Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
The April 6, 1906, “Transcript” stated that the Eddy County Board of Health (R.F. Rinker, president; W.C. Dresser, vice president; Dr. Charles MacLachlan, Supt.) had issued orders for the following: All manure, garbage, offal, or refuse near any dwelling, business, or water supply must be removed immediately. No such material, unless spread out and plowed under, could be within a half mile of any dwelling or public highway, or within a quarter mile of any water supply. Carcasses of domestic animals must be removed and buried at least four feet deep at least a half mile from any dwelling and a quarter mile from any water source or public highway. In New Rockford and Sheyenne all yards, privies, and areas around outbuildings, cellars, and wells must be cleaned and all manure, garbage, etc., had to be removed and disposed of as described above. Violators were subject to prosecution with fines up to a hundred dollars or up to thirty days in jail.
Elsie Tarbell edited the School Notes: on April 2 Vance Beer returned to school after being ill; on April 4 and 5, Miss Evelyn Wardrope of Churchs Ferry visited the school; on the morning of April 6, Miss Carolyn Trainor visited the school; on April 5 Clarence Bennett entered the sixth grade; during the week 12 new students joined Miss Edith Schmidt’s Primary room; seventh graders Elmer Gronvold and Loyle Goss had been absent due to illness; the Ancient History class was reviewing; the English class was starting Hawthorne’s “Twice Told Tales”; after an absence due to illness, Olive Bennett expected to be back in school on April 9.
On April 6 a report showed the following: The Bank of New Rockford, assistant cashier P.J. Braman, had resources (assets) of $211,856.86, up $10,456.45 from the $201,400.41 of January 29. Checking accounts amounted to $94,916.64, up $12,375.88 from the $82,540.76 of January 29. A report for The First National Bank of New Rockford, James E. Hyde, cashier, showed resources (assets) of $89,349.45, up $1428.65 from the $87,920.80 of January 29. Checking accounts were $19,427.26, up $1184.50 from the $18,242.76 of January 29.
On April 6 Alice Angliss Currier died of consumption (tuberculosis) in Dryad, Wash.; she left a husband and three little boys. [The Angliss family had left Eddy County in November 1902, but Alice may have left earlier.] Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Pankratz and family returned from their winter in Long Prairie, Minn., and G.H. (Herbert) Treffry returned from a winter in Marshalltown, Iowa; he had three broken bones in his left foot as the result of a runaway three weeks prior. Former Eddy County resident Captain C.H. Culver came in from Sioux Falls, S.D. Miss Rhoda Miller left for Bordulac, where she would teach a summer term of school. At 2 p.m. Christ Fahrner and Olga Mittelstaedt of Nebraska were married by Rev. N. Reutenik at the German Reformed Church parsonage in front of a few intimate friends. After the ceremony the couple drove out to the groom’s farm, where they would reside. John Aldred left for Minneapolis with a carload of potatoes for the market there; the carload was made up of potatoes from several different farmers. That evening fifteen of her friends, carrying good things to eat, came to the door of the Keime residence and surprised Miss Wanda with a fifteenth birthday party which quickly became a lawn party under the moonlight.
On April 6 and 7, Inez (Mrs. Gus) Gullicks’ millinery shop had its Spring Millinery Opening. On those days Mrs. H.R. Campbell also had her Spring Millinery Opening. On April 6 to 8, Mr. and Mrs. Silas Hylton visited in Carrington.
On April 7 William Colville, Tiffany farmer, came in for spring supplies. Mr. Cosgrove went home to Madison, S.D., after a visit with his sister Mrs. Joseph Lapierre; he also bought a quarter section of Eddy County land. That afternoon the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. George Pincott died of pneumonia, which he had “for some time.” The funeral took place on April 9, with interment in the Knox Cemetery near Morris. His gravestone in the Washington Lake Cemetery reads Charles Raymond Pincott April 15, 1905-April 7, 1906. The grave is next to that of his twin sister Hazel, who died two days after their birth, April 17, 1905, and another sister Cora, who died July 26, 1898, twenty-three days after her birth; they have the same headstone. Both headstones have lambs carved on top. [George Pincott was an African-American.]
That day Erick Lindstrom and Emma Melbraaten were married at the home of the bride’s sister in Moorhead, Minn. After a short wedding trip, they went to his Wells County farm, but would also live in New Rockford for a time. That evening some friends arranged a surprise birthday party for assistant principal Miss C. Lillian Lund which was chaperoned by Mr. and Mrs. M.R. Fritz. Nulle Grand and Five Hundred were the card games enjoyed and the evening ended with light refreshments. Miss Lund was given “a pretty souvenir of New Rockford.”
About midnight, April 7, passersby noticed the big barn of Charles Hatch located southeast of town was engulfed in flames. After Hatch was awakened, he attempted to rescue some of the horses trapped inside and received severe burns to his head, shoulders, and arms. The barn, about seventy tons of hay, and all the harness were destroyed. Eleven horses died in the fire and two more were burned so badly they had to be shot. The cause was thought to be hay overheating in the mow. Mr. Hatch would be laid up for a considerable time. There was very little insurance.
On the evening of Sunday, April 8, Prof. L.J. Aldrich spoke at a meeting of the local Temperance Legion. That evening a son was born to Mr. and Mrs. E.R. Davidson.
On April 9, Edith Campbell returned from her visit with Miss Clara Whelchel at Minnewaukan. Miss Margaret Ford returned to Valley City after visiting her parents west of town. That evening H.J. Mitchell took the “Red Cross” degrees of the Knights Templar, Zion Commandry.
On April 10, a six-year old, light gray horse strayed from the Mike Mulligan farm in T150, R63 [Freeborn]; it weighed 1150 lbs. and had a leather halter with a rope halter stay and the front hooves were shod with Never-Slip shoes. Verne Norton made a business trip to Barlow. Prof. L.J. Aldrich left for the Twin Cities on business and Phillips Academy matters; Mrs. Aldrich took over his classes. That evening the Ladies’ Social Union hosted an entertainment at the Congregational Church with a program of old-time songs and “quaint recitations”; there would also be the display of a family album belonging to one of the ladies and some old-fashioned costumes. Admission was 25 cents.
On the morning of April 11, fire destroyed the granary belonging to New Rockford bank cashier James E. Hyde on his farm in Reed Township, Cass County, N.D.
