The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean., February 25, 1915, Image 1

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Official Newspaper
for Ramsey County,
North Dakota.
POOL
IS
IS. *. F. WELCOME Bits
IS
BILL JENKINS GATHERED IN
SOON AFTER COMMITTING THE
OFFENSE.
Monday morning about five o'clock
as policeman Walter Furstenau was
coming through the alley between
Ole Gilbertson's pool room building
and the Ramsey Drug Store he heard
a noise in the pool room, and stopping
to watch soon saw a man peeping out
through the back door looking both
•ways to see if any one was looking,
as if he was about to try and escape.
As soon as he saw the officer he with
drew and everything within appeared
-quiet. Mr. Furstenau then tried to
enter the building, but could not, and
in the meantime the man inside tried
-to secape through another door, and
while the officer was watching the
-doors the man inside escaped through
a window. The officer was aware
that his man had gotten out and im
mediately went to the rooming house
over the Jap restaurant and made in
quiry if any one had recently came
minutes since he had left the Gilbert- she
Baker west of here.
ONE OF THE WORST FIRES IN
THE HISTORT OF RAMSEY
COUNTY.
A most disastrous and fatal fire
occurred last Sunday evening at about
6 o*clock at the home of W. F. Wel
come, who lives about six miles west
of Edmare in this county. Just at
supper time Mrs. Welcome attempted
to light a gasoline lamp when it ex
ploded, scattering the gas over the
room and on hfr, and in a moment
the whole room was in a blaze. The
fire started in such a manner that es
cape through the door was cut off
to those in the 'house who had toj
make their escape through the win
dow. The shock caused Mrs. Wel
come to faint, and she was carried
out of the burning building by her
two sons, Guy and Arthur, but not
until she had received burns which
proved fatal. The two boys were also
badly burned, but will recover. Mr.
Welcome and the youngest son was
doing chores at the barn at the time
and escaped, but hurried to the house
as soon as they discovered the fire
and all did everything possible to re
lieve the sufferings of the burned ones.
The house with its entire contents
was totally destroyed. Mrs. Wel
come and the two sons were hurried
to Edmore, where medical aid was
given, and they were brought to the
hospital here Monday. Everything
.possible was done to relieve them,
into the building and was informed but Mrs. Welcome had received burns
that the party occupying room No. 3
had just come in. He went to this
which
room and secured entrance and found intense suffering.
the two Jenkins brothers in bed. Bill The deceased was the daughter of
had gotten up and opened the door,
proved fatal and she passed
away
Tuesday morning, after most
an(j
and although it had been only a few known pioneer residents of Fox Lake.
Mrs. H. E. Sparks, well
wa^
son building he was entirely undressed Plainfield, Wis., and moved with
and was in bed, but it was evident to her parents to Ramsey county in the
the officer that he had been hurrying
eariy
as he was somewhat out of breath Wright p. Welcome about 25 years
when he opened the door and was puf-
fing considerable. Jenkins at first, lived on their farm in Fancher town
denied that he had just come in, but
gum on the floor and when he stooped relatives and a large circle of friends
down to pick it up he noticed that the
carpet bulged up considerable and
packages of gum, candy and some three brothers are Harry ,Wendell
money. When Jenkins saw that he
was up against it he made a confes-
district court, and is now a regular
"boarder with Sheriff Olson.
This is the same young man who
"was shot by special officer Nessen of
Hie Great Northern about a year ago.
He and his brother rode into the yards
one night and when they got off the
train and started to ran the officer
called to them to halt and when they
-continued to run the officer shot at
-them aiuLhit Bill in the side, and for
aome Sme.he was at the hospital in
-this cftyi" Be sued the Great North
ern and afettlement was effected, the
compiw^ paying him $4000, which,
according to all accounts, he has dis
-ripated in this short time and is
broke. It. is said that he is the son
of respectable parents living near
eighties. She was married to
ag0 an(j
an(j
ABDICATES OFFICE
Feb. 23.—Davilmar
the office of
ident of Haiti, and
on the Dutch steamer Frederick Hend
rik, in the harbor at Port Au Prince.
After touching at one of the south
Haitian ports, the steamer will
to Curacao.
taken charge
•:?f,:the ^ito1
aud
say they are
-tag General GuiUaume. leader of the
Vernon Sparks, and there are sev-
{en sters
sion. He was taken before Judge j?0ote, John Flumerfelt and C.
•Juergens and- was bound over to the xurner
DEVIL
IfORLD—VOLUME V. NUMBERS 8 DEVILS LAKE, NORTH DAKOTA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1915
TWITCHELLTAKES
[V ATTITUDE
Bismarck, N. F«fc.. 3t—OB a
reconsideration *f tke demonstra
tion farm bill, TveadwoU Iwichell,
diairman of of tk« Laikrop cammittte,
which resommeided lite afeolafcmetit
of the work, wrtwii his position,
supporting demonstration farms as
now maintained.
There are twenty-four such farmers
scattered broadcast over the state and
operated at a biennial expense of $24,.
000. Arguments against the continu
ance of the farms wore baaed princi
pally on the plea that the state
could get far better results for its
agent work.
One of the biggest bargains ever
offered by Mgr. Miller of the Grand
will be given on Thursday and Fri
day when he will present the 23rd and
final episode of "The Million Dollar
Mystery". This final episode tells
the prize winner also depicts the
events and what became of the Million
Dollars. This episode has been anx
iously waited for by the Lake. Region
theatre goers and the Grand will be
packed those two evenings.
Another great picture will be shown
that evening when the World Film Co
will present the great American actor
"Wolton Lackaye" in "The Pit". This
play was Wilton Lackaye's greatest
Stage Triumph. The following is a
brief synopsis of the play. Corth
ell is an artist. Jawdm is wrapped
up in his attempt to control the
wheat market. His wife seeks solace
born forty-three years ago among whom are, Gail Bane and Mil-
for many years past had
shjp_
the officer discovered a package of ^an(j
She leaves a sorrowing hus-
an(j
five children besides many
mourn
her tragic death. The child
ren are
raising the carpet he found several. piorence
Guy, Arthur, Clarence, Miss
and
Mrs. John Rustad. Her
as follows: Mesdames Wm.
0f
this city, Mrs. A.
Gladys and
of Calio and
Grace.
It is one of the saddest deaths
which has occurred in our county for
some time and the heartbroken par
ents, husband and other relatives
have the entire sympathy of the whole
county.
The funeral is held this afternon at
2:30 o'clock at the Methodist church
in this city, and the remains will be
laid to rest in the local cemetary.
A GOOD 1
nicely with a bright outlook for the
of im
were taken up and
The matter of more conventions for
the city was one of the
topics, and also the matter of an ade
quate feed barn for the city
The club is in
it has been for
ton "Sills. This production
staged by Wm. A. Brady.
i"«Sf lK™
Ida McDonald returned from Doyon
dance.
AND INTER OCEAN
The Regin, carrying coal from Tyne
to Bordeaux, sank ten minutes after
she was struck.
The Gegina is the second Norwegian
steamer to encounter a submarine or
his business rival. You see the tur
moil in the pit as Jawdin .tries to school year, and rumor has it that a
stem the tide of defeat. His wife's large number of the teachers will re
action when Jawdin comes_ home
"The Pit" by other great artists,
WILL
I IDE
It looks as though there would be
almost a new corps of teachers at the
head of our public schools another
year. Since Prof. Barnell resigned
a few days, ago, Professors Cross and
in the company of Corthell. Jawdin's Crippen have tenfetiMl their resigna
whet corner is attacked by Croolces,
tions to teke effect at
the
sign.
broken and dethroned, as she is about gchols have been moving along very
to elone with Corthell, is an interest- ,.
ing sidelight on feminine character, nicely under Prof. Barnell and his
This fine play in five reels reproduces able corps of teachers, and it is with
exactly the greatest stage triumph of. regret that we see him leaving, and
^tolU.!J,fclcaye 5?10 *s supported in
From what we can learn our
ajong
^th him these other professors.
.uiicci iramcura in itn, uuict aiuow, have several hundred bushels of
Both
Cr°ss
to
in "The Pit" will be the regular
vaudeville.
There will be two shows one at
7:15 p.m. and the other at 9:05 p.m.
sharp. Regular prices ten and twen-
and Crippen are recog- the choicest seed potatoes, of the Irish
mzed as able instructors, and their Cobbler and Early Ohio varieties for
ceed in getting such instructors as
will keep the schools up to the high
Miss Francis Shortridge was down standards which they have attained
from Churches Ferry Sunday visiting under Prof. Barnell.
with her sister, Mrs. O. W. Duell.
Complete stallion record books at
I the World office.
TABLE
ESCAPES
urn
REGIN SUNK OFF DOVER THIS Chas. Peltier, who was serving a
life sentence in the state penitentiary,
MORNING—ALL OF CREW ARE escaped last evening, and up to this
time is at large. He was one of the
FROM TIE PEI
SATS®. most desperate criminals in the pen.
Londom, Feb. 23.—The Norwegian
liner Regina was sunk off Dover this
morning either by a submarine or a
mine. The crew of twenty-two was
saved. 'Hi|!
UNTIL TUESDAY
Qwing Judge
couic| not get matters
mine in the English channel einee New Rockford where he is now hold
February 18, when the German sub-'\ ing court, the regular March term of
marine blockade against the British court which was to convene here next
ports went into effect. KhV8
The Regin is of 1,100 net tonnage,
and was built in 1913. Two other
Norwegian steamships met disaster
during the last few days in the North
sea.
cleaned up at
adj0Urned untl1
Tuesday'
AUTO SHOW NOW
ON AT THE FORKS
she ever had.
ciose 0f
the
0
The auto show is now on at Grand ...
Forks and several from this city have
NEW THEATRE
AT THE FORKS
J. D. Bacon of Grand Forks has
let the contract for the erection of a
fine new theatre building, and the
erection of the same will begin as
soon as spring arrives.
SEED POTATOES.
resignations will be a source of regret sale. These potatoes were raised
from the choicest seed shipped in last
The school board are busy looking year. If you want any of them write in driving into line such delegations
after new material and are already in or phone either myself or the First as may come from countics possessed
touch with some able educators, and National bank of Edmore, N. D. of institutions which had to be cai'ed
we hope and trust that they may sue- M. O. Krogfoss, Edmore, N. D. for—and for which the delegations
were held responsible to a large ex-
F0R
sale—The
WM
undersigned wishes 'ter^
to sell .lease, trade or hire broken
For particulars write me at Den- ^K's'^ion
ton, Mont. R. L. Cleveland. lOt
TER-OCEAN VOLUME
HADE OH BASIS
ABSENCE OF POLITICS IN DETER
MINING STATE AWARDS OF
MONEY IS RELIEF.
Bismarck, N. D., Feb. 23.—Approp
nations made without the objection of
politics, admittedly ideal but hereto
fore never accomplished in North Da
kota, are likely to be attained during
this session of the legislature through
the work of the Lathrep finance com-
nuuee-
gone down to look over the 1915 cars., Every appropriation that has been
The Forks has an auto show each suggested by the Lathrop committee
winter, and this one is to be the best jjas
reCeived
the approval of the joint
appropriations committees of the two
houses, and so far there has been no
indication of any desire to overturn
on the floor, the committee's work.
At no stage of the game has there
been any political work. The needs of
the institutions, departments, etc.,
have been considered upon their mer
its, and the allowance of this or that
item has not been dependent upon the
"pull" that the delegation from the
particular county in which the insti
tution or department might chance to
be located might enjoy.
It is the first time in the history of
the state that appropriaions have:
been doled out in that manner.
Used as Powerful Club.
Hieretofore, the chairmanship of the
appropriations committees has been a
something to seek as a means of gain
ing political prestige. Used for that
purpose, it has been a powerful club
Under that scheme of doing
the ne 1-4 of Sec. 14, Twp 153, Rg ^the appropriation chairmanship has
61, two miles northwest of Bartlett.
bee.n
a
?owerful
thin^s
£actor in
determining
This year the old scheme of
thinSs
has been done away with The chair
manship has not been used either by
Senator Kretchmar, or by Representa
tive Treadwell Twichell, as a club in
the matter of shaping legislation.
The change is one that has gone a
long way toward de-localizing the
concern of the legislatures in the suc
cessof the various institutions.
Delegates from the institution count
ies have not been compelled to fear
,consequences, so far as their institu
tions were concerned, because of any
stand they may have felt called upon
to take.
Appropriations Will Carry.
There doesn't seem to be the slight
est disposition on the part of anybody
to oppose the list of appropriations as
agreed upon by the joint appropria
tions committee.
The absence of approprirtions for
building operations has held each of
the educational institutions to a basis
of actual need, and the building work
at the penal and charitable institu
tions has likewise been maintained at
a point of actual need, so that none
to offer.
Word has been received that Thom
as Fowler, a former resident of this
city, recently passed away at hiB
home near Sherwood. Mr. Fowler
friends here who will re
gret to learn of his
All kinds of legal blanks
World office.
Largest Circulation
of any Newspaper in
the Lake Region.
FOUR PROPOSED LAWS BEING
PREPARED
LEADER.
or a,coholic
li^uors'"
HIS WITHDRAWAL OF CALIFOR
NIA AND WYOMING OIL LANDS
WAS LEGAL.
Washington, Feb. 23.—President
Taft's withdrawal of oil lands in Cali
fornia and Wyoming in 1909, without
empowering legislation, is upheld by
the supreme court today and the entry
of claims by individuals and corpora
tions, valued at hundreds of milions,
are annuled thereby.
President Taft withdrew the lands
as a conservation measure, and on
June 25, 1910, congress passed a law
ratifying his action.
Oil corporations, principally, enter
ed many tracts between the two states
and have resisted the attempts of the
government to put them ou.
The government defended the with
drawal, partly as being for preserving
the oil supply for the navy The case
has nothing to do with enforceability
of the prevailing form of oil leases,
which is involved in another case.
EVELYN SUNK
EARLY FRIDAY
Berlin, Feb. 22.—Captain Smith of
the American steamer Evelyn has in
formed, the Germain authorities accord
ing to report^, that his ship met with
disaster tW^ttgh the advice of the
British naval boarding office
structed him to follow the
which he struck mines instead of a
northerly course as specified in the
German instructions. The
occurred at 4 o'clock Friday
and the Evelyn sank seven ho
Captain Smith, a Dutch pilot and 18
men drifted in a rowboat until Satur
day afternoon when rescued by a
German patrol boat.
4
NUMBER 38
XXXII.
PROHIBITION
Baltimore, Mr., Feb. 23.—Charles
H. Randall, prohibition party eon
gressman-elect from California, in an
address to prohibitionists last night
announced that it is to be proposed
in tlie next congress that the federal
government shall withdraw from the
liquor business all the facilities which
are under the government's control
or ownership.
"A series of four proposed laws are
being prepared," he said, "briefly des
cribed as follows:
"1—Federal liquor license receipts
are hereafter to be issued only to
holders of valid licenses already
granted by local authorities in the
states.
"2—The United States mails will
be closed to use by the liquor interests
for any purpose whatever, thus pre
venting the vicious and fraudulent ad
vertising published in many news
papers and sent through the mails.
"3—The United States will prohibit
the use of interstate commerce for
liquor shipments for any purpose and
|will stop importations from foreign
countries, thus' erecting' a stone wall
at every state line.
"4—A federal embargo will be
placed against the waste of food pro
ducts by prohibiting the transforma
toin of grain, fruits, or any products
valuable for food, into intoxicating,