The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-08-17

er had the pleasure of being a
guest of the Bottineau Com.
mercial Club at this beautiful
ly appointed summer resort on
Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
We never knew very much
about Lake Metigoshe until
Editor Rishoff of the Bottineau
Courant came down to the win
ter meeting of the press associ-
alton at Grand Forks, and while
extending an invitation to the
press boys to hold their sum-
mer meeting at Lake Metigo-
she as the guests of the Botti-
neau commercial club, told of
the beauties of Bottineau and
it's popular summer resort. We
believed what the Bottineau
editor said and we went to the
summer meeting to find that
he had exaggerated nothing,
and besides finding one of the
prettiest lakes we have ever
seen, we found a degree of
hospitality on the part of the
Bottineau people that is seldom
equalled and never exCelled.
The 1916 summer meeting
will ever be remembered by the
editors and their ladies as one
of the happiest times of their
lives, and those who failed to
attend have much indeed to re-
greet. Absolutely nothing was
left undone by Editor Rishoff
and his lieutenants, among
whom were numbered all of
the people of Bottineau, to see
that their visitors were we'll
cared for and that they were
being properly entertained
every hour of the day and eve
ming from the time of their ar
rival until their departure.
While the weather man was
rather unkind and rain marred
the pleasure of one day, the
committee made the best OF it,
and the program for that day
was moved under cover.
A large tent was erected on
the shore of the lake, in which
were held the meeting of the
association, and all the boats
on the lake were placed at the
disposal of the editors during
the time they were not at
work. It is needless to add
that they worked but little.
There are perhaps two hun
dred cottages built by the citi-
zens of Bottineau and nearby
towns along the shores of the
lake, and practically allo these
were thrown open to the visit
ing editors. Concerts were
given by Bottineau's concert
band and selections were rem
dered Oh several occasions by
the Bottineau male quartette,
which are two organizations
that have no peer in the state.
Hundreds of autoes were at the
disposal of the editors to carry
them to and from the lake, and
there were absolutely no idle
moments. A big banquet
given by the commercial club
of Bottineau was one of the
most pleasant features of the
meeting.
Lake Metigoshe has shore
line of seventy-seven miles, and
is divided by the international
boundary, line, although the
greater part of the lake is in
Bottineau county. It is about
fifteen miles north of Bottineau
and is reached after pleasant
hours drive through the foot
hills of the Turtle Mountains.
There are two park associa-
tions, one on either side of the
lake, and each of them have
erected summer hotel, dance
hall and other conveniences for
campers. Row boats, canoes,
sailboats and launches are in
abundance. In the center of
the lake is located what is
known as the Masonic Island,
where the Masonic degrees are
conferred each year in a natural
setting by lodges from various
parts Of the country.
The city of Bottineau is stu
ated in the center of rich
farming country, and is one of
the wide-awake county seat
towns Of North Dakota. The
town has good system of
sewerage, water works, electric
light system, flour mill, hospi-
tai, beautiful residences, first
class school, q fine court house,
many fine stone and brick
blocks. wide atreeta. and p