The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-11-23
BRIEF STATE NEWS

ceased has many friends in this coun-
ty who will be grieved to learn of his
death and extend sympathy to the be-
reaved.
The Overhaulser jewelry store at
Drake was recently broken into and a
considerable quantity of jewelry was
taken. AS near as the proprietor of
the store can determine, between 80
and 40 watches, about so rings and
other jewelry and some clothing are
missing. The loss totals $4O0. No
clue is otainable at present.
Providing no new evidence is intro
duced to substantiate charge Of
grand larceny against him, NJ. H.
Chance of Tappen, who eloped to Min
neapolis month ago with 16-year-old
Mary Rittle, in an automobile belong
ing to the girls father, will De releas-
ed from the Kidder county Jail, accord
ing to conditions attached to writ of
habeas corpus granted by the state
supreme court.
A. F. Young, who for the past year
has been living in shack at Crosby,
was found dead Tuesday morning.
Young had been suffering from dia-
betes and dropsy. He came from Mon
tana year ago this fall and made an
attempt at working through harvest
and threshing. Since that time owing
to his poor health, he had scarcely
been able to exc out living, merely
existing, and death undoubtedly came
as relief. 1t is believed Young had
some relatives in Montana.
The November issue of the North
Dakota Banker prints the picture of a
smooth-shaven man of heavy nuild and
warns banks Of North Dakota to be-
ware of him. The photograph is of
professional bank burglar who is re-
ported to be somewhere in the north
west" He is described as 46 years of
age, feet II inches in height weight
about 1876 pounds, dark hair, slate blue
eyes, oval scar on back of neck, left
side. He has participated in a series
Of frauds on North Dakota banks and
every effort is being made to locate
him.
Good news for North Dakota stock
raisers is contained in the announce
ment by DR.. w. F. Crewe of the state
livestock sanitary board to the effect
that DR.. R. R. Tracy of the federal bu-
reau of animal husbandry has been
provided in Bismarck with a stock of
anti-blackleg vaccine which is to be
distributed free of charge. Since news
of the spread of blackleg was publish
ed, DR.. Crewe has received calls for
vaccine from all parts Of the state. The
vaccine which Uncle Sam furnishes
gratis comes in powdered form and
must be mixed with water before in
jecting.
John Ahlgran of Ryder, who makes
business of raising pigs in addition
to his farming operations, has demon
strated the value of alfalfa and corn
for feed in lieu of barley. Last Fri
day he sold twelve April pigs that av-
eraged 299 pounds each in weight.
Last summer he turned his pigs into
an alfalfa patch and this fall they had
the run of corn field. He figured this
saved him about 100 bushels of bar
ley-and the harvesting of the alfalfa
and corn cost him nothing. Mr.. ALL
grams wheat crop this fall was too
poor to sell, but he will buy a feed
grinder and turn the crop into pig
feed.
Last Tuesday the county constable
Of Mclean county arrested Henry
Madison, the colored porter at the
Baldner barber shop at Garrison, on
the charge Of conducting blind pig
and having a gambling table in oper-
alton. Sufficient evidence had been
obtained to swear out warrants, and
Madison was placed in jail over night.
His hearing was held before the Police
Magistrate on Wednesday, after which
he was bound over to the district court
on the two charges, and was later TAX
en- to Washburn for trial. According
TO evidence produced, Madison has Sc
cured the shack which was used as
the "Wobble Restaurant" during the
harvest season and there conducted
his blind pig and gambling demand
had profitable business established.
After ten years of freedom, Joseph
Kalen, alias Robert Campbell, has
been arrested at Huron, S. D., and,
unless the statute of limitations pre-
vents, will be brought to Williams
county to stand trial on charge of
forgery. The sheriff's Office has re-
ceived information from Sheriff A. J.
Larson Of Beadle county, South Dako-
to, that Kalen has been arrested in
compliance with a ten-year-old adver-
tlsement. In September, 1906, Nick
Hayes, then cashier of the Williams
County bank, swore complaint before
Justice A. L. Butler, charging Kalen,
\ or Campbell, with forging a check for
$500. When arraigned before JUS
tice Will T. Poe he waived examina-
ton and was lodged in the county Jail
to await trial October 10, 1916, he
sawed the bars of his cell door and
escaped.
The state supreme court has upheld
the Mercer county district court in rul-
ing that mortgage which is given by
an entryman on government lands,
while single man, and pending pro-
ceeding to contest and cancel prior
homestead entry, and after he has
planted crop on said land, and after
the determination of the contest in his
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