The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-05-19
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year-old son of Raymond Hayes of
Minneapolis, who had been living here
with his grandparents, died as the
result Of injuries received when he
was run over by an auto truck. AL
though warned to keep away, the boy
with another small companion, crawl
ed upon the running board Of slow
moving truck from position where
the driver, in his cab could not OBJ
serve them. They were shaken off
and both fell under the wheels and
were run over The other boy was
injured but will recover. The driver
discovered the accident after he turn
ed corner. He is not held respon-
sibe.
Lidgelwood-Leo Heley, 1O-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. A. w. Heley,
was badly injured by being struck by
an auto. He was running to climb
into a slow moving auto in which he
had been invited to ride, when another
car coming behind, attempted to pass.
The boy tried to jump backwards
toward the roadside to avoid the on
coming car, but was struck in the back
and dragged some distance. His left
arm and leg were broken and his
ankle was sprained. He was also cut
about the head. He is recovering.
Devils Lake-Fritz Kelso. "a, of
Devils Lake, was instantly killed near
here when he was thrown from a load
Of hay in such manner that the
wheels of the wagon ran over and
crushed his skull. kelso had been
driving his team alond. When his
horses wandered into farmyard
without a driver, search led to the
finding Of the body. A large rock
and wheel marks near the body in
dicated that Kelso had been thrown
off, when the wagon wheels struck
the rock and caused the lurch.
kelso had no family, but is believed
to have had relatives in st. Paul.
New Salem Tavern, 19-months old
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Meas,
Of near New Salem, died as a result
Of being scalded When, in playing,
she pulled the plug from the washing
machine, the stream sof hot water
struck her in the chest and falling
backward, she became drenched. The
mother, who had been working at the
farther end Of the room with her back
turned, rescued the child in moment,
but the scalds, combined with pneu-
monia, which developed, proved fatal
and the child died the next day
Braddock Andrew Weikum, 35,
farmer of near Braddock, died at a
Bismarck hospital as the result of a
KICK by horse. The blow from
the horses hoof crushed one Of his
legs between the ankle and knee and
blood poisoning developed. He leaves
a wife and three children.
Jamestown-Th Thieves broke into the /
store Of the White Drug company here
and stole quantity of morphine and |
cocaine. They helped themselves to
malt and icecream and left note say
ing they had found nickel and clean
ed it with sal soda. The thieves
overlooked bottle of codeine, de-
rivatve of morphine.
Eckelson- Ralph Lutz, Is, Of Eckel-
son, was instantly killed when he fell
or was dragged off the front end of a
pushcar which was being pushed by
a speeder, with the result that both
cars ran over him and crushed his
skull. He was the son Of the section
foreman here.
Lisbon Roy Hendricks has been
taken to Bismarck to serve a two
year sentence for wife desertion. He
was found guilty several months ago.
The court suspended sentence, contin-
gent upon the defendants efforts to
support his wife. Following recent
that Hendricks was not do
ing SO, he was rearrested and taken to
Bismarck to begin serving sentence.
Kenmare-Mrs. Andrew Nelson of
Bowbells who was seriously burned
last week when kerosene can explod-
ed when she attempted to pour kero-
sene from the can into smouldering
fire in stove, died last night.
Drake Chris Stein, prominent
farmer Of the Funston community,
committed suicide at Anamoose while
being taken to sanitarium at St.
Paul. He had been mentally unbal-
anced for some time. While parties
who had. him in charge were eating !
dinner he escaped and hung himself.