Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883

History of New Rockford: May 1, 2023

On Dec. 5, 1905, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Flewell left for Wimbledon and a visit with relatives after visiting their daughter Mrs. H.W. Wilson and her husband for three weeks; they would then go to Kansas for a while. Mrs. H.J. Radtke left for Kansas, where she would spend the winter, hoping to overcome her lung trouble. From 1 to 5 p.m. the school and institution lands in Eddy County (nearly 80 parcels) were auctioned off at the court house; the sale would continue each afternoon at the same time until all the land was sold. Wilbert Denault of Jamestown conducted the sale. William Chambers left to spend the winter at his old home in West Concord, Minn.

On Dec. 6, Tiffany farmers Stephen and Martin Walsh came in on business. Fred Laasch was in town; he had been confined to his house for three weeks by rheumatism. George Lake came in from the Tiffany area. Harold Townsend of Davidson, Saskatchewan, entered Phillips Academy as a freshman; that afternoon, Mrs. E.P. Cosgrove and her nephew Mr. Cutler visited the Academy. Judge C.W. Hall married John H. Anderson and Lizzie Harrington, both of Flora, N.D., four miles ESE of Maddock.

On Dec. 6 and 7, Dr. William Bartley was down from Sheyenne on business regarding his duties as county coroner. Fred Irish, cashier of the Red River National Bank of Fargo, visited his friends Mr. and Mrs. James E. Hyde.

On Dec. 7, a daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. McGuire on the Matt Mattson farm northwest of New Rockford. John Knox came in from eastern Eddy County for jury duty [his name was not on the published jury list]. Peter Michel was in on business from his farm southwest of town. Cashier James E. Hyde “cleaned up” on an unspecified deal that netted him $2100. Otho Lathrop left for Fargo to work for the O.W. Kerr & Co. collection firm. The Lowell Literary Society of NRHS presented the following program: Song by the Society; Theme by Mabel Kennedy; Recitation, Mabel House; Vocal Solo, Hazel Healey; Story, Principal Youngdahl; Reading, Fena Carlson; Vocal Duet, Lawrence Fisher and Roger Mattson; Debate, “Resolved, That Winter Is More Pleasant Than Summer.” For the Affirmative were Elwin Beardsley, Jennie Hersey, and Amy Crane; for the Negative were Wanda Keime, Irene Barron, and George Healey; Song by the Society. That evening, the New Rockford Improvement Society met in the Baptist Church. Also that evening, the seventh grade gave a surprise party for Miss Hazel Clouser at her home.

The Dec. 8, 1905, “Transcript” printed “School Notes,” edited by Mabel Kennedy: Marie Roush of the Columbia district entered the eighth grade. On Dec. 4, Charley Wenz and Leo Snook entered the fifth grade; Christine Gumerund and Leo Weimals joined the seventh grade; Jennie Hersey entered the tenth grade after a two-weeks’ absence. On Dec. 5, Verne Lindsay entered the third grade. The eighth graders were reading “The Merchant of Venice.” The Ancient His-tory class was studying “The Macedonian Supremacy.”

Tyler the Tailor sold the Singer Sewing Machine.

“A fine Bisque Doll will be given away on Christmas Day to the little girl who buys the most candy at the Postoffice Confectionary from now until then.”

The Phillips Academy Shorthand class attended court several times that week, taking down testimony in shorthand. Mrs. H.J. Mitchell had organized an elementary music class at the Academy.

Ray Erwin [Ervin], manager of the Gull River Lumber Company’s local yard had just received a new Underwood typewriter.

On Dec. 8, Fred Pietsche left for Hot Springs, Arkansas. That evening, the following program was presented by the Phillips Academy Musical and Literary to “a large and appreciative audience”: Song by the Society; Recitation, Jett Richter; Essay, Monroe Wilder; Declamation, Paul Burhan; Piano Solo, Pearl Goss; Dialogue “The Ghost of an Idea,” Pearl Beer, Rhoda Miller, Ethel Richardson, Eva Hawthorn, Anna Mel-burg. Also, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lahart entertained a party of young people in honor of Mr. Lahart’s brother and sister, Charles Lahart and Miss Mae Lahart, who had been visiting them for several days; “trump” whist was played and light refreshments were served.

On Dec. 9, Albert Frost from near Valley City came in to visit his sister Mrs. Olof Lundquist and family; he visited the New Rockford School on Dec. 12. H.L. Rood returned from the Twin Cities.

On the afternoon of Sunday, Dec. 10, Louis Clyde Newport and Lillie May Baker were married at the home of her mother east of New Rockford by Rev. S.F. Beer; a wedding dinner followed. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. H.L. Allison at Esmond.

The Eddy County Commission (Dailey, Dafoe, Gunvaldson) met on Dec. 11. They granted a petition for a franchise for a telephone line along public highways west from Sheyenne, the West Telephone Line. The following bills were approved for payment: $10.25, J.C. Smith, coal for court house; $1.25 A.G. Gardner, recording deed to road; $2, H.W. Wilson, phone rent for Dec.; $29, H. Peoples & Co., supplies for county poor; $25, George M. O’Connor, work on James River crossing; $350, L.D. Ostby, partial payment for Lee grade; $40, John Collins, janitor’s salary for Nov.; $45, Mrs. A.G. Gardner, register of deeds’ clerk, Nov.; $225, Mrs. W.C. Schwoebel, auditor’s clerk to Dec. 1; $54, Dr. MacLachlan, professional services to county poor and service on the insanity board; $6.50, Hotel Mattson, meals for jurors; $1.40, Logan & Farley, meals for jurors; $6, H.C. Johnson, lunch for jurors; $7, J.W. Hedges, meals for jurors.

On Dec. 11, Lawrence Butler and Wilson Dafoe enrolled in the Commercial Department of Phillips Academy. Alex Pottner returned from Canada, where he had been a grain buyer; he was recovering from a three-weeks’ attack of tonsillitis. Barlow farmer Andrew Melberg came up on business. That evening, there was a “moving picture entertainment” in the Baptist Church, sponsored by the WCTU; the machine was “one of the best ever seen” in New Rockford. Also that evening while janitor John Collins was absent, O’Brien, a prisoner, attacked another prisoner, H.O. Nelson, with a chair, gashing his head and severely bruising him. O’Brien was placed in solitary confinement. The supposition was that he was under the influence of a drug, but no one knew how he had obtained it.

On Dec. 12, Mrs. W.O. Baird returned from her visit to Ohio. Frank Dodge of Verdon, S.D., arrived to visit his mother and sister Mrs. Dodge and Mrs. J.R. Beebe. A.H. “Hope” Crawford left for a visit to his old home in Canada.

 
 
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