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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-05-22
GRANT REFUSED TO ANSWER
When President, He Declined to Tell
House Where He Had Been
During Absence.

During President Grants administra-
ton a movement was started to call
Grant to account for having been alb
sent from Washington. The house
asked him by resolution to inform it
what official acts he had performed
while away, says an exchange. The
hero Of Appomattox replied:
II freely inform the house that from
the time of my entrance upon my Of
fee, I have been In the habit, as were
all Of my predecessors, of absenting
myself at times from the seat Of gov
eminent, and that during such alb
sences I did not neglect or fsrego the
obligations o r duties Of my Office, but
continued to discharge all of the ex-
ecutive Offices, acts and duties which
were required of me as president of
the United States. I am not aware
that a failure occurred in any one in
stance Of my exercising the functions
and powers Of my offices in every case
requiring their discharge, or Of my ex-
ercising all necessary executive acts
in whatever part Of the United States
I may at the time have BEEN"
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-05-22
HAVE MORE THAN CASH VALUE
General Cultivation Of BACKYARD Gar.
dens Means improvement In the
Health Of q Community.

It may seem a bit previous to men
ton it, but don't neglect your garden
this year. See IL you can't prove peace
better than war, even in the back yard.
War gardens were worth several
hundred million dollars to their max
r last year, in cash saved alone.
They were worth yet more to the
nation, for the food thus raised at
home released railroad equipment for
other uses They were worth most Of
all In health, education, better habits
and saner grasp Of life.
All these items win be worth just as
much this year rs last. Food prices are
sure to remain high for a considerable
time. Railroad equipment will be
scanty enough If we release every pos
sible bit Of it for service to the indus
tries which must have it. And Of
course there is no need to enlarge upon
the perennial benefits Of healthful
work, or the superior taste Of home
grown vegetables.
Plan your peace garden now.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-05-22
Shooting Into space.

The question Of whether it would
ever be possible to shoot a ~projectile
into space, that is to say entirely OF
the earth, has long been the subject
Of discussion. In a detailed scientific
paper ON the German ~long-ranged gun
which bombarded Paris last spring,
Major J. Naturalization, writing in
the Journal Of the Royal Artillery,
says the requisite velocity Of such a
gun Is not 80 very much higher than
what has already been achieved; viz,
o muzzle velocity Of q mile per second.
Whom we are able to increase this to
I'VE miles per second, the %projectile,
Il fred at a suitable angie, will travel
around the earth AZ a grazing satellite,
completing its orbit between II and 10
times daily. With a velocity Of about
seven miles a second, It viii move of
into space, never to return.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-05-22
USE OF PHONETIC SPELLING
Reasons Advanced Why Il Would 30
Well II its Study Should Be
Made More General.

Phonetics In its broadcast sense Ii q
study Of the whole range Of sounds,
%articulate, musical and otherwise. In
its restricted sense 1t is confined to
articulate sounds Of human speech.
Even In this restricted sense 1t is still
broad enough to include the subject
Of the acoustic or mechanical side and
the anthropological or pathological
side. It may discuss simply the
speech vibrations that cause any par
hcular sensations on the human ears,
or 1t may include an investigation Of
the manner and causes Of che changes
the articulate sounds Of q language
undergo as It develops. The study
Of phonetics> is widely advocated by
~philologists and by many Of the most
thoughtful teachers for three reasons :
~ That persons may speak their
mother tongue correctly through thus
learning to know the proper valuation
Of its sounds; (2) that they may learn
successfully the pronunciation Of 9TH
er languages, to which a knowledge of
their W is the best Introduction
90 that those who wish to study
philology may have a key to that
science. And the sounds Of our Ian.
guage cannot be successfully studied
or explained without some use Of pho.
netic spelling. Hundreds Of phonetic
alphabets have been proposed, but the
only n that has made progress and
bids fair to become general NATURALLY
with some modifcations) is that of
the Association Internationale Phone.
tique. This alphabet took form be.
tween 1885 and 1889 in proposals made
by Paul Edouard Passy, a noted
French phonetician.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-05-22
AUTO HAD LOST ITS SOUL
Mysterious Happening With Which, Of
Course, the Owner Could Have
Had Nothing to Do.

This road burner was betting on q
sure thing. IF my car will make SO
miles an hour" said an indignant own
er Of a flivver, who was hailed into
court for fracturing the speed law,
I'll make this policeman a present Of
it." And the magistrate took the
speeder at his word by ordering the
cop to take a. JOY ride. "But bear in
mind" were the parting words Of the
magistrate, shat If your automobile
is capable Of that speed you automati-
cally admit that the officer is right
about the speed you were making, and
you will not only lose youA car, but
will pay a $25 fine BESIDES" you're
on, Judge" said the automobilist, at
which the court pounded the gavel.
But the cop didn't win the auto. Half
an hour later he was back with his
prisoner. "Your honor" said the POI
liceman, shat car, in its present con-
dition, wouldn't 90 a mile in a month.
We went over to the garage to get it
and It puffed, sneezed, whistled and
went one block under protest. Me-
,chanieally, about everything Is miss
Ing but the windshield. Somebody
must have kicked the soul out Of it
since I saw it. The car has been tam
pered with and there is no mistake
about It." The owner Of the flivver
was fined $25 and made a brief speech,
In which he allowed that justice had
fled from the earth.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-05-22
BIRD IS WORTH PRESERVING
Writer DepIores the Threatened TX.
tlnctIon Of the Beautiful and
Useful Upland Piover.

The upland plover, one OF the most
beneficial birds of all the winged host
that once abounded IN North America,
has been hunted and shot to the verge
Of determination, says Dumb Animals.
With the passing Of the passenger
pigeons, which even now so many
friends Of all birds find 1t hard to be-
lieve and Of which a great many are
not convinced, the plovers were marked
for wholesale destruction. They were
candidates for oblivion along with
more than a score Of other useful and
beautiful speciesa that could be III
spared from our vast and valuable ma
There is a ray Of hope that these
birds may not be pursued to complete
humiliation. The federal law for the
protection Of migratory birds makes it
possible for the plover species to re-
habilitate itself, provided the closed
season be fixed to continue throughout
the year. The upland plover is a MI
gratory bird and an insectivorous bird.
Its food consists of 81 per cent Of ami
NAL forms which are chiefly the worst
enemies to agriculture. The federal
law fixes a closed season on migra-
tory insectivorous birds to continue
throughout the year with the exception
OF the bobolink or rioebird, but under
the law the plover is classed as a MI
gratory game bird and so it's fate is
precarious. These birds should not be
shot.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-05-22
CAPTAIN WAS "eooD FELLOW"
Otherwise Prlvatss Might Have Foun$
Their P~Iayfulness to BE q ssri. !,
Que Matter.

While serving at Fort Sill. Okla, =
was quartered with a Texas cowboy,
and he would often amuse himself
hours at a time with his lasso. One
favorite stunt was to stand In the door
Of his tent after taps, when all was
dark and quiet, and throw his rope
around the foot Of some unsuspecting
comrade returning from town, drawing
him into the tent, where he would flash
a light into his face, frightening the
poor fellow numerically.
One night at his game an unusually
large fellow was caught and he whis-
pered to me to help drag him in, which
I cheerfully did. The big fellow came
into the tent on his back, swearing
with all his might. We threw the light
into his face with a laugh and were
greeted with the two shining bars Of our
captainl I lost no time in getting out
side Of the tent, and suppose my brave
cow-puncher disappeared In some
such way. For days We could picture
ourselves behind bars at Fort Leaven-
worth, and upon being called to the
captains tent a week later all hope
faded. Right here I wish to declare
our captain a good fellow, AZ we were
dismissed with a reprimand and a re-
quest that the performance never b
repeated.-Detroit Free Press.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-05-22
HONE r.
TOWN 20
f1ELpSRJ
COOPERATE 70 FIGHT FIRE
0ficlals and Citizens Should Work To-
gether to Reduce Waote Largely
Caused by c~areIeesness.

Self.interest should prompt every
property owner and tenant to cooper
ate with the officials Of the fire depart
ment and Of the are-prevention bu-
reau. Chief Loucks and Jacob 81. Hill
kene, director. Of the hr~e-prevention
bureau, have instituted a system to
Eight fires before they begin" Semi
monthly inspections are made ia every
part Of the city and property owners
are warned to clean up rubbish and to
take precautions against fire, where
such appear to be needed.
The comparative figures on fire
waste In the United States and In Eu-
ropean countries have been presented
to American newspaper readers many
times. The per capita loss In this
country is ten to twenty times as great
as In some parts Of tho Old World.
Much Of that, to be sure, is due to the
difference in materials and methods Of
constructing buildings. But a very
large percentage may be charged to
our American carelessness. A large
proportion Of our fire waste Is pre-
ventable and the Indianapolis officials
are working to eliminate that ele-
ment. ~
Fire waste is a burden to everybody
and all should be active In helping to
reduce 1t. The insurance rates Of q
city or q nation are based on the
losses the companies pay. The small
er the risk the lower the rates will be.
The companies receive from policy
holders the money that is paid out on
fire losses. The way In which to get
lower insurance rates is to keep down
losses. We are all interested in that
and each should do his or her part to
make the inspection system of the city
thoroughly effective. = Indianapolis
Star. ~E
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-05-22
An unslghtly Wall Adjoining Church
Property, esautilssd BY 4 Trolllsb
Wines md Shrubs.
Popular Mechanics NasaxinA
Destruction az Rate n cItlea.

Destruction Of Rats In Cities.
The routing Of rats from cites has
become both an economic and q sani-
tary necessity. Facing the possibility
Of an epidemic Of bubonic or pneu-
monte plague and the enormous AZ
p~enditures necessitated by such an
outbreak. 1t is the part Of wisdom for
any city to protect itself from the
calamity. It b not for the individual
householder or citizen to decide
whether he will interest himself In
the subject. Il is q matter for muni-
Gpal l~eyislation, and It Il the duty Of
the citisen to support the ordinances
and to desperate with the authorities
10 the best Of his ability In order that
the city may BE- q clean and safe place
n which TO live. II
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-05-22
Useless PrecautIon,

II told the minister to leave the
word obey out Of the marriage cere-
mony."
"You needn't to have taken the trou-
bic. He is a man who doesn't believe
In wasting words"
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-05-22
Tho Proof,

Tho Proof.
"Inanimate things are pugnacious as
well al depraved."
"How do you mean?"
Haven't you ever seen a ship spar
or q ballot box"
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-05-22
Easy.

1T is easy to be one sort Of philos.
opher."
"Huh?"
Easy to deduce that a mans misfor.
tunes are his own charlottesville
COurier-Journal.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-05-22
Hidden Beautlea

The hidden beauties Of standard au-
nors break upon the mind by sur
prise. It Is like discovering the hid
den spring in an old jewel. You take
up the book in an Idle moment, as you
may have done q thousand times be-
fore, perhaps wondering a you turn
over the leaves what the world finds
Il It to admire; when suddenly a. you
read your fingers press closely upon
the covers, your frame thrills, and
the passage you have lighted on chains
.you hkea spell, It is 30 wildly true
and beautiful. Milton's "Comus"
flashed upon me in this way-N. p.
VILLA.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-05-22
Resemblance.

Resemblance.
NY dear" said MI. -. - he looked at
his WHO'S purchases, '.you remind me
az the Greek slave
"How sol"
'You were sold at auction.s-Boston
lUvGning Transcript. n
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-05-22

Doing Nicely. !.
q hear You have q new lady clerk"
yep"
How II she doing In the ofics3"
Doing very well. Half the clerks
seem to be willing to do her work for
her."-Louisville Confessional.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-05-22
IL Eject

10 6J10cG
s. gAara A 4 thing about thea1l
e 1ociety."
yIhat ~ that1'
TT lasa tendency @ make = Srees.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1919-12-04

The sun never gets up until
daylight.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1919-12-04
Real Estate Transfers

P. c. Campbell and wife to
Reese Blizzard. IL interest in
oil and gas of 120 acres on Bells
Run, consideration 81.
0. J. Stump and wife to Esta
Miller, house and lot in Grants
Vile, $4,000.
James w. Propst to Henry
Right, house and lot Sheridan
district, 500.
Curtis Hildreth to l.. E.
Hughes, Is acres in Lee district,
$50.
Lebana Jarvis to Fred Jarvis,
76 acres in Washington district,
$500.
H. H. Manear, 1-2 interest in
80 and 80 acres in Sheridan dis
trict, $1,000.
DR.. |. c. White to John hel-
lar, SO acres in Sheridan district,
$500.
H. A. Witt to Ida Witt, Goa on
Sycamore, 81.
Jas. Tucker to w. I. Tucker,
80 acres on Frozen Run, 81.
John J. Booher to L Booher,
2 acres in Lee district, 81.
Fl. S. knight to Edna Bowers,
house and lot in Brooksville,
5000.
Ira Hardman and wife to C. A.
Witt, river lot, Grantsville, 5000.
Ralph Bennett and wife to
Calhoun County Bank, lot in
Grantsville, 1850.
T. R. Bean to G. p. Siers, 90
acres in Washington district,
500.
Ella and c. NJ. Eismon to Da-
vid Bailey and others. 81 acres
in Washington district, 1895.
Joseph Knott to H. G. Eismon,
81 acres in Washington district,
5000.
Robt. l.. Burton to Leila b.
Carroll, $50 acres mouth Of Big
Root, $4,000.
Lee RAIDER to Robt. L. Virdin,
mill property in Brooksville,
$500.
VIM. H. Bishop to C. A. Jarvis
SO acres in Lee district, $500.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1919-12-04
On With CreStOn

1t is reported that a new
wharf boat will be put in at
erosion in the next few DAYS.
II is also rumored that the Dana
Co, wholesale grocers Of Park
ersburE, will establish a branch
house at that point with a large
stock both for wholesale and
retail trade. It is Furthermore
reportei that a company of
Parkersburgers is being organ
lied for the purpose of buying
the steamer Louise which piled
the Creston.Parkersburg trade
for years, and putting her back
in the Little Kanawha.
From all Of the above it would
seem that the wave Of progress
which has recently struck Grants
vile has extended on to our
smaller sister city of Creston.
On with Creston.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1919-12-04

Unrest in the United States
and Russia is said to be caused
by prohibition; and in England.
France and elsewhere. by liquor
And there you are.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1919-12-04
School Reports

The following is a report of
the third month of the Union
School ending Nov. oath.
Average number Of, BOYS in
attendance Ia; average number
of girls II.
The following were act absent
during the month: Ray, Wildia,
and Mildred Conkiin, Orna and
DeIphia Summers, Villa, Rufus.
and Ethel Vanhorn, Earnest
Wilson, Georgia, Mary. Martha,
Stella, Monnie, Veirna and Ruth
Stump; Alma and Forest Van
noy; Ermal Metz, Bethel, Susie
and Oval Bennett.
Bernard O. Vanhcrn,
Teacher
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1919-12-04
Gone to Her Reward

The Death Angel has again
entered our community and
taken from among our mids:. our
friend and neighbor, Mrs. D. D.
Barnes.
She was born Feb. 10th. 1854,
and married to David D. Barnes
on Dec. %, 1869. To this union
was born u children, one daugh-
ter having preceded her to the
Great Beyond.
She departed this life on Nov.
Is, 1919. being 6S years and 10
months of age.
She is survived by the follow
ing named children: Mrs. Frank
lin Harden, of Grove Center,
KY, Clyde Barnes of Detroit,
Mich; Bonnie of Cleveland, O.,
Harrison of Akron, Ohio, Eddie
and Harper Barnes, Mrs. Asa B.
Harris, Mrs. Ray Stemple, Mrs.
Clay Sturm and Miss Sadie
Barnes, all of Grantsrille; and
Miss Vishti Barnes of Richie
county. Also by her husband
and a multitude of friends and
neiGhbors All her childred
were at her bedside during her
last hours, and attended her
funeral.
Her children rise up and call
her Blessed" it can be truly
said of her. These are they
that come out of great tribula-
ton. and washed their robes and
made them white in the blood of
the Lamb.
Funeral services W ere held in
the local Baptist Church on Sat-
urday afternoon, conducted by
Rev. Whit Stump of Russell,
and interment was made in rhe
Bethlehem cemetery.
"A Friend.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1919-12-04
Reedy Bank RObber Caught

The man that robbed the First
National Bank at Reedy a few
months ago was arrested in a
small town in the state Of Lou
isiana one day last week when
he stepped into bank and Of
fered for sale some registered
bonds, giving his name as Atk-
inson. The officials communica-
ted with cashier Thrash, of
Reedy, who ordered the arrest
Of the man. When apprehend-
ed it was found that he had in
his possession about $25, 900 N
bonds, 81, 900 of which belonged
TO Mr.. Atkinson of Reedy,
whose name he had assumed.
The sheriff of Roaue county left
last week to bring the prisoner
to Spencer. From the descrip-
ton given of the captured man
he is the same one that visited
Reedy and Spencer last Summer
being employed iii painting signs
on windows.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1919-12-04

County road engineer G. l..
Lynch, of Arnoldsburg, was in
town Wednesday.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1919-12-04
SALE OF CHRISTMAS
SEALS OPENS DEC. |
Army Of Volunteer SaIespeopIe Await
Call to Their Posts in Nearly
Every City and Town in
the Country.
$6,5oo,OoO is THE GOAL

Fund Needed to Meet Expenses of the
National Tuberculosis Association
and Its Allied Societies Dur
ing 1920 Educational and
Preventive Campaign
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1919-12-04

The 1919 sale of Red Cross Christ
mas Seals will begin on the first day
Of December. With the opening Of
business on that day an army of vol
unteer salespeople will sound-"Buy
Red Cross Christmas Seals!"-the call
to arms in the war of determination
against tuberculosis. The sale Will
extend through December 10th.
The annual Red Cross Christmas
Seal sale provides the chief income
of the National tuberculosis Asso-
citation and it's one thousand affihat
cd associations which are In the very
forefront of anti tuberculosis organi-
cations. The 1920 programme of the
allied organizations calls for greatly
increased activities. To meet this
extension of effort a combined bud
get of more than $6,5OO,OOO is re
quired and with this goal in view the
intensive sales appeals will be made.
A recent health survey resulted IN
startling disclosures Until the sur
vey tuberculosis experts were, to a
large degree, ia the dark as to the
beu eAtcHL Ol Nne ldNdBeb Vi Jne ulo
ease In this country. All doubt on
this point has been cleared up and
the estimated total of active cases Is
placed above the 100000 mark. To
search out every case of tuberculosis
IN the country is the ultimate aim OF
the National tuberculosis Associa-
ton and its allies.
Teams are being formed in every
community. Business men are form.
ing sales organizations and similar
bodies are being organized by former
service men.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1919-12-04

Hay 1920 per cwt. and Oats
81. Is per bushel at The Grants
vile Mill.
Carl Stump of Apple Farm was
here on business one day last
week.
Flour from Spring and Winter
wheat at from $40 to $500 per
bag at The Grantsville Mill
David Kerby, a prominent
farmer of Jesse's Run, was a
visitor in town Thursday.
Mrs. S. C. Barr spent a few
days with her daughter, Mrs. r.
G. Hartman, of Maplewood, last
week.
Ira Stump and Walker John
son went to Hur Tuesday to fix
up the Citizens Telephone Co.'S.
switchboard.
Harvey Barr, Supt. Of the
South Penn Oil Co., passed
through here Tuesday Tor the
Hartman oil and gas fields.
Sylvester and Everett Kerby,
excellent citizens of Hur. were
prominent business callers in
town one day last week.
John and Thomas Slider, Dem
ocrats and substantial farmers
of Barnes Run, were among the
visitors at the Court House last
week
Our good friend Us. Rigg, OF
Hur, dropped in to pay Us a
pleasant and profitable call. on
last Thursday while here on q
business mission.
Mrs. r.. Brook Fetty and SON.
John Hamilton, departed Friday
for Washington, D. c., where
they will join Mr.. Fetty who is
connected with the u. S. Coast
Geodeuc Survey.
Edwin Hamilton, editor OF the
West Union Record, spen
Thanksgiving here the guest o.
his mother, Mrs. j. NJ. Hamil
ton. He is quite well pleased
with his new field and is maxim,
a decided success.
The tile and steel for the PEG
pies Bank Building arrived OF
the big water last week. an,
were stored until spring whel
the big building will be rushe,
to completion. Some of th
steel beams we're 80 feet lonj
and II inches thick and thei
handling was big task.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1919-12-04
Teacher

Report of the Upper Rush
Run school for che third month:
Those who haven't missed
day are, Roy, Hoy, Millard
Wood, Alvin and Lois Stump:
Hess and Elma Polling; Clairel
and Orless Burns and Bessie
Culver.
Those who have missed one or
no more than three: Simon. IVY.
Thur, Elma and Edna Kindall:
Custer Culver, Van and Alma
Wilson.
We are preparing now for an
entertainment and Christmas
tree on the night Of the 2ith Of
Dec. We heartily invite all. es-
pecialIy the patrons Of the school
Eda Stump. Teacher.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1919-12-04
INVEST IN HEALTH BONDS
Dividends In the Form Of Reduced
tuberculosis Death Rate will
be Paid

Tho National Tuberculosis Associa-
tion and its 1000 affiliated Organiza-
tiOns Offer this year in addition TO
the Red Cross Christmas Seals, Health
Boa Ss on which annual dividends in
the form Of fewer new cases OF tuber-
culosis and a reduction in the white
PLACE death rate will be paid. The
bonds have been issued for the con
venience OF those who cannot use the
number OF seals their contributions
will call for.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1919-12-04
Card of Thanks

We desire to express our ap-
probation and heartfelt thanks
to all our friends and neighbors
for their kindness ard sympa-
thy in our sickness and deep sor-
row, and we all stand ready to
help in time of need. Yours to
serve.
D. D. Barnes and family.