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PRICE FIVE CENTS.

the grounds came out from their shell
ters of sheds and barns and tents and
cottages and took. their places, and
new arrivals also secured their seats.
Governor Curtis and Mayor Ingraham
kand Rear Admiral Pearyl occupied
boxes. Postmaster Oscar L.. Wish.
representing President Wilson and
Clara Louise Burnham and party were
among the prominent people present.
Among the picturesque events of the
pageant was the Shipwreck of UIvsscs
off the shores of CneDeague Island,
when through the interposition of Mi
nerva he was saved, aided by Nausi-
caa, and given royal welcome to the
court of King Alcinous Another was
the presentation of Greek games in. the
court of the king, when. the victors
were crowned with laurel wreaths by
Nausicaa in true Greek fashion. The
crowns of victory were wons by Allan
Rowe, with running broad jump Of
Is feet inches: by r. A. Leavitt, who
threw the discus SO feet, and by
Wilder Nash and Ross Hertz, winners
of two races.
Among the highly dramatic situa-
tlonS were the scene wherein ULYSSES
overcame the magic power of the en-
chantress, Circe. and won the delivery
Of his men; the mourning of Penelope
for her long lost husband his unex-
pected return in the disguise of a beg
gar and his Staying of the suitors for
his wife's hand. To this scene was
added bit of real tragedy when the
suitors had to drop dead in several
inches of water. .. ...
The setting was very picturesque
and truly classic. The big, green
stage was backed by Doric pillars,
beautifully draped, and was furnished
with classic chairs, couches, incense
urns, etc. The beach and. waters of
the bay just beyond furnished a fine
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Pageant. More than siXty-five per-
sons will participate in the pageant.
Miss Marjorie Johnson has been cho-
sen to represent Peace" and will
certainly present a beautiful picture
- costumes, are being made by the
i'rOWf company OF Portland, after d
very beautiful design made by Mr.
rDempster. Mrs. Clara Louise Burn
ham is experimenting the stage dec
Orations which will be extremely Ella
bOrate and elegant. Competent car
penters are busy enlarging the stage
OF the hall in order to have better ac-
comodations for the many partici-
pants. The seats are ali reserved and
it would be advisable to procure them
Immediately because the hall will not
accommodate very large number
The proceeds are to be devoted
solely to developing the grounds sur
rounding the library, making them
into a delightful small civic park
which will surely be a delight not on
ly to the resident Islanders but also
TO the ever flowing stream of summer
guests. Arrangements will be made
to bring parties from all neighboring
islands and return them that night,
giving all chance to make them
selves known with the beauties
and charms of the island itself
We can give our heartiest rec
concentrations for this Pageant. for
we place much faith in the ability OF
Mr.. Dempster and Mrs. Burnham, who
nave accomplished similar and more
d1fhcult things in other places.
Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1915-07-22
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VOW OT EN
Famous for years
for its liberal man
agement, superb 10
cation and fine
shore dinners. Ev-
erything modern.
Special orchestra.
Accommodates 500.
Rates, booklets and
floor plans on ap-
plication.
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Pageant Given
DESPITE BROWNING SKIES AND
WATER SOAKED GROUNDS. :,
Magnificent Spectacle Somewhat Less
ened BY Almost Impossible
.Weather.

Despite the displeasure OF Jupiter
Pluvius which was made manifest in
three showers, one Of them of great
severity, the big Greek pageant at
Great Chebeague was produced Satur.
day in conditions almost the worst
that could have been devised by any
Ill wlSher, but with a magnificence
and display of art the result of ingen-
louS conception and effective training
such as to bring Miss Virginia Tanner.
the author of the pageant. under whose
direction it was produced, and to the
committee of the Congress Square AS
soclates i'll charge of its production
many sincere compliments
Never probably, has a pageant, with
all its dances and its acting, been prC-
duced under like conditions. Follow
ing shower of. almost an hours dura-
ton, the performers go walked and
danced over ground so completely
soaked that they sank in. water at
every step. The beauty of the dances
on such surface struck wonder to the
hundreds of spectators The pageant
was rep!ete with striking scenes and
moments, of keen dramatic interest
and really lost little of its magnifi.
cence through the fact that colors in
costumes and decorations had run and
mingled freely.
The showers passed over. repeated
themselves three times and finally the
sun shone once more. Almost two
hours after the scheduled time the
performers and spectators already ON
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Peaks Island House
MANY SOCIAL AFFAIRS OF INTER.
EST ARE OCCURRING.
Dance Was Given in Honor of Boston
Yacht Club.

Dance Was Given in Honor Of Boston
Yacht Club.
This large hotel has been the scene
or much gayety. On last Monday
night special dance was held in the
MOTEL rooms in honor of the Boston
Yacht Club. The affair was q brilliant
success, many hotel people as well as
the yachtsmen attended and enjoyed
this social evening. The Boston
Club annually visits Portland and Joins
in cruise with our local club and
for many years past the club has
made its Portland anchorage ground
near Forest City Landing This is be-
cause they well know that this hotel
in quality Of entertainment and of
food, can nowhere in the bay be sur
passed. Tuesday noon the Maine Re.
tail Shoe Merchants Association had
thelr hrst banquet as an organization.
After beautiful sail around the
islands Of the Bay they came to the
Hotel for an especially prepared din
ner by Manager Ralph e. Rowe
The menu was as follows:
Clam r.oni,,oo Steamed CLANS ,. r,,
a, Lobster Stew '""" '"''''
naked rcrobscot River Salmon
Pcaks Island Siyc)
Ju"cnhc fotatocS Small Peas
Fried CLAIMS in Butter
Cucumber and Lobster Salad
Hroilcd Live Lobster
'"'at" Ihips Hot Rolls
Ice Cream
- Assorted Cakes
Bcnts Water Crackers Romcfort Cheese
Dcmi Tassc
After the banquet an address was
made by Mr.. Walter f. Moore, .ex.
ecutive secretary OF the Portland
Chamber Of Commerce and prominent
men from the Boston Association also
spoke.
The Boston Yacht Club which had
been lying off the Hotel, pulled an.
chors Tuesday and left for their re.
turn trip to Boston.
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their two children, Mr.. and Mrs. c. A.
Degagne and child and Mr.. Will Ca
pen, all of Portland, are occupying
the Albert Grannell cottage until the
first OF August when they will re-
turn to their homes.
Il keen appreciater or Chebeague is
Master Hallam Ring, who is visiting
Mr.. c. II. Roberts at his cottage in
the Massachusetts colony.
A recent guest at "Unquity Villa,
the summer home of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
H. CroSsman, is Miss Bertha Meserve
OF Allston, Mass, who arrived here
in the early part of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Berry of Wa
tertown, Mass. and Mrs. f. ]. Boyn-
ton of Worcester are visiting at the
Berry cottage which Mr. and Mrs
George S. Hicks are occupying for
the summer
Mr.. A. l.. Butler and Mr.. Alden P.
Marsh, both of Boston, are spending
their two weeks vacation with their
wives, who are occupying the Cod
ding cottage for the summer months.
Mr.. Marsh upon the expiration of
his vacation will return to his bust
ness, being employed by the Boston
Elevated Company.
Mrs. Agnes Macdonald of Port
land, former native of the island, is
now here for a visit. She is visiting
her father, Mr.. Truman Johnson at
her old home.
Mrs. Frank Bennett, has as guests
at her house this week her friend,
Mrs. Fred Pingree and her children,
all from Boston, Mass.
Mrs. G. A. Bennett of Portland. a
well known former, call year round"
resident, is again visiting the island
on which she spent seventy happy
years of her life. She is being enter
tanned by Mrs. Martha T.. Hamilton
at her home here.
OF the BOstonans on the island
can be numbered Mr. and Mrs. Ca.ol
Curt and son Joseph. They are VS.
iting with Mr.. Carol Curtis father,
Mr.. w. J. Curt, at his home here.
Mrs. J. Morgan Ash has as recent
house guests this week Mrs. Wiliiim
c. Watt and her daughter Gilmore of
Philadelphia, Penn, who arrived YES
terday for short stay after which
they will continue their journey to
their summer camp in Maine.
Mr.. Pinckney Morris and his da,gh-
ter, Miss Helen Morris, both Of Phla-
delphia, Penn, are the guests for wo
weeks of Mrs. T. B. Stenhouse at Ter
charming cottage on Artists Pont.
Mrs. Stenhouse is also entertaining
her little daughters friend, Mss
Margaret Hamilton, who Is spending
the summer with her parents at Of's
Island.
The many friends of Mrs. Romano
keyser OF Germantown, Penn, Sill
he pleased to know that she is tow
permanently located as a SUMNER
resident of the Island. She has re-
Gently acquired the old Littleteld
Homestead and much Of the aIr-
rounding land. Mrs. Keyser ws a
member OF the Massachusetts cobny
last season and became so much at
tracted to this beautiful old fashihed
home that she this year returned to
occupy 1t as her summer home.
Miss Silva Graves OF PittsIeld.
Mass, Is a recent guest OF Mr.. lam
ilton in his beautifully situated am
mer residence, "The Pelham" tMr.
Hamilton also has as guestsl his
friends. Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. Bostok OF
Newton Center, Mass. who arrived
In the early part Of the week. NJ. l..
G. Chandler, guest of Mr.: Hamilton,
has returned to Springfield, Mas., to
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Chebeague
THIS LARGE ISLAND HAD MANY
GUESTS OVER WEEK END.

Social Affairs Of Interest to Island
People Here. ~
Mr.. S. w. GasS and his wife, who
are spending the summer at the Mas
Sachusetts colony, are entertaining
their friend, Miss Josephine Holcomb
of Worcester, Mass. On last Sunday
Mr.. l.. H. Gass and Mr.. S. w. Gass
left for their home in Brookfield,
Mass. where their business is Sit: =
ated.
Among recent guests at the East
End colony are Mr.. and Mrs. H. A.
Billings of Hopedale, Mass, who are
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Henry c. Rob-
inson at their pleasant cottage here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Hansen and
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Pageant at Bailey
HALL WILL BE THE
SCENE OF BRILLIANT AFFAIR.
The Young People Are All Taking
Part

The Young People Are All Taking
Part.
a2 The Pageant and Minsire1 Show to
be given OH July 23 or "a at Library
Hall will be the most ambitious per-
formance ever attempted on Bailey
Island. The musicians, singers and
dancers are working daily under the
direction of Mr.. Robert Dempster, the
originator, and will show the fine re-
suits of his skillful Instructions. Miss
Mabel Dodbson of. Chicago and Mr.
Thomas w. Estabrook of Berlin, y.
H., are assisting Mr. Dempster a
great deal in producing the first part
of the Minstrel, and the Misses
Adams are helping with the forty or
more children who will. be used in the
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-12-23
Notice Of Mortgage Sale

Notice is hereby given that a certain
mortgage executed and delivered by E.. A.
falkland and Randy falkland. his wife.
and A. W. Brake as mOrtgagOrs to A. l.
Hunter as mortgage, dated the second
day of November. 1914. and filed for record
in he Office of the register of deeds in and
for BOttineau county, North dakota on
the 18th day of November, 1914: at lO:is
O'Clock a. m. of said day and duly record
ed in Book 70 of Mortgages on page 435, will
be fore closed by a sale of the premises in
such mortgage and hereinafter described
at the front door of the u house in the
county of B~ottineau, state of North DakO-
ia, on the 9th day of December, 1915, at 2
o'clock in the afternoon of said day to
satisfy the mount due upon such mort
gage on the day of sale. The premises de-
scribed in such mortgage n which will
be sold to satisfy h same are described
as follows. to-wit:
The northeast quarter of section twenty
(2O) township one hundred sixty Q60)
range eiRhty-One (81).
There will be due upon said mortgage on
the day of sale the sum of six hundred
fifty-1ve dollars and 2O-l0O cents t$865. 2O)
which sum includes principal andenterest
due upon said mortgage. The cost of fore
closure and sale to be added.
Dated the 9Th day of November. 1915.
A. /. Hunter
Owner of said mortgage.
Frank B. Feetham. attorney.
First National Bank Building,
Grand Forks, North Dakota.
Nov. II, Dec. %.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-12-23
Notice Of Mortgage Sale

Whereas default has been made in the
performance of the conditions of the here
in described mortgage by which the power
OF sale therein contained has become
operative.
Whereas no action or proceeding has at
any time been had or instituted at law or
otherwise to recover the debt now %enIai
ing secured by such mortgage or any part
thereof; and
Whereas the entire indebtedness secur-
ed by sald mortgage has been duly de.
Clared due and payable.
Notice is hereby given that the certain
mortgage, executed and delivered by Peter
Eden and Dora Eden his wife, mOrtgag-
Ors, to the UniOn Central Life Insurance
February 1904 and filed for record in the
Office of the register of deeus of the county
OF Bottineau and state of North Dakota on
in Book Y of Mortgages at Page JOB, will be
foreclOsed by a sale of the premises in
such mortgage and hereinafter described,
county of BOttineau and state of North
Dakota, at the hour of 2o'ClOck p. M. on
the 18th day of January A. ID. 1916, to salts.
fy the amount due upon such mortgage
on the day of sale. The premises describ-
ed in such mortgage and which will be
sold to satisfy the same are described as
follows, viz:
The south east quarter of section two.
township .One hundred tifty-nine north,
range eighty two, west Of the 9Th p. m. ,.
THE mortgage herein has paid the 1914
delinquent taxes on the land herein des-
cribed in the sum of $751; ST and has added
same to the mortgage, and Included the
amount due in this foreclosure.)
There will be due on such mortgage at
the date of sale the sum of Five Hundred
seyenty-six and 25:l0 (s57e,s5) Dollars.
Dated 3Oth day of Nov. 1915.
The Union Central Life Insurance
Company, MortGaGee.
Perry S. Johnson, =
Attorney for m~ortgagee. -
Grand Forks. North Dakota.
(dec 2-9.l6-l3-3l Jan 81.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-12-23

Notice is hereby given hat hat certain
mortgage executed n delivered bv John
a. Greig. a single man, m~OrtgagOr, to Asa
w. kenney. mortgage, dated the 18th day
of November, 1901, and fled for record in
the office of the register of deeds of the
county of B%ottineau and state OF North
Dakota. on the oath day Of December. 1901,
and recorded in Book IS" of Mortgages at
page Ill. will he foreclosed by a sale of the
premises in such mortgage and herein
after described at the front door of the
court house. in the city of Bottineau coun-
ty of Bottineau and state of North Dakota.
at the Our off O'Clock p. III. on the 18th
day or January. 1915. to satisfy the
amount due upon such mortgage on the
day of sale. The premises described in
such mortgage and which will be sold to
satisfy the same are described as follows:
The north half 90 Of the northeast quart.
er 90 of section eleven Ql) and the south
% of section two 20 and The northwest
of section ~twelve(i2). all in township one
hundred sixty-two UeO north. of range
se~venty.five as west of the Fifth Principal
Meridian, in the county of BOttineau and
state of North Dakota.
There will be due on such mortgage on
the day of sale the sum of Five Hundred
Sixty.eight Dollars and Thirty-five cents
($568.35) besides the statutory costs of fore
closure.
Asa w. Kenney,
MOrtgagee.
Weeks Il Noun.
Attorneys for mortgage,
BOttineau. North Dakota,
Dec. 9-16-23.3O. Jan. 6-l3.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-12-23

which added to my 1907 gives $5S-
Out Of the $82 I want to pay you FOL
that pig l was telling you about. then
the rest l am going to keep to buy fer
tilizer with and pay for help and buy
some stock
"What sort Of stock, JoeY" asked the
old gentleman %curiously.
little pigs and calves and yearlings
I can pick them up cheap and raise
them for almost nothing and make
some money that way"
That's a good idee." said Tom Yves.
ton. "Folks in town here will sell good
blooded calves cheaper to a person
that's goin' to raise 'em than to a
butcher to kill"
"well, I'll have $500 III put with
dads 5000, and Wen pay you $5N
down on the place"
The three Of them went to a lawyers
Office, and papers were drawn up. The
contract provided that the title to the
place was to be vested in a trustee for
Joe and Annie: that Mrs. Weston and
Annie were to use it as a home as long
as they lived, If they desired. and that
Joe, after all debts due on the place
were paid, was to have one-half the in
come. Joe and his father also bound
themselves each to place in the bank
every year $50 for the benefit of Mrs
Weston and Annie as an old age and
rainy day" fund and to keep it at in
terest for them. The money vas paid
and the kindly old merchant shook
hands with them.
I'm sorry the planting firm of Yves
ton & Somerville has dissolved. I've
made money out Of it, but I've done
more than that-I've made two rafting
good farmers where there wasn't any
before, and the influence of Joe's work
is worth I don't know how many thou
sands Of dollars to this county," said
the retiring senior partner.
AS Joe and his father rode home |,
seemed a new world to them.
by the way. daddy, I've made some
thing on the trade too. We got m!
farm fenced. all right. and there's tina,
fifty bushels of cotton seed l can sell
I'll have more money to run on than
thought I would"
"Well, Joe. we've shore got to hustle
now and do some farmin' to get tina
place paid for: but, thank God, shes
ourn, an we'll come out all right"
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-12-23
Order Of Hearing Petition tor license to Sell
Real Estate
State of North Dakota
County of B%Ottineau

County OF Bottineau
In the matter of the estate Of Mary &. Vint
deceased:
On reading and filing the petition of
Edgar Fulton EthertOn, setting forth the
amount of personal estate that has come
to his hands, and the disposition thereof:
the amount of debts outstanding against
real estate of which said deceased died
seized. and the condition and value of
respective portion thereof: and praying
that license be to him granted to sell
he northeast quarter of section thirty
four, township ie2' range 81 in Bottineau
said petition, that it is for the best inter
ests of the estate and all persons interest
ed therein to sell said real estate:
1t is therefore ordered, That all persons
interested in said estate. appear before the
Judge of this court, on Tuesday. the l4th
a. M, at the court house in the county of
Bottineau, then and there to show cause,
if any there be, why license should not be
granted to said Edgar Fulton Etherton to
sell said real estate according to the prayer
of said petition.
And it is further ordered. that a copy of
this order shall be published for four sue
CeSsive weeks prior to the day of hearing
in the B%Ottineau Courant a weekly news
paper printed and published at Bottineau,
~. OAK, in said county. and personally
served on all persons interested in said
days before said day of hearing and upon
all other persons interested, according to
law.
Dated at Bottineau the 1st day of Decem-
Der. 1915.
(SeaD BY the court,
Irving X. parkway,
Judge of County Court.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-12-23
Notice 10 Creditors

State of North Dakota I &C
County of Bottineau so
County Court.
In the matter of the estate of Edward
T. Aasheim deceased.
Notice to Creditors
Notice is hereby given by TheOdOr Aas
helm. administrator, of the estate of Ed.
ward T. Aasheim deceased. to the creditors
of. and all persons having claims against
said deceased, to present them, with the
vouchers, to the said TheodOl
Aasheim. at Souris. North Dakota. within
six months after the first publication OF
this notice,
Dated this 9th day of November, 1915.
TheOdOr Aasheim,
Administrator.
First publication, Dec. 3, 1916.
dec 3 10 II 24)
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Continued Next week.
Belts and Sashes.

Belts and Sashss.
Belts and sashes may be fashioned
Or suit with which they are worn, OF
sometimes leather or silk is used fo1
contrast. Leather belts are parttcu
larly good on cloth or linen costumes
while the soft ribbon sashes + espe
cially lovely on frilly summer frocks.
One Of the greatest needs for sum
mer wear is a ribbon sash or gird1e,
A girdle and sash of shell pink satin Is
trimmed with French blue shirred
ribbon in a lovers knot design and del
icate pink roses. The design is used
on the two sash ends and repeated or
the front Of the girdle.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-12-23

soad I did not sell You could not b
disposed Of at all"
"Well, what'll you taker'
Mr.. Somerville's eyes twinkled.
"Since you and Joe have made such
crops on it this year, it's worth a heap
more
"Now, that's what l call a dog mean
trick" laughed Joe.
"But, as l was going on to say, I'll
not tack on that extra IS an acre."
whats the best you'll do on about
four years timer
It'll sell the e~ighty-six acres and
throw In the house and barn for $40
On acre"
Zone thousand seven hundred and
twenty dollars! That's a heap of
money to a Teller that amt got none
hardly"
"That's very reasonable, Tom"
Eyes, I amt disputin' that, but you
zee I only made $500. My account
with you is $40. amt it?"
EYES,"
''Then I'm goin' to pay you back
that $50 bonus you gave me on Joe's
time
mo, Tom, l don't want
for myself-self respec'. As for that
hundred you paid me for Joe, why, a
trades a trade. an you made money
on It."
more than doubled my money"
"Well, that leaves me with $3.50.
Then I owe you $50 rent, that leaves
o160. I want to keep 500 cash to run
on, SOS I won't go in debt, and to buy
me a start Of good hogs and some
chickens with, an that only leaves me
400 I could pay cash On the place."
THAT'S a pretty small payment
Tom
"Look here, Mr.. Somerville," said
Joe, who had been an interested lis
toner, II think I'll just change my
plans some. Seems to me paying rents
q waste of money, and the first thing
folks ought to do is to get some solid
ground Of their own under their feet"
mo doubt about that, Joe. but bust
Doos II business"
" know that, and I'm going to talk
business. Daddy, If you'll tx that place
up 20 mother and Annie will have q
home al long as they live in case any
thing happens to us and then give me
half Of what's made on It after it,
paid for I'll pitch in and help pay 70,
Il"
"Why, son, 1 don't want to take you
money"
1T amt that, daddy; it's investing it
Mr.. Somerville got 1907, half of what
made this year, straight farming.
can make that again next year ant
more, for I've got some experience
now. You pay him $50 rent. There:
over $3.50 that we could pay on thu
debt next year and still be in as goot
fx as we are right now. Four years o.
that would give vi a clear title to it."
That's so,' assented Tom Weston.
"What do you think Of the plan?"
Its all right"
every we'll, then, Mr.. Somerville
we'll trade. I get SIS prize none,
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-12-23
The Day Not Set.

The Day Not Set.
Ethel-Oh. l am sc happy! George
and l have mad up.
Lena-And what day have you hxed
upon for your marriage?
Ethel-Oh, we haven't guarded over
that y~et!-Judge.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-12-23
Col. 6. B. Holman
viii Cry Your Auction Sale

He is a streak of lightning
at selling household goods,
and a blaze of fire at selling
good live stock. He gets the
prices. Try him. Terms very
reasonable.
Address communications
toor call or terms at The
Bottineau Courant.