The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-01-24
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My honored and respected critic in
his last weeks issue of the Bottineau
County News, brings forth the state
ment that I tried to harm the char
acter and reputation Of the men
who are aligned with the "New
Farmers League" Now I want to
inform my d~eep-thinking (O critic
that I write from a political view
and not from a stand attacking their
character. I have friends and rela-
tives whose characters are as clean
and unsullied as Mr.. Falkenstein's
own, if I had attacked their char
acter as I happen to be a son of n
Of the men whom Nh. Falkenstein
has as one of his political colleagues.
Now, Mr.. Falkenstein, just a word in
closing. I believe that / am fairly
proficient in handling the English
language and if I had been writing
about cats, / would not have meant
dogs; and as I was writing about
politics / meant things from a politi-
cal viewpoint and not from n at
lacking ~anybody's character. l real
ize that everyone who is opposed to
the Nonpartisan league would be very
much pleased to see the N. P. L. go
down in defeat even though their own
friends and neighbors were among
those defeated. Hence, my former
phrase of profit by the downfall OF
their friends and neighbors." | sin
cerely trust that the eminent writer
Of the News will brush his glasses and
dust the cob-webs off his brain so that
he a read and see things as a ma
ture man should and not as a feeble
childish old a
Mrs. H. J. Hanson and son Sandy,
were callers at the Christ Thompson
and H. L. Lillestrand homes n Thurs
day afternoon.
Norris Hanson and Edwin Christen-
son were county seat visitors on We'd
nesday.
We are all sorry to hear that Ed.
Christenson,s arm, which he had so
badly mangled in a grinder some
time ago is not mending as it should.
We hope that Ed. will not have to
have any more trouble along that
line as he has suffered enough.
T. d. Acheson was a county seat
visitor on Saturday.
Oluf Olson and Knut Holm, our
~congenial school clerk, were visitors
at the John Foss home on Saturday
evening.
Henry Olson returned from Bot
tinean on Thursday, after spending
q few days with friends and relatives.
Marvin Olson is now the possessor
Of q new covered jumper and will not
feel the cold any from now or.
Oscar Berg visited at the H. I. Lii
lestrand home one evening last week.
Clara Hanson was the guest Of her
cousin, Louise Lillestrand from Sat
urday until Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. HI. Z. Lillestrand and Miss
Annetta were callers at the Ed. Berg
home on Sunday.
Miss Alma Olson visited at the
home Of her brother Oluf on Monday.
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Edwin Olson helped II. Z. Lilies
trand d day last week.
Annetta Lillestrand. and T. .. Ach-
eson were callers at the Chris. Thorn
son home on Thursday evening.
The Literary society was supposed
to meet IN the town hall Sunday but
did not on account Of Hooverizing on
coal and gasoline.
The weather has been very nice the
last few days and we want 70 thank
the weather mar for his Kindness and
hope that he will keep il up for the
balance of the winter
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