The Bowbells tribune., 1900-05-18
A new residence will soon b
erected on lot 18 in block 3.

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A large consignment of shoes
just received at O. H. Johnson's.
s. Messenger is fencing a pas
ture south side of the railroad
track.
The St. Paul Fire & Marine is
the best company. Insure your
crop at the First State Bank.
The Bowbells public schools
will reopen next Monday. Par
ents take notice, and govern
yourselves accordingly.
John O. Hanchett, vice presi-
dent OF the First State Bank,
was up from Harvey the first Of
the week on business connected
with his banking interests.
Attention is called to the card
OF the Central Meat Market,
where can always be found the
choicest OF goods that can be
found anywhere in that line.
The bridge committee will meet
Saturday evening, when it is
hoped something definite will be
done looking to placing a ferry
on the lake, pending the building
OF a bridge.
Postmaster Lesh is keeping the
Bowbells postoffice fully abreast
of the requirements of our rapid
lY augmenting community. Last
week he enlarged the private box
space by "a bronze door govern
ment boxes, and also added
numerous pigeon holes for selec-
tion and collection of general de-
livery matter. Besides this Mr..
Lesh has made other telling i'm
provements in and about the Of
flee that will at once commend
him to the favor of this thrifty
and go-ahead people.
Our friend Charlie Clark-over
in the hills-is showing unmis-
taxable evidences of prosperity,
in more ways than one, and his
last break would lead one to con-
clude that the lad is about to
become a benedict. He has hired
Mike Beimler to build him a
house, the main part of which
will be 20x28, with lift. posts,
with one wing 14x16, SIT. posts,
and another 1Ox16, 7-ft. posts,
the work on the structure being
now we'll under way. Mcclellan
& Burger furnish the building
material.
Thefollowing, justreceived from
our townsman, F. f. Carter, who
is now on a business trip to MIN
nesota points, will serve to allay
the fears of a few croakers here
and convince our people that the
present temporary dry spell is
general throughout the north
west:
| KILKINNEY, Minn., May IA, 1900.
Editor BowBELLs TRIBUNE: I left Bow.
bells on Saturday evening, May u, at 12:3(
and arrived here on Sunday evening at II
p: M, about 600 miles in % hours. The one
thing noticeable all along the line is the
anxiety about rain, and I write this to assure
you that the continued dry weather is not
confined to Ward county, but is a general
drouth, which is shown by the grave appre.
hension with regard to forest fires in north.
| own Minnesota op6 Wicooncir, Crors 1o,,L
fine to me here and don't seem to be in any
immediate danger from drouth, but there is
a feeling of anxiety evinced by the farmers
which convinces one that good rain would
be great relief to farmers even in this
garden spot of the northwest. fully ap.
who have gone to Ward county this spring
and their fear that the lack of rain might be
local and condition to be expected every
year. Yours truly, F. F. CARTER,
The ball game last Sunday be.
tween the Kenmare and Rowbells
teams was a one-sided affair, the
visitors sustaining a crushing
defeat at the hands of our sturdy
ball-tossing aggregation. The
score was 10 to Is in favor OF
Bowbells. Dave Landis umpired
and gave eminent satisfaction.
The home team was made up as
follows: Dave Carpenter, &. Bick-
ford. r. B. Waggoner, Frank
Lands, Newman, Tallm an,
Shrader, Carter and Drew: Ken
mare-Reader, Waller, Magson,
Ryburg, MARITIME, Engburg, Du-
mare, Campbell and Jarvis.
About 800 changed hands on
the result, our friend Tolley and
others from down the line un-
loading their surplus to hackers
of the home team. We regret
that circumstances forbid more
extended mention of this, the
first game of the season.
Leo Reischke and two sisters,
the Misses Louise and Eva, and
their brother-in-law, Gustav En-
mel, all from Beatrice, Neb., ar
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