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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-03-03
NOTICE 10 CREDITORS.

Estate of John B. Mattenson, De-
ceased.
Notice is hereby given by the un-
dersigned Administrative with the
will annexed of the estate of John b.
Mattenson, deceased, TO the creditors
of and all persons having claims
against the said deceased, to exhibit
them with the necessary vouchers.
within ten months after the first
publication of this notice. TO the said
Administrative with the will annexed
at the office of her attorney, 217 Id
aho building, Boise, Ada county. Id
ahO, this being the place fixed for
the transaction of the business Of
said estate.
ANNA MATTENSOE,
Administrative with the Will An
nexed of the Estate of John B.
Mattenson, Deceased.
CLINTON Fl. HARRISON,
Attorney for Administrative With
the viii Annexed, Boise, Idaho. 41-4t
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-03-03
Farmers Take Notice!

i have put in n new tanning mill
and am prepared 10 clean your grain
in good shape. The machine will
clean UP TO 800 bushels per hour.
Also have blne-stem seed wheat
for sale.
MERIDIAN FEED \ GRIST MILL
On Broadway Street. Meridian.
A. Zamx0w, Proprietor.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-03-03
SMITHS NEW GRIsT WILL.

have fitted up a grist mill to do
all kinds of grinding, corn meal, gra-
ham flour, chopped feed. etc. and will
also keep bran, shorts, baled hay and
grain of all kinds for sale.
Location at the Duncan warehouse,
next to the Niday hotel building. On
Broadway street, Meridian.
@. G. SMITH.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-03-03

The next monthly traders day sale
will be held Saturday, March 4th.
List your sales offerings with Man
ager Leo Marsters or Clerk w. H.
Peer before next Thursday II possi-
BILE. This will be good chance to
sell all kinds of property as spring
work will soon begin,
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-03-03

EASTERN MONEY to Loan
$4,000 to $4,000. Good farm sec
urity. Low rate of interest. Write
WILLIAM SMITH, 1902 \. 23d St,
Boise, Idaho.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-03-03

FOR SALE-One Holstein COW,
was fresh in November. Also six
yearling Holstein heifers, seven-eigh-
this pure blood. Bankable note taken.
Phone 46S. ]. W. Kaigler. Meridian.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-03-03
WANTED, FOR SALE. ETC.
Poultry Wanted

Special prices paid as follows:
Fat hens. lie Id live weight.
Ducks, &c Id live weight.
Turkeys. fat, 16c Id live weight.
]. L. Pigg, Meridian, Idaho. Phohne
$40 Red.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-03-03
Constipation, if Neglected,
Causes Serious Illness

Constipation, if neglected, leads
to- almost innumerable compiler
tons affecting the general health.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-03-03

SEED CORN FOR SALE-Minne-
sofa No. IS. At &c a pound. En-
quire of j. ]. Jones.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-03-03

"Home" is our next serial story.
A fine one.. Don't miss the first chap
ter in an early issue of the Meridian
Times.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-03-03

The Housewife. To-Day's Magazine,
Farm & Home, The Reliable Poultry
Journal, all one year with the Merid-
ian Times, $3.50. Call at the Times
office and see about this big offer.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-03-03

For Rent--l6 acres good farm plow
land. See Mrs. Frank Robson, y
mile southwest OF Meridian.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-03-03
MILK ROUTE

will deliver milk every morning
in Meridian: H. L. Neal. on Wilson
ranch, one half mile north west
of Meridian. l supply my customers
with extra milk or cream at any
time. Milk: pint 81; quart So; two
quarts $3.50 per month. Leave or
ders with me, or at the Times office.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-03-03

The Meridian Times and the Or
chard and Farm, the fine irrigation
magazine, published at San Francisco,
both one year for S1.35. Call at the
Times office.
Wanted, Bulls of all kinds and
ages, little an dbig. Tim Mccarthy,
phone PIT Red, Meridian.
Courier Democrat., 1916-08-10
BYERLY GETS A GOOD lob

The news dispatch columns in the
daily papers of Tuesday told of the
appointment being made by Presi-
dent Wilson and confirmed by the
senate naming w. Z, Byerly, of
Nelva, N. D., as register of the
United States land office at Williston.
There are many among the older
residents here and at Dresden who
will remember Mr.. Byerly as at one
time popular grain buyer and rail
road man. living at Dresden. 1t is
some years ago since he removed TO
the western part of the state and
became prominent in the business and
political affairs at Nelva. He still
has a number of old Cavalier county
friends who agree that tho recogni-
ton given him as one of the working
rank and file of the democratic partv
has been we'll earned, and it only
needs a personal acquaintance with
Mr.. ByerIy to become aware of the
fact that he has every qualification
to creditably fill the office to which
he has been appointed.
Courier Democrat., 1916-08-10
BARTLE OIL CO., LOCATES HERE

Another important business de-
velopment in Langdon for the pre-.
sent year has been started within the
past week, when the ground was
broken for the foundation on the right
of-way of the Great Northern railroad
for the warehouse and storage plant
of the Bartles- Northern Oil Co., who
are planning to add Langdon to
their number of distributing points in
this state. A. NJ. Clark, from the
headoffice of the company in this
state at Grand Forks IS here with
men to see that the work On the nec-
essary buildings and foundations for
oil tanks are rushed to completion as
early this fall as possible. The Bartles-
Northern company already has distri-
buting points for the sale of its var
ious grades of oil at fifteen towns in
this state. Osnabrock and Inkster
are two towns along this line, where
they have opened up in business dur
ing the past year. Mr.. M. 0. Strom
of the Strom & Co., hardware store
will have charge of the local business
of the Bartles-Nortaern Oil Co., for
its territory adjacent to Langdon.
Courier Democrat., 1916-08-10
LANGDON, NORTH DAKOTA, THURSDAY, AUGUST TO- 1915.

mill and it was common occurrence
to catch pike, pickerel, bass, etc
from one to two and half feet in
length. He says that wild geese to
were so numerous that they would
wake him up in the morning as they
beat their wings while taking a bath
in the Little Pembina river that pas
sed by his door. Thousands of geese
would be in the neighborhood and
then there was also a plenty of both
ducks and prairie chickens those first
few years on the prairie. Rabbits
We're also common small game and it
was not uncommon in those days to
see plenty of antelope and small deer
while further in the timber the elk,
bear and other large game could be
found by the hunter.
Mr.. Burritt is eighty-tive years old
now and still looks after his own
business affairs. He has held many
offices in the home community in
which he has lived so long. He was
chosen constable at the first election,
held the office for six years. Four
years he served on the school board
and was Harvey townships assessor
for fifteen years and of the adjoining
township of Manila for twelve years
He was the census taker of these two
townships in 1890.
Courier Democrat., 1916-08-10
The First White Settler
Ms: S::::;:;a :s: H!Ez.. ;z Of Harvey Township

was returned for second term by an
acclamation vote. His eldest son,
Henry Burritt, also served that part
of the Dominion in parliament. The
youngest son of Colonel Burritt,
whose name also was Stephen. IN
1880 was married to Miss Lois Dun
ham, young Scotch woman.
These were the parents of Hamil.
ton E. Burritt, the first white settler
of Harvey township and Cavalier
county's old soldier. The Dunhams
were Methodists and strongly religious
and Lois Dunham Burritt guarded her
family from the evils Of the times
with all the intensity of good
mother. but she was taken from them
in lS43, when her son, Hamilton was
only ten years old. A virulent type
of scarlet fever broke out and she and
a boy of seven were taken from the
home, the family left being composed
of four children under ten years of
age. The home had to be broken up
and Hamilton was apprenticed to Mr..
Merrick, of Merrickville. Ont, for a
period of ten years. For his services
in a general store he was to receive a
business training, his keeping and a
good education. He remained twelve
years in this position, and was sent
whenever business was dull to the
British academy, and for one year to
the high school at Ogdensburg, in the
state of New York. At this point in
the story l will quote Mr.. Burritt in
stating "Here l wish I could blot out
few years of my life's story
''These twelve years after my
mothers death ruined my life and
caused me and my family untold sor-
row and suffering through life. Here
is where l acquired the drink habit.
My cousin kept fine supply of this in
a general store, the very best sup
plies of everything needed in the
frontier life of those days, including
the best of imported English and
French wines and liquors. Everyone
not too poor to do so used liquors,
even the women and the clergy. The
business was fine and the merch ant
became immensely wealthy. The
town of Merrickville bears his name,
and testifies to his business enterprise.
His fine palatial home, was one
of the finest on the continent, and is
still standing. The wines and liquors
were imported, but our big trade was
in whiskey and ! made the whiskey,
the ingredients being four gallons of
high wines and five gallons of, soft
water from the spring. This was
Courier Democrat., 1916-08-10
MORE MADE HAPPY

Aaker's business college received
twenty-one requests for office help
last week and made the following
happy by placing them in fine posi-.
tions: A. Peterson, H. E. Gaus,
Emma Holte, Clara Brattey, Vera
Stubbs, Thora Swanson and Edward
Sadiler. Business men go to we'll
established, we'll known reliable
schools for office help, not to upstart
schools which advertise free tuition
or railroad fare paid in order to catch
suckers. Take the first step toward
a business successful career by send
ing for a catalog to A. B. C. Fargo
or Grand Forks.
Courier Democrat., 1916-08-10
Contributed by
Mrs. John Mahon.

History of the Life of Sergeant
Hamilton E. Burritt, the first white
settler of Harvey township, Cavalier
county, North Dakota:
H. E. Burritt was born at Burritt' s
Rapids, on the Rideau liver, forty.
five miles above Ottawa, in the Pro-
vince of Ontario, on November 25th,
1888. He was one of a family of
four boys. His ancestors on his
fathers side were originally Welsh.
The exact date of their coming to
America is not known, but the family
may be traced back to the time of the
Mayhower, although they were not
among its passengers. His great
grandfather on the Burritt side was
born in Connecticut. His grand
father, Colonel Stephen Burritt, was
born in Arlington, Vermont, an ar
dent Episcopalian and also intensely
British. When the war of 1776
broke out he championed the side Of
the Loyalists and fought against the
Colonies. With the rank of colonel
in the British army at the close Of
the war, he went with 10000 other
Loyalists to Canada and was there
given every favor by the government,
which included a free home, good
salary, etc. The family was located
on the St. Lawrence river, near the
Bay Of Quinty, at Elizabethtown,
which later was called Brockville.
In the war of 1872, he was again in
the front ranks, and for his valor at
Lundy's Lane, he was given l,50O
acres of land in the then wilderness
between Kingston and Ottawa, Here
his family of six, five boys and one
girl, were born and raised until old
enough to be sent away to school,
Although the Burritt family was
given every possible advantage and
assistance by the government, being
the first white settlers in the wilder
ness of Canada, was a severe test of
both endurance and stability. The
Hurons, tribe of Indians, noted for
their peaceable habits and tempera-
ment were their neighbors and co.
workers., and although they had diff
ferences of opinion at times, they got
along in the main very well, and
finally became each most loyal and
true to the other. Colonel Stephen
Burritt was a highly educated man
for that time and was chosen to fill
many important positions. Among
others he held the position of district
Judge for over thirty years, and was
made by election member of the
British parliament in Canada and later
Courier Democrat., 1916-08-10

placed in a vat and thoroughly blend.
ed. The first batch that | made got
too close to and inhaled the fumes and
was found lying PROSTATE from the
poison. We usually had one hundred
gallons on hand, allowed it to stand
six months and then it was ripe
enough for the market. Later on ]
became the salesman and with two
glasses in my hands l would pour the
liquor quickly from one to the other
and show the fine bead it contained.
further stimulated the trade by
drinking and treating with the GUS
toners. l was there ten years before
| found out was becoming slave.
When my cousin realized my condition
she asked me very kindly to be a
little careful, but like all good people
of that time she was not enough con-
cerned to help me get out of the busi-
ness or to treat me as diseased man.
My father had in the meantime
married again and had also lost his
entire fortune in the panic that swept
that country in 1857. Lumber,
which business he was engaged in,
having slumped from eighteen to
eight dollars a thousand. From the
time that entered school at Ogdens-
burg, l found that my sympathies
were entirely with the colonists and
when twenty enc years old became
an American citizen. l went by
stage from Dubuque, Iowa to St,
Paul, MINI. in 1855. Three years
later, on April Is, l was married to
Miss Mary Powell at Hastings, Mimi,
and here we established our home.
Four children were born to US, three
daughters and one son.
When the war broke out the Bur-
ritts had two small children, these
remained with the mother while the
father went to the front. enlisting at
Fort Smelling. Mimi, on March II,
1862. After few months drilling
and preparation his company in the
Fifth Regiment of Minnesota Volun-
teer Infantry, were taken down the
Mississippi river, and in order to
reach the interior were obliged to
cross over the Tennessee and go on its
waters to Shiloh. Their first fighting
was on the second day of the Battle
of Shiloh. After that, battle they
marched twenty miles to Corinth.
Here they were located for two
months, engaged in the seige of Cor
inth. When the Southern army left
they followed them and engaged them
in battle again at Pennington, where
they were again victorious. Of this
battle Mr.. Burritt relates this Incl
dent: when we met the rebels in
this battle they came yelling out of
the timber. Where do you Black
Yankee Niger lovers come from?
We belong to the Fourth Louisiana
Tigers. s" 1t was in this battle that
Mr.. Burritt received the commission
Of sergeant, the officer in charge
Courier Democrat., 1916-08-10
OLGA BUILDING NEW CHURCH

The Rev, Father Charles Mahieu,
of Olga, spent Friday in the city the
guest of the Rev. Father Meerse, the
resident priest of the parish of Penn
bina. The former being a Belgian
while the latter is a Hollander, both
raised to manhood in their native
country, they are naturally quite
we'll posted on the lay of the country
where the western armies of Europe
are now struggling for supremacy.
Father Mahieu has five brothers who
are officers in the French army, one
of them at the present time being a
German prisoner. 1t was interesting
to hear these two reverend gentlemen
discuss the war situation, and it was
remarkable at the same time how
unbiased and from what a neutral
stand point they handled the subject
Father Mahieu said that his Olga
congregation is building magnificent
new church this summer and that a
$40, 900 cash subscription toward the
new edifce was subscribed in one
day. -Pembina Pioneer Express.
Courier Democrat., 1916-08-10
MEET ON COURT HOUSE GROUNDS

On Monday evening of next week,
the 18th inst, a boosters meeting
and concert by the Langdon city band
will be held on the court house lawn.
The occssion is to mark the opening
in Langdon of a local campaign for
the raising of funds for the building
endowment fund of the Wesley College
at Grand Forks. Last week DR.. X.
r. Stolz, a member of the faculty of
the college and A. H. McKechnie,
who is the field secretary of the
movement, were in the city for day
or two, at which time committee
was appointed to have charge of the
local campaign. 1t is understood
there will also be committee named
for the Harvey Center neighborhood.
to work in conjunction with the Lang
don committee. For the meeting to
be held on Monday evening a list of
interesting speakers have been secur-
ed to boost for the cause of Wesley
College.
Courier Democrat., 1916-08-10
BUILDS ABR1CK BLOCK M,GRATH

In yesterdays issue of the Grand
Forks Herald was an item stating
that Druggist Robert McGrath has had
plans drawn and is about ready to let
the contract for the erection of two
story modern fire proof building that
will be built this fall on his property
at the corner of Third street and De-
Mers avenue. The frontage of fifty
feet on Third street will be arranged
for moving picture theatre the en-
trance to the McGrath pharmacy be-
ing on DeMers avenue The plan of
the second floor will be arranged for
modern residence flats. MIR. McGrath,
was here for several years with DR..
Donovan. later he started in business
for himself at Hannah and for some
years past has been located in Grand
Forks.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-02-19

KOJI YAMADA'S CAREER
Abandoned Course. at Heidelberg
University In Germany.
Famous Japanese Billiard Player
Lured to Game by chanee-Added
Much impetus to oentleman's
Sport In His Country.

Forsaking what promised to be
brilliant career as a surgeon to be.
come billiard champion is the story
of Koji Yamada, the Jap. who is
member of the Champion Billiard
Players league.
Yamada's father 10 classed among
the most prosperous and progressive
citizens of Japan. He was ambitious
for distinguished career for his son,
and desired him to have the best ad.
vantages Of education which the world
could offer. With this in view, II was
decided that KoJ should attend the
University of Heidelberg, Germany.
and prepare himself for the practice
Of surgery.
Kohl was not only willing but en-.
thusiastic. and for time was one Of
the most promising Of the young stu.
dents at the German university. II
was merely by accident that Koji
found out that he would be more sue.
cessful as billiard player than as a
surgeon.
From the first he not only showed
remarkable skill as billiard player.
but became 30 fascinated with the
game that he spent more time at the
Students club billiard hall than he did
at the lecture room.
When Kohl returned home he failed
to bring diploma from Heidelberg,
but he did bring with him the billiard
championship of Germanv Thia fact
had much to do with adding an i'm.
petus to the game in Japan. and be.
fore coming to America Koji had &C.
complished the easy task of annexing
the championship Of his own country
and the somewhat more difficult task
Of renewing the confidence Of father
in son who had gone contrary to
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-02-19

I'm the last inning Clyde Milan, tia
slugger Of the Senators. came up.
Griff found his vocal apparatus again
and began yelling:
"'This old guy hasn't got . thing.
Clyde; not a thing. Knock the ball
out Of the lot
Those other boys had orders to
strike out 80 as to make you feel good,
you old has.been. but here's this boy
Milan who hasn't got any such or.
ders. He's going to show you just
what we all could do II we wanted
to.
milan 10 one Of those boys who
makes pitcher work. He must have
the ball over the plate. He's got al.
most unerring Judgment as to the
good ones and the bad ones. know
was up against tough bird. but
was willing to risk putting my arm on
the blink for all time in an effort to
fan him, and get the last laugh on
Grit.
Il shot the irst one over in the
groove-and Milan swung and missed.
He fouled the second and then Just as
he was figuring that I'd waste one
I shot II up to him on dead line. It
caught him almost unawares. He
swung-but too late and Milan was
out on strikes.
That was q happy day for Old
BILL"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-02-19
EAv0RS GOLF PASTIME
Noted TwirIer Says Game %
Good for Baseball Players.
hsips One 20 Gain Absolute Control
o. Himself, One Of Greatest A.
ssts In oams.-Aiso Assists
Batting Materially.

Il cannot agree with these men
who say golf is bad for a bail player"
says Jack Coombs Of the Brooklyn
Dodgers. 1T helps him more than an
ordinary man realizes. One Of the
greatest assets Of the game IL abso.
lutte coatrol Of oneself, in which
confidence plays an important part.
Thus, the mind being under control,
one thinks not Of the importance
resting upon him. There only IL one
hought-succeed.
1T IL true the swing in golf IL far
different from that used in baseball.
There are few ball players. however.
who do not bring that stroke Of their
profession into golf. II you will look
back to the games pitched for the
Athletics on Mondays. you will no.
tice from the box scores that my bat.
ting was far superior to that on other
days. I played golf every Sunday.
rain or shine, and as I often said to
the boys: That ball looked a. big a.
. pumpkin Whether golf playing the
day before had anything to do with
II or not I dare not say. Being o
bug on golf, my own opinion IL formed.
Associations on the golf links are
far different from those formed in
other walks Of life.
During the worlds series Of 1910
Mr.. Plank, Eds father. came from
Gettysburg to see the games. He
lived with US during his visit. The
afternoon before the first game
against the Cubs Bender, Ed and
played golf. We came home. went to
bed early, and did not wake up until
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-02-19
WORLD SERIES ON THE COAST
Plan to Have Champion Football Team
Of West to Play With Leading
Team From the East.

officials of the tournament of roses,
a festival held each year at Pasadena.
Cal, plan an annual world series In
football with the champion team OF
the West playing the champion of the
East.
On New Years day. Washington
State. representing the West. played
Brown university, representing the
East, and the affair was big success,
Washington beat Brown, IA to 0.
Next year the game will be offered
the eastern team winning the cham.
piOnship. A contest of the kind
planned by the Pasadena men will be
the biggest thing ever attempted for
settlement of football supremacy.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-02-19
INTERESTING
SpOQT
PARAGRAPHS

Pittsburgh and Maine are the latest
universities to take up hockey.
Germany Schaefer is not the fun.
niest man in baseball. Clark Griffith
says Washington will win the pennant.
An unusual number of horses will
be trained In the South for this sea.
sons racing.
There are eight PAGERS with rec.
ords under two minutes, six of them
being free legged.
Many figure that in Murphy's hands
Peter Stevens will Join the list of two.
minute PAGERS.
There is report to the effect that
Lexington has decided In favor of
the pari mutuel machines.
w. e. D. Stokes figures that de.
scendants Of Peter the Great won 81
races and earned S7O.450 In 1915.
When the war Is over we can fall
back for excitement ON the perennial
billiard championship.
Time allowance is. right or wrong
In direct ratio to the way 1t affects the
particular individual and his stable.
-
Chicago may play the Vanderbilt
sleven Of Nashville, at Chicago, No.
vember 1.
Stanford university will send anoth.
or pair of tennis players to participate
In eastern Journeys this summer.
Coach Charles q. Courtney expects
70 be In shape to again take charge
Of the coaching OF the Cornell oass.
men this spring.