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The Washington times., 1907-12-29
WOMAN IS KILLED
BY HORSES FEET
Alighted From Car and
Was Crushed to Death
Instantly.

Knocked down and trampleC upon by
a four-horse team driven by John W.
Thomas. OF 1919 Half street southwest,
Virginia Simpson, colored, sixty years of
age, OF 23O Third street northeast. was
almost instantly killed about o'clock
yesterday afternoon at the corner of
North Capitol and streets northwest.
The Colored woman had just alighted
from street car and seemed 20 be IN
dazed condition, starting for one side
Of the street and then turning and
walking TO the other. Thomas, IL is
said, drove mis- team rapidly down North
Capitol street near the car tracks and
before he could turn his horses aside.
the woman had been knocked down.
officer ]. L. Gibson. OF the Sixth pre-
clnct. placed Thomas under arrest i'm
mediately. Hs will be held at the Sixth
precinct station until Coroner hewitt
makes an investigation.
The Washington times., 1907-12-29
CHAMPION OF LABOR
TO ADDRESS WORKERS

The Rev. Charles Sickle. OF New York
city, Is 10 be the speaker at a mass
meeting for men in Belasco Theater
this afternoon at 3.S0 o'clock. The
meeting is under the auspices OF the
Young Mems Christian Association and
the active cooperation OF the Central
Labor Union insures the attendance OF
a very large number Of trades uniOnists
OF Washington and vicinity.
Mr. Stelzle, as secretary OF the De-
pertinent Of Church and Labor in the
Presbyterian denomination, has done
much 10 bring about better under
standing both between capital and Ia
Dor within the denomination. and be
tween the church and the VIC -klngman
generally. He viii speak on ''Labor's
Champion" and the meeting is free to
all men. The Y. NJ c. A. orchestra
viii furnish the musical program, as
sisted by the Lyric Male Quartet OF
baltimore.
The Washington times., 1907-12-29
POLICE BAFFLED
BY NOLAN MYSTERY
Deed Disposing of Her
Property Repudiateo by
Spinster.

CHICAGO. Dec. B.-The police have
redoubled their efforts to solve the sup
posed mystery surrounding the removal
Of Miss Anna Nolan, the aged wealthy
woman, from. her home at 1221 Fifty
ninth street. in a dying condition.
All day today the officers OF the law
spurred by the finding OF a warranty
deed to valuable property, signed by
Miss Nolan, but repudiated by her,
conducted a rigid investigation.
Miss Nolan, who Is sixty-three years
old. is dying at st. Bernard's 5 Hospital
This deed, which was fled for record,
transfers all the aged spinster's prop
erty 10 Ruth E Barnes, which Is the
maiden name Of the nurse. Mrs. Ruth
Z. Laughlin, who was married twice.
An attempted purchase Of poison for
Miss Nolan was another development In
the case. which invoives Mrs. Laughlin,
Attorney N. D. Brown. eighty-fve years
old. and A F. Kelley, a broker. They
were accused by the police with having
furnished Miss Nolan liquor until she
IS at the point OF death.
Attorney Brown said today that the
poison was prescribed by a reputable
Phs 94S-dA ar was 70 nave Deen USED N
small quantities TO stimulate the action
Of the heart.
The police say Miss Nolan was kid
naped from her home in Fifty-ninth
street. kept a virtual prisoner by drugs
and other agencies for over a month
at 2S5 Chicago avenue. where Brown.
Mrs LaughlIn. and Kelley boarded at
the home OF Mrs. Kate Hymes. States
Attorney HealyA will investigate the
matter Of conspiracy.
The Washington times., 1907-12-29
SHIPS OF FUGITNES
STRANDED ON REEF
New Orleans Financiers,
With $4,000 Booty, Halt
ed In Flight.

NEW ORLEANS. La. Dec. 2s.-Ths
steamship Alps. carrying William Ad-
Ter and Moses Schwartz. New Orleans
fleeing lnanciers, is on the rocks OF a
reef IN the Caribbean sea
There, on GlOver-s reef, fifty niles
this side OF their goal, in Porto Cortez.
Honduras, the vessel Of the hnancIers
faces wreck. while her mate is in Belize.
neighboring Mexican port, 20 seek aid
from the maritime department OF the
United Fruit Company. BY this time
assistance has doubtless been dis
patched 70 the vessel bearing the
banker. the foundryman, and tneir
$4,000 cargo Of groceries from the store
houses Of the New Orleans Grocery, it.
self wrecked by the operations which
preceded their flight.
The first notice Of the sudden end OF
tho voyage OF the Alps came 20 New
Orleans this afternoon in a telegram
from Belize 20 G. h Ellis, general man
aser OF the United Fruit Company.
The Washington times., 1907-12-29
CUTS DOWN THE FLAG
WHEN "TANKED TO RIM"

HOBOKEN, n. J.. Dec. 2.-Esueli5
Lefevre. a Frenchman, is so good an
American that he keeps the stars anu
stripes floating day and night above
his rooftree. Filled with German beer,
Scotch highballs, italian vernouth, and
Swiss-cheese sandwiches, Thomas Tay-
lor, an American. CIT the strings as he
passed the Lefesre home early today
and down came the nag. Roundsman
O'Donohue. an Irishznan, saw the trait
Orous deed and ran Taylor in
You have insuIted the flag" said
Recorder Stanton later IN the day. Il
sentence you 10 climb the pole and nall
the banner fast"
A guard Of policemen accompanied
Taylor 70 Lefevre's home. and IN the
presence Of hundreds the c1iprie Skinned
VI the forty-foot pole, nailed the bunt-
ing 70 the mast, ana slid down again.
''I didn't mean 20 insult the flag he
said. 1T was those foreign drinks ]
took"
The Washington times., 1907-12-29
EUGENE F. 0'R0URKE DEAD;
KNOWN TO UNION PRINTERS

NEW YORK, Dec. 28-Eugene F.
O'Rourke. well known 20 every union
printer in the United States died today
after a lingering illness. Mr O'Rourke
was about sixty-five years old He was
a delegate from the American Fedora
ton OF Labor 10 the British Trades
Union Congress and a member OF the
ex-Delegates' Association.
The Washington times., 1907-12-29

so. He recites that ne has held re-
sponsible position as the manager Of
a large real estate and insurance firm
for twenty-tEree years, and has always
supported his wife IN excellent style.
The allegation that he stripped on
the ST. Georges Island trip he denies
as being particularly untrue. He ad-
mits that he swan about the boat, out
that he was clad in an updersuit and
that she consented 20 the swimming
episode.
Answering the charge that he beat
his wiGe's head against the wall In
Boston hotel. he denies this, and ex-
plains The knocking on the 'Rall' by
asserting that this was done with his
fist snd as a signal TO friends In the
adjoining room that they were ready
to go down to breakfast This signal.
he explains, had been agreed upon
On January 20 last. the night he Is
accused of putting her out Of the 1at.
he asserts that he was ar church, and
that this Is untrue.
Bought Many Dresses.
He say he attempted 10 leave Mrs.
Gross in January last on account OF
the fact that, notwithstanding she was
being supported in comparative luxury.
she contracted needless debts for dress
which he was forced to assume and
whicn led 10 quarreling.
He refutes the allegation that in Au-
gust he abused her IN the presence OF
a friend There WAS a quarrel. he says,
after which he took a walk.
Absurd and untrue" he characterlzes
the allegation that he forced his wife
10 undress before an open window in
Atlantic City On the other hand. he
asserts that Mrs. Gross quarreled with
him for smoking In the room and re-
fused 10 allow him TO open a window
so that the smoke could blow away.
Further. he charges her with then hit
ting him with a whisk broom.
He denies the acts OF infidelity al
legged, and also disclaims association
with the correspondents named. Mr.
Gross lays their estranEement TO the
fact that she plunged him in debt,
''necessitating a retrenchment in their
domestic expenditures"
The couple have been residents of
Washington for a number Of years. At
torney l.. II. Thomas represents the
husband. and Attorney Robinson White
the wife.
The Washington times., 1907-12-29
QUEEN VICTORIA OF SPAIN
AT ODDS WITH KAISER

PARIS, Dec. 2s.-The Queen Of Spain
is at loggerheads with her uncle. the
Emperor OF Germany, as she has never
forgiven him for having tried to pre-
vent her marriage with Alfonso XIII.
II is probable. therefore. that when
Alfonso XIII goes to Berlin shortly the
Queen viii not accompany him.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-05-16
PATTERSON CASE FAILS.

Bismarck Action 10 Dismissed on Mo-
ton Of the Prosecuting Attorney.
Judge Pollock dismissed the case
for removal from office of States At
torney A. T. Patterson on charges
brought against him by E. G. Patter-
son of Bismarck Judge Young of
Fargo and Judge Newton of Bismarck
appeared for the states attorney and
Stevens & Register for the prosecu-
ton at the request of Judge Winches-
ter, before whom the case was orig
inally brought.
The prosecution moved to amend
the affidavit constituting the COM
plant so as to include number of
additional allegations of malfeasance,
but the motion was ruled out. The
defense then demanded the right to
place E. G. Patterson, the accuser, on
the stand to personally verify the af-
fidavit, holding that the affidavit had
not legally been sworn to. This was
combatted at some length, Mr.. Patter-
sons personal attorney, B. Townsend
of Fargo, claiming right to get into
the case, which was denied, and Mr..
Patterson was placed on the stand.
The examination showed that the af-
fidavit, while purporting on its face to
have been sworn to as matters of the
personal knowledge of the affiant, was
based upon mere hearsay, and upon
this the defense moved to dismiss,
which motion was granted. The pros
ecution had summoned witnesses from
Dickinson and other points, among
them some of the leading men in the
state.
The costs in the case were assessed
to E. G. Patterson. They will amount
to several hundred dollars.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-05-16
CONDUCTOR RE,NsrArEp.
Was Discharged on False Evidence
Given by spotter.

SIven py Spotter.
Martin Mayer. a Great Northern
railroad conductor, is to receive full
pay from the time of his discharge.
Sept. 10. Of last year, to get his old
place as conductor again and to re.
ceive an apology from the Great
Northern officials for discharging him
on the word of a detective who has
since proved to be a crook. Mayer
declared his innocence at the time of
his discharge, and learned that the
spotter who had reported him, Ernest
Peterson, travelling agent for Chica-
go crockery house, was drunk in an
East Grand Forks resort at the time
he claimed to have ridden without
having fare on the Walhalla line. Mr.
Mayer appealed to General Manager
Ward, and on learning the facts the
general manager started an investiga-
ton. He found that Mayer had told
the truth.
A short time ago the Great Northern
discovered that two conductors, Geel-
an and Joyce, running out of Sioux
City, had been discharged on untruth-
full evidence submitted by Peterson.
The men have been reinstated. The
true character of Peterson was re-
vealed and the information was useful
in Mayors case.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-05-16
BRENNAN HAS GONE.
Letters Show Woman Once Loved
Husband, but Now Turns on Him.

Letters Show Woman Once Loved
Husband, but Now Turns on Him.
Minneapolis, May -. - Since the
publication of letter purportlng to be
from James Brennan to his wife, serv.
ing sentence in Saltwater for the muir.
der of three stepchildren, which Mrs.
Brennan claims shows that her hus.
band and not herself did the shooting.
James Brennan las disappeared from
Minneapolis.
Last evening friends of the two pro.
duced letter written by Mrs. Bren-
nan to her husband soon after she
went to the prison. In it she makes
strong affirmation of her undying love
for her husband and asks him to do
what he had promised and try to help
her.
1t is pointed out that since writing
THAT letter she has change front com.
pletely and now accuses her husband
of the terrible deed Attorneys inter.
ested in the case are working hard in
an effort to secure more evidence.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-05-16
News Of the Northwest
new CAMPAIGN AGAINST DItTz
SHERIFF CALLS FOR 100 MEN AND
WILL TAKE THE FIELD
SOON.

Hayward, Wis.,. May IL. - Sheriff
Clark yesterday began the summoning
of posse of 100 men, with the avow'
ed purpose Of capturing John Dietz
the OUTLAW of Cameron DAM"
About fifty citizens of Hayward
among them a number of prominent
business men, already have been made
deputy sheriffs and as many more men
will be enlisted from the surrounding
country. The posse members will
meet here next Monday and agree on
a plan of campaign. Then the start
will be made for Cameron dam.
Gov. Davidson has consistently re
fused to take action looking to the ap
prehension of Dietz. He contends that
it has not been demonstrated that the
resources of Sawyer county have been
exhausted and therefore refuses to
sanction the Use of the militia in the
enterprise.
It is intimated that Sheriff Clark's
plan is to make an attempt to take
Dietz, and then, should the attempt
fail, call upon the state authorities fol
help.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-05-16
FIND MISSING MAN DEAD.
Body Of William Lovelace Is piscov.
cred In Unfrequented Ravine.

oSNJ W vvuuSdsu 6OvSudCS u Ol8cov.
cred In Unfrequented Ravine.
The mystery surrounding the disap.
pearance Of William Lovelace on
March z has been dissipated by the
finding of his dead body lying in a re.
vine about mile from Fort Ransom.
The cause of his death, however,
has not yet been fully determined. 1t
is believed, however, that he was TAX.
en- suddenly i'll while passing the ra-
vine and fell into it, being so injured
that he was unable to crawl out again.
The ravine is an unfreeuented spot,
and even If the injured man had been
able to cry for help it is not likely that
his cries would have been heard.
Lovelace was twenty-seven years
old. Soon after his disappearance his
relatives instituted a search for him.
and although he was reported to have
been seen in Moorhead, MIMI, and
Winnipeg, Man., no positive trace was
found until his dead body was recov.
cred.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-05-16
LUTHERANs BUY LAND.

A deal has just been closed by the
Homestead Land company of st. Paul
in the sale of 46,G0O acres near AL
mont, Morton county, this state, to the
Lutheran Colonization company of
Winthrop. Mimi, the consideration
being $326.200.
The Lutheran company secures not
only the land, but also a large hotel,
teams and telephone line to town.
1t expects to place many farmers on
Quarter.section farms.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-05-16
OIL TRUST PROSPECTING.
Reports Say Good Flow Is Struck and
Standard Is on Ground,

Reports Say Good Flow Is Struck and
Standard Is on Ground.
There is considerable excitement at
Denbigh over the report that a good
flow of oil has been struck in that
neighborhood and that representatives
of the Standard Oil company and
numerous prospectors are on the
scene and are quietly at work. Re-
Gently, while well diggers were at
work near there, indisputable indica-
lions of oil were found. Shortly after
ward number of leases were made
for the purpose of prospecting and
drills are now at work on several
farms. The geological formation is
said to be perfect for oil, as this is ON
the lower end of the dip" which
marks the jumping-off place of the
coal stratum underlying the western
portion of the state.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-05-16
THEATER At STAKE.
MinneapoIitans Interested in a Court
Clash at Fargo.

MinneapoIitans Interested in a Court
Clash at Fargo.
Testimony is being taken at Fargo
in the action to determine the control
of the Grand theater, a vaudeville
house. The local partners have
temporary injunction against the Min.
neapolis men, which they seek to have
made permanent. Messrs. Fowler and
Smith of Fargo erected the building.
and Michael Breslauer of Minneapolis.
and Harry Moore, an old Snowman,
who have vaudeville circuit, were
let in as partners to manage the house
and secure the bookings. The Fargo
men became dissatisfied with the
methods Of running the business and
secured an injunction to GUST the Min
neapolitans.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-05-16
RAIDS "PIe" IN HAY NOW.

Temperance Commissioner Also De.
stroys Thirty-four Slot Machines.
Bismarck, May IL. - Temperance
Commissioner Murray has returned
from Dickinson and New Salem with
er he went in an effort to round up
blind piggers." He found the sale of
liquor suspended at Dickinson. but in
ten places he seized and destroyed
thirty-four slot machines. At New Sa-
lem he found blind pig" being oper-
ated in a hay NOW. He raided the
place and seized and destroyed the
liquor found.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-05-16
Shot While PIowinu.

Monroe. Wis: May IL. - Gottfried
Burkhalter, while blowing, was acct
dentally shot and killed. A rife
which he carried on the pillow beam
was discharged by the Earring of the
plow. The bullet severed an artery
and he bled to death.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-05-16
GRASS FIRE IS FATAL.

child's Dress Catches Fire and Burns
Bring Death.
Estherville, Iowa, May 1.-THE five.
year-old daughter of A. H. House, a
farmer. was burned to death yester-
day. She had gone into the field
where her father was at work. He
was burning slough grass and in a
distant part of the field the girls dress
caught fire. The father fastened to
her assistance, but before the flames
were extinguished she was so badly
burned that death ensued in a few
hours,
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-05-16
Convicted Banker Ao,in ,nd;ete,

Convicted Banker Again Indicted.
Faribault, Mimi, May IL. - The
grand jury has returned four indict-
ments against A. w. Norton, at North
field, for his connection with the
failure of the Nerstrand bank. Mr..
Norton is now serving a term at Still
water, having been sent up in Novem.
Der last
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-05-16
SON FINDS LOST WALLET.
After Five Months, Poeketbool<
Dropped in Road Is Recovered,


William Fuller, farmer living near
Miller. has just recovered a pocket
book which he lost five months ago
while driving from his farm to this
city. The pocketbook contained $3.50
in currency and apparently had fallen
from his pocket. 1t was not missed
until he reached town and search
was Immediately started for it. Snow
had been falling, however, and no
trace of the missing wallet was to be
found. While Mr.. Fuller's son was
driving along the same road on Satur.
day he discovered the pocketbook ly.
ing by the roadside. Its contents
were intact, although the currency
suffered from exposure to the rigorous
winter.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-05-16
FARMERS GALL FOR MACHINES!
Implement Dealers Rushed With Or.
ders for Seeders.


ders for seeders.
Business in both the wholesale and
retail machinery lines is prospecting
in North Dakota, and, on the whole,
conditions seem to have improved
somewhat over last year. This is par
ticularly true so far as machinery is
concerned. Just now is the busy time
of the year for dealers in seeding ma
chinery for farmers throughout the
state who have not previously secured
this class of goods are rushing In
their orders, and every effort is be-
ing made to supply them before the
time for planting is past.
In discussing the matter a promt-
nent machinery dealer said that he
believed the cause of the increased
trade was the rapid development of
the western portion of the state and
the breaking up of large quantities of
land which was never before under
cultivation. Thousands Of emigrants
are focking into North Dakota from
states to the east and south, and TAX
ing up the rich and unoccupied prat-
rie lands. The immigration tide is
of marvellous proportions, and seems
to be steadily increasing. Some of
the new settlers bring with them the
machinery needed for the cultivation
of their farms. but the great majority
are used to cultivating farms of much
smaller extent in the East than those
they take up in North Dakota, and
they must have more machinery, while
still others have worked on farms but
have never farmed for themselves be-
fore SO that they are obliged to pur-
chase an entire outfit of machinery.
The consequence is that there is a
great demand for seeding machinery.
Twelve years ago when first took
charge of the business here" said j.
w. Hammond, general agent in North
Dakota for the Van Brunt Manufac-
turing Co.. I'VE made Langdon dead
line and did not pretend to make any
effort to sell anything west of there.
Even five years ago we never expect
ed to sell any machinery west of Man.
dan, and now we have agencies all
over North Dakota. and are selling
machinery as far west as Wibaux,
Mont, on the Northern Pacific and
Culbertson, Mont, on the Great North
ern.
"Since the first of the year we have
sold over $50 carloads of machinery
in North Dakota, so great has been
the demand.
Fargo jobbers are also prospecting.
Several of them made the statement
recently that trade conditions were
about the same as at this time last
year, which means that they are doing
remarkably good business, for last
year was record breaker in the
wholesale line in North Dakota.
"For a short time after the break.
ing of the railroad blockade rushing
business was done in shipping out or
ders to replenish retail stocks, which
had become depleted during the tieup,
when it was impossible for the mer-
chants to receive any goods. This
rush work is now over, and the trade
has settled down to normal conditions
with unusually bright prospects for
the spring and summer months.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-05-16
BURNED OUT THIRD TIME.
Farmer In State Two Years Again
Suffers From Fire.

Gackle, N. D., May IA prairie
fire which started several miles north
east of here swept over a wide strip
of country. burning hay, buildings and
fences and causing considerable dam
age. Christ Lund lost his house and
granary, the latter containing all of
his seed grain. Lund has been in the
state but two years and thrice has lost
all of his possessions by fire. Several
other farmers also lost many build
ings and much grain, hay and farm i'm.
plements.