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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-11-21

EiTtt fl'FfTESi1'FF-fT SsN3s'iEf. F%iN IgiIisITN
to force the governments to use allied
troops to return the German pluto
Gratis and nobility to power under the
pretense of restoring orders There
are many ways by which this can be
put over if the allied governments are
willing to be used. This bigs truggle
is now on in desperate earnestness in
every national capital.
WHAT GERMANY AGREED TO
The terms Of the armistice, as given
out to the public include the follow
ing:
Cessation of hostilities.
Evacuation Of invaded territories,
including Alsace-L Lorraine and Iuxem-
burg.
Surrender of vast amounts of gums
and other equipment.
Evacuation Of the left bank Of the
Rhine.
Abandonment Of the German treat
les with Rumania and Russia.
Reparation for damages done.
Surrender Of scores of submarines
and larger war craft.
Concentration Of aircraft at stipu-
lated points.
Restoration lof all allied merchant
vessels. ~
Duration Of the arnistice to be 80
days.
These drastic terms undoubtedly
mean that the war is over, but the
!arnnistice will undoubtedly have 70 Be
exte1ded because tie psaee confer
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-11-21

Mrs. Geo. Langevin and child
rem arrived from Chaplin, Sask.,
last evening to join Mr.. Lange-
vim and will again make their
home on their farm northeast Of
the city. Mrs. Langevin reports
may influenza cases in the vicii-
nifty Of their home.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-11-21
CARD OF THANKS.

We wish to thank all who SO
kindly helped us during the i'll
ness and at the funeral of our
beloved wife and daughter.
S. Sigurdson.
f,s Mr.. and Mrs. J. ]. Scully.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-11-21

Doctor Johnson has received
4 good supply Of the real Mayo
serum, which will be given as
long as it lasts. II is strongly
recommended ~ = pasunno onia
vaccine. "
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1918-10-26

My children, especially my oldest little girl.
can relate many interesting things about the
fire, especially about the animals which ran in
droves across our clearing as the fire ap-
preached. Rabbits, wolves, lynx, bears, deer,
moose, and other animals, mix up together in
fleeing before forest fire, and not one ever
molests the other.
1t will be interesting to you to know how
the burned-out settlers are temporarily provided
with homes. In this case, the Rainy River
Mills erected small portable houses on fiat cars
and into these many of the refugees moved
Others were taken care Of by settlers whose
homes skirted along the burned area
My father and mother lived in Zion City at
that time, and as soon as they read of the fire
in the papers, they sent telegram to find out
if we were safe My father paid dollar for
reply, but they waited day after day and no
answer came as it was impossible to get mes
sage into the burned district. After eight days
they received letter from me, and the sus-
pense was broken
Il had 160 cords Of pulp wood destroyed,
which was cut, ready for market That is the
kind of wood used in the manufacture of paper.
also had 10000 feet of spruce logs burned;
but our hearts were filled with thankfulness to
God for the fact that our home was saved and
that we had escaped with our lives''
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1918-10-26
AUTUMN LEAVES CONVERTED INTO
FERTILIZER

Every year, tons of dry autumn leaves are
burned or piled up in all kinds of undesirable
places. Now comes word from Springfield that
the state farms and other institutions, in ex-
perimenting for soil fertility, have discovered
that all these dry leaves can be made to con-
serve useful purpose in building up the gar
dens and land. When mixed with manure and
lime, and piled in compost heaps, they decom-
pose into valuable fertilizer
An article appearing in The Chicago Evening
Post on this subject says:
In certain of our institutions the saving of
leaves started year ago, and this year all of
the institutions have been instructed to do like
wise. AS result the farm and garden produc-
tion this year has been greatly increased.
One of the state hospitals for the insane sent
It's teams and wagons into neighboring towns
and with patient labor, and without cost to the
citizens, gathered up the leaves from the streets
and manure from the alleys, using the material
in fertilizng the institution land
This has been very profitable to the state, as
is evidenced by most excellent yield of corn
and other crops that are unsurpassed in quality
and productiveness by any of the farms in the
community"
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1918-10-26
LOCAL ITEMS

The Naval Band from Camp Logan (located
one mile north of the city, came to Zion City
on saturday afternoon, October 10Th, and
played several pieces in front of the public
buildings, ip aid of the Fourth Liberty Loan.
All ladies who contributed iellies, Jams pud-
dlngs, and other delicaces for the sick bows
at Camp Logan, are requested to call at Zion
Home and collect their empty jars, glasses,
ETC., all OF which have been returned While
the influenza scourge was at it worst. several
auto loads OF appetiZing dainties were sent
to the camp daily, but there is no longer any
need for work Of that kind
Some of the poultry raisers, who have held
onto their birds during the high price of feed,
tell us they are doing better with their poul-
try this year than last. Some who disposed
OF part Of their stock, regret having done so.
While the price of feed is still high they say it
IS cheaper proportlonatey compared with the
price OF eggs, than last season. Sixty cents
dozen for eggs runs into money fast, and
poultrymen have ready sale for them RIGHT
here at home. Some families who live along
the Kenosha and Milwaukee roads are selling
many eggs to automobiists
Orders are coming in nicely for the book
enti1ied The Present Great World Crisis
by Apostle Willis F. Jordan These books
now are being closed out at price so low that
anyone can afford to buy considerable ouan-
tlty, as shown elsewhere in this paper. Some
are buying them in hundred lots for dstri-
button. REMEMBER! YOU CAN HAVE 100
COPIES SENT TO YOU POSTPAID FOR 81.
no matter where you live. Send for them and
put them in homes all over your part Of the
country
Zion Baking Industry has been literally
swamped with orders for many months. BY
putting on an extra shift, the situation has been
improved somewhat, but that institution is still
several weeks behind in filing orders. Busi
ness firms, for the most part, realize the stu
atlon. and nave shown very nice spirit. These
are times when shortage Of help and other OBJ
stacles render it almost impossible to give the
prompt service of pre-war days
Zion Furniture Department is having quite
run on some lines of merchandise, especially
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1918-10-26

left, thinking we were crazy, but my hired man
and two other men remained with me. and we
worked during the time left until we were al
most ready to drop with exhaustion. We
ploughed around the buildings and picked up
and carried away all brush and combustible ma
terial that we could find. I turned all nv stock
loose; and arranged for my family to take re-
fuge in the newly dug well.
About three o'clock in the afternoon the
fire came on, burning fercely. It was Just get
ting well started when it reached our place.
AS it came roaring towards u.s. the heat was so
intense that it scorched my face There was
strong east wind, and we were right in its path
Then very peculiar thing happened. Just
as 1t looked as It we would be engulfed in the
hre, the wind suddenly swirled around from the
south and drove the flames off in the other d.
rection, right away from the buildings. Our
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1918-10-26

as she ran The fire had burned the heel of her
shoe and foot right off, but she was still living
IN that awful agony. Later she recovered and
perhaps is living today We found another
family, father and mother with little one
less than year old. The father was lying on
the ground dead, and just few rods further
along was found the mother, who expired few
minutes after we arrived. Along side of her,
lying in pile of sand, was the baby, perfectly
well and uninjured
Another family, consisting of mother and
several children, was found terribly burned, but
alive, and taken into town to be cared for
Every particle Of clothing had been burned
from the mother s body, and her hair was singed
from her head Her charred body was wrapped
IN cloths, and she was one of the most pitiable
sights | ever saw. The childrens feet were
solid masses of blisters, and scarcely any cloth
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1918-10-26

home was left untouched. It was wonderful
answer to prayer
After leaving our place, that same fire kept
going, and at six p. m. burned the town Of
5eaudette, twenty-five miles away, having gone
that distance in three hours. Over the inter-
venlng country, the homes Of many settlers who
had no warning were wiped out Many people
perlshed in the flames and smoke, and later one
hundred and three charred bodies were found,
and no telling how many more lives were lost.
For eleven days after that I never removed
my clothing to rest day or night, but fought
ground fires continually, and did everything in
my power to help and rescue others.
Il could not begin to give you any idea of
the terrible sights | witnessed They were in
describable, and one has to go through thing
OF that kind to form any conception of it.
The day following the fire I found little
girl lying on the ground, where she had fallen
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1918-10-26

ing had been left on their bodies We never
knew what became of the father.
My wife and | could sit for hours and tell
OF other experiences. About week after the
fire my wife drove into town on an afternoon.
and on her way back she came to place where
gang of men were fighting ground fire along
the side OF the road. The smoke was pouring
across the roadway in dense volumes, and it was
impossible to see any distance ahead. She
asked the men how far along the road the fire
extended. They said it was only short dis
tance but warned her against attempting to get
through. She replied that it was absolutely
necessary for her to reach home. The horse was
a noble animal, and when she spoke to him. he
went right into the smoFe and never stopped
for anything. They got through, but when thew
arrived on the other side, the horse was choking
and almost ready to drop, and she was gasping
for breath.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1918-10-26
Of Local Interest
THE FOURTH LIBERTY LOAN
&C. B. W.
57S752575157S7S7575751S1S1R5

Benton Township, in which Zion City is To-
Gated, more than subscribed its quota in the
Fourth Liberty Loan. The quota for the Town
ship was 100000 At the close Of Saturday
night, the amount subscribed had reached $780,
10000, showing margin over the allotment
of $5, 10000, which entities Benton Township to
an honor flag.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1918-10-26
Important Notice

All government clocks one hour
at on next Lords Day October restoring
Tor the winter which prevailed clocks
set forward
All schedules will
Shiloh Tabernacle next Lords Day will
VIII come one hour later than at All trains will
LATER although there will be the
OF institution industry
schedule at
Every Tor stop for
hour) to - :, -
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-20

! the public library a fine lot of natur.
al specimens from the western
coast collected by his father, the late
C. T. Cannon. The library also has
received copy of the book $1,000
questions and answers about the
war" Besides the questions and an
swers, this book contains a number
of excellent maps.
Real Estate Transfers-Hancock,
County, III.
| S. B, Montgomery to Robert c. Glib
son, Deed 81. PIT. Eh NV; N.Y. NE.
1855.
Martha j. Huston to Edna A. G.
Huston, Deed 81. PIT. L. 8, LIZ. B. sc.
/ Warsaw.
Harold A. Moore to Clyde A. Miller,
ct al, Deed 81. NE 1856: NJ Sc.
27-6-6
John D. Whitcomb, ct al to Sarah
e. Hoover, Deed $1,000. L. IS, IA. b.
A. Alphine's Add. to Adrian.
/ Henry w. Hopsicker Gdn. to Edwin
S. Coombs, Deed $1,746. Und. " M
NV. S. Und. u NE, NE. 7-5-7.
Henry w. Hopsicker Gdn. to Edwin
S. Coombs Deed, 81. Und. II NV and
| NE. NV. S and ME- NE. 7-5-7.
Julian ". Triboulet to Emil Breid,
bardth, Deed 81. PIT. NV. 29-7-s.
/ Madge Triboulet to Emil Breid-
bardth, Deed 81. Do.
! Homer v. Triboulet, ct al, Emil
Breidbardth, Deed, 81. Do.
t Anna S. Sapp to Homer T. Sapp.
Deed $4,000 L. Z, B. 16, l.. 5, B. 10.
Plymouth.
Arthur f. Ewell to Pardon Hobart.
Deed, $500. L. 6, 5, B. g. Ferris.
| A. S. Gates to w. D.. Koehler,
Deed s11,45O. ny Sc. 4-4-s.
! Otis Beall to d. P. Beall, Deed.
$780, L. IL, B. l. Twidwell's, Plym-
outh.
E. Buckley, EXT, to e. H Tenner.
Deed, $1,375. l.. Stillwell.
| Christopher Gibbon to J. L. Balloon,
Deed, $4,000. B. 20, Elvaston.
| J. L. Balloon to G. v. Wallace,
Deed, $1,000 Do.
! Mrs. Ida "A. Ederer to o. o. Wal
/ lace, ct al, Deed, $1,675. L. 6, Z, s, 8,
10, IL, B. 35, Elvaston.
| r. c. Gibbon to II. A. Moore, Deed,
81. PIT Ell NV. 27;Eh sW. 1856.
| Mary WEIGH to Chas. Alley, Deed.
$3.50, L. 8, 10, II, IL. B. 2, Bentley.
F. Repelje to Belle Wright, Deed,
| 5000. L. 3, B. 4, Plymouth.
| Nv. A. Jackson to w. A. Crawford
Deed, 81. NE. Sc. Is, Sc. NE. 1855.
| Walter Printy ct al to Mary M.
Bryant, Deed, 81. Pit Sc. 1866.
| Marriage Licenses.
| Leo Coleman of Hancock township,
Helen Aleshire, St. Mary's.
Virgil Ogden Symmonds, Dallas
City, Elsie Marie Mackie, Niota.
| Roy Eugene Yetter, Carthage. Miss
! Catharine May Bolts, Colchester.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-20
United Commercial Organization Re-
solves to Conserve Sugar,
Wheat and Beef
Supplies.
QUIT CANNED GOODS
Offer Assistance to Administration in
Every Way Possible
Realize Soldiers
Sacrifice.

A resolution to see the war Tough
to successful close on food con
servation basis, has been adopted b.
Keokuk United Commercial Travel
ers.
Council No. 400 has decided
that it shall:
Eat perishable foods.
Not eat canned foods.
Urge the increase of canning
and preserving.
Cut out the use Of wheat flour.
Save beef products.
Conserve sugar.
The action of the council con
tanned these war time sentiments:
Opportunity to Help.
"The national food administration
through State Administrator j. f
Deems, has presented to us the
sensible and patriotic conservation
plan for Iowa for the summer OF
1918. and the opportunity is at
forded us who remain at home, to
help in very material way our boys
over there who have sacrificed
much"
It was resolved further by the
travellers that Eve pledge our one
hundred and sixty members indiyid.
ually and collectively, to assist the
food administration in this program
to the utmost OF our ability, and to
offer assistance to the food admins
tration in any way it may direct"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-20
DOM ELLISON.
, . . . . . . = . - 80 I

Mrs. Anna McCarty and son, Har-
old. visited her parents near Willis
the fore part of the week.
Miss Nettie HelSel and mother
have returned to their home in Mil
ton after a pleasant stay at the DR..
Helsel home.
Mrs. Dora e. wiegner was Farm
ington visitor Friday.
Mr. and Mrs w. J. Schmitt and
daughter. Ruth, left Monday for a
trip through Colorado with stops at
Sterling, Golden and other places.
Mrs. P. A. Wiegner and daughters,
Mary and Nellie. and sister, Miss
Hannah Esworthy, of Brooklfield,
Mo-, are visiting relatives here:
Albert French of the Great Lakes
training station, Chicago, visited
home folks the fore part of the week.
Mr. and Mrs. E. NJ. Hennies and
Mr.. and Mrs. L. T. Barnes and
daughter, Winona, enjoyed fishing
trip Sunday.
Mrs. P. A. wiegner, the Misses
Hannah Esworthy. Winona Barnes.
Anna, Mary and Nellie Wiegner
visited in Pennington Wednesday,
Miss Lucille Thornton Of Hillsboro.
visited relatives here the fore part
OF the week.
Willard w. Harnagel Of Farming
ton, visited his grandmother here,
Tuesday.
Miss Dora schock spent Sunday
at the Jacob Frach home.
Mrs. Bert Kemp and son, Cleo, of
West Point, visited her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Seyb, here the
fore part of the week.
Miss Dorothy Williamson Is visit
Ing in Hillsboro.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-20

teaching school near Jamestown. re
turned home Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Felt and
daughter Nellie spent Sunday evening
at the Fred Felt home
Mr.. and Mrs. c. o. Schoene spent
Sunday evening at the Charley Gran
err home.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Young gave a
party Saturday evening in honor OF
their neice, Louise Hem, who is go
ing to spend the summer with them,
Those present were John, Thomas and
Paul Doyle, Lucille and Raymond
Hayes, Margaret Burke, Hazel and
Nellie Felt, Curtis Bayles, Clara
MarSle, Margaret and Ellen Doyle,
Helen and Sherman Mulligan, Elmer
Dempster and lola Stanton. The eve
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-20
STRING PRAIRIE
, . & - . . >>>>>>> I

Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Bannon and Mr..
and Mrs. Joe Bannon spent Tuesday
evening at the v. J. Burke home.
Halick Butlin of Pennington took
dinner at the Lewis Felt home Thurs
day.
Mrs. X. G. Sapp is visiting her
brother, Tray Downey and family.
Miss Helen De Kloe who has been
teaching near Brooklyn, returned
home Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Felt and daugh-
ter Nellie and Elmer Dempster. spent
"Wednesday evening at the V. J. Burke
home.
Miss Louise Hem OF Denmark and
Miss lola Stanton of Keokuk are
visiting at the John Young home.
George Schoene spent Sunday with
Clarence Felt.
Several from this vicinity attended
the Odd Fellows memorial services
at the M. e church at Croton Sunday.
Miss Elizabeth Burke who has been
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-20
The BaiiH

This is another of series of ar.
ticles being written about Lee county
employees in the court housed
Rap-tap-tap.
Hear ye, hear ye, hear ye. The
district court Of Lee county is now in
session."
The judge gives attention, the law
|yers pull up their chairs. the court re-
porter grabs his pencil Court has
opened.
The district court is never con-
vened without this preliminary and
the duty devolves on Charles A.
Wright, court bailiff, to open the
proceedings in the manner above in
dicated.
He must also close court This he
does in much the same way. He raps
again, sharply, three times. Then he
says: 'The district court Of Lee
county is now adjourned until such
and such time"
While the court is in session Mr..
Wright's duty is to wait on the judge
and the lawyers. If they need GER
tain books and papers he gets them.
Sometimes he hurries double speed
from the court room to the county
clerks room in quest of certain bit
of information. He also answers the
telephone.
Mr.. Wright has been employed at
the court house for the last twelve
years. First he was janitor and bailiff
but year and half ago took up the
work of court bailiff exclusively. He
has never missed single session of
court since he accepted the place.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-20
AFTER five YEARS
Keokuk Testimony Remains Un-
shaken.

Time is the best test of truth.
Here is Keokuk story that has
stood the test of time. 1t is a story
with point which will come
straight home to many of US.
Mrs. ]. G. wycoff. GIG High ST.,
says: Il had severe pains in my back
and dull headaches extended to the
back of my neck. Having heard Of
Doan's Kidney Pills being a good
medicine. l got some from Wilkinson
e. Co.'S Drug Store and they proved
satisfactory. / haven't had any an
uoyance from my kidneys since. 1
sleep better and my back is strong"
over FIVE years later Mrs. Wycoff
said: Il am always glad to say a
good word for Doan's Kidney Pills.
j am pleased to continue politically
endorsing them"
Price Coo, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. Wycoff had. FosterMilburn
Co.. Mfgrs., Buffalo. N. Y.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-20
ARGYLE

Orson G. Sargent. the son of MT.
and Mrs. Horace Sargent, was born
near Vincennes, Lee county, Iowa,
July 81, 1859. He was reared and
resided on the home place, "the
Sargent farm" until recent years.
On December 81, 1884; he was mar
ried to Miss Alta NJ. Newberry, OF
Argyle, Iowa. To them was born four
children, Loa A., died at the age of
two months; there survive him Miss
Elsie Pearl Sargent of Argyle, Iowa;
Mrs. Edith A. Hackard Of Argyle,
Iowa, and Mrs. Ruby l.. Roberts of
New Boston, Iowa. In the year 1906
the family moved from the Sargent
farm to the present home, east Of
Argyle where they have since re-
sided.
Mr.. Sargent was taken sick in
January, 1918, paralysis ensued. pro-
gressive in character. The best Of
medical and surgical skill was en-
ployed and to insure these of having
their very best opportunity of heal
ing and he of having the most skill
full nursing, he was taken to st.
Joseph's hospital in Keokuk, Iowa,
on March 81, 1918, where all was
done for his relief and comfort that
mortal love and skill could provide,
yet he continued to grow weaker
until mortality terminated on June
Is, 1918, at O'Clock p. m.
Mr.. Sargent was one of the honor
able men of an old time honored fam
lily. An Industrious, successful farm
er, a kind, helpful neighbor, a loyal
citizen. and friend, an indulgent low
ing father, a devoted husband. There
are left to mourn their sad loss, his
devoted wife, his three daughters
and their families, his brother, Ed
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-20
Socialist DELEGATION.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service1
NEW YORK, June pa pro-war
socialist delegation composed of John
Spargo, formerly member of the execu-
tive committee of the socialist party;
Louis Kopelin, editor OF The New Ap-
peal, formerly the Appeal to Reason:
A. M. Simons, a socialist writer of
Milwaukee, and Alexander Howat, of
Pittsburgh, Kansas. socialist member
of the United Mine Workers of Ameri-
ca, is today on its way to Europe. 1t
will oppose any attempt of radicals of
allied countries to talk peace with
German socialists at the conference
called by the British labor party for
June 2S.