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Newspaper
The Bottineau Courant
Location
Bottineau, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1915
Page
4
A sequence of notes discusses advertising rates in the Courant and a State convention speech urging citizens to invest in their town. The piece urges cleaner streets, property value, and cooperation with farmers, while lampooning the overused mother-in-law joke that editors keep reviving.
July 1 marks extended U S Rural Free Delivery to over a million farms not yet served. By re routing to remove duplications and adding motor service, cost to public stays the same. As roads improve year round, more routes will open benefiting farmers nationwide with parcel post access and greater market reach.
A Brooklyn domestic relations court report shows 1157 divorce cases with only 21 attributed to interference by mothers in law less than two percent. The piece condemns the mother in law joke as libelous to women and humanity noting it rests on mothers thinking there is nobody else.
Census takers were making rounds. The school election promised a mixed outcome. An early closing movement had limited success. Democrats organized a club at Capt. Thompsons office. Frances Roth and William Harris married at William Hulberts home. Marion Beaton returned from Devils Lake to Bottineau to hold her claim. Four new towns were platted nearby. A daughter was born to Rev and Mrs K O Raftshol. J C Stover visited Cuba and showed interest in the country. Arlington hotel was broken into, fifteen dollars stolen. Old News building moved to North Sinclair street for remodeling as a dwelling. John McIntosh visited his mother in Ontario, first in twelve years. John Adamson returned from Devils Lake with goods to reside in Peyton cottage. Many Bottineau county farmers and businesspeople traveled to Lethbridge to view its irrigated region.
Notice to mortgagees Abell F Healy and Frank V Healy that payment default on the March 1912 mortgage to J P Johnson Mortgage will lead to foreclosure. Sale at the Butler County courthouse front door in North Dakota on July 17, 1815, to satisfy the amount due. Property described as southwest quarter Section 10 Town 162 N Range 83 W P M. Dated May 15 1915. J P Flynn Mortgagee Perry B Johnson Attorney. Grand Forks N D.
H. C. Romfo of Fergus Falls Minnesota states he is taking orders again for woolen goods on behalf of the Northern Woolen Co. Any reports otherwise are fake and without foundation. He warns he will call on readers.
The Bottineau Courant advertises a yearly subscription rate of $1.50 in advance, inviting readers to sign up for the local newspaper service.
Milton plans a Northmen Reunion set for June 24. Other local items note a fatal railroad accident in Roundup Montana and a string of community incidents from Grand Forks to Mandan.
Mrs Ellen Fitzgerald of Grimme Wisconsin appeals to North Dakota officials and friends for aid in locating her son Joseph a telegraph operator. She last heard from him about seventeen years ago when he was in Grand Forks.
County agents urge girls to join the Girls Batching Contest with prizes for best butter jars. Awards include 5 lb jar butter districts 1st $5 2nd $3 3rd $1 and 4 lb butter by any girl $10. Entry blanks via Better Farming man. Agricultural Agent A P Henderson promotes moisture conservation and harrowing to aid crops amid rain. A daily Bottineau meeting may introduce a new feature. boost participation.
A series of property transfers recorded by the sheriff authorities include Sarah McDougal to John J Murphy by sheriff s deed for 412.16 covering lots 1 and 2. Frank Yellen and wife to Thomas Yellen for 2400. Thomas A Jenner and wife to Aden Jenner for 1 and Lot 8 Block 4 Antler. Mark Hawker to Alexander and Harriet McBain for 20. William M Wagoner to Erick Sannes for 4600. S H Gordon to J Clyde McCoy for 1 undivided 2 3. Wm McCann to Minneapolis St Paul and Sault Ste Marie Ry Co for 101 20 covering 253 acres in 84 ne and ne se 15-160-74. J B Smitzer to George Brackelberg for 1 e4aw Lots 3 and 4 in 18-162 83. Anton G and Alfred O Sol iseth to Peder B Rustad for 5600 covering n now 18-161-82 and e4 ne 24-161-83.
The piece discusses the word gent in Spenser and the lack of a modern equivalent for ladies and gentlemen. It notes German terms and quotes the London Chronicle. It then explores the bloodhound origin as sleuthhound later English bloodhound, introduced by William the Conqueror, with French and Flemish names also mentioned, and references to Brash’s American dog show shipments.
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