The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1906-03-16
SOME LOCAL HAPPENINGS
That Will be Found Of General Interest Persons Seeking Get
Line on Life in the Busy Bowbels Country.

There are at least 200 head of sal
horses in the various barns in this place
Born, on Tuesday of last week, t.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Homiston, daugh
ter.
And don't you forget to take in the
play, "Above the Clouds" at the opera
house tonight.
Nels johnson is our authority for the
statement that the society yonng mer
of Rennie have organized social cluk
which they have given the elegant
name of "The Dirty Dozen"
Albert Miller is receiving large in:
voices of the choicest groceries and
canned goods to be found on any mar
ket, and reports steadily increasing
trade in these specialties.
Rev. Gault was taken with a sudden
illness last Friday that for a time
caused his family and friends much anx-
iety, but he is now reported as recov-
ering rapidly; in fact, nearly himself
again.
l will let the sw. of 13-160-91 for the
coming crop season, to any person who
will break up good portion of the same
and take the crop in full as an even ex-
change for the breaking done. For
particulars call on DR.. A. R. Foster.
Roy Spooner, who is known as one of
the best general blacksmiths in this
part of the state, has taken employ
ment with Joe Bell for a term of one
year and began his term of service in
the Bell smithy last Monday.
Tomorrow afternoon at o'clock the
Grace Ross will take place at the home
of the BRIDES parents, Mr.. and Mrs. l.
L. Ross, four miles south of this village,
Rev. Hynes to officiate.
For Sale. One stack of good slough
hay, containing by measurement six
tons, five miles northwest of Bowbells.
Also so bushels No. / seed flax, grown
on new breaking and free from weed
seeds. Inquire at this Office. 18tf
All hands-and the cook-appreciate
the promptness and regularity of de-
livery to their large list of customers
about town, of their milk supply by the
Alderman dairy. The Aukermans
richly merit the success with which they
are meeting, as the daily visit of their
milk wagon at your door can always be
relied upon, no matter what the va
garies of the weather.
J. G.. Woodard and Mrs. J. L. Wood
ard and daughter arrived home from
the East on Thursday of last week, J.
r hox thu xryS,efo,e vryoNlSSverr
a position of much responsibility in the
testing shops of the Nichols & Shepard
threshing, machine plan, at Battle
Creek, Mich, and Mrs. J. L. Woodard
and daughter put in pleasant three
months visiting at the old kom. j.. j..
mira. N. Y.
Among those to whom j. D. Lands
borough has sold horses within the past
two weeks The Tribune notes the fol-
lowing: George Wiltse, head; H. B.
Sparks, l; VIM. Burrows, l; P. 0.
Berg, l; w. H. Sink, /; J. S. Culp, 4;
J. E. Tate, 1; Thos. Madden, 2; M. H.
Misfeldt, 2; A. Ward, 2; Ellis Krenelka,
2; P. Barmoen, 4; P. F. Dignan, 1;
Ralph O. McElwain, 2; c. c. Hartman,
/; T. D. Frasee, 2, and A. Hopkins, 2.
The Grand Forks Daily Times says
the will of the late w. J. Anderson has
been filed before Judge Hassell for pro-
batting, Geo. B. Winship being named
as executor. BY the terms of the will
$500 is bequeathed to the mother of Mr..
Anderson and the remainder of the
property is left to his children. Mrs.
F. I. Lyon of Bowbells and Raymond
Anderson are the heirs. Mr.. Anderson
carried life insurance to the amount of
So, 900, of which 81, 900 was payable to
Mrs. Anderson and the balance to his
mother.
Septon Cady, the well-known stock
man from Ekalaka. Mont, who was
here for several days looking after
some business interests, left for home
on Tuesday. Talking with The Tribune
on the subject of stock interests in
Montana, Mr.. Cady said that the range
business is now nearing thing of the
past in that state, the influx of settlers
taking homesteads having already lim-
tied the range so that the big ranchers
can no longer ply their business profita-
bly,, and many have sold out their herds
among small ranchers, while others
have left the state entirely and sought
the southwestern ranges, where the in
lux of homesteaders has not, as yet
worked as bar to conducting the bust
ness proitably.
1t may interest patrons of the rural
free delivery routes running out from
Bowbells to know that the postoffice
department has begun the enforcement
of it's rule that the farmers along the
.o,,koo ,,o,,,+ 1oop thu >.ooJe, =,
good passable condition wherever the
service is to be continued. The depart
ment makes it condition of the con-
tinuance of these routes that the pat
rons keep the roads in good, .passable
condition, open to travel the whole year
round. A Washington dispatch says
the officials are giving more attention
to this matter Of highways than ever
before, and many routes in various
parts of the country have of late been
abandoned on complaint of carriers that
patrons failed or refused to keep the
highways open to travel.
Kenmare Journal: Louis Anderson,
fourteen-year-old boy living with his
parents seven miles west of Kenmare,
shot and killed a peculiar appearing
animal one day this week. It seems tt
be a cross between a lynx and bob
cat, measures over five feet in length
and about two feet in height. It is OF
wolf-gray color, has large head, with
lynx ears and points, large paws and
bob tail. Its claws are quite long ant
very sharp and its entire makeup il
that Of a very ferocious animal: Tht
animal came into the barn at Louie's
home when he saw it. He Immediately
got his gun and killed it at one shot
The boy took big chances in killing the
animal, for had he not been successful
at the first shot, the probabilities are,
it would have gotten him before he