Bottineau Fair Boosters To Tour The County
Bottineau Commercial club members and town boosters plan a booster automobile trip across Bottineau county. They leave Tuesday at 8 30 a m and return Wednesday evening with C R Gleason as path finder and Lansford club joining on the last day. Thirty to forty local car owners will assist riders, tour paced at twenty miles per hour, with Bottineau Military band providing music at each stop.
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Commercial Club
Bottineau County
C. R. Gleason
Lansford Commercial Club
Bottineau
North Dakota Changes and Railway Hearing Notice
A 1914 Courant letter notes Great Northern Railway seeking to replace passenger trains on Lakota Searles Rugby Antler Minot Sherwood and Berthold Croaby lines with mixed service. Devils Lake hearing set for July 30 1914 at 10 p.m. Citizens invited to attend. Also a Grand Forks report on North Dakota statehood progress and farm diversification toward dairying alfalfa and poultry, with rapid farming changes and population growth.
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the Courant
Bottineau
Devile Lake
State of North Dakota
Com’ers
Great Northern Railway Company
Lakota- Searles
Rugby-Antler
Minot- Sherwood
Berthold-Croaby
Devils Lake
Walter F. Cushing
Worth Dakota
Grand Forks
North Dakota
Grand
Gollmar Brothers Circus Draws Big City Crowd
The Gollmar Brothers Circus played here Saturday drawing one of the largest crowds in the city. Spectators began arriving after nine with six full coaches arriving on the west train. The show, a long standing favorite in the county, is the third largest on the road and continues to improve.
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Gollmar Brothers
Gollmar Brothered
Services in Norwegian and English at Sunday gatherings
Bakke pastor invites attendance at 10 30 Norwegian service and 8 English service with Sunday school and Bible class at 11 30 a m. Readers welcome to attend one or both services as published in The Courant.
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HLN
Bakke
Bottineau County News Roundup and Local Happenings
Over Bottineau County travels end with Mayor Cooke of Willow, Duluth. A baby girl born July 2 to Mr. and Mrs. Abernathy of Lansford. Antler hosts 4th of July with 1000 attendees. Fire damages Antler Implement Co store. Mrs. Griffin of Bradford Pa. dies. J. D. Gruber Co. buys Antler elevator. Lansford Journal touts upcoming brass band. Old Settlers picnic July 17 features Bottineau, Deloraine and Waskada teams. prize $150. Fire in Omemee destroys eight business houses. Redding couple lose gifts. Gardner injured eye on farm near Lansford. Jason born July 1 to Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Brandt. Jensen family returns from Denmark. L. H. Peterson and Orphie visit Fergus Falls. Twin boys born to F. C. Emery couple. Eva Eager shocked by lightning entering Ome me building. Omemee Herald notes grain buyer Theo Strand promoted to superintendent for western North Dakota elevators. Annie Howard of Lansford dies aged 61.
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Redding
Wolf Point
Montana
Omemee
Will Gardner
Lanaford
Real Estate Transfers and City Visit Note
August Becker and wife transfer to Wilhelmina Becker for $100 in Conlin's 2nd addition Willow City Claude Smith Bailey by sheriff transfers to R H Bosard G W Twiford and Geo L Ryerson for $808 07 deed No 19 163 Lewis H Haugan to Albert Syverteon Over deceased estate for $1 John Burkhart and wife to Minneapolis St Paul Sault Ste Marie erleer Co for $1 part of swee 12-160ohne Burkhart and wife to Minneapolis St Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway Co for $1 part of 44 we 12-160-76 3 02 acres Harold B Nelson of Rugby city visitor yesterday.
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August Becker
Wilhelmina Becker
Conlin
Willow City
Claude Smith Bailey
R. H. Bosard
G. W. Twiford
Geo. L. Ryerson
Lewis H. Haugan
Pessela Albert Syverteon Overin
Q.c. d
John Burkhart
Minneapolis, St. Paul
Doings in County Court Hearings and Announcements
Saturday hearing on petition to sell real estate of George Bissonette. license granted. Monday final account in Rosa O Helgeson estate allowed. final decree to be issued. Tuesday petition for letters of administration in Jasper M Wright estate ordered heard forthwith. Alice Wright appointed administratrix. Wednesday F A H Smith qualified as administrator of John Gas ner estate. Work begun on the new Ebenhahn building at Omemee.
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George Bissonette
Rosa O. Helgeson
Jasper M. Wright
Alice Wright
F. A. H. Smith
John Gasner
Bottineau County Fair Set With Big Events And Prizes
Bottineau County Fair will run July 28 29 and 30 with livestock premiums totaling 2600 and attractions including a 1000 purse racing program Frank Champion the birdman and a 10000 merry go round George Harrisons trained animals King William the diving goats and more. Music by Bottineau Military Band rest rooms by WCTU wide accommodations expected to draw county residents and visitors.
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Bottineau
Frank Champion
Wilson
George Harrison
King William
Bottineau County
May Not 2 10: A Nebraska racehorse in Lincoln circuits
Prospects rise for North Dakota meetings with many stables entered including May Not 2 at Lincoln Nebraska on a half mile track. Owned by J D Nelson of Orr the gelding began racing in 1912 with eight starts and seven placings. In 1913 he earned nine firsts, three seconds, one third and one show. Sire Robert Elsmere is owned by R H Woods of this city.
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North Dakota
J. D. Nelson
Orr
Horse Review
Lincoln
Nebraska
Robert Elsmere
R. H. Woods
Central Committee Elects Republican Officers in City Meeting
The Republican Central Committee met in this city on Wednesday and elected officers including Chairman C. W. Wilkins of Willow City, Secretary C. A. Waseem of Bottineau, Treasurer F. A. Rinkel of Antler, and State Committeeman E. L. Garden of Souris. Executive Committee members were J. G. Walstad of Lansford, G. H. Capes of Omemee, and H. W. Peterson of Souris.
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Republican Central Committee
C. W. Wilkins
Willow City
C. A. Waseem
Bottineau
F. A. Rinkel
Antler
E. L. Garden
Souris
J. G. Walstad
Lansford
G. H. Capes
Omemee
H. W. Peterson
Young Scouts Rescue Drowning Men on Mouse River
Lee Piper and Walter Champlin of Piper Howe Lumber nearly died while swimming Sunday in the Mouse River. Piper cramped, Champlin helped, and both sank before three unknown Boy Scouts formed a human chain and pulled them to safety. The scouts proved true heroes.
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Lee Piper
Piper-Howe Lumber Co
Walter Champlin
Mouse River
Mr. Piper
Mr. Champlin
Minot Optic Reporter
Two Deaths by Self-Destruction Near Antler
The Antler American reports two recent self inflicted deaths near Antler. Mrs. Hoffman an 82 year old mother of Chas Hoffman strangled herself with a sheet loop tied to a wall hook and left her body on the floor. Funeral services were held at Haase M. E. Church. The other victim David Irwin, a disabled bachelor who had lost both feet, killed himself with a shotgun after leaving a note about bank funds and a wish to be with those who went before. He used his crutch and a wire to pull the trigger, killing himself and scattering brain matter.
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Hoffman
Chas. Hoffman
Hoffman Township
H. J. Mills
Haase M. BE
David Irwin
Robert
David
Cherokee State Bank
Wisconsin
S Cratch
Norwegian Day at Grand Forks Fair Set for July
Grand Forks fair management designates July 28 to 31 as Norwegian day in honor of St Olaf natal day. Dr N J Kildahl president of St Olaf College and vice president of the Norwegian United Lutheran church of America will be the orator. Norwegian folk songs and dances will be presented and the event invites Norwegians in North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota who cannot travel home to celebrate this holiday.
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St. Olaf
Grand Forks Fair
N. J. Kildahl
St.Olaf’s College
Northfield
Minnesota
Norwegian United Lutheran Church of America
North Dakota
Democratic Committeemen Elect Officers at City Meeting
Newly elected Democratic committeemen met in the city on Wednesday with about twenty six present and elected officers. Chairman. Eedy Weeke Treasurer J L Page State Committeeman Dr A R MacKay.
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Democratic Committee
Eedy
Weeke Tressurer
J. L. Page
A. R, MacKay
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Overly Sam
Gardena
Kramer
Newburg
Russell
Lien Etance
Timer Bros
Big Crows
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Courant
W Evans
Baltimore American
Mayor Cooke
Willow
Duluth
Mrs. Abernathy
Antler Implement Co
H.M. Griffin
E. A. Griffin
Maxbass
Bradford
Farmers Elevator Company
J. D. Gruber Co
Lansford Journal
Deloraine
Waskada
Old Settlers
Andrew Brandt
Jason
A. Jensen
Westhope
Denmark
L. H. Peterson
Orphie
Fergus Falls
F. C. Emery
Zion
Eva Eager
Omemee Herald
Theo, Strand
Great Northern
Leeds
Annie Howard
Lansford Hospital
Harold B. Nelson
Rugby
Ebenhahn
Central Committee
Lee Piper Mearly
Minot
Democratic
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