Keith Norman
jamestownsun
United States
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Past articles by Keith:
Hail and fraud in 1903
Three men were charged with conspiracy to commit fraud. → Read More
Forming townships in 1908
The residents of what is now known as Rose Township sought to form their own government in February 1906. → Read More
1912 lynching in Steele did 'the will of the people'
A mob stormed the county jail where George Baker was in custody in the death of his father-in-law, Thomas Glass. → Read More
Working women in 1923
The minimum wage for a waitress or retail “counter girl” was set at $14.90 per week. → Read More
Claiming land in the 1890s
A lot of Stutsman County land was given to the Northern Pacific Railroad. → Read More
The North Dakota winter of 1906-1907
The winter was so harsh, homesteaders were granted special rules. → Read More
County government in 1913
Stutsman County commissioners had certain tasks to do. → Read More
Libel and the church in Courtenay
A pastor in the small town was called "Satan personified" in a newspaper article in 1901. → Read More
Christmas with King Alcohol in 1901
Newspapers in Minneapolis evidently picked up the story. → Read More
Stutsman County oil boom a bust in 1922
The first North Dakota well started pumping crude in 1951 near Tioga. → Read More
Teaching school in 1874 Jamestown
Few buildings were in Jamestown at that time. → Read More
Typewriters in 1903 Jamestown
The Stutsman County Commission bought its first typewriter for $99.75 that year. → Read More
Leaving Jamestown in 1902
In November of 1902, a derailment occurred in the Northern Pacific yard in Jamestown. → Read More
Fewer births over the past century
Stutsman County was holding its own in 1912 with 25 births and 10 deaths during September. → Read More
Thanksgiving Day, 1898
There was one group that decided they had to organize and hold their own Thanksgiving merriment. → Read More
Dancing on city's first paved street
The viaduct is still in use. → Read More
The circus comes to Jamestown in 1914
But this wasn’t just any circus. → Read More
Serial killer struck first in Jamestown in 1941
Ray Gardner confessed to the murder of Frank Shelley in the Stutsman County Jail in 1941. → Read More
Butchering party goes bad in 1911
The owner of the hogs tracked a horse-drawn sled that left the party early. → Read More
In 1951, 'death cars' visit Jamestown
Newspaper accounts called it the most tragic accident in North Dakota history at the time. → Read More