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Newspaper
The Bowbells Tribune
Location
Bowbells, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1913
Page
4
Fragmented local notices from Bowbells Bowbells Tribune describe social visits to Bowbells, travel to Saint Paul and Kenmare, a barge vault project at Niobe, and a variety of residents attending gatherings and events. The style mirrors a small town social column with names, dates, and places.
Local notes from Lignite reveal neighbors gathering at D. Po Bee 1176 John and Mero Berg home. Train travel duties as W. Peterson heads to Sighe trom, Keniaare by bicycle. Families plan holidays and threshing returns. Norwegian Lutheran youth society reorganizes with officers Mrs Ray Hiner president and Nora Kopsland secretary. Christmas services set at the new hall church.
Residents attend church dedication at Foot Hills Church near Columbus. The event featured entertainment by Miss Owings and Mr. Biller, raising funds for church bar expenses. Multiple social visits and Sunday gatherings are noted among local families including Owings Beard Downes and Wakefield. A debate in the Foothills church is announced for Friday evening.
North Dakota's Williston reels after Cleve Culbertson is hanged by mobs following a family murder at Ray. The assailant—believed to be tied to a prior dispute with his wife—shot Dillon, his wife, and their 13 year old daughter, then fled by train before authorities could act. The mob seized the case, blocked messages, and the coroner’s inquest awaits.
A garbled news item rails against adultery with furious moral judgments, blaming both the accused and the social structures that shield powerful wrongdoers. It also notes a family trip to Paynesville, the arrival of a new all steel cabinet at The Tribune, and public notices including a real estate sale in Burke County and a Seattle Orient trip for Dr. A L Doe, plus IOOF lodge officer installation in Bowbella.
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