Pardons Board Grants Clemency to Bowbells Ex-Treasurer
George L. Bickford, former North Dakota state treasurer from Bowbells and embezzlement convict, was pardoned by the board of pardons after a high profile case. He had misallocated over 40 000 dollars to cover a shortfall, with about 50 dollars remaining unresolved. Chief Justice Spalding supported the pardon, while E Smith Peterson resigned in protest. The article also notes a farm wife help wanted and the state's 1914 publicity pamphlet distributing absentee and nonpartisan election provisions.
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George L. Bickford
Bowbells
Board of Pardons
United States
Bickford
Bekford
Supreme Court
E. Smith-Peterson
Hanna
Spalding
Peterson
Trains 5 and 6 May Be Discontinued After June 7
Rumors from St Paul offices suggest Northern Pacific will discontinue trains 5 and 6 on and after June 7. No. 6 has served Valley City travelers to Fargo, creating local disruption with no same day local service. Officials have not confirmed, but North Coast Limited trains 1 and 2 may stop as 5 and 6 did, aiding Twin City travelers.
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St. Paul
Northern Pacffc
Valley City
Fargo
North Coast Limited
Twin City
Minneapolis
Universal Shaving Outfit Promo From Dayton Ad
An old newspaper notice advertises Everything a Man Needs To Advertise Our Universe with a Universal Products shaving outfit for $1.00. The package includes items such as a hollow ground razor brush strop towel soap and other grooming supplies, marketed as direct sale from Universal Products Co in Dayton Ohio. Also present are classified lines seeking house help and a rural goods buyer notice.
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Universal
Hol lister's Tea Promises Liver Help and Beauty Remedy
An ad touts Sallow skin cures with Hol lister's Rocky Mountain Tea and Tea of Tablets selling for 35¢ at City Drug Store Washington. A separate news brief notes Rear Admiral Mayo announcing the death of Roy Biddle, an American, after heat exposure aboard the cruiser Cleveland en route from Acapulco to Mazatlan. Biddle's mother is in Hardfield, and Mrs. C. K. Otto hosts a card party at Sheyenne Flats on Tuesday.
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Hollister
City Drug Store
Washington
Mayo
Roy Biddle
Cleveland
Acapulco
Mazat-' ‘Jan
Mexico
Biddle
Hardsfield
Stott named athletics manager and Stack chosen baseball captain
George Stott was appointed manager of athletics and Walter Stack elected captain for next year’s baseball nine at the University of Utah. Stott, last year’s football manager, will lead football and baseball with William Maughn as associate manager for track and basketball. Stack, a junior next year, is a strong outfielder and base stealer who can also catch and mentor young pitchers.
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University of Utah
George Stott
Walter Stack
University
Stott
East Bench
William Maughn
Maughn
Walt Stack
Stack
Announcements for Barnes County Sheriff Candidates 1914
A group of Republican sheriff candidates announce their runs for Barnes County. Sam J Randahl emphasizes long county residence and business and legislative experience. James Kelly notes deputy experience under Sheriff Stenshoel and seeks primary support. Antix announces his candidacy for the Republican nomination. Casper asks for voters support at the June primaries.
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Barnes County
Stenshoel
Ady
James Kelly
Ant
North Dakota
Casper
Barnes County voter notices announce county auditor candidates
Multiple political notices announce candidates for Barnes County offices. Henry E. Nelson seeks Republican support for County Auditor with long county service. Charles W. Nelson seeks reelection on the Republican ticket. A Progressive Party advisory warns voters to align with the Progressive line and lists Prof. HH Aaker as governor candidate. A county commissioner race also appears in the fragment.
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HH. Aaker
Barnes County Republican primary campaign notices 1914
Public notices announce candidates for Barnes County offices from various districts. Henry T. Lee seeks County Commissioner in the First District, Andrew Davidson for Second District County Commissioner, Henry Bral for Register of Deeds, Andrew Thurston for the Fifteenth Legislature seat, and Ben Northridge for First District County Commissioner. Primaries set for June 24, 1914.
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Juma
Ben Northridge
Candidates Declare Candidacies for State Senate and Legislature
The Maddock Standard praises George M. Young of North Dakota for reelection to Congress and notes Edgeley Mail's remark on opponents. Also appears a candidate announces reelection bid for the North Dakota Legislature from the fifteenth district on the Republican ticket ahead of the June primaries.
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George M. Young
Congress
North Dakota
Maddock Standard
Edgeley Mail
Banker Ployhar for State Treasurer Nomination
Banker Ployhar seeks the Republican nomination for State Treasurer in the June 24 1914 primary. Born in Fillmore County Minnesota in 1858 he settled in Cooperstown 1884 and served eight years as Griggs County Register of Deeds. He moved to Courtenay Stutsman County in 1897 to run an implement business and farming operation.
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Rollefberg
Fillmore County
Minnesota
Cooperstown
Griggs County
Courtenay
Stutsman County
Local Notice of Candidacy for Barnes County Register of Deeds
Announcement of candidacy for reelection as Register of Deeds in Barnes County on the Republican ticket subject to June primaries. If nominated and elected, vow to run the office efficiently and respectfully address voters in the First Commissioner District.
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Barnes County
Henry E. Nelson
Charles W. Nelson
Same
John F. Krug
Valley City
North Dakota
Henry T. Lee
S Wte
Register OF Deeds
Henry Bral
Repub- Mean
M. Roe
Henry J. Lind e for Attorney General
Henry J. Lind e Republican candidate for Attorney General with Iowa roots and Minnesota education. A former state legislator and lawyer practicing in Stanley North Dakota pledges aggressive law enforcement and strict obedience to laws if elected.
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Winvesheik County
Iowa
Luther College
Decorah
College of Law
University of Minnesota
Stanley
North Dakota
Park Region
Fergus Falls
Minnesota
Senate
Exth
Osth
Henry J. Linde
Jane Alfred 102 Dies in Columbus After Long Life
Mrs. Jane Alfred of Columbus died at 102 today. She outlived her husband by thirty two years. The Alfreds moved to Kansas in 1864, settling here long ago.
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Columbus
Kan
Jane Alfred
Kansas
Automobile Tire Prices From Factory to Consumer
Tire Factories Sales Co advertises factory priced tires with discounts up to 80 percent on many sizes. Notes non skid tires at 15 percent extra and red tubes 10 percent above gray. Offers 5 percent discount for full payment, C O D on 10 percent deposit, and shipment from Dayton Ohio.
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Tire Factories Sales CO
Dayton, Ohio
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Chas. B. Miller Fargo
Oak
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Universal Products Co
Farm
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G. C. Hager
N. D
Barnes County Farmers’ Mutual Insurance Go OF
Valley City, North Dakota
W. W. Smith
Hildren
Fletcher
Charles E. Hunt
Siegfried Pharmacy
Sam J, Randahl
Counyt
Andrew H. Davidson
Fifteenth Legislative
Andrew Thurston
Martin Thoresen
Ployhar
Adv
First Commissioner District
T. H. Tharalson
John Steen
Pierce County
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