TRIED TO KILL HIS WIFE
Demented Morton County Farmer Tries to Kill His Wife and Himself
Foust's land office at Glenullin was the scene of an attempted murder and suicide. Mrs. John Keisler, driven from her home Friday with an infant only six days old, by her insane and cruel husband, came to County Commissioner Faust for counsel and aid. Mr. Keisler, whose home is twelve miles north of Glenullin, followed his wife to town and finding her at the land office, attempted to take her life with a knife that he had specially prepared for the occasion. He was prevented from carrying out his murderous purpose by the timely interference of Foust and another man, who were in the office at the time. Mr. Keisler, finding himself defeated in his efforts to kill his wife, suddenly drew the knife across his own throat, partially severing the jugular vein. Dr. Strauss reached the man in time to save him from bleeding to death. There are eight children in the Keisler family, the two younger ones being six days and fourteen months respectively. Arrangements are being made to take Mr. Keisler to the asylum in Jamestown.
Bismarck Tribune, 10/2/1905
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Poisoned Five.
Five members of Col. W. H. Mercer's surveying crew, who are stopping in a house on Second street, were poisoned this morning by partaking of canned beef, in which there were germs of putrefaction. They were taken ill shortly after breakfast, and each of them vomited everything which was loose within him. Dr. Smith was called at about 11 o'clock, and under his efficient treatment the boys were soon better, and will pull through all right.
Bismarck Tribune, 9/5/1893
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Harry Hook, a young man from Zeno, O., was accidentally killed by being struck on the side by the wheel of a steam threshing engine near
Lidgerwood. It appears that he was riding on the
tender attached to the engine. The engine had just ascended a grade when some part of the gearing broke and the engine raced to the bottom. He jumped and was struck by one of the wheels. Death followed instantly. He was 22 years old.
Hankinson News, 10/11/1906
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Walter Emery Has Freak Colt With Cats Ears and Tail
Walter Emery has one of the unexplainable freaks of nature on his farm in the form of a nice colt well developed in every way excepting that it has ears and a tail that resembles a cat. Those who have seen the curiosity say that it is a splendid well developed animal with these exceptions and will probably live to be a full grown horse.
The colt was foaled from ordinary stock without any marks of any kind and we understand that no cause is known for the freak horse which has come into the world part cat and part horse. No plans have been made so far for the disposition of the colt.
Valley City Times-Record, 8/7/1913
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Wealthy Farmer Killed Himself.
Minot.—Shooting himself through the heart with a 44-calibre revolver, Wm. A. Brown, a wealthy farmer, living three miles east of Berthold, committed suicide at 6 o'clock. Brown owned three quarter sections of the finest land in Ward county, had money in the bank and a good crop, and was in good financial condition. He was a widower and leaves two small children. The hired man heard the shot and found the dead body in the granary. No reason can be found for his act.
Turtle Mountain Star, 10/5/1911
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Roderick J. Campbell, a laboring man, was killed Monday night near the Fairview farm north of here by
the weed burning machine on the Northern Pacific. He had evidently been walking along the track and was struck by the engine. One leg was ground to pieces and his skull was broken.
Hankinson News, 9/27/1905
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