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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-12-28
NORTH STAR NEWS.

NORTH STAR NEWS.
Three can keep a secret if
two are dead.'
Melvin Sivertson visited at
Carl Krogen's Tuesday after
noon.
MI. and Mrs. Jacob Olson,
Carl Olson and Leslie Jackson
Forded to Bottineau last We'd
nesday afternoon.
Selma Larson did not go
home for Christmas. She said
she was going but we guess
she changed her mind. W.
suppose she intended playing
a trick on somebody before 60
ing, but them kind of tricks
don't work on me-" Ha ha!
Alma Nelson will spend her
Xmas vacation with friends
and relatives in Bottineau.
Clifford Anderson went to
Overly Friday morning to get
a shave, visited friends in Car
bury and Omemee, went to
Roth and took in the dance that
evening. He's going some.
Ben Wall, Gust Kornkven,
Algot Forsberg, Sigurd Dalen
and Clifford Anderson were
Bottineau visitors Saturday.
Clifford and Sigurd took in the
show too. Where were you
Sigurd when the lights went
out?
Gust Dalen and Alma Nelson
were among those who took in
the dance last Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Swenson
ofCrosby are at present visiting
at the home of G. G.. Forsberg.
Geo. and Matt Guttu visited
at Claus Anderson on Christ
mas eve.
John Guttu went to Roth on
Friday evening, returning on
Mondays train to spend Christ
mas at home.
Alex Marsden from Lake
Metigoshe visited friends in
this vicininty Monday evening.
Another dance was given by
Frank Hewitt on Thursday eve.
ming. Frank likes to see the
young folks enjoy themselves.
Sauna Wekseth of Bottineau
is spending her Christmas va
cation at the home of her
grandfather north of Carbury.
Anton Berqe, Claus Ander-
son, Mrs. Olof Guttu and her
sister Hilda, autoed to I3otti-
neau Saturday afternoon in the
formers car.
Henry Berge entertained a
few friends and relatives Mon
day afternoon. They were,
overtaken by the storm and had
to stay until the next day.
Geo. Guttu came home Sun
day via motorcycle-but we
don't think lie can go back
that way.
Oscar Berge had some ex-
perience getting home Tues
day morning. He thinks he
knows everything about a
blizzard now.
Minnie and Matt Guttu visit.
ed at Silver Dalen on Christ
mas day. Matt visits there
pretty often now.
Mrs. Nelson accompanied her
son to Bottineau on Saturday
morning.
Oh, how glad we are that
leap year has come to an end.
We boys can do more az we
please now.
Some one else had some ex-
perience getting home Tues
day morning. There were six
in one sleigh when it tipped
over and the occupants tipped
ont. The fellow who had gone
to sleep woke up in q hurry.
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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-12-28
SOCIETY NEWS


with appropriate services in
the evening in accordance with
the old custom. Aside from
that family parties occupied
the day. Christmas trees were
the center ofattraction in many
homes where children reigned
supreme. At the dinners the
Christmas turkey was the piece
de resistance on every table.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. D.. Ertres-
vaag had in the family Christ
mas party on Monday, Mrs.
Ertres father, I. F.
Woods and daughters, Misses
Maud, Rilla and Ella. and Mr..
Krtresvaag's brothers, Edwin
and Carl.
The guests at the Christmas
dinner that Mr.. and Mrs. H. G..
Dana gave at their home Mon
day were Mr. and Mrs. w. H.
Mcintosh, Mrs. V. b. Noble
and Miss Nora Thompson.
Walter Master and family of
Willow City expect to leave
about Jan. 1st for Los Angeles,
Cal, where they will spend
tf,analance of the winter.
Miss Marion Haskell, who is
attending Sacred Heart AGA
DENY at Fargo, is spending her
holiday vacation with her
brother Alton and little sister
Frances, at the home of their
aunt and uncle, MI. and Mrs.
Ply. Daley, at De Smet, So.
Oak.
Miss Alice Hamilton, who is
attending the state normal at
Minot, is spending the holidays
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
II. r. Hamilton of Oak Valley
township.
Miss Title Kolberg left for
Davenport, Iowa, recently,
where she has entered the Pal
mer School of Chiropractic.
The members of the Wo-
mans club r h]ostesses this
afternoon at the home of Mrs.
NJ. r.. Shuler at a party given
complimentary to Mrs. V. NJ.
Smith, who has been a helpful
member of the club and who
will leave this week for Mime.
apolis.~
The Bottineau high school
alumni are b~anqueting this
evening at the Shirley hotel.
Mrs. r. Costello, vice presi-
dent, will preside, Walter p.
Belyea will be POSTMASTER, Miss
Rilla Woods will give the wei
come and Miss Marie WIKI the
response. Others who will
respond to toasts are David
Vinje and Christine Finlayson.
A Christmas tree party was
given Monday at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Erickson.
The tree was lighted in the
parlor and among the guests
were Mr.. Erickson's father, L..
J. Erickson, and daughters,
Clara and Luella.
Miss Alice Latson, teacher
in the Park River schools, and
former teacher in the Bottineau
high school, is spending her
Christmas vacation at the home
in this city as the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. Z. E. Herbst and
Misses May Buckley and Lucy
Lawrence.
Miss Alma Nelson, who
teaches near Carbury, is spend
ing her holiday vacation here
as the guest of her sister and
brother-in-law, Rev. and Mrs.
Fl. N. Bake.
OF the Central school teach
ers who are spending their va
cation out of town, Miss Helen
Ringer is visiting the Emil
Schneider family at Willow
City, Miss Fannie Stevens with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Stevens, at Lansford, and Miss
NJ. A. Iverson went to Grand
Forks to visit at the parental
home.
Miss Maisie Dickinson, who
teaches school near Roth, is
spending her holiday vacation
with hep parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
1. III. Dickinson in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan ]. Nero of
Howard arrived Saturday eve
ming for a visit with Mr.. Nero
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. S.
Mao o~F1 @<Lo. .o11k,o -
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-12-28
STATE VISITED BY
OLD TIME BLIZZARD

While there has been a slight
moderation in the extreme cold
weather of last week, the
weather man during the past
few days has been dealing out
some real old-fashioned North
Dakota weather--the kind the
oldest inhabitant'' likes to re-
fer back to when the weather
question is under discussion.
Monday evening the storm
broke loose and this continued
with increasing fury through
out the night and the folio wing
day. Yesterday the storm
abated somewhat and this
morning opened up bright and
calm, but somewhat colder.
Considerable snow fell dur
ing the storm, which has been
piled up in huge drifts, max
ing travel along the country
roods extremely difficult.
Following is the weather re-
port from the State School of
FOreStrV for the week.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-12-28
Notice.

s "a Notice.
My Office in Bottineau will
be closed from Jan. l to 5, while
l attend a chiropractic conven-
ton held at Jamestown, N. y.
M. ]. Farnand, d. c.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1916-01-01
O PAPLop BASKETBALL.

three inches away from each end
boundary line CO.. Connect the end 8
of the boundary line and the three
quarter circles with parallel lines
drawn as shown.
If you own game of Tiddledy-
winks the little bone "winks" and
"snappers" are what you need with
which to play this game of basket ball.
There should be ten winks. five of
each of two colors.
Parlor basket ball is for two per-
sons, but four may play with two on
side. Starting the balls one at a
time in the center of the field (B), and
in turn, each player in our parlor bas-
ket ball game has for her object the
Tipping of her five balls into her bas-
ket, the basket having been chosen be-
fore the start. One flip constitutes a
turn whether it causes a ball to move
or not. If a ball crosses the bound
airy line tout of bounds). the opposite
player may flip it i'll the opposite drec.
ton to that which it is being played,
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1916-01-01
DAIRY
FEEDING POTATOES TO cows
Depends Upon What Other Kinds
of Feeds Are Given.

The value of potatoes for milk pro-
duction depends to a considerable ex-
tent upon what kind of feed they are
fed in connection with With clover
or alfalfa hay, potatoes would have
greater value than if fed with wild or
timothy hay or corn fodder. This is
true because potatoes are rich in
starch, or what is known as carbo-
hydrates in feeding terms, and low in
protein Glover and alfalfa are rich
in protein, while the other feeds men
toned are low in protein. Putting two
feeds together that are both low in
protein does not bring as good results
as when they are combined SO that the
feed low in protein can be fed with a
feed high in protein. By combining
potatoes with some feed high in pro-
TEN, they could be made to equal
about one-fourth the feed value Of
oats (ground) for dairy cows; that is,
pound for pound. Combined with
ordinary farm grown feeds, potatoes
would hardly have this value for milk
production in comparison with ground
oats. According to this estimate, po-
tatoes would be worth only Is cents
q bushel or less when oats are worth
80 cents a bushel.
Potatoes have somewhat higher
value for meat production than for
the production of milk and are more
valuable for pigs or for fattening
cattle than for mich cows. With the
price Of potatoes below % cents a
bushel it generally pays to feed them
shortage Of grain or a long distance
to haul to market
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1916-01-01
STRAW SHED FOR LIVE STOCK
Satisfactory and inexpensive Method
Of Securing Ample Protection
for Farm Animals.

stable that will protect from cold
weather and storms may be construct
ed with little expense when straw is
plentiful. Each COW. if to be tied,
needs about fifty square feet of floor
space to allow for Manager, feed alley,
place for her to stand and room to
get behind her for milking, cleaning,
etc. Young stock will need about half
as much space. A barn 16x90 feet or
one 32x41 will furnish room enough for.
twenty cows and ten head of young
stock
a straw shed for cattle should be,
seven or eight feet high. The construc-
ton of such buildings is very simple
Posts are usually set in the ground
eight to twelve feet apart, and strong,
timbers put on top u these with poles
close enough together to carry the.
straw on top of the timbers. Walls
are constructed by making two wallis
two or more feet apart and packing
with straw. These walls may be made
of poles, boards or woven wire, as de-
sired.
Hogs will require from ten to If
teen square feet of floor space each
in straw shed. Fifty hcgs will re-
quire shed about 20x30 feet in size.
1t is better to keep the hogs in a sep
arate building from the cattle The
shed for hogs need not be more than
four or five feet high. 1t is advisable
to make the walls tight. using woven
wire, or something equally good, so the
hogs will not work out through the
wall.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1916-01-01

is smaller in diameter than the can.
make band of cardboard strips to
fit around the edge of the lens as
shown in Fig. 6. and glue these strips
to the inside of the can The lens
jacket should fit loosely enough in the
lantern box opening so it will slide
back and forth for focusing.
Figure shows the back of the Ian
tern box. Before putting this on. putty
up all cracks between the boards in
the top and front of the box to make
the lantern light-tight; then paint the
inside of the box and the cover boards
with lamp black thinned with turpen.
tine, so there will be no reflections
other than those produced by the lamp
reflectors and the picture In mailing
the boards in place. leave an opening
about 7 inches square directly oppo-
site the lens. Cut a piece Of board
TO fit this opening &c. Fig. y for the
picture holder. and hinge it in place.
A frame for postcards to slide in
should be quilt up as shown In Fig. s
First nail strips F to board E. then
tack strips G to them so their edges
project over strip r.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1916-01-01
GUARD AGAINST MUSTY OATS
When Fed Continuously There Is Like
lihood That Severe Intestinal
Troubles May Result.

Many state experiment stations are
warning the farmers to beware of
feeding their stock, especially the
horses, musty oats during the coming
winter. When fed continuously there
is great likelihood that severe intes-
final trouble and probably blind stag
gers may result.
Blind staggers is a disease caused
by mold which thrives on denied corn,
damp barley, oats and spoiled feeds Of
all kind. When it is necessary to feed
grain in this condition little common
salt should be given with the grain at
all feelings.
Wherever the animals show any ten
dency towards constipation, admins
ter one-half ounce of fluid extract of
aloes or one-half pound of EPSON salts
as drench. Clean hay and fresh wa
ter and salt are excellent in easing
the effects from such grain.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1916-01-01

in addition to using her regular turn
for advancing one of her own balls. II
she fails to flip the ball from out OF
bounds, the other player receives two
tlips in her next turn. II ball is
tipped on to or touches ball of the
opposing player, the play constitutes
a foul. and the opposing player may
take any one of her balls, place it in
the three-quarter circle Co beneath
her basket, and have a free flip for
the basket. in addition to using her
regular turn. The player getting her
five balls into her basket first wins.
Parlor tennis is played with two
"winks' from game OF Tiddledy-
winks or two cardboard disks.
Fig 5 shows how the tennis court
is constructed in the cover OF a card
board box. Rule off the lines of the
court with ruler and pencil as in
dicated in Fig. g. Then for a net
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1916-01-01
WHEN SILAGE is DANGEROUS
May Not Seem to lnjure Some Ami
mails, but 1t Has Lost Its Food
vaiue-learn Little Details.

(By PROF. c. II. ECKLES, Dairy De.
partpent of University of Missour)
Spoiled silage may not seem to in.
jure some farm animals, but it is dan.
gerous to others, and has lost much
of its food value for all. The loss
results almost entirely from mold, and
could have been prevented, although
the only thing to do now is to study
what has happened in your silo and
learn how to do better next year.
Unless the silo was sealed or feed.
Ing was begun Immediately after fill
ing, from six inches to a foot at the
top is sure to be spoiled. 1t should be
put where it cannot be reached by
any farm animals. Lower down. the
presence of spoiled silage always in
dicates the presence of air, as the
molds which give it the appearance OF
rotten manure could not work with
out air. The lack of sufficient water
in filling is the commonest cause Of
the presence of air, but sufficient
tramping in an alright structure il
also necessary. Red mold, which
sometimes causes alarm. is no more
dangerous than the less conspicuous
forms which often pass unnoticed.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1916-01-01
EARLY TRAINING FOR HEIFER
Much Difficulty Experienced on Some
Farms With Young Animals
Kindness Is Favored.

On some farms great difficulty is
experienced in training the young
heifer to be MIXED. Often the meth
DDS resorted to are brutal, and the
permanent result is more or less a
failure. The actual training of dairy
heifer should begin long before she
comes in milk. In fact, when she is
q little calf is none too soon.
All dairy animals should be taught
to lead, to be groomed and handled
in every way while they are young.
The important thing is to manage
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1916-01-01
PARLOR BASKET BALL AND TEN.
MIS-

For the basket ball game Gig. ~
you will need the cover of a cardboard
box for the playing field To each end
OF the rim sew piece of cardboard
to form backstop five or six inches
high. Each backstop will support a
little basket like that in Fig. 2. First
make loop two inches in diameter
out of a strip of cardboard, sewing to-
gether the Tapped ends. or fastening
them with a brass fastener Gig ~;
then make small CLOTH sack and
glue or sew its upper edge to the In.
side of the cardboard ring.
Mark out the playing field With PEN
Gil and ruler. Draw a line entirely
around the field one-half inch inside OF
the rim Of, the cover for an outside
boundary line "a, Fig. ~. and de-
scribe a circle two inches in diameter
in the exact center of the field (B),
and three-quarter circle OF the same
diameter directly in line with 1t aud
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1916-01-01

tBy M. C. BURRITT. United States De-
partment Of Agriculture in Farmers Bull
letin 491)
Throughout the humid regions of
the United States there are large
numbers of small apple orchards. In
many sections there is scarcely a
farm which has not its small home
orchard. These orchards vary in size
from few trees to several acres.
They were planted mainly for the pur-
pose of having home source of sup
ply of this excellent and popular fruit
In most cases they were not intend
ed as commercial paintings nor was
the fruit grown for sale. They were
planted in order to have apples to eat
during the long winter evenings, to
make the famous apple pies, and to
lay in a stock of sweet cider and
vinegar.
Farmers Of earlier days knew little
Of scientific orchard management and
cared less. 1t was sufficient for them
to know that the trees lived, grew,
and eventually bore fruit. Not being
source of income the orchard was
naturally left to take care of itself.
AS result. where the conditions were
favorable some very good trees were
grown, but where they were unfavor-
able the trees became stunted, scrub
by, diseased, and unproductive. AS
rule set too thick, they grew
up in the air, the lower limbs
died or were pruned off to get them
out of the way, and high-headed, al
most unreachable trees were the re-
suit. The trees usually stood in sod,
and in most of these orchards the
hay was cut and removed or the grass
pastured off. In many places the
regular rotation of crops was fol-
lowed in the orchard. Too often it
was planted on the poorest soil, site
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1916-01-01

as shown in Fig. 4. These openings
must be inclosed so as to conceal the
light, and yet allow heat and smoke
to escape. The most satisfactory ar
rangement Is that shown in Figs
and 4. A baking-powder can with it's
bottom removed OBJ is slipped over
the lamp chimney and fitted into the
chimney hole. then tomato can Co
Is inverted over the top of the can
and fastened in the slotted ends of
three wooden peg stills Cd. Fig. p .
and the pegs are fitted into holes made
in the top of the box Gigs. l and ~
The lens is mounted in a baking.
powder can jacket Gig 81. Remove
the bottom of the can, and if the lens
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1916-01-01
LIGHT HEIFERS FOR FEEDING
Buyers Estimate Doubling Of Weight
by Next July or Augustus Result
of Long Rest.

The tendency to feed heifers still
prevails with many cattle feeders. Elk
travagantly high prices, seemingly.
are being paid for light heifers to go
into the pastures and stalk fields to be
roughed through the winter and then
corn fed on grass next summer for the
fat cattle market.
A doubling Of weight by next July
or August is about the estimate these
buyers are figuring on as a ten months
result of growth and gain. In case
any prove to be bred, they are no spe-
cial disappointment, as the calf with
the mother present a good money In
vestment for the market of mex, sum
mer. 4
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1916-01-01
through transparent slides it reflects
Opaque pictures placed within it.


You can construct a satisfactory Ian
tern yourself. You must get box
about 10 by 10 by 20 inches in size,
2 oil-lamps, or two 16 or so candle
power electric lamps with the parts
necessary for connecting them to the
lighting circuit. two lib. baking pow
der cans and two tomato cans. two
pieces Of tin about 6 by 10 inches in
size. and double-convex lens about
inches in diameter. The lens from
lantern or bicycle lamp will do
Figures 8 and show the inside ar
rangement of the lantern box Place
the lamps in the corners of the box,
next to the front, and tack in back of
them the piece of tin for refectors
GA. Figs. 3 and ~. Bend the reflec-
tors as shown in Fig. 8.
If oil-lamps are used, their tops will
project through the ventilator holes
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1916-01-01
Young Holstein.

them in such way that fear OF hui
man beings is never instilled into
them.
Above all things. they must be han
died with gentleness and never abused
A heifer which has been raised in
this manner does not need to be bro
ken to milk, but accepts the procedure
as matter of course.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1916-01-01

The mixer should remember always
that he is haadling q human food
which is very easily contaminated
Soap, clean water and towels must be
readily accessible in the dairy stable.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1916-01-01

shoes and has for an object to provide,
a simple construction which can be
easily applied to and removed from
the horses hoof, and will, when in
place, be securely held against dis
placement ii any direction and will
embody means which will aid in the
adjustment of the attachment to hoofs
of different size and shape.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1916-01-01
GOOD CALK FOR HORSESHOES
Device Shown in Illustration Is Simple
in Construction and Can Be
Easily Applied.

The Scientific American in illustrat-
ing and describing toe calk for
horseshoes, invented by w. Gordon of
Philadelphia, says:
The invention relates to improve
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1916-01-01

and location on the farm, and re.
ceived little or no care. Is it any
wonder that these orchards have be-
come Improbable, not to say I'M
slightly?
The old apple orchard, be it 20
trees or 200. may form an important
source of income on the general farm.
An effort should be made to make this
unit productive one and so to re.
juvenate and care for these old trees
that they will contribute as much as
they are able to tho net farm in.
come.
Profitable Renovation.
1t usually will not pay to renovate
orchards composed largely of worth
less or very poor varieties. Nothing
is to be gained by increasing the yield
or grade of a variety which cannot
readily be sold in the open market at
q good price. When trees of such va.
rieties. however, are not too old-not
more than thirty years-and are in
fairly good vigor, they often may be
topworked to advantage. The best
method of doing this is by cleft-graft.
ing in early spring. Under favorable
conditions tree may be changed from
a poor variety to a desirable one. and
made to bear fruit in from three to
five years.
There is some question as to wheth-
er 1t will pay To renovate summer
apples in the northern states. To
make remove lien of these trees profit
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1916-01-01
Ace to Breed heifers.

Early breeding stunts growth
Heifers should be bred to drop theh
calves when about two years old o.
older.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1916-01-01
saG 7s-SG
Copyright, by A. Nicely HalL)
A REFLECTING LANTERN.

The rejecting lantern is more mag
ical in its operation than magician
tern because instead of projecting