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The Washington herald., 1917-07-10

| COMMISSIONERS OF THE DISTRICT OF
Columbia. Washington. D. e July a. ~
Arpliratiors f7r Us-nissi1a 20 take The erarEl-
nations for the Sglection Z rarlsGatas % ~
rcr1umeUded bv the Comm. .7si1ngTs = THE Dis-
uict 81 CClumlaa. q take the svzuur rrI1rus tn-
admission 70 tie TINTED STATES MILI-
TARN ACADEMY IN Juns .7s VII D.. -
rsivod a. tNis otlce nr- later 1haH . n.nI1ck
NJ. On MONDAY. Derrrih-r lO rsIT. No raT-
81 will - ucrnitted 10 aIpsa- o. these rxaH.i-
rati0nS who Is not IN 1n-r5l trr. ~ re
pistrict u Columiis. ArphafIau- must ~
s,sned IN tie sgphaut.s hEG3ur'Bz an5 ~
addressed n the Commissions ~ the DIstr e
| y Colrutaa Rr0fn 80 D.-.~-- B~5r.f-r.
Washington. n. G; rust s's'e -'r Ers-a ard
Gate e :hs 'rrl e. Tho applicant s1F Iss
| postofioe aidrssz. ana ha aerru.4Il-l rr a
certificate from -Un r'Ir.'4!l 1sa T.a.s rf ''.n
DisTief - r'U'T1 rlar -.n r.""ars e. Z
peTs-n n gDoi mura' eh-ra7 suF r.l' no g
sn actual resident - Sire nisrr 70 n '.lgU7-r.
ATpiI6su's must ras L. lras -..au 50 l-rru usf
more than twenty tTp -ear- FF 49, ~ T.rH q
a. the arr - T.. rar 'a-- '.Er '.n. g .nrllg
I iu hai-it a. 'la r-r ~ g. -H| T"Hs' z
nil ts s,hNeied ~ crupa..-Es men
tai eyansiDs M. h--HT.rs - a..Hh ~
! on TUESDAY nergmIar % r".- r- -Hs "a.
lr'winE tops: AIEEl-a rErn--L rrB'rs'l- 80
lions and TFoEryS-Cu- pI11a iie. .Ba'rr. Eu- -
Grammar Eusii,h c. pUsrrIr aud LirsRfure-
Descriptive tie1g.arv and thr IlaIn, MS { Pm -
] ca 'TtCEraT-v m the FTsuf.u ~rasE Rrf.ing.
situated a. the s1r.hSast owner "f Threat. a~t
] X streets northwest. arl 70 q physical Gamma
I ti7n. lsSiuriug AZ 70 alc-sE a. rr ~ fhi-
| DAY Dec-Irb.r e 1917, IN 'Ie Ere nrrsrl-
usnt Truck House NJ. situated a. -
I southeast ~rrrer Uf FUgrteruth sty. and O-.0
avenue northwest 4 c1qv a. g.UglaT AZ Iatus-la-
Z tin issued ~ fhe Var ngrsumau- usIs flaf
fhe r0QuirJmsEts q ozn'.lsrss i1- admissi7r ~
rhe United S'a'rs Military A1aIsznv NAV he
| sesn uUCn sIphration therefor ~ this - ~.
No UcIsnn will IA Permitted 70 -zgssut hiw-9
| for either mental ~ phvsr0al ,NHmiuatiln vho
| shall not have bcaD u7pa,d ln wU'-ng a. rns
] approval q lie aT.lcsilou ~ 'Le Corlnis
/ siouCys- Rl2nk svIlicatious Vii he furris5et
I rn1n sprlicstion ~ tins rEiN. OLIVER P.
| NEWMAN. LOUIS BROWNUrW. THAELES
W. ETTZ. Commissioners o! The District a
| Columbia.
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PERSONALS.

w0RKINGMEN-AN ENiPHATIC sAFFIRN1.
tive IS given. and Tie $50 is r1a7s -ha's OF
hustler trade. Say. Bnv. h't We urE7 sTr 49,
value 90 lave a man hsf On mis- sF1re hina
The h<Ft and lowest prod store. see NJ 10
taITtd new SiS. s. VI. JUSTH's OLD
STAND, SO II. .r
NOTICES Artiflctan teeth and Sec
ond-hand Diamonds and Jewelrv
bought. Louis Abrshnms, SIS G,
90. Pat. Office.
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LOST.

L0sT-sILvER BELT N SHOPPING DIS
trict or Great Falls car. Phone Lincoln 1859
eO4 Mas ave- ne RCwaFd
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sALE OF ON RUmnINGs or s sTREE;

SALE OF OLD BUILDINGS on n STREET
Ssutheas'. between Second and Fourth street,.
Bids will be received al the Nav Yard Wash
ingt0n, for the removal oi buildings on the
ground recently acquired hy the Navy DgIArt.
uent for the extension q the NsVy Yard n the
west consisting ~ L buildings. The kae will be
for ca n 10 the highest hdder ry ssaed proposal,
b. he opened al l. O'Clock .. m. July u, 1911.
Schedules containing form Of p-oYlSal, and
terms of sale can b obtained up0n sTplirAti0n
10 the SarIly Officer. Navy Yard. Washington.
IOSLPHUS DANIELS.
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SPRING AND SUMNER RESORTS.
WILDWOOD. n. j.
ARLINGTON $;S ::sf sss;oa e Sss,:; e ss;'i }:;;S
Wildwood Manor

Whole block. ocean front. Ca
pacity, 400. Fresh and salt water
in all baths. Electric elevators.
One block above Wildwood's larg-
est ocean pier. American plan.
Coach Wildwood depots. Tennis
courts. Open June %. Booklet.
MRS. VIM. R. LESTER, Mgr.
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OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONERS. DIS
tict Of Columbia. June 70. fsI5.-SCaled pro
possls viii be received at the Office of the Sscre-
tary q the Board q Commissioner. Room 6C9,
District Building. until o'ciook =. m. lilly
lG 1917. for furnishing and delivering E-eneTy
and fixtures for the New Central High School
Euilding located at Thirteenth and CHft0a
S'rocts northwest. Blank f1rmn of proposal.
spccIfcstions and all nscsssary information may
be obtained from the Chief Clsrf Engineer De
TAriment. Room AZ District Ruilding Wash
insron. u. G. OLIVER T. NEWMAN. LOUIS
ERowNLOW, {. W. KCTZ. Commissioners.
u. {.
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COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
By TRornten rlsner

COMMlSSiONERS OF THE DISTRICT 90
Columbia Washington. ID. g. July 70. Isi7 y
Applications for permission 20 take the sNuui-
nations ior the ssles,ion Of candidates. % ~
recommended by the CnnnlifsiC o. the Dr.
trict n Columbia TO take the craminafi0ns far
admI-sl1n 20 The UNITFD STATES NAYAd.
ACADEMY. In June. 1915. viii b. received At
this onire not later than L 0'CIock m. on
MONDAY. DeceIpbr lo, 1871. No person VII
Be- PERMITTED 10 arusar a. these eHaminatiors
who is nj an actual rsideut = the Dis-ri-
ot Co.umila. Applications must - sisned N
tbs aTI,i7Sut's handwriting ard b. stdres-ei
20 tbe Commissioners of the Dlstrict n C0hru-
his, Room 20. DistrisT BuiI5iug. Wasbinrtaa.
ID. G; must state the ulare and date a. birth
~ the applicant. and hi pT1ufirg adirpss and
b. a001mpanicd hv a orrtihcafe q two reruiaiis
residents of the District Of C-mmlia. -'iat ~
hri hoant Is p"r-on u good ul7ral chsTa~trf.
and that he Is an srfral resident ~ the nt.-
trirt ~ Columbia. Applicants must h. b-tv~ea
/ the aaes II snfsen and twenty IN the fhird
lay in AIsil. l9ls. and not lSzs than fe-t
2 inches in height. tetwern the 49, q Is ard
y y1ars. nor less than feet iuHh.s bstWesn
ls and - ytars. They viii be suhjarr % a slu
petitive mental sEsmtnatiou heiuuinr a. 8
O'Clock a. m. on TUESDAY. Deorrihsr n
l9l5, on the following topics CouuUsiuuu and
lteuture In English: AlrJara rhrourl quad
ratio oquationsI; Plane Gcumetrvs E1glish
Grammar; EIghsh C1mp1sitirn and Ls'F-s-urg
feaCraul1v. High Schnnl Arithmetic sud United
states History in the FfanEun Srr1r' RrfIffnf
situated at the southeast crue- ~ TIjT-eeush
and streets n1rthwest and 10 a physical o.
animation, hesiruiIg at 10 0'cI5ck a. n On
| FRIDAY. Doce1nbsT n 1877. in Firp nrTart-
/ m'Ut TTgrk HoUss. No. 3 sitIafed o. lie ss1th-
east corner q Fourteenth street AMI Ohio ave-
nue. n0rthWss. 4 oJpy - a slIcular ~ .-fcr-
nation issu6d b. the Navy department les7e-t-
irs the requirements q candidates for atn. .
sion n tha United States Naval AraFanv rrs-
/ h.
No nm will ~ PERMITTED - s-assu+ him ~
FOR either physcal 0T meutbl oEaT.n1rr0r vEa
shall not have hven 7l1tidsd in writing e TIE
approval - his APPLICATION by -ha 'Hrlrls-
si0nsrs. Blank ap7li5lficns viii ~ f1ruis,led
Upgn app'icsfi07 - tits rfira OLIVER p.
NEWMAN. DgUIS RROWNDOw. CHARLFs
W. KTTZ, Commissioner of the DIstn-r %
Columbia.
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HELP WANTED-FEMAIE.

GTRLs-PAID GOOD SALARY WHTLE
Learning on paper boxes. II. W. MONAHAS
CO.. third floor. 18th and d sts. NV.
EXPERIENCED BONNAZ MACHINE 6PER
ators and girls 10 cut out letters for felt pen
nhnt and piilOWtop work; stesoy work all year.
Wnte. stating salary wanted. THE CHESSLER
CO.. AL \. EItaw ST.. Baltimore. Md.
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WANTED-BOYS BETWEEN THE AGkS
of AMI Is to prepare fer entrance in the
choir Of st. Johns Church, 10th and sts NV.
salaries are paid; good training and discipline.
Apply daily at the church, or nv mail. to
HENRY II. FREEMAN, Cboirmaster
MANIFESTATION. APPLY HARvEY's
RESTAURANT, llth St and Pa. ave.
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PROPOSALS.

OFFICE. COMMISSIONERS. DISTRICT OF
tclumtis, Washington. July 7, IsI7.-Sesled
TroIosals will be received at this Office until
oclock ,. NJ, July Is. 1917. for grading and
improving streets roads aud avenues in the
Distinct of Columbia. Blank forms Of TTuposals
specifications. and all Necessary information may
be obtained frum the Chief Clerk, Engineer
Department. Rom az. District Building Wash
ingtun. ID. &. OLIVER T. NEWMAN. LOUIS
BROWNDOw, CHARLES W. RCTZ, CON
misi0ners u. g.
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AdephWe hot c1siy sn4 cold fddm In?n9S %fS
auto service; pnYate baths II Witte. owner
ship mana cement
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MOVING, PACKING, STORING.
WANTED-ROOMS.

NNI TIT CAN RENT YoUE
NOL Z E%oHsj E%. Mirs g OiI, IN 81
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LYNDHURST Ag Aa, mSds, SdsT. ;sm ss.ss
Running water III bedrooms. MRS. oLDFlELD,
nNnnr and nrnnrintnT.
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RURIC Er EaSaIs, PonIns Ro, c,1 ATrissn pT CO, ;1d
ner Cedar and Pacific Avenues. near Beach.
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- AuuRAug 25th 81. and Beach. 30 feet
SH WhV from wildwood Ocean Pier.
sSR VS Music Running water. Pm
Tate baths. Auto. Booklet
". GERSTEL, Ownership Management.
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MOVING

We furnish large padded vans and careful men
to handle your goods.
PACKERS Of furniture pianos china, brlc a,
brsc, etc. Experienced men only.
SHIPPING TO all parts Of the world.
STORAGE for furniture pianos. and house
hold coads
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BROKEN CAST IR!

And other metals welded BY Iutogcnous pro
WELDTT CO., $40 n. J. ave. NV. Lin. 25iS.
We build ito orderl and repair refrgerStn
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CARPET CLEANING,

cARPESTs THOROUGHLY AND CARE-
fully cleaned; rugs woven from old c4rIsisi
renovated. Estimates furnished.
Phone Main 20S. ALBERT KAHLERT & CO.,
81 g tW
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Haverford no Dsyis ave, doors from
b'ch; mod. rate. Mrs. b. Denton
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UMBRELLA REPAIRING.
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES.

BAD BILLS COLLECTED OR 80 CHARGE
Rents a speciality. HAMMER, Attorney. 81
18th 81. nv. Phone NJ. ll12.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-05-17
ARNEDO NEWS.

Kenneth Bauer and wife, Miss May
Solsberger, Thos. Milloy and the Mis-
SEES Estella, Esther and Marguerite
Solsberger were visitors at the Boyer
home Sunday, bidding Arthur and
Robert a pleasant visit in Canada.
John Mckay and wife of Bottineau
were visitors at the Sunday School
last Sunday, bringing with them Rev.
and Mrs. Crockett. Rev. Crockett
gave US a very good sermon.
There will be preaching service
again at the hall one week from Sun
day. The sermons have all been good
so far and we expect more good ones
to come. Amity hall is just one-half
mile east of Warren Moore's and you
can't miss it if you want to find it.
A very pleasant surprise party was
given at the F. Boyer home one day
last week as a farewell to Master
Robert. The children had a fine time
playing ball and other games. An
auto ride was considered quite a
treat and someway the dust wasn't
settled for half a mile behind. A de-
licious luncheon was served early in
the evening and all took their depart
ure in the gayest Of spirit.
Lou King is working in the neigh
borhood with his we'll digging ma
chine. He has cleaned the M. F.
Kohls' we'll and is now at Solsberger's'
George Brander was, has been and
possibly will be, visiting at the home
of his sister, Mrs. R. Follis.
Miss Louise Croisettier was a Sun
day afternoon visitor at the Solsber-
ger home.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-05-17

Sunday, May 5 Thorleif Tenneson
fell from a bicycle. On Friday he
was taken to Antler and DIR. Perrin
discovered a collar bone broken and
dressed the fracture. He is getting
along nicely at this writing.
Cora Hatten, while on her way to
school last Wednesday morning was
struck by the A. L. Pixley Dodge car.
The a was being driven at the time
by Noel Pixley. Fortunately no
wheel passed over her although she
was dragged under the car for some
distance. While her condition is not
serious she sustained severe bruises
and cuts about the head and face. This
is a good object lesson on the neces-
sity of the slogan "Safety First" to
be followed by all. W. have several
drivers in this part Of the country who
need to take this word of warning.
We truly hope this little accident,
since it has happened, will have the
effect to set them to thinking more
seriously about the safety Of others.
Teachers and pupils Of the Consol-
idated School used Friday as a clean
up day and Arbor day, instead of the
n set aside by the governor as con-
ditions at that time would not permit
the work to be done. The school
grounds and barn were generally
cleaned. This is a great Improvement
in the way of looks. The children are
proud Of their work.
Andrew Dipple has, a new auto
trailer for his car. This will be used
to haul oil for the new Oil King trac-
tor.
Clerk of Court, Nels I Dokken, was
calling on friends in our township on
Sunday.
Erwin Dipple is riding in a Chevro-
let since the latter part of the week.
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SOURIS NEWS.

J. E. Mulholland and Robt. Kinds
were callers from Kramer on Mon
day.
Miss Gertie Hoopman was a passen-
ger to Minot Tuesday morning, where
she will spend a few days at the
Thomas home.
Alva Hall was a visitor in Souris
Sunday. Alva is located at Rolette
now, where he has charge of the Pip
er-Howe Lumber Co.
The high cost of living assumes a
great deal of the thinking time of the
American citizen. An incident that
shows where some of the trouble lies
is when the manufacturers of agricul-
tural implements and other small ma
chinery held a meeting about a month
ago and asked Congress to see that
they were supplied with material with
which to supply the actual needs of
the country. The patriotic steel cor
porations do not care whether the
world is fed or not as long as they
get the high prices for their products.
War is one of the chances for high
prices.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Yost autoed to
Minot Sunday and took in the ball
game.
The Sewing club met with Mrs.
Evenson last Thursday evening and
enjoyed a pleasant time.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-05-17
NORTH HOFFMAN TOWNSHIP.


Mothers Day was observed at the
church Sunday by a large attendance.
The Sunday School vas organized, Of
ficers and teachers being elected. Sun
day School and service will be held
every two weeks.
David Jarrel lost a horse the past
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Johnson and Miss Mel
son motored to Mohall Monday.
Miss Nelson is assisting Mrs. Thor
low with her sewing.
Hubert Lessman of Westhope trans
acted business in this vicinity Tues
day.
Mrs. Jarrel and children. spent Fri
day afternoon at the Smith home.
Norman Swearingen motored to
Minot Saturday with a number of his
9Th grade pupils. While there they
visited the Normal School and other
places of interest.
Miss Goheen visited at Smiths on
Thursday, after school.
David Jarrel bought a horse from
| VIM. Van Woert.
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith autoed to Mo.
hall Saturday.
Thomas Hennessy was in this vicin'
ity looking after his farming inter
ests.
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pleasing feature was the bowls of
carnations, pink and white. At the
close of the sermon each mother was
given a carnation to wear home.
Preparations are being made for a
County Sunday School convention to
be held in the Renville church, June
26th.
The youngsters r beginning to
sing "Only n week of school
after this" yet it will be with sincere
regret. that they part from their
teachers. We have had a good year.
Ebert Quick was at church Sun
day in his wheel chair-the first time
since the accident that made him a
cripple nearly two years ago. Miss
Olive Varco was also there greeting
old friends with her usual CHEEKY
smile. Indeed it is a noticeable fact
that these two wheeled chair occu-
pants always turn a smiling face to
the world and thereby set us, who are
more fortunate, an example to profit
by.
Warren Kent is blowing on the
quarter he recently purchased-the
M lying just north Of his fathers
homestead, in section ID.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-05-17

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Moldenhaur were
visitors at the Albert Kitzman home
Friday evening.
John Hammer and son Arthur and
daughter Anna, were visitors at the
C. T. Hidden home Thursday evening.
Mrs. Albert Kitzman and daughter
Elsie, were Russell visitors Saturday,
where they had some dental work at
tended to.
MI. and Mrs. Fred Goheen and
daughter Gladys and Mrs. George Co.
heen autoed to Minot Saturday.
MI. and Mrs. James Glintz and sons
were visitors at the Albert Kitzman
home Saturday evening.
John Hammer was a Russell visitor
Thursday.
Mrs. Albert Rubbert and son Roy
were visitors at the John Joern, Jr.,
home Saturday.
Miss Anna Hammer was a visitor
at the John Joern, Jr., home Satur-
day eve.
MI. and Mrs. Albert Kitzman were
Russell visitors Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Moldenhaur and
the Ben Fisher family were Sunday
visitors at the Albert Kitzman home.
The James CLINT family were Wis
itors at the C. Dabelow home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. T. Hidden, Mr.. and
Mrs. M. w. Hidden and Prof. E. D.
Knox autoed to Minot Sunday in the
formers car.
Miss Anna Hammer was a visitor
at the Albert Kitzman home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gust Fenner and
family, MI. and Mrs. Henry Menge
and family and Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Rubbert were Sunday visitors at the
Gearth Gessner home. .
John Pheson autoed to Maxbass on
Sunday.
Rev. and Mrs. A. Rubbert and fam
lily of Kramer were visitors at the
Fred Gessner home Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Kitzman and
Mike Kitzman of Hurd were Sunday
visitors at the Albert Kitzman home.
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Miss Thora Myhr was a visitor in
Bottlneau last Thursday and Friday,
where she attended the Class Play
given there Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. V. Whitaker and
family are enjoying a visit from their
oldest daughter, who arrived a short
time ago from Gibson City, ILL.,, where
she has been attending school. Mr..
Whitaker is able to be out again af-
ter a severe attack of typhoid fever.
Robt. Nichol, Jr., and family have
moved from Minot and are nving on
the T. B. Nichol farm east of Souris.
Miss Eta Nichol was an over Sun
day visitor from Kramer.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-05-17
RENVILLE TOWNSHIP.

Planting potatoes has been the lead
ing pastime the past week. Chas'
Stretch, who owns a potato planter is
a very popular man, especially at this
time.
The Gardner brothers, Joe and. Will.
are working a quarter in section three
and living in a cook car.
Mr.. Cram and his son are ever
further from home putting in a quar-:
ter section east of Maxbass.
Sunday was an ideal day and a very
large attendance was at church anC
over 100 at Sunday School. Mothers
Day was observed by special songs
and an appropriate sermon. One
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-05-17
HOFFMAN

Haase church had a program for
Mothers Day.
MI. and Mrs. T. Hennessy and Mrs.
F. Britton visited at the Britton home
from Friday until Sunday.
Miss Fay and Miss Ylvisaker Wis
tied with Mrs. j. Meagher last week.
Mrs. Della Van Woert and children
spent Saturday visiting at her broth
ers and the farm. :
Mr.. and Mrs. George Mennie are
visiting their daughters.
Mr.. Thorlow is hauling wheat to
Mohall.
N. Slapnicka is hauling grain in
his auto.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-05-17
PATRIOTIC CITIZENS FLY THE
FLAG.

We will ship by parcels post to your
address prepaid n of our Fast Col
or"All Weather Brand" Axe feet sew
ed U. S. Flags for $3.50. These flags
have strong headings and
brass grommets and will stand all
kinds of weather and are Of our own
manufacture. The scarcity and ad-
vance in price of materials at this
time makes this offer limited. Send
in your order at once. Send check,
money order or draft with order.
Prices on other sizes upon applica-
ton.
Northwestern Flag & Decorating Co.
Wholesale Manufacturers
Flags, Banners and Decorations for
all occasions.
St. Paul, Minnesota.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-05-17
STATE HAIL INSURANCE
By ]. N. Hagan, Com. of ms.

A word to the wise is sufficient.
From now on the farmer will plan
how he might best protect his grow
ing crops against losses by hail. In
view of the enormously high prices of
seed and labor, as well as the pros
poets of high grain prices next fall,
it will be readily understood that the
magnitude Of the investment is too
great, and the problem of a success
full harvest too important to be dealt
with lightly, or in a careless, unbusi-
nesslike manner. While the items that
enter into the making and saving of a
crop are many, I shall confine myself
to that of insurance.
1t is a we'll known fact that heavy
losses by hail storms are visited upon
our crops every summer. The farm
err seeks to prevent loss by frost by
sowing his grain and vegetables
within the season least subject to
freezing. He tries to prevent loss
thru Smelling, by beginning to cut the
grain somewhat on the green side.
These are precautions necessitated by
experience. Hail storms are absolute
ly non-preventab1e, hence man inven-
ted the plan of protecting himself
against their ravages by means of in
surance. I heard once, an insurance
man claim that the earliest known
instance of insurance was found in
the Bible story, when Joseph stored
up the surplus Of the fat and boun-
teous years, thereby insuring against
the lean years that followed. I shall
not dispute this version, but am sor-
ry to know that it was not organized
on a strictly mutual basis, for, if l
read the history correctly, Pharaoh
and his keen-sighted business mana
ger, Joseph, made considerable cap
ital out of the first insurance ven
ture. This is also true Of many lat
ter day companies, operated for pro-
fit. There is nothing wrong in this
however, as long as we permit such
proft-taking system by law.
In view of all the admonition we
now read and hear about economy and
saving, l feel l am only doing my
duty as a state official, when I call
attention to the insurance problem.
W. have in our state four plans for
insuring crops against hail: Self
insurance. so-called line insurance,
, mutual insurance and state insurance.
Of these plans, the line insurance is
the most costly to the North Dakota
farmers, because such companies are
operated for profit to the stock-hold-
ers, and because most Of them are or
| ganized in other states, thus taking
large sums of our money out Of North
Dakota.
The State mutuals charge practi-
cally the same rates as the line COM
panies, but they return to the pol
icy-holder pro rata whatever funds
might be left, after all operating ex-
penses have been paid. AS will be
seen, all the money under this plan
is kept in the state.
AS for the self insurance, this is
the cheapest Of all the plans because
here nothing is paid out in salaries,
dividends or overhead expenses in gen.
eral, and no time wasted with agents
and adjusters. But, as the cheapest
is not always the best, many find this
to be true about sel~f-insurance. It de-
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ponds on the circumstances. A great
many farmers owe money, and are
paying high rates of interest on their
debts. In many instances it means
success or ruin to save or lose a good
crop, especially under stress of abnor-
NAL times like these.
Continued Next Week
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game played on the local grounds Sat-
urday was an easy victory for the:
home team, the score being Is to 2.
A return game was played at West
hope yesterday, resulting: in a score
of II to- IA, with Bottineau on the
long end of the score sheet.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-05-17

The marriage season is at hand. For
your. wedding announcements or in
vitations see the Courant. Mail or
ders will be filled promptly and pro-
perly if you are unable to call. If.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-05-17

The high school team mas annexed
two sca1ps during the week, the West
hope highs being the unfortunate
victims in both instances. The first