The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-09-13
AROUND THE STATE

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DR.. Moeller was returning to Mad
dock one day last week and when a
short distance this side of Minnewau-
kan he had to get out to repair tire.
Being deaf he didn't hear the approach
of another machine in which were a
number Of men, Although he was out
on the side of the road, they ran over
him, breaking bone in one leg and
his shoulder was also broken, besides
cutting an ugly cash in his head. He
retained consciousness and got the
number of the car, which made no at
tempt to see if he was injured or to
assist him in any manner. His broth
ers, DR.. William Moeller and DR.. Thor
Moeller, went at once to Maddox
where they found him not so serious
ly injured as they anticipated.
The threshing separator belonging
to the Barnick boys, east of Max, was
burned on Wednesday afternoon, Sept.
5. The cause of the fire was box of
matches which had been placed in
bundle of grain and when run through
the separator started fire. On
Tuesday a bunch of scrap iron went
thru the same separator, putting it
out of business temporarily. 1t is
hoped that the party guilty of this act
will be apprehended. It is clearly the
work of some one wishing to get re-
venge upon the Barnick boys. The
work could hardly be laid to the I. W.
WIS for there are but few in the coun-
try and none in that locality are work
ing on that rig so it is undoubtedly
neighbor wishing to get even.
Engineer William White and Fire
man Henry Oliver of Glasgow, Mont,
were injured and ten head Of livestock
killed in a rear-end collision between
the Matador stock train and a way
freight at Snowden. The two cars
ahead of the caboose of the stock train
were smashed to kindling wood. The
wrecker from Minot was called and
found that several steers were entang-
led in the wreckage of the two cars.
A peculiar incident was that on lift
ing the debris, one big steer emerged
from the mess and, after shaking him
self thoroughly, made for the open
country. 1t was feared that the ami
NAL was maddened by the accident so
warnings were sent broadcast to the
farmers in the river fiat district.
The four-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl Peterson of near Banks died
Thursday as the result of injuries sus-
tanned when large boulder rolled over
him Wednesday afternoon. The child
had gone with a 12-year-old brother
for the mich cows and when a short
distance from their home the elder
hroth ro11oI 10, -rro l,o,,1Jon
the top of a hill. AS the boulder
rolled down the hill the younger child
ran beside it for a short distance and
then stepped in it's path. The boul-
der passed over the child's body, and
the result was a number of broken
ribs and the fracturing of the base of
the skull. The child was taken to
Watford where it died Thursday aft
ernoon. The cause of death was in
ternal hemorrhage.
Peace officers advise that very
| close watch is being kept of families
who have in the past made a practice
of manufacturing little wine each
fall for home consumption. Under the
liquor laws of 1913 the manufacture of
vinuous as we'll as spurious and malt
liquors is expressly prohibited, and the
husbandman found guilty of violating
this provision is subject to fine of
not less than 5000 nor more than ST.
900, or Imprisonment in the county Jail
not less than 80 days nor more than
one year or both fine and imprison-
ment. The Missouri river bottoms this
year are one mass of wild grapes
choke cherries and bull berries, all of
which possess more or less virtue when
fermented into wine. Wagonloads of
this fruit have been brought in in years
past by people who have made from il
light wines for their own use. This
year they are advised that the practice
is not only violation of the state laws
but of the federal statutes as we'll and
that all violators will be prosecuted
without regard to person or precedent
Where is Gene Corey? Buford cit.
liens have been asking this question
generally for the past ten days and the
concern as to the mans whereabout:
resulted in trip there by the states
attorney, w. G. Owens, last Saturda,
where an investigation revealed moth.
ing but the fact that creditors of Cor
icy would like to get out warrant fo1
his arrest, and his wife believes thai
he has either gone to find new employ
ment or that he met with foul pla,
somewhere in his travels. Corey dis
appeared after his pay day received
as Great Northern employee. HI
left wife without any means Of sup
port and no money to provide for thei
four children. He was understood t,
be heavily in debt around Buford ant
some Of the creditors wanted Mrs Cor
| ey to file charges Of desertion, which
she refused to do because she does no
believe that it has been his intention t,
desert her and the children. Mr.. Owen
therefore, has no charges on which h
can even make an investigation of tn
mans disappearance and unless some
thing turns up which indicates tina
Corey was robbed of his check, tn
creditors will simply have to wait un