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Newspaper
The Bottineau Courant
Location
Bottineau, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1908
Page
1
Willow City notes social events and community happenings from Omemee to Rugby. Visitors, arrivals, and departures share time with church services, school work, and a dramatic club performance. Local business and civic updates frame a portrait of small town life.
In Fargo yesterday morning insurgent leaders Johnson and Marshall factions agreed on a nine member campaign committee for the upcoming primary. Four Marshall and four Johnson adherents selected, with the ninth to be chosen. Names listed include J. M. Devine, Minto. A. M. Tosthagen, Lakota. Edward Engerud, Fargo. S. D. Adams, Lisbon. A. P. Peake, Valley City. J. A. Regan, Fessenden. T. A. Taft, Northwood. and O. G. Rishoff, Milton.
Sixteen Bottineau residents traveled by auto to Minot covering eighty five miles in a local outing. The group departed early and returned the same day, enjoying a day trip with friends and neighbors from the Bottineau community.
Sixteen Bottineau auto enthusiasts joined sixteen Minot guests for a four car trip from Bottineau to Minot on January 11, completing the run in four and a half hours. They dined at the Leland cafe, then returned to the Commercial Club and Leland for social time. The event was cited as a solid state advertisement and featured a list of Bottineau and Minot participants.
The two national banks in Bottineau held their annual director and officer elections. First National Bank re-elected W. H. McIntosh as president and W. R. McIntosh as vice president with F. W. Cathro as cashier and A. O. Anderson as assistant cashier. Directors include W. H. McIntosh, W. R. McIntosh, F. W. Cathro, George Belyea, H. C. Dana, Benjamin Kalbfleisch, A. O. Anderson, and Andrew Urseth as assistant cashier. Bottineau National Bank re-elected H. A. Batie, John Smithson, David Clark, P. B. Ferguson, Mark Hawker, T. F. Woods, and J. A. Johnson as directors, with H. A. Batie as president, John Smithson as vice president, G. K. Vikan as cashier, and Geo. B. Everson as assistant cashier.
Twenty years ago Oscar Raab wandered from the old town in a blizzard and ended up at Hurlburts. The storm's victims may exceed one hundred. A Norwegian named Johnson hanged himself seeking warmth. A farmer discharged a shotgun into his thigh. Dr. Benson from Churles Ferry attended and did not deem the wounds fatal. A Jersey cow was found tangled and treed after five days, and other blizzard misadventures prompted warnings to stay inside.
The North Dakota Supreme Court reversed Judge E T Burke in First National Bank of Bottineau v Hilliboe et al, ordering dismissal. The decision, by Chief Justice Morgan with all justices concurring, addresses sufficiency of pleadings, witness competency, payment timing on sub contractors liens, and trials involving deceased party executors.
Judge John H. Kirk adjourned county court Tuesday morning at the close of the Dreyer Becker case. No criminal cases were tried at this term. The jury in the case of S. C.
M W A initiate celebrates twenty fifth anniversary of woodcraft by initiating a class of twenty two beneficiary members. Deputy R C Bellew of Antler praised. list of new members includes Geo Belyea D H McArthur P B Ferguson and others.
The Bottineau Literary club schedules its meetings from January 28 with topics including Value of National Expositions led by J C Smith, and other debates and discussions through March 26. Notable sessions cover arbitration, education versus clericalism, the Hague Conference, and government without parties with various moderators and participants.
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