The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1905-03-17
Souris Snapshots.
81. Yost was in Westhope on Mo,

q. j. Colthorp went to Bottineau on
Monday.
L. E. Gardner was down the line
the fore part of the week.
Mr.. Sam'l Dunbar returned from
Washington on Saturday. much more
satisfied with North Dakota than ever.
This cold weather for the past two
weeks, has chaned the minds of sew
eral farmers regarding seeding oper-
ations.
G. q. Fosberg and Martin Myhr re-
turned from Washington last week
where they have been proving up on
tLeir timber claims.
Quite q congregation of ministers
arrived in Souris on Wednesday even
ing's train presumably each to look
after the different hocks.'
Born, on Thursday evening to Mr..
and Mrs. Rev. Kueseff a son. All
concerned doing we'll. Here is best
wishes for all especially to Rev. Kue-
self Jr. .'. -....' s-~.-
Mrs. K. Melby and little daughter
left on Thursday morning for Wis.
consin to visit with relatives and
friends. In the meantime Knute will
have charge of the kitchen work.
The firm of Travick and Neville are
having an auction sale which is fairly
we'll patronized. They commenced on
the 18th and the sale is going to con-
tinue until everything is disposed of.
Mr.. J. w. Caldwell is here from
Idaho. He has still some business
interests in Souris which he will dis
pose of at reasona BILE figure to anyone
feeling like investing in Souris
property.
Mr.. Paul D. Kniss gave very in
teresting lecture on the Philippines,
in the school house on March IA. Mr..
Kniss served in the army during the
Spanish American war and knew
whereof he was speaking.
The Cando Herald prints an editor
ial giving figures of the booze con-
sumption of the U. S. annually. and
in winding up the article it says, in
fact ''We'' pay more for liquor than
for every function of every kind; and
we wonder.
DR.. McLaren went to L. Glom-
seth's on Saturday to perform an oper-
alton on one of Mr.. Glomseth' boys.
Mr.. Glomseth recently lost the hest he
had in this world, and now that
his boy will apparently be cripple
for life. seems another hard blow to
him. He evidently is having his
share of earthly troubles.
The members of the G. E. society
of the Presbyterian church gave very
enjoyable social at the home of Mrs.
II. B. Nichol on Thursday evening.
About IS young people were present
and all report the occasion as one to
be rememberd for many long days to
come. Much credit is given those
who had the leading parts in the af-
fair.
Mr.. A. L. Foster is shipping a
carload of immigrant goods to Mount
ain Home, Idaho. Mr.. Foster was
recent visitor out there and became
quite interested in the country. He
says he is not going out necessarily to
stay but he says he will give the land
thorough test this summer to see if
it is any good, and then decide on
what to do.
Mr.. Aug. Frykiman, of Souris, was
called out here last Wednesday by the
McCabe Elevator Co., to fix up their
engine, which had just been given up
by the Westhope mechanics as an in
durable and he did it in short time,
80 says the Landa Cor. in Souris Re-
publican. OF course brother neigh
bors east and west. if you are in trou-
BILE just call on your Souris friends
and get instant relief.
The Diven j Johnson Little Lamm Co.
has dissolved partnership by mutual
consent, the president Mr.. Diven, left
for the east on Thursday, and us he
was the largest stockholder, having
four million invested, he decided to-
withdraw all Of his stock, leaving on
II eleven cents (.11) in the treasury
of the remaining copartners. They
have decided this amount insufficient
to carry on the business with. This
firm had not evidently fourished, we
presume the reason is they had not
used printers ink as they ought, the
only advertising done was on some
cheap legal cap. And it is set up as
follows The Diven-J Johnson Little
Lamm Co. Limited Rag Time Mil
lionaires. Capital ~, 900, O0O Il in our
dreams, J. =. Diven Pres. 81. w.
johnson, Y. p, q. NJ. Little, Sec,
II. r Lamm, Treas, Kind regards to-
all friends and knockers, not married
and ont for good time, lets get ec-
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