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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1920-04-01
LABOR PICKS CANDIDATES

Fargo-The North Dakota Work
ing Peoples Nonpartisan Political
League is making Roadway in all the
industrial centers of the state, accord
ing to Secretary M. Tauffler. Sunday,
March Fl, the Fargo workers will
choose a committee which will be CIV
en- the task of picking out candidates
for congress, legislature, city and
state offices. The duty of this COM
mittee will be to sound out all candi-
dates as to their stand on labor legis-
lation and only those candidates who
are in accord with labor's program
VII get the support Of the workers
at tho polls. Heretofore the workers
haze followed the professional politi-
clans who promised to look after their
interests and have generally been
left in the lqrch as soon as their
friends" got into office. The admin
istration Of the organized farmers in
North Dakota is the first that has
ever enacted the reforms which it
promised labor, say Fargo unionists.
That is why they are eager to join
hands with the Nonpartisan League
in the coming campaign.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1920-04-01
ADDITIONAL LOCALS

j. p. Flynn, John Condit, Geo. Kalb-
fliesch, Arthur He'gerson and Sam
Warnock all "Nonpartisan" poll
ticians, recent converts, Of Westhope
were Bottineau visitors Wednesday.
Mrs. Steve Westacott arrived from
California Saturday afternoon and
will spend some time visiting At the
hqNpe Of her daughter, Mrs. Andy
Spindle.
Miss Lucille Gosselyn % M'lady's
shop took their line % hata q Willow
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1920-04-01
LEAGUE MEN WIN

Last Friday County Auditor Martin
gave out the information that the vote
for. Bottineau was complete and that
all League men carried the county in
each instance. The Blue Laws were
all defeated in the county but it is
understood that Sunday baseball car
ried in the state while the other blue
law measures were all defeated. Fiji
teen voting precincts in Bottineau
county failed to register a vote on ac-
count Of the storm. The fact that all
League men won out in Bottineau
County will possibly be a little dis
heartening to the l. V. A. crowd here
and especially when fifteen League
precincts failed to vote, however, a
prominent I. V. A. in this city has in
formed a Courant reporter that Lam
ger will be elected Governor of North
Dakota this fall and if he should not
be to please let him know about it.
We might as we'll inform this office
seeker that "Bull" Langr will not even
be on the ballot this fall, as he will
be showed under" in the June prim-
aries.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1920-04-01
FORESTRY NORMAL NOTES

A number Of parents have turnec
in names of their children who will
wish to enroll in the kindergarten this
summer. If you intend to do the same
and have not yet acted, kindly either
write or phone at an early date.
Reverend Mr.. Thomas Carlson, pas.
tor of the Lutheran Church Of Botti.
neau, favored the school with q visit
and short address at assembly exer.
cises Tuesday morning Of this week
He left with the school a helpful mes.
sage, urging the fullest use Of the op.
portunities that surround the studen,
of today.
Perhaps vi school is more 100 pei
cent real students than the ordinary
higher institution. A recent r OF
higher institutions of the country re-
veals that there is today a lack OF
proper attitude toward their work
among the students as compared with
a few years ago, even five years ago
The students of our school are an I'M
usual group in their earnest devotion
to their education. Talks like that by
MI. Carlson assists them to put forth
renewed and increased effort.
On Friday at 1890 A. M. at the
Forestry Normal school the High
School Musical Contest for this dis
trict will be held. The high schools
competing are Bottineau, Egeland,
and Westhope. There will probably
be much interest in this contest, the
firht. of it's kind held in this section.
The winners will be permitted to rep
resent this territory at the University
conference in May. ~.
+ To date no number has been secured
for the third number of our lecture
course. .+
The debate with the Kramer high
school has been postponed. One of the
members of the Kramer team was not
able to come this week and they are
requesting that a later date be select
ed. This will be done and probably the
debate will be held soon after the va
cation week.
An announcement of the forthcom-
ing summer session will be sent to
the printers before long. The work OF
the summer session will include
courses for college credit, courses fol
high school credit, courses counting
toward normal school diploma, courses
that can be used in raising teachers
certificates and commercial courses.
This is the first ummer session Of
the Forestry State Normal School ano
indications are that it will be well at.
tended.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1920-04-01
PROGRESSIVES MAKE GAINS

Fargo--March 1s, while it is not yet
clear that the progressive Republican
and Democratic tickets won in the
primaries of last Tuesday it is certain
that the p~rogressives of both parties
have made considerable gains in the
cities which are generally supposed to
be the strongholds of reaction. In Far
go, for example the vote for the pro-
gressive Republicans was considerably
higher than was the vote for Cover
nor Frazier and for Congressman
John M. Baer in 1918. Grand Forks
and other cities showed similar gains
for the progressive cause. The returns
from the cities have had a SOLDERING
effect on the I. V. A. leaders of both
parties. 1t is not known how many
polling places were closed all day on
account of the strom but the farmer
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1920-04-01

vote which. would have swept the state
for the progressives was greatly re.
duced by the blizzard. Even at thai
it is conceded that if thirty per cent
of the rural vote was cast the progress.
sive Republican and Democratic dele.
cations were elected.
Even the reports from the cities in
dictate that the four amendments to
the tate constitution were adopted.
Tn" fourier News comments on the
situation as follows: "The f~lattering
big Tote a only mean that the peo-
pie as a whole have confidence in the
farmers legislature. Even the encm-
les of the Nonpartisan League are
evidently ready to concede that on the
whole work Of the legislature was
excellent. Not a single law passed by
that body and submitted to the peo-
pie has yet been defeated"
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1920-04-01
A GOOD FRIDAY PRAYER

o Merciful God, who hast made all
men in Thine image and whose love
will let non go, give to US a new Wis
ion of Thy Son whose death on Cal
vary we today recall. Grant to men
everywhere a new appreciation Of the
meaning Of Christ's sacrifice for the
world. Forbid that men and nations
again release the Barabbas of selfish
ness, and cruelty anew the Christ. Lift
up their eyes today to see the cross
that towers DER the wrecks of time.
Give to the world a new and holy pur-
pose to follow Him who said eff I be
lifted up, l will draw all men unto
me-" that as we die today to self we
may pass on Easter Day into the joy
full resurrection of a life that is hid
with Christ in God. And this we ask
in Jesus Name. Amen.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1920-04-01

City, where. they were on display at
Lizotte's Department Store Monday
and Tuesday, Willow City having no
nilliner this spring.
A letter from NJ. F. Kohls, formerly
of Amity township but now of Kali
spell, Mont. states that they are get
ting along fine and the snow is all
gone out there. They are all in good
health and wish to be remembered to
all their old friends.
Chris, johnson returned to Botti-
neau Monday afternoon from Califor-
MIA and other western points where
he has spent the winter. Chris. has
it figured that he returned a month
too early. He will be employed by C.
R. Gleason during the summer.
The High School Musical Contest
which was to have been held at the
Forestry Normal school tomorrow
morning has had to be postponed on
account of illness of some of the
Westhope members. The date has been
set for April 10Th. @
John Murdoch, Jr., returned to Val
ley City Friday morning, where he
is a member of the City band, of which
C. H. Wasem is director. John will re-
main at Valley City until the Million
Dollar band starts out for the sum-
mer.
The Occident elevator at Lansford
burned to the ground Monday morn
ing. An employee of the elevator was
starting the fire in the office and a
gasoline can nearby became ignited
with the above result. It is understood
that there were several thousand
bushels Of grain in the elevator.
Friends will be sorry to hear of the
death of Mrs. Fred Houston of West
hope who passed away at st. Andrews
hospital Sunday morning, following an
operation performed Saturday. Her
sister, Mrs. John Hawker and her hus-
band were with her. Mrs. Houston
will be remembered by old timers as
Hattie Jackson. The Courant extends
sympathy to the bereaved relatives.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1920-04-01

seldom represents more than 10 per
cnt of the states actual cash balance.
The draining Of this special fund some
Glonths ago gave Kositzky the idea
Of shouting to the world that "the
state was broke" The statement of
the pool hall inspection license fund
shows only a balance of $17,255.9 "a.
This means that Bill LANCER has man
aged to spend nearly $4,000 since last
July in preserving the purity of the
pool halls of North Dakota. Doubtless
the voters have noticed a profound
change in the character Of the pool
halls. .
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1920-04-01
STATE BALANCE 3 MILLION

There is a balance of $3,419,388.57
to the credit of the state in the State
treasury according to the official
treasury report for the month of Feb
ruary. In the general fund from which
the expenses of the states govrnment
are paid the balance was $685. GAG on
February 90. The remainder of the
money was distributed among AZ 9TH
er special funds. The general fund
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1920-04-01

A letter received by friends in the
city from Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Ohmart,
states they are leaving this week for
Roseberg, Oregon, where they hope
the climate will benefit Mrs. Ohmart's
health Mr.. and Mrs. Ohmart have
made their home at Grand Forks since
leaving here about a year ago.
A letter received from Mrs. Margar-
ct White states that her 10 Floyd,
who was so seriously i'll with pneu-
monia is improving nicely. However,
it will be some time before he will be
able to be up and Mrs. White is not
expected home for at least a month.
Mrs. John Schnitzler and daughter
Helen arrived Tuesday from Los Ange
les, California, where they have spent
the winter months. Mrs. Schnitzler
will return to her home at Froid,
Mont. Friday, taking her little daught-
er Ruth home, who has been with
her grandmother, Mrs. Margaret
White, during Mrs. Schnitzler's stay
at the coast. ~ r.- .yse.5 1~y ~
-. -. s- -s
Wanted: Salesman for Bottineau
and vicinity. Commission contract only
for spare time or full time. We will
teach you to sell income protection
through our free school of instruction
and help you to build a business of
your own. Massachusetts, Bonding and
Insurance Company, Accident and
Health department. Saginaw, Michi-
gan, Capital 81, 100000. 1t
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1920-04-01
Fargo-Local banks have institute

Fargo-Local banks have instituted
a suit in the United States District
court to enjoin county treasurer E. c.
Eddy from collecting the 1919 tax on
national banks from them. F. E. Pack
ard, assistant attorney general, gave
an opinion to the effect that the tax
was repealed by a law passed by the
special session of Legislature but the
First National banks and Merchants
National banks are taking no chances
on the Packard opinion. It is under
stood that all national banks of the
state intend to take similar action. If
the banks are successful it will mean
the reduction Of the taxes for the ma
tional banks of the state more than a
quarter of a million dollars.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1920-04-01
PARENT-TEACHERs' MEET

Last night at the High School Audi
torium the parents and teachers Of the
high school studnts met and held a
real get-together meeting.
An hour of visiting was enjoyed
fore the program, which consisted of
speeches by Messrs. Brown, Wise, DR..
johnson, Falkenstein, r. B. Smith,
Kirk, Rev. Carlson and Miss McDou-
gall, Pres. Mangun acted as chairman
Of the meeting and introduced the
speakers. A few musical numbers
were given, a piano solo by Mr.. Bach,
vocal duets by Manda Svingen and
Gertrude Murdoch and Helen Falken-
stein and Ada Mckenzie
After the program a Parent Teach
ers Association was voted upon and
organization planned. A committee
was appointed to draft a constitution.
A vote of thanks was extended to
the Bottineau Woman's Club in recog-
milton Of the gift of the clock.
The girls Of the Domestic Science
department served punch and waters
to the guests. About 100 were in at
tendance.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1920-04-01

Bismarck-A minimum wage of
$16.25 for experienced women mercan-
tile employees, office help, mattresses,
telephone and telegraph operators at
the rate of $271'a day or 81 cents an
hour, is recommended by Miss Hazel
Farkasch, secretary and special inves-
eigator of the North Dakota Minimum
Wage Commission, in a report just
made public.
Miss Farkasch makes this recon-
mendation of the basis of data ac-
quired in the course of personal inves-
tigation from August to December
last. She visited 40 places where wo-
men are employed in Fargo, 80 in
Grand Forks, 80 in Jamestown, 20 in
Minot, ~ in Devils Lake and varying
numbers in other cities of the state,
She found wages with neither board
or ranging from 1915 to $500
a week; and with board only $500 to
$1,000 a week. The Commission re-
Gently held public hearings in all parts
of the state at which both employ
ers and workers testified.
For women employed as laundry
workers, chambermaids, kitchen help
in hotels restaurants and public house
keeping establishments and hospitals
and as factory workers Miss Farkasch
recommended a minimum weekly wage
of $3.50, at the rate of $2.58 a day
or 80 cents an hour. She suggested a
schedule for the period of apprentices
ship in those industries where expert
ence is necessary, the minimum wage
to be paid when the apprenticeship is
over.
Miss Farkasch found only two
places where the moral environment
was unsatisfactory and several places
where the situation vas doubtful but
sanitary conditions were not 80 salts
factory especially in the laundries.
The women are compelled to stand on
wet floors for hours at a time she
reports.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1920-04-01

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. the con-
dition of the families in the drought
regions Of North Dakota and Montana
as "amounting to a public disaster
the American Red Cross today appro-
priated $4,000 for relief and to meet
obligations incurred by local chapters.
In announcing the appropriation, Red
Cross officials said the situation in
the drought regions was such as to
"denand state and federal aid beyond
the of the Red Cross"
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1920-04-01
Application to Corn Contest

Application to Corn Contest
County Agent,
Bottineau, N. D.
Dear Sir:
/ wish to become a member Of the
20 o 5 acre cor club and will plant
--acres of com this spring.
Any suggestions from your office will
be appreciated and I will abide by the
rules decided upon by the judges OF
this contest.
Yours for nor and better corr
in Bottineau County.
NAME Observation-Disclosures.
ADDRESS
The Carlisle independent. (Carlisle, Ark.) 1905-current, 1920-01-08

is based on the difference be-
tween the selling price and the
fair market price or value as of
March / 1913.a
Profits from stock market
transactions.
Income received from fidu-
Charles, that is amounts rec ived
from incomes of estates, trusts,
ETC., through trustees, admins
il &Cor5 of executors.
Partnership profits; partner
ships as such are not subject to
he income tax, but each indi-
dual partner must pay a tax on
the income from sucn partner
ship.
Qualities from mines, oils and
and franchises.
The following items are not
taxable and ne d not be included
in the return:
Properly received as a gift by
will or by inheritance. The in
come from such property, how
ever is taxable.
Proceeds of life insurance
policies.
Returns of premiums on life
insurance, endowment or annu-
ity contracts.
Amounts received through ac-
cident or health insurance or un-
der workmen's compensation
acts, plus the amount of DAM
ages received, whether by suit
or agreement.
Interest on obligations of any
state or any city, town, county or
village and the District of Co.
lumbia. Interest on obligations
of tn United Stats is exempt
from tax, except that interest on
Obligations issued after Sept. l.,
1917, is exempt only to the eX-
tent provided in the Liberty loan
acts.
Interest on securities issue
under the provisions of the fed
eral farm loan act of July II,
1915.
Amounts received during the
war by persons in the active
ilitary or naval forces up to
$500, in addition to personal
exemption.
Interest on Liberty bonds to
the par value of $4,000 10 ex-
empt from all taxation. Hold
els of large amounts of Liberty
bonds ar advised to consult their
bankers or collectors of inter-
nal revenue as to thir exemp-
tons.
The law expressly prohibits
| the deduction of personal or liv-
ing expenses. These include
rent, wages of servants, cost of
food and clothing for family, up
keep of automobiles used for
cation of children and similar
pleasure or convenience, edu-
The Carlisle independent. (Carlisle, Ark.) 1905-current, 1920-01-08
Prepared fo1. You

Mr. l.. B. Krsnka the reliable
hardware and machinery d afer
has been receiving machinery
by the carload and is prepared to
meet the ever increasing de-
mand. He has been with you
many years, knows the wants of
every farmer and has bought
just what you want for your
farm work. With his large
stock that is already here, he is
prepared to supply the farmer
and make deliveries now. You
will not have to buy now and
wait for weeks to get what you
buy, as has. been the case in the
past two or three years.
Mr.. Krshka has a large ad in
this issue of the Independent
telling of the different makes of
plows, discs, harrows, etc. that
he has Just gotten from the mar
kets. His goods are all of the
latest makes and are labor saw
ing in many ways. Go and s. e
him when you want reliable
farm machinery.
The Carlisle independent. (Carlisle, Ark.) 1905-current, 1920-01-08
Income Tdr Facts You. ShoalC
KnGaU

In making out his income tax
form for 1919, the tax payer
must report the following items
under gross income:
Salaries, wages, and commits
sions for personal services, in
Guiding bonuses
Inter st received on notes and
deposits in banks, including saw
ings banks.
Dividends on stock. Only div
idends paid out of earnings or
profits accrued since March l,
1918, are taxable, but dividends
are deemed to be distribut d out
of the most recently accumulated
earnings.
Profits received from the sale
of property, real or personal. If
the property was purchased
prior to March l, 1918 the profit
The Carlisle independent. (Carlisle, Ark.) 1905-current, 1920-01-08
Chamber of Commerce Meeting

There was a meeting of the
Chamber of Commerce at the
Bank of Carlisle Hall Monday
night. The following members
were present.
H. |. Blu chley, president; L.
B. Krshka, treasurer; J. F. Gil
lespie, acting secretary; M. G.
Young, w. r. Lipe, C. C. Hum
mel, K. L. Lilly, H. Morsman, F.
c. Faulkner and C. S. Long.
The treasul er reported that
the Chamb r of Commerce has
on hand, after all bills were paid
$23.18.
Secretary Gillespie made the
ICIloW'.le report on II work
done during the past wear.
The members had assisted in
repairing roads leading into
! town, had taken up the matter
Of a D ton TO extend the corpo-
ration limits and were still
working on same.
The 24-hour light and power
service which has been complet-
cd and is of untold benefit to the
town.
The curling of Front grading
and crawling of several streets
that viii be start d as soon as
the weather will permit.
The Chamber of E3mmerc
has dec dsd % tax, up the follow
S propositions for the ensuing
! year eli 1920:
To have an ice plant erected
in time for the hot weather, an
overall factory {. paper mill, and
one of the greatest needs of the
town at this time.a water works
and sewerage system.
The Chamber of Commerce
has done much toward the i'm
proving of Carlisle and commu-
aity during the short time since
its organization, and it will be
the power behind the throne in
the future if all parties will
work in harmony.
There are hundreds of things
to be done that will be hurried
| up by the Chamber of Commerce
Every business man should be a
member and should contribute
in everyway he can to the up
building Of our town.
Carlisl can be made one of
The most desirable places in the
state to live and it will be done if
our people viii stick together and
work tremendously to that end.
Get tn habit of boosting and
quit your kicking and we will
3row as we have never grown
before.
The Carlisle independent. (Carlisle, Ark.) 1905-current, 1920-01-08

Have your clothes cleaned by
the new process and get rid of
that horrible scent Of gasoline.
Work called for and delivered.
Ties cleaned and pressed. Mend
ing a specially. All work guar
anteed 32-tf
Mrs. Blanche Cook
The Carlisle independent. (Carlisle, Ark.) 1905-current, 1920-01-08

The few days of fine weather
that prevail ID last week were ia
ken advantage of by the rice
farmers and nearly all the rice
was threshed.
The Carlisle independent. (Carlisle, Ark.) 1905-current, 1920-01-08

cation of children and similar
LENS. Income spent during the
year 1919 for any of these items
is subject to the tax.
The Carlisle independent. (Carlisle, Ark.) 1905-current, 1920-01-08

C. Wesson, of Coy was a bust
ness visitor in Carlisle Thursday
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Devorek
spent Monay and Tuesday in
Memphis on business.
Mrs. Herbert Henry, of Bill
ly's Cafe" left Wednesday for a
few days visit with relatives and
friends at Mount Vernon and
Rose Bud.
Mr.. an Mrs. Clarence Conrad
Iof Wheatley spent Saturday
night and Sunday here the
quests of the formers mother,
Mrs. Mae Conrad.
%
Frank Hollingshead went to
Little Rock Thursday to meet
his wife and baby who had been
spending several days the guests
of Mrs. Hollingshead's mother,
and was on her way home.
The Carlisle independent. (Carlisle, Ark.) 1905-current, 1920-01-08
uWted

The party who borrowed our
step ladder to return same at
once
35-1t L. B. Krshka
The Carlisle independent. (Carlisle, Ark.) 1905-current, 1920-01-08
BY the president,
+. G.. BENNETT

-WANTED-2 or 3 rooms
for light house keeping, either
furnished or UNFINISHED. Give
description and price first letter.
Address c. A. l.. care of this
paper. Soup
The Carlisle independent. (Carlisle, Ark.) 1905-current, 1920-01-08
CREAMERY MEETING

The stockholders of the Grand
Prairie Creamery Union will hold
its annual election Of officers over
Ban of Cofiisle, on Thursday,
january IS. 1920. All patrons are
requested to Ee present, as other
business Ct Importance will be
Transacted
r. A. ,a,,a,,Jn ,o+
The Carlisle independent. (Carlisle, Ark.) 1905-current, 1920-01-08

E. l.. BIaeingame, made bus
mess trip To Little Rock Thurs
day.