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Robbed Cafe
Sunday a man named Allen entered the Leland hotel cafe at Minot, flashed a six shooter yelled “hands up”, and tapped the till for about $50. in cash, dropped his hat and took his departure. But not before Marie Snell, an employee slipped out and gave the alarm, Chief Kimball soon was on the scene, gave chase and captured the thief. If was just fifteen minutes from the time the man entered the hotel until he was lodged behind the bars. Bismarck Daily Tribune Tuesday March 24, 1903
Suicide
Adam Black, a wealthy cattleman and a brother of Commissioner Black of Ward county, committed suicide by taking strychnine. No cause for the deed is given. Some think he was temporarily demented. An investigation will be held as soon as the body reaches this city. He lived seventy-two miles southwest of Minot, where he has a large number of cattle. Hope Pioneer March 26, 1903
Robbery
After making careful investigations, E. H. Boyer finds that the only thing the robbers took from his store the other night, was a box of fine smoking tobacco. The tobacco was in his desk and the robbers must have run onto it rummaging through the drawers. Ward County Independent August 26, 1903
Blind Pigging
Five prisoners who have been in the county jail from four to six months, were freed today, their terms having expired. Most of them were in for conducting blind pigs. Those let out are Joe and Walt Dinger, Charles Patrick, Tony Farrell and John Lorden. Joe Dinger paid his $600. fine imposed for pigging. Ward County Independent August 26, 1903
Wedding - Chambers - Golder
Asa Chambers and Miss Della Golder were married Monday at 2:30 p. in. by Rev. Edgar Jones at the home of the bride's parents Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Golder, of McKinnley township. In the evening a crowd of forty friends gathered at the home and made merry. The attending couple were Miss Grace Golder and Earl Strong. Ward County Independent August 26, 1903
Nerviest Kind of Robber
Minot Reporter. Yesterday afternoon John Burke, a lumberjack who claims to come from Great Falls, Mont., was discovered in the rooming house of Mrs. Hoffman near the Soo track on Main street, by Harry Gaskell in the act of robbing a room. The door to the room in which Burke was carrying on his operations is always kept closed and the fact that it was open aroused the suspicions of young Gaskell, who went in and investigated. Upon entering the room he found Burke in the act of going through a trunk. Gaskel ran into another room and got a shotgun and held Burke while a woman in the house went out and got an officer. When Chief Hagen arrived Burke was still being held by Gaskel. Burke claimed that the articles he had on which the roomers identified as being theirs had been purchased by him in Montana. The robbery was one of the nerviest of the kind seen here for a long time. Burke had broken open two trunks and had taken from them an entire outfit from socks and underwear up, he had also taken a revolver which was found on him by the chief. The pair of lumberjack shoes that he had originally worn he had discarded for a new pair of tan shoes and had thrown his old ones into the trunk. Burke was taken to the county jail and will likely be charged with burglary. Bismarck Daily Tribune Saturday May 12, 1906
Pulled a Pipe Joint
Minot—A pipe joint was pulled in the Morrill hotel and Wm. St. Claire is now in the city jail. The police were notified that something was going on in room 21 of the Morrill. A raid was made and a complete outfit of pipes and opium was taken. St. Claire came to Minot a few days ago with a woman who had gained prominence a few months ago by stabbing a man by the name of Shrum from Noonan, N. D. An outfit of burglar’s tools was also recovered. Golden Valley Chronicle Beach Billings County ND. February 21, 1908
John McCluskey of Tasker in Ward county has been arrested for assaulting a lame boy. The Pioneer Express January 8, 1909
Six Prisoners Sentenced
Judge Goss of Minot has passed sentence on the prisoners convicted during the present term of the district court. The sentences run all the way from one year in the county Jail to thirty years in the state penitentiary. Following are those who received their sentences:
Thomas Collins, found guilty of robbery in the first degree, ten years in the penitentiary.
Harry Lewis, grand larceny, four years in the penitentiary.
William Rogers, grand larceny, five years in the penitentiary.
Van Dresser, found guilty of obtaining money under false pretense, one day in the county jail.
Phillip Conroy, robbery in the first degree, twenty to thirty years in the state penitentiary.
Anthony Howard, robbery in the first degree, three to five years. The Pioneer Express January 8, 1909
Two Murder Cases in the Supreme Court
The fate of two murderers now confined in the state penitentiary under sentence of death, will be decided by the supreme court in the course of the next few months, or as soon as their cases can be reached. Both being criminal cases of the first importance—especially to the appellants—it is likely that the court will decide the cases at the earliest possible time after the arguments are made and the cases submitted.
The cases are those of B. M. Noah, convicted of murder of a homesteader in Ward county, and sentenced to death by Judge Goss, and Joe Peltier, a half-breed from the Turtle mountain country, who with a brother, Charles Peltier and a full blood Indian named Little Rising Sun, murdered an old man who kept a Store and his daughter, beating their heads with a gun barrel and then burning the building to the ground and partially destroying the bodies.
Both cases are unique in their progress up to date. Noah pleaded guilty to the murder of which he was accused, and was sentenced to death by Judge Goss. He was then brought to the penitentiary with the date of the execution fixed and was apparently resigned to suffer the penalty for his crime.
His brother, a sailor in the U. S. navy, arrived on the scene and soon after that an effort was made to have a reprieve granted, to bring his case before the board of pardons. An examination was made to determine his sanity, which was brought into question. and finally an appeal was taken from the judgment of the lower court, this acting as a stay of proceedings. As a result the time originally fixed for the execution is long past, and the case is in the supreme court on the trial of the appeal.
The attorney general and the states attorney of Ward county will appear for the state, and Purcell and Divet of Wahpeton, for Noah. Recently Noah peremptorily discharged his counsel, but the supreme court took the matter in hand and entered an order that the attorneys in question should present the case, so they will represent him on the appeal.
In the event that the sentence is affirmed, a new date of the execution will have to be fixed, probably by the judge who passed the original sentence, as was done in the case of John Rooney, who was first sentenced to be executed on a date before the limit prescribed by the law.
The Peltier case is in much the same state. Peltier’s brother was before the state board of pardons and his sentence was commuted from death to imprisonment for life. Then the execution of Peltier was deferred on the theory that an appeal had been taken by his attorneys, to the supreme court and that this acted as a stay of execution. According to statements made yesterday, the papers in the appeal have not been filed in the supreme court and the attorney general has requested the clerk of court of Bottineau county to forward the record in the case, in order that It may be gotten before the court. If the judgment in this instance is affirmed. It will mean also, that Peltier will have to be resentenced, as the original date for the execution has gone by. Bismarck Daily Tribune Thursday September 23, 1909
Death of Baby
The three-months-old baby girl of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Anderson was found dead in bed Monday morning. Mr. Anderson was in Jamestown on business, and Mrs. Anderson, was staying with her sister, Mrs. Sid Baldwin. Mrs. Anderson, who was formerly Miss Laura Druey and has lived in Minot many years, planned to go down town that morning, and took the baby girl upstairs to sleep. Another sister, Mrs. Wilson, went upstairs to see if the baby was all right and found the child cold in death. The little arms were cold and there was a deathly pallor on the face. A physician was called and pronounced death due to heart failure. Ward County Independent October 19, 1911
Stabbed by Hobo Farm Hand
Al Campbell, a well known farmer on the Henry Auslander farm eight miles south of Minot, was seriously stabbed by a hobo farm hand named Smith this afternoon about 4 o'clock Smith had been hired to work for Campbell, and after working one day. there was a dispute between the men over the pay, the amount involved being one dollar. Smith seems to have been a revengeful sort of a fellow, sharpened up his old Jack-knife as sharp as a razor and deliberately waited for an opportunity to stab his employer He struck Campbell many times in the back, between the shoulders, cutting some horrible gashes While Campbell is in a serious condition, it is believed that he will recover, unless blood poisoning sets in He has been brought to this city where he is receiving the best of attention. After Smith half killed Campbell, like the coward he was ran across the fields for a distance of five miles until he came to the farm of ex Sheriff John Lee. Mr. Lee thought Campbell insane and captured him. He telephoned to Sheriff Kelley, who sent Deputy Dougherty out to the Lee farm after Smith, who Is in the county jail, awaiting a hearing. Ward County Independent October 19, 1911
Farm Home Burned
Arthur Beckman, who owns a farm two miles northwest of Drady, lost his farm home by fire about 6 o’clock Tuesday morning. Mr. Beckman had started the kitchen fire, and was at the barn when the fire started, presumably from a defective flue. Mrs. Beckman and her two little ones saved their lives by escaping thru a window. When Mr. Beckman was given warning, the flames had gotten such a start that not a piece of furniture or an article of clothing could be saved. There was no insurance. The Beckmans were married about two years ago, and they feel very badly not only over the loss of their home, but on account of the loss of the many wedding presents which they had received. Ward County Independent October 19, 1911
Wedding - Lawrence - Bergstrom
Preston Lawrence, one of Minot’s prominent young business men, was united in marriage Saturday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock at the Methodist parsonage to Miss Elizabeth Bergstrom, daughter of Gust Bergstrom, 610 1st street. The ceremony was performed by Rev. T. A. Olson. The happy couple are spending their honeymoon visiting friends at Grand Forks. The groom is associated with his father, M. C. Lawrence, in the Lawrence Produce Co. .and has displayed considerable business ability in this rapidly growing concern. He Is a graduate of the high school and as a member of the high school football team a few years ago was regarded as a star. The bride has been employed by the Consumers Power Co. for some time. She Is a most estimable young woman. Ward County Independent October 19, 1911
Falls Down Elevator Shaft
J. W. Donohue, 28, 409 River street, is in a critical condition at St. Joseph’s hospital from injuries sustained late Tuesday when he fell down the elevator shaft at the Stone Ordean Wells company’s building. Belyea avenue and Bowers street. It is believed that his skull is fractured and that he has little chance for recovery.
The young man was engaged in sweeping on the first floor of the building at 5 o’clock Tuesday afternoon when the accident happened. Although no one actually saw the fall It is supposed that while sweeping he must have backed into the door of the elevator shaft which is said to have been open at the time. He fell 10 feet to the basement and in the course of the fall struck against a cement block which projected from the wall of the shaft at the bottom.
The distance of the fall was not more than 10 feet but the blow on the head inflicted a serious Injury. Donohue was found lying unconscious at the bottom or the shaft by James Ross, who Is also employed by the company. The injured man was rushed to St. Joseph’s hospital in the ambulance but It was at once seen that there was little chance of his recovery. The Ward County Independent November 21, 1912
Wedding - Hemmingway - Halverson
M. W. Hemmingway and Elizabeth Halverson were united in marriage at the C. A. Johnson home Thursday. Rev. P. W. Erickson officiating. Mr. Hemmingway is the popular shoe salesman at J. W. Samuelson’s and the couple have many friends who offer best wishes. They are living in cozy quarters in the Scofield block. The Ward County Independent November 21, 1912
Mr. and Mrs. Soren Moen were thrice blessed last week by the arrival of three eight pound boys. Two of the little fellows are well and happy but the third died soon after birth. The Ward County Independent November 21, 1912
Robbery
Wistrom Bros. drug store at Minot was entered and looted of jewelry and cash the total value of booty amounting to about $125.00. Five gold watches, a couple of dollar watches and seven or eight dollars in nickels and dimes were stolen. The thief or thieves forced open the back door and gained entrance. Bismarck Tribune Friday September 18, 1914
Minot woman insists that husband's death be probed by county.
Minot, N. D., Sept. 24.—Mrs. Marion D. Brown, whose husband died in a local hospital last week from a bullet wound in the head sustained at Fessenden, whither he had gone to look for a location as a barber, has demanded that Wells county authorities make a careful investigation of the circumstances surrounding the shooting, with which some mystery seems to be connected. Brown was brought here at the point of death, and he died soon after his arrival. Bismarck Daily Tribune September 24, 1917
John Corbett Comes to Minot
John Corbett, one of the publisher of the Dakota State Journal, has returned from Williston, and is now steady on the job. The first piece of job printing he did was to set the announcement of the birth of a fine baby girl which occurred at Williston last week. Mr. Corbett is one of the early newspapermen of this city. At one time, he was connected with the Ward County Reporter, published by his brother-in-law. Geo. W. Wilson, now a resident of Stanley. This was at the time the writer came to Minot and landed a job with the Reporter. For a year Mr. Corbett and the writer worked together on the paper, the most pleasant job being that of the running off the weekly edition on the old Washington hand press. Mr. Corbett is now associated with his brother V. A. Corbett, former receiver of the Minot land office, in publishing the Dakota State Journal. The Corbett brothers are first class citizens, good printers and are well liked. They will undoubtedly do a good business. Ward County Independent October 7, 1920
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