Stark County ND Newspapers
The Bismarck Tribune (Bismarck, North Dakota) June 8 1883 Stark County Organized A correspondent writes to the Tribune that Messrs. Horace L. Dickinson, and James Collister, of Dickinson, and James G. Campbell, of Gladstone, the county commissioners for Stark county, appointed by the governor, met at Dickinson on the 30th ult., took the prescribed oath and effected a county organization by the appointment of the following officers: N. C. Lawrence, register of deeds and county clerk; William Cuskelly, sheriff; R. E. Lameroux, treasurer; C. H. Klinfelter, assessor; Charles Burk, superintendent of schools, and John Nagle, justice of the peace. The county seat was located at Dickinson. The license for liquor dealers was fixed at $200. - Contributed by Nancy Piper
The Bismarck Tribune (Bismarck, North Dakota) September 19 1884 Dakota Bulldozing Governor Pierce is in receipt of a couple of communications from a badly frightened German resident of Stark county, who encloses a letter that he had received, of which the following is a copy: Warning to J. Holler Dickinson, July 13 He are hereby warned that if you do not leave Dickinson and Stark county within twenty days from this date you will be taken from your house at night by a body of masked men and hanged to the nearest telegraph pole until you are dead - dead. This warning is issued by an indignant community whom you have so barely slandered by your many false reports." At the bottom of the letter of warning, which is written on Northern Pacific stationery, is a picture of a coffin. Mr. Holler writes that some time ago while absent, that his house was burned and he now fears for his life. He alleges that the only grievance that the parties have against him is some truthful testimony that he was recently compelled to give upon the witness stand. As the time specified in the note of warning has expired, and Mr. Holler is still alive, it is probable that the parties were only attempting to intimidate him, and that his life will be safe even if he continues to hold the fort. - Contributed by Nancy Piper
The Bismarck Tribune (Bismarck, North Dakota) January 26 1899 A Warm Member Dickinson Press: During a German wedding on Monday considerable (?)olarity was expressed in one way and another in going to and from the Catholic church and one of the ways, contrary to law and best interests of civilization, was the shooting at random of revolvers. One of the bullets passed through the front door of J. P. Tingle's house. Mrs. Tingle was sitting within and children were playing in the street just without, any of whom might have been killed by the shot had the aim been a little different. At the time the sheriff was not in town and no arrests were made. - Contributed by Nancy Piper
The Bismarck Tribune (Bismarck, North Dakota) January 7 1899 A hunter named Holliday was in Dickinson from the Killdeer Mountain district with three mountain lions which he shot while hunting there. An Indian was killed in the vicinity last summer by wild animals and it is supposed that these are the ones which made away with him. - Contributed by Nancy Piper
The Bismarck Tribune (Bismarck, North Dakota) September 24 1917 Dickinson Boy Gets Medal of Legion of Honor For Bravery Dickinson, N.D. Sept. 24. Leon L. Brown, well known in Dickinson and nephew of Brooks and J. W. Goodall, has been decorated with the medal of the legion of honor for exceptional skill and bravery on the French front. He enlisted with a Canadian regiment and won a lieutenancy in three months. - Contributed by Nancy Piper
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