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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1913-07-03
ANDERSON Free;
CASE A MYSTERY
WASHBURN BANKER NOT GUILTY
OF MURDER OF CLARENCE
NK-MYSTERIOUS
FEATURES.

Washburn, June 26.-Upon receiv-
ing the verdict of not guilty, Walfred
T. Anderson, the Washburn banker,
accused of the murder of Clarence
Funk on the night of April IA, burst
into flood of tears and throwing his
arms around his attorney, Tracy
Bangs, wept for several moments be-
fore regaining his composure. Then
Anderson advanced to the jury box
shaking each one by the hand and
thanking them for the finding. I'M
mediately he had completed this An
derson and Tracy Bangs left the op-
era house, in which the trial was held
going to the Anderson home, where
Mrs. Anderson and the defendants
two sisters were waitig for the news.
1t was the first time Anderson had
been home since the day OF the
murder, he having been arrested at
that time and confined in jail ever
since.
The Jury was charged last evening
retiring a few moments before six
o'clock. At II o'clock the jurymen
retired for the night, and they were
in session only short time this
morning before announcing that they
were ready to report.
Anderson when he faced the jury
this morning carefully scanned the
faces of the men before him, and he
apparently had an idea of what was
coming when the verdict was read.
Attorney Lawrence for the prose-
cution talked from o'clock yester-
day afternoon until 5 O'Clock, at
which time Judge Crawford made his
charge. He allowed a wide latitude
permitting the jury to return YER
diets all the way from murder in the
first degree to manslaughter in the
second degree.
Story of the Case.
The shooting down of Clarence
Funk on the night of April IA is one
of the most mysterious murders with
which officials of the state have ever
had to deal.
Funk, returning to his home on the
evening of that day was in his resi-
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1913-07-03
RESTORES MORE LAND TO ENTRY

Washington, June 30.-Announce-
ment was made that President Will
son has ordered restored to entry
approximately $4,000 acres of land
in North Dakota, heretofore reserved
for examination for coal. Under the
classification 675,000 acres are non
coal. and $4,000 contain coal. The
non-coal area is subject to coal entry
and to agricultural entry with reser-
vation Of coal to the government.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1913-07-03
INDIANS RETURNING
FROM CONVOCATION
Many Received in Communion-In-
dian Dance at Close.

A number of Indians have been re-
turning during the past week from
Ft. Totten, where they assembled for
an Episcopalian convocation. The
meeting was attended by about 900
and the convocation was held at Crow
Hill, on the Devils Lake reservation.
In addition to the Dakota Indians
from Ft. Berthold and Standing Rock
there were Chippewa Indians from
the Turtle Mountains, and Red Lake,
MINI.
Bishop Mann was in charge Of the
convocation, and over ESQ were re-
ceived in communion land seven were
confirmed.
In order to celebrate the gathering
the Chippewas and the Santees pull
ed off big Indian dance, which
closed the meeting. The next convo-
cation will be on the Standing Rock
reservation.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1913-07-03
BUCHANAN ENTERTAINED
ROYAL NEIGhBORS
Active Session Held by Members OF
Order at Pretty County
Town.

On the afternoon and evening of
June oath, the district school of in
struction, Royal Neighbors of Amer
lea, met at Buchanan, N. D., with a
large delegation from surrounding
camps present.
The meeting was presided over by
the state supervising deputy, Mar
garet A. Miller of Fargo, who ad-
dressed the convention. Neighbor
Margaret Nelson of Buchanan gave
the address of welcome, Neighbor
Hodge of Dickinson responding, after
which the Buchanan camp exempli-
fed part of the ritualistic work in a
very satisfactory manner.
At the close of the afternoon ses-
sion the delegates were given an auto
ride and shown some of the beautiful
country homes surrounding the vii
lage of Buchanan, after which all
partook of an elaborate six o'clock
dinner.
The James River Camp of James
town attended in body, and took
charge of the evening session, ini-
tiating class of fourteen. They de-
serve much praise for the accurate
and impressive manner in which they
exemplified the work. Members from
each camp represented gave short
talks on the ritualistic and social
work that is being done in their er-
spective camps. These talks were
of much interest to all.
1t was decided to hold the next
school of instruction at Valley City
in October, 1913.
Mrs. E. Holland of Valley City was
elected president, Mrs. Margaret Nell
son of Buchanan vice president, and
Mrs. Emma Canan of jamestown sec
retary. Neighbor Ida Fried of James,
town was appointed chairman of the
entertainment committee.
At 1880 light refreshments were
served and the convention adjourned
to meet at Valley City in October.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1913-07-03
A COOL JAIL BREAKER.

Medora, N. D., June 30.-One OF
the inmates of the county jail sawed
bar from the window and got out
side but the jailer found him and
compelled him to return. The man
was naked when he was found, as the
aperture he had made saving the bar
would not let him pass out with his
clothes on, but he was caught before
he could get his clothes from the in-
side. He was one Of the men from
Marmarth, held here for burglary.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1913-07-03
BLACK LEG NEAR BORDULAC.

Darlington, June 3O.-In pasture
containing some $50 head of cattle
on Kelly creek near Bordulac, black
leg broke out several days ago, and
thirteen young cattle died before the
herd was vaccinated. Since the vac
cination none of the stock has died.
The cattle are owned by E. A. Roach,
Beckley, Niccum and others. 1t is
thought the disease started when
calf was brought in from the south
and placed in the pasture. The dis
ease attacks only the younger cattle
and three or four died daily while the
disease ragged.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1913-07-03
s1LvER cup PRIZE BY N, P.

Valley City, June 27.-The Barnes
County Fair association and the man
agement is we'll pleased this week
over having secured a large silver
loving cup from the Northern Paci-
fic railroad, to be awarded to the
owner of the SOW having the largest
and best litter of pigs. The cup is
said to be handsome in the highest
degree. and is valued at $50. This
should bring out some
fine exhibits Of porkers. and Barnes
county has some good ones.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1913-07-03
STATE r. R. COMMISSION
TO GIVE. RULE HEARING
Commercial Clubs of State Asked to
Participate in Meeting at
Fargo, July $40.

Bismarck, June 27.-It has been
suggested by the traffic committee
of the Fargo Commercial club that
inasmuch as the federal. court has
definitely fixed the powers of the
state railroad commissions to fix in
terstate freight rates, that the sub
ject of reasonable rate on inter-
state traffic, which is at present gov
erned by general distance tariff" be
brought before the railroad commits
sion at it's stated meeting which is
to be held at Fargo July 8, 9 and 10,
and July 9, at 10 a. m. has been de-
cided upon by the commission to hear
this issue.
In discussing this subject the man
ager of the Fargo Commercial clubs
traffic department says: "By COM
parison with the local rates which
Obtain in South Dakota, it will be OBJ
served that we are paying Is per
cent more than the South Dakota dis
tance tariff; 33 per cent more than
the Iowa distance tariff, and when
the new adjustment of rates becomes
effective in that state onr rates will
be about 22 per cent higher than
Minnesota"
The railroad commission is in
hearty accord with anv movement
looking to improving the material
interests of the shippers and people
of the state, and will be glad if the
commercial clubs of the state will
send representatives to the Fargo
meeting and take an active interest
in the proposed rate discussion, for
it is altogether probable some action
will be formulated resulting in a
formal hearing Of this issue before
the commission.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1913-07-03

The N. P. depot has been a round
up this week for number of squaws
and bucks returning from Ft. Totten
to their various reservations. The
older squaws still retain some of
their tribal habits Notwithstanding
all efforts to get them to adopt more
closely the pale-face rules of eti-
quette. In several respects, how
ever the old girls are up to date, and
in waiting for trains the squaws put
in their time taking feminine notes
on the dresses and styles of their
white sisters, and also in vigorously
chewing gum-all same as white girl.
Some of the men wore string of
brass beads around their fedora
hats, and had ear rings. The favo-
rite pose was squatting on the edge
of the station plat1orm, and leaning
back against the building; keeping
close tab on everything going on
around them, and not seeming to
notice anything.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1913-07-03

.FORCERS' SCHEME
FAILED TO WORK
PEN1TENTIARY SENTENCE RE-
CEIVED INSTEAD OF CASH
AND CLOTHES.

A case where an intended forgery
failed of it's purpose and the victim
became suddenly transferred from a
free man to a convict, sentenced to
the state penitentiary was brought to
light in Judge Coffey's court Thurs
day. Frank Yager, claiming to be from
Toma, WASH, was charged with the
attempted passing of a forged check
at Valley City. He plead guilty and
was sentenced to an indeterminate
sentence of from five to ten years in
the state penitentiary. States At
torney Engler of Barnes county, ac-
companied by Deputy Sheriff Kelley
and Clerk of Court Olson, of that
county, appeared before the court
here in connection with the prosecu-
tion of the case. The check which
was attempted TO De passed was for
the sum of $S1.10, and purported to
be signed by M. Chilberg, a we'll
known farmer of Barnes county.
Wager had been working for Chill
berg last fall, and again this spring.
His scheme appeared to be plausi-
bic one and was worked in connec-
tion with pal. Yager, after doing
work on the farm, got his pay in
check, signed by M. Chilberg. This
check, together with the name of the
bank on which it was written, was
copied in little record book, and
the signature afterwards initiated
on worthless check. Yager ap-
peared in Valley City and went into
the Straus Clothing store, where he
selected a suit of clothes and told
the proprietor that he had been
working for Chilberg, and had not
yet been paid off, and inquired if he
got a check from Mr.. Chilberg
wodfd it be good at the store.
Mr.. Straus replied that Mr.. Chill
berg's check was good, and the
would-be purchaser left the store.
Soon afterwards Yager's pal called
up the Straus store, inquired for Mr..
Straus, and said that he was Chill
berg, and that he had just paid off
his hired man and given him check
and it would be all right. Soon af-
terward Yager appeared at the front
door of the store, intending to enter
and get his clothes and cash the
check, but it happened that at the
particular moment that the chief of
police, whom Yager knew, was stand
ing in the doorway of the store.
Thinking that his game had been
discovered, Yager quickly ducked
out of the store and disappeared
without attempting to cash the
check. Soon after that Mr.. Chill
berg himself happened into the store
and Straus inquiring about the
check, found that Chilberg was igno-
rant of the whole matter and had
given no check. The police made a
quick search for the two would-be
forgers, and managed to catch va
ger, but the pal got away. In addi-
ton to the check for $81.10, two
other checks for smaller amounts
were found on the person of Yager,
signed by the forged signatures of
Valley City parties. Yager repre-
sented himself to be James William
son.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1913-07-03
DEMOCRATS BUILD
POLITICAL MACHINE.
CONG. YOUNG CLAIMS NEED OF
FUNDS PROMPTS REMOVAL
OF REPUBLICAN POST
MASTERS.
Charges Bad Practice in Violation of
Civil. Service Principle.

tative Young of North Dakota de-
clares that to enrich their campaign
fund the Democrats are violating the
principles of the civil service Law and
removing Republican postmasters to
replace them by Democrats.
He believes it is being done in large
offices as we'll as smaller ones, and
that order No. III recently issued by
Postmaster General Burleson was
framed for this purpose.
POSTMASTER General Burleson has
issued order No. III under which
postoffice inspectors have gone about
the country and by means of trivial
and technical faults in postofdces
have made reports to the department
that have resulted in the removal of
Republican incumbents," said Mr..
Young today.
"I have not seen this order but
have been given the substance of it.,
and I know that it gives the inspect
ors the greatest latitude in making
their inspections, and they have filed
reports of technical violations of the
regulations on which recommenda-
tions for the removal of Republican
postmasters were based.
1.-THE most glaring instance of the
violation of the spirit of the civil SER
vice principles announced by Presi-
dent Wilson has been made at Valley
City.
POSTMASTER w. H. Pride is serv-
ing under a commission that does not
expire until. 1915, and yet I am in
formed that his removal has been recs
commended by an inspector. There
was not a single objection to Mr..
Pride's remaining in Office for his full
four year term from a Democrat in
Valley City, and the Democrats there
had taken it for granted that the Of
fee would not be at their disposal for
two years. Yet the chairman of the
county committee was asked the 9TH
er day to submit a recommendation
for postmaster.
There hasn't been charge of any
consequence against Mr.. Pride. The
inspectors report deals only with
trivial violations of regulations due
largely, believe, to the inadequate
force which was busy with the more
important duty of handling the mail
and getting it to the people.
"Why are the Democrats doing
this? The only reason I can think
of is that they want campaign con-
tributions in the next congressional
campaign in 1914 and in the national
campaign of 1916.
IF the Republicans we're permit
ted to serve out their four year terms
in some of the larger cities, the
Democrats would not make the con-
tributions and the campaign funds
would be shy.
"It looks to me as if the Democrats
were determined to get control of
some of the larger Offices just for this
purpose. Technical violations of the
regulations can be found in almost
every Office in the country, and if or
der No.117 is obeyed to the fullest ex-
tent, the offices of the country will
soon be in charge of the Democrats"
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1913-07-03

CONTINUED on Page Four.)
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1913-07-03
SEVERE SENTENCE IMPOSED.

Bowman, N. D., July Herbert
Glass, in district court here, was
found guilty of murder in the second
degree, and the judge gave. him a
sentence of rs years in the peniten-
tiary.
Glass was convicted for the killing
of Tom Corcoran at Marmarth, N. D.,
two years ago, and after being ar
rested was held at the county jail,
jamestown. awaiting trial for a year.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1913-07-03
HUSBAND CHARGED

WITH MURDER.
Langdon, N. D., June 30.-The
coroner's jury which was called to in
vestigate the death of Mrs. Matt Ho-
lum, who was found dead in the barn
on the farm of the Holums. returned
a verdict finding her husband respon-
sible for her death. The Jury found
that the woman came to her death by
wounds in the head inflicted by q
sharp instrument in the hands of her
husband.
d Matt Holum, the husband, is held
In: the county Jail at Langdon, charg-
ed with murder in the first degree.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1913-07-03
BE:1ULAn mp
ATTRACTS CROWDS
METHODIST CAMP MEETING AT
JAMESTOWN LARGEST IN
& UNITED STATES.

With the services at Beulah Camp,
jamestown, Sunday, the largest camp
meeting in the United States, and
probably the world, came to
close. Having over thousand
campers registered at the grounds,
the jamestown holiness encampment
exceeds in size the great Sychar, O.,
camp meeting, and also the Wichita,
Kan, holiness encampment. Over
1900 have attended this year, and
between 1900 and 1900 are assured
in 1914. A thousand people in
tented city living peacefully and con-
tented without a policeman, mayor
or board of aldermen is a novelty.
Features of the last two days were
the hallelujah Offering at which So,
900 were contributed, and the at
tendance of Bishop Luccock of Hell
ena, Mont.
Bishop Luccock preached Saturday
and Sunday, and Sundays session
proved a gloriously fitting climax
to the ten days session. Already over
800 seekers have come to the altar,
some seeking conversion, others seek
ing the second blessing, while many
others reclaimed.
At a. m. Friday occurred the
hallelujah offering. At the end of
the prayer the happy camp meeters
marched about the tabernacle sing
ing and shouting hallelujah, dropped
their donations, in pledges, cash and
other gifts before the altar. Two
thousand five hundred was taken at
the early morning offering, and over
$1,000 more in the afternoon, almost
reaching the $4,000 asked. Pledges
and gifts of approximately $500
1ss.re on hand, ana the North Dakota:
Methodist Camp Meeting association
will be out of debt in 1914, and own
$4,000 worth of property. An ex-
tension to their grounds is needed.
At the business meeting DR.. Dan
ford of Bismarck was reelected pres
ident of the association; Rev. ]. G.
Morrison, Dickinson, first vice pres
ident; Rev. R. H. Craig, Lisbon, Sec
ond vice president; Rev. w. R. Nor
rison, Glendale, third vice president;
Rev. F. c. Hollett, Oakes, fourth vice
president, and Paul M. Brown, Het-
finger, president of Hettinger State
Bank, secretary-treasurer.
The associations monthly official
organ, "The North Dakota Metho-
dist" will be continued with the for
mer editorial and business staff, j. G.
Morrison, editor; E. J. G. Reid,
Steele, subscription manager, and G.
F. Whitney, Englevale, business
manager.
The campers come from over 80
churches or charges, with 60 minis
ters attending. The states of North
and South Dakota, Montana and
Iowa are we'll represented, and some
are present from Canada. Several
state and district leaders are present
including Rev. A. H. Hoffman, st.
Paul; Rev. J. s. Harkness, Aberdeen;
Rev. Asher, Minot; Rev. MacNamara,
Fargo; Rev. Danford, Bismarck, and
Rev. Smith, Montana.
The camp meeting broke up Mon
day.
SEVERE SENTENCE IMPOSED.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1913-07-03
GEORGE 0TTINGER's DEMISE
After Long Illness Well Known
jamestown Resident and Former
Fire Chief Passed Away.

After an illness of over four
| months, George Ottinger, one of the
we'll known employees of the N. P.
| railway company at jamestown, and
chief of the volunteer fire depart
| ment of this city, passed away at his
home, Sixth avenue south, at $3.50
Sunday morning. Death was due to
Bright's disease. The deceased had
returned from the N. P. hospital at
Brainerd, June 18th, where he had
been under care of a physician for
two months. He was A years of
age.
George Ottinger was born in Ger
many in 1869, and about 80 years
ago came to the United States with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Gottljeb
Ottinger, arriving in Stutsman coun-
ty soon after, and being one of the
old settlers of this vicinity. He was
switchman and yard master for the
N. P. at jamestown and always took
an active interest in the affairs of
the volunteer fire department, the
members electing him for their chief
in 1912. He was also member of
the Brotherhood of Railway Train
men.
The deceased is survived by his
widow and three children, Jessie, N.Y.
ron and Isabel, also his mother, Mrs.
Ottinger, and four brothers, William,
Guy, Herman and Fred Ottinger.
The funeral was held from the
home at 1880 p. m. Tuesday, and
from the German Lutheran church
at 2 o'clock, with interment at High
land Home cemetery.
The funeral of the late Geo. Ottin-
ger was held yesterday afternoon
from the residence, at 1880 and from
the German Lutheran church at 2
o'clock. Many beautiful floral trib-
utes were received. The pail bear
ers were John Bensch, Rudolph
Hamm and Ferdinand Koehn of the
jamestown volunteer fire depart
ment, and Frank Dallier, M. J. En-
right, and J. Harrington of the B. R.
T., to which organizations deceased
was a member. Burial was at High
land Home cemetery,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-08-25
FOR The CHILDREN
Hints For Boy Scouts.

Major Windisch, Cleveland boy
scout commissioner, gives the follow
ing hints to scouts who engage in sum
mer activities with much zest, some
times paying the penalty by suffering
from sunburn, sprained ankles, etc:
Be careful of stepping on loose
stones. especially on a hillside. A
round one may roll under you some
day and stand you on the back of your
neck.
Bay rum, such as men use after
shaving, is fine for chapped hands.
Competitions in lariat throwing and
life ring throwing are recommended to
troops as of more value than some 9th
ers. They promote life saving ability.
Learn to change your stride when on
a hike. Edward Payson Weston, great
est of all pedestrians, has several diff
ferent "gaits' and rests himself by
changing them.
The standard kind of rope used for
lariats is manila, three-eighths inch in
diameter, stretched to eliminate tend
ency to kink.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-08-25
A Premium on Imitation.
lWall Street JournaI.)

Mi. MeAdoo fails to realize that his
money viii not move the crops. It
VIII, III fact, keep them where they
are The greatest speculator in thr
United Statees is the farmer. He i
financing great crop, which NAV nev-
CT come up at ali, on borrowed money
10 j. necessary that he should do this.
put the fact should give pause to peo-
PIE who denouncc speculation. But
when the farmer has harvested his
crop, and holds that crop for an ad-
vance IN price, borrowing money to
ito SO he becomes. not the involuntary
Spectator which he must necessarily
he, but an operator for the rise in col
tom or corn who may or may not be,
according to his motive. a plain gamh-
Ter.
II the banks are put in possession
OF what look like Hmitiess funds 10
the agricultural mind, what will han
pen' Every Farmers Alliance will
nand that notes shall be renewed -
shat crops can be held for the rise
winch IS always promised ANA seldom
natures. The conditions will be one
Of plain imitation; and so far from re-
moving the situation, Mr. McAdoo :
doubtless we'll meant effort will seri-
ously aggravate it.
The treasury scheme is to play poll
ties, under impression that by extend
ing special countenance to the country
bankers It IN some way rebukes Wall
street The financial center does not
care, except 50 far as the movement
OF the crops is concerned 1t knows not
only that such movement Will be re-
tardcd rather than expedited by Mr..
McAdoo S treasury contribution; but
il knows also that Mr.. McAdoo win
find it a great deal easier to lend
treasury money than TO get it back
The treasury next March under pol
ical pressure to prevent withdrawal of
ITS deposits, stands an excellen chance
OF finding itself involuntarily financing
farmers bull account in cotton and
corn, where such an account would au-
tomatieally create a falling market for
Doth commodities