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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-02-23

for the late Marshall H. jewell. Q pic.
reer editor Of the state, who passed
away Feb. 10 after three months
Illness, brought on by overwork. The
deceased editor was the dean Of the
newspaper fraternity in the state. His
paper, the Bismarck Tribune, was the
first newspaper established In Dakota
founded IN 1879. Jewell established a
daily in 1881 and has conducted it ever
since. There were many expressions
Of sorrow over his death. He was
closely associated with many histor.
ical incidents in the state. had for
twenty-five years been ofacial state
printer and was 1t the time Of his
death register Of the government land
ONCE at Bismarck. He vas nfty-four
years Of age.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-02-23

The appropriation bills will proba'
BY be reported the present week.
Meetings Of the committees have been
held every night for a week or 20 and
the arguments of representatives Of
institutions are completed. The aD-
portionment Of the available funds =
low under consideration BY tho com
nittee. A few appropriation bills
have passed, but none Of the institu-
ZION bills. ]. w. FOLnY.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-02-23

Lydef, ana receive
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crept upstairs to a desk where I knew
they Kept a revolver. I hid II in the
folds OF my dress and then went home.
George was there. He had been
searching for the letters I had found,
Inc asksl II. ! had them. / old him 1
had, and asked II 1t was true he was
planning TO take me abroad and desert
me. He said that II was true, and. now
that I had found out about It. he would
not bother me about going over at all.
",All the way through George loved
me. | loved him. We talked of Tess.
He laid that he could not account for
his actions. When I asked him IL he
was going to give up his religion and
his God and shame his wife and com
ing child to go with that woman, he
said he did not care what became OF
him.
He didn't care for his religion and
his God when he vas with the other
roman
II tell on my knees and asked him IL
there was no chance for us to be happy
together again. He repulsed me and
struck at me. for answer
u thought again OF suicide. but the
thought OF eternal purgatory stopped
me. | took the revolver and shot him.
AS he lay upon the floor | fell across
his body and kissed his lips. The I
gave myself up. I want them to pun
ish me at once. before my child is born"
Then she followed a policeman to the
Tombs.
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SAY BROOKLYN MAN
HIT 3-YEAROLD BOY
FOR RINGING BELL

Andrew ]. Foren. a well known real
Schermerhorn street, Brooklyn, was ar
raIgned in the Adams Street Police
Court before Magistrate Kempner to-
day charged with slapplng three-year-
old Willie Brown in the face hard
enough to knock him down and kicking
at Willie's ten-ycar-old brother Frank.
The defendant. who is slxty-eight years
old. was paroled to appear in the court
Monday.
Frank Congo Of No. 400s Fifth ave-
nue., Brooklyn. and Thomas Basso Of
NO. 20 Mulberry strcot, were witnesses
against Forcn. They said they saw him
run ont of his Office and commit the as
sault. Forcn, after striking the small
err Brown boy, the witnesses said. ran
through Schermerhorn street into Smith
street and sought refuge in a barber
shop from a row that menaced him
until u policeman placed him under ar
rest.
These two boys" sald Foren, were
ringing my door bell. l told them re-
peatedly to stop, and at last l slapped
the little boy, but not hard. 1t Is not
true that l kicked at the other boy.
why, Your Honor. for many years l
! have been aiding the work Of the Gerry
Society. | would not be unkind to q
child"
The mother OF the boys insisted that
Foren be- held on a charge of assault.
As he has been in business in the down
town section of Brooklyn for many
years the Magistrate accepted his
parole.
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horses nose. This . too much for

the young woman. and she summoned
Policeman Reinert OF the Traffic squad
and demanded that Fried be arrested.
"Wil YOU go to court and prosecutor
asked the policeman.
The charming champion OF the rights
OF a horse to decent treatment expressed
her willingness-even her anxiety-to 20
looking young man, who had kept pref
~ well In the background. she went &,
iorkvillc Court, where Fried was at
aligned before Magistrate Herman.
The complainant said she was Miss
Helene Won :. Lucas, daughter Of Mrs.
Alexander l.. Lucas. OF No. 81 Central
PARK West.
She told tho Magistrate what she
had seen Fried do to his horse. Fried
promptly denied ncr story. lie said he
treated his horse kindly. notwlths:and-
ing 1t Is a contrary animal.
My escort will s~ubstantiate what I
say put in Miss Lucas, turning
toward tho embarrassed young man.
Thai Will he unnecessary" i~ntcrpoged
MagIstrate Herman. Il bcleye ymi.
Now. | am going to let you be the
Judge in this case. Shall send this
man away for as long "A term as three
months or give hin a lighter sem
tenCc2'
Miss Lucas puckcred her brow. The
sense " responsibility was new to her.
Il wouldn't want to see him sent to
prison. she said. finally. Tie probably
Has a family To support and 1t would
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GIRL SAVES HORSE
FROM ABUSE AND
SENTENCES DRIVER

Jacob Fried. a teamstcr. was engaged
IN the p~astline ~ punching his horse in
the face with his closed right fist and
Jerking at the bit with his left hand at
Twenty-sixth street and Fourth avenue
to-day when a handsome. richly gowned
young woman stepped M and touched
him on tho shoulder. Fried turned to
face a pair OF flashing eyes.
Aren't you ashamed to treat your
poor horse In that brutal fashion,"
asked the young m
Don't butt In. lady advised Fried.
This is my horse and III smash him
all | like"
And Just to show his spirit % indie
pendence Jacob hauled Off ana landed
his fist on the sensitive end OF tho
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SLAYER GIVES HIMSELF UP.
Brooklyn Contractor. who shot
LnbOrer, Furnishes $4,000 Bond.

James Quinn OF No. Sc kenmore
street, Brooklyn, the contractor who
shot and killed Luigi Maricro. "A laborer,
IN "A fight about pay at Flushing avenue
and Ryerson street. IN Wednesday.
gave himself up to-day by arrange
mcnt with Chief Magistrate Kempner
Of Brooklyn.
Ills brother had visited the Magistrate
early \ the day and had made arrange
ments for bail. Quinn said that when
ne fired the shot he was in the midst
Of "A storm OF bricks and stones and
ono laborer was threatening him with
a crowbar. lie would not tell where
he had been hiding. Ban In $4,000 was
furnished.
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W00ED At LUNCH,
ENGAGED BEFORE
COFFEE CAME ON
Romance of One Hasty Meal
Told in Suit Miss Boss
Brings for $4,000.

According To- Miss Ethel Boss's story
luncheon and n promise of marriage
before the coffee was served, Philip
A. Warner, "A wealthy young engineer,
whose 30 horsepower automobile closed
a series OF hair raising dashes on the
Palm Beach course by killing two girl
passengers some months ago. Is easily
a 80 horsepower Lochinvar.
The young woman's story is accom-
panied by af,davits of her mother. Mrs.
Florence r. Elder. a Divorce. who has
brought suit for s2o, 600 against Warner.
and the girl charges breach Of promise
OF marriage. Details of an exciting
~enoounter with Warner. during which
ne young woman and mother demanded
that Warner promptly fulnll his al
legged promise of marriage. are among
the papers filed to-day In the County
Clerks office. Warner vas arrested
yesterday by Deputy Sheriff Mcdonald.
as he returned from Florida. and was
bailed in 81 ,o0 on the mothers com
plant. He denies the girls charges.
Quick Lunch Wooins.
: ATner mas " feslutiitt N .Nus ~
East Sixtieth street, and Is said to be
wealthy and have hiHh social connec-
lions. He maintains an apartment at
the Holland House and IL a member
OF the Technology Club. According to
Miss Boss. he has built railroads In
South America and has retired to spend
the rest of his life touring the world
and racing fast cars. Miss Boss
mother was divorced from Albert l..
Boss, a merchant, in Wilmington. Del
In 1889. Since that time Mrs. Elder mas
been in the insurance business. she
swears, In Philadelphia and New York.
The day of Warmers rapid courtship
is set by Miss Boss as Feb. II. this
year, and tho place the Hotel Wolcott.
There were no speed clutches or brakes
on Warmers avowal Of love and his
urging tina a ceremony follow at once,
according to the following sworn state
ment of Miss Boss:
"He arranged for a private dining
room. He led me upstairs to a suite.
I refused to enter. but he persuaded me
that, AS Il was raining very hard and
as we were there and the lunch had
been ordered. we might just as well sit
down and eat before going out. l con-
scented
while we were eating he said he
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had been employed as cashier in tn.

had been employed as cashier in the
shop where young O'Shaushnessy
worked. He was twenty-one; she was
eighteen. They went out often to-
gether. Mrs. O'Shaughnessy got her
FIRST intimation of this when she met the
girl on the street with her husband and
demanded to know what she meant by
stealing him. In the HAYES love let
tiers the wife say lies proof that the
girl knew he had a wife.
And while men In uniforms we're talk.
Ing to the women who made up the in.
teresting study in real life. there was
Gent TO a priest at the chruch where the
O'~Shausnnessy couple had, but a year
been married, the savings OF the
bride-savings That had been Kept for a
trip to ireland that their child might DE
Dorn t%here-and FOR tho little hoard the
young woman begged that masses be
said for the iepose Of the sou of the
mar she loves and killed.
Mrs. O'Shaugnnessy has Just turned
twenty-four years. and has a wealth of
blonde hair. Her eyes nave ;ne hin.
of the irish skies. sac is Il delicate biz
of a I'M Curious faces were turned
toward her as she paused to tell The
Evening World her story. And there
was just a touch of Alicc-in-W Wonder.
land about the childish face as she
heard some one ask IL she was sorry
for her act.
Sorry? No, Not Yet.
Il can't say that / am" she slowiy
replied. at may be that when the re-
action sets in / shall be. But I have
been ~thirfing, thinking. thinking'-she
hung upon the words az though I'm an
other world-'all OF the time for the
past few weeks. and / really dom know
what l have done.
II have suffered all the time she
said. pausing. Il have been thinking
what l could do to bring George back
TO me. In the night, when he was
sleeping at my side. | have lain awake
crying and thinking what would hap
pen to mo aud TO my child and the
shame that would come upon IL.
II knew he was going with other
women. Intuition told me that. Their
| was something In his look. something
N MS actions. that told the truth to me.
Then he was out at night a good deal.
"When | spoke to him and asked
where nc had been he gave me evasive
replies. I noticed that his kisses grew
cooler. There was not the same warmth
In them that there once was.
AT first he denied to me that he had
been with other women. Then he adj
mitted IL. | pleaded with him to give
up tho other woman. He said that lac
could not; thai he had gone too far, al
ready. to drop her. | reminded him OF
our child yet to come. Even th%at-that-
had no effect.
AT night. when he was out. I speni
the hours In prayer. We had planned
20 GO to Ireland. so that my chile
might he born there and / had saved
money for the trip.
Yesterday | found n lot OF letter.
under the pillow OF our bed. saying tina
he had planned to go over with m,
and Their desert me for the other WON,
an. They thought. the fools, that
would stay abroad n let them bs
happy here in spite OF the shame o.
my child.
II burned some of the letters; other.
I kept.
First Tempted to Suicide.
THE Thought of suicide came to me
Then ! prayed for two hours. My re
ligion came to my relief and save
me from self-murder. Suicide Is a,
eternal sin. | h determined to xii
.... h,,gharI
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KILLED HUSBAND
TO SAVE HIS SOUL,
SAYS YOUNG BRIDE
Mrs. O'Shaughnessy Pleads
for Punishment at Once TO
Spare Child.
FIRST PRAYED TO DIE.
Held by Coroner She Sends
Her Savings to Priest for
Masses Over Victim.
FIRST PRAYED TO DIE.

Mrs. Frances O~'Shaughncssy. fraii
and cool. to-day told the story OF a
blighted love. after Coroner Holtzhau-
ser had committed her to tho Tonbs
for the murder of her husband, George
O'Shaughnessy. at their home. No. IS
East One Hundred and Thirteenth
street. Yesterday. She killed the man
she loved. she said. to save his soul
She weighed the question OF suicide
in the balance with murder when
kisses grew few and cold. n DELHI
erately decided TO take her husbands
life. tina she might not commit the
eternal sin OF sclf-murder and the
murder OF her unborn child.
Protesting that sh wanted to he pun
ished Tor her oifcnse at once. before
the bl.th OF her infant, SIC declared
thai she could stand the punishment
o: man. but had chose 1t carefully,
rather than have the eternal punish
ment OF God.
II was a weird love story that the
woman told at the Crimina! Court
Building before she gathered up her
little bundle Of belongings and went
10 the Tombs. AS she went her audit
ors wished her success and r?eedy re-
lease.
Rival Loved lnnocently.
In the mean time the other side OF
the picture OF the tragedy that yester-
day afternoon engrossed the upper east
side brought Its own story of love and
of trouble. Miss Tessie Hayes. eighteen
years old, Of No. 226 East One Hun
drsdth street. protested that she had for
six weeks loved the man who was
slain. She loved him under the idea
that he was not married, and she had
begged him to teach her to forget. as
he had taught her to love. the moment
she discovered he had a wife.
II was a pile of love letter. from Miss
Hayes that precipitated the killing. She
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She Yielded During Coffee.

Then ! told him that I liked him
well enough to marry him. lie was
pleased and kissed me and said. Fine
We can leave the arrangements go
until return from Florida In. say. two
weeks"
The next morning. Miss Boss save.
she went riding in his automobile.
Sunday no t%elephoned. Monday he
called at her home and Tuesday even
ing they dlned at the Hotel Martinique
and remained there until the following
Thursday. when she rode to the clyde
Steamship pier to see him ship his new
car to Florida.
There were teas at the Plaza. lun-
cheons at the Waldorf and dinners and
meals at other noted hotels. Pictures
OF the following summer and winter
spent In touring Europe were drawn by
Warner. the young woman charges. and
her mind was entirely subjected by her
trust in Warmers promises.
In April Warner returned from
Florida. after his chauffeur had killed
two passengers while racing his new
%"fier." Warner WAS then confronted
With Miss Boss and her mother. The
mother swears Warner admitted that h,
had promised to marry Ethel. but later
announced that u ceremony was Inn
possible. as he was engaged to soon
marry another girl.
Following this interview. which ter.
minated after Warner, tho mother
swears. had offered to rare for her
daughter while III in a way tina the
I mother refused. Mrs. Elder then began
sui, against Warner for the loss of he,
Z daughters services. The Bosses live IN
apartments at No. : East T~hirty-second
street.
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hurt his family. But I d, believe he
should be ~reprimauded. and severely.
too"
Magistrate Herman thercupon pro-
ceeded to hand fried n warm AMI
ceustic reprimand and warns him TO
be kline TO his horse In future. Never
again. said Fried. would he lay hands
on his horse except In kindness. lie
was allowed to drive away on his truck.
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was strongly attracted to me and that
he never knew any one to whom he
was 50 draw on such short aequain-
lance. He paid me many compliments.
referring to my beauty and my man
ners. Before the coffee was served he
asked me, abruptly, II l thought l cared
enough for him to marry him. adding
that he was tired OF a bachelors life
and was anxious to settle down with
some nice little person lie could always
love.
While drinking the coffee he told inc
he had a large income and that his
living expenses we're slo 4 day. lie was
having an auto built which cost him. he
said. 5000. and he had apartments at
the Holland House. lie said he was
going to Florida to do some racing
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-12-14
UNITY

Mrs. GritZmacher and daughter
Alvina visited Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
GritZmacher Sunday.
Miss Minnie BucholZ is staying with
her sister Mrs. III. Betow.
Grandma Berndt visited her daugh-
ter Mrs. Oscar LietZ the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Betow enter
tanned number of friends Sunday.
Chas. Hummer was in Greenwald
Monday.
Miss Marie Lietz..visited Marie Kind
at Melrose a few days last week.
Mrs. Carl Berndt went to Melrose
Tuesday TO visit her sister Mrs. VIM.
Kind.
III. Quade called on Ed Brueschke
Sunday.
Miss Emma Schwanke went to West
Union Friday and returned Monday
Mrs. Oscar LietZ and daughter Alma
Mrs. c. Berndt and daughter Selma
and Mrs. III. r. Jones were city callers
Monday.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-12-14
2S-.0
Citation for Hearing on Final Ac.
count and for Distribution
of Aaron noty. Deceased.

Estate of Aaron Doty. Deceased.
State of Minnesota, County of StearlIs. In
Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Estate of Aaron Doty,
Decedent.
The State of Minnesota to all persons inter-
ested in the final account and distribution of
the estate of said decedent: The representa-
tive of the above named decedent. having filed
in this Court his final account of the admins
tration of the estate of said decedent. together
with his petition praying for the adjustment
and allowance of said final account and for
distribution of the residue of said estate to the
persons thereunto entitled: Therefore. You
and Each of You. are hereby cited and re-
quired to show cause, if any you have before
this Court at the Probate Court Rooms in the
Court House in the City of st. Cloud. in the
County of Stearns. State of Minnesota on the
18th day of December 1911 at Q O'Clock \. NJ.
why said petition should not be granted
Witness The Judge of said Court. and the
seal of said Court this 9th day of December
1911. A. II. KLASEN,
(SeaD Probate Judge.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-12-14

Chas. Spaeth, Herman Weiner, Mrs.
John Ripka and Joe Spaeth helped
Henry Deters butcher Monday.
Alphonso Weyrauch and sister Erm-
elinda, Marie Fox. Alvina Gritzmach-
err, Title and Anna Ripka, Susie
Spaeth and Emil Wruck spent Sun
day afternoon at Joe Spaeth'S.
Mr.. and Mrs. III. Deters spent Sum
day at Essler's.
Miss Anna Ripka spent Saturday
and Sunday with her sister Mrs. VIM.
GritZmacher.
Henry .Weiner was a city caller
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. GritZmacher,
Mrs. Rob GritZmacher and daughter
Alvina spent Monday evening with
Mr.. and Mrs. John GritZmacher
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe BotZ spent S atur-
day and Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Botz in Spaulding
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-12-14
CORRESPONDENCE
MCCORMIC LAKE

Mr.. and Mrs. Sneesby called at Mr..
Wolfe's one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tobey Engle of Sank
Centre visited at Mr.. Hudson's Thurs
day.
The Mccormick Lake school will
close for the Christmas vacation on
Friday, Dec. %. HThe pupils will pre-
sent play called Santa Claus Sub
stitute'' at o'clock sharp.
Mrs. Mann visited with Mrs. Will
cox Monday afternoon.
Godfred Anderson went to Brooten
Tuesday morning to start up his hay
baling machine.
Mr.. Osendorf finished Shredding
corn Saturday and took his machine
home Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stier of Sank Valley
called at Mr.. Wilcox Sunday.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-12-14
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

NOIlC0 is n0roDy given UfldU OoldulU
has been made in the conditions of
mortgage executed by Walter Norris,
an unmarried man of legal age, mort
gagor to ThOs. G. Day & Co., mort
gagee. dated November Is. 1901. and
recorded in the office of the Register
OF Deeds of Stearns county. Mime
sofa. on November so. 1901. at $3.50
O'Clock a. NJ. i'm book 81 of Mortgages
on page $40 thereof: that said mort
gage was assigned, on October 20, 1911,
by the said Thos c. Day & Co., mort
gagee. to Lucas kelis. and the deed
of assignment recorded on November
l. 1911. at 5 O'Clock a. NJ. in said
registers office i'm Bookss"H" of AS
signmentS and Agreements on page
ooS thereof: that the said Lucas kellS.
assignee of said mortgage. has paid
the taxes assessed against the prem
ises described in said mortgage for
the years 1908, 1909 and 1910. amount
ing in all to One hundred thirteen
dollars and thirty-nine cents: that
the amount claimed TO be due on said
mortgage at this date, including said
taxes. is One hundred forty-four dol
lars and fOrty-twO cents: that the
premises described in and covered by
/ said mortgage are h e Northeast
| Quarter lNEi) of Section One O. in
Township One hundred twenty-five
Q25) North of Range Thirty four ga
| West, containing 100 acres more or
less. and situate in Stearns County,
Minnesota: that by virtue of the pow
er of sale contained in said mortgage
and pursuant To the statute in such
case made and provided said mortgage
will be foreclosed by sale of said
premises at public vendue, to the
highest bidder for cash, by the sheriff
of Stearns County, Minnesota, at the
front door of the Court House in the
City of ST. Cloud, in said county an6
state, on Saturday, the 23rd day Of
December, 1911, at IL O'Clock, a. Nj.
to satisfy the amount then due OF
said mortgage, including said taxes
and subsequent taxes paid, if any, to
gether with the costs of such sale
and twenty-five dollars attorneys fee
stipulated in said mortage.
i. Dated November s, 1911.
LUCAS KELLS.
Assignee of Mortgage
!. l.. L. KELLS,
Attorney for Assignee of Mortgagee
Sank Centre. Mimi. 24-6
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-12-14
Application for Liquor Licenses
STATE OF MINNEoTA. County of stearns

STATE OF MINNEOTA, County of Stearns
City of Sank Centre. IS
Notice is hereby given that application has
been made in writing TO the Common Council
of the City of Sank Centre. and filed in my Of
tce praying for License to sell intoxicating
Liquors for the term of six months, commence
ING January lst 1912. at the opening of bust
ness hours and terminating June 30th 1912.
the close of business hours. by the following
named person and at the following named
place to-wit:
FERDINAND DETERS
At and in the front room on the first. or
ground floor Of that certain two story and
basement bricS building. owned by Joseph
Miller and Sitnate ON the West end of Lots
numbered II and II III Block number II in the
Original TownSIre tnow City, of Sank Centre.
Mimi.
said application will be heard ana determine
ed by said Common Council of the city of Sank
Centre. at the office of the City Clerk in said
City. on Friday, the 18th day of December,
4. ID. 1911 at 9 O'Clock A. VI.
Given under my hand and the seal of the
City of Sauk Cent. MS 18th day of Decem-
Der, A. ID. 1911.
SEAL J. T. COOPER.
292t City Clerk