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Newspaper
The Bowbells Tribune
Location
Bowbells, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1912
Page
1
Bowbells plans a June 25 to 28 race meet with 45 to 50 entries, no races on election day the 26th, plus extra entertainments including ball games, a grand opera house ball, a daily wrestling bout, and flights by aviator Lucky Bob St Henry.
Palermo North Dakota June 5 Citizens spent the day in a man hunt for a heavily built suspect over 200 pounds with a dark moustache. A $1000 reward is offered for his capture after alleged murder in Montana. He was last seen near Palermo talking with Ed Shubert. Deputy Knute Evans approached the suspect who drew toward the hills. The suspect’s name is not known. Other items note local house repainting and travel plans of regional residents and a car purchase by J W Moore.
A list of candidates from the socialist ticket appears for multiple county and district offices including State Senator Representatives County Auditor County Treasurer and various judicial and clerical posts. Names include W. D. Owings Clayton L. L. Griffith E. E. Hartman Bergher Larson J. McDonald Thomas Braaten Martinis Dahl C. H. Lien R. A. Owings John Lucy A. E. Hetrick James Boyle and Joe Bailiff Ovin Stompro among others.
The Bowbells baseball team opened their first full game with Flaxton in Bowbells park on Wednesday evening. After eight innings the score was 1 to 1 and the teams agreed to stop. A large Flaxton turnout watched a fast, low-error contest. A return game is planned in Flaxton. E. J. Hagen of Columbus, a county treasurer candidate, arrived and began campaigning in Bowbells country with Clerk of Court W. C. Martin.
Devils Lake North Dakota June 5 E W Gilbertson returned from Dry Lake township to handle the body of the two year old son of Mr and Mrs Oscar McGoegh. The death followed an accident after the child took a piece of candy from a camp window believed to be candy and fell ill then died next morning. It is not yet known what was eaten. Bowbells Volunteer Fire Department decided not to send delegates to the state convention in Williston due to low funds. H A Hanson of Powers Lake campaigning for state attorney reported strong outside support, though home backing had waned since two years ago.
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