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The Wrangell sentinel., 1930-11-20
PROCEEDINGS OF DISTRICT COURT AT KETCHIKAN

Judge Justin W. Harding gave the jury an instructed verdict of not guilty to the jury in the case of George Dubke of Wrangell, charg- ed with criminal assault.
 The case of the U. s. vs. "Curley' Rogers, charged with conspiracy in connection with the national prohi- bition act, is on trial in the distrct court.
 "Black" Matt Berkovich was ar rainged in the commissioners court and given until Monday to plead. He is represented by A. H. Ziegler andn was released from jail on an $S0O0 bond. He is charged with violating the national prohibition act.
 Divorces were granted for the plaintiffs by Judge Harding in the cases of Hattie L. Schemes vs. R. D. Schemes; Aimee D. King vs. J. B. King; Patricia Dunphy vs. Martin Dunphy; Charles Wheaton vs. Cath
The Wrangell sentinel., 1930-11-20
Mystery ShrOuds Many Tragedies Of NOrthland
DISAPPEARANCE OF JOHN A. WICKSTR0M RECALLS OTHER UNSOLVED CASUALTIES

Other unsolved mysteries in AL aska are brought to mind by the disappearance of John Wickstrom, Ketchikan troller. According to report made by the coast guard cut ter Cygan he was last seen by oth- er trollers in his small power boat near where the murder boat Phoen- K " was anchored, and a short time before G. P. Marshall, owner of the Phoenix, was killed.
 A vague report was given out that Wickstrom was later seen at the Twenty Fathom banks, but trollers in from there since then as- sert that he was not seen there.
 Wickstrom's wife. and two chil- dren live in Ketchikan and are still wondering what became of him. A search made by the Cygan few days after the man was reported missing failed to reveal any trace of Wickstrom on his boat. The ves- sel could not have reached the shore without leaving some wreck age. but it and the owner has dis appeared as completely as the skin and safe which are still missing from the murder boat.
 It may be said in passing that there are a number of unsolved murders in Alaska. Three men were killed on the Waledz Trail and a fourth in the Sushanna gold fields without anyone being brought to account. Dutch Marie and her com panions were killed on the Koyu- kuk river, supposedly by the "Blue- berry Kid" and the latter is still at large. Officers in tracing the record of the "Blueberry Kid' which is the nickname for an eld- erly man, claimed that he had mur- dered an Indian woman for her jew elry and a mining man from Boston in southeast Alaska before going to the interior.
 Other men have been found dead in Alaska. The bones of a num- Der of other victims have been dis covered in different parts of the Northland, with no way to tell how they may have met their death
 The "Killer of the Kuskokwim' !, still fresh in the minds of good many persons. He is said to have been an Indian and it was reported that he was finally hunted down and killed.-Chronicle.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1930-11-20

erine Wheaton.
 Ray Pekkaal of Wrangell was sentenced by Judge Harding to serve six months in the federal jail at Wrangell, and Dennis Miller of the same place was sentenced to serve seven months there. Both men were convicted of larceny from a boat and plead guilty to stealing an outboard motor.
 Bernard Lantin, convicted of as- sault with a dangerous weapon, was sentenced to serve nine months in the federal jail at Wrangell-Chron- icle,
The Wrangell sentinel., 1930-11-20
ALASKA POPULATION 59,27S IN LATEST CENSUS

The population of Alaska is 59,- PTS, according to a wire received by Gov. George A. Parks from the director of the census in Washing ton. The rate of increase since the last census has been TT per cent. In the two previous decades the ter ritory suffered loss.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1930-11-20
BUY AT HOME

Every dollar you send to mail order house means that Wrangell is dollar poorer-and it's dollar you will never see again. The mail order houses take Wrangells mon ey but they NEVER SPEND A CENT HERE. Give Wrangell merchants first chance at your business Your support means they can give you better service.
 Mail order business means prosperity for some other town-but it means hard times for Wrangell- for YOU.
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Continued From Page ~

Power Company, and which the
writer now has on file in his office in
Minneapolis. 1t was after the sign
ing Of this contract that Fairbanks
Morse again approached DR.. Storkan
and convinced him to proceed with
the plan to buy Fairbanks Morse en-
gines, after which the City Council
rescinded their action in signing the
street lighting contract and proceeded
with their negotiations with the Fair
banks-Morse Company. In view of
the above facts, it is clear that the
Power Company kept its promise to
offer the City a revised and reduc-
ed rate for street-lighting service,
notwithstanding the Mayors state
ment to the contrary.
The people of Plentywood have
been somewhat misinformed with
reference to operation of municipal
plants at Cavalier and Park River,
North Dakota. The statement was
made that the rates at Cavalier are
fifteen cents as compared to twelve
cents at Plentywood. In other words
if the city of Cavalier reduced its
rate to equal those which are now
charged in Plentywood, the city mu-
nicipal plant would show a substan-
tial loss.
The statement was also made that
the profits from the municipal plant
at Park River were sufficient to pay
all of the general expenses of oper-
ating the city, so that the city had no
tax levy for general fund purposes.
A statement received from the State
Tax Commissioner at Bismarck shows
that the general levy for taxes i'm
posed at Park River is greater than
the tax levy for general purposes in
Plentywood. The plant at Park Ri
Yer was also reported as having paid
for a new city park. This statement
is proven to be incorrect in a state
ment in the Great Falls Tribune
showing that the park was paid for
by contributions from the American
Legion and other civic organizations
in Park River.
The most convincing evidence,
however, in my opinion, why the city
Of Plentywood should not build a mu-
nicipal plant, operated with oil en-
gines, is the fact that the trend of
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the last ten years has been the aban.
donment of oil engine municipal
| plants for Hi-rine service. The peo-
| pie Of Plentywood are well familiar
with the fact that all of the towns
| on the Scobey branch. prior to six
years ago, We're served with oil en-
gines, with rates ranging from TWEEN
ty cents up to twenty-five cents. All
of these plants have been abandoned
for Hi-line service from the Montana
Dakota Power Company. ut rates
ranging from thirteen cents down to
four cents. Going back to an isola-
ed plant after having Hi-line service
would be almost as oldfashioned as
going back TO kerosene after having
used electric lights.
| can readily appreciate the great
effort that the Fairbanks-Mo Co..
is putting behind their attempt to
sell oil engines to the City of Plenty
wood. During the last six years APP
proximately two hundred Fairbanks
Morse oil engines units have been
abandoned and replaced with electric
motors on the lines of the Montana
Dakota Power Company. In view of
this great loss of oil business the
Fairbanks-Morse Company is find
ing it difficult to market its pro-
duet. If the next ten years is like
the last ten years, it is doubtful If
there will be any market whatever
for oil engines for power plant pur-
poses.
The Montana-Dakota Power Com
pany is proud of its record in Plen-
and surrounding towns during
the last five years. Rates have vol
been reduced by the Company
in excess of forty per cent and it is
reasonable to expect additional re-
auctions from time to time. All OF
these rate reductions have been made
possible by the splendid cooperation
between the Company and the NUM-
and the constant increase IN
The use of electric service, as the re-
suit of lower rates. We do not feel
hat the City of Plentywood or other
owns served by the Hi-line of the
Montana Dakota Power Company
any ground for complaint. We
eel confident that the present aglta-
ion in Plentywood will soon become
thing of the past, and our pleasant
citations with the townspeople Of
'lentywood will continue for many
to come.
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Murder Suicide


Welters, ID, was out in the yard
when a shot was heard. and Richards
was seen holding a revolver with his
wife running away from the ar. He
got out of the car and opened the
back end of it and took out a 1920
Savage repeater and when his wife
turned, about 100 feet away he fired
at her twice, one shot striking her in
the left eye, which killed her instant
ly. AS he stepped out of the car to
get the Winchester, it is said he
struck Vera Welters in the head with
revolver, knocking her down, but she
got up and started running away
when he was firing at his wife.
Ruth Welters, hearing the shots,
rushed out Of the house and was run-
ming away as fast as possible, and
saw her sister fall. He then COM
menced firing at Rut h who claims
at least four shots were fired at her,
one striking her slightly, grazing her
left shoulder.
Vera, who had escaped was also
running away and then fired three
shots at her, none Of which touched
her.
Tom Welters who had been work
ing underneath the tractor was try
ing to get to the house but Richards
motioned him to go back and the boy
ran behind the tractor and is not abb
solutely sure whether some shots
were fired at him also.
Shoots at Mother and Children
By this time, Mrs. Welters was re-
turning from the pasture with the
younger children in her car, and
Richards then opened fire on them
but missed again. They left the farm
hurriedly and picking up Tom and
Ruth, took them to one of the neigh
bors and then speeded to Plentywood
to get the sheriff.
Kills Baby
No one knows when the little 10
months old baby was shot, but she
vas found dead in her little impro-
vised high chair with a trinket in her
hand, and with a bullet hole in her
forehead about which there were nu-
merous powder burns. The back Of
the head was badly torn and the
curse of the bullet was traced
downward through the back of the
high chair and thence into the floor
back of the chair.
Reports have it that Vera had hid
den away and did not go with the
rest of the Welters family and she
saw him go over near his wife's dead
body and placing the mouth of the
gun against his forehead, another
shot was heard and' he fell over, a
suicide.
Sheriff Madsen Arrives
AS soon as Welters came to Plen-
tywood they reported the tragedy
the Sheriff and County Attorney, and
the sheriff with his two deputies
Smith and Murray rushed to the
Welters farm. When they arrived
they found Richards still alive but
unable to speak, and he died shortly
afterwards. Going into the house
they found the pretty little babe had
been sent into eternity with a bull
let. The mother of the baby was
lying in a pool of blood, face down
wards, and only a few feet away from
the body Of her husband who had
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committed the awful deeds.
Ultimate in Tragedy

The Herald editor arrived on the
scene about twenty minutes later
than the Sheriff. and found a sight
that is impossible to describe. as
when we saw that little innocent
babe sitting in its improvised baby
chair, with the t~elltale mark in its
forehead, its face all powder burned,
its head tilted to one side as tho
asleep. and with a trinket in one lit
tie hand, we felt that the ultimate in
tragedy had been seen. We hate to
think about it, but the m of
that little curly headed and murder
ed baby is one which will be with US
to our last day, and others who view
ed the body say the anne
Mother Shot Three Times
1t was found that Mrs. Richards
had been shot from behind in the left
| side, and this may have been done
with the revolver when he fired the
first time, but the second bullet in the
left eye. must have killed her in
stantly. but when her body was ex-
amined by the Coroner and Doctor
Campbell. there was another bullet
hole found in the back of Mrs.
Richards head, so he must have shot
her three times.
County attorney Blackwell arrived
at the Welters farm a short time
later than the Sheriff and the prem
Uses were taken care of by these Of
hcials until Coroner Nelson, who was
out of town, could be found and
come to the premises, which he did
about n O'Clock. Scores of ears
were there from Plentywood as well
as immediate vicinity, and a jury was
selected to investigate the case. They
consisted of Phil Ziebarth, as fore
man, together with Martin Gross, H..
S. Krebsbach, Marvin Durkee, Ar
chic Mann and Theodore Gunderson.
They returned a verdict that the wife
and baby were killed by gun shot
wounds inflicted by Henry Richards
and that he met his death by a self
inflicted gun shot.
No motive for the murders and SUI
icide are known, excepting unfounded
jealousy coupled with Richards dis
position to become violently and IN
comfortably angry at times.
Mrs. Welters is reported to have
said they feared Richards would be-
come so angry some time that he
might attempt to commit some aw-
full act toward his wife, and that that
was one Of the reasons why they
felt that they should take the daugh- /!
Ter and her baby home.
He is reported to be a French Ca
and his mother, Mrs. Harry
rbbits, resides at Gardiner, Maine,
but he has lived in this vicinity for
number of years, being commonly
snown as "Frenchy" Richards.
The bodies were removed to the
Fulkerson-N Nelson mortuary, where
hey were being prepared for intern
nent on Wednesday. A telegram was
from Richards mother in
Maine wanting to know if his re-
mains could be transported back to
Maine.
The funeral for the murdered mo-
her and baby will occur here Sat
friday and will sleep in the same
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1930-07-24

Or. Logan, Livingston Specialist in
Optometry, will examine eyes without
drugs at Hotel Plentywood, Monday.
August 4. Strict professional service
III glasses. 46-3t.
FOR SALECAt a bargain. a Holt
Combine, Model "a. cut 900 acres. in
good shape. Can trade for good broke
horses or sheep. Write me at Gryr.
10, MINI. Machine can be seer at my
ranch west of Plentywood. John J.
rggeh, Gryglo, MINI. 46-3.
FOR SALES room house and gar.
age with good well, many shade
trees, electricity. Price $1,000, part
cash.-lnquire Herald office. 4s-3tp.
WANTEloRoomers and Boarders.
Price $4,000 per month, includes
room, board and laundry, reduced
price where two persons share room.
Board by the day $l.0O. Located Q
houses south Occident Elevator Mrs.
Highland. It.
HOUSE FOR. SALE rooms with
bath, lights, water and furnace. CEN
trally located.-Inquire at The Her.
aid Office. 45-tf.
FOR SALE@One l2 foot counter,
Thread case, one S foot show case
and electric fixtures. Suitable for
store or house.-Inquire at Kitten
berg's Store. 45-tf.
FOR SALE-A fresh milk Cow. c. R.
Brock, Dagmar r. K. | /
FOR SALE-Ton and half Dodge
Graham Truck, run less than 5000
miles. Good as new. Inquire this Of
flee. asst.
FOR. SALE-Registered Hereford
bulls Of the Fairfax line.--Aug.
Hultgren and son, Westby, Montana.
FOR. SALE-Thoroughbred Duroc /
Jersey pigs. Price 500 at ten weeks
I'D, at Dan Campbell farm IL miles
south OF RedstOne. 42-5-tp.
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Mrs. Bertha Johnson of Hanks, N
D., spent the week end here visitin,
her cousin Mrs. L. s. Olsen.
"Chy" Dahlin and Hank" Good
man were Scobey visitors last Sat
urday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. 0. F. Aplin of Cul
bertson were visitors in P~lentywooC
on Monday. Mr.. Aplin is the Occiden,
Elevator superintendent for this ter
ritory.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Mclaughlin
motored over from Antelope Monday
evening to do some shopping and
hobnob with friends.
Ludwig Rorvig Of Antelope was no
tilted this week of the accidental
death of his brother in Minnesota
and left Immediately.
L. G.. Farmhouse returned last
week from an extended auto trip to
points in Colorado and Idaho, where
he visited his daughters. On his re-
turn trip he observed that this part
of Montana has the best non-irriga-
ted crops of any territory he en-
countered.
Jack White, the coal mar Of Red
stone, was hobnohbing with friends
and renewing acquaintance in town
the first part of the week.
Archie Hunt, who is working as a
rod-man on the State highway at
Medicine Lake, was here Sunday Wis
ting his folks at the hotel.
John Pace of the Redstone country
who was recently taken to the Veter-
ans hospital at Helena, returned on
Saturday to recuperate and take ON
additional strength before undergoing
the major operation in the Fall.
Wilmot Wilson from north Of Ray
mond left Tuesday to take q course
of treatments at the Veterans hos
pital, Fl. Harrison.
Tod Downey was down from Out
look Friday getting repairs for his
combine and otherwise getting ready
for a good harvest.
Mrs. Nellie Hankey of Minneapo-
lis arrived here Monday to visit old
time friends. While here she is a
house guest of Mrs. F. G. Fishbeck.
Mrs. c. s. Nelson returned Tues
day from a weeks trip to Columbus
and Mohall, N. D. Her nephew VIM.
Keup of Columbus accompanied her
home for a few days visit.
Frank Willard arrived Tuesday ev-
ening from Timber Lake, S. D., to
spend a few days with his mother,
Grandma Willard who celebrated her
S1st birthday Wednesday.
Our Midsummer sale is now on, all
dresses up to S18.75 now 1898, 9TH
ers up to $3.50 now 1898 and all
smocks and wolfe dresses values up
to $3.50 now $1.95 and / lot Of chill
drens dresses now CSC and Is per
cent discount on all bathing suits.
Stock up at these prices you will find
no better values.-Johnson Store.
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Lutheran Church

Westby and Associated Congregations
(Rev. s. l.. Almlie, Pastor)
WESLEY LUTHERAN CHURCH
Divine services Sunday. July q at
IL A. M.
LONE TREE
Divine Services Sunday. July q at
3 =. NJ.
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COMERTOWN ZION LUTHERAN
CONGREGATIONS
Divine Services, Sunday, July 81,
at 7:30 p. M.

Vern Johnson Of Chicago visited at
the l.. S. Olsen home Sunday. MI.
Johnson and a brother are the con-
tractors that are building the Willis
ton high school.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1930-07-24
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to expess III heartfelt
thanks to the many friends who SO
kindly assisted during the time of
burial of our mother and for their
words Of sympathy. Especially do
we thank all that assisted in provid-
ing songs and music and the beauti-
full floral offerings; also, Rev. Aim
lie for his words of comfort.
William Anhalt
Edwin Anhalt
Lawrence Anhalt
Walter Anhalt and families.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1930-07-24

Ludwig Rorvig Of Antelope was no
tilted this week of the accidental
death of his brother in Minnesota
and left Immediately.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1930-07-24

Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Mclaughlin
motored over from Antelope Monday
evening to do some shopping and
hobnob with friends.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1930-07-24

Mrs. Bertha Johnson of Hanks, N.
D., spent the week end here visiting
her cousin Mrs. L. s. Olsen.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1930-07-24

DR.. Logan, Livingston Specialist in
Oprometry. will examine eyes without
drugs at Hotel Plentywood, Monday,
August a.. Strict professional service
III glasses. 46-3t.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1930-07-24

Mr.. and Mrs. 0. F. Aplin of Gull
bertson were visitors in Plentywood
on Monday. Mr.. Aplin is the Occident
Elevator superintendent for this ter
ritory.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-17
HELEN HICKS
STARS AGAIN
Youthful Golf Star Will
Clash With Miss
Collett Today
BY PAUL ZIMMERMAN

LOS ANGELES, Oct l7-lPl-
The shadow OF a l9-year-old girl
whose string Of sub-par rounds has
been the spice Of the 1880 women's
national golf champion. fell across
the path Of Queen Glenna Collet'
today in her quest for a nth crown
In nine years.
Pride OF Long Island. Miss Heller
Hicks sturdy game was put to ar
acid test yesterday but she turned
back Mrs. Leona Pressler, the Pac-
ific coasts last contender. ? and
in the quarter finals.
II was a duel that probably vii
be remembered as one OF the great
est In the "a years OF the tourn-
ament's history.
Miss Hicks was hard ut by Mrs
Pressler, a former western cham
pion and runner-up to Miss Collect
last year. At the turn they were
squared. with the Inwood. N. ".
girl one under par and Mrs Press
Ter posting a perfect 80. including
an eagle.
The hard driving Long Island girl
had a possible 70 for the trouble
making par 81 Los Angeles Country
club north course.
This was eclipsed. however. b-
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outhwest Conference Gets Into Action Saturday

her New York city neighbor. Miss
Cnlett. who was forced into a
potential ~ before she could turn
back Miss Peggy Wattles OF Buf-
falo. 3 and 4. After lowering about
perfect figures for three days. the
defending champion had four bird
les on her home round OF eight
holes. Miss Wattles had trailed
during the out nine. and collected
a half dozen brides I'm her an
successful fight 70 upset the favor
tie.
II the other semi-final bracket.
Mrs. o. S. Hill. Kansas City. will
ties her steady. determined game
on Miss Virginia Van VIE ~f Chi
cago. Seldom spectacular. Mrs. Hill.
a seri-finalist last year and "a
medalist OF the current tourney
posted a SO. one under par. on her
out nine. and defeated Miss Mau-
reen circuit. Haworth. ". D.. 3 and
2 Yesterday.
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SHARKEY SEEKS
X y X X X
BIC PURSES FOR
y \ y = y
NJ N r BATTLES

CHICAGO. Oct. l7-tF- 70,
hum....all Jack Sharkey. Boston
heavyweight demands 10 box the
veteran. battle-scarred Jack Re-
nault. is $4,000. guaranteed. with
a privilege Of 40 per cent Of the
receipts.
For boxing Otto Won Porat or
George Godfrey. all Sharkey wants
Is a guarantee OF $l50.O00 no less.
Sidney Strotz. president OF the
Chicago stadium. learned all eeout
Sharkey's wishes in attempting to
match him for an engagement Oc-
tober "a.
Negotiations were immediately
dropped. Strotz Is thinking about
sending the Boston ex-oob a survey
Of unemployment conditions. show
ing that a lot OF fist fight custom
ers are out Of work-and broke.
As for Sharkey. Strotz yawned
"Ho. hum
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-17

Aggies Hold Edge Over Frogs
In Long Series OF Grid Bouts

FORT WORTH. Oct. IL The
eighteenth gridiron contest + ween
the Horned Frogs OF Texas Chris
tan Univerity and the Farmers Of
Texas A. g. NJ. will be staged Sat
urday afternoon on Kyle Field at
College Station.
In the series Of II games already
played, the Aggies hold the edge
on the Christians. having v,n nine.
tied three. and held the Frogs tc
five victories.
However, since T. G. u. was
made a member OF the Southwest
Conference. in 1923. the Aggies have
won only game. tying two and
losing three. The Farmer victory
came In 1924, when the two team