The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-04-25
people in the war IN which both peo-
pies T now engaged.

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An almost unequalled contribution
to the Red Cross was that Of Mrs.
Ole Schulberg, Dunn Center, N. D.,
who recently donated her homestead
which overs 100 acres Of good Dunn
county soil. This sacrifice has been
classed as typically American as it
illustrates the spirit of the real Amer
lean who, in a time of crisis, returns
to his country that which it gave
when it was opulent and safe.
Out of the designs submitted for
Red Cross furniture in army canton
ment hospitals by manual training
students representing three states,
Stanley futile and Stanley Fynskov,
of Owatonna, Mimi, have been award
ed prizes by the National Red Cross
committee at Washington.
It is not yet known what the prizes
are but out Of eight designs chosen
by the committee, two were from Min
nesota. The Owatonna boys worked
out the designs of the tables and stools
under the direction of E. G. Chambers,
director Of manual training in the high
school.
An auction sale was held at Aneta,
N. D., recently, which Melted the local
Red Cross about $4.25O. Fancy work,
food, live stock, seed and almost ev-
cry conceivable thing was donated.
The first article placed at auction was
q small silk American flag which sold
for $555. Later a similar flag brought
$1,110. After the auction both flags
were given to schools. During the
"intermission" three little girls sang
a parody on Keep the Home Fires
Burning" This they were asked to
repeat several times and finally 500
more was added to the Red Cross.
Aneta is a town with a population of
$50 and has a 100 per cent Red Cross
membership.
In Onida, Okobojo and Agar, S. D.
all towns in the county Of Brook
ings which has a population of 1900
1920 was raised for the Red Cross
during the month of March. The
money was realized almost entirely
from auctions.
An auction held at Kenneth, Mimi.
recently Melted $3,791 for the local
Red Cross. There are only 100 in
habitants in this town and its vicin-
ity.
In Franklin, Mimi, 1929 was re-
Gently raised for the Red Cross by
Junior members. A carnival was Civ
en-, in the public school, which con.
sisted of a wild west show, a contin.
uous vaudeville, a "movie" show
furnished by the school stereopticor
i-palmistry, swimming matches anc
booths with various attractions.
Previous to the carnival a parade
took place. There were a number Of
floats among which was a miniature
ambulance with a wounded man" in.
side, attended by several little girls
dressed as Red Cross nurses.
Many gifts have been contributed
to the Red Cross branch Of Spring
Valley, MINI. Two men have donat.
ed Holstein calves, another has Civ
en- one-half an acre of timber; $40
the proceeds of a social-was give1
by one school, and $50-realized from
an operetta given by the girls glee
club of the high school-was turned
over to the Red Cross.
At a Red Cross rally held in con.
nection with patriotic exercises giver
in honor of forty-two men leaving fol
Camp Dodge, $4,000 was raised TO,
the Red Cross. One feature of the
rally was the signing" of the Declar'
alton Of Independence at 81 per name
and which netted the local chapter
$500. One farmer brought in a load
of bricks which were used to throw
at q dummy Of the kaiser; two throws
were allowed for rs cents.
J At the little town of Magnolia