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Newspaper
The Bottineau Courant
Location
Bottineau, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1902
Page
8
A local auction sale offers Young Men's suits and overcoats at deep discounts with tailored fabrics and private brands. Men’s good quality garments, youth and children’s pieces, and fancy shirts are advertised with marked reductions, including vestes, shirts, and palace style heat effects.
Strayed from my place eight miles southeast of Rugby a bay horse about 1150 pounds three years old branded selon on left hip had leather halter ward for recovery. Also notice lost black pocket book in Bottineau February 19 including a key and button-hook please return to this office.
Local notices list dining room girls and chambermaids at Stone Hotel, a black Percheron stallion for sale to six farmers, a remedy advert for Laxative Bromo Quinine, property for sale including Anderson House and two houses in Bottineau, several farm and teaching positions, and a school building tender. Also jobs for teachers, a dentist joining Dr. Lundy, and homestead contest notice with July 1902 deadlines.
Certificate from the Treasury Department Comptroller of the Currency dated January 7 2002 certifies the First National Bank of Bottineau in Bottineau North Dakota is authorized to commence banking business upon meeting statutory requirements. The document is signed by Comptroller William B Ridgely.
District Court of Minnesota Sixth Division announces bankruptcy for Star J Erickson August J Runberg and Erickson & Runberg, creditors meeting set February 6 at 10 am in Alma for proof of claims, trustee appointment, examination of the bankrupt, and other business. Also includes medical ad content for King’s New Discovery and related remedies.
The report shows the bank’s close of business on February 25 1902 in Bottineau North Dakota. It lists resources cash items and other assets with missing or garbled details due to OCR. The document reflects typical early 20th century bank condition reporting with ledger figures and asset categories.
Notices list multiple homestead final proof dates 1902 1903 for Bottineau Devils Lake and Willow City lands. Names include Onrio Deena Lara Ham On Homestead Entry numbers 7143 6823 6804 97158 and witnesses such as John Smith Halvor Horseth Anton Jen n Theodore Johnson Jobo Skaaden Even Kjorstad Thorwald Kongslie Robert Auld Maxim Ricard Edmund White Thomas Gagnon and others.
Fragmentary OCR notice from January 20 1903 referencing Lap Ovvion av Davia Laxa N D and a payment or financial instruction. Other readable words mention Pareles Gochtag SUE Baio OGL Bn 3 ob 1% and an antiseptic term serumgarde. Details are unclear but indicate a formal notice.
A damaged notice from Morganton features scrambled wording about a salve named Arnica with claims to treat scalp issues pimples sores ulcers and boils. It advertises Bonema Totter Siltheumi and other conditions, pricing at 25 cents at McArthurly DragStory.
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