The Bowbells tribune., 1905-04-14

L. J. Rusk, frst-class tinsmith, is
now in charge of that branch of the
Donovan Bros. hardware.
O.. H. Johnson has purchased the Ja-
cobs residence property on First street,
opposite the home of Alf. Anderson.
Tate & Hurry invite all in need of liv-
cry service or who may want to pur-
chase horses, to visit their stables. See
card.
A prairie fire which came across the
boundary line near the head of the lake
last week, did considerable damage in
that locality.
Dave Jones ailment has developed in
to bad case of appendicitis, and he is
reported as being very sick man, tho
his condition is not at all alarming.
Nels Nelson came up Monday from
Lowry, Mimi, and is making some nee
essary building and other Improvements
on his homestead, south of town.
Jas. Willard, an inaane man from Es-
tevan, Can, was run over by 500
train at Carpio on Sunday and instant
ly killed, his body being terribly man.
gled.
All members of the Commercial club
are urged to meet at the rooms this
| Friday) evening, when matters Of
more than ordinary Importance will
come up for consideration.
Mrs. Mary Stark from Portal, who
was being treated at the county hospi-
tai for broken leg as the result of an
accident, died in that institution We'd
nesday night. Deceased was 70 years
of age.
Postmaster E. C. Tolley was up from
Kenmare on Wednesday negotiating for
purchase of right-of- f-way in the interest
of the 500 Line through the farms of
R. F. Migge and Chas. Sheneman to
enable the company to lay spur to the
gravel pit recently purchased from Nels
| Leerskov.
1t will interest the local Royal Neigh
bors to know that at the Minnesota
convention of the organization held at
| Minneapolis this week, Mrs. Maggie
| Cushing, we'll known to the Neighbors
here and who was so instrumental in
building up and creating interest in the
Bowbells lodge, was elected a delegate
to attend the Supreme convention OF
the order to be held in Topeka, Kan,
in June next.
Messrs. A. B. Bickford, T. O. Hunter
and A. c. Wiper have been granted a
/ 15-year franchise carrying the right tc
erect and maintain telephone poles,
wires and fixtures on the streets, alleys
and public grounds Of the village of
Bowbells. The company has deposited
with the village treasurer a certified
check in the sum of $500 as guarantee
| that work will begin within sixty days
from date of the ordinance, which ap-
pears elsewhere in this issue of The
Tribune, granting the franchise, and ii
is the intention to have the line in oper.
alton within ninety days.
AS a rule the average farmer makes
a failure or at best only partial sue
cess, of preparing strychnine for pois.
oning gophers, says E. c. krueger. He
does not understand the solubility OF
strychnine, which is an alcoloid or {
vegetable alkali, and it therefore takes
an acid to dissolve it properly. The fol
lowing directions, furnished by Mr.
Krueger at request Of The Tribune, will
give good results: Add one ounce OF
strychnine to one quart of boiling Wa
ter, to which one teaspoonful of hydro
chloric or muriatic acid has been added
Continue boiling till perfectly clea,
solution is obtained. Then mix this
with enough water to thoroughly soak
up one-half bushel of wheat; add one
pint of oil of rhodium or oil Of anise.
Let mixture stand twentyfour hours
Every kernel Of this mixture will kill &
a gopher. Merits strychnine is the best
brand obtainable. If you havn t muria
tic acid, add one-half cup of strong vim
egar to your boiling water containing
strychnine and boil till clear solution
results.
/ Ben Waterman, an eccentric charac'
ter who has made Bowbells his homo
during the greater part of the past
winter, was on Tuesday last taken be
fore U. S. Commissioner Lewis at Mi
not, says the Optic, charged witt
smuggling a horse across the Canadian
line, and was bound over to the fedora
court in the sum of $3.50, which he was
unable to furnish. When taken to the
county jail and introduced to Sheriff
Lee, the following conversation took
place: "What is your name?" asked