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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-07-19
Will This Be True in 1852?

Jack Lait, the we'll known writer
says it will. He tells in the August
American Magazine what he thinks
will happen in the thirty-five years
and he, also tells how it feels to be
thirty-five. He says:
"There will not be king, emper'
or, car or kaiser in Europe.
"Ireland will be an Independent re-
public; so will Poland.
Liquor will be taboo the world ov'
er-barred at it's source. ....
"Women will have full suffrage
everywhere.
"Socialism will not have displaced
republican government.
"There will be an aerial route
across the Atlantic and Pacific
oceans, with stations or controls al
intervals.
'There will be telephone connections
with and without wireless across bott
oceans.
GAIL principal cities will have dou.
ble-decked streets, the lower strata
for traffic by vehicles exclusively.
Immigration from one country tt
another will be rare.
"Firearms of all kinds will be alb
solute, forbidden everywhere.
"Huge artificial lights will make
the world as bright at night as BY
day. :,
"Physicians, lawyers, dentists, will
be public officials and will not work
for individual fees.
Glove will guide matrimonial sell
ections, but government will retuse tc
license the unfit, the mismated, the
immature, the senile, the damaged.
"New York City will have 10000.
900 inabitants and it's own legisla.
ture; Chicago will have 100000 anc
it's own legislature"
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-07-19
SIXTEEN MEN
HOLD UP PARS0N
Rev. Hilton of Surrey Has Trying
Experience When Bandits Sus-
pect Him of Wealth.

Minot, June 14.-Sixteen bandits
armed with automatic pistols were
sought by the Minot police near the
Great Northern stockyards, east OF
the city, about 9 o'clock last night af-
ter the ruffians had attempted to
holdup the Rev. George Hilton, OF
Surrey. The bandits escaped, the po-
lice making search of the stock
yards and surrounding territory.
Rev. Hilton was on his way home,
after visiting Minot yesterday after
noon. He was making the trip part
" afoot, intending to meet rela-
tive with horse and buggy about
half way to Surrey. He was walking
on the Great Northern track when ne
spied the gang. All were unkempt
and several carried small bundles.
He suspected they might be . holdup
men and crossed over to the road TO
the north Of the track. He climbed
wire fence to reach the road ana
when he went over the fence ne sa"
three Of the men stand up.
One Of the gang reached IN MS
pocket and pulled out a revolver.
Others followed suit. Then they
chased the pastor for nearly a. quar-
ter Of a mile. The bandits spread out
and endeavored to hem in Rev. Hill
ton, but as this juncture the pastor
saw switch engine drawing two
coaches bound for the city and ne
tagged the engine. The engine stop
ped and the crew brought Rev. Hill
ton to Minot.
More than a dozen shots we're flred
at the preacher, but none found the
intended mark. -,
Rev. Hilton told his story TO the
Minot police and four officers were
loaded into an auto and sent TO the
scene of the attempted holdup. a
Esearch was made Of the vicinity out
no clue 70 the men could be found.
All effort was made by the pastor
he said, q. get il touch with the sner-
|inS forces, but il vain
Rev. Hilton is pastor q the Churcn
o4 Brethren.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-07-19
MORE LIGHT ON THE FARM
ERR. w. w. AGREEMENT

In connection with the divergence
OF opinion expressed at the Courant
Stockholders meeting Saturday last,
regarding the terms submitted by
the l. W. w. in the proposed agree
ment with the farmers of the state,
we wish to call the attention of the
Courant readers to an article in the
Courier-News Of Friday, the 18th,
which reads in part, viz: Farmers
entering the agreement with the or
ganized workers agree to get all their
help thrue the workers. organization
as long as the organization has
workers available. But it is special
ly provided that the agreement does
not prevent farmers employing their
own sons or other labor residing in
the neighborhood and these do not
have to be members of the union"
This ought to settle the ponit in
dispute.
Yours very truly,
j. C. Miller.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-07-19
DEERINC HAS
SERIOUS FIRE
McHenry County Village Suffers Loss
of $4,000 By Blaze Last
Wednesday.

Deering July 12.-Fire which orig
mated at 10 o'clock yesterday morn
ing in the upper story Of the L. L.
Haskins store building which was
used by the Haskins family as res
idence, inflicted a property damage
Of $4,000 and destroyed three SUBJ
stantial buildings and one lumber
yard and other damages before it
was finally brought under control.
Mrs. Haskins> was using paraffine
about the stove where she was doing
some canning and in some way the in
flammable material became ignited
and the flames spread to the building
and from it to the other building.
The Haskins store and contents, with
household goods were completely de-
stroyed. The opera house was burn
I'D and then the flames spread to the
Imperial Lumber company's yard,
where the dry material offered rich
food for the flames. A garage belong
ing to E. E. Booth and the contents
were destroyed as was also the va
cant building formerly used for a
bank. The Security State Bank
building which is located across the
street from the opera house had it's
windows melted in, but the building
being of concrete escaped other dam
age.
The loss as indicated at this time
are about as follows:
L. L. Haskins, store building $4,000.
Contents of store and home, $4,000.
Imperial Lumber yard, $4,000.
Old bank building, $4,000.
Booth garage, $4,000.
Hughs Opera House, $4,000.
Contents of garage, $500.
The telephone building was not des-
troyed but the flames got so near
and the heat became so intense that
the operator was forced to leave the
building. The poles were burned on
the street and the wires were down,
cutting the city off from the outside
world for some time.
L. L. Haskins received some severe
but not dangerous burns about the
neck, arms and feet. Theo. Housten'
the son of the postmaster, also re-
ceived some burns while doing heroic
service in fighting the fire.
The city has two chemical engines
and good volunteer fire department.
but they were not adequate to the
task of fighting the fire today.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-07-19
PLAN GIVEN UP
T0IMP0RT men
Proposed Agreement Between Farm
ers and A. w. u. Abandoned
BY NOnpartisan League.

Fargo, July 15.-The Nonpartisan
League has dropped it's plan for an
agreement as to wages and hours be-
tween farmers and the Agricultural
Workers Union, the organization to
which belongs most of the transitory
farm laborers who help harvest the
North Dakota crop.
The announcement that the plan
had been abandoned came last light
from North Dakota League headquar-
ters in Fargo, after an afternoon
meeting of League farmers at Devils
Lake had failed to agree by tie vote
as to whether or not to go ahead
with the plan.
Previously this week meetings Of
League farmers at Minot and Bis
marck had enthusiastically voted to
go ahead with the plan, and meet
ing at Valley City had voted just as
strongly against it.
In a statement President Townley
Of the League says that the plan is
abandoned because League farmers
are divided on the question, and that
the League could not take up the
proposition without the united con-
sent of the members.
Coincident with this announcement
the text of the proposed agreement
worked out by League and A. w. U.
committees is made public. This
agreement was read to all the League
meetings, but withheld from publica-
ton till all the meetings were over.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-07-19
BACK TO THE FARM
COMING TO GRAND THEATRE

"Back to the Farm" is a distinct
lively rural drama, the plot Of which
lies at our very door. It depicts farm
life in the Northwest in an amusing,
interesting and instructive manner. It
is the story of farm boy who is de-
termined to secure an education which
he may apply to improve the condi-
tions on his fathers farm. The way in
which he secures and applies his edu-
cation is intensely interesting and
commands rapt attention. The SUBJ
ject which involves a revelation in
agricultural methods from the old to
the new is presented in most tell
ing manner by The Little Country
Theatre Players of the North Dakota
Agricultural College.
This play was presented last jan
uary at the Fargo Auditorium dur
ing the week of the Tri-State Grain
Growers convention to packed house
of $500 people. At that time it evok-
ed the most enthusiastic applause and
comment from the audience. It has
since been given by practically the
same cast in several towns in North
Dakota. Each time it has met with
marked degree Of success and re-
turn engagements with The Little
Country Theatre Players has been
asked for. When staged in the Little
Country Theatre to a packed house for
the third time, the following remark
by one of the spectators was over
heard: "Last week ay vent to Gran
Forks to see dis har "Birt Of de Ma
tion". but, by golly! ay tai yu ay
would go tree times so far tn see dis
har show agin."
The talent which presents the play
is exceptional. The character of Gus,
the hired man, is a typical one and
adds a touch iof fun to the drama,
Amusing, instructive, interesting, it
is an altogether wholesome comedy
drama we'll worth seeing. It has a
message to teach which the old
should hear and the youny should
heed. 1t deals with your problem.
IYou cannot afford to miss it.
It will be presented at the Grand
Theatre Wednesday, July 25th.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-07-19
BOTH LEGS CUT OFF.

Minot, July 14.-John Gauslin, who
has been employed on a farm south
of this city for some time, had both
feet cut off while attempting to board
a Great Northern freight train near
the viaduct in this city Thursday. The
unfortunate man was found shortly
after the accident and was hurried to
the hospital where the members were
dressed and today he is resting easy
with good prospects of recovery.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-07-19
The Lutheran Churches.

Bottineau-Sunday School at 10 a.
m.
Mangers-Sunday School at 1870
p. m.
Nordlands-Services next Sunday
at 11:00.
Salems-Services Sunday, July 22,
at 4 p. m. The Ladies Aid meets
with Mrs. Jacob Bjornseth on Thurs
day, July 26. The confirmation class
meets in church on Thursday, July
26, a. 10 a. m.
You are invited to join with us in
these church activities.
Fl. N. Bake, Pastor. I
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-07-19

The Chapters Of the Order Of East
ern Star Of this and Of the neighbor-
ing towns will hold q picnic at Lake
Metigoshe next Tuesday, July 24th.
All members Of the order are in8ited
to attend by order Of Committee.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-07-19
First Baptist Church
G.. r. Crockett, Minister

Service Sunday 11:O0 a. M, subject
"Our Nations Glories and Perils."
Bible School 1910 p, m. Evening ser
vice 8 100 p. M, subject "A Perplexing
Situation" Council Fire Monday 8
5. n. Prayer meeting Wednesday 8 p
N. B. Y. P. u. Friday 8 p. m. Junior
PRAYER meeting Wednesday 1880 p
m.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-07-19
Presbyterian Church

Regular morning service at 11:00
a. m. Sunday School at 1876. Spec
ial service in the evening at p. m.,
! 81 the interests of r. n. G. A. war
work. Special music and speaker.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-07-19
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Anna 81. carlson 10 OdSPcI ~
Carlson, WD, $4,000; w1ksEA Z 1e2
"a.
Harriet E. Thyng to Campion Sc
curities Co., WD, 81; SEANWA, lots
8. 4, 8, Sec. s 159 "a; E1aSEA, SEA :
NEA and lot /, Sec. l, T. 159, r. 9.
Paul Pieton and wife to g. !. Dob
bin, WD, $17O0; lot 4, block 5, Overly.
Eddie Due and Alex. Due, Jr., TO
August Kielhorn, WD, 5000; lot 8,
block II, Willow City.
Ole N. Hendrikson and wife to
May Morton, WD, $500; SEX and
-NWKNEk s. 165 and lot 2, Sec. 2,
162 76.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-07-19
RIFLE CLUB SCORE.

The following score were made by
the different members Of the local
rifle club at the shoot held Sunday at
the range northeast Of town. In all
thirty members participated:
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-07-19

The Bottineau Creamery y PAYING
the highest market price Tor your
s.s.n. - !. 9o3
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-07-19
Methodist Church.

Methodist Church.
Morning service 11:00 q. N. Sunday
School 12sl6. There win be no eve
ming service.
81. i. Maundsr, Pastor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-10
w. c. T. U. ACTIVITIES '.For God, Home and Native Land"
By MRS. MABEL F. LEAKE

beside the plates of the young ladies 1 who had been taking their lunches ln the tea room were lovely violet nouton- nieres, bearing card with an appropriate I passage from the Scriptures. Seventy six young ladies received the fragrant violet bouquets, gift from the head
 quarters committee. Mrs. Myatt, in hon. or of the occasion, served the dessert i free of charge. The guest list showed | 13O had visited the tea room during the 1 luncheon hour. The largest attendance
 during the entire year, on the birthday l festival" of headquarters, which was voted a success in every way.
 l Mrs. Obenchain, treasurer of the Fair 1 view union, that is always up and doing, reports she has forwarded the state dues 1 of every member of her union to the | state treasurer. This is perhaps the only
 union in Jefferson county that holds 8 receipt from the state treasurer for every member--certainly the first.
 l The members of the Frances Willard 1 union gave Surprise" party at the home of Rev. and Mrs. G. R. Wilburn 1, Tuesday evening.
 | Rev and Mrs Wilburn have done much | for the Frances Willard, and the pasey was intended as an expression of appre- l ciaton from the members; a set of ster- i ling teaspoons, gift from the union, was presented to the couple. Mir. w. | M. Coates made the presentation speech. Rev. Wilburn responded in a very happy vein, expressing his sincere desire to
 aid in every way that would promote the growth of temperance.
 l Mrs. w. IT. Jeffries returned from Washington, D. C., Saturday evening. l Mrs Harry l.. Bumstead returned from 1 Washington Friday night. Mrs Charles 1 Donahoo will return Tuesday in time for the county institute next Thursday.
 The Elks' clubhouse in Pasadena, Cal ] will not serve any more liquors at social gatherings. The club will be "dry." This dryness is the result of recent vote by
 the 1000 members of the Elks lodge tc
 adopt the suggestion of Billy Sunday that
 the Elks set an example against the use
 ' of liquor. The Ellls is the first large
 lodge in Southern California to take tht
 step it is reported, and the prohibition
 is not only for the duration of the war ] but for all time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-10

The Jefferson County woman Christian Temperance Union institute will be held at the West End Baptist church Thursday, December l3 Mrs. M Daniels announces the following programme:
 Opening exercises at 1O:So a. m-
 Devotional, Mrs. c. c. Ellis.
 Welcome address, Mrs. J. c. Orr.
 Response, Mrs. Charles Donahoo.
 Three minute talks from the local presidents on the outlook for the year.
 Report from the national W. c. T.. IT. convention, held in Washington, Mrs Mary Jeffries. state president
 Noontide prayer.
 Recognition of visitors.
 ssWhy My Department Is the Most Importantly by the local presidents. Talks limited to four minutes each
 .Patriotic Service" Mrs. r. B. Hill of Bessemer.
 ~remnerance and Labor" Mrs. H. N. Maloney.
 scientific Temperance Instruction, Mrs. Chappell Cory.
 "Flower Mission" Mrs. J. H. Lewis. Mothers Meeting and White Ribbon Recruits" Mrs. l.. M. Omer.
 "Work Among Miners Mrs. M. E. Bell.
 some.
 Box luncheon, to ?. mrhe Delinquent Girl Mrs. A. K. Weisel.
 "Evangelistic," Mrs. T. G. McCluney. svalue of Temperance Instruction in
  Hemphill school. Patriotic drill, Girl Scouts. Gold medal contest. Mrs. J. P. Moore, superintendent. Mrs J. P. Moore, superintendent of the medal contest department. announces the gold medal contest to be held al west End and will be participated in by boys and girls from F to 16 years of age who have been awarded silver medals. Those desiring to enter the con test are requested to communicate with Mrs Moore, whose phone number is 6125- W Main.
 The workers meeting, held every Tues day afternoon in the local headquarters. will be dispensed with next Tuesday ow- ing to a reception which will be held in honor of the state president, Mrs. Jef- fries, who will make report of the National w. C. T. U. convention held in WaSlliiSloi. lho iCoSpIioii Vii po iietu at 3 o'clock and Mrs. F. M. Jackson. president of the central union, extends a most cordial invitation to the members of the different unions to come and spend a pleasant social hour and hear the presidents report from the greatest con vention in the history of the organization Thursday was the anniversary of the opening of the local W. c. T. U. tea room. The headquarters committee and Mrs. Myatt, in observance of the event had made the always attractive. restfu place unusually so for the occasion. The tables had a real holiday appearance and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-10
DUNCAN RECEIVES
 RULES GOVERNING
 | COTTON SEED MILLS Margin of SIS a Ton Allowed by the Government AL lows Bare Margin of Profit

J. H. Duncan, who recently represented the oil mills of the state before tn, Hoover food administration, informing them of the rules and regulations gov erning cotton seed oil mills. has re, ceived the following telegram from tn. cotton seed industry food administration at Washington, which will be of interest locally:
 In order to meet the various prob- lens that have arisen in the indus try, and to protect all members of
 the industry alike, the following new
 rules and amendments are effective
 immediately. Paragraph D, rule I,
 amended to read instead of
 months and paragraph E of same
 rule to read 2 months instead of 30
 days. Further definitions of unrea-
 sonable profits is made by definite rule that no 1icensee shall sell the products of any ton of seed for a
 total sum of more than SIS in excess of the price paid for such seed based
 on the following yields in the states east of the Mississippi river: Oil, 43
 gallons; meal, 960 pounds; lint, 140 pbInds; hulls, 480 pounds; and states Nfsst of the Mississippi river, oil, 3S GAHens, meal, 1000 pounds; line, 150 S pounds: hulls, 470 pounds; any yields J in Excess of the above may be sold witfout reference to above margin. In 1brder to protect all crushers, no SlicAnsee shall pay any higher prices in tone market than he pays in an-
 other, quality considered. A similar definition Is being made as to spread in the refining and manufacturing of lard substitutes; also spread on buy
 ing and selling seed is being de- fined at maximum of g and custom ary loading charge. Kindly inform
 all interested parties. both members and non- members, of your associa- tion.
 In commenting on the effects thai above changes will have on the cottor seed oil mills. MT. Duncan stated:
 "The margin of SIS per ton allowed by the government will allow bare mar gin of profit to some mills and entail a loss to others The very great increase in costs of labor, bags, fuel, time and in fact, everything that goes into cost of crushing one ton of seed is about 5o per cent more than year ago"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-10
COOPERATION AND
 EFFICIENCY URGE.
 BY CHAIRMAN FRY
Little Done to EncOurag Production of Food Com. modities in This District
 Is Statement Made (

Cooperative efficiency is urged by J4 II. Frye, chairman of the local food ct mittee. in an appeal to the citizens Birmingham and Alabama to prodn manufacture and buy at home. He d. not insist that this be done to the exts of narrowness and selfishness, but fl a little more team work" would be great asset to the city. When l; preached on the subject Mir. Frye ssy
 Immediately after organization, food committee took steps to ascert| what other southern cities are doing encourage agriculture in their trade { ritory. From replies received, 1t is tonishing to learn how little coInpal lively has been done by this district. the past, to encourage the production those commodities on which our da life depends. Potent causes for the Ii cost of living, here, are that We der our income from pay. rolls, buy corn fl the west, flour from Minnesota, mea Nebraska and Illinois, and canned ge from Maine to California.
 "Complaint is sometimes made that have not the degree of cooperation Birmingham that obtains in some ot cities. if we were all engaged in n chandizing or in the manufacture products with the same market, tPN would be a stronger common inteIs than exists where one man sells gs ceries or dry goods in Alabama, and
 other. manufactures products for st ment over the United States and abro But in the development of farming all have common interest. Indust enterprises can operate with less pense if the cost of living is reasona and that cost cannot be reasonable if buy our food and feed in every state cept Alabama.
 'F'urthermore, it is obvious that funds sent away to other parts of country were spent at home, the fal ing community would grow rich, ana in turn would both feed and enrich city. In the encouragement of agri ture, we have a splendid business op
 tunity, and will perform a great patri duty. Three years ago an English stat man said, this war will not be won man power, but the country which the last 100000 pounds of gold to sps will win It is now said, and we tn wisely, that neither man nor mol power will win the war. but that it ' be won by the powers whose food sur is adequate to the demand upon 1t"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-10
Smaller Than Usual

From the Philadelphia Telegraph
 The compensation in the lobby of g Washington hotel turned to the fishing subject, when Representative William R. Green of Iowa said he was reminded of q little incident along that line
 One afternoon three men of a party that was spending some time at the shore went fishing, and the biggest thing they caught was a diminutive specimen babout four inches long, This. however was no damper on their happiness, and to everybody in the hotel they proudly exhibited their catch.
 By the way remarked a charming young woman to whom the string was shown, fishes go in schools. do they not?'
 That is the usual belief" answered the happy fisherman But why do you ask?"
 Merely a fancy of mine.'' smiled the young woman. T was thinking that yo, must have broken up the infant class.