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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-23
KURT DIES AND
MURDER CHARGED
Alleged bad Man" Jailed
For First Degree Offense
Startling Claims

Mandan. N. D., Jan. 23.-Michael
Kurt died of wounds alleged to have
been received fro ma pistol in the
hands of John Conger at Thinner last
Tuesday night, January 16. Conger
was Immediately placed in Jail in this
city and a charge of first degree muir
der filed against him..
From the assertions of the people
who saw the whole affair. John Con-
ger and Michael Kurt had both been
drinking and We're intoxicated. The
latter was standing about and MAX
ing no effort to do harm to anyone
The former is alleged to have taken
Il notion he was a bad man with a
gun and began by beating Postmaster
=. II. Finch over the head with the
weapon. Finch made his scape from
the assailant by creeping into the
basement. Conger is then said to
have abused Henry Koch, a coal and
lumber dealer.
After his escapade with Koch, Con-
ger turned his attention to Emmanuel
Walker. Conger's treatment of Walk
or was different from hat Of Koch.
it is said. After Il little badinage
they left the %postofice and went to
the Lane Brothers pool hall. Kurt
was standing beside the bar and look
ing on. Conger is alleged TO have
walked up to Kurt and said, "kneel
down. d-m you: kneel down." Kurt
did as told. Then followed: Get up"
On being obeyed, Conger Immediately
ordered the mar to kneel again. Ac-
cording to the Lane boys. Kurt was
not in the least mixed up in the deal
and only obeyed the orders of the
man with the gun. When questioned
by the states attorney. the Lanes old
the above and are said to have added:
"Conger told Kurt to get dow low
way down-and when he did not do it
SO quickly as he was supposed to-,
Conger would fire IA shot into II
wall or floor. Finally when Kurt was
PROSTATE upon the floor, Conger
wanted him to get down still further
and then fired the fatal shot"
Kurt cried out: I'm shot," but
Conger thought he was fooling n is
alleged to have kicked him once or
twice, caught hold of his hair and
pulled him about on the floor. While
administering more kicks, it is said.
he saw the blood on the floor, and
turning to the Lane brothers he is
said to have pointed the u at them
and told them to get a rig and when
that came told them to pick up the
man and carry the body out to the
rig and put it in the back of the sled.
Conger still flourished the gun ac-
cording to reports given, and COM
PEELED the men to take the body to
the home of the wounded man.
When DR.. Spielman arrived. Conger
is said to have told him that Kurt
was the aggressor, and that in order
to make Kurt get away he fired al
shot to scare him, and then when he
did not get away he fired a shot to
hit Kurt in the arm. This story Of
the shooting was spread about and
was the cause of no warrant at first
being sworn out for the apprehension
of the culprit . After the body had
been brought to this place. Conger
wanted to visit Kurt, but the latter
refused to let him enter his room at
the hospital.
Immediate steps will be taken to
nave the case brought up before the
district court at this term, States At
torney Biting having already started
action.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-23
CARBERRY DENIES
C0RCORAN MURDER
Alleged Slayer on Stand Re-
flutes the Claims of the
Prosecution

Medora, n. D., Jan. 23.-1n the Car
berry murder case the defendant was
placed on the stand and testified to
being with Corcoran, the shooting
victim. IN the day of the murder. lie
had been invited by Corcoran to the
sheep wagon to sleep, he said. ON
his way there they met Herbert
Glass, who went with them. Upon ar
rival ut the wagon they got into Il
dispute about sheep herders and
stocknen; Corcoran got angry and
some words We're passed. After
drinking what whisky they had, Car
berry was sem to the residence of
Glass for more.
On his return. when near the wagon
Cranberry, he said, noticed Glass and
in a scuffle and on running
toward them he was shot in the hip.
He testified thlt he mt once ran to-
ward town, and on arriving at the
rear of the Shoute store, he sat down
on he rear porch, where Glass after
ward came to him and asked for a
drink which he gave him and told
Glass that he had been shot. Soos
afterWard he forgot all that had oc-
CURED until the next day.
When his testimony before the cor
oners jury was read to him, Carberry
did not remember anything. but when
asked If he did make certain answers
lie replied that they We're untrue.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-23
BURIED IN CORN
But IS RESCUED
Gackle Elevator Man Nearly
Killed By Very Peculiar
Accident

Gackle n. d.. Jan. 23.-Buried I'M
der several tons Of feed corn into
which he had jumped for the purpose
of loosening it and allowing it to run
through u chute. G. Knoll was nearly
killed in Il local elevator. Only the
fact that his predicament was discov-
life.
In the big corn bin it appears that
the top OF the bin had IA covering OF
corn which had frozen solid in such
II as To let the corn underneath
move out of the chute. When, in at
tempting tn secure Il load of corn. he
was unable Ia 10 so. Kroll sought to
loosen it by jumping on it, going to
the bottom nf the pit and being Coln-
pletcly buried in the feed. He was
seriously bruised and suffered con-
siderably from the suffocating effects
of the short burial.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-23
FARM SCHOOL ON
Fairmount Commercial Club Conduct
ing Event for Farmers.

Paramount. n. H.. Jan. 23.-Fair-
mount has become interested in the
farm school idea and this week in
augurated the first institution of that
nature. Since Monday. when the first
sessions We're held. there has been "A
constant Increase in the attendance,
the farmers showing a very deep in
terest in the work which is being con-
Quoted under the direction of Prof.
q. p. Randlett of the agricultural col
1ege.
Topics which will be studied by the
farmers during the ten days school
include the water holding capacity of
soils, soil fertility and plant foods,
how plants grow. how plants cpro-
duca. varieties Of corn. corn Judging,
corn rotation, effects of manure,
dairying, silo construction, silo cost,
silo capacity, variety of hardy fruits,
varieties of vegetables and vegetable
culture, rations for %fattening steers
rations for dairy herds. etc.
The Paramount school for farmers
IS heing conducted as a result of the
activities of the Paramount CONNER
cial club. which has charge of all To-
cal arrangements.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-23
GONE
Alleged Culprits Cannot be Locate
Following DcnreIation.

tAiiescu CulpritS Cannot be Located
Following Dcpredations.
Sawyer, n. D.. Jan. 23.-Joe Bar
towshevick and Chas. Becktold who
were wanted by the authorities for the
alleged theft of about fifty bushels of
flax from Smith and Wheeler's gran
airy. a short time ago. have left for
parts unknown. At the time the
sherif's deputies were searching the
coal mine belonging to Joe Bartow-
shevick for the missing flax, both he
and Becktold were absent and could
not be located. Upon their return.
finding officers had been making a
search and that they were suspicioned
they quickly made themselves scarce.
Charley left no property but Joe had
a number Of horses. machinery, etc.
Now there seems to be a rush among
the mortgages and other creditors
to get even with him II possible. A
old Russian. Lucyon Barnseyski.
had been working at the coal mine
for Joe about three wears and claims
wages to the amount Of over $500 due
him. He has employed Attorney Mear-
her Of Velva to lok after his inter
ests and try to recover his wages on.
Of the chattel property left behind.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-23
RECORDS ARE DELIVERED.

Bowbells, n. d., IAN. 23.-All but
three volumes of the Burke county
records which We're transcribed OF
from the records of old Ward county
by the Burke Abstract company on
contract, delivered at the court house.
The remaining three volumes are ex-
pected to arrive in a few days. The
total amount of instruments tran.
scribed number very close to 5000,
upon which a large force has been
working for fifteen months. The in
struments were all rewritten put of
the Ward county records by type
writer using a waterproof ribbon and
heavy ledger paper. Each sheet was
written separately and after the job
was completed the pages were bound
together in book form.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-23
TO CREATE MODEL
McHcnry County Takes Up Road
Work With That End in View.

Towner, n D.. Jan. 23.-McHenry
county will have u model highway run
ming from Willard to Nelva as a re-
sult of the action OF the county board
of commissioners in making a special
appropriation for the improvement OF
that road. The county faces some diff
ticulties in the matter as a result of
the objections which have been raised
by several property owners in the dis
trict who are opposed to the idea of
granting right OF way.
Several bridges have been built on
the roa already. and the county has
made previous expenditures for the
improvement of the highway. expect
ing to make it IL of the best in this
section and Il model for other road
work.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-23
VETS TO MEET

Fargo, n. D.. Jan. 23.-The thir-
teenth annual reunion of the Spanish
American war veterans will be held
at Prizes hall In this city Friday,
February 3. 1t will he IL big time and
a fine program has beer prepared
by the 'perennial" committee which
comprises G. "A. Fraser. Il. A. Thomp-
son and Harold Sorenson.
The program was announced yes
tcrday. The first call will be at $3.50
O'Clock, the mess call at Q o'clock
and a guarantee is given that taps
will not be blown. The amigo COM
mittce consists of C~oinmandant Graf
ton, Commandment Ed. Fay and T.. G..
Thompson. The tinto dulce and Cy-
IL Noble committee consists of Sam
Poole, inspector; Jack Weir n Chas.
u. Showers.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-23
NEARLY KILLED
Fire Caught Between Cab and Chute
1T HCttin.cr.

Hcttinger. n. d.. Jan. &c. A.
Golden. n fireman on the c. NJ. & p.
$. railroad. WAS nearly killed in this
city when he VAS caught between u
chute from the water tan and the
cab of an engine. being seriously
crushed about the abdomen and sus-
tanning internal injuries which may
yet prove fatal.
Golden had mounted the tender and
was in the act of swinging the chute
down. the engineer failing to notice
tho near proximity of the pipe until
The fireman had been showed back
against the top of the cab. No bones
were broken hut the Indications are
that internal injuries are Very criti-
cal.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-23
BANKS CONSOLIDATE
institutions at McGregor Arc Under
One Head Now.

Rugby. -. d.. Jan. 23.-The two
state banks at McGregor. on the new
line of the Great Northern. have been
consolidated. The McGregor State
bank stockholders are the purchasers.
buying the First State bank of Nc
Oregon, and continuing both under the
former name. The First State bank
was II of the Tallman line banks,
while the other institution is owned
by w. D. McClintock and w. C. Nc
Clintock of Rugby. and L. r. Reitsch
of Rockford. Ill.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-23

gether contributed s.3 per cent Of the
entire population OF tho state.
The urban population Of tho state
is contained in 10 cities, having a
combined population Of 63,aas. The
rural population is In 202 ineorporat-
ed places Of less than $500 inhahit.
ants each have an aggregate popuia-
total population OF tho state. These
places comprise 90 having from 1000
to $500 Inhabitants each. with 4 en
bined population Of 22,ll6; II having
from 500 to 1000 Inhabitants each.
with 9 combined population Of 2e.ss4
and 1888 having less than 500 tnhab-
itants each. with : combined popula-
in unincorporated -territery repre-
sents 72.1 per cent OF the total nopu.
latfon OF tho state.
In all Incorporated places. including
those of less than $500 inh~abitante.
there was in 1910 a population Of
161.2b6. or ats per cent Of the pop
ulation of tho state. The population
Of all Incorporated places, as they
existed In 1900, was 71.l4S OF 22.3
state.
OF tho 4 counties Of North Dakota
which contained urban population in
1900, 2 had q larger proportion and
. = smaller proportion OF urhan pop
ulation Ia. 1910 than in 1900. Three
counties and three combinations Of
counties which were wholly rural In
1900 were partly urban in 1910, while
26 counties and me combination OF
counties were wholly rural at both
censuses.
The total population Of 1910 Of the
cities which at that time had $500 IN
habitants or nor was eS.sae; in
same places We. ss.ssa: It may Sc
noted that the latter figure exceeds
the total population fl 1900 OF the
cities which at that time had over
$500 Inhabitants each 2s,ll3, by
$50. The difference Is the result OF
the passage since 1900 OF certain
communities from the rural to the
urban class.
A comparison Of tho total popula-
tion In 1910 Of cities having Z pop.
uiatlon Of not less than $500 each
with the total population Of the same
places In 1900 az given II the priced.
ing table. shows an increase of S0.b
per cent. This Representa- the rate OF
growth OF urban communities - thue
defined. During the Same period the
rural population comprising that OF
the remainder Of the state. increased
somewhat faster than that Of rural
territory. For continental United
States as Z whole urban population
increased 34.9 per cent IA tie last do.
cade and rural population lI3 per
~,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-23
ORGANIZE CLUB
EsnlOnd Business Mems Association
lIiYcS WHY IL NCX Amency

I1snlOnd Business Mems Association
Gives Way 10 New Agency.
Esmond. n. d., Jan. 2".-Thc Es-
mond Commercial club has just beer
organized with u membership which
comprises practically every business
man In the city. For some time the
Esmond Business Mems association
has been in existence. but the Esmond
Commercial club will take its place.
r.. I. Steig, president of the old as
ISOLATION, has been elected president
OF the club, and he has already laid
plans for a big meeting january 81
When a banquet will be served to all
members. and when a number of
prominent state residents will be
present to deliver addresses.
Fire protection is one of tho sub
5ects the club has taken up. and a,
the January 81 meeting several of the
Fire Prevention association officers
and speakers will be here.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-23

GETTING READY
Fargo Preparing to Entertain tn.
lcalcrS

Fargo. n. D.. Jan. 23.-Final plans
for the coming convention of the
North Dakota Retail Hardware asso-
citation. which will be held in this city
February 81, % and %, are now talk
ing definite shape so that by the time
tho date for the converting rolls
around everything will be in complete
readiness to receive the ]Flickertail
hardware merchants who will be
here.
The big exhibit which is to be held
In the j. /. Case building on \. =.
avenue, will be one of the greatest
hat the hardware association has
ever attempted. There will be fifty
four booths all told, and already out
OF this number forty-nine have been
sole by Hubert Harrington, who is in
charge of the disposal of display
spaces. and it is expected that within
a few days all the rest will have been
sold.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-23
GRAND r MARKET
LEADER 10 LECTURE.

London, Jan. 22.-Count LutEow.
who is the head Of a leading family
of the Bohemian nobility and q writ
er Of considerable note. sailed for the
United States today to deliver a SER
Czechs. He will All engagements at
Harvard. Yale. Princeton and other
leading universities and will also be
heard in q number Of the principal
cities. The Countess Lutxow, who 10
we'll known in London society, ac-
companies her husband to America.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-23
CHARGES ASSAULT

Walhalla Butcher Held to District
Court for Recent Fight.
Cavalier. n. D.. Jan. 23.-Charged
with assault with Il dangerous weapon.
Peter Schroeder. a Walhalla butcher,
was bound V to the district court
of Pembina county on the complaint of
Joseph Goodrie. Schroeder and Good
RE had some trouble over a meat deal
when the former ordered Goodrie out
of his place of business. using a knife
to enforce his demancs. T:le evidence
shows that Goodrie was not seriously
hurt in the fight that followed.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-23

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine
Tablets. Druggists refund money IL
1t falls to cure. =. W. GROVES sig
nature IL on each box. csc.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-23
FOUND DEAD I'M sHACK.

Thinner. N. D.. Jan. 23.-John
Christianson was found dead in his
shack near this place. Coroner Ken
nelly Of Mandan was Immediately
notified and came down. to hold an In
quest. ~
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-23

Ironing done in half
the time with half
the labor.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-10-15
-"This is my last Speech" he
id. 81 want to give the people
1 - %

Sd4N' want " SlNS II4S PSOP1O
all that is in me"
The Colonel insisted on going
to the Auditorium. There he made
his speech, while the blood oozed
out of the wound in his right side.
He had hardly begun to speak
when an elderly lady arose in the
audience.
"Col. Roosevelt" she said,
''please go back and let the doc
? tors dress your wound"
Madam" said Roosevelt, with
a characteristic snap of his teeth,
'it is very nice of you, but 1 am
not hurt"
Then he went on to deliver the
speech that saved his life.
The speech was an extra long
one. Two days ago his advisers
suggested that he make it shorter.
He said he would look it over. He
did so, and made it longer instead
of shorter.
The manuscript of that speech
was in his right hand coat pocket
last night. The bullet of the
would-be assassin struck it
squarely in the center. The thick
wad of manuscript deadened the
force of the bullet, and saved the
Colonel from death.
As soon as the speech was over,
Colonel Roosevelt was induced to
get on a special train and was
rushed to Chicago.
He was taken at once to the
mercy hospital where DR.. ]. B.
Murphy took charge of him.
t. 1,yoc tbOforbf ~ fret fbo4 m
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-10-15
Colonel Roosevelt.

after the shooting was for his
wife. Hehad a telegram sent her
assuring her that his wound was
not serlot
The Yale expositor., 1912-05-09
MEMORIAL TO APPLE TREE

Probably the Baldwin apple is the
best known variety in existence. For
over century 1t mas been widely
eaten and In spite OF the tact that
scores OF other sorts have come into
the market to dispute its popularity.
1t is still the favorite among a great
many growers and consumers.
There has long been dispute about
the discovery of the original tree and
the controversy has not yet been set
tied to the satisfaction OF all con-
cerned. The fact seems 10 be, how.
ever. that certain Williams Buffers,
living In the town OF Wilmington,
Mass, about fourteen miles north OF
Boston, found q prolific tree growing
In the woods and transplanted II TO
MS farm. That was long before the
Revolutionary war. Years afterward
samuel Thompson, revolutionary
veteran, came across the tree while on
surveying expedition. At that time
IL mad been made the home of family
OF woodpeckers and the birds had
pecKed row of holes around 1t. For
tLat reason Colonel Thompson often
referred 10 1t as the pecker tree He
carried some OF the fruit home, and
the members of his family were SO
pleased with the apples that he visited
the tree again and cut a number of
sclons. which were grated onto trees
In his orchard. When these trees be-
gan to bear fruit, some or the apples
were given to Col. Loammi Baldwin.
nelghbor, who was so much impressed
with the quality and flavor that he cut
many scions from the old tree and be-
gan propagating new stock on large
scale. This stock was spread broad
cast in Massachusetts. and as COM
pliment 70 Colonel Baldwin his friends
gave bis name to this apple.
The Buffers farm house still stands
and depression in the ground not far
away is pointed out as the place where
the father of all Baldwin apple trees
formerly stood, the original tree itself
having been blown down in a terrific
gale early in the last century.
In 1895 the Rumford Historical as
ISOLATION erected monument to mark
the site OF the old tree. The square
granite shaft is surmounted by a great
stone apple to represent perfect spe-
cimen of the Baldwin variety. The
date OF the discovery OF the "pecker"
tree ia given on the monument as
1898, but there is considerable doubt
as to the correctness or this date.
There Is little question. however, as
The Yale expositor., 1912-05-09
ZEBRA-DONKEY A SUCCESS

The creation OF new type Is al
ways interesting; the effort OF the gov
eminent to breed a zebra-donkey. or
a zebra-horse is particularly SO since
tSey already appear measurably sue
cessfui. The animal breeders OF the
department OF agriculture were I'M
pressed some years ago with the
splendid conformation, large size and
great beauty OF the big Grevy zebra
which was presented to President
Roosevelt by King Menelik OF Abys-
sinia, and which found home at the
National Geological park at Washing
ton. The zebra was bred to donkeys
and the resulting hybrids are appar-
emily great successes, half dozen
colts and FLIES now poking their
noses over the fences at visitors to
the zoo. So far as markings are con-
cerned they show somewhat faint re.
productions of the strongly marked
black and white stripes OF the zebra
stallion. but their parentage is evident.
They are, however, as hardy. appar-
entity. and endure the climate OF
Washington as well as the donkeys.
The striking feature OF the cross"
breeding is that the hybrids show
decided improvement in other respects
over both parents in action, conforma-
ton and disposition. The Grevy stall
lion weighs 500 pounds and is 1871
Lands high. and while he is beauty.
he is not particularly affectionate: on
the contrary he is vicious. The aver
age weight OF the donkey dams Is $50.
twelve hands high. The weight OF the
hybrids when only year old was 500
and they stood twelve hands nigh.
They have good action. neat. clean
cut appearance, and are as gentle az
horses foals of the SAM age.
The hybrids ought to be tough. for
the zebra in Africa is about the tough
est thing In the horse line in the
world. and he apparently loses none
of these qualities by change OF resi-
Gence, The hybrids. then. should de-
Nelop into animals with much greater
endurance than the mule, and should
be almost as large.
The zebra In Africa Is immune TO
many diseases and pests which Kill off
horses and mules, and it is expected
that the new hybrids will prove them
selves more hardy and disease resist
ant than even the famous Missouri
army mule.
The Yale expositor., 1912-05-09
lmpracticability.

This thing of doing in Rome as the
Romans do is not always the best
plan, says the Popular Magazine. II
you don't believe it Miss Jane Adams,
the famous sociological worker of Chi
cago, will tell you a story to prove it..
Miss Adams knew a wealthy wom-
an who delighted in doing works of
charity, such as sending missionaries
to foreign fields and on one occasion
she put up the money to send mis-
sionary TO the Caroline Islands. Soon
after his arrival on the scene of his
activities the religious man sent his
benefactress a photograph of himself
and his wife.
Whereupon the rich woman wrote
the man Of God letter, suggesting
that his wife, in order to win the con-
fldence of the natives, should throw
away her fine clothes and wear the
costume of the islands. Two months
later she received this answer:
Enclosed is the complete costume
worn by native women. My wife
awaits Iurther word from you before
adopting it."
The native dress consisted of a
piece of woven straw, two inches wide
and eight inches long.