The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1907-06-14


the fire. Editor Michaels also
is loser, having had over a
hundred dollars worth of furni-
ture stored in the Ohnstad
hardware store which was des-
trOyed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Cook,
of Bantry, were here on Sun
day visiting Mrs. Cook S moth
er, Mrs. Gilmer.
Mrs. Montgomery, of Overly,
was the guest of Mrs. J. H.
Cook on Wednesday and Thurs
day of last week.
About a dozen young friends
banded together and surprised
Miss Clara Hammers on We'd
nesday night, it being the oc-
casion of her birthday. The
Hammers home is one of the
pleasantest in our little city
and the young people were re-
ceived in a most hospitable
manner it is needless to say.
A colored dame in the south
part of town created no little
excit e ment on Wednesday
night by getting out her
"shootin' iron" and firing in
discriminatory about that re-
gion, narrowly missing our
own Alex. Mcdonald, who was
going home from his elevator.
The lady claims she has been
troubled by tramps prowling
around her place at night but
as no one else has seen any
tramps it looks to us like a
"nigger" in the wood-pile.
Mesdames Stewart and Thyng
entertained the members of the
Bon Ami on Saturday night
at the Stewart residence. A
goodly number of the bachelor
fraternity were in attendance
also and cards and dancing
were in order. The rooms were
beautifully decorated with car
nations and ferns. Refresh
ments consisting of sandwiches,
salad, cakes, ices, and coffee
were served at midnight. Mes
danes Stewart and Thyng are
both popular with the younger
set all of whom declare that as
hostesses these two matrons
are unexCelled.
Superintendent Christensen,
of Bottineau, was in Willow
City on Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Baillie
and Miss Campeau, of Barton,
spent Sunday here.
Emer Charbonnean, Ed.
Cook and Romeo Campeau
were some of the Overly boys
who came over to mourn with
us this week.
Miss Josie Hunt is attending
the teachers institute at Bot
tineau this week.
Postmaster Sims, who was
burned out a year ago, thought
he was doomed the second
time when the fire broke out
last week and carefully pack
ed all the mail, etc. preparatory
to moving it to a place of safety
like the prudent public Of
fetal that he is ~
Messrs. Miller and Hanson
are having new sidewalks built
in front of their machinery Of
flee and vacant lots along main
street.
Owing to the fact that we
haven't any more home than a
Gypsy, we have been unable
to collect our usual amount of
news this week but will be re-
established soon and will be
obliged to our friends for any
items of interest that they may
hand in to us.
We present to our readers
this week the picture of D. A.
Critics, mayor of our stricken
city. We had intended to pres
ent this picture with a write
up of our town but as we have
not much of a town on hand
just now to write about we
leave that part out for while.
Mayor Critics is one Of three
whose place of business was
not burned in the block visited
by fire and has given shelter to
many who would otherwise
have been compelled to suspend
business. Mr.. Critics is not
only a good citizen but a good
mayor who's judgment is
never questioned and under
his administration, with the aid
of Willow City's hundreds of