Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
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On Feb. 2, 1904, Julius Ponto of rural Sheyenne was in Devils Lake at the U.S. Land Office. He had recently been discharged from a Fargo hospital, where he had been confined for a year after a serious head operation. During his absence someone had contested his homestead land, so Ponto was in Devils Lake to prove his claim. That evening, the Commercial Association met in the law offices of C.J. Maddux. Prof. Vernon P. Squires of UND, lectured in the Opera House on “American War Songs and B...
On Jan. 27, 1904, a “dynamite cartridge” exploded and sent a piece deep into Willie Christ’s left eye. After Dr. MacLachlan examined the eye, he recommended sending the young man to Dr. Archibald, an eye specialist in St. Paul. That afternoon, Anton Haas accompanied him to St. Paul, since Willie’s father was visiting in South Dakota. By March 5, the boy had had six pieces of the cartridge removed from the eye and Archibald had “strong hopes” of saving the boy’s eyesight. On Jan. 28, John McCr...
About 8 p.m. Jan. 9, 1904, Charles Ducke, 26 and unmarried, went out of his farmhouse with a lantern to check on the livestock, leaving his aged mother in the house. When he did not return, his mother thought he went to a neighbor’s house and stayed there. He still had not returned by morning, so she thought he had spent the night at the neighbor’s. However, by noon she was alarmed enough to walk to the neighbor’s, only to discover he had not been there. Some men accompanied her home and continu...
On Jan. 4, 1904, the New Rockford Schools reopened after the holidays. Lloyd Whiteman returned from Dickinson, where he had been two months visiting and helping in a drug store during the holidays. Alonzo Neutzel came in from Lake Coe on business and to visit. Horace Courtemanche was in town. The Eddy County Commission met on Jan. 4 to 9. On Jan. 4, in line with a new state law, P.J. Braman was nominated and elected as the Commissioner from the second district. He was also elected chairman. On...
The Jan. 1, 1904, “Transcript” [Vol. XXII, No. 18] mentioned the “Mouse River [Westhope] Standard,” the “Cooperstown Courier,” and the “Binford Times.” Major New Rockford businesses included “The New Rockford Transcript,” Olsen & Maddux (C.J. Maddux, publisher; A.C. Olsen, editor and manager) [since 1883]; Thos. Ose Hardware; J.M. Mulvey Hardware; H. Peoples & Co.; Rodenberg & Schwoebel; Prader & Goss; Swanson Bros.; The New Provision Store, James Hamilton; New Rockford Meat Market, D. Niven, p...
The Dec. 25, 1903, “Transcript” mentioned the “Portal International” newspaper. That issue carried some school notes: the Primary room students had been holding “secret communications” with Santa Claus. The Intermediate room students held a debate: “Resolved, that rain is better than snow.” The Negative side won. Vada Aultman and Pearl Anderson had gone to their rural homes for Christmas vacation, as had Mary Goodman, on Dec. 21. Albert West had been absent all week. Samuel McDowell was se...
On Dec. 19, 1903, County Superintendent of Schools, Grace B. Putnam, came from Grand Forks for the holidays with her husband; she returned on Dec. 26. Blanche and Irene Brownell arrived from Jamestown for the holidays with their parents; they returned on Jan. 2. Lorne Ireland arrived from Canada to work as the manager of Niven’s meat market. Charles Dinnetz was in on business. Mr. and Mrs. T.M. Huff were in shopping. Frances Thomson arrived from Dickinson to spend the holidays with her p...
On Dec. 14, 1903, E.M. Morris was in to visit his family. Peter Hallquist, from northwest of town, was in on business. George Norman came over from Denhoff for business and a visit. F.C. Davies was in Portal, N.D., on business. On Dec. 14 and 15, Newman’s “Le Fascinatione Mentale,” hypnotism direct from Paris, performed at the Opera House; tickets were 25 and 35 cents. There was a large audience for the first night. On the evening of Dec. 14, there was a joint installation of the officers of th...
On Dec. 7, there was “a good fall of snow.” However, it wasn’t enough to provide good sleighing. The morning train brought in Charles Mann. He and his wife took the afternoon train to begin their trip home to Sioux Falls, S.D. She had been visiting her sister, Mrs. Frederick Skidmore, and family at Tiffany since Nov. 19. C.O. Tomlinson of Barlow, John McIver of eastern Eddy County, Henry B. Johnson of Plainview, and Ole Johnson were in town; the latter had nearly recovered from the injur...
From Nov. 28 to Dec. 1, 1903, telephone manager William Brueske’s father, mother, and sister were up from Wimbledon to visit him and his family; his sister then remained a week or two longer. On Nov 30, Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Richter and Miss Floy were down from Sheyenne. J.N. Kunkel came over from Fessenden on business and to visit. F.B. Ewald [Ewals?] of Barlow, Toller M. Huff from southeast of town, and Rudolph Indergaard were in on business. Clayton Ellis left to spend the winter in Chicago. M...
Cases on the docket of the district court, beginning on Nov. 23, 1903, included the following: Northwestern Port Huron Co. vs. Justice; action on replevin [a lawsuit to get back property wrongfully seized]; settled by stipulation; H.R. Turner for the plaintiff; Maddux & Rinker for the defense. Samuel McDowell vs. W.W. Overton; action on promissory notes; tried to jury; judgment for plaintiff, $155.70; Maddux & Rinker for the plaintiff; J.A. Manly for the defense. G.J. Schwoebel vs. George E....
On Nov. 16, 1903, the Century Lodge #60, A.F. and A.M., elected J.E. Bennett, Worshipful Master; W.C. Dresser, Senior Warden; W.E. Radtke, Junior Warden; A.G. Gardner, Treasurer; W.C. Hayes, Secretary; A.H. Wilson, Trustee, 3 years. B.C. Larkin became a 3rd Degree Mason. On Nov. 17, Rev. Willard Fuller of Jamestown visited the school. Fred F. Allmaras and Ward “Screw” Roush were both in New Rockford. The Great Madden [Dr. James Madden], an authority on eyes and the inventor of EZY-EYE-SPEX, was at the Hotel Davies; the next day in Barlow. Edw...
On Nov. 7, 1903, John Welsh took three carloads of cattle to South St. Paul; he returned on Nov. 10. At noon on Sunday, Nov. 8, William Bryant Taylor and Mamie DeMoss, both of Perry, Iowa, were married in the home of Mr. and Mrs. W.T. Buck by Rev. C.F. Sewrey. Mr. and Mrs. A.A. Petitt of New Rockford and Mr. and Mrs. Harper of Larrabee attended. The couple would live in the Larrabee area. On Nov. 9, Mrs. R.M. Kennedy returned from Moorhead with her young son Harold, who was much improved in heal...
On Nov. 2, 1903, George Treffry was in town. C.H. Ruland came in on business from Tiffany. Mr. and Mrs. E.E. Evans came in to shop. Charles O’Connell came over from Lakota to visit his parents. A.W. Healey was down from Churchs Ferry. Gus Erickson, a merchandise clerk at H. Peoples & Co., returned from Courtenay, his former home. That afternoon J.M. Shannon and Dr. T.M. MacLachlan came over from McHenry for a Masonic meeting that evening; they returned home the next day. Joseph Jones, who had w...
The Oct. 30, 1903, “Transcript” said the school library had added volumes on American, English and Ancient History. George Hawthorn was back in school after an absence of four weeks. There had been no tardies so far that month. An ad— Go to Leonard’s Restaurant for a square meal, H.C. Tarbell, mgr. Tarbell also managed the East Side Livery Barn and solicited the farmers’ trade. R.M. Kennedy had his five-room cottage on Lamborn Avenue East for rent. The Treasurer’s Report for Plainview S...
The Oct. 23, 1903, “Transcript” contained a letter from Sheyenne minister Rev. E.T. Quam describing his recent railroad trip through Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin. An ad—“Trousers Swell London Stripe For $8, $9, $10 and $12. SCHERRER, the Tailor.” There was a half-page ad for the New Rockford Roller Mills, Kellington and McDonell, which was open for business. There were also half-page ads for F. Howard, Jeweler, for a 14-K solid gold ladies’ watch for $25; H. Peoples & Co., “The U...
The Oct. 16, 1903, “Transcript” contained a lengthy background written by Rev. J.R. Beebe on establishing Phillips Academy in New Rockford. The Academy was named for Charles H. Phillips, who was born on Aug. 24, 1854, in Fairfax County, Va., but grew up on a farm near Cambridge, Ill. In 1885 he was ordained as a Presbyterian minister in North Carolina and immediately moved to the portion of Dakota Territory that became North Dakota. He formed Congregational churches in Cummings and Buxton and se...
On Oct. 9-10 [postponed from 2 to 3], 1903, the FEW Tri-County Teachers’ Association met in Fessenden. Several teachers drove over for the meeting. Eddy County participants included a discussion of psychology and education with New Rockford principal Robert T. Muir; Miss May H. Young of New Rockford presenting “Organization of a School and Value of Daily Program”; a discussion of “The Value and Selection of Seat Work” led by Miss Olive Saunders of New Rockford. On Oct. 10, R.U. Austin, W...
At 9 p.m. Oct. 2, 1903, the 15-man committee meeting at the Congregational Church selected the J.H. Hohl property west of town between Maxwell’s property and the city limits as the site for the new Academy. They purchased 100 acres running to the river with a 40-rod riverfront for $5,500. On the morning of Oct. 3, Frank Reed was operating a circular saw in the Charles Culp carpentry shop when he accidentally cut off a portion of the fleshy part of his right thumb. Mr. and Mrs. Mark Hulbert w...
On the morning of Sept. 28, 1903, a big dray team belonging to Bauer & Larkin ran away and bolted down Lamborn Avenue East; they lost most of their load of wood before they were stopped. Dexter Knolton of Knolton Bros., a banking firm in Freeport, Ill., came in to visit his cousins Mrs. G.W. Brownell (and her family) and Dr. F.D. Norton at the Brownell residence on Stimson Avenue West. Former resident J.H. Rodenberg came in from Los Angeles to spend a few weeks. George Pincott of the Sheyenne Va...
On Sept. 21, 1903, McHenry attorney W.O. Lowden was in New Rockford on legal business. Dick Bohmbach was in from northwest of town on business, as was Thomas Turner of Barlow, who came up with his mother and son Carroll. Christ Jensen left for Battle Creek, Michigan, where he would work in an acetylene plant. Alice (Mrs. J.W.) Rager hosted a surprise birthday party for seven-year-old Gertrude Putnam; she received a large wax doll with eyes that opened and shut. Guests were little Misses Grace...
On Sunday, Sept. 13, 1903, three heifer calves, one bull calf and two steer calves strayed from the H.P. Halverson farm 8 miles west of Sheyenne. A short item stated that on that day Will Morris’ red cow “died,” but after several hours Fred Uetz brought her back to life. At 7 p.m. the Epworth League met; Miss Eddys Cole was the president. On Sept. 14, the New Rockford schools opened with the following staff: Robert T. Muir of Reynolds, principal, in his first year; Miss May H. Young, Taber, Ill., assistant principal; Miss Carolyn Trainor, Inter...
On Sept. 7, 1903, rain caused “a throng of farmers and threshermen” on the streets of New Rockford. John Von Almen and A.H. Crawford went to Elizabeth, Minnesota, to attend the wedding of one of Von Almen’s sisters; Von Almen returned on Sept. 11, accompanied by his brother Fred, who would remain for a while. Miss Blanche Brownell went to Jamestown to continue her studies at St. Joseph’s Academy; her mother accompanied her and came home the next day. That afternoon Judge W.C. Beardsley married...
On Sept. 2, 1903, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lahart returned from the Twin Cities. Miss Ida Saunders came up to visit her cousin Miss Laura Reams. H.W. Clark and crew went to Barlow to begin building the Congregational Church. Miss Effie Treffry left for her home in Denver, Colo., via her former home, Marshalltown, Iowa, after visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. George Treffry. Miss Nellie Oliver returned to McHenry after a visit with Miss Sarah West. On Sept. 2 and 3, the Congregational Academy...
A letter from former resident C.E. Clure in the Aug. 28, 1903, “Transcript,” said he and his family had moved to Palouse, Wash., where he would run an implement business. Fourteen-year old Ernest Kennedy, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Kennedy, was very ill with typhoid fever. Mrs. J.R. Beebe had been ill with catarrhal fever, but was better. While working on a building, Ben Larkin was struck near his left eye by a piece of wood; there was no serious damage. Rains during the week had set harvest bac...
