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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1907-01-25
A. Popular Life Insurance

I have several kinds of life
insurance policies, some are old
line, some new line, and some
that are out of line. To get
the benifits of any of them |
will have to die deader than a
door nail, then possibly some
lazy scalawag will nail the
window and l.
Well, sir, | have about made
up my mind that a poultry rails
ing wife is the best life insur-
ance on the face of the earth.
To get the benifits we don t
have to die and run chances on
some scamp getting the Doodle;
to the contrary we grow fat@en
it as we go along. While /
think of it, let me mention
that a poultry raising wife is a
good accident insurance as we'll
as life insurance. If she accid-
emily gets a man that is not
worth the powder it takes to
blow him up she can get along
anyhow even if she does have
a free boarder and a star al that.
AS was saying, about accid-
ent insurance. There is moth
ing that is more preventive of
the accident of hard times then
a poultry raising wife. I've
seen 'em where the man was
to lazy to sit still and the wife
fed him on chiken pie the year
around. | Ihave seen EN- when
the man wouldn't furnish
peck of corn. On these same
places l have seen the hens
scratch the flag stone doorstep
for feed, and these same hens
sang love songs and laid eggs
when apparently no chicken
feed was in existence. Yes, sir
and I have seen the poultry
raising wife sing songs and
holler shoe" at the hens, and
get up pretty good dinner all
at the same time.
AS l was saying, man don't
have to die to give the other
fellows the benefits when he
has a poultry raising wife.
They say a lazy man for in
vention! Derned if | believe
the saying, but | do admit to
planning ahead. You see a
poultry raising wife who has
raised up a lazy husband is
eminently competent to fight
life's battle on her own hook.
There is nothing like plan
ming ahead, young man, and
since our old benefactor, Hor-
ace Greedy don't advise us to
go west any more, the best
thingis to hook onto my kind
of life insurance. M. NJ. John
son in Farm stock and Home.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1907-01-25
"LuckV Pete Larson"

Peter Larson, % times a
millionaire, has again proved
his right to the title of Lucky
Pete Larson. by which he is
known throughout the north
west. Next to Senator w. A.
Clark, he is the richest man in
that section. Thirty-six years
ago Larson landed in New
York a poor Danish immigrant
without a word of English.
Thanks to his luck.
Pete Larson to-day walks
the streets of Helena with all
the vigor of a Youth of 20 des-
pite the fact that less than a
year ago medicaf'sexperts told
him he could not survive a
month. All he did was to adopt
some simple home remedies.
Lucky Pete'' got a job on
the government jetties being
built in the south soon after
his arrival in America. He
saved $500 and went to Dakota.
When the Northern Pacific
started to build west from Bis
marck Larson secured several
contracts and thus reached
Montana. He eventually Sc
cured contracts all along the
Northern Pacific I'D built
more of it's mileage than any
one other man.
Larson luck has never de-
serted him. He was a passen-
ger on the illfated Clallam
when she sank off Victoria two
years ago. He had on his per-
son about 5000, 600 in drafts,
with which he intended to pur-
chase some British Columbia
mining properties.
He was thrown into the wat
er, but contrived to find among
the fotsam a cabin door. To
this he held with bulldog ten
acity for several hours, until
finally rescued by the tug Seal
ion. Larson is not what would
be termed a good mixer. All
is business with him. He is a
member of but one fraternity,
the E1ks. More than six feet
tall, he may best be described
as hustler. Lucky Pete" is
happily married and is noted
for his freehanded giving to
churches, charities and the
needy.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1907-01-25
School of Forestry.

Ed. Stafford and Melvin
Smith are new pupils, entering g
Monday last This makes a
total enrolment of II.
Since last week a barometer
and a number of reference
books have been received.
Irvine Clark, absent Thurs
day and Friday on account OF
sickness, is again in school.
Mr.. Fa1kenstein, editor OF
the News, gave us a visit last
Thursday.
The chemistry class has re-
ceived some new apparatus,
and is now doing some good
work. The botany class is
deeply interested in it's work
on the structure of leaves.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1907-01-25
Engines and Cars Burned.

Scores of locomotives and
hundreds of cars are stalled
throughout North Dakota, un-
able to move one way or the
other" said Christ Ulsrud,
bank examiner of a line of
banks throughout Minnesota
and the Dakotas.
The engines are useless and
will not be fit for use until they
havebeen in the repair shops"
he continued. They have
frozen up and showed in. In
each of dozens of the small
towns there are three or four
of them laid up, their mechan-
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1907-01-25
We are Still Out.

The Courant is still out of
white paper, having to borrow
each week from Bro. Falken-
stein of the News. Two ship
ments were made the same day
from the same paper mill in
Minnesota in November. The
News shipment got through
but the one for the Courant has
not shown up.
With what the News has on
hand there is enough to last
another month if both papers
use half sheets, and we will
try to make it last.
One paper has reached the
Courant office printed on wrap
ping paper, but there will be
others who must do the same
thing before the little brides
eat up all the snow.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1907-01-25

The following programe was
rendered after the officers were
elected.
Marjorie Meighen, Instru-
mental.
Gordon Acheson, Recitation.
Alice Greiner, Solo.
Annie Dinnwo die, I'm
prompt Speech.
Editor, Paper.
One number was absent rea-
sons unknown.
Floyde Momberg is new
pupil in the 1st grade.
Quite a number of pupils
were absent this week on ac-
count of the cold weather.
The plays arrived this week
and the committee are busy
picking one out. There are
several good plays among them
and it is hard to pick one out.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1907-01-25
Dervisify More.

Less wheat and more beef,
pork, mutton, poultry, butter,
eggs, ETC., will help the North
Dakota farmer solve the pro-
b1em he is working on. Busi-
ness principles applied to the
conduct of the farm will bring
success. Stick to the farm and
work same as the business
man does to his business the
same number of hours the year
round. will go long ways to-
ward gaining a competency for
any and every farmer. Wheat
and nothing but wheat has
had it's day in North Dakota.
Isn't that a fact?
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1907-01-25
Bought a Drug Store.

Andy Johnson, formerly of
Bottineau late of Westhope,
has bought the drug store of
r. b. Kilbourn. They have
been busy taking stock this
week, and while Mr.. Johnson
has not yet taken possession,
the deal is said to be practically
closed. Mr.. Johnson formerly
owned the stock, selling out to
Mr.. Kilbourn a few years ago.
Mr.. Kilbourn has not yet de-
cided what he will engage in,
but we hope to see him rema ain
in BOttineau.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1907-01-25
THE MILITARY CAMPS.
Some Objections Raised to Them, But
Good Trial Needed.

Bismarck, N. D., Jan. 15.-
The recent meeting of the
national guard association in
Bismarck recalled the plan of
army manoeuvres which were
inaugurated in various parts of
the country last summer in
which there were joint en-
campments of the state militia.
The idea of such manoeuvres,
it was thought, would be valu-
able and that practical expert
ence in marching would be
gained. It was the. hope of
the secretary of war that the
state troops would gain much
and might become more and
more recognized a valuable
reserve arm of the service, and
it was that which made it a
strong factor in the plans for
the encampment. Both regu
lars and state troops were to
g a n inspiration and the
military spirit of the people
was to be stimulated.
It is to be noticed that in the
discussion of the appropriation
bill in congress the plan has
been attacked and the expendi-
ture of 81, 600, 600 is not thought
to be- wise, that a good many
people rather prefer trusting to
the enthusiasm and patriotism
of the men of the country in
the day of danger than the
policy of using the day of peace
for preparation for possible
war. -r
Militia enthusiasts say. that
the experiment of one summer
should not be used as a basis
for objection to the plan. It is
denied that the encampments
were m re junkets. That
some men got drunk is not
denied. The same thing will
happen when other bodies of
men meet in large numbers.
One thing is certaint that NO
army can be made absolutely
efficient with u t practice.
Other nations have these army
practices and expend large
sums of money on them. 1t is
conceded that there must be
several cncamp1nents before
failure or success can be dis
cussed with convincing force.
IF it is we'll disciplined and
we'll equipped army, then there
must be opportunity provided
for proper practice. It is stated
that the experience gained by
the militia boys of North Da-
kota, last summer, will prove
invaluable.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1907-01-25
One In Ten.

This long wintery spell is
causing several Of the tender
foot class, to get the warm
cline" fever. Don't get weak
in the knees just because we
have a little more snow than
usual. For the, past ten years
the. winters in North Dakota
have been mild and we should
expect winter like this and
the one of 1861 occasionally; at
least, we shouldn't kick if they
only come every ten years.
Take advice of those who have
left our fair state and wish
they were back. Those who
have gone west say the fleas
bother the children to death in
the summer and they cannot
go bare foot on account of 50
many poisonous insects; and in
the winter it rains all the time.
Those who have gone south
say it is so hot the air is, odor-
Gus from t n perfume OF
niggers" and alligators.
Most of you who want to move
here with probably ninety
cents in your pocket and owing
ninety nine of that. Stick to
the country that has given you
independence. Where can you
go to better yourself? Even
last winter in Florida, they had
a heavy frost which destroyed
every kind of Vegetation. Hard
years will come to every part
of the globe. Stay by the rich
est state in the Union; the
state that takes more prizes at
expositions; the state that has
less paupers; the state has
{. 54 Z ( t3t * Il
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1907-01-25
The Railroad Situation Not I'm
proved During the Week.
MAKING HARD FIGHT
Every Effort Reing Made by Railroads
to Move Traffic, Regardless of the
..-..- Expense.

There has been no imprevent
in the local situation in re-
lation to railroad traffice during
the week. A few cars of coal
have arrived, perhaps as much
as has been consumed, but
there is no coal for sale by the
dealers.
The railroad company have
got some Montana coal for
company use, which has been
turned over to dealers. This
has been a great help in reliv-
ing the situation and has pre-
vented anysactual suffering.
The passenger train on this
branch went up the line Mon
day night, bringing mail from
the last as late as one week
ago today. That train is still
near Souris, stuck in the snow
with dead engine. -
The great trouble seems. to-
be on the main line between
Devils Lake and Larimore,
where the track. is said to be
buried six feet deep with a
fine dry snow. It is impossible
to keep this section open for
any length of time. Only long
-enoug gh, to get one days traffic
through. when a windy night
will fill every cut so j.. full it
takes a couple of days to dig it
out. again. If the main line
was open there would be little
trouble on this branch. -. y
There is practically no coal
on the market in, this section.
The railroad company are max
ing every effort to keep it
moving and deliver to places
when it is most needed, but in
spite of their efforts it seems
impossible to get it in as fast
as it is consumed.
H. NJ. Trent of Bottineau has
over forty cars of coal on the
way, and other dealers have
large amounts on the way.
One report from a railroad
source says there are five thou
sand freight cars, loaded and
empty, buried in the snow
west of Crookston, which the
company is unable to move.
Weather prospects for today
are better. A few days than
would be a great relief to the
railroad, and a week of good
weather would enable them to
bring plenty of supplies to- last
county until spring. If condi-
tions get no worse there will be
no suffering here. 49,.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1907-01-25

more independent farmers; the
state that has more school
lands, and promises the best
educational institutions of any
other state-that's North Da-
kota, the state that has, made
faster progress than any other.
Think of what she has done for
you murnur against her.
BOwbells Bu11iten.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1907-01-25
Here is a Snap.

l offer the ne "A section 20,
1925, half a mile north and
mile and a half east of Bot
tineau, for $26 per acre. One
hundred acres under cultivation
and fair buildings.
A. J. Weldon Wabasso Mimi.
Jan 1925
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1907-01-25
What is a Box Car?

A Kansas miller referring to
the car. shortage. last week
inquired pertinently = swhat is
a box carr" the inference bein g
that he had not recently seen
one.
This office repeated the in
quiry and secured the follow
ing contributed information:
"A box car belongs to the fowl
family. During t h e spring
and summer months they can
be found in nearly every part
of the country, it's favorite
haunts being. near railroad
tracks, and it is easy to capture
In the autumn however, like
certain other fowls. it flies to
other climes. Scattered in
stances. are known where
specimens have been captured
during the autumn months.
A lasso or we'll creased switch
crew is sometimes used in
snaring the. box car, but main
strength is the best weapon.
In either case the hunter must
be very wary, as the noise like
the fluttering of a waybi1l, will
make the quarry disappear.
Some railroads own large
focks of domesticated box cars
but they are carefully guarded
during the closed season. The
wild box car when caught and
fairly we'll loaded becomes
perfectly stationery x
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1907-01-25
ism all out of shape.
HundradS of carS q

ism all out of shape.
Hundreds of cars are lying
on the side tracks, empty or
half filled with grain. They
will have to stay there until
the spring unless most radHaa
measures are taken. The rail-
road companies have not suffi-
cient motive power to get them
out and they will have to stay
with the engines. !
/ do not think that much
loss of life will result from the
coal famine, but it is highly
probable that they will have to-
sacrifice the groves of trees
throughout the whole state.
This will be deplorable loss,
for the trees cannot soon be re-
placed. They have been pre-
served and fostered with jealous
care for years and years and
rather than cut one of them
down the people would endure
much suffering. They will not
ply the ak until forced to it by
the direst necessity, but that is
what they may have to do, as
coal is being received in very
small quantities owing to the
impossibility of getting trains
through.
1t is we'll known that the
train service is the worst inn
aginable. The recent snow
storms tied up whole trains for
days at a time. 1t took one
passenger train four days to go
from Minneapolis to Fessenden,
N. d. less then 400 miles, and
there are dozens of similar
occurrences that might be cited,
The farmers are pretty we'll
supplied with provisisns so L
do not think there is much
need of anxiety on that score.
But unless fuel is is rushed
to the stricken people in short
time great deal of suffering
will result. "-Grand Forks
Herald,
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1907-01-25
Rural Mail Routes.

The rural mail carriers are
having a hard time of it this
winter. So far the two out of
Bottineau have been keeping
pretty we'll up to the schedule
by breaking their own roads.
Patrons of these lines should
remember that one thing the
postal department looks to on
these lines, and that is the
condition of the roads. The
patrons, through their proper
township. officers, must keep
the roads in good condition, or
the line may be discontinued,
and once discontinued for this
reason it will be hard to get it
back again.
The department will not
build or repair roads, but the
patrons must take care of this
feature themselves, If the
service is worth having it
should be worth keeping up
the roads in condition to pre-
vent it's being discontinued.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1907-01-25
Amend Pure Food Law.

If the efforts of Prof. Ladd,
Ladd, Senator Hanna and
others who are deeply interest
ed in the question, are success
full, considerable pure food
Legislation will be enacted by
the by the present legislature
and the present laws against
adulterated products will be
made more stringent. For
some time Prof. Ladd has been
busy preparing drafts of laws
which, when passed will great
ly assist him in passing. pure
food regulations. He found it
necessary to reconstruct the
drug law to make it harmonize
with the national drug law and
to strengthen it's weak features,
especially relating to Croton
paint.
Owing to a defect in the title
of the present pure food law
Prof. Ladd decided that it
would be best to draft and have
presented an entirely new law
as a substitute. The new law
will in many ways harmonic
with the national pure food
law, but will differ. in some
important respects. The pro-
visions, of the. present law re-
lating to net weight and that
specifically prohibiting the use
Of certain preservatives. have
been retained in the draft pre-
pared by Prof. Ladd.
The legislature will be asked
to appropriate $40, 900 to. defray
the expense of enforcing the
the pure food. patent medicine
formaldehyde, paint and Paris
green laws, and of making the
necessary Investigations and
publishing the bulletins relat-
ing to them. Senator Hanna
will introduce several of the
bills which Prof. Ladd has pre-
pared. Fargo Forum.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1907-04-01

but not always convincing 10 9th
ers. One should buy an lncuba-
tor that will hold the heat about
stationary, but a variation Of a
degree or two IN heat does not
prcvcnta az incubator from hatch.
ing we'll. Hens do nos do as
we'll as that by their eggs 10
maintaining an ever tempcra-
ture, and for a long time they
have been considered good hatch
ers. Get a good incubator, and
il will hatch we'll and ought not
to burn the house; but will be a
pleasure aud a source Of profit.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1907-04-01
Raising Chicks

Mrs.. Ida X. Berry. Cor,nth. Ml>~
Since my article appeared in
the February issue | have bad
an avalanche OF letters. asking all
kinds OF questions. II | had the
wisdom OF Solomon would not
DC able 10 answer them ali.
Here is a sample. II had a good
hatch. but my chickens are
dying. What il the cause
The truth il ! do not know.
They may have starved 10 death.
or may have died for want OF
breath. Numerous Q hers want
TO know what kind q. Incubator
| use. With the EDITORS per.
mission. | will tell YOU | u~c
Excelsior. Bowel trouble ~ one
o! the chef complaints. and is
caused from various thinRs.
Over feeding causes Indigestion
and bowel trouble. II chicks pei
cold, "a result. II over-hcat.
ed. II causes weakness. ending
10 bowel trouble. and lice are
sure 10 cause il. So find out the
cause and remove that. Then
some boiled sweet milk with
black pepper IN, is an excellent
remedy.
For constipation in young
chicks a tcaspoon!ul of cas,or
oil for every 30 chicks is a good
remedy. DO not try TO raise
winter chicks outdoors It will
not pay. First have a brooder
house TO put your broodcr IN.
Have az many compartments a.
desired, only have two. My
brooder house is double-walled,
with building paper between,
brick foundation and concrete
floor.
In one end is a stove. keep
the baby chicks next 10 the
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1907-04-01

stove, so they can hover round
and under i, 10 warm when they
teel inclined. | keep the floor
covered with leaves. for we do
not have straw. scatter the
chick feed Ia this, and that
keeps them busy, and the chance
OF overlooking is small. | give
them sweet milk once day
when ! Can. Would give il 10
hem all the time If | had IL.
You need not be 40 particular
about i, bcIng skim med. COR new
milk never has hurt mine yet.
This year | have tried feeding =
dry mash. consisting OF one part
meal, Que part shorts, one part
bran, aud one part meat meal.
hi. | put IN pans aud keep
before them -! The time. was
afraid 10 do this a, FIRST, but !
watched the towels closely Ia
notc the elect. Ducc or ,wlcc |
gaze them bo.icd milk. They
like the change anyway. There
we're TO evil results. hu. the
way those ctlckcns arc growing.
f.Fcry little rooster possesses a
good sized rcd comb. Every
day ! give them something
green. This year its turnips.
These / throw in and lc, them
pick the tops off. Then | run
the res. through the food chop.
per and they ca, them grccdily.
| grind the charcoal also, and
pound up shells Tor grit. Keep
chicks warm, dry, and busy;
and they vii do the rest. Get
two O. thrcc good poultry pa
pcrs and study them. Don't
try 10 follow everybody = advice.
Nine IS not infallib!c. Now,
please do not write and ask me
what poultry papers | take. Look
around and find some suited 10
your tastes. and with the Ed.
tor y permission | will write
again some day and tell you
something more.
Editorial comment This -
the kind OF information all poul.
try ralsers want, and all will be
glad 10 get more from the same
pen.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1907-04-01
Read the Best
EDITOR GAzETrn:

EDITOR GAZETTE:
subscribe for quite a mum.
Der of farm and stock papers,
but think the Southern Farm
Gazette the best for our section
Of the country.
HOWELL MORGAN,
Lindsay, La.
Comment by editor: That
strikes the right note. Our
farmers must work according to
local conditions before they AN
he successful, not the conditions
OF distant and disslmilar states.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1907-04-01
Cornish Indian Games

! have six pulic's and ono cockcrci.
Of good form ana marking. This
PC. viii be sold for $40 for quick 4a!c.
". u. HARTNESS.
STANKyiLtg p, Miss
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1907-04-01

Mrs. Ida X. Berry. Corin,h. M.>~
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1907-04-01
R. |. RED EGGS Raise the

n. l. Md EG60 nresd Of
chickens that is making good.
You will like my Rhode Island
Reds. They are standard bred
and 6ne. Eggs from them will
make you money. No stock for
ale, Young birds later. A set
ing OF * from pen /, $500; pen
:, e 90. Mrs. r. j. Cochran,
Daleville, Miss.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1907-04-01

ECC& from prize winning
0 White and nun Kock&
md III. u. Turkeys. Prize winning
bronze beauties. Prices cheap. quality
oJnSidcrcd. Circular free.
" = POPE. SHANNON. Miss.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1907-04-01
PUMPING ENGINE t,'e..as ss

air pumping engine with deep ~cll
pump attachment. Will If; water
s feet. Capacity. 500 gallona an
hour. Simple in construction. Eaay
TO run. J. c. ROBERT.
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. Miss.