Robs Passengers; Steals Auto.
Fargo, Sept. 20.—After killing Harry Carter, a negro, as the result of a quarrel over a card game, a white man, whose identity is unknown, is alleged to have held up an automobile party at the point of a revolver near Hope, N.D., and escaped in their car. A sheriff's posse is in pursuit.
Turtle Mountain Star, 9/25/1913
NEGRO'S SHOOTER HELD
Hope, N.D., Oct. 3.—Charles Cain, charged with shooting Harry Carter, colored, was bound over to the district court under $10,000 bond, being charged with attempt to kill.
Bismarck Tribune, 10/4/1913
Editor note: "killed" in the first article vs "attempt to kill" in the second may be confusion over whether 'shot' means a result of death, a common newspaper mistake.
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ABERCROMBIE, Aug. 16.—A tornado of great fury struck this place last evening, at 6:40, coming from the north and northwest. The storm was accompanied by rain, which came in torrents, and was lashed into foam as it struck the ground. The first damage done was the unroofing of the blacksmith shop, located in the northwestern part of the village.
THE MOST SERIOUS DAMAGE DONE
is the complete destruction of the new Congregational church,{and the} Fargo Southern depot. This building is nothing but a mass of kindling wood, and parts of it are scattered as far as McCauleyville, one mile east. W. M. Hobson, proprietor of the restaurant, sought refuge in the church and came near losing his life by its collapse. His escape is miraculous. Julius Hallum, in attempting to cross the street to his store with his baby in his arms, was lifted off his feet and the baby carried some twenty feet and let down without a scratch. Eye witnesses say that the air was filled with boards, bricks and bundles of wheat. The whole heavens were a solid mass of yellow.
Jamestown Weekly Alert, 8/19/1886
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PULMOTOR SAVES GIRL
Moorhead, Minn., Oct. 3.—The life of Martha Sandless, 12 years old, of LaMoure, N.D., was saved by the use of a pulmotor. The girl had a bad case of appendecitis{sp}, and after an operation a clot of blood formed on the lungs and her condition became critical. She stopped breathing several times and Dr. O.J. Hagen sent for the electric light company's pulmotor. When the device was put in operation the patient responded almost immediately and is doing splendidly, and only complications from the operation are to be feared.
Bismarck Tribune, 10/4/1913
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The farm residence of Henry Shaver about three miles northwest of
Rolla just across the Mount Pleasant township line was burned to the ground last evening with all of its contents. The fire was discovered upstairs about supper time. It had then made such progress that nothing could be done to save the building and only a very few things could be removed. The house was occupied by E. D. Giles and family, who had charge of the farm. It was well built and plastered throughout, contained five rooms, was valued at $1200 and carried $800 insurance. The contents were valued at $500. Besides the furniture there were a cream separator worth $125, and a new shot gun worth $38. Some of the furniture was owned by Mrs. Shaver and some by Mrs. Giles. Among the articles lost were a box of books and a large collection of family photographs, the property of Mr. and Mrs. Shaver. Mr. and Mrs. Giles had just purchased a new piano, which was taken as far as the door when the roof fell in.
Turtle Mountain Star, 10/5/1911
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Buttzville—A man named Plum, living one and one-half miles west of here, attempted suicide by taking strychnine. He has a fine farm, good crop prospects, a wife and six children and is only 36 years old. He gave as his reason that he was tired of living, and refused to take antidotes from the doctor. He died the next day.
Williston Graphic, 7/26/1906
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Tolif Johnson of Ramsey county was thrown in front of a
binder sickle in motion last week, and his legs were literally carved to pieces by the sharp teeth.
Bismarck Tribune, 9/5/1893
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