The Dickinson press., 1916-02-26
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John Miller was brought into court
at Jamestown charged with shooting
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Hins and their
son, none Of them fatally.
Four travelling men were lombard
ed with snow and ice balls on the
streets Of Cando and as a result Ora
Thomas Of that village, paid a fine of
$25 and costs.
Laziness, extravaganza and incom-
potency as a housewife, were the
grounds for the divorce granted Har-
~ King. The people r well known
in Towner county.
The two little children Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fritz Cutting, living near Tolna,
ate some headache tablets and both
were in a serious condition for a time.
They both have recovered.
The seven-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. J.. G. Miller of Souris, got his
hair caught in a power washing ma
chine and now the little chap is
practically bald headed.
The state dairy commissioner has
discovered that the milk supply of
Jamestown is far from sanitary and
the Commercial Club of that city
have started a campaign for a milk
ordinance.
The Milton fire department built a
number of taboggans large enough to
carry the fire apparatus in case of
fire. The hose cart was put out of
commission on account of the deep
snow.
Rev. H. J. Wickre of Larimore
nearly lost an eye while shaking down
the ashes in the church furnace. He
ran his head against the projecting
shaker bar, cutting the eye ball. He
may recover the sight.
With the long continued absence of
Earl Frederickson of Bismarck and
Hazelton still unexplained, there is
still growing belief that he has met
with foul play, or that he wandered
off and was frozen to death.
Michael Ruben of Walhalla left
Grand Forks five weeks ago to drive
overland to a neighboring town, and
has disappeared. His wife appealed
to officials to aid her. in the search.
1t is feared Ruben became lost in a
storm.
After two years of efforts the stu
dents of the North Dakota Agricul-
tural college at Fargo ire about to
succeed in raising $4,000 as a starter
for a $4,000 Y. M. c. A. building.
The campaign has been revived after
having lain buried since 1892 and it
is planned to push the proposition.
A serious accident was averted at
Mandan when an engine was shunted
into a stock train. E. F. Booth, a
brakeman, was climbing onto the cars
when the jolt came and he received
several slight injuries. A man by
the name of Mike Boutreli of Glen
dive, Mont, who was in the caboose
at the time, also received injuries.
Thomas Tharalson, adjutant gener-
al of the North Dakota National
Guards, has been offered a commits
sion with the "Vikings of Canada,"
a battalion of Scandinavians that is
being organized in western Canada
for oversee service. The offer comes
in such a manner that it cannot be
as an enlistment move
ment.
Osborn Johnson of Grafton was
killed by a Great Northern train Last
week while attempting to get across
the Fifth street crossing in that
city, which was blocked by a freight
train. He had climbed between two
cars, when the train started. He
maintained his position on the bump
ers for about four blocks and then fell
between the cars. His head was
crushed and his body mangled. He
was Ga years old and leaves a wife
and four children.
Robert Sinclair of Stirum, this
state, confessed On Saturday to the
numbering of his three-weeks'-oId
baby by stabbing it through the head
with a pair of scissors. The body of
the infant was found in an out house,
with it's mouth stuffed with cloth and
a shoe string tied tightly around it's
neck. The mother attempted to place
the child in an institution at Fargo a
short time ago, but when questioned
closely left. She was a working girl
in a hotel u by Sinclair's father at
Stirum.
Found staggering and crawling
across the prairie almost exhausted,
MAIDS Gydeson, SO years old, died soon
after at Wildrose of heart disease
and exposure. Gydeson's toes and
hands were frozen and his sufferings
were terrible from the exposure.
The man had driven seven miles from
his home near Wildrose, and it seems
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