The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-08-31
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Louie Moe, of Russo, one of the
pioneers of northwestern North Da-
kota, tells an interesting story of how
he caught fish from Strawberry Lake,
AZ miles southeast of Minot, in the
early days. Mr.. Moe says that when
the first settlers came to this section
of the state, they found Strawberry
lake teeming with perch. Mr.. Moe
camped near the lake but didn't have
any fish line or fish hooks. He didn't
even have any string with which to
make line, so taking some horse
hair, pulled from the tail of horse,
he tied them together. He fashioned
a hook out of a piece of wire and filed
the end sharp. And then he went
fishing. How those perch did bite
Within short time, he returned to
camp and displayed nice string of
fish to his surprised wife.
For years perch thrived in Straw
berry lake, but disappeared two years
ago. 1t is. said that the water in the
lake has receded about four feet and
the fish do not have proper place to
spawn, which is one reason for the
present condition.
When E. B. NcCutcheon was game
warden for the northern district he
recommended that a dam be built
across one end of the lake to cause
the water to raise to a proper depth.
This was considered seriously and
would have cost about 100000, but
nothing was ever actually done. Mr..
McCutcheon has taken the propaga-
ton Of fish up with the highest gov
eminent authorities, and he says that
perch will be about the only fish that
can ever thrive in our North Dakota
lakes, with the exception perhaps of
Spiritwood lake near jamestown,
which is deep. A large number of
steel-head trout were placed in Rice
Lake, but the perch devoured them as
food. Mr.. McCutcheon does not favor
placing suckers in any Of our lakes as
they destroy the spawn Of other fish.
There is deep lake 16 miles east of
Bottineau, known as PELICAN lake,
where bass are said to thrive. The
water in this lake, which is spring
fed, is deep.
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Candy and Thompson Held for Theft
of Auto
George Candy and Tom Thompson,
charged with stealing Ford coupe
from d garage at Golden Valley, N.
D., were bound over to the district
court of Mercer county Monday where
their preliminary hearing was held
Their bonds were fixed at 81 100000
each. The hearing was held at Stan
ton and Capt. Brown and Earl Bron-
son of the police force and II. B.
LOBBY were called as Witnesses Dud-
ley 1. Nash Of Minot appeared for the
defendants, who are trying to secure
bail.
Candy and Thompson were arrested
by Minot police and they are said to
have had a Golden Valley car in their
possession. 1t is surlnsed that these
men may have had something to do
with the theft of Justin Vandcnoe-
ver's Hupmobile, which was stolen
Aug. 3. The car was found at Stan
ton, with the battery missing. 1t was
later taken to New England and
placed in a barn where it has been
recovered. Officer Brown drove the
car to Minot this week. Both spot
lights are missing, but the battery
was recovered. 1t is said that Thomp-
son gave officers information which
led to the recovery of the car. Candy
is an old offender, having been mixed
up in whiskey ring.
- Ward Co. Fair-Sept. 12-15-
Unique Signs
Major A. J. MCDANIEL, who recent
ly returned from an auto tour Of yell
lowstone, states that he saw two in
teresting signs exhibited in western
garages. One read. coil not, neither
shall you spin," and the other, "The
man who lends tools is OUT"
Ward Co. Eair-Sept., 1915
Jalmer Erickson, who has operated
the engines at the plant Of the North
ern States Power Co. for several
years, has gone to Columbus where
he has accepted the position of engin-
eer on the spur used for hauling coal
to the main line from the Truax and
Whittier Crockett mines. His family
will join him in about week. The
coal mining business In that section
Of the state is good, the Wittier-
Crockett Co. alone mining 1000 tons
of Ignite coal a day with their big
steam shovel installed during the
summer.
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