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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-01-02

Disbursements AT This MeeSsns e. TX
Ge on Motion rono the board adjourned until
49," Tuesday April 80, 1918.
Board in session.
All members present.
Moved by Commissioner Holl, 4nq
seconded by Commissioner Sldener Una
the sum Of 1000 be p2 9r3 re A%.
iutant General G. A.. Fraser. Bismarck
u Oak. this appropriation to cover Bot
tineau County's proportion or expense
account the soldiers ,anfen vote s IS t1 Carried fepa all
mf Ba1ance V Of the day consumed ~ the
board discussing the seed n 1eeo
On motion the BOARD adjourned until
Wednesday May 1, 1918.
Board in session :.
All member present.
Dav consumed by the board consider
ing the seed and feed applications on
file with the county auditor. .,
On motion the board adjourned uh'ii
h''e Thursday May 2, 1918.
Board in session.
All members present: e;aa,or and
Moved by Commissioner SiQenef' any
seconded by Commissioner Holl, that
the county sell the following torIelteo
Real Estate, in the E C GE,, or h of Bot1
tineau. to the st. Andrews Hospital Cor
poration of Bottineau, North Dakota
for the sum Of Twenty Five Doaia gs
{; 2 s ). Lots saa I? = s. Of E b 10; H. TO- d. Whites "; ts;
'econd Addition to the City OF Bo1tl IN
eau. a new hospital to be erected on
these lots. The county auditor; 70 can ~
f. taxes now shown on
the tax lists against these lots earned
TENDERS voting Aye.
On motion made and carried, the coun-
ty auditor was INSTRUCTED 20 corre1s nf
q. c. Wigeby in the City Of Bottlneau
| as follows: Goods and re-
| luce from S 1900. to 5 $780,, this correc-
perty belonging to Hannah Ohmart. The
| county auditor "a also instructed TO
assess Hannah Ohmart, Goods and Mer-
/ chandise for the year 1877,
5 $50.
Auditing Committees appointed: fo1
the Chairman az follows:
Ni 9fdioe an Of F AnstsS! she Sheriff n!e&s eesnt,
and superintendent Of Schools. Hol
various bills on file with the county
auditor, were on motion audited.
Balance Of the day by IN
board auditing the accounts OF the var1:
Gus offices and passing on SEED ana 1eeo
on motion the board adjourned unit
n''e Friday May 3, 1918.
Board in session. s&
All members present.
Auditing Committees reports for tn
quarter ending March. 81, 1918. approved
superintendent Of Observation-Disclosures.
for the quarter 5 400, this amount has
been turned into the county treasury.
r. E. Nelson
Clerk Of the District Court-Collect
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0AC SAANS
Special road maintenance 5thA

NF .9#g% Sass5. -----------
On motion the Board adjourned until
nine o'clock q. IN.
TUESDAY. May u. 1913.
Members present. Chairman NichoT,
Commissioners Nelson and Sidener.
Forenoon consumed by the Board dis
GUESSING seed and feed matters. also road
On motion the Board adjourned until
zoo P. NJ.
Board in session.
Members present. Chairman Nichol,
Commissioners Nelson and Sidener.
Bids submitted on call Of the Board
for the construction of q forty foot steel
(re-inforced) were on motion made and
carried opened, and were as follows:
=; "A a; c NOME 10. -, :, 4,725 .0 90
Extra concrete per Gu. yd --~--16.OO
Low Truss bridge (riveted) complete
with concrete slab floor reinforced with
iron rods as per plans and specifications
Balance Of the afternoon consumed by
the Board discussing bridge construc-
On motion the Board adjourned until
seven O'Clock p 7:oe P. M.
Board in session.
Members present s4, Chairman Chair, n, N s.la
er.
Moved by Commissioner Nelson and
seconded by Commissioner Sidener, that
A. Adams & Company Of Minneapolis,
for the construction Of a 40 #. Truss
Span Steel Bridge across the narrows
at Lake Metigoshe, Roland township, be
accepted, carried, all members present
voting aye. :
On motion the Board adjourned until
nine o'clock a.. m.
Wednesday, May 20, 1918.
Board in session.
All members present.
On motion made and carried the bids
on call for the deposit Of the
Sinking fund were opened, all
bids were found to be uniform AZ per
cent for one year..
On motion made and carried bids were
accepted and amounts awarded as fol-
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-01-02

Balance of the day consumed by the
Boar discussing road and bridge mat
tiers. '-
On motion the Board adjourned until
nine o'clock q. m.
"Wednesday. June IL. 1918.
Boar in session.
All members present.
The day consumed by the Board In
specting roads, bridges n bridge
sites.
On motion the Board adjourned until
nine o'clock q. m.
Thursday, June 18th. 1918.
On motion the payment If Mothers
Dooei>~e FOO <La roonfh ~ Nav 1919
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-01-02
NOTICE AND CITATION HEARING
PETITION FOR APPOINTMENT
OF GUARDIAN FOR INCOMPE-
TENT PERSON,

State Of North Dakota, County Of Bot
tineau, IS. In County Court.
Before Hon. John e. Martin. Judge.
In thu Matter Of the Guardianship of
Mary Mix, an Incompetent Person.
J.. w, Mix. .Petitione
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-01-02

j. p. Holl, per diem and expense
Geo. Sidener, per diem and ex-
penSe
O.. r. Finstad, e diem and ex-
penSe
S. M. Nfchol, per diem and ex-
pense and committee work $500.
p. E.. Nelson, per diem and ex-
penSe and committee work -
s. M. NichOl, committee work
on roads and expense -.....
O. r. Finstad, committee work,
viewing roads and expense :.
Frank Williams, unloading grad
Lincoln Stanton, dragging roads,.
f.. M. Nelson, part payment, road
construction, Antler township. g.
Jos. Hembroff, supplies for road
Emil Erdman, dragging roads,
Haram township ----...-.-------.
F. A.. Brainard, dragging, roads
Peabody township ---..----.-
Disbursements at This lIootinj
General Fund Sc
Road Fund, 1st district .--...--.. 4
Road Fund, 3rd district ---
Road Fund, 4th district ...- g.
Special Road maintenance list
district
Total --------------$1,Sl
On motion the Board adjourned.
s. NJ. NICHOL.
Attest:
q. IA. Hebert,
County Auditor.
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First National Bank. Willow City,.
First National Bank, Kramer --....--..-..
First State Bank. Russell ------------
State Bank Roth
State Bank. Newburg
First National Bank, Lansford ..-----.
State Bank Antler
Citizens Bank, Omemee
Peoples State Bank, Westhope, United
First State Bank. Lansford .-.-------.--
First National Bank. Omemee ---------
State Bank. Sourfs
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0ISIOIIS IVT VIIO IIIOIICII VI W0y1 4VIU
Mrs. Emma Bond, No. / $35.O 90
Mrs. Lisetta Gasser, No. 2 -..--- $500
Mrs. IdaS Sage, No. 8 -- $500
Mrs. Anna Vinje, No. 4, --. 1000
Mrs. Alma Kinley, No. S - $500
Mrs. Anna M. Kerr No. 6 .--.-. $500
Mrs. L. b. Calhoun, No. z --.. 1000
Mrs Ostine Guttu, No. 8 --.- 5000
Mrs. Marie Lydon, No. II -. 5000
Mrs. Carrie Horton. No. ~ .---. 1000
Mrs. Ada Love-, No. IS ..--.-. $500
Mrs. Tillie Borslein, No. Is ......... 1000
Mrs. f. Brandt. No. IT ---.... 5000
Mrs. Mary Mcdonald No. Is -..---.- 1000
Mrs. Eda Howard, No. 20 -.-.--.-.-. 1900
Mrs. len Jokumson, No. 81 .---- 1000
Mrs. Lena K~oestermann,4 No. 20 90. 1000
Mrs. Bertha Borsheim, No. % .-.....- $500
Mrs. Otelia Shong, No. "a -.-..--.... 60.65
Geo. r. White, use of engine n
man. work on roads 1st dist. $3s7.50
w. Mccarthy cleaning court house
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-01-02

A. j. Morden Justice;
Justice Fees ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 11.85
Constable fees -...-.--..-...--. 1886
Witness Fees 2.1O
j. Walseth Justice;
Justice Fees .-... IS $3.50
Constable Fees ... lilo
Witness Fees $500
Fines and costs collected and turned
into the county treasury as per receipts
exhibited 5 1900
Sheriff's reports for the month Of
April 1913 approved as follows:
Fees collected --..$ 1920
Amount expended for mileage I'M
livery 68. so
On motion various bills were audited,
approved, and on motion made and car
ried were ordered paid. as follows:
Mothers Pensions for the month of April
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ending March 81 asiS, received and -
- DGhaAe
balances Decernher 1917 ..-.3109, 780.5e
\ Collections February 1913 81. 124.167.44
Collections March 1918 ..- 159,260.86
5s# Credits
Disbursements an. 1913 ...$ 3.663.18
Disbursements Feb 1918 -...-..4O.921.88
Disbursements March 1918 --s 1O8.465.O3
Balance March 81, 1918 .-...-.. $242,S26.1G
Total 1896, 376.26
S. M. Nichol.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-01-02

IOJd1 S'VVo:VV
Bridge petition presented asking for
a concrete bridge In Scandia township,
said proposed bridge to be built across
the coulee south Of Matt Norstegaard's
petition granted and bridge ordered
built at once. MsE
On motion made and carried, the con-
tract with VIM. Jensen for the construc-
ton of the grade approaches to the new
pile bridge across the Mouse River be-
tween Kane and Starbuck townships was
cancelled. Commissioner Finstad twill
look after the competition Of his work.
y Coroner's account inquest help upo
the body of Bonnie ". Reynolds May
3rd, 1918, approved as follows: Costs
$2O.50. by the Board. and as to form
by the States Attorney.
Audit Committees report offices of
Auditor and Treasurer for the quarter
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-01-02

State Bank of Roth $500. 90
First National Bank of Omemee 10000
State Bank, Lansford -.- 175O.00
Citizens, Bank, Omemee .....--.. 10000
Citizens State Bank, Antler -. 10000
state Bank. Souris ..-.-........-.. 10000
First National Bank, kramer 100. 10000
State Bank, Newburg -.--- 125O.OO
Peonles State Bank. Westhope... 10000
First International Bank n 1500.O0
First National Bank. Lansford..-. 1750.OO
Ranlx ~ Westhope 175O.00
ETrst state Rank. Russell .....-.... 100000
state Rank Antler 10000
State Bank Maxbass ....-....--..-..-- 1750.00
f1 city Na.lona. nanA. "....o~ 100000
STtV 100000
First National Bank, Bottineau 10000
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-01-02
pTTINEAU, r DAKOTA
j. P.HolI.
r. p. Nelson.

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r. r.. Nelson.
COMMITTEES.
States Attorneys report for the quart
pr ending March 81, 1918, received, ap-
and ordered filed.
Justice reports for the quarter erding
Ne I'll 81 1918 received, approved by the
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-01-02

Moved by Commissioner Sidener and
seconded by Commissioner Nelson that
warrants be drawn on, the Genera Fund
as provided by law, in the amount OF
81, 100000 for the payment of seed and
Evening journal., 1919-08-13
ALL THAT STANDS IN THE WAY.


IT, ROM the Washington Headquarters OF the Nationa
Il Woman's Party comes the announcement that moth
ing except the failure Of Governors to call special sessions
Of their legislatures stands in the way Of immediate
ratification Of the suffrage amendment
majority is pledged, according TO the Legislative
Department Of the National woman's Party in a suf-
ncient number Of legislatures complete the ratification
which fourteen States have already taken favorable
action
speakerss organizers and state chairmen Of the
Woman's Party conducting active campaigns for
special sessions in all parts Of the country.
An analysis OF the party proportions in the States
which have already ratified the suffrage amendment
shows that in three Of the fourteen the legislatures
been controlled by Democratic majority while in eleven
the Republicans were in power In three states how
where the Republicans controlled the legislatures
he Governor a Democrat
Four Democratic governors compared with three Re-
publicans. have called special sessions
or the thirty-two legislatures from which action Is
yet to be secured ten show Democratic and twenty
Republican majority
II is asserted that it is important that thrtysix States
atfy the national suffrage amendment before the end Of
September 1919 that women may register then to vote
In important elections held many States in November.
ea
The following fourteen states have already ratified:
Wisconsin, Michigan Illinois, Kansas New York Ohio,
Pennsylvania, Massachusetts,, Texas Iowa, Missouri,
Arkansas Montana and Nebraska.
they have full suffrage presidential suffrage Arizona
California, Colorado Idaho Indiana, Maine, Minnesota,
Nevada North Dakota. Oklahoma Oregon. Rhode Island
South Dakota, Utah, Washington and wyoming
Polls Of the following six legislatures give majority
in favor Of ratification: Maryland New Hampshire New
Jersey New Mexico Vermont and West Virginia
"In few days hope TO announce favorable
ioritles in Connecticut and Delaware where polls Of the
legislatures being completed" the suffrage lead
"Of the twenty-five legislatures listed above
certain to ratify nineteen do in regular
session until 1921 Three Rhode Island New Jersey and
Maryland in regular session in January 1920 In
Maryland and New Jersey legislatures win be elected
in November 1919 We have knowledge what the
attitude Of these legislatures toward ratification will
be- It is therefore most necessary TO special
sessions Immediately in these twenty-five States"
Here in Delaware the suffragiss making earnest
efforts TO obtain special session and also TO get from
Senators and Representatives pledges sufficient ensure
The ratification Of the amendment They encounterng
dnculties, but hopeful Of being able TO overcome
them
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TuE SUMMER scuooI-pAsr AND pnrsryr.

ID hof r. L. CROSS formerly Superintendent Of Schools
OF New Castle county and president of the Boyd
business College, has sent to the following letter:
have read with interest your editorial An Apreca-
ton IL recalls 10 my mind some of the newspaper
criticisms OF fifteen sixteen years ago when not few
<papers did not think it unpatrioc TO do all they coud
70, discredit the Summer School and TO prevent its
continuance Every imaginable argument was offered as
reason why there should be no Summer school The
promoters Of the school, Of whom was the pioneer were
yilined Notwithstanding the Summer School grew in
rnteres and efficiency It enrolled teachers with
each passing year, and though the teachers were re-
qured TO their expenses including board tuition
and transportation. all OF which are now paid by the
State the school large it has been sometimes
since the State has been wise and good enough to pay
the cost of the course for the teachers.
ut not pleasant for the superinendents and me to
read the things that said by many OF the
papers of the State against the school and those who
were interested in it, but there pleasure for such
of US as living to note the changed attitude
Me public toward the question The passing Of time
makes great changes. Pioneers expect to receive
CUTS and bumps but it sometimes 10 be pioneers
we presume that the men who wrote against the sum-
nier school when located in Dover the Academy have
orsoen mat they did would like forget il but
eeence 70 their files would call to their minds the fact"
we agree with Professor Cross that in recent years
ere mas been great and desirable change in the pub
~ s'tuoe toward the Summer school in The founding
Evening journal., 1919-08-13
PROGRESS.

CADEMIC historians rond OF saying that events
n from the Revolutionary to the Civil War and from
the Civil to the World War will nh but few pages in
American history.
Politically speaking this is rue-that is if the events
are considered only in which The country participated
officially or as a whole
But there has been much progress in peace
i'm war.
Social progress is in industrial and commercial de-
velopment quite much as in political events
Here is very partial list Of important American in
ventions since the Revolutionary War indicating that we
have nHed many pages in history the pursuit Of
happiness only but that Of the whole world
Shear plows, sewing machines telegraph cotton gins
boats rotary and web printing presses haryesers
chemical refrigeration yulcanzng rubber electric lights
storage batteries oil refining telephones electric motors
automatic screw machines interchangeable manufacturing
commercial form Of automobile areoplanes air brakes,
power elevators tall ohlce buildings bicycles type COM
posing machines, moyng pictures, alumium.
Evening journal., 1919-08-13
LODGE AND the COVENANT.

w print elsewhere in our paper today copious ex-
tracts from the splendid and convincing speech
delivered against the Wilson League Of Nations covenant
Yesterday by Senator Lodge OF Massachusetts, in the
United States Senate.
Every Deawarean should read it inteligeny and
iider it dispassionately
II is stinging arraignmen Of the covenant It
ISIS today and merciless showing up Of the dangers
which lurk in IL for the United States and its people
The Kisses and boos which from the Senate gal
eries when Senator Williams, Democrat attempted in
Insulting phrase TO reply to the Massachusetts, states
man. revealed how profoundly the utterances OF Mr..
Lodge had appealed 10 his hearers and reflected srik-
insly the American public attitude toward the
10 which President Wilson and his friends are seeking
10 commit this country.
In the minds Of many Americans the speech Of the
Senator sounded the death-kne OF the covenant as
was submitted to the Senate by the President
Evening journal., 1919-08-13
JOSEPH BURCHENAL,
TRAVELLER, DEAD
Politician and Gold Hunter
Passes Away at Age
cf 90 Years
BACKED GEORGE GRAY
FOR SENATORSHIP

Funeral services Will be held at Bar
retts Chapel. tomorrow, for Joseph
Burchenal. well-known Delaware
politician, traveller and gold seeker
who died at The age Of % years. al Ann
May Hospital Spring Lake, N. j., ON
Monday afternoon. The cause of his
death was attributed TO general debiI-
ity He had been in poor health for
several months.
Mr.. Burchenal was born in Frederica
Del, March, 1897. He was the son of
Joseph Burchenal and Elizabeth Lock
wood. Al the age Of 10 he ran awav
from home and went TO sea. For sew
eral years he wandered around the
world. In. the i9s he went 10 Califor-
MA in the sold rush and he also sought
gold in Peru and Australia. lie became
a man Of means.
When he returned TO Frederick. ne
married Susan Anderson and settled
down in Kent county. About 1873 he
was speaker of the Delaware House of
Representatives and was appointed
prothonotary Of Kent county for two
Terms OF five years each, when that
office was appointed by the Governor.
He was one OF Judge George Gray's
warmest supporters when he was run
ming for senator.
Mr.. Burchenal was very fond Of
travelling. He crossed the Atlantic
twenty-siX times and went around the
world twice, once after he had reached
HE age of so. After his marriage TO
Susan Anderson, he gave up his travels
FOR a while. Until about % years ago.
he lived in Frederick. then he moved
10 Dover. His wife died there. A few
Evening journal., 1919-08-13
Against fhe League

John Barnett Knox, Of Anniston. Ala.
prominent southern Democrat who
was delegate to the Democratic CON
vention, in 1912, which nominated
Woodrow Wilson for the presidency
has announced his active opposition 10
the League Of Nations covenant. Mr.
Knox also served as a delegate 10 the
National Democratic Conventions OF
1892 and 1896, and was president Of the
Alabama Constitutional Convention. OF
1901 He is widely known throughout
the South as an expert on conslilu-
tlonal law.
Mr.. knoX's letter OF opposition 10 the
League was announced by the League
Tor the Preservation OF American Inde-
pendence today in the form Of letter
sent by Mr. Knox TO Senator Poin-
dexter II follows:
AS President of The late Consiitu-
tional Convention of Alabama, / can
vassed the entire State twice. and I
learned that there must be some differ
ence of methods used in presenting a
question like this before a general audi
ence.
Personally have always felt and
still feel that the question of our unit
ing in a League Of Nations. and the
terms Of this union, if we did unite in
this league, should be separated and
considered apart from the treaty Of
peace.
when it is proposed that all Ameri-
can people shall surrender the right to
govern themselves. shall surrender
their sovereignty. and amalgamate with
nations and with peoples they know
not of-with peoples who speak a differ
ent language, who have different forms
OF government, whose interests. are
widely iand essentially antagonistic TO
Evening journal., 1919-08-13
ELLIS AND HIS WARD.

tn HE Newspaper Enterprise Association recently carried
L a story, which The Evening Journal printed, about
the meanest thief
II told how the Orphans Court of Philadelphia ap-
pointed Frank b. Ellis guardian OF Edith Bender girl
nine years old whose leg cut off by a street
and who received $1,000 from the company for her
injuries Ellis the guardian not only of this child,
but various other children Charles w Glaser, who
bondsman for Ellis falsely that he owned certain
property Ellis with the $1,000 OF the crippled child
and $4,000 Of other orphans for whom he guardian
Then it discovered Glasers bond worthless and
a charge of perjury, he sent TO prison
The little crippled girl left penniess and is
subject Of charity.
President Wilson learned Of The facts He learned
that Ellis in France Y. NJ C. A. worker. lie
learned also that Ellis had posed hero and put out
false reports OF valiant work he had done
The President has ordered the arrest of Ellis and his
return to Philadelphia TO stand trial for robbns the
crippled child Meanwhile he has written note Of cheer
10 little Edith.
Evening journal., 1919-08-13
TOMATOES SCARCE,
PRICE TO BE HIGH
special to The Evening Journal.

Special 10 The Evening Journal
LEWES. Del. Aug. i3-A. +. Ander-
son Of Hayre de Grace. Md, is prepar-
ing his cannery here for The coming
tomato season which is expected to be
poor season, owing TO the black rot
and the heavy rains which washed Off
blossoms. II is said that tomatoes will
be higher this season Than they were
last.
Captain Irwin b steele. Of Rehobolh.
who for several months has been sta
toned at the life saving stallion at Oys-
ter Va, has been transferred as keeper
Of the life saving station at Green Run.
Md Mr.. steele is now spending few
days with his family at Rchoboth
Beach.
Mr. and Mrs Norman Ranck, of Phil
adelphia, are visiting Mr. and Mrs.
Charles II. Lynch here.
Miss Helen NJ Carson. who is en-
ployed by the dupont Company. i'm VII
mington is spending a few 0ays with
her parents here. Mr.. and Mrs William
j. Carson.
John Johnston and family Of VIII
mington are visiting friends and rela-
tivcs here for a few days.
Evening journal., 1919-08-13
With the Photographers

II capital should strike where would labor set OFF,
contemporary wants to know Certainly not at the pay
siation-Provdence Journal.
Joplin miners recently organized protective tariff
league duty of at least two cents per pound
zinc. That sounds interesting to Colorado Leadvie has
every incentive lend assistance President Wilson has
urged protection TO infant chemical Industries. Zinc
ought TO climb onto the schedule IL needs proec-
ton from cheap foreign competition So does tungsten
Rocky Mountain News.
BY giving its unconditional advice and consent to the
ratification of the unamended Treaty Of Versailles the
United states Senate acting in the Of the people
OF the United Sates would be guilty Of aiding and abe
ting the rape of China by Japan militant than
one-thrd Of the members of the Senate have resolved
to reject the treaty rather than involve the United States
in that crime against Chna-Boston Transcript.