History of New Rockford - May 21, 2018

On Sunday, September 1, 1901, H.G. Lathrop came in from eastern Eddy County. Prairie chicken season opened that day, although North Dakota law forbade hunting on Sunday. The birds were very plentiful and more ducks were seen than there had been for several years. If the chickens were in a field of grain, they were almost impossible to flush. That afternoon Dr. MacLachlan, F.C. Davies, J.M. Mulv...