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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1910-02-25
SCHOOL OF FORESTRY.

There was no school Tuesday,
it being Washington birthday.
Minot has written and wants
a game of basketball here March
rs. IF they come, this will end
the season. ...
Bottineau was we'll repre-
sented at Souris Monday even
ing, over twenty-five going up
from here.
The past week has been the
coldest week this winter, the
school thermometer getting
down to 80 below zero.
We hope never again to run
into such hotel accommodations
as we did at Souris, Monday
night. One hotel let all regis
ter and then afterwards let them
know there was no room in the
house. However, we all man.
aged to get a place in the other
hotel and at private places.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1910-02-25
"A Lansford maiden spells

A Lansford maiden spells it
Grayce.
Dan II. Davis has bought w.
T. Sullivan's confectionery at
Maxbass.
"A son was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. "a. Il. Bate Of .Omemee
last week.
James Rush sold his residence.
property at Lansford to Henry
Loerch, Sr.
Albert Carpenter Of Antler
has gone to Montana to look
up a location.
Norman Bowers has pur-
chased the Goldberg Brothers
general store at Eckman.
II. y. Warner is planning on
starting a hardware store in
some new town in Montana. d
Raymond Holmes Of Grand
Forks has taken a position as.
clerk in the Farmers bank Of
sSouris.
Principal Scott of the Willow
City school, has been elected
superintendent of the Rugby.
schools.
The farn1ers operative
company at Souris has taken
over the Pratt Mercantile com
panys s stock.
Emil Nelson of Sorris will.
try III buy one of the line ele-|
vators IL that town and ! not.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1910-02-25

able army of them in all. In
addition it has the benefit of the
foreign news service of the
New York Herald. famous for
its worldwide cable system
and for the reliability of it's
foreign news; also that of the
New York World and the New
York Journal of Com merce, be-
sides that of the great cooper
ative news-gathering organi-
cation, the Association Press.
With such a vast and complete
news service it is not strange
that The Record Herald SO
easily holds it's own as one of
the great newspapers of the
world.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1910-02-25
ceuaiy Fair Directors.

y. The following directors for
the Bottineau County Agri.
cultural society were elected at
the n1eetingheld in the sheriff g
eoffce mt the court h0uses last
Thursday: s.t-
r.. N. Trimb1e, Westhope.
r. B. Hamilton, III. r. Rus
sell, q. A. Jones and f. ].
Scully. Bottineau.
v. e. Kemp, Maxbass.
r. A. Brander, Souris.
l.. A. Knoke, Willow City.
]. b. Cameron, Kramer.
F. n. Tyler, Lansford.
Thos. Taylor, Omemee.
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aARpExA.

Messers Mortensen, Block
and Nehring drove to Botti-
neau on business Monday.
Miss Charlotte Renick of
.Bottineau spent Tuesday at the
Foster home just north of town.
Chris. Henter returned Mon
day evening from an extended
visit with his parents at Con-
way.
Miss Alma Gran spent Satur-
day and Sunday at home re-
turning to Carbury by train
Monday.
Miss Sophia Lentz returned
Friday from three weeks
visit at Lansford. Eckman,
Hurd and other points.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Lentz
left Saturday for Lansford
where they will spend a week
Or two visiting friends.
Roy Heath is reported inn
proving at Bottineau where
he will remain some time
under the care of a physician.
r.. III. Fairfield and Vim.
.Nauman drove to Bottinea.l
Thursday morning with r. 81
Christensen, county Esnperin-
tendent Of schools. h
Emil Furstenau had the mis-
fortune to break the large bone
in one arm, last Saturday. On
Monday Emil was taken to
Bottineau to ascertain whether
the bone was properly set.
He is getting along as we'll
as can be expected.
The services at the Methodist
Episcopal church were we'll
attended during conference.
On Sunday Rev. Bruins will de-
liver the last of his series of
sermons. The subject will be
Charity Judging by the
other sermons this one will al
SO be very interesting. League
at 8 p. m. for the children.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1910-02-25

way and other portions,) con-
tanning in all 100. Is acres.
The Dakota Development
company to The Northern
Town & Land company,
$8923. 20, NV 4-16O-81, e1a 81
16l-81, Except portion decided
tor race track.
Emil w. Luedtke and wife
to Jonh Joern, $500. ne 26-
160-79.
Robert H. Watson and wife
to Ida G. Johnson, lot 8, block
8, Willow City.
Charles F. Starks and wife
to Hiram E. .Starks, $500 sc 26-
1882.
Francis NJ. Howery to
Samuel Howery, $1.OO. one
half interest to lots l 8 5, block
49, Antler.
John NJ. Vannice and wife to
Claude E. Vannice, ST. 90, e12se
33. 1882.
Maggie Mcmillan to John F.
Renick, $425O, lot 2, section g.
100. n12sw, sesw, 33-l6l-75.
Susie J. Mcclure, Chester A.
Mcclure and wife, lFlossie A.
Porter and George w. her
husband to =. S. Hilleboe,
$4,000, ne 9-161-81. + .
James Rush and wife to
Henry Loerch, $1,000, lots Z and
8, block IA, Stoltze's second ad-
dition to Lansford.
Otto G. Benz and wife to
William Colbert, Sill, 600, ne %.
NV A-16l-83.
William Dahlquist and wife
to Richard A. Spencer, $4,000.
sc 49, 16O-81.
John A. Fredrickson to Thor
Anderson, $24. 40, part of lot I,
2l-163-74.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1910-02-25
What's Doing ODer Bottineau County
as a solution of his disappear

as a solution of his disappear
ance.
Souris Messenger: Richard
Harring gton, who had been
visiting his brother Pat in this
city for some time, left for his
home at Brownsville, Mime
sofa, last Monday morning.
The same evening while So
journing in East Grand Forks,
he was set upon by the thugs
beaten into insensibility, rob-
bed. and left to perish of ex-
posure. It was lucky for the
victim that he was picked up
shortly afterwards and taken
to hospital where it was
found that both hands were
frozen, but will be saved how
ever.
Russell Sentinel: At the
school election held Tuesday to
determine the sentiment of the
voters of this district on the
question of moving the old
school building to Newburg,
the proposition was voted down
by vote of eighty eight to
twenty-seven. The residents
of Newburg and Deep were
lined up solidly against the
proposition. It is now up to
the Newburg people to petition
the board for a new school
house and when the question
|of bonding the district for that
purpose comes before the people
il will likely be 4 horse Of q
different color.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1910-02-25
WEsTHoPE GETS DECISION.
vIslt0rs are vIotors Ii latersehelasilo
Debate. Controversy Arises.

The interscholastic debate,
participated in by the West
hope and Bottineau high.
schools and held in this city
Friday evening, resulted in a
victory for Westhope.
The question under discus
sion was the commission form
Of government. "A controversy
arose during the debate as to
the form of the question. The
tWesthope debaters claimed
that the commission form in
general was to be discussed and
the Bottineau representatives
held that the question as sub
mitted by the state university
specified that the commission
form as provided for in chapter
45 Of the laws of 1907 was to be
discussed. Westhope claims to
have a letter from someone in
authority at the university
changing the form of the ques-
tion but the letter was not pro-
duced.
The judges took the view
that the commission plan in
general was to be discussed and
rendered their decision accord
ingly, throwing out considerable
of the Bottineau argument. 1t
is unfortunate that any mis-
understanding should have
arisen. IF the authorities at
the university chang the
form of the question, as West
hope claims. they should have
notified Bottineau of the action.
This they did not do and Supt.
A. w. Smith has written them
for an explanation.
The judges, who were
unanimous in giving Westhope
the decision, were JudgeH Horace
Bagley of Towner, w. E. NIohr
of Lansford and Dalton Nc
Donald, county superintendent
of schools of McHenry county.
The Westhope debaters were.
Henry Warner, Leota Trimble
aud Warner Patterson and
B0ttineau was represented aby.
Florence Hebert, Res Meighen
and Sam Whiting. John III.
g. Turner, president Of the
1nx,s, ,.sl re or4.sroksO,, sneoosx1Ia
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1910-02-25
rebuild the house recently de-
stoyed by fire.

IVOOklA SAS A4O0NSS AS(SAASAy ~
stoyed by fire.
N. E. Anderson of Antler
went to Durand, Illinois, andthe
American intimates that there
will be necessity for serenade
when he returns.
Miss Alma Morden, formerly
of Willow City, was married re-
Gently tot. j. MacAuley, form
erly Of Rugby but now Of Mac
coon, Saskatchewan.
Down by the Sea- was
presented by local talent at
Lansford Tuesday night. Bro.
Holbein Of the Journal was one
of the star peri formers.
Otto Shetland, a brother to
Theodore Shetland Of Willow
City, died from consumption
last week. The body was taken
to Fergus Falls, Minnesota, for
interment.
DR.. George Durnin Of West
hope was married Wednesday
at Hillsburg, Ontario, to Miss
Bessie Carmich hael. The doctor
recently pure chased the Guthrie
residence at Westhope.
James r. Lambe of w sthope
was married at Bellevue, Iowa,
to Miss Elizabeth Lucke. He
and his bride are now on a
we'd dding trip II the outhwest
and will come to Westhope
about April
. dessrs. \. lI;| s.. Bry olfson and
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1910-02-25
Agricultural College NIsiss.
SELECTING SEED.

The seed is composed of two
parts, the little plant which
can be seen in the beam by
splitting it in two. The small
leaf like growth is the young
plant and in the two halves
the food is stored up for the
young plant. It uses this food
in starting as it cannot begin
to draw from the soil at once.
The more food there is stored
up the more vigorous the
plants growth. A small br
shrivelled seed will produce a
runt plant. one that cannot pro-
duce its share of grain.
In the case of corn the se1ec-
ton should be made in the field,
but with grains the selection
can be made with the tanning
mill. Run all the seed grain
through the tanning mill aud
save only the largest plumpest
kernels for seed. In many cases
it will pay to run the seed
through more than once.
It has been found that the
best seed is that grown in the
locality and that changing seed
does not improve the crop, but
rather decreases the yield. So
If you have good plump grain
SOW it rather than to send
away for seed. The proper
selection or tanning Of the seed
is the first essential to a good
crop.
TESTING SEED,
Seed should be tested else a
whole seasons work may be
lost. Prot. Bolley gives the fol-
lowing directions in press bull
letiu No. is:
sS It iis a very easy matter to
learn whether the seed will put
forth q quick. strong growth.
Takea deep plate, fill Il nearly
full Of sand OF dirt Pure sand
q isbest Lay on top of the dirt
or sand a sheet Of circle Of nm
glazed paper, or clean blotting
paper. Pour on water until
the sand is just nic cely saturated
and the paper evenly wet
through. Count the seeds to
be tested il lots of 100 and
spread them evenl y on the
paper. IIlyert mother plate
over the seeds or cover with 4
tin lid "a keep III the moisture.
Keep the Gerninator atSordi-
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1910-02-25

The county commissioners
are in session at the court house,
letting contracts for supplies.
The metal culverts contracts
were divided among the Hen
nepin Bridge company of Min
neapolis, North Dakota Metal
Culvert company of Fargo,
Beach Manufacturing company
of Grand Forks, Berger Man
ufacturing company of Mime
apolis, Klauer Manufacturing
company of Dubuque, Iowa.
and the Butler Manufacturing
company of Minneapolis.
The metal vault fixtures con-
tract was awarded to the Grand
Forks Herald.
The Bottineau Courant was
awarded the contract for
furnishing the election supplies
for the primary and general
elections.
Walker Bros. & Hardy Of
Fargo were given the contract
for furnishing legal blanks and
blank books.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1910-02-25
Advsrtls Letters.

The following letters remain
ed uncalled for in the Bottineau
postoffce, Feb. 19, 1910:
Ole G.. Anderson.
Theodore Olson.
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.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1910-02-25

Russell Sentinel: The auc-
tion sale held by the Nc
Gillivary brothers last Tues
day, was probably the largest
in number of articles offered
for sale, ever held in this sec
ton. The sale was a success
full one in every way, not
withstanding the inclemency
of the wheather; a large crowd
was present, the articles
brought fair prices, and every
thing passed off pleasantly.
Col. Berthiaume of Bottineau
acted as auctioneer, and kept
the crowd in good humor,
while John Mcknight done the
honors as clerk.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1910-02-25
FORESTRY DoWNED soURIs
Basketball Team Trimmed Ssurls BY
4 Score Of 30 10 n.

The School of Forestry bas-
ketball team and about twenty
five followers journeyed to
Souris Monday evening and
played their second game with
the team representing that
town.
Here they added another vic
tory to their string, defeating
them 80 to ID.
The game was called at ten
minutes to nine and in a
very short time the Forestry
team took the lead when Min
kel shot a basket fromJthe field.
He threw two more in short
order and then Hall secured a
basket for Souris. The first
half stood IL to 8 with the For
.estry team in possession Of the
big end.
The second half opened with
both teams playing fast and
hard but close guarding and
good shooting gave the Fores
try the game. The game was
very interesting from the spec
tator's point of view but was
rather rough on account of the
floor being SO slippery and the
hall so poorly lighted. There
were twenty-six fouls called in
this game against nine in the
first game.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1910-02-25

For sale or trade for Alberta
land, 176 acres in sections and
3, township 1853, range 74.-H.
N. Cornell Lethbridge. AL
berta. Il.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1910-02-25
Teachers Examiaailes.

"A regular examination Of
applicants for teachers certifi-
Gates will be held at the court
house in Bottineau, North Da-
kota, Marck IL and II, 1910, be-
ginning at $3.50 a. N. II. E.
Christensen. 27-2
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1910-02-25
We Reach the People.

You think it over and try
long distance. Use the long dis
tance service of the Northern
Telephone company.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1910-02-25

The Courant for fine printing.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1910-02-25

The Courant tor fine job
printing.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-01-20
Coal Shortage Serious

Huron Herald-The consumption
of coal so far this winter has nearly
equaled the consumption during the
whole of the winter season last year.
This has brought on a fuel
shortage that is becoming more
serious every day and there seems
TO be no way at the present time of
replenishing all the empty coal bins
throughout the city.
Yesterday the railroad companies
doing business in this part of the
state were forced to shut down all
freight traffic, except the carrying
of fuel and perishable goods because
the companies themselves have no
coal with which to supply their en-
gines. If the shortage continues
much longer, a few Of the passenger
trains may even have to be abandon
ed, although this will be done only
as a last resort to conserve the avail
able supply of railroad coal.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-01-20
PIERRE TRYS FOR
ADVENT SCHOOL
Business Club Viii! Secure Site
For Adventists

Pierre, Jan. 18-Representatives
of the Seventh Day Adventists faith
have been in this city looking up the
proposed establishment of an indus
trial school of their faith here. Thew
had a conference with business men.
and will be back here again in a few
days for more definite discussion of
their plans, At a late meeting of
the business mems club a committee
was appointed to look after secur-
ing the old university buildings and
site just east of the city for their
purposes. The property is owned
by the board of education, and can
be secured at a moderate price if
the representatives looking into the
establishment of their school, care to
take up the proposition, which can
be offered to them by the city.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-01-20
AMERICA EATS
MOST CANDY
United States Candy Bill For '0S
Reaches $500, 600, 900

New York, Jan. THAT the
United States has the most expen-
sive tooth in the world and that per
capita, New York consumes more
sweets than any other municipality
on earth are two facts indicated bv
the compilation of figures here which
show that the whole country during
the past year paid $500, 0U0. 900 for
its candy bill, of which this city with
one sixteenth Of the total population
contributed $50. O00, 600, or one-tenth
of the whole amount. Dur
ing 1908 this country consumed as
much candy as all the rest Of the
world put together, but during 1909
it ate twice as much. While much
expensive candy is consumed in New
York, the average price per pound
is close to twenty cents. which
means that this city consumes $50,
600, 900 pounds of the sweets yearly
packed in half pound boxes each six
inches long, this amount would, if
the boxes were laid end to end COM
pletely encircle the earth.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-01-20
Track Washed Out

The following is an extract from a
letter received this week by l.. B.
Case from a son in Los Angeles, des-
cribing the recent bad washout on
the road between that city and Salt
Lake:
I'm the famous Rainbow canyon
in Nevada there are 1T miles of
track gone. including q steel
bridges, and about $177,0O0 worth
of equipment lost. Two car were
found yesterday So miles from the
track, and one steel bridge was
found Is miles from its mornings.
One train was caught in the CANYON
and % cars lost. the engine was
swept into the canyon, and weighing
rs tons was taken bodily across the
canyon and laid bottom side UP
against the cliff, and laws there now,
a mile and a half from where it first
fell in. 1t is claimed that the water
.rsacbsa. a xeaaacltlyy. Of axss aaarSas;
an hour. The road expects to build
a new line over the mountains,
which will cost many millions.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-01-20
STUDENTS TRY
PUBLIC SPEAKING
Items of interest From The
Miller Schools

AS a result of the recital given
last week, several pupils have ex-
pressed a desire to give some atten-
ton to public speaking. Conse-
quently arrangements will be made
to have rhetoricals from time to
time. This may lead to develop
ment of some material to send to
some of the declamatory and rhe-
torical contests in the spring. On
the part of the pupils this is a very
commendable ambition. While the
day of the orator who swayed ma
tons by his art may be past, the
advantage of being able to address
an audience will never pass away.
In all phases of life there is need of
the ability to logically, forcibly and
in a plain manner discuss the ques-
ton of the hour. Only by constant
practice can this be developed. So
here is hoping that the ambition will
grow.
Arrangements have been made
whereby Miss LaClare takes charge
of the music in the upper grades.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-01-20
STORMS BLOCK
TRAIN SERVICE
Trains Stuck In SnOwdriftS For
Many Hours

The railroads are having more
troubles than a cranberry merchant
this winter. The unusual snowfall
of the past month has tied up SER
vice and made all trains at least an
hour OF two late, but the climax
was reached with the storms of Fri
day night and Saturday.
Locally it did not assume the pro,
portions of a blizzard, although the
wind blew enough to fill lii the cuts
and walks. But farther east the
damage was much greater. Re-
ports from all over the central and
northern states tell the same tale,
that of train service being demolish-
ed and passenger trains stuck in
snowdrifts most anywhere.
The last train to pull into Miller
before the storm was Friday noon,
and that was combined with Thurs
day nights passenger. Friday
nights and Saturdays trains sue
ceeded in reaching the state many
hours late, but were held up by a
freight train which was stuck in a
drift down around DeSmet. A local
was sent out from Huron Sunday
afternoon behind the snow pillow, and
a through passenger managed to
pull through Sunday night. A pillow
was sent ahead of nearly every train
to insure its safety.
The freight service was complete
ly demolished for several days, and
every train that pulled in from the
east was covered with ice and snow.
The trains are gradually getting
back to their old schedule, but are
still late, as usual.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-01-20
"A Comedy OF Errors

The board designated the Press,
Sun and st. Lawrence News 9s Off
cial county papers. The Gazette
endeavored to have the board ap-
point all four papers in the county,
at a three-fourths rate, which would
not cost the county a cent more than
it now pays the three. Four mem
bers of the board were in favor Of
this arrangement. but the states
attorney advised them that it
would not be legal, and might lead
to grave complications miller
Gazette.
The motion to make the Gazette
one of THREE official papers was
made and failed to carry. No mo-
ton for four papers was made to the
board at all.
The law is specific and mandatory
in the selection of three county
papers, and is susceptible Of but one
Interpretation. While emphatic as to
the law and its only possible
Interpretation. the states attorney
made a suggestion to the board, in
answer 20 a question. that a fourth
paper might be all agreement be-
tween the commissioners and the
newspapers, after full compliance
with the law in selection of three
official papers of record.
In fact the Gazette's peeve is
singularly untimely and indiscrimi-
mating, because so far as the PRESS
could learn. no individual or party
influence tried to oppose it.
Ten or twelve columns of hysteri-
cal abuse of the county commission
ers, even to the extreme of advising
Injunctions against their acts, would
scarcely suggest favorable consider
alton from that body within a year.
After the board adjourned the
Gazette announced that Daniel
Healey had purchased VIM. Healey's
interest in the paper.