The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-08-16

SUreoC ana we were assured that
no mud would ever replace it.
Many larger cities have few Sill
periOr streets.
We found that with Bowbells
it is the same as. with a good
many other young and growing
cities OF the state-there is not
an adequatefire protection. But
the business men realize this and
will remedy it as soon as they
can see their way clear. A block
has been reserved for a well and
a lark for the city. This is a
wise idea.
Bowbells was incorporated two
years ago. G. l.. Beckford is
the president of the council,
while the other members are
Jerry Donovan and R. B. Cox.
Bowbells is what a racehorse
man would call a "horsev"
town. There are some very
good local horses, some OF which
are quite speedy. A half mile
track has been built a short dis
lance from town and a racing
association formed. In another
part Of this issue appears the an
nouncement of the first meet.
Bowbells has a very creditable
school building, containing four
rooms, and the course OF study
is excellent. Tom Burke, brother
to Attorney Burke of Velva, has
been secured to preside over the
scoool the coming year. Miss
Bulge, Miss Bowler and Miss
Lowe will teach in the other de-
partments. There are 125 pupils
in the school.
The school board consists of
{. B. Hofus, president: G. J.
Hansen and G. II. Cary.
Bowbells has one of the lead
ing X. p. lodges in the entire
state. There are Is members.
The Bowbells lodge has worked
at Minot, Mohall. nonnybrook,
kenmare and FIaxton. There
is also Il strong odd Fellows
lodge and soon u Masonic lodge
will be instituted.
There are four good churches
the Methodist, with Rev. Mr..
Osmond in charge, the Presby-
terrain. with Rev. Mr.. Gorgi pre-
siding; and the Roman Catho-
lie, Father Wagner officiating
Rev. Ellsworth has charge Of
the Epicopal church.
The business men, realizing
that all must pull together,
organized Il short time ago a
commercial club, and there are
60 active members. C. E. Pier
son is president while j. D. Lans-
brough is secretary. The club
usually meets once a week, when
business matters are
brought up.
1t would be a hard matter in.
deed to select the man who has
done or who is doing the most
good for Bowbe1ls. There is not
a ''knocker': in the entire place.
Everyone is making money, and
there are but one or two excep-
tions where they will risk spend
ing a little of it for the benefit OF
their city. ...
The first lawyer who located
at Bowbells was A. W. Movius.
This was May 3, 1899. Asked |
as to how he liked Bowbells, Mr..
Movius replied: II have trav-
aled extensively, and the upner
part of Ward county suits me to
a T. The climate is different |
than I expected to find it when l
left my old home in South Dako-
ia, $50 miles south of here. | !
find that the thermometer regis
ters eight or nine degrees warmer
here. was told in Iowa that l
was going to a dry belt, but l
have found it different" and
out, the INDEPENDENT
editor saw water coming down
in great shape. owe have had
rain, excepting in 1900,
when the whole Northwest seemed
to have been dried out. | have
seen around Bowbelfs 81 bushels
Of fax to the acre and 1O5 bush
els OF oats, machine measure.
Wheat has averaged as high as
~ bushels. Not all the farmers
get that yield, however. There
are too many Observation-Disclosures
at farming. Speaking of that
dry season, one man. Mike