History of New Rockford: Oct. 29, 2018

A news story in the Jan. 10, 1902, “Transcript” said that the previous week [on Jan. 1] former Eddy County resident and current Velva grain buyer J.C. Fay had been walking in an alley behind the Kirkwood Hotel in Velva when a gust of wind blew some bricks off the chimney. The first brick struck Fay’s forehead and gave him a three-inch gash, in addition to knocking him unconscious. Several more bri...