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Jake Wahl, who lives south of Mercer, carried his rifle on his plow to shoot gophers. The gun, while he was turning around at the end of his field, slipped off the plow and in some manner was discharged, the bullet entering his abdomen and lodging in his liver. He was taken to Bismarck for treatment. The last report is he is not expected to live.

Bismarck Tribune, 5/29/1914
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Edward Brislie, who has been engineer on the Walhalla local for the past four months, died yesterday morning at the Grand Pacific hotel from apolexy {sp}. Sunday morning he sustained a slight stroke of applexy {sp} and later in the afternoon he endeavored to come down stairs from his room on the third floor. He was able to come to the second floor and started down the stairs to the office, lost his footing and fell. When picked up he was unconscious. Medical aid was summoned but he never regained consciousness. He was 55 yeasr {sp} old and a native of Canada. He has been an employee of the Great Northern Ry. for more than thirty years.—Grafton Record.

Pembina Pioneer Express, 5/30/1913
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At Ray some young people masqueraded as Indians and negroes and frightened some of the residents.

Golden Valley Chronicle, 5/29/1908
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DIED.

BERRY.—At Fargo. D. T., June 4th, a.m. 1879, Hiram E. Berry, of Mechanic's Falls, Maine, of an electric shock. Age, about 24 years.

Last week, during a severe thunder storm, Hiram E. Berry had been operating at a cutout in the tank house, at Lake Eckelson; he had just pulled the plug, and was standing near the cutout, when the lightning struck the wire, ran in the house and knocked him down on the floor. He did not feel the effects of the shock very bad after the first few moments, and was able to come here; but after his arrival complained of diziness {sp}, and numbness of his limbs, but kept up and did some operating until compelled to take to his bed.

On Saturday Mr. Harris sent him to Fargo, so that he could have proper medical attendance. Monday noon he was reported somewhat better, but alas it was only temporary; and Wednesday morning he breathed his last. He had a shock once before at Bismarck.

Mr. Berry's father is an agent at Mechanic's Falls, Maine, on the Grand Trunk Railroad and has been in the employ of that road for over 20 years.

Hiram was a pleasant young man, and was thought a great deal of by Mr. Harris and others that knew him. His last words here to a friend after he was carried on the train, were: "Thank the boys for their kindness to me." It will be a severe shock to his parents when they hear of his demis; {sp} and they have our sympathies as well as the people of Jamestown.

Jamestown Alert, 6/5/1879
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Some unscrupulous person shot Andrew Nelson's cow with a 22 rifle the other afternoon and the animal may die. The promiscious {sp} firing with these small rifles is altogether too common for the safety of persons aud {sp} animals. Mr. Nelson serves notice that the carrying of firearms around his premises is strictly prohibited from now on. Any one found on the premises with a gun will be prosecuted and the firearm confiscated. Take notice boys.

Pembina Pioneer Express, 6/7/1912
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MAN CRUSHED BY ENGINE


Stranger Whose Name is Unknown Killed by Switch Engine in Mandan.

A man whose name could not be learned was run down and killed by a switch engine in Mandan last night. The man had been riding on the tender of No. 1, with a companion. He was ordered off by the engineer, as the train was changing engines, and stepped directly in front of the switch engine on the next track. He was killed instantly, the body being badly crushed. His companion, when he saw what had happened, jumped down from the other side of No. 1's tender, and ran away.

The man who was killed was fairly well dressed, but no mark of identification could be found on him. He had some money and carried a large revolver. The body was taken at once to the Kennelly Undertaking Parlors, where it is being held for identification. It is thought that possibly the men were planning a hold-up of the train, and that the man's companion feared arrest for that reason.

Bismarck Tribune, 7/14/1914
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