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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-01-06
Exciting Tournament

AS happy conclusion to t he
whist tournament recently held
by members of the commercial
club, the vanquished side last
evening were hosts at an oyster
supper given i'm the Turtle
Cafe for the victors. Il h e
tournament proved to be ex-
ceedingly exciting throughout,
the total score at the conclusion
of the tournament being 1850
points as against 1643.
Plans are now under way for
a series of games with teams
from Tarsus. That locality is
reputed to have some players
approaching the professional
class, and the local players
selected to participate in the
fray are putting in considerable
time getting into first class
trim.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-01-06

parts of the county, as we'll as
photographs depicting the
scenic grandeur of the Turtle
mountains and their nu merous
beautiful fishing lakes.
Besides the illustrations, the
booklet will contain great
deal of descriptive and statisti-
cal information, all of which is
vouched for over the signatures
of the several members of the
county board.
An issue of 25. 600 copies of
similar booklet was printed
and circulated in the eastern
states last year. The results
of this method of advertising
have been so satisfactory to the
board that it was decided to
get out larger and more COM
prehensive edition this year.
The very fact that the book
let is issued officially by the
county board, thus vouching
for it's statements. makes it an
unique as we'll as valuable i'm
migration propaganda.
The printing contract was
let to the Bottineau Courant
under advertisement for bids.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-01-06
Death Of Mrs. Erickson.

Mrs. L. 7. Erickson, mother
of A. c. Erickson of this city,
died at the family home in
Velva last Thursday night,
after suffering for eight months
with cancer. The funeral was
conducted on Sunday from the
Synod Lutheran church of Vel
va and the remains laid to rest
in the Velva cemetery.
Deceased was 81 years old
and was quite well known in
Bottineau, having visited here
on a number of occasions. She
was the mother of seven child
rem. namely Tom, Art. Clara,
John (deceased), Joe, Bertha
and Luella. Of the surviving
children all We're present at
the beeside except Bertha, who
is at the Dunseith sanitarium,
a victim of consu mption.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-01-06
DISTRICT COURT
GRINDING AWAY
Criminal Calendar Disposed oi
and Court Will Likely be Ad.
iourned at End Of Week,

The adjourned December
term of district court which re-
opened in this city on Monday,
will likely complete it's labors
this week, a number of the
civil cases to be carried over
until the June term,
In the case of Wiley and
Elizabeth Jones of Willow City
VS.. F. NJ. Rich and G. N, Wag-
ner, the plaintiffs were given a
directed verdict of $500 by the
couFt against Wagner, the
case against Rich being dis
missed.
In the damage suit from
Maxbass of Chas. S. Wagner
VS.. Anton Bodal the plain
tiff was awarded $500 dana ges
for injuries sustained in falling g
into an open hatchway at the
rear of the Bodal's store.
In the case of State VS.. John
Burkhart Of Omemee, the de-
fendant pleaded guilty to the
charge of selling pure bred
cattle without furnishing a
health certificate. He was
tined $25 and costs.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-01-06
SlDENER AGAIN
co. CHAIRMAN
Beard Of County Commissioners
Organize After DIsposIng Of
1915 Business.

At the organization of the
board of county com missioners
today, George Sidener was
elected chairman Of the board
for the coming year.
DIR. HI. L. Youtz of Willow
City was appointed <superin-
tendent of the board of health
for 1915.
The Citizens State Bank of
Antler and the Bank of Car
bury were designated as coun-
ty depositaries.
The board has a long grist of
business ahead and will be in
session the balance of the
week.
The designation of the Of
fetal newspapers of the county
has not been made as we 90 to
press, but this matter will per-
haps be disposed of late this
afternoon or tomorrow.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-01-06

time demonstrations will be
given on the proper method of
mixing and applying the solu-
ton of strychnine and oate.
Each township will provide
enough oats and strychnine to
treat every acre within it's
borders.
With the township board
rests the responsibility to see
that every acre is treated.
Those who fail to treat their
land will have it done for them
by the township board and the
work taxed up against the
land. The total cost of the
solu tion is from &c to &c per
acre.
Extensive experiments with
this poison preparation were
made in Bottineau county last
year and in every instance the
results were most satisfactory.
According to County Agent
Henderson, who has expert
mented extensively with the
poison solutions during the
last two seasons, every gopher
in Bottineau county can be
eradicated in two years by the
plan proposed.
Authorities agree that the
annual loss of grain in Botti-
neau county from destruction
by gophers is from $75, 600 to
500. 600, while the loss in the
entire state is from one to two
million dollars. A systematic
eradication such as is proposed
by this county would save this
enormous sun, for the farmers
of the state.
The determination work here
will be commenced in the lat
ter part of February and con-
tinued until May 1st.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-01-06
FARMERS BUYING
MANY ELEVATORS
Plan Of Cooperative Marketing
Showing Tremendous Gains
In North Dakota.

Bismarck, N. D., Jan. L.
No better evidence of the
spirit of cooperation in North
Dakota this year can be shown
than by the fact that 116 more
cooperative grain elevators
were added during the season.
A few of these are new houses.
but the majority were obtain
ed by absorption and purchas-
es by organized farmers of in
dependent and old-line elevat-
Ors.
s This is regarded as indica-
tive of the temper of the farm
ers toward the problems of
marketing their own crops
themselves. They may differ
as to the relative merits of the
terminal commission houses,
agencies and even as to the To-
cation Of the terminal markets,
but there is striking unani-
nifty as to the method of hand
ling and shipping grain.
The great increase in the
number of these cooperative
elevators is due to several
agencies. The Equity Coop
erative exchange is responsible
for some, the Farmers union
for others, but in many sec
tions the farmers got together
themselves and effected local
organizations without the in
centive or the assistance of any
state wide associations.
Those who have for years
advocated this system now be-
lieve the situation is ripe for a
more aggressive and far reach
ing campaign along terminal
marketing lines and further
efforts are being planned for
the first of the year.
It is predicted there will be
more old line and independent
elevators converted into coop
eratives the coming year than
this.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-01-06
COUNTY COURT

Dec. 30 Hearing on petition
for letters Of administration in
the estate of Adelmar Beau
doin. John Mckenzie was ap-
pointed administrators and
qualified.
Jan. 8 hearing on report OF
mortgaging real estate belong
ing to the estate of Jiles 7. Van
Woert. The proceedings were
confirmed.
Jan. Hearing on admin
strator's report of mortgaging g
real estate belonging to the
estate Of B. w. Bliven. The
mortgage was confirmed.
Ian. 5. Last will and testa-
n1ent Of g. a. Jamesgaard AL
ffnitted to probate. g. E. Vik-
an qualified a. executor
jan 5. etition filed ( d /
letters 81 guard dianisl1ip Of Ole
4 Roldahl of Cut Bank town
sliiT
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-01-06
Champion Wolf Hunter.

Adam Lesmeister was in
Rugby last week for the pur-
pose Of bringing in a collection
of aighty-two wolf pelts on
which he received bounty. Mr..
Lesmeister is The champion
olf-catcher North Dakota,
his bounty reEe1pts from Pierce
county alone noQntinR to ov-
er nine hundrcd d0llars1 during
the past year, and he has prob
ably captured nearly ~ many
in other countie4 10 IN Pierce
or perhaps even more than
here, so one rrI4y get In idea
of the number of wolves he
has rid this section of the
country Of during the year.
His pack of great wolf hounds
are well trained to TN bust
ness and they naake shoft work
Of wolf or cQy&te once they
get sight of its Fierce County
Tribune.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-01-06
BAPTIST CHURCH
ANNIvE ERSARY
Congregation Celebrates ThIrtieth An
nIversary In Fitting style With
Splendid Program.

The thirtieth anniversary of
the Baptist church Of Bottineau
was observed by the members
of the congregation and their
friends last Thursday afternoon
and evening.
During the afternoon an ex-
cellent musical program was
given, besides addresses by
DIR. Tingley of Grand Forks
and others. An elaborate spread
was served at the supper hour.
no less than $50 persons par
taking Of the delicious dinner
prepared by the ladies of the
congregation.
DR.. Tingley spoke again in
the evening and All enjoyable
musical program was also rem
dered.
During the thirty years that
the Baptist church has been in
existence in Bottineau it has
continued active and gradually
growed in strength. It is also
a noteworthy fact that the Sun
day School, which now num-
bers $50, was organized thirty
three years ago the coming
spring, and during all this
time has remained an active
organization.
The congregation now owns
it's own house of wors-
ship and other property and is
entir ely out of debt.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-01-06
eRANDIN FARM
SOLD TO WOMAN
North Dakota widow Has Land WoTth
Million Dollars, Besides Consider
able Other Property.

One of the largest land trans
actions that has occurred in
eastern North Dakota for some
time wasconsummated here re-
Ecently. Supt. Wilson, of the
Grandin farm, acting as agent
for the estate OF ]. l.. and E. Is.
Grandin, sold their entire hold
ing in the vicinity east of here
known as the Grandin Farm
No. /. to Mrs. NJ. Brunsdales of
Portland.
The purchase price of the
farm which comprises ten
quarter sections of Goose river
valley land, was $l2O, coo, which
was paid for in cash by Mrs,
Brunsdale. This places the
value of the land at $75 per
acre.
This was formerly the home
of the Grandins before their
acquisition of considerable
wealth from farming operations
whereupon they moved to
Boston. They have expended
a large sum of money on build
ings, landscape gardening, etc,
making this one of the most
modern and we'll planned set Of
farm buildings to be found any
where.
Mrs. Brunsdale, who owns
splendid residence in Portland,
at which she makes her home.
is considered one of the larGA
est land owners in the stat6,
owning approximately a town
ship of splendid agricultural
lands in Traill and Steele
counties. which if valued CON
sistently would amount to
more than million dollars.
Not only land, Mrs. t3runsdale
is heavily intalsststa iii tae
Russell Grader Co., y concern
capitalized at $4,000 be-
sides numerous banks, Oil and
mining stocks, and city pro-
perties. Portland Republican.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-01-06
HORRIBLE en-.
Of INSANE II.
Escaped Prisoner From Washlasisn
STATE Beats Members efN. D.
Family 70 Death.

Williston, Jan. Using an
iron bar as weapon. Bruce
Parkinson, alias Guy Hall, an
escaped prisoner from the
Washington state reformatory
employed on the A. NJ. Hart
farm three miles west of Ray
in this county, beat in the
heads Of Mrs. Hart and two
sons, 8 and 13 years old, yes
terday afternoon. He then hid
the bodies of the boys in a hay
stack.
Driving to Ray, where the
two Hart daughters had been
visiting an aunt, Mrs. McFar-
lane, he returned with them to
the farm. Leading them to
the room where their mothers
body lay, he said:
There she is. See what a
horrible thing I have DONE"
Threatening to shoot if either
attempted to escape, Parkin-
son kept the girls prisoners in
the CHASTITY death chamber
nearly all night when he or
dered them into a vehicle and
began a wandering drive that
ended at the McFarlane home
in Ray.
He dashed upstairs, and fired
a bullet through his head, dy-
ing instantly.
When officers hastened to the
farm house they found two
notes in the dead woman's
mouth. One read:
This is the beginning of my
finished work of crime. Bruce
Parkinson, alias Guy Hall,
escaped prisoner of Washing
ton State reformatory.'
The other read: Please
forgive e-sfor ] am insane.
Guy Hall. y
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-01-06
TWENTY YEARS AGO.


A daughter was born to Mr..
and Mrs. Thos, Gardner.
Thomas White earned the
everlasting gratitude Of the
Citizens for erecting street
lamp in front of his meat mar
ket. In those days Bottineau
had no street lighting system.
"A New Years mask carnival
was given at Cosgrove's ice
rink. Music for the occasion
was furnished by the Bottineau
band.
Hiawatha Tent Of til e
Maccabees was organized in
Bottineau with Walter Cairns
as commander.
Thomas Gagon and Minnie
Jackson Of Peabody township
were married by Rev. Turner.
The county commissioners
were advertising for bide for
ten cords Of wood
John Taylor, the fifteen year
ola aon of Nr. aI,d Mn John
Taylor died a 4 nis home ia
], eabody "a townshiEl
M q, M W. nrice,s I.lIi. 5Yor ~ y heaf
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-01-06
Vile J. Mus, 5000, ne 90 1853

Nils J. Mus, 5000, ne 28 1873
20.
Sarah E. Gardner and Will
liam, her husband, to John j.
lily, SLIGO, e1asw. e1anw 81
rs.
William Gardner and wife to
John J. Scully, $11OO, ne 80
1874 IS.
Ole Crogen and wife to bank
of Carbury, 81, lot Z block 2,
Carbury.
John Fallon and wife to
Thomas Brown, 81, nh rs 161
SO.
John Dinwoodie and wife to
Clement L. Newhouse, ST, n12
"a 161 76.
NJ. Zimmerman and wife to
Emil Erickson, $500, e12sw
sc ne lots 2 8 4 sec 80 1853 ~ el2
sc 25 1853 78.
Robert Brander and wife to
William Hearonemus, 5000,
sw 2 sese 8, meme 10 159 81.
A. NJ. Stenerson and Hattie (by
sheriff. to State Bank Maxbass,
sheriff deed, $319. ID ne 10 159
81.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-01-06
IAIanua !!

The annual II oinG sof the
Scandinavian atmesD Mutual
Insurance Cdpaly will be
held at Bottiileau, N d., on
Thursday. JaHsary 18th, 1915,
at 2 8 clock p.
At this NEE ore will be
elected two din 8 fo8 a term
Of three years. be Qhestion
of issuing shor policies
on grain will q 8 Een up,
and any othe &ls that
may properly d 6Nre the
meeting.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-01-06
WILL ADVERTISE
BOTTlNEAu co.
Csuaiy Commissioners Coadueilae
uslgss aad Extensive lnmleraiIsa
work tsr Bsillssau.

Immigration work Of char
acter and magnitude never be-
fore attempted officially BY a
board Of county commissioners
was launched il this city yes
terday, when the county board
Of Bottineau county let the
contract for printing fifty
thousand booklets descriptiye
Iof Bottineaa county and her
reeotarcee.
be boo klet will be pr0fuse-
4 iiltetra ted Mid u balf tone
q 3 3 celies Fkcl,a nm
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-01-06
Dr-r.r! Thsss Cold Days!

Are you glad your winters
fuel is ia or are you ready for
10 to talk HEAT7 We can Ak
yon 10 with GOOD COAL ct
mighty reasonable prices.
Imperial Lumber Yard. l0tf
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-01-06

A daughter was born to Mr..
and Mrs. ThOs. Gardner.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-08-03

scratching his head with his pencil
tip aud leaving a little black mark
along the field OF redness. We
mustn't forge; 20 mention each In.
dividuAi member Of the firm And
then
"A schoolhouse. / remembered
lilo Eiaret.
a sohooihouseG" he questioned.
what for
For tho children" ] answered.
lowering my eyos. did you think
therc wouldn't b. any childrenr
spranE up from my chair.
I'm going home. please"
begged. Il really ought not TO
have gone out there tonirht--and
l don't know whether hc'ii want
all this written up or no,--for
didn't mention the Heraid's name
In our conversation. and"
''Boshl" hc snapped. ROT And
pifflel You had right 10 20 gu,
thor- ~ sent you--and Of course.
no can't obiec, 70 the public know.
Ing. nov his plans are completed. ="
DO you really think sol" I asked.
from the doorway.
lie waved mo Grossly away. and
caught car home.
The first thing mother always De.
manded after breakfast was the
paper, but tho neat morning she
was not so impatient for tho sound
Of the carriers whistle as !.
ran out for II myself and sour.
ried back into tho house.
And got your name to it--Grscc
Chalmers Chris;iel" mother walled
| in despair. as abe opened the sheet
and saw two columns.
'Lets-see." suggested. peering
over her shoulder and watching the
words dancing up and down.
couldn't read anything. but ! man
aged to catch an occasional Mac.
dermott" as II praneed along in
front OF an occasional model cot
tage."
Take it,-Burn IT." mother
commanded.
She thrust II into my hand. and
took II into my bedroom.
mere IL ihf MI AbVt biAAh ahh
whispered TO Il and caressed II. for
IL contained his name-reprinted
many tlmes.
Then the telephone in tho hall!
tried TO keep away from II as
hard as they say n murderer tries
to keep away from the scene OF his
crime.
IL won't call him until afternoon. .
kept telling myself. 1T would
be perfectly outrageous. I'll call
him from the office-just abou,
dusk. and"
Then began seeing things
houses and English gardens. with
children and schoolhouscs in the
background-until | came to the OF.
flee In time for the one o'clock stat.
meeting.
The first thing saw there was a
note lying on my desk. II bore no
postmark, so | knew that Il mus,
have come by messenger.
What can he have sald7"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-08-03
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

and insinuations from the courts
we're freely published that the city
would be compelled to pay for his
indiscretions and smashing bees.
Prohibition does prohibit In this
city. but not because the courts en-
force n law which the people voted.
but because we happened TO have
man at the head OF the municipal.
ity who In fearless enough to carry
out the will of the people. lie has
had the backbone to save us from
humiliation and shameful defeat.
clubbing postponements and TAX
ing cases under advisement," even
when the offense charged was no
graver than that OF simple bootleg
ging. has been the rule OF the courts
until tho faith and confidence of
the people in the judiciary has been
shaken and justice seems 10 have
found a hiding place.
Let us stand by the man who be-
lieves In the maxim. "Salust populi
suprema est lex"-the will OF the
people II the supreme law--even II
he IN compelled 20 use an AK 10 en-.
force IL. TOBIAS MITCHELL.
1910 Seventh Ave.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-08-03
PRAISES OIL

Editor The Star: Mayor Gilrs
Fourth of July speech. going after
the hide OF Judge Frater. is a gen
tie reminder 10 the people that pro-
hibition, 40 far as Seattle Is con-
cerned. would have been an abso-
Lutte failure had we been compelled
TO rely upon prosecutions in the
upper courts.
From the outset. the superior
court judges have shown a dispose.
ton to throttle or emasculate the
law, and Prosecuting Attorney Lun-
din has openly threatened TO defy
them.
lie has stated in public utter
ances that prohibition does not
prohibit" because he could not get
a square deal nj their hands. A
mayor with a strong heart and an
iron will Ia the only thing that
saved us
lie was compelled 10 take tho
law into his own hands when the
prosecuting attorney was ready 10
abandon the field and tho sheriff
already had Withdrawn. While Gill
was trying TO enforce tho law. hints
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-08-03
WOULD ABOLISH SENATE

Editor The Star: A Washing
ton correspondent asserts that the
interests at work for the rejection
OF Louis d. Brandeis as a justice
OF the United States supreme court
had enlisted the aid of tho women
snobs OF the national capital.
The social position OF the wife
OF supreme court justice Is
above that of a senator, and IL Is
said that the thought of a Jewess
taking precedence OF themselves
has filled tho society matrons OF
Washington with feeling OF hor-
ror.
No decent person would toler-
ate such an outrageous indignity
against our beloved Washington
society matrons. so move that
the United states senate be abol.
ished. JUSTICE.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-08-03
tsitssttltiistutt1
A Novel
A Week
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lfAf fh ~
For days / sat long hours facing
strange faces and hearing a jun
bled iarRon about "barth" hours,
deck chairs and mlscarried roses.
By the way, a strange trick OF
fate had filled my own bare little
stateroom with flowers. say a
trick OF fate, because some OF them
we're for Pauline Calhoun. whose
New York friends had heard OF her
proposed journey. but not OF her ac-
cident. and some OF them were ad-
dressed 10 me I could understand
the Pauline blossoms. but those di'
rected 10 Miss Grace Christie were
mystifying very. But accepted
them with hearty thanks. and the
time spent wondering over them
kept me from grieying over the fact
that the Statue OF Liberty was the
only person on the horizon whose
face ] had ever seen before.
stu. the question could not keep
mo entirely occupied between
meals. and on the very day we
sailed got 10 feeling very sorry
for myself. Thinking 10 get rid OF
this By mingling with humanity. !
went down into the lounge, where
I was amazed 10 find dozens OF
other women sitting around feeling
sorry for themselves.
Il was not an inspiring sight, 70
after vain attempt 10 read. j
curied my arms round sofa
cushion and turned my face away
from the world in general. The
next communication received was
rather unexpected. ! heard a brisk
voice. close beside me. exclaim:
My word A great big girl Ike
you eryingi"
IL was an English voice--a WON
ans. or rather a girls, and as ]
braced up Indignantly ! met the
blue-gray eyes OF a fresh-faced
young Amazon bent toward my cor
ner alphabetically.
I'm not crying" denied.
She turned directly toward me
then. and Jaw a surprised smile
come over her face.
"oh. you mol supposed that
you we're ~: but the little lid over
there"
saw then that there was a tiny
girl tucked further away into the
corner. her shoulders heaving be
tween the conflict OF pride and
grief
80 you thought was talking to
youf"
The English girl turned to me
iauehingiy after the smaller bunch
OF loneliness had been soothed and
sent away.
4 was-mistsken--
You're alonef~
"Yes-and miserable
Her blue eyes were very frank
and friendly. and Immediately
straiEhicncd up with a hope that
We might discover some mutual In
terest nearer and dearer than the
Boston Tea-Party.
You're American--os course p
this English girl asked NEXT
I acouicseed pstrioticaily but not
arrogantiy.
'Yes-I'm Amerfcani Ny names
Grace Christie. and I'm Q ne~spaper
woman from-frpm--"
hcsitstcd. and she looked II me
inquiringiy.
Il didn't understand the name OF
the statey" she said.
because haven't told you yeti"
laughed. Il remember other ex-
periences in mentioning my native
place 20 you English. You always
say. oh. the place where the negro
Ministries come from"
She smiled. and her face bright.
ened suddenly.
THE South, How nice. love
Americana. she exclaimed
(Contlnued In Our Next issus)