The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-03
BOWBELlS VOTED
IMPROVEMENTS
The Enterprising City of Ward
Will Have Sewerage and
Fire Protection.
MATTERS OF LOCAL INTEREST

| Times.
Bowbells, n. D.. Aug. 3.-The special
election held yesterday for the pur-
pose OF voting on a $4,000 twenty
year bond issue, resulted in a vote of
| 81 to : in favor OF the issue of the
bonds. there being no opposition to
speak of against the proposition. The
amount of the bond issue will be used
in the installment of water works
system for fire protection and for the
construction OF sewerage system.
! Both these improvements have long
been needed. and it was the pressing
need of them that prompted the tax
payers of the village to decide on city
organization in order to make a bond
issue possible. The city at the pres
ent time is without fire protection. and
it is only miracle that Il disastrous
blaze has not resulted. The sewerage
is something that would be folly to do
without any longer. as all the cellars
and Easements under the business
buildings are at all times cesspools of
filth from stagnant waters. Bowbells
has within the past few years been in
the rhroes OF several death dealing
epidemics of diseases and the unsani-
rary condition resulting from absence
OF proper drainage is conceded as the
primary cause by medical authorities
,, who have examined the conditions.
Now that the taxpayers and citizens
have unanimously demanded at the
polls at two special elections within
the past few months that these evils
be eradicated. it remains only for the
city officials to put the desires into
execution which they will do with as
little delay as possible.
r. B. Cox and Emil Christianson
left here today for Minot as delegates
10 the democratic state convention,
both bent on using every influence in
| having D. c. Greenleaf's name at the
| head OF the ticket A number of other
| citizens left at the same time to take
| in the big show.
| Bowbells and tributary country is at
| present being blessed with steady
| downpour of rain, which following
| numerous refreshing showers is
! great boom for the farmers and every
| body else, as it will greatly benefit the
late grain just heading and be of un-
told benefit in filling that already
headed. Weather conditions had be-
come discouraging for the farm
| ers and. while the rain would have
been much more beneficial two weeks
| ago. it comes at time that assures
| a bountiful harvest of all kinds of
grain-a good, if not bumper crop
should be the certain result.
The approaching hunting season has
brought forth the dastardly dog thiefs,
number of fine hunting dogs having
been parted from their owners. One OF
the suspected thiefs was gathered in
b. the chief Of police today on a war
rant sworn out by party losing a
valuable dog. He was given pre-
liminary hearing and released on $500
bonds, to appear for trial next Satur-
| day.
]. E. McKoane has resigned his posi-
ton as buyer for the Rothsav Eleva-
tor company at this place, and will in
Ambrose, the new town at the term
mus of the Flaxton-C Crosby branch of
the 500 line, where he will open a
general store and engage in other bust
ness. Mr.. McKoane is one of the
pioneer residents of the Bowbells
country, and has gained f1attering
reputation as breeder of standard
horses, having some of the best in
the state. The McKoane family is one
of the kind that causes general regret
to lose, and who carry with them
the best wishes of all their acquain-
| tances.
Geo. Mann, the genial representative
| of the Minnesota Type Foundry COM
pany visited the city in a business
way yesterday.
The country in the vicinity of Blais-
dell is attracting the attention of land
seekers from this vicinity.
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