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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-10-21
Minot Girl Is Shot by Brother

Minot, Oct. 1S.-Laura, the 12-year-
old daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. F. L.
Sherman of this city, was accidentally
shot in the hip with 20 calibre rife
in the hands of Leslie Sherman, her
younger brother, who is about 10
year of age. The bullet entered in
front of the hip and passed out be-
hind, inflicting painful but not SER
ious wound. .'.#.
The gun had been used on Saturday
by an older brother of the two chill
dren to kill rats and he had neglected
to remove the loads. Yesterday Les
lie Sherman procured the gun with
which to play Indian, and while en-
gagged in this pastime it was dis
charged, the bullet striking the little
girl. 7"..
She was taken to st. Joseph's hospi-
tai, where the wound was dressed.
She is resting easy today and unless
complications set in, nothing serious
will result. g..
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-10-21
Thugs Worked at Donnybrook

Donnybrook, Oct. 16.-Three men
held up and robbed two fellow
travellers on through freight which
had side tracked here at = o'clock in
the afternoon. The men were all
riding on the couplings between two
box cars and as the train started
to leave town the robbers commanded
the men to throw up their hands,
and then relieved them of their
money, obtaining IS from one and
$3.50 from the other. The hold-ups
then viciously beat their victims on
the heads with the butts Of their re.
volvers, inflicting painful but not
serious wounds, and kicked them from
the freight which was going about
ten miles an hour.
At $3.50 o'clock Tuesday morning
as travelling man. whose name
.-s. Continued On Page 81
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-10-21
His Own Attorney and
Court Soaked Him Well

Mandan, Oct. 18.-Four men, each
charged with bootlegging, smashing
and otherwise mutilating the state pro-
hibition laws, were arrested this morn
ing by order of States Attorney VIM.
LANCER. They were Julius Tiff,
Said Howard, VIM. Messler and VIM.
Featherstone. The first two are
alleged to have used their hacks as
place of business during the
Missouri Slope fair.
More warrants have been issued and
other arrests will be made in Mandan
as we'll as points in the western part
of the county.
When Harry Mcdonald, another al
legged bootlegger, was arraigned before
Judge H. L. Henke this morning for
preliminary hearing, the court and
prosecuting attorneys nearly fell from
their seats.
Court was called to order and Nc
Donald announced that he would ap'
pear in his own defense. He moved to
dismiss the case on the grounds that
a hearing was not called in time. Mo.
tion denied.
He then moved to Quash the case on
the grounds that the states attorney
had not acted with due diligence, hav'
ing kept him confined in the Bismarck
jail more than three days without a
hearing. Motion denied.
Mcdonald then made speech to the
court in which he said as attorney fo1
the defense he was satisfied there was
not sufficient evidence to convict when
taken to the district court. Moved to
dismiss on that grounds.
He cross.examined the states wit
ness, then moved to dismiss on the
ground that the evidence was incom
petent. Motion denied. Asked wheth'
er he wanted to take the stand, Nc
Donald said he was too wise for that
However, as soon as Judge Henke
bound him over to the district court
for trial, States Attorney LANCER had
him again arrested on the charge Of
selling intoxicating liquors. Then came
another legal exhibition from McDon'
aid. At the close of that he was again
arrested on the charge Of keeping in
toxicating liquor for sale. That was
too much for Mcdonald. He decided
he didn't know quite enough law and
went out and engaged an attorney.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-10-21
Badly Injured by Thresher Belt

Mandan, Oct. 16.-Lars Swanberg.
employed with the Sander Christians
son threshing outfit, narrowly escaped
death yesterday afternoon when work
ing at the Magnus Nelson farm.
In some way his left hand was
caught between the pulley and the
belt on the grain separator and his
wrist was broken, the whole arm being
badly twisted and injured. The belt
was thrown from the pulley and
struck Swanberg with terrific force,
knocking him down and rendering him
for the time unconscious.
He was brought to the city and HI
injuries treated.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-10-21
He Achieves
Fame by His
Prosecutions

Mandan, Oct. 16.-It is rare that
statewide fame is achieved in three
weeks, yet this is what happened to
William LANCER, states attorney, when
he placed North Dakota's imperial
county of Morton in the dry column.
Because he is of German parentage
and the population of Morton county is
largely, the issuing of more than 200
warrants for the arrest of violators of
the prohibition law two days after the
oath of Office was administered, came
as distinct shock.
LANCER won his nomination in the
face of bitter opposition of the Nor
ton county Republican organization,
and his election in the face of even
bitterer oposition on the part of both
the republican and democratic organi-
cations.
During the term of court which was
in session when he succeeded to Office,
LANCER went to trial with AZ violators
Of the prohibition law and sent As to
the county jail and one to the peni'
tentiary. He selected for his first
case a hardened offender against the
law and secured against him several
distinct proveable charges. The jury
acquitting at the close of the first trial,
he promptly rearrested the defendant
on fresh charge. Then when the
jury disagreed on the second trial,
LANCER prompely rearrested the de-
fendant on third charge and the jury
concluded that it was just as well to
convict. Therefore, where he had a
good case he had no trouble in secur-
ing a conviction. -.
LANCER experienced great difficulty
in securing witnesses who knew beer
or whisky or other intoxicating liquor
when they saw or tasted them, but
after he had sent a prominent citizen
to the pen" for perjury surprising
number of persons in Morton county
discovered they knew the difference
between beer and Missouri river
water
The cost to Morton county of Ian
gers program of law enforcement at
the first term of court, as compiled by
the county auditor of Morton county,
was $7,294.S1; the total amount of
fines and costs levied on conviction
was $9,2O2.90, leaving a net profit of
$1,908.09. The costs include all court
expenses and the expenses of the state
attorneys Office as well.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-10-21
Are Well Represented
on Methodist Boards

Valley City Jared well in the ap
pointments to the various boards o.
the Fargo conference Of the Methodist
church, which closed at Fargo Sunday
Rev. C. e. Vermilya will preach the
conference sermon at Jamestown next
year, he Is on the board of stewards
for the class of 1916, and on the con
ference relations committee.
Mrs. F. w. Heidel is on the commit
tee to look after the work of the dea
conesses, and Mr.. Heidel is on the
Methodist brotherhood committee.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-10-21
Craiighead Is
Commissioner
Of Education

Bismarck, Oct. 16.-The state board
of regents brought their regular
monthly meeting to close yesterday
with the selection of DR.. E. B. Craig
head as state commissioner of educa
tion. DR.. Craighead will assume his
new duties at once.
With DR.. Craighead on the job the
education survey of the state will be
started under the direct supervision
of DR.. Bawden and DR.. Capen of the
federal department of education. The
state Of North Dakota will only be re-
quired to pay the actual expenses OF
the men incurred in making the sur
vey. The men are salaried employees
of the federal government
The new man for the new job has
had wide experience in educational
work throughout the country and
should be we'll qualified and fitted for
the position. DR.. Craighead is Mis-
sourian by birth, and graduate OF
the state university of Missouri. He
took post graduate work at Wander.
bilt, in Nashville, Tenn, and also stud
led in France and Germany.
He was president of Central college,
Missouri, for a number of years; presi'
dent of the South Carolina agricultur-
al college for four years; president of
Tulane university of New Orleans for
II years, and also head of the univer-
sity of Montana for several years.
Two coal contracts were let by the
board for coal for the various state
educational institutions. The Dakota
Ignite Mines company was awarded
a contract for 5000 tons and the Wash
burn Ignite Coal company a con-
tract for 1000 tons.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-10-21
Employees Dined at the Rudolf

Monday evening c. G. Chaffee, of
the Chaffee store, gave banquet at
the Rudolf cafe for his employees and
their families. When the dinner was
served at 6:15 there were ~ seated at
the tables, so you can see it was no
small affair. After hilarious hour
spent at the tables, the party was ad.
journed to the Rex theater, where they
enjoyed the presentation of "The
Quest" with Margarita Fischer in the
title role. It was very pleasant eve
ming, and was given as a token Of Mr.,
Chaffee's appreciation Of the conscien.
tious services Of the employees of the
store.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-10-21
Next Conference at Jamestown

Fargo, Oct. 16.-The next meeting of
the North Dakota conference Of the
Methodist Episcopal church will be
held in Jamestown, that town being
unanimously chosen just prior to ad-
journment at noon today. The name
Of jamestown was the only one pre-.
sented and it was moved that that
town be decided the unanimous choice
of the conference for its 1916 session.
This morning was a busy one at the
meeting, as an attempt was made to
clean up most of the business prior
to the noon recess. A large number
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-10-21
Money Disappears From Mail

A registered mail package contain.
ing $4,000 sent from Grand Forks and
addressed to the State Bank at Ant
Ter, mysteriously disappeared while
enroute, and when the package reach
ed its destination, instead of having
the money it contained nothing but
newspapers.
The disappearance occurred sever.
al days ago and the federal authori'
ties have been working on the matter
ever since, but so far have not been
able to unearth any information as to
how the theft occurred.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-10-21

.H
LANCER has followed up his law en-
forcement program even to the extent
of arresting the crew Of federal con-
tractor at work on the postoft1ce build
ing at Mandan for working on Sunday.
The drug store permit law, the pool
hall law and the anti-cigarette law all
look alike to LANCER and all are en-
forced. AS a result, Morton county
has passed from the wettest to about
the driest county in the state.
LANCER is native of North Dakota,
having been born on a farm near Cas-
selton. He has an academic degree.
degrees from the University of North
from Columbia university and Law
Dakota and Columbia.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-10-21
Fire in the Hotel at Fiingal

Fingal Herald: Wednesday morning
about $3.50 George Walker discovered
fire on the roof of the hotel. His early
discovery prevented a serious confa~
grafton as the fire was quickly under
control of Mr.. Walker and guests at
the hotel who were awakened to help
extinguish the flames. Mr. Walker
had built fire in the stoves about s
o'clock that morning and the only pos
sible way for the fire to start was by 4
spark from the chimney.
The damage is estimated at about
$100. The water running through the
floor did considerable damage to the
rooms and furnishings below.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-10-21
Thousands Register for Land
Drawing on the Opening Day

Minot, Oct. lS.-Fifteen hundred and
twenty-five people had registered for
drawings in the Fort Berthold reserva-
tion lands at o'clock this afternoon
at Minot alone. The registration was
keeping up as fast at the notaries
could take the af1davits. In the num-
Der who registered today were 70 local
people. The others were from distant
points. Registration by evening will
reach the 1000 mark.
The registration opened at one min
ute past u o'clock last night and has
kept steady pace ever since. There
were approximately 1000 strangers in
the city last night, all intent on regis
tering. The crowds began to gather
about the registration headquarters at
an early hour last night and by mid
night the streets were fairly we'll
packed about the Jacobson building,
where the registration headquarters
were located. The police took charge
of the crowds and kept the lines in
something like semblance Of order.
The crowd was good natured and much
jollying was INDUCED in. When the
doors of the headquarters were opened
for the reception of applicants, the
crowd pushed in and the work was on.
Miss Alice Purdy Of this city, who
is employed at the First International
Bank, had the honor of being the first
to register. Her affidavit was taken
by Notary H. B. McFall. ~
During the first hour after the head
quarters were opened last night 214
applicants were recorded. When the
first shift Of notaries were relieved
Continued on Page 81
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-10-21
Shooting ARRAY at
Luverne Last Week

Luverne Ledger: Shortly after !
o'clock last Wednesday night a crew
from a neighboring machine started q
rumpus In Andrew Jensen's poolroom
after demand had been made that
they return some balls which they
had surreptiously swiped. Jensen,
ably assisted by others, finally threw
the bunch outdoors after a lively tus'
sic In which blows were freely ex.
changed, and several sore heads had
been given with the aid Of some cues
lying handy. Being put out aroused
the ire of the rough riders and they
vowed a speedy vengeance, which
they Immediately put into execution by
heaving several large rocks through
the front windows. and later through
the back ones. BY this time Andrew
decided that he had stood enough, and
so brought his revolver into action
and peppered away at a lively rate
This cooled the ardor of the frenzied
ones and they jumped into their rig
and drove away in southerly direc
tion.
The authorities decided to await the
dawn before taking any steps to cap
ture the house wreckers. At latest re
ports they are still at liberty, doubt
less congratulating themselves on get
ting away with it. It Is reported that
they will soon be brought to justice
and it is earnestly to be desired that
they be taught a lasting lesson as tC
the rights of others.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-10-21
Lost His Valuable Race Horse

Wimbledon News: Fred Carlson
had the misfortune of losing his val
liable PAGER, Baby Lou, q few days ago.
The hearty eating and overfeeding led
to complications which caused her
death. The mare won a number of
races in Minnesota and Wisconsin this
fall and fetched home purses aggre-
eating $1,500. She had a record of
PIP IL and was a well-bred horse. Mr..
Carlson had refused many handsome
prices for her.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-10-21
Barnes County N. E. Pastors

The following are the pastars as
signed for the coming year to the
Methodist churches of Barnes county:
Dazey and Rogers-L. A. Dodge.
Page and Minnie Lake,. ]. Sach
ten. a& @ 5 &@ %.~ a
Valley City-C. E. Vermilya.
Valley City Rural-Fred James.
Rogers.
Wimbledon and Leal-J. 8. Miller.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-10-21

Contractor Curren and Architect Nc
Farland went to Nome Tuesday. The
ground will be staked to commence
the work of excavating for the founda
tion Of the new school building, and
Mr.. Curren will put on as large crew
as can work to advantage and rush the
job to completion. ~
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-10-21
Potatoes Are Wh|oppers |

In the window Of Mason & Pray's
office Is display Of potatoes that
would do credit to Ireland, reputed to
be the home Of the succulent tuber.
There are six Of the mammoth beau
ties and the six tip the scales at IL
pounds. They were raised by Herman
Starke at his place northwest Of Val
ley City.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-10-21

Of reports of committees were made
and Bishop Quayle delivered a typical
address to the conference shortly be-
fore the noon hour. t,3s
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-10-21

London, Oct. 1S.-Major General
Charles Marmichael Monroe has been
appointed to command the Dardanelles
expedition in succession to General
Sir Ian Hamilton, who Is returning to
England to make his report. This an
nouncement is made by the war Office.
Pending General Monroe's arrival ak
Gallipoli, Major General Birdwood win
temporarily command the troops.
That all has not been going wen
with the expeditionary forces sent to
the Gallipoli peninsula to open the way
to Constantinople has been indicated
not only by the official reports but in
timation in high quarters in London.
A few days ago in the British parlia-
ment, Lord Lansdowne said it was i'm
possible for any member of the gov
ernment to say whether the troops
would be continued in the Dardanelles
operation or withdrawn from them.
General Sir Hamilton, who has had
command of the British troops from
the time of their first arrival in April,
has in his recent report to the war Of
fee chronicled very heavy losses to
his forces with comparatively small
gains. The result of this has been
to arouse discussion as to whether the
operations in the Dardanelles were pro-
crossing in a way to warrant their con-
tinuation.
General Hamilton Is 81 years old
and is one of the veteran fighters Of
Continued on Page 81
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-10-21
Allies Are to Abandon
Dardaneues Campaign

Berlin, Oct. Is, via Wireless to Tuck
erton.-A special dispatch to the Ma
tional Zeitung From the Russian Bor-
der" says: :
"Your correspondent learns from .
well informed source that abandon
ment of the Dardanelles campaign By
France and Great Britain already has
been decided upon. Russian circles.
interested in this matter, have been in
formed that the allies will not suspend
operation in the Gallipoli peninsula
all at once but will gradually with
draw troops from there.
Military circles of the entente pow
ers are fully convinced of the hope
lessness of the Dardanelles undertak-
ing in its present .form," he says and
adds" "Another reason for the aban-
donmentsis that the troops are needed
for service ins sSeMa.s 4t
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-10-21

phone il In 70 the Tlmss- ss-Rseord.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-09

geons than nowadays.
OF Latin derivation is piscidta. the
Jamaica dogwood. whose leaves.
twizs and bark are used by the ma
tiyes to poison or Supply fish. and
thereby facilitate their capture. The
root bark is recommended especial
~ in neuralgia, insomnia and
whooping cough.
Last. and by far the most impor-
taRt. IS the honest English deriva-
tive. cod liver oil. familiar and val
liable domestic remedy. used by rho
nshorfolk OF the North Sea long be
fore its Introduction into medicine
early in the nineteenth century. II
1t is a pale, thin. yellos, fixed oil.
with a unique Gayor. extracted from
the fresh livers of Gadus morrhua
and several other species of cod II
contains traces OF iodine. bromine.
phosphorus and chofesterin; but its
undoubted therapeutic efficacy IS
probably due not TO there but 10 its
character as an easily aSSimilabie
animal far
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-09
sind, the and ACQUIRE ADDED Mental

a tank indoors or in pond aieid.
one can 10 much advantage observe
their form. movements and habits
of feeding. This is instructive and
good training as well. For what av-
erase man. or physician. for that
matter. can Tell offhand how many
fins fish has. or how they are dis
posed and used?
One may wcIl Keep fishes six
month before noticing that when
they swim they spread the seSments
of their forked tail as a human
swimmer does his legs: or that their
eyes not only have no lids. but are
even devoid of the nictitatinE mem
brane with which birds are provid-
ed.
But only when one thus hail en-
ters the fsh's world. and regards
him from the imaginative stand
point of a common denizen of the
same medium. does one appreciate
fully the felicity of Donne's descrip-
ton OF
The deep.
Where harmless dsh monastic 81
lcnce keep"
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-09

=
Tire question which frequently
arises is. How many fishes can !
keep. in my aquarium? This queE-
lion cannot be answered 5atiStac-
toriIy offhand. The best way Tor
the beginner is 10 commence with
Two or three fishes. When the plants
have rooted and begun 10 grow more
can be added. a few al 4 time. until
Won have reached the limit OF your
tank. This can best be judged by
the action of The fishes. When ,heS
suck air al The top either the water
is foul or there is a lack of oxygen
If YOU are satisfied that The water
is pure YOU have too many fishes or
TOO few plants The condition
should be adjusted.
Later. when you desire 10 keep
more fishes in Your tank, or tanks
for many of US have number you
will have 10 aerate the number Dy
means of pump. Allow me 10
again caution against putting smells.
cor2ls. sharp stones or ornaments
the standpoint of good taste. bur
in the tank. II is questionable from
more important is the danger OF
YOUR fishes tearing their fms on the
sharp edges.
Though the fish as cure for jad-
ded nerves is a new discovery. a
medical significance seams to have
been attached 70 it as carly as N
thc days of Aesculapius. At least
so SAYS the Boston Medical and Sur
Sfcal Journal In medicine the FISH
has given its Greek name 20 iebthy-
osis. thar uncanny scaling affection
of the skin. which the Germans
knew by the delightful term OF nsch-
schuppeuauschlaE. But in materia
mcdica terms Of piscine derivation
arc much more often TO be met Than
in pathology.
First of all. there is ichthyol.
transparent yeiiow-brown oil, OF
sea-Ereep fourcscence. the ammo
mia salt of sulphonic acid, prepar-
cd by distiIiation from n bituminous
shaIc found in the Cambrian strata
of the Tyrol and containing the re-
mains of many fossil fishes This
valuable drug was first introduced
into dematolosic practice by Unna in
1882
Next there is ichthyocolls, or fish
glue. the isingiass OF commerce, a
Sclatinous substance prepared from
the dried swimming bladders Of sew
eraI species Of sturgeon. BY phar-
machists it is dissolved in 4 mixture
of water alcohol and Slycerin. and
when painted on taffeta constitutes
court plaster. an agent once much
more commonly employed by sur