The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-03-24
SOURIS NEWS

John Gaub returned home from Bot
tineau Thursday where he was taking
medical treatment.
Helen Bervig and Bella Fairweath-
er were over Sunday visitors at their
parental homes.
The Ladies Aid of the Norwegian
Lutheran church met with Mrs. Lille
gard on Wednesday of last week and
assisted her with some sewing.
Aug. Frykman returned home Tues
day from a visit with relatives and
friends in Minnesota.
DIR. J. G.. Jirikowic was a business
visitor in Bottineau Thursday of last
week.
Mr.. Barnes of Rugby, salesman for
the Standard Oil Co., was a business
caller in Souris Tuesday and Wednes-
day.
j. A. Johnson went to Russell last
Thursday where he visited with his
brother.
Nj. and Mrs. John Myles and Mrs.
S. M. Nichol were visitors at the
county seat Monday.
Miss Thora Myhr was a Souris call
er in Bottineau Thursday.
Mrs. Alma Counts and little daught-
er went to Westhope Monday evening
for a visit with relatives and friends.
Ed. Kjelshus attended a meeting OF
Standard Oil agents at Devils Lake
last week.
Carl Erickson was a visitor at Car
bury last Friday evening.
P. B. Stanton was a business visit
or at Carbury the forepart of this
week in the interest of the recall and
referendum.
Several from here attended the
Sveen auction sale northwest of town
last Saturday. It is reported that the
sale went we'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bernhard Erickson
arrived here last Wednesday and re-
manned over until Monday of this
week. They took their car which was
left here last fall and proceeded to
Mohall where they will attend to
farming matters for the summer.
Miss Solberg was a caller at Bot
tineau Saturday.
Mrs. Howard Acheson returned on
Saturday after a visit with relatives
at Westhope.
Many from here went to Bottineau
last Saturday to attend the speaking
there that day.
Mrs. Kinley and children of Landa
were visitors in Souris between trains
Saturday.
Miss Ford's Millinery opening was
. we'll attended by the ladies of Souris
and surrounding territory.
Anton Lallum was a Bottineau Wis.,
itor Saturday and Sunday.
C. H. Moen arrived home last Fri
day after spending the winter in Min
nesota.
The partnership of Gustafson and
Lundquist of the Souris Meat Market
has been discontinued and Mr.. Gustaf-
son will run the business alone.
Miss Bernice Lallum is on the sick
list this week.
Spring is here and the weather con-
tinues to be the same as it has been.
Altho a little cooler part of the week
it is ideal for this time of the year.
Mr.. Ole o. Myhr died Monday
March 14th and was buried Friday
March 10Th in the cemetery of the
Norwegian Lutheran church east of
Souris, Rev. Redal officiating. Ser
vices were held in the Methodist
church in the forenoon and at the
church in the country in the after
noon. The floral tributes were many
including a large floral emblem of the
Sons of Norway Of which order Mr..
Myhr has been a member for several
years.
Ole O. Myhr was born in Norway
Dec. 9th 1854 where he received his
education and where he grew to man.
nood. In 1876 he was married to Miss
Anne Hambre. To this union were
born nine children, two boys and sew
en- girls.
In 1879 Mr.. and Mrs. Myhr came
to America and settled in Grand
County, Minnesota. Here they lived
until 1892 when they moved to their
farm in Bottineau county which they
h~omesteaded and on which they lived
until a few years ago when they re-
tired from farming and moved to
Souris.
Mr.. Myhr was a man of fine ply