History of New Rockford: June 7, 2021

On Feb. 23, 1904, J.R. Engberg was up from Barlow on business. Frank Bailey came down from the H. Peoples farm on the Sheyenne River. Mr. and Mrs. P.B. Anderson and family left Sheyenne, where he had operated a lumberyard, to go to Minot to live. That afternoon, Mrs. W.O. Baird had the high score at “Ladies’ Day” at the bowling alley. That evening, a large crowd enjoyed a basket social and a dance...