Norman R. Lewis and Frank Downay, farmers living near
Mina, Dak., and Loren A. Barbour, commercial traveler for a Minneapolis house, called at Fuller's shanty thirteen miles west of Aberdeen, and asked Fuller why he misrepresented facts when testifying for the government in a recent hearing in Barbour's
preemption case. Fuller becoming enraged went into the house, thrust a shotgun through the door and fired. The charge grazed Barbour's head and the powder permanently disfigured Lewis' face. Fuller styles himself the "
Duke of Argyle" and is considered crazy. He has been a terror to the community and will probably be adjudged insane. Fuller, it is said, has been the principal witness for Special Land Agent Jaycox in the numerous fraud investigations.
The Bad Lands Cow Boy, 6/4/1885
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Ross' Brain In Alcohol.
Sheriff Tom Gardner, of Bottineau county, spent Saturday in Minot. He was on his way to Ray to summon witnesses as court convened at Bottineau Monday. Mr. Gardner stated that after the hanging of Ross, the murderer, a physician examined his brain and preserved it in alcohol. The brain was found to be in perfect condition, but the top of it had grown tight to the skull bones. This may have in a measure been the cause of the young man's degeneracy. The brain showed signs of his being a great coward.
Ward County Independent, 6/3/1903
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Peter K. Peterson's daughter, who was severely bitten on the calf of her leg by Charley Peterson's dog, is recovering slowly. It was necessary for her to consult a Minot doctor last Saturday, however. The vicious dog was killed by the injured girl's brother Arthur.
Mr. Peterson's other daughter, who went to Northwood, N. D., for an operation for appendicitis, will return home this week.
Ward County Independent, 5/25/1911
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The little eight-year old daughter of Mrs. Finley A. Chisholm was playing about the wind mill, at Devil's Lake, and in some manner her hair became entangled in the machinery, and in endeavoring to release herself the first finger on her right hand was crushed so bad that amputation was necessary.
The Hope Pioneer, 5/17/1900
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Minnesota Man Killed.
Great Falls, Mont., June 5.—As the east-bound Great Northern freight was pulling out of the yards here early this morning a switchman discovered the body of Charles Nelson dragging under one of the cars. He was being jerked along by his head, which had become fastened between the iron brake and the wheel. Big gashes has been cut in one side of the head and the wheel had crushed the skull on the other. He died in a few minutes. Little is known about Nelson here, except that he came from Red Wing, Minn.
The Pioneer Express, 6/12/1896
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POSTOFFICE BURNED.
Fire completely destroyed the postoffice and general store of J. Tscharner at Newport, Bottineau county, Tuesday. When the fire was discovered it had already gained a big start, the origin being unknown. Only about 20 per cent of the store stock was taken out of the building, and it had to be dumped into the rain and mud, a rain storm being in progress at the time. There was only $5,000 insurance, while the total loss was $12,000.
Ward County Independent, 6/15/1911
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