Night Policeman Enoch Russell claims to have witnessed a
flight of meteors—or meteoric stones—late Saturday night. Some of the stones descended pretty close, according to the night officer's story.
Jamestown Weekly Alert, 11/23/1899
A Bismarck lady suggests that some arrangement be made whereby the night watchman sound an alarm when the meteors begin to fall, if at an unreasonable hour, in order that all persons interested may be given an opportunity to see the flight of the leonids. According to the best advices, the center of the shower will be reached at about 9 o'clock on the morning of the 15th, Wednesday. If this is the case, daylight will prevent the shower's being visible, although on the Pacific ocean there will be a fine view. But if the meteors arrive a little ahead of schedule time, or should be in any matter delayed so that they arrive at night, the Tribune has no doubt some one will see that the balance of the community is waked up to participate in viewing the spectacle.
Bismarck Tribune, 11/14/1899
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Held Up the Minister.
A hobo held up Rev. Dickinson of Grand Forks while waiting for a train at Lakota and got $42 without any troub le. The bold bad robber had a gun and took advantage of the minister while he was looking up the track straining his eyes in an endeavor to see the smoke. He had part of the money in his pocket and the rest in his grip, and the robber went through everything. He backed away slowly after getting the boodle, keeping an eye on the preacher until some distance away, when he "lit" out.
Jamestown Weekly Alert, 11/3/1898
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WELL MARKED
Description of a Convict at One Time in Bismarck Penitentiary.
The records of the state penitentiary at Bismarck show the incarceration at one time, back in the '80s, of one Edward Marshall, and the marks of identification on this prisoner, as enumerated in the prison register, are numerous and unique. The record is as follows:
Two scars on back of head, left of center. India ink dot on front center of chin.
The following characters and designs, in India ink, are on the different parts of the body named:
"One large ten-pointed start, red and blue, on the top of each shoulder.
Gravestone, with enlarged base, beneath weeping willow; sailor resting on left elbow on stone, on the right arm, between shoulder and elbow.
Goddess of Liberty holding American Flag in right hand, on right fore arm.
Full rigged sailing vessel on inside of right forearm.
Red and blue ribbon bow below ship.
American flag below bow.
Small ship between ship and American flag.
Fancy bracelet around right wrist.
Five-pointed star on right hand, to right of base of thumb.
Ring on second finger of right hand.
American Coat of Arms, with globe for background; the top half of globe, only,visible. Ship sailing over top of globe, on upper part of left forearm.
Crucifixion, with spires of Jerusalem in right background, and "Mary" kneeling at the left foot of cross, on left forearm.
Cross, Anchor and Heart, grouped, representing faith, hope and charity, on inside of left forearm.
Sailor embracing girl, on lower part of the inside of left forearm. Ship in the background.
Fancy bracelet around left wrist.
Full-rigged ship on left hand, near base of thumb.
Ring on second finger of left hand.
Dagger running nearly vertical, on left breast; handle and part of the blade above nipple, and point and about one inch of blade below nipple; intended to represent dagger stuck through breast behind nipple.
Girl riding eagle with spread wings, and holding American flag in right hand; on stomach just above navel; the words "Young America" in scroll beneath the eagle.
One eight-pointed star just above each knee-cap.
Spread-winged eagle, with American flag background, on inside of left leg, between knee and ankle.
Man riding a hog, on outside of left leg, between knee and ankle.
Dressed woman sitting in a chair, right foot resting on left knee; spread fan above and to the right of her head, held in bracket from back of chair; on inside of right leg, just below knee.
Six-pointed star on top of right foot.
Bismarck Tribune, 1/19/1901
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It will be remembered that Linas A. Cutts, an old man 83 years of age, committed suicide at
Larimore, by cutting the large artery in his thigh and slowly bleeding to death. This was on Nov. 8. The report of the coroner's jury was not made public until a day or so ago, and the findings were of such a character as to cause much indignation and surprise, and interesting developments are looked for. The report of the jury shows that the old man brooded over the fact that he had loaned all the money he had, thus being left penniless and destitute. To add to his troubles the promissory note given for such a loan, which he kept in his trunk, suddenly disappeared. It is said that he has been abused and maltreated since July, 1898. The report of the jury has worked the people up to a state of intense indignation.
Jamestown Weekly Alert, 11/23/1899
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Dreads Phthisic; Kills Self.
Pembina.—Himself a victim of the white plague, and having seen his father, mother and brother taken away by the same disease within the last few years, Edward Hogan, aged 33, committed suicide at his home near this city. A pot of burning charcoal, which he took to his room, carefully closing all the cracks, was the means of death, Hogan asphyxiating himself. After placing the pot of charcoal in the room, Hogan undressed himself and went to bed.
The Hope Pioneer, 11/13/1913
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PROBABLE MURDER.
William Meert Receives a Terrible Wound.
About 5:30 yesterday afternoon William Meert, who had been employed for some time past by Budde Bros., received a horrible wound on the top of his head at the hands of Arthur McGahey, a boy about 16 years of age. As near as could be ascertained last night the facts are these, though there are conflicting stories of the manner in which the affair happened. It seems that McGahey went to the Budde stable, by permission of one of the Buddes, to get an armful of hay. Meert, who was in the stable, told him he could not have it. What followed is not definitely known, but for some reason Meert chased McGahey to Christie's blacksmith shop, McGahey, it is stated, having thrown a stone at Meert in the stable. As Meert entered the shop McGahey struck him on the head with a horse-shoeing hammer. Tom Coghlin, who works with Mr. Christie, says the first he knew of the affair he saw Meert leaning against the wall and the blood running from his head.
The wounded man was taken to his quarters, the Nora house, near the passenger depot. Drs. Camp and O'Donnell were called, and an examination, revealed a fracture of the skull immediately beneath an ugly flesh wound in the shape of a T. Several pieces of the skull were removed and the wound was sewed up. Dr. O'Donnell was very doubtful of Meert's recovery, while Dr. Camp said the injury was not necessarily fatal.
McGahey had not been arrested at half-past 7 last evening, but will probably be taken into custody when the ponderous local legal machinery one gets a-going.
Devils Lake Inter-Ocean, 11/15/1884
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