The Bowbells tribune., 1900-08-10

OUnef line elevator 1Or BOWDellS
will soon begin.
It will pay you to attend the
auction at the St. Paul Store
Saturday, Aug. 1S.
|, For the best bargains and
terms in harvesting machinery
call on A. A. Hassard.
All kinds OF stock and poultry
bought by Messenger & Robson,
Bowbells Meat Market.
Rain fell steadilyfo for about two
hours last night, the fall being
estimated at from 2 to 3 inches.
The Aid Society Of the M. E.
Church will meet at Mrs. Charles
Woods Saturday, Aug. IS. All
members invited.
Charlie Woods brought in one
stalk OF flax yesterday standing
over two feet hig4, ,.srfd contain.
ing 70 perfect, well-flled balls.
John Culp and Elder Weaver
will winter their stock in the hills,
where they are now engaged in
putting up hay for the purpose.
A very happy party congre-
gated at the hospitable home Of
our friend George Conrad last
Monday night, where they tripped
the light fantastic till the wee
s1na' hours Tuesday morning.
John Culp is now cut ting wheat
on the Clint Personett farm, one
mile south of town, 40 acres OF
which will thresh nearly if not
quite 20 bushels to the acre
and there are many other equally
good fields of wheat in the same
vicinity.
At a meeting of citizens it was
decided to make the ferry free to
all persons residing on the>east
side OF the lake, and frowf1ow on
it should be understood by our
neighbors t'other Side OF the Des
Lacs that the ferry is at their
disposal-at all times-without
money and without price.
! Capt. Jas. Callaghan informs
THE TRIBUNE that there are fish
in the Des Laos .''up'ards of six
foot long" anYvoyx that he
frequently seeY ssch monsters
Jump full lengtkout OF the water
in the vicinity OF the ferrv-and
the captain amt a drinkin man
lat all.
There are many fields of flax
on the south side of the track
that will yield from Is to Is
bushels to the acre, and during a
several hours drive Wednesday
afternoon THE TRIBUNE failed to
see a field that promised q yield
OF less than eight bushels:
Herman Enderson, who has for
some months done such good
service as harness-maker in Jens
Peterson store, during which
time he has made many friends
here, starts Mondayfor Titonka,
Iowa, where he again enters the
service OF the firm by whom he
was employed before coming
| here. Herman will return to
Bowbells about March l next.
/ Having purchased the Win
Byam farm west OF town, Judge
Shippam has moved the house
from the place to town and put
it on First street, in rear of his
office building, where Jas. Briggs
is now oyerhaulingit preparatory
to it's rental to some one looking
for a desirable office.
The TRIBUNE is in receipt of a
very creditable poetic effusion
touching on the ferry, county di-
vision, etc. We find it necessary
however, to decline publication
OF same at this time, pending ne
gotlations now in progress with
our neighboring. town, but will
preserve it for possible future
use.
Our friend Keough was down
Wednesday from Portal and as
he dropped off the train and
caught his breath his first excla-
nation on taking a bird's-eye
view of "Bowbells on the 500"
from the depot platform was
"Gee whiz, how she grows!' Mr..
X. may conclude to go into bust
ness here.
Mrs. Lawrence Larson had the
misfortune to sustain a broken
arm from the kick of a horse last
Tuesday. The animal had been
picketed near the house and in
some manner. gotloose and went