The Bowbells tribune., 1900-02-23
Shaffer 4 Go. are fencing in
their iceberg.

s. Messenger unloaded a car of
rorn the first of the week.
The great storm of last week
was general the country over.
Some eighteen land-seekers ar
rived from theeast on yesterdays
train.
The State Bank of 1Bowbells
will open for business tile first of
next month.
Ostad & Welta, artistic paint
ers, paper-hangers, etc, have a
card in this paper.
Wheat northern, SOC; flax,
$1.46; oats, 35c; potatoes, 35c;
butter, zoe; eggs, 25c
S. Messenger has sold his store
building and lot in this village
to John Ducey OF Fessenden.
Ralph Blenknersustained bad
sprain of one of his knees Wednes-
day, which may lay him up for
some time.
Customs Inspector Murphy was
down from Portal on Tuesday
and spent a pleasant half-hour
with The TRIBUNE.
Lee Coleman returned yester-
day from Finlayson, Mimi, ac-
companied by his friend Ernest
Hilborn of Valley City.
Clint Personett offers oats, bar
ley and Early Ohio potatoes for
sale, and Thos. Hackett offers
about 20 tous OF good upland
hay.
Hassard 4 Shockley are put
ting a second fire in their black
smith shop. from which it would
appear as if the boys were count
\ ing on a big business the coming
spring.
Joe Gardner had his skates on
Wednesday and for a time caused
a ripple OF excitement on Main
street, Dave Landis finding it
necessary to resort to heroic
measures to quiet him.
Leland Griffith of Garvin,
Minn., Sam Ritchie and NJ. d.
Sherwood of Marshall, Mimi,
Will &. Curry and NJ. d. Bair OF
Amerit, Mimi, were located a
few days since on choice home
steads by Postmaster Lesh.
Attention is called to the adv.
: of Jens Peterson. He will keep
on hand at all times a large as
sortment of harness and horse
goods generally and promises to
psse4 at very reasonable figures.
Special attention will be given to
repairs.
Mcclellan 4 Burger are putting
ina lumber yard at Portal and
expect their first consignment OF
ten cars of stock ffor the new yard
early next month from the west.
Murphy Bros. will be associated
with them in the business and
will manage the yard.
\ The suit of Thomas Hackett
against his brother-in-law to
compel settlement of account al
legged to be due plaintiff from de-
Tendant will be heard today by
Judge Briggs and jury, Attor-
ney Movius for plaintiff and At
torney Ives for the defense.
The announcement will soon be
made by General Passenger Agent
Galloway that on April 1, 1900,
the-passenger tariff over the 500
lime in North Dakota will be re-
duced from 4 to 3 cents per mile,
which changeis warranted by the
HgreatIy increased travel over the
500 lines throughout the state.
J. L. Abel, a weN-known bust
ness man from near Lakota, this
State, was here yesterday look
ing over the country and
about concluded Il deal for a
business location in town. He
left for home this morning,
promising The TRIBUNE that we
would hear from him in a few
days. Mr.. Abel may purchase
the Z. c. Kruger drug store build
ing.
President Landsborough OF the
State Bank of Bowbells returned
yesterday from the east, bringing
with him car containing l6
11lead of horses, which competent
tjudges pronounceto be extra fine
animals, and for which he found
temporary quarters in the Smith
and L;lyOy barns. Mr., Lands