The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-02-22

they enter the race again for re-elec-
ton to their respective positions, they
certainly should be reelected by
handsome majorities.
Last Sunday Mrs. G. D. Miller was
elected Superintendent Of the Cradle
Roll in the local Sunday School, to
succeed Mrs. E. H. Charnholm, who
will leave soon for Bottineau.
VIM. Hewitt was a Bottineau visit
or Thursday.
Fred Teigen was a passenger to
Rugby Thursday.
The newly organized Farmers
Shipping association held a business
meeting in the old school building on
Wednesday of last week.
Edwin jacobson of Minot has been
visiting at the home of his brother,
Jacob Jacobson.
Oscar Wallen, a brother of Mrs.
liver Gravseth returned Thursday to
resume working for Mr. Gravseth af-
ter visiting several weeks at his home
near McCanna.
FRANK MlllCI lClC "CuIlCouoy VI
last week for his home at Glasgow,
Mont, after a short visit with rela-
tives in this vicinity.
Considerable Canadian grain has
been brought to Roth lately.
Rev. McBain of Bottineau will con-
duct English services in the local
school building next Sunday evening
at eight o'clock.
! Roth is to have a stock yard in the
spring.
John w. O'Leary, president of the
Chicago Commerce Association, in
speaking of patriotism made the fol-
lowing remark. IF armies are requir-
ed we must be prepared to encourage
those willing to bear arms. If the
nation requires supplies we must be
prepared to furnish them without lab
normal profits" Some class to this
"patriot" who would encourage those
willing to bear arms" and furnish
supplies without abnormal profits"
Nothing is said about joining the ar
my by this "patriot."- No doubt this
patriot" is what Jerry Bacon, North
Dakota's capitalist catamount," calls
a sound conservative citizen. e..
The Grand Forks Herald. Lo. Gar
den and the rest of the bunch are SO
terribly anxious to see that no 'out-.
side interests" shall interfere with
North Dakota's public affairs. We.
NOW have an opportunity for them to
come forth in battle array and shew
their colors. It seems that there has
been introduced into one of our state,
lawmaking houses a bill which would
interfere with the peddling of pat
ent medicine, would give Dr.. Ladd the
full say as to what should and what
should not be sold, we understand.
We do not question the merits of this
bill for we have no thorough under
standing of it. Anyway the J. r.
| Watkins Co., of Winona, Mimi, i'm
mediately got busy and wired to
their agents in this state to do what
they could, by wiring their senators
to defeat this bill. Therefore we now
expect some editorials in the Grand
Forks Herald and Souris Messenger
(Matt is off the job at present and
Falky can't write a real editorial I'M
less he gets a tip from someone else,
so we can't expect any from that
source) denouncing the interference
Of this "outside interest" Of u pub
lie affairs and to say the least W. will
be greatly disappointed if they are
not forthcoming.
Mrs. L. Rice was a passenger to
Bottineau Monday morning.
Lloyd Lillestrand, Elmer Charm
holm and Val. Cowles were passen-
gers to Bottineau Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. j. Ryding and
children visited over Sunday with
relatives in Rugby.
Adolph Bower transacted business
in Bottineau Friday.
The dance which was to have been
held last Friday was postponed and
will take place Friday, Feb. %.
Nels SHE, Oluf Monson, George
and John Guttu, came down from
Carbury Friday evening to attend the
dance.
OAK VALLEY TOWNSHIP.