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Prisoner Escapes

A prisoner escaped last night from the Medora jail. The fellow was held for burglary, having been bound over to district court by Justice Wood at Marmarth. Sheriff Wills was away and the keeper had failed to lock the man in the cell, leaving him in the lobby, and he made his escape through a window.

Golden Valley Chronicle, 4/24/1908
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Marion. — A car loaded with cattle belonging to Ed. Peterson caught fire from a spark from the engine, as the train was running between Kathryn and Eastedge. Owing to the strong draft created by the moving train, the fire made rapid headway before it was noticed, and it was with great difficulty that Mr. Peterson, assisted by R. Bomberg, held the fire in control until the car could be cut off at the next station, and the flames extinguished.

Hope Pioneer, 4/15/1909
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Had Neck Broken.

Anamoore,{sp} N. D., Oct. 16.— Carl Doctor, aged 56 years and one of the prosperous farmers of this vicinity, was thrown into a ditch by a runaway team and his neck broken. His back was badly wrenched and he sustained internal injuries in addition, but remarkable vitality kept the man alive for several hours after he was discoverel {sp} by neighbors. He retained his consciousness and was able to direct the disposition of his business affairs before he died.

Bismarck Tribune, 10/17/1913
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A man in Beach, in the Golden Valley of Montana {sp}, cleared a profit of over $30,000 for his season's planting in flax. His crop was 30,000 bushels, which he sold at an average of $1.50 a bushel, making a gross return of $45,000. Out of that came $11,000 for breaking, sowing, harvesting, thrashing {sp}, and hauling to market. The man started in with a $10,000 outfit of gasoline engines, gang plows, 12-foot sod crushers, 12-foot disk drills, binders, wagons, and separator.

He broke in 3,000 acres in the first year of his flax experiment. The flax yielded sixteen bushels to the acre, so the gross return was $24 an acre. This coming season he plans for 5,000 acres of flax.

In his experiment he took less chance than the average real estate investor in the Eastern States, and far less than an "outsider" in a stock deal.

Collier's, 4/16/1910


The story of J. R. Smith and his prodigious flax crop is still going the rounds, the latest publication to give it space being Collier's Weekly of April 16. Of course, Beach and the famous Golden Valley come in for a fair share of the advertising, which is the kind not to be despised by any region on earth. Mr. Smith and his accomplishment is probably as well and favorably known as the late Wm. Jennings Bryan.

Golden Valley Chronicle, 4/22/1910
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STRUCK BY AUTO

Clarence Jenson, son of John Jenson, was injured last Thursday afternoon when he fell in front of an auto. The car was driven by Mr. Dickenson and was near the post office at the time. The boys were coming from school and were running back and forth across the street. Several of them had crossed in front of the auto and this boy was one of them. After crossing in front to the east side he dodged back and when in front of the car stumbled. The car struck him but as it was going very slow he was not seriously injured. He was taken to a physicians office for examination however and then taken home.

Boys have a habit of running out in front of machines and then dodging back. It is possibly lots of fun and they never realize the danger until too late. They are all right until something happens as when this boy stumbled, then they are liable to be injured.

Williston Graphic, 9/23/1915
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GRANVILLE FARMER SUICIDES

Charles Lee Blows Brains Out With Revolver Sunday Afternoon While Wife was Visiting in Granville—Was Despondent.

Charles Lee, who lived on a rented farm northeast of Granville, took his own life Sunday afternoon by shooting himself through the head with a 44 calibre revolver. The man had been despondent for several days, and on Saturday his wife noted that he was unusually so. She telephoned to Relatives in Granville, who went out to the farm Saturday evening, and Sunday morning they took Mrs. Lee to town. Lee then went to the barn and committed the deed. The remains have been shipped to the old home in Iowa. The man was about 35 years of age.

Ward County Independent, 5/25/1911
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