Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883

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  • History of New Rockford: January 15, 2018

    K.C. Gardner Jr.|Jan 15, 2018

    It was reported on May 24, 1901, that Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Chamberlain and family were moving back from Oregon.  The previous week Mrs. Dr. Barclay of Sheyenne left to visit her old home in Ohio. Mrs. S.G. Severtson and Mrs. L.G. Lundin accompanied her as far as New Rockford, where the two ladies visited friends between trains and then returned to Sheyenne.  The following was added to the Societies listed in the paper: Century Lodge AF&AM met on the first and third Mondays: W.E. Biggs, Worthy Mast...

  • History of New Rockford: January 8, 2018

    K.C. Gardner Jr.|Jan 8, 2018

    On May 18, 1901, New Rockford principal Prof. E.R. Thomas, County Superintendent Grace B. Putnam, and the following Eddy County teachers attended a Tri-County educational meeting in Carrington: Misses Henry, Anderson, Rud, Burleigh, Atkinson, Susie Monahan, Rose Monahan, Helen Schmid, Verena Schmid, Mrs. Atkinson, and Messrs. Morris and Dodds. The Carrington and New Rockford schools were scheduled to play baseball. Eddy County pioneer H.B. Johnson was in town, as were Jacob Adam, Lambert...

  • History of New Rockford: January 1, 2018

    K.C. Gardner Jr., NRHS Class of 1962|Jan 1, 2018

    The May 17, 1901, "Transcript" said the paper was in receipt of the first issue of the "Litchville Bulletin," published by Hugh Wells.  The "Transcript" was of the opinion that the Eddy County Commission should order a few hundred trees for the court house yard.  Valentine Fertig was spading up his garden. J.W. Stoddard was working on his lawn. R.R. Woodward was planting trees along his sidewalk, and Peter Prader had been adding more trees to his property. Hugh Peoples had planted over 10,...