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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-04-19
FORESTRY NEWS NOTES.

The Board of Regents, In tnelr ses, ),
sion held here this week, authorized
the use of the word agriculture" IN
the name of the school, so that from
this time on the title of the school
will be the North Dakota State School
of Agriculture and Forestry. Addl-
+;onai trade courses and preparatory
courses were also authorized.
Miss Vina M. Brazelton, who has
had charge Of the English and MUSIC
of the school for the past two years
10 nlanning upon attending college Tor
the coming year. Miss Brazelton has
heSn verv successful in her school
music and her private lessons and has
been very popular with her classes
She has been prominent in soclai al.
fairs and has taken prominent part
= the school activities, especially IN
the school plays. The school regreIs
Miss Brazelton's decision and she Will
carry with her the best wishes OF her
nnnils and faculty associates, TO her
college work next year.
sEx-Governor Frank White, Will
nresent the diplomas on behalf OF the
State Board Of Regents at our com
,,,ancement exercises on the evening
- lime 18th. President r. N. Black
- = +ha Ellendale Normal will deliver
tina commencement address.
Miss Glee N. Mack, who has 6een
- -,,ccassful in her work at the BOT
t;nean Fl High School for the past TWO
,,sars .. has been secured as teacner
of English and School Music 111 o.+; ~.
coming year. The people OF . DoG.. sa:as
mean will be glad to know that MISS
Maeck is to remain with US.
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Junior High School Notes.

Olive TAFT captured the first prize
two dollars, at the Declamatory Con-
test, Friday night on her reading,
"Claudius and Cynthia" Margaret
MacKay won second, one dollar and q
half on "The Scene at the Natural
Bridge" and Thelma johnson third,
one dollar on ''The Little Stowoway." !"
A great deal of interest was shown
and every number was very worthy.
The amount taken in was $1O.45, and
will 70 toward the piano fund,
The General Science class is max
ine many interesting discoveries IN
analyzing city, creek and the school
we'll water.
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Warning to Automobile Drivers.

Warning to AutOmOblIe Drlvers.
Drivers Of automobiles and motor
cycles are hereby warned that any
person caught violating any part Of
the ordinance governing automobiles
and motorcycles within the corporate
limits of the City Of Bottineau, will be
prosecuted to the full extent Of the
law. This applies to speeding as we'll
as to observing laws Of the road, es-
pecially turning uptown corners.
Anton Lallum,
Mayor.
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PLATED
CLOSE TO NORMAL

It is just splendid the way the Mi
not business men are assisting their
Normal School. The latest boost
they are giving the Normal is by plat
ting a magnificent addition close to
the Normal. All large lots, under a
high state of cultivation, that they
they are going to sell for one dollar
down and fifty cents per week, with
out interest or taxes for three years
and they also give 10 per cent bonus
on any amounts paid in of ten dollars
or over.
On this splendid addition they are
officially grading the streets and
planting trees in the boulevards and
are going to keep them cultivated fol-
three years. They are also putting
in four splendid wells, located in diff
ferent parts of the addition, where
those that are cultivating their lots
may have fresh spring drinking wat
er any time, The company has spar
ed no expense.
This lot sale will be put on Satur-
day, April 21st, at 10 a. m. There
will be an office right on the grounds
and the sale will be until all lots are
sold, and from indications, they will
be sold in six hours.
The business men of Minot offer
this splendid opportunity to outsid-
ers to procure a lot near the Normal
while they are cheap, as many outside
residents intend to build there, on &C
count Of the splendid school facili-
ties.
The Frank w. Youngman Land Co.
13 First st s w., are handling this
proposition. Mail orders will be rec
ognized SO that you may reserve lot
before too late.-Adv.
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CLUB ENJOYS
/. FINE BANQUET
Annual Event of Commercial Club
Tuesday Evening One of Most
Successful Ever Held.

About one hundred members of the
Commercial Club, their wives and a
few invited guests enjoyed the annual
banquet of the Bottineau Commercial
Club held in the club rooms Tuesday
night.
The State Board of Regents, who
were here on their first official visit
to Bottineau, were honor guests at
the affair, which was one of the most
successful and enjoyable ever given
by the club.
Following the splendid course ban.
quet served by Caterer Kelley Of the
Shirley, there was an enjoyable pro-
gram Of after dinner talks, with Past
President Weeks officiating as toast
master.
After brief welcome address by
the POSTMASTER, w. H. Adams spoke
on "tThe Bottineau Commercial Club. I"
Pres. Smith spoke on the ~School
Of Forestry" pointing out some Of
the work the institution is doing at
the present time and outlining some
of the plans for the future, among
them being more attention to agri-
culture and allied subjects.
F. w. Cathro spoke On "Needed
Civic improvements" emphasizing
the Importance of a thrift and con-
servation campaign during the pres
ent war crisis. He outlined very
practical plan of thrift gardening on
the vacant lots and available land ad-
Joining Bottineau during the present
growing season.
In the absence Of DR.. MacKay,
Judge Burr was called upon for a
talk on 'The Early Days of the S.
of F.' to which he responded very
nicely, giving some very entertaining
"reminiscences of the early struggles
Of the institution.
A. P. Henderson spoke briefly on
the Relationship of County Agent
and Civic Organization" commencing
the commercial club very highly for
the aid and cooperation which it had
always cheerfully rendered him in his
work.
J. H. Kirk announced the coming
of the ,Vawter chautauqua> to Bottl-
neau in July and urged the support
and cooperation of the people OF Bot
tineau in making this the success 1t
should be.
Pres. Crawford spoke at some
length on the duties Of the Board OF
Regents and emphasized the fact that
they were fully as interested in the
future of the State School OF For
estry as the people Of Bottineau. he
expressed the hope that the school
would soon become more generally
recognized as truly state instltu-
ton, to the end that students from
every section Of the state would be at
tracted here to take advantage OF It's
special curriculum Of studies. he
asked the cooperation Of the people
Of Bottineau, giving the assurance
that the board stood ready at all
times to grant all the needed improve
ments demanded by an increased at
tendance.
Mr.. Scow and Mr.. White, other
members of the board present, also
responded with brief talks, as did COL
Brewer, secretary Of the board.
The very pleasant evening came to
a conclusion by the assemblage rising
and singing the national anthem.
--- >,-xryc, H1nrCc
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A Timely Suggestion.

The can looms on the ash heaps
and the germs begin to work; the
passing Of old winter leaves the back
yard full Of murk. So get out the
rake and shovel, and the barrow and
the hoe, and remove the ancient rel
les left uncovered by the snow. Get
a box Of surplus matches and some
able-bodied lime, and give the back
yards debris q happy, hot old time.
-Ex. f,,g !,
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Notice to Taxpayers of Pickering
Township.

Notice to the Taxpayers Of Pick
ering Township-Any person who
wants to work out his road taxes must
notify the Township Overseer, P. E.
Moen, address Carbury, N. D., before
May LIST, 1917. 81
Anton Wall, Township Clerk.
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Methodist Church.

Morning service at II .. m: sun
day School at 1916, Epworth League
at tbs p. M, evening service ct .
b. m. Everybody welcome.
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A handsome electric sign points the
way to the new Dyckman Hotel on
Thompson street.
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Get your next meal at Golden,a
It will cost you but 35c. q
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Mexico Missouri message., 1917-09-27
NORTH MOLINO LETTER.

Is it possible the equinox may pass
and we get no rain. It's needed
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Bradley, September Is, daughter.
P. Cawthorn sold 10 head of hogs
to S. P Carter Friday at 16 cents
per pound.
Last Friday was indeed a sad day
for parents, brothers and sisters
when the boys had to take their
leave for the war 1t is so hard for
ALL but such was the case with Mr.
and Mr.. T. U. Stuart and Mr.. and
Mrs. Thad Boulware. The only chill
dren they had in the home were ta-
ken Mrs. Katie Miller underwent an
operation of the throat at the Mexi-
co hospital last week. She stood the
operation fine. We hope she may
soon be we'll.
Mrs. James Dudley and brother,
Rash Bolts, accompanied their niece,
Mrs. Homer Fry and husband to their
home in Perry Sunday. While there
Mr.. Bolts went to Hannibal and took
treatment from the penny doctor for
rheumatism. We hope Mr., Bolts will
be benefited by the treatment
Mrs. Susie Seal, of Orangeburg
North Carolina, is visiting her un-
cles, Messrs. Monroe and John Cor
rell.
We are glad Mr.. Ernest Vanland-
ingham is moving back to his farm
again, just four miles north of Mo-
lno.
Mrs. Joe Jones, who spent the sum-
mer with her husband on the DR.
Duncan farm, has moved back tc
Mexico so their children might start
in with the school.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-09-27
SOUTHEAST OF MEXICO.

Ralph Walker, Homer Walker,
Dewey Franklin, Clarence Waters
and Adolphus Kesler motored to
Wellsville Saturday in the Kesler car
to attend the Carnival.
Charlie and George Watts each
have a new Ford car. Addie Willis
and Claude Thomas have new cars.
There will be an ice-craem supper
at Jackson School House, miles
southeast of Mexico Friday night.
Every body invited.
w. f. Clark, teacher of Jackson
school, visited homefolks near Lad
ionia Saturday and Sunday.
The home of B. Hickman was a
scene of much happiness Sunday
when the crowd of 125 gathered for
4 surprise; wedding anniversary.
There was basket dinner Sum
day at New Hope Christian church
in honor of Bro Harboard who has
been conducting a series of meetings
at that place for the past week.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-09-27
STORIES FOR LITTLE CHILDREN
(By l.. r.. Ferris.)

At the end of the day when the
old rooster has gone to roost in the
cherry tree and each Betsey hen is
dreaming of fine fat grasshOppers
for the coming day, Little Tommie
Tompkins climbs up in mothers lap
and, resting his golden hair against
mothers cheek, slips down the road to
Dreamland. and as Mother, poor little
Mother, who has worked the live
long day, sings her little man to
sleep. Lullaby, lullaby, sings Moth
er; and the stonebruise on his heel
and the three sore toes have also
gone to sleep.
The little tin soldier wouldn't
stand up and the cover came off
his ball; and Uncle John went to
town without him, which is almost
more than fellow can stand and If
1t hadn't been for Mother, goodness,
what would fellow do? But never
mind, he will be a grown-up man
some day, and he will come back to
the village and all the folks will say,
why, there is Tommie Tompkins!"
And Tommie will walk down the
street where he used to, roll hoops
and play marbles; down where the
two little churches still stand and
will kneel down beside a marble
shaft where mother is asleep; (for
tell you, Johnnie and Willie and
George, you had better take care of
your mother while you have herr and
Old Brother Bull Frog will sing in
the creek near by, and the wild grapes
will hang in clusters, just as they did
before Tommie went away; and the
old white-haired printer. who still
prints a dandy little paper at the old
stand and whom everybody ought to
stand up for and take his paper
for doesn't he stay at home and
fight for the old town, and brag on
it, and work for it? Gee-whiz! but
those gray hairs were caused by
hard, work, and thru love for you
and the little town where Tommie
used to live-and he will say, "Why,
halloa, Tommie, how are you, my
boy? Glad to see you" For, you know
the printer man has heart as big
as the little red wagon he gave
Tommie years ago, and the old viii
lage. barber who tried to stay away
from the village but felt the call of
those grand old hills and still grander
people, will say: why, bless my
heart, Tommie! Do you remember
the day / cut your curls?" And Tom
mie will grow sad; for, you know,
mother loved those curls.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-09-27
COLONEL TALBOT DEAD.
Former Secret Service Agent OF The
Southern COnfederacy-Native of
Missouri.

Isaac H. Talbot, IS years old,
who had been in failing health for
several months, died Wednesday,
September 20, 1917, at the home of
his sister in this city, Mrs. w. w.
Harper. The funeral services were
held Thursday afternoon, interment
in Elmwood.
Mr.. Talbot was born in Montgom-
cry County, Mo. In 1857 he was
married to Miss Annie Wright. Three
children are living-G. w. Talbot of
Canada, Miss Cora Talbot of Mexico
and e. B. Talbot of Moberly. A sis
ter, Mrs. w. w. Harper, of this city,
survives him, and a brother, David r.
Talbot, of Texas.
During the Civil War Mr.. Talbot
was an agent of the Confederacy. He
was closely watched by the Federal
authorities and was finally banished
to Canada. After the war he returned
to his home in this city.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-09-27
CELEBRATE MARRIAGE

The Perry Enterprise gives the fol-
lowing interesting item concerning
Mr.. and Mrs. e. D. Webber. who live
north of Laddonia, in Audrain. auld
lang syne acquaintance of the editor
of the Message:
Ed Webber and wife are very hap
py, Sunday being their 37th we'd
ding anniversary, and the evening
before they were induced to stay
over night with their daughter, Mrs.
Fee Hagan, and the next morning
autos seven in number brought a
merry and happy crowd of twefity-
three strong-children sons-in-law,
and grandchildren,-taking the eld-
er Webbers by complete surprise.
The first notice out of the usual was
the honk of autos. All had Jolly
good time, long to be remembered.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Webber have been
happy and have prospered. May they
live and continue to prosper.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-09-27
WILLIAM WELLS is
PRONOUNCED INSANE.
Mexico Man Makes Unfortunate
Stay In st. Louis Loses Some
OF His Inheritance.

Moberly, Mo-, Sept. 24.--WilIiam
Wells a painter, residing in Mexico,
Mo-, who was taken from Wabash
passenger train No. here last Tues
day morning, by local authorities
and was placed in custody here, was
turned over to Deputy Sheriff Brown
of Audrain County, Saturday, who
took him to Mexico. He will be taken
to the State Hospital at Fulton.
Mr. Wells is said to have caused
a commotion on the train. He seems
to be under the impression that
someone is after him, to kill him. The
local chief of police stated that he
hid under his bunk while here, hid
ing from an imagined assailant. He
was pronounced as mentally unbal-
anced by the local city physician.
The mother of Wells died in Mexico
a short time ago and left him about
S1,7O0 in cash, besides some real
estate property. When arrested here
Wells had Just returned from St.
Louis where he lost some Of his
money. 1t is said that this is not his
first spell of hallucinatons.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-09-27
AND STOCK.

Gregory Sale Dates.-sept. rs,
26, 27, Oct. 1, 2 3 4, 9.
Buy homegrown seed wheat The
fellows who ought to know say it
is best.
J. H. Scott, north of Martinsburg,
is harvesting / 8 acres of navy beans
He will have a big yield
w. w. Fry's and Mike Shire's pub
lie sale last week was a fine success
Stock sold we'll. Cows brot $3.50
and over.
To get more cream than usual
from milk, heat the milk until luke
warm, then suddenly chill il. This
will bring more cream to the surface.
The Centralia Guard says: Miss
Bess Powell was home visiting in
Mexico last week and brought back
a "yard bean" which was 20 inches
long and not yet fully matured. We
are glad these sort of beans were
not known here in the days of youth
as it often fell to our lot to help
mother string the beans and we
know we would have swooned at
the prospect of having to snap and
string a mess of these beans when
we often had to make three or four
attempts at stringing the ordinary
garden beans.
An egg a day the old hen lays,
with which the housewife blithely
pays for books and clothes and chill
dren's shoes and Grange and Farm
ers Union dues. The old hen pays
the ROSTERS board, she buys the
gas to run the Ford She even buys
the old mans cud, and still he meets
her with a thud, if in the feed box
she should stray or roost upon his
new-mown hay. She buys the soap
to clean the kids, the sugar and the
family lids; she's up the first one
in the morn, she's out and hustl1ng
in the corn before the old man checks
his snores to call the boys to do
their chores She's always happy at
her work, no one can say that she's
club: no one can say that she's
shirk She doesn't belong to any
club. She does her work and does
not care how others comb or curl
their hair. She lives to serve and
serves to live; gets all she can, is
free to give of what the good Lord
gives to her. A message from the
hen to you is that there are but
very few so thoughtless for their
own reward and few who work ana
sing and work so hard to make this
old world a fit place to live in for
the human race.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-09-27
STATE GRAND CHAPTER
ORDER OF EASTERN STAR.

Mr.. and Mrs. Gray Wilson, Mr..
and Mrs. Bob Smiley and Mrs. Port
er Cauthorn of Santa Fe; Mrs. c. E.
Mayhall and Mrs. Horace Mccoy, OF
Laddonia; Mrs. DR.. jolly and Mrs.
John Beal, of Mexico, were in attend
ance at the State Grand Chapter, Or
der of the Eastern Star, at Moolah
Temple, in st, Louis, three days
last week.
1t was the 43Td annual session
designated as the revising session
The entire Constitution and bylaws
of the organization was revised; sew
eral new clauses were added and
many changes made.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-09-27
A TRIP TO ILLINOIS.

Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Morgan of Mo-
limo are home from a trip to Illinois.
They wen by auto to attend State
Fair at Springfield. Enjoyed the
Fair, saw much livestock-cattle,
hogs and sheep. 1t was great, but
Mr.. Morgan says next year he will
attend the Missouri State Fair.
Missouri ruts up as good as any of
em. Mr.. and Mrs. Morgan visited at
Mt. Sterling and at Peoria, also at
Waynesville, ILL.,, where they met the
father of Mr.. Morgan who is 81 yrs
old An enjoyable trip all aronud.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-09-27
ED A. EVANS SHOWS
COMING NEXT WEEK.

Originality might be Edward A..
Evans Greater Shows middle name,
So original and amusing is the line
up of shows carried with that Big
company that will appear here for
a week stand beginning Oct. at
Eastholm Lots. During the past sea
son the Evans Shows made a place
for itself at the very head of the out
doors amusement company's list.
While other so-called carnival"
companies launched out about the
same time have long since forsaken
the road or been relegated to the
limbo, which 81 the hiding
place for failures and near successes,
this company has been touring the
Middle States and making good"
The Evans Shows is a show that
does not insult the intelligence of the
public.
One of the feature attractions is
the Human Silo or the Whirl of
Death. Other attractions are the
usual rides. Monkey Speedway, Trip
to Mars, New York Cabaret, The
Show of a Hundred Wonders, Odd
People of the Earth and frankie
Conley's Far Famed Athletic Show.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-09-27
SCHOOL MEMBERS AND FARM
ERS:-A VERY IMPORTANT
ANNOUNCEMENT.

Saturday, September 20, in the
Court House at Mexico, we shall
hold a convention for the school
board members and all others inter
ested in school matters. Mr.. Hirth,
editor of the Missouri Farmer, will
be with us. Come and hear him.
am sorry that l cannot announce
now at what time he will speak.
think, however. / shall be safe in am
nouncing his talk will be at two
o'clock
He will addres you on the subject
of the Great Farm Club movement
which is now sweeping the State
from end to end and which vitality
concerns every farmer in Missouri.
He says this great movement is not
a fight upon the country town, but
on the contrary it is the first time
that a farm organization has ever
directed its energies toward correct
ing conditions in the market place in
which the packers combine and the
grain spectators have robbed the
farmer out of untold millions of dol
lars from time out of mind, and that
therefore the slogan of the Farm
Club is: Production Cost Together
with Reasonable profit for the
Fruits of the Farmers Sweat and
Toll" =
Let everyone come and hear him.
He is a very interesting speaker. He
will entertain you and he will give
you something worth taking home
and studying about. Mr.. Hirth is
helping the farmer to protect him
self. But come and let him tell you
about it. 1t will be worth a days
time to you. Come and see for
yourself.
U. S. Veterinarian "A. T. Waddill,
for this district, will also be present
and talk to you on any subject of in
terest to you. Bring your questions
with you and ask him about your
problems.
Very truly yours,
w CLYDE JOHNSON.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-09-27


Mary Taylor Thompson, Plaintiff,
Lem Thompson, Defendant.
The State of Missouri to tho above
named defendant greeting.
Now on this September 26, 1917,
comes the plaintiff in the above en-
tied cause and files with the Clerk
of the Audrain County Circuit Court,
in vacation, petition duly verified by
affidavit herein. among other things
plaintiff alleges that defendant here
in, Lem Thompson, is a nonresident
of the State of Missouri, and can not
be served with the ordinary process
of law in this State.
1t is therefore ordered by the Clerk
of the Audrain County Circuit Court.
in vacation, that publication be made
herein notifying the said nonresident
defendant that plaintiiff has COM
menced suit against him in the Cir
cult Court of kudrain County, Mis-
souri,, the object and general nature
of which is to obtain a decree of di-
vorce from said defendant, on the
grounds of general indignities and de
sertion, and now you said nonresident
defendant are hereby notified of the
pendency of this suit, the object AID
general nature thereof, and unless
you be and appear at the next regu
lar term of the Audrain County Cir
cult Court to be begun and held at
the Court House in Mexico, Audrain
County, Missouri, on the Fourth
Monday in November, 1917, and
on or before the first day of said
term answer or otherwise plead to
plaintiffs petition the same will
be taken as confessed and decree
rendered as prayed in said petition.
And it is further ordered that
copy hereof be published in the
Mexico Missouri Message, a news
paper published weekly in Mexico,
Missouri and circulated in Audrain
County, Missouri, for four weeks sue
cessiVely the last insertion to be more
than fifteen days before the next
term of said Court aforesaid.
WITNESS my hand
and official seal. Done at office
in the City of Mexico, County and
State aforesaid, this September,
26, 1917.
E. +. Elliott,
Clerk of the Audrain Circuit Court.
(SEAL.)
A true copy from the record,
Attest-E. f. Elliott, Clerk.
FRY & FRY,
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-09-27

II is charged that the spectators
are making $4,OOO,OOO,OOO profits
from the war. Eliminate those ras-
Gals. Conscript their profits, make
'em help pay for the war. Shift
the burden from the people. The fell
low who is taking advantage to make
big ptofits out of the war is a traitor.
II he lis to be allowed to go on con-
script a share of those profits.