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Newspaper
The Bowbells Tribune
Location
Bowbells, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1908
Page
5
At Mo bridge four men seized by angry citizens after blowing the James Wrigley yard safe faced mob passion. A large crowd gathered, the younger captors urged punishment, but cooler heads prevailed and the four suspects were bound over to the next court term with prosecution not delayed.
Former United States senator and Cleveland cabinet member William F Vilas suffered a brain hemorrhage in Madison Wisconsin. His condition was reported serious and relatives in Milwaukee were urged to come at once. Vilas, about seventy, had led a long retired life in recent years.
Railroad officials report a likely bumper Northwest crop with the exception of North Dakota’s Ward Williams and McHenry counties where the season should be the largest in years. Rain arrived after a recent hot spell that burned fields, though grain looks headed and strong. In the Red River Valley between Grand Forks and Fargo wheat and peas run short but overall yields will be good.
A $1,000 package from the Adams Express Des Moines office vanished after consignment by a local bank to an outside address. The other two arrived. after a three day search Supt Swift returned to Chicago with the case unsolved.
July 22 Central City British Columbia police report another burglary arrest. John Burns is charged with breaking into the J W McDonald store and stealing all stock he could carry away in a continuing series of robberies in the area.
Mrs Mary J Moore of Lake Tunice township on the county border was drowned in Pearl Lake while returning from a neighbor’s home. She was last seen near the shore examining some grape wind along the Inka shore.
A garbled police item reports a man named E. Chapman from Le Mare facing a two year term. He pleaded guilty to burglary and related charges. The text mentions a fallbreaker and a move toward Bloux Falla, with reference to the arrest timing and legal process.
Two men were killed and a third injured in a premature explosion at the Rea Signatine plant in wah City, county officials reported yesterday. The blast caused extensive damage and prompted investigations into safety measures and causes. Local authorities issued warnings as crews secure the site.
Captain Frank Ferm and Patrolman Frank Rhoades of the South Side station are sued in district court for 1950 damages by William Reilly and John Swanson. They allege brutal treatment to extract confessions, with Reilly claiming being knocked down and kicked and Swanson saying he was struck over the head with a pipe or rubber hose.
Theresa Casheimer was found not guilty by a jury after five hours deliberation in Buffalo Minnesota. The acquittal ended a highly watched case surrounding the murder of her husband with a crowd of relatives applauding and tears of joy in the courtroom.
Grand Forks North Dakota July 23 At Pembina Judge W J Kneeshaw granted a divorce to John F Mager a miller of Valhalla from Rose Mager Mrs Mager brought the suit but Mager showed he was entitled to the decree The evidence in the case was sensational detectives told of escapades involving many well known people.
In St Paul Minnesota on July 23 about 30 000 men are needed to reap the coming harvest. Railroads offer no cheap transportation incentives, leaving Minnesota and North Dakota farmers facing a potential dilemma of plentiful yield but insufficient help to gather it.
Winona Minnesota July 23 The Western Elevator company of this city yesterday took over the properties of the Northern Grain company of Manitowoc. The deal includes fifty five country elevators and two terminal elevators with storage capacity of 3 000 000 bushels. The Western Elevator company now operates in over two hundred towns across Minnesota Wisconsin Iowa and South Dakota providing direct connection with Eastern markets.
A hall storm south of Yankton on July 23 damaged crops and buildings. The state hospital for the insane suffered heavy losses, Mayor Reedy's property was badly hit, and several farmers reported partial crop damage in a narrow strip a few miles wide.
Wheat and other small grain harvests loom as barley and rye begin in South Dakota. Incoming freight trains carry laborers who flock to the state by the thousand each harvest season, filling fields and temporary camps across the region.
In Grand Forks North Carolina on July 23 Mrs Gilbert Severson was badly burned when her cooking apron or dress caught fire while fighting a blaze. She ran to neighbor Mrs Broddik whose quick action saved her life though she suffered extensive burns to the chest back and arms.
On July 23 a passenger train No. 8 the Winnipeg limited was eastbound between Barnesville and Towndale when a crazed man in charge tipped from the speeding train. Sheriff Gonyea of Crookston chased the man who was being taken to Fergus Falls and the fugitive escaped.
An eight year old boy named Biddle Morr drowned yesterday afternoon while playing in a boat at the Mitaleatop pond in Muscatine. This marks the latest drowning in the area within a month.
Fragments report the death of Willie Follankbes with garbled lines about his life. The text mentions burial and questions about how, with several unreadable word fragments and names.
North Dakota faces severe drought with damage spread across many counties though the Red River valley reports good wheat and oats prospects. Heat and dryness hurt corn and local flax while rainfall in western areas and recent cool weather offer hope for improving yields. statewide crop condition described as generally good but uneven, with some counties forecast strong yields if rain arrives.
North Dakota National Guard officers announced that the Fargo company will leave around August 13 for the national encampment at American Lake. The militia plans to select a home team to represent the Fronts at Camp Perry, Ohio. Devils Lake Democrats voted to challenge the 20 percent vote clause in the primary law as unconstitutional. County candidates seek early access to the November electorate. Grand Forks granted a street railway franchise.
North Dakota supreme court granted a rehearing in the dispute between North Dakota Horse and Cattle Co. and Sliver Serumgard of Devils Lake. The court ruled Scrumgard had a right to redeem a Rugby area tract after a mortgage, reversing Judge Fisk who had upheld the cattle company. The decision ends a year of appeals with all justices concurring.
Crop expert John Inglia based in Grand Forks says no bumper yield in North Dakota this year. Rain has been heavier west toward Rugby. drought and heat have not caused major damage. Grain is not advanced enough to risk burning. a fair yield is possible if conditions improve. Inglia will tour Red River valley counties over several days.
Roy Scott was arrested for vagrancy in Grand Forks as a suspicious character. Officials allegedly supplied morphine to sustain him, claiming a ten year morphine habit. He trembled without it, medical aid was summoned, and he was injected and aided. He received a twenty day county jail sentence with daily morphine seeds to keep him alive.
Curator Fish with Mr Stout and Mr Steinbrueck returns from a Missouri River survey along the Fort Berthold Reservation. They inspect Port Clark Deapolis and Fort Clark sites, two Ree towns near Beaver Creek, a signal tower, Sioux villages shown by stone rings, buffalo corrals, and an arrow factory. The trip covered about 175 miles of driving amid heat and mosquitoes.
The first celebration of Dogden’s birth drew about 2900 attendees. A tent collapse interrupted the speeches but did not spoil the day. A Balfour versus Drake ball game finished 3 to 2 in favor of Balfour. Horse races and other sports followed as crops improved after rainfall easing drought on the slope.
Miss Bydla Mueller of Kulm was dragged about a thousand feet by runaway horses as she operated a hay rake. She suffered severe bruises and was unconscious for hours before being rescued, after the horses bolted in the harvest field.
North Dakota notes report varied rural and civic items across the state from McLean to Dickinson. Wool buyers pay 17 cents at Bowman while bond votes shape school building in Forks, and towns like Devils Lake and McClusky invest in streets and depots. Farmers insure grain, rail lines mix with new routes, and communities discuss road, water and telephone extensions amid elections and local incidents.
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