La Barge Dies at the Helm.
John B. La Barge, aged seventy years, pilot and commander of river steamers for half a century, fell dead of heart disease at Bismarck, Dak., in the pilot house of the steamer Helena, when the boat was moving from the levees, and about heading up the river for a trip to Benton. La Barge had signalled the engine to be ready, but gave no other signal. When Capt. Burr noticed that La Barge was not at the wheel, and the Helena was drifting toward the steamer Undine, he ran to the pilot house, found the door blocked, and climbing in discovered La Barge dead, lying on the floor against the door. Capt. La Barge had a large family, including grandchildren nearly of age, at St. Louis. He was in government employ during the war, and was, with his brother Joseph, a pioneer in taking boats to Fort Benton.
The Bad Lands Cow Boy, 5/7/1885
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Michael Kessel, a German resident of
Green river in
Stark county, drove into the settlement to get a load of wheat, and started to unhitch his horses, when they became frightened, knocking him down and trampled him to death. The team ran away and a daughter 13 years of age in the wagon was killed.
Bismarck Tribune, 3/30/1900
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Jess Boline, near
Finley, aged 12, shot Clark Bogardus, aged 16. The ball entered the base of the throat and passed downward beyond reach, and X-rays assistance is deemed necessary. Bogardus walked two miles after the accident.
Bismarck Weekly Tribune, 3/18/1898
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The body of Dr. Barrington was found on
section 31, township 147, range 56, fifteen miles
from Hope. The doctor was going from
Mayville to spend Christmas with his family, when the accident occurred which lead to his death. A broken whiffletree left him on the prairie during a storm. After finding protection for himself and animals he probably in the darkness attempted to reach his wrecked sleigh to procure food, and became bewildered and perished, as he would in any other northern country under like circumstances. One or two such instances of death by exposure in a territory as large as the whole of New England and New York combined, have undoubtedly been the foundation of the cock and bull stories of the eastern press regarding our "
terrible blizzards."
Cooperstown Courier, 5/16/1884
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ACCIDENTALLY KILLED.
Young Man Meets With Tragic Death on Eve of His Marriage.
Samuel McSherry, a farm laborer in the employ of Jas. Hartman of Ceveland {sp} township was accidentally shot and killed Tuesday afternoon. The man had been out hunting and had shot a jack-rabbit. He returned to the house and as he was dismounting from a bicycle his shot gun was accidentally discharged, the charge taking effect on the left side of his neck, tearing away the left side of his face. The accident occurred early in the afternoon and he lived until 5 o'clock, being unconscious all the time. Dr. Horsman was summoned but the unfortunate man died before the doctor arrived.
The deceased was quite well known in this vicinity, and had many friends. He was engaged to be married next Monday to Mr. Hartman's daughter, and Miss Hartman was in town arranging for the wedding when the accident occurred. So far as the Inter-Ocean is able to learn the young man had no relatives in this section. His home was in Michigan.
Devils Lake Inter-Ocean, 5/8/1903
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Theo. Tweet from
Ross arrested Wm. Roycraft who was working on a farm near that place and brot
{sp} him to Minot, lodging him in the county jail. He is charged with throwing stones at John Sutherland of
Glenburn. The prisoner's wife accompanied her husband.
Ward County Independent, 11/1/1906
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