The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-06-13

Taken Up-Came into my enclosure
on. the Steve Westacott place, 2k
miles south and one mile west of Bot
tineau, on June /, 1913, one red year.
ling heifer. Owner must pay charges
and take same away.-F. R. Bahr,
B%ottineau, N. D. st.
The Baby Week program which was
held in the Methodist church on Sat-
urday, June LIST, was a decided sue
cess in every particular. The parade
which preceded the program was an
amusement to all. Particulars of the
judging Of the various babies are
lacking.
The high school baseball team went
to Westhope last Friday and again
met defeat, the game ending 8 to 2 in
Westhope's favor. While in Westhope
a heavy rain fell and as one of the
cars was making the trip without
chains considerable difficulty was ex-
perienced in returning home.
P. A. Cumberland, who has been
holding down a homestead claim near
Opheim, Montana, but who has just
made final proof on the same, arrived
in Bottineau this forenoon via motor
cycle route. He will make his home
with his parents, MI. and Mrs. A. P.
Cumberland up in the hills, for the
present.
Secretary McMillen of the CONNER
cial Club, has received Bottineau's
honor flag bearing the blue star which
was given the city by the government
for having doubled it's allotment of
the sale Of the third liberty loan bonds.
It will be placed on display in the
p~ostoffice lobby.
Taken up:-Came to my enclosure
ten miles south of Bottineau on June
list, 1918, n black mare, weight
about 1850, about 8 years old, one
bay mare weight about 1900, age
about Is years; one bay mare, weight
about 1900, age about 3 years; one
black gelding, weight about $50, age
about 3 years.-M. G. Clark, Botti-
neau, N. D. tt.
Roswell P. Merritt, optical specialist
of Kenmare, N. Dak., will personally
visit the following towns: Westhope,
Monday, June "a, office at Planters
hotel. Souris, Tuesday, June Is, Of
flee at Gladys hotel. Willow City,
Wednesday,, June rs, office at Heath's
residence. All persons having de-
fective eyesight, headaches, or who
need their glasses changed or renew
ed call and see him. ZIP.
F. Rohrbacker Of Maxbass arriv-
ed in town Sunday evening, returning
from . trip to St. John, where he had
disposed Of 81 young pigs at $1,000
each (the price Of two years. MEM
bership in the N. P. L.) These 81
pige were from four sows, including
three which he kept himself. SO Frank,
thinks $4,000 is q good crop for one
year. These pigs were Of the Improv-
ed Large Yorkshire breed.
Sim Robson of Roth had his should
er dislocated last evening in an auto
accident. Mr.. Robson was driving
Otto Charnholm's car and jumped a
rut near the Jack Cameron farm, go
ing over a steep grade and in order
to avoid a telephone pole MI. Robe
son turned very short and the a up
set. MI. Charnholm and Mr.. Robeson's
boy, who were in the car, escaped I'M
injured.
While returning home from up town
last evening DR.. F. T. O'Brien had
the misfortune to have his automo-
bile catch on fire. The cause of the
blaze is not known as the car was
running perfectly at the time. The
fire department was called and the
blaze. soon extinguished. We under
stand that Mr.. O'Brien had the car
insured and altho it is not completely
burned up will require a good sum to
again put it in running order.
Bills are out for what is designed
to be a monster Nonpartisan get-to-
gether basket picnic at a point ten
miles north Of Towner on the east
side of the Mouse river on Friday,
June 21st. A composite brass band,
made up of the best talent of the
several bands in the county, will fur
nish the music for the occasion. A..
C. Townley, Secretary of Agriculture
and Labor ]. N. Hagen, Senator Ham,
ilton, and our own "Father" Hagen,
will be the principal speakers. Every
body is invited.
Nonpartisan League Meeting.