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Newspaper
The Bottineau Courant
Location
Bottineau, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1902
Page
5
A note on Ernest Juneau’s early threshing record for the season and neighbors in need of feed. The Guer tin-Miller trial jury reports a 26 hour session ending in a 11 to 1 vote for conviction, with a noted disagreement. Lloyd W. Wells observes the Souris Republican’s growth and plans for a new office building and press.
McIntosh and Cathro will erect a two story office building on the site just west of the First National Bank. The thirty by ninety foot structure on Fifth Street will house twelve double rooms with steam heat and other modern improvements. The location promises notable scenery improvements as construction proceeds.
J N Greengard arrives in Bottineau to establish a clothing store for Wim Berkeen of Chicago. D J McArthur rents the feed store, clears its contents, and sets up the interior for the new shop. Electricity is installed. McArthur adapts the rear coal shed for customers while planning an 18 by 48 temporary building and a future 24 by 60 two story brick on the same site. Citizens commend McArthur’s prosperity and solid standing.
W H Dibble of Sioux City Ia says his 11 year old was poisoned after touching wood or plant and rubbing his hands into his eyes. A friend recommended DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve and the boy recovered in a few days.
The Bottineau Souris tournament drew a small crowd after rumors of poor play and late arrivals. York defeated Souris 6 to 4 in the morning game and 18 to 7 in the afternoon game amid disputed calls and crowd unrest.
Local notes report Rev W W Reed of Fargo will preach at the Fargo Baptist church on Sunday presenting traditional gospel in a modern form. The Iowa Land and Loan Co closes land holdings to Johnson Land and Loan Co, with several thousand acres involved. A new 25 by 100 foot brick store will be erected by T F Woods between current buildings to ease crowding and support his business in Bottineau. Jury deliberations in a homicide case progress with details confounding witnesses. a murder verdict for Ross is anticipated. Multiple community events and injuries are noted, including a horse accident, a binding injury to a girl, a wedding at the Catholic church, and other local happenings.
The Forum reports on flax wilt infection in recent seasons. The disease spreads through soil to new flax plants, attacking embryos in ripening seeds and producing dark, shriveled, scaly seed. Even treated seeds may yield diseased plants, with substantial crop losses and wasted seed.
The report notes that the point of soil infection is started and, in the following year, the infection will be found to cover a considerable area of ground, as stated by H. L. Bottey.
The Democratic convention at Fargoon nominated a full slate: Congressmen W. R. Lovell and L. A. Ueland. Governor Jos. E. Cronan. Lieutenant Governor 8. K. McGinnis. Secretary of State John Quarum. State Auditor John F. Morrison. State Treasurer Jos. F. McDonald. Attorney General M. J. Barrett. Superintendent of Public Instruction V. Stevenson. Commissioner of Insurance Frank A. Willson. Commissioner of Agriculture Oscar H. Will. Supreme Judge J. M. Cochrane (endorsed). Railroad Commissioners Charles Peterson, P. L. Pritcard, C. Knudson.
An advertisement warns not to neglect a cold, calling it dangerous and worsening. It promotes One Minute Cough Care claiming to cure quickly, reduce inflammation, clear the head, soothe the throat, and strengthen the membrane, with various garbled brand-like phrases. The copy imitates a penny press tone with misspellings and misshapen words.
The note from BMax Baas, General Immigration Agent of the Great Northern Railway, warns North Dakota farmers that help will be scarce during harvest and threshing. It urges neighbors to share work, stack grain promptly to prevent rain damage, and plow cleared fields early for a better next season, advising workers to discuss the plan with spouses.
Fragmented OCR text mentioning a mirror of yore, sallow emptierins, patches, and blotches. References Ring's New Life Pils and McArthur's drag storm with unclear context and damaged wording.
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