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10/4/2006: 2006 is the 40th anniversary of Basin Electric Power Cooperative’s first station. Today, we look at the man for whom it was named: Leland Olds.

10/6/2006: An interesting case concerning the short-lived prohibition of tobacco in North Dakota was argued in the North Dakota Supreme Court on this day in 1913. The case, which pitted the American Tobacco Company against the State of North Dakota, came to be known as the Snuff Case.

10/8/2006: What started out as a squabble over a girl, ended up in a case over spilt cream. The Regent Times reported on the incident today in 1920.

10/9/2006: Jamestown reported the visit of an English nobleman on this day in 1913, but the man’s bizarre behavior drew more than a little speculation on the part of the city’s inhabitants. A man claiming himself to be George Barrington, the nephew of the English Duke Barrington, was arrested and charged with the attempted murder of several train passengers.

10/11/2006: The Huff Indian Village State Park was dedicated on this day in 1936. George Will was the principal speaker at the ceremony.

10/14/2006: The future can be a frightening prospect for many. Some might seek a palm reader to tell them what lies in the future, while others gaze in a crystal ball. For “Fish” Peterson of Hartland, however, that wasn’t necessary. He could see it all in his toes.

10/16/2006: The brewing industry was a fairly successful economy in the years prior to North Dakota’s statehood. Beck’s Brewery near Winona had been in business for twenty years before it caught fire and burned down in 1877, and the Turtle Mountain Brewery kept thirst at bay in Rolette County. Bismarck hoped to share in the considerable success of the industry.

10/18/2006: Yesterday we introduced the case of Madalynne Obenchain and Arthur Burch and the evidence against them. The trials waged on today in 1922. Yet, the defense was still trying to push a motive that would convict the two, and all eyes turned to the seemingly heartbroken beauty.

10/19/2006: It was a wild shoot out at Fort William one spring night. A family rivalry that had been brewing for years finally exploded into a full-blown war. Even the Army stepped in to stop the families from total destruction. Their efforts, however, would be in vain, and it all started today in 1834.

10/21/2006: At times, it seems history does indeed repeat itself. Immigration remains a touchy subject, but it was no different in 1891 as Lee Lum, a Chinese immigrant, faced exportation at his trial today for being in the country contrary to law.