While trying to put on a belt at the
Harvey mill last Saturday morning, E. J. McGlenn had a very narrow escape from death. He had reached up to place a belt on a pillow on a set screw on the counter shaft, which runs the feed mill and he was drawn up and whirled around the shaft several times before the material in his coat gave way and allowed him to drop to the floor. He was badly bruised but not seriously injured.
Bismarck Tribune, 3/30/1900
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Murder at Grinnell.
Deputy Sheriff Fagen and Coroner Ackerman returned from Grinnell last Tuesday night, where they had been to hold an inquest on the body of Henry Shuefelt, who was shot and killed last Saturday evening by O. M. Dean. The evidence taken before the coroner was so strong that the jury brought in their verdict of willful murder, stating that Shuefelt came to his death by a gunshot wound at the hand of O. M. Dean. Mr. Dean was arrested on the coroner's warrant and brought to this city, where he is now in jail. The Graphic withholds any comments upon the case until the facts are developed before the court in a preliminary examination, which will take place next Tuesday. Shuefelt was shot through the heart with a Winchester shot-gun loaded with buckshot, and died almost immediately.
Williston Graphic, 4/15/1898
Examination of O. M. Dean.
The preliminary examination of O. M. Dean, for the murder of Henry Shuefelt at Grinnell, in Williams County, on the 9th inst., commenced before Justice Metzger last Tuesday afternoon. States Attorney Stewart conducted the prosecution, and B. D. Townsend, now of Grand Forks, appearing for the defense. Ten witnesses were examined, eight for the state and two for the defense. The examination lasted two days, and resulted in the discharge of the prisoner.
The testimony in the case shows that on the afternoon, or evening, of the 9th of April, O. M. Dean was going home from the Grinnell post-office with his little girl. He was carrying a Winchester repeating shot gun with shells in it loaded with large buckshot. When passing Henry Shuefelt's house, Shuefelt and his brother came out of the house and started for the road as though to head Dean off. When they came about ten or fifteen feet from each other, Dean fired his gun, the charge taking effect in Shuefelt's breast and passed nearly through the body, so that the buckshot could be easily felt under the skin in the back. The witnesses for the prosecution, who were present, say that Shoefelt had no arms upon his person and that he did not say anything to Dean when the shot was fired. Dean's little girl testified that Shoefelt made some remark to her father, and put his hand to his hip pocket as though he intended to draw a revolver, when her father shot. Dean then started to run, when the little girl claims she heard another shot, but did not see any other gun than her father's, and didn't know who fired it. Dean continued to run until he got nearly home, or met his wife, who was coming toward him, having heard the shot and seen the men in the road. There was no evidence to show that Dean and Shuefelt had ever had any previous quarrels, though the defense claimed that the Shuefelts belonged to a disreputable gang, some of whom had on several occasions made serious threats against Mr. Dean's personal safety, and that on a recent date one of the "gang" named Payne, living over in Stark County, had attempted to lasso him.
The foregoing statement contains about all the facts elicited bearing directly on the killing, but there was a large amount of other testimony taken, which was wholly irrelevant in a preliminary examination.
We understand that the friends of the murdered man are not at all satisfied with the termination of the preliminary proceedings, and intend to have Dean rearrested and the matter more vigorously prosecuted, by the employment of an attorney outside the States Attorney.
Williston Graphic, 4/22/1898
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Ben Gilland, Jr. Killed By Train
Ben Gilland, Jr., was run over and killed by a train at Thunderhawk, last Sunday evening, according reports received here. All details surrounding the accident is lacking except that he fell under the cars getting off the moving train. Deceased was about 25 years old, and the son of Ben Gilland, one of the old timers of the country north of Thunderhawk.
Sioux County Pioneer, 4/14/1916
Gilland Not Killed
Clint Rob, was the name of the young man killed at Thunderhawk a week ago last Sunday, instead of Ben Gilland, Jr., as stated in this paper last week. News was received at the Agency here that the dead mans name was Gilland, and how the mistake was made in the identification of the victim of the accident has not been explained.
Sioux County Pioneer, 4/21/1916
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Ephraim Bonner of
Frederick was arrested for kidnapping Elizabeth Brisle, on complaint of her father. Two years ago Bonner brought a fourteen-year-old girl with his family to Dakota, claiming that he first verbally adopted her, the girl's parents consenting. The father repudiates the alleged adoption, and claims his daughter. The father is from
Rockwell, Iowa, Bonner's former home, and has been at Frederick two weeks searching for his child.
The Bad Lands Cow Boy, 4/3/1884
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Found Ministers Body
Wahpeton, N. D., April 20.—The body of Rev. Edmands of this city was found in the Red river last night five miles north of this city. The discovery was made by two fishermen, who were spearing fish by torch light. The remains were in shallow water and the overcoat was on the body, which had been very little decomposed.
Rev. Edmands disappeared last December. He was in the habit of walking on the ice on the river and it is thought he fell through an air hole in the river. His cap was found by the side of an air hole. At the time of his disappearance there were some rumors of suicide but these were discredited and the finding of the body with the overcoat on is regarded as corroborative evidence of the accidental death theory.
A reward of $200 was offered by the citizens of Wahpeton, and this will go to the two men who found the body.
The remains will be shipped tomorrow to Mrs. Edmands, now a resident of Island Pond, Vt.
Memorial service will be held here Sunday, April 29.
Williston Graphic, 4/26/1906
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A Strong Story.
A farmer from Hebron says that during the Thanksgiving day blizzard he missed three sheep. The other day he found them under a huge snow drift. Two were dead and one alive. The live one had eaten the grass all around for several feet, had eaten the wool off the backs of its dead companions, and was fairly frisky. Its breath had worn a chimney through the top of the drift, down which it got all the air it needed.
Griggs County Courier, 4/16/1897
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