Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1892-09-30
Mr. Lnmitz, a Shoemaker, Goes vio-
lently Insane And Raises
Gain.
He Terrorizes His Family And Then
Lock Himself in His
Room,
Where, With q Arsenal of Arms He
Defies Efforts to Arrest
3& Him. .
"A Guard Placed Around the House,
As he Must Be Starved
Out.
Insane and Dangerous.

Insane and Dangerous.
Charles Lupnitz, who has been en-
ployedi in Larson's shoe shop for several
months, was the center of a good deal of
interest Tuesday. Lupnitz bas several
times displayed symptoms of insanity,
and his vagaries have reached a climax.
For the past week Lupnitz has declared
that be was in continual danger of his
life, and he has kept himself locked in
his room, emerging from his retreat only
when the pangs of hunger necessitated
it, and then eating hurriedly, with closed
doors and window curtains. His wife
and children we're in terror of their lives,
but feared to tell any one of his, condi-
I ton. E. Butterfeld, the sewing ma
chine agent became in some manner &C.
quainted with the facts in the case, and
made a statement to Judge Chase, who
issued a warrant for Lupnitz, that he be
brought before the insanity board for,
examination. Everything went smooth
1 ly until an attempt was made to serve
D the warrant and capture him. Nels
. White and Cal Wilson went to the house
and found him locked in an upstairs
room. Wilson called him to come out,
land the door of his room was cautiously
n opened, Lupnitz peered out and seeing
the two men he made a rush for his re-
n volver, and then invited the men to get
out. They did not consider it advisable
to inquire into the propriety of getting
TOUT, but they left Lupnltz to himself in
hurry.
al The family of the crazy man is domi-
@aaciled with Mr.. Swanson who lives IN the
SSSFeThompson residence, and are of course
lin dread lest Lupnitz should break forth
and harm them. AS no feasible plan OK
GE@cept starving him out has suggested
itself, a guard has been placed about
the house to prevent his procuring any
S8Ething to eat, and when hunger drives
Il MI. Lupnitz from his retreat, he will be
Il nabbed by the guard. At present, how
lever, he has a gun, is strongly %intrenched
ain his room, and is difficult to deal with.
k# More About the Wooden Mill.
M Mr.. Hoagland has received another
ss@@letter from his former correspondent at
MDresden, O., in reference to the proposed
aK establishment Of a wooden mill in this
city. MI. Hoagland answered his first
Baetter, saying that he thought it very
f&probable that all possible inducements
9swould be offered for the establishment
of such a plant. In reply, he received
e@Rnother letter, in which his correspond
Sent states that he is in earnest regarding
The establishing of a mill n this vicinity.
He says he is an old and experienced
hand at the business, his father having
started the first mill IN Dresden forty
years ago, and that he believes a mill
here could be made a success. In his
letter he inquiries about the several
kinds of wool marketed from this
\ vicinity, and about the water, fuel and
country in general. He says, and very
sensibly, that he fails to see why the
\ manufacture of wooden blankets and all
kinds of WOODEN cloth at the place where
the wool is produced-thus saving
freight on the raw material and a gain
on the manufactured article-cannot be
made a success.
A meeting of the chamber of COM
MERGE will soon be called to discuss the
matter, and endeavor to make the pro-
posed plan q surety.
VI Hold Your HI
There is considerable discussion
among those interested in the wheat
sales just at present as to the advisa-
bility Of holding wheat until the price
thereon advances. On this subject E.
b. Wilson has received the following
letter from r. w. Durham, of the
firm Of R. W. Durham & Co., Chicago
commission merchants:
CHICAGO, Sept. 81.
DEAR SIR: Last year l wrote you to
tell the farmers In your vicinity to sell
their wheat, because the prices at that
time were high. You told me later some
took my advice, but many would not. l
did not claim to be a prophet, but l did
insist that when the price was high it was
time to sell. Now, this fall, 1 aim on the
other side. No farmer Should sell one
bushel, if he can help it. It's an absurdity
for him to peddle out his wheat at so cents
per bushel. OF course, he will do it, and
thus club the price and himself to death.
IL they would all hold for sixty days an
advance would be established that Would
add Is per cent. to their entire crop and
help all other grains besides.
Your truly,
I r. W. DUNHAM.
Some good, sound advice is contained
\ i the above letter. It is a fact that last
year many farmers held their wheat, in
expectation Of an increase in price, and
SAwara d~iaannointad tho nr;oo po;nn dorr,n