The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-06-23

county's new farm agent, has assumed
his duties.
vanHook-A substantial addition
will be built on to the VanHook pub
nc school building.
Egeland-The Towner County Sun
day School association held a two
days session here.
Bisrnarck-North Dakota postmast-
ers held their annual convention at
Bismarck last week.
Valley city-The Barnes County
Agricultural association will hold its
annual fair July 5 to s.
Maza-John Gilbertson gat a 3O-day
sentence and 500 fine for breaking
into the postoffice at this point.
Lisbon-Bonds in. the sum of $4,000
have been voted for the installation of
heating plan in the city schools.
Michiuan-The Old Settlers associa-
ton of Nelson county held it's second
annual picnic at Stump lake park.
Hankinson-The Evangelical Luth-
eran synod, embracing North Dakota
and Montana points, is in session here.
columbus-Local citizens have voted
to incorporate the village as a city.
They will elect officers some time next
month. nd 81
Stanley-Harry Grinolds of Palermo
was recently arrested on the charge Of
stealing some buildings from a neigh
boring farm. hi
1rinsmade-The Gopher Day asso-
citation Of Benson county meets here
for its annual celebration on the 9th
of this month.
Devils Lake-B. w. briggs of Sugar
City, Idaho, has been named as head
of the state school for the deaf, sue
ceeding J. C. Mcclure.
laMoure-A Farm Bureau has been
formed for this county, with Frank
Shields Of Nortonville as president of
the temporary organization. !
Grand Forks-The executive com
mittee of the North Dakota Farm Blu
reau has approved the idea of a Farm
Bureau day. at the state fair.
observation-disclosures Of Pythias are
planning the erection OF purchase of
a lodge hall which may be used for
community center purposes as we'll.
Farqo-John Mortz, 7-year-ofd son
of MI. and Mrs. Peter Mortz, was ac-
cidentally crushed to death when he
fell under his fathers loaded truck.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Of west
ern North Dakota counties will hold a
"slope immigration congress" either
here or at Mandan within a short time.
Farao-The North Dakota movie
travelogue prepared! under direction of
the state immigration department is
being presented in many parts Of the
state. ST." q" s@,
Aneta-Under leadership of County
Agent T. T. Kristjanson, Nelson county
farmers are expected to wage success
full warfare against the noxious sow
thistle. - .
Minot-North Dakota Knights of
Pythias have decided, subject to a
referendum, to create an endowment
for the establishment Of a Pythians'
home in the state.
Faroo-President Usher L. Burdick
OF. the North Dakota Farm Bureau has
declined an offer to be made assist
ant general counsel for the United
Grain Growers organization. .
Farpo-The new Fargo clinic, close
ly associated with St. Luke's hospital,
is equipped with modern advantages
that may help make Fargo a leading
medical center of the northwest, it is
said.
Fargo-Fred P, Mann of Devils Lake
was reelected president and w. A..
Donnelly Of this city secretary Of the
North Dakota Retail Merchants asso-
citation, at its annual meeting recently
held here.
Characterization Legion men Of
this city, as well as at many other
North Dakota points, paid fitting trib-
ute to the memory Of the organiza-
tion's deceased commander, Col. r. w.
Galbraith.
Devils Lake-Germany's former kali
ser was not the only one to have the
secret of long-range shells, according
to a Montana news telegram which
states that Christian Kaiser of Great
Falls, formerly q resident of this city,
has invented a d0uble-compartment
munitions shell claimed to be capable
Of discharging a bullet for the dis
lance of $50 miles. The shell is to be
tried out by government experts, it is
said.
Pembina-This city experienced a
gala day hitherto unprecedented in:
the history Of the place, when Masons
gathered from all parts of North Da-
kota, western Minnesota and the prov
ince Of Manitoba to dedicate a tablet
commemorating the opening of the
first Masonic lodge ever organized In
this section Of the northwest. The
lodge was established under dispen-
sation from the grand lodge Of Mime
sofa In the winter OF 1864, issued to
members of Hatch's battalion, which
was afterward moved, and the dispen-
sation transferred with 1t to Fort
Gary, on the site now occupied by the
city OF Winnipeg. Special trains
were chartered from both Winnipeg
and Grand Forks this week to accom-
modate some OF the many persons
who attended the dedication.
Wahpeton-Richland county Farm
Bureau enthusiasts staged a member
ship drive In which q number. Of town
ships are said to have responded with
an enrolment OF nearly 100 per cent.
la membership Of 800 IS the organi-
xation's aim. !.
Farqo-The automobile speed kings
l0f the world will shake dice with