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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-20
o!NE HUNDRED YEARS AGO.
FROM A BosroN PAPER


 A melancoIy event has occurred in the neighborhood of Plymouth, which adds another victim of d1sap- .,oirtes love to the- numerous in- stances since the days of Leander and Hero. young wonan whose residence was in the vicinity of the Tinted States Fort, situated on the. 17tarvin Of the ocean, was enamoured with one of the soldiers of the ga -rt- son but as he was young man whom her parents supposed to be unworthy of her, they forbade her receiving his visits Tn moment cf despair she determined on suicide The day was cold and the wind was tf,nAszferoaas: the immense ocean in full view before liner. From the summit of a rock she behe4d the waves foam ing and dsshfng on the shore De- meath, a sight sufficient to int1Ird- date the most intrepid heaIt and dis cpurage SO rash a deed P5fr oeseIIn- lln- iT1ed On death, she threw herseH into the foaming MIlows and sf9FELd wat erv grave The soldier for whom she sacrii5ced her Iifes was placed lander guard to prevent his com init ting the same horrid act
 vR9Nr LONDON PAPER
 a.one of most unexanapled hor- rar occurred last. night, at one of our R4efhodist chapeIs. An immense foneregation was assembled there to hear the sermon about to 1bs delivered iy comm neInora41on of the late pr. foke. Some williams for the pur- nose of pIurrder gave the alarm of ire The efnect was instantaneouss all rushed for the doors. and in the , conflict, three persons were trod to esafI1. and about thirty dz-eadfuflY burt. Some of the efetrators oa this calamitous affair were taken inta e.1stody-
 A sword has been presented to Frederick A. Worth. first lieutenant of the late privateer General Arm strong bv the citizens of Hudson. N. r.. eur1baamatic of his gallant defence aeadnst the British vessels in che port Of Fayal. As announced yesterday Capt. Samuel c. Reid also received an emblem of the same kind
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-20

A report from Dunkirk states that Crown Prince Ruprecht of Bavaria was seriously injured by a fragment of shell.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-20
DIAMoNDs aToIlEN

A Iady's diamond breast, pin, a pair of diamond earrings and about $2O worth of silver ware were stolen from the boarding house of Mrs. Ida. Bur ritt of Broad and Cannon streets, some time last evening Detectives Arnold and Cronan are investigating. The total value of the stolen articles is valued at s1OO-
 Miss Mary Jane Ennis. the g year old daughter of MT. John Ennis of 3z Bishop avenue. died last night. The deceased was prominent mem Der of the Sodality of St Mary's church. worked at the Star Shirt fac tory and had host Of friends.
 The annual meeting of the Po1ice Sick Benefit association took pIac7 this afternoon The old officers were reelected The report of Captain Bdrming1am. treasurer, shows a bal ance on hand of s1,870-65; amount paid out during year. $531; expendi- lures, $558; receipts. $493. During the year. Lieut. Dorrance and Officers Finn and Farrell died.
 HOPE FOR AN IRISH BILL.
 London, March 20. IssBIn the Commons yesterday the odll intro duced by Timothy Healeys giving to. every rate payer in Irela.nd vote
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1915-11-06

Following the top yields of wheat
at the Dickinson experiment station,
comes a record yield Of lat bushels
Of Victory oats per acre and 72.5
bushels per acre Of Primus barley.
With the remarkable yield of Sc
bushels per acre Of Kubanka No. 8
wheat given last week, these figures
represent results of which Supt. L..
R. Waldron, R. w. Smith and John C..
Thysell are justly proud and they
furnish a record hard to beat any
where.
Following are given the average
yields Of the several varieties of oats,
barley and wheat at the Station:
These yields of oats and barley,
like those of wheat, represent in most
cases the average of three plats of
1-48 acre each Of each variety.
As usual the medium maturing
varieties of oats yielded higher than
either the early or late varieties.
The highest yield from Single plat
was a plat of Victory oats that
yieldel lat bushels per acre. The
variety that has given the highest
yield for a period of years is Early
Mountain No. 2, which is pedigreed
variety, originating at the experiment
station by selection by Supt. Wal
dron.
AS in former years the 2-rowed
varieties of barley yielded more than
either the 6-rowed or the hull-less
barley. The latter weighs 60 pounds
per bushel instead of 48, making it's
yield per acre about the same as the
6-rowed varieties. Heretofore the
Hannchen has given the, highest
average yield. This year the Primus
stood highest, one plat of this variety
yielding s72.5 bushels per acre.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1915-11-06
THE LOCO WEED

The difference of opinion that has
existed for years between practical
stockmen and scientists regarding the
loco weed is apparently no nearer a
settlement than it has been hereto
fore. j, Stockmen say the plant kills
their cattle; scientists say that it
should not. In the meantime, the
only thing certain is that the cattle
die. The conviction Of the stockmen,
who speak from experience, is that
the loco weed, when eaten by cattle,
sheep and horses makes the animals
nervous, fretful, irritable and finally
drives them crazy. siSingularly, too,
once beast has partaken Of the loco
weed, like the, lotos eater Of fable, he
wants nothing else. He will search
for it and die hunting it.
Naturally, various theories have
been advanced to account for this
strange effect. Some have suggested
an alkaloid as the poisonous constit-
uent; others have attributed it to the
presence Of bari,1m salts, and still
others to indigestion. Various ex-
periments have tried to obtain an
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1915-11-06

extract of the strange poison. One
investigator reduced a ton of the
weed to "a phial Of what he called
s1ocaine" and heroically administered
it to himself. Nothing at all hap
pened. In government experiment
stations animals were stabbed and
fed exclusively. on loco weed. Not
an abnormal symptom developed.
But, regardless Of these experiments,
the National Bureau of Animal In
dustry npholds the stockmen. II. T.
Marshall, Of the Johns Hopkins Hos
pital, now declares that the Bureau
of Cattle industry is wrong. That is
the latest decree.
But the, stoelnaen point to 'locoed"
stock, and stock dead from being
"locoed,1 and sten science to correct
itself. Facts, they say, are little
more convincing than theories es-
pecially when the facts kill Mime
apolis Tribune. .-
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1915-11-06
MRS, THERESA DEFFERT
DIES At LOCAL HOSPITAL

Theresa, wife of Sebastian Deffert
of this city, died Saturday, October
80, at St. Joseph's hospital following
an illness Of seventeen days. Mrs.
Deffert was seemingly making good
progress toward recovery until
Wednesday when her condition took a
sudden turn for the worse. She was
conscious to the last and a patient
sufferer.
Theresa Morgenthaler, daughter of
John Morgenthaler, was born in the
Old Country March l., 1885, and
came to America with her parents,
brother Phillip, and sister Barbara,
December 21, 1892. The family re-
sided first at Richardton, later taking
up a homestead at Lefor, where they
resided until four years ago, whe1,
they moved to this city. John Nor
genthaler, brother of deceased, was
born in this country.
Mr.. and Mrs. Deffert were married
in the church at Lefor on April IL,
1902, and. ten years ago came to
Dickinson, Mr.. Deffert having a po-
sition with the Walton Davis Co.
Five children were born to them
and four survive their mother, Bar
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1915-11-06
DICKINSON CEMETERY ASS0,
HOLDS ANNUAL ELECTION

The annual election of the Dickin-
son Cemetery Association was neld
on Monday night at the home OF
A. T. Crowl on Sims street, at which
time the following officers were re
elected for another year: A. T.
Crowl, president; J. P. Tingle, vice
president; A. P. Folsom, secretary;
J. L. Hughes, treasurer. @
The board of directors elected We're
as follows: A. T. Crowl, D. w. Nc
Kenzie, J. P. Tingle, J. l.. Hughes
Herman Rabe, A. P. Folsom, & Joss
Orchard, Mrs. Margaret Dodd and
Miss Jennie Mason"
A report from the trea surer showed
$157.24 on hand and the Ladies Aux
iliary reported $75 on hand. One of
the large expenditures of the past
year outside of the caretaker and
the purchase of trees, was some $50
for chicken fence to keep the rabbits
off the grounds.
AS was reported last week, the
board has passed resolution to as
sess lots as follows: Full lot SIS, half
lot SO and quarter lot 81. Contribu-
tions> will also be gladly received from
friends who are not already owners of
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1915-11-06
MEDORA BRIDGE
GOING ALONG
EAST BANK ABUTMENT CON-
PLETED AND FIRST PIER
WELL ALONG. BUILD
ERS FOUND GOOD
CLAY FOOTINGS.
With Exception of Steel, Last Car of
Material on Grounds. With Fine
Weather Can Finish About
February 1.

The work on the Red Trail bridge
at Medora is going along without a
hitch, and should the weather remain
mild until the first of the year as
it often does in this country, the
Illinois Steel Bridge Co. will prob
ably finish their contract about the
first Of February. This, however,
would be the earliest possible date, as
heavy construction bridge work like
this necessarily goes slowly.
This bridge across the Little Mis-
souri, river has three spans Of 1876
feet each. The east abutmcnt is COM
pleted and the first pier we'll along,
and it may be that the construction
crew can get tho second pier in be-
fore it freezes hard. Otherwise, the
west pier and abutment will have to
be housed to protect the concrete
from freezing.
The bases for the piers are "a feet
long, up and down the river bottom,
and 10 feet wide. The piers them
selves are % feet long, 8 feet wide
at the foot and taper to feet at the
top. In going down 13 feet as re-
quired for the footings, a very hard
Bad Lands clay was found for the
first pier at depth of 8 feet. A
more solid foundation could not be
had. The pier is IS feet above
ground. 1t is likely that a similar
clay footing will be found for the
second pier and west abutment.
The bridge company has regular
crew Of 10 experienced men and To-
cal men are given jobs whenever
they can be had. Four or five gaso-
line engines are used on the job,
pile drivers, centrifugal pumps, etc.
The last carload of material, with the
exception of steel, was expected on
the grounds this week. Bridge iron
will not be needed for month or
six weeks yet.
| State Engineer Bliss, chairman of
the supervising committee, is giving
the work careful oversight and Sur
veyor w. r. Veigel of Dickinson is
constantly on the job. Other men,
bers of the supervising committee are
on the grounds more or less.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1915-11-06
FIRST FOOTBALL GAME

Playing their first game of football
the Dickinson high school football
team went down to defeat at Wibaux
last Saturday. The score was 21 to O..
Trying to make up for their total
lack Of experience by the spirit and
determination that they put into the
game the Dickinson boys met an
honorable defeat.
The two teams were about evenly
matched as to weight, Dickinson's
average was 142 pounds, while that
of Wibaux was 145 pounds. Wibaux
has veteran team that is playing
the second year of football and has
already played six games this season
without being defeated.
The first score came about the
middle Of the first quarter when Bell
of Wibaux punted across the goal
where Dickinson recovered the ball
The umpire declared this safety
which counted two points for Wibaux
The next quarter of the game WibauX
scored a touchdown when Bell wen!
around end for a run Of Is yards
Again in the third quarter and again
the last of the fourth quarter WI
baux scored touchdown.
The Dickinson line was invenerable
but the strong interference that
Wibaux threw at the ends was too
much for them to break up and the
man carrying the ball would get
through to the secondary defense.
Erb and Butler were the strength
of this secondary defense. They al
lowed no one to break away for a
long run. The defense work of Nor
rison and the line plunging of Rich
ards were the strong points of the
Dickinson team.
Chapple, full back for Wibaux, was
strong man in the interference
while Tenny and Bell were very fast
half backs.
The Wibaux people showed that
they knew how to receive victory
and were very courteous to the Dick
inson boys and also proved that even
ing that they were royal entertainers
They gave the Dickinson boys party
in their community hall. The hall
and the young people are surely a
credit to Wibaux.
Commenting on the game the
Wibaux coach said: Dickinson can
be proud of her boys and hope we
may arrange a return game next
year so that the people can see their
own team in action"
Captain Chapple Of Wibaux said:
"You fellows played us the hardest
game as well as the cleancst game
we have played on our grounds"
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1915-11-06

bara aged eleven, Elizabeth eight,
Marguerite five and Katherine two.
The children are being cared for by
their grandparents, the Deffert and
Morgenthaler residences being side
by side in the same yard.
Mrs. Deffert was a member of the
Royal Neighbors and the members
of this lodge were frequent visitors
at the hospital during her illness and
the lodge sent flowers for the casket.
Deceased is survived by her hus-
band, four children, parents, brothers,
Phillip and, John, and sister, Mrs.
Barbara Essert, two uncles, Phillip
and Wenzel Webber and two aunts,
Mrs. Blasse Dengl and Mrs. Barbara
Knach, the latter of Bismarck. All
were present at the funeral except
the brother, Phillip, now residing in
Spokane. 1
Services were held Tuesday at 10
a. m. at St. Patrick's church, of which
deceased was a member, Rev. Re.
John Dignam officiating, and inter
ment was in St. Patrick's cemetery,
the pail bearers being John J. Lob,
Phillip Roth, Max Beres, John Elmer,
Nick Bartel and George Helfry. II
Many friends were in from Lefor
for the funeral, among them being
Mr.. and Mrs. Adam A. Lefor, the
former school mate Of Mr. Deffert's
in the Old Country. S@
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1915-11-06
MERCHANTS WILL PR .S'NT
SHETLAND PONY TO SOME
BOY OR GIRL HUSTLER
GREAT ADVERTISING AND
TRADE BOOSTER CAMPAIGN
WILL OPEN SATURDAY.
FREE SHOW FOR THE
CHILDREN AT
BIJOU NOV. 6.
Grown-ups and Children Urged to
Read the Announcement Telling
All the Rules and Regula-
tions-Prize is Really
Worth Hard Work,
Oh! Boys and Girls!
Do you want a pony?

Oh! Boys and Girls!
Do you want a pony?
A real live little Shetland pony and
a fine bride and saddle. A real
gentle pony to go out riding with.
Some of the real enterprising bust
ness men of the city will give some
boy or girl a fine saddle pony out
fit, but of course you must do some
work too.
Announcement is made in other
columns of this issue of one of the
most novel advertising and trade
boosting campaigns ever started in
Dickinson.
Seven firms, including the follow
ing: Dickinson Mercantile Co., Lish
Hardware Co., Doubleday & Myers
M. A. Scherffius, The Steam Bakery
q Confectionery Co. (BerzeD, A. A
Dinsdale and The Dickinson Press
have co-operated and entered into
an agreement with the Commercial
Enterprise company, Hastings, Ne
braska, to conduct this campaign.
It all means that the boys ane
girls 16 years old and under have ;
chance to get out and do a little
hustling.
The big campaign will open Satur
day morning and in the afternoon a
1870 o'clock sharp, every boy ant
girl eligible to enter the contest i
invited to attend a free show at tn
Bijou theatre. There will be movin,
pictures of ponies, and the pony maj
will be there to tell all about tn
plan, and to explain the rules an,
regulations, and the way votes ma,
be secured.
Every cent you spend with the mer
chants who are in the contest, an,
every subscription to the Dickinson
Press means votes.
This article is for the children, bu
you grown-ups are expected to ge
into the spirit of the pony game
Save your votes, get votes and boos
for your favorite contestant.
Don't fail to read every word O
the announcement on another page o
this paper.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1915-11-06
THE SCHEFF|ELD FAIR

The Scheffield Harvest Fair for the
benefit of St. Plus church was held
on the three first days of the week
and was very generally attended,
Notwithstanding the fact that it
year. A good many people went out
from Dickinson, South Heart, Dag
lum and Gladstone and there were
quite a number up from New Eng
land. Taken as whole the fair was
very successful.
The St. Plus church is a very
costly inland edifce, having handsome
stained windows and fine furnishings.
1t is located Is to 16 miles south and
little west, the town being plated
and having eight or ten buildings.
The church was erected four or five
years ago. Rev. FIR. F. X. Miller is
the resident priest, having had the
parish for a year.
A new heating plant has just been
installed by New England firm.
Peter Jahner has a store in con-
nection with the postoffice at Schef-
field and is deing a very nice busi-
ness. A pool hall was erected this
year and several dwellings,.
The Scheffield band is one of the
best around, Phillip Lamprecht being
the leader. He is a farmer who
came out from Hungary few years
ago and has surely given his musi-
clans fine training during the past
seven or eight months. The names
of the players are as follows: Phillip
Lampercht, leader, Fl. Zimmerman,
John Hoerauf, Sebastian Wander,
Phillip Jahner, Frank Lamprecht, Joe
Fried, Joseph Wander, Mike Jahn-
er, Anton Hoerauf, Peter Hoerauf,
Joe Lamprecht, Rollo Hoerauf, Jer-
ONE Hoerauf, Mike Immil, Jacob Brit
tner, Anton Frank, Anton Wander,
Emil Decker and John .Lamprecht.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1915-11-06
.LEF0R BUYS BID, SITE
GETS 125 FOOT FRONTAGE

Adam A. Lefor, the banker and
merchant of the town south of Glad
stone which bears his name, closed a
deal on Mondayfwith Welton Nc
Donald for the purchase of the Bal
lard residence property on First
Avenue East, one block east of the
federal building site. Mr.. Lefor was
already the owner of the corner
so feet, south of the Ballard home
known so many years as the c. S.
Langdon corner. The purchase this
week gives him 125-foot frontage
west on the Avenue.
Mr.. Lefor is a keen business man
and realizes that good building sites
in the business district of Dickinson
are getting scarce. 1t would be a
hard matter to find another 1875 feet
that could be purcha sed at a reason
able price so centrally located as is
this property, being but block from
the Northern Pacific depot grounds
and the same distance from the fed
eral building site.
1t is generally conceded that
Dickinson needs a wholesale ware,
house and where could better loca.
ton be found than on the Adam Lefol
corner which is 125 feet by 140 feet
The new owner has already intimatec
that he expects to spend a few weeks
in Dickinson the coming winter look.
ing to the erection of large bust
ness block on this property. He
has been observing the location usu
ally selected in wholesale districts Of
other cities and is positive that he
has the right place for Dickinson:
wholesale house. Mr.. Lefor is {
hustler and when he starts on a bust
ness proposition he is usually able
to see it successfully through.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1915-11-06

ing and common brick, having 10000
daily capacity. . -. ~. ....
Manager w. J. Elliott has 26 men
in his employ and the past season
has been getting out material for
the Turner garage, Merchants Ma
|tional bank, Scheeler & Co, German
Bohemian bank, NICK Kenzie warehouse
and other local structures; also for
the consolidated school building at
Werner, high school building at Miles
City, bank and store buildings at
IKilldeer. NJ s...a. E.ts.-,.- Fl ~
"A visit to the North Dakota
Pressed. Brick Co. plant will prove
very interesting and will give the
reader an opportunity to see what
fire proof building material is like
and to get an idea Of the magnitude
of ope tions out there.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1915-11-06

There is a growing demand in all
parts of the country for strictly fire
proof building material, and to meet
this demand the North Dakota
Pressed Brick Co. of Dickinson the
past summer installed machinery for
making hollow building tile, this im-
provement involving an outlay Of
about $4,000.
The accompanying cut shows the
west end Of the four tunnels, each
ITO feet long, through which the
hollow tile blocks pass on iron trucks
in going from the moulding room.
Here they are passed along on tracks,
getting the required degree Of heat,
coming out at the end Of "a hours
burned almost to the vitrifcation
IS
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1915-11-06

L :.
point. - y
Architects Like Hancock Bros. and
Gillespie & Haxby Of Fargo, Lincoln
& Haire Of Helena, all pronounce the
Dickinson hollow tile blocks the best
in the northwest and the equal of any
in the u. S. Tests made by
the Gesbeck Engine eering Co. of Port
land, Oregon, are also in favor Of the
local manufacturers, both in tensile
and fire resistent properties.
In order to make a structure fire
proof it is necessary to use hollow
tile in partition walls, floors, etc.
The tile made at the local works east
of the city are scored for plastering.
The capacity Of the hollow building.
tile plant at Dickinson is 10000
blocks Of brick measure per day.
The company also manufa factures fac-l
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1915-11-06

lots. These assessments will be COL
lected by Miss Grace Crowl and Mrs.
Harry Beidler in the near future.
The association has something to
show for the expenditures of the past
two years as an inspection of the
grounds indicates.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1915-11-06
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank the many friends
for their acts of kindness to US dur
ing our hour of sorrow, especially the
firm of Walton & Davis, the Royal
Neighbors, Mrs. Harry Beidler, Mrs.
Harry Gruschus and Joe H. Lefor.s
Sebastian Deffert.
Barbara Deffert.
Elizabeth Deffert. 3
Marguerite Deffert.
Kathrine Deffert. r
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1915-11-06
VICTORY OATS 147 BUSHELS
PR|MUS BARLEY 725 BUSHELS
KUbANKA WHEAT Sc BUSHELS

hObAhkA WHEAT 10 buSHt[S
THE ABOVE GRAIN YIELDS AT DICKINSON EXPERIMENT
STATION ARE ALL NOTCHERs WHAT vALU-
ABLE RETURNS STARK COUNTY LAND WILL MAKE
WHEN PROPER SEED AND TREATED RIGHT.
STATION JUST AVERAGE QUARTER
The Tables Given
Should Be of Great Value Deciding
the Different Adapted and
Soil
Rock Island Argus., 1915-06-09
CONTESTANT
GETS GIRLS CUSTODY

Judge y. A. Larson in county court
yesterday afternoon decided that
neither Mrs. Allen, Port Byron, great
grandmother. or Mrs. Jennie Smith of
this city. grandmother, was entitled
70 the custody of Cleo Stewart, 10
year-old daughter of Mrs. Vada Col
lier. who committed suicide April Il
The court gave the little girl TO Hen
" Gambler. Port Byron, whose wife is
a sister to the grandmother.
This morning Gladys Fay Vaughn
and Robert Cameron were declared
dependents and Mrs. Margaret Schroe-
der was named guardian. Irene Peter
son and Jeanette Bronekant, half
sisters. were also declared depend
ents. and Mrs. Rose Salisbury was
named guardian.