Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
On June 5, 1907, former Methodist pastor Rev. C.W. Sewrey [June 27, 1901-Oct. 19, 1904] and wife came over from Harvey to visit; the next day they went to Carrington for the annual Methodist Conference. Mrs. Henry W. Wilson and children returned from a visit to Mountain Home, Idaho. Teacher Miss Belle Hutchinson left to spend the summer with relatives in Afton, Iowa. James E. Hyde went to Hillsboro to look over the management of his large farm near there.
On the evening of June 5, the Phillips Academy Graduation Exercises and the presentation of diplomas took place in the Opera House, which was filled to capacity. The 10 graduates and their Departments were listed. Commercial: Charles E. Carlson, Eunice M. Hobbs, Minnie O. Syftestad, Guy T. Thompson and Sena A. Thompson; Academic Department: Harl P. Aldrich and Mont E. Biggs; and College Preparatory: Zoa M. Bartholomew, Ralph J. Beebe and Stella M. Pike.
The program included the Oration “The Influence of Wealth” by Guy Thompson; Essay, “Jack Sprat and His Wife,” Stella Pike; Oration, “The Coming Man,” Harl Aldrich; Essay, “Women as Newspaper Writers,” Sena Thompson; Oration, “The Indian of Today,” Minnie Syftestad; Declamation, “Liberty,” Charles Carlson; Oration, “A Genuine American,” Mont Biggs; Recitation, “Robert of Sicily,” Eunice Hobbs; Oration, “The Value of the Immigrant,” Ralph Beebe; Paper, “The Class of 1907,” Zoa Bartholomew.There were musical selections by the Academy Orchestra. Principal L.J. Aldrich made some remarks and the diplomas were presented.The Hill brothers of Maddock – Rolla, Albert and Earl – attended the ceremonies, as did Misses Hattie and Ella Reynolds of the same town. William Covill [Covell] of Sykeston attended the ceremony; the next day he and his brother Clarence, an Academy student, returned home.
On June 6 Phillips Academy student Albert Dix left for his home in Fessenden. Academy music instructor J. Harvey Johnson left for a summer vacation at his home in Streator, Ill. New Rockford Schools assistant principal Lillian Lund left for her home in Kindred, N.D., where she would spend the summer before leaving in the fall to teach in Seattle; the eighth grade class and the high school students had presented her with some parting gifts. Mrs. William C. Schwoebel and children left to visit her parents in Oil City, Pa., and to attend the Jamestown Exposition in Virginia, to which Miss Florence had won a free trip. That evening Melverton E. Trainor was one of the graduates at the 24th Annual Commencement of the Minneapolis College of Physicians and Surgeons, Medical Department, Hamline University; he had many friends in New Rockford.
The June 7, 1907, “Transcript” stated that Olof Lundquist and his brothers Conrad and Hjalmer had become efficient mechanics for automobiles. F.O. Getchell had filed an application for a patent for a combination harrow and packer to be attached to a gang plow.
A Notice from butchers H.H. Miller and James Dowkes stated that after June 10 all orders for meat had to be in by 9 a.m. in order to be delivered; there would be no further afternoon deliveries.
Michael E. Williams had for sale one round dining room table, six dining room chairs, one kitchen table and a sideboard. H.M. Clark was the local agent for the Alliance Hail Association.
When State Superintendent W.L. Stockwell stayed in New Rockford, he was the guest of Rev. and Mrs. S.F. Beer. Maggie VanScholack of Phillips Academy would spend the summer with her parents at Edmunds.
J.W. Rager had put a fence on the property line in back of his store and had cleaned up the yard facing Lamborn Avenue.
Early in the week Michael Blaha, grain buyer of the Gribbin-Alair Grain Co. at Hurdsfield, visited his brother George.
On June 7 in district court the case of Vannie Hall vs. the Northern Pacific Railway Co. went to the jury and the case of H. Peoples & Co. vs. Prouty was called.
On the evening of June 10, the Robert Gifford Company appeared in the Opera House, with Robert Gifford, “the boneless wonder” and “the limberest man in the world”; Baby Raymond, “the youngest acrobat on the American stage”; and Lady Gifford and her rolling globe stunt. Robert Gifford also did legerdemain.
On June 12, J. Gofton Frankland and Clara M. Seeley, a niece of Mrs. Jacob Chamberlain, were married in San Diego; the couple would live in Los Angeles.
On June 13, Olof Lundquist, Nathan Stanton, and R.U. Austin went to Carrington to attend a meeting of mechanics and woodworkers in Eddy and Foster counties. At the meeting the Mechanics’ Mutual Benefit Association for Foster and Eddy counties was formed.
The June 14, 1907, “Transcript” is missing. The outcome of the remaining district court cases would have been in that issue.
On June 14 in baseball at Carrington, it was Carrington 13, New Rockford-Barlow 2.
On June 15 Miss Hazel Healy, who had taught school near York, came down to spend the summer vacation with her parents.
From June 15 to 19, Miss Nell Sheehy of Carrington visited her cousin Miss Mabel Sheehy. On those days Vannie Hall visited in Sheyenne.
On June 17 Mr. and Mrs. Orley Couch returned from a visit to Bismarck. William Wilton of McKenzie, N.D., arrived to visit his daughter Mrs. O.E. Couch and family; he returned home on July 20. Mrs. Edward Foley left for her home in Miles City, Mont., after three weeks visiting her son-in-law and daughter Mr. and Mrs. George A. Brown and family; her grandson George Brown, Jr., accompanied her. Miss Lulu Stein completed her work as the teacher in an eastern Eddy County school and left for her home in Churchs Ferry; her friend Miss Beattie Craig accompanied her as far as Sheyenne. Edwin Fisher left for a long visit with relatives in Baraboo, Wis., and in South Dakota; he returned on July 16.
On the morning of June 18, Dr. Charles MacLachlan drove his auto to the horse races [trotter and pacer] in Courtenay; riding with him were E.S. Severtson, Donald Niven, L.C. Oefstedahl and G.W. Streeter; they returned on the morning of June 19. Nils Gunvaldson was in from northwest of town to visit and on business. Miss Ruby Hartson was down from Towner to visit friends. Lambert VanLith came in on business. Mrs. E.S. Youngdahl and children left for a visit in their old hometown of St. Peter, Minn. Teacher Miss Lillyan Faust left for her home in St. Peter, Minn.; she would not teach in New Rockford in the fall.
From June 18 to 19, Matt Ohrner of Melville was in town visiting relatives and friends; Alfred Ohrner, his nephew, accompanied him and remained a little longer.
