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Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1913-07-11

No sir.
Q. Did you know what he wa. do
insa A. No sir. Heard two or
three shots is all. Heard two and
wouldn't swear to the other one.
Q. Did you see Blumsun during
this perioda A. Yes sir, | did.
a. .een him when he dropped. He
dropped right in front of US.
Q. In which direction were you
facing when you were standing therea
A. Facing south we turned around
and Blumsun fell. right after the shots
were fired.
Q. Did you see Blumsun before
you saw him falla "A. didn't see
him after Covers struck at him.
Q. Do you know where Blumsun
was during the period that Covers
struck at him until the time you saw
him falla A. No sir.
Q. What were Ole and this other
man doing at the end of the platform,
when you come up with .Gowers9 A.
They were just standing there. not do
ing much of anything.
Q. Was anything else going on
there at the time when you were stand
ing there with Olea A. Just the
shooting is all heard.
Q. Do you know from which dir
ection Blumsun came when you saw
him fall9 A. should judge he was
coming from the northeast the way
he dropped, ! didn't see which way he
was coming from. didn't see him until
he dropped.
Q. When did you next see Cowersa
A. He came up there few seconds
after that.
Q. What did Covers say when he
came upa A. There was somebody
asked him what had happened and he
said he had shot him. that he had hi,
him in the head with boulder.
Q. Was there anything else said
there by Mr.. Covers at that timep A.
Not until the Sheriff came and asked
him and he said the same thing to
himl
Q. Did you hear him say that to
him2 A. Yes sir.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1913-07-11

Q. What did the sheriff doa A.
just stood there and looked at him.
Q. Did you examine Mr.. Blumsun
while he was lying there3 A. No
Q. Did Jim speak to you when he
came upa A. No sir. He did when
Ole was going to let loose of me and
| asked if we couldn't get loose from
there and he said we could when
called his attention to it.
Q. Were you released from Gus
tody thena A. Yes sir.
Q. Were you taken to the Jail that
nighta A. No sir.
Q. Where did you goa A.
stuck around there until they took him
to the morgue.
Gross Examination by Gallagher.
Q. This your eighteenth birthday,
is it Dana A. Yes sir.
Q. Have you lived here in Beach
sometime have you not9 A. Yes sir.
Q. Is your father livinga A. Yes
sir.
Q. You was up there to Mr.. Blum
suns house that night wasn't you1 A.
Yes sir.
Q. How long was you there. if you
remembera A. How longp
Q. About what time did you go up
there9 A. | should Judge it was
about seven-thirty or a quarter of
eight.
Q. Who was there at that timep
Objected to by the counsel for the
State as incompetent, irrelevant and
immaterial. Objection over-ruled by
the court.
A. Blumsun. myself, Battles. Maher
and LeSieur.
Q. Anybody else around the house ,
A. No sir not at that time.
Q. You remained there until about
eleven o'clocka A. Yes or quarter
after.
Q. And was Fred Blumsun there
during the most Of that timer A.
Yes sir.
Q. We're the boys drinking beer
therea A. Yes sir.
Q. You drank some9 A. Yes sir.
Q. And after that you went down
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1913-07-11
Yes sir. went down to tho

town. A. Yes sir. went down to tho
Q. How long did you stay at the
pool hallp "A. Just closed up and we
went down to the restaurant.
Q. While you was in the re.tau-
rant did you see Mr.. Gowersl A. Yes
Q. Where did you see hima A.
He stepped in the door and said we
would have to be quiet.
Q. Hadn't there been a little sing
ing going on in the restaurantl A.
Not great deal.
Q. Was Mr.. Blum.un there at the
time Mr.. Covers came ina A. No
sir.
Q. Did he come in before Mr..
Covers told you fellows to keep quieta
A. No sir.
Q. How long was it after Mr.. Cow
srs told you to keep quiet that Mr..
Blumsun came ina A. couldn't say
exactly. shortly after.
HEX st. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Q. Was there some talk among the
boys as to what Jim had saida A. No.
" Oto Dlumsun say anything
about ita A. Yes sir.
Q. Do you recollect what he saide
A. He said he would like to have
been there and heard him say that. he
would have hit him over the head with
chair. 1t was something like that.
z. Then you walked down across
the depot9 A. Yes sir.
Q. Who accompanied youa A.
Battles. LeSieur. Maher and Blumsun.
Q. Did you see anybody when you
went over toward the end of the plat
form' A. Yes sir. Ole. the foreman
OF the sewer gang and the fellow with
glasses on.
Q. Did anybody stop to speak to
him' A. Blumsun did, the other
three of us went ahead.
Q. Walked up the platforma A.
Yes sir.
Q. And did you meet Mr.. Cow
ersa A. Yes sir.
Q. What was the first thing that
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Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1913-03-15

many; John H. McCooey and Mrs.
McCooey, Michael j. Hayes and other
we'll known Tammany men accom-
panied Mr.. Murphy The party was
taken from the line of several hun
bred handshakers in the east room
and ushered into the green room.
Mr.. and Mrs. McCooey We're the first
of the party to shake the Presidents
hand and the Murphys followed.
Congratulations, said Mr.. Muir
ply
Thank you" replied the Presi-
dent. Il am glad to welcome you
here"
The Murphy party left the White
House after a brief inspection OF the
executive offices. Secretary Tumulty
acted as guide and showed them
through In the Cabinet room Mr..
Murphy asked TO be shown the chair
occupied by Secretary of State Bryan,
which is at the right OF the Presi-
dent. cts pretty close" he said,
with a smile.
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1913-03-15
sHAMRooKs CROWD MAILS.

With the approach OF St. Patrick S
day the transatlantic mail is bring
ing a deluge of mementos from Ire
land to New York City. Clerks at
the general Postofflce find sprays of
shamrocks, ferns and Irish sod
bursting from envelopes and pack
ages addressed TO Irish citizens OF
this country. Il is found that a
number OF the old folks at home are
using postcards as an economical way
to send shamrock seeds. The seeds
are sealed IN a small envelope, about
twice the size of a stamp, and stuck
in the upper left-hand corner Of a
postcard adorned with Irish emblems
and verses.
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1913-03-15
JUDGE LINCOLN.
One of the Most Efficient
Members of the Local
Judiciary.

i The city of Louisville and Jeffer-
son county have been especially
fortunate in the class and character
Of the men who form the bar here.
and particularly the Judiciary, men
of broad intellectual training, prac-
tical. logical and self-made, whose
decisions command the utmost re-
lspeet. and Il is a pleasure to express
the candid opinion, shared in by
many of the most substantial mem
bers of the Louisville bar, that one
Of the most efficient members of
the judiciary is Walter Pierce LIN
coin, of the Jefferson Circuit Court,
man of many brilliant attachments.
Judge Lincoln is a native of Louis
VILE and was born in 1857. His
early educational training was had
in private institutions, after which
he attended and graduated from the
High School. Completing his early
education, young Lincoln went to
Henderson, where he read law under
James F. Clay, in HIS day one of the
most famous lawyers OF the country.
and II was in that city that he was
admitted to the bar and began the
practice OF law in 1873. Returning
to Louisville, the firm OF Lieber &
Lincoln was formed. which was the
oldest law firm in Louisville when
Judge Lincoln was elected TO the
bench in 1910. Prior to this, how
ever, for several months IN 1907 he
served as Judge of the Jefferson
County Court, being appointed by
Gov Beckham. Judge Lincoln Is
popular with the masses Of the beo-
pie. and besides being a member OF
the Jefferson County Bar Association
Is prominent in the Knights OF
Columbus and a fellow OF the Ameri-
can Chemical Society. The Judge Is
happily married. his wife being Miss
May Adams, whose father was one |
OF the most noted OF the old Texas
Rangers. The couple have one |
Miss May Adams. who
Is a favorite I'm the younger set.
Upon all sides II is conceded that no
man stands higher IN and out OF the
legal profession than this Just Judge,
who came Of Irish stock and whose
ancestors were always devoted 10
The interests Of the Green Isle. II is
indeed gratifying to be able TO state
hat HIS knowledge OF law Is sur
passed by no jurlst In the State and
that his decisions command the
greatest respect and attention.
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1913-03-15
WILL CONTINUE.
Division 4, a. o. ~, to still
Campaign FOR New
Members.

AT the meeting Of Division 4. A. o.
H., last Monday evening the men,
bers were still feeling proud over the
big initiation they had Just success
fully carried through and it was the
sentiment Of those present that the
movement for increasing the mem
bership OF the division should not be
allowed to die with this effort and
several of the leading workers, in
Guiding President Hennessy. Vice
President Lynch and Financial Sec
rotary Langan urged the members TO
continue the quest for new members,
for with the upbuilding of the divis-
ion would come greater things for
the benefit OF the division and
probably a home OF their own. A
rising vote OF thanks was given Vice
President Lynch for this great work
in securing candidates I'm the recent
class. Greetings we're received from
James Hourigan, Of indianapolis, a
former member OF Division 4, In
which he wished the division luck
and prosperity. NJ j. Bowling was
obligated TO membership and the
application OF Thomas Wolf was re-
ceiyed. County Secretary Dan
O'Keefe was present and con-
Division 4 on their
progress and urged the new mem
bers TO visit the other divisions and
become acquainted. John J. Barry
OF the st. Patrick's day celebration,
the programme and
stated that he hoped 10 see every |
at the entertainment tomor-
row night.
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1913-03-15

George Schlegel, whose picture
appears herewith, is a son Of the late
William Schlegel, who was an active
and prominent resident of the city
of Louisville for more than fifty
years, living in the eastern part of
the city, where for over thirty years
he conducted large eooperage bust
ness. Mr.. Schlegel is a prominent
member OF the belmont Club and the
Nose Green Club, and is widely
known throughout the city and
county. He is at present and has
been for the past three years a dep
uty in the office of the present
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1913-03-15
PRESIDENT BARRY RETURNS.

President John j. Barry, who
headed the Nose Green Club at the
Inauguration ceremonies in Wash
ington, arrived home this week from
New York City, where he spent sew
eral days after leaving the national
capital. President Barry, who is the
Democratic Chairman of the Forty
seventh Legislative district, COM
prised Of the Fourth and Fifth
wards, says he win now devote his
entire time and attention for the
purpose of securing George Schlegel
the nomination for County Assessor.
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1913-03-15
- DAY.
ming, March IS
IBERNIANS|
I'm N. MuIIoy's,
bn, Dougherty &
DOLLY DOLLARS
To Be Presented at Macau-
Ieys by Trinity Coun-
CITY. MI.

Trinity Council. Y. NJ. l., Musical
Club will present at Macauley's
Theater on April Z. s and Q one Of
the most popular, entertaining and
laughable musical comedies ever
presented by local talent in Louis
willie. Miss Dolly Dollars" is one
of those charming musical produc-
tions that one witnesses so seldom
that after the performance IL will be
talked about for days. The music is
from the pen of the famous author,
Victor Herbert. The book is by
Harry B. Smith. The dialogue Is of
the kind that produces merriment
from start to finish. Dolly Dollars"
was last presented in Louisville by
Lulu CHASER, and attracted large
crowds. Everybody should see this
performance at least one night. Fol-
lowing is the cast of the characters:
Dorothy Gay, an American heiress
known as Dolly Dollars, Mrs.
Leo A. Schmitt.
Lord Birmingham, in favor Of an
Anglo American alliance II. A.
|Hehemann.
Finney Doolittle, an educated
fool--P.. Wellington Hager.
Samuel Gay, a condensed soup
magnate-John Hodapp.
Mrs. Gay, his better so per cent
Miss Renetta Blast.
Guy Gay, who pays a fellow to
study for him at 0xford-John Hen
messy.
Bertha Billings, Dorothy's maid,
with a fondness for romance-Miss
Grace Kim.
Celeste-Miss Anna Burns.
Lieut.. Won Richter, Of the German
W.ettle.
Miggs, Lord Burlingham's valet
Louis Hofmann.
Members of the Dolly Dollars
|Club-Hon. Percy Fitzboodle. Albert
|Daly; Marquis de Baccarat, Henry
Dries; Baron Won Rheinheister, Leo
|Krebs; Count Runoffsky, Edward
|Krebs; Count Chianti Michael Fill
burn; Duke de Bolero, Louis
|Schranz: Prince Umskyvitch, James
Perry; Capt. Sheridan Barry, Cole
imam Ridge; Margery, an Elton girl,
Miss Catherine Ecker; First Elton
boy, Michael Firburn; Second Elton
boy, Edward Krebs. Chorus Of
summer girls, Oxford and Cambridge
girls, Elton boys, Costers. etc.
Chorus girls-Misses Ella COrbett,
catherine Ecker, Mary Sheehan,
A-arTlrr- srrrirSn, Margaret Winter,
Elsie Burns, Ida May .PIsen;-- Marie
Speckert, Rosalia Speckert, Olivia.
Silberg, Mary Recktenwald, Jo-
sephine Lyons, Viola Sexton, Corrine
Jansen, Anna Burns, Grace kim and
Mrs. Ernest Otte.
Mems chorus-Messrs James
Perry, Louis Schranz, Leo Krebs,
Michael Filburn, Henry Dries, Albert
DAILY, Coleman Ridge, Edward
Krebs, Paul Powling, Walter Pilsen.
Ernest Otte, Louis Hoffman, Dan
Tiynan, Edward Maloney, William
Kirchdorfer, Louis Eberle and
Charles Gahigan.
Prof. Leo A. Schmitt is the
director and P. Wellington
Hager the stage director.
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1913-03-15
MURPHY MEETS WILSON.

Charles r. Murphy OF New York,
the leader of Tammany Hail. met the
President last Friday for the hrst
time I'm many months. The visit,
which was a pleasant one for the en-
tire party, was arranged through one
OF the White House secretaries, who
said Mr.. Murphy wished TO pay his
respects 10 the new President. Mrs,
Murphy and the daughters of Con-
gresham Fitzgerald and Rlordan.
Philip j. Donahue, Treasurer Of Tam
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1913-03-15

County Assessor, Edward Barry, and
is thoroughly familiar with the
duties Of the office. Mr.. Schlegel
resides in the eastern part of the
city, where he was born and reared,
and has always been an earnest
worker for the Democratic party.
Deservedly popular with all classes,
his friends are rallying to his sup
port in such numbers as to make his
nomination almost certain. Mr..
Schlegel announces that if elected
Edward Barry, the present efficient
County Assessor, will be his Chief
Deputy, and that John Tierney will
also be one of his deputies.
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1913-03-15
FIRST CONFIRMATION GLASS.

Next Monday at st. Patrick's
church a class OF about 100 children
will receive their first holy COM
munion and be confirmed. This will
be a gala day for the people OF this
parish, who will celebrate with elab-
crate and solemn ceremonies the
OF the sacrament OF
confirmation at the high mass az
1880 o'clock. For some time past
the Rev. Father cronin, v. c., and
the Sisters have been preparing the
class, which will be the first OF the
year IN this diocese.
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1913-03-15
FIRST SINCE TANEY.

Chief Justice White was the first
Catholic to administer the oath OF
office to a President since Chief
Justice Taney's time IN 1861. fancy
administered the oath Of office to
nine Presidents, Van Buren,, Harri-
son, Tyler, Polk, Taylor, Fillmore,
Pierce, Buchanan and Lincoln.
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1913-03-15
MISSION Ar sew oRLEANs.

A great mission, conducted by the
famous preachers. Very Rev. Fathers
O'Conn0r and O'Neil, o. p, from
Louisville. has been In progress tins
week In 81. Theresa church at New
Orleans. Every. night the church was
thronged with people anxious to
hear the eloquent Domlnicans, who
have been doing noble work In the
south.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-12-04
AT WINNIPEG
1T isn't FREEZING

Winnipeg, Dec. A degree above
freezing was the temperature at IL a.
m. yesterday. On the same date a
year ago it was two degrees below
zero-and mild for Winnipeg.
Not only had merchants made plans
men, some of whom wished ice for
hockey or curling, others, snow for
bear or deer hunting.
Nevertheless, the present weather is
a godsend to the householder, Al To-
cal coal dealer remarked that most OF
his customers were burning wood, and
had been burning 1T thus far, and all
through the fall, a season when. us
ually, coal is in use.
Mildest in Forty Years.
This is the mildest weather at this
time of the year that residents of
Winnipeg have experienced in the past
forty years. 1t is much more like
spring than early winter.
Few sales of seasonable winter APP
parel have been made by local mer-
chants, Their stocks Of fure, foot
wear heavy underwear and ~overcoats
is almost as complete as when it ar.
rived from the manufacturers. Build
ers are still engaged in outside COM
structibn, n boats are plying the
rivers.
Another advantage of this unac-
c%ountable weather lis that grain ship
ments are being quickly made. Little
congestion has occurred on railroads.,
Notwithstanding the increased traffic.
Absence Of rain this fall enabled the
farmers to conclude threShing opera
tions early. In addition to all this,
farmers have been enabled to do a
vast amount of fall blowing, on ac-
count Of n little rain And continued
mild weather
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-12-04
TELL STORY OF
MOTHERS DEATH

Clinton, Mo-, Dec. 4.-Tilly o. Puck
EFT, testifying in his own defense here
at his trial charged with the murder
Of his mother, Mrs. Susan Makinson,
said his mother had quarreled with
him, because she did not like his wife.
MA wanted me to drive my wife
away" he said, but I told her I never
would do that. Then she said she
would rather see us both nailed in
collins than living together.
"fYou shall not live together she
said to me, If it sends me to hell to
stop it,"
Pickett testified tina on the night
Of his mothers death, he awoke to
find his house afire and seeing some
one going out the rear door he fired at
random, not knowing who it was. He
said he then carried his wife and child
from the house. Not until the fire was
nearly extinguished and the house in
ruins did he discover his mothers
body lying les the back porch under
charred timbers. This Pickett said
the first he knew Of his mother
being near the house.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-12-04
Unusual Insanity Case.

Fergus Falls Journal: DR.. Hotch-
kiss, superintendent Of the asylum for
the insane at Jamestown, N. D., was
in the city Tuesday afternoon with
one J. Hurley, who had been sem to
that institution from Minot, N. D., but
whose legal residence was at Cass
Lake, Mimi, D. A, Lindsey, state
troll, had written Judge Frankberg,
asking that Hurley be examined
here and If found in sane, that he
be committed.
The case seemed a little unusual,
as Hurley seemed to be insane, and
claimed he had been "railroaded"
into the North Dakota asylum. He
said that he had one to Minot to
take charge Of a hotel, and had
thought of buying a site and build
ing another hotel. when some sus-
that he was insane, and the chief Of
police locked him up. He admitted
that on being locked UP he had Great
ed all the disturbance he could and
had acted as badly as possible, as he
felt that his arrest was an outrage,
and the authorities had then SEN him
to the asylum. |..
DR.. Hotchkiss said he had only
been at jamestown a few days, and
that when he arrived, he seemed to
be considerably excited mentally, but
and, as far as he had observed, he
had been all right since. He seemed
all right while being brought over.
Physicians were summoned to ex-
anime him, and after he had been
questioned at some length, it was
that no mistake had been made
in committing him.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-12-04
INDICTED DEFENDANTS
ARRAIGNED TODAY

Shortly before recess in the district
court this morning County Attorney
| Dosland called for the arraignment of
| six prisoners brought up from the
county jail at Detroit, where they nave
! been kept pending the completion OF
the Clay county building. the delay, OF
which was a subject of Investigator
by the grand jury.
James Murphy. Ben barrow and
Monte Walker, strangers in this part
of the country, through their attorney,
Mr.. Schroeder Of Detroit, entered pleas
Of not guilty to indictments charging
robbery of the person.
Thomas Darwin and James Williams
charged with burglarizing the hard+
ware store of Remley & Olson, last
we're four men in the party said TO
have entered the store, but two or them
pleaded guilty and are now DONG tune:
James Martin, a queer specimen OF
attorney, Mr.. Witherow,. entered a plea
of not guilty to an indictment charg-
ing an unnatural offense.
Burley Swanson, charged with lar
ceny of the second degree, pleaded not
guilty to an indictment returned on
Tuesday and Atty. Curtis Pomeroy was
appointed by the court TO defend MN
He is the manw no is alleged to have
stolen a quantity of cigars from the
place of John Karlstrom.
Others indicted and to be a~rralgnea
this afternoon are George Waddell
charged with stealing an auto belong.
ing to Dr.. H. G.. Green, dentist Of
Fargo on H~allowe'en; Carl Hanson,
charged with the theft Of an oveTcoat
from a party named NOrdstrom; H. X.
Green for the alleged uttering Of a
forged check at the establishment of
w. H. Diemert and signed Daniel
Thompson of Fargo; James Widock, a
Russian, indicted for robbery OF the
person. The alleged accomplish Of
Widock pleaded guilty and is serving a
term in the prison at saltwater, And
there are Tilson Webster. the alleged
assailant of Ingle Hanson, who was
shot on a farm near FELTON, early in the
fall, the men working with a thresh-
ing crew; and Leslie French who was
on a charge of assault In the
deCree.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-12-04
MONTANA'S LAND
IN GOOD DEMAND

Helena, Mont, Dec. 4.-During the
fiscal year just closed the state of
Montana disposed Of 1903. 506.45 acres
of public land, and received In return
$1,670,852 in notes and money. The
state requires that Is per cent of the
purchase price be paid down, and an
additional S per cent be paid annually
with interest. =
In his report to the governor, Sidney
Miller, register OF state lands, shows
that during the year land sales were
conducted in twenty eight counties. To
Chouteau county belongs the credit of
having made the largest land sale. In
that county 1859 acres of state land
We're sold, netting $251,409.63. Fergus
county was second on the list with a
sale credit Of 1925 acres for $232,-
S73.15, and Madison county was third
with a sale record Of 12,276 acres for
$187, 156. SO.
The average price of the land sold
during the year was $14.89.
The registers report also shows that
there are left of the state domain
3,967,869.30 acres. of which Dawson
county has $50, 357 acres, or more than
any other county.
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