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Newspaper
The Bowbells Tribune
Location
Bowbells, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1920
Page
5
Bowbella dealers buy and sell prices reported by The Tribune on Thursday at five pm include Wheat No 2 at 5.6 per bushel and 1.45 for Amber Durum, Barley around 1.22, Oats 2d, Butter 6.80 per unit.
H H Coleman closes Fortuna grain business and plans home until spring. Bank of North Dakota check nonpayments cause tax and county payroll concerns as local funds shift. Vaudeville by Quamme Co delights Royal Theatre patrons. Burial, weddings and court news fill Bowbells items.
All persons having accounts against the Community Christmas Fund should make out bills and have them OK by N. L. Simonson or Harry E. Polk, then present to A. C. Wiper for payment. Attend to this promptly for a financial statement next week.
Royal Theatre lists a string of upcoming showings starting Saturday with Go Get Em Garringer starring Helene Chadwick and Frank lyn Farnum, produced by Astra. Show at 8:00 p.m. Admission 16 and 30 cents. Monday features include Eye Crate Wallop with Charles Ray, Desert Love with Tom Mix, and more, all at 8:00 p.m. Admission 10 and 30 cents.
Ola and Jahan discuss betting on a test and election. They plan to bet three times and throw out opponents, signaling confidence before parting.
Take notice that I have taken up at my place in Bowbells North Dakota a dark brown bull two years old without horns. Owner please call at my place pay costs and remove the animal. 20-3 cents G Wilkes.
A fragmentary item notes a Notary Public office location in Sarina mall with unclear surrounding details. Names Stefanow Wics and Bowbelle N appear as scattered elements. The readable text provides no date, event, or further context.
French aero nautical engineers, spurred by prize money, work on vertical flight machines. The largest aircraft, a helicopter, features a wide blade arrangement and a central upright rotor powered by a plane-sleeved radial engine.
A traveler recalls a late model car built without a windshield, later improvised with a bent frame. While waiting for his wife, another motorist notes the vehicle’s charm only becomes obvious after seeing the windshields, remarking that the owner likely crafted it himself.
A driver halts suddenly in a city street to avoid two elf ladies crossing a busy thoroughfare. One woman stops, snorts defiance, and challenges the driver not to run her over, as the scene unfolds amid the city’s sparse foot traffic.
Local residents attend a Bowbells basketball game and social events while others travel for visits and funerals. Names include Hansen, Finke, Kirkelie, Jessen, Nelson, Hjort, and Anderson. A Danish Lutheran Christmas event draws a large crowd and kin gatherings recur across Bowbells and Niobe communities.
A disrupted diary of local visits and church events describes residents visiting relatives in Montana and at homes of Jensen, Hansen, and Peterson families from Monday to Sunday. It notes Christmas trees, Norwegian and Swedish church services, and a Danish service announced for January 7 at the Dual Lutheran church.
Carter and Carl Briggs and Isle Christensen visited the J A Ormiston home Monday evening. Glenn Tuccer left for Minot for Christmas vacation. Mrs St B McKenzie in Canada passed away. Mrs Ormiston and Bewsl will attend the funeral. Residents plan Christmas gatherings at Ormistons and Jensens with family and friends visiting Iowa ties and winter trips noted.
December transfers filed show United States to Jacob O Boyd for lot 5 section 1 159 93 and United States to Inga Scheldrup for east 1 484 164 91 with no further party details or deadlines listed.
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