Commissioners Proceedings Opened In Bismarck Aug 11 1900
Board met with Welch Taylor and Johnson. Approved Dr John C Taylor's tax payment for section township and range years 1900 to 1909. Voted bills approved for road work, bridge construction, jail maintenance, and county offices. Adjourned to 4 pm Aug 7 and Sept 3 1900. No grand jury to meet October term at Devils Lake.
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Bismarck
Welch, Tay
Oscar Sundquist
Julius Atindahl
Chas, Kroll
D. A. Falconer
W. A. Simons
Caer E Ees
F. A. Simons
Amos Robilon
John Hartley
A. Phelps
W. Thompson
W. Henvler
Bismarck & Washburn Cumsber Co
Rereee
A. P. Bogue
W. P. Wagner
Henry Steinmetz
Repute
J. B. Healy
Moise
Pooy
J.B. Hoaglann
Gust W. Johnson
John Yes
Estray Stock
Tabor
Utne Bismarck
Welch
Taylor and Johnson
R. M. Tuttle
States Attorney
E. ©. Taylor
Andrew Johnson
R. L. Best & Co
Rent County
Omcgn
Esses Verdee Verter
Hughes Bleetrie Co
P. Bogue
B. Ee
Michelson & Grant
Mdse
Poor Bismarck Trib. Co
L. Faunce
H. Behleper
Jones
Court House
Grimbs Bros
U. S
Devils Lake
Wooly West versus New England visitors
W. E. Curtis notes Eastern guests underestimating the West as they tour Yellowstone and rail routes. He praises Raymond and Whitcomb for trips that showcase western trains with top comforts, arguing Northern Pacific and other western lines outshine New England rivals in style and amenities.
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W. E. Curtis
Chicago
New York
Boston
India
Buffalo
Ely
West
Hoston
Newburyport
Raymond
Whitcomb
Civilization
Yellowstone Park
New England
North Coast Limited
Northern Pacific
Pennsylvania Limited
Ivive Ween
Lake Shore Limited
Empire Express
New York Central
Raymond and
Pullman Company
New England Railways
New England Roads
Contest Notice of Land Claim Abandonment Proceedings
Department of the Interior notices a contest by Guetal E. Gordon against a land claim by John Sahradne. The case cites abandonment of residence on the land and non service in wartime, with hearings set before the Receiver on September 1, 19. For proof, affidavits and service records are required. Registered Gillivray signs, A.T. Patterson attorney.
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Department of the Interior
United States
Guetal E. Gordon
Anid
Ited
Naval Service
Pinte
Raspoul
Baer
Seibel
Roxstar
The
United
Ilismarek
North Dalata
Egillivray
Nother Victory and Boer War Dispatches
London reports Gen Carrington defeated a strong Boer force at Buffelshoek Aug 15 with Commander Schwartz wounded. British losses include Capt Hanvey and two killed, nine wounded. Dewet and Baden Powell exchanged derisive messages as Powell followed north. Paget's brigade held Watervaal where Boers kept prisoners. The piece also notes a Manila Mock election in 1808 with Col Trenmann and Lt Hildreth receiving votes in Co B and other units.
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London
Lord Roberta
Carrington
Buffelshoek
Scwartz
Hanvey
Baden- Powell
Dewet
Powell
Paget
Watervaal
M. A. Hildreth
Flest North Dakotas
Manila
Trenmann
John F. Cowan
Leutenant Hildreth
Co. Bi
War of words over fusion bid for attorney general
Editor Phil Shortt of the Devils Lake News accuses a populist paper in the state of circulating the story about M. A. Hildreth’s fusion candidacy for attorney general. The exchange highlights tensions between rival papers amid campaign intrigue.
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Phil Shortt
The
Devils Lake
Foolish women arrested over use of canceled stamps
Jamestown August 17 Deputy Marshall Davis arrived from Cooperstown with Mrs Martha Arndt and her daughter Mrs Ida Arndt arrested on complaint of the post office department for using canceled stamps. Postmaster and Cooperstown Courier editor Trubshaw testified. They waived examination, held over to next term, gave $250 bonds, released. They admitted collecting canceled stamps and planned to mail them east to an advertiser but did not realize it was illegal. Their husbands are well-to-do farmers with substantial land and cattle holdings.
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Jamestown
Marshal Davis
Department
United States
Murphy
U. S. District Court
Martha Arndt
Marshal Dayia
Griggs County
Lake Shore Limited Wreck Near Baybridge
The Lake Shore limited fast passenger train jumped the rails at Baybridge on the Lake Shore Road. An express car tore apart, a fourteen passenger combination car plunged down the embankment into the lake. Trainmen and travelers freed passengers. no serious injuries.
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Lake Shore
Sandusky
Ohio
Lake Shore Limited
Baybridge
Hayes
Good cattle sell well in Chicago from Dickinson stock
Dickinson Press reports cows and three year olds from Dickinson fetch solid prices in Chicago. C. C. Mead shipped sows averaging 1,241 pounds at 4.40 per cwt, about 55.20 per head, or six dollars net. Three year old steers sold at 4.7 per cwt, about 361.43 per head, yielding 875 net per head for three year olds. Mead consistently achieves strong average prices for cattle from the region.
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Coows
Dickinson
Chicago
Dickinson Press
C. C. Mead
Shteago
Aman
Mead
Watching anarchists plot to kill McKinley in Naples linked grasp
Secret service agents monitor incoming boats as authorities report a Naples plotted assassination with twelve conspirators, nine Italians and three Austrians, the Italian government informing the state department.
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New York
Secret Service
Naples
McKinley
State Department
Casualties at Pekin described in Re Me y dispatch
Washington reports from Taku via Admiral Remey detail casualties at Pekin including one child dead and several wounded. Names listed include Sergeant J Fanning Private C J King Private J W Pucher Private J Kennedy Private R B Thomas Private A Turner Private H Fisher. Also noted are wounded Privates Schroeder Mitchell and others returning to duty. Royal family reportedly escaped to Bite Fi.
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Washington
Admiral Remey
Taku
Pekin
Latimed
Imperial City
Myers
Tippett
J. Fanning
C. J. King
J. W. Pucher
J. Kennedy
R. BE. Thomas
A. Turner
H. Fisher
J. Schroeder
J. Mitchell
Budlex
Pani-Pating
Butler
Green
Warren
Bowdon Well Deaths Blamed On Neglect and Gas
Coroner Ben Romansen investigated a Bowdon area well tragedy in Wells County News recounting two brothers David Wicked and Conrad Wicked aged 2 and 1 who died after gas filling a well. The parents and bystanders delayed medical aid and extraction, with criticism of on scene handling and calls for immediate physician response.
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Bowdon
Wells County News
Ben Romansen
Romanseh
Howell
John Wicker
John Wicked
David
Conrad
Davin
Romangen
Lightning Freaks Strike Williston House
Aug 17 Williston North Dakota reports lightning striking Brickley residence and creating dramatic freaks. Leona Mathewson loses a shoe and burns the other foot while Hattie Brickley is burned and temporarily paralyzed. Lightning flashed near Mr Brickley but he was unharmed and he and the others escaped as flames were extinguished.
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Williston
N. D
Mr. Brickley
Leona Mathewson
Hattie
Hattie Brickley
Fort Yates Tragic Farm Accident and Flooded Crops
Fort Yates August 17 reports a hay rake incident at Oak Creek where a team ran away and fatally injured a young man named Thigh. The body was severely mutilated by rake teeth. Local crops on the reservation have been ruined due to excessive rains.
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Fort Yates
Thigh
Oak Creek
Indian hay harvest and smallpox guard at Cannon Ball
Immense hay gathering by Indians noted as a key activity. The Batchelor brought Company H of the Eighth Infantry from Fort Snelling. A new town at the Milwaukee extension end is said to be rough. Drunkards often end up penniless after binging on liquor. Police cordon at Cannon Ball blocks Indiana crossing from Turtle mountains amid smallpox suspicions.
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Batchelor
Eighth Infantry
Fort Snelling
Milwaukee
Bowile
Ixtdiquor
Indiana
Turtle Mountains
Coal consignment shipped to Fargo tests to follow
Test of Washburn coal consignment shipped to Fargo. Advices note five cars sent from Bismarck, Washburn and Falls railroad. Officials cite high quality, claim cost 2.59 per ton for Fargo delivery and plan tests under Fargo Edison Co boilers starting next week.
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Washburn
Fargo
Fd Hughes
Fargo Edison Co
Bismarck
Youghiogheny
Hughes
Walker
Ilison Ca
Mighes
Hele Algposal
Prisoner ONeill Captured After Tehran Breakin
The Monin Pioneer reports Harry Grumpel of Hebron observed ONeill who escaped Sunday from a penitentiary. ONeill, hungry by Thursday, entered Mat Leahy’s home for food and valuables, stole clothing and two watches, and was later identified by Grumpel at the depot. ONeill confessed his identity when confronted.
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Harry Gremped
Itebron Manesim
OONE
Monin
Hepuy Sherif Gruwpet
Hebron
Jol O'Neil
Theissauit
Tehran
Mat Leahy
Grumpel
O'Neill
Goumpel
Spur to Washburn mine shaft under way near Wilton
Contractor Kelly of Bismarck begins grading a spur to Senator Washburn’s coal property east of town with fifteen teams and twenty five men. A shaft will be sunk a mile east of the railroad as mining operations are pushed. T M O Copner directs progress toward active operation in a few days.
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Washburn
Kelly
Bismarck
Senator Washburn
Tewalays
Beklund
T. M. O'Copner
Legislature Nominates Lewis Leech Pollock In North Dakota
The ninth district legislative convention at Fargo nominated R. G. Lewis for the senate and J. W. Leech and R. M. Pollock for the house by acclamation. Delegates declared opposition to resubmission with Lewis delivering a strong prohibition speech.
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Lewis
Leech
Pollock
Fargo
Senate
W. Leech
R. M. Pollock
House
Rea
Olilions
Walsh County pair and two women arrested for illegal activity
In Gratton North Dakota Mrs Roz um and Mrs Eva Urban were arrested near the edge of keepings on a narcotics charge. The husbands are serving penitentiary time for similar offenses. The wives allegedly received bonuses and continued selling. A male pigger at Pisek evaded the sheriff.
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Walsh County Pgs
Gratton
N. D
Alig
Rozum
Eva Urban
State Penitentiary
Urban
Grafton
Teague
Pisek
Ex-Senator Ingalls Dies in Las Vegas
Ex-Senator Ingalls of Kansas died in Las Vegas at 2 30 this morning on August 1. He was a prominent political figure and former senator, with a career spanning decades in public service.
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Las Vegas
Ingalls
Kansas
Americans First: Pekin Battle Costs and Reilly Killed
Washington reports detail the Pekin fight as Americans preeminent in the imperial city. Captain Reilly of the Fifth Artillery is killed. Chaffee’s two days of fighting leave six Americans dead and thirty wounded. Imminent dispatch notes capture of Pekin and entry to the palace gates amid Chinese opposition.
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Captain Reilly
Fifth Artillery
Pekin
Chaffee
Washington
Remey
Taki
Dickens
Imperial City
A North Dakota ranch described with livestock and scenery
A visitor details an Emmons county ranch near Braddock with cattle stalls horses and mares, water irrigation and farming activity. The narrative highlights black cattle, Maltese style horses, a notable Irish imported stallion, and a small shepherd dog managing young stock. The description paints a self-sufficient head of cattle, hay, wheat, and spelt, framed as a landmarks of independent ranch life.
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North Dakota
Blemarek
M. Sans
Braddock
Emmons County
Sania Horse
Nakota
Sands Estate
Ireland
Durie
Shep
Watily Ube
Raneh
Emmons
Lord of the
Beast
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Erlee, Yoo
Mull Loo & Co
Lowell
Mass
the Board of County Commissioners
AU .Aw
Naum
the Wooly West
A.T, Patterson
Lord Roberts
South Africa
Baden-Powell
Dewett
Official News
Warren’ Street
Pereves
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