Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
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On June 24, 1903, Mr. and Mrs. C.E. Leslie and son Myron of Carrington and Mrs. Emma F. Shields and son James of Glen Falls, N.Y., drove up from Carrington to visit Mr. and Mrs. James Hyde. Mrs. Shields and James had been on the Pacific Coast and were returning home. Miss Norah O’Connell arrived from the Twin Cities to visit her parents west of town. Jacob Roffler returned from “a short trip down the line.” Mrs. A.H. Wilson returned from Stewart, Minn. J.W. Perry went to Esmond on busin...
On June 17, 1903, James B. Dafoe and George Nunn drove down from the Sheyenne country. Carrington cigar maker Dan Condlin/Condling was in town, looking up business. “Sheyenne Star” editor C.C. Manning was in town. Paul Duda was in from the Superior district. Fred Laasch came in on business. Daniel O’Connell, employed in a Minneapolis wholesale business, arrived to visit his parents west of town. K. Knudson of Dawson, Minn., arrived to visit his daughter Mrs. John Swanson. Grain buyer B.G. Arbog...
The June 12, 1903, “Transcript” said that Mrs. B.M. Rantz was recovering from her appendectomy and could sit up. Blacksmith John Olson’s little daughter was slowly recovering from her illness [“stomach trouble”]. Taken up on June 7 by H.G. Lathrop at his farm: one black broncho, 750 lbs., with “ST” on its left shoulder. For Alliance Hail Association insurance, see H.M. Clark, agent. Mulvey & Babcock had formed a company to put up the Superior and Eastern telephone line to connect 28 farmers to...
On Sunday, June 7, 1903, Mr. and Mrs. J.G. Dailey were in New Rockford. The Children’s Day exercises at the Congregational Church saw the building “crowded to the doors.” A large number of New Rockford residents went to a baseball game in Barlow. Miss Lillian Phelps of St. Catherine’s, Ontario, a WCTU worker, spoke in Brown’s Hall in New Rockford at 4 p.m. June 7. She was also scheduled for Tiffany on June 8 and Morris on June 9, but a later note stated the historical lecture set for 8:30 p.m. J...
On June 3, 1903, Bank of Sheyenne cashier S.G. Severtson was in town on business. Peter Nelson of the Sheyenne Valley attended court. F.B. Ewald [Ewals?], Jr., was in from his farm “down south” on business. Miss Gertrude O’Connell arrived from Minneapolis to visit her parents west of town; she returned to her nursing duties in the St. Paul City Hospital on June 15. That evening a large chunk of plaster fell from the ceiling onto the sleeping infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.C. Dresser; she w...
During the week of May 24 to 30, 1903, plumbers were piping [underground?] the new acetylene gas lighting plant at Lamborn and Dakota on two corner lots, just west of the Baptist Church; the actual construction of the 25x30 building with a lean-to was set to begin the next week. Anyone wishing to use gas lights should have their piping done while the plumbers were in town to avoid paying more later. The plant would open about August 1. Many businessmen had already placed their buildings and...
At 1 p.m. May 25, the District Court convened in New Rockford; there were a number of civil cases, some of which were the following: P.H. West vs. Northern Pacific Railway was tried by jury and $225 was awarded to the Plaintiff; lawyers were Ellsworth and Mattson for the Plaintiff; M. Conklin and Maddux for the Defendant. Studebaker Bros. vs. M.T. O’Connor found $250.74 being awarded to the Plaintiffs; lawyers were Maddux & Rinker for the Plaintiffs; Manly for the Defendant. Etta F. Hill vs. W...
On May 21, 1903, Gilbert Bymoen from northwest of town, Joseph Christ from the Superior District, Jack McAvoy from Tiffany, John Hogan, and A.F. Prouty were in on business. Attorney S.E. Ellsworth of Jamestown came up, on legal business. Marsh Chamberlain returned from a business trip “down east.” Mrs. W.O. Baird and Mrs. W.C. Beardsley returned from the Degree of Honor Grand Lodge in Grand Forks. Mrs. D.L. Little came home from Red Wing, Minn., where she had visited her parents for a mon...
The May 15, 1903, “Transcript” said that Mrs. W.O. Baird had a sling on her arm for a sore hand. A note said that the title to the East Side Livery Barn had been settled, and the building belonged to Guss Gullicks. Another note said Mrs. J.W. Stoddard would spend most of June in her old home of Crawfordsville and other Indiana towns. B.C. Larkin had planted “a nice bunch” of maple trees around his residences on Stimson Avenue East. James Hobbs’s new 26x34, two-story farmhouse with a full base...
The May 8, 1903, “Transcript” carried an article from the “Jamestown Alert” which claimed that New Rockford had had automobiles for years and that all the towns along the James River had them that year. [The first mention I have found in the “Transcript” of car-ownership by a New Rockford resident was from the June 13, 1902, issue, which said that on June 11, 1902, veterinarian J.C. Whiteman had received an automobile and had given just about everyone in town a ride over the next two days. F...
The May 1, 1903, “Transcript” mentioned the “Litchville Bulletin.” A letter to the paper from Robert Walden indicated he and his family had located in the Westminster District of British Columbia, Canada. J.H. Hohl was in Washington State, but indicated he would return to New Rockford in May. A subscription list was being circulated to pay for a dam on the James River east of town; the cost was estimated to be a couple hundred dollars. T.G. Kellington was the first to donate, $25. Quickly...
The April 24, 1903, “Transcript” said the mail route from Oberon to Ft. Totten had been changed; it would go from Sheyenne to Ft. Totten. Two ads—The East Side Livery Barn, Guss Gullicks, prop. The New Rockford Shoe Store, John Wenz, prop. A professional notice: Dr. Charles MacLachlan, M.D., residence Stimson Ave. West, telephone 4-3-b; physician and surgeon, offices over the Central Drug Store [Buck & Couch Drug Store], telephone 4-3-a. “Wanted—a girl for general housework; see Mrs. S.N. Putn...
About 9 p.m. April 16, 1903, a fire was discovered in Nathan Flater’s blacksmith shop. It had started in one of the forges and had burned much of the south wall of the shop before discovery. Fire Chief R.U. Austin broke a window and put out the flames. A strong northwest wind would have endangered the northwest part of town if the fire had spread. Austin said he had tackled the flames by himself because the past two monthly meetings of the NRFD had to be cancelled since there was no quorum, a...
The April 10, 1903, “Transcript” had an article on the local telephone situation. Noxon & Oglesby had around 100 telephones in New Rockford, plus two well-built and durable lines running into the country which were sufficient for the amount of business they carried. However, because they were not heavy insulated cable wire with cast iron poles, they couldn’t be hooked into a long-distance line to New York City or any major community. Neither the area farmers nor the residents of New Rockf...
On April 5, 1903, the Eddy County Board of Health (James A. Manly, president; J.W. Stoddard, vice president; Dr. Charles MacLachlan, superintendent) adopted the following orders: All manure, garbage, offal, or refuse near any dwelling, business, or water supply must be removed. No such material, unless spread out and plowed under, could be within a half-mile of any dwelling or public highway, or within a quarter-mile of any water supply. Carcasses of domestic animals must be removed and buried...
On March 31, 1903, Nels K. Mattson and his foster brother Bruce came down from the Sheyenne Valley. James Lahart was in on elevator business. Ned Morris was down from Hesper [northwest of Maddock], where he was a grain buyer. August Wolgamuth came in from eastern Eddy County on business. Elmer Dinnetz was in town. Charles Dinnetz came in from northwest of town for spring supplies. Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Flater and Harry and Mr. and Mrs. Samuel McDowell and family returned from southern California....
On March 23 B.F. Onstott held a sale of stock and personal property at his farm northeast of New Rockford. John Welsh was in on business. Frank Parker of the machinery department of Prader & Goss went to Minneapolis; he returned April 1. Frank Fugina had his right hand badly crushed by an engine; his right index finger had to be amputated. On the evenings of March 23 to 25, Prof. G.B. Thomas and family, as the Thomas’ Tours and Concert Company, gave a series of entertainments and lectures, f...
On March 17, 1903, Carl P. Bye of Sargent County came in with a carload of horses and began selling them at the Hotel Davies stables. Mrs. Andrew Johnson, Sr., and daughter were in from Tiffany to visit for the rest of the week. J.W. Walters came up from his Barlow farm and J.F. Clure was in from his farm northeast of town on business; J.G. Daley was also in on business. Pat Byron was up from Barlow and Philip Ackerman came in from west of town. At 2:30 p.m. the WCTU met at Mrs. W.E. Biggs’s. Th...
The March 13, 1903, “Transcript” responded to the P.M. Mattson letter of March 11 by reprinting a two-line poem about attorneys Michael T. O’Connor and P.M. Mattson, but refused any retraction unless Mattson could convince O’Connor that he had libeled Mattson. The second article referenced by Mattson had dealt with a report that Mattson was suing O’Connor for criminal libel; the “Transcript” did retract a portion of the article, but did so in a satirical manner. As to the Feb. 27 story, the “T...
On March 6, 1903, Gottfried Ponto of Sheyenne died in his home by the Sheyenne River at the age of 79 with his funeral (Rev. E.T. Quam) on March 8 and interment in the Sheyenne cemetery; [his grave is in the Riverside Cemetery]. He had lived in the county for about 20 years. William Erdelbrock, K.K. Moe and Peter Crane were in on business. Martin Anderson was in from Plainview as was Clayton Hall from the Sheyenne Valley. Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Skidmore of Tiffany and Mr. and Mrs. John Neutzel...
On the morning of Sunday, March 1, 1903, a daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Ed Roach west of town. Former resident John W. Oard of Des Moines, Iowa, was visiting his brother, former resident Prof. Ira Oard of the Capital City Orchestra in Bismarck. On March 2, William Thorn, Robert Vivra from eastern Eddy County, and John Topp were in on business. Chris Fahrner returned from the Twin Cities. Grain buyer B.G. Arbogast returned from his company’s “coal fields” around Barnesville, Minn. J.W...
Early Sunday morning, Feb. 22, 1903, a daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. James A. Manly. That day Granville Egbert was up from Barlow. Mrs. Annie Oliver and Miss Hazel went to McHenry to visit. On Feb 23, William Cornish came in from Tiffany. George D. Setz was in from eastern Eddy County. Peter P. Hallquist was down from the Sheyenne Valley on business. Mrs. Axtle Johnson came back from Fargo in improved health; she had gone there for treatment of “a nervous disorder.” Dentist F.D. Norton wen...
About 7 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 15, 1903, a fire burned down the farm home of Mr. and Mrs. Axtle Johnson nine miles southeast of New Rockford. The men in the house had started a fire in the kitchen range and then went to the barn to take care of the stock. Shortly thereafter, a sister of Mrs. Burton Hulbert smelled smoke, got out of bed, and discovered the kitchen in flames. The only escape for her and three children was through the kitchen, so she broke a window and the four of them crawled out and...
The Feb. 13, 1903, “Transcript” said Mrs. M.F. Kepner was recovering from pneumonia. William Erdelbrock had a Card of Thanks to his many friends and neighbors who “lent aid and kindly sympathy” during the illness and passing of his beloved wife. “DOG GONE—A black Gordon setter with ‘spike’ collar, Saturday night, Feb. 7. Finder please return to Wm. Wilson, Hotel Davies.” Jacob Allmaras was ill during the week with bronchitis. Mrs. I.W. Sheldon was very ill northwest of Tiffany with erysipelas [...
At 9 p.m. Feb. 5, 1903, Barney Engberg and Martha Zimmerman were married at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hanson, Barlow, by Rev. J.R. Beebe. They would live on the Engberg farm six miles south of New Rockford. The Feb. 6, 1903, “Transcript” contained a letter from “OLD MAN HANSON” which said he did not write an article in the issue of the “Provost” from two weeks prior, but which had been ascribed to him. The letter had attacked C.J. Maddux of the “Transcript” for his poor handling of a f...
