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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-11-30
DECEMBER

december busters to remind us that times as busv
as yore this year is nearly all behind u.s. another wear
is at Cne door. December loud and rde and hrl
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-11-30

Only three weeks until the winter sostice, and then
Santa % Claus Wonder what the old gentleman will do
with no German toys in his knapsack?
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-11-30
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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-10-08

THAT Bottineau is experience
ing the dawn of a new era of
prosperity is evidenced from
the fact that at the present
time there is not a vacant resi-
dence or business building in
the city. The several crop
failures in Bottineau during
the last few years stagnated
business, not only in the coun-
ty seat. but in every town in
the county. The good crop OF
this year and return of conf
dcnce in the future appears to
have brought new life blood
into the entire county. Every
thing is on the boom and there
is a general air of optimism.
And it is we'll thus.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-10-08
Increased Business Ac,
tivity and Higher
Wages Will Fol-
low European
War
BY WILLIAM B. WILSON, Secretary Of Labor

4>1o@o&V
7 DO not look for a great rush in foreign immigration for several phys
ical and psychological reasons. FL
Men are apt to have an unusually strong attachment for those
places where they endured hardship and suffering. Their love of country
becomes stronger after a war than before. The great class that have
suffered under governments from which many have fed to this country
for political freedom hope to see a better government and more humane
rulers arise after the war. Those who have fought, therefore, will e.
main at home long enough to find out whether conditions will be i'm
proved.
GREAT EMIGRATION FROM COUNTRIES THAT HAVE BEEN
AT WAR AFTER THE WAR EXCEPT WHERE THEY HAVE
BEEN DRIVEN OUT. 1'
The labor situation abroad will offer so much to tn. labonng man
as to make him satisfied with his lot at home. There will be the work
Of restoration in all countries-the greatest field of activity the world
has ever seen. Many countries of Europe have laws forbidding emgra-
ton, but these have not been enforced very strictly. There is no doubt
that the economic conditions in Europe will force these countries having
such laws to enforce them after the war. m"4"
IMMIGRATION WILL Be RESTRICTED BY OUR LAWS THOUSANDS
OF MEN WHO HAVE BEEN MANNED OR INJURED OR CONTRACTED
CHRONIC ILLNESS AS THE RESULT OF THE WAR WILL REDUCE THE
NUMBER ADMITTED TO THIS COUNTRY 49,
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-10-08
r1|GBW1
IMPROVEMENT
1,000-MILE ROAD PROPOSED
Canada to Build Route Similar -
Lincoln Hlehway-1o Extend
From Winnipeg 10 Calgary.

Central.western Canada will have q
federal highway much after the plan
Of the Lincoln highway proposed
across the United States II the prof.
ect being urged by the board Of con
troll OF Winnipeg 10 carried out This
project contemplates the construction
Of q concrete highway from Winnipeg
to Calgary, to 60 through the more
thickfy settled territory tapped.hy the
Canadian Pacific railway.
The thousand miles Of highway
through the provinces Of Manitoba,
Saskatchewan and halfway into Al
besta will be financed BY the muniot
padties by which the roadway would
b traversed. Special appropriations
also will be sought from the provincial
governments. The project has been
received with enthusiasm In q number
Of the larger cities along the proposed
route.
II has been pointed out by tho pro.
motors Of the highway through the
prairie provinces that it, construction
would enhance the value Of the farm
lands. for several miles on both aides
Of the concrete roadway.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-10-08

A POLITICAL writer from
Washington has Senator La
Toilette and our own Senator
Gronna slated for the presid-
entail and vice presidential
nominations, respectively. Ac-
cording to this eminent 'au.
thority' the plan is to thus
concentrate the progressive
republican strength, Wiscon.
sin and North Dakota being
among the first states to hold
presidential primaries. The
announcement is interesting
even though not true.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-10-08

The state of North Dakota
has commenced suit against
Morton county for the recovery
of 500, 987. SO, which amount is
claimed to be due the state for
care of insane patients at the
state hospital. Morton county
has not been complying with
the law in the matter of pay
ing it's share for the support of
the asylum.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-10-08

The CoURANT regrets to see
that nearly all of it's county
contemporaries are publishing
the plate matter sent out by
the so-called National Farmers
Union-a mythical organiza-
ton, backed by the National
Brewers association, the Bell
Telephone monopoly, the rail-
road interests and big bust
ness generally. disappearing
behind the popularity of a
farmers organization, these
special interests, through capa-
bic and INSCRIPTIONS writer's,
are using the weekly press of
the country, absolutely gratis.
to mould public sentiment in
their favor. BY reading any
one of the Public Forum"
articles furnished by this press
bureau this can readily be veri.
fed. The Courant meekly
pleads guilty to having printed
some of this stuff in the past,
but it will positively not occur
again, as long as the present
management has anything to
say about it.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-10-08

Attorney General Linde in a
communication to the states
attorney of Ward county has
made a demand for the produc.
ton of the railroad companies
books at a number of the
smaller towns in the county. If
it is found from these records
that the companies have been
negligent in letting liquor
shipments be delivered to par
ties using it for illegal pur-
poses, the station agents will
be cited to appear before the
supreme court on charges OF
contempt.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-10-08

1t is understood that New
Rockford is about to flood the
state with literature in sup.
port of it's fight for the removal
of the state capitol. N e w
Rockford's aspirations were at
first looked upon as merely a
joke, but the citizens of that
town are very much in earnest
and are spending considerable
real money in endeavoring to
have a majority of the people
of the state see it that way.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-10-08

U. L. Burdick, avowed candi-
date for governor, had a tussle
with an Infatuated broncho the
other day that very nearly put
the Williston man out of the
gubernatorial race for keeps.
The animal reared and knocked
Burdick down with both feet,
afte which it jumped on his
PROSTATE form. He managed
to get to his feet, however, and
throw himself over the corral,
closely followed by the infuri.
ated beast.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-10-08
ACCORDING to Monday'sG Gran

ACCORDING to Monday'sG Grand
Forks Herald, that city has a
novel way of experimenting
criminals. When a bicycle
was stolen in the city the other
day the chief of police served
notice through the newspapers
that he knew who the thief was
and he had better return the
wheel if he desired to 'avoid
trouble.' To say the least,
that is rather a congenial ar.
rangement for the crooks.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-10-08

ILLINOIS has a new organiza.
ton known as the Famous
Fathers club. To be eligible
one must be the father of ten
or more children, and the
principal aim of the club is to
encourage the raising of large
families. Where the mothers
come in on such an organiza-
ton is not made plain, but per-
haps provisions will be made
for admitting them as advisory
members.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-10-08

Fred Monson, a Barnes coun.
ty farmer, was held up by a
highwayman. who was ungen.
tlemanly enough to shoot first
and thereupon call for the
Oriental distress signal. Al.
though not hit, Monsoon was sc
frightened that he fell off the
load on which he was riding
and, without waiting to parley,
ran all the wav back to Valley
City. The team was later
rounded up, but the bandit is
still at large.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-10-08

A SPECIAL effort is apparently
being made by the authorities
to enforce the North Dakota
anti-cigarette law. At Steele
a pool room proprietor was fin
ed $50 and costs for dispensing
the pills" A butcher of the
same town was given a fine of
$50 for disposing of cigarette
papers. Evidence was secured
through a Fargo detective
agency.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-10-08
INTRODUCING OURSELVES

IN assuming n ownership
of The Courant the writer fully
realizes his duty to the city
and county. As the pioneer
newspaper at the county seat
in one of the best counties in
the state, The Courant should
be one of the best newspapers
in the state in order to proper
ly represent its field. It is a
big contract, and we may not
be able to reach this eminence.
But it will not be for lack of
effort on the part of the editor,
We shall endeavor to publish
a newspaper that will be a
credit to Bottineau county. It
is rather early to make promises
for the future. We shall not
attempt anything spectacular,
but rather gradually improve
and build up the paper to a
point that will meet with the
approval of the reading public
generally.
Let it be understood right
here that The Courant, under
the present ownership, will not
be a political organ. 1t expects
to deal with public men and
measures, as is the privilege
and duty of every newspaper.
But. primarily, it will be a
newspaper, publishing all the
news of interest to the COM
munity in a readable manner.
The Courant also intends to
devote more attention to boost
ing and exploiting the many
advantages of Bottineau coun-
ty than to cracking political
heads. The demagog is no
asset to any community and
his TRADES are never productive
of any lasting good. The
writer has been in the news
paper business in North Dakota
for a dozen years and is fully
convinced that no political
party or faction has a mono
poly on virtue.
We are not asking for sup
port, but patronage. A news
paper is not, or at least should
not be a charitable institution,
existing on the aims of the
community. 1t is a perfectly
legitimate business institution
and we hope that The Courant
will be regarded as such. 1t
shall be aim to give full
value for every dollar expend-
ed with us, whether it be in the
advertising, subscription or
job printing department. and
upon this basis respectfully
solicit the patronage of the
people of Bottineau county.
Being a stranger in the city,
we shall appreciate the opport-
unity of becoming better &C.
,quainted, and hope to have one
and all drop in on The Courant
for a handshake.
With these few words of in
PRODUCTION and hoping that we
may be able to do something
to keep Bottineau favorably in
the public eye, we beg to re-
main,
Very respectfully,
O. T. RIsHoFF, Publisher.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-10-08

In Mondays county option
election Minneapolis voted wet
by a majority of approximate
ly 5000 majority. The county
optionists allege gross election
frauds and it is probable that
the affair will get into the
courts before finally settled.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-10-08

A BISMARCK dispatch sug-
gests that Attorney General
Linde may become a candidate
for governor on the republican
ticket. Among others 'also
mentioned are Lieutenant
Governor Frame and State
Treasurer Steen,
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-10-08

Since the closing of the sa-
looms at Moorhead some enter
prising Fargoites are suspect
ed of having started the manu-
facture of a cheap brand OF
whiskey. According to autho-
rites it possesses qualities that
will make a jack rabbit spit a
bull dog square in the face and
dare him to resent it.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-10-08

Congressman Haugen of Iowa
is making a political survey of
North Dakota in the interests
of SenatorC ummins' president
ial candidacy.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-10-08

Dunseith claims to have the
best drinking water in the
state. Samples from the mine
raj springs west of town have
been sent to the state uni
versity for analysis, as it is
supposed that the water has
medicinal qualities.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-10-08

At the state w. CT. y. con-
vention held at Darlington
there were 1O7 delegates pres
ent, representing every section
of the state. The reports of
the various committees show
ed a gratifying growth in every
department.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-10-08

A sample of hard cider taken
from the Owl pool room at
Darlington and sent to State
Chemist Ladd, proved to con-
tain 6,S per cent alcohol-con-
siderable more than the law
allows. The proprietor of the
Owl was placed under arrest
fort maintaining a nuisance.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-10-08

The street fair which was to
have been held at Ryder this
week has been postponed until
Nov. II, IL and 10.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-10-08

A persistent rumor is travel
ing about the state to the effect
that Insurance Commissioner
Taylor will resign his position
to become the president of an
insurance company in Bis
marck.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-10-08

According to the Independ-
ent, Minot is having a moral
awakening and red licker' is
as scarce in the Magic City as
at a Sunday school convention.
Beer is shipped to nearby
towns and hauled in during the
dark night by auto truck.
Whiskey is struggled in from
Montana at a cost of "a cents a
pint and retailed to the parch-
ed populace at $1.25. The au-
thorities are maintaining a
watchful, if not waiting, policy
and the local dispensers are
operating with the utmost eau
ton.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-10-08

Congressman Young w a s
elected moderator of the Con.
gregational congress for two
years at a recent conference
held in New Rockford. Han
kinson was chosen as the next
place of meeting.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-10-08

The annual North Dakota
Agricultural d Industrial
Exposition opened at Bismarck
on Monday of this week. The
exposition continues for two
weeks.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-10-08
F%lIckERTAlL FACTS
and FAnclES

The water rate in Fargo is 10
cents per thousand gallons,
while in Grand Forks it is As
cents-rather a noticeable dis
crepancy.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-10-08

The little town of Burling.
ton is planning a big celebra.
ton in honor of it's recently in.
stalled electric light plant t.
Current is furnished by the
Consumers Power company Of
MinOt.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-10-08

Two fellows were arrested at
Virginia City, Montana, for tax
ing shots at Andy Jones, form
er mayor of Rugby, who is in
the mining business in that
state.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-10-08

Arthur Olson, the ten-year-
old son of Hans Olson of Town
er was kicked in the face by a
horse and received serious in
juries. His nose was fractur-
ed, the lip horribly cut and the
left eye injured 80 that it had
to be removed.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-10-08

Two wheat plots at the Lang
don experiment farm showed a
yield of more than so bushels
to the acre.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-10-08

Mohall will hold a big"After
Harvest Day. celebration some
time during the present month.
More than $500 has been sub
scribed by the business men of
the town to make the event a
success.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-10-08

The little town of Kildeer in
the western part of the state
shipped 100 carloads of cattle
in one day-which indicates
that the slope is still some COW
country.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-10-08

Anamoose will celebrated the
opening of. it's electric light
plant on Saturday in grand
style. Gov. Hanna has promis-
ed to be present and deliver an
address.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-10-08

Mark Anthony Paulson, sup
erintendert of the Rugby city
schools, resigned his job and
left for other fields of endeavor.
The Rugby Tribune in COM
rnenting on the affair admin
sters a severe roasting to the
pedagog, asserting that he e.
fused to do any real work in
the school room, that he drew
his pay check before his month
was up and skipped out on the
train.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-10-08

A herd of nine antelope have
been seen on the prairies OF
Mckenzie county, south Of
SChafer.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-10-08

George S. Lotus, manager
of the Equity Co operative
company, who has been SER
iously ill in Minneapolis for
the past two months, is report
ed to be convalescing and is
expected to be back in trim in
the course of a few weeks.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-10-08

The coal operators at Bur
lington have asked the state
railroad commission for an
other hearing on Ignite coal
rates. According to the opera
tors, the rates as they now
stand are discriminating.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-10-08
0ssiolal Newspaper Of City Of Detinsau.

ADVERTISING RATEs-The charge for dis
play advertising space in the Courant Is
BASED on Is cents per inch. single column
measurement, each issue: annual rate ID
Sents; special position Is cents. Legal I'd.
rerttsing legal rates: locals" 10 cents per
ans: reading matter 10 cents per line.
classified advertising s cents per line.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-10-08

A shortage Of threshing
hands is reported from the vici-
nifty of Beach and the farmers
in that section of the state are
facing a grave situation.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-10-08

The board of university and
school lands will sell "a, OOO
acres of school land in Morton
county during the coming
winter.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-10-08

James H. Cooper of Williston
is the owner of the champion
dairy heifer of North Dakota.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-10-08

The Normands Forbund at
Grand Forks has endorsed p.
O. Thorsen, publisher of Nor
manden, for vice consul, to
succeed the late Halfden Bend
exc. Col. l. A. Berg of Grand
Forks, is also a candidate for
the honor. Fargo has brought
out a candidate in the person of
DR.. H. A. Fje]de and Minot
has no less than two candi-
dates, being DR.. N. Myklestad
and H. E.. Johnson.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-10-08

Glenburn is one of the many
North Dakota villages to in
stall an electric light plant.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-10-08

months in advance. 50 cents: one copy, six
months in advance, rs cents: n copy. one
year in advance. $50. II not paid in a
vance, 600. II sent to canada. one year In
advance, S2.00.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-09-21
Arctic Br0therhoOd.-

, Arctic BrOtherhOOd.--
 :: 5: !: :::::: :: :::: :::: #: ]: +: <: ;: n. sharp. visiting brctt ers cordial ly welcome. A. J. Achesoa, Arctic Chief, w R. Hillery, Arctic Re cordeT. ~=!'I S14ffSe!Fss'
The daily Alaskan., 1915-09-21
MISSING IN NORTH

Dawson News: The police have received a letter from John Han lnr Of Stockton, California, inquir- ing for his sister, Mrs. L. J. Brun- CT, for whom he is very anxious, he states, as he has not heard from her for a long time. She is Il years of age.
 A letter Of inquiry also has been received regarding William Germafn, 65 years of age. Mrs. Thomas Lefrance, of North Bay Ontario, makes the inquiry. and states that she heard MT. Germam had mining property on "Klondtke Island" and was drowned some time ago, .-
The daily Alaskan., 1915-09-21
Perlnlutter.
 and Others
By MONTAGUE GLASS
VIII. THE CENTER
 OF POPULATION
tCopyright, The Frank. A. Munsey Col (Continued from last issue)

lCCpSrlSult 1le fleilA A. E"uAiSSS ~S'l
 (Continued from last issue)
 There he yelled and brandished his scythe full in the path of the oncoming horse until 1t was almost on top Of him. It was nip and tuck, but Jimmie stood 1t out, and at the last moment the trotter swerved and started up the bank. Then it was that Jimmie drop ped his scythc and seized the plunging animal by the bridle just as L0fe ar rived on the scene, tlourishing the bills In his right hand.
 Here, your' he gasped to Tanning. 'Take 'em!' He threw the bills into the wagon. Il don't want 'em"
 Jimmie held on to the horse, gaping at the sight of the money.
 Did he give 1t to yerT" he asked, holding toward Funnlng, who stood up in the wagon and dropped the lines.
 "What's biting youY" the topogra- pher beloved, purple with rage. You leave go that horses head or I'll whale the life out of your
 He grabbed the whip, but Lafe jump ed in beside him, pinHing both his arms to his sides.
 Now. you behnvew Lafe growled. This may be the center of population of all the universe. 1 dunno and don't care. Pick up that money O yours, an be quick about it."
 Tanning stopped to recover the bills from the bottom of the wagon.
 Did he give yer dat mOneyT Jim mic repeated.
 He did," Lafc replied, but l don't want it. Ain't got no use for 1t, an l aiu't got no use for no monuments, neither"
 Jimmie only heard the first part of Lafe's answer.
 An did yer sign any receipt for it?" be continued.
 I.afe slapped his knee.
 By Gregory, 1 did sign one, an l come near furgettin' all about it!' he cried.
 An did yer read II before yer signed it." Jimmie went on COldiy.
 NOW, you let go that horse" Fan ming shrickcd, fairly frothing at the mouth. SciZing the lines, he slapped them violently on the trOtter's back. The horse reared and bucked, but Jim. mic cluug tight to the bridle. There ensucd wild struggle In the wagon. Lafc Goodel had the advantage of mus cle if not of weight, and in another minute Fauning's 200 pounds landed In heap on the dusty surface of the farm lane.
 As the descent was made head first the contents of his pockets fell in shower about him, and prominent among the scattered papers was the document bearing Lafe Gooders sprawling signature. Lafe bounced on It with au exclamation.
 "Lcggo the mare, Jimmic!' he cried. Were all through
 Jimmie released the brldle, and no sooner had he sprung to one side than horse and buggy disappeared down the farm lane in cloud of yellow dust Tanning rose to his feet, and, hastily gathering up his belongings, took to hIs heels after the trotter, shouting curses as he went.
 An now, Jimmie" said Lafe, well take q look nt the pesky thing. You'd better read 1t. Your eyes are better than mine"
 Jimmie took the document from LNfe and unfOlded 1t.
 "'Fnow all men by these presents " he began. "that I, Lafayette GOOdel,