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The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1917-04-20
STATE PATIENT HAS
= VALUABLE PROPERTY

Bismarck, N. d., April 19.--A
ward of North Dakota for 27 years,
eduring which time the state has
not received penny for her care,
Anna Peterson Larkum, an inmate
OF the hospital for the insane since
1890, is the owner of 25 acres Of
valuable land inside the city limits
OF Fargo, State Auditor Kositzky
has just discovered.
Proceedings will be instituted I'm
mediately, the state auditor an
nounced this morning, for the at
tachment of the Larkum property
in Fargo, and its sale to satisfy the
states claim against the owner,
which amounts to between $4,000
and $4,000.
Anna Peterson Larkum was COM
mitted from Trail county in 1890.
She had resided there but a. short
time following her release from a
Minnesota hospital for the insane,
at St. Peter. There is now ques-
ton as to whether she should not
have been returned to Minnesota
when first adjudged insane, or
whether the state of Minnesota
cannot be required to pay for her
27 years care at the hands OF North
Dakota.
Trail county has declined to foot
the bill.
Anna Peterson Larkum Is owner
Of a. half interest in rs acres of land
across the slough west of the city.
A son of Mrs. Larkum is owner OF
the other half interest.
An application is now on file in
the county court of this county ask
ing for the appointment of a guar
dian for Mrs. Larkum. whose hus-
= bands estate was recently settled
in the county court. Judge Charles
F. Amidon was administrator OF
the husbands estate.
State Auditor Kositzky was in
the city recently going over the rec
ordls relative to the Larkum pro-
perty.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1917-04-20
Col. John Able, Port
Inspector, Is Dead

Portal, N. D.. April l9.-Resi-
dents of this city were surprised to
learn that during the night Col.
John Abel, inspector in charge of
the U. s. immigration service at
port, had passed away. Heart fail
ure is given as the cause of death.
Col. Abel has been a resident of
Portal for over 16 years. during
which time he has been connected
with the Chinese and immigration
services. Many residents of this
section of the country who have had
occasion to visit western Canada
will remember the white-haired
colonel who had been constantly on
duty on international passenger
trains for so many years.
Col. Abel was an efficient inter-
prefer of the immigration laws and
in him the government loses an Of
flcer whose place it will be difficult
to fill. The colonel was over 20
years old and performed his official
duties up to the day OF his death.
FIc was a native of Wisconsin and
the body will be shipped to Keno
sha for burial
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1917-04-20
Losing Much Trade On
Account Of Mud Holes

The Tribune doesn't believe there
ia a CITY in the state that would toll
crate the number of mud holes that
the mayor and city council of Bow
bells does. There isn't street In
town that doesn't contain one or
more places where person with a
car Is not very liable to get stuck,
and hardly day passes but that
several owners of cars are not COM
pelled to hire teams to pull them
out. The roads out in the country
are fairly good, and after getting
out of town car can travel most
anywhere but to get out Of town,
and get into town, is the great
problem that confronts the farmers
that would prefer to do their trad
ing here, but are compelled to go to
neighboring towns on account OF
the condition of our streets. Our
business men are losing consider
able patronage for month or two
every spling on account of the far
mers not being able to get here
without going into the expense OF
getting pulled out several ' times
when they can go to other sur
rounding towns and ride in COM
fort to all parts of town. During
the past year our mayor and city
council have done practically moth
ing toward eliminating these mud
holes, and our business men contin-
ue to suffer on account of it, to say
nothing of the black eye it gives
the city among the transients. May
or Moore tells us that no money
can be spent on the streets for the
reason that there are no funds in
the city treasury, but at the same
time stubbornly opposed any reduc-
ton in the salary of the city police
man when this was suggested by
one of the aldermen last winter.
We don't claim to know anything
about the financial condition of the
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1917-04-20
Big Fire Damage
Hits Town Of Fingal

Fingal. N. D.. April IA loss
o. between $4,000 and $4,000
wae sustained here in the destruc-
ton by fire this morning of five
buildings on the main street of the
business district. Only the arrival
of the Enderlin, N. D., fire depart
ment transported on a special train
over the 500 line, prevented greater
loss.
The fire started at Z o'clock in
the Fred Kencke hardware store.
That building, together with Mr..
Kencke's residence; the Fingal
Land & Loan Co. building, and two
vacant store buildings, known as
the Nicholson buildings, were de-
stroyed.
The cause of the fire hasn't been
definitely determined.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1917-04-20
WILL OPEN LANDS
ON RESERVATION

Minot. NJ D., April 19.-Accord
ing To- a proclamation issued April
Z at Washington and copy of
which has been received at the To-.
cal government land office. the un,
allotted coal lands. sections sixteen
and thirty-six of what was former
" known as the Fort Berthold
reservation, will open to homestead
entry with coal deposits reserved
Applications must be sworn to be-
fore an officer qualified in home
stead cases and executed on or af-
ter April 20. One fifth Of apprais-
ed price of the land must accom-
pany the application and declama-
tory statements. The prices range
from $3.50 to $1,000 per acre. Ap
plications must be presented to the
ioIal government land Office Apri
20 to April 80 inclusive, and will be
treated simultaneously by drawing
between conflicting applications on
May 3, and on land subject to set
tlement before entry on June 1.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1917-04-20
. SETTLERS IN TROUBLE

During the past two weeks sew
eral farmers from Minnesota ship
ned cars of stock, farm machinery
and household goods to Langdon,
expecting to move onto farms that
they say they purchased from
agents last fall. The agents that
sold them the farms are not in
Langdon to meet their customers
and assist them in getting to their
farms, and the buyers troubles are
more than doubling up as they find
that they are unable to get possess
sion of the farms they claim to
have purchased. The owners of
some OF the farms are reported as
having stated that they had listed
their farms for sale, but did not re-
.ceive any payments on their listed
contracts and did not consider that
the farms were sold. .s .s .s
The men who have shipped up
here to farm claim to have made
payments and knowing nothing
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1917-04-20
MORE CARS LISTED
THAN LAST SEASON


Bismarck, N. D., April 19.-The
automobile registration department
OF the secretary of states Office an
ticipates that the total number of
licenses issued for the present year
This will be approximately 5000
on this date one year ago. In
1916. but 14,196 licenses had been
issued May l. This year it is ex-
pected fully $4,000 tags will have
been sold by that time.
Dealers licenses are expected in
today. From ten to fifteen appli-
cations for these licenses are now
on hand. Many of the smaller
dealers will content themselves
with individual tags.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1917-04-20

where he spent the winter.
A home talent play was given
last Saturday evening at the Brook
side school by the leader, Miss An
ma Watterud, teacher in the Fair
view school. and her associates
with the young people of Brook
side. The name of the play was
Examination Day at the Wood Hill
School, followed by a short coon
play, Akin Her Father. The ap-
plause ran high by host of parti-
cipants. The room was filled be-
yond sitting and standing room. A
party Of seven boys and girls were
in the audience from Leaf Noun
tain township, fifteen miles away
in such roads. After the play an
hour or so Of the old familiar
games were played. An admission
Of rs cents was charged and $13
were raised, which was divided
equally among the four schools.
Mr.. Burns is remodelling his
house and will soon vacate his pres
ent residence which was purchased
by Grandpa Schuman.
Grandma Schutse passed peace
1ully away last Monday, and inter-
ment took place at the German
Lutheran church of Larson last
Saturday. She had been failing
the last year, and had been confin-
ed to her bed most of the time this
last winter. Mr.. Schutse died
some time ago. She had ten cLil-
dren, eight of whom are living. Two
are yet in Germany. She was a
Kind and loving woman. loved by
all who knew her. She was e6
years old at the time of her death.
The remaining members of the
family have the sympathy Of the
community.
Gladys Kihle attended the dentist
at Columbus last Monday.
Cor, x
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1917-04-20
INCENO|ARY ATTACKS
BIG n. P. BRIDGE

jamestown, N. D., April 19.-Of-
fetal confirmation of an attempt by
q party or parties to destroy the
Northern Pacific railway bridge at
Magnolia, so miles east of this city
Wednesday night, was secured at
N. P. headquarters here late yester-
day afternoon. Oil was poured on
the bridge and the structure set
afire. Fortunately a freight train
happened along and the blaze was
extinguished before any material
damage had been done.
The N. P. bridge at Magnolia is
95 feet long and 81 feet high. Ac-
cording to officials there is every
. evidence of incendiarism. Kero-
sene oil had been poured on the
timbers TO the structure while 9th
or evidence of malicious attempt
to destroy the bridge has been un-
covered.
An investigation is now under
way and reports today from officers
placed on the case are to the effect
that they are following hot clue
and expect to make arrests soon.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1917-04-20

During the past two weeks, or
since war had been declared, quite
number of the business places in
Bowbells as we'll as in the other
towns of the county have display
ed flags either in their places of
business or on a flag pole above
over the Fraternity hall last Fri
day by J. E. Emerson and F. J.
Dilworth, members of the I. o. O..
F. lodge, and a. large flag pole as
we'll as flag have been ordered
for the court house and will be put
in place later. The great demand
for flags on the manufacturers has
been so great during the past few
weeks that they are almost unob-
tainable.
Nels T. Nelson Of west of town
was in the city on Monday of this
week, and in talking to The Tribune
stated that up to the present time
there was very little, If any, seeding
done in his neighborhood, but that
had it not been for the recent snow
most of the farmers would have had
a good share of their wheat in.
Mr.. Nelson has one of the best
farms in the county, and the condi-
tion of the place is mostly due to
the large amount of hard work he
put in since moving onto it.. His
place is one that would prove very
attractive to an eastern buyer, and
we asked him what he would be
willing to sell it for. He told US
that he. could not possibly accept
less than $50 per acre for the 440
acres that he owns, as during the
past the farm paid him good rate
of interest on much larger
amount. In his opinion all land
will be selling here at this price in
another year or two. and that it
would not be very long before no
farm could be purchased on the
flats for less than SIS or more. At
the rate land has been going up
in Burke county In the past we
cannot help but agree with Mr.. Nell
son.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1917-04-20
Was Arrested For
Contempt Of Court

Arthur Cornforth, for some years
a resident of Flaxton, was arrested
'at~Froid, Mont. by Sheriff Heath
last week on a bench warrant issued
by Judge. Leighton charging him
with contempt of court. Mr.. Heath
arrived here Saturday morning with
his prisoner, and left on the next
train for Minot. Mr.. Cornforth
could give no good reason why he
should not be punished for disobey-
ing an order of the court, and was
sentenced to serve 80 days in the
county jail. At the expiration Of
his term he will continue to lam
guish in the county bastile until the
next term of court here unless he
can furnish bail for his appearance
when court convenes. Mr.. Corn
forth's daughter was the complain
ing witness in a criminal case which
was to have been tried at the last
term of district court here, and
both she and her father were sub
poenaed to appear as witnesses at
the, trial. A day or two before the
trial was scheduled to take place
both disappeared and as without
them a conviction in the case would
be impossible, the case had to be
postponed until the next term Of
court. At that time Judge Leigh
ton issued bench warrant for the
arrest of both the girl and her faith
er, and since then Sheriff Heath has
been doing his best to locate them.
The girl is still at large, though she
will be taken in custody if she can
be located.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1917-04-20

Sam Domrud of Canton, Minn.,
was in the city on Friday and Sat-
urday of last week looking after
business matters. At various times
in the past Mr.. Domrud has owned
quite few quarter sections of land
in this county, but tells us that the
only real estate he owns here now
is residence in Bowbells. If Mr..
D. follows his old habit it will not
be long before he again acquires
possession of some land near this
city. He knows the value of good
land. and admits that he made
more money out Of his investments
in Burke county than he did in
deals he made anywhere else.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1917-04-20
ROSELAND
(From Staff Correspondent)

Nora Solin from out in the hills
is here sewing for Mrs. Matt Erick-
son near Niobe.
August Pommier called at the So
lin home Monday afternoon.
John P. Beck is the first man in
Roseland township to- start work
out in his field.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Beck transact
ed business in Kenmare Wednesday
Mrs. Gust Lindquist is on the sick
list this week.
P. M. Northenscold and Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Lipke went to Bowbells
Wednesday in their new Ford.
John Heglund was In Kenmare
Wednesday on business.
William and Ole McNeely and Sis
ter, Mrs. P. F Dignan, we're at the
F. W.. Moore place Friday packing
the personal effects Of Frank Nc
Nicely for shipment to Columbus
Saturday. -a-.
Quite a number of people from
this vicinity attended the dance at
Coteau Friday evening. All report
a very enjoyable time.
Miss Nora Solin, Sam O'Hara and
Walter McNeely made pleasant
call at the R. F.. Pommier home
Friday evening.
George Caroline called on Miss
at this place Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rov Heath, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. Munson, and Mr.. Hughes
and little daughter, Ethel, of Bow
bells called at the p M. Munson
home Sunday. Ethel will stay. at
the Fred Lipke home for time.
George Caroline, Louise Fischer
and August and Florence Pommier
were in Bowbells Wednesday even
ing.
Fred Pommier from Lignite Wis.
tied with his parents here last week.
John Olson is hauling hay from
the Axel Lindquist place.
: Thomas Sorlie went to Bowbe!ls
after his sisters Saturday.
Alfred and Martin Thompson and
Mr.. Jacobson were in Coteau Sum
day afternoon and in Bowbells in
the evening.
III Thomas Sorlie went to Bowbells
Sunday with his sisters who are at
tending school in that city. 4.
.ass,;s Cor. G
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1917-04-20

The Heider tractor B. A. Smith
recently ordered from the Bowbells
Implement Co. arrived Tuesday
morning together with another trac-
tor sold to a party at Whitehall.
Mont, and Mr.. Smith took the out.
fit out to his farm the same day.
This tractor was examined here by
quite a large number of people, and
it must be admitted that it is the
neatest, llandiest, and smoothest
running tractor of the smaller size
on the market. When given test
as to power it showed itself to be
even more powerful than what is
claimed for it. In our opinion
there will. be large number r of
these tractors sold in the Bowbells
territory during the coming season,
as the makers have overcome all
the objectionable features of the
other tractors, and the machine is
just about perfect. It does not
take an expert to run it. and both
the initial cost and the cost of op-
Grating are very reasonable. The
tractor must be seen In operation to
be appreciated.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1917-04-20
MINNESOTA
(From Staff CorresDondent)

Mrs. c. E. Rogers and Vivian
urday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Stutzman,
Miss Clara and George visited at C.
R. Pakes Sunday.
Mrs. Bert Smith and son Robert
visited Mrs. F. F. Gerard Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Thompson and
children spent Sunday evening at
A. E. Stutzmans.
Albert Klein was a Sunday visit
or at M. H. Goulds.
Pete Koch is helping John Sloan
with spring work.
Bert Smith visited with his
brother, Harry in Bowbells. Thurs
day afternoon and night.
= Miss Clara Stutzman spent Tues
day afternoon with Miss Ruby Abb
bott.
r. F. Hadwin has forty acres OF
oats seeded
Mrs. John Sloan and daughters
visited at Will SlOans Saturday af-
ternoOn.
Clyde Gerard is getting along
nicely and expects to come home
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. stutzman and
family will leave Thursday morn
ing for Valley City. where they will
visit few days with relatives.
From there they will 60 to their
new home in st. Paul. Their host
Of friends regret losing this fine
family from our neighborhood, but
all wish them the greatest hap
piness and prosperity in their new
home.
Harry Smith helped his brother,
Bert, bring out his Heider tractor
and plow outfit Tuesday afternoon,
and spent the night there.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Stutzman and
Miss Clara were visitors at Flaxton
between trains Tuesday afternoon.
Ed. Gould is able to be up. after
his recent illness.
Cor. F
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1917-04-20
FORTHUN
(From staff correspondent

Be loyal to your country.
O.. A. Midboe was in Larson We'd
nesday.
H. o. Strand is employed on the
Carl Serum farm for the summer.
Ludwig Dahl, a young man of
about 10, died a week ago Of acute
tuberculosis of the lungs. He was
i'll but short time. He was born
and raised in Minnesota. A host
of friends and relatives followed his
remains to its resting place Thurs
dav at the Pleasant Prairie church
cemetery.
Martin Berg arrived home Thurs
day from Vineyard, Canada, where
he went to attend his sisters fun
eral.
.Hulda Pearson is assisting at the
Ole Lovik home.
One thing a farmer in seeding
wants to keep in mind is that, do
not harrow your field and let It lay
untouched week before seeding,
for in this way all the weeds will
have started and will be away ahead
of the grain all summer. Seed
1AeHt dltoT HdITOWlu6. -
The May flower buds are visible
again. -,, H.
The August Tveten family visited
with the Henry Anderson family Of
Columbus last Saturday.
Gust Anderson was i'll from la
grippe last week.
Gunda Kjerness is employed at
the Lee Mcclure farm. Emil o.
son is employed on the same farm
for the summer.
There goes Johnny coming back.
Frank John. thresher, " arrived
Ff.day evening from the cities
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1917-04-20

Mrs. P. F. O'Neill and children
arrived here from Noonan last Tues
day and the family is now getting
itself comfortably settled in the A
J. Kupka residence in west Bow
bells which they recently purchas.
ed. Mr.. O'Neill purchased the Be-
jan Pool Parlors several months
ago and on account of his attend
ance strictly to business and look
ing after every want of his patrons
has built up quite business. He
tells us that he is we'll satisfied
with the patronage he has received
since coming to Bowbells. and in
tends to make some improvements
to both his residence and business
place during the summer.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1917-04-20
DEPTH TO PLANT POTATOES

The new potatoes form in the
stem above the seed piece. If
planted too shallow, they will be OF
poorer quality. the yield will be
less and some may sunburn. Pota-
toes planted inches deep have
given the best yields at the North
Dakota Experiment Station and the
Williston Sub-station. Elk. Dept.
N. D. Agr. College,.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1917-04-20
TREATING SEED POTATOES

Seed potatoes should be treated
with corrosive sublimate solution
before planting. Use at the rate OF
ounces to 80 gallons of water
dissolve in / gallon warm. then
add the rest of the water.) This
solution will corrode iron 50 should
be handled in wooden vessels. Soak
the potatoes ~ hours in this sol
ution. This treatment will kill
the disease germs of all the potato
diseases common in North Dakota.
Elk. Dept N. N. Agr. College.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1917-04-20

Job work q Tribune speciality.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-07-20
WAR-BOUND SHIPS RACE;
COSTS $4,000 A DAY

NEW YORK, July 2O.-Boat rae
ing. at a cost OF about $4,000 a day,
10 the Holland American line. is the
favorite amusement of the war
bound crews Of so odd Dutch ships
lying in the Hudson river from six
" eighth 81. 10 Spuyten Dyyille. In
queer little boats. resembling Chi
nese junks. or the Arabian sampans
Dutch seamen have added an old
world picture 20 the busy harbor
Close finishes and team rivalry mark
the daily races which represent a
far greater expenditure than the
cost of any great international
Yacht event because If the ship We're
not idle the contests would not be
held At the races yesterday after
noon of Seventy ninth st, Piete
Slamartee Of the steamship Eliza
beth was first. with Jan Bikker Nos-
kuil OF the steamship Nerhaven, sec
ond. Those near the finish line said
Hendrix Noskuil Of the Aleen had q
good chance for third place, but got
mixed up in the wake OF ar excur-
sion boat and did not finish.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-07-20
NORWAY ENRAGED BY
GERMANY'S DESTRUCTION

international News Service:
BERLIN, July 20.-The relations
between Norway and Sweden, ac-
cording 20 reports arriving here. are
becoming strained. Under the pres
sure of the entente powers and en-
ragged by Germany's wholesale de-
struction Of her ships. Norway wants
10 enter the war on the side Of the
allies. but Sweden is firmly resolved
70 maintain her neutrality and in
sists that the Scandinavian agree
ment between Denmark. Norway
and Sweden, which was made soon
after the beginning Of the world war
and has since been reaffirmed re-
peatedly. he kept.
This agreement forbids any one
Of the three Scandinavian Kingdoms
entering the war unless the two
others consent 70 this step and give
up their neutrality also.
Denmark. notwithstanding the
violently anti-German attitude of
the majority Of the Danish papers.
strongly supports the protest OF
Sweden against the Norwegian
agitation and the Scandinavian al
lance may go TO pieces unless Nor
way changes her attitude and in
forms England and her allies that
she will not join the entente.