Steele County ND Newspapers The Bismarck Tribune (Bismarck, North Dakota) June 15 1883 Coal - Steele County Organized Fargo, June 14 A special to the Argus indicates that there is much excitement at Wahpeton over the discover of coal and a company is being formed to make a thorough investigation. Steele county was organized today. P. S. McKay, Thomas Ward and R. W. Barry received their commissions today as county commissioners. They met and completed the organization of the county. The county seat is Hope. - Contributed by Nancy Piper The Bismarck Tribune (Bismarck, North Dakota) January 11 1899 A newspaper is to be started in Sharon, Steele county, with Henry Mitchels as editor. A syndicate of local business men are interested. - Contributed by Nancy Piper The Bismarck Tribune (Bismarck, North Dakota) December 5 1917 Woman Educator Pinned Beneath Car For Hours Miss Aagot Raaen, Steele County Superintendent of Instruction has Experience Aneta, N.D., Dec 5 Miss Aagot Raaen, Steele county superintendent of schools, lay pinned under her overturned Ford car for two hours before a traveling medicine vender chanced along and with the aid of a lifting jack raised the machine sufficiently to relieve her of the weight, which was slowly but surely crushing the breath from her body. Miss Raaen was by this time bleeding freely from the nose and mouth, and, finding that he could not release her unaided, the peddler was forced to proceed some distance to obtain help. When the car was righted Miss Raaen found herself in condition to proceed on her journey, and, unless some internal injury should develop, she will be none the worse for her terrifying experience. - Contributed by Nancy Piper The Bismarck Tribune (Bismarck, North Dakota) September 4 1917 Caught in Belt Sherbrook Young Farmer instantly Killed by Separator Sherbrook, N.D. Sept 4 While attempting to put a halt on his separator while the latter was in motion, Oscar Skoklund of Primrose township was caught between the belt and the flywheel and so badly injured that he died a few minutes later. The deceased was a promising young farmer, born and reared in this community. A young widow and several brothers and sisters, all residing in this section of the state, survive. - Contributed by Nancy Piper Back to North Dakota Genealogy Trails Back to Genealogy Trails Copyright © Genealogy Trails All data on this website is Copyright by Genealogy Trails with full rights reserved for original submitters.