The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-08-31

siders can get something Of an idea
Of the improvements going on in this
western Divide county from these fig
ures.
A Williams county court rules that
a man who runs down another with
his auto and fails to stop to at least
ascertain the results is guilty of as
sault with intent to commit injuries.
Ray Eddie Fargo of Fargo is under
arrest on this ruling and will be tried
at the next term of district court. John
Abel, waiter, was the victim, b's IS
recovering.
Three tribes of Indians on the Ft.
Berthold reservation will join in an
honorary celebration August "a to 81,
when Rev. c. l. Hail. father of Will
liams county Better Farming Agent
Hall, observes the fortieth anniversary
Of his work in that district. The cele-
bration will be held in the MISSION
near Elbowoods and it is expected that
between 1000 and 5000 Indians, as
well as a great many white settlers
will participate.
One of the largest fish known to
have been taken from the Missouri riy-
the neighborhood Of Tioga was taken
by Mr.. Walters, the ferryman south of
Tioga on Saturday last. While max
ing a landing on the north side Of the
river the fish got into shallow water
between the boat and shore and Mr..
Walters dispatched it with a club. 1t
measured five feet and six inches in
length and weighed 48 pounds. The
fish was sturgeon.
Walter Addyman, a farmer twelve
miles northwest of Williston, commit
ted suicide. Addyman was one of the
four Addyman brothers who are we'll
known in Willston. The others are
John, Edward and George. Mrs. Ad-
dyman, the aged mother of the suicide,
whose home is in Iowa, has been in
the county visiting her sons for sever
al months. The body was taken to
Iowa for burial, after funeral services
were held from the congregational
church in Williston Froday morning.
A sad accident happened at the
Bresheiser farm home about miles
southeast of Napoleon, when Marco
Kaloyan was accidentally shot by one
of the Brenheiser boys while examin-
ing shot gun. Marco Khloyan, 9
years old, was spending the day at the
Brenheiser home Two boys were ex-
aiming the shot gun when in some
manner the shell was discharged, the
entire load entering the Kaloyan boys
left side, passing through the body
and tearing the liver to bits. A doc
tor was Immediately summoned to the
scene and did all in his VOW
er to do for the injured lad, but death
occurred the next day.
Labe Woods, wanted since 1912 when
he escaped from the county Jail at
Bowman while under Indictment for
horse stealing, is under arrest at Sun
dance, Wyoming, and resists extradi-
ton Labe Woods brother, Denver
Woods, arrested and convicted of muir
der at the time of Labels alleged
crime, is now free under parole. When
Denver Woods mother was ill unto
Death at Marmath prison officials gave
him railroad fare to his home, and he
went, unaccompanied, to her side and
remained with her until she died, at
tended the funeral, returning immedi-
ately to the penitentiary. His reward
for this act was a parole within few
Ordered to Ego square" when he at
tempted to cut corners in traffic con-
trolled zone, Hugh E. Fielder, timer,
pulled gun and shot at the traffic DO
liceman, Walter Wyman, in Grand
Forks, his aim being wide. Confess
ing after his arrest, that he had tax
en- offense when the officer, an hour
previously, had compelled him to 60
around the corner, when he started to
cut, Fielder said he armed himself for
q second trip across the traffic restrict
ed zone, because, as he said che was
tired of h1ving cops order him about"
Fielder was bound over to the district
court, charged with malicious shoot
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