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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-11-20

G. A. Huss of Lansford was
in the city today.
DR.. Guillaume was a visit
or from Gardena yesterday and
today.
Wanted-Girl for general
housework. Mrs. Fred w.
Smith.
L. N. Torsen was in attend
ance in district court here the
first of the week.
K. &. Morton of Lansford at
tended to legal business here
the first of the week.
Mrs. ]. A. Job nson enter
tanned the Embroidery club
last Friday afternoon.
Ed Hanson of Omemee> visit
ed Bottineau on business Fri
day and Saturday.
Carvers and table cutlery for
Your Thanksgiving table. See
Northwestern Jewelry Co.
Miss Minnie Krogen was the
guest of friends at Souris over
Sunday. returning home Tues
day.
Society dancing class will
start Monday night, Nov. %,
at nine o'clock at the Ohmart
hall.
Special sale Casserolles, SO
cents to $1.98 Worth tw ice
the money, Northwestern
Jewelry Co.
J. A. Mclean of Kramer,
sheriff elect of Bottineau coun-
ty was in town the latter part
of last week.
A. Woodward and E. J. Mar
tin, attorneys at Maxbass, are
among the attorneys in the
city this week.
]. H. Trimble, auditor for
the Imperial Lumber Co. is in
the city this week on business
for the company.
Mrs. William Burris and Miss
Sims of Willow City visited
with Mrs. w. A. Nero last Fri
day and Saturday.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-11-20
The Pun.


The golden vge OF the pun In Britain
vas the reign Ut King James J.. the
"Stuart Solomon" That learned sOv.
preign was himself q passable punster
and made Few privy councillors " bisb.
ops who were not reputed t be good
at Il quip 1t was therefore In bis day
that the pun appeared with pOnp and
dignity. Ii had heen before admitted
into merry speeches and ludirrous
compositions. but was now delivered
with great gravity from the pulpit o.
pronounced IN the most solemn man.
ner at the council table. The greatest
authors In their NEST serious works
made frequent . Of puns.-L0ndon
Globe.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-11-20

Oscar Helgerson returned to
this city from Roth Wednes.
day noon.
VIM. Qua. the Willow City
barber, was in the city Wednes-
day night.
Miss Agnes FAY of Crystal,
visited with Bottineau friends
the forepart of the week.
Col. Berthiaume was a pas
senger for Overly Tuesday
afternoon, where he had charge
of a sale.
H. J. Meier, travelling sal es-
man for the Peyton Paper Co.
of Duluth, called on the trade
here Yesterday.
FOR ~SALE-Large size
Round Oak Base burner and
two smaller heating stoves. See
Sheldon at Northwestern Jew
elry Co.
F. w. Smith of the State
School of Forestry was called
to Fargo on Wednesday to at
tend a meeting of the State
Educational association. He
will return on Monday.
While digging a we'll for DR.,
c. Durnin on the Carney place,
workmen discovered a human
skeleton, supposed to be that OF
a white man. They were down
about eight feet, when the we'll
caved in about four or five feet
from the top. and a few of the
bones came down with the dirt.
After digging around all the
bones were found with the ex-
ception of the feet bones. There
were no marks to show that a
grave had ever been made there
and it must have been a number
of years since the body was
buried. -WesthOpe Standard.
The society dancing demon
stration given IN the Ohmart
hall Monday by Director E. J..
Tecktonius assisted by Miss
Ruth Woodsdrew a large crowd
of enthusiastic admirers. Mr..
Tecktonius intends to make
Bottineau his home and is an
experienced dancing teacher,
having studied under some of
best teachers in the United
States. The first dancing class
lesson to be conducted by him
will be held next Monday eve
ming at Ohmart's hall, COM
mencing at 9 o'clock. From
present indications he will
have a large class as most of
the young folks and many of
the older ones seems to have
caught the dancin g fever.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-11-20
w. r. Mcintosh
Troubles Of Q Prophet.

In a certain town the local forecaster
Of the weather was 70 often wrong
that his predictions became a standing
joke to his nc small annoyance. for he
was very sensitive. At length, In de.
spair Of living down his reputation, he
asked headquarters to transfer him
to another station.
A brief correspondence ensued.
why" asked headquarters. do yon
wish to be transferredT'
Because" the f~orecaster promptly
replied, "the climate doesn't agree with
me."-Pittsburgh Chronicle.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-11-20
The Piano virtuoso's Hands.

The Piano v~irtuoso's Hands.
Contrary to popular belief, the piano
virtuoso. as a rule. has extremely un-
attractive hands. THE artistic hand"
Is a phrase peculiar to the ~hysterical
young woman who haunts musical re-
citals. but In reality the hand Of the
pianist Is not at all artistic or beau1.
full when judged by the usual stan
dards Of the artist, the painter or the
sculptor.
Constant, vigorous practcing over
develops the hand and makes 1t &C.
tually Ill shaped. The fingers do not
taper. but are blunt and round. end.
ing often in what appears to be q
cushion Of hard fesh.-New York
World
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-11-20
Many Meals.


Among the we'll to do in Norway the
frequency Of meals and lighter re-
treatments is something startling. at
least to the average American break.
fast at 9. dinner at 8. coffee at 3:3O.
regular tea. with many dishes. In Eng.
lish style. ut 400. supper at Z. and ut
II nature Is finally fortified with fur
Their nutriment for the long. radiant
night. These long. radiant nights. by
the way are a constant peril to Chris
tiania. They encourage many forms Ut
dissipation and immortality. much as
the corresponding darkness Of the long
winter brings in its train u certain sor-
did depression. 10th mental and phys.
ical.-Century.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-11-20
Uncertain.

Better stop the car" said the own,
CT. There are three women crossing
the street"
81 think ! can dodge through" sug.
gested the chauffeur.
mot with wings. One Of them will
dodge forward. another back and the
third probably will 20 up In the air.
Pittsburgh Post
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-11-20
Lucky Quip.

OU0Hy 0VIP.
When Thomas was preparing n Of
his first almanacs a man who was en-
gagged upon the work with him asked
what he should say about the weather
opposite a certain week in July. Thorn
as humorOusly or peevishly replied.
THUNDER. hail and snow" 1t was 80
put down and printed. and it 80 hap
pened that 1t did thunder. hail and
snow at the very time. This fortunate
prediction raised the almanac maker
in the estimation Of many and made
bis almanac the most popular Of its
day In this country.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-11-20
Strong Resemblance.

An elderly gentleman went into a
Photographic studio and asked to see
the proofs Of a picture recently taken
Of a young man whose name he gave
They were handed to him as a matter
Of course, and he examined them crit.
ically. He seemed pleased and finally
said:
These are of my son. This one is a
remarkably good photo Of him; it IL
very like him indeed. Has he paid you
for 1t yetT'
mo, SIR" said the photographer. mot
yet"
"Ah.' said the elderly gentleman.
very. very much like him indeed
Exchange.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-11-20
A Simple Safety Device.

The hammer Is q useful tool. but its
use II not quite free from danger to the
user or from injury 10 materials. The
dat, highly polished surface II likely
to glance OF the nail unless the blow
IL squarely delivered. and when the
nail is Of cast metal its head often dies
OF and indicts quite sever injuries.
One arm. says Chambers Journal.
had innumerable accidents from this
cause. and some Of the men were per
manently injured. Thereupon the man
ayers tried hammer heads with scored
faces a. an experiment Owing to the
success Of the experiment the polished
face hammer has been abolished In
that nrm's factory. except for special
classes Of work.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-11-20
Could Provo t.

A few days ago an alderman was
glancing over the register at u OF
the local hotels to see II a friend OF
his was registered there. Near niD
stood a man who was holding On to
the desk for dear life In u semisuccess
ful attempt to maintain his uncertain
balance.
Il s-s'pose you think I'm drunk?"
said the stranger. looking b~elligerentiy
at the alderman
mo: not In the least" replied the
alderman. anxious to avoid the posi-
bility Of . row
well. you'd know ! was II l Yet 80
this DESK answered the man.-New.
ark Star.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-11-20
DR.. O'Brien was an Omemee
visitor Tuesday afternoon.


visitor Tuesday afternoon.
s. J. Dalen of Carbury took
in the doings at the county
seat this week.
Mrs. Maria McBain called
on friends down the line be-
tween trains Friday.
Shirley Hoffman of Antler
paid this office a pleasant call
Thursday while in the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. l.. Swan
strom Of Newburg were visit
ors in the city yesterday and
today.
NJ. E. Watkins and wife of
Antler were among those in
attendance at the teachers
institute.
w. E. Weld, Better Farming
agent at Lansford is assisting
Agent Henderson at the Corn
Show this week.
W.R. Banks, J. L. Davis aud
Herbert Helming were among
the visitors from Lansford yes
terday and today.
L. J. Theroux, formerly of
Omemee, now of Rugby was in
the city this week in attend
ance at district court.
E.. O. Haraldson and Sam
johnson of Lansford were bust
ness visitors at the county seat
Monday and Tuesday.
The Missouri Girl company
held the boards at the opera
house Saturday evening and
pleased a large audience.
Miss Eva McCready of Min
OF was in the city the latter
part of last week in the inter-
ests of the Northern Telephone
Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Anderson of
Hillsboro, arrived Wednesday
evening and will visit for some
time with their daughter, Mrs.
Jos. Quamme.
G.. L. Newhouse was a pas
senger for Minneapolis today
after spending some time here
looking after business inter
ests.
Madame Robson left today
for the twin cities where she
will acquaint herself with the
new styles in ladies clothes.
She will return in about two
weeks.
Miss lone Belyea closed a
successful term OF school near
Kramer last week and has re-
turned to this city. Miss Bel
yea has been re-engaged for
another term to open April 1.
J. l.. Glomseth, Carbury; l..
J.. Larson. Kramer; Geo. Capes.
Omemee; P. E. Nelson, Ant
Ter and Geo. Sidener of Lans-
ford. county commissioners,
were in attendance at a meet
ing of the board this week.
Thanksgiving will soon be
here-then only a little while
until Xmas. Have you thought
about holiday gifts this year?
Northwestern Jewelry Co..
grand holiday display will be
ready for your inspection on
November 20.
Geo. II. Capes, who for some
time past has been county
commissioner from the second
district, resigned his office this
morning and the remaining
board of commissioners with
the county judge and county
auditor appointed J. p. Holl Of
Willow City to fill the vacancy.
A deal was transacted the
fore part of the week whereby
Mrs. Andy Johnston becomes
the owner of the Kerns bakery,
and will conduct the business
in the future. We have no,
learned whether the Kern's
family will leave Bottineau O,
not. The Courant joins Mrs
Johnston's friends in wishing
her success in her new under
taking.
An error was made by the
government in printing bills
and eight got into circulation
before the discovery was made
These bills have 500 on one
side and $40 on the other anc
pass of course, for the face
value of the side that is turned
,,n Soox~h hoc hooo o,olo ~
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-11-20

Observations taken At BOttineau, North
Olkota. under the direction Of the weather
bureau of the q. 8. Department of Aari.
Culture. for week ending Sept. Is 1914.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-01-15

WHI11AKER.-Mrs Mary Whit.
taker, age Sc years, died at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. I'D Dorian, at
BIS South b street, "Wednesday, jauu-
airy IA, 1914, at 200 O'Clock e. m
Funeral Friday, January 10, at 500
o'clock a. m. at the st. Mary Cath
olic church. Interment in Catholic
cemetery.
Mrs. Whitaker was born IL the
year 1928 in Ireland, and has lived ia
Iowa SO years, and in MaIaska cour
ty 35 years. She was the widow It
William Whitaker. Her father,
James Collins and her mpther. whose
maiden name was Alice 1rajnor, we're
both born in Ireland. Death resulted
from old age. She Leaves two daugH-
tiers, Mrs. Alice Pierse, OF davenport
and Mrs. Ed Dornan of 5lJ south IS
street
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-01-15
HEAR EXPLOSION HERE
Defamation of Blasting at Lovilia
Reaches This City

An explosion Of unusual proper
tions was heard in Oskaloosa q little
after ten O'Clock Tuesday evening,
and later inquiry located the cause Of
the big noise at railway construction
work in big cut at No. Is mine OF
the Consolidated Coal Company near
Lovilia. 1t is said that an unusually
heavy charge, nearly one hundred and
fifty sticks of high power dynamite
were set off at one time and the OK
plosion shook the earth for miles
around. The wind being In the south
west, the sound of the heavy detona-
ton was heard distinctly at this dis
lance. .~ft s&5E.s. .Ta t%
Other heavy charges have been set
off, the report from which has been
distinctly heard at this distance, one
particularly heavy defamation came
about twelve o'clock, noon Tuesday
and others about six o'clock in the
evening. The heavier part of the
shooting, however, is being done at
night in order to avoid dangers at
tendant upon the handling of the eS-
plosive. The report and the attend
ant shock at ten o'clock last night
aroused people from their beds. 1t
was like heavy peal of thunder in a
distant storm cloud.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-01-15

BROWN.-The funeral services Of
the late Miss Lydia Brown We're held
Tuesday, January 10, at 900 o'clock
p. m, at the Ebbert C Co. Chapel
Rev. ]. D. Guthrie officiated, ana the
music was furnished by Mr.. and Mrs.
Longden, Mrs. Morris, Mrs Young
and Mrs. Hall. The pan bearera
were C. B. Brown and Jaues Brown,
her brothers, and Chas. Browu and
Albert Brown, her nepheWs hitter
ment was in the Old Cometery.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-01-15

The best. strongest and most salts
factory agent of law enforcement is
public opinion. Under the present
road law the citizenship may enjoy
wonderful benefits in road improve
ments if only they will ask for these
benefits; cultivate public opinion to
the point where it permeates the very
atmosphere, and makes ii impossible
for county and township officials to
dare to do less, or want to do less than
bring to his county and neighborhOod
all that is due from the splendid pro-
visions Comprehended in, and con-
templated by the Iowa road law.
There are about seventeen hundred
bridges and culverts in Mahaska Co.
The road law in operation ten years
lnder normal conditions would perma-
lently bridge the county, and in less
than ten years would grade the 1870
miles of county road
1t is unfortunate that judiciary bust
ness system as worked out and applied
in a private enterprise when applied
to public business is often sCOrnfully
referred to as red tape.
There are probably fifteen thousand
traction engines in the state. These
are in active use, and Of them only
about six weeks in the year. Usual
ly 1t would be cheaper to hire these
outfits for road improvement work
than to invest four or five thousand
dollars of county money in special
outfits that would do the work no bet
ter. Apparently in Mahaska county
taking simply a birds eye view there
could be used to good advantage in
taking off the tops Of these hills and
in filling in the valleys a small steam
shovel outfit. The fact that many rail-
road construction gangs are being
laid off makes it possible right now
to hire enc of these outfits complete,
including track, dump cars and en-
CINE.
We have found little complaint from
farmers whose improvements are To-
Gated at the top of grade where the
new survey requires a deep cut. Ev-
cry thing is done to protect the farm
ers' interests, regrade his yard if nee
egsary, make new entrance to the
property and the like. The commission
recently received letter from farm
er in another county, who at first was
greatly agitated over the prospective
ruination of his farm improvements.
His letter states that his property has
been bettered by the change and he
thanks the commission for the plans
and work placed at his disposal In
this connection.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-01-15
OUT IN CALIFORNIA.

Three Rivers, Calf, Jan. 6, 1914,
Editor Herald: With much pleasure,
/ will write you a few lines. | left
Three Rivers on the first day of De-
cember, for Visalia, where they were
having a citrus fair. have been to
a great many fairs but l must say
that il took the lead of all fairs.
Children's Day was Wednesday.
There were 1900 children who march
ed into the fair.
We are having fine weather. We
have had three inches of rainfall this
year up to date. Most of the orang-
es are gathered and are simply fine.
A Mr.. j. C. Carter gathered from four
acres of orange trees, between ten
and eleven hundred boxes which
brought him $1.00 per box.
You should see the styles worn
by some of the women out here.
! feel ashamed of some of them.
They make me think OF the way we
used to hobble our horses to make
them pace. don't think any one
can be Christian who follows the
fashions.
Thinking l might tire you, ! viii
close. From an old timer,
w. H. Tullis.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-01-15

Mahaska county will have on hand
be expended on roads and bridges
4 1914 about $4,000. This is quite
a sum of money, and there is no rea-
sen why a public corporation may not
jbtain as good results in the expend-
ng of this money, as good value for
every dollar of it, as would a private
corporation. The State Highway Com
mission establishes uniform plans for
bridges and culverts. 1t is not neces-
3ary however to have plans approved
hat are simply for repair work
If the cost of a bridge Is $1,000 or
ess, the board may build the same by
lay labor; or may let private contract
It price not to exceed the county en-
inecr's estimate; or may advertise
r bids--all with no reference you
Il! no.ice, to the State Commission.
his DEPARTMENT standardizes bridges
} fifteen tons load. Safety is the
main purpose of all these improve
lents. The hills are not cut down, so
much because they will be easier OF
ascent, but for the reason that they
will be safer to travel over. The same
theory of construction applies to the
width Of roads. The plans that are
provided the county engineer 60 into
minutest detail in every respect.
If bridge cost more than $1,000 the
beard of supervisors must advertise
for bids for its construction. They
may reject all bids If these go beyond
the estimate of the county engineer.
They may re.adyertise; or, may let
the contract to private parties by prev
iCusly submitting the same to the
Highway Commission for approval.
On recent contract submitted for APP
prevail from one of the counties, the
contract to be let privately, on $685. 900
worth of wCrk, the commission saved
that county about $4,000 after reject
ing the first proposition.
Gentlemen, do you candidly think
that the present road law we hear so
much about ties the hands of your
county officials? The three ways Of
constructing bridges Of this class are
always open to the board.
If the cost of bridge exceeds $2,.
10000 then the whole contract must
be submitted to the commission for
approval.
The average expense Of the county
engineer in handling this Improvement
work is from two to three per cent OF
the total expendlture-an amount that
any competent engineer will probably
save the county two or three times
over on big job. We see no place
where local government is endanger
ed or interfered with. When local
officials work under the law, they
have great freedom. The commission
does apply the law as written, but in
the first years work, II has been Its
policy not to be technical.
The law accomplishes at least two
admirable things II definitely fixes
responsibility. and requires an accur
ate accounting for all money expended
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-01-15
Bio proflt In Eour Years.

-Four years ago Fred T.. Otte OF
Newton. bought from B. s. Gibson a
two hundred acre farm sixteen miles
north OF Newton on the Marshalltown
road for $4,000. Mr.. otte has just
sold the same farm TO Ralph Eibs for
$4,000 cash, or an advance of Sl1,0OU
in four years.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-01-15

The county engineer must check this
bridge construction work and approve
the bill before it can be passed upon
by the board of supervisors, or a war.
rant written in payment of the account
by the county auditor. Both the coun-
ty engineer and the county auditor are
liable on their bond for the careful
carrying out of this provision. Re-
Gently in one county, the county engin-
Ger located an overcharge by a con-
struetiOn company amounting to three
or four hundred dollars, and required
the return of the amount to the ccun-
ty treasurer, all of which in that par
ticular instance, was rather reluctant
ly acceded to by the board of suDer-
visOr"
Numerous questions were SSHSd Ind
in a conversational NaA m spYldwifl
'IatemeAts were ueyelVpeu:
Inc district ensInccl- ale aIIU Ell
wide discretion. They go over every
mile OF road. The Commission does
not sit in its Office and dogmatically
decide on these important matters.
Material for bridge work may be
purchased under the same regulations
as govern the construction of bridges
The clause of the road law requir-
ing the publishing of a resolution of
necessity has its Commendable feat
ures. Here is provided an opportun-
ity for tax payers to come before the
beard and register their objection to
improvements. This overcomes the
~ In
due to the members of the board of
supervisors showing Partially, group
ing all the improvements in certain To-
calities to favor political friends. etc,
regardless Of the actual need or the
ultimate public benefit.
The charge that the surveying of
the drainage district is a useless ex-
penditure, and sometimes costs more
than the contemplated improvement is
not we'll founded. In one county where
there arelS0C bridges and culverts this
work was accomplished at an average
cost of about Ice per bridge.
Reports show that the hens of Ma.
haska county, if they do a normal
business, will produce in 1914 about
S25G,0C0 worth of eggs or more than
twice the amount of money that will
be expended during the same period
for road improvement
! We have yet little conception of the
| future demands of traffic on our roads
and bridges. The next twenty years
will work a revolution. The demands
that will be made on our thoroughfares
of the future are now in their baby
hood. We must build to meet these
demands. The public has right TO
demand good concrete construction
There Is nothing poorer than poor ce'
ment work The Commission feels
justified in exacting ample provisions
I for the future in the plans that are ap,
I proved and the adequate specifications
! that are recommended
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-01-15
BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES
Marriage Licenses.

Following Is the list of marriage
licenses issued from the office of the
Clerk of the Courts since our last re-
port:
No. Name. Residence Age
Garrett M. Gable. Lacey %
1924 and
Verna R. Long, Lacey ........ rs
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-01-15

Harrison Smith, Des. Moines =. -
1925 and
Mary Donnelly, Oskalousa $50. rs