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Newspaper
The Bowbells Tribune
Location
Bowbells, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1909
Page
7
Local swings in the Bowbells markets draw bathers and crowds to the east side near the bridge. The article notes rising activity as residents frequent the river and nearby shops. Mentions Wheat No 1387, flax, and Heath & Drinkwater autos amid a scene of daily commerce and leisure.
Local items record hail insurance ad from First National Bank and summer school attendance in Minot with over one hundred teachers. Classifieds seek carpenters and laborers with fair wages. Hattie Martin and mother visit relatives in state and Minnesota. Spring water delivery offered by T. C. Barker. Bowbells School District to sell old buildings at 3 PM Saturday by highest bid. J T Loucks predicts fall business for tradesmen as farmers reconsider catalogue houses. Koehler cites concrete strength test results from government study for 10x24x8 cement blocks carrying about 45 tons.
A quoteworthy critique notes that sensational frontier fiction exaggerates feats. It argues shooters could not eye a robin or a man at extreme distances, debunking famous legends like Slade's supposed feats and praising realism over sensationalism.
Balzac’s friend Mery and Balzac himself are described crossing Paris mornings by the Cafe de Paris after gambling nights. Balzac explains he hides during the day to avoid the tribunal de commerce authorities, emerging at sunrise when the sun is not yet up.
Odd notes describe milk sold on a stick during winter in Glasgow, with chunks instead of quarts. Milkmen leave one or two chunks at houses, children warned to avoid wet sticky mess, and broken milk seen as safer than spoiled. The fragmentary piece includes stray domestic chatter and a cartoonish exchange about kindness and human nature.
From Hudson balanced Columbian Repository July 15 1806 Robertson the celebrated serenaut who ascended from Petersburg last year seeks support in Petersburg for a very large air balloon planned to be 722 feet in diameter and able to carry thirty seven tons and fifty people with a mast equipped vessel for navigation in case of accidents a cabin for merchants a gallery for cooking and provisions stowage. A smaller parachute balloon within the outer one will ensure gentle descent if the outer bursts and the craft would remain aloft for weeks.
A community planned a dinner to honor a judge but opposed inviting a once famed lawyer now town drunk. The drunkard spoke last, recalling a $12,000 yearly practice fifteen years ago and his decline since, contrasting his fall with the guest’s rise to be “level” with him.
The passage recounts Disraeli style humor with short anecdotes about jokes at others expense. It notes a compliment about a book and a joke about Lord Rosslyn showing Disraeli’s sharp humor and quick exchanges in a Chambers Journal tone.
A college president addressing students in the chapel at the start of the year spoke in a prophesy filled with congratulatory notes about the college’s opening. He addressed the audience briefly before reading aloud, invoking thunder and a sense of history as the day began.
In a New York Herald excerpt Mr Madison bargains over small spendings to trim costs. A friend discusses concerts and old hats while Mrs Madison notes a limit of fifteen dollars due to a broken meerschaum. They resolve to economize starting next month.
New York manager recalls Victorien Sardon debunking sham actors. An actor boasts forty hours of study, Sardou quips about never Hed but twice, then confirms thrice. A playful exchange follows as a kiss scene unfolds with Clarence and a smiling heroine.
The Philadelphia Inquirer quotes Fred telling George that he is courting the wrong girl and that the trouble lies in him being the wrong man, reflecting a melodramatic exchange about romance and correctness.
Illustration from Illustrated Bits questions the first requisite in army regulations for burial with military honors. Private Macshorty declares death, prompting a mock legal exchange about proper ritual.
A fragment from the New York Press records a nurse or doctor exchange about a pregnancy when asked if the baby is a boy or a girl. The response affirms "Girl," followed by a humorous remark about clothing and the wife not wanting to borrow the best clothes to cut down.
The Bowbells School District invites buyers to view secondhand desks seats maps and related furniture in the old school building. G H Carey president will show items and set prices under board authority. Great savings offered for district boards and outlying districts seeking to refresh facilities.
Notice from Ward County District Court Bowbells seeks permit to sell intoxicating liquors for medical scientific sacramental and mechanical uses. Hearing scheduled before Judge B B Goss at Minot Court House on August 23 1909 at 10 a m. Public notices dated July 20 1909. Applicant: C Krueger published July 28 30 Aug 6 18.
Notice announces a hearing on August 23, 1909 at 10 o'clock a m before Judge E B Ward in Ward County North Dakota regarding a petition by T M Donovan of Lignite for a permit to sell intoxicating liquors for medicinal scientific sacramental and mechanical uses. The undersigned requests the same notice and lists Minot as the county seat for the hearing.
George H Gjertsen of Bowbells ND seeks final proof to establish his claim to southeast quarter of section 26 township 162 range 5 West. Hearing before Paul Ware A S Commissioner at Flaxton ND on September 6 1909. Witnesses C A Hind C B Poke Frank Landis W O Gedooch all Bowbells ND. Register D McGawan. Publication dates August 6 13 20 27 September 3.
Ward County invites sealed bids by the Board of County Commissioners for two bridge projects. Bid items: Short Creek bridge between sections 4 and 9 and another bridge between sections 22 and 21. Each bid submitted separately with a bid bond equal to 5 percent. Bids due by 7 o’clock August 23, 1903, with checks made payable to County Auditor. Bids must meet plans and specs on file. envelopes labeled with work name and bidder name. Board reserved right to reject all bids. Minot, North Dakota, July 24, Louis A. Larson, County Auditor.
Notice issued by the U S Land Office at Minot North Dakota dated July 30 1908 announces publication of a coal land claim inquiry. It lists claimant names including AW aottweald Iaeol Schupp and others and references revision dates and eligibility procedures before the registrar.
Sealed bids due 2 PM Aug 33 1905 for construction of several roads and bridges in Ward County North Dakota. Bids must be on separate items with plans and profiles on file at the county auditor. Bonds, guarantees, and a bid deposit are required. Right to reject any or all bids reserved by the Board. Minot, July 28 1909.
Notice of bids by Ward County Commissioners North Dakota for supplying blank books for the coming year. Bids open at 2 PM August 20, 1909, per schedule on file with the county auditor. County Auditor Ward County invites sealed bids for contract according to the schedule.
Bids for a dwelling house are invited with separate entries for brick and frame builds and for a barn. Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check, submitted to the County Auditor’s Office, detailing the tract amount and bearing the date and applicant’s name.
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