The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-01-16

portant lines during the year 1919.
Fargo.--Members Of the North Da-
kota C~hiropractic association met here
tn special session on Tuesday Of last
week.
Dickinson.-North Dakota county
commissioners will hold an important
session in this city on January %
and q.
Fargo.-The~ state headquarters OF
the American Red Cross in this city
is to be closed about the middle Of the
present month.
Mandan.-Mrs. Frank Wilder, wife
Of the former deputy secretary Of
state, died a few days ago at the home
Of her daughter near here.
Fargo.-A local runnor has it that
the Consumers United States company
may establish headquarters here In a
business block which the organization
has recently leased.
Bismarck.-Former State Superin-s
tendent Of Public Instruction 3. j.
Taylor has removed to Washington,
d. e., where he will be engaged in
army reconstruction work.
Observation-Disclosures less a
riage licenses we're issued in Stutsman
county in 1918 than during the year
previous, the smaller number being
generally attributed to the war;
Minot.-Policeman Edward Robson
Of this city has been acquitted Of re-
sponsibility for the death Of e.. NJ.
Ln 11nnes 1yl,D woe shot xx,hi1D okkon,p M
ing to escape from arrest in a raid Of
alleged thieves here some time ago.
Bismarck.-North Dakota golfers
will be given an opportunity to wit
ness the famous strokes Of the state
champion, John Reuter-, Jr., Of Dickin-
son, who has been filmed in action by
a local movie concern for this purpose.
Fargo.-State Field Agent A. J..
Surratt of the. United States depart
ment Of agriculture reports that the
total cultivated acreage in North Da-
kota the past year was approximately
100000 or 1865, 900 more than the
previous year.
Grand Forks.-A test suit is being
brought by Attorney General William
LANCER to determine the legality of
the states claim to $4,000 of funds
which the attorney general believes to
be due to the commonwealth from the
county Of Grand Forks.
Fargo.-A local community training
school of religious education, opened
here under the auspices of the Y.sM.
G. A. last week, started with such
favorable conditions for success that
the adoption Of the plan by other com
munities is said to be assured.
Mandan.-Interest in the exploit of
a wel1-known Mandan young man, now
in the aerial service, was renewed a
few days ago by the publication of a
portrait Of the young man, Clifford
Prodger, with the huge Handley-Page
machine In which he piloted forty
passengers over the city Of London a
short time ago. a~,j
Dickinson.-Local officials took
Theodore Deletzke at his word and
searched him after he had boosted
that he sold two gallons of liquid
Christmas cheer for $125. He still had
two suitcases of fiery fluid in his pos
session, which should have made him
independently rich If the opportunity
and demand had held out.
Drake.-This city has recently re-
sold to a local electric company the
city lighting plant which had been
purchased some time previously for
municipal operation. The city did not
find the operation of the plant a salts
factory undertaking, and has turned it
back to the previous owners with re-
newal of their franchise privileges.
misunderstanding Thomas Allan
Box of the state council of defense
reports that that organization nego-
tiated 1000 leases Of waste lands
during the last growing season, and
that the average yield on each lease
was $1,000, making the gain in net
revenue to the state $1.OOO,OOO, of
which the council appropriation of
$4,000 was 1.5 per cent.
Bismarck.-George N. Remission,
secretary OF the local Commercial
club, has been elected second vice
president Of the National Parks High
way association, which has just held a
meeting in Spokane. Mr.. Remission has
been for a number of years president
of the North Dakota section OF the
organization and has been a vigorous
promoter of the development Of some
of the famous overland trails.
Mandan.-A sharp increase In the
movement of real estate between local
buyers and sellers leads Mandan bust
ness men to anticipate a considerable
revival Of real estate and building In
dustries here during the present year.
Several good sized blocks Of property
have changed hands, and 1t is pointed
out that active local buying. IN the
experience Of real estate E usually
presages an increase OF interest among
prospective purchasers from outside.
Bismarck.-The $1O,OOO,OOO suit be-
gun BY Attorney General William
LANCER against q group of four twin
city grain companies, charging q con-
Lspiracy to hold down grain prices
recently removed from the district