Local Bowbells News Bits and Notices
Local items from Bowbells include rentals, sales, and business notes. Jimmie Miller travels to Minot. Ty Stroni advertises watches and jewelry. Community events feature church programs, benefits, and a Presbyterian sale with proceeds. Several residents travel, seek coal, or list rentals and lost items. notices cover probate and local business updates.
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Hartman
Jimmie Miller
Minot
Weber Catilytist
Ty Stroni
Oldest Church in Use in America at Hingham Mass
The First Unitarian church in Hingham Massachusetts claims the oldest church edifice still in use in the United States. The building dates to 225 and longtime sexton and bell ringer John B. Lewis has served the church for over fifty years.
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Hingham
Mass
America
First Unitarian Church
John B. Lewis
Notice of Chattel Mortgage Sale in Ward County
Default on a chattel mortgage dated April 12 1906 to R B Burger Co and a note. $42.08 due. On December 21 1907 at 2 PM at the Bowbells post office front door there will be a public auction for cash to satisfy the debt. item: one R & B buggy. Mortgagees: R B Burger Co C B Pierson Atty for Mortgagees.
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Nordah
R. B. Burger & Co
Seore
Register of Deeds
Ward
Bowbells
Towit
C. Be, Pierson
Improving the Grade of Stock of the Farmer
The article argues that better grazing and selective breeding are essential as range conditions tighten. It highlights two paths: growing higher quality feed for winter and trading up cattle herds using registered stock, citing a North Dakota stockman who built a premier range horse herd through careful breed selection and management. It notes crowded ranges, the need for early-minished, high-quality cattle, and the shift from quantity to quality to satisfy eastern feeders, with examples from South Dakota and Nebraska on cattle and horse improvements, range discipline, and herd management practices.
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North Dakota
United States
Omaha
Chicago
Reva
When to Make Cuttings for Gooseberries Currants and Roses
Advice on propagating gooseberries and currants by dormant year shoots cut about 10 inches long with buds. Details include planting depth, mulching, and wintering rose cuttings in sand, cold frames, and frames with whitewashed sashes. Also notes tea roses root best in greenhouse conditions and winter storage.
Farm Jottings on Barn Water, Stump Machines, and Foot Care
Farm Journal notes warn against barn water entering wells during storms and suggest a stump machine to move equipment. It stresses keeping tools in a designated place, improving horse feet through careful breeding and proper shoeing, and avoiding overgrazing by rotating stock. It concludes with outlook on butter quality restoring its city market appeal.
Modern apartments fight vermin with new contracts
A tenant recalls a landlord hiring a pest control firm as part of lease terms. The narrator notes became common for up to date buildings to guarantee bug and mouse removal and ongoing clearance, alongside ads for chutes and cleaning systems.
Judge Gray Reflects On Titles At Farmers Club
Judge George Gray of Delaware spoke at Senator Cameron's Lan caster farm meeting about the fading fondness for titles. He recalled a hotel table anecdote about a man styled judge, noting the era’s shift to valuing titles by real worth. Jay Gould, the tennis champion, vowed to avoid England, insisting future challengers travel to him.
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George Gray
Delaware
Farmers’ Club
Senator Cameron
Lancaster
Judge Gray
United States
Jay Gould
England
Are English Lazy How Harper's Weekly Views England
Harper's Weekly weighs English labor ethos in Sydney Brooks London dispatch. It argues Englishmen favor leisure over work, unions reveal class spirit, and the nation avoids the gospel of work that powers younger democracies. The piece notes hours, holidays, and attitudes from office to club to country weekend as signs of the habit.
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Harper's Weekly
Sydney Brooks
London
Brooks
England
Lost dog found with white coat and brown facial spots
A. J. Miller reports a white pointer dog with brown spots over the eyes and hips. Found near Kowbells, North Dakota. Owner contact needed.
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A. J. Miller
Kowbells
N. D
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