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Newspaper
The Bowbells Tribune
Location
Bowbells, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1908
Page
3
Bodies of Frank Seldell and his niece are buried after a fire at the Somber post office in the Turtle mountains north of Bottineau. Three half breeds suspected. robbery motive cited as officers search the area. one suspect held as a case unfolds.
A heavy storm swept through Minot last week causing extensive rural damage. In Tagus a feed mill collapsed and numerous barns were overturned while claim shacks were moved. A tornado reportedly struck Ryder, destroying homes of Jens Raisham and Theodore Jackson and injuring residents.
The first fatal rattlesnake bite in Billings County claimed homesteader J J Barley of Medora area. He was bitten on the hand while removing a snake from a hole after a plowing day, died at 8 pm despite first aid and medical help. He had homesteaded in section 324 141 104 with his son last May.
A successful farmers Institute was held in the Dickinson armory under the state college of agriculture with about 200 farmers present. Speakers included T A Hoverstad Prof Thomas Shaw Prof Lindfield Prof Cooley Prof Sheppard and William Porter. Due to the meeting's success another Institute will be held in Dickinson in October.
Brakeman William Moran of Mandan was crushed beneath a gravel train west of Mandan when a foot became trapped between ties during uncoupling. He died an hour after his leg was amputated at the hospital. Funeral plans are not yet made and details of his background are unavailable.
George Brown, a day laborer for Albert Wells near Aneta, was fatally injured while grinding feed on a gasoline powered mill. A belt likely pulled him into the six horsepower engine, causing fatal head and neck injuries. Another man worked nearby. no inquest was ordered. Brown’s body was embalmed for shipment to King Ontario, accompanied by Henry Kerr.
Minot police detained eight or ten men suspected of links to the White Bros ice cream factory burglary but released them for lack of evidence. Officers believe the burglars covered their tracks. no trace found and the force has dismissed about eighteen rough characters out of town.
A. A Dowty, the N. P. station agent at McKenzie, sustained severe head injuries when a mail sack hanging hook struck him as he attempted to hang the sack. Reports say he may lose an eye, with a broken nose and a fractured skull, yet recovery is hoped.
The decomposed body of William Laird, about sixty, was found in a claim house ten miles south of Dickinson. Coroner's inquiry suggests he died weeks ago while living in his bunk. Laird had homesteaded for three years with no known relatives or origin. Neighbors recall odd behavior at times.
President Rooosevelt proclaims adherence to the Paria convention of May 1904 aimed at suppressing the white slave trade. The action notes thirteen signatories with three more joining, and mentions approval of an agreement between Secretary Taft and Mgr Aversa for purchasing church lands in Cuba for 260 dollars.
Primary returns show C A Johnson leading by a large margin for governor with estimates up to 15 000 in Johnson's favor. Insurgent and stalwart factions clash over nominations with Miller MeQua and McCabe in tight races. Senate and supreme court contests remain unsettled as partial tallies come in from Red River valley counties and surrounding areas.
Returns from western North Dakota show Smith and Wright strong among stalwart candidates led by Johnson for governor. Marshall leads the senatorial ticket with Little second and Hansbrough last as counts place Hansbrough middle in McLean and parts of the south and west. Johnson leads over Twichell in many counties including Burleigh Morton McIntosh McLean Bottineau Ward McHenry Foster Stark Billings Mercer Oliver Benson Pembina Stutsman La Moure and more. Welch Merckler and Hughes nominated for Burleigh legislative candidates in some areas.
The body of B Mikkelson, seventy, was found on the Red river bank at Jacksons Landing ten miles below Grand Forks. His wife, twenty five, told police he disappeared last Thursday and urged silence. She feared harm when he returned from Northland Farm work after a quarrel.
In district court at Grand Forks a hearing on a receivership in the case of K. K. David versus A. L. Conklin was held. Davis and Conklin are partners at Petersburg and seek dissolution of the partnership. The plaintiff's motion was denied. Attorneys Olson and Fleetham represented the plaintiff and Skutlason & Burt ness for the defendant.
J B Belk of Jamestown and Miss Miriam Bentley wed in Bismarck then fled on a westbound train to Jamestown while Minnesota State band serenaded them at Mandan. The St Paul jobbers and manufacturers arrived by special train with the band, and the crowd cheered as the couple hurried to board.
Joseph Langevin a farmer living near Olga was found dead on a country road near Andrew Gustafson’s farm in Hay township. He had been to Osnabrook for lumber and started home in the evening the load tipped over while crossing a small ford and his body was found in the morning crushed under the lumber. A coroner's jury at the inquest returned the verdict of accidental death.
North Dakota notes report sports meet near Aug 4 5 at Trail county coroner race in Devils Lake. Jamestown fair July 18 18. two suspected horse rustlers captured at Crosby. depots moved and railroad talk across Crosby Wahpeton suicide ex Sanborn. wool market at Dowman. fairs at Fargo and Dickinson educational exhibits at Fargo State Fair July 20 25. farm exhibits on labor-saving devices and seed/ber issues. lightning injured at Carrington. numerous court actions at Washburn. roads and schools improvement and river exhibitions. Midland Continental line debates Missouri act. and farmers optimistic about wheat and crops.
Washington reports say Secretary Bla mer Dover opened the committee HQ and will move to New York and Chicago after the July 8 conference. Frank Hitchcock, praised for the Tift boom, is favored to chair the committee with Swetter Dover as secretary, a move Taft supporters reportedly endorse. Dover declined comment on the report.
Twelve delegates on an excursion to Boston were injured when a tallyho coach overturned on a steep Willon Bath road. Two delegates were seriously hurt while others sustained minor injuries. All twelve were taken to Newport hospital. identities and injury details were withheld.
Philadelphia physician WH Wilson died after samples of ale he and his wife tasted. The couple noted a peculiar taste before he collapsed at home and later died in hospital. Authorities have launched a homicide investigation.
In Sioux City Iowa on June 28 Miss Shannon stepped from a rapidly moving Morningside street car near the college and was thrown to the ground. She remained unconscious for hours and bled heavily from the ear as doctors assessed the full extent of her injuries.
June 28 market notes from St Paul Minneapolis and Duluth report Wheat prices for several grades, Corn and Oats quotes, plus Chicago Milwaukee and Sioux City cattle, hogs and sheep prices. Provides per center figures for grain and livestock and region totals.
Washington June 28 Happiness fills the Chinese delegation as Mine Wu arrives from China with her son his wife and a granddaughter completing the family circle in the capital.
Fez June 28 Musa Hafiq the usurping sultan of Morocco has summoned the banners to his palace and ordered 18 000 troops raised from neighboring tribes to march against rivals and consolidate power.
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