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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-11-23
Presbyterian Church.

Sunday II: 90 a. m. 7:3Op p. m.
Y. r. S. c. E. meets at g.: 80
p. m.
Sunday School IL: 90.
Wednesday sevening at s: 100
p. m. devotional service.
Saturday at z: 30 p. m. choir
practice
Next week a series of meet
ings on special topics. Stere-
opticon lectures Monday and
Friday evening.
Thursday evening there will
be a Union Thanksgiving Ser
vice at the Baptist church, Rev.
McBain officiating, Rev. Mac
Neil of Forbes, N. D. preach.
ing.
A Cordial invitation is ex-
tended to all.
III. Lewis Meyer, pastor.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-11-23
C00DSALARY

Edgar Raymond and Miss
Martha Lilleboe are not sor-
ry they secured a business
education. One is with the
Freda State Bank, Freda,
n. u. and the other with
Lyons Auto Co., Grand
Forks. Send for free cata-
log and let us show you
other young people who
have made good. Board
only So. 80. Union CONNER
cial College, Grand Forks,
N. Oak.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-11-23
Vinje Lutheran Church

Confirmation class at 3: 90
Saturday at III. Hagen.
Choir practice in the church
Saturday evening at $50.
Services at II o'clock Sun
day.
Y. P. Society at 8 O'Clock
Sunday evening.
Joseph Lunde, Pastor.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-11-23
Baptist Church.

There will be the usual eve
ming services in the Baptist
church Sunday evening at Z: 80.
On Thanksgiving evening a
union service will be held, to
which all the people of Botti-
neau are invited.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-04-07

This newspaper business is q great
game. Just in the midst Of an obitu-
airy of dear friend and when hot
tears threaten to flow down and blot
out the words you write, there breaks
through the Office door the radiant
face of the daddy of a new boy!
Tears and Joy mingle in the same
breath and the giving and taking
away of life are recorded on the same
page. Before you have finished the
obituary the breezy advance man for
comedy show pops in and asks you
to write a scream for his Forty Fat
Frolicsome Fairies and how joyous
they are. Before you have done with
the kind words about your departed
friend, the Joy over the new baby,
and finished the showman's ad, q fell
low sneaks in to ask you to suppress
the story of the fight that he was
mixed up in. Then after putting all
the lace and trimmings ON the brides
wedding gown, dressing the groom
in the conventional black and start
ing them off with congratulations
and best wishes you turn again to
the tear side of life and write: But
the stately ship moves on. To the
haven under the hill; And oh! for the
touch of a vanished hand, And the
sound Of a voice that is STILL" Then
comes lull and the old typewriter
is content to record the commonplace
facts knowing that Just around the
corner and each awaiting his turn
stands Joy, Grief, Sorrow, Mirth, Sar-
casm, Wit and Laughter.-Life, as
depicted by the Oakley Graphic.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-04-07
CONTEMPORARY COMMENT

We often hear of street car and
auto hogs but not being permitted
to meet either of these very often
the slave of this sheet desires to take
a whack at the hog of the sidewalk.
Not being belligerent by nature we
have never tried the time honored
method of knocking the offender into
the gutter but we have been peeved
and often DESTROYS of bringing per-
sonal injury to some Of the mem
bers of that species best described as
"All mine, get out of the way" We
may not pay as much taxes as lot
of the gentlemen Of leisure who are
always to be found on the streets but
we do feel that we pay enough to
deserve at least the curb and that is
more than we get sometimes. Per-
haps the fellow who never gives
part of the walk thinks the other
man can jump over him or crawl be-
tween his legs with no special effort
but we have never become accus-
toned to either of these methods of
procedure. The fact that four or five
are walking abreast doesn't mean
that all traffic bound the other way
should take the sidetrack. The big
freight often gets out of the way by
request for the fast mail. II some
one is DESTROYS of doing missionary
work good place to begin would be
on the sidewalk and our suggestion
of methods would be to have a nice
large square shoulder and plant it
gently but firmly somewhere near the
so-called bread basket Of the high
and mighty 1T who apparently never
learned that others have rights. The
call is strong and we hope someone
will answer though we must confess
that our life insurance is not yet
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-04-07

Some of our local sports got spe-
cial reports from the big fight Satur-
day. Regardless of the fact that the
reports were received an hour OF
more before the Rght was to begin,
all went down smoothly until 1t was
reported that the fight was declared
off in the ninth round on account of
snow, when the bunch suddenly real
lied that the whole thing was a
frost. One Of our prominent business
men has gained several pounds from
the good laugh he got over his part
in furnishing the reports.-Greens-
burg Signal.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-04-07

Harmony prevails with great vigor
among the Republicans Of Oklahoma
At convention down there the other
day one delegate grabbed a big
chunk of harmony and SHE'D it at an
other delegate, hitting him on the
jaw. Two other fellows, each with
his fists full Of harmony. put on a
political peace demonstration in a
hotel lobby and one Of them had to
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-04-07

town would rather hitch there than
have their teams on the street. =
Quite a little fire took place at the
B. w. Dewitt farm home last Tues
day, and it would have done much
damage had it not been discovered
and put out by the neighbors. AS 1t
was barrel of gasoline and a pile
of wood were burned. Mr.. and Mrs.
Dewitt were in town at the time.
The fire is supposed to have started
from where some trash had been
burned the day before, and which
was thought to have been entirely
burned out.-Meade Globe.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-04-07

Frank Cheatham and Miles Ed
wards, the two little boys who decid
ed to start out in life for themselves
and with a horse and saddle, rev0l
yer and about $25 in money left las
Tuesday, were overtaken by Sheriff
Talley, Franks uncle, at house In
Oklahoma, where they had stopped
for the night between here and Guy.
mon, and brought them back home
In examining the guns, they had acct
dentally discharged 1t, the bullet TAX
ing small piece Of skin from one OF
Franks legs and some of the sole
from one of Miles shoes. The boys
should be exceedingly thankful 1t was
no worse and get lesson from this
that will go with them through life.
--Ochiltree News.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-04-07

The hitch racks on the streets are
now thing of the past, the last ones
being removed this week. The city
dads are to be congratulated on this
improvement. Hitch racks have been
erected on the lots on the south side
of the Square," back of McGuire's
sb,re. This provides good place to
hitch teams, and people driving TO
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-04-07

In the name Of friendship, love and
truth; faith, hope and charity, sun,
moon, etc., we beseech our city broth
ers and sisters to honor, cherish and
obey the ordinance against letting
chickens run loose during the ap-
preaching garden and good lawns
season.-Harper Sentinel.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-04-07

Pratt has been full of tramps the
past two weeks and they annoy wo-
men by constantly knocking on the
back doors and begging for some
thing to eat, a pair OF old shoes, or
some other article of wearing APP
parel. 1t is not charity to encourage
these beggars in their idleness al
though it is practiced at our place
as well as in other homes and the
writer is usually unable to turn one
away empty. But IL all would cut
their rations short they would soon
quit our town. At least no one should
be fed until he has worked enough to
pay for what he gets. Let them dig
hole in the ground and then fill II
up again il you have no other work
for them to do, and thus teach them
how to work-Pratt Union.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-04-07

We send our soldiers into Mexico
to hunt for Villa and bring him back.
While the entry is being made this
country ships into greaserland 300,-
900 rounds of ammunition. That
don't look like fair proposition
send our boys to face American bull
lets. Why not stop sending ammuni-
ton into Mexico? Why furnish the
enemy ammunition to fight us?-Ar-
kansas City Traveller.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-04-07

"Limberger cheese laid away in
cupboards and defrigerators will
drive ants away" says an exchange.
No doubt Of 1t. 1t will drive a hog
out of tan yard; it will drive q
spike in brick; it will drive tramp
away from a meal Of victuals; 1t will
drive mule through a barbed wire
fence; it would drive herd Of cat
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-04-07

tie over precipice; 1t will drive a
negro away from chicken roost OF
a man to insanity who stays FIVE min
utes within ten feet Of its unsavory
presence. And yet some men will sit
up and eat the stuff and profess to
like it.-Newkirk Herald.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-04-07
OVER THE STATE

The man who can get out Of a
trunk after being put in there with
legs and arms tied. La qualified to
dress in Pullman berth.-Newkirk
Herald.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-04-07

And now England calls out the
married men. Albion is learning at
last the necessity of having real fight
ing men of experience in crisis like
this.-Houston Post.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-04-07

Walt Mason's rule in politics: Men
worry themselves gray over political
problems, and it's all useless. One
simple, safe rule governs me In polit-
ical affairs, and have found 1t easy
to observe, and excellent in results.
am against anything Clifford Pin
chot is for. .Anea
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-04-07
heavy enough to do the mourning
relatives justice should we undertake
the campaign.-Stafford Republican.

August Lapee, who lives on the
Frank Mullinix farm near Hooker,
was arrested Tuesday on complaint
sworn out by his wife, charging as
sault and battery. Lapee was brought
to Guymon by Deputy Sheriff Jim
Livesay and entered plea of guilty
before Judge Paine, paying fine and
costs of $22.10. 1t seems that the
Lapees have not lived together har-
moniously for some time, and Mrs.
Lapee was a widow with five chill
dren when August Lapee married
her. One child has been born to
them since their marriage. Tuesday
morning an alteration occurred be-
tween the couple, in which, 1t is said,
Lapee got his wife by the throat.
When she got loose she secured dip
per of scalding water and was about
to pour same on her husband when
he landed an uppercut over her eye,
which settled matters for a while.
The eye was dressed by physician
and Mrs. Lapee boarded the train for
Guymon to have her husband called
to time.-Guymon Herald.
Chas. Hinkle had a pretty close
call to being dragged to death Sun
day evening. AS 1t was he was Sc
verely bruised and lacerated about
the face and head. He was riding
horseback when one Of the bride
reins broke and he was unable to
control his horse. It ran away with
him, throwing him off and when he
fell his foot hung in the stirrup. He
was dragged for some distance be-
hind the running, kicking horse and
was struck once in the face. The
impact from the blow seemed to re-
lease his foot from the stirrup, at any
rate when he was struck in the face
his foot was freed, which is probably
all that saved his life. Charlie was
in town Wednesday looking much the
worse from his painful experience
but feeling mighty lucky that he es-
capped as well as he did. It certainly
was close call and his friends are
rejoicing that he escaped so luckily.
Beaver Herald.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-04-07

Old Bill Shiftless thinks Uncle Sam
should have more general system
of pensions. Old Bill thinks that
every woman who has spent twenty
years doing washings for the public
should be given an amount equal to
what she earned over the tub.
THAT" says Old Bill, would put
our family in pretty good shape and
the old lady could take things little
easier as she grows older. Deacon
Walker in the Osborne Farmer.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-04-07

be taken to a hospital. This thing
of fusing two factions of a political
party, whose ideas are as different as
black and white, is a mere snap when
you get at IL right.-Stafford Courier.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-04-07

Kansas boasts of its fearless edi-
tors, yet there is not newspaper
man in the state who would dare
print the truth about the activities
which the local churches promote
and relate the manner in which 1t is
done.-P. Casper Harvey, in the
Hays Free Press.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-04-07

A tramp recently approached a
man on the streets Of Parsons and
asked II there was anything he could
do to earn quarter. The citizen
told him that he might furnish lit
tie amusement by standing on his
head. While a crowd gathered the
Weary William got out in the street
and cast his feet toward zenith, but
as he did SO full pint Of liquor
slipped from his inside coat pocket
and broke on the pavement. The
tramp got his quarter, but didn't
seem very well pleased with the re-
suit of his acrobatic Coffey-
Vile Journal.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-04-07

Elder and Mrs. G.. T. Colvin ar
planning to move to Liberal nes
week and were very agreeably sui
prised today noon when sixty-fou
friends arrived at their home I
spend a few pleasant hours wit
them. They took we'll filed basket
of eatibles and all enjoyed the occs
sion.-Tyrone Observer.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-04-07
W. e. Benson purchased the pa

w. e. Benson purchased the PAT
ton Rardon Elevator which was sol
Monday to the highest bidder, tn
price paid was $4,000. w. s. Smitl
purchased the garage and twelve lot
for the sum Of $295. We understan,
there was firm in Liberal that trie,
to stop the sale by injunction, Blu
got the injunction from Texas coun
ty, Oklahoma, while the elevator 1
located in Sherman county. Texaf
which of course made the injunctio.
no good-Texhoma Argus.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-08-09

under the circumstances, and thai
they handled this great matter with
the utmost care and an eye single tc
{, the peoples interest.
Matters will now be pushed with
the utmost expedition, and it is ex.
pected that all the details incident
to closing the sale, delivery of the
bonds, an4 receipt of the money will
be completed within a few days, and
that actual work on Polk's magnifi-
cent road system of 217 miles will
begin about September LIST.
The following are the bids which
were received and analyzed, every
one being carefully dissected, and all
conditions, strings" etc., being TAX
en- into consideration before the sue
cessful bidder was selected
A. B. Leach G Co., New York, cash
bid, $100.179; alternative bid OF
101 1-8, as follows: 100000 cash
balance to be left on deposit with
them, and to be paid as may be re-
quired by the work, per cent. in
terest being allowed the county on
the deferred payments.
Elston, Clifford & Company, Chi.
cago, H., $1,4S8, 900 and accrued in.
terest.
G.. b. Sawyers & Company, Jack.
sonville, Fla, bidding jointly with
John Nuveen & Company, of Chi,
cago. ILL.,, $1,49O,36O, with $4,000
additional if payable in New York
&c. w. McNear & Company, Chi.
cago, ILL.,, $1,478,675 If payable in
Barlow; $1,489,95O if payable In
New York or Chicago.
Providence Savings Bank & Trust
Company, Cincinnati, o., $1,4S6,65O
Splitter, ROrick C Company, To
ledo. o., 1902 and accrued interest
! (this bid was withdrawn.
Heard National Bank of Jackson.
vile. Fla. s1,49O,O75 II payable ir
New York; $1.47s.s25 IL payable in
Barlow.
Vofger, Mosser & Willman, Chi
cago, ILL.,, S1,4S3, 3,50O-sl2,O0O Less
! IL payable in Barlow
Field, Richards & Company, oi
Cincinnati, o., and Cunning Prud.
den & Company of Toledo, o., ST..
477,950; $4,000 additional IL pay.
able in New York.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-08-09
WITHDRAWAL OF
U.S.. TROOPS TO
Be FIRST SUBJECT
under DISCUSSION
(By Associated Press. }

Washington, Aug. Secretary
of the Interior Lane and Justice
Brandeis were selected as two of the
American mediators of the joint
commission to settle the Mexican diff
ficulties. The other committeeman
will be announced later.
The government formally an
nounced the acceptance of Carranza's
proposal The president requested a
third man to act rs mediator by tele-
graph. The first subject to be treat.
ed will be the withdrawal OF Amer.
ican troops from Mexico.
The military situation disposed of
the commission will be ready to pro-
coed with an investigation to deter
mine whether interests desiring in
tervention ares responsible for the
border raids.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-08-09
SH-KArS SON
CAUSES UNEASINESS
(By Associated Press. }

IIankow, Aug. S.-Reform news
papers are displaying some uneasi-
ness about the possible movements of
Yuan Ko-ting, the eldest son of the
late Yuan Shi-kai. Yuan Ko-ting
returned to Changtehfu, his fathers
ancestral home, together with all the
wives and children of the late pres
ident. While he has remained con-
stantly at Changtehfu. engaged in
mourning for his father, it is report
ed that he is in secret communica-
tion with many of the old military
officers who enjoyed the confidence
of Yuan Ski-kai and is preparing to
assert his rights as heir to the lost
empire.
MANY of the monarchists contend
that Yuan Shi-kai and his family
actually re-established the empire,
and believed they created new dy-
nasty, although Yuan Shi-kai never
was actually enthroned in a public
way.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-08-09
POLK COUNTY'S. $l,5OO,OOO
BOND ISSUE SOLD TODAY TO
Alb. LEACH & CO. FOR 100. e

Sale of the one and one-half mil
lion dollar bond issue was consum-
mated by the County Commissioners
of Polk county today. A. B. Leach
& c., of New York City, being the
successful bidders. and the sale price
being 100.179, equivalent to approx
imately 100 Is, or slightly above
par. The sale is for cash as soon as
the bonds are ready for delivery.
The Commissioners considered the
bids for many hours, and weighed
their respective points of advantage,
as viewed from every angle. They
had an alternative bid from Leach
& Co. which on the face seemed a
better offer, the figure being placed
at 101 1-S, but this bid contemplat-
ed the payment of only $500, 900
down, and did not provide for prop
er security for the deferred $1,000
900. The bid of Elston, Clifford &
Co. was brought up to par this
morning, this firms representative
having conferred with his house,
since the bids were opened yester-
day morning. In some respects this
was the most attractive bid made,
but the Commissioners did not feel
justified in considering it because it
was modified after the other bids
had been received and opened.
Had time bids been encouraged it
is likely that some better offers
would have been received, but when
it is considered that the entire pro-
ceeds of the bonds are to be paid i'm
mediately in cash, that the money
will be brought to this county at
once, and that there is absolute as
surance that no matter what may
happen to affect financial conditions
we are safe. and our work can pro-
ceed, the sale may be regarded as q
satisfactory one. The propositions
might all have been turned down
and new bids advertised for, but this
would have involved delay. and there
would be the risk that, as is not un-
likely, in thirty days hence, the bond
market might not be In as healthy
condition as it is at this time.
On the whole, having been present
during the consideration OF the bids
and being intimately in touch with
the situation, we feel that the Com
missioners did the best thing possible
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-08-09
SECOND CHOICE VOTES
ARE CONSTITUTIONAL

Jacksonville, Aug. 9.-All ques-
tion OF the constitutionality OF the
second-choice provision of the Bryan
primary law was yesterday set
aside by the State Supreme court in
a ruling which declared it constitu-
tional. This decision was rendered
in the case of Knott vs.. Haskell and
others, in which the court held the
opinion that Mr.. Knott is entitled to
have the votes in Precinct 2 George
town., Putnam county, recounted.
The Georgetown precinct is the
only one in Putnam county In which
the votes of June have not been
recounted.
In this decision the court-over-
ruled all questions of law argued by
counsel for Sidney ]. Cats. The
Cats attorneys contended that the
second-choice voting provisions OF
the primary law are unconstitution-
al, and sought to have the court SO
declare them. In the June primary
Mr.. Cats led his nearest opponent,
W. V. Knott, in first choice votes.
This lead, however, was greatly cut
down by the second-choice votes re-
ceived by Mr.. Knott
The courts decision also gives the
inspectors in the Georgetown pre-
cinct the privilege OF saying by an
swer that they correctly counted and
tabulated all first and second-choice
votes on the first count. They are
allowed until Friday, the 18th of
August, to file such answers.
1t is claimed, however, that the
original tally sheet sent in by the in
spectors from the precinct in ques-
tion shows on it's face that the sec
ond choice vote was Tailed in such
manner that the county canvassfng
board of Putnam county was unable
to determine from whose frst-choiee
ballots the second choice tallies were
taken. It is also claimed that the
distribution of first and second
choice votes as they appear on the
tally sheet shows that Mr.. Knott
will gain from FIVE to nine second
choice votes when they are correctly
counted and tabuIated.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-08-09
MpLOYFES Want
EIGHT Hours
and OVERTIME
isis III THE INDUSTRIAL
WORLD HAS BEEN AvERTED
By DECIsION OF MEN TO ARBI-
/, rRATE
(BY Associated Press. /,

New York, Aug 9.-The threat
ID strike Of four hundred thousand
lroad employees was averted when
men accepted the proffer of the
ieral Board of Mediation and Con-
alton to mediate their differences.
ration as It Existed Up to Noon
(By Associated Press.)
Sew York. Aug. 9.-The national
ference of railroad managers
In rejected the demands of the
: brctherhoods for an eight hour
and time and a half for over
e. The managers proposed sub
ting the differences to a Federal
iiati0n Board. A. B. Garretson
scted the proposal on behalf of
men. Garretson however, had
objections to the roads making an
eaI. II that event he said the
n could make known their atti-
% toward the Federal Board in
r reply Garretscn indicated the
y would be favorable.
S'he mediation Board sent from
ellington last night by President
son Is In session at a nearby ho-
d The manager soon appealed to
u board to mediate. The Board
itl offered its services to the men
. at noon are still awaiting re-
W It is Indicated the men would
, ,e to arbitrate.