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Newspaper
The Bowbells Tribune
Location
Bowbells, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1906
Page
2
Bowbells Tribune is published weekly as Bowbells city official paper. Paper header shows author THOS.E and Bowbells, North Carolina.
The Tribune chronicles the death of Michael D. Donovan aka Mike while traveling home through a December blizzard. He endured severe cold and exhaustion after leaving Crosby for his homestead near the claim, his body found frozen near a fuel shack. Donovan, a respected printer and newspaper man, was born in 1872 in Canada and lived in Graceville, Minneapolis, Ballard, and Bowbells before settling in the West. He left the Tribune to homestead and returned weekly to aid the Eagle. His funeral took place at St Joseph’s Catholic church with final rites by Rev Mass, after a long career in printing and publishing across multiple towns.
In Enderlin residents recount a deadly collision when a baggage car telescoped into a smoker on the Soo Line. Passengers describe trapped bodies, hurried rescues, and 12 deaths with 40 injured as townspeople rushed to aid within minutes. Two victims, including John Gorman, survive after bandaged heads and sore backs amid shattered seats and scattered debris.
Various notices and ads include money to loan by A W Movius and local businesses offering goods and services. Sash, cows, prepared foods, and photography items are advertised. Listings cover land sales in Montana and Idaho, lumber and bakery updates, and medical products from DeWitt and Kodol. A taken up horse near Bowbells and entertaining notices from Billy Bennett are also included.
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