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Newspaper
The Bowbells Tribune
Location
Bowbells, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1920
Page
3
Prices paid by Bowbells dealers reported by The Tribune as of Thursday afternoon at five o'clock include No. 2 wheat, amber durum barley, and related grains. Specific bid figures are not fully legible in the provided text.
Friday and Saturday feature a riverside drama The Rivers and a Northwest movie about civilization with a brutal struggle between good and bad. Night shows start 7 30 p m Friday and 8 p m Saturday with admissions 25 and 50 cents.
S M Sorenson reports he is now in White Salmon Washington expecting to spend the rest of winter there. Miss Mary Kincella of Northgate visits en route to Aberdeen where she plans to spend winter. The Ladies United Club meeting at Mrs Frank Gear’s on Dec 17 was postponed to a later date due to Christmas preparations. A Christmas program and basket supper will be at Milley School House at 8:30 p m on Wed Dec 22. the school is four miles northeast of Bowbels.
The North Dakota Bankers association committee met in Fargo to consider pooling farm mortgages and issuing warrants to back debentures for sale in financial centers. They expect a New York board to handle the plan, with W. Cathro of the Bank of North Dakota attending and urging caution as the committee weighs pledges to help finance industrial growth.
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Tribune notes a rate of two cents per word per issue for stems under a thin head and counts eight words, adding two words to each line. It mentions prepaid accounts with the paper and a regular account with this newspaper, referencing Washington as a destination and implying early arrangements.
A jumbled OCR fragment lists farm supplies and prices from Rugh Elevator and local merchants, sour notes on a St Bernard editorial jab, village socials at Siguydson home, and assorted town happenings in Bowbells area including onions, cabbages, oats, horse and sheep notes, church attendance, and neighborly chatter with scattered names and locations.
A fragmentary local social note lists visits and gatherings. Families Hovland, Hendrickson, Grill, Gultickson, Christiangen, and Peterson hosted dinners and gatherings as neighbors shared meals and weekend visits. A choir meet is planned at L N Peterson's home, with attendees including Lisa Sorlje and others from Cotenu and nearby areas. The piece notes a nearby theater event with a 20-22 vote in favor of unknown terms.
Mrs Pete Waltach left for Minneapolis last Saturday in response to telegram announcing the death of her brother in law which occurred the day previous. Miss Ruth Stasien spent Saturday and Sunday at her home near Lignite. Mr and Mrs Elvis and baby and Mr Lathruns spent Monday at the P O Sprite home. Ole and Helmer Erickson Ole Christiongen and Stanley Hendrickson Ness Lac Lake and Sunday Ashning in Ness Lac Lake. Mr and Mrs Join Hagen were Kenmare visitors Tuesday.
Miss Gierissa Spencer, returning representative of the overseas department of the Y W C A, discusses English life during war. She warns that the tragedy for many is humdrum life rather than outright hunger, noting few English girls marry soon and many long for stable homes while continuing work abroad.
A Harvard Observatory station in Arequipa Peru hosts the world’s largest photographic telescope with a two inch lens aiding southern sky observations. Founded 30 years ago near Mist volcano, locals recount legends linking earthquakes to the mountain. The 1677 Spanish priest episode and ruins of ancient temples are noted. a German military retreat and English purchase of underwater photography gear are also mentioned.
Star Correspondent reports visits and calls across Coal Valley. Melvin Undhhjem and family stayed with John Olson from Tuesday to Wednesday. Alice Olson returned Tuesday evening from Undhjems. Edward Hunstad and Ed Gamling attended M Barduson home Tuesday evening. Johnny and Alfred Koppelstoen came home from Raymond, Canada, Thursday after ranching there. Alice Olson visited Barduson Thursday afternoon. Arthur Heggen from Rothsay, Minn, visiting uncles Lars and Abraham Rude. Tullan Shefstad finished drilling wall last week at the Business coal minds.
Hermarl Rude 14 reported sick with the mumps. Leroy Bonsness bought the touring Ford from Jay Hunley of Cotuussora. Families entertained Sunday at the Melody Undhjém home of Woburn. Several locals planned a Sunday trip to view a landslide. Beaverton skating and other social visits listed along with multiple name misspellings and scattered activities around Columbus and nearby households.
Miss Lona Jenmen returned from Kenmere after a hospital stay. Local gatherings include a Woodman dance in Dowbellr, a basket ball game in Rowhells, and a party at the W. C. Tucker home. Names tied to visits and stays appear across households including Petersen, Ormiston, Jensen, Carter, and Whitmore among others.
A fragmented community column records residents including George Alden and Wark Alden in Mactan, and Robert Gowrie returning from Minnesota. Mentions of illness, visits, and social events abound with names like Pred Poimsmier, Henry, Fred Paani, and Mra. Watt. The piece sketches weekly routines, church activities, schooling, and local election talk amid scattered dates and places.
Mr and Mrs Otto Nelson and neighbors attended an aid gathering at the Ekberg home south of Miobe on Wednesday afternoon. Visits continued into Thursday with various locals stopping by, and a large crowd reported an enjoyable time. Several social events and meetings followed in Bowbells and Niobe areas with neighbors exchanging news and plans for upcoming holidays. Government notes mention agricultural seed distribution and department guidance for western North Dakota residents.
Petersett and Olga Leé spent the week at home in Kelmara New England area. Petersen called at the J A Ormiston home Sunday. Mr and Mrs Nels Hi Petersen called at the Whitmore home Cor K.
A cut shows four cattle cars shipped to Equity Cooperative Exchange at South St Paul where cattle bring 1125 per hundred on Nov 1 1820 as the week’s best price. Walter Cribives heads the cattle sales force. the agency, started four years ago to cut out speculators, has grown to handle more stock than any other firm in October and aims to give farmers the best prices through cooperative selling.
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