19 Apr 1912
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Newspaper
The Bowbells Tribune
Location
Bowbells, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1912
Page
1
By Bert Hall the piece argues the main barrier to higher grain yields is land owned by city financiers and absentee landlords. It criticizes short sighted lease practices and calls for long term four to five year leases detailing landlord and tenant duties to restore soil fertility. The author warns future crime in law if fertility is not improved.
M H Powers, cashier of the First State Bank, completed a deal to own the Lyons block on Main Street. The four year old building will continue to house a store on half the lower floor and an opera house on the second floor. The upper floors will be used for opera and dancing, with the pool hall remaining on the ground floor. Powers plans to lease the vacant ground floor half and seeks a top-class show lineup, aiming for value for patrons. The purchase price is reported near 13000. Powers intends no major bookings until fall, noting tight finances in Bowbells and vicinity.
Reports from Cape Race and the Carpathia confirm the Titanic sank at 2 02 Monday after hitting an iceberg. About 675 survivors, mostly women and children, were aboard lifeboats, while some 1 500 feared drowned out of roughly 2 200 aboard on her maiden voyage.
County Treasurer C P Olson announced to The Tribune that he will not seek re election. He noted a legal opinion confirming a short appointive term followed by an elective term counts as two successive terms. Olson, appointed in 1910, was well regarded for his service and orderly records. The piece also shares local notes about residents and farm activity near Bowbells and Stettler Alberta.
A Burke county teachers meeting is set at the Portal school building with many instructors expected. The program includes a vocal solo by Mrs. C. E. Pierson and talks on penmanship, reading, English, sanitation, geography, and consolidated schools by local and visiting educators.
Portals residents attend Estevan dance. Miss Dieu visits sister in coast region. J F Conbey leaves for Powers Lake. Mrs Sullivan travels to Howard Saskatchewan. Junior Bible class social well attended. Embroidery Club hosted by Mrs Knapp. Arthur Daly returns from St Paul. Maureta McDonald and Morell McDonald visit Olsons. Mary Iverson opens a restaurant in the old printing office. Ruth Dunham back from Moose Jaw. Lila Yardly Easter visit. Mrs Shepherd of Minneapolis visits Portal. Hollsworth meat market break in. suspect from C B P R caught and jailed awaiting trial.
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