The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-07-20
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Bismarck-Farmers are busy haul
ing twine from the prison Irvine plant
Appam-Bathing In Kettel lake, near
here, Kristian Nelson, was drowned.
Valley city--Three hundred mem
bers Of the Grainmens Union are at.
tending q convention here.
Lanshorn-Little Raymond McGil.
very, Is months old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. r. A. McGilvery lost two fingers
in a mixup with a washing machine.
Llsbon-Plans were discussed for a
permanent Ransom county fair asso,
citation at a meeting held here.
Minot-J. w. Limke has lost the
sight of his left eye, due to its being
pierced by a silver from a piece OF
steel he vas 'hammering.
Washburn-The body of Geo. Arlt,
five year old lad who was drowned in
the Missouri was found on a drift far
from where he fell in.
Sherwood-Thieves put a crimp in
the chicken raising business planned
by Mrs. 1. Oss when they raided the
coop.
Raub-W. III. Cooley, farmer, was
killed when the auto in which he was
riding, overturned. His skull wa
crushed. Bonnie Daily and Harold
Larson, companions, were both injured.
Observation-Disclosures first livestock
show held here last week was a dis
tinct success. A good representation
of stockmen from all over Barnes
county were here for the occasion.
Cannon BalI-At a celebration here,
Indians conferred the War Bonnet de-
coration on Capt. I. B. Baker of Bis
marck and the title Of Mate
Wankantu," or High Bear"
Velva-French weed, said to be one
of the worst noxious weeds known in
the state, has been discovered here.
Farmers are urged to dig it out If it
appears on their farms.
FIasher-Mabel, IA year old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Ned Chadwick, was
brought to a local hospital, suffering
with a badly broken arm, sustained by
falling from a horse.
Noonan-The general store of the
Noonan Supply company was entered
and $1,000 stock taken, including mems
worth of bolt silk.
Grand Forks-North Dakota has al
most n half of the total acreage sown
to spring wheat in the United States
this year, according to statistics gath
cred by J. G. Diamond, federal statisti-
clan for North Dakota.
Minot-Henry Seyfert of Minot,
whose automobile struck Thomas Gull
lixson, 9-year-old son of Rev. and Mrs.
T. F. Gullixson of Minot, causing fatal
injuries IS e%xonerated from criminal
negligence in connection with the acct
dent, in the %coroner's verdict.
MISUNDERSTANDING home from
swimming and endeavoring to cross the
track in front of a train just starting
out Of the local yards, Elvin, II year
old son of c. E. Bergston, fell and had
both legs cut off at tho knee. He is in
d crlClcal cOnQlllOn.
Wahpeton-Moses Ferguson, 7S, a
resident of this section more than so
years, died at a local hospital. About
the time of the Civil wal he came to
freighting by mule team between Fort
Abercrombie and Bismarck. Ten chill
dren survive.
Beach-Damages totaling $4,000,
were assessed against the Northern
Pacific railroad by a jury in district
court here, in favor of Mrs. Thomas
Everetts, widow of one of three men
who lost their lives when the speeder
On which they were riding vas swept
from the Northern Pacific tracks by a
cloud burst near Medora, June II, 1921.
Fargo-North Dakota had compare
lively few heads of families in the
wealthy class in 1920 according to
income tax statistics just made public.
Of the 1862 reporting incomes,
1887 report incomes of $1,000 to $1,000,
1924 incomes of $1,000 to $1,000. 922
incomes $1,000 to $4,000 and 800 in
comes of $4,000 to $4,000.
Medora-More than 80 members of
the National Editorial association
gathered here for an hour and a half
to pay tribute to Theodore Roosevelt,
statesman. soldier, cowboy and citizen
of Medora, of the frontier days, while
they dedicated a tablet to his memoir
Gov. r. A. Nestos, who presided, spoke
briefly, extending a welcome to the
editorial party.
Fargo-An oil painting of the first
house ever constructed by a white
man in the City of Fargo, "Pat Devitt's
claim %shanty," has been formally pres
ented to the City Of Fargo by A. E.
Law Of Tacoma, Wash. The painting
is the work of A. J. Rupert, a pioneer
resident of the city and was painted
in 1880, shortly after Mr.. Rupert had
returned from Europe where he had
been studying his art.
Fargo-Branch labor offices to
handle the rush Of harvest labor will
be opened this week at Grand Forks
Cakes and Devils Lake by Geo. Tucker
field representative of the United
States labor bureau. 49,
McLeod-The mysterious disappear.
C of Paul Oak, rancher, who dis.
appeared on June II, while on a yaca,
ton trip to the Minnesota lakes, lis still
as much unsolved as the day when the
young man so suddenly dropped gu,
Of sight. The citizens of the commun.