Confesses to Rolla murder in North Dakota case
Sylvester Snyder alias William Bass of Sioux City admits killing Hariana Archie Fletcher and brothers nine miles from Rolla. He says self defense prompted the shootings after a quarrel over a half breed Indian girl. He was arrested at Minnewaukan after a Ford car led authorities to him. Snyder claims he and the men had worked in harvests with a Big Four crew and warns they planned to attack him. He had 150 on hand and is believed on parole from Iowa for robbery.
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Condo
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Hariana
Archie Fietch
Brothers
Rolla
Sylvester Snyder
William Bass
Sioux Citrons
Minnewaukan
Snyder
Minewaukan
Fletcher Brothers
Fletchers
Iowa
North Dakota
Harfeat
Pletchar
Fletcher
Big Four
Clearfield
St Paul
Iowa State Prison
Local News in Lignite Sees Residents Traveling and Moving
Mesdames Johnsons and others travel to Minot for dental work and shopping. Families move into new homes, rentals change hands, and several residents plan to teach or attend school. Rain halts threshing, while fruit trips to Woburn prove limited. Local gatherings include the Swedish church society meeting and fruit runs.
Weight Hits Worker From Elevator Fall in Fargo
August DeMore of Deisen North Dakota was struck on the head by a heavy weight falling forty feet at a Brain elevator and was taken to St. John's hospital after remaining unconscious for more than a day. Doctors Miracle and Aylon voiced light hope for recovery.
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Fargo
N. D
DeMore
Deisen
N.2
St. John's Hospital
M. W. Miracle
Edgeley
Miracle
James Aylon
Miranle
Hall Insurance Figures Gonfound and League Enemies
confusing OCR fragment mentions Hall Insurance figures and league enemies and speakers. It references V. A. and Abat, with unclear positions, denouncing the league and discussing program energy and candidacies in a charged political context.
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Hall Insurance
V. A. Nowepapeen
Senator Ingerson Defends Bank of North Dakota Funds
Senator Ingerson argues public funds flow through the Bank of North Dakota without discrimination and cites Burke county figures showing strong state-bank support. He calls rumors of outside reserves unfounded, notes transfer of funds to aid local farmers, and warns against I V A initiatives aiming to strip the Bank of its local fund authority.
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Bank of North Dakota
Burke County
Banke of
State Bank
Aémo
Bank of Nem” ‘Dakota
Bike
Waycom
North Dakota
Lea
Bank of North
da- Akota
H Dakota
N. D. Batters Association
I. Via Sifeme Cpeatista Oe
Dietriou
Bank of N. Dakota
Patch family head to Cornell Bluffs after summer works
Earl Patch and his sons Carlos and Gerald Simpson left by auto Saturday morning for Cornell Bluffs Iowa after spending the summer at the Walter Lowe home. The Huff school opened last Monday with Mrs Verner Sorenson as teacher. A baby girl was born to Mr and Mrs Henry Weetrum of Northgate on Tuesday morning. Mrs Gunder Opseth and Norma Hager visited Kenmare last Friday for dental work.
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Brom
Earl Patch
Carlos
Gerald Simpson
Cornell Bluffs
Iowa
Walter Lowe
Henry Weetrum
Northgate
Gunder Opseth
Norma Hager
Kenmare
Opseth
Huff School
Verner Sorenson
Local Notes From The Community
Mrs Ed McIntee is on the sick list this week due to illness and heavy rain last week kept threshing rigs idle. Agnes Schwagen has returned home with her sister Margaret after an appendectomy at Kenmare hospital. The Gunder Opseth family visited Geo Leslie Sunday. Dr Grogan treated Leona Manitee and a Devereaux child as conditions improved. Canadians halt grain to elevators on this side. Lois Lowe visited her sister Merle in Northgate. Seventh grade pupils moved from Miss Holtine to Miss Pearce’s room. cor. G
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Ed. McIntee
Agnes Schwagen
Kenmare Hospital
Margaret
Gunder Opseth
Geo. Leslie
Leona
Devereaux
Lois Lowe
Merle
Norihgate
Miss Holtine
Miss Pearce
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Gee Hits Burke County Farmers Press Editor Over Advice
The Powers Lake Echo editor Gee criticizes Burke County Farmers Press for overpricing farm goods and misleading readers about present asking prices. He accuses Gee of serving parasitic interests and hindering farmers organizations while warning readers that past advice aided predatory forces.
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Burke County Farmers Press
Gee
The
Powers Lake Echo
Douiie
Wea
Burke County
Cooperative Convern
Farmers’ Club
Nonpartisan League
Powers Lake
Whiskey IX case leads to arrest in Minot
George Gandy of Bismarck was arrested after a Buick labeled Whisky IX containing about one hundred quarts of Canadian whiskey was found outside Mrs. Potter's home in Minot. The car and liquor were seized and turned over to federal authorities. Gandy, a reputed criminal, has relatives jailed earlier near Donnybrook after a whisky shipment was halted by authorities.
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Minot
N. D
George Gandy
Bismarck
Gandy
Wesley Gandy
Ed Norris
Donnybrook
Taken Up Three Cattle At Northgate North Dakota
Notice of three cattle taken up at a Northgate property described as a red cow with white belly and white flanks a red bull calf nursing and a red heifer with white on face and belly owner urged to call pay expenses and remove the cattle. Public notice appears in The Tribune building Bombala Ny on December 25.
Truax Arrested For Carrying Booze In Train Grip
B M Truax, a coal miner near Columbus, was arrested on a train between Stampede and Coteau by prohibition officers for carrying four quarts of whiskey in a grip. He was taken before a U S Commissioner at Minot and bound over to the next term of federal court. The officers, intent on catching professional booze smugglers from Canada, had earlier seized two cars of liquor at Crosby.
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B. M. Truax
Crosby
Bowbells
Soo
Great Northern
Coteau
Stampede
Truax
Prohibition
Minot
County Ledger Reports Reductions in Officials Costs
The Tribune prints a county financial snapshot showing deputies and clerks costs fell from 2531.25 to 2254.85 despite a salary raise. Printing bills dropped from 2408.68 to 1696.14 after a law requiring one official newspaper per county. Savings were realized mainly in early 1920, with larger annual gains expected.
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the Tribune
Farmers
Gun Battle In North Dakota Involves Prohibition Agents
William Mayer of Council Bluffs Iowa is jailed after a gun battle near Sherwood North Dakota between Joseph H Toul acting group chief of the federal prohibition office in Fargo and three agents and a Cadillac with three men suspected whisky runners The strangers refused to halt and opened fire Mayer was thrown from the car and broke his collar bone during the escape attempt The officers car broke down preventing pursuit while the whisky runners fled on foot
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Minot
N. D
William Mayer
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Ward County
Joseph H. Toul
Federal Prohibition Office
Fargo
Sherwood
N. C
Mayer
Swedish Lutheran Church to Hold Services Next Sunday
The Swedish Lutheran church announces services next Sunday at 11:00 am with Sunday school at 10:30 am. An afternoon service is planned for 4:00 pm, followed by Young People meetings for devotion and prayer.
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Q. W. Berquist
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Hutter
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A. H. Grina
Kapsland
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Grand Forks
University of North Dakota
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Westby
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