The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-12-04
BRIEF STATE NEWS

s. TIL. Westdal, formerly editor and
publisher of the Mckenzie County
Journal, published at Charles, is now
acting as city editor Of the Williston
Herald.
John N. Lee of about eight miles
south of Rawson went violently in
sane the other day and was taken into
custody Thursday of last week by
the sheriff and taken to Schafer,
where the board Of insanity commit
ted him to the state hospital for the
insane. Lee will have to be watched
closely until the arrival Of the state
transportation agent.
Many horses died on the prairie
during the recent snow storm we had
according to reports received from
farmers. Jacob Ulmer reported that
there were about seventeen dead
horses near his place south of Heb
ron. Adam Hoff lost two and other
farmers near that city told Of losses,
some losing one, some two or three.
1t is said that not all of the horses
were old, there were several valuable
and well-fed animals among the dead.
About forty horses were lost in the
immediate vicinity of Hebron.
Paul Newman, IL year old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Newman, residing
north of Carson, near Heart river,
was accidently shot and killed Sun
day afternoon. The accident hap
pened about mile east of the Brink
crossing on the Heart river about two
o'clock in the afternoon. Paul and his
older brother, Orie, wer hunting rab-
bits. In taking the gun from the
sleigh it was discharged, the entire
charge struck Paul in the forehead.
Death was instantaneous. Funeral
services were conducted in the Pres
byterian church at Carson.
A clue picked up by Hettingerite|
last week resulted in the officials of
Adams county locating and securing
about two thousands dollars worth of
mems overshoes and rubber boots,
which had been stolen from Milwa-
kee trains, while enroute from theI
twin cities to the coast, and stored
in the old cemetery at Hettinger,
which has been closed for the past
several years. 1t is the general be-
lief that these goods were stolen from
the freight cars while the same were
Estanding at Hettinger in waiting for
che coaling and watering Of the en-
gines. West bound trains SO stand
ing were usually without attendants
and would stand for nearly an hour
while the train crew were eating din
ner and the engine was being coaled
and watered. The loot consisted of
overshoes, a small stock Of rubber
boots, etc.
Check artists who didn't believe in
doing things on small scale, came to
light this week when the First Ma
tional Bank of Belfied received from
the Federal Reserve Bank at Mime
apolis, two checks for payment, one
for 5000 and another for $3.50. The
checks were signed by two different
names and marked Certified" with
bogus name used as assistant cash
Ter and written in such way that it
could not be deciphered. It appears
that they had obtained some of the
counter checks used by the Belfield
bank about three months ago and had
gotten rubber stamp for the occa-
sion. 1t is evident that the two
checks are cashed on two different
banks in an Iowa town and at about
the same time. The checks were made
payable to two different parties. It is
not known whether or not the banks
paid all or part Of the amounts for
the Iowa bank had not been heard
from, but when the checks were rec
ceived by the Belfield bank, for col
lection, they at once wired nonpayment
and protest of the checks and returned
them. Detectives are on the trail of
the swindlers and it is thought that
they will be run down at an early
date.