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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1920-04-08
SUMMONS

State OF North Dakota. County of Bot
tineau, SIS. IN DISTRICT. COURT
Second judicial District.
John D. Gruber Company, A corpora
ton a. Plaintiff.
Guy L. Scott Defendant.
THE STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA
TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT
You are hereby summoned to answer
the Complaint of the plaintiff in this
action, a copy of which will be filed
in the office of the Clerk of the District
Court Of Bottineau County. North Da-
kota, and to serve a copy of your An
swer upon the Subscriber whiting thir-
ty days after h service Of this Sum-
mons upon you, exclusive of the day of
service; and in case of your failure to
appear or answer, judgment will be TAX
en- against you by default for the re-
relief demanded in the complaint.
Dated this 18th day of February. A.
D.. 1920.
VT, w. FL. Adams,
Plaintiffs Attorney,
A.. I'm. s. Bottineau. North Dakota.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1920-04-08
DOCKACE CHECKS
STILL GOING OUT

The Grain Inspection department OF
North Dakota continues it's work OF
examining the dockage payments OF
the elevators of the state. Some days
ago nm inspector went over tile books
of the elevators ut Abercronlbie. As
n result checks have been drawn and
mailed to the farmers who disposed
Of Their grain ut elevators in that
town. The docknges were PAID for On
the basis of s1.m per hunlrtslwe'ght.
The figures which follow Indicate
the amount nf dncknge found In the
whrat of Al,ercromi,..e turner's. she
chnrge Tor cleaning the grain and tn
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1920-04-08
BIG FIRMS GET
TRAINED HELP

Big corporations like Standard OIL
Co., International Harvester Co. and
Equity Cooperative Packing Co., call
IN Takcta Business College, Fargo
N. D. tir,e after time for capable
office assistants.
P. NJ. Gunderson. recently placed
with the Standard Oil CO., was the
80th D. B G pupil employed thorc
Miss Martha Paasche is the 10th with
International Harvester Co, A. G
Steiner the 9th for the Equity.
aFol'ow tie Successful" Enter the
~stllat.i for the srring term, starting
now. Graduate in the busy winter sea
son. Write F. L. Watkins, Pres, BOG
Front st. Fargo. N. D.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1920-04-08

During this time there was no i'm
provements made on this land that
would case any increase in taxes. s
When l hear all this howl by the
opposition about the high taxes burn
ing the heart out of North Dakota, j
always think of a blind owl that sits
on the dry Emh Of a dead tree and
boots BECAUSE some one tells it to
boot. A. w. YOUNGQUlST,
In the Stanley Sun.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1920-04-08

Grand total real and personal
taxes for 1919. ............$S3.1 ~
BY s%ubtracting the 1913 taxes from
the 1919 taxes we find an increase in
the 1919 taxes of $19.68.
BULK OF TAX LOCAL.
The question that now presents It,
self is, did I receive any beenfits to
justify this increase in taxes? From
the above statement it will be seen
that the most of the increase in taxes
goes to the schools, the county and
the township, and the benefits re-
ceived therefore are better roads and
better schools, but as these benefits
are far too great to be estimated in
dollars and cents, I shall mention two
others that can be figured in terms of
money.
l carried 81 per acre hail insurance
with the state on 40 acres of the
above described land at a cost of 25c
per acre for a total of $50. The same
amount of insurance if carried with
an old line insurance company would
have cost 20 cents per acre or $500,
making a net saving on hail insurance
Of $4,000.
sold dockage taken out of
wheat raised on this land for
$57.65, which added to the $4,000
saved on insurance, gives a total
of $12O.65, which will pay all the
taxes for 1919 and leave me a BAL
lance of $S7.53.
SAVINGS DUE TO LEAGUE.
AS these savings and benefits are
the direct result of some Of the Non
partisan League laws now or our stat
ute books. it is. only tar to also deduct
the membership fee in the Nonparti-
san League for the year of 1919 which
was $500, and I still find a balance
in my favor of $2o.53.
fail to discover any grounds
for complaint on these taxes, as
it is the first time | have been
able to save aIf my taxes and more
as the result of laws enacted by
any legislature.
MINNESOTA FARES WORSE. 4
I have before me a statement of the
taxes on a quarter section of land ST
uated in Ottertail county, Minnesota.
and as the farmers of that state are
not "burdened' with any N%onpartisan
League laws, it is interesting to see
how the taxes on this land compare
with the taxes in this state. The
owner Of this land gives his taxes for
u number of years as follows:
For the wear Of 1011 & 6 Il S0
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1920-04-08
FABLES FED TO
ILLINOIS FOLK

The carefully prepared statement OF
A. w. Youngquist Of Mountrail county
which is printed In an adjoining col
umn shows that the Nonpartisan
League program saved Mr.. Young
quist $125.65 last year. Translated
into other terms the saving on the
hail insurance and the dockage laws
alone paid, for. all Of Mr.. Youngquist's
1919 taxes, for his membership in the
Nonpartisan League and leaves him
the tidy sum Of $29.53 to invest in
presents for his wife and children.
It is not surprising that Mr.. Young
quist is disguised with those unscru-
pulous men who inform persons living
outside the state that the taxes are
burning the heart out of North Da-
kota."@ Nevertheless, ~despite~the pub
lication of sthe sMountrail statement
and Of scores of other tax. statements
from all the counties Of the state, the
vicious lie of the defamers Of the
farmer administration goes the
rounds Of the kept press of the nation.
Citizens Of other states with no means
of learning the truth about North Da-
kota and the Comparisons are still
being poisoned with I. V. A. lies.
Claims 800 Per Cent Raise.
The Urbana, Ill.,, Daily Courier in
an editorial summarizes the expert
ence" of a reader with "taxes on his
North Dakota farm" This unknown
gentleman claims he is burdened with
a 800 per cent increase in taxes on
his 4SO-acre farm in Pierce county in
a single year. In 1918 he paid, &C
cording to the editorial, $500 in
taxes, in 1919 $99.01 but this year he
must dig up $281.6O.
The Urbana editor admits that he
does not know all the facts about
North Dakota but he suspects that the
raise is due to "the kind of govern
ment they are trying to put over up
there" He suggests that state, county
and city officials are to blame and
presu1nes that the Nonpartisans are
the chief culprits. "We do know he
writes, that conditions are about as
unsatisfactory to the ordinary resident
Of North Dakota rs they can well be.
. Exploitation is the rule. There
is no such thing as liberty Of action.
The great experiment whereby
the state takes over the functions of
private business is on the rocks,
headed for colossal failure"
Illinois farmers are congratulated
on their happy lot (big business is
supreme there and papers like the Ur-
bana Courier drug the mind of the
people, and the birds" as he calls
the citizens of North Dakota are com
.m.serated. OF course the editor neg
elcts to mention the name of his in
formant or the location of his farm,
so that the figures he furnishes could
be investigated and the blame for the
increase (if there was One) could be
placed on the responsible authorities.
No, the Nonpartisans might show up
the informant to be an !. v. A. pro-
fessional slanderer. 1t is quite as
easy to misinform innocent readers
with anonymous cases like the one
here cited.
Well-informed readers will not be
prejudiced by editorials of this stripe.
The testimony of farmers like Mr..
Youngquist giving exact figures from
the records is the best REPUTATION OF
the /. v. A. lies. AS Mr.. Youiggnist
puts it the blind owls boot because
they are told to boot.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1920-04-08
new laws SAVE
TAX And $29.23
Mountrail Farmer Says !. v. A.
Owls Hoot About Taxes Be-
cause They're Told to Hoot.

For the sake of information / here
with submit a statement of the taxes
on the northeast quarter of section 10,
township 153, range SO, in Mountrail
county, for the years of 1918 and 1919,
together with my personal property
tax for the same period Of time. This
statement ri secured from the cOun-
ty treasurer of said county and must
therefore be considered as being cor
rect. The valuation of the land for
1919 is $2,7S2.O0, which is about 5000
above the average valuation or. land
in Mountrail county and therefore the
1910 taxes on this land should also
be above the average.
e For the year of 1918 the tax on
the above described land was $41.75,
and my personal tax was $21.69. The
total taxes paid for 1918 being $63.44.
INCREASE OF 1898.
For the year of 1919 the taxes on
the same land including the soldiers
bonus, and also the &c per acre hail
tax are made up as follows:
State tax. 81
County 26.73
Township 11.12
School 1868
Hail, &c per 4.SO
Total .$67.e2
State refund Is per cent. ...... 1853
Total tax on land. .$66.O4
Personal tax for 1919. ........ 1908
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1920-04-08

IGTHIH growers III I'LL parts or the
state are receiving checks for their
dockage and will continue to receive
them until every farmer has received
what is due to him, thanks to the state
Grain. Inspection Law.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1920-04-08
INVISIBLE HAND

Chapter A Heather Sacrifice
Read the chapter Of t'The Invisibl1
HIND" each week in The Couranf All
sec It in pictures ~ the GranS
Theatre the following TuesdAy.
Columbus daily courier., 1920-07-08
MEDICAL OFFICERs LIKE
Z. :. ARMY SERVICE

~ pAsO. Texas. July s.--Army
service Is more popular than private
practice with the majority of medi.
rel officers assigned 10 duty in inr
~ paso military district More ihon
twenty of them have announced IN.
ienllon of trying for commissions IN
'he medical department Of thr rng
nlar Army. while only n half dczen
have decided 10 quit khaki when
discharged
II, Captain Isaac A. nix. attending
surgeon AZ district headquarters.
and Major Francis u. Dwire, who
has been stationed at Columbus. New
Mexico. have departed for san An.
tonic to take their examinations for
regular service.
Almost every train bound for de.
parimeni headquarters from now
until the end of the month will
carry one or more lnediral Officers
anxious Ia stay with the c0lors.
Columbus daily courier., 1920-07-08
Fort Bliss to Spend
Vacation at the Dam

FL pAso. Toxas. July r. Furl
Bliss will spend lis Vacation Ink
tcar-ann perhaps permanently at
Elephant butte instead Of Cloud
croft Az district headquarters ~
was explained thai The great govern
mcnt dam. with the lake and open
country behind u. offers many mnrc
recrcalional advantages for The sol.
dlefs than the camp site Of the last
fW0 summers
Every man nl Fort Bliss. barring
ihusr who arr occupied solely with
maintenance of The post. viii have
ihrrr wnebs .ofr'r.lf that's the
worl--~hen two of The three will
BE- spent on The hike. Contingent nv
'onllngcni. they will march 10 Elc.
',hnni Butte and AFTER wrrh Of
rest and play. march hack.
The hike uf The 2fh Infantry.
which O.. several years has hem
'iatloncd al Columbus. n NJ. will
be- PINNED by ~ colonel.
Columbus daily courier., 1920-07-08
sHAPPY SELECTION SAYS
COMPElls or GOV. cox

CHICAGO. July g. Samuel Com.
pers, president Of the American Fed,
Grafton ~ Labor. declared that the
nomination Of Governor James n
Cox by the Democratic convention
was . happy selection. particularly
with ihr problem that confronted
the convention Governor Cox has
been fair and syInpalheiics he add
"a. The labor chief. here on biz
way % the cost. was asked II labor
viii Support the Democrnlir nation
al presidential nominee,
There Il no such thing a. Nv nu
lnr the labor VOTE h. sald 'i'h,
national nonparlisau campaign com.
mliue ~ The American Federation
- I.nlnr viii meet ln Washington NJ
. few days and make a elalrmenl A.
ia The candldaics fcr president We
30 nol presume IA dictate for whom
ihe workers shall pule we ~ moi
carry their rnles around We simply
give The facts perlolnlng 10 each
rondldple and he platforms of lhe
parties and Then lri the voters act
on their own hest Judgment
Columbus daily courier., 1920-07-08
Four Years Without
Tasting q Bite Of Meat

HONOLULU. 7. H. July \ Fou,'
years without haviee tasted bite
o. meat or drcp of tea and s|x|
years Of almost continuous llrhline
IN bleak siberia on wage 81 ono
dollar q month. are Two features of|
he tales of deprivation ioid BY
Czechc,sloyak privales rcccp,ly here
en route home via panenn ahoar||
ihr United States TRANSPORT Edellyn.
Many Of the Re00 mon aboard ,hc'
transport came from ", hnmbltr|
walks oi life. but a numlnr u them.
uff'cers and prisales. had been col
tegc professors students Of hlHher|
lnaihemutics. musicians. elc.
Ono ui a plflS uf lhrr. lrrcho.
Sloyaka. who verc gucsis ~ a Homo.
lulu hiisIncss man ai dinner. WORE
the uniform OF q private and the
manners ~ a courllcr. Ne said he
had been a professor Of music. Ian.
suagcs aud history 10 Bohemia be-.
iorr the war. For three years prior
70 the outbreak Of war he had been
a political prisoner Ia tAe Hunearinn|
mines. Then he was drafted into an
Ausiro'liungnrian regiment and sent
10 fhe eastern front. Like thousands
" others ~ his counlrymcn. he be-.
came a willing prisoner of the Rus
SLAMS. fought IN the Cars forces
until Russia collapsed and then
iOlned one of The Czech hands which
ultimately became the Cr,rho.Slovnk
Army Of siberia and fought ~ way
Irom southern European Ruasin lo
The eastern boundaries Of siberia.
A second member of the trio had
been student In the University III
Vienna when the great war came.
7 do not know II my father aud
brothers are still; alive. he said. "a
have not heard from them Tor SIX
years. ! was ~ when war broke
NIT" /"
Those aboard the Edellyn said
that when they left vladivuslnk
there were about 1900 Czcchs M
Siberia awaiting repatriation. out Of
force Of 1900 when the rcpalrin.
lion movement began. Most Of these
have gone home via the suez canal.
One ship. the Edellyn. travelled via
Honolulu and Panama. and two ships
wrnt 10 Vancouver. H. c.. their hu.
man cargoes crossing the continent.
oa n Canadian railroad.
Columbus daily courier., 1920-07-08
PRESIDENT VISITS
HAuNTS or CHILDHOOD

DAYTON. Ohio. July. g. Governor
James No. Goa. Democratic nominee
for the presidency. expects 10 pilot
q number of visiting newspaper men
nhoul his hnme and the haunis Of
his boyhood al jacksonburs today
The trip was made from Dayton by
automobile. Chairman Homer s
Cummings and y. n. Moore. Coxs
preeonvention campaign manager
ure scheduled Ia attend conferences
with the nominee when Franklin u
Roosevelt Democratic nominee for
the vice presidency, arrives.
Columbus daily courier., 1920-07-08
Hot Weather Makes No DIffercnc,

The warm weather OF the past
month has made no appreciable diff
ference in the theaier receipts oi
Columbus. Both houses are crowded
very evening AMI The many electric
ans keep the auditoriums cooler
ihnn tho outside. The shows are
classy. For instance. Mr.. TuUus. The
'xira edition man. who scrs and
visits every show town in The West,
was asionished at the class " shows
here for The money. "Iust ahoul
half what have 10 pay IN ofher
cities
Columbus daily courier., 1920-07-08


This morning a number of ladies
ralled al The Daily Courier office
and announced thai next "Wednesday
evening The ladies' making up the
membership " the recently organ
ixed i,ythian Sisters Of Columbus
werr eoing 10 give a dance. one of
those ''Oh. be joyful. getiogethcr''
affairs which has 80 much 10 DO
with lhr community spirit of cilirs
uf the Columbus class. This dance
Is and Il not a dance" II Is a
dance for those who prefer dGnriIp
and u is moi a dance for those who
prefer other kinds 0f amusement.
For the lniter the p0wnrs that b.
have provided magnificent tables
with borders inlaid with mother Of
pearl and numerous decks OF gilt
edge cards with score cards. mark
"rs and lavors Then there will BE-
dominoes. and " they are compelled
10. ihc ladies will have a deck n
authors. Thev want everybody ln
come end win providr diversified
hIpnsemcnis for al. There is not
cliance IN the world of refusing ~
attend. Don't forget the date next
"Wednesday evening. July a. And
ihe music, The orchestra already
has starlcd reherrsine. There will
be iaxi and for lhe couples wh0 nre-
lecird The month of brides aud rosf's
there will be "ilere comes lhe.---.
and Tor The older and more sedalc
crown Coming through the ~
and for ihe authors crowd The %.
chcsifa has a sci piece thai soiinds
like SISTER. sister, I'm Hihlak---."
Feln's Forced 10 Reduce Stock Sale
starts Monday. July ~.
Columbus daily courier., 1920-07-08
investigating Campaign Expenses



CHICAGO. Ill.. July s.-rhr scnatr
committee investigating campaign
expenditures today completed W
work IN Chicago by examining Henry
Lincoln Johnson, negro Republican
national committeeman frnm Geor.
pia and manager Of the I.owden cam.
paign In that state. The COMMITTEES.
leaves for ST. Louis to-day. An Nv.
vestigaiion Of Attorney General A.
Mitchell palmer's campaign will be-
opened IN Si Louis tomorrow.
johnson confirmed the statement
~ Lnw,lrn's treasurer that he re-.
rcivcd 5000 from The Illinois gov.
'rnor. He sci his own expenditures
IN Georgia ai se0O00.
johnson charged Woods support.
'rs spent $4,000 IN Georgia. and alsr
leeused The Democrats OF spending
large sums of money IN huying votes
II from s5 10 5000 each IN The local
returns.
Columbus daily courier., 1920-07-08

The ouiia board al Hotel Clark has
been In the discard for several DAYS
owing io the prevailing oil excite.
mcut Ouiia says huy oil lenses con.
linually aud II will have the crowd
lrokc In another mouth.
Columbus daily courier., 1920-07-08
sIIyer CIly RrsIdrner nurns.

The handsome $4,000 residence of
hegberi .. McOralh In Silver CITY
vas burned 10 The ground sunday
morning. Very little of she contents
Nere saved. II. J. McGralh was WILL
nown IN Columbus.
Columbus daily courier., 1920-07-08
MExICO's NEW REVOLUTION
BACKED ~ ONLY 100 MEN

MEXlcO CITY, July 8. GeneTal
I.arsa has started an uprising IN the
state of San Luis potoai. according
70 reports from the war office Is.
sued today. The war office, how
ever. added that as The leader has
only 100 men. the movement was
not considered important
Columbus daily courier., 1920-07-08
shouId ThInk rhrrr Mrrr.

W. G. Franklin remarked 10
companion that there were many
FAST women IN Columbus as h.
watched the results ~ the ladies IN
heir 80 yard dash un Broadway dur
ng the celebration Monday.
Columbus daily courier., 1920-07-08
Harding Has 18th
Wedding Anniversary

MARION. Ohio. July S.-senaior
Warren Gamaliel Harding wrote his
speech Of acceptance In longhand
following habit acquired during
thirty years Of newspaper work.
This was the twcnlyninih wed.
ding anniversary Of the Republican
nominee. and was observed quietly.
Columbus daily courier., 1920-07-08
ROBERTS WnI Remain IN Columbus

Mr. Roberts. Frank wallace's right
hand man, has resided In Columbus
about month. Ne and his wife and
haby-all thrce-say they feel like
Old citizens and they have no inlen.
lion of leaving Columbus
Columbus daily courier., 1920-07-08
Bunch Of on sharks.

The indcfaiignble J. ]. Clark or.
gan'Erd another Oh lease syndicale
yesterday for The purpose Of leasine
70 acres close 20 the Florida we'll.
The acreage cost - per acre. eei0
in ai--and Mr. Clark wrote the
names down with as much rnpidily
Columbus daily courier., 1920-07-08

The Gecko and The Dodo. which
'rsaied 80 much excitement and
'musemeni Monday at the Fourth of
iuly celebration. will be- seen for
h. last time IN this city nj the baby
how a. The 2Nh Infantry Service
Club next Monday evening.
Columbus daily courier., 1920-07-08

Mrs. n. n. Glnsbere add family
qrc spending the summer months NJ
Mount Rose. where the temperature
Is winicrish.
Columbus daily courier., 1920-07-08
na,e iou bod lIr. Turns Ycl7

Mr.. Towncs Is trained news
PAPER writer. experienced IN pro.
ducing special editions. The Daily
fourier recommends him.
Columbus daily courier., 1920-07-08
SMALL TALK


The two banks In this city rrlDrl
good business and deposits more
normal
Columbus daily courier., 1920-07-08

es the manager ~ an opera troupe
Ines on The r'gistcr Of The Hotel
Clark. This was the way his llsf
rend as h. wired tO -hold The %. for
have the money: Dnc Pickart.
sam Fein. John n. Jackson. G.. u.
Hampton. W. r. Frany. II. n. Gins.
ferr. Nick Pappas. RAYMOND II
Huebner. Joe Jackson. r. Laconieur
John Dalton. Harry A. Dean. Ernst
Frugal. Mrs Harry Edwards. A. =.
Weld r. l.. Grassland. George W
Farrar. lr- Ben r. Orr. e. C.. Brown.
n. X. stalcup and J. J. Clark.
Columbus daily courier., 1920-07-08

l.. l.. Hurkhcad 0f The Columhns
Daily Courier, delegate 10 the Demo.
cratic national convention AZ San
Francisco, will arrive home lhis eve.
ming.
Columbus daily courier., 1920-07-08
BAPTIsTs HAVE SPECIAL
PROGRAM TOMORROW NIGHT

This nca, little apron'is sent to you
And ihls is what we wish YOU
would do:
fhe little pocket you phinly see
Tor a special purpose Is meant to be
Now measure your wnlsllinc inch by
inch.
And scc that your measure does not
pinch;
For each small inch YOU measure
around.
N the pocket put a penny sound.
The game Is fair, you will admit
You waisi your money. we pocket H.
rhcn bring Il 10 church ai the hour
Of eight.
rhe ninth Of July. remember the
rherc1l be a program and Tots oi
chcrr,
And q very good time. you need not
fear.
While the money your pockets 81
freely pay
For the debt will be- used IN the
wiscst way"
Columbus daily courier., 1920-07-08

Bring all the children with their
waist measures. The baptist ladies
'xlend 30 you the above invitation
'or tomorrow evening ai the Baptist
ehurch. And 'you" means every.
h0siy. So, II you have failed 10 r..
Give your verse and apron. or do
loi know ynur measure. come any.
way, and We win meet you at The
loor with n tape measure.
Light Refreshments will be- served
md special program rendered. The
prngrum Is IN charge Of Mrs. Conad.
who Is a graduate In that line ~
work. Everybody il In a cheerful
rome of mind. intent upon giving
you your moneys worth Of fun. ~
como prepared io enjoy yourself
and nj the same time give us a gen.
'rous llft ON the church dcbt.
Columbus daily courier., 1920-07-08

Feln's Forced 10 Reduce Stock Sale
starts Monday July r.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-04-14
STALLINGS TO QUIT GAME
 AT END OF THE SEASON
Boston Braves Manager Announces That He Will Close Long Career In Big Leagues and Retire to
 Georgia Plantation

New York, April 14-George Stall ings, who has been manager of the Boston Braves for the past seven sea- sons, succeeding Johnny KHng in the winter of 1912-13. last night made the announcement that this will be his last year in baseball. Cattle and cot ton interests in Georgia demand all his attention. according to the Boston manager. He is hopeful that his final season in the major league will result in the first division finish.
 Stallings has been prominent as a manager of major or leading minor league clubs for the past 25 years. In his playing days he was a|catcher and failed to reach great fame7as a player, but as a manager he has figured in many successes.
 His most notable was with the Bos- ton Braves in 1914, when that club won the National League pennant and then defeated the Mackmen in four straight games for the worlds cham pionship. Stallings managed the Philadelphia Nationals of 1897 and 1898, the Detroit Americans in 1901, the Yankees in 1909 and 1910 and spent the intervening years in high class minor leagues.