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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-12-31
Fred Midelsteadt
Buried Near Regain

Funeral services were held at
Regain Thursday for Fred Midel-
steadt, g., who died at Bismarck
Monday following a cerebral hem
orrhage. Rev. G. w. Stewart of
Mandan officiated at the services,
and interment was in Rose Hill
cemetery. 6 miles southwest of
Regain.
Mr.. Midelsteadt was born on ship
board, in New York harbor, October
il, 1865, while his parents were en-
route to this country from Germany.
He spent his early life with his par
ents in Wisconsin and Minnesota.
On November Is, 1890, he was mar
ried to Miss Barbara Standby at New
Ulm, MINI.
Coming to North Dakota Is years
ago, the family settled on farm one
mile from Regain. Mrs. Midelsteadt
died November 4, 1914, and Mr..
Midelsteadt continued to reside on
the farm until last summer, when he
retired from active farm life and
came to Bismarck to make his home
with his son, George Midlesteadt.
He had been in i'll health for the
past two months but his illness de-
veloped a critical nature only two
weeks ago.
He leaves two children, Mrs. Peter
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-12-31
81 RESCUE MEN
NEARING GOAL
Divers Hope to Enter Engine
Room Compartment Today
viii Bring Up Bodies

Provincetowny Mass, Dec. 3D.
(AP)-Divers working upon the
sunken submarine S-4 in an effort
to penetrate the hull rapidly neared
their goal this afternoon.
Before night they hoped to enter
the engine room compartment in
which they believe they will find the
bodies of at least 10 members of the
crew 6f 40 who lost their lives after
the ship went to the bottom two
weeks ago today.
Today, for the third time since
the salvage operations were started,
q diver nearly sacrificed his life.
Bradford Bedford, down for the
first time, reported after 20 minutes
on the bottom, that he was in dis
tress. His companion, "Bill" Carr,
went to his assistance and held Bed
ford in his arms while the workers
on the surface raised them to the
5O-foot level, where Bedford was
placed on the diving stage and
carried to the surface. Bedford,
suffering apparently from the ef-
fects Of the pressure, was placed in
the decomposition chamber.
Four divers went down today.
Captain Henry Hartley of the Falcon
said today that the divers would
bring up all bodies found in the
engine room.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-12-31
DRY AGENTS
10 BE ACTIVE
IN CHICAGO
Prohibition Enforcement To.
night to Be Federal Affair,
Police Chief Says

Chicago, Dec. 31.-(AP)-Prohi.
bition enforcement in Chicago to-
night will be purely q federal affair,
with enforcement officers on duty
from 2 p. m. until the last tin horn
has sounded its blatant hurrah to
the New Year.
Chief of Police Hughes indicated
that the police force would make no
extra efforts toward liquor law en-
forcement.
''I'm going to keep my New Years
resolution-to continue my fight
against crime," the chief said. ut
is strenuous work. Half Of my force
will be off duty. But ] won't stand
in the governments way. The fed
eral laws should be enforced-by
federal agents"
No police details will be assigned
to night clubs and cabarets, nor will
hilarity be regarded as disorderly
conduct. Police will not be per-
United to search pockets for bottles,
the chief said.
The federal prohibition depart
,nent, however, has made extensive
plans to make certain that Chicago's
New Years eve celebration is dry.
A force Of $50 federal men has been
assigned to hotels and cabarets.
The federal men are understood
to have been instructed to arrest any
hip flask toters they may observe.
Many hotels have posted notices
that no "setups"-which is vernacu-
lar for ginger ale and cracked ice
will be served.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-12-31
Bank Bandits Pose as
Prohibition Agents

Chicago, Dec. 3l.-fR)-Posing as
prohibition agents. six men kid
mapped the teller of the Ravenswood
National bank and his parents here
today, holding the father and moth
err captives in a private garage
while they forced the son to open
the banks vault. They escaped
with $4,000 in currency.
As George Anderson, the teller,
drove into his garage shortly be-
fore midnight, six men stepped for.
ward and said they were prohibi-
ton agents. They wanted to
search his automobile and home,
they said, and would not harm him
If he remained quiet.
Mr.. and Mrs. Algot Anderson, the
teller's parents, were made captive
in the house, which the bandits
searched thoroughly to be sure no
one was missed. Drawing revolt
vers, the men ordered the family
out Of the house.
They took them to a private
garage rented the previous day,
where they bound the Andersons
and held them until about 6 o'clock.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-12-31
Snowfall Causes
POstp0nement of
Harry Hill Trial

Ottawa, ILL.,, Dec. 31.-F-A ~
inch snowfall which tied up traffic
prevented jurors from reaching OF
tawa today and the trial Of Harr'
Hill was adjourned until Tuesday
afternoon.
Mrs. George McCrath, mother Of
Alice Sawyer, over whom Harry and
his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth A. Hill,
were said to have quarreled often,
denied her daughter had ever con-
templated marrying the Streator
youth.
The state claims that Harry shot
and killed his mother, burying her
body in the basement Of the home,
after q dispute over his friendship
with the girl and over his having
passed checks drawn on Mrs. Hills
account.
Four prospective jurors appeared
to have been tentatively accepted
by both sides when court adjourned
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-12-31
S CHEVROLET
MODELS TO BE
SHOWN SUNDAY
Wonderful Changes Made in
Car, Inside and Out, Accord.
ing TO Local Dealer

New Chevrolets were being un.
loaded in Bismarck today by the
Capital Chevrolet company in prep.
aration for the New Years day
showing tomorrow of the latest
motor car product of the General
Motors company.
Six models, al that will be shown
Sunday, were being transferred from
freight car to the local distributing
agency where they will be serviced,
washed and polished in preparation
for their bow to the public.
Exceptional interest is being
shown in the new low priced car that
is being introduced tomorrow by
General Motors, according to F. NJ.
Davis, local manager, who stated
that "the bigger and better Chevrolet
will fulfill every anticipation of the
driving public"
"There has been a wonderful
change in the new Chevrolet" said
Mr.. Davis. From bumper to
bumper, inside and out, people will
find practically new car"
mo radical changes have been
made in the new models but refine
ments in engine and body will
astound the public who may have
thought that the peak of improve
ment in low-priced cars had been
reached"
With one exception, all of the
cars that will be shown are closed
The cars are a coupe, sedan,
coach, imperial sedan, cabriolet and
a one-half ton chassis.
More than 400 freight carloads
Of the new Chevrolet models are
being unloaded over all of North
Dakota today and will be shown
universally tomorrow.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-12-31
North Dakota Fall
Pig Crop Is Larger

An increase Of 1917 per cent in
the fall pig crop Of 1927 over the
fall crop OF 1925 for North Dakota
is shown by the December I, 1927.
pig survey report re.issued through
the office Of Paul G. Newman, AZ
riculturel statistician. The number
Of sows farrowing this fall Was 81
per cent greater for North Dakots
than last fall. The number Of pigs
saved per litter this fall was slightly
smaller than Z year ago. The num-
Der Of sows bred, or to be bred, for
narrowing next spring In North Da-
kota shows . So per cent increase
over the number actually farrpwed
last spring. This indicates that for
North Dakota, spring farrowings in
1928 will be about the same - in
1927, allowance being made for the
average decline between breeding in
tentions reported in December and
actual farrowings reported the fol-
lowing June as shown BY past sur
For the United States and for the
II states in the corn belt, m increase
VI III pct CSJIt III t1IS 40n Rt8 CIOV
this year is indicated. Number Of
sows narrowing increased only nine
per cent for the corn belt and 10 per
cent for the United States. Allow
ing for the average decline between
brooding intentions and actual far
rowings, the number Of sows that
will farrow next spring will be from
six to eight per cent less for the
corn belt states and three to five
per cent less for the United States
than the number narrowed last
spring.
Increases Of about five per cent
for the corn belt states and six per
cent for the United States in total
pigs saved, both spring and fall this
year compared with last, is shown
by the survey. These increases are
equivalent to between two and one
half and three million pigs in the
corn belt and about five million for
the United States. Increases in
areas outside the corn belt this year
Indicate larger contributions to com.
mercial hog supplies the coming
year than for several years. The
increases in sows narrowed this fall
for states east Of the Mississippi
river was only two per cent, while
in states west Of the river it was IL
p: cent.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-12-31
Temperature and
Road Conditions
Mercury readiues a. Z q, m.

(Mercury readings a. Z q. mr.
BISMARCK-Cloudy, Is below;
roads drifted.
St. Cloud-Clear, II below; roads
fair.
Rochestcr-Cloudy, 3 below;
roads fair.
Minot-Clear. IA below; roads
drifted.
Duluth-Clear, 20 below; roads
fair.
Mankato-Cloudy, Is below;
roads fair.
Jsmestown-Clear, II below;
roads fair.
Hibbing-Clear, 81 below; roads
fair.
Fargo-Cloudy, Is below; roads
drifted.
Grand Forks-Cloudy, s below;
roads fair.
Crookston-Cloudy. IL below;
roads fair.
Mandan-Cloudy, II below; roads
fair.
Winona-Partly cloudy, 9 below;
roads fair.
Devils Lake-Cloudy, Is below;
roads good.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-12-31

between 20 and % below zero would
prevail tonight with q wind prob
ably - high as 20 miles an hour.
Highway bus traffic is practically
at standstill and trains arc run
ming behind schedule.
jamestown, N. D.. Dec. 3l.-lR-
The mercury hovcrs 10 degrees UNI
der zero here this forenoon with a
stiff breeze from the north drifting
snow considerably and the roads
very heavy. Automobile travel is
very limited but the main roads are
being kept open as much As possible
BY the county snow plow. Eighteen
below was the low record for the
temperature for the past "a hours.
This was from s to z 4. M. today.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-12-31
NEW BOOK PUBLISHED

Mayville, N. D., Dec. Sl.-lR-
Publication Of = new North Dakota
Work Book, containing lessons ii
the history. geography and civic ad-
vaucement d the state, has been sn-
nouncod here By Prof. Elmer Ellis
and Prot. n. D. Welte. ELLIS Is head
Of the history department. ct the
state normal school here and Welte
was head o1 the education depart
unent last year. He now Is stteuding
the University Of Iowa and working
toward = degree Of doctor Of phil
osophy. The nsw book has been de.
signed for use IN North Dakota
schools, jts authors aver.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-12-31
University Students
Caught in Avalanche

Tokyo, Japan, Dec. 31.-lR-A
dispatch from Nagsno to Asahi
Shimbun says that . party Of uni
versity students on = climbing ex-
petition were caught in m ava
lanche.
Twenty-four Of the students were
buried and it is considered almost
certain they are dead. Seven others
escaped.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-12-31
BILLBOARD ADS
DISCONTINUED
Largest National Advertisers
Doing Away With Advertis.
ing Along Roadside

Washington, D. c., Dec. 3l-The
General Federation of Women's
Clubs, in its nationwide campaign
to Danish offensive billboards from
the American landscape, have in the
biggest national users Of billboards
and national advertising agencies,
their strongest allies. The restrict.
ing Of billboards to commercial dis
tricts has struck q responsive chord
in the hearts Of the greatest national
firms and highway billboards are
being discontinued annually. by the
thousands, according to voluntary
reports that are reaching Mrs. w. L.
Lawton Of Glens Falls, New York,
chairman of the Committee on Bill
board Restriction in the General
Federation.
The Texas Company states that
It has given up 1894 "Texaco" high
way bulletins in the last two and one
half years, retaining only twenty
six boards for which the contracts
r31n expire next year.
The Standard Oil Company Of
New York has given up several
hundred" highway billboards, all, in
fact, which are not connected with
filling stations or garages. The
Company is using some posters, but
only with the understanding that the
billboard companies will place them
in commercial districts.
The Standard Oil Company of
California has given up nearly 1900
highway boards.
Were of Little Value
Tho Hood Tire company has dis
continued more than 700 highway
bulletins and states that they do not
think that the giving up Of rural
boards has in. any way retarded
! their progress.
The Goodrich Tire company writes;
"At one time our company had many
painted boards scattered along the
highways Of the country, but these
have been replaced by poster show.
jngs in commercial centers, in local.
tiles Of $4,000 population and up
The Fisk Tire company says 1--WE
are using no painted boards. W.
confine our outdoor displays X
posters on commercial sites asid,
from the signs which are displayed
on the dealer building"
The Russell Miller Milling com
pany (Occident Tlour) states tina
they. have reduced their highwa,
boards from $50, when they endors
ed the restriction policy two sns
\ one-half years ago, to ITO, lnostl,
in commercial locations. "Ot tn
40 we probably will dispense Will
so or so during the next twelv,
|; months These boards were 0,
five year leases, al Of which are no
yet expired.)
One manufacturer who has no
taken . place on the list writes
Va are neither painting out on
adyertising or taking boards dow
& here We own them just Is fast .
Nv need reconditioning. This ha
EY1iteady resulted in sbolishing sew
!e11l hundred painted boards" An
5er writes: Ever since the move
mt started we have been reducing
~ number, Of our showings."
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-12-31
TAKE OFF IS DELAYED

st. Louis, Mo-, Dec. 31.-(F-
Snow and wind this morning pre-
vented the take off of the Ford
monoplane bearing Mrs. Evangeline
Lodge Lindbergh and party on the
next leg Of its flight to Detroit.
Weather permitting a start will be
made later in the day, it was an
nounced.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-12-31

Nicholson of Regain and George
Midelsteadt Of Bismarck, and the fol-
lowing brothers and sisters: William
Midelsteadt of Oklahoma City, Okla,
Mrs. John Standby of Regan and
Miss Christina Midelsteadt Of Mani
toba, Canada,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-12-31
WOULD DISMISS CASE

Washington, Dec. 3l.-(AP)-A
motion to dismiss contempt proceed
ings against H. NJ. Blackmer, miss
ing Teapot Dome oil witness, on the
ground that the citation was uncon-
stitutional was made before Justice
Frederick l.. Siddons today by
George Gordon Battle, Blackmer's
counsel.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-12-31

torches were brought into play on
the sides Of another steel coach
where one mans form could be seen
and where firemen believed others
were injured and unable to help
themselves.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-12-31
CONTRACTORS no MEET

Fargo, N. D., Dec. 31.-R,-The
first annual convention Of the As
ISOLATED Contractors Of North Da-
kota, which is expected to draw be.
tween 200 and $50 contractors from
throughout tn state, will be held
in Fargo January Is and 26, it was
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-12-31

indianapolis, Dec. 31.-R-Ths
Marion county grand jury, which
has been investigating charges Of
political corruption along with 9TH
err matters, completed its work to-
day with the return Of one indict-
ment and 81 discharges. The name
Of the man indicted was withheld
pending his arrest, but it was in
dicated that the person indicted was
not a public official.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-12-31
announced today by B. F. Meinecke,
Fargo, president.
see,eoo-ACRE RANCH

OOOSVUv'1SG1SzD 1sz1&SO
Houolulu.-HawaH claims to have
the largest cattle ranch in present.
day America. Il Is the Parker
Ranch, located on the slopes Of
Mauns Loa and Mauna Kea and IN.
cludes 500, 900 acres. Here IL pro-
duced most Of the fresh meat con-
slmed in the territory.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-12-31
HOPTON BABY DIES

HOPTON BABY DIES
llene Dolores, infant daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Hopton, died
early this morning. Funeral serv-
ices were held at 2 o'clock this after.
noon Of Webb Bros. funeral parlors,
with Rev. Paul s. Wright Officiating.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-12-31

WEEDS MAN SHE FINED
Calesburg, Ill.-Justicc Of the
Peace Helen Carr last December
fined George Lewis s. when he was
brought before her on . charge Of
intoxication. Later, mutual friends
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-12-31
ACETYLENE TORCHES USED
TO RESCUE WRECK VICTIMS

Chicago, Dec. 31.-(R)-Miss
Sara Spreckell, 18, Of Tulsa, Okla.
alive but seriously injured, and an
unidentified woman who was dead,
were removed from the wreckage
Of a Pullman car in the Chicago
and Alton wreck today after fire.
men and railroad employees had cut
through the walls of the coach with
acetylene torches.
Firemen and railroad employees
digging in the wreckage Of Pull
man cars on the st. Louis train
hurriedly called for acetylene
torches when they found one WON.
an imprisoned in one compartment
and one or more persons injured
and unable to extricate themselves
in another compartment.
The imprisoned woman was able
to converse with her rescuers as
they began cutting away the side
Of the heavy steel coach in the
snowstorm.
She said her name was Miss
Mary Striegel Of Chicago and that
another woman lay motionless by
her side and she did not know
whether this woman was dead or
alive. She said she thought she
could also see three or four more
bodies partly buried in the wreck
age of the car in the compartment
Of which she was held q prisoner.
At the same time acetylene
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-12-31

arranged for them 70 70 TO ! dance
togsther. Now the Justice Of the
peace 10 Mrs. George Lewis. She
could not fine him now.
LARGE EAGLE NEAR WISHEK
Wishek-A large eagl> has been
seen u the vicinity Of Che Nick Hu.
man farm, northwest Of Wishek.
The bird, which Is black in color,
stands about four feet high and has
9 wing spread Of about 12 feet.
A GOOD START
Diner: That youn waiter Is
looking very proud today.
Head Waiter: Yes, sir; You see
he's just miscalculated his first bill.
Passing Show.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-12-31
BINDING SNOWSTORM
BLAMED FOR COLLISION

Chicago, Dec. 31.-(AP)-A blind
ing snow storm this morning was
blamed for a collision of three trains
of the Chicago and Alton railroad in
the railroad yards, q collision of two
elevated trains and dozen less SER
ious traffic accidents.
In the railroad accident the Hum.
mer, from Kansas City, running an
hour and a half behind schedule,
struck a mail train from St. Louis
which in turn crashed into q passen-
ger train from St. Louis. All the
trains were moving through the
yards under slow orders due to the
storm. Twenty-four passengers and
one member of the crew were injur-
ed, none Of them, except the railroad
employee, seriously enough to require
hospital treatment.
In the elevated crash, a Logan
Square Metropolitan train which had
slowed down to await signals to
proceed after crossing the bridge
over the Chicago river, was rammed
by Douglas Park train. One pas
senger was caught in the wreckage
of the platform between two cars
and held prisoner for more than
an hour while doctors administered
stimulants as firemen worked fran
tically in the storm to release him.
The passenger, r. C. Schipper, doc
tors said, probably will die. Other
passengers were shaken up and
frightened and one member Of the
crew was injured slightly.
The passengers were transferred
to another train which pulled along
side the wrecked trains to remove
them. Surface line, elevated and
railroad traffic along with motor
traffic all were slowed to a snail's
pace by the snowstorm and trains
from the west were reported far be.
hind schedule.
Listed among the injured wa,
Alfred Norman, 208 Sixth Avenue
Fargo. N. D.
A special relief train brought thu
injured passengers from the scene
Of the wreck to the Union station
They were given treatment at tn,
emergency hospital there and ther
taken to other hospitals.
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Putnam patriot., 1927-12-22
SOUTH WOODSTOCK

Miss Ruth Anderson and Miss Signe Gran have returned from n visit with relatives in South Manchester.
 The holiday vacation season brings home Henry Stafford of Connecticut Agricultural College. Hagen Calhoun from Colby College in Wateryille, Me Quinten Sanger Of Clark University Worcester, Miss Gladys l.. Harrington from Brown University, Providence, and Miss Gladys Young from teaching in North Stonington. and to each q hearty welcome is accorded
 Those who recall the time when Rev J D. Graham was pastor of both the South and West Woodstock Bap- tist churches and resided in West Woodstock around forty years ago, may be interested to learn that his wife. Mrs Anna Graham, died after a long illness. December 6, in Han cock Mass, where MT Graham is pas tor. 1t is said of her that she was loved in the communities where she had served with her husband for near ly forty-nine years