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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-12-14
HANGS SELF FOLLOWING
=, JEALOUS FIT

D&.uson, N. D., Dec. g.
Jacob Illus, 55 years of age,
took his. Nm life by hanging
some IL. during Friday
night, at his home in the east
ern portion of the city. He
was living alone at the time
and his body, cold in death,
was not discovered until Sat
urday morning, when Mrs.
Heiser, a relative, went to the
house with the intention of in
quiring why the window
shades were drawn.
The door was locked, but
she managed to look in
through the glass and saw the
body hanging from a rope.
She hurriedly notified her
brother, Dotninick Fisher, who
in turn called the sheriff and
coroner.
Dinius had evidently planned
self destruction with delibera-
ton, as his body was found
hanging from a doubled clothes
line, fastened in the garret to
a nail, which he had evidently
driven just before committing e
the deed, as the, hammer was
left nearby. He evidently
formed the moose while up in
the garret and placed it about
his neck, later jumping to the
floor below Although the rope
was so long that the lower
portion of the body rested on
the floor, the neck was broken
and DEATH had undoubtedly
been instantaneous.
The rash act was the out
come Of a series of quarrels
with his wife, of whom he had
been insanely jealous in late
years. The matter came to a
climax in September attending e
the wedding of son north of
Dickinson. At that time Din
ius accused his wife of infdei-
ity. This the wife resented
and desperate quarrel follow,
ed, the wife finally being or
dered from the house. She
has since been residing with a
son. Is. ,as-~ ..... 49,, ,-.. =,
A few days ago she commen-
ced proceedings for divorce and
on Friday the papers were
served upon the husband.
That same night he took his
life, leaving a note pinned to
the divorce papers, on which
was written in a foreign langu
age, Mrs. Dinius was to blame
for his act and that she could
now have her freedom. so it is
alleged.
Deceased and family came to
North Dakota from Russia in
1901 and homesteaded the
southwest quarter of section
4 141-96. They prospered and
later purchased another section
of land. Three years ago they
sold out their holding and pur-
chased a residence in east
Dickinson. Nine children sur
vive, besides the wife.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-12-14
MILLION PEOPLE,
BY 1920 CENSUS
North Dakota Maintaining Its Record
For Steady Growth In
Population.

Bismarck, Dec. 9.-North
Dakota is camping on Ore
CONS trail and is now less than
100. 600 behind that state in
population, the latest estimates
of the =. S. bureau of the cen
sus show. The Flickertail
State, the census bureau guess
es, now has 752,26O people.
while Oregon has 848. 866.
Six years ago when the last
federal deCennial census WAS
taken, North Dakota had 577,
155 people; in 1915, a state
census gave North Dakota $685.
956 people; the fact that ap.
proximately 10000 votes were
cast in the recent general elec-
ton, would indicate that the
census departments present
estimate for North Dakota is
quite conservative.
North Dakota is maintaining
it's record for speed. In 1860
all of Dakota territory number
ed 4, 837 people; in 1870, that
part of the territory now en-
braced in North Dakota, had a
population of 2, ,4O5; the end of
the following decade found
&c. 900 people, an increase of
/, 434. 7 per cent.
In 1890, the federal census
reported 1872, 719 people, a gain
of 395. l per cent over the pre-
vious decade. In 1900, the fed
eral census gave North Dakota
319, 146, an increase of 74.7 per
cent, and in 1910 the popula-
ton of 577,O5 showed a gain
of 80 per cent over the last de,
cade. The gain made in the
last six years is "a per cent. or
at the rate of 60 per cent for the
decade.
North Dakota leads South
Dakota in the latest federal >es
innate by about $4,000; it has
300, 600 more people than Mon.
tana, with 466, 214; more than
800, 600 more than Idaho, with
436, 881; and Utah, with 1885,
974. North Dakota is five
times as populous as Wyoming,
with 1872, 264.
If the present rate of increase
is maintained, North Dakota
will easily have a million peo
pie in 1920. A sixty per cent
gain for the decade would give
the state 923, 289 people in 1920,
and every one is confident that
the immigration movement
during the next few years will
be the greatest in. the history
of the state. and that the in
crease for the ensuing four
year will far outstrip that OF
the last six.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-12-14
APPRECIATION OF EFFORTS

We. the undersigned contin.
gent from Bottineau county to
the International Live Stock
Exposition at Chicago, via the
Great Northern special, do
hereby wish to express our ap-
probation of the Great North
ern railway officials, Mr.. Crane
and especially Mr.. Fred w.
Cathro, for their untiring and
cheerful efforts to make our
trip social and educational
treat. We know Of nothin g
within their power left undone
in our behalf.
Signed: 4
A. H. White.
S. C. Lonsbrough.
Jno. B. Russell.
NJ. H. Murray.
O. G. Nuland.
Thos. Taylor.
J. NJ. Miller.
H. NJ. Craig. 1850
Chas. Fl. Russell.
Ole Thompson.
Arthur Gorder.
G. r. Chamberlain.
Oscar Vinje. ..
A. Odegaard.
Charley Russell. ..
John Burk hart,
II. r. Russell.
]. ]. Scully.
w. ]. Scully.
Arthur Hall.
| Duncan Beaton. -
William Armstrong.
NJ. Kitzman.
John McPhee.
James Atkinson.
| Adolph Erdman.
r. Lundy.
/ August Seffert.
Ross Trimble.
Christ Jensen.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-12-14
LAD ESCAPES
FROM RUSSIA
Young Lads Are Being Forced to
Take Up Arms For,
The Car.

NlnOt. n. d., Dec. y, 1916. -.
After "A thrilling escape from
Courland, Russia, via Siberia
into China, then to Japan anc
then to America, Saul Gordon,
brother of Abe and Herman
Gordon Of this city, has finally
arrived in Minot.
| It took Saul some time tc
make this roundabout trip, but
that was the least of his wor-
ries. He is indeed thankful to
| be here.
He asserts, through interpre-
ters that reign of terror ex-
lists in Russia. The czar is
forcing lads sixteen years of
age into the army, and to go to
the front now means al
most certain death. Famine,
desolation and despair prevail
everywhere. While many char
liable organizations are at work
the task of feeding and cloth
ing the wretched people is a
tremendous one and starvation
stalks everywhere.
Russia has always been COM
PEELED to import many of the
necessities of life, but with the
prolongation of the war aud
most of these cut off the great
est OF hardships exist.
Mr.. Gordon does not care to
speak of the various methods
he used to evade the steel
bound passport laws of Russia,
but he asserts that the army is
filled with graft, especially
among the officers and that in
these days a little money may
90 long way.
He states that a very few
people are loyal to the czar or
the cruel bureaucracy that
rules in Russia and while there
has been mutterings of discon-
tent and uprisings the strong
est forces have been used to
put them down.
Young Gordon himself,
while only II years of age, IS
quite slight in build, and he
posed as lad of l6, but when
they started to force the boys
Of IS into the line he believed
it best to depart while there
was still some semblance of an
opportunity to get away. He
encountered the greatest dan.
gers while making his way
through Siberia. Spies and
informers are every where, so
he was careful to be seen as
little as possible.
He states that the men re-
sort to every deception to avoid
military service and that many
put themselves in the way of
contagious diseases and other
ills that will destroy their use
fulness for military duty.
Others shoot off their thumbs
or injure or wound themselves
SO that they would be of no
particular use in fighting the
! car s battles.
He says that America is good
enough for him and that he
cares nothing about seeing
Russia again. He intends to
take out citizenship papers
just as quickly as he can do so.
III or.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-12-14

Four Buckle Arctics, good
weight all siz S1.89.
1-Buckle Arctics. good weight.
all sizes 88 cents. Dissolution
Sale Of Catlin, Smith s. Co. q
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-12-14

!. Have you tried on of those
excellent meals at Golden s
Lunch Room? If,
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-12-14
Farm Loan Meeting Dates.

County Agent Henderson
will meet the farmers of Whit
by township at the club hall
Tuesday, Dec. 21st, at 2 p. IN.
Everyone interested invited to
attend.
"A good meeting was held at
Omemee Monday, about 20
farmers being present.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-12-14

For Sale-Two second hand
heaters. Will be sold cheap.
Apply at the Courant Office. (tf
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-12-14

For Sale Piano, good as
new. Enquire at Courant Of.
ace. (d7tf
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-07-26
THE EDUCATIONAL ISSUE.

Brother Galloway, of the Associ-
ate Reformed Presbyterian, sent out
has Educational Issue last week,
which is an admirable piece Of work.
The arrangement of the paper is ex-
cellent, and the work fine.
The Educational Issue is devoted
to an advertisement Of the Colleges
at Due West, and as such it is a de-
cided success. Cuts of the buildings
and of some of the prominent educa-
tors are carried in the paper. There
is an article on the Seminary by DR..
F. Y: Pressly, articles on Erskine
College, by Rev. J. P. Knox, Chair
man of the Board of Trustees, by
DR.. E. B. Kennedy, acting president
of the college, and by DR.. G. G. Par
kinson.. There is also an article from
the pen of Judge Jos. T. Johnson, of
the Federal Court and one from Con-
gresham Padgett, who was the An
niversary Orator ct the recent COM
mencement. Rev. M. R. Plaxco writes
of Christian Education and other
we'll known members cf the denomi-
nation have contributed to the issue.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-07-26

ger Of loss from disease. The pas
lures here furnish feed for stock for
from two to four months longer than
in the great stock-raising sections of
the United States. The pasture lands
in other states sell for fabulous
prices as compared with the prices at
which pasture lands may be bought
with US. All this goes to show the
truth of the statements made.
The business of stock-raising is in
its infancy in this section but some
of our progressive farmers are ex-
perimenting in it. 1t is believed that
they are meeting with success in
their several ventures, and if they
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-07-26
Miller's Antiseptic Oil Known A.
SNAKE OIL
Will Positively Relieve Pain in Three
Minutes.

Try it right now for Rheumatism,
Neuralgia, Lumbago, sore, stiff and
swollen joints, pains in the head,
back and limbs, corns, bunions, etc.
After one application pain disap-
pears as if by magic.
A never-failing remedy used inter-
nally and externally for Coughs,
Colds, Group, Sore Throat, Diph-
liberia and Tonsilitis.
This Oil is conceded to be the
most penetrating remedy known. Its
prompt and immediate effect in re-
lieving pain is due to the fact that
it penetrates to the affected parts at
once. AS an illustration, pour Ten
Drops on the thickest piece of sole
leather, and it will penetrate this
substance through and through in
three minutes.
Accept no substitute. This great
oil is golden red color only: Every
bottle guaranteed; 25c and SOC a
bottle, or money refunded. At lead
ing druggists. P. B. Speed.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-07-26
APATHY.

The State and other papers ad-
vocating the reelection of Governor
Manning have been telling the peo-
pie that the little interest shown in
the campaign by the people Of the
state evidences the fact, as they see
it, that the people are satisfied with
Manning. ..
In the first place, we do not think
there has been a lack of interest in
the campaign. 1t is true that only
few people attended the meetings in
Spartanburg, Greenville and two or
three other counties, whereas in
those counties there have always
been crowds heretofore. But, here
tofore, the meetings have been in
these counties at the close of the
campaign, and not at the beginning,
and at a season when the farmers
could turn out to the meetings in
stead of at the busy work season.
But these things did not keep the
people from attending when the cam
paign reached Anderson. There was
a crowd at that meeting, and so was
there at Laurens. AS many people
attended the meeting in Greenwood
and Newberry as usually do. In Alb
beville there was larger crowd
than at either of the campaign meet
ings two years ago. So that some OF
the apathy is imaginary.
The real apathy has seemed to us
to be among the people supposed to
support Ma1ning in this race. With
all the work possible it has seemed
next to impossible to get them to en-
roll so as to qualify themselves to
vote in the primaries. Does this in
dicate that these people are satisfied
with Manning?
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-07-26
ABBEvILLE COUNTY HISTORY

The letter of Mr.. VIM. D. Sullivan
of Ware Shoals, in this issue, de-
serves more than passing notice
There is no county in the state with
more places of historical interest
than Abbeville county. There is no
county in the state whose history
would be more interesting than that
of this county. There are histories
of other counties in the state, which
in some measure help to save for us
the historical facts relating to these
counties, but nobody has made an
attempt to write the history of Alb
beville county.
The suggestion that some sort of a
historical society be formed to save
as much of this history as possible
for the future generations is timely.
But who will do the work? Who will
assume the burden?
More history is preserved in the
files of the Press and Banner than
anywhere else we suppose. We
would be glad to give any person who
would undertake to write history
of this county the benefit of the in
formation contained in these files,
if only we could find someone enough
interested to take up the work.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-07-26
STOCK RAISING.

Some years ago one of the pro.
fessors at Clemson College, a native
of the State of Virginia, and from
that part Of the state where stock
raising is the leading industry, told
the writer that the Piedmont was the
greatest country in the world fol-
stock-raising.
This statement would seem to be
substantiated if any substantiatior
was needed, by the information fur.
nished in another column by Presi.
dent Harrison of the Southern Rail
way.
In this section of the state all kinds
of stock may be raised without dan
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-07-26
A. H. DAGNALL,
CANDIDATE FOR CONGRESS.
WHO ADVOCATES: .5

Payment to the Confederate vet.
erans of the money collected by the
Federal Government from the illegal
tax on cotton;
A law prohibiting the intermarri-
age of whites and negroes in the city
of Washington;
A rural credit law which will en-
able the thrifty tenant to own his
own home;
The restriction of immigration by
stringent laws;
An army and navy Of sufficient
strength to maintain the honor and
dignity of the nation;>
The enactment of laws that will
make farming attractive and profit
able;
Federal aid for public highways;
Federal inheritance tax;
Payment Of pensions to old civi
service employees;
Strict enforcement of Civil Service
rules;
A fair division of profits between
capital and labor.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-07-26
do, the South will have another
source of revenue besides cotton.
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS. ~ they
tarrh is q blood or constitutional disease,
and in order to cure It you must take in
ternal remedies. Halls Catarrh Cure is
taken internally. and acts directly upon
Catarrh Cure is not Quack medicine. It
was prescribed by one Of the best ply
sicians In this country for years and Is
q regular prescription. It is composed Of
the best tonics known. combined with the
best blood purifiers. acting directly on the
mucous surfaces. The perfect combina-
ton Of the two ingredients is what pro-
,duces such wonderful results in curing
catarrh. Send for testimonials, free.
F. J. CHENEY G. CO., Props, Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists. price 75c.
Take Halrs Family Pills for constipationF
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-07-26
THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

In last weeks issue we carried a
story of the reorganization of the
Chamber of Commerce. Unless the
people Of the city have something in
view which they have determined: to
do, and for which the cooperation
of all the business interests of the
town is desired, it would be worse
than useless to meet again, rent Of
fees, furnish them, and then be
forced to the trouble of getting rid
of the furniture.
In the last few years the business
men of the town have organized in
!. to some kind of a business entity on
two or more occasions. On neither
occasion was anything accomplished
because there was nothing in view
when the organization was had.
If the people want to organize for
the purpose of building good roads,
or of interesting the people of the
town in some particular enterprise
of different kind, or of any kind,
it might be worth while to do so,
otherwise the time will be spent in
vain. An organization which meets
for the sole purpose Of meeting and
adjourning is worse than no organi-
zation.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-07-26

Mrs. A. M. Sharp miss Zula Brock)
writes of the Woman's College.
The paper also carries advertise
ments of other denominational in.
stitutions in the state and elsewhere,
as we'll as local advertisements from
the business men of Due West.
Mr.. Galloway shows capacity to
handle not only a railroad but other
big things as WELL,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-07-26
ESTATE OF MRS M. e. LYON.
..'' DECEASED. S.s
Notice of Ssttlsmsnt and Application
for Final Discharge.

Take Notice. that on the 21st day
Of August, 1916, will render q Anal
account Of my accounts and doing
as Executor Of the Estate Of Mrs. n.
E. Lyon, deceased, in the Office Of
Judge Of Probate for Abbeville Coun-t
ty at 10 o'clock, q. M, and ON the;
same day will apply for final dis,
charge from my trust as such Exc!
cutor. q 81
All persons having demands
against said estate will present them
for payment on or before that day,
proven and authenticated or be for.
ever barred.
ALPH LYON, Executor.
d.26.7 Il - q ~ - ~ n 95.,
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1916-10-12
ONE OF NAPOLEoN'S IDEAS
He Founded ST. cyr Military Academy
to Get Cavalry Leaders From
Good Families.

The great French military acad-
envy Of st. Cyr, about which so much
is heard in these days, was, of course,
founded by Napoleon One of Ma
poleon's chief military difficulties
was to obtain officers for his new ar
mics, and it was mainly with a view
to overcoming this difficulty that he
organized the great military college
at st. Cyr-LEcole. He specially
wanted to secure good cavalry lead
ers, and convinced of the necessity
of such leaders being of good fam
ily," he issued the curious instruc-
ton that those who fulfilled require
ments in this respect should be eek
amined with indulgence as regards
knowledge of arithmetic and geom-
etry."-Christian Science Monitor.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1916-10-12
REMEMBERING FACES.

Hotel clerks have a way of recog-
Mining guests as soon as they sign
Q register. The most successful ho-
tel keepers have to have this power
of remembering the faces of their
guests and all about them or they
would soon lose their custom by the
mistakes they would make.
Bank cashiers carry in their mem
cries the faces and signatures of
most Of the customers of the bank.
Detectives, too. get into the habit
Of remembering the faces of every
one with whom they have to deal,
whether criminals or not.
al don't think / have ever forgot
ten customer" a clerk in one Of the
big safe deposits recently said.
"There are hundreds of safe-deposit
boxes rented in our vaults, and
can generally remember, without re-
ferring to our books, the name, num-
Der and password of each customer
Exchange.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1916-10-12
MIDNIGHT FIGHT is
SOURCE OF MYSTERY.

An unusual and unexplained
occurrence happened about mid
night Sunday that gave folks in
the immediate vicinity a creepy
sensation and feeling that
bloody murder was being COM
mitted right in their midst. From
what we gather, occupants of the
La Clede Hotel and others in adj
jacent buildings heard a woman s
voice threatening a man, while
the man was using ugly language.
She said two or three times,
get out of here or III shoot
you. Then a blow was distinct
ly heard as though the man had
struck the woman, followed i'm
mediately by cries Of help,
help, by the feminine voice. The
woman S voice grew fainter and
fainter with each call--until it
could be heard no more, and all
of those hearing the racket are
agreed the woman was being
choked by the strangling effect
of her voice.
j. o. West, the hotel manager,
and many of his male guests,
dressed hurriedly and ran down
the back street in an effort to
render aid, but when they reach
ed the back of the hotel, all was
quiet. Just what happened and
who was involved is still a mys-
| terry. Those who heard the wo-
man s screams for help and the
muffled blow just before, be-
lieve the woman met with foul
play. The supposed tragedy,
was heard by number OF
people, but none could locate
where it was, though it was
within ear-shot of the hotel and
occupants of the quarters above
Barrett & Ledford's store. LO-
cal officers have been able to
gain no clue to the affair.
Later: Since the above was
put in type, we learn that the city
sleuths have a clue to this at
fair, but are divulging no names.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1916-10-12
SPREADING Los ANGELES.

Los Angeles is the largest city in
the United States. Someone will
doubtless arise to controvert this
statement by a show Of figures. But
the fact remains that Los Angeles is
the largest city-in the matter of
area. Through recent annexations
the City Of the Angels now includes
a territory Of 337.92 square miles,
against 314.s5 for New York, 1913
for Chicago, 1919 for Philadelphia
and 1929 for Minneapolis. The
haste of the suburbs of Los Angeles
to get in under the city limits, where
the taxing is good. is due to the de-
sire to get the city's water. Water in
California is liquid happiness, and
Los Angeles has recently completed
q $23, 100000 aqueduct that brings
the best Of water from the noun
tains. The city is not permitted by
the laws to sell water outside of the
limits, hence the desire of the outly-
ing districts to get in. This 337.9a
miles Of area in Los Angeles helps
to explain the $4,000 population
now claimed for the city. As long
ss the water and the climate hold
out, these figures will continue t.
grow, till the saturation point comes