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Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-10-28
BE A BOOSTER,

Do you know, there's lots o. people
Settin' round in every town,
Growlin' like a broody chicken,
Knockin' every good thing down.
If your town needs boostin', boost 'er,
Don't hold back an wait and see
If some other fellows willing
Sail right in, this country's free,
No ones got a mortgage on it,
It's yours as much as his;
if your town is shy on boosters,
You get in the booster biz.
If things don't just seem to suit you,
An the world seems kinder wrong,
What's the mater with a bootsin',
Just to help the thing along?
Cause fittings should stop again,
We'd be in a sorry plight
Just keep that horn ablowin'
Boost 'er up with all your might.
If you e a Teller trying
For to make some project~go,
You can boost it-up a trifle;
That's your cue to let him know
That you're not a-goin' to knock it
Just because it amt your shout,
But you're going to boost a little,
Cause he's got "the best thing out. !"
If you know some feller's failin's,
Just forget 'em, cause you know
That some feller's got some good
points,
Them's the ones you Want to show.
Cast your loaves upon the water,
They'll COZ 3 back, IS a saving true,
Maybe they'll come back buttered,
When some Teller boosts for you.
Homer Clark Bennett.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-10-28
WALT, HE STOOD ON
BRIDGE AT MIDNIGHT


| stood on the bridge at midnight
and looked at the sizzling town,
wher the pleasure-seeking people
were holding the side walks down.
The moor rose over the city and
shone on the danes and gents, but
the glare of the electric lights made
1t look like twenty cents. The wind
ows of the homes were darkened
for no one was staying there; the
children as well as the grown-ups5
were all in the great white glare.
Deserted were the i%restides, aban.
doned the old-time game; alas that
the old home circle is naught but an
empty name! The father is out
chug-chugging, the mother is at her
club, the kids see the movies and go
to the hotels for grub. How often,
obi how often, in the days that seer
good to me, have l looked at the
children playing at home where they
ought to be! How often, oh, often
in those days of the proper stamp,
have l gazed on the parents reading
at home by the evening lamp! But
the world has gone to thunder, for
gotten that elder day; and I took UP
the bridge and broke it, and threw
the chunks aWay.-Walt Mason.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-10-28
STEALING ENEMY's THUNDER,

In the last edition of the Saturday News it was intimated tn
resident Wilson is fast purloining Theodore Roosevelt thunder
and the republican party's thunder on the tariff. v
eproduce the following from the editorial columns of the st. Pa
Dispatch, which indicates the general trend of the democratic par
owards the position so long held by its oldztime enemy, the repu
@# #& s#&#=%##E
IF the Wilson administration ism careful, it will have
monopolzed all the campaign issues IN the country, and left
the Grand Old Party without a political battle cry in 1916.
Prof. Taft is in favor of a national budget, and President
Wilson is for that, too. The republicans will pull hard for a
revival of the American merchant marine; the democrats
have forestalled them by talking of a governmental owned
merchant fleet lit isn't much of a policy, but the democrats
may make it do in a pinch). And then the party of Lincoln
and Mckinley had hopes of winning to victory with the
preparedness program. but Mr.. Wilson has headed this
scheme off by announcing a defense plan of rather a startling
nature.
of course there's the tariff, and the g. @. P. will I'M
~doubtedly work that for all it's worth. But the tariff isn't
what it used to be as a political trump card, unless the war
should cease and the United States be subjected to the compe-
tIhon OF an Europe willing to go to any lengths to recover
its trade here. And in that case, President Wilson has In
tmated that he is willing to abandon temporarily the tradi-
tons OF a free trade democrat and modify the new tariff
lawto meet the emergency. The opposition may attack
Wilson on his foreign policy, but it will be as a voice crying
IN the wildernessi 1T hep resident is able to maintain peace
with honor.
Altogether, the outlook at this time is not what it
might be for the republicans, and largely because the party
IN power has known hay to keep. It's ear to the ground and
grab off every promising project as soon as it appeared. !
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-10-28
NEWSPAPER MEN NOT FREE FROM BLAME.

The lroquois Chief, whose editor was state auditor for four
years, coments as follows upon a recent statement by a Mitchell pub
fishing house
The Mitchell Republican, having lost over $4,000 dur
ing the past year on the state printing that it has done,
seems to know when it has had enough, and serves notice
that the state can buy nothing more under the present ad-
mlmstration, of the Mitchell Publishing Company. The
Republican refuses to do further business with the state
until the printing commission is managed in accordance
With the principles of ordinary fair and honest dealing.
Many other printers who have been stung have also dropped
out of the onesided game
The publishers themselves in South Dakota are not altogether
free from responsibility for the state Of things as outlined by the
Iroquois editor.
Their little petty Chickering's and their strife to secure and to
hold public patronage has tended to weaken their position before
the people and has cheapened their publications, and consequently
discounted their business acumen, within certain restrictions.
We do not have to go far to find illustrations. Many a COM
munlty IN the state has noted the biting and backbitng of a few
publishers. A county board, or a city board, for instance, having
the right to name al official paper" has been lambasted from Dan
to Bersheba and back again because Of its inability to include all
the aspirants for the honor, the losers not infrequently publicly
offering to do the necessary work for much less than half price.
It is within the memory of many now living not more than a
thousand miles from any town in the state that a certain publisher
offered to print the county board proceedings for twenty-five per
cent. of the rate allowed by law.
Another publisher, or mayhap the same, also submitted a rropo-
sition to print all legal notices required by a city at onethird the
iegalrate, and in addition thereto agreed to publish all the official
proceedings Of the city board without extra charge in the event
OF the naming Of his paper as the official mouth-piece.
Y isn't necessary to Observation-Disclosures any community in
q state has been atlcted with these newspaper wrangles. Pub
Usher Doe. whose regular advertising rates. are five cents a line. or
ten cents, as the case may be, has offered to print the county board
proceedings for less than a cent a line, in order to snatch the honor
or distinction, from q contemporary.
The merchant is justified in concluding that if he can advertise
SO cheapy for the county, or for the city, he can likewise do so
for the grocery store, or the dry goods merchant. And he can
furthermore, he should
While the department of printing has not manifested broad
minded ideas, but rather a penuriousness and narrow-mindedness
winch do not elevate It in public estimation, the publishers them
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-10-28
ACRE OF LAND DROPS
FEET; CAUSE UNKNOWN

Hundreds Of people are visiting
a spot near the county line between
Plankinton and Washington Sprinks
to inspect a curious freak of nature.
Nearly an acre of land has dropped
a distance of seven feet below it's
former level. No reason for the phe-
nomenon is known unless the drop
ping of the land was caused by an
underground body of water.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-10-28
RECOMMENDS cHAMBERLAaN,s
COUCH REMEDY.

Last winter ! used a bottle Of
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for a
bad bronchial cough. I felt its bene-
fetal effect Immediately and before
1 had finished the bottle l was cured.
l never tire of recommending this
remedy to my friends" writes Mrs.
William Bright, Ft. Wayne, Ind. OBJ
tainable everywhere. adv. 1920
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-10-28
GETTING SOMETHING FOR NOTHING.

The business. men of Webster realize that the Day
County Far Association must AXE good its promise to give
away the Saxon car. The Fair Association has no money.
The business men are going to stand behind it,
Other fair associations have likewise included the donation of
automobiles to the holders of winning tickets. But it is doubtful,
IN the opinion of the Saturday News, whether the scheme is one
which q%uasipublic institutions should adopt in their efforts to at
tract crowds.
The desire to get something for nothing needs no fostering in
amerlca-or elsewhere, for that matter. 1t is a gambling instinct
which is already sufficiently developed in the American youth. It's
a mistake to encourage it, especially on the part of semipubic
officers. rs
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-10-28
Better Caution Him.

4 have destined my son eventually
for the bench"
Then if hei S to sit on the bench,
| think you had better caution him
about standing so much at the bar,
Baltimore American.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-10-28
BECOMING WORLDS BANKER.

The Aberdeen American calls attention to the loans which for
0gn countries have negotiated in the United States whiting the past
not to mention the so-caled half billion joint loan of Great
britain and France, recently consummated. Here are the figures
either than the last big transaction:
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-10-28

Chicago is said to have been ''dry'' last Sunday for the first
Sunday in over forty years. And yet it was not very dry = after
all. 1t IS understood that those chaps who were fortunate enough to
have bought their drinks Saturday night for consumption the fol-
lowing day were able to wet their whistles now and then.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-10-28
What piaas is Doing.

Whats Professor Diggs doing
these days?"
Hes trying to decipher a Babylon
ian tablet"
ANY results so far?"
"Yes, Mrs. Diggs has " pros
tration and the children have been
sent to the home of a relative Dir
mingham Age-Herald.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-10-28

The Willow Lakes News is one of the latest weekles to announce
an increase OF subscription to a dollar and q half a year. About
else that people buy has gone up in price, and why not
newspaper subscription? Paper costs more, ink costs more, print
ton? .##a@ @
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-10-28
Stuck on IN Doo,

"You went and fed that cake l
made to the dog, you mean thing"
7 know l did, but honest, / didn't
know you were SO stuck on that dog.
Houston Post
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-10-28
Rich Woman's Handicap.
"a ri h woman misses much in

life"
"As to how?n
She can't run out to the back
fence when she gets hold of a choice
bit of gossip. She has to get up a
tea or reception. and by that time the
news Is tale."-uouisvilel Courier
Journal.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-10-28

There's one thing the Saturday News can back Secretary Dan
ies in and that is in his effort to establish governmental factories for
making munitions of war. If we must expend millions and billions
for war materials, let us do 30 at the minimum cost, and let us take
from the armOr-plate makers and the powder men all private incen-
tive to plunge the country into war.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-10-28
CALIFORNIA;
Expeditions This
Eau !! l 60

Now is the really delightful season
OF the year to visit the Golden West.
Neither too cool-nor too ~warm-efery-
thing is at its best.
The @expositions are q wonderful sue
cess. There is a gayety. q life that
appeals TO everyone and best of all you
can see Colorado and the wonderful
Rockies, the Pixies Pee Region. Salt
Lake, the historic Southwest, California.
the Pacific Coast, both Expositions for
d nominal sum.
a. low fare round trip ticket is on sale
daily to NOV. 30 with return limit OF
3 months mot to exceed Dec. 81, 1876.
You have q choice of "a tours every day,
avery one offering the maximum in in
teresting scenery delightful Journey
during the best season OF the year
evsry travel OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES service.
Rock Island Lines have issuea d sfaaiis
folder describing In detail the different
tours. Each route is Illustrated by q
map-telIing at a glance just what Sec
tons the tour covers. II you are plan
ming q trip West you Will need this
FOLDER.
Beth EsEesifions inciudsd II ons ticket ii 10
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-01-01

southern ATTITUDES to twenty
rows around the ear, while the
flint varieties run from eight
to twelve rows. This is not
intended for an argument
against the flint corn. which
has an important place in this
locality, but merely to explain
why we advise the growing of
the dent varieties.
The best authorities agree
that for seed. corn should
not be moved more than one
hundred miles and preferably
not more than sixty miles
north in any one season. 1t is
for this reason that we place
so much emphasis on raising
home grown or as near home
grown seed as can be obtained.
A. i. Henderson,
Better Farming Agent.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-01-01
c. W. Porter Wantsd for Dessrilon

A dispatch dated Bismarck,
Dec. "a says: At the request
of the authorities of Bottineau
county request has been made
on the governor of Illinois for
the return of 6. w. Porter, who
is charged with child desertiOn.
1t appears that Porter who liv-
ed in Westhope left that city in
the fall of 1913 and has return
ed only once since that time in
March of this year and has fail
ed to provide for the support of
his six-year-old child. Sheriff
Sandstrom will go to Chicago.
where it is thought Porter is
living at the present time and
will return with him when he
will be given a chance to ex-
plain matters to the court.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-01-01

Considerable has been said
of late about dent corn and the
question has been asked why
we put SO much emphasis on
dent corn. Corn of the dent
varieties are the kinds that are
principally grown in the corn
producing states, and are the
kind most familiar in the
markets in which corn is sold.
When we can prove to the
world that we can successfully
grow dent corn we can right
fully claim to be within the
limit of the corn belt. Dent
corn is not as hard as Flint
corn and is easier for the ami
NAL to masticate and to digest.
The starch or fat producing
portion of the kernel is in a
more floury stage and is better
for feeding farm animals. 1t
grows higher on the stalk than
most of the flints.
Flint corn is valuable for
hogging off and for early ma
turing and should be grown
on every farm in this locality.
1t is good plan to grow a
field of each variety; the Gehu
or other flint for hOgging off
and a field of Northwestern or
other dent for cutting up.
The land on which corn is
grown will produce more grain
the succeeding year; NAV thus
be cleaned of foul seeds and
gives the farmer feed for his
stock.
Flint corn was grown in this
latitude by the Indians before
the settlement of the country
by the whites and as we are
claiming an advance in agri-
culture over the practices of
the Indians, we should then
make this advancement. The
dent in the grain of corn which
gives this variety it's name is
caused by the drying of the
starchy substances in the grain,
leaving the large end of the
grain dented.
Dent corn generally has more
rows of kernels. running from
twelve to sixteen, OF in the far
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-01-01

Charles A. Bunnell to G. A,
Hepler, q.c.d. ne Sc 21-161-75.
Christopher A. Hepler to
Marshall A. Crane, 81, ME 21,
north 100 acres of sw, ME- st
21, NV %, n12 sw 22-161-75, ex
cept 1000 acres railway right
Of way.
Elland B. Albertson and wife
to Arthur Albertson, $500, un.
divided interest lot 8 block 1,
Landa.
Second National bank Minot
to John V. Scherman, q.c.d. 81,
sc 2-159-81
T. F. Renwald and wife to
John V. Scherman. $4,000, st
32-159-81.
James c. Halsey and wife to
Caroline r. Halsey, 81, SIC ~,
and NV 34-162-81.
Ole H. Haugo and wife to
Ole r. Midtboe. $1,000, sw sw 4,
sc sc 5, ne ne 8 and NV NV g.
1876.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-01-01
ElDSV0LD TOWNSHIP

The farmers of Eidsvold
township have erected a neat
little barn near their hall to
accommodate their teams dur
ing winter public gatherings.
This is move for which these
industrious people are to be
congratulated.
Miss Cecilia Yelle gave a
basket social in the school
house last Wednesday eve min g
for the benefit of the school.
The party was we'll attended
and a neat little sum realized.
Joe kovarik Jr. acted as auc
tiOneer.
A. b. Hall was on the sick
list part of last week.
Dewey school is having a two
weeks vacation and Miss Yelle
the teacher, is visiting with
her parents at Bottineau.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-01-01
Marriage Licenses

On Saturday, December rs,
license to wed was issued to
Henry Otto Welk of Willow
City and Miss Elsa Badke OF
Gardena.
On the same day to Alfred
N. Fruh of Tolley and Miss
Mabel Lindblom of Roth.
On Wednesday. December
80, to Clyde H. Shum way and
Miss Valeria Smith of Overly.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-01-01

The American people dis
like to be told that they are not
thrifty; but they are in the ex-
treme. They know how to
make money, but they do not
know how to spend or to save
il" IL. p. Behrens, president
California Bankers associa-
ton.
The moving picture theatre
is to be used as an agency to
direct thought toward thrift.
AS part of it's campaign of
education to offset extrava-
gance and inculcate the more
sensible ideas of thrift, the Saw
ings Bank section of the Anne
rican Bankers association has
adopted two-reel moving pic
ture film, the story for which
was written under the direction
of the association. The film is
called The Reward of Thrift
and is product of the Vita
graph company of America. 1t
cost several thousand dollars to
create. It will be shown at
the Grand theatre in Bottineau
on Saturday, January 16, both
afternoon and evening.
The play portrays the for
tune of a thrifty structural iron
worker and his wife and little
daughter, and how thrift dur
ing prosperity tides over ad-
versity. There is a bad man"
too, who is finally converted to
thrift by the hero, despite the
fact that this man once at
tempted the hero's life.
Actual scenes of work on a
steel framed skyscraper and in
caissons under compressed air
are shown, as well as actual
scenes in the school savings
bank, the real savings banks,
where a forger is arrested by
means of the finger print
method of Identification, and
the bnilding and loan associa-
tion,, al presented in drama
tic setting, which grips the
attention and leaves the desir-
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-01-01
DISTRICT COURT

Judge G. NJ. Cooley of the
First District arrived in BOtti-
neau Monday night and the
adjourned November term re.
convened Tuesday morning
Up to last night but two cases
had been disposed of though i,
is expected adjournment will
be taken Saturday night fo1
this term of court.
In the case of w. b. Lowell
VS.. the city of Bottineau the
court directed verdict ir
favor of the city.
In the case of Comford VS.
Norwood, the plaintiff was
given a verdict in the amount
of $500.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-01-01

Harvey NJ e d d u9 h was
thrown from a horse last Fri
day evening and was unCon
Cious for three or four hours.
He has been confined to the
house ever since. -Westhope
Standard.
Alfred Victor Smith and
Miss Jennie May Price were
united in marriage at the home
of the brides parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John H. Smith at Max
bass on Wednesday evening,
December %. The couple will
make their home at Maxbass.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-01-01
COUNTY COURT

On December 26 hearing on
petition to mortgage real estate
belonging to John Johnson.
License to mortgage was
granted.
On the same day hearing on
the report to mortgage real
estate belonging to the guard
ianship of Maria Dalen, ct al
minors. Proceedings confirm
ed.
On the % hearing on FINAL
account of adthinistrator is:the
estate siof Ofuf' Eklund. Ac:
count allowed. -
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-01-01
Bettlaeau ceuaty Blrths

To. Mr.. and Mrs. George Wall
of Newburg on Wednesday,
December %, a daughter.
To MI. and Mrs. Thos. Gal
vim of Maxbass, on Friday.
December 18. a daughter.
To Mr.. and Mrs. Thro n
Thronson Of Omemee, on Sat-
urday, DecembeEs1o;a daughter.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-01-01
ODer BottineQu County

Roy Sidener of Lansford is
reported as being quite i'll.
Nels Chabot of Willow City
has purchased a moving pic
ture house at Cavalier.
Guy Dumont has returned to
Antler from Montana where he
spent the past four months.
VIM. Dunbar of Lansford was
called to Beaver Creek, MINI
esota, to attend the funeral OF
his mother.
Miss lima Mountain of Sour
is was the honored guest at a
/! linen shower given at the Hem
brof's home.
While G. T. Hidden of Rus
sci was in Canada. his home
and household goods were de-
stroyed by fire.
Roy Clark of Lansfo I'd has a
mild case of smallpox. AS a
consequence several homes
have been quarantined.
DIR. Walter G. Nuessle of St.
Paul has purchased the pract-
ice of DR.. Devine at Lansford
and will occupy his office.
VIM. Findlev and son Ches-
ter of Antler have gone, to o.
ney, Illinois, to visit with rela-
tives the balance of the win
ter.
The minstrel show presented
bv home talent at LansfOrd tor
the benefit of the band made a
big hit with the large aud,
ience.
Alva Hall of Souris will have
charge of the Piper-Howe
Lumber Company's yard at
Lansford during the agent s
absence.
| One arrest for breaking quar-
antine was made at Lansford.
The penalty for this offense is
one year in the county jail or a
$4,000 fine on both.
Dr. Devine and family of
ILansford have moved to ST..
Paul where the doctor will
practice his profession. Lans-
ford is grieved at the departure
of their doctor.
G. q. Sheer has severed his
connection with the Lang
worthy Lumber Co. at Russell
and he and his family have
gone to Hasty, Minnesota, to
make their future home.
On Monday evening Peter
man, farmer living four miles
southwest of Gardena, spilled
some alcohol on the floor and
in some way it was ignited.
badly burning his wife and
baby who were sitting near.
Mr.. Peterman escaped with
minor burns.-Omemee Her
| aid
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-01-01
JANKE KUZATA alias JOHN MILLER

John Miller who will spend the of his life
the penitentiary Bismarck
Sesel at Lansford October TO- the place
that kars met his death the hands of Milo Miller broke
down and wep when sentenced to life imprisonment and also
when the heavy iron of the pentenary behind
him. He his
ed both Miller is about % years old wife
children in the old Miller is a
in the factory Of the penentiary. He said
be model prisoner. The of reproduce
ed in this weeks The
of Sheriff L. p Sandsrom their departure for
Bismarck.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-01-01
ed impression.

ed impression.
Do not fail to see TheReward
of Thrift" when it is presented
at the Grand in Bottineau.
If you are a parent, take your
son and your daughter to
see this strong object lesson
which is just what the rising
generation needs in these
times. advt