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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-10-30
KRAMER NEWS

Adam Haas and family autoed to
Towner on Sunday where they visited
with the formers uncle.
Ed. Olson was q business visitor at
Bisbee Friday, returning Saturday ev-
ening. Ill.,.
About seventy-five friends Of Mr..
and Marzolf surprised them on We'd
nesday evening Oct. %. it being their
25th wedding anniversary. They were
given a set of knives and forks All
went home at a late hour feeling re-
warded with a good time and wishing
them many more years of happiness.
MI. Romsos autoed to Bottineau on
Saturday bringing back the teachers
who were there during the institute.
Miss Pearl Nelker spent Sunday in
Omemee.
MI. and, Mrs. Mike Kaeding left
for Fall Creek, Wis. on Friday where
they were called by the death of the
latter's sister.
The line men for the Northwestern
Telephone Co. we're in town on Mon
day.
Martha DOMAIN spent Sunday in Toll
ley with friends.
Sigvald Lervick returned from Toll
ley Monday morning where he has
been helping on the new hospital.
An Halloween entertainment will be
given by the high school girls and
boys Friday evening.
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G. G. Vikan leaves tomorrow for
Monticello, Mimi, where he has ac-
copied the c~ashiership cf a bank. Chas.
many friends will be glad to hear this
and hope for his success in this new
position.
A reception was given Thursday ev-
ening at the High School in honor Of
the teachers attending the institute.
The affair was in charge Of the Bot
tineau Womans Club. Games were
played in the gymnasium after which
the guests repaired to the assembly
room where a short program was rem
dered. Following the program a light
lunch was served. About $50 teachers
were present and a very enjoyable ev-
ening was spent. .
Rev. J. F. Beagarie was here Mon
day in the interests Of the M. E.
Church. Mr.. Beagarie has been u.s.
signed to the churches at Bottineau
and Westhope the coming year. Mr..
Beagarie comes here from Noonan
and left for that point Tuesday to
pack his household goods. It is not as
yet decided at which place the family
will live. A short business meeting of
the members Of the church was held in
the annex Monday evening.
J. j. Krogen met with what might
have easily proven a fatal accident
Sunda; while hunting. He was cross
ing Loon Lake on the ice and as one
of the other boys called to him,
he stopped, just long enough to let
the ice break and MI. Krogen went
down. He did not touch bottom and
luckily succeeded in getting himself
out. The other members of the party
supplied him with dry clothing and
aside from a good scare is none the
worse for his experience.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-10-30
RUSSELL NEWS

John Ekren and wife returned from
Minneapolis, where they spent last
week purchasing a stock Of drygoods
which is expected to arrive at any ear
ly date and then John will have one
of the best if not the best stores, in
this part of the country, as John al
ready has a complete line Of heavy
and shelf hardware and a complete
line of groceries so when his drygoods
arrive those who come to Russell to
do their shopping can get what they
want.
Mrs. Erickson of Souris, one of u
teachers, informs us that while she
was attending the teachers institute
at Bottineau, that she went home ev-
cry night and stayed with her folks
and had a very enjoyable time.
A Touch of grim winter halted
church-going people last Sunday, for
the first time this year. The organ
list of the church was absent. Miss
Craig, one of the high school teachers
kindly volunteered to play the organ
for the church and her services were
greatly appreciated.
Matt Mattson is very busy these
days getting ready to start back to
his old home in Switzerland.
Every one in this community seems
to be glad to see MI. Booth, the prin-
cipal of our high school back on the
job again and from the way the school
is progressing, the professor deserves
much credit, and we must not forget
that he has a corps of most able teach
ers who are assisting him.
Last Monday v. P. McFarland's
team ran away. There was not much
damage done and the team finally
was stopped.
Miss Frances Turnbull is very busy
these evenings teaching algebra. Fran
! els is one of the high school students
| and a bright scholar and one who is
not afraid to help others.
Mr.. Workman and Mr.. Tyson came
very near collidine near town last Sun
dav evening. Nothing but a scratched
fender resulted but it might easily OF
been a great deal worse.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-10-30
THE BIPARTISAN" FAIR MEETING

In terms something like the following the
Farmers Advocate of last week devoted a con-
siderable amount OF space to the l3ct that the
~ npart: ,;,r League has aec'lSt1 control OIL the
Fair Association:
County fair is stolen by Townleyites at
annual meeting. All three new members are
strong radical members of the Nonpartlsan
League, who have their faces set for the
dawn of a new day Some of them are
claimed to have made certain radical re-
marks which have immortalized themselves
with the big chiefs, Townley and Stair"
The Advocate further claims that politics was.
first introduced into the fair board two years
ago when the Leaguers succeeded IN oustlng y.
L. Gorder, who had served Faithfully for a num-
Der Of years.
The Nonpartisan League succeeded IN clean
ing out a few I. V. A. members at the last meet
ing and in the course of time probably will get
the fair association out of politics rather than
leaving it where it had been for the past num-
Der of years, prior to last year.
It is a fact, that when the shoe pinches some
one hollers and this certainly is the case with
the Advocate crowd. AS long as everything was
their way, as it has been prior to this very cleo
ton, with the exception of their statement re-
garding the election a year ago, everything was
lovely and they try to cover it up by saying the
fair was not in politics. Considerable space could
be devoted to telling of the fair in politics long
before the Nonpartisan League had anything to
do with it, but we feel that this would only make
matters worse. Should the Advocate crowd in
sist on having the past brought to light by keep
ing up this wrangle we will give the matter
more publicity than they will want to see.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-10-30
FARMERS WIN mn T A

The farmers and workers political movement
is developing so rapidly that it is hard to keep
track of it. It's latest triumph is the winning Of
the election in the province of Ontario, Canada.
The United Farmers and Laborites have just
elected to the Ontario parliament a combined
delegation of the two old parties-the liberals
and conservatives.
AS a result of the election the new govern
ment of the province will consist of 43 United
Farmers, IL Laborites, % Liberals, 26 conserv-
atives and 3 independents. The combined farm
er-labor vote will be IS; the combined old party
vote will be 81. The three independents will &C
tually hold the balance of power.
The growth of the farmers, and the labor
movements in Canada is phenomenal. Neither
movement is more than a few years old. They
are both strong in all but the French Canadian
provinces. But they have grown more rapidly
in ideas and policies than in numbers. The labor
party has rapidly become a party of public ow-
nership. The farmers party originally starting
with such mild reforms as free trade and reci-
procity is rapidly becoming a public hind to the
naturalization of the railroads and other big
utilities. Like labor it is also a party which
strongly pushes the development of cooperative
activities.
While there is perhaps not as open an agree
ment between the farmers and labor in Canada
as there is between the Nonpartisan League
and the Labor Party of the United States, these
two forces are natural allies in the Dominion
and their common aims of public ownership and
cooperation bring them together. They will ma
turally vote together against the Liberals and
Conservatives who, like the Democrats and the
Republicans of the United States represent the
big interests and the private ownership of the
monopolies and the big utilities.
The remarkable thing about the farmer-labor
movement of Canada is that it is spontaneously
developing along the same lines as the League
Labor movement of the United States.
|
A certain farmer attending the fair election
held at the Court House last week remarked to
the editor of the Advocate that the meeting ap-
peared to have more the aspect of a political
meeting than a fair meeting. We will bet q dol
lar to a hole in a doughnut that the farmer who
made the above remark is an I. V. A., which
also explains his reason for the above words.
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ADDITIONAL LOCALS

w. H. Adams is transacting bust
ness in Rugby today.
Peter Boardman left today on a
business trip to Ivanhoe, MINI.
August Zilke of Carbury transact
ed business at the county seat Mon
day.
Mr. and Mrs. o. N. Hendrikson and
daughter Deverne were over Sunday
visitors with friends at Antler.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. S. Thor were at
Devils Lake wei Sunday visiting with
Mrs. Thor's brother, Gardner Waite.
A. R. Bate and daughter Harriet of
Omemee were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
II. A. Bate over Wednesday night.
Sam Stone O" Haram township was
in the city Moraay visiting with Mrs.
Stone, who is confined to the hospital.
FIR. Andrieux drove his sheep to
Overly today where he will ship a
COuplC CdTlOduS W AdLSlOIuS WAAOAO LAG
will winter them.
MI. and Mrs. A. D. Chaffee of Sour
is were visitors in Bottineau yester-
day They left this morning for Mich
igan, N. D. where they will make their
future home.
There will be services in the M. E.
Church both morning and evening at
IL A. M. srG 7:30 p. M. on Sunday
Nov. 9th. Special music will be rem
dered. You are all cordially invited to
attend these services.
About fifteen reep!e enjoyed a fine
kate at LAX, Metigoshe sunday at
tcrneo> T!ls re YES solid CT, Ugh to
skate up to the north end Of the lake.
Pretty early for the big lakes to be
frozen over.
Flour-Car Of Pillsbury's Best flour
to be on track at Omemee within the
next few days. Place Tour order early.
100 lbs. at $6.75, soc lbs. or more at
$6.5O.-Omemee Cot oerative Farm
Elevator CO., p. Thro lson, Manager. l
Esther Amundson : i visiting IN Rug
BY today with frie Ids.
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THE TRAITOROUS TRIUMv1RATE

Unsteady stands the coy seat where Kosy sit
ski sits,
While two-faced Tommy blows his horn and
Billy has his fits,
Two hundred twenty clumsy pounds are bound
to make a "hit,"
So UP he goes and DOWN he comes to prove,
that Carl is it.
He tries his ugly Juggling stunts on funds and
scribes alike,
And Billy soon will write a "wit' so scribes can
homeward hike;
The news must not uncensored go from now till
Judgment Day,
For all this tattling now must stop, to please
the I. V. A.
So Tommy comes to boss the job and Billy L.
crates,
While Clumsy Carl is Juggling funds to please
invertebrates.
He's lost his chit" with friends and foe, his last
"hit was a "foul,"
A "home run" he will try to make just watch
him shift and scowl.
Now Nv t tNo-faG led Tom Tommy coaches Carl, and now
To bluff the watching farmer crowd who all
look on with scorn.
Now Carl is c%linching both his fists makes his
'final" dash,
His aim was "bad" but still h eruns all records
now to smash.
He does not care for any base, a baseless man no
doubt,
Wiener he fails to make his home he always
gets put out,
This game" is watched from all N. D., the fight
may draw some blood,
And when the trio run again they'll all run
home" for good.
For Billy needs a bigger job to give him big
ger pay.
Where he can "shoot: the same old stuff most
any night or day,
So he must say his little piece or sing some
sweet iefrain
To show the boys what he can do, twill do him
good to train.
Senate,
TO fill a t9othsome vacant chair when Gronna's
And Billy likes to "play the goat for him they'll
watch and pray
So ne can help the traitor bunch to lead the
w. A.
When Clumsy Carl comes up to bat he'll try
some juggling chit"
AND try to make up in brutal force where he is
short in wit.
Some very busy buzzing bat p~erchance has filled
With honeyed music sweet to hear-The N. D.
Chieftain kind.
This three ringed circus fills the .sbills" it's
played on scheduled date,
In three wise men" like these we find a great
~triunvirate,
A picture, sad, before me stands on this Sep
TENDER Morn"
The traitors madly "homeward'' march-still
Tommy blows his horn.'-Nels X. Mattson,
u me Farmers Provost, New Rockford, Al. ..
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-10-30

WANTED-Men for farm work for
the winter months. Wages forty dol
lars a month from November 10th to
March 2Oth.-E. T. McCanna, Mccain
ma, N. Oak. e.
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THE ANSWER OF THE FARMERS

Aside from it's political significance and i'm
mediate bearing on events in North Dakota, the
monster mass meeting in Fargo on October II,
is quite the most remarkable gathering in
America in recent times.
At the call of a central committee in the face
of an attempt of the great interests to bankrupt
a political movement, a statewide organization
precipitates itself almost enmasse into a single
city in a single day.
More than this. A neighboring state joins in
the demonstration. Rains that almost prevent
auto travel are powerless to keep the gigantic
crowds away. They pour into the metropolis of
the state for two days from every county and
literally choke the streets with their thousands.
They assemble in gigantic meetings and over
flow meetings. With shouts that shake the build
ings they hurl back their defiance against their
would-be destroyers. Amid thunderous cheering
they pledge their faith their loyalty and their
dollars to save their movement. After the meet
ing they swarm into the threatened bank and
deposit their savings, and then almost by magic
the mighty gathering melts away.
Nothing so impressive, so fundamentally
democratic has ever happened before in the po-
litical life of America. Tt was a New England
town meeting expanded to the proportions of a
statewide uprising of the common people. A
whole political organization came in person at
the challenge of it's deadly enemy and met that
challenge and dealt that enemy a staggering
blow.
The Nonpartisan League is the only political
movement in America that could. call an inter-
state mass meeting, ask it to pay it's own ex-
penses, and get away with it. Thousands of
of Nonpartisan Leaguers came hundreds of
miles and not only paid their own expenses,
put brought their savings with them and left
them in a bank that had supported the League
and had been attacked by the great financial
interests.
This splendid example of zeal for a great
cause, of unquenchable loyalty and enthusiasm
and sacrifice is the severest blow the League
could deal it's enemy. Nothing could more strik-
1ngly demonstrate the futility of attacking such
a movement. Nothing could so impress the peo-
pie of America with the spirit of the awakened
farmers of the Northwest.
This lesson will not be lost. Thousands will
wonder what is behind such devotion, such en-
thusiasm, such sacrifice. They will investigate
and they will be drawn into this great move
ment of the people.
America is probably cursed with the worst
element of big business r~eactionaries in the
world: In the Cummins railroad bill they not
only demand the private ownership of the rail-
roads, but a guarantee of 6 per cent on the in
vestment from the public to the private pocket.
And to cap the climax, they demand that any
strikes, or aid to strikes, or advocacy of strikes
on these privately owned and publicly subsidiz-
ed roads shall be punished by heavy fines and
imprisonments.
& 49, A~>->11s-
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Some travelling men recently told how the
/. v. A. business men and farmers in Richland
county were instructed to take their money out
Of the Observation-Disclosures bank several
days before il closed. There must have been lots
Of conspiratoEs in on that plot.
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GRAND THEATRE
2 Days, Oct. 3Ist, Nov. lst

The Sensational FACT -Picturing
wildly Startling Phases of a Subject about which the
World keeps dumb and the law silent--No Fiction but
Stark REALITY,
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trade balance!

trade balance!
In far therefore, permit themselves to think
the old thoughts and the old habits of
and national greed, the great will have been
failure so as has freed mems minds from the
obsessons of seshness and the prejudces of custom
freed them to think new thoughts for the future plan
new methods national international activity it
will have been success. Few seem to realize fully how
much the success or the failure Of the bloody will de-
pend upon them as individuals upon the influences which
they can bring to bear destiny of their world at
this most fluid and recreatve moment of history
Shall we in the United States content with the spen-
did exhibition material power which we have dis
played in the past eighteen months with the noble be-
havior of our soldiers with the spontaneous efforts of all
classes of citizenship under the crisis lapse back in
to soveny habits political thinking? Shall try once
more to hide behind Atlantic barrier and about
our own business of money getting feeling sure of our
the obvious lessons of the war home and abroad? Les
sons of deficient education wasteu dsorganization bad
hygiene also lessons of the dangers of national self
absorption and isolation of international competition
instead of international cooperation?
The forces of reaction dsinegration work silently
and persstentIy while the forces of health and aspira
ton seem to work sporadcaly and internationally Now
is the time to convert the profits of devoons
deeds Before it is too late!
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ATROCITIES PAST BELIEF.

"a barrage of dead bodies thick and numerous as
10 turn the course of the Euphrates made by
the bayoneted women children the hands of the
Turks JUNK according the United States Consular
report to Ambassador Morgenthau Turkey which
has just been made public through the American Com
mittee Relief in the Near East whose campaign to
$3OO00O00 for these starving people to-
morrow Men and were stripped naked, tied to-
geher in hundreds shot and then hurled the river
Day after day night after night, the prettiest girls
carried away; times they returned in a pabe
condition told of their suferings Any stragglers
those who so old. infirm sick that they could
not keep up with the march, promptly killed When
a Turkish village reached all the local vaga-
bonds allowed to prey upon the Armenian girls
Hundreds of orphaned children wandering amle
y alone over the desert sands Their hanging
their bones like rags, slowly dying starvation and
thirst Well fed Americans hardly imagine the
ribe conditions OF these wrecked people of Armenia
and Syria who dying and will continue to die at the
of 10000 per month unless relief sent at once Ev
cry penny Of the fund be by American
mittee will go toward purchasing clothing, as
the incidental expenses of the campaign have been guar
anteed by private subscriptions in United States.
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Do Not Listen to the GrumbIers.

Do Not Listen to the GrUmbIers.
Grumblers are of many different classes among which
are those born that way, those who become chronic
through series of msfortunes those who grumble be-
their being ground, and those who for
want of something to do just 90 on grumblng
All these different classes must be separated from those
who have an honest kick before you place any credit
statements or stories of derogatory And
the of it is the grumbler invariably seeks SYM
pathzng with his tale that's why he is
often successful.
Tales will probably times reach your about the
failure OF the Y NJ c. A. the Red Cross and other war
activities perform their mission Just keep watch
you will note that those spread and stretch and
reecho these false are either non-conributors
enemies, do not believe in the work at all The Y. M
c. A. the spirit and life of the camps in America. We
all for ourselves if we want to visit them. To
discred the Red Cross foreign lands would discredt
the President who President of the Red Cross and tia
time entire military personnel there for if
the Red Cross failed play part would be disas
rous to armies it has great function to
perform.
Even if grumbler should prevail that his
tale Of is and of them be true to
certain extent remember his is only atom of the
great movement of the various war activities to
cheer, aid and comfort to our boys over there
1t will long time before they all hed safe
ly back the States" and you will probably be called
upon again to give before this accomplished do not
let anyone make believe that any of the &C
tvties have not accomplished great things for boys
| over there.-Fitzgerald Herald
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4 VERSE 4 DAY.
SUNDAY ALL THE TIME.


night my mothers tired out,
"A When she comes from work uptown;
And she says, oh dear, there's supper to get
Before I sit down"
An she cooks jist somethin' quick to get
When she is worn out so;
Shes sometimes cross and sharp to us,
Cause she is tired. you know.
n eat at night till nearly bust,
Cause I jst piece all day,
N spread it myself cause there amt meals,
When mothers gone all day.
But all day Sunday she's at home
An it's the finest day;
For mothers not tired then.
An sometimes helps me play.
An then she cooks the coolest things
Pies and puddings prime;
An jist wish that it could be
Sunday all the time.
-LAnna Williamson Brown.