The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-07-13

times being placed in the same trough,
slab of artificial stone, resembling
lime mixture was placed above to
seal the grave and five or six feet of
dirt shoveled over that. The skulls,
especially, are in a state of remark
able preservation. In one all Of the
teeth except one in the upper jaw in
the front are intact.
The Kenmare police swooped down
upon the depot Monday morning and
took a dray load of drinkables, whis-
key and beer, that had been consigned
to names, the authenticity of which
was questioned. In all they loaded
$50 pints of booze, eleven casks and
five cases of beer on the dray and the
goods are now in the city hall, await
ing a day in court. County Justice
Griffith before whom the hearing will
come, has set Saturday, July Is, as the
day, and those to whom the goods are
consigned may then appear and will be
given an opportunity to prove that the
goods are for personal use, and not in
excessive quantities.
The sudden death by drowning Of
Jenkin Williams July 4th came as a
shock to the people Of Garrison. In
company with several Of the neighbor
families they had gone to Garrison
creek some little distance from the
mouth to spend the Fourth. A picnic
dinner had been enjoyed and shortly
after two o'clock the men Of the party
went to the creek where Mr.. Williams
was the first to enter the water. Aft
er several minutes had elapsed and he
failed to appear those on the shore be-
came alarmed and in a short time had
succeeded in locating the apparently
lifeless form. Strenuous efforts on
the part of the rescuers failed to bring
any hope and it is the opinion of many
that Mr.. Williams death had in all
probability been caused by heart fail
ure.
Sheriff Slaughter of Mountrail coun-
ty was in Berthold last week and ar
rested Mrs. Fred Welsh of Ross on a
charge Of kidnapping her own son.
Domestic troubles have interferred
greatly with the happiness Of the
Welch household and the couple sep
arated by mutual consent and agree
ing to leave their 8-year-old son in the
care of relatives until their differences
could be adjusted. Mrs. Welsh secur-
ed possession of the boy and came to
Rerthold during the night, apparently
intending to take train in the morn
ing, but her plans were frustrated by
the train being about eight hours late.
The child's absence was noted early
in the evening and his disappearance
reported to the sheriff's office at STAN
lev. Local police authorities were no.
titled and the women and boy located
at the Walther hotel.
John Rowland, a Mountrail county
farmer, charged with the murder last
March Of Henry Walcott, neighbor-
ing farmer, is on trail in the district
court before Judge Fisk at Williston.
The trial was transferred from Mount
rail to Williams county and was the
first taken up when the July term Of
district court opened. All Of the first
day was consumed in drawing jurors
and the first witness was not put on
the stand until the next day. Row.
land pleaded self -defense and is rep
resented by Attorneys Miller and Co.
gon at Stanley, while States Attorney
Wykoff Of Mountrail county is assist
ed in the prosecution by Attorney j.
j. Murphy of Williston. Mrs. Row.
lend, wife of the defendant in the pres