The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-03-02

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y~ice-presldent Of the Sunshine Trail
association at the Aberdeen convention.
Giiby-An overheated chimney
caused fire destroying the Gilby post
office with 4 loss of about $1,000.
Observation-Disclosures OF d Nc
Henry county poor farm is being con-
sidered by the commissioners.
Bfsniarck-North Dakota was offici-
ally represented at a meeting of the
Sunshine trail In Aberdeen.
Devils Lake--An opium joint de
luxe, operated by q Chinese cook, re-
Gently was raided here.
L~oraine---The local State bank,
closed several months ago, has re-
opened for business.
Minot-Postoffice employees have or
ganized q loal branch of the National
Welfare council. -
Enderlin--The Arthur B. Marschke
post OF the American Legion has been
organized here. ~
Minot-A vote will be taken on the
issuance Of S125,OO0 bonds for a new
school house.
Grand Forks - Extensive improve
n1ents are being made in the city filtra-
ton plant.
Wahpeton-As city park commission
probably will be appointed for the
year. -'a.<
New Rockford-Sweet clover seed
worth $4,000, together with hundreds
of bushels OF wheat, oats, and rye
were destroyed in an elevator fire.
cathay-FaIling from a boiler which
he was. sweeping off, Martin Brodel,
20. school janitor, sustained injuries
which proved fatal within an hour. J
Mandan-Mrs. Ellen Mcdonald, the
first white woman west of the Missouri
river in North Dakota, was recently
laid to rest at the age of 80.
Bismsrck-Resumption of loans in
the state by the Federal Land bank of
st. Paul is expected o as a result
of the sale of state bonds.
" Ffasher-The Flasher Holstein cir
cult Is making sales in neighboring
communities which indicate that grain
farming Is on a decline.
Underworld successful poultry
show was sponsored by the local
Farmers Elevator company and the
county agent.
Fargo-No. 1 Northern wheat at
$1.37 reached the highest point here
the middle of February attained since
September.
Tagus-Fourteen boys belong to the
recently organized Boy Scout troop
which is being sponsored by the Com
mercial club. ~
Dickenson-Petitions have been cir
culated for the recall of the present
city officials on the charge of extrava-
gance. ~.@.t s,
New Salem-The recent heavy SHOWS
have been hard on range horses. scores
Of which are found dead in the snow
drifts. -
,GranviIie-Nearly $4,000 worth of
poultry was shipped from this COM
munity during last November and De-
cember. During, the year 1921, $685.
900 worth of butterfat was shipped.
StanIey-After paying all expenses
in connection with last summers fair,
the Mountrail County Agricultural as
ISOLATION has a balance to start this
season of nearly $1,000.
.Selfridge-Urging a per capita pay
ment to Standing Rock Indians be-
cause of their hard straits this winter,
the Community club has sent resolu-
lions to Washington.
Fargo-Senator e. f. Ladd is nego-
tiating with the interstate commerce
commission in an effort to have certain
railroad rate determinations against
this state removed.
Finiey-Constructive work in the
extension of diversified farming is be-
ing done by the Finley Community club
which a year ago replaced the Com
mercial club. -
Grand Forks-An unusually large
number of state high schools will COM
pete in the annual musical, declama-
tory, and athletic contests here this
spring. %~."(
Observation-Disclosures of economic
conditions in the southwestern portion
of the state will be made by the North
ern Pacific with a view to extending
greatly reduced rates for the relief of
the sufferers.
Niagara-Friends of the public
school here have established a $1,000
fund, the income from where is to
furnish prizes for essay contests. The
general subject assigned is Better
Citizenship" -
HiiIsboro-A local suit has been de-
.cided by unfolding the constitutional
ity of the state law providing that a
city may annex adjacent territory
without the consent of residents in the
territory. III, Fl
veIva-Several persons in a local
theater were overcome when the ex-
haust of d gasoline engine in the base
Inent lighting plant became clogged
and gas fumes penetrated the room
above.
BoWnan-sJune II, 1ST3-Lost from
Company D-fought Reds three days
hit in the chest-Will die-look on
third hill for money, watch, trinkets,
etc. hid under stone.-J. More" Such
is a note found in the bowl of a stubbys
priar pipe discovered In a ledge In a
Bowman county hill BIZ a hunter.
Emrick-Seventy-fve cents to pay
for q pipe and some gum stolen from a
local store eight years ago was mailed
to the proprietor by q 75-year-old man
who recently, as he put il, got re-
ligion.
Faroo-North Dakota wool sold