The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-08-03

windows in the Catlin, Smith
& Co. department store was
blown out in last nights terri.
tic wind storm.
The government thermomet.
er at the State School of For.
estry registered 80 degrees in
the shade last Friday-this be.
ing the hottest day on record
for several years past.
D. r. Carlson, secretary OF
the North Dakota Press associ-
alton, came up from Towner
Friday to confer with the local
committee regarding arrange
ments for the press meeting.
Omemee again defeated
Overly on the formers dia.
mond Sunday by a score of 2
to 8. But for an outtield error
in the ninth on the part of
Omemee the visitors would
have been treated to a shutout.
J. J. Boehnke, prominent re-
sident of Bottineau county,
celebrated his 62nd birthday
anniversary at his home al
Kramer on Sunday, July %.
Mr.. Boehnke's aged father, NJ.
Boehnke, of this city, was
among the guests at the family
gathering.
1t is useless to think you
can succeed without the nee.
essary preparation. If you de.
eide to enter Mankato Com.
mercial College this fall you
are taking the first step that
will lead to success. Send for
their catalog. 1t is free.
DR.. Farnand's office in Bot.
tineau will be open Monday,
Wednesday, Thursday and
Saturday of a h week.
New location four doors north
of the First National Bank. In
Westhope Tuesdays and Fri.
days all day. If,
John Lizotte, formerly OF
Willow City. who moved his
family to Denver, Colorado.
about three years ago in the
hopes of bene6tting Mrs.
Lizotte's failing health, is look
ing after farming interests in
Bottineau county. Mr.. Lizotte
reports his wife very much i'm.
proved.
Walter Belyea arrived last
evening and will spend the
month of August at the home
of his father, George Belyea.
He recently returned to Grand
Forks from Chicago and other
Eastern points, and represent.
ed the University Y. NJ. c.. A.
at their conference held in
Geneva, Wis. this summer.
Carsten Woll appeared be-
fore the Woman's Club yester-
day afternoon in one of the
most delightful song recitals
to which the people of Mad
ison have been privileged to
listen. Mr.. Woll possesses a
warm. sympathetic voice, re-
sonent and we'll under control.
Madison wis. democrat.
Lansford is determined that
there shall be no drunk and
disorderly episodes in that
town. Last week two individ-
uals imbibed altogether too
freely of the cup that cheers
and also inebriates, with the
result that they were given
the option of $500 Or fifteen days.
Not having the money, they
are spending a fortnight under
the hospitable roof of Sheriff
McLean's domicile.
A deal was closed Tuesday
whereby J.. H. Weaver pur-
chased the interest of Knox
Ferguson in the ]. H.. Weaver
& ca. furniture and undertake
ing establishment. This leaves
Mr.. Weaver sole proprietor of
the establishment. Mr. Fergu-
son will remain with the firm
until next spring in the capa.
city of salesman, but has made
no definite future plans.
In one of the raggedest
games ever seen on a dia-
mond in Bottineau county,
Bottineau defeated the Souris
team at the latter place Sun
day by a score of II to 18. 1t
was a SUGGEST from start to
finish, no less than five home
runs figuring in the score card.
Woods and Costello of the
locals each got two of these.