The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-06-05

Oscar Lauser, 26 years old, single
man with considerable farm property
at Oakdale, was committed to the
jamestown asylum for the insane to-
day, an attache of the asylum coming
here for him.
Rose Staudinger, wife of George
Staudinger, farmer Of near Richard
ton, was adjudged insane and taken to
the jamestown asylum. Mrs. Staud-
niger attempted to take her own fife
few days ago by drinking poison.
C. w. Fallows, linotype operator at
the Dickinson Recorder Post, was Sc
verely hurt last Friday afternoon by
being caught in the printing press,
his left forearm being badly torn in
the machinery. He was rushed to the
hospital, given medical attention and
was able to be sent home Saturday.
According to the attending physician,
Mr.. Fallows' will not be able to resume
work for month.
Carson now has complete and un-
disputed rights as the permanent
county seat of Grant county as a re-
suit of decision handed down by
Judge Nuessle Tuesday. He, at this
time, dismissed the action brought
against the county commissioners of
Grant county by Chas. Belich and
others, and commonly known as the
Elgin case. Carsons rights to the
permanent county seat have been con-
tested in one court after another prac-
tically ever since is was made county
seat.
The three-year-old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Chris Norby of Hatton, was
hit and run down by freight train;
the engine and two freight cars pass
ing over the child, yet she was only
scratched about the head. The child
was playing on the track and was not
discovered by the engineer till too
late to stop. When he brought the
train to stop, however, the baby was
found lying between the rails, having
been hit in such manner that she
was unhurt except for few minor
bruises.
Jacob Meyer, formerly of Montana
but recently living on the South Side
in Dickinson, was arrested this week
by Sheriff T. N. Hartung on the
charge Of kidnapping and is now in
the county jail awaiting trial. 1t is
alleged that Meyer, while his wife was
out of town, enticed little eight-year-
old girl into his home and kept her all
night. The parents of the child were
nearly distracted by the unexplained
absence Of their little girl and it was
not until the following morning that
the child was permitted to 90 home.
The parents, upon learning of the al
legged detention. swore out warrant
for Meyers arrest before States At
torney J. p. Cain. A hearing will prob
ably be given the accused man Satur-
day.
Rufus Brady, who has been brake
man on the Turtle Lake freight, was
arrested Friday on the charge of rape.
He will have his preliminary hearing
the meantime, he is out under $4,000
bonds. 1t is charged that Brady used
cave man tactics. The prosecuting
witness is woman we'll past middle
age, whose screams attracted help af-
ter she had been carried, it is alleg-
ed. several rods to near some box
cars on side track near the depot
When Mr.. p. Klein. q new arrival
met his family at Pekin. N. D., he was
surprised to find his wife in charge of
three children instead of two. Dur
ing the trip Of Mrs. Klein to Pekin.
she visited woman by the name of
"Mrs. Lucye Paul" who had an infant
child. named Barton Paul, both shar-
ing double seats with the Klein fam
ily. Before the train pulled out of
Devils Lake. Mrs. Paul asked Mrs.
Klein to care for the baby a few
minutes. Mrs. Klein is still caring for
the yOungSter