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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-10-05

The Courant has been asked
by farmers hauling grain into
Bottineau to roast whoever
is responsible for the bridge
being out Of repair about a
mile and a half west Of town.
This bridge was taken out in
the spring. ostensibly for the
purpose Of putting in a new
one, but during all these
months the road has remained
closed to traffic. A trail has
been laid out through the
slough alongside the grade,
which is passable with light
load in dry weather, but the
banks are 90 steep as to make
the hauling Of loads rather
difficult. As q result many Of
the farmers are compelled to
drive around, making two
extra miles into Bottineau,
and it would seem that who
ever is responsible should be
compelled to get this work
completed without any further
delay
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-10-05
MANAHAN ADDRESSES
GOOD SIZED AUDIENCE

Hon. James "A Manahan ad-
dressed a good sized crowd of
voters at the opera house Tues
day evening, speaking in be-
half of the republican national
ticket.
He dwelt at some length OF,
his personal experiences in
public life, giving a particular
ly interesting resume of his big
fight in the famous Minnesota
rate case.
Mr.. Manahan criticized the
president for what he termed a
vacillating handling of nation
al affairs, the extravaganza of
the sixty-fourth congress and
the domination of that body by
the southern democracy.
He urged the support of
North Dakota for Candidate
Hughes, as well as a republic
an delegation to congress.
Mr.. Manahan left yesterday
morning for Omemee, where
he gave another address at
10: 80.
The speaker was introduced
by Attorney Benson. in a few
we'll chosen words.
The Bottineau Military band
also added to the gaiety of the
occasion with d brief street
lcOncert before the meeting.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-10-05
new ASSESSMENT
SCHEDULES OUT
Blanks For Preparing Assesso. y
For 1917 Received By Coun-
" Auditors.

Minot, Oct. 2, The state has
sent out to the county auditors
the blanks and schedules for
the assessment books for 1917.
1t will be mbered that
when the last were prepared by
the state officials there was
considerable protests among
assessors and county auditors
because of what was claimed
was the cumbersome n amer
in which they were prepared.
Before the present years books
were prepared the number of
items included in the schedules
which the assessors had to fill
out were forty nine, under
twenty eight separate subdivi-
sions. Last year the number
of items was changed from
forty nine to ninety five, and
assessors lost both sleep and re,
ligion in trying to get at the
methods Of listing property in
compliance with the schedules.
For next year the number of
items to be listed has been re-
duced to. thirty-two, being con-
siderably fewer than even the
former schedule contained.
Some of the changes in the
schedules are interesting. For
instance. both in the present
schedule and the former one
horses and cattle, of the gener-
al class were each listed under
classes by years of age one,
two and three years. thus pro-.
viding for the valuation of the
animals according to their
ages. In the new schedule all
horses and cattle in the general
class are grouped together 90
that those one year old must be
valued in the same class az
those three years old. Other
features Of the schednle have
beens changed in about the.
aanle manner.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-10-05
SABOTAGE IS COMMITTED
BYL. ". W. NEAR WOLFORD

The first sure enough case
of sabotage in this neck of the
woods took place last Friday
morning, when large clevis
went rattlety bang through the
interior workings of Fred
Koontz's separator, which was
threshing on the Mrs. Laura
Beck farm, three miles east of
town. The clevis had been
cleverly concealed in a bundle,
and an /. w. w. adherent
named George Williams, who
is alleged to be responsible for
it's unique position is at present
in the county Jail. having been
bound over Tuesday by Justice
Frame to the January term of
court.
Williams and his partner
worked for short time on the
gKnootz rig, and along about
Tuesday persuaded the crew to
go on strike. Fred had a
heart to heart talk with the
men, and they, with the ex-
ception of Williams and his
partner, returned to work. The
next day was wet and the men
came to town. and it is alleged
that Williams then told one or
two of them that he intended
to wreck the machine by put
ting clevises in the bundles.
So when a clevis went into the
separator and couple more
were found in bundles, suspic-
ion naturally pointed to him
and his arrest followed.
Sabotage by the way,
means the destruction of
machinery of production. The
word originated in Holland at
the time of the introduction of
power spinning machinery in
to that country. The women
spinners, fearful of loosing
their means of making a liv-
ing, tried to wreck the new
machines by throwing their
wooden shoes, or sabots, into
them. Hence the word sabot-
age. '-Wolford Mirror.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-10-05

the items of interest that he
can gather from the representa-
tives Of the other twenty three
companies. All of these COM
panies have their books kept
and audited by the Equitable
Audit company at Great Falls,
and are financed by the Equity
Cooperative Exchange. The
eain from these companies is
" |. ;ther through the Great
Far Ice of the Equity Ex-
chang lie shipped direct to
the st. IsAul Office for consign-
ment.. Thus far the members
of this association are well
pleased with the service that is
given them by the Equity CO.
operative Exchange through
it's branch office at Great Falls
and it's home office at st. Paul.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-10-05
COUNTY COURT.

Sept. 29-Hearing on final
accounting in the estate of
Fred H. King adjourned to
Oct. 20.
Sept. 3O-Hearing on first
annual accounting in the
guardianship of Louisa Elem
ing, incompetent. Account
allowed.
Oct. 3-Hearing petition for
license to sell land in the
guardianship of Sever Larson,
incompetent. License granted.
Oct. 3 Hearing petition
appointing guardian for the
Ebenhahn minors. Max Eben-
hahn was appointed.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-10-05
. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Edward Olson and wife to
Ole J. Kiera, $1,000, s12nw lots
8, A, 100 79.
William E. Stewart and wife
to Evaline Stewart, ST, lot Z,
sesw 6 162 Is.
G. S. Ogren and wife to .B.
|Quale, ST, e12sw,' nwsw Is, ne
NV 20 153 %.
S. B. Quale and wife and q.
KS. Ogren and wife to State
State Bank, Souris, 81, NV 8
sl63 70.
Jessie Clark and husband to
Carl "A. Anderson and, Irving
r. parkway. SIG, $50 WIZ 10,
Wiz 9 161 75.
Eveline Papendick to L. F..
Sahdstrom, $500, ne 21 1853 81.
j. r. Shircliffe to John d.
|O'Keefe, ST, lots Z, 8. block 4, !,
ELansford.
Alphonse Plant to Ell. G..
|Harty, ST. swne, so 161 n.
Arthur NJ. Grant and wife to
Iver Bjerkan, $4,000, ne 3 i59
|82.
Martin Christensen and wife
to Thomas Johnson, SLIGO e1a
|ne, 81, w1a NV 81 164 75.
+. "a. Schroeder and wife to
j. r. Schroeder, $64O0, ne 50
E16l 63.
Matthias Monson and wife to
Anna Bjornstad, 500. II inter
lest lot Z block 2, Omemee.
Charles r. HaRan and wife
Ito William Underwood, $500,
Ilots i and 2. block 8, Lansford.
William MI Cam to IA =.
II1aylmonSl, 4600, lots IA and IN,
thlock 10 Overly
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-10-05
Thirteen Requests.

Aakers Business College has
IL requests for office help on
file, and placed the following
students in position during the
past week: Emma Buhrn,
Alice Mystrom, Hannah Toilet
son, Oscar Watley and L. Fl.
Bakken. You could have one
of these IL positions if you
were prepared. Send for cata-
log to A. B. c., Grand Forks,
also for a Gas Tractor and Auto
Course catalog. School also
offers a special course in
English to foreigners.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-10-05

E. n. Odegaard of Egeland,
an uncle Of the Syver Larson
children in the Turtle Noun
tains, died Sunday, following
a prolonged suffering with can
Ger. He was operated on at
st. Andrews hospital a year
ago, bnt the disease at that
time had progressed too far to
avert fatal results. The fun
era1 was held Tuesday, Rev.
Strand Of Rolette and Rev. III.
~. Bake Of this city officiat-
ing.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-10-05
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

On Saturday a license to wed
was granted to Frank Carney
and Miss Beatrice Graba. both
of Willow City.
Today a license was issued
to Herman Danielowski of
Antler and Miss Mabel Ruth
Wilson of Westhope. They
were married in the county
court chambers this afternoon
BY Rev. H. Lewis Meyer of
the Presbyterian church. Joe
Mahoney officated as best man
while Miss Morrill, Dooley as
sisted the bride.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-10-05
CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS
IN BO1TlNEAU COUNTY,

In the animal report OF the
state rural school inspector just
published the following will be
of interest: g
The greatest improvement
shown hassbeen in the Increase
of the number of consolidated
schools. During the past five
years the number of such
schools has increased from ia
to 4O1. This represents an in
crease of 287, being treble the
increase for the twenty years
preceding.
Bottineau county has had an
increase of eight during this
time and stands second in the
number of first class consolidat-
ed schools among the counties
of the state, one other county
exceeding it by one school.
The county also ties for second
place in they number of second
class consolidated schools,
These two classes of schools in
the county received $2264. 90 in
state aid for this year.
There are in the state 115 Of
what are known as first-class
one room schools. These are
standardized schools and re-
ceive aid from the state. In
this type of school Bottineau
county stands fourth, being
surpassed by Grand Forks
county by three schools, and by
two schools by Barnes and Las
Moure counties.
The per cent of attendance in
both the one-room and consoli-
dated schools of the state show
an increase Of 19 to % per cent.
The per cent of eighth grade
compilations increased seven in
the one room . school, and eleven
in the consolidated school.
The reports show a marke d
increased in the number Of
well trained teachers. This is
especially trne Of the consoli-
dated and standardized one-
room schools. The CONSOLIDATE
ed school shows an increase Of
thirty-seven per cent and the
one-room school TIVE nty five
per cent.
That the encouragement giv-
EN- by the state has done much
to standarize the schools and
that the necessary improves
1lnent Of the rural school, lies
along the lines Of standardiza-
stion Of all one-room schools
and their consolidation where
feasible, il the opinion Of the
state rural school inspector.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-10-05

Nels Magnuson Of Souris was
d pleasant business visitor ia
Bottineau from Sours Friday.
MI. 4agnuson has only recent
ly returned from Reading Pa.
where he attended the national
c0nvention of The 4 arrners rIu.
ts1al Fire aseocia ation as & state
deleRnte Mn. Rniisou "a.
|sikel 4 re Is(ttii NM 4 NJ alsl1s 1tos rs,
|Io1a III ls ~ \ IA 6spn all
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-10-05
More Stockholders.

The following stockholders
in the Bottineau Cooperative
Publishing Company were in
advertently omitted from the
list published on the first page
of the second section in this
issue:
NJ. J. Farnand, Rottine au.
Geo. FL. Hebert, Bottineau.
%. HI. Swanstrom, Newburg.
J. ]. Weeks, Bottineau.
O. T, Rishoff, Bottineau.
Geo. T. Sidener. Lansford.
Nels B. Arveson, Carbury.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-10-05
Farmer Shoots Sell Fatally.

Rugby, Sept. %. John w.
Burton, wealthy farmer,is dead
of injuries self inflicted from a
% calibre rifle. He was found
lying unconscious in a shack
with a bullet hole in his fore
head. His horses were stand
ing close by and in the buggy
lay the rifle over a pool OF
blood. Death followed later.
Friends scout the suicide
theory. He had been in ill
health recently.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-10-05
EQUITY NEWS NOTES

Mrs. Amley Robinson of
Pekin, N. D., has >been men
toned before as the first wo-
man stockholder to purchase
and pay for the limit of stock,
100000. Recently Mrs. Rob.
inson wrote to the Exchange
requesting the privilege Of
buying more stock, but being
refused this privilege, she has
this week written to the Ex,
change asking if it would be
possible for her to buy the
limit of stock for each of her
two daughters. This, of course,
the Exchange will grant, and
no doubt the youngsters will
soon be full -f1edPed stockhold-
ers in the Equity. Cooperative
exchange. If more men and
women in. the northwest had
had the spirit Of Mrs. Robinson
at the beginning, the battle for
an honest grain market would
not have lasted nearly as long.
g. IA. Baisnet Of Velva. NJ
d, was on the South St. Paul
market with live stock the past
week. Mr.. Baisner is one of
the old standby in the Equity
movement and has been q fre
Squent visitor in the st. Paul
Office. He was very much ex-
cited when he reached the st.
Paul office, over stories being
spread in the country by form
er employee of the Equity Ex-
change, who was discharged
for gambling, drinking and
passing bad checks. After
looking into the merites Of the
chan gee made, he left for home
resolved never again to believe
any of the stories spread by re-
presentatives of the grain COM
bine until after he had the facts
frat hand.
President j. M Andersons re-
turned Monday fnorning from
Great Falls, Montana, where he
had been to attend 4 meeting
of the advisory board Of Mont
ana Equity Elevator associa-
tion. This board u composed
81 one Representative from each
49, fxa !. -. >vea ~ latyxa &fl1. sra4Sa. G.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-10-05
Communication.

To the Courant editor:
We wish to state that there
is a sentiment in favor of call
ing township Nonpartisan
meetings throughout the coun-
ty a week or ten days previous
to election to interest farmers
in the Courant, to take up any
political work necessary and to
attend to other matter that will
aid to benefit the organization.
We would like to have an ex-
preston of the mbers on this
subject.
II. c., Miller.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-10-05

r.
with proper care. BY reason
of this fire loss rates of insur
ance are high. If we can only
educate the young people in
our schools and the older peo-
pie on the farms, in their
homes and in their business,
to clean up their property and
take proper care of it, and to
help to prevent fires, we can
save an enormous amount of
money each year by prevent
ing fires.
To the end that the people of
the state may cooperate with
the State Fire Marshall's De.
partment in the reduction of
loss by fire. / hereby designate
Monday October 9th, 1915. as
Fire Prevention day in the
State of North Dakota. This
day is the n n ers ar y
where great loss resulted
through carlesness and bad
conditions, and l sincerely
urge that the citizens of the
state everywhere cooperate SO
that Fire Prevention day may
really mean something in
North Dakota.
l.. B. Hanna,
Governor.
Done at the Capital at Bis
marck, this 25th day of Septem-
ber, 1916.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-10-05
GREAT SHOWING
MADE BY STATE
North Dakota Stands Second In Rural
Consolidated Institutions Of
United States.

Bismarck, Sept. 80. North
Dakota now stands second in
the United States in the num-
ber of rural consolidated schools
and in pro portion to population
heads the list, according to the
fifth annual report on rural,
gra de d and consolidated
schools.
The high school enrolment
of farm children in the rural
consolidated schools for the
first five years has increased
from 45O to 2,455, an average
increase of 80 per cent, to two
per cent under the old system.
These schools also are shown
to have trebled the number OF
eighth grade graduates, with
attendance increased Is per
cent and with about 1000 more
we'll trained teachers than un-
der the one room rural school
system.
There are now 4Ol consoli-
dated schools in che state, 151
being open country and go
town consolidated schools. All
counties except one are repre-
sented. These figures repre-
sent an increase of 287 schools
in five wears, or an average in
crease of more than 81 per cent
as against an increase of less
than 6 per cent when there was
no state aid.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-07-21
DEPENDABLE.

a certain Western judge was pre-.
siding at II trial in which woman
who kept Il boarding house WAS trying
to establish AN alibi for II boardcr
The man was accused of crime com.
mitted mt 2 o'clock in the morning.
GLOW do you know" asked the
crcss-cXaminer.
"Why, he always comes in ut one
o'clock. He doesn't vary five min.
utcs in II year"
"And you heard him that morn
ing?"
Yes, sir"
"And you are sure it was one
o'clock ?"
Eyes, sir; il was one o'clock exact
ly."
Did you look at the clock?"
eyes, sir"
Out" persisted the lawyer, az he
always comes in ut one o'clock in the
morning, why did you look Mt the
clock on this particular morning?"
Perhaps" said the judge, "shc
wanted to see whether the clock was
right"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-07-21
ADVERTISING.

Mark Twain believed in advcrtis-
ing, Ms is proved by the following
extract from an after dinner speech
which he once made
While was editing the Virginia
City Enterprise, writing copy one day
and mining the next, tried many
ways to drive home the fact that nd
vcrtising pays One day received II
letter from II subscriber saying that
he had found spider pressed be-
tween the pages of his paper. He
wanted to know whether this signif-
ed good or bad luck. ! replied to
him in answers to correspondents:
"'Old Subscriber: The finding of II
spider in your copy Of the Enterprise
was neither good or bad luck. The
spider was merely looking over our
pages To find out what merchant was
not advertising in them, so he could
spin his web across his door and lead
Il free and undisturbcd existence for
ever after"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-07-21
FORDS ARE MORE ACCESSIBLE
THAN BOOZE.

Pardon us but here is Ford story
one which came to life here in
Clarksburg.
A well known man about town came
in with his product of the great Paci-
fier of Dertoit pretty much delapidat-
cd as well as carrying number of
bruises himself. While somewhat
sore physically the body wounds were
nothing compared to that of his mind.
This we'll known man made the trip
to Pittsburgh in his alias Tin Lizzy
and was returning home full of joy
twelve quarts of fine drinking Ii
quor. All went we'll until the joyful
Clarksburger reached point near
Uniontown, Pa, where he missed the
road and turned turtle few times.
After receiving the aid of team
of horses and repair shop the trip
was completed, but without the cher
ished booze. In reporting the mishap
to his friends the unfortunate man
declared that he would have much
less mourned total loss of the Ford
than the twelve quarts of liquor
"Why," he declared, "you can buy a
Ford anywhere and at any time, but
such liquor as that is darned hard
to get in West acknowledgement
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-07-21
FEDERAL MONEY FOR ROADS.

President Wilson has signed the
$85, 100000 Good-Roads Bill, provid-
ing for cooperation in road construc-
ton and maintenance between the
States and the National Government
The amount carried by the bill is to
be distributed $5,000,000 the first
year up to $25,000,000 the fifth, and
il is further made conditional upon
the cooperation of the States. An
additional $I0,000,000 IS for roads
in the national forests.
The fund is limited as to Federal
participation to 80 per cent. of the
estimated cost of construction or
reconstruction. While the whole sum
appropriated is comparatively small,
the conditions which make it avail
able evidently look to the forwarding
of the good-roads movement in all the
States. Naturally, when the move
mant becomes general larger sums
will be demanded.
Providing the money is honestly
expended. the investment on the part
IF both the Nation and the respective
States will be good one. If not sc
expended, the investment on the part
| will be only in effect opening rat
} hole down which uncOunted million:
will hereafter find their way.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-07-21
ROBBERS ARE BOTHERING THE
CITY OF HARRISBURG.

Town and county authorities are in.
vestigating the series of robberies
which have recently been committed
IN no less than fifteen residences at
pcarsburg. On Thursday night the
home of John Buchanan was entered
and $4,000, besides valuablcs are re-
ported to have been taken. Blood
hounds from Pulaski were taken to
Pearisburg yesterday morning and
put OF the trail OF the thieves, but nc
cording 10 report received here late
yesterday afternoon no arrests had
been effected. 1t was reported here
yesterday that several other homes
were entered Thursday night but Mr..
Buchanan sustained the heaviest loss.
According to adviccs reaching the To-
cal police it is believed that the rob
berries have been committed by par
ties living in the vicinity of Pearls
burg.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-07-21
TWO BOTTLES
WORK WONDERS
Roanoke Man Tells How lie Was
Benefited After Taking But
Two Bottles of Tanlac.

Mr.. Frank Seifert, of 326 Dale
Avenue, Roanoke, Va, says: al was
suffering great deal from indiges-
ton, always felt tired and drowsy,
and could never sleep we'll mt night.
was beginning to get Il little bit
uneasy about the tenacity of ailments
when Tanlac was recommended to
me. After | had taken the first bot
tie began to feel better, and since !
have finished the second bottle feel
like new man. / sleep fine every
night, have steady appetite, nothing
| eat hurts me in the least. and alto
gether | feel as though I'd been made
over"
81 now take great deal of pleas
ure n recommending Tanlac, for
consider the new medicine rs having
come as Il restorer Of life to me.
only hope this statement may lead
others who may be suffering as
was, to follow my example in taking
this greatest of all medicines"
The great new medicine, Tanlac, so
highly endorsed by Mr.. Seifirt, is now
available here at DR.. John r. Jack
sons drug store and at Richards, by
the Richards Pharmacy.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-07-21
SAVES DAUGHTER
Advice Of Mother no Doubt Pre-.
vents Daughters Untimely End.

Ready, Ky.-"I was not able TO do
anything for nearly six MONTHS" writes
Mrs. Laura Bratcher, of this place, "and
was down in bed for three months.
! cannot tell you how | suffered with
my head, and with nervousness and
Womanly troubles.
Our family doctor told my husband he
could not do me any good, and he had
70 give It up. We tried another doctor,
but he did not help me.
. At last, my mother advised me 10 take
Eardui, the woman's tonic. | thought
1t was no use for was nearly dead and
pothing seemed TO do me any good. But
took eleven bottles, and now am able
TO DO all OF my work and my own
washing.
:. ] think Cardui is the best medicine in
the world. My weight has increased.
and look the picture of health. "
If you Suffer from any of the ailments
peculiar TO women, get a bottle OF Cardui
Today. Delay is dangerous. We know
u will help you. for il has helped so
many thousands of other weak women
In the past so years.
AT all druggists.
FIRTH e: Chattanooga Medicine Co., Ladies'
ADVISORY Dept. Chattanooga. Tenn. for 'Steeiai
LaIfrnefforI on your case and 64-page book "Home
Treatment for Woman" in plain wrapper. NC l2s