The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-11-02
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in the tonneau, as we'll as pinch bar
and hack saw. They left the car about
half a block from the garage and no
clew has been discovered that would
identify the thieves. The Overland
belonging to Geo. Lachner Of Wales,
was taken the same evening and has
not been located. No doubt the same
parties are implicated in both deals.
Judge Burr rendered a decision in
the Falsen road case last week in Nc
Henry county. Action was brought
against Chas. Walhowe for obstruct
ing a road that had been used for
many years. Judge Burr held that
the road in question was legal high
way and permanently restrained Mr..
Walhowe, the defendant in the action,
from obstructing it.
VIM. Glib, who conducts cattle
and horse ranch ten miles up the
Knife river from Sanish, was seriously
injured one day last week while driv-
ing wild broncho. In a runaway he
was dragged some distance and finally
in some manner got under the wheels
of the wagon, which passed over his
legs. The limbs were not broken, but
badly bruised, causing much pain, and
compelling him to 60 about on
crutches.
Peter Peterson of Cathay left Oct
25th for Malta, Montana, having been
called there by telegram asking him
to come at once as his son, Ed, had
shot himself. Later a telegram was
received to the effect that Ed died
Friday, Oct. 20. At the time Of this
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tain whether or not the shooting was
accidental. Mr.. Peterson is one of the
old settlers of Cathay, while Ed is well
known there, having lived there until
two or three years ago, when he NOV
ed to Montana. Ed was we'll liked by
all who knew him, and the many
friends of the family in that district
, will be grieved to learn of his death.
"Iowa Slim" and another man
named Connor, arrested some time ago
by the mounted police Of Manitoba
and now held by the authorities at
J Winnipeg, are believed to be the men
who blew the safes in the Eckman
] and Melville banks in this state sew
eral weeks ago Both are alleged to
have criminal records and to have
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circumstantial evidence connecting
them with the burglaries in this state
| is said to be very strong, the author
! tiles have not announced that they
have anything direct on them as yet.
Detectives are at work on the case
and developments are expected.
George Frazier, six feet four inches
| tall, can never travel incognito. Fra
zier admitted this at the Minneapolis
| Central police station following his
arrest by Detective Joseph Black on
i! description at Third and Roberts
streets. In letter to Sheriff John
Wagner, Sheriff James Taylor, of
Cando, N. D., says that Frazier broke
Jail there following his arrest on sus-
picion Of murder, arson and theft. It
is alleged that Frazier was in shack
near Cando one night, when one man
was killed and robbed and the shack
burned to the ground. Frazier, police
say, admits his identity and that he
was trying to escape, when his height
brought about his capture.
Last Monday morning Engineer
Haseltine brot the south bound pas
senger train to a sudden stop Just
east of Mohall to avoid running over a
man who was standing on the track
wildly brandishing his arms and over
coat. Discovering that he was insane,
Conductor Wynn took him on board,
and on arrival at Truro 'phoned the
chief of police at Lansford, who took
the demented man in charge. So far
as can be learned the man lived near
Antler; he has a wife and several
children. Reverses of the past season
led to his losing his farm and it so
affected his mind that he had wander