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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1909-02-19

Bert Henry of the Newburg
district will build new farm
residence this year. 1t will be
modern in every respect and
will cost about So, 600.
Miss Julia Overson has re-
turned to her home in Star
buck, Minnesota, after visit
at the home of her sister Mrs.
G. H. Moen of Souris.
L. J. kingen, who recently
retired from business at New
burg, was given a farewell
party at the Woodmen hall
and presented with a meer-
shaun pipe. Mr.. Ringen left
last week for Norway.
George w. Barr and Miss
Cora Sturman of Westhope
were married at the home of
Senator G. S. Trimble, the
bride being sister of Mrs.
Trimble. Rev. O. E. Grimes
of the Methodist Episcopal
church performed the cere-
mony. Mr.. Barr is assistant
cashier of the Trimble State
bank. The couple went to the
twin cities and Murray, Iowa,
on wedding trip.
Lansford Times: Attorney
G.. l.. Young returned Friday
from an extended trip through
the east, visiting Baltimore,
Washington and a number OF
the prominent cities of the east.
The trip was made for the
purpose of consulting some OF
the most noted specialists with
regard to the condition of their
invalid son, but with no en-.
couragement for his ultimate
recovery. Mrs. Young will visit
with her people at Alexandria
Minnesota, for few weeks
before returning.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1909-02-19

men have long regarded the
Record-Herald as the best
paper for their own reading
because of its unequalled facul-
ty for getting all the news of
the world and putting it into
the briefest possible form for
the busy man. They also
esteem it for the reliability of
its financial, agricultural and
market reports. Young men
perhaps find it's greatest attrac-
tion in the excellent sporting
department fills four entire
pages on Sunday and a page or
more on other days. Wives and
mothers emphatically prefer
the Record-Herald on account
of its well-conducted feminine
departments-its daily recipes
and menus, it's daily fashion
news and hints for home dress
making, Nine. Qui Wives pun
gent and sensible beauty talks,
Marion Harland's famous page
and the rest of the good things
that make up handsome
women's g section in the Sunday
paper. Children enjoy the lit
tie Meme and other comic
section pictures, with the
brightest stories for boys and
girls every Sunday. And all
the family together can enjoy
the interesting travels and
special articles of William E.
Curtis, Mr.. Kiser's humor and
verse, the serial stories and
many similar features outside
the news columns.
The Chicago Record Herald
has every right to call Itself
the best all-around family
newspaper in the west.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1909-02-19

were as follows: Best ladies
costume, Mrs. J. I, Neville;
most comical, Mrs. Archibald;
best gentlemen S costume, Geo.
Kalbfleisch; most conical, Sam
Warnock; boys race, Oren
Trimble first, Jesse Mead sec
ond; free-for-all, Geo. Kalb-
fleisch first, Jos. McMenamy
second; girls race, Isabel
Lackey first, Anna REIN sec
ond; best couple, Mrs. Carl
Kirkeby and J. T. Neville first,
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. II. Larson
second; best lady skater, Mrs.
G. K. Larson first, Mrs. Carl
Kirkeby second, Mrs. J. T.
Neville third; best gentleman.
V. Ormsby Soule first, J. T.
Neville second, Geo. Kalbfleisch
third; fat men s race, l.. Golden
first, Sam Warnock second.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1909-02-19
Presbyterian Church.

A great day next Sunday is
expected. because of variety of
exercises and services.
Morning worship, II o'clock.
Special patriotic service with
recitations, music and decora-
tons at II: 10
Christian Endeavor meeting
at 6: 80, and lantern lecture on
Making Americans,' illustra-
ted with seventyfive lantern
slides, at 7:3O p. m. sharp.
You are earnestly invited. Bet
ter come early. Service of
song and lantern will begin
promptly on time. Come and
enjoy another rare treat.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1909-02-19
AnDERsoNS AREN'T GUILTY
Jury Finds That They Didn't Steal
Wheat from Arcade Bergeron.

The jury in the case lsye
state vs.. Elmer and he
Anderson, accused of stealing
wheat from Arcade Bergeron,
which was on trial when last
weeks Courant went to press,
brought in a verdict of not
guilty." The case. went to the
jury Monday night.
The next case tried in dis
trict court was that of the state
vs.. l.. K. Hoheim. The de-
fendent was charged with
stealing wheat from J. S. Bur-
we'll, residing near Mohall. It
was tried to the following
jurors: John B. Cameron, VIM.
E. Knox, Andrew Olson, VIM.
Braun, Even Moen, Charles
Doman, VIM. Hair, Peter Hal
vorson, r. B. Hamilton, John
Sem, c. NJ. Balsley and Jos.
Croisettier, Jr. They brought
in verdict of mot guilty."
Noyes Bros. & Cutler were
given a verdict of $3.50 against
L. w. Meyers. The case was
tried to jury.
The case of Walter Carroll
vs.. Herman Mechler, Martin
Doyle, VIM. Mccormick and
r. A. Jenkins was dismissed
with judgement for costs in
favor of defendants.
In the case of VIM. O. Jones
vs.. Onesime Gagner and Reeves
& company, the jury found for
the defendant and for the dis
missal of the plaintiffs action
and gave Judgment to the de-
fendant in amount of $164. 36.
James Butcher, charged with
the crime of ernbezzlement,
pleaded guilty to embezzling
an amount less than 500 and
was sentenced to serve fifteen
days in the county Jail. The
complaining witness was VIM.
A. Collins of the Grand Forks
laundry, who alleged that
Butcher had misappropriated
over 500 belonging to the
laundry concern while acting
as their agent at Ome,nee.
The case of V. O. Soule,
trustee in bankruptcy of the
estate of John Laporte VS.. the
First National bank of Botti-
neau has been stricken from
the calendar.
The jury in the case of Hilda
Larson VS.. Geo. A. Ganser
brought in a verdict for the
plaintiff, giving her judgment
for the full amount claimed on
wages account.
When the Courant went to
press (Thursday afternoon) the
case of Burns ,Shuman vs..
James J. Stephens, George
Schlosser and J. F. Jensen,
partners as the Stephens &
Schlosser Implement com pany,
was on trial. The plaintiff
alleges that the defendants sold
him glandered horses.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1909-02-19
Doctor Locates In BottIneau.

DIR. X. V. Rogers of Penn
has located in Bottineau for
the practice of his profession.
He has his office in the Nc
Arthur building, over J. H.
Weaver & Co.'S furniture store,
and has rented the Lundy
house west of the court house
for a residence. DR.. Rogers is
graduate of the medical
college at Keokuk, Iowa, one
of the oldest in the west, and
has been practicing at Penn
for some time.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1909-02-19
Washington Birthday Program.

On Monday evening at 8
o'clock Washingon's birthday
will be celebrated in the opera
house:with the following pro-
gram:
Music. ............... Bottineau Military Bank
Doll recitati0n...... ............F First Grade
Recitation. Washingt .........,-
....::......... Roy. Many ard. q eonn grade
Song. Long Ago with MinEok... Third grade
Acrostic Geo. Washingt tOIl..... . Fourth g,0de
song. Washi' gton..: ...::......: Fifth grade
Drill and flag song. Star Spangled Ban
grade
SOlO.". ....................... Miss CLARA Rue
Essay. 5000. ...... Florence Heb< TT
Chorus, Hail Columbia. ......... ......H High school
Address, G. Burr
SOlO........"........" . ............ Mrs. Gleason
Recessional and America. Audience
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1909-02-19

After February 1, 1909, The
Courant will charge regular
advertising rates for all notices
of entertainments, including
church and lodge sociables,
lectures, theatrical perform
ances, or any form of entertain
ment conducted for pecuniary
pain.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1909-02-19
We Reach the PeopIe

Wanted: Ideas-For the best
suggestions submitted for i'm
proving our long distance
service. we offer the following
prizes in coupon books. good
for long distance service on
the lines of this company.
First prize, $25. 90 book.
Second prize, $1,000 book.
Contest closes March 1, 1909.
Address Traffic department,
Northern Telephone Co. Minot,
N. d. 7-tf
Pure buckwheat flour at
Trent's. Stiff.
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To Patrons Of Peerless Steam Laundry,

After March 1, laundry will
be cash on delivery. Also can
give you more prompt service
if we can get your laundry on
Mondays and Tuesdays, Mon-
day preferred. & Wolfe.
proprietors. 80.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1909-02-19
Advertised Letters.

The following letters remain
ed uncalled for in the Bottineau
postoffice, February 13, 1909:
Ole Anderson, 2.
Globe Detective Agency.
b. Claman.
Br. Cebnepsvyso.
Rudolph T. jacobson.
Ed McNea.
w. H. Scott.
~ Newman Welkos.
John Williams.
Miss Pearl Chambers.
Mrs. Rose l.. Lee, 3.
Mrs. William Lyons, 3.
Mrs. Alice Mccall.
If not called for in Is days
will be sent to the dead letter
office. Persons calling for same
will please say advertised Ole
Roland, Postmaster.
For sale cheap: My cottage
and 10to ~ ol>u Mo+:cooL<>
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Subscribe for The Courant-
the paper that prints the news.
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RUGBY forfeited CONTEST
High School Basketball Team Refuses
to Play School Of Forestry.

The School of Forestry bas-
ketball team went to Rugby
Friday to play a return game
with the high school team there,
but were disappointed as they
refused to play their high
school team against our boys.
Instead of putting up a school
team they put a town team
against the Forestry boys.
This caused considerable dis
putting and finally Rugby for
feited the game to the Forestry
team 2 to 0.
After that they played the
town team and were defeated
% to II. The game was hotly
contested from start to finish;
the first half gave Rugby three
points to the good, the half end
ing 8 to 5. Both teams came
back strong the last half but
the Rugby players were too ex-
perienced for the Forestry team
and gradually increased their
lead. Considering the differen-
ces in floors our boys played a
stellar game. Boyer, the new
guard, proved a find and play
ed an exceedingly good game,
while Belland, the other guard,
did good work, throwing seven
out of eleven free throws and
securing a field basket.
This game does not count
against the school record and
! they still have a clean record
with school teams.
Rugby also proved that they
were as good entertainers as
they were basketball players in
the manner they treated the
visitors after the game.
The line up follows:
RUGBY SCHOOL OF FoREsrR
Jennison, A .~........L: F. .". .....::.. Miller
!snnison, w.: wR :::..'i;oii::.... a:Seliand
Goals from field: Mclean. 4: JennisOn A.
| 4; Gage, l: Miller |: Belland, 1.
Free throws: Jennison, A.. 2; Belland,
Gage,2.
| Officials: Torson. Rugby; Fielder. Bottin
eau.
Time of halves: 20 minutes.
There will be two basketball
games here this week, one to.
night (Thursday) between Ken
mare high school and the
School of Forestry and the
other with Leeds high school
Friday evening. Both games
will be played in Forestry gym
nasium and will mmence at
8 o'clock.
Winners al Wasih0na lea Carnival
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1909-02-19

For sale cheap: My cottage
and lots at Lake Metigoshe.-
w. Fl. Day. 45-tf
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1909-02-19
Real Estate Transfers.

The following is a list of war
ranty deeds filed for record in
the office of the register of
deeds of Bottineau county last
week:
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1909-02-19

Winners at Westhope Ice Carnival.
The winners in the masqeu-
rade ice carnival at WesthOpe
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Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-30
VdtertOWn Wis Friday. April 80.
WILL OPPOSE THE PAYNE
ALDRfCH BILL

Senator La Toilette is loading for a
speech IN opposition to the passage of
the Payne-Aldrich tariff bill which is
not such a revision as Wac promised
and the people have right to expect.
While there has been slight reduc-
tiun IN some of the. rates, they are
yet go high as to be abs oluteIy prohi-
hitive thus favoring the trusts and
rnOnopolies which have beer robbing
the people for many years and be-
coming enormously wealthy. beyond
the dream Of avarice. Senator La
Toilette now has the opportunity of
life time and will no doubt showE he
people how they have been imposed
upon by an unjust tariff, framed by
men who were creatures of the allied
interests of the country. Both
parties in their platforms adopted at
their na'ional conventions, declared IN
favor Of revision of the tariff and
it IS up to the members of congress
belonging to both of the dominant
prates to make good. No make
shifts with lockers" will satisfy the
people, an the men in congress who
stand for the people as against the
organized greed of the trusts will
be remembered, an In time, will hon
or them by political advancement.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-30
OUR COURTS
the law.

II IS to be regretted that the effect
in the different states of the Uniun
to simplify the civil and political code
OF court practice is not meeting with
more favor.
Lawyers are opposing it. The
simr LITIGATION would tend toward the
minimizing of lawsuits both in
number and the long -drawn-out con-
tentions that are now 80 common.
1t is notorious fact, recognized
everywhere, that in courts of law,
Justice Is not the end aimed at in
America today, and in view of the
fact that COURTS are instituted for the
express purpose, or, at least, avowed
purpose of furthering the ends of
justice. this is not only regrettable
but unfortunate. More than that,
it is reflection upon the intelligence
and integrity of nation.
Strange are the ends made use of
to defeat the intent of the law and to
set aside a decision.
Court records are filled with such
things-verdicts ard decisions rem
dered null for cause as fiimsy az
wherein the foreman of the jury
spelled first 'furst' and another case
where like officer spelled heard
without the "a.''
In neither of these cases was the
Judge or jury or lawyers or prisoner
or complaining witness in any doubt
whatever as to the intent of the jury,
as to the regularity Of the verdict in
all respects, but, nevertheless, the
verdict was set aside.
1t is not the spirit but the letter Of
the law that is being observed and
as result of this and other things
of like kind in the practice, the
people are Disguised and dissatisfied.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-30
Natural Gas
In WATERFOWL

The invention of the Gem Oil Burner
has made it possible to use coal oil OF
kerosene in any locality and enjoy the
advantage of natural gas for heating
purposes Of all kinds, This new method
is cleaner and less destructive to stoves
than coal and it makes a regular, fresh
fire at all times doing away with the
continued labor attending the use of
coal or wood. 1t may be put into any
stove without changing or damaging the
the latter in the least, and will heat the
largest size cook stove or range suffi-
GENTLY Tor family cooking for s1.25 per
month.
The Gem Oil Burner Company of Will
loughby, Ohio, is the promoter of these
newly improved burners and has brought
this system of heating all kinds of cook
stoves, ranges, heating stoves and fur
naces to the acme of perfection. The
territory through this state will be rap
idly taken up by local agentn. The
company's representatives are located
for a couple Of days at Knick-Wege-
mann Garage, 1nS Second street, with a
cook stove burner in operation, where
our citizens can see it and examine its
workings.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-30
MAINTAIN ORGANIZATIONS.

In recent interview, Senator
Spooner expressed himself as being in
favor Of political organizations. He
said among other things: That ere
publican government" must be admin
istered by parties which is true, for
that is the only way to prevent
political and official dishonesty. At
the present time party lines have been
ellul a ed to great extent and at no
time during the past two or three de-
cades has there been more rascalitv
than now, the result OF reforms even
tutaing in civil service and primary
election. When man is elected as
the representative of party. he is
supposed to favor its principles as nu-
nciated in it's platform and if he fails
or refuss to do SO, his party can retire
him to private life. At at the pre-
sent time there are large number of
representatives in congress, House
and Senate. who are ignoring the de-
clarations upon which they were
elected and saving by their acts, if
not in words; the people can go to
hades. Having money, obtained by
dishonest methods in many instances,
they can under the primay election
system buy their way back to Congress
and men do not usually spend large
amounts of money for an election
unless there is something in sight.
Educating the people and arousing
the public conscience sounds fine
and is, theoretically, but practically,
it succeeds only occasionally. To es-
tablish and maintain party lines there
must be the caucus and convention,
the old town m ing of our forefathers
party caucus and talk over matters
of vital interest TO the state and
nation, and put theix couelem nation
upon everything imicable TO the inter-
est of the people as whole. The
primary removes all responsibility,
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-30
destroys party unity and cohesIviness,
and the voters become indifferent as
10 results.
ANENT AN INCOME TAX.

Why congress should hesitate to
enact an income law can only be sur
missed on the hypothesis that a
majority of the members are there in
the interest of the millionaires of the
country and prefer to raise the re-
venue necessary for the support OF
the government by taxing the poor.
those least able to pay such taxes.
Those who enjoy large. incomes derive
them from money taken from the
people and should be willing to pay
an income tax for the protection they
enjoy in possession Of their wealth.
The time is coming when there will
be an income tax and it will be
graduated much higher .han that
proposed by Senator Cummins of
Iowa, whose proposed scale is very
moderate. Should such law be en-
acted, it should make it penitentiary
offense punishable by a long term
of imprisonment for any man that
makes a false oath as to his income
and have officers who will enfurce
the law.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-30
Report of the Condition of

The Merchants National Bank, at Water
town, in the State of Wisconsin, at the
close of business, April 18th, 1909:
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-30
WHEN SHE GIVES UP.
The Frenchwoman of Years Degen
crates Into Dowdy

crates Into a Dowdy.
The French have a neat phrase for
the woman who, growing old, throws
off, with the follies of middle age, all
pretensions to toilet, charm or good
looks. They say. in a word, that she
has abdicated.
But when the Partisan queen abdi'
Gates she does it in no half hearted
manner. Her dowdiness is a thing to
make elegant elderly American women
stand aghast. The British matron of
mature years is a dangerous siren COM
pared with her French prototype.
From being plump, silver voiced
enchantress she changes to an un-
wieldy mass of flesh, with a baritone
voice. small bonnet twinkling with
Jet placed far back on her parted and
scraped hair and with black clothes Of
nameless fashion and depressing ding-
ness.
This elderly FrenchwOman may be a
dowager duchess from the Faubourg
or the cherished spouse of your grocer
The type is the same.
eminently practical, not to say mate
rial, race, and the Frenchwoman is the
very embodiment of these national
idiosyncrasies.
What is the USE" they would argue,
''of running up bills for dresses and
what not when there is no chance Of
any longer pleasing? Why not enjoy
the pleasures Of the table, even If your
waist assumes alarming proportions,
when they are the only pleasures left?
Why try to speak in dulcet tones when
as everybody knows, 1t is the grand
mother who has always the final word
In the French family and, whatever
the timbre Of her voice, her family will
be sure to listen to it,"
This frank acceptation Of old age
and all that it implies Is not without
its advantages, and. at any rate. you
are spared in Partisan society the spec
tacle that is too familiar in other lands
Of grandmothers still dancing in span
gled tuile.-Londop Sketch.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-30
Chinese Torture.

The ingenuity of the Chinese in de-
vising punishment for offenders sur
passes that of the most cruel people of
the middle ages. Some time ago a boy
was kidnapped from village about
thirty miles from Chinkiang and
brought to that city to be sold. The
lidnapers were arrested and returned
to the village, where the people dug q
hole in the ground, like grave, about
three feet deep. covered the bottom
and sides with unslaked lime, placed
the offender, with his hands and feet
tied, upon the lime and covered his
body with the same material. Then
they filed the hole full of water, and
as the lime Stacked he was roasted
alive and his body consumed.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-30
HIS WEAK SPOT.
The Thought That Made the Merry
Man Lose His Composure.

Speaking of nerve" said Massa-
chusetts congressman, there generally
is a weak spot in the most colossal va
riety, if It Only can be found. In this
connection remeL.ber my grandfather
used to tell a good story.
''Some forty or fifty years ago Il long
shoreman's eating place IN Boston was
the resort also of truckmen and Other
teamsters whose business brought then
out early in the morning.
zone gray November morning about
O'Clock a stranger entered this place
and took his seat among the habitues
He ordered a substantial, breakfast and
ate it slowly and with evident enjoy.
ment. Then he took his lat down from
the peg on the wall and started to go
AS he got abreast of the cashiers
desk, behind which stood the proprie-
tor, he slowed up.
"'Much 'bliged, he said genially.
so longr
1.-The proprietor had q good many
rough customers to deal with, and his
pistol was handy. In second it was
out and the man covered Then he de-
handed the price of the breakfast.
"The man, apparently unmoved. look
ed at the shooting iron with curiosity.
It was queer, clumsy affair of ancient
date, and it was evident that he had
never seen its like before. Suddenly
his expression of curiosity changed to
one of apprehension. even terror, and
he drew back step
Ts-that-a stomach pumpT he fal-
tered
'"rhis story has a happy ending the
congressman concluded. "The man
kept his breakfastv'- Post.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-30

Orders that were issued by the Ger
man West African officials some years
ago that all firearms in the hands of
natives should be stamped and regis.
tered aroused much discomfort. Lieu.
tenant Eggers, in Damaraland, how
ever. got along with no trouble. He
had inoculated cattle for the rinder-
pest three years before, as the Dana,
ras saw, with good results. He there
fore announced that he was ready to
their shooting straight and doing no
hurt to their owners, and the Damaras
crowded to him to get their guns
stamped.