John Murphy died of heart disease while at the dinner table on Monday at Byrne's hotel. The deceased was a laborer at the round house, and had boarded two days at Byrne's hotel, drinking a little in the meanwhile. On the morning of his death he arose early and sober. He asked Mr. Byrne to cash his time check for $48, saying he was about to leave. Mr. Byrne complied with his request, giving the amount due him after deducting his board bill. At noon, he returned to dinner, fainted while at the dinner table and died instantly. A coroner's inquest was held, resulting in the verdict that the deceesed
{sp} met death from reason of heart disease. He leaves friends and relatives at
Roundout, N.Y., where he formerly lived.
Bismarck Tribune, 10/28/1881
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SAVES FAMILY FROM FLAMES
Awakening at 3:30 o'clock this morning to find his bedroom in flames, Elmer Whitmer of Mandan aroused his wife and was able to take his three children out of the house. Five minutes later it was a mass of flames and was completely destroyed. Loss $5,000.
Bismarck Tribune, 11/7/1921
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HANKINSON BOY IS DROWNED IN SLOUGH
Hankinson, N.D., Nov. 21. Alfred, nine-year-old son of J. Terwilliger, was drowned in five feet of water in the Backhaus slough, two miles south of town. He ventured out on the thin ice which had formed on the surface, and broke through. His younger brother was with him at the time and ran to the house for help.
The father responded and waded into the water, but it was 45 minutes before the body was recovered and although every effort was made to revive him, it was too late.
Bismarck Tribune, 11/21/1916
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Halloween in
Sanborn was observed to a certain extent. Whether or not the nocturnal visitors were of this world or the other, the following morning C. A. Van Wormer's chimney was found stuffed full of rubbish; wagon boxes and buggies were found turned upside down on roofs around town, and numerous other freaks of these midnight visitors denoted that Halloween was not forgotten in Sanborn at least.
Jamestown Alert, 11/12/1885
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BANK PRESIDENT ASKS MERCY FOR YOUNG FORGER
Ellendale, N.D., Nov. 21—E. C. Day, 20, of Barton, Mo. must spend a year and a half in North Dakota, under parole, because he raised an $8 check to an $80 check, and passed it on the First National bank of this city.
The check had been paid to Day by a local farmer as wages.
Pleading guilty, on being returned to the state from Barron, Day was given a suspended sentence through the plea of Thomas Marshall, president of the bank.
Bismarck Tribune, 11/21/1916
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