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Newspaper
The State Line Herald
Location
North Lemmon, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1908
Page
7
A severe electric storm struck Jamestown causing memory loss of power and multiple shocks. Residents report one fatality at Slaspell farm where two horses died in a pasture fire set by a bolt. Local responders found the scene after the strike.
An inmate named Peterson, serving a vagrancy sentence, escaped Minot jail by slipping through an unlocked wing. He used a bed to hide and stowed away a blanket while a guard’s rounds revealed the break, and he fled via a rear window. Police plan to pursue him as they review wires for a possible arrest.
A man in the Wagner settlement was injured while mowing when a team threw a rebar, severing his right arm above the wrist and injuring his foot. He was brought home for treatment as people discussed sympathy and local reactions in Williams County.
Deputies and city officers confronted two armed bandits near Mandan on Tuesday evening after a holiday search. One robber was captured with three horses, a second fled, and a fight left an assistant with a gunshot wound to the hand. The captured bandit is jailed while posse efforts continue to recapture the other. They had earlier robbed Funk's hotel in Hebron and John Edge's pool room in New Salem, taking over $100.
A gravel train five miles east of Medora broke in two and rolled downhill toward Medora then Andrews Creek. The caboose and eight loaded cars separated, speed rose to 39, throwing gravel and shattering station windows. Flagmen and an engine stopped the run before a worse wreck could occur.
State Engineer Atkinson says the revived Bismarck Irrigation project may be feasible as 25 000 acres east of the city could be irrigated, swaying farmers to become water users after drought. One and a half million dollars was set aside for the effort and remains available.
Little Rising Sun pled guilty in Bottineau to first degree murder for the slaying of sixteen year old Alexandra Seidel. He testified through an interpreter that Joe Peltier ordered the killing while Charley Peltier restrained the victim. The defendants set the house on fire and fled to the woods. Little Rising Sun received a life sentence and the Peltiers were ordered hung at the state pen in Bismarck on February 4.
Bismarck man B H Shelton was arrested in Minot on charges of stealing a valuable gold watch from F Frances of Aberdeen Washington who occupied a coast train berth. Frances refused to prosecute and the watch was returned, Shelton released. P D Romstead, under criminal case in Minot, owed money to most local houses and his employer.
Government and railroad engineers examined the river bank below Williston and a nearby rock quarry near Trenton for stabilization. They propose 14 000 tons of rock and 2000 cords of willow to form a 3000 feet long matting along the bank, with work possible next January employing 80 to 100 men and 25 teams.
A high profile murder case from North Dakota surface details in Moos Jaw Canada. Neighbors Theodore and Vasil Pauline allegedly killed Nick Mountain after a dispute over oxen. Witness Israth claims seeing the murder and threats. Police pursue leads as drag searches extend across sloughs and the Pauline men are watched near Regina.
John P. Gregerson of Columbus Montana was fatally struck by freight No. 61 near McKenzie while on a stock train transporting two carloads of cattle. He stepped onto the main track to pick up a fallen tool and was instantly killed. Coroner Field retrieved the body to Bismarck for arrangements. he was about thirty.
Edwin Heaton, an eleven year old, was struck by a Northern Pacific limited train near McKenzie while riding home from church. His horse was killed instantly and he suffered a broken leg and other injuries. He was thrown clear by about a rod and survived through a miraculous escape as his family halted just in time.
A scattered North Dakota roundup notes farm yields, cattle, and road work as towns report bumper barley crops, new streets in Valley City, and a depot project in Medina. Jamestown closes baseball season strong while fire and construction events occur in multiple towns.
The report outlines Norway’s push for rail and port developments, local political disputes in Christiansand Gjovik and Trondhjem, and calls to reduce postal rates to the United States. It notes Sweden and Norway emigration trends, hospital funding debates, and a Danish violin contest victory with regional implications for Nordics.
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