|
Fargo Stick-Up Man Picks Wrong Victim
Fargo, N.D., Feb 4.—Arthur Smith pushed part of a toy cannon into a Fargo policeman's stomach Sunday, ordered the officer to "stick 'em up."
Today, Smith is nursing a sore head in the police station for when the officer's hands went up there was a gun in them. Smith broke away, was caught, attempted to break away a second time and was whacked over the head with the officer's gun.
He tells a weird story, saying he thought the officer had a warrant for him because of trouble at home.
Bismarck Tribune, 2/4/1935
Permalink
MEETS DEATH IN BARN FIRE
Bismarck, Jan. 26.—George Cairns, freighter, working between Fort Clark and Center, was burned to death early yesterday morning in a fire that destroyed the livery stable at Fort Clark and burned seven horses. Sheriff Charles Herman, of Oliver county was in Bismark last evening en route home from the scene of the fire.
No one knows how the fire started, but it is believed that an overheated stove may have been the cause. When Cairns' body, burned beyond recognition, was discovered, it was upon a bed that had been drawn close to a stove. One theory is that because of the cold weather the freighter drew his bunk up to the stove and probably the bedclothes caught fire and Cairns was overcome before he could cry for assistance.
The barn was totally destroyed.
Valley City Times-Record, 2/3/1916
Permalink
MANDAN MAN CRUSHED BETWEEN THE CARS
YOUNG ROBER WAS ON THE WAY TO THE SWITCHMEN'S DANCE WHEN KILLED.
Body Was Mass of Crushed Bones and Flesh — No Eye Witnesses to Accident.
Fred Rober of Mandan was killed by being crushed between two bad order cars in the Mandan yards Friday evening at about 11 o'clock.
It seems as near as can be asserted (there was no eye witness to the accident), that young Rober was going to the Switchmen's dance and was crossing the yards and there found a string of cars in his way. He started to go between two cars which were coupled with chains, the drawheads having been pulled out. While he was between the cars the engine started and moved the cars for a short distance, and then stopping quickly, the cars came together and Rober was crushed to death.
The absence of the bumpers on the cars let them come close together and the body of the young man when found had no semblence of a human being, but was merely a bloody mass of crushed bones and flesh and clothing.
Rober is the son of F. X. Rober of Mandan, and was interested with his father in the manufacture of cement blocks. He was unmarried and has made his home with his parents. He was an unusually popular young man and many friends who will mourn his untimely taking off.
Bismarck Tribune, 1/2/1910
Permalink
While walking along Fifth Avenue Sunday night Chief of Police Swanson was attracted by hearing a man hollering for help and following the general direction from which the sound came he found Henry Tiber who is in the employ of the Peoples Fuel company, lying on the ground in the alley near Eckel Bros. show apparently intoxicated. The man was taken to the police station and this morning he was taken before Judge Smith and after a lecture he was advised to go home and take care of his family and leave whiskey alone.
Valley City Times-Record, 2/6/1913
Permalink
James Dickson jumped from a rapidly moving switch engine Monday evening and received several bad gashes about the neck.
Bismarck Daily Tribune, 6/25/1890
Permalink
NORTH DAKOTAN KILLED BY KICK FROM A COW
Steele Ozone: Monday afternoon it was learned in our community that Tom Hanson, one of the early settlers in Langedahl, had died Sunday night at his home. The news was received with surprise by many, who had not known his condition was serious, and several had not learned that he was ill at all.
Cause of death was the injury to his head resulting from being thrown to the ground a few days before by a cow which he and others were preparing to butcher. The animal made a lunge and threw Mr. Hanson to the frozen ground, his head striking with great force, and causing concussion of the brain.
He was taken to the house and Dr. Lodge was sent for. For a time the man was unconscious, but he rallied in about four or five hours, and in the course of the following day seemed to be improving. The injury occurred Wednesday of last week, and up to four or five hours before death, Mr. Hanson seemed to be steadily improving for the last two days. Death occurred at 9:30 Sunday night.
Bismarck Tribune, 1/2/1910
Permalink
| 
