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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1912-01-26

ems, geese and ducks. Why
not have fire wardens to look
after the valuable property of
the state to see that it is not
swept away through neglect
and imbecility? t
Why not have the state divid-
ed into fire warden districts
and give to each warden the
authority and make it his duty
to inspect all of the property in
towns and villages at least
once each year, and to insist
upon the proper care of fire and
heating plants? If he should
find dangerous conditions in a
certain city block. let him give
the parties Thirty days = to
remedy the difficulty and If it
is not done, let him recommend
to the underwriters the can
ceiling of all insurance in that
block or the raising of the rate
until the danger is abated.
Why should the careful and
wise man be always at the
mercy of the careless and
foolish just because he owns or
occupies the next building?
The thorough application of
such a law would work won
ders in a year or two for the
education of force and example
is after all the most powerful
that we have.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1912-01-26
COUNTY SCHOOL NOTES.

A>SsAA AANA@SA\AAAeAu VI W NSIAAOPS
and John McGovern of New
burg, with Superintendent
Layne acted as a board of ar
bitrators and adjusted the finan-
cial affairs of Brander and New
burg special school districts on
Tuesday. The board will meet
sometime in the near future to
make a similar adjustment of
the affairs of Abercrombie and
Newburg special. At this
meeting G. F. Shong will act
i'm the place of Mr.. McLachlan.
A neatly arranged class room
has a wonderful effect on
pupils. 1t serves as an object
lesson for personal neatness
and is an aid to discipline.
School No. 2, Loon Lake, is
one of our most up-to-date
schools in this respect and it's
teacher, L. G. Iverson, is to be
congratulated upon his success
in this direction. This school
certainly presents a pleasant
and cheerful appearance and a
spirit of interest prevades the
whole school.
In spite of the cold weather
many Of the rural schools have
kept up a regular attendance.
Peabody No. 1, with an enroll
ment of 19 had thirteen present
every. day during the entire
month of the severest weather
we had this winter and only
one case of tardiness in the
whole time. The following
were perfect in attendance:
Harvey Patterson, Willie Pat
terson, Willard Carl. JohnHee-
blink, Lawrence Heebink, Lyle
Rogers, Wilbur Patterson, Ro-
land Carl, Lucille Rogers, Wal
ter McQuid, Ernest Mcdonald,
Erwin Brander and Floyd Carl.
r. ID. Bartlett is the teacher.
The perfect attendance certi-
ficates seem to be helpful in
securing better attendance.
All pupils who attend the en-
tire length of time that school
is in session during the year
and have a perfect record for
attendance and punctuality are
entitled to the diploma provid-
ing that the school has been in
session not less than seven
months. Those having a per-
feet for six months are entitled
to the large certificate of award.
Monthly certificates are issued
for perfect attendance and
larger certificates every three,
six and nine months except in
those schools where there is
only seven months school dur
ing the year. In such schools
the diploma is issued at the
end of the seventh month as
stated above. In making re-
quests for the larger certificates
the teacher should send in all
credits previously issued.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1912-01-26
We Reach Tho Psspls.

Every call given prompt and
accurate attention. The long
distance service of the North
ern Telephone Company.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1912-01-26
Monday to claim the body and
H.

Monday to claim the body and
bury it.
Carl Bosse met with a pain
full and what might have been
a serious or even fatal accident
when his coat caught in the
belt of his engine while he was
saving wood. Had the coat
not torn he might have been
killed. AS it was he received
several bumps on the head, his
neck also being injured. We
hope for speedy recovery.
The many friends of Mrs.
Albert Wolther, formerly of
this place, now of Canada, will
be sorry to learn that she is
very i'll at a tuberculosis hospit-
al there.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1912-01-26
the FIRE QUESTION
4 Communication From q CouraHt
Subscriber on On Important Subject

1t is noticeable fact that
the last month has been proli-
fic in fires in this state.
To the thinking person the
question naturally comes, Why
more so this year than other
years? Perhaps the excessive
cold for a long protracted
period, and the consequent
heavy forcing of heating ap.
.paratus may partially answer
the question. but after MAX
ing all allowances for the ufi-
usual conditions we fall con-
siderably short of answering
the question in. a satisfactory
manner. @
II We may differ as to the cause
of many fires, but we can not
possibly differ upon the state.
ment that great many of our
fires are of preventable origin.
The far greater number of >the
fires of the last two months
have been in towns, villages
and cities. The farm fires have
been no greater than usual at
this. time of year, and the ques-
ton comes up again what to
do to prevent fires in congested
centers of population.
The fact is that most of our
fires are due to greater less
degree of carelessness upon the
part of the people themselves.
Perhaps there would not need
be much sympathy wasted if
the careless and reckless were
the only ones to suffer. but
when fires break out in well
built cities and towns the ada.
cent property suffers as a rule
also. We have fire wardens to
protect the timber of the
government from forest fires,
and we have ordinances against
dumping live ashes into the
streets, but why not have some
person to look after the matter
OF fire risks. some one to watch
and check the careless and unN
wary. when their carelessness
and want Of wisdom reaches
that degree that the property
of others is in danger7
know what many will say,
that it should be the business
of the village or city marshal
to look after these things. But
the marshal is your friend, he
dislikes the unpleasant duty of
correcting his neighbors as to
the method of disposing of
their ashes and cinders, he dis
likes exceedingly to call their
attention to the fact that the
chimney is old, cracked and
unsafe, and that they have
stove pipes running through
board partitions, and that cloth
ing is often hung very close
to pipes, aud that litter and
,combustib1e refuse is allowed
to gather IN the corners Of the
back yard or against the barn,
furnishing tinder for the flying
spark. AZ It is an unpleasant
duty, therefore in most cases
it is a duty that is left unper-
formed and the ratio Of fire
losses increases fasterl than the
increase Of the popula alton.
\ ssa We have game wardens to
look after 4 few prairie chick
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1912-01-26
State Of North Dakota

of these figures shows that havei Botti-
county, and child $34 80
for the state and that bank
the average for the extent
individual fortunate enough reside
County.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1912-01-26
PEERLESS BoTTINEAu"
Per Capita Deposits and Resources Of Bottineau County
Considerably Above The Average For The
State as Shown BY December Report

Figures compiled from bank pursuant to
call December 1911 show that county,
spite of short above the average
the bank
tables will show:
Bottneau County
.. % banks-sNatona banks and q state banks - .
State Of North Dakota
banks alhanka and ebnks
A:ssssss 4sssssss Fer F Capita Capita
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1912-01-26
Bottineau County

POPULATION OF COUNTY, 1885
% banks-5 National banks and 20 State bank
628 429.0l Per Capita
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-04-17
Laymen's Meeting at Berea
Great Success.

The first number of contem-
plated series of meetings in the in
terest of the Layman's movement
was held Sunday last at Berea
church in this county. An unusu-
ally large crowd was in attendance,
and the meeting in every respect
was most pronounced success.
The meeting was opened with de
votional exercises conducted by
president F. N. X. Bailey of the s..
G. G. l., who is chairman of the
movement in the Edgetield associa-
ton. These exercises were followed
by an address on THE consecrated
layman" by Capt. Ravenelle B. Cur
ry, professor of English at the S. G..
G. /.
The audience was then favored
with a voca.. selection and a recital
of the 23rd Psalm rendered in the
Chinese language by Harold, Ro-
land and Faith Snuggs, children of
DR.. and Mrs. Snuggs who are mis-
sionaries in China. Master Roland
Snuggs then gave an interesting
reading entitled, lis it Nothing to
You, o, Ye Christians?"
The second speaker of the morn
ing was Mr.. o. Sheppard, promi-
nent member Of the local bar. Mr..
Sheppard spoke most ably on the
subject of foreign missions.
The audience was then given an
hour for dinner. A most delight
full dinner was served in abundance
on the church grounds.
The address of the afternoon ses-
sion was delivered by Col. Bailey,
who spoke on the duty of the lay
man in supporting home missions.
Another interesting feature of the
afternoon session was the showing
of the heather idols, and photo
graphs of temples and various
places of worship in the foreign
lands.
The church was crowded with an
attentive and appreciative audience
and this, the first meeting of a Sc
ries to be held throughout the
association, is believed to have ac-
complished much good in arousing
the laymen to a full realization of
their duty in the various spheres of
religious activity.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-04-17
Antioch School.

I have been reading such nice let,
tiers from the schools, so thought
/ would try.
We are going to school every
day and learning fast, and have q
good teacher. We all love her very
much and enjoy going to school and
keeping our school house neat. Some
of the children are out of the school
on account of measles.
Mr.. Jim Talbert made a visit to
our school a few days ago, and we
were all glad to have him and will
welcome him back again.
We had an Easter hunt at oul
school house last Friday, and a lot
of the prettiest eggs ever saw
were there. A great many were there
and a prize was given to Mack
Wood for finding the most eggs.
Mr.. Leslie Talbert has been sick
with measles, but is better now.
Miss Lydia Holmes from Red
Hill is visiting friends, and hel
brother Mr.. Walter Holmes.
School Girl.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-04-17
Trenton News Items

Farm work has been going on
nicely for the past two weeks. Corn
is coming up and will soon be ready
for the first working. The small
grain crop is looking somewhat
promising at present. Mr.. J. M.
Swearingen has a very beautiful
patch of wheat the finest we have
seen this season. q
Asparagus is. being shipped now.
AS many as 100 crates were shipped
from here one day. Owing to the ex-
tremely late season the prices are
not SO good as they were last year.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. E. Posey are re-
ceiving congratulations upon the ar
rival of a fine girl at their home on
Sunday. +
All the teachers of the school will
attend the state educational associa-
tion in Charleston the latter part of
the week.
Mr.. F. P. Bryan is erecting a
handsome residence on church ave-
nue..
1t is rumored very generally that
two of our young men are to bring
in their better halves" in the near
future.
We note with regret the continued
indisposition of our genial and
popular townsman, Maj. j. M.
Wise. Mrs. Wise who has been sick
for some time is very much i'm
proved we are glad to say.
The fortieth anniversary of the
founding of the Ebenezer church
and Sunday school will be celebrat-
ed the End Sunday in June.
Little Margaret Courtney came
home last week after spending six
weeks in Darlington county.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-04-17
Relief Promised.

The unsatisfactory way in which the
trains are being run on the Southern
railroad between Columbia and Au-
gusta has been called to the attention
of the railroad commission, the chair
man of which has stated that he will
give the people along the line hear
ing early in June concerning the mat
ter if the regular schedule is not made
in the meantime. When train that is
due in Augusta at 11:95 does not pass
Trenton until 1890 or 1 o'clock, the
Southern should revise its schedule or
put on an additional train.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-04-17

would be less than thato Aiken county.
Not all of the amount paid into
Aiken's treasury should be regarded
as net profits for the tax payers, fol-
the dispensary proportionately in
creases the expenses of the courts and
county governments. The report OF
the Comptroller General shows that
Aiken's rural police alone cost the
county about $4,000 last year.
The dispensary has never contributed
one dollar to the actual wealth Of
Aiken county, such as building rail
roads, trolley lines, tourist hotels Oh
cotton mills.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-04-17
Clocks will go as they are set; but
man, irregular man, is'never constant,
never certain.--OTWAY.
Interest Has Waned.

Two weeks ago it was generally be-
lieved that a sufficient number OF
names could be obtained to have the
dispensary election ordered but now
there is considerable doubt as to
whether the required number of voters
can be found who are willing to sign a
petition. Some who received petitions
have declined to circulate them, others
DESTROYED them, and still others who
made q beginning became discouraged
and gave it up.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-04-17
Undeclpherable.

'Do you know anything about Eu,
riptdes?" asked the erudite relative
"a nttle," replied the young man with
nerve. "And what are your impress
sions?" well, what have seen OF
his stuff conyinces me that he wrote Q
mighty poor hand"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-04-17
Facts Concerning Aiken County.

While the editor of The Advertiser
was discussing the dispensary situa
ton with gentleman few days ago
the latter pointed with evident salts
faction to the low tax rate in sAiker
county, which, according to his state
ment, was made possible through dis
pensary profits. Knowing that dis
pensary increases the cost of county
government, we were unwilling to accept
the low-tax Aiken argument without
first investigating the matter.
The following facts and figures are
taken from the report of the Comp
troller General for 1911, which must be
accepted as the highest authority on
the subject. The tax levy for county
purposes in Edgefeld last year was five
mills, while that of Aiken was two and
half mills. Let US see, however,
whether the difference be due altogeth-
er to dispensary profits or to the diff
ference in the amount of taxable prop
erty of the two counties. Edgeield is dis
tinctly an agricultural county, and
ranks among the poorest of the state,
while Aiken is both an agricultural and
industrial county, and ranks among
the wealthiest.
Edgefeld has one small cotton mill,
while in the Horse Creek Valley, Aiken
has six of the largest mills in this sec
tion Of the country.
Edgefeld has not a foot of electric
railroad while Aiken has the total mil
cage of the Augusta-Aiken trolley line.
Edgefeld has only fifty miles of rail-
road for taxation, while Aiken county
has railway mileage of $50 miles, in
,cluding the trolley line.
Edgefeld has no tourist hotels, while
Aiken county has two that rank among
the finest in the South, representing
an investment of million or more dol
lars, not to mention several we'll ap-
pointed hotels in the town of Aiken for
winter visitors.
Edgefeld has no vast estates for tax
alton, while Aiken has doubtless a
score of highly improved estates owned
by northern capitalists.
Edgefeld has no large towns within
her borders which afford large
amount of valuable property for taxa
ton, while Aiken county has the town
of Aiken, North Augusta, and nearly a
score of smaller towns.
Edgefeld's total taxable property is
valNl at only $4,3OS,447, while the
tot taxable property of Aiken is
SA, ,293, 67o, OF nearly three times as
great. These figures which are abso-
lutely correct, show that the low tax
levy in Aiken county is due more to
the large amount Of taxable property
than to dispensary profits. Everyone
knows that rs the total amount Of tax
able property increases, the levy de-
cresses.
If Edgefeld had the same amount of
taxable property that Aiken has, FIN
stead oe being five mills, the levy
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-04-17
Riues Bros.
Better Equipped Than Ever

We are now ready in all departments for
Spring business and better equipped than ever
BEFORE We will not name prices but call at
tention to quality and standard manufactors
line we handle.
Ferguson Mckinney shirts for men and boys
We guarantee our SOC shirts to be cut as full
to the size as the 81 grade or can return after
wearing. Ferguson-McKinney underwear for
men and boys. Boys knickerbocker pants
Full line Tray Collar Co.'s line for spring
just in. Mems and boys straw hats in nice
variety The Crawford oxfords for boys and
men in the new spring shapes Oxfords, slip
pers and pumps in all the shapes and styles,
now ready for the men and ladies in size and
price to suit ALL Wash silks in nice assort-
ments at 25c. Wash goods in endless variety
Laces, embroidery landings, and founcings.
The best variety to select from in the county.
Our millinery department. in charge Of Mrs.
L. C. Bailey, of Baltimore, has all the latest
things in her line that is out this season.
Make our store your headquarters
RIVES BROS
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-04-17
Sure Thing.

Joy riding is no longer risky; it's
q dead certainty.-Baltmore Evening
Sum.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-04-17

Published every Wednesday in The
Advertiser Building at S1.5O per year
in advance.
Entered as second class matter at
the postoffice at Edgefeld, S. c.
No communications will be published
uzsess accompanied by the writers S
name.
Cards of Thanks, Obituaries, Resolu-
tions and Political Notices published at
advertising rates.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-19
LAST TRIBUTE ID JOSEPH M. TERRELL Body Sent to Former Home at Greenville for
 Interment

Atlanta, Ga, November 1S.--Hundreds of friends today paid their last tribute of honor to the late former governor, Joseph NJ. Terrell. as the body lay in state at the Second Baptist church in this city. Mir Terrell. who was twice governor and once United States sena- tor from Georgia, died yesterday morn- Ing after long illness resulting from a stroke of paralysis suffered in Wash ington while senator.
 After simple services at the First Baptist church, which were attended by Governor Brown and staff, state house officers and a crowd that taxed the capacity of the church the body was escorted to the Terminal station by a company of the Fifth regiment and sent to Greenville, his former home.
 In addition to the proclamation of Governor Brown all flags were placed at halfmast.
 Funeral services will be conducted at the Baptist church in Greenvil1e, Ga, tomorrow by the Rev. D. R. Perry. The body of Senator Terrell will be inferred in the family burying ground at that place.
 Scores of telegrams from prominent men of the nation were received today by Mrs Terrell expressing sympathy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-19
SPENCE IMPRESSED
 WITH BIRMINGHAM
Gives Proof That Hartman System Thinks Well
 of City

L. l. Spence. director Of traffic of the chain of Hartman railroads. accompanied by his assistant, T. w. Robinson, spent the day in the city yesterday. Mr. Spence Is one of the three most important men of the Hartman system.
 With numerous other important raii- road officials. MT. Spence and Mir. Rob- inson were shown throughout the Br- mirgham district yesterday morning. The trip impressed MT. Spence greatly and he expressed his opinion freely at the prog ress and prosperity of Birmingham.
 MT. Spence was especially impressed with the construction of buildings going on in various parts of the city and said: Your city streets are clogged and traffic hindered by your many buildings under but this sort of inconveni- ence is easily put up with when 1t is indicative of the progress and prosperity Of the community.
 ''The Hartman system thinks well Of Birmingham and It's future and the evil dence that we believe 1t the most pro- gressive city of the south Is that the gen. eral southeastern offices of the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific railroads were removed to this city last Septem- Der. This move on our part is commen- surate with the progress and prosperity of the Birmingham district"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-19
DISCOVER IDENTIFY
 0F BOYS MURDERER
Police Officials Will Ask Grand Jury for Indict-
 ment Today

Buffalo. N. Y, November 1s.-Confi- dent that they have established the identity of the man who, in a series of post cards and letters, confessed to the murder of Joseph Josephs, the 7-year- old Lackawanna boy, Michael Kruck, the New York newsboy, and other simi- lar crimes, the police of Lackawanna and Buffalo tomorrow will lay their evidence before the grand jury and ask for an indictment.
 Meanwhile messages giving the man s name and description have been sent broadcast through the eastern states. 'rhe last of the series of postcards re- ceived from the murderer was mailed from Boston, Saturday morning, the day the body was found. The news that the body had been recovered, the police think caused the man to flee from that city, but they are confident he will be captured within day or two.
 The funeral of the Josephs boy was held at Laekawanna- today. 1t was at tended by hundreds of school children and business in the town was prac- tically suspended in the hour of the funeral. Mrs. Josephs collapsed at the cemetery and, Is reported tonight to be in a serious condition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-19
IRVING FISHER ON
 HIGH LIVING COST
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 50 far as the causes ordinarily sup posed with more or less truth) to be most responsible for the present high cost of living, such as the tariff the trusts. the abor unions, the middle mans profits, advertising, wars, armaments, wastes in industries, etc, are concerned their effects on the general level of prices are felt chiefly through the factors which we have studied.
 Among those many objections which have been made to recent suggestion of mine that the gold dollar should vir- tualy be increased in weight. one hus been that change in the dollar could not change prices because prices are fixed by supply and demand. Naturally. We could not if we would. and would not if we could fix all prices. No matter what we do to the dollar each individual price will be free to move relatively to all oth- CTS. We can have only one point Of attachment between the dollar Or stand- ard of value and the commodities whose prices we are measuring in dollars The proposal which I have ventured to make would merely change this point of at tachment We cannot fix all prices and the monetary system here proposed does not try to do so. But we necessarily do under our present regime. fix one price. namely: the price of gold