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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-03-23
Many New Settlers Are
Locating at Wimbledon

Wimbledon News: New settlers
have been arriving in large numbers
lately. During the past two weeks
scarcely day passed but the streets
are lined with loads of household
goods, and implements, the property
Of the newcomers, who are unloading
the same from the cars and taking IL
out to their respective farms which
they recently purchased in this vicin-
ity. Most of the newcomers come
from Iowa and Illinois, and are brought
here by the Dennstedt Land Co.
The big farms are apparently DOOM
ed. They are being cut up in the
same proportion with the stream of
new settlers. The Baum and White
farm north of town, consisting of 1706
acres has been cut up into eight DIFF
ferent farms, which means eight Diff
ferent farm homes where there was
but one. The VIM. Jones farm OF
5000 acres is rapidly being cut up, as
many as fifteen smaller farms have
already been cut out of it and besides
there are several thousand acres left
for the original owner There are
several other smaller farms consisting
of a section or more which the DEM
stedt Land Co. has divided and dealt
out to new settlers. A large number
of new farm houses will be built this
spring.
Following is list of some of the
new settlers who arrived recently:
Peter Frahmof. Iowa, has moved on
the north Hazlett farm.
William Brecht of Iowa takes part
of the Baum &. White farm.
H. H. Chilson, of Minnesota, takes
part of the Baum & White farm.
Charles Martinson, Of Iowa, has
bought quarter section of the old
Anthony farm.
Charles Kubbernus, of Iowa, takes
a part of section 20 north of town.
James Larson, of Iowa, takes a.
quarter of the same section
DWain Ross of Iowa takes part Of
the W. F. Goldberg farm.
Harry Kolpin, of Iowa, has bought
the Otto Simonson farm.
Andrew Olson, of Iowa, has bought
part of the Bradford farm.
Juson Ambrose, of Iowa, takes
quarter Of the George Tucker farm.
Claus Budenschoen, of Iowa, takes
part Of the Jones farm.
L. S. Bradfiild, of Illinois, takes a
part Of the Jones farm.
Chester Link, of Illinois, takes part
Of the Jones farm.
Dwight Barnell takes part of the
John Flewell farm.
Lyle Williams, of Illinois, takes a.
quarter section Of II north of town.
Harry Daily, of Iowa, takes part of
the Kemp estate.
Quite number of others have pur-
chased farms who will not take pos
session until next spring. The good
feature of it all is that the above
purchasers will all till their OWE
farms.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-03-23
STEWART.


Sanborn Enterprise, March 49,
George Cassatt was in Sanborn Wed
nesday.
Fred Rohde was Sanborn caller
Saturday.
George Dotting was a Sanborn visi
tor Saturday.
Frank Neustal will assist George
Cassett this spring.
Mrs. Val Potter returned from the
Twin Cities Thursday.
J. H. Miller was in Sanborn Thurs
day with a load Of wheat.
Oscar and John Barsness were call
ers in Sanborn Wednesday.
Mrs. Fred Rohde called at the r. "
Menke home one day last week.
Congratulations and best wishes to
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold G. Boughton.
| Mr.. and Mrs. George Dotting and
! family visited at the Jake Shafer home
Sunday.
John Clancy and Miss Lois Parks
were Rogers callers Friday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Rohde and Mr..
and Mrs VIM. Potter were in Valley
City Saturday.
The sleighing has gone and the bug
gies and wagons and autos are again
seen on the roads.
T. X. Barsness returned from Val
LEY City Wednesday, where he visited
with his daughter, Esther.
Mrs. VIM. Rohde, VIM. Potter and
Fred Rohde attended the sale at Fred
Greeks Wednesday.
Mrs. Fred Rohde and Mrs. R. w.
Menke drove to Sanborn "Wednesday
and did some shopping.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Tabbert and Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Rohde visited at the
Jake Shafer home Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Tabbert of Clark
City, were visiting at their daughters
Mrs. Fred Rohde, last week.
Many farmers in this vicinity are
planning on attending the M. C. GILL;
gan sale at Old Eckelson March 10.
The carpenters have not been work
ing for a few days on Hans Harstad's
barn on account of stormy weather.
The severe cold spell in January
must have killed all the prairie chick
ems. Have not seen any for several
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Sauer have re-
turned from Kansas, where they have
been visiting Mrs. Sauer's parents and
relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Dotting, Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Rohde, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Will Potter were helping VIM
Rohde butcher Tuesday.
Among those who attended the mule
sale in Sanborn from this vicinity were
Oscar and Carl Barsness, Andrew
Klaus, Charles Meyer, r. w. Menke
but we have no information that they
bought any mules. .. .......
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Miller, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Dotting, Mr.. and Mrs
Fred Tabbert, Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Sha-
fer and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-03-23

Rohde, and Mr.. and Mrs Will Potter
visited at the VIM. Rohde home Satur-
day evening and all report good time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Tabbert of Clark
City, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Rohde and
daughter, Marion, and son, Henry, Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. Potter and Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Rohde visited at the home Of r.
w. Menke Sunday.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-03-23

Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Moriarty, OF Di-
dora, Can, who have been spending
the past three months with Mr.. Nor
iarty's sister, Mrs. Clarence Vogel.
and family, left Sunday night for their
home. a"7 ~.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-03-23

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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-03-23

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Evening star., 1916-11-17
BEFORE HIGHEST COURT.
John A. Chaloner and B. 7. Gasquet
Want Insanity Findings Annulled.

Arguments were heard yesterday i'll
the Supreme Court of the United States
in behalf of two men, John Armstrong
Chaloner of Merry Mills. Va, and
Fernand V. Gasquet of New Orleans
and Memphis. both OF whom have been
iudicially declared insane in one state
and sune in another.
In both cases. heard separately. the
court was asked to annul the insanity
findings, in efforts of the men to Sc
cure possession of valuable property.
Attorneys for Chaloner argued that
the New York sanity proceedings We're
void, alleging that Chaloner was
..Iured" to New York and incarcerated
at Bloomingdale.
In Gasques case. his counsel contend
ed that he was declared sane by
Tennessee jury and that its decree
should annul an insanity proceeding
in Louisiana where Gasnuet has prop
erty estimated at 100000.
Evening star., 1916-11-17
STATE RAILWAY men
DISCUSS LEGISLATION
Commissioners Continue Debate on
Committees Report and Give In
dorsement to Sheppard Bill.

The convention OF tho National As
sociation Of State Railway Commis-
sioners, in session at the Interstate
commerce commission building, contin-
ued today to debate the report of the
committee on state and federal legis-
lation. presented yesterday. with the
prospect that the gathering will reach
a conclusion and be able to adjourn
late today.
The convention agreed to go on rec
ord as favoring one part of the report.
namely, by indorsing the Sheppard bill
pending in Congress. under which. IL
that bill becomes a law. the interstate
commerce commission would have no
to interfere with or change
rates which have been established by
a state until they have first been held
by the courts to be unreasonable.
Other items in the report, notably a
plan to create regional subordinate
commerce commissions, favored by the
are causing extended de-
bate.
The convention today agreed to ap-
point a committee to investigate the
question of a shortage of railroad car6
in the United States on a motion Of
fered by Commissioner Frank H. Funk
of Illinois. 1t was declared by the
that there now prevails
the United States q short
age of cars unprecedented in proper
tions and stupendous in it's possibili-
ties of damage to the industries of tho
country"
Evening star., 1916-11-17
SUE FOR DEATHS
OF HIS THREE CHILDREN
Samuel D. Spong Petitions Court for
Appointment as Administrator
Of Their Estates.

Samuel u. Spong today filed petitions
In the District Supreme Court, asking
that he be appointed administrator of
the estates of his three children, who
came TO their deaths September H.
1916. Mr.. Spong advises the court that
his children were on Il canal boat
which at the time was moored on the
Potomac river at point just south of
tion Company, and he states that they
were SO seriously scalded by hot water
and steam escaping from u blow out
pipe of the power plant that they died
as q result of their injuries the same
day. He seeks the appointment as ad-
for the purpose of filing
suit on account of the death of the
children. The names Of the children
are given asHJohn w. Spong, Samuel
W. Spong and Sarah A. Spong. and
their ages are stated at thirteen, eleven
and six years respectively. -
At the coroner'S inquest held over
the bodies Of the children shortly after
the accident the jury returned YER
dict stating that the accident was due
pany to provide Il safe connection on
the steam pipe, it is alleged.
Mrs. Nina l.. Spong, the mother OF
the deceased children, was also seri-
ously scalded at the time of the acci-
dent.
The petitioner is represented by At
torney Mark Stearman.
Evening star., 1916-11-17
NO MATERIAL CHANGES
IN CALIFORNIA RECOUNT
Hughes and President Wilson Each
Make Slight Gains-Work to
Take Several Days.

SAN FRANCISCO. November H.
Two OF the populous California coun-
ties had completed their official re
counts today, had several of lii.
smaller counties. but no materia
changes from the results Of the un-
official tallies were encountered.
In San Diego county the official can
vas gave Hughes a gain of eighty
four votes. making his plurality over
President Wilson in the county 1863.
sacramento county also announced
complete its tabulation. Here Presi-
dent Wilson gained fifty-six votes,
while in San Bernardino county a re-
check of yesterdays announced official
count resulted in the loss of nine of
twelve votes it was declared Wilson
had gained.
In San Francisco and Los Angeles
counties the count was being continued
and ii was believed that the complete
state recount could be completed be
fore the middle of next week
Representatives of both the demo-
cratic and republican state committees
were watching the recount closely.
but none would predict that any
notable upsets would be forthcoming
Evening star., 1916-11-17
Congressional Committee
to-. Begin Investigation
of Railroads Monday

Preparations were being made today
for the meeting Monday Of the joint
congressional committee to investigate
railroad questions, including govern
ment ownership. The committee has
sent notices to every state governor
and attorney general and all state rail-
road commissions. to commercial and
industrial organizations and to the
president of every railroad in the coun-
try.
Acceptances have been received,
with others, from Samuel Rea. presi-
dent of the Pennsylvania; Otto II.
Kahn of Kuhn, Loeb & Co. r. w. Leh-
mann, former solicitor general. repre-
senting the American Telephone and
Telegraph Company; Samuel Cnter-
myer. President A. T. Hadley and Prof.
Irving Fisher of Yale, Frank Irvine.
New York public service commissioner;
Paul King. receiver for the Pere Mr.
quettc railway, and J. NJ. Dickinson,
receiver of the Rock Island.
No dates for the appearances of wit
nesses have been set. but the hearing
will open Monday. with testimony by
state railway commissioners.
Evening star., 1916-11-17
WANTS PROTESTS ARBITRATED
A. D. Call Asks That Objections to
Nicaragua Treaty Be Considered

Arbitration of The protests of several
Central American countries against th.
new canal treaty between the United
states and Nicaragua has been urged
on Secretary Lansing by A. ID. Gail.
secretary of the American Peace So
ciety, who declares that the present un-
settled situation endangers Central
American peace. Mr.. Lansing told Mr.
Call that the whole subject is under
consideration by this government and
intimated that the s3,000,o00 to be paid
Nicaragua under the treaty might be
withheld until the claims of other
countries had been satisfied and the
cleared up.
Evening star., 1916-11-17
FIVE REGIMENTS TO GO HOME.
Commands Are Relieved From Fur
ther Duty on Border.

Five National Guard regiments. hav-
ing strength of about 5000, have been
relieved from further duty on the Mexi-
can border and ordered to their home
stations for muster out of the federal
service. They are the 1st Regiment of
south Carolina. 7th New York, I'd Indi-
ana, Sd Wisconsin and Sd Minnesota
In announcing the order the Secre-
tary of War said that AS RAPIDLY rs
conditions ON any portion of the bor-
der are considered by Gen. Funston to
Justify the withdrawal of other mill
tia troops it is the departments in
tention to release them from federal
service. Approximately 100000 Ma
tonal Guardsmen will remain on the
border when the five regiments named
are withdrawn.
san ANTONIO, Tex, November IL
Gen. Funston has received the official
order from the War Department to
send five National Guard regiments
home from the border apd Is preparing
TO carry out instructions He said to-
day that exact time Of departure of the
organizations had not been fixed as
yet.
Evening star., 1916-11-17
MCCORMICK FAVORS !
NAMING Of HARPER
Confers With President Today,
Probably on Selection of
Inaugural Chairman. !
MAY POSTPONE DECISION

The small army of enthusiastic Wash
ington men eager to start work for
the biggest and best inaugural rele-
bration ever held may be let loose to
day.
Vance Mccormick. chairman of the
democratic national committee. is "a
the White House this afternoon con
ferring with the President. He had
luncheon with him. At the conference
today the inaugural chairman may be
picked--and again he may not
If he is the people of the country
may soon know whether or not there
Is to he inaugural ball, or an in
augural reception. promenade and
supper. or any of the other indoor so
cial functions that are in mind for the
delectation of people from all over the
United States who want something else
besides big parade-that may be huri
by inclement weather-in the way Of
celebra ton while they are having the
time of their life in the National Cap
ital
Evening star., 1916-11-17
GEORGE S. WILSON HEADS
SOCIAL WORK CONFERENCE
d. C.-Maryland-Delaware organiza-
ton Changes Name, Alters By
Laws and Elects Officers.

George s. Wilson, secretary of the
board of charities of the District of
Columbia, was elected president of the
Conference on Social Work for Mary
land, Delaware and the District of
Columbia at it's final business session
yesterday afternoon in Baltimore.
Ernest p Bcknell, director of civilian
relief of the American Red Cross OF
this city, was elected vice president,
and Mrs. Walter S. Ifford, also of
Washington, was made an assistant
secretary. Washington also has two
members on the executive committee
Archibald Hopkins.
The conference met Tuesday as the
twelfth Maryland State Conference of
Charities and Corrections, but yester-
day at the meeting bylaws, including
the District and Delaware, and chang
ing the phase charities and correc-
TONS We're passed.
Other officers. in addition TO those
from Washington, are: Vice presidents,
Or. John :. Fulton. secretary of the
state board Of health of Maryland, and
Pierre $. du Pont of Wilmington, Del !;
treasurer. Austin McLanahan of Balti-
more, secretary, w llIldu IL bdNeHpoIl L
of Baltimore. and assistant secretaries,
Miss Hilda X. Mills of Wilmington and
Robert c. Powell of Baltimore.
The committee on organization. of
which Walter 5. Efford. secretary of
the Associated Charities of Washing
ton, is chairman. has selected the fol-
lowing topics for the conference of
1917: Health. Including Bureaus of
Child Hygiene and Their Scope and I'm
portance"; Children. Including the
Public as a Social Agency; Housing
and Town Planning; Industrial and
Living Conditions. Including Indus
trial Insurance; Work With Families
in Cities and Rural Communities" and
Correction and Prevention"
The conference, which adjourned
Al fter Il short session last night. was
attended by twenty-seven registered
delegates from Washington. including
from the federal chill
dren's bureau, the Juvenile Court,
hoard of cha arities, board of childrens
Associated Charities and
the woman's department of the Ma
tional Civic Federation.
Evening star., 1916-11-17
CLAIMS GERMANS LOST
OVER SIX TORPEDO BOATS

LONDON. November IA dispatch
to Reuters Telegram Company from
Petrograd says: THE admiralty staff
has issued a communication announc-
ing that, in accordance with the latest
information of the recent German naval
attack in the Gulf of Finland, and COM
pairing the number of explosions heard
in the fog with the reports from the
Russian warships engaged. il is pos
sible to affirm that the Germans lost be-
tween six and nine torpedo boats. This
suppostion, the communication adds,
is confirmed by the examination of
wreckage, which also shows that the
destroyed vessels were of the most
modern type and the biggest vessels In
Evening star., 1916-11-17
Secretary Daniels Asks Report.

Official reports from the collector at
New London add nothing to the unoffi-
cial reports of the Deutschland's mis-
hap. and contain nothing whatever to
substantiatc published report that a
hostile motor launch attempted to ram
the submersible.
Secretary Daniels has called for !;
navy report from Rear Admiral Grant
In charge of the American submarine
iotilla-
The German embassy regarded the ac-
cident as being especially deplorable
because material aboard the Deutsch-
land is urgently needed in Germany and
the official mail aboard the vessel Is an
accumulation of three months. Some Of
the mail matter the embassy desires to
reach Berlin at the earliest possible
moment.
Count Won Bernstorff. the German
ambassador. made Inquiries regarding
the identity Of the victims of the dis
aster. He expressed the hope that the
Deutschland was not damaged to such
an extent as TO cause her sailing to be
much postponed
Evening star., 1916-11-17
TEIPER TRIAL DRAWS NEAR.
---------
Taking Of Evidence Probably Will
Begin Monday.

BUFFALO, y. Y, November l1.-Tak =
ing Of evidence in the trial of John
Edward Teiper. accused Of the murder
of his mother and brother, probably
will begin Monday.
Prospects for the completion of the
jury before adjournment were con-
Sidered bright today, but lawyers in
terested in the case expected that if
this is accomplished recess will be
taken over Saturday. Seven men were
In the jury box when the trial was re
sumed. but this number was reduced to
six when Justice Wheeler excused
Frank n, Schardt. bank teller. at the
jurors request The examination of
talesmen proceeded. with the same care
being manifested by attorneys to de-
velop their willingness to convict upon
circumstantial evidence only.
Evening star., 1916-11-17
CONSERVATION OF FOOD
lNDORSED BY COMMONS

LONDON, November 1.-The house
of commons. without division. carried a
resolution introduced by William A. $.
Hewius. unionist member for Hereford.
prior to the statement Oh the question
of food supply by Walter Runciman,
president OF the board Of trade. The
resolution follows:
I'm the opiuion of the house. il is
the du;y Of the government 10 adopt
further methods Of orSaniza tion to in
cr-asc ami conserve the rational food
supply and to diminish the risk Of
shortage and serious increase in prices
In the event of the war being pro-
longed."
Evening star., 1916-11-17
WILSON LEAD INCREASED.
Gains 1888 Votes in New Mexico, Ac.
cording to Revised Figures.

SANTA FE. N. NJ. November IL
President Wilson increased his lead in
New Mexico 1873 votes yesterday. ac-
cording to changes in tabulations
made by the receipt of official polls
from Chavez, Roosevelt and Union
counties. including returns from six
precincts which had not previously re-
ported. Only fourteen precincts of the
states 63S now have not been heard
from. They are about evenly divided
between republican and democratic
counties.
The vote now stands: Wilson. s2.o77;
Hughes. 2s.s00.
For governor. 5as precincts give De-
Baca. democrat. S0.sb2: Bursum. rspub-
lican. 29.ss0. For senator. 6s6 precincts
give Jones, democrat. 32.615: Hubbell'
republican. 2s,s71. For congressman.
548 precincts give Walton. Democrat
2s.715; Hernandez. republican. 2S's3A.
Evening star., 1916-11-17
CHICAGO MAY BE CHOSEN.
Likely to Be Scene of Fight on Con.
stitutionaIity of 8-Hour Law

CHICAGO. November 17.-That Chi
cago may become the scene of the first
legal fight on the constitutionality of
the Adamson eight-hour law appeared
to be probability today with the an
nouncement that almost a dozen out
of-town chiefs of the railroad brother
hoods. had arrived here. Several rail-
road attorneys have stated the railroad
companies have picked the local federal
court for the chief test of the laws
validity.
BOSTON, Mass. November 1.-THE
New York. New Haven and Hart
ford Railroad Company filed suit in the
federal court today to test the consti-
tutionality of the Adamson eight
law. The suit Is directed against United
States District Attorney George W. An
derson, and the chairman of each of the
four brotherhoods in Massachusetts,.
LOUISVILLE. KY. November IT,
Suit was filed in the federal court here
this morning by the Illinois Central
railroad to test the validity Of the
Adamson law.
Evening star., 1916-11-17
Mrs. Frank Angel Gets Divorce.

PALO ALTO. Cal. November 17.-Dr.
Frank Angel, professor of psychology
at Stanford University, who recently
returned from service In Europe on
the Belgian relief commission. and his
wife have been divorced. Mrs Angel
was Louise Lee Bayard. daughter of
the late Thomas +. Bayard. Secretary
of State during the first Cleveland ad-
ministration. Mrs. Angel was grant
ed the divorce Tuesday at San Jose
on the ground of desertion. They
were married in Wilmington, Del, in
1891.
Evening star., 1916-11-17
MISSING YACHT IN PORT.
Grew Given Up Three Days for Lost
Weather Storm.

up for three days as lost, and her crew
mourned as dead, the speed yacht Baby
Rambler of Monroe. Mich, arrived in
port today.
Capt. Clint Lynn said that when the
yacht, owned by Commodore Charles +.
Greening of Monroe, Mich. started
Tuesday for Toledo. u freezing gale and
high seas were encountered. Unable to
head into Toledo. the yacht started for
West Sister Island. where it since had
been stormbound. The two members
Of the crew were cared for by the light
keeper, the only inhabitant of the
island. which has no means of wire
communication with the mainland.
Evening star., 1916-11-17
South Dakota Kills Primary Law.

PIERRE. s. D., November 11.-Cor-
rection OF errors in the preliminary
count of returns. and inclusion of the
vote from counties which tabulaters
had omitted. reverses the status of the
So called Richards primary law. which
was believed to have been re-enacted
under the initiative In the recent elc-
ton. The unofficial count, considered
sufficiently conclusive to bring from
officials the announcement that the
measure 10 defeated, indicates that the
majority against 1t Is 36A
Evening star., 1916-11-17
Presbyterians Seek $1,OOO,OO0.

NEW YORK, November IL. - The
Presbyterian board of foreign missions
announced today plans for u series of
campaigns to raise 100000 in ten or
more leading cities of the country.
The campaign was authorized by the
general assembly of the Presbyterian
Church at Atlantic City last May. and
the money will be used for missionary
expansion in certain fields. particularly
in Siam and Latin America, and for
the development of higher educational
institutions. notably Silliman Institute
in the Philippine Islands. the Federated
PekinK University in China and the
proposed colleges in Japan and Persia.