The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-02-08
SOCIETY NEWS
Victory in North Dakota.

Victory in North Dakota.
Woman's Journal, Boston, Mass
North Dakota has lined up beside H.
linois in granting presidential and
municipal suffrage to
This makes the fourteenth large
victory that the suffrage movement
has won on this side of the ocean
within the past seven years. The
state of Washington granted woman
suffrage in 1910, California in 1911,
Kansas, Oregon and Arizona in 1912,
Illinois and Alaska in 1913, Montana
and Nevada in 1914, Manitoba, AL
berta, Saskatchewan, British Column
bia and Yucatan in 1916, and now, be-
fore 1917 is a month old, North Da-
kota joins the procession.
This adds 7O,837 square miles to
the white territory on the suffrage
map, and raises to So the number of
votes which the woman suffrage states
will control in the Electoral COL
lege.
Bills modelled upon the Illinois
measures are pending in the Legis-
latures of many other states, and the
progressive action of North Dakota
will give an impetus to all of them.
1t will also increase the pressure up
on Congress to submit the nationwide
suffrage amendment.
1t is significant that this advanced
action should be taken in North Da-
kota just at the time when the
farmers of that state have risen sue
cessfully against the tyranny of the
grain spectators. An account of this
remarkable revolt will be found in
another column. A. S. B.
Mrs. Geo. Smith submitted to an
operation at St. Andrews hospital
yesterday. Mrs. Smith has been in
poor health for some time and the
family's many friends will hope that
she has found permanent relief.
M. M. VanCampeauX, d. d., of
GAINESVILLE, Mimi, arrived in Botti-
neau Friday for a weekend visit with
friends here. Mr.. Van Campeaux re-
turned to GAINESVILLE on Tuesday.
Geo. w. Kirkeby of Souris was a
business visitor in B~ottineau on Fri
day, but the girls could not induce
him to remain for the dance.
Mrs. A. E. Webb left Tuesday for a
visit with her sister, Mrs. A. C. An
derson at Willow City. Mrs. Webb
will shortly return to her home at
Carbury, Man. She was called here
several days ago by the death of her
sister, Mrs. |. r. parkway, and has
since been visiting with the family
and with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. l..
H. Sylvester.
Madame Robson will teach her last
class-in practical dressmaking in Bot
tineau beginning Feb. Is. All wish
ing to join should call or write at
nee. 1t
Mr.. and Mrs. L. H. Sylvester have
this week moved to the l.. r. Bark
way home to are for the little ones
until Mr.. Barkway's si~ster-in-law,
Mrs. Margaret Carter, returns from
her home at Providence, Rhode Is
land, to take charge of the house.
hold duties.
Miss Philomene Soucie of Omemee
was the guest of her cousin, Miss
Beatrice Lescault over Sunday, re-
turning home Tuesday.
Miss Velma Wilson returned on
Tuesday from a visit with friends at
Westhope.
Miss Margaret Orr of Westhope
was a guest of friends in Bottineau
between trains on Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Ohmart left for
St. Paul Saturday where they will
attend the auto show and carnival.
Born to Rev. and Mrs. H. Lewis
Meyer, Friday, Feb. 2, a baby boy.
Newton Greiner left Saturday for
Minneapolis where he. expects to re-
main at least until spring. His sis
tiers, Misses Nellie, Ada and Alice are
now all at that place so Newton says
it will seem like home.