The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1903-08-28
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RICHBURG.
CONTINUED from last week.


kept up to an hour that put Sunday
morning in great danger. Sunday
broke cloudy, windy and disagreeably
cold, but it was good day for sailing
So the canvas was hoisted on "Uncle
Sam and we went for a trip on the
lake. Bert Nelson Of Pleasant Lake,
N. D. was sailing master, Tom O'Neil
was first mate, Murray Mendenhall acted
as second mate while your correspon-
dent smoked ''Fitzhugh Lee and
gave the crow pointers on how to do
things. There was no lack Of wind
except in spots. and Uncle Sam fairly
tore through the waves The captain
was in high glee and never tired of
dwelling on the good points Of his ship
until in all effort to overhaul the gaso-
line launch, Idylwild., the wind failed
d him at a critical time and the Uncle
Sam was left behind. Then he grew
respondent and we had hard time to
keep him from jumping overheard.
He might have, anyhow, if the water
had not been so wet. Sailing, Of
course, has it's perils, but after all,
with a good boat and fair wind, there
is no sport like it. What if the boat
does ride on it's side at times and dip
in little water? The more excite
ment the better. We made the trip
across the lake and enjoyed it i'm
mensely. Thus we spent Sunday,
perhaps not in the orthodox way but
let it go at that. Fishing did not
seem to be very general on the lake;
indeed the only fish saw, and some of
which I helped to eat, came from
across the boundary line. On Monday
my labors around the lake being com
pleted | bade adieu to Mr. and Mrs
O'Neil and started south along the
trail, again in search of information,
with my objective point the residence
of John Sydney O Brien. who lives in
the foothills northeast of Bottineau,
but failed to arrive at his place. going
four miles too far west, where big
hearted Norwegian took pity on me,
gave me my supper and my bearings
and also gave me a ride part of the way
.to Mr.. ePoirier' S residence. where l put
up for the night, In the morning I
called at, Mr.. @ Brien's and on going
to the pump found to my disgust, ttiiia5
Z / had been there the evening before.
1t was green painted pump and l
might have known that an Irishman
was around. The house was tenant
less, however, the evening before,
which accounts for my continuing the
search. Indeed, 1 found many empty
houses on my trip down the mountains
and not little open country showing
no sign of cultivation. However, there
are many fine farms to be seen and
many evidences of prosperity. Schools,
] regret to say, are not as numerous
as they should be, and 1 heard many
complaining that they were unable to
have their children educated owing to
the distance they are apart. This is
too bad and should not be. Perhaps if
people were obliged to live on their
farms there would be more children
and more schools. The intention of
the homestead law is to promote act
ual settlement. thus populating the
country and making it blossom with
all the characteristics of civilization.
One thing / did notice. gratifying to
newspaper man, that is, that the
Courant and other county newspapers
enter almost all the houses of the peo-
pie and serve not only as a medium Of
news, but as educators; and speaking
of newspapers and educators, I have Of
ten thought that an educational annex
to ach-commencing from the pri-
mary grade, would be good thing.
Who will lead off?
But to continue my narrative. From
Mr.. O'Brien' S / proceeded down the
/ foothills to the Williamson school
house on the line Of the telephone con
nection with Dunseith and on past Mr.
jackson S to the residence Of Mr.. Gar
/, net, who lives in the old home of Ex-
County Judge Stewart. He proved to
be a countrynan Of mine and a gen
i eral good fellow. Here | took dinner
after which ] smoked q pipe while he
told me some fish stories. 1t seems
that once while sojourning at Lake
Metigoshe and while viewing some fish
nets that had been set by some one I'M
known to him, he had the misfortune
to be arrested by the game warden, to-
I gether with dusky son of the forest.
They were taken to Bottineau and
though entirely innocent as the jury
( decided, it cost the county about $75.
But there is a chap in Bottineau who
Il Il knows more about the facts in this case
than I do and he may(?) give you a
detailed statement. Before continuing
n my journey / was gratifed to learn