The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1911-12-07
North Dakota
News Notes.

line lighting plant caused $1,000 loss
at the Farmers Mercantile company.
Fargo.-At a meeting of Democrats
In this city. arrangements for the big
gathering Of Northwest Democrats to
DO held in Fargo Jan. 16 and II were
made. One thousand visitors are ex.
pected.
Grand Forks.-Mrs. o. Olson of Cliff.
ford. because she was accused Of theft
by the manager of the Woodwork
store in this city, has sued for $4,000
damages.
Lakota.-Martin Loken of Clara
township was killed under the wheels
OF portable threshing crew cook
car when the horses attached to it
became frightened.
Westhope.-With his throat cut
from ear to ear and a bloody razor
still clinched tight. Tom Murphy was
found in the Westhope police station.
suicide. Dependency was the
cause for his act.
Mandan.-A large force of men ar.
rived from the Twin Cities to go to
work on the north line. This does
not look as If the contractors were
going to be scared out by little snow
and cold weather.
Bismarck.-The board of control
received the resignation of d. F.
Bangs, superintendent of the school
for the deaf at Devils Lake, to take
effect July 1, 1911. A desire to look
after his personal interests is the rea-
son given.
Devils Lake.-Publication of the
North Dakota Call, Socialist paper,
has been commenced in this city.
Arthur LeSeuer, former head of the
Minot city commission, is editor-in-
chief and Guy E. Cooksy is the as
sistant editor.
jamestown. - The council held a
special meeting and heard the first
reading of the new ordinance for the
Midland Continental road. The ordi.
nance extends the roads privileges
three years, the old ordinance having
expired last April.
LeEigh.-Two new miners were
quite badly hurt in the Lehigh mines.
They had charged. two holes with
dynamite and lit the fuse of both
simultaneously, one shot discharged,
the other not exploding in the usual
length of time. The men thought the
fuse had gone out and advanced,
when within few feet of the hole
the shot discharged, blowing coal
directly into the faces of both men.
Wahpeton.-Former Senator w. E.
Purcell addressed a meeting of tile
Young Mems Booster club. The club
was promoted by several young men
who believe that an organization OF
the kind can advance the interests
of the town. Officers were elected
as follows: President, r. c. Milton;
vice president, O. j. Olson; secretary.
treasurer, w. II. Shultz: executive
committee We're w. F. Eckels, II. E.
Wilson, T. c. Fandel and r. J. Hughes.
NIinot.-Word was received at the
local high school to the effect that
the first interscholastic debate would
be held on Dec. % instead of Dec s.
This contest will be between Harvey
and Minot probably in this city, al.
though no arrangements have been
completed as yet. The local people
are working hard for the preliminary
debate to be held at the local high
school within short time for the
purpose of selecting the team to meet
the Harvey debators.
Rugby.-Admitting that he-overlook.
ed the fact that an eastbound fast
mail was due through Tunbridge, just
a few minutes after he pulled the
westbound freight train through that
place, and that he had seen the mile
post for Tunbridge station east of the
station, Engineer w. Aaker told the
coroner's jury, investigating the wreck
of the Great Northern fast mail, what
took place in the cab of the freight
engine on that tragic night when the
engine crew of the mail train was
killed.
Buchanan.-After discovering that
wanderer whom he had sheltered
from the storm had disappeared with
a sum of money stolen from the
house, Lewis Palmer gave chase after
the man and followed the trail until
it took him to jamestown and finally
became too indistinct to follow. The
stranger received the hospitality of
the Palmer home for two days, and
while Mr.. Palmer was taking a child
to school the befriended man showed
his gratitude by stealing Mr.. Palmer's
money and disappearing.
Fargo.-Arguments and testimony
were submitted to Judge Amidon in
federal court in the case of Valley
City VS.. the Northern Pacific Railroad
company, in which the city is asking
the railroad to give passenger service
to the downtown station from the high
line. The case has been in court sew.
Val years and was caused by the
building of the high line by the rail
road to avoid heavy grade. When
the high line was completed, the Val.
ley City patrons claim the road sent
its passenger trains over this and
not to the downtown station.