KILLED HER HUSBAND
Nelson County Woman Fires Four Bullets From a Revolver into Her Husband.
At Lakota Mrs. Fred Bisbee stood at the threshold of the home of a neighbor Edward Hollander and fired four shots from a revolver into the body of her husband anyone of which would have probably proved fatal.
Mr. and Mrs. Bisbee have lived for some time on a farm they owned about twenty miles south of Lakota. They were married about a year ago and with them lived three children of Mrs. Bisbee by a former marriage.
Bisbee went home Monday night in an intoxicated condition and found that his wife had left with the children and gone to the home of a neighbor, Edward Hollander, a short distance away. Bisbee gathered up a shot gun and started after her. They met at the door and Mrs. Bisbee claims that her husband threatened to kill her and followed the threat with an attempt to fire the gun he carried. She drew a revolver which she had owned for a number of years and fired four times. Every bullet took effect and Bisbee sank to the ground dead.
Mrs. Bisbee tried to get someone to take her to Lakota that night, but was unable to do so and made the trip Tuesday morning. She drove to the home of the sheriff, gave herself up and told the story of the shooting. It appears Bisbee had been drinking considerably of late and that he and his wife had had considerable trouble {illegible}of age and his wife is a few years older.
Public sympathy at Lakota is said to be largely favorable to Mrs. Bisbee and her friends claim that she did the killing in self defense.
Bismarck Tribune, 11/21/1903
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Mistaken for a Deer.
The Williston ferryman, Alfred Roham, was mistaken for a deer by some hunters and killed.
Bismarck Tribune, 11/14/1906
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EXPLOSION STRIPS THE FLESH FROM MAN'S FACE
Mott, Nov 29.—William H Van Buskirk, aged 40, a farmer living near Regent hovers between life and death this afternoon as the result of trying to solder a gasoline tank filled with gasoline.
He took the tank containing 30 gallons of gasoline to the proprietor of a Regent hardware store and requested him to solder a leak. The hardware man refused to do so claiming it was too dangerous. Van Buskirk, however, insisted and was loaned the necessary articles.
The gasoline tank exploded blowing practically all of the flesh from the face of the man, and blazing gasoline burning to the bone.
Late this afternoon it was stated that if he lives his eyes will be saved. However, the nose is gone, and practically all the flesh burned from the skull.
Physicians fear concussion may cause death. Van Buskirk is in such serious condition it has been impossible to remove him to a hospital and he is being cared for at Regent.
Valley City Weekly Times-Record, 12/7/1916
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The
Hotel Kindred served a Thanksgiving dinner that was fit for people accustomed to affluence. A spread of its dimension would have cost six times as much in the big city hostleries, and probably would have been minus the genuine pumpkin pie and other delicacies. While it was the good fortune of the editor to dine at the Kindred, we have no doubt but that the other Valley City hotels had just as good spreads, and the people who did not dine at home could find a cheerful place to be thankful that we have such good hotels.
Valley City Weekly Times-Record, 12/7/1916
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Salem Register: A. J. Hodge, while scuffling a few days ago, accidentally swallowed a five dollar piece, which he had in his mouth at the time.
Jamestown Alert, 11/18/1881
The gold $5 coin is small, about the size of a nickel, and easily swallowed.
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Bowman—"June 17, 1873—Lost from Company D—fought Reds three days—hit in the chest—will die—look on third hill for money, watch, trinkets, etc., hid under stone.—J. More." Such is a note found in the bowl of a stubby priar pipe discovered in a ledge in a Bowman county hill by a hunter.
Turtle Mountain Star, 3/23/1922
More on this story here.
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