Slocum and Partners Dig Titan Rawhide Gold Claim
A group led by A. P. Slocum and John Moore works gold claims at Rawhide Nevada along with Dr Simkins formerly of Granville. They struck a gold ledge and await assayer reports while Rawhide grows into a mining town of 1500 with 21 saloons and several named claims including the Top, Tramp No 2, Tramp No 1, Mabel M, Silver Moon, Royal Courts and the Royal and Eagle.
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Rawhide
Top
The
Royal
Eagle
Mabel M
Silver Moon
Royal Courts
Thief Steals From Local Meat Market to Help Mother
Frank Reber, a deliveryman for L. Foote, robbed the Foote meat market safe early Saturday. He entered through a rear transom, stole about $18.75, then confessed, saying his mother in Minnesota needed the money. Reber, 27, pleaded guilty to petty larceny and received 20 days in jail. the case could still be pursued for burglary. His wife is dead and he has a small child.
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Frank Reber
L. 8
Foote
Minnesota
Reber
Foot
Disgrace and political turmoil engulf Minot official McGahan
The Independent notes Register McGahan head of the Minot land office is distressed after a public fistfight with former Receiver Fox and fears Roosevelt's dismissal. Power struggles with Hansbrough and Senator McCumber threaten his position as his star wanes amid Ward County Republican splits.
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Register McGahan
Hansbrough
McCumber
White House
Teddy
Minot
Independent
Mac
Fox
Roosevelt
McGahan
Drunk Talk Reflects on Close Conversation Habits
A fragment notes a man in drinking states leaning close to speak, wondering if liquor sharpens hearing or heightens scent. Another fragment mentions Tom Clone returning west to visit family, working on the Portland Seattle railroad, enjoying mild winter weather, green grass, and grazing sheep as rain falls for a few hours.
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Tom
Portland Seattle
Minot Special Assessment Faces City Property Owners
The special assessment committee plans a report soon as $42,000 in grading completed last season in Minot must be paid this year. Each real estate owner will share costs based on distance from graded streets and benefits received, likely ten to fifty dollars per parcel, though exact amounts vary. Last year's extensive grading boosted the city’s appearance significantly.
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Minot
Cloge
Looks Well For Fargo
Fargo architect W D Gillispie visited Minot on Saturday en route to Tioga to accept a new school building and to Ray to settle plans for their new school building. He praises Fargo saying it is poised for its greatest prosperity with several blocks and many residences planned. An interurban electric line from Detroit Minnesota to Fargo is assured, with right of way secured. The line will be fifty miles long and improve Fargo greatly. Money conditions are easing and may become cheaper in a few months.
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McCumber
White House
McGahan
Ward County
Seaton
W. D. Gillispie
Fargo
Minot
Tioga
Ray
New School Duikilng
Gillispie
Detroit
Minn
Caitec
Independent
Puple
Miss Burkett Gains Duluth Papers For Deer Kill Record
Antler homesteader Miss Bessie Burkett, visiting Duluth, is credited with killing two deer and a mountain lion this year. She laments not catching a bear. The report notes her looks helped the journalist. Also mentioned: horses condemned by state vet David Wolfe near Stetbe Alberta. John Thoreson’s stove explosion total loss. R L Price sells Harvey Herald for 5000. Missouri River freezes enabling team crossings.
Since Pa Went Into Politics A Family's Shifting Life
A Denver Post poem reflects a family’s decline in faith and modest living after the father enters politics. The speaker laments material excess and corporate ties replacing prayer and frugality, noting the shift from Christian family life to a lucrative political career and wealth.
Irishman Dies In Curious Chemical Syllable Incident
An Irishman choked to death while reciting the 13th syllable of a new chemical. The Farmers' Telephone Co of Lansford plans a southwest extension. Simon Lynn formerly of Balfouw died at Max.
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The
Farmers’ Telephone Co. of
Lansford
Simon Lynn
Balfouw J
Max
Military Officers Meet in North Dakota State Convention
The North Dakota National Guard association holds its seventh annual convention in this city January 21 to 23 with about seventy five delegates and three delegates per organization plus officers. Events include a vaudeville show and a Military ball on January 22, a basketball game between Minot High and Valley City, and officers Poole Peake Hildreath among notable attendees.
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North Dakota National Guard
North Dakota National Guard Association
Arcade Theatre
Gus
Minot
Valley City
Adj. Geo. Poole
Bismarck
Col. Peake
Col. Hildreath
Fargo
Marriageable Girls Decry Town Men in Letter to Editor
An anonymous letter to the Independent calls out local bachelors as unchivalrous and unresponsive to courtship. A single, professedly marriageable woman laments that men in town rarely propose or plan amusements, urging readership to consider the issue and respond.
The Nibbler Explains Editorial Mischief In Town
A humorous glossary-like piece describes the “nibbler” as a grocery thief who samples sugar, nuts, cheese, tea, and crackers then leaves with little or no purchase. It shifts to a satire on readers who loudly criticize editors and press, urging personal restraint and fair reporting.
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Slocum
Rawhide, Nevada
Coealeee Moore
Charlie
S Union
A. P. Slocum, Chas. Good, John
L. S. Foote
David Wolfe
Stetbe
Alberta
Palermo
John Thoreson
R. L. Price
Harvey Herald
Missouri River
Alers
Denver Post
W. H. Reighart
G. N. Railway
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