Wool Heist Affects 600 Sheep Across States
Herman Vogel tended sheep for BEC Barry under contract, selling his half of a wool clip at 24 cents. Barry redirected the shipment from Lemmon to Hettinger, the wool later moved illegally to Milwaukee and back across state lines amid police involvement. Confusion ends with the wool returned to Lemmon, while Perkins county officers face criticism for questionable conduct.
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Herman Vogel
Bec
Barry
Herman
Lemmon
Hettinger
Milwaukee
Vogel
Helterskelter
Schaal
Perkins County
Adams County
Haynes
Tew
Kurtz
Second degree murder verdict in Hettinger case
Ingebret Johnson was found guilty of murder in the second degree after a coal dispute with Igaard over Johnson land. The trial highlighted family hardship and passion, as the victim’s widow and the defendant’s wife faced shared loss while both communities reflected on the tragedy.
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Mott Pioneer
Ingebret Johnson
Tgaard
Johnson
Sgaard
Igaard
Iyaard
Bismarck Tribune
Thonson
Dickinson
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