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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1913-07-04
FRIDAY, JUNE OF, 1913
Deeds

Deeds
Isaac N. Norton to w. j. Arp, seq
%, seq nwq neg swq sh swq 34-16-
40, $11,520.
Hattie e. Paradis to Frank Trap,
lots Z and s, blk 2, Ferguson's Ord
add, Colon, 500.
Carrie e. Case to Geo. w. Case,
Jr., tract in neg 29-19-41, 81.
Fred Ochs ct ux to John L, Smick
pit nwq swq S-15-42, $40.
Letta NJ Miller to co. w. Case,
Jr., tract in neg 29-19-41, 81.
Susie Mumm ct al to j. II. T..
Smith, undivided is interest in lots
Z, 8, blk %, Pullman, 5000.
p. B. Morris ct ux. to w. j. Arp,
neg swq, pit seq nwq 2-14-45, $685..
Ferdinand Krenz to A. Harbaugh,
lots 4. 5, blk 5, Rossiter's add, Pull
man, $1100.
r. S. Smith to Flora Northrup,
Yves 25 feet of lot 4, blk 81, Beach s
add, Palouse, $3.50.
Myron e. Paridis to Frank Trapp,
lot 1, blk 2, Fergusons Bird add,
Cotton, $50.
Real Mortgages
Lloyd A. Finley ct ux. to John L.
Canutt. pit 36-15-41, $1,000.
Chattel Mortgages
Frank Hamilton to J. l. Case
Threshing Mich. Co., machinery,
$1400.
Henry ]. Young to Holt Mfg. Co.,
machinery, $4,000.
H. F. Troub to G. L. Mackenzie,
live stock $4,000.
Conditional Bills of Sale
Northwest Harvester Co. to T. J.
Behold, harvester, $1625.
Miscellaneous
John L. Canutt to the public, dec
laration of homestead on eh VIII, lots
1, 9, 3, 4, of 31-15-42.
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TUESDAY, JUNE "a, 1913
Deeds

DEEDS
Mrs. Elyira M. Jay to Charles FL.
Jay lots /, 2, blk 3, between d and
E. 3rd and 4th streets, Breeding's
add, Palouse, 81.
w. T. Sharp ct ux. to Lewis Stairet,
west 91.3 feet of lot /, blk As, re-
seurvey of Steptoe, 81.
Lillis f. Smith ct TX. to lone b.
Jones ct al, nwq S-16-41, 81.
Jonas p. Peterson and wife to
Frank w Gano. pit l7-14-46, 1868.
Whitman Implement Co. to e. w.
Wagner, lots /, 2, blk 2, 1st add,
Guy, $55.
Pohn Abbl and wife to w. II.
Woodhouse, swq 35-17-45, except,
$1,000.
Real Mortgages
c. f. Barton and wife to Steptoe
State Bank, blks AZ, AZ, re-survey of
Steptoe, $500.
James A. Charles to w. Claud
Renfrew, lots 1, 2, Ell lot 3, lots G.,
I, 8, blk 10, Pennington, 1882.
Albert T. Jones and wife to Union
Trust and Savings Bank, seq S-16-41,
$4,000.
Releases
Second National Bank of Colfax to
l.. X. Lommasson ct ux., real mtg.
Bank of Endicott to Albert T.
Jones ct ux., real mtg.
First National Bank of Maiden to
Geo. e, Latin, chat.
Miscellaneous
John P. Duke to the public, affi-
davit.
Willis Ford to Mrs. Rhoda A. Ford
power of attorney.
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Records. of Whitman County
Chattel Mortgages


II. T. Troub to j. 4. Smith, live
stock, $35
Harry Bonner to Colfax State
Bank, 2-3 crop on VIII, neg 1-I5-40,
1855.
Monroe Mclean to Bank of Wi
mono, live stock, ETC., $440.
Releases
Commercial State Bank to J. Ii.
Longwell, real mtg.
National Bank of Palouse to Vim.
B. Paulson and wife, real mtg.
Colfax National Bank to A. Is. Nor
dyke and wife, two chats.
Commercial State Bank to o. II.
Mabbott, chat.
Conditional Bills OF Sale
Tull & Gibbs to r. A. Densmore,
household furniture, Sill.
Assignments
John X. Campbell to Commercial
State Bank, real mtg.
Miscellaneous
Jesse A. Lockhart to Western &c
Hawaiian Investment Co., extension
OF contract for real mtg.
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SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION

In the Superior Court of the State of
Washington, in and for the
County of Whitman.
May White. Plaintiff, VS.. Rosanna
Shearer, Defendant.
The State of Washington, to the
Said Rosanna shearer, Defend
ant:
You are hereby summoned to be
and appear within sixty days after
the date OF the first publication OF
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this summons, to-wit, within sixty
days after the 30th day of May, 1918,
and defend the above entitled action
In the above entitled court, and
answer the complain of the plaintiff
and serve copy of your answer or
other pleading on the undersigned
attorney for plaintiff in the City of
Pullman, Whitman County, State of
Washington; and in case of your
failure SO to do, judgment will be
rendered against you according to
the demand of the complaint, which
has been filed with the clerk of said
court. The object of the above en-
titled action is to recover judg-
ment against you on promissUry
note which you made, executed and
delivered to one w. L. White on the
Sth day of March, 1909, for the sum
of $1,000 with interest thereon at
the rate of 10 per cent per annum
from date until paid, also for $500
as attorneys fees and plaintiffs
costs and disbursements in the ac-
ton, and If Judgment is obtained to
subject your real property which is
situated at Pullman, Washington, to
the payment of said judgment, under
writ of attachment.
JOHN w. MATHEWS,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
P. o. Address: Pullman, Whit
man County, Washington.
First publication May 80, 1913.
Last Publication July II, 1913.
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IRlpG sUNE 20, 1913
GOV. iRatents luhd Receipts

(sov. iPahents a BID Receipts
United gtatss eiwalter W. Me-
Donald, ns$q ,sSR, ,sh swq, lot ] of
14-1SEss 1atsiit
e"s Deeds
sNurd sronebraker to Geo. e.
MinaTdu III blk IL, Lombard's add,
Tekoa, 81.
Philip Litzenberger ct ux. to Jno.
Litzenberger. undivided half interest
in lot T, blk /, Browns add, Colfax,
ST..
John Litzenberger ct ux. to Philip
Litzenberger, lot Z, blk /, Browns
add, Colfax, 81.
Geo. Echmick ct ux. to Jno. Litz-
enberger, lot z, blk J. Browns add,
Colfax, $525.
|. N. Baldwin ct ux. to l.. G. Rob-
erts ct ux.. nh nwq 14-20-41, $500.
Lucy Clark ct al to Fred Ryser,
nh nwq 14-2O-45, 81.
John Helm ct ux. to John Daubert,
sh swq, sh seq 22-17-40, $7100.
Chas. w. Kimball ct ux. to Geo. l..
Neil ct ux, lots 8, 6, blk 81, Colfax,
contract, $4,000.
Real Mortgages
e. S. Oaks ct ux. to Sallie Oaks. pit
21-1s-43, $500.
Walter w Mcdonald ct ux. to
First Savings and Trust Bank of
Whitman county, nwq swq, sh swq,
lot l of 1899, 5000.
Releases
Colfax National Bank to A. b. Nor
dyke ct ux., three real mtgs
Coolidge & Mechanic to A. B. Nor
dyke ct ux., real mtg.
Shoudy Bros. to r. A. Campbell,
chat.
G. w. Martin to II. Kincaid, chat.
G. w. Martin to II. A. Kincaid,
chat.
Conditional Bills of Sale
Fairbanks, Morse & Co. to f. NJ.
Hamilton ct al. engine, etc, $10S3.
Assignments
Union Trust & Savings Bank to
trustees under will of Jacob Hum
bird, real mtg.
Miscellaneous
Ed Short to the public, affidavit.
Margaret Green Reed to the pub
lie, affidavit.
H. B. Berry to the public, water
right in Miller's canyon in sections
10, "a In 11-45.
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SATURDAY, JUNE 81, 1913
Deeds


Robt. A. Campbell ct ux. to John
Frick, neg 12-1S-39, $3.50.
B. H. oenning ct ux. to John Jas
pers, lots 10, IA, Is. 16, blk d,
Greif's add, Uniontown, 81.
Robt. n Warner to Jas. d. Carter,
lot l., blk 8, Fairs 9rd add, Pullman,
500.
Frank M. Gustafson ct al. to Jonas
P. Peterson, pit sh swq II, pit nh nwq
20-14-46, $3.50.
s. Barghoorn ct ux. to w. II. Haw-
ley ct al. sh neg, seq nwq 6-13-45,
81.
Real Mortgages
Kate A. Hughes to r. A. Poe. blk
26, State add, Palouse, 1915.
Jonas p Peterson ct ux. to Frank
NJ, Gustafson ct al, pit sh swq II,
pit nh nwq 20-14-45, $3.50.
Carrie M. Shaffer ct vir to G. NJ.
Miller & Son, seq 1880, nh neg,
nh nwq 12-19-39, Ell swq, lots S. Z
of 6-l9-40, $500.
Chattel Mortgages
w. 7. Bourshon, Sr.. to Farmers
Implement Co., machinery, $500.
Lee Trimble to w, S. Parrish. live
stock, 500.
Releases
Netherlands American Mtg Rank
to Robt. Moser ct ux., real mtg.
Conditional Bills of Sale
Tull & Gibbs to C. N. Brannan.
carpet, s55.
Assignments
Colfax National Bank to Bank of
Endicott. real mtg.
Chas. Zeigler to John II. Mckenzie.
power of attorney.
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President
NJ X. SNYDER.
Secretary.
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MONDAY, JUNE %, 1913

OGSuS
Lee ]. Coberly ct ux. to VIM. G
Smith Rubber Co, tract in sections
3, 8 in 17-45, 81.
Y. c. Mansfield ct ux. to JOS. Lem
weber. pit 13-16-40, 81.
Rilla Hubbard to Myron A. Sher-
man, lots s, 8, 10, blk l, L. F.
Smiths add, Endicott, 81.
State of Washington to Marriott
Snyder, seq s6-19-44, $4,000.
Maiden Cooperative Co to L. F.
Rohleder. lot 16, blk IS, Maiden.
$3.50.
Jos. Leinweber ct ux to Alexander
Dippel. swQ 26-16-4O, $4,000.
Lee j. Corbaley ct ux. TO VIM. c.
Smith Rubber Co, seq 8l-1s-45,
s17.70o.
Real Mortgages
Jos. Lienweber ct ux. to FLOYD w
Harris. nh neg. NEG nwq 24-l6-40.
swq ID. pit seq 13-16-40. tract in 49,
1910, $4,000.
John W. Thompson ct al. to First
Savings and Trust Bank OF Whitman
County, Ell seq. except, 34-1S-42,
$500.
VIM. B. Paulson ct ux. to Geo. c.
Jewett, Dt seq 35-17-45, $500.
Alexander DIPPED ct ux. to Jos
Lienweber. swq 26-16-40. $4,000.
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THURSDAY. JUNE %. 1913

THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 1913
Deeds
John L. Canutt and wife to LLOYD
A. Finley, pit 96-15-41, $4,000.
w. j. Arp to r. L. Thonney, nea
swq 2-14-45. pit seq nwq 2-14-45,
$4,000.
E. ]. Doneen ct ux. to ]. L. Waller
ct ux., lots Z. s. 9. 10. II. ~. blk Z,
oakesdaie. $125.
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FOR SALE-Child's push cart;
good as new. Call at 500 Morton
street. MIy23tf
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Duthie pays the highest market
price for poultry. veal and hides.
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WEDNESDAY, JUNE %, 1913

WEDNESDAY, JUNE %, 1913
Deeds
W. g. Davidson and wife to City
of Colfax, lots 2, 8, pit lots /, 8, 7,
blk 80, pit lot s, blk SIS, Colfax, dona-
ton.
Plymouth Congregational Church
OF the City of Colfax to the City of
ColfaX, lots /, 2, blk %, Colfax,
$500.
A. j. Stone and wife to w. e.
Stone, seq, tract in neg 17-19-43,
$11.500.
Annie C. Baker and husband to
A C. Henning, tract in 21-19-43,
lots 10, IA, IS, IS, blk l, Spencer's
Ind add, Thornton, $4,000.
j. IL. Woods and wife to H. Witte,
lot s, blk 27, Oakesdale, $3.50.
John G. Horlacher and wife to
Whitman county, pit nwq 26-2O-43,
$500.
Real Mortgages
w. E. Stone and wife to A. J..
stone, seq, pit neg 17-19-43, $1,000.
Luther N. Williams and wife to
samuel Dixon, pit nh 9-18-45, $4,000.
Charles Moser and wife to Jacob
f. Bauer, Ell seq 31-14-46, lot of
neg 6-1S-46, lot of nwq 5-13-46,
$4,000.
Annie e. Bowling to First Savings
d Trust Bank of Whitman County,
VIII nwq' nwq swq 15-15-4S, $3.50.
ChatteI Mortgages
s. S. Shugart to Aultman & Taylor
Machinery Co. machinery, $1O23.
Releases
f. j. bayfield, to J. N. Barnhart
and wife. real mtg.
Dolph Coolidge to e. S. Swift and
wife. real mtg.
Netherlands American Mtg. Bank
to Young C. Mansfield and wife. par
tial real mtg.
Miscellaneous
VIM. Cole, sheriff, to Hanna
Slater. lot 8, 8, blk Is, Pullman, GER
tificate of sale, $500.
Luella May Stark with her hus-
band, Joseph Stark, agreement.
Spokane &c Inland Empire Ry. Co.
to the public. consent to the use of
Wawawai street until January /,
1914. 81.
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COMMERCIAL CLUB
PLANNED BIG BUDGET
COMMERCIAL CLUB DIRECTORS
AND MEMBERS OF BUDGET
COMMITTEE HAVE AGREED
UPON AMOUNT-WILL MEAN
BIG SAVING TO MERCHANTS.

The Commercial club directors met
Tuesday night and practically COM
pleted arrangements for the budget
which is to be raised among the bus
mess and professional men of the
city, to be used in the advancement of
Minot during the ensuing year. The
plan is to raise $4,000, which should
be ample to take care of our business
men. to raise this amount will not be
burdensome at all. In fact, many
merchants will save several hundred
dollars year. For instance, one
merchants donations have averaged
over $500 for period of five years.
Under the budget plan his assess
ment will be but 500.
The budget committee consists of
seven bankers, chairman of which is
H. H. kemper. Under the system,
whenever a merchant is asked for a
donation, he will refer the solicitor
to the budget committee. The budget
will take care of all celebrations, con-
ventions and the like, and there will
he plenty of money to be used in get
ting industries to locate here. The
plan looks feasible.
Committees to raise the fund have
been appointed. There are eight COM
mittees, consisting of four members
each.
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LEWIS TO MANAGE
tANOI CAAUTAuQUA
ARRANGEMENTS BEING MADE
TO GIVE MINOT BETTER AT
!. FRACTIONS THAN EVER ~
$4,000 WORTH OF SEASON TICK.
ETS MUST BE SOLD.

j. H. Lewis, the well known attor-
ney, has been elected manager Of the
Minot Chautauqua Association. Mrs.
l.. D. McGahan is vice president; J.
d. Van Fleet, secretary; J. A. Roell,
treasurer. The other members Of the
board of directors are Mrs. w. ]. Car
roll, Mrs. j. B. Taylor, Mrs. S. J.
Rasmussen, Dorr Carroll, VIM. Dun
nell, A.. G. Crane and F. ]. Whitman.
This is an excellent board. A bet
ter manager could not have been Sc
cured. Mr.. Lewis is hard worker
and will spare no energy in making a
success of the Chautauqua.
Plans are being made to dispose Of
$4,000 worth of season tickets. The
Chautauqua last year was a great
success from an entertainment stand
point, altho no money was made.
The attractions this year will sur
pass anything ever brot to this sec
ton of the state.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-05-15
REGAIN MAN SHOT
At HIS Wife
HUSBAND GREW ANGRY BE-
CAUSE HIS WIFE, WHO WAS
HIS PARTNER, COULD NOT
PLAY CARDS AS WELL.

Bismarck, N. D., May 12.-Sheriff
Barnes returned this afternoon from
the town of Regain in the north end of
Bureigh county, having arrested Ben
Larslon, who had attempted to shoot
his wife. Larson had hearing be-
fore Judge Casseman this evening
and was remanded to Jail to- await the
coming term Of district court.
There had been an all night card
party at Larson's Saturday night
when alcoholic beverages were imbib-
ed in freely. Larson and his wife
had been partners at cards and he be-
came enraged because she played so
poorly.
Gets Revolver.
Late in the night he extinguished
the light in the house and went to the
barn and hitched up team Of horses.
Coming out of the barn he pulled
large revolver and badly wounded his
dog, which was killed later on by one
of the men. He then went into the
house and while his wife was prepar-
ing meal and STOPPING over stove,
he fired two shots at her, the bullets
passing close to her and striking on
the chimney. Larson followed his
wife to the neighbors, making threats
that he would kill her.
Phones Officer.
She succeeded in phoning to the
authorities at Bismarck and the sher-
if and the states attorney found Lar
son at his home asleep, with the gun
in bed with him.
Mrs. Larson and her brother have
returned home and will care for the
farm till the case against Larson is
disposed of.
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TAX SALE Of 1906
NAY Be AFFECTED
AUDITOR FABRICK HAD
NOTICE OF SALE PUBLISHED
IN WEEKLY PAPER-MAY AT.
Feet MANY TITLES. @

Contending that there were defects
made in the method of assessment Of
the taxes on property in 1905, as we'll
as in the notice Of sale of property for
delinquent taxes the following year
and in connection with the sale itself,
Mrs. Katheryn Ehr and Mrs. Eliza
Kelley, in an action against the Trus-
tee Loan Company Of Kenmare are
seeking to set aside tax deed which
was given by the county auditor for
one hundred and twenty acres of land
adjoining the townsite of Lone Tree.
Should their contention be sustain
ed by Judge Leighton, before whom
the case was argued on Thursday of
last week, the entire 1906 tax sale,
involving over half million dollars
worth of property and between forty
and sixty thousand dollars worth of
taxes, will be acected to a certain ex-
tent.
The county, of course, will not lose
the amount of the taxes, but the hold
ers of tax deeds to property sold in
1906 will have considerable trouble
in having their title to the property
cleared of the cloud.
1t will be remembered that J. w.
Fabrick, who was county auditor that
year, ordered the tax list printed in
one of the Bowbells papers, when as
q matter of fact the law states spec
ifically that the notice must be pub
lished in daily paper in case there is
one in the county.
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NARROW ESCAPE
FOR OLAF A. OLSON
FRANK JACKSON, NEGRO POR-
TER, RUNS ,AMUCk AND AT
TACkS PROPRIETOR OF LEX.
INGTON HOTEL WITH BEER
HOTTIES AND A CHAIR.

Frank Jackson, a negro porter en-
plOyed by Olaf A. Olson, proprietor
of the Lexington hotel, ran amuck
for several hours Wednesday morning
and was later placed under arrest at
a shack occupied by "Miss Rena," a
colored woman, by Deputy Sheriff
Dan Doherty. He is charged with as
sault with deadly weapon with at
tempt to kill. The negro appeared
before Judge Lynch, who bound him
over to district court under $500
bonds, and not furnishing bail, he is
in the county Jail.
Jackson was to receive SIS month
from Olson, but he gave an order on
one Manning, porter at Slocum's
drug store. Jackson insisted on o.
son paying him the money just the
same.
Olson claims that about five o'clock
Wednesday morning, he was awaken
ed when Jackson tried to crawl over
the transom into his room, No. 101 at
the Lexington. The man had sue
ceeded in getting an arm and one leg
thru the transom when Olson aWoke
and crawling out of bed, grabbed a
chair and beat the negro. jackson
dropped the knife which he was car
rying, open, in his hand, inside o.
sons room and this has been secured
as evidence against him. When Olson
came down to the office later, jack
son appeared with six empty beer bot
ties secreted in his clothing and be-
gan fusillade against the owner of
the hotel. Olson stood behind the
desk and managed to duck and escape
injury, although one of the bottles
was thrown with such force that the
imprint of the bottom can easily be
seen on the wall, where it broke thru
the plaster and laths. Olson might
easily have been killed. jackson then
picked up a chair and hurled it at
Olson, then ran away, being arrested
later
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-05-15
.f0XH0LM WOMAN
DIES FROM LOCk-JAW
MRS. KATIE SCHWARTZ PASSED
AWAY MONDAY AFTERNOON
AFTER SEVERAL DAYS OF
GREAT AGONY-FUNERAL AT
FOXHOLM TODAY.

Mrs. Katie Schwartz, daughter Of
Henry Stammen ST., of this city,
passed away at her home at Foxholm
Monday afternoon at o'clock, after
an illness of but four days from lock-
jaw. Mrs. Schwartz became i'll Thurs
day and from that time until her death
suffered the greatest agony.
The funeral was held from the St.
Mary's Catholic church at Foxholm
this forenoon at 10 o'clock, Rev. Faith
ers Mitteroder of Foxholm and Wag-
ner of Kenmare in charge. The re-
mains were inferred in the cemetery
at that place.
The deceased was born in Mime
sofa SO years ago, coming to this
county with her parents more than a
quarter of century ago. She resid-
Cd in Minot during the past winter,
moving to Foxholm only about two
weeks ago. She is survived by two
children, Adeline, aged 8 years, and
Robert, aged 6, besides her father,
and several brothers and sisters,
among whom are Mrs. Fuller of this
city, Mrs. John Botz, Jr., of Sheridan,
Ore, Henry Phillip and Michael
Stammen.
A host of friends extend sympathy
to the family.
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ST. HENRY.

The farm work around here is pref
ty we'll done. The wheat is practical
ly all in the ground.
The case against the county COM
missioners of Renville county will
come up in the June term at Mohall.
This is a case brot by Jos. Clementich
and Henry Stammen to stop the COM
missioners from building SO many
bridges in Muskego township. We
have as many as four bridges within
3 10 miles, and two of them are ga
of q mile apart. Tax payers, are you
going to stand for this? One Of the
bridges crosses at the John Sauer
homestead. Mr.. Sauer represented
the third commissioners district.
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STAFF HEARING
BEGAN TO-DAY
EFFORT IS BEING MADE BY DE-
TENSE TO PROVE THAT STAFF
THOT HIS WIFE HAD LEFT THE
FARM.

The John Staff hearing began at
the court house before Judge Burke,
city justice of the peace, this morn
ing. Atty. Sinkler for the defense is
putting up a hard fight and will at
tempt to prove by several witnesses
that Staff thot his wife had left the
farm when he shot the fatal bullet
thru the barrel Sunday morning, kill
ing his wife. States Attorney Mes
tos and his assistant, Dorr Carroll,
are putting up hard fight for the
state, realizing, however, that there
is considerable evidence to be given
in support of Stats contention. At
the inquest it was brot out thru the
children that Sta had been told that
his wife left the farm and that he call
ed her vile name and said, "Let the
----- go then"
A complaint has been sworn out by
Mr.. Carroll charging Staff with MUIR
del, but no degree has yet been des-
ignated. Staff appeared in the court
room, attired in the working clothes
which he wore the morning Of his ar
rest, and pleaded not guilty. Staff
appears unshaven and looks like a
man of very low type.
The eldest daughter, Anna, aged II,
was first placed on the stand. She
told of the arrival of her father from
Minot Saturday afternoon and of his
drinking beer with John Pickles, the
new hired man. Datka, the old hired
man was there but did not drink.
Mrs. Staff drank glass of beer, the
girl said. She told of her mother
arising early Sunday morning, Of
getting the breakfast as she always
did and her father arose later. Atty.
Sinkler is attempting to show by the.
girl that there was no quarrel that
morning and that everything was rum
ming on in the usual manner.
The hearing will probably not end
before Friday. A large crowd is at
tending the hearing, the court room
being crowded.
Judge Burke is making good rec
ord in this, one Of the first cases brot
before him. He keeps excellent order,
and today noon ordered every man to
keep his seat until after Deputy
Dougherty had taken the prisoner
from the room.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-05-15
STAFF WOULD NOT DEED
FARM TO CHILDREN

Neighbors of John Staff, charged
with the murder of his wife, went to
him at the county Jail, and asked that
he place his 800 acre farm in the
hands of trustee, for the benefit Of
his children. He agreed to give a
deed in trust to one of his neighbors,
but when the instrument was taken
to him yesterday for his signature, he
positively refused to sign it. Staff APP
pears quite cheerful in Jail, believing
that it will be but a few days before
he is at liberty again. The six little
Staff children are being cared for at
the home of Sheriff Kelley.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-05-15
STAR Would Not Farm Again.

Stalf Would Not Farm Again.
John Staff, accused Of murder, was
taken into Judge Murray's Office to-
day, seeking advice on what he should
do with his farm. The Judge recon-
mended that the man hire q couple to
go onto the place where the children
could have a home. He told Stan
that in case Of his acquittal, he would
have to look after his children. Staff
replied that if he managed to get
free, he certainly would not try to
farm again. why, what would 9
man do with lot Of children, with
no woman to wash and cook for
them?" he inquired