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The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-09-10
W.. N. 4.

The Wahpeton-Breckenridge
Ministerial Association held its
September meeting last Monday
afternoon at the Methodist
church. Wahpeton. this being the
first meeting after the summer
vacation. Two new members were
received. Emmanuel Halowell and
w. G. Sage. 4of Faifmount. "A
committee, consisting of G. F.
sewrey. w. G. Sage. C. P. Keast.
and D. T. Grey. was appointed to
plan for general exchange OF
pulpits on some Sunday to be
designated by the committee. On
account of conflicting arrange
ments the selection of the date
was laid over until the next meet
ing. No regular program haying
been prepared, several of the
members were called on to give
an account of their vacation ex-
'periences. In the future each pro-
gram is to be prepared and an
mounced at each meeting for the
succeeding meeting. At the next
meeting E. Halowell will present
a paper on. "How to get People
out to Church" Adjourned to
meet October 5. in the Baptist
Church at Fairmount.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-09-10
EARLY FIRE ALARM
SAVES FAMILY
But Not Much Else Of Value to q
Homo In the City ls
Left
ORIGIN OF FIRE is MYSTERY
The Jameson House by the q. N
Track Opposite the Mill -
Wrecked

Whistling Engines and the fire
bell called the ''laddics'' at a few
minutes past two o'clock Tuesday
morning to the one-stOrv jamie
son house opposite the New Star
Roller Mills, occupied by "Goldie'
Bell and family. y
When the department and a
crowd of citizens arrived ON the
scene the whole building was
burning flercely from the inside,
Mr.. Bell himself, who is a rail-
road man. had not been at home
that night, being out on the road.
But his family were there an0
were sleeping soundly when the
alarm was given and barely had
time to escape through a rear
door with onlv very small
amount of their belongings when
the flames became too hot to res
cue anything else.
The flames were Guenched be-
fore the building caved in and the
walls and partitions are still
standing. But the entire insf9e
is Quilted and the structure is OF
little or no value.
The origin of the fire is wrap
ped in mystery. as the family was
asleep and there had been no fire
since in the evening. The theory
that seems most plausible is that
it was started by mice nibbling
at matches. So,
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-09-10
DAKOTA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1914
MoLLoY ls a HUSTLER

One of the busiest men in town
is J. r. Molloy, the new and Sec
ond hand furniture dealer. And
no wonder. When a Timer report
.er called at his warerooms on
lower Dakota ave., last Friday, and
inspected his goods, he was sur
prised at the immensity of his
stock and you may be surprised
also. Down stairs, upstairs, from
the street. to the. alley, and the
room across the alley and his
former Headquarters across the
street are all packed with furni-
ture and another carload has lust
arrived. Wv
When the Times reporter came
down stairs two customers were
waiting for the delivery of goods,
among which was noticed what is
probably the prettiest library ta-
BILE in the city and a five foot
buffet. Another article to
be delivered was an elegant bed
and bedstead complete for S37. so,
exactly like one that another par
ty had recently bought elsewhere
for S55 thus saving $3.50 an a
single article of furniture.
Molloy is hustler, and don't
you forget that. Read his ad. in
the Times every week and be con-
WINGED. But what is better still,
ca'I and ask to see his stock of
furniture and learn his prices.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-09-10
SKULL FRACTURED
BY KICK OF HORSE
8tepson Of Dalryman Dertelson
Seriously injured Last
Friday evonIna
TOUCHED HORSE WITH WHIP
When Il Kicked Him In tho Fore
head Making an Operation
Necessary

A serious accident occurred to
Merrill Chapman. stepson of G.. P.
BertelsOn. proprietor of the But
terfly dairy last Friday evening.
The dairy's milk supply ran short
that day and the lad, who is about
ID years of age. was sent in the
evening with more milk to supply
the customers that had been mis-
sed.
He drove the horse and the cart
formerly owned by E. f. Gillum
of the Westside Dairy. and in an
endeavOr to hurry the horse up a
little more he touched it with a
whip. The horse would not stand
for this and retaliated with a vic
ious kick which landed on his
forehead just above his nose,
crushing in his skull. and knock
ing him senseless. The lad was
cared for him and assisted in TAX
ing him to st. Frances hospital.
accompanied by Ernest Nickells,
Mr.. Bertelson's hired man. who
where the operation known as
trepanning was performed.
A piece of skull about the size
of silver dollar was removed to
reduce the pressure on the brain,
when the lad recovered conscious
ness. and strong hopes are enter
tained that he will entirely re-
cover.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-09-10
GERMAN LOSSES VERY HEAVY

London. Sept. 5.-A Post cor
respondent, wiring from a point
not given in the dispatch. has
seen letter from a high German
officer invalided home in which
he states:
"The war is not going quite as
we expected and the resistance of
the allied forces is extraordinary.
We are beginning to feel nervous
as to results.
"The German losses are terri
BILE. so terrible that the emperor
has forbidden their disclosure.
Our generals have been wantonly
wasteful with our men. who have
been moved down in thousands.
"While it is impossible to say
what our losses are. l estimate
them at between 100000 and 40O,-
900. If they continue at this rate
we shall be quite unable to meet
Russia with any hope of success" "
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-09-10
THE SPECIAL MESSAGE

President Wilson last Friday
personally addressed Congress in
JOINT session. urging legislation
to raise StOO,OOO.OOO a year ad-
dltlonal revenue through internal
taxes to meet a treasury deficit
threatened by the conflict in Eur
oDe. The President told Congress
he DISCHARGED duty which he
wished with all his heart that he
might have been spared, but which
he performed without hesitation
or apology. because of the dam
ger i'm present circumstances to
create "a moments douht as +"
the strength and sufriciency of
lhe treasury of the United States.''
Although the treasury. he said,
couia get along for considerable
period. he pointed out the peril
or the Government's withdrawing
from the national banks approxi-
mately S75.OO0,OOO of the treas
ury balance deposited there. He
advised. against the government
borrowing money or selling bonds
which would make "a most un-
timely and uniustifiable demand
upon the money Market" and
appealed to the ''intelligent and
profoundly patriotic public, to
bear the burden of a special tax
TO meet the unforeseen emergen-
cy."
Congress listened attentively to
the address. Immediately upon its
conclusion the legislative ma
chinery was set in motion to car
ly its recommendations into ef-
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-09-10
4 srAa PARTY
From Breckenridge Mests witt
Rather Serious Accident

AS a stag party composed Of
Editor M. Edwards, George Casey.
Geo. Crowder. Albert Shirley and
VIM. Daubton. all of Brecken-
ridge were returning home from
Doran at about ten O'Clock last
Saturday night their auto ran in
to an open culvert on the way and
all were thrown out and more or
less seriously injured.
Edwards was taken to the hos
pital with badly bruised leg and
hand. Shirley had a broken thumb
and the other three Jared but lit
tie better. The auto also was ta-
ken to hospital but to a different
one. The affair was a rather SER
iOus one for all concerned. but
fortunately nobody's injuries are
thought to be permanent.
The accident was due to the
fact that the culvert, which had
been undergoing some repairs
that day, had been left open with
only plank to give warning to
approaching vehicles. and which
could not be seen in the dark in
time to avoid making the plunge.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-09-10
] DAKOTA AK HAS
AN APPLE KING
Mr.. Joe ojer Of Near Fairmount
Has Dig Orchard and Lots
Of Apples
$40 TREES BEARING FRUIT
And Editor clabauah says They
Arc staggering Under Their
Burdens"

Last weeks Fairmount News
contains the following apple
story:
Last year we devoted some of
our space to an article describing
the enormous crop of apples
grown few miles south of town
on the farm of Mr.. Joe Gjer.
Again this year we were as
founded to see a crop even more
wonderful than that of last year,
and will attempt to describe its
enormity and beauty. Many bush
els were disposed of last year i'm
various ways, but the great yield
appeared almost untouched after
all efforts had been spent to util-
ize it.
AS you enter the orchard your
gaze meets a sight almost un-
believeable and you can scarcely
repress an exclamation of sur
prise: The large trees are flgur-
atively staggering under their
burdens. every limb, branch and
twig is covered until you think il
must break. Many limbs are
braced to prevent them from
breaking and many more are rest
ing on the ground unable to sus-
tain the load. The ground is dot
ted with apples which seems like
a fair-sized apple crop in itself
The new orchard. which is foul
years old, adioins the old one on
the east. Tt is nearly the same
siez in area and shows the indica-
tions of constant attention and
careful rearing. Probably no ono
in this locality is more proficient
in the raising of fruit than Mr.
Gier owing to his apprenticeship
under his father in the old coun-
trv and he is easily the apple kline
of this country as was his father
in their locality.
The following varieties consti-
tute the orchard, the aggregated
number being $40 trees: McMa-
hons Hibernians. Patten Green
ings, Northwestern Greenings
Verdi, Peters. Malinda. Waldorf
Ocabena. Duchess. Whitney's
Wolf River. Collector Crew
Beach's Sweet, Crabapples: Early
Strawberry, Yellow Siberian, Mar
tina and Lyman Prolific.
Mr.. Gjer certainly has every
reason to be proud of his orchard
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-09-10
THRILLING RIDE
BY Two Little Daughters Of John
kuehn Of lidgerwood

The Lidgerwood Broadaxe tells
us that another miraculous es-
cape from sudden death. or at
least serious injury, occurred las.
Saturday evening at about $3.50.
At that time John Kuehn and his
wife and two little girls, aged two
and a half and three and half,
were getting ready to start for
home. Their team. hitched to
lumber wagon. had been stand
ing in front of the H. M. Mack
& Co. grocery department. There
were several boards i'm the wagon
box and a sack of flour. Mr..
Kuehn had united the team, and
stepped hack to speak with some
one. Mrs. Kuehn put the two
little girls on the seat, and when
she was about to get on the ,wag-
on. the team started east on run
with the two little girls on the
wagon.
The team turned south, and
when crossing the Great Northern
tracks. the older one was thrown
out. The younger one must have
been thrown off the seat into the
wagon box, for when Mort. Bent
son. who started after the team
with the auto. found the wagon
upset. about four miles from town
on the Peter Mumm grade, he
found the little one under the wa
gon box. apparently asleep. The
sack Of flour saved the child from
being crushed to death.
Mort brought the little girl in
and took her to the hospital. Up
to that time she was as one dead,
in fact. those who saw her
thought she was dead. until DR..
Sasse made thorough examina-
tion. and discovered that she was
sleeping a natural sleep, and that
aside from a slight bruise on her
face. she was uniniured. The old
er one received rather bad
brllise on her upper lip. Will Par
izek found her where ..he fell out
at the Great Northern tracks.
The family are cOngratulating
themselves that no more serious
consequences resulted. and Mr..
Kuehn has resolved to be more
careful hereafter.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-09-10
CARRIER CHARGED
WITH MAIL ROBBERY
Albert Rookstad, Rural Mail Car
rIer at WaIoott Arrested on
Serious Charge
he WAIYES EXAMINATION
And ls Bound Over to U. 8. Grand
Jury Under $e,600 Bonds
Which He Furnished

Albert Rockstad, a rural mail
carrier out of Walcott, this cOun-
ty. was arrested there last Satur-
ing from the mails. Deputy Mar
shall Cameron late of this city,
made the arrest and took his pris-
on" to Fargo and before Federal
Court Commissioner, A. w. Cup
ler, for hearing.
ROckstad waived examination
and was bound over to the U. S.
Grand jury under $4,000 bonds,
which he furnished. The grand
jury will probably be called into
session in December. Should they
return an indictment against
Rockstad he must stand trial for
his alleged offense. the maximum
penalty for which is five years inl-
prisOment.
In the warrant. which was
sworn out by. Assistant United
States Districty Attorney Hid
reth, Rockstad is accused of TAX
ing a draft for seven dollars from
a letter in his care. The draft in
question was made out to William
Rath. Rural Route No. 3. by the
Northwestern Hide and Fur Co.,
of Minneapolis in payment for
some skins which he had sent to
them. The theft the warrant states
occurred on or about Dec. 80.
1912.
J. McGann of Wyndmere posi-
lively identified Rockstad as the
man who had cashed the draft at
the First National Bank there, of
which Mr.. McGam is the cashier.
Wyndmere is 80 miles from WAL
colt where the letter came into
Rockstad's care.
The accused is but % years
old. and is married. He belongs to
a we'll known family of Walcott,
his father being an old and prom
nent citizen of the town.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-09-10
WAS CAPTURED
AT WYNDMBRB
Confessed eootlesaer and Allen.
ed hoId.up Artist From
0Winnor
GETS into CLUTCHES OF LAW
Rounded Up In a oornfieId BY a
Posse Of Men at Call Of
8heriff

All Of the Sargent county pa
pers last week contained an ac-
count of the capture near Wynd-
mere of Sargent county bootleg
gel, and alleged holdup artist who
had been first discovered in the
vicinity of Gwinner. He is evil
IDENTIFY a bad egg and is now in the
Sargent county jail.
The Minor Teller saws. Fri.
day afternoon. two strangers
stepped off the morning train at
swimmer and Joined the army in
the lungles. After securing suffi-
clent booze to make them sleepy
one OF them fell asleep and did
not awaken until about one O'Clock
when he found that his money.
S25: a one dollar watch and set Of
cuff buttons and a shirt, had been
stolen. He Immediately reported
to authorities who swore out com
plants and set out to catch the
lrobber. Walker and his pal, had
boarded the east bound freight
and as soon as this was learned,
word was sent along the line to
watch for them. The freight was
Just pulling into Wyndmere- as
Sheriff Jackman was phoning
from Hoying and he issued orders
to the Wyndmere police to arrest
the men. When aware of the fact
that they were wanted they beat
it to a nearby cornficld. but was
rounded I'D by posse of men
with the Wyndmere police and
deputy sheriff. Walker had i'm his
possession the money, watch, cuff
buttons and shirt. five pint bot
Ties of whiskey and one half GAL
Ion, jug of alcohol. They were
locked uD at Wvndmere until the
arrival of Sheriff Jackman and
States Attorney Bowen. Having no
evidence against the other man he
was liberated. but Walker was
hand-cuffed and returned with the
sheriff and Mr.. Meyer. the chauf-
feur. A preliminary hearing was
held at Gwinner Saturday after
noon and Walker pleaded guilty
TO bookkeeping. but denied that
he robbed the man. but the evil
dence is too strong. and he will
have a double crime to face at the
fall term of court.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-09-10
ALLIES WIN
SOME BATTLES
In Their Conflicts With the Ger.
man Army In France
Where
A STUBBORN CONTEST IS ON
Russian Army in East Appears to
Be Gaining Ground
Steadily

A stubborn battle has been rag
ing for several days to the east
of Paris. where the allies have
been recently reinforced and they
seem to have won several severe
conflicts. At any rate. the German
line has fallen back at several
points and is apparently farther
from Paris than it was a week
ago. The military authorities de-
cline to give the number engaged
on either side, but each army
must number many hundreds of
thousands of soldiers, and the
struggle is fierce and bloody.
The Germans have requested
an armistice of "a hours for the
purpose of burying their dead.
The French refused the request
and responded that they would
give the GerT IN army that Tins
to get out of France. While re-
treating before the allies the Ger
man army has continually offer
ed the sternest resistance. deliv-
ering fierce. though unsuccessful
counter attacks.
The progress of the allies has
been exceedingly difficult. In the
center of the allied line encoun-
ters are numerous and bloody,
with varying fortunes. London
dispatches claim that the German
line. however. is slowly falling
back, being hard pressed along
almost the entire hundred mile
front.
The Russian army i'm the east of
Germany and in Austria appears
to be steadily pushing forward,
and during the past week has ad-
vanced many miles and won some
substantial victories. The Aus
trians seem to be in an extremely
dangerous position and if they
are again defeated it will be sec
ond Lemberg for them.
Russians Seize Passes
Petrograd, Sept. 8.-The Rus
slams have occupied passes lead
ing to the easiest and most di-
rect route to Budapest. This city
is about twice as far from the
Russian position as has been COW
cred by them since they began the
invasion of Galicia. A crucial bat
u" is said to be in progress. which
if successful. will overthrow the
Austrian forces and open the road
to Berlin.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-09-10
CONDITIONS IN CANADA

A personal letter received in
this city from Swift Current,
Sask.. Canada. under date of Sept.
6, has the following to say of
conditions in that country:
Business here is something
awful. l never saw Swift Current
so dead. There is simply no bust
ness here at all. 1t was bad en-
ough with our poor crops. but
with war in Europe it is a fright
Trainload after trainload of
soldiers have gone through here.
The 9th Lighthouse have gone
to the front. so Swift Current will
be represented in this war"
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-09-10
81 INDICTED
In Probe Of High Food Prices At
Washington

Thirty two indictments were re-
turned in Washington City last
Friday by a Federal grand jury
after an investigation to deter
mine whether food prices had
been artificially increased ON pre-
text of having been caused by the
European war. Bench warrants
were issued for all indicted men,
who are local commission mer-
chants or produce dealers, and
bail was arranged for their ap-
pearance in court.
The indictments charge that
they have been fixing prices ev-
cry day on foodstuffs by ''bal-
lots" Suggestions" or verbal
agreements"
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-09-10
EUROPEAN ARMIES

A very timely Offering will be
shown at the Braun theatre in
motion pictures entitled Euro
pean Armies in Action. This pic
ture contains the following glimp-
ses of his imperial highncss
Crown Prince Francis Ferdinand
whose assassination by the Serv-
ians precipated the war. The
French army in action. life aboard
a French battleship. German Ar
till"ry manoeuvres. Belgium cav
airy in action, the Se1vian and
Montenegrin armies, British field
gun evolution. Swiss army man.
oeuvres. and how thirteen inch
guns are made. See this great
picture.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-09-10
IOWA MAN IS CHIEF

David j. Palmer Of WASHING
ton. Iowa. a member of the Eighth
and Twenty-Fifth Iowa regiment
in the Civil War, was elected COM
mander-in-chief of the Grand
Army of the Republic, at the Ma
tional encampment at Detroit.
Mich, last week. Wahpeton was
represented at the Encampment
by Comrade Alex Hay and Mrs.
Lane. Mrs. Lillian Hartwell and
Miss Rachel Soaring.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-09-10
Russians Seize Passes
More German Victories

Tt is reported That the Germans
have captured Termonde. Bel
gium. after six hours fighting.
The city is said to be in flames.
The town of Dinant, Belgium, is
also in the hands of the Germns,
and is said to have been destroy
ed.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-09-10
Mutiny Threatened

Pekin, Sept. S.-Reports from
Japanese sources say that Ger
man officers and soldiers at Using
Tao are on the verge of mutiny
because Commander Waldeck or
dered that the port should be
held until its last defender was
killed. Some of the officers are
urging immediate surrender.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-09-10
COLLISION At CHRISTINE

a motor cycle ridden by Ernest
Johnson at Christine ran into Ed
win Anderson on bicycle Mon
dav. and ditched them both. An
derson had one arm fractured and
suffered internal injuries that are
serious and may prove fatal.
johnson was carrying woman
on the motorcycle, but neither of
them was more than badly bruis-
ed.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-09-10
Dessrtions Reported

Rome. Sept. 8.-Reports are ar
riving here to the effect that the
Austrians are deserting their ar
my in large numbers along the
Roumanian frontier. and the
number is increasing daily. It is
said that 81 per cent of the men
Of the Mechley regiments have
disappeared. The Austrians deny
this report.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-09-10
WATon F0R IT

A complete program Of the
Richland County Fair will be pub
lished in eOur paper this coming
week. 1t promises q fine program.
Plenty OF entertainments and q
grand display Of exhibits.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-09-10

Australia has ben severed and all
communications with the Antip-
odes temporarily cut off. The Ger
man cruiser Nurborg is probably
responsible.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-09-10
British Ship Mystery

The British cruiser Warrior is
reported to have been stranded as
result of a fight with the cruis-
er Goeben. while escaping from
the Bosphorus. The Goeben is q
German vessel sold to the Turkish
government. If this is true, it is
equivalent to a declaration of war
by Turkey.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-09-10

Gable Severed
Vancouver. B. c.. Sept. 8.-The
Pacific cable between Canada and