Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
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On the evening of Feb. 16, 1905, the New Rockford Orchestra furnished the music for “a large number of our young people” at a dance in the Hotel Davies. The Feb. 17, 1905, “Transcript” had a note from the editor, A.C. Olsen, asking for the public’s indulgence because during the illness of his brother Len J. Olsen, the editor would have to do all the work in getting the paper published, including typesetting. L.J., who had been at the paper for three years, had been confined to his bed for two w...
The Feb. 10, 1905, “Transcript” carried a notice for bids for 300 ounces of strychnine for the county up to 2 p.m. March 6. Also, both the county auditor, W.C. Schwoebel and the board of health (R.F. Rinker, W.C. Dresser, Dr. Charles MacLachlan) put in notices that under section 274 of the Revised Code of the Session Laws of 1903, if no physician was present at a birth, death, or the presence of a contagious disease of a child within a household, the parents or guardians must report such an occ...
The Feb. 3, 1905, “Transcript” said that recently, Lou Smith [former New Rockford band leader, June 14, 1902-July 28, 1903, and barber, Dec. 1902-July 28, 1903], had died of smallpox in Billings, Mont. The paper claimed that Smith’s band had played at a masquerade ball and some of the costumes were infected with small pox; the piano player also died of the disease. However, the “Transcript” of Feb. 10 said it had learned via a letter to Sheriff George F. Fahrer from the Billings police chief tha...
On the evening of Jan. 24, 1905, former Eddy County residents Katie (Mrs. Thomas) Turner and Nellie E. Buck were installed as Past Chief of Honor and Usher, respectively, at the meeting of the Barlow Degree of Honor. Also that evening, some young friends gave a surprise birthday party at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. R.U. Austin on Villard Ave. West for Albert Hill, a student at Phillips Academy; there were music, games, and “elegant refreshments.” On Jan. 25, Miss Ruth Reutenik left for a vis...
To continue from last week: On Jan. 16, 1905, W.C. Hayes died. He was born in New York State and lived in Pennsylvania 10 years before moving to Dakota Territory in 1882, arriving at Bartlett via the Great Northern Railway. He traveled across country to the southwest and homesteaded on land near Tiffany, where he resided until the previous three or four years when he lived in New Rockford. [He was the court house janitor from at least 1901-Nov. 1904]. He was a Mason and had joined the AOUW...
On Jan. 10, 1905, the Eddy County Commission appointed W.C. Dresser as vice president and Dr. Charles MacLachlan as superintendent of the county board of health, and C.J. Maddux and Dr. Charles MacLachlan to serve as commissioners of insanity and to act with the county judge as a board of insanity. On Jan. 10, Miss Nora Kennedy came up from Fargo for a visit. That afternoon, Berthal Roush and Rose Farrell, both of the Tiffany area, were married by Father W.A. Gallahue; they would live on the...
The Jan. 6, 1905, “Transcript” carried ads for or mentioned the following: “The New Rockford Transcript,” (A.C. Olsen, publisher and editor) [since 1883]; Thos. Ose Hardware [since 1901]; J.M. Mulvey Hardware [since 1888]; H. Peoples & Co. [since 1884]; Rodenberg & Schwoebel [since 1899]; Prader & Goss [since 1897]; J.E. Cady & Co. [since 1904]; The Independent Cash Store, E.G. Fitch [since 1904]; Babcock & Bucklin’s Drug Store [since 1902]; Central Drug Store, A.C. Buck & Orley R. Couch [by...
The Dec. 30, 1904, “Transcript” stated that the following had been elected as officers at the last meeting of the New Rockford Camp #2214, Modern Woodmen of America: Venerable Counsel—W.E. Radtke; Worthy Advisor—Peter Prader; Excellent Banker—G.M. Pike; Clerk—Marcus Medved; Escort—Gus Lauch; Watchman—Charles Logan; Sentry—John Olson; Manager—W.C. Dresser; Physicians—Dr. G.D. Murphy, Dr. Charles MacLachlan; installation would be on the evening of Jan. 5, 1905. Peter Dodds had taken up at his f...
The Dec. 23, 1904, “Transcript” School Notes indicated where the teachers would spend the holidays: Miss Carolyn Trainor was going to Manfred, N.D., with her sister Miss Sarah Trainor. Miss Edith M. Schmidt would spend the holidays at her Jamestown home. Miss Belle Hutchinson would remain in New Rockford. Miss Anna B. Weiss would go to Crystal, N.D., and Miss Lillian Lund would go to her home in Kindred. The previous week, Miss Jeanette Ernst came down from Belcourt for the holidays in New Roc...
On the evening of Dec. 16, 1904, the Yeomen Lodge elected officers: Foreman, W.O. Baird; Correspondent, J.N. Kunkel; Master of Ceremonies, Viola Woodward; Master of Accounts, Donald Niven; Physician, J.W. Rager; Delegates to the Fargo Conclave, J.W. Rager, Viola Woodward, H.M. Clark. Installation would be on Jan. 13, 1905. On that day, the North Dakota Supreme Court issued an order for Sheriff J.E. Bennett to release James VanKuren, who had been held on a charge of grand larceny. The case had be...
The Dec. 9, 1904, “Transcript” carried some School Notes written by the English Class: Lloyd Beardsley had been absent almost the entire week with illness. Each day after 4 p.m. an advanced arithmetic class was meeting in the high school to do review work. The Literary Society met on Dec. 8. Sam Swanson and Martin Mostue (Swanson & Mostue) of the North Star Livery Barn had a notice for the party who placed a 9-year old roan mare, a 6-year old dark bay horse, and a Harrison wide tire wagon in...
On Dec. 1, 1904, H.H. Carr leased the New Rockford Creamery; he had managed it the previous two years. Mrs. Thomas Kellington’s mother arrived from Valley City to spend the holidays with her and her husband. A.C. Jones went to Grand Forks as a witness in a federal district court trial. Former resident Mrs. A.J. Allen had died in San Diego from cancer. She and her husband had come to Eddy County in 1884 and resided there until 1900 [actually, Oct. 28, 1901] when they moved to southern C...
On the evening of Nov. 24, 1904, there was a Grand Ball in the Opera House; Dr. C.J. McNamara, Mr. Algeo, and O.B. Tausen, all of Barlow, attended. After visiting their many friends, R.J. Howden and his sister from McHenry went to the dance; they returned to McHenry the next day. “One of the largest crowds ever assembled in the city,” enjoyed dancing to the music of A.W. Johnson, Miss Carolyn Waters, and H.J. Radtke. A supper was served in the Hotel Brown. Also, that evening there was a Tha...
On Nov. 17, 1904, Chris C. Hanson came in on business and to visit from southeast of town. Mrs. Dick Bohmbach and daughter left for a visit with her parents in St. Joseph, Mo. Mr. and Mrs. William Cornish of Tiffany left for the World’s Fair. George Treffry, E.R. Davidson, A.D. Tomlinson, and Alonzo Neutzel took six carloads of cattle to the South St. Paul market; Treffry apparently stayed on for medical treatments. The Nov. 18, 1904, “Transcript” said that barber W.T. Buck owned a half section...
A Nov. 10, 1904, report showed the following: The Bank of New Rockford, Ernest S. Severtson, cashier, had resources (assets) of $176,152.00, up $59,074.31 from the $117,077.69 of Sept. 6. Checking accounts amounted to $99,510.41, up $59,953.12 from the $39,557.29 of Sept. 6. The Nov. 10, 1904, statement of the First National Bank of New Rockford, James E. Hyde, cashier, showed resources (assets) of $81,983.08, up $18,401.64 from the $63,581.44 of Sept. 6. Checking accounts were $26,250.69, up...
On Nov. 4, 1904, a group of boys went swimming in the James River. Olof Barkland was down from the Sheyenne Valley on business and to visit. He had sold his farm to people from Illinois and was looking forward to visiting his mother and other relatives in Sweden, where he hadn’t been in 25 years. J.E. Renfrew came in on business and to visit. Republicans E.F. Porter, running for Secretary of State, and George D. Palmer of Carrington, candidate for the N.D. House from the 32nd District, were i...
On Oct. 29, 1904, William Thorn sold 17 head of cattle, steers, milch cows, and calves at the rear of Davies’ livery stable. F.C. Davies was the auctioneer. Whiteman & Prader pulled in their big threshing rig for the year. Iver Vick was down from the Sheyenne Valley on business and to visit. Rev. S.F. Beer of Fairmount, N.D., arrived to take charge of the Methodist Church. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Slushert and family came up from Carrington to visit Mr. and Mrs. Silas Hylton and family, old friends f...
On Oct. 19, 1904, the train brought in Mrs. I.J. Mills of Louisiana and Mrs. Emma Payne of Adel, Iowa, to visit their sister Mrs. F.P. Roush. That evening a farewell reception for Rev. and Mrs. C.F. Sewrey of the Methodist Church was held at the Mr. and Mrs. George Treffry home southeast of town with about fifty church members and friends. L.J. Aldrich, principal of Phillips Academy, presented the couple with “a handsome token of esteem” from the community, to which Rev. Sewrey responded. “El...
Gleanings from the back issues of the “Transcript” on the life of Nellie Davidson Streeter, 1883-1904, whose death I wrote about last week: Nellie Davidson was doing public recitations when she was four years old (June 1888). In December 1895 and up to Jan. 10, 1896; in October and December 1898; in February and September 1899; and in February and March 1900, she was neither absent nor tardy at the New Rockford School. On May 7, 1898, she won first prize in the second annual WCTU Silver Med...
On Oct. 10 and 11, 1904, Bessie Phillips was in from eastern Eddy County to shop and visit. On Oct. 11, Frank Parker was in from the Tiffany Flats for supplies. George Curtis was in on business from eastern Eddy County. John Haley came in from Tiffany. Fred Zimmerman, Jr., came in from his farm and John Weipert was up from Carrington on business and to visit. Mrs. R.P. Allison of Gullicks and Allison took a line of millinery to Barlow for the women of that community to peruse. Mrs. William...
On the morning of Sunday, Oct. 2, 1904, McHenry merchant R.H. Howden came over for a couple days for business, and Mrs. Annie Oliver came over from that community for a visit of several days. At 8 p.m., Prof. H.H. Aaker of Fargo, the Prohibition Party’s candidate for governor, spoke to a large group at the Methodist Church on “Prohibition.” That evening, Francis Pottner took up at his farm one black muley cow, one red cow with a broken horn, one red and white cow, and one three-year old black mu...
Around Sept. 26, 1904, Leslie’s telephone line was transferred to the “Central” location in Babcock and Bucklin’s drug store, making a total of five such lines in the “Central” office. On the evenings of Sept. 26 to 28, the Nix family appeared in the Opera House; “they are good.” On the morning of Sept. 26, Jacob Chamberlain sold his 960-acre farm, five miles west of New Rockford, to Jacob Allmaras for around $20,000; Chamberlain was going to close out his business interests and leave for his h...
At 3 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 18, 1904, Phillips Academy principal L.J. Aldrich preached at the Smith schoolhouse in the Sheldon district on “Success in Life.” At 7 p.m., the Epworth League held services conducted by school principal Robert Muir with a lesson on “Is the World Growing Better?” The forepart of the week [Sept. 19?] the material for the steel bridge arrived; construction was set to begin on Sept. 26. Also “the first of the week” Lawrence Prader threshed his oats, getting 80 bushels to...
On Sept. 10, 1904, the following were named to the County Republican Central Committee: Dr. Charles MacLachlan, New Rockford; John Schaefer, Tiffany; Joseph Christ, Hall; J.J. Anderson, Dutee; H.B. Johnson, Pitt; L.B. Garnaas, Sheyenne; Peter Hanson, Rocky Mountain; I.W. Sheldon, Sheldon; Duncan Ferguson, Colvin; Samuel Lyman, Fay. S.N. Putnam was named committeeman-at-large and chairman. A light frost early on the morning of Sunday, Sept. 11, did very little damage, but heavier ones the...
On September 5, 1904, Will Wilson was up from Jamestown; he came to visit and to hunt prairie chickens. Sylvanus Marriage was in from his Barlow farm on business. A party made up of Dr. and Mrs. G.D. Murphy, Mr. and Mrs. J.A. McAuley, and Ernest Ohrner returned from a camping and hunting trip of three days; they brought back four Canadian geese averaging 22 lbs. and “slathers of other game.” A report on September 6 showed the following: The Bank of New Rockford, Ernest S. Severtson, cashier, had...
