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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-09-14
HOFFMAN TOWNSHIP.
(Too late for last week.

The best pieces of wheat are
making seven or eight bushels
of no grade wheat. tits a sure
thing there will be plenty of
chicken feed. Oats and barley
are turning out poorer than ex-
pected. .-,..s-,
Some wind storm here Mon
day afternoon, blowing down
shocks and haystacks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Mennie
and Thelma Ness returned to
Bottineau Thursday.
Mrs. w. r. VanWoert visited
with Mr.. Thorlow on Monday.
NJ. w. Swearengen is get
ting along nicely after his oper-
alton.
The ladies aid met with Mrs.
Geo. Leslie last Thursday
afternoon.
Mrs. Fred Witteman was a
business visitor in this neigh
borhood last Friday.
Mrs. ]. ]. Van Woert enter
tained company on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bauer were
Lorraine visitors on Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. e. Hoffman
were in Mohall SATURDAY..
Mrs. Lesmann visited with
her brothers family, Mr.. and
Mrs. Burrill on SUNDAY.
Cora and Helen Hatton visit
ed with their sister, Mrs. S. E.
Hoffman several days this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. Hennessy
and Mr.. and Mrs. S. NJ. Britton
are visiting with Mr.. and Mrs.
F. d. Britton.
S. e. Hoffman and wife and
F. d. Britton and wife spent
Sunday at Antler creek picking
choke cherries.
Edwin Wigeby went to Botti-
neau Monday.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-09-14
Winter Wheat Yields Good.

Sherwood, Sept. II. Bert
Green has finished threshing
65 acres of Turkey Red winter
wheat at his farm three miles
from Sherwood which yielded
.21 bushels machine measure.
per acre.
This grain tested 81 pounds
cleaned. This is the third sue
cessive crop that Mr.. Green has
raised Of this wheat, which
amply demonstrates that it has
come to stay. E
Last year this went 19 bus.
II was seeded IN oat stub bible
on September II. 1915, and har-
vested July 81, 1919.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-09-14
Arbitrary Rules.

Representatives of the South
St. Paul Live Stock Exchang ge
this week informed a represent
ative of the Equity Co-opera-
tive Exchange that they had
three rules which unless chang
ed would prevent them from
admitting the farmers to mem
bership in the South St. Paul
Live Stock Exchange. The
three rules mentioned are:
First the rule that compels
the farmers to buy one mem
bership for every three stock
holders in their company. This
rule would mean that the
farmers would have to, buy
over two thousand member
ships of $25OO each, or in other
words over $5,OO0,O0O worth of
memberships.
The second rule is one that
prevents the farmers from dis
tributing their dividends among
the live stock shippers in pro-
portion to the amount of live
stock shipped. This rule is
held to be rebating commits
sions and is contrary to the
rules on the South St. Paul
Live Stock Exchange,
The third rule is one which
compels one out of every three
members of any firm to be
actively engaged on the South
St. Paul Live Stock market.
This would mean that the
Equity Cooperative Exchange
would have to have over two
thousand farmers working in
South st. Paul in order to COM
ply with this rule.
The matter of whether the
farmers will be admitted to the
South st. Paul Live Stock Ex
change is left entirely with the
board of directors of the South
st. Paul exchange. but they
have been informed that the
Equity Cooperative Exchange
will open for business on Octo-
Der first so if they refuse to
grant the farmers a member
ship, the farmers will open
their selling agency as an in
dependent firm.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-09-14

Clover was an exceptionally
good crop in the Turtle noun.
tains this year and the progress
sive farmers of that section
are m ore than pleased with the
success of this famous forage
crop. G. X. Vikan has a 36-
acre field yielding three bushels
of good seed to the acre, which
will net him better than $22 to
the acre. Andrew Cumberland
has thirteen acre plot that
yielded fifty loads of excellent
hay from the first cutting. The
second crop is now about ripe
for seed, when another we'll
paving crop will be taken off
Clover is no longer an expert
ment with the mountain farm
ers. They regard it as one of
the surest and most profitable
crops.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-09-14
OAK VALLEY TOWNSHIP.
The weather man has sure
favored the threshermen.

HC "CdltlCI IldIl IDS SulC
favored the threshermen.
Miss Georgina Wilson of
Forest River arrived on Satur-
day. She will weld the birch
rod in School No. 3.
Mrs. H. J. Hamilton spent
the week end at the parental
home.
Theo. Zorn jr. was a visitor
in our midst on Saturday.
Judd Norman, better known
as "Blacky" had the misfor-
tune to break his arm Sunday
evening while cranking an
auto.
Mr.. and Mrs. Budd Chaffee
of Pickering township were
guests at Plainview Farm on
Sunday.
Dave Slyter of Tarsus was a
visitor in our midst Thursday.
Beryl Zorn had the misfor-
tune to get his finger crushed
in the washing machine.
Mrs. X. 3. Hamilton and
Janet Leenhouts visited at the
/. Granthum home Thursday.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-09-14
CAPITOL REMOVAL
QUESTION BARRED
Supreme Court Hands Down : -
Restraining Placing Proposition
On Ballot.

Bismarck, Sept. lit h e
state supreme court today
handed down a decision per-
manently restraining Secretary
of State Thomas Hall from put
ting the capitol removal pro-
position on the ballot with
other issues to be voted on at
the election in November.
The court holds that the
legislature has not provided
the machinery by which the
initiative feature of the state
constitution may be carried
cut.
The opinion is written by
Justice Goss. All of the mem
bers concurring. JudgesBruce,
Burke and Christianson filed
separate concurrine opinions.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-09-14
Metles Of EIsctIen.

Annual election of directors
of the Public Library Associa-
ton Of the City of Bottineau
will be held at the Library in
the Central School Building on
Thursday, Sept. 81, 1915, at
1880 p. a.
Members of the Association
who are eighteen years of age
or over, and whose dues are
paid. are eligible to vote or to
hold Office.
Z. II. Darling, President.
F. w. Cathro, Secretary.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-09-14

County Commissioner Holl
of Willow City, who has been
raising hogs very extensively,
announces that he is about to
quit hog farming and will
devote his attention to sheep
farming. He has investigated
the proposition carefully and
is of the opinion that sheep
raising is one of the easiest as
well as most profitable branche
of farming. A number Of farm
Iers in the vicinity are turning
their attention to sheep this,
year.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-09-14
COUNTY COURT

Sept, 12--Hearing on petition
to restore Otto Waiberg to com
potency, and for bearing on
guardians s final account Ac
count allowed.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-09-14
A. {. white WRITES
OF EXPERIENCES
Botllneau Boy on Board IT, Fated Mem
phis Writes Home Of The
Awful Disaster.

Thos. White of this city has
just received a letter from his
son Ted, who was on the ILL
fated U. S. S. Memphis, re-
Gently wrecked near San Dom
lingo in the West Indies. Cour-
ant readers will be pleased to
know that Ted escaped with
his life in the terrible disaster.
Writing of the shipwreck he
says in part:
Well, I'm still among the
living, escaping with only a
bruised hand. There is no
more U. S. S. Memphis. The
blow came up at 4 p. m. and at
5 p. m. we were up high and
dry. l have seen some seas
during the past six years, but
those waves were like noun
tains. They say now it was a
tidal wave.
You have no idea, dad, how
it is to see boats picked up and
carried overheard with men in
them. l saw five men swept
overheard and into the sea.
They just turned over once or
twice and went down. The
casualties will number fifty
men at least. A motor boat
that went in after liberty was
caught by the waves and out of
the 3S men only six escaped
with their lives. A steamer
and kicker were sent out and
only three men out of the two
crews were saved.
Il lost all my clothes, valued
at $75, and $155 in money that
l had in my chest. This broke
open and the contents washed
to all parts of the ship. There
was water up to fellows
waist before we started to drift.
We got within 25 or so feet of
the beach and got lines in to
marines on shore. It was sure
ly a miracle how we got to
where she went aground.
| Here is where all the men
were killed. They passed the
word for the emergency bill to
go below and light up fire.
rooms Nos. 1, Z and 8. There
are two boilers in a fire-room.
As soon as they were lit off
water began pouring in from
over the boilers. AS soon as
they tried to cut them in on
the main steam line the port
i steam lines carried away. Then
came the scalding steam, dyna-
mos stopped, lights went out
and the water put the fires out.
Then four-inch side box gave
away in the No. 13 boiler.
There was more steam and
everybody rushed for No. 8 fire
room, being bady burned.
Then a four-inch leg box gave
away in the center of the front,
| with the lights and fires ont.
There were twelve or fourteen
men here trying to get out and
in firerooms one and two were
eight more. Then we hit the
rocks and No. 2 fireroom was
stuck up through the middle of
it and the occupants got out.
About one hundred of us
firemen and water tenders have
been transferred to the prairie
to sleep and eat, being too
! many in camp. | never saw
land when it looked so good to
me, and so close and yet so far
away.
You would naturally think
there would be a panic, but
there was never murmur ex-
cept the cheering when we
were near enough to get lines
over to the beach.
'Pll be home when we get
north if | can get leave. |
don't know what ship we will
! get.
Antod!
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-09-14

Always ready to meet emer-
gency requirements. Use the
long distance service Of the
Northern Telephone Co.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-09-14

The home of Judge and Mrs.
E. 3. Goss was merry with the
conversation and happiness of
eight young ladies on Friday
evening when their daughter,
Miss Marian Goss, entertained
in honor of her sixteenth birth
day. The home was beautiful
with autumn foliage and flow
ers and eight guests surround
ed the dinner table at the hour
of six. Bismarck Public Opin-
ion.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-09-14

Thomas Rowan has received
his commission 90 postmaster
of Sherwood and entered upon
his duties last week.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-09-14

County Agricultural Agent
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-01-11

to sign that petition. Treason! Her
esq! Denial of the rights of the Gre
ator of San Diego!
Now ''the Spreckels interests"
have sold their stock in Wangen-
helms bank, transferred all their
accounts to other banks and unin-
tentiona1y given the Bank of Com
merce a clean bill of health, incor-
ruptbility and impartiality by an
nouncing that it was the only bank
in which not one signature was got
ten for that infamous petition.
Big Business busted tire. Pur-
chasers snapped up Spreckels' Bank
of Commerce stock and business is
booming for julius better than ever.
But it was real cute effort at Rule
or Ruin" Now, wasn't it?
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-01-11
GOT A PUNCTURE.-

WI - TONS OhEE-1Ou We OlI0u
seen Big Business cruelty or draw
and quarter the little fellow, but
when Big Business tries to nail a
big bank to the cross you ought to
make record of it, and here's an
instance: -....
The "Spreckels interests" have
been running the fair little city of
San Diego, body and soul, from can
yon to ocean beach, from way up
high on the electric light mast to-
way down low in the water pipes.
John D.. Spreckels "made the town.
and it was his'n, morally, politically
and commercially.
But one time recently ''the Spreck-
els interests" got up a petition calcu-
lated to railroad" out jitney oppo-
sition to Spreckels' street railway
profits and asked one Wilmot Grit
fiss, assistant to President Julius
Wangenheim of the Bank of Com
merce & Trust Co., one, of the solid
and popular concerns of the city, to
sign it. Griffiss refused because he
thought that the jitney men ought
to have a fair hearing.
"The Spreckels interests" left
Grifiss' presence, very indignant that
mere business man should have
opinions and not lick the Spreckels
boot promptly on demand, and later
on demanded that President Wan
genheim discipline Grifiss. But Ju-
Illus not only refuse dto put his as
sistant on the frying pan, but had
spine and soul enough to refuse also
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-01-11

Ford's name is to go on Michigan's
presidential ticket. It is long, cold
winter for Mr.. Bryan's dove Of peace.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-01-11
NADER THAN EVER. Il Th

years ago, on Jan: 2, 1886, M. Pas
teur of Paris, France, inoculated four
children from Newark, N. J., with his
newly-discovered serum at his labor
atory in Paris. The world watched
with bated breath while the children,
passed the crucial period which
would indicate that they were to es-
cape the dread malady. When they
did many fervent prayer of thanks
was sent aloft for the great discovery
which NJ. Pasteur had given to man
kind.
Now, third of a century later, by
drophobia RACES throughout the old
world, malignant, virulent form of
rabies. The Pasteur remedy is i'm
potent; all the discoveries of science
set at naught. For humanity itself
is mad-blood mad. And thus doth
the world move backward.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-01-11

Those Albanians seem to be about
the most willing and cheerful scrap
pers in Europe. They are always
ready to take a crack at any head
that hobs up, be it Austrian, Serbian,
Bulgarian or Italian. Reminds us Of
oil Zapata down in Southern Mex.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-07-07
AN INTELLIGENT DOG.

There was once upon Il time an Old
lady who rented a furnished villa for
the summer. and with the villa Il large
dog also Went.
In the sitting room of the villa there
was a comfortable armchair. The old
lady liked this chair better than any
other in the house. She always made
for it the first thing; but. alas. she
nearly always found the chair occu-
pied by the large dog.
Being afraid of the dog, she never
dared bid it harShly to get gu of the
chair. as she feared that it might bite
her. but instead she would Z" to the
window and call "tatS..'
Then the dog would rush to the win.
dow and bark, and the old lady would
slip into the vacant chair quietly.
One day the dog entered h room
and found the old lady in possession
of the chair. He Strolled over to the
window and. looking out. appeared
much excited and set up a tremendous
barking.
The old lady arose and fastened 't
the window to see what was the mat
ter, and the dog quietly climbed into
the CHART
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-07-07
A Pet Bears Tricks.

When the government lighthouse
tender ManZanita returned from an
Alaskan voyage she brought one more
passenger than she started with. This
passenger was a little black bear cub,
Sallie. which literally Rugged her way
to the hearts OF all on board.
Being constantly with the men and
at the same time being allowed to
roam all over the vessel, she Very
quickly became tame and gentle as Il
kitten and quite as playful.
Among the many tricks she plays is
one of stealing quietly up to the cabin
door. rising on her hind feet. giving
the door a sounding Wilark with one OF
her paws and. grabbing the knob. al
most shaking the door from it's hinges.
The second she hears Il f"utstep. away
she goes, scumpering aft. A very cute
Dear is Sallie.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-07-07
Flemish SausaQes.

other kinds. and they are made in the
following way: Take a pound of beef.
a pound of pork. a pound of back fat
Uorkl, half an ounce of brown sugar.
Il pinch of Saltpeter. al ounce OF
salt. an eighth of an ounce of yround
of pepper. Mince the meat up finely.
also the fat, add the seasoning, let it
stand for a few hours. then add a pint
of water in which il quarter Of an
ounce of strong tea has been infused.
mix up We'll and fill into skins. or it
can he made into little balls as large
as WalnutS. They are cooked on The
stove and served for tea.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-07-07
THROW AWAY YOUR RUBBISH
The Wisdom Of Cleaning Out Accu'
mutations of Gowns and Mustiness.

In some houses the first thing that
grpets one is a faint musty odor ariS-
ing from carpets which have grown
old. but which. though probably swept
frequently. have never been sent to
the cleaners and. being down for years.
have accumulated deposits Of dust UNI
uerneath them. In old houses, too. the
flooring will have shrunk and provided
receptacles for insects under the car
pets. Constant traffic and the soil of
F., the street brought in on dirty boots
also get into both carpet and flooring.
| 1t is cheaper to do away with rub
blSh of all kinds than to suffer the re-
suits in i'll health. Bedrooms are often
used as r%eceptacles for stores of old
clothes. old trunks and other things,
the occupants forgetting that these
things are but SO much cubic capacity
cut off from the air space Of the room
and that they harbor germs and caus:
infection.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-07-07
JAPANESE STAGE CUSTOMS.
Actors and the Flower Path From the
Green Room Entrance.

The profession OF an actor in Japan
is not considered 81 high one. says Mr..
Nj. e.. Marcus. the author of u work
on the Japanese stage. and on the
average they are not we'll paid. Still,
there are exceptions. When a play is
staged it runs at least for twenty
three consecutive days. For such a
term Il first class man would earn
about $1,000, and his annual income
may be estimated at $500. But 1t
must not he forgotten that u of this
sum he must provide his own cos,
tunes. which are very expensive.
1.-The curtain does not rise. but is
pulled sideways. and n can easily
see the attendants who are intrusted
with this work. The orchestra is hid
den behind the scenery. while in a sort
of proscenium box the reciter sits con-
cealed behind a curtain of thin bam-
. There is no applause by %clapping
hands. as in our theuter>. but the pub
lie stimulates the actors by exclama.
tons in n way that may be compared
to the encouraging and cheering OF the
dancers in Spain.
Prom the yreenroom Il bridge leads
to the platform. This bridge is called
Flowerpath. The greenruom is closed
by a dlapery. which the actors of small
parts must lift for themselves. When
the performers have some Importance
and reputation they have an attendant
for the purpose of lifting this drapery.
Hut the first actors. as we'll OF nogu
(hrama) as of kyogen Icomedy'. have
the title taiya. which confers the right
to two assistants to hold up the cur
tain of the for their entries
and exits"
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-07-07
The Great CiviIizer.

In many recent editorial contribu-
tons and magazine articles it is con-
clusively proveu-Were new proof
eSSury-thut the ruilroad is the most
potent of all factors in the civilization
of mankind. Not only in Il commercial
sense. but in an ethical and religious
sense. the railway is a pioneer. for it
makes possible the intercourse OF ma
tionS. the broadening of ideas. the seek
ing of newer and better things and the
escape from the undesirable. In the
wake Of the railway come better con
ditions of every sort. for better rams
p%ortation advantages beget better COM
merciul conditions. and they in turn
beYet more intellectual development
and higher ethical standards. That the
railway is built primarily as a bust
ness investment does not alter the case.
No claim was ever made that the rail
way was an ethical enterprise. but
the fact remains. whatever the motive.
that the railway is the handmade of
national progress. commercial. 1ntellec-
tual and reiYious.-New York Mail.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-07-07
GIVING UP HIS HOLIDAY
By ALBERT T. GREY

companion as Cousin Bess and when
they were in a secluded place endeav-
ored to take a c%ousinly kiss. but, wheth-
or for propriety or that Billy's manner
had passed from ~cousinly to lover-like.
she would not permit.
My KISSES" she said. IN keep for
my fianre."
What 1ianre:"
why. the one you have picked out
| for me. of course"
"Humph!" said Billy. He was about
to add. Very well, I'll take n now"
but thought better of it and refrained.
That was a delightful day for Billy.
and he Ia accorded one c%ousinly kiss
at parting. His conscience doubtless
snote him. for when Johnny returned
from the game Billy kept out of his
way. However. the next morning Billy
received his chum'S thanks for having
sacrificed himself in taking a girl
around instead of enjoying a holiday.
Several days later Johnny went into
his chum's room with an open letter.
What the dickens does this mean.
Billy: ResS writes me thanking me
for my kindness last Saturday and
says in a postscript: Never mind your
chum, Mr.. Treadwell. He will not in
tereSt me-"
II cannot tell a lie. Johnny. Your
cousin miStook me for YOU. and
hadn't the heart to correct her"
We'll. | like that. And she sup
posed it was | who was her attend
anti"
"She did"
What does she mean by saying
Never mind YOU; You wouldn't interes'
her"
"A strict regard for truth compel>
NE to say that she's wrapped up il
you"
do You really think So
or course Billy'S regard for trutl
failed in the end. and he was exposed
What does she mean by saying
Never mind YOU"
why. you see. Johnny. she was s.
wrapped up in Oh. you can neve
. tell what a girl means by what sh
says. They are M more to be under
stood than SO many Greek PARTICLES"
HIM" replied Johnny. u~nconvinceG
II don't think this case is so unintell
gible. Bess. SuppoSing that she wa
talking to me. being really faScinate
by that happy way YOU have with til
creatures. tumbled Il all the lies 40
told her and. like a wolf in sheep
clothing-I don't mean that exactly
"To tell the truth. Johnny. it was sh
downed me-. Take me to see her for
week end. won't YOU"
! John, with Il mock grimace. cOnSen
ed. promising to smooth Rilly'S wa
in accounting for his deception. r,
t. he only made the matter worse. Ho,
n ever. Be>s thought little OF the tri,
that had been played upon her. !
n deed. she considered it a complimeI
y At any rate. she and Billy are no
is life partners.