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The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-07-16

1t is urged that convicts
must not be kept idle, that
they must earn their living,
that the people should not be
taxed to feed and clothe an
army of criminals, aud so forth.
and so forth. Let us see how
this works. The state arrests
a young fellow, who, let us say
in drunken quarrel has stab
bed a companion. He is hur-
ried away to prison. He is
brought into court, tried aud
convicted. He is sent to prison
for FIVE or for ten years, or for
life. All the while a young
wife and a half dozen little
children are left without their
natural protector and support.
They huddle in a corner of the
court room. They hear the
lawyers yawp. They listen to
the verdict. The case is closed.
The young father is bundled
off in one direction in chains.
The young family is turned off
in another in tears. The state
takes the time, the earnings of
one to itself, leaving the other
to starve. The mother dies of
despair. The boys grow up
thieves. The girls grow up
harlots. The law is vindicated.
The taxpayer is protected.
The criminal classes are re-
plenished. Is it not dammable?
Does not the society which
tolerates such monstrositities
deserve all the evils it entails
upon itself? The state has no
right to take that mans labor
from his wife and children end
give them no equivalent. It
should punish the guilty, not
the innocent. Every dollar
that is diverted in this way
from the natural needs of the
helpless to. the uses of the
public, is base blood money
that should and does carry
with it the curse of Cod
Kindred Tribune.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-07-16
HARRY STULL OF BRECK-
ENRIDGE DROWNED.

Between two and three
O'Clock Sunday afternoon, the
people of the two cities we're
again startled at the sad news
OF another soul passing to the
great beyond by drowning.
This time it was Harry Stull,
call-boy for the Great North.
ern trainmen at Breckenridge.
Harry, with three companions,
had gone down to the Otter
Tail river at the end of Seven
tn street about noon to swim.
His companions saw him go
down and when he came up
and called for help they made
every effort to reach him, but
the current being so swift he
was quickly carried away from
them to be gone forever. His
companions quickly hurried
up town and gave the alarm.
Large numbers at once went
to the sad and unfortunate
spot and men at once com.
menced diving and dragging
the river. Faithful work was
done up to 11:3o Monday morn
ing when the body was found
on the west side of the river
about 200 yards from where it
went down, in about three feet
OF water. The remains was
then taken charge of by the
Estes undertaking establish.
ment of this city.
Harry Stull was the youngest
son of Mrs. Rosa Stull and
was seventeen years of age.
he was bright, manly boy, a
model of innocence and purity,
ever thoughtful, loving and
obedient to his parent and
kind to his companions. His
lite was a beautiful example
to all. The bereaved parent,
brothers and sisters should
find great consolation in think.
ing OF the past lite of their son
and brother, and of the com.
fort he afforded them during
that beautiful life. 1t is better
to have loved and lost than
not to have loved at all. We
must all bow to the will of our
Divine Master, even though
He chooses to take from US
our dearest treasurers. Some
day we shall see all things
plainly which today are hidden
from our view.
The funeral was held from
the NJ. E. church Tuesday
afternoon at 2:3O. the service
being under the conduct of
Rev. Chas. B. Elliott of the
Baptist church. The remains
were followed to the grave in
Riverside cemetery by large
delegation from each of the
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-07-16
LOCAL NEWS.

Legal Blanks.
News Publishing Co., Fargo,
North Dakota.
Kaddaty bread for sale at
Swank's grocery. If
J. E. Korf transacted busi-
ness at Fargo Wednesday.
For paints, oils and white
leads. call on John Rischard. If
For first class watch ard
clock repairing go to Albert
Schriber.
1 am closing out all my lawn
and gingham suits at half
price. Mrs. Dugar 1w.
Observation-Disclosures wines and
liquors by bottle or gallon, all
kinds of bottle beer. If.
To RENT-Seven room house.
For particulars inquire at A.
Miksche & Co.'S. store.
Clerk of Court Kramer is
spending the week at the
lakes with his family.
On Friday and Saturday,
July II and 10, will sell $1.OO
corsets at 50 cents. Mrs.
Dugar. 1w.
Nicholas Fox, of Milwaukee,
is making a ST. visit with
Uncle J n. GiIg-nbach and
family, north of this city.
Fred Nelson and wife lie f t
Wednesday evening for Mime
apolis and other points n
Minnesota on a short visit.
G. Odekirk of Kent was a
Wahpetop visitor Monday. Mr..
Odekirk was locking after the
interest of h e Abercrombie
Herald.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Cooney,
who have been guests of Miss
Mary Cooney at Catholic
parsonage have returned to
their home at Casselton.
The NJ or e t o n Telephone
company has force of men i'm
the city this week connecting
the several Offices at the court
house to their system.
Albert Weis, one of our
hustling real estate men, made
a trip down to Illinois, last
week, and reports crops in that
state looking bad, cold wet
spring being the cause.
DeWitt's Little Early Risers
are safe, sure, little pills with
a reputation. They are the
best pills made. Be sure to
get Early Risers. We sell and
recommend them. All drug
gists.
The 1Ol Wild West Show
struck Wahpeton, last Tues
day as advertised. The show
was excellent for it's kind,
every feature throughout the
two hours of performance was
interesting and was witnessed
by about three thousand PEG.
pie.
G. A. Stonberg who has been
with the Island Park ball team
this season, resigned his posi-
ition and left this morning for
some point in Minnesota where
he entends to join n o h e r
team. Mr.. Stoneburg is an all
around ball player, and for
young man can throw a good
ball.
Sam Christensen of this city
has secured the contract for the
construction of a large busi-
ness house at Battle L a k e,
MINI. the building will be con-
structed of brick 3OxSO feet. two
story with basement. Mr..
Christensen left this morning
over the N. p. to begin the
work.
Get my Book No. 4 F or
Women. 1t will give weak
women many valuable supqes-
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-07-16
For a farm loan, see F. B.
Schneider. Rates the lowest.

Atty. Aaron Bessie of Willis.
ton N. D. is Wahpeton Wis.
itor this week.
VIM. House, editor of the
Wyndmere Pioneer was in our
city, Wednesday.
For fire insurance, see F. B
Schneider. 5 OF the best old
line companies represented.
If 40
Mrs. Frank Meyer would like
plain sewing to do. Call at
the home of Mike Meyer on
Dakota Ave.
Bismarck"-the finest and
cleanest place in Breckenridge.
E7' rything up-to date. Blatz
Beer on dratuh, If.
Girl Wanted-Good compe-
tent girl wanted for family Of
two. Good wages for good
girl. Inquire at this office.
G. Sunderhoff who has been
travelling as salesman in the
State of Iowa and Missouri for
the past eight months returned
home this weeks on a vacation.
For SALE-Some fine pedi-
greed Pointer pups, of the best
breeding in the United States,
also a pure Llewellyn Setter
dog, Joseph Simard, Wahpeton
Sister Fedalia and Sister Va
leria of the St. Johns school left
the first of the week for their
home at St. Johns Minneapolis
for three or four weeks vaca.
ton.
The Junior League of the
Foss NJ. E. Church will give a
lawn social and serve ice cream
on the lawn at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. G. H. Dougless on 9Th.
street Friday evening July II
Ned Lounsbury, who has
been on the coast for the past
year, returned home the first
of the week for a short visit.
Ned looks hale and hearty, as
though "Etin" and climate in
the west agrees with him.
Bring your waist, collars,
cuffs, stand covers, doilies, ETC.,
to be embroidered. Lessons
given to children and adults
in cut work, eyelet, shadow
wallachian, silk and Hedebo
or Danish embroidery at No.
200, South Second Street. In.
quire for Mrs. Larsen. 6-17.3
Dewitts' Carbolized Witch
Hazel Salve is good for little
cuts or big cuts, small scratches
or bruises or big ones. It is
healing, cooling and soothing.
There is just one original and
many substitutes. Be sure
you get the original DeWitt's
Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve.
We cell and recommend it.
All Druggists.
The Twin-City Cement Com.
pany has secured large con-
tract for cement walks at Wal
colt, and have sent a force of
men there this week to begin
the work. The Company have
the reputation of doing good
work, and walks built by the
workman connected with the
company have stood the test
in Wahpeton for several years.
There will be no Sunday
School at the Congregational
Church next Sunday, July 10Th.
for the reason that the church
is being cleaned and will not
be ready for use on that day.
All scholars are urged to make
a study of the lessons missed
80 that none of the work of the
quarter may be lost. It will
probably be necessary to drop
the session for Sunday the Goth,
also, but announcement for
that will be made later.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-07-16
PASSED AWAY.

Mrs. Anna Formaneck, one
of the oldest settlers of this
part of the state passed away
at her home in the north par,
of the city last Monday, July
10. at the age of IS years.
The deceased was born in
Bohemia, in 1923, and was
married to Albert Formaneck
in 1910, and came to America
in lS47 and took up a home.
stead in North Dakota about
three miles north of this city
in 1873. She was the mother
of thirteen children, ten of
which survive her. Her hus-
band, Albert died about II
years ago.
Funeral services were held
at the Bohemian church,
Thursday morning at 10 a. m.
Interment took place at Cal
vary Cemetery.
We keep Smiling" and will
be the last one to do any knock
ing, but we think "Amuse-
ments" and "Doings" are con-
ing rather thick in our city.
The Times is in for anything
that will help Wahpeton and
her citizens. We may be
wrong, some say diets have
something doing all the time,'
this is all right in a way, but
isn't there a chance Of over de-
ing things which may lead up
to the point, wherein the thir g
we want to make a success
may be a failure. Wahpeton
had a successful 18th of July
celebration, great many visi-
tors attended the 1O1 RAM h
Wild West Show, the merry
go-round and moving picture
show will draw their crowds,
and now comes the Great
Parker Carnival Company
which will hold forth on our
streets, August 8 to s inclusive
With all these amusements,
then comes our county fair
which should be a success in
every detail. if all this is for
the betterment of Wahpeton,
then Letter 20 and we will all
stay for the big show, but we
must keep in mind that the
county fair is the most import
ant and a thing that should
not be lost sight of. Let's all
pull together and make this
falls county fair a record
breaker.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-21
NEW THEORY EXPLAINS
ACTIONS OF LAMPHERE

By Associated Press.
LAPORTE. Ind, May 20.-That Ray
Lamphere, held in Jail on suspicion OF
having. caused the deaths of Mrs. Gun
ness and others at the Guinness farm,
may have returned to the home of
Elizabeth Smith after setting fire to
the Guinness house and then made a
second start for the Wheatbrook farm,
where he was employed, is new the
ory advanced by the state. Represen-
tatives of the prosecution profess to
have discovered evidence to show that
not only was Lamphere seen to go
toward the Guinness house at about
$3.50 o'clock on the morning of April
28, but that he was also seen to re-
trace his steps. This was at about
the time, others will testify, that they
saw fire shooting from the Guinness
house.
This new theory is that after re-
turning to the Smith house Lamphere
made a fresh start for the country
about an hour after the first departure,
but that on his second trip he took
the Guenther road. from which he
is able to fully support this theory it
will be blow to Lamphere's defense,
for the accused is somewhat relying
on an alibi that will show that he went
north that morning on the Guenther
road about an hour after the fire was
started. Mrs. H. Whittier of Loredo.
Ohio, arrived today to investigate
whether her daughter, who in 1902 at
tended the University of Valparaiso,
ten miles west of Laporte, was among
Mrs. Guinness victims. The girl dis
appeared from school after writing her
mother that she was going on visit.
She was never heard from afterward.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-21
FINDS VALUABLE WORK
OF ART CONVENIENT
TO KEEP WIND AWAY
Rv Associated Press.


NEW YORK, May 20.-How an effort
was made to stop q hole In a cellar
window with a $500 oil painting was
told to jury in the court of general
sessions, where Charles McDermott
was on trial charged with stealing two
oil paintings by Lamey, valued at $500
each, from Sherrys September 1, 1907
These pictures were cut from the
frames and 1t is charged that McDer-
mott, who is an iron worker and was
employed on the roof of a building
adjoining Sherry's. took them.
when he brought the piece of oil
cloth home" his mother testified, che
told me had paid 25 cents for 1t, and
told him he had been stuck. 1t was
not large enough for the table, and
/ tried to use 1t to stop hole In the
cellar window where the glass had
been broken, but 1t was not good for
that"
IF you were wealthy. madam" said
Judge Foster, II think you might be
very good judge of art, for it is evil
dent that names do not appeal to you.
From what I have been reading recent
ly / conclude that some of the con-
noisseurs pay more attention to the
names than they do to the pictures,
or, in other words. are buying auto
graphs rather than art"
All the evidence in the case is in,
and the verdict of the jury is expected
today.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-21
GERMANY is SUSPICIOUS
OF FRANCE IN MOROCCO
Foreign Office investigates Report oi
MaItreatment of Man Under Ger
man Protection Bearing Inn
portant Letters
Rx Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
BERLIN, May 20.-The foreign office
is conducting a searching inquiry in
Morocco into the alleged maltreatment
of a man under German protection by
French soldiers, while he was carrying
a letter from the German consul at
Casa Blanca, Herr Luederitz, to the
commander of body of French troops.
While it is believed here that nothing
will come of this case calling for diplo-
matte representation, public opinion
appears to be growing suspicious of
the French aims in Morocco, and the
German newspapers republish widely a
series of articles in the Cologne Ga
zette supposedly written by it's corre-
spondent in Morocco indicating that
the military occupation by France is
being gradually extended on small pre-
texts and with a display of force out
of proportion to the requirements of
orderly administration.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-21

IS IN SIGHT
AT CLEVELAND
STREET CAR STRIKE MAY END
SOON
sQUABBLES OVER DETAILS OF
SETTLEMENT EXPECTED
One Car Is Dynamted, but the Night
Passes Without Repetition of
Violence That Has
Marked Trouble
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, May 20.-Bar-
ring a possible squabble over the de-
at midnight tonight were that peace
full end of the strike of motormen and
conductors against the Municipal Trac-
tion company will come tomorrow.
The conferees at that hour still were
in executive session, but according to
reports emanating from the room the
chances seemed to indicate that an am
icable agreement to arbitrate the mat
ters in dispute would be reached before
adjournment.
Incipient cases of attacks upon cars
were reported late in the night, the
most serious of which was the dynamit-
ing of a Lorain avenue car at Wes-
Sixty fifth street. The trucks were de-
molished and thirty passengers were
panic stricken. None, however, was in
tured.
In other sections Of the city a few
cars suffered from stone throwers, but
altogether the night passed without q
recurrence of the extreme violence of
the day past.
A patrolman found fully a hundred
big dynamite caps scattered along the
car track at Bridge avenue and Wset
Forty-fifth street at 2 o'clock this
morning. The caps were placed so
close together that they would have
completely wrecked the first cars that
struck them. Fifteen minutes later he
found a bottle of nitro-glycerine lying
in the gutter at Bridge avenue and
West Forty-third street. Leaders of
the street railway mems union opened
their campaign of publicity last night
with three open air meetings.
These meetings are to be held for sew
eral nights in all parts of the city, and
the public Is to be told the strikers
side of the controversy.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-21
S. P. TRAIN WRECKED;
MESSENGER is KILLED
AND FOUR ARE INJURED
BY Associated Press.


OAKLAND, May 20.-The second
section of Southern Pacific train No.
16, known as the Oregon express, which
left the Oakland mole at $3.50 tonight,
was wrecked at Pinole at 9:40 o'clock,
One man was killed and four in
jured. The dead man is Express Mes
senger Cummings. The injured are
Fireman Cody, will die; K. ]. Ward,
engineer will die; Express Messenger
Birmingham badly crushed about
chest, may recover and w. w. Rode
horer, helper on express car, fractured
ankle.
The wreck occurred one mile west
of Pinole station, and it Is said was
caused by a broken rail. The engine,
express and baggage car jumped the
track and turned over. Three passen-
ger coaches left the rails, but re-
manned upright. No passengers were
injured.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-21
JURY WORRIED
BY ACCOMPLICE
NO VERDICT IN RUFF CASE
HAS BEEN REACHED
TALESMEN DEMAND TESTIMONY
OF PHILLIPS
Greater Interest Taken In Trial Than
at Any Time in the Past, and
the Court Room Is
Crowded
BY Associated Press.

by Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 20.-Aftel
being out for twenty-six hours the jury
in the case of Abraham Ruef, the form
er political boss of San Francisco, who
has been on trial for the past sever
weeks on the charge of offering brib'
to former Supervisor Jennings j.. Phil
/! lips, shortly after IL O'Clock tonigh
sent for part of Phillips testimony.
! t-took, counsel for both sides nearl.
| half an hour to find the particular por
| tions of Phillips testimony that wa
desired, and which evidently had some
thing to do with the question in thu
deliberations of the jurors of whether
or not the former supervisor was ar
accomplice of Ruef.
After the testimony was sent to the
Jury loud talking was heard from the
jury room, indicating that heated
discussion was in progress.
Judge Maurice T. Dooling was Still
in his chambers a few minutes before
midnight in the hope the jury would
reach a verdict.
At o'clock this morning the jury
came into court and asked for the tes-
timony of former Supervisor Wilson
and also for judicial definition of the
word "accomplice." Judge Dooling hav-
ing instructed them that the unsup-
ported testimony of accomplices was
not sufficient on which to base con-
viction.
Receive Evidence
The evidence of Wilson was given
them. and in supplementary instruc-
tions the Judge made clear the meaning
of "accomplice" as understood in law,
the gist of his statement being that an
accompIice is person liable to be in
dicted for the same offense with which
the principal in crime is accused.
The jury then retired to resume their
deliberations.
At noon they were taken to lunch,
but up to a late hour this afternoon
Judge Dooling had no intimation that
they were ready to render decision.
Greater interest was shown In the
case today than at any time during
Ruef's trial. The court room was
packed to suffocation by people who
expected that the jury would bring
in verdict tonight or else be dis
charged by the Judge.
1t was impossible for all who de-
sired to hear the fate of the one-time
powerful political boss to get into the
court room and the overflow jammed
the corridors in the criminal courts
building until 1t was impossible to get
through. The police finally cleared
the halls.
Ruef chatted with his counsel all
evening end expressed himself as be-
ing confident that the jury would not
reach a verdict in his case.
All the members of the prosecution
Rudolph Spreckels, District Attorney
william H. Langdon, Francis J. Heney,
Special Agent William J. Burns and
several others-remained until it was
apparent that no agreement would be
reached tonight. AT 12 o'clock the
bailiff cleared the court room and
Judge Dooling ordered the jury locked
up for the second night.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-21
ANTI-BRYAN FACTION
WINS PENNSYLVANIA
DELEGATES TO DENVER WILL
GO UNRESTRICTED
Struggle at Harrisburg Is Considered
One Of the Hardest Fights within
the Democratic Party
In Years

BY Associated Press.
HARRISBURG, Pa, May 20.-Aftei
one of the hardest fights within the
party in several years. the Democratic
state convention here today decided not
to instruct it's delegates at large tc
the Denver convention for Bryan. II
was cleancut victory for the Demo.
cratic organization, headed by Colone
James M. Guffey of Pittsburg, the
Pennsylvania member of the national
committee.
The Bryanites, under the leadership
Of the executive committee of the
Bryan Democratic league, had a large
following and they fought to the bitter
end
The sixty-four district delegates were
elected in April, and the state con-
Nvention had nothing to do with them
in the matter of instructions. The
principal committee fight was that on
resolutions. The Guffey people offered
a. platform which was silent on the
presidential question and the Bryan
ties Immediately offered an amend
ment instructing the deegates at large
for Bryan. 1t was defeated by vote
Of 81 to 15.
Bryan Plank Defeated
Then they offered another amend
ment containing the Bryan plank OF
the 1906 state convention, and it also
went down to defeat-32 to IL.
When the platform was presented "a
the convention Jere s. Black, one OF
the leaders of the Bryanites, Offered
as minority report the second amend
ment defeated in the meeting of the
tfna anL G
an earnest plea for instructions and
former Congressman James Kerr also
supported the Bryan plank. Then John
T. Lanahan made a vigorous attack
upon Bryan which reused the Bryan
ties to high pitch of excitement. Lam
ahan declared that Bryan had lied the
party to destruction" and that he
was a ''withering blight upon the DEM
ocratic party"
roar in consequence of Lanahan's re-
marks, and he was frequently COM
PEELED to stop talking.
Lanahan said he was not afraid of
the crowd, declaring that the "noise
and buster of the Bryan shouters'
could not terrorize him.
Loses, 1877 to 1923
After tedious roll call the minority
which the platform was adopted by
a viva voce vote.
The platform. after charging the Re-
publicans with 'mismanagement," ex-
travagance and obstinate refusal to en-
act much needed and insistently de-
manded legislation" denounces "the
tendency toward usurpation by the ex-
ecutive of legislative and judicial func-
tons"
The platform demands an immediate
and just revision of tariff laws and
the enforcement of antitrust laws, not
by threat but by performance; de-
mands remedial currency legislation;
denounces the tendency toward ever
increasing the burden Of taxation" and
while believing in an army and navy
upon a footing commensurate with the
dignity and power of the United States,
1t says:
1--WE derogate and condemn the pol
Icy of the power when It seeks to, u1-
duly increase our lighting strength