09 Jun 1905
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Newspaper
The Bottineau Courant
Location
Bottineau, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1905
Page
1
County items from Willow City Eidsvold and Meadow cover local updates and community happenings. Notes include school events road work and council actions affecting residents across the three towns.
Church work begins at Eldsvold while Willow City baseball gains fame as the best team in Bottineau and Pierce counties. The Willow City Eagles initiate ninety six members in town, and Ad Tanguay recovers from a stroke as Mrs Olmstead dies after a long illness.
Town board to meet Monday June twelfth at A T Thompsons. Carpenters work advances on a new church, stone blocks for the building sourced from Boreson at Landa. John Stenen sold his place for 3300 with half the crop reserved. Lien Moum wedding held at Synod church with Rev Teigen officiating. A surprise party at A T Thompsons raised 26 50 for Rev Beckstrom. Ole Gorder went to Fargo last Monday. A spotted colt arrived at Hansons.
The pile driver's hammer cracked and dropped two pieces onto the ground while twenty pound missiles were avoided. The city drag line runs busy as foundations rise and stone work grows common. Assessor Kongejie in McHenry county nears completion of rounds. Rain early week boosts crops as masons like Iver Austin lay more foundations for Johnson's show.
The House keeper magazine will begin a series titled The Tragedy of the Mormon Woman. Miss Marian Bonsall's Utah trip aims to reveal home life and its impact on Mormon women. Her observations promise a striking, controversial account to provoke national discussion.
Bottineau Gun Club held a Wednesday evening shoot with ten contestants. Scores were low across the board and players posted varied tallies shown in the run of numeric results.
Great Northern announces ticket sales for a St Paul trip to view Civil War Flags and trophies at the new State Capitol Building. Round trip fare 60 cents with sale starting June 26. Floatary limit June 15. See local ticket agent for details.
A large gathering of ministers and laity arrives by tent and train for the M E Church meeting in Bottineau. Speakers from Baptist Presbyterian and local churches discuss church state and home relations. An informal reception with ice cream follows, about 125 attendees attend. A noon thunderstorm hits the area with a lightning strike damaging a schoolhouse but causing no serious injuries.
The opinion notes a reader’s judgment shifts with how highly he values the paper. If biased, the reader sees the stance as party driven, altering his assessment accordingly.
Omemee Herald reports bankers and businessmen from across the country view Bottineau county as ripe for investment with five or six new towns planned and at least twelve banks likely. Lansford and Towner notes list rising costs for homes, church, shop and banks, while national debate urges limits and taxes on immigrants to curb perceived strain on American institutions. Grand Forks Herald argues railroads should publish literature but cautions about unauthored editorials shaping public opinion.
A Dakota Farmer urges early persistent weed control to conserve soil moisture. He notes clean fields are achievable even in tough years and that timely dragging of small grain reduces weeds, increases moisture retention, and can boost yields by two to four bushels per acre, especially in dry periods.
One day broncho horse, rather thin, branded, left pasture six miles northeast of Bottineau on May 25. Notify W A Sawyer Bottineau.
A reader notes Bucklen’s Arnica Salve quickly cures bed sores, sore eyes, boils, and fever sores. D L Gregory of Hope, Texas, endorses the product, claiming rapid relief and hasty recovery from a bed sore and other ailments.
Washburn Leader notes the Bottineau Courant enters its twenty first year under Editor Baskett with praise from Hilleboro Banner Edmore Herald-News also lauding the paper. Mentions Cooper joining editorial staff and Cooper's articles paying off.
The Norwegian Storthing affirmed Norway as an independent sovereign state and no longer under King Oscar II of Sweden. They seek a peaceful settlement but are prepared to use force if needed, and may invite a Bernadotte prince to rule, though Oslo doubts royal consent.
Henry Russell, a local farmer, hatched 104 chickens from 124 eggs placed in an incubator this spring. Among them three were freaks, one with three eyes, one with one eye, and the third reportedly had none, a novel and remarkable result Mr Russell asserts as true.
The school literary society has added about two hundred volumes of standard fiction to the library, bringing the total to four hundred. The library will be open for one hour on Saturday afternoons from four to five during the summer vacation for pupils or patrons to borrow or exchange books.
A humorous critique compares five cents daily soda costs to broader economic debates. The piece from Benedict Bacheller imagines how $15 a year, if spent under various constraints, could fund education for a missionary student, books, magazines, clothing, theater visits, and household items, illustrating the range of ordinary pleasures and needs that money could cover.
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