Old Timers in Coast Cities Reach Westward
John Tracy on a western trip views Barnes county veterans in San Diego California and other coastal towns. Mrs. Julia B Russell Mrs Ridgeway Mrs Bassett and Miss Vera are in San Diego with Vera holding a top art department post at the exposition. Ed Winterer in Los Angeles Dr F W Chandler in Richmond J W Sifton now in Portland Ore Steve Nye and P P Campbell in Medford Ore. They report good climate and steady life despite mixed finances.
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John Tracy
Barnes County
San Diego
Cal
Julia B. Russell
Ridgeway
Bassett
Miss Vera
San Diego Exposition
Ed Winterer
Los Anles
F. W. Chandler
Richmond
J. W. Sifton
Valley City
Jamestown
Portland
Ore
Steve Nye
P. P. Campbell
Medford
Prize Letters Highlight Auto Travel by Farmers
Farm and Fireside magazine prints prize winning letters showing how automobiles expand farmer mobility. J R Rickard of Scott County Indiana notes touring miles of country and towns twenty thirty and forty miles away that would be unseen without a motor car and invites friends to ride along, then they hasten to join.
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Springfield
Ohio
J. R. Rickard
Scott County
Indiana
Valley City Boys Fly Glider Over Base Ground
On the road south of the baseball grounds a Duv Vall Larson biplane glider soared to about 30 feet after being towed by an automobile. A tilt caused a side veer and crash but Roy Larson walked away unhurt saying flying is swell with no bumps. The craft, built by Arthur Du Vall and Roy Larson, has a 20 foot wingspan and 180 square feet of surface, engine free, powered by wind.
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Baseball Grounds
DuvVall-Larson
Roy Larson
Fellows
Arthur DuVall
Germans Take Many Russians at Novogeorgievsk and Gulf of Riga
British E-13 submarine grounded at Saltholm while aiding Russians. Berlin reports 85,000 Russians captured at Novogeorgievsk with 700 guns. Fall of Brest-Litovsk and Ossoweta anticipated. Russian lines on Riga front disrupted as German forces press from Vilna to the Gulf of Riga. A German fleet enters the Gulf of Riga to support land forces, while minor ships are sunk.
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London
Baltic
Saltholm
Admiralty
Berlin
Novogeorgiesk
Novogeorgievsk
Nicholas
Poland
Brest-Letovsk
Ossoweta
Kovno
von Hindeberg
Gulf of Riga
Riga
Warsaw-Petrograde
Vilna
Warsaw
Dittern
Reuter
Haugesund
Norway
Dras
Gulf
Petrograd
Russian War Office
Gulf of Rita
Old Williston Resident Charged With Bigamy
Williston, Aug. 23. J. M. Sarf, longtime resident, arrested on a bigamy charge after allegedly marrying a second time in South Dakota under the name Pride. He wed Louis Diebold in 1882, and a South Dakota wife later learned of the prior marriage. She travelled to Williston to file the complaint. Charley Peterson’s apartments above Right Price Mercantile Co. were being renovated for Mrs. Peterson’s upcoming homecoming.
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Williston
J.M. Sarf
Louis Diebold
Sarf
South Dakota
Pride
Charley Peterson
Right Price Mercantile Co
Tragedy in Devils Lake: Worker Suffocated in Farm Well
On August 21 David Dubois aged 25 on the reservation died after being suffocated by gas while working in a farm well. He is survived by his wife a child and several relatives. Described as well regarded in the local community the death brings sorrow to many friends.
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Devils Lake
David Dubois
Bas
Freak Wheat with 54 Kernels to the Head
Grand Forks August 21 George Udenby Manvel county commissioner exhibited an unusual wheat specimen from George Gagon Antler farm. The head bears 54 kernels with a black beard heavy shells and a healthy look. Udenby plans to submit a sample to County Agricultural Agent Edgar Olsen to explore its potential benefits for farmers.
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Grand Forks
George Udenby
Manvel
George Gagon
Antler
Udenby
Gagan
Edgar I. Olsen
Bald Eagle Captured Near Minot by Auto Party
Minot dated Aug 22 report details F J Prochaska capturing a young bald eagle about 20 miles east of Minot. The 5 to 6 weeks old bird spans 36 inches wing to wing, remains lively and aggressive, and likely displaced by recent Michigan forest fires. The eagle was found grounded in weeds as winds and lack of trees hindered flight.
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Minot
F. J. Prochaska
Mr. Prochaska
Michigan
Thinks He Is Wanted On Old Murder Charge
Devils Lake August 21 A man named Chas Nelson believed to be in Grand Forks county was brought to Devils Lake from Bartlett by Deputy Sheriff Elliott and Chief Timboe. He will be arraigned before the insanity commission. Nelson asserts he is charged with murdering Joe Ryan at Brainerd Minnesota twenty years ago and that he is being hunted, though he says he did not commit the crime. Whether such a crime occurred or Nelson resided at Brainerd remains to be determined.
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Devils Lake
Chas
Nelson
Grand Forks
Bartlett
Elliott
Timboe
Joe Ryan
Brainerd
Minn
Little Girl Drowned in Large Water Jar at Farm
In Havana North Dakota on August 23 a 3 year old, Florence Johnson, daughter of Mrs. Fred Johnson, drowned after falling headfirst into a large water jar while a farm hand watched. The mother was away. efforts to locate the child followed by her return. Reports from Mondan say Milwaukee surveyors have been near Cannon Ball, reviving talk of a railroad extension to Mandan.
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Havana
N. D
Florence
Fred Johnson
Mondan
Milwaukee
Mandan
Two Moody Brothers in Serious Auto Wreck Near Jamestown
A. L. Moody drove five miles northwest of Jamestown when passing another fast car their auto slid and somersaulted into a ditch. Daniel Moody suffered a severe left arm fracture while A L Moody was shaken but walked to fetch help. The other vehicle sped away. The badly damaged car was left at the scene.
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Jamestown
A. L
Daniel Moody
Daniel
A. L. Moody
Lightning sets fire to barn near Rugby North Dakota
A bolt from a big electric storm struck the Elling Ellingson farm barn north of Rugby, destroying the building with hay and feed, harness, and goods. The barn housed horses. all were saved except one killed and another badly injured. Insurance on the barn runs about 1700 dollars toward rebuilding. Miss Eldia Sunder of Hickson visited Miss Anna Ramseth on Tuesday.
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Rugby
N. D
Elling Ellingson Farm
Germans Lose Heavily in Gulf of Riga Fight
British and French reports recount heavy German losses in the Baltic engagement near Riga. German fleet moves toward Petrograd appear thwarted as Ossovetsk fortress falls, closing rail access to Dielsk and Brest-Litovsk. French torpedo boats sink a German destroyer off Ostend while Zeebrugge bombardments continue. 77 Americans aboard Baron Erskine perished submarine attack. rest of crew rescued.
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Herlin
Brest-Litovsk
Zeebrugge
Berlin
Paris
Ostend
London
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M. A. Cantwell
Minot Normal
J. E. Featherstone
Old Williston
Bald Eagle
Minot County
A. P. Paulson
Mrs. Paul Featherstone
Minnesota Lake
A.B. Cox
Bridge
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Mackinaw Coats
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Straus
Styleplus
Kuppenheimer
R.B. Fashion
Casselton
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Hickson
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Moltke
North Sea
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Grodno
Dielsk
Flushing
Holland
Knoche
Belgium
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Knocke
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