The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-09-27

Tunters generally report a light
chicken crop, while the bag of ducks
are uniformly satisfactory.
When in Rugby stop in and have a
home-cooked lunch at Miss Grants
place, Main street, second door north
OF p%ostoffice. 2t-9-27
l have a number of both wild and
improved Turtle Mountain farms for
sale. If in the market, call and
see me.-Wm. Collins, Bottineau,
N. D. .
The people of Maxbass gave a fare
we'll dance and supper in honor of
Alvin Farden, the first conscripted
young man to leave that vicinity for
the training camp.
H. H. Hovda, Neurologist of Minot
will be in B%ottineau Oct. 2Oth., to fit
glasses only. If you want first class
work see him. Positively his last Wis
1t this year. 3t-1O-11.
Glasses once fitted by the McCor-
mick System always fitted. Not nee
essary to have your glasses changed
every year or two as is the Ease with
the old system. See H. H. Hovda,
Neurologist, at Stone Hotel, Oct. goth.
His last visit. Do not miss it. 3t-1O-11
Those who are DESTROYS of securing
a girl or boy to work for board and
room while attending school, and
those who have rooms to rent, or room
and board to offer students, are re-
.quested to send in their names, either
by letter or phone, to Miss Mabel
Rosel. School will open Oct. 1st. 1t
A ~postoffice inspector from St. Paul
was in the city Tuesday and made an
inspection of the local p~ostofice. In
vestigation was also to ascertain the
needs of the postoffice for the next
ten years preparatory to making a
lease for premises, light, heat, water
and equipment. The matter will be
open for a short time and proposals
will be accepted.
Henry Steinmeier has purchased an
interest in the Shirley Hotel and this
popular eating place is again under
the management Of Steinmeier &
Kelley. The people of Bottineau will
welcome the Steinmeier family back
to the city. Mrs. Steinmeier is at
present visiting at the home of her
mother and will arrive here later,
while Mr.. Steinmeier is already on the
job.
Oscar Thorsen has again demon
,strated the worth Of the trusty Indian
Motorcycle. Being unable to secure a
dray for moving his household goods
to the Jackson residence on Thomp-
son street this week, he simply hooked
a lumber wagon to his motorcycle,
loaded it up with furniture, stoves and
other bric-a-brac and "cranked her
up" The powerful little machine ap-
peared to handle the heavily loaded
wagon with little difficulty.
Anton Hanson of Willow City pur-
chased the Ole X. Kittleson farm in
the Turtle Mountains closing the deal
last Saturday. This sale was made
by Wilson & Burghart Of this city,
and included 10 head Of Shorthorn
cattle, A head of horses and all farm
machinery. Nh. Hanson will move on
to the farm about. October 18th.
The sale was made through an ad
in the Courant and Mr.. Wilson is a
more confirmed believer in advertis-
ing than ever before.
So far as known here~no trace has
been found of the relatives of Fred
Dixon, the man found dead in the barn
on the Ed. Smith farm last week. He
was a man somewhat over fifty years
of age and had a bank book in his pos
session issued by a bank at Estevan,
Sask., showing a time certificate of
deposit for three thousand and some
odd dollars. The body was taken to
Lansford by Coroner Kent last week
and will be held for a week or so while
an effort is being made to locate rela-
|tives.-Antler American.
The dramatization Of Gene STRAIT
|ton-Porter's popular novel "Freckles"
is delighting thousands who have read
the book and thousands who have not
read it. AS a song play "Freckles" is
strong in poetic fancy, a revelation
to lovers of nature and possesses suf-
ficient stirring incidents to keep the
dramatic interest at concert pitch at
all times. And then again, the nus
ic, specially arranged for this produc-
ton is tuneful and inspiring. Under
the direction Of The Broadway Amuse-
ment Co. this remarkable song play
will be seen in this city for the first
time at the Grand Theatre, Oct. 9th.
A young man named Caldwell, a
nephew Of Mr. Deeter, living about 10
miles east Of this city met with a SER
ious accident yesterday while hauling,
coal for Fonda. As near as can be as
certained the lad dropped me of the
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