Murderous assault on woman shocks Lakota area
Mrs. Bernard Wessels was shot by Mar Un Wirtek a farm laborer while driving near her home. Two daughters witnessed the attack. Mrs. Wessels was badly wounded and likely to die. Wirtek fled the scene then surrendered himself later. Authorities hold Wirtek in Ramsey county.
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Lakota
N. DB
Bernard Wessels
Mar UN Wirtek
Wessels
Ulrick
Wittens
Ramsey
Nel
Ramsey County
Handcuff King Dalton Leaves North Dakota Prison
Jack Dalton known as the handcuff king left the North Dakota penitentiary amid no regrets. He served a third degree burglary sentence and had been a constant source of trouble, alleging he could escape any handcuff. Dalton had been kept largely in solitary and planned further mischief, with officials predicting he would return to confinement.
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Bismarck
N. D
Jack Dalton
North Dakota
Dalton
Talcott
Waa
Dickinson
Dynamite Planted in Coal Workings in Northern Town
Drake North Dakota April 1 anarchists suspected after a Russian named Johns near Kief faced a coal pit blast. A second explosion joined by a stove crash caused more damage but no serious injuries. Sheriff Wik of McHenry County reports dynamite packed in steel pipes was drilled into the mine area and some suspects arrested.
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Drake
N. D
Kief
Johns
Bima
Shariff
McHenry
Swan
Man Guts Throat With Razor in Rutland
A Rutland incident reports a man injuring another with a razor, described as a fatal assault. The newspaper notes the aggressor and circumstances, mentioning local area and dates, with evidence of an inquest or police involvement.
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Rutland
Man Terrorized Arvilla Farm In North Dakota
Grand Forks April 1 A man attacked the Hollweger farm twice terrorizing Mrs Hollweger and assaulting her. he was captured near Grand Forks and is jailed pending a sanity examination. He claimed to have been in the woods eighteen months and says his name is Berade. Authorities consider him mentally deranged.
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Grand Forks
N. D
Christ Hollweger
Shyla
G. K. Melby
John Romine
Romine
John
Treasur
Ue Wu Jovernor Tian
Theovernor
States Attorney
Gun shooting incident near Langdon shocks town
Langdon North Dakota April 1 George Friesen of Moscow township consulted with States Attorney Grimson about locals setting out field guns to kill foxes and game. A trap gun with a spring mechanism injured a Friesen boy. the Shang boys admitted the gun was not theirs and law forbids such devices. They expressed regret and offered no settlement.
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Langdon
N. D
George Freisen
Moscow Township
Wasp
Grimson
Friesen
Riesen
Grimuoh
Willy Mr. Friesen
Mil ch cows fetch high prices at Anffarth auction
Readers are urged to note cattle prices at the Anffarth auction held on Thursday. One cow drew a price of 100 60, and buyers showed strong demand despite a generally fat market in Bowbells country.
Slender Suit in North Dakota Court Draws Crowd
In Cando North Dakota April 1 a slander case drew large crowds as Myrtle Stephens sues Emma King for 10000 alleging unfit language about Sunday school notes. The jury awarded Stephens 458 dollars and 22 cents after a compromise pretrial.
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Cando
N. D
District Court
Otter
Myrtle Stephens
Emma King
Roof Caves In Killing North Dakota Man Dies
Killdeer North Dakota April 1 William J Hadden was found dead in his demolished homestead shack four miles north of Killdeer. The heavy dirt roof collapsed during the night burying him beneath dirt and poles.
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Killdeer
N. D
Wm. J. Hadden
Smiling thief faints as sentence is read in Minot court
Dickson from Bismarck, a moving picture operator, is sentenced to ten years in the penitentiary for grand larceny. He allegedly stole a $75 dynamo from T. L. Simmons of Foxholm last fall. the dynamo was recovered by authorities. He fainted while Judge K. Leighton announced the penalty, then recovered and left the courtroom.
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Minot
N. D
Dickson Wi
Pent
Dickson
Nestos
KE. Leighton
Bismarck
T. L. Simmons
Foxholm
Child Drowns in Puddle Near Arvilla Farm
In Grand Forks North Dakota on April 1, two and a half year old Henry Francis Delaney, son of Charles Delaney, a farmer seven miles southeast of Arvilla, drowned after falling into a shallow puddle near the porch as family returned home. Attendants allowed the child to play outside and he wandered near the porch before an adult couple entered the house.
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Grand Forks
Henry Francis Delaney
Charles Delaney
Arvilla
Delaney
Meg
Tragic Fall: Child Suspected Drowned After Wandering From Porch
Mrs Delaney said the child vanished moments after going outside to fetch Francis. A farm hand found the child face down in a puddle near the porch within a 40 foot radius. Dr McKay failed to revive the child. authorities deem the death hopeless from the moment of the fall.
Glark and Grokard Found Not Guilty in Indictment Case
After six hours of deliberation, the jury acquitted Glark and Grokard of the central charge involving lewd material transported across state lines. The verdict came in the United States vs Samuel Haus and C H Crockard, editors of Jim Jam, about two years of litigation in Bismarck.
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Robert McBride
Foreaiau. Rek
Far Court of
Bismarck
United States
Samuel Haus
C. H. Crockard
I Iow
Jim Jam
Jems
Yes
Kodera
Wi" Best
Whch
M. A. Hildreth
Fargo
Tracy
George Bangs
Grand Forks
Dudley Nash
Minot
Booth
Sam Clairk
Holstein sire purchased by D F Bair in Westminster district
D F Bair of Westminster district bought a pure bred registered Holstein from a Canadian breeder for his farm. The year old bull is large for its age and described as a first class animal after a thorough inspection. Bair alreadyowns several Holstein cows and heifers and plans to add value to his milk herd with the new sire.
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D. F. Bair
Westminste
Canada
Bair
Barr
Tragic North Dakota Boy Dies in Elevator Accident
Chester Kirkham age about 18 of Nekoma North Dakota was crushed to death at 3 PM in Fargo at R Clendening Co elevator. Sister Nelle Kirkham employed in Fargo notified. Funeral details not provided. The report also praises the Woburn band for a concert and dance at Extreka hall in Dimond township and notes strong local reception and plans for a Royal Theatre appearance in the near future.
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Wimbledon
Chester Kirkham
Nekoma
N. C
D. J. DeLendrov
E Sore
Fargo
R. Clendening & Co
Woburn
Extreka
Dimond Township
Eureka Hall
Royal Theatre
Watch Theft Case and Local News From Burke County
John Thompson pleaded guilty to petit larceny for taking a roommate’s watch to time doses of buttermilk, fined 40 dollars or 20 days, and served jail time. The Tribune reports on Rev. D O Sullivan leaving for Crosby, Mrs Grinag’s recovery, and farmers seeking overdue county fair premiums paid from treasury funds or via subscription if needed.
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Grand Forks
N. D
Alm
John Thompson
Phil McLoughlin
John Roumbaugh
Tuompson
Thompson
the Tribune
Burke County
Village paper urges cleanup before May first
The Tribune notes Bowbella residents must remove all rubbish by May 1 with property holders urged to have waste hauled away. It reports on a quiet city election and upcoming council vote on an electric light franchise for Harley Potter. Also mentions an August wrestling match and travel notes from Claire Bughrude and Panama Pacific visit.
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the Tribune
Harley Potter
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