The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-12-13

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with a little baby. And you haven't
either. Any one would be a damned
fool, wouldn't he?"
Tell Of Buying
Other witnesses called were Peter
Void, Oluf Lee and Frank Ruby who
testified to buying cattle and hogs
from James F. Bannon and Charles
Bannon. Their testimony was corro-
borattve OF testimony Of other wit
nesses regarding the Haven property.
the business methods OF the Haven
family and their general reputation
for honesty as well as to the methods
Of the two Bannons. father and son, Of
handling the property.
Thrifty and Honest Family
Five witnesses were on the stand
Friday, Mr.. and Mrs. w. 1. Calkins
who live neal Schafer and who were
friends Of the Haven family. Hans
Oakland whose farm adjoins the
Haven place. Robert Fawcett who
worked for the Haven family the
summer and fall of 1929 and I. San
ford who testified as to his CONVERSE
tions with Charles Damon regarding
the federal farm loan Of the Ravens
which became due this fall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Calkins both testified
that the Haven family "a thrifty.
Woodworking and honest, and that
Mrs. Haven always appeared normal
mentally to them and was very fond
of her children. They testified that
the Haven family had eaten Thanks
giving dinner at their place and that
the Haven boys had been at q party
at their house on Saturday night,
February 8, and had stayed all night
leaving for home about IL o'clock in
the forenoon.
Calkins stated that he had bought
a load Of oats from Haven a week be-
fore his disappearance and that
Haven at that time had around 1000
bushels Of feed grain upon the place.
He stated that Haven told him he
had either 80 or 43 head OF cattle. He
stated that he went with his wife to
the Haven farm on the 10th OF Feb
ruary to get q turkey gobbler he had
traded with Haven. and that he met
Charles Ramon who told him that
he had taken the Haven family to
Williston that morning ana was in
charge Of the property until their
return.
Waiting For Spring
Hans Oakland's testimony corro-
borated the Calkins' in every impor-
tant particular.
He stated that he had stopped at
Ravens and had coffee with Mrs.
Haven about a week before their dis
appearance and that Mrs. Haven APP
peared all right mentally to him,
seemed very proud Of her baby and
that he had held the baby in his
arms.
He said the two Haven boys stopped
at his place on February 8, on their
return from the Calkins party. They
had dinner and left his place about
2:30. He said that Daniel Haven told
him that day that he had taken the
Haven tractor to town for repairs the
week before and had brought 1t back
to the farm and that he va anxious
for the spring breakup so that he
could plant his crops.
Story Sounded Peculiar
He repeated the story told him by
Charles Bannon about the Ravens
leaving suddenly the morning Of the
10th and his tory of Mrs. Ravens
becoming violently insane. He said
he thought the story sounded peculiar
because he had never noticed any
symptoms Of any mental weakness
about Mrs. Haven. He testified that
| Charles Bannon had told him that
he bought the pigs and cattle from
the Ravens and that he had traded
pigs with Bannon.
Robert Fawcett stated that he had
worked for the Haven family at var
ious times during 1929 leaving their
employ in October and that they had
"a head of cattle when he quit as well
as "a pigs and 10 head Of horses. He
was hauling hay near the Haven
farm on the 10th Of February and
stopped at the farm about 10 o'clock
in the morning, knocked at the door
and entered. When no one answered
he put coffee on the stove and went
on to where his hay was. Upon his
return about 2 o'clock he sale, he
stopped and ate his lunch with
Charles Bannon who had returned
and who told him the story Of the
Ravens leaving.
Mrs. Haven Seemed Sane
Fawcett said when he worked fol
Haven In October he had 1900 bush.
els Of oats. 800 Of rye, about 60 bush.
els each Of spells and barely and Isl
bushels Of flax besides an unknown
amount Of seed wheat. He testified
Mrs. Haven had always appeared sane
to him and that she was very kind tt
her family though very strict as K
their associates. He said that Dan.
lei Haven was very smart about ma.
chinery and that the younger boy
Leland wa q live wire. He statet
that the Ravens had talked to hin
about going to the coast for the win
ter and had asked him to take charg'
Of the place for them in case the!
went and had offered him the cream
and eggs for looking after the place
during the winter and that II he pu
in the crop he was to have half Of tn
yield.
Asked regarding the increase II
the cattle he said that the under
standing vas that he va to raise tn
cattle for Haven. He stated also tina
the Haven family wanted to make tn
trip by a early In the fall befor
the roads through the mountains go
impossible but that they later aban
doned the idea. Under questionin
he asserted that he saw no evidenc
of excitement about Charles Bannol
when he saw him on February 10.
L. Sanford stated that he had re
ceived letters from the Federal Ian
bank at st. Paul In September inquir
ing about the Haven family who's
semi-annual payment Of sc va
overdue the bank stated 1t could ge
no reply from the Ravens. Sanfor
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