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Newspaper
The Bowbells Tribune
Location
Bowbells, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1920
Page
4
North Dakota notes report burglaries, school activities, floods, and farm updates across communities from Wahpeton to Minot. Entries mention power trials, livestock sales, grain shipments, and public works. Notable incidents include a fatal electric accident in Williston and a barn fire in Sanish amid broader agricultural and educational notices.
Mrs Owens was ill earlier in the week while neighbors including Signa Lageo Irene Swenson and H Swenson visited. The Sloan school opened with Miss Cora Jenkins of Temer Minn as teacher and many residents attended gatherings, dances, and threshing activities with farm families from Parker, Gerard, Speise and related households visiting each other and caring for crops.
Sunday services will be held at the Danish Lutheran church at three oclock in Niobe Syb. Mr and Mrs Otto Nelson and son Neroy attended church in Niobe Syb Sunday. Willie Waltern spent Friday at Palermo. Harry Finke visited Richard Amergson here Sunday. Lillian Norlin visited Hazel Johnson Monday. Thorval Peterson attended the Danish Lutheran young peoples meeting at Soren Hansen home west of Bowbells Sunday evening. L T Jacobson called at Westergreen home Monday. Mr and Mrs Jorgen Hansen and children were in Kenmare Monday. Mrs Henry Mitchell returned home after visiting Palermo.
Niobe and Crowfoot area residents share Sunday visits and nearby travels with many locals at Lewis Mickelson and Carl Anderson homes. Martin Rierson dies after hospital surgery for a flesh abscess near the spine while funeral services honor him at Our Savior's church in Crowfoot township.
Staff correspondent reports a busy midweek in Bowbells Prairie with visits to the Hansen home by Leo Christianson and Mrs. Fred Hansen. C B Hoyand and Sam Knutson were seen in the vicinity, Lillian Hansen helped with threshing, and several Hansen family members hosted or visited friends. A Synodical young people meeting in Niobe drew local participation. Vanita Handed headed to Grand Forks for Commercial College after weekend travel.
Residents mention Inget leaving for Virginia for the winter. Mrs L N Peterson visited Bowbells at the George Keepin home. Alving Myers and Pranda DeGree of Flaxton stayed with Myrtle and Pearl Lindblad. Mr and Mrs Carey Mahoney plan to move Bowbells as Garey takes charge of the hardware store stock from his father in law. Most machines pulled by Dignan, to be bought soon.
For the 100th school year a Standard Oil Co Fargo graduate from Bio Bus ness College is hired. L Torgerson is named with Fargo firm Equity Packing Co cited as employer. The notice requests further recruitment and public notices in 1920 North Dakota.
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