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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-25
YOUNG WOMAN IS MISSING
Elizabeth OIEie Dohunnnn. 80. I,.,
Seen by Mother on De-
Cembcr =,

:, Police are st!ll searching for Eliza
setn o!gie Eohannan. 80. who left her
nnone. at 2lo3 Everett Street. south
islcamcnd, on December s, and ha. not
been heard from since
According 10 ner mother. the young
woman left in the morning for ,,orN
taTee, and has been living in Eir6.
mond since she was 2 years old Y,s
terday her mother, Mrs. j. W. Bohan
nan, received Il mysterious coninun. a.: =
s.on stating that her daughter was
alive and well, but no further iniorma-
t.on. was given : TO her whcrcabouts j..
she Is described as having brown
eyes ana hair and weighing about l4r
pounds. When she left home Miss
Eohannan wore q blue skirt. green sin,
WAist and 9 h!ack Nclvct nat
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-25
CARRY CHEER TO CITY HOME
Women OF st. James Episcopal Church
Provide Entertainment for Poor
Invnlids Here.

At the City Home Friday afternoon.
the women OF st. James Episcopal
Church Will entertain the colored in
mates, while Section b. of the Church
OF the Epiphany is to provide enter
and women.
Saturday afternoon the Colorcd
Girls Keformatory. in Hanover Coun-
~, Will be visited by Section b. OF
*. James Church, and All Saints
Church. On Friday morning. the wo-
men Of st. Thomas Church. Ginter
Park. are to visit Pine Camp carry
ing gifts for those there.
Mrs II. Carter Scott is in charge Of
the committee. which will provide a
rabbit dinner for the inmates Of the
CITY Jail on Christmas Day.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-25

MIS-. PHILIP WHITLOCK DIES
" 'u"" 81 T"bnrcn manufactures Fol
""> Husband 10 Grave Within
SiN Weeks.

:, ! un"fal services for Mrs. pbiIip
,'t'pP,h, VINO died at L o'clock ycstcr-
't.th"on AZ her home at a05 East
100 street VIII be held at 3 o'clock
'"n,niTnM from the residence.
- liocH wna 49, She was born
~, ruS "a pui had lived in Richmond
~ NOR man Sixty-fvc years. Her
""! p"hd dlcd ON November z
Wh!tlock is survived BY one
Son Leo y Whitiock. aud six daurh :
,'rS' Ih"y are Miss Rcbccca $. whit {.
90, Mrs. Moses Iandcr. Mrs. Alfred
Wim'h, ~ Brooklyn, y. Y: Mrs.
,tIIvh 'r"Cnwnid Mrs. Saidcc w.
BLOCH aud Mrs. julius w. Klaus.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-25
DONALD SUTPt.-N is FOUND
Rfehmond Young Man Who DIxsppc,rc
Last Saturday Joraicd
at Atlanta.

Donald Sutphen, -. missing since
.ast Saturday night, was located ycs-
teroay afternoon in Atlanta, Ga. ac.
message from that city. whc-o h., is
said 20 be visiting brothcr-,n-l;.v-
Sutphen disappeared from Richmond
,ast saturday "tght soon after address
ing letter 10 his wife il, which 1c
stated his Intention Of drowning him.
self. Efforts were made to locate MIN
n Richmond. but no trace could he
tound. His wife. however, was stead.
fast in the belief That he mad iaf,
Richmond.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-25

-oobson, ~ years old, who died mes
day afe1noon al virginia nosni,aI as
result OF burns sustained When tbn
covering of his bed caught 0rs ,,,II
take place from st. Pa;ricks Church.
FRIDAY morning at IL o'clock. /, -
SAID that the victim WAS pnraIvz.,;
more than year ago and was e,6ni.i
ing In bed when ashes from MS nina
Iell on the clothing, which burst mo
flames fatally burning HIM IN. bnd,.
VIII leave Richmond Friday At ! o'rlor;s
TOT petersburg, where intcrmcnt viii
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-25

,Christ and World recon truct ioI.'
Val be the subject OF the address OF
= ". X. =. blackwell. president OF Fan.
dolph- Macon College at Broad Sire.
Methodist Church this morning .t II
1c:ock Special music will bc SUM
Ply INC choir: Or. Blackwell ~ 81 son.
I NAV o. the hrst pastor % BroaL
Street Methodist Church. Rev Jamcs
! a, Duncan, T.. D.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-25
CHILD DIES FROM BURNS
Gloon Wetzei, = Years Old, Playing
Near Crate, suffers Fatal
Injuries,

Az result Of burns sustained ycster-
day afternoon while paying near an
open crate. Cleon Wet4el. 2-year- old
street, died last night at S o'clock.
The child's body was turned over to
Billup's Undertaking establishment
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-25
Joseph Pollen i, WcU uor

Joseph Pollen. former agent of the
Department of Justice in Richmond
just undergone an operation here for
Underwent the operation
several weeks ago and is now fully
recovered. He left the hospital here
early this week
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-25
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

Scout Commissioner D. w Durrctt. of
Richmond was presented with loving cup
by Richmond Scouts yesterday at Boy Scout
headquarters. George Gigson. a member of
Troop No >. of st. Pauls Episcopal Church.
has been Scout Commissioner for the past
seven years
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-25
Arrested as PIckpockets.

Officers Anthony and Deoppc last
night arrested Arthur c. Collins. 90.
and Clarence Leary, 10, on the charge
OF being suspected as pickpockets.
Ihey VIII be .arraigned in Police
Court this morning
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-25

An examination for registered nurses will
be held on January "A. IL and iG al the old
Woman's College Building Tenth and
Marshall Streets. II was announced ycstcr-
day by the State Board OF Examiners for
Nurses. Applications for permission to take
the examinations must be filed by January
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-25
Confederate. Museum

18th and Clay stresta
Open Daily A. NJ. to p. II.
Saturdays o A. III to p. II.
Admission rs CoptA
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-25

Internal revenue agents have found stills
made from wash tubs, boilers. tea kettles
and cans OF every description. but the new
quenching machine IL a still seized yesterday
made from hvc-gallon coal-oil can. Over
the filling cap in the top of the can was
fastened copper pipe which led TO the
worm" The nozzle or spout OF the can
served the drippcr.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-25

II was reported yesterday that a man rep
rcsentng himself az a collector for the
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Com
pany is going about Richmond making coll
iections on the telephone bills. There was
issued statement by the telephone company
hv thN "a
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-25

In Police Court yesterday morning ap
peared three alleged pickpockets, arrested q
the Main Street Station on Tucsady might
by Officers Deoppe and Anthony. Their
names appeared as Isadore Cramer Alcxan.
der Kahn and John Ford. all arraIgned or
the charge OF vagrancy, and the cases con,
tinued until December c6. when the police
will have completed their investigation
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-25

| Following his usual custom OF extending n
bit OF goodwill TO few unfortunate prison
crs each Christmas. Justice Crutchfcid yes.
| etrday pardoned l.. n. Eubank. Russell
Farmer. James Murray. w. a. Purdo. Fan
ME Royal and William Lee. All except Lee
who charged as n vagrant were sent
10 the City Jail in default OF bond.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-03-20
criers viii Receive Election Returns.

SIuG30 WIZ AS~~SsSS ASaSSSsVss ASSSWAAAcs
The Minot Town Criers held their
regular meeting in the Association of
Commerce rooms Tuesday evening.
Notwithstanding the light attendance
much business of vital Importance to
the welfare of the community was
transacted. A committee consisting
Of Messrs. Woodward and Falconer
were appointed to investigate the pos
sibilty of continuing the excellent
work Of the government employment
agency which for lack of sufficient.
funds will be obliged to close on Sat-
urday Of this week. Arrangements
were made for the next regular meet
ing Of the club which will occur on
the evening of April LIST election
night. A special committee was an
pointed to arrange for the receipt of
the election returns during tse meet
ing. An unusually good feed is prom
Used the members on that occasion, to-
gether with program Of indoor
sports that will make the average car
toon artists green with envy. Mutt
and JEFF and the Katzenjammer twins
and numerous other attractions of ma
tionai and local repute. 1t is particu-
larlv desirable that full attendance
Of the membership be present at the
next meeting April /.
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Popular Old Timers Visits Minot.

Louis A. Larson. assistant post
master at Crosby, arrived in Minot
this afternoon for short visit with
old friends. He was accompanied bv
Bobbie, his grandson, Postmaster Ed.
win 0. Larson's two-year-old boy
Mr.. Larson is endeavoring to learn
some of the particulars of the death
Of his son Charlie. member of Co. D,
who was killed fighting in France
during the battle three miles from
SCISSORS, which ragged July IS, 10 and
90 Charlie was then member of
Co. K, 18th Reg, and Capt. Rouse of
Noonan was in command of Co. C,
same regiment. The Captain. tells
Mr.. Larson that this was about the
fiercest engagement in the war.
Mr.. Larson's son Randall went into
an officers training camp and worked
up from second lieutenant to captain,
but was disappointed in not getting
across.
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ed in an alleged confession which Mrs.
Mcdonnell, mother, made Monday ey..
ening at Valley City, to Mrs. Jessie
Schfioeld, nurse from Fargo, who
was in charge of the woman prisoner.
Details Of the alleged killing of the
little 21-year-old daughter, Eta, as
related by the woman to the nurse,
substantiate the. statement of Mrs.
Mcdonnell made to authorities OF
Stutsman county in the Gladstone
hotel early Monday in which she i'm
plicated her husband. She also ina
plicates him in the second ragedy of
-sha Courtenay farm.
Locks Sick Child Outside.
Locked outdoors, in the cold, be-
cause the child's breathing was TOO
hard and disturbed McDonnell's sleep,
is the fate which befell two-year old
child Of the Mcdonnell family. accord
ing to the statements which Mrs. Me-
Donnell made to Mrs. Schofeld. as
Mrs. Schtield related them to a pews..
paper representative today at the Da~
cotah hotel in Fargo.
The child had become i'll with the
measles about two years ago, and the
services of travelling physician we're
secured, according to the story Mrs.
Mcdonnell told Mrs. Schofeld The
child later contracted pneumonia.
One night during the chid's illness.
it was breathing very heavily and
loud, which angered Mcdonnell, the
father. According to Mrs McDon-
nell>s story to the nurse, she was or
dered by her hS7sband to place the
child outside the house She assert
ed that she refused, and that he be-
came more angry.
Mcdonnell, according to the story,
then got up from his bed and placed
the child outdoors in the cold. lock-
ed the door and went back to bed,
threatening to kill his wife and the
children if Mrs, Mcdonnell, returned
the sick child to the home
The mother, she claims, returned
the child to the house after it had
been exposed to the cold for more
t!lan an hodr. The following day the
child died
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Substitute for Tea.

1t is said that there are now on
the market as a substitute for tea
the leaves Of Il plant which Niebuhs.
described as long ago as 1775. The
plant is the Catha eduls, or Arabian
tea. which is cultivated or grown wild
on the East African coast from Abyss
sinia to Natal. in the Nile valley, ann
in Arabia The leaves are called by
the natives kat" and when boiled give
of liquor which Is said to be
powerful stimulant. The natives
drink this tea before starting on long
marches or other strenuous laborS.
The tea is said to have a pleasant
arena and to be useful against neu-
ralgia, while in many regions the
plant is considered to be a protec--
ton against plague.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-03-20
Minot- Denny brook Basketball Con-
tfOVerSy.

The basketball controversy between
the Minot and Donnybrook basketball
teams, has been officially settled, by
Mr.. Souvain, who is in charge of state
athletics, who decided that the Donny-
brook team was disqualified by reason
of one of it's members, young Sven
son, being ineligible to participate in
the tournament. Altho Donnybrook
had defeated the Minot team at the re.
cent tournament Is to %, in very
spirited and interesting game, Minot
entered formal protest which it ap-
pears was upheld by Mr.. Souvain.
This created big stir in Donny-
brook and mass meeting was called,
The businessmen signed pag., ad-
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-03-20

of the third degree. Rev. J. M. Rear
don of st. Paul, editor of the Catholic
Bulletin, assisted the local degree
team with the second degree. His
Lordship Bishop Wehrle. bishop of
Bismarck, was present to view the
ceremonies.
Bishop Wehrle also gave the adj
dress of the evening at the banquet
catered by the Daughters of Isabella
and served in st. Leo's parish hall.
Francis J. Murphy presided as toast
master and in the course Of his re-
marks paid tribute to the members of
the local council who fell in France,
recalling the untiring efforts of the
late r. w. Martin, past grand knight
OF the Minot council. who passed away
since the last initiation, and paid the
Daughters of Isabella compliment
on their splendid organization which
made possible the serving of such a
banquet.
Bishop Wehrle. speaking on "The
Church and the State" distinguished
the difference between duties to God
and duties to the state and pointed out
very clearly that one best serves the
state when he permits Christian prin-
ciples to be his guide. The failure of
the nations of the world today to ac-
cept the moral code written by the
hand of God on Mount Sinai, he said,
was responsible for all the unrest
throughout the world. He urged his
listeners to study Christian philos-
ophy that they might assist in bring
ing the nations back to God and to
peace, happiness and prosperity. De-
nouncing both class hatred preached
by socialists and the un-Christian
principles accepted by capitalism,
Bishop Wehrle urged all to practice
Christian charity.
Rev. Father Reardon gave an elo-
quent address on Ireland, her past,
present and future. He reviewed the
work of St. Patrick, paid tribute to
the tenacity with which the Irish
chung to the faith St. Patrick brought
to them and declared that when God
wills it. the Irish question will be set
tied to the satisfaction Of the Irish
and the world.
State Deputy McKenna reviewed
the work Of the Knights Of Columbus
during the great war and urged all,
particularly the candidates received
into the order yesterday, to remember
their duties as Knights and Christian
gentlemen when aiding the nation dur
ing the reconstruction period.
All three speakers were splendid
orators and were thoroughly enjoyed
by the three hundred who sat at the
banquet.
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twelve YEAR old GIRL BEATEN TO
DEATH BY FATHER AND MOTHER
BRUTAL MURDER COMES TO LIGHT
: AT COURTENAY-MR AND MRS MCDONNELL
ARREST.

beating, Eta had been whipped oy
her father who used his heavy shoes
as a paddle, the mother told the at
torneys.
Concerning the attack on the girl
the mother said:
"The trouble started Wednesday
when Eta experienced one of hel
physical ailments. She had slept on
the cot and l was mad at her and out
Of patience told Dan about it and
he threw a potato at her. 1t hit her
in the chest. Friday she became
worse. My husband got up and grab
bed her by the head and neck and
shook her against the wall. He kicked
her eight or ten times after she had
fallen on the floor He had on heavy
shoes and must have kicked her about
five minutes while she was lying on
the floor. | saw all the kicking but did
not say anything, because whenever
he corrected the children I never said
anything. I later got a board and
spanked her. l din't think l had
struck her on the head. l was angry
at the time. l struck her four or five
times on the small Of the back She
had on underclothes. She cried and
said she would never do it again.
tainted Out of Doors.
II left the room and started for the
kitchen to get breakfast She regain
ed her strength, it seemed, and came
staggering to the kitchen. Her stock
ing caught in the door and she fell
over. Later, she went out to the kit
chen steps and fell over again. She
just tainted away, and didn't know
anything after that.
Went About Their Routine
MY husband picked her up and
placed her on the cot, which was
about 8 O'Clock Friday morning. l
went out and MIXED the cows and my
husband did the other chores. When
we returned to the house she was no
better. tried to get a doctor from
Courtenay, but the wires were too
noisy from the wind.
II called Mrs. Charles Voght. Mrs.
Joe Walker and Mrs. Charles Posev,
neighbors. The child fingered until
4 o'clock that afternoon"
Underclothing Missing.
Mrs. Mcdonnell denied that she
tried to conceal the girls underclothes
from the coroner and the assistant
states attorney when they reached the
home Sunday morning. She claimed
that after the clothes were removed
from the body of the girl they were
wrapped in blanket. She admitted
using talcum powder on the body of
the bruised child, but denied using it
for the purpose of concealing the
wounds. She said she thought it was
customary to use powder on the bodies
of the dead.
There were % wounds on the BODY.
six Commissions on the head
At the autopsy, bone was found in
the childs' stomach She was almost
a skeleton. The child was at times
prevented from eating at the table
with the other children and was known
to eat her meals on the floor.
The tragic death of second child
in the Mcdonnell family because of
alleged cruel treatment accorded it by
the father, Dan Mcdonnell, was recit
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-03-20

Little Eta Mcdonnell, IL years old
was beaten to death by her father ant
mother, at their farm near Courtenay
N. D., last Friday morning. BotE
the father and mother have been ar.
rested and they are held charged wit,
murder in the first degree. They arr
both apt to be punished to the full
extent of the law for perhaps the
most brutal murder in the history OF
the state.
The father had always had par.
ticular enmity for the child, because
he suspected that she was not his
own and the mother, who has made
clean breast of the entire atfa!s
says that the brute of father for
years has kicked and beaten the pool
child numerically on an average u
twice week. The mother, it ap-
pears, became angered at the chlld
because she told the father that she
had seen her mother in an uncom-
rrising position with neighbor who
was frequent caller at the Melon
nell home during the fathers abb
sence and about whom there has been
good deal of talk. -----.-------
The child, both feet frozen and
nearly starved to death, was killed
because she had wet her bed, accord
ing to the mothers story.
Discovery of the condition Of the
bed, said Mrs. Mcdonnell, enraged
her husband, and he grabbed Eta by
the neck and head, and threw her
violently against the wall As she
fell to the floor Mcdonnell kicked
her with his heavy field shoes, and
continued beating and kicking her Tor
five minutes, during all of which time
the baby remained conscious ana
pleaded with her father to spare her,
according to the mothers confession.
Mrs. Mcdonnell was in her bedroom
dressing and heard her daughters
cries for mercy, but did not go to
the aid of the child. She said she
was always afraid to interfere with
her husband when he was correcting
the children.
Battered and bruised, lying sense
less upon the floor, the baby was at
tackled a second time, this time by the
mother, who used board ripped from
an apple box. Blow after blow, was
delivered upon the child's back, the
mother told States Attorney John
Carr and Assistant States Attorney
J. A. Jorgenson in her gruesome con
fession, made in the presence OF a
newspaper representative, to whose
room in a Jamestown hotel the wom-
am was taken on her arrival late last
night in the custody of the officials.
Thos. Springer of Courtenay also
heard the woman's story,
At $3.50 O'Clock the child regained
consciousness, and in attempting to
escape further maltreatment, she
tried to make her way to another
room, only to stagger and fall to the
floor again. The baby, bleeding from
the wounds that had been inflicted up
on her, was carried to the bed from
which she had been previously thrown
by the father, and at o'clock Friday
Afternoon she died, said Mrs. Me-
Donnell.
Two or three times on days just
previous to the morning Of the fatal
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-03-20
All He Had Left.

The conjuror was giving sleight
Of hand performance. One Of his feata
was to make marked dollar bill dis.
appear in the sight Of the crowd, which
he did successfully.
THAT marked dollar bill viii. b.
found in the vest pocket of that gen
tleman," said the eonjuror. pointing
with his magic wand at Sam Lawsing.
All eyes We're riveted on Sam, who
advanced to the front, took some
money from his vest pocket and said:
Boss, here's your change. Alive
had two beers and 8 cigar out Of that
dollar you told me to keep in ma
pocket til you called for It."
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-03-20
Fifty three Joi,, KNIGHTS of Cnlumbu.
Council

Fiftv-three Catholic men Of Minot
and vicinity ware initiated nv Mirnt
Council No. 1880. KNIGHTS of Colun'-
bus, Mondav The dav was one Of thn
most important in the history of the
local council and drew n'anv clergvmen
and Knights from this section of the
state.
Three degrees were exemnlified at
the Elks' home durinr the afternoon
State Deputv Geo. McKnnna Of Ma
uoleon. assisted nv Ralph Lvnch and
staff from Grand Forks, had charge
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-03-20
kcnmare Farmer Faces Serious
Char1e $s

Fred Fshenbecker a farmer LIVING
near K nnmara. was arrastnd in Mon
fs,ra nha-reI with str"';nr q horse
from lens Jensen. The man was
located in Montana whnra he is al.
legged TO have gone with the horse.
He was bound over rrier $500 bonds
bv Justice Davis and is in the county
iaii
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-03-20
Basketball Team OF for Grand Forks

Basketball Team OFF for Grand Forks.
The Minot basketball team left this
afternoon for Grand Forks to partici-
pate in the state tournament. The
team comprises the following PLAYERS
Daigle, Ferris. Palda, Goodrich, J. c.
OLeary, Woodmark and Gordon.
The team was accompanied by
Coach Burton Smallwood, Principal
Newcomer, Supt L. A. White and
three teachers, the Misses White, Cass
and Taylor. besides a large number, of
students.
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vertisement which they caused to be
published in the Daily News, setting
forth Donnybrook's case in detail.
James Dougherty Home From Franc

james DOugheFty Home From France.
James Dougherty, who has been
fighting in France. returned to Minot
this afternoon on No. 3 and is receiv-
ing hearty welcome from manv
friends. He visited friends in Iowa
for short time after his release from
the army. Mr.. Dougherty is a broth
err of Chief of Police Dan Dougherty.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-03-20
Flu Closes SchooIs nj Var HooL

Editor c. A. Pickering, the progress
sive Sanish publisher, arrived in the
city this afternoon on business. He
reports that the school at Van Hook
has been closed on account Of the flu,
three teahers being i'll, besides others
in the town being sick with the di-
sease.