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The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-06-18
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS
CONTINUED From Last Week.

Commissioner Polfuss submit
ted the following resolution and
moved its adoption, which mo-
ton was seconded by Commits
sioner Carlson:
| Whereas, an emergency exists
in this, that it is absolutely nee
essary that the eight steel brid-
ges, which this board has decided
to have built this year, be COM
pleted before Sept. ist, 1914,
which cannot be done if the said
eight bridges are advertised and
the contract for building same
be awarded in the usual way, and
! Whereas, the Great Northern
Bridge Co., of Minneapolis. Mimi.
has submitted a proposal to this
board to construct the said eight
bridges at lower price than was
bid on steel bridges at the last
bridge letting in this county, now
/ therefore
4 Be it Resolved. that the pro
posal of the Great Northern
Bridge Co., be accepted and the
contract for constructing the
said eight steel bridges be award
ed to the said Great Northern
Bridge CO. on its bid Of $4,000
for building the eight said steel
bridges.
Motion to adopt the resolution
being put to vote was carried as
i followsG Sletmoe, yes; Carlson.
binson, yes.
On motion Chairman Sletmoe
was authorized to sign the con-
tract Tor. building the said eight
steel bridges with the Great
Northern Bridge Co.. of Mime
apolis. Mimi.
Moved by Ebel, seconded by
Polfuss, that the following dona-
tons be made:
To Duerr Township. $500 90.
Tor building bridge and grade be-
tween sections 10 and "a. town
ship 129, range 81, Lake Ira
verse Lands. and 100000 for
building bridge and grade be-
tween sections Is and III. Town
ship 1919. range 81. Lake Ira
verse Lands:
70 Brightwood Township, $500
Tor building bridge and grade be-
tween section 20 and 80. Town
ship 100, range so.
Io Greendale Township, $500
for building bridge and grade be-
tween sections II and 20. and Fl
and %, township 1879, range ~.
Robinson moved to amend the
motion by substituting 100000
as the total amount of the dona-
tions. on the ground that the
SAID townships did not levy en-
was seconded by Carlson.
Amendment carried as follows
Sietmoe, yes: Carlson. yes
Polfuss, no: Ebel. no: Robinson,
The original motion. as amend
ed: was carried as follows:
Saetmoe, yes: Carlson, yes;
polfuss, no: Ebel, no: Robinson.
Moved by Ebel, seconded nv
Carlson. that the said $1,000. 90
/ donated, be divided as follows:
Io Duerr Township, 100000
1or building bridge and grade be-
tween sections 10 and "a, town
ship 129, range 81, Lake IRA
verse Lands: To Greendale Town
snip. 100000 for building bridge
and grade between sections n
and 20, and sections Fl and 26.
township 1919, range ~: ia
BrightWood Township, S4OO. 00
LOT building bridge and grade
between sections 20 and 80. town
ship 100, range so.
Motion carried.
On motion board adjourned
until 2 O'Clock P. M. ~
r. 20 clock p. NJ.
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Board called to order with al

Board called to order with all
members present.
Moved by Robinson, seconded
by Ebel, that donation of $4,000
be made to Barrie and Viking
townships for making road be-
tween sections 80, township i3H,
range 81. and section 5. town.
ship 1876, range 81.
Motion carried.
Board audited claims against
the county.
On motion the claim of f. B..
Oliver, for auto service in COR
oner case, was reduced from $50
to $40. and allowed.
w. P. Cairncross, superintend-
ent of poor farm. submitted re-
ceipt showing that he had turned
into the county treasury $192.85
received from sale of wheat from
said farm.
Commissioner Carlson sub
mitted receipt showing that he
had turned into the county $3.50
received from sale of old bridge
lumber.
! On motion of Robinson, sec
f, onded by Carlson. tie motion.
adopted at the last meeting, fix
ing the 4th day of July, 1914 as
the time for the dedication of the
new court house was reconsider
ed; and on the original motion
being again put to vote. the board
voted unanimously against hold
! ing the said dedication on the
18th Of July.
Moved by Carlson, seconded by
Polfuss. that the dedication cere-
mony for the new court house be
held on the 22nd day of June,
1914.
On motion the board ordered
the abatement of the 1913 taxes
assessed in Wahpeton against
polls on the ground that the said
J. M. Kilgore for road and school
person was not resident of
Wahpeton. and was assessed in
Abercrombie township for said
year.
On motion refundment was
ordered to r. Y. Bates of 1918
taxes assessed in Wahpeton for
road poll. on the ground that the
said person is over fifty years of
age.
On motion the application of
Henry Henderson. for refund
ment of 1912 taxes assessed in
the Village of Abercrombie. was
ordered referred to the board of
trustees of said Village.
On motion the following claims
were allowed.
Frank Budack. refundment of
Fees turned over to Co. Treas,
a. =. McMichael, gravel for
court house walks. S169.85.
Lars Raftervold, work on side
walks. $500.
Carl Swisher. work at court
house. $1,000.
Lewis Lorenzo. work at court
house. 1910.
Christ Mikkelson. work at
court house. $4,000.
Chas. Christofferson. work at
court house. $1,000.
Mike Olson. work at court
house $1,000.
Herman Klingbiel. work at
court house. $4,000.
Great Northern Bridge Co.
balance due on Abercrombie
bridge. $6O9.13.
Paul Halvorson. work on side
walks. $6.4O.
o. G. Casperson. enrolment
fees. $6.40.
T. N. Hagen, enrolment fees.
$1,000.
Wahpeton Post office. stamps.
Envelopes and cards. $2O9.52.
Q. J. Olson. enrolment fees.
$40.
+. W. Radcliffe. enrolment
fees. $3.50.
Henry y : 9. Gulland. enrolment
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J. K. Thompson. enrolment
Erik Peterson. enrolment fees.
1910.
L. A. Carlson. enrolment fees.
1910.
fs9 And ss'go. Mellem' enrolment
Peter Frisk. enrolment fees.
6. A. King. enrolment fees.
Ellis Erickson. enrolment fees.
VIM. Thiel. enrolment fees.
$50.
+od Lloyd % a 4; Larson. enrolment
fee ThG sis.sd. Rustad. enrolment
John F. Heating. enrolment
fees. $3.50.
o. +. Worner. enrolment fees.
$3.50.
c. j. Monson. enrolment fees.
$500.
! Neles H. Nelson. enrolment
lees, OIL 1.1U.
J. H. Bolton. enrolment fees.
SiO.1O.
Peter Bolme. enrolment fees.
$3.50.
VIM. Schuett. enrolment fees.
S. 9; Quammen. enrolment
Henry Walter, enrolment fees.
S7.4O.
Nick Waivers. enrolment fees.
S5.1O.
fes W% s7. f Baisleye. enrolment
Anton ! F; Caulkere. enrolment
Julius Ebel, enrolment fees.
W. NJ. Clark, enrolment fees.
R. Hartleben. enrolment fees.
Peter Writ, enrolment fees.
e G: E. E > o.. Templeton. enrolment
Bert Kurtz. enrolment fees.
1920. 0'
VIM. Weiss. enrolment fees.
$3.50.
JOS: N. Blomigen. enrolment
Frank H. staigr. enrolment
fees. $6.7O.
Il: P. Mix. enrolment fees.
G. w. Carey, enrolment fees.
$500.
H. 6. Springer enrolment
F. 9; staudacher. enrolment
A. G.. Braaten. enrolment fees.
$3.50.
Matthias Kraker. enrolment
fees, $4,000.
9. F; southam. court reporter.
St. Francis Hospital. services
for poor, S. Miller. $54.40.
State Sanitarium. care and
mdse for patient. Mrs. Dudley,
S8.75.
McCulloch & Robinson. mater
ial for sidewalks for court
house. $449.54.
j. M. Ness. money advanced for
coroner case. $3.50.
F. A. Burton. express and mo-
ney advanced. S8.17.
w. P. Cairncross. salaries for
poor farm and money advanced
lSl2S.72.
State Sanitarium. care of pat
lent, Minnie Dudley, $500.
L. A. Carlson. bridge commit
tee work. St5.45.
L. A. Carlson. commissioners
salary and mileage. $t2.4O.
Haninson Garage Co., livery
for bridge committee. S21.OO.
w. j. Robinson. bridge COM
mittee work. 1885.
Hazel Wolfe. court reporter
coroner case. $500.
John w. Thornton. mileage anC
money advanced. Supt. of schools
l$It9.8i.
W. G. Croker, blanks fo1
Supt. of Schools. $i4.6O.
Elizabeth Stanley, mileage fol-
Supt. of schools. $84.2O.
E. B. Oliver. livery for coroner
81 B. +. schuster, fees attending
juvenile court. $685..
| Thos. A. Fisher. money adj
vanced for welding. $50.
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plant killed one man trying to approach
the bridge. Another man who tried to
dynamite the Mexican end OF the bridge
was killed by American soldiers.
Rumors that some American soldiers
were wounded proved to be without
foundation and no shots struck In the
central part Of the city.
Col. Crane Of the Ninth Infantry said
a rigid patrol Of the city. particularly
the business section and the American
residence section. would be kept up and
that every precaution would be taken
to proven; outrages by refugees.
Eight Fcderals were left behind to
finish the devastation OF the Mexican
city. An American proprietor OF store
in Nuevo Laredo shot dead one OF the
incendiarles tonight.
The main body of Federals pitched
camp tonight three miles south OF tho
Rio Grande.
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and United States military officials be-
lieve that the embargo would lee prac-
ticaly absolute At present the RIO
Grande is running bank FUN and under
ordinary conditions should coutnu. So
for thirty or sixty days This is "a reeu-
lar annual spring time occurrence stimuli
taneously with the melting Of the noun
tain SHOWS. As long as the river * high
smuggling is practically impossible.
Americans continue to arm themselves.
To-day was repetition of yesterday at
the ammunition stores. In ones and twos
and dozens. Americans filed into ammunl-
ton stores and came out with rifles. pis-
tolls, riot guns and ammunition. ON or
ders OF Mayor Kelly. the ammunition
houses ceased to sell to foreigners, pu,
permitted Americans TO buy all they could
| carry IN some instances detectives
watched certain suspected ammunition
dealers in the main part OF the city 10
see that no arms Were sold to MeNicaus.
In truth IL must he said that there
has not been the slightest indication OF
/ trouble from any OF the N"Xicans IN II
Paso. AS a matter of fact. they were
never so respectful or polite. 1t is not
so much the people who live here rs tn"
rebels IN Juarez and the Federal prison
ers now informed here that the FL Pasp
residents fear There has been consid-
cradle talk of a petition to the United
States to remove the prisoners from FL
| Paso To some interior point. where, with
out sympathetic friends OF the same ma
tionaliiy. they would have no chance OF
securing arms and no incentive 10 make II
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O'Shaughnessy Safe at Gulf
Port With Staff and
Refugees.
HUERTA CONFISCATES
GUNS AT EMBASSY
Mass Heads Big Force Of
Federals Is Miles
From Vera Cruz.
FOOD SUPPLY IN
PORT Is DWINDLING
Bread Lines Established by
Fletchpr-I. S. Bands
Play in Plazas.
OFFICIALS WON'T RETURN
Huprta Sends Machine Guns and
Men to Defend Line
to Capital.
Kuerta Prepares Defence
Of Line to Mexico City

WASHINGTON. -. c.. April 25 Sat
urday) This bulletin was given out
by the Navy Department at 1915
o'clock this morning:
The Department Is in receipt OF q
despatch from Vera Cruz Al 3:25 =.
NJ. yesterday stating that from an
authentic source information had
been obtained that all English loco
motive engineers of the Mexican
Railway We're arrested by Federal
authorities and imprisoned in cigar
factory at Orizaba The latest ad-
vices are that they have not been
released.
THE American chief dispatcher at
Orizaba was also arrested. but later
released, with admonitiun not to APP
proach the station. All locomotives
were placed in the hands of McNi-
cans. who. 10 5 believed. cannot
handle the class of motive power
operated on the mountains.
Gen. Navarctte came a. far as
Vera Cruz. with one coach load az
men and a box car loaded with
machine guns and necessary eX-
plosives for blowing up bridges on
the Mexican railway, which are
numerous, high and large ON this
line. and in some places II is mpos-
shle to arrange a passage Of trains
by any other provisional means
AN uuruly mob made energetic
efforts to burn railway equipment of
the same railroad in Mexico city. but
-
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NEW APPEAL FRO VI ENSENADA
situation Is CriticnI-Norc War
ships Rushed to Aid.

SAN DIEGO, Apiil 24-Morc warships
are rushing to Ens,nadd, Lower Cali
fornia, An Official report from the MohI-
tor cheyenn" at Enscnada received by
wireless this evening states that another
outbreak was imminent. as the Mexican
authorities cannot control the anti-Ameri-
can demonstration which started last
night
Consul Guyant and about a00 Amerl-
cans are still bottled up in the consulate.
The guns of the Cheyenne are trained
upon the Mexican village, while on the
beach the Federal soldiers have en-
trenched themselves hoping to prevent
any landing In case such is attempted.
A Z o'clock tonight Lieut.. Heron. COM
mander of the Cheyenne. was instructed
to protect American lives at any cost, and
II 1t became necessary 10 take and hold
the port
The torpedo fleet tender Iris is now
rushing to Ensenada to assist the Chey-
enne. The British ship Algerine IL in
Ensenada harbor ready To take on
refugees.
Two American vessels probably ocean
launches. have been seized by the Mex
can authorities near Mazatlan. according
to reports received to-day by naval au-
thorites, ana Admiral 7. Il. Howard at
Mazatlan has been ordered TO make ful
investigation
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REPORTS LAREDO ATTACK.
Gen. bliss Tells War Department Of
Border Fight.

WAsHINGroN, April 24-The War De-
partment gave out tonight the following
report OF IA telephone conversation which
Adjt.-Gen. Bliss at Fort Sam Houston had
this afternoon with the United States COM
manding officer at Laredo:
AT 80 =. NJ. thrty-two cars Of Fed
eral soldiers came into Nuevo Laredo. Al
2 O'Clock several explosions blew up car
shops. custom house, flour mills and other
buildings.
AT 2 80 detachment OF cavalry moved
slowly west from the town. Think they
were the destructive party. Col. Crane
moved two batteries into Laredo to satisfy
citizens and protect bridges"
The following was received at 1888 p
NJ. by Gen. Bliss and forwarded to the
War Department
During the evacuation OF Neuvo La
redo our patrol at railway bridge was
fired on. Fire was returned and Mexi.
cans disappeared.
(Signed) CRANE"
Gen. Bliss added
II think there Is no significance in this
incident
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First Border Fight Expected
to Lead to General
Violence.
WAR FEVER SPREADS
THROUGHOUT MEXICO
Anti-American Feeling Is
Reported From the
Capital.
ARMY OFFICERS
CHAFE AT DELAY
Policy of Waiting Inspires
Fear That Action Will
Come Too Late.
FRANCE READY TONEDTATC'
FRANCE READY TOMEDIATE
Ambassador Informally Offers
Services Of His Country
to Secretary Bryan.

The unrest along the Mexican
border last night was the most
serious phase of the Mexican
situation.
Federals destroyed the town of
Nuevo Laredo and fired on Amer
lean troops in Laredo across the
line. They attempted to dyna-
mite the international bridge
after burning the American con.
sulate.
Gov. Colquitt of Texas said
that if conditions did not improve
he would have 10000 Texans in
arms waiting at the Rio Grande.
Five Federal soldiers were
killed and number wounded
when the United States regulars
in Laredo returned the Mexican
fire.
Nelson O'Shaughnessy, the
American Charge d'Affaires at
Mexico city, arrived safely in
Vera Cruz last night. With him
were the embassy staff and a
number of American families.
All Mexico is aflame against the
United States and serious rioting
has imperilled the lives Of all
Americans who have been unable
to escape.
Admiral Fletcher reports that
126 Mcxicans were killed and 1876
: wounded in the fighting at Vera
Cruz. The city is now peaceful,
but the fleet is feeding all citizens,
the Federals having run out OF
food supplies.
Japanese in Mexico city pa
raded the streets with flags and
flaming torches, crying Death to
the Americans"
Fear is felt for Americans in
the capital owing to the increase
Of rioting.
Gen. Villa was still at Juarez
last night, uttering protestations
OF friendship to the United States.
Carranza is reported to be plan
ming to withdraw his note to Sec
rotary Bryan.
The Firth Brigade sailed from
Galveston to Vera Cruz.
The War Department has re-
celyed information that the APP
pearance of United States war
ships off Mexican seaports would
De the signal for an uprising
against American residents.
Refugees of all nations con-
tlnue to pour out of Mexico.
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By DUDLEY HARMON.
Special correspondent OF THE SUN
with Admiral Badgers fleet.

VERA CRuz, April "a. Mel
son O'Shaughnessy, the American
Charge d'Affaires at Mexico city,
who received his passports yes
terday from Gen. Huerta, ar
rived here safely tonight with his
family.
Charge d'AffaireS O'Shauph-
messy in an interview tonight
said that up to the time of leaving
Mexico city he went by automo-
bile throughout the capital with
out any hindrance and without
protection. Nevertheless he adj
vised all Americans to get out of
Mexico city on the train which
will be permitted to follow the
one on which he came,
Mr.. OShaughneSSy said he had
not been advised by the Ameri-
can State Department Of his re-
call, His first advice on this
point was note which he got
from the Mexican Government on
Wednesday. The note after in
forming him that he could have
his passports apologized for the
necessity of such action ard en-
pressed the most friendly Senti-
ments toward himself and the
Americans in Mexico, but said
it had been made necessary by
the action of the United States,
which was declared to be IAN
act of war;
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CAPT. HOWARD. IN COMMAND
.se FORT. .NciNTOSA,
Eleven Federals Are Killed
in Return Fire
Across Line.

LAREDO. Tex. April 24.-with at least
eleven Mexican Federal soldiers killed
and more than a score wounded. with
destruction by dynamite evident in
every section and with black pail Of
smoke heightened by flames In count
less places lowering over a town de-
stroyed by fire. Nuevo Laredo. just
across the Rio Grsnde from this city.
presented tonight a spectacle Of desso-
lation and ruin.
Dynamite and the torch succeeded
each other in their destructive work In
pulsed in several attempts to blow up
the International Railroad bridge.
turned their attention to their own
town. Every building devoted to public
use and dozens Of private stores and the
larger residences. convent and a
church were RACED and the work Of
destruction was made more certain by
liberal use Of kerosene.
The Federal troops. with few excep-
lions. left after completing their task.
the larger number fleeing in trains.
Whole City Aname.
Before dashing south the Federal
troops prepared a general confiagra-
ton. the fires. which were lighted at the
moment of departure. assuming giant
proportions within less than five
minutes Many OF the houses were Of
stone or adobe and in ordinary circum-
stances would not readily burn, but
Kerosene and other combustbles had
been used. causing every house fired
to burn rapidly The tower on which
machine guns had been used during the
fights in January fiared up Ike torch
when the match was applied,
The first signal which drew the at
tention Of the people Of Laredo to the
city across the river was the sound OF
rife fire as the train was pulling out
The Mexicans Aired at the American sol
diers at Fort Mcintosh and the fire was
returned at once by the Americans.
Smoke was seen issuing from many
buildings around the central plaza. The
municipal building and the American
Consulate are on opposite sides Of the
plaza and they. as well as the post Office
building next door, began burning
simultaneously.
House Blown 20 Pieces.
! A few minutes later flames ISSUED
from the windows and roofs OF severa
other buildings and a loud explosion wa,
heard, one OF the houses being blown
to bits. Crowds hastily withdrew.
The troops at Fort Mcintosh were i'm
mediately ordered out and the people
were driven back from the river banl
ON this side when the American sol
diers deployed a machine gun platoon
at Fort Mcintosh went into action ant
several Mexicans fell. Several attempts
were made to blow up the Mexican enc
Of the International Bridge, and q sharp
shooter on top OF a water tower at tn
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10, 900 MILITIAMEN ON BORDER.
Gov. COlQuitt Prepares to Protect
Line with State TrOOps.

AUSTIN. Tex. April 24-Gov. Colquitt
expects to have not less than 10000
State troops on duty along the Rio Grande
border within the next ten days. II the
condition OF the Mexican situation does
not improve.
He sent the first regiment of the National
Guard TO Brownsville to-day and 1t will
be followed by four more regiments which
will be stationed at other points on the
border.
Besides this force the home guard COM
panles now being organized will aggregate
more than 5000 In number Every man
on the frontier Is being armed and the
supply Of guns and ammunition In many
OF the towns Is already exhausted.
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Soldiers Guarding
Panama Canal Locks

Special Gable Despdtch to TIE Sun.
PANAMA. April ga guard Of 400
soldiers of the Tenth Infantry was
placed on the locks at both ends Of
the canal tonight. There Is no pres
ent danger Of an attack. but Gov.
Goethals wants to be prepared for
any emergency.
The largest ship in the United States
navy could use the canal to-day.
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BORDER FIGHTING EXPECTED.
Warrington Hears Of Growing Dis
order In Northern Mexico.

WASHINGTON, April 24.-The most
acute phas" Of the Mexican situation
to-day was the evidence Of uprislngs
ana n growing war spirit along the
Mexican border. The blowing up OF
the American Consulate and the burn
lhe If other American buildings ut
Nur'o Laredo, followed by an ex-
'lanGr of shots between the Mexican
"i"tal troops and the United States
'''r" were regarded here tonight as
oAy Ih" beginning Of scenes OF violence
~ northern Mexico.
IRON Mexico city word reached the
S"." DEPARTMENT tonight that rloting
"'N going on and the spirit Of unrest
ana continent - rapidly growing.
i''" other parts Of Mexico came re-
''''' of n rapidly developing war
-
Continued on Fourth Page.
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REBELS ATTACK TAMPICO.
Federal GunbOats Are Defending
city. Admiral Mayo RepOrts.s-,

WASH INGroN, April 25.--Admiral
Badger cables late Tonight; ~
Admiral Mayo reports by wireess' that,
the rebels attacked Tampico to-day Tho
Federal gunboats are defending the city
with their guns"