Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
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August 14, 2018 — The Northern Pacific Missouri River Bridge at Bismarck has stood for almost one hundred and thirty years. It has beaten back all that the mighty river has thrown against it, withstanding floods, ice jams and eroded embankments. For one man, Frank Ingalls, the ongoing safety of the structure became a lifetime battle. Ingalls held his first railroad job in 1866 as a station helper in Danvers, Mass. In the 1870s, Ingalls came west, first to Denver, but he eventually moved to Fargo as a carpenter for the bridge division. I...
April 27, 2018 — By 1918 America’s love for the automobile was insatiable, but with World War I ongoing in Europe, accessories such as new tires were hard to come by. There was also a thirst for alcohol in North Dakota. So, when Vac Barta, who farmed east of Minot, came across a fresh set of automobile tracks in a field, he suspiciously followed them thinking he would find a supply of illegal booze, but instead he found a stack of stolen tires. After he notified the police, a car was sent out and the tires were retrieved. It was then that the M...
