Cork leg haunted Crookston council for five years
In Crookston Minnesota the cork leg from a Winnipeg dependent case haunted the city council archives for five years. Emil Johnson of Chicago kept the leg as guarantee and repayment of advances, while C E Misner earlier funded aid. Misner finally refunded $35 and the leg was sent to the city clerk’s archives. Hillview Place lots listed at 100 to 250 dollars.
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Crookston
Minn
Sargent
Poor Committee
Emil Johnson
Chicago
C. E. Misner
Pasadena
Cal
Winnipeg
Duluth
Johnson
Misner
Found bill stolen prompts second local burglary in Watertown
FOUND BILL STOLEN. WATERTOWN SD JUNE 18. The second burglary within ten days targeted the hardware store of Heegaard & Co. Entry occurred Wednesday night and the cash drawer was rifled. The haul was one lone $20 bill found on the street and left in the store during an advertisement.
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Watertown
S.D
Heegaard & Co
Urine Laxative Fruit Syrup Endorsed by Tennessee Reader
Mr. R. Ward of Dyersburg Tennessee certifies he has used Urine Laxative Fruit Syrup for chronic constipation and finds it a thorough practical remedy. He offers his conscientious reference, signed 0. T. Erhart.
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R. Ward
Dyersburg
Tenn
T. Erhart
Freight crew not blamed for Fertile fatality
In Crookston Minnesota on June 18 coroner Chesterman examined the Northern Pacific freight crew in connection with the Fertile accident last Friday evening. The victim, Mrs Thomas Johnson, was struck about forty feet north of a crossing between her home and barns. The body fell on the crossing. Officials ruled the incident an accident after the crew whistled rang bell and applied air brakes but could not stop in time.
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Crookston
Minn
Northern Pacific
Thomas Johnson
Fertile
Chesterman
Jilted Lover's Aim Fails After Refusal
Sioux City Iowa June 18 Orville Whitford attempted to shoot Edith Matthews after she refused to marry him. The attempt ended without serious injury as the weapon misfired. Police investigation follows and no charges filed yet.
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Sioux City
Edith Matthews
Orville Whitford
Four men run the gears of Chicago convention work
In Chicago for the national Republican convention four men handle the event’s logistics. William F. Stone, sergeant at arms, oversees delegate arrangements. Steven R. Mason directs ticketed crowds with diplomacy for nearly 200 doorkeepers and 12,000 holders. Truhart coordinates admission matters, and A. C. Fisher runs the party HQ, longtime ally of Senator Hanna and close to Elmer Dover.
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Chicago
William F. Stone
Mr. Stone
Steven R. Mason
Mason
Truhart
A. C. Fisher
Republican National Committee
Fisher
Hanna
Elmer Dover
Tragedy at Fremont: man shoots at woman then kills self
In Fremont, Neb regarding a man identified as Whitford who fired two shots at a girl in a back porch dispute near Riverside Park after proposing marriage, but the shots failed to injure. He then shot himself in the head, dying from mortal wounds. The couple had known each other. the tragedy followed her alleged refusal. Myrick Park note mentions Hillview Place real estate promo.
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Craig L. Wright
Whitford
Fremont
Neb
Riverside Park
North Dakota and Minnesota Briefs Highlight Local Actions
In Waseca twelve liquor license applications were filed for next year, down from fifteen. Sioux Falls reports the Luther League of Southeastern South Dakota wrapped up its second annual convention and elected Rev. Mr. Nelson of Dallesburg, Ia., as president. Crookston notes L P Harrington will spend summer promoting northern state agriculture institutes to boost pupil enrollment. Grand Forks releases UND graduates list showing eighty seven seniors. Mitchell sees government building foundation work begin after rain delays, with Supervising Architect Chaplin sent to inspect material for both here and Watertown. Watertown announces its first Chautauqua offers a 2,500-seat tent program. Crookston also records the Land Office affirming cancellation of Lizzie Allen’s land entry in Beaudette for abandonment. A separate notice recalls a Beaudette case. a man found dead near Sibley Park, suspected to be suicide over his daughter’s schooling, with a truancy officer involved and the widow Rosine, 50, and four children surviving.
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Waseca
Minn
Sioux Falls
S. D
Luther League
South Dakota
League
Nelson
Dallesburg
Crookston
L. P. Harrington
McLeod County
North State Experiment Farm
North State Schools of Agriculture
Grand Forks
N. D
University of North Dakota
Mitchell
Chaplin
Architectural Department
Watertown
Drowned in wash boiler near Watertown South Dakota
Evelyn Williams two year old daughter of Mr and Mrs C E Williams of Watertown South Dakota drowned in a wash boiler with only a few inches of water. She wedged crosswise and could not lift her head. The mother passed the room several times without hearing the cries. The family had another drowning death about a year ago.
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Watertown
S. D
Evelyn Williams
C. E. Williams
Body of Charles Rosine Found After Disappearance
Mankato Minnesota June 18 The body of Charles Rosine a cement work employee who disappeared earlier is found near the city. Police reported no foul play suspected pending autopsy results.
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Mankato, Minn
Charles Rosine
Wisconsin Homeseeker promotes immigration via letters
The Chicago and North Western Railway announces the first issue of the Wisconsin Homeseeker to attract settlers to Wisconsin. It invites letters from homesteaders about crops soil climate schools and costs to start, and asks readers to refer friends East who may want free literature including maps and illustrated books.
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Wisconsin
Wisconsin Homeseeker
Chicago & North Western Ry
Homeseeker
North Western
W. B. Kniskern
N. W. Ry
Chicago
Ill
Four Die In Northwest Rivers Drownings Near Van Meter
In Bad river near Van Meter two women die in a double drowning. Mrs Reiter and Miss Hazel Easter were returning from the Easter home when they attempted to ford Bach river. Mrs Easter was being transported home from Fort Pierre hospital for tuberculosis. A dead horse and buggy were later found in the river near the Livermont ranch. The body of the girl Hazel Easter had been found. Mrs Reiter's body has not yet been recovered. Meanwhile in Burlington Iowa two men Joseph J Conenberg and William D Johnson drown in the Mississippi after a capsized boat incident during a late afternoon boat maneuver. Johnson helped save Conenberg before perishing.
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Burlington
Iowa
Joseph J. Conenberg
William D. Johnson
Mississippi
Johnson
Conenberg
Carnegie Draft Sent for Crookston Library Fund
Treasurer George Carpenter of the library commission received a draft from Andrew Carnegie to cover the due portion of the 12000 donation. The walls are up and workmen finish the structure. completion is planned by July first. The library will move from the Odd Fellows building to a new, larger facility and add 3000 dollars worth of books, becoming one of the region’s largest libraries outside the Twin Cities.
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Crookston
Minn
George Carpenter
Carnegie Library
Andrew Carnegie
Crookston Institution
Odd Fellows
Twin Cities
Mirthful Exchange Over Cape Test Taste
Skinnerlint and Goben mouche joke about Madeina tasting, noting it has gone around the cape three times while hoping the table won’t endure the same. The exchange blends humor and boast in a dining room banter tone.
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Cape
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Minnesota
Northwest
Cork
Hillview Place
F. M. Branson & Son
Jay ST
Poehling’s Millinery Department
Phillip Truheart
Myrick Park
Minnesota River
Sibley Park
Rosine
Carnegie
Governor Ford
New Jersey
Patent Kid
Colton
Wn. F. Strauss
Pearl Street
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