The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, December 13, 1930, Page 2

2 Tells Attorney Woman’s Body Hidden in Cave «Continued said he was given a.check for $150 to keep quiet and he took them to Willis- ton to flee from the country. This story was told trom page one) the bodies other than the baby's were. Says Baby Next, after the bodies had been exhumed under directions given by Bannor, he related that Mrs. Haven, in an insane rage, killed her baby and Haven burned it. Then Mrs. Haven killed the other members of the fam- ily anu accidentally shot and killed herself while attempting to shoot him. Bannon said he buried the bodies, using a saddle horse to drag ae ee to the barn. Former BismarckMan Active in Haven Case +«James P. Curran, former Bis- marck resident while serving as state printer, has taken an active part in the investigation of the Haven case, according to infor- mation received here. Curran resigned his state post and left last summer to take over the management of the McKenzie County Farmer and Watford City Guide. In that capacity he stim- ulated interest in the investiga- tion of the case and aided county Officials in their work. Curran did the - preliminary sleuthing for North Dakota news- Papers.and later was assisted by Ray Dobson, city editor of the Mingi News. E. E. Makiesky, state corre- .Spondent for the Associated Press with offices here, arrived on the scene -Friday to report the case for that organization. that if he ever told about the slay- ings, he, his mother and his father would be killed. As soon as Fassett’s name was mentioned State's Attorney Taylor Deputy Sheriff Lawrence Warnes at Schafer to take Fassett into custody and bring him to Wil- liston. Fassett uttered a long, loud laugh when he was brought before the state's attorney and the sheriff, and then denied the accusations made by Bannon. After considerable ques- tioning the officers said they were in- clined to believe him, but -he is still being detained. Brought Face-to-Face | Watford City, | head with a blanket and pefsons with Was Burned of Mrs. Haven, a woman of large stature, from the farmhouse ‘The next story told was that a stranger, whom Bannon said he had seen around the Watford City com- munity, came to the Haven farm on Sunday night, February 5. He said this stranger had previous:y talked with the Havens about renting the farm when they went away and he was angry when he learned Bannon had been given charge of ihe prop- erty. The stranger called Haven some ugly name. Says Neighbor Did Shooting Early next morning, Bannon con- tinued to relate, Robert Fassett, living uéarby came to the Haven farm. Daniel and Leland Haven were milk- ing in the barn. Bannon said Fassett tcok his (Bannon’s) rifle off his sad- dle and shot and killed the to boys. Mrs. Haven came to the barn to find out where the two boys were and she, too, was shot andemortally wounded but managed to reach the house where she fell through the door with a. pleading to Bannon that he pray for her. The stranger shot Haven, further declared, and then clubbed Charles, aged 3, and the infant daughter. to death. Bannon said) Fassett clubbed Haven after he had} been shot. When the wholesale slaughter was | over, Bannon said, the stranger and Fassett. came into the house and he stood there with a gun in his hand, and they told him to lay it-aside as/ they weren't going to hurt him. ‘Bannon said Fassett and the stranger compelled him to help bury | the bodies, but not until after the stranger had gone into the basement and obtained a can containing # sum | of money. | Stranger Threatened Him H Bannon said he took the stranger to’ Williston the same morning and left him, after receiving a warning | ing of February 10. | The fact that the body of Haven | and one son bore overshoes convinces slain while they slept. Dug Out Hammer | When Bannon Thursday afternoon ! personally directed the finding of the body of the Haven infant in a refuse | pile near the farm buildings, he also went a few feet away and dug out a hammer which he turned over to au- | thorities. If the Havens were all beaten to death, officials believe this was the death weapon. It is believed it might i | members of the family and that Mrs, Haven and Haven possibly were shot. However, all these speculations are | expected to be cleared away when | autopsies are performed on the badly decomposed bodies at Watford City | late today. | “Certainly there must be some people who believe I am innocent,” Bannon | he told questioners yesterday. Told that sentiment was running high in McKenzie county, Bannon expressed a hope he would not be taken back. After revealing the whereabouts of the Haven infant Thursday after- noon and when he was being brought to Williston, as the car passed through Bannon covered his him said he was shaking, apparently from fear. Sees ‘Mob’ in Nightmare In jail here Bannon told of a nightmare which he had when he thought he saw through a jail win- dow a mob coming to get him to be hi 5 Investigation of Bannon’s where- abouts on. the morning of February 10 has shown he was not seen around the home during the forenoon or un- til about 2 o'clock in the afternoon. Today the doctor's offices in Wil- liston were to be visited and checked to determine whether either Bannon or his father sought medical treat- ment here on that date. State's Attorney Taylor ordered this investigation in the belief that if Bannon and his father, individual- ly or together, killed the Haven fam- ily, they might have been injured and came here for treatment. Another possible death weapon, but considered unlikely to be such, is © straight blade razor which was found under a bed in the Haven farm house @ few weeks ago when search for the family was begun in earnest. Two letters, one which Bannon claimed was received from the Hav- ens at Colton, Oregon, and another which was. written from Oregon to Charles Bannon by his father, James Bannon played an important part in the investigation. Young Bannon said one letter was sent from Colton, Oregon, by Daniel Haven and that ‘the return address was Box 79 at that place. The Col- ton postmaster, however, said he had never heard of the Havens and that there was no such box number. ‘The text of the letter follows: “We all arived here safe with out much trouble. Have got a small Place rented. Pop sure was tired when we got here, and so he had me write for him. He says go a head and put the crop in as you and him planed half all crops including half calfs all cream. You pay our pro- senil propty taxes for use of horses and michenry. “Mother is even more bad than when she was home and she has forgotten everything about home. Pop Says we will stay away a year or so and if mother don’t get better will ‘have (here a few words were not de- cipherable due to dirt on the letter) Fassett. and Bannon were brought | this fall. face to face in the county jail last night and again Bannon directed the same accusation at his neighbor. “You're a liar,” was the shouted Teply of Fassett. When Bannon yesterday. declared that the body of Mrs. Haven and the remainder of the remains of Charles would be found in a different part of the lean-to of the barn where the bodies of Haven, Daniel and Leland were discovered, diggers at once went to the spot and worked most of the day. ‘When nothing was found, Bannon again facec a bombardment of ques- tions and was accused of having falsified. Then a story was told by him that the body of Mrs. Haven | had been taken away by Fassett. 1 Pop wants to know how every thing is and says hello to you. “As ever your friend, Daniel Haven. “Address your letters to Colton, Ore. Mr. Daniel Haven, Colton, Ore- gon, Box 79” Envelope Wore Out Bannon said the letter he received from Daniel was carried in his pocket for several mo:‘hs and that the en- velope wore out and was thrown away. Then Bannon was arrested and jailed on a charge of embezzlement. This was on Nov. 29. His arrest came about through a complaint signed by C. E. Evanson, public administrator of McKenzie county, who had been named guardian of the Haven estate. Bannon said decomposition of the | 2vanson alleged Bannon had disposed Woman's body had become so offen- sive that she was exhumed and Fas- sett cut up the body, put it in a sack | and carried it away on a saddle horse. Tell Bannon for me “he's a liar about that,” was Fassett'’s explana- tory reply. “I believe if he got his just deserts, it would be the same thing that happened to the Havens. ‘The Havens were my very good, good friends, and they always treated me kindly.” Meanwhile, the search for Banon’s father, James F. Bannon, who left the Watford City vicinity about six weeks ago for the west coast, continued. He is sought on a charge of first- degree murder, the same crime charged to his'son.. The elder Ban- non lived on the Haven farm with Charles during the greater part of the year. ' From Oswego, Oregon, a telegram was received last night saying that Bannon had left there on December 6 for parts unknown. He was driving the automobile which he ned when hé left Watford City. ‘Bannon, according to jail guards, slept very littie, if any, since he put behind the bars here late ' declares he cannot He face is drawn and blanched, nis appear dry and frequently he will himself face downward upon a Deputy Sheriff Earl Gordon of has been working with Tay- and Sheriff Jacobson in ‘the ‘questioning ‘of ‘Bannon. With Bannon’s stories differing, au- of some of the property belonging to the Havens. ‘That same day James F. Bannon, father of Charles, was reported miss- ‘ing in Portland, Ore. Young Ban- non told officials his father had gone west to search for the missing family. | Had Written Pelice Charles Bannon had communicated with Portland police a month or so STICKERS ‘The dial on the above clock fece his etters ont it, ingtead of numbers: Start cavating the T, ati, ito te tt . count a certain number arpund the clock, clockwise. Mark down 1 | the letter that this brings you to. Then continue to count the same number around and around the clock until you have marked down each letter. If you've Picked height cunt manbe the tis pate the obvious answer to the are not as yet convinced whether the Havens were sluin in the (Stickler Solution on Editorial Page) before he revealed where evening of February 9 or early morn- | investigators that the family was not | have been used to kill the younger | THE BISMARCK TRIBU | tou MAY BE UNDER “THE | ILLUSION THAT ; AN OSTRICH | GURIES HIS HEAD IN SAND BECAUSE HE—- | TRINKS THAT | YEHE CANNOT |. SEE Wi? ~<a PURSUERS THEY . SMALL AS POSS(GLE- CANNOT SEE HIM. WHAT HE REALLY DOES IS 4O ROLL UP IN A HEAP TO APPEAR AS | AN ALLIGATOR MAY HAVE A WNGRY LOOK,BUT- 1S HIS NEARY RELATIVE, THE CROCODILE, WHICH IS DANGEROUS TO MAN. ago seeking information. He said he! was renting the Haven farm. In his letter, he said the Havens had lett | for Oregon Feb. 10, and that soon | .fterwards, he had received a letter | yom Daniel, postmarked Colton. «Charles Hunter, postmaster of Col- | ton, said a man representing himself , as Bannon visited him about 10 days | ago and made inquiries about the | Havens, Hunter told him he knew | nothing of the family. | In an effort to trap Bannon, Ray | Dobson, city editor of the Minot News, had Bannon write for him on a sheet of paper. Bannon misspelled the same words which young Haven was purported to have misspelled in the original letter. It is known, now, that young Haven was dead when the letter was written. The other letter, written by the elder Bannon to his son from Oregon, | his step. It said: 1 “Now Charles, watch your step and | j See that everything is right and do what is right and there will be no comeback.” Authorities expect to prove that one of the Bannons wrote the letter signed with the name Daniel Haven. In view of the manner in which the case has developed within _ the | last. two days, the events leading*up’ to the disclosures of where the bodies | — hidden has attracted interest. { ‘oung Bannon was arrest ona charggt embézziément tn Cofnletion with ‘the sale of hogs owned by the Havens but most of the questioning had to do with the disappearance of the Haven family and why Bannon had apparently taken possession of the Haven place. Last Tuesday Bannon was placed on the stand and testified that he ‘was 22 years of age. had lived in Mc- Kenzie county for 12 years and that ; he had known the Haven family that time. He stated that he had worked for the Haven family on several oc- casions, the first time being in 1923, again in 1926 during harvest, also in ‘the fall of 1927 for two months, again in the fall of 1929 and that he went to work for them the last time the day before the family disappeared in February 1930. He stated that he had met Haven in Watford City on the evening of February 8 and that Haven had stopped him on the street and asked him if he wouldn't go to work for him, looking after his place for a couple of months as Mrs. Haven was sick and he wanted to take a trip for her health. to come to his place the next day (Sunday) and he rode to the Haven Place on horseback and found Mr. and Mrs. Haven and the two young- est children at home. He went into the house and talked with them for a while and then Mr. Haven asked him to come to the barn as he want- ed to show him around. Hired By When they got to that Haven offered three months work fused Haven offered him $50.00 month which he then, asked him if the crop on shares in get. back and he told too'many young cattle and that there | would be no ‘profit in it for him. Haven then offered to sell the young cattle to him he said and he bought eleven head. of young stock, seven pigs and two horses for $265. He said Federal Land bank, St. Paul, stated that he had gone to the Haven farm on Oct. 15, 1930, for the purpose of Several letters to the Havers and that the letters had been returned to them unclaimed and that the ordered him to find out what wrong, » Found Baonons On Place He said the payment. due the bank | went to the Haven farm he met/| Charles and James A. Bannon and that he got the impiesston from his | conversation with ‘them that both {had leased the farm on a partners ship basis. They told him-that there was only 50 bushels of wheat pro- duced on 25 acres on tte land in contained the admonition to watch | 1.14 Haven he said asked him | legal | if it wouldn't be possible for her to | longed to Bannon and that Bannon was only $30.00. and that when he | erty. only six cows and two head of calves on the place. He took the answers down on a blank that he had to send in to the Federal Land bank as his rep@t, he said, and he read from the report made. He also stated that he had been informed at Schafer about Mrs. Haven striking her husband with a poker and that he asked the Bannon’s about the episode and they denied having knowledge of any such trouble. He also said that it was the first time the Havens had ever been in arrears on their loan. C. D. Smith, real estate dealer of Watford City testified that Haven had paid him $560 on a land deal on February 8th last. He had ‘ never heard Haven or Mrs. Haven say they contemplated leaving McKenzie county he said. He stated that Charles Bannon had told him that he wanted to buy a piece of land as he expected the Haven family to re- this fall, that he talked to Ban- non about the Haven family and their property and Bannon said he didn’t know what to do about it, He ad- vised him to go to the authorities and have an inventory made of the stock and other property, he asserted. Says Admission Made Judge P. C. Arildson stated. that Charles Bannon had admitted to him that he had sold four hogs belong- ing to the Haven family to Oluf Lee for $75 and that he had given the. money to his father to keep for him, saying that his father was an honést; man and would account for it. Ques- tioned by Mr. Knox as to whether anyone had ever legally made a de- mand on young Bannon for the money, Judge Arildson said he be- lieved that Public Administrator Evenson nad made such a demand after he had been appointed guar- dian of the Haven property at the re- quest of Mrs. Haven’s brother-in-law, J. E. Spurgeon and Gust Sonnenburg. Mr. Knox then questioned the juris- diction of the county judge to ap- Point a guardian for the property when death or incompentency had not first been proven without giving Mr. Bannon an opportunity to ac- count for the property to a legally qualified guardian. There ensued an argument between counsel and the witness as to jurisdiction of the court, Knox wanting to know if any of the authorities knew whether the hogs in question had not been left in the custody of Mr. Bannon. Later he waived the point until later after Judge Arildson had promised to fur- nish the court and counsel with all documents: pertaining to the Brother Takes Stand At a night session Monday, George; Lane, brother of Mrs. A. E. Haven, declared on the witness stand that he was convinced “that something had happened to his sister’s family that prevented them from communi- cating with their relatives.” Asked action. be suffering from a nervous break- down and that her. husband was waiting for her recovery before com- municating with her folks, Mr. Lane replied: “Assuming that she was in- Sane, Mr. Haven would certainly have communicated with us by wire, and assuming that he and one of the boys were insane we still.would hear from them.” Mr. Lane gave the names and ad- Gresses of his brothers and sisters and the family history, told of the family moving to Lansford, N. D., in 1901 and of his railroad experience in North Dakota, when he fired an engine between Williston and Lari- more, N. D.. with headquarters at Minot. He stated that on a visit here in 1928 when his sister, Mrs. J. E. Spurgeon of Ryder died, Mr. Haven had told him he had sold his farm in Canada for $11,000. He also said that the Havens were afraid of banks and kept considerable sums of money in their possession. J. E. Spurgeon followed Mr. Lane on the stand. Both Spurgeon and Lane testified that Mrs, Haven had never had any serious illness to their knowledge and that she was normal mentally.. - Richard Dahl, local cattle buyer, testified that he had bought two steers from Charles Bannon in the spring of 1930 at the Haven farm, He said Bannon was anxious to scll the steers to. get funds to cover a check he had written on a local bank for $150 in payment of a car. He paid Bannon $75 each for the steers amd said the check was cashed shortly afterward by Bannon. Dahl said that he thought the steers be- gave him the impression that he had a long term lease of the Haven prop- Youth Is Witness Ellsworth ‘Swenson, 16 years of age, son of the rural mail carrier at Schafer, and a school mate of the Haven boys testified that he was a visitor at the Haven home on Feb- | ruary 9th the day before the family disappeared. He said he was at their home until 6 o'clock in the evening |and thet he and Leland Haven | Played the. radio in the house. He arrived at Havens before the boys ‘returned from the party at the Calkins ranch and while waiting for | their return visited with. Mr. and | Mrs. Haven. He stated that he saw | Charles Bannon in the kitchen of the Haven home talking to Mr. and Mrs. Haven late in the afternoon. He did not notice any difference in Mrs. Haven’s actions then ca other occasions when he had visited their |Fiome and did -not see any evidence of Mr. Haven having been struck by ;@ stove poker or other weapon. He {Said he saw Charles Bannon’s horse | tied to @ post near the kitchen door and that the saddle of the horse had | become loosened and had slipped | under the horse and that he and Le- {land had straightened it. There was \@ rifle lashed to the back of the j Saddle, he said that looked like a j Winchester 30-30. Leland did not j attend school the next day and he ; had later heard that they had left | for the coast. . Finds Bannon on Place Alex Rautio, or “Aleck the Finn,” | testified that he had come to the Haven place on Monday, Feb. 10th and had knocked at the door and | when no one answered entered. He found the kitchen stove cold. Later in the afternoon he said he went to the Haven place. and found Charles Bannon in charge.. Asked by Attorney Knox as to his opinion of the fate of the Haven family he said: “They are with the angels.” Questioned as to why he believed they were with the angels he said: “Those people were too good to go to hell.” The last witness heard before ad- journment Monday noon was Harold Semple, 32, neighbor and. reputedly close friend of the Havens. He had at various times been employed by Haven he testified and a year and one-half ago had dickered with Hav- en regarding a proposed trade of the Haven farm for property owned by his father near Oshkosh, Wis. Check from Haven for $150 In the course of his testimony Semple told of an attempt made by him to cash, as a favor to Bannon, a check for $150 made out to Ban- on and signed by Haven. Semple declared about May 1, Bannon prom- ised him he would loan him $100 if Semple would cash the check, saying that Bannon faced a judgmert cn @ butcher bill and could not cash the. instrument for that reasoh. The banks being closed, said Semple, the two men went to an auto dealer named Kettle who now has left Wat- ford City. Kettle made out a check to Bannon for $50, the witness re- called, and one for $100 to Semple, accepted the Haven check for $150 in exchange and attached the three in- struments to individual deposit. slips which were mailed to the bank. A few days later the bank notified Semple that there were no funds to cover the Haven check, and about October .1, Semple recalled, he re- turned that check to Bannon. The check was dated in February, said Semple. Semple stated that in February, Bannon had asked him to stay nights with him at the Haven farm as Ban- non was worried for fear Mrs. Haven might return and become violent. Semple stayed one night, he , and that shortly afterward Bannon showed. him a letter which he as- serted was from Daniel Haven at Colton, Ore. Bannon seemed easier in his mind after that, asserted Semple, and no longer desired com- pany at’ night. He related much the same, story as other witnesses regard- ing Bannon’s account of the Havens’ departure from the farm. Imflicates Elder Bannon Paul Gonson, assessor, testified that when he visited the Haven farm last. spring, information concerning property was given to him by James Bannon, father of Charles, whose whereabout is being sought by offi- cials. Bannon told him, the witness said, that the Haven family had gone west and Gonson said he received im- pression that nothing had been heard from them by Bannon. Andrew Hoffman testified . that what he believed to be considerable ‘of the Havens’ household furnish- ings had been moved into a bunk- house on the farm. mice John Kummer, a neighbor of the Havens testified that a few months ago he traded to Charles Bannon @ cow and a pig for two sets of harness, @ gang plow, dining room table, 30 bushels of barley, kitchen range, heating stove, hay rake, disc and a bed springs and’ mattress. Paint Ordered for Spring Kummer said he did not know for sure whether the property which he received in the trade belonged to the Havens, but some of it, he said came out of a bunkhouse. Hoffmann, also an agent for @ paint company, said that last No- vember 16, he sold $18 worth of paint to Haven for May delivery. He sald that the Great North station agent advised him the paint been claimed and he went Haven farm last June and met the elder Bannon and Charles. Hoff. man testified that some of the erty of the Havens was being moved and he said the remark was made by one of the Bannons that he believed the Havens “had all gone nuts.” Three witnesses testified they be- Meved the Haven family is dead. Attorney Knox asked Dave -West- lund and C. O. Nipstad, farmers, and J. K. Diehm, postmaster at Schafer and an uncle of Governor Shafer, question “As far as you know the Haven family are still alive.” Each answered that they believed they in the Big Missouri river.” to why he believed that he answered because they cannot be found. “That is the way you would dispose of them if you had killed them,” asked Mr. Knox. “Absolutely” replied the wit- ness, Grills Witness Mr. Knox did not ask Mr. Diehm but put Westlund to a ser Westlund said under questioning that he had about the. Haven they all were dead. “Do at the present time w! family is?” asked Mr. tell you I had @ dream about Mrs. @ contract and leave over night? If you do you are badly’ a.” questioning Mr. Knox asked the wit- ness if he ‘had neve: heard of any- one going away and not belng heard of for 10 months, to which the wit- ness replied, “I have never heard of question and that the Havens * had NE, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1930 any one going in the middle of the winter in the middle of the night either. Any one would be a damned fool, wouldn't he?” testified to -buying cattle and hogs from James F. Bannon and Charles Bannon. Their testimony was corro- borative. of testimony of other wit- nesses regarding the Haven property, the business methods of the Haven family and their general reputation for honesty as well as to the methods handling the property. Thrifty and Honest Family Five witnesses were on the stand Friday, Mr, and Mrs. W. 1. Calkins who live near Schafer and who were friends of the Haven family, Hans Oakland whose farm adjoins the Haven place.’ Robert Fawcett who worked for the Haven. family the summer: and fall of 1929 and I. San- foyd who testified as to his conversa- tions with Charles Bannon regarding the federal farm loan of the Havens which kecame due this fall. Mr. and Mrs. Calkins both testified that the Haven family was thrifty. hardworking and honest, and that Mrs. Haven always appeared normal mentally to them and was very fond of her children. They testified that the Haven family had eaten Thanks- giving dinner at their place and that the Haven boys had been at a party at their house on Saturday ht, February 8, and had stayed all leaving for home about 11 o'clock in the forenoon. Calkins stated that he had bought & load of oats from Haven a week be- fore his disappearance and that bushels of feed grain upon the place. He stated that Haven told him he had either 33 or 43 head of cattle. He stated that he went with his wife to the Haven farm on the 10th of Feb- ruary to get @ turkey gobbler he had traded with Haven, and that he met Charles Bannon who told him that he had taken the Haven family to Williston that morning and was in charge of the property until their}, return. Waiting For Spring Hans Oakland’s testimony corro- borated the Calkins’ in every impor- tant particular. He stated that he had stopped at Havens and had coffee with Mrs. Haven about a week before their dis- appearance and that Mrs. Haven ap- peared all right mentally to him, seemed very proud of her baby and that he had held the baby in his arms. He said the two Haven boys stopped at his place on February 9, on their him that day that he had Haven tractor to town for week before and had to the farm and that h for the spring break-1 could plant his crops. he bought the pigs and cattle from the Havens and that he had traded pigs with Bannon. Robert Fawcett stated that he had worked for the Haven family at var- fous times during 1929 leaving their employ in October and that they had 24 head of cattle when he quit as well as 24 pigs and 10 head of horses. He was hauling hay near the Haven farm on the 10th of February and stopped at the farm about 10 o'clock in the morning, knocked at the door and entered. When no one answered he put coffee on the stove and went on to where his hay was. Upon his return about 2 o'clock he said, he stopped and ate his lunch with Charles Bannon who had returned and who told him the story of the Havens leaving. Mrs. Haven Seemed Sane Fawcett said when he worked for Haven in October he had 1,200 bush- els of oats, 800 of rye, about 60 bush- els each of spelts and barely and 250] ™ bushels of flax besides an unknown amount of seed wheat. He testified when he saw him on February 10. I Sanford stated that he had re- ing about the Haven family whose semi-annual payment of $30. was overdue the bank stated it could get no reply from the Havens. Sanford said he interviewed Charles Bannon who told him that he did not know where the Havens were, that he was renting the place and that there were 15 fine head of cattle there and he did-not care if they never returned. Sanford also communicated with county officials who began inquiring about the Havens. He said he drove the census aaron oe eee place in April, they \- terviewed James F. Bannon, father of Charles, who told them that he was in charge of the place and gave the enumerator the information required ‘about the property and Haven family. ANOTHER CATERPILLAR MEMBER Oakland, Calif., Dec. 13.—(#)— Frederick J. Funston, son of the gen- eral is in the Caterpillar club. His plane went spinning 1,000 feet above the bay and he paracuted io the wa- ter, being rescued by duck hunters. He. is training to be a commercial came back the witness, Later in:his | pilot. fear Reap. at ‘On rare occasions the northern lights haye been seen, though faint- ly, as far south’ as 20 degrees north of the equator. with @ little baby. And you haven't | Other witnesses called were Peter | ‘Wold, Oluf Lee and Frank Ruby who; of the two Bannons, father and ‘son, of | - ST. GEORGE'S HPISCOPAL Church school,’ 10 a.m. Morning prayer at 11. Rev. Jon. MeNurm f Fargo wil address the church school and con: duct the morning prayer. } TRINITY LUTHDRAN : Boris & * Tee) ae strect, indahl, pastor, Caurste school, 9:45 Ag Morning worship at 11. o,Handel’s “Messiah” at auaitortum, ‘Trustees Monday, 8 p.m. Choir ‘Thursday, 4; RST CHURCH OF CHRIST hy root and Avenue c, joo] at 9:45 a.m Haven at that time had around 1,000|™% Wednesday evening _testimonia! meeting at 8 o'clock. A reading room maintained at 119% Fourth street is open daily, except legal holidays, from 12 to 5 p. Sunday 3 to 5 p.m. All are welcom services and to v! to attend these the reading room. ZION EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN (Missouri Synod) 419 Fourth street. J. V. Richert, pasto: Third Sunday in Advent. Bundey school, all classes, 9:30 a. m. Miss Ella Brelje, superintendent. Morning wo! Bibl rr. Rip (German), 10:30, 45 p.m., in charge of (English) at 7:30. B: of Jesse’—A rophec: ys. upils of the Sunday school are to be present in the after- Fr rehearsal of the Christmas program. FIRST EVANGELICAL Seventh street and Rosser a Ira E, Herzberg, minist Sunday church school, 10 a.m., for all departments. H. G. Schwantes, su- perintendent. Morning worship service at 11, Christianity.” ue. Theme, “Aggressive Special selection by the choir. istmas practice for the children, worship service at 7. “Faint, Yet Pursuing.” Special selection by the choir. we of time Kindly. notice the chan for the evening service for this Sun- are doing this so that it will be possible for our people to attend the seryite at the city auditorium, where Messiah” will be given. Tuesday, 7:30 p.m., young people's department business meet ‘ednesday, 7:30 p. paka rv! Juniors: Mrs. Merle kin, les Young people: Ira E. Horabers, leader, Adult: A. Knudson, leader, PE deetcuee: 3 8:30 p.m., choir prac- e. Saturday, 9:30 a. m., beginners’ cate- i class; 10:15, advanced catechism class. McCABE METHODIST EPISCOPAL Walter E. Vater, pastor. Morning worship at 10:30, Organ prelude, “Glory” (Kern)— iss Ruth Rowley, organist, ein, “Blessed Is He That Con- sidereth the Poor” (Anna Risher). Oras offertory, “Adoration” (Cum- min; lo, just for Today” (Seaver)— Mrs. Helen Ladd Hoss. Sermon, “Thy Kingdom Come”— President E. P. Robertson, D.D., LL.D., Wesley College, Gran Organ postiude, “March” (Read). an postlude, “March” ad). diag School, 12 noon, Classes for all ages. Evening worship, 7 to 8 o'clock. Please note change of hour on ac- count of “Messiah” at city auditorium. Orman prelude, “On the Mount” hee! td Ant “Now the Day Is Over” (Windermere). aa offertory, “Vesper Hour” “Jesus Teaching in Par- ables”—President E. P. Robertson, Wesley College, Grand Forks. Organ postlude, “Postlude” (Simper). prayer service Wednesday evening FIRST PRESBYTERIAN Floyd E. Logee, minister. Sunday church school at 9:30 a.m. Kindergarten, primary, junior, inter- mediate and senior departments. Morning service of worship at 10:30, broadcast over KFYR. Organ prelude, “Nazareth” (Gounod) —Grace Duryee Morris. Quartet, “If Ye Love Me” (Wood- man)—Mrs, Wingreene, Mrs. Ba- vendick, Mr. Halverson, Mr. Hum- phreys. Offertory, “The Shepherd” (Ber- wald). Quartet, “I Will Exalt Thee” (Hunt- ington) ‘No Room in the Inn’— Floyd ©. Logee. Organ postiude, “Triumphal Entry” iMiams) and adult depart- ments of the church school, 12 noon. Intermediate cabinet meeting, 5.30 7 Intermediate society meeting, 6 p. m. Senior society meeting, 6:. p.m. Taedeee, sulle Ann Allen and Ethel- vice of worship at 7:30, 3] the young people. The Christmas story in slides, poetry and Organ prelude, “The Herald Angels” ‘Gfendelssohn) — Grace’ Duryee orris, Selected Christmas carols by the Oftertors, “Afeditatt ‘ack ertory, lation” (Shackley). ‘The Chri: as Story: Slides of the masterpieces, portions of the Bib- lical story, Christmas poetry and carols. Clei! Gannon presiding. Organ postlude, “March of the Mag!” a). The young people's fellowship hour i of the will be dispensed with because of me esentation of “The Messia : tuesday 2:80, church school !cabi- ; i 7:00, Giri Scouts, troop 1 | day—7:30, prayer me # cqchool’ of missions; 4:30, Girl, Scouts, troop 5. ; ‘Thursday--4:80, Girl Bouts, troop 6; 4:30, junior artment. Christmas } party; "7:30, Boy Scouts, troop 6. | Saturday—2:30, primary department, | party. } | Pikunday, Dec. 21, 6 p.m. White Gite Christmas service. i FIRST BAPTIST ' Fourth street and Avenue B. is L. Jackson, pastor. H Churcif school, 10 a. m., with classes for all ages. Mrs. Howard McNutt, superintendent. Morning worship at 11. 1| Pianist, Miss Esther Wilson. P -| Prelude, Transcription of “Adeste” Fidelés” (Freeman). Choir number, “O Child of Lowly Manger Birth” (Ferdinand Q. Blanchard, arranged from Robert Schuman). Children’s ‘talk, “The King’s Mes- sengers”—Mr. Jackson. Oftertory, “Reverie” (Brown), ‘The By-Products of Beth- an Advent message—Mr. Jackson. |, Intermediate B. ¥. P. U. 6:30 p.m. |“Christmas in Sacred Art.” Leader, Edwin Mueller. Evening service at 7. Music fur- nished by the church orchestra. Ser- mon theme, “The Dayspring From on 1| High"—Mr. Jackson. Monday, 7:30 p.m., Royal Ambassa- dors at the church} Junior guild at the parsonage. Wednesday, 7:30 p. m., at the church, @ special meeting of the church an Congregation to observe the forty- ninth anniversary of the founding of our church and to plan for the fiftieth anniversary in 193]. Guest speaker for the evening willbe Dr. Fred. E, Stockton, state superintendent of mis- sions, Meeting open to all friends of the church. Come and help us plan for our fiftieth anniversary. Note.—Please note change of time of evening services in order to permit our people to attend “The Messiah” at the city auditorium, OUTLOOK ON WHEAT SITUATION GLOOMY Railroad Expert Says American Farmer Cannot Compete With Foreign Prices Dickinson, N. D., Dec. 13.—“There is nothing bright in the outlook for wheat in this country,” John Haw, agricultural extension agent for the Northern Pacific, told the members of the two local service clubs, Lions and Rotary, when he addressed them at the invitation of the oped the depression period had passed but could not see that it had as far as wheat is concerned. He that at the present time, the price of wheat in the United States is 12 or 15 cents above world prices by reason of the bolstering up by the federal farm board and said that Russia can well boast that her agricultural coun- try can deliver wheat at the sea board at @ cost of 30 cents a bushel. big disadvantage in raising wheat, pointing out the advantages of other ‘countries and the winter wheat dis- tricts of this country have over us in that department of farming.’ “No matter how proud we are of our country, we are forced to admit that rercig are better wheat countries,” he “We can, however, preach . and Ipractice optimism,” Mr. Haw de- clared, “by coming back to the old, old story. of diversified farming for this is an ideal livestock country.” He pointed out some of the advan- tages of this district as a livestock feeding country over those as a lives ‘stock breeding country. ‘He stressed the fact that gradually 50-cent wheat is going to freeze out the marginal wheat growers; that the three factors, quantity, cost must be figured together to find the profit in any industry and that two of these factors are controiled by the farmer himself, namely quantity and cost, forcing those out of wheat raleing who cannot produce if as a Profit. r WOULD LIGHT MONUMENT Wi » Dec, 13,—(P)-—The Washington monument is in the way of night filers. 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