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The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1913-01-17
TOM HuRLY IS
NOT A CANDIDATE
Present Postmaster Says He
Has Held Job as Long as
He Wants It.

Now that the postoffice scrap
is on in full blast and is has
come to our note that many pa
irons are refusing to sign the
petitions Of the candidates un-
til they learn for certain
whether or not old Tom Hurry
is a candidate for the place, we
took occasion to interview old
Tom on the subject. We had
noticed that Mr.. Hurry was not
mixing in the fight, and our op-
inion was affirmed when he in
formed us that he had decided
over two years ago that he
didn't want the place any long
er and was more than glad to
step out He has been post
master here almost continuous
ly for 13 years and is tired of
it, doesn't want it any more,
and positively refuses to have
anything more to do with it af-
ter his term is out. He auth
orizes The Tribune to make the
above statements, and further
states that he is not plugging
for any other candidate and
doesn't want to be mixed up in
the fight in any shape or man
nor ....- 80.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1913-01-17
FARMERS MAY BE AIDED
BY THE GOVERNMENT

nation of rural credit associa-
tions: At one stroke, he thinks,
the federal government should
go into the business Of lending
money direct to the farmers,
not on second mortgages, but
on unincumbered land of the
farmers, to be mortgaged to the
government as securely. The
government would charge the
farmer interest at the rate of
a 1-2 per cent, and would is
sue 4 per cent bonds for the
purposes of obtaining the mon
ey to be loaned to the farmers.
Mr.. Bathrick said tonight that
a study Of the situation con-
vinces him that the farmers of
the country have been paying
not less than Z per cent inter-
est on the average, and that
the aggregate interest paid on
farm loans in the last twenty
five years was equal to the to-
tai increase in the value Of
farms in that period.
The Bathrick idea was en-
bodied in a bill, which he intro
duced today, providing for the
creation of a bureau Of farm
loans by the United States gov
ernment to loan money to
"bonafide tillers of the soil, TAX
(Con%;p,,od an Eirbtb paro\
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1913-01-17

washington, Jan. l6.-An Or
iginal federal financial scheme
was laid before the house Of
representatives for enactment
into law today, when Repre-
sentative E. R. Bathrick of Ohio
proposed that the United States
government embark on the bus
-iness of loaning money to far
mers on mortgages on their
lands. The Bathrick. idea. is
radically different from the ag-
ricultural credit plan of Am
bassador Myron T. Herrick,
which President Taft brought
to the attention of score of
state governors in a recent con-
ference at the White House.
Mr.. Herrick proposed that the
state governments, and ulti-
mately the federal government,
enact legislation to encourage
and enable the farmers to
form rural credit associations,
which would lend money to the
farmers, but his scheme does
not contemplate that the nation
or the states go into the bus
mess of lending money to the
farmers.
Representative Mathrick is in
accord with the purpose Of the
Herrick rural credit plan, but
will be solved through the for
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1913-01-17

Commencing on Friday of
last week the general stores in
Bowbells a r. e being closed
promptly at 6:30 o'clock each ev-
ening. By mutual agreement
the proprietors of the stores
agreed to do this during the
winter months the same as is
being done in all the other cit
les in the state. The people
Of Bowbells and vicinity should
bear this in mind and see to it
that their purchases are made
before the time for closing.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1913-01-17
LOCAL !! man FILES ILL
. ON $4,000 FARM
Government Cancels Patent to
Skinner Farm and King
Files on 1t.

Dick King, during the past
summer one of the employees
of Fred Dilworth Of this city, is
one of the luckiest cusses in
Burke county, and no one will
dispute us when we make this
statement. On Saturday last he
filed on the John Skinner farm
eight miles northeast of town,
the rights. of Mr.. Skinner to the
place having been forfeited to
the government for some rea-
son or other and his homestead
entry and patent cancelled. ;
The first known here that
the patent of Mr.. Skinner had
been cancelled was on Tuesday
of last week when the U. S.
Land Office at Minot filed a cam
collation. with the register of
deeds of Burke county. It did
not occur to the people here
just what had been done until
several days later, and Mr..
King was among the first to
realize what a splendid oppor-
tunity he had of acquiring title
to- one of the best quarter sec
tions in this part Of the state.
On Friday night Mr.. King in
company with Fred Dilworth
journeyed to Minot and reached
that place at three o'clock the
next morning. They imm!ed-
lately repaired to the U. S.
Land Office and after finding a
comfortable place under the
registers window sat down and
waited until the said window
was opened by one Of the clerks
<at nine o'clock when Mr.. King
placed his filing. He had no
sooner received his filing re-
ceipt when VIM. O'Donnel, also
Of near this city, appeared and
also made application to file
. on the same quarter. He was
told that King had just made
a filing, but this did not satis-
:fy him, and he placed a second
filing on the place. However, as
King had made the first fling,
he had the first right to the
farm. Both, Mr.. King and. Mr..
Dilworth returned to Bowbells
Saturday afternoon feeling
very jubilant over their sue
cess.
The Skinne farm contains 160
acres and was originally filed on
BY Mr. Skinner in 1902 and was.
proved up on several years ago,
and a patent had been issued.
Nothing wrong was suspected.
until the order for cance ellation
came. One hundred acres are
broken on the place while the
rest is in pastur AZ resid
valued at about 81, 800 was.
built several years ago, and q! a
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1913-01-17
BADEN MAN ASSAULT.
Ed AND ROBBED
Becomes Unconscious After
Several Hours Torturing
BY Masked Men.

Kenmare, N. D., Jan. 16.-A
story of a dastardly crime
comes from Baden, the victim
being Joe Overolt, former res
ident of Kenmare, now having
his home in that village, max.
ing his living by raising chick.
ems and working at odd jobs
around the town.
Mr.. Overolt lives by himself
in a house just at the outskirts
of the village, and there he was
set upon by several masked
men who entered, and, by seat
ing him on a hot stove, attempt
ed to torture him into confess
ing where he had concealed a
sum of money which it seems
they imagined him to have in
his possession. AS Mr.. Over
|olt had no money to conceal he
was unable to reveal tbs hiding
place of any hidden sums, but
it seems the bandits were not
satisfied with his explanation
and continued their torture un-
til he lost consciousness from
the pain.
When he again came to reali-
cation of his surroundings it
was nearly noon the next day
and then he had only a dim rec
ollection of what happened. The
signs of a struggle we're there,
and sum, of $35 which he had
in his pocket was missing. The
burns which he had sustained
in his struggle with his assail-
ants were exceedingly severe
and painful. Had he not lost
consciousness it is problemati-
cal to what lengths the brutes
would have gone with their tor
ture.
Whether he could identify
his assailants is doubtful as the
only recollection Mr.. Overolt
has of the affair is the entrance
of several masked men. But
that it was some one acquaint-
ed with Mr.. Overolt and his hab-
it's there is no doubt, and the
criminal, if found, will not be
far to seek.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1913-01-17
M|N0T WOMAN IN
CANADIAN JAIL
Rose Wilson Sent to Prison for
Six Years at Regina for
Serious Crime. .

Minot, N. D., Jan. 15.-1t has
been reported that Rose Will
son, a former Minot woman,
was recently sentenced to the
Canadian prison at Regina,
Sask., for six years, for white
slavery. The report has it
that her own daughters, aged
eleven and fourteen years,
were the victims. The girls
themselves have been sent to
a house Of correction, while a
man claiming to be the woman's
husband, was given two years
in prison.
The Wilson woman is said to
have conducted a resort at
Moosejaw. She lived in Minot
for several years and while re-
siding here, her first husband
left suddenly.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1913-01-17

Tom Ross and two small sons
arrived on Saturday last from
Tompkins, Sask., to spend sew
eral days in the city as guests
of Toms father, I. L. Ross.
Tom was for many years res
ident here, but left several
years ago for Tompkins and
took up a homestead. His
many friends in Burke county
will be glad to learn that he is
more than making a go Of it
in his new location, and that
both he and Mrs. Ross are well
satisfied with their present po-
sition. Tom still owns some
property here and makes a
trip to Bowbells once or twice
a year to look after it.
Mrs. Guy L. Scott of Minot,
who two weeks ago entered the
employ Of the Burke Abstract
Co. and had since been work
ing at making abstracts and
looking up titles, last Saturday
resigned her position and left
the same evening for Minot
where she will visit for a week
or so with friends after which
she will go to the home Of her
parents in St. Paul to spend
the balance Of the winter while
her husband looks after busi-
ness matters in Montana.
Phone Ingison for coal. If
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1913-01-17
EDITOR PENN WEDS
A BOWBELLS GIRL
Sherwood Publisher Becomes
Benedict Here Last Sat-
urday Afternoon.

Editor E. l.. Penn of the
Sherwood Tribune came to
Bowbells on Saturday last and
without a word to any Of us
drove out in the country to the
boarding place of Miss Loretta
O'Leary a few miles east of the
city, helped the lady into the
rig, came back to town and to
the court house where he held
a conference with Judge Car
ter, after which the couple went
straight to the residence ofMr.
and Mrs. w. L. Doe where they
were married. Mr.. Penn visit
ed The Tribune Office shortly af-
ter the ceremony and gave us a
cigar and talked about some
trouble he was having with his
lighting plant at home, and
wondered how it happened that
The Tribune ina town OF the
size of Bowbells was doing such
an extensive business, but he
didn't tell us and it never oc-
Cured to us that he had just
become a benedict. And he
left town that evening with
out putting us wise.
Mr.. Penn is one of the lead
ing newspaper men of the state
and his paper is rated among
the best in this section. He
has a pleasing personality that
wins him friends wherever he
goes. He is a business man of
much ability, and has things
coming pretty much his own
way at Sherwood. AS a boost
er he cannot be beaten, and
there is hardly a resident at
Sherwood or near Sherwood
but who realizes the good that
is coming from Mr.. Penn's
writings in his paper.
The bride came to Bowbells
for the first time in the fall of
1911 from Canada and has been
a resident here since, being oc-
cupied most of the time at
teaching school in Burke county.
During the past two terms she
taught one Of the schools in
Bowbells township, resigning
her position to become the wife
of Mr.. Penn. She is very tai
ented in several different ways,
and is a great favorite among
all who know her.
Mr.. and Mrs. Penn left on one
of the night trains for a short
honeymoon trip, after which
they will go to housekeeping in
a very neat home at Sherwood
which the groom has prepared
for the reception Of his bride.
The Tribune joins their many
friends in BoWbells in extend
ing congratulations to this good
couple.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1913-01-17

barn worth something like $500
was built at the same time.
The farm during the past sum-
mer has been worked by Roy
Huttner, but it is believed that
Mr.. King will look after the
farming of it himself after this.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1913-01-17

Our tried and true friend
Bob Gillespie, formerly of the
firm Of Davis & Gillespie, but
now in the real estate and
loan business on his own ac-
count, was in the city from Mi
not between trains on Monday
having business at the office of
the county treasurer inthe mat
ter Of paying taxes on Burke
county property for non-resi-
dent clients. Bob reported bus
mess good in the Magic City
and all hands looking forward
with confidence to a prosper
GUS future for the Mouse Riv-
.er Metropolis. y.
A reduction Of SO per cent
will be given on all fleeced lin
cd unde derWear at Mowers &
Mowers until the present stock
is exhausted
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1913-01-17

S. G.. McKibben of northwest
of the city was among the
prominent visitors from that
neighborhood to transact busi-
ness in Bowbells on Tuesday af-
ternoon, and paid The Tribune
a very pleasant call.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1913-01-17

H. L. Lyon and family left
Monday morning for points in
California where they willspend
the balance Of the winter in
the hopes that Mr.. Lyons
health might be benefited there
by. Mr.. Lyon has been in poor
health for some time, and his
physician advised him to make
this trip. The Lyon residence
in the city has been rented fur
nished to- Mr. and Mrs. n. d.
!Simonson who moved into the
place Monday immed ediately after
the departure Of the Lyons.
For Ignite coal phone to II.
L4 Jensen, 626 Line 40 Is. #
. Phone Ing son FOR Goa
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1913-01-17
M|NOT BANK PAYS
FINAL DIVIDEND
Depositors of Old Min0t Ma.
tional Bank to Receive
Final Settlement.

Minot, N. D., Dec. 14.-The
affairs of the old -Minot Ma
tional Bank, which went into
the hands Of a receiver in 1905
will be closed when Assistant
Receiver E. J. Elstad pays the
final dividend to the deposit: '.'
on Monday, Tuesday and Wci
nesday of next week.
The fl n a | dividend will
amount to II IL per cent and
depositors will receive this
amount in cash by calling on
Mr.. Elstad who will have his
Office in the Second National
Bank on the days specified. AS
a dividend of 80 per cent has
already been declared, this
means that the patrons of the
bank will have been paid in full
when they receive the final div
idend with interest at the rate
of one and a half per cent.
The closing up of the affairs
Of the old Minot National Bank
has been in the hands of Geo.
w. Swords, who arrived here
from Iowa, to become receiver
when the condition of the bank
was ascertained. Mr.. Swords
has been working on a settle-
ment ever since and the pay
.ment of the final dividend next
week will release him from his
duties here. Through a care
full administration Of affairs
depositors have lost only the in
terest which might have accru-
ed through the use of their
money elsewhere. Consider
ing everything the settlement
is a satisfactory one.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1913-01-17

A. J. Hettwer, publisher and
owner Of the Ignite Bulletin,
and G.. o. Grendahl, one of the
business men Of Ignite, drove
to the county seat on Monday
last to look after some business
that required their attention
and The Tribune acknowledges
a visit from both gentlemen.
Mr.. Hettwer several months
ago purchased the Bulletin af-
ter having had charge Of the
paper for nearly two years, and
is now getting out a paper that
is second to none in this section
of the state, the size of the
town considered. He is a great
booster for the town and is re-
ceiving good support from the
business men who appreciate
the good work he is doing.
Wade Anderson is one Of the
new clerks in the store Of the
Donovan Drug Co., having en-
tered upon his duties as such
on Monday Of this week.
For Ignite coal phone to II.
L. Jensen. 626 Line Jos. n
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Phone Ingison for coal. IF
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M For Ignite coal phone to III.
I,4 Jensen. 626 Line 81 lO5. If
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For Ignite coal phone to H.
u. Jensen. 626 Line Jos. tt
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-02

Chicago, May 1.-The secret 70.
nance Of a young Chicago couple has
come to light with the arrest in New
York of the husband, Thomas Edwin
Waterman, on a charge of stealing
$16,S0O from the prexel State bank OF
this city.
Waterman was known as the mil.
liOnaire kid" His spectacular rise
from messenger of the Drexel bank to
teller in the course of three or four
years won the admiration of Miss Ag.
mes Miller, society girl Of Kenwood
Chicago suburb. They were secret
ly married in December.
About the middle of April Water
man left huTriedly for New York. an
nOuncing the marriage at that time.
The DreXel bank missed a lot of mon
ey simultaneously with his departure
and his arrest followed 10 days later.
Meanwhile. the young wife has dis
appeared. The authorities have tried
to locate her, but she has dropped
completely out of sight.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-02

a local hospital. as the result Of
stroke of paralysis, suffered two
weeks before her husbands death,
from which she never recovered. The
aged woman was born aug. -, 1872, in
he state Of New York, where she spent
her girIhcod. She was married there
20 Henry Burch, the couple coming
to Iowa in 1864 and settling on a farm
near Donohue. A few years after
the death of her first husband she
was married in September, 1903, 10
William Steward, the time Of whose
death is announced above She is
survived by one daughter, Mrs. John
Carlisle of Fargo, n. D., two sisters
and one brother residing in the east.
Catherine Martens, a resident of
Davenport for the past 81 years, died
at $50 o'clock Wednesday evening at
the family home, 312 West Ninth
street after en- illness of several years
duration. She was 50 years of age.
Deceased was born in Pennsylvania,
Oct. 10, 1927, and came TO Davenport
when IS years of age. She was mar
ried here in 1875 to x. F. Martens,
who survives TO mourn her death, in
addition to one sister, Mrs. Adeline
Phillips, of lie Claire, Iowa.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-02
REYNOLDS

Friday a large hay barn belonging
to Christy DoOnan caught fire and
was entirely destroyed.
The c. !. C.'s, an organized class of
the Methodist Sunday school, gave
novel entertainment in the garage
Saturday evening. Mr. Cesander of
Sherrard played several selections on
the pipe organ which Emil Meurling
had installed in the garage. A large
crowd was in attendance because of
the pipe organ music.
George T. Fellows and family NOV
ed to Wyoming, ILL.,, to take charge Of
a hotel.
Four young men from Rock Island
gave a moving picture show in Rey-
nolds Saturday evening.
Miss Anna Christie was in Rock Is
land Monday.
Mrs. John Farwen and daughter
Edith of Presumption were in Rey-
holds Monday afternoon.
Rey. G. H. Thorpe exchanged
places with Rev. Mr.. Jones of Millers.
burg Sunday.
S. d. Wait has returned home from
a fortnights visit in Harrington, n. D.,
and Rouleau, Sask.
Henry Mcconnell has purchased an
automobile
Mrs. William H. Schriver and Mrs.
B. F. Schriver visited several days
with Mrs. r p. Wait last week.
Miss Hazel Elliott visited over Sun
day with her sister, Mrs. Mae Boney.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. J. Ash and son
Martin of Bradford are visiting al
the home of NJ. Schoonmaker.
The Anitas gave a very pleasing
entertainment here Thursday. This
was the last number of the Reynolds
lecture course.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-02

Chase had been i'll for several months.
She removed to Connecticut last year
in the hope of being benefited. Dece.
dent was well known in this city.
having grown to womanhOod here.
Her birth occurred Feb. %, 1868. She
removed to Davenport with her par
ents in 1886 and two years later was
married TO Charles V. Chase of that
city. Her passing is mourned by her
husband and sons, William and Ray
mond, of Thompson, and her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. William Evans OF Bet
tendorf, and brother, George Evans
of this city.
Summons OF death came to Mrs An
ME D. SimmOn, wife of Peter Sim
mon, cashier with Deere & Co, at
1890 Wednesday night. Annie q.
Richards was a daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. II. Richards of this city and
a great-granddaughte of John Dixon,
one of the prominent pioneers of the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-02
YUMA

George McMurphy of Hillsoale spent
Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs.
James Scarf.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Wake visited
relatives in Yuma Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. William Whiteside,
Sr., Of Moline spent Sunday with
Yuma friends.
Mrs. Cowell of Rock Island is the
guest of Mrs. May Wainwright
There were more than $50 automo-
Diles and 40 motorcycles and tan
dems passed through yuma over the
Rock river valley route Sunday.
Mrs William Dow and family at
tended the funeral of her nephew,
Bert Adams. which was held at the
home in Rapids City Wednesday af-
ternoon.
Mrs. Ella Savage of Port Byron Wis
tied relatives at Rose Hill this week.
There will be meeting at the Yuma
schoOihouse Saturday evening TO ar
range for a Fourth OF July celebra-
ton 20 be held at Joslin fair grounds.
All are invited TO attend and take
part.
Dow and McMichael were business
callers in Hilsdale Monday.
Jean Dunbar made a business trip
TO Moline Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clint DonahOo were
Watertown callers Tuesday.
The Fidelis class met at the home
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-02

Of Miss Kathryn Mead Saturday after
noon. Rev. DIR. Smith was the IL
structor. The next meeting will be
with Miss Emma Swegler.
Mrs William Cox is i'll with the
grip and tonsiIitis.
The Rose Hill Aid society met at
the home of the president, Mrs. Viii
liam Dow, with Is ladies present.
Ed Wainwright is having severe
attack Of rheumatism and tonsilitis.
Mrs. Charles Edwald and little
daughter OF Dallas, Texas, are visit
ing at the home of her parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Theodore Frels.
Mrs. Percy Shelton and children
who have been spending a few days
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Cox, returned to their home at
Rock Island Friday evening. Her sis
ter Edna accompanied her and re.
manned until Monday.
Mrs. Minnie Wainwright and daugh.
ter Hazel spent Saturday and Sunday
in Coe with relatives.
George Wainwright and daughter
Katie OF Watertown are spending a
few days with relatives and friends.
Will Cox was a business caller in
Port Byron Friday.