The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1901-11-23

NORTH DAKOTA HAPPENINGS
EVENTS OF THE WEEK THROUGH.
OUT THE STATE.
whltseappere Punished At Linton.
Representatives Of Eastern Firms
Looking Up Flaws In Real
...- Estate Titles.
At the term OF court at Linton the
most interesting case was that Of two
young Russians named Krumm and
Volk, who were charged with pulling
another Russian, named Schan, out
OF bed at midnight and giving him q
thrashing. In the section of the old
country where the defendants came
from It was customary to adopt such
whdtecap proceedings in the case of
a person who did not live up to the
notions OF propriety held by the
whttecappers. Eut fine Of 500 each
and 30 days irI Jail will convince the
defendants that their custom cannot
be transpklntetl in North Dakota witt
impunity. l--
Looking for Flaws In Titles.
It is probable there will be all man.
,ler Of litigation In this state in q
short time in connection with the title
10 valuable real estate. For months
two representatives OF q large Eastern
concern have been working in the
various counties looking up all real
estate transfers and those secured by
mortgage foreclosure or by tax title.
4 strict search III being made for flaws
OF all kinds. One of the examiners
says that another representative of the
firm will be in Grand Forks in q short
time, when many suits will be started
TO knock out the title to good prop.
erty.
Filled Lamp With Gasoline.
Fire occurred In the residence Of
Mrs. Snow Mt Grand Forks. Mrs. Snow
had gone to an entertainment, leaving
her 6.year-old girl In charge Of q
neighbor's daughter. During the even
ing the lamp burned low and the girl
and young man friend undertook to
fill it. They mistook the gasoline can
for the kerosene can and there was an
explosion and a. blaze. The fire de-
patment was called out and saved the
upper story Of the building, but the
lower story was ruined and most Of
the furniture destroyed.
Indian Woman Injured by Hogs.
An Indian woman near Fort Yates
while gathering chips to start fire
felt a tug at her skirt. Supposing 1t
was the dog she struck at it without
looking up. In second she was bit.
ten through the wrist by a hog. The
animal then dragged her a distance
and Its mate tore her side and legs in
a frightful manner. She is. not ex.
pected to live. The owner of the hogs,
having nothing to feed them, had let
them run until they were wild. Upon
hearing the woman's screams he
promptly shot them.
Blew Out His Brains.
r. p. Allen, one Of the leading mer-
chants of Inkster, blew out his brains
In Bustwick's restaurant at Grand
Forks. He had been drinking for sev-
eral days. Entering the restaurant, he
engaged in conversation with Bust.
wick and later, asking to see his gun,
he examined 1t. and after seeing it was
loaded, said, Goodbye, boys" and,
placing the revolver to his temple,
pulled the trigger and fell dead on the
floor. It Is thought financial troubles
are at the bottom of the affair.
ReIics Of Custer Found.
r. Finger Of Dickinson hos discov-
cred a portion of an ammunition
wagon and the hind gear Of freight
wagon which belonged to Custer's out
At which passed over the plains nine
miles south Of here in 1876. The por-
tions Of the wagon were found In Davis
creek at point known as the Custer
trail crossing, where just the top Of
one of the wheels was visible. On the
rocks by the stream are the names Of
many of the soldiers who afterward
suffered death in the Custer massacre.
Prisoner Pleads Guilty.
In the district court at Devils Lake
Jack Murray pleaded guilty to grand
larceny and was sentenced to the
penitentiary for one year and a half
by Judge Cowan. This makes II per-
sons who have pleaded guilty since
the last term OF court in the district
court and all were sentenced to the
penitentiary. Murray held up Joseph
Clausen and got $50 from him about
two weeks ago.
Found On the City Dump.
The remains OF two persons were
found on the city dump just north of
Fargo. One was almost a skeleton,
while the other was in an advanced
stage Of decomposition. It is supposed
they were bodies that had been used
for dissection and then disposed Of in
this way.
Runaway Boy Killed In Wreck.
The police have discovered that Roy
Wilkinson, who ran away from his
home in Fargo and for whose arrest
and detention a reward of $25 was
offered, was killed in a wreck on the
Great Northern near White Earth in
June.
Shooting ARRAY at Bowdon.
A shooting affray occurred at Bow.
don. John Caplis, landlord of the
Golden West hotel, got into trouble
with George Butts, q farmer, about
IS years old. Butts drew a revolver
and shot Caplis In the forehead. He
is thought to be dying. Butts is in
jail.
Threshins Machine Boiler ExpIodes.
A threshing engine boiler explosion
near Esmond killed Joseph Miller, the
hreman. and George Saunderson, the
engineer. Saunderson resided at Park
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