Deliveryman Abduction Report Surfaces In City
A deliveryman testifies four men abducted him from in front of the Bowker Block on Central Avenue East driven him miles into the country near Minot. He says he was forced to sign up with a strike team then returned to the city. Police may file charges against his assailants.
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Re ‘Taylor
Tassiney
Taylor
Shir|rocery Co
Ford
Loin
Poareca
Dodger
Central Avenue East
Piace
Henry Gronenthal
Wmarenesal
Henry
Roberts Cleared In Minot Officers Murder Case
The case against Robert E. Roberts for killing Officers Gowin and Devaney in Minot was dismissed after Arthur Buck refused to testify. Buck had admitted to the killings and implicated Roberts, but Buck’s withdrawal halted the proceeding. Buck, Parriott, and Ticknor had been brought from Bismarck to testify for the state.
Equity Fails to Get Suit Costs in State Case
The enmity Co operative Packing Co of Paul denied costs in a fire suit totaling 2465.94 in a three to one decision by the North Dakota supreme court. The case stems from an earlier action to cancel the Equity Company charter alleging abuse of corporate powers.
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Bismarck
N. CD
Linde
Seth
Equity Pompani
Ieee
Townley loses bid to control Morton County Farmers' Press
Mandan North Dakota July 23 Townley faction suffers a severe defeat in Morton county as 35 shareholders attend a stockholders meeting led by Walter Liggett. Proxies held by F W Mees and Simon Nagel mock Townley efforts to seize the county's official newspaper.
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Mandan
N. C
Townley
Morton County
Morton County Farmers’ Press
Walter Liggett
St. Paul
Townley Publishers’ Press
Morton County Farmers
F. W. Mees
Glen Allin
Simon J. Nagel
Haymarsh
State Board of Control
Mandan News
Coun
State Printing and Publication Commission
Macdonald Pushes Ouster Suit Against Nielson
Neil C. Macdonald former state superintendent sues Minnie J. Nielson to determine her qualifications after she ousted him. Judge Nuessle dismissed the quo warranto action as unconstitutional. Macdonald appeals to the state supreme court with record sent up yesterday. argument expected in September with Attorney General Langer representing Nielson.
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Bismarck
N. D
Neil C. Macdonald
Langer
Nielson
Si A
Ed Pierce Pioneer Editor Dies After Long Illness
Gratton North Dakota July 23 E H Pierce longtime Walsh County Record owner died Monday evening after a long illness. He created the Poison Carrots character known across the northwest. Survived by sons Charles of Mandan and Clifford of Town, with Masonic lodge ties noted.
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Gratton
N. D
E. H. Pierce
Walsh County Record
Grant Hager
Mr. Pierce
Northwest
Charles Pierce
Mandan
Clifford Pierce
Masonic Lodge
Fire Start By Careless Cigarette Burns School Section
A northeast rural area fire started Tuesday when a burning cigarette was discarded by a farm worker. The blaze burned a large school section before neighbors extinguished it, saving Pred Seck's wheat crop. A nearby hogshead stopped the flames from reaching another field.
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Pred Seck
Prisoners to testify in Roberts murder trial
The state case against Robert E. Roberts for the Minot officers killings proceeds as earlier witnesses Buck and Red Parriott, both serving terms for related crimes, testify they were with Roberts the night of the murders. Buck asserts Roberts was with him when the Minot officers died, and the group traveled from Minot to Bismarck and back.
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Robert E. Roberts
Jersey M. Gowin
Pat Devaney
Clarence Vandeno
Seth
Bismarck
Clarkeet
Red” Parriott
Buck
Minot
Roberts
Tlele
Ticknor
Peabere Fe
H Is
E.R. Rinker
Goodwin
Nan
Walter Hirth
Zeiten
Zonne
Rumors Swirl Around Doctor Ringo’s Plans to Move
The article notes Ringo may visit California to see her parents, sparking rumors she will relocate permanently. It clarifies the doctor has no plans to leave the city, enjoying a wide lucrative practice. Some speculate disgruntled individuals start rumors to damage his practice.
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G. Roy Ringo
The
Independent
California
Minot
Ringo
Calfornia
Taylor Sold Oil Too Soon Reveals Regretful Investment
Greencastle Indiana man F. B. Taylor regrets selling oil holdings in Bowling Green Kentucky too early after profiting about 20 000 from the deal. The Kentucky well now yields 500 barrels of oil and water per hour and is expected to hit deeper Dakota sands. Taylor plans from Des Lacs Western Co. to strike oil in good quantities as the field expands.
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F. B. Taylor
Greencastle
Ind
Hi Holdings
Bowling Green
Des Lacs Oil Co
Taylor
Kentucky
Swiss Oil Co
Louisville
Des Lacs Western Co
Walter Hirth Not Guilty in Minot Theft Case
Walter Hirth aged 28 was tried in district court for stealing money and jewelry from a young woman. The jury disagreed after a night out and Hirth was released. he heads home to Minneapolis. His co-defendant Walter Brill pleaded guilty and serves a year in the penitentiary. The two were arrested at Fargo and returned to Minot. Hirth once offered to plead guilty but then changed his mind. Complimentary note to Miss Pearl Roell as she prepares to wed George Altman next week. a surprise shower for the bride was held at her parents home with about seventeen guests and a luncheon after games.
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John C. Halverson
Henry
Third Avenue N. W
Mr. Halvorson
Minot
Henning
Minn
Halvor L. Halvorson
Esther Halvorson
Owen
Christiania
Norway
America
Ottertail County
Halvorsons
Halvorson
Halvor
Halvor L
Richard D
Leonard
Rae Gena
Olive
Esther
Agnes
Agnes. He Also Leaves Two Brothers and Three Sis Te. Mr. Halvorson
Walter Hirth
Young Hirth
Minneapolis
Hirth
Walter Brill
Fargo
Miss Roell
Pearl Roell
George Altman
Normal School
J. A. Roell
Rye and Grasshoppers Update from Minot Field Notes
T. H. Elarth from southwest of the city visited Minot on Wednesday. He argues that sowing rye does not promote grasshopper propagation, noting that grasshoppers lay eggs in hard ground and sod while rye is planted in soft stubble fields.
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T. H. Elarth
Minot
Flarth
Adventist Sabbath Services and Lectures
Seventh Day Adventist congregation advertises Sabbath school at 2 p m and preaching at 8 p m on Saturday, midweek prayer Wednesday 8 30 p m, Sunday service 8 30 p m with lecture Evolution the Philosophy of the Devil illustrated by diagrams. W A AL Pastor.
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W. A. AL
Tragic brakeman killed at Great Northern yards
Forrest Ratcliff twenty is crushed to death in the Great Northern yards. His body was taken to Park River with his father George Ratcliff. In Fargo, Anthony Walton a packing plant director could not attend directors meeting due to his wife Mrs Walton being seriously ill and having undergone two operations this week.
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Grand Forks
N. D
Forrest Ratcliff
Great Northern
Park River
George Ratcliff
Anthony Walton
Fargo
Walton
Montana ranchers kill horses amid drought in Montana
Fred F. Harrison reports extreme drought in Montana and Wyoming during a two week trip. He cites no rain since October, dead livestock along roads, mass cattle and horse movements, and high hay prices. He notes Montana Horse Breeders Association plans to kill range horses and cites drastic losses across the state.
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Fred F. Harrison
J. R. Miller
Montana
Harrison
Altho
Livingston
Kansas
Montana Horse Breeders Association
Bismarck
Glendive
Mont
Missouri River
North Dakota
Minot May Secure Mill and Elevator
W Leuhrs manager of proposed state operated mills and elevators visited Minot, touring the city with Anthony Waiton. He favored Minot as a site, viewing the Northern Biquetting Co. site as suitable for easy rail access. The project, costing about a million dollars, could employ 600 workers and bring 73 families to Minot, including a cooperage for flour barrels.
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W. Leuhrs
Minot
Anthony Waiton
Leuhr
Walton
Leuhrs
Northern Biiquetting Co
Great Northern
Fuller Motor Co. Director Reports East Trip Ports Optimism
Fay N. Fuller of the Fuller Motor Co. returned from an extended east trip noting unprecedented building at Chicago and Detroit. He cited a seven million fifteen story Detroit office project by General Motors and said labor troubles were minor with rain seen as a remedy. he forecast a strong North Dakota harvest and remained optimistic about the economy.
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East
Fay N. Fuller
Fuller Motor Co
Fuller
Chicago
Detroit
General Motors Co
North Dakota
New Manager Named for Local Fish Company
J Strand succeeds K K Ander son as manager of the Fish Co. of this city. He has been auditor for the company at Fargo for several years and comes to Minot well prepared for the responsibilities of the role. The firm’s patrons praise his methods and characterize him as an all round hustler and amiable gentleman.
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Moeller
Minot
Thorwaakee
Sity
Devils Lake
Camip Dodge
Friece
Hi. J. Strand
Fish Co
H. J. Strand
K. K. Anderson
Strand
Fargo Seral
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Gowin
Arthur Buck
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Robert EB. Roberts
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Fudge Leighton
C. M. Ticknor
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Peopa
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