John Moberg started a logging operation south of Bemidji in 1899. Coming from the lumber camps in Wisconsin, Moberg had performed every logging job there […] Read More
Category: Woodsmen
Area Woodsmen
Falling Tree Kills Torkel Hagen, Lumberjack (1913) Torkel T. Hagen, a lumberjack employed in one of the Crookston camps at Island Lake, was instantly killed […] Read More
James Noonen was run over last night by a Great Northern train and decapitated. The accident occurred about 200 feet east of the depot and […] Read More
Considerable talk arose Sunday morning upon the discovery of the death of Sjur Tong, whose sudden demise gave evidence of foul play. Several outside newspapers […] Read More
The only original “Pine Tiger,” famous to local police circles and around the row, was in police court this morning to answer to a charge […] Read More
John S. Smith, Lumberjack, Interred near Camp John S. Smith was taken sick at Foy’s camp Saturday morning while eating breakfast. He commenced to choke […] Read More
The remains of George Grett, who had been working in the woods for the Red Lake Transportation Co. at Nebish, was brought in to Undertaker […] Read More
Falling Tree Kills Lumberjack While acting in the capacity of under-cutter, while cutting trees, at Crookston Lumber company camp number 5, near White Fish Spur, […] Read More
Thos. Walker, Hurt While Loading Logs, in Very Critical Condition. Thos. Walker, aged 23, lies at St. Joseph hospital in St. Paul in a very […] Read More
Frank Dumas Meets Death in Waters of the Big Fork River. Remains Taken Downstream – Not Recovered. Frank Dumas, a woodsman, was drowned at Ripple […] Read More
A stalwart woodsman was put down and out in one of the fastest rough and tumble events which has recently occurred at Jens Hansen’s saloon, early this morning. Henry […] Read More
Joshua Miller, a woodsman, who has been employed at one of camps on the north line was found wandering about at Nymore yesterday in a demented condition and was […] Read More
Martin Kruger, a woodsman, was slugged with a sling shot and robbed of $6 in the rear of a Minnesota avenue saloon last night. A man named McGuire, who followed […] Read More