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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-10-10

Mr. G.. R. Carter, the new station
agent, was called to Great Falls, Fri
day by the death Of his si%ster-in-law
and the serious illness of his brother.
Mr.. Gordon Cameron of Willow City
is acting as relief man during Carriers
absence.
Miss Selma Dahl went to Willow
City Saturday to spend the day with
home folks, returning Sunday after
noon by auto.
S. M. Nichol of Souris was a caller
here Monday.
Ed Wall has been spending several
days on his farm on the prairie TAX
ing care of his hay crop.
Olaf Rosberg returned from Landa
Monday, having spent the past three
weeks threshing near there.
Sever Qualheim of Newburg was a
caller in town Monday.
Miss Judith Gustafson spent the
past week assisting at the Arveson
home.
Read the Farmers Coop. Store ad
in this issue.
Mrs. Carl Crogen will sell her per-
sonal property at public auction next
Tuesday. A bill advertising same
will appear in this issue. Mrs. Kro-
gen and family will spend the winter
in the mountains near the home of her
parents.
Selmer Sivertson of the mountains,
candidate for County Commissioner,
was a caller here Monday.
Word has been received from Ben
&c. Wall at Camp Upton, New York
stating that he and Arthur Gorder,
who is also entrained there, have met
again, having been separated since
they left the training school at Far
go.
1t has been reported that Oscar Bak-
kom has been i'll with the Spanish In
fluenza the past week.
Miss Anna Jacobsen has moved to
the Ole Hegg house recently vacated
by Dan Lundgren and family. Miss
Jacobson is welcome to our little city.
The board of education Of the Car
bury schools met in regular session
Tuesday evening.
C. G. Forsberg left Monday norm
ing with a carload Of stock for st.
Paul which is being shipped thru the
live stock association. It pays to ship
your stock thru this association. Last
week Sever Haugen received as high
as IA cents per pound for a good
young c~ritter, netting him about $3.50.
The Wall-Wall threshing rig has
moved to the Carl Crogen farm and
after completing the flax threshing
will pull the rig in.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-10-10

The school children are delighted to
have her back with them. Mrs. Fol-
lis taught two terms previous to this
one.
Miss Louise Boyer is serving her
country in the capacity Of keeping
house for Mrs. Follis, therby enabling
the latter to teach, SO that some 9th
er teacher may be free to answer the
call for help to nurse our sick and
wounded boys. Are there not some
other girls in our township who might
show their patriotism and enlist?
The Red Cross sale at Mr.. Beevers'
Butcher Shop Melted $500. The
children Of School No. 2 are a credit
to Uncle Sam for the work they have
done during their vacation and the
way they hustled to get buyers for
their produce. The Seniors might take
a lesson from the Juniors. There are
only IA members Of them, with the
exception Of but one member all took
part in the sale. We hope the Sem
Tors will get busy next time.
The Red Cross workers wish to
thank all those who purchased from
them at their sale in Beevers Butcher
Shop, also MI. R.. B. Smith and Mr..
Chas. Beevers in helping to make it a
success.
A JOY ride nearly terminated in a
calamity last Sunday evening. Some
thought Charlie was killed, others
thought Jake was lost, but after a
number of searching parties had turn
ed out Of their warm beds, they found
out it was only a dream, by the re-
turn Of the Joy riders. Better be care
full in the future or it might become a
real tragedy.
A reception was held in u hall on
Tuesday evening in honor Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Miller, who leave for their new
home in Minnesota next Monday.
About seventy five Of their friends
were present. After a few hours en-
joyment in their company refresh
ments were served and Mr.. and Mrs.
Miller were presented with a silver
tea service, in token Of the high es-
TEEN they r held by their friends in
this community.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-10-10
THE CHILDREN OF AMERICA
AND THE LIBERTY LOAN.

Back of the trenches of France run
our rear-line trenches of America. In
them every one of US is a soldier on
duty. The Liberty Loan is q service
in which every man, woman and child
may take part. Children may carry
the creed of patriotism into their own
homes. Because Of this influence a
child may help sell Liberty bonds. l
hereby appoint every child Of school
age in the United States a soldier Of
the Liberty Loan.-W. G.. McAdoo.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-10-10
AUSTRALIA Land
BANKS SUCCESS
Government Givesfarmers and
Workers Long Time Loans
at Low Interest.

xoes thsa 20 years ago tle 49,
st1alian Labor party enacted lagi1ae-
uon empowering the government 70
make long ume loans at q low 1oee
ioz interest 10 farmers and woskecA
TIM policy has worked q well that
the govsrnment banks now do the
part Of the business and inter.
ct rates have been greatly reduced
South Australia established q staho
|Sovesnment land bank In 1895. Funds
tor this hank + raised By issuing
mortgage bonds on land at from on to
k par cent interest The mon1y %
detained II loaned DO farmers and ity
Xel1a1a It ~ per cent interest on IN
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-10-10
Mrs. G. M. Lohr visited at the o.
Bergstrom home Sunday p. m.

Threshing is about half over in this
vicinity and the yield is far from sat
isfactory.
Mrs. VIM. Nelson is enjoying a Wis
it from her sister, Mrs. Augusta Berg
loft and son Henry, Of Miles City,
Montana.
Mrs. O. H. Olson received word ON
Friday that her brother, VIM. Wal
berg, who served with q Canadian
regiment, had been killed in action on
Sept. 8. MI. and Mrs. Olson and
children left on Thursday for Saskat-
to bid farewell to another broth
er who leaves this week for the seat
of al It is such occurrences as
this that bring the great struggle to
our doors.
The Gustav Pierson family visited
at the VIM. Nelson home Saturday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Moody and Mrs.
Mcintyre called on Mrs. Fred Moody
Monday.
Mrs. Pittman, wife Of the editor Of
the Renville Nonpartisan, Of Mohall,
and children r spending q week with
Mrs. Glenn Smith, while Mr.. Smith is
threshing.
Prof. Albert Holmquist, formerly
principal Of the Mohall high school and
later teacher Of biology at st. Olaf's
College, is here on q furlough looking
after his farming interests in Hoffman
township and assisting his brothers
VIM. and Olaf Holmquist with thresh-
ing. MI. Holmquist enlisted in the
Medical Corps and is stationed at
Camp Oglethorpe, Ga.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-10-10
N AND

The Misses Vera Kinley and Nellie
Hjelmeland, who are working in cook
cars, will enter the Landa high school
after threshing.
The Misses Gustava and Alvina Bor-
gen and the Messrs. Melvin and Emil
Bergen attended the dance at Russell
Saturday evening. They report q
good time.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. Christianson Of
Grand Forks were entertained at a
six o'clock supper at the P. Boreson
home Saturday.
Miss Clara Albertson called on Miss
Viola Kinley Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Martinson are
the parents of a baby boy, born Sat-
urday, Oct. 9Th.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. o. Thorstenson
spent Sunday at the Martin Hegg
home.
The Misses Gladys Scheflo, Hendra
Klabo, Stella Thorstenson and Marie
Brenden, who are attending the Landa
high school spent Saturday and Sun
day under the parental roof.
Mrs. Utgard and children spent the
latter part of the week at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Arne Klabo near
Newburg. !.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. Christianson Of
Grand Forks have been visiting at the
home of N. Christensen for a few
days the preceding week. They left
Sunday by car for Minot, where they
will visit for a few days with their
son.
Mrs. Robert Hunskor returned last
week from Osnabrock, where Mr..
Hunskor is threshing. s
John Elton and family Of Souris
were Landa visitors Saturday evening.
Miss Vera Kinley returned Monday
evening from Osnabrock where she as
sisted Mrs. Jonas johnson in q cook
car.
The Landa school building sports a
new flag. ,Hurrah for Old Glory.
Andrew Helgerson, having bought
the E. A. Foss residence, is now well
installed in his new home.
A jolly bunch Of potato pickers
cleared the potato patch OF 2. b.
P~eterson's. But, oh the result.
Rev. likeness Of Overly conducted
services in the Norwegian Lutheran
church Sunday. Services will be held
again the first Sunday in November
by Rev. S. e. S. Meisel.
Rev. B. Oakland conducted services
- +ho N~orvUeoian M. 10. church Sum
day afternoon.
Haldor Thompson, the well known
Landa livery man, enjoyed q four
days. furlough from Fargo, where ne
is in the service Of Uncle Sam. MI.
Thompson is the type Of man tina
Uncle Sam wants in his service.
Word has been received from Ru-
dolph Scheflo, who is in military ser
vice somewhere in France saying ne
is we'll and in good spirits.
sigfred Utgaard visited with ms
parents over Sunday.
Miss Gladys Scheflo is attending the
Landa high school.
Alfred Kloven visited relatives neal
Rev. B. oakland leaves for . call
in Wisconsin this coming SATURDAY
His many friends are sorry TO see nm
leave, but wish him the best q sue
cess in his new field.
MI. and Mrs. NJ. Moen Of Sourls
were entertained by Nh. and Mrs. Cor
der on Sunday.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-10-10
AMITY TOWNSHIP.

Threshing is completed here. Pota-
to, picking and gathering stock feed
for winter is now keeping the farm
ers busy.
Frank Boyer returned home with his
threshing outfit, having completed his
three weeks work threshing tor his
neighbors.
Our school was re-opened by Mrs.
& j. F6llis = Nsnday, aspt 10Th
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-10-10

l6morH5aHod plan whereby both inter.
~ a00 principal can be paid at .
rats q 0G8 per cent annually Tor ~
EyearA From 1896 until 1911 the South
Australian State bank had loaned
$a67aA62 to farmers and workers. and
showed q total profit Of E16,265 after
interest on bonds, salaries
and 0ees On bad securities.
/. etate nsns Savings eankA
In South Australia, 20 in I'll the
Australian states except Tasmania,
'tAs savings bank bustnsss Il . row.
.Unuoan1 monopoly. Interest az 81
pr ont y paid on deposits. South
Australia has q population Of &a1.lo4
end n 1e11 tAsre were 170.lt6 de-
positoRs 10 tn state savings banks
'TAs halancs In the government sav.
.inu banks altar dsduetins withdraw.
;als, - e3hb18,2o8
In 1910, under the Advances for
EHomas aa tho advantages Of tho
Estate bank were extsaded 10 working
men Who wanted to purchase property
and 3sCt homes. The. state bank ran
lend up to % per cent Of the valuation
!of the land and completed building,
although no one man can borrow more
than @2,400. The repayment Of the
loan Is provided for by either quarterly
or monthly instruments over Z period
Of from Z to R years. including inter.
est at ~ per cent.
Would Save People. Millions.
Passage Of the Constitutional
Amendments to be voted ON Nov. 8
will permit North Dakota to establish
rural credits banks similar to those
successfully conducted in Australia for
q years. This will permit long time
loans to farmers and city workrnen al
a low rate Of interest
At present there are mortgages ag-
gregating more than $500, 1000, 900 OUT
standing against North Dakota farm
lands. Most Of this money bears 8 per
cent interest. In other words, the
people Of North Dakota are paying
)o4,0OO.oo0 In interest charges. alone.
4 state bank could take up these pri-
|vate mortgages and lend money to
Farmers and workers at 4 per cent.
HI voold SAVE tAs wosksEa an0
farmers Of this state s12, 900 each
year.
This Is why the Big Business inter.
ssts and loan sharks are contribuuns
to the slush fund to defeat Qovsrnos
ITraEier. They know that the passage
Of the Constitutional Amsndmsnte and
the reelection of the Fraster admin
dstration will terminate thhr Uploite.
ton and reduce their profits. They
don't want to lose the unnecessary
112,000.00o interest charges which tho
producers ok North Dakota eontlbuto
every year to the big financial inter.
estA, TO say nothing Of the mils3ons d
dollars which they arp robbed Of b.
khs grain gamblers and tho 1einnGe
apelis milling combine.
Rural Credits 3uecoeA
RDeaA credit banks york SUCCESS.
fully = Australia and they win vurk
eQuoaay well In North nahoA TAsI
wRA make ths people iAdpG1aeat q
Biz Businsss and contribute . AslY
prosperity By eliminating. The unesoas.
sary toll wAich they new ar eonnr
pellsd 10 pay 70 pr4vatS moo<1pno2L
A vote for the oooj6o6apnal
Amendments and GovQpqp1 HsAaW
a1A hts associates WI ~ pat ~
plan IN apsss9eA.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-10-10
ISLANDERS, Walkers,
"6ets.lt'' for corns

World Has Never Known Its Equal.
What will get rid OF my corn7'
The answer. has been made by mil
that you can bank on. that's abso.
iutely certain, that makes any corn
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-10-10

CoEn-Pain q E.ssd-ths Corn / Deomsd1
on earth peel right of like a banana
Tight shoes and dancing even when
you have q corn need not disturb
you If you apply a few drops Of
~Gets-It" on the corn sor callus.
You want a corn.peeler, not q corn
corns-you peel them right OF with
your. fingers by using "Gets-It."
Cutting makes corns grow and
bleed. Why use irritating salves
or make a bundle Of your toe with
tape or bandages? Why putter and
your corn-pain is over. the corn
10 q "goner'' sure o. the sun rises.
"Gets-It." the guaranteed, money.
back corn-remover. the only sure
way. costs but q trifle at any drug store.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-07-25
VALLEY CITY'S
FINE BAKERY

This idea of waiting until fellow
is dead before you hand him bouquet
is rather behind the times, so we are
going to jump ahead little and give
one to one Of our business men while
he is alive to enjoy it-if he will en-
joy it. 1t is of Joe Iverson, proprie-
tor of the City Bakery, that we want
to say good word for today. Per-
haps our people do not fully realize
what a splendid bakery they have in
the city, so we want to wake them up
to the fact that we have just such an
institution. Mr.. Iverson has one of
the best equipped bakeries in the
state, and it is also neat and sani-
tary bakery, and he uses all the best
materials and workmen he can get to
give the people the fine service he is
giving. Just to show you what this
institution is doing last Saturday Mr..
Iverson thought he would like to get
away from the shop for a few hours
and attend the state fair at Fargo.
The night before, in order to do this,
he and twelve others turned out 5000
loaves of bread and thought that they
had the trade we'll supplied for that
day, but by noon every loaf was gone
and there was cry for more bread.
In addition to this bread all kinds of
cakes, cookies, etc., are baked daily,
showing that a large business is be-
ing done by our city bakery. We are
glad to see Mr.. Iverson making
success of his business and we are
pleased to let the people know that
we have a bakery that is credit to
the city.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-07-25
PASTOR W. LYON
PROBABLY DELAYED

Genuine difficulty is being met with
by any one seeking a trip to Europe
unless he is connected with the
army. The government requires ev-
cry one not in the army to have a
passport. That under ordinary con-
ditions is not an impossible barrier.
But just now it seems to be. There
has been great call all over our
country for men to serve in the Y. M
c. A. work overseas. A splendid re-
sponse has come from every state in
the union. Hundreds of men fit for
this service have been passed by the
Central department at Chicago and
by the Bureau of Personnel at New
York-but they can't get their pass
ports. The governmental machinery
has broken down under the tremen-
dous strain put upon it. A case in
point is that of Rev. Edwin B. Dean
pastor Of the Congregational church
at North6eld, MINI. Mr. Dean was
ready to board the train at Mortified
for New York when a telegram was
handed him indefinitely postponing
the time of his departure. The facts
are that there are now 1900 men for
the Y. NJ. Ca. A. overseas service who
have been accepted but cannot get
their passports. How long this con-
gestion5 will continue it is hard to
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-07-25
STORY I! BUILDING.
4: 1 Neat STRUCTURE

That. VIM. Story knows what he is
about when he gets ready to go ahead
with a building is testified to in the
neat and tasty structure that is rap
idly nearing completion on Fourth
street and which is to be occupied up
stairs by the Offices of DR.. Pray and
DR.. w. N. Palmer, and in the base
ment by Oscar Dahl's tailor shop and
Louis Gillette's shoe hospital. This
building, in our judgment, at least,
is one of the neatest buildings that
has been erected in Valley City. The
general architecture of the building
if one of substantiability and neat
ness combined and is pleasing to look
at. Mr.. Story has certainly done his
part toward building up a solid and
substantial Valley City, in the build
ings he has erected in this city-the
Grand Theater building, the Penney
Store building and the one now being
built of which we have spoken above.
Architect Mcfarland certainly got out
a most pleasing plan when he drew
this one we are talking about.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-07-25
DRAFTED men
LEAVE FOR. CAMP

Eighty-one OF the ninety-five draf-
tees from Barnes county on this call
left on the Northern Pacific Tuesday
morning for Camp Custer, Mich, the
balance of the quota are outside the
state and will be sent from other
points to join the bunch at camp. The
Barnes county boys. were in charge
of Fred Fredrickson assisted by
Messrs. Young Anderson and Malm
The whistles Of the city blew the
awakening notes for a call for the
people to muster at the depot to bid
the boys goodbye about 5:45 in the
morning and large crowd soon gath
cred at the depot to speed the depart
ing boys. The Municipal band was
on the job with Director Hubbard in
charge and lvened up the occasion
with few tunes, and as the train
pulled out with it's load of stalwart
Barnes county boys a salvo of cheers
speed them on their way. War is just
what Sherman said it was, but this is
war that had to come and many sac
rifices will have to be made before it
is over.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-07-25
DRAFTED men BANQUETED
BY THE CHURCH SOCIETIES

Monday night at Congregational
church one of the finest gatherings
assembled in the Guild rooms Of this
edifce to do homage to those young
men who left this week to enter their
country's service, that has ever met
in Valley City. It was fine for the
simple reason that there was unity
and harmony in all the undertaking.
A banquet was given to these young
men and some of those who had work.
ed for the Red Cross and other de-
partments of war work by the ten
churches of the city who had ladies'
aids or organizations for doing work
of this character. Protestants and
Catholics worked together in a fine
spirit of brotherly love that was GER
tainly gratifying in the extreme. It
shows that after all the main thing
in this life is to do the most good that
can be done along the lines that each
individual chooses to do in his or her
own way and belief. The social affair
was under the auspices of the Civilian
Red Cross relief organization of
which Rev. w. C. Lyon is the head
and the ten churches of the city work
ed together to carry out the plans for
mulated and the ladies of these var
ious churches certainly made good in
every particular. The banquet serv-
ed was a substantial one and consist
ed of fried chicken, vegetables, rolls,
etc., and topped off with ice-cream and
cake and was appreciated by those
who were fortunate enough.to be pres
eat at this affair. The tables were
prettily decorated with bouquets of
sweet peas which added charm to
the occasion. Mr.. Lyon thanked the
ladies at the conclusion of the ban
quet for the splendid banquet given
to the boys when one of them respond
ed: "If this is a good one we will
give them a better one when they
come back?" That was fine. Mr..
Lyon then gave a talk on insurance
and other matters of a business ma
ture to the drafted men and. was
followed by DR.. E. A. Pray, who gave
them a splendid talk on hygeine and
diseases that made great impression
on the young men. It was practi-
cal, earnest plea from a physician to
the boys to "keep clean" by one who,
as a physician, knew just what temp
tations the boys would be up against.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-07-25
MAY PUT ON BIG DAY
AT CHAUTAUQUA

The management of the Valley City
Chautauqua contemplate putting on a
full musical program at the Chautau-
qua grounds on Sunday afternoon,
August 4th. Secretary Moe is hard at
work getting a line on his talent and
hopes to put on the finest, entertain
ment ever put on at this popular
place. Major Charles E. Hunt, who
recently returned from the front will
speak on conditions at the front as
he saw them. DR.. Hunt left our state
with the First North Dakota regiment
and was in charge of hospital right
at the front and undoubtedly will have
a very interesting experience to re-
late. We will get facts from one who
has been there and this should prove
very interesting to Barnes county peo-
pie having so many boys at the front.
Watch for further announcements Of
this Sunday afternoon attraction.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-07-25
EDGAR A, FISHER
DROWNED IN FRANCE

Valley City friends will regret to
hear that Edgar A. Fisher, son of C.
A. Fisher, Of Noltimier township, was
drowned in France between July first
and July eleven, according to a tele-
gram which was received here by the
Fisher family yesterday. The body
was recovered, the dispatch said, but
no further particulars in regard to
the drowning of this young man have
been received by the family. Edgar
A. Fisher was first lieutenant in the
regular army being attached to the
38th Infantry. He was young man
of fine qualities and had a lot of
friends in Valley City and Barnes
county who will regret that he has
paid the supreme sacrifice. What
ever way he met his death, whether
by accident or otherwise, this young
man has left his home to go to France
to fight for his country and he has de-
livered up that life on foreign ground
that others may live to enjoy the
blessings of liberty and freedom for
which the American troops and those
Of the allies are now fighting. Thous-
ands of young men Of the nation are
doing the same thing day after day.