The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-01-14

Another general store has been
started ct Havana.
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Grafton will have q big farmers in,
stitute Jan. and 9.
The Sherbrooke Literary club is ON
It's seventeenth year.
The N. p. will construct . branch
line out Of Livingston.
Glenullin defeated Company X of
at basketball.
An alleged blind pigger was arrested
In Olmstead by the Towner county
sheriff.
Fred Schlaut of Cleveland got in
the way Of big horse and had great
toe crushed of.
The farmers af the state will pr0ba-
bly, do some lobbying at Bismarck this
winter for pet bills.
In the list of occupations of the in
sane at the state hospital no newspa-
per men are in the institution.
President Worst Of the A. C. is TAX.
Ing a prominent part in some of the
farmers institutes over the state.
There Is q mixture in Mclean coun-
ty, many Of the new officials being
residents Of the part cut of as Sheri.
dan county.
It Is claimed the physical condition
of the pupils of many of the state
schools Is bad and medical inspection
and examination is necessary.
The oficials Of Dunn county have
moved into the court house which was
recently accepted from the contractors
by the county commissioners.
There does not appear to be much
desire upon the part Of the people
or the press to tell the legislature how
It shall frame up its organization.
E. Dellafeld Smith Of Eddy county
was convicted at Valley City. where
the case had been taken ON q change
OF venue. Of forgery in the third de-
gree.
Proprietor Hoch Of German hotel
in South Dickinson admitted that he
was selling booze, and the officials
locked up one of the rooms Of the
hostelry.
Bray and Bergh of Grand Forks hold
on to consulship appointments. Bray
being retained as consul general at
Melbourne and Bergh being trans.
TERED to Belgrade.
New North Dakota postmasters are:
Buxton Trail county. Eddie o. Mes
toss, vice o. Langseth, resigned; Kra-
mer, Bottineau county, Lizzie Jorden.
Eoh. vice A. G. Chadbourn, resigned:
Krem, Mercer county, Paul Gestz, vice
C. G. Fuest, resigned; Macroom, Ward
county Jacob l.. Knutzer, vice Peter
Barmoen, resigned; Squires, Williams
county. Harry w. Lane. vice H. A.
Squires, resigned.
Judge Amidon Of the United States
court at Fargo imposed sentences on
nine prisoners late this afternoon
who have been convicted at this term
of court, seven of whom were sent to
the penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kan.
Charles Ackers and Alfred J. Lewis,
convicted of conspiracy to rob a mail
car on the 500 train near Lucca, were
each given two years and fined $1,000.
Herman Schulz, who robbed the post
Office at Delamere, got fifteen months
and must pay $1,000 fine. Oscar
Dalbow and f. F. Gildarth, who raid
ed the postoffice at Mannhaven, each
got thirteen months and a $500 fine.
> R. H. Garrett, who raised a postof-
flee money order from 81 to $40, will
serve two years. Charles Mccarthy
got four years for cutting a mail sack
in Fargo.
Oswald Goldner and Philip Shaw.
of failure to post govern
ment liquor licenses, were each fined
800 and given thirty-day sentences
in Jail. Rheinhold Mantei was con-
victed Of mailing obscene matter at
Upham, box containing the stuff
having been mailed to Miss Flora
Meyer.
AS an excuse for embezzling money
entrusted to him to purchase money
orders. Albert Kranz, a rural mail
carrier. with headquarters at Devils
Lake, asserted that he was forced to
use the money to purchase food for
he horses SO he could keep up with
his work. He asserted that he intend
ed to replace the amount when his
oay check came, but the complaint
vas made before that time. He was
sentenced to six months in Jail.
Rheinhold Mantei, who was con.
1icted on mailing obscene matter.
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