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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-02-06
PoNDERoUs SEA ELEPHANTS.

They Have Two Foot Trunks and Flip.
psrs Tipped Win Claws.
That which u believed to l,e the lasi
herd Of sea elephants known to exist
- to BE- found ut Guadalupe island. I'd
the west coast Of Mexisv. 10 the herd
there are now only about thirty spec1
mems.
The sea elephant In an important INK
In the chain VI evolution and n the
Ierxest Of all On footed animals. The
adrAt male II about twenty two fees
h lenHth and In about eight feet high
when prot2.d up on bis front dIppsrs
IN . natural r~ssjtion. Thes~ great
bulls weigh from two to three tOns
aud have . trunk. or proboScis. which.
when relaxed. hangs down "ver the
mouth about two feet In the end Of
this the nostrtls are placed rather wide
apart. and when they breathe their
whole mass trembles In tiny unduIs-
lions to the very end.
The Clippers are thick and tipped
with heavy ella ws. There Ia q tail
about foot and a half long. sepa-
rated horizontally in two divisions
This tail acts as a propeller. to resist
the huge creature when he ON in
through the breakers. He hoiSts his
back flippprS and tail 40 ~ tn catch
the full sweep Of the waves. and then
allows himself to be washed up on the
beach
Coarse. bristly hair grows sparseiy
from the back along the body. and q
tough protecting crust Of flesh reaches
like a shield from the lower jaw down
over the chest and round to the back
Of the neck This biblike affair Is
natures provision for protection In
time Of battle. The male fights vi
ciOusly In the mating season. and the
chest protector prevents much loss Of
life
Sea elephants live on various kinds
Of small fish and use the trunk to
seize them with. Aftprward the food
IL transferred t" the mouth precisely az
elephants manage It.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-02-06

r.. Slettebak returned from
Minneapolis and announced
that the firm of Slettebak &
Ertresvaag would soon resume
business. They had sustained
a heavy loss in the recent fire.
Joe Syer closed his restaur-
ant and was preparing to leave.
The infant child of Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Curran died from
excessive wrapping to prevent
cold.
The literary society was
f%ourishing and preparing to
put on a mock legislature"
w. S. Murphy (now owner of
the Minneapolis Tribune) sold
the Grand Forks Plaindealer to
Rev. Mendenhall.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-02-06
COUNTRY CLUB

BETTER living touches the
social, religious and education
al sides of life and cons equent-
ly revolves largely around the
home, the church and the
school. Probably the first re-
quisite for the development of
a general system of better liv.
ing in any section is a better
community spirit. This spirit
will be born Of Better Business
but should be encouraged and
enlarged through the Organiza-
ton of a rural social center
which may have it's headquart-
ers in a rural community club
house or the rural community
school house. Out of this So
cial center would grow more
culture, broader political un-
Outstanding and comprehen-
sive plans for rural betterment.
There should be a library, a
gymnasium. a hall for dances
and a meeting place for lodges
aud Women's clubs. A series
of concerts, lectures. travello-
CUES and weekly moving pic
lures should be arranged and
this social center would COM
pare favorably in its activities
with the modern city club"
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-02-06
Ten Years AGO

District court was still in
session. A. B. Guiding, a
blind pigger, got "A fourteen
months sentence land a severe
and we'll deserved roast" Guy
Bassett was indicted bv the
grand jury for perjury.
Herbert Vannier, living
twenty miles southwest of
town. was. kicked by a broncho
and his shoulder blade broken.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wm. Fleming
entertained about fifty people
at a dancing party at their
farm home.
Mrs. c. c.. Nelson had her
hands badly burned by spillinR
boiling lard upon them.
Superintendent Mary N.
Carey contributed a column on
the county schools.
The Souris republican was
printing ten pages and the
publisher contemplated in
creasing it to twelve.
"A. Berthiaume returned from
"a visit to Montreal.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-02-06
FRENCH SAVINGS

FORTY years ago France was
beaten, humbled. and, as a
good many people thought,
ruined by the Franco-P russian
war. Her cities were ravaged.
her territory invaded. two rich
provinces were wrested from
her. and she was compelled to
pay an enormous indemnity.
The French peasants went in
to their stockings and paid the
indemnity. They have been
investing theirsavings in sound
securities ever since, and today
France is one of the most pros
porous nations, if not the most
prosperous, in the world. This
prosperity is due to many
things, but most of all to the
habit of thrift among her peo-
pie. To a great many people
France means Paris, and Paris
means late hours, bright lights,
costly pleasures, extravaganza
of every kind, with the loose
personal and domestic habits
that commonly go with extrav.
gance. But that is not France.
1t is the part of France which
is seer most readily by visitors,
but it is not the real country.
The real France is a land of
industry and thrift, of we'll
titled farms and we'll managed
business enterprises. 1t is a
land of orderly habits and good
morals, and as a result of all
these things the French peo.
pie have money to loan, lots of
it, and they are loaning it
wherever they can find good
customers.-G rand F k 8
Herald.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-02-06
The Holy Carpet Of Turkey.

The holy carpet of Turkey is q gor.
geous piece of red velvet embroidered
with gold. 1t takes a year to make the
carpet. and the sultan OF Turkey then
intrusts 1t to the Egyptian pilgrims to
place on the tomb Of the prophet at
Mecca. At tho end Of that time It IL
replaced BY another carpet and IL r.
turned to Cairo With great ceremony.
The right to carry the carpet has been
handed down from camel to camel In
the male line for hundreds Of years.-
London Globe.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-02-06

ADvERrrsIN0 RATEs-The cnarTe for dis
play advertising space In the CourAnt 10
measurement. eac issue: annual rate Is
cents: special position Is cents. Legal ad-
ysrtising legal rates: locals" 10 cents Der
I've: reading matter 10 cents GER line.
Classified advertisins s cents per line.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-02-06

Fire was discovered in the
Chamberlain 1niIding at Burt
and in less than two hours was
a mass of ruin. The loss totals
$4,000 on which was carried
$500 insurance.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-02-06

The county commissioners
of Sheridan county have ap-
propriated 1925 to be awarded
as prizes for the best corn
raised in the county during the
1914 season.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-02-06
TEMPTATION.

Cultivate the moral strength to
resist temptation. You can do It i
you will. In itself 4 temptation i
neither strong nor weak. An op-
postunity to steal . million would
not a6ece some men and women N
he leas. To Others i would be
irresistible. because their hea1ts are
aching with desire foe wealth. We
cannot blame our Temptations to-
or ;ns. That i neither far noe
mt We must look deeper and
own mat we alone are accountable
e. he wronsdonG
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-02-06

Memory.
Memory h the friend Of Wit but the
treacherous ally Of invention: there are
nanY books that owe their success n
two things-the GOOD memory Of those
wh1 write than and the bad memory
81. 49, who read them.-COlton.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-02-06

Parker w. Brady. charged
with deserving his young wife
in Ninot, was bound over to
district court under heavy
bonds. following a preliminary
hearing before Judge Lynch.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-02-06

A bad Are broke out in Tagus
which consumed the postofice,
the general store, the pool hall
and drug store with a property
loss approximating $25, 600.
The fire was stopped with diff
ticulty.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-02-06

T.. L. McIlroy of near Glen
burn was thrown from the
horse he was riding and injur-
ed internally. He may not re-
cover.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-02-06

John, the 'three-year old son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Louis McPher-
son of Park River swallowed a
portion of the contents of a bot
tie containing bichloride of
mercury. He may recover.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-02-06

FuckERTlIl FACTS
AND FANCIES
New Rockford will have a
new depot.
Niagara is to have a mid
winter fair.
The Carpio creamery will
resume operations.
O. T.. House will be the new
postmaster at Napoleon.
Darlington had two fires dur
ing a recent blizzard.
Anther black and white rat
has been killed near Glenburn.
The new Masonic hall at
Towner was dedicated recent.
~.
The little town of Saunders
five miles from Fargo is for
sale.
The farm home of Johann
Loeb near Harvey was totally
DESTROYED by fire.
Harvey auto owners have
organized a club for the city
and community.
The block system used on
racks between Minot and Will
liston is a success,
The Cavalier county com
missioners have decided to
construct a new Jail.
Captain A. Haskell of Coop
erstown, died at the age of 81
years. He was a civil war
veteran.
G. G. Smith of Lidgerwood
was almost suffocated by coal
gas when awakened by the old
watchdog.
Lodgers in a Minot hotel en-
gagged in a row. A he'd and
numerous articles of furniture
we're. broken.
The Minot Baptist church
has been transformed from All
old fashioned edifice to a place
of Gothic beauty.
The people ag1nnd Bowbells
claim the rabbits are SO thick
that they are shooting them
for chicken feed.
Editor Pavlik of the Carpio
Free Press objects to the Lans
ford Journal butting into Mel
son county politics.
In the early morning hours
the Great Northern section
house and contents at Deering
were entirely destroyed by fire.
Fryberg is reported to be the
highest point on the main line
of the Northern Pacific in the
state. 1t is 2, $50 feet above
sea level.
The LaMoure creamery has
been closed as a result of so
much cream being shipped
from that locality to out of
town points.
Guyer, NcCullOch ana NAc
Oregon of Raleigh have been
held for trial at the next term
of district court on cattle steal
ing charges.
Citizens of Arnegard have
a vigilance com
mittee. Blindpiggers and
bootleggers are to be put out
of business.
Enderlin dog fanciers are
jubilant oyer the splendid
showing made by dogs from o.
.. Goldberg's kennels at the
big show held in Fargo.
~~Y n
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-02-06

w. J. Holbrook Of Rugby has
brought suit against the rail-
road company for h is little son
who lost one of his Ii limbs while
crawling beneath a freight car
in the yards last November.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-02-06

7 No Time to Lose.
The Milliner-Run fast. boy! Get
(hat delivered before it's out Of style!
Life
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-02-06
f0haniotan

Afghanistan. the buffer state BE-
tween British India and the Russian
possessions In Asia. with an area Of
about 10000 square miles and . pop
ulation Of probably about 100000
Mohammedans mo census has ever
been taken,. Is. with the exception Of
Tibet. the largest closed country in the
world.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-02-06

Thomas Collins, an employe
IF the International bakery at
Grand Forks was severely in
jnred about the head by a kick
from the horse he was attend.
inp.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-02-06

The Variety store at Beach
was entered one day last week
and the till robbed of SO in
small change which was left
there after the close of the days
business.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-02-06

A large reward is offered for
TIE arrest of G.. Beanie, who
disappeared fron Center some
months ago. He is charged
with q serious offense and the
alleged victim is only fourteen
years old.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-02-06

New Salem az a shipping
center is taking a place near
the top in the western part of
the state for the year 1918 there
were shipped from that place
615 cars Of Ignite coal. 40 cars
Of grain, 81 cars of cattle, two
cars of sheep, two cars of
horses and nine cars Of hogs.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-02-06
LOOKING BACKWARD

twenty-five years & md ten years
ago as recorded In the columns of
this publication
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-02-06

Fred n. Schulz Of Fargo has
been app. inted warehouse ex.
aminer for the state.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-02-06

NcCluskey ia not only tn
have an electric light plant bat
il to start right from the first
by putting in a white way.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-02-06

A Ransom county jury de-
cided that a farmer can doctor
his ,neighbor's horses, charge
and collect a fee for his servic-
rs without going through the
formality of securing a permit
as a veterinarian.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-02-06

Ivan T. Nedland of Hillsboro
has the distinction of having
made the smallest electric mot
or in the world. The motor
can easily be set on top of a
common thimble and runs in
perfect order.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-02-06

Ray Rowland of Niagara
while working around an ele-
vator was caught on a shaft
and seriously injured. The en-
CINE was stopped almost inn
mediately or the accident would
have been fatal. As it was he
was 90 badly entangled that it
took two men twenty minutes
to free him from the machin-
cry,
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-02-06

Fred n. Schulz Of Fargo has
been apo inted warehouse ex.
aniner for the state.
T.. l.. McIlroy Of near Glen
burn was thrown from the
horse he was riding and injur-
ed internally. He may not re-
'NcCluskey is not only to
have an electric light plant bat
il to start right from the first
by putting in "A white way.
w. J. HolbroOk Of Rugby has
suit against the rail.
road company for h is little son
who lost one Of his Ii mbs while
beneath a freight car
in the yards last November.
Thomas Collins, an employe
Of the International bakery at
Grand Forks was severely in
jnred about the head by a kick
from the horse he was attend.
ing.
The Variety store at Beach
was entered one day last week
and the till robbed of So in
small change which was left
there after the close of the days
business.
The county commissioners
of Sheridan county have ap-
propriated 1925 to be awarded
as prizes for the best corn
raised in the county during the
1914 season.
Fire was discovered in the
Chamberlain hnilding at Burt
and in less than two hours was
a mass of ruin. The loss totals
on which was carried
$500 insurance.
John, the three-year old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Louis McPher-
son of Park River swallowed a
portion of the contents of a bot
tie containing bichloride of
mercury. He may recover.
Parker w. Brady. charged
with DESERVING his young wife
in Minot, was bound over to
district court under heavy
bonds. following a preliminary
hearing before Judge Lynch.
A bad fire broke out in Tagus
which consumed the postoffice.
the general store, the pool hall
and drug store with a property
loss approximating $25. 600.
The fire was stopped with diff
hculty.
A large reward is offered for
tie arrest of G.. Beanie, who
disappeared fro11 Center some
ago. He is charged
with q serious offense and the
alleged victim is only fourteen
years old.
Ivan T. Nedland of Hillsboro
has the distinction of having
made the smallest electric mot
Or in the world. The motor
can easily be set on top of a
common thimble and runs in
perfect order.
A Ransom county jury de-
that a farmer can doctor
his .neighbor's horses, charge
and collect a fee for his servic-
rs without going through the
formality of securing a permit
as a veterinarian.
O. Giesen of Fargo, who was
setting up pins in the Nestor
bowling alley, was hit in the
side of the neck with a pin and
seriously hurt, and was taken
to St. Johns hospital. He was
unconscious for two hours.
Peddling patent medicines
a license proved un-
to G. H. Walsh and
p. Schandt of Fessenden.
One was arrested near Cathay
and the other near BowdOn.
Both plead guilty and fines of
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-02-06

O. Giesen of Fargo, who was
setting up pins in the Nestor
bowling alley, was hit in the
side of the neck with a pin and
seriously hurt, and was taken
to St. Johns hospital. He was
unconscious for two hours.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-02-06
Fate.

Life II q moving picture. and the
dim often breaks just at tho interest
ing place.-Judge.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-02-06

A freight on the N. p. left
the rails near Hamilton. While
no one was injured the wreck
was a bad one and the rails
were torn up for a considerable
distance.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-02-06

Peddling patent medicines
without a license proved un-
fortunate to G.. II. Walsh and
w. p. Schandt of Fessenden.
One was arrested near Cathay
and the other near BowdOn.
Both plead guilty and fines of
$40 each were imposed.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-02-06

Captain A. Haskell of Coop
erstown, died at the age of 81
years. He was a civil war
veteran.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-02-06

A 500 train which was be-
ing backed in the yards at
Hankinson struck dray driven
by d. Meade. The horses and
dray were dragged about 100
feet. The animals were not
seriously injured but the dray
was wrecked. Meade escaped
injury.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-02-06

A movement has been start
ed in the Rebekah and Odd
Fellow lodges at Velva to &C.
cure the location in that city of
the new Odd Fellows home.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-02-06

Lodgers in a Minot hotel en-
gagged in a row. A he'd and
numerous articles of furniture
were broken.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-02-06

Citizens of Arnegard have
organized a vigilance com
mittee. Blindpiggers and
bootleggers are to be put out
of business.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-02-06

G. G.. Smith of Lidgerwood
was almost suffocated by coal
gas when awakened by the old
watchdog.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-02-06

The Minot Baptist church
has been transformed from an
old fashioned edifce to a place
of Gothic beauty.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-02-06

Enderlin dog fanciers are
jubilant oyer the splendid
showing made by dogs from o.
q. Goldberg's kennels at the
big show held in Fargo.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-02-06

While being buried to Grand
for surgical treatment, Peter
3-year-old son of Mr., and Mrs.
q. Polatz, of Niagara,
died in his mothers arms.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-02-06

The Cavalier county com
missioners have decided to
construct a new Jail.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-02-06

Guyer, McC ulloch and Nc
Oregon of Raleigh have been
held for trial at the next tern,
of district court on cattle steal
ing charges.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-02-06

The people ag1nnd Bowbells
claim the rabbits are so thick
that they n shooting them
tor chicken feed.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-02-06

The LaMoure creamery has
been closed as a result of SO
much cream being shipped
from that locality to out of
town points.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-05-15

of the late Richard Mansfield, has
decided to follow his father on the
boards. His mother has consented.
Young Gilbert, during his fathers life
time never was permitted to enter a
theater. He had his second experience
behind the scenes a few nights ago
when he called with his mother, whos2
stage name is Beatrice Cameron, on
Miss Margaret Anghn, after her per
formance of Tanning of the Shrew."
Miss Anglin is an old friend of the
Mansfield family. She owed her first
opportunity as "Roxane" in "Cyrano
de Bergerac" to Richard Mansfield.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-05-15
NOTES FROM NEW
YORK THEATRES
(BY BEAU RIALTO)
CWritted for the United Press)

New York, May 9.-For the first
time in many, many moons an Eng
lish actor has invaded the United
States and been successful the first
season.
Prepared to lose $4,000 introducing
Cyril Maude, George Tyler today is
far and away ahead of the game, and
the theatrical game during the past
season and during the season behind
the past one for that matter, has not
been productive of many successes.
When Cyril Maude, who gave such
happiness to so many in his wonderful
production of Grumpy" said goodbye
to the audiences which packed Wal
lacks, some nights ago, he was some
$4,000 better off than when he reach
ed these shores six months before.
Maude's success was a most satisfy
ing one. He very nearly set record
for any invading English actor. As
George Tyler, and Charles Burnham,
of Wallack's Theater look back over
the books they find this rather aston
ishing record Grumpy was played to
a $4,000 house the first week. During
one week of the six months it played
TO a $15,600 house. 1t never fell be-
low $1,000 for any one week after
the first. Maude's salary is under
stood to have been $1,000 a week.
Added to this he received ten per cent
Of the first $4,000 receipts and slight
ly more than half of all the receipts
over that amount. This brought his
salary up to approximately $4,000
for the twenty-five weeks, or $4,000
a week.
But Cyril Maude's success was more
than merely financial one. 1t was
a distinct individual achievement, and
few there are who saw Grumpy"
who begrude him penny. The play
Grumpy" by the way, was two years
on the market before it was produced
Charles Frohman had a chance at
it but when he asked ]. E. Dodson
to play it, Dodson refused on the
ground that he did not believe his
health would stand up under the
strain.