The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-10-02
CHINESE BANDIT
IS HOLDING THEM
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Rev: ::. CO: ..2ss; ,E;:;. A.
tended University; e
Wife in Local Schools.
REV. H. FAUSKE A
CARPENTER HERE
Engaged in that Occupation Before
Attending the Wahpeton Institute
Brother and Sister Have Received
No Word Since the Trouble.

Three of the eight American mis-.
sionaries, now held prisoners by bri.
gands in China were former resi-.
dents Of Grand Forks. and one Of
them. Rev. H. Fauske. has a brothe,
and sister now residing here.
Rev. and Mrs. Geo. o. Holm, who
were captured at Tsaoyang, are the
other two who formerly lived here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fauske and Mr.. Holm
left Grand Forks four years ago this
ary work.
Holm Attended University.
In the spring OF. 1909 Mr.. Fauske
Lutheran Brethren Bible school al
Wahpeton, after which they came to
this city. Mr.. Holm attended the
summer session at the university
Before entering the bible school al
Wahpeton Mr.. Fauske was employed
In this city ae a carpenter.
All are members Of the Bethel's
Peter Fauske. brother of the i'm.
prisoned missionary. resides at AS
Chestnut street in this city, and II
employed as carpenter with Dinnie
Bros. Miss Sophia Fauske, the sis.
ter. is employed at the o. Young resi-.
dence.
Wife in Local School.
Mrs. Holm. who was Lena Alfhilde
Rygh, was born in Starbuck, Mimi
years ago, during which time she at.
tended school.
No Word Since. Capture.
No word has been received from
the missionaries since their capture
MIR. and Mrs. Fauske received a let.
ter from their brother about tvs
weeks ago. in which he told Of ar
attack. made on. Rev. and Mrs. Elliott
Aandahl and Miss Ida Sather, former
residents of Minneapolis. Mr.. An.
dahl and Miss Sather were badly in.
jured in that attack. but Mrs. Aandah
and child escaped by hiding under
the bed when they heard the bandi-s
approaching.
They Feared Attack.
In that letter Mr.. Fauske said con.
ditions were growing worse and that
they feared another attack. He said
that they would gather their personal
effects as soon as possible and ieave
for the coast.
Separated From Wife.
The attack evidently came sooner
than they expected, for news dispatch.
es from Hankow tell of their capture
Mr. tauSke IS held prisoner some
where in the mountains and is separ.
ated from his wife and children. The
dispatches say Mrs. Fauske Is held
by the bandits in Tsaoyang, but they
say nothing of the children. Mr.
Fauske is held for ransom, 1t is said
Mr.. and Mrs. Holm, 1t is believed
are held prisoners together.
Writes of First Attack.
Mrs. Holm wrote friend, Mrs. Otto
Rood, Of Minneapolis, regarding the
first attack in which she told of the
wounding of Mr.. Aandahl and Miss
Sather.
I'VE regard it as little less than
miraculous" she wrote, " that Mrs
Aandahl and her 2-year-old child es.
capped serious injury and possible
death. We have Just had letter
from them telling of an attack by
brigands as they were spending the
hot months at a mountain resort near
Fanchung. The robbers attacked
them in the night. beat and stabbed
Mr.. Aandahl and robbed them of all
their personal belongings and money
But with Miss Sather it was even
worse. Besides stabbing her they
broke two of her ribs. Mrs. Aandah
and the baby were unharmed. be.
cause they had hidden under bed
when the bandits were heard ap.
preaching land thus escaped notice