The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-24

the party only partially expressed the
good will felt by the Commercial club
members of Souris and its people, and
they were given with will.
At Bottineau.
Bottineau Is synonymous with pros
perity and the three-quarters of an
hour at that place confirmed the repu-
tation which the town has already ac-
quired as being considerably we'll in
side the modern Garden of Eden. 1t
is a striving town of 1000 people with
three banks, and some of the best
stores to be found in any town of its
size. 1t has the State School of
Forestry. the buildings of which are
under roof. Its citizens are progress
sive and the business people are pros
porous to remarkable degree. 1t is
one of the we'll established towns of
the state, having been founded more
than twenty years ago, and having had
railroad connections for ninteen years.
The people of this section of the coun-
try have not had a crop failure for
ten years and with good crops every
year they have become wealthy and
the farms to be seen from the car
windows prove that they are per-
manent in character. Being the coun-
points on the line.
points on the line 1t has two splendid
newspapers, the News. edited by the
spelling reformer, Falkenstein. and
the Courant which gave the politicians
some hard twisters in the recent cam
paign, edited by Ed. A. Smith.
The Omemee Reception.
Again at Omemee the Commercial
club was royalty received. Unfortun-
ately this place was reached during
the noon hour and number of the
party were unable to get out. But
the reception rendered by the band
and the citizens generally was one of
the heartiest received so far on the
trip. The splendid band under the
direction of Leader Tyler was at the
depot to act as reception committee.
and right we'll did they fulfill their
duties. They conducted the party
through the principal streets Of the
town and on every hand were heard
the heartiest expressions of welcome
and good feeling. AS matter of
fact Omemee is destined to be good
towns that now even. 1t is at the
crossing of the 500 and the Great
Northern and the fact that the town
was established before the coming Of
the second road so that no toWnsite
fight is Iossible and the further fact
that the railroad crossing Is directly
at the town makes it certain to be
a good town and an important trad
ing point. 1t is the home Of Matt
Johnson. the noted newspaper man
who publishes a spicy paper known as
the Omemee Herald.
Thad MichnePs Bailvick.
Willow City is town of seven hum
dred people and is one of the incest
towns in this part of the state. 1t Is
we'll established. being one of the old
est towns on the line. and the business
houses are of the most substantial
character. The merchants are alive
and progressive and their stores are
filled to overlooking with the best to
be found in the market. 1t has four
good banks convent Is just now in
process Of construction.
barton.
No town so far visited has been more
deceptive than the prosperous little
O"u VI barton. IL mas pOpuIdtlOn
of nearly three hundred. two banks
and nearly dozen general stores all
doing splendid business. 1t has no
paper else its splendid merits would
have been known to the uttevmost
parts of the state. 1t is a good town
just the same.
The Wheat Crop.
1t Is possible that the crops In this
part of the state will be among the
best In the northwest. 1t is usual in
making inquiries on this subject to
get variety of answers due to the
difference Of the crop conditions in the