Melvin, 14-year-old son of Will Lendreth, residing four miles northeast of
Cayuga, hel da
{sp} match to a dynamite cap one day last week and as a result the youth is now minus the fingers on his left hand.
Bismarck Tribune, 7/15/1913
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DAYLIGHT HOLD UP AT HARLEM, MONT.
Harlem, Mont., April 8.—Posses are searching today for a masked man who entered the Blain county state bank yesterday, forced the cashier S. K. Moore, at the point of a revolver to take a seat in a chair and rifled the cash drawer of $500 in currency. The robber then backed the cashier into the vault, but upon the request of Moore did not lock the door.
The bandit's mask, two revolvers and $300 were found hidden in a building near the bank.
Bismarck Tribune, 4/9/1915
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ASSOCIATE OF JAMES DEAD
Ole Rokke of Regent, Pal of the Famous Bandit, Passes Away
Regent, N. D., April 8.—With the passing of Frank James a few weeks ago and the reported dying condition of Cole Younger, comes the death of Ole Rokke, known as the "Big Norwegian," who died at Regent on Saturday morning.
Rokke has been living in western North Dakota a number of years. Two years ago he lived in the vicinity of Gladstone, where he was employed on the ranch of C. C. Turner, a member of the state legislature. Later he came to Regent, where he lived with different farmers, doing chores for his board.
Readers of the exploits of the James and Younger boys will recall the personage of the "Big Norwegian" whose duties around the came of the outlaws were to care for the horses used by the raiders and to assist the camp cook in preparing the meals for the gang. The "Big Norwegian" was never captured, nor it is known whether the authorities ever wanted him.
After the capture of the James boys, Rokke made his way to the bad lands west of the Missouri river where he soon found employment as a sheep herder, which life he followed for several years. King Alcohol finally got in its work, thus causing him to drift to nearby towns, as long as the booze was available, Rokke stayed by it.
It was during one of his "periodicals" that the story of his connection with the famous outlaws leaked out. When sober, he refused to talk to anyone of himself or his past. Since his death it is discovered that he has relatives in southern Minnesota, who have been communicated with regarding the disposal of the body. Interment, temporarily, was made Monday at the local burying ground in Regent.
Friends of the dead man aver that he was always supplied with money, never borrowing from anyone, nor asking favors. This is borne out by the fact that about $1500 was found in his clothes when examined by the undertaker. During the past two eeks {sp} he had been drinking heavily, direct cause of death being acute alcoholism. The "Big Norwegian" was past sixty years of age.
Bismarck Tribune, 4/9/1915
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The 6-year-old son of E. F. Whipple of
Eckelson had a narrow escape from instant death Wednesday while playing about the cars at the station. He got in between the cars and as they came together his head was caught between the
bumpers. One eye was injured and the bones of one side of the head bulged out somewhat but owing to the elasticity of the youthful bone formation he escaped with his life.
Bismarck Tribune, 9/5/1898
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SEPARATOR MAN IS INJURED
Charles Anderson Thrown Into Self Feeder But Saves Self from Cylinder.
Charles Anderson, a separator man employed by Monhagan Bros., near Grafton, was nearly killed when he attempted to remove the drive belt. He was caught on the belt and thrown into the self feeder, only his agility in leaping away from the cylinder saving him from death.
Anderson sustained injuries to his left side and lost much blood, but will recover.
Grand Forks Evening Times, 8/28/1913
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Rube Clark and his four horse team narrowly escaped death last Friday evening. He was crossing the track west of town with a
binder where, owing to an imperfection in the track, it became stuck. Suddenly he discovered that passenger train No. 2 was bearing down on him at full speed and putting the whip to the horses, they pulled the tongue out of the binder just in the nick of time. The binder, which was a new one, was struck by the engine and badly demolished.
Golden Valley Chronicle, 9/5/1907
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