The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-06-09

Press headquarters ae established Although the
floods had not taken any lives far could be learned
caused any great additional property 1885, they
seriously hampered relief work. Roads constructed 20
bring food and clothing from Colorado Springs were
washed every wrse Of water the city is IN dire
need today of food clothing water and medical
For three days Pueblo has been without electrical hgn
power water gas, telephone street car service NO
mail has been received and steam railroad Transportation
to and from the city paralyzed Every important whole
sale mercantile house and majority OF the retail stores
were flooded. -,
Disease has appeared in the wake Of the flood, dip
liberia and pneumonia attacking the children AS the
warnings were sounded of floods approaching moCn-
ers instances forced to wrap their SICK child
rem in blankets and carry them to safely One aged wo-
an near the United Press offices begged soldiers to
her to risk the danger of the flood sweeping through ner
house in order that her grand child suffering from dip
thera might not be disturbed Because Of the danger she
The spector of new epidemic of disease hung over
Pueblo TODAY With all modern sanitation facilities
nended women children and men could not even wash
their hands faces the only water available came IN mk
cans Colorado Springs from surface and artesa
wes . -,
The Arkansas river rushing over the city like an
cry snake carried disease germs It was feared the death
toll from sickness would be much greater than the 81 or
more lives sacrificed Friday The danger Of an
ants The Red Cross is guard against an outbreak OF
typhoid among the hundreds of refugees.
Milk for babies is used almost Immediately on its ar
rival there being ice to keep the liquid 10 escape the
unhygenc dangers of crowded buildings in business ana
residential quarters, Colonel Hammock is considering
erection of refugee colony Tents enrote here from
Fort Logan Colorado.
Devils Lake N. D., June 6-Foowing an alleged con-
fessidn of George Gwynn half breed indian OF the Red
Lake reservation in Minnesota that ne accidentally shot
Walter Westfall So of this city last fall authorities are
working the suspicion that Gwynn may have murdered
his wife and fatherinaw who Disappeared some time
ago. Authorities also fear foul play in the Westta case
Wadena Indiana brother-in-law of Gwynn, while
scouting through the woods around Bagby Minnesota,
early this spring came upon Westfas body He did not
report the matter to authorities until after MS sister ana
father had quarreed with Gywnn who wanted to marry
his young sisternaw in spite of the fact that his wife
was still alive
Investigation disclosed that Westfa left Devils Lake
last fall for timber lands in northern Minnesota with five
horses and $500 money He accompanied by Gwynn
and they camped near Bagby Minnesota alleged that
Gwynn borrowed shot gun from ma an35aet indan
whie they were the wagon built fire to up traces
of blood and after buyng the body hauled sod for half
mile to up evidence of the crime.
PERFECT PACKAGE WEEK is NEW ONE
St. Paul. June 6.-"Perfect package week"
That's new one, but it will save merchants thous
ands of dollars and avoid lot of waste if it has the de-
sired effect
All this week merchants and shippers here trying
to wrap and tie perfect packages for customers Rail
roads are trying to eliminate beakage and loss OF
Cooperating, the shippers and railroads nope to Gu
loss from faulty wrapping and marking of packages to
minimum 1t will lot of money, they say In addtlo1
to avoiding business depressing arguments with Gus
toners.
Fergus Falls, MIMI, June 6.-:Andrew Gustaf Mel
son. son-in-aw of u S. Senator Knute Nelson, has beer
found guilty of mansaughter for second time in connec
ton with the killing Of Joseph Middleton near Alexandra
Minnesota, in March 1920 A jury which tried him her
returned verdict at ga M Sunday after beng out tel
hour Manslaughter in the first degree carries sen
ter '~om five to ten years. Nelson's attorneys wer