The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-11-29

charge of kidnapping is serious one
and just what the outcome of the case
will be is hard to predict as neither
the boy nor the girl is of age. At any
rate they will no doubt be convinced
that this idea of running away is no
Some sneak tempered with some
of the lines belonging to the Mohall
Telephone Co.. which put the lines out
of commission all day Sunday and
part of Monday, causing about 100
subscribers inconvenience aad made
, the management considerable trouble.
Miss Vesta Steer, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs w. j. Steer of Quaker farm,
Mott, N. d., has been selected as one
of the five members of the stock judg-
ing team which will represent the Ag-
ricultural college in the stock Judging
contest at the International stock
show the first week in December. The
team will leave Fargo the latter part
of this week, stopping at several
places on the way for practical judg-
ing.
Henry Malm, rs years old, lost his
life at the bottom of well on the Bel
den ranch north of Belfeld on Monday
Of last week. Archie Belden made an
attempt to rescue Malm and was low
cred into the well by other workmen.
However, he was Immediately over
come by gas and was unconscious for
an hour. Fanny Malm, sister of the
deceased, came out from Chicago to
| attend the funeral which was held at
Belfield last Thursday.
N. l.. Cabanne, former cashier of
the Farmers State Bank, of Forman,
has disappeared, and a warrant has
been issued for his arrest, following
the discovery of shortage of about
$4,000 in his accounts. About two
weeks ago he resigned and accepted a
! position in the Merchants National
| Bank of Detroit, MINI. In checking
up accounts following his resignation
the officials found discrepancies and
notified Mr.. Cabanne to come back
and explain the shortage. He arrived
! in Forman last Friday and Saturday
night he disappeared and no trace has
been found of him since. The bank
is fully protected by bonding COM
pany and will be reimbursed in full.
joke.
While driving along the road by An
telope creek, just six miles southeast
of Lefor, at sharp turn in the road,
John Lambiel lost control Of his car
and ran through some brush, over a
bluff and into the creek, distance of
forty feet below. No one was injured
In the car with Lambiel was his moth
err, his mother-in-law and man whose
name was not learned. The car dove
headforemost into the creek where it
stuck fast, the radiator completely
covered with water. Two of those in
the car were over seventy years old
but were uninjured by the force of
the fall. The party made their way
to the old Heiser house, sometimes re-
ferred to as the Mission House Here
they were allowed to dry their clothes
and warm up. All four were precipi-
tated into the creek when the car
landed. Fred Wieglanda, of the Dick
inson Battery & Electric Co., went
out after the car Saturday and, by
means of block and tackle and his
car, pulled the car back on the road.
The front end of the car was slightly
smashed and three tires were badly
damaged. How the four managed to
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plainable mysteries.
Three separate fires, all supposed
to be the work of incendiaries, nearly
wiped the town of Lennon off the
map. Three elevators and about
twenty business places, representing
property valued at more than $780,
900, were destroyed on Tuesday and
Wednesday of this week. The fire
broke out in an elevator about 3 o.
clock on Tuesday morning. No other
property was destroyed at this time.
At about the same time the following
morning fire was discovered between
the Palace hotel and an adjoining
building. The fire destroyed all the
property in the block with the excep-
ton of the Elliott store and the First
National bank. The stores in the
block across the street were also de-
stroyed While This fire was still rag
ing on Wednesday afternoon fire
broke out in the eastern part Of the
town and two more elevators, a ware
house and oil station, were added to
the toll. There was no chance of the
last fire being started from the first