Burglars
Escape Cleverly From the Pembina Jail and Leave No Clue
Grand Forks, N.D., Feb 12—News was received here today of a daring escape from the county jail at Pembina of Joseph O'Neill and Edwin Ross, the two men held under heavy bonds for blowing up the safe in the Great Northern depot at Walhalla and the looting of a jewelry store there. The men made their escape at 6:30 Tuesday evening. They were kept in a cell which opened by a sliding bar. This cannot be operated from the inside, unless unusual methods are used. The prisoners tied a cord to the bar and fixed it so that the cord could be reached in the cell. They asked Sheriff Roadhouse to get them a pail of water and when he left they pulled the bar, opened the cell door and ran out. The jail door had been left unlocked by the sheriff. In the darkness they eluded the sheriff.
Bismarck Daily Tribune, 2-14-1908
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Sick Family is Saved By Dog
Goodrich, N.D., Feb. 16. As if by an act of Providence a stray dog happened to seek admission to the farm home of Martin Franzen, near here, just in time to save the family and farm stock from much suffering and perhaps death.
The entire family had been ill and without proper medical aid or proper food for several days when the dog arrived. The dog was called in, a note telling of their distress was tied to his collar and then the animal was turned loose again.
The dog went straight to his home, but his master, W.N. Jones, a farmer, did not discover the note until next day. He immediately hastened to the Franzen place and arrived at a critical moment. He gave every assistance possible to the family and also to the starving live stock.
Bismarck Daily Tribune, 1/17/1911
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Tried Suicide.
Bowman.—A man, who is stopping with G. Teske, twelve miles north-west of here, whose name has not been obtained, attempted to commit suicide by taking a dose of strychnine which he obtained from a supply Mr. Teske had on hand for poisoning gophers. As soon as his rash act had been discovered a goodly quantity of milk and mustard was forced down his throat and Dr. Clay was summoned.
Turtle Mountain Star, 1/16/1913
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Auto Turned Turtle
Enderlin — Julius Manske, a young farmer 27 years old, was found dead near here Friday morning with his neck broken.
His farm is a few miles from town. Thursday he was here to visit his father, H. Manske, and started home about 10 o'clock in his automobile. He had no light and in the darkness ran off a high grade. The machine turned turtle, causing his death.
In addition to his broken neck, the dead man had received other injuries of a serious nature in the fall.
Turtle Mountain Star, 12/1/1910
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Canfield is said to have had a street carnival in which bloody noses, broken noses, broken heads, and cuss words predominated.
Bismarck Daily Tribune, 2/23/1911
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Gasoline On Fire Kills One
Maurstad Family Near Grand Forks Victims of Explosion—Mother May Die.
Drayton, N.D.—Using gasoline in an attempt to hasten a coal fire, has caused one death and probably will cause a second, five members of the Isaac Maurstad family, residing five miles east of here, being victims of the explosion that resulted.
Richard Maurstad, aged 5 is dead. Mrs. Maurstad is so badly injured she will die, while three other members of the family, Peter aged 20, Nora aged 15, and Willie aged 9 will recover.
Mrs. Maurstad payed no attention to the flames in her own clothes, fought for the life of her children with the result that she will die.
Oil on Hot Coals
Peter Maurstad poured oil on the hot coals. His hands were almost torn into shreds by the explosion of the can while he was still holding it, and the burning oil ended the work.
Isaac Maurstad, the father is employed at Roosevelt, Minn. The family is in destitute circumstance, and are being taken care of at the home, their condition being such as to prohibit removal.
Turtle Mountain Star, 2/20/1913
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