The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-04-11
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he should further enlighten US on just what shall be the meas
ure of punishment for various degrees e3em Of h, treason so1,s and near
1--WE are in this war for the benefit Of the rotten rich" Our
t sGys damned ss ssIf fdo spp pirsfe ssy a a%5y t by H iSss g9f bonds 5as h s. .#h ef
help a government that don't help u? and some more Of the
low? Which particular post or pole would Mr.. Lampman con
sign him t%o?-rsouris Messenger.
Assuming that the Messengers inquiry is prompted by an
honest desire to obtain light we reply that if such language had
have been INDUCED in at any time prior to the entry Of this coun,
have promptly been accorded the same treatment that Mr.. In
gle claims rownley was in favor Of Of giving i to h his fs1low-farmsrs
individual who would be guilty of giving expression to such sill.
S y, n@t 19 t1y t Ee11tsGG for qt te z;mpi st t and S then Of t6e gsm eiy yaou ID
last an hundred lsshss On the bare r Rae1-wsli laid On: Who's
privilege Of playing Simon Lagree to his Uncle Tom.
two strong pages in the New Republic on on the subject ads Of aA Mgeaas
ing doeant Seems She fe say says fhm maa ny g0ed to TIMES ayest q f.m the Subject y {e a,od But
fo o IS She ) doesn't eem see that e si has . to be produced ran i from h1 paG land,
s aas! t3 sSs f Ssess Sspa ess t e Rr ii isna f hsa e iaad Of fh as Is can held b G ssxs d
i%b2 use es:,a a h heavy ay tax tax upon qass unused NJ d land and would force its use and
ton would stimulate manufacture generally. a tax such as re-
fs1' sdc to t Sssd mot s1 Sniy RisSo ssu fGo 5e d i go ssst produce Deies.s, tsys1 Sss
tried to do. If we untaxed the farmers, barns and houses and
So if we un tax Factories and i machines IN and tools too op we'd Increase saxs
the the a Supply %1s of Of % insra6ss IRE goods of a a1 hsazy tax up upon =. land a. he held
than Aa any other device yet, suggested, if indeed any other device
n, m;nI The chances nance s for the e. ff amer, non Ps9q as e hs league carrying ssssa,s
there have taken to arresting. the heads Of lssorsanization every
few days on charges Of unpatriotic conduct The nonpartisan league
The grain buyers and mllers used their right to grade to pay it
feed prices for wheat used to make -four. In arresting the league
Germans who stop their home paper because Of its patriotic utter
ances.-The Comlnoner. s4 .s#.
Under the Food Administration Sc control III Of licensed mills and
distributors the Government will hereafteE take approximately
fail to deal squarely or exact e-xtortionate prices win be cut off
from further supplies Alta special meeting in Washington 500
to abolish s. absolutely 80 3 the use Of wheat prodaet6s 1Intl he nsxt har-
|teers and approximately 2yS40 paid officials.
A reputation does sure + stick. when phha the couran I'll ran that
celebrated cut illustrating the WORKINGS of q very important
d %odsIn st fam i ln ;s e psnds the a%d s gag g .,h it got t. some amsrs Of ut the
while on it's face-Deacon Falky.
The Courant reluctantly admits the alleged deflement, tho
rot by the "spreader' referred to by the Deacon, but rather by
er's' excellent prototype-the late News, of unsavory memory.
The long anticipated change in the ownership of the Botti-
neau News was consumated last week, the paper appearing as the
Farmers Advocate" with Matt johnson as it's editor and man
Of the Teigen factions o Of B Rt ma ! county farmers e s"s so we wee are
given to understand. The first number promises well, and so long
that it will not be such a salient misnoner as was the semimori-
bund sheet which it succeeds.
The Bottineau News has passed from the control of Edi-
tor Falkenstein, who has nu1sed it from childhood, and Matt
johnson is now at the helm. The new owners Of the paper are
interested a es IN seeing the farmers movement crushed; An ADLER
man than Matt johnson could not be found to do the writing,
but it is a shame that such a good mind should be used for
such a purpose-Devis Lake Journal
"Tis true, tits pity and pity It's 'tis, true"
What with the Devils Lake World on the East and the Minot
Messenger on the West, to say nothing of the shoal of small fry,
"me-too' papers interspersed in between, all of whom are engaged
i'll furnishing no end of gratuitous, unasked-for advice to the farm
ers Of this section, it would appear as tho it was the farmers
famous by Townley, for their own protection against these pesti-
ferrous soi-disant advisers.
At the same time a man who pays sixteen dollars for his