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Newspaper
The Bottineau Courant
Location
Bottineau, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1908
Page
2
A rugged raconteur spins a wild yarn about a two hour downpour of fresh mackerel that flood a salt lake on a mountainside. The tale escalates to a cyclone lifting the brined fish into a hot spring where they are said to become the finest dolled mackerel. An interruption ends the scene as strong men drag the teller away.
Excavation near an old well in Luxor uncovers a jar with 500 silver Alexander the Great tetradrachms from antiquity. Coins match half-dollar weight, are thick and pure, bear Hercules on the obverse and Zenus on the reverse, all inscribed with Alexander in Greek. Monograms and mint marks indicate diverse Greek towns.
A Meridian Star note recalls an Illinois Central route project where a group planted 5900 pecan trees in a former area of fertilizer and cotton. Despite early mockery, the grove now yields profits and funds European travel for its owner, illustrating a successful diversification path.
A compact reflection on vocation quoting Emerson that each man has a single path fitting his faculties. The metaphor compares a person to a ship navigating a river, facing obstacles except where the channel is clear, leading toward an expansive, infinite sea of effort.
The legal tangle surrounding a man who asserts he can manufacture diamonds intrigues women hoping he can prove the ability. Real gems grow scarcer yearly and prices threaten to rise beyond reach.
An eminent astronomer, trained in careful observation, says he uses no telescope for Mars. He notes that reliance on instruments hampers the imagination and prefers letting insight guide discovery.
A brief note on wives of French business leaders who assist their husbands' enterprises and stay engaged in discussions beyond official hours. The text urges visiting a new barber shop for modern haircuts or first class shaves, dated 19-tf.
The piece recalls Mr. Christensen's past campaigns against a third term and his current bid for a third term. It contrasts his stance with Roosevelt, who refused a third term, and notes Prof. Wells Smith as a capable alternative. The county voters face a choice between continued tenure and fresh leadership.
A Minot reader charges G L Bickford former Ward County superintendent of schools drew salary from 1902 to 1906 without work and failed to answer letters. He claims voters defeated him 2 to 1 in 1904.
F A Trumble denounces Bickford for drawing a $2,000 salary as superintendent of Minot schools while allegedly doing no work. He accuses Bickford of neglecting duties, running a Bowbells bank, and harming farmers with high rates. Trumble threatens to switch support from the insurgent slate and urges Ward County to vote against Bickford as in 1902. He cites J M Devine's involvement and calls for accountability.
War ranty deeds filed for record show transfers from Gina Hlerans to Herbrand P. Ned remyre and Ellery R. Cornford to Jeanie Gornford Rott among others. Also listed are Perie Larson for a 8 10 Thomas Add Willow parcel and Samuel Freese to Mc Knight Land Co. plus Daphne Yeoman to D Morris. Fresh cream wanted to buy. Courant subscription rate listed.
A shorter piece humorously notes that no merchant, station agent, barber, baker, butcher, grocer, or preacher pleases all customers or followers. The only universally satisfied party is the buyer of lumber from Imperial Elevator Co, hinting at local business satire.
A nervous patient under a physician’s care underwent a final test by reading two books for three hours before bed and again the next night. If he dreamed of the stories he would require further treatment. if not or if dreaming differed, he was deemed well. He chose a dreamless sleep and the doctor declared him cured.
A quotation from Wilhelm von Humboldt on firmness in life and the value of exercising strength in conformity to duty. It asserts that even joys test resolve and that determining how to use one’s will brings tranquility, as the soul finds peace in disciplined effort.
The piece urges self reliance and effort rather than waiting for luck or others to help. It notes the Sphinx carved from natural rock with masonry additions and cites Mariette’s excavations in 1852 restoring the colossal figure to full size, 172 feet long and 56 feet high.
Bancroft spent 26 years on his history and Webster 36 on his dictionary. The text notes that invention requires long study and experiments. It emphasizes that every creation needs a solid foundation for stability and safety.
Fat in the diet is essential as a compact fuel and aids digestion. Secretary Blaisdell and Attorney General McCue are praised for their challenge to the Standard 611 octopus. The district court upheld a law allowing the Secretary of State to force offending corporations to cease discrimination or quit business in the state, with appeal to the Supreme Court. If upheld, North Dakota would join states enacting anti trust laws likely to be copied elsewhere.
Chester White boars and sows offered for breeding by F A H Smith. Farmers and breeders urged to call at his place early before the best animals are sold.
Uncalled letters listed for Bottineau post office on June 13 1908 include Cook Everson Johnson Peter Johnson Olaf Torjeisen Rindal. If not claimed within 15 days they go to the dead letter office. Also a public sale notice by Turner Wright seeks sale of specified farm implements under a June 12 19 judgment plus real estate loan ads by McArthur McCaughan. Sherif N H McKinnon cited.
State of North Dakota Bottineau County Eighth Judicial District orders the sale of chattels under a May 6 1888 judgment in the Reyes Company vs W Witting case. The sale will occur June 2 1908 at 2 PM at the front door of Bottineau County Courthouse.
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