The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1906-04-27
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WILLOW CITY
By our special correspondent.

WILLOW CITY
BY our special correspondent.
The standing nuisance of Willow
City, Joe Qua, broke into Jail again
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Gauhier and
children left for their homestead in
Williams County on Tuesday. They
will spend the summer their.
We understand that Miss Hubbard
has commenced action against Alex
Doe for $4,000 dramages on account Of
injuries sustained by his driving over
her sometime ago. There has been
altogether too much reckless driving
on our streets in the past and it is
hope that this action win have sal
1tary effect upon others than Alex.
Miss J. T. and Miss Lulu Roman
son left for Minneapolis and other
points in Minnesota on Tuesday.
They expect to be gone about two
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Rands broke
sup housekeeping and left for Seaforth,
Canada. where they will spend the
summer. They are not decided yet
as to where they will make their
future home but in all probability it
will be in California.
Attorney John D. Scherer drove to
Barton on Tuesday to look after some
business he has in that growing burg.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. N. Peat, accom-
panied by Amos Nabseth, Miss Amelia
Hendrickson and Miss Emma Carl
son. drove to the home of Mrs.
Thompson, formerly Miss Lena Christ
anson, on Sunday. They all report
having had delightful time.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. ]. Stirk arrived
in the city on Tuesday from the south,
where they have been spending the
winter. They will make Willow
their future home. Mrs. Stirk was
formerly Mrs Carolina Richardson,
and is an exceptionally talented art
dnstructress. She has also good
farm some miles east of here.
Dave Keller and wife spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Angus Critics.
Deputy Sheriff McCaughna was in
town on Monday serving some leagl
papers.
JAS. Stewart is enlarging his livery
barn. He says business is was good
as ever and the prospects for the COM
ing summer are showing up we'll,
which shows that Willow is moving
right along.
Fred Holz has started the founda-
tion for his new building, in which
the postofice will be located. and ex
poets to have it finished by July 1st
Arthur Mvrden and Fred Perrin will
also begin to build in few days.
They will all erect cement buildings
which will materially reduce the in
surance rate in that end of our town.
b. J. Melos, accompanied by s. B.
Mahaney spent several days this week
in the western part of Rolette county
on business.
Mrs. T. G. Micnael and the baby
left for Moscow, Idaho, on Wednesday
where she will spend the summer with
her sister Mrs. j. B. Taylor. T. G..
accompanied them as far as Minot.
Jack Mckenzie, who is candidate
for sheriff as republican, spent
Thursday in our city. presumably
doing little missionary work in his
own behalf. We have known Jack
for years and always knew him to be
Assquare, = true to his friends and a
royal good fellow. If republican
must have the office Mr.. Mckenzie is
the man to fill it with ability and
dignity. He is an old settler and tax
payer and has never been known to
waver.in his loyalty to the best inter
Asts 70 Bottineau county.
R. H. Watson returned from his
trip to the Canadian Northwest on
Tuesday. While away Mr.. Watson
visited Medicine Hat. Lethbridge,
Sterling. Calgary, Bauff, Edmonton
and Wetaskiwin. He invested il
some land near the latter place. and
says that the developement Of that
country is something wonderful He
has no intention Of quitting Willow 9
he still thinks Bottineau county bet
ter than any he has seen.
The old, old gag Of "having been
urged by my friends and after due
consid Iteration have decided to run
etc. is appearing over many signat
nres in the many local papers Of the
state. What z delightful. farcial per-
formance u al is.