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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-10-11
GOVERNMENT
CROP REPORT
SUMMARY OF CROP REPORT
FOR NATION AND NORTH
DAKOTA.

Washington, D. c., Oct. 8, 1917
A summary of the October crop re-
port for the, state of North Dakota
and for the United States, as compil-
ed by the Bureau of Crop Estimates
(and transmitted through the Wes-
tern Bureau) U. S. Department of
Agriculture, is as follows:
CORN.
State: Oct. l forecast otto, 900
bushels; production last year Dec.
estimate, 13,515,OOO bushels.
United States: Oct. l forecast
3,210,O00,O0 bushels: production
last year dec. estimate), 2,583,241,-
600 bushels.
ALL WHEAT.
State: Preliminary estimate, S.
100000 bushels; production last year
dec. estimate), 39,325, 900 bushels.
United States: Preliminary esti-
mate, 66O,0O0,0 900 bushels; produc-
ton last year dec. estimate), 3d.
$4,000 bushels.
OATS.
State: Preliminary estimate, 49,
100000 bushels; production last year
dec. estimate), 53,750,OOO bushels.
United States: Preliminary esti-
mate, 1,580,0OO,O 900 bushels; produc-
ton last year dec. estimate), L.
Psi 1892, 900 bushels.
BARLEY.
State: Preliminary estimate, 49,
100000 bushels; production last year
dec. estimate), 2 ,738, 900 bushels.
United States: Preliminary esti-
mate, 202 ,000,0 900 bushels; produc-
ton last year (Dec. estimate), $780,
$4,000 bushels.
State: Preliminary estimate, g.
$4,000 bushels; production last year
estimate), 1855. 600 bushels.
United States: Preliminary esti-
mate, 56,044,0OO bushels; produc-
ton last year dec. e%stimate), 247,-
383, 900 bushels.
/: FLAXSEED.
:. State: Oct. 1 forecast, 100000
bushels.
United States: Oct. 1 forecast, H.
100000 bushels; production last year,
dec. estmate), 15,459, 900 bushels.
POTATOES.
State: Oct. l forecast, $4,000
bushels; production last year dec.
estimate), 6,975,000 bushels.
United States: Oct. 1 forecast,
Asa, $1,000 bushels; production last
year dec. estimate), 285, 437, 900 bu-
shells.
= ALL HAY.
State: Preliminary estimate, l.
1916, 900 tons; production last year
dec. estimate), 3,554,00O tons.
United States: Preliminary esti-
mate, i ,OOO, 900 tons; production last
year (Dec. estimate), 1O9, 786,0O0
tons.
PRICES.
The first price given below is the
average on Oct. 1 this year, and the
second, the average on Oct. 1 last
year.
State: Wheat, 2O3 and 1875 cents
per bushel. Corn, 1876 and IS cents.
Oats, Sc and 40. Potatoes $50 and 81.
Hay $1,000 and $500 per ton. Eggs,
80 and % cents per dozen.
United States: Wheat, 1000 and
1863 cents per bushel. Corn, IT'S
and 1928 cents. Oats, 62.3 and 44.5
cents. Potatoes, 1921 and 112.o.
cents. Hay, $14.20 and $1O.36 per.
ton. Cotton, 1913 and 1916 cents per
pound. Eggs, 37.4 and 28.1 cents per
dozen.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-10-11
oft Will Come or In One Complete
Piecew

0It VIII Come Om IN One
Piece"
right now,-free yourself at G
from all corn misery. It Will pee
any corn, old or young. hard or soft.
or between the toes ra any sall ever or
thing else YOU have ever used. Off
it n IKE as.a magic e 8 Or GS Z arops 81
"Gats-ftp"" that,s ali. "Gets-I" is
the only safe way in the world to
treat a corn or callus. It's \ sure
way-the way that never fails; II
is tried and frue-used by millions.
Never irritates the flesh or makes
the toe sore. It always works; peels-
corns-off -Ake-a-banana-skin. 25c 9
bottle is all you need pay IoF
on receipt Of price by r. Lawrence
+ CO. Chicago. Ill
Sold in Bottireaul and recon-
mended q the worlds best corn
remedy BY Sigurdson's Pharmacy.
md Fladeland- Williams Drug Co.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-10-11

Observation-Disclosures class meets
at the Mastvelton residence on Tues
day, Oct. 16, at 2 p. m.
Nordlands- Services next Sunday
at 11:OO. Confirmation class meets
at the Hans Olson home on Friday,
Oct. 10, at 2 p. m.
Salems-Services in church next
Sunday, Oct. Ia, at $3.50 p. m. Con-
firmation class meets in church on
Thursday, Oct. 18, at 2 p. m.
H. N. Bake, Pastor.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-10-11
FARMERs AS X

5 per cent paid or Savings Accounts
6 per cent apid on Time Certificates,
Checking Accounts, Insurance Open
Saturday evenings
First Farmers Bank of Minot
Farm Loans and City Loans,
The Savings Loan & Trust Go.
Sons Of Norway Bldg Minot, N. D.
You are hereby notified that the
bank itself has just had its name
changed to the First Farmers Bank
Of Minot.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-10-11
Opportunities

Banks, wholesale houses and
business concerns Of all kinds
want young men and women with a
business education. The u. S.
government wants them in large
numbers. Write the Union Com
mercial College, Grand Forks, N.
OAK, for their free catalog and
find out how to qualify for n of
these positions. Board only 1925.
ADV.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-10-11
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

Regular services Will De nelQ every
Sunday morning and evening.
Morning Services, 11:O0 a. m. Sun
day school 1915 p m. Y. P, S. G.
E. $50 p. m. Evening services; 1880
p. m. Weekly Devotional services
Wednesday 500 p. M.
II Lewis Meyer, Pastor. tt
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-10-11


N. J. Farnand, c~hiropractor, has
opened an office in Overly.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. King of Antler
expect to move to Winnipeg.
A Jon was born to Mr.. and Mrs. M.
Teigen of Kramer last week.
See Milligan for your auction sales.
One per cent commission. 9-27tf
For. Sale-Well bzed. Hereford, bull,
Is months old.-P. J. Nermoe, Deep,
N. D. 1t 1913
The Bottineau Creamery is paying
the highest market price for your
e 30tf.
County Commissioner Sidener was
here yesterday, attending the Red
Cross meeting.
Mrs. M. E. Watkins of Antler has
accepted a position in the public
schools at Lorraine.
Antler Masons have made arrange
ments for a lyceum course at the end
town during the winter months.
The neat sum of $103.30 was net
ted at the Red Cross supper and pro-
gram given at Antler last week.
All wool blankets in plaids and
plain colors to sell at $500 to $1,000.
The Bottineau Cooperative Store
Co.
Wanted-17O bushels Early Ohio
seed potatoes. State price when an
swering ad. Address, P. G. Krohn,
Bottineau, N. D. ~
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-10-11
''eets-lt," z Drops,
corns Peel Off!
For Is Gents Peel Off 25 Corns.

"Gets-It," the greatest corn dis
covery Of any age. makes joy-walk-
ers out of corn-limpers. 1t makes
you feel like the Statue of Liberty:
Buy a elderly" bottle of "Gets-1t"
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-10-11

THE LUTHERAN CHURCHES.
Bottinaau-Sunday School at 1915.
Mrs. o. C. Wigeby will be hostess to
the Ladies Aid at her home on We'd
nesday, Oct. II. This will be an OPP
en- meeting.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-10-11
Uttu ann Qnn1tu
COMING AUCTION SALES.

Sale dates under this heading will
be published without charge, when
bills are printed at the Courant office.
Oct. 11-Gilbert Skar Estate.
Oct. 15-B. F. Foster.
Oct. 16.-Barney Mulyck.
Oct. GA. N. Trent.
Nov. 5.-F. s. Waters.
Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1917-10-28
COMMON MISTAKE OF YOUNG BEEkEEPER

for honey, and in weaker colonies they
will be so chilled as to become prac-
tically dormant. and l have known col.
onies to starve with plenty Of honey In
the outside frames because the long
continued cold made 1t impossible for
them to reach their stores. Strong col.
onies keep the temperature Of the hive
higher. and so the bees will move to
the outside stores more freely.
Working In Fall.
II we disturb the colonies too late In
the fall the bees cannot arrange the
stores around their cluster. and we are
apt to put the honey frames out Of
their reach. or we are prone to put
them in the middle of the cluster SO
they will divide the cluster with
frames of cold honey between. In
stinct guides them In their arrange
ment Of their home. and we had better
let them manage it and give them
plenty Of time TO do II right.
The easiest way to unite a colony
Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1917-10-28

queen in the two hives lays enough
eggs to keep at least five frames full
In each hive there would be few more
bees reared if there were ten queens
laying in ten hives instead Of the two
in the two hives.
Eggs From Queens.
Queens will lay as many eggs as the
bees can take care of and no more. In
fact q hundred thousand bees In ten
hives could not care for nearly so
many young bees as they could in two
hives, for 1t would take so much heat
to keep the hives warm.
If it is seen that the colony is going
to be too weak to winter 1t is the best
plan to unite early. for this gives the
united colony better chance to build
up and arrange their cluster for the
winter. Anything that tends to dis
turb the arrangement of the bees late
in the fall tends to make 1t harder for
them to winter successfully. Bees ar
range the winter stores with view to
cold weather. and they will form q
cluster in the middle of the hive. with
honey stored above them and around
them as close as they can store it.
In severe weather they will not leave
the cluster to go TO the outside frames
Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1917-10-28

For the first time since they were
born, she was thinking of their need
Of her rather than of her need of them,
and with that thought came. for the
first time, the surge OF passionate ma
ternal love that she had waited for
so long in vain. There was. suddenly,
an intolerable ache in her breast that
could only have been satisfied by crush
ing them up against her breast; kiss
ing their hands-their feet.
Rose stood there QuiverinS, giddy
with the force Of II. ''Oh, you dar-
llngs" she said. But wait-wait I'M
til deserve it," And. without touch
ing them at all. she went to the door
and opened it. Mrs. Huston and Doris
were both waiting In the hall.
II must so now" she said, "Good-by
Keep them carefully for me-" Her
voice was steady, and. though her eyes
were bright, there was no trace of
tears upon her checks. But there was
kind of glory shining In her face
that was too much for Doris, who
turned away and sobbed loudly. Even
Mrs. Eus,on's eyes were wet.
"Good-by," said Rose again, and
went down composedly enough TO her
car.
She rode down TO the station, shook
hands with Otto, the chauffeur, al
lowed 4 porter TO carry her bag into
the waiting room. There she tipped
the porter, picked up the bag herself,
Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1917-10-28

The young beekeeper is prone to
waste the weak colonies by trying to
carry them through the winter in their
own hives. 1t is not always easy to
carry strong colonies through a severe
winter without loss if no special pro-
vision Is made to protect them, but it
is almost useless to let a weak colony
60 into the winter in the open. and
even If protection is given, 1t is not al
ways safe. 1t is far better to unite
the colony with strong one or with
another weak one. so the two can win
ter together and thus be stronger. util-
izing the bees of both.
Colonies are never overly strong
when spring arrives, no matter how
strong they go into the winter, and 1t
is not the number Of hives that count
when the honey flow comes, but the
number Of bees. A hundred thousand
bees in two hives will gather much
more honey for surplus than the same
number in teD hives. and until the
Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1917-10-28

uncomfortable with the enforced con-
temptation Of the moment OF parting
which they brought so relentiessly
nearer. There had been a terror, too,
lest when the moment actually came,
she couldn't do ii. Well, and now It
had come and gone! The surgery of
the thing was over.
Rose busted the mirror with a towel
"a reckless act, as she saw for her
self, when she discovered she was GO
ing to have to use that towel for
week-and took an appraising look at
herself. Then she nodded confidently
there was nothing the matter with her
looks-and resumed her ulster, her
rubbers, and her umbrella, for 1t was
the kind Of December day which called
for all three. Then, glowingly con-
scious that she was saving a nickel by
SO doing. she set of downtown afoot
to get a job. She meant to get 1t
that very afternoon. And. partly be-
cause she meant to SO very definitely,
she did.
On the last Sunday before Rose went
away she had studied the dramatic
section of the morning paper with
a good deal Of care. and was rewarded
by finding among the news notes
an item referring to a new musical
comedy which was to be produced
at the Globe theater Immediately
after the Christmas holidays. The
Girl Up Stairs" was the title Of It. II
Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1917-10-28

fact. The presence of sinking smut
in wheat is indicated by the odor and
the presence of scab by the appearance
of the kernels. Purchased seed should,
of course, be cleaned and treated for
the destruction of the spores of disease
producing fungi, II the examination
shows this to be necessary.
In choosing varieties Of wheat the
farmer should be guided by the expe-
riences of his neighbOrs and the advice
of his state experiment station This
is true also of rye, but there are avail
able fewer varieties of rye than Of
wheat. The stations can furnish COM
parative statistics on the yields and
behavior Of number of varieties Of
the two cereals
After the grain farmer has procured
a supply Of satisfactory seed he should
store 1t carefully SO that it will keep
in good condition and will be safe from
the depredations of rats, mice and In
sects. Bins which are supposedly rat
proof are available on practically all
farms and it will pay farmers to see
that they are kept in good condition
TO keep out the rodents.
Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1917-10-28
HEALTHY WHEAT SEED
IS QUITE ESSENTIAL
First Requisite for Largely In
creased Crop for Next Year
Equally True of Rye.

from the United States Department OF
Agriculture.)
Sound. clean healthy seed is the first
requisite for the largely increased
wheat crop which the United States
department of agriculture hopes to see
harvested next year. Whatever the
source of supply farmers will find 1t to
their advantage, says the department,
to See that only good seed Is planted.
What has been said is equally true of
seed for the rye crop which the depart
ment hopes to see much larger than
usual next year.
II a farmer has seed from his own
crop which Is satisfactory SO far as
variety and general condition are con-
cerned, he should lose no time in get
ting 1t into shape for storage until
planting time. The tanning mill is
the farmers best friend in this task.
The farmer, by all means should have
such a mill and IL he has not and is
unable to obtain one, should borrow
or rent his neighbours mill, or several
farmers can join in buying one. A fan
ming mill removes weed seeds, smut
and shriveled grain and leaves only
plump kernels, practically everyone of
which may be depended upon to pro-
duce a thrifty plant. After 1t is
cleaned, however, the seed should be
treated in order that the smut may be
prevented. Scab Is less likely to be
prevented by seed treatment, but the
use of the tanning mill will assist ma
terially in improving the crop grown
from seed known to have contained
scabby kernels.
II the farmer II dependent on out
side sources for his seed he should buy
from his neighbor II possible so that
he may be more likely to get seed well
adapted to his conditions. 1t is advis-
able to buy as soon after harvest as
possible as at this time prices are like
" to be lowest. II the farmer delays,
his neighbors may dispose Of all their
surplus grain and he may be forced to
Giant seed grown under conditions rad
ically different from his own. II the
farmer patronizes O seedman he should
insist on getting seed grown as near
his section as possible.
II seed Is affected BY diseases, care
eul Inspection VIII usually disclose ths
Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1917-10-28
WHEN TO CUT SWEET CLOVER
Results Given Of Experiments Con.
Quoted at North Dakota Expert
ment Station in 1916.

If the first crop Of sweet clover is
cut too low the plants are killed.
When cut IL to II inches high a good
second resulted. These results were
secured in a trial at the North Dakota
experiment station in 1916. The
sweet clover sends out its second
growth from the stem. The buds form
in the angle between the stem and
the branches. II all the branches are
cut then all the buds from which new
growth can come will be removed.
The lower the branches come out, the
lower the first crop can be cut with
out killing the plants.
Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1917-10-28

was Spoken OF as one OF the regular
Globe productions. so 1t was probable
Jimmy Wallace's experience with the
production of an earlier number In the
series would at least give her some
thing to 60 by.
Granted that she was going to be a
chorus girl for a while, she could hard
ly find better place than one Of the
Globe productions to be q chorus girl
in. According to Jimmy, 1t was a de-
cent enough little place. and yet II
possessed the advantage Of being
spiritually. as well as actually. west OF
Clark street. ROdney's friends were
less likely to go there, and SO have a
chance Of recognizing her. than to any
other theater in the city.
The news item in the paper told her
that the production was in rehearsal.
tor. John Galbraith. referring to him
as one Of the three most prominent
musical-comedy directors in the coun-
try.
When she asked at the box Office at
the Globe theater where they were re-
hearsing THE Girl Upstairs" today.
the nicely manicured young man in
side answered automatically. North
End hall"
Tin afraid" said Rose. smiling a
little. 'Ill have to ask where North
End hall is"
''Not at ALL" said the young man
idiotically. and he told her the ad-
dress-Only block or two from Roses
room.
Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1917-10-28

with another is to set the hive above
the one to which II Is to be united,
with sheet of paper between the
two. If the queens are of equal value
you can allow them to decide which is
to be killed themselves. but II one Is
more valuable than the other. kill the
poor queen before starting to unite, or
she may be the one to survive.
The bees will cut away the paper,
and in doing this they will mingle
slowly and seldom do much fighting.
especially if one colony is queenless.
After they have become as one colony.
take the upper hive away and put any
honey that may be in it, or any frames
of brood not Matched into the lower
hive If there Is room. II the queen is
left In the lower Awe and killed in the
upper. a queen excluder can be placed
over the lower hive with the paper.
and this will keep the queen from go
ing above. when the brood above will
soon hatch, and the bees will carry
most Of the stores from above down
below If there is room. This makes
IT easy to get rid Of the upper hive II
there are any frames of honey left,
they eau be used elsewhere or ex-
tracted.
Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1917-10-28
Rose AIdrieh's luck In hunting
. job In the chorus Of . musical
comedy and what happens after.
ward 10 described with thrilling
emphasize In the next INSTALL
ment.
(To BE coNTINUEDD


Tests on o model Of the naval collier
Neptune made In the wind tunnel Of
the Washington navy yard by Naval
Constructor William McEntee show
that II this vessel swere steaming
against a 30-mile wind at II knots an
hour 1t would require about TO horse
power to overcome the resistance Of
the wind. This Is about 20 per cent
Of the power necessary 70 propel ~
through the water.
Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1917-10-28
SHEEP DEvoUR MANY WEEDS
Keep Plants NIbbIed So Closely That
No Seeds Are Formed and Roots
Are Exhausted.

Sheep are excellent weed destroyers,
as they keep the weeds nibbled so
closely that no seeds are formed and
the roots are exhausted. A small nock Of
sheep is an excellent scavenger on al
most any farm. and they make profit
able use Of waste land. provided that
dogs and internal paraaites can be con-
trolled
Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1917-10-28
ROSE ALDRCH LEAVES HER HUSBAND AND THE TWINS
AND GOES FORTH INTO THE UNKNOWN WORLD TO
MAKE A LIVING AND LEARN LIES VALUES

wealthy Rodney Aldrich
and laziness This life
useful feels that
and looks forward
however their
hands by professional Intense
of to
living: make md
bitter
she goesa described in this insalment.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-08-03
MULE HAS LOST PRIVILEGE
Southern Pacific Refuses to Furnish
Private Car to Animal Who Used
to Travel In Luxury.

A bas lie mulel II
The Southern Pacific says so.
No more, says the San Francisco
Chronicle, shall one mule arrogate to
himself the daily use of a private
car, thereby contributing to the car
shortage.
While all the world has been shout
ing for cars, it seems that one Fres-
no farmer has hit upon a scheme to
keep freight car continuously at
his disposal. Every morning he
shipped carload of hay from Fres-
no to Floyd, nine miles distant.
Every evening the car came back to
Fresno to be ready for the morning
load of fodder.
How did he do it, when other
shippers were plastering that car
with acquisitions?
It was easy.
Every morning, after the hay was
loaded, the farmer trotted his mule
down to Floyd, loaded him into the
car and shipped him back to Fresno.
Thus the car was always his.
The scheme worked for ten days
and ten trips for the mule in the pri-
vate car. But it is no more.
Southern Pacific headquarters
found it out. From the Flood build
ing went forth an order that the hay
car should continue its journey after
reaching Floyd, in order to give some
other shipper chance. And if the
mule is offered as freight back to
Fresno, ran the order, put him in a
car with tinware or crockery.
No more private cars for mules.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-08-03
Notice for Bids

Notice is hereby given that the un-
dersigned will receive sealed pro-
posals until two o'clock P. M. Au-
August 4th, 1917 for supplying School
District No. IL, st. Louis County,
Minnesota with 1000 tons. more or
less, of steam coal for period of one
year.
All bids should state the name of
the coal and price per ton, and should
be addressed to L. J. White, secre-
tary, Board of Education, Ely, Mimi,
and marked "Bids for Coal"
The board reserves the right to re-
ject any or all bids.
BY order of the board,
L. J. WHITE, Secretary.
July % and August 3rd)