History of New Rockford: Jan. 16, 2023

On the morning of September 9, 1905, Harry Hawthorn, the 14-year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hawthorn, and two boys from the gypsy camp along the river went out on the water in a boat. A shotgun they had along was somehow discharged and the pellets lodged in young Hawthorn’s left leg, just below the hip, along with parts of the wooden paddle. He was taken to the Ed Martin residence and the docto...