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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-10-25

Donnybrook Friday afternoon.
The Minot officers learned of
the fact and warned the sur
rounding towns to be on the
lookout. That was the night
that robbers entered Des Lacs.
The postoffice authorities have
warned the postmasters to be on
the lookout for suspicious looking
characters who lurk about the
post offices and take in the lay Of
the land before getting in their
work.
The bold gang consisting Of the
five men who robbed the Sawyer
bank, were captured about two
miles east from Max, a station
along the Drake entension of the
500, forty miles south of Minot
Tuesday morning between nine
and ten o'clock, after from sew
enty-fve to one hundred shots
were fired by the nervy pursuers,
consisting Of Deputy Sheriff Ed
Kelley, Justice C. C. C. Willis, of
Sawyer, Peter Lee. another dep
uty and brother of Sheriff John
Lee, J. Larkin, Peter Best and
Mr.. Beagent. The captured men
gave their names as Ed Robinson,
Of San Francisco; H. H. Duffy,
Charles Sullivan, J. Hayes, Bert
Conroy.
Before the officers were able to
capture the bold fellows, it was
necessary to shoot one of them,
Ed Robinson, the 30-30 soft point
Mauser bullet passing thru the
bone of his left leg just above
the ankle. The bone was shat
tered in a terrible manner, but
the young fellow took three steps
on his foot before his ankle turn
ed and he was compelled to sue
for mercy.3
The capture of these men
means the breaking up OF one OF
the worst gangs that ever oper-
ated in the United States, Jesse
James and his men not excepted.
While the men were far from
being bright in their operations,
what they lacked in brains they
made up in the boldness OF their
acts, which made them really
dangerous.
The officers first got trace of
their men three miles southwest
from Sawyer Monday evening,
when Mamma King, afarmer, saw
i've men coming out ofhis wheat
bin in the field a WAYS from his
house. He had been blowing
nearby all day and did not see
the men until evening. He went
up to them and asked them what
they wanted; was informed that
they desired nothing, but was
told that the men simply had
been hunting.
They were dressed in the over
coats that they had stolen from
Brassett & Lund's hardware
store and from Segerstrom's
store. King had not yet heard
OF the robbery SO did not sus-
pect that anything was out OF
the way, When he went to the
house for supper, his wife inform
ed him that the Sawyer bank
had been robbed and he at once
suspected tnat these were the
men who did it. Word was sent
to Sawyer at tonce and deputies
Kelley and Willis left Minot that
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ed, and the robbers did not sus-
pect that they were being shad-
owed. When Larkin came into
Max, he reported his discovery.
Kelley tried to get a posse from
Max to accompany him but the
fellows were all too busy, and
evidently afraid. One said that
he would ride out on horseback,
but he must have taken a horse
and left in an opposite direction,
for he didn't turn up. The off,
lcers, however, we're competent to
make the capture themselves.
The horses went along at a good
Jog until within a comparatively
short distance OF the men, who
did not even suspect that they
were about to be given a warm
reception. The officers wore cold
from their all nights drive and
we're shivering in a terrific man.
ner from the cold. The officers
did not remove their coats until
within a short distance of the
men, then they threw their coats
hurriedly, grabbed their rifles,
and got their revolvers in readi-
ness; then Jumped from the bug
gies. The robbers were on the
south side Of the railroad grade
and the officers on the north
side. Neither at the time could
see the other. The officers ran
up onto a little knoll and then
saw three of the robbers plainlys
They called to the fellows to
throw up their hands and one Of
them, young fellow, nearest to
the officers complied with the or
der. The other two ran and the
officers Immediately began
pumping the lead into them as
they fled, using their Marlin and
Winchester long distance rifles.
The robbers are now very sore at
themselves for allowing themselves
to be taken SO easily. When they saw
Kelley and his men stop near the
grade they ran towards the grade
hoping to bet close to it that they
might put up good fight with their
revOlVers. Kelley saw their move
too quickly for them and started his
horses on the dead run for the grade
which is about twelve feet high and
got his team upon the grade before
the men We're very close. The robbers
then saw that their jig was up and
turned and ran in an opposite direc-
ton. The officers then leveled their
guns at them with the result that
Of bringing Sullivan's hands up into
the air like a flash. Lee then told the
fellow that he could walk closer and
he did move up a few steps. Kelley
lost no time in going thru his clothes
and found $S23.70 in his pockets. The
paper money and gold was in pocket
book. Kelley also took from his per-
son a big Smith & Wesson No. "A
Sullivan admitted to Kelley that he
was one Of the bank robbers and said
that he had been caught with the
goods on him.
1t has developed that Duffy did
not throw a great deal of money in
the slough. His roll of bills was found
on the prairie not a great distance
from the slough by Mr.. Lee.
AS near as can be ascertained the
officers found $500 that the rob-
bers had stolen and a search of the
prairie was made Wednesday. 1t is
believed that there is not much more
| money that is lost. The bank claims
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THOUSAND SHOTS FIRED
Fred Funmer, Slugged and Thrown in Car O
Wheat--Dr. Kicks was Shot at==Charles
Kline who was After the Doctor was
Shot IN the Face His Team
Put out Of Business.

he opened the door OF the barn
and looked out. Immediately
nine bullets whizzed close to his
face and Shire disappeared in
the hay.
Chas. Kline was in after the
doctor. Mrs. Jim Bevins was i'll
and Mr.. Kline was sent for DR..
Kicks. When Kline heard the
shooting and realized what the
trouble was, he became very
much frightened and began to
yell bloody murder. One OF the
midnight marauders said, "Shut
your mouth or we will shootyour
head Off" Kline was too fright
ened to shut up and a couple of
loads from a shotgun were sent
in his direction One shot struck
his cheek, making a slight flesh
wound. The robbers then shot
his horses, one in the legs and
the other in the side disabling
them so that Kline could not
leave for assistance. 1t is pos
sible that the horses will have to
be shot. Most OF the charge
lodged in the side OF the buggy.
When DR.. Kicks heard the
shooting he stuck his head out
OF the door but Immediately put
it back again for several shots
came his way.
Shortly after the robbers left,
Cashier 0. J. Mortenson accom-
panied by Jack Druey and others
entered the wrecked bank. 1t was
believed that the robbers took a
northward course and at noon
Monday Jack Druey says he is
certain that he saw the team and
at least three of the robbers
drive thru Minot in the very sur
rey they had at Sawyer. The
men went north and in a few
minutes Chief of Police Tom Ha-
gan, Sheriff Lee and many other
officers were out after them with
their automobiles. 1t has since
developed that there were no
horses used by the robbers at all.
The men were described as
being heavy set, husky fellows
generally. No further descrip-
ton of them could be obtained by
the citizens of Sawyer.
Since the robbery, the citizens
of Sawyer recall that several
strangers had been hanging
about the place since Tuesday.
One talked with a Irish brogue
but may have been playing off.
The whole country seems to be
infested with bold, bad gangs
this fall. The big crop put plen-
ty of money in circulation and
they are after it.
Minot seems to be their center.
Officer Hagan located a grip full
Of chisels, files, hammers. and
two revolvers, besides guam
tity of nitro-glycerine at the
Great Northern railroad lunch
counter Friday. He deputized
the owner of the room and told
him to arrest the man who called
for the grip. The proprietor was
out thirty minutes the following
day when the owner of the grip
called for it and left without
being arrested. That night the
Des Lacs drug store was robbed.
Three suspicious looking fel-
lows jumped from the 500 pas
senger train between Carpio and
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The little city OF oaWver lOcal-
ed fifteen miles southeast from
Minot on the 500, was the scene
OF a Jesse James raid Sunday
night about midnight, and the
entire town looks like it had
gone thru the Battle Of Gettys-
burg.
The Sawyer State Bank was
blown to atoms, and robbed OF
$4,000. Brassett 4 Lund's hard
ware store was entered thru the
,'iront door, the robbers getting
in with a key and taking the fol-
lowing: One liver & johnson 3S
calibre revolver and one 80
calibre revolver. A Harrison 4
Richardson revolver, 32 calibre.
A secondhand Stevenson No. 25
rife, Winchester shotgun, three
corduroy coats, one black and
one brown dog-skin overcOat.
Early in the evening the rob-
bers entered Aug. Sigerstrom's
general store thru the front door
and stole five fur coats, and a re-
volver, a searchlight and break
ing the cash register took 81, all
the money that there was in it.
Sigerstrom learned that his
store was being robbed and he
entered it thru the rear door just
as the robbers left thru the front
door. 1t is lucky for him that
he did not come a little sooner,
for likely he would now be a
dead man had he done SO.
AT Bassett 4 Lund's store the
robbers took all the ammunition
that they needed.
Promptly at twelve o'clock,
the robbers began shooting from
the four corners Of the main
" square OF the town.
The robbers shot fast and fu.
rious from twelve o'clock until
half past three O'Clock the next
morning. For nearly four hours
the citizens were terrified.
AS soon as VIM. Hodges, the
nervy postmaster, heard the
shooting, he realized that an at
tempt was being made to blow
open the bank and he got up out
OF bed and secured his 3S calibre
revolver. Going to the window,
he spied one Of the robbers on an
opposite corner and Immediately
began to pump the lead into
him. After firing six shots, he
was completely out OF ammuni-
ton. By that time "Billie'' had
been located and the robbers
seemed to want to get his scalp
more for revenge than anything
else. Hodges lay down on the
floor while the hundred or more
bullets passed over his head and
over his terrified wife and baby.
All of the windows OF his build.
ing on the south side were shot
out and the side of the structure
was riddled with bullets.
Two months ago the Sawyer
}. State Bank was en- tered and the
door of the safe was blown of
by the robbers, but Hodges
heard the men in the bank and
firing two shoUs frightened them
away. 1t is more than likely
that at least a part of the gang
that did the work Sunday night
made the attempt to get the
money two months ago and fail
ed, perhaps having Hodges 10
Gated when they began shooting
1t is more than likely that tht
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men were not very old at the
business, for it took .nlne at
tempts before the door OF the
1000 pound sale was blown from
it's thinges and the big pile of
gold, silver and long green ex-
posed to view. Jack Druey was
along the outer edges, for he had
no gun and could not take a
very prominent part in the con-
flict. Jack had his window up a
few inches and notwithstanding
that bullets were flying all
around him, saw what was going
on. He heard one OF the robbers
say, 'Did you make it that
time?" the other answered, "No,
but will fetch the ----
next time," and he did.
When the ninth explosion oc-
Cured, the interior of the bank
was blown all to pieces. The fur
niture was badly broken and one
side of the bank was blown out.
the inside door of the safe
went out thru the side OF
the building across the street,
taking an upward course and
passed clear thru Postmaster
Hodges south wall a short dis
tance over his head. Had it
struck him, it would have killed
him Instant Y.
The robbers started in Just
right to get everyone excited and
frightened. Every once in a
while ore of them would yell iu
the midnight air, ''Guard the
street. Shoot the
Then biff, bang, twang, and the
bullets would fly in every direc-
ton.
Fred Fullmer. who runs the
Peerless hotel, was returning
home from the Nephew home,
where he had been calling on his
lady friend. He was walking
along the street towards the ho-
tel, when a couple of men came
towards him and said. "Throw
up your hands," Fullmer thot
they were some of his friends
Joking, so walked on saying,
"Oh, 80 to the devil" One OF
the men then said to his COM
panion, "Soak him." and they
did over the eye with a sling.
shot. Fullmer dropped as If
dead. The robbers carried him
to a box car full OF wheat, placed
him in the top OF car, took of
his shoes, locked the door and
went back to their devilish work.
Fullmer woke up at eight
O'Clock the next morning and
did not know at first where he
was. His cries soon attracted
the attention OF the young mans
own mother who was out look.
lug for her son, believing that he
had been slugged. He is feeling
a little sore over the effects d
the blow he received, but will
soon be all right.
| When Milt Shire, who was
sleeping in the loft OF the Toffel
mire barn, heard the shooting
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-26
PLANS FOR CHILDREN
BOARD OF TRADE COMMITTEES
CONSIDERS FAIRGROUNDS.

Al the meeting of the subcommittee On
churches at the board of trade at O'Clock
yesterday, Mr.. A. r. Server presiding, Dr.
poses of the meeting. DIR. Curtis said the
movement In New York had very largely
grown out of an agreement between 100
of the leading clergymen and some forty
OF the Jewish rabbs to preach on play
grounds, on certain day. The result OF
this had been the arousing of a great
deal of popular interest in and intelligent
sympathy with the movement. He regard
ed such assistance from the churches as
very valuable, both on account of the di-
rect returns which 1t had brought In money
and services, and still more ON account or
the moral support which 1t gave to the
movement.
In his opinion, the focus of religious
thought during the middle ages had been
the other world. The whole thought Of
the church had been to prepare man for
the life to come. 1t spoke much of duty
TO God and little to duty toward man. Dur
ing the nineteenth century the attention
had been more and more directed towacd
making the present life what 1t should be-.
with the feeling that God could look after
tho next IL We did our duty In this,
The trend had been increasing also to
regard as of great Importance our duty to-
ward man. The church had fingered behind
the general trend Of the public thought In
this regard: consequently. many new move
ments. such as settlements. institutional
churches and various organizations for So
cial betterment had sprung up and were
coming to take q larger part In the life Of
the scommunity. In his opinion this was
largely due to the fact that the churches
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-26
Legal Opinion as to Market.

Upon the recommendation of w. c. Has
kelI, sealer of weights and measures of the
District, the Commissioners have asked
Corporation Counsel Thomas whether they
may legally dispose of a portion of the
Georgetown market for other than market
purposes. 1t has been reported that there
is no prospect of using quite number
OF the market stands In the building. and
Mr. Haskell Is of the opinion that the Dis
trict should utilize such extra space.
The Georgetown market is situated on
III street near 35th street. and, the land
was donated to the District By DR.. Beatty
In 1906.
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the public, will be about twenty-three feet
and twenty feet high, respectively. The
windows will measure fourteen feet nine
inches high in the first and twelve feet
high in the second, the corresponding ones
in the two stories occupying the same en-
brasure, though separated by ornamental
metal work. These windows will be about
eleven and one-half feet wide. and the In
tervening wall space about seven feet wide,
giving a unit for the installation Of exhibits
Of eighteen feet six inches.
The third story viii be twelve feet In
height with windows about seven feet high
by five feet three inches wide, thus furnish
ing ample light for all the requirements of
the laboratories and storerooms. In the
three main sections OF the building there
will be still another low story above the
last, suitable for the storage of dried speci-
mems
The building will cost SO. SOC, 900. but 1t win
be a very impressive pile in comparison with
the cost, for there is to be little In the way
of interior partition walls, the floor space
being left as clear as possible for the better
ARRANGEMENT of the exhibits.
Arrangement of Exhibits.
The exact plan on which the exhibits will
be arranged has not yet been determined.
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but the building will be divided between
scientific and applied geology. the industrial
arts, the fine arts and geological collections
In many of the rooms of the new building
1t will be possible to quarter the skilled
workmen of the museum. the laboratories
and particular shops of one sort and an
other. on whose skill and cunning the great
wonder house depends for much of its at
Effectiveness.
With the three buildings, the National
Museum the Smithsonian and the new
building" the scientists will be able to
store quarter and exhibit all of their col
iections and works. abandoning the f1imsy.
fire-inviting structures scattered over much
of the south section of the city, where the
collections have been stored out Of sight
for many years. 1t will not be possible to
put all of the collections on exhibition, but
there will be many things brought to light
for which heretofore there has been no
room, and the collections that have to be
stores VIII at least be in a freproof build
ing.
According to present plans the structure
will be completed In about two years.
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DR. Curtis then outlined the work of last
summer and the plans for the future,
speaking especially on the neighborhood
center building which it was desired to
erect in connection with one of the play
grounds this year. He says the plans of
the committee were large, and will involve
the expenditure of considerable money, and
the need of the cooperation of every pa
triotic citizen in order to secure accomplish
ment of the program. He said that expe-
rience had proved that it was useless to try
to take away the saloons, the dance halls
and low theaters from the community with
out putting something In their place. and
that experience had shown that a building
OF this kind which gave opportunity for
neighborhood social life. to be carried on
under wholesome conditions, would do more
to counterfeit these evil influences than any
thing else which can be done.
The baths, the gymnasium. the reading
and club rooms and hall were very greatly
needed by the city, because they are not
supplied in the school system.
He said that as the appropriation for the
summer had been cut from. $4,000 to
$10,000 1t will be necessary for the play
grounds committee to raise from 5000 to
$1o0o0 In order to carry on the work
which II had planned for the year. Last
year there were about twenty five churches
at which talks were given on Fairgrounds
and In which the collection children's
day or some other Sunday was given to
Fairgrounds. He hoped a very much
larger number might be willing to CO.
operate In this undertaking for the good of
the children this year.
After this statement considerable time
was spent in discussing the situation, and
what it was possible for the churches to
do Ii seemed to be the general opinion
of those present that 1t cause in
which the churches could rightfully coop
crate, and that children's Sunday was a
day which was already given to childrens
interest, and where the collection might
well be given to Fairgrounds and summer
outings, or to one or the other of these.
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be almost as impressive an entrance from
the size at 10th and streets.
In a general way..it may be said that the
building will consist primarily OF a main
part in the shape of broad T. comprising
three wide wings sections diyergtng at
right angles from large rotunda at the
southern or principal entrance. Ranges OF
narrower width. one on each side and Two
at the north, will connect the three ends
of the T or main sections so as to inclose
two large open courts leach 12S feet square)
and thus complete the quadrangle. The two
south sections. which, with the rotunda,
comprise the front part OF the building. viii
project slightly at each end beyond the
walls of the side ranges.
AS the land rises rapidly southwark from
street it has been planned to have the
basement floor slightly above the level of
that street but at the south, the top OF the
basement will be nearly on level with the
ground. Suitable embellishments will be built
along the sides of the building, inclosing q
broad area, which will also extend along
the south front, thus making the basement
equivalent to full story for at least work
ROOM laboratory, storage and heating pur-
poses. Its height will be fourteen feet.
Intended for the Public.
The first and second stories. intended for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-26
Work of Past Summer.

themselves have not taken a stronger hold
ON these movements for social. welfare.
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Silks, Dress Goods and
Linens at Bargain Prices.

FIN e Q L A l. l T Y
Black Satin Duchesse;
q inches wide; only %
yards In the lot; sold
at 81 always.
BEAUTIFUL T w o.
tone effects in fine Taft
feta silks; u inches
wide; D pieces In the lot;
sells at 81 regularly.
BIZ OK TO r M
Serges. 10 inches wide;
warranted dust-proof;
retailing regularly at
39c., 25c. tomorrow.
VA RID W I'd E
Dress voiles In gray.
Nile. Alice blue and
black; not a large lot;
has been selling at 19c.
b l. Z A G III E D
Twilled A b $ or bent
Tea Toweling that
regularly sells at &c.
yard: colored border;
at 3lzc. tomorrow
Fine White AA-linen
Towels, 1Sx40: hemmed
and with rows of open
work; 10 dozen in the
lot; sell at 25c. regu-
larly.
l. n 3 l. L A G HE'D
Shaker Flannel: soft
and fieecy quality,
regularly sold at &c.
yard; now 37sc.
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Capt. 5. L. Thomason-
official committee composed of Chaplain j.
il. Bradford, Mai George f. Foote. Capt
A j. jameson and Capt. J. NJ Edgar.
From the Masonic fraternity. Lafayette
Lodge. No. %. +. A. a. Nj, of which lodge
Capt. Thomson was a member, will at
tend the funeral in body. The pallhear-
ers selected from Lincoln Post, G. A. r.,
are s. w. McEIlery. George w Rose and
John s. Walker.
Commander BiOodgood ofr Lincoln Post
has charge OF the ceremonies at Arlington.
and the services will he conducted accord
ing to the Grand Army rittai
Relatives of Joseph Copenhaver. the for
mer wealthy Clarke county. Va, farmer.
who Is serving long sentence In the Viz
ginia penltentiary for killing his wife two
years ago. are urging the authorities to
confine him in an asylum because he has
recently become insane by remorse ana
anguish
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NEWNATIONA LMUSEUM
PLANS SETTLED TO SATISFAC-
TON OF THOSE IN CHARGE
Size of the Great Rectangle-Orna-
mental Entrance Facing the
Mall-Fireproof.

Plans have just been completed for the
new National Museum building In the Mall.
although the work has been under way for
months The details are now settled to the
satisfaction OF the board of regents. supt.
Green and the Congressional committee
having the matter in charge.
The size of the great rectangle will be
about $50 feet frontage. by about $40 feet
In depth The ornamental entrance Is to
face inward toward the Mall. ere will