davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1906-09-07
County Statistics.

Auditor BrandjOrd has forwarded
o Bismarck his statistical report for
the year ending June 30th, 1906. from
which wa are permitted to make some
extracts that may be interesting to
our readers.
The total number of farms in the
county is given as 900. containing
814, 495 acres, an average Of 2S0 acres
o the single farm.
Last year there were 23,, ,622 acres
of wheat harvested, averaging eight cen
bushels per acre. Oats avera ged
thirty nine, barley twenty eight, flax
fourteen.
There we're $4,000 acres lost by hail
last year. which. by the way. was Bot
ineau county's first and only hail
orm in over twenty years of any
cons equence.
This year 81 O5O7 acres were sown
to wheat, IN increase over last year of
63.291.
This year the ass essols found IL. 337
horses. valued at 81, 333. 700; 3,947
cattle, valued at $278, $40.
There we're 900 births and only 80
deaths, eight born for everyone that
died.
Mr.. Brandjold also called our at
tention to the report of the state board
of equalization made to the county,
showing the changes made from the
figures left by the county board of
equalization. The following classes
of PERSONAL property was raised:
Sheep. ten per cent
Household goods forty per cent.
Agricultural implements thirty per
cent.
Separators and horse powers ten
per cent.
Bank stock fifty per cent.
Farm lands fifteen per cent.
Structures ten per cent.
Bottineau county has 100 miles of
railway, all classed as "branch lines
assessed for $l,042.27 seventeen
miles of side track valued at &25, ,0a5,
u total railroad valuation Of u, 067, 870.
| The telephone lines in the county
pay tax on valuation Of 80, $50, the
telegraph lines on q, 400; the express
companies ON s., 500.
| The probable rate for state and
county general purposes fol 1905 viii
be II mills. Last year the rate wal
17.5. and for 1904 it was 10. The
asses e1 valuation of the UNITY,
including the railways. etc , is Il
tlihe over 81, OO0, 900.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1906-09-07
S0URIS

Mr.. Philip Everson and Pat Sven
son were visiting friends in Bottintau
on Sunday.
Miss Brita Olson. accompanied by
her nephew, Joseph Martin arrived
last week from Topeka, Kansas, for Il
months visit at the home of Fred Carl
son, south of town.
Rev. Halfyard returned from Grand
Forks Saturday evening where he
was in attendance at faculty meet
ing of the Wesleyan college.
Painter Fairweather is busy this
week fixing up the Helgerson building
which was formerly used as pool
room. It is expected to be rented for
a restaurant.
A sight that caused little laughter
last Sunday afternoon II was a pair of
ponies hitched to buggy a man rid
ing on the back of each and two
women in the buggy. We won't say
who they were.
Mr. Marvin of Redwood Falls.
Minnesota. arrived in town Monday
evning with complete threshing out
fit which he will run in this vicinity.
Mr.. Marvin says that the recent rains
have about ruined the crops in that
section of the country.
Mr.. John Patterson drew in the first
load of wheat this season last Monday
morning. 1t graded No. hard was
A good specimen of the North Dakota
rN'duct Nh, Patterson estimates
that hts crop will go better than
twenty bushels to the acre. 1t was
marketed at tho Foster elevator and
Mr.. Patterson drew the first load last
season to the same elevator. Last
year the first gain brought to Mr..
Fosters elevator was September 9Th
which was ten days later than this
season. - *sa.
Mrs. Edward Patterson died at her
home south of here Wednesday night
and will be buried ]. this afternoon.
Services at two o CLOCK. Deceased had
been sick for some time. Mrs. John
Lyle, a sister, and Mr.. Feather, a
cousin. both of Lyleton, Manitoba,
came over yesterday to attend teh fun
eral.
Sparks from the engine of the local
freight Wednesday, set fire to grain
field midway between Omemee and
Willow City and but for the heoric
efforts of the train crew, few travel
ing men, and some farmers who were
working near by, great damage may
have resulted. as it was only about
four acres were burned. Conductor
Traublee was overcome with heat and
smoke and had to be taken back to
Rugby for treatment.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1906-09-07
"Seven" Bushels.

The Couraut stated last week that
the only threshing so far done upon
which an estimate of the yield could
be made was one field which went 80
bushels to the acre. The editor
wrote this ''27 bushel" but in putt
ing the type on the press the figure
''2' dropped out. Of course there
was roar from the real estate men
and they had good right to roar too.
But just think of what would have
happened if the ".'' had dropped out
and left the 49," This explanation
would have been an obituary notice
with the editor as the Genital figure.
The man on whose farm this yield
ia reported is G. G. Gorder and the
grade was No. 1. hard.
Dyer and Garrison, on the Levi Mel
Ion farm, report some as low as Is
bushels. and some as high as 30, all
No. / Northern.
Ben Brown, south Of town. reports
22% bushels per acre.
Tug Murray. sout" west of town.
says his farm is running about 20
| bushels.
Alfred Gray, southeast of town, is
getting % bushels to the acre of wheat
that grades No. hard and weighs 60
pounds to the bushel. Mr.. Gray is on
of the first settlers, and considering
this result from land that has been
farmed tor years it makes a good
showing, but he farms it right.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1906-09-07
The COUNTY NEWS
Cleaned from the Local
Press of Bottineau
County.
OVERLY

The townsite has been moved and
we won't have any more weeds till
next season.
Four hundred cement blocks was last
Saturdays g output at the cement block
factory.
The Johnson residence is passing
through it's last stages and soon Mr.
johnson can move into his beautiful
new cottage.
Frosts are reported as far south as
Kansas and the only one we have
heard of in this coutry occcured Tues
day at Omemee.
Mr.. Banvard has the beautiful Sew.
erson building about completed. The
masons have finished and when the
painters get through he will have a
piece of work that he can be proud of.
If we can judge by present indica.
tions wedding bells will be ringing
before long. Such sights tend to
wal NJ the cookies in our old heart,
and brings us back to boyhood's days
again.
Quite band of our red bretheru
have been making regular pilgrimages
to our town and it is quite noticeable
that they are not quite as upright in
their bea,ing when they leave as wher
they arrive. They are great prohi
bition people, they never drink only
when they can get it.
A good many of our people drove
over to Omemee Tuesday aud wit
messed bad case of cold feet that at
tackled the Omemee crowd. Every ons
of the Overly boys hackers are asham,
ed to take back their money and would
have rather have made the Omemee
boys present Of it than to have il
come back home without accomplish
ing anything. :, =
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1906-09-07

Cairns were among the first to embark
in BUSINESS in Omemee. being the
pioneer merchants of the town They
built up good trade and enjoyed the
entire confidence of the community.
They have some valuable investments
in the Canadian northwest. which
will probably engage their attention
for time. Mr.. Thordarson. the new
proprietor, has had considerable exper-
ience IN the mercantile business and
cannot fail to do we'll here.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1906-09-07
Obituary..

MACKINNoN-At her home at Omemee.
= North Dakota, on Wednesday, August 29.
1905, Mrs. Margaret Mac kfnnOn died in
the sixty-eighth year of her age.
Margaret McGilbray was born in
Scotland on the Isle Of Null, in 1888.
At the age of nineteen she married
Isaac MacKinnon, and seven children
were born to them.
In 1874 they came to America, set
tling first in Ontario. In 1884 they
came to North Dakota and three years
later to Bottineau County.
Since coming to this counry the
husband and three sons and daugh-
ter have died, leaving three sons and
daughter who survive their mother.
Mrs. MacKinnon was woman kind
ly Opposition and was beloved by all
who knew her.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1906-09-07
..ollEMEE--

Col. Berthiaume and Peter Scott
were here from Bottineau Tuesday
Emil Johnsgaard, the embalmer
and undertaken of Bottineau, was in
town Wednesday.
The village schools opened Monday.
Three Of the old faculty. Prof. Bro
ply. Miss Ethel Dumont and Miss
Jessie Paff. have been retained by the
school board.
Miss Cora Warner takes the depart
anent taught BY Miss Connell last year.
Editor Falkenstein of the Botineau
News, was in Omemee yesterday on
his way to Overly. He is one of the
few editors, who can afford to own an
automobile.
Arthur Perrin is decidedly busy
man at present. Besides the regular
meat trade that he has in the village
he is supplying twenty one threshing
Gre vs. with meat. And it takes some
tall hustline to keep them supplied.
Tho Osnemse band was disappointed
at their concert and dance last Friday
evening on account of the failure of
the Wancihekaerchestra to put in an
appearance. The orchestra was en-
gagged at its own figures and it is not
at all tv its credit that it failed to
keep the enga cement. However the
band boys gave their concert and dance
and all present enjoyed themselves
Wednesday afternoon the Great
Northern freight engine set fire to the
stubble in field three miles south of
town The train crew succeeded in
quitting out the flames before any dam
age was done, but during the work
Conductor Daulbee became overheated
and tainted. The crew was unable
to revive him and he was carried to
the train, which Immediately pulled
into Omemee and Dl. Stewart was
called. He gradully recovered and in
the evening was able to take his trsin
out of town.
Che first load of new wheat sold in
Omemee was brought in by Chas.
Burkland and bought bv Agent
Reigner at the Heising elevator. It
was very fine quality, testing sixty
pounds to the bushel and grading No.
hard. Mr.. Burkland has not fin
ished threshing yet but estimates that
his wheat will yield twenty bushels
per acre. Some of the fields however,
that were estimaed at twerty bushels
will fall. q little short Of that mark.
although the yield will be good in this
vicinity.
An important business deal took
place in Omemse this week by which
Stewart q Cairns Of the Pioneer store
retire from business. disposing Of their
stock of merchandise and their build
ing to John Tordarson Of Mash,
Walsh county. Messrs. Stewart and
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1906-09-07
.WEsTn0PE

G. j. Vandworker has opened his
New store to the public in the D.
Williamson building at the corner of
Main street and Second avenue and
says he is here to stay. See his ad
elsewhere in this issue.
Miss Annie Woods came out from
Bottineau Saturday night and spent
Sunday with her brother Robert
She returned Monday in company
with her mother for Inkster.
w. w. Smith returned last Monday
from his visit to the old home in Ont
ario and other points in the east. He
reported good time adm noticed many
changes since he left tre thirteen years
ago. |:
j. R. Woodruff tells the Stan lard
! that be has one hundred acres OF grain
in the stack and quite little of the
ground plowed already This is the
best way, then the farmer can can
start plowing early.
Mrs j. r. Woodruff returned from
her visit of q couple Of months in Ont
arc, last week. Besides visiting with
relatives there, she stopped off for a
couple Of days at Niagara alls.
iMr Bidne. or 'sBld''. as he is
Familiarity called. who did such good
work on the slab for the ball team
this summer. will not leave here but
intends to make this his home the
coming winter, and bD on hand for
next season. He is at present work
ing at Shuman's 8 confectionery store.
A bunch Of seven hoboes was run
in last Saturday night on different
charges. The lnarshals were search
ing for certain. fellow that night and
every vacant box car and barn held
( f<S.. a =
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1906-09-07
City Schools.

The public schools of the city
opened Monday with all the teachers
at their desks but Miss Peterson. who
arrived since.
Not much was attempted the first
day beyond the organization. when
Principal Kemp se ms to have got in
to good shape.
The following is list of the teach
ers: d..
Miss Grace Hunter, assistant and
eighth grade; Miss Hannah Lee. sixth
and sevent h gardes; Miss Belle Dunn,
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1906-09-07
CHOICE FARM.

Sw4, Sec Is, Montrose T. Best
quarter in country. miles north Of
Hurd, s from Lansford. heavy soil,
rolling, we'll drained, 120 broke. ev-
cry acre tillable, raises magnificent
crops. $s1 pei acre. Address, W. j.
Mosher, Zumbrota, MINI. or Botti-
neau County Bank.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1906-09-07

fifth and sixth grades: Miss Elvira
Peterson, fourth grade. Miss Lettie
Aber. third grade; Miss Elsie Burr.
second grade: MISS Katharine Burr,
first g1ade.
The enrolment t.: e first day was
$50. which was incre ase to EGO Tues
day All will probably reach $40 before
the close Uf the week:
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1906-09-07

Continued on page 81
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1906-09-07

DRESSMAKER WANTED.
First class dressmaker; permanent +;
best location in town. Addr esq Mrs.
B. Kellogg, Antler. Nd. Sept 7tf
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-06-22

atrocities which are now Of almost
daily occurrence In the blood-stalned
domains OF the Czar7 Probably until
the nations Of the earth unite on some
plan Of dellyerance Today remark
abio movement is going on among the
Jews themselves Slowly they are
gathering in Palestine. The language
Of their fathers Is being revived. The
waste places Of their country are be-
ing rebuilt LET the Christian nations
take q hand 500 this movement and es-
,abllsh The Jews IN the land that is
theirs That Is the only permanent
solution 81 the Jewish question. And.
unless Russia listens TO the voice OF
humanity and ceases oppression. she
will undoubtedly be- broken 90 pieces
and humbled into the dust and her
rulers viii perish as did the Pharaoh
Of the oppression For "histoIy re-
peats Itself
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-06-22
EUss1A's DISGRACE, AND OURS.

Cleveland Plain Dealer
Although the latter reports confirm
,he impression created By the hsst. tha,
the massacre OF The Jews by The Rus
sian p0pulace 10 B.liyIJk .u western
Russia near the Polish frontier was
the most horrible since Kshenef. the
camiva. OF slaughter Has less pro-
l0Hge3 than on that occasion and was
brought 10 a close by he less ;ardy
Intervention Of the authorities. Thu
usual cloud Of mystery surrounds thu
origin of the outbreak. As On the case
OF Kishenef there is more or less
clumsy attcmpt % excuse the attack
on The Jews. though Ia this latter in
stance n seems plain that somebody
threw a bomb az q religious procession,
and the populace was ~ course QuicA
10 assume rightly or wrongly that the
thrower was q Jew The pretext did not
lack FEASIBILITY especially IN a com
muni,y where 10 accuse any Jew Is
often 20 condemn all.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-06-22
PEACE AND GREAT ARMIES
Boston Herald

Boston Herald
Have he great armies and navles
N the old world made the peace OF
Europe more secure? Such security
is assumed 10 be the reason OF their
existence But It Is possible 10 show
hat these huge, and yearly huger,
forces Of warfare imperil peace rather
than assure t. The very possession
Of the ornaments makes the possess
ors OVERLOAD. When international re-
'ations are strained Il Is diplomacy,
not armed legions. that secures the
continuance OF peace. Many well IN.
formed persons believe that the ex-
cessive zeal OF the German Emperor
would have pressed matters TO the fir
Ing point but for the recent confer
ence AZ Algeclras. There Is a certain
contumely now TO be borne BY any
ruler or country, that forces war upon
Europe, and II is the possibility OF
that shame which leads the most ga.
gacious counsellors to avoid a clash
at arms.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-06-22
DRY FARMING

IN me July Century appears an aru.
Gle on dry farming. which should Doe ~
immense interest 10 both farmers and
others. all over the so-callel arid po"-
ton %. America. The author gives an
account Of what is called the Campbell
system" and shows the wonderful re-
suits obtained where this system is
followed lutelllgently. The principle Is
20 store up 90 the soil, ss far as pos
sble. the snow and the rain that IAN
100 any given locality. 10 DO this. the
writer 30 the Century says. Two thnss
are necessary:
First 10 keep the surface Of tho land
under cultivation loose and finely pull
verified This forms "a soil mulch that
permits Che rains and melting SHOWS
10 perc0ate readily through 20 the
cOmpactcu soil beneath. and that az
the same time prevents the moisture
stored % the ground from being
brought 10 the surface by capillary at
traction, TO be absorbed by tho hot, dry
air The second Is 20 Keep the sub-s0l
finely pulyerized and firmly compacted,
Increasing MS water-holding capacity
and It's capillary attraction. and placing
u IN the best possible physical cond-
ton for the termination OF seed ami
the development Of plant root. The
dry farmer thus stores water not IN
dams and artificial reservoirs. but
right where Ii can be reached By the
roots OF growing orops.'
BY following out these methods a
rainfall Of u inches can be conserved
We are told so effectively that q viii
produce better results than are usual
ly expected OF an annual precipitation
Of twenty.four inches in humid Amer
tea. The disooyerer and demonstration
Of these principles has made It possible
to cover with wheat and corn, alfalfa
and other useful crops, tens Of thous-
ands Of square miles Of fertile land on
which nothing but sage brush, cacu
Kansas sunhowers and bunch grass are
now found.
What this means 10 the country Is
best appreciated when the vast amount
Of arid land, that cannot be reclaimed
by irrigation even, Is considered
Snow or rain falls. TO a certain extent.
everywhere, and when the preclpita-
ton is utilized. as suggested. millions
OF acres will be added 20 the habit
able area Of the country. II is thought
that no less than 5oO.O0oooO acres could
be reclaimed from lis present unpro-
ductiye and comparatively worthless
state just as rapidly as settlers, whe'h-
er native born, or Immigrants from
foreign countries could be taken 10 IT,
The possibilities Of this country as
10 the production Of food and wealth
seem b0undless Industry and lntelU.
gence viii bring forth more and more
The more that IL needed. the greater
viii be the supply We fancy though
that dry farming as here described
would be most remunerative under
system ~ cooperation. 10 necessitates
the employment Of machinery, and con.
slant labor, and In both a great saw.
ing could Be effected by cooperation.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-06-22
BERNHARDT


Nine Bernhardt sails FOR home with
comfortable surplus Of over $50 900
from her arduous tour, Even with that
Americans are IN her debt. She came
TO the United States frankly 20 make
more money. dashed from city 10 city
Win a convoy Of press and business
agents who could invent no advertise
mer Z so effective as her own bare gen.
ius' played 227 times IN theaters, tent.
music halls and under whatever shell
Ter the locality happened to offer, and
departs Tor France carrying her sixty
odd years With the same ease and grace
az when she landed II has been a tre-
m,endous physical feat and an unpar-
a!ieied indivlual triumph. of which no
oIner living actor Is capable.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-06-22
WHITE INDIANS.

NV ? hlh hNIh
There is Tribe ~ perfectly Willie lu-
dams on the Upper Amazon. and aD-
other On Mexico There Is tribe %
white FilipInos absolutely savage. Nv
ing lu ,he Interior 0f Lu5on, and even q
tribe 0f negroes in Celtral Africa WHO
are certainly white u comparison with
their nelghblrs And no one can
ten whether they are the result of z
freak OF nature. II iney are the latter.
20 may indeed ht true that oar who!s
race BIS but a perpeuated sport Ike
wheat and the other grains. which are
But cultivated grasses, liable 10 listen
90 TIE call of the Wild under VIA cone
dlu0as
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-06-22

by competent srchecloglsls, They
have only recently been discovered.
there may be more in the same local.
ity The United States law on the sub
IN -houll he rlglly ontlrced.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-06-22

Competition ana iudiudualsm IRE
the parents Of present conditions o.
trusts, combinations ana colossal f,r-
tunes" says ssnsto- E.kIus Please
sir. which be t6e father and Which Is
the mother.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-06-22

Every citizen IN ths STATE should bs
interested in the Preservation Of ts
prehistoric remains l7 the soat1eas.-
EN- portion Of ihe State there are srms
Gin dweIlers' ruins hat have never
been disturbed Special care should
he taken to- Gee that they arc not loot.
ed under ans rrstext They should
be preserved and scientifically studied
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-06-22

Professor Wiker Of Heidelberg has
hgured IL OUT hat the garden Of Eden
was near The north pole, And very nat
urally e vas cold day when Adam
GOT left
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-06-22

engraving Of VelasQuezs equestrian
portrait OF Olivarez, and a PAGE in
color from Clifford W Ashleys draw
Ing OF the harpoonino OF porpoise from
the uartlngule- stay OF q whaler.-Un-
ion Sluare, New York.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-06-22

Three separate committees have been
sent to investigate the Blalystok mas
sscres. In Investigations as IN other
things, too many cooks spoil the broth.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-06-22

The Constitution never was 80 So
verely strained as q Is with 10000
women clamorIng Tor the dismissal Of
Senator smoot" says the Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-06-22

Tho man whose wealth and nothing
else lifts him into public ne has ua
business thtrt' says Senator Reyrr.
ldge. Il may be, bu, they get there
just the same
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-06-22

To make too rigii the Qualification
Of immigrants would be IN the case NJ
the Russian Jewish refugees % sLu.
the gates o. mercy on mankind.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-06-22

Secretary Wilson saws that the elsv.
cath commandment e not Don't
set found out but Keep your mouth
shut" Why doesn't he observe it7
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-06-22

The house has passed a BIZ regulating
'he checking of baggage. This will pul
a check on the railroads.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-06-22

John D, Rockefeller may not be able
10 break the bank at Monte Carlo. but
he can buy u n no takes the notion.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-06-22

No one ever has known and prob
ably never will know why 50 many
men are made doctors of law.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-06-22

W. Alladin's wonderful lamp dossa"
shine very brightly. He may have
hid Il under a samover.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-06-22

The lock-type canal Is a 60 Now le'
the canal 20 10 a finish. and a quick
and brilliant one