FALL FROM BARN FATAL

Casselton, Dec. 18.—August Greuel, falling through an opening in the loft of his barn, was instantly killed yesterday, his neck being broken.

Valley City Times-Record, 12/21/1916
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SALOON ROW AT BOWDON

A drunken row occurred in the Golden West hotel and saloon in Bowdon. John Caplis, the proprietor, and George Butts, an aged farmer, became engaged in a row. Saplis {sp} threw Butts out of the place. Butts immediately got his revolver and returned. Caplis, who was sitting in a chair, arose with an oath, declaring his intentions to put Butts out again. He had made but three steps when Butts drew his revolver, a 38-calibre, and shot Caplis in the forehead. Butts gave himself up to Deputy Sheriff Wiper, who brought him to Fessenden and lodged him in jail. Caplis, it is said, will die.

Bismarck Tribune, 11/15/1901

HAS A BULLET IN HIS HEAD.

Fargo Physicians Failed to Take the Bullet From John Caplis' Head.

John Caplis, the man who was shot by Geo. Butts in a row in a Bowdon saloon, was in Jamestown Monday on his return from St. John's hospital in Fargo where he had been securing treatment for the wound. Fargo physicians attempted to locate the bullet in Caplis' head but were unable to do so. The X-rays were used Sunday but the leaden pellet was not found.

Caplis was returning to Bowdon to look after his business interests. He is looking first-rate and says he feels that way. He says he received good treatment at the hospital in Fargo and, while regretting that the bullet was not located, he does not anticipate any further trouble from it.

Inasmuch as Mr. Caplis is now well it is probably that Butts who did the shooting will be released as Caplis favors such action.

Jamestown Weekly Alert, 12/5/1901
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Fell In a Cistern.

Valley City Times-Record: Mrs. E. K. Myhre, wife of Postmaster Myre {sp}, fell in a cistern Monday morning and narrowly escaped drowning. Mrs. Myhre was in the basement assisting the girl with the family laundry when the accident happened. The cistern is a large one, containing about 200 barrels of water, and there was probably seven or eight feet of water in it. The joist which supported the covering had decayed and when Mrs. Myhre stepped on it the whole top fell in. W. E. Mortrude, who is visiting with the Myhre family, happened to be in the house and was called by one of the little girls who saw the accident. He was able to reach Mrs. Myhre and sustain her until a ladder could be brought. If he had not been near at hand the accident might have had a fatal ending, as the girl who was working with Mrs. Myhre was badly scared and unable to render any assistance.

Bismarck Daily Tribune, 12/24/1904
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DesLacs Lady Badly Frightened

Two Drunken Men Try to Enter Her Home at Night While Her Husband Is Away—Woman Flees in Darkness with Little Ones

A drunken Greek, an employe of the G. N., and a white man, a sort of a hobo, frightened Mrs. J. M. Jones terribly at her home a mile and a half east of Des Lacs about seven o'clock last Friday night. Mr. Jones had been in Minot and had not yet returned home, when the two men came to the Jones residence. Mrs. Jones was alone with her little four-year-old boy and an eight months' old babe. The men demanded a horse and offered Mrs. Jones some money. The frightened woman informed them that her husband was away, and closed the door, whereupon they tried to get into the house. For fifteen minutes they peered thru the windows and finally started to come thru one of the doors. Mrs. Jones grabbed her babe in her arms and taking the small boy by the hand started to run across the prairie half a mile to the home of Edw. Pirkl. The men did not follow, for in the darkness they could not tell what direction she had taken. They soon left the place and went east. On the way home, Mr. Jones encountered the men. The Greek had hold of the bum and claimed that he had been robbed of $29 by the white man. Jones took the men to Des Lacs where they were placed under arrest.

It was afterwards learned that the Greek had not been robbed, but that instead he had hidden his money under the bridge. The men were brot {sp} to Minot Saturday and given a preliminary hearing before Judge Murray. There being no evidence against them that they had really committed a crime, the Judge allowed them to go.

Ward County Independent, 11/26/1908
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SLEEPS IN MANGER

Birth of Saviour in Lowly Place Responsible for Man's Action

Bismarck, N. D., Aug. 28—Mrs. Little notified the police that there was a crazy man in her yard and to come at once. Chief Fortune answered the call and found his man in a barn. He seemed to be crazy over religion and claimed that Jesus had given him many tasks to perform. He had a mark on his face, and while it was reported that he tried to kill himself, he claims that inasmuch as Jesus was born in a manger he thought that was the place for him to sleep, and that a horse had routed him out of a manger recently by biting his face.

He gives his name as W. E. Bunch, and claims to be a brother to W. J. Bunch who conducts a hotel in Crowder, Okla.

Grand Forks Evening Times, 8/8/1913
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Prayer For Death On Xmas Answered

"Grandma" Ball's Long cherished wish to die on Christmas Day has been answered.

As if in response to her fervent prayers that she might pass away on the anniversary of the Christ child's birth, Mrs. Amelia Ball, 78 years old died Saturday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. H. J. Hulick of Orr.

Grandma always thought it would be glorious to died when the bells and chimes of the churches rang out on Christmas day. She had often told her family that she would like to die that way.

And strikingly enough, just at the time when the spirit of Christmas was at its best and people were humbly paying tribute to Jesus, the last spark of life in the little old woman flickered out.

For the last 40 years she had been suffering from asthma, and a week's illness from grip proved too much for the aged woman.

Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Hulick of Orr were in this city Christmas morning to attend the wedding of their son, Ralph Hulick, to Miss Jessie Dow of Grand Forks. Grandma Dow passed away just one hour before the young people were joined in marriage. She was born in Germany, coming across the ocean when but a girl of 13 and locating at Detroit, Minn. Ten years ago she moved to Russell, N.D. where she lived until a year and a half ago, when she went to Orr to live with her daughter, Mrs. Hulick.

The deceased was the mother of 13 children, seven boys and eight girls, all of whom are living except one daughter.

The body was taken to Russell yesterday morning over the Soo, and services will be held in that community from the German Lutheran church this afternoon. Mrs. Minnie Ball, daughter-in-law of the deceased said last night in speaking of Grandma Ball:

"She was a devoted Christian. Everyone loved her and she will be keenly missed. It may not have been such a very merry Christmas for some of us, but it surely was a happy and beautiful one for grandma Ball." — Grand Forks Daily Herald.

Beach Advance, 1/7/1916
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