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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-07-12
TOWNSHIP.

Theo. Aasheim and family of Har-
am township were entertained by Mr..
and Mrs. w. B. Nelson last Sunday.
Knute Olson and family and Mrs.
Jasper Hoibrenden and family were
the guests of MI. and Mrs. Ole KEEL
shus Sunday.
A. O. Leding has taken a weeks
vacation from school duties and is
visiting with relatives at Finley, N. D.
Students Strom and Aasheim spoke
at the Young Peoples meeting in the
LESSEE church Sunday afternoon.
Syver Holsbrekken and Anton
Kveum and families we're guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Haakenstad Sunday:
In spite of the threatening weather
a large crowd attended the %stereopti-
can lecture on Norway and Sweden,
given by DR.. Kilander at the Swedish
Lutheran church. DR.. Kilander is an
able lecturer and everyone enjoyed
the program
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-07-12
"GOOD STREETS MOVEMENT"

Editor Courant:-
We farmers appreciate the interest
the people of the city of B%ottineau
show in better roads. It is as it
should be, and sometimes we farmers
do not fully realize the value of good
roads.
But is occurs to me that the COM
mercial club of your city should ".let
charity begin at home" Most of
the street crossings in Bottineau are
worse than the worst ~culverts in the
country about, and the north end of
Main street must remind any man of
Celtic birth of "the rocky road to
Dublin" .
This is written in only the kindliest
of spirit, in hopes that the people of
Bottineau will fiji in alongside the
crossings so as not to endanger a per-
sons life and limb who has to travel
over them in a vehicle.
For this once, take a dose of your
own medicine and fix up your streets
until they are in at least as good con-
dition as some of the country roads
you have helped to fix up.
A Farmer.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-07-12

but do not dare to pull the wool over
the eyes of the banker? Probably
angry at any man who can show up
their inconsistencies"
Further on he states, that his OBJ
ject is not to attack the state hail
insurance whether voluntary or COM
pulsory. Please compare this with
the sentences: "The Hail Insurance
Department of North Dakota stole
from the farmers, etc., "But Johnston
will say perhaps, that by this he
means, not the state hail law, but the
misinterpretation of it, by the head
of the Department. If so, he will hit
Hon. w. c. Taylor, who was Com
missioner in 1916, and not me! ,And
did you not state in your first article
Mr.. Johnston that you had my prede-
cessor to check me up? And seemed
glad of it? Where will you get off
at?
In summing up, it appears to me
that the voters of the state have al
ready expressed themselves by the
last ballot as to whether they approve
of the wonderful and fearful reason
ing Of the brains of the Nonpartisans,
that they have already spoken twice
through the legislature against john
ston's insurance plan, and l feel con-
fident that at the next election the
people will again denounce this plan
in unmlstakable language, and vote
for the proposed hail insurance tax
plan.
Mr.. Johnston is welcome to use
the first class campaign material"
herein furnished, and l shall cheer
fully abide by the results.
Respectfully,
S. A. Olsness,
Commissioner of Insurance.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-07-12
The Lutheran Churches.

Bottineau-Sunday School at 1000
a. m. Services in English at 800, p.
m. Ladies Aid Thursday afternoon
in McBain's Grove.
Mangers-Services with communion
next Sunday at i 100 a. m. The con-
frmants meet in church on Tuesday,
July II, at 1000 a. m.
Nordlands-Y. P. meeting in church
at 3 p. m. Mr.. Louis Larson will
give his report Of convention at st.
Paul. C~onfirmants meet in church
on Tuesday, July II, at 2:30 p. m.
Salems-Services in church on Sum
day, July 20 at a p. m.
H. N. Bake, Pastor.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-07-12

rs mills receiving" twice as much, and
those paying between rs and 30 three
times as much az those paying less
than Is mills. W. would like to say
for the benefit of those who object
to school taxes that we know Of many
examples of schools in the sparsely
settled districts where they are taxed
the limit, 80 mills, and yet are not
able to keep four one-room schools
in session long enough in the year to
obtain state aid. In other places they
have consolidated large districts, are
taxed the limit, and drivers are work.
ing for less than they should receive
in order that the district may receive
the advantages of consolidation. This
is as it should be where the ship Of
state is in the hands Of the people
it should never be left to ignorant,
careless crowds to say who should
stand at the helm.
Yours for the best interests of the
schools of the entire state of North
Dakota.
It is ar old saying here that the
pole is located north of Starbuck, but
Mr.. Gaarder will find upon a tour of
exploration and investigation that in
Bottineau county and the entire state
there are many other localities locat-
ed in the same relative position to that
important point. i
The gentleman in the manger will
not eat hay o let the OK have it
he is bitterly opposed to his own
township taking any steps that will
enable it to receive the benefits from
progressive school Legislation and gets
very much incensed because a law is
passed to enable other localities to
receive such benefits.
North Dakota is one Of the leading
states in the union in regard to
standardizing and consolidating rural
schools and Bottineau is among the
leading counties Of the state in this
matter.
We consider that we were not elect
ed to office to represent Mr.. Gaarder
only but among other things to rep
resent the best interests of the schools
of Bottineau county and the state.
We would like it if the county pa
pers would give the views Of their
communities on this subject regard
less of their political leanings. Such
! views will not obligate them in the
least towards the writer. It matters
little what becomes Of him. The
future Of our public schools system
does matter.
J. C. Miller.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-07-12
DO ONE THING WELL

~ --
Don't be a "dabbler." Do at least
3ne thing well.
Put better do just one thing well
than many things in an inferior man
ner
You will find, If you land anywhere
near the top in any worth while line,
that you will have plenty to do which
will occupy all your time-in "getting
there" ,,.
II you can do one thing better than
anyone else in all the whole world,
life Is worth living, for you can have
the world at your feet.
That is what the world is looking for
specialists. =
There was never greater demand for
specialists than at the present.
Experts In all lines are needed. It
akes study and ability to become q
specialist. Remuneration is greatest
to the specialist.
sacks at all trades" are handy to
nave around, and they manage to keep
busy, but they never get large salaries.
Twere better for them II they knew
less about many things and more about
I few things.
BE a specialist. Be a leader In your
yne.-Chicago Examiner, .
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-07-12
First Baptist Church.
G, R. Crockett, Minister.

Morning service 1900 a. m, sub
ject "The Invitation" 1910 Bible
School. Evening service 500 p. M,
subject "Our wonderful book" Prayer
meeting 500 p. m. Wednesday. B. Y.
P. U. 500 p. m. Friday. I wish to
request that the members Of the
church be present at the morning
service Sunday. The message is e.
pecially your message. All are cor
daily invited to attend our services
when they do not conflict with tM1z
own.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-07-12
REMARKS ON n. B. Sc.
Giving Increased Aid to Rural and
Consolidated Schools.

Mr.. Editor
A number of persons having asked
for information regarding the above
bill, and having read a severe crit
cism of myself and the bill in the
News from the pen Of P. E. Gaarder,
who writes the Starbuck Stanzas, we
feel called upon to state some Of the
facts concerning this bill regarding
which Mr.. Gaarder seems to be about
rs ignorant as he was when he in
formed US of the zone room CONSOLE
dated school where they were paying
40 mills school tax on the dollar" and
other things of like character, ad in
finitum.
Mr.. Gaarder's mistake seems to
have been that he was not born dur
ing the time that they taught the
three RS, readin, ritin and rithmetic.
which was "plenty for anybody" "too
much for a gal"
He further states that the writer
should live where there were no
droughts o hai1storms-unfortun-
ately for myself and a great many
others, we are unable to control these
adverse conditions and the gentleman
will confer a lasting benefit upon the
entire human race if he will give us
a sure cure for them.
He also states that I was handicap
ped by the fact that Starbuck voted
down the proposition to consolidate
two years ago. This fact was a spur
rather than a handicap, as it is quite
evident that districts that hesitated to
consolidate or bring the one-room
school to a standard of classification
before on account Of increased taxa
ton would do so all the more readily
if the state bore a greater part Of the
burden of taxation.
Any opposition to this bill is not a
fight against the schools of North d.
kota.
As to Starbuck township, no one is
better acquainted with the facts than
the writer. ct appears that we are
about to lose this crop, which will be
8 out of the last ~ that the hand of
adversely has rested heavily upon her
for some years past, but we know the
character of her soil as we'll as the
character of her people and we have
faith that in the future the former
will give US bountifully of her stored
up resources and that the latter, when
financially able will give us u~p-to-date
laws regarding III rural schools.
Mr.. Gaarder "a much mistaken
regarding the four state inspectors
of rural and consolidated schools. The
bill passed the house in this form
but the senate reduced the number to
one as it was in the previous law, al
tho the chairman of the senate edu-
cational committee admitted that it
was impossible for one to do the work
H. B. 86 is much too lengthy to put
into print in it's entirety. A synopsis
of some Of its provisions follow:
The increased aid for it's three clas-
ses of consolidated and n room clas-
sified schools depends upon the class
of school a-,d amount Of school tax
paid. Schools paying between Is and
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-07-12
BIDS WANTED.

Sealed bids will be received by the
undersigned for installing a hot air
furnace in Vinje School District No.
as. All bids must be in on or before
Aug. 4, 1917. Plans and specifications
of plant to be submitted with bid.
The board reserves the right to reject
any and all bids. 1t.
H. R. Russell, Clerk,
Bottineau, N. D.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-07-12
HIT OR MISS

A living skeleton has . slim chancs
Of getting stout.
Invisible patches should be used h
cxing up Qa1arFels.
The Wise chap avoids a crippled muk
and an unioaded gun.
Slnnges swell up when made 70 tahs
water; men are different.
But q w0xnan's missing sense Of hu
NOR .las saved many a wise man from
taking a fool Of himself.
g'ekmsrg . bst3e had 70 know nov
y keep bu1sA Row me = IUbkYRs ~
neW1 how 10 cook watse.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-07-12
BIDS WANTED.

Bids wanted for repairing School
2 in Whitby township. Specif-
cations may be had at clerks office,
9 miles south of Souris or at John
Murray's, 3 miles north and n mile
east of Kramer. Work must be COM
p1eted by Sept. 10.
at Chas. G. Whiting, Clerk
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-07-12

The Bottineau county press wae
pretty well represented at the fair.
On Wednesday Editor Drake Of West
hope, Hales Of Maxbass and Larson OF
Souris were in attendance, w1fs
Michael came mp from Willow to-day,
10 help the ball team out on the stde-
lines.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-07-12

Every woman knows 1t Is easier t.
OAK q man than drive q nail.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-07-12

You may have noticed that easy
money Is difficult to retain.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-07-12

Charity that begins at home seldom
gets over a neighbours back fence.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-07-12
BRILLIANTS

Never expect too much from q friend
and you will eve want for one.
When those about us are cranky It
may be because we have cranked them.
Two persons cannot he friends long
II they cannot forgive each others lit
tie failings.
Vanity is refined selfishness which
Is ever exacting homage, but never
paying any.
Don't flatter yourself friendship au-
thorizes you to say disagreeable things
to your neighbors.
People who have warm friends r
healthier and happier than those who
have none. All the wealth Of the
world could not buy you q friend OF
pay you for the loss Of one.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-07-12

Bombay has erected huge mirrors at
dangerous street intersections to warn
traffic Of vehicles approaching around
corners.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-07-12

The real knocker doesn't drop his
hammer the moment the whistle blows.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-07-12

A new spring snap for harness and
other purposes is made from a single
piece of steel wire, twisted and suit
ably shaped.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-07-12
FROM THE PENCILS POINT

But the softer the road the harder
the travelling.
Most women are as modest as the
styles will permit.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-07-12
POSTSCRIPTS

Extensive deposits Of ngnite have
been discovered in Sicily, and mining
of fuel Of excellent quality has been
begun.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-07-12

A fussy wife says the most annoy
ing thing in a house, next to q man, is
q fly.
Clothes do not make the man and
breach of promise suits may even un.
make him.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-07-12

In a new form Of electric fan verti-
cal blades draw in the air from beneath
and distribute it equally in all hori.
zOntal directions.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-07-12

Experts have estimated that Spain
contains 7OO:OOOO00 tons Of unmined
iron ore, capable Of yielding about so
per cent of metal.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-07-12

Don't be q 'dabbler." Do at least
3ne thing well.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-07-12

Spain is studying It's large deposits
Of peat with a view to utilizing the ma.
terial for the production Of both gas
and electricity.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-07-12

When those about us are cranky It
may be because we have cranked them.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-07-12

the working OF the state insurance
plan, they will patronize it more gen.
orally, and if this was done to the ex-
tent of the total of all the insurance
written in the state and distributed
evenly, the state plan, even at the
present rate, would pay 100 per cent
one year with another. I think I
am safe in saying, that the farmers of
North Dakota would prefer a safe
and sane insurance plan whereby
they can get all that is coming to
them according to the premium in
vested to the plan advocated by MI.
Johnston, involving them in a pitched
battle all the time with the company,
as to who shall lose OF win. Last
year the farmer won. Will he win
this season, or will the insurance
companies win back what they lost in
1916?
AS to the TRADE Of Mr.. Johnston
against Frazier, the Nonpartisan
League and myself, I shall leave it
to the farmers to answer such as the
following:
"Why doesn't somebody start a
campaign to protect the farmer from
state owned industries and in favor
Of Big Biz and private owned indus
tries? They have q first class cam
paign document right here" abiding
to my presentation Of the hail insur-
ance problems. And further: "Veri-
ly, the brains Of the leading Nonparti-
sans act in q NEST fearful and won
derful mam0 when It comes b hand
ling figures. Do yvu think hey can
pull the wool over the farmers eyes,
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-07-12

Put better do just one thing vel
than many things in an inferior man
ner.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-07-12

Oeen IN SICILY, n mining
of fuel Of excellent quality has been
begun.
Bombay has erected huge mirrors at
dangerous street intersections to warn
traffic Of vehicles approaching around
corners
A new spring snap for harness and
other purposes is made from a single
piece of steel wire, twisted and suit.
ably shaped.
In a new form Of electric fan verti-
cal blades draw in the air from beneath
and distribute it equally in all hori-
z0ntal directions.
Experts have estimated that Spain
contains 7OOsOOOO00 tons Of unmined
iron ore, capable Of yielding about 50
per cent of metal.
A Philadelphia market gardener IL
the inventor Of a machine to wrap rhu.
barb In heavy paper to save the cost
Of shipping boxes
Spain is studying It's large deposits
Of peat with q view to utilizing the ma.
tertal for the production Of both gal
and electricity.
FROM THE PENCILS POINT
But the softer the road the harder
the travelling.
Most women are as modest as the
styles will permit.
You may have noticed that easy
money Is difficult to retain.
Every woman knows 1t is easier to
o q man than drive q nail.
Charity that begins at home seldom
gets Owe a neighbours back fence.
The real knocker doesn't drop his
hammer the moment the whistle blows,
A fussy wife says the most annoy
ing thing in a house, next to q man, is
a fly.
Clothes do not make the man and
hnoooh - n~op,fco c,,ikc ~o opou ,
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-07-12

A Philadelphia market gardener IL
the inventor Of a machine to wrap rhu.
barb In heavy paper to save the cost
Of shipping boxes
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-08

, ing for anybody weighing 15s pounds
ringside to try 10 knock IL off.
The weight argument is n strong
one In GibbOns's favor He can
make ISIS pounds with ease and
stands ready to prove IL by weigh
ing in at the rinESide against any
fighter In the world
Nike doesn't take Al Mccoy serious
" Nobody else does. for that matter.
And as for Les Darcy-wel, Gibbons
wants Just one chance TO show the
fistic public that st. Paul. MINI, has
something on Maitland, Australia, as
the home of the worlds best 15s-pound
pugilist.
The sporting fraternity is already
panning Darcy for lodging Gibbons.
The Australian boxer has had no less
than six good offers from promoters
in all parts of the country TO hook up
with Gibbons What has he done with
them2 Turned 'em all down cold. and,
furthermore. he insists that Gibbons
will have to wait until he gets ready
to meet him Darcy's long period OF
inaction after landing in New York lost
him much CT the prestige he held when
he arrived in this country. And his
persistency in lodging Gibbons has led
fistic fans to suspect that he has some
thing more than a wholesome respect
for the pompadOured bearcat from st.
Paul.
But Gibbons will have to wait.
and while he Is waiting he will
push his claims to the middle
weight championship with greater
Persisteney than ever before. Mike
points proudly to the fact that he
has disproven the claims of some
OF the critics who declared he lacks
uallOp.
When he laid the slumber punch on
Dung Ahearn he demonstrated that he
can hit, and when he was awarded a
one-sided decision over Jack Dillon he
proved to the sporting public that he
Is the last word in fighting machinery.
To the fair-minded fight fan Glib
Donss claims to the worlds middle
weight title are more substantial than
the claims OF any other boxer. and Glib
Dons adds an additional argument in
his favor by pointing out that when
george Chips won his title he did not
do so at the I5S-pound limit Also
Wnen Mccoy swung his lucky right
mitt on Chips lower maxiliary for a
KNOCKOUT, neither boy could have held
the beam even at 15s pounds.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-08

One guy sported the name of LeOnar,
Stroud and the other answered chucl
call when Sam Garrett was whistled
Jake Jacobs was in his glory last
night. He Offfeiated as general
utility man for the Round Up, and
got away in his usual big league
style. Jake Il getting to be quite
a figure In local puRiIIsfIc circles.
and no show is complete without
him.
MEXICAN KID, A REAL BAT.
TIER, IS AN Ell PASO VISITOR,
AND WANTS TO SHOW HERE
WITH SOME GOOD I25 POUND
Err HE'S A BOY WHO HAS BEEN
AROUND A BIT. AND DOES NOT
KICK ON A FEW POUNDS OVER
WEIGHT. HE HAS BOXED
MOST OF THE TOPNOTCHERS
INCLUDING OWEN MORAN
WHEN He WAS A FEATHER.
JEI MACE. YOUNG DIGGINS,
JOE HARANG, HARRY PALMER,
PAL MOORE. JIMMY PAPPAS.
AND A HOST OF OTHERS. HE'LL
BE BACK WITH US REAL SOON
AGAIN, AS HE BOXES TOMOR-
ROW NIGHT IN DEMING.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-08

Cactus Club. Acme Cleaners
d Bowman ~ ..... Arthur
c Bowman .....-.R F..----... Glililand
Adkins .----.---.--c s--.----.-...-. Briggs
Dosne ---.-.---. L. e. 100000. FLETCHER
Lucas ...-..R r. C..---.... Perrin
Substitution-Cochrane for Lucas. Referee
Shea. Timer and scorer-McKemy. Time
Of periods-eO minutes Baskets thrown
D. Bowman. 3: c. Bowman. s; Adkins. s;
Doane l: Lucas. !: Arthur. 9: Gilliland, =.
Fouls thrown-D. Bowman, 6; GilIiland. l;
Arthur. 1.
What may be the deciding game
of the City league Is scheduled for
Saturday night at the ssY" when
the Cactus eli d and the National
Banks clash. Howard y Mosher.
of the Army Y. VI. c A, who is
president of the Army Basket Ball
league has been requested to Off
ciate in the game and probably Will
handle the whistle.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-08
Talking It Over
BY CHUCK SWAN
J 0~A~N&4~4~

Wisconsin metropolis is real,
quiet place.
Somebody offered a peace prize,
Two voices shook the air
Two boxers, Willard and Darcy,
Walked right into the snare
y =
Honus Wagner is loose again and
says he wouldn't take the job OF a
league president If it was handed to
him on a silver platter. Wagner
failed to state the reason. one guess,
Indoor sports: Making lone TO a
baseball bat.
Peter BuzukOs. the hOmely of
hOmeIy without n home. mny take
lessons in n new kind of wrestling.
The cavalry riders at the Rio
Grande park yesterday afternoon
showed Pete the new stunt In the
game. Wrestling on horses is
new one. we would say.
THE SD MICHIGAN BASEBALLERS
ARE SLATED To HOOK Up WITH THE
SIXTH OHIO CLUB THIS AFTERNOON
To SEE WHETHER THE BUCKEYE
ladies CAN COME BACK STRONG
ENOUGH TO PUSH THE WOLVERINE
SKATERS OFF THAT 1000 PERCENTAGE
PERCH. COUTURE HAS PROMISED NOT