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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-08-03
N D. PRESS ASSN B0TTlNEAU wei COMES YOU

total sale of cars in Langdor
for the same period of time will
reach the $50 mark. If there
are any of the towns over the
state that can make a better
showing than this we would
like to hear from them.-Demo-
crat.
This is very creditable
showing for Langdon, but in
claiming leadership the Cava-
lier county metropolis is taking
in too much territory.
BY actual records, G. X. Glea-
son, the Bottineau Ford dealer,
has so far this season sold 327
new Ford cars. This does not
include the forty or fifty Sec
ond hand cars sold by this
same agency during the season.
And this is not all. Actual
records of the different auto
mobile dealers in Bottineau-
of whom there are no less
than nine show that during
the present season 4S1 auto
mobiles have been sold in this
city. These figures were OBJ
tanned during the early part of
the week and by the time this
issue of the Courant reaches
it's readers the 500 mark will
perhaps have been passed. And
these figures do not include
the many second hand cars
sold by the different dealers,
which would perhaps add 60
or 20 more to the total list.
While Bottlneau is not making
any extravagant claims, we
will leave this up for while
for some other town to shoot at.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-08-03
Fine Church For mohall.

Mohall, July 81. Excava-
ton has been started on the
basement for the new $4,000
Methodist church to be erected
at the corner of Main street
and Fifth avenue, east Of the
Woodmen hall. The structure
will be 34x5O with full base
ment and it has not been de-
cided as yet whether to build
of brick or stucco. Mohall
will now be in the lime-light
as much as the famous location
in New York, when it is an
nounced that some great funct-
ion ie about to occur the Fifth
Avenue n. 3. church 10 gener-
ally designated.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-08-03
LABOR AGENT WILL
ASSIST FARMERS
J. |. Stanley oi Garrison Named By
Federal Government 10 System
atize Labor Problem.

Bismarck, July 20. For the
first time scientific aid in dis
tribution of labor during the
harvest and threshing season
will be tried in North Dakota
this year. This work will be
done by the federal department
of labor in cooperation with
the state commissioner of
agriculture and labor.
I. L. Stanley. of Garrison,
formerly field manager of the
Garrison Industrial association,
has been appointed federal
labor agent for North Dakota.
He arrived in Bismarck last
night and will commence his
duties Monday, being located
for the present at least at the
state capital.
This is the first year that
systematic aid has been at
tempted in all of the agricul-
tural states to solve the pro-
bIem during the season of the
heavy road, although many
foreign countries, notably
Germany, has secured wonder
full results by this method.
Mr.. Stanley will get in touch
with the commercial and farm
clubs of the state, find out just
how many men are required in
certain communities, and also
find out where no men are
needed; this will prevent the
overlooking OF communities
with help when they are already
supplied. Many men now go
a long distance only to find
that reports -of work at their
desi gnation were false,
Arrangements have been
made to cooperate with the
labor agents in the states fur
thur south, so that when the
harvest is completed there the
men may be directed here.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-08-03
Threshing 1915 Crop.

Kenmare, July 3l.-H. E.
Beamer finished threshing last
years crop last week and the
grain is as bright and will
grade as we'll as though it had
been threshed last fall. Mr..
Beamer, to be on the safe side
in case a threshing rig could
not reach him last fall, stacked
his grain, and he says even
though it has been in the stack
until now, that there has been
very little loss and that the
grain is in excellent condition.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-08-03
Tornado Doe. DAMAGE.

Fessenden N. d. July 81
Heavy property and crop dam
ages are reported here follow
ing a miniature tornado which
swept the northeastern part of
Wells county late yesterday.
Many farm buildings were de-
stroyed but no loss of life has
been reported.
Heavy rains accompanied
the storm.
Hail over a district from two
to five miles wide and 60 miles
long caused heavy crop dam
age near Garrison the loss 10
estimated from 80 to- 90 per
cent.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-08-03
Who're Langdon Leads lot.

AS far as we have been able
to learn Langdon is handling
a greater number of sales of
automobiles this season than
any other town in the state.
outside of the distributing
points at Fargo and Grand
Forks. Some idea how near
this statement comes to being
a fact can be gained when we
state that the sale Of Ford cars
Tor the 1915 season, up to the
end Of the first week in July.
had reached 213 cars. The
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-08-03
EquTY Blss is
FORM Tally oflsEO
n. e. Harry of Dmsmss. .Amens Dire,
efs d Big Farmers Flnasolal
aastltntlen ,at Fargo.

Fargo, July 2S.-Oh6cers of
the newly organized Equity
international bank to be locat-
ed at Fargo, were announced
today, with the exception of
the cashier, no choice shaving
been made for that position.
This bank has been organiz-
ed with a capital stock Of $50, :
600 which will be increased to
500, GOO the day the institution
begins business. August 1st.
is the date that has been ten
tatively announced for the
opening of the bank, and tenn
porary quarters will be main
tanned in the Co-operator's
Herald building on Robert
street. the bank and the Equity
Rural Credit association using
the same quarters.
Officers of the bank, as an
nounced, follow:
President-C. J. Lee, Valley
City. ~.
First vice president-E. G.
Quamme, Finley.
Second vice ,president-L.
S. Platou, Valley City.
Third vice president-W. H.
Bell, Sheyenne.
Board of Directors-Louis
Noltimier, Valley City; ]. c..
Leum, Mayyille; Myron ].
Johnson, Tolley; VIM. Dahl
quist, Fairmount; Paul: ,Ha-
vens, Nortonville; E. A. Bow
man, Kuhn; Zack Shockman,
Berlin; c.. B. May, Argusville;
A. NJ. Baker, Fargo; J. NJ.
Anderson, St. Paul, Minn; G.
J. Lee, Valley City; H. G.
Harty, Omemee; E. G. Guam
me, Finley: w. III. Bell, Shey-
-enne, FL. s.. Platou, Valley
City.
Executive C O m m e.
Messrs. Lee, Platou, Guam me,
Dahlquist and Baker.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-08-03

during a recent visit to the
state fish hatchery, at Fish
Lake, the editor of the Star
had an interview with Mr., AL
fred Eastgate, assistant state
sIsh and game commissioner,
relative to the peculiar condi-
tions at Fish Lake last winter.
1t will be remembered that a
heavy snowfall came in Nov
ember of last year before the
ice had thickly formed, and
that in consequence of this
snowfall he comparatively
thin sheet of ice was pressed
down and covered with water.
According to Mr.. Eastgate, who
resides at the lake, this pro-
cess was continued throughout
the winter and as a result
large numbers of fish were suf-
focated and some of the speci-
es, suckers and pickerel, were
practically exterminated. The
snowfall at Fish Lake during
the winter was accurately
measured and reached the al
most unprecedented total of
112 inches. or nine and one
third feet. In the spring, as
soon as the loss of the fish be-
came known, DR.. Robert I.
Young, professor OF biology at
the State University, and his
assistant, Mr.. E. Moberg, came
to the lake and made a thorou gh
investigation. In their report,
they fully exonerated the state
fish commissioner from any
charges of carelessness in pro-
viding air holes through the
.conglomerated mass of ice and
snow which killed the fish by
shutting out the air supply.
Mr.. Eastgate states that only
three lakes in the Turtle
mountains, Fish lake, Jarves
lake, and Lake Metigoshe, west
of Bottineau, succumbed to
these peculiar conditions. A
similar condition existed in
1897. In 1907 black bass were
killed in Fish lake but suckers
and pickerels4survsyed. During
the sum mer Fish lake has been
heavily stocked with wall eyed
pike, steel head trout and yell
low perch. Black bass will be
supplied before the season
closes. Turtle Mountain Star.
Wanted at once-Waiter and
dis h uaShar at Shiriou Hatal &c
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-08-03
HAIL STORM HITS
B0TTINEAU co.
Thousands Ot Acres Laid % Waste IN
Vicinity Of AniIer and WesthOpe
In Last Nights Stern.

One of the most destructive
hail storms to visit Bottineau
county in several years laid
waste thousands of acres in the
yicitity of Antler and West
hope in last nights storm.
Details are quite meagre,
but it appears that the storm
originated in the northwestern
corner of the county, passing
south of Antler in a south
easterly direction as far as the
river in the north part of Kane
township. ...
Westhope was in the direct
path of the storm, which at
this point extended as far
north as the A. NJ. Hagan
farm, although not hitting Mr..
Hagan's land. It extended as
far south as the Bert Henry
farm, the path of the storm be-
ing ten to fifteen miles wide in
places.
It is estimated that about
5000, 600 in hail insurance was
carried on the devastated crops,
but this will only partially
cover the loss, which in most
cases is total. A tremendous
wind accompanied the storm,
this tending to make its de-
struction all the more COM
plete.
Some damage was also done
in Whitby township. Arthur
White being among the suf-
ferers. The loss here, how
ever, is only partial. (
Tuesday night another hail
storm passed over Amity and
Oak Valley townships, but
this was not so destructive in
it's nature and the loss is only
partial. A report has reached
here that the Newburg vicinity
was also visited by a hail
storm the same evening, but
details are lacking.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-08-03

Wanted at once-Waiter and
dishwasher at Shirley Hotel. if
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-08-03

Pat Lowe of Westhope is
visiting at the p. J. Scully
home this week.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-23
BIRMINGHAM OUGHT
TOHANDLE PARCELS
FOR ENTIRE STATE
Postmaster Smyer Thinks
Too Many Going Through
Offices at Nashville
and Atlanta

The proposal of the postoffice depart
ment at Washington to remove the par
eel post terminal from Birmingham to
Nashville has caused considerable in
terest to be manifested by civic organ
izations, and stiff fight will be put
up in Washington by the Alabama con-
gressional delegation against the propo-
sition.
There are entirely too many of Ala
bama's parcels being distributed from
Nashville and Atlanta now" said Post
master r. B. Smyer yesterday, and
for one am in favor of having the dis
tribution from Birmingham. However.
suppose the authorities in Washing
ton know what they are doing.
1--WE are getting along finely at pres
ent with the small part of the matter
we have undertaken to handle through
this office. While we are only hand
ling what we collect ourselves, l am
of the opinion that should the worst
come to the worst, we could take care
of the greater part of the parcel post
mail The amount we are handling now,
however, is only something like 10 per
cent of the amount the terminal office
handles.
Having only tried out this system
since yesterday morning. 1 cannot say
definitely what will be the exact result
of the experiment, but 1 hope that 1t
will work out all right"
1t is understood in Birmingham that
from this state, acting
in accordance with letters sent them
from the Chamber of Commerce, have
protested against the measure in WASH
ington and Birmingham probably Will
know the outcome of these protests in
few days.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-23
HOWARD ALUMNI WILL
DINE GRIDIRON MEN
Dinner to Be Given to Athletes by the
Local Association

Plans.fo the holding of dinner and
rally one week from next Tuesday at
the Y. M. c. A. were discussed by the
Howard College Alumni association at
its regular weekly luncheon at the
Hillman hotel yesterday. Since college
opens the following day it was de-
cided to hold a dinner for the alumni
faculty, friends of the institution and
as many students as would like to at
tend
The dinner will be of an informal
nature and held for the purpose of old
students gathering and renewing ac-
quaintance. and at the same time get
ting acquainted with the situation at
the college and what new students are
on hand. The dinner is expected to be
largely attended, and a number of en-
thusiastic speeches will be made.
The entire body of men that will COM
pose the football squad for the insti-
tuition will be invited to be present. The
regular weekly luncheons held each
Tuesday at the Hillman hotel will be
suspended until after the dinner. Re
ports yesterday showed that the new
athletic field would be completed by
the opening of college.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-23
NEW BATTERY IS
FOUNDW WANTING
STATES REPORT
Government Reluctant to
Muster In New Units for
Service on the Border,
Says Report

Things look gloomy for the enroll
ment of Battery B, First field artil-
lery, according to a statement issued
yesterday from Washington. Statement
is made that some members of pro-
posed battery had been already reject
ed at Montgomery and that the bat
terry was found wanting.
The following letter is explanatory
Washington, August %, 1915.
efforts of the adjutant general OF
Alabama to secure the equipment by
the government of Battery B of Biz
mingham encountered no success with
the war department today. The request
of Senator Underwood that the battery
be inspected brought forth Informal
ton that inspection was had August IA
and that the battery was found want
ing. According to the report, the bat
terry numbered 70 men whereas 1870
are necessary. OF the 20, IL had pre-
viously been rejected, and of the re-
mainder one-third were not residents
of Birmingham.
Before agreeing to muster in the
battery the government insisted that
the county provide a suitable armory
and the battery be properly manned.
"The attitude of the government is
construed by Senator Underwood to
mean that it will be with reluctance
that any additional units are mustered
in and sent to the border. The idea OBJ
tains that the scare is now over and
that in the very near future the boys
will be permitted to return home"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-23
RECRUITING WORK
FOR CAVALRY TROOP
MEETING SUCCESS
Men Being Examined as to
Physical Fitness-Capt.
Carlisle Administer
ing Oath

The recruiting work for the Birming.
ham cavalry troop continued with sue
cess yesterday, and the number of en-
listments was increased by quite few.
Both recruiting offices were active in
giving out detailed information to appli-
cants.
Capt. NJ H. Murphy and Recruiting
Sergeants Gresham and Thach visited
Ensley yesterday afternoon and insti-
tuted plans for securing recruits there.
All men are being carefully examined
physically upon taking the enlistment
oath. and DIR. ]. M. Lowrey, First Ma
tional Bank building, has been appointed
to make the medical examination. Capt.
j. d. Carlisle. recruiting captain. admins
tering the enlistment oath and C. A. De-
Witt, formerly sergeant in Troop D. is
in charge of the recruiting office at the
city hall. Captain Murphy and Ser
geants Gresham and Thach are conduct
ing the recruiting office at 1877 First Ma
tional Bank building.
With the mastering in of the Tusca-
loosa troop tonight. four troops out Of
the total of u in the Alabama regiment.
are complete, and the recruiting officers
here are confident that the Birmingham
troop will shortly have the required
members.
1t is officially announced by Captain
Murphy that no man who enIists will be
called away from his work or his home
until the troop is actually ready to leave
Birmingham for some training point. 1t
is believed that this assurance will act
as quite an inducement to recruiting.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-23
THE BIRMINGHAM AGEHERALD WEDNESDAY AUGUST 49,
HEALTH PLANS OUTLINED
BY GOVERNMENT EXPERT
ACCEPTED BY COMMISSION
City Authorities Unanimously Accept All Recommendations
Made by DR.. Fox-sx Men to Be Added to Sanitary De-
partment and 10 Graduate Nurses to Aid in Keeping
City Free From Disease-Other Details of Plan

The city commissioners, by unanimous
vote, adopted the health recommenda-
tons of DIR. Carroll Fox, federal health
expert, yesterday afternoon.
The plan of DR.. Fox for the preven-
ton of disease and the general health of
the community as a whole was adopted
without argument. Commissioner Horn
ady recommended that an ordinance TAX
ing in all the suggestions of the health
expert be passed Immediately.
The adoption of DIR. Foxs plans elini-
mated the necessity for the proposed pri-
vate COW inspection, Mr.. Hornady ex-
planning that this proposition was thor
oughly covered in the report of DIR. Fox.
1t was announced by the commission
ers that the adoption of this ordinance
would not cost the citizens a dollar, de-
spite the fact the new regulations will
require an outlay of 900 in addition to
what has been expended a1reaoy by the
city for the protection of health. The
total amount of the expenditures to en-
force all the health regulations as set
out in Dr. F'oxs report will amount to
approximately $4,000
This expenditure will be taken care
of by the new budget, which will go
into effect on October l. Commissioners
Ward and Hornady were designated by
the board to arrange for this expense to
be borne by the general fund in the
budget for the coming year.
Immediately after the ordinance was
passed Mr. Hornady made a motion that
the proposed private COW inspection Or
dinance not be adopted Commissioners
Weatherly seconded the motion ana said
that the commissioners would do all in
their power not to increase the present
burden of the citizens with additional
fees.
The report of DIR. Fox is exhaustive
taking in every phase of the health stu
alton from a standpoint of safeguarding
the health of the community. 1t provides
for 10 graduate nurses to be employed
by the city in different sections. One
nurse will be assigned to each district
and her duties will consist in reporting
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-23
LETTERS TO EDITOR
Jail JanitOr

To the Editor of The Age Herald:
There has been quite a lot said in the
daily papers recently about the county
having to borrow money to meet it's OBJ
legations and coming expenses.
L. does not take a prophet to foresee
the future condition of Jefferson county's
finances unless a safety valve is placed
on the expenditures of public monies 1t
will be placed in the same position as
the city of Birmingham is today-prac-
tically bankrupt.
Practically every citizen in the county
today could, without effort, make some
suggestion whereby money could be
saved to the county and not in any way
impair the running gear of the county's
financial machinery.
AS starter l will offer mine. The
board of revenue is, and has been for
long time, paying out the su moi $50
month for janitor services at the
county Jail and the county has never re-
ceived one penny in work or otherwise
in return for this money. There is no
such animal a janitor ever been
seen around the county Jail. All of the
janitor work done around the Jail is done
by prisoners, who are forced to do this
work without pay.
One hundred and eighty dollars a
month Is not much, but it amounts to
over $1,000 a year; it would help some to
relieve the drains made on the county
treasury. Very truly. ]. T. HOWLE.
August %, 1916.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-23
MANAGEMENT OF
RECREATION HALL
REFUSED PERMIT

The city commission refused to grant
the management of the Recreation dance
hall a permit to operate yesterday. j.
P. Dorman appeared before the commits
sioners and stated that he had been APP
pointed the new manager Of the hall in
the event the commission granted him
permission to reopen the place.
Mr.. Dorman stated that rent had to be
paid on the dance hall up until October
and that he was willing to cooperate
with the authorities in any way suggested
by them if he was granted permission to
operate He said that he would be glad
to pay for an extra policeman to be on
duty during the time dances were held.
Commissioner Barber protested vigor-
ously and said that in his opinion the
place should not be permitted to operate.
This place has been closed by the police
and it should not be allowed to reopen =
Commissioner Ward took the stand that
in view of the fact that the new man
agement was willing to do all possible
to cooperate with the police department
he thought the privilege of reopening
should be granted. On a vote all the COM
missioners agreed with Mr.. Barber with
the exception of Mr.. Ward.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-23
WEEKLY MEETING OF
LITERARY SOCIETY

A number Of interesting topics were
discussed at the weekly meeting of the
Y. M c. A. Literary society at the asso-
citation building last night. The pro-
gramme follows: Independent Educa-
tion," H. Cecil Kirkpatrick; Politics."
Fred Wilson; "Desirability of Republican
Principles. Walter Shaddix; Should
Democratic Policies Dominate the Next
Administrations J. w. Simpson; "Busi-
ness Courtesy" J. G. Powell; THE Coney
Island Wiener" Clarence G.. Elliott;
What Constitutes an All Around Human
Being w. L. White; Tariff Commits
sion." NJ. R. Parks; Honesty In BUSH
ness" I. B. Moseley.
The programme for the meeting next
Tuesday consists of a debate Resolved,
The Railroads Should Be Under Govern
meflt Control" 1t Is announced that the
public is invited to attend these weekly
meetings and that membership in the Y.
NJ c. A. is not necessary for joining the
society.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-23
COMMISSIONER WARD
ON SCHOOL CENSUS

Commissioner George B. Ward, presi-
dent of the board of education. stated
yesterday that the decrease in the school
census would have no effect on the ex-
penditures necessary to maintain the
schools for the coming scholastic year.
This will only mean that we will have
a few thousand dollars less revenue COM
ing in from the children, and the ex-
penditures will be as great as ever" said
Mr.. Ward. Last year the schools were
overcrowded and the teachers, in many
instances, had more children under their
supervision than would be the case if
this overcrowding could be prevented
1t is known that an incidental fee will
be charged for all school children this
year, although the exact amount has not
been decided on yet. This will be taken
up at the next meeting of the board OF
education. The fee, in all probability, will
range from 25 cents in the lower grades
to 81 for the High school students.