The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-07-24

and other cities made the Sec
ond annual tour of Bottineau
county on Tuesday and We'd
nesday of this week. The
schedule was published in this
paper last week. While the
boosters left Bottineau slightly
later than scheduled time, they
came in strictly on time and
made most of the towns
throughout the county on
schedule time. During the
. first day the running time was
slightly faster than last year.
The boosters left Bottineau
about nine O clock in the morn
ing, going from this city to
Dunseith. About eighteen
cars left the city for the trip,
including the elephant which
Mr.. Moline kindly consented to
take in his car.
J. J. Weeks acted as spokes-
man during the first half of the
trip, E. G.. Bowen taking the
last half and both giving short
talks at each stop and calling
attention to the Bottineau
county fair. and also to the fact
that the citizens of Bottineau
expected to use the people of
the county in the best possible
manner by extending the hand
of goodfellowship and hospital
ity.
The elephant taken on the
trip was a decided success from
first to last. In all the towns
visited the elephant capped
the climax. 1t has been stated
on good authority that the
elephant car lost it's magnetic
and broke it's carburetor, but
with it all he made schedule
time in every town.
One of the most spectacular
scenes ever witnessed in this
city was when the cars came
in from Carbury Wednesday
night closely assembled and
with all their light aglow, rum
ming from fifteen to seventeen
miles per hour. About twen-
ty.five cars were in line at that
time. They went straight
down Main street turning east
four blocks south of the First
NATIONAL bank to Thompson
street north again to Eikth
street, four cars going strsdt4t
west, four .notrh and four south.
All the cars finally lining up
and forming a square under
the electric light the band then
rendered one of their popular
concerts. A large number of
citizens turned out to welcome
the boosters home and to this
audience Mr.. Bowen made a
few appropriate remarks, after
which everybody went home
tired but happy.
Several care from Lansford.
.Antler and other towns along
the route escorted the boosters
home. The writer did not
learn the names of all the own
ere of the cars or the names of
all the passengers but large
number came in and made
their tour of Bottineau county
the next morning. Members
of this touring trip speak with
praise OF the hospitality shown
them in all the county towns as
well az Mohall and Dunseith.
They especially speak with
praise of the commercial clubs
of Lansford and Antler for the
entertainment afforded them
in these two cities. Everthing
was done in these two cities
that could possibly be done to
make their brief stay one of
pleasure. The delegates from
Antler met the boosters at
Mohall and gave them tickets
upon which was printed the
name of the hotel where they
were to be served with dinner.
Everything was free and every
one enjoyed their stay and re-
GREETED when the time cam e
for them to depart(
The boosters arrived at West
hope just in time to join in the
great Market day parade. There
were three band in attendance,
including the Bottineau Mill
tary band. The parade was
q part Of the Market day par
ade and including the fair
boosters was nearly half q mile
long. The visitors remained
in Westhope nearly an hour;
shook hands with; the people