The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1922-10-27

sidewalk farmer and the battle
SCARED veteran of q thousand poll
tical battles, deserts his affairs and
betakes himself SC the political
stump to save Nestos and O'Connor
Things must be desperate indeed, to
make Jerry leave his numerous ana
onerous businesses and get into the
highways and make his plea for
votes.
Following the school wherein he
has had his training, Jerry resorts
!. to the once effective bluff,
Holding five cards he is offering
immense wagers that they are Of
one color, and dares any of his audi
tors to call him. If you can't mix
business with Politics-maybe you
can mix a little poker with it--and
get by.
So Jerry appeared upon the pub
lie rostrum at Cavalier on the 17th
!, and made an impassioned plea for
that socialistic experiment, the state
owned and Ito bel operated mill and
elevator at Grand Forks. Jerry cas-
at Socialism just like one Of his pure
bred bull rumbles and rOars at a
red flag-but. it is your socialism
he roars at. 1t is conceivable that
IL the red flag were tied around the
neck OF Jerry's gentleman COW, the
animal would take no offense. So,
while Jerry's socialism is harmless
and vfrtuOus-your is vicious and
dangerous just before election.
To make the anti-socialists of Cav
alier swallow his brand Of socialism
Jerry advised them that it was TOO
late to kick about 1t as the state mill
and elevator would be in operation
in q week and here's where the pok-
er came in and the bluff any
Doubling Thomas were present, who
questioned the truth of that state
ment he was urged to go to Gran ,
Forks at once and see for himself.
II It's not true" shouted Jerry, the
buffer. "Call at the Grand Forks
Herald office and get check for
your expenses Of the trip
Wasn't that a gorgeous one?
Judson LaMoure of revered memory
never made q tiniid opponant slay
down his hand with a better one. But
there was one man present at the
meeting who would not take the
bluff. He took his foot In hand !.
and headed for Grand Forks. He
has worked In elevators all his life.
He figured 1t was not so-he would
get his expenses paid.
When he got to Grand Forks this
is what he found:
As to the Mnl-There is not a
heating pipe in the whole mill and
there is no steam to turn, on, if they
were there. There is no steam in
the boilers-the brick work is being
done on them. An even and warm
temperature is required for the man
ufacture of flour. If a mill closes
down over night, the merning chill
has to be worked off before flour
can be manufactured successfully.
But that is not all--the flour spOuts
and grain spOuts in which the grain
and flour is conveyed to the rollers
and sifters are not in sight. The
sifters and others machinery are not
in. OF the three unit Of rolls, but
one set is In. A millwright whom
he spoke to, stated that the mill will
not make flour this year. But In
-luirer told him that the Grand
Forks Herald said it would and that
the Herald's proprietor said it also
woald. The millwright smiled and
remarked casually that the Herald
had lied about the mill before 1t
was erected and was not to be beliey
ed. Evidently that millwright is no
respector Of persons.
Outside the NIill-Work il Just
starting on the excavation for a res
orvoir That reservoir is 40 feet
square and 20 feet deep. One man
and q team with one scraper are
moving the dirt with q few assisting.
They have not got d0wn--or had
last week-two feet and may get
down another foot before it freezes
up. After the hole is dug cement
must be poured. WHAT'S the use oil
the reservoir? Water to wash the
wheat. water for steam q t|
water for steam power must come
from It. The water is to come from
q. well that IS being dug! II city
water is used the expense will be en-
Ormous and continuous. That is the
only way water can be secured for
the plant until the we'll is dug.
In the Elevator-It Is not complete
by any manner of means. On that
day no belts or cups for elevating
grain were in place or In sight. Men
were working on every floor. It
will take thirty days to clean UP the
debris Of the workmen and get the
building IN shape, after the WORK
men get through NEXT WEEK
says Jerry!
Recall that the mill Is an eight |
story concrete reinforced affair. |
Without the steam heat planned for |
1T, how can flour be made? Recall |
that an elevator does not become an |
elevator until II has belts and cups |
III place to elevate the grain. Then
listen to Jerry's bluff Next week.
-or I'll forfeit check Tor your ex-
penses. b
Well, there's one man who Will
present himself and dem.nd his
check for his expenses. He is an ell
dish gentleman, inclined to be ir-I
iscfble at tines, but his grey hairs 4
mag rr0ffacf him from he1rl = tnaaGd i