The Bottineau courant., 1905-11-17

Attorneys Bowen and Blood and
Miss Dora Bell were at Omemee on
Monday attending the preliminary
hearing in the case of E. Mock, which
Icame up before Justice Harrington.
Mrs. Elizabeth Bell and family ex-
pect to move in from the farm this
week and will spend tho winter in the
city. They will occupy the house
lately vacated by Geo. F. Thompson.
.Chas johnson, formerly employed
on the News force. left this morning
for Canyon City, Colo. to spend the
winter months, the change of location
being made for the benefit of his health.
Miss Estelle Caniee of the city
schools has adopted the pupils read.
ing circle work and already has about
eighteen or twenty pupils enrolled
and it promises to be great success.
T. Cossette and wife were in from
the vicinity of Butte st. Paul yester-
day and report that their son. who
has been ill with typhoid fever for the
past six weeks is much improved in
health. rs
~. H. Zeigler. of Antler, was in
the city on Wednesday looking for
q clerk for his store. He made ns
call and reports a growing bust
ness in the fourishing terminus Of
this branch.
ii Joe E. Snitzler, who has been
working in the Maxbass3 Monitor
Office, was visiting Bottineau friends
Monday. He left Tuesday for San
Francisco where he expects to work
| this winter.
| The home. talent entertainment at
f! the Presby terian church on Wednesday
! evening was decided success. The
attendance was good and all seemed
well pleased with the excellent pro-
! gram rendered.
| Invitations are out for house,
warming party at the new Woods
residence four and half miles north
west Of the city tonight. Quite a
number from here will attend and a
big time is looked for.
Guy Garrison, of Westhope,. was
+ in town on Wednesday on business
and made The Courant office pleas
ant call. He and his family expect
to leave next week for Bowling Green.
KY. to spend the winter months
Miss Gene Lowe returned last FRI
day from Westhope- where she has
been visiting the past month. She
was accompanied home by ner sister
Miss Agnes Lowe. who will visit at
the P.J. Scully home for few weeks.
The Dale Stabeck Land and Credit
Company sold last week at a very sat
isfactory price three quarter sections
of land located eleven miles southeast
Of Bottineau. The purchasers were
WIN. L. Hauchett and H. O. Blaubelt
of Illinois.
Miss Alice johnson has been secur-
ed to tutor the children of the late
Elias Ertresvaag during the winter.
The children are residing on the farm
south of Dunseith where they were
placed by their guardian. Mr.. v. B..
Noble.
A meeting Of the citizens of Antler
held on Monday evening of this week
to discuss the advisability of incorpor-
ating the town. County Auditor
Brandjord has not as Yet received any
legal proceedings in the matter and
we do not know the outcome of the
meeting.
We received word just as we go to
press of the death Of John Rosberg at
his farm home five miles northwest
Of this city yesterday. He contracted
pneumonia about ten days ago and
never rallied. He was about 40 years
old and leaves family. The funeral
will occur tomorrow.
The sympathy of the entire COM
munity goes out to Mr.: and Mrs. ].
G. Adamson in the loss of their infant
boy which was born on Wednesday
and died the same day The little
one was> buried yesterday. At last
reports Mrs. Adamson was doing
nicely.
The following marriage licenses
were issued during the week: Robert
Ross Of Bottineau to Miss Pearl Shear
or. of Renville; Samuel Silver of
Bottineau to Miss Rosie Champage of
Dunseith; Hans j. Loken, of Bottin-
au to Miss Ragna a. Spare Of Sour
is; Alfred H. Martinson to Miss Anna
N. Gravbot. both Of Landa.
county Surveyor =. w. Wells was
called to Newburg on Monday in his
capacity as superintendent Of drainage
construction, to inspect the work on
drainage ditch No. recently COM
pleted by contractor g. Yeamans be-
fore ravmont Ia made for the WORK