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chosen for the responsible position of
secretary for the livest commercial
organization in Arkansas, composed
OF the most progressive and success
ful citizenship to be found anywhere
/ hope to merit the confidence they
repose in me. / cannot improve on
the splendid work heretofore done
by this organization without the
hearty support and cooperation of
eft each and every member. | can and
will make it more efficient with your
support and loyal cooperation, and
as your salaried official / certainly
deserve it.
To Mr.. Brickey, the retiring secre-
try, man of many capabilities and
live wire in all respects. | wish
unbounded success in his new field
of operation.
Looking forward to bigger, better
city and county, am,
Respectfully,
GLEN H. LEARY, Secretary.
****
A Thought for the Week:
If you can keep your head when all
about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it
on you;
If you can trust yourself when all
doubt you,
But make allowance for their
doubling, too;
If you can wait and not be tired
by waiting
Or, beirg lied about, don't deal in
lies,
Or. being hated, cont give WY
to h: cl G,
And yet don't look TOO good r.r
talk too wise
You'll be man, my son.-Kipling.
The fellow who drove his team
over the bridge across the creek, five
or six times, to make people think it
was laundering is pretty good ex-
ample of "real worker"
****
Hugh Nixon, Cashier Bank of Mari
anna. will represent the Commercial
Club at the Cotton States Merchants
Convention, Memphis, August 21-23
as the minute talker to tell of
the one greatest achievement of the
club the past year. A silver cup is
offered for the commercial organiza-
ton that has made the best showing
and that can tritely tell about it in
a five minute talk.
Our good friend ]. j. Pennebker
brought in some fine tomatoes Tues
day. They were dandy and don't you
forget it, for I'VE sampled EN-
Well, many have been called and
some will be chosen"
*x**
The Missouri Pacific is getting out
a very attractive bulletin, "Conserve
the Live Stock of the Nation" Some
good dope too.
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Glad to note two or three weeds
were cut in our city the past week.
Fine work, keep it up.
&A&%
Not vacant building in Mariana.
New ones in course of construction
being gobbled up before completion.
Well, conditions were never better
with US.
AS chaperone for young Ameri-
ca R. L. Nixon is about it and his
recent trip up the river is worth
hearing. A very fine outing indeed.
Can a row boat beat steamboat, ask
Mr.. Nixon.
While this is the last time we will
have the pleasure of "chattering"
through this column, all of which we
know has been very edifying CD to
our readers, don't worry, for our sue
cessor is "some chatter" and will
probably is "some chatter" and will
stuff for your persusal IN the flu
ture. Adieu.
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A ForewOrd.

Having been elected secretary of
the Mariana Commercial Club, eff
fective August /, l feel it is incum-
bent upon me to make an opening
announcement covering some of the
plans | hope to be instrumental in
putting into effect. Being a product
Of Lee county and having spent all
my life here / feel quite sure / need
no formal introduction to the people
among whom / shall labor.
The effective and constructive work
accomplished by the Commercial
Club, especially during the past few
years, has been the means of plac-
ing Mariana and Lee county far in
advance of other cities and counties in
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Sunday school and B. Y. P. U. at
9:45 a. m. Preaching services at II
a. m. No services at night.
The pastor begins weeks special
service under the arbor built for this
meeting at Gill, on Sunday afternoon
at three o'clock. A cordial invita-
ton is extended to everybody to at
tend these services. Help US in song,
prayer and personal work. There
will be no day service during the
meeting.
Special music at the morning SER
vice at church in the city. A cordial
invitation to you to worship with US.
a. w. X. JOHNSTON, Minister
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A PARTING WORD.

:. retiring as Secretary of the
,.lonna Commercial Club, we haye
" EALING of sorrow mingled with that
s.atisfaction; sorrow, because we
y severing very pleasant connec-
s ~ Is something over two years,
''o W some of the biggest, best, livest
wv, wl Of citizens to be found anywhere.
vft;sfaction. that through our efforts,
sa s;th the cooperation of some others,
WV. hova seen the Mariana CONNER
w, Club. from a small beginning
.aLe place in the commercial organi-
s s of this country, where it is
.sferred to by many in other sections
- the country, people who are in a
vas;t;on to know, as the most valua-
IL organization in the south" Moth
;nr nleases a man more than to see
ne work of his head and hands really
sccomplish something, and we lay
AVN the work with that satisfaction.
A. organization as big as the Mari
srna commercial Club is bound to be
made up of varied material-some of
orr members are workers, know what
i going on and appreciate the eff
forts. others are merely bench
FARMERS" and take the other fellows
word for it, and seemingly appreciate
nothing. but, these conditions are
hound to arise in any organization,
religious. fraternal, political, COM
mercial, or what not. We are just
starting; many things can be accom-
nlished for Lee county and Mariana,
Int it will take everlasting work to
accomplish the desired end. To our
successor we offer every good wish
and feel his work will show many
GOOD things and we only hope our
work in other fields to which we ex-
pect to go in the near future will be
as pleasant and as productive as the
work with the Mariana Commercial
Club. g. ). BRlCkEY.
4Af&
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Slackers Near Hope.

Hope, Ark, July 30.-Considerable
excitement has been created in this
section on account Of number of pub
lie meetings which have been held in
the southern part of this county in
opposition to the selective draft. 1t
is reliably reported that nearly 200
men have signed an agreement to
support Tom Watson of Georgia in
his fight against sending of American
armies to Europe, and each signer is
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ST. ANDREWS CHURCH
First Baptist Church.

Sundy school and B. Y. p. U. at
the usual hours on Sunday.
The pastor is absent on his annual
vacation. At the morning hour Rev.
G. E. Holt, associational missionary.
will preach. There will be no preach
ing at night. Members of our congre-
cation are urged to attend the SER
vices at the other churches in the
evening. Prayer meeting on We'd
nesday evening.
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said to have subscribed money to
fund to be used by Watson in carry
ing his fight through the courts of
the country.
1t is said that the leaders of this
seditious move are well known follow
ers of Watson's political ideas. 1t is
not thought that any who are subject
to draft have signed the agreement.
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First Methodist Church.

Sunday school at the usual hour
Sunday morning.
The pastor is away on his annual
vacation, and in consequence there
will be no preaching services either
morning or evening next Sunday.
Members of our congregation are
are urged to attend the services at
the other churches.
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In some parts of Germany. accord
ing to the bulletin of the Chicago Sec
ton of the American Chemical So
ciety, oleomargarine is, quoted at
higher prices than butter
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~ the Proportion - ene TWO fronts
western front : - o. two men on me
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SUFFERING T0VNS
(continued From Page (ll
be discussed at chat time.

be discussed at that time.
1t was the sense of the directors that
il the rate question bobbed up it might
take twelve months to arrive at a de-
cision. The plan is to have the sup.
ply issue decided first, although it was
intimated by some of the board that
perhaps the entire subject may be de-
cided once for all by the Public Ser
vice Commission, or else bring the mat
ter into the Legislature and get relief.
Mr.. Dudderar read a copy Of the
resolutions passed in Clarksburg. He
said that Clarksburgers may agree to
some slight changes. He said that
Clarksburg would join with Fairmont
and participate in a conference and
that he would interest other commu-
mites in the project. He stated that
the Clarksburg Board Of Trade had
spent $4,000 already ana that it had
acquired some valuable and accurate
data CLEANED from gas company re-
ports, which he offered for the use Of
the local committee in preparing a
case for the Public Service Commits.
sion.
o. S. Mckinney. speaking again,
though the situation should be settled
at once and this ELECTED number of
opinions as to the best way to proceed.
It was the sense of the meeting that
an attorney be secured to act in con
junction with Hon. Fred o. Blue, OF
Charleston, already selected by the
Governor to be one Of two attorneys to
look out after the states interests be,
fore the Public Service Commission.
A Democratic. attorney will be select
ed so as to remove any suspicion of pol
itics in the proposition. It was gencr.
ely thought that 1t was the best to
swing right in under the Governors
lead on the gas problem as he is anxi.
Gus for favorable outcome of the
difficulty. A conference between cit.
les in this section was suggested for
Fairmont ut which the attorney to be
selected would be in attendance.
J. M. Jacobs, president of the Cham.
Der, said that it was self evident that
the Governor is anxious to render
assistance in the matter and he be,
lieved it wise to cooperate with him
for he felt that IL the Public Service
Commission should side step the is,
sue the Governor would call an extra
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THERE'S NOTHING
TOO GOOD TO SAY
Of WENTWORTH
Declares A. s. Barrow, B. &
O. Shop Worker, After
Testing the Tonic.

The desire to tell others about the
blessings conferred by NerytWorth,
continues to manifest. itself among
Nerv:Worth druggists customers.
Here Is late proof:
= had been great sufferer from
tndigestidon for eight years. Could
find nothing to help me until / tried
Nery.Worth, recommended by Mr..
Watson, who had used It. NY i'm
.proyement was very rapid before us
ing one bottle and do not have that
3nisery IN my side when lie down. 1
feel better and stronger in every way.
There - nothing too good for me to
ray OF Nerv.Wortti. !"
"A. s. BARROW"
800 n. High ST., Martinsburg, w. Va.
Nerv-Worth whets the appetite, aids
digestion, adds flesh, rouses the liver,
regulates the bowels, restores restfnl
sleep, banishes sick and nervous
headaches and other aches and pains,
builds up rundown systems. IL it
does not do this for you your dollar
back Ct Cranes Drug Store. Fair
mont w
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ordinary session Of the west Virginia


Legislature.
The special gas committee was en-
powered to take wat steps in the mat.
ter it deemed proper.
The members in attendance at last
nights meeting were j. NJ. Hartley,
Fred Heimick, II. T. Cunningham, S.
II. Nuzum, o. S. Mckinney, M. A.
Fletcher. Attorney Rollo j. Conley, C.
w. Evans, j. NJ. Jacobs, NJ. L. Hutchin-
son, 4. l. Brett, r, NJ. Hite. Attorney
c. L. Shaver, w. ]. Wiegel, 4. w. Hen.
men, Attorney G. NJ. alexander and Z.
u. Moore.
The Clarksburg resolutions which
ore preceded by statement OF condi.
tons throughout this end OF the state
are as follows:
First. That the Public Service Com.
mission Of this state be and it is now
hereby requested to have made under
its supervision and through its Off.
Gals thorough investigation into the
practices OF the public utilities monop.
olizing the gas supply in this section
OF the state in marketing and selling
their supply of gas for use out OF this
state, and that upon such investigation
made the said Commission take such
action or proceedings as 1t may deem
necessary to secure to the people Of
this section of the state an adequate
supply Of natural gas for domestic and
Industrial purposes, and to compe! said
public utilities to comply with their
duties in this respect.
Second. That, If the Public Ser
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vice Commission shall deem that it is
without power. or without sufficient
power, to correct the practices afore-
said and compel the furnishing of gas
to the public of this state by such mo-
nopolizing companies, then the Gov.
ernor of this state be respectfully
urged to convene the Legislature into
extraordinary session for the purpose
of considering, passing upon and adopt
ing such law or laws as may be neces-
sary in the premises.
Third. That the president Of this
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Poard he and he is authorized and EN-.
powered TO appoint q committee OF five
to represent this Board and upon its
behalf present and file copy OF this
resolution to the Governor Of this state
end to the Public Service Commission
and to confer with like committees
from other Boards Of Trade or Cham
hers Of Commerce representing the
various cities of this state, and to take
such further action as the committee
may deem necessary for the relief OF
the domestic ard industrial consumers
of gas of the city Of Clarksburg and
vicinity"
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..lAN||sON MEREDITH
EDITS MAPLE LEAVES
Junior Class by Close Vote
Decides to Put Annual
Out.

Thinking 1t best TO continue the pub
lication Of Maple Leaves" despite
the high cost Of pritirg and other in
creased expenses. the Junior class of
the high school, distinguished as the
= @. d. Hutchinson class, met yesterday
and elected o business manager and
an editorin-chief. Harry Higginboth.
am was chosen business manager. and
Jamison Meredith was made editor-in-
chief:
For the purpose Of deciding whether
the class should publish 1918 Maple
e Leaves, the meeting Of the class was
called yesterday. The vote was almost
even, only few more wishing to pub
lish the annual than those who voted
against 1t. Principal G. H. Colebank
attended the meeting, but let the men,
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PHAROAH's RUN.

Miss Ora Musgrave OF near Baxter,
was visiting at Andrew Valentines
over Sunday.
James Keefover, OF Morgantown.
who has been visiting friends here.
has gone to Clarksburg to vpend
Christmas with HIS daughter, Mrs.
Sarah Parson.
Miss yidalee Piercin, Lovina
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Baker and Willie Baker. were at
Jack Straights' Saturday evening.
Miss Elsie and Emma Rice were
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Rice,
Of Fairmont, recently, who were i'll,
but are improving.
There will be Christmas tree and
program at the Pharoah's Run school
house Wednesday evening, December
10th.
Miss vidalee Piercin, Emma Rice
and Lovina Baker were calling at
Lonnie Smiths Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Smith, OF
Rivesville, were at NJ. S. Smiths
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Minor Fisher were
visiting at Ed. Musgraves several
days OF last week.
Ella and Nora Baker and Geraldine
Valentine were among the Fairmont
shoppers from here Wednesday.
Mrs. VIM. Thorn was visiting her
father, Mr.. Kennedy of Hagans, Sun,
| day.
There will be preaching at the
/ Methodist church here, Sunday p. M.
at 2:S0. Come!
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Rice and two
children, Lille and Cora, were Wis
iting at Pearl Huffmans', Of Rives
vile Sunday.
Lutte Smith was at Lonnie Smiths
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Google are on
the sick list at this writing.
Miss Vidalee Piercin was visiting
relatives at Monongah recently.
Ashby Rice has sold his farm and
gone to his home in Fairmont. Mr..
Rice was good neighbor and will be
sadly missed in this vicinity.
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bers of the class decide for themselves
what they should do.
The 1918 Maple Leaves will be war
issue. and will carry out every posi-.
BILE means of conservation. The issue
will not be as large as the annual pub
lished in past years. Work on the
book will begin Immediately after the
school holidays.
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HAS Plan TO MERGE
THE THDMPSON COAL
Sixteen Million Dollar Bond
Issue is Part Of the
Plan.

UNIoNTowN, Pa, Dec. 2o.-Two
new projects affecting the ]. v. Thomp.
son estate were unsolded here by Ar.
thur Havemeyer in behalf OF the Nqui.
dation committee. They are:
I. A Merger of 100000 acres Of coal
land owned by the Thompson inter.
ests into combination to exercise
control for selling purposes Only.
2. A bond issue Of SIT, 000.0 900 viii be
offered to all mortgage creditors and
others who desire to hold first lien
rights on property.
The mortgage creditors by the terms
Of the plan will exchange their holdings
tor bonds upon payment Of all de-
ferred interest claims.
There are 776 owners Of coal tracts
located In virgin coal fields where
Mr.. Thompson's coal holdings extend.
MIR. Thompson owns 100000 acres Of
coal land and connected interests own
100000 acres.
It Is the purpose Of the liquidation
committee to appeal for solidifica.
ton of local coal interests so that a
prospective purchaser may meet with
enc price. Control Of the selling pool
| is to be prorata-each acre Of coal
land to exercise one vote. All options
CT prices will be arranged by a board
of trustees or officers to be named
by the organization.
In order to successfully promote
the $16,O00,00O bond issue the Thomp.
sen estate was shorn Of everything
that might be of doubtful value. The
estate then was appraised at $51, OO0,-
coo.
The bonds are to extend period
of 10 years and carry 6 per cent. in-
terest. In addition to the exchange
of bonds for mortgages Is per cent.
stock bonuses will be offered. The
remainder of the issue, to the extent
of the sales deemed necessary, will
be used in promoting. the sale of the
estate.
Copies of the new propositions are
being printed in New York and will be
sent to the creditors. The details of
the projects to be presented in these
copies were drawn up by Norton NJ.
Cross, general counsel for the Hill syn.
dictate, and have been submitted to At.
torneys Samuel Untermeyer and A.
Leo We'll for approval.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-05-31
LOCAL NEWS

Mrs. S. F. Guttu spent Tuesday with
friends in Rugby.
Hjelmer Sagdahl of Opheim, Mont,
visited at the Ole Crogen home.
Mr.. and Mrs. julius Krogen spent
Sunday.at the John P. Krogen home.
Miss Selma Krogen spent Thursday
evening at the O. O. Wareberg home.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. J.. Dalen were Sun
day visitors at the S. G. Haugen home.
Mrs. o. O. Wareberg and daughter
Marie, visited in Bottineau Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ] l.. Gorder visited
friends and relatives in Landa Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nels B. Arveson aut-
oed to Minot Thursday, returning on
Friday.
liver Kornkven and daughter Annie
were Sunday guests at the home of
Anton Kornkven.
Miss fora Noun returned home
Tuesday evening, having finished her
ScnOOl work IN BOCClnedu.
The little son of Mr.. and Mrs. S.
F. Guttu was christened at home on
Monday by Rev. Redal.
The Carbury Schools will close
their school work with a picnic at
Lake Metigoshe on Thursday.
Miss Nina Bakkom, who has been
attending Concordia College returned
home Friday evening.
Miss Amelia Rothe left on Thurs
day mornings train for Crosby, where
she will spend the summer with rela-
tives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Wall and family
and Anton Wall and family spent last
Sunday at the Ed. Wall home in the
mountains.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Botten left
for Bisbee, N. D., Friday morning,
where they will visit Mr.. Botten's
sister, Mrs. J. Malnredahl, who is very
i'll.
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l.. j. Glomseth and daughter, Caro-
Ign came up from B~ottineau last Sat-
urday evening to visit friends and
relatives.
Misses Ida and Agnes Dyrstad left
Thursday evening for an extended
visit with their sister, Mrs. Olson, in
Minneapolis.
The ball game between the Souris
high school and Carbury school re-
suited in a victory for Souris, the
score being IL to 10.
Mr.. and Mrs. Matt Skarphol and
family and Miss Ingrid Lermo were
visitors at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Hans Peterson Sunday.
Miss Anna Glomseth, who is a
nurse in a Chicago hospital, is spend
ing a few days of her vacation with
her sister, Mrs. G. M. Myhr.
Ole Crogen, accompanied by his
daughters, Olive and Clara and Milo
lessen, left Saturday by auto for
Vandalia, Mont, where they will
spend a few days visiting relatives.
Irwin Crowder purchased a Ford
car from Ben Gustafson Monday. He
and his brother June expect to leave
for Montana this week, where they
will look for land. Their father may
accompany them part way.
Lester N. Neulen left Wednesday
morning for his home at Mortified,
Mimi, having completed his school
year on Tuesday. Mr.. Neulen will be
much missed by the choir and Young
Peoples societies a. he took an active
part in church work.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. o. Wareberg and
family will leave on Friday for Mrs.
Wareberg's home at Pine Creek, Mimi.
They will visit a few days at Pine
Creek before going into the Twin Cit
les, where they will attend the Union
Church Conference at st. Paul.
Carl and Arthur Gorder, Oscar Vim
je and Hugh Craig left for Montana
Tuesday morning in search of land.
The boys went in a Ford and took
their camping outfit with them. They
expect to stay a month or so or pos
sibly longer if they find land.
Last Friday afternoon, while doing
some team work on the farm, Jasper
H%oibranden, when stopping to omen a
gate, had the misfortune to slip from
his wagon and fractured a bone in his
neck. He was completely paralyzed
and his injuries may prove fatal. On
Sunday he was taken to the hospital
at Bottineau. At this time he is in
a serious state as pneumonia is de-
veloping. Mr.. Hoibranden is nj Of
our pioneer farmers and his many
friends hope that he may have chan
ces for recovery.
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w all Paper!

l have a complete line of Henry
Bosch Co.'S. wall paper, the very best
that is to be had on the market. If
you are planning on having any pa
pering done in the spring, kindly mott
fy me early so that you may select
your paper, that I may have it on
hand in time to have the work done.
Now if you are going to have your
buildings painted do not wait too
long before you see me about it.
Prices are right and all work guaran-
teed.
MARTIN BARDAHL
Carbury, N. D.
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Voices Blend in Glee Club Concert.
An enthusiastic audience greeted
the appearance Of the Concordia Col
lege Girls quartet in their compli-
mentary concert at the college audi
torium last night. Tho their first ap-
pearance since organizing this winter,
the highly interesting program came
off in a fine manner
The blend of voices was remarkably
perfect, the harmony true and sweet
at all times and the Interpretation
without a flaw. That they r going
to create an impression on their tour
after school this summer, especially
with such an interesting program, can
not be doubted.
They easily equal in presentation
and considerably surpass in appear
ance and programmatic content many
a professional travelling organization
of like nature now before the public.
With numbers like the immortal
"Den store hvide flok" extremely we'll
suited by text to this arrangement
which gives a peculiar ethereal and
refined atmosphere, Kentucky Babe"
my Lady Chloe" some well-known
hymns and other standard numbers
~interspersed with duets and solos,
both vocal and instrumental, these
four young ladies may enter upon
their tour with all the assurance that
they will not only be representing
the Alma Mater in an excellent way
but will be performing a mission of
musical uplift to a tr~ash-wearied pub
lie.
The club consists Of Miss Hanna
Knutson and Miss Gertrude Doe, So
pranos and Miss Clara Void and
Miss Klara OVERLY, altos. Among
Miss Overby's accomplishments is
that Of being the only lady cornetist
in this country playing a solo cornet
with a travelling college concert band.
Fargo Forum.