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Newspaper
The Bowbells Tribune
Location
Bowbells, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1908
Page
3
Minot North Dakota June 16 burglars broke into the Greek Candy Kitchen last evening and robbed the slot machines. They gained entry through the back door and took considerable cash from the cash register while other items remained undisturbed. Police are pursuing the suspects in this robbery case.
Caleb Powers and James Howard were pardoned by Governor Wilson for their complicity in Governor William Goebel's assassination. The pardons end a long saga that included four trials, multiple appeals, and widespread petitions from people across parties. Goebel was shot during the 1890 gubernatorial contest, with Powers then secretary of state.
Minot residents will attend a staged oratorio of Saul at the Jacobstapper house Friday evening June 19. Local chorus members have prepared for weeks, promising a Bible story in costume and song as a premier entertainment in the Magic City.
James Kennedy of Fargo reports excellent conditions and strong prospects for the state's wheat and flax amid favorable weather in the Red River Valley. He rests in Minot today en route to Kenmare after securing a new contract. Memorial services mark the fourth anniversary of the General Slocum disaster in Brooklyn with nearly seventy attendees.
Delegates from twenty two countries attend the International Woman's Suffrage Alliance conference in Amsterdam. Figures include Rev Anna Howard Shaw and Miss Lucy Anthony among Americans. Other items cover postponement of a Philadelphia tennis championships, Texas Woman's Press Association meeting, Emperor William's twentieth anniversary, Lima's G A R encampment, Sudbury cut off opening, Forresters rate debate, Brazilian national exposition opening, and the World's Temperance Centennial Congress resuming with notable speakers.
A June 15 wedding at the Methodist church in Carrington united Miss Saude C. Edgerton of Turtle Lake and I. B. Williams of Minot in a ring ceremony. The event drew local and out of town guests, with Rev. F. M. McCoy officiating and Miss and Mrs. Williams receiving guests at a celebratory dinner.
The wedding joins a stenographer from Austin Minnesota and a North Dakota university graduate with a law firm in Turtle Lake North Dakota. After a July 1 move in with out of town guests including Mrs. Dorothy Williams and other North Dakota residents the couple will reside in Turtle Lake.
Minot North Dakota June 13 government notice invites bids or donations for a site for a new federal building. Treasury Department Supervising Architect will evaluate proposals after local publication and site visits in Washington. Selection may involve purchase or condemnation with title approval by the attorney general. Vendors may remove buildings after payment with possible ground rent until removal. Plans proceed as titles vest.
A man named David Crittenden living twelve miles southwest of Saw yer was brought to Minot on a charge of assaulting his sixteen year old daughter. He was jailed and will have a hearing before Judge Davin. Deputies Hovind and Meisch stopped him about four miles from town. Crittenden has eleven children. the oldest daughter filed the complaint and also alleges an assault on her next youngest sister, about fifteen.
Judge Lynch issues arrest warrant for farmer David O Jeffrey near Ross for biting chewing and slashing the face of John J Domek in a Saturday row. Domek is in bad shape with facial injuries described as chewed beyond recognition.
Minot police raided an alleged blind pig on Jarvis Street on June 13 seizing a tub of beer and six people. Proprietor Mr Blood was jailed on charges of selling intoxicating liquor as officers investigated the case. The yellow bungalow on the north end of Jarvis Street served as the location.
A Minot era of fuel reform Drives intense testing of lignite briquettes from Williston coal, led by Robert L. Stewart. The system uses flax binder and controlled heat to create durable briquettes from North Dakota ignites, with plans for plants in Minot and Williston and additional facilities for byproducts. The venture targets lower costs, steady supply, and railroad demand amid high electric rates and fuel shortages.
Reports from Minot describe oil seeps and gas pockets around the Ramstad slough near the north side school, with oil visibly bubbling at the surface. Observers note multiple surface indicators along the Meuse river and meager but consistent finds suggesting substantial underground reserves.
R Roy Johnson of Great Falls Montana arrived in Minot and warned of severe flood damage from heavy rains. He says the Missouri River line is undercut with 22 miles of track washed out between Helena and Great Falls and tracks unsafe through the Indian reservation area.
The First Congregational church hosts the thirty fourth annual meeting of the General Assembly of Congregational churches of South Dakota. The session opens with the women's home missionary union and draws prominent denomination leaders from across the state.
Chicago June 16 The North Dakota delegation caucused at the Majestic hotel naming Judson LaMoure chair of the delegation and James Kennedy Fargo to the national committee. Dolliver of Iowa is favored by several members for vice president and the group has not yet decided whom to back.
The convention meets in Chicago's Coliseum with temporary chair Julius Burrows and permanent chair Henry Cabot Lodge. about 800 spectators and 980 delegates from 52 states and territories. Delegates nominate presidential candidates Taft Fairbanks Knox Cannon LaFollette, with Curtis Guild Jr Hammond as VP aspirant. Real work starts day two after committee appointments and opening address.
London hosts a vast Pan Anglican gathering as delegates from the United States Canada Australia South Africa and other regions convene over five years of prep work. The formal opening occurs tomorrow at Westminster Abbey with closing services planned for St Pauls Cathedral and evening sessions at Royal Albert Hall chaired by the Archbishop of Canterbury.
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