Williston graphic., November 15, 1906, Image 1

About Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919

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Th£ community was greatly
shocked Monday evening when
it became known that James S.
Costello had been killed^it Mon
dak by a work train. The word
reached the city about seven
o'clock Monday evening and
tveryonein the city were talking
of the accident. Mr. Costello,
in company with a man by the
name George Wilson, drove in
to Mondak Monday with a load
of grain About five thirty they
started for home and had to
cross the railroad track. As
they approached the track the
work train came along,. Mr.
Costello was drivyig and ac
cording to those who were near,
he tried to turn the horses but
they jumped forward and landed
the wagon on the track. The
wagon was cut in two pieces.
Mr. Costello was struck on the
head and a large shaped gash
was made in the forehea'd. Wil
son had his left foot cut off just
above the top of his shoe.
Miss M. Allen, who was" com
ing to the city Monday evening
was near the scene of the acci
dent and someone called to her
that a man had been run over
by the train. She, being a train
ed nurse, naturally hurried to
the scene. She heard someone
groaning and soon discovered
Mr. Witeon. He was carried to
a rig and then Miss Allen dis
covered his oot was cut off. She
took a lantern and started to
look for the missing member
when she came upon the body of
Mr. Costello. Shecalled for help
and he was soon taken uptown.
He was alive when found but
did not regain consciousness
Death of Baby Gibb
The little Gibb baby., the four
moathold baby of Mr. and Mrs.
Wm. Gibb of \white Earth, died
at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Ernest Brownson, in this city,
last Saturday morning at half
past two. The funeral was held
at the Brownson residence Sun
day afternoon at three o'clock,
the sermon being delivered by
Rev. Clapp of Fargo. After the
•services at the house the remains
were taken to the cemetery
where a short but impressive
service was held after which the
remains were lowered in' their
last resting place. Among rel
atives and friends from out of
the city attending the funeral
were, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Williams
of White Earth m, is. Williams,
and Mrs. Fred Truax, of ttinot
Roy and Truman Williams, Mrs.
Guy Williams, Mr. and Mrs. E.
Williams and J. P. Smerud, of
'White Earth.
During the furoiiral services
music was rendered by a quar
tette consisting ot Misses Green-
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and Lougheed) Alva Field
and Arlie Dtsney.
Baby Gibb was taken sick a
little over six weeks before his
death, fie was suffering with
an attack of cerebral rtietiengi
tis. Before his death the origi
nal1disease had !practically dis­
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at Mondak Monday
James S. Costello and George Wilson Ran Over
by Work Train at Mondak—Costello
Killed—Wilson Looses Foot
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and died about an hour after the
accident. The men were struck
by the engine of a work train
which was backing up at the
time. It was running pretty
fast and, being without a light,
the men in the wagon probably
never saw the train until it was
upon them. The accident occur
red about five thirty audit was
getting rather dark by that time.
The only marks upon the two
men where those mentioned.
Mr. Costello being struck on the
head and Wilson having his foot
cut off. Mr. Costello was found
only about three feet from where
the wagon was struck but Wil
son had been thrown or dragged
about twenty-five feet.
Mr. Costello was one of the
oldest and best known settlers
in this part of the conntry and
until a short time ago he lived
in this city. He leaves a wife
four children and a brother and
sister to mourn his untimely
death.
He was forty years of age
and was born in Fairbault,
Minnesota. He moved from
there to Brainerd, Minn., and
from Brainerd to ^Bistaiarck in
the early days. He came up the
river from Bism&rck when this
section of the country was new
and located in Montana, in the
Yellowstone valley where he had
a large horse ranch. He came
to Williston about the time the
Great Northern went thru. He
was elected sheriff of this county
for six years and during that
time did work for this section of
the country in ridding it of a
number of horse thieves and
rustlers.
appeared but the baby was un
able to recover andpassed to
his heavenly home Saturday
morning. The babe was Mr.
and Mrs. Gibb's only child and
his death comes as a heavy blow
indeed, to them. Their loss is
indeed great and the heart felt
sympathy of their many friends
is extended to them.
Lumber Company Moves Office
The Bovey Shute Lumber com
pany of this city are at work
moving their office building from
the south east corner of their
yards to the north west corner.
The office is moved for the pur
pose of getting it nearer the
business center. It will be locat
ed next to John Heffernan's
blacksmith shop. Besides the
moving of the office the eompany
has men at work enlarging the
•yards and building additional
sheds.
Election Returns
Latest election returns indi
cate that John Burke has been
elected Governor of the state by
a majority of about 5,000 and
that Judge Fisk was elected to
the supreme bench by about
•7,000 majority. The remainder
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Meets Death
Beneath Wagon
Ralph Raum of this City is Run Over
By Load, of Grain Sunday night
and is Instantly Killed
Ralph Raum, who rans the
Raum ferry about four miles be
low the city was suddenly killed
Sunday evening about nine
o'clock by being run over by a
wagon loaded with grain. Mr.
Raum accompanied by Attorney
Aaron Bessie of this city as re
turning from a trip to Charlie
Howett's place where they got
a load of oats. They were driv
ing a four horse team and two
of the horses were bronchos.
As they started down the steep
hill from the upland to the flat
upon which the Raum residence
was built, one of the bronchos
started rearing and plunging.
Mr. Raum was driving and Mr.
Bessie was on the back of the
load. When the horses started
plunging, Mr. Bessie saw Mr.
Raum straighten up, as he
thought to get a better grip on
jthe •'tie#', As he did sp-th?,
Tiorses jumped and
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W1LLISTON, WILLIAMS COUNTY. NORTH DAKOTA. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 15, 190(5.
of Lhe Republican ticket has been
elected.
In Williams county the entire
Republican ticket was elected by
two hundred majority. Returns
from the state are coming in
very slow as regards the differ
ent counties and up to the pres
ent time no correct estimate of
the vote in each county has been
given. Ward county broke
about even for Governor and tor
thejudgship.
Mb,
Raum
was thrown forward between
them. One ot the wagon wheels
passed over his head dislocating
his neck and smashing the bones
of his face. Death must have
been instantaneous and Mr.
Raum probably never knew
what happened.
After he saw Raum fall, Mf.
Bessie got off the load and
called to him. Getting no an
swer be went back and found
him lying in the road* He then
went to the house and got sev
craFof the men to come and get
Raum nd the horses. The four
horses had run a short distance
down the hill but two of them
had fallen down and were all
tangled up in the harness.
Monday Coroner Thomas was
summoned and went to the
Raum home to prepare the re
mains for burial. They were
brought to the city Tuesday,
The funeral will be held this
afternoon in the court house and
the Eagles will be in charge.
Ralph Raum' was married
and leaves a wife to mourn his
sudden death.
Northern Pacific
A large party of Northern Pac
ific Surveyors completed the per
manent survey of the N. P. right
of way from Mandan to Willis^
ton last week. From the old
Raum Ferry landing the survey
follows the second bench just
above high water mark'running
along under the bluffs a few
rods west of the Black Diamond
Coal mine crossing the Ole Bryn
farm, Zeno Bruegger and John
Van Slyke farms. The Muddy is
crossed between the present
Great Northern bridge and the
Missouri River. Connection is
made with the G. N. main line
and, the B. M. Co. elevator, All
curves, fills, cuts, etc., are being
located and it is planned to be
gin work early next spring.
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