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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-12-25
COMPEL CUT IN
LOCAL TAXES
STATE WILL FORCE +. v. A.
GANGS TO REDUCE LEVY
TO LEGAL LIMITS ~

With the passage of the special ses-
sion of the Legislature of bills reduc-
ing state funds and cutting state tax
es 25 per cent, the administration ia
determined that the same economy
shall be extended to local taxes by the
enforcement Of the law limiting the
increase this year over last year to
10 per cent for general purposes and
20 per cent for school and road pur-
poses.
The farmer legislators of the spec
ial session had data showing numerous
instances where county and city Off
cials hostile to the farmers movement
had boosted local taxes away above
the legal limit in an effort to discred-
it the League administration. In the
instance of Bowman County, the I. V.
A. officials increased local taxes $780,
600, whereas the legal limit for 1919
in an increase Of $4,000.
Following the passage of the law
limiting increases in local taxes, At
torney General LANCER rendered de-
cision to the effect that cities, incor-
porated villages and towns were not
subdivisions of counties and were not
within the scope of the law. The spec
ial session remedied the wording of
the law and prosecutions will be in
stituted against local officials to COM
pei a reduction of local taxes to the le-
gal limit, where such action becomes
necessary.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-12-25
ANTLER NOTES

Mr.. M. w. Arndt resigned his po-
sition as Assistant Cashier in the Ant
Ter State Bank and left Monday to
accept like position in the bank at
Maxbass.
Monday evening Sheriff Hennessy
was a business caller in our city. On
Tuesday morning he drove out to his
farm ond from there to Mohall.
Miss Mamie O'Connor visited our
city the fore part Of the week and Wis
tied the school one day.
Miss Clara Vikan IS assisting at the
Holman home this week.
The school programs Friday after
noon and evening were success in
every respect. The proceeds will go
toward purchasing q piano for the
school. .5.. s..s
Saturday morning the following
teachers departed for their homes to
spend the Christmas holidays: Miss
Fpsnes for Emerald, N. D.; Miss
Houg. Willow City; Miss Nordin and
Mrs. Russell, Bottineau.
Mr. Fred Kruger arrived homo on
Friday evening to spend the holidays
with bis parents, MI. and Mrs. a. w,
Kruegex.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-12-25
MANY NOTED PLAYERS IN
"RICH MAN, POOR MANI

Marguerite Clark is supported in
her new photoplay by capable artists.
Not the least Distinguishing feature
of the latest Paramount photoplay,
erich Man, Poor Man," in which dain-
ty Marguerite Clark is the star, is the
high quality of her support. Freder-
ick Warde, the veteran tragedian, will
be seen as an irascible financier who
has plenty of money, but little love
in his life, until sweet Betty Wynne
enters his household.
This is photoplay of the highest
artistic merit, and with a dramatic
interest and heart-appeal seldom seen
in a motion picture. The story enunci-
ates the truism that riches do not
bring love to the lives of men whose
mission in life is the acquisition of
all the money in the world, and who,
after gaining their ends, find them
selves poor as Lazarus because love
does not exist in their sordid souls.
This picture, said to be one of the
finest in which Miss Clark ever has
appeared, will be displayed at the
Grand Theatre Christmas night.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-12-25
ARE YOU A MASON?" SUPPLIES
STAR WITH FINE ROLE.

It remained for care You Mason?
Leo Ditrichstein's celebrated farce, to
bring forth John Barrymore's greatest
talents as screen comedian. This in
imitable star was seen in those great
laugh-producing screen plays, "An
American Citizen" and "The Man
from Mexico" but the Famous Play
ers-Lasky Corporation, which also
produced these former successes, has
in the perturbation Of "Are You a
Mason?" furnished Mr.. Barrymore
with an ideal characterization, which
he makes most Of in his own incom-
parable and excruciatingly funny
manner.
This feature which will be shown
at the Grand Theatre New Years
night is capital one. The many novel
and ludicrous situations in the play,
the indescribable amount of fun which
Mr.. Barrymore communicates to the
audience through them, and the easily
followed story, in spite Of its many
comic intricacies, contribute to make
this one Of the most notable feature
comedies ever produced on the screen.
If the success scored by Mr.. Barry
more in "The Man from Mexico" was
remarkable, his success in Are You
a Mason? was nothing less than phen-s
omenal.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-12-25
FORESTRY NORMAL
LECTURE COURSE

Owing to the unsettled train service
we were unable to have with US The
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra Trio
which was to have appeared at the
Grand Theatre, Tuesday evening.
The first number will be given Sat-
urday January, 3rd at the Grand The
atre. The attraction will be Montaville
Flowers, the greatest Of all lyceum
readers and lecturers.
Reserve seats at the Fladeland Will
liams Drug Store. Remember this
date and be sure to attend.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-12-25
ALWAYS JOBS FOR
BRAIN WORKERS

Young people who hope to amount
to something in business should follow
the example Of some of the most sue
cessful men in the Northwest, who be-
gin their careers by taking q course
at Dakota Business College, Fargo, N.
OAK.
The biggest firms prefer employing
ID. B. Ct. graduates. E. P. Schneider
is the 10th employed by the Standard
Oil Co. S. Ireland is with the Bur-
roughs Adding Machine Co. Frank
Jensen with the Northwestern Tele-
phone Co.
Follow the successful. !" Write F. L.
Watkins, BOG Front St, Fargo, N. p.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-12-25
LANDA AND VICINITY

Miss May Boreson returned home
last Monday from Wellesberg where
she has been teaching school. She will
return after the holidays.
Miss Gladys Scheflo has been ill for
few days.
The Misses Dorothy Woodward and
Hattie Lennon left for their respective
homes Saturday morning where they
will spend the holiday season. The
Misses Clara Erickson and Leona o.
son will spend their vacation near
Noonan.
An appropriate Christmas-tree pro-
gram was given by the pupils in Miss
Woodward's room Friday afternoon.
Mrs. K. H. Bangs and children, Lii
liam and Raymond, spent Sunday af-
ternoon at the Rev. Jordheim home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Anderson spent
Sunday afternoon with Mr.. and Mrs.
M. s. Thorpe.
The Misses Clara Erickson, Leona
Olson, Hattie Lennon, Dorothy Wood
ward and Mr.. A. O. Leding were en-
tertained for supper at the o. J. Elef-
son home Wednesday of last week.
A number of Landa young people
enjoyed skiing in the hills last Sum
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Olson and daught-
er, Jennie, of Starbuck spent Monday
night with Rev. and Mrs. O. N. Jord-
helm.
School Notes
The following were perfect in at
tendance during the month ending Dec
10th. Primary department: Walter
Bergen, Herbert johnson, Grace Ha-
gen, Mabel Hjelmeland, Ingvald Mar
tinson, Mildred Thompson, Eva Elef-
son Bernice Anderson, Mabel Bangs,
Kathleen Engstrom, Willie Halvorson,
Estelle johnson, Ruth Thompson and
Arthur Taraldseth. intermediate de-
p artment: Helma Bangs, Alice Bodell,
Roy Hunskor, Lillian Kinley, Edna
Taraldseth, Louise Hagen, Thelma Ut
gard, Minnie Bodell, Orville Halvor-
son, Bertine Smulan, Otto Taraldseth,
Edna Jordheim and Dorothy Kinley.
Grammar department: Olga Jordheim,
Raymond Bangs, Ralph Hagen and
Margaret Elefson. High School: Vera
Boreson, Dagmar Jordheim, Viola Kim
ley, Melvin Martinson, Lillian Bangs,
Mary Thorpe and Clara Albertson.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-12-25
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH NOTES

Last Sundays services were we'll
attended and the congregation mani
Tested great interest in both the adj
dresses by the pastor and in the spec
ial Christmas music by the choir. Sew
eral beautiful anthems were rendered
in a way which demonstrated the work
put in by the members.
The services next Sunday will also
be along Christmas lines, with an in
termingling of New Years. The pas
tors subject for the morning service
at 1915 will be "Wondrous Birth" !"
and id the evening, "Our Time is in
Gods Hands, Both these subjects
should prove OF interest and it is hop
ed that the attendance will be equally
as large as last Sunday.
Sunday School follows the morning
service, at 1919 O'Clock
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-12-25

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and material. It is to our irretrievable
shame that millions of our people well
come the birthday Of the Christ Of
Bethlehem, because Of it's festivities
and gifts; but have never welcomed
him into their hearts and lives. The
logic and consistency Of history hons
ors Jesus Christ as its central Sun,
around which all other stars and sat
elites Of time revolve, and get their
light. Do we dare to make that logic
and consistency Of history the oratory
of our souls ideal and ambition?
viii we allow the Holy Grail to lead
Us to the very heart of Christ and of
God? Than Follow the Glea
N. Start, Pastor, Baptist Church.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-12-25
BANK MAN at
?. TACKS LEAGUE
FARMERS MISLED BY VICIOUS
PROPAGANDA, DECLARES
JOHN III. RICH

A virulent attack on the Nonparti-
san League and the organized farmers
movement Was made recently b. John
H. Rich, federal reserve agent for this
district, from his headquarters IN
Minneapolis, in a statment given out
ty this Official to the press.
From his lofty perch at the govern
1nent pit counter, Mr.. Rich, under the
guise of an Official statement s:.nt out
the following piece of political prop
aganda.
"Nowhere in the United States is
unrest more acute, or bitter feeling
more prevalent than among the agri-
cultural population in the Ninth re-
serve district. Part Of this is due tc
vicious propaganda based on false &C.
onomics. The farmers have been de-
iberately misled and have not had the
benefit Of the corrective legislation at
the hands Of those competent to tell
the truth about the economic problems
that are serious to the agricultural
class.
The unjust attack has aroused many
farmers to indignant protest and it is
probable that concerted movement
will be launched demanding the re-
moval of this federal official who has
misused his office and taken advan-
tage of his official influence to deal a
treacherous blow to the organized
farmers. Prominent farmers stated
in the Grand Forks American Monday
that this action Of Mr.. Rich was un-
doubtedly an attack on the farmers of
the Northwest because they are de-
manding reductions in the cost of
living, and a political move to keep
the producers of the country and those
of the cities apart in the interest of
middlemen monopolists.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-12-25
ALUMNI PARTY

The Alumni Of the Bottineau High
school will give q party in the New
High School Gym on Friday Jan. 2,
ct o'clock sharp. All members are
asked to attend If possible. Owing to
conditions prevailing last Christmas
time il was impossible to get together
and this will be the first meeting ia
two years.
The annual dues are $1.00, which
you are asked to send to Fred Vikan,
Treas, Bottineau, BY Dec. 31st. H
YOU NE unable to attend please send
your dues anyway as II takes money
to keep up a anixation. n
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-12-25
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

n REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
Z Emma Elkhe & husband to Gust
Block, w. D. $1.OO SASEA II & S1s
SWA IL 100 70.
Ole Peterson & wife to Peter D. Egg
gen, w. d. $4,000. NEA 4 161 83.
Mata O'Niel to State Bank of Max
bass, w. D. $4,000. NEA 10 100 81.
Edit. Christofferson, to Martin
Christofferson, w. D. $1.O0 NWA 80
164 79.
M. O'Neill, to State Bank of Max
bass, w. d. $4,000. NWA SO 161 81.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-12-25
THOSE /. v. A. HOGS

Are not the kind Of hogs / have.
Mine are high grade Birkshire Du-
roch bred sow to farrow first week in
April, at $500 each, if taken soon
Weight 18O pounds. F. O. B. cars eith-
er Newburg or Russell. Also some reg
istered Duroch Bears at $4,000 each,
weight $50 pounds. Two registered
Hampshire Bears, $4,000 each, weight,
1876 pounds each. Pedigrees furnished
free.-J. G. Kane, Owner, Russell, N.
Oak 2t.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-12-25
CITY ATHLETIC
Club FORMED
HIGH SCHOOL GYMNASIUM HAS
BEEN SECURED FOR y
PRACTICE

UCSd6Ay A4EAO G1OONV t1llI w Clt1ZCklS
Of Bottineau gathered in the CONNER
cial Club rooms for the purpose of or
ganizing an athletic association for
Rottineau, membership to which is op-
en- to all local citizens
The name Of the organization is
Bottineau Athletic Club. A constitu-
tion and bylaws were drawn up and
accepted and officers Of the organiza-
tion elected for the coming year. I. P.
Ertresvaag was elected President; r.
Costello, Vice President; C. B. Aamodt
Secretary and M. NJ. Campbell, Treas
urer. Along with the four officers
above named three more were elected,
namely, Adolph Ertresvaag, w. H.
Adams and DR.. Durnin, and these sew
en- men viii form the Board.
Discussion was held along the lines
Of Athletics and the matter Of equip
naent taken up and just as soon as
possible wrestling mat, boxing
gloves, punching bag, horizontal bars,
volley ball and hand ball, will be pur-
chased and placed in the high school
gymnasium, where it may be used by
the high school as well as members Of
the Bottineau Athletic Club. The new
ly organized club will have two nights
a week at the high school gymnasium
Monday and Wednesday nights and
it is hoped that by the middle Of Feb
ruary material will have so developed
that an athletic carnival will be given.
The membership was placed at
$500 per annum, payable in advance,
and the Club starts out, as we go to
press with Charter membership of
about thirty-five. However, charter
membership is held open until Janu-
ary first and all those wishing to join
should make their checks payable to
II. NJ. Campbell, Treasurer and see
that he gets it before the first of the
year. BY joining at once it makes it
possible to get equipment here so that
work will start almost without delay.
Aymeeting of the Board will be held
II the near future and an order sent
i for supplies.
The charter members as we go to
press are: Geo. E. Vosburg, DR.. j. A.
johnson, G. B. Aamodt, R. B. Smith,
Dr.. 6. A. Durnin, Thos. Hennessy,
Richard Costello, Fay. Amsbaugh, j.
J. Weeks, /. d. Cameron, w III.
Adams, A. D. Ertresvaag,. F. c. Fall
kentein, Geo. M. Anderson, Chas. A.
Riley, DR.. F. II. Mccullough, M. Camp
bell, L. c. Holz, r. Lawson Wise, L.
P. Ertresvaag, A. G.. Brown, JOS.
Quamme, Peter Scott, H. G. Kelley,
J. T. Murdoch, S. Sigurdson, Allan F..
Mckenzie, e. D. Bower, A. Greengard,
Fred Vilsan, w. r. Lee, Monte Woods,
j. ]. Krogen, Geo. S. Nero, H. A. Le-
veille, A. Berthiaume, J. T. Neville,
Ferd Williams, c. Gorder, A. S. Thor
sen and Boyd E. Nero.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-12-25
AUDITOR PAYS
HIMSELF WELL
RECORD SHOWS STICKLER FOR
ECONOMY WAS GENEROUS
WITH STATE FUNDS

State Auditor Kositzky, apostle Of
economy, who has repeatedly refused
to pay salaries of state employees and
the official who recently held up the
mileage of League legislators has used
more of his appropriation during the
II 1-2 months of the present term of
office than he spent during his entire
last term Of two years, according to
the records Of the state treasurer's Of
flee.
. The auditor has paid to members of
his family over $500 since July l. His
wife. is recorded as receiving $120 and
ther has paid his Is year old son 4.75
during the same period. In addition to
this he has paid out Of the state treas
ury an attorneys fee of $125 for per-
sonel services rendered him by Theo-
dore Koffel, /. v. A. lawyer, and also
a $25 membership fee to the National
Association Of State Auditors and
Treasurers.
Clerk Gets Double Salary
Further study of the books reveals
that Kositzky is paying one of his
clerks double the salary provided for
the position by law. The legislature
permitted the auditor $2400 for the
two years salary of field agent and
travelling clerk at $100 per month.
This employee can of course be a valu-
able cog in Kositzky's political ma
chine, so he is now paying this clerk
5000 per month. i
By his wholesale purchase of mile
age books the other day the auditor
has completely exhausted his travel
appropriation authorized by the gen.
eral session, and has ,overdrawn the
revises appropriation made by the
special session by several hundred
dollars. =, &
Auditors Own Salary Paid
Another interesting feature con-
corning the expenditure Of the audi
tors appropriation shows that while
the auditor withheld the payment of
salaries to the officials and employees
Of other offices, months at time, he
has always had on hand enough mon
ey to meet his own salary, at frequent
intervals. While the constitution pro-
vides that state officials shall receive
their salaries in IL equal installments,
Kositzky has in the past five months
made IA drafs on the state treasury
for his own salary, at different periods
of the month.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-12-25

Matinee today at Grand NV
IN 3:3Q shal q 81 81
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-09-19
School Opens

With an enrolment of $50 for the
opening day and an outlook for near
ly 200 by next week, the Monterey
High School began work last Monday
morning. TIE n,t principal is new
only at Monterey in that it is his first
year here, but he is not stranger,
and his record as teacher is known
and satisfactory. With the corps of
competent assistants secured, the out
look is for splendid scholastic year.
The faculty is now cmplete-the
publication of same having been omit
ted last week because of indecision as
to two-and is as follows: Principal,
G.. A. Payne, assistants, Miss Lena
Seybert and Miss Genoa Swecker,
grades, Miss Bess Bishop, Miss Mabel
Doyle, Miss Ruth, Doyle, Miss Gather
inc Campbell
The growth in numbers and inter,
est in the school from year to year is
noted with satisfaction, not only by
Montereyans but by every one IN
Highland who is interested in educa-
ton. An effort to make this the
leading educational center of the
county ought to be a determined one,
and should be the occasion of no riv-
airy or jealousy, it being the logical
place. That conditions looking to
such an end may be improved no one
will deny, as for eaxmple the ques-
ton Of suitable boarding places for
pupils and teachers. 1t is known
that more or less difficulty was ex-
perienced in securing board, and
that prices are apparently high.
These are situation that can only be
adjusted in the general work Of re-
construction, when the world quits
rocking from the jolt of the big war
and gets back to normal Thought
full persons realize this, and since
prices received and prices paid pref
ty we'll equalize matters the school
work, like all important enterprises,
must and does move on, and at new
pace.
The return of the school boys and
girls to town Is looked forward toby
our people. Their bright faces and
CHEEKY presence give new life and
interest, the mingling and associa-
ion of the school term bringing town
and county closer together, cement
ing friendships and cultivating a
community of interests that should
always be recognized.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-09-19
VALLEY CENTER
Sept. Is, 1919

+ ; r
Capt. S. A. Gilmore left Sunday
afternoon for, Ellenboro, w. Va, to
attend the burial of his nephew, Mr..
w. A. Stricken, which will take
place Wednesday afternoon. i.
Mrs. H. F. Herold went to Marlin
ton Sunday to see her daughter, Miss
nellie, who has been right i'll there
Sidney G. Wade expects to moto,
to Staunton Wednesday, having as
passengers his daughter. Miss Lillian
and Poll yGum who will go to Black
stone College for the coming session,
and ]. C. Lightaer who goes to Uni
versity of Va.
Edgar. Crummett and Ward Will
liams left yesterday for Kentucky,
where they will attend school this
winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Boyd Campbell ex-
poet to leave in a short time for Au-
gusta county where they will make
their future home. They will be
very much missed in this neighbor-
hood.
w. N. Bird and family, of near
Monterey, spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. S. B. Rexrode.
Forest Bird left yesterday for Bed
ford, where he will attend the COM
ing session of R. NJ. Academy.
Mrs. r. w. Ligktner and Mrs. Don
Ryder and children have returned
from Greenbrier county, where they
visited Mrs Lightner,s daughter, Mrs
Mack Wade.
Rev. S. R. Sncad and sons, Of Nc
Dowell, and Mr.. Fox, of Romney, W.
Va, spent last Wednesday with Mr..
and Mrs. C. t. Bird.
Misses Lena May Campbell and
Lucy Gray Bird commenced their
schools yesterday, the former at the
Bird school house, the latter teach
ing the Hail ScnOO1.
Mrs. Cecil Bird and children have
returned from w. We, where she
visited her sisters, Mrs. Harry Tay-
lor and Mrs. ]. II. Mclaughlin, of
Dunmore.
Miss Ada Lightner who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. LowaRce at
Ridgeway, is expected home Thurs
day.
Mrs. 2. O, Bird has returned from
Millboro, where she visited friends
and attended Presbytery.
Mrs. Lee Gum, of Vanderpool, was
a guest Of her brother S. E. Williams
the first of the week, 4
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-09-19
PUBLIC SALE.

At my residence at Valley Center,
Va, on Tusday, October Z, 1919,
commencing at 10 o'clock, I will Of
fer for sale at public auction, the
following personal property: Sever
al cows and heifers, some Of them
thoroughbred shorthorns, and bred to
thoroughbred shorthorn bull, thor
oughbred shorthorn bull calf, eight
calves, / yearling bull, q year old
Belgian horse, 1 mare and colt, some
hogs, sheep and poultry, moving ma
chine, tedder, buggy rake, windmill,
wagon, buggy, hoes. cant hook,
chains, grabs, scales, Syracuse pillow,
harrow, cultivator, -forks, corn shelter
harness, brides and saddles, iron
kettles, brass kettle, cider mill, /
suit parlor furniture, bedroom suit,
several pairs bedsteads, chiffonler,
rocking chairs, tables, cot, cooking
stove, heating stoves, safe, 5 day
clock, crockery, glass fruit Jars, dish
es, carpet, sugar buckets and spouts,
Edison graphophone and number
of records, some corn, oats, and a lot
of hay and other things too numerf
Gus to mention.
TERMS OF SALE--Cash for all
sums Of $40 and under, over that
amount a credit of five months; ne
gotiable not with approved security
will be required.
n ANcON pTPD
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-09-19
REUNION OF THE
RETURNED SOLDIERS
will be held

Saturday, September ~, 1919
on the old reunion grounds near
Franklin, West Va.
1t will be the initial reunion of
the World War veterans Of this Sec
ton and promises to be a memorable
occasion.
A number Of prominent speakers
have been secured for the natal day.
A noted Band will furnish music.
Ferris wheel, Aerfy-go=reund and
other attractions will be on hand.
Refreshments will be in abundance
and everything possible will be done
for all to have enjoyable time.
Everybody invited. IA
Remember the date, Sept. 9th.