The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-09-03
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Peace Officers Of Area and
Bankers Consider Plans at
Two Meetings

Dickinson, N. D., Sept. 3.-The
Missouri Slope area of North Dakota
Goes not invite bank bandits to visit
its many thriving towns but police Of
ficers, Sheriffs, and bankers think
they are ready to give them a warm
welcome, should any come unlimited.
Two meetings were held here to
make plans for such a welcome as
visiting bank bandits viii not soon
forget wen should they survive 1t.
One Of these al Of the peace off,
GERS, sheriffs, police officers, states
attorneys, judges and all their depu-
ties that could attend from over the
Slope area. The other was Of the
bankers. Assistant Attorney General
Charles Simon and Adjutant Gener-
al Angus Fraser addressed the meet
ing OF the peace officers and told
what is being done in other parts Of
the state, Mr.. Fraser giving some good
advice on matters Of arming and
alarms.
Peace officers from each locality
represented pledged to organize their
communities along the plans approx
ed to here which provide for little re-
sistance within the bank, excepting
from those especially placed there
for that purpose, but q plenty from
the organization once a robbery has
been attempted. Every town will be
properly organized with each men,
Der Of the defense organization armed
according to his part In the plan,
adequate but simple signals, sawed
off shotguns or high powered rifles
to the individual according to his
part. Gasoline service station at
tendants also will have their part in
the defense plan by carefully not
suspicious appearing individuals.
Both meetings here voted against
the prohibition Of parking automo-
biles in the vicinity Of banks as q poor
aid against robbery.
In attendance at the meeting here
Saturday we're L. 8. Medium, deputy
sheriff, Bowman; A. j. Anderson,
sheriff, Medora; Paul W.. Boehm,
states attorney, Hettinger; G. A.
jacobson, sheriff, schafer; George
sturgis, deputy sheriff, Belfield; J.
F. Wanner, deputy sheriff, Dickinson;
L. v. Duncanson, sheriff, Mott: w. G.
Hitesmann, sheriff, Hettinger; ]. O..
Wigen, mayor, Hettinger; Carl Knud-
son, sheriff, Amidon; John<P Wan
ner, deputy sheriff, New England:
w. r. Schell, states attorney, Beach;
Michael Roth, policeman, Dickinson;
j. p. Loear, Joe Wanner, Mike p.
Warmer, deputy sheriffs, Dickinson:
Peder Paulson, sheriff, Bowman; q.
A. Olson, police officer, Bowman; D.
M. Murtha, assistant states attor-
ney, Dickinson: w. J. Ray, states at
torney, Medora; Laurence Warnes,
deputy sheriff. schafer: Earl K.
Simpson. special deputy sheriff,
Dunn Center: Paul E. Schoen. vii
lage marshal, Scranton; Andrew
Raastad, village marshal, Gascoyne:
Geo. Nolan. chief of police, Dickn-
son; John p. Berringer, Liberty Bank,
Dickinson: Sam Rhoades, police, Kill
deer: l. G. Ross, sheriff, Manning:
A. 8. Ward, county auditor. Dickin-
son: Nick ]. Boltz, Belfield, Martin
Schiller, Dickinson, county commits
sioners; Thos. q. Johnson, states at
torney, Killdeer; M. H. Amundson,
states attorney, Bowman; G. J. Man.
ming, police commissioner. Dickinson;
e. L. Sommers. special agent. Dick
inson; T. F. Murtha, states attorney.
Dickinson; John Kluck, deputy
sheriff, Richardton; r. A. lOchs. vii
lage marshal, Richardton: H. H.
darpster, chief Of police, Beach; L.
]. Erickson, sheriff, Beach: r. M.
Dickson, police magistrate, Dickin-
son: Charles Simon, assistant attor-
ney general, Angus Fraser, adjutant,
general, Bismarck.