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The Bottineau courant., 1912-07-12
Dredging I. Progressing

J. HI. Cook returned to Will
low City on Wednesday after a
meeting of the drainage COM
nissioners, which was held
this time at the place where
the big dredge is now working.
Mr.. Cook says that within a
few days the work in McHenry
county will be completed and
the dredge will begin it's jour.
ney northward through this
county. Messrs. John Trimble
and w. r. Banks and the
drainage board for McHenry
county also attended the meet
ing.
The Bottineau courant., 1912-07-12

Miss Ida Glace and Louis
Trambley of Antler were mar
ried at Westhope last week.
The little son of George Gil
more of Maxbass fell off a horse
recently and broke his arm.
Editor Holbein of the Lans-
ford Journal had to get out the
paper all by his lonesome last
week.
Antler took all the prizes at
the Dominion Day celebration
at Pierson, Man. They played
three games of baseball.
A young son of Johannes
Guttu living near Souris ac-
cidently shot himself in the
ball of the thumb with an air
rifle.
Mrs. William Dammann and
daughter Of Lansford have re-
turned from Bennett, Iowa,
where they visited with rela-
tives and friends.
Miss Bertha Brainard of
Souris met with an accident at
Strawberry lake. A rifle in
the hands of one of the boys in
the party was accidentally dis
charged, the missile penetrat-
ing the fleshy part of her leg.
The Bottineau courant., 1912-07-12
FARM Institute WORK
Much Accomplished In the Face 9f
Difficulties

During the year just closed
the North Dakota Farmers In
stitutes have held ninety-four
institutes and 231 sessions. The
attendance was 7,O49. A
farmers institute train was al
80 run by the Northern Pacific
railroad. This made halliday
stops at Al towns and was visit
ed by $3.50 people. $4,000
copies of the Farmers Institute
Annual was also distributed.
A year ago such report was
mot anticipated, as the Farmers
Institute treasury was empty.
The appropriation failed to
fmaterialize. Personal instruc-
ton such as the farmers in
stitute brings was needed. The
institute board figured out that
"a two day meeting could be
held for 500 and one day
;institute for $75. The towns
responded and soon there was
enough money guaranteed to
start out. The agricultural
college helped by sending
speakers. The railroads furn-
ished free transportation. The
Northern Pacific and the 500
each gave one thousand dollars
in cash, while the Great North
ern furnished a speaker most
of the time and two a part of
the time.
There was no money to print
an institute annual so an i'm
plement firm printed $4,000
copies of a book of over 400
pages and donated it to the
state. The copy was furnished
by the farmers institute.
When the Northern Pacific
offered to run a train the in
stitute management had to go
to the agricultural college and
to the towns again. The agri-
cultural college equipped the
train and furnished the lectur-
.ers al in all, an average of 25
all the time. This train con-
tained nine exhibition cars,
which was furnished by nine
departments of the agricultural
college as follows: Live stock,
poultry, soils, crops, chemistry.
The Bottineau courant., 1912-07-12

careful, painstaking. persistent
attention to any method of
eradication he adopts, he had
better leave the thistle undis-
turbed, except to prevent their
maturing seed and thus start
ing the infestation on his
neighbors land. Half hearted
or careless measures only help
to spread the trouble.
II this pest is not quickly
eradicted, it will soon reduce
the land to little, if any, value.
The Bottineau courant., 1912-07-12
war ON SOW THISTLE
Careful Work Necessary to Extermln.
ate This Weed Pest

Grand Forks, July 11.-From
many parts of North Dakota
comes complaint of the spread
of one of the worst weeds with
which our farmers have had to
contend, the SOW thistle. The
headquarters of the North
Dakota Better Farming as
sociation at Grand Forks have
had repeated inquiries as to
the best treatment for this pest,
and in order to give the widest
possible publicity to the method
for destroying these thistles,
thev have issued the following e
statement: Il
To be rid of the SOW thistle,
the most persistent and careful
work is necessary. The SOW
thistle is a perennial plant. If
it's vigorous root is cut into
pieces there will be as many
new plants as there are joints
on the pieces. If the tops are
cut off with a scythe or mower,
the vigorous root stalks will
throw out from three to six
short stalks that cling so close
ly to the ground that the scythe
or mower will not again touch
them. The SOW thistle also
reproduces itself through the
production of thousands of
winged seed, as we'll as through
it's creeping root stalks. 1t
lives in colonies and if colony
is not completely dug out and
destroyed, it will spread until
a whole field or section is one
solid mat. Grain growing
spreads it, chemical sprays will
not kill it, and crop rotation to
kill it is impracticable in the
northwest.
IF the thistles exist in small
or isolated patches, the best
plan is to thoroughly spade
and dig every plant out by the
roots, being careful to destroy
all of the underground stalks.
IF a field is thoroughly infected.
the only successful plan is to
carefully summer fallow fo1
two years, being certain that
no green tops form. Unless
the farmer is willing to give
The Bottineau courant., 1912-07-12
Lengthy Decree Filed

The decree of final distribu-
tion in the matter of the estate
of the late Bishop John Shan
ley, is the longest instrument
ever filed in this county. It
contains about 10000 words
and includes all real property
owned by the Catholic church
in North Dakota. For this
reason it is necessary to file
the instrument in every coun-
ty. The title passes to Arch
bishop John Ireland, in trust.
The Bottineau courant., 1912-07-12
Dewey Won Two Game.

The Dewey and Oak Valley
baseball teams played at Gil
bertson's farm last Sunday,
Dewey defeating Oak Valley
by a score of 10 to 8.
Dewey was again victorious
on Monday evening when they
played against Souris, the
score being 10 to 3. Souris
did not score until the last of
the fourth inning,
The Bottineau courant., 1912-07-12

Mr.. Arthur G. Erickson of
this city and Miss Frebern
Winfred Johnston of Velva, N.
d., were united in marriage at
Minot on Friday, July 5.
The happy young couple have
gone to housekeeping in the
Larson residence south of the
court house where they will
soon be at home to their many
friends.
The Bottineau courant., 1912-07-12
G. 4. BERG IS Dead
Ysung Man Died After 4 Shert Illness
and % Operation
REMAINS TAKEN TO MINNESOTA
Young Widow and Brother Of
Deceased Took Body to Old
Home Town

-
Wednesday morning in the
johnson hospital in this city
after brief illness. He had
not been feeling we'll for about
ten days and was taken quite
i'll on Saturday evening. Medi-
cal aid was sought and it was
found he had appendicitis. An
operation was performed on
Sunday but the abscess had
broken and death wac primari-
ly due to the resulting uremia.
Due to the fact that he had a
touch of diabetes, coma set in
shortly after the operation and
continue until his death.
Clarence Alden Berg was
born at Kennedy, Mimi, on
November Z, 1879, and came to-
this county about three years
ago, engaging in the business
of canvassing for a proprietary
remedy house. He was we'll
known over the county and had
many friends. ..-..-
He leaves a wife and two
young children to mourn his
untimely death. A brother,
G. J. Berg, also resides in this
city.
The remains were taken to
Kennedy, Minn., yesterday for
burial. The widow and brother
accompanied the casket.
The Bottineau courant., 1912-07-12
REPORTED ST. HENRY DEAD
Word Reached Here on Tuesday That
Daring Aviator Was Killed

A report reached here on
Tuesday evening that the dar-
ing little aviator, Lucky Bob"
St. Henry had been killed in a
fall during one of his flights at
Fessenden but st. Henry denies
the allegation. Anyone who
still has a doubt about the
matter is urged to be at the
fair here next week and see
him fly.
The Bottineau courant., 1912-07-12
Picnic Held Yesterday

Two picnics were held yester-
day. The Baptist Sunday
school gave one at G.. w. Bey-
er's farm in the mountains.
The attendance was good and
all present enjoyed the outing.
The Presbyterian Sunday
school enjoyed a good time in
Minkeps grove in the after
noon.
The Bottineau courant., 1912-07-12
Starbuck vs. tanda

The Starbuck and Landa
baseball teams met on July 4 in
an interesting and hard-fought
contest which resulted in a
victory for Starbuck by a score
of Is to Is.
The Bottineau courant., 1912-07-12
Weather Correction

On account of going to press
on Wednesday last week we
were unable to give the wealth
er summary for the week be-
ginning Friday, June % and
ending Thursday July 4. To
keep the record complete we
give it here:
The Bottineau courant., 1912-07-12
We Reach Tho psspIs.

A very big feature in time
saving is simplified by using
the long distance service of the
Northern Telephone company.
The Bottineau courant., 1912-07-12

NO precipitation during that
week. See regular table for
week of July 5 to II.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1912-06-28
rHli 'Ti'1URNi % Col I

/ Robert Henri. tho famous alelat,
was talking ut . ~ a. sherryS, s.
New York, about tho Latin Quarter. s
I'm tho Latin. Quarter" be said, "in
little streets of the Boule Mich,.tt -
possible to get a good course dinner
tor IL oents-and even ut that there's
many q Latin Quarterite goes dinnef.
less" g ,s =. II. Az rs
!" zone spring afternoon" he resum-
ed, "as was sketching the horses q
the green bronze fountain In the Lux.
embourg gafdens, 1 youth stopped
and talked q while. :.
1.-THE spring sunshine on the YOUTHS
coat brought out ill its shabbiness
,mercilsssly. and I ysntured: 70 hint:
/! "Look here. old chap Why: DON'T
you have that coat turned1'
He smoothed Tho shabby Gleevl
yuefu1ly.
ii would 10 said. Il It had three
eides.'"
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1912-06-28
<Nor1CE OF MORTGAGES SALE.

:; <NOTICE OF MORTGAGES SALE.
: Notice ie hereby given that default has
been made ia the conditions Of q; mort;
Mary Benson; biz wife, mortgagors: t9
TIE 9th dayei May: lsil: end recorded in
son County: yMinnssota, on the Sth c da !. Ct ef
Mortgages. en Page 2e2; that by reason. Of
with the conditions Of said mortgage. The
due and payable; that pursuant to said
election the amount claimed to be due on
said mortgage at this date is $53S.36;" that
the premises described In and coveredtby
said mortgage are Lot two, Block fifteen,
Original Townsite of Little Falls, Mtrn
son County, Minnesota; that by virtue
Of the power Of sale contained In said
and pursuant to the statutes in
such case made and provided said prem
iaes will be sold by the sheriff at public
vendue on the 10th day OF August. 1912 at
1890 O'Clock AN. at the north front door OF
the Court House In the City OF Little Falls,
In saidCounty and State, tOseatisfy the
amount due on said mortgage together
with the disbursements allowed by law
Dated June IS, 1912. 49, =. 7'|~
Mary Rose Prefontaine, formerly
--~ Mary Rose LaRose.
> ~. Mortgages.
st 8ssosne ,; a'''' J.&et..
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1912-06-28
Hidden Women Of Persia,


Should tho women Of Persia ever
get q VOTE: they will doubtless SEQ
10. It. that the lot Of their aex ia. con-
yiderably improved, for at the pres:
ant time they are regarded as non
entities. A husband In Persia never
speaks OF his wife to bis acquaint-
ances, and. II obliged to mention her,
Il IL by some other term than wife,
IL mother of my son." Of my house."
She must not exist for anyone but
her husband and from all others she
must be hidden-non-exfstin For
this reason when the harems Of gov
prnors or very high personages pass
through tho streets Of Persia tho mon
whom they meet either turn their
backs or slip down q by-street or
INTO some convenient doorway.
On passing European. II sure that
aone Of her co-religionists: SEQ her, 4
woman. particularly II she be young
md good looking, win often raise her
reil. from under which. q pair of dark
ayes follow the stranger with . curl.
gus gaze. --=>.>- ~ 49,.
Mahens wishing to- Get: married. Viz.
It the tomb Of some sacred woman.
There are many; such tornbs: Mar
riages are contracted very early.
Sometimes, owing to family reasons,
one:'' hears Of. I youth Of Is Or Is
married TO q giEl much older. Tho
marriage for q girl ID liked at A.
Brooklyn Eagle.---- =--.-,-=---
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1912-06-28
estate Of F. R. :GouRD

State of Minnesota. County of Morrison.
In Probate Court
In the matter of the estate of F. r. Gourd.
Decedent.
The State of Minnesota to Cynthia
Gourd, Ethel Is. (Gourd) Hall, Harris
Gourd, Charles G.. Gourd. Lee Gourd,
Stella May Gourd, all persons In
terested in the selling of certain lands be-
longing to said decedent.
The petition of Cynthia Gourd as rep
resentative Of the above named decedent.
being duly flied in this court, REPRESENT
ing that it is necessary and for the best
1ufereets of said estate and of all In:
terested therein that certain lands Of said
decedent described therein be sold and
praying that license be to her granted
Now therefore, you and each of you, are
hereby cited and required to show cause.
If any you have, before this court, at the
Probate Court Rooms in the Court House.
in the City of Little Falls, County Of Nor
rison, Stale of Minnesota. on the 18th day
Of July, 1912. at 10 O'CLOCK q. M. why
the prayer of said petition should not be
WITNESS the Judge OF said Court and
the seal of said court. this 18th day OF
June, 1912. ~.
J.& St Judge Of Probate Court.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1912-06-28
= HoneatA' Election;


Much Of the grim humor one heara
among practical politicians has: to do
With these, lneorruptibles who owe
their positions TO corruption. A case
In point is that Of 1 member OF. the
supreme court iof . wsstern state, :whe
began his career by: running for con:
Eress: The story was told to mo by
one Of the workers who secured hin
election. -.
'"one day the candidate met. me-
said my informant, to whom had
been introduced: by = practical poll
hcian. a. he took mo into his conf
aencez and began to talk 90 one bribea
might to another, ''and asked me how
things were going in . certain dir
rict. : ="
;"'':F1ne.' replied. You viii have .
good majority there
"'1 am not surprised he said en-
Enthusiastically. When I was speaking
thsre I made tho best speech that
made in the whole campaign"
Tho worker nudged me AZ no said:
1T cost us just $1,000 to win that par
ticular district for him, and he
thought his speech did it-Tha
Forum.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1912-06-28
DANDYIsM SERVED HIM WELL
sUnwiiiinu Is oo q tho oulllotine with.
out Hls Boots, Condemned Man
Cheated Death.

In the french HeV0aut1On q 1eu1k
letonist. named Schlaberndorf, who
possessed: considerable ability as 8
writer, by heartily espousing the cause
Of the Girondists in all that emanated
from his pen rendered himself obnox'
5ious to Robespierre, and at the dicta.
ton of that fierce leader was incarcer.
ated. When the death cart one morn.
Ing came to the prison for it's load of
those that were that day to be butch
cred, gchlaberndorfs name was on tho
list Of the condemned The Tailor in
formed him that such was tho case,
and tho writer dressed himself for his
last ride very nonchalantly and-ho
was extremely fastidious az to his per-
Ional appearance-with great care.
His boots, however, he could not find.
Here, there, everywhere. assisted by
bis Taller, he looked for them to no
avail.
IT am quito willing to DO executed"
said he to the jailer, after their fruit
less search, "but really should be
ashamed to go to the guillotine with
out my boots. Nor do wish to de-
tain this execution party" he added,
smiling grimly. "Will it make any
difference II my execution is deferred
until tomorrow? BY that time shall
probably succeed in finding my boots. "
II don't know that it will matter
particularly when you are guillotined,"
responded the functionary, between
whom and schlaberndorf there had ex-
listed sort Of friendship. Suppose
We call it tomorrow, then?"
:. "All right" and the TALLER allowed
Eeehla bernda fsnan, not unwil-
fingfy, as owing to hts universal good
humor he was especially liked by all
the Jail attendants.
The following morning when the
cart drew UP before the prison door
I t6r It's batch ofyvictims schlaberndorf,
stressed in his best, including the boots
that had been found, stood waiting
the summons Of the jailer to take his
place therein. Meantime, however, q
neY taller had taken the place Of the
I'D One, the latter h1fdsslf having sud
denly been displaced by reason of sus-
pected disloyalty to the revolutionists,
and Schlaberndorf's name was not
sailed that morning. Nor was 1t called
the next morning, nor the morning
after that; nor, indeed, ever again. It
was believed by all outside Of his
friends in the jail that he had persisted
on the morning originally set for him.
He remained in prison until the sway
Of Robespierre had ended. Then he
regained his liberty, as did the rest Of
those prisoners whose heads had not
fallen beneath the blood-stained az.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1912-06-28
KILL THE BOOSTERS

Minnesota has a surplus from her
farmsJ annually, of over a million and
a half cases Of eggs. Three:ffths of
these are produced before September
1t of. each year. The government
experts consider that there is agloss
Of per cent in value: because of
"chick developments or because
ROSTERS run with the laying flock. This
common practice causes loss of
above 100000 annually, to the
farmers Of Minnesota. What should
be-. ddhas y =. :.: = -.
I: Anew breeding: cocks, the best pro.
duced, should be kept for exchange
with other farmers, or for sale. These
should be confined by themselves,
like all the other breeding stock Of
tie and all the rest should be
H 81 4 e1'1kld at once: They should
never be- allowed~to run with tie
flock. You will get just as many
eggs; they will cost you less; they are
more easily preserved; will Withstand
heat longer; are better for shipping;
are better for storage; will save tho
hens from injury during mott; and
they will go to laying sooner. Mate
up your breeding pens; keep two or
three extra birds for emergencies {:
then sell or kill all the rest Of -, the
ROSTERS on the farm. Help save that
million dollars; and perchance save
yourselves from paying fine Of $50
for marketing eggs unfit for human
food. Let there be a mighty slaughter
of these non-productive, greedy, useless
troosters on the farm.--N. E. Chapman,
:Poultryman Extension Div: MINI: Col.
of Agriculture.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1912-06-28
READ THIS ALOUD IN YOUR -:
FAMILY ON SUNDAY

Z kAMA414 OGN 0ONO<4.
Did you read that latest thing fro1
she great soul Of William Jenning
Bryan, delivered in New York?
"Let no man bring to my DEATH
bed for my consolation Darwin e.
descent Of Man, Rather, let my
friend read to me the Twenty
third Psalm: ''The Lord is my
shepherd, I shall not WANT
To all people who think for
themselves there comes, at some
time in life, this proposition, :.
Either I am descended from a
soul1ess, stomachless, brainless,
spineless germ, as science declares,
or I am from God -,
The study Of the scientific side
Of this proposition is fascinating,
the argument full Of logic. The end
arrived at is !lank wall, with no
hope, no consolation. Wefe*simp1y
soulless brutes Of high degree and
life is but contemplate joke on
the spermatozoa. We 60 down in
Titanics and that's the last Of US,
So far as our :WidaRs> orphans and
4ONCO 441CAOS d1O COuCC1uO D1S-,
Re1iefy hope1essnstss;= despair '!s::::: -:
But when a man has reached
Bryan's age, he sees that all the
Happiness possible in this life does
not suffice, with. Death and :Eter-
nifty knocking at the door; that all
the force of. reason, all the, de-.
auctions Of logic fall short of:what
thinking men must have. -: =.
Face to face with Forever, man
turns from the deep hole which.
logic has dug downward and turns
his face upward to catch the
blessed satisfying rays of faith
from on high, The .,icture of: his
child's. cold: corps knocking about
with the cadavers in the, Titanic
coffin, down. there in the T. sea, =.
gives place to a picture Of child:
happy, safe, at peace on the; breast:
Of God the Father. 49,, g: g..
Let science gnaw her nusks. The
Lord: is the shepherd Of: those:
we've "loved and lost awhile.
and His rod and His Staff shall
!; comfort us.-Cincinnaci Tost. :,.:: +:
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1912-06-28
MAKE Tn. THE b DADS EASY

81 The action Of the supreme &: court
iof Minnesota, I'm affirming the consti-
i'tutionaity of the Elwel Law, is likely
10 inauglrate an active efas of road.
building in all parts Of the state. It
is to be hoped that all those charged
with the work Of construction will
bear in mind these things:
l. That the cheapest road, in the
long run, lis that over which the larg.
est load can be transported with the
smallest expenditure Of power, wheth.
ier Of horses%or motor.
20. Thata road which is soft, wheth.
:er from the nature Of its top dressing
or from want Of proper drainage, il
always a hard, expensive road to
travel.
8. That no road, so far as the size
Of the load to be drawn over it is con.
cerned, is any better than it's worst
spot. A quarter Of q mile Of bog will
make twenty miles Of perfect road Of
no avail for load which cannot be
drawn across the bog. A 15-pdl cent
grade on quarter-mile stretch will
make long stretch of good road I'M
available for load which a team car
easily haul on level or up pei
cent grade.
4. A curve around the base of 8
hill is much easier to follow with q
heavy load, and it can be negotiated
in good deal less time, than a curve
over the top. of hill. Do not let 8
desire to follow the section lines leac
to the construction Of a road will
grades so heavy as to levy a big an
nual tax on the farmer in the way Of
horse flesh, wear Of vehicles and loss
Of time in carrying small loads tt
market R. Barns, Extension Div
MINI. Col. of Agriculture.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1912-06-28

Mrs. A. Patnaud and son, Wilfred,
Of Ripley we're at Brafnefd this week.
to meet her" SON, Louis, who is; to be
married to Miss. La1son of Chattanooga,
Tenn. A surprise was given by their
friends last evening.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1912-06-28

:: Not. 40 Lovely q 't.Mlsht %. y
GOOD morning" said the optimis&
Lovely morning. isn't :ft1' r. Il:
Il don't sec anything vsEy jotsly
about It," replisd tho psssimist. 80 :
why, Ito twenty above zero and
not Z. cloud In Tho sky"
Eyes. and it's tho 2eth Of the month,
the day on which rye got 70 ply @et
interest on 4 note.":
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1912-06-28

And the pirates Of Wall street and
Others of their kind rejoiced in the de-
feat of Bryan for temporary chairman,
believing that again they had killed
him politically. But he gained victory
after victory in the convention after
wards. Whether the convention has by
this time nominated a candidate that
measures up to his ideals matters not
in the estimation he is held by the mil
lions of the American people Of all
parties. Whether facing defeat Or en-:
joying victory he is always on the
firing line for the principles that have
made not only this nation but others
EOnOr him.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1912-06-28

knowe Few BARRIERS.
ITS strange that you never unet
Count spagghsth before" remarked
he h>ir1s.
x"oh, not at ALL" replied thu dteaps b
poiAted suiter. ~. r.. 49, =
"But he tells mo that he has beeG
In New York for q number Of years"
yes: but I always shave myself
you know" Catholic Standard ~
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