The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-06-28
ROTH NEWS.

ROTH NEWS. ..
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Bogstie and
children left Wednesday of last week
on an auto trip to Montana, where
they will visit friends.
VIM. George returned on Saturday
from Lansford, where he has been
visiting for several days.
The showers that we received last
Thursday and Friday nights was just
what was needed.
The Misses Marian and Marvyll
Miller, Mae Bacon, Clara Rodseth
and Mesdames Carl Soland, C. J. Ry-
ding, A. ]. Brown, 1. Tanner and
Messrs. Lyle Miller, j.. M. DAILY, Val.
Cowles, c. j. Ryding, George, John
and Haaken Guttu and Sid Rodseth
attended the Wednesday evening per-
Torrance of the Souris chautauqua.
Mr.. Hoover, the gentleman who
has been appointed by President Will
son to oversee the food situation dur
ing the period of war, told the govern
ment officials last week that the mil
lers and middlemen of the country
had cleared up $50,0O0,000 profits on
flour in the last five months. The
Minneapolis Journal, one of the north
vests great lingo sheets Immediate
ly took MIR. Hoover to task concern
ing the matter and endeavored to
smooth it over for the millers. In
attacking Mr.. Hoover the Journal is
showing how %unpatriotic it really is.
The Journal also displays a dislike for
CONSUMPTION of wealth. Big Biz and
it's representative press r very pa
triotic until their profits are affected
and when that happens just listen to
them howl.
Miss Anderson returned from May
vile Friday.
Miss Naomi Mollet returned to her
home in Bottineau Saturday after
several days. visit at the home Of Mrs
Effie Kelly.
Mrs. Ed. Skarphol was a passenger
to Rugby Saturday.
M. F. Murphy of Grand Forks was
a caller at the J. M. DAILY home on
Thursday.
The stockholders of the Farmers
Elevator Co. held a meeting in their
local office Thursday.
A. H. Brunsvold left Thursday for
Edinburg, N. D.
"Kaiser" Bacon writes that he pro-
I duced a world beating COW and wants
to know if he wasn't committing an
act of patriotism by SO doing, which
question is entitled to position No. %
in the foolish question department.
Also, Mr.. Bacon is the cause of the
production of a considerable amount
of shot air" in this state which is
very unpatriotic indeed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Billehus left
for Crosby On Thursday.
Earl and Harry Buchanan left for
Minneapolis Wednesday of last week.
They intend to enlist in the navy.
Miss Isabelle Iverson returned from
Grand Forks Thursday of last week,
after a short visit with relatives in
that city.
The Misses Thorson of Lowry, Min
nesota arrived" Thursday for a visit
at the John Sveen home.
Haakon and John Guttu were Bot
tineau visitors Thursday.
The league members in this vicin-
ity are still of the belief that the
league program is right and that rep
resentatives of the league are the
proper ones to carry out that pro-
gram.
H. H. Gravseth was a Bottineau
visitor Thursday. He returned with
his new car the same day.
Mrs. Carl Soland visited with rel
atives in Souris a few days last week.
G. S. Ogren transacted business in
Roth last week.
The local Farmers Elevator Co..
now has a large line Of Independent
machinery in stock.
j. M. DAILY motored to Waskada.
with M. F. Murphy Thursday.
Messrs. Willis Hetlund, Ole OHM,
Anton johnson, VIM. Hewitt and Val.
Cowles entertained the Sunday School
scholars with an ice cream social in.
the school house Friday evening.
The wedding Of Miss Inga Nordslet-
ten and Thorvald Sveen took place
in the church north of Roth Saturday.
Both the bride and groom are we'll
known, and thought of, in this vicin-
ity. We extend hearty c~ongratula-
tions and wish them q happy journey
through life.
MI. and Mrs. O. L. Charnholm at
tended the Nordsletten-Sveen wedding
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mr.. G. G.. Hedeen were
Newburg, visitors Tuesday.
/, Senator Sandstrom still persists IN
! speaking Of that certain element that
believes in free love" in his debates.
HA .won1d Ike "a imn9ess unnn %ho