The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-10-18
ROTH NEWS.

II. Nordmark was a business
visitor in Bottineau on Wednes-
day Of last week.
Ole OHM returned from his
trip to Alexander, N. OAK, the
fore part of last week.
When our country went into
war it was found that our stand
ing army was not large enough
so our Washington representa-
tives passed the bill for the con-
scription of men, taking men
whose age is between 81 and 81,
which are the best years Of life.
The men between these ages,
have the life, vigor and strength
and these are important re-
quirements of a soldier and
therefore our government right
fully called upon them to give
that which they have. It was
also found that our government
did not have the money neces-
sary to carry on the war. There
is a great amount of wealth in
this country but it was owned
by individuals most of whom
received it through the labor Of
others. The owners Of this
money for the most part, were
beyond the CONSUMPTION age and
therefore they were considered
not having the life required.
But they have the money and
money plays as much of a part
in this war as the men do. There
fore why shouldn't Congress
conscript the wealth? Not a
mere 81 per cent but at least 80
per cent as England has already
done. Why don't the profiteer-
ing plutocratic press urge such
action in an attempt to bring
about true democracy? They
attack anyone who dislikes the
conscripting of lives plan and
call them traitors, o-German,
and Shadow Huns but they say
nothing against those who op-
pose CONSUMPTION of wealth. If
wealth is not conscripted then
wealth is a Stacker and those
who oppose it are slackers.
Mrs. j. M. Daily returned on
Wednesday. of last week from
Waseca, Mimi, where she has
been visiting with relatives and
friends for several weeks.
The masquerade party which
will be given in the local school
building Friday evening, Oct. 26
will be a grand affair if present
plans carry. The Halloween
party last year was a grand sue
cess, several coming from Bot
tineau to attend. An invitation
to be present is extended to ev-
eryone. We hope to see all who
attended last year present this
year and many more.
If it is true that certain state
officers of the Red Cross socie-
ty are endeavoring to make po-
litical gain out Of the society
then they should be disposed of.
If the peanut politicians must
desecrate this merciful society
with their sneaking activities
then who is it that is stabbing
the boys who go to the front to
win democracy, in the back? 1t
would appear that some of the
patriots and gang press are not
really so patriotic as they try
to make believe.
Lyle Miller autoed to Bottin-
eau ON Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thorvald Sveen
autoed to Bottineau Wednesday
of last week.
Messrs. J. M. DAILY and S. T.
Robson autoed to Bottineau on
Friday eve, the former to attend
a meeting of the Federal Loan
Board of which he is a mem-
Der.
Mrs. Jacob Nelson Of Nassau,
Mont, arrived Friday for a Wis
it with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. B. Dixon.
MI. Townely was not allowed
to speak in the former home
town of the writer in Minneso-
Ia. We are not surprised for
We know what a Big Biz bunch
it is that has the political stu
alton: well in hand in that vicin-
ity, having had the opportunity
C doing a mans work when on
" q boy in some of their demo-
cratic G? factories.
MI. and Mrs. Vern Miller and
Narvyn Miller of Bottineau aut-
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