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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-11-27
COUNTY COURT

On the 21st hearing on final
account in the estate of Rueben
Gill, adjourned until next
term.
On the 23rd hearing on re-
port of sale of real estate be.
longing to the guardianship of
Ilah Sahoonmaker ct al minors.
Proceedings were confirmed.
On the Oath petition for let
ters of administration in the es-
tate of Hilda Crowe--J. J. Ren
dahl was appointed administra-
tor and qualified.
On the same day hearing on
petition to sell real estate be-
longing to the estate of w.
Stafford. Order of license is
sued.
On the same day hearing on
report of sale of real estate be-
longing to the estate of Frank
Donoho. Sale confirmed.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-11-27
B0TIlNEAu COUNTY CAN
RAISE CORN
First Corn Show Ever Held In Boiiln
eau County Shows Some
Splendld Exhibits.

The county corn show held
in Bottineau on November 10
and 20 under the auspices of
the commercial club, has de-
monstrated beyond doubt that
Bottineau county lies we'll
within the corn belt, and every
exhibitor whether or not he
was a prize winner, has right
to feel proud of his part in the
the first county corn show held
in the northern tier of the
counties of the state.
There were some sixty ex-
hibits and it was noticeable that
Of that number twenty-seven
were corn of the dent varieties,
the Northwestern predominant
ing. The other varieties shown
were the Minnesota No. 13,
Rustler white dent, the yellow
flint and white flint and two
exhibits of popcorn. The
display occupied all of one side
of the Forestry gymnasium
room two tiers deep and cover
ed 100 feet of shelving.
w. A. Peck, Better Farming
man of Ward county Judged
the corn and expressed much
surprise and pleasure at the
extent of the exhibit.
Following are the prize Win
ners in the different varieties:
Northwestern dent-Edward
Richards, Willow City, first;
Kenneth Talcott, Westhope,
second; August Gagner, Botti-
neau third.
Yellow dent-O.C. Erickson,
Eckman first; H. 6. Harty,
Omemee second; Luther Leck-
man, Omemee third.
White dent-H. G.. Harty.
Omemee first; Edward Rich
ards, Willow City second.
Grand Champion dent ear
H. c. Harty, Omemee.
Yellow flint-Will Brander,
Souris first; Erwin Brander,
Souris, second; S. N. Nichol,
Souris, third.
White f1int-S. NJ. Nichol,
Souris, first; w. J. Elliott,
(iardena, second; Jas. Jackson.
Bottineau, third.
Any other flint-Anton Jen-
sen, Bottineau first: O. A..
Erickson, Eckman second and
Adam Cranston, Antler third.
Grand champion ear-Anton
Jensen, l3ottineau.
A. z. Henderson,
Better Farming agent.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-11-27
MeMullen- PIehl NupilaIs

Adolph FredPiehl of Suffeld,
Alberta, and Miss Cora Edythe
McMullen, formerly of Halliday,
Dunn county, and later of
Omemee, were united in mar
riage by Rev. T. ]. Russell at
the Methodist parsonage Tues
day afternoon. They were at
tended by G. H. Hawn and
Mrs. w. Abel, both of Omemee.
After a short visit at Halliday
Mr.. and Mrs. Piehl will make
their home at Suffeld, Alberta,
where the groom has a farm.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-11-27
SCHOOL OF FORESTRY

Coming events: DIR. James
Hoffman Batten, will lecture
on THE Path finder of Demo.
cracy,' on December 8. Prof.
Shuler will lecture on The
Meat Industry" on Dec. IL.
The lecture by Chas. A,
Payne on The Nations at
War; last Thursday evening
was exceedingly we'll received
by the audience. Unfortunate
ly the auditorium was not
large enough to care for the
crowd and several people were
unable to get in. Prof. Weis-
field assisted by operating the
steropticon.
Several large trees are being
moved on the Forestry grounds
this week. The holes are blast
ed out by dynamite and the
large trees are brought from
the back fields to the front
campus. These trees average
about twenty feet in height.
The field force is very busy
this month preparing cuttings
for distrir ution next spring.
The orders for cuttings have
been received and a sufficient
quantity will be made ready to
meet the demand for next
springs shipment.
The statute Hebe presented
by the class of 1914 has been
placed in the assembly room on
a pedestal made by the manual
training department.
DIR. James Batten will give
his lecture on The Path finder
of Democracy" on December
g. This is the fourth number
of the School of Forestry lec-
ture course. Rev. Harry
Cough of DePauw university,
said of him. He is witty, and
yet not mere way, intellect
ua] and yet not suggestive of
dry bones; he is man who has
something to say, says it, and
then stops. After you have
heard him you will think of
Lincoln's skit about Douglas,
He is the biggest pea in tile
smallest pod l ever saw /"
DR.. Batten's standing in the
state is appreciated in North
Dakota as he has lectured fro m
two to four times at the uni
versity, Valley City normal
and Minot normal. An ad.
dress before the North Dakota
State Educational association,
on The Mutual Relation of
the Home and School, has
been published in pamphlet
form.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-11-27
VII s.s11u the
Cause Of War SUI !1zsd In Short
Article. Each Country Blames
the Other.

In the first place a Servian
Soc ialist got drunk and killed
an Austrian nobleman and his
escort Tor maybe it was his
consort.) Any way it was some
sort. Austria then got hot un-
der the collar over the incident
and said to Servia: See here,
now, we don't want that rough
stuff. l want to be father to
you. Come into the wood
shed.'
Russia was peeping through
the fence when she heard the
conversion, and seeing what
was going on, said to Austria.
Don't you dare to touch that
child, he's my kid and, any
how, you'd make a hell of a
lookin' daddy" you've got
another think coming," ans
wered Austria. Il don't like
the color of your eyes, anyhow,
and your feet don't track be-
sides, and l can lick you with
one hand tied
Bully boy" says Wilhelm
of Germany, IF YOU can't lick
him l can, and by gosh I'll do it.
can lick anybody, l can lick
everybody. Well take him on
together" So Germany slips
up on France when she aim t
looking and lands with both
feet in the middle of Belgium.
Get off'n my belly" says
Belgium, or I'll bite your leg
off," Ouch. says Germany,
but I'll get off when l get
ready" That's not fair, 'says
France. Take that, vo u
slob," handing Germany a hot
one on the snoot. Il hate a
scrap" says England, but
can smash the jaw of the guy
that slaps my FRIEND"
You don't hate it worser
than l do, says japan as she
squares off for a hand in the
game. Well, I guess you
started it anyway" says Will
helm to Nick. Just then every
body begins to yell: You
started it yourself!" and each
one sticks out his tongue at
the other fellow and they clinch
and the little fellows begin to
dance around watching for a
chance to get a punch and run.
And there you are. New York
Sun.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-11-27

+ Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Jensen
of Westhope celebrated their
silver wedding anniversary last
week. A number of old friends
from Goodlands, Manitoba,
were present and the gifts
presented to the bride and
groom of twenty-five years ago
were numerous and costly.
Austin Hedahl of Minot and
Miss Ida Garbe, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Garbe of
Kramer were united in mar
riage at the German church at
Kramer. After the ceremony
a reception was held at the
home of the brides parents.
The couple will make their
home at Minot.
V. A. Kemp is loading car
load of hogs today for the So.
St. Paul market, A. O. Quick
is loading a carload of cattle
and hogs for the same place
and Ed Hopwood a car of
sheep. The sheep were all
raised on Mr.. Hopwood's farm
near Renville. Why not more
sheep in North Dakota?-Max-
bass Monitor.
The Masonic lodge of Willow
City elected the following Off
GERS for the ensuing year at a
recent meeting: G. A. Ander-
son. w. NJ; J. S. Vassau, S.
W.; G. w. Wilkins, J. w.; w.
Master, treasurer, c. G. Miller,
secretary, and J. p. Holl. l.. H.
Peterson and J. S. Odland,
trustees for one, two and three
years. respectively.
Ole Stansby went to Ninot
yesterday. We understand that
Mr.. Lee. whose son was killed
in the auto accident two weeks
ago, has dropped his suit for
damages against Mr.. Stansby,
and no doubt this will weaken
the other cases now pending
against him to the extent that
there will be nothing to it in
the end.-Lansford Journal.
Fire which started from the
kitchen range completely des-
troyed the Robt. Walton home
just west of the city limits at
Antler. A blizzard was blow
ing at the time and as the fire
was not discovered until it had
made considerable headway,
very few of the household:
goods were saved. The house
was worth in the neighborhood
of $1,000 and Mr.. Walton car
ried $1,000 insurance on the
house and contents.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-11-27
Marriage Licenses

On the oath license to wed was
issued to Nels X. Brekke of
Landa and Miss Stella G, Lar
son of the same place.
On the 24th license to wed was
issued Adolph F. Piehl of Suf-
field, Alta, and Miss Cora
edythe McMullen of Omemee.
On the 25th license to wed
was issued to Adolph Wagner
and Miss Adelina Kaeding both
of Kramer.
On the same day license was
issued to Oscar Tang of St.
Paul and Miss Hilma Larson
of Bottineau.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-11-27
ODer BOttineQu COun tv

Earl K. Power has opened a
shoe hospital at Lansford.
G. A. Tennis has accepted a
position with the State bank at
Antler.
Geo. Sunberg, the Willow
City banker, is suffering with a
badly sprained ankle.
The Omemee school will
present Mr.. Bob," two-act
comedy on December Is.
E. H. Kaeding of Kramer
has gone to Minneapolis where
he will spend the winter.
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Routledge at Lansford Satur-
day, November IA, a son.
E. L. Coon and Miss Eliza
beth Morgan of Souris were
married at Waskada last week.
The Lansford band will give
a minstrel show ON December
l8 for the benefit of the organi-
zation.
An athletic association of
twenty members has been or
ganized at Lansford with E..
st. John as president.
Drs. Begtrup and Sorensou
of Rugby have Dissolved part
nership. Dr. Begtrup expects
tc look up a new location.
Mrs. T. /. Bowerman of Will
low City was called to Havre,
Montana, by the serious illness
of her daughter, Mrs. Walter
Soderholm.
The ladies at Souris will have
a day and evening reserved for
their use at the bowling alley.
The management expects good
attendance.
Miss Iris Horr has resigned
her school in the southern part
of the state and has returned
to her home at Willow City to
spend the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Speare of
Antler have moved to West
hope. Mr.. Speare will be band
director and will also work in
the furniture store.
Miss Irene Matheson of One
NEE was pleasantly surprised
at the l.. G. Holz home. She
was presented with a gold
bracelet to commerate the
event.
The stork has been around
Westhope and vicinity the past
week and left girls for the
following: Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Weber. Mr.. and Mrs. Martin
and Mr.. and Mrs: Geo. Pre-
fontrane.
Edmond Bellerose and Miss
Ethel Moors were married at
the home of the groom's moth
er at Willow City on Monday,
November Is. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. 3. A.
FAIL of the Presbyterian
church.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-11-27

The examination for com.
mon school diplomas for 1914
1915 will be held Thursday and
Friday December II and 18,
1914. Teachers are requested
to send in their orders for ques-
tions not later than December
4. 1914. Pupils whose school
may be closed at that time may
take this examination at the
Office of the county superin-
tendent or at any school select.
ed by him.
II. s. Layne,
County Superintendent,
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-11-27
Methodist Church

Preaching services at II a. m.
and 1880 p. m. Subject for
morning: When the Oil
Flows" Evening: 'Drawine g
Near to God.'
Sunday school IL m.
Prayer meeting Wednesday
evening at eight o'clock.
Slogan for Sunday School:
Bring Another" All are in
vited to attend these services.
II. J. Russell, pastor.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-11-27
The Lutheran Church

Services in English next
Sunday evening at 8: OOo'clock.
Sunday School at IL: 80 a. m.
Young Peoples League at 7 p. IN. j..
You are welcome to be pre-
sent and to make these meet
ings yours.
H. N. Bake, pastor.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-11-27

Scientific management means
elimination of waste efforts.
Use the long distance service
of the Northern Telephone Co.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-11-27
latest war
BULLETINS

Today's official COM
municat ms from
Paris, Berlin and Lon
don concerning t h e
situation in Belgium
and France gave par
tial confirmation Of
private reports that the
Germans were beginning
another great effort to
break through to the
English channel. Both
the British and French
statements men t i O n
fighting along the line
south of Ypres, Bel
gium.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-11-27

9heepoisln.
eheepskin y very adaptable and =
ueod - . substitute for almost every
0eho1 Kind Of leather.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-11-27

1t is seven years since a jury
in North Dakota has meted out
the death sentence, and more
than ten years since such a
sentence has been carried out.
Little Rising, the Indian,
charged with the murder of
Frank Siedel, postmaster at
Somber, this county, and his
neice, was the last man to be
sentenced to death by hanging.
He gained stay of execution
only FIVE hours before the time
set to hang.
About twelve years ago
William Ross was hanged in this
city for the murder of Edward
Walsh, a homesteader, near
Willow City.
John Rooney, a boxcar MUIR
derer, who shot and killed a
Northern Pacific brakeman at
Dickinson eleven years ago,
was the last man to meet death
on the gallows. He was hang.
ed at the state penitentiary ten
years ago.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-11-27
JOE MILO PLEAD
GUILTY
Murderer Of Karst AZ lansford Last
Fall Dealt Death Penalty In
District Court.

John Milo, self.confessed
murderer of John n. Krast, of
Breckenridge, Minn., who he
beat to death with stones near
Lansford last fall. stauds in
the very shadow of the hang
mans, the jury IN district court
returning a verdict of guilty
and recommending the death
penalty by hanging.
The verdict came in late
Saturday night and was what
was expected by those who
had closely been following the
case. Milo showed little or no
intere st when the verdict was
read by the jury forem an. He
had expected life sentence in
view of his confession, but
showed little concern and a half
hour after being taken hack to
his cell, was sound asleep.
The verdict meets with general
approval.
1t is understood that Milo
will quietly removed from the
local Jail to Bismarck, where
the hanging will take place,
but when the authorities re-
fuse to say.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-11-27

The French war Of
flee states that some
ground was gained by
the allies b ctw e e n
Langemarck and Zon-
nebccke, small Belgium
towns northeast Of
Ypcs. To the south, in
the vicinity of Labassee,
France, it is said that
trenches wrcSted from
the British were recap
tured by Indian troops.
Heavy fighting con-
tinucs in the Argonnc,
the outcome of which
may decide the fate of
Verdun, while German
attacks near Verdun are
said to have been repul.
Sed.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-11-27

The trial of Miller for the
murder of H. NJ. Seisel began
in earnest Wednesday. Two
days were taken up in secur-
ing a jury, nearly every man
called being adverse to capital
punishment. At the time of
going to press, Milo, the man
sentenced to hang. is on the
stand and testifies that he kill
ed one man-Miller the other.
Miller entered a plea of not
guilty and maintaines that
Milo killed both men.
It is probable that the case
will go to the jury sometime
tomorrow. 1t is generally
conceded that Miller will get
the same medicine as his COM
panion in crime.
Williams news., 1914-07-09
More Road Dragging Needed

Two days after the rains of last week had ceased, the Williams Flagstaff road was tremendously
 rutty in a number of places. The soil for the most part from Will jams to the place where the cinders leave off, this side of Bellemont, is of a nature to make excellent roads if kept graded and dragged.
 In fact, during. all but the wet seasons of the year, this soil would make road superior to a cindel road, if but once we'll graded and then kept dragged. The grading has already been well done fol most of the distance and only drag ging is needed to make an excellent road.
 The news would suggest to the road supervisor the plan of engaging farmers along the road to keep the road dragged. Each farmer engaged might take six miles or SO of the roaa nearest his farm and by spend ing half day on the road with a drag as soon as the road begins to dry following period of rain, the road bed could be kept in excellent condition.
 In the absence of dragging as at present, the road in a number of places ruts badly following a rain.
 These ruts serve to catch the water from succeeding rains ruin road that might easily be kept good.
 Tokeep all the roads of the county well dragged, would of course be too expensive to be practical at present. The less travelled side roads do not rut so badly and do not SO much need dragging, but the main roads, and especially our tourist roads should be kept in the very best possible condition to accomp- fish this end with dirt roads, drag ging is essential The expense of dragging our few main roads along the parts where most needed ought to be small enough to make the proposition thoroughly practicable one.
Williams news., 1914-07-09
Why Was the Progressive
 Party Organized?

The conduct of the progressives during the next two years will an- swer this question. The party plat form of two years ago announced that it was an entirely new party born to meet great new issue be- fore tho American people. The champion of the people, it was to save them from the great danger threatening them in the form of great wealth concentrated in a few hands the Trusts. Now, some of the progressives are contending that the party was organized mere ly as protest against the corrup- tion that had crept into the repub- lican party. and are insisting that now the old party has been cleans ed and progressives should unite with them If the latter were the reason for the forming of the new party, there certainly is the same need for it to continue its existence in order to keep corruption out of the old party.
 However, it is to be hoped that the reasons most of the progressives had for joining the new party were those given in their platform, "a sincere desire to meet a great issue. now confronting the Ameri- can people the Trust problem. That would be a cause worth cham pioning. We are soon to know whether the Progressive party is merely break or an entirely new party.
Williams news., 1914-07-09

There is some talk among the local Masons of getting together and organizing a local lodge.
 Judging from the number of Ma sonsin and about Williams, this movement should meet with gener- al approval.
 FOUND-A door key, owner may have same by calling at the News office and paying for this notice.
 Mrs. J. F. Klock and son, Charles attended the 4th of July celebration at Flagstaff Friday.
 List 3-2663
 RESTORATION TO ENTRY OF LANDS IN NATIONAL FOREST Notice is hereby given that the lands described below, embracing 16O acres, within the Tusayan Nat ional Forest, Arizona, will be sub- ject to settlement and entry under the provisions of the homestead laws of the United States and the act of June II, 1906(34 Stat, 233), at the United States land office at Phoenix, Arizona, on August 15, 1914. Any settler who was ac- tually and in good faith claiming any of said lands for agricultural purposes prior to January 1, 1906, and has not abandoned same, has a preference right to make a home stead entry for the lands actually occupied. Said lands were listed upon the applications of the, per sons mentioned below, who have a preference right subject to the prior right of any such settler, provided such settler or applicant is quail fled to make homestead entry and the preference right is exercised prior to August 15, 1914, on which date the lands will be subject to settlement and entry by any quali- fled person. The lands are as fol- lows: The SW4, Sec, 19, T. 23 N., R. 3 E., G.&S.R.M., 16O acres, listed upon application of w. B. Williams, Bluff, Utah; List g. 2663.
 May 2S, 1914, c. M.- Bruce, Assistant Commissioner of the Gen eral Land Office.
 First publication, June, 25, 1914. Last publication July, 16, 1914.
Williams news., 1914-07-09
Regrets

Now that it is too late to prevent a sad accident we can but regret that we did not prohibit the use of cannon crackers and other danger ous fireworks, long before the last Fourth. It would have been far better had all of the boys been denied the pleasure of such fire works than that one boy should suffer such a sad injury as Eddie Duffiield received last Saturday. It is too late now to save Eddie's fngers-we can only extend our sympathy to parents and child but it is not too late to take action that may prevent the repetition oi such a sad occurrence. An ordi- nance forbidding the sale of can non crackers and other dangerous fireworks would be a good meas ure. Let the boys money hereto fore spent on these things hence forth be spent on less dangerous means of amusement.
Williams news., 1914-07-09
Rain, Rain, Everywhere

So far as can be learned all of northern Arizona received drench- ing rain during the last week. In many places the rainfall was suffic- tent to put additional water in tanks and in some places tanks were fill ed to overfowing. Crops had been doing we'll up to this time, altho beginning to show need of rain in some places, and now ought to do doubly well. A number of people in Putnam Valley, discouraged by
 the poor years which have preceded this one had stated repeatedly that unless they had crops thls year, Putnam Valley would be de- serted by settlers. Whether or not this exodus would really have talk en place the hard working farmers of that section like those of other sections about here certainly de- serve a good year and it looks like they are to have 1t. The regular summer rains are sure to follow and with crops in such excellent condition and so well watered as they are now, big crops are assured
Williams news., 1914-07-09
75 per cent or 100 per cent,
 Which?

Shall Coconino county be per mitted to spend one hundred per cent of the money her citizens pay in as road taxes, on her own roads or shall she be permitted to spend but seventy-fve Fer cert of it on her own highways? That is the question which is to be put up to the voters of this county next fall. Until we are given some good rea- son to the contrary, we must admit that we fell favorably to the re- tention of one hundred per cent for our own county. Considering the difficult country thru which Coco nino has to construct roads, it would seem but fair that Coconino be allowed to use all of her own road taxes on her own roads.
Williams news., 1914-07-09
WILLIAMS CELEBRATION

There will be a big rodeo and frontier celebration in Williams this fall. The time has not been definitely fxeds yet, but full an- nouncement will be made later. It will be real home coming and you want to invite your friends. There may be a reunion of the diff ferent states represented in Will jams which will be of interest to every one who comes from some other state.