The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-09-27

Peterson, are they immune from ar
rest? These pigs are a common nuis-
ance and have been roaming the
streets most of the summer All,
consistency, thou art jewel"
Milton Wilson, a member of Com
pany K, and son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jess Wilson, whose home is about
seven miles east of Glendale, was &C
cidentally shot last Sunday morning,
while starting on a hunting trip. The
entire charge of the gun entered the
right arm just below the elbow, ter
ribly decorating the upper arm.
What is believed to be the first
cablegram received in North Dakota
from any soldier boy in the state was
received Tuesday from G. r. Green of
Cavalier who wired his father from
Some Where in France" that he had
arrived safely on the other side. Ron
aid Hazen. a son of Mr.. and Mrs. o.
A. HaZen Of Larimore, and Mr.. Green
are members Of the Goth Ariel Squad
of the United States.
Ralph d.. Heaton OF the Heaton
Lumber Co. of Dickinson had a mar
row escape from death one day last
week, when his car turned over in a
ditch between Dickinson and Belfield.
Mr.. Heaton was thrown clear of the
car, which Immediately caught fire and
was soon twisted mass Of junk. Mr..
Heaton was stunned into insensibility
and would have been burned with the
car but for the fact that he was thrown
some distance from the machine. A
prairie fire was started by the burning
car but the timely arrival Of Senator
Mcbride and some helpers prevented
the fire from spreading.
R. J. .Byrum Of New Rockford has
submitted to the war department
board Of ordinance and Notifications
plan which he has devised for the use
Of wireless electricity as a means Of
destructive warfare. Mr.. Byrum's
I,plan would be effective within a radius
of ten miles, destroying, he claims,
everything with which the current
came in contact within that area. The
war department has congratulated the
Rockford man upon his patriotic in
terest and has been advised that his
invention is being given careful con-
| sideratiOn.
After escaping from officers in a
! spirited pursuit across country, in
which he tied deputy sheriff to
tree and drove off in the officers car,
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county on charges of stealing horses
north of Buford, is now in hospital
at Sidney, Mont. Upon his recovery
and after facing trial in Montana on
an alleged wholesale horse stealing
business in that state, he will be
brought to North Dakota to face SINH
lar proceedings in the Williams coun-
ty court.
c. c. Hodson is again possessor of
| his Ford car which was stolen in
Grand Forks some time ago. Sheriff
Turner returned from Omaha, Neb.
rest G.. j. Brooks who stole G.. C.
Hodsons ford some time ago. Mr..
Turner made the thief drive the car
back. The return trip was made in
two and one-half days and Mr.. Hold
son again has the Ford in his pos
session The car was discovered as
being the stolen car from Grand
Forks, N. d., in Omaha, Neb, as
Brooks had no license numbers on the
car when arrested.
There is being a regular roundup
Of criminals at Hazen in Mercer coun-
ty and it is expected that no fewer
that fifteen arrests will be made be-
IOre Ile SLdIe anu leueidl duIuol lCloo
| finish their work. Dan Brennan, Rev.
F. L. Watkins, States Attorney H. L..
Berry, Miss Grace Britton, and one
detective going under the name Of
Ed. Edwards, dropped into Hazen last
week and started doing things in an
effort to clean up the Illicit traffic in
booze in that county. Charles Ellis
worth is now under $1,000 bonds and
| Sheriff Haevischer is slated for re-
moval from office. Even the pro-Ger-