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The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-09-19
PICKS SNAKE IN GARDEN.

LENox, Mass. Sept. 1s.-while
picking flowers in garden at Pin
nacle farm, Miss Laura Phelps Cur
tbs picked up 4 snake. It bit her
right hand. A physician cauterized
the wound. It 8 thought the snake
was not poisonous. Miss Curtis Is
the daughter Of William D. Curtis.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-09-19
LONG POTATO VINE.

!. x1RG1Nsv1LLE. Pa, Sept. 10
Jacob Dreibelbis has raised potato
vine that Is the largest ever seen
in this section. being eight fest and
seven inches IN length. As al 1.-THE
strength. went into the stalk, there
were but two small potatoes on the
root.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-09-19
/ EYES NOT MATES
one Is Dark Brown and Other is
Blush Gray.

eoUDERsPoRT. Pa, Sept 1s.-
Living ten miles from here is a man.
Jonah Snyder by name, who has two
different colored eyes-one dark
brown. the other blush gray. He can
ZEE equally as well with one as with
the other.
Ears are often Of different sizes
ana shapes on the same person, but
eyes that are unlike in color are a
ffeek Of nature seldom seen.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-09-19
WO0DCHUcKs
Being Trained to Dig Postholes by
Ohio Farmer.

NEWBURG HEIGHTS. o.. Sept.
viii Holcomb, Of this place,
his been experimenting with woods
n1hcks. but without much success.
~ said recently.
he had three which were quite
r. me; and when he would tell one to
g. the woodchuck would. He says
~ figured on teaching them to dig
y th6Ies. \
But In spite of all could do they
Nould dig the holes slanting." re-
g6Eks II Holeomb. Z.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-09-19

win soon be here, and these old col
cred people VIII have to sutfer and
some freexe 70 death. ls 8,
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-09-19
LARGEST STEER Il
In the World Goes to san Francisco
Exposition.

VALE, Ore. Sept. 4 B. Riley Horn.
a farmer some three miles from vale.
has sent to San francisco to the 5Gx..
position what he believes to be the
largest steer In the world.
The steer Is not thoroughbred.
but Is q range steer probably haif
blood Hereford. he has never been
fed any grain Of any description. Hs
stands i've feet seven inches q the
shoulders and weighs In the 6eif
borhood Of 5000 pounds s.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-09-19

= believe that VIII keep yoti aWIii5
from. saloons. = f
The prisoner pfcf1is d ana Wat is
elasEgsd:
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-05-06
SOCIAL TIME AT
COMMERCIAL CLUB
4 Rouslna Turnout at tho Rooms
Of that Organization We'd
nesday Night
SPEECHES AND REASTING
Were lnduIged In and Lots of
Smoking and Good Music by
the State Band Also

The Commercial Club had a big
"Get-To-Gether" meeting at their
rooms in the Schuler Block, last
Wednesday night, and nearly ev-
erybody was there and had a good
time.
The first hour was social one.
Cigars We're passed to everyone
who would smoke. Everybody talk
ed and nearly everybody smoked
to their hearts content until O. H.
Sprung (who doesn't smokey got
smoked out and went home.
Then came the speech-making,
with President o. J. Olson pre-
siding. Good speeches were made
by o. A. Leach, Mayor Fligelman,
j. p. Reeder'and Ex-senator Pur-
cell. Each did his best to arouse
more interest in the ''cause" and
gave good advice, whatever they
may practice themselves. Anyway,
1t was good to be there.
When the talking was over the
chairman announced that lunch
was ready in the adjoining room
and that the band would dis
course some music, and they did
The lunch was good and SO was
the music. When the meeting ad-
journed several applications fol
membership had been voluntarily
offered.
And so the meeting was a sue
cess,
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-05-06
SHOT TO DEATH
BY TBNNBSSBAN
Because She Refused to Elope
With Him From Wagoner
Oklahoma
A FORMER WAHPETON Girl
Meets a Tragic End In the South
land One Day Last
Week

A Wagner, Okla, dispatch of
April 20 says that P. H. Hunt,
aged 26, of Humbolt, Tenn, that
day shot and killed Mrs. Pearl
Lamotte, aged 19, and then killed
himself in the home of chief of
police Townsend. The woman is
said to have a husband living in
Wahpeton, N. ID. Hunt shot the
woman because she refused to
elope with him.
Inquiry here develops the fact
that Agnes Pearl Lamotte, an
orphan girl came to Wahpeton
from Aberdeen, S. d., a few years
ago and on the 18th of October,
1912 was married to Howard E.
Rice, Jr., of this city. They lived
here and at Casselton, this state,
until about a year ago, when they
separated and she left the city
An infant child was placed in the
care of a good family near Breck-
enridge, her husband and family
refusing to care for it.
The family here were notified
of her death by the chief Of police
at WagOner.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-05-06
WARD Is CHOSEN
TO MANAGE TEAM
Until June 11th, and Longer II Ne
SECS Fit to Remain
Longer
Is A THOROUGH INSTRUCTOR
And q Player Of No Mean Ability
Himself, Say the
Basoballists

The directors of the Wahpeton-
Breckenridge base ball team had
a big workout Monday night. They
signed Mr.. Van Ward, the sue
cessful base ball coach of the S.
s. S., to act as manager until
June 11th, and thereafter, if he
sees fit to remain longer.
In securing Mr.. Ward for man
ager they have taken the longest
step toward a successful team
that has been taken by local di-
rectors for several years. Mr..
Ward is not only a thorough in
structor in the American national
game, but is himself a player Of
no mean ability, and no doubt will
don uniform more than once to
show his pupils how it is done by
the boys of major leagues.
Mr.. Ward has the faculty of Sc
curing the best possible work out
of each individual member and
keeps him working all the time to
do a little better, besides getting
the best team work out of the
players.
The first practice will be held
on Friday night at the Island Park
grounds and Mr.. Ward wants ev-
cry man who has any baseball
talent to be on hand with uniform
and glove and shoes, as each man
will be given thorough working
out in the different positions, SO
that the strongest team possible
will be chosen after seeing. the
work of each individual member
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-05-06

means of a rifle. She placed the
gun against her body and pulled
the trigger, inflicting a fearful
wound in the abdomen.
The unfortunate woman was
hurried to the Lidgerwood hospi-
tai where the wound was dressed
and she was made as comfortable
as possible. Later, she was re-
turned to her home and is in a
very serious condition.
Mrs. Slabek has been i'll and
respondent for the past two years,
and few months ago she made
an attempt to kill herself by cut
ting her throat.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-05-06
ATTEMPT At SUICIDE

The Hankinson News says that
Mrs. George Slabek, who lives a
few miles northeast of Cayuga at
tempted to take her own life by
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-05-06
AusTRo-oERRRAN FORCES
Claim BIG Victory Over the Rus
SLAMS In 0alloia

The Germans and Austrians
report a big victory over the Rus
slams in Galicia. Over thirty
thousand prisoners were taken, a
large number of guns and the
Russians admit that the Austro-
Germans have crossed to the
right bank of the Duanajco river
i'm Galicia but say that desperate
fighting continues.
In Belgium for the past week
the fighting has been confined to
the Ypres region where the Ger
mans claim the capture of viii
lagos, while the British say they
evacuated the villages in the pro-
cess of readjusting their line.
Heavy fighting between the Allies
and the Turks in the region of the
Dardenelles and the bOmbardment
of the forts continue.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-05-06

The conservatory students are
very busy practicing and rehears-
ing their numbers for the public
recitals which will be given dur
ing the early part of June.
Miss Bardwell will have her
Wheaton pupils appear in recital
in about two weeks.
Mrs. Hobart has organized a
class at Fairmount which is very
promising.
I'm music the soul most nearly
attains the great end for which 1T
Struggles
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-05-06
A HAPPY WEDDING
ON FIFTH STREET
George Wesley Oliver and Miss
Josephine Jacobson United
For Lite
NOW ON BRIEF HONEYMOON
will Reside In Wesley Patterson
Home on Wisconsin Ave. &
8th st.

A very pretty wedding took
place yesterday sfterno94 At the
home of Mr.. and Afs. E. B. oliver
on Fifth ST., when their son,
George Wesley Oliver was united
i'm marriage at four o'clock in the
afternoon to Miss Josephine Jac-
OLSON, Rev. Elmer Duden, otficiat-
ing. The attendants were Miss
Helen Oliver and Mr.. Frank Oliv-
er, brother and sister OF the
groom.
The groom is a member Of the
firm of Paul & Oliver, grocers of
this city and has been a resident
of the city for the past sixteen
years. The bride is also we'll
known in this city, where she was
a stenographer for different firms
and for the past several months
has been employed in the First
National Bank Of Breckenridge.
Among those in attendance from
outside the city were Christ and
Ole Jacobson, brothers of the
bride residing at Rutland and J.
j. jacobson of Marlowe, S. d. :.
After the ceremony and a we'd
!ding dinner the happy couple
boarded G. N. train No. 13 for
Fargo, where they will spend a
day and go from there to James,
town to visit the brides father,
after which they will spend a brief
honeymoon at Detroit, Mimi.
On their return they will make
their home in the Wesley Patter-
son house at the corner of Wis
consin ave., and Eighth St. The
Times joins with the many friends
of the couple in wishing them a
long and happy life.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-05-06
Loses to Aqqies-rhe S. S.

Loses TO Ag9tes-The 5. 5. s.
base ballists played a 'ten-innine
game with the Aggies, last Satur-
day, on the home grounds, which
they lost by a score of 9 to 6. The
Aggies punched hits in the first
first and three in the ninth
Scientists got three counts in the
first and three in the seventh
Both teams made 10 hits. The
batteries for the Aggies We're Otis
Wood and Crawford, and Sewrey
and illness for the S. S. S. A good
sized crowd witnessed the game
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-05-06
ALIVE IN RIVER
BUT DIED SINCE
He lay Face Downward with Two
Bullet Holes IN His
Stomach
MYSTERIOUS FARGO AFFAIR
Resulting From q Probable At
tempt to Murder Laborinq
Man.

With two bullet holes in his
stomach and lying face downward,
a laborer % years old, was found
on the driveway along the Red
river about one-half mile south
of the Sam Crabbe farm at 6:3u
O'Clock last evening. Circumstan-
.ces seem to point to an attempt al
murder, the motive not being
known. Before sinking from semi
uncOnsciousness into uncon-
seriousness at hospital, the man
lisped the name of Joe Labske
Later he told an attendant that he
had been shot and thrown into the
river. The police discredit the
statement that he was thrown in
to the river. Mystery surrounds
the whole affair.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-05-06
GBRMANY'S POLICY
PUZZLES AMERICA
Feeling q Of Curiosity Aroused
Among. Washington
Officials
WHAT IS GERMANY UP TO
Torpedoing Of tho oulfliqht Is
Being Fully In
vestigated

Washington, May. - The
shock and surprise from the
blowing up of the Gulflight with
the loss of three lives, has given
place in Washington to curiosity
as to what Germany is up to.
No one seems to be able to de-
termine the purposes back of the
course which the German empire
is pursuing, and improbable as it
seems, there is a growing feeling
that Germany may be planning
deliberately to involve this coun-
try in the European war.
This is what makes the situa-
ton so tremendously serious, and
the seriousness of it is not mini
miZed by anyone.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-05-06
Bullet Holes an inch Apart

TWO bulIets, the SIZE OF Which
had not been determined at late
hour last night, but presumably
from a .32 calibre revolver enter
ed the mans stomach just an inch
apart, vertically. One pierced the
stomach twice; the other a por-
tion of the stomach and the lungs.
After probing for the bullets, DR.
Scanlan, the attending physician,
stated at 12 O'Clock last night that
Labske's condition was critical
and he doubted if the victim could
pull through.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-05-06

stomach twice; the other a por-
tion of the stomach and the lungs.
After probing for the bullets, DR..
Scanlan, the attending physician,
stated at 12 O'clock last night that
Labske's condition was critical
and he doubted if the victim could
pull through.
Clothes Soaked with Water
The lower portion of the man $
clothing were soaked with water,
which in way corroborates the
mans statement that he was
thrown into the river. After an
investigation made by Officer An
derson no place on the banks of
the river showed marks of any
description where Labske crawled
ashore. A pool of water nearby al
so was minus any marks. The
hands Of the wounded man, how
ever, We're thick with mud, max
ing it evident that if he had been
in the water, he grappled around
in an effort to reach a hold in
which to support himself.
Robbery Theory not Credited
That robbery was the motive
for the shooting is discredited by
the police for the reason that he
is said to have owed board bill
on lower Front street. The police
are more prone to believe that the
wounds came as the result of a
fight.
Two boys in the vicinity Of the
Crabbe farm are said to have
heard two shots fired about & o.
clock. One is said to have been
Allen Shivley, student at Fargo
high school, who was horseback
riding near the Ray farm. \ group
of Fargo college students We're
also picnicing a short distance
from the scene. An aged couple
passing in an automobile heard
the man groaning. Hes i'm fit
and DYING" the man told his wife.
Several students are said to have
then appeared on the scene and
the police were notified, Chief
Bingham arriving at 1910 in his
auto and taking the victim to the
police station and later to hos
pital.
Efforts made by nurses, Off
GERS and reporter to get the vic
tim to reveal his name were futile
until one of the nurses raised the
victims head and then he lisped
Joe Labske and said he was %
years old. Efforts after that to
learn his residence or more par
ticulars were of no avail.
Later Labske died Sunday
night. He was conscious until the
last and before he died gave a
statement of the affair to DR.. Will
liam Scanlon and one of the nur-
ses at the hospital. Shortly be-
fore his death he called for a
Catholic priest and had the usual
ceremony performed.
According to his story he was
born at Rospyolen, Russia, twenty
three years ago and came to this
county some five years ago. He
first secured work with Mitchell
Phillips, at Phillip, Wis, in the
woods. He went to Superior from
that point and some five weeks
ago started for Fargo.
Saturday, after having spent
about "a day in the Front street
district, he decided to find work
and he left to interview the farm
ers south of town. He was un-
successful in securing work and
started back to Fargo along the
river road shortly after 3 O'Clock.
Just south of the Crabbe farm he
met three men, one dressed as a
Continued on page g.
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CONTINUED on page 81
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-05-06
CONSERVATION NOTES

The board of trustees of the
Conservatory met Wednesday ev-
enjng at the Conservatory to take
up several important matters.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-05-06
Silence Is Watchword

At the White House and at the
office of Secretary of State, sill
ence is the watchword. There will
be nothing said or done until ev-
cry fact and detail is learned.
What may be done then if the
facts are as originally reported, is
shouded in mystery.
Secretary Bryan yesterday ac-
knowledged the official contirma-
ton of the torpedoing of the Gulf
light from Consul Stephens at
Plymouth, but explained that the
consul's report was evidently
that of one who was reporting
hearsay. He said steps had been
taken to find out the facts in the
case.
When asked if the present in
cident was comparable to others
that had gone before, the Secre-
tary smiled and said he did not
continued on page g.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-25
CITY IS GETTING
MORE PUBLICITY
Hobo's story in st. Louis Globe Says
Men Who Hit TIes Arc Par
tiai to stopping Over
LIKE MEALS SERVED
eondoIa Tom Observe. rh.t Town I.
Getting chesty and That Real
ascent Meals Are Served
LIKE MEALS SERVED

Keokuk is getting some more ad
vertisement In the Sunday magazine
section of the st. Louis Globe-Demo-
crat yesterday was a feature story
captioned, THE Peregrinations Of a
Hobo" 1t purported to be Gondola
Toms adventures in five states. and
Keokuk was one OF the towns visited
by the hobo.
He tells about the reception in Illf-
nois at Decatur and Jacksonville, and
says $50 we hiked out to Keokuk for
a holiday. A DO wed run into on the
Was a swell doodle Jail there, so we
beat 1t for Keokuk.
You don't know what a Doodle
jail is! Why there's two kinds of
jails, one of them pays so much to
the sheriff for each meal he serves
and each guy that fops there at night.
That's Doodle Jail, and us roadsters
are good graft for the sheriff You
see he gets 1t handed to him for
every one of us that flops and dips
into the grub can in the morning, so
we are welcome guests. Those sher-
ifs don't all play square with us
though. We make a good stake for
him and he ought to split It hfty-nfty.
But sometimes we're lucky to get a
warm place to fop in.
That's why we beat it for Keokuk.
That little burg is getting real chesty
and thinks it's metropolitan since it
fenced in the big drink, and started
squirting Juice all over the country.
It's got two jails, too, city and a
county and the bull that runs the
county Doodle Joint, just to show that
he's good gun, hands out regular
twenty-five cent restaurant meals to
the bo's that stop OF there to, flop.
That's why stayed there as long as
I did"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-25
Wheat and the Farmer.

having good quantity of wheat to
sell have been in luck the last week
or two, as the price OF that commod-
ity has been soaring away up In the
clouds. Local dealers have paid as
high as 1920 per bushel for wheat.
but In spite Of that fact, some farm
ers having grain in storage. have de-
cided to hold on for a higher price.
It is particularly unfortunate that the
farm renter, WHO is usually not
blessed with large wad OF this
worlds goods, IS not able to partici-
pate in the blessing OF the high price
of wheat The renter is usually hard
pressed for cash in the fall, and Is
therefore compelled to haul his grain
to market as soon as 1t is thrashed.
taking whatever price the dealer sees
fit to pay, and as the supply usually
exceeds the demand about the time
the thrashing machines begin to get
busy. the price drops downward. The
farm owner, as q usual thing, has
means at his command which enables
him to hold his wheat for a better
market, and he usually gets 1t. Wheat
at $l20 per bushel is mighty good
property to have, but 1t is also good
stuff to sell at that price. Market
manipulators can lower the price of
grain in day to a point SO near the
bottom that 1t is not pleasing to
think about.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-25

tract for work in Santo Domingo, he
would have to pay Beer fee. Davis
further testified that Beer told him
the fee" had to be split up among sew
eral department officials. among whom
Was no less a parsonage than the sec
Rotary OF state.
Chief among the allegations that
Sullivan is unfit for the post, are the
charges made by Wick in a letter to
President Wilson yick charges in
his letter that Sullivan was too favor
able to a certain big American inter
est In the island republic. He alleged
Sullivan removed. or caused to be re
moved, public funds from the custody
OF Michelena. native banker, to the
Banco Nacional, an American owned
bank. which was controlled by the
late Samuel Jarvis. Wick said by this
act, Sullivan incurred the displeasure
OF Domician officials. The other
charges deal with Sulliyan's personal
habits. Wick alleged the American
diplomat received the Italian minister
in his shirt sleeves.
1T is possible this probe may be
taken to Santo Domingo" said Coun-
sci Strong today. "As Mr.. Sullivan
has deemed it unnecessary to come
north to tell US what he knows Of the
affair"
Mr. Beer may testify at the con-
clusion Of Mr.. Mitchells testimony"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-25
BRYAN MENTIONED
IN THE SCANDAL
Secretary Of State VIII Likely be
Called in Inquiry over Santo
Domingo Minister.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
NEW YORK, Jan. 25-The scene OF
the inquiry into the official conduct OF
James Mark Sullivan, United States
minister to Santo Domingo probably
will be transferred to Washington this
week. Commissioner Pnelan, before
whom the probe is being conducted
so announced today as he prepared to
resume his examination Of J. P. r.
Mitchell, president of the Banco Ma
cional of Santo Domingo. It Is con-
sidered probable that Secretary of
State Bryan will testify before the
commission at Washington in an ef-
fort to clear his skirts of some Of the
muck which parts Of the testimony
have tended to cast on them Former
Receiver General Of Dominican Gus
toms Wick made the bulk Of these.
It is understood here that Secretary
Bryan will stand by his deserving
democrat letter in which he asked
Wick to look around for jobs for poll
ticians. His testimony aside from that
phase, it is thought, will be in the
nature of a defense OF his appointment
of Sullivan. He will claim he knew
d but little Of Sullivan when he gave
him the appointment, but that he made
him minister on the reference of Sen
ator O'Gorman, Governor Whitman Of
New York, and several other promin-
ent politicians.
'If William G. Beer, the New York
attorney, who 1t is said boosted that
Sullivan was his man and that before
any big contractors seeking opening
in Santo Domingo could do business
they would have to talk to him, would
tell what he knows, it would do much
toward clearing up the matter" said
Chas. H. Strong, counsel for Commits
eioner Phelan, today.
Secretary Bryan is implicated
through the testimony of W. z. Davis
contractor. Davis testified Bee
told him if he (Davis) secured a con