The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-08-02
AROUND THE STATE.

head of horses since last January and
was about to sell them according to
law, when someone entered the pasture
and made away with the animals. "A
posse Of men are after the thieves or
owners or whoever it is has them.
While discussing the draft PROPOSE
ton Gilbert H. Taylor of Cando, num-
Der 16 on the selected list for army
service, said: 81 have wife and two
small children and l would hate to
leave them but if | am needed | will
make some provision for them and
60" Such a statement comes from
the stuff heroes are made of.
Jack Raglan, a member of Company
B at New Rockford, had a foot so
badly crushed under the wheels of a
train Monday that yesterday is was
found necessary to amputate the foot.
Raglan was riding on the side of box
car in slow moving train when he
was knocked off by switch stand and
his foot caught under the wheels.
Two elevators, one owned by the
Western Lumber and Grain Company
of Bowman, and the other owned by
the Bowman Equity Exchange, were
destroyed by fire Wednesday after
noon, with all their contents. The fire
was set from spark from the loco
motive of No. II, the Milwaukee coast
train which passed through Griffin at
about 3:15.
"Save my baby" was the frantic cry
of Mrs. L. G. Hedin of New England
when she discovered the fire that de-
stroyed the Hedin home in the Desart
country on Monday afternoon. Car
penters working on the building saw
the flames at about the same moment
and lost no time in rescuing the sleep
ing child from the bedroom, passing
the child out through window to it's
terrified mother.
Policeman Brady Of Darlington was
called out this week to dispense four
fellows, said to be l. w. WIS who had
Pole corraled in fine shape because
he would not take out a membership
card in their order. One of the men
had new butcher knife, described by
the officer as fully Is inches long, con-
cealed in his clothes. Officer Brady
held his revolver to the mans stomach
until he had the big knife safely in his
own hands.
The Farmers elevator at Harmon
was struck by lightning and burned
to the ground last Saturday. The
bolt rendered unconscious E. J. Morey,
his two little boys and daughter.
Mr.. Morey was unconscious for several
minutes and when he came to he found
the family nearly asphyxiated. He
succeeded in getting the children out
and saved their lives by narrow mar
gin. The loss is estimated at $4,000,
partially covered by insurance.
A bunch of three Russell boys broke
into a residence at Russell last week
to get drink Of something the bone
dry law prohibits. They were arrest
ed by Sheriff Mclean and taken to
Bottineau where they were arraigned
in Justice Walseth's court last Mon
day and each pleaded guilty to the
charge of petit larceny and each drew
a fine of $40 and costs and five days
in the county Jail with an additional
five days if they fail to pay the fine.
A certain travelling collector in
Beach, Thursday, got his Immediately
after making a disparaging remark
about the u. S. flag. His remark was
heard by a number of the members Of
Company M, who took him in charge
and but for the interceding of Sheriff
Smith and DR.. Fuller, the said traV
eler might now be on the repair table
AS it was he kneeled upon the parade
ground of Camp Revere, uncovered
and reverently kissed the U. S. flag,
swore to respect it in the future and
promised to leave town on the first
4x,o r,lln >f Jln At
which the train was going.
The police arrested Frank Cashen
and w. J. Cunningham at Kenmare.
They were arraigned before Police
Magistrate Griffith charged with help
ing themselves to three boxes of dyn-
amite from G. A. Bodmer's powder
house. They have signed statements
admitting their guilt, waived examina-
ton and were bound over to the dis
trict court and sent to Minot where
they intimated that they would plead
guilty to the charge. Sam Skoen, who
has enlisted with Company A and is
with this company at Minot, was also
charged with being complicated in the
crime and will probably be arrested.
These men have been working on the
Via 1HlC, DuC StlGllouSSI
one of the men is Of the same name
he is no relation to the Cunningham
family.
A blacksmith at Minnewaukon has
been taken in charge by federal offic-
ials for letting his sympathies for the
kaiser get the better of him. Sunday
while John Flaa, member of Com
pany B at New Rockford, was talking
to young man at Minnewaukon in an
effort to get him to enlist in the COM
pany, the German told him to "cut it
out" Flaa continued his conversation
which so enraged the blacksmith that
he assaulted Flaa. When the news
reached the camp of Company B it
was with difficulty that the boys were
held back from going to Minnewau-
kon to do violence to the German.
Federal officers were notified and
Tuesday took the German in charge
The offense is serious, being treason
and in extreme cases being punishable
by death.
There is only one thing that would
take man down cellar these days and
he won't have to go after that very
long. A fellow at Kramer was going