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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-11-01
JAIL BIRDS WOULD
GAIN LIBERTY
Tailor Discovered Two Bars
Nearly sawed in TwO--W0rk
Done by Desperate men who
Occupied the Cell-.,Not the
Bank Robbers, However.

WHEN MAKING A CLOSE
SCRUTINY OF THE WARD
COUNTY JAIL MONDAY EV EN-
ING JAILOR THOMPSON AND
OTHERS DISCOVERED THAT
TWO BARS IN A CELL OCCU-
PIED By THREE OF THE
PRISONERS NOT THE BANK
ROBBERS, HAD BEEN SAWED
NEARLY OFF. A FEW RAPS
WITH A HAMMER CONFLICT
ED THE WORK, which had it
not been discovered Just when it
was, might have given three bad
fellows their liberty. The men
who occupied the cell are: John
Paps, awaiting trial, charged
with burglary in the third de-
gree, having looted coaches;
George Hays, petit larceny; NJ.
W. Stevens, rape.
The men had good chance to
saw the bars at night, when they
occupied the cell together, and it
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-11-01

RESOLVED, That the boundaries of the City
Of Minot, North Dakota, be extended and land
be incorporated within the city limits as fol-
lows, namely:
Beginning at the northeast corner of the
northwest quarter Of the northwest quartersof
section twenty-five (25) township l55. N. range
SO w. Said point OF beginning being eighty
rods east of the southwest corner of section
twenty.four (24) said township:
Thence running south eighty (8O) rods;
Thence west (S0) rods, to the section line be-
TWEEN sections twenty-five (25) and twenty.six
(261;
Thence south along said section line eighty
1907 rods;
Thence west eighty (S0) rods:
Thence north eighty 500 rods;
Thence west five hundred fifty-nine feet
1853 ft.)
Thence north eighty (SO) rods to the section
line between sections twenty-three (23) and
twenty-six (26)
An according to the Government survey and
all in township one hundred tifty-fve Q55)
North, of range eighty three (S3) West.
The land included in said boundaries, and
hereby annexed to, ard included within the
c coIS limits Of said City Of Minot is des
The northwest quarter of the northwest quar-
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after serving his time, his face
frightened. He is q mere boy,
only p years old, and seems as
named Of himself. He tries to
be brave and tough, but he's not
half as tough as he Wishes, peo-
pie to tttink.he is. Robiifsoh's
pictureswasstaken at the hospi-
tai. The fellow was reading a
magazine when the photograph
er and officers entered, and con-
sented readily enough to posing
for a picture. 1t is generally be-
lieved that he is more than TWEEN
ty-three years old, the age he
gave the officers, Il -
The Independents scoop on
Robinson's confess60n;proved to
be a good one, and was secured
by a representative Of !, this pa
per, before any Of the other pris-
oners had 'coughed up When
Sullivan learned that Robinson
had given everything up he read
lily told much that he knew OF
the robbery, and aided the off,
GERS in getting new evidence.
The Independent didn't be-
lieve all of Robinson's story at
first. but we have since learned
that he told nothing but the
truth. He didn't tell all OF the
truth, however. He was induced
to tell everything, until we asked
who Dad Duffy was, and then he
closed his mouth like a rat trap
and kept it closed.
"Ask me anything but that"
Robinson exclaimed, ':for can
not give away my pal. You will
never know who Duffy is from
me- Robinson also refused to
tell where the men concocte d
their plans, but said that this
was their first Job together, and
his first Job anywhere. cit is
my last one too" he declared.
From Detective Delaney the H.
dependent learned how tie yegg-
men went about to blow the safe
They use common soap in clos
ing up the crack about the safe
door. Then driving a small
steel wedge into the upper part
Of the door make u very small
opening thru which the nitro ely
cerine may be poured. Often an
other opening is made at the
bottom thru which the glycerine
is sucked, the air being drawn
out, forming a vacuum which
readil v admits the glvcerine. A
fuse then does the work. This
does away with the old manner
of boring holes thru the door, re-
curing hours of tedious work.
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ROBBER NOTES.

When one Of the prisoners was
asked why he did not steal a
horse and ride out Of the coun-
try. he replied, "Why you get
more for horse stealing in this
country than for robbing a
bank Funny, isn't it. Ac-
cording to the state law, the
men are guilty of burglary in the
third degree which allows the
Judge to sentence them not more
than five years for that offense.
1t seems that the sentence
should be twenty-five years in
stead OF only five. In some
states a bank robber can be
hanged.
Photographer George Moore,
was employed by States Attor-
ney McGee and Great Northern
Detective Delaney, to take the
pictures Of the robbers Thursday
afternoon. The photographer
placed his camera in the sheriff s
office and Jailer Thompson
marched four of the men, Con-
roy, Duffy, Sullivan, and Hayes
into the Office, one at a time,
where excellent pictures were
taken of them. The only one
who protested was Sullivan, who
had "wised" himself up at to the
legality Of the undertaking. He
said to States Atty. McGee:: "You
know it's against the law in this
state to take a prisoners pic
ture before he has been convicted
and | do not intend to stand for
it," Sullivan wore a SLOUGH hat
and kept it we'll over his face
that the photographer would
not be able to get snap shot Of
him. After considerable parley-
ing, Sullivan allowed his picture
to be taken under protest. Sui
Ivan took occasion to give the
lawyers a iab occasionally, say
ing that they were simply agents
for the penitentiary and that
they were worse than a MAJ ority
Of the bank robbers.
Sullivan admitted that nc evil
dence would have to be manu-
featured in order to send him
over the road. When told that
he could yet reform and be a man
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-11-01
HILLS
Citation Hearing Petition for
Appointment Of Administrator

State of North Dakota. County Of Ward
In County Court before Hon. N. Davis. Judge
In the Matter of the Estate OF Hans E. JAG
OLSON. Deceased.
Ncoai jacobson. Petitioner vs-All persons
interested in the Estate of Hans E. jacobson
deceased, Respondent-Citation Hearing
Petition TOT Appointment Of Administrator.
The State OF North Dakota to the above
named Respondent and all Persons interested
in the estate ST Hans T.. jacobson deceased:
You and each of you are hereby notified
that Ncoa jacobson the petitioner herein,
has filed in this Court his petition. praying that
letters of admin stration upon the estate OF
Hans E. jacobson lave OF the town of Ray in
the County of Ward and State Of North Dazo-
to. deceased. be granted to G. D. Nelson and
that the said petition will be heard and duly
considered by this Court on Saturday. the sth
day of Dec. A. d. 1905 at 10 o'clock in the fore
noon of that day. at the Court Rooms of this
Court. in the County Court House in the city of
Minot, County of Ward and State OF North
Dakota. and you. and each OF you are hereby
cited to be and appear before this Court at
said time and place. and answer said petition
and show cause. ii any there be. why the pray
err of said petitioner should not be granted,
BY the Court:
N. DAVIS;
Judge OF the County Court
JAMES JOHNSON
q Estate
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-11-01
SUSPICIOUS CHARACTERS
BOUND OVER

Edward Brown and Fred Wat
son, accused OF attempted burg
larry, were bound over by Judge
Lynch at their hearing Monday
and Tuesday. Atty. Coyle de-
Tended the men, who tried to
make out that they were at
tempting to get into the store
that night Sunday night, in or
der to buy some things.
They claim that they saw Mr..
Wilson in the store and seeing
the sign "Push' on the door,
pushed. Their arrest was the
result. This story is not believ-
ed but goes to show that a poor
excuse is better than none.
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WHOLESALE BAKERY AND
CRACKER FACTORY
Local Man Erecting Large Brick
Block for Bakery Business.
To Install Three Ovens and
More Modern Machinery.

Henry Auslander, the hustling
baker, has started the erection
ola large brick block, 4Ox6O
feet, on his lots on ,Ramstad
street, which will be used for q
wholesale bakery. The building
which he now occupies is too
small for his growing business.
He will also sell to the local
trade as he does now. He will
install three ovens in the new
building to start with, and add
to that number from time to
time.
He will make a bid for the out
of towr business when this build
ing is completed.
Mr.. Auslander has asked the
council for a building permit and
as soon as this is granted, he
says that work on the new fac
tory will begin at once. Mr..
AUslander in addition to running
a wholesale bakery. will manu-
facture crackers. This industry
will employ a large number of
men and women and will be a
fine thing for Minot. Mr.. Aus
lander has made practically all
Of his money here and is not
afraid to invest in in the city
that has been good to him.
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.R0BbER GANG
we'll ORGANIZED
So Says PinkertOn Detective De.
Delaney===Men Had Done
Many Jobs Before -SaWyer
Gang Did Not Operate at
Denbigh.

Detective Delaney Of the Great
Northern force OF Pinkerton de-
tectives: was seen by an indie
pendent representative just be-
fore going to press today and he
said that he had secured abso-
lutely no trace Of any new evil
dence regarding the bad Sawyer
Band of bank robbers. He said,
however, that while most OF the
men were young, Thu vas not
their first Job. for the baud was
too well organized. ''Bank rob-
bers do not pick up everybody,
for the work is too dangerous
and there is too great a chance
OF the game being spoiled" he
said. 1t is his opinion that the
men have been working in the
west. His reason is this. At
Sawyer the robbers used a fuse
covered with pink paper, fuse
that is sold nowhere but in the
west.
He never said that he believed
that the same gang that held up
the Denbigh bank, cracked the
safe at Sawyer. He said just
the opposite. At Denbigh the
men had a team. If the band
had been the same, they would
likely have used a team at Saw
yer also. Besides they used a
sfuse covered with white paper at
Denbigh.
The robbers will have no de-
tense to put up. AS Robinson,
one OF the number says: "The
only defense we could have is in
Sanitv.'
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is believed that whoever did the
work, did it at night. II any OF
the other prisoners heard them,
they did not say q word to the
jailor.
The work was done with, some
tkind OF a saw, perhaps the ptiso-
ners,fmanufacturing their own
saw outsof a case knife which is
sometimes done. Or some friend
might have slipped a regular saw
for this kind OF work. into the
cell. At any rate the bars were
nearly in two, and the discovery
is a good piece OF work on the
part Of Mr.. Thompson.
The cell was at once searched
carefully but not a trace of the
saw was discovered and the men
deny knowing anything about
the work. The bars were sawed
in the lower southwest corner of
the ell upstairs. and once the
men were out in the corridor,
that could quite easily break
thru the bars that cover the
outer windows. if not discovered.
Each bar was sawed twice,
making a hole about two feet
square in the cell, large enough
to admit the ordinary sized man.
The ends of the pieces are cover
ed with soap showing that the
crack had been filed with soap
ia order to keep the sheriff and
his men in ignorance OF the pro-
ceedings. The soap also assists
in saving the hard iron. Each
bar is round, and about an inch
in diameter. The work could
not be done with the bes tofsaws
in less than many hours.
The story that the morning,
daily paper published about the
sixth robber, and this being an
attempt to free the robbers, was
all a hoax, and the editor knew
it at the time. Before the arti-
Gle was printed the editor show
ed it to the jailor. who informed
the newspaper man that the ar
ticle was not right. but the ed
itor said that it would make
good reading, and that he would
publish it anyway. The paper
printed a lot of gush last week
about the sixth bank robber,
that never existed, and wishes to
give his fake story some founda-
tor upon which to stand.
The bank robbers never Occu-
pied the cell and if the whole cell
had been torn down and carried
out OF the Jail, it would not have
helped them one iota.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-11-01
OLD MAN DlES==-
WOMAN GOES INSANE

Because Gus Anderson, an old
resident Of Ward county died,
Mrs. Ross johnson suddenly
went insane and had to be brot
to Minot and placed in confine,
ment. The woman is neice OF
the old man and has been in the
asylum before. 1t is hoped that
her insanity this time will be but
temporary.
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tor Of section twenty.hve (a5):
The east one.half Of the northeast quarter re
section twenty six go, and the eas. five hun m
ter Of the northeast quarter of sectisn twenty.
six (96l, all in ,tlwnship one hundred Atty tva
(l5s) N. range eight .three 1881 W..
ereSy Annexed to and Included within a Ind
Corporate, limits Of said City Of Mir,ot, is des.
cribed By lots. blocks and additions SO far as
| tho same il plated, as follows: t@
block one q:
lots ono ID to twenty. four (24). inclusive
block two ~, =. .,,.., ,>,. ,,n
block three 90;
l. Lots ono I'D to twenty-fOur (3D,I "a
block four o.: g,
Lo q Sae <! o to twenty'four tst,,,}! n,
Lots one u to tWenty.fCu r t2@], Inclusive
block six [6l; $$
block seven t7i e'
Lots one u to twonty-four ia ssinclusive
block eight Isl; ss#S1i
All In Summit Park MI
Lots one I'll to ten (lO, inclusive, block one
t.ts one III to ten IDOL inclusve, block two
Lots one III to ten Ilol. inclusive, block three
Lots one 81 to ten llo] inclusive. block four
All in Suburban Houses Add.
Lots one III to fourteen [4l. inclusive, blocS
one M; , ~,
twoI2l;
Lots one III to sixteen [lt]. inclusive, block
three Isl:
| Lots one to eight 8, inclusive, block four 4 !:
Lots ono to seven I, inclusive, block i've 5 !:
| Lots one l to seven :, inclusive. block six 6 !;
All in South MinOt.
| Also all according to the plat of said addi-
| tions on file in the office Of the Register of
| Deeds within and for the County OF Ward
North Dakota. and including streets and alleys
| as specified in said pats
| Minot, N. d. Oct %. 1906.
G. L. Morrow
| HILLS Auditor.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

State of North Dakota,
County of Ward IS. County Court.
In the matter of the estate of Jensene
Thompson. deceased.
Notice is hereby given by Andrew Thomp-
son. administrator of the estate of Jensene
Thompson, deceased. to the creditors Of, and
oil persons having claims agai nst said de-
cease. to present them. with the necessary
vouchers. to the said Andrew THOMPSON. at
->'~~>~'~~-. within four months after the
first publication OF this notice.
Dated this 3lst day Of October 1905
ANDREW THOMPSON,
Administrator
=, First publication Nov. LIST. in the Ward
County Independent.
WIN. MURRAY
u--l-29 Atty for Administrator
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WILL SNOW G0SS UNDER
Judge OF Eighth Judicial Dis.
trict will Have Large Number
of Cases to Dispose Of in De.
Cember.

When court convenes in Deem
Der or January, there will be the
biggest calendar confronting
Judge Goss, in the history OF
Ward county. Clerk Of the Court
Smith says that 100 new cases
we're filed during October. The
calendar in MIR. Smiths opinion
will be double any that were ever
gotten out.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-11-01
SURREY NOTES

We are all sorry to hear Of
some of the farmers having to
lose their horses. Among them
are c. E. Funderburg and C. E.
Dresher.
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FoR SALE-160 acres level land, 10
miles south of Minot: go acres Sunder
civilizations: barn lexis. Will sell cheap
if taken at once. Inquire at Indepen
dent office. ll-lop
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c. E. Dresher who lost his
barn by fire a few days ago, has
given up building this fall. He
will build a fine barn in the
spring.
Lewis Crook, the R.s.F. p.
mail manis building anew house.
He says he has bught two houses
by paying rent already. A..
Our city carpenter is building
a new barn on the lot south OF
the track.
David Crawford who lives a
mile west Of Surrey, has a new
cement block house ready to
move in. He is a progressive
farmer and has one of the finest
homes in the country.
S. N. McAllister has bought a
fine large range stove of our
Surrey merchant. It is a staple
favorite sold by the Geo. State
Hardware Co.
Rev. D. NJ. Shorb is putting a
stone wall under his house in
town.
Our Surrey hardware man has
just received a fine line of heat
ing stoves, The Favorite, for
bark and soft coal, at all prices.
w. A. w. Culbertson is put
ting on the finishing coat of his
$500 residence on his farm north
east of town. He has one of the
finest arranged houses in the
country.
Elder D. M. Shorb went the
unrighteous Minot Monday, lay
his pocket book containing $50
in currency and about $500 in
notes on the table at the Second
National bank, forgot all about
it for five minutes, and when he
went back for it, some other
fellow had it. Mr.. Shorb mott
fled the police and a search was
made, but as the book fell into
the hands of a dishonest man, he
will likely never see it again.
The culprit should at least send
back the notes.
Wanted-20 salespeople, ladies or
gents-Apply at once at Chicago Cloth
ing Store, Morrill, Hotel Bldg.
Don't fail to attend the big sale at the
Chicago Clothing Store in Morrill, Hotel
Bldg.
Norman Saugstad has gone to Cali
fornia where he will spend the winter.
A dollar saved is one earned if yon
Clothing Store, Morrill, Hotel Bldg.
Mrs. Thos. Storey and children
who have been visiting several
months at Three Rivers, Mich,
arrived home this morning. The
doctor met them at St. Paul.
w. H. Burns, cashier of the Mans
field, ILL.,, State bank. is visiting his un-
Gle, D. S. Petrie and cousin Elder Shorb
at Surrey.
a chance of lifetime to buy clothing
at the dissolution sale at your own
prices.
Don't make a mistake by turn
ing out your cattle on Nov. l,
for the herd law is in effect from
December l to April l. The law
was changed several years ago.
Marshall Mcclure, the veteran
newspaperman, is seriously i'll of
heart trouble.
We must raise money therefore we
are compelled to sell goods below cost,
at the Chicago Clothing Store.
Smallwood, the grocer, now
employs thirteen clerks and de-
liverymen and his October bust
ness eclipsed that of any former
month by several thousand dol
lars. He has already disposed
of two cars of apples and has an
other on the way. Two cars of
potatoes are expected this week.
They will be sold right. Now is
the time to lay in your winter
supply of potatoes.
Span work mares, 9 and 10 years old
for sale. Weight 1850 lbs each. A. F.
B aeon.
RESOLVED, That the boundaries of the City
of Minot, North Dakota, be extended and land
be incorporated within the city limits as fol-
lows namely.
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TWENTY Young Cows for sale cheap,
it taken at once. Olaf A. Olson, Minot,
n. u. 1O.18t4
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BIDS FOR STREET GRADING

JAM ES JUH NSUN,
Attorney for the Estate ll-1-11-2l
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-06-01
THE WEARING OF Boards.
At One Time Tux Was ExnCted
For the Privilege.

In days gone hy he wearing Of a
beard was privilege that had TO he
paid for, the tax Oh every beard Of Il
fOrtnight's growth beng 81, Adj. N the
gracious days Of queen Elizabeth.
For over half century the monarchs
Of Russia made their male subjects
who wore boards pay into the natiOna!
exchcquer. This tax was imposed by
Peter the Great in lTUJ, the mobiles hav-
Ing to disburse 100 rublCS and the low
or classes ! kOpeck. The tax on boards
was kept up hy Peters four successors
on the throne Of all the Russias, and It
was finally repealed ia 1852 by Cath
crime ii, France, too at one time i'm.
posed beard tax upon the clergy,
which was paid 10y those who could
afford 1t, although the large majority
bad TO yield TO the ra2or's onslaught.
In the fourteenth century shaving
was popular with young men, while the
old men were attached 70 fOrkcd
boards. The latter custom is referred
70 by Chaucer, who in describing an
assembly says, "A merchant was there
with Il forked beard Boards were
worn in various shapes and forms dur.
Ing the reigns OF Elizabeth, James |.
and Charles l., as the poems, plays and
other Literary productions Of those
periods amply testify. In his "Anato.
mie Of Abuses" StubbS alludes to the
barber who was accustomed to ask
his client whether he wished his beard
"cut to look terrible to your enemy or
amablc TO your friends, grim aud stern
in countenanCe or pleasant and de-
murc"
William Harrison clergyman from
whom one gains many peeps AZ the six
ttCLth century, refers 20 some Of the
styles 81 boards at that period. If a
face happened to be "IlatterlIke,' a
long slender beard would make II seem
the narrower II 1t he weasel bcakcd,
then "much hear lc!t on the chcekes
will make the owner locke Ike bow.
died he'd and 30 grim as goose
London Standard.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-06-01
People Favor Castro.

New York, May 3l--Carlos II ri.
guerd, consul genera, u Venezuela IS
in this ci'y aud has received the fol
lowing Cablogram from WilCmstadt.
CuhacaU. "rhoro is an cNtraorduar,
hcclamaton 81 The people IN favor 81
Castro This seems to indicate Iha'
General Castro viii follow up IA,
PROMISE mndc Ma, 90 al na'iona'
celebration at Victoria. province ot Ar.
aqua. when he made the following
statement. "Wh,u an citizens of IN"
republic mink and request A. the no.
DE people uf ANpua DO shall glad,
-cturu to 'bo federal capital