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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1912-10-11
Press Meeting !.

The Bottineau County Press
association held it's regular
quarterly meeting at Omemee
on Monday for the transaction
of routine business. The meet
ing was we'll attended by the
county fraternity
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1912-10-11
lures on the wall and few
house plants the school rooms
are presenting an inviting ap-
|peaEance. ts q

|peaEance.
The county superintendent 5
office received a box of flowers
from school No. 2 Lincoln dist
riot. The yard Of this school
was one Of the best kept in the
county. Flowers bordered the
walks and a fine garden was
the result Of the pupils efforts.
Mr.. Erickson, the teacher, has
proven that the grounds Of any
rural school can be kept if a
little time and trouble are taken
by pupils and teacher.
A fine crop of potatoes was
raised in the school garden of
school No. L, Stinsoh district.
Miss O'Connor had views
taken showing the potatoes
after they were dug by the
pupils. We expect to see some
of this fine crop at the coming
contest.
The pupils Industrial contest
is to take place November 8.
A circular is being prepared
which will give all the inform
alton concerning this yearly
event.
The North Dakota Educa-
tional association is to meet
in Grand Forks October % and
25, inclusive. Already quite a
number of Bottineau county's
|teachers have enrolled and it is
hoped many more will see their
way clear to attend this very
helpful meeting.
The Lansford manual train
ing department is proving
quite popular among the boys.
Each boy owns his own set of
tools valued at IS. 90 a set while
the school is equipped with the
latest benches with adjustable
steel frames, steel vises, etc.
One hour and twenty-five min
utess A. dayais devoted to the
work and the text used is
Kings Woodwork. Domestic
science has also been added.
These additions give Lansford
one of the up date high
schools in The county
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1912-10-11
Wreck at Landa

A'freight car heavily loaded
with grain ran off the track at
Landa on Monday afternoon
and several thousand bushels
of wheat were dumped into
the ditch. ~
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1912-10-11
We Reach the Peepls

Intelligently guided by one
policy-Time and Money saw
ing. Try the long distance
service of the Northern Tele-
hone company,
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1912-10-11
New Citizen

George Wesley Goheen, a
native of Canada, has filed ap-
plication for citizenship papers
with the clerk of the district
court.
The Winslow mail., 1912-12-14
Concerted Criticism

Individual criticism of local
affairs is likely to be narrow,
selfish, ill-considered and de
structive. But organized criti-
cisn1 of the kind voiced by a
local community development
club is broad, well thought
out, non partisan, unbiased,
unselhsh aud constructive. A
local club whose object is tc
build up and improve the com
munity, if wisely and conser
vatively conducted, may
cause its decisions and recon
rnendations on matters OF com
mnnity policy to be accepted
by the public a 5 authoritative
and final.
The Winslow mail., 1912-12-14
When A Mans Sixty

Twenty, 30 are All go
Twenty My brain itself and will be something entire
IS a pege a
a ng an @
The than
the od
ma "a a
When his be what he has 1t
who TO o
ia to in q
him him
fitted for phiosorhc reflection
him
find Of deep thoughts and happy temptation
Old either peevish
The Winslow mail., 1912-12-14


checked girl Nh one can imagine the
conf1de have IL Dr. Miles Heart
Remedy" A Il. CANON, Worth. Mo.
The unbounded confidence Nj.
Canon has III DR.. Miles Heart Rem
edy is shared by thousands Of
others who know it value from
experience. Many heart disorders
yield to treatment. if the treatment
IS right. Il you are bothered with
short breath. fainting spells, swell:
ing of feet or ankles, pains about
the heart and shoulder blades, pal
pitat,on. weak and hungry spells.
ycu should begin using Dr.. Miles
Heart Remedy at once. Profit by
the experience ct others while YOU
may.
Or. Miles A.art Esn,edy !. scl4 and
9usrartsed by all druggists.
MILES MEDICAL co. Elkhzrt, lra.
The Winslow mail., 1912-12-14
Judges in the Expectancy

The President has again
sent the names Richard E.
Sloan of Arizona, and Clinton
w. Howard of the state OF
Washington, to the Senate,
asking that his appointment
of these men to judgeships be
confirmed. The Senate had
the performances Of a balky
horse distanced when these
names were before it last ses-
sion, among them particularly
being Senator Marcus A.
Smith aud Henry F. Ashurst
of this state, and it is not sus-
pected that the power of the
President with the unruly sol
ons has greatly increased.
The Winslow mail., 1912-12-14
Business Activity

Reports continue coming
into Washington, New York,
Chicago and other leading
centers, indicating that there
is d greater demand for labor
in nearly all lines, than can
be supplied. This IS a degree
Of prosperity that has been
seldomly attained Ill this
country. When the condition
of affairs is such that there are
more Jobs than there are men
to fill them, then we have an
assurance that prosperity IS
actually present. The election
of Mr.. Wilson seems to have
had a most beneficial effect on
business i'll all parts of the
country.
The Winslow mail., 1912-12-14


husband happy. And that
means that his chances for
happiness are increased.
So, III building home, you
not only make yourself hap
pier, but you do something to
assure, or at least to make
likely the happines of your
children. And, when you stop
to think of it, making your
children happy is the great
est happiness i'll the world,
The Winslow mail., 1912-12-14
Wants Direct Election
OF President

Fresh from Nebraska where
he has received one of the
handsomest endorsements Civ
ell any man, Congressman
Norris who will sit in the
Senate after March 4, says
that "the Electoral College is
nothing better than a bump
OIL log and long ago outgrew
its usefulness;;' and firmly be
Iieving this he will use his ut
most efforts to secure a con-
The Winslow mail., 1912-12-14

A Chicago seeker after dam
ages AYERS that the defendant
in her suit hugged and kissed
very every roughly" and SO
as to cause her great mental
anguish. He wooed not wisely
but too we'll.
The Winslow mail., 1912-12-14

Folks who buy in Chicago
because they think things are
cheap, should consider the
chicken: The first thing a
chicken learns TO say is
'cheep, cheep'';; but it soon
stops that and begins to crow
about it's own chickenyard.
The Winslow mail., 1912-12-14

bed near 4 window
SO she could get
her breath. One
doctor said. Poor
child, she Is likely
TO fell dead any
time A friend
told me DIR. Miles
Heart Rem edy had
cured her father.
SO I tried it. and
she began to i'm
prove She took
q great many bot
ties, but shs is
spared to me to-
daTp a fat rosy
The Winslow mail., 1912-12-14

Texas now asserts that most
of the Bermuda onions are
grown on her soil, Too late!
Gov. Wilson has reached the
islands.
The Winslow mail., 1912-12-14

Perhaps the parcels post
will take away some of the
train robbery business from
the express companies.
The Winslow mail., 1912-12-14

Little Jimmy comes for
ward with the staggering
query, 'How many books are
there i'll a set?' Probably it
depends upon the eloquence
of the agent ard the victim S
credit.
The Winslow mail., 1912-12-14

North Carolina begs leave
to report that despite the
ravages of war its crop of
Turkish tobacco will be of
normal proportions,
The Winslow mail., 1912-12-14

For some reason Or other,
the chestnuts we buy now
don't taste like the ones we
used to risk our necks to get.
The Winslow mail., 1912-12-14

Side whiskers are now
fashionable, but those who
cannot grow them can get a
comfortable mumer for 50
cents.
The Winslow mail., 1912-12-14

One advantage of the single
term would be that former
presidents could enter upon
the enjoylnents of their pen
sions without waiting SO long.
The Winslow mail., 1912-12-14

The only thing for the Sui
tan Of T urkey to do is TO claim
great moral victory.
The Winslow mail., 1912-12-14

Our idea of an unfortunate
reporter is a space writer with
Woody i'll Bermuda.
The Winslow mail., 1912-12-14

It's wonder some College
hasn't adopted those most
appropriate of all football col
ors-black and blue,
The Winslow mail., 1912-12-14

Race murder rather than
race suicide describes the
practice of those illegal prac-
titioners now being rounded
up by the federal govetnment.
The Winslow mail., 1912-12-14

The republicans are alto
gether too anxious for signs
Of a split among the Demo
Gratis.
The Winslow mail., 1912-12-14

As the smoke of battle rolls
away Senator Bailey of Texas
is discovered clinging to the
rigging.
The Winslow mail., 1912-12-14

Meanwhile maps of the
Balkan eiinsula are growing
more hopelessly obsolete all
the tiue.
The Winslow mail., 1912-12-14

stitutional amendment in or
der that voters may vote d1-
rectly for President and Vice
President.
The Winslow mail., 1912-12-14

California has stayed for
Wilson long enough to lead
to the conclusion that it is
fixed.
The Winslow mail., 1912-12-14

Col. Roosevelt and Mr.,
Bryan may be trying to see
who can be silent the longest.
The Winslow mail., 1912-12-14
Heart Disease Almost
Fatal TO Young Girl

"My daughter, when thirteen years
old. was stricken with heart trouble.
She was SO bad we had to place her !
The Winslow mail., 1912-12-14
How A Home Helps

that building yourself q house
IS a dollar and cents PROPOSE
ton. 1t takes money. and to
build it means to spend money
YOU have saved or to save
money you would otherwise
spend. It is pretty certain to
prove a good investment. 1t
will save YOU rent and unCer
tainty. / is likely to increase
III value as the town grows
ard earn more III Increment
than the money would at IN
terest. The building will de
lreciate with time. But the
lot should grow Ill value Il
this town co as we'll as the
country at large, which IS
nearly doubling It's land values
every decade.
But there is another side to
il also that is worth consider
irg. There is another side be-
sides the money side. Men of
family are the house builders
and the home builders. They
are thinking about something
III addition to the money
saved and money earned.
They are thinking Of The
human side.
There is no doubt that one
of the best Influences for good
is the American home, The
children who grow up III II
look back at il III after life and
the memory is all actual NOR.
al influence. The kind Of per
son fellow is when he is a
man depends a good deal on
the kind of home he had when
he was d boy.
IIe>can never look back at
4 rented house and feel like
he would look back at the old
homestead, 1t hasn't the same
stability. 1t doesn't awaken
the same pride. It has no re
collections, or few of them,
that serve 10 st1aighten him
up and make him want to be
somebody-to be somebody
worthy Of the root under
which he was raised and
father and mother who raised
him.
He never learns anything
but Wauderlust III 1enteo
il ouse. He thinks lie is ust
LIVING somewhere today with
! the probability that you Will
: be ttving on some other street
or III some other town tomOr-
row. 1t doesn't teach him to
settle down or settle up. 1t
Just teaches him TO move, to
be d rolling stone.
SO there are the children to
be considered as we'll as the
dollars. Children look up to a
father who doesn't have to
look up at a landlord And,
having known the delights OF
4 home, d real home, when
they grow up they want homes
Of their own. Your daughter
will be more likely TO marry a
man who is likely to provide
it, and, if she lnarries that
kind of a man, she will be
likely to be more happy. Your
son will be more likely to
,1,arrv the kind of A woman
The Winslow mail., 1912-12-14
HUGO B. KOCH in THE CITY

One year Lyric Theatre New York City Six Months Grand
Opera House. Chicago Seats News Stand in Electric
Philip weekly review and Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1912-1918, 1912-12-26

Dan Bierwsgen, Of Westfork,
was in the city Saturday morn
ing, enroute home from Aberdeen
where he was one of the livestock
instructors on the short course
held in that city last week. The
Aberdeen News says that he
denies the statement that he
is an ex-politician of Stanley
county, as he was characterized
IN the morning ruminator, say
ing that he was nominated state
representative four years ago,
out never cared enough about the
office to even get out and make
d single speech in favor of his
candidacy.
"Mr. Bierwagen is q promi-
nent grower of alfalfa seed and
fancy horses and the Better
canning association is making ar
rangements to use his. seeds tnis
coming year among the co-opera-
tive farmers working with that
.ssociation."
Philip weekly review and Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1912-1918, 1912-12-26

and specifications for roads must
pr vide that all grades shall be
went, feet wide with an eight
inch rise in the center, sloping
each way, when completed.
The township supervisors shall
-, AL the main travelled roads,
including the mail routes, drag
ged as is in their judgment most
beneficial and shall contract for
tbs work at their March meet
ing.
The law provides that the town
ship may lease their scrapers,
grades, etc. to the contractor
who does their road work.
The law became effective a.
soon as the vote was canvassed.
The commissioners cannot make 8
levy until next fall, and none Of
the money will be available un-
til 1914, and it is probable that
no county work will be done un-
til that time, unless there is some
thing of particular importance in
the meantime.
Philip weekly review and Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1912-1918, 1912-12-26
NEW YEARS DAY

New Years day is cheerful
anniversary designed to emanci-
pate man from the accursed in
fiuence Of the corn cob pipe. 1t
Is the only day in the year
W.. EN- the s. r. O. sign is hung in
conspicuous place on the wat
wagon. After the second
week this sign is taken down and
placed by a placard offering
.ower berths at a reduced rate.
If all the resolutions made on
New Years day were lived up
to, the recording angel would be
able to take we'll earned rest.
On New Years day several mil
lion men smoke their last cigar
until January 8. They yield then
simply to preserve their health
md reason. Some men approach
New Years day with great de-
termination and a home cure for
tie tobacco habit, while others
come in from the barn with
a mild flavor of coffee beans and
bland childlike look. New Year
day has cured many a man Of
the habit Of using crisp cuss
words until he fell on the front
steps and separated several in
ches of cutical from his knee cap
The pilgrim fathers invented this
day az means Of relaxation, and
they celebrated it by listening to
a sermon which started immediat.
ely after breakfast and wound
up about time to pail the cows.
In some pulpits this practice is
still quite popular, and it is re-
sulting in loud demand for the
recall Of the clergy. New Years
day il q great boon to downtrod-
den husbands whose breakfast
consists Of chilled chicory and q
sprightly flow Of reproachful
language, for it tends to enlarge
the menu and sweeten the home.
A good many men resolve to pay
their debts on New Years day,
while others swear off on paying
anything but the debt of nature
and sometimes this Is stood of
until the community loses patti
ence. ce.-Flostss.
Philip weekly review and Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1912-1918, 1912-12-26
ALFALFA A PAYING CROP
Stanley County Farmer Has
Reason to Believe In Alfalfa
RaiSin1

Pierre, Dec. 24.-Henry JEFF
fries,. of Sansarc, Stanley county
on whose farm Professor Hansen
Of the state agricultural college,
as been doing part Of his ex-
p..lmenting with the new ST.
Dori,.n alfalfa, says that he thinks
.lat this alfalfa can be consider
= a safe crop for the highest
and driest point west of the
Missouri river. It stood the test
.ist summer which was much be-
wv the normal in rainfall in the
vicinity of the Jeffries farm, and
specimens located on high dry
points on which grass would not
grow took root and lived through
the drouth and heat of the sum-
mer. 1t only remains for sev-
erely cold winter acting upon
plants on unprotected high places
to give it real test as to all
conditions, and if it can stand
that final test there will be no
question as to what can be done
with the western part of the
state in the way of alfalfa pro-
duction.
This species of alfalfa will not
thrive in a moist climate, but is
native to a section Of Siberia
with a climate range higher in
Summer and lower in winter than
tlat of western South Dakota.
and with a rainfall only about
half the normal for the western
part of the state. If it proves
the success which it now appears
to be, every acre Of the western
part Of the state can be made pro
fltablc through this crop.
Philip weekly review and Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1912-1918, 1912-12-26
CARIS1MAS.TIDE SERMON

of that One who is to carry God
to men. The initial gift Of God
is the gift Of Gods Son.
God must have some one who
in human flesh can express the
love of God to men. That's why
he gave that Babe in Bethlehem .
manger. that's why he gave that
Carpenter. that's why he gave
the crucified Savior on Calvary.
We celebrate ct the Christmas
season the coming into the life of
men all over the world an entire.
ly new force. It il a new to-
day as when Jesus brought it here
1t is the force whereby we are
going to conquer bye-and-bye
every force of evil.
When Jesus came into the
world he brought God into the
world. He brought the whole
essence of God down to us. All
the miracles that we have seen in
the last two thousand years are
only manifestations of the power
of God. The world needed the
spirit Of God, the power Of God,
TO renew it. There is no renovat-
ing or renewing power of men
themselves.
Gods power has come down
to the hearts Of men to operate
there. Christ said that physically
he would depart; actually, that
he would stay in the Spirit Of
God. The reason that we do not
have more benefit is not that
God is not here, but because men
do not get in position to use the
power. Christmas celebrates that
new force. We have today an
almost worldwide humanitarian
ism. It's in the air. We have
it on every hand. We. are glad il
is there. 1t y = manifestation
that God is there. 1t u love work
ing to make men better, more
hopeful, more sonsidarsts, more
thoughtful. Lets have more Of
it, but back Of ell there, more
than that. God looks for that
new spirit, that new life; that
what the angels sang of when
they carroled GLORY to God
in the Highest. >
This is Christmas Dsy-to know
that. God fuifilk His promises to
us, to let his Love be working in
our hearts, to accept of that new
force, that new power of life
that Jesus brought and TO bring
forth the fruit not of humanitari-
anism alone but the fruit of the
Godlike life of Jesus Christ, Our
Lord.
Philip weekly review and Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1912-1918, 1912-12-26


The house Of representatives
did rather an unusual thing in
ousting Representative Bowman,
republican, who has held the
seat as q member from Pennsyl-
vania for two, years, and then
refusing to admit George r. Nc
Lean, his democratic opponent.
Both men were held guilty Of
spending money beyond the limit,
thus exceeding the speed limit
prescribed by the corrupt prac-
tice act.
Philip weekly review and Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1912-1918, 1912-12-26
NO PARDON FOR HYDE YET
President Taft Left Washington
Without Acting on Pardon
Request


Washington, Dec. 24.-The fail.
nre of President Taft to act on
q request for the pardon Of Chas
L. Hyde Of Pierre, s. D., before
leaving for his Panama trip, il Z
matter of concern to the friends
IF the South Dakota man. Hyde
was convicted of fraudulent use
of the mails in connection with a
land selling scheme, and sentenc-
ed to a fine of IS, 700 and inn
prisonment for fifteen months in
the Leavenworth federal prison.
The sentence was to have be-
gun two weeks ago, but q stay
Of = month was secured in the
hope of obtaining q remission of
the Imprisonment penalty. Hyde,
who is said to be wealthy, is
willing to pay the fine.
Representative Burke introduc.
Cd him to the president q short
time ago when the matter Of q
pardon was presented. He was
backed also by many Influential
nton i South Dakota.
Philip weekly review and Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1912-1918, 1912-12-26
THE GOOD ROADS LAW

The new good roads law. voted
on and approved at the recent
lection by the voters Of Stan
ley county, has many changes
from the Law IN force up to that
time. The Law was passed at the
last session of the legislature,
md contained q provision that
its operations could be suspend
ed until the next general elec-
tion in any county where q petit
ton signed by 10 per cent Of the
voters was filed with the county
auditor before the LIST of July,
1911, when the law would 70
into effect.
Under the new Law, al road
taxes are to be paid in cash, un-
less the voters decide at the an
nuai town meeting that they
would prefer to pay in work.
When the tax is paid in work. the
work must be done under the sup
ervision of the contractor, and
the wages are fixed by law at
20 cents an hour for q man and
40 cents an hour for man and
team.
The township road levy is made
under the new law by the town
ship board in the same manner as
under the old law. This money
is collected by the county treas
urer and turned over to the town
ship in the same manner as other
funds. The county commissioners
also make q levy for their work,
and that money goes into a coun-
ty road fund which they have
not had before.
The office of road overseer IL
discontinued, and the township
road work issdone under the sup
ervision Of the township board.
The board appoints one Of their
number to look after the road
work, and he is paid So per day
for his services while attending
to the work. All the duties
heretofore placed in tie hands of
the overseen are now given to
the town board.
ALI construction work which in
one place or continuous stretch
amounts to less than $500 il to
be done under the supervision Of
tie township board of supervis-
on. On contracts Of over 800
the board shall advertise for bids
and on contracts for less am
cunts, the work may be let out
without bids. Pieces of work
which amount to $500 or over
the county commissioners will
have charge Of, and these con-
tracts must be let the same A
other county contracta
The law provides that plans