The Bottineau courant., October 06, 1905, Image 1

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Man Hurt at Landa. School Library for
Willow City. Two fellows tried
at Westhope for Breaking into
a Box Car.
WILLOW CITY
By our special correspondent.
The city marshal keeps the "coop"
pretty full these nights.
With tomorrow every elevator in
this place will be full. The agents
.are complaining of a lack of cars.
The Overly addition to The Eagle
last week was another evidence of editor
Michael's rustling qualities. It was
good.
Rev. W. F. Bradley leaves for Far
go on Monday where he will attend
the annual conference of the M. E.
Church. Rev. Bradley has given
good satisfaction to the members of
the church here and they have re
quested his return for another year.
Mrs. E. W. Washburn of Vernon
Center, Minnesota, is visiting with her
sister,Mrs. F.M.Rich for a few weeka.
Mrs. Jas. Burris returned from her
visit with relatives in Ontaiio the
first of the week.
Mrs. Ad. Tanguay, accompanied bv
her three daughters, Corinne, Loret
ta and Jeannette left here on Thurs
day of last week for Quebec. Misses
Corinne and Loretta will attend the
Sellery academy there for th« next
three yeais. Mrs. Tanguay and Miss
Jennette will visit with friends and
relatives for several weeks before re
turning.
Mrs. Emma Nelson of the millin
ery firm of Henry and Nelson spent
several days this week in Towner on
business.
J. M. Watson has completed his
new office on the lots south of his res
idence and can from now on be found
there by clients and friends.
Our old friend Jas. Stewart of
Westhope spent several hours in Wil
low on Thursday on his way to Overly
where he has been interested foi the
past two months. Mr. Stewart says
he has all of Overly he- wants and will
move to Antler and engage in business
there.
On Sunday evening Rev. Bradley of
the M. E. church preached a very
able, entertaining and intellectual ser
mon to the Masons of this place on
"The Symbolism of King Solomon's
Temple." The church was well fill
ed by the local Masons and their
friends.
S. B. Brynolfbon, whose democracy
is like to that of Jefferson, in that he
wants no title and objects to the class
distinctions made by some of our met
ropolitan papers which allude to the
"common people, "is here on business.
On Friday night there will be a bas
keet sociable in the opera house for
the benefit of the^ Willow City Public
school library. It is to be hoped that
all will turn out and help a good
•cause. Good literature is none too
plentiful, nor too .widely read in this
commercially prosperous burg of ours.
Selz shoes at Greengards.
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LANDA
By our special correspondent.
O. A. Linsted was seriously hurt
the other day. His horse, on which
he was riding, was frightened by a
a threshing engine, Mr. Linsted fell off
and the horse in some way stumbled
and fell with its full weight right ov
er the body of Mr. Linstad, crushing
him badly. He is expected to recover.
Miss Jennie Govenlock of your
city was a visitor at this burg Thurs
day.
The Landa Lutheran aid society
meet at the C. C. Jacobson homestead
5 miles south of here Wednesday and
was well attended.
Mr. and Mrs. P. S. Hilliboe and
Miss Mathilda Wallen, of Westhppe,
were callers in town Wednesday.
The work on Arnold Bros, elevator
is going on rapidly and Mr. Arnold
will be ready to buy grain before
long.
One of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Carl
son's twin babies died last week and
the other is reported to be sick.
Robert O. Helgerson of Antler was
seen on the streets here last week.
Joe Dvorak, who has been making
an extneded visit with Mr. E. P. Hel
gerson of this place, left for his home
in Iowa last week to resume his
school work.
Thos. Elverom of Bottineau is do
ing some plastering on the Hilliboe
residence this week.
Jacob Jacobson, the machine and
harness man, is having some improve
ments done on his dwelling.
WESTHOPE
By our special correspondent.
The elevator men complain of "cars
being a scarce article.
Martin Helgerson visited here over
Sunday.
Attorney H. S. Blood was up from
Bottineau this week on business.
Miss Livesay, who has been visit
ing with her sister, Mrs. Trimble for
a week, returned to her home in Iowa
Wednesday.
Mrs. J. G. Erebs who has been in
a St. Paul hospital for a month, re
turned home Wednesday night. She
is much improved in health.
A couple of fellows were on trial
yesterday before Judge Mead for
breaking into a box car at Antler and
stealing some moose'.
The death of Mrs. William Hough
occurred on Thursday evening, Sep
tember 28th, aged twenty years. On
Friday a week previous she gave birth
to a baby girl and mother and child
seemed to be getting along nicely. On
Tuesday afternoon she went to sleep
and the nurse being unable to awaken
her a doctor was summoned. He
gave her every attention but she never
regained consciousness and passed
away on Wednesday. The funeral
was held Satruday forenoon.
Mrs. Jas. L. Fisher, aged 28 years,
died last Saturday at her home near
Antler after an illness of over a year.
The funeral services were held Mon
day from the house,Rev. Peter Mitch
ell officiating and the remains were
interred in the Westhope cemetery.
An exciting runaway occurred on
Main Street Wednesday morning. At
torney Soule was driving up the street
when his horse commenced to kick
and kept at it till he had overturned
the buggy and got loose, then kicked
around a few times and started up the
street—on the side walk when he fell
and was caught while down. The
buggy was neaily reduced to kindling
wood. The occupants were not hurt.
JOSEPH RAMSEY, JR.
Whose fight with George J. Gould for the control of the Wabash rail
road will be decided at the next meeting of the stockholders of the road,
I October 10, at New York city.
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The Bottineau Courant.
Vol. XXI. No. 20. Bottineau, Bottineau County, North Dakota, October 6, 1905. $1.50 a Year.
TRAIN WRECK
At Omemee on Saturday
Evening
WM. STADIE DIES
The Engineer Pinned In Wreckage Re
ceives Fatal Injuries. Exhibited
Wonderful Nerve.— Fireman
Escaped Unhurt.
A bad wreck occurred on Saturday
evening in the yards at Omemee.
The southbound frieght going through
at 9.15 crashed into a loaded box car
which the high wind had pushed down
the side track and which had stopped
on the switch. The engine and four
cars of wheat left the track. The fire
man jumped and escaped without in
jury but Engineer Stadie was not so
fortunate. He was caught between
the fender of the tire box and the over
turned cab and wedged there so tightly
that it required three and a half hours
to release him. In spite of the fact
that a heavy bar had cut into his
thighs clear to the bone and that the
hot fender was roasting his flesh the
heroic fellow retained his presence of
mind and directed the workers in
their efforts to release him. It was
necessary to saw a heavy iron bar
twice through and then use heavy
jack-screws to force the cab back be
fore the poor fellow could be extricat
ed. These operations were performed
with the wind blowing a gale and a
cold rain falling but the wonderful
nerve of the suffering victim never
gave way. When he was finally re
leased at about one o'clock Sunday
morning he was taken to the home of
Mr. David Allen and tenderly cared
for. In spite of his frightful injuries
some hopes were at first entertained.
But in spite of all that medical
science could do the sufferer died on
Tuesday morning at 4 o'clock.
The deceased, William Stadie, was
about 35 years old and had been em
ployed on the Great Northern railway
for five years. He came originally
from near Wawanesa, Man. and was
married about three months ago. His
young wife was with him at the time
of his death. He was a quiet, sober
and industrious man and held in high
esteem by those who knew him.
County surveyor Wells says the
blame for the accident is chargeable to
the carlelessness of the surveyors who
laid out the Omemee side tracks. Mr.
Wells some time ago called the atten
tion of Great Northern officials to the
fact that the side track sloped toward
the switch and predicted an accident
would occur. It is said that cars
have ruu down to the switch several
times previously. And now the sur
veyor's mistake has cost a human life.
AN EXPENSIVE FIRE.
Th Standard understands that one
farmer south of here will have to
stand the loss caused by the prairie
fire of last week. He fired a straw
pile without plowing a .good fire brake
as he had been advised to do by a
neighbor, and next morning the wind
raised and the stubble commenced
burning. Th fire soon spread rapidly
.and mnin the field of one of the Tes-
WILLIAM L. PENFIELD, SPECIAL ENVOY TO EUROPE.
He has been selected by President Roosevelt to perform some secret
mission, going first to England. Mr. Penfield is, solicitor of the state depart
ment.
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key's where the grain shocks stood,
consuming all on a good sized field.
Also some grain for another farmer.
Now the losers will try and make the
one who set out the five pay the losses.
There is a moral in this: Never set
out a fire without first making a good
fire bieak. We also might add that
it does not pay to burn your straw
piles as they are too valuable.—West
hope Standard.
The Market In Bottineau.
No. 1 Hard 58
No. 1 Northern 67
No. 2 Northern 64
No. 3 Northern 61
No. 1 Durum 53
No. 2 Durum 51
No. 1 Flax 82
Oats 19
Barley 23
THE CHURCH
Conference Meets at Fargo and
Synod at Minto.
The North Dakota conference of
the Methodist Episcopal church meets
next week at Fargo. The Synod of
the Presbyterian church of North Da
kota meets at Minot the same week.
The Rev. Chas E. White leaves on
Monday next and the Rev. W. N.
Gillis on Wednesday to attend these
meetings. Both will be absent over
the next Sunday but will get back the
following week.
AMUSEMENTS
Booking at the Local Play House
for next two weeks.
LAURA FRANKEN FIELD.
The intellectual emotional actress,
Miss Laura Frankenfield, who made
such a hit with our theatre-goers last
season as "Mrs. Alvig" in Ibsen's
"Ghosts", will be with us again next
Monday evening, October 9th. when
she will present that beautiful play,
"Her Double Life'. This has been
especially dramatized for Miss Frank
enfield from Wilkie Collins' "A New
Magdalen" and our people have a
rare treat in store. There are really
so few good things nowadays in the
theatrical way that when something
really meritorious comes, it is hailed
with delight. Miss Frankenfield is
without doubt the leadng actress of the
entre territory she covers, which is
large. Last season the territory ex
tended to the coast and back and en
gagements were played in the lead
ing cities. While the play of last
season of "Ghosts" was very artistic
and gave the actors great opportunity
for the display of their art, it was not
a play which appealed to all classes
it was said by some critics to be too
morbid—to tell things they did not
care to hear even though they were
true besides the play had a most
tragic ending. "Her Double Life"
is of an entirely different character.
It is a most pleasing story and spark
les with lines of heart interest, thrill
ing climaxes and situations. Best of
all the ending is most pleasant and ev
ery one leaves the theatre feeling hap
pier and ready to take up the next
day's duties with lighter heart. Af
ter all, we get enough of the gloom in
this world of ours without going to
see it enacted on the stage.
THE MISSOURI GIRL.
A prominent dramatic critic, re
viewing -the successes and failures Qf
Miii
this season, in a late number of a
popular magazine makes the following
statement: "It is not the manager
who changes his play each year that
makes money. The successful man
ager is the one who takes one good
play, sticks to it, endeavors to build
up and each year offers it to the pub
lic in better shape than before."
This was Fred Raymond's idea ten
years ago when he first introducd
"The Missouri Girl". Each year the
play has been improved and twice re
written, and now Mr. Raymond has
the satisfaction of knowing that be
has one of the best money-making at
tractions on the road, and "The
Greatest Domestic Comedy of the
Age One performance of "The Mis
souri Girl" will be given at the Opera
House on Tuesday evening Oct. l?th.
LECTURE COURSE
Promoters met on last Tuesday
to Organize.
On Tuesday evening the Associa
tion formed for the handling of a lec
ture coarse for the winter months met
at the Bottineau County Bank. The
following officers were elected. Rev.
W. N. Gillis chairman.. Rev. Chas*
E. White Sec. and W. P. McMillan
Treas. These together with A. G.
Burr and I. M. Brandjord form the
executive committee. Plans were set
on foot for a personal canvass of the
situation for the sale of season tickets.
A sliding scale plan was adopted
whereby the price of tickets for the
five numbers will be $1.50 if 200 tick
ets can be sold. |1.75 if 170 is dis
posed of and $2.00 if only 100 are sold.
The idea is to put the course down
as low as possible and get out even on
the contract price which is $300. No
body can beat that price anywhere.
There are five good attractions: Leon
Cafe, Lecturer The Ladies Ariel
Quartet, a good concert company
Father Vaughan, a widely known lec
turer of the states. The Columbia
Quartette, another good musiccal and
Ash Davis, who is a chalk talker.
Now if a sufficient number of
tickets can be sold namely 200,the five
attractions will cost you only $1.50.
Save your money for chewing gum
and get this great intellectual treat.
The singie admission tickets will be
kept up all through the course to 75
cents., so that you~haVe a ehance -to
save money.
Push this along. When the can
vasser comes give him some encour
agement. This is a public enterprise
Nobody gets a graft. Only a lot of
hard work, but it is for the good of
the town.
County School Notes.
Kramer wants a school.
Jonathan Miller's school in Peabody
district was closed Friday.
Geo. A. Ferraby, a former teacher
in the Scotia district, was called to
Minnesota last week by the death of
his father. He expects to return this
week and commence a term of school
in Liberty district next week.
Miss Maude Silvester closed a suc
cessful term of school in the Pleasant
Valley district last Friday.
J. C. Miller closed a term of
school in Thrums district oh Friday
last. A program was rendered in the
afternoon and a lunch served by the
ladies.
Steps are being taken to secure a
public school in the village of Overly.
They have about forty-five pupils
and will undoubtedly have a school
there in a short time.
Miss Ellen Johnson, who closed a
term of school in the Stenson district
on July 31st, will complete a term
for Miss Zirkle in the same district.
E. T. Aasheim closed a term of
school in the Mountain View district
with appropriate exercises.
Miss Madaline Sutton closed her
school in Chatfield district on Friday
last.
The county superintendent tells us
they have several schools which they
are unable to supply with teachers.
Overly to Incorporate.
Application was made this week to
county auditor Brandjord for the in
corporaton of the new town of Overly.
Overly is located in 13—160—74 on
the Soo line and the incorporation
boundary on the east is Rolette county.
It is only a few months old and has
a population of 180. A thriving town.
Jim Bacon found two horses dead
last Sunday on the Welch farm in the
Turtle mountains. State Veterinar
ian Sims visited the place where the
horses were on Wednesday but at that
time they were so badly decayed that
he could not tell how they had been
destroyed. Mr. Bacon found the
horses in the brush near the road ly
ing close together and he said it
looked as though their throats had
been cut. They were a heavy team of
good young horses and it is still a
mystery how they got there.
THE CONTEST
Promises to become very
Interesting.
A NEW CANDIDATE
And more may yet enter. Russellite
says Piano will go there but other
towns have Missouri idea and
Must be shown.
There is promise of greater things
in the movement of the piauo contest
this week. The young ladies have
withheld their week-end reports, evi
dently holding in reserve and sparring
for position. We expect to see some
surprises next week. There is no lack
of interest and each contestant is gath
ering a circle of friends who will sup
port her candidacy. This policy wil
count in the end. A new candidate
could enter the lists now with the
backing of a good ciicle of friends
and stand as good a chance as any
to win.
The votes for this week are as fol
lows
Marie Wonos. Bottineau.... 28,700
Delia Carpentier, Antler .... 26,050
Emma Douglass. Russell .. 14,540
Lulu Crowder, Lake Metigoshe 3,000
Mollie Stanton, Souris 2,250
Mildred Douglas, Omemee... 1,500
Alice R. Kolstad, Lansford 1,000
Miss Maud Kinsel, of Westhope,
with 12,500 votes to her credit in the
first week's work has been obliged to
withdraw on account of the pressure
of hei duties in the post-office. She
writes that she cannot get out to work
and therefore will drop out. We are
sorry this is the case as she had a
strong vote and would have received
the solid support of her town. We
hope Westhope will put forth another
candidate.
Miss Lulu Crowder,living nearMeti
goshe, has entered the contest and
starts oft with a nice vote She has a
good field in which to do some work
and ought to make a strong race.
Miss Marie Wenos, of this city,still
holds first place but her gain of this
week is smaller thaiuzn former ones.
Miss Delia Carpentier has made
strong gains this week and is working
haid. Miss Emma Douglas has made
a good gain this week and it is appar
ent she is in the race in earnest. A
prominent Russell resident said the
other day, "you may as well box that
piano up and send it to Russell. It is
coming there anyway.'' Miss Mollie
Stanton, of Souris, has not reported
this week but we still hope to see the
people of Souris come to her rescue.
Miss Mildred Douglas, of Omemee,
has not increased her vote and we are
told may drop out owing to the fact
that she is going to school and has no
time to canvass. It is also said
Omemee has another candidate who
will shortly enter the lists. Miss Al
ice R. Kolstad, of Lansford, has report
ed a thousand votes and intimates
there are more coming. We hope to
see her enter the contest in earnest.
A Lansford girl won the piano giv
en by the Optic this summer which
shows the spirit of that town when
it is once awakened. No report has
yet been received from Miss Myrtle
Lewis of Maxbass. She has signified*
her interest of entering the contest
and will undoubtedly do so yet.
There is still time for remarkable de
velopments in this big contest and
we are looking for them.
Methodist Episcopal Church.
The regular services on Sunday
next by the Rev. Chas. E. White.
Services will commence in the
morning at 11 o'clock.
The evening service will begin at
7.30. Subject—"Braggart up a Tree."
Don't forget that the evening ser
vice has been changed to 7.30.
Everybody invited to these services
and all will be gladly received.
Presbyterian Services.
Preaching service at 11 a. m.
Sabbath School at 12:15 a. m.
Y. P. S. C. E. at 6:30 p. m.
Song and preaching service at 7:30.
Wednesday evening prayer meeting
at 7:30 p. m., followed by Sabbath
School Teacher's meeting at 8:30.
You are invited to these services.
They are for you. Come.
Sabbath October 8, 1905.
Subjects. Morning.. "Thein-com
ing reign of Peace."
Evening. "Remember Lot's Wife."
C. E.—Topic. "The Christians
Trial and Triumphs."
The regular meeting of the Ladies
Aid Society on Thursday October 12 in
the church, at 2.30 p. in. Election of
officers, a full attendance needed.
Fancy silk and white vests at
Greengards.