The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-11-22
WHEATON TOWNSHIP

WHEATON TOWNSHIP.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. Bergstrom
and children were guests at the
Fred Moody home Sunday.
Gilbert Crotty was here this
week calling on friends and re-
newing acquaintance. He re-
turned to Duluth Saturday, at
which place he will spend the
winter.
Mrs. w. j. Lewis entertained
the M. E. Ladies Aid at her
home in Hoffman township on
Thursday, Nov. 8. About 20 la
dies and about 10 gentlemen
and the usual number Of small
children were present and enjoy
ed the afternoon and also a most
delectable lunch, served at 5
o'clock. The time was given to
discussion of the financial affairs
of the Aid and to election of Of
ficers. The report of the retir-
ing Secy-treas. g., Mrs. Jas. Shu-
man, showed that something like
$3.50 remained in the treasury.
It was voted to pay $50 of this
on the minister's salary and de-
vote the remainder to paying
part of the bill for lumber used
in building the annex to the
church. Singing by the men,
bers and visitors and a vocal
duet by Mesdames Saffron and
Lewis added to the pleasure of
the meeting The new officers
are as follows. President-Mrs.
Ed. Thorne; V. Jres.-Mrs. w.
] Lewis Sec.-treas.-Mrs. C. E..
Jackson The program committee
will be appointed by the Presi-
dent later.
Misses Myrtle and Pearl Mel
son visited at the P. Person
home Sunday, Nov. II, and
Mrs. Mcintyre called in the eve
ming for a short time.
Mrs. O.. Hangar has been jill
for the past week and is not yet
able to be up around.
Most of us regret exceeding.
ly that the Roth correspondent
has severed his connection with
the Courant-that is in the cap
acity of correspondent. His
items, so full of plain truths and
trite sayings, have attracted at
tention everywhere that the
Courant has gone, and, his ar
ticles exposing the extortions of
big Biz" have been right to the
point. Here's hoping he's given
a position on the staff of the
Courier News or Non Partisan
Leader.
Friends of Mrs. Henry Ode of
Brandon, S. d. formerly Miss
Sandlie of MohalD were hor-
ribly shocked and grieved to
hear of her death by burning at
her. home in Brandon. She had
generated an oil stove, prepara-
tory to lighting it, when the
phone rang. She left the stove
as it was and answered the tele-
phone call. On her return she
must have attempted to light the
stove for it exploded, burning
her SO dreadfully that she lived
two days in agony before death
came to relieve her. Mrs. Ode
was a former B0ttineau county
teacher, but we all remember
her best in the Woman's Club
play "Rebecca's Triumph
where as "Dora' she captivated
the audience by her clever inn
personation of that merry, ro-|
guish character. A bride of on
|ly a little over a year her death
has cast a shadow over the
hearts Of all who knew her. She
was only % years old at the
time Of her death.
The weather prophets, who
predicted that our snow would
disappear, so rye seeding could
be resumed and folks could. run
their cars, have our gratitude.
Also we are grateful to this fine
Indian Summer weather. TIL
makes one averse to believe with
William Cullen Bryant that,
The melancholy days have
come,
The saddest Of the year"
We would rather read LowelTs
|tIndian Summer Reverie," and
enjoy the good while it lasts.
To get these items to the Cour-,
liant in time we must mail them
Saturday as the mail man makes
but 8 trips per week.