This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 14 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
The Bowbells Tribune
Location
Bowbells, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1920
Page
3
Official county paper of Burke North Dakota with historic press details. Subscription rates are listed for U S and Canada amid a note praising its farmer readership in Burke county.
Mrs. C. M. Remington family and friends visited various neighbors in Bowbells Lignite and Wildwood Park. Numerous households including Pommier Griffith Alden Wood and Beard hosted gatherings while others attended a school play day and a dance. A birth news note and cemetery visits are mentioned as well.
Forthun Brom staff report a week of visits and meetings across Minot Columbus Larson and Wildwood Park. Gladys Kinle Matilde Bollevon and others attend finals and gatherings while neighbors host guests and attend confirmations.
My and Mrs Joe Freed with daughter Elsie visited Kenimure Tuesday. Hugh McGillivary and son Alex visited Don McGillivary Sunday. Fox and nephew Ralph Yarrow dined at Tom McIntee Thursday. Homer Potter hauled hay from Northgate Wednesday. Strand brothers Julius and David went to Bowbells to work with grading and fit. Braschie visited Mayme Schons at Condo's Thursday evening. James Mosek and children visited Chas Falkert Thursday. Tom Melutee and son Francis hauled seed wheat from Chas Folkert Thursday. Hazel McIntee and Elsie Freed drove to Northgate Friday. Young folks club pleasant Saturday at McGillivrays. Telephone line across lake being prepared by Jacobson, McIntee, and others. Jacobson and McIntee plan to stretch the cable with a Fordson tractor. M G Schona visited Maggie Brasche Sunday. Tom McIntee, O A Nolting, John Pattens at Northgate Saturday. Town crowded for farmers trading. Jack Rogers, Jack Andrews and Henry Moren visited Tom McIntee Sunday. Elsie Freed spent Sunday with Hazel McIntes. John Patten, Jack Mills and Bon Arnold visited Tom McIntee Sunday afternoon. Ole Hansen visited Jac Freed. Mrs George Sellig visited Lee Oliver Sunday.
Local residents from Northgate and nearby areas filled a Sunday with visits and church memories. Names including Norma Hager, Vandervoort family, Lowe, Burrows, Wohlwend, Hunter, Westram, Guerdett, and many others are listed as attendees at Bowbetts Memorial services and Sunday gatherings. Trips to Columbus and Canada are noted, with Dr Shigley visiting Mrs Leake and FA Fields purchasing a Chevrolet touring car.
The eighth grade held final exams last Thursday and Friday. A busy week included dances, visits, and gatherings across Bowbells Northgate and surrounding farms. Various families spent Sundays with relatives while others attended events and rain promises better grain and garden growth.
Collage of social visits around Columbus and Planted area with families visiting relatives at multiple homes. Residents joined a school play at Wildwood Park and a large dance drew a substantial turnout despite a heavy rain.
Local residents and families in Minnesota visit friends and attend gatherings on Wednesday and Thursday. Dr and Mrs Shigley and children call at Frank Gerards. Mrs Gif fin Speise assists Mrs Koch. Harry Smiths visit Bert Smiths. Siverlings and daughter visit Herman Hadeng. Rogers family dine with Olson and bring oats. a Giffin Burprige party celebrates a birthday with several guests. Wy Ho Wineman visits from Kenmare for dental work. Sloan Rogers family attend Bowbelley school entertainment. more visits to Bert Smiths and gatherings noted.
Sunday through Monday local residents visited, helped with field work, and attended the Memorial day program at the Bowbells school house. People named include Miss Helen Speake Clyde Woods Henry Westrum John Koch Myrtle Felch Mary Sloan and Bert Smith with residents at Gerard and Siverling households.
Local residents share visits and outings from Tuesday to Sunday. Zelda Wineman and family connect with Bowbells events and Fargo trip. several call on Mrs. Swenson and relatives. A doctor visit for Hans Hanson’s son follows an abscess operation. memorial services noted and Rev Calvert’s Chicago visit mentioned.
Althea and Lara visit a woodland gypsy camp where a fortune teller hints at a future romance. Althea later encounters Winston Morse, a wealthy stranger, then flees when Morse pressures her. A stake grows as Morse is unmasked as Clever Dan, a burglar pursued by Adrian Noble, revealing a tangled plot.
Royal Theatre lists Friday June 4 and Saturday June 5 picture programs with Blind Husbands and a later Monday June 7 screening of His Divorced Wife starring Monroe Salisbury plus a two reel Society Stuff. June 9 10 and 16 announce tentative films and a big dance with Melby orchestra admission prices noted. Also Flax seed advertised for sale at the First National Bank location.
Property deeds show multiple transfers dated May 27 to May 29. M A Setterland trades with Peter Olson for 1 dollar involving 26-160-94. Amelia E Abbott sells to Frank Redmer for 6000 dollars at NE 1-4 22-162-89. John William Watt sells to Eugene L Pommier for 7000 dollars at NW 1-4 11-161. Hather Melby and husband transfer to Frank Lindblad for 19 dollars, Lot 8 Block 4 Erickson First Addition to Coteau.
A quirky note argues swine as economical corn harvesters amid high-priced machinery. It praises a hog’s steady work eating and moving corn, promising low effort and direct feeding benefits while critiquing farmers with no binders.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.