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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1910-10-07
GARDENA.

Mr.. Thielman Sr. is building g
a large barn.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. Hoffis NOV
ed into their new house last
week.
Julius Milbreath spent Sun
day at home leaving for Ina on
Monday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Schafer
and children spent Sunday with
relatives at Kramer.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Doole
and children autoed to Willow
City Sunday. Little Norrine
will attend the convent there.
Adlie Foster was struck by
part of the binder while cutting
flax. He was considerably
dazed but not seriously hurt.
r. H. Fairfield went to
Kramer to assist in starting
the engine bought OF the Gar
dena Implement company by
the White brothers.
Mrs. G.. Boltz has been on
the sick list the last few days.
We hope she may soon be
restored to health.
Messrs. H. Keller and J. Alt
man, Misses Alta Foster and
Sophia Lentz visited with Miss
Cora Riley Sunday. Miss
Riley leaves shortly for her
home in Iowa.
Our new school building is
not progressing as we would
like to see it. Cold weather is
coming on and the children
should be better housed than
is possible in the old building.
A drunk found. his way to
one of the homes just outside
of town Sunday and could not
be persuaded to leave by the
children who were at home.
Finally a neighbor came and
took him away. He should
have been locked up.
Rev. Bruins left Monday
AFTERNOON for conference at
+ Minneapolis. He will be away
about two weeks. We hope
the conference may see fit to
leave him with us for the COM
ing year. Services at the
church as usual. Morning:
Sunday school at 10 o'clock,
preaching at II a. M, league
at 2 p. m. and evening service
at 8p. m. Mr.. VIM. Kurth
will lead the evening service.
The people of this com mmunity
were greatly shocked Wednes-
day when they learned of the
death of their friend and neigh
Dor, r. ]. Follis, four miles
east of here. Mr.. Follis had
been i'll only about six days.
An abcess on the foot caused
blood poison from which death
resulted. The funeral arrange
rnents have not yet been COM
pleted though it is expected it
will take place Sunday. The
family are waiting for a brother
from Ontario who cannot get
here till Sunday. The children
all of whom are grown up,
have lost kind, loving father,
and the wife devoted hus-
band. We extend our deep
sympathy to the bereaved ones
who are left to mourn his un-
timely end.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1910-10-07
The Courant for lob printing.

e. G. Nelson of Westhope
has purchased the store build
ing and stock of general mer-
chandise of N. L. Summerfield
at Mohall.
The towns of the Towner.
Maxbass branch of the Great
Northern sent representatives
to interview the state railroad
commission in an effort to have
daily train service resumed on
that line. ! ,- y: 5. .,..pl
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1910-10-07
Seen dnd Heard

: oee1 ana III cara (
The Crows are coming Oc-
tober II.
E. A. Borsheim of Westhope
is in the city today.
J. G.. Adamson was at Devils
Lake on business last week.
DR.. J. r. Pence of Minot is
assisting DIR. ]. A. johnson.
Mrs. Norman Peterson was
down from Westhope Saturday.
Mrs. H. A. Bate is visiting
friends at Mckinney this week.
Mrs. V. B. Noble visited
friends at Willow City yester-
day. ~.
A. r. Bate was up from
Omemee on business Wednes-
day night.
ID. A. Smith came over from
Kramer to spend Sunday with
his family.
Arthur Dixon, an abstracter
from Rolla, is assisting with
the work in the office of Painter
& Gleason.
III. ]. Dale, vice president of
the Bottineau County bank, was
here from Renville, Minnesota,
on business.
Geo. H. Capes and ]. r.
Cooper were up from Omemee
Friday night to attend Ma
sonic meeting.
Ole c.. Carlson made final
proof on his homestead near
Cordelia before Judge John H.
Kirk Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. harrington put
on the great Russian play,
For Her Sake at the opera
house, October II.
Frank Sims, James Whit
more, Walter Master and ]. S.
Odland were up from Willow
City Friday night.
L. B. Wolfe has rented his
residence to w. w. Hubbard of
Eidsvold township and he and
his family will spend the win
ter in Virginia.
Rev. NJ. b. Osrnond left Fri
day for Shelley, Idaho, where
he has pastorate. Mrs.
Osmond will probably remain
here until the holidays.
DR.. Chas. Durnin, Thos. G.
Lee and Neil McDougal of
Westhope were in the city Fri
day night to receive the degrees
in Phoenicia chapter of royal
arch masons.
DR.. and Mrs. ]. A. johnson
returned yesterday from Minot
where they were called to at
tend the funeral of Delwin, the
little son of Hon. C. A. John
son, who was burned to death
last Friday.
The farm residence of James
Stephens burned on Wednes-
day of last week, the fire being
caused by the explosion of an
oil stove. The flames spread
so rapidly that hardly anything
was saved. The loss will pro-
badly total $25OO, with $500
insurance. The house will be
rebuilt at once.
Miss Aurie Brown, stenog-
ragher for Noble, Blood & Ad-
amson, leaves Monday for
Williston where she will enter
the employ of the Farmers and
Merchants bank, of which A.
O. Anderson is cashier. Her
many friends are sorry to see
her leave Bottineau and will
wish her we'll in her new home.
,as.A.as-- 4-@~n-
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Miss Ella Stewart went to
Devils Lake Saturday.

A11oS I11C1 oLC"dII "OAI w
Devils Lake Saturday.
w. B. Rea had business at
Willow City Wednesday.
Mound City paints may cost a
trifle more. but! Mcintosh Bros.
J. b. Russell visited rela-
tives at Antler over Sunday.
p. E. Nelson and Walter r.
Lee were down from Antler
Friday.
The great Russian drama in
four acts at opera house, Oc-
tober II, by the Crows.
Mrs. H. H. Monkman of
Souris visited Bottineau rela-
tives Monday and Saturday.
The synod of the Presbyter-
ian church of North Dakota
will hold it's annual meeting in
Minot next week.
R.W. Wilson, who has spent
the summer here looking after
his farms, left last week for
Goderich, Ontario.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. G.. Thomas
AMI John Condit were down
from Westhope to attend the
dance Friday evening. -.
j. b. Myers of the Maxbass
Monitor was a pleasant caller
at the Courant office Tuesday.
He informs us that he has sold
the Newburg Sun to gentle
man from Towner.
Mrs. S.. G.. Lonsbrough has
returned from London, On
tario, where she was called by
the death of her father, who
passed away at the advanced
age of eighty-three.
Among the out-of- town at
torneys attending district court
here this week we're ]. d. Cur
rie of Westhope, L. T. Hatnil-
ton of Maxbass and w. A.
GOldschmidt of Omemee.
Souris Messenger: A deal
was consummated at Rugby
Monday, whereby Isaac Tan
ner of that place, becomes the
owner of 400 acres of land lyin 9
about seven miles of this city
and owned by Messrs. HI. w.
Peterson of the Farmers bank
and Attorney w. H. Adams of
Bottineau, consideration $4,000.
Mr.. Tanner will move onto the
land this fall.
Robert James Follis, a former
resident of Bottineau, died at
his farm home near Omemee
at 3 o'clock Wednesday morn
ing, his death being due to
blood poisoning. He was born
in the county of Bruce, Ontario,
March 8, 1857, and came to
Bottineau in 1889. He is sur
vived by his wife and a son
and two daughters. The eldest
daughter, Alice, is married and
lives in Ninot, the younger,
Hazel, is attending the Bottin-
eau high school and the son,
Russell was formerly a student
in the School Of Forestry. The
funeral services will be held in
the Methodist Episcopal chnrch
tomorrow at 3 O'Clock, con-
Quoted by Rev G. William
Barnum, pastor of the Presby-
terian church. Mr.. Follis was
a good citizen and enjoyed the
friendship and esteem of many
friends in this part of the
county.
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We Reach the People.

Wanted 800 men and women
To use the long distance SER
vice of the Northern Telephone
company.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1910-10-07
lnAx.In1s. PRE-.
DAY
| WEATHER

Readings taken at 100 g.. m. Maximum
and minimum temperatures and precipita-
ition are for the twenty.fOur hours preced-
ang 700 q. m. Of day given.
"A. j. CARLSON. Voluntary Observer. d
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1910-10-07
H. S. Blood went to Fargo

II. ). Blood went to Fargo
yesterday.
Mrs. JOS. Bastien was over
from Kramer Monday.
y. H. Macarthur came up
from Fargo Wednesday.
John Smithson was at Ant
Ter the first of the week.
George Clark and N. r. Nor
din were at Omemee Tuesday.
J. L. Gorder and H. r. Rus
sell were at Omemee Saturday.
Mrs. Thos.. White returned
Saturday from visit at Kra-
mer.
w. E. Holbein of the Lans-
ford Journal was in the city
Tuesday.
See Sheldon for your eye
troubles now. You have only
until October 26.
Misses Clara and Ella Kitz-
man of Willow City spent Sun
day with Bottineau friends.
You will be up against it to
get your eyes properly fitted
after October rs. Better see
! Sheldon now. ...
G. l. Higgins and family
have moved to the Gilhooly
property at the corner of Eighth
and Main streets.
For Her Sake played at
1.-THE opera house, October II,
by Mr.. Darlington and COM
pany--The Crows.
E. H. Kaeding left Saturday
for Penn, where he spent a
few days with relatives before
going to Minneapolis.
George w. Thompson, who
has been visiting at the home
! of his daughter, Mrs. Robert
TAFT, left Wednesday for How
ard, Williams county.
]. A. Livingstone returned
Monday from a trip to the
cities. He has been offered an
attractive position in st. Paul
and may decide to move to
that city. -'--9a~--rer
Mrs. Fred Seeger returned
home Tuesday evening from
her visit with relatives at
Marietta, Minnesota. Mr.. and
Mrs. Seeger will go to house
keeping in the residence south
of the G.. A. Martin home.
Get those eyes fix ed out with
proper fitting specs before Mr..
Sheldon goes away. He will
leave Bottineau for good on
October 26. Now is your
last chance to get proper
correction without your going
to the cities.
]. p. West of Rugby has
taken the foremanship Of the
Courant printery. Mr.. West
has been foreman of the Opt
mist office at Rugby for the
past three years. He is a cap
able and experienced printer
and will turn out excellent
work for Courant patrons.
HI. O. Sheldon returned Sat
urday from Alexandria, Min
nesota. Mrs. Sheldon does not
expect to return to Bottineau
but will join her husband at
Fargo the first of the month
when Mr.. Sheldon goes there
to assume the management of
the Sundberg company's store.
| George Else, regular CON
ductor on the Antler flyer, has
returned from the l 'acific coast.
He is getting along nicely and
has gained forty pounds in
weight since going west. He
expects to resume his run in
about two months and in the
meantime will visit friends
over the state.
The following aliens have
filed in the office of the clerk
Of the district court their de-
clarations to become citizens of
the United States: Soerie War
ness of Landa, a native of Nor
way; DR.. Wilfred Adelard
Plourde of Overly, a native of
Canada; Ole Skavlan of Landa,
a native of Norway; Anders
Thomson Kristenson of Landa,
l 4
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1910-10-07
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.

uuOU OVUOV6 Nv u SOs
The second year sewing class
will continue the first year
work, using sewing machines.
One undergarment and some
dress making will be accom-
plished.
The manual training class
meets twice week. The
recitations being two periods
in length. The class is now
taking up some mechanical
drawing and expects to take up
practical bench work in the
near future.
The first year sewing class is
at present studying the es-
sential features of ordinary
plain sewing, during which
they will make twelve small
samples. Later in the year,
three pieces of undergarments
will be made.
The cooking class in dornes-
tic science is studying foods
and food values and also some
house management. This in
Cludes some study of chemistry
and chemical effects on food in
connection with the practical
work in cooking.
There are sixty three pupils
now enrolled in high school
and more are expected shortly.
Among those lately enrolled
are Peter Mcintosh and Rex
Meighen, two of our graduates,
Marie Renick, Lawrence Nor
din and Cecil Capes.
A number of new books have
been added to the library, in
Guiding works on fiction and
history. A set of cyclopadia
has been placed in both the
central school and the eighth
grade in the high school build
ing, also two copies of the New
Century Book of Facts have
been added.
Additions are being made to
the scientific apparatus. Some
of the additions to the physical
laboratory are: three resistance
boxes, specific gravity bottles, a
jolly balance and some meter
sticks. The physics class is
being given practical expert
ments in preference to the
theoretical ones as heretofore.
The enrolment in most of
the classes this year is larger
than in any previous year.
Some of the largest classes are:
Algebra, 20; physiology, II;
Latin l, 81; English l, %;
English III, 21; physics, ii;
photography, 20; geometry,
is; sewing class, 19; cooking
class, 10.
The Crescent Literary society
will hold it's first meeting Fri
day evening, October 7. at 8
O'Clock. The following pro-
gram will be rendered in the
high school auditorium:
inaugural Address s.- President Fred vikan
.........Zella StOVor
faSS1On MISS holSoy
RoaQlng ..Erna fOnCO
MY Summer at the Lake. 49,. Frances Cathro
Florence Nightingale .Jessie Russell
High school calendar: Boyd Nero
Duet Alice Greiner and Rilla Woods
The Boy Scouts. Walter Belyea
National Educational Association..........
R0bert Ruelle
The student body has been
divided into two large divi-
sions, the seniors and soph-
mores composing the first divi-
sion and the juniors and fresh
men the second. This is being
done with the hope of arous-
ing competition among the
different classes to see which
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1910-10-07
WEATHER REPORT.

Observations taken at Bottineau, North
Dakota, under the direction of the weather
bureau of the u. s. Department of Agri-
culture, for week ending Oct. 20 1870
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-06-09
Murray Says Constiiu-
ton is all OK.

THE cry tbat the provisions In the
Oklahoma constitution retard the con.
struction OF railroads is not true.
This is the same cry that was used
in Texas after the election OF jim
Hogg; the same cry that is always
used when there is an effort 10 con.
troll these public thoroughfares. -
Section 9, Article 9.
But to Section o. II the question
OF repeating or eliminating section
nine only were before the people, the
argument would very nearly balance
itself. But that is not the question.
The Question is whether or not the
people are going to adopt the substi.
tues submitted BY the Legislature,
wh,ch takes away from the corpora.
tion commission IT'S judicial power and
lodges It In the courts. The initiated
bill Is worse. It takes away the pow
or of the commission to got informs.
tion It relieves the railroads from the
responsibility OF holding thar meet-
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-06-09
In Illinois Too

n Illinois Just now the railroads
are trying to whip their employees
into line to elect a railroad legisla-
ture, just as they are trying to whip
their employees 10 Oklahoma in line 10
adopt a railroad amendment TO the
constitution.
The Chicago Daily News. June /.
said:
To the extent that they try to or.
ganize their employees into great
voting army 10 participate IN politics
~ railroad men. the railroads are
laying up trouble both fer themselves
and for the general public.
To prevent government employees
from acting In politics as members OF
an organized political army civil ser
vice laws have been enacted which
undertake tc Insure individual free
dom Of acton to public servants. II
..a - lIsrs 9. the -ei;-oad world try
70 tsk6 their employees into politics as
! BODY, To battle for railroad inter
eu(r against the public welfare. It may
be necessary 20 pass laws aDplsIng to
public service corporations the civil
uarricn methods which have been de-
slsed for public employees.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-06-09

ings in the state, and only compels
the giving of such information as may
be provided by law and in case OF q
suit, ii the law didn't cover the par
ticular Testimony desired, it couldn't
be had without conyenlng the legisla
ture and the passing Of a statute, and
then 1t might refuse. How can tns
state expect to win a suit or sustain
its contentious unless 1t gets It's eu
dence into court? And how can It get
its evidence unless 1t has the power to
compel the carriers to disclose such
information? The people will rue the
day they adopt the initiated substi-
tute or the legislative substitute to
section 9. AS stated before, there
wouldn't be such a great necessity to
retaining section 3. But that isn't the
question submitted to the voter, and
unless the people desire to destroy
the power Of the corporation commits.
sion, they bad better vote No on both
the substitutes" WIN. ii. Murray.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-06-09
Would Ruin Commits
sion says Cruce

Il have stated repeatedly that we
have the best constitution in Qklaho-
ma that has ever been written In
American history. believe every
word OF 1t. believe that the Okla.
homa citizenship today should con
gratulate itself upon the splendid con
stitution under which we live and
au. opposed to wholesale amendments
OF that constitution.
Now. the time will come when we
will find perhaps that there are
amendments needed to our constitu-
tion and when that time does come the
Oklahoma citizenship can be relied
upon To make such amendments as
are needed TO her constitution.
There is one amendment they are
trying to get now that ! am opposed
to. and that Is the amendment that
they call the repeal OF section ., ar.
lticle Of the constitution.
MY friends, let Inc say now that )
have no objection TO passing any Law
In Oklahoma that will aid railroad
building In Oklahoma. | think We
should encourage the building OF rail
roads In Oklahoma. wish that we
had five times as much railroad mile
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-06-09
Can't Adopt
IL Safely Says
The Governor

4 believe that section . OF the con
stItution can safely be repealed, bat
] do not believe that the pending
amendment can safely be adopted.
There is already pending a pro
vision submitted BY orr state legisla.
ture to be voted upon az the general
e'sction next November, which reads
ss follows.
Section 81 II any railroad com
9any. transportation company Or
transmission company organized uir
der the laws OF the state, shall con
solIdate by sale or otherwise with any
railroad company, transportation com
pany or transmission company organ
lied under the laws Of any other state
Or OF the United States. the same
shall not thereby become foreign
corporation, but the courts or this
states shall retain jurisdiction In al
matters which may arise, as il such
consolidation had not taken place,
And this provision, II adopted ai
the November election, could be vital
lied b. the legislature in regular ses
sion next winter and In lily opinion
would substantially remove what Il i
contended now embarrasses the pro
motion OF Interstate railroads. This
question VIII be upon the ballot at th'
November election, and, With tht
proper consideration, have no douDt
/ It can be adopted. regret to feel
however, that my views on the pend
ling question may dlssppoint many o
our good enterprising citizens, yet
cannot feel that we IN Oklahoma woulC
be safe In adonting the pendini
amendment and trusting that the con
struction by the subordinate fedora
cc.rts should be favorable 10 the beg
interests Of our state.
Sincerely yours,
&C. n. HASKELL"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-06-09
Nine Reasons Why
10 the Voters q Oklahoma:

10 tue SotefS OF ON'dhofnd'
The following are some reasons
why YOU should vote mo" on pro
posed Section 40 to Article TX, on
luue 11th:
T. Vote NO II you want the two
cent fare restored
2. Vote mo" IL yon want reason
able freight rates re-established In the
State.
8. Vote mo" II you want railway
to continue in the State.
The large systems have not construct
ed new mile OF road In the State In
the past two years. The small inde-
pendent lines have b;.ilt $50 miles or
over. What the independent lines
have done, the large roads could have
done had they so desired.
4. Vote NO" means that the little
roads can continue their construction
without interference by the big road
5. Vote mo" II yoE want the peo-
pie to have something TO say about
what the railroads shall do and what
they snail not uO
6. Vote mo" II you want the peo-
pie 10 control the railroads instead OF
the railroads depressing the people.
Z. Vote mo" and let the world
understand that the people OF Okla
homa are capable OF protecting them
selves, in a legitimate way against
corporate greed and usurpation.
s. Vote mo" and do not be de-
ceived by false promises. Look the
facts square In the face and act for
yoa1 Interest, and that Q, ttc great
State OF Oklahoma.
q Vote No. or you win be hog
tied. ami sou know what that means.
especially when a Federal Judge holds
the string.
]. ~. LOVE.
NOTE.--Tha railroads have hlrpd
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-06-09

Read Tile Daily Leader want col
unius for bargains.
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age In Oklahoma as we have today. II
would add 10 the comforts OF the peo
pie It would add to the taxable val
ues OF the state, bat my friends. heal
me. am opposed to any law that Will
tend to surrender into the hands Of
the railroads OF this state the inter
ests OF the people OF Oklahoma. and
while they are trying to repeal sec
ton . OF article 8, which in Itself
seems TO be l.arn,lcss they are really
trying to substitute section 40 OF
article 9 and II you will read that care
fully you Will find that while they are
pretending to repeal section Q, they
are trying TO practically repeal half
dozen other sections of article . Of
the constitution. and by SO doing they
are attempting to destroy the corpor
alton commission OF this state, roe.
bing Il Of Its power to regulate and
control the railroads of Oklahoma
And for one viii never consent to an
amendment to the constitution which
will In any manner limit the power Of
the corporation commission OF this
state to regulate and control the rail-
roads OF the State Of Oklahoma. -
Lee Cruce
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-06-09
Same Old Howl

The Daily Ok.ahonan. June 3. con
tained the following:
Galveston, Tex. June 2.-The Gulf
Colorado Il Santa Re railroad hae
ordered the dlscortinuance OF all i'm
proyement work In Texas. except
work which Is absolutely necessary
This action. officials state, Ii due to
decisions by lie United States circuit
court and the recent reduction OF iouf
cents In the cotton rate By iss
state railroad commission