Bowbells News Briefs Roundup Of Local Notes
G L Bickford sprained knee during a game and uses crutches. County commissioners toured roads and bridges near Columbus. T Stromset plans an auto trip to the coast with his family next week. A C Wiper builds an iron fence and barn at his east Bowbells residence, adding curb appeal. Viper recently placed ties in front of his home. L E Stevens of Devils Lake, an eastern coal representative, umpired Bowbells Niobe game. Reports of a hail storm north of town with minor damage. Mrs Osborn Olson and baby return from Indiana. Olson leases rooms at Dille residence. Marius Martinsen proved on homestead with W C Martin as witnesses. Next Bowbells court term set for early July, likely postponed after the holiday. Mrs J P A Spurzem and children to reside in Bal four for summer. Bhareera’s parents also live there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Wiper
First National Bank
East Bowbells
Viper
Presbyterian Church Sunday Services Schedule
Presbyterian Church presents a Sunday timetable with Sunday School morning service and evening service. The readable notes indicate a structured worship outline for the day.
Bowbells Schools Close Friday
Bowbells High School formally closed Friday evening for a three months vacation. Instructors departed for various destinations to spend the summer until reopening in the fall. Several staff members listed their plans to visit homes in Minnesota, Montana, Pennsylvania, Texas, and North Dakota, with family visits and rest ahead of the next school term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowhbells High School
Clemons
Kenmare
Jessie Coulter
Grand Forks
Jessie Haynes
Red Wing
Minn
Jeanette Harvey
Rockford
Hudla Devor
Joplin
Mont
Pennsylvania
Zender
Austin
Amelia Holstad
Northwood
Town
Hattie K. Pierson
Sanborn
Prospects Good in Burke County North Dakota Harvest Season
Farmers in Burke county report abundant rain ideal weather and record acreage fueling optimism for a prosperous fall. Merchants and traveling salesmen share the upbeat outlook for Bowbells and nearby towns as Burke county is hailed as a garden spot with rich possibilities. Dave Hunter has been at the T. O. Hunter farm recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Dakota
Burke County
North
Dakota
Old Morgan Mare Dazzles Town With 34 Years Of Life
Geo Strawbridge arrived in town with a Morgan mare aged about 34, likely the oldest living horse in the region. Bred by Strawbridge in Northwood, Minn, she and her dam appeared in Bowbells country twelve years ago and have withstood time with strong teeth and appetite, unlike her younger companion who broke a leg and was killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. Strawbridge
North Dakota
Morgan
Northwood
Minn
Strawbridge
Minnesota
George
Old Settlers Picnic at Flaxton June Seventeenth
The county’s old settlers hold their fourth annual Flaxton picnic on Saturday June 17 with Major J B Murphy as speaker and the Columbus band providing music. Events include two ball games Columbus versus Lignite and Bow bells versus the winners, plus racing events and a greased pole. A grand evening ball and free lemonade accompany the festivities. Also noted are a newborn baby boy to Mr and Mrs John Karlberg and a diphtheria illness in a Nelson child. Risberg undergoes abdominal dropsy operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flaxton
Murphy
Columbus
Card of thanks for neighbors and friends
I wish to thank all neighbors and friends who so kindly helped me during the sickness of my children and death of my loved one Elsie especially and A. N. A. as their kindness never be forgotten. Mrs. Ed. Heath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsie
Ed. Heath
Marked Judge Cited By Reporter Over Dog Ejection
A descriptive reporter in a daily newspaper described a dog being dragged from court by order of the bench. The dog supposedly cast a glance at the judge aiming to identify him later.
Poetry and Pleaure by Wordsworth
The poet must give immediate pleasure as its sole restriction, a sincere acknowledgment of the universe’s beauty. It is not degradation but a noble homage to human dignity and the instinct of pleasure guiding how one lives and loves the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Wordsworth
Sheriff's Sale Notice in Burke County North Dakota
By order of the Eighth Judicial District Court Burke County North Dakota Sheriff Dickson Stainhofer will sell at public auction July 10 1911 at 2 pm at Bowbells courthouse the real property of defendants Elsie Olson H C Olson Annie Neve Herman Olson John Olson Hans Olson and Albert Olson the NW quarter of section 24 township 161 range 89 with appurtenances to satisfy a judgment of 243 1 100 dollars plus costs and interest at 7 percent from June 1911.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eighth Judicial District Court
Bowbells
Dickson Stainhofer
Burke County
N. D
Geo. H. Gjertsen
Arrest for maintaining nuisances in Coteau case dismissed
Otto Smith of Coteau was arrested on a warrant for keeping gambling devices. He sought continuance and venue change, both granted. Transferred to H C Jensen court. preliminary hearing held. State failed to prove devices belonged to Smith. case dismissed. States Attorney Fred B. Andrews and defense attorney Geo H Gjertsen represented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Smith
Coteau
J. L. Martin
Smith
H. C. Jensen
Fred B. Andrews
Geo. H. Gjertsen
Jefferson Davis and His Nerves
Biographical sketch details Jefferson Davis as nervy and sensitive, wary of suffering and disapproval. It notes nervous dyspepsia and neuralgia, endurance hampered by constant exhaustion, and his wife Flo’s observations on mood, reserve, and a touchy dignity leading to perceived grudges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson Davis
Mrs. Davis
Flo
Gumael Bradford, Jr
Atlantic
Irving and His Money
John Hare recounts how Henry Irving valued money for others not for himself. During a Midland tour, Irving rode in a shabby cab, paid a shilling fare, and after the show told the landlord to ask the cabman what he received. When told half a crown, Irving ordered a sovereign, noting the driver earns little and often, and deserves better.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irving
John Hare
Trving
Sir Henry
The Mine's Blown Up
A sleeping town hears a rising mine whistle three blasts from the power house. The narrator answers a phone call with a woman’s voice reporting the mine has exploded, signaling a potential disaster or trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
Also Mentioned on This Page
ROYA
Ball Park
G. L. Bickford
T. Stromset
the Tribune
L. E. Stevens
Devils Lake
Bowbells Niobe
Theribune
Marius Martinsen
W. C. Martin
Alfred Peterson
Hans Gilbertson
Leighton
J.P. A. Spurzem
Balfour
Presbyterian Church
Dave Hunter
T. O. Hunter
George Strawbridge
John Karlberg
Bowells
Brick Risberg
Near Niobe
Louis Nelson
County of
Burke
C. A. Lind
Elsie Olson
H C. Olson
Annie Neve
Herman Olson
John Olson
Hans Olson
Albert Olson
Garnet Rex
Davis Farm
American Trotting Register
Garnet Ex
Garnet Wilkes
Galileo Rex
H. Smart
Leach Town and District
Ven and
Ape
Rita Fe Atrott
J. L. Mead
Umatty
Ord
Eopennaacen
Copenhagen
American Snuff Company
Fifth Avenue
New York
N.Y
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