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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-12-12
REDUCING MOUSE
AND RAT DAMAGE
0dor From Dead Animals Makes
Use Of Poison Impractical
BILE in Houses. 1
PLAN TOPREvENTA ACCIDENTS
earIum Carbonate, %strychnine, Arsen.
lc. and Phosphorus Are Recon-.
mended - Carefully Label
All Packages.

From the United States Department Of
Agriculture.)
While the use of poison is the best
and quickest way to get rid Of rats
and mice, the odor from the dead ami
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-12-12
CARD OF THANKS

To all the kind neighbors who
assisted us during the illness
and death of our dear husband
and father, we desire to express
our heartfelt thanks. Mrs.
Hans Berg and Children.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-12-12
Away With the AK.
e day Of the wOodsman u

The day Of the woodsman VI
big nx may soon be over, IL a me-.
telling machine comes into general use.
The new machine is run by a small
motor. It will cut through a trunk 80
inches In diameter In q few minutes.
It's saw is a chain affair with links Of
six teeth each, which r readily ex-
changed It runs In q frame over four
rollers with ball bearings. It has 4
hollow handle designed o : reservoir
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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-12-12
Barrel Trap, With Stiff Paper Gov.
or; 2, With Hinged cover-a Stop;
b, Bats.

Barrel TRAP, With Stiff Paper Gov.
or; 2, With Hinged cover-A stop;'
b, Bats.
variable in it's effect upon rats, and II
the animals survive a first dose it IL
very difficult to induce them to take an
other.
Powdered white arsenic (arsenioua
acid) may be fed to rats in almost any
Of the bats mentioned under barium
carbonate and strychnine. It has been
used successfully when rubbed into
fresh fish or spread on buttered toast.
Another method Is to mix IL parts by
weight Of cornmeal and one part Of ar
senic with whites Of eggs into q stih
dough.
Phosphorus.-For poisoning rats and
mice, phosphorus Is used almost as
commonly as arsenic, and undoubtedly
It is effective when given In an at.
tractive bait. The phosphorus paste
Of the drug stores is usually dissolved
yellow phosphorus, mixed with glucose
or other substances. The proportion
Of phosphorus varies from one-fourth
Of one pei cent to four per cent. The
first amount is too small to be always
effective, and the last Is dangerously
inlammable. When homemade prepara'
lions Of phosphorus are used there 4
much danger of burning the person o.
q setting 0r0 g crops g buildings
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-12-12
OMEMEE NEWS

Thos. Taylor returned Monday
from Colville, WASH, his new
home. He is here in the interests
of the Home Lumber Co. of
which he is a director.
Harrison Musburger left here
Wednesday for his home at Wa
dena, MINI. He will visit with his
parents at Fargo e%nroute.
Mrs. Henry Mortenson and,
daughter of Gardena were bust
ness visitors at Omemee this
week.
J.. 3. and Duncan Cameron
and Thos. Kyle of Gardena were
here Monday.
Senator Sandstrom was in
town Friday last.
J. Severt Anderson, our popu-
lar G.. N. Agent was checked out
Monday and has gone to accept
his new position at Willow City.
He has been a very worthy citi-
zen of this place for a number of
years and we regret his depart
ure. We will be lucky if we don't
lose one of our s~chool-ma'ams in
the deal but what's our loss will
be J. Severts gain.
Edmund White, Of Mohall,
was here Monday inspecting the
high-school building which he
pronounced satisfactory.
Leigh Titus was a county seat
visitor Saturday.
Angus Gillespie returned from
a visit among relatives at Park
River.
Rev. Johnston conducted SER
vices at Antler last Saturday.
w. E. Trip is recovering from
a severe attack of the flu.
A message to Tom Milloy re-
ports the wounding of his son
John in action on Sept. 10Th.
Mrs. Rudolph received word
Monday that her brother Alfred
Kriebs was also slightly injured
in action.
Dan Crawford was in Kramer
T esday.
Miss Lowe of Westhope has
been visiting in and around
town this week.
Chas. Durdell and Thos. Healy
have been in charge of the Farm
ers Elevator during Mr.. Teman-
sons illness. We are pleased to
announce that MI. T. is again on
the job.
We have a new Union Depot
at the Railway crossing. Mr.. H.
C. Kraus is in charge.
This week it becomes our pain
ful duty to chronicle the death
Of one of Omemee's most es-
teemeG --Ll1t-, ~. j.. DWyer,
who passed away at his home
here Sunday morning, after an
illness of several weeks. Death
was due to heart disease. He
came here in 1905 and during
his years among us has made a
host of friends. His was the COM
munity spirit and wherever a
helping hand was needed he
was there to offer his services.
He was of a very happy dispo-
sition and always saw the bright
side of life. He was a worthy
friend and citizen and to the be-
reaved wife and family the
heartfelt sympathy of the en-
tire community is extended.
All members Of the family, 6
sons and A daughters were at his
bedside during his last illness.
The remains were shipped
Wednesday to his old home at
sGreen Isle, Mimi, for interment.
The Maakestad family are re-
covering from a mild attack of
the flu.
JAS. Duggan and family are
packing their turkey prepare
tory to spending the winter in
California.
Napoleon Loiselle Of Willow
City was il town Friday.
The diamond drill., 1918-04-20
MINsroNs COMING BACK.
WIN DO Some More Stripping at the
Big Balkan Mine Pit.

Mr.. Whitaker of the Winston Bros.
Co. was in Alpha last Monday arrang-
ing for the return of his company 10
Alpha where they will DO considerable
additional stripping at the Balkan
mine pit
The Balkan company decided over
a year ago 10 add to its stripped area
at the Balkan pit and II was expected
that the work would be completed
before this time. For some reason
the Improvement was not carried
through last year and had been al
most forgotten by Alpha people until
the announcement OF Mr.. Whitaker
that his company Is going TO return
here az once revived interest In IT,
The stripping job Is not at all as
extensive as the original work done
and consists i'm taking off a slice
along the south side OF the pit SO as
10 uncover ore along that rim and
make its mining available at once.
The Winston Bros. have consider
able OF their equipment on the ground
here yet and IL will be no great Job
for them to rig up for work. Their
camps are all ready for them, as
they remain just as they were when
the company left here.
The prosecution OF this piece OF
work will add TO the number OF men
employed at Alpha during the sum-
mer.
The diamond drill., 1918-04-20
A | p h a Departm e mt
A GRIP EPIDEMIC.

Alpha has the record OF having the
worst time from an epidemic OF grip
OF any place we know OF. II seem
ed early in the week that the disease
had swarmed over the village like the
Huns over the battlefront in Europe,
attacking everyone.
The greatest record OF disability
from this epidemic comes from the
Balkan mine where II is claimed that
on Tuesday night only two men show
ed up for work out of forty-eight. All
the rest had the grip.
The diamond drill., 1918-04-20
BIG SALE OF BONDS.
Liberty Loan Canvass In Mastodon
Township Making Great Headway.

The Mastodon township Liberty
Loan canvass Is succeeding beyond
the expectations OF the most optimis-
tic. AT the time OF going TO press the
committee had in sight subscription
of about $4,000 and II is expected
that there will be scattering sales
from now on until the sale closes on
May 4th.
The committee having In charge
the canvass for Mastodon township
consisted OF w. j. Perkins, chairman,
Harry G.. Anderson of the Judson
mine and Cashier Veeser OF the Alpha
bank. The gentlemen certainly work
ed hard and were ably assisted by
other citizens, among them Prof.
Bishop OF the Porter school.
A committee consisting OF Bishop,
Perkins and Finnish speaker visit
ed every mine and camp in the town
ship and spoke 10 the men as well as
sold them bonds.
The Balkan mine absorbed $4,000
worth OF bonds, the company subscrib-
ing TO $4,000 worth and the men TO
the balance The Dunn mine sub
scribed to $1,000, the company taking
$4,000 OF that amount. The Judson
mine shows up total OF about $4,000
and the balance OF the sum subscrib-
ed came from the logging camps and
the citizens OF the township.
This showing is considered to be a
remarkable one judging from past ex-
perience in bond selling in this and
other places.
Mr.. Veeser informed us just as We
go 20 press that the total sales at
that amount were $4,000.
The diamond drill., 1918-04-20

The report given out last winter 10
the effect that the Wisconsin, -Michi-
gan border will be patrolled seems
to be borne out in movements at
Lansing Judging from the following
article taken from the Free Press:
"The most important meeting OF
state and local officials. preliminary
10 prohibition. which has yet IN
held is scheduled for Tuesday in T.
quette.
Food and Drug Commissioner
Woodwork, with a representative OF
the attorney generals department Is
to meet there the prosecutors OF the
upper peninsula. The coming advent
of the dry laws will be the sole topic
OF the discussion and Mr.. Woodwork
and his special attorney, Mr.. Lee II.
Prayer. will explain how they expect
the law TO be enforced.
Deputy Attorney General Andrew
Il. Dougherty is also in attendance az
the meeting as a representative of At
torney General Groesbeck.
1T Is no secret in Lansing and IN
state circles generally that more trou-
BILE is expected with the advent OF the
statewide prohibition in the upper
peninsula than anywhere else. That
section OF the state, with the excep-
tion OF one or two small spots, Is still
wet, and remained wet despite all
sorts OF local option campaigns. Pc
culiarities OF population will have a
tendency to make the problem OF law
enforcement much harder there than
In the communities in the southern
part of the state.
Clear In the western and southern
end of the upper peninsula, too. the
close proximity to wet Wisconsin, Is
something the officials are concerned
about. III there is TO be any smuggling
in OF liquor after May /, runners from
Wisconsin are expected TO do II, and
the line between Michigan and Wis.
consin in Gogebic, Iron Dickinson and
Menominee counties Is TO be care
fully watched. Local option cam
paigns are to be staged in some of
the border counties In Wisconsin,
but there Is little indication that they
will be dried up.
That the problem OF enforcement
Of the Wiley and Damon bills Is a
much harder one north of the straits
than south OF IL was admitted by all
even in the legislative discussion last
winter. Many OF the points raised as
TO the practicability OF the two dry
laws had references solely to condi-
tions in the upper part of the state,
and all sorts of predictions as to how
the upper peninsula would take en-
forced prohibition, were made"
The diamond drill., 1918-04-20
pENToGA SCHOOL BURNED.

Prof. c. II. Bishop was called To
Pentoga last Wednesday by word
sent from there saying that the Mas
todon township school near Pentoga
had burned. Mr.. Bishop and Mr.. Ma
son went at once to the place and
made arrangements to continue the
school, and planned for the construc-
tion of a new building.
The school in question is one that
serves farming community in the
vicinity OF Pentoga. 1t was construct
ed several years ago from the old
school that stood near the Johnson
farm at Mastodon. IL served the pur-
pose OF "A school for this section ad-
mirably and its burning will be dis
tinct loss.
The cause OF the fire was forest
fire that started several miles away
and burned its pathway along until
IL reached the school house which
was dry as tinder and burned quickly.
The school was well equipped all Of
which was loss.
A new school house will erected. so
that school can be carried on there
as usual next year. In the meantime
room has been secured where the
balance OF this year will be taught
out.
1T PAYS TO ADVERTISE.
The diamond drill., 1918-04-20
TOBIN is 100 PER CENT.

The Tobin mine OF the Mckinney
Steel Co. made an excellent showing
Alvin Richards who has local charge
of the property went into the Liberty
Bond canvass determinedly and was
ably assisted by his helpers in the
Office. They report that every man IN
the mine subscribed 10 at least $4,000
OF the loan, the total showing that so
men had subscribed for $4,000 worth
of bonds.
The Tobin made about the best
showing Of any mine In the county.
The Mckinney Steel company allot-
ted TO its Tobin mine $4,000 OF its
own purchase so that the total sub
iscription from that property Is $l5.-
900
The diamond drill., 1918-04-20

The board of education OF Masto-
don township have several vacancies
in the teaching force to fiji for next
year. Positions are more plentiful
than teachers these DAYS and it keeps
Supt. Bishop busy filling up vacan-
cies in his corps. Tie Dunn school
had four different teachers during the
present school year. and the South Al
pha school had three different teach
ers. The year isn't over yet,
The diamond drill., 1918-04-20

The Balkan mine has started to
ship ore to the Escanaba docks II Is
the first OF the Crystal Falls district
mines 20 send out ore over the North
Western and expects to make big
output this year. Cars were set in
last Sunday.
The diamond drill., 1918-04-20

Owners OF dogs residing in the viii
'lage OF Alpha are hereby notified that
the yearly license upon such dogs
must be paid on or before the first day
OF May. Any dog found running at
large on the village streets after that
date will be impounded.
l.. V. JOHNSON, Village Clerk.
The diamond drill., 1918-04-20

Owing to the absence OF Mr.. Perk-
ins the play which was to have been
put on at Florence last week was
postponed, and now the grip has so
many OF the actors in its grip that
the exact date can't be announced
The diamond drill., 1918-04-20

Alpha has suffered very much this
week from the fact that DR.. Edwards
has been sick in bed all week. He has
been so solicitous about the welfare
OF others that he has overlooked his
own condition, but at last had to sur
render and stay in bed. During his
illness his practice was looked after
by DR.. Darling OF Crystal Falls.
The diamond drill., 1918-04-20

The public meeting arranged for
last Sunday afternoon was not as well
attended as was expected, but there
was fair sized crowd out to listen
to a patriotic talk by Prof. Bishop
followed by some very fine music by
the Alpha band The purpose of the
meeting was TO stir up some enthus-
iasm in Liberty bond buying by AL
pha.
The diamond drill., 1918-04-20

Miss Bertha Erickson entertained
the teachers club last Thursday even
ing at the home OF Mrs. Thos. Harvey
Supt. W. j. Perkins returned from
his business visit at Minneapolis and
Chicago last Sunday
The diamond drill., 1918-04-20

Roy G. Whitehead and Harry Ander-
son attended the Masonic council
meeting at Crystal Falls last Thurs
day evening 10 meet the visiting
grand officers.
The diamond drill., 1918-04-20

HOTEL FOR SALE OR RENT The
Alpha hotel Is for sale or rent. fully
furnished. Security must be furnish
ed for payment of rent. Inquire at
the hotel
The diamond drill., 1918-04-20

FOR SALE-Driving horse, buggy,
single wagon, single sleigh cutter.
robes, harness, etc. Inquire OF Oluf
Nelson, city, or call up Alpha Lumber
Company Apr6-tf
The diamond drill., 1918-04-20

The Judson Mining Co Is getting
its shovel ready for work. The North
Western switch crew pulled it to the
Dunn mine and turned ii around on
Thursday.
The diamond drill., 1918-04-20

f. f. olin has an ad in this issue
that offers some exceptional bargains
to Alpha people.
The diamond drill., 1918-04-20

The Balkan started shipping Mon
day and are sending about 1000 tons
per day to the docks,
The diamond drill., 1918-04-20

Paul Anderson has the contract TO
build what new buildings are needed
by Winston Bros.
The diamond drill., 1918-04-20

Word from Florence way says that
the Taft school which serves one Of
the farming settlements in that coun-
ty burned TO the ground during the
week The origin of the fire was a
forest fire
The diamond drill., 1918-04-20

Mr.. Henry Heine, brother OF Mrs.
Hugh CASTOR OF this village. was in
Alpha several days this week visiting.
Mr.. Heine Ii mining man and comes
originally from Kentucky.
The diamond drill., 1918-04-20

Mrs. Paul Gilman was a visitor at
Florence last Thursday.
The diamond drill., 1918-04-20

Mrs. Dodero went To Florence last
Thursday 10 visit with relatives.
The diamond drill., 1918-04-20

Paul Anderson Of this village pur-
chased a new Buick car from the
Webb Garage last Tuesday and will
drive the car from Flint, where il IS
manufactured TO Alpha. Mr.. Ander-
son will take his time and visit along
the route. The scarcity OF cars neces-
states the driving OF cars from the
place of manufacture these days, IL
one wants a new car.
The diamond drill., 1918-04-20

Jim Mathews is confined to his home
with the grip this week.
The diamond drill., 1918-04-20
ALPHA LOCALS.

The first meeting of the new town
ship board will be held early in May.
The diamond drill., 1918-04-20

SfTs = .rGR REPRESLn.eo ,oE foAeIcn
ADyER Using BY TIE
The diamond drill., 1918-04-20


Mr. Neigleberg, engineer at the
Judson, made business trip TO Chi
cago during the week.
The diamond drill., 1918-04-20

Prof and Mrs George f. Bishop
visited at Crystal Falls last Sunday.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-01-12
sERYIeE MEN SOD 1 Bad SOM.

That old saying, Give dog bad
name and you might as we'll hang
him., IS forcefHlly applicable in the
present istance Of the bad name hav-
Ing been given our service men Of
the army and navy By that distin-
guished churchman, who said they
we're addicted to drunkenness. and
physically unfit because Of drink and
disease
This allegation has proved to be
untrue The dear divine, like the
proverbiaI gun, went of half-cocked
His statement has been denied By
General Pershing and Admiral Sims.
for the army and navy respectively.
and by a score Of others who know
whereof they speak.
The service men are not bad
sort One or two Of them may be
guilty at times OF indiscretion. but
this does not make all bad, any more
than ii makes a religious body or sect
al vile sinners because there is a
Judas in the twelve disciples.
Tie service men Of today are far
better class, mentally physically,
morally and socially, than at any
previous time in the worlds history.
They are not a bad sort. as repre-
T scented by the Reverend gentleman
who has set the world on fire with his
accusation that the army and navy
men in service ~over there are full
Of drunkenness and disease. or words
TO that effect
Some one has suggested that he
apologize. But what good win that
do. Thousands, yea, millions. Of peo-
pie have seen the statement bds
would never see the apology.
The unfortunate incident should
teach a lesson not to attack body
Of men and assail their moral char
acter unless you are quite sure you're
right Watch your step As Ben
Franklin said BE sure you're right,
then go ahead"
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-01-12
NOTICE 10 cREDITORs.

Notice Is hereby given, that the sub
serfaer Of Anne Arundel county has oo-
Nrrndei county ia Maryland, letters tes-
taneofary on the personal estate e
GEORGE JACoB1
late II Anne Arundel county, deceased,
an persons having claims against the 0e-
eeSssd are hereby warmed 20 exhibit the
se-re VITA tie vouchers thereof, 70 the
subscriber on Or before the
s0th DAY or JUNE, Iaas.
frhew max otherwise, b. law, be excluded
from an benefit Of said estate. All per-
sens Indebted 10 said estate are re9eesssa
TO uzake immediate payment
Given under my haRd this AAta cay 81
December, 1917. -.~oer
NstHlsC. e. q g.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-01-12
N0TICE no CREDITORS

Notice Il hereby given. that the sub
sclineT has obtalnce -fom tue ~ elA-.s
lsna. letters teStani eDtary on the per-
soaaI estate of
GEORGE HELLER
iatA Of Anne Arpnda county, Deceased
All persons baylng claims aSaaAst see -
same. VITA the vouchers there2E % the
subscriber, on or before the
5aa DAY or July. 1915.
,frsr NAV otherwise. BIZ law. be excluded
frsns go benefit 81 SAID estate, alt persons
Indebted TO said estate arc requested 20
make immediate Payment.
Given nader my baad THIS 9th day q
DOROTHY HELLER.
Exeeutrix.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-01-12
NOTlCE 10 CRRpITORs.

Notice is hereby given That tho sub
scriber has obtained from the Orphans
Court Of Anne Arundel County, IN Mary.
land Letters Parliamentary on The personal
estate Of
CATHERINE MATTHEWS,
late Of Anne Arundel County. deceased.
All persons having claims against the de-
ceased are hereby warned TO exhibit the
same, with the vouchers thereof. to the
subscriber, on or before the
srd DAY or JUNE. 1913.
They may otherwise, by law, be excluded
from all benefit Of said estate. All per.
sons indebted to said estate are requested
to make immediate payment.
Given under MY hand tnie 9th day 04
November, 1917.
wINsON q. e0TT,
nES-ta Executor.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-01-12
qnE CANDIDATE IS muMAN.

Wonder If IL ever occurs to anybody
in these parts that the candidate for
tie Naval Academy is really human,
some folk may think this specimen Of
young men who come here tri-ennial-
~ from tie Great Lakes to the Gulf
81 Mexico. and from Maine to Cali
fornia. who halls from all parts Of the
compass. and drops down from Skee-
dunk aud Kalamazoo or Oshkosh, or
Santa Re, is almost human, but not
quite
lie really is human, however even
If he isn't treated so. and no proyi-
sion Is made for him when he gets
sick Candidates for the Naval Acad-
envy come under the law Of other hui
name. and are subject 10 all ills that
flesh Is heir to, such as measles and
humps. tonsilitis and lsryngilis.
coughs. colds and pneumonia, and
they have even been known to have
appendicitis and to be Obliged to have
their appendix eliminated from their
anatomy.
But nothing can be worse than for
candidate TO have measles or
mumps or both Ut the same time and
in the same place, especially If that
same place is the place where Mid
shipmen are wont to visit and debar-
red therefrom by quarantine because
Of measles or humps Horrorsl To
think candidate is human enough "
have either humps or measles.
But they do have them and what be-
comes OF tho candidate 10, the Poor
Indian isn't in 1t with the poor candi-
date The hospital refuses to take
him in, not because he is he, but be-
cause he has a contagious disease, and
the local hospital has no isolated
ward, and cannot admit contagion,
Baltimore hospitals. ditto Ditto Wash
mgton hospitals. What is there to do
when my-lady Of the boarding house
finds her candidates in the dumps,
beg pardon, humps.
She Is equal to the emergency II his
home is in waukeegan, and she ships
him home. but il he happens TO live
IN California gracious, goodness, he
can't attempt to make the trip home
carrying humps or measles so far
There's the rub There's the dilemma,
ana what are we going to do with can
didates who come to Annapolis and
who persist in having mumps or
measles, or both. before they are
Midshipmen What?
II is a grave and serious matter,
this question of candidates. Laying
all Joking aside Nothing is provided
for them, they are practically set
adrift in the world, and that world
Annapolis, while they are preparing
here for the Naval Academy Can
dldates are switched off, side-tracked,
with nothing and nobody to look after
their welfare. What we need here is
d cantoment for candidates, including
a Y. NJ. c. A.. a gymnasium and all
that goes with 1t, not TO mention a
hospital with an isolated ward for
measles and humps. For, after all,
the candidate is really human, in
Decd he IS!