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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1909-01-29
JEALOUSY CAUSES TRAGEDY
G. FItzmaurIce Shoots Miss 0usta Mel.
son and Kills Self at MohaII.

Mohall, N. d., January o.
Just as she was STOPPING to
lock the door of her rooming g
house, Miss Gusta Nelson. a
clerk in Whitford's department
store, was shot through the
lungs by George Fitzmaurice,
her lover, with rifle of large
Calibre. He then turned the
weapon upon himself and in
flicted a mortal wound in the
head. Miss Nelson died few
minutes afterward, and though
Fitzmaurice was alive at late
hour this evening, physicians
say he cannot survive the
night. Jealousy, together with
the fact that Fitzmaurice was
a heavy drinker and could not
control himself, are the cause
of the tragedy which, owing to
the prominence of the people
involved, has caused a sensa-
ton in this part of the state.
George Fitzmaurice is a
brother of DR.. Thomas Fitz-
maurice, one of the prominent
residents of the city, and his
parents reside in Crystal. Miss
Nelson is daughter of Mr..
Nelson of the firm of Kehoe &
Nelson, elevator men, west of
Sherwood.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1909-01-29

a rural route parcels post by
which he hopes to make up
the $18, ,OOO, 900 deficit his man.
agement has created in the
postoffice department and at
the same time serve the local
merchant and country
stores' in such a way as to get
their everlasting gratitude, for
he says in his last report:
The result would be to in
crease the business of local
merchants and country stores
by facilitating consumption
and the delivery of goods. It is
of incalculable importance that
these small dealers throughout
the United States should not be
driven to the wall.'
If he is solicitious about our
welfare as retailers why does
he not consult with us about
this matter, instead of with our
competitors in the great cities?
Why has he switched from the
Henry bill" to the "Burnham
BILL or from a gen eral parcels
post to only a rural route par
cells post? Is it not because he
and the interests behind him
expect that the "Burnham bill"
will act as an "entering g
wedge" that will make possible
general parcels post in the
near future? Most assuredly!
On November IL, the presi-
dent of the National Grange in
his report to their annual
Washington convention stated:
From our experience with the
rapid growth of the rural de-
livery system we can be GER
tain that the establishment of a
rural route parcels post will
soon be followed by the adop-
ton of general parcels post
law for the whole country" "
Mr. Merchant do you see the
point? We might just as well
acquaint ourselves with and ar.
que along the lines of the pro
posed general parcels post law,
for that is what is aimed at and
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1909-01-29
North Dakota's Insurance Company.

Rolla Star: A. Berthiaume
of Bottineau, assistant state
manager of the Pioneer Life
insurance company of North
Dakota, spent the last few days
in our city soliciting business
for his company, and reports
very fair success. The Pioneer
Life Insurance company is a
North Dakota institution and
has for it's motto, Keep North
Daktoa Money in North Dako-
ta." Governor Burke, we'll and
favorably known here, is one
of the directors of the company
and Congressman l.. b. Hanna
is president, Judge N. G. Young,
ex-chief justice of the supreme
court Of North Oak ota is coun-
sci and Geo. H, Hollister, pres
ident of the Northern Trust
company is treasurer. The COM
pany wrote nearly $500, 600 of
insurance in the state last year
and expects to double that
amount during 1909.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1909-01-29

than the daily newspaper. l
ask you men how many of you
would stay in Buffalo if the
newspapers would stop publ
cation. Some of my friends
think l am crazy on advertisin g
because I don't care how much
the advertising bills are when
[ know that they bring me
more business.
1 have discovered that we
can raise money at the bank on
the name we have built up
through advertising. The bank
ers don't care much about the
plant we have, but I have had
them offer me money because
of the reputation made by the
use of printer ink"
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1909-01-29
Ice Carnival.

There will be a carnival on
the Bottineau ice rink on
Thursday evening, February +.
Doors open at 7:3O, skaters
allowed on the ice at 8 p. m.
Only those in costume allowed
on the ice until 9: Is. Good
music will be furnished. Those
wishing to order costumes can
do so by leaving their order
with J. H. Weaver at the new
furniture store. Place your
order early if you wish one. -
Parker & Martin. 1t.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1909-01-29

follows: Resolved, That the
federal government should en-
act law providing for and
requiring insurance of all de-
posits in national banks. such
insurance to be paid by the
banks" The affirmative speak
ers were Iver NJ. Brandjord, A.
+. Peterson and ID. Il. Carlson.
The negative was represented
by N. G. Wegner, John J. Muir
ply and A. Q. Anderson.
The Judges were Rev. D.
Stratford Scadeng, Prof. X. K.
Thompson, H. G. Harty, Misses
Mary B. Flenington and Sen
new Nertrost. Their decision
was unanimous in favor of the
affirmative.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1909-01-29
An Excellent Cleaning Fluid.

The following recipe con.
tains nothing injurious, never
takes out the stiffness from fab.
RIGS las from veilings and chif.
fon), and is at the same time &
disinfectant and sure prevent.
i've of MOTHS" says the Won.
ans Home Companion fol
February. "Sulphuric ether,
one dram; alcohol, two drams;
chloroform, one dram; oil OF
cloves, one dram. Three time
this amount to one quart best
gasoline. The oil of cloves
may be omitted if desired,
as in cleaning anything white
it has a tendency to turn ii
yellow. TO clean dress
skirt, just double or treble the
amount of these ingredients.
Mems trousers can be soaked
over night in this, and when
pressed are as good as new. Ii
is fine for ostrich plumes, as it
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1909-01-29

that no man can long represent
us in congress who will help to
force upon the nation such an
unjust and absurd law. If our
law. makers are so very anxious
to do something along this line,
let them lay a foundation for
such a law by first inserting a
clause in the rural parcels post
law, making it compulsory Oh
the customers who are supposed
to be benefited by the law to
pay the postage, and then be-
fore considering a general par
GELS post law let them cut
down the price that the govern
ment is paying the railroads
for mail service to a point
where there will be no loss to
the government in carrying
such commodities or at least to
a point where mail car will
cost the government no more
than an express car costs the
express companies and when
this is done it is time enough
to talk about the details of a
parcels post law.
If a general parcels post law
was to be conditioned upon
first cutting out the present
enormous graft of the railroads
i'll carrying the mails it would
soon find it's way into the con-
gressional waste basket, for
the supporters Of such a law
are not only trying to compel
the government at great, loss
to help the retail establish
ments of our great cities to
reach out into the remotest
parts of our country and destroy
the business interests of our
local merchants" and "coun-
try stores," but to many times
multiply the graft of the rail
roads, under the present sys-
tenn of carrying the mails, and
the average congressman does
not as rule support any
measure that encroaches upon
the special privileges of the
great corporations.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1909-01-29

never takes the curl out. BE
sure to shake out in the air un-
til thoroughly dry. Old laces
clean beautifully with this fluid.
Let the article to be cleaned lie
in the liquid for a while, ac-
cording to how soiled it is. Ar
ticles can remain in all night
without injury to the fabric in
any way. by allowing to settle,
and pouring off very carefully,
one can use the fluid over and
over again."
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1909-01-29
Presbyterian Church

The usual services next Sun
day morning and evening at
11:OO and Z: 80 o'clock, lead by
the pastor. who will speak on
those interesting people, the
Kenites, another mum Der of the
prophetic series; and upon
Retaliation" an old time law
as illustrated in the history of
Edom. Sunday-school at IL: ID
and the young peoples meet
ing at 6: 80 p. m. You will be
welcome to all these Lord 8
day privileges.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1909-01-29

l desire to call your special
attention to the parcels post"
bill that has been before con-
gress for some time and is be-
ing pushed so vigorously by
our competitors in the great
commercial centers. This pro-
posed law is unfair, unjust and
unfair from every business
point of view. While the gov
ernment pays eight cents per
pound to the railroads for car
rying the mails, this bill pro-
poses to carry the freight un-
der the same contract at two
and one-quarter cents pound
any distance, making a loss to
the government of about So. IS
on every hundred pounds car
ried. Such a law would be a
fine thing for the railroads who
would thus carry millions of
pounds of freight at mail rates
and draw on the government
for their pay; and it would be a
great thing for the large busi-
ness concerns in our CONNER
cia1 centers who want to reach
out into the remotest country
districts for trade. but how
about the local merchant who
finds that his customers can
get their merchandise by mail
cheaper than he can get it by
freight if it is carried any great
distance, and who will be taxed
to help pay the loss that the
government will sustain in
forcing upon him a program
that will handicap him on ev-
cry side? How about him?
Where is. the justice? Where
is the fairness? Where is the
business sense in such a law?
But the parcel post advocate
will say that we are mistaken
that we don't know what we
are talking about, as we are
discussing the, Henry bill"
which provides for general
parcels post, while it is the
'Burnham bill' that the post
master general is now advocat-
ing and that provides for only
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1909-01-29
BotiIneau Literary Club.

The Bottineau Literary club
was favored last evening with
a paper on forestry" by Prof.
r. K. Thompson of the School
of Forestry. The discussion
was lead by Miss Nertrost.
The program for the meet
ings in February and March
follows:
February f." Social Forces, "
A. w. Smith; discussion led by
Jno. p. Davis.
February 11-Lincoln cele-
bration.
February 13-"Banking and
Currency" A. o. Anderson;
discussion led by A. Besancon.
February 25-"The Test OF
Time," I. NJ. Brandjord; dis
cussion led by J. ]. Weeks.
March 4-"The Keynote OF
the Modern Pulpit, What
Should 1t Be?" John P. Davis;
discussion led by A. O. Ander-
son.
March 11-"God's Estimate
of Man., r. T. Guernsey; dis
cussion led by r. K. Thomp-
son.
February 13- Principal
knowledge Necessary for Sue
cess in Teaching Foreigners"
N. G. Wegner; discussion led
by Miss Mary B. Pennington.
February 25-Debate, subject
and speakers to be announced
later.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1909-01-29
cosRGIAl CLUB FORMED
Constitution anu Avs Adopted at
Meeting Tuesday ing.

The final steps in the organi-
zation of a commercial club for
the city of Bottineau were
taken at a meeting held in the
city council chamber in the fire
station Tuesday evening. F.
w. Cathro presided at the
meeting and D. r. Carlson
acted as secretary.
The constitution and bylaws
were adopted after some dis
cussion. The constitution states
the "object of the club shall be
the advancement and welfare
of the city of Bottineau, it's
business interests, and the
social and literary culture of
its members"
The management of the club
is in the hands of a board of
eleven directors. Special meet
ings of the entire club may be
called by the president or at
the request of any ten mem
DerS.
The officers shall consist of a
president, first vice president,
second vice president, secretary
and treasurer.
The membership fee was
placed at $15 and the dues at
s. per quarter. However, those
who come in as charter mem
bers will be required to pay
only $40 membership fee.
The charter will be left open
until Wednesday evening, Feb
ruary 3, when meeting for
the election of directors will be
held in the fire station at 8: 90
o'clock. The charter list is at
present in the hands of Andy
Johnston and A. S. Nero.
Every business and professional
man in the city will be givei-
an opportunity to become a
charter member.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1909-01-29
Advertising a Bankahle Asset.

American Press: William w.
Thompson, mayor of Kalama-
ZOO, made the principal address
at a recent meeting of the
Buffalo Ad. club. He told of
"A Manufacturers Advertising g
Experience" He declared his
unlimited faith in advertising,
expressing his opinion that
liberal publicity will double
profits. Mr.. Thompson said in
part:
Advertise in your local
newspapers. There is nothing
in your city which can help
you. more to business success
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1909-01-29
Ten Round Sparring Match.

Arrangements have been
made for ten-round sparring g
match for points at Greiner's s
opera house Monday evening,
February 10, between G. Grif-
fin of Ackworth, the pugilistic
wonder of the Turtle noun
tains, and Mark Nelson of
Minot. Both are we'll scienced
and an interesting match may
be expected.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1909-01-29
KILLED IN COLLISION.
". }. Mooney Of langdon In Crash Of
Ocean liners.

w. J. Mooney, a prominent
banker at Langdon. was in
stantly killed and Mrs. NJ. F.
Murphy of Grand Forks, wife
of the president of the Bankers
association of North Dakota,
seriously injured in a crash of
two ocean liners off the Man.
tucket shoals. They were pas
sengers on the outward bound
White Star steamer Republic
which was rammed amidships
by the Florida, which had got
ten out of it's course in a fog.
Mr.. Mooney was killed instant
ly and his body was not recov-
cred. Mrs. Murphy was badly
I'M jured but will recover.
Mr.. and Mrs. George B. Win
ship and a number of other
North Dakotans were on the
ill-fated vessel but escaped in
jury.
Mr.. Mooney was a man of
wealth and prominence. He
was interested in a number of
banks in. eastern North Dakota
and had recently established
lone at International Falls, Min
Bnesota. Hir wife, who was
with him at the time of the ac-
! Fcident, was not injured. He
lea yes one son, who with the
widow, will inherit a fortune OF
nearly half a million.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1909-01-29

The following is list of war
ranty deeds filed for record in
the office of the register of
deeds of Bottineau county last
week:
Anton Svensrud ct ux to HaIvor
Halvorson, sH nwH IL l5N75..".....s 1900 90
d. X. Thyng. Walter Master ct ux
to Hattie X. Thyng, lot II, block
4 willow O1ty ty............................- W
d. X. Thynge ct TX to Walter Mas
ter. undivided one-half interest.
lot 13. block 7. Willow Oity.... ..... 90
Walter ]. Davis ux to Mary r.
Miller. swA 22-l59-s3...".. ........ 1916 90
dsh and an bf1f Hrea &c Een TO- SEX Il G 2oo %
John Johnson to Matthias Haug-
land. en- swH. lots and a. 7-l62'O $500 %
Joseph Ledoux to Trimble Mum
Investment company, north 80
feet of lot 4. block ID. WesthhOpe.
lot l, block 20. StOltZe's first addi-
tiOn to WesthOpe..... ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 500 %
Oscar B. Lundy to Clement T.. New
house. lots II, II. block 8. South
BOttineau. SOO OO
Wi!!iam q II, Hart to Thos. J. Calvin .ooo \.
n"A 25-l6l-Sl ........... 4OOO 10
Neil r.. Anderson to Oscar Lund
Quist, neH 32-18i-8 83.................... 5000 90
Alfred Alice to Arnt Kvolstad ,neH
32-lol 61VO W
X. Gleason nwN 29-l6l.7 l.7s..........
| Olof Fosnes to Hakon J. Guttu. e%
SEA 3.-i64-76, lot 5-163-76 6..........~ l425 90
b. Il. Lord ct ux to John O. Dim
nick, nwA 21-150-8l l...................... 345O 90
| Agnes Welch and Jehial to William
| A. Jackson, east SO feet lots IL. Ia,
15, block IS. COmstock's first addi-
tiOn to South BOtttneau. together
with oil the buildings and i'm
prOvements hereOn.""........"".- $50 90
| Donald w. Mckenzie ct ux to AL
bert X. Sheets, swH 33-l64- ST.. $500 90
Harry e. Swiger to Trimble-Munn
e12 swH. lots and 4. 19, e% nwN.
lots and 2, 80 CLIO 79................. 1900 90
| Donald O. McKinnon to Louie Ar
nold VIZ 49, 1917 Observation-Disclosures. 300 90
Nina s Gram to E. r. Gram nwM
1O-16l 6l-82. 82................... 90
Addie B. WheelOck and Cyrus J. to
Otis A. Deem, neH H24-l80-8l.."...... 2450 50
John McCaughna ct ux to William
M. Stafford. nwH nwH l2-16l-:6.." 1000 70
9. l.. NewhOuse ct Tx to Ethel l..
Larson, nwA l8-l61 49, 3...................... 100
Thos. j. Calvin to William M. Mar
tin, neN 25 l61-81 ... ..................... 90
Ole l.. Elton to Peter I. Hammer.
nwI 21-l80-s1..... ..................... $500 90
Daphne f.. Yeomans and Truman
N. to Otis A. Deem, nWH IL 16O-82 $500 90
CLARA M. Bell ct Thomas to Dennis
Finch. part OF M lot 2, block Z.
Willow Oity ................. 23OO %
Fred TiIotsOn ct ux to Francis w.
Sim. VIZ seq. swM neH 30-l63-sl,..- 3O0C 90
c. l.. Newhouse ct ux to George Il.
Larson. special warranty deed,
swH lO-l6l-S'." NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 90
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1909-01-29

Miss Inez Yates, who came
here from Willow City recently
in search of employment as a
domestic, was before the in
sanity board yesterday. She
was found wandering about
town one night recently in a
demented state and nearly
frozen.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1909-01-29
Favor Guaranty Of Bank Deposits.

The Bottineau Literary club
held an open meeting in the
high school auditorium Thurs
day evening of last week and
debated the guaranty of bank
deposits.
The question was stated as
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1909-01-29
FORESTRY TEAM won AGAIN
Defeated Willow City High School In
Holly Contested Basketball Game.

The fast Willow City high
school team went down to de-
feat at the hands of the Forest
ry team here Friday night, in a
well played game of basketball,
by a score of % to 9.
The first half was hotly con-
tested, Willow making five
free throws and the Forestry
team scoring six field baskets.
The Forestry guards were too
strong for their opponents and
held them down to one lone
field basket. The last half had
everything in the Forestry's 8
favor and they scored at leis-
ure, making eight field bask-
cts. /
After the game a reception
was given the visitors at the
school and a very enjoyable
time was had. A short pro.
gram was rendered and refreshl
ments served. !.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1909-01-29
Advertised Letters.

The following letters remain
ed uncalled for in the BOttineau
postoftice, January %, 1909:
Jos. Anechal.
KOnrad Dahl.
Theodore Jahr.
r. Ray.
Harry Ray.
r. Sem-2.
James r. Woods.
If not called for in Is days
will be sent to the dead letter
office. Persons calling g for same
will please say advertised. Ole
Roland, Postmaster.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1909-01-29

For sale cheap: My cottage
and lots at Lake Metigoshe.-
w. HI. Day. ..., .45-tf
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1909-01-29
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Deals In Dirt Consummated During the
Past Week.

The following is list of war
ranty deeds filed for record in
the office of the register of
deeds of Bottineau county last
week.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-05-06

right 10 say. for instance, what imml-
grants shall come To- our shores, but
we are powerless 10 enforce this
right against any nation that chooses
10 disregard our wishes unless we
continue to build and maintain n
flrst-class fighting navy. We Amer
leans are ourselves proud and high
spirited and we hre not always by
any means far-sighted. III our honor
or Interests were menaced by a for
eign power this nation wOuld fight
wholly without regard 20 whether or
not its own was efficient. I'm the
event OF crisis arising peace
advocates who object 10 our build
Ing up navy would be absolutely
powerless TO prevent this country
from going To war. A strong navy
IN the surest guarantee OF peace that
America can have the cheapest I'm
surance against war that Uncle Sam
can possibly buy.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-05-06
UNITED PRESS MEN
WERE IN THE CITY

Pacific Coast Manager w. W
Hawkins OF San Francisco and Man
ager Bell OF Portland were I'm the
city Wednesday evening and made
an official visit to The Capital Jour
nal office, which receives the United
Press leased wire report They were
shown the sights, including visit
to the state house, and heard the
band concert II was almost impos-
sible to keep Manager Bells eyes off
the pretty creatures that are so nu-
merous on Wilson Avenue when the
band begins to play. He got away on
the S;tv electric for Portland, but
not without heart decorations that
have fascinated Jack Burke, Joe
Walsh and every United Press rep
resentatiye that has ever come TO
the Capital city
Manager Hawkins was much
pleased with the Capital City and
gave orders that at least one tele-
graphic news item from Salem 20 To
all the United Press newspapers ey-
cry day, a splendid recognition OF the
Importance OF this city as news
center. The 4. T. serves about one
hundred dailles on the Pacific coast
and the Associated Press is its only
competitor
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-05-06
ABDUCTED BOY
BILLY WHlTLA
IDENTIFIES BOYLE
LunIled presa Leaaed wIre. !


Mercer, Pa, May 6.-Billy Whitla.
who was abducted at Sharon, Pa,
recently and held for ransom by a
man he identified as James II. Boyle,
now on trial for the crime, today
convinced the court that he under
stood the fun import OF an oath.
billy. do you know what becomes
Of people who do not tell the truth7'
he was asked.
They 80 to hell.' was the ohild's
prompt reply.
when the boy was called To the
stand IN Boyle's trial today Attorney
COonran. employed by James T..
Whitla's Billy's father. To assist the
prosecution. stated that he would
base his case mainly on the ohild's
testimony lie proved an excellent
witness, telling "A straightforward
story and refusing To allow the at
torneys for the defense to confuse
him when they asked their questions
In cross-oNamination.
Billy related the incidents OF the
day he was kidnapped. lie told how
he was called from school and when
asked II he saw that man In the
court room he pointed out Boyle and
said
Yes. there he Is now"
As he pointed he grinned aud
Boyle grinned back,
Billy said the man wore some kind
OF whiskeFs when ne took him away.
lie related the story as he had told
IL previously aoout tho man giving
him note aud sending him on "A
car 20 the hotel,
lie also identified the letters be
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-05-06
PORT OF COOS BAY
COMMISSION NAMED

Governor Benson last night ap-
pointed the following commissioners
OF the port OF Coos Ray; W. T. Ey-
ans aud J. {. Gray OF North Bend
Henry Sengs,acken and T.. Mingus
Marshfield. aud W. C. Harris. sum
ner The governor designated the
first meeting place OF the oommis-
sion as the city hall. Marshfield. May
10. at no a. m.
The commissions will draw lots
Tor the long aud short terms Here
after they will be elected by the peo-
pie of the port district rhis Is the
ursl port organised under the Bean
SIS lsrl aul Gtg on ulq asnoq 'll q
sion The appointves are Represent
atiVe southern Oregon men aud we're
recommended by the various con.
mercial bodies OF Coos county
The commission as recommended
by the commercial bodies Of North
Bend and Marshfield were appointed