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S°Hauenstein fA* V,' T* 5 .7 4 «*4Y t*' ih IF h, s'mfi "DUTCH ALFRED" HAUENSTEIN MAY HAVE BEEN MURDERED Alfred Hauenstein, known as "Dutch Andrew Milletp No",in.ud Fefeni Alfred" was found dead in the cellar •(L*e, Harding of an empty shack in "Coon Town", Pre8,JeI\t near Fourth Ave. and Fourth St. S. Atty. Andrew Miller of Bismarck, W. at 6:15 o'clock Wednesday even- judge of the district of North ing. There was a bullet wound, from Dakota, to work in conjunction with an old .38 five shot "suicide gun", thru Judge C. P. Amidon. The appoint his head and the gun was still clasped ment came after months of delay in his hand. He had evdiently been caused by protests made to the presi dead for a day or two. He either shot oent that Alec Miller was personal himself or was shot from close quar- attorney of Alex McKenzie, who had ters as his face was powder blackened. assured the appointment thru When D. W. Cole, colored, who was deal between McKenzie and U. S. Sen preparing to move into the shack went Hauenstein told Judge Lynch he still owned his Glenburn /a™™ which there is a mortgage of $2500.00. He said he could have sold it for *4500.00 one time, but was advised that tne as to he a The officers are inclined to think that Hauenstein met with foul play and are investigating on that theory. After he was let out of the city jail on Dec. 13, he returned to the colored -wir run by Mrs. Cole and her son, D. T. Cole, and was soon back in the city jail, informing the police that a whole bunch of the colored folks, jumped on him and tried to drive him out. One of them cut his thumb with a knife, he says. His hand was tied up. He sat around the city jail for along time and informed the police that he was afraid to go back to the Cole shack on account of threats that had been made. Officer Bakemanj»aid he had only three cents in kispocket and felt that he was was a dt°r to look the house over, he discovered promised Miller his support months he re a in in he as re & S ported to Chief of Police Larry Byrne. U. S. Senator Ladd favored the Hauenstein had been living at Cole's pointment of Seth Richardson of 1 joint for several weeks. He had go- Attys. Francis J. Murphy and L. been cooking "for a band of negroes J- Palda of Minot had received favor who made headquarters at Cole's joint a"le get^c/bSli must hra Sin no reason for wanting them out of the way. When Judge Lynch released Hauen stein, he was told that Hauenstein had given a mulatto woman at Cole's place all of his money, about $90.00. They had kept up a correspondence and Hauenstein says the woman promised to marry him. Hauenstein was ad vised to go back to Cole's place as that was where he had left all his money, and see if the woman would take care of him. Hauenstein went back to the Cole joint and remained for several days. Coroner Pence visited the shack where the body was founds It looks very much like a case of suicide, tho the case is being investigated as Hauenstein said while in jail that the negroes threatened to do him harm., Hauenstein was about 55 years of age'.'biid was of German descent. So fa? as is known, he was unmarried. H4 filed on a homestead in Prescott toWhship, four miles southeast of Glenburn about 20 yeiars ago and re mained there until about three years ago, He was regarded as an indus trious farmer. He lived alone all that time and was very eccentric and the neighbors found him haTd to get along with. The remains have been taken to Rowan's morgue and Chief Byrne is telephoning the old neighbors of the deceased at Glenburn to ascertain the whereabouts of any relatives. A grip belonging to Hauenstein had been left at the city jail by him for safe keeping. In it are a number of pictures taken in the Minnesota woods where he spent many winters. There is clothing and several letters, includ ing one written by a brother, Henry* who lives in Akron, O. His broher will be notified. compelled to go where he might get his board. The officers told him he might return to the city jail if it became hot for WW VII.jr T"rj f0too hasL J. McCumber. The latter mention for the place, and about two weeks ago was ar- As a result of the protests against rested on complaint of several negroes Miller appointment, Attorney Gen who declared that Hauenstein had poi- eral Daugherty dispatched one of soned them by placing poison in theii assistants to North Dakota and it is sugar. Hauenstein was placed in the known that he recommended against city jail, but after remaining there the appointment of Miller. Atty. for several days, Judge Lynch decided Miller was formerly Attorney General to let him go, as no further evidence North Dakota. ^^ee^r™tdCOnCernin8thePOi" Minot Wireless Operator Sends Mes- 5^eP»nnHdeh« Xtedlhll^he1 tid nS was interviewed by an Mrs Geo Sper, sent his sister, Miss livered to Miss Kemper. Paul re ceived a letter from his sister ac knowledging receipt of the telegram which brot her much joy. Max Kemper, manager of the light and power plant at Malta, Mont., is installing an up-to-date wireless tele phone system and when this is com pleted, he will be able to talk to his brother, Paul, by wireless. As Paul has a wireless receiving system, but no wireless telephone sending system, he will answer Max's telephone mes sages by wireless telegraphy. A. B. Hilliard Died Suddenly in California The Independent is in receipt of a letter from Mrs. A. B. Hilliard of Long Beach, Calif., stating that her husband passed away on Dec. 9. Death was due to heart failure. Mr. Hilliard visited Minot last fall on business connected with business property owned by his wife. Mrs. Hilliard will be remembered as form erly, Mrs. John McJannett, pioneer resident of Minot. Mr. Hilliard was an old time businessman of North Da kota. Many friends will be grieved to learn of his demise. Dinnie Wins From Lakota Hotel Co. D. A. Dinnie, Minot contractor, has won his case from the Lakota Hotel Co., which has been in court for five years. The Hotel Co. had won the action in lower court, but Judge Coo ley of Grand Forks reversed the de cision. Dinnie was represented by Atty. Dudley L. Nash of Minot and Judge Engerud represented the Lakota Hotel Co. Quite a large sum was involved. Dinnie erected a hotel building at Lakota, and sued for the balance of the contract price. Judge Burr Made Hosi of Friends Judge Burr of Rugby who has been holding a term of district court for several weeks, discharged the jury Monday and concluded the court cases Tuesday. The Judge has made a host of friends during his stay in Minot. He has conducted the affairs of the court in a business like manner, and at all times has given everyone a square deal. The Independent^ real izes now why the voters of his district return him to the bench term after term. Inquest Held Today The inquest over the remains of Al fred Hauenstein, found dead in a shack in the negro district last night, is being conducted at Rowan's morgue this afternoon by Coroner R. W. Pence, assisted by States Atty. Hengstad. The jury is Geo. Hoovefr, Fred Almy, and Ole Dalager. The bullet which passed almost thru the head, was lo cated just under the skin on the op posite side from where it entered. Leifur Put Mountain on the Map iv« I. V. Leifur, who is in charge of The^fficers have grave doubts that the insurance departmentof'the A. O. suicide and father be- U. W. in North Dakota, left Wednes Heve that he was murdered. When day for his home at Mountain, N. D., found the gun was in his right hand to spend Christmas with his family, which doubled under his body. Mountain is a village of He had been shot in the right temple, in Pembina county, ten miles from a If he was standing when he shot him- railroad and thru Mr. iiifur splen letf off kerkMy 5»e gun wouldhave did work with the A. O. U. W. has re fallen out of his hand. If he was ly- ceived considerable prominence thru ing down when he shot himself, he out the state. couldnot possibly "have had his arm in that position. His murderer could 250 Thereare four cart- are having a little fun at the expense ridges and the one empty shell in the of Ray E. Hopkins, clerk of the county gun. Arrests are very apt to be court, on account of the similarity of made today. the names. When Hauenstein was arrested Dec. .. 8, the charge was filed against him George Johnson of Burlington, left by a white man, J. C. Cassel and a Wednesday for Pokegama, a health colored man, D. W. Cole. resort near Pine City, Minn., where _4 Mrs. Johnson has been under treat- John Tinsley, a Minot colored man, ment for nearly a .year. It will be suffering from tuberculosis, was sent to the state this week. located Roy Hopkins Arrested for Having Still in uvpmviM -—j have lured him into the basement and ~. ,, killed him at close range, then place Roy Hopkins, who lives north of the the gun in his hand afterwards. G. N. passenger station, near the Hauenstein was not known to have a Farmers5 market, was caught in the gun and after he left the jail, he did net last week, when °fficer®. not have enough money to buy one. place and discovered a whiskey still. The mi is an old rusty affair, but a Up around the court house, the boys ^ckfd shoote" Ilivllv *VA e» ww gratifying news to their many friends to leam that Mrs. Johnaon is grad ually refining her health. OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF WARD CdUNTY AND THE CITY OF MINOT THE WARD COUNTY INDEPENDENT Vol. 20 No. 37 Minot, Ward County, North Dakota, Thursday, December 22,1921 Subscription $2.00 Per Annua Merry Christmds, Everybody MINOT'S NEEDY WILL RECEIVE MANY CHRISTMAS BASKETS NO ONE SHALL BE OVERLOOKED DeMolay Commander y, No. 10, Knight Templars, voted $25.00 for Christmas charity. The money has been given to the fund being raised by the Elks, and the Salvation Army to be used in purchasing. Christmas baskets for Minot's poor. It is es timated that 300 families in Minot will have little Christmas cheer with out the help of those able to assist them. Efforts are being made by the various organizations to see that there will be little duplication of ef forts, and it is hoped that no deserving family will be overlooked. Those who know of some family in need are asked to notify W. J. O'Rourke, sec retary of the Elks. On Christmas eve, well filled baskets will be delivered to the various Minot homes in need. The donation will consist of potatoes, pork, flour and the other necessities and little will be ex pended this year for luxuries. More families are reported in need this year than ever before and those who have plenty of warm clothes to wear, a sufficiency of fuel to burn and a suf ficient amount of wholesome food, should stop and reflect, While sitting around their cozy firesides, that per haps just around the corner there may be some family in want. It will not hurt many of us to go without a meal or two in order to help some unfortu nate family, but the fact of the mat ter is that most of us can do our share and not have to miss a meal at that. The Independent has taken the trouble to make some inquiries and we can say that the call is urgent. We are also pleased to report that the good people of Minot are all anxious to do what they can. The Rotary Club took the matter under consideration at its luncheon Monday and each member volunteered to furnish a basket for the Minot poor. The matter has been left in the hands of a committee consisting of Norman Ellison, R. F. Mills and Harry Winters who are working in conjunction with the other arganizations. The Kiwanis Club also plans on each member furnishing a basket. The Salvation Army are doing a noble work. The Christmas kettle on Sim. mrntrn wiiwi^prnp L. W. HILL, PRES. BtIDD AND V.-PRES. KINNEY TO VISIT CITY Louis W. Hill, chairman of the board of directors of the Great Northern Railway Co.,Ralph Budd, president of the Great Northern and vice-president Kinney, will in all probability address a membership meeting of the Minot Association of Commerce early in January. James Milloy, secretary of the As?' sociation, in answer to a letter to Mr Hill, received a telegram stating that he would be pleased to accept the in vitation and he had no doubt but that both Mr. Budd and Mr. Kinney would also be pleased to visit Minot at that time. Upon the return of President Budd from the east, he romised to take the matter up with The Association of Commerce has some pleasing features in store for its members. These men will bring im portant messages to this city. Other noted men are to appear at other meetings. It is understood that according to present plans, only members of the Association will be permitted to at tend these meetings. Two Sentenced for Extortion of Prop erty Hobert Rosencrans of Denbigh and William Shipman of Granville passed through Minot Friday enroute to Bis marck in the custody of penitentiary officials. Roseneraas wu sentenced in district court at Towner to 10 years for obtaining property by extortion, $ I /1 :vVi .'Y'M 11 THE INDEPENDENT HAS THE LARGEST CIRCULATION OF ANY WEEKLY IN THE STATE This Issue 12 Pages Main street has netted about $225 and $75 more is needed. This will be forthcoming. The Good Fellows, who have functioned for a number of years will work in conjunction with the Salvation Army, Elks, and other organizations. A meeting of representatives of the Elks Lodge, Salvation Army and Ro tary Club met Monday evening and discussed the situation. The Salvation Army prefers to put out its own baskets, about 100 of them The Elks and Rotary will put out about 75 baskets. They will be furnished a list by Mrs. Campbell, of the United Charities. It may be that there will be some duplications though this will not hurt anybody. The main jhing is, that no one should be missed. The baskets to be furnished by the Elks and Rotary will include one-half bushel of potatoes, a large chunk of fresh pork, a sack of flour and candy and apples. The baskets will be sent out Satur lay afternoon. The girls of the Minot Normal are furnishing many dolls and toys, which have already been made and delivered at the Elks home. That there is need of Christmas charity cannot be denied. There are many people too proud to ask for aid, yet who are in urgent need of same. A Minot grocer informs the Indepen dent of the following circumstance as an example. A little woman entered his store the other day and bought five cents worth of onions, five cents worth of carrots and seven cents worth of beans, enough for a very meager meal for herself and little ones, but not enough for a square meal. There are a good many folks out of employment in our city. Many poor folks have come over from Canada and some have come in off the farms. Wages have been reduced and the merchants are compelled on account of financial conditions to exact cash transactions in most cases. Fuel is cash. Sev eral months of cold weather are ahead and something must be done for these people not only during the Holiday season which is at hand, but during the months to come. and Shipman was given three years on the same charge. It was alleged that the two men went to the home of A. Engebretson of Simcoe and told him that they were federal officers in search of contra band goods. Mr. Engebretson is said to have had some such goods in his possession and turned them over to the men besides his automobile and horse. The goods, it was averred, were given Engebretson by a friend. Rosencrans also has a charge against him of im personating an officer, it is said. 31 Degrees Below Zero Tnesday Morning According to the government ther mometer, maintained by W. I. Feris of the weather bureau, the tempera ture was 31 degrees below zero Tues day morning. The previous morning the thermometer registered 17 degrees below zero. Tuesday morning was the coldest of the season up to that time. There was little wind and few people, except those out on long drives realized how cold it actually was. A number who came in from the country showed the effect of the cold weather by their nipped noses. Ryder Man Rewards Boy Scouts Hans Miller of Ryder, who suffered a loss of his tires and rims, and many auto accessories, when he left his stalled car beside the road near Minot. rewarded the Boy Scouts who located his tires in an old abandoned shack in a coulee, with a check for $25. MRS. A. M. WALLER PASSED AWAY SUDDENLY THURSDAY Officers Locate Ten Stills and Make Arrests Ten stills and nearly 2,000 gallons of mash were seized in a series of raids by federal prohibition agents in Minot and northwestern North Dakota Friday. The raids arc declared by authorities to be some of the biggest and most extensive and succssful ever staged in northwestern North Dakota. All the stills were said to be operating full blast, in anticipation of a heavy trade in "Christmas cheer". The raids were under the direction of Ar thur E. Stone, federal prohibition agent for North Dakota, and were made by Wellington Wright and R. J. Hoselton of Fargo, prohibition agents. Nearly all the alleged operators of the stills have appeared before United States Commissioner F. C. Upton and have been bound over to the federal court under $1,000 on charges of hav ing devices in their possession for the manufacture of intoxicating liquor or with having intoxicating liquor in their possesson. In one instance a charge of conducting a disorderly house may be lodged, it is said. One women was included in the dragnet—Helen Howard, who it is said was arrested in company with "Tom my" Rowan, both of Minot, charged with having intoxicating liquor in their possession. They have furnish ed bonds. Others arrested were Roy Hopkins, Minot, with two stills and a large quantity fmash in his posses sion, officials say: William Wern hoff, residing near Minot, one still and a large quantity of moonshine whiskey John H. Wall, Minot, two stills and a quantity of mash George Ehr, residing near Minot, one still and 300 gallons of mash John F. Wall, son of John H. Wall, residing near Minot, two stills and between 200 and 300 gallons of mash and several gal lons of mash and several gallons of moonshine Joe Hallovvay, two stills said to be operated by other parties. Halloway lives 25 miles southwest of Minot. Henry Spence is charged with having intoxicating liquor in his pos session. He has not been arraigned as yet. John Ratslif, Minot, who is said to be operating some of the stills seized, was not arrested, but a charge may be preferred against him, author ities said today. George Ehr furnish| ed $1,000 bonds today. Minot Men Would Assist in Law En forcement For some time a number of the men of Minot have been moving to form an organization the object of which is to sift out rumors and charges and as certain the truth promote better un derstandings among citizens, private and official strengthen the hands of the officers in enforcing the laws and in general, procure better conditions for the city. The aim is to ultimately form' a permanent organization to carry on this work. Monday evening a meeting was held in the offices of Dr. E. M. Ransom. Twenty-five men were invited and 23 of them were pres ent, it is reported. The men present included Larry M. Byrne, O. B. Herig stad, Dr. T. N. Yeomans, T. N. Wold, Rev. P. W. Erickson, Verne E. Stener sen, J. E. Harmon, Dr. A. J. Mc Cannel, Everett Davis, Thomas Coul ter, William Dunnell, Dr. E. M. Ran som, Axel Bratsberg, Norman Ellison, Anthony Walton, F. C. Upton, A. B. Dill, Max Johnson, Dr. A. M. Hard away, Dr. H. M. Erenfeld, Einar Muus and J. B. Rood. Resolution for Mrs. A. M. Waller Whereas, God in his infinite wisdom has seen fit to call the beloved wife of our esteemed and worthy county •superintendent, Mr. Waller, to her home beyond, Be it resolved, that we, the directors and patrons of Tolgen School Dist. No. 130 extend our heartfelt sym pathy. Be it further resolved, that a copy of these resolutions be spread on the records of this District that a copy be sent Mr. Waller, also that they be published in the Ward County Inde pendent. B. E. Edwardson, Mrs. Lena Gaines, John Severson, Committee. Licensed to Wed Oron J. Trimble, Devils Lake, 26 Helen Griffin, Ryder, 18. Kassen Rameden, Minot, 29, and Bella Lynch, Bowbells, 20. Married by Judge Murray, Dec. 16. Carl D. Anderson, 32, Kenmare Ruby M. Brown, 21, Kenmare. Frank Palmer, 27, and Flora M. Stredwick, 22, of Logan. More Than $250,000.00 Unpaid Taxes in Ward County According to an estimate made by County Auditor Kennard, there are fully a quarter of a million dollars worth of unpaid taxes in Ward county. During the recent delinquent tax sale, less than $30,000 worth of taxes was sold. Theodore Swalstead, of Shelly Min nesota, arrived in the city Wednesday and will spend the Christmas holidays with his brother Hart Swalstead and family. Claude Inglestad, who is con nected with a banking house at Shelly accompanied Mr. Swalstead and will spend a few days visiting among his old friends in Minot and vicinity. Mr. Inglestad was at one time connected with the Scandinavian-American bank of this city. Mrs. Charlotte Waller, wife of A. M. Waller, superintendent of schools of Ward county, passed away Thurs day night, at 11 o'clock from a blood clot, at St. Joseph's hospital. Her death came as a complete surprise to her many friends, as she was recuper ating steadily, following the birth of a baby girl on Dec. 4. Mr. Waller had visited her at four o'clock that after noon and she was in the brightest of spirits, contemplating returning to her home the following Sunday. At five o'clock, she became suddenly ill and from that time until'her death, physicians held out little hopes for her recovery. The funeral was held from the First Presbyterian church Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock, a very large number of friends gathering to pay their last tribute of love and respect. The fun eral sermon was preached by the pas tor, Rev. P. W. Erickson. A quar tette consisting of the Misses Ella and Olga Morsen, J. H. Colton and C. B. Davis, sang, "Crossing the Bar", "Lead Kindly Light" and "Nearer My God to Thee". The floral tributes were profuse. The remains were laid to rest in Rose Hill cemetery. Mrs. Waller's mother, Mrs. A. Mum ford, of Kimball, Minn., had been with her since Nov. 21. A brother, Wm. C. Mumford of Hinsdale, Mont., and two sisters, Mrs. F. O. Nelson of Kimball, Minn., and Mrs. Fred Kline of Hint dale, Mont., arrived for the funeral. Charlotte Mumford was born at Kimball, Minn., and would have been 34 years of age on Jan. 19. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. Mum ford, her father being a physician at Kimball for many years. After his death, her mother and the children came to North Dakota in 1903 and re sided for some time on a homestead near Donnybrook. She was united in marriage to Mr. Waller, Nov. 8, 1905, shortly after Mr. Waller, who previously had resid ed in Donnybrook, became deputy sup erintendent of schools of Ward county. They were married in Donnybrook and ever since made their home in Minot. Six children blessed the union, all surviving as follows: Page, 13 Don ald, 10 Marian, 7 Adelaide, 5 Ran som, 3, and Charlotte, the little babe. She is also survived by three broth eis and three sisters, as follows: W. C. Mumford, Hinsdale, Mont. E. A. Mumford, Kimball, Misn. Gus Mum I ford, Redwood Falls, Minn. Mrs. F. O. Nelson, Kimball, Minn. Mrs. Fred Kline, Hinsdale, Mont,rand Miss Helen Mumford, Minneapolis. An aunt, Mrs. Mielke, of Coulee, N. D., attended the funeral. Mrs. Waller was a woman who was devoted to her family to a remark able degree and was never so happy as when surrounded by her dear ones. Her death is a terrible blow to the grief stricken husband and little chil dren, who have the sincerest sympathy of the entire city and countryside. Fi-Fi a Very Clever Entertainment Fi-Fi, presented at the auditorium Thursday and Friday nights under the auspices of the Young^Vomen's Busi ness Club of Minot, was an unqualified success. The production was direct ed by Mrs. G._ J. Connelly of the Rogers Producing Co. The local organization received about $200.00 as its share of the profits. The vocal numbers of Miss Louise Reishus, as Fi-Fi, the Parisian speaking doll, were among the very best features of the program. Ethel CNeil, the toy maker's daughter, had a heavy speak ing part and was very clever. P. J. Montgomery as the man in th$ moon, Hazel Holt, as Bo-Peep, and H. G. Winters as the Sandman, all come in for their share of the entertainment's success. This was Mr. Winters' first public appearance in Minot and he at once won popularity. Jack Jameson, as the toy maker was good while Stewart Kelly as Ink Spot was a scream. Louis Sitner and C. A. Trego as the clowns kept the audienc^ in the best of humor. Others worthy of special mention are Kate Murphy, who impersonated Loosey Jay Gor don, as Capt. Barnacle, the sailor doll. Jay ought to quit selling clothes an'l go on the stage Torgie Olson, as Prince Lolly Pop and Jake Moe as Lieut. Tin Heart, Hilda Balerud a' the Witch, Margaret Geise, the talk ing doll, Mary Devaney, the Japanese doll, Alice Nelson as the laughing doll's head and Sophie Hanson as the Fairy, were all very pleasing. The dances and choruses of the little folks were very clever. Helen Wilson gave a very graceful solo dance. More than a hundred young men, women and children were in the cast. I Delegates to Rotary Convention I The Rotary Monday selected G. D. Colcord, president, and Burt Stewart, secretary, as delegates to the Rotary I District convention at Duluth, March 116 and 17. A large number of Minot Rotarians will attend the convention. More than half of them have already signified their intention of going. Among the features of Monday's program was a violin quartette by John Howard, Otto Ellison, Lafe Flaten and J. H. Colton and a clari net solo by "Dick" Mills. Hal Davies was chairman of the day. Some ex citement was caused when a colored porter appeared with a shaggy poodle dog, which Bob Graham was supposed to have lost, and claimed the reward. Mr. Graham refused to pay, claiming that he never owned a poodle and that the dog which he lost was a Boston bull.