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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-06-06

The George Hammer family have
this week moved into the rooms over
the Weaver Furniture store.
Don't forget the Nonpartisan picnic
in Bottineau Saturday. The program
will be held at the fair grounds.
William Mcmillan underwent an
operation for appendicitis Tuesday
an from last reports is improving.
A program and ice cream social will.
be given in the Amity town hall on
June 14th for the benefit of the Red
Cross.
Mrs. Chas. Pease Of Maxbass under
went an operation at the hospital on
Saturday. She is progressing very
nicely.
Mrs. DIR. Falls and daughter Jes-
sic of Omemee visited with Mrs. Z.
C. Holz Tuesday and Wednesday Of
this week.
II. Crowder left for Rockford Bay,
Idaho, Tuesday, where he will visit
for about six weeks at the home OF
his daughter. j
! Mrs. E. Erlandson and children left
on Saturday for a p~rotracted visit
with relatives and other friends at
Baker, Minnesota.
Dan White received q card from his
son Melvin last Tuesday which con-
veyed the bare information of his safe
arrival in France.
Miss Nellie Ohmart arrived in Bot
tineau Monday to spend the summer
with her uncle and aunt, Mr.. and
| Mrs. Jacob Ohmart.
D. M. Holmes, special agent for the
Hartford Fire Insurance company, was
a business visitor in Bottineau be-
tween trains Tuesday.
Rev. and Mrs. J. Lunde. are this
week packing up their household goods
for shipment to Van Hook, where Rev.
Lunde has accepted a call.
Miss Irene Stewart closed a sue
cessful term of school at Gardena last
week and has returned to Bottineau to
spend her summer vacation.
A card received by The Courant
from Herman Tbuve, who left here
recently to join Uncle Sans forces,
locates him at Camp Lewis.
II. b. Hovda, the only Neurology
cal specialist in the state OF North
Dakota will be at the Stone Hotel,
Bottineau on Saturday, June 18th.
Brief eye examination free. Satisfac-
ton absolutely guaranteed. St.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-06-06

Miss leila Slower is i'll at her home
in this city and it is probable that
she Will not be able to return to Car
bury to finish her school duties.
Albert Renswold of Lyons, Ne
braska, arrived last evening via
Ford, and will visit with his sister,
Mrs. Lars Sivertson< of Homen town
ship. Mr.. Renswold will spend about
a week here and then Ford to Mime
apolis, Chicago, Washington and on
down to Florida where he will spend
the winter.
Mr.. Frank E. Coulter of Portland,
Oregon, who will speak here on Sat-
urday has been holding very success
full meetings I'VE the county the past
week. He is a very forceful, logical
and entertaining speaker and has a
message to deliver to all. Be sure
and hear him on Saturday, June 8 at
the fair grounds.
The Board of Education of the Bot
tineau schools has just received the
acceptance of w. G. Day Of Joliet,
Mont, for the SUPPLEMENTARY here.
Mr.. Day comes very highly recon-
mended not only by his local board
but by our North Dakota high school
inspector. He is IS years old and is
married. The high school teachers
have not as yet been hired.
Attention is called to the fact that
the holding Of any wheat after June
LIST without a definite permit from
the county Food Administrator is in
violation of the Food Administration
requirements and is subject to severe
penalty. Information to such viola
tons is desired.-Fred w. Smith,
Federal Food Administrator Bottineau
county. ...t ..--.
AS The Courant goes to press the
city is rapidly filling up with the
brothers of the mystic tie" who are
assembling at the local lodge rooms.
There is supposed to be a program in
connection with the event, but other
than the fact that the local Red Cross
ladies are to serve a banquet this eve
ming in the old Mcintosh store build
ing, no n appears to know what it
consists of.
The Manahan brothers Of Bantry,
Guy Livingstone of Glenburn and
Herman Podall of Upham were visi-
tors of The Courant Sunday. They
are a quartet Of the livliest leaguers
in the state, MI. Podall being the
first man to give MI. Townley $4,000
to help start the Nonpartisan League
three years ago. They informed US
that they had purchased the Towner
Tribune from Dave Carlson, formerly
Of this city the day previous and in
tended to call it The Mouse River
Farmers Press. Here's hoping them
success.
Hon. H. A.. Bronson Of Grand Forks,
candidate for the Supreme Court spoke
here last Friday evening to a small
but very appreciative audience. Mr..
Bronson does not attack any ones
loyalty but showed what North Dako.
ia as q state had done along patriotic
lines putting it ahead of any state in
the union also told the audience Of the
high loyalty of service that has been
performed by the present state admin.
istration and he gave the Grand Forks
Herald and Fargo Forum a very des-
CRYING rebuke for their untruthful at
titude toward every thing that has
been done by the present administra-
ton.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-06-06

Mrs. H. Dagner Tuesday evening.
Sam Anderson, Kimball Knoke, An
drew Anderson and L. Fl. Tuttle were
at Mouse river Monday looking after
timber interests.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-27
TWO PROMOTERS
JAILED BY j. S,
OFFICIALS here
CONTINUED From Page ~

the case caused the auAt Of the men
late Saturday night as they were pre-
paring 10 leave town. He swore 70 IN.
formation charging them with using the
United States mail service TO deiraud,
Information made public by Colonel
Johnson this morning was that the
Great Western Guarantee and Invest
ment company was organized about
five months ago with offices in rooms
sl8-l9-N Culbcrtson building and that
this company was a fiscal agent for
the Quick Action Oil company the
Oily Derrick Oh company. the War
BABY OIL company. capitalized AT $50
900 each. ard the teachers and Stu
dents Oil company and the Great Finds
Oil and Refining company, capitalized
at $4,000 each
Guarantee Resales.
All the stock Of the first three named
companies and most Of the stock Of the
last two named companies sold at par
under a guarantee by the Great West
ern Investment company that after June
| for the first three and August ! ior
the last two named companies, all
stock subscribers desired to resell
would be sold at twice the amount the
subscriber paid for it, THIS feature was
highly advertised IN pamphlets and
sent to various postoiices throughout
the state
The companies, Colonel Johnson said
drilled a few wells in the shallow
fields near Chelsea. A limited prodp-
ton was obtained. but the production
was Represented as a hundred times
greater than what It really amounted 10
Gave Stock for Notes.
OF the $4,000 capital stock sold Of
the first three companies Green and
his son held $4,000 IN each company
~ promotion stock. while stockholders
paid on only 5000 with which to opc-
rate The promoters and their asso-
oatcs received the balance OF the stock
Of the companies, less the cost Of sell
ing il and converted II to the Great
Western Investment company and then
paving dividends 10 themselves, accord
ing to Colonel Johnson
Colonel Johnson said that on Satur-
day afternoon more than fifty OF the
field agents of the companies gathered
here to attend a sort OF farewell
banquet TO Green and his son Fol.
lowing the banquet held in the Skirvir
hotel Green presented to each OF the
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-27

subscribers TO the stock of the COM
panies might have, a percent dividend
was mailed them on May II with
letter stating that production was in
creasing and not to be uneasy over
their investment This small dividend
it is said was provided by the Greens
from funds derived for the operations
of their plans, as there was no surplus
fund IN any of the companies to de
clare dividends from
In the letter in which the dividend
was mailed, the Greens announced
their intention Of taking a vacation.
I'VE have worked hard" the letter
stated. and have earned our vacation.
We are going TO take a rest" Nu-
merou, agents said goodby to Green
and his son Saturday afternoon at the
banquet They were to leave Saturday
night but were arrested before getting
ont of town
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-27

agents his quota Of all the capital
stock OF the Great Western Guarantee
and Investment company taking in eN-
change their individual notes. made
payable to the company with the under
standing that being the sole stockhod-
ers, they could do as they pleased about
paying the notes Thus the reSponSibll-
ity of assuming charge OF the affairs OF
the company was shifted to the agents
as the time approached when guaran-
tccd stock sold by them must he resod
at twice the amount OF its original price.
To eliminate any suspicious feeling,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-27
REVISION OF SCHOOL
STUDIES IS DISCUSSED

K. n. Wilson, state superintendent Of
instruction, is at Norman today at
tending meeting on the revision Of
the courses OF study In the high
school, and state institutions for next
year. According to an announcement
from Norman two important question,
are up for discussion TIE first is a
plan 10 he worked out to establish deti.
mite changes in the course Of study 10
he put into effect and the other is to
work ou, the features Of plan for a
revised course Of study to he submit
ted when the state conference Of high
school principals and other educators
meets next spring
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-27
BROOKS WILL ADDRESS
LIONS CLUB TOMORROW

An extra large attendance of mem
bers Of the Lions club is expected to-
morrow noon. owing to the fact that
DR.. Stratton d. Brooks, president Of
the state university and former state
food administrator, has been secured
as speaker. Doctor Brooks is an hon
orary member of the Lions club and
is we'll known to most OF its members.
The Lions club is the first city or
ganizrtion to ask for a special table al
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-27
Germans Terrify
Southern Slavs
With Airplanes
Ry The As.ociated Press

MOSCOW, Tuesday, May 2l.-Ap-
parent, for the purpose OF terrifying
the city, German arships have aRcared
over NoyorosSysk and German subma-
rines have entered the harbor. The
trans Caucasian government has re-
fused TO cede the city to Turkey in ac-
cordance with new demands made by
Turkey in the peace conference at Ba-
toum, which is now dead locked
Noyorossysk is 800 miles northwest OF
Batoum and t..eSe two cities are the
mos; important ports on the Black sea
coast OF the Caucasus. Noyorossysk is
the capital OF the Black sea province
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-27

and has a population of about 1900,
Part of the Russian Black sea fleet was
reported to have taken refuge there
after the Germans captured Sebastopol
-Wbs-
Germany has limited the amount that
prisoners may spend to SIS a week for
officers and $3.50 for privates.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-27

1t exciting and big fight, but We
after of the choicest leases the heart of the Youngs
town Pool Okmugee County The price had to pay
well imagine for leases command fabulous prices when they lie
like hwhee the wind showers oil lease from the
surrounding gushers We the winners of this valuable
lease only because had two complete strings of tools with
castings ready to drill mmediaeybecause the of the
lease fay refused to sell at price without retaining
quarter interest and exactng contract to drill forthwith
The cost of the lease used about all of ready cash.
compelled to sell portion of the shares of stock in this
company quickly provide the funds do the drilling
traCted
If you want get in where big gushers being brought
in at the rate of several a week-you must act now.
We selling portion of this stock par but will not
be par when drill breaks through into the gusher
best oil of America have been scrambng holdings
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-27

WASHINGTON, May 27.-Maj Gen.
Iconard Wood will not accompany his
division to France. He has been de
tachcd and will remain at Camp l'uns
ton and take another command in this
country later
Brig Gen Frank l. VIM second to
Gen. Wood IN command at Camp Fun'-
ton, probably will command the e)lh
division when it sail,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-27

the Chamber of Commerce, The table
was used first at noon today and will
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-27

Presag!ng the greatest oil pool In
length, breadth, depth and number Of
sands and productivity, in the history OF
the Md-Contlnent oil fields. the test OF
kimbley g. Cook In the northeast corner
Of the southeast OF the northwest OF Ia
1911 was showing for a 400 or 500 bar
rel well three foot In tho 200 foot sand
this forenoon.
The well II completed as Indicated
shows southerly and essterly erten.
sion OF the Youngstown pool two miles In
extent and with the oil and gas already
brought In north and west OF the okmul.
gee Producing q Refining leases in N
and S6-l4-li makes the total length OF
the pool already proven four miles -
Okmulgee Democrat
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-27

Okmulgee Producing and Refining com
pany sweeps back In to the limelght
again today with two big new wells I'm
their leases In the heart Of the Youugs-
town pool One OF the new wells is No
on the Gin lease number one and the
other is Huckaby No. 9. Both are typl-
cal Youngstown gushers.
The GIN well drilled IN Tuesday night
got the first pay at 2,24S and found 10
feet of II. From this 1t was producing
On barrels per hour II Is going In'o
the second and better pay today and Will
ho at least a 1000 barrel producer at
the start.
Huckaby was Just getting nicely In
to the pay this forenoon and Is estimated
at 1000 barrel well at least. These
TWO wells make total of seventeen
wells on the Huckaby. Foster and GIN
leases to date. Twelve others are
drilling -Okmulgee Democrat
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-27

he reserved for the Lions club each
week day except Tuesday.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-27

American army cooks in France re-
Gently baked a ton Of foot powder into
bread. mistaking it for flour.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-27
D. NJ Armstrong Dies.

NEW YORK, May H--David Matt
land Armstrong artist and man Of let
tcrs, died here last night Mr. Arm
strong was horn in Newburgh n, "
in 1870 He was the last American
consul general to the Papsl states and
the first consul general TO Italy.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-27
THINK OF 1T!

Such opportunity has been offered in the rich oil
pools of this Counyprobaby shall be again under any
You buy at par after next Saturday
this stock advances cents share.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-27
Twin D. P. R.
GUSHER At
Youngstown
NEW AUCKkBV AND GILL WELLS
HAoPPERs.
BIG CASSER COMPLETED

Kmbley and Cook and Metraer Wells
on West Are Que For Deeper DRILL
lna-Newman Has 22.Feet OF Pay In
24oO. Foot sand In Tiger.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-27
YOUNGSTOWN
Sand FOUND
FAR SOUTH
KlM5LEY COOK GET WELL IN
t2.t5.fi.
SENSATION OF FIELDS

Probable Find Of Wide streak Of Rlch
Pay Veins on West and South 10 In.
dIested sy Long Awaited rs,t-ssnd
10 2, ,35s Fsot
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-27

par value of capital stock We lease of 100
in 29611 in what known the Parafne Pool Southwest
of Mounds We onefourth interest in twenty thousand
of leases in Grady County, Oklahoma, with we'll
drilled down about 1900 feet and expect bring gsher
at about 2,400 to $500 feet within thirty days.
Our Youngstown lease threequarter interest in
being NV of Sc of 214the very heart of the gusher
rtory.
We strings of standard drilling tools and thousands
of feet Of cangnvoicng total of than 40 thousand
dollars worth of equipment and material The market value of
leases added to the value of materials will exceed the
total capitalization of this Company par valuebut when
that stock worth par do not do for ffecagan
when that stock will not remain but few
longer do not do for efecbut frankly the
Our lease in the Psraffne Pool29161is also in the
of rich producing wells and will be developed early date
complete contract Youngstown
lease The 20 thousand of leases Grady County
mendous gamble pure and simple and if should
with 20 thousand of leases profits would than
a thousand to
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-27

youngstown Field, but we
beat them to it in this case
because we have been op-
Grating in this county for
more than a year-familiar
with every oil sand in the
county-live within eight
miles of these gushers, and
know the land and lease
owners personally.
Being an older Company
in operation, our present
holdings invoice more than
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-27

Study the Map-Read the following newspaper re-
ports given below of developments in the Youngs-
town Pool Then if you ever in your life mean to in
vest in Oil Property, Do It Now!
When we get two thousand to three thousand barrel
gushers we would not look at your money-We Need
ItNow.
Use the Order Blank to the Right. Buy
as Many Shares as You Can for Big
Profits Are Bound to Come When We
Bring In Such Gushers as Others Are
Getting ALI Around Us.
DO 1T N O W!
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-05
Says Horses Hired for
Picnic We're Badly
USed-Wdrrdnts Issued

Warrants were issued out OF
county court yesterday afternoon
for the arrest of Charles Van
Hook. Virgil Ross, Joe Schmidt,
Ed Chance and Clyde Rogers,
charging them with cruelty to an
imals II is alleged that these
men, who hired five saddle horses
from the livery stable of j. w.
Hickok Sunday, returned them in
such condition that two OF the
horses dropped in the stable be-
fore the saddles could he removed.
The other three are said to be un-
fit for use and probably will not,
80 it is understood, be in condi-
ton to use for months.
The men, so Mr.. Hickok says,
hired the horses at 3 o'clock sun
day morning ostensibly to go TO
a picnic. and promised to return
them at o'clock in the afternoon.
when they came in 1t was
o'clock in the evening. and the
horses were completely run down.
II is stated
A. NJ. 'Welch, county humane
agent. says he will push the case
to the limit against the five men.
Assistant county attorney. A. r..
Montgomery, states that ne has
been instructed by Hickok to bring
suit for $500 damages against
them.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-05
Tulsa Has Chance to
Make Field Kitchen
OUen Parts for Army

Tulsa manufacturers are to have
an opportunity to bid on the man
ufaNure Of 1000 parts of rolling
Held kitchen ovens for army use,
according to telesraphic informa-
ton received yesterday by X. VI.
MCfarlin, chairman OF the eleN-
cnth district of the war industries
board. Bids Will be closed NOvem-
bcr 3. and AZ the specifications
and bIueprInts are too bulky to
permit OF sending to Tulsa, bid
ders are asked to 90 to Kansas
city to inspect Them. The wire
was sent by j. r. IiayDurn, man
ager Of the eleventh district
For some time past efforts nave
been made by members Of the To-
cal war industries board to secure
opportunities for Tulsa manufac-
turers to participate in some OF
the war work. with unrcmittinS
energy those in charge have
pounded the idea home and this
chance is believed by local manu-
featuring concerns to be well de-
served by the city.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-05
PREDICTS COMPLETE G. o. P.
VICTORY AT POLLS TODAY

Complete victory at the polls to-
day is predicted by A. A. Small.
chairman Of the republican county
central committee and campaign
manager FOR the county ticket Mr.
Small says that he finds the party
IN complete harmony and that he
feels confident that the entire county
ticket will he elected, and that Con-
gresham Chandler, will carry the
county
Mr.. Small says that no small part
Of the Success Of the republican
ticket Is due to the fact that all
parts of Tulsa county are repre-
scented In the personnel OF the nomi-
neea and that the men named are
" the highest character.
NO one has been able TO ques-
ton the character of any OF the
republican ticket: they are repre-
sentative men Of their community
and they are especially well quail
fled In every way to FIR the offices.
he said
Tho republican campaign has been
wagcd In every part Of the county
and plans are made TO bring the
voters to the realization Of the i'm
pOrtanCc Of the election to the COM
munity through every method pos
sihlc. In the absence OF "A speaking
program. candidates have visited as
many OF the voters as poss! bic have
posted their pictures around town
ana used the newspapers.
The campaign has been unusually
quiet, freV from disagreeable fca-
lures and, win or lose, the republi-
cans feel they have ably presented
their case.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-05
ADVISES PUBLIC TO
KEEP LIBERTY BONDS
COuntil ~ Defense Says Market
Price should Always bc Asked IN
Cnsr Of sale.

B"rauHc some people have been
selling Liberty bonds at low prices
and others have Offered their bonds
Tor trade or sale, the Tulsa county
council of dcfcnHo has issued the fol-
lowing statement AN "a warning to the
public that they should not sell their
bonds for less than their stable mar
kot value ana names the two stock
and brokerage houses In Tulsa
REPORTS having reached members
of the Tulsa county council Of ma
tional defense to the effect that pcO-
pie have been selling their Liberty
bonds In some instances at very low
prices aud our attention having
been directed by adyertiHem9pts ap-
pcarinR In local papers, of people
offering to buy or" trade Liberty
bonds. we think II proper to call the
attention nf the public to the fact
fact that there is n stable market for
these securities, and to warn the pub
lie that they should not sell their
bonds for less than this market.
The Liberty bonds In the hands Of
the public should bo held. wherever
possible. There Is no security In the
world quite ~ good az n bond OF the
United States. and unless an indi-
vidual is forced To do 80. he should
not part with his bonds. II the bonds
must be sold any banker In Tulsa
will advise the bondholder what the
market is in New york and will un-
dertak" To dispose Of the bonds at
the market price. less the actual ex-
pensc Of selling.
There Hre also two stock and bond
brokerage houses In Tulsa. namely.
Houston Fible & Co, and Strand
berg McGrcovy & co, VINO buy and
sell these bonds at approximately tho
market price offered In New York.
TULSA COUNTY COUNCIL OF
DEFENSE.
u. G. ROSE, Secretary
J. BURR GtBBONS, Chairman"