Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-12-02
MORTON COUNTY
JUSTICE CASES
Glen Ul|in Farmer Fined for
Selling Seed Wheat Furnish.
ed by County
Man TO be Tried for Disturb.
ina School,. Another Wanted
for Carrying Gun

MANDAN, n. d., Dec. 2.-Justice
court has had some interesting cases
the past week, one of which was of
especial Importance as being a feature
of Norton County's new departure IN
furnishing seed grain. Edgar +. Kid.
der of Glen Ullin was fined by Judge
Nuchols for selling grain furnished by
the county for seed purposes; Emil
Walilnger viii be tried for disturbing "
school while in session, and Walter
Mead, wanted for carryi. 3 concealed
weapons. has left the country.
Example for Farmers.
Klader, a farmer near Glen Ullin,
secured seed grain from the county
last spring upon a statement that he
was in dire straits and could not other.
wise raise a crop this year. While
recently in that vicinity collecting
what IS due the county for seed, J. G.
Clark of this city, discovered that Kid.
der had not used the seed. but had
disposed of it to others. and Mr.. Clark
Immediately caused his arrest. lie
was brought before Justice Fl. L.
nenke the first of the week and waiv.
ed examination, being placed under
5000 bond to appear before the district
Judge, which he did Tuesday. Kiddel
pleaded guilty and was fined S25 and
costs, with a choice Of 20 days in
Jail in lieu of the fine which he paid
This should be a lesson to those farm
ers who would graft off the county
when it is attempting to help them.
Disturbed Public School.
Emil Wolfinger, of Thinner, entered
a public school in that n~efghborhOot
! and by ]boisterous conduct and vio
lence prevented the continuance Q,
| the session. Upon complaint of Su
perin:endent Lor!n he was arrested
sndNwas tried before Justice Henke.
Mead Has Disappeared.
Walter Mead, a local boy, was com
p,ained against by John Fritsa, wht
| charged him with carrying concealed
a loaded revolver. Mead is said tt
have pulled the gun while at a dance
in the Bohemian hall south Of thu
city Saturday night, and to have sho
| through the building, doing damage
and endangering lives. The warran
| was made out, but before it could b.
served the boy left the city.
Going After Offenders.
States Attorney E.tzing, in referrin:
to the seed grain case cited above
says that he is going after al offend
ers along this line, and he will g
rough shod. Graft is deserving Of pun
ishmert at any time, but when a farm
er deliberately puts to wrong usage
| seed furnished him by the county a
great, trouble and expense that hi
might not go without a crop--it is
trebly mean ard low-lived trick.
Collector Clark has found only
few offenders, some of whom hav'
sold their grain without paying tn
| county for uhe seed. Mr.. Biting i:
| going to bring both the farmers ant
| the elevator men to justice in these
J cases, and it will not be funny TO
either party. The elevators are liable
for treble damages, that is three time!
the nominal amount of damage cal
be collected for %perverting the farmer
and paying him for his grain whe1
| they know he is infdebt to the county
| And the farmer is criminally liable fol
selling grain belonging to the county
When Mr.. Clark returns and submit:
his report after his collecting trip
there may be some interesting devel
! ODmentS.