Webster Notes and Local Social Affairs
Miss Gwendoline Goozee visits Miss Leila Lake. Mrs D L Bowman ill with pneumonia. Andrew Trimmer back from Montana. R J Bishop missed after departing for the coast. Pearl Wilson visits Rose O’Leary at the Lake. Lucy Leed back from Lake trip. Wm Scott Sr birthday party. Fred Kain plans Canada trip. U E meeting led by Alma Hornett. Ray Smith ill last week. A lively gathering at Wilson Morse’s home. Alex Williams arrives from Litchfield. Sunday evening air draws many out. Mrs Edna Wilson bids farewell before moving to Minot. A prominent Webster citizen recently fell on ice. neighbors ridiculed his struggle. J R Kollar building a barn. Road conditions hindered last Tuesday’s social at Henry Lake’s. attendees enjoyed themselves. B B RB U members taking painting lessons with notable results. T Gibney friends host farewell party with gifts of esteem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson Morse
Alex Williams
Litchfield
T. Gibney
Tokin
Local editor departs with hopeful note on future success
With a well filled purse and departure at a late hour, well wishes accompany him. The note expresses belief in prosperity for his new home and anticipates the editor's upcoming newspaper, hoping it will be a success.
Edmore Chronicle Early Week News Roundup
Edmore residents report a busy start to the week with local moves and regional business trips. Hoghaug and Braund stay in Grafton for business while Cavanaugh and Carlson return from Rugby. Deputy Hanson jailed a prisoner, and Bone returns from Minnesota pinery to claim land four miles west. Marshal Calder drives in with horses bought in South Dakota. Combs ill, Day surveys county interests, Miller and Combs in Northfield, Daugherty in Fargo, Bennett and Elliott head to Northwestern Canada for land. Walden at Twin Cities. Nord leaves for Crookston to spend summer. Paulson departs Edmore Herald after nine months. farewell noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Daugherty
Fargo
R. H. Bennett
George Elliott
Northwestern
Canada
Local Roundup of Town News and Visits
Early morning hammering echoes through town as winter term ends March 18. Teachers and pupils hold an evening social at a pupil’s home with games, refreshments, and thanks to Mr and Mrs Campbell. Albert Klowatch builds a blacksmith shop. Powell of the Congregational church preaches at the school-house last Sunday with services Sundays at 2. Kelley and Gibbons shop for meat market fixtures. F Kelly of Edmore photographs the school and town. Ernest and Gordie Davison return from Minnesota. Lawton Woodmen travel to Lakota for a local celebration. Albert Johnson plans summer on his east-town farm. Albert Dixon of Grand Forks eyeing awnings. Verne Kelley suffers a bruised shoulder from a wagon fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Campbell
Albert Klowatch
Albert Dixon
Grand Forks
Verne Kelley
Snow and sleet hit town with heavy slush on streets
Penn Pointers note heavy precipitation Tuesday bringing slushy sidewalks. Frank Kaeding returned Monday from Edmore. Mrs. E Mitchell and Miss Pearl McLean visited Devils Lake last week. Wm Shultz and Wim Peterson were seen on a country buggy last Sunday. It is reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Kaeding
Edmore
E. Mitchell
Misa Pearl McLean
Devils Lake
Wm. Shultz
Wim. J. Peterson
Shultz Hires Man and Grain Contract Talk
Local notes show Shultz the Leeds implement dealer seeking help while Peterson arranges grain contracts. Elections and St Patrick day observed with patriotism. school and bank closed during election. A surprise party at J Kaeding’s and various social visits across Leeds and Saybrook are reported along with property sales and tax roll notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Shultz
Leeds
Bartlett Notes on Local People and Town Site Hopes
Bartlett updates report James Kennedy served grand jury duty at Devils Lake and Miss Anna Toby finishes school term in Harrisburg. Mentions Will Giston moving to St. Paul as clerk, Minto death of James Foley’s father, Mr. Schmid acquiring lumber and hardware, and Clary family joining the city. Also notes visitors from Portage la Prairie, ongoing town-site hearings in Grand Forks, and a $90 postal funds theft unearthed by postmistress Emma Simons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bartlett
United States Land Office
Grand Forks
Henry D. Fruit
Department
Emma Simons
Starkweather Stores Rival North Dakota Leaders
The Starkweather market boasts a 72 by 110 foot two story building with Doran lamps and modern furnaces. A. O. Sather & Co. operates a rival 72 by 110 foot store, lumber yard, and large machinery business, planning a new machinery hall in spring to rival Edmore Mercantile Co. in regional scale.
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Sarkweather Times
Devils Lake
Times
Starkweather
Edmore Institution
A. O. Sather & Co
Doran
N. D
Grand Forks
Fargo
Lawmakers Journal Copies Earn Editorial Thanks
State papers praise Representative Davis for obtaining a copy of the House Journal while noting Senator Hale secured a Senate Journal copy as well. Editors value these proceedings and will remember both lawmakers for their thoughtfulness and consideration.
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Davis
House Journal
Hale
Senate
Senate Journal
Daviy
Senator Hale
Advertised Letters at Devils Lake Post Office 1903 List
Remaining uncalled letters for the week ending March 2 1903 at Devils Lake include Aiela Oznass Aranson Agnems Oleson Emma Jetty Parker Jamison Pershall Lawson Kline Pederson La Rhre Robbins Edd Officer I. E. & Co. Lewis Stoehang Edwart Mason End Spice Miller Sawers Mountain Thompson Tembreau McMoeny Thompson Dager Postmaster. Call letters must be shown as advertised within fourteen days or be sent to the dead letter office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Devils Lake
le “Dead Itter
Anachasky
Aiela Oznass
Ole Aranson
Agnems Oleson
Emma’ Jetty
Ellen Parker
Rupert Jamison
Jan Pershall Lawson Kline
Geo. Pederson Jens H. la Rhre
Geo. Robbins
Lewis L. B. Stoehang
Edwart J Mason
End. Spice
Chas. Miller
John Sawers
A. M
Mountain Will Thompson
Sivert McPherson
J. W. Tembreau
J. P. McMoeny
J. C. Thompson
D. M
Webb M. P. R. Dager
DAN MALOREY FATE IN MURDER TRIAL DESCRIBED
The August crime involved Nick Nachtsch chem found decapitated in a cellar under his shack. Dan Maloney, once jailed for blind pigging, faced murder charges with witnesses detailing threats and a damning confession under delirium tremens. The trial stretched through the week as jurors weighed whether intoxication absolved intent.
Stoeser Found Guilty on Assault Charge in Grand Harbor
Albert Stoeser of Grand Harbor was found guilty by the jury last Friday of assault with intent to do great bodily harm. He pled guilty to maintaining a common nuisance and to blind pigging. sentence not yet pronounced. John F. Ray, indicted for willful and malicious destruction of property, pleaded not guilty. trial to be set. The State's case against Daniel Maloney for murdering Nick Nachtschem proceeded with jury selection and testimony beginning Tuesday.
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Dan Maloney
Maloney
Nachtschem
John Bulge
Nick Nachtschem
Old Nick
Nick
Balge
Anderson
Dewoyer
Albert Stoeser
Grand Habor
Louis Miller
Stoeser
John F. Ray
Daniel Maloney
Special Rates to California and Arizona by CJW railway
Special rates to California and Arizona via Chicago Great Western railway offered. Tickets on sale daily from February 5 to April 30. Available in tourist sleeping cars. For details contact any Chicago Great Western agent or J. P. Elmer G P A Chicago TL April 20.
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California
Arizona
Chicago Great Western Railway
Chicago Great Western
J. P. Elmer
Chicago
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Rawsey County
Case Plows
Jumbo
Gunder Ulstad
Devils Lake, North Jakota
Webster
Gwendoline Goozee
Leila Lake
D. L. Bowman
Andrew Trimmer
Montana
R. J. Bishop
Lucy Leed
Wm. Scott, Sr
Fred Kain
U. E
Alma Hornett
Ray Smith
Edna Wilson
Minot
Webste
J. R. Kollar
Henry Lake
Thoes
M. A. Hoghaug
J. Braund
Grafton
John Cavanaugh
Fred Carlson
Hanson
Henry Bone
Minnesota Pinery
Here
Marshal Calder
South Dakota
R. S. Combs
Henry Miller
R. H. Combs
Northfield
Gabe Walden
Twin Cities
G. N. Nord
Crookston
Minn
Paul Paulson
Edmore Herald
Paulson
Powell
Congregational Church
Kelley
Gibbons
F. Kelly
Ernest Davison
Brother Gordier
Minnesota
Lawton
Lakota
Albert Johnson
PENN
Shultz
Peterson
See Grain
W. J. Doyle
St. John
William
Maigret Hickey
Churles Ferry
Geo. Reed
J. Kaeding
Cracker Jack
Columbia School of Chicago
Aaberg
Deaf School
Solius E. Sandlie
Carrie Anderson
South Minnewaukan
Andrew Anderson
Eich
James Kennedy
Will Giston
St. Paul
Anna Toby
Harrisburg
Nelson County
Toby
M. Foley
Minto
William Hinds
H.irwin
Peices
George Fulton
Portage la Prairie
Man
Sam
Dominions
Lion Coffee
Dan Malorey
Wachtschiem
Nick Nachtschiem
Round House
Hans Alworth
Steve Jones
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