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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-11-30
PROTECTING THE GAME.

A RECENT editorial in one of the eastern
dailies adviced a closed season on prairie chick
ems for several years, Contending that this game
bird is being rapidly exterminated. The ltnc
editorial pointed out as a fact that the only
prairie chicken hunting left on the American
continent was in certain parts of Canada.
This same agitation for a closed season on
the prairie chicken has appeared with regulari-
tv every year for the last decade. And usually
the suggestion comes from those who know
absolutely nothing about the true conditions.
As a matter of fact, MANY eastern states
closed the season on prairie chickens when it
appeared that this game bird was becoming
less plentiful. And, in spite of the closed sea.
son, the crop has gradually diminished until a
specimen of the bird is almost as rare as the
mastodon of dinasaurus.
The prairie chicken crop in North Dakota
this year was as big or bigger than in several
seasons past in localities where natural condi.
tions favored the propagation of the bird. The
prairie chicken will not build its nest in the
trees or on a barn roof. That is one reason why
the bird is naturally driven out of localities
where there are no natural nesting grounds.
Civilization also provides more natural
enemies of the prairie chicken. Besides the
thousands of nests that are robbed every season
by crows, hawks, weasels, skunks, foxes and
wolves, countless bird dogs running at large
during the nesting season add their quota to
the destruction. Again thousands of nests
built in pastures are %trampled down by the
cattle, while many more are destroyed during
the su mmer-fallowing season, being either
plowed down or stepped on by the horses.
AS prairie chickens do not migrate, many
perish during the winter for lack of sufficient
food and on account of extreme cold.
None of these things would be retnedied by
a closed season. The exceedingly small per-
centage of the total crop killed during the hunt
ing season counts for naught as compared with
these other conditions that can not very we'll be
obviated.
Closing of the season for a number of years
would not prevent the gradual, inevitable
crowding ba OK of this game bird to the frontier
of newer communities. At the same time it will
mean an influx of hunters from every state of
the union when the season is again opened, with
the probable result that the bird would actually
be extermined by hunters.
If there is any change wrought in our pre-
sent game la ws, as pertaining to the prairie
chicken, it might be well to reduce the bag
limit-whiche even at the present time is seldom
reached.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-11-30
WHY COAL is HIGH.

ANTHRACITE COAL is $l2 a ton in New York.
Coal dealers tell us that this price will be ex-
ceeded in many other cities before spring. An
thracite coal is not used for munitions nor for
manufacturing nor export. 1t is sold for house
hold use. Its price enters very largely into the
cost of living in all northern localities.
The Wall Street Journal is publishing a
series of articles on the finances of the Reading
railroad that pours a large amount of light up.
on the reason for the high price of anthracite.
There is no danger of the supply being exhaust
ed as the Reading controls enoug h to supply
the expected demand for 200 years. This is
about 50 per cent of the total supply, says the
Milwaukee Leader.
But the company only produces about 18 per
cent of the coal now being sold. 1t is holding
the rest for the day when it's competitors shall
have mined their property and the world must
then be dependent upon the Reading for every
ton OF anthracite that it uses. But in the mean.
time, to quote the Wall Street Journal, the
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-11-30
Reading is holding the umbrella for all pro-

Reading is holding the umbrella for all pro-
ducers,' by maintaining the price at the high
est point that the public can be forced to pay
before it will use substitutes.
No one knows the profits of the Reading
nearer than that they are several hundred per
cent on any original investment.
What we do know is that the Reading and
the Pennsylvania legislature, and if we are to
believe former President Bpr of that corpora
ton, God in his infinite WISDOM put the tract
of land upon which this coal is located into the
possession of the stockholders.
For at least twenty years there have been
Investigations and anti trust suits and denuncia-
tons of this monopoly. Another suit IS now in
the courts. Meanwhile the price of coal goes
up.
There is just one way to reduce the price of
coal. That is for the national government TO
undo what laws have done. and take this land
away from those who took it away from the
people,
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-11-30

Now, put some money into
your house and make il modern
so you can make your family
feel that they have the same
chances for comfort and plea
sure as the average laborer has
in the city,
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-11-30

able to renew it, or l don't
know what l have to pay; there
may be stagnation in land va
lues'-with that bugaboo re.
moved, any one who has
the welfare of the farmer at
heart can readily advise him,
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-11-30
HE editor of the Pembina Pioneer ExDres

The editor of the Pernbina Pioneer Express
editorializes copiously on the "failure'' of the
primary election system as well as the Austria
liam ballot. There are comparatively few men
who have the nerve in this enlightened age to
point to the Australian system of voting as a
failure. But then the deacon of .Pembina be-
longs to the Stone Age politicians and is no
doubt sincere in his professions-eveI if he is
trailing along a few hundred years behind the
times.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-11-30

SOUTH Dakota has passed a law requiring
every candidate tor public office to en- gage in a
JOINT debate with his opponent. What a mecca
TOR Plaza Smith! He is always a candidate for
somethlng-and just dotes on joint debates.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-11-30
WE SHOULD BE TRULY THANKFUL.

To-Day THE ENTIRE NATION bows its head in
mute Thanksgiving to Him who has made il
possible to observe the day in a true spirit OF
gratitude.
With almost the whole civilized world en-.
gagged in a bloody conflict in which success is
measured only by the taking of human life, the
United States may truly be thankful that this
nation is not only spared from participation in
this awful carnage, but enjoying peace and plen.
ty in a measure almost unprecedented.
The recent order for the withdrawal Of
American troops from the Mexican border comes
as a fitting announcement on this day 81
Thanksgiving. Thousands of mothers hearts
will leap with JOY and the nation as a whole will
rejoice that human lives will not be sacrificed ir
a war that could be engendered only by com.
mercial interests.
North Dakota specially is enjoying an era
of great prosperity, in spite of the rather light
crop. Times are good, money is plentiful and
there is no lack of employment at remunerative
wages.
Let us be truly appreciative of all the good
things which have been dealt out to us in the
year 1916,
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-11-30

BorT1NEAU needs la feed barn almost worse
than any other one thing. Farmers teams al
most by the hundreds are left hitched out on
the streets and in the back alleys for the lack of
barn room. A good, large feed barn would be a
remunerative proposition for the owner, and at
the same time provide an appreciated conven-
fence for the farmers coming here from a dis.
lance to do their trading.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-11-30

ONE OF the really big events in Bottineau is
the Farm Boys Short Course held in this city
Dec. 4 to 8. On this occasion the people of
Bottineau have the opportunity of meeting and
showing the right spirit of hospitality to hun
dreds of the sturdy, live wire farm boys of the
|county-the young men who will make up the
bone and sinew of our citi zenship a few years
hence. The enrolment for this course last year
exceeded by far any expectations. This years
attendance will, in all probability, be still
greater, 1t is a meeting of great educational
value, as well as entertain ment: for the boys.
1t is a meeting that means much to Bottineau
as a city, and the peoble of Bottineau extend
the glad hand of welcome to all the young
farmers of the county to come here for this
course.
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L. w. BRAMAN PASSES AWAY
AT HOME NEAR BUFORD

L. w. Braman, father of Mrs. A. L.
Butler of this city, died at his home
near Buford Sunday morning, July 9,
and was buried in the Williston ceme-
terry Monday afternoon. Funeral SER
vices were held from the residence
of his daughter.
L. w. Braman was born in the State
Of New York on August 22, 1912.
When a young man he moved to 1lh-
nois and at the call for volunteers for
the Civil War was one of the first to
enlist. At the expiration of the three
months service he enlisted for three
years and served in Co. H, SSth III.
Vol.
April 19. 1869 he was married to
Janett NJ. Elrod of Centralia, ILL.,, and
to this union was born seven boys and
two girls all of whom are living.
In 1900 he sold his farm in Ne
braska, where he emigrated soon af-
ter his marriage, and came west. He
stopped in this county for a year or
so then went to Kalispell, Mont, and
to Coeur de Alene, Idaho. He re-
turned to this state in 1908 and set
tied on a afrm near Buford where he
has since resided.
He was member of Grand Army
of the Republic at Albion, Neb, and
a member Of the Masonic Lodge at
Mondak, Mont.
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WILLISTON BOY IS
TRANSFERRED TO co. NJ

Fort Lincoln, N. D., July H.
Preparations for the departure Of the
First North Dakota Infantry, United
States Volunteers, are progressing
rapidly, the first battalion having
already begun striking tents, and
making final preparations, to entrain
for the south.
1t is probable that before tonight
the camp grounds will be entirely va
Gated by the boys in khaki.
More Is Lieutenant
Fred Moore, formerly of Co. C of
Grafton has been appointed as secured
lieutenant of Company NJ, to fill the
office vacated by Harley Hanson. who
failed to pass the strict medical ex-
animation of the regular army.
Metzger Transferred
H. A. Metzger, of Williston, law
student in the state university and
formerly sergeant of Co. p has been
transferred to Co. NJ, as first SER
geant, taking the office vacated by
Sergeant B. E. Stevens.
The destination of the North Da-
kota regiment is being kept strictly
censored by the war department., but
it is rumored that it will probably
guard the border near Ell Paso, Texas,
or San Diego, Calf.
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EARLY INSPECTION OF
SEEDS URGED BY BOLLEY

H. L. Bolley, state pure seed COM
missioner, has issued letters to the flax
seed growers, durum wheat growers
and others, relative to the inspection
of seeds, urging that they make appli-
cation for such inspection.
"If you are growing any crop from
which you expect to have seed to sell
to seed dealers or direct to growers
for sowing purposes, now is the time
to make application to have the seed
laboratory inspector come and exam
inc your felds,' says Prof. Bolley.
"Our force, and funds are limited.
We aim to make a speciality of in
specting wilt resistant flax, durum
fields with reference to admixtures
and disease, and bromegrass fields
for quackgrass. We will of course
inspect any other fields by special re-
quest if convenient to our scheduled
route Of inspectors.
"Any grower or group of growers
wishing this work done should write
at once. Give your farm location,
railway station ETC., and state if you
are willing to meet the inspector and
drive him to the fields.
"Address H. L. Bolley, state seed
commissioner, Agricultural college
North Dakota"
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John Rowland Found
Guilty of Murder

John Rowland, of Mountrail coun-
ty, charged with the murder of Har-
ry Walcott was found guilty by the
jury in district court here, last Sat-
urday evening after deliberation of
only two hours. 1t is understood that
Rowland, who is Sc years old, will be
sentenced to 20 years in the peniten-
tiary.
According to the case built up by
the state and accepted by the jury,
Rowland killed Harry Walcott, 20
year-old son Of neiehboring farmer,
as the result of bad blood which has
existed between the families for some
time. Young Walcott with a COM
panion was passing the Rowland
home with a load Of hay when Row.
land opened fire from his doorway
with rifle.
Mrs. John Rowland who was also
under arrest charged with being an
accessory before and after the fact in
the murder is having her trial this
week, having demanded and been
granteda separate trial. 1t is expect
ed that her case will go to the jury
some time today.
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.CARRANzA'S TROOPS
FIGHT VILLA FORCES
THOUSANDS OF AMERICAN SOL
DIERS NOW GUARD BOUNDARY
LINE AGAINST RAIDERS

Chihuahua City, July 12.-Fighting
is now proceeding between the de-fac-
to government troops under General
Eresto Garcia and large forces of
Villistas at Cerro Blanco, some dis
tance below Parral, according to dis
matches received today by General
Jacinto Trevino.
American Property Raided
Ell Paso, July 1.-Two battalions
of the Pennsylvania infantry, one of
the Second regiment and one Of the
Tenth, broke camp here today and
prepared to entrain for Marathon,
Texas.
It was announced at military head
quarters that the state troops had
been ordered to reinforce the border
orders followed closely the reports
from the district that Mexican BAN
dts had raided the Lamula mine, an
American property, 100 miles south
Of the border, and that the residents
along the frontier near Bequillas,
Texas, feared that the outlaws were
moving north.
The Mexican authorities in Juarez
said today they were without any in
formation concerning the band, but
assumed that if reports of the raid
ing were correct, it was done by one
of the detachments of Villistas which
scattered following the recent attack
of Jiminez.
Wisconsin Troops Leave
Samp Douglas, Ariz., July 12.-The
Third regiment, the last of the Wis
consin troops in camp, left for San
Antonio, Texas, today.
Minnesota troops to the number of
1921 entrained for Texas Monday,
the exact destination being kept
secret.
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HALF MILLION
HELLO BILLS

Baltimore, Nd, July 12.-The first
business session of the Grand Lodge
of the Order of Elks was held this
morning. The records of the regis
tration bureau showed that $500 peo-
pie had registered and officials csti-
mated that twice that number actu-
ally arrived in the city. According
to Grand Exalted Ruler James R.
Nicholson of Boston, the total num-
Der of Elks now in the order is 433,000
and there are l, 1,340 lodges.
Unless the weather prevents there
will be a floral parade of automobiles
tonight. Later grand ball will be
given in behalf of the Grand Lodge
officers at which there will be prize
drill contest between uniformed visit
ing delegations.
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Man Will
Not Recover Reason

Hopelessly ill mentally, w. F. Ben
ton, former trainmaster on the Will
liston division of the Great Northern
railroad, whose skull was fractured
when he was struck by a snow plow
was taken to the hospital for the in.
sane at Fergus Falls. The case of
Mr.. Benton who has been an inmate
of st. Joseph's hospital in St. Paul,
is remarkable one.
The trainmaster was injured on the
Berthold branch in February. He was
brought to St. Paul and for eleven
days he lay unconscious in the hos
pital. Then he began to improve and
five weeks after the accident it was
thought that he was on the road to
recovery. His physicians, DR.. j. A:
Quinn and DR.. Arthur Sweeney, tried
to effect a cure by trepanning, but
thought he was saved from paralysis,
a full cure was not effected. When his
condition was at it's best Mr.. Benton
tried to talk but was never able to
construct logical sentence. Degen-
Grafton of the brain tissues set in and
Mr.. Benton was kept alive by the use
of drugs. Now, thought he is fairly
strong physically, his physicians have
given up all hope Of the return of his
reason.
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n. p. CONDUCTOR WAS
MURDERED BY DRUNK

Mandan, July 1O.-Conductor E..
Brown, aged 81, for quarter Of a
century employed by the Northern
Pacific was foully murdered between
Glendive and Billings last night.
He was in charge Of the Northern
Pacific train No. 4 and drunken
man picked fight when Brown col
lected the tickets. Later the man,
name unknown, walked up behind
Brown as he was seated checking up
receipts and struck him a terrific
blow on the head with a full beer
bottle.
The conductors skull was terribly
crushed and he died instantly. The
murdered was seized by passengers
and delivered to officers at Glendive.
Browns body will be brought here
and buried from the home Of his only
child Mrs. Hurley Malone.
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BARNES-MARSHALL

On Monday, July 10, occurred the
marriage of Miss Charlotte Elizabeth
Barnes and Mr.. Charles L. Marshall,
at Northfeld, Minnesota. The cere-
mony was conducted at the home of
the brides parents. Mr.: and Mrs. Jesse
Barnes, Rev. Clark Of theFirst Bap-
tist church of Mortified performing
the ceremony.
Miss Barnes is a graduate of
Carleton college, class Of '13.
Mr. Marshall is city editor of The
Graphic and the couple will make
their home here following trip to
some of the Minnesota lakes and a
visit to Parker, d., Mr.. MarshalFs
old home.
The bride has quite number of
acquaintances in the city having Wis
tied friends here last year.
Heartiest congratulations are ex-
tended Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall.
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NO MORE "HAVE ONE
ON Me- IN WISCONSIN

Madison, Wis.,, July 12.-The CIV
ing away of Intoxicating liquors con-
stitutes an offense. This is the opin-
ion of Attorney General w. C. Owen,
to District Attorney Harland Rogers
of Columbia county today.
Rogers says that man past twen-
ty years old procured alcohol in a
dry town on Sunday, invited three
boys under IL years of age to join
him and drink with him. No effort was
made to sell them liquor. Attorney
General Owen says that it is an Of
Tense under the excise law punish
able with fine of not less than $25
or more than 5000 or by Imprisonment
in the county Jail not more than eight
months.
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WI[[ISTQN TEAM
IS GOING STRONG
DEFEATS MINOT TWELVE TO
ONE-WON EIGHT OUT OF TEN
LAST GAMES PLAYED

The Williston team took four
straight from Glendive in the series
completed here Tuesday night and
last night the much talked of and
boasted Minot team were taken into
Browning was on the mound for Will
liston and pitched excellent ball al
lowing but five scattered hits while
the local boys took fourteen from
Knapton. The Minot boys are claim
ing however that they were tired
from the long ride on the train and
that they will "show us" tonight.
In the four games played with
Glendive the scores were, Williston IA,
Glendive 5; Williston 4, Glendive /;
Williscton ID, Glendive 8; Williston
8, Glendve 5.
The box Score of the last nights
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1916-07-13
FRENCH COMMAND
y THE S0MME REGION
GAINS MADE MONDAY NIGHT
GIVE FRENCH SOMME REGION
AND OVERLOOK PARONNE

London, July 1.-THE British cap
tured Contalmaison on the French
front last night, the war office an
nounced today. Several lines of
trenches in the Mametz wood were
also taken by the British. Heavy
fighting continues in the Trones wood:
With the capture by the French of
the Lamasonette hill which domin..
ates the valley of the Somme and
from which everything that happens
in Peronne can be observed, one OF
the primary objects Of Anglo French
offensive has been achieved. The two
armies are now engaged in an effort
to organize and extend the limits OF
the ground they have gained and in
repelling the German counter-attacks
which are directed particularly
against the British to the North OF
the river where they succeeded in re-
gaining a footing in the Trones wood.
Germans Shell Front
Germans on their part are heavily
shelling the allied front from Lens to
the Belgian coast but have made no
attempts at infantry action except the
usual raids in which both sides en-
gage.
The Russians continue to advance
toward Kovel and are now engaged in
a pitched battle at the Strokhod
where they have crossed at some
points.
Prisoners Taken
Paris, July 11.-Situation remained
unchanged on the Somme front last
night.
The war Office statement today says
it has been ascertained that south OF
the Somme the French in the last two
days have taken more than 1900 pris-
Oners. 49,.
Attack Near Verdun
On the Verdun front the Germans
launched an attack at o'clock this
morning on the French positions from
Fleury to a point east Of Chenois.
They succeeded in penetrating the ad-
vanced French trenches at some
points but were expelled Immediately
by counter attack.
West of the Meuse there is active
artillery fighting in the neighborhood
of Avocourt, and Chattancourt.
Northwest of Veho, the Germans
have exploded four mines, the craters
of which were eventually occupied by
the French.
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WIND STORM AT ARNEGARD

Last Thursday evening while the
Tom Steece show was in progress
Arnegard was struck by one of the
worst storms ever experienced in
this vicinity. The show, which was
playing in a tent, was about half
over when the storm struck and but
for the vigilence of the attendants,
many of the local theatre-goers may
have been seriously hurt as the
last Of the spectators had just got
ten out when the big tent collapsed
and fell to the ground with a crash.
The storm, which lasted about half
an hour, was a mixture of wind, hail
and rain of terrific velocity but out
side of the above no serious damage
has been reported.-Call.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1916-07-13
GLENDIVE MAN HURT IN
GAME LAST SUNDAY

In the game at Bruegger Park last
uiar $rd baseman had the misfor-
manner that one of the bonest were
broken just above the ankle joint. The
working at 1st. ......
a M physician wa was summer summoned d and the the
pital and the fracture reduced and
to his home at Stanley. ...
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1916-07-13
MORE MADE HAPPY

Aakers Business College placed the
following students in positions last
week: Sarah Peterson, Margaret
Thordarson, Lottie Schafer, Emma
Holte, Thea korsgaden, Thea Dahl,
Recha Lehne, Alma Holien, Helen
Tweeten, Jalmer Skie, j. Thorson, and
X. E. Gunderson. We need more
students to supply the demand for
Office help. Send for catalog to A. B.
B., Grand Forks, also for Gas Trac-
tor and Auto course catalog. Alt.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1916-07-13

Bases on balls of Browning l of
Knapton 3; Struck out by Browning
9 by Knapton d; three base hits by
Warner and Harper; home runs by
Browning and Ruyle. Umpires Strong
and Cole.
Remember the games tonight and
tomorrow night. Saturday and Sun
day Williston plays at Glasgow.
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MAY KEEP DEPARTURE SECRET

Washington, July 12.-If news of
the departure of the German under
water liner Deutschland can be re-
garded as military information val
liable to German enemies, the United
States in the interest Of neutrality
will take steps to prevent such in
formation reaching them.