VELVA LAD'S GRIT SAVED HIS LIFE
Velva, N.D., May 26.—When the frame of a windshield was driven into his leg severing an artery, Claude Runyan, a 15-year-old boy, devised a tourniquet from a pocket handkerchief, stemmed the flow of blood, and calmly sat down by his overturned car to await the coming of a machine which would bring him to town. He probably will be a cripple for life as a result of the injury.
Grand Forks Herald, 5/26/1917
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Burned from head to feet while playing with matches, Gladys Bauer, only child of Edward Bauer of
Emerado, died in a Grand Forks hospital.
Bismarck Tribune, 7/10/1915
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Mr. Simmons and Mr. Alexander Gwinn autoed to
Voltaire one day last week. They made the trip in fair weather and without accident, but had the misfortune to run short of gasoline when but a few miles from home.
Ward County Independent, 6/15/1911
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MARRIED BY A MISTAKE
Novel Experience of John Anderson and Miss Pearl Fleming
Bowman, N. D., July 14.—Married by mistake, and a day ahead of their intentions, was the novel experience of John Anderson and Miss Pearl Fleming here.
They came to town to obtain a marriage license, and when informed by the county judge that they would, under the new law, need a doctor's certificate they immediately complied and returned to the judge's office.
Laboring under the impression that they desired to be wed at once, the judge propounded the usual questions, and pronounced them man and wife before they were aware that anything was taking place except that necessary procedure of obtaining a licens {sp}. When the truth dawned upon them they were taken by surprise and the bride exclaimed that all her pretty clothes that she expected to wear for her wedding had been left at home for use the following day when they really intended the ceremony should take place.
Bismarck Tribune, 7/15/1913
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The little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Iver Allen, two years of age, came very close to losing her life Sunday. It seems she, in company with another one of the children, found a bottle of
sulphate of strychnine in the cellar, and the little one swallowed some of the crystals. When discovered she was very low, Dr. Flath was summoned, and with the help of Dr. Milford Flath, worked over the little one for several hours. The antidotes proved effective, however, and her life was saved.
Devils Lake Inter-Ocean, 8/5/1910
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Mr. McClellan from Manitoba, caused considerable excitement Saturday evening by going around and pulling down all the flags that came in his reach. Sunday morning he set fire to the old red building near the depot, which is used for a machine warehouse by Blacklock & Grill. Fortunately the fire was discovered and put out by Casper Steinberg before it had gained headway. It was quite evident that the fellow was troubled with wheels in his head and was an object of pity, and he was persuaded to take the north bound train for Winnipeg, Manitoba. Pembina county was thus saved the expense of sending him to
Jamestown.
Pembina Pioneer Express, 6/12/1896
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