The Minneapolis journal., 1905-10-06
MILITIA men
ARE ON The RACK
COURT OF INQUIRY CoNvENEs AT
DEVILS LAKE.
Company D Men Charged with Making
Demonstration Against a "scab'
Operator While They Were in Uni
form-Railroad Company Insists
that They Be Punished-Courtma
tial May Follow. %.7
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal. a-.
Grand Forks, N. D., Oct. Ga court of in
quiry,: made up Of Colonel"F. P. Allen of Lis
bon, Lieutenant Colonel w. G. Treumann of
Grafton and Captain Boyd of Hillsboro, con-
vened at Devils Lake today to Investigate
charges that have been made against members
Of Company of the North Dakota national
guard, the commission or board of inquiry to
determine whether OF not there is grounds for
a court-martial 8, d. -,
The investigation has been expected, the
trouble that brought it about having occurred
the latter part of July or early in August,
during the strike of telegraph operators on the
Great Northern 1t is said that after meeting
OF Company D one night, while the members
were still in uniform, it was decided to visit
the Great Northern Offices for the purpose Of
''riding the scab operator out on rail"
The young soldiers who visited the station
charged with making demonstration and
knocking on the door leading + 'atcher's
| room. Assistant Superinteni. - . Lowry
was at the office and asket anted.
They told him that they w., e scab
operator.
Mr.. Lowry proved himself SON, what of
dpo to reports and after f
not starting out we'll a military life, in
calling in which bravery was the chief char
acteristic Of successful soldiers one that de-
of citizens. 1t appeared to dawn suddenly upon
some of the young soldiers that they were
getting themselves into trouble, and an ad-
| journment was taken, but they did not return
| to the station that night or any other altho
| it was decided to make the promised raid the
next night Several of the leaders were arrested
and paid small fines, and the whole proceedings
were kept very quiet ..-.... +
| The railroad company was not so reticent,
! however, and demanded that the men be pun
ished At other times the company has had
! trouble at Devils Lake, and just as it was
| thought the whole matter had been dropped a
! board of inquiry, appointed by the adjutant
/ general, who Is also resident Of Devils Lake,
| is convened and the whole affair is to be in.
| vestigated. -I~ -
! Bar Association Committees.
n. A. Libby recently reelected president
Of the Bar Associa tion of North Dakota, has
announced the following standing committees fol
| the ensuing year: +.f -."l. r..
Carmody, Hillsboro; R. NJ Carothers, Crane
Forks: p. J. McC1ory, Devils Lake; J. G. Forbes
Wahpe on; S. e. Ellsworth, jamestown; F. n
Register, Bismarck; e. II. Gordon, Langdon
John E. Green, Minot w. H. Thomas, Leeds.
| Legal Education and Admission to the Bar
j. Fl. Bosard, Grand Forks; V. R.. Lowell, Far
go: John S. Watson. Fargo; Tracy r. Bangs
Grand Forks; e. R. Snkler Grafton.
Jurisprudence and Law Reform-Seth New
man, Fargo; w. J. Kneeshaw, Pemblna; e.
Fisk, Grand Forks; J. e. Gray, Grafton; Henr
Vick St. Thomas. f,e MALI y.
Disbarment- W. Newton, Bismarck
| Biographies-Seth Newman Fargo; Tracy R
Bangs, Grand Forks; John Carmody, Hillsboro.
Il To Arrange Annual Meeting-Tracy R.. Bangs
Grand Forks; Scott Rex, Grand Forks; W.
i Stambaugh, Fargo