North Dakota state news roundup mentions towns and events
North Dakota state news item catalogues a wide array of local notes from Bowbells to Ontonagon. It mentions incorporation efforts, new firms, bands, post offices, racing bans, park projects, fire protection calls, school plans, and road and utility developments. The fragment also notes incidents such as a lightning strike, a drowning, and various civic activities across many towns, reflecting a bustling regional snapshot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mohall
Steele
Jamestown
Minot
McHenry
Hunter
Linton
Bisbee
Wardburn
Walhalla
Medina
Cooperstown
Bismarck
Flaxton
Langdon
Ludden
Kenmare
Park River
Fessenden
Pierce County
Sharon
la Moure
Valhalla
Milton
Harvey
Devils Lake
Company H
McMaster
East Grand Forks
Starkweather House
Rolla
Irregular North Dakota Notes Chronicle Various Local Happenings
A mosaic of brief items from North Dakota towns reports epidemics, weather quirks, crimes, civic plans, races, and curious incidents. Mentions include Buderlin diphtheria, a Mandan boy Jed Kennelly’s death, local band reorganizations, Jamestown capital boost, and discussions on bridges, elevators, and sidewalks amid a bustling spring season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berwick
Garoline
Willams County Fa
Buderlin
Will Kennelly
Los Angeles
Cavalier
Adrian
Williaton
Foggy near miss between ships on Lake Superior
In Duluth Minnesota on May 29 a dense fog caused a near collision between the freighter Japan of the Anchor line and the loaded steamer Admiral near Two Harbors. Both ships slowed and navigated with caution. the Admiral’s bow damaged the Japan’s cabin and sides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duluth
Minn
Lake Superior
Japan
Admiral
President at Butte crowds greet Roosevelt arrival
President Theodore Roosevelt arrived in Butte Montana from Helena by Great Northern. Mayor Mullins met him at the station as militia police and Spanish war veterans formed a grand escort to the courthouse. The crowd stretched for miles with thousands from surrounding towns flocking in. The march was densely packed and intense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Mont
Roosevelt
Helena
Mullins
Court House
Doctors Meet State Medical Society Reorganizes
The twenty second annual session of the state medical society opened in the city with at least 159 physicians expected. The group will be reorganized along American Medical Association lines, creating district divisions. National organizer Dr J E McCormack of Bowling Green is expected to assist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Medical Society
American Medical Association
J. E. McCormake
Bowling Green
Mitchell
Submerged Farmland Presses Wisconsin Farm Areas
Ten miles of farming country south of La Crosse Wisconsin are under water with heavy losses. Several clam diggers' houses are swept away. Landslides hamper railroads and traffic. weather forecasts predict a two foot rise in the river, worsening farmer losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Wis
Trafic
Weather Bureau
Murder charge in West Liberty holds Muscatine man
Arthur Meade was murdered in a restaurant during a hold up he believed to be a joke. Gay, a former Muscatine resident, is jailed on the charge and protests innocence claiming an alibi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Iowa
May Y
Arthur Te
West Liberty
Arthur Meade
Damanes Awarded
Watertown South Carolina May 29 Ludwig Erickson sued merchant 5 M Gastey for 10000 for damages alleging abuse and assault. An employee pushed him out causing a fall that fractured the small bones of a wrist and hurt his shoulder. The jury awarded 300 dollars and costs and the case will be appealed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Damanes
Watertown
S. C
Ludwig Erickson
5. M. Gastey
Erickson
Bank Robbers Sentenced In St. Peter Minnesota
James Young and George Wilson pleaded guilty to third degree burglary linked to an attempted Nicollet bank robbery near Delavan. Judge Webber sentenced Wilson to four years and six months at hard labor and Young to four years at hard labor in the state penitentiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Peter, Minn
James Young
George Wilson
Delavan
Nicollet
Webber
State Penitentiary
Highwayman Suspect Arrested Near Morris
A man suspected of holding up a rural mail carrier near Morris was arrested yesterday by officers. He arrived in the city with a small sack under a blanket in his cart, and the mail sack was emptied when turned over to Postmaster Bjorkquist. The suspect, Joriski, is recorded as Russian and communicates little English. He claims to have found the sack by the roadside. He will be held for U S authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casselton
Illinois
Keerley
la Moire
Kulm
Ashley
Blewett
Northern Pacific
Jamestown
Michigan City
Oakes
Wahpeton
la Moure
Ward
James River
Stanley
Barlow
Carrington
Sawyer
Bismarck
Anamoose
Morris
Omcer Distand
Jorlals
Bjorkquiat
Joriski
United States
Pettibone Park Drenched as Mississippi Flood Rises
Pettibone Park in La Crosse Wisconsin, donated by AAW Pettibone, lies under water amid the Mississippi flood. The government gauge showed 11.2 feet yesterday afternoon with bridges washed out along Rout River and communications affected across the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Wis
Pettibone
AAW
Mississippi
Gan
Deladiy
Nus Polar
Cook Bros Verdict Over Timber Loss Against Soo Railroad
Marinette Wisconsin May 1 The case Cook Bros versus Soo Railroad sought 22763 for timber burned in Corliss and Van Horne yards Marinette County The jury returned a verdict in favor of Cook Bros Though a new trial was asked the court will hear an appeal and the record shows oil agreement blamed for the loss of cedar stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cook
Marinette
Wis
Cook Bros
Soo Railroad Company
Corliss and van Horne
Marinette County
Seo Railroad Company
Tanko Found Guilty of Second Degree Murder
Duluth jury convict John Tanko of murder in the second degree for shooting George Fellich at Chin Holm on the Mesaba range last April after Fellich refused him entry to his house. Tanko had been indicted for first degree murder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duluth
John Tanko
George Fellich
Prisoer
Tanko
Bellieh
Chinholm
Mesaba Range
Unknown Man Killed by Soo Freight Near Turtle Lake
A man about thirty, six feet eight inches tall, wearing a dark brown striped coat, light vest, blue pants with white stripes, and a new black hat, was run over and killed by a Soo freight near Turtle Lake Cumberland Wisconsin on May 31. Identity not yet established.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soo
Turtle Lake
Cumberland
Wis
Yester
Former Y M C A Worker Sentenced for Filthy Letter
W J Dundas of Ker cha formerly active in Y M C A work was sentenced to two months in the house of correction for sending through the mails a letter described by the court as filthy. Dundas pleaded guilty and asked leniency stating he expected to be married in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Dundas
Kercha
Y. McA Work
House of Correction
Dundas
Bold Street Robbery in Helena Mail Wagon Heist
Helena Mont May 31 A highwayman stopped a United States mail wagon driver Albert Maulschagen on Helena Avenue early yesterday morning. He relieved Maulschagen of 12 dollars in silver and a gold watch valued at about 30 dollars. The robber did not molest the mail and escaped into the darkness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Mont
Helena Avenue
Albert Maulschagen
United States
Jone
Maulschagen
Brakeman Killed After Suspected Ride Steal
Cyrus Covell, former Northern Pacific brakeman, was run over and killed by a Milwaukee freight train in eastern Lake City Minnesota. His body was found yesterday morning by the Pioneer Limited engineer who reported it at the station. Police consider he may have died while stealing a ride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake City
Minn
Cyrus Covell
Milwaukee
Pioneer Limited
Corvell
Northern Pacific
Van Wormer Cleared In Embezzlement Case At La Crosse
A jury in La Crosse Wisconsin returned a not guilty verdict in the embezzlement trial of Jerry L Van Wormer. The defendant was La Crosse manager for Finley Barrell Co of Chicago and faced charges of embezzling 11099 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Wis
Finley, Barrell & Co
Chicago
Jerry L. van Wormer
van Wormer
Body Identified in Bayfield Docks Tragedy
Bayfield Wisconsin May 31 a man found dead between the docks identified as Hans J Villatinon who vanished after taking out an insurance policy. The death was noted yesterday afternoon and follows his sudden disappearance earlier in the month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bayfield
Wis
Hans J. Villatinon
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Minot, N. D
A. Crokat
Great Northern Bysurge
P.P. Lees Storey
Dak
McGee & Coyle
Attorneys - At - Law
George A. McGee
U. S
Abnekai: Land Office
Attorneys-at-Law
North Dakota
F. Cooper
Inspector Tor Great Northern Ry. Co
Gilroy & Hetherton
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G. A. Lidstrom
John Lynch
Main St
Postoffice
Minot, No. Dak
New York
Japan Mail
Osaka Copper Mining
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Bowen
Venezuela
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Puerto Cabello
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Houghton
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