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The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1916-12-29
POWERS LAKE
From The Powers Lake Echo:

FROM Ihc POWerS Lake Echo:
Ray Boice left for Preston, Mimi,
last week. He Will return here in
the spring and move to the Ander-
son place which he has purchased.
Mrs. Nick Gliszczinski, with her
daughter Florence. returned from
Northwoody yesterday.
Anker Folvig left Monday for a
visit with home folks at Mentor,
Mimi as
The farmers east of town received
their car of seed wheat from Mon.
tana Monday.
Ice on the lake is about two feet
thick-just right to fill your ice
houses with.
w. F. Hanks was at Grand Forks
the first Of the week attending a
meeting of the managers of the
Northern Packing plant company OF
which he is a member.
Last Friday J. r. Jensen shipped
SO spring pigs which he has fatten-
ed on so cent feed wheat. The
shipment brought him a little over
$500, and he figures that he re-
5ceived more than $1.25s q bushel 70,
that wheat. He still has Sc pigs
he Is feeding to sell later. B 81
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1916-12-29
FIRE AND GASOLINE
CAUSE SUDDEN DEATH

jamestown. N. D., Dec. 28.-Emil
F. Wiese, a prominent farmer living
seven and one-half miles southwest
Of Eldridge, Stutsman county, was
instantly killed Sunday in an at
tempt to thaw out a cap on a metal
gasoline barrel with blow torch.
The intense heat from the torch
exploded the cap. blowing on his
head from the lower jaw up. The
body. saturated with gasoline and
horribly burned, was found 16 to
18 feet from tho tank over which
Wiese was working
Mrs. Wieese, hearing the explO-
sion rushed to the scene to discover
the remains Of her husband. She
walked a mile and half to notify
neighbors.
The widow and flve-mOnths-old
baby survive, she Being about pros
trate over the tragedy.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1916-12-29

G. l.. Bickford, who is now con-
nected with big automobile con-
Germ at Minot, was in the city on
Tuesday of this week shaking hands
with his many rfiends.
w. J. Hansen of northeast of
town left Sunday for Ferndale,
WASH, where he expects to spend
the balance of the winter and there
by take complete rest. He has
brother in that city whom he will
visit, and plans on taking a few
ocean trips down the coast and Wis
California. He will be back about
the first Of March. :,
Tyvan, Sask., writes under date of
Dec. 20, as to how he is managing
things during these strenuous times,
and we publish his letter in full.
Friend B., A.: Just a line to let
You know that we are all well,f and
hope yourself and my friends in
BoWbells are the same. We have
nice weather here now, about 81
degrees below, but have no snow
yet. John is away working in a
jewelry store so it is up to Ed and
myself to do all the WORK here. l
have 26 head of stock and plenty of
feed to keep them alive with so
have no kick coming. am sending
you 5000 for another years sub.
scription seeing az you did not yelp
your head off about 1t, and If you
did you wouldn't get it. Well, how
!, ir
brother Tang Peterson? Wish you
all a merry Christmas. T. j.
Hackett."
Sam Richardson and wife and two
children arrived here Christmas
morning to spend about ten days
visiting at the II. l.. Richardson
home. There Is no place on the
globe that Sam likes to visit bette
than he does Bowbells. and we find
him taking a trip to this city about
every winter. He was resident
Of this city up until the spring of
1903 when he moved to Whitlaw
Alta. and is now conducting a gen.
eral store, is postmaster, and dur
ing his spare time farms over 7
thousand acres of the richest soil in
Canada. In talking to The Tribun'
he told us that the small grain
crops in the vicinity of Whitlaw this
year were better than they have
been for years, anu the many fields
Of summer fallowed land produced
as high as SO and 90 bushels of
wheat to the acre. The spring
plowed fields went from 80 to 40
Mr.. Richardson expressed his re-
grets at seeing so many Of the old
timers missing here, having either
passed away or moved to moro
favorable climate after having
amassed a fortune in this great Bow
bells country.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1916-12-29

T H. l.. Greaves of the Greaves Tel
ephone Co.. left last week for North
field, Minn.. to srend the winter
with his family. and may stay there
permanently. He came here to
take, charge of the telephone system
nearly ten years ago when his broth
er died. and has made a great sue
cess of it. and great convenience
to everyone residing in this vicinity.
and especially the farmers. Each
year since he had charge Of the
lines he kept enlarging the system
until it is now one of the largest in
the state. He sold the controlling
stock In the company several months
ago. and shortly after retired from
active service. He still retains
some stock. and we may! see him
here every now and then to ct =
lineup on how things are comtng No.
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CLAYTON
From STAFF Correspondent)

From staff Correspondent)
I Bolek and Louis Gosecky spent
Friday afternoon with George
White.
Miss Cora Beard and Miss Mary
Bogus were Flaxton visitors Wed
nesday. .. =
Miss Hazel Berg spent Wednesday
1t her home.
The Clark Uglum and Christ
antilles attended thu shadow social
at the Foothills church Wednesday
evening".
Pete Christensen and family and
r. A.. Owings and family spent
Christmas at the w. D. Owings home
Mr.. Bogus and family, c. P.
Christensen and family and Erick
Lindquist spent Christmas at the w.
5. Clark home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Berg, Mr.. and Mrs.
7. Gosee ky, Joe Bailiff and Aaron
Kistler Sundayed at the W. B. White
home.
Miss Russell, who has been EN-.
ployed at the White home, left Mon
day for her home near Coulee.
George White is, getting along
ane and his many friends will be
glad to learn that he will soon be
able to be out again. = 3.
The Misses Ruth and Cecil Bryan
left Thursday morning for Mlnot to
spend few days at the p. G. De-
vaney home. 2
Mr.. and Mrs. j. S. Bryan attend
ed the party in Bowbells Wednesday
evening.
Martin Lesser left for the; cities
last Tuesday.
Floyd Bryan is doing chores fol
J. 8. Bryan.
Theo. Gullickson and family spent
Christmas at the Jim Uglum home
J. s. and c. Il. Bryan and families
spent Christmas at the Lee Eaton
home. q, .5 @
Miss Doris Houck spent the week
end at the Kistler home,
3 Francis Bogus and Bolek Go.
secky Forded to Coteau Sunday.
Miss Mildred Remington, Miss
Mary Bogus, Forest Pommier and
John Pommier autoed to the Pom
m;er home south Of Cotean SUNDAY,
The ..silly Four spent Wednos.
LAY evening playir1 cards at Sven
Swensons. Slim and Gravy hoa.,t
OF being the champion players
Il 81. 81 & NJ III Cor. D.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1916-12-29
SANTA LEFT BABY
ON BISMARCK VISIT

Bismarck, N. D., Dec. 28.-When
George Will stuck hi head out o:
the front door of his home into ~
below night air he saw an apple
box on the doorstep. Thankful to
Santa Claus, Will took = the box in
side, then rubbed his eyes, for bed
ded in several layers of blankets
was a three-weeks-old baby boy.
Will reported his find to the po-
lice and a few hours later Helen
Ward of Hebron, N. D., was taken
into custody. She is the child. 9
mother, she said, and abandoned 1T
because she could not support it.
Her husband, the infants father,
she saws. died six months ago at
Dickinson, N. D.. She. and her sis
ter, Mrs. Margaret German, she said,
placed the baby at Wills door,
knocked and escaped without being
observed u0,.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1916-12-29

l. Z ! i . .
Come and find out. what the others
will be. Remember, everybody
come to the home of Mrs. J. N.
Wood Jan, 8, 1917.
3. c. M. Remington went to Bow
bells Saturday with q load of fine
porkers. returning home Sunday.
J. NJ. Wood and family spent
Christmas with the c. M. Remington
family. s: #g'#'.
Miss Cornelia Nerdermier left
Saturday morning for her home
near Minot for q two weeks vacation
Miss Mae Arens .gent home Fri
day evening fora two weeks vaca-
tion.
Miss Maggie Alden il home for
the holidays. .......... ..
C. M. Remington and family visit
ed at the J. D. Beard home Tuesday
afternoon. &c
~. ...-- Cor. B.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1916-12-29
FARMER BROKE HIS
!. NECK IN T|P.0VER

Beach, N. D., Dec. 2s.-Martin
Muller, aged So, one of the oldest
ranchers of north Of Wibaux, was
killed as result, to all appearances,
Yaf falling from a load of wood,
which partly tipped when within a
few miles of his home from an ex-
cursion into the bad lands for fuel
causing the breaking of his neck:
A local physician. who was called
there later in the evening, stated
that in all likelihood death was in
stantaneous.
Mr.. Muller has ranched for him
self in that vicinity during the past
fifteen years, and worked for other
ranchers for number of years pre-
vious to entering the business TO-
himself, and was quite g,nera ny
known. He is survived by a wife
and five children, ~
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1916-12-29

On Thursday afternoon of last
week at about four o'clock four
members of the Thos. Thompson
family, of three miles north of Bow
bells were severely burned. one dy-
ing short time later, as q result of
an explosion taking place, In the
cook stove in the kitchen. Mr.. and
Mrs. Thompson were at Medicine
Hat. Canada, at the time, visiting
the G. Butgereit family, and the
oldest boy, Soren, % years Of age,
had charge Of the things at home.
Shortly. before four o'clock he broke
up an apple box and put 1t in the
kitchen stove to give the fire q good
start, and then put on quantity OF
Ignite coal. A few seconds later
the explosion took place. and this
set fire to Soren, and the three small
children who were at home at the
time, as well as ignit'ng q quantity
of clothes that were on an ironing
board nearby. /;
The first thing soren did after
the explosion took place was to
carry the two small children. a boy
four years old, !, and a girl two years
old, outdoors and smother the flames
on their clothes. When he return
ed to the room It was fast filling
with smoke from the burning clothes
on the ironing board, and he carried
them out. The house was then 80
filled with smoke he could hardly
breathe and took several trips into
the rooms ooking for the other
4rfrlSs Elnnra aerai Ynin n Y kn$ snnYS IA nnt
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1916-12-29
M|N0T HAS BIG FIRE
WITH 100000 Loss

Minot, N. d., Dec 22.-A fire
which started from a gasoline ex-
plosiOn when John Beckman at
tempted to light the coffee boiler in
the Calumet restaurant at 4:30 a.
m. yesterday. completely gutted the
Flatiron building, located on Cen
viaduct. causing property damage
of $100.000. with d probable insur-
1nce OF 100000. ana putting the
plant of the Daily News out OF CON-
mission and inflicting a loss impos-
sible to determine a. this time on
he paper. a number OF families
who were living in the flats which
were located on the. upper story of
the building were left homeless and
I'll of them were forced to fee in
forty degrees below zero weather in
their night clothes.
When Mr.. Beckman turned on the
gasoline to start the generator in
the coffee boiler. it ~ evident he al
owed more than the required guam
tity of gasoline to escape, and the
holder into which the gasoline ~
burned to develop the gas, ove.'f1ow-
I'd and ran over the shelf upon
which the boiler was located and
onto the floor beneath. When he
touched a match TO the gasoline the
entire quantity of SMILED fluid in
stantly caught fire, wrapping the
room in flames.
The building was owned by W. M.
Smart and was worth 100000, on
which he had $4,000 insurance. It
vas los feet long on Central avenue
and 35 feet deep at the east end,
tapering to almost point at the
west end. 1t was erected about
three years ago. 1t was of brick
The upper floor besides having a
number Of apartments, was occupied
ny Jourgen Olson Co., investment
bankers. Johnson & Sheets, attor-
neys, and w. M. Smart. ,s
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1916-12-29

Attorney F. e. Frebel. cashier Of
the First state Ban Of Coteau, brav-
ed the blizzard last Tuesday In orr
der to look after some probate mat
ters In the estate Of Patrick Dignan,
ii which case he Is employed a. at
,torney. He told us that the mem-
bers Of the Cotear 5f bank would
again handle Overland automob obiles
during the coming season. but that
in his opinion there would not be
half al many cars sold ii IA Burke
3countySduring 10 5as there u
during tie sesson Int passed Ess d
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1916-12-29
F 90 7 a Is
{From stan CorresDondenD

fFrom Staff CorresDondnnt) ;. b.
quite crowd attended tho shad-
,ow social and supper at the Foot
hills church Wednesday evening
The proceeds were about $50.
Mrs. J. N. Wood met with the
tive Wire class Saturday afternoon
at the church to rehearse their play
q. q. Beard was in Bowbells Sat
:urday to meet his daughter, Miss
Hazel. who came down from North
gate to spend Christmas at her
MI. and Mrs. ]. N. Wood and
daughter Maudie visited in Lignite
sunday after Sunday school IS
81 Geo; Alden and family and Grand
ma Alden and family spent Christ
mas at L. D. Aldens. s 3 :sS.
r. IA. Owings and family spent
christmas at the home Of his faith
4er. w. D. Owings.
Clarence Ellsworth and family
spent Christmas at Will Ellsworths
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson Watt came
over from the coal mine Sunday to
spend few days at the home Of
their son. u w. Watt.
j. w. Watt and family, Mr.. and
Y Mrs. Wilson Watt enjoyed Christ
mas dinner at the Charley Doughty
home VIZ Il sS$ .4% i} s. 5s4
b. G. Morrissey ate Christmas din
!, ner. at the Lee Eaton home,
Glenn McAlpine and Joseph Ray
from Bromhead Sask. came out
from Bowbel1s Saturday to spend
bChristmas at the J. =. Beard home.
, John and Forest Pommier were
I out for an auto ride Sunday after
noon.
For some reason the ladies aid
4 meeting was post tponed again, but
will surely meet Jan. 3rd sif the
weather 10 favorab bic Every mem
ber4 is 81 requested & to be present
A business meeting Will be held; Of
( ficers elected and some New Years
resolutions passed. One resolution
ia that the aid 81 not e. 3 be post
poaed Rithoat YER itss son.. .',ls
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1916-12-29
Late North Oak0(3 Slate News

David Wagner, ten-yearsold boy
living six miles southwest of Linton,
had both bones of his left forearm
broken, while playing at school.
While delivering laundry to the
roundhouse at New Rockford. s. O..
Lee Of that place, slipped, fell and
fractured his left arm. g.
' II the Montana c0ngresswoman
gets to be speaker of the house
there won't be time for any OF
those 4s-hour speeches from the
f1oor---there won't be no chanel"
Florence Black, little girl of
Dresden, had one Of her ears badly
cut, when she fell stl liking it on the
corner Of a chair. Several stitches
were required to close the wound.
It is expected that the Great
Northern will establish regular
passenger service over the Stanley
to Wildrose branch by the first Of
the year. :-f5. {
The New Leipzig Sentinel says
that the new dimes are very pretty
but that it is a pity they did not
come along in the days when a
dime would buy ten cents worth OF
anything.
Mrs. Breen, wife Of Editor Breen
of The Wolford Mirror had the ends
of the fingers of her right hand
frozen while drawing couple of
gallons of gasoline from a tank in
the rear of the Breen establishment.
Thieves entered the barnyard of
C. A. Lunde, living west Of Manson,
few nights ago, and not only stole
about 200 bushels of oats, but
butchered a fat hog and carried 1t
off, too. =
Wales Progress: John Mcleod
has been awarded a. five-passenger
touring car for the best bushel of
wheat that. has been sent in to St.
Paul. This wheat was raised here
in Dresden township and John is
nightly pleased about it.
A small daughter OF Mr., and
Mrs. H. F. Haven of Cave Hills
country in Bowman county, had one
Of her legs broken, when she was
run over by a 6uggy; The child
was taken to Bowman for treat
ment. .E- -
Leonard Journal: When Pete
BarthOlomay went 20 crank the lit
tfe, engine yesterday morning the
beast backfired and the crank caught
him on the chin, knocking out two
rather severely.
Walter Golden, colored, was ar
rested by the Great Northern patrol
man at Williston, charged with sell
ing intoxicating liquors. Chief of
Police Nolan searched a box car
where Golden was living and seeur-
ed several bottles Of evidence.
It is now thought possible that
the left eye of George Freadhoif,
young son of John Freadhoff of La
Moure, will be saved. The boy in
jured his eye some weeks ago, when
he stumbled and fell, running a
sharp piece of weed into the optic.
Oakes Times: W. J. Ratekin is
building an ice boat in the Salzer
Lumber company's yard. The boat
is twenty-eight feet long and Mr..
Ratekin expects to start from Oakes
by way of the Jim river and go all
1.-The way to St. Louis in his new boat
Jess Tschabold and Mr.. Matheson
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1916-12-29
JURORS DRAWN FOR
THE JANUARY TERM

A. r. Benson. Stampede
Arthur Olson, Bowbells. r. No. 3
Otto Thorvaldson, Battleview
William Lind, -Bowbells
A. II. Howell, Powers Lake
Ralph Schudar, Bowbells
Albert Som, Newport
John S. Gee, Flaxton
Carl o. Berge, Portal
II. A. Kirkelie. Bowbells
Elmer Kurtz, Columbus
Jim Uglum, Bowbells
Henry Bush, Ignite
Herman +. Pasche. Columbus
Chas. +. Irwin, Bowben,
Owen J. M. Olson, Portal
Nels Gauslow, Ignite
L. P. Nelson. Bowbells
John Norby. Larson
w. s, Clark, Bowbells
Frank Kaser, Bowbel!s
Oluf Meyers, Flaxton
Elvin Thingvoll, 5tamIai,
John Schmidt, Bowoells
S. o. Crosby, p'rtal
l.. K. Brandser, Flaxton
Selin Arhe. Lignte, R. No.
Albert Nestler. Flaxton
J. r. Brown, Bowbells, r. NO 2
A. N. Olsen, Portal
Fred Brauninger, Larson
r. f. Knowlton, Bowbells .
'a;arl j. Bloom. Powers Lake -
P. o. Berg, Ignite
G. ]. Benson, Stampede
P. A. Ekstrom. Kenmare. R. No. 4
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of Milton had quite an exciting time
killing raccoon which was corner
ed in a. hollow tree near that place.
In the battle Mr.. Coon bit Ma.he-
sons hand and he Ia in quite SER
ious condition, blood poison having
set in.
The first accident following the
opening Of tho coasting season at
Hettingcr occurred when Harold
Thomas, son of Mr.. and Mrs. c. E.
Thomas, had his arm broken just
above the wrist. His arm was
caught between the sled and the
frozen sod from a furrow.
j. G. Anderson and Jim Rice
were both badly burned at the farm
Of Geo, Bakke, south of Stanley.
during a demonstrat on of a tank
heater. The gasoline tank explod-
ed and caused the trouble. The
former had his face burned and the
latter was burned on the face, arms
and legs.
Commenting on the accident that
recently happened to Peter Steller
in which coins were embedded in
his hip when a. shotgun accidental
ly discharged, several state papers
state that at Bismarck the doctors
extracted the coins, The doctors
do that everywhere. 1t Is nothing
new.
Mrs. John Nicholson of New
Rockford was badly injured when
an auto in which she was riding
struck bad railroad crossing and
she was thrown against the front
seat Her nose was broken and her
face was bruised and for a time she
was unconscious. The accident
happened In the vicinity OF Barlow.
Ole Larson of Neville, while drain
ing the radiator Of his car. thought
to accelerate the flow from the pet
cock by thawing it out with a light
ed match. He, however, overlook
ed the fact that there was wood
alcohol in the water and an explo-
sion resulted In which his face was
quite badly burned and his eye
brows and portion Of his hair
were singed off.
:. Axel Rasmussen of Hunter, had
his automobile badly damaged by
FIRE. He had driven the car into
the livery barn at that place and
went into the office. When he came
out the machine was ablaze. He
!: s;.tesceadea in getting the car out OF
the building and then extinguished
the flames, but not until the top
and seats were burned off and en-
gine somewhat damaged.
A. E.. Yoder of New Rockford was
badly hurt while arJut his duties at
the J. M. Muyvey hardware store IN
that town. On opening the store
Yoder went to the basement for a
bucket of coal. He remembers
having started up stairs with it and
then his mind became a blank. 1t
was found that he had fallen down
the stairway, cutting his scalp open
in two places and badly injurIng
one shoulder and arm.
Though citizen of the Unitcl
States for half century, X. T..
Tjaden of the western part OF Oil
YER county, has declared his intan-
tion to become a citizen. Tiaden's
father was paturalized before his
son became of age, but as the lat
ter Is now about to prove up On u
homestead tho government wants
proof Of the mans citizenship and
the quickest way is through natural
tzation.
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Cakes Times: W. J. Ratekin is
building an ice boat in the Salzer
Lumber company's yard. The boat
is twcnty-eight feet long and Mr..
Ratekin expects to start from Oakes
by way of the Jim river and go all
the way to st. Louis in his new boat.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1916-12-29

Jess Tschabold and Mr.. Matheson
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1916-12-29

It is now thought possible that
the left eye of George Freadhotf,
young son of John Freadhoff of La
Moure, will be saved. The boy in
jured his eye some weeks ago, when
he stumbled and fell, running a
sharp piece of weed into the optic.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-05-08
President Pays Tribute
To His Nominee, Brandeis

impartial, orderly and constructive
mind, his rare analytical powers, his
deep human sympathy, mis- profound ae-
quaintanee with the historical roots Of
our institutions ard his insight into
their spirit, the many evidences he has
given of being imbued to the very heart
with American ideals of justice and
equality Of opportunity, his knowledge
of modern economic conditions ana
their bearing upon the masses, his
genius in getting persons to unite in
common and harmonious action and to
look with frank and kindly eye upon
other minds, although heretofore thev
may have been heated antagonists. This
friendship of justice and of men win
be an ornament to the high court Of
which we are SO justly proud.
l am glad of the opportunity to pay
this tribute of admiration and conf
dence and beg your committee to ae.
cept the nomination coming from me
quickly, with a sense of obligation and
responsibility.
with kindest regards,
WOODROW WILSON,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-05-08

Der Of milk patrons which will reuslt
in the increase 0 business.
The Wise and Otherwise club was
entertained at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Milton Houser south Of Monmouth
last Saturday afternoon. The after
noon was spent socially and the hostess
served Refreshments. Those members
present were: Mrs. VIM. Riddell, Jr.,
Mrs. Clark Hembreee, Miss Bessie Gra-
ham, Miss Mabel johnson, Miss Ktth-
crime Campbell, Mesdames Fred Smith
Darrell Stump, Walter Strain, Belle
DccLley. and Guy Seheible.
The seventh and eighth grade stu.
dents Of the training school spent the
last Saturday pienicing on the Liucki'
amute river four miles south Of Mon
mouth. The merry crowd went on a
hav ride with Miss Hudson and Miss
Burns as chaperones.