Dakotan Finds Missing Wife After Cross Country Search
A North Dakota man using the name Johnson traced his missing wife to Kidmonton Edmonton. He had divorced her last July in North Dakota and, with a deputy sheriff who is his brother, sought to reclaim their two children from the childrens shelter. A law firm is to start proceedings to restore the children to the father.
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Edmonton
Alta
Johnson
United States
Kidmonton
North Dakota
Ward County
Five alleged bootleggers arraigned in district court
James Butler of Kenmare pleaded guilty to conducting a blind pig and was fined 200 dollars plus costs and 10 days in jail with 80 days more in default. Peter Rice John O'Brien from Burlington pleaded not guilty. Chet and Joe Harris father and son pleaded not guilty. Henk Kemmer given time to plead. Trial set for next district court term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James, Butler
Kenmare
K. E. Leighton
Peter Rice
John O’brien
Burlington
Chet
Joe Harris
Minot
Charles Sim
Henk Kemmer
Men Named by Girl Arrested in Valley City Case
Valley City North Dakota December 22 Oliver Mackey and Frank Flora prominent local businessmen are under arrest charged with a crime the state will prove using Miss Bertha Boneen as the principal witness. The Boneén girl is also in custody as she prepared to leave the state. Hearings for the accused set for Tuesday with them free on $2,000 bonds. Minot inventor Hapkom receives patent for a carpenter gauge.
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Valley City
N. D
Oliver Mackey
Frank Flora
Bertha Boneen
Boneén
Bottineau County Sheriff hopeful Sharvey in Bottineau
Robert Sharvey a West lupe Tiveryman and early homesteader visits Bottineau city. He plans to announce his Candidacy for Bottineau County sheriff on the Republican ticket and is described as a strong, well liked candidate with broad support. J J Somers migrates to Minneapolis for Christmas with friends after selling many copies of Jim's Western Gems.
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Bottineau County
Robert Sharvey
Sharvey
Uni
J. J. Somers
Minneapolis
Jim
Pretty Decorations At Paul V. McCoy Co.
A vivid holiday display at Paul V. McCoy & Co. in the Masonic Temple block features red and gold motifs by window dresser C. E. Dencon. Gold vases, red pillars, white latticework, and artificial snow adorn the store with winter scenes including a church on a hill. The display remains intact through the holiday season. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson of near St. Paul are visiting their daughter Mrs. W. A. Peck for Christmas. Thompson is long-time secretary of the local Masonic lodge.
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Paul V. McCoy & Co
Masonic Temple
C. E. Dencon
Azore
I ‘Hill
Mrs. Thompson
St. Paul
W. A. Peck
Mr. Thompson
Masonic Lodge
Shop lifters at work before Christmas crowds
Minor merchants report unusual activity by shop lifters as hundreds thronged stores. A New York store manager misses a valuable doll after a woman with a large muff was seen nearby. A liquor-influenced man exits a clothing shop with a coat and vest, is stopped and returns the item. The Cranes visit Berthold, staying with a farmer.
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Solien
New York
Seon
North Dakota hog case reveals farm profits and mileage disputes
John Ehr superintendent Warren describes hog sales and farm earnings as jurors weigh mileage reimbursements in a case about overcharges. He cites a 1600 acre valley farm near Minot, selling seven hogs for 800 dollars and weighing 760 pounds, with pigs fattened on barley and corn. The trial centers on whether mileage distances between Minot and schools justify reimbursements, unclear trips, and the possibility of a retrial.
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John Ebr
Warren
John
Mit
North Dakota
Ebr
Leighton
Nestos
Ward
Supreme Court
Minot
Loverland
Peterson
Iowa
Greenleaf
Bradford & Nash
Farming Talk and Local Business Updates
A farmer discusses horse management and hog farming viability, noting 200 acres for feed and potential profits from hogs with three to four starters. S Lutsky buys a half interest in Outlet Clothing on East First Street, planning a tailoring department for cleaning pressing and repair. Taylor Thompson, North Dakota state printer, arrives from Bismarck to spend holidays with Minot friends and mother.
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Taylor Thompson
Bismarck
Minot
Brother Dies In Line Of Duty In Jacksonville
Otto Johnson, a Minot Grocery Co. salesman, learns his sheriff brother Peter Johnson was fatally hurt in Jacksonville while attempting to capture a suspect. Peter died hours later and his body will be shipped to Audubon Minnesota for burial. Otto heads to Audubon for Christmas observance. The piece notes three surviving brothers and mentions Christ mast services in the Frans Lutheran church at E T Wold residence.
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Minot Grocery CO
Brother
Florida
Otto Johnson
Jacksonville
Peter
Johnson
Audubon
Minn
Otto
E. T. Wold
B. H. Hofrenning
Williston Lynching Case Probed by Attorney General
Attorney General Andy Miller has spent the week in Williston investigating the lynching of Cleve Culbertson. He is aided by State's Attorney Burdick and seeks to identify and deal with mob members, disputing claims the mob came from Canada. Miller urges Sheriff Erickson to resign, warning removal by governor if not. Erickson, a Socialist, faces party tensions over the stance.
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Andy Miller
Williston
Cleve Culbertson
Burdick
Canada
Ray
Miller
Erickson
Culbertson
Eckman Farmer Gill Takes His Own Life in Barn
Reuben Gill, 46, prosperous Eckman farmer, was found dead in his barn with a bullet wound to the forehead. A revolver lay nearby. alcohol and prior threats of self harm are noted. He leaves a wife and several children, funeral arranged by Langford undertaker with Masonic and Odd Fellow affiliations.
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Independent
Eckman
Reuben Gill
N. D
Hig Barn
Gill
Altke
Kekman
Langford
Masonic Lodge
Russell
N. Y
Sims Sues John Reed for Damages in Civil Action
George Sims, a Great Northern machinist, files a $5,000 civil suit against Police Officer John Reed for assault. The case stems from August riots in Minot and follows Sims’s acquittal on a prior charge of assault with a dangerous weapon. Chief facts cite disputed events in the Great Northern yards and conflicting accounts of who struck whom.
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George Sims
John Reed
Reed
Charles D. Kelso
Sims
Minot
Great Northern
Sackett Bound Over on Assault with Dangerous Weapon
Charles Sackett, charged with assault with a dangerous weapon with intent to do bodily harm to James Parish, was bound over to district court under $800 bond after a preliminary hearing before Police Magistrate John Lynch. Parish says Sackett, intoxicated on cocaine, wandered near his home and threw a rock through a window at 2 a.m. after being asked to leave.
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Charles Sackett
Atent
James Parish
John Lynch
Sackett
Parish
Second
Ward
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Sax
Halvor E. Hapkom
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Paul V. M*coys
E. Denoon
Doll
Pres
John Ehr
KOTA
Gil
Ummer
Hart Swalstead
Necro
Itto Johnson
Sheriff Erickson
Eckman Farmer
Leuben Gill
ICOM
Socialist
CIVI
J. Parish
Miiny North Dakota
Sunny Florida
Frank W. Youngman
Ines
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