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The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-08-26
ANDY JONES
TALKS FREELY
Arrested by Detectives, the Fugi
tive Banker Tells of Trans.
actions,

Canadian, Texas, Au gal
Andy Jones the fugitive North
Dakota banker, was arrested
here on the 10th by Sheriff
Johnson at the instigation OF
U. S. Secret Officer Dennen-
berg of Chicago.
Jones was very much sur
prised at the arrest as he sup.
posed he was free f rom pur.
suit, but made no resistance
He came to this p lace some
time ago with woman who
passed as Mrs. ] ones, but no
one seems to know if she is his
wife or not, at any rate she dis
appeared shortly after his ar
rest and no one knows where
she has gone. There is some
remark at this as it is thought
she may have carried away
with her large sum of tn e
money Jones is said to have
brought south with HIM from
North Dakota.
Jones talks freely and says
he is willing to return to North
Dakota and make a clean
breast of all his transactions,
bit does not admit that he is as
black as they pain t him in his
own state.
He is being held simply as a
fugitive from justice and as yet
no charge has been filed
against him. He was taken by
the sheriff and secret service
to Amerillo tonight for exami-
nation before U. S. commits
sioner and the officers say he
will be taken to Fargo for trial
as soon as some needed papers
arrive.
1t appears Jones has been
followed about the country for
sometime by secret service off :.
GERS, but they lost the trail
many times and only discover
ed their mans whereabouts by
mere chance. Jones had plenty
of money and was living quiet
ly, being here ostensibly look
ing for good land deal. He
looks we'll and takes h is arrest
philosophically, but says there
will be something doing when
his trial comes on.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-08-26
REPORTS SHOW A
BIG APPLE CROP.
Estimated That Crop is l2,000,-
600 Barrels Larger Than
Last Year and Quality Coed.

Spokane, WASH, Aug. co.
Thirty-tive million barrels, or
100000 barrels more than in
1908, is the estimated apple
crop of the United States and
Canada this season, according
to Ren II. Rice, secretary-mana-
ger of the second national ap-
pie show i'll Spokane November
10 to 20, who added in giving
out the fore going:
"While the quality of the pro-
duct east of the Mississippi
river is not as good as last year
the crop will be much larger
and probably more profitable.
The yield in the states west of
the Mississippi is lighter than
in 1908, but the fruit is of q
o0SSeT grade:
Tie international Apple
Shippers association has is
sued an official statement that
the crop in the New England
states is 20 per cent in excess
of 1908, while the yield in the
central states is about 7la per
cent below last year, and the
middle western states report a
crop double tia. of last season,
when the yield was light.
Growers in the southern
states report crop OF from 125
to $50 per cent larger than in
1908. The Pacific group will
have smaller crop than last
year, but the decreases in Idaho
Washington and New Mexico
are more than made up by the
big yield in Colorado. So that
the western crop will be fully
as large as the previous season
Losses are shown in reports
from New York, New Hamp-
shire, Kansas and Oklahoma,
Michigan and other states have
gains. The Dominion of Cana
da, not including Nova Scotia,
shows gain of IS per cent,
and the crop in the province of
Nova Scotia is fully as large
as in 1908, when bumper
crop was harvested.
"While there is no way by
which the crop can be figured
to a certainty" said Mr.. Rice,
"the foregoing figures show as
near as it is possible to get
them what the yield will be
and they will govern prices.
There are indications that the
export business from the north
west will be larger than in 1908
when many apples were sent
abroa d."
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-08-26
FIRE SWEPT
DEVILS LAKE

Devils Lake, n. d., Aug. 20.
This city was visited this after
noon by a disastrous contlagra-
ton that caused a loss various.
ly estimated tonight at from
100000 to $4,000 and the fire
is still burning i'll the big lum-
Der piles of the Stoltz Lumber
company, although the fireman
have the flames under control
aud there is little likelihood of
further damage,
The fire broke out at 4:30 d.
m. in the barn of the Flum H. er-
felt dray line, from some cause
which has not yet been ascer.
tanned. There was a good deal
!of inflammable material in the
barn and the flames spread
rapidly. Famed by a strong
wind, the fire leaced to the
Scandinavian hote!: and to the
Zurich hotel, both frame struct-
t1res. These burned like tim
ber and all efforts at saving
their contents proved unavail.
ing. Next in its path came the
Stoltz lumber yards and here
the fire spread rapidly and the
heat of the burning lumber
and the big warehouse was ter
rife. Two other buildings,
near the lumber yards, were
destroyed. One was the little
home of Mrs. Rowe, a widow
and the other small shoe
makers shop.
The fire company madea gal
liant fight against the devouring
flames and the fact that, with a
strong wind blowing that way,
they managed to save the Bell
livery barn and other buildings
in that block attests the eff
cacy of their struggle.
The losses are roughly esti-
mated as follows: Stoltze Lum-
Der company, $5O,OOO; Scandi-
navian hotel, 5000; Zurich ho-
tel, $4,000; Flummerfelf dray,
line, $1,000; James Kennedy
who had a carload of cement
stored in the dray barn, $500;
Mrs. Rowe, $500.
Figures were not obtainable
tonight as to the amount of in
surance carried by the various
sufferers from fire. 1t is as
sumed that the Stoltze com.
pany was we'll insured and it
is reported on good authority
that both of the hotel buildings
were fairly we'll covered but
that the furnishings were not
insured. The Flnmmerfelt barn
carried but small insurance
and Mrs. Rowe suffers COM
plete loss.
1t is almost certain that the
lumber company will at once
rebuild and it is thought that
better hotels will replace the
two burned today. They were
old structures but occupied
good sites and as the city is
growing rapidly there will be
need for the hotels.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-08-26
TAKEN Up.

A gray horse about Is years
old, weight about 1900 lbs. own.
er can have same by paying for
keeping same and this notice.
8 miles southwest of Wahpeton
D. DECIDE,
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-08-26
HILL WILL
Be HERE
Great Northern Magnate Will
Visit Richland County Fair
in September.

Visit Richland County Fair
in September.
WILL DELIVER ADDRESS
Wahpeton and Richland County
Will be Honored by Visit From
Great Railroad Builder and Far.
mers and stockmen Will Have
a Chance to Hear First Hand
Some Sound Advise From a
Practical Farmer.
The management of the Rich
land county fair feels highly
elated over the receipt of letters
from Jas. J.. Hill, in which he
accepts the invitation of the
fair association to be present
at the fair in September ara
address the farmers and stock
men of this vicinity.
The first invitation was sent
to Mr.. Hill early in the spring,
the management feeling that
an address from him would
greatly add to the great work
the fair is doing in advertising
this county and encourage far
mers and stockman in chang.
ing to better methods of farm
ing. Mr.. Hill was promised an
audience of ten thousand peo-
pie.
Mr.. Hills time is 80 taken up
with business that the fair as
sociation directo o re- have
had grave fears that the invita-
tion could not be accepted and
1T was not until this week tat
a definite answer was received
from Mr.. Hill.
Tuesday morning Secretary
F. K. Barnes of the Commercial
Club and Secretary Hughes of
the fair association each re-
ceived letter from Mr.. Hill
naming September "a as the
date for his visit here.
In his letter to Mr.. Barnes
Mr.. Hill regretted not being
able to stop here at the time of
his recent trip thru the state
and added that it would be a
pleasure to him to meet old
friends and ewones at the time
of his visit in September. In his
letter to Secretary Hughes he
says in part, II have been try
ing to arrange my engagements
so as to permit me to be pres
ent at your fair on the after
noon of September twenty
fourth. which date [ trust will
be satisfactory.
Thanking you sincerely for
your letter am,
Yours truly,
las. T. Hill"
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-08-26
LANDS TO BE
OPENED up
More Than Two Million Acres in
North and South Dakota Are
Included


Included
Washington, D. c., Aug. %.
Arrangements for the opening
to settlement of approximately
2,237, 900 acres in the Cheyenne
River and Standing Rock reser-
yations in the States Of North
and South Dakota have been
practically complete, according
TO the announcement made at
Interior department today. The
land will be disposed of by reg
istration aud drawing.
The following towns have
been designated as registration
points.
Aberdeen, Pierre, Lennon,
LeBeau, Mobridge, S. d., and
Bismarck, N. D.
The drawing will be held at
Aberdeen, beginning at 10
o'clock a. m. on October Goth.
Persons to whom numbers are
assigned may take selection
aud entry for lands in order of
their numbers beginning April
/, 1910.
The lands to be opened are
in the north central part of
South Dakota and the south
central part of North Dakota
west of the Missouri river, and
are bounded on the north by
the Cannon-Ball River, and on
the west by one hundred and
second degree west longitude
and the Missouri river forms a
rert Of the eas:s:c cou;.1a.y.
The tract is about ninety miles
long and varies in width from
east to west from 80 to 81 miles
and lies from 80 to 40 miles
west of Aberdeen. About,
2, O19,68O acres are in South Da-
kota, and about 217,360 acres
are in North Dakota. Of this
area about 124,314 acres are en-
braced in sections 16 and 36|
which have been granted to-
the states for school purposes.
Lands in the Standing Rock
reservation are being classified
as agricultural lands of first
class, agricultural lands of the
second class and grazing lands.
The agricultural lands of the
first class are appraised at from
81 to So per acre, the agricultur-
al lands of second class at from
$3.50 to $3.75 per acre and the
grazing lands at 30 cents to
$l.25. No report has been re-
ceived from the commissioner
appointed to classify and ap-
praise the lands in the Chey-
enne river reservation but it IS
presumed that the classihca-
ton and appraisement of these
lands will be substantially the
same as those in the Standing
Rock.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-08-26
SCHOOL OPENS SEPT; 7th.

The Public Schools in Wah-
peton will open fo1 enrolment
on Sept. 6, and as that is Labor
Day and a legal holiday, school
work will begin on the 7th.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-04-09
Commissioner Bingham Says Jail Sen
fences Are Needed to Enforce Law.

The executive committee of the Ma
tional Highway Protective Association
met yesterday at 3 O'Clock in the Mutual
Life Building for the purpose of putting
the full strength of the new organization
behind the enforcement of the laws
against automobile speeders who have
made the highways unsafe. The Associ-
alton was incorporated three days ago.
The resolutions of yesterday were not
made public, but they were said to have
approved of the plans suggested for the
new body and to have provided for the
active beginning of operations.
Primarily the object of the organiza-
ton is to keep watch over the chauffeurs
who steal their employers machines and
use them for 10y riding" 1t is intend
ed, however, to extend the supervision
to such owners as may themselves trans
gress the laws. Officers of the associa-
ton are:
President, Henry Clews; Vice. Presi-
dent, A. d. Middleton; Secretary, Ed
ward Cornell; Treasurer. Col. Gulford
Hurry. The incorporators besides those
named are F. Augustus Schermerhorn,
Cleveland H. Dodge, George w. Bur-
leigh, r. F. Cutting. Joseph II. Colt,
Frederick N. Lawrence, Everett p.
Wheeler, J. Forbes Potter, Lawson
Purdy, William H. Llewellyn, Milton l.
d. Einstein and A. G. Schuyler.
After the meeting yesterday the
objects of the new association were
stated to be:
TO PROSECUTE ALL OFFENDERS.
The prosecution of all offenders against
the traffic laws.
The organization of detective force
to get evidence of such violations
The passage of legislation making an
owner responsible for injury that may
be inflicted by his automobile no matter
who is running it.
The keeping of card index system Of
all violators, whether arrested or not,
showing the character of each offense
reported by the detectives of the associa-
ton.
The extension of the organization to
all parts of the country.
In order to make the work of the
organization complete, former Judge
Charles S. Whitman has been appointed
chief counsel and instructed to prosecute
all offenders without regard to persons.
A fund of several thousand dollars has
already been subscribed, and the public
will be asked to help in financial way
toward the enforcement of the purposes
of the association.
1t is planned to have the detectives of
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-04-09

2nd term 33, 3rd term 90; No. 8, LIST
term %, 2nd term, &c. 3rd term 33; High
School. LIST term 1874, 2nd term 1871, Bird
term 1876
The seating capacity of the rooms is
as follows: No. /, 40 Seats No. 9, as
seats; No, 3, as seats; No. 4, A seats.
Rear room, centre first floor for High
School classes, 33 chairs. These five
rooms are on the first floor The second
floor is used entirely by the High School.
The north half is used as an assembly
and study room and has 102 desks, 10
chairs for pupils and five chairs for Prn-
cipal and teachers. On this same floor
are the laboratory with 80 desks and
chairs, and two other recitation rooms,
one having 33 chairs and the other 40.
These chairs have broad arm for writ
ing purposes On the third floor are No
5, 4S desks; No 6, 43 desks; No. Z, 46
desks; No. 8, 30 desks, and No. 8, AZ
desks and chairs.
The pupils in No. are divided, part
coming in the forenoon and the rest in
the afternoon. 1t thus appears that while
some of the rooms are practically full,
there is no congestion excepting in the
High School for ten or fifteen minutes In
the morning and the same in the after
noon. According to the school report for
| 190S-9 about half of the High School
pupils come from District No. and the
rest from the town of Middlebury and
other towns in Addison County.
From the same report we learn that
the total cost of running the High School
for the year 190S-9 was, for teachers,
S3950, for janitor, fuel, chemical, etc.
about $500, making a total of S4450 The
register shows the average enrolment to
have been 1877 pupils. The average cost
per pupil is thus about $35 per year.
The tuition has been 81 term. This
means that we have been receiving
$21 per pupil from adjoining towns
and have been paying for the education
of the same pupils $35 per year. As a
matter of fact the difference is probably
| greater tldu IHeSt lSuItb represent. III
this difference is added to the cost of our
pupils, it brings the latter up to about
$50 per year each pupil. This is about
what it costs us per year for our own pu-
pills in the High School,
By suitable entrance examinations, the
number of outside High School pupils
can be reduced, the standard of the
school raised and the slightly congested
condition removed.
The foregoing figures are given that
cur taxpayers may have complete un
derstanding of this whole subject, ant
whatever they do regarding the schoo
may be done understandingly.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-04-09
RIPTON.

:, S. j. Gibbs has been on the sick list for
several days with heart difficulty.
The funeral of George w. Folsom was
held at the NJ. +. Church on the LIST inst,
and the interment was in the Cook
cemetery. The Rev. Mr.. Hall officiated.
The baby at J. P. Chambers died on
the morning of the 9th inst, and the
next two Oldest are in very precarious
condition with the grippe.
Word comes from Lincoln of the
death there of Norman Atwood at the
age of eighty six. During the rebellion
he was member of Co., b. 9th, VT,
Vols, serving about eighteen months.
Was a resident here several years. Four
sons survive him, Hollis of Lincoln,
Henry of Rutland, Norman j. OF this
town and Guy of parts unknown.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-04-09
FRIDAY, APRIL g, 1909.
The Sc h o OH o Sc.

We had the pleasure for the first time
this week to go into our schoolhouse and
thoroughly examine ell its different
rooms.
1t would well pay anyone to look it
over for it is unquestionably one of the
finest schoolhouses in Vermont, far
superior to all our other public buildings
except the churches,-all of which are
especially good, and averaging well
with them. Indeed for the purposes for
which it was built, it would be difficult
to improve it, 1 found it the finest
school house in all practical respects as
well as general appearance l had ever
been in.
The height and splendid lighting of all
the rooms is especially noticeable, also
the fine width of the hall, which has
admitted full quota of wardrobes for
the scholars use on each floor. The
whole is adequately heated by steam
with up-to- date ventilation. Nothing is
wanting except a thorough system of
fire escapes, which should be complete
on both north and south sides, that is
having each window open on them from
both Sd and I'd stories, which would
mean two windows from every recita.
ton room, except those connected with
the hall, and these have close, and we
believe, double connections with the
side or principal recitation rooms.
These fire escapes should be added al
once, for it is perfectly evident that
there will be no occasion at this time tt
alter the building in any respect. (Set
statistics given in another column) Very
possibly the time will come when it may
be desirable, in connection with the de
velopment of the college, and increased
growth of the village, to erect separate
building for high school purposes. Ii
such case the 2nd floor of the presen
building now occupied by the higl
school would become available, anC
perhaps be very useful for other grades
In the meantime there should be especia
effort made to reduce our village indebt
edness at least $4,000 year.
To return to the fire escapes which
seem to us veryimportant matter Thes
should be of the best pattern, that is
with lattice work for protection, so tina
no child in using them would fall off
We hope to be able by another weel
to get an estimate of the cost of such fir
escapes from responsible manufacturers
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-04-09

the organization on foot, on motor cycles
and in automobiles visit the places to
which chauffeurs usually take their
guests on Joy rides, and make full reports
of the character of the guests and OF the
doings of the chauffeurs. Wealthy men
and city officials who break the speed
laws are not to be exempt from active
and earnest prosecution.
One of the chief movers in the organi-
zation said last night:
LIQUOR CONTRADICTORY CAUSE.
1.-The accidents that have been reported
in the last few weeks are appalling,
and it is time that some drastic action
should be taken. A great many automo-
bies are taken out at night and in the
dav by chauffeurs without the knowledge
or consent of the owner and then follows
the Joy ride and the supper, with the
liquor that usually goes with such an
event. No man is safe to be trusted
with an automobile when fired with
LIQUOR, and some of these men have
made the highways dangerous to life and
| limb.
1.-THE automobile has brought new
conditions and we must meet them,
| Not only is there the element of dishOnes-
ty exhibited by the taking of an employ
er's automobile, but the dishonesty has
grow into larger things, until tires are
broken, lamps smashed and gear put out
make the commission that the dealers
! allows him for rapairs and for new
automobile supplies.
This form of graft has become very
large, and coupled with the far more
important matter OF the danger to life
that is caused by the unlawful use of an
employers machine, makes condition
that demands prompt action by The
owners of of all machines.
POLICEMEN WILL BE WATCHED.
Agents and detectives of the associa
ton will be required to report, in addition
to their supervision of automobiles, the
conduct of the police who are charged
with watching speeders Cases in which
it is found that the police have not beer
efficient will be reported to Police Com
missioner Bingham and he will be asked
to take off the heads of the offending
policemen.
Commissioner Bingham insisted yes
terday that persons who are arrested fol
speeding automobiles shall be put in jai
instead of being fined. He announced
that thirty-five men will be added a
once to the bicycle squad in New York
The Brooklyn bicycle squad will BE-
recognized and number of new motor
cycles will be purchased.
Deputy Commissioners Bugher il
devoting his entire time to the suppress
sion of speeders. Bicycle policemen; il
the uptown districts have been ordered tC
stay on duty all night.
Coroner Julius Hamburger said las
night: Il introduced an ordinanc,
three months ago limiting the rate Of
speed in the Borough of Manhattan.
has not been acted on l think the pena
code should be amended and drastic
laws enacted, holding owners as well a
chauffeurs responsible. The way thes'
autos shoot through the congested part
of our city is disgrace to civilization"
BOY is RUN DOWN ON WAY TO SCHOOL
Arthur Sanborn, seven years old, Q
No 426 Atlantic avenue, is unconsciou
in the Brooklyn Hospital with possible
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-04-09
School EnroIIment.

The school registers for District No. A
for the year l909-9 show the following
enrolment: Primary grade, LIST term
So, End term As, Bird term, 30; No. 2, LIST
term 40, End term 45, 3rd term Al; No.
3, LIST term 3S, End term AZ, 3rd term As;
No. A, LIST term 80, 2pd term 80. 3rd
term 33; No. 5. LIST term SO, End term 33,
3rd term 80; No. 9, LIST term 33, End term
80, 3rd term 40; No. 7, LIST term 80, end
term 40, Bird term 81; No. 8, LIST term 90,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-04-09

DRIVER ABANDoNs FAsT-FLYING TAXICAB
AND ESCAPES.
Taxicab No. 81, 105 was piloted to the
One Hundred and Twenty fifth street
static early yesterday morning minus
chauffeur or fare. A policeman saw the
machine speeding through Eighth ave-
nue. just before day at twenty five miles
an hour He hailed the driver, who
stopped, ran through an all night res
taurant at One Hundred and Twenty
eighth street, and vanished.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-04-09

fracture of the skull and internal iu-
juries as the result of being run over by
An automobile driven by Theodore Jones,
of No. 10 Lexington avenue, Brooklyn
The boy was crossing Nevins street, near
Bond, yesterday afternoon on his way
home from school. A threatening crowd
quickly collected. Jones put the boy in
the machine and rushed him to the hos
pital. The chauffeur said he was driv-
ing slowly and that the lad ran in front
of the machine from behind wagon.
The automobile is owned by the widow
of Joseph C. Hendrix, who once ran for
Mayor and was postmaster at Brooklyn
Mrs. Hendrix, who lives at SS2 Carroll
street, was not IN the car when the acct.
dent happened. She said her chauffeur
was going on an errand.