Marmarth Youth Drowned in Reservoir

Elmer Tabor, his brother, Calvin, Cecil and Donald Mayo and Mercade Cramer were swimming in the railroad reservoir at Marmarth Sunday of last week, when Elmer lost his life in an attempt to swim across the reservoir. His brother started to his rescue in a leaky skiff which soon began to sink. Young Cramer came to his rescue with a plank and both were exhausted when they got back to the dock. Efficient swimmers were by that time in the water diving to locate the body. After half an hour L.P. Larson brought the body to the surface and two doctors labored to resuscitate the young man but it is believed that he died of cramps or heart failure as his lungs contained no water. He was a bright, likable young man who had just graduated with honors in May from the Marmarth schools and his death brings sadness to many.

Slope County News, 7/11/1918
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Farmer's Son Is Injured In Fall

William, seven-year-old son of Isadore Emmel, farmer residing nine miles northwest of Mandan, is in the Deaconess hospital with a compound fracture of his right leg as the result of an accident Thursday.

The boy was riding on a sulky plow with his brother, when he fell from the seat, his leg being caught in the wheel. Immediate stopping of the team may have saved his life.

He was hurried to the hospital.

The Bismarck Tribune, 5/13/1922
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Farmer's Wife is Kicked By Horse

MANNING, June 26—The wife of Mack Tkachenko, living west of Fayette, was kicked by a horse, which she was trying to lead to water, and suffered injuries from which she died the following day as soon after the accident as possible. Dr. Smith was called and found her suffering agony from the blow of the animal's hoofs in the abdomen. An operation was necessary and Dr. Perkins of Dickinson was called, but she survived the operation only a short time.

Mrs. Tkanchenko was about thirty years of age and leaves a family of five little boys.

The Bismarck Daily Tribune, 6-26-1911
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