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The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-11-11
MERCHANTS ASSN.
HAS GOOD MEETING

At a regular meeting of the Wolf
Point Merchants association. held at
the Sherman Tuesday evening, sew
eral important matters were dispos-
ed of, the. most important of which
was the decision to change the clos
ing hour of the stores from seven to
six P. M. except on Saturdays. A
motion was made by o. G. Heinze
that effective Monday, November Is,
the stores of Wolf Point close at 6
2. M. and observe this closing hour
until one week before Christmas,
when the closing hour would be ad-
vanced to 10 P. M. and after Christ
mas return to the six O'Clock closing
time. Motion was carried.
1t was also decided to close the
stores at l P. M. today in the obser-
vance of Armistice Day.
Considerable time was spent in the
discussion of the credit rating sys-
tenn. While no action was taken it
seemed the consensus of poinion that
a new list should be formulated and
should be renewed every sixty days.
The president was instructed to take
the matter up with the Commercial
Club secretary.
The question of night policeman
for the city was discussed and a reso-
luton to the city council drafted, re-
luesting them to create such an of
ice.
The president was instructed to ap-
oolnt committee to arrange for a
,et-together meeting to be held at
IN early date in December, and to ar
ange for speakers at this meeting,
which will include eats and smokes.
Upon motion committee was ap-
'ointed by the president to put ON
big Dollar Day sale on Saturday,
yov. 20.
President 0. C. johnson presided
t this meeting and in the absence of
Arlie Foor, VIM. Rae acted as secre-
airy.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-11-11
Mrs. H. B. Tyson
Toastmistress

/. Holzberger was arrested Tues
day for peddling witout a license.
In the police court he pleaded guilty
and was fined $500 by Judge Cor
don. He had a line of handsome
rugs that he was selling, but he neg
lected the formality of securing
license before attempting to dispose
of them.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-11-11
ARMISTICE DAY
CELEBRATED HERE
SPEECH BY JUDGE CONFER; BOX
ING BOUT; VICTORY BALL
MAKE DAY FULL ONE

Armistice Day is being appropri-
ately celebrated in the city today.
The business places closed at one
o'clock and at three a short program
was held at the Coliseum at which
Victory medals were presented to
many of the American Legion boys.
Rev. Alfred Hendrickson, acting adj
jutant, presided at the meeting and
spoke briefly, mentioning the fact
that two years ago there was little
celebration among the boys in the
service at the news of the signing of
the Armistice, that it was the civil
ians who celebrated; last year only
part of the boys were out of the SER
vice, but this year nearly all who
served in the World War are able to
participate in the Armistice Day cele-
bration.
Judge Conner Speaks
The address of the afternoon and
the presentation of the medals were
made by Judge C. E. Conner, of
Plentywood. He spoke of the SER
vice that the boys in khaki rendered
to the Allies in Europe, and also to
this country, and of the debt that
great war, and said that the war was
fought in order that the world might
be safe for the citizens who are but
school children now. He cited his |
tory and stated that of all the ma
tons who fought in France, Ameri- |
ca was the only one whose flag had !
never been lowered in defeat. He /
urged upon the Legion boys to keep
their organization alive and growing.
After the presentation of the medals
the audience arose and sang The Star
Spangled Banner in closing.
Lois Wright, accompanied by Miss
Agnes Skropen, played two cornet
solos as part of the program and the
audience showed their appreciation
by calling for an encore.
IWenty-SeVen 1et Medals +,
The following are the names of
the Legion men for whom medals I
have been received. Only ten of the
number were present: ,
Hans L. Tveten, Paul Ramps, Ivan
T. Vaagen, Martin E. Olson, Joseph I
J. Motzsko, Albert j. Ekren, Henry :
:, Dahl, Paul G. Nygaard, Verne B. I
lutting, julius Cess, John E. Peter !;
on, Torbjorn S. Simonson, Albert q
aipkey, Conrad 0. Arnston, Knute f
iendrickson, George Westlund, Earl U
Y. Fuller, Victor Jelmberg, Kristian I
I. Schau, Victor Schuman, Elmus w. 9
1eathman, Alfred Hendrickson, Lois ;.
Wright, Richard Camrud, Marshall 9
Vinship. Blogoye Mitsareff, Alfred O.
'jorgen. n
This evening at the Coliseum there
as been arranged a boxing match
etween Jimmie Moran and Mike
assidy, whose fame as fighters is j
ell known in this city. Following
lis the Coliseum will be the scene :,
{ Wolf Points second Victory Ball. =
he Liberty orchestra will furnish l.
le music for this event. The inter =,
+ of the building has been attrac-
vely decorated with flags and
reamers of red, white and blue. Id
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-11-11
CLUB CONVENTION
BEGINS TOMORROW
MEETINGS OPEN TO OTHERS
THAN CLUB WOMEN-MANY
ABLE SPEAKERS

The district convention of the Fed
Grated Women's Clubs of the Fifth
District will hold their meetings in
this city tomorrow and Saturday.
The program for the meetings was
announced last week but since the
last issue word has been received that
owing to the length of the programs,
the opening program which was to
have been given Saturday morning
will take place Friday afternoon at
about four o'clock, Immediately fol-
lowing the registration of the dele
gates which will be at the Sherman
at $3.50. 1t is hoped that as many
as possible of the local Civic League
members as well as the other women
of Wolf Point will be present at the
opening meeting which will be held
In the Palm room of the Sherman.
The banquet will be served in the
evening at the Sherman and will be
followed by reception in the Palm
room. The Saturday programs will
be held at the Presbyterian church
and the Presbyterian Ladies Aid will
serve luncheon in the church Sat
urday afternoon. 1t is hoped that
many will attend these meetings as
there are many interesting subjects
on the program and they will be ably
handled by the speakers.
Following are the toasts to be res
ponded to at the banquet Friday
evening:
/. Montana" -.----....- Malta
2. "Out Where the West Begins
------------------------------ -HdVre
3. Smiles ........... Harlem
4. Keep the Home Fires Burning"
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Glasgow
5. Bubbles" -..-.....-..---....- Bowdoin
6. Lets Keep the Glow in Old
Glory" -..--..-.--. Hinsdale
z. absent" - Poplar
8. Till We Meet Again" ..............
-----------..-----.-.-.-.---.-- -Culbertson
Mrc TT u T,yeo,,
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-11-11

Men and women who fail to vote
in Czecho-Slovaha are sentenced to
Jail.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1920-11-11
The Advocate editor is considerably
worried as to whether States Attor-

The Advocate editor is considerably
worried as to whether States Attor-
ney Weeks will do what he should
when it comes to prosecuting Mi.
Martin of Lansford, elected To- sue
coed himself as Member Of the House
endorsed by the Nonpartisan League.
It would seem to us that this is a
foolish question coming from the Ad-
vocate when they know right we'll
that if Mr.. Martin is guilty he win be
prosecuted to the full extent Of the
the same as Mr.. Weeks will
hand it to the Advocate in the $4,000
libel suit resulting from a statement
made by the Advocate regarding the
Shong case. Before a referee q short
time ago Lee admitted that he was
informed by two or three men Of Bot
tineau that Weeks was negligent in
this case and used this rather weak
in an endeavor to beat MI.
Weeks for States Attorney and in
which Lee failed miserably.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1920-11-11
HENNESSY INCREASES Ma
JORITY

Last weeks Advocate is very en-
phatic in stating that sheriff Hen
Messy lost a great deal of votes since
the primary election. Editor Lee has
been very bitter in his attack upon
Mr.. Hennessy ever since last winter
when the sheriff administered to Lee
a beating-up which he was apparently
much deserving of, and in reporting the
vote received by Hennessy over Mr..
Dravland Lee continues to lie so to
at least convince himself that his
fight against Hennessy left it's marks.
According to the Advocate the to-
tai vote on sheriff at the primaries
was 3192-but the official vote &C.
cording to the abstract at the primar-
les was 2822-the extent of Lees lie
being $40 votes. The total vote on
sheriff in the general election was
STA with two precincts missing.
Hennessy's majority in the primaries
over the other three candidates was
1854 and with less than twice as many
votes cast at the general election
Mr.. H~ennessy's majority was 806 or
over twice as many as his primary
majority.
It certainly would appear from the
above that instead of Mr.. Hennessy
losing votes as the Advocate says, he
has increased and to no small extent
either. No doubt the continual ham,
mering done by Lee in an effort to
beat MI. Hennessy has resulted
EXACTLY THE OTHER WAY.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1920-11-11
PROPHECIES NOW PLAGUE HIM

A wise mar once declared that "it
is indiscreet to make prophecies, be-
cause they frequently come back in
later weeks, months or years, to
plague and annoy the soothsayer."
j. F. T. O'Connor, defeated l. ". A.
candidate for governor, would do we'll
to remember the old saying in his fu-
ture political campaigns-if he ever
has the temerity to run again in
North Dakota-and not make the
same blunder he did at the campaign
rally held under I. V. A. auspices in
the Fargo auditorium Saturday eve
ming, Oct. 80. O'Conor predicted that
after Nov. 2, A. C. Townley and his
gang Of Socialists, as he termed Lea
guers, would have to find a safe spot
somewhere to light. He further an
nounced that following the same date
North Dakota would scarcely be a
healthy place for speakers of the
Walter Thomas Mills and Kate Rich
ards O'Hare type.
But fortunately the common people
of this state were wise enough to
keep O'Connor in private life-render
him impotent for harm. AS a prophet
he failed miserably. From IN intellec-
tual standpoint O'Connor is like the
average nan of his type. He has a
"good 'front.'" a certain line of smooth
palaver-the same brand Of bunk
which characterizes the "sure thing
guy-but from the stand point of true
wisdom he isn't even a beginner, for
the very important reason that he's
on the wrong track and apparently
doesn't know it.. 80" +
O'Connor failed wretchedly as a
prophet, and 50 we take pleasure in
announcing that "for the present at
least A. C. Townley and his band of
loyal dauntless Leaguers will remain
conspicuous in North Dakota by their
presence"
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1920-11-11

The "Great Man" lie is one of the
most dangerous half truths society
has to deal with, for it is the Breed,
the Race that Survives, and not the
Individual. Hence it follows that the
greater the Race, the greater the Cen
fuses it will produce, and not contrary
wise. And this truth has been clear
ly visioned by all the really Great Men
who have lived: half-humorously by
Lincoln when he said, "God must have
loved the common people, because he
made so many of them," by jefferson
when he denied that "The masses of
mankind came into the World bridled
and saddled and a select few ready
booted and spurred to ride them,"
and by Debs when he declared, GAS
long as there is one prisoner in Jail
because of his conscience sake, l am
not Free" The "Great Man" is great
only so long as He recognizes that
He belongs to the Race either in the
children in their body or the children
of their BRAIN" There is no escape
from this. They perish who attempt
otherwise, in Spirit as we'll as in the
Flesh.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1920-11-11
DOES BOTTINEAU COUNTY
WANT RAIN?

On the front page Of this issue Of
The Courant appears an article hand
ed to us by Fred E. Sims Of Willow
City and taken from one Of the east
ern magazines dealing with an indi-
vidual named Hatfield and known all
over the West as Hatfield the Rain
maker. There is no question but what
Bottineau county needs and wants a
normal or greater amount of rainfall
and after reading the article dealing
with Hatfield we believe any fair
minded citizen, whether a farmer or
not, will take to this proposition and
to what he can toward getting Hat
field to Bottineau county and have
him supply us with say 6 inches Of
moisture per month for May, June
and July. According to this article
and according to correspondence
which Mr.. Sims has had with Hat
fields manager, this rainmaker will
supply rain c. O. D. which means Of
he should come to Bottineau County
and produce the rainfall for this re-
gion he would be paid. Should he fail
it will not cost anyone a cent. Suppose
for instance that Bottineau county
could get all the moisture we need
next year and that it could be secured
through Hatfield for $4,000. There
r As full townships in this county
and several fractional townships, MAX
ing not less than $500 quarter e
tions Of land. If every quarter sec
ton was taxed $3.50 the $4,000 could
thus be paid. Would it be worth $1.50
to you to have all the rainfall you
would want in Bottineau county next
year? The Courant will gladly give
space to anyone and we invite Al ex-
preston Of opinion on this matter.
lGN&1F E43V
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1920-11-11

campaign to advertise Upton Sinclair
and increase the sale of such books
as the Brass Check, Profits Of Relig-
ion and The Jungle.
Burtness just read enough from Sim
clair's works to pique the curiosity Of
the public. Enormous increases in the
sale Of these books will probably re-
suit from the missionary work that
he unwittingly did throughout the
state. BERTHE is spreading Socialism.
Let's start a movement to have him
deported to Siberia.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1920-11-11

Woodrow Wilson: History holds no
sadder figure than he, for no man ev-
er held in his hands more power for
good or evil and no man ever failed
more signally to make his Works
square with his Words. Deserted by
the very men (?) he raised to power,
stabbed in the back by the p%lutocrats
in whom he lavished profits beyond
the dreams of avarice, the broken
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1920-11-11
KING AND JESTER

The vaudeville productions staged
in Burleigh County during the recent
by Walter Liggett and ].
w. Brinton must have reminded spec
tators Of the story Of The King and
Jester. Every time they met on the
platform, Liggett, a husky six-footer,
lowered over Brinton both physically
and intellectually like Anatole France
would loom above Charley Chaplin.
There is an adage that "few men are
big enough to see above their own
heads" This may explain why Brinton
was never able to appreciate Liggett.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1920-11-11

figure out just how many lies said
Lee and the truth-telling Advocate
made in the above editorial.
Elsewhere in the last Advocate
Lee thanks the people of Bottineau
for the splendid vote given them as
candidate for official newspaper and
insists that a lying, mud-slinging
campaign will get no-one votes. In
the case of the Advocate in the city
of Bottineau it must have worked
the other way.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1920-11-11

By overwhelming majorities the
American People have declared
against the League Of Nations, yet
tomorrow the Republican administra-
ton will put the Nation in the Lea
que it has denounced. It will change,
perhaps, the Letter but not the Spirit
of the compact and this because an
International Imperialism is the
dream Of the plutocracy,-is the only
means they can think Of to keep the
Farmers and Workers Of the World
in Servitude.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1920-11-11

Americanism: If our history and
traditions mean anything, Amefioan-
ism means everything the PlutoeEssy
and it's Panderers declared it, HOT
TO BE. As the Plutocracy destroyed
the Roman Republic in the name Of
the Republic, just so the P~lutosfsts
are now attempting to destroy Amer
icanism in the name Of AmericanAsm.
Beware Of wolves in sleeps els4h-
ing" and remember that Eternal wig
lance is the price Of Liberty!"
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1920-11-11

tionaries, has been elected President
Of the United States by q titanic re-
volt against Reactionism! Verify, YER
lily "God works in mysterious ways
his wonders to perform Despotism
by despotism destroyed, this seems
to be the way Of dealing with the Gaze
lars Of the World who will destroy
themselves.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1920-11-11
BURTNEss SPREADS SOCIALISM

At the !. v. A. campaign rally held
in the Fargo Auditorium Saturday
evening, Oct. 80, Free Love BERTHE
Burtness held a copy of the Appeal
to Reason before his audience, dwell
ing at length upon it's radical tenden-
cies. After characterizing it as one of
the most radical journals in America
he explained that Upton Sinclair
writes for it, and then, produced a
copy Of Sinclair's book, 1.-THE Profits
Of Religion" reading scattered para
graphs from the work and endeavor-
ing to show that Sinclair is opposed
to the church. ........
The book, Free Love BERTHE said,
has been allowed to go into the State
Library, the Nonpartisan League toll
Grated it's presence and therefore, he
argued the League must be endorsing
Sinclair's sentiments.
Of course, all the we'll posted Lea
guers in the audience Immediately -di-
vined Bertie's motive which was to
scare church people away from the
Nonpartisan camp by making it ap-
pear that the Farmer-Labor organi-
zation sponsors Upton Sinclair who
once declared that large metropolitan
churches are hand in glove with the
loan predatory wolves Of Big Business
who are robbing and exploiting the
common people.
Burtness was wrong in this assuI1p-
ton, because the League is not con-
cerned with anybody's religious be
liefs, sentiments, or ideals. It is pure
" an economic organization and em-
braces persons whose views on religi-
GUS matters differ widely as day and
night. On one point, however, we are
all agreed: Big business is making
slaves Of us, and it makes no differ
ence how q man is lined up on the re-
ligious question just 50 he has the
correct economic point-of view.
Free Love BERTHE may not realize
it, but the fact remains nevertheless
that he did more than any other man
III North Dakota during the recent.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1920-11-11
SOME "FIGGERS."

The lead editorial in last weeks
Advocate regarding the falling off of
the League vote in Bottineau county
over the primary election is just an
other of the many Misrepresentation
of truth resorted to by Editor Lee in
an endeavor to leave the impression
with someone that Bottineau county
Is rapidly turning against the League.
At the conclusion of his article he
says "and yet the socialist organ in
fers there is no falling off in the
league VOTE"
The Courant last week did not go
into "iggers" as Lee did but herein
we do and in each instance label and
give figures to prove that said Lee
and his Advocate assertions refer
red to above are nothing but a pack
of lies.
The Advocate says the primary vote
on Governor in Bottineau county was
2642. That is lie No. 1, because the
total vote on Governor at the pri-
maries was 1887, as taken from the
OFFICIAL ABSTRACT OF VOTES
as supplied by County Auditor Mar
tin to The Courant for publication af-
ter the June primaries. In the above
Lee lies just about PAS votes. .
Further in this "lead" editorial he
says: "Frazier's majority over Lam
ger in the primaries was 876." Fra
xier's majority was exactly $50. Lie
No. 2 to the extent Of 26 votes. Mel
Their does Lee mention that O'Connor
got 2O9 votes in Bottineau county,
cutting the actual majority that Fra
zier received over the other candidates
for Governor to GAL. Now dear read
or the above GAL votes is the ACTUAL
MAJORITY OF FRAZIER'S OVER
THE OTHER CANDIDATES FOR
GOVERNOR in the primary. Did
Lee lie? Well we guess so.
Further the Advocate says ERA
Tiers majority over O'Connor at the
general election with more than
twice the number of votes cast is only
1874" All set,-this paragraph from
the Advocate contains another lie.
Lee states in his articles that with
two precincts missing the vote on
Governor in this election-ast week
was 1902. The vote in the primary
on Governor was 1887 and twice that
would be STA so Lee must have lied
again as twice the primary vote as
you see by these figures would be ex-
actly 472 votes MORE THAN WERE
CAST AT THE GENERAL ELEC-
TION.
Now the truth of the General Elec-
ton in Bottineau county as pertaining
to Governor is that Frazier received
more than twice as many votes over
O'Connor as he did over LANCER and
O'Connor combined in the primary.
A majority of GAL is the official re-
turns for Frazier over LANCER and
O'Connor in the primary. Twice that
would be 1882. Instead Frazier re-
ceived a majority Of 1924 with two
precincts not in and the vote on Gov
ernor in the General Election was
not twice what it was in the primar-
ies.
Get your pencil-provided it is 9
long one4nd buy ! 10 cent tablet,
and see how long i will take you 70
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1920-11-11
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leader stands as 4 living nsaanant
to the warning: 'fYe cannot serve -
God and Mammon."

The "Solid South at last is brslsan,
more evidence that the M.
World is gone, and gone forever-Sne
more proof that by Despotism il -
rotism Destroyed. The light Of ! new
d:.v. i. dawning.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1920-11-11

Cox is going to Europe to "stnayt
conditions" If he would only stay ct
Home and study the Declaration Of
independence he would find out nDre
quickly how revolutions are Bern.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1920-11-11

We have a number Of second hand
cars-all makes. IF you either wish
to buy or trade in one you had better
see us.-Home Auto Co. TT.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1920-11-11

Harding, a Reactionary of Reac-
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-06-10
Investments For Farmers.

The CRATER never quits his search
for victims. That he is often sue.
cessful is attested by the reports OF
farmers who have. bitten the silver
Fbaited hook, to their sorrow.
Generally the CRATER is a. very
smooth person. He has a pleasing
personality and is able, for the time,
to practically hypnotic his victims.
Such CRATER worked a corn belt
territory not long ago, and through
representing his proposition as
paying a fabulous interest on in
vestment, he gathered a large bunch
of coin, and those who bit will be
satisfied to have their money back
minus interest.
The farmer with a bit of money
laid by is fair mark for this gen
try, He seems to find the farmer
uniformed about Investments in
general. Education along. this line
is lacking. The. plain, obvious truth
that a corporation that earns such
interest as is promised does not
have to hawk its stock about the
country is entirely overlooked, W men
a promise of more than a Legitimate
rate of interest is made, the offer
may be immed lately suspected as
"fishy," to say the least.
The safe plan is to go to- a rell-
able banker and ask advice about
investments CONTEMPLATED. particul-
arly those promoted by the travel
ing salesman. If this We're made a
rule by every farmer. it is certain
that the CRATER would cease to tray
ell country roads in a short time.