The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1920-04-15
RUSSELL NEWS

The r. H. Maier family had small
mishap last Friday morning which
might have proved serious. 1t seems
that they had let the water hopper
on the gasoline engine freeze full of
ice and Mr. Maier in order to clear
the hopper turned the engine over
and in so doing there was some gaso-
line spilled on the floor and Mr.. Maie1
started the engine not thinking about
the danger consequently fire started
at once. However it was extinguished
without serious damage.
George Beatty, our garage man is
back on the job again, better have
your car overhauled, you might want
to use it this summer.
Hair cut? Shave? see Lief Brown,
the Barber.
Miss Esther Knudson is again back
in the Postoffice.
J. E. Buchholz, our Postmaster has
commenced his farm work for the
spring.
Russell is to have filling station,
the Standard Oil Co. will install it
some time in the near future and it
will be in charge of Ekren Bros.
The Misses Livedahl and Craig have
returned to take up their school duties.
A number of families who have
spent the winter in town in order to
school their children are moving out
to their farms again.
| It is quite amusing to see the gang
who have been trying to smooth over
the cause of the burning of the Farm
ers Elevator, not little uneasy, but
it is great to note that they get no
sympathy from the honorable and re-
spectacle people Of the community.
Well they will possibly learn that the
way of the transgressor is hard.
Born April 9Th to Mrs. Gust Tim
bo, a baby girl. Mother and baby are
doing nicely.
! Ray Workman left for Rega Tues
day the 18th where he will visit with
his GRANDPARENTS.
Miss Helen Maier and brother Elois
visited with their cousins at Eckman
over Sunday.
Miss Ethel Workman returned Mon
day to finish the term of High School.
The business men of Russell may
organize Community Boosters Club
in the near future. This sounds good
for Russell and the community. The
aim of the Club will be to boost the
farmers and their cause.
Olaf Ekren, cf the Ekren Bros. Mer-
camille Co. spent couple of days here
last week with his brother John. Olaf
is newly wed and he informs us that
he has spent the winter in California.
His many friends in our town were
glad to see him.
It is with regret that we report the
death of John Skim, which ocurred
at Bottineau April 3rd., following an
operation for appendicitis. John was
one of the promising young men OF
this community and an ex-soldier, who
served his country for some time dur
ing the late war. He was little over
% years of age at the time Of his
death. He was born at Winnipeg and
moved with his parents to North Da-
kota in 1898, where he has made his
home since. He was married to Clara
Shong on June Oath, 1919 and to this
wife was born baby girl on April
4th, 1920. The wife and baby are doing
as we'll as can be expected under the
circumstances. He leaves his wife and
baby, mother, father, a sister and two
brothers and many friends to mourn
his loss. His body was laid to rest in
the Newburg cemetery, the pastor OF
the M. E. Church at Russell assisted
by Rev. Wyand of Grand Forks, deliv-
cred the funeral sermon. A short SER
|vice was held at the home on account
of the wife being unable to attend the
funeral at the church. The bereaved
ones have the sympathy of the entire
neighborhood. ~
| A fine Easter program was render
ed at the M. E. Church and much
credit is due those who trained the
Ichi'dren.
/ Mr.. Booth, our professor, has re-
turned from Sawyer where he spent
Eacter week with his parents and
friends. He informs us that the snow
lis all gone there and that spring is
much further advanced there than
there. However from the smile we be-
Ilieve Mr.. Booth is glad to get back to
Russell.
The Turnbull family visited one day
last week with the Knute family Of
i North Prairie.
4 Mrs. Erickson, one Of our teachers,
returned here after spending the week
with her parents at Souris.
i Old Sol is welcome guest these
days and he is eating his way into
1.-The snowdrifs, slow but sure.
4 Herman Milbrath Ct Gardena was
q Bottineau visitor Thursday.