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The Bowbells Tribune

Location

Bowbells, North Dakota, United States of America

Date

Dec 08, 1922

Page

4

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GNAWING A CORPAR A bank sale exposes banking tactics

Notes show nearly three thousand dollars sold for one dollar and total assets 42 247.44 sold for 6 430.50. The buyer used a certificate of deposit instead of cash, with M Porter of the State Bankers Association leading bids. The Guaranty Commission and state will cover depositor losses. Governor Nestos faces criticism for an efficient looking admin but costly outcomes.

Neston Thorwald Mossad Te Bank Mos Ad Hes Macers Ware Eoen M. Porter State Bankers Association State Guaranty Commission Guaranty Commission Porter Gov Neatos Nestos

Portal Township Thanksgiving Small Town Notes

Portal residents recount holiday week activities including children attending school in Portal Kenmare and local residents visiting, shopping, or traveling. Multiple names such as Lorne Quinn Carl Nygeard Samuel Nickey Walter and Bertha Lee appear among town events and coal shipments.

Richard Edward Portal Mee Kenmare Lorne Quinn Carl Severn Nygeard Samuel Nickey Chas. Anderson Walter Boneness Shelmp Wheeler Jennie Lee Adolph Podall Quilon Ted Carlson Neil Bertha Lee Jake Dewing Chicago Etronte Motchannon Minn

First State Bank of Bowbells Suspends Operations

The First State Bank of Bowbells closed its doors on Wednesday due to strained finances. J A Stone of Minot and B B Bair of Bowbells now oversee it, with plans to reopen quickly if collections restore solvency. Purchased by about twenty farmers, the bank faced heavy crop debts and limited car service impede timely grain sales and repayments.

First State Bank OF Bowbells Bowbella J. A Stone Minot B. B. Bair J. G Johnson Enioye

Kopriva Hearing Postponed Until Friday

The hearing for C. J. Kopriva, removed Burke county auditor, before Special Commissioner B L Wilson was postponed to Friday due to an affidavit of prejudice against the court stenographer. Attorneys and the commissioner arrived ready for the 10 am start, but a substitute stenographer was needed.

C. J. Kopriva Burke B- L Wilson Flaxton Nestos Ing LV. A Mabel Huvda

Recall a mailed letter under postal rules

A Postoffice department guide explains how to recall a letter after mailing. The sender must prove identity and describe the letter exactly, then the postmaster may request a railway mail clerk to retrieve it if it has left the city, a measure reserved for extreme emergencies.

Postoffice Department Valletin Inwa PostoMce Department

DOG TAUGHT TO STEAL SHEEP

A historical note explains how in England sheep stealing carried capital punishment. Records credit cunning rogues who used trained dogs to select and reclaim sheep, allowing criminals to alibi and then drive marked livestock away, aided by the dog’s precise sorting from large flocks.

England Notor

Ancestry of Birds and Man Traced to Reptile Line

Evolutionists argue humans arose from ancient stock that produced apes and trace bird ancestry back to early reptiles. The text cites fossil preservation of extinct reptiles and mammals, noting the Fosell birds as a link and emphasizing limited evidence in the claims.

The lure of flight and its impact on birds

Analysis notes how flight shaped avian evolution, lifting birds above heavier ancestors yet making some species prone to traps. Light-bodied, quickwinged birds escape grips while heavier ones fall prey in mud or pitch, illustrating flight’s paradox in avian survival.

Chinese Idea of Goldfish Believed From Moth Eggs

The article notes a Chinese belief that finer goldfish descend from silk moth eggs. Moth lays eggs on bricks or tiles, placed in shallow sunlit water. Larvae emerge in days, fed on pond slime, developing into goldfish, with water care crucial. thunder can abort the process, sometimes yielding frogs or scorpions.

Wife wins right to holiday alone against husband order

The British courts ruled a wife may take a solo holiday if desired and a husband cannot stop her. After twenty one years of marriage, she sought a week away, appealed successfully, and now pursues permanent separation due to his objections.

Hubby

Insects That Sing Please Guests in a Jap Home Cage Songbird

The article describes a singing insect kept in a cage under the eaves. Rain triggers its chirping and a family member imitates dripping rain from the roof to provoke the insect into song, amusing visitors in a Japanese home.

Owls Silence and Hunting Habits Examined

A fragment discusses the owl’s silent flight and its hunting method. It suggests silence aids hearing and reliance on minute sounds for guidance. The passage muses on how this stealth confers advantage to the owl in pursuing prey.

Chambers Journal Gros

Dead Girl Face Seen in Camp Mirror

In Camp, Louisiana, a mirror in a deceased girl’s room reportedly shows a growing likeness of her, framed with a bouquet, visible from top to bottom after a month. Local scientists attribute it to sunlight on silvered glass. some suspect a divine sign.

Shreveport Camp M. Cunningham Trichel Campil

Hair-Eating Child Is Cured in Remarkable Surgery

An eight-year-old girl in Northampton Massachusetts recovered after surgeons removed a mass of hair from her stomach and intestines. An X-ray showed a dark mass in the stomach. the girl admitted pulling and swallowing her hair. One strand measured a foot and a half. The child is recovering.

Northampton Mass

Boy dies after vat accident at Milford factory

Ten year old Norman Pettyjohn, son of Mr and Mrs John Pettyjohn, suffocated after being immersed in a vat of boiling water at Hacket Company in Milford Delaware. He was pulled free after his screams drew rescuers but died five hours later despite attempts by nurses and surgeons to treat him.

Milford, del Norman Pettyjohn John Pettyjohn A Ae Eee Hacket Company

Four states unite to tackle farm problems jointly

Dr John Lee Coulter announces North Dakota Agricultural College leads a four state effort with Minnesota Montana and South Dakota colleges under USDA guidance to address pressing agricultural issues. A five point program covers finance grain grading transportation farm management and general marketing.

Farmene Northwest Agricultural Colleges of North South Dakets Minnesota Montana United States Department of Agriculture John’ ‘Lee Coulter North Dakota Agricultural College

Kindred city light plant to be enlitghed and improved

Northern communities report plans for city light plant upgrades in Kindred and surrounding areas. In Minot a twenty conventions schedule is laid out for the next six months while new day and night shifts at McCormickining are aided by improved equipment. Mandan braces for dam across the Heart to provide boating for a big park and Chautauqua grounds with completion set for January 1. Postoffice changes ripple through Expansion as mail shifts to the local office.

Minot McCormickining Mandan Krem Carson—Leal Elgin Commercial Cluba Grant County Beach Tvien Valley County Fargo James E.i Rockwell Hay Fargo Forun Duluth Spiritwood Alexander McKenzie County Bismarck R. B. Murphy Grafton J. I. Cahill State Board of Administration William McQuakey Goleden Valley Mulberry Williston State Penitentiary Daley Niagara Middle West Conference For Lower Yellowstone Kinwin Montana Entré County North Canada Richland

Local Social Notes Reflect Community Travels and Visits

Despite bad weather, residents attended events and traveled. Mr and Mrs Hutmaker returned home, Hang Hanson shopped in Coteau, Miss Marjorie Hohn spent Thanksgiving at Minot, Bernice Carter visited relatives at Portal, Alfred Olven family settled in, Ole Christianson called from Coteau, two cars of coal unloaded, Pete Solall shopped in Coteau, Bill Stewart visited, Hagen grading crew arrived in Berney after completing fall work.

Hutmaker Hang Hanson Marjorie Hohn Minox Mise Bernice Carter Portal Walfred Olven Ole Christianson Pete Solall Coteau Bill Stewart Hagen Bereney

Royal Frid ay Dec 8 Events and Film Lineup

A local notice lists December 8 events at Royal featuring Break the News to Mother about a small town boy’s devotion to his mother and authority figures. a dramatic pursuit and forgiveness arc with Dave. Also shows December 9 A Child for Sale, a serious drama with a comedy. December 12 What Do Men Want and Twelve Against One. December 14 Warren Kerrigan in The Lord Loves the Irish with a counterfeiters subplot. December 16 a dance with Melby’s Orchestra.

Dave Bale Tso I. Warren Kerrigan J. Warren Kerrigan Miley Secret Service Gup Symon

New Way To Put Cut Out In City Commuter Quip

A New York Daily brief notes a commuter praising unconventional energy saving ideas while summering in town. In Washington Square a resident reports a peculiar incident near a back yard porch at 4 pm involving a man at a window, a large white cat, and an attached harness. The fragment hints at an odd scene with improvised device or restraint.

New York Washington Square

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