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MURDERS Three
AND ENDS LIFE
QuadrupIe Tragedy Near
Shiboygan, Wis.
WANTED TO SEE WIFE
When Refused Permission Young
Farmer Kills Everyone in Sight and
Then Harcs Himself-Wife Escapes
by Hiding in Chimney Cupboard.

Then Harcs Himself-Wife Escapes
by Hiding in Chimney Cupboard.
Sheboygan, Wis, Oct 29.-Alvin
Roehr, thirty-three years old, young
farmer of Plymouth, shot and killed
his fatherin-law, Phillip j. OFT, Mrs.
OFT and Mrs. Otis father, Fred Haut,
eighty years old, when he was refused
permission to see his wife, with whom
he has not been living.
The man escaped and his body was
found some hours later hanging to a
tree in the woods about a quarter OF
mile from the scene of the tragedy.
1t is supposed the assassin, fearing
summary action at the hands Of a
posse, secured a rope and committed
suicide by hanging.
Mrs. Roehr and her baby escaped
by hiding for three hours.
About year and a half ago Roehr
married Otis daughter They could
not agree and Mrs. Roehr some time
ago took her siX-months- old baby and
went home to her fathers house, just
across the road. She then started suit
for divorce. Roehr started suit for
the recovery of the child, but failed.
Demands to See Wife.
Just before the tragedy Roehr went
across the road to his father-in-laws
home and demanded to see his wife.
The grandfather answered the door,
but refused to admit the young man.
Roehr then went back to his home,
secured a shotgun. returned and as
the grandfather went to the dairy
shed shot and killed him.
Mr. OFT and his wife came out Of
the door and Roehr shot them also,
both shots entering the breast and
killing them instantly.
Then he entered the house in search
Of his wife. She had heard him and
had taken her baby and hidden in a
chimney cupboard, here she stayed
for more than three hours. Shortly
after o'clock she slipped out and
gave the alarm to neighbors.
The only witness to the triple crime
was the four-year-old adopted son Of
OFT, who was at the milk shed. Think
ing the entire family had been killed
he went upstairs and hid in bed,
where he was found by physician.
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Notice Eetrays Taken In Pound.

There was impounded In my pound
at Surrey. N. D.. on October the 10th,
1912. tho following described Calves:
One Black Heifer Gait, One White
and Red Heifer Calf.
One white aud black bun cali, One
red bull calf.
One red bull calf with white spot In
face.
One black bull calf with white spot
in face and white hind feet.
One black bull calf with white spot
in face and white spots on TANKS.
Owner may have hte above described
calves by paying the charges and fees
against them.
q Dated October 14th, 1912.
". r. Haines,
Poundmaster, Surrey, N. D.
10-17-t3-cg
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tains 100000 worth Of stock. MAJ
chinery and produce, and one Of the
finest farm houses In Ward County.
All Of the machinery IL new. there 10
400 tons Of hay on the place now, and
River Valley and q beautiful place. We
will have to get $500 per acre for this:
All crop and stock goes with It ana
the man who buys It at that figure:
should be congratulated on his good
fortune. The owner Of this farm has
other business enterprises In view but
10 loath to part with this flne farm ~
he knows It will be hard to md 4 dup
licate. For particulars sec YounEma1
q Co.
Youngman 4 CO., Al. No. Avs afo
Offering two farms near Surrey u ase
acres each. within tho four Mllo limit.
One Of these farms hal ab0ut 100 acres
broken up and every loot Of 1t Ia till
able and has paid from $4,000 to
100000 per year rental on half a crop.
Tho adjoining land 10 held at $500 per
acre, but We will sell this one for 372.eo
per acre on reasonable terms. The
other quarter which We mention here
mas 1alrly nice buildings and 40 acres
under cultivation. ana We will let It 20
for 100000. We also have another
half section In the same vicinity. SEQ
Youngman & Co.
Youngman & Co., Ad. No. 5.-We ara ,
onering some fine propositions almost.
in the city limits Of Minot, from quar- .
ter to halt sections in the vicinity, Of b.
$4,000 per acre. Some of them have
fine buildings with groves Of trees. and /,
Will make ideal suburban homes. For
particulars you will have to. call and T,
see W. Youngman & CO.
Youngman 4 Co., Ad. NO., Eve are
onerins several 40 acre farms close In ,
to Minot which would BE-. nice for !,
poultry or dairy farms, or, truck tar :
aens: Prices are according to locator. ].
See Youngman & 60
Youngman 4 Co., Ad. No. 7.-Ws~
nave several good farms close In 70
Minot which We will trade for houses
ana lots IN Minot. Any Minot citizen
VINO has 2 good house ana wishes to
secure good farm can supply their
wants. Youngman & co.
1923 Rsjshus 81,
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buLCARIANS CUT
Rf.ILnOAD Line
Besieged City Of Adriano=
pie Now Isolated.
ITS FALL SEEMS CERTAIN

Turkish Military Train En- Route to
Relief OF Turkish Stronghold Cap.
tured by the Invaders-Line of Con.
fict Extends Over Large Area.
London, Oct 29.-Accomplishing one
OF the greatest strokes of the cam
paign in Northwestern Turkey in Eu-
rope, Bulgarian forces are believed to
have cut the railroad to Adrianople,
isolating that Turkish stronghold.
A Turkish military train en- route
from Constantinople to the besieged
city has been captured by the invad.
ors according to dispatch from Sofia.
Meanwhile the Bulgarian armies are
eDjng movement which
/ to the Black sea and
r!an columns are COM
Ovement to surround
Adrianople completely. The Bulgarian
0hlcials assert that the fate of Adrian
oDle practically is sealed and that the
surrender of the city 10 4 question OF
but little time.
Turks Still Hopeful.
Despite the perils OF tho situation
and the swiftness Of the Bulgarian
movements and the ferceness of their
attacks the Turks have not lost hope.
Nor have they hesitated an instant in
&heir forced marches to the relief of
~ tmperiled city within the ancient
walls. Three strong Turkish columns
are moving rapidly northward. These
ore said to be supported by troops be-
ing conveyed by transports on the
Black sea, under naval convoy. The
Turkish commander-in-chief shortly Is
expected to assume the offensive in
he campaign.
Besides its other activities the Bull
earian army is pushing forward from
NE mountains TO the east of Kirk.
xilisseh, hoping to be able to annihi-
late the Ottoman forces recently do.
SEATED there.
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GOOD VALUES IN FARMS
Younsman & Co., Have Few Good Things in
Farms---Read These ADS. Carefully and Sac
Anything IN Them Interests You
lo7.o $ Rsishus st. ainot, N. b.

Youngman e. Co. have some good
things to offer. In bargains in farm
lands.
prospective buyers and trainers In the
vicinity OF Minot or anywhere else. we
are Offering you some real good snaps
In farms this week. Read these ads.
carefully and see II there 10 anything
In the list which you can handle.
Youngman & Company Ad. No. o.
We are offering a $40 acre farm IL
miles from Minot and two miles from
the City Of Burlington. This farm lies
half In the valley and half on the up
land. There 10 splendid house, also
an extra house. The barn 10 commod-
ious but not very valuable. There 10
running water on the place. 200 acres
Of this farm In the valley Is in crop. 60
acres In timber and 10 acres In pas
ture. There IL $50 acres upland Of
which 20 acres are level. This upland
half section contains a valuable coal
mine and q vein of from five to eight
feet Of solid coal. The 500 Railroad
Company has side track on the farm
and a loading station This farm can
be bought on reasonably easy terms, hay
one quarter cash, and the price 10 321 90
per acre. The 800 per acre is our COM
mission. so II we sell the $40 acres we
will make $4,000, and you will make
from $500 to $500 per acre in buy
ing 1t, as this farm really and truly
ought to be worth $4,000 per acre. The
owner does not want to sell it, but for
family reasons will do 50. He would
be mighty glad to lease 1t, however.
from the purchaser for at least three
years. and he IL good farmer, too.
This 10 one Of the best general stock
and grain farms around Minot. And In
addition there 10 $4,000 worth Of coal
on It, Some day the people will wake
- - - 6ast that there u coal on this
M - u = valusble, ana those who
own It will have fortune at their feet.
For full particulars see YounEman 4
Co.
Youngman 4 Co. Ad. No. 3.-we
have farm Of $50 acres something OF
the same style as the above Ad. No, I.
but 1t II q better improved farm ana
a classier proposition. It has elegant
buildings Ill the way through ana con-
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DEADLOCK WOULD :.
PROBABLY RESULT
Speculation on Choice d
President by Congress-.

Washington, Oct 3e.-With Repub.
0ean, Democratic and Progressive
sampaigners all certain Of election
seven days hence, there was 4 revival
here of speculation ~ to the posi-
Sility that congress might bs required
. name the next president. aa-a
Such contingency could only come
about II none OF the. presidential can.
1dates secure a majority OF the cleo.
ooral college-or 266 electoral votes.
II Wilson, Taft or Roosevelt di.
vded in such fashion that none r.
osivsd 266 votes then the election
would automatically b thrown into
ehs house Of representatives,. s7,."
1t Is figured out that In such 4 case
there would very likely be a deadlock
N the house, as according to the CON
sutution all procedure In ballotfnx for
tho president and vice president the
representatives must vote by state
one ballot for each representative,
6e states electoral vote to be cast
- q whole.
1t was the general assumption of
those who "doped out" tho situation
hat where states were divided the
unit rule" would apply and the ma.
jority's candidate would receive the
states vote.
There are now forty-eight states 80
divided that twenty-five states con.
stitute a majority.
1t present the Democratic and Re.
publican strength in the house, by
states, IL exactly divided-twenty-
two sach-with four other states
evenly divided in political strength.
The evenly divided states could
oest NO vote in which . 1oalIsck be-
tween Democrats al 1o0ublieans
night very we'll ocssR. ~ situation
D further complicatsd ~ ths fact that
osre are number Of representatives
~ would probably vote for Roose.
~
because lie said the bull moose was
10 charitable institution, Mayor Bad
Ing Of Milwaukee forbade female
noosers to conduct tag day.
TX e.
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Two Women Critically Injured.

La Crosse, Wis, Oct. 29.-Mrs.
James Adams of La Crosse and q
woman companion were seriously in
jarsd near Chaseburg when they
we're hurled from a buggy to the bot
6om of a ravine' twenty feet below.
1hs tongue of the buggy dropped
from the neckyoke, struck a rock and
tArew the buggy over a fence and into
tho ravine. Their recovery 10 doubt.
IL
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Two Are Killed In Duel.

portageville, Mo-, Oct. 2s.-Ira
Brock, night marshal, and Sidney FL
- are dead as a result Of q pistol
oael in a store, which followed the
na1shal's attempt to arrest Ellis.
Brock, who was shot three times
IArough the body, fired four bullets In.
b his antagonist before he succumbed.
lila lived only a few minutes.
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GOES TO PRISON FOR LIFE
Negro Woman Who Confessed q
Many Murders.

lafayette, La, Oct 2S.-Clementine
Dnsnabet, negro woman, who con-
tsssed that in period Of several
Aonths she butchered nineteen per
sons with an axe, each az they slept,
va convicted here and sentenced to
LIE Imprisonment. She was found
Suilty of killing the wife Of Norbert
Randall.
AL OF hef victims were negroes.
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BRAKEMAN KILLED FOR DEER

o)eDt Hunting Accident Of Season In
Northern Michigan.
Houghton, Mich, Oct 29.-Tho FIRST
lAtal hunting accident of the present
season in Northern Michigan occurred
when Jerry Coffey, logging train
brakeman, was shot and fatally
wounded, presumably by a deer hunt
Cofey was walking through the
woods when he was knocked down
~ 4 heavy bullet. He died within
q few hours.
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Oont unless authorized By . tWo-thir6
Vots Of the people. Provided. that the
0eate may appropriate money In the
treasury or to - thereafter raised by
taxation Tor the construction o. ~.
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BODY TOSSED INTO WEEDS
Auto Party Kills Man and Disposes
Of Remains.

Glen Rock, N. Y, Oct. 1e.-An au-
temobile containing three women and
three men killed George Price, con-
tractor, and after the men had carried
the body into the weeds at the side Of
Ne road they entered the car and put
- full speed ahead.
A nine-year-old boy who was near
By saw the accident and watched the
automobilists as they tossed the body
90 the roadside and hurried away. He
ut once told the local authorities and
the police of Passaic, Paterson, Ridge
wood and other places near by were
0otided, but the party escaped.
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Nh. Joe Hangs' youngest child fell
out Of . high chair 1t Glenburn ana
broke its collar hone.
y. B. Engebret6cn, . farmer dviug
near Deering, broke his arm, WORKING
about Q threshing machine.
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6TRAYED0One dark by hofSe.
name Dick, weight about 1870, white
SPOT IN forehead. Left camp &C
Rice lake about Oct. 3. Any infor.
nation. write James johnson OF
waveriy hotel, MinoA, n. D.
10 n u :
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Because lie said the bull moose was
10 charitable institution, Mayor Bad
Ing Of Milwaukee forbade female
noosers to conduct tag day.
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THE INDEpEN0eNT.1 9PR.
GAL cluD1lNo oFFRR

We can furnish tho MINNEAPOLIS
Daily News. for one year tho Ward
County Independent for one yoae and
the Farm Journal Tor " ysars for
the vsry hbsral pe1cu q 1aGo. +
Regular pf1os Of ~ News d
500 . year. ..1
Regular pe3co Of tie ln6spnleat d
81 Q ysaR.
Rsgu1ar nice a Fun Jownaa d
u % for 8 yeaRu.
So you 80 you are sstting Q 14.eo
vslue for $40.
TO take advantage Of TITS Offer
you must nay IN advance On the IN.
depepdent a year.
II You want lot OF good wfnteF'u
-eadfng cheap, send IN your $3.50 TO-
today. Offer good until further no.
',ce.
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INCOME TAX AMENDMENT.

From timc TO time inquiry is made
Us TO the status of tbc proposed con.
slimtional amendment permitting Com.
grcss Ia levy an incomc tax. Th"
probability i, that this amendment
viii bc made through the acts of the
States next year by their various )cgis.
laturcs. This amendment has been
ratified bv thirty.one States; Aabsma
Arkansas, California. Colorado, Gcor'
gia Idaho. Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Ken.
lucky, Kansas. Maine, Maryland Micni.
gan. Mississippi, Missouri, Montana,
New York, Nevada. North Carolina. Nc.
hraska North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma,
Oregon, South Carolina, South Dakota.
Tennessee, Texas, Washington, aud
Wisconsin.
The admission Of Arizona and New
Mexico 10 Statehood increases the mum.
bcr Of Stalcs TO .lortycIght. il takes
thrcc-fourths of tho STATES to rstify
IN amendment to the Constitutions
therefore. five more States must ratify
before The amendment Will he effective,
The States which have not ratified are:
Delaware, Florida, Massachusetts, MIN.
ncsota, Pennsylvania, Utah. Vermont.
Virginia. Wyoming, .Arizous, and Nc.
yada. Enough Of. these will doubt
less ra:ify 20 afford the needed
five, Arizona and New Mexico can
bc counted confidently upon for two
of these. and probably Minnesota, Nir
cinla, and Florida can he count cd upon
with equal certainty Legislatures in
Connecticut. Louisiana. New Hamp
shire. New Jersey, Rhode Island
Utah, and West Virginia have rejected
the amendment for those States; but
rejection docs not count as ratification
locs; a rejection can br made BY ono
legislature and a subsequent Icgisla-
turc may ratIty. But once ratification
Is voted it cannot he Withdrawn. And
so, among these States not ratifying
1t appears TO he reasonably certain
that ratification Of The income tax
amendment is TO bo expected: bnt rot
before the legislatures that meet d
year hence have bad opportunity to
IN
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ROOSEVELT HAD THEM THERE.

\ dinner was recently given TO Col
Roosevelt and DR.. Lyman Abbott by
GOO members of the Adine Club "a
the Washington building. New York
All reporters were barred from this
dinner; aud every one attcn ling wa:
put upon His honor TO be entirely silcnt
rs 10 anything that. Was snld LII the
speeches responding TO the toasts. This
injunction to secrecy was carried so ia,
that. the pledge Of honor was supposed
to- be As binding as IN any other mat
ter affecting ones personal rcstric
tions.
In suite Of that, however. rumors
began to leak out about what Col
Roosevelt bad said with respect to his
candidacy or candidacy for The
Presidency this year. One Of the guests
was reported as saying that Roosevelt
would not be a candidate under any
ircumstances: another. that he would
not be a candidate under present cir
cumstanccs; another, that he would not
seek the nomination; another, that he
could not think of any condition that
would bring him forward as COM
petitor for the nomination, And so it
went. All was indefinite, hearsay, and
uncertain,
But it took Roosevelt to clinch the
matter against all OF those who had
leaked = When he was asked after
the dinner whether he had made any
of the statements attributed TO him,
Roosevelt with grim smile, said that
any one who had come down from that
dinner and quoted him as saving any
thing whatever was a liar In this, of
course. he was quite right. because any
one who had broken his pledge that he
would not speak about what was said
and afterYards did spak about it. was
a liar, Still. IN making these additions
to the Auanias Club, Col Roosevelt, in
fact denied nothing. He left every
thing precisely as before. And yet for
HIM it was a brilliant tactical victory.
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ANNUITIES FOR FAVORITES.

Massachusetts has a law which has
the payment of civil service annuitics
or pensions. 1t provides that all civil
service employees Of the. State, on
their retirement after continuous SER
vice for a stated number of years. sha III
be paid pensions, none less than 5000
year. and none greater than half OF
the salary or wage drawn at the time
Of retirement
The law provides that on an EN-.
ployee in the civil service of the State
reaching the age of sixty, he may re-
tire voluntarily; at the age of seventy
retirement is compulsory. The provi-
sons Of the law affect all of the en-
ployees except the Governor, Lieu
tenant Governor. bghsslaried State
officials. and employees who are now
entitled to retired pay out OF special
funds, as teachers, iremen, and police
men.
But the State does not pay all Of the
pensions provided for. The pension
fund is created from contributions to
the amount of from one TO five per cent
of the salaries or wages OF the EN-.
ployees. which the State VIII deduct
from their pay as such pay becomes
due. The state. on its part, win con
tribu.e an equal amount; and so the
pension fund is created, 1t is expected
that the immediate demand upon this
fund will more than take tho available
funds. but provisions are made for
meeting this immediate demand. and it
is expected that eventually the fund
viii take care Of itself
The usual objection TO pcnsioninp
civil service employees is, that they
already have good thing from their
employment by the State. They occupy
places which hundreds of others would
be glad TO relieve them from, and those
who would like TO take their places see
no reason why they should be taxed
after while TO pension these same
employees who arc holding on TO places
that are the envy OF thousands who
cannot get them. If the State of Mas.
saehusetts. IN place of giving pen.
sions 10 It's civil service employees. |
woui'i throw open it's civil employ |
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THE MUDDLE OF PARTIES.

The muddlc of political parties in the
uously shown than in the sentiments
expressed by President Taft and Sen.
ator Bailey Of Texas. in their addresses
on Friday evening before the New Ha-
ven Comm Chamber of Commerce
! From these, it is evident that Senator
I Bailey would prefer the reelection of
/ President Taft to that of Bryan or
the dominance OF AIR. Hearst in Demo
cratic politics. Senator Bailey declared
that he would like 10 see President Taft
defeated for reelection, but not by ly-
! ing about him; aud he declared that
President Taft is fighting The common
enemy; and added that ''no Repub-
lican who ever had the Office Of Presi.
the people of this country than Will
Lam Howard Taft
Thus Senator Bailey. an ilustrous
partisan Democrat, commends President
Taft. a Republican. and condemns shin
ing leaders in his own party. And this
disintegration of party ties, this revolt
of prominent Democrats. (for Senator
Bailey is not alone IN this.) is matched
on the other side by the revolt of Re
publlcans and the condemnation Of
Republican policies by Republicans.
All this seems TO point TO the proba-
b,lltY that the Presidential campaign
Of the present wear. if fought on the
existing party lines, will probably be
the last Presidential election to be held
in this country along the old lines. For
there is abundant evidence that large
numbers Of Democrats are in better ac-
cord with considerable clements "a the
Republican party than they are with
opposing elements in their own party.
So that the logic of the situation re-
duires the radical Democrats and the
radical Republicans to affiliate together
III new party, and the standpat Re.
Dubhcans and the reactionary Demo.
Gratis to get together in party of con.
servatIsm- The radical political ele.
ments of this country naturally belong
together in politics. whether they call
themselves Republicans or Democrats;
and the conservative elements in like
manner belong together under what
ever party name they may now range
themselves.
The time is speedily coming when
this new alignment must be made for
at present party names mean nothing
and party policies are fought by large
and increasing numbers within the very
parties which declare those policies.
The times are ripe for a new align.
meut which viii mean something. and
which will indicate that those who arc
radical will have radical party. and
those who are conservative will have
conservative party: and by whatever
name these two parties may designate
themselves, the real meaning and pnr. |
pose OF the organizations will be the
one radical and the other conservative:
and those who range themselves on one
side or the other will know exactly |
the meaning of what they do.
tntih then. it means nothing for "A
man to say that he is-a Republican