The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1901-07-18

ing his threshing engine from
the northern part of Wilkin
county to his home at Tenllv,
and when these met, were in
the centre of the bridge north
of breckenridge the bridge let
go and down Went a whole Sec
tion engine, men and all into the
river. 10 or IL feet below. The
men had no warning whatever
hut came out of the catastophre
unllurt. The accident or-
cured at about nine o'clock
Tuesday evening. The bridge
had been condemned, we believe,
and Mr.. Jones evidently ran
his own risk in crossing. |,
don pay to huild cheap bridges
ON important throughfares. a
bridge was blown down at this
same point a few years ago.
Wenzel Gehhart died FRIDAY
of last Week, aged rs years, uf
intirmities. Leaves a widow.
five sons and two daughters to
mourn his death. Deceased
came to America with his
family in ~ and settled in
Wisconsin. where the two old
est sons now reside, the parents
and balance of the children
coming to this county in so
and located a few miles south
of Wahpeton. One of h
daughters is the wife Of Theo.
]. Hingtgen. photographer of
this CITY. while Adam Gebhart
and the balance of the children
are on the farm. The funeral
oc> urred from st. Johns church
Sunday. Deceased was an ex-
emplary citizen and highly
esteemed by all who knew him.
The family has the sympathy
of a large circle of friends and
acquaintances.
Robert, the young son, of Mr..
and Mrs. Dan Parsons of the
Fairview Farm. was quite
severely hurt this afternoon by
a team running away, when
leaving the city. 1t seems that
Mr.. Parsons was too busy to
come to town and Mrs. Parsons
came in accOmDanied nv little
Robert with the farm book
keeper as driver. Mrs. Parsons
did her trading and when the
party were leaving the city and
near the Milwaukee track the
team became fractious, a. line
broke and the team ran round
and round on the prairie and
when finally stopped the little
boy was unconscious with a
wound upon his head and an
arm broken. Was taken to DIR.
Ouick's office who set the frac-
ture in the arm and sewed up
the scalp wound the little suf-
ferer is doing as we'll as could
be expected. Mr.. Parsons was
telephoned for and he came in
at once.
Some little time ago a horse
was stolen from near Comstock,
Minnesota. Last week Sheriff
Moody located the horse at a
farm house not far from Fair
mount, and the owner came
over and got him. 1t seems
that the thieves made a hiding
place and camp grounds of Il
tree claim in an out oi the way
part of that section of the
county, and that the horse
breaking away, brought up at
the home Of neighboring g
farmer who tied him up, and
thus sending word to the
sheriff, latter went down and
reports the facts as above. The
gang had been seen about Fair
mount. Daily papers left in
the deserted camp indicated
that they had been there the
most Of June. The supposition
is, that the horse recovered.
broke his halter and departing
for the farm house where he
was tied up, the thieves had not
courage to 90 after him, but
left without him.
What Will January Develop.
The Bismarck Palladium says
that the matter of distributing in
snrance statements to the various
publishers Of the state is left to the
decision of the several county cen
trail committees. If that is the case
we don't think that Editor Andrews,
OF 1.idgerwood. has been fairly
treated.-Wahpcton Gazette.
Perhaps the Gazette is right.
Ut SO. what would the Gazette
advise us to do about it: 1t is
too late now to oppose the
county ticket and reap q reward