Two Held Up At Minot Monday Night
Minot North Dakota October 1 two highwaymen held up Frank LaFlame Great Northern conductor and Joseph Beaudry Minot Optic linotyper near the Hodgins Transfer Co barn on Belgrade Ave at about 1030 pm Relieved of cash and a watch LaFlame 13 50 Beaudry 7 50 A third man aided the assault Beaudry notified police but the trio fled Police continue to pursue suspects as town residents fear the spree may continue
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Minot
N. D
Frank LaFlame
Great Northern
Joseph Dry
Minot Optic
Hodgins Transfer Co
Belgea Ave
Beaudry
Goggs
LaFlame
la Flame
Dockage Losses From Spring Wheat in Minnesota Markets
About 89 000 tons of dockage are contained yearly in spring wheat sold in Minneapolis and Duluth. Dirt weed seeds and non wheat grains reduce plant nutrients and raise farmer costs. Growers do not receive payment for dockage and risk ongoing deductions by shippers.
Clean seed handling and weed control in threshing operations
The article notes that cleaned seed should be kept for the farmer’s use rather than donated at terminals or to mills. It stresses that threshing crews must not lay canvass on screens to avoid polluting wheat with pigweed seeds. It urges future emphasis on clean seed, crew rotation, and weed destruction to prevent weeds from dominating continuous grain growing, per C A Bailey University Farm.
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C. A. Bailey
University Farm
Burned man sues for big damages in Minot depot incident
J W Pope, severely burned tending fires in the basement of the new Soo passenger depot last February, sues contractors Bailey and Marsh of Minneapolis for 30000. He alleges gas exposure caused burns and faults the company for lacking gas escape pipes. Also notes new postal affidavits requirement, local theater review, and farm school education emphasis.
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Minot
N. D
J. W. Pope
New
Soo
Bailey & Marsh
Minneapolis
Atty. Sinkler
Pope
Linotype Machine Installed Delays and Local Scuffle in Minot
The Tribune reports its new Mergen thaler linotype arrived in Minot North Dakota and is being installed two weeks past schedule due to high demand. Also detailed is a late shipment from Brooklyn and an invitation for the public to view the machine. In Baden two men, Gardner and Verber, fought over tobacco with Gardner injuring Verber with a knife. Verber remains in jail awaiting a hearing.
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Tribune ‘of Tobacco
The
Tribune
Mergenthaler Linotype
Chicago
Mergenthaler Company
Brooklyn
N. Y
Minot
N. D
Boyage Verber
Ward
Robert Gardner
Baden
Gardner
Yerber
Verber
Railroad Grade Near Niobe To Be Finished Next Week
If weather holds, the railroad grade between this city and Niobe will be completed next week. The northward stretch to the Canadian line should finish within ten days to two weeks. Largest fills are at the Dunkard church ravine and Migge pasture, the latter already completed. Grade crews work steadily. steel laying crews rely on day laborers. Track laying may lag behind the grade, reaching this city a week or more later. The Tribune notes favorable conditions have boosted progress across all crews. Burke County State Bank offers loans with principal and interest payable locally, avoiding use of out‑of‑town remittances.
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Niobe
E. L. Higgins
Dunkard
Migge
the Tribune
Burke County
Tribune
Robbers Beat and Rob Anamoose Farmer near Kent Home
Anamoose North Dakota October 1 Robbers blindfolded and beat Hyles Kent then stole 200 dollars in currency and jewelry before fleeing. They cut telephone lines and ransacked the Kent residence while the farmer’s family was away on a visit. Kent later reached neighbors to report the crime as dawn broke, with the robbers presumed to have a seven hour head start. Meanwhile Ralph Schnder advances construction at G I Porter’s hotel in Coteau, adding another story and raising the roof to accommodate growing patronage.
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Anamoose
N. D
Hyles Kent
Kent
Ralph Scchnder
G.I. Porter
Coteau
Porter
Ripening Harvest Bumper Yields Reported In Bowbells Region
The city, once quiet due to farm labor, sees harvest activity surge as farmers work fields. Wheat yields range 15 to 25 bushels per acre with 18 as a fair average, oats and other grains also strong. Three weeks of good weather could finish threshing in the Bowbells area.
Moeller to Get a Rehearing in Murder Case
The North Dakota Supreme Court granted Dr. Thor Moeller's attorneys a rehearing in the murder in the second degree case. The court had earlier affirmed Ward County District Court's conviction and ten year sentence. The rehearing is set for October. The Tribune reports the Burke County Fair is postponed to October 22 23 and 24 due to late season and low expected attendance. Ditching and tiling work for the city sewer system will begin after tile arrives, with completion targeted by October 15 per contract.
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Bismarck
N. D
Supreme Court
Thor Moeller
Ward County District Court
Moeller
Engstad
Sewe
Kemper
Re hearing sought in Lignite county seat case
Attorneys for Lignite have asked the supreme court for a rehearing in the action against Burke county canvassing board to force counting of precincts thrown out. A denial could lead to further court action. Also notes on a Big Four gas tractor demonstrator, annual county scale tests, bumper crops, flax damage from a cold spell, and the M E church Ladies Aid meeting hosted by Mrs. Maggie Anderson.
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Burke County
Supreme Court
Ladies’ Aid Society of the
M. E. Church
Maggie Anderson
McKee Resigns Under Fire in North Dakota Trial
Crosby N D Sept 27 The trial of County Commissioner Makee for collecting illegal fees ended as he resigned before cross examination Commissioner Mac Colgan and States Attorney Brace demanded a jury trial Judge Leighton set Oct 15 for the cases Special prosecutor Francis Murphy will handle the jury proceedings George Cuddie Crosby represents the defendants
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Crosby
N. D
Makee
Mac Colgan
Brace
Leighton
Francis Murphy
Minot
George Cuddie
Gust Albertson Buys Garr Scott separator and Big Four tractor
Gust Albertson bought a Garr Scott 36 by 60 grain separator from N. B. Moore Implement Co. and has been threshing about 2,000 bushels daily. He also owns a Big Four gas tractor used for plowing, chosen to reduce dependence on scarce neighborhood machines this fall.
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N. B. Moore Implement Co
Gust Albertson
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Dakotas
Minnesota
Duluth
Minot New Soo Depot
United States
Post Office Department
Opera House
Burke County State Bank
Attornees
Geo. Spooner
Geo. Smith
Mr. Spooner
McKee
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