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Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-11-24
WEDDING LAST EVENING WAS
FOLLOWED WITH MANY BEST
WISHES TO HAPPY COUPLE.

The many friends Of Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Wycoff are showering them with
congratulations today owing to their
marriage last evening at the home of
the BRIDES parents. The wedding GER
eniony was Witnessed by the immed-
ialc friends and relatives of the bride
and groom. The ring ceremony was
used by Rev. FAIL of the Presbyterian
church.
The apartments at the Sevilla which
were fitted up by Mr.. Wycoff before
the wedding will be their home this
Writer and they will take up immed,
late occupancy.
Mr.. Wycof is a conductor in the
employ Of the Great Northern railway
and the bride is the daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. N. A. Robertson Of this city.
The World joins their friends in ex-
tending congratulations.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-11-24
try in the Havre. land district near the

try in the Havre. land district near the
Big Sandy.
ct arrived there" said Mr.. Arm.
strong, cat five O'Clock in the morn
ing and lining myself up with com.
petent real estate firm who thought
that I wanted homestead, went out
onto the prairie for twenty-five miles
and after looking around all day with
the locators I took land but to their
dissatisfaction took q township and
half of their best land for. the In.
dams. They, however, didn't know it
until I had gotten out Of the country"
"While the Indians are quiet and
peaceful, naturally the white man does.
MT like too we'll to have them for
neighbors, /" said Mr.. Armstrong.
Mr.. and Mrs. Armstrong will arrive
in their new home about the first Of
December. In the time they have. been
residents Of Devils Lake they have
made many friends who are sorry to
see them leave.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-11-24
VALLEY CITY WOMAN COOK Ar.
sENIC-M0RT0N 90. FARNER
SHOT HIMSEI,E.

Valley City, N. D., Nov. 20.-sat-
urday a most startling snuicide occur
red in this city, when Mrs. Charles
Pesek, the wife Of retired and we'll
TODD farmer, killed herself by swallow
ing 40 grains Of arsenic. It is SUP.
posed tn ded was committed in tenn
porary fit Of insanity, brought about
by dependency over her husbands
continued drinking and business trou.
blse.
Mrs. Pesek Gale da neighbor, Mrs.
John Marsh, over the telephone and in
sisted on her coming over. Mrs. Marsh
finally said she would and as she tep-
ped inside Of the door Of the Pesek
home Mrs. Pesek said, ct have some.
thing to show you that you never saw
BEFORE" and producing a bottle she
swallowed the poison and died immed-
lately.
Young Farmer Shot Himself.
Mandan, N. D., Nov. 20.-One Of the
most deliberate and gruesome suicides
that ever occurred in Morton county
occurred when Fred Schultz, a young
farmer living near Fort Rice took his
own life.
The deed was committed in the house
on Schultz claim where he lived alone.
His brother was driving over from his
fathers place to get some coal and
had just stopped at the barn to put up
his horses when he heard the shot and
went to the house and found the door
locked, but upon investigation saw that
his brother had shot himself. He went
for help and broke down the door. It
would appear that Schultz died in.
stantly.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-11-24

Fireman O'Leary had wife and two
children.
W. T. Ridenbaugh, the brakeman on
the ill fated Number %, when seen at
the Colonial hotel this morning by The
World, gave his version Of the wreck.
Although badly bruised about the head
and body and one knee put out Of com
mission, he is resting easy and it is
thought at present that he will recov-
er. rs. Ridenbaugh came in this af-
ternoon on No. S and will remain with
her husband until he is able to return
home with her to Larimore.
In telling his story, Mr.. Ridenbaugh
said: Through Granville and Towner
we were running exactly on time and
owing to the light train, we had only
two cars, our speed was reduced so
that when we struck the freight we
We're only running about IS miles an
hour. l sat in All easy chair with my
feet against the side Of the car as
quietly as though I was next to my
own Preside when the crash came. All
at once there was sudden something.
I cannot describe that moment and
never will be able to I guess. The
next thing I knew was clear at the
rear of the car with my lower limbs
pinned under some heavy express box
es. though was not badly hurt but
could not get loose for some time. Con-
ductor Wynn and the express messen-
ger kept hollering "Ridie" at me
again and again and while I answered
back could do nothing because I
couldn't get loose. After a few min
utes Wynn ceased his cries for help
and I thought sure he had died, but
after I had worked myself loose I went
over and got the two men out from
under the debris and we got as COM
Portable as possible. I went outside
at once and tried to find the engineer
and fireman. I found Wright first but
he was nearly gone. asked him how
badly he was hurt but the last and
only thing he uttered was "Oh, my
God,'' and he was gone We loaded
him onto an improvised stretcher and
took him into the car and save for the
final muscle setting that death had
brought on he never moved again. We
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-11-24
TWO MEN ARE KILLED AND FIVE ARE BADLY
INJURED IN GREAT NORTHERN WRECK NEAR
TUNbR|DCE- DEVILS LAKERS AMONG INJURED
Fierce Accident Caused Result of Either Disobey
ing Orders or Being Blinded by Snow Storm
Twill Arrest Conductor and Engineer

engineers story is to the effect chat lie
did not know he had passed Tuubridgc
and did not see the station on account
Of the snow. The snow, however, ac-
cordirg to many, was not as binding
as claimed by the engineer.
Going Up Hill.
The freight was going up good hill
just west of Tunbridge, and when the
top was reached the engineer got the
first glimpse of the approaching fast
mail just in time to put on the brakes
and jump, realizing that it was impos.
sible to get INTO clear or give any warn
ing.
Puts Blame on Storm.
cit was storming badly when the
wreck occurred,' said Engineer Acker,
who arrived in Minot tonight on No S.
"Our train had an ordinary headlight
and the passeger had an electric head
light. We realized that We had passed
Tunbridge and had stopped and were
about to back up. We could see the
passenger coming and realized that we
could not get in the clear.
No Time for Grew to- Escape.
''Had it not been storming so badly,
or had our train been equipped with
an electric headlight, the passenger
crew night have seen us but as it was
the passenger got within few feet of
us before the crew realized the situa-
tion. There was no time whatever for
the passenger crew to save themselves.
Engines and Mail Car Wrecked.
"Both engines were demolished and
the mail and express car on the pas
senger We're smashed. A car of mach
liner yon the fright was dmolishd and
svral other cars were badly wrecked.
Dead Taken to Minot.
Division Superintendent Charles E.
Leverich of Minot left for the scene Of
the wreck few minutes after it cc-
Cured. Accompanied by several ply.
sicians the injured were taken to the
hospital at Rugby and the dead were
brought to Minot The track was
cleared by 8 O'Clock yesterday after.
noon.
Engineer Wright who was killed is
survived by wife and five children.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-11-24
HAS SECURED MUCH LAND FOR
THE INDIANS TO LIVE ON
GOES TO SANTA FE.
(From Mondays Daily

Leaving tonight via st. Paul for
Santa Fe, New Mexico, Mr.. and Mrs.
John F. Armstrong expect to make the
western city their home. Having been
residents of Devils Lake for tho past
two years they have made q wide cir.
Gle of acquaintance. For the past two
years Mr.. Armstrong has been Unit
ed States Indian allotting agent for
the Fort Totten and Turtle Mountain
Indians. Since his initial work here
he has allotted land to moro than 1900
redmen and their heirs, has quieted the
same number Of titles and has acted as
attorney for more than half hundred
Indians in disputed titles against the
white men who have tried to get hold
of the land.
This year alone he. has allotted to
Indians from North Dakota and Mon.
tana-- over 100000 acres Of the new
Montana homestead lands, most of this
being in the Havre land district where
he has chosen the cream Of the country
and the Indians will take this land to
make homes for themselves, thus again
moving the red man further towards
the western boundary.
In his new field at Santa Fe he will
be on the Navajo, Moqui and Pima re-
srevations and will do all his work
through the Santa Fe and Phoenix land
Offices, as much Of these settled lands
have passed into the hands Of white
men and their original titles when they
were held by the Indians are terribly
mixed and his duty will be to straight
en- these out and quiet the titles.
In quieting defective applications
for land in the public domain made by
these tribal men he will have to deal
almost altogether with the Indians and
looking up the history Of these family
ties Of the red men are, as Mr.. Arm
strong says, like sinking hole through
to China. The work is extremely hard
and nerve racking and above ali takes
great deal Of time, as some cases in
volve months of investigation before
the right ancestral track can be found.
Many of these Indians, instead Of set.
Ting on the regular Indian lands, went
off the reservations and located on the
public domain and these he will have
to find homes for where they are en-.
titled to them.
In speaking Of his work this summer
Mr.. Armstrong said: I have spent
most of my time this year looking up
new homes for the reds. Most Of my
search has been in the Havre land dis.
trict and I can tell you that it has
been strictly uphill business. I have
been compelled to go at my work
quietly for if people found out that I
was seeking homes for the Indians
they would give me the cold shoulder"
When asked by The World to give an
experience Of one occasion he told Of
his visit to the lonesome prairie coun.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-11-24

Several Devils Lake residents were
injured in bad wreck near Tunbridge
Sunday morning and two former res.
idents were killed, the accident occur.
ing near Tunbridge, N. D., when the
Great Northern fast mail, No. %, east
bound, crashed into freight train
a half mile west of Tunbridge, killing
two and injuring five.
THE DEAD.
ISAAC WRIGHT, Minot, N. D., Eli.
gineer, No. %.
WILLIAM o'LEARY, Minot, N. D..
Fireman, fast mail.
THE INJURED.
r. c. WYNN, Devils Lake, Conduct
or fast mail, one eye gouged out and
head injured.
WILLIAM RIDENBAUGH, Lari.
more, N. D., fast mail brakeman, in.
jured about legs and head bruised.
NED PRICE, St. Paul, Express mes.
senger, fast mail, ribs broken and hurt
internally, not expected to live at
Good Samaritan hospital, Rugby, N. D.
DAN HEALEY, Mail clerk, fast
mail, Devils Lake, injured about head,
leg broke, will recover; at Good Samar.
itan hospital, Rugby, will be removed
to Devils Lake in a couple Of days.
H. JENNINGS, Mail clerk, fast mail,
Devils Lake, injured OH head.
FREIGHT CREW HELD.
Conductor William Christian, Engi-
neer D. w. Aker, Fireman Harry ow-
ems and Brakeman Clayton of the
freight crewe are held on the charge
of the accident at Rugby. The inquest
in the case will be held next Wednes-
day morning according to announce
ment made today.
Story Of the Accident.
While the real details Of the accident
cannot be given out from railroad cir
cles, where it is being held on the quiet
it is generally believed that the head.
on collision was caused as a result of
the freight train, west bound, going be,
yond orders after leaving Rugby, the
orders being to take the siding at Tun.
bridge. Instead several have passed
she remark that it was thought that
the freight could make Berwick III the
time it was supposed to have, while the
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-11-24

Isaac Wright came to this city in
1882 to accept a position as wiper in
the round house for the railroad com.
pany. He had been in the service of
the company only short time until he
was promoted to the position of fire.
man, which he held for two years,
when he was again promoted to engi-
neer.
Two years ago he was given the of.
flee of travelling engineer for the com.
pany, which he held for some time,
but finding the steady run on the fast
mail more lucrative he resigned and
again took up work on the fast mail.
1t was he who made the initial run of
that train on this division. He was q
fearless man and never had thought
of danger, having made the record run
of the fast mail between here and Mi
not. During his work as an engineer
he has been given the credit of being
one Of the best drivers on the road
Mr.. Wright at the time of his death
was nearing the forty year mark, over
half of his life having been spent in
the service Of the Great Northern. He
leaves a wife and a small family of
children at Minot. The family made
their home at this end of the division
until a year ago when they made the
change and went west
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-11-24

found O'Leary under tons of coal and
iron right up next to the boiler plate
where he had met merciless death
both from crushing and burning. HI
was in so deep that it was a number Of
hours before we got him out. !"
Mr.. Ridenbaugh has been in the rail
road service for more than twenty.
five years and has been running out of
Devils Lake for eleven years. This, he
says, is the worst mix-up he was ever
in and is mighty thankful to escape
with his life.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-11-24

J. il. McPike returned from South
st. Paul yesterday where he has been
an exhibitor at the live stock show.
Mr.. MaFike is a prosperous farmer
near Cando and is fancier Of good
bred cattle.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-11-24
NAsH.coNNoLY ACTION Is DE
CIDED BY ATTORNEYS WITH
OUT PREJUDICE.
WORK IS PROGRESSING SMOOTH
LY AND JURY IS KEPT VERY
BUSY.

Matters Now Before the Court Are Of
Great Importance-Probable That
Criminal Work Where Great Interest
Centers VIII OF Be Started Before
First of Next Week-Jones VS.. Ruger
Now Being Tried.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-11-24

Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Hardy of Afinot
called on friends for a short time yes
terday.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-11-24

Leonard Scharhf was over from Web
ster yesterday and returned today.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-04-21
WaIdport.

ID. Wenner has bought place
an the Yachats from Elmer Helms.
School began Monday at Tide
water and also in the district above.
The Condor cane in the 18th over
u very smooth bar.
NJ c. Kellow is clearing up an
acre for a garden spot near the school
house.
Judge Gardner has been visiting
the south end of the county in the
Interest of good roads. He went to
the Lane County line.
q v Hurt is getting active in
the real estate business and predicts
a lively market this fall.
Some much needed work is being
daue on the Coon Hollow road which
leads south from Waldport.
Charles Webb has bought out the
Evens store at Waldport.
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young lady, she having made her
home here at Toledo the past two
years, during which time she has
made many friends.
The groom is the only son of Mr..
and Mrs. George Walker, and is an
honest, industrious young man, and
is well liked by everyone. He is
employed at present on the dredger
Chetco.
The house was decorated for the
occasion with carnations and ferns
making a very pleasing effect. The
bride was dressed in light blue Mes
salin silk and carried a bouquet of
white roses. The groom wearing
the conventional black. Fourteen
invited friends and guests were pres
ent to witness the ceremony and to
do justice to the sumptuous wedding
dinner which was served immediate
ly after the ceremony. Reverend
Il. j. Davenport of the Methodist
church ofiiciated at the wedding.
The bride and groom left Monday
morning on a honeymoon trip to
Portland, after which they will re.
turn to Toledo, making their home
on the dredger Chetco where the
groom is employed.
The LEADER joins with their many
friends in wishing them all kinds of
good luck.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-04-21

Miss Anna d. Wood of Mon
mouth commenced school Monday
April 10th with full attendance of
pupils and some rain. We hope
the weather will improve, also the
pupils.
j. G. Ludeman and wife of VALID
port visited with S. Sagendorf at
Linville Sunday. We also noticed
the genial countenance of Charles
Doffins, superintendent of the FL
more cannery, headed that way.
The fishing season is open now and
we have plenty to spare. Help
yourself, Charley.
Estrayed-From somewhere east
of the Cascade mountains, a snow
storm. When last seen it was wan
dering around over Lincoln county
looking for a place to locate. So
far as known no damage was done,
but we would rather have settlers
with strong arms and Roosevelt
families.
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COUNTY NEWS

from Newport for a week, expecting
to return with his family the Oath
to open the bakery at Nye Creek.
Grover Doty and Mr.. Hubble
were fishing off f,Seal Rocks Sunday.
Miss Gertrude Phelps gave Jolly
excursion down Beayer Creek to the
beach and Seal Rocks Easter Sun
day, where they enjoyed picnic
lunch and baked CLAIMS. Those who
were in the party were, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Wolfersperger, Miss
Elizabeth Wallace, Miss Clari De
Say, Miss Gertrude Phelps, Arthur
Holmgreen, Dexter and Guy from
bly,, Fred Commons and Clifford
Phelps.
Mr.. Ycrix, Jr., and Harold Hew-
lit were at Seal Rocks Sunday.
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Bay View.

Oscar Oakland has gone up Drift
creek to do some plowing for Mr..
Hanson.
H. L. McKenney and wife of
Beaver creek was over Monday.
Mr.. McKenney hauls the cream to
the Waldport creamery again this
Summer.
Mr.. Troxel Of Waldport passed
through Bay View Monday.
Dan Hendrickson has gone to the
logging woods to work.
H. Yorke Of Drift Creek was a
Bay View visitor Tuesday.
Mr.. Hanson of Linviile was in
this vicinity one day this week.
Henry Hendrickson is working
for Mr.. Sagondorf this week.
Burt Trombly had the misfortune
to cut his hand quite badly while
saving a log last Tuesday.
G. B. Ryan was Bay View vis-
itor last Friday.
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Otis.

Talk about an ideal country, we
surely have it here. Put our gar
dens in in March and do our sleigh
riding in April.
Mrs. M. Lee Of Boyer came home
this week to her Salmon River
ranch. She has been spending the
winter at Los Angeles with her
mother.
Ote Mcmillan is working a crew
of men opening the new road from
Harding's place down Salmon River.
We hear there is going to be a
sawmill at the mouth OF Devils Lake.
Messrs. Mcdonald and Wheatin
traded horses last week and both
claim they got the worst of it.
Founders are thick in Salmon
River now and they bite fine.
John Dickens made trip to Sher-
idan this week. He reports the
roads drying up fine but this last
storm will make them sloppy again.
Chauncy Gilmore has his wire
fence up. Chauncy is making some
good Improvements.
the Upper Salmon River cheese
factory is ready to run now.
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Taft.

jake johnson is clearing cut the
camp grounds at Siletz bay. Keep
the good work going, jake.
1t is reported that Jesse Farrin is
going to start a barber shop at Taft
this Summer.
A general line of groceries at the
Taft Cooperative company's store
always on hand.
Mr.. Dodson has set one and a
half miles of poles OH the new tele-
phone lines running to Salmon
river.
]. G.. Farrin and wife have re-
turned to their Summer home near
Taft.
Mr.. Kentta, will you please let
60 of that powder? We need it to
blow out the stumps from the road
down here.
c. F. Robertson andJ. P. Bones
are clearing a fine piece of bottom
lanl en- Schooner creek this Spring.
Thomas Kerr is back in the coun-
try on a short business visit.
Walter Bones left here for his
home in Dallas, after short visit
with his parents on Drift river.
He has been in poor health for the
past few months.
J. H. Ross was business visitor
In this vicinity lew days ago.
G.. S. Parmele & Sons have been
running their sawmill of late, get
ting cut lumber for the new school
houses on Siletz river.
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Elk City.

c. c. Woodford returned from a
business trip to Newport the first of
the week.
Charles Van Orden has rented the
Hotel Elk and it is now open for
business.
Col. Parker returned to the ranch
Monday to remain for time.
Dr.. Carter passed through on his
way to Glen the first of the week.
Alden Davis and brother arrived
from Tillamook the first of the week.
Alden is quite popular with the fans
in this burg.
John Goodell came up from Tole-
do Tuesday morning. He will as
sist the Elk City Lumber Company
and probably take membership in
the E. C. A. G.
Ball season opened up Sunday on
Elk City field. And. next Sunday
we will meet Newport for the first
game OF the season on Elk City field.
This will be an interesting game as
Newport has a first class team and
Elk City is up to standard.
One OF Dick Abbey's COWS fell
down bluff and dislocated her neck.
Chickens have been in demand in
the vicinity of Beaver Creek of late.
Col. Parker and G. w. Young have
been supplying the demand. While
one of the commission men enter
tanned the household the partners
were boxing chickens.
Several thousand feet of saw logs
were put into the lumber company's
boom the past week. The Grant
boys have about two hundred thou
sand to put down if they get water,
One of our neighbors had 5-gal-
lon keg OF Kentucky Dewdrop ship
ped to his address. 1t arrived O.
K. but gave evidence Of having been
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Ona

We are having March weather in
April on Beaver Creek.
Rey. and Mrs. Gwynn have re-
turned to their home at Waldpolt.
Mrs. Gwynn having spent a week
with her son. R. r. Gwynn, and
family, while the, Reverend attended
tie Presbytery at Brownsville.
Joe Blower carried the mail Sat-
glrday from Toledo to Linville and
n1urned Monday.
Miss Hattie Van Hoosen of Cor
wallis began school in district No.
y April 10th.
Harold Hewitt is home from Port
Eand, where he has been the past
winter.
Miss Elizabeth Wallace of Eugene
is teaching in what is known as the
Ryan district.
Arbor Day was observed by Ona
school. Miss De Say and pupils
rendered splendid program.
Mr.. Troxel Of Waldport was in
the neighborhood Monday and spen.
the night at the Commons ranch.
Mark Jones spent the week end at
Hunters Lodge.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. w. Hewitt
spent Sunday at the A. H. Phelps
home.
The Waldport cream wagon,
.oriven by H. Mckinney, is on the
route again for the Summer.
Joseph Wolfersperger came down
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Abe Lincoln School.

Here we come again. Have been
too busy to write lately on account
Of Spring work.
O. e. Lyndon departed last week
for California, where he will take
charge of one Of his fathers extern
sive fruit ranches.
Ole Olsen was delivering potatoes
to Waldport Saturday. These pota-
toes were planted about the first OF
June and did not get rain or irriga-
ton and then made $50 sacks to
the acre OF salable potatoes. Can
the Willamette valley beat that?