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Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-04-12
ATTORNEY SAMSON LEAVES FOR
MINNEAPOLIS WHERE HE WILL
GET TESTIMONY.

J. J. Samson leaves tinight for Min
neapolis where he will take dispositions
in the case Of Gress vs.. Gress, which
is to be tried at the next term of court.
From there he will gdo to Hancock,
Mimi, where further testimon Twill
be taken. The case is one which in
wolves the title to half section Of
land near Doyon.
The farm was willed to Chas. Gress,
the present occupant, by the parents,
who are born dead. The remainder Of
the heirs wish to have the will set
aside as they were not interested in
it in getting share,
J. J. Samson is counsel for the de-
PENDANT and G. A. Babcock Of San
born, Iowa, and Henry Middaugh of
this city for the plaintiffs.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-04-12
STATE SUPREME COURT HOLDS
LAW REQUIRING PARTY AFFI-
DAVIT Is VALID STATUTE.

Bismarck, N. D., April Gin a de-
cision handed down late yesterday ev-
ening the supreme court Of the state
upholds the law passed by the last leg
islature which makes it a duty Of the
assessors to ascertain the political par
ty utilization of each person assessed
with the idea of making this regis
tration for the voter at the June pri-
maries. ..
The assessor will be empowered to
take the oath Of the party assessed.
He must swear to his party, whether he
is republican, democrat, socialist or
whatever his political faith may be.
This is supposed to be way of
keeping the members Of any party
within their own party lines during the
primary ELECTION. The test was made
to establish the validity Of the law be-
fore assessors were given their in
structions. ........ ....
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-04-12
BOOSTERS HAVE ABUNDANCE OF
ENTHUSIASM OVER TIE
LAKE REGION.

Cando, N. D., April 9.-One of the
biggest meetings of the year was held
at Cando in the interests of the Lake
Region association. When the meet
ing opened the opera house was we'll
filed with farmers who had a
personal interest in the program.
The meeting was opened by E. A..
McFarlane of Bisbee. Mr.. McFarlane
spoke on the advance in land values
at his old home in Illinois and showed
how values could be advanced here
He said one Of the great failures of
North Dakota land owners was the aw-
full sin Of knocking.
G. G. Connolly Of Devils Lake, Sec
rotary Of the association, outlined the
purpose of the organization and told
about the fine encouragement they had
received all over the district. He spoke
of the several exhibition cars that were
to be furnished free by the Great Nor
them. Each car is to be fitted up to
represent a certain section-for ex-
ample, if the Cando people want to
upsh this particular section, hey can
fit up a car and have it sent to any
locality desired. The aim is to send
these various cars out to different To-
cities in the east. Each car is to rep.
resent certain section in the Lake
Region and these cars are not to inter-
fere with each other in any way.
According to Mr.. Connolly, the rails
ing Of this land to 500 per acre will
be quite an easy matter. We have the
Incompatible soil, good people-all We
need is advertising.
A large number of new members
were enrolled in the association at this
meeting.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-04-12
BISMARCK PRISONER MAY BE
RE-ARREsTED AS HE STEPS
FROM PRISON DoOR.

shakopee, Mimi, April s.--Twenty-
two years ago Shakopee was the scene
of one of the most brutal murders in
the history of crime, the shooting and
killing of an aged couple, the Separ-
mans, and their lo-year- old grandson.
The theory is that they were murder
ed about midnight on Saturday
night. The bodies were not found un.
the the following Tuesday, when the
believing of starving cow brought
the neighbors to investigate.
Mr.. Spearman was in Minneapolis
the day of the murder, returning with
$4,000 in money, that he deposited in
the First National bank. He had WIS.,
tied with his son and son.in.law, who
were employed in livery barn at
Minneapolis, and in all probability
they knew Of the money he had in his
possession. G. G. Bowdish, while going
to his hotel, heard a shot and team
going over the bridge at rapid rate.
Evidence was taken at the inquest,
but there was not enough to hold VIM.
spearman and the son-in-law, Reming-
ton.
The old man was shot in the back Of
the neck as he sat at the kitchen
stove, while his wife was shot coming
down stair in the hallway. Then the
fiends went up stairs and shot the lit
tie boy, who was hiding under the COW
ers of a bed. The murderers ransack-
ed the house, but evidently found
nothing.
Shortly afterward a man was shot
at Fargo, in precisely the same man
ner, the bullet entering the base Of
the brain. Remington was caught and
charged with the murder. When he
was arrested he said "There were
three of us in it, but I did not do the
shooting" This was explained by the
fact that he did not know of the
crime that he was arrested for, the one
at Shakopee or the one at Fargo. He
was sentenced to the penitentiary at
Bismarck and is now about to be re-
leased.
W. N. southworth, county attorney
of Scott county, has been studying
the Remington clue to the Shakopee
murder and left for North Dakota Fri
day with requisition papers to arrest
Remington as he steps out of the pen
itentiary, and bring him back to stand
trial for the spearman murders. It
is said the state has called new evil
dence.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-04-12
MUCH DANGER OF EXCEEDING
SPEED LIMIT DURING FIRST
PART OF SEASON,

Special attention has been called to
the fact that parties owning and driv-
ing automobiles are becoming a little
careless in the fore part of the season
as to what speed they run their cars
on the streets Of the city.
A very narrow escape was witnessed
by pedestrians last night as an auto
whirled by on return trip from the
country. Some children were playing
in the streets and were nearly caught
by the machine.
There are always children in the
streets and those who want to go for
speed should take to the country
roads where there is not the danger of
fatality that exists in the city where
small lives are constantly in danger.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-04-12
INVITATION TO RoEN OFFICIALS

LIE MARIE de la vile de Fargo, le
governor 'etat de North Dakota, 10
president de la societe de Rollop, prient
les messeurs LIE Blond, MARIE de la vii
lie de Rouen, CASTOR LIE Breton, Jean
Revel, Gehan Soudan de Pierrefttc, ct
lie Marquis de Rochethulon ct Grento
de bien voulouir leur faire l'honneur
Il 'assister au dedication de la statue
dc Rollon, fondateur de Ia Normandie
presentee par laville de Rouen a Am
cirque du Nord l'occasion DIES fetcs
du millentire Norman, lie Vendredi. 12
Juliet 1912 Ia vile de Fargo.
ITO be signed by
". R. Lowell.
John Burke,
10 J. deLendrecie,
u. G. R. Charest,
IA o. Fjelde,
L B. Hanna,
Il. q. Ulsaker,
u. P. Hardy,
"A J. Hagen.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-04-12
CONSIDERABLY COMPLAINT HAS
BEEN MADE ABOUT sTREW-
ING RUBBISH.

Considerable complaint has been
made regarding teamsters who have
been employed in hauling out refuse
and rubbish to the dump grounds, some
of them dumping before they get there
and others getting off the provided
place.
There has been plot of ground des-
ignated for such purposes and the
haulers should watch that they do not
make a dumping ground of other
places.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-04-12
REMAINS OF ENGINEER WERE
TAKEN TO CANADA LAST
NIGHT FROM FORKS.

Grand Forks, N. D., April s.-The
remains of William Prindev;lle, the
Great Northern engineer, who sue
cumbed Saturday to injuries received
in the Doyon wreck nearly two months
ago, were shipped last nigh: on Train
Nc. 2 to his old home at Godrick. Ont,
Car. where burial will take place: it
being his former home.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-04-12
MIDTBO JAILED AT MINOT
AND IS FINED $500

Minot, N. D., Apri l5-Herman Midi
DO, candidate for United States senator
two years ago and candidate for the
republican gubernatorial nomination
this year, was fined SIS and costs in
the Minot police court yesterday. Dis
orderly conduct was the charge against
Midtbo, growing out of his attentions
paid young lady of Minot, whose
name the authorities have withheld.
He spent night in Jail awaiting his
hearing in court.
Midtbo has been in the limelight
considerably in the last two years be.
cause of his political aspirations.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-04-12
MURDERER OF
ALICE MATHEWS
FOUND DEAD.
JOHN PERSON, WHO EVIDENTLY
COMMITTED SUICIDE BEARS
MARKS OF HAVING BEEN
CLOSELY COhNECTED WITH
MINNEAPOLIS MURDER.
LITTLE INFORMATION Is OBTAIN.
ABLE FROM 0FFICIAI.s-MUR-
DER OCCURRED MARCH % AND
POLICE OF MINNEAPOLIS HAVE
BEEN SEARCHING SINCE THEN.

Pembina, N. D., Arpil 9.-Perhaps
the finding of the body of man by the
name Of John Pierson at this place
will give clue to the authorities who
have been hunting for the past two
weeks for the murderer of Alice Mat.
thews, killed on the street near her
home in Minneapolis March 20.
1t is the FIRST promising clue Of any
kind that has been offered and nearly
every detail of the finding of the dead
body of Pierson, who evidently COM
mitted suicide, connects him with the
Minneapolis crime.
Papers found on his person gave his
name as that Of Pierson, who evidently
resides in Minneapolis according to the
addresses on several envelopes.
The body was found last Thursday,
the first news Of this discovery and
the possibility of the man being con-
nected with the murder at Minneapolis
coming to light today. 1t was evident
that the fellow had killed himself
sometime before his body was found.
The Matthews murderer, as near as
the officials have ben able to make out,
answers closely the description of Pier
son. Other marks which might connect
Pierson with the crime are said to be
in the hands of the officials here, and
these are believed to be in the nature
Of correspondence, several letters hav-
ing been found. No information as to
this latter clue, however, has been Civ
EN- out, the officials desiring to trace
every detail first.
Pierson is about the twentieth man
who has been figured as the murderer
of the Matthews girl, several having
been arrested but released by the
grand jury.
The case has been the most perplex-
ing that the officials have had to deal
with and they are willing to grasp al
most any clue, and especially in the
case of finding the dead body of Pier
son, who evidently suicided for some
rash act, thus connecting him more
closely to the crime.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-04-12
APPEAL IS NOW BEING PREPAR-
ED AND CASE WHICH THE BIG
PACKERS ARE INTERESTED IN
WILL BE TAKEN TO THE sU.
PREME COURT.

Fargo, N. D., April S.-Judgment
was entered today against Armour &
Co., in the celebrated lard case of the
state, the decision having been render
ed by Judge Pollock several months
ago.
The judgment was for 500 and costs
and an appeal of the case which the
big packers are all interested in is now
being prepared to go before the SUI
preme court.
The case involved the size of con.
tanners for lard as to whether a con-
tainer should and did hold pound.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-04-12
BUILDINGS ARE NOW BEING
ERECTED AT CANDo FOR THE
ENTERPRISE.

Cando, N. D., April s.-Preparations
have been made and building has al
ready been started for large, thorough
bred horse and COW farm near this city
by Banker D. F. Mclaughlin, cashier
of the Cando National bank.
The farm is located at the edge of
the city and large barn is now in
course of erection. The half section
will be given over entirely to the rails
ing of thoroughbred horses and stock.
10 start with Mr.. Mclaughlin has
II registered horses and "a registered
cattle.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-04-12
WORD HAS BEEN RECEIVED IN
THIS CITY AND TROOPS MAY
= 90 TO MEXICO.

Word was received in the city yes.
terday by some of the officers Of Com
pany M to the effect that the Devils
Lake company may 60 to Mexico. This
comes in addition to word which Cover.
nor Burke received several days ago.
Further information has not been oh.
tainable although blanks may have
been mailed to each commanding Of
Ger. .=
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-04-12
CHIEF STATES THAT
THE TEMPERATURE WILL KEEP
THE SEASON AVERAGE THRU
OUT THE COUNTRY THIS WEEK
THEN RISING TEMPERATURES.

Washington, D. c., April s.-The
weather forecaster states that tempera-
lures will be near the seasonable aver
age throughout the country this week
with rain generally light and local.
This will be followed by rising tenn
peratures which will continue several
days,
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-04-12
CASE FROM I.AWTON ON CHARGE
OF ISLANDER WAS FOUND
IMPERFECT.

A resident Of Lawton was released
from the county Jail today after being
given an examination by the states
attorney, when it was found he had no
preliminary hearing before a justice.
He was brought here after being ar
rested for SANDER.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-04-12
CALL FOR MEN Is AS USUAL UN.
ANSWERED AND STILL MORE
ARE NEEDED.

AS is usual at this time of the year
in North Dakota there is great de-
mand for farm help, and at present the
limit has been exhausted in Devils
Lake.
Today as many as ten farmers came
to this city from surrounding towns in
search Of men and went away disap-
pointed.
A week ago there were more than
fifty idl emen in Devils Lake but the
week of warm weather has caused
disposal of all the available help.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-04-12
ABOUT THIRTY THOUSAND DOL
LARS CHANGES HANDS AT
FORT TOTEM TODAY.

About thirty thousand dollars to be
divided amongst 800 Indians was TAX
en- to Fort Totten today by the Dew
lis Lake bankers, where the allotment
is being made this afternoon. Each
member Of the tribe will secure about
$500 in cash as result of the divis-
ion of the money.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-04-12
SEVERAL DISTRICTS THROUGH
OUT THE COUNTY ONLY HAVE
SHORT YEAR.

Next week will see several of the
district schools closed for the sum-
mer owing to the fact that they only
have seven months of school during
the year on account Of so many pupils
being required to stop early and at
tend to seeding. ...
There are six districts in the coun-
ty which have this arrangement but
some of these will hold out for two
weeks more.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-04-12
FIRST DAY OF REVIVAL MARK
ED BY GREAT ATTENDANCE
AT TABERNACLE,

Fargo, N. D., April Git is estimat-
ed that approximately $4,000 persons
welcomed Evangelist Sunday at the
three services held in the tabernacle
in Fargo on Sunday.
This was the first day of six week IS
campaign that will be conducted by
Rev. Sunday in his battle of heaven
against hell.
The first days collections will reach
about 1886 it is saio.
At all of the services Sunday the
Fargo tabernacle, erected by the city
for this special religious campaign,
was packed. Many persons heard the
celebrated evangelist from the windows
and the outside of the big structure.
Not onl did Fargoans crowd to get
seats in the tabernacle but hundreds
of persons from about the state ar
rived in Fargo Saturday night to be
present at the opening meeting. Many
of the visitors, after hearing the evan
gelist, declared that they would re-
main in the city for several days, so
inspired were they by the words of the
former baseball player.
Tho evangelist declared that "F'argo
is to be smashed to give it change
of luck-I'm going to do it.''
Other assertions made by the evan
gelist in his opening sermon were:
81 wouldn't buy cents worth
from a crooked merchant.
eft is hard for the homes; merchant
to compete with the scoundrel in bust
ness.
You cannot be sons of God if you re-
ject him. You may be God g creatures,
not his sons.
ga church without the Holy Spirit
is but brick and walls with pipe or
gan and little preacher doing his lit
tie stunt twice a day.
eff the pool rooms can close one
Sunday they can close every Sunday.
eff Fargo can run without the red
light district for five or six weeks then
it can run all the time without it.
1T have no compromise with sin and
Satan.
"Square your life with the bible
and you will know whether the bible
is true or not.
'The devil can so disguise himself
that no one can recognize him.
"Would you really like to have the
people of this community see you as
God sees youe
"some people in the church appear
as though they want a personal saliva
ton and don t care whether any one
else is saved or not.
"Some people look upon the amount
of money they pay to the church as so
much Insurance laid away to prevent
future burnings.
CHOW it takes 5000 sermons to con-
vert one red nosed sinner when 5000
men were converted by one sermon at
Penticost.
"In some churches there ism It
enough steam to blow the whistle and
sound The battle cry of salvation and
not enough oil to grease the wheels for
a revival meeting"
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-04-12
THE RED MAN GETS us sHEU.
KELS FRR0M THE GOVERN.
MENT TODAY.

The government is today giving out
the annual allottments to the Indians
Of Fort Totten. The money has some
of it already been spent with the local
merchants and q number from this
city went over to do their collecting.
The Indians all receive so much per
capita and this in some instances is
enough to keep them, with what they
earn themselves.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-04-12
WORK OF GIVING TUBURCULAR
TEST TO CATTLE WILL PROB
ABLY START NEXT WEEK.

It is expected that the work of CIV
ing a tubercular test to the cattle Of
this vicinity will start next week.
It is thought probable every dairy
man will have his cows tested as many
of them have made the request for it.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-04-12
WONDERFUL RESOURCES OF THIS
REGION WAS NOT KNOWN
BEFORE.

Until the horse fair, calling out ev-
cry blooded horse in the country, was
instituted it was not known that Ram
sey county or the Lake Region had as
fine a set Of horses as are being ex-
hibited here today.
The horse blood of Ramsey county is
fast being purified and the grade of
horses is increasing for the better each
year.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-04-12
ONE OF THE IMPORTED MARES
OF q. H. OLSON DIES OF PNEU-
MONA.

Cando, N. D., April s.-One of the
imported horses Of c. II. Olson died
yesterday of lung fever, caused from
cold caught during the recent trip
from New York.
The horse was next to large door
in the car and a railroad fagman on
one Of the eastern roads is said to have
left the door open and the horse was
exposed to severe cold wind, catch
ing the cold that proubht his death.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-04-12
THEY WOULD BE BETTER LOOK
ING AND NOT so NERVOUS IF
THEY WOULD CEASE TALKING
so MUCH AMI LISTEN MORE
GIVES BEAUTY HINT.

Boston, Mass, April S.-Harvard
physician says that women would be
better looking if they talked less and
listened more. He says they are ner-
vous from talking too much and going
too much,
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-04-12
BESSESEN OUT.
Would Be a Candidate for Congress In
Second District,

Harvey, N. D., April S.-state Sen
ator II. J. Bessesen Of this city has an.
nounce dthat he is candidate for the
republican congressional nomination in
the Second district. There already are
four candidates in the field, being Geo.
NJ. Young, Major White, John n.
Kirk and w. P. Tuttle.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-04-12
COTTON GOODS ARE FIRM AND
STOCK MARKET MADE AN AD-
VANCE LAST WEEK TO THE
HIGHEST LEVEL OF THE YEAR
IRON MARKET Is ACTIVE.

New York, N. Y, April s.-Markets
during the past week have shown a
marked improvement. Cotton goods
are firm. The stock market last week
advanced to the highest level of The
year. The iron market has shown ac-
tivity.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-04-12
JUDGE COWAN WENT TO CANDO
THIS AFTER0ON TO HOLD
COURT.

Judge John F. Cowan left this after.
noon for Cando where he will spend a
few days attending to several court
cases in a short term Of court which NJ
will hold.
No jury will be called at this time
but merely the court cases taken up.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-04-12
ROOM FORMERLY OCCUPIED BY
SHERIFF rs MADE OVER FOR
ATORENY.

The Office fixtures of the States At
torney were today moved from the
main floor of the cort house to the
basement room formerly occupied by
the sheriff.
The new Office gives more room and
is very presentable, having been gone
over with fresh coat of varnish.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-04-12

LAND COMMISSIONER Is HERE.
State Land Commissioner Alex Nc
Donald Of Bismarck was in the city to-
day holding the annual leasing of hay
land. He left on an afternoon train to
continue his wor kin other counties.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-04-12
H. A. KING OF I.AKOTA FILED
THESE WITH THE REGISTER
OF DEEDS.

H. A. King returned to his home at
Lakota today after filing nine state
land patents with the register of deeds
Saturday.
Mr.. King is the first one to file these
patents this year on state lands and
has completed his last payment on the
nine different tracts.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-04-12

Cairo, ILL.,, April s.-The river here
is about ten feet over the level of the
city, but it is thought possible that the
city may be saved as the danger point
is past.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-04-12
ABOUT 500 SQUARE MILES IS UN-
DER WATER ACCORDING TO A
DISPATCH FROM ST. LOUIS
CAIRO, ILL.,, IS ABOUT TEN
FEET UNDER WATER.

st. Louis, Mo-, April 8.-The food
has about reached stationery point
and the danger mark has been passed
here, about 500 square miles being un-
der water. Through Arkansas, about
three counties are flooded.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-04-12
LAND FORMERLY BELONGED TO
THE LEWIS COMBE
ESTATE.

A quarter section Of land belonging
to the Lewis Combe estate was today
purchased by Peter Botolfson of Stark
weather.
The purchase price for the quarter
was $4,000. The land is good and un-
improved.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-04-12
ASSESSORS TO START WORK.
Township officers Due to Report t
County Auditor on Wednesday Of
This Waak

A call has been issued to the town.
ship assessors Of the county to visit
the county court house on Wednesday
and to receive their supplies and in
'structions from the county auditor.
Ths assessment Of the county will be
started on Thursday or Friday and iwll
be completed at the end Of thirty days.