Mysterious Death of a Boy.
Larimore, N. D., May 7.—The ten-year-old son of Mike Shapperle, a well-to-do farmer, died suddenly. The boy was out shooting gophers. He returned home, ate dinner, and in a short time expired. It is presumed the boy ate some poisonous weed, dying from the effect.
Bismarck Tribune, 5/7/1903