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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-05-31
ANOTHER ECONOMY TEST
GIVEN BY MAXWELL PEOPLE

The following telegram was receiv
ID this week by Ertresvaag & Beye
rom the Maxwell Motor Company:
"This authorizes you to tell
the following important news
story to your local newspapers:
Another great Maxwell Economy
Contest. Fifty thousand dollars
in U. s. Liberty Bonds will be
given by the Maxwell Motor Com
pany as prizes in nationwide
Maxwell Owners One Gallon Gas
oline Economy Competition June
Is to Is, similar in scope to the
great dealers contest Of May 23rd
and inspired by the tremendous
success of that. Twenty-Five
thousand dollars in Liberty Bon.ts
will go to private owners, $4,000
in the Liberty bonds will 60 to
Maxwell dealers thruout the ma
ton for conducting Maxwell Own
ers Contests. Local Maxwell own
ers have as good chance as any
to win Liberty Bonds. The con-
test is open to women drivers
as well as men. The contest de-
tails will be published in few
days.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-05-31
SPECIAL issue
0FTHEC0URANT
Big Live Stock and Diversified Farm
ing Edition to Be Published On
June 7th.

Next week the Courant will issue
a big Live Stock and Diversified
Farming Edition, this being suggest
ed by the Live Stock Picnic to be held
at the Meadowlawn farm on June
Ia.
The edition will be of considerable
value as a propaganda number for
progressive farming in Bottineau
county. A number of views Of beau
tiful farm homes, barns and stock,
specially taken for this edition will
be published, as we'll as interviews
with many of the leading stockmen
of Bottineau county. There will also
be a number of special articles appro-
pirate to the issue.
This edition will comprise 5000 cop
les Of sixteen pages each and should
be of special value as an advertising
medium. The usual advertising rates
will obtain and those desiring space
in this issue should make their reser-
vations early, as the large amount of
extra work will necessitate closing
the forms earlier in the week than
usual.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-05-31
PICKERING TOWNSHIP.

Mr.. and Mrs. Lexa and daughter
Lille spent Sunday afternoon at the
Frank Pospisal home.
Joe and Frank Lexa and Frank
Shemik are doing some carpenter
work at the Thomas Holisky, farm.
The Pickering and the foot hill ball
teams had a game Sunday afternoon
which resulted in a win for the Pick
ering boys, score to 8.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. P. Dolezal spent
Sunday at the Sid Darling farm.
Thomas Yellen made a short visit
at the Lexa home Sunday evening.
The Pickering team will play Tar
sus every time if they will play with
their own team.
Henry Bliss started road work the
first of the week.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-05-31
CR!.,*T:s LES OF
~'''' CLASS OF 1917
Twenty-Six Young People Complete
Course This Year at BOttineau
Institution.
The Graduates:

Jane Boyer, Mildred Lillian Bow
Ter, Oscar Benedict Benson, John Hol-
den Fraser Condie, Ruth Emma Clas-
en-, William Freeman, John Melvin
Gorder, Olga Glomseth, William Ira
Hagen, Edna Margaret Jones, Nels
G. Johnson, Albert August Koehn-
lein, Odena Elizabeth Knudsvig,
Florence Mae Mcintosh, Allan Fraz-
er Mckenzie, Helen Lucille Rogers,
Nelson Stephen Arcade Ruelle, AL
bert Cameron Richardson, Arthur Ar
chibald Ramstad, Leila Goldie Staf-
ford, Arlan Orvis Stair, Vera Elean-
or Turner, Verna Elizabeth Turner,
Martin Edwin Vinje, Cora Katheryn
Wigby and Marie Theresa Yelle.
Twenty-six young people this week
complete their studies in the Bottineau
High School, prepared to enter high
er institutions of learning, or go out.
and fight life's battles.
A strange coincident is the fact
that there are an equal number
Of boys and girls in the class of 1917.
There was considerable disappoint-
ment, naturally, over the cancellation
of the commencement exercises this
evening.
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His alibi was without a flaw, he
was miles away from the bomb when
it exploded. He had absolutely nc
connection with and no knowledge OF
the affair. He was sentenced to be
hanged May II, but is still alive
which will serve to back up my state.
ments. This is straight information
Falky, and not any cooked up by any
junk-peddling news association. You
state, "His wife, by name, who is
probably as big a criminal as he is
is up for trial now." ellis wife, by
name," is about as low an insinuation
as one could possibly make. Such a
statement from you, a supposed
christian, reflects no honor upon you
indeed. .s..-.
AS for Pearson's magazine, the ar
ticles in it are, to large extent
based upon government reports and
are appreciated by people with intel.
lect and not people with brains of
smaller ca1ibre. That, no doubt, is
the reason for which you do not un-
.derstand and appreciate Pearson's'
You class the Socialist in the anar-
chist class, whereas YOU and 9TH
er specimens>of your kind are nearer
being anarchists than are the social
lists. It is a weel-known fact that an
archists believe in no government at
all while socialists are the strongest
believers in governemnt there are. We
believe in trusting the government
with all public utilities, whereas you
and your kind believe in private own
ership. Now then, who appears to be
nearest the anarchist class?
We certainly do sympathize with
those who have been so unfortunate
as to pay out good money to you for
your junk sheet, but perhaps there
are not so many who have done so
as your subscription list would make
it appear. Perhaps large number,
like some of whom we know, are re-
ceiving your paper at your own cost,
but even at that the rate is rather
high.
AS you are so interested in others
debating perhaps you would like to
try it yourself. IF so the writer is
ready to take you on at any time or
place you light name, the topic to be
sSocialism" as you seem to love so
to hammer it and we are supporter
of that progressive movement. As
suring you that if you are christ
ian and the likes of yourself occupy
any space in heaven whatever, the
writer desires to have his ticket
punched for the direction opposite.
/ remain booster of truth and a
knocker Of lies,
.s...... Val. H. Cowles.
Roth. N. D, r.~t.-. * - 20. -
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Game Warden Scott returned on
Saturday from Cavalier and Pembina
counties, where he spent few days
among the Pembina mountains on the
trail of violators of the game laws.
He secured enough evidence to war
rant the arrest Of three different par
ties charged with shooting deer. All
three pleaded guilty when brought be-
fore the authorities. Mr.. Scott speaks
highly of the assistance given him by
the sheriff and states attorney of Cav
alier county. He says without their
cooperation arrest and conviction
would have been difficult. Mr.. Scott
is going after the law-breakers as
though he means business and during
the short month in which he has held
office has made four arrests and Sc
cured conviction in each case.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-05-31
1T DEPENDS ON WHO
GETS THE RAKE-OFF

The Sunday School superintendent
who gets out the rag across the street,
continually harps on the crookedness
of the leaders of the Nonpartisan
League. I have always been taught
to beware of anyone who is always
shouting "Stop Thief" and the fol-
lowing will explain to us why Falky
cannot conceive Of anyone being hon.
est-it is because he judges others by
himself.
Last fall the News advertised
subscription contest, with $400 piano
as first prize. A bright, energetic
young girl of fourteen, a resident of
this city, received the highest num-
Der of votes, and was entitled to the
piano, or it's equivalent in value, ac-
cording to the terms of the contest.
Some time after the contest closed
Falky stated to the little girls faith
er that the factory could not ship the
piano and rendered the father check
for $9312 in lieu of the $400 piano.
Now Falky contracted honest debt
when he advertised the contest and
the different contestants did their best
to win the prize, and Falky had the
"guts" to give % cents on the dollar
to the winner.
Falky has never shown in any way
that Townley ever got dollar by
graft from the farmers. But I am
showing in black and white where
Falky robbed little girl of $3O6.88
and as he still continues to super
intend Sunday School he must think
himself justified and therefore he fig
ures that Townley must be getting
around $12.20 out of every SIG he
collects from the farmers, for that
is the ratio that Falky's religion per-
mits him to steal from the little girl.
If Townley ever proves to be crook
ed with the League and grabs TIC out
of every dollar, l will wire him to
come to Bottineau and help Falky in
his Sunday School work and he will
be absolved from all criticism and
free from any epithets of l. w. w.,
Socialist, Atheist, Free Lover, I'm
ported Outlaw, and last but not least,
a CRATER, for he will be respectable
(?) citizen of the state.
Thos. Hennessy.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-05-31
CHAS. E. DROWN
IS APPOINTED
Will Represent Farmers of -Four
States in Asking Government
Control of Grain Prices.

Fargo, N. D., May Ex-senator
Charles E. Drown of Page, Cass coun-
ty, who has been making quiet can
vass of the first district in the inter-
est of his candidacy for congress, left
Fargo last evening for Washington,
D. c., as delegate appointed by the
American Society of Equity to present
the claim of the farmers for $3.50
minimum price on wheat.
Senator Drown received telegraphic
notice Of his appointment late yester-
day afternoon and announced that he
would let his congressional campaign
rest for the present, and devote his
energies to helping establish the min
imum price. Senator Drown is a
farmer himself and was elected to
the state senate in 1916 as the condi-
date of the farmers non-partisan
league. At the All Northwestern
conference of farmers held in this
city yesterday, he fought for several
hours to put through resolution cal
ling for government control Of mar
keting facilities and transportation.
He was member of the resolutions
committee acting with South Dakota,
Minnesota, Wisconsin and North Da-
kota delegates, which finally brought
forth the resolutions calling for these
things and for the permanent aboli-
tion Of all future trading in grain.
He left with Senator Pendray, also
delegate and a member Of the last
legislature elected by the Non-Parti-
san League. To some friends at the
station the Senator said: "Who
would have thought at election time
last year, that things the Non-Parti-
san League was advertising would
have come before the public mind
with such Endorsement as they now
have? Government control is in the
air, and it goes further than the state
control advertised by the Non-Parti-
san League. Enemies opposed the
farmers organization because it was
radical, and now we find people ev-
erywhere outside the league, even men
in public office who are uttering far
more radical statements"
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-05-31
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Anton Svensrud and wife to Aime
Gauthier, $1,000; MEME IA 159 75
Warranty Deed.
Northern Town and Land Co. to P.
O. Heald, WD, $10O; lots4, 9, 10, II
and IL, block 10, Maxbass.
John G. Bately to Gladys Bately
WD, 81; lots 7, 8 and 9, block 8, Max
bass.
Northern Town and Land Co. to An
drew Bodal, WD, $50; lots 15 and To-
block 8, Maxbass.
Imperial Elevator Co. to 0. M
Knepper anw wife, Sp. WD, 81; T.
Sc of lots S and 6, block 10, Whites
Second Addition to South Bottineau
John G. Bately and wife to J. Will
ber Moreland, WD, $500; lot 10, blk
13, Maxbass.
Jacob J. Bjornseth and wife to Ar
thur J. Bjornseth, WD, $500; VINE
12 1853 "a.
Rosetta McKeen and husband to
Edward Bowler, WD, 81; l acre W.
of R. r. ON NE 8 161 rs.
P. o. Heald to Clara Elvrom, WD,
$50; lot a, block 10, Maxbass.
Christ C.. Habberstad and wife to
r. H. Grace, WD, $4,000; Sc II, NE
20 161 80.
R. H. Grace and wife to Ole Mat
tern, WD, $4,000, Sc II, NE 20 161
SO.
Worthy M. Warnock and s. K. he1
husband to O. J. Elefson, WD, 81; lot
13, block 13, Westhope.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-05-31
OAK VALLEY TOWNSHIP.

Oak Valley resembles the sun in
one degree, it sinks behind the hori-
zon once in a while and forgets to
come out.
The Oak Valley farmers, accompan-
led by their better halves, autoed to
Minot Monday to attend the cattle
sale. All report good time and the
sale quite a success.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson and Mr.. and
Mrs. McKeen autoed to Souris Mon
day, where they spent the day with
Mr.. McKeen's daughter, Mrs. Robt'
Nichol.
Alice Hamilton spent the weekend
at the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. R. B. Hamilton, returning to her
duties at Whites Siding Sunday eve.
Misses Lenore Zorn and Georgene
Wilson visited at the Otto Zorn home
Wednesday evening.
D. Beaton and family autoed to
Omemee Sunday, where they spent
the day at the R. Kippen home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Lonsbrough and
family visited at the Jas. Miller home
Sunday.
Miss Velma Wilson left Wednesday
for an extended trip through parts OF
Montana. She was accompanied as
far as Glasgow by Madam Robson
Misses Mary and Margaret Beaton,
Dena and Emma Zorn and August
Zorn visited at Oak Valley School NO.
3 Monday afternoon.
Louise Croisettier and Georgene
Wilson were callers at the Hugh HAM
ilton home Monday evening.
Miss Estella Solsberger visited at
the home of her aunt, Mrs. Granthum'
Word has been received that Dewey
Beaton. who left last week for Wis
it with his brother at Williston, has
accepted a position in the depot at
that place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bahr and son
were callers at the Wilson home on
Monday evening.
The commencement exercises which
were held in Gardena last Friday were
well attended. After the exercises,
dancing was the amusement Of the
evening.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-05-31
The Lutheran Churches.

Bottineau-Services in English at
8. Sunday School at 10 a. m. A Lad
ies' Quartette will give concert in
the Lutheran church next Thursday
evening at 8. No admission will be
charged, but free-will offering will
be received.
Managers Ladies aid will meet
at the home of Mrs. Alfred Myhr on
Tuesday, June 9Th.
Nordlands - Union Temperance
meeting next Sunday at 8, in church.
Ladies Aid meets with Mrs. II. Ander-
son next Wednesday, June 6.
Salems-Services in church next
Sunday, June 3rd, at II.
II. N. Bake, Pastor.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-05-31
Auction Sale of Fair Stalls.

The Bottineau County Fair Associ-
alton will sell at Public Auction on
the fair grounds at Bottineau, sever
al old exhibit stalls. These stalls
will be sold to the highest bidder, one
or more to each bidder. Those pur-
chasing stalls will be required to
wreck and haul all material away be-
fore June 18th, 1917. Date of sale,
Saturday, June End, at l o'clock, p.
M, sharp. Terms of sale, all sums
of $1,000 or less, cash. Sums over
$1,000 approved notes due Nov. 1st,
1917. This is a chance to get some
cheap lumber.
By order Bottineau County Fair AS
sociation.
Col. A. Berthiaume, Auctioneer.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-05-31

fair grounds will be utilized in order
that all may be given an opportunity
to hear the discussion.
A great deal of interest is manifest
ed in the coming event and large
crowd is anticipated from every Sec
tion Of the county, even though de-
finite arrangements were not COM
pleted in time to permit of any ex-
tensive advertising.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-05-31
Some Information for "Comet' Falky

Some Information for "Comet' Falky.
In last weeks issue of your social
led paper, you make certain state
ments concerning a certain labor lead
er in San Francisco which are abso-
lutely false. This party you refer to,
not mentioning his name, no doubt
for reasons best known to yourself,
is not guilty of the crime of which
he was charged. This party was
charged with having thrown bomb
into a preparedness parade, which re-
suited in the death of several per-
sons. Evidence at his trial proved
conclusively that he was not near
the place of the crime. This gentle
mans name is Thomas Mooney.
/, Since his conviction it has been es-
tablished that in all the. essential
points of the trial, perjury was de-
pended upon to swear eaway the lib
erty and life Of this man, as well as
others. Oxman, cattleman, who
was the star witness against Mooney,
has been shown by his own admitted
correspondence by the reports of re-
peated interviews and by every cir
cumstance connected with them, to
be both bribe-giver and bribe-tak-
er. He is under arrest for his crimes
in seeking for pay to swear away the
life Of an innocent man. The chief
Of the "bomb squad" on the San Fran
cisco police force, has repudiated Ok
man and has furnished the proof
connecting him with very serious in
stances Of attempted bribery in this
case. He has further shown that
statements made to the police and now
part of the police records, were
strangely changed in most vital par
ticulars where they emerged from the
office of the District Attorney and
were offered in evidence at the Moon
ey trial. For instance, in the state
ment to the police, certain persons
were unable to identify the arrested
man and they claimed to have been
at q certain point on Market Street.
But on the stand at the trial they
swore not to an old man with mus
tache, as before stated, but to g
young man with smooth face, not to
being at Stewart and Market, as be-
fore stated, but in order to serve 9
different purpose at another point 9
mile away. More than twenty re-
putable witnesses not only testified TO
MONEYS innocence but proved i be-
yepd even . doubt,
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-05-31
SANDSTR0M- STAIR DEBATE TO
BE STAGED HERE ON SATURDAY

The long-delayed debate between
Senator Sandstrom and Representa-
tive Stair will be held in this city
Saturday afternoon at three o'clock.
It has been agreed between the
principals that the debate shall be a
discussion of House Bill a. and the
league program in general.
While it was first announced that
the meeting would be held in the
Grand Theatre, it is likely that the
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-05-31
First Baptist Church.
G.. r. Crockett, Minister

June 3rd preaching at Hoo Sub
iect "Power." Bible School at 1910.
B. Y. P. U. at 700. Preaching at
500 subject s'The Lost Opportunity" !"
Preaching at 800 at the Moe school
house. Prayer meeting Wednesday
evening at 500 p. m.
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Presbyterian Church.

il A. M. Morning Service. 8 P. N.
Evening Service. 1915 P. N. Sunday
School. 800 P. M. Junior c. E. 7:OO
p. M. Y. p. s. C. E. Wednesday, 500
p M. Devotional Service. Thursday,
500 p. NJ. Choir for Mothers Day.
Saturday 7:3O P. NJ. Quartette re-
hearsal. q.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-05-31
Notice Of Annual Meeting.

The annual meeting of stockholders
Of the Farmers Elevator Company Of
Bottineau will be held in the CONNER
cial Club rooms at Bottineau, Tues
day, June 12, 1917, at 1:3O T. N.
Z. D. Trent, Sec.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-05-31

You do not realize how much cas-
Ter you can make farm work with an
Auto Power Equipment. Call on A.
Il. Golden and see demonstration Of
thiss wonderful machine. h.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-05-31
BOTTINEAU CITIZENS BUY
MANY LIBERTY BONDS

Following is a list to date of
Bottineau citizens who have ekSke
their bit" by buying Liberty ..
If you are not already in this list you
should be:
A. r. MacKay.
P. L. Klyver.
A. M. Klyver.
A. D. Ertresvaag.
I. P. Ertresvaag.
Carl Ertresvaag.
Edwin Ertresvaag.
M. L. Helgerson.
O. C. Helgerson.
A. Helgerson.
E. H. Charnholm.
]. C. Slower
F. C. Falkenstein.
DR. C. A. Leonard.
Nels Magnuson.
John A. Mclean.
A. A. Golden.
o. T. Rishoff.
o. M. Knopper.
L. L Stair.
CnaS. banl.
H. G. Kelley.
w. H. Mcintosh.
Mrs. Geo. r. White.
Ed. Kehl.
Effie Euphimia Mclean.
Jessie Mclean.
John Mclean, Jr.
Marion Gleason.
H. A. Bate.
Mable Bate.
John Smithson.
Gus Bouris.
Hans Colberg.
D. A. Smith.
Mrs. D. A. Smith.
Christ johnson.
Chas. r. Gleason.
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Methodist Church

Morning service at 11:00 A. M. Sum
day School at 1915. Evening SER
vice at 500 P. M. Everybody We1
come. ;.s as4a Il .:4 -
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I. For Rent--Tyo Furnished rooms.
l1Is. Donald lTa1li gss 8 e.
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osts 5or sals = Q. 6. Wissby's. +
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MADDOX
MADDOX
HOMES

nj we nave some Of the best buys have ever offered
,o up ina W us tel you about some Of them We
""nA"'r all questions and like surprise you
some good brick income property good farm land
perfectly good Cadillac seenpa@enger for good cot
you want Home ring classy we'll located
and TO handle Youl H. '' ~ "
We Are On the Job TwentyFour Iourspe Day.
And Want to Serve and Please you"
r''i''
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DoWns Paint and
Paper Store

Painting, Graining
Kdlsomining, Paper
Hanging and
interior Decorating.
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llighclnss Contractors and Builders
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Plans and Specifications
Furnished.
LIONS Obtained
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ARCHITECTS
"DUILDKRs OF HOMES WORTH WHILE"

Ouer Palace Theatre
Phone 1892
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-27

clothes furniture. automobiles. or dishes, or
menu be proud Of it, but where you have the means.
patronize legitimate industry too that may work
and have the money to buy stamps. that the in
dustry may pay taxes.
This does not mean encouraging a nation Of spend
thrifts but that would be preferable a false
economy which reduced every buyer in country t.
the planest diet only sufficient clothes for
The abolishing OF all comforts and Injuries
They have no, done it on the other side they will
good thing this country that people
viii They will find money for Liberty bonds
same time live well. There is no reason why
they should
Specific instances Of these calamity" propenstes
are found the ant-climax speeches Of many good
who tell you if you do observe wheatless
days or use a hodful less coal or have than
clothes a time. will lose the You
get it in congress that if in 81 days do not have
many machine guns. much Of this that the
other we are going to the demnition bow-wc@s.
Let us keep heads. That essential to good
business vigorous prosecution of the and to
help keep them, let US put meraphOrical ear
muGs against these various calamity howlers.
will never the by keeping business good;
to keep it good free and judcious buyers.
The worst and the most dangerous exhibit Of what
such talk can do has been and in the financial
district which vanderlip has temporarily
graduated Let us pray that will spread the
business world