The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-08-17

coming north through the slope coun-
try from South Dakota, and what is
left of the very late grain after the
black rust is being severely damaged
by the hoppers.
j. Bartlett of Primghar, Ia, and his
17-year-old bride were detained at
Fargo last week by the police on ad-
vice from Primghar, charging Bart
lett with abduction. Bartlett, who is
10 years old, told the police that he and
his bride, formerly Miss Hazel Cort-
wright, we're married in st. Paul prior
to their arrival in Fargo. The charge
of abduction is made by the father of
the bride.
Councilmen at Bowman last Thurs
day produced way of their own when
they want to turn adrift officers whose
service they no longer desire. In dis
missing Homer S. Ballard, police Of
fcer, the council placed his salary at
81 year, and directs that che refrain
from all work on the village streets
and other work at the expense of the
village, and that the board is ready to
receive and accept his resignation" In
dications are that Ballard will quit.
Bands Of unemployed itinerants are
blamed by the police for the mysteri-
Gus disappearance of two men recent
ly. Jack Dick, who was employed in
the construction of the new Northern
Pacific station at Dickinson, left three
weeks ago for Oberon, N. D., to work,
but became i'll there and started for
Darlington. That was the last friends
heard or saw Of him. Alexander Bart,
farmer residing near Gladstone, dis
appeared while in the city engaging
harvest help.
It is reported that B. J. Monaghan,
living south Of Upham, has discovered
the skeleton Of man in the sand near
what is known as the Blacksmith
Buttes. Mr.. Monaghan was taking
some cattle to pasture in these hills
when the discovery was made. The
skeleton is no doubt that Of a man
with one arm, as this is the only miss
ing member, otherwise the skeleton is
perfect. The man had evidently been
wrapped in blanket before being
buried. There was also belt around
the body. No mark Of Identification
was found.
Ed Crook, who was employed at the
Harry Mehlenbacker farm six miles
east of Karlsruhe, was killed during
the storm last Thursday evening. The
large barn in which Mr.. Crook and
Mr.. and Mrs. Mehlenbacker and the
children had taken refuge during the
storm was blown down and demolish-
ed and Mr.. Cook was struck by fall
ing timber, breaking his back. He
died instantly. Mr.. and Hrs. Mehlen-
hacker and the children were not hurt
although they were bruised somewhat
It is a miracle that they were not kill
ed as the barn was entirely demolish-
ed.
AS Mr.. and Mrs. Robt. Walker and
Mr.. Hall were leaving Westhope Sun
day evening for their home at Botti-
neau they we're struck by an idiot on
motorcycle going about forty miles
an hour The motorcycle turned of
on the wrong side Of the road and hit
Mr.. Walkers front wheel, completely
demolishing it and the fender. The
motorcycle was also neatly turned in.
to scrap iron, but the fact that the
Lord takes care of idiots and babies
saved the life of the riders, there be.
ing two on the machine. There seems
to be crying need for an official fool
keller. The motorcycling fraternity
seems most promising as field for
such an officer.
Operations of a band of poison
bandits in Minneapolis, using the dead
ly toxin choral in a series of activi-
ties that have Melted them possibly
more than $1,000 within the last two
weeks from visitors to that city, are
expected to have been disclosed by the
mysterious death of Herman Grimm
of Donnybrook, a farmer, which re-
suited in the arrest Of two men and
three women. Grimm was found re-
Gently stretched out dead and half
clothed in bedroom at the Opera no.
tel. According to Lydia Marks, house
keeper at the Opera hotel, Grimm reg
sitered about 10 a. m. Wednesday with
a woman as wv. P. German and wife. y
The "Mrs. German left the hotel about
II a. m. according to Miss Marks.
The 16-months' odd baby of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ole Everson, living three miles
east of Simcoe, died Friday morning
from arsenic poisoning. Mrs. Everson
had moved dish Of fly poison and in
doing so spilled some on the floor. She
hurried away to get piece of cloth to
wipe up the poison lest the baby should
get into it. While the anxious mother
was away the little boy rushed to the
liquid on the floor. The frightened
mother could not rescue the child.
Medical aid was obtained but in vain.
The funeral was held Sunday after
noon from the Stenkjaer church Of
which the bereaved parents are men,
bers. Rev. Bruland conducted the SER
vice. The entire community was pres
ent to express their sympathy to the
grief parents.
Anamoose virtually has been in a
state of siege for several days because
of attempts of I. w. WIS to assemble
here and rescue three of their COM
panions from the local Jail. Armed
guards have been placed in the rail-
road yards of the 500 Line here to pre-
vent unemployed itinerants from leav-
ing freight trains. Since the three
members Of the I. W. w. were arrested
on Monday, charged with assaulting a
laborer who had refused to join their
order, large delegations of co-agitat-
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