The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-02-17

gone he climbed up snow fence near
by and used a rail to brighten them,
but they stayed by their prey until
the freight came. 1t was an exper-
fence Shaw did not enjoy and after
this when he is sent out he will be
armed in manner that would satisfy
even Roosevelt.
Any person desiring to take advan-
tage of the tree bounty law of the
state should notify the assessor when
he is around so that official will make
a record Of it. The law provides a
time the trees are set out. That is,
trees planted in the spring of 1915
will be entitled to bounty in 1916
and the four years next following.
Union came very near having a Sec
ond fire one day last week when an
attempt was made to thaw out the
Great Northern water tank, which
had frozen up. The section men al
lowed the fire to get away from them,
but fortunately there was an engine
in the yard at the time and it came to
the assistance Of the workmcn. The
tank was not damaged to any great
extent.
Judge Kneeshaw informs us he re-
ceived letter some time ago from a
party in Alaska announcing the death
of C. H. Barnwell, after an exposure
in boat wreck that precipitated the
occupants in the cold water. Mr..
Barnwell was associated with Judge
Kneeshaw in 1887, and was bright
young man. Later he went to St. Paul
and was manager of the Great North
ern Navigation Company's St. Paul Of
flee. During the rush to the Klondyke
gold fields he went west and spent
most of the time in Alaska.-Pembi-
ma Pioneer-Express.
"It's a mighty funny thing if a man
can't sell water in prohibition state
without being arrested and thrown in
Havre, Mont, when grabbed by Chief
Peter Timboe of Devils Lake, charged
with selling perfectly good water to
an Indian: 1t was Poor Lo, with heap
appetite for alcohol today, that raised
the disturbance, for he paid St. Claire
dollar for q quart of what he suppos-
ed was alcohol. The Indian lodged
the charge of obtaining money under
false pretenses against the Mavre
man. eyes, they'd pinch me if I sold
booze in North Dakota and now they
pinch me for not selling it," insists
St. Claire. 81 guess lisa case of
damned if you do and damned if you
don't" -
: E. G. Fisher, well known Ray
farmer, had an experience Friday
night of last week which he would not
care to repeat. He had been to Ep-
ping that day, leaving for home early
in the afternoon. A typical Dakota
blizzard with wind blowing strongly
from the northwest made it difficult
for him to keep the road. When sew
eral miles from home he lost the trail
entirely, after vainly trying to locate
it he gave up the attempt and pro-
ceeded to unhitch the horses. He also
removed their harness and turned
them loose, thinking they woul eventu-
ally find their home. After wandering
around for some time he happened to
strike the Valley school where he
made himself as comfortable as posi-
BILE during the night, and in the morn
ing, the weather having moderated
somewhat, he had no great difficulty
in finding his way.
George Riddle, thirty-fve years old,
living on the old Nels X. Mattson
farm about five miles north of New
Rockford, was taken to the city hos
pital last week suffering from three
bullet wounds, and is not expected to
live. He was shot by his hired man,
a Russian, name unknown, with a 49,
calibre revolver-one shot penetrat-
ing the stomach and liver and two
shots entering the lungs. No cause
for the shooting can be learned. Mrs.
Riddle and five children under six
years old will be left in pitiable cir
cumstances if the wounded man dies.
They were unable to make their tele-
phone work, to give the alarm, and
no aid was available until about 2
o'clock in the afternoon Of the day of
the shooting, when DR.. Crawford was
summoned by neighbors. Sheriff
Fahrer arrived at the scene an hour
later and took the hired man into
custody. He is now in the county
jail.