No Blame Attached on Railways in Fuel and Car Shortage
The Railroad Commission reports to the senate on fuel and car shortages, noting growth in business outpaced railway facilities and criticizing freight service indifference. It cites coal and grain movement factors, labor scarcity, and weather, stating investigations found no intent to harm the public and that carriers acted to prioritize fuel shipments amid storms. The record includes telegrams and letters, and outlines steps taken across railways to distribute cars equitably.
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Senate
Railroad Commission
McArthur
Commission
Nto
Blood Is Red Poem About Human Flaws and Temptation
A reflective verse discusses human frailty and shared temptation. It asserts that most people are imperfect, but capable of growth, restraint, and forgiveness as they navigate desire and social norms. The piece upholds common humanity and warns against judging those who feel inner drives.
Measures Before North Dakota Legislators in 1920s
A long list of proposed laws and constitutional amendments dominates the report, including search warrants for blind pigs, burglary penalties with explosives, interest rate cuts, adulterated food prohibitions, and creation of a normal school at Minot. Also noted are appropriations for agricultural college, Mayville Normal, Grafton Institution for the Feeble Minded, and forestry buildings, plus railroad anti-pass measures and a state tax on grass earnings. The piece also contains a biographical anecdote about Poison, detailing his early work, travels, and eventual stay in North Dakota.
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Minot
The
Agricultural College
Grafton
9Th Judicial District
School of Forestry
Poison
Gall
Winona
Minn
Mississippi
North Dalety
North Dakota
Poison Carrots in Dundas Minnesota Inheritance Tale
The head of the house Poison Carrots is born in 1847 at Dundas Minnesota a small flourishing town with a bridge a red cow a flour mill and a copper shop. His father the town cooper and magistrate ran the shop and performed marriages in the cooper shop while Poison watched as a child and learned the trade.
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Poison Carrots
Dundas
Minn
Poison
Cooper
Cooper Shop
The Passing Milkmaid and the Rise of Milking Machines
A nostalgic note on farm life changing as the milkmaid is replaced by a milking machine. The device uses a compact pump driven by electricity and a storage battery, with rubber tubes guiding suction to draw milk into a pail.
Milkmaid or Machine Milk Handling Debate in 1907
An exposition discusses milk production methods comparing human milkmaids with electric and gasoline powered machines, noting sterility and microbial concerns. The passage then shifts to local news in Bottineau about the 1907 marriage of Douglas G. Piatt to Mamie Lahie, their future in Forsythe, Mont, and the adoption backstory. It also covers Foresty School enrollments, visitors, and an award presented to John Dinwoodie for Duchess Oldenberg apples.
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Ines
Saturday Evening Post
Bottineau
Douglas G. Piatt
Mamie Lahie
Miles City
Mont
Piatt
Forsythe
Lahie
Shiver
Grand Forks
Mont Woods
Walter Nero
Jack Thurman
Duncan McArthur
Rev. White
John Dinwoodie
School of Forestry
Kemp
Bismarck
Bottineau County Abstract Company Declared In Good Standing
A January 1907 letter from Secretary of State Blaisdel l states the Bottineau County Abstract Company is in good standing and that its listing among dead corporations was a clerical error by the office. The Fargo Forum had previously published the erroneous list.
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Fargo Forum
Bottineau County Abstract Company
Secretary of State
Bismarck
Bottineau County Abstract Co
Atrrep Blaisdell
No Suffering Here Guides Rail Fuel and Food Shortages
Reports describe limited groceries and fuel with small daily coal deliveries and occasional oil consignments. Freight is delayed by recent storms. trains run hours late, and some shipments remain stranded on sidetracks buried under deep snow until spring. Citizens urged to conserve fuel as winter drags on.
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al Setant
Bottineau
Rugby
Woodman Meeting At Odd Fellows Hall
The M. W. A. will hold a regular meeting at Odd Fellows hall next Tuesday evening February 12. Important business and social matters will be considered. every member who can attend should be present. A Besancon V C.
Worst of Winter Storm Forecasted by Reverend Hicks
Reverend Hicks predicts the worst storm of the winter will track across the northwest between February 7 and 12. He notes his track record is strong and urges readers to prepare for the event.
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Srl Hicks
Hicks
Card of Thanks from Motert Family
The undersigned thanks neighbors and friends for sympathy and help during the illness and death of my beloved wife Joux Motert.
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Joux Motert
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N. D
Platt-Lahie
Fred Gullickson
Herbert Rehtfield
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