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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-04-12
whole FAMILY Was
BRUTALLY MURDERED
Head Of Each Victim Crushed
and Butcher Knives Stuck
in Their Bodies
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Preoo.
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, April 12-
William Burton, his wife and two chill
dren, and Leaon Evers, his brother
in-law, were murdered while asleep
in their home here early today. The
head of each victim appears to have
been crushed with an Ak, and butcher
knives were found sticking in all the
bodies, except those Of the children.
All the victims we're negroes. There
are apparently no clews to the the
perpetrators of the crime, but the pol
ice believe a negro fanatic is respon-
sible.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-04-12
BOYS DROWN IN
CAPSlllNG BOAT
We're Attempting to Cross
Chic River From Virginia
When Boat j pset
By Associated Press

6y AS9UC18CcQ
EAST LIVERPOOL, Ohio, April IL
-Four boys were drowned today
when the boat in which they were
crossing the Ohio river from the Vir-
ginia side. capsized twelve miles
south of here. The fifth boy was
saved. Those drowned were:
Henry Brandt, 20; Earl Brandt, 49,;
and Hugh Sproul, 1S, all of Port HON.
er, Ohio, and Clifford Howard, II, OF
FairvieW, w. Va.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-04-12
President RETURNS
TO White HOUSE
Addressed Classmates Of Yale,
'78 IN New York Last
Night
BY Associated Press.

BY ASSOC1aCeU FTeAS.
WASHINGTON, April 12.-Presi-
dent Taft returned to the capital from
New York this morning. He was ac-
companied by his brother, Charles P.
Taft, Senator Root and E. C. Duncan,
republican national committeeman
from North Carolina. The president
went to New York yesterday and ad-
dressed class mates OF Yale, '7S, and
Union League there last night.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-04-12
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FOUNDER DIE

+ WASHINGTON, April 12-
= Miss Clara Barton, founder OF
E the American Red Cross Society (
+ died at her home in Glen Echo,
+ Nd, this morning. The cause OF
f death was chronic pneumonia,
e with which she was stricken
+ about a year ago. Miss Barton
= was born at Oxford, Mass, In
= 1921.
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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-04-12
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FOUND ON BOULEVARD

: LYNN, Mass, April 12-The +
! body Of George E. Marsh, presi- =
= dent of the soap manufacturing =
: company of this city, was found e
I: today on the boulevard. There z
4: were five bullet wounds in his e
: body. The police belive Marsh =
I: was murdered. =
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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-04-12

CONTINUED on page 81
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-04-12
THE SPIRIT OF PROGRESS.

THE SPIRIT OF PROGRESS.
Over half million dollars to be expended
for new buildings in the Capital City during
the summer Of 1912 regardless Of crop condi-
tions, and with two unfavorable years imme-
diately preceding The figures in the above
table are conservative, being the architects
own estimates. In most of the cases the struc-
lures will cost even more before they are CON-
pleted. If the seasons developments assure
splendid crop still greater construction work
will commence. These figures portray, far
more forcibly than any words that might be
spoken, or any editorials that might be writ
ten, the steady, substantial, certain growth Of
Bismarck, the metropolis destined to become
within the two ensuing decades, the largest
city in the state, and one of the best of the en-
tire Northwest.
COMMENCING
Excavating has already commenced for a
large number Of the structures to be erected.
Those that are not being started today will
be well under way before May Is. The four
coming weeks will see the inauguration Of the
greatest building activity ever before mani
tested in this section Of the commonwealth.
THE FEDERAL BUILDING.
The most important Of the new edifces is
the United States post office and court house
that will be erected on the corner Of Third
and Broadway. 1t will be three stories and
a full basement, 64 by 100 feet. 1t will cost
$150,000. Excavation work is now being done.
1t will be completed before September l. 1913.
MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM.
The municipal auditorium will grace the
corner of Sixth and Broadway. 1t will cost
about $4,000. It will measure 80 by 1928 feet,
with a rear wall u feet in height. Prelimin-
ary excavations have been made, and the con-
tract work will begin within thirty days. The
building will be completed by October 1.
THREE HUGHES BUILDINGS.
E. A. Hughes will erect three buildings this
summer. The largest will be on Third street
opposite the Masonic Temple. 1t will be a
three story apartment house, costing $25, 600.
Work will be started at once. The Hughes
building on Fourth street is already under
way, the foundation being in place. The
brick are hauled, and construction work will
begin Immediately. This structure will be
will cost $4,000. The third block to be erect
ed by Mr.. Hughes is to be on Main street,
east of the Dakota block, and will replace the
wooden building destroyed by fire two weeks
ago, formerly occupied by the Kundert hard
ware company. It will be 25 by 80 feet, one
story and basement, costing $1,000. The work
of clearing away the fire debris and excavat-
ing is to be started at once, the contract hav-
ing been let to John L. Larson Thursday ev-
ening.
STANDARD OH. COMPANY.
The Standard Oil company will erect
$4,000 distributing warehouse on Front
street. Work is being delayed while the title
to three of their lots is quieted. This will be
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-04-12
Telephone Service Broken.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, April 12.-Tele-
phone communication was lost dur
ing the forenoon with Luxora and
Osceola, Ark, and Marked Tree, Ark,
and the last news heard from the
first two named towns are that the
levee situation is very grave. This an
nouncement was made by the st.
Francis levee board. Last reports
from Marked Tree said water was ris-
ing rapidly there at about an inch
per hour.
Women and children have been TAX
en- to the highest points in Luxora,
which for the most part lies below
the levee.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-04-12
STANDARD OIL COMPANY.

The Standard OIL company will erect
$4,000 distributing warehouse on Front
street. Work is being delayed while the title
to three of their lots is quieted. This will be
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-04-12
crisis ENDS FOR
FLOOD Fighters
While Breaks May Occur
Along River Water Is Now
Rapidly Receding
Still Serious at Some 10WOS
Where Telephone Service
Has Been Broken
Ry Associated Press.

Ry Associated Press.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, April 12.-Little
armies of flood fighters are holding
their own today all along the upper
stretches of the Mississippi river to-.
day.
At Luxora and Osceoia, Ark, the
situation is still critical and breaks
may occur, but the flood is rapidly
receding and the end Of the crisis is
in sight.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-04-12

accomplished shortly, and building operations
will be under way very soon. In addition to
the warehouse, the company purposes to con-
struct large eight room house north Of their
wholesale building to be used by their en-
Srployes.
GRAND PACIFIC ANNEX.
Henry Tatley will build his northwest annex
to the Grand Pacific hotel. Work is already
progressing. The annex will be four stories
and basement, 60 by 80 feet, and will cost
not less than $25 900, probably running lit
tie higher 1t will be ready for occupancy be-
fore October l.
WEBB BLOCK.
W. II. Webb will build handsome and mod
ern office building on Fifth street on the Sec
ond lot north Of the Atlantic Cafe. It will
be two stories and a full basement, 25 by 130
feet in dimensions, and will cost $15,OOO Work
will commence thereon before May Is.
TRIBUNE BUILDING.
The building occupied by the Bismarck Trib-
rne will be remodelled. The southwest cor
ner will be constructed back to the alley. The
wall on the Broadway side will be taken out
and replaced with handsome Hebron brick to
match the rest Of the building. The book bind
cry will be removed to the basement, and the
entire second floor will be fitted into modern
office suites. The improvement work and ad
dition will cost $4,000.
TREACY APARTMENT HOUSE,
DR.. R. H. Treacy will build modern apart
ment house on the corner Of Second and
Broadway It will cost $4,000 and will be
one of the largest in the city.
HIGH SCHOOL IMPROVEMENTS.
Additional improvements will be made in
the new high school building, probably in
cluding the finishing Of the gymnasium, man.
ual training and domestic science departments.
The improvements will cost $4,000
SIXTY PRIVATE DWELLINGS.
Plans are already on foot for the construc-
tion Of sixty new houses in the residence por-
tion Of the city. In case favorable crop
condition prevails, this number will increase
to over one hundred. Some of the houses will
cost $4,000 and $500, and others will cost
$4,000 and $4,000, with two or three $4,000
conservative estimate of $1,000 as the aver
age cost Of each dwelling, making the total
amount to be actually done in this line at
the present time, $18O,OOO
PROJECTS FOR THE FUTURE.
In addition to the half million dollars worth
of construction work that will be done re-
gardless of conditions, there is almost similar
amount in view in case crops appear favorable.
The Sisters of st. Benedict will erect $150O00
hospital on the block north of St. Mary's con-
vent. 1t is possible that excavating for this
edifce will commence late in the summer. The
Sisters are building an addition to their acad-
emy at St. Joseph, Mimi, as we'll as church,
and do not feel like commencing the Bismarck
undertaking until their Minnesota structures
are well under way. There are also many
business blocks to be erected if conditions
warrant, and Bismarck stands on the verge
of an era Of expansion and development far
greater than it ever dreamed Of in years gone
by.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-04-12
lNER HALF A Million DOLLARS Will Re EXPENDED IN BISMARCK
FOR new BUILDINGS DURING 1912 REGARDLESS Of CROP OUTLOOK

Buildings Actually to Be Constructed in
Bismarck During 1912
Federal Building, Cor: Third and Broadway $150,O00
Sixty Private Dwellings, Aver. cost, $4,000 10000
Auditorium, Corner Sixth and Broadway. $4,000
Standard Oil Company Front Street ..... $4,000
Hughes Building, Third Street -. $4,000
Grand Pacific Annex, Fourth Street : $4,000
Hughes Building, Fourth Street -. $4,000
Webb Block Fifth Street . $4,000
Bismarck Tribune, Broadway Q. . -. 10000
Treacy Apartment House, I'd & Broadway 10000
Bismarck High School, Add: improvements 5000
Hughes Building, Main Street .. -. 5000
Total $4,000
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-05-09

Vingie Long, SOIL of Mr.. and Mrs.
M. B. Long, of Wheatland township,
met with a very serious accident Sum-
day. He was breaking a colt to ride,
the animal was highspirited and very
active, the ground was very soft and
slippery owing to the late rains. The
colt slipped and fell on the rider in
such a manner as to telescope the
right leg producing a compound frac-
ture about half way between the knee
and ankle badly decorating the leg, the
ends of the bone penetrating through
the flesh. DR.. P. d. Peabody assisted
by DIR. Brown reduced the fracture,
dressed the wound and the patient at
this writing is doing as well as could
be expected under the circumstances.
Vingie is a graduate of Webster high
school and is very popular with the
young people of the city and all will
sympathize and wish him an early and
complete recovery.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-05-09
A Bad Wind Storm

The high wind Saturday moved the
large barn on the Countryman farm
(the old Steffen place. just south of
the creamery about sixteen inches on
its foundation on the east end and four
on the west while a portion of the
interior is badly .racked, HI. G. Hal
strom's large machine shed, milk house
and other small buildings were blown
down. A part of the roof was
blown off the residence of Frank Gebur
in Rusk township and his barn more or
less damaged. The barn on the Mike
Darmody farm was badly damaged.
Emil Reiprick's buildings sustained
some damage. Windmills on the
Marshall Long and Fred Brakhage
farms were blown down and many
small buildings and out house in the
southern part of the county were
blown down and more or less damaged.
However there is no loss of life or
total destruction of buildings reported.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-05-09
MANY BODIES
BURIED AT SEA
Ship Reaches Halifax
With 100 on Board.

Halifax, N. S., May lone hundred
and ninety bodies, among them those,
OF Colonel John Jacob Aston and ISL
dor Straus, were brought to Halifax
on the cable ship Mackay-Bennett,
which had been searching an area or
more than thirty square miles In the
vicinity where the great White Star
liner Titanic sank after striking an
iceberg.
George B. Widener's body, although
previously reported as recovered, was
not among those on the ship and her
commander explained that a body az
first thought to have been that of Mr..
Widener was buried as that OF his
valet.
All told 306 dead were found and 116
were consigned again to the sea. Not:
n name Of prominent persons miss
ing was added to the list of recovered
dead by the Mackay-Bennett's arrival
Sailors worked four hours unloading
her and the dead were taken to an Inn
provtsed morgue In q curling rink,
where relatives will have opportunity
to claim them.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-05-09

10 visit his grandmother anf was
returning home. The family have been
in suspense, hoping against hope, ever
since the disaster, but Sunday received
a letter from the grandmother stating
the Roy had sailed on the Titanic.
The body was among those recovered
has been identified and instructions
have been wired for its immediate
shipment to Langford where interment
will takeplace.
Deceased was a young man of good
character and great promises, in the
prime of health and vigor and his
sudden death is a blow that falls with
crushing force on the bereaved family,
to whom rthe sympathy of the entire
community goes out in this hour of
their terrible affiction.
We were unable to learn any of the
immediate data or funeral arrange
ments.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-05-09
The City Council

The city council met Monday and the
sew member, Chas. Hawkinson, of the
second ward, took the oath of office
and became a member, Herman Olson
retiring, which was the only change
made in the membership. The fol-
lowing officers and committees were
appointed for the ensuing year:
City auditor, J. B. Egeland.
City attorney, L. w. Bickneil.
City engineer, r. A. Tanner.
Chief Of police, j. C. Garrick.
Assessor, L. G. Levoy.
Supt. light and water plant G. E.
Boyle.
Street commissioner, w. F. Wilcox.
Pound master, M. M. Judge.
Official paper, Webster World.
Committee on finance, F. w. Halb-
kat. chairman, E, L. Forbes, and c. E.
Hyde.
Commute on streets and alleys, E.
L. Forbes, chairman, Chas. Becht and
Chas. Hawkinson.
Committee on electric lights and
water, C. E. Hyde, chairman, F. W.
Halbkat and H. j. Herman.
Committee on claims, HI. j. Herman,
chairman, C. E. Hyde, and Chas. Becht.
Committee on cemetery, Chas. Becht,
chairman, Chas. Hawkinson and H. j.
Herman.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-05-09
Hanse News Items

Edwin Olson was a Waubay visitor
Monday.
Stephen Shreier visited friends near
Eden Tuesday.
Mike Snider went to Aberdeen We'd
nesday, returning to Hanse Thursday.
Mrs. M. w. Lawrence called at the
Hans Saga home Wednesday;
Miss Marie Saga is spending a few
days at the M. w. Lawrence home.
Mr.. Gartner was a business visitor in
Webster Tuesday.
Ole Saga spent Tuesday at the
county seat.
Mrs. Andrew Opitz is reported as
being on the sick list at the present
time.
j. Bregel was a Hanse visitor last
Thursday.
P. B. Carlson spent Thursday i'm
Aberdeen.
Miss Selma Olson spent Wednesday
evening at the Lawrence home.
Knut Nelson Sundayed at the Sigvert
Moen home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sigvart Moen accom-
panied by Miss Olga Saga spent Sun
with Mr.. and Mrs. Hans Saga.
The farmers in the northern part of
Day county are having as much trouble
on account of too much rain this year
as they had last year on account of the
drouth.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-05-09

slaughter house and the two men saw
them coming and tried to make their
get away across the country going
over soft blowing, through sio0ghs, up
to their arms in water in every way
making themselves hard to catch The
automobile was too much for them
The big machine would make the trip
around all these places >and fnally the
two n saw that they were UP against
it rigat and stopped, gave themselves
up, got in the machine snd were
brouget to town and in company with
the one garrick had captured were
taken up to the Jail where they We're
searched. One fellow had a little over
ten dollars upon him, another a few
dimes and ahabo outfit, pepper, salt
and spoon. None had a gun.
There is seemingly no question bat
tha' the chief got the right bunch for
in the goods stolen from the ears al
Milbank we're some underclotbes con-
signed to E. A. Merger, of this city
Each of the gentlemen had a new suit
of underwear; arm MI. Merger identi-
fled them as the kind he should have
received,
They were taken to Milbank this
morning to stand trial. They gave
their names as Harry Taylor, of Jack
sonville, H., j. T. Warlsh, Battle
Creek, Mich, Mathew McHenry, of
New York.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-05-09
X. X. Notes

Two steam shovels have arrived te
be used in the double-tracking between
here and Summit. Three more will
arrive in a few days to be used between
Andover and Bristol and Ortley ard
Summit. Aberdeen American.
Several car loads of horses and equip
ment were unloaded here this week and
the Lamoraux Bros. of Omaha, Neb.,
have the double track on the Milwaukee
railroad, for two miles west of Bristol
to Holmquist. There is one camp
located about four miles east of. town
and one camp will be just west of
town, and the Dickinson camp is
between here and Andover. = Bristol
Optomist.
One hundred and ten cars of outfit
have been unloaded to date by SUBJ
contractors along the line of the double
tracking between Aberdeen and Wau-
bay, and the work is being pushed at
all points. Two steam shovels, one
for Ortley and one for Webster have
already arrived, and three more are on
the way, one for between Andover and
Bristol and two on the line between
Ortley and Summit. -Ortley Outlook.
Three car loads of men arrived here
Saturday night and thirty eight head
of horses were unloaded and found
shelter in Pew & Stevenson's livery
barn. Quite a number of our citizens
were at the depot the following day to
see the different kinds of paraphernalia
used for grading purposes being
unloaded from the cars. The men
seem to be conversant with the work
and go at it in a systematic manner.
Monday morning a procession of about
twenty wagons loaded with the neces-
sary utensils for the graders, and
drawn by some magnificent specimens
of horse flesh. started for the camping
grounds on the farm of w. Z. Boeck-
man, three and one-half miles south
east of town. Another camp is estab-
lished about four miles west of And
over Numerous cars containing con-
tractors material have been unloaded
this week at all the towns on the H. &
ID. between Ortley and Aberdeen. l..
c. Sherman, of Minneapolis, is here to
see about the right of way with the
owners of the land through which the
survey has been made. Dirt has begun
to fly, and it is expected that the
seventy-fiye miles between Summit and
Aberdeen will be completed before the
snow fies-if it does not fly in May
time. -Andover Gazette.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-05-09
Interstate Association For The

Encouragementad Shooting
The Interstate Association for the
encouragement OF Trap Shooting. the
parent organization ofEthe trap shoot
|ang fraternity in AEerica. has regis
tered a touruament for Webster. s.
ID on June S. 6 and n. under the aus
Of the Webster Gun Club. On
like baseball and similar SPORTS. trap
ksh citing has not been given the pub
Ilicity that snch clean, wholesome sport
should recei We IL rs essentially a
gentleman g sport and inclades among
its thousands OF Supporters men Of all
professions. The great maturity of
sport loving Americans haven't the
slightest concept:o ON ofsthe magnitude
of the recreation and the Tournament
ito be held in this city will go a long
way towards ~impressing tie public
with the scope of the pastime and the
of men who follow lit.
The Tournams emit will be one of $50
registered events OF the seasons cam
paign Of The Interstate Association,
an organization which not only con
tributes its moral. but also it's finan
cisl support to an Incompatible sport.
For 1913 the Association has ar
ranged to contribute 10000 to the
Tournaments given under its auspices
throughout the country. This large
sum is distri buted to fixtures in every
section. and is bound to attraetI 10 the
gathering the highest quality Of
marksmen in the land The Tourna-
ments as operated by The Interstate
Association are exclusively for ANA
tours, the Professionals being on hand
to demonstrate their skill only and
show that America has the best class
of msrksnen in the world. The dis.
play Of these men is a splendid attrac-
tion and form a potent card. Marvel
Gus records are accredited to the K
perts, one t~op-notcher having a record
of more than 500 consecutive breaks of
clay targets at unknown angles.
The program has been devised for
Amateurs exclusively. and competition
will surely be acute among the local
shotgun men.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-05-09
Game Warden HaIpin Busy

Game Warden Halpin captured a 100
foot gill net Friday morning just north
of the Denton cottage at Pickerel lake,
near the mouth of the spring, but
there being no fish in the net no prose-
cution was made, but the net was
brought to town Monday and burned
in the office of Justice Harris. People
setting out nets at Pickerel and other
lakes in Day county had better have a
care, as Game Warden Halpini is awake
nights and don't let any opportunity go
by to get them. He is enforcing the
law to the best of his ability, and that
seems to be quite an ability, as he has
captured four nets this spring and is
still looking for more
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-05-09
Death of a Day County Boy

Chas. Wheeler, of North Webster,
received a telegram Friday announcing
the death of his eldest son. Charles
Wheeler, Jr., in a hospital at Los
Angeles, CAL, on Thursday, May 2,
from an attack of scarlet fever.
The deceased was born in Day county
tw~enty-four years ago and has lived
most of his life here. He was a young
man of good character and morals and
was held in high esteem by a host of
friends whom we join in sincere SYM
pathy for the afflicted family.
He went to California about a year
ago and was employed in the hospital
where he contracted the disease which
proved fatal.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-05-09
Frank Does 1t

Street Commissioner Wilcox deserves
much credit and is certainly to be con-
graduated for the fine condition in
which he keeps our street and sidewalk.
1t has been no small chore either under
the weather conditions this spring,
still we will venture to say there is not
a place in the state where the streets
have been kept in 70 good condition,
everything considered, as in Webster.
Franks efforts have been appreciated
by the public generally.