North Dakota
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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Barker System Bakery ad as published by the Grand Forks Herald on March 16, 1921.
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FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) -A North Dakota woman is facing a federal involuntary manslaughter charge after a deadly crash on an American Indian reservation last fall.
A federal grand jury indicted Brittany Renne Laverdure on April 22, 2026, accusing her of killing a person while driving under the influence of multiple substances on or about Sept. 21, 2025, in Indian country in North Dakota.
Because the incident occurred in Indian country, the case falls under federal jurisdiction, specifically under 18 U.S.C. § 1153, which gives the federal government authority to prosecute certain crimes committed by Native Americans on tribal lands. The indictment identifies Laverdure as an Indian under that statute.
According to the indictment, Laverdure acted with “wanton and reckless disregard for human life amounting to gross negligence.” Prosecutors say she attempted to make a U-turn and pulled into oncoming traffic while impaired, without due care for the safety of others.
The victim’s name is not being reported at this time and court documents did not provide any further details on the incident.
An arrest warrant was issued April 23, 2026 and a special agent with the FBI arrested Laverdure on April 28, 2026, in Grand Forks.
Laverdure is scheduled to stand trial June 23, 2026, before U.S. District Judge Peter D. Welte in Fargo. The trial is expected to last four days.
Involuntary manslaughter under federal law carries a maximum sentence of eight years in prison.
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BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) – North Dakota has a new junior duck stamp winner.
On Saturday afternoon, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service held an awards ceremony for the state contest at the Heritage Center in Bismarck. 900 kids submitted entries.
16-year old, Gabe Coleman, from Baldwin, took first place overall with his entry which is an acrylic painting of a pair of blue-winged teal. Gabe has been entering the contest since he was in kindergarten, but this year is the first time he took best of show.
“For all my nine years, this is what I have been trying to do, and I finally achieved it this year. To win it is actually amazing”, said Coleman, who is a homeschooled sophomore.
Coleman has another reason to celebrate. As the top finisher in the state, his winning artwork advanced to the national competition. He ranked among the top 15 out of 13-thousand entries in the national contest.
Runner-Up Best of Show (Second Place) in the North Dakota contest this year went to first time-entrant Kamryn Nissen from Grand Forks. Kamryn, a sophomore at Thompson Public School, used colored pencils to design her entry of a mallard drake in eclipse plumage.
The Conservation Message winner was Brandi Agnew, a seventh grader from Menoken, with her message: “Protect the prairie; preserve the hunt.”
The call for entries is an educational program that uses science and art to encourage students to explore wildlife, conservation, and recreation.
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