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The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1907-04-19
ANOTHER G. n. WRECK
Near Bartlett Monday Morning. Which Five Persons
Killed. Six Seriously and Others Slightly Injured
and Several Coaches Burned

On Monday morning at is o'clock the Oriental Limit
miles west of Lakota, Bartlett, within half mile
of where the train wrecked last fall special
to the G. F. Herald says the wreck is the worst that
occurred in North Dakota the comprising the train
all being destroyed with the exception of standard
sleeper and the observation The train running
speed of IS miles and the of the accident
undetermined. All the left the track Many thrill
ing escapes reported and of herosm
are told by the survivors,. Mail Clerk Jones of Grand
Forks killed, four unknown men, who were
caught in the forward part of the smoker and burned
crisp The observation coach uncouped by the pas
sengers and train and showed back safe distance
from the burning wreckage The sleeper which not
burned derailed and could not be moved The inur
ed taken Grand Forks special tran and are
being cared for at the Deaconess hospital in that city,
ENTERTAINMENT POSTPONED
The North Dakota Amusement Co., billed to show in
the opera house in this city tomorrow Saturday night
suffered the loss of all their equipment in the wreck
though is not stated that any of the members of the
company received injury, and consequence of their
loss the entertainment billed for this place has been nde
nitey postponed shown by the following letter re-
ceved yesterday morning by Manager Shues of the
house:
April 16 1907,
Mr.. A. E. SHULTEs, Bowbells:
Dear Sir: l am sorry to say that our engagement is
postponed indefinitely, equipment was burned up
at Lakota in the wrek.
.~ N. D. AMUSEMENT Co.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1907-04-19
NAMES ARBOR DAY
Gov Burke Names friday May B. Day Set Apart for the
Planting OF Trees, Shrubs, Flowers and Vines
for the Beautynq of Homes, Etc.

State of North Dakota, Executive Mansion, Bismarck
Forest trees of mighty Importance in the economy
of They shelter and beast from winters icy
blast and from summers scorching They supply
with fuel for his resde and lumber for his home.
They have beneficial influence upon the RAINFALL the air,
and the so and in the spring time their emeradhued
tops vocal with the songs Of sweet Birds while from
underneath their foliage rings out the still sweeter music
Of childhood's happy laughter
For all these and for the purpose Of encouraging the
planting and cultivation Of forest trees and in accordance
with long established custom, do hereby designate
FRIDAY MAY THIRD, AS ARBOR DAY
for this state day set apart for the planting of trees
shrubs flowers and vines for the beautyng of homes,
public schools, and public grounds The only exercises
held in the public schools this day should be those rea
ing to forestry and kindred subjects thus awakening in
children the inherent love for tree and bird and flower
and mpressng them with their great Importance and
beauty Let each and all unite in simultaneous effort to
beautify the home, the school, the field and farm by
planting trees shrubs vnes and flowers, that will yield
annual harvest of bud blossoms leaf and flowers, for
this and generations yet come the years 90 by.
Given under my hand and the Great Seal of the State
of North Dakota at the capitol at Bismarck this 5th day
Of April, A. D., 1907.
By the Governor: JOHN BURKE,
Governor.
ALFRED BIAIsDELL, (GREAT SEAL)
Secretary of State -
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1907-04-19
INCREASE OVER LAST YEAR.
(Minot independently

During the month Of February the county treasurer
collected total of $s76 2s4 and wrote 10000 tax re-
ceipts. During the same month year previous only
written. Thus this year hundred thousand dollars
collected than last year and nearly 1000
tax receipts written, Let us look back only five years
ago and see what was done.
The heaviest business was that done in JAM, 1902
when $62 064 collected, and only 1903 tax receipts
were written. In December, 1885, nine years ago. the
heaviest month Of the year. but ST. was collected
and 800 tax receipts written If there is anybody
who does believe that Ward county growing that
the land up here not worth paying the taxes on let
him look at these figures There's something in them
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1907-04-19
COVAN ORDERS DEPOT CLOSED.
Evening Times.)

- (EVenlng Tlmes.)
The Great Northern freight depot at Churchs Ferry
has been ordered closed Judge Cowan for period of
year. This action taken when Rudolph Wurdel-
man, of Churchs Ferry, brought up in court on
charge of violating the prohibition law He was arrested
several days ago, and his oense consisted Of soliciting
orders for beer and delivering them direct from the
depot to the thirsty Judge Cowan imposed fine $3.50
and ninety days in jail He ordered that the depot at
Churchs Ferry be closed for year. and the fine and
costs to be assessed lien against tie property
The is rather unusual one and the railroad will
probably make fight
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1907-04-19
ERROR QUITE GENERAL.
(Reporter.)

Rep0rter)
The county treasurer is having less trouble
from the treasurers of townships and school DISTRICTS
they to understand of the red tape which
levied money has to through before be delivered
due the respective districts is sent from the county
treasurers Office whenever it is received hence many let
ters hand asking why such money has not been
necessary that request be made that office by the
spectve treasurers Of the school districts townships
The county treasurer frequently receives letters of
complaint asking why the money has not been sent when
it simply that request has been made The request
should also be made to the county auditor and the
treasurer.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1907-04-19
STAY WHERE YOU ARE.
Timely Advice to North Dakotans Who May be Becoming
Restless and Fail to Appreciate the Grandeur
of Their Opportunities.

Restless and Fail to Appreciate the Grandeur
of Their Opportunities.
Now the time when the farmer whohas made money
the North Dakota prares, feels like moving He
collects the few weeks of cold and fuel nconve
nences, the first in many years. and thinks other
tries fortunately situated He figures selling
out and going west.
He has made competency to relieve him from hard
work, this we'll and good and many have in this state
But if he expects better his condition agrcuturaly
get rich faster by the expenditure of time and labor
somewhere else, he is making grand monumental
mistake in leaving North Dakota Go where he WILL east
west, south, he will find farming different from North
Dakota; harder to do and not equal in profits.
Should he go the mountainous country of Colorado
in dry high region, he will have to slush around
irrigated strip Of expensive land and become practically
abent-over market gardener In Washington and Ore
gon roots stumps, and rocks land that he af
ford buy for farming, and he will either have to raise
smaller crops go into fruit culture the profits of which
always question of doubt. The work of clearing
land is life job in many sections where prospects
rosy, until you get there.
If the prairie farmer wants to 60 into stock
tensvey he will find all the ranches where grass and
water are be had taken and being up and fenced
by the small farmer
In California the fruit growers generally poor and
advise strangers keep away from their fate In Texas
the hot blasts and sand flies do not make farming wildly
attractive and the drouths make it risky Cotton, RICE
and tobacco that northern wheat and stock
don't know much about and get too lazy to learn
When the wandering North Dakota farmer who has
sold gets through with his explorations for agri
cultural paradise in other parts of the country Canada
Mexico thinks the land beyond is the BEST the spot be-
yond the next peak the he looking for has spent
all his money be begins to find what chump he was.
He longs for the broad smooth easyworkng praires,
with five six months lay off in the year, markets and
bors rural routes and telephones, schools, and set
tiers coming, and as some one has remarked he "wouh
give months work the old standing at the
barn his old North Dakota farm and hear the horn
blow for supper. '-Jamestown Alert.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1907-04-19
AN EVEN THING.

An Irishman wishing to take homestead" and not
knowing just how to about it. sought information from
Ia friend. .=
he said, you've taken homestead an i
thought maybe could tell me th law how to
70 about Il. 81
Well Dennis, don't reminder th' exact wordin' Nv
TIL law, but can give We th' MANN Nv il TIL manin
land agn $ thot ye can't live on it five years without
starvin' t. DEATH = s*
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-06-07
No Discount For Badness.

A customer in n downtown bar
Der shop got into u heated argu-
ment with the boss barber over the
price Of hair cut,
"Scc here" he said, "I'm bald.
headed. There certainly can't be
nearly so much work in trimming
this little fringe OF hair on the
back Of my head rs in cutting a
whole mop Of hair. Consequently
II doesn't seem fair to charge so
much"
"That is the contention OF half
the baldheadcd men in town." sigh
cd the barber YEARLY. "rhcy don't
take into consideration that n man
who has but little hair is much
more careful Of il than one who
has a good deal. Therefore bar
ber has TO take extra pains with
him. II goes pretty hard with the
man with the shears, | can tell you,
IL he happens to clip of an extra
hair. In view Of the caution re-
quired he certainly earns the full
price Of a hair cut."-New York
Press.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-06-07
STUDIED The ENEMY.
Admiral sampson's Plans For the Bonn.
bardment OF Havana.

Admiral Sampson had deter
mined to begin the Spanish-Amer.
lean war by the bombardnent OF
Havana, and on April 4, 1898, Ev-
ans, then captain, wrote a letter to
the then editor of Harper's Weekly
containing this paragraphs;
m shall have the honor of lead
ing in the Iowa, and when we open
at about 800 yards, with Indiana
close astern, if those poor chaps
from the Maine don't giggle in their
collins it will be wonder"
This was the pregnant part of
the letter. Sampson was forbidden
from Washington to attack Havana,
much to his disappointment and
wrath. TO one sitting at a dis
tance, not knowing Evans, not
knowing Of the proposed lombard
ment only rs rumor, the letter
might have seemed bit Of buster.
But after a few months chance
put the log book Of the New York.
the flagship, in the way of the re-
cipicnt of the letter and there he
read SIMPSONS order for the bonn
bardment Of Havana, giving the or
der of the ships and designating the
distance at which the firing should
begin, precisely as Evans had stated
them in the letter.
But why go in to within 800
yards Of the new forts, which were
much more heavily armed than the
ships of SIMPSONS fleet? Months
after reading the log book the re-
cipient Of the letter attended a din
ncr given in honor of Admiral
Sampson.
The admiral made there one Of
the few speeches of his life, and in
il he told the reason-a reason
characteristic of his keen judgment
and Of his boldncss-for selecting
500 yards. lie had found out that
n short time before the Spaniards
had momcntarily awakened from
their usual torpor and had prac-
ticed from the new works, firing at
floating targets. They had noated
these targets past their guns at
5000 yards.
Sampson at once concluded that
they supposed that he would attack
at that distance and quickly deter
mined TO go in az 500 yards, for, he
explained. the Spanards, having
once fixed their sights for n target
5000 yards AWAY, would not be able
TO change them. but would fire over
his ships until he had dsmounted
their heavy pieces with his rapid
fire guns. So the chain was COM
plctcd. for We had the facts and the
reason for thcm.-IIarpcr's Week
Ia
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-06-07
HABITS OF THE SHAD.
interesting Facts About lie incoming
From the Ssa.

interesting Facts About lie incoming
From the sss.
The shad spends part of its life
1t sea and part Of it in fresh water.
At the approach of the spawning
season it comes in from the sea and
seeks the fresh water streams to
spawn. At the close Of this season
it goes to sea again, there to remain
until the spawning season again re-
turns.
It is not known absolutely wheth-
er the shad remains in deep water
in the ocean of the approach Of the
river whence it came or whether in
winter it goes south into warmer
waters; but it is commonly believed
that when the shad returns from
whatever point at sea it may to
fresh water it comes back to the
river in which it was born; but a
percentage Of the shad do not re-
turn. II may be a great percentage.
II is certainly the expectation
when shad fry are placed in such a
river as the Hudson that the young
fish which survive and go to sea
will return to the Hudson. Here
the shores Of Long Island and New
Jersey would serve as a great fun
mel to guide the fish, il they needed
guidance, to the opening to the bay
and river.
II is not supposed, however, that
the shad Of n river basin, like that
Of Chesapeake bay, for example, re-
turn each group to its own particu-
lar stream. In Chesapeake bay shad
would come in from the sea togeth-
er, but once inside the bay they
would be likely to seek each the
most convenient Of the streams
emptying into IL.
Shad have sometimes been caught
in New York bay in the early part
Of the season with the roe much ad-
vanced. These may be simply indi-
vidual cases Of early maturity in
shad belonging here. Shad corre-
spondingly late have been caught
here. Roe shad have been taken in
the bay as late us August, but gen
orally the shad come in with the roe
In the condition that might be ex-
pected in fish that knew where they
we're going and when they we're go
ing TO get there, and fishermen in
cline TO think Of the early shad with
the advanced roc that IL is one that
from some cause, perhaps stress Of
weather, has ovcrrun its river.
That the shad does not always
seek its own river is plainly shown
on the Pacific coast, where the shad
Ia not native, but was introduced
from the east. Shad were planted
there chiefly in the Sacramento riv-
er, but they have now spread all
along the coast, as far north as
southern Alaska. There is, however,
along the Pacific coast cold cur
rent which the shad does pot seek
to pass. II Is found in the bays and
estuaries and can be caught the year
round. and the natural barrier that
prevents its making an oiling has
doubtless led to its general move
ment along the coast.-New York
Sun.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-06-07
How Animal. Doctor rh.m..,v...

Man might often take from the
lower animals a lesson as to the care
OF himself when i'll. All sorts Of
animals suffering from fever eat
little, lie quiet in dark, airy places
and drink quantities of water, When
u dog loses his appetite he knows
where to find chiendent (dog grass),
which acts as purgative and emet-
ic, Sheep and cows when i'll seek
certain herbs, ANY animal suffer
ing from chronic rheumatism keeps
as far as possible in the sun. IL a
ehimpanzee be wounded he has been
seen to stop the bleeding by a plss-
ter of chewed up leaves and grass.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-06-07
To Avoid 0sttlns stuna.

A beekeeper of New Hampshire
was showing city man his apiary.
The hives were ranged in line on
the side OF a mountain and the air
was sweet with the smell Of clover,
pine trees, carnations.
A bee lit on the keepers hand
angrily, and the man held his
breath.
''Bees can't sting you il you hold
your BREATH" he said afterward.
ITO hold the breath closes the pores
Of the skin. or something like that.
At any rate, if a bee goes for you
hold your breath and I'll guaran-
tee you won't be stung, though the
bee jabs its sting at you till the
thing breaks"
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-06-07

Don't scowl. II spoils faces. Be
fore you know il your forehead will
resemble small railroad map.
There is a grand trunk line from
your cowlick to the bridge of your
nose. interseoted by parallel lines
running east and west. with curves
arching your eyebrows, and, oh, how
much older YOU look for III Scowl-
ing is a habit that steals upon us
unawares. We frown when the light
is too strong and when 1t is too
weak. We tie our brows into knot
when We are thinking and knit
them even more tightly when we
cannot think. There is no denying
there are plenty Of things to scowl
about.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-06-07
A CIVILIAN HERO.
Iis Served His Country a. Truly -
Any Soldier In Battle.

S>Uy So'oteT w Dss'~'
At the close of the Franco-Prus-
tian war a hasty conference was
held by the German leaders to de-
eide upon the amount of indemnity
which should be exacted from
France. Bismarck, differing from
Won Moltke, telegraphed to Berlin
for financier in whom he had un-
bounded confidence. The man was
a Hebrew and was for some reason
disliked by the great Prussian gen
eral. When, therefore, he gave his
opinion that the amount demanded
should be so many thousand million
francs Won Moltke exclaimed i'm
patiently:
"Absurdl Ii is too muchp
81 know the resources OF the
French people," said the fnancier
calmly. "They can pay it."
at is a monstrous demandp re-
peated Won Moltke angrily. "1f a
man had begun when the world was
created to count he would not have
reached that sum now"
"And that is the reason" inter-
rupted Bismarck quickly, his eye
twinkling, chat | got man who
counts-from Moses"
Won Moltke and the Hebrew tried
TO look grave, but both laughed, and
the storm was averted.
The sequel to the anecdote has a
deeper meaning. The financier,
when he received the summons to
the conference, was undergoing
treatment for some affection OF the
eyes which required confinement to
a dark chamber. His oculist warn
ed him that IL he obeyed the sum-
mons the exposure and delay in the
treatment would almost inevitably
result in loss OF sight.
lie was silent moment and then
said: 81 think that am needed. /
have no right to consider my sight.
I will 60"
lie went, and the results which
the oculist had feared ensued. He
became blind for life.
Won Moltke, when the story was
told him, said briefly: 81 wronged
the man. He has served his coun-
try as truly rs any soldier on the
fieldn
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-06-07
Abssntmindsd.

An absentminded man was com.
planning of his infrmity when .
friend said;
"You are like the old father at
the wedding, eh? A young BRIDE
groom, after the wedding was over
and the brides old father had gone
of to the club, began to search snx-
iously among the wedding gifts.
"'What are YOU looking for.
dear p said the bride.
"'That $4,000 check of your IA
ther's,' he said anxiously. Il don't
see it anywhere
"'Poor papa is so absentminded,'
said the bride. He lit his cigar
with it,"
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-06-07

At recent conversations n dis.
cussion arose about the power Of
the will. 4 certain guest Of very
self asscrtiyc character loudly de-
clared that no one could will him
TO do anything against his inclina-
ton Ills challenge was taken up
by a well known author, who led
him out into the middle of the
room, held his hands and gazed at
hiih steadily for awhile, the rest OF
the company looking on expectant-
ly, Presently the braggart said;
"What did | tell YOU. sir? You
may gaze at me as long as ever YOU
like, but | defy You to will me to
do anything"
"Do you?" replied the author.
swell, I've been willing YOU to
stand like a jackass in the middle
of this room for five minutes, and,
by George. you've done il"
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-06-07
CHURCH NOTICES.

Baptist church-E. A. Leonard,
pastor. Sunday school at 10 a. m.
Preaching at II a. IN. B. Y. p. u.
7 p. m. Preaching at p. M. All
are cordially invited to attend these
services.
Methodist church-F. L. Young,
pastor. Sunday school 10 a. M. ;
preaching at II a. m. and Sp. m.
Epworth League at 7 p. M.
Holy Cross Catholic church,
Portsmouth Station Sis a. m,
low mass; 1915 a. M, high mass;
1890 p. m, vespers and benediction.
St. Andrews Episcopal Chapel,
University Park-Rev. VIM. r.
Powell, chaplain. Regular services
1890 p. m. Sunday school 3 p. m.
Bible class 7 p. M; Lenton service
every Friday at 10 a. M.
Evangelical church - Sunday
school Ioa. IN. Preaching II a. m.
Junior K. l.. c. l.. ago p. m. ;
Senior X. l.. c. l.. 700 p. IN. Also
preaching at 500 p. III. Chester p.
Gates, Pastor.
First Congregational Church-F.
CIV. Nelson, pastor. Sunday school
10 a. M; preaching II a. m. and
1880 p. m.
Baptist Church, University Park.
Rev. A. B. Waltz, pastor. Regu-
lar services every Sunday morning
and evening.
German Baptist Church-Serv-
ices held each Sunday at Baptist
church as follows: Sunday school
p. M, preaching at 3 p. IN. Rev.
Faltmeat pastOr.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-06-07
kiIIina Wild Duck. In China.

One Chinese method Of killing
wild ducks consists in placing Gala
bashes on the water in great num-
bers. After awhile. when the ducks
have become used to the'v presence,
the hunter puts one over his head
with holes, so he can see, and, with
the rest of his body under water,
approaches the ducks. Seizing one
OF them by the legs, he quickly pulls
il under water, wrings its neck.
fastens il to his belt and takes his
next victim.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-06-07

The following is a list of birth
stones and their significance; Jan
uary, garnet, constancy; February.
pearl, purity; March, hyacinth.
fortitude and bravery; April, dia-
mond, innocence; MAY, emerald,
welded happiness; June. catseye,
health, wealth and long life; July,
ruby, cure of loves wounds; Au-
gust, moonstone, resistance to
temptation; September, sapphire,
steadiness of brain; October, opal,
consolation; November, topaz, the
power OF winning friends; Dscem.
Der. turquoise, success in life.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-06-07
A Time Of Suspense.

A traveller in Pennsylvania ar
rived late one night at small vii
lage hotel and asked for a room. He
was told that the only vacant one
was next 10 that Of a very nervous
man whom he must be careful not
to disturb. After going to his room
the newcomer thoughtlessly let fall
one Of his shoes, then, recalling the
warning he had received, placed the
other very carefully on the floor. He
had put out the light and retired
when there was knock on his door.
Opening it, he faced the nervous oc-
cupant Of the adjoining room, who
demanded excitedly:
"Why in thunder lon't you take
of that other shoeg"
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-06-07
Gold and silver Bugs.

The most remarkable gold bugs in
the world are found in Central
America. They belong to the genus
plusiotis, and one might easily inn
agine a specimen to be the work OF
some clever artiiicer in metal. The
head and wing cases are brilliantly
polished, with luster as Of gold It.
self. To sight and touch they have
all the seeming Of metal, and IL is
hard to realize that the creature Ia
mere animal. Oddly enough, there
is another species Of plusiotis from
the same region, which has the ap-
pcarance Of being wrought in solid
silver, freshly FURNISHED. One Of
the most beautiful bugs in the world
is a small beetle known to science
as the blue hoplia. Its back is an
exquisite iridescent sky blue, and
the under part Of its body is OF a
bright silver hue. The notion that
IL contains silver is widely enter
tanned, and attempts have frequent
ly been made TO extract silver
from ii.