The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-08-24

Rugby-The new electric light plant
is now in operation.
Minot-Trinity hospital association
has approved preliminary plans for a
$15O,0OO hospital here.
Observation-Disclosures North Da'
kota retail merchants met here In
annual session.
Devils Lake-William C. Mcclure,
former superintendent of the state
hospital for the deaf and dumb here,
died in Missouri at the age of 80.
Hankinson-The Hankinson News
News, published by w. C. Forman for
nearyl "a years, has been sold to Rattle
& Barker, of Elbow Lake, MINI.
Fargo-The largest single item OF
expense in Cass county's 1922 state.
ment of expenditures was 100000 for
roads The total was SILL ZOO.
MeLeod-Friends raised $3.50 to hire
a detective to investigate the case of
Paul Ok, local rancher, who disappear
ed June II.
South Heart-When an n. P. special
struck his auto on a street crossing
here, John Arne, Al, was killed. Two
other occupants of the car jumped be.
fore the collision and escaped injury.
Grand Forks-Crop conditions en-
tirely favorable, with very little dam.
age to date either to rust or hail, is
the gist of the latest report of the
federal crop statistician here.
New EngIand-NIiss Shirley Fox
Hettinger county school superintendent
has been named state inspector OF
rural, graded, and consolidated schools
effective August Is.
Bismarck-Prospective settlers in
the number of nearly 200 a month are
steadily coming into North Dakota, &C
cording to J.. H. Worst, state immigra.
ton agent.
WiIliston-The honorary degree OF
doctor Of laws was conferred by the
state Agricultural college upon Super
intendent G. A. Mcfarland of me Viii
liston public schools at a recent meet
ing of the boar of trustees.
Dickinson-Because Of the financial
condition of the country, represented
by the. single statement that there are
$4,000 due in delinquent taxes, the
petition of a number Of citizens tina,
a county agent be appointed was de
MED by the county commissioners.
Eseland-A giant barberry bush, be
lieved to be the largest eve found IL
this country, was taken from a farm
near here to the state fair, where
lessons were given last week in thu
eradication Of this r%ust-producins
plant.
Minot-In 1882 the first white set
tiers located in what Is now northwes
tern North Dakota, and the forfeit
anniversary Of this event was celebrat
ed in Minot last week with a big twt
day picnic, sports and speaking pro
gram, and other appropriate events
ending with a pageant, Progress"
Fargo-suit for 100000 damages
alleging negligence and breach of thu
common law, has been brought by foul
stockholders in the Scandinavian-Am
erican bank against the former direc
tors of the defunct institution.
Bismarek-The total capital stock o.
North Dakota's 662 state banks ant
! 1853 national banks is $18,1OO, 500, &C
cording to the report covering the yea
ending June 80, 1922. IA surplus o.
$7,284,085 and undivided profits O.
$s,275,579.81 were reported at the sam.
time. The real estate on which thes,
institutions pay taxes ID valued at So,
225,OOO. 81. *,
SYSTEMATICALLY. Y. Mikkleson wa.
chosen president of the state associa
ton Of veterinarians at the Fargo con
vention. *">. NJ " .
Observation-Disclosures totally blind
and only % years old, Harry Hagen
meir plays the piano, the cornet, and
the violin, and tunes pianos perfectly
During the summer months he tune,
pianos and attends the state school fol
the blind at Bathgate during the win
ter. Upon his completion newt yea
OF the 12-year course at Bathgate, BIZ
expects to take a normal course and
I become 4 teacher Of music.