Stock Dealer Here Drops Dead.
Grand Forks.—While waiting for a train at Williston Saturday night, Albert Hankey, Plentywood, Mont., formerly of South St. Paul, Minn., died suddenly. He was seated in a chair in the lobby of a Williston hotel with his wife. When she asked him if it was nearly train time, she failed to get an answer, and when she investigated she found him dead. Heart failure was the cause. His body was shipped back to St. Paul.
Turtle Mountain Star, 1/2/1913
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Devils Lake — Playing with matches, the 3-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs Ira Burgess, of near here, was badly burned about the face and hands. She will recover.
Turtle Mountain Star, 12/1/1921
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The Bismarck
Tribune gives an account of a murder at that place, on New Year's eve. James Brooks was the victim and the murderer was Corporal Roland. The murder took place at a ball or orgie given at a house of ill-fame, and was the result of an old grudge. At first fight was begin, during which Roland drew a pistol and shot Brooks in the head, killing him instantly. Roland is in jail.
The Bismarck Tribune, 1-20-1879
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Mashed Finger
P.M. Gosney of Sterling recently suffered an exceedingly painful although not serious injury. He had one of his fingers mashed while hauling rocks, and came up to Bismarck to have the injured member dressed.
Bismarck Daily Tribune, 2/18/1911
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May Be Incendiarism
Dawson — The barn of Hassan Eli, north of Crystal Springs, was burned with its contents, including four head of horses, two of them, a team, belonging to a brother-in-law. The barn and stacks were in full blaze when discovered at night, and men with lanterns were heard to call each other by name as they departed in the darkness. The alleged incendiarism is said to be the consummation of a threat made to Eli recently, after he had neighbors arrested for stock trespassing.
Turtle Mountain Star 12/8/1910
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Tortured by Robbers
Kenmare, N. D. Jan. 14.—Using fire-brands and beating him unmercifully in an attempt to wrest from him the secret hiding place of money which he is supposed to have about his farm near Baden, two robbers left Joseph Overholtz, age 71, lying unconscious in his home after failing in their effort. They secured but $25.
Turtle Mountain Star, 1/16/1913
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