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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-11-27
MOTHER Of
PAT TERS0N
IN COURT

(vy CnlfcG Fre11 Leased Wtrel
DENVER, Nov. 27s--ln Mrs
eersrpde Gibson passcrson's trial
N the charge cf numbering her
kasbsnc. ore Of the most deter
min<d prosecutors IS her mcther.
knis~. The aged woman, retent'
less and grin, sits back Of the state
prosecutors chair assisting ard sd-
visina hinr. Ard her appearances
end attitude have had hsrro~sng
effect upcn the defendant.
Pale ard Woru-
Mrs. Patterson IL pale and worn
i0day. The strain she underwent
Saturday night and Sunday Is oh
v.ous. There II marked contrast
between her. on trial for life. and
The elder woman, who Is making
every effort TO ayengs her sons
death.
District Attorney Elliott who
disqualified himself In the present
prosecution. testified that he was
the defendants personal attorney.
that II Was b. who drew up the
prisoners papers in preparation lor
her divorce suit against the victim
Of the tragedy Elliott declared
Mrs. Patterson had shown him
brs.ises which she said she bore as
the rexuh OF her husbands abuse.
Plays Trump Gard.
Several witnesses called to the
stand testified thar they had seen
Patterson knock hts wife down dur.
ing a street uuaFrel
RoheFg Farnham of Chicago. a
brotheT.lnfaw of the defendant.
testified that he saw Patt~son buy
revolver in 1909 Farnham ad.
niffed that before he came to Den.
YER be had discussed the testimony
be was 70 give with Detective Hop
per. who is employed BY Emil
Etrouss.
Jsss before the noon recess A.
tsrrey Hilton played hts trump
card when he produced three let.
tiers written by Patterson. They
admitted charges Of rersersions
and erueItIes ne inflicted upon his
Uife.
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Half Fare for All
School Children

The Seattle Electric compsny's
sttemps TO give hslffsre privileges
eniy TO pupils Of public schools
snd not TO school children attend
ipa private schools will meet with
failure as result OF the decision
rendered by Corporation Counsel
James &. Bradford.
The franchise provision in dis
pufe reads. School children going
and returning from school shall
ride for half fare"
The company said that meant
only public school children. Mr..
Bradford says II applies to all chill
dren
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-11-27

The .man who is too afraid Of being
gold bricked sometimes passes up real
gold.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-11-27

A scli-buttoning waist for women
would increase matrimony stecn per
cent
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AWFUL CARNAGE
IN BATTLE

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SHANGHAI. Nov. 27.--Battereo
with . storm OF shot and shell from
rebel batteries on two sides. swept
by . sicct Of death from the rebel
warship of It's walls, with a great
part of isa area In ruins and the
rebels already lntrenched in one Of
iss rorpse.lIstered quarters. the fail
OF hanklnu. the last stronghold Of
tho Msnehv dynasty south OF the
Yanatsekiano. is hourly expected.
vieeroy Has Fled.
Convinced that their cause ls lost.
tho siceroy and the Tartar general
In command OF the Manchus have
already taken refuge on Japanese
battieshIp. On Tiger Hill and In
the greater part OF the city the Inn.
psrialsrts are still fighting with the
courage OF desperation. certain that
massacre will be their fate when
the city fslls.
Awful Carnage.
Throughout all Nanking the car
mage IL fearful. Corpses OF the
Manchns litter every street, and
hourly their fire-is siackening be
fore the hail OF shot and shell pour
ing in from the rebel land batteries
and from the fleet. whose cannon.
at last dispatches. were trained on
the principal gate OF the city, sup
plemenfing the efforts OF the land
batteries OF the revolutionists TO
silence the imperial guns emplaced
there and on Tiger Hill.
$500 Killed.
Adequate estimates of the dead
In the conflict are so far difficult
10 obtain. Loyalist refugees on a
Red Cross train which was fired
upon have escaped the zone OF bat
tie and report that not less than
1000 imperialists and 500 rebels al
ready have perished in the siege.
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Of
THE JURY
STARTS


The trial of Alden ]. Blethen
is on, and the examination OF
jurors was begun at 1880 this
morning.
Judge Ronald this morning,
without listening 10 any argu-
ments from Deputy Prose
eutors Hugh Caldwell and
Alfred II. Lundin. denied the
demurrer interposed against
the grand jury indictment.
Fulton Argues.
Chief Counsel Walter Full
ton for Alden ]. Blcthen ar
gued for more than an hour
that the indictment did not
contain facts sufficient 10 con-
stitute crime. He also urged
that Alden J. Blethen is merely
charged with aiding and abet-
ting Ludovic Dallagiovanna
and Charles Bergman in the
maintenance OF a public nui-
sance in operating the Arcade
dance hall. and that therefore
the indictment was faulty be-
cause il did not allegc that
Blethen knew the place was
conducted in violation of the
law. Fulton made an eloquent
argument. and cited numerous
authorities.
Took Short Recess.
At the conclusion OF his ar
gument Judge Ronald ordered
a recess. and took into his pri-
vatc chambers r.'li.lbcr of tfe
law books referred TO in Full
tors argument. When court
was resumed a. about l,:30,
Judge Ronald. without asking
TO hear any argument from the
state, denied the demurrer.
Courts Statement.
~ would have 20 stretch the Eng
Ilsh language terribly II I should
read out Of the information that
which u ordinarily would signify"
he said.
~ don't have much question
about the Indictment. II does
charge acts constituting a aiding
and abettino. II charges the acts
OF eounseiine and inducing ludovic
Daiiauiovanna and Charles Berry
man to conduct the Arcade dance
hall. The point that has given me
more thought than any other. 10
whether knowledge that the place
was conducted uniawfuIly was al
legged in the indictment, think Il
does. II alleges that the defendant
counseled the unlawful mainte.
nance OF the Arcade dance hall"
Murphy's Action.
While Flilton's argument was on,
Prosecuting Attorney Murphy, who
had turned the case over abso-
lutely 10 Deputy Prosecutor Hugh
Caldwell. Unexpectedly entered in
to the case by whispering to his
deputy that he would not allow him
to file new information against
Blethen II Judge Ronald should
sustain the demurrer.
when the Blethen case was
called last Wednesday. az which
time IL was continued because OF
the unsanitary conditions in the
courthouse during the water fam.
inc, Fulton at the last moment gave
notice that he would file the de.
murrer Caldwell at that time in
open court stated that If the de
murrer were sustained, he would
file new information against
Blethen.
Prosecutor Murphy was. not In
the court then. Caldwell, however
informed Murphy In the prosecut
ing attorneys office of his inten
tion TO file a new information
Murphy said nothing at that time
| Caldwell Astounded
This morning. however, before
the Judge announced his decision
on the demurrer and while Fulton
was at the height of his argument
Murphy entered into the case
again, Whispering to Caldwell that
the Blethen case would be ended
II the Judge ruled against the state
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to their hearts content just once
year.
Now isn't itg
Who'll helpg
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RIVER WATER
AGAIN HERE.

Cedar river water Is again in tho
city mains, running with fun current.
but Health Commissioner Crichton
still warns the public TO boil all
water for drinking and culinary pur-
poses, as the old water has polluted
the mains.
Work win now start on the con-
struction of the second main over tho
bridge at Landshurg. The five-foot
main was connected Saturday morn
ing. The four-foot main Is still
broken at each end of the stream,
and win have TO be built TO parallel
the present main as soon as possible.
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When i'm doubt. do somethinQ
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tBy united Prsss Leased wireD
SAVANNAH. Ga. Nov. ~.
Bulletin. - Ralph Mulford.
driving a Loxier car. won the
Vanderbilt cup race finishing
the 2S9-mile drive in 3 hours
and So minues. after establish
ing a new worlds '.peed rec
ord for 200 miles. kaipl. De
Palma. driving a Mercedes.
was a close second. competing
the race in } hours. IS minutes,
II seconds.
SAVANNAH. Ga. Nov. 81 with
perfect weather and the new oiled
course IN splendid condition. the
largest crowd ever gathered for
the event assembled here today "a
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-04-20

Furnished rooms to rent. Apply to
Miss Annie Kelly.
T. E. Burke was an over Sunday bust
ness visitor at the Forks.
Cashier John Sheehan was a business
visitor in Grand Forks on Monday.
Mound City Paints may cost a triie
more, but -! Plummer & McNiven
ALERT & Winter have plenty of money
to loan on first and second mortgages.
DR.. W. j. Kennedy, the Osnabrock
M. D., was a caller Tuesday between
trains.
Co. Com'r Ole l.. Gjevre looked after
| Official business while here Tuesday
from Osnabrock.
Mrs. M. Kessler left Monday for a visit
with friends in the Twin Cities and
Iowa for a couple of weeks,
w. H. Grobe, manager of the H. j.
Mathisen interests at Dresden was here
attending to business matters Monday.
Langdon friends will note with salts
faction the improved condition of Peter
z. Olson of Elkwood, who has been very
critical ill recently.
Frank Chaser, proprietor of the
Osnabrock meat market and a well
known live stock dealer was here Mon
day on a business mission.
Miss Flo McNiven, formerly of Lang.
don, whose home is now at Calvin is
engaged to teach a school in Sievert
township for the summer term.
Miss Mary Brosnahan is making a
visit of a few days here with the
O'Briens and other Langdon friends
arriving from her home at Grafton on
Monday.
G. Theyson came in on Tuesdays
passenger from the Twin Cities and
during the week is making a few days
stay with his wife, Mrs. Theyson, the
Langdon milliner.
Mrs. 7. w. Megroth took Mondays
afternoon tram for the home Of hel
mother at Menominee, Wis, having re-
ceived the news Sunday Of the unexpect
ed death of her mother.
Sundays fine weather vas a beautiful
contrast to that of Easter Sunday four.
teen years ago-Aprll 18th, 1897, one O
the worst storms at that season of the
year this county has ever experienced
Tomorrow, Friday evening, the Lang
don orchestra give an invitation shir
waist dance in the opera house hall. l
will give quite a number of Langdol
young folks a chance to timber up afte
l Lent.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-04-20

The Easter Monday dance at Munich
was given by the "Hall Room" boys.
ALERT a. Winter have plenty of money
to loan on first and second mortgages.
Milton town council organized by
n aiming Banker B. Prom as its presiding
official.
John Marshall a we'll known Fairdale
resident has gone to Winnipeg to receive
treatment for cancer.
Nekoma's dramatic club Melted s76
when it presented can American Hust-
ler," a four act comedy drama last week.
The farmers industrial club in Fair
dale has adopted a constitution and set
of bye laws to facilitate the work of the
club.
A Miss Curtain, of st. Paul, is to
teach school No. 3 of Henderson town
ship this summer She is a cousin of
Mrs. Fitzgerald, of Munich.
Osnabrock has a lodge of Yeomen
that is up and coming. The aim is to
initiate enough new members to reach
the 100 mark at the May meeting.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-04-20

Osnabrock has a live commercial club
working overtime this spring.
Farmers in the neighborhood of
Sarles report help scarce this spring.
The commercial club at Sarles has
undertaken to solve the hotel problem
in that town.
A few pals of water put out what
threatened to be a bad Sunday fire in
the Milton Globe printing Office.
Unlimited money to loan on first
mortgages, liberal amounts and lowest
rates. Joseph Power, Langdon, N. D.
Across the line at Crystal City, Man,
the local paper has been bought by the
~townspeople who will cooperate in run
ming same,
The advice of the Munich Herald to
farmers of southwestern Cavalier county
is to put in at least five acres of corn
this spring. Good idea.
Dressmaking-I am prepared to do all
kinds of dressmaking. Satisfaction
guaranteed. Located in the Plummer
property west of Maine street. Mrs.
Julius Halverson, Langdon. $685.
James Watson, of Milton, was named
at a meeting of the Presbytery in Grand
Forks last week as a lay delegate to a
national assembly of that church to be
held at Atlantic City, N. j., in May.
F. E. Dahl three years ago sold a heifel
calf for 81. The other day he wanted 8
mich COW and went on a skirmish
among his farmer friends. He was sold
the same calf, now a matronly bovine for
$50. He Is trying to discover if it is
worth So to board a calf three years
l-Sarles Advocate.
The Modern Woodmen of America
county convention held recently al
Milton named Mr.. Sam Gross, of the
Olga camp,as the delegate from Cavalier
county to the state convention, te
meet at Cakes, N. D. The next county
convention will be held at Langdon. i
was also decided to hold a picnic OIL
Woodmen camps in this county at Olga
some time / n June.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-04-20

The infant son of Oluf Russian of
Montrose township died on the 9th inst.
We have a few good second hand
watches in all sizes for sale cheap.
A. o. Void.
Munich is another GOOD town that will
help to keep money circulating this sum-
mer with its creamery.
Two choice residence lots in Langdon,
where good water can be had. For sale
cheap, Inquire at this Office.
Sarles was represented at the state
meeting of the state enforcement league
held at Fargo last week by b. f. Pile.
Auctioneer Kieffer, Blacksmith Jos.
J. Klein and Nicholas Schneider were a
trio of visitors here from Wales Satur-
day on a business trip. .....
Druggist A. Mckay returned Tues
day from his Bisbee trip, where Mrs.
Mckay is at the bedside of her mother,
Mrs. Moore, who is very i'll.
Post Office Inspector Hugdale gave his
o. k. to the excellent shape of Uncle
Sans affairs as conducted in the Offices
at Langdon and Milton last week.
The two oldest daughters of Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM Stevenson went up to Hannah
for a few days of Easter vacation where
they visited Miss Ella Nc lavish.
Miss Alma Chaput returned Tuesday
to st Bernard's academy, having spent
the Easter vacation with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex. Chaput, south of
town
Jas. A. Door, who has the general
agency of the Aetna life insurance COM
pany was registered at the U. G. T.,
hotel during a stay here the early part
of the week.
The Easter communion was served to
members of the Episcopal chuch by Rev.
Guy z. Burleson of Lakota at a service
held yesterday morning at the Church
of Our Saviour.
1t will soon be time to make garden.
Remember that r. B, Falconer has a
first class outfit to pillow and harrow
gardens and will do good work at rea-
sonable prices. r. B. t'alconer, phone 80.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-04-20

Attorneys Dickson, Crimson and
Nc Intyre we're passengers yesterday to
Grand Forks and will spend a part of
the week looking after legal matters in
court.
Owing to the crowded condition of our
columns this week the proceedings of
Tuesday EVENINGS meeting of the new
city council are unavoidably held over
until next week.
John Mcknight, Miss Allie Dickson
and Miss Pearl Monroe left on Mondays
train returning to the state university at
Grand Forks after a visit home during
the Easter vacation.
D. w. Barker returned Saturday from
his trip of a week ago to Saskatchewan
with a car of stock and farm machinery
for his son, Walter Barker. who is en-
gagged in farming there.
Langdon lodge 10. o. F., in obser.
vance of the anniversary of the founding
of that order upward of ninety years age
on Sunday morning of this week will
attend a special service to be held al
the Methodist church. The Oddfellows
meet at their hall in the First National
Bank block at ten o'clock and march in
a body to the church.
Langdon lodge I. o. O. F., will fur.
nish the degree team at the organization
of a new lodge of the Oddfellow order at
Hampden, which is expected to occur al
some within the next week or ten days
The event is n generally looked for
ward to and will be quite generally at
tended by a representation of lodges
over the entire northern part of the
state.
General Manager Gruber, Assistant
General Manager Davis, Division Super
intendent Murtha of Grand Forks, ane
others formed a distinguished party o
Ct. Northern officials passing through
Langdon yesterday in their special trair
each of the officials having his own pri
vate a r They were making their an
nual tour of the company's system O
railroad from st. Paul to the coast.
Ole G. Olson, now engaged extensively
in the farm implement business a
Drayton, N. D., went north on Sat
urday's train to Hannah. From tina
place he went to the home of his brother
Peter G. Olson, of Elkwood, who il
being attended by DR. Law, and is
very seriously ill with pleurisy. Being
troubled with a very weak heart hi
condition is considered as quite critical
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-04-20
Seed Oats For Sale
at 45f per bu on time to next
fall on bankable paper.
WALES FARMERS ELEVATOR co.

An old landmark was removed from
Calvin on Saturday last week; n that
has stood the battle of time we'll. It was
the old school house. which has stood in
the south east corner of the town, since
its erection in 1898, costing at the time
it was build about 5000, The work was
done by H. G. Otteson and the first
teacher Of the school was Mrs. Jas.
Beaton and the attending pupils merely
numbered a dozen. To-day Calvin has a
school building which cost $4,000, three
teachers being employed and ove 100
pupils attending. The old land mark
was purchased by G. N. Rogers who re-
moved it to his farm west of Calvin.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-04-20
Cd SALE
One-story 5-roomadwelling. Suitable
for farm house. Easily moved. Terms
to suit purchaser.
e. M. BENhES, Wales, N. D

John Northcott, for some time town
clerk at Milton and manager of the st.
Anthony e. Dakota'slumber yard at that
| place until recently is removing with
his family to Western Canada this
spring.
Crop predictions are based by the
| Milton Globe upon the similarity of the
spring of 1911 to the way in which the
seasons of 1895 and 1905 opened up,
The Globe man is looking for a bumper
crop this fall.
Miss Hulda Schwartz, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Frank j. Schwartz arrived
home yesterday from Grand Forks,
where she has been the greater part OF
the winter learning dressmaking and
millinery.
The series of holy week services at the
Methodist church reached a close Mon.
day evening, when the pastor, Rev. E
Stratford-Scadeng lectured on "Crowns.
The effort was an unquestionable treat
to each and all of the large audience
which filled the body of the church.
The lady members of the American
Woman's League are going to have
a new Chapter House this summe
which it is hoped will be a great
success. They are expecting the archi
tects here shortly from st. Louis
The plans we're received some time in
February by Miss Florence Prinyer
the local representative. The Langdor
chapter is expecting to hold an
other important meeting on May 9Th.
Bathgate is to have a $4,000 city hall
TIE. structure is to be built of brick ano
when finished will be an ornament te
the pretty little city On the Tongue river
Two years ago the frame structure
which was built in 1886 was struck by
lightning and burned to the ground
The new county road law does MOI
appear to be much in favor in the state
1t provides for the appointment of {
county superintendent of highways ane
a deputy IN each township in place O
the overseer of roads. After a considera
ton of the situation, a large number o.
counties have decided not to appoint
that officer, but to leave the question o.
road building and repairing to the town
ship officials.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-04-20

Manager e. D. Stewart, of the state
agricultural experiment station located
at Langdon states that he has now for
distribution copies of his seconod annual
report which he will upon application
furnish to any and all persons interested
in the work is being done.
Next week the DEMOCRAT will give
official publication to the annual re-
ports of City Treasurer Milne and City
Auditor Sheehan, which give in detail
the financial condition of the city
for the fiscal year beginning April 1st
1910 and ending March 31st. 1911.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-04-20

Planting trees, playing ball and house
cleaning are all now in season.
Langdon city school board this week
advertises for the tenders of bidders for
the contract of erecting the new school
building this summer. The bids will be
opened and the contract let on Thurs
day, May 25th, 1911.
On all sides is heard the enquiry of
when the proclamation will be issued by
Governor Burke naming the date of the
observance of Arbor day. The time is
near at hand when the day for planting
of trees should be designated
Upwards of $40 we're the proceeds of
the Easter Monday band boys benefit
dance held at the opera house hall.
The crowd attending WAS loud in its
praise of the arrangements made to
give them a irst-class good time.
The new county road law will not be-
come operative in Cavalier county and
in fact does not appear to be viewed
with much favor over the state. In the
official proceedings of the board of
county commissioners will be found an
array of reasons given for not adopting
the newly enacted law.
1.-THE leasing of state and school lands,
advertised for Thursday of last week,
went by default for this year. The
weather on Thursday and the day pre-
vious made it impossible for any who
intended leasing land coming to Lang
don. 1t is not expected that a post
pcped date will be set for this year.
On April 18th, 1903, or eight years
ago last Thursday, Langdon was
visited by a snow storm of greater
magnitude and severity than that of
last week. Even today in a number OF
Langdon homes may be found photo
graphs of the immense drifts of snow
left on the streets after the storm
subsidized, some of them six and eight
feet in heighth with boys and mon
standing on top.
The iujunctions on two Langdon drug
stores, ordered by Judge Pollock at the
term of court held recently went into
effect Saturday afternoon, the papers
being served by Sheriff .Drury immed-
lately upon their being placed in His
hands. The parties occupying these
places of business were, however, given
time necessary for the removal of such
If their stock as was not covered by the
injunctional papers.
From April 3rd up to the present time
the total precipitation at this point has
been 1.88 inches, part snow and part rain
Last Thursday .63 inches of rain fell and
the day previous the record precipita.
ton was IA. With this added moisture
the ground will be in good condition fol
the seed, but as yet no seeding has been
done and it looks now as though it will
be a day or two yet before the fields
will be dry enough.
Throwing snow balls was quite 8
temptation to a number of Langdon
boys during the closing days of last
week. Saturday afternoon the poor
aim of some who enjoyed the sport made
the pastime somewhat expensive
Broken windows In the H. E. Close& Co.
drug store and the Frank Greene
restaurant, together with the smashing
of the glass electric sign owe A. o.
Wold's Cos, jewelry store tell the tota
of the days disaster. Still the boys
have the satisfaction of knowing tina
April 18th was open season for snov
balling this year.