Dr Webster Merrifield Dies in California
Dr Webster Merrifield longtime North Dakota State University instructor and president died suddenly of heart trouble at his Pasadena home. He resigned years ago and had lived in California since. He was celebrated for his work and the strong personal interest he showed in students and friends.
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Webster Merrifield
North Dakota State University
Pasadena
Cal
Merrifield
California
North Dakota
Hastings Widow Mary C. Hastings Dies at 54
Mrs. Mary C. Hastings aged 54 died at St. Joseph's Hospital Tuesday. She was mother of Mrs. Leslie Dunn who lived in the city and now resides in Brandford, North Dakota. The remains were shipped to the Hastings family home in Owatonna Minnesota for burial. Accompanied by Mrs. Les Me Dorm and H. M. Hastings of Hibnon Montana, a son of the deceased.
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Mary C. Hastings
Maury C. Hastings
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Crowe Charged With Attempted Abduction in Fargo
John J. Crowe also known as John J. McGuire was arrested in Fargo on allegations of attempting to abduct a sixteen year old girl employed in a local store. He allegedly wrote she could do better than six dollars a week and urged her to run away, a letter she gave to her mother. Crowe described as a professional gambler and an all around bad man.
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Crowe
John J. Crowe
John J. McGuire
Fargo
Young Woman Injured at Minot Normal Laboratory
A student at Minot Normal School suffered a serious injury during a chemistry experiment when a hydrogen bottle wrapped in a towel broke, sending a glass shard into her nose between the eyes and requiring stitches. Two other students sustained minor injuries.
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Minot
Minot Hosts Press Convention Delegates Tour City
Will E. Holbein secretary of the Association of Commerce and former state press association official left for Grand Forks to attend the annual winter convention and will press to designate Minot as the summer meeting site. J. H. McGarry of Alexander secretary of the association passed through Minot en route to the convention.
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Will E. Holbein
The
Association of Commerce
State Press Association
Grand Forks
Holbein
Minot
J. H. McGarry
Alexander
Association
Well Drillers Choose Minot for Convention
The Well Drillers Association of North Dakota with 800 members will hold its annual convention in Minot next January. The decision was made at the Devils Lake meeting last week and members are expected to attend in large numbers.
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B. A. Keith
Berthold
Devils Lake
North Dakota Association
South Dakota
Minot
Keithe
Well Drillers’ Association of
North Dakota
Minot Pharmacist Dead and Local News Highlights
Minot pharmacist John Edgar died Monday afternoon in his brother W C Edgar’s apartments. He was 30, had worked in several Minot drug stores and at Glenburn. The remains went to Tracy Minnesota for interment. A town gossip column notes Minnesota’s land rents and crop yields, with comparisons to North Dakota. Sheriff McLean of Bottineau recounts a cold night mishap after a train failed to stop at Tasco, leaving him frozen but alive after aid from a nearby farm and snow treatments.
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Minot
John Edgar
Glenburn
W. C. Edgar
Windsor Hotel
Tracy
Minn
McLean
Bottineau County
Tasco
Soo Line
Omemee
Overly
Fire destroys Parshall small shops amid strong wind
A Monday evening blaze consumed the C. J. Burth pool hall, the Par shall Post, and H. C. Free's barber shop in Parshall. A heavy northwest wind and snow-covered lumber piles kept the fire from spreading, though the town lacks any fire protection. The losses were limited since only small wooden structures burned.
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C. J. Burth
Parshall Post
H. C. Free’s
Bovey-Shute Lumber Co
Parshall
Franks Peters Reports Severe Weather and Poor Harvest
Chas Peters, farmer north of the city, returns from Frankfort Illinois after five weeks to relate extreme cold and rain. Minois farmers failed to raise a good crop last year as corn rotted and soft. Thomas Baker Jr., Fargo insurance man and noted Mason and former speaker, died Monday at age 57.
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Chas. Peters
Frankfort
Minois
Thomas Baker, Jr
Fargo
Doctor establishes new offices in opera house block
Dr Wheelon opens new offices in the opera house block Room 10 phone 674 after losing all his effects in the recent fire. He has gone to Minneapolis to buy a complete bow equipment.
Piper Howe Lumber Co Plans Large City Office Warehouse
Piper Howe Lumber Co will build a two story brick office and warehouse on their city lots with trackage along the Great Northern and Soo railways. The $25,000 spring project will support a 40 by 140 foot building. Local payroll and yard operations expand as the company makes Minot its permanent headquarters.
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Piper-Howe Lumber Co
Great Northern
Soo
North Dakota
Montana
Bottineau
R. J. Piper
L. H. Piper
E. C. Brittin
Sherwood
Local Scots Honor Burns and Feed Chick Pledge
Burlington residents form a grain fund to feed starving prairie chickens amid heavy snow. Minot marks the 157th Burns birthday with a banquet and readings, praising Burns' legacy and manhood suffrage. Mail courier Cairns dies in a barn fire near Fort Clark, seven horses lost.
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Burlington
N. C
Burne
Burns
Cairns
Fort Clark
Center
Burns tribute and club recital in Minot anniversary
The Burns celebration in Minot featured songs and addresses honoring Scotland with Lt. Col. Scarlett and Mrs Scarlett among attendees. Communications from Don Hunt and T.A. Frayne and others express regret at absence and pride in Scottish history, while local members discuss dedication to cultural events and the Independent printing house for updates.
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Burns
Brow
Solwi
Atlan Cunningham
Lesan
Elgynge
Jesse Lewars
Clave
Wm. Hetherton
W. C- Hunter
Rang
Gee Murriay
Svealstesel
Angely Poylog
Ln A
Mr. Seavhear
Myers
Erickson
Campbell
Prank Roach
A. G. Crane
Thea
Heuer
Clib
Grant Forks
N. Dyedan
Alex Scarlett
Minot
N. 1
Tomorow
Burris May
Don Hunt
Herat
Scotia
T. H. Framne
Montgomery
Ala
Minot Commerce group forms new membership drive
The Minor Association of Commerce elected officers at the office of the Assoc in Minot. A new membership drive was approved with three captains selecting five men each to form the Membership Getting Team. The plan includes secular meetings every two weeks and a goal to recruit many new business and professional members in the coming year.
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Association of Commerce
Assteusshin Peiday
Will K. Halheys
Fv Pew Chcmbers
Rand
Porter
Smadtwound
B. Lambert
A. G. Jacobson
Ching
Wits Ushly
Liseus
Koull
Smallwood
Halvoravs
Murlick
Finquity
Minot
Hand of Directors
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