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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-07-20
Methodist Episcopal Church

East Fifth St.. Near Washington Avenue.
HI. GOODRICH. PASTOR.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-07-20

July 9Th to Aug. 10th)
STATE OF WISCONSIN,: IN CIRCUIT
COURT FOR BAYFIELD, COUNTY:
Northern State Bank, Plaintiff, \
The Dickinson press., 1916-12-30
Stare UITtu.ysL
Appoints Local
Man as Deputy

Lloyd RAIDER, proprietor of the Ra-
der Dairy, was the recipient of very
acceptable, though unusual, Christmas
present and is receiving Sle congratu-
lations of his many Dickinson and
Stark county friends. He has been
appointed deputy state commissioner
Of agriculture and labor by the newly
elected official, j. N. Hagan, and left
this week for the capital city to IA
miliarize himself, with the duties of
the office and to take up his duties as
soon as the new officers are installed.
The RAIDER family will move to Bis
marck as soon as suitable dwelling
can be found.
Mr.. Raider has been a resident Of
Stark county for the past sixteen
years, coming from his Indiana home
in 1900. He taught school at Taylor
for three years and later was elected
and served three successive terms as
superintendent of schools of Stark
county. After retiring from active
educational work he moved to his
farm, two miles north of the city, and
since that time has been engaged in
farming and dairying and has been
very successful. He has large herd
VI PuACOAOOu 1AOIoISl1l C<SGIlc dllu
nishes milk and cream to large num-
Der of patrons in the city. Mr. RAIDER
is a graduate of the Valparaiso (Indi-
ana) college and is man of wide
experience in educational work and is
especially we'll fitted for the office to
which he has been appointed. His
knowledge of farming and dairying
gained from practical experience will
L b. l. l.
position as the office Of the commits
sioner of agriculture and labor deals
directly with the farmers of the state.
Frank Williams, an experienced
farmer and dairyman, will superin-
tend Mr.. RAIDERS farm and will carry
on the business as heretofore, the
family occupying the RAIDER farm
home.
While Mr.. RAIDERS experience on
the dairy farm was very satisfactory,
his new line of work is much more to
his liking and his many friends wish
him success.
The Dickinson press., 1916-12-30
FIRE DESTROYS
GLADSTONE HOTEL

The Gladstone hotel and store, own
ed and operated by Jacob .Rothschiller
in the village of Gladstone, was COM
pletely destroyed by fire Tuesday eve
ming. The alarm was turned in about
9 o'clock and the volunteer depart
ment responded promptly with an
equipment of two chemical engines.
The fire originated in the store room
presumably from an over-heated stove
and quickly spread throughout the
room and there was little hope of saw
ing any portion Of the frame structure.
A shovel and pail brigade was organ
lied and through the efforts Of about
100 men present who worked faith
fully and systematically the property
across the street was saved. The night
was very cold and stormy and fortu-
nately deep snow drift was of easy
access and the workmen kept adjoin-
ing buildings banked with snow dur
ing the progress of the fire.
Two members of the Rothschiller
family were ill at the time Of the fire
but were removed from the building
to neighboring homes.
The building was two-story frame
structure, the main portion of which
was 24x60 feet with an addition 30x6O
feet, in which was located the Roth
schiller general store, the hotel and
the family living apartments. The loss
of the building will amount to about
$4,000 and the stock Of goods about
$4,000. 1t is reported that insurance
on both the building and contents was
carried to the amount Of $1,000.
The people Of Gladstone are very
fortunate that the fire was confined
to the one building, as there was a
high wind from the west which swept
live sparks distance of four blocks.
The strenuous work of the men as
sembled is the only thing that saved
an enormous property loss.
The Dickinson press., 1916-12-30
Fire Department
Called for Three
Holiday Fires

The old superstition that fire
alarms, wrecks, and various other
things that happen to the destruction
of property, come in punches of three
was brought to mind this week when
the city fire department answered the
third call within five days. Last Fri
day afternoon an alarm was turned in
from the residence of Mrs. S. A.
Goodale, a poultry house and shed be-
ing partially destroyed. The loss is
small.
Tk,. second alarm came on Christ
mas eve about II o'clock when a small
residence belonging to Peter Helmer,
in the extreme northeastern part of
the city, caught fire from a defective
flue. The fire department responded
but could do very little toward ex-
tinguishing the blaze as it was out of
reach of the fire plugs. $50 will prob
ably cover the loss.
About the noon hour Tuesday Chief
Lttlehales noticed the odor of smoke
from the street near the Dakota Ma
tional Bank and upon investigation
learned that there was considerable
Of "smudge" coming from the south
west corner of the second floor of the
St. Charles block. He promptly
turned in the alarm and in the mean
time the line of hose and fire extin-
guishers belonging to the St. Charles
was put into use. The department
was on hand quickly in spite Of the
severe storm raging at the time and
the fire extinguished from the outside
without much property loss. The
blaze was probably started from the
inside of an upstairs room as it was
learned upon investigation that hole
was burned through the base board
behind a steam radiator. A small
hole was chopped through from the
outside and the chemicals quickly ex-
tinguished the blaze, although line
Of hose was quickly attached. This
was exceptionally quick work on the
part Of the fire ladiies as not many
moments had elapsed from the time
the fire was first discovered until it
was completely cxtinguished. A short
delay might have meant considera bile
property loss, but as it is the loss will
probably not reach $100.
The Dickinson press., 1916-12-30
BRANN0N May LOSE
AS UNIVERSITY HEAD

Controversy revolving about Melvin
A. Brannon, president of the Univer-
sity of Idaho and formerly dean of the
North Dakota University, may result
in his removal, it is reported. Alleged
political activities and prediction
statements it is said is the cause.
Mr.. Brannon, is we'll known in this
city, having spent a great deal of
time during vacation periods here
with his brother, w. P. Brannon.
He was recent visitor here on his
way to Washington to attend a ma
tional convention of state university
heads. During his time of residence
in North Dakota he identified himself
with great many enterprises and
developed the brick industry in the
state to a great extent. He was one of
the original organizers of the Dickin-
son Fire and Pressed Brick company
and still retains considerable stock in
this growing concern.
The Dickinson press., 1916-12-30
BEACH MAN NAMED
BANK EXAMINER

j. R. Waters of Beach, a former
resident of Grand Forks, who is now
enga ged in the farm and loan business
in the Golden Valley State Bank, will
be the new state bank examiner to
succeed j. G. Johnson, whose term of
office expires next week. Mr.. Waters
was rendered the appointment by
Lynn J. Frazier, governs or-elect, and
has already indicated that he will ac-
'cept. r. ~.
Mr.. Waters has been a resident Of
North Dakota for Is years and owns
a thousand acre ranch in the Beach
country. He is member Of the Ell
Zagel temple of Shriners and also a
member of the Dickinson lodge of
EIks.
The Dickinson press., 1916-12-30
OFFICIALS ,,,''''''''''
TAKE OFFICE
NEXT WEEK
STARK COUNTY LEGISLATIVE
5 MEMBERS ASSEMBLE AT
CAPITAL CITY
Few Changes in County Officers for
New Terms-New Sheriff and
s Two New Commissioners

The coming of the new year brings
about the necessary changes that are
to be made in county and state offices
and the new officers, as well as the
hold-overs, will take up the reins of
government next week.
The four legislative members, which
comprise the legislative delegation
from Stark county to the state capital
for the coming session of the legisla-
tnre will go down to the capital city
this week to secure accommodations
for the term and to get located in
of the session. Stark county has ev-
cry reason to expect good constructive
service from it's delegation to the Fif-
teenth general assembly as the four
members are men of experience and Of
sound knowledge of the practical
needs of this section of the state,
The Dickinson press., 1916-12-30
SUPREME COURT ... .
REVERSES DECISION

In an action to restrain the con-
struction of a highway brought by
Joseph Semcrad against the county
commissioners of Dunn county the
decision of the district court is re-
versed by the supreme court in de-
cision handed down this week. The
action was started in 1914 in the dis
trict court of Dunn county and an
appeal was taken to the supreme court
by the plaintiffs attorney, w. F.
Blume of this city.
In the year 1905 the county COM
missioners of Dunn county laid out a
road near the church at New Hradec
which ran diagonally across Seme-
RAIDS land. He was not satisfied with
the road but allowed it to stand on
the order of the county commissioners
for five years. At the time of the suit
in 1914 Judge Crawford held that the
plaintiff had waited too long and that
all defects in the manner the road had
been laid out had been cured.
The syllabus of the supreme court
is in part as follows:
The words "any action" which oc-
cur in section 1924, compiled laws of
1918, refer to the action Of the county
commissioners in passing upon and
determining the questions presented
by a petition for the establishment of
highway, and, if the petition is post
ed twenty days before such action is
taken by the board, the proceedings
will not be nullifed merely because
such petition was not posted more
than twenty days before the notices
for the meeting were served and post
ed by the board.
An appeal lies in North Dakota
from the determination of board of
commissioners both as to the route to
be taken and the damages to be
awarded in the case of the laying out
of highway under the provisions OF
section 1928 to 1889 of the compiled
laws of 1913. And if in such a case
the land of the objector is sufficiently
described and the order of the COM
missioners covers the land of the OBJ
jector and the survey is in conformity
with the order, and the objector has
been properly served, such objector
cannot afterwards collaterally attack
the regularity of the proceedings OF
the final determination of the board.
Where the county commissioners
seek to establish highway and enter
an order specifying the route, a sur
vey which is subsequently made can
not vary or alter that route, and the
order and not the survey must govern.
Where the county commissioners
seek to establish highway, the route
of such highway must be described in
terms which are intelligible to rea-
sonably intelligent man, and where an
order fails in this particular, it will be
void and of no effect.
w. F. Blume, of Dickinson, attorney
for plaintiff and appellant; Thomas G.
Johnson, of Killdeer, attorney for de-
PENDANTS and respondents.
The Dickinson press., 1916-12-30
MASONIC AND EASTERN
STAR CHILDREN TO BE
ENTERTAINED SATURDAY

The annual holiday party for the
children in Masonic and Eastern Star
families, to which every year the
youngsters look eagerly forward,
comes off tomorrow (Saturday).
Children under twelve years of age
will be entertained in the afternoon,
the happy little boys and girls gather
ing at o'clock. Those over twelve
years of age will come in the evening.
There will be games, dancing and
special music, and a fine lunch both
afternoon and evening. The Masonic
hall will be appropriately decorated
for the festive occasion. The commit
tee in charge are the officers of both
the Masonic and Eastern Star orders.
All members of these orders are urged
to ask their children to join in these
festivities.
The Dickinson press., 1916-12-30
SENATE CONFIRMED
P. 0. APP0IN INENTS

North Dakota postal appointments
as confirmed by the United States
senate are as follows:
Elizabeth |. Connolly of Hurdsfeld;
Sidney W. Douglas Of Pembina; JOS
eph S. Evans Of Beulah; Bessie G.
George of Van Hook; J. J. Hess of
Sentinel Butte; Theodore F. Huston
ct Daering; Thomas J. Kavanaugh of
'Carpio; Joseph N. Nelson of Inkster;
Grace Norred of Killdeer; Archibald
J. Palmer of Halliday; Katherine Saw
age of Graddock; John A. Schieb of
Kensal; Frank K. Shearer of Dazey;
Wendell D. Smith of Forbes; Viii
liam Stewart of Dogden; Max H
Strohlow of Kindred, and John C. Eel
Ter of Watford City.
The Dickinson press., 1916-12-30
Ignite COAL
FIELD TO BE-
DEVEL0PE ED
BRIQUETrING MACHINERY AT
SCRANTON MINES OPENS
NEW INDUSTRIES
Dickinson Capital Will Invest in
Briquetting Plants for Lehigh
and Me1Ora Plants

Investors throughout the Ignite
coal region of North Dakota are
watching with a great deal Of interest
the erection and equipment of the new
briquettiAg plant which is being in,
stalled at the big Ignite mine at
Scranton, the first plant Of the kind
to be erected in the state. The new
plant is now under construction and
will probably be in operation by the
first of February.
Interest in the Scranton mine is
increased in this section of the Slope
country by the fact that the mine was
first opened by J. F. -Brodie, resident
of Dickinson and the head of the Con-
solidated Coal company, who, in the
fall Of 1907, realized that the develop
ment of the vast Ignite field in west
ern North Dakota would mean greater
commercial interests from the natural
The Dickinson press., 1916-12-30
DECISION HELD Up
IN COUNTY CASE

The case Of Stark county VS.. L." r.
Murtha, former states attorney of
Stark county, and A. F. Mischief, Del
Hughes and F. L. Roquette, board of
county commissioners in 191" for the
recovery of $4,794.71 paid by the
board to Murtha as a result of con-
tract entered into with him in August
1913, came to a close in district court
Thursday noon. Judge w. L. Neus-
sle, of Bismarck, heard the case, an
affidavit of prejudice having been filed
against Judge Crawford of this dis
trict. The~intimation of Judge Neus-
sle's decision came as a thunderbolt
from a clear sky. 1t was generally
supposed that the Judge would take
the matter under advisement and pass
judgment at later date, but instead
he made known his intention upon the
bench to rule in favor of plaintiff and
against Mr.. Murtha. He stated that
he would not pass final judgment,
however, until he looked into the case
thoroughly and ascertained definitely
whether or not to include Messrs. Mis-
chel, Hughes and Roquette, the for
mer commissioners, and their bonds
men, in the judgment, which will be
passed as soon as possible. 1t is ex-
pected that briefs will be submitted
by both the defendants and the plain
tiff to Judge Neussle before final
judgmen is rendered.
In the case just closed, defendants
were represented by Attorneys Edw:
Engerud of Fargo, John Sullivan OF
Mandan and c. H. Starke of Dickin-
son, while the plaintiff was represent
ed by Attorneys Leslie A. Simpson, W:
F. Burnett, Thomas H. Pugh and
States Attorney Burgeson.
The case was the outgrowth of an
attempt to recover from the bonding
companies the sum of about $4,000
defalcation on the part of a former
county auditor, together with inter-
est and expense. The bonding COM
panies paid the principal sum without
much trouble, but refused to pay the
interest and expense Of auditing the
falsifed books by expert accountants.
It appears that the board Of county
commissioners were Of the opinion
that they did not care to authorize ad-
ditional litigation expense, and ap-
peared to be in the mood of dropping
the matter. About this time Mr.. Muir
tina, who was states attorney, resigned
his office and made proposition to
the board that he would fight the mat
ter out with the bonding companies
at his own time and expense if they
would give him one-half Of whatever
amount he recovered. The commits
sioners agreed to this and a contract
was made. Mr.. Murtha recovered
nearly $4,000 additional from the
bonding companies, put in his bill for
half, and in due course Of time was
paid.
Several citizens Of the county OBJ
jected to this arrangement in the be-
lief that Mr.. Murtha, or his successor
as states attorney, should have car
ried these suits to final conclusion
as duty pertaining to their office,
without additional compensation. The
matter was carried to the supreme
court, from which it was returned to
the district court for trial.
The Dickinson press., 1916-12-30

Harry Schwalbe, after being at the
local hospital for three weeks follow
ing an appendicitis and hernia opera
tion, was able to leave the middle of
the week ind is now with his wife at
the Mrs. Viola Momcr residence. 1t
will be a week probably before he will
attempt the trip to his home near
Grassy Butte, which when made via
.Belfield, is distance of rs miles.
The Dickinson press., 1916-12-30


resources and invested wisely IN the
He opened the deep vein of coal at a
point on the prairie and named the
town Scranton in honor Of the famous
Pennsylvania mine which bears the
same name. After opera ting the
mine for few years he sold to the
present owners who are taking the
Initiative in modern briquetting ma
chinery.
When it is demonstrated that the
Scranton plant is success, and local
parties are certain that it will be all
that is claimed for it, plants will be
installed at the Lehigh mine and at
the Medora mine, both of which are
operated by the Consolidated Coal
company with headquarters in this
city. The plants are operated very
successfully on the Pacific coast, one
remarkable reature being that the bri-
quettes are made without binder,
which lowers the cost of production.
The plants are installed in units cost
ing tely $55,00O per unit,
and it is proposed to install during
the coming year a battery of fifteen
units at the Scranton mine, although
the one unit will be operated until fur
ther plans are m:dc. Each unit has
capacity of approximately seventy
five tons CT briqucttcs per day. The
operation of the Scranton mine is be-
ing watched with great deal of in
terest by officials Of the Consolidated
Coal company and as soon as the
practical demonstration is made the
orders will be signed for the plants
at Lehigh and Mcdora. The former
mine has ID foot vein of coal and
the latter a IL foot vein on top and
80 foot vein below.
1t will be of special interest to read
ers of the Press to know that the
Scranton Coal Go. is owned by w. A.
Shaw, R. ]. List and C. A. Liddell,
the first two gentlemen being we'll
known in Dickinson. Mr.. Shaw was
engaged in rancl1ing in early days in
the country south and made this city
his trading point. Mr.. List came out
from Pennsylvania ten years ago and
was assistant cashier in the Mer-
chants National Bank of Dickinson
for short time before going to the
south country to take up similar work.
He has twice been elected to the Leg
islaturc of North Dakota and both
two years ago and 1Our years ago was
very influential in securing enact
ments for the normal school at Dick
inson.
The Scranton Coal Co. property
comprises 500 acres Of land Gdioining
the village Of Scranton and is valued
at $4,000, the new briquctting COM
pany having an option from the own
ers Of the mine to take the same over
at this price or to pay a royalty of 10c
per ton. The vein is 90 feet deep and
is easily worked. For the present, or
until the briquetting outfit gets it's
steam shovels ready to operate, the
Scranton Coal Co. will continue to
mine coal. Messrs. Shaw and Liddell
have charge Of this work and are get
ting out $50 tons daily at the present
time, and still they are behind with
, their orders. is s
| It will also interest our readers to
Continued on page three) #
The Dickinson press., 1916-12-30
Famous Identity Case of the
Mysterious "J.C.R." Now On
Trial Before District Court

The enacting of another chapter in
the famous 81. C. R." case was begun
on Thursday afternoon of this week
in district court, and the imam of mys-
terry" is again making an effort to es-
tab)ish his claim of being Jay Allen
Caldwell, the wealthy rancher who
mysteriously disappeared from Stark
county in the fall of 1907. Scores OF
old neighbors of the Caldwell family,
who believe that -. C. R." is in real
ity Jay Allen Caldwell, are financing
the suit which is now being heard by
Judge w. L. Neussle Of Bismarck:
Owing to the long acquaintance of
Judge w. C. Crawford with the Cald-
wells, he asked that another judge sit
in the case, hence the employment Of
Judge Neussle. The plaintiff is repre-
sented by the attorney firm of Casey
& Burgeson, while w. F. Burnett of
Dickinson and F. H. Register of Bis
marck represent ]. H. Caldwell, the
defendant, who positively denies that
"J. C. R." is his son. 4'
Mrs. Mae Moran of Dickinson,
daughter of j. H. Caldwell, was the
first witness called by the plaintiffs 8
attorneys. After reciting her own life
history, she testified as to the history
of her brother, Jay Allen, saying that
he disappeared from the farm home
in the fall of 1907. She stated that
she heard nothing Of him until she
discovered in 81. C. R." her long lost
brother. The Identification was made
absolute, she stated, by the aid OF
marks on the body of 81. c. R. which
tailed absolutely with marks on the
body of her brother. She told Of a
mark over the eyebrow; scar behind
the left ear, alleged to have been re-
ceived in scuffe with his father; a
The Dickinson press., 1916-12-30

rope burn on his right hand and a scar
on the back of the head sustained
from blow of a beer bottle.
Mrs. Moran testified that the first
trace she received of her missing
brother was from the Oak Forest In
firmary at Chicago. Later when the
man was brought to Dickinson by Mrs
H. E. Pitkin of Chicago, she recog-
nized him as her brother. u, C. r.
later lived at the home of Mrs. Moran
and their daily association confirmed
her belief that he was in reality her
brother.
William Colgrove, for some wears
past a county commissioner of Het-
finger county, followed Mrs. Moran on
the stand. He stated that he owned
a ranch near the Caldwell place and
had been intimately acquainted with
!J. H. Caldwell and his son jay Allen,
since 1886. He was positive in his
Identification of the plaintiff being Jaw
Allen. He recited several tests he
had used in arriving at this opinion,
among which were included the nam
ing OF places familiar to old timers in
the neighborhood. Although the plain
tlf IS partially paralyzed and unablc,
to talk. Mr.: Colgrove said that he
made himself quite clearly understood
by means of signs.
Mrs. Peter Bratberg testified that
she and her husband have resided in
the Caldwell neighborhood for nearly
p years, and that she knew Jay Allen
Caldwell as intimately as if he were
her son: She positively identified the
plaintiff to be the man in question
This testimony on the part of Mrs
Bratberg was later supplemented by
by her husband. Mrs. Bratberg stated
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