The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-01-15
CASE WILL BE TRIED
IN DISTRICT COURT

gagement took place between
the German and Allie forces at
a point about four miles east
o. this place on Thursday of
last week. The Allies threw
themselves across Painted Woods
creek in an attempt to capture
the enemy's armoured motor but
was met with a severe resistance,
the powerful German force push
ing back their entire front and
doing considerable damage to
their tanks and left wing. One
gun captured by the German
force. Both parties are now
bringing up reinforcements and
it is expected a decisive battle
will be fought when the June
term Ct district court convenes. -
I'm We dnes day, January 9th,
one, II. H. Erbe, who. represent
ed himself to be. a constable of
Gar r son, appeared in Wasnburn
claiming to have an attachment
for claim against John Rathjen
for some $40 and costs. Mr..
Rathjen lives between four and
f4ve miles south of Washburn
but happened to- be in Washbnrn
on that day with his Ford ma
chine and his wife who was ac-
companied by Mrs. Weise. They
had stopped the machine in front
of the tire hail on main street.
The constable get his eye on
the new told and had his mind
made up that that would be a
nice thing to ride back to Garri-
son in, but before tackling the
machine he made inquiries at the
First National Bank if it be-
longed to Mr.. Rathjen. He was
informed that Mrs. Rathjen had
bought the machine with her
own money. Alter waiting a
short time Mr.. John Rathjen,
his wife and tie other lady ap-
peared at the machine ready to
60 home. At that time Claim-to
be Constable Erbe appeared and.
demanded the above amount
with costs or else he would
make a levy Gil the machine. Mr..
Rathjen in his 5000 cd fasjhione
Gel man stated t1.at he must be
as he did not owe a
man in the wor d aceLt, Mr.. Erbe
or any one else, and that the ma
chine belonged to- his wife and
was bought with her money.
But this explanation Or any
thing else did not satisfy the
want tobe constable and he
then ard there levied on his
macl lie for the said amount.
After mere o.. less talk about it
Mr.. Rati jtn thought it was
y me to start home SO he told
the lsdits to get ready. Mr..
Rati j.n proceeded to- crank up
th> machine which took quite a
lite time on account OF the
cord wes ther bt fore he got it
started. luring this time the
ladies were entertaining the
want-to-Ibe high constable. After
the engine got in motion Mr..
Rathjen tcld tie ladies to get
in and the parties started for
NOM and the constable stood
looking on. This made the want
to-be constable mad. He was
going to- show Mr.. Rathjen that
he. came IS miles for that ma
chine and he was not going to
be bull-d1zed by, a big Dutch
man. He was going to show
that he had. the law on his side
and he was the high constable
OF Garrison.
The next morning he got Mr..
Callahan to take him down with
his machine. Arriving at Mr..
Rath jen's place he made some
knocks at the door but received
no answer so he picked up an
axe and Eroceeded d to nail up his
on the outside wall of
Mr.. Rathjen 9 residence. When
he got through with this he
went back to the machine that
stood a distance away, to get
some more tools to take down
the door Of Mr.. Rathj jen 8 garage
where he kept his machine. At
that time Mr.. Rathjen thought
it was time to find out why he
was carrying an axe around and
up his walls and if he
intended to, tear down his buila
ings, SO he got hold Of his old
gun and took a look down to
the garage to see what the So
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