The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1905-06-23
Items of Interest from
Correspondents.
RAILROAD RUMoRs
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Heard from Meadow. Souris Man tries
to hold barb wire attached to q
Buggy. Hands Badly
Injured.
MEADOW


on the south shan Of the Deep river.
The steel is laid about seven miles
out of Towner.
The line is to be extended twelve
miles. The first ten goes due west
from the first proposed terminus after
which the road will turn to the
northwest. .- :
We had a great old ''soaker" of a
rain on Sunday but crops are looking
fine out this way. ...........s.
A petition is in circulation out this
way to have the postoflce NOV ed from
its present location up to the new town.
The farmers wife should cease
chasing the three blind mice and get
after the three blind pigs of our new
town.
George Kongslie went to Denbigh
last week.
The bridge inspector came out to see
the pile-drivers finished work and as
he walked out on two timbers that
had been used for a walkway they sep
Grated and let him down into the wet.
The perpetual erowler is now sing
ing his little song because it is not
registering 109 in the shade
The last heard by the Kongslies
from their sister in Grand Harbor she
was reported much better
A SoURIS.
Mr.. E. Krag, living west of souris,
in an attempt at holding on to a
barbed wire attached TO buggy with
ashorse hitched to it had his hands
badly lacerated; he has now learned
the lesson of Riley who let go,and now
it is hands off for while. DR.. Nc
Laren dressed the painful members.
and for this reason speedy recovery
is certain.
The amateur sports can be easily
spotted these days. They look for
saken with countenances twice their
average length cause they don t
know who to curse.
The Souris school election came off
today, the new board is. j. p. Sha-
hane, G. A. Pool, K. Melby a good
clean set of men who will do their
duty without favor or fear. We know
as fact, they would not have their
legs pulled by anyone; try it.
Prof. Penn, of the Souris schools, is
the new assistant in the Republican
Office. while Miss Dina is taking her
vacation. The title Of. Mr.. Penn is
richly deserved as we note in the locals
Of the paper, not necessarily casting re-
Elections on our able friend, Otto. for
he is kept too busy at all times to
gather news for his paper. If you have
ever tried the Office Of a news gatherer
you will admit that he must possess
iron nerve and grit mixed with in
quisitiveness. this to be taken in mod
crate quantities before breakfast every
morning except Sunday. On this day
he is supposed to 90 to church twice
and take q roast from the pulpit ii
necessary, and at the end of the sermon
he is required to shake hands with the
pastor before leaving church, and
look good natured. too.
Mr.. j. B.. Peterson is taking out
lumber for new dwelling house.
Mr.. C. lesson, who has had the
management Of the Imperial Lumber
Yard for the past six months, left on
Monday for his home in South OAK
ota, having resigned from his engage
ment with the company.
Mr.. Ben w. Boreson is the new
manager for Imperial Elevator Co. in
the lumber department.
Ole Gorder returned from Minnesota
on Tusday.
Mr.. M. Zimmerman is laid up with
quinsy.
Mr.. Holmes, who is somewhat con-
nected with the Minnesota Land and
Developing Co., left for towns on the
York branch on Tuesday.
The Great Northern is issuing ex.
cursion rates for the 'Botno races
John Murphy has remodeled the in.
terror Of his Office. The fast increasing
business with this pleasure to meet
gentleman. demanded, the change. h
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