The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-11-04

will cross Mckenzie county at point
opposite Sanish and tap the rich
country about Charlson, Keene, Berg
and Farland. in that county.
Five handsome canoes arrived at
Powers Lake Tuesday from Minneap-
oils and will form a nucleus for the
organization of canoe club. 1t
might be well to mention that the
owners Of these canoes will each order
rubber bathing suits while learning to
manage their new craft.
Attacked by three gunner who un-
armed and robbed him, James Madi-
son, a special detective of the Great
Northern railway at Casselton, was
thrust into refrigerator car and the
door locked. Eight hours later Mad
ison was able to attract attention and
was released.
During high wind last week the
barn of James Ringsrd, who lives on
farm near Mayville, was totally de-
stroyed by fire, kindled by children
playing with matches. Besides hay,
tools and harnesses, a horse persisted
in the flames. A bin adjoining the
barn containing large amount of
wheat, was saved. The loss of the
property destroyed was partially in
sured.
Otto Fogel, a 12-year-old boy living
with his parents few miles north Of
Havana, had one of his legs nearly
cut off when he was struck by the
sickle of the binder he was driving.
He had stopped the machine and had
gotten down to fix the cutting appara-
tus, standing directly in front of the
machine, when the horses started up,
the sickle striking him just below the
knee.
A Japanese fellow who spent a
night in the city Jail at Kenmare, help
ed himself to new suit Of clothes
before leaving the next morning.
Finding suit case with suit of
clothes in it, he proceeded to put them
on with his old clothes over them to
cover them up. When he left he for
got to take them off. We haven't
heard if they have been returned or
not. The suit belongs to one of the
business men of Kenmare and he re-
quests that should Mr.. Jap see this
that he return them in all possible
haste, as winter is fast approaching.
A stranger appeared at Gallo last
week who represented himself to be
butcher and cattle buyer, and bought
bunch of cattle, giving worthless
checks, which was discovered after the
man and cattle had disappeared. The
fellow succeeded in getting several
carloads Of stock shipped out from
Gallo and Egeland. Neither the man
nor the stock can be located and
bunch Of farmers are holding worth
less checks" One farmer has check
for $4,000 which is worthless and the
swindler has dropped completely out
of sight.
A few days ago fellow who gave
his name as Alfred Johnson, entered
the store belonging to C. H. Burch,
at Drake, and attempted to pass
check that was worthless, which had
been drawn on the bank at Russo, but
the merchant, in stead of cashing it,
had the fellow arrested by the city
marshal, who happened to be on hand
The day following Sheriff Hendrickson
arrived from Washburn and took the
prisoner in charge. johnson has prov
ed to be an old offender in the bogus
check line, having worked the same
game in Mclean county on different
occasions, but on previous times man
aged to elude the officials. He is
probably one of the fellows who was
operating in Plaza a few weeks ago
At Drake one night last week,
500 line policeman was attacked in the
yards Of that place by thug. with
an iron rod. He was hiding behind
some boards near the water tank and
as Policeman Pratt passed directly
under the tank the fellow nailed him,
his weapon in fashion that
would give credit to an old time duel
ist and indicating that he was perfect
ly familiar with the hold-up game.
Pratt managed to ward off the blows
until the thug, seeing hat he was I'M
able to accomplish his end in that
drew his revolver and took
two shots at the officer, which went
wild of their mark, whereupon the po-
!iceman grabbed the man and landed
him in the city lookup and the follow
ing day he was taken to the county
scat at Towner. He will probably get
lis just reward when court convenes
n McHenry county.