Fourth of July Celebrations in Burke County Highlight North Star
North Star township led Burke County festivities with open grounds, a grove, and a lake hosting races, a tug of war against Minnesota township, ball games, dancing, and an address by W. E. Burgett of Flaxton. Ex-Sheriff John Lucy attended while Eureka hall celebrations in Lucy township drew crowds and charged two dollars per person for food and drink.
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Burke County
North Star Township
North Star
W. E. Burgett
Flaxton
Lakeside
Minnesota
John Emerson
John Romine
W. J. Lowe
Frank Bair
W. B. Coons
Hills Country
Eureka Hall
Lucy Township
John Lucy
Unique town in Alberta attracting Mormon farmers
Ben Hinds returns from Magrath Alberta a town of about 1500 residents near Edmonton where Mormons own farms and drive to work. The town grew after a land owner gifted quarter sections with city lots, land irrigated and trees thriving. Standard Oil ships a large gasoline tank and supplies to the area with work planned in ten days. Maud Gill travels with her brother H W Gill toward Pembina for about a month.
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Ben Hinds
Magrath
Alta
Edmonton
Utah
Ben
Standard Oil Company
A. H. Miller
Miss. Maud Gill
Portal
Pembina
H. W. Gill
Cropper denies Frank Sharp arrest story in Tribune
Earl Cropper told The Tribune there is no truth to last week's report that Frank Sharp of this city was arrested in California. He noted Sharp relatives nearby, and that the man arrested was likely a different Frank Sharp. other notes mention rye harvest plans by County Treasurer C. P. Olson and a planned winter wheat sowing around the 20th.
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Earl Cropper
the Tribune
Frank Sharp
California
Mr.Cropper
Mr. Cropper
Sharp
Frank
Cropper
Sharps
Los Angeles
Frank Sharps
C. P. Olson
Olson
Louis Kuethe
Cottonwood Lake
Williams County
Wildrose
Great Northern
Stanley
Montana Line
Nellie Dyer Dies From Kenmare Train Crash Injuries
Miss Nellie Dyer who sustained fatal injuries when Seo passenger train No. 151 crashed into the car she rode in with her parents died at a Kenmare hospital Friday morning. Her mother’s body, and Nellie’s, were shipped to St Cloud for funeral and interment Sunday. Mr Dyer survived with a broken arm and other injuries and attended the service.
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Nellie Dyer
Seo
Kenmare
Nellie
St. Cloud
Jos. Drinkwater
Kate Gerolamy
Dyer
Socialist Speaker Ries Arrested After Plaza Hostel Scene
Ries a Toledo Socialist speaker was arrested after a Plaza platform clash with a man in the crowd. He was charged with kicking a man in the face, waived examination, and bound over to the district court on $700 bonds furnished by four farmers. The rival was also detained as a suspect. In separate news, a smashed Cadillac from a train collision was hauled to Heath & Drinkwater garage, its remains valued around $1,800.
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District Court
W. F. Ries
Toledo
Ohio
Bowbells
Wile
Plaza
Justice of the Peace
Reis
Iconoclast
Ries
Dyers
Cadillac
Heath & Drinkwater
Man Dies Dragged By Spreader During Storm
Herbert Maise of near Lyleton Bottineau county was killed when his horses bolted during a thunder shower dragging him under a manure spreader. The death was instantaneous and his body was badly mangled. The article also notes candidates filing expense statements with county officials under a new law and mentions States Attorney Dudley Nash visiting the city.
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Herbert Maise
Lyleton
Bottineau County
Maise
Secretary of State
Dudley Nash
Ward County
Pred Andrews
Burke County Sees Record Crop Prospects This Year
Burke county reports abundant moisture and a grain and grass crop in prime condition. Pioneers compare 1910 to 1901 as similar drought relief, with forecasts of large yields and strong credit, rail traffic, and financing support across the state and northwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burke County
Bowbells
the Tribune
Burglar Alarm Rumor Sparks Burke County Night Scene
A loud burglar alarm at the First National Bank drew about 30 men and 12 dogs to Burke county illustrating a late night chase. Despite light evidence of a burglary the interior was searched and nothing found. The commotion ends with explanations about the alarm’s cause and nearby farmland reports.
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First National Bank
W. L. Doe
Samuel T. Sampson
Stainhofer
Dee
Burke County
Ward
John Moore
J. T
Dec
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Hills
Flats
Signatious Gosecki
Alberta
Chas
Speer
N. C. Aukerman
You
Kenmere
W. F. Ies
John Rode
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