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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1920-03-04
NEWS

There's a rumor that Spring is on
it's way, if it doesn't meet with any
accident. @..3.
The train was late on leaving town
Tuesday morning the cause was that
the night watch was sick and didn't
fireup.
Arthur Steer went to Minot Monday
returning with Mrs. Steer on Tues
day who has been in the Minot hospit-
al for the past s weeks. She is very
much improved at this writing.
Jim Stewards family is the second
victim Of scarlet fever.
George Barr of Westhope was a
business caller in town last week.
Jas. Brown and Lloydon Ardnt have
rendered their resignation to the
Farmers Cooperative Store. Lloyd
goes to Cando where he will assist in
running a movie. Mr.. Brown has &C.
cepted a position as salesman with a
Minneapolis firm.
Co. Agent Aamodt was a business
caller on Friday.
Sylvia Rominie came home Monday
her school being closed on account of
the flu.
Olga Fable spent the week end with
her parents.
Mrs. Wilbur Moreland was a pas
senger to Bottineau on Monday.
The w. o. Rominie family was let
out of quarantine on Saturday after
having been ostracized since the first
of the year.
Those who attended the dance at
Ecklnan Friday night report a good
TIM.
Chas. CoSandy was in town on
Saturday.
Ruth Finley had the misfortune to
drop a flat iron on her foot while she
was ironing last Thursday, which flat
tened her foot to the extent that she
was unable to get her shoe on.
Rev. T. S. Brown was a business
~aller in Kramer last Thursday and
Friday.
The Misses Alma Gran and Alice
Fox from Renville were in town on
Saturday.
The school board held a meeting on
Saturday to decide in regard to the
vacancies that Will occur in the prim-
ory and intermediate rooms April list.
Miss Bervig has accepted a position
IS Librarian at the normal school at
9ottineau. Miss Hamilton leaves to
"esume her normal work at Minot.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. B. McDorald en-
+crtained Mr.. and Mrs. Ebbighausen
at dinner on Sunday.
The youngsters are wondering what
next. It's chicken pox, scarlet fever
Influenza and measles.
F. M. carp sold his household goods
at auction on Saturday and left Mon
lay for Regal where he will run 9
pool room and a confectionery store.
Ruby Steer spra;ned her ankle last
week, which has kept her from he1
school work.
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Stanley Kelly spent two weeks with
his sister at Petersburg.
Miss Margaret McLachlan is home
for a weeks vacation her school being
closed on account Of scarlet fever.
Elizabeth Martin spent last Friday
and Saturday with her cousin Margar-
ct Henry.
Aarchie Campbell was visiting his
| sister Mrs. Steve Hulse and other rel
atives the first Of the week.
The Misses Amy Cooper and Ada
McHaney were entertained at the
Sausker home last Saturday and Sun
day,
Chef Shaffer returned last Monday
from Indianolo, Ind. where he has been
visiting relatives for the past three
months.
Glenard Campbell, Jim Benson and
Sam Kelly and George Morrison were
business callers at Westhope last Fri
day.
Horace Wyman arrived last Friday
from Long Beach, Cal. to spend the
summer with relatives here. Il,
Judge Burr Of Rugby was enter
taiend at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. Brander last Friday e
Neil Rintonl was a Maxbass visitor
last Saturday.
Even McLachlan vas q visitor at
the Bachelor quarters Of Duncan Nc
Lean.
Mrs. Ole Locken has recently re-
turned to the farm from Maxbass,
where she has been keeping house for
the children who were attending
school there.
Mrs. p. r. Kelly returned home
from Petersburg a week ago last Sat
urday, where she had been summoned
by the serious illness Of her daughter
and family. Both MI. and Mrs. Axel-
void had completely recovered and the
little daugher is much improved.
Miss Stella Kelly has returned to
Westhope having spent two weeks at
the home Of her parents.
The gas plant which has been re-
Gently installed in the consolidated
school for lighting the building q !
decided improvement,
The Iitera1y was wall attended IN
Friday evening" Those No Nersa Tor
tuna1s endnek toEbe4heEas pUono1neel
II splsndid. Ths musicJ bot vo1a.aadl
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BENTINCK TOWNSHIP

Frank McCann, Andrew REIN, Erick
Sannes, VIM. Cameron and Otto Mich
olson hauled straw for Paul Sorenson
last Friday.
Richard Hatton and family were
callers at the Len Fawbush home last
week. @
Mrs. Howard Hawke returned from
the hospital at Bottineau last Monday,
She has recovered her normal health
for which al Of her friends are thank
full.
Henry and Emil Christensen have
been out q school the past week OF
account 81 sickness of their mother
We ne pleased 10 statesthat they VII
~ RICK again NEXT week md saio nrs
Christianson = again veil.
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County Correspondence

d." 10Y 81 20 HgNEyGg
Morris Bronderslev and family have
been laid up the past week with the
full but at the present writing are get
ting along nicely.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Rust were call
ers at the Spafford home last week.
Paul Sorenson returned from the
hospital at B~ottineau on Saturday
where he underwent an operation for
appendicitis. He was greeted by a
new daughter on his arrival home.
The little one was born on Feb. 23rd.
Mother and babe are doing nicely.
Mrs. Spafford has been very i'll the
past week but is now on the road to
recovery. ".s.-
Morris Brondlersler was a caller at
the home Of his brother Alfred Chris
Jensen one day last week.
Howard Hawke went to Bottineau
on Monday and returned with his wife
the same day.
The township board composed of
John Kuich, J. Talcott and w. J.
Stratton met at the home of the clerk
Howard Hawke one day last week to
decide on the applicants for feed and
seed.
Erick and Olaf Sannes called at the
REIN home on Sunday. x
The school board visited all the
schools the past week. Come again
gentlemen we are pleased to have you
with us.
MI. and Mrs. G. Norman and son
Milton were Westhope callers on Fri
day.
The pupils of Stinson school district
who took their finals on Feb. 10 and
20 did we'll for mid year examinations.
One pupil in arithmetic from school
No. 1 was graded 100 per cent, this
speaks we'll for both the teacher and
pupil.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Rust were Sum
day visitors at the H. l.. Hawke home.
Judge Burr of Rugby spoke on
Americanism," in the Brander consol-
idated school On Feb. 81 to a large
sized audience. Those who attended
say it was a rare treat. A good many
intended going from this township but
could not make it on account of the
storm.
John Kuich was a Westhope visitor
on Thursday.
Frank Mccain made his weekly trip
to Westhope on Saturday and returned
in the "Srra wee hours of the mornin.'
Harry Hoskins took in the sights of
Westhope Saturday and also called at
the B. E. Trimble home.
T. D. Acheson was a Sunday caller
at the F. McCann home.
Next Friday night is u literary
meeting. Let US all be present ane
listen to the program which is for one
and all. One of the best programs Of
the season has been arranged and il
is hoped that all those who have E
part in it will be there.
A small number of friends gathered
at the Andrew REIN home on Sunday
Feb. 10th to celebrate the forty-sev
enth anniversary of Mr.. Rehn's birth
The afternoon and evening was spen'
in games and music. AT q late hour
they all departed for their var'ous
homes all wishing Mr.. REIN many
more happy returns Of the day.
Ernest ,Talcott called at the G. Kor'
man home Sunday afternoon.
Frank Mccain and VIM. Hewitt
were callers at the Chas. Hewitt home
on Wednesday evening.
Flora and Morrison Campbell callec
on the REIN family on Friday night.
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Street.
No; As Third Ward, City Of Bottineau,
City Hall.
No. AZ City of Souris, Fire Hall.
No. 48, Chatfield Twp. School house on
section II.
No. 40 Films Twp. School house on Sec
ton 8.
No. SO Lansford Twp. and City of Lans-
ford, Fire Hall in City Of Lansford.
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No. 81 Village Of Overly, Town Hall.
No. So Village of Gardena, Fire Hall
in Block z Is
No. IS City of Westhope. City Hall.
No. Sc Village of Russell, Pioneer Hal.
Dated at Bottineau, North DakotA
Feb. 20, 1929.
% VIM. M. Martin, -
County AUDITOR
The Washington times., 1920-05-09
NAY 8. 1920
The Salvation Army Home
Service Fund
By BILL PRICE.


Few people in Washington will hold back from con-
tributing to the Salvation Army home service fund.
became here for several years that the
public grew weary but such feeling prevails toward the
Salvation Army which made record in the worlds war
that permanently establish it in public confidence and
good will
The funds subscribed in the District will be spent here.
Some OF It will the institution Of post in George
town. to take of the west end of the District This
will require $1,000 The army recently purchased the old
civil service building at Eighth and streets northwest at
cost of $4,000 and wishes to convert it into womens
hotel girls home where emergency help be given to
under all conditions and where respectable
roundings clean and sanitary accommodations with whole
food at cost to those who able pay higher
prices. There has been greater need for such
establishment in the District; time when good girls
entitled to encouragement in the fight against
fghtuly high prices that take from them everything
they make, leaving nothing for rainy day.
This thing would alone ente the Salvation Army
to the whoehearted support of Washington if there
many other There however many other
why should give the all its asks and
The main that it has record of forty of
successful effort to ft the bottom of society," and it
today of the greatest if not the greatest stabzng
force in the struggle which the United States carrying
control the that most dangerous in the lower
strata of society.
1t is the individual who is mentally down and who
feared in the present day. and other agency
reach down and lift such individual back to right living
and right thinking like the Salvation Army has proved
n can do.
W. b WESTLAKE, chairman of the local campaign,
receiving the enthusiastic support the demands,
but there must be no slackers and there will be none
worthy purposes Washington has always gone the
top with whoop.
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Contempt For Being Sucker Is
His Reward, He Believes.

TO the Editor of THE TIMES:
see that the soldicry OF the
United states have again received
their customary award, contempt for
being suckers. / voluntarily enlisted
in April, 1917, when the call came for
100, 900 volunteers to join the cavalry.
You know what faced Us, when We
came bacl; from France about INC
middle OF July, 1919. We make the
salary when we went to war. while
those who stayed behind, made 5000
or $500 a year more. We pay 500
month for room rent TO those VINO
stayed behind and leased all the rent
able property. We pay $50 for suit
OF clothes that we would have sneer-
cd at when we left, for II = about
the same quality ~ a $50 suit thcn'
Then lastly VIC arc unpatrioiic Tor
wanting u small bonus 10 hello put
us whore We were, 80 We arc refutrd
II with indignation. ., H. Is
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that the everlasting principles OF the
brotherhood OF man must be worked
out through Government, individually
and collectively. if we are to prog
ress and enjoy real peace. The Gov
ernment must fix a maximum proht
on every essential exchange of all
help solve the problems
of the misfit man or woman. and ere
ate a generous living minimum wage
per day.
We must have a maximum hour
work day which will automatically
change with supply and demand, and
a Government paper must go into
every home, suggesting the needs or
surplus of all commodities INCLUDING
labor. These changes will not dis
turb our present system. but will &C.
ment the Nation and stimulate its
growth and health in every way.
They viii also safeguard our homes,
Increase their number, size and eni-
cheney. eliminate poverty, correct
most Of our social evils and solve our
nresent unrest. All who live under
such laws have done their part when
able. and the generous necessities %
lico are due them-this il not charity.
I challenge any one to refute the
etatements here set forth. and am
-, ming TO defend them in discussion
through The Times with any one who
has reputation ut stake.
q. A. HOLMES.
The Washington times., 1920-05-09

70 the Editor OF THE TIMES;
We frequently hear men Of intclli-
cence. men with individuality who are
supposed to do little thinking, and
Tho have long read and approved ef
rho Times. principally for its edi-
orials.. yet are today condemning 1t
because it doesn't tolerate all the
Democratic party Is doing.
They don't seem to be cognizant of
he fact that politics of today is a
question of ins and outs. The ms
want to stay in--the outs want
20 get in. They will herald set
# principles, as long as your arm.
Vet when they get in. they tell
he people to go to Hades. Many
pretend, between intervals of playing
poker, to represent their constituency,
vet in reality are building mecadam-
zed roads into our national treasury
for funds to patch up their political
fences.
God grant that we may be delivered
from our supposed friends, that we
may have one paper with the courage
to stand for the right
The camouflage practiced under dis
guise Of the parties of our fathers
can't fool all the people much longer,
and the papers death-knell Is being
rung that can't see that Il coalition
OF patriots of both parties with the
solid support of our wives. mothers,
and sisters. that righteousness may
again prevadc the land. is blind to
his own and country's interest
JOHN j. RHODES.
The Washington times., 1920-05-09
Lloyd George Wants Self De-
termination for the Other Fellow

To the Editor OF THE TINES:
Mr.. Lloyd George says "self-deter-
mination does not mean that every
part OF "A country which has been act
ing together for hundreds OF years
shall have a right to say we mean
to set up a separate republic Then
it follows that Poland Armenia, the
new Russian republics. the republics
carved out of old Austria. Hungary,
have no rig - t-eedom. What he
realty means is that he recognizes the
principl-. of Observation-Disclosures
the other CelloN
PAUL 8 WHITE.
The Washington times., 1920-05-09

on + street between Ninth and Tenth.
The cars must make a pause when
they come to Ninth street. How eX-
asperating il is to be held for from
one to three minutes within a few
steps Of ones destination then be car
ried far across the street. and have
to navigate back again.
Second: The stop on the east side
of New York avenue, Cor II street
cars going west, and the stop on the
south side of New York avenue for
cars on Ninth going south. This is
in effect one stop. as il involves
transferring from one line to the
other. Every morning great crowds
get Off the Ninth street cars going
south and after passing over four
tracks. and avoiding as best they
may. two streams of autos and other
vehicles, they finally, if they are
lucky. reach the New York avenue
car, after missing from one to three
of them. All this could be avoided
by stopping the Ninth street car.
bound south, on the north side of the
avenue, and the New York avenue
Tor II street, car going west. on the
west side OF the avenue.
1t does seem that the logical place
TO stop car Is the place where il is
required TO halt and the place that
does the most good to the greatest
number Of persons. since the +
street cars have stopped on the west
side of Eleventh, the distance to the
next stop on the far side OF ninth
street, IL entirely too long, consider
ing that most Of the banks end bust
ness places are OH the west side OF
Ninth. T.. r. II.
The Washington times., 1920-05-09
ANATOMICAL QUERIES.

Where can a man buy a cap for his knee,
or a key TO a lock Of his hair?
Can his eyes be called an academy
Because there ere pupils there?
In the crown Of his head, what jewels are
found
who travels the bridge OF MS nose
can he use, when shingling the roof OF
his mouth
The nails on the end of his toes?
Can the crook Of his elbow be sent 10
jail?
IL So what did he do?
How does he sharpen his shoulder biadvs!
] m sure I don't know. do you -.
his hand?
Can ne beat the drum Of his ear?
Can the calf OF his leg eat the corn on
his toe?
Then why not grow corn on the ear
The Washington times., 1920-05-09
Doesn't Approve of Marriage
POOP For America.
,i,or Of TIE TIMES .

TO the EDITOR OF TIE TIMES
Tho ideals OF this so-callcd Prof.
paul Carnot. member Of the faculty
or the University of Paris, who pro-
noscs a world marriage pool to re-
ropu,ate France, should be denounced
a. indecent and degcnernting. The
census OF the United states shows
that women are in a vast majority
bore. there are millions Of good
American girls who are living lives
Of angle bIessedncss and who would
bh clad to have homes and babies, but
nccausc nf these conditions, arc liy-
me useful. Independent lives and got
,irc lots OF wGolcsomc pleasure out
II a.
happen 10 be ono OF these, and
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knowledge as he endured all other kinds of ignorance be
cause he had KNOWLEDGE, and it made him happy.

knowledge as ne endured OIner VI oaCo p0
cause he had KNOWLEDGE, and it made him happy.
You would give great deal it, sitting quietly in your
chair you could visit the highest mountains in the world
top that peak in the Hmaayas that no man has
climbed put your foot the highest half dozen points
in the Alps, the Andes, and the Rockies
Higher than any mountains are the great intellects
shining in history like stars in the heavens
You can visit them ALL comfortably, quietly, taking as
much as you can absorb of what they have to give
That is pleasure; it isn't rough climbing
The libraries are there the trouble that readers
lacking.
The water is therein lake and The trouble is
that it is not put on the dry desert.
knowledge is simple The reading of one serious page
makes the mind stronger for any kind of work TT 2-
actually live and die without ever reading
from the day they leave school or college
The story of the to which you belong is ninety
eight per story of brutal ignorance and indifference
knowledge, per cent fighting and conquerng by
superior minds per cent working at the discovery OF
truth.
The one per cent of truth seeking has done the worlds
The cent of conquerng has forced the truth
on reluctant ignorance. The educated has usually
been the conqueror of the man that knew less.
knowledge is NOT hard to get. When your mind once
starts growing and absorbing keeps with the work
To make the start; that is ALL
As the witty Madame Du Defand said when they told
her the legend of St. Denis walking miles toward Paris
with his head hands 1T must have been easy enough
after the first STEP So it is with educaton 1t is easy
enough after STEP and the first step is not READ
ING, but THINKING.
The first thing is to WANT knowledge Once you want
it, the getting Of it is not mountain cimb ing-only a
pleasant walk
The Washington times., 1920-05-09
WHAT FLOWERS DO.

Poison Ivy. Danodil from Magnolia
was in his Morning Glory as he walked
down a lane with his two brothers Ger IAN
Inn, on the way they met Jonuutu,
vounp Buttrrcup that Churned some Cow
slips. lie lived on q farm where Bulrushes
At Won and he makes everything Astcr
.IAstir) Now in the meantime lveys two
brothers had gone in a store Tulip Honey
suckIc wv and Jon were talking all tte
while until " Dandelion saw them, then
4 hcy were OBLIGED to run AZ Dogwood II
ne saw y TiFcr Lily. A.
The next day Jonduill was taking to his
sister Rose he said, Violet Ivy Lilac that
to mo. Ivy said that Lily welded JaCk-ln,
tho. Pulpit, hut her brother Tiger lazy sa,u
she was married to Jimsonweed iJims SON
wecdj. Aftcr while . thief stole her
wedding ring and che got her father Easter
IiIy Trailing Arbutus the thief. When
Arbutus heard he was 9ousht Tor, ne let
his brother Holyhoc II. That was before
father WAS able TO reach him. Then Ar
butus said to his brother, we had better
heat ~ before Judge Narcissus Mar secs
us1. They were able to get away In time
hut N Ivy know that 7 told YOU nc would
Crocus while ! wns talking 10 you !
'"'"N ''''' ''' EDWARD puvALI.
The Washington times., 1920-05-09
For Universal Insurance.
q tina Editor Of THE TIMES:

To ina Editor OF THE TIMES:
Ages have proven that charity can
not cope with our social needs. and
sclf-sacrificc, with personal effort has
still left untold want and suffering.
The fact still remains that none of
us are safe until we are all safe"
Therefore let US guarantee the gem
crous necessities Of life, to every liv-
ing human being, from the cradle TO
the grave. Our social needs demand
that tho Government establish this
Universal insurance every source OF
income to pay tho premium and every
need to receive tho beucHO.
All nations are beginning to realize
The Washington times., 1920-05-09
Would hange Downtown
Street Car Stops.

To the Editor OF The Times
There arc some very bad arrange
ments as to the stopping of the cars
which have been frequently called to
the attention Of the Public Utilities
Commission. but all requests for
changes have been persistently
turned down.
First Tho stop on tho east side
v Ninth street. OF the = street cara
rOing east Tho great majority OF
,hc passenger going east who
change at this point, have business
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THE ORIGIN OF DOUGHBOY.

+. X. KENNEDY. Jr., obtained
from the Army and Navy Journal in.
formation as to the origin OF dough.
boy" as applied to our soldiers. II
is this:
!. In oldcn times infantry men used
to clean their white trimmings with
pipe-clay: II caught in tho rain the
whiting would run. forming a kind OF
dough; thus tho soubriduet "doughboy"
.. The tramp OF infantry, marching
In mud sounds as II their shoeg were
being worked and pressed IN dough.
,. FROM adobe ImudD then
"dobic," the idea hcing that infantry.
men have to tnarch In tho mud hence
tho expressions used nv Tho ri,il vs.
aud ~ crrly seventies m REFERRING u
infautIFm'u - 'dubic Crufh,rs"
'dobio makers and mud cTushers
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steep or threatening. Ii is gradual
ascent, pleasant climb, and every man
who wills it, without great effort, may get
sufficiently near the top.
The thing is to keep climbing, read
ing and thinking usefully in your leisure
hours, instead of wasting FOOLlSHLY
those same leisure hours.