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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-02-24

Mr.. John Mckenzie m last
weeks Courant asks for an ex-
plan2tion of our editorial Of
two weeks ago regarding the
County Fair. 1t seems that
Mr.. Mckenzie was formerly
Secretary of the Association
tina, had charge of the fair and
evidently feels that our remarks
reflect adversely. If Mr.. Nc
Kenzie is not aware that fake
horse races and nasty shows
were pulled off it is perhaps
due to the fact that he was too
busy to look after these matters
as a Secretary should How
ever, we are informed by good
'reliabie authority that Mr.. Nc
iKenzie does know aud that
he regrets the deplorable con-
dition as deeply as any one. AS
we stated last week we have no
desire to cast any reflections on
Mr.. MoKenzie.or any of the
other good citizens whose
names appear among the board
or the managers of the Fair.
They were almost without ex-
ception men whose time was
taken up with their own busi-
ness and for them to give much
time to the fair was out of the
question. AS is so often the
case they let George do it'
and George" in this case hap
pened to be the jockeys who
gave s1s fake horse races and
the undesirables who gave as
nasty ahows.- Souris Mes
senger.
Isee by the above editorial
in the last Issue of the Souris
Messenger that the editorial I'M
his Issue of the 4th inst. regard
ing the staging of the fake
horse races and the nasty side
shows from the red light dis
tricts of our large cities at the
fair. was staged during
my and my superior officers
management.
Now then, Mr.. Editor, in re-
gard to the so called fake horse
races, l will say the president
appointed at the request of the
board. a committee on races,
that committee to have abso-
lutte control over all races.
The committee SO appointed
by the preiident and concurred
in by the board were Mr.. P. j.
Scully and DIR. A. r. MacKay.
30 if there were any fake horse
races these men and these men
only are to blame; and if the
president made a mistake in
his appointments am sure he |
ls sorry, for he was certainly
innocent as to the character of
those two men.
Regarding the nasty side
shows from the red light dis
tricts Of the large cities, | my
,elf am not aware there was
any such during my admini,|
nor do I believe anyI
one else does except the angelic
editor himself and how hel
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-02-24
WIN Become cItlzsn..

The following have declared
their intentions of becoming
United States citizens before
the district court:
John Mclean, Westhope.
Sigurd Bjorli, Souris.
Ingrid Lennon and Matthias
Lermen, Carbury.
Andrew Egge, Omemee.
Rudolph Clasen returned on
Monday from Omemee.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-02-24

Agricultural Agents for Bot
tineau County and the q. S.
Department of Agriculture.
By order of the Board of
County Commissioners.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1916-05-16
OLD VETERAN
LAID TO REST
Funeral Of Mr.. E. W. Walk
er Held Saturday
Afternoon.

The funeral of Mr.. Edward w.
Walker was held Saturday afternoon
and the burial was in Riverside ceme-
terry.
Mr.. Walker had been in feeble
health for some time, but his death
was very sudden, due to a cerebral
hemorrhage. As stated in Saturdays
paper, Mr.. Walker was "A years Of
age and a Confederate Veteran. He
entered the army in Virginia in 1861
and surrendered with Gen. Lee at
Appomattox, He fought under Gen.
Fitzhugh Lee and was in many san
culinary battles.
After the war he located in this
county and for many years had lived
in Hopkinsville. He is survived by
his wife, one son and two daughters.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1916-05-16
MIR. HANNA DIES
AT DARLINGTON
Was For a Number of Years
Engaged in Business in
HOpkinSville.

Darlington, Ky, May 15.-Michael
Hanna, ST., born in 1S4l in Hols-
brook, Austria, died at his home here
Saturday He was educated at the
military school az Holsbrook and
served in the Austrian army in the
war of 1866. He immigrated TO Michi-
gan in 1870 and was married TO Miss
Theresa Weidman in 1871. He is sur
vived by ten children, OF whom one is
Mrs. John L. Brown, OF Evansville.
He was a pioneer business man Of
Hopkinsville and Darlington and was
the owner of the darlington Machine
works, manufacturing coal mine ma
chinery.
The funeral will be held Monday
morning at O'Clock, conducted by
Rev. Father Welch.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1916-05-16
FORMER SHERIFF
, JOHN BOYD
Died Saturday at His Home
In This City, Aged
81 Years.

John Boyd, formerly sheriff of
Christian county, died at O'Clock p.
m, Saturday, at his home on the
West Side. He had been i'll for two
weeks and pneumonia developed
three days before his demise. Mr..
Boyd was 81 years old and was
reared in North Christian. He was a
son of the late Drury Boyd. He was
engaged in farming a few miles East
Of the city for several years, but
moved to the city about the first of
the present year, where he was en-
gagged in business until about three
weeks ago.
The deceased is survived by his
wife and one son. The interment
took place in Riverside cemetery yes
day afternoon.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1916-05-16
COlored People To Have a
Modern Building By
Fall.
FORBES COMPANY GETS 1T
Wcrk To Begin At Once and
Be Pushed To Rapid Com
pletion.

The Forbes Manufacturing Co. was
awarded the contract for the erection
of the colOred High School building
Saturday, for $17372. Til e only
other bid was 81, 400 higher, a Louis
vile concern. Ground was broken
Saturday and work will be started as
soon as the weather will permit.
The new beilding will contain six
class rooms, recitation rooms, assem-.
bly, hall, gymnasium, etc, with mod.
ern Improvements. It will be OF
brick and stone, located on the cor.
ner of First and Vine streets, on a
part of which used to be the old fair
grounds.
The materials taken from the Clay
street building torn down will be used
by the contractor. The brick and
lumber were taken out at a cost OF
81 400 and are worth enough to bring
the real cost of the new building uE
to $25, 900 or $4,000. The structure
will be ready for occupancy in Sep
tember.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1916-05-16

IS KILLED
While a Boy Was FoOIing
With a Loaded
Gun.

Gus Woosley aged nineteen, was
killed Saturday afternoon about 4
o'clock at his home near Cobb sta
ton, when a supposedly unload
ed rifle in the hands of his little
nephew was discharged, the bullet
passing entirely through Woosley's
chest He lived only about thirty
minutes.
Mr.. WOoSley was a prominent
young farmer, and had only been
married two months. He is survived
by his wife, his father, John r.
Woosley, a merchant Of Trenton,
four brothers ard one sister. One
of his brothers is T. S. WOOsley, l..
& N. ticket agent in this city.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1916-05-16
Senior Class Play at Col
lege Thursday
Night.
ANNUAL SERMON SUNDAY
Graduating Exercises Next
Tuesday May q, Large
Class.

The examinations of Bethel Wo-
mans College-the new name for
Bethel Female College-are in pro-
gress this week and the session will
close next Tuesday. The following
is the program as announced:
Thursday, May 18, Senior class
play, "The Chaperon" at the college,
8:15 p. m. Cast of 10 characters.
Admission 25 cents.
Sunday May 81, sermon at II a. m.
by Rev. j. b. Trotter, of Marion,
Ky. Sermon to Young Women's
Auxiliary at night.
Monday, May %, Grand concert at
College, 8:15 p. m.
Tuesday, May %, 'Home Coming
of Alumnae on campus, with dinner
for all. Program in forenoon. Play
Pandora" in afternoon.
AT night graduating exercises al
Baptist church. Baccalaureate ad.
dress by DR.. Frank Lewis Hardy, Of
Henderson. Awarding Of diplomas
to eight graduates and certificates tc
four High School graduates and one
each in piano, voice, expression anC
shorthand. Medals will also be pre-
sented for class honors.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1916-05-16
HOpkinsville Largely Repre-
sented at Confederate
Gathering.
In BIRMINGHAM TO-DAY
List Of The Veterans and
Friends Who Went
Yesterday.

Forty-one tickets were sold here
over the L. C N. railroad for Bir-
mingham, Ala, up to 10 o'clock yes
terday morning and more than half
that number of persons left on the
Dixie Flyer. The others left on
earlier trains, some departing on Sat
urday night and others on Sunday.
Following is list of those who left
for the U. C. V. Reunion at 9:35 yes
terday morning: f. D. Jones and
two daughters, Misses Eddie and
Lena, Judge w. P. Winfree and Mrs.
Winfree, John r. Dickerson and
wife, Mrs. w. H. Hester, Mrs. Walter
Howe, and Messrs. John B. Harmed,
Geo. T. Herndon, John E. Saunders,
F. M. Clark, Clifton Parker, |. M.
Darling and P. T. Swain. Among
others who departed on earlier trains
were the following: j. NJ. Morris
and wife, Miss Katherine McShane,
and Messrs. d. c. Cary and q. w.
Collins. Those who left here yester.
day were due to arrive in Birming.
ham at 7:l0 last night.
The Confederate reunion begins to.
day and will last three days.
Extensive preparations have beer
made for the entertainment of the ole
veterans and their friends while il
Birmingham and the visit promises t.
be most enjoyable one.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1916-05-16
STABBED IN
THE BACK
Negro Charged For The Cut,
ting Surrenders to The
Authorities.

Sam Skinner, COL, surrendered at
Police headquarters yesterday morn
ing and his trial is set for today. 1t
seems that Skinner and Tom Har-
rison, another negro, engaged in a
difficulty Saturday night and Harrison
received a stab in the shoulder.
Skinner claims that he acted in self
defense. There are two charges
registered against Skinner, one for
breach of the peace and the other for
cutting.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1916-05-16
Star Hawk In Sensation
Come Back" Gets Up
to Second Place.
$4,000 PEOPLE SAW 1T.
Governor Stanley Puts Lau-
rel Wreath on the Win
ners Neck.

Louisville, KY, May 15.-George
Smith, three-year-old, out of Reach
Consuelo II, colt, running in the col
ors of John Sanford of Amsterdam,
N. Y, won the forty-second annual
running Of the Kentucky derby at
Churchill Downs Saturday. With III
pounds up, the black colt covered the
mile and a quarter in 2:04. He was
third choice in the betting, two dollar
winning pari-mutuel tickets paying
slightly better than A to 1. Star
Hawk, A. K. Macombers' English
bred colt, was only half length be-
hind the winner, and gaining at every
stride.
Franklin, j. S. Wards son of Jim
Gaffney, after having set the pace
part of the way, lasted to win third
money by head from his stable
mate, Dodge. The other five start
ers were strung out for an eighth OF
a mile.
The Harry Payne Whitney pair,
Dominant and Thunderer, installed
heavy favorites, disappointed thous-
ands of hackers. Dominant. for a
short distance, encouraged his sup
porters when Jockey Notter hustled
him into the lead at the rise Of the
barrier. The heretofore unbeater
Thunderer, full brother of last years
derby winner, Regret, never was
prominent.
Star Hawks performance was SEN
sational. Apparently unacquainted
with American post usage, the Eng
lsh colt was almost left, and trailed
the field by many lengths, passing
the grand stand the first time. He
did not seem to strike his stride until
half of the race had been run, when
he came with terrific rush, over
taking the field one by one, except
| the winner.
One of the largest crowds that
ever attended a derby saw Governor
Stanley of Kentucky place a wreath
of roses around George Smiths neck
and present a bouquet to Jockey
Lotus.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1916-05-16
MessOpOtamia Campaign Now
The Center Of In
tereSt.
QUIET AROUND VERDUN
No Activity in Other War
Theaters Is Reported Both
Sides Lose Heavily.

London, May 15.-Asiatic Turkey
is the only war theater where infantry
actions of any great importance are
reported. On the line in France and
Belgium and in the AustrO-Italian
theater, there have been minor en-
gagements. On TIE Russian front
bombardments alone are in progress.
The Russians and the Turks are
continuing their attacks and counter
attacks in the region south of the
Black sea littOral and also west of the
Persian border where the Russians
are endervoring to force their way
through the Mesopotamia region with
Bagdad and a junction with the Brit
ish forces farther south their evident
obiectives.
To the northwest of Erzerum in the
Kope mountain region, CONSTANT
nOple reports heavy losses of Russian
attacks to regain lost positions. Pet
rograd admits that in this general
region around Eringan and Aschkala,
the Turks forced their advance
guards to retire at some points but
says the Ottoman forces dessted in
their attacks after having suffered ex-
Itremely heavy casualties.
Farther south to the east of Mosut,
1.-THE Russians are throwing a fresh
force into the attack directed against
the Bagdad region. Here they have
occupied the Rowanduz regions,
which lies some 120 miles north of
Kash-i-Shirin, where they were last
reported TO be operating. This
would place the Russian troops at
Ipoints about 22O miles north and 100
miles northeast of Bagdad
The region of lie Mort Homme,
northwest Of Verdun, again is under
heavy bOmbardment while east of the
! Meuse an intermittent cannonading is
i'm progress. no infantry attacks
have been attempted. The Germans
succeeded in entering British trenches
in the PIoegsteert wood but were i'm
Imediately elected, while British pa
Itrols captured German trenches south
of La Bassee canal. Tee Germans
are showing considerable artillery
Iactivity againstnumerous sectors held
by the British.
The Italians, according to the Aus
rian communication, launched vigOr-
Gus attacks against the Austrians on
the Dorberdo plateau, west Of San
Martino, but they were put down af-
! ter a severe struggle. On the re-
minder of this front there have been
only bombardments.
Unofficial advices received in Lon
don are that another Zeppelin airship
has been brought down.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1916-05-16
ELECTION OF
TEACHERS
School Board Elects 80 of
The Present Faculty
of 33.

The City School Board met Satur-
day night and re-elected'the following
33 members of the present faculty;
w. Marion, Supt., G. c. kotf-
NAH, Pete Edwards, E. N. Mallary,
w. E. Gray.
Misses Julia Arnold, Susan Bible,
Martha E. Soyars, Mary Atkins, Mary
Walker, Mary Garnett, Elizabeth
Knight, Elizabeth Smithson, Jean
Mckee, Ruth Hayden, Elizabeth
Golliday, Lottie Mcdaniel, Agnes
Flack, Ruby Eshman, Mamie Reeder,
Anna Mae Brasher, Lalla Dennis
Susie Rutherford, Gladys BARLEY,
E%iy Braden, Ella Shadoin, Virginia
Nomse. Mesdames V. E. Watson,
Ruth Curd, w. Ray Moss, Mary
Starting, L. M. Clark, Mary d. Calls.
No action was taken in regard to
four other places.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1916-05-16
PRICES co TO $I3.5O

Clarksville, Tenn, May 12.-To-
bacco sold as high as $3.50 yester-
day and was the highest price for the
season. Several good crops were
disposed of at high prices. Lugs
ranged at prices that were about l-2
cent a pound higher and no reflections
in either leaf or lugs were reported.
Deliveries were unusually heavy,
tobacco pouring in from every direc-
ton, much coming by river.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1916-05-16
Prof. Brownell Reelected.

AT meeting Of the Board of Trus-
tees of Bethel College, Wednesday,
at Russellville, Prof II. q. Brownell
was reelected President for another
year. The faculty has not yet been
decided upon.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1916-05-16

Greece is suffering from a sugar
famine, sugar being so scarce that a
government committee distributes it
only on the presentation of cards is
sued to families. Petroleum and
copperas also are obtained only in
Ne United States. Copperas is need
ed to spray the vineyards that are
suffering from insects.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1916-05-16
Won Second Time.

The High School ball team defeated
the Princeton club at Princeton Sat
urday, the score being 7 to 4. This
is the second defeat the Princeton
nine has suffered at the hands of the
High School club this season.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1916-05-16
Noted Prima Donna Dead.

Clara Louise Kellogg, a prima don.
ma of the American stage from 1861
to 1887, died Saturday in Connecticut.
She was a Southern woman.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1916-05-16

Secretary Lansing has asked Am
bassador Gerard, at Berlin, to ascer-
tain the nature of the punishment inn
posed by the German government on
the commander of the submarine
which sunk the steamer Sussex. Mr..
Lansing said the request was not in
the nature of formal inquiry to the
German government.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1916-05-16
MEETING OF
GOVERNORS
Stanley VIII Go There From
Democratic Natl Con-
ventiOn In June.

Governor Stanley will attend the
conference of Governors at Salt Lake
City June 2L He will attend the
Democratic National Convention at
St. Louis June II, and 90 from there
to Salt Lake City Before returning
he and Mrs. Stanley will make the
Yellowstone Park tour.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1916-05-16

Hopson entered Congress by beat
ing Senator Bankhead for the nomi-
nation for Congress. The old man
"came back "and landed in the SEN
ate and now his son Gusts the hero
from his seat in Congress by just 81
votes.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1916-05-16
STRIKE ORDERED TO-DAY.

Negotiations between the miners
and operators of Western Kentucky
were broken off Friday and a strike
has been called for today. Six thou
sand wOrkmen are affected.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1916-05-16

Richmond Pearson Hopson, the
hero of Santiago, and the original pi-
oneer of preparedness, is to leave
Congress just as the whole country
has been brought to see the wisdom
of his views. Such is the irony of
fate.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1916-05-16

President Poncare, of France, says
France does not want Germany to Of
kier peace, but to ask for it. The
vterms must be made by France and
her allies.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1916-05-16
New Company.

Russellville is TO have a military
company, 6S men having been enlist
ed.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1916-05-16
EDITORIAL COMMENT.
FA..As4s s.sA@HAs =.saz4ssrAr

Uncle Joe Cannon was so years old
the other day and has the distinction
of having spent 40 years in congress,
an unequaled record.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1916-05-16

Pittsburg; Pa, school 5 are to have
a psychological clinic.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1916-05-16
WATCH The DATE

After your name, renew
promptly, and not miss a
number. The Postal regula-
tions require subscriptions TO
be paid In advance.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-22
EMPLOYED BY CITY AND LIVED HERE
 FIFTEEN YEARS
MT. Thomas Kerkes, 233 Os- borne Street, Is Also An Indorser of alone Read His Story.

When a man is a resident of a city for 15 years and is well known and respected in a community he is not going to indorse anything without be- ing sure of what he is talking about MT. Kerkes, who has 8 large circle of friends in Bridgeport, will be very glad to read his statement that he signed and gave to the Lax-a-Tcne man at Hartigan's drug store, S1 Fairfield avenue. He says:
 "I have had for the past three years a continual case of stomach trouble. I would bloat up with gas so that could not sleep at nights. Many, many nights I had to get up and sit up so I could breath and the pain was very very bad. I was losing strength fas. and felt tired out and nervous. am now well; sleep all night! have nc more pain and am glad to indorse this wonderful remedy to anyone that is suffering as I did,"
 LaX-a-Tone is a remedy that vii strengthen up the stomarh. make the liver and kidneys active and is 8 spring tonic that is simply marvellous It will clean up your blood and get rio of that constipation and stomach trouble along with it. Try it and set the difference in just one weeks time
 Lax-a-Tone is for sale at Hartigan's drug stores, 81 Fairfield avenue, anc Main and Congress streets.-Adv.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-22
HOW YOUR MEERSCHAUM
 PIPE IS MADE

Meerschaum pipe-making is one of the most interesting processes of the American midwest. In normal times. the meerschaum comes from abroad. Just now, the export trade has stop ped. the pipe-makers of Cincinnati get it from others at home-wherever 1t may be bought. It is shipped in white blocks, resembling ivory. But the substance is considerably winter than the usual elephant-tusk is and very much lighter In fact, the light ness of a given block of meerschaum is astonishing, comments the Popular Science Monthly for September.
 Handled for American manufactur- CTS largely through New York com mission houses, most of the best meerschaum is brought from Turkey in Europe. It arrives in little chests, or kasten, within which each separ- ate piece of the substance is found securely wrapped in cotton. Such meerschaum is paid for by the num- Der of pieces. Curiously enough, the dealers prefer small pieces to large. since 1t takes an expert cutter to know how to cut such with minimum amount of waste. Skilled meer-
 
 easy to find.
 Cutting the meerschaum-the first step in pipe manufatture-is done with an ordinary saw. A good work man can cut the forms for perhaps two dozen pipes from the raw ma terial in a single working-day. As cut, these rough forms are thrown in- to cold water to soak. In the water 1,ax lAl I, 71,, ,-<x1 Is cut up and the man ready to so on with the pipes.
 Rudely resembling the ultimate pipe. each form is taken in hand and a hole drilled into the pipe-head Into this, hole-the future "bowI' of the pipe-a plug. on a nearby lathe, must fit. With the embryo pipe mounted on this, shaping is begun.
 That we of today should still find use for the rush of the wayside- brook < Is indeed Interesting. For the next step in the process old-fashioned rnshes are used--cut into slits and employed for polishing the pipes. Usually the. rushes are, moistened for such use. They impart polish which, it appears, cannot be other wise obtained.
 Neatly shaped and polished, your meerschaum pipe must be subjected to still another process. The pipe is boiled in common bees wax, because no piece of meerschaum in the raw state will "color" as smokers require. After this boiling the pipes are per- mitted to cool. Then they are given another polishing-this time with cot ton flannel sheets and prepared chalk. Even that does not suffice. There must still go to that pipe a final hand polishing, done with alcohol
 From the time of starting a pipe until its completion, half-day's steady labor of the most skilful workmen is required.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-22
THE SERVICE OF
 POLITICAL COMMITTEES

The man whoj criticizes the corrup- tion of our times the most freely is rarely the same one who is ever will ing to serve on a political committee It is much easier to sit on your front porch and find fault with graft and in efficiency. If he served on a com mittee he might have to strain his patriotism by attending few meet ings.
 Yet the work of political committees has to go on. Plans of campaign have to be mapped out. Rallies have to be held and advertising written and paid for. The voters have to be can vassed to get out a full poll. They have to be checked off as they vote, that the laggards may be rounded up.
 There are many abuses in the work of political committees. Few men are willing to serve on them from pure zeal for community good. Usually they are looking for appointments or nominations. In return for work done. they expect favors from those who gain the offices. This frequent ly involves the appointment of unfit men.
 Yet the political committee per- forms it's indispensable service It at least knows that 1t must make the party program attractive to voters. It must see that candidates of certain standard of decency go on the lists to be balloted for. Otherwise the party will be beaten every time. If there were no political committees. nominations would be made haphaz- ard. It would be as well to snap up cent to see who should go on the ticket.
 Better politics can not be secured without good work being done. Re form is never accomplished by sitting at ones fireside and finding fault. Where improvement is made, it is be- cause some one has gone to work. People who want better government should be willing to serve on political and campaign committees. Only by giving of their own time and interest can they command any support for their ideas