davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-02-15
BACKWARD.

1t is quite interesting to stop a moment and look back upon
the political activities in North Dakota for the past twelve
months.
When Lynn j. Frazier was endorsed by the big farmers con-
vention in Fargo about a year ago for governor of North Dakota,
opponents of the Nonpartsan League asserted that he was not
a big enough man for the job-that he was an obscurity-that
he would be led around by Townley, etc. Governor Frazier has
demonstrated, however, that he is a full grown governor-a man
in a mans job. He has also demonstrated that he has ideas of
his own and is not led around by Townley or anyone else, except
the great mass of people who elected him to office. The enemies
of the league have even become so anxious as to repudiate their
former charges that they are now asserting that Frazier refuses
to take orders from Townley." This admission does not, never
theless, come with a spirit of humility, but rather with a desire
to create the impression that there is dissention in the League
camp.
The candidates endorsed by the league for railroad commits
sioners were derided as incompetents, the charge being even
made in the gang press that one of the three nominees could not
read or speak the English language. The new board in the mean
while has gone about its business in such a way as to give every
assurance that they not only have the ability, but also the dis
position to serve the state capably.
The proposition of state owned elevators, packing plants, flour
mills, etc., was pointed to with horror as sociaistic, utopian and
impractical. House Bill ID, designed to carry out the league pro-
gram governing these enterprises, was killed by the standpat
senate. And Immediately the executioners and others who had
antagonized the measure come out with the admission that these
things are all right, but the method of securing them was wrong,
and forthwith resolutions for constitutional amendments covering
this legislation is introduced in the senate by some of the very
senator's who had helped to kill House Bill "a.
- The forces that are now fighting the Nonpartisan League are
the same who attempted in every way to kill off the Equity move
ment in North Dakota. When the Equity became so firmly es-
tablished that it could not be killed off, it's would be executioners
turn completely about and swear faithful allegiance to the Equity,
to cooperation and everything appertalnlng thereto-that they
have always stood for cooperation and that sort of thing, but
this League program is socialistic, fanatica, a Townley scheme
and various other things equally undesirable.
Last week the state meeting of the Equity Society was held in
Bismarck. Some resolutions were adopted. They are published
on the first page of this weeks Courant. We urge a careful per-
ual of these. Particularly by the friends of the Equity" who
are enemies Of the Nonpartisan League.
After reading these resolutions carefully we would like to hear
what they think of the Equity-and also what they think of the
League-so unquaifedly endorsed by the Equity.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-02-15

Each of the standpat senators who voted to kill House Bill
"A has been presented with a silk flag "as a fitting recognition
of the answering loyalty to the state of these men on the roll of
honor" Arthur M. Thompson of Minot, who is the generous donor
Of the flags, in a note accompanying each token, says that "1nen
have died for this flag" The troll of honor" boys will likely ap-
preciate this fact more fully after next election.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-02-15

The Grand Forks Herald is now complaining because the new
"league plan means delay" of the Nonpartisan program. But
what's the hurry, Jerry? We must go careful and slow, you know,
while we respect the law" and protect the state"
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-02-15

The Wolford Mirror says North Dakotas "oone ory pro-
hihihon law will contain a clause prohibiting hardware dealers
from selling corkscrews.
The evening herald., 1917-09-24
Charter Opponents Want Things to Continue
AS They Were Back in Crandfather's Time;
Would Find Flaws in Message from Heaven

Editor Evening Herald Forbcar-
anco has ceased to be a virtue In the
matter Of discussing this proposed
charter Il the charter is defeated
tomorrow. the morning paper will un-
doubtedly come out with "a leading
editorial saying. "Now lot ny all get
together and make Albuqucrquc city
OF 6o.Oeo people
Rot know something about Al
huquerque We have grown to our
present proportions In spite OF these
reactionarics and not with their help.
Albuquerque location has made her
what she is. They say opportunity
knocks once a. every mans door. II
has knocked half dozen times ~ Al
buquerque'S door in the thirty six
years have lived here. but we have
always had to fight this reactionary
element that never wants to do any
thing that their grandfathers didn't
do.
Difference OF opinion is all right
and when exercised in an honest and
intelligent manner h beyond criticism
| hut there aic some things that admit
uf NO difference OF opinion. We
would not discuss the movements oi
! our planetary system with one who
wanted TO start out with the assump-
| tion that the earth was flat. or math-
| ematics with q person who cuntended
that occasions could arise when the
| product Of SIX times six might be 30
They say "But there are unl,
| sixty odd cities In the whole United
! States that have the commission form
| and II il Is a good thing they would
/ an bc that way" That's logic foi
| YOU; but /; Is as good az any of theil
| logic Most Of our cities are in eX.
actly the same fiN that Albuquerqu'
is in. controlled 10y the politicians
! aud puR backs
The very essence ~ the virtue o
the commission form is in the fac
| that mir r-tcutha 81 tho cities that hav,
. will not 80 back 20 the OLD style
| The frw places that have gone bnci
60 the uidcrmanic method was be
clusc that very element that oppose,
| 90 100 an" first place got ON tor aeaiI
| and forced them back irrespective %
| whether 10 was beneficial to tho cit'
as whole or not
Ton men may swear ON the witnos
/ stand that the, did not see tho pris
| oucr KIN the man. ANA their oyidonc
! counts for nothing hut if one MAJ
! swcars that he did see the prisone
XIII him that evidence counts. 10 b.
so with those cities that are now un
der the commission form. their cvt
dcnce is all in its favor and hcCaus
the other cities haven't got o. count
for nothing. they haven't tricd d
what IL there is some flaws in th
charter The vital points are pll rirh
and IA" other can be- corrected
n doesn't take any ability go zoe
| critic The man who counts Be- th
The evening herald., 1917-09-24

one who Is trying to push things
ahead instead OF always pulling back
Bally mules pull back The fact Is
these reactlonarics would pick flaws
in message from Heaven
N. T.. srAMM.
Editor Evening Herald. We are on
the last lap of "a strenuous campaign
for the city charter Both sides have
made their arguments ana u n now
up to the people of Albuquerque TO
say whether they want u business
administration OF their affairs OF
whether or not they are satisfied to
have the bosses administer the city
business In the future ~ they have
In the past
The saying that politics makes
strange hedfellows has been we'll cm-
phusizcd In this campaign Is II not
strange sight to see men like Henry
, Coors. Jr., on the same platform as
Judge Barnes. and Jesus Romero
sleeping peacefully with -. y. Marion,
and Ike Barth. democratic war horses
of yore. with his feet securely braced
! under the table next to Joe Miller
! Verify 1t does seem to the common
: people that the millennium of politics
1 has arrived.
/ These patriots undoubtedly entered
into AN agreement. probably drawn by
astute legal counsel. that all danger
! Gus weapons should be left at home
| during their love feusts. How these
same patriots viii knife each other
at the next election in city affairs
| II the charter does not carry DO
| the common people think that Jesus
| Romero and Henry Coors viii again
| lue up Tor the people. each deciding
not upon political basis, hut upon
e. good mani oh no. dear people. they
Will each be out for their party
10 viii uf course, be too bad II a
mayor mes To hc nominated again
| Cor political cNpedicucy rs MI Mar
ron and Nir Tiuglc, say Mayor West
crfcld was. hut the good people need
have me- four that either uf the great
parties viii suffer There will bc uu
combination made eva amy one good
man because t ie 90 matter of great
impuruuco 10 the nation. especially
| now that we ayp al war that the
| democrats should control the city oi
| AlhupucrUu' Undoubtedly president
4 Wilson viii Doe wonderfully chcrred
| hN this fact when the same Us wired
J. 'u him Dog gat other patriot Judge
4. Mcclellan And speaking OF Judge
/ Mcclellan. ! can not sec why the
i luDr' should oppose the charter hc.
cause the judge. ON account Of TN,
wonderful record he bos made ln hr
executive office as police Judge t3~i
II amy lawyer of AIhuuucruuc n hr b.
mot -trouLN iu favor OF the iudg,
holding hu present office and ever
of being elevated tu tho superior
court possibly even to the supreme
b. u'urff. would undoubtedly ho ap.
pointed tu this ro.uurrtjiyy uflic,
The evening herald., 1917-09-24
THOUSANDR CHEER AS
BATTERY A DEPARTS
FOR EASTERN CAMP
Albuquerqueans Turn Out to Bid
Farewell to New Mexico's Crack
Company; 1000 School Children
Swell Crowd at Depot.

with every man physically III and
drilled 20 within the one last stage
of preparation for their place In the
far flung battle line OF Europe. A
battery. First New Mexico field ar-
tillery. left this afternoon for q train
ing camp In North Carolina. Thou
sands were In the crowd that jammed
the walks OF the Santa Fe railroad
station 10 see the artillerymen off
and the train pulled out TO q rouslne
chorus Of cheers and good-hses
In the crowd were 1000 school chill
dren. and most Of them had flags. The
fluttering flags We're everywhere. and
gave the scene the setting befitting IL
The time OF leaving was announced
during the morning as ~ so and al
2 o'clock the siren whistle At the
water works gave warning that tho
hour of departure WAS approaching
Men. women ana children flockcd e
the station from every quarter OF thu
ciy and by 1915 the station plat.
form from the freight depot to Cen.
tral avenue was packed with people
Most of the officers and hundred,
OF the men Of the First infantry wer,
ia the crowd.
n u. Mchiilen voiced the city'i
good bye to the battery. lie addressed
the officers and men. formed In q
seuli-circlc before the entrance of IN,
Ai--rado hotel. from the hctel steps
WIN iIglH a Cruel Toe.
Mr McMiiien said IA part
ITO Captain de nremond and IN,
men 0f battery A wish 70 express
upon behalf of the people % the cit,
~ Albuquerque. the deep apprecia
ton which we have Of their loyalt,
and patriotism There h. very mttl,
TINT 1 enn sas that viii help them. foi
we know that they viii make good
The evening herald., 1917-09-24
Personals.

Prof. j r. nelson will leave tomor-
row for Groves city. Pa 20 teach az
Groves city College. lie has been heat
OF the department Of modern langua-
sos at the University OF New Mexico
Alfred Thelin, Jr., who has been en-
ployed et the Fred Harvey news stand
here. left ,for Kansas city today 10
resume his studies az a dental COLLEGE
there. lie is succeeded here by u. &.
Gregg.
Lieut. Fred Rcnfro has been trans-
fcrrcd from The central fire station 60
the highland citation to take the place
OF Ed Donahuc. resigned. Carplo
Martinez has been appointed pipemln n
ters station.
The evening herald., 1917-09-24

one who Is trying to push things
ahead instead OF always pulling back.
Baiky mules pun back The fact ls
these rractlonarics would pick flaws
In a message from Heaven.
N. T.. STAMM.
The evening herald., 1917-09-24

More or less definite assurance has
been given that the First infantry viii
remain here uHtii after the patriotic
The evening herald., 1917-09-24
COMING EVENTS.

Lincoln circle No. . l.. Of G. a. r..
will meet tomorrow afternoon at $3.50
at the homo OF Mrs. Schaefcr, 7is
Nurth Eighth.
\ call meeting Of the Missionar'
society of the Central Avenue Meth
odisi church will be held at the home
OF Mrs Moose. G25 south Edth. Tues
day afternoon at O'Clock
The evening herald., 1917-09-24

~ far ~ department headquarters can
tell the snfantrymen will not be or
dered away before October 20 at least.
and IL not likely to receive orders
before October 20. Movement by
even the latter date is said TO be
'douhtfui
The evening herald., 1917-09-24


know how much We appreciate IL.
This demonstration touches us not
only insofar as il relates To ,is. but as
an indication OF the great and grow
ing patriotism OF the people of tho
city. AID as part Of the patriotism that
Is moving the whole land. In eve,-,.
city Of our country the paoplc are
standing by the soldiers AS vou al,
Albuquerque.
In conclusion | can only repeat
again that We thahk YOU from the
bottom OF our hearth for your splen-
did hospitality and boundiess friend
ship
Before he stepped back the can
tain raised his riding crop in "A salute
that was the battery's formal fare
well 10 the city. As he gave the order
To his men 10 march To the train Mr.
McMillen sprang to the RAN of tho
hotel vcranda and led the crowd IN
three roaring cheers for The artillery
men.
Tobacco Fund j. iaised.
II was n.clock before Tho ,r,t,
! started and friends and relatives 81
/ the soldiers had nearly , b.if al,
| hour Tor final pood-bves Tb, Fir,,
infantry band played during tho vait
! Before the train rot nu,v can't
/ clark N carr Co,,ptv Cor,r,tssto,,.,.
! Alfred Grunsfeld and others toot nm
/ a collection for n fund with which
( to SUNNY the nrtiiIorvp,.p Win ,oboc-
! co cigarettes and cirnr. O., tb,. tr,n
| Mare tbnu si,o wns cotioctod 1, v,i,,
not he TOO much Tho mr.. nc,rl,.
| 1870 mer I'm tho command ana tbcv
win be on the road Tor a week
Ther. ar. tSN mon and finn. ,fricor.
I'm the battery ana the coutnr,cnt in.
cludes ls9 horses ana , dozen mules
| gesidos Gam, u. Brcmonb IN, offI
! GERS Of tho battery ar. First tjeut
Niiieu tlru ana second IIruts Ran
I som y. I.et'h'r ana wilder II. Mid
ulttnn NV" men nave hcen leIi
! hehind on recruiting dutN' under war
The evening herald., 1917-09-24
Today's Baseball
Results
National League

cbicago o. brooklyn ..
The evening herald., 1917-09-24
Chl,ngo o: noston 3.

and Agncw
The evening herald., 1917-09-24
MANUFACTURERS OF BOOK
PAPER DENY CLAIM THAT
THEN ENHANCED PRICES
Br AssoeIated rre..

Washington sept "a Answers re-
Coived hy tho federal trade commits
sion frou, fourteen book paper manu-
facturers deny the commissions re-
cent charges OF concerted action To-
enhance prices Nine others VIII fie
their replies before the charges are
heard here October -.
The evening herald., 1917-09-24

American League
DcuoIt 50; washington az:

Score first game. r. H. T..
Detroit .......iO0 t0l fOf-S IL |
Washington ...00O 900 O30--a :
batteries James and StannRe Ay-
ers. Walbauer and Ainsmith
Score second game; u. n. r.
Detroit ....... Gee 0oO 600 .
Washington 100 0O0 iF--2 I
Batteries Dauss and stanage Shaw
and Ainsmith.
Cleveland 5; philadelphia I.
Score: r. II y
Cleveland ....l20 00u liU-5
Philadelphia 000 02O 02O--i
Batteries Torkelson. Coumbc and
Billings. Parnham. Schauer. Mycr,
and Perkins. McEvoy.
fbfsaUn n Iln.fnn Z
The evening herald., 1917-09-24

Yesterdays Results


National League.
Philadelphia f-lls Chicago IL
Erooklyu 800, Cincinnati -->-
- Iouis il-l. Eos'ou 5-5.
Western League.
Uo- Muincs %. Hutchinson
I.. Muiucs has won two straight
utmos boo tho s.r.s- 'u decide the i'lt
Western League championship. The
next gaines VIII uo played .tt Hutch
u.ua Friday and saturday
, 1917-01-04

land is a rich and powerful patron. l
nm n straightforward IA Mr.. Scull,
and [ have no gift of argument,
but"
, Scull held up n hand, Commanding
n muse. He leaned backward II
pIled the bellows upon the dying ire.
The glow leaped up again, and In Its
momentary glare David caught sight
of his face, struck out against the sur
shadows, like n face which
some dead master of the brush had
pninted-dark, cruel, weak. contemp-
tuous. But his reply was never spo-
ken.
The cold chill of the stones on
which he lay had sunk deeper and
daeper into David's bones. with the
grin of desperation, he strove to hold
his teeth together, but in spite OF
himself suddenly there burst from his
Inns, with the staggering unexpected
ness of a thunderclap, II paroXysm or
coughing.
with a single leap, Girty had
reoched the spot where David lay
DovId's head had vanished with an
even greater speed. But Glrty's only
,bourht was to seize the wooden
hucket and dash its contents on the
fire. plunging the room into Instant
al, rkness David heard the sharp
whisper of Scull's command.
.We are watched. Go out Mt once
CAPTAIN Girty, you will be the first
Mr.. Cranmer, second, If You please.
1 will follow"
The thing which David did then was
probably his salvation. 1t occurred
, 1917-01-04
v.
Young Men and Maidens.

May passed and under the lustrous
stars of a June night twinkled the
warmer lights of the little village.
They shone brightest of all in the
little house of Randolph Bullet,
where candles blazed in their silver
and lit up II waNen floor. His
wife, the g%randniece of Lord Corn
wallis of England, was holding open
house. Above the chatter and laugh
ter n Creole violin lifted. the foolish
air of the French voyageur, that had
tioated across the star-glimmering wa
tiers of the river of st. Jerome a hum
bred years before.
Derriere chez-nous II va I'm etang.
Ye. we ment,
Trois canards s. en- wont baignans,
Tous du long de la riviere,
Legerement ma bergere,
Legerement. we ment!
"Helas! Eat vas de long tam ago |"
sighed the wandering fiddler from
Vincennes, Michel de Richardville,
bending over his bow. Where were
now those ancient houses of the Old
Post-the Cardinals, the Andres, the
~BurdaleauX, the Racines, the Lade-
rouX? "Vincennes, and Il long time
ago!" Now it was Corydon and the
present, with all its coursing blood
in young veins and its fine forgetful-
ness of the days gone by. Laughing
girls and tall youths went into the
flo~wer-decked hall of the Bullet
cabin, or, slipping cut again, wan
,l.,.,d ,dnNvn tyn hy t,vo In tba VI
teal summer night, beneath the silent
stars, to the bank of Indian creek,
hurrying by on its long way to the
a \ lonely youth stood in the
shadows and watched the white, glim-
meriug shapes of the maidens, each
with her backwoOds cavalier, go by.
A pung Of envy shot through him as
he heard their light remarks and
lighter laughter. He vas as young
md strong as they, he thought, visit
fully. Was life always to withhold
some o. its gifts from him?
Mr.. O'BannOn, strolllng deep in rev.
cries of the past, encountered the
lonely youth in the starlight and rec
rgni2ed him with an ejaculation of
pleasure.
"Ha! David, my old one, what are
YOU doing here alone? When. 1 was
your nge never u dance did we have
that saw me not in the thick of 1t. Go
up and join them, sober-sides."
David muttered a miserable confess
sion, which the old gentleman would
have none of.
mo clothes, indeed! Since when
were buckskins not as good az broad
, 1917-01-04

WIN fUTT mis- Cnri,ca or unaet,pc
Hiii siurIn-a9nded v.os y,.,,+a, AZ he
souId reu.r9 f., the ~ni+ch-d.rk sbo,
IAN If rr,ttir,d In tho s+roat
Aud Ills he G,i.
When n, b.l c.,,.,od s-.,,dlassiy
back into the s.,irnv ticl.ing oT his
shoes outside, he ,yns INST in time IN
see the door opcnad and tbe 6gnra of
in the anerture r,s,or unboord
David stole forward Tbon The door
opened wider TO allow tho heavy 40.
ure of Crannpr 10 nmerrc And then
Soul. thc tlird mnn. v.nnt ont Wirb
the quickncss of death. David glided
Mt his heels.
He had picked M n heavy horse
shoe on the floor of The smIthy. the
first weapon that had come to hand.
The tall figure was Just before him.
His arm rose; and even as the heavy
weapon hung in the air. Scull pushed
open the door of n cabin that stood
next the smithy and vanished.
David heard the door close again
n the heavy wooden bar dropped
across it on the inside. For a mo
ment he stood d~umfounded. Girty
and Cranmer had disappeared. David
walked on slowly, brooding over plans
for the morning, and found himself at
the river, talking to itself in the night.
He became aware that he still held
something in his hand; and looking
down, beheld the horseshoe. He
tossed it into the stream and went
back to the tavern.
For many days after hat his rag
ged, discarded shoes lay unnoticed at
the low aperture of Israel's smithy.
David awoke in the morning as
fresh as the day. But day brought
with 1t the demand that he take I'D
his new work; and he crossed the
square to Colonel Posey's store. scan
ming the village sharply as he went.
He hurried to he cabin nv the
blacksmith's shop. An honest-foced
woman. with n brood of babies cling.
ing to her skirts answered his knock
"Scuu2 p, she renIied to bis ,rerv
"no nobuddv by thot nomo Iiy;r, 80
Nv man is Israel PIT ,har ot th,
forge" Sbe was nositiya hot No
such person ms Scpi lived in tho vii.
Ioge. har bushond v,os aor,uy n, a
loss to remember tbo NOME. md No
, 1917-01-04

stick to old John Wesley, rest his
honest soul! I'm a Methodist, 1 am,
even in a town where there's none to
preach. I'm hurrying back to my
daughter, and hen We'll have family
prayers together. Won't you join us?"
He beamed on David with the ex-
preston of one ready to suffer the In
QUESTION. But David stared at him
in silence with Il strange look and
then abruptly turned away. What a
fool he had beeL to trust these Gran
mers for a moment! He caught him
self-Lydia, for aught he really knew,
was innocent of her fathers intrigues.
On the corner of the lanes called
Oak and Walnut the blacksmith shop
of Israel Butt, a low barrack of logs,
showed no CLEAN of light from he in
terror to the. chance passer-by. Da-
vid. hidden in the dark p~assageway at
the rear of the smithy, waited impa-
tiently. A silent figure passed him,
unseeing, scratched thrice with the
point of a knife on an unseen door,
was admitted. The hidden watcher
rose and stole on noiseless feet around
the corner of the silent shop and felt
his way along its wall. No window.
Then came the uncertain steps of still
another who sought the door of the
rendezvous, stumbling along the I'M
even tagging.
David sank to his knees, and as he
did SO his fingers encountered an open
tnu In tho h1,,rn ,rnn laval with tho
tagging. Bending lower, he peered in.
A nOisOme odor assaulted his nostrils.
The opening was scarcely two feet
square; evidently the aperture through
which the blacksmith emptied the
dirty water from his forge. But con-
quering his repugnance, he lay fiat
and wriggled his shoulders in. A
wooden bucket, full of water, stood
before the opening, on the inside; this
he pushed noiselessly away and
peered in just as the attention of
those within was drawn to the late
conner at the door.
There were four men now within
the shop, one unseen by the other
three.
He now had his first sight of Girty,
the last conner. David, his head level
with the stone floor of the shop,
solved the puzzle of Girty's ~noiseless
footsteps in the courthOuse-not bare
footed, indeed, but shod with the ST.
lent moccasins of the Indian. Clad in
dcorsEin trimmed with buckskin tas-
sells; the hunting shirt covering the
powerful shoulders aud deep chest OF
ia ."' sfs.u ''tv was II man OF
sixty, seemingly, hut his quick, bright
eyes jet black, burned with the cold
"re of the lidless serpent's that never
grows Did.
Inc two Englishmen were silent be-
lore the malevolent challenge of his
Eaze not daring 10 be first to speak.
"lrty stood swaying unsteadlly in the
"sht of the forge. A stain of the juice
vi The tobacco was on his cruel lips.
And who's this bag of bones?" he
asked contemptuously Of the British
agent.
This, Captain Girty, is a gentle
,nnh who has preceded me from Eng
Iahu on the same mission as myself
mr.. Edward Scnll."