Horse Slips Into River.
Child is Drowned, but Father Saves Mother from Death
Winnipeg, Man., May 18.—While William Postlewaithe, wife, and young son were driving into
Brandon their hose slipped into a washout near First street bridge and all three were thrown into the water. Mr. Postlewaithe managed to save his wife, but while doing so the boy of nine years was drowned. The body has not been recovered.
The Daily Huronite, 5/18/1904
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Storm Strikes Northwest N.D.
Life and Property Loss is Reported from Minot
Minot, N.D., July 12—Life, property, and crop losses are reported from wind, hail, and electrical storms which have visited sections of north western North Dakota.
Peter Bungert, 56 of Minneapolis, was killed on the Tolef Bertrusten farm near Van Hook when he ventured from the basement of the house in which the family had taken refuge, to fight a fire in the yard.
Clara {illeg.} of Northgate lies in a Kenmare hospital, not expected to recover from severe burns which she received when lightning struck her father's farm home. Before the fire was extinguished the girl was unconscious, her body blistered and hair burned off.
Crop damage was reported from Van Hook, Rugby, and Garrison. At Blaisdell a large barn on the John Berg farm was blown over. Small buildings on the P.E. Bideu, P.M. Mown, Ole Tollefson, and A.T. Reynolds farms near Van Hook are reported leveled. The granary of T.J. De Tienna near Van Hook somersaulted twice and landed right side up ninety feet from the foundation.
The Bismarck Tribune, 7/12/1921
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Local Woman Has
Double Misfortune
A double misfortune in the form of severe burns from a gasoline explosion and also from scalding water has made Mrs Max Netzbandt, 228½ Avenue D west, a firm believer in the adage, "It never rains but it pours."
Wednesday was moving day in the Netzbandt household and Mrs Netzbandt, with other members of the family, was getting everything in readiness to move their house to the southwest part of town.
That's how the trouble began.
In draining the tank of the oil stove, it is believed escaping gasoline was ignited from a hot burner. When the explosion occurred, Mrs. Netzbandt was holding a tea kettle of boiling water, which she dropped in trying to shield her face from the flames.
She is resting at the home of a neighbor after having her burns dressed.
The Bismarck Tribune, 6/24/1931
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Kept The Pig In The Flivver and 'Twas Irish Too
Fort Yates, N.D., June 20—Dan Urell, pioneer scout and Indian fighter, discovered a prize boar which had strayed from home as he was driving into Fort Yates a few days ago. At a loss what to do with the valuable porker, Urell finally boosted him into the rear seat of his tonneau, which his lordship contentedly occupied while his owner finished his business here and drove his property home.
The Bismarck Tribune, 6/20/1917
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Insanity Caused By Teeth, Report
Red Wing, Aug. 5—Moral degeneracy and even insanity are traceable in many cases to bad teeth, a conference of officials of state institutions under the board of control was told today.
Extension of dentistry departments in the various state institutions was urged with a view to improving the physical and moral health of inmates.
Dean Alfred Owre of the college of dentistry, University of Minnesota, was the principal speaker at the fore-noon session. He said researches {sp} had shown bad teeth and attendant evils were responsible in many cases for moral degeracy and some insanity.
The Bismarck Tribune, 8-5-1920
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Killed Three Horses.
Soo Coal Train Ran into Bunch Between Baldwin and Arnold.
Friday evening a coal train running from Wilton to Bismarck ran into a bunch of horses between Baldwin and Arnold and killed three of them. The animals were beside the track but upon the approach of the train became frightened and ran on the track and ahead of the engine. The engineer tried his best to stop but was unable to do so in time before hitting them.
Bismarck Daily Tribune, 2/18/1911
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