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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1905-09-29
SCHOOL CLOSED.

Mountain View School No. closed
seven months term last Friday.
Considerable enthusiasm was aroused
by the pupils over hand made articles
made by the pupils at home to be ex-
hibited on the last day. and the best
ones made to be awarded prizes by the
teacher. A nice lot of things we're on
exhibition. The pupils. by votes)
agreed on the order Of prizes as fol-
lows:
Girls Mary Magnuson, first prize
for flag device. Anna Hoibrenden.
second prize for lounge spread.
Jennie Hanson. third prize for a
rocking chair cushion. Esther An
derson, fourth prize for center piece.
Empa Vestre, fifth prize for a sofa
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1905-09-29

pillow cover. Elsie Krogh. sixth
prize for picture frame device.
Gurie Brenden, seventh prize for q
center piece.
Boys Mick Magnuson, first prize
for flower stand. Ole Brenden, Soc
ond prize for toy table.
Several other articles we're almost
equally good and all who tried their
skill we're credited for good effort
and success. One pupil was awarded
a gift for good attendance, having
been absent only two days during the
term and that on account of sickness
in the home.
Seven pupils received Reading Cir
Gle diplomas. The school surprised
the teacher, E. T. Aasheim, with a
watch chain and two sets of beautiful
buttons. 1t was big day for both
teacher and pupils.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1905-09-29

the songs were not in English, but
the melody reached all hearts just the
same.
Among certain circles in town n
there has been some critisism on our
notice in last weeks budget referring
to the soiled doves. All that this cor
respondent has to say is "that always
the hit dog yelps.'
One sometimes gets sick of the fat
terry and adulation paid to individu-
ais in this state. For instance we
often see the name of T. H. Pool of
Jamestown spoken of as a prominent
politician, etc. etc. Tom Poole. as he
is familiarly known, is a gentleman
whom his intimate acquaintances say.
has large percentage Of aborig inal
blood in his veins. whether Indian or
Senagambian, your correspondent does
not undertake to say. He was Dep
uty Commissioner of Insurance under
Fred Fancher, and graduated from
that position to private secretary when
Fancher was elected governor. Dur
ing the time Gov. Fancher was un-
able to discharge the duties pertaining
to Office "Tommy POOL was it. John
A. Scott, convicted of wilful murder
was an inmate of the penitentiary at
that time, sentenced for ten years.
He got out in three. We would like
to ask "Tommy' and some other of
our own local politicians, who have
claimed to own the county how the
pardon Of Scott was procured? Did
Fancher sign the pardon and was all
things connected Herewith done in a
legal way? This correspondent ven
lures to say that Gov. Fancher never
saw the pardon papers, never signed
them and that the states attorney of
Bottineau county, the Attorney Gen
eral nor the trial judge knew nothing
about the matter and that no petition
was ever circulated in Bottineau
county asking for the pardon Of Scott.
But it is this way your laws are ad-
ministered my fellow citizens and
what are you going to do about it,
Vote the party ticket straight again
next fall and shout ''long live Alex
the king and his lieutenants.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1905-09-29
EIDSVOLD
BY our special correspondent.

oy Jul SpCC1di SOAACSpOAuCAG'
Rain Monday stopped threshing for
while.
Grain is turning out we'll and will
average about % bushels to the acre
of wheat and fax on some places has
gone as high as 20. Mr.. H. L. Lille
strand had six acres of wheat that
went 40 bushels to the acre.
Paul S. Kavig who is working with
the Wolan rig, had his wagon and
rack burned last week. He was haul
ing bundles and had about load on
when he observed there was fire in the
load. He just got the horses, ,unhitch-
ed in time to save them. The fire
had likely. started from sparks from
the engine. Too bad for Paul.
- !. e. Gorueer From stsrbuck, MINI
visited here last Sunday. {
Mr.. Jesme, brother of p. O..
Jesme, is running the new rig own ed
by the Vedquram Bros.
There have been twelve threshing
outfits in operation in this township so
that it would seem to help some but
they all say they will have long run.
The Great Northern is accomodat-
ing the farmers by putting station
between Landa and Souris and be-
tween Souris and Bottineau. guess
We'll give the 500 the credit.
Ed. Olson of Superior is running
the engine for the Norden threshing
company.
Farmers ought to be we'll contented
with the prices and the great yield.
The rain we had last Monday made
some think it would be perfectly safe
to put fire to strawpiles and there was
a few that tried but had bad results.
Mr.. H. L. Lillestrand set fire to two
Of his strawpiles. Monday night and
the next morning he did not see any
smoke and thought every thing safe
and both he and his hired man went
to the neighbors to help thresh.
When after dinner the wind started to
blow and the fire soon was out in
the stubble and as there was no plow-
ing it soon gvt over to H. J. Han
sons field where it cleared off about
five acres of speltz slick and clean.
There was also an oat bin of Lille
strand that took fire. 1t contained
about 400 bushels and had it not been
discovered as soon as it was it is hard
to say when and where it would have
stopped, but fortunately there were
two rigs threshing close by and they
nearly all came down there and the
fire was soon under control. At the
same time there was great fire seen
on the other side of the river also one
closer to Souris but have not heard
the results.
Mr.. Fred Carlson is putting in a
tubular well on his place.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1905-09-29
MEADOW
BY our special correspondent.

By our special correspondent.
Our postofice has been moved to
Upham and Meadow is thing Of the
past.
John Johnson's have another baby.
Mother and child are doing we'll.
The 500 completed the crossing on
the Great Northern line making the
freight and passenger trains wait the
whole time Of five minutes. My! but
WASH t there roar.
There is great demand for men to
work on elevators at Russell. Now
that the 500 has reached there the
town is on the boom.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1905-09-29
SUNDAY RALLYDAY
At the Local Presbyterian
Church.
An Elaborate Program for Next Sunday
and a Large Attendance is
Looked For.

Next Sunday evening Rally Day
exercises will be held in the Presbyter-
ian church. Preparations are being
made for an extensive program and it
is thought the attendance will be very
large. The following is the program
1 Singing.
2 The Lords Prayer.
3 Scripture Reading.
4 Singing.
5 Prayer
6 Singing.
Scripture Reading.
8 Brief Address.
9 Superintendent Address.
10 Singing.
II Pastors Suggestions.
IL Offering.
Is Prayer.
IA Report of the Secretary.
Is Singing.
16 Scripture Reading.
II Benediction.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1905-09-29
WILLOW CITY
BY our special correspondent,

DR.. D. K. Thyng had two opera
tions this week. One on Frank Pere-
'ciks daughter and one on young
woman whose name we did not learn.
Both are doing we'll under the DR.. g
excellent care and attention.
Miss Amelia Hendrickson returned
from her visit to Grafton on Tuesday
and will make Willow her home for
the winter. All of her friends are
glad to welcome her
S. B. Brynjolfson who has stood at
the head of the state Democracy
through two disastrous campaigns,
was doing business in Willow this
week. "Steve" says the decent ele-
ment in the Republican party are
rapidly adopting Democratic princi-
pies and in two years from now decency
in American politics will once more
be enthroned.
Mrs. j. D. Schearer. wife Of attor-
ney Schearer arrived in town on Tues
&
day.
Miss Wenos of Bottineau, one Of
the Courant's popular contestants for
that nice piano was soliciting in Will
low on Tuesday. She reported to
your correspondent that she had had
good success. Aside from the fact
that The Courant is the best paper in
the county. we are not surprised that
the charming Miss Wenos corralled SO
many subscriptions. Pleasant. affable
and polite she presented the merits of
the paper and no one could refuse her.
Deputy Master Workman Bohn of
Fargo spent couple Of days among
us this week looking MP the records Of
the local Lodge. He found everything
satisfactory, but was little irritable
because the delay kept him one more
day from his bride Of only two weeks.
Emil Kruger and Mr.. and Mrs.
Vruck were Bottineau visitors on
Thursday on business.
Miss Olivia Dahl delighted an ex.
ceptionally large audience with her
singing at the opera house Wednesday
evening. Some objected because al ]
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1905-09-29
Five Corresp ondents
Send in
ITEMS OF EST
Disastrous Fire in Eidsvold Township,
Destroying 400 Bushels Of Oats
and Five Acres of Speltz.--
Tommy Poole Scored.
WESTHOPE

by our special correspondent.
Threshing is we'll along, probably
half the grain is threshed
VIM. Collins of Bottineau, was in
town Wednesday night.
We noticed in the Willow cores
pondence to The Cou1ant, that that
city was quite metropolitan. There
are other towns equally So
Wheat is coming into town very
rapidly. On Friday Of last week the
farmers elevator took in 80 loads and
on Saturday rs, making a total for
the two days of over 10. 200 bushels for
the one house.
Hon. John Flittie has been a bust
ness visitor here this week The last
your correspondent saw of him. he and
Lloyd W. were wrestling with John s
"bubble.
P. A. Brown has sold his dairy
business to J. S. Babcock.
Mrs. Jos. Messner of Omemee, Wis.
tied frien ds here the first of the week.
A prairie fire ragged south of here
both Tuesday and Wednesday, and
only by heroic work on the part of the
farmers and some of the town people,
was it kept from doing much damage.
A small number of grain shocks were
burned.
Mr.. and Mrs J. P. Adamson of
st. Paul are the guests at the w. H.
Lackie home
The organization Of the Farmers CO.
operative, store is about completed.
A meeting was held Saturday last and
full set of officers elected.
Miss Josie Dempsey of the Standard
Office returned Wednesday from a
visit in Minnesota - So
H. Wekseth of Bottineau did bust
ness here this week.
States Attorney Bowen came out
from Bottineau Monday to prosecute
the fellows arrested for violation OF
the prohibition law. So far only two
have been disposed of, both being
bound over to the next term Of dis
trict court. From what we could
learn the evidence was very slight.
Two complete threshing rigs were
shipped up from Breckenridge the past
week to help with the threshing.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1905-09-29

There seems to be coal oil famine
in these parts and we are going back
to the primitive ways of lighting our
houses as kerosene can not be bought
at Upham or Bantry.
The report came flying around the
other day that the company machine
had burned up but it was later discov-
cred that it was simply a boxing
caught fire.
Early risers on the 27th saw beau
tiful display of northern lights.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1905-09-29

Oy Jul SPCSAoA SOAACSHOAuChI.
Many of our leading citizens are
asking the question "What becomes
Of certain moneys that are paid into
the city treasury p Echo answers
"Hoochiegkooehie.
Knute Knutson, who has, been visit
ing at the Belland home for the past
few days, left on Tuesday for his
home in Minnesota.
Mr.. j. B. Greer. of Miami, Indian
Territory. who has been here the past
month on visit tu his brother-in-
law, J. NJ. Vannice, near Renville.
returned on Tuesday morning to his
home. While here he made arrange
ments to move here next spring and
engage in farming. We have room
for lots of good farmers and Mr..
Greer is just the kind we need.
j. G.. Opfer, of the Farmers and
Merchants bank. in company with
Fred Meierkort and Chas. and Theo-
dore Helming drove into King Ed
ward 8 domain Sunday, via the new
town of Antler They speak in high
praise of the splendid farming country
to be found all along the route, and
are now better satisfied than ever that
they have cast their lot in country
of such grand possibilities.
James Johnson, prominent far
mer from near Wahpeton, arrived here
Monday with two cars of stock and
goods and will go onto farm nine
niles southwest of Lansford. He is
an old neighbor and friend of Henry
Sealkoul.
O. E. Akre left Saturday to join
Chilly Benefits troupe at Barnes
vile, Minnesota, where he will take
the position of first violin in the or
chestra and will play clarionet in the
band. They will invade King Ed g
domain, after playing few engage
ments in Minnesota, and he stated
that they would probably swing around
Lansford way little later.
Contractor Miller is having the
stone hauled for a foundation and
when completed he will move the old
Presbyterian chapel onto it and fix it up
for residence. The building will
stand in the south west part of town.
Il The stone is being hauled for the
foundation of the new Catholic church,
the location of which is just north of
e. g. Opfer's new residence.
j. L. Opfer has commenced the
work on new residence south Of the
school house to rent p?
Rev. Brown was called to Sherwood
Sunday to hold services in the thriv-
ing and progressive little city.
An effort was made on Monday to
secure sufficient number of signatures
to petition to instruct the city coun-
Gil to purchase a gasoline fire engine,
but the matter was temporarily post
poned until further Investigation. No
words are required to emphasize the
need Of fire protection for our town.
This fact is generally conceded BY
everyone. It is only a question Of
getting the best for the money.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1905-09-29
CONTESTANTS
Do Do some go olns work
during 6 4!te. .Ass s.sAssssgs Z.
work
THREE MONTHS YET
Too Soon to Draw Conclusions. With
Broad Field and a Good Paper hard
Work Will Win. Miss Wenos
Leads this Week.

The contest is growing better.
Several of the young ladies have done
good work this week and if they will
keep the pace and if thu others will
get out and work it will be pretty
race. It is too early in the contest for
anyone to have very strong lead.
With three full months to go on
even new candidate has a chance to
win. Don't allow margin of few
thousand votes to keep you out of the
contest. Hard work will overcome
obstacles. We hope next week to see
every contestant get a big increase in
votes. We hope Souris and Omemee
will sit up and take notice and help
out their conestants. Surely they will
not see the young ladies from those
towns beaten without struggle. Miss
Douglass IF Russell has made good
gain this week and has lot more
votes lined up for next week. Miss
Kinsel, of Westhope, has not been able
to do any work on the contest this
week and has not reported any in
crease. She has nice vote, however.
and hustling town back of her and
should make hard fight. We hope
to see her get big bunch of votes
next week Miss Marie Wenos and
Miss Della Carpenter have made
strong gains this week. They are
gaining few every day and are get
ting their friends to help. That is
proper. Enlist the aid of your freinds
Have them clip coupons and solicit
for you. They will help if you ask
them The vote for this week is as
follows:
Marie Wenos, Bottineau. 80. "a, 700
Della Carpenter, Antler 49,. 16, 500
Maude Kinsel, Westhope. IL, 500
Emma Douglass. Russell 9,O4O
Mollie Stanton, Souris. $500. 1880
Mildred Douglas, Omemee ). 1,5OO
The candidates from Maxbass and
Lansford have not yet reported although
we have heard they were working
We will endeavor to get report
from them next week Willow City
has not yet put forth candidate which
is strange as she usually has candi-
date for every good thing. OF course
it is not too late yet and we hope to see
Willow represented. We predict if
one starts down there she'll get lots
of votes for Willow City is loyal to
her own.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1905-09-29
A Riuer and a Sunbeam.

Deep and dark a winding river
Der whose surface shadows culver
Of the trees along the shore,
Rushing O. or beds of gravel
In it's tireess, ceaseless travel
Wanders softly of the surge
Clean of golden light descending
Through the tangled boughs low bending
Ger the stream either side
Silent sunbeams softly stealing
Wealth Of beauty wild revealing
sulen shadowed river liquid golden tide
So along Lifes winding river
Ever changing shadows quiver
In tangled woods found
Ger Times forever shifting
We slowly, surely drifting
10 the unexploed with it's mysteries profound
Light of love in age childhood
Stealing through Cares tangled wildwood
Making life stream of gold
Sweet glad light forsake
Cheer the way for forever
Hidden great purpose trusting eyes
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1905-09-29
A Small Blaze.

There was small blaze at Dun
can Beaton's threshing machine on
Tuesday of this week. The wood
work on the engine was destroyed and
the main belt damaged beyond repair.
The damage will amount to about 800.
Prompt action on the part Of the crew
saved the separator from catching fire.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1905-09-29
Under the Auspices of
the O. E. S.
SPLENDID CONCERT
A Packed House Applaud the Famous
Norwegian Singer. An Informal
Reception Held After Con-
clusion of Program.

The concert given by Miss olivia
Dahl on Tuesday evening under the
auspices of the Order of the Eastern
Star was a great success. The spacious
Masonic Hall was filled with an appre-
ciative audience. Many came long
distances to hear the famous singer and
had the special train, which was or
dered for an excursion from points
west on this line, been forthcoming,
many more would have been resent
Arrangements were made in good
faith to secure the train but the pasen-
ger on this branch was hopelessly late
ana no other cars could be secured.
It was very unfortunate AS many peo-
pie in the towns west had planned to
attend. The program as arranged for
Miss Dahl's concerts follows To it
were added some splendid reading by
Miss Helga Heide, an elocutlonist of
no mean ability.
THE PROGRAM.
1. a. 30 HERE jeg er meget tract, -
O Lord Am Weary :. Melartin
b. 'Roses of June Edv. German
c. "Eit Syn, "A Vision Edv. Grieg
Miss Olivia Dahl.
2. Piano Solo. Selected
Miss Mary Cairns.
3. a. Irish Lullaby Needham
b. Prlnsessen, The Princess ..
.... .... klerulf
c. "When I Awake Ellen Wright
d. "Jeg vii ud, Forth Will L..
................ =. Fling
Miss Olivia Dahl
4. Piano Solo ............ Selected
Miss, Mary Cairns.
5. Norwegian Folksong in, Costume sSs
....... Miss Olivia Dahl.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1905-09-29

- tAeh mpanlst. MASS Mary CAIRNS.
sfIal.u t}le ''ncert an informal re-
~ ~ .Gsgi s,n se,g ai
b,f the o. E. s. ladies. A pleasant
time was spent until after midnig ht.
All things considered the concert
was grand success and much of the
credit therefor must be given~to the
hard work of Peter Scott, who render
ed great assistance to the ladies Of
the Star lodge.
Miss Dahl is lady of remarkably
pleasing personality and has a rare
voice possessing wide range, very
clear and full of expression. She was
encored many times, especially in
that part of the program where she
gave Norwegian folksongs in costume.
The accompanist, Miss Mary Cairns.
it will be interesting to many to
know, is daughter of Robert Cairns,
we'll known to old timers as the man
who used to drive the stage from
Devils Lake to Bottineau in the early
days. She is a niece of Walter Cairns,
the Omemee merchant, and spent her
childhood days here.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1905-09-29
LANSFORD
: our special correspondent.

BY our special correspondent.
Many of our leading citizens are
asking the question "What becomes
of certain moneys that are paid into
the city treasury Echo answers
The Monmouth inquirer., 1905-12-14

DR.. Henry H. Cate left Lakewood
Monday to go to New York to a den
lists office and nothing has been
heard FROM him since, although every
effort has been nude by his friends
and Mrs. Cate to locate him. He was
expected back Monday night, and
when he did not. come it was not
thought strange, AS he was known to
be interested in case in the metrop-
oils, and it was thought he had stayed
there 10 watch developments in it.
When no word was received from
him on Tuesday and Wednesday his
friends in Lakewood began to get
worried and Thursday morning Mrs.
Cate went to New York to look for
him. but was unable to find any trace
of him.
L was on April 81, 1908, that DIR.
Cate disappeared from the Hotel
Albert ia New York. No trace of
him was discovered until four months
later, when he was identified in
Poughkeepsie. N. T., where he had
registered as ''G Foster, New York. =
He was sent to Interpines, sani-
tarinD ut Goshen. N. Y, and was
discharged from that place in a few
DAYS
The Monmouth inquirer., 1905-12-14
"Kinu Horse Holds Court"

To the Editor of The Monmouth
Inquirer:
! A lady sends us the following clip
ping from the New York Tribune
with a request for its publication.
! We quote from a recent headline
that was not uniting: but there is an
unconscious irony in the title that
brings with it d siekening sensation
(to some who knows, for the king is
| in letters, and whittier is lie to be led?
Ii the lion is rightly titled the king
of the beasts, surely the horse is
equally the king of our fourfooted
domestic fraternity. Powerful yet
patient is he, and, more often than a
friend, faithful and kind. Treated
half manly. he is a gentleman in re-
turn; and the times are not few when
he proves himself even kuightly.
Not so many suns ago these same
columns recorded the deed of a Horse
Hero inthe streets IT New York, who,
rather than trample upon child hun
self Jumped aside into deadly injury.
When the shot was fred to merci-
fully end his misery those about him
were men enough to take off their
hats.
But whittier is this king in letters,
whose life is dedicated 10 service of
mankind, being led2 Too often, from
his youth and prime, from misery
on to misery, till at last, when his aeh-
ling bones are too feeble to be longer OF
any profit, his old quivering flesh has
been delivered to the horrors OF q he'll,
the tortures of which are too brutal
to describe.
After the years of patient service,
who has delivered him up to this
Not God.
Shall that place of agony, "the lab
oratory,n be his finai:Court"?
Let men see to it that America hold
no French Abort behind any OF its
closed doors; that these good servants
when they are so used up that they
come to be turned out to die are mol
relegated to the solwly lingering mis-
cries of hopeless pain and starvation,
but have secured to them at last sc
much as the boon of a quick and
merciful release.
From N. Y. Tribune.