The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-04-18
Death Of Jennie Weller.

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DIED-Saturday morning at 3
o'clock. at the home of Louis
K%esselring. Jennie Weller. aged
Is years, second daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Heath Weller. Of Minot.
Jennie had been attending
school here the pastwinter and had
made her home with Mr. and Mrs,
Kessellring. She was taken i'll
with the measles some two weeks
ago. and was very sick. Wednes.
day her mother and sister, also d
brother arrived and were with hel
until the last. Her father, who is
sick with the grippe, as also were
the two younger children, was un.
able to be here. Everything that
could be done was done, but OF nc
avail. Death was master and
gathered home one more into the
fold to await the coming of those
left behind. Jennie was a bright
pupil and will be missed by hel
playmates and by those with whom
she came in contact with.
The funeral services were helc
from the M. E. church. Sunday
afternoon at 2 O'Clock p. H., the
services being conducted by Rev
Peterson. assisted by Rev. Gray
Of the Congregational church.
The remains were laid to rest il
the Riverview cemetery and were
followed to their last resting place
by a large number Of friends ane
relatives. The sympathy OF all il
extended. ITO the relatives Ill Thu
their hour Of bereavement.
Willie Foss. son of Mr.
ard Mrs. VIM. Foss. aged 2 years
of scarlet fever. Mr.. Fcss ane
family are new Corners to Wash
burn and in the death of theil
young son they have the sympa
thy of all.
Minot Optic: Sheriff Scofieli
arrived last Tuesday from Wash.
burn where he went to take III
charge the horse thieves who We're
arrested at his instigation by the
sheriff Of Mclean County last
Sunday and who have been en-
gagged for some time in these parts
in well planned and systematic
horse stealing vocation.
Both men are of middle age and
have been making making their
home for years west of the Miss
ouri river. They came to this
county some time ago and went it
color blind on some of Leslie
Coltons equine stock and coaxed
them along with a number of
other horses which they had in
their possession supposedly stolen,
too. Cotton lost no time in fol-
lowing the gang and found and
promptly identified his missing
property. They offered no resis-
lance when Coltan demanded his
horses and he returned with them
to his farm.
Then Sheriff Scofeld was mott
fed Of the affair and it took him
but a brief time to get on the
mauraders' trail. He located them
in the vicinity of Washburn and
at once telegraphed Sheriff Ora
din to apprehend tie men, Shcr-
if Scofeld and a deputy soon af-
ter wiring the Mclean county Of
fcers left with a team to drive to
Washburn but before reaching
there the men wanted had landed
in the hands of the law and were
held until the Ward County Off
GERS reached there.
The sheriff abandoned his team
at Washburn and brought his men
by train and safely landed them in
the county Jail. This morning
they were taken before Judge
hurry where they gage their
names as Duncan Campbell and
Loren Carter for preliminary ex-
animation. Judge Murray con-
the case until next Monday
morning at 10 o'clock in order to
allow the state to procure witness
Is. >.
The city is having an epidemic
Of the measles.
Rev. Breen will hold services in
school house, No. /, Sun
day at IL a. m.
John Merry and wife returned
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