The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1906-08-10

Thorval Stromset received a car Of
flour the first of the week.
Last week Nels Westergaard sold hi
320-acre farm, lying seven miles souti
of this city, for $500.
Charlie Ellis has the contract fol
erection of the Elmer Hartman build
ing, going up next north of the First
National Bank.
Harvest hands are just now in big de-
mand here and in fact throughout thu
Bowbells country, but so far very few
have reported as looking for work.
According to reports some of the gooe
people, or people who should be good
out in the Westminster community, are
having a high-jinks time that is not al
all unlikely to lead to trouble for some
one. ,;
Contractor Misfeldt is just complet'
ing much needed improvement in the
building of bridge across Stoney creek
and grading up the Cad leading to it,
four miles east of town, between Bow
bells and Denmark townships.
J. P. McCusker starts today for An.
selm, where he joins Mrs. McCuske1
and the babies, who have been visiting
at the old home there for the past three
weeks. Jack will stop long enough to
renew acquaintance, after which the
family will return to their Bowbells
home.
Mrs. Ed. Emery has been seriously i'll
for several days last past and for some
time Monday night it was feared she
could not survive till morning. Mr..
Emery is absent looking after some in
terests in Canada, and Mrs. E. and
children are being cared for at the home
of C. F.. Randall.
John McCusker last week shipped out
four cars of wheat from the Osborne
Mcmillan Elevator, thus cleaning up ac-
counts with his firm on the crop of last
year. He has again engaged to work
for the Osborne mcmillan Co. for an
other year, at nice raise in salary and
will reopen the house as soon as the
new crop begins to move.
S. C. Wencker returned from Cana
da, where he had for some time been
engaged in preparing home for his
family on homestead on which he re-
Gently filed. He is located 80 miles
west of Macoum, in the heart of what
he is pleased to term the garden spot
of the Canadian northwest, where he
AYERS that if one may judge the crops
from present appearance all records
will this season be laid in the shade so
far as wheat, oats and barley are con-
cerned.
Ira A. Masters, who is operating one
of C. A. Lind's 5-inch we'll drills, in
forms The Tribune that on the after
noon of Friday last they struck flow
ing we'll on the farm of Geo. Ganley,
Sr., Is miles southwest of this city,
which has sufficient force to overflow
at eft. elevation and furnishes enough
water to supply three or four threshing
outfits in constant operation.
Folkestad & Barnett on Monday last
vacated the Kopriva building, next the
postoffice, and moved their stock to
Kermit, the second station west of
Flaxton on the 500 extension, where
they will at once open up for busi-
ness. The building vacated by them is
now being put in elegant shape for
Brady & Blenkner, who will open an
up-to-date pool hall and lunch counter
therein the first of next week.
Mrs. Walter Speise received letter
on Monday from her mother, Mrs. G.
w. Fink, dated at Port Royal, Penna.
in which the writer says that she and
Mr.. Fink arrived at their destination
all right, and that with the exception
of being somewhat fatigued from the
long trip "Uncle George" suffered nc
serious consequence from the journey,
his physical condition was about the
same as on leaving here, and it is hoped
that through change of climate and ole
home surroundings an early change fo,
the better may become manifest.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. L. Ross few days
ago received the sad news of the deatf
of their neice, Miss Mary McC Crimmon
which took place at her home in Har
rison, Minn., on the 18th ult. Deceased
had left here for home but short time
ago, having visited at the home of hel
uncle during the two months preceding
her departure. She was but % years
of age, an estimable young lady, and
the cause of her untimely death wa.
quick consumption contracted about ths
first of March last, up to which tim,
she had always been blessed with tn.
enjoyment of perfect health.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe, Pfeiffer recentl,
returned from visit to points in Min
nesota and Wisconsin, and Joe inform
us that all along their line of trave
crops Of every description gave splendi,
promise for an unprecedented harvest
Two weeks ago barley was being Gu
all through Wisconsin and souther1
Minnesota, and other grains were rapid
" assuming the golden hue that betok