1883: The Missouri River had risen 14 inches. With no break being seen, ice was beginning to gorge in many places.

1905: All eyes in Bismarck were on D. Janowski, as he battled against Frank J. Marshall, Brooklyn, in a chess match. Marshall would beat Janowski, 8-5.

1906: Alfred von Steiger, of Wilton, N.D., who was reputed to be a German Baron, was killed by Yaqui Indians in the mountains of Sonora, Mexico. Von Steiger had traveled to Mexico for his health, as well as to investigate some mining property.

1913: The issue of Woman suffrage, having passed the state legislature, was being submitted to the voters of North Dakota.