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The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1916-01-28
Valley City Child Crushed
To Death -:..OthePs In juPed

scene Immediately. jumping in-
to the area and was met there by
Mr.. Burch, Of the Rex, who had
run down the area stairs. They
assisted Miss PIatou w llc
stairs ard helped the little Stern
children up, not noticing the
little Gill boy at first.
He was pinned under the slab,
which weighed in the neighbor-
hood Of 300 pounds, and with All
iron angle bar crushed into his
face. He was gently picked up
and carried to the office Of I)r.
Platou, by Mr.. Davidson, where
he passed away in a very few
seconds. Death was almost in
Simultaneous, and it is thought
the child was mercifully saved
from suffering as he must have
been unconscious from the first.
After all had been done for
him, DR.. Platou turned to find
his own daughter suffering with,
q fractured left fore. arm and an
ugly cut across the wrist which
required several stitches to Sc
cure. The Stern children were
not injured beyond a nervous
shock and a few bruises.
The mother of little Daniel
has been completely Frustrated
since the accident and is in a
serious condition at present. Mr..
Gill, accompanied by his brother
who had heard of the affair, and
hastened to the city, took the
remains of the child to Minnea-
polls and burial will be made
there in the Jewish cemetery.
Friends have done all that
could be done to assist the grief
stricken parents or to alleviate
their sorrow, and flowers and
condolences were sent from all
directions.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1916-01-28
District Court Adjourned
Last Case Was Dismissed

Tribune editor was gone FOR ss~-
eral days and our linotype was
broken we are unable to review the
case as we would like to in this Is
sue, but will do so next week.
This suit will no doubt result in q
saving to Burke county Of con
siderable sum Of money, as several
items were shown up which no ono
knew anything about, and whicl,
will now be looked into by the
county board. The jury had Quit"
a time in reaching y verdict. and
was out several hours before IT. IT,
turned.
The next case to be taken up was
that of Clarence Besette. plantiT
VS.. DR.. Charles King, defendant.
both parties residing at or near Co.
lumbus. Besette alleges III his
complaint that the doctor is guilty
of malpractice and is suing for
$1,000. Besette received broken
leg some time ago and had DR.;
King treat same. and as a result
has short and crooked limb which
he claims is due to the fact that
the doctor failed to treat him pro
perly. E. r. Sinkler of Minot is
representing DR.. King. while the
plaintiffs interests are being look
ed after gw Attorney Geo. p.
Homnes of Crosby. Several wit
nesses were examined in this case
Wednesday afternoon, and the col
lowing morning Attornev Homnes
moved for dismissal without pre-
judice, stating that OIL account Of
the delayed trains he was unable
to procure some very necessary
witnesses. 1t is understood that
the case will be started again ial-
mediately, and it will be tried at
some future date.
This ends the January term Of
court. the balance of the cases on
the calendar having been continued
or dismissed.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1916-01-28
FEAR Man NH0j q !. :.
ESCAPED IS DEAD

jamestown, N. D., Jan. 27.-Al-
sthough a most careful search has
been made by the authorities. no
trace of Clarence McCord of Grace
township, Grand Forks county. who
escaped from the state asylum for
the insane at Jamestown two weeks
ago, has been found.
1t is believed that McCord. who
made his getaway curing severely
cold weather, was frozen to death
on the prairie. and the fact that no
trace has been found Of the missing
man to date leads the authorities
to believe that coyotes have de-
voured the dead mans body.
The denented .McCord could not
have gone to a civilized town with
out attracting attention, and no re-
port of such a person has been re-
ceived. In the opinion Of the au-
thorities, it is foregone conclu-
sion that McCord froze to death
and all trace CT his remains re-
moved by the wolves of the prairie.
: It is possible, Of course, that the
body may have been, buried III ::
snowdrift, but old-timers are con-
vinced that that would be no OBJ
stacle to the crafty coyotes.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1916-01-28

Valley City, Jan. ::21, The
entire community was shocked
when the news few like Wildfire
that a portion OF the sidewalk
had given away in front Of the
Rex theatre just as the people
were leaving after the matinee.
'"The Cave Mau," and that
little Daniel Gill had lost his
life and others injured, among
them the daughter of the mayor
of the city, Miss Laila P!atou.
There is an area under the
sidewalk, directly in front of the
Rex exit, covered by a rein
forced concrete slab with glass
lights, and this through the ac-
ton of frost and the constant
wear had become weakened.
Most of the audience had safely
passed out and gone. among
them Mr. and Mrs. Sam Gill,
parents Of the unfortunate
Daniel, who was there in COM
pany with Grace Stern, a daugh-
ter of Abe Stern, and a little
cousin of the Stern children,
from Minneapolis. The children
being seated farther to the
front, were later in coming out.
When Daniel stepped on the
slab it gave way, precipitating
him and his two little compan-.
ions to the area way underneath,
a drop of some eight or nine
feet. Miss LaiIa Platou was
also a victim. and more would
probably have fallen had it not
been for the quick action of
Arthur Busdicker, one of the
ushers. who saw the accident
and quickly closed the door.
thus averting a worse tragedy.
P. G. Davidson was just COM
ing out of the Rudolph Cafe
when he heard the noise Of the
falling stone and was on the
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1916-01-28
IK|LL|STOA MAN
USED FIRE ESCAPE

Williston, N. D., Jan. 27.-Harry
Hanson Of Williston, proprietor
and owner of the former Bryan Goa
mine, committed suicide in the Yell
low Stone hotel in Mondak by using
tho fire escape rope in his room.
It is reported he strangled himself
in way sitting position because
the rope. was tied to the wall not
very high up.
He was not. discovered before
the next day when his friends here
',rom WiNiston went to Mondak to
lock for, him and bring him back
to the mine because he was needed
5foIs the work. Mr.. Hanson was
5very prominent and well thought
of. bys.all who knew him. No rea-
son for the act can De accounted
for By anyone except that it was
too much 5Whiskey He was q good
worker and had good business.
His s credit was good and his busi-
nes5. affairs in. good order as far as
any layesbcsn able to find out. 81
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HOPELESS CRIPPLE !.
TO Be OEP0RTED

Devils Lake. N: D., Jan. IT,
Doomed to be q hopeless cripple
for life with his back broken. re-
sulting in the paralysis CT the low
er half of his body, Edward Lynch,
a citizen of Scotland, is being de-
ported by Towner county. In COM
pany with Andrew Gerord, men,
Der. of the board of county commits
sioners Of Towner county, the VIC
tim is being taken to his native
land. to avoid further expense as
a county charge here.
Lynch was injured near Bisbec,
Towner county, in the fall of 1914
when struck by cook car which
was blown over in a storm. For
nearly a year and a half the man
has lain absolutely helpless, a
charge Of T'owner county. Upon
Investigation it was learned that
the man was neither citizen Of
North Dakota Or United States.
The matter was taken up with
Washington and passports were sc.
cured i'll order to take Lynch to the
land OF his birth, c. which he is
still a citizen. The county board
-ealized that unless the man wa.
deported he would be county
charge the remainder of his life.
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be accepted.
Motion made and carried that
the justice report of X. Sandsrson,
for quarter ending December 81, i
1915, be accepted. 51 4
Motion made and carried that
the following resolution be adopted &
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, H. A. Hane0n; States
Attorney, has made application
asking that a specified sum Of mon
ey be set side for the States Attor-3
neys Contingent Fund. now there
fore be it, 81
RESOLVED, by the board cf
County Commissioners Of Burke
County, North Dakota, ,na1 pursu-5
ant to Chapter rs Laws of 1907
there be set aside and appropriated
from any funds IN the Burke Coun-.
(continued on page Il
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1916-01-28

.Velva. N. D., Jan. 27.-For many
years large mound cf earth Of a
conical form, in diameter Of about
200 feet, and some sixty feet. in
height, located upon the farm CT
Miss Mary .Eltun, about eighteen
miles southwest of Velva has caus-
ed a. great deal Of comment and
conjectures as to the cause of this
strange formation, and inasmuch a:
thessoil about there for many mile
in either direction is Of a black
gumbo nature, tenacious and OF
compact condition. it was though
by those of a logical turn Of mind
that it could not have been CAUSED
by the action of prevailing wind
as is some times noticeable il
sandy regions. and especially III the
bad lands of the west. The solu
tion of this seemingly strange form.
alton remained to be solved by ar
investigator, who was ready " an!
willing to go into it with pick an,
shovel and satisfy inquiring mind;
as we'll as himself in relation tc
its contents. .. =
This Investigation fell to the lot
of E. j. Burgess of this city, wllt
obtained the consent OF the owne:
of the farm to excavate for what h'
earnestly believed must have beer
builded by human hands and with
some purpose in view other than !;
prominent land mark. So at hi
own expense and without assist
ance the fore part of the presen
month he began an Investigation
and made an entrance into tn
mound on the Dortheasterly sid
about twenty feet up from the base
and after having gene horizontal,
:or a distance, uf a!,uut tNruirty fee
to his aslclisilin' ut =. came 80 {
walled room, walle;l-up all o, oun
with bouldcrs neatly sized M IN
laid, that Enthusiastically shove,
that the individual who did til.
work was a. mason of no sr1a!
ability. ~:
This room measured ten and one
hai; feet by fourteen feet and fiv
and one-half feet N height. O
the south wall was inlaid q polish
ed stone dissimilar from all other
and this contained characters and
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1916-01-28
Prehistoric Mound IS
Discovered Near Ve|va

doubtless in repre-
sentation Of some language that no
one in this part has been able to
understand nor to decipher. The
characters are neatly carved in this
peculiar colored stone, which is
about two feet square. A fash
light Of these inscriptions has been
made by Mr.. Stemp, a photographer
Il this city who is quite interested
n such scientific discoveries, and
nyone who by gift of education in
'uch seemingly idecipherable hiero-
lyphies can lend a key to this solu-
ion he will be glad to commune
ate with and also to this end, mail
m photo which shows in bold
;lief the inscriptions as they ap-
pear. -s--. >, e-..-
Directly beneath this inscribed
>cne an improvised stone slab
able was found, about eighteen
nches wide, three in thickness and
* and one-half feet in length,
Imported at either end by two
arge boulders, and upon this table
Il "a rather promiscuous manner
Tere strewn about various curios
lat were incident to an age CT
ing ago. such as stone arrowheads,
pears, stone knives, large battle
Y, beads, bracelets, and among the
lost curious is we'll linked to-
ether endless chain about three
,et i'll circumference. all chiseled
ut OF a solid piece of stone, the
orlz OF which must have taken
1onths to complete. ~&
A legal question may now arise
:, to who is the owner of this valu-
BILE treasure, the owner CT the
md or the discoverer, if the matter
',.nct amicably settled. 1t is pre-
umed that owner of land owns all
lat is, within it unless reserva-
on On the part Of the government
claimed. . 49, -
It is quite probable that the In
2sti9ator' would be allowed a rea-
enable compensation on quantum
laruit' implied contract, as the find
{ the unearthed treasures is price,
IS. and would a9orn any museum
. ; this or foreigal countries, and
would interest the foremost scien-
lists CT the world.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1916-01-28

The civil case Of Z. e. Kruger
VS.. the First State Bank of Bow
bells was concluded Friday after
noon and went to the jury at that
time. After only short time i'll
the jury room verdict for the
plaintiff for the lull amount ask
ed for was brought in. Judge
Leighton, his stcnographcr as well
as the several lawyers from out Of
town went home Saturday morning
and spent Sunday at their homes.
Monday morning the civil iasa OF
John iiomine w. u. A. Stefonoyicz
was started. 1t was in this case
The Tribune for $4,000 damages
For publishing all alleged libelou:
article about the plaintiff. Sev-
eral witnesses were examined on
both sides, and this case went to
the jury Wednesday noon. Every
statement made III the article sued
on was proven to the satisfaction
of the jury except the statement
that Romine was gone for three
months at one time. Although
The Tribune was satisfied that the
statement was true at the time it
was published. and still believes
same to be true, we were unagle
to prove it. and probably for that
reason the jury brought in a yer
dict against us Of one dollar The
amount sued for was $4,000. Mr..
Romine admitted that he still has
in his. possession money which he
collected while in office, and which
tho low oavc chnu1d hp turned over
to the county treasurer, and also
admitted making errors which cost
the county quite sum OF money.
The county commissioners will no
doubt instruct States Attorney Han
son to collect the money still due
Burke county at its next session
unless Romine pays up before that
time. Owing to the fact that The
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1916-01-28
VELvA WOMAN BADLY
BURNED BY ALCOHOL

8
B Telva. N. D.. Jan. Miss Esth-
or Welo was quite badly burned
about the face as result Of the
explosion Of an alcohol stove at the
school building. The class in,
chemistry was making some expert
ments and Miss Esther had lighted
her alcohol stove. Miss Elvina;
johnson endeaYored to light her
stove from the i fame OF Miss Esth-
er's, tipping It over in the opera
ton. causing an explosion. Miss
Welo's clothing and hair caught fire
and her face was quite badly burn
ed as result. Miss y ohnson seiz-
ed 4 d coat and threw 1t around
Esther, extinguishing the flames
and thus saving her .srom moro se-
we're burns. She is getting along
nicely but will not be able to enter;
school again for some time .
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10 STOP . !.
!. AUTO COST $3.50.

Darlington, N. D., Jan. 27.-The
failure Of Henry Breuning to stop
his car five years ago, when. sig
nailed by John Massier, will cost
him $3.50, besides considerable lit.
igation. Massier brought a suit
for injuries sustained in q runaway
when his horses became frightened
at Breuning's automobile. At the
first trial in the district court the
Jury returned verdict Of $500.
The supreme court sent it back for
,retrial and second jury awarded
$3.50, which Is sustained by a de-
cision Just handed down by; the su-
preme court. u a.ss z:.:..
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Remington Typewriter Co. repairs
..or. typewriter, $500. .
0. F.. sorenson, repairing book
typewriter, $15.0a.
w. G. Heath. long distance tele-
phone calls, $2.41.
A. G. Crane, Burke County's share
Of teachers training school expense
Dale township, care Of poor.
$148.5O.
Motion made and carried that
poor report No. 2 of the overseers
of the poor OF Dale township be
accepted.
Motion made and carried that
the sworn statement OF II A. Han
son, states attorney, to the effect
that he has not received any money
belonging to Burke county, FOR the
quarter ending Dsceinber q, 1910,
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tie Continental hotel. 1s4 East East
Third street. &c

the Coht1nentaIaho hotel, 194 East
Third street. 5s5s-.s:;-
Wassmann, who is "a years old,
was found in*bed with his throat
cut ata2:3O p. m. by Louis Kritz, d
lodger at the hotel, and was taken
to the city hospital in the police
ambulance after being treated by
DR.. LIE Roy Brown, police surgeon
Wassmann failed to strike any large
blood vessels. 1t was said at the
hospital that he will recover.
Wassmann registered at the hotel
on Tuesday He said he had been
working For a former near James,
town and was taking a vacation.
On Saturday he borrowed SIS from
lodger at the hotel. and next morn
.ng he visited Kritz's room and
broke into tears because remit
tance from his employer had not
arrived: A pint bottle of whiskey
was found in his room. He said
1t the hotel that he has a mother
and some sisters liz Germany, but
no relatives in America. u
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1916-01-28
.nORR|BlY BURNED
FROM EXPLOSION

Werner. N. D.. Jan. 2 His eyes
5Glosed. hair all burned Oh. ana
face and body In terrible cond diti0n.
Charles Mutchler, manager Of the
Star elevator here { IL ina critical
.t0nMtfon and may not live. He
was terribly burned ~ an explo.s
sion of 4 gasoline lamp and escap-
sed bulntng 10 deatl ats the time
ionly & by plum ginS lto Snpwdrt
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,4t3 al -
Roy s. SHOT 4: A N BACK [!
HAS RECOVERED

Leith. !. N. b., Jan. Although
thought to have been paralyzed by
e rife bullet seYer1ng his Is spinal
cord, Harold. aged IL, son OF r.
Hauge has recovered. The
bullet grazed the spinal column
and caused paralysis for two weeks;
but hes IS noWsapp ntly recovered.
IIIes4Was afcid dent lily sh0t BY q
sbroth Whtle hunting ebbita:
sk Norl.ns about .Corona wool
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1916-01-28
farm HAND
Cut HIS THROAT

5sss jamestown. d.. Jan. H. H.,
aIardiness I'm the arrival Of money;
due due shim iss elieved to have prompt
sed Edward Vassmann; q James
town, %. To- attempt suicide lt44
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zEA.sIllk Norl.ns a.bIout corona WOO
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-12

w. 18th, east TO 8. Robey, south 70
w. list east 70 Loamis, north 70 w.
seth, west to 8. Wood. north 10 W.
Garfield blvd, east to Loomis, north
TO w. eth, east 70 8. Center ave-,
north. 20 w. l3rd.
30. 8. State and W. l3rd. west 10
9. Center ave-. south 70 w. eth, west
70 Loomis, south to W. GARFIELD blvd,
east to 3. state. north to W. lSrd.
81. 8. State and W. Garfield blvd,
west to 9. Wood, south 70 w. eeth.
east to Loomis. north 70 W. 63rd, east
70 9. State. north to w. Garfield Park
blvd.
-. Stewart ave. and W. ssrd. west
10 Loomis. south to w. list west 70
3. Robey. north to w. 6eth, west 10
8. lSth ave-, south to W. S7th. east 10
3. Western ave-, south 20 w. seth.
west 70 Ogden ave. Morgan Park.
south 70 w. 116th. east 70 8. Western
ave-, south 70 Lyon ave-. east 70 Vim.
cennes ave-, northeast to Raymond.
east TO Q. Morgan. north TO w. 111th.
west TO Q. Center ave-. north 10 W.
10Th, east to Q. Halsted. north 70 w.
103rd. east 70 Stewart ave-. north 70
w. 0lth. west 70 wallace, north 70
W. 18th. east 70 9. State, north 10 w.
list. west to wentworth ave-. north
TO w. 67th, west 70 Harvard ave-.
north 70 W. 6eth. west 70 Stewart
ave-. north 70 w. e3rd.
%. Diversey and N. Sacramento
aves.. west 70 N. Central Park ave-.
south TO Fullerton ave-. west 70 N.
Goth ave-. north 70 Belmont ave-. west
70 N. 72nd ave-, south 70 North ave-.
east 10 9. Austin ave-. south 70 Mad.
ison. east 70 N. S2nd ave-, north Ia
W. Kinsie. east 70 N. l6th ave-. north
70 North ave-. east 70 N. loth ave-.
north 70 Arm1tage ave-. east 20 Sac.
ramento ave-. north 70 Diversey ave
-. 9. Kedsie ana W. 11tn. west
70 9. leth ave-. south 70 W. 3oth, east
70 canal. northeast TO 9. Central Parh
ave-. north 70 seth. east 20 Cliftns
PARK ave-. north 70 Ogden ave-. north
east 10 8. Holman ave-, south 70 W
18th. east 70 3. Kedsis. north 70 w
18th.
%. N. Sacramento ave. and Arml
tage ave-. west 10 N. Goth ave-, south
70 W. North ave. west 70 N. l6tt
ave-. south TO W. Kinsis. west 70 N
s3nd ave-. south 20 Madison. west b
Q. Austin ave-. south 70 W. 18th. eas'
70 9. Goth ave-. north 10 ". Chicags
ave-. east 70 o. Louis ave-. north 4
W. North ave-. east 20 Sacramento
ave-. north 70 Armitaso ava
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-12

a. Roscoe and Racine aves.. west
70 N. western ave.. south TO Belmont
to Center. east to She6eld ave.. north
TO Fullerton ave.. west 70 Racine ava.
ave.. west to river. southeast to ely.
burn pl., east to Racine ave-. north
north to Roscoe.
Is. Lake Michigan and Rogers
ave-. southwest TO Howard. west 70
Ridge road. southeast 70 Devon ave-.
east 70 N. Clark, southeast 70 South
port ave-, south to Cornelia ave-. east
to Lake Michigan. northwest TO Ros'
ers ave.
20. Ridge road and Howard. west
70 N. Kedxie ave-. south 70 Devon
ave-. west TO north shore channel.
south along channel and river to Bel.
mont ave-. east to N. Western ave..
north TO Roscoe. east 70 Southport
ave-. north to N. Clark. northwest 10
Devon. west to Ridge road. northwest
to Howard.
~. North shore channel and De-
Won ave-. west to N. 6lth ave.. thence
along city limits % established By
annexation Of Norwood Park to Park
Ridge blvd. on north and Highland
ave. on west. east and south to Bryn
Mawr ave-, east to N. Goth ave-, south
10 Irving Park blvd, west to N. 72nd
ave-, south 10 Belmont ave.. east 10
N. 10th ave.. south to Fullerton ave..
east TO N. Central Park ave-. north
to Diversey ave., east to N. Fran
cisco. north to Belmont ave-. east TO
river. northwest along river and chan
mel 70 Devon ave.
%. River and Belmont ave.. west
70 N. Francisco. south to Diversey
ave-, west to N. Sacramento ave.,
south to w. North ave-. east to N.
Robey. north to Fullerton ave.. east
TO river. northwest to Belmont ave.
20. 8. Center ave, and w. lSrd.
west to 8. Ashland ave-. south to w.
%6th. west to 8. %Sth ave-. south to