The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-09-04
the National Nonpartisan League"
So,vico Ruroau Tndnraod

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vice Bureau-the organization Of the
farmers papers. At the close Of the
address the convention unanimously
passed a resolution Of appreciation
and confidence in Manager Ligett and
pledged the support of the editors to
the principles and program Of the bu-
reau. '
Sam S, Haislet, assisted by David
DeHaven, manager of the Fargo
branch Of the Western Newspapers
Union, explained how the farmer pa
pers could be improved by incorpora-
ting with their local pages, four pages
of a ready print service that had been
worked out recently for this purpose.
This service, among other features,
was to include the Agriculture College
features, part of the Publishers Ma
tional Bureau service and other state
features. This said Mr.. Haislet and
DeHaven would give the farmers an
eight page weekly paper, four pages
Of which would be strictly local and
four pages would contain the best gen.
eral matter obtainable Of interest to
the farmers and their movement.
At the Tuesday afternoon session
the following officers were elected
for the ensuing year,. Harry Dence
of the Dickinson Recorder-Post, Pres
ident, John Andrews of the North Da-
kota Leader, vice-president; Sam S.
Haislet, field agent for the Publishers
National Service bureau, secretary;
Carl Nelson of the, Cando Record
treasurer. H. P. Knappen, retiring
president, was elected member of the
executive board, all Of the old men,
bers but one retaining their places.
Billican was elected a life honorary
member of the Peoples Press Associa-
ton.
Favor Home Trade
Fred P. Mann Of Devils Lake, pres
ident of the Retail Merchants associa-
ton and the Community Life associa-
ton, explained the plan of community
cooperation between the town and ru-
raj elements in building up a home
trade and putting an end to the enor-
nous mail order business which he de-
clared was draining the state. Mr..
Mann urged the right kind of adver-
Using among the weekly papers as
the important element in this program
and assured the delegates that the ad-
vertising would be divided between
farmer and opposition papers and that
there would be no discrimination. The
wholesalers and retailers can meet all
mail order prices under the new plan
of cooperation and advertisement,
said Mr.. Mann.
Newspaper. men from various parts
of the state told Of a campaign of Sc
cret misrepresentation that was being
pushed to injure the Equity Cooper
alive packing plant at West Fargo
and cooperation among the farmer
papers to fight this sinister propagan-
da was pledged. .
Several speakers explained the i'm
portance of cooperation with the Wo-
mans Auxiliary of the Nonpartisan
League.
The convention proceedings wound
up Tuesday evening at the Powers Ho-
tel with a banquet, speeches and mer-
rymaking. The walls ere decorated
by pictures of prominent members Of
the association as Billican saw them.
Thanks were unanimously voted the
Nonpartisan League, the Publishers
National Service Bureau, The Courier
News, The Equity Cooperative Pack
ing company and the Western News
paper Union for their hospitality as
hosts in giving the banquet.
Most of the newspaper men attend
ing the convention registered. The con-
vention registry shows the following
names: E. R. Howe, jamestown, O.. T.
Rishoff, St. Paul, H. E. Vanderslius,
st. Paul, W. L. Dickey, Rolette, M. s.
Kelly, Cavalier, Will H. Wright
Woodwork, w. H. Rappuhn, Center,
C. M. Wicken, Mott; E. T. Sullivan,
Towner; w r. Mclaughlin, Kenmare;
Gerald P. Nye, Fryberg; August Pohl,
Ashley; A. L. Stearnes, Hazen; John
Nadolski, Dickinson; E. o. Meitzen
Fargo, A. M. Youngquist, Stanley:
Phil. w. Starkle, Ashley; P. E.. Sehley
New Rockford; Frank Rodgers, Stan.
ley, Harry E. Polk, Minnewaukan; Fl
J. Hanson, Leeds; D. Darland, Car
rington; w. H. Chapel, McHenry; w
H. Sample, Edgely; Harry Dence
Dickinson; F. J. Prochaska, Parl
River; Carl s. Evans, Fargo; John H
Corbett, Williston; Lee r. Herring
Edgely; J. H. Ulsred, Towner; H. A
Nilsen, Ray; A. N. Young, Amidon
Richard Costello, Bottineau, T. Hen
messy, Bottinaeu, w. w. Liggett, Far
60, F. A. Klaun, Moline, Ill, ]. L
Strang, Mohall; E. X. Jenkins, Lake
ia; D. DeHaven, Fargo, B. G.. Noel
roy, Steele; w. B. Hanson, Steele; Ed
x. Moore, McClusky; Thos. S. Noodle
Wahpeton; Henry E. Chick, Wahpe
ton, J. M. Stewart, Linton; Peter Nor
gan, Grand Forks; s. H. Tovaas, Hills
boro; Wayne Peterson, Mayville; G
H. Potter, Enderlin; Chas. L. Coy
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