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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-12-13
ToWNLEY CALLS ON PUBLIC
CONTINUED from page 81

Continued from page 81
ment unless we get government
help.
81 have laid the facts before
President Wilson and Herbert
Hoover" Mr.. Townley conclud-
ed, land that is all I can do. But
the Importance of getting quick
action cannot be ~over-emphasiz-
ed and I urge every farmer to
write to his congressman telling
of the necessity that exists. l
also invite the cooperation of
thenewspapers, regardless of
what stand they may have TAX
en- against the National Nonpar-
tisan League. It is one of the
biggest problems which Ameri-
ca faces and all patriotic men
should forget fractional difference
es and work for this meritorious
measure"
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SALE OF LAND.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that
under the authority Of and order Of Sale
granted by the Hon. H. G. WICK. Judge
Of the County Court Of Pembin county,
State Of North Dakota. dated the 18th
day Of November. A. d. 1917. the under
signed. the administrator Of Rosa Sly
ertson, late Of the village Of Gardar.
County Of Pembina. State Of North Da-
kota, will sell at a private sale to the
highest bidder. for cash subject to the
confirmation Of the Judge Of said County
Court. the following described lard. to-
wit: The South half Of the Southwest
quarter (SH SWh) Section 81; and the
North half Of the Northwest quarter,
Section "a fNH NWK) Township 100.
Range 70 West, situated in Bottineau
County. State of North Dakota: and
lots Eighteen uSl. Nineteen us). and
Twenty (20), of Block number four (4).
Of the tow of Garder Pembina State
thereon ituated The land above des-
cribed being In different counties. sep
.rate bids will be accepted.
The sale will be made on or after the
END day Of December. A. d. 1917. All
bids must be in writing and may be left
with the undersigned at his office IN
the City Of Bottineau. State Of North
Dakota. or at the office Of @. Grtmso
in the City of Langdon. State OF North
Dakota, or filed with the Judge of said
County Court or delivered to the under
Asmundur Benson.
administrator for the estate of Rosa
! SivertsOn, deceased.
Dated this 2snd day of Decemher A.
d. 1917. 1z-o-lt.
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PAGE TWELVE
LETTER FROM CAMP DODGE
Continued from page 81

about September l., there have
been s~ixty-seven cases of meas
les, sixty-four cases of pneumon-
la, forty-two cases of mumps,
twelve cases of scarlet fever, five
of smallpox, two of dysentary,
two of typhoid, one Of malaria,
one of spinal meningitis and
four carriers of this disease. The
number of patients in the hos
pital suffering from black plague
at the present time is 100. Con-
sidering that there have been 23-
900 men and officers in
training at Camp Dodge, the
amount of sickness shows less
than that Of many other army
environments and is far above
the average of military organi-
cations Of like size in previous
wars.
"Youse all do right and peopl
will treat youse right and youse
all be good and peopl will treat
you good" was shouted by a COL
ored lieutenant to a company of
Negroes fresh from Alabama in
tones that could be heard a half
mile. Out Of a group of 300 Ne
groes only 60 could write their
names. Some of them do not
know the right hand from the
left. A bunch of them took
great interest in being told with
what nation we are at war and
one inquisitive chap wanted to
know to which army General
Kizer belonged. The colored men
take great interest in their
drills and are anxious to learn all
that is to be known. Gen. Plum
mer says that it is the universal
custom of the Negro women to
tag along after the men when
they join the army. He predicts
that several thousand of them
will come struggling in before
winter comes and this contin-
gency has greatly stirred Des
Moines. Gov. Harding and the
State Council for Defense to-
gether with some of the promin-
ent Negro cietizens of Des Moin-
es have appealed to the governor
of Alabama to do all he can to
restrain an unusual exodus of
the colored population hither-
ward. The secretary of war has
tlso been asked to use the re-
straining influences Of his de-
1nrtment.
Seven french and eight Eng
bib officer, detailed for seryi q
at Camp DID, Get hi Z first
view of an American Thanks
giving and they enjoved the oc-
casion very much. The big feed
at the camp required around 10
tons of turkeys. 10000 pounds of
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-12-13

Several more cars of blankets
and clothing have been received
and the new men will step at
once into their sphinx and span
new uniforms.
In laying out the artillery
range, a half mile wide at the be-
ginning and five miles wide at
it's further extremity, the army
had occasion to tear down an
odd barn by the side of an old
road that in pioneer days was
the government trail from old
Fort Des Moines to Fort Dodge,
then an outpost on the border,
where men were stationed to
guard settlers against the at
tacks of Indians, the Spirit Lake
massacre having led to the es-
Enlistment of this fort. This
barn was constructed of walnut
lumber which was procured from
a saw mill on the Des Moines
river. There were no nails then
except such as were made by the
blacksmith and instead of these
the barn was put together with
wooden pins. Not a nail was any
where about the old structure
which had stood by the side of
the old government trail for six
ty five years.
do you see those four stall
wart soldiers marching abreast"
Captain Longmore to me as
the regiment passed by on dress
parade when Gov. Burnquist of
Minnesota and Gov. Harding of
Iowa, were reviewing the troops.
I told the captain that I saw the
that he referred to.
"Well," said he, i" that fellow to
the left is a banker, the one next
to him is a lawyer, the one next
is a college professor and the
other fellow was what the boys
called a down-and-outer when he
was drafted into the army. His
parents had disowned him; he
was an outcast and was without
either hope or friends. He came
here and as army rules play no
he was placed in the
group with these professional
men. To his utter amazement
his comrades treated him as
their equal. It was the first time
within his recollection that any,
body thought he amounted to
He liked the treat
ment and he decided to make
himself worthy of their respect.
When the men went to the rifle
range to practice this fellow dis
covered that he could make a bet
ter record than either of the
men with whom he marched.
When the regiment went on a
hike of several miles
this man stood the jaunt better
than either of the men with
he marched. He discover
ed a lot of things he could do bet
ter than the other fellow. This
gave him confidence in himself
and he took pride in doing his
best. In other words this down.
and-outer found himself. His
manhood, however debased it
have been, asserted itself,
and now he takes pride in doing
his full duty, is popular among
his camrades, is a gentleman in
and bearing always. l
tell you there is nothing like
discipline" The captain
said a lot more about other he
had been observing but this one
..z-.f
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-12-13
potatoes, 5000 pounds of

sweet potatoes, 5000 pounds O
cranberries, 10000 pounds O
spuds, 1000 pies and all of tn,
appurtenances belonging to
real Thanksgiving dinner. It re
quired two tons Of dry bread tx
make the turkey dressing. Their,
were services in the various re
ligious quarters. In the Y. M
C. A. auditorium Brig. Gen. r
N. Betty read Presidents Viii
sons Thanksgiving proclama'
ton. Chaplain Higgins read {
devotional services and Chap
lain Boyd gave the address
Members of the First Battalion
349th infantry furnished the
song service. Those in the hos.
pital were remembered in keep.
ing with their ability to enjoy
Thanksgiving goodies.
NO doubt the people at home
are thinking of sending some.
thing to the soldier boys. An Of
fetal list has been made out for
the convenience Of such as a
kind of suggestion as to what
would be best adapted to soldier
life. Here is the list:
Candy, cake and fruit, but
better still, jam, jelly and peanut
butter.
Soap which fathers quickly and
has healing properties. Oatmeal
soap is best. Tar and glycerine
soaps are also good.
Set of three bags to go inside
soldiers duffle bags to serve as
drawers" One Of these, size Of
laundry bag, for shirts, etc., one
smaller for handkerchiefs, glow
es, etc., and the third about IL
inches long for soap, comb, tooth
brush, shaving outfit, etc.
Towels of linen or cotton with
out fringes or fanciness, and
cotton dishtowels. One
big Turkish bath tawel would be
a luxury.
Razor. A good safety with a
metallic case in case the soldier
does not like and use of the reg
ular blade razors .
Shaving outfit. Shaving pow
der is preferred to cake or cream.
1t keeps cleaner and is less liable
to get unused" around. The
same is true of tooth powder.
Talcum powder without scent or
color but with a healing proper
ty is the best for the soldiers.
Foot powder is decidedly re-
freshing for tender feet.
Tooth brush holders and soap
boxes made of aluminium and
with tight fitting covers are val
liable.
aluminium combs and steel MIR
rors are useful.
Magazines, scientific, humor-
Gus and good fiction are always
appreciated.
The minister at St. Paul who
made sensational statements as
to the unwholesome environ
ments at Camp Dodge has apoli-
gized and retracted. B. F. Gal
loway who made similar state
ments at Fort Dodge has admit
ted that his Information was un-
reliable. And now comes Cap
tain John H. Quigley, counter
espionage officer, with an edict
that all reports concerning life
at Camp Dodge, stories of gross
immoralities, reflections cast on
morale of the cantonment and
rumors of the movement of
the troops from the camp must
cease, or those who spread them
will be compelled to answer to
the military authorities. Reports
covering the movement of the
troops will be especially banned.
This declaration follows the re-
cent story concerning contingent
that left Camp Dodge for other
localities. Captain Quigley is
making an appeal to the general
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-12-13

One Corn Plus ~Geto-Ito Equals
One Foot, Corn Free.
cause two drops Of "Gets-It" eases
your corn-pains at once, and you
know that that old corn has been
"'nipped in the bud" "Gets-It'
makes cutting and digging at .
corn and fussing with bandageR
salves or anything else entirely I'M
necessary. Remember "Gets-1t" 10
safe.
You'll not have to take of your
shoe or pumps under the table at
the cafe to ease your squirminE
soul. See that you get "Gets-It."
il ali you need pay at any DIR. ::
store for "Gets-It," or It will b.
sent direct by E. Lawrence & Co..
Chicago. III. .-
Sold in Botticeau and recon-
mended as the worlds best corn
by Sigurdson's Pharmacy.
NJ F,ade1and- Williams Drug Co.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-12-13

pubic TO SenO MIN reports or al
such tales that may be injurious
to the nation during the perioc
of the war.
The other day there appeared
upon the scene at the camp from
somewhere in Illinois" a veter.
an of the civil war. He was
dressed in a blue uniform such
as he wore in 81, cap and all. He
carried a Springfield muzzle-load.
ing rifle such as were used by
the boys in blue and the KNAPP
sack and canteen flung over his
shoulder, were the same that he
carried at the siege Of Vicks-
burg. To add further interest to
his visit he carried a bugle such
as was blown in the civil war and
was still able to extract the
shrill notes from the Anticipated
device. The old fellow had been
to the reunion at Vicksburg and
came here on his return to visit
his grandson, Capt. j. K. Hadley
of the signal corps.
There will be approximately
80,O00,O 900 of life insurance in
force among the men at Camp
Dodge when the final papers are
made out, according to state
ments at division headquarters.
In a canvass of men in the var
ious companies it is seldom found
that there are any who have not
asked for insurance policies, and
invariably go the limit. With
the government offering $1O,-
900 policies the 10000 men are
taking advantage of the offer.
This is true of both white and
negro enlisted men, the latter
asking for the protection almost
as soon as the plan is explained
to them.
In order the fill the require
ments at the base hospital a
of additional nurses are
needed. There are now 18 wom-
en- and about double the number
would fill the requirements. Any
registered nurse is eligible. The
regular Red Cross wages are be-
paid and the war department
provides rooms and board. Lieut..
Col. J. R. Shook says that Camp
Dodge ranks high in the canton
ments Of the country for the
healthy condition of the troops.
Col. w. P. Chamberlain, general
from the surgeon gen.
office in Washington, who
is now at Camp Dodge, CORRIDOR
ates this statment by saying that
has he found health
conditions better. Colonel Cham
berlain has visited nearly every
cantonment in the country. On
ly among the Negro regiments
is there abnormal sickness.
10 per cent will be re-
jected because of physical disa-
authorities say.
Governor J. A. Burnquist OF
Minnesota and Governor w. l..
of Iowa, reviewed the
troops from these two states on
Wednesday. It was the greatest
event of the season,
more men being in line than at
any other time in the history OF
the camp. It was a joint review
of the soldiers from both states
and it partook Of the semblance
of a divisional organization. Iowa
organizations are the Booth in
and 339th field artillery.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-12-13
--~ A a@r
81 Should Worry
Now About corns!"
Thev Peel of With "Get-It"

Two corns are no worse than on4
and one is nothing at all-when you
shrinker. corn l%oosener, peel-it-
right-od corn.remover. That's be.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-12-13

Camp Dodge, Iowa, Dec. s.,
1917.-Thousands of men have
been sent from Camp Dodge to
Cantonments in the south, the
last departure landing at Camp
Pike, Little Rock, Ark. Under
the strict censorship at Camp
Dodge it is not announced just
how many men have been sent
south but judging from the emp
|ty barracks there are not over
10, 900 or $4,000 men left be-
hind. The work Of getting ready
for the next installment is well
under way. The straw is being
emptied from the mattresses and
burned. The untitled mattresses
are laundried and when the new
men arrive their first duty will
be filling them with new straw.
The barracks are being scrubbed
out from top to bottom and ev-
erything will be neat and clean
when. the boys arrive. It is
presuhSaaS}hlas 5MQipepI
III included jAsthataxtnaAlo
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-12-13

The 351st infantry marched with
the infantry brigade, as it is
made up of northern Iowa and
southern Minnesota national ar
my soldiers. The 337th field ar
tillery and 352nd are Minnesota
organizations, with the excep-
ton of a few North Dakota men
who are in the latter regiment.
Brig. Gen. r. Getty was at the
reviewing post with the party Of
the two governors. Brig. Gen.
S. M. Foote of the artillery brig
ade was in command of the pro-
visional artillery brigade, while
Col. H. J. Price of the 350th in
fantry had command of the in
fantry brigade. Each governor
made a brief address and with
bands playing and colors flying
the scene was a memorable one.
Both governors called officially
upon General Plummer, the
commanding officer Of the camp.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-06
London T,lrouah tho Aces.

The occupation Of the site Of London
dates back much farther than most
readers are aware. The city that
Julius Caesar found occupied II site
which had been Inhabited for unnum-
bered thousands OF years. 1t is now
known that during paleolithic and
neolithic times-the two great divi-
sions of the stone age-man dwelt on
the ste OF London. but it first became
the settlement of a community at the
opening of the historic age, when it
was stronghold Of the Cclts. The
remains of its Roman period are the
finest of the kind in Great Britain,
The Anglo-Saxon and Danish periods
are finely represented, and even later
periods, such as the Tudor, furnish rel
les that have been buried by that
strange process of superintendent
growth which makes the soil under
great city resemble the fossiliferous
strata of geology.-YOuth's Companion.
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SYNDICATE

Mrs. Maria Snow is not so we'll at
this writing.
Mrs. Arthur Pelkey is visiting rela-
tives in North Adams, Mass.
Henry Hanna was called to his
home in Roden, Que. Monday by the
sudden death of his mother.
Mrs. Charles Wright and daughter,
Viola, left for their future home in
indianapolis Ind, Tuesday
Miss Jennie Jackson CT Bennington
is spending the week with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. James Jackson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harley Dyer of North
Bennington were the guest Of Mrs.
Dyers mother, Mrs. Maria Snow,
Sunday.
The many friends OF John Hoyt are
glad to learn that he has returned
from the Samaritan hospital in Troy
where he has been for the past six
weeks, much improved in health.
Mrs. Charles Bentley and three
daughters Florence, Irene and Eveline
spent several days of last week in
Salem, n. Y.
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EAST ARLINGTON

Mrs William Morrissey was in Ben
nington Monday.
f. r. Shaw OF Adams, Mass, was
in town Wednesday.
William Pierce spent Decoration day
in Boston visiting relatives.
Born Sunday morning, June 3, son
to Mr. and Mrs. Horace Lawrence.
II. n. Shaw and Walter Shaw of
Manchester were in town Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Dean and their
son, Avery passed Decoration Day in
town visiting relatives.
Mrs. J. ID. Gouthey is spending a
few days this week with her parents
at East Greenwich, n. Y.
Mrs. Erie Tyrrell returned from the
hospital last week after being there
many weeks for treatment.
1t is expected that there will be
Children's day exercises at the NJ. e.
church Sunday night and all are in
vited
Mrs. Grace Bagley left last week
for Pullman, H., to rejoin her hus-
band, who is located there for the
present.
Mrs. John Monahan and daughter
Helen of Brooklyn are spending a
few days in town with her sister
Mrs. John Donahue.
Mrs. Edward l.. Buck, who has been
spending a few days in town, returned
to Cobelskill. n Y. accompanied by
her mother. Mrs. Scully.
Mrs. NJ Whitman has returned
from Pittsiield, Mass. where she has
been spending the past week with her
brother, H. d. Moore and family.
Mrs. n. L. Schutt, who has been i'll
at Brandon since the death of her
sister. Mrs. Spooner, returned home
Tuesday She expects TO remain here
a week, then go TO Rutland for
awhile.
A pretty June wedding was solem-
nized at the Methodist parsonage,
June 2, by pastor j. ID. Gouthey when
Fri l.. Fairbanks and Miss Adelaide
A. Hawley, both of West Arlington,
were united in marriage.
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Money In the Idea.

There Is money in maintenance"
the Electrical Merchandising Magazine
points out. Large hotels do not buy
glassware; they contract with glass
concern which keeps them stocked at
so much per month regardless of the
amount OF breakage, Taxicab compa-
MES in the big cities do not buy tires;
they contract with tire dealer TO KEEP
their cars equipped at a set price per
car per year. regardless Of punctures
and blowouts. Now comes the story of
an electrical contractor who is profit
ing by keeping the electric equipment
of his customers in order on monthly
maintenance basis.
1.-The idea Is Not new. The glass man
borrowed it from somewhere; the taxi
tire man borrowed it from him, and SO
it goes. Originality is almost an I'm
known thing. \ clever business man
Is simply one who 'Nadapts borrowed
ideas successfully-and who does 1t
first in his locality
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A payIiaht savinq Scheme.

Instead of setting clocks an hour for
ward in spring and an hour backward
In fall, Professor Lecorbun suggests TO
the French Academy of Sciences a
simple method OF making the change
gradually and with the seasons. This
consists of altering slightly the length
Of the pendulums OF clocks at the win
ter and summer solstices, SO that be-
ginning with Dec. II they would gain
thirty seconds day, and beginning
with June II would lose thirty seconds
u day. Aa
The effect Of this would be that by
March 81 they would be forty-fve min
utes ahead and by June 81 they would
be an hour and thirty minutes ahead
After which the pendulums would be
changed, and the clocks would lose at
the same speed. a
Under such an arrangement we
should have 10 set our watches for
ward or backward half a minute every
night.
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Voluntary Prisoners.

During the early weeks Of occupa-
ton Of Port-au-Prince by the Ameri-
can marines the patrols rounded up
seyenty-three prisoners. The jails be-
Ing unspeakable at that time, these
prisoners were parked out in clean,
rooted over corral, where Of course
they were regularly fed. A few days
after the collection was put into the
corral the captain Of marines asked
his sergeant to go in and make care
full count of the prisoners, as he feared
some of them might have escaped. The
sergeant counted over his haul three
times. WELL" said the captain, ARE
they all there?" II can't make 1t out,
sir" said the sergeant, I'VE put seven
ty-three OF EN- in here on Monday and
there's a hundred and two Of 'em,
mostly soldiers, in there now."--George
Marvin in Worlds Work
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SALISBURY VALLEY

Emory Bouplon was North Hoo
sick visitor Sunday.
George Bouplon was Hoosicl'
Falls visitor Friday.
Miss Helen Fillmore spent several
days at her home here recently.
Miss Mabel Murphy of Cambridge is
a guest Of Mrs. Adelbert Woodland.
Stephen Sweet of Eagle Bridge was
in the Valley on business Saturday.
Born. to Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison
Millington. a daughter, Sunday, June
3rd
Z. q. Young and daughter, Hazel,
we're the weekend guests of Mrs. X. b.
YounG.
Mrs. oryille Fillmore and son,
Marshall were in Hoosick and Ben
nneton Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Woodland spent Sun
day at their daughters, Mrs. Ernest
Stanley in Salisbury.
f. w. Fuller and son Clyde and
Jared Howard were in Hoosck Falls
on business Saturday.
Mrs. Eliza Millington attended the
funeral of Mrs, Henry Stanley in
Sand Lake Saturday.
Miss Ethel Bouplon was home over
Sunday, returning to her school in
HoCsick Falls Sunday night.
Fred Bouplon from Hoosick Falls
and Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton Reed of
SALISBURY visited ct George Bou-
plon's Saturday
Mrs. Kenneth Durham of North
Bennington was a guest at the home
OF her grandmother, Mrs. Eliga Mill
ington Friday and Saturday.
The Ladies' Aid will hold straw
berry and ice cream social at Jer-
main hall Friday evening, June 8. a
cordial invitation is extended to all.
The Ladies' Foreign Missionary
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Alaska's HPunmobiIe."

The "pupmobile" is a passenger train
drawn over regular railroad track by
dog power. 1t carries passengers from
Nome. Alaska. across the level land
near that town into the mountains.
The track is narrow gauge railroad
built in 1900. a high tax was placed
on railroads in Alaska soon after that,
and as there was not enough traffic
over the road to justify the expense of
operating locomotives. the regular
train service was discontinued. Then
the ''pupmobile" was instituted. The
accommodation for passengers con-
slsts of a platform on which are two
seats. To this from seven to fifteen
dogs are harnessed, and the rate at
which they travel compares fayorably
with much of our rapid transit. -
Popular Science Monthly.