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The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-09-12
WANTS BABE WALKS TO CHICAGO
Woman Makes Journey From Valley
City, N. D., on Foot.


Eighteen months ago Mr.. and Mrs
George Webster were obliged to leave
their siX-months' old baby with Mrs.
James Smith. 314O Indiana avenue,
Chicago. When the mother went on
foot from Valley City to Chicago to
get her child, it was refused her, &C.
cording to the story which she told
Judge Mac in the juvenile court in
that city.
For a year and half the parents
have been saving so that they could
have their child with them. They
lived sparingly, and have even walked
ties to save money. Mrs. Webster said,
and when the husband obtained steady
employment in Valley City she start
ed to Chicago to get the baby, now
two years old. But when she arrived
Mrs. Smith would not give the baby
up, and so the mother appealed to the
Juvenile court.
The court decided that the mother
could have the baby if she could show
that her husband had a paying posi-.
ton in Valley City. Meanwhile he al.
lowed Mrs. Smith to keep the child.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-09-12
BOYS HEAD BLOWN OFF.
Receives Charges Of Both Barrels Of
Shotgun While Driving Near Minot, /,

'SSS'vSo SuaTpSo OF o0tn barrels OF
Shotgun While Driving Near Minot. ,
Holding his gun between his knees
while watching for covey of prairie
chickens near Minot, Alvin Albertson
accidentally blew of. his own head.
His body was discovered in the buggy
headless and bathed in blood. The
horse and dog, unconscious of their
headless driver, went a short ways
before they were stopped and the grue.
some sight was reviewed
The boy. nineteen years of age, left
home about 3 o'clock in the afternoon,
and lauglEAgly told his mother that he
would return home with a brace of
fowl for the evening meal. A few
hours later the sad news was brought
to her that her son was dead.
While driving toward the hunting
grounds he had clasped the gun be-
tween his legs with the muzzle facing
him. He kept on driving, and was
thus prepared to shoot any chicken
that might rise at moments notice.
He had just reached the top of steep
hill when the double-barreled shotgun
exploded the full blast in his face.
There was no struggle. His head was
entirely blown off, and the body fell
on the sides Some people residing in
a house nearby brought the body to
the city.
1t is thought that the EARRING Of the
buggy going over rough piece Of
road exploded the gun. The boy was
looking right into the two barrels as
he drove. SO received the full force of
the explosion.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-09-12
IN The SCANDINAVIAN NORTH
Gleanings Of Important Ne.Ds of Norway S,veden
and Denmark Nth Occasional Comments.
MARTIN
BY MARTIN w. ODLAND.

Sweden has for a long time been
noted for its iron. both as regarl Is
quantity and quality. According to
the official statistics the mines OF the
country produced no less than $500.
600 tons of the metal in 1906. an in.
crease Of 10000 tons over the output
of the preceding year. This vast
amount of iron was taken out OF 308
mines. the largest and richest of
which are found in Norrbotten and
Kopparberg. The total value OF the
iron products Of Sweden in 1906 was
81. 0hO, 900 crowns. and 10,495 men were
given employment in mining it.
There has also been all increase in
the production of silver. the output in
1906 being valued at $4,000 crowns.
most of it mined at Sala. The amount
OF copper produced. however. shows a
decrease. the value OF the 1906 output
being only 100000 crowns as against
2.309.l30 crowns in 1905.
have already alluded more than
once to the strike situation in Sweden,
but in view of it's Importance more
may be said OIL this subject.
Sweden seems to have become the
strikers paradise. In proportion to
the population much more money is
expended ON strikes in that country
than in any other. and larger per.
centage of the laborers belong to the
unions. 1t is estimated that there are
to-day 10000 laborers in Sweden, ex-
elusive of farm employees, and of these
$4,000, or about one.half, are men,
bers of unions. The growth of labor
unionism in Sweden is we'll illustrated
by the following table, which shows
the number of unions each year since
1900, the total membership of them
all, and the number Of women included
in the total membership:
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-09-12
FISH WELL EQUIPPED FOR WORK
New Curator Of Historical Society En-.
thusiastic Over Local History Work.

thusiastic Over Local History Work.
H. G. Fish, the new curator of the
the state historical society, comes to
North Dakota full of enthusiasm for
local history work. He has the quail
fications and energy to make his Of
flee one of great value to the people
of the state.
Mr. Fish was born at Moline, ILL.,,
and received all Of his early education
in that manufacturing city. In 1903
he graduated from the University of
Wisconsin. specializing in United
States history and economics. and in
the meantime he has taken post gradu.
ate work in United States history.
Since 1909 he has been working along
historical and archaeological lines in
Wisconsin. AS an active member of
the Wisconsin Archaeological society
he enthused and started the compila-
ton Of the Indian and pioneer history
of Wood and Marathon county. Wis
consin. Mr.. Fish is not stranger to
North Dakota. He has been a men,
Der of the state historical society of
North Dakota a number of years. and
two years ago he spent six weeks in
the northern part of the state III field
work with the secretary of the soci-
ETY.. Prof o. G.. Libby.
Mr.. Fish resides in Bismarck. Per-
sonally he is energetic. ambitious, and
is whole-souled in sympathy with To-
cal history work. With the great de-
velopment of our state, which is at
present obliterating the old land
marks. we may find in our curator an
officer who will do much to preserve
this old life, and who will keep the
new history for the future.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-09-12
DENMARK.

The foundation for the monument to-
be erected in the Royal Park of the
capital to the memory of Horup is now
being laid.
1t is reported i'll military circles that
the war department will extend the
garrison of Copenhagen so as to ell.
circle the city.
Tie annual military maneuvers will
cause great inconvenience to the
farmers this summer, because they
come during the busy harvest season.
Usually the harvest is over before the
maneuvers begin, but on account of
the lateness of the season the sickle
will be just starting on it's work this
year when the young men are called
away.
A movement has been started to or.
ganize Danish.Argentine trading
company, patterned after the East
Asiatic Trading company. which has
been doing a thriving business. The
headquarters of the company will be
in Copengagen, but large branch Of
fees will be established in Buenos
Ayres. A similar company has already
been organized at Stockholm. which
indicates the the Scandinavians appre.
ciate the growing importance of the
South American trade.
In the beginning of the nineteenth
century there were more men than
women in Copenhagen, but in 1906 the
census enumerators found different
state of affairs, the number of women
being 293.102. while the poor men
numbered only 214,721. According to
these figures there are 1912 women
for every 1000 men, a worse showing
than III 1901. when there were 1888
women for every 1000 men. From this
it appears that men would be of but
little consequence should the women
succeed in obtaining equal suffrage, as
Is now their earnest demand.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-09-12

There are still those who feel that
the best grazing country on earth has
been spoiled to try and make agricul.
ture prominent south of Dickinson.
The people down that way, however,
who are harvesting big crops of grain
refuse to take that view.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-09-12
SWEDEN.

1t is announced that President FALL
ieres of France will visit Sweden dur
ing the Easter season next year.
The Oldest resident of Stockholm, P.
Ahlgren. will celebrate the Tooth ami
versary of his birth Sept. q, 1907. He
is still in good health.
The authorities of Gothenborg have
asked the Swedish government for a
war ship with which to protect the
Swedish fishing vessels in the vicinity
of Grisebaaerne and other fishing re.
sorts Of the North sea. This request
comes as result of disputes between
Sweden and Norway in regard to the
fisheries in those quarters.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-09-12
ATTENDANCE Will Be NEAR | 900
Banner Enrolment Is Expected at North Dakota University
This Year Progress on New Buildings.

Probably the prospects were never
brighter for a banner year at the
North Dakota university than at pres
ent. Last year was considered the
most successful in the history of the
institution. but from the number of
requests for catalogues and inquiries
for information received at the Office
o. tic registrar during the summer
months 1t seems that there is much
more interest being manifested
throrsfout the state and Western Min
uesota than ever before.
The total number of students doing
work in the different colleges of the
university last year was 1854. repre-
senting 12 states and 35 counties.
This was an increase of 16 1-2 per cent
over the number for the previous year.
With corresponding increase for the
year 1907-0S the enrolment will not
fall far short of the 1000 mark.
Few Rooms Remain.
Some idea OF next years attend
ance may also be gained from the de-
mand for rooms in the different dor
mitories. During the summer the
cottage has been enlarged to nearly
twice its former size. so that larger
number of girls can now be accom-.
modated than heretofore. In spite of
this fact only few rooms remain in
the dormitories for women. and all
the rooms in the boys dormitories
have been promised.
The inquiries regarding the differ
ent colleges come from larger and
larger territory each year. Particu-
larly is this true of the college of law,
many letters being received from
prospective students in Eastern states
who wish to take advantage of the
very thorough course offered in this
college.
Much Work Accomplished.
With the work 1on the library, gym.
nasium. school of mines building, fra
ternity house and the repairs on Da-
Wis hall and the cottage. the campus
has indeed been very busy place
this summer Superintendent R. H.
McReynolds and his assistant. Evan
MacIlraith. have had great deal to
do, and through their efiieient Girec-
ton the work of construction has
progressed nicely. Some delay has
been caused through inability to get
material. but the buildings at present
are being pushed rapidly.
The walls of the gymnasium are up
to the first story. and the floor nearly
all laid. Work on the library has
been hindered somewhat through de-
lay in getting the cut stone. The
brick work on the school of mines
building is near completion. The cot
tage will be ready by the opening of
school as the work on it is progressing
rapidly. Practically all of the inside
finishing is completed. Davis hall has
been remodeled throughout. and this
work is about Finished When COM
pleted both Davis hall and the cot
tage will be as good as new and GER
tainly very pleasant places in which
to live.
Other Improvements.
A cement walk is to be built from
Bulge hall around the main building
to Davis hall. Work OH this has COM
menced. and splendid new walk will
be ready by the time school opens.
Twenty-Five hundred feet of the sewer
has been laid. and considering the late
date at which this work was started
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-09-12

Telephone companies have suffered
heavy losses this summer as result
of lightning striking the poles.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-09-12

Mott won from Mandan in the base.
ball game-but the Mandanites appear
to have their suspicious.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-09-12
MOB WHIPS HALFsREED.
Enraaed Willow City Citizens Admin.
lister Punishment to Joe Qua.

Citizens of Willow City, enraged at
the obnoxious behavior of Joe Qua. a
halfbreed Indian. who for years has
been an undesirable citizen" formed
. masked posse. and. taking the half
b.eed out Of the Jail, administered
sound horsewhipping. and chased the
man out Of the town. Qua crowned
his years Of misdeeds by beating his
wife with q pump handle.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-09-12
North Dakota
~ ubbins q 81

ing.
Mnot has made good OIL the special
census.
The telephone line was completed at
Gackle.
Grafton wants wholesale fruit
house.
There is to be another addition to
Coteau.
Some people have not put in their
coal supply.
Minot is to have mandolin and
guitar club.
G,iggs county was hit by second
hail storm.
Two sooner" hunters were fined at
Devils Lake.
This seen 5. to be the open season
Tor hold-ups.
Miss May Falconer of Langdon died
of diphtheria
Rolette county adopted text books
fer the schools.
The Ber,Aold- Crosby branch has
reached Noonan.
Fall wheat has been successfully
grown in Walsh county.
Aneta insists that a hospital is the
proper thing for that town.
Grain elevators have been prepared
and are ready for the grain.
John Gutson is the euphonious name
of scrap iron buyer at Rolla.
A lot of cream is being brought to
the jamestown establishment.
Thieves stole a number Of articles
from livery barn at Binford.
POT gangs" are being broken up in
most sections of the country.
School land sales this fall will at.
tract more attention than, usual.
There are some sore spots over the
school bond election at Hannaford.
L. S. Champine of Minot, formerly
Of Fargo, may remove to Minneapolis.
AS a result of factional fight at
N1axbass there may be no school this
fall.
Two Grand Forks women had hair
pulling and the police made social
call.
The price of wheat falls Just when
the North Dakota farmer is ready to
SELL
In some localities the owners of
threshing rigs are advancing the
prices.
Is over and extras are now in de.
mand.
Col. Little of Bismarck is quoted as
advising the farmers to hold their
wheat.
Something has happened to the
wells at Linton-and the lid is on the
town, too.
Receiver German of the Minot land
office is getting lot of taffy over his
recent appointment.
The completion of the Berthold.
Crosby branch of the Great Northern
will be duly observed.
Some parts of the state seem we'll
supplied with farm laborers, but there
are others less fortunate.
Some of the farmers who left Penn
hna county for. the Canadian North
west are anxious to return.
The people Of Milton certainly have
a right to feel swelled up over the
success of the creamery proposition.
Lieut.. Gov. Bartlett has raised some
new points regarding the constitution
atty of the initiative and referendum
law
The farmers are gingering up their
watch dogs and keeping their guns
handy for horse thieves and other
crooks.
When the sportsmen got afeld they
found that many farmers had posted
their lands - positively prohibiting
hunting.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-09-12


fire losses.
The seventh elevator is being erect.
ed at Mohaii.
Flowing wells are being found in
kidder county.
Street carnivals seem to leave a
bad after-effect.
Farmers near Bowbells will have an
elevator OF their own.
The First State bank has been or.
ganized t Blanchard.
The band boys at Schafer have a
building CT their own.
, A booze dispenser was caught at
Douglass-with the goods.
P. J. Pellissier of Dickinson recent.
ly sold his herd of buffaloes.
There was a dance at Williston for
the benefit of the ladies' band.
An application for a telephone fran.
chise has been made at Crosby.
Some OF the deputy game wardens
were busy-then there were others.
There is a new town being estab.
lished between Kenmare and Tolley.
The Carharts. formerly of the May
vile normal, will reside at Logansport,
Ind.
The Northern Pacific has installed
two lights at the depot at New Rock
ford.
Another fine artesian we'll has been
located at Tower City at depth of
S22 feet.
Threshing machines are knocking
out the wheat in the southern part of
the state
The calendar for the September
term of the state supreme court has
been closed.
The people of Glendale will take
more interest in fire protection since
the big blaze.
The old skating rink at Bathgste-
erected twenty-five years ago-is be-.
ing demolished.
A former resident of Cakes is re
ported to have gotten into trouble at
Winnipeg over an auto.
Failing to get new hotel at Devils
Lake, Landlord Whitman is to add an.
other story to the Sevilla.
Mrs. Linda w. Slaughter Of Bis.
marck is slowly improving after a
strenuous time in a hospital.
The First National Bank Of Finley
with deposits of $110,098.30-is Ger.
tainly doing nice business.
The new slate blackboards for
school rooms at Williston were found
to have been broken in transit.
James Snyder of Ray went to bed
with lighted cigar and the bucket
brigade put him and the fire out.
The creamery at Mcleod has been
such success that it has been de-
cided to keep it open for the winter.
Some farmers who raise rye have
contracts for the straw at $12 per ton
to be sold to horse collar factories.
The people CO the southwestern part
county set off to be known as Mon.
trail.
The band instruments have arrived
at Glenburn. There will be some
strange and funny noises there for
awhile.
The two shacks that had been used
as a temporary depot at Fessenden
were hauled out of town and the PEG.
pie reioiced.
The exhibits to be shown at big
fairs in Eastern states have been sent
out by Commissioner Gilbreath. There
are two of them.
Mrs. David Warren. who lives near
the Little Missouri in Mckenzie coun.
ty, was bitten by rattlesnake, but
has almost recovered.
A Portland man had some hunting
dogs that he offered for 81 each.
About three days after the hunting
season opens there will be lot of
them that won't bring that price.
The general impression is that the
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-09-12

The foundation for the monument to.
be erected in the Royal Park of the
capital to the memory of Horup is now
being laid.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-09-12

1t is reported i'll military circles that
the war department will extend the
garrison of Copenhagen SO as to ell.
circle the city.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-09-12
Other Improvements.

A cement walk is to be built from
Bulge hall around the main building
to Davis hall. Work OH this has com
menced. and splendid new walk will
be ready by the time school opens.
Twenty-Five hundred feet of the sewer
has been laid. and considering the late
date at which this work was started
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-09-12

The postal department OF the gov
eminent cleared $4,000 crowns during
the year 1906-almost twice as much
as was expected.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1907-01-17

wanting. This, rerhaps. ia about as
1t should be. Hood River %, oduoes
TWO commercial crops, apples and
strawberries. These crops and prices
growers of them have been enabled to
get aften considerable work and a lim-
ited amount OF intelligence has
sufiiced to keep the inhabitants pros
rering.
We are confronted with the idea
that large part Of the earth is going
TO engage in the apple business. OF
course this kind OF talk makes US
rat her weak in the knees Tor fear our
living may suddenly he cut short.
These periodical spells that we hear
OF, the county inspector going forth
TO have the old mossy orchards spray
ed, pruned, dug up and burned, will
continue. Afer this is accomplished
then the orchards will surely be fine
aud thrifty, the fruit nice and clean
and the price very remunerative.
lhe thought that | want to empha-
size is that some pant Is or localities of
this earth are better adapted for the
growing oflcertain crops than others.
l his matter Is pretty generally known
and folluwed quite extensively. There
are localities where people think they
can raise and grow almost everything
and such is the fact. The mistake
that is often made in such localities
Is that men undertake too many
different kinds of business and when
labor lis scarce something is apt to be
neglected, that is what usually hap
pens to the apple orchard. Conse-
qnently If people cannot give the sp-
pie orchard considerable care and at
tention 1t would be better for the
business and better for the people to
follow some other line of business.
j. l.. Davis.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1907-01-17
EVERYBODY Can't Grow Apples.

Editor Glacier Now that the Ore
gon State horticultural society, held
at Portland, has had its annual meet
ing aud passed into history, timely
VOID might not be out of order
Ii may have been supposed by many
of the readers of some of our great
newspapers from the amount OF print
ers ink used, that there would have
been an immense apple exhibit from
all parts of this state; that the rivalry
and competition would have been
sharp and interesting. 1t now appears
that if Hood River had not brought
forward her exhibit the apple display
would have been complete farce,
and yet the remark is often published
from different localities of this state,
1--WE can raise just as good apples as
they can in Hood River. While this
remark is quite questionable 10 many
respects, an opportunity has been Civ
en- at different times to come forward
and show the goods. Various excuses
are made, but iguess when the test
is to be made they fear that they VIII
be weighed in the balances and found
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1907-01-17
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

United States Land Office. The Dalles, Oregon
January, T. 1907.
Notice is hereby given that in compliance
with the provisions of the act OF Con
gress of June 8, 1873, entitled "An act fol
the sale of timber lands in the States of Cali
fornia, Oregon, Nevada, and Washington Ter
ritory," as extended IN all the Public Land
states, by act of August 4, 1892, the following
named persons have filed inthis office their
sworn statements, to-wit:
JOHN C. OWENS,
of Mt. Hood county of Wasco, state or Ore
gon, sworn statement No. $500, filed October
80, 1906, for the purchase of the E12SEA o
section S, township north, Range 10 east
W. M.
IVY b. ARCHER,
of Portland, county of MultnOmah, state o
oregon, sworn statement No. 35i9 filed No
vember 2, 1906 tor the purchase of the SEA
NEx, E15SE1 of section 3, and SW14SWL
section 3 township north, range 8, east
w. NJ.
And will offer proof to show that tn,
lands sought are more valuable for TIN
timber and stone thereon than for agriculture
purposes, and TO establish their claims I,
said lands before the Register and Receiver
at the land office, In The Dalles, oregon, oi
March u, 1907.
They name as witnesses: G. s. Archer, +. l.
Schantz, Samuel B. Archer and John ID. Ed
wards, OF, Portland, Oregon Ii. Thomilson
Fred Ohsie, K. G. owens and Retta owens, o
Mt. Hood, Oregon.
Any and all persons claiming adversel.
any ofthe above Observation-Disclosures requests
to file their claims in this office on or befor
said 18th day of March, 1907.
jl0m7 MICHAEL T.NNOLAN. Register.