The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-07-19

j. N. Greiner returned on Sunday
from Canada, where he has spent
some time looking after farming in
terests. He reports crop conditions
in the dominion as very unfavorable.
Nels Magnuson passed through here
Monday morning on his way to James,
town to attend the annual conven-
ton Of the North Dakota Mutual
Insurance Association. He will also
60 to st. Paul on business before re-
turning to Souris.
Thos. Hennessy, accompanied by
Mrs. Hennessy, drove across from
Kenmare Saturday, the former COM
ing here to attend the annual meet
ing Of the Courant stockholders. Mr..
Hennessy expects to spend most of
the summer in Ward county in the
interests Of the Nonpartisan League.
Crop conditions in this part of the
county are quite gratifying, in spite
of the fact that more rain is quite
badly needed. It is conceded that
there will be only a light crop, even
with the most favorable conditions
from now on. In the western part Of
the county the outlook is less en-
couraging and a very light crop is
inevitable.
Irwin and June Crowder returned
last week from their auto trip thru
Montana. They stopped off at Miles
City and took in the Roundup-an
event that attracts thousands from
all parts of the state. They report
crops poor all along the route and
assert that the. territory in the i'm
mediate vicinity of Bottineau looked
better than anything they saw on
the entire trip.
Fans will have an opportunity Sun
day afternoon Of seeing what will
likely be one of the fastest games Of
ball ever played in this section of the
state, when Omemee and Velva meet
on the formers diamond. Velva has
one of the best teams in the state,
this week defeating the Minot North
ern League team by a decisive score.
Omemee has won fourteen out of the
, fifteen games played this year and
will, no doubt, give a good account OF
themselves against the fast Velva
team.
The Government needs Farmers as
we'll as Fighters. Two million three
hundred thousand acres of Oregon
and California Railroad Co., Grant
Lands. Titles revested in the United
! States. To be opened for homestead
and sale. Containing some of the best
land left in the United States. Large
copyrighted map, showing land left
by sections and description of soil,
climate rainfall, elevations, tempera-
ture, etc. Postpaid One Dollar. Grant
Lands Locating Co. Portland, Oregon.
Oct. II.
Quite a delegation of fans accom-
panied the ball team to Towner Sun
day and were compelled to witness
the worst drubbing the team has re-
| ceived this season-or for many sea-
sons past. The score of II to 2 tells
the STueSOIue Yale. AAio oAAoAo VA oN~
part of the locals were 50 numerous
that no one attempted to keep track.
The only "alibi" offered is that the
game. did not start until well to-
wards six o'clock, the visiting team
in the meanwhile putting in several
hours on the diamond, with the result
that they were all tagged out when
the game opened up-and did not like
to run bases. Towner has a good
team, but under ordinary conditions
Bottineau could give them a real
game. It is not likely, however, that
n return game will be played, as
the base ball season is practically ov-
er as far as this, section OF the state
is concerned.