History of New Rockford: January 15, 2018

It was reported on May 24, 1901, that Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Chamberlain and family were moving back from Oregon.

 The previous week Mrs. Dr. Barclay of Sheyenne left to visit her old home in Ohio. Mrs. S.G. Severtson and Mrs. L.G. Lundin accompanied her as far as New Rockford, where the two ladies visited friends between trains and then returned to Sheyenne.

 The following was added to the Societies listed in the paper: Century Lodge AF&AM met on the first and third Mondays: W.E. Biggs, Worthy Master; W.C. Hayes, secretary

 At 9 a.m. May 24 there was a common school completion examination in the office of county superintendent of schools Grace B. Putnam. That morning J.W. Rager’s team ran away, pulling a wagon which carried a hay-rack; there was no serious damage.

 The Carrington Schools closed that day with a picnic at Hawk’s Nest. The Fessenden schools closed that day. A son, Llewellyn H., was born to Mr. and Mrs. Otho Lathrop.

 On the afternoon of May 24, the WCTU ladies met at Mrs. G.W. Brownell’s home. Charles Burrows killed a man named Carolen “over a trivial matter” about four miles southwest of Oberon by striking the man in the face and head with a hatchet. Burrows was captured on the night of May 26 at Rogers, ND.

 On May 24 and 25, Billy Maw was up from Carrington; he had spent two years in the western United States. Attorney R.P. Allison was in Jamestown on business.

 On the afternoon of May 25, the Ladies Aid of the Baptist Church sold ice cream in the park. Two McHenry businessmen, Steve Huntley and John McLaughlin, were in New Rockford, and “Provost” editor P.M. Mattson was in Sheyenne on business. Miss Blanche Tate and Mrs. W.J. Morris shopped in New Rockford.

 Jacob Chamberlain returned from eight months in Washington State. Mrs. J.L. Kinnaird drove out to the Mr. and Mrs. O.B. Stedman farm for a visit. C.J. Maddux and A.J. Clure toured Eddy County north of New Rockford up to the Oberon railroad extension in Benson County; they returned on the evening of May 26.

 At 2 p.m. in baseball it was the New Rockford Invincibles 23; Carrington Wild Cats 19. Harry Campbell was the umpire. The New Rockford lineup consisted of Guy Thompson, p; Kennedy, c; Davies, 1b; Baird, 2b; Ireland, 3b; Mont Biggs, ss; Stanton, rf; Weimals, cf; Carlson, lf.

 On Sunday morning, May 26, a son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Francis Pottner. Memorial Day services were held in the Congregational Church with GAR members and the sons of veterans in attendance. That evening the WCTU ladies had charge of the service with the State President of that organization, Miss Elizabeth Preston, preaching. Rev. H.J. Sheridan held Episcopal services in New Rockford. C.E. Clure was in New Rockford, visiting his family. Will Bennett and John Martin came up from Carrington.

 Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Johnson brought their ten-year old son Walter in from Tiffany to be treated for pneumonia; he recovered rapidly.

 The jury list for District Court on May 27 included B.G. Allen, P.A. Anderson, William Cahill, F.S. Dunham, Rudolph Edwardson, C.A. Erickson, A.J. Ford, William N. Green, Lawrence Haas, Ole Hendrickson, S.N. Hendrickson, Toller Huff, Rudolph Indergaard, Axtle Johnson, J.L. Kinnaird, F.L. Kermott, W.S. Knable, Clifford W. Larkin, Andrew Lee, Hans Melbraaten, Peter Michel, H.J. Mitchell, John M. Mulvey, Charles Newhauser, B.F. Onstott, Sven Pehrson, Hans Stenberg, E.M. Stitzel, Isaac Studebaker, Iver Swenson, J.E. Tate, Ole Thompson, William West, W.J. White, L. Wigmosta, and J.W. Young.

 Judge W.S. Lander of Wahpeton and court stenographer E.S. Rose took the Soo Line to Carrington and drove to New Rockford.

 There were between thirteen and sixteen cases on the docket, plus the disbarment proceedings against P.M. Mattson.

 Out-of-town attorneys at court were Phinn H. Woodward, Fessenden; T.F. McCue, Carrington; and F. Baldwin, Oscar J. Saler, and Marlon Conklin, all of Jamestown. Thomas Solverson of Sheyenne and D.M. Carlton of Barlow visited the court that day as did Matt Mattson the next day.

 Cases included State of North Dakota vs. Smith, who was charged with operating a gambling apparatus; he pled guilty. It was his first offense so he received thirty days in jail and a hundred dollar fine.

 Eddy County State Bank vs. John Gardner; verdict for the defendant; C.J. Maddux was the bank’s attorney, while J.A. Manly appeared for the defendant

 Johns & Powers Elevator Co. vs. Brownell; verdict for the plaintiff; Maddux represented the plaintiff and Manly the defendant

 M.T. O’Connor vs. Pat O’Connor; verdict for the defendant; Maddux represented the plaintiff and Manly the defendant M. Fugina vs. Peter Pister; the justice court had found for the plaintiff, so the defendant appealed, but the appeal was dismissed; Maddux appeared for the plaintiff and M.T. O’Connor for the defendant.

 H. Peoples vs. L. Starks, et al.; an application for a continuance by the plaintiff was granted on terms of twenty dollars; Maddux was Peoples’ lawyer and P.M. Mattson represented the defendants.

 Maddux vs. Maxwell; an application by the plaintiff to refer the case was granted with T.F. McCue as the referee; F. Baldwin represented Maddux and P.M. Mattson the defendant.

 The contested elections of Allison vs. Mattson for State’s Attorney and Perry vs. Hackney for County Auditor were taken up by mutual consent of the parties; M. Conklin of Jamestown represented the contestants and S.E. Ellsworth of Jamestown stood for the contestees.

 Cases still to be heard were Johns & Powers vs. J.W. Lahart; Solverson vs. the Deering Harvester Co.; and Hester vs. Carlton.  

 G.W. Lingofelt of the Carrington Roller Mills was in town on business. W.E. Radtke left for three weeks in Wisconsin. His wife and son would join him in Fountain City, WI and on their return they would visit the Woodman Grand Lodge in St. Paul and the Masonic meeting in Fargo, where Radtke would be a delegate; they returned to New Rockford on June 20. That evening the Royal Neighbors initiated Mrs. E.R. Davidson; the ceremony was followed by ice cream and cake.

 On May 27 to 28, Bill Farley  was in town. From May 27 to 29, John C. Fay was down from Oberon.