Bottineau Fire Team Wins At Williston Meet
Bottineau won first in all contests except the parade at Williston June 13. Prizes: parade purse 100, Devils Lake 1st. hose race purse 80, Bottineau 1st. hub and hub race purse 25, Bottineau 1st. hose wet test purse 50, Bottineau 1st. combination race 60, Bottineau and Rugby 1st. other results noted. Mayor telegram praised Bottineau. band to greet home at depot. team list and local dispute over horses noted. Secretary Grassick reports April births 1089, deaths 359. asks for missing reports from several towns.
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Williston
N. D
the Courant
Bottineau
Devils Lake
Hatton
Mohall
Association
Towner
Rugby
John T. Neville
Chas. Mikkleson
Batie
Dan White
O. L. Charnholm
Elmer Charnholm
Ford Beyer
Knox Ferguson
Ed. Ferguson
Emmet Amsbaugh
A. C. Erickson
Frank Albertson
John Gynn
J. D. Kerns
Bernard Kirkeby
State Board of Health
Grassick
Grand Forks
North Dakota
Grafton
Langdon
Oakes
Farm drainage could boost swamp land to productive use
Many farms show swamp acreage that could be drained with modest expense. Projected gains would be evident each fall. Prospective desic?ons suggest talking to E. S. Dixon of Bottineau for details.
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E. S. Dixon of
Bottineau
Monson Case Ends with Dismissals and Fine
State versus John Monson and Andrew Monson heard in Justice John Smith son’s court. Andrew Monson’s charges dismissed. Mrs Kittleson’s complaint against John Monson dismissed. Ole K Kittleson’s charges found guilty by default. defendant fined ten dollars and costs.
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State
John Monson
Andrew Monson
Ole K. Kittleson
John Smithson
Mrs. Kittleson
Costa
Getting Ready For the Fair Projections of Record Exhibits
The article notes heightened interest in this year’s fair with expectations of many high quality exhibits. Secretary Mc Kenzie works hard and is optimistic about record-setting attendance and displays.
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McKenzie
Very Valuable Gift From Avery to School of Forestry
The Avery Manufacturing company of Peoria Illinois presented the School of Forestry with a twenty horsepower gasoline tractor and a four plow outfit. The latest engine and self lift plows equip the set. Arrived Wednesday, it will support gasoline engineering instruction and practical demonstrations on the school farm. The donors gain advertising value, while the school gains a handsome useful gift.
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Avery Manufacturing Company
Peoria
School of Forestry
Don’t Be Scared About a Bottineau Township Survey
Bottineau county residents are urged not to be swayed by supposed injustices in a township resurvey. The rule forbids including land already resurveyed and properly marked. Send surveying and drainage questions to E. S. Dixon in Bottineau for information.
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Bottineau County
E. S. Dixon
Bottineau
As You Like It At Forestry School Outdoors
The senior class of the School of Forestry with student help presented Shakespeare's As You Like It outdoors by Oak Creek. Cast included Edith Beyer, Rex Meighen, Hugh Wright, Roy Peters, Ida Nansen, Carl Christianson, Simonson, Marjorie Meighen, Olive Richardson, Clara Larson, and others. Bottineau Military band provided music. next year may feature another such production.
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School of Forestry
Oak Creek
Duke
Wat Deeseer
Edith Beyer
Frederick
Rex Meighen Amiens
Peter Scott Jacques
Hugh Wright LeBeau
Edith Beyer Oliver
Rowland de Bois
Roy Peters Jacques
Ida Nansen Orlando
Carl Christianson
Adam
Oliver
Raabe Watt
Rex Meighen
Corin
Louis McKeen
Silvinus
Hugh Wright
Rosalind
Seeetesevee
Marjorie Meighen
Phebe
Papas
Olive Richardson
Audrey
Elelthu Pia Clara Larson
Bottineau
J. H. “Worst
The
Agricultural College
William T. Cox
Minnesota
Mrs David Soucie Dies in Omemee At Age 75 Plus
Mrs David Soucie, aged over 75, died Sunday evening at Omemee after a long illness. Funeral services were held Tuesday at Tarens. She was an early resident of Portage County and known for long years of life in the area.
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David Soucie
Omemee
Tarens
Tuesaday
Bortineana County
Icatenn
Sunday School Convention to be held in Westhope
The Bottineau County Sun notes a Sunday School convention in Westhope beginning at eight o'clock p m on Wednesday June 96th. AUKYOS CAULIS UL WOBLUpe and Joseph Soucie of Omemee sons of the deceased attended, with several other children residing at a distance unable to present.
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Aukyos Caulis UL Woblupe
Joseph Soucie
Omemee
Bottineau County
Westhope
Sunday School Convention Invites County Delegates
An evening meeting is scheduled for Friday June 26 with an excellent program. Each Sunday school in the county is urged to send two delegates and the superintendent. Delegates should be chosen soon and sent to Florence McDougall chairing the entertainment committee at Westhope North Dakota to help provide entertainment and boost the Sunday school work in Bottineau county.
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Mies Florence McDougall
Westhope
North Dakota
Bottineau
Doings in County Court Estate Hearings and Actions
In county court, final account hearings for the F W Schroeder estate involved objections to attorney and administration fees with Judge Kirk reducing some fees. Weeks Murphy Moum warned of appeal. A possible out-of-court adjustment may allow the accounting. Also scheduled: inventory hearing for John Nelson estate and a petition for conveyance of real property in Peter Ferguson estate. No marriage licenses issued that week.
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F. W. Schroeder
Kirk
Murphy
Moum
District Court
John Nelson
Souris
Peter R. Ferguson
Johnson Buys Auto To Boost Farm Demonstrations
M. B. Johnson, expert for the Better Farming association, went to Fargo on Friday to purchase an automobile for his field work. With R. B. Coglan resigning from Lansford, Johnson must cover the whole county and needs faster travel as he remains pressed by more than ninety demonstration plazas.
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M. B. Johnson
Better Farming Association
Fargo
R.B. Coglan
Lansford
Johnson
Mr. Johnson
Deputy Marshal Takes Fulton to Fargo for License Violation
On Wednesday morning deputy U.S. marshal Clark Haggert escorted James Fulton to Fargo to face U.S. court action for handling liquor without a government license. Fulton recently completed a county jail term for blind pigging in Westhope.
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Clark Haggert
U.S
James Fulton
Fargo
Fulton
Westhope
Hospital Contract Signed for New Building
The contract for a new hospital building was awarded to Scheer and Lawin and signed on Wednesday. Foundations materials have arrived and excavation will proceed quickly to aim for completion by September.
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Scheer & Lawin
Smashed Plate Glass Window at O'Maha and Johnson Store
Banana display toppled when a rope snapped while hanging fruit. The bananas fell and struck a large plate glass window, causing it to break during Saturday evening. No injuries reported and no further details available.
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O'Maha & Johnson
Rain Spoiled Games Deloraine Willow City Postponed
Standing of clubs shows little change as rain forced postponements yesterday. Bottineau beat Deloraine 6 to 4 at Deloraine with Tooke and O'Brien on the Bottineau side and Murphy McGlynn for Deloraine. Attendance was good, crowd well behaved, and Deloraine handed off flags at foul lines.
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Willow City
Fair Grounds
Waskada
Deloraine
Manitoba
Souris
Bottineau
Tooke
O'Brien
Murphy
McGlynn
Del
Doc. O'Brien
Sagiante
Ooda
Noise at twilight ball game draws league rule plea
The match ended with Willow defeating 9 to 17 when darkness halted play at TPCC. Observers criticized loud megaphones and noise devices, urging clubs to ban such disturbances as spectators favor watching the play over noise.
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Willow
Township Clerks Notified Ahead of June Primary Posting
County Auditor Simon issued certificates listing candidate names before the June primary. Clerks in each township must post the lists in conspicuous places as required by Section chapter 209 of the 1911 session laws.
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Simon
Sesson
Peterson High Gun At Gun Club Shoot
Henry Peterson of Souris won high gun with a score of 23 out of 25 at the regular gun club shoot on Tuesday evening. H M Trent led others with 21, followed by Joe Quamme and Bugbie of Souris with 20. In the extra event of 25 birds six guns competed. Pete, Bugbie, Haskett Leonard, Williams and Wilson scored 23, 23, 23, 20, and 18 respectively. Overall 425 targets across two events yielded 78 percent broken. the extra event averaged 87 percent.
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Henry Peterson
Sours
H. M. Trent
Joe Quamme
Bugbie
Souris
Pete
Haskett Leonard
Williams
Wilson
Wisconsin visitors scout Bottineau county real estate
Mesers. W O Newhouse and H A Ganike of Janesville and D G Smith of Clinton Wis left for home yesterday after a week with C L Newhouse. They looked at Bottineau county real estate with investments in mind and were well pleased with what they saw.
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W.O. Newhouse
H. A. Ganike
Janesville
Wis
D. G. Smith
Clinton, Wis
C. L. Newhouse
Bottineau County
Petitions for 1/4 mill tax to back Better Farming movement
About 700 taxpayers have signed petitions urging a special tax levy of one fourth of one mill for the Better Farming movement. Mr. F W Cathro has received these petitions to date, but many more signatures are expected. Circulators are urged to submit all petitions and ensure completion by June 20 to allow a possible further canvass if needed.
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F. W. Cathro
Mr. Cathr
Saved the Shade Trees Near Court House Walk
The original survey for a new cement walk at the court house would have required removing two or three fine trees but authorities persuaded to reroute the lines to save them. The grade was raised by several inches to fit the plan.
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Court House
Dufault Term Commuted by Pardon Board
Peter Dufault of Westhope serving a term for arson had his sentence commuted. His regular term would expire December 28, 1912, but he will now be free on July 13, 1912.
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Peter Dufault
Westhope
Areon
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Monson
Kittleson
Kittle
Justice Court
Avery Co
Suniors
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Forester Cox
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Willow 1 City
Peterson
Gun Club
Dufault
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