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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-05-21
eiGAMY, ABDUCTION, EMsEzZLE
MENT AND PockET.Plck!NG
AMONG CHARGES.
HAS HAD A NUMBER OF WIVES
CHICAGO POLICE HOLD HIM ON
THREE cAAaGEs-VlcTiM
is IMPROVING.

Chicago, May 16 - Beginning as a
pickpccket in Dayton, Ohio, ten years
ago. John Lepger, alias Harold C..
Mills, Harold c. Reed and Homer c..
Reed, to escape when Miss Laura
Stickler jumped out Of third-s:ory
window in the Newport hotel, has run
the gamut Of crime. He is now con-
fined in the Harrison street Jail under
charges of abduction. attempted Grim
inal assault, and wife abandonment.
Bigamy and ENLIGHTENMENT will UNI
doubtedly be added to the charges to-
day.
From Miss Florence Beale. who mar
ried the man last October, supposing
his name to be Mills, his true name
was learned and also a number OF
facts concerning his criminal career.
1t has been established beyond a
doubt that he served term in the
Ohio penitentiary in 1894
For Picking Pockets,
being sent up from Dayton. and that
he has married women in various parts
of the country without going through
the formality of securing divorce.
"The man whom supposed to be
Harold c. Mills and my lawful husband
Is John Lepger, an ex-conv:ct of Ohio y
said Miss Beale. ''fIe has been mar
ried to three women besides myself to
nv certain knowledge. | only know
the name of one of these wives. He
married her in st. Louis in July. 1899,
and deserted her in September of the
same year after securing about $4,000
of her money. She learned of his con-
yict record and secured a divorce.
am under promise not to divn!ge her
name or address at present. He also
married young woman in Detrci: in
1902
And Deserted Her
in less than six weeks. A triHe o:e:
six months afterward he married me
A few months ago he went through a
marriage ceremony with young
woman in Pittsburg. His marriage tc
me and the Pittsburg marriage were
both blgamous. Whether he has any
more wives throughout the country
do not know"
From another source it is learned
that Lepger. under various aliases
formed enterprises in a number Of
places, principally in Ohio. In most
cases he absconded with the funds vic
timizing stockholders and investors.
Laura Stickler. the young woman
! who jumped 22. q the 1 12eti} E-iPsa ,xy.
saying that Mills threatened her VIII
a revolver in All attempt at assault
was resting easily yesterday at ths
county hospital and in fair way fol
speedy recovery from her injuries.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-05-21
STATE SUNDAY SCHOOLS.
Fourteenth Annual Convention Will
Meet in Fargo.

Fourteenth Annual Convention Will
Meet in Fargo.
The fourteenth annual convention of
the North Dakota Sunday School con-
yention will be held in the First NJ. E..
church at Fargo, May 1928. An I'M
usually interesting program has been
arranged.
Tuesday Morning, May 26-Topic.
"The Child" Addresses by Rev h. l..
Burleson, Mrs. Mary Foster Bryner,
Peoria, ILL.,, and Mr.. Marion Lawrence,
Toledo. Ohio. General discussion will
follow each address. Afternoon-Top-
ic, 'The Home" Addresses by George
Wright. Grand Forks; j. E. Smith, Es-
mond; Mr.. Denning. Glendale; ]. M.
Wylie, Drayton; D. A. Dunlap, Michi-
gan. Mrs. ]. E. Priest, New Rockford.
Topic. 1.-THE School" Addresses by
r. M. Bushee, jamestown; Marion
Lawrence; Mrs. Mary Foster Bryner.
Eyening-Topic, "The State" Reports
of state work. Addresses by Marion
Lawrence and Mrs. Mary Foster Bry.
uer.
wednesday Morning, May 27-Topic,
1.-THE Officer" Addresses by Marion
Lawrence, Rev. j. F. Cocks. Cando; j.
E. Clifford, Grand Forks; Mrs. Sarah
McFadden, Tyner. Topic, ''The Teach
err" Addresses by Mrs. r. S. Adams,
Lisbon; Mrs. Mary Foster Bryner, Ma
rion Lawrence. Afternoon - Topic,
s.r,ho Duni1 Addresses by Mrs. Mary
Foster Bryner, Mrs. S. P. johnson,
Grand Forks; r. B. Griffith. Grand
Forks; Secretary Harry Tuttle. Grand
Forks. Topic, "The Bible" Addresses
by Prof. R. M. Black. Wahpeton; Ma
rion Lawrence, Rev. c. A. Mack, Fes-
sender. Evening-Topic, "The World"
Addresses by jeff Irish. Detroit; ]. R.
Musselman, Coal Harbor; Mrs. Mary
Foster Bryner, Marion Lawrence.
Thursday Morning. May 2S-Top!c,
"The Church" Addresses by Mrs.
Mary Foster Bryner. Rev. II. G. Leon
ard Fargo: Miss Alice Campbell, Stir
nm: Marion Lawrence. Topic, "The
Pastor" Addresses by Rev. Leroy
Enslow, Havana; Rev. E. P. Lawrence.
Cakes; Rev. S. A. Hayworth, Fargo.
Thursday afternoon, by special re-
nuest. will be devoted to "A Model
primary Hour" This hour will be
reproduction Of the primary depart
ment as conducted by the FRS: NJ E
church Of Fargo each Sunday. Leader.
Mr.. H. Amerland. Fargo.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-05-21
LADIES IN A WRECK.
Three Royal Neighbors Are Seriously
Injured.

Indianapolis. May Is. - Two street
cars, the second and third in 4 series
bearing officers and delegates of Roval
Neighbors convention, collide! ii Sew
enteenth avenue and Seventh street.
A number of women Were i,.ured,
three of them seriously. The We're
Supreme Recorder Mrs, Winuis: ''ield-
err of Peoria, H.; Deputy Organizer
Miss Ada Lawson of Anoka, siinn.,
and Mrs. ]. Briggs CT Sheldoi.. Iowa
The front car suddenly stopp..l at a
crossing and the rear car crashed into
it. The ladies in the rear Car were
hurled forward, many of them being
bruised about the faces and chest by
striking the backs of forward seats.
Mrs. Lawson was carried to house
near the accident, while the other in
jured were taken o.their hotels. The
front end OF the rear car was Crushed.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-05-21
STATE CAMP OF M. W. A.
North Dakota Convention Declares fo'
New Deal in Rates.

North Dakota Convention Declares fo'
a New Deal in Rates.
The state camp meeting of the M
W. A. was held in Wahpeton, fifty dele
gates of the fifty-six being present. A
warm fight took place over the cleo
.lon OF delegates to the meeting of the
III mead camp at Indianapolis June 16
me principal officers elected for the
ensuing year were: State consul. ]. j.
"amEerg; clerk, T. F. Faus. 1t was
voted to hold the next meeting at Dew
lis Lake in May next year. The dele
gates to the head camp are George
robbins, Grand Forks: A. T. Tanton,
,-aEota; M. M. Borman, Abercrombie;
"A All White. Dickinson; c. Kibler, Cava-
ner; N. o. Johnson, Cando; S. Mes
singer, Bowbells; M. Sinclair, James
oown The meeting was addressed by
senator Macumber, who paid a trib-
u.e to the order. The delegates de-
'lafed for readjustment of rates.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-05-21

PRESIDENT Worst has succeeded III
making arrangements for farmers ex
ourslons the coming season. The
ufeat Northern Railroad company will
.afhlsh farmers free transportation on
.,le same basis as heretofore, and the
Northcrn Pacific will charge nominal
..e the same as last year. The excur-
. e'ohs will in all probability begin July
oof July 13. II farmers who read this
.ss'l nave any suggestions to make In
'''atlon to these excursions they will
p'easc notify President Worst at once,
az nc desires to make their visit as
o'easant ana profitable O. possible.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-05-21
J State Affairs Of Interest
IN MONEY FOR IMPROVEMENT.
..... institutions and Contractors In
North Dakota Embarrassed by Nc.

..... institutions and Contractors In
North Dakota Embarrassed by Nc.
MiIIan's Decision.
The decision of State Treasurer Nc
MILAN not to issue money from the
SCHOOL fund in payment for institution
bonds has, as was expected, caused a
.reat deal of confusion at many of the
;,ct;tutions. At all Of the institutions
engagements are needed, and it was
,or the purpose of securing these that
The law was passed permitting the in
st;tutions to bond. Naturally, the
trustees were anxious to have as good
rrorress as possible made with the
rorlx that everything might be in
readiness by fall. This was especially
The case with the educational institu-
,ions. at which it was expected to
make use of the summer vacation to
oct the greater part of the work done,
and thereby have new buildings in
readiness at the beginning Of the fall
term. Now everything is at sea.
AT Wahpeton new school of science
was to have been built, and the insti-
Mtion was to have been bonded, as
we're all the others. Now the plans
are in suspense and no one is able to
fell whether the building will be con-
structed this year or not. At the in
sane asylum there was similar con.
dition, but there the trustees have not
suspended operations, but have let the
contract for new buildings since the
opinion of the treasurer was made
known. At Devils Lake the contract
for a new building for the school for
the deaf was let some weeks ago, and
the contractor has already done about
$500 worth of work, but he now finds
himself between the devil and ne
deep sea, as he has given bonds to
have the work completed by certain
date, and has been notified that he will
be required to fulfill his contract in
this as in all other particulars. He
may, therefore, choose which horn OF
the dilemma he will take. If he re-
fuses to complete the work, there is
the bond on which the trustees may
bring suit. If he does complete it, and
10 means are provided for payment
he will have a building on his hands
for which he has no use. And there
you are.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-05-21
Feat Of a Mighty Eater.

Andy Moore. a great horse trader,
who makes his home wherever his hat
is of. performed the great act of suck
ing twenty-six eggs in ten minutes
Thursday night. He also ate two
pounds of mixed candy. drank one
glass cf beer and asked for another
glass within two minutes after eating
the eggs. Such people as Moore ought
to BE chained III; for few days. This
is true, as your correspondent bought
the eggs. etc.-Neoisul Gate City.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-05-21
RUBBING 1T IN.
The Maid Did Not Care So Long as the
Books Mere busted Some Way.

Books Were Busted Some way.
Six months ago most of the books In
the library were new and had nice
clean bindings. Their owner went
away for his health about that time.
and as none of the rest of the fanny
ran to literature the books were left
to the tender mercies of a serving
maid. Last week the man came home.
After stopping to kiss his wife and
children he hurried into his library to
say hello to his books. They were SO
changed he hardly knew them. In
stead of the rich red and green and
blue covers that smiled back at him
when he babe them goodbye. he looked
upon dingy cloth and leather that
seemed begrimed with the dust of
centuries. Without delay he called in
the maid and inquired into the aged
appearance of his pets.
What did you dust them with?' he
asked.
"A rag" said she.
Lets see it," said the man.
The girl stalked haughtily toward
the rear of the apartment. whence she
presently returned WI cloth OF in
describable hue. The man command
ed her to stand back.
mo wonder my books are ruined"
he said, IF you have been grinding
dirt into them with that thing once or
twice a week. Why can't you girls
and library attendants in general learn
that no book should be touched with
cloth that is not as soft as wool and
absolutely fresh and clean, and then
act upon the knowledge"
The maid dang!ed the cloth indg
nantly. ''I've busted books for lots
of people before | ever saw you." she
said.
Quite likely" retorted the man.
"but III bet you'll never dust another
book in this house
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-05-21
THE HEss,An FLY.
Important Bulletin on tho hes,,an Flv
PROMPT Action Nece.sarv.

Important Bulletin on tho Hesslan Fly
Prompt Action Necessary.
G. B. Waldron, in the North Dakota
Agricultural College Press Bulletin
No. 8: Recent reports give the total
insect damage for the United States in
1902 as $350.00O, 900. charging up the
Hessian fly with damage of $50,o00,OOO.
OF this sum the State of North Dakota
was responsible for something like
$2,500,000, probably more. Last year
on $500 mile drive through the state
l found the damage from this pest
pretty general over the eastern por.
ton. In many of the localities that l
visited the farmers were not aware of
the damage being done, and were not
familiar with the habits of the insects.
1t was my opportunity, through the
courtesy Of the different railroads, to
visit most of the infected localities,
calling the attention of the farmers to
the damage being done, and recon-
mending means for the determination
of this very serious pest. The fact
that the insect has been so very little
known in North Dakota makes it i'm.
portant that considerable work be
done by me in the field. Through the
cooperation of the railroads this work
has been provided for the coming sea.
son.
An examination of the stubble fields
so far this spring shows the presence
of apparently healthy pupae, waiting
for warm weather to develop them.
| These pupae, which represent the rest
ing stage, are small brownish bodies
resembling flaxseed, and are found be.
tween the sheath and the leaf of the
second Joint above the ground. From
these the adults emerge early in May
and lay their eggs in the young wheat.
Whether they pass through a second
stage before harvest, as they do in
some parts of the country. is matter
yet to be determined. At any rate,
an egg is deposited at the second
joint from which a tiny white grub
matches that through the season sucks
the juice of the plant, preventing it
from filling we'll and causing it to fall
over just before harvest. A bulletin
will be issued this season giving the
habits and life history CT the Hessian
fly in detail.
Treatment.
The important point now is to &C
complish their destruction. This is
done by burning the stubble or plow'
ing it under early in May.
1t doesn't help the situation for 9
man to burn his own stubble. He
should let the fire get over on his
neighbours. The adult insect is well
provided with wings, and being Small
and light is capable of being carried
a hundred miles or more from where
she matches. This matter is very i'm
portant for the insect multiplies rap
idly. Every wheat grower should use
his influence to see that every acre Of
wheat stubble is burned as soon as
possible. With proper energy applied
in this manner there should be nc
damage done this coming season.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-05-21
POSED AS A MUTE.

Demmins Is Now Suspected of Burg.
'sriziag Store.
Sioux Fails. S. D., May 16.-A man
who gives ris name as Berry j. Dem
ming has been arrested and lodged in
the county Jail in this city on the
charge of having hurglarized the
French jewr:ry store at Dell Rapids a
few nights ago. 1t is said some of the
stolen property was fc,'al in his pos
session. TIE day before the robbery
Demming visited Dell Rapids, posing
as n mute, and begged from the citi'
Zens
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-05-21
REeeY popeEs ARREST.

jerome Was After Him, So He Sailed
for Europe From Boston.
Boston, May 16.-Fear;:,g arrest or
at least detention in New York On the
old Garfield gambling house charges.
Reginald c. Vanderbilt and his Gride
sailed from this city yesterday on the
steamer New England for Liverpool.
District Attorney Jerome has been
watching for a chance to arrest Van
derbilt and force him to testify against
Garfield. 1t was because CT this that
the young millionaire was married at
Newport. The couple made the tour
ney from Newport in Mr.. VauGe:Dilt's
racing automobile.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-05-21
Sentenced for Forgery.

Glencoe, Mimi. May 16. - Ralph
Kelley, who has been in the county
Jail fer the past month on the charge
of forssry against the state Farmers
Mutua! Hail Insurance Company OF
Wasecl, came before the Judge of the
district court and pleaded guilty to
forgery i'll the second degree. Judge
Caldwell gave him q reformatory sen.
tence,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-05-21
ss-~--' aB ST. SO
RIOTS IN OMAHA. ~.x,

Labo: Conditions Cause Feeling Of
Great Unrest.
Omaha, May 16.-Labor conditions
in this city have grown very strained
during the past twenty.four hours and
a feeling of anxiety over what may &C.
cur today is felt by all classes of peC-
pie. l'"rng the day yesterday there
were Number of small riots in which
no less Than four men have been in
jrred. iait Ii dozen arrests have been
made aLa there is a feeling of unrest.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-05-21
FROST STOPS FARM WORK.
Wheat Seeding Did Not Advance Much
During the Past Week.

wheat seeding Did Not Advance Much
During the Past Week.
The latest bulletin of the North Da.
kota section of the climate and crop
service says:
THE weather during the past week
was unusually cold in all sections, the
thermometer ranging from 16 to 20
degrees on two or three mornings. In
most places the ground froze so deep
that all work had to be suspended,
and but little was done from Tuesday
to Friday. while in some places moth.
Ing at all was done. But very little
vegetation was sufficiently advanced
to be harmed. and aside from the de.
lay it is not thought that any material
damage resulted.
Wheat seeding has not advanced
much during the past week, although
In some few sections considerable
progress was made In the eastern
and southern sections about all the
wheat has been sown, and some oats,
barley and flax. Early sown wheat
that was up was, as a rule, frozen
down to the ground.
"Plowing for flax and corn is begin
ming to be general. and if good wealth
er prevails this week most of the small
grain except flax will be in the ground
Information from another source
says:
Cloudy and frosty weather has pre-
vailed during all of the past week, and
vegetation has made little progress.
In many cases there has rather. been a
loss, as tree buds have been so FROST
ed that the leaves will not start from
them and foliage will have to await
the new growth. The frosts have been
unusually severe and repeated for this
| season of the year, as there have been
several nights on which ice half an
inch thick was formed.
This condition has delayed farm
work in many places, as where the
ground was wet, as 1t was in many
places, from the showers, it froze too
hard to permit of seeding. In the ma
jority of cases, however, work has
gone on in some form every day. The
frost has hardly affected the stubble
land and the work of blowing this has
gone forward with little interruption,
and there has been good deal OF
seeding done in the afternoons. There
is little wheat seeding that remains un-
done, except in the isolated fields,
which are unusually wet. Already a
considerable acreage of land has been
sown with oats, and with favorable
weather there will be no lack of early
feed for stock. 1t is still too early for
barley, but the indications are that the
acreage of this crop will be large.
Conditions with reference to the
flax crop remain unchanged, with the
exception that the slight delay caused
by the unfavorable weather of the past
week may lead to slight increase in
this crop. The difference from this
cause, however, will be slight. Corn
seems to be growing in favor, one
cause for this being the fact that many
farmers are paying more attention to
stock, and corn, either as grain or as
coarse fodder, is one of the best feeds
that we can raise. The farmers are
feeling we'll satisfied with the spring
thus far, as, while the frosts have de
layed their work somewhat, they are
too early to materially injure the grain
already sown. Early gardens have
suffered some, but there is still plenty
Of time to replant
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-05-21
Offers to Build hospital.

non A. Wright has offered to donate
Fergus Falls. Mimi, May lever
s15,cuV 10 $4,000 for the establish
m=nt OF a general hospital in this city.
the bidding to be erected in memory
Of his father, the late George h.
Wright. The latter was the real found
er oI Fergus Falls, and contributed
mc.e tl,au any other man to its
grua III and uDbui.Ging in the early
'7Os
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-05-21
PEDDLER is RELEASED.

Courts Action Seems to Indicate the
License Law invalid.
Sioux Falls. S. d., May 16.-James
Watson, WHO was arrested in this city
short Sine ago OH the charge of
having pedl!ed without SECURING a Ii.
ce"se as required by the law peddlers'
license lEw. has secured his release
tEr'aush !:>.s.-a; corpus proceedings.
W4,sou was convicted n The Justice
court. He appealed to the state cir
cult court and was released by Judge
Jones on writ of haheas corpus
While Judge Jones did NOR specifically
rule against the new law, it is claimed
is invalid.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-05-21
SHOT HIM DEAD.

Meade Sought to T',wa'+ the Plans Of
Two Holduns.
NIuscatine. Iowa. May 49, - An at
tempt to hold up Thomas McCarthy's
restaurant at West Liberty early yes
terday morning resulted in the death
of Arthur Meade, WHO attempted to as
sist tie proprietor. When the two rob-
bers entered Mccarthy and his part
ner were compelled to raise their
hands. Meade attempted to aid then,
end was shot dead. The robbers then
escaped ON a lorth-bound train.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-05-21
FINED FIFTY DOLLARS.
Moose Is Killed by Party Of aIa..ton

Moose 10 Killed by PARTY Of olasston
Men.
Grand Forks, N. D., May 16.-State
Game Warden Hale has just secured
the punishment of a resident of Penn
btna county for killing a moose. The
animal crossed the railroad track ten
days ago about mile north of Glass
ton and was pursued by a party of
Glasston men. 1t was killed next
morning by Rudolph Raiders about five
miles from Glasston and the carcass
facts and caused the arrest of Raiders,
who entered plea of guilty aud was
f:led $40 and costs. The moose is sup.
posed to have strayed from Roseau
county.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-05-21
HELD UP A SALOON.

Robbers Get About $4,000 From the
Till and the Inmates.
Helper, Fla. May is. - Four men
entered Rooney's saloon early yester-
day morning and at the points of re-
volvers held up the proprietor and a
number of men in the place. William
Rooney, boilermaker, was shot and
slightly injured. The robbers then
went through the till and the pockets
of everyone present. riaed the slot
machines and fed. The robbers 90.
cured between $500 and $4,000.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-05-21
Insult Resented.

Tattered Tucker-Yes, jedge, I done
de gent up cause he made iusinuations
agin me character.
Judge-What did he say?
"He asked me II wus 'workin'' me
way about dc country"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-05-21
Run Down and Killed.

Sioux City, Iowa, May 16.-Thomas
Coleman, an old resident of McCook,
S. D., who owned a summer resort at
McCook, was run down last night by u
Milwaugee & st. Paul freight train and
cut to pieces. He was walking home
on the track.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-05-21
Old Resident Killed.

Cedar Falls. Iowa, May 16. = Prof.
Samue! Freeman Hersey, of the facul-
ty Of the Iowa State normal school,
has been summoned to Earlville, Iowa.
by the message that his father had
been allied by being thrown from 2
carriage. He was a prominent citizen
of t.i.t place.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-05-21

Boone River on the Rampage.
Webster City, Iowa. May 16. - The
Boone river 1T this point has over
flowed it, banks. and many of the res
idents on tho East side have been com.
PEELED to rseaQye from their homes.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-05-21
9osToFFlcE BLOWN UP.
Several Cans of Powder Were in the
Store,

0eVeTGI CdnS OF POWQer were III the
Store.
Mediapolis, Iowa, May 16.-The post
Office at Kossuth, two miles north of
hc:a, was blown up shortly after 4
O'Clock yesterday afternoon and Post.
master Hodges was killed. his body
being torn to pieces. No one was in
tho building at the time except the
unfortunate postmaster. The building
was rent and torn and quickly caught
fire. soon burning to the ground. Sew
oral cans of powder were in the store,
bu! how it became ignited is mys
terry.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-05-21
The Same Ola Chap.

First Wai.or-Gcouca is the same
old chap he was when he used to come
tere years ago.
Second Wai.er-yep; very little
ehacge-Baltimore American.