DISTRICT
COURT.
Proceedings
of That Tribunal During the Past Week.
Several
Prisoners Plead Guilty to Criminal Charges.
Bigelow
Saloonkeeper Indicted on Six Counts for Selling to Minors
More
business has been disposed of in the district court during the past week than in
any other week during the term.
Our
report last week concluded with the case of Thomas Foley, which had been called
for trial. Foley was indicted for assault in the second degree. The character of
his offence was a crime against nature. He changed his plea to guilty.
In
the case of the State vs. Frank Timmons and Chas. Blumeneau the defendants were
permitted to plead guilty to assault in the third degree.
Last
Friday Acel Pierman was arraigned under an indictment for horse stealing. He
plead not guilty, but the next day changed his plea to guilty.
The
case of the State vs. Joseph Stearns, charged with incest, was called last
Friday and the jury empanneled. In the afternoon the jury was dismissed until
Monday forenoon. The case went to jury Wednesday evening and a verdict of guilty
was returned. This has proved to be a case of exceptionally revolting depravity
on the part of those concerned.
D.J.
Gronewald, a saloon keeper of Bigelow, was last week indicted for selling liquor
to minors on six counts. He plead not guilty to all counts, but later changed
his plea in two counts to guilty. He is now in jail with the other convicts
awaiting sentence.
The
last jury case was that of the State vs. David Tripp. No defense was made and
the defendant was found guilty.
The
jury was then dismissed and the court cases were taken up, and it is possible
the calendar will be cleaned up this week. The prisoners will be sentenced when
the other business is concluded.
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Ethel
Smith has been on the sick list the past week.
Nels
Langseth was in from
Dr.
and Mrs. F.E. Walker of
Dr.
F.B. Cowgill will hold quarterly conference at the
Geo.
Klessig drove to the county seat Saturday.
J.A.
Good and wife interviewed
Geo.
J. Fisch is enjoying a visit from his father, who arrived Friday.
A
letter received from L.D. Fancher states that they have settled in
B.F.
Young shipped two cars of sheep to
P.R.
Long consigned two cars of cattle to the
C.T.
Tupper was a business visitor to our village Saturday.
Deputy
Sheriff Mishler was serving papers in this locality Saturday.
Mrs.
Montgomery, of Estherville, spent Sunday with her old friends, Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Baker.
A.S.
Frane and wife took in the market day at Rushmore Saturday.
Mrs.
E.J. Brubaker has been very sick but is now on the road to recovery.
C.O.
Burns was called to
Fred
Post left Tuesday for the cornfields of
Mrs.
Horner, of
Tuesday's
delegation to the county seat consisted of the following: Mr. and Mrs. C.A.
Hagberg, Lizzie Klessig, Anna Ackerman, Mrs. R.J. Jones, W.J. Klessig, Sam Lemen,
John Duis, and D.H. Sisson.
Henry
Schroeder arrived Monday from
Leslie
Christianson left Monday for
F.E.
Eggleston lost a valuable horse Monday. Cause lung fever.
Banker
Ned Jones, of
Jurymen
Durfee and Baker spent Sunday with their families, returning Monday.
Route
One.
Emil
Graf is serving the county as jurymen during this term of court.
Henry
Kunze sold a fine horse to Albert Leistico Wednesday.
Joe
Firth of
C.M.
Holland and family returned home last Saturday from Emmet
Gier
and Belz of Conrad Iowa who owns a fine half section on No. 1 in Seward,
occupied by N.A. Johnson, are making extensive improvements, in the way of
tiling and fencing, they are putting in between seven and eight hundred rods of
tile and contemplate putting in about that much more next year and are fencing
principally with woven wire.
George
Butcher of near Wilmont has rented the Hislop farm now occupied by H.D. Pratt
and will move on to it in the spring. Mr. Pratt moves on the farm now occupied
by Frank Schmidt, while Mr. Schmidt goes on to one of Vic Anderson's farms south
of Org.
Frank
Williams one of the hustling overseers of Elk has been doing some good work in
his district this fall, one day he had four crews at work, and it kept him busy
chasing from one crew to another but what bothered him was he could never meet a
rig going the same way he was.
The
carrier and all the little carriers join in thanking the Misses Helen and Hazel
Hastings for as fine a pumpkin pie as they ever ate which was found deposited in
the mail box last Saturday.
Bigelow.
From
the Signal:
David
T. Cain, who was injured in a tussel with his gasoline engine, has taken charge
of the business once more. Although he carries his left arm in a sling he is
able to do the book work and buying while he has an assistant, Mr. Hamilton, who
is doing the manual labor around the elevator at present.
Sorem
Bros have sold their hardware and implement business at this place to the
Jeffers Land Co., and will retire from the management of the business. The deal
was closed several days ago but had been kept rather quiet and the transfer is
to take place about Nov. 1st.
A
business deal was closed on last Thursday whereby Guy Ostrom became the owner of
the hotel property here. Mr. Ostrom traded a quarter section of land near
Chamberlain, S.D., for the property and the price he allowed for the property
was $1200.
Orville
Tupper, the assistant cashier of the Citizens National Bank of
Rushmore.
From
the
Jesse
Hamstreet has been laid up the past week with appendicitis. It was a mild attack
and he is able to be out again today.
S.T.
Wood has the foundation laid for a new barn 36x50 with 12 foot posts, which he
will build on his farm adjoining town. His tenant S.C. Wilson, is engaged quite
extensively in darying and the new barn is exclusively for milch cows.
Boyd
McChord has resigned his position at the creamery and Burr Smith, of
From
the Democrat:
Chas.
F. Becker at the head of the shoe department of the Big Store, while on his way
from Yankton, S.D., to
Lismore.
From
the Leader:
DeBoer
and Ten Cafe have traded their acre property on the north side of town to Mark
Graves for a farm just across the line in Murry Co.
We
hear that George Cutler and family will occupy the Hotel after Nov. 1st. We do
not know whether the Sowles family will remain in Lismore or not but hope so at
any rate. The Cutler family will be welcomed back to Lismore.
Ellsworth.
From
the News:
City
Marshall Finnerty recently disposed of his farm near Edna to a party from
Lester, and during the past week closed a deal for the purchase of the 160 acre
tract just across the road from Tim Hefferan's home. The farm was the property
of the First National Bank and sold for $65 per acre.
Round
From
the Graphic:
Had
the weather been favorable this week C.J. Anderson would have had Julius Palm,
of Worthington, here to begin work on the construction of his new barn on his
farm cornering town on the south west. It may be started the end of this week.
The structure will be 46x48 feet in size and cost in the neighborhood of $700.
B.C.
Denkman departed last Saturday afternoon for
Brewster.
From
the Tribune:
On
Monday of this week a stranger helped himself to E.W. Sharping's overcoat which
had been left on the wagon in the street, but was caught by Marshal Montgomery
before he had gone far. He was taken before the local justice and given a
sentence of 30 days at Hotel de Fauskee.
Wilmont
Tribune: Jack Carey and Tom Hayes drove over to
Wilmont
Tribune: A reunion of the Chautauqua Company Lodge was held at the residence of
H. Peter Lewis last Sunday in honor of Mrs. Wetherel, of Estherville, who is
visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis. Only members of the camp lodge were
present and an enjoyable time was spent in reminisence of the many pleasant
hours spent at the late camp at
Little
Dan Clement is sick with scarlet fever at the home of his grand parents, Senator
and Mrs. Dan Shell.
W.G.
Ramage and bride returned last Saturday from their wedding trip and will soon be
at home to their friends.
H.F.
Rockwell this week moved into the Matteson house, which he recently purchased
and has had put in first class repair including papering and painting inside and
out.
On
Wednesday afternoon an interesting ceremony took place at the office of Judge
J.S. Kies, when Mr. Amiel Ball and Miss Myrtle Myers of
LOCAL
NEWS
Jess
Cross was up from Bigelow Monday.
Odin
Jacobson was up from Bigelow Monday.
D.J.
Chambers of Wilmont was in town Tuesday.
John
Ackerman of Wilmont was in the city Wednesday.
W.
Knuth, of Loraine, did trading in
O.B. Thusen, of Bigelow township, was a caller last Saturday.
P.R.
Long of
Judge
C.M. Cory has moved in to the house vacated by H.F. Rockwell.
E.J.
Helmick came home last Friday and spent a couple of days with his family.
G.R.
Shaw, of Rushmore, was a
I.F.
Kelley has sold the Hawley house to W.T. Hayes, a conductor on the
S.E.
Beemis, of
W.T.
Hayes has moved into the Hawley house which he recently purchased from I.F.
Kelley.
Mrs.
Calvin Moen returned last Saturday from a visit of several days with friends at
H.T.
Wasmund, of Dewald, did trading in
J.J.
Corbett of
John
Good, of
Post
Office Inspector H.O. Smith, of
Miss
Eva Fairfield, the popular operator at the central office, was absent from her
place a couple of days last week, having been confined to her home by illness.
The
Christian Endeavor Society of the Christian church will give a social tomorrow,
Saturday night, at the home of Mr. N.H. Austin. Refreshments will be served and
a short program rendered.
A.
Berger of Elk was in the city Monday on a trading trip.
J.W.
Burkhardt of Dewald, was in town Tuesday on business.
Fred
Cass of
L.
Volberding of Dewald was in town Tuesday transacting business.
Henry
Kunze, of Elk township was transacting business in the city Wednesday.
Miss
Helen Smith visited with friends and relatives near
J.W.
Pepple of the dispatchers office at St. James was here last Friday on a visit to
his parents.
C.M.
Holland and wife returned last Friday from
G.W.
Wheeler, the Rushmore creamery man, was a business visitor in
J.
Burr Ludlow, of Rushmore was in
OE.
Slifer came in last Friday to receive a full blooded O.I.C. boar, bought at
Prof.
H.R. Edwards,
Miss
Frankie Clark, accompanied by Miss Maud Kellam, came down from
Sheriff
Newton Fauskee says that this week the county jail has reached high water mark
for prisoners, there being now fourteen confined there. The latest arrivals are
Acel Pierman, Sievert Poppen of Elk, and Herman Poppen, his son, of
A
new cement walk was installed the past week in front of I.W. Erickson's saloon.
E. Cutler did the work.
Will
Burchard, of the Worthington Creamery Co. left Tuesday night for the twin cities
on business connected with the creamery.
The
Ellsworth News last week reports births in the families of Rudolph Lentz, Oney
Herding, John Crowley and Martin Reiter, all boys.
E.J.
Wolven left Wednesday for
B.F.
Young returned Wednesday morning from
Miss
Myrtle Stowell, a former resident of this place has accepted a position as
traveling saleslady for the Bee Hive Store,
A.E.
Smalley leaves today for Luverne to take charge of the Luverne Journal. Mr.
Smalley is a practical printer and newspaper man and will no doubt make a
success of the venture.
Will
Levine has been nursing a very badly swollen hand the past week. A mere scratch
at first, but which later gave evidence of a serious nature, started Bill for
the "doctor's shop." Since then he has been carrying that member
closely bandaged.