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Today in History: March 16, 1921 – Bank of ND pays million dollar loan, East Side news & a murder trial
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PUBLISHED ON MARCH 16, 1921
Two Million Dollars of Redeposits Now Tied Up By Garnishments
Bismarck, N.D., March 15.—The $1,000,000 loan obtained by the Bank of North Dakota from the Merchants’ Loan and Trust company of Chicago, was paid today with interest amounting to about $14,000, according to A. Johannsen, director of audits of the state bank.
An official of the Chicago bank has been in the city during the last few days, it is understood.
In the meantime, more than $2,000,000 of the redeposits placed by the Bank of North Dakota in private banks in various parts of the state are tied up by garnishment proceedings. There have been 22 suits of this kind instituted, most of them by counties, but in some cases by towns and school districts. No new cases have been started since the decision of the supreme court holding garnishments legal.
Officials of the Bank of North Dakota today claimed that many counties were continuing to do business with the state institution.
It was learned today, however, that many counties which have deposited funds in the Bank of North Dakota, which they are unable to withdraw, have been making tax returns to the state treasurer with checks on that bank. By this method, there is no actual increase in the amount of funds in the bank, and the amounts which the Bank of North Dakota will receive this spring will be materially lessened in this way.
Tax collections thus far have not been as heavy as had been anticipated by the state treasurer.
Bank of North Dakota Excluded
The city of Bismarck has taken action under the depositary law passed by the recent session of the state legislature, naming all state and national banks in the city as depositaries of the city funds, with the single exception of the Bank of North Dakota. Hereafter, the city will deposit all funds in the local banks.
A basket social and program will be held this evening in the Driscoll school, northeast of East Grand Forks. An interesting entertainment has been prepared by the pupils, and other attractive diversions have been arranged. All interested are cordially invited to attend. Ladies are requested to bring baskets.
The Grand Marais Farmers’ Club will give a dance Thursday evening in their hall. A three-piece orchestra will furnish the music, and everybody is invited to attend.
Frank Austin and William and Jack Chalmers of Huntsville were business visitors in the city yesterday.
Arthur Fillion of Minnesota Point was taken to St. Michael’s Hospital in Grand Forks yesterday. Mr. Fillion has been ill for a week, and it finally became necessary to remove him to the hospital.
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Body, Found In Stove, Viewed By Moorhead Jury
Moorhead, Minn., March 15, 1921.—The exhumed body of Vergil N. Terrill, Clay County farmer, discovered January 21, jammed in an airtight stove, was viewed by a coroner’s jury late today, which will determine whether Terrill committed suicide or was murdered.
The body was brought here from Ohio at the request of members of Terrill’s immediate family, who believe he was murdered.
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Oregon State got all they could handle from the visiting North Dakota State Bison on Monday night, and it was a Josiah Lake drive-and-finish with under three seconds left that lifted the Beavers to a 67-65 victory on opening night.
Wayne Tinkle’s squad came out strong, bursting out to a 7-0 lead in the opening minutes. But the Bison were able to respond, jumping out to a 13-10 lead with 11:26 left in the first half. Oregon State was then able to reclaim the lead after a couple of Isaiah Sy three-point jumpers, pushing ahead by five points. The Bison would go on a 19-12 run to end the half, however, and the Beavers trailed 32-30 heading into the locker room.
The opening minutes of the second half saw multiple lead changes, with neither side able to gain much separation. After they fell behind 53-49, the Beavers went on a run, and found thesmelves ahead by six with just 5:49 left to play.
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But the Bison wouldn’t go away. Sparked by back-to-back dunks from Markhi Strickland, NDSU went on a quick 6-0 run to tie the game. A Dez White three-pointer put the Beavers back in front momentarily, but this lead quickly evaporated, and the Bison went up 65-64 with 2:17 remaining. Johan Munch hit one of two free throws on the following possession, tying the game at 65. Both teams came away with some stops on the defensive end, and the score remained deadlocked.
After grabbing a defensive rebound with 26 seconds left and the shot clock now off, the Beavers let the clock tick down as they set up their offense. With under five seconds to play, Josiah Lake pulled off a beautiful left-handed drive and finished at the rim, putting the Beavs ahead 67-65 with just two seconds on the clock.
But it wasn’t over yet. Inbounding from their own baseline, NDSU tried a football-style throw towards the sideline, and it was tipped out of play by a Beaver, giving the Bison one last chance to inbound the ball in OSU’s half. Guard Andy Stefonowicz was able to get off a three-point look at the buzzer, but it was a heavily-contested shot that came up well short, and Oregon State walked away with a two-point victory.
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The Beavers were fairly balanced in their scoring, as five different players reached double figures. Sophomore SF Isaiah Sy led the team in scoring, finishing with 12 points, five rebounds and two assists. Missouri State transfer Dez White was equally impressive. He had ten points on the night and also led the Beavers in assists with five. Junior guard Josiah Lake, who played all but five minutes, scored ten points and also grabbed eight rebounds, leading OSU in this category.
With the win, Oregon State improves to 12-0 in opening games under Wayne Tinkle.
The Beavers are back in action on Friday night, when they take on the University of Illinois Chicago at Gill Coliseum. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. PT
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GRAND FORKS — A Top 15 matchup in the FCS will play out in the Alerus Center on Saturday when the Fighting Hawks host North Dakota State for the first time since winning the rivalry matchup in the Alerus Center in 2023.
The No. 13 Fighting Hawks and No. 1 Bison kick off at 1 p.m.
Here are three key factors in the matchup.
The UND and NDSU special teams units are trending in opposite directions, and the Fighting Hawks need to address the situation quickly.
UND hasn’t had its starting kicker for the past three weeks, but the Hawks’ special teams woes don’t even start there.
UND has had a punt blocked in consecutive weeks against Indiana State and South Dakota.
After giving up a safety on the punt block, UND also gave up a long kick return, which set the stage for a 9-0 Coyotes advantage to start the game.
NDSU, meanwhile, saw Jackson Williams return a kickoff for a touchdown in a tight win over Youngstown State on Saturday. The Bison also took advantage of a Penguins fumble on a kickoff.
Special teams were a key part of UND’s win over NDSU in 2023, with Luke Skokna returning the opening kickoff for a touchdown.
“I think that’s a huge emphasis for us, and we’ve done some really good things on special teams this year, so to have that happen was really disappointing,” UND head coach Eric Schmidt said. “(NDSU) does a great job in the return game. I think they have an elite returner. He does it a lot of different ways, breaking tackles, hitting it downhill.
“I think they’re really, really sound covering kicks, too. We know we have our work cut out for us. Field position is really important in these games if you can make teams have to go 75-80 yards. It becomes hard to be able to do that.”
UND’s defense has struggled with the running ability of North Dakota State’s quarterbacks in the Division I era, particularly in the Fargodome.
In last year’s game, Cole Payton ran for 47 yards against UND and Cam Miller for 39 more.
Payton now has the full reins of the offense in 2025 and has proven effective in both the run and pass game.
Payton has 640 rushing yards this year with 10 touchdowns and three games of more than 100 yards rushing.
“He’s a load,” Schmidt said. “He does a great job, not just with his arm, but I think he’s been really accurate this year and made some really timely plays, doing a good job of distributing the ball out to their playmakers … just really not taking losses, being able to break tackles and scramble around.
“He’s a big kid that moves well, so he definitely presents some challenges. I think he’s the biggest, most physical QB that we’ve played up to this point.”
3. Jerry Kaminski bouncing back
UND quarterback Jerry Kaminski entered last Saturday’s game against South Dakota with 22 touchdowns to two interceptions on the season.
Kaminski struggled as much as he has all season in a loss to the Coyotes, finishing with two interceptions and no touchdown passes.
UND offensive coordinator Isaac Fruechte is confident in his sophomore quarterback’s ability to bounce back.
“He’s really strong mentally,” Fruechte said. “I love what he has to say after the game. He and I are two peas in a pod sometimes. Hard on ourselves, to a fault sometimes.
“I talked to him (Sunday) and on the bus Saturday coming back. You have to stay positive and can’t let external factors affect your current play. Don’t make the hero play, make the right play. I think that showed up a little where he felt he needed to press and make a play. On the other side, our guys need to make a play for him. He can help himself by trusting his protection and trust what I’m teaching him. Love his response. He wants to get right back in the film room and talk about it. I expect him to rebound really, really well as we move forward. You’re going to have mistakes — you’re human. I call bad plays at times. I did on Saturday. We were still over 50 percent on third down and about 400 yards of total offense. We just need to be more consistent and take care of the football.”
North Dakota is making its way to Tuscaloosa for the first time in program history to meet Alabama basketball in the season opener for the 2025-26 season.
After walking away with a 97-90 victory last December, the Crimson Tide looks to build on its 1-0 series record on Monday, Nov. 3 against the Fighting Hawks.
Here’s everything you need to know for the game, from injury updates to betting odds and a score prediction from The Tuscaloosa News.
Alabama basketball vs North Dakota picks, score prediction
98 Alabama, 75 North Dakota: If Alabama doesn’t let turnovers control the scoreboard and makes the most of opportunities off of rebounds, the Crimson Tide can come away with a dominant performance to officially start the season. Fans got a better taste of that seeing Alabama take down Furman in exhibition play compared to that against Florida State, but it’s hard not to forget that UA fell into a trap game of sorts in last year’s trip to North Dakota. A lack of chemistry for this year’s squad of Fighting Hawks diminishes the chances of a repeat performance against Nate Oats and company.
While the Fighting Hawks don’t have Treysen Eaglestaff to drop 40 on Alabama this season, and environments like Coleman might be more foreign, this team still has some pieces to run action with senior guard Eli King, who is the only returning player to have started in all 33 games for UND last season. There are seven more returning players, plus some portal additions like senior guard Garrett Anderson, a first-teamer for the Great Northwest Athletic Conference after starting in all 32 games for Central Washington last season. The frontcourt’s biggest tasks will be 6-foot-10 transfer forward George Natsvlishvili, who came off the bench for UND last season, and 6-foot-8 center Josh Jones, a transfer from Oral Roberts.
It’s way too early in the season to call that Alabama would drop 100 points in its opener like it did in a 110-54 win against UNC-Asheville last November, but it’s certainly not out of the realm of possibility.
Alabama basketball injury updates
Oats told media ahead of Alabama-North Dakota that Latrell Wrightsell Jr. will operate on a minutes restriction as he completes his recovery from a ruptured Achilles tendon. There was no indication that Bucknell center transfer Noah Williamson (knee) would sit out against North Dakota after making his Crimson Tide debut at Furman.
Miami guard transfer Jalil Bethea (foot) remains out with no timeline to return.
Betting odds for Alabama-North Dakota
Here are betting odds for Alabama’s game against North Dakota from FanDuel as of Sunday evening:
Spread: 31.5 points
Total points: 168.5
Watch Alabama basketball vs North Dakota!
How to watch Alabama basketball vs North Dakota
Date: Monday, Nov. 3
Time: 7 p.m. CT
Channel: SEC Network+
Alabama’s Monday matchup against North Dakota will be aired on SEC Network+ with a tip-off time scheduled for 7 p.m. CT.
Emilee Smarr covers Alabama basketball and Crimson Tide athletics for The Tuscaloosa News. She can be reached via email at esmarr@gannett.com.
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