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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-03-02
JAMES ]. Weeks
IS PRESIDENT
Prominent bottineau Attorney
Head. Commercial Club of City
For Coming Year.

J. J. Weeks was elected presi-
dent of the Bo:tineau CONNER
Cial Club at the annual meet
ing of the club held last even
ing in the club rooms. J
Other officers elected were:
A. O. Williams-First Vice
President.
Montgomery Woods-Second
Vice President
Geo. S. Nero-Secretary.
]. T. Neville Treasurer.
The meeting brought out a
very large attendance, about
65 members being present.
The annual reports of the
secretary and treasurer showed
the club to be in prosperous
condition and steadily growing
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-03-02
MACDONALD IS
MUCH H0N0RED
Is Chosen President Of the National
Body Of Educators at Detroit,
Michigan.

Detroit, Mich, Feb. 25.-
The National Association OF
State Supervisors and inspect
ors of rural schools, in session
here, today elected as president
N. G. Macdonald, state inspect
or of rural and consolidated
schools of North Dakota.
Mr.. MacDonald's election
comes as a recognition of his
work in improving the stand
ards of the rural schools in
North Dakota, which have
made great strides forward in
the last few years.
There are 1900 educators in
session at Detroit and the inn
provement of rural school con-
ditions is one of the main topics
of discussion.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-03-02

in membership. the club now
having considerable more than
a hundred members.
After transacting the routine
business of the club the ban
quet committee reported that
March 21st had been selected AS
the date for holding the annual
banquet. This will be held in
the Shirley Hotel and will be
even more elaborate then these
functions usually are.
The club is planning several
important activities during the
coming year and the new ad-
ministration will Immediately
commence outlining plans for
1916.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-03-02
ANNUAL Meeting

The annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Farmers
Mutual Telephone Co. will be
held on Saturday March 4th,
1916, at 2 o'clock p. m. at
Souris, N. d.
At this meeting there will
be elected three directors for a
term Of three years. The
names of the directors whose
term expires are l.. J.. Glom-
seth, F. @. Bartz and N.
Ma Magnuson.
Dated Souris, n. ID. Febru-
ary 18th 1915.
N. Magnuson, Secretary. It
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-03-02
EQUITY EXCHANGE
PAYS Dividend
Stockholders In Farmers 0rganizaiIon
Paid Dividend Of Eight Per Cent
on Five Months Business.

Stockholders in the Equity
Cooperative Exchange are
naturally quite eleated over
just having received dividend
checks from the St. Paul office,
a cumulative dividend of 8 per
cent having been declared on
all capital stock issued prior to
Aug. 1, 1915.
This is the first dividend paid
its stockholders by the Equity,
but the statement of business
sent out with the dividend
checks gives every assurance
of big earnings from now on.
During the five months begin
ming with August 1st, the net
earnings of the organization
are $53, 600, which paid up
the entire deficit, permitted
the charging off of dou btful ac-
counts and left a surplus big
enough to declare a dividend.
This proves the business to
be highly profitable one. In
fact, according to President
Anderson, if it were stock
dividend paying corporation
only mot cooperative and not
paying a patronage dividend)
it would be possible on the pre-
sent volume of business to pay
a dividend of 10 per cent on the
capital stock each month.
In view of these facts it is
little wonder that the Equity
has met with the bitter opposit-
ion of the grain combine.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-03-02
REAL ESTATE TRANsF ERs

G.. D. Potta and wife to A. p.
Steele. q.c.d. $175, block 1, lot
1, Antler.
Henry Warner to Hannah
Ohmart, $500, west 60 feet lots
Z, 8, 9, 10, IL. II block IA, south
Bottineau. /
S. E. Miller to Burton E.
Wilson, ST, s12ne and n1ase l9
1852 Is.
Thomas G. Lee to William J.
Reynolds, 81, one-half interest
in lots IA, Is, 16, II block IA,
Westhope.
Rose Cooler and l.. d. her
husband to w. A. Plourde,
500, lot 2 block 10, Overly.
J. q. Robertson and wife to
James Wesley Lewis, $25OO, ek
sw lots 6 and 7, sec. 6 1852 83.
Ellen O. Backman(by sheriff
to Mouse River Valley bank,
Souris, $14O8. Is (sheriff' s decd
e12sw lots 6 : sec 6 1862 SO.
State Bank of Maxbass to
Mata O'Neill, $4,000, ne 10 100
80. 81
The Diocese of Fargo to ST.
Paul church, Tarsus. 81. q.c.d.
lot 8 sec 5 161 "a.
Myrtle E. Van Newkirk and
Clarence her husband, by
sheriff to Geo. r. Whitford,
sheriff's deed. $1138. ii, sw Fl
1f1 SO.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-03-02
Meeting Of Township Officers.

The Township Officers OF
Homen, Roland, Cordelia,
Whitteron, Pickering, Lords
burg, A1nity. Oak Valley town
ships are requested to meet at
the Commercial Club rooms at
Bottineau, Saturday, March
18th. 1915, at two o'clock P. NJ.
to take action regarding the
Gopher determination Cam.
paign arranged for by the board
of County Commissioners.
County Agent Henderson
will be present and conduct a
demonstration in the mixing OF
the gopher poison according to
the formula as approved by the
North Dakota experiment sta
ton and the United States De-
partment of Agriculture.
Dates will be made at this
meeting for mixing the poison
in the townships, and all town
ship officers and others inter
ested should make it a point to
be present.
A. p. Henderson,
County Agent for Bottineau
County and the .. S. Dept
of Agriculture.
BY order Of the Board o1
County Com missioners.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-03-02
Auction Of Blooded Steek.

An auction sale of blooded
live stock, including ABOUT 35
head Of stations, 20 mares, 40
bulls and 25 cows, will be held
at Minot on March Is.
This is in accordance with
decision of the North Dakota
Pure Bred Live Stock Breed
ere meeting recently held in
Grand Forks. It is likely that
a number Of the stock men
from this section Of the state.
will attend this big sale.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-03-02
The Battle Cry Of Peace.

A spectator at a moving pic
ture is a callous sort. He has
had sudden death and destruct-
ion served up TO him too often
to have ruffled his calm interior.
Besides he knows all this is es-
sential to any film worth the
price of admission. Thus in
general he is able to sit un-
moved, while the dramatis
personae struggle in the midst
of fire, or flood, or famine. It
is not because he is hardheart-
ed. It is because there has be-
come firmly ingrained in him
the belief that somewhere in
the last reel there will be tuck
ed away happy ending. Be
it said to the credit of The
Battle Cry of Peace" produced
last night at the Majestic, that
everyone in the crowded house
waited for the happy ending
with strained attention. They
read with general excitement
the moral of unprepardness
the film is supposed to teach.
And their attention changed to
horror when the happy ending,
after lowering about for some
time as a remote possibility,
vanished beneath the ruins Of
the city Of New York. Boston
Transcript.
This famous film will be
shown at the Grand Theatre in
Bottineau during the present
month.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-03-02
Tsn-Year-0ld Alfalfa.

In, 1905 Grimm alfalfa was
sown at the Dickinson sub-sta-
ton. The stand is good yet.
There is no indication of the
older plants having died.
A field of Grimm Alfalfa was
also sown at the Edgeley sub
station the same year; it is
still doing well and has shown
no signs of winter killing.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-03-02
Te Build Poatoon Bridge.

Business men of WillistOn
have organized a stock COM
pany for the purpose Of build
ING a pontoon bridge across
the Missouri river at that
point. This bridge would tap
the vast trade territory Of Nc
Kenzie county lying south q
Williston and add greatly to
the mercantile Imp portanee q
TIE city.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-03-02
BONDING Law TO
SUPREME COURT
ConstItutIonaIIty Of New North Dakota
Department Will be Considered
al Washington.

Fargo, Feb. 25.-The deci-
sion of the supreme court OF
the state holding as constitu
tional the law passed by the
last legislature, creating state
bonding fund and department
and authorizing the commits
sioner of insurance to issue
bonds to county, village, city
and school district officers in
the state, will be appealed tc
the United States supreme
court for final decision. This
is announced by counsel fo,
bonding companies that are
testing the question of con
stitutionality.
Counsel for the companies
assert, as do also officers OF
companies, that they are in
favor of a bonding law that will
regulate rates, but they do not
believe that it is within the
province of the state to 60 into
the private business of bonding
officers of the state, county,
villages, cities or school dis
tricts.
They also contend that the
law is not operative inasmuch
as the bill only carried with it
an appropriation of ST, 500 a
year for carrying on the work,
which it is asserted. is not
sufficient for more than the
purchase of postage stamps.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-03-02
Methodist Church

Morning worship IL a. m.
Sermon on tn" "Leaven.'
Bible school IL m.
Junior league 8: 90 p. IN.
Epworth league at 6: 40 p. IN.
Evening service 7: 80 p. m.
illustrated lecture I h i r d
crises in the life of Christ.
r.. J. L. McKelvey,
Minister.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-03-02
4 Pasture Test.

A pasture at the Dickinson
sub-station was seeded part to
bromus and part to slender
wheat grass. The bronze grass
was eaten quite close while the
slender wheat grass had been
eaten but little if any during
the season.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-03-02
PrssbyterIan Church Notes.

Regular services Sunday II
O'Clock a. m. and 7: 80 Pm
c. E., at 6: 80 p. m.
Devotional meeting Wednes.
day at Z: 45 p. m.
Sunday school at IL noon.
Everybody's welcome.
Fl. Lewis Meyer,
Pastor.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-03-02

A. i. Wall 81 carbury was 4
business visitor at the county
seat Monday s4sEs.sII
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-03-02
saptlst Church

Sunday school at IL: 10 noon.
Young Peoples meeting at
6: 45p. m.
Evening service at Z: 80.
Teachers training class
meets at 8 O'Clock Monday eve
ming at the home of Mr.. G.. w.
Feathers.
Mid-week service Wednesday y
evening at 8 o. clock.
You are welcome at all SER
vices.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-03-02

John %. Scherer Of Willow
City was here on business Sat
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-10-17
.v|LL|STA TROOPS
MOVE NORTHWARO

ri Paso. Oct. Scattered bands
OF villistas are moving northward
from Torreon and PaNal districts to
effect a concentration with the main
bodies in the Guerrero district. upon
orders from the bandit chief. accord
ing 10 reports made today to United
States government agents. who ex-
press the belief that the movements
presage important action by villa In
the near future. The bandit leader
is personally on the Hearst ranch at
Babicora, the government agents de-
clare. despite a Carranzista official
announcement placing him farther
south.
4 Carranza column has been start
ed from Santa Rosaia in an attempt
TO head of detachments OF villistas
coming north.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-10-17
ALBANY EDITOR TO
RETURN FROM SIAM


Albany. ore. Oct. II. because hc
wished his children to enjoy, The ad-
vautages of American schools. VIM.
H. hornibrook. OF this city. resigned
as minister 10 Siam and will return
TO Albany. according 20 Fred W. Nut.
ting, lessee OF Hornibrook's news
paper here. who said today;
MIR Hornibrook rendered his re-
signation last May but II was not
made public, lie will visit In Iowa
and Nebraska before coming back to
the coast. Mr. Hornibrook intends
TO resume his newspaper work IN
Albany"
lornIbrook went To siam early
In 1914.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-10-17

you'd fight, too. And the police were
mighty rough with their clubs and
guns"
All the strikers tell the same story
hunger ahead, small wages to meet
increased prices, police brutality. A
policeman Dragged.
YEA" he sneered, amt got any
fight in 'em now; their sand is all
gone; yea, we had to shoot them to
get it out of EN-"
But Bayonne, with its dingy
houses, its crude streets, its myriads
Of ragged kids. hopes for better
things.
John d. Rockefeller's making
enough on his gasoline. Maybe he
will have a change of heart after a
WHILE" said one worker.
And there was hope today of an
early settlement through getting both
sides together. In the meantime grin
policemen swarm the streets, carry
ing big "gats' and swinging heavy
clubs.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-10-17
TEUTON|C FORCES
ATTACK RUSSIANS

London. Oct. i7,---,Aiming to drive
u wedge between the Russian and
Roumapian armies. the Austro-
Germans have launched a great new
offensive near tho northwestern from
tier OF Roumania,
Strong Teutonle forces, according
to petrograd dispatches. are attack
Ing the Russian front south OF Buko-
vina. near the point where the Rus
slams and Roumanians have Joined
hands. The Austrian and German
war offices announce that the Rus
SLAMS have been driven back at this
point, Berlin dispatches reported
that the Roumaniahs are failing back
across their own frontier,
Every indication points to the be-
ginning OF Won HindenburH's widely
heralded campaign To crush Rou-
mania The Teutonic attacks have
suddenly become more violent south
OF Kronstadt, where General Won
Falkenhayn is irving to break
through the predcal pass, Southwest
OF Kronstadt the Austro-G Germans are
attacking in large force and heavy
fighting Is going ON on Roumanian
soil,
In the DobrndIa there has been no
change In the situation for the past
few days according TO dispatches
from all the war offices, These state.
meuts refuted a Petrograd dispatch.
unconiirmcd from any other source.
reporting that the Russo Roumaaans
had won great victory and were
again before DobrIc. an advance OF
more than 80 miles,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-10-17
JESS WILLARD NOW
FIGHTS DAMAGE SUIT

Los Angeles. Oct, l7.--Jess VIII
lard. heavyweight champion pugilist
and Attorney Earl Rogers, OF Los
Angeles, are principals today in a
s25. 900 damage suit.
Rogers is suing the champion for
reasonable legal services rendered
Rogers declared in the complaint filed
against Willard that he had enabled
the champion to make his fortune by
securing his release from numerous
contracts with promoters.
Willard came to town yesterday
with circus.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-10-17

Bayonne, n. j., Oct. 17.---Despite
record OF three persons dead, many
wounded, and pitched battles between
strikers and police marking its pro-
gress thus far, the strike OF oil work
ers here will go on, so far as the
Standard Oil company is concerned.
Superintendent Hennessy today snub-
bed the strikers committee of ten.
which asked him to end the strike by
giving them more money. the men
declared
There was neither bloodshed nor
serious rioting up to noon today. but
the feeling is as strong as ever Early
morning reports Of rioting dwindled
later to an irresponsible jag, who
fred several shots in the air The
police are watching closely for the
return Of Mrs. j. Sergeant Cram, New
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-10-17

York society woman and strike lead.
er, who was ordered away and order
ed not to come back, The police have
orders TO pick her up" on sight.
After talking TO the committee OF
ten from the strikers. Hennessy de-
clared eight OF them told him they
were ready to tell their men to 20
back TO work without more pay. The
committeeman were not empowered
to settle the strike. but merely TO ask
for the raise they struck for.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-10-17

Hughes narrates the incidents at Car
rial. where American soldiers were
fired on by the avowed order of Car
rama, q number killed. some wound
ed and others taken prisoner, and
asks his audience IL that was war or
peace. He never fails TO get the re-
sponse, war" He reads Mr.. vii
sons secret instructions to John
Lind. that Huerta must be ousted
from Mexico and relates the incidents
OF the seizure OF Vera Cruz and de-
mands to know II that was war or
peace. and again his audiences shout
war" "It was war" declares Mr..
Hughes, "blundering. ignoble. per
sonal war. The administration for
sook our citizens. The Mexicans
hated us for intermeddling and scorn-
ed us for our failure to protect our
own. We interviewed in folly. not TO
protect American rights. but to pro-
mote revolution and destroy the only
government that Mexico had. We
aided in destroying without making
any provision whatever for restora-
tion. Is such policy OF war and
destruction to be permitted to mas
querade as peace?"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-10-17

Mitchell. 5. D.. Oct. II. Republi-
can Nominee Hughes was beginning
to realize today that 1t Is "a pretty
severe contract to attempt to address
all the people OF the United States. .
as he himself put II. Starting on a
hurried sweep into South Dakota here
today, the candidate found his voice
more strained than at any time since
he began on August TO lay his pol
icies before the people.
The former supreme court Justice
has changed a great deal since talk
ing to more than 100000 people
| OF the United States In the ten weeks
he has been stumping. The United
Press correspondent In those dis
patches has noted the fact that
Hughes Is now finished campaigner
after starting out little shy. little
awkward. and trlne backward In
public speaking. following six years
seclusion on the bench. But his ap.
pearance has also changed Those
familiar with his whlskers Will note
that these adornments are now trim
med closer. His cheeks are almost
clean shaven And this reveals Il
deep wrinkle. deepened today by the
fatlgues Of his labors as a campaign.
er His eyes are a little followed by
the physical and mental efforts OF ad
dressing audiences. These evidences
OF fatigue. however. are Offset by q
healthy sunburn on his cheeks and u
sparkle OF enthusiasm in his eyes.
Hughes hoped to nurse his fading
voice today. although he had four
speeches scheduled Mitchell. Sioux
Falls, Yankton and Sioux City. He
planned to emphasize and enlarge on
his speeches OF Yesterday on the
democratic treatment OF the agricul-
Ahid u lH''lNrlN huh w UlhINNE lllf VI
fects of the democratic tnrlfr on
farmers.
Hughes was greatly amused and
interested today when, In leaving The
train hero, an insIstent old gentleman
tried f. push past one Of his body
guards.
Don't hold me back" he yelled,
"1've travelled hundred miles 10
shake this mans hand"
Hughes heard tho commotlon and
stopped the entire procession while
ne shook hands and thanked his aged
admrcr for the compliment. -
Those in charge OF the Hughes
tour said today that the candidates
address Of last night at Omaha was
more punchy, more humorous, more
eplgrammatic than any which no has
yet delivered. Hughes himself
seemed greatly pleased over tho way
IN witch hla auditors caught 20
point Of his pun Of there being three
houses" now meaning tho two
houses Of congress and Colonel r VI.
House, the presidents unonlclal
rt1'. ratnan
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-10-17
PORTLAND MARKETS

Portland, Oct. I7.-Today's mar,
ket quotations were
Wheat - Club. I.32; bluestem
Iii.
Oats--No. / white feed. 29.7j.
Barley-Feed, 3j.
Hogs--Best live, 9.25 q 9.40.
Prime steers, 6.75; fancy COWS
$50; best calves. 7.jOH 500.
Spring lambs SIS.
Butter--City creamery. 80; coun.
try, 20.
Eggs Selected local extras, "a
n ~.
Hens, 10; broilers, lGn17; geese,
HOLM.
Copper, 2Sk.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-10-17
Mathod In ktia MoXina.

"would you mind letting me on A.
teen minutes earlier after thIsf" asked
the bookkecper. "You see. I've moved
over 10 Jersey. aud | cant catch my
train unless leave the office NJ i;ia
o'clock"
You should have thought NJ that
before YOU moved" said his employer.
Il did" was the reply That's the
reason moved Boston Transcript.
Mining blanks at the Courier Office
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-10-17
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<-
OREGON WEATHER
A PLAN FOR IRRIGATION.

A new plan through which irriga-
ton for much of the Rogue valley
seems likely to be assured is now be-
ing brought into definite shape, and
viii within the next few days be sub
mitted to all the land owners of the
district. The Elan was first evolved
BY the farmers in the Foots creek
district. and it was proposed that
through 1t the lands lying in the
Rogue valley from Gold Hill TO
Rogue River be irrigated from a gra-
vity system. A plan of district or
ganization was determined upon.
Later, land owners from the lower
valley, from the town of Rogue River
to the districts below Grants Pass.
eaw that the plan presented an OPP
portunity for irrigation that they
should take advantage Of, and dele
CATION met with the upper river pro-
moters Of the plan and Joined forces
with them. Attorney Thomas. who
had already successfully put through
the district plan in the Talent coun-
try, was engaged to be the legal ad-
wiser. and under his guidance the
district organization is now under
way. While no definite survey has
yet been made. 1t is said that the ex-
tension Of the gravity ditch that will
cover the lands from Gold Hill to
Rogue River will cover much OF the
fiat lands adjacent to and below the
city OF Grants Pass. The canal would
reach a level OF about 10 feet above
the river at this point. and 1t is be-
lieved that it would cover even the
Jerome Prairie lands.
There is no doubling the value OF
gravity water for irrigation. Once
installed. the upkeep is slight, and
water is supplied at the minimum
cost. The owners OF the lands that
are so in need OF water for irrigation
are taking the right action in joinins
with the people on the upper portion
OF the river, for II will make the cost
OF installation less all around
The details for the formation OF tn,
district are now being worked ou
by Attorney Thomas and the com
mittees, and the circulation OF th'
petitions will be under way withir
q few days. There should be NJ
hesitating II the petition Is presented
10 farmer who has lands cominl
under the gravity ditch. for lrriga
ton is the crying need OF the coun.
try, and irrigation from a gravity
ditch is the most valuable kind OF
irrigation, for once installed the ex-
pense is nominal. If this plan Is pu,
through, It will double the value OF
all the lands under the ditch. II
will, in fact, do more than that, for
the producing value OF much Of the
land is nil without irrigation. The
creating Of this district and the build
ing Of the canal will increase many
fold the sugar beet producing area
tributary to the new factory This Is
the all-important issue.
-
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-10-17
NOT KEPT rs OFT OF WAR"

NOT KEPT rs OFT OF WAR"
President Wilson's boast that he
has kept MS ont of war" and his
sophistry that the alternative Of his
sort Of peace" IL war, has led Gov
ernor Hughes to 20 after the kind of
peace" in which the Wilson admin
istration has indulged a "peace"
which he described as intermittent
peace without honor and intermittent
war without honor" Governor
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-10-17

Washington. n. C.-0fcring n
draught from your private flask con
stitutes conducting an unlicensed bar.
according to ruling Of the district
court.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-10-17

Chicago John Anderson was ar
rested for walking down Lake street
baretooted. lie said some one had
stolen his shoes and he did not wan,
to wear out his socks.