The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1916-07-07

. the Public Service company Of that
city, which struck the front wheel
of Mr.. Knauf's car, violently turn
ing the steering wheel which in
some manner fractured Mr. Knauf's s
left arm. The accident appeared
to be unavoidable.
| 1t was fully demonstrated in
Zion, Towner county, last week,
that the poisoned oats does kill
gophers. A few hours after the
poison was put out hundreds Of
dead gophers were in evidence.
Mr.. Elmer and son drove into Zion
with over 100 dead ones they
picked up few hours after the
oats was scattered along the road
day, and Bert Wagenman counted
so dead ones In the evening when
he went home from Zion.
| Albertina Hermanson of Wilton,
aged twenty, who, until recently,
had been employed in the Dakota
hotel died by her own hand Tues
day morning, taking carbolic acod.
! She lived but few minutes after
! taking the poison, although medi-
cal aid was summoned almost i'm
| mediately after it was discovered
that she had swallowed the fatal
acid. The unfortunate girl was a
native of Norway, where her par
ents still reside, and had been in
this country only two years.
John Harman of near New Mar
ket, Del, had an exciting time
when he was awakened by a noise
in his barn. Hurriedly donning
| his clothes he rushed down to in
vestigate and was greeted will, a
new colt. He had hardly finished
looking it over when a lowing in
the stables began and, going there,
| he was astonished to ma una: o
pretty little calf had arrived. At
| the wood shed he found a who'll
nest of little bird pups and, upon
| returning to his room, was aston
ished to find that his wife had
| presented him with a. boy during
his absence.
! Vivian Wall, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Andy. Wall of Westby,
was run over by an automobile
She and two other little firls had
beesns playing in the street and It It
seems that Mr.. Hjaasted, who was'
driving !: the machine, was turning
around, having just started his ma
! chine, when Vivian, not seeing the
car, ran in front of it. Before the
machine could be stopped the child
was knocked down and one of the
| back wheels passed over her shoul-
| der and across her chest. 1t was
remarkable that no bones were
broken or that her life was not
I crushed out.
A man who claimed to be an eye
| specialist, or a specialist at fitting
glasses. visited in the country north
! of Minot month ago, taking or
! ders for glasses. He called HIM
self Layman and said his head
quarters were in Minot. He fittee
| out Mrs. J. c. Kirn of Maxbass
with glasses, Mr.. Kirn giving a
! check for $14. Another farmer
paid him $28. He stated that the
glasses would be sent in a week,
| but to date they have not been
| received. The Independent has
! made inquiries and we fail to To-
cate, this man if ne Is here. He
| may not be fake but the people
who gave him their orders are be-
coming anxious. 1t is always bet
! ter to deal with reputable oculists.
AS an evidence Of the length tc
! which some persons will go to sat-
| isfy a grudge Marius Nelson OF
Mckenzie reports that some party
with grievance against him en-
tered his barn one night recently
and cut the tail off his bull and
poisoned the horse feed. Three Of
the animals nearly died from the
effects of it. Ordinarily there arc
causes without number that may
lead to disagreements between two
parties but under no conditions can
the party feeling himself aggriev-
ed be justified in seeking to gel
even by venting his spite on dumb
animals. Such actions place the
perpetrator on lower plane than
the animal he abuses and should
cause him to forfeit all considera-
ton as human being whatever.
Saturday, Vernon, the two-year-
old son of W. A. Dierdorf, living
across the county line near Brant-
ford, received burns from which he
died few hours later. The child
was in his night clothes alone in a
bedroom. He got a match and In
some way set fire to his clothing.
His mother heard his screams and
rushed to his aid but he was badly
burned. The accident occurred at
o'clock in the morning and al
though a doctor was at the home
within rs minutes, the child died
soon after dinner. The boy cele-
brated his second birthday the day
before. The Dierdorffs moved onto
the Burns farm near Brantford last
winter. coming from the Devils
Lake region. @