Two corpses of smallpox patients were stolen from the place of internment near St. John and buried in the general cemetery.
Bismarck Daily Tribune, 5-25-1904
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Two Arrested For Firing of Burt Garage
James Gilland and Dan Williams of Lemmon Implicated in Confession
Mott, N.D., April 12—(Special to the Tribune)—James Gilland of Lemmon, S.D., owner of a garage at Burt, N.D., which was destroyed by fire about two months ago, and Dan Williams, also of Lemmon, have been bound over to the next term of district court here on charges of arson following the work of E.J. Pepke of Bismarck, state fire marshal, in investigating the fire which had evidence of being of incendiary origin. Pepke was assisted by L.V. Duncanson and J.K. Murray, sheriff and state's attorney, respectively, of Hettinger county.
Gilland was given a hearing, at his request, while Williams waived examination. Bonds were fixed at $5,000 each.
Lovell Jones, whose signed confession, according to the authorities, resulted in the arrest of the other two, is being held in the custody of the sheriff as a state's witness.
Were to Get $75 Each
Suspicions were aroused, according to Pepke, when it was found that the garage was heavily covered by insurance made payable to Gilland. Jones' confession, Pepke says, states that Gilland agreed to pay Williams and himself $75 each to burn the garage at Burt.
They drove together from Lemmon, arriving at Burt after midnight, the confession states. Williams broke the glass, scattered two gallons of gasoline in the garage, and then threw in a lighted match which caused an explosion, after which they made their getaway without being discovered.
Lives of several people were endangered by the explosion and fire, as they were sleeping in two buildings within 100 feet of the garage. The only clue upon which the authorities had to work was the finding of a flashlight which had been dropped by the men in making their getaway. Jones, at the time of the fire, was a transient baker working at Lemmon.
The Bismarck Tribune, 4/12/1928
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Fatal Hunting Accident
Winnipeg, Man., May 9.—While duck shooting at Strathcona, Alberta, Rev. G. Poensger, a German Lutheran minister, was fatally shot in the abdomen by his friend, Rev. Benson, with whom he was enjoying the sport.
The Daily Huronite, 5/9/1904
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Peter Berger Found Guilty of Blocking Road; Appeals Case
Peter Berger, farmer living south of St. Anthony, was found guilty of obstructing a public highway and was fined $25 and costs in justice court Monday before Justice A. R. Herman. Berger has appealed his case to the district court and it will be heard at the fall term.
Just a week ago, Berger plowed up a stretch of highway no. 21 in the vicinity of Oak coulee. He claims that the land belongs to him despite a district court decision which pronounced the land public property. He has appealed this case to the supreme court.
The Bismarck Tribune, 4/11/1928
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A little child of Mike Beltz of
Edgeley was accidentally killed, the cover of an oat bin catching the child's head and strangling it to death.
Bismarck Daily Tribune, 5-17-1904
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Radio Bride was Garrison Girl
Garrison, N.D., May 19—Miss Minnie Thomsen recently in the limelight is gaining the distinction of being the first "radio bride" to be married in the Twin Cities is a former Garrison girl, and is a sister of Alfred thomsen, residing west of here. She was married at a Twin City radio station and her "I Do" was broadcasted to about 5,000 radio fans in the northwest. The groom was Otto H Arntzen.
The Bismarck Tribune, 5-19-1922
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