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STATE ELECTION RESULTS

For governor. Shoup was nominat-
ed by big vote over Ballreich.
lyman beats Gunter by big vote,
leading in most parts of the state.
For Congress. Keating is nominated
over Martin.
Phipps is nominated for the U. s.
Senate by big vote over Waterman.
On the Democratic ticket for dis
trict pudge. Rizer and Trimble are
the nominees.
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Notice of adjustment Day

Estate of NJ. E. Groenewold, doceas-
ed. No. 95.
All persons having claims against
said estate are hereby notified to
present them for adjustment to the
County Court, of Crowley County.
Colorado, on the fourth day of No
vember, A. ID. 1918.
ALECK GROENEWOLD.
Administrator.
First publication Sept. 10, 1918.
Last publication Oct. A, 1918.
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From John Hopkins

Following is in part. letter from
John Hopkins to his PARENTS:
Somewhere in France.
August 12, 1918.
Dear Mother and Dad:
Just few lines to let you know
that am o. X. We have been hav-
ing warm weather here. The camp
we are in is sandy and it can get hot:
How is everything at home at present
and suppose you have all been busy.
/" got two letters from
Harvey Baker and / would surely
like to see him.
/ suppose you think we are up on
the front raising hi with the huns
but from the looks of things now
we may not see the front for some
time yet. We have been having some
pretty stiff gun drill lately but We
have not done any firing since leav-
ing the United States. I have
been in one of Frances largest cities
since the last time l wrote and have
certainly seen some sights. The streets
are narrow and run In all directions
of the main street, which is about
as wide as the main street of Pueblo.
The buildings are all stone and are
certainly built fine and some of them
are old ones / suppose
you hear all kinds of rumors about
us, but If you don't hear from me
just consider no news is good news,
for that is the way / loolFat 1t.
When you see any of my friends give
them my regards and tell the boys
they had better hurry if they want
Uncle Sam to pay their way to France.
With love and best wishes to all.
JOHN G. HOPKINS.
Bly, +, 341st F.A., A.E.F.
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Dissolution Notice

The firm of Green & Dean has this
day been dissolved, by mutual cob
sent and agreement. All bills agatntt
this firm should be presented to Erh-
est F. Greene. box PIT, Pueblo. Colo.
and all accounts due said firm are
to be paid to him.
ERNEST +. GREENE.
ANDREW ]. DEAN.
Ordway, Aug. 81, 1918. 30
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Making Transfer

]. c. Hunter. of Pueblo. has arrived
to take up the work at the local plant
of the Arkansas Valley Railway. Light
and Power Co., succeeding A. l.. Bur-
bank, who is to be transferred to the
Pueblo office. Mr.. Burbank will leave
the latter part of this week.
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The Woman's Missionary society
will meet wednesday with Mrs. S. p
Ilgenfritz. The losing team in the
Mystery Box contest will entertain
the winning team.
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AT PRIVATE SALE

To be sold at bargain prices at my
place 10 miles north of Ordway. as
follows: One wagon. spring wagon,
sulky plow, harrow, fresno. scraper.
Old Trusty incubator, cupboard. two
oil heaters. gallons roof paint, 40
barrel storage tank, water barrel, 2
beds, 2 dressers. George S. Jackson.
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oLNEY SPRINGS NEWS

Last Wednesday afternoon, at the
home of her daughter. Mrs. E. e.
Curtis, Mrs. Mary l.. Edmonds died
after an illness of four months.
Mary l.. Grimm was born July s,
1889, near Philadelphia, o., was mar
ried to Mr.. Edmonds in 1857; moved
as a pioneer after the Civil war to
Indiana where she lost her husband.
Has lived for the past twenty-five
years in Colorado. She leaves to
survive her. one sister. one brother.
three daughters, four grandchildren
and six great grandchildren. Funeral
services were held at the house Thurs
day afternoon. Mr.. Roberts read the
service; Mrs. o. F. Comstock and Mrs.
f. e. McKeeby sang. Interment was
made in the Olney cemetery.
Grandma Edmonds had lived a
beautiful, well-rounded life for nearly
four score years, and everyone Will
miss her clreery smile and pleasant
greeting, for she was well loved by
all who met her.
The p. T. A. met in the school
house last Friday afternoon. After
the usual greetings to the teachers an
election of the following officers was
held:
Vice President, Miss Ida Bell Lar
gent.
Secretary. Mrs. J. N. Bishop.
Treasurer, Mrs. A. l.. Butcher.
Various committees were appoint
ed and an adjournment taken until
the next meeting the first Friday in
October. Sixteen members were pres
ent.
Friends of Miss Kathleen Craig
will be glad to hear of her marriage
at her home in Denver to Mr.. Robert
S. Fraser. former teacher in the
Mission school in China. Miss Craig
is the oldest daughter of H. T. Craig,
of Olney Springs, and will be re-
membered as a most attractive girl
by all who met her during her winter
in Olney.
! Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Combs. of Sa-
Ida. came to Olney for the burial
services of Mrs. Combs sister, Mrs.
Edmonds. On account of the train
service they did not arrive in Olney
, until Friday morning. They return
ed to their home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burdick and son,
John. returned to their home in Colo
rado Springs Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Comstock re-
turned to Pueblo Fri-ay after a short
visit with No. and Mrs. o. F. Com
stock.
Billy Bluelegs, the fine angora goat
belonging to Master Jim Curtis. came
to his untimely end Monday while
insisting on Quitting in" on some
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AT PRIVATE SALE

Cattle. horses, farm implements,
cream separator. household goods
chickens, feed, large water tank and
pump, sheds; also three sections fine
grass land, well watered, for lease
% miles northwest of Ordway; 2
miles northwest of Peak View school
house. Lone Star Ranch. Ollie Mar
tin. route 2. $40
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JOHN G. HOPkINS,
Bty. E, 341st F.A., A.E.F.

Mrs. Hopkins has also recently re-
ceived letter from her nephew,
brothers son who is now stationed
at Camp Devens, Mass, in which he
gives some light on army life from
another phase, and shows how the
the boys all want to get over to
France. Extracts from this letter
follow:
/ doii't remember having told you
that have been promoted time or
two and also transferred to another
regiment, maybe we will get some
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w. C. T. U.

The w. C. T. U. will meet next
Thursday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. w. II. Crisman.
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Classified Ads.
Do The Work

400 READY MADE CANTALOUPE
crates for sale. F. E. Davis. phope
Ordway S1W. 9-B
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LOST AND FOUND

LOST-GOLD SHRINE PIN. tCREs-
cent with sword.) Finder please
return to New Era office. Reward.
Mrs. Il. j. Buswell.
ESTRAYED OR STOLEN-FOUR
head cattle from Lackey ranch, 27
miles northwest of Ordway. Brand
ed ENS Reward IS per head. 9-2I
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ROoMING HOUSE FOR sALA-h
rooms. all furnished, for sale st a
bargain. Inquire of Fred Cook. Ord
way. Colo. IT,
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STOCK FOR SALE
We are going away for the winter
and will sell:
head milk cows.
head yearlings and year old
heifers and steers.
4 spring calves.
/ saddle and work horse.
Mrs. j. II. WELDON,
Star Rt. / Ordway.
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LIVESTOCK FOR SALE

FOR SALE-TEAM HEAVY WORK
horses, cheap. ]. l.. Bunger, phone
O-9SF6, Crowley, Colo. If.
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FOR SALE-HoRSES. OLD. YOUNG
big and small. viii De Toliver.
block west of school house, Ordway.
or inquire at Tiedemann elevator. 920
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1918-01-04
OBITUARY

Mrs. Susan Elmer Butler, mother
oxL.oren D. Butlef, Of this city sud
denly passed away on Saturday
night of last week after stroke Of
heart failure. The deceased had
always been in fairly good health.
but was subject to occasional heart
trouble. She had not received any
strokes for some time until a few
hours before her death. She ap-
parently recovered from this stroke
and was thought to be on the road
to recovery when she suffered am
other stroke Saturday night. and
she passed away In only few min
@utes. AS Mrs. Butler was we'll
khown in the community, and was
seen about her work only q few;
days before she passed away, the
news Of her death came as 9 great.
surprise to Bowbells people. The
deceased was born on Oct. 2s, 1873.
at Saratoga Springs, N. 7. and.
spent her girlhood days In that
community. She was married to
= 2 y ~ I
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1918-01-04
PINNED UNOER. COAL
FOR TWENTY HOURS

Parshall, N. D.. Jan: :.-Arthur
Koenig. residing just east Of here,
was the victim of very serious &C
cident Monday evening. He. had
been to the Moerke & Sellers coal
mine, northwest of here, loaded up
with a ton and half Of coal and
was on the way home, and when
near the Peter Geiger farm north>
east of here one Of the bolts in the
sleigh came loose, that had the ef-
feet of causing the sleigh to slough
from the grade into the side ditch,
overturning the sleigh and pinning
him under the coal up to his chest.
The weight Of the coal effectually
kept him down. This was about
seven O'Clock Monday night and he
remained in that position till three
o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Peter
Geiger, in looking after traps he
had set, found him. One leg was
frozen hard as q board. Mr.. Koe-
mig died Tuesday evening, remain
ing conscious up to the last. The
remains were taken to. Chippewa
Falls, Wis, by his wife.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1918-01-04
VELvA BANKER IS
KILLED BY FALL

Velva, N. D., Jan. &C. P. Sc
vertson, aged about sixty years., one
Of the prominent citizens of Velva
met an unusual death at an early
hour yesterday, when he slipped on
the steps OF the postoftice building
az he was leaving after getting his
mail, striking his head on one of
the walks. He never regained con-
sciousness after the fall and died a
short time afterward. Conclusion
of the brain which was caused by
the blow when he fell was the cause
Of his death. g.
He was one Of the. we'll known and
popular men OF this part of the
state. He was cashier Of the First
State Bank ofSVelva and was actual
ly in charge sof the entire direct
work of that institution.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1918-01-04

H. c. Olson, of Bowbells township
who for a number Of years in the
past cried all the auction sales in
his -neighborhood, but did not at
tempt to go out of his own COM
munity to do this work, has been
prevailed upon to 60 into the busi-
ness as general auctioneer. and
his card will be run continuously in
The Tribune in the future. Those
who have heard Mr.. Olson cry sales
are Of the opinion that he is as good
at this line of work as anyone In
this section of the state, and would
in no case employ anyone else If
they were able to get him. He is
a young man that is full of vim
and energy, is always able to keep
the crowd In. the right meod, and
never has failed to get his employer
every dollar an article Is worth.
Mr.. Olson will be crying several
sales during the season next spring,
and we would suggest that those
needing the services of good auc-
tioneer give him trial, and there
by fully convince themselves of his
ability In getting the most money
out of the property sold. Mr.. o.
son has phone and can be reached
at any time. or dates can be made
at The Tribune Office. 3.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1918-01-04
THE TRIBUNE: TO
;. +: START SMOKE FUND

The Tribune has decided to help
its readers contribute to another pa
triotic enterprise. Our soldier boys
need smoking tobacco; those OF
them who 60 across the ocean can
not get American tobacco unless it
is provided for them and sent over.
Thru arrangements made with
manufacturers, the express com.
panies, the Red Cross and the gov
ernment, a package Of smokes
that retails at As cents can be pur-
chased, sent to France and placed
in the hands of the boys for only
rs cents.
g. We will make further announce
ments later. In the meantime, If
you wish to contribute for this
cause, bring same to this office, and
we will see that it reaches its pro-
per destination.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1918-01-04
BRING SUITS ON
INSURANCE POLICIES

Mandan, N. d., Jan. 3.-Twenty-
two suits have been filed in the dis
trict court of Morton county by To-
cal attorneys, representing farmers
Of this county who are seeking to-
recover on. crop drought insurance
policies carried with the National
Union Fire Insurance company OF
Pittsburgh. Pa.
The company, 1t is charged. guar
anteed the farmers q return of ST
an acre On the crop last year. and
the 20 farmers who have started
suit, declare their crops did not pro-
duce the average value fixed In the
policies.
Similar suits have been filed in
several other counties In the state.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1918-01-04
edera| Loans
:. Are in Danger
Big Interests Cut in and Attempt to Throttle Plan For Cheap
Money-Thousands of Farmers Await Action to Se-
= cure Loans Needed to Raise Crops For War.

in the United States by farmers
who want to avail themselves Of the
cooperative plan Of borrowing mon
ey provided in the Federal farm
loan act. To these associations 97,-
ZIG farmers belong. The II Fed
eral land banks have closed $780,
100000 in loans to farmers. This
money was obtained and turned over
to farmers thru the sale of the farm
loan bank bonds, practically all sold
for the farm loan banks by the big
private syndicate BEFORE mentioned.
Besides these loans actually made,
the Federal banks have approved
applications of farmers and promis-
ed loans for $100.000,000 more.
Bonds for this additional $780,
100000 have not been sold. The
agreement Of the syndicate to mar
ket bonds of the land banks was
cancelled with this huge total in
loans pending. Unless the $780,
100000 in bonds can be sold very
soon, the land banks must cease op-
erations.
Closing a Hard Blow
Closing of the land banks would
be a calamity; probably nothing
worse could hit the nation at this
time. The farmers who have ap-
piled for these loans aggrega ting
$10o,o00.o00 and have been prom
ised that that are mostly farmers
who have mortgages coming due
held by private money lending firms
These mortgages bear high rates OF
interest and the farmers have been
promised government land bank
bonds at five per cent to take up
their old loans. .a,s.. ,.
Members of the Farm Mortgage
Dealers association contend that
these farmers can renew their old
loans with private money lenders,
and that the government does not
need to step into the breach. il.
Hard to Renew
Mr.. Quamme, however, says that
farmers will not be able to renew
their loans thru private channels,
even at the esold high rates., and that,
with the financial situation, what It
is due to the war, "a majority Of
them will not be able to. renew at
all. thus causing a. wholesale fore
closure and loss Of farms and homes
thruout the country. g. =,
Mr.. Quamme and the National.
farm loan board were so convinced
that the government had: to do
something and do 1t at ocne, that
they obtained the aid of secreary of
the Treasury McAdoo recently. and
Mr.. McAdoo caused to be introduce
ed into congress : bill. This bill
Continued On pase 81
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1918-01-04

St. Paul, Minn., Jan. 2.-Unless
congress does something immediate
ly the federal farm loan banking
system is in danger of having to
close down and cease operations, ac-
cording to a. statement made today
by f. G. Quamme, president of the
St. Paul land bank, which is one OF
the 10 district land banks. estab-
lished under the Hollis rural credit
law.
Defects in the original land bank
law, passed year ago. must be cor
rected by new legislation. The fed
eral land banks have had a marvel
GUS success to date. That success
has been partly due to the fact that
they have been able to market their
bonds, secured by farmers mort
cages, thru existing private finan-
cial channels. The federal land
banks made q contract with syn
dicate of bond dealers, in which the
four largest bond buying and SELL
ing concerns of the United States
were members. This syndicate has
refused to renew it's contract with
the land banks which expired De-
cember first. Without any ma
chinery provided In the federal
farm loan act for financing and or
eanizing a bond selling department
of its own, the land banks find
themselves unable to sell any more
bonds.
Money Lenders Combine
The cancellation by the private
syndicate of it's agreement to sell
farm loan bank bonds follows an or
ganized attack on the federal farm
loan act which has been going on
for several months. Back Of this
attack is the farm mortgage bank
ers association of the United States.
This. association comprises, thru it's
various branches. all the big private
money lending concerns In the coun-
try, most Of the medium sized ones
and many of the smaller ones. 1t
has been making an organized pub
licity campaign against the federal
loan banks and their management
and has been suggesting to congress
amendments to the law. The asso-
citation appropriated $4,000 for the
purpose Of lighting the government
rural credit system at meeting a
few months ago in Minneapolis, ac-
cording to an inside report Of the
session: One Of its big cards IL q
paid lobby at Washington. D. G.
07.716 Farmers Interested
Up to December I, 1917. accord.
Ing to Q formal statement issued by
President Quamme 81 the. st. Paul
land bank today, oysr 1900 farm
loan associations have been formed
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1918-01-04

Hartwell Butler on Sept. 1S. 1859
at Oak Grove. Wisconsin. To this
union were born three children,
namely Stella j., Libbie, and Loren
D. Her husband and her two
daughters preceded her to the
grave. Since her husband died the
deceased has been making her home
with her son, Loren D. Butler, and
came to Burke county in 1908, maxi
ing her home here since. She was
woman that made friends of ev-
eryone with whom she came in con,
tact, and was loved and respected
by all who knew her. She was a
lifelong member of the M. E. church,
and only a few weeks before her
death the members Of the local
M. E. ladies aid held a surprise
party in her honor and presented
her with beautiful rug. Funeral
services were held at the Bowbells
M. E. church last Monday afternoon
at two o'clock, the Rev. Job Moore
officiating. A special choir sang
several hymns, and a large number
Of people gathered at the edifice to
pay their last respects to one they
loved so we'll in life. The floral Of
ferings were man, and beautiful.
The remains were taken Monday
night to Emmetsberg, Iowa, the old
home of the deceased, for interment,
and were accompanied by Loren D.
Butler.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1918-01-04
THE HULA HULA

National Hawaiian dance called
the hula hula. Visitors and others
may have been told all sorts Of stor-
les regarding the hula dance of Ha-
waii, and they have been told some
wonderful tales for some Of. them
have been heard to say that they
were disappointed in what they saw,
classed as the hula hula.
The hula is a very pretty dance
when properly staged. It is a rep
resentation Of the old state dance OF
the Hawaiiaps, and requires the
wearing Of a grass skirt that falls
to the knees. The hair Of the
dancer is loosened and the head is
crowned with flowers. The dance
is "timed" by the tapping Of a gourd
with the bare hand which sets the
beat for the rythm1c motions of the
body, hands, arms and feet: -
Professional hula dancers gener-
ally for a part of the entertainment
at a luau or feast, given by Ha-
waiians to celebrate some occasion.
Visitors to Hawaii can expect to
meet the modern dances of the day
oftener than the hula. Therefore
Messrs. Gardner and Miller have
engaged two native dancers to ira
vel with their production of my
Hawaiian Aloha" and 1.-THE Royal
Hawaiian which will appear at the
Royal Theatre Friday evening. Jan
Z.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1918-01-04

The Tribune failed to mention in
its last issue the fact that H. L. Jen-
sen, who during the past two years
operated the Crosby Coal Mine on
DesLacs Lake, sold his interest in
the institution to Albert Olson and
Gust Erickson, who had been en-
ployed in this mine for some time.
Messrs. Olson and Erickson are old
timers at mining Ignite and under
stand the work thoroughly all the
way through. Both gentlemen are
personally in charge of the work,
and there is mo question but that
they will give their customers the
very best Of service at all times.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1918-01-04
U4CULT|vATED LANDS ). ].
MAY Be TAXED

A statewide sentiment in favor
of taxing uncultivated lands, Is
crystalizing in a movement On the
part of the state railway commits
sioners, headed by Chairman M. P.
Johnson of Tolley, to ask congress
to enact. suitable legislation. Mil
lions of acres of land held by spec
ulators are benefitting by the i'm
provements on adjoining land, and
should be made to pay a proper
share Of government expense. ..
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1918-01-04

The ladies aid of the M. E. church
will meet at the home Of Mrs. Ole
Frosaker on Thursday, Jan. 10th at
the usual hour.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1918-01-04

VIM. Stromberg moved last week
from the Anderson residence near
the feed mill to the Schudar resi-.
dence which was recently vacated
by the M. F. Jelinek family.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1918-01-04

The Firemen's ninth annual ball
held On Monday evening at the Roy
al Theatre was we'll attended con-
sidering the conditions, and all
present had a most enjoyable time
Eighty-eight tickets were sold, and
after. the expenses were paid sum
of about $50 was turned over to the
local Red Cross. Members of the
Red Cross served supper at the af-
fair, and here also earned some
money, as the supper was good and
was largely patronized.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1918-01-04

E. L. Pommier and Henry Pom
mier Of Foothills township drove to
Bowbells in car Wednesday after
noon and report the roads to this
city as being fine all the way, con-
sidering the season. Both gentle
men favored The Tribune with a
very pleasant CALL.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1918-01-04
FOUR MINUTE MEN

The subject for the Four Minute
Men from January to January 10
inclusive is "War Savings Stamps
The following speakers are as.
signed for the dates given:
c. ]. Kopriva, January 2.
j. G. Johnson, January S.
c. H. Wort, January IL.
F. E. Heckel, January ~.
w. C. Martin, January Is.
l.. L. Hyde. January 49,.