The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-05-08
ROLAND TOWNSHIP

T.. ~. SVlnGen lOSC a COW
from black-leg on Wednesday. He had
DR.. O'Brien, the efficient veterinary,
come up and vaccinate the rest Of his
cattle.
The Hills have already had two
good rains this spring and the farmers
are contemplating a bumper crop.
Arthur A. Larson and father, Ad-
rian Larson were callers at the c.
K%lingenberg home on Friday night.
Edron HOLIDAYS returned from West
ern Canada on Wednesday evening. He
ives employed on a farm there but re-
turned to help his home folks with
the spring work.
Mrs. Ed. Wall called at the A.. A.
Larson home on Saturday afternoon.
Manda Svingen and Olga Kittleson
spent the week end at the Svingen
home.
According to reports Alfred HOLIDAYS
is on his way home from France. His
many friends will be glad to see him.
Ole Haugo has been helping A. A.
Larson the past few days.
C. O. Svingen and T. D. Acheson
were in Bottineau on Wednesday even
ing.
Adrian Larson visited Sunday after
noon at the home of his daughter, Mrs.
Oluf Wall.
Alfred and Lloyd Crandall visited at
the A. A. Larson home on Sunday at
terno0n. ... .
Nick Mastvelton and Miss Mabel
Crandall visited at the Jack Schei
home near Souris Sunday.
Robert Johnson, an early pioneer OF
Roland township passed away on Fri
day, May End 1919. He was inferred in
the Manager Lutheran Cemetery on the
9Th. The relatives of Mr.. johnson
have the sympathy of their friends in
their bereavement. .
When a man goes wrong he does
not know when to quit LANCER is
going from bad to worse. In a meet.
ing in Minot he is quoted as saying
that he would stick to the League
program, "Until Hell froze over" He
tried to bam-boozle the league mem.
bers into the idea that he was sticking
to them and that part Of the league
program instituted by the recent leg.
islature was rotten and should be done
away with Now, while under fire he
came forth with another absurd state.
ment saying that he will resign if
Judge Amidon orders him to do so. II
he is such a brave upright man as he
claims to be, why should he retire
from the fight if he is right? There
is just one answer to this, his courage
has failed him, and he knows at lasst
that he had been caught red handed
and that his political career in North
Dakota is at an end. The old proverE
fits LANCER nicely which says, "That
pride goeth before destruction and a
naughty spirit before a fall" LANCER
thought that he would make a great
sensation in North Dakota politics by
showing the people that Townley was
a despot. But instead Of showing up
Townley Mr.. LANCER showed himself
up in his true light. He has failed
those who had faith in him, and who
sent him into office. It is reported q
citizen in Minot said shat they did
not understand LANCER when he made
his raid in that city about two years
ago, but he is a mighty fine fellow aft
er all"
Truly politics make great bed fel.
lows. LANCER is now in cohoots and
sympathy with the bunch he was be.
fore fighting. He truly had a great
future in North Dakota but his own
conceit and vanity overcame his better
Judgment and he soon will realize thai
he is a political discard instead Of 9
possibility in politics.
Everybody has their ups and downs
LANCER has been up on the mountain
with the ]. ". IA. and has been shown
the promised land III politics. But he
never vii. reach the land Of 10y and
rest" ne vii 81 hurled from bis politi'