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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-12-30
Once Upon a Cine.

My little child comes to my knee
And, Juggling, pleads that he may climl
Into my lap to hear me tell
The Christmas tale beloved SO we'll
A tale my mother told me,
Beginning "Once upon a time"
It Is a tale of skies that rang
With angel rhapsodies sublime;
or that great host. serene and white,
The shepherds saw one wintry night
And Of the glorious stars that sang
An anthem once upon a time.
This story Of the hallowed years
Tells Of the sacrifice sublime
OF one who prayed alone and wept
While his wearied followers slept
And how his blood and Mary's tears
Commingled, once pom a time
And now my darling at my side
And echoes of the distant chime
Bring that sweet story back to me-.
OF Bethlehem n Calvary,
And Of the gentle Christ who died
Fol sinners once upon a time.
The mighty deeds that men have told
In ponderous tones of fluent rime
Like misty shadows a way,
But this sweet story bides for aye
And. like tho stars that SANG Of old.
We sing of "Once upon a time"
Eugene Field.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-12-30

Notice is hereby given that that certain
mortgage, executed and delivered by
John A.. Amundson and Rose A~mundson.
his wife. m~ortgagors. to the Second Ma
tional Bank of Minot. North Dakota. a
National Banking corporation; mortgasee;
for record in the Office of the register
of deeds of the county of Bottineau, state
of North Dakota, IN the End day of July,
1913. n recorded in book 50 of mort
cages on page 618. will be foreclosed by q
sale of the premises in such mortgage IN
hereinafter described. at the front door of
the court house in the county Of B%ottineau
two O'Clock p. M, on the 4th day of Febru-
airy, 1916 to satisfy the amount due upon
such mortgage on the day of sale. De-
FAULT has occurred in the terms and cOndi-
tons of ssid mortgage, the mortgagors
having failed and refused to pay the 1914
interest on a prior mortgage and notes.
and the taxes on said land, and the mort
gagee has. as authorized. paid said inter-
est on such prior mOrt2 age and said taxes.
and declares the remaining Indebtedness,
secured by said mortgage. due n paya-
BILE.
The premises described in such mort
same are described as follows; southeast
quarter (seN of section ten no, township
one hundred sixty AGO., range eighty-one
(R81) Bottineau county. North Dakota.
There will be due on such mortgage at
the date of sale the sum of Four Hundred
Twentythree and 4S-l0O Dollars
Second National Bank of Minot, N. D..
George A. MCGEE,
Attorney for mOrtgagee.
Minot, N. ID.
(dec 80 jan 6-l3-2O-27 feb 81
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-12-30
PvFfED WHEAT At PvFfEo PRICES

The delicacy known az Puff
ed Wheat is familiar to most
of US. We frequently take it
at breakfast in lieu of some
thing to eat.
Pulled Wheat is manufacture
ed in Chicago, which probably
explains why Chicago is called
the Windy City. 1t is put up
in Bounce packages, which
retail at Is cents a package.
The packages are short weight,
according to Pure Food Com
missioner Ladd, samples taken
by him showing a net weight
of 412 ounces.
This by a little mathemati-
cal calculation shows that we
are paying 50 cents a pound
for the bloated wheat put up in
this form, or exactly $32. 90 a
bushei.
Commissioner Laid has
pointed out that this is exor-
bitant, an analysis showing
that there is really not so
much to the process of putting
the wheat as putting the price
thereof. Ladd has a nasty
habit of adjoining his tale with
the naked truth, and in this
instance he brought down a
vituperous protest in the form
of an unsigned circular letter,
scattered broadcast throughout
North Dakota. The author of
the circular wants to know
where science is going to come
in, if it cannot sell dollar wheat
back to the producer at $32 a
bushel. OF course the circular
does not put it in this form,
but that is the logic of the de-
Tense.
1t would seem that a few
middle men could profitably
be eli minated in the evolution
of the whe at from threshing
machine to breakfast table.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-12-30

the next three months. While
North Dakota is not big enough
in the " ay of representation at
the national convention to
serve az a political barometer,
the adv antage Of first blood is
recognized by all politicians.
That North Dakota republi-
cans will send a progressive
delegation to the national con-
vention is hardly debatable.
No known reactionaries will
represent the state in the &C.
lection of the next presidential
candidate.
LaFollette, who had the del
egation four years ago, could,
no doubt, have it again, were
he a candidate. The popular
ity of the Little Giant has not
waned in North Dakota, even
though he lacked the allure
ments of the band wagon.
Senator Cummins of Iowa,
W no is an avowed candidate
and a progressive of known in
tegrity, will perhaps have the
first call on the Flickertail del
egation in the 1915 convention.
His vigorous opposition to the
Canadian reciprocity program
of the Taft administration has
made him solid with the agri-
cultural states of the west.
While Roosevelt as a repub-
lican candidate is not seriously
regarded in many quarters,
there appears to be a mobiliza-
ton of hidden forces behind
the Oyster Bay statesman.
His well-known militaristic
tendencies has made him very
acceptable to the munitions
trust. This organization is
more far-reaching than any in
dustrial gang in the country,
composed, as it is, of all the big
tinanciers of America, and
reaping the biggest harvest of
golden dollars known to the
industrial world. That it will
have it's Shiny talons in the
coming national campaign is a
foregone conclusion. And a
lingo president will suit it's
purposes better than any other
brand.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-12-30
Dsmps asd Pleasant 0dsss.

There 10 q certain vaudeville
skit that 10 absurdly amusing,
but absurdly true. 1t is a mock
circus. One of the attractions
is a patent fly catcher, and with
all the poinp and ceremony of
the CIRQUE barker the merits of
this invention are extolled.
Attracted by a pleasant odor
coming from an open door with
the word welcome" overhead,
the fly walks in. He enjoys
HIMSELF immensely, and proc
ceeds to explore the place. Sud-
denly he finds himself on a
cozy balcony. Attendants are
there to wait on him, cool
breezes are blowing and re-
treatments are ris for the TAX
ing. He rests awhile. Pro-
ceeding further he finds him
self on a higher balcony, with
more attractions aid has an
other siesta. Exploring still
further, he finds another open
door, with an inviting sign
overhead, ventures out, only to
find no balcony, and plunges to
his death. Absurd, you say
yes. But true of many people
in real life.
A certain music master had
in his choir a promoter, He
induced the musician to invest
about a hundred dollars in a
certain chewing gum PROPOSE
ton that promised large re-
turns. The music master dou-
bled his money in three months
and was delighted with the
new way of getting rich quick.
The fly had found a coy BAL
cony and liked it.
Along came another PROPOSE
ton by the same man, that
promised even bigger returns,
but entailed more money. He
was leading his victim to a
higher balcony, and he. poor
fly, didn't know it.
The music master consulted
his banker, who advised him
to keep his profits and stay out.
You will get the speculative
fever and lose in the end said
the bank man; but the little
fly knew better; he had tried
one resting place and liked it,
and would try another. He
put practically all his savings
in the new proposition,
and inside of a very few
months the promoter was
among the missing, leaving a
deserted Office and a bale of
stock certificates as his legacy
to those who had come into his
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-12-30

trap The poorer but wiser
music master got a bad bump
and hasn't recovered from it
yet.
It's the same old story-you
can't beat the game. You may
think yourself very smart; have
perfect faith in your man and
he in himself; but beware of
enticing odors and pleasant
balconies they surely lead
somewhere. and that some
where is down!
For simon-pure protection,
safety, sureness, worry-less-
ness, you can't beat the savings
bank. It invites you into no
cooling Railways, or no restful
balconies, makes no alluring
promises of big returns. but
sticks to the old and tried pro-
position that twice two makes
four and works on che theory
that every little bit added to
what you have makes just a
little bit more" 1t pays you
no large dividends. but the
money is green. and just as
surely as Fourth of July and
New Years roll around you get
you interest.
However alluring other pro-
positions may be, remember,
the safe road is the sure road,
and the sure road is the safe
road. 1t may take a little
longer to get there, but you are
sure of where you're going.
It's not the beginning that
counts-it's the end.
The story of the fly tray is
but the brilliant conception of
an imaginative mind run riot;
but it is horribly true. Many
a man loses a fortune as the fly
in the trap loses it's life-first
the pleasant invitation; the
restful experiences; the desire
for more pleasant experiences
and, lured onward and onward,
the plunge! Humanity may
have more sense than the fly,
but it often acts as if it didn't.
The First National
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-12-30
Lne EIH Monf6.

December-the gift month! 'Give: II
Is like God" says an old proverb.
Christmas Is a happy time because
then the best feelings Of the heart are
elected and allowed full play. What
would otherwise be smothered down %
suggestive. Of sentimentality. ~ un-'
seemly. az indicative Of a too dear
dream, may venture forth in the good
c%ongeniality Of the Christmas season
and, quickly attaining unto beautiful
gift.fulness, blossom out in good will,
gladness, Christ-like kindness. bless
ing and blessed.
1t il well that there should be such
q season. We are all kinder than w
SEEM. Life as It comes to us with its
imperative pressure Of duty demands,
its brain racking are for the immedi-
ate future, it's pitiful misunderstand-
ings leading unto arrangements, cold
ness, forgetfulness-life, even 10 It y
and ever must be unto us mortals, Gre
ates, as 1t were, an icy film over what
10 the kindliest and best In all ri
hearts.
Then comes the Christmas season,
with it's memories Of other years, Of
better, happier hours, and the hand Of
a little child brushes away that Ice
film, and there rise up silently into
our busy day those gentler, kindlier
feelings which. though dormant. were
not dead.
At home we are loved best; there, too,
we love best. In the genial Christian
home, as in no other place on earth,
there are full meaning, full apprecia-
ton, full enjoyment Of the God given
gift, Christmas.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-12-30
mot Until Next Christmas"

mot Until Next Christmas"
1t was said the other day by an old
sOutherner in Washington that no
home loving Virginian ever would move
until after the next Christmas" The
next Christmas comes and goes, but
there is still another to come. and the
moving is put OF and, happily, will be
put of until holiday spirit has gone
from the south, a spirit that will 60
when the south goes.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-12-30

NORTH Dakota, being the
first state in the union to hold
primaries for the election of
delegates to the republican
national convention, will at
tract considerable attention
throughout the nation during
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-12-30
os0slaI Newspaper q c,ty q 0stisssu.

ADvHRTIsING RATEs-The charge for dis.
play advertising space In the C0urant Ia
sasod on 10 cents per inch. single column
Measurement. each Issue: annual rate II
,ents: special position = cents. Legal I'd.
rsrtjsing legal rates: locals" 10 cents per
'tassihed advertising & cents per line.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-12-30
Standard Oil Service Means Much To You

For more than thirty years, the manufacture and market
ing of the products of petroleum has been the sole business of this
Company. The worldwide reputation for excellence which these
products have bears eloquent testimony as to the success of
our endeavor to make goods of uniformly superior quality:
The system of delivery which, through years of effort, we
have been able to perfect enables Vi to offer the individual on
sumer a service which is not approached by any ofour competitors.
This service is yours without charge
In the manufacture of gasoline and kerosene, a staff of
highly trained men is always at work endeavor1ng to give you a
product which will more nearly approach the IDEAL and the trem-
endous demands made for these goods point to the fact that these
efforts approximate success.
Red Crown Gasoline, made with special reference to the
needs of internal combustion engines and automobile motors, con-
tans more heat units per gallon, and gives more speed, power and
mileage. For lighting purposes order Special Crown.
Perfection Oil burns clean, leaves but little char O n wick,
gives more light per gallon. The official tests made by Iowa State
College demonstrate this fact.
In buying lubrcating oils and greases for motor cars sta
tiOnary engines, tractors, harveseTs and farm machinery, insist on
having Standard Oil brands. These 60 to you with our guaran-
tee that they are best suited for the use they are designed to meet.
Poarine, Standard Gas Engine Oil, stanoGnd Gas Engine
Tractor Oil, Atlantic Red, Capitol Cylinder, Mica Axle Grease
and the long list of oils and greases made by this Company have
O their way against all Others.
We want your patronage and we are making every effort to
merit the splendid business we ar enjoying.
In having Mr.. Chas. r. Gleason al or agent in Bottineau,
we feel that we re particularly fortunate Mr.. Gleason is ready
at all times to help you work out your power and ubrcatlng
problems, and he can be of great assistance to you if you will let
him, for he has at his command the entire refinery, engineering
and lubrcatng staff of this company.
Phone or mail orders receive prompt attention.
STANDARD OIL COMPANY
uNDIANA)
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-12-30
Bank
Of BOttincau

w. H.. Mcintosh President
w. r. Mcintosh, Vice Pres.
F.. w. Cathro. Cashier
no. T. Neville, p. J. Scully
and Everett L. Bower, Assist.
ant Cashiers
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-12-30

More than 900 automobiles
were sold in Williston during
the past year.
The Detroit times., 1915-09-08
Passing of the Topper

one oe the minor eeert.
war-blesatrg or ssr4.ry .crr-5
~ one polrt Of Wow ,ra 5...
,nnearance nj 49, ll-s. s.fk han from
,bc snnr-l5l section ar r,r-e-
-enorted hv rstpr,t.g So. vrs
- to,ao,.-. er,o-.d .- s-.-
,nr, ,.osr mite. .,1. +, I.,r0 ,.r
ners o,bcrs ve,r 5ar.fs. a- ..,
,ats bnt tbe "t.r-a- former
isve has rorIre8 ai7. r 81.
,lsl,.,, v.bo rresrtsf . Frr
neri, hsppor. and tb. rarr mem
n An degree M es..t ..f frau.
NICE ,,,ve.ti. .ht.s Ut .ar Fra rorg
a. tbev maiutaiuef se. cuisines.
The Detroit times., 1915-09-08
AUTOS NEED
MORE CARE
Much Money Squan-
dered Through I'M
proper Treatment

The umho ~ ar'au
couutry tas moss posse. -ae|#H n.
ION merk i-a rlerse
output of asa
scar rgle4 } each.
conserve 81. average ta.. .t
fI92o69ol3 el represent %.
output
Statistics Ala
complied ae experiments
PARTNER % me g.
Rubber CO ao paF e,.t
OF this enormous $500 being
sQusnaorel 5y ua.slssI io4 l.n. 4.
lures. in other words $4,000
til be wasted fa.s year lhroa.H
fu.luro 60 observe proper ggeca1tiou
boa the matter 90 loading tires
Mr p vs. Iitrafeid factors man
ager Of the Good ar Ilr5 a. Rubber
Co.. in hs paper presented before
Tie Soclefy 0i Automobile Eug.nee-s
at The Summer conference SUES.
ca remedy -or this waste ey
adoption of sliding scale 0t carry
ing capacities and imitation pres
sures THIS is essentially 'he a.aI-
ton OF TIE ayr pressure 40 t-e .ual
imposed ou the tires
Long experience has sAowa thar
these loads anl air pressHres age
the most SATISFACTORY aina.iel
for maximum service and eGe., i've
Questioning say Mrs .itCatald
The quantities of comfort and easy
riding must be recognized as vital
points equally as important as .i-
durability Why are pneumatic
tires used at al II not for easy -.I
ing qualities
The degree TO which q ,irs Is
hattened against tde ground varies
with the load. For every given -.-s
load there is definite percentage
OF tire detection which bearf q 80
rect relation 10 ,he infation pres
sure. Obviously then a scale 0t rel
alive carrying capacities and iaaa
tion pressures. 70 properly observed
will tend 20 eliminate }ac enormous
waste now caused hy haphazs-d
METHODS Of loading and nGltlHE
THE load properly assigned 20 a
tire should be- the actual Loaf Oh 'ae
tire with The car iully loaded Ia
actual load on each tire can be as
certained by Weighing frst tae front
of the fully loaded car t1sn ac
rear, dividing each figure ly t~o to
get the load per tire lr can ,hsr
be inflated 20 the proper pressure
for that particular weight as ndioa
cd By the scale OF CARVING capa.
tiles and imitation pressurcs q er-
tain tolerance. in pressure shot r Hn
allowed for leakago bar before t1a
pressurs drops 20 per ceur rhs 'ir,
should be pumped ur again
Realizing. OF course mat every
consumer has a right 70 Bis
ideas as 90 what constitutes goc-
service. and thar nc practical lnda.
ton schedule viii cover all possible
conditions Of service, the followinR
schedule Sc offered and recommend
ed as a guide under normal coudi
tons
Cross Carrying CapRc!ty poundF Fer
Tire including Passenger anf
Complete Equipment
TIE Section DiameteF
The Detroit times., 1915-09-08

prtnfina the plata nrnf htud---thaf
ftght---rtU~s Job ncpt.--Maiu t52o.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-17
become quite famous in Iowa court

become quite famous in Iowa cour
annals.
See Kings display of elegant
lamps at the store Of Jones, the halter
/ -Keokuk lodge No. 10, l. o. o. F.,
meets every Monday night. at 7:3t
o'clock. Visiting brothers invited tc
attend.
Wanda coffee. Highest quality.
Always good. See our window dis
play. Home Tea company.
Miss Opal Peck Of 1928 Timea
street was the closest guesser Of the
value of the furs displayed in the Sui
Ivan and Auwerda window yesterday
The furs we're valued at $2,634 and
the guess of Miss Peck was $2,625
She wins the muR offered for her es
innate.
Jesse Harsch is vulcanizer at
Overland garage, 1919 Main.
DO not fail to see the lamp die
play Of King Plumbing Co. in Jones,
the hatter's window.
Protect youself from inferior COT
fee by using 'Hamilrs Steel Cut"
Jurors in the district court at the
present term will report to Judge
Hamilton tomorrow afternoon at 200
o'clock. 1t is expected that there
will be another jury case ready for
trial at this time.
There are no two things Just
alike. There are no .coffees just like
"Hamill's Steel Cut"
Hotel Keokuk Is still open! Not
wfthstanding the report started by
other hotels that the "Keokuk would
close today" we are still open and
will serve our usual good dinner for
SOC, the best in Keokuk.
Palm canned goods are conceded
to be the best that can be packed. We
recommend them. Home Tea COM
| pany.
! u. 8. Deputy Marshal Dennis G.
Crowley of this city went to Burling-
ton yesterday to arrest a man who is
charged with tmpersonating an officer
there. The Burlington Gazette says
of the case: Wearing the uniform o;
the United States marine corps and as
serting, that he is recruiting officer
Of that branch Of the government serv-
ice, Harry G. Clark visited many
business establishments in this city
under the pretense Of authority to
open a recruiting station and has laid
himself open to serious federal
charges. United States Deputy Mar
shall D. C. Crowley of Keokuk has been
notified by Master-at-Arms Minor, in
charge Of the naval recruiting station
in this city and a federal warrant has
been lodged against the man charging
him with impersonating United
States marine officer and wearing the
uniform without being member of
the organization. In addition to the
attempt to start fictitious recruiting
office in this city, Clark has made the
statement to several people that he is
heir to a $4,000 estate and has at
tempted to buy automobiles and rent
house in the city. The deputy mar
shall at Keokuk was notified last night
and will be in Burlington this after
noon.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-17
HolO She Acquired
feminine Charm"

"A nicely dressed woman sat beside
me In the train. Everyone stared at
ner. 1t was not her beauty of feature
that held our eyes, nor her costume
But there was something about he:
race and expression-I risked it and
asked: Would you mind telling me-
how you keep your complexion sc
dazzlingly pure? Don't think me i'm
pertinent, but you seem over 80, yet
haven't line in your face, and your
cheeks are quite peach.like. How do
you do it?"
Laughing, she said: That's easy;
/ remove my skin. Sounds shocking
doesn't it? But listen. Instead of
cosmetics use only pure mercolized
wax, procurable at any druggists. |
apply this nightly, like cold cream
washing 1t off mornings. This gently
absorbs the soiled, weather-beaten
tilm-skin, without pain or discomfort,
thus revealing the fresh, clear under.
skin. Every woman has a beautiful
complexion underneath, you know.
Then, to ward off wrinkles use a
face bath made by dissolving powder.
ed saxolite Zone ounce) In half
pint witch hazel-a harmless astring.
ent which tones the skin wonderful
ly. Very simple, isn't it," I thought
SO. I'm now trying her plan and like
it immensely Millicent Brown in The
Story Teller. g
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-17
CITY NEWS.

Used cars sold on installment
plan. Overland garage, 1919 Main.
See our window displays OF Palm
pure food products and the famous
Wanda coffees. Home Tea company.
County Clerk O. r. Johnston drove
to Keokuk last night by auto, to draw
the jury for the November term. A.
p Meyer came down on the train but
returned in the machine with Mr..
Johnston.
There are great many poor COT
fees on the market with nice labels.
Sometimes the merchant knows the
quality Of them, sometimes he does
not. There Is one sure way Of know
ing that you are getting the best,
and that is by getting "Hamill's
Steel Cut"
August Scherfe of Fort Madison.
superintendent of the poor Of that
district, died yesterday in Fort
Madison hospital. Mr. Scherfe was
born in Germany seventy-one years
ago. He was a veteran Of the civil
war and his death was due to com,
plication of diseases contracted while
in the army. He was a member Of
Company F, fifth Iowa.
The police were called to FIJI
teenth and Franklin streets FRIDAY
afternoon, where crowd of boys and
girls were engaged in the pastime Of
throwing rocks at a house in the
neighborhood. They took a sudden
departure on the arrival of the officer.
The crowd was looking for the myster
ious man who is supposed to be at
large in the city. The police were
also called to Thirteenth and Blondeau
streets Friday night where it was re-
ported two men were providing abou:
and looking into windows. The mys'
FERROUS personages disappeared with
the appearance of the, upholders OF
the law.