panama-Pacific Exposition.

Editor and Mrs. Finley were among those who took the train Friday morning for Starkweather to
attend the celebration, they returned home Saturday.

Miss Edith Sundt of Cartwright, Canada visited a few days this week at the G. A. Olson home,
enroute home from Fairdale where she closed a very successful term of school.

Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Trumn and little daughters of Hayti, South Dakota were visitors in Hansboro
a few days this week as the guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. McDougall. They left for Rolla
Thursday and expect to start for their home today (Friday).

I. Edelman and family were passengers to Starkweather last Friday to attend the Starkweather
Day celebration. Mr. Edelman returned the same evening and Mrs. Edelman visited until Monday
with relatives.


PICTON NEWS

Roy White is having a vacation this week.

Hortense Bower is able to be out again.

Flora Underwood is again at School after a long illness of rheumatism.

W. J. Galbraith and Fred Wilkinson called at the St. John nursery Sunday.

Mr. W. J. Maughan of Hansboro spent Sunday with his wife and son.

R. D. Harris returned to Rolla after doing repair work at the Picton school.

Mrs. John Brown returned to her home at Hansboro after a few days visit at the W. Gailfus home.

Will White and family and Herman Hoerer were business callers at St. John Monday last.

W. J. Galbraith and family and F. E. Wilkenson and family visited at the Hoerer home Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. Hannon of Sarles visited Mrs. Hannon's mother, Mrs. Kessler from Saturday until
Monday.

Mr. and Mrs. C. Blackorby and family, Mrs. Will White and children and Mrs. R. D. White visited
at the E. M. Fessenden home Sunday.

Mrs. Hattie Kessler is steadily improving. Her many friends are pleased to hear of her speedy
recovery.


NORTH DAKOTA NEWS

JESSE JAMES RELIC FOUND

Bismarck - A Jesse James relic has been found in Bismarck, it is thought and historians are
even now looking up the history of the rusty old Colt. 44 revolver which was unearthed by
workmen excavating for the new Webb block at the corner of Broadway and Fifth.

That the gun was in all probability the property of the famous Missouri bandit is the belief of
the old-timers interviewed.

Jesse James was in Bismarck for about a week, in the month of October 1873. He camped on the
very spot where the old gun was found. This is the story of Dennis Hannifin who knows early
Bismarck history as none other. The bandit appeared here on his way west and kept his identity
hid all the time he was in the city.

Mr. Hannifin saw James when he was here and knew him. Several times he played at games of cards
with the famous bandit. He described James as a man of few words. He would keep his horse in
the alley back of the building and would frequently pay some man a dollar to watch the horse.

The revolver will be donated to the State Historical Society, it is understood, to be shown in
the museum.


COMMENCEMENT AT FARGO

Fargo - With an enrollment of 505 the last year, 23 graduates in the A. B. courses and 32
graduates in other departments, the commencement exercises at Fargo college began with
exercises in the afternoon for the academy pupils and their graduation exercises in the
evening. The address to the Christian associations was delivered Sunday afternoon by Rev. Dr.
Scharz of New York and the baccalaureate sermon in the afternoon by Rev. Walters, chancellor of
the college.


TRAIN LATE; FINDS WIFE DEAD

Fargo - Lateness in arrival of a train robbed Attorney J. R. Morton of the opportunity of being
home an hour before his wife was asphyxiated. He was to get home at 1 a. m. The train got in at
4 a. m. Mr. Morton reached home to be informed by his mother that his wife died about 2 a. m.
The mother heard the wife downstairs groaning. It is supposed gas from a heater caused death.
The Mortons were married in Chicago in October 1914.


June 25, 1915

ROCK LAKE RIPPLES

Miss Madge Groves went to Devils Lake Monday.

Prof. Kern spent Monday in Devils Lake.

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Dan Mooney a boy.

Jack White spent several days at Fish Lake this week.

Jim White was a passenger to Devils Lake Saturday.

John Forrest was a business visitor from Cando last week.

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lichty Thursday, June 17, a boy.

Joe Lichty and family left Tuesday for a week's outing at Fish Lake.

Attorney L. H. Sennett was a business caller in our village this week.

Mrs. Roy Lean has been visiting her parents at Oberon, North Dakota for the past few days.

Joe Lingren, formerly a depot agent at this place visited friends here last week.

Mr. Foley from Bemidji, Minnesota a friend of the Grove family is visiting at their home this
week.

Mrs. Archie McDonnell has been visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. Beachler for the past two
weeks.

D. I. Brindle and family autoed to Fish Lake Tuesday where they expect to remain for some time.

Geo. Petsinger was among the passengers to Devils Lake Monday. He returned home after a short
absence.

Several auto loads of Rock Lakers attended the ball game at Cando Tuesday between the Cando and
All Nation team.

Pitcher Goldberg, formerly of the Minneapolis Giants has been engaged to play with the Rock
Lake team this season.

A baby girl arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Simpson, living on the Currie farm northeast of
town.

Fred Lindsay, accompanied by his father autoed to Fish Lake Saturday, spending Sunday there and
returning Monday.

Miss Mae Briggs of Starkweather was a guest at the home of her sister Mrs. Borgerson from
Wednesday until Saturday of last week.

The ball game which was scheduled to be played with Bisbee on the local diamond here last
Sunday gave place to a steady rain all day.

The Brunnemeyer family, accompanied by A. E. Sibley and wife left for Fish Lake Tuesday where
they have planned to spend an enjoyable week fishing.

Miss Lulu Rimel took the train for Valley City Saturday to attend the graduation exercises of
the Normal School in which her sister Lona will participate.

The Hanawalt house in the north part of town which has recently been plastered and remodeled is
to be occupied soon by M. J. Borgerson and family.

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Foley are spending several days at Valley City this week, having gone down
to attend the graduation exercises of the Normal School.

Mrs. Reedy, her daughter and son-in-law autoed up from Cando Sunday. >From here accompanied by
Mr. Reedy, they left for a day's visit with friends at Fish Lake.

Miss Emma Brown left Saturday morning to resume her duties as teacher during a summer term of
school after a few weeks visit at the home of her sister Mrs. Harry Lichty.

Hans Grytdahl, of McGregor, North Dakota spent several days in Rock Lake last week soliciting
advertisements from the various business men of the village to be published in the new
telephone directory which is being compiled.

When a ball game with Calvin was billed for Wednesday, June 23, the Rock Lake weather prophets
immediately prophesied a rain for that date, this being the third time the game has been
arranged and in consequence a heavy rain fell Tuesday night. Nevertheless a rain seems to be as
pleasing an event to many as a ball game.

Despite the rain and cloudy weather Thursday several Rock Lakers attended the Woodman Picnic at
Cando and reported an enjoyable time. However the ball game between Rock Lake and Bisbee was
not in favor of our most worthy team, but was won by Bisbee with the interesting score 1 to 0.


LOCAL NEWS

Deputy Bank Examiner, K. C. Nelson called on our local banks last Tuesday.

Chas. D. Carmichael of Cando was buying war horses in this vicinity last Wednesday.

Decon Watts, the Standard Oil man was a business caller in our city on Wednesday last.

The Embroidery Club met at the home of Mrs. Claude Lawrence on Thursday afternoon.

The Lawler, Wilson and Amiss families went to Fish Lake last Tuesday for a week's outing.

G. A. Olson is grading and filling in his residence lot this week and will sow lawn grass and
he expects to have a lawn that will be a credit to this community in the near future.

Bert and Eva Johns arrived last Monday from Brandon, Manitoba and are guests at the Lawler home
this week.

August Miller is building a very nice front porch on his residence this week which improves its
appearance greatly.

Abe Blackorby went to St. Paul last Saturday to attend some business matters. He returned home
Wednesday evening.

Steve Williams was on the sick list the first of the week. We are glad to report that he has
recovered and is out and around.

Mrs. Kline who has been visiting at the home of her sister, Mrs. Tom Parslow left this morning
for her home at Penn, North Dakota.

Those who are spending a week's outing at Rock Lake, Canada are the families of Hugh Lymburn,
F. D. Leftwich and James Brown.

Mrs. Wm. Schwartz went to Devils Lake this morning to have the eyes of her little daughter
examined, returning in the evening.

Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Brown returned from Winnipeg last Monday where they have been visiting with
their daughter Mrs. E. F. Earl for a week.

Children's Day in the Royal Neighbor lodge was celebrated by a picnic last Saturday afternoon
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Claude Lawrence.

Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Blackorby went to Devils Lake last Wednesday to have an operation performed
on their son Edward for tonsillitis. They are expected back today.

Last week Ernest Disher met with a very painful accident when he was kicked on the side of his
head by a horse and cutting his ear nearly off.  Dr. Hamilton dressed the wound and it was
necessary to take six stitches in the ear. The next day after the accident Ernest lost one of
his valuable horses.

We are in receipt of a notice from the North Dakota Commission at the Panama-Pacific Exposition
in which it states that Geo. R. Williams registered at the North Dakota Building on June 14.
George is the son of our local butcher and has been on the coast since last fall and is now
taking in the Exposition. We to state that if any of the Hansboro people anticipate going to
the Exposition during the year, they will register at the North Dakota Building and we will be
notified and your friends will be glad to learn that you have visited at that place and
furthermore while there if you want to get the home news ask for the Hansboro News which will
be found at the North Dakota Building.

Claude Lawrence had the misfortune to have one of his most valuable horses badly cut by wire
Thursday and says it will lay the horse up for the rest of the summer.

A number of base ball fans autoed to Cando last Tuesday to witness the game between the All
Nations and the Cando team. They report a good game and well worth seeing.

The fifth annual Barn Dance held at the farm of Chas. Tribble last Wednesday night was in every
way a decided success. A large crowd was in attendance and all report a fine time.

A number of friends of Wm. Tacke journeyed out to his farm north of town and surprised him in
honor of his birthday Monday evening. A very pleasant evening was spent by all.

G. A. Olson autoed to Starkweather last Saturday to visit with relatives. He returned Monday
accompanied by Mrs. Olson and daughter who has been visiting at that place for the past two
week.

Mrs. Jas. O'Donnell and daughter Marie left last Monday for a visit with relatives in
Minneapolis, St. Paul and Lake City, Minnesota. They expect to be gone a month or six weeks.

Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Thomas, Mr. and Mrs. L. P. McAneney and the Misses Velma Murdick and Stella
Brown autoed to Fish Lake last Saturday evening to spend Sunday and expected to return home
Sunday night but on account of the heavy rain they were unable to get back until Monday.

Mrs. Robt. Lloyd who has been visiting at the home of her daughter Mrs. W. J. Wills returned to
her home at Larimore last Friday. Mrs. Wills accompanied her returning to Hansboro Saturday
evening accompanied by her sister Echo who will visit with her for some time.


TORNADOES SWEEP SOUTHERN STATES

Kansas City, Missouri, June 19 - Seven persons were killed as a result of the wind and rain
storms that prevailed in this section of the southwest. More than a score of others were
injured, none fatally.

Three persons lost their lives at Richmond, Missouri, when a terrific wind storm swept that
section of Ray County. Mrs. Arthur Covey and small child and Mrs. Mary Bell were the victims.
The Covey home was lifted from its foundation, carried 50 yards and demolished, Mrs. Covey and
child were buried in the wreckage.

Mrs. Bell was struck by lightning, O. C. Williams, a farmer, and his wife, living near
Richmond, were struck by wreckage when their home was swept away. Both were dangerously
injured.

At Westmoreland, Kansas, Charles Morris, president of the Kansas Southern and Gulf Railroad,
his son Guy and John Gunther, a druggist, were drowned, when a bridge gave way under the
gasoline car which is operated on the railroad. Five other persons who were on the car escaped.
The accident followed a cloudburst.

Morris and his son were on an inspection trip when they met death. Near Westmoreland a bridge
had been taken out by rising water in Rock Creek and the car was stopped. Morris, his son and
Gunther decided to remain in the car while the others went back to tell the discovery. A wall
of water suddenly swept down upon the car and whirled it into the swollen stream. None of the
bodies has been recovered.

Gene Nicholas, a farmer living near Wamego, was killed by lightning during the storm.

The rains, which extended over Northern Oklahoma, all of Kansas, Missouri, Iowa and into
Eastern Nebraska, were the heaviest in years according to reports to the weather bureau. At
Paris, Missouri, and near Lamonte, Missouri, high winds unroofed houses and destroyed small
buildings but as far as known no lives were lost.

The disturbance was moving in the direction of the Great Lakes.

Reports from Ellis County, Kansas were that seven small tornadoes in succession swept that
section. Houses were demolished and great trees were uprooted.

U. S. S. ARIZONA IS LAUNCHED

Largest Battleship In The World Slides Into the Water At New York

New York, June 19 - The largest battleship in the world, the Arizona, was launched here at the
New York navy yard in Brooklyn. In the presence of many thousand spectators pretty
seventeen-year-old Esther Rose of Prescott, Arizona smashed across the bow of the mighty ship a
bottle filled with the first water that passed over the spillway of the great Roosevelt
irrigation dam. Thus the super dreadnaught was christened with the name of a prohibition state.

Loosed on her ways by a hydraulic trigger, the gaily decorated vessel, still minus her mighty
guns, slid majestically into the waters of the East River. Twenty-five thousand pounds of
grease had been used to ease her passage. Cheers came from the vast throng. Those present
included Governor Hunt and fifty prominent citizens of Arizona, Vice-President Marshall, who
represented the President, and Secretary of the Navy Daniels.

The Arizona is a great triumph for Rear Admiral Nathaniel R. Usher, head of the navy yard and
his subordinates. She was built in fifteen months or three months less time than the privately
built Pennsylvania. She will be able to throw from her dozen fourteen inch rifles a broadside
of 16,800 pounds a distance of twenty miles and make good target practice of twelve miles. She
will displace 31,400 tons light and more than 32,000 tons when fully equipped and manned. On
the water line she will measure 600 feet and will have an over-all length of 608 feet. Her beam
is ninety-seven and a half feet and her mean draft almost twenty-nine feet.

The Arizona is armored according to the new and entirely American plan.


CHICKEN HOUSE TO BE BURGLAR-PROOF

Moultrie, Georgia - A granite chicken house, double-locked, double-barred and fixed with an
electric burglar alarm, will be built here soon by C. R. Atwater. He has posted on his front
gate an invitation to all chicken thieves in the neighborhood to attend the laying of the
cornerstone and inspect the plans of the new "coop".

This invitation is a defiance. He intends to build his new chicken house so carefully that it
shall be absolutely proof against burglars.

Let them come and look, if they choose, and learn his plan thoroughly. When all the double
locks and double bars and electric alarms are in place he defies any burglar to break in.

For the time being this vault will be the habitat of one lone hen, being all that is left of
Mr. Atwater's brood. One by one the others have been stolen.

This persistent theft determined him to build a granite chicken coop and equip it as though
precious gold were stored within. The laying of the cornerstone will be attended with unusual
ceremony.


SHOT AFTER 50 YEAR FEUD

Darby, Pennsylvania - Charged with shooting ten-year-old Paul King of Seventy-first near
Woodland Avenue in the eye with a rifle, Edward Sunquest, seventeen, of North Front Street, was
held under $500 bail for court by Justice of the Peace, Henry Schuyler.

According to the evidence, the shooting and the arrest are the result of a fifty-year-old feud
that has been waged by the Darby boys on the west side of Cobb's Creek and the
"Paschallvillers" on the Philadelphia side of the creek. Last Monday a "challenge" was sent
over by the Philadelphia boys, which was promptly accepted, and soon stones, bricks and other
missiles were hurtling through the air.

According to some of the Darby boys, a colored youth appeared with the Philadelphia boys, armed
with a shotgun, and fired several shots at the Darby boys, but the leaden pellets flew over
their heads. Learning this, Sunquest got his rifle and fired one shot, which struck the King
boy below the right eye, lodging at the base of the brain. He fell unconscious and was carried
home. An x-ray picture has shown the exact location of the bullet, broken into three parts, but
it is so closely imbedded in the boy's head that the doctors cannot operate.

It is expected that this incident will put an end to the fighting for a time at least.


WOULD FREE HER HUSBAND

Tulsa, Oklahoma - Fired with the ambition to become a lawyer that she may obtain the freedom of
her husband, who is serving a life sentence for murder, Mrs. Mamie Baker, dividing her time
between her duties as a household servant and attending public school, has advanced from the
bottom of the grammar grades to the high school in less than two years.

Mrs. Baker is a Bohemian and unfamiliarity with the American language has been an additional
drawback in her way, but she is rapidly overcoming all obstacles.


FOUND $1,200 IN TIN CAN

Hagerstown, Maryland - While engaged in tearing down an old barn on the farm of Charles E.
Virts of Weaverton, workmen discovered a tin can containing over $1,200 in bank notes. It is
the supposition that they were hidden away during the Civil War. The old barn had been used as
a hospital during the Civil War and the money was hidden then, it is believed.


NORTH DAKOTA NEWS

HONORS WON BY FARM GIRLS

Williston - The highest honors in the Williston High School graduating class were won by the
two young women whose homes are on farms and who have been earning a portion of their way
through their high school course. Miss Lillian M. Anderson, valedictorian of the class, lives
on a farm near Gladys, and Miss Elsie Sutton, salutatorian, lives near Bonetraill, both small
Williams County towns.

The baccalaureate sermon was delivered by Rev. James Hoffman Battens. The commencement address
was by Dr. Frank C. English, head of the extension department of the State University. The
graduates were:

Maybelle Jameson, Ralph Greengard, Edward Craven, Edmund Shemorry, George Merrill, Charles
Bradley, Edna Hovind, Edna Brant, Grace Gorman, Dolly Doughty, Elsie Sutton, Alice Anderson,
Cora Vietch, Blanche Rutledge, Alice Anderson, Ruth Elmgren, Marguerite Heffernan, Mildred
Carpenter, Marion Irving.


4,000 IN PARADE IN MINOT

Minot - Four thousand teachers, workers and students, representing every county in the state,
forming a procession two miles in length, made up the parade which opened the twenty-fifth
annual convention of the North Dakota State Sunday School association in this city. Three bands
participated in the parade, two of them, those of Williston and Glenburn, having accompanied
the specials from those points to the convention. In the line were old men and women whose
silvery hair showed the passing of the years and beside them marched the children from the
primary and infant grades of the various schools.

There are more than 1,100 delegates in the city to attend the convention, according to the
official registration which has been kept of those who secured lodging at the hotels and at
private homes.


PARDON FOR BOY SLAYER

Cando - The State Board of Pardons has liberated Isaac Mcginnis, a 17-year-old boy sent up from
here nearly three years ago on a charge of killing a negro. The boy was a transient employee on
a farm. One rainy day he and other farmhands engaged in a poker game when a negro, who had not
been playing, took the money in the pot. When the negro was remonstrated with by young McGinnis
he threatened the white boy. The latter drew a gun and shot the negro. He pleaded guilty and
was sentenced.