THE OBJECT NOT KNOWN

Masked Men Near Flandreau, S.D. Shoot A Farmer And His Son

FLANDREAU, S.D. Jan 23—About 10 p. m. four masked men entered the house of Andrew Erickson, a farmer living about 10 miles southeast of here, and shot Erickson and his young son. The boy will die but the father may recover. The boy snatched the mask from one of the men and recognized him, and at this the men fled. Whether robbery or simply murder was the motive is not known. The affair increased a great deal of excitement throughout the country. The sheriff and a posse of officers are investigating into the affair and several arrests will follow.

Bismarck Daily Tribune, 1-23-1896
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HOLOCAUST

Fifty-two Horses Burned in a Stable at Fort Yates

A disastrous fire occured at Fort Yates Thursday night, in which all the stables of Troop A, 8th Calvary, were totally destroyed. The fire was discovered about 8:30 p.m. and the stable together with all the equipments, forty-six private horses and six calvary horses were destroyed. The loss is estimated at $10,000 and the fire is suspected to have been of incendiary origin.

Bismarck Daily Tribune, 1-25-1896
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CREMATED

Two Men Burned To Death in a Saloon at East Grand Forks

Another tragedy is reported from East Grand Forks, where, in the burning of W. D. Kelley's saloon, Kelley and a comrade, T. J. McAdam, were found enclasped in each other's arms, burned almost beyond recognition.

The most reasonable theory of the terrible tragedy is that Mr. Kelley accompanied by Mr. McAdam had started for home from Sullivan's saloon. In passing Kelley's saloon, one or the other had smelled escaping gas coming from the basement. It is supposed that the two men went around to the rear door, lit a match, and the gas in the basement caused the explosion which wrecked the building, which cat fire and was destroyed.

Bismarck Daily Tribune, 2/1/1900
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HAND BADLY CRUSHED IN MILL MACHINERY

Wildros {sp}, N.D., Feb 5—John Norman, proprietor of the feed mill, while working at the mill got his hand caught in the machinery and badly crushed. He hastened to Dr. Lyman's office, and the physician, after examining the hand, decided that it would be necessary to amputate it. Dr. Smith of Noonan was wired for an the operation was made. Mr. Norman lost all four fingers from one hand and will be a cripple for life.

Fargo Forum and Daily Republican, 2/6/1915
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Firemen Are Endangered By City Autoists

Narrowly Escaped Being Hit While Responding To Fire Alarm

The most thoughtless persons in Bismarck have been discovered by Robert Jager, chief of the fire department.

They are persons who endanger the life of firemen for the little excitement of responding to a fire call.

"People will hear the alarm and start out to the fire in their automobiles," he said today. "They will run along side, behind and in front of the horse wagon, without the least consideration of the dangers they attend.

"When the boys on the wagon leap off to attach hose to a hydrant they do not have the time to look around and dodge automobiles. The other day one of the firemen was almost hit by an automobile driving up along side of the fire wagon when he jumped off to attach the hose."

Chief Jager reported the matter to the city commission in its meeting last night. Unless the practice is stopped arrest will follow.

Bismarck Tribune, 1-25-1921
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Hot Time In Fargo

At about 9:30 last evening John Haas and John Holzer appeared at a house on Third street occupied by Ida Johnson and shortly after entering it assaulted her, beating and kicking her fearfully and also assaulting another woman who was in the house. After wreaking vengeance on the woman by this exhibition of brutality they left to return at about midnight and, finding an officer near the place, assaulted him. One of the men, whom Officer Ackelman says was John Holzer, striking him a severe blow to the face, which cut his lip and a general mix-up followed during which Officer Nystrom and Captain Dahlgren arrived and both Haas and Holzer were taken in charge. On the way to the station John Haas, in an effort to escape, bit the finger of Capt. Dahlgren very severely, thereby making his escape in a cutter, assisted by an onlooker who was run in by the police. The whole affair is a disgrace to the city and the sooner it is stopped the better it will be for the city. Warrants will be sworn over for the men this morning.

Bismarck Daily Tribune, 1-22-1902
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