Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
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Two of the three Eddy County Commissioners (Dafoe and Gunvaldson) met on the morning of May 7, 1906, and the third, J.G. Dailey, joined them that afternoon and on May 8. They voted to pay the following: $15.05, R.M. Kennedy, wood and coal for Mrs. Lewis and Mrs. Cahill; $45, Mrs. A.G. Gardner, register of deeds clerk for April; $4, Matt Fautsch, hauling ashes; $22, New Rockford Light and Water Improvement Co., lights for March and April; $40, John Collins, janitor’s salary for April; $3, J.L. N...
On April 27, 1906, Mrs. C.C. Schmidt came up from Jamestown to visit her daughter Miss Edith Schmidt, the Primary teacher at the New Rockford School; she left for home on May 2. Matt Mattson, Jr., was in visiting. Miss Vera Keime went to Fargo to consult an ear specialist on inflammation of her auditory nerve, an affliction she had for some time; she had an operation on April 30 and began feeling better. The baseball team hosted a social and put on a program at Phillips Academy to benefit the te...
Ads in the April 20, 1906, “Transcript”: Buster Brown boys’ and girls’ stockings, 25 cents a pair, Rodenberg & Schwoebel. M.M. Keime had a horse, buggy, harness, plow and mower for sale. Early in the week Alec Austin had a bout of tonsillitis, but was better. Ray, the 13-year old son of Mr. and Mrs. William Cornish, had been very ill for some time with blood poisoning. Len J. Olsen, the Linotype operator at the “Transcript,” had been confined to his bed for three weeks with rheumatic fever. A.J....
On April 11, 1906, Otho Lathrop came up from Fargo to visit with the Lathrop family for a few days. Thomas Olson went to St. Paul, where he would enter a hospital and have an appendectomy. On April 12 a fall of snow melted almost as soon as it fell, but it made things slippery. Mrs. J.D. Carroll of Lake Washington was out in her yard when she slipped and fell, breaking her right arm above the wrist. A doctor from McHenry set it. The Lowell Literary Society presented a program. The April 13,...
On March 30 and until noon on March 31, 1906, Fargo optician C.J. Sullivan was at Kunkel’s Jewelry Store. On March 31 Phillip Ackerman was in from west of town doing business and greeting friends. Miss Bertha Hopper arrived to be a trimmer at Inez Gullicks’ millinery shop. J.T. Gudgell, owner of the Gudgell Ranch southeast of New Rockford, was in for spring supplies. Joseph Dutee came in from eastern Eddy County. Andrew Johnson, Jr., returned from Minneapolis, where he had been studying mus...
On March 23, 1906, H.J. Mitchell, C.J. Stickney, and L.C. Oefstedahl went to Jamestown for a meeting of the Elks Lodge. H.L. Rood returned from a trip “down the line.” Daniel Labhardt and Richard Zehrfeld returned from northwest of Edmonton, Alberta. That evening Miss Mildred Keime entertained members of the Loyal Temperance Legion at her home on Villard Avenue West. On March 24 Fred Allmaras, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Allmaras, returned from Richardson [Richardton?], where he had attended sch...
On March 16, 1906, T.H. Bollingberg was in from the Twist neighborhood of eastern Wells County on business and to visit; he was interested in reports of a new railroad line that might pass near his farm at Twist. In the evening the Phillips Academy Glee Club (a boys’ double quartette) gave a concert of solos, duets, quartettes and eight-voice songs in Sheyenne, assisted by Miss Carolyn Waters at the piano and Miss Hazel Hall. Rev. J.R. Beebe accompanied the boys and introduced them to the large...
Having recovered from his recent illness, John McVey shipped a carload of cattle to the South St. Paul markets on March 10, 1906. F.D. Dunham took a carload of cattle to the same market; he returned on March 14. Miss Mae Herbert arrived from Polo, Ill., to work as the stenographer and bookkeeper at the Maddux Law Office. C.C. Hanson came in on business. Mr. and Mrs. John A. Wren came in to shop and planned to stay for the concert and dance. That evening the Claude Corus Baker Concert and Dance...
On March 5 and 6, 1906, National Bank Examiner F.B. Chapman of Buford, N.D., examined the financial status of the First National Bank and announced it was “in excellent condition.” Sealed bids were received by County Treasurer W.C. Schwoebel until 3 p.m. March 6, for materials and construction of a bridge over the Sheyenne River on the section line between section 7, T150, R64 [Hillsdale], and Section 12, T150, R65 [Bush]. On the afternoon of March 6, in front of the three Eddy County Commission...
On March 1, 1906, Mr. and Mrs. L.A. Whiteman came down from Sheyenne to visit. W.B. Whetham came in from eastern Eddy County on business and to greet his “army of friends.” That afternoon, the Lowell Literary Society met and put on a program; Mable Kennedy attended and her friends were hoping she would soon return to school. A number of Phillips Academy students attended. That evening, the New Rockford Camp 2214 of the Woodmen Lodge met; Marcus Medved was the clerk. Initiated into the Lodge wer...
On the afternoon of Feb. 22, 1906, the New Rockford Improvement League met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R.P. Allison. At 2:45 p.m., the Lowell Literary Society presented the following program: Song, Society Members; Recitation, Amy Crane; Oration, Lawrence Fisher; Duet, Marie Roush and Sarah Johnson; Recitation, Celestia Kellington; Newspaper, Verne Wiltsie and Merrille Pike; Mandolin Solo, Miss Lund and Edwin Wiltsie; Debate, “Resolved, That Washington did more for the United States than L...
On Feb. 15, 1906, William Farley and Gull River Lumber Company manager Ray Erwin left for the Twin Cities; Erwin would then go on to his former home at Prescott, Iowa; W.S. Woods would manage the yard in his absence. Erwin returned on March 17. Farley returned on March 2. That evening, the Modern Woodmen Lodge initiated the following: Charles Anderson, Bruce Clouser, Eugene Corry, Glen Hays, George Healy, Tony Heart, George Johnson, W.S. Knable, Martin Larson, Jay Mulvey, Albert West, and Willia...
About 5 p.m. Feb. 9, 1906, W.S. Farquhar suffered a stroke and died at 11:15. He had shown no signs of ill health during the day. For six years he had been the representative of the Minnesota Mutual Life Insurance Co. in New Rockford, but his home was Farmington, Minn., where his wife and daughter lived. They were reached by telephone and went to Minneapolis to catch the train, but another call informed them of his death, so they did not board the train. Instead, his brother-in-law took the...
On the afternoon of Feb. 2, 1906, Larrabee farmer David W. Huntley and Frances Turner of Fargo were married by Judge C.W. Hall in his chambers; the couple would live on his farm. That evening, the Phillips Academy Musical and Literary Society presented the following program: Music, the Society; Quotations by the members; Essay, Minnie O’Neill; Vocal Solo, Charles Griffith; Reading, Lawrence Prader; Debate, “Resolved: That the newspaper has done more for civilization than the locomotive” Affirmat...
On the evening of Jan. 26, 1906, two sleighloads of public school students and their chaperones Miss Anna Weiss and Miss Julia Shirley went out to the Mr. and Mrs. George Treffry farm and surprised Miss Alice and Master Ray Treffry. They spent a very enjoyable evening. Also that evening, a large number of dancers enjoyed the dance at the Opera House. On Jan. 26, 27, and 29, eye specialist F.W. Soule was at Babcock & Bucklin’s Drug Store. On Jan. 27, John Welsh came in on business. Henry B. J...
On Jan. 20, 1906, F.F. Fisher returned from a family reunion in Wisconsin. Perry Stanton returned from Bismarck to remain with his parents the rest of the winter; his work in the drug store there was too confining for his health. Mrs. T.E. Lahart left to visit friends in Minneapolis. On the morning of Sunday, Jan. 21, Olof H. Arveskaug, 33 years and six months old, died at the home of his brother Hjalmar Arveskaug. He had gone to bed late the night before, feeling fine, despite a heart...
On Jan. 13, 1906, Mr. H. Tyler the tailor returned from a business trip to Maddock and other towns. Nels A. Johnson, junior partner in the Johnson Bros. meat market, arrived from Fergus Falls to check on the business and his farm east of New Rockford. Stephen Beauclair returned from a lengthy visit to his former home, Quyo, Ontario [there appears to be no town by that name in present-day Ontario]. George Pincott left to buy horses in Montana; he returned on Feb. 6 and the carload of horses...
On Jan. 10, 1906, O.O. Wolden was down from Sheyenne. Henry Miller was over from McHenry. John Bergman received a telegram with the news his brother Bennie had died in Spring Grove, Minn.; he left for the funeral on January 12. That afternoon, the New Rockford Improvement League met at the home of Mrs. W.E. Radtke. On Jan. 11, Miss Jennie O’Donnell of Valley City came in for a visit. Joe and John Dutee were in from eastern Eddy County to see their friends and do some business. H.M. Clark r...
The Jan. 5, 1906, “Transcript” had the following New Rockford advertisers: “The New Rockford Transcript,” Olsen & Maddux (C.J. Maddux, publisher; A.C. Olsen, editor and manager) [since 1883]; H. Peoples & Co. [since 1884]; Rodenberg & Schwoebel [since 1899]; Prader & Goss [since 1897]; The New Rockford Tailor Shop [since 1904?, but the business may have recently closed]; Thomas Ose Hardware [since 1901]; P.J. Lorig & Co., furniture [since 1905]; Central Drug Store, Orley E. Couch, Druggis...
The following New Rockford merchants agreed to close at 6 p.m. from Jan. 1 to March 15, 1906: Rodenberg & Schwoebel, H. Peoples & Co., Prader & Goss, D.H. Fowler, J.E. Cady & Co., J.W. Rager, Johnson Bros., J. Wenz, Thomas Ose, Elias Saad, and J.M. Mulvey. On Jan. 1, Sylvester, the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schuster, died; his gravestone in St. John’s Catholic Cemetery has his dates as Nov. 12, 1905 – Jan. 1, 1906 [the Jan. 5, 1906, “Transcript” names the date of his death as Sunday,...
On Christmas Day 1905, there were Masses at St. John’s Catholic Church at 7 a.m., 9 a.m., and High Mass at 11 a.m. The three hotels (Brown, Davies, Mattson) served “elaborate” dinners. That afternoon and evening, the children of the Congregational Sunday School gathered at Phillips Academy for games, music, and good things to eat; each teacher, pupils, and friends of the Academy received a gift. The Central office of the telephone company was closed from noon until 5 p.m. and from 7 p.m. until...
On Dec. 20, 1905, Mrs. A.H. “Hope” Crawford and children went to their old home, Elizabeth, Minnesota, for a visit; they would remain until Hope came back from Canada, then return to New Rockford. Fred Von Almen accompanied them. That evening, the New Rockford Improvement Society had a sale of Christmas articles in the Opera House; supper was served and the event proved to be “a brilliant success” both socially and financially. The fall term of Phillips Academy ended on Dec. 21. Enrollm...
The Eddy County Commission (Dailey, Dafoe, Gunvaldson) met on Dec. 12, 1905, and voted to approve the following bills: $150, L.D. Ostby, balance for work on the Lee grade; $7, G.W. Egbert, barber work on prisoners; $12, New Rockford Light and Water Improvement Co., lights for Nov. They added the following to the jury list: John Alldred, Andrew Anderson, Aslak Aslakson, Sven Aslakson, W.C. Beardsley, J.E. Bennett, Chris Berge, Ole Berglund, P.J. Braman, Chares Brolin, J.D. Carroll, H.M. Clark,...
On Dec. 5, 1905, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Flewell left for Wimbledon and a visit with relatives after visiting their daughter Mrs. H.W. Wilson and her husband for three weeks; they would then go to Kansas for a while. Mrs. H.J. Radtke left for Kansas, where she would spend the winter, hoping to overcome her lung trouble. From 1 to 5 p.m. the school and institution lands in Eddy County (nearly 80 parcels) were auctioned off at the court house; the sale would continue each afternoon at the same time un...
On Nov. 29, 1905, E.B. Thomson broke a trail through the snowdrifts to get in from his farm northeast of town. The sixth, seventh, and eighth grades had a short Thanksgiving program in the sixth grade room. Frank T. Busch was out with his camera, taking pictures of the snow-covered town. That evening, the Degree of Honor Lodge of Barlow sponsored a dance in that village. At 3 p.m. Nov. 30, Frances V. Thomson and Lloyd A. Whiteman were married by Rev. J.R. Beebe at the farm home of the bride’s...
