The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1906-02-02
The Lutheran Hospital ques-
tion IS settled at last
FROM LACK OF INTEREST

'0oIGsn01u loSOS out. Win tnlS INSTITUTION ~
sight delegates fail to attend and We
lose. Another lesson on getting togsth-
Or. We may learn yet. Perhaps.
The adjourned convention for the
consideration of locating the proposed
new hospital in correction with the
United Lutheran Church of the Shey-
enne Kreds. met at Churches Ferry on
Tuesday, January 31st. The follow
ing delegates were present. repre- sent
ing Bottineau County's interest: The
Rev. K. o. Raftshol. member Of
the board of directors, Chris. Noun.
from Mountain View congregation;
Eilert Vedquam. Mouse River con-
gegation; A. Sivertson, Leslie congre.
cation; Kristian Syverson of Fish
Lake; Elling Moslaat. vinje; Gabriel
Hanson, Nordlands; Peter Scott, Bot
tineau.
The meeting was called to o,der by
chairman Rev. Quamm at nine O'Clock
a. m. Rev Strandnes of Churches
Ferry opened the convention with a
scripture reading and prayer, after
which secretary Torson of Rugby pro-
ceeded to read the minutes of the pre-
vious meeting. A committee was
appointed on credentials consisting of
the Rev. Strandnes, Churchs Ferry.
Rev. Svenungson Of Rugby and Mr..
Peter Scott of Bottineau, which result
ed in the committees finding that 35
delegates were entitled to sea t in the
convention, a minority report was
made however by the. Rev. Svenung-
son of Rugby. who contended for the
right ofsfive other delegates to seat
This resulted in lively discussion up
on the constitution, which provides for
the admission Of delegates represent.
ing other denominations, other than
those belonging to the United Luther
an Church. This contention was hotly
debated by the Rugby delegates, who
contended that the said meeting was
an adjourned annual meeting there
fore under the constitution they were
allowed to seat those delegates who
were present representing other con-
gregations. No objection to this con
tention would have been offered but
for the fact that other districts con-
tended that they also had the same
right as the delegates from Rugby.
and that according to article No. of
the constitution which provides
that the annual meeting of the hos
pital association shall meet at the
same time and same place as the au-
nual meeting of the Kreds, and
therefore their contention was de-
mand for special privilege and direct
violation of the constitution: But
their proposition, however, was voted
down.
Before proceeding to ballot, mo-
tion was made to vote by rollcall, which
motion was unanimously carried and
every man voted openly as his name
was called, and the vote on four suc-
cessivel ballots stood Rugby II.
Churchs Ferry II, and Bottineau Z.
An adjournment was taken until after
supper. when the meeting again con-
vened and the rules were suspended
and the convention voted, secret bal
lot, which resulted as follows: Rugby
10, Bottineau 9, and Churchs Ferry
giving amajority Of the votes cast to
Rugby.
Be it said to the credit Of Rugby.
that they made a splendid fight for
this worthy and valuable addition to
their town. A community like Rubgy,
whose business men and farmers COM
bined hustled and rounded up its del.
egates. demonstrated large enthusiasm.
and they are certainly entitled to it,.
# Bottineau county had not expected
two or three men to do what united
effort on the part Of the whole county
was necessary to do. we would not have
fallen down in this effort, if those
who had promised to be there had.
been present there would have been no
trouble in getting it. This was GER
tainly disappointing to the Bottineau
delegation and especially to the Rev
Raftshol and Mr.. Chris Noun who
worked hard and faithfully for it's To-
cation, and gave continuous encourage
ment to those who took interest il this
proposition.
The anti propensities of Willow
City, which are always il evidence.