Polk County observer., October 12, 1915, Image 1

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VOL. 27
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DALLAS, POLE COUNTY. OREGON. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1915.
(TWIOE-A-WEEK)
NO. 64
BRIDGE GHOST BOBS UP
INTER-COUNTY STRUCTURE
UNDER DISCUSSION.
IS
QUARRY TO BE OPENED
Polk Not Inclined, to Consider Build
ing Proposition at This Particu
lar Time.
When the county court visited Sa
lem last week to confer with the Mar
ion county court relative to the con
struction of an inter-county bridge
across the Willamette river between
Salem and West Salem, Judge John
B. Teal discouraged 'the building of
the proposed bridge at this time, he
appreciating the indisputable fact
that the tax-payers 'of Polk county
are sufficiently incumbered withoutt
adding to their expenditures for the
consummation of the proposed under
taking. It is estimated that Polk
county's proportion of the cost would
be approximately $70,000, but that
estimate would probably be exceeded
by from $20,000 to $30,000 before the
bridge was finally completed.' With
the expressed opinion that the pres
ent structure is safe to traffic, and
will be for several years to come, the
Polk county count will be in no hurry
about assessing the people in order
to gratify a longing on the part or
Marion county. And, besides, under
present conditions it would be quite
impossible for this county US raise an
amount sufficient for the purpose
without taxation beyond the limit
permitted by law.
The two courts visited the bridge
and1 discussed fthe matter quite fully,
whereupon a request was made that
a site be selected, but this matter was
of no particular interest to this coun
ty and the commissioners declined Ito
participate in that part or. the pro
gram. That the bridge is in safe con
dition is the opinion of Judge Teal,
the structure having received a num
ber of repairs recently, among them
being new decking. One of the points
made by the Marion county people
who are interested in having a new
bridge at that point is that the floor
is rough for travel, but lthis may be
easily remedied, says Judge Teal, by
applying hot asphaltum and rolling a
quantity of sand therewith, thus mak
ing a Bmooth wearing surface that
would last for many years. The on
jection made by the Marion court Ito
this proposition was that it would add
too much weight to the bridge, and
further endanger it, but the argumenlt
does not appear to be well supported.
When the structure was re-decked last
year several tons of weight were re
moved by taking out a large number
of unnecessary stringers of huge pro
portions, and the elimination of these
strengthens the belief that the bridge
would easily carry the weight of the
proposed mixture.
While Marion county would have a
bridge with a thirty-foot roadway, the
Polk countty court is of the opinion
that a heavier structure should be
built in order to care for the years
to come. The probabilities are that
within the not very distant future
there will be need of a street car
track from Salem to West Salem, and
by leasing the inter-oounty bridge for
this purpose some revenue might be
derived, but this could not be taken
advantage of with a thirty-foot .rood
way. West Salem is fast developing
as a residential section, and the time
is soon coming when many Salem peo
ple will make their homes in that
portion of Polk county, and inlterur
ban transportation facilities will then
become a necessity. Taking all the
existing facts into consideration
Judge Teal believes that it will be ito
the best interests of all persons con
cerned to hold the matter in abeyance
for a time. The bridge will accommo
date present traffic in safety; (the
people aie illy prepared to meet) the
expense necessary to carry out the
project; later requirements should be
considered in the construction of Ithe
bridge. These are the things that are
being taken into account by the Polk
county court in declining to entertain
the proposition of the Marion people
to put an amount necessary to build
the bridge into the 1SI1B budget.
ticipated in the show at which little
Miss Fideil, daughter of Mr. and Mm
J. J. Fenton, and Billy Oviatt were
united in the mock marriage cere
mony. The children are both less DEPOSITS NEAR BRIDGEPORT
than five years old. The clergyman
waa Edward Moore and the entire list
of attendants was made up of the lit
tle folks of Independence.
PRUNE CROP IS SMALL.
Estimate Yield is About Two Thirds
or Normal Crop.
Present indications, with the liar
vesting of the 1915 prune crop just
about complete, are that about two-
.thirds the normal crop has been pick
ed. J his means that about 10 per
cent will be the increase over last
year. The J. K. Armsby company is
packing probably the greatest portion
of the crop, and the prunes which the
company has were purchased early in
the season at about 5 cents a pound,
when growers leaved a marked de
crease in price. Those who have not
already figured that they will come in,
at high prices, in the sale for export.
The war has had some effect upon the
export trade, and according to ex
perienced buyers, the shippers will
necessarily depend to a great extent
upon the New York markets for the
disposal of the Polk county crop. In
spite of the market conditions and the
less-than-average crop that has been
harvested the last two seasons, there
is no noticeable decrease in the usual
prune acreage each year. Just as
many new trees are being put out,
and just as much interest is taken in
the industry by the growers. The
greatest! demand is for prunes for
fancy packing and the J. K. Armsby
plant is shipping many carloads of
tins fine fruit each week to eastern
markets.
WILL EMPLOY MANY.
Oswego-Portland Cement Company
Crew Laying Track to Property.
Operation to Start at Once.
ARRESTED FOR RESISTANCE.
Warden' Bremmer Has Interesting
Session With Pheasant Hunter.
After paying a fine of $50 and
court costs William F. Breitzkie has
decided that Ithe high cost of living
is materially increased by offering re
sistance to a game warden. On Thurs
day evening when Warden Roy Brem
mer asked the gentleman to permit
an inspection of his very weighty and
suspicious looking game bag Breitzkie
V'efused and turned his gun danger
ously close to the pic of a certain un
armed warden's stomach. Bremmer
then asked to see the hunter's license
and when Breitzkie "refused "this the
warden warned him that he was
treading on dangerous ground;, and
left him. On Friday about ithe time
Bremmer was swearing to a complaint
against the man, he appeared and
gave himself up to the authorities.
having been told by friends the pen
alty that he was liable to. Breitzkie
pleaded guilty before Justice Hol
man, who fined him $30 and an addi
tional $5 for court costs. The hunter
also forfeited his license.
REAL LOGANBERRIES.
College Authorities Explode Burbank
Statement.
That the famous loganberry juice
as produced in Oregon is made from
the loganberry and not from the phe
nomenal berry, is -the declaration of
Professor C. I. Lewis, chief of the
Agricultural College Department of
Horticulture. This declaration is sub
stantiated by the men chiefly instru
mental in propagating the loganberry
and tlie phenomenal berry in this
state.
It has been widely reported that
Luthur Burbank, the originator of
the phenomenal berry, has said that
the Oregon berry grown and market
ed as the loganberry is not the logan
berry at all, but is the phenomenal.
He is further reported to have said
that the real loganberry is a greatly
inferior berry, being small and of
little account, and that in some man
net' the phenomenal became known as
the loganberry.
M'LEAN ASKS FOR DIVORCE.
That work will be started within
the next few days on the property of
the Oregon-Portland cement company
is a welcome announcement to the
many in Dallas and other parts of
the county, who are interested in this
important industry. Within the past
week stakes have been set for the
railroad spur from Bridgeport to the
company's property about 4 miles
southwest of town and at the present
time teams are engaged in hauling
ties to the right ot way. The grade
for the road bed was built about three
years ago and approximately a mile
of track was laid at that time. But
operations were suspended pending
the reorganization or the company.
arid from the manner in which the
company is again taking up the work
it is evident that it means business.
The survey of the property and es
tablishment of lines was made by S.
B. Taylor and his crew and it is ex
pected that before the week is ended
the company will have a large crew at
work laying tracks.
According to the word received
here the company contemplates de
velopment of its limestone deposits' as
soon as the trackage is completed. It
is said that under the extensive scale
which development is proposed that
about 75 men will be employed at the
quarry as soon as it is opened. Presi
dent Aman Moore said, at the tame
a reasonable railroad rate was prom
ised between Dallas and the plant at
Oswego, that development would not
be delayed. But the track laying
crew went quietly to work and had
made much progress before the fact
that it was at work was discovered.
All possible haste will be made to get
the track laid, and, according to plans
the quiarry will be immediately open
ed.
The new road, together with the
other portions that are being built,
will be called the Oswego, Dallas &
Roseburg railroad, a subsidary of the
Portland -Ctement"mpnyrAmftn-
Moore of ithe cement company, said
Saturday Jiight that four miles of
track worild be built at Roseburg,
three and a half at Dallas and two
and a half at the Oswego plant. The
company owns limestone quarries at
Roseburg and Dallas and the road
now being laid by the Oswego, Dallas
& Roseburg company will connect the
rtroitertv with the Southern racihc.
Work on the track at Oswego has be
gun and will be completed within 60
days, Mr. Moolre said. The company
is now being reincorporated and Mr.
Moore refused to predict when its
Oswego plant would be opened.
POULLAS SELLS LIQUOR
SHERIFF ORE CATCHES ALIEN
AT BOOTLEGGING.
Transient Committs Two Crimes in
One Day Will Spend Fifty Days
in Sheriff Orr's Hotel.
"You're a sweet-scented scoun
drel," cried Sheriff Orr, as he quietly
stepped from nowhere, in the vicini
ty of the high school building, on Sat
urday night and collared William
Poullas, a9 he was taking a dollar for
a bottle of whiskey from a customer.
The sheriff had arrested the man ear
lier in the day for stealing a pair of
gloves from an employe of the Sunrise
hotel, and he was fined $7.o0 for that.
offense. Poullas is a Greek or Ital
ian, and had only been in the city a
few days. He will remain here for
fifty days, however, as a special guest
ot buenif Orr, as a result et the sen
tence imposed upon him on Monday
morning by Justice Holman, who ask
ed for a fine of $100 or fifty days in
jail. The culprit accepted the jail,
Poulas was soliciting on the street
Saturday evening and attracted the
Sheriff's attention when he stopped
two men and plied his trade with
them. The men parted company with
foullas and went toward the high
school building with the sheriff fol
lowing closely. Soon the bootlegger,
appeared and transfered a pint bot
tle ot whiskey into the keeping of
his patron, taking therefor a silver
dollar. No sooner than he had the
money safely in his hand when Sher
iff Orr nabbed him. So sudden was
the shock that Poullas dropped' his
money, and in reply to the sheriff's
exclamation said, "ies, I guess
am." When he -was lodged in jail
Poullas was searched and his pockets
yielded seven pint bottles of the fiery
liquid. It is the belief that the boot-
fcggep disposed of a great quantity
of the staff before he was arrested
Poullas pleaded guilty to the charge
against him when he was arraigned
before Justice Holman yesterday
morning, and was sentenced to Hrty
days in jail, or the alternative of pay
ing a fine of $100.
present year was very good. The rill O PTV 0 IIIDII 1 UT
quality of the nuts grown in that sec- ALLO Ul I I 10 JUOlLAN I
nun i vAA?pi-iuiiiu. oome oi tne nuts
are almost the size of a walnut. It
is a fact that there are but few bear
ing filbert! orchards at present, but
many are planted and when they oome
into bearing within the next year or
so tne nlbert industry will be an im
portant one in this county.
FATHER FORCES MARRIAGE.
Elopers Found at Vancouver and Par
ent Witnesses Union of Couple.
There was no prosecution in the
REPORTED THAT COBB & MITCH
ELL TAKE OVER MILL.
Logging Railway Will Be Extended
Into Extensive Timber Holdings
of New Owners.
It is reported from Falls City, on
case of Edwin Johnson, 25, and I5.wht seems good authority, that with-
year-old Ruth Thompson, the couple
that eloped from Blodgett last Sun
day. The irate father of the young
girl iollowed the pair to Vancouver,
where Johnson had been held bv the
civil authorities on a charge of ab
duction, instead, Mr. Thompson took
the couple before Judge R. H. Back
and witnessed their marriage in the
Vancouver courthouse on Thursday.
The couple eloped from Blodgett last
Sunday, going to' Koseburg, whore
they attempted to secure a license and
Tuesday evening they returned to
Vancouver. On, Wednesday when they
appeared at the courthouse to take
out a marriage license,- notice had
reached the sheriff's office and the
pair was arrested and . held until
Thursday, awaiting the arrival of
Miss Thompson's father and the sher
iff: of Benton county. Upon the ar
rival of Mr. Thompson the pair was
turned over to the sheriff and the
father marched them upstairs 'to the
judge's chambers, where they were
quietly married.
HELD TO THE GRAND JURY.
i A REAL GYPSY WEDDING.
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JOHNSON HEARS THE LAW.
ONE BULLED IN AUTO.
Salem Youth Loses Life, Others In
jured in Accident.
Carl Anderson, 21, son of S. Ander
son, proprietor of a Salem garage
was killed instantly on Sunday night,
and Keith White, 19, was seriously
injured, when the automobile in which
they were riding overturned on the
'Independence road. Anderson waa
driving the car, returning to Salem
from Corral Irs. The machine struck
plank in the road near Brunk's
bridge. Are miles from Salem, plunged
into the ditch, and Anderson was pin
ned beneath the ear and crashed.
White sustained severe burns when
the gasoline became ignited. He will
live.
Tom Thumb Wedding.
The Civie Improvement league of
Independent! staged a benefit per
formance at tne opera boose in that
city last nurht, the event taking the
form of a Too Thumb wedding. One
hundred Independence children par-
Wilful Desertion Alleged in Com
plaint Filed by Husband.
In spite of the great attention and
kindness he displayed toward his
wife, the ladv left his home and board
and moved to California, according
to a divorce complaint filed on Fit
day afternoon by Joseph A. McLean,
a resident of this county, against
his wife, Mildred H. McLean. The
two were married in the state of
Washington August 18, 1911, and
have no children or property. Life
was happy in the McLean household
until a year ago, when the spouse
wilfully deserted for no apparent rea
son, and moved to California, where
she has lived in the meantime. Ivan
O. Martin and Carey F. Martin of
Salem are attorneys for Mr. McLean.
Salem to Have Market Day.
The Salem Commercial club has ap
pointed a, committee to make plans
for a farmer's market and sales day.
The Dallas Commercial club did the
same thing about a month ago, after
plans had already been practically
worked out by F. E. Davis. "But,"
say those who have followed the fid
dling of the local committee, "Salem
will probably bold its first market
day a month before the Dallas or
ganisation finds oat what it wants tc
do."
Too Many Pheasant Hens Are Expen
sive for Independence man.
Too many hens of the pheasant
species cost E. M. Johnson of the
firm of fluke Johnson, indepen
dence grocers, $25 in the justice court
on Saturday when he pleaded guilty
by wire to a charge or killing more
than the legal limit of female birds.
arden Roy Bremmer placed John
son under arrest and he did not ap
pear for a hearing. He mailed his
check, covering the fine, to Justice
Holman. Warden Bremmer confiscat
ed Johnson's game, bag and hunting
license and remarked that there will
be one addition to the rapidly growing
list of law abiders for the remainder
of the year.
Teachers Will Read.
A more complete reading circle
course for teachers of Oregon, com
piled by J. A. Churchill, superinten
dent of public, instruction, was issued
late last week and is being sent to
law provides that every teacher mast
read at least one book a year pertain
ing to the profession ot teaching and
that the books must be selected by
the superintendent of public lnstrnc
tion. The leading this year will be
done nnder the supervisicn of the
Lniversrty of Oregon and the Oregon
Agricultural college.
Naturalist Burned Ont.
Father Oeorge Sehoener of Brooks,
the "Luther Burbank of Oregon," is
penniless and homeless as the result
of a fire which destroyed his house
and the church Saturday night. Prac
tically all the results of his five years
of experimentation and labor on
breeding of new varieties of flowers
and fruits were wiped out in the fire,
for his best experimental gardens
were close to the house and the church.
Band Near Independence Holds Gay
Nuptial Ceremony.
What was perhaps the first gypsy
wedding ceremony ever celebrated in
Polk county was an event of last
week at Independence. The "cere
mony" started on Tuesday morning
and concluded on Wednesday evening
with a great burst of speed, charac
terized as a Gypsy high jinx. The
principals in the interesting affair,
about fifty in number, were camped
at the state fair grounds during the
time of the fair, but fire water, dear
Ito the Gypsy heart, was too scarce in
that vicinity, so the tribe moved its
belongings to Independence and
pitched a colony of tents. The Salem
band attended the ceremony, receiv
ing good American coin for its ser
vices. The band music was a feature
of the opening of ithe ceremony on
Tuesday morning and on the follow
ing morning the band played for a
dance given by the party. The dusky
couple which was ceremoniously unit
ed, decked out in the most gaudy col
ors in silk and satins and were orna
mepted with cheap jewelry. The king
of the Gypsy band "officiated' at tne
ceremony.
SOEHREN AND GWINN PAY.
Charles Stinnett Will Be Tried on
Serious Charge.
Charles E. Stinnett, a farmer living
near town, was indicted by the grand
jury yesterday on two counts, as
sault with a dangerous weapon and
thneat to commit a felony by shooting
his wife. At a hearing before Judge
Bell), Stinnett pleaded not guilty to
both charges. The man is elderly and
is the father of a well-known and
reputable family. Several outbreaks
are said to have recently occurred! in
his household. In the rampage on
Suhday Stinnett is reported to have
attacked his wife with a pistol and
threatened her life. He alarmed mem
bers of the family and they appealed
for assistance, with.Jhe, result that
the case was brought to the attention
of the grand jury.
It is a common belief that the man
is mentally unbalanced. The circuit
court will convene again .tomorrow
and after disposing of a damage case,
will hear Stinnett s case.
in the ensuing ten days a corps of en
gineers will commence surveying for
a cailroad into the Siletz basin from
that point, or rather from the termi
nus of the present logging road oper
ated in connection with the lumber
ing business of the defunct Falls City
Lumber company. It is said that
Cobb & Mitchell of Portland, who
have extensive timber holdings in the
territory to be tapped by the propos
ed railroad, will soOu come into poe
session of the manufacturing plant in
the city by Che falls, and will con
duct the same on a large scale, re
ceiving logs at the mill from the ba-" .
sin over the extension. The people
of Falls City are jubilant over the
prospects of this new undertaking and
the resumption ot operations at) its
only industrial institution, and ad
here to the belief that under the man
agement of Cobb & Mitchell the mill
will run continuously for yeapU to
come, providing employment for more
workmen that heretofore in- both
plant and woods.
The railroad, constructed by the
Falls City Lumber company, now has
its terminus near the summit of the
Coast range mountains, and its exten
sion into the Siletz basin, and the
timber owned by the Cobb & Mitchell
interests, may be accomplished with
out difficulty. Following the survey
ing as closely as possible will be a
crew of right-of-Jway men, who will
probably remove the timber along ttie
route during the winter that grading
may be inaugurated as early as weath
er will permit. The exact distance
from the terminus of the present road
Bo the timber of Cobb & Mitchell is
not known, but it is estimated that
at least ten miles of- railroad will be
built.
YOUNGSTER HAS CLOSE ESCAPE
Rob J. 0. Penney Company.
Word has been received by the man
agement of the Golden Rule stone
here thai the J. C. Penney company s
establishment at Dayton, Wash., was
robbed on Thursday night. Elmer
Cantril of Dayton, held oe a charge
ot robbing the Walla Walls, store, is
oareted or the latest robbery.
For Shooting From Public Highway
Citizens Are Held.
W. L. Soehren and Everett Gwinn
made up a purse on Saturday to con
tribute to the large fund that is be
ing gathered from gome law violators.
Soehreni and Gwinn were guests of a
third party and were riding along the
highway when the host spied a pretty
pheasant. He missed the bird, but
the game warden got the number of
Soehren 's car and swore out a com
plaint ncainst him on Saturday.
Neither Soehren or Gwinn were re
sponsible for the shooting, they say.
but rather than divulge the name of
their host they contributed equal
shares to the fine of $25 and 'costs
that was assessed against them by
Justice Holman.
Son of James Braden Standing Near
Window Where Rifle Bullet Hit.
' A reckless hunter barely escaped
injuring, or probably killing the lit
tle son of Mr. and Mrs. James Bra
den on Sunday when a carelessly aim
ed bullet hit a window casing of their
home, not more than an inch from
where the lad was standing. The bul
let from a high powered 22 rifle im
bedded itself in the window casing at
least two inches, and the boy was
standing near the window, inside the
house. Had the bullet gone an inch
closer it would have shattered the
glass and hit the boy somewhere near
the waist line, with probable fatal
result. The source of the shot was
not determined.
CIRCUIT COURT TOMORROW.
Lad Looses Fingers.
When a dynamite cap which he was
carrying in his pocket exploded,
Chauncey Davis, a Falls City young
ster, suffered the loss of a thumb and
index finaer. The accident occurred
on Tuesday and Dr. Hellworth of
Falls City hurried the lad to the Dal
las hospital, where Dr. Star-buck as
sisted in amptnating the mangled dig
it Filberts Important Crop.
One of the industries of the county
that is of constantly increasing impor
tance is the growing of filbert nuts.
At the county fair this year there
were a mrmbrr of fine samples of the
nuts displayed. Children took s great
interest, too, in exhibiting the ants
from trees that tbey had eared for.
Many plots near Monmonth have been
planted to filberts and the yield of the
Today Being Non-Judicial Jury is
Dismissed Until Wednesday.
The circuit court session which was
announced for Monday will not meet
until tomorrow, today, Columbus
birthday, being a non-judicial day.
After the session on Thursday jurors
were dismissed until one o clock Mon
day, and when they assembled at that
time the grand jury indicted one man,
and all adjourned until tomorrow. The
next case on the docket, that of Joe
Fritz vs. the southern racinc com
pany, will probably require an unusu
al amount of time, and could not have
been disposed of on Monday. As soon
as the Fritz case is settled the judge
will hear (the case of Charles E. Stin
nett, indicted on Monday on two
counts.
Falls City in Darkness.
The water is lower in the Little
Luckiamute than for many years, and
as a consequence that city is prac
tically in darkness, an insufficient
quantity being available to operate
the electric lighting plant. Mir. Child
Ellison, who recently became the sole
owner of the system, hopes by next
season to have made improvements
to the plant that will insure lights
even though the water be low, but at
present he is helpless and devotes Hie
greater part of bis time to listening
to complaints and in praying for rain.
Allege Wages Unpaid.
Alleging that $102.58 is due them
for labor claimed to nave been per
formed by the defendant between
September 1 and November 1, 1914,
David White and Ida White filed suit
in eireait court of Marion eonnty
against Fred Gooch. Tbey allege the
amount originally doe to nave been
$157 J9, but that $54.61 has been paid.
DEPUTIES JOIN SEARCH.
Pat Murphy and Independence Fore
Look for Peculiar Thief.
One of the deputy sheriffs at Inde
pendence received a call from Falls
City last) week requesting him to ap
prehend E. Bruce, who had stolen a
shotgun and other things from the
cabin of "Gypsy" Joe in the Siletz
basin, and a merry time was started
in both cities. At Independence the
several deputies kept watchful eyes
wide open for a light complexioned,
bald beaded, grey moustached and
blue-eyed nervous man about five feet,
eight inches tall, who was heading
toward Albany, and when spoken to
would wheel round suddenly, and
walked with a hobbling gait. All this
information was given over the phone
by a stranger, who also told his story
to Pat Murphy, Falls City marshal.
The search was concluded, however,
late in the evening when Pat saw his
informant in the last stages of a
beautiful reunion with Falls City intoxicants.
Many New Silos at Monmonth.
Much activity in building silos
within the past two weeks is reported
fiom the farms in the vicinity of
Monmouth. Especially within the past
week has there been a rapid increase
in the number of silos to be found.
It is said that fifteen first-class struc
tures were erected in that time.
Where farmers had but one silo there
are now two and in more than one
case, three. This is attributed to the
rapid increase in size of dairy henls
in the district. The new feed store
houses are now being filled, and it is
expected that the farmers will find a
shortage of corn for the purpose.
That district hasn't sufficient corn to
fill all the new structures and their
builders did not take this shortage in
to consideration when they hurried
the completion of the new silos.
Pat Investigates Scars.
Pat Murphy, good Irish marshal of
Falls City, investigated a burglar
scare at the home of Lloyd Ellis late
last week and is now undecided as
to whether he got into a burglarized
or a haunted house. Mrs. Ellis and
Velrna Miller were in the house when
they beard footsteps on the stairs.
They speedily deserted the bouse and
called the marshal irom the home of
Mrs. Mary Miller. Murphy searched
the premises carefully, found, noth
ing missing and everything in prop
er order. If there were thieves in
the house (hey retreated before the
object of their visit was completed.
mr. win was ont bunting when the
incident occurred.
Fined By Proxy.
For shooting from a public high
way, C U. Johnson of Salem was
fined $25 in the justice court on Fri
day. Johnson sent bis attorney, S.
T. Richardson, from Salem to enter
a plea of guilty. He was placed
nnder arrest on Thursday evening by
Deputy Warden Roy Bremmer.