Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
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On August 8, 1901, the N.D. Board of Railroad Commissioners inspected the NP branch line from Carrington to Leeds. Isaac Sanderson was in from Tiffany; W.J. Morris came in from Plainview; J.M. Shannon came in from his ranch; Andrew Johnson was in for harvest supplies; Fred Allmaras, George Treffry and M.P. Eidemiller were in on business; Jack Haley was in from the east side of the county; Hans Guler was in from his farm; and Henry Garvin came in from his farm west of New Rockford. Ed Morris of Morris passed through town on his way to...
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April 20, 2018 — The “dirty thirties” conjure up images of bankruptcy, soup lines, drought and awe-inspiring dust storms. On the Great Plains, conditions were disastrous for waterfowl, and conservationists became greatly alarmed when they realized ducks were quickly disappearing. Jay Darling, of Iowa, was a renowned political cartoonist of that time – he used a shortened version of his last name, “Ding,” to sign his work. He was gutsy, energetic, handsome and the winner of two Pulitzer Prizes. He ate pie for breakfast and counted among his f...
Outdoor notes: *April 16: N.D. Game & Fish Dept. public advisory meeting, Farmers Union Ins., 1415 12th Ave. S.E., Jamestown, 7 p.m. *April 21: Lake Region Longbeards chapter National Wild Turkey Federation banquet, Devils Lake KC Club, 5 p.m. Fishing: *Devils Lake elevation, April 10: 1,449.66 feet above mean sea level (MSL). *Stump Lake elevation: 1,449.65 MSL. *Lake Sakakawea elevation: 1,840.07 MSL; 28,000 cubic feet per second average (CFS) Garrison Dam daily releases. *N.D. Game & Fish...
Friday April 6, our track teams took to the field for another meet. The girls finished sixth overall with 29 points. The other top ten teams were as follows: Rugby 120, Harvey Wells County 58, Carrington 45.5, Shiloh Christian 42, Des Lacs- Burlington 37, New Rockford-Sheyenne 29, Trenton- Trinity Christian 29, Benson County 27, Edgeley-Kulm 27, New Town 27. There were 23 teams participating. Rocket girls' placer results: • 55 Dash: Brianna Price, 6th, Hannah Haley, 7th • 200 Dash: Price, 2nd...
I barely saw his face out of the corner of my eye as he poked his head around the wall of the school commons area. He disappeared in a flash of blonde hair when he saw his curly haired senior nemesis rising to his feet. The chair hit the wall, as the seventh grader was chased down the hall. The pounding of tennis shoes and the laughter of the lanky basketball player echoed in the otherwise silent hallway. The longer legs of the older boy allowed him to quickly overtake the younger one, as he...
