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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1920-05-27
BODYBUILDING ASSN. BEGINS
WORK IN SPITE OF HANDI-
CAPS IMPOSED BY BIG BIZ

Despite the obstacles placed in the
way Of the operation Of the Home
building association by inability to sell
bonds until the AZ taxpayers suit is
settled Manager Robert B. Blackmore
announces that work begins this week
on the foundations for eight Of the
twenty homes which the association
will build in Fargo this summer.
Ground will be broken for the other
twelve houses within 80 days and the
score Of houses will be completed by
September. In 4 few days crews will
begin to excavate for the eight houses
which are to be erected in Grand
Forks, and for eight each in Bis
marck, Mandan and New Rockford.
All Of the building material for
these fifty two houses has been pur-
chased and much Of il is now ii tran
Sit 70 the various cities in which il is
"a BE used. The sites for the houses
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1920-05-27
WHEATON

Mr.. and Mrs. o. H. Olson are en-
joying a visit from Mr.. Olson's father,
Lars Olson of Carbury.
All Of the neighborhood schools are
preparing for the play day exercises
at Antler, June End.
The Misses Putnam, teachers of the
Wheaton schools are conducting final
examinations this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mcintyre and children
returned last week from Canada where
they spent the winter.
We learn that a worthy family at
Kenmare have adopted the infant
daughter of Chris Martinson. Mrs.
Martinson died last winter and Mrs.
Weber has cared for her baby until
a home was found for it.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1920-05-27
County Correspondence

Mrs. Bonnie of Minneapolis is visit
ing her sister Mrs. Zorn.
N. Swearingen autoed to Willow on
Sunday.
j. S. Odland of Willow City made a
business trip to Gardena last Satur-
day.
Herman Podall made a short visit
with friends in Gardena Sunday af-
ternoon.
Mr.. Schmidt, Hugo Furstenau went
to -Bottineau Sunday where Mr..
Schmidt played ball.
Mr.. BANNER and family of Omemee
visited at the Louis Becker home on
Sunday.
DR.. O'Brien of Bottineau made a
business trip to Gardena last Satur-
day.
Quite a number of Gardenaites took
in the dance at A. H. Whites Thurs
day.
Amandas Erdman sold his farm,
known as Hillside farm and expects
to leave in the fall.
Misses Cecile Dixon Of Omemee
and Clara BANNER stopped in Gar
dena on their way to Kramer to at
tend the ball game.
Little Leroy Boltz, son. of H. Boltz
has the measles but is getting along
nicely. DR.. Johnson was called last
Tuesday.
All report a good time at Arthur
Whites last Thursday even if the
wind did blow. We hope the children
will have an opportunity to spend a
day like this every school year.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1920-05-27
NORTH DAKOTK BUSINESS.

NORTH DKKoTE BUs1NEss.<
TotaI risks taken during !.
during the years. 51,257.e2
Total Losses incurred
during the year------- 21,215.3S
Total amount of Losses
paid during the year 17,572.ss
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA,
office. Of Commissioners Of Insurance.
l, s. A. Olsness, Commissioner Of In
surance Of the State Of North Dakota.
a true abstract of the original state
ment nov on Ale in this office:
Of this oni!ee at sismsrck. the First
FAX q April a. D. lsSo. or ,snr,ss
''NA' Commissioners =; Of PI InsuTssce.
Office Of Commissioner of Insurance.
conpANzx,SS FGH E5T1E1cArD OF
Whereas, The Continental Insurance
Co., a corporation organized under the
office a sworn statement exhibiting its
condition and business for the year
ending December 81, 1919. conformable
state. regulating the business Of In
Whereas, The said Company has filed
its cha Charter r' With certif,eate e' Of g4nHi a.
ton in compliance with the require
ments of the Insurance laws aforesaid.
Now, Therefore, I, 8. A. Olsness,
Commissioner of Insurance of the State
of North Dakota, pursuant to the pro-
visions of said laws. do hereby certify
that the above named Company IL
fully empowered, through it's author
lied agents to transact It's appropriate
business Of Authorized Insurance in
this state according to the laws thereof,
until the 31st day of March, A. D. 1921.
In Testimony Whereof, | have here
unto set my hand and seal at Bismarck,
this First day of April, A. .. 1929.
(SE;AL) S. A. OLSNESS,
Commissioner of Insurance.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1920-05-27
in Praise of Winter.

Take Winter as you find him, and
ne turns out to be a thoroughly homes
fellow with no nonsense in him, ant
tolerating OF in you, which Is Z
great comfort in the long rum
Lowell.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1920-05-27
Too Much Court.

What | would like in the way O
4 wife would be an old maid with ,
big fortune" you couldn't get sucl
q wife. No woman with a big fortune
has half q chance to be an old maid
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1920-05-27

Brown Emblem Of Mourning.
In Egypt yellowish-brown, the hue
of the dead leaf, is worn as the en-
blem OF mourning.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1920-05-27

Bees Liked Peacock Pic.
It is recorded by historians of tn
day that Queen Elizabeth's favorit'
dish on festal occasions was peacocl
oia-Brooklyn Eagle.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1920-05-27
Timely Advice.

If YOU would keep the wolf from
the doc don't inveigle him into the
front yard with titbits of extrav-
agance.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1920-05-27
Companionshlp In Thoughts.

Our thoughts are our innermOst life
We carry them with us and cannot
escape from them. In them we car
have always the richest companion
ships.-Robert +. Speer, in Christ and
Life.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1920-05-27

League in Minnesota are flooding the
state with five minute speakers who
appear at public gatherings to SANDER
the farmers in the hope Of turning
the city voters against the League.
Last week in a Moorhead movie, a
man named Hanson complained that
Alexandria farmers "who used to be
Christians" did not like his attacks on
the Nonaprtisan League and resented
being told that they were anti-relig-
ious.
Those farmers had read what MI.
Hanson and other professional enem-
les of the farmers should read-the
principles enunciated by Dr.. Ship
stead when he filed for the nomina-
ton for governor of Minnesota. After
voicing the ideals of the toilers of
town and country, DR.. Shipstead had
this to say as to the spirit in which
he and his fellow candidates would
conduct their campaign and serve the
people if they were elected.
"We hope that we shall win. If we
do, we shall not use the power of the
government to Cypress others. We
shall restore the Minnesota that we
knew, the Americanization that we
love.
"We shall not return evil for evil.
We shall return good for evil in this,
that we shall deprive of their powers
those people who have been heaping
their own proper burdens upon others.
We shall deprive the few of the pow
err they possess, in special privilege,
to profiteer upon the many. We shall
show them that ones own burdens are
sufficient and when properly borne
are blessed. In defeat we have been
patient. In victory we shall be just.
This is the spirit worthy of American
traditions. This is America as we have
dreamed it. This is America as we
hope to make it."
This is the spirit which found it's
highest expression in the Sermon on
the Mount. It s the voice of a true
Christian. The farmers of the North
west recognize that voice and'a the
hirelings Of Big Business cannot shake
their faith in it's sincerity.
The statisticians of the Department
of Labor continue to embarass Attor-
ney General Palmer by publishing the
truth about the ever rising cost of
living and the absurdity of his claims
that he is curling it. A few weeks ago
they issued a report on the cost of
living beginning with December 1914
and ending December 1919 for IA in
dustrial centers on the Atlantic and
Gulf coasts and the Great lakes. It is
shown that during the five year period
the highest percentage of increase was
1O7.S7 for Detroit. The next highest
was 1868 for Norfolk, Va. New York
ranked third with an increase Of 103.-
81. The lowest of the IA centers in
point of increase is Portland, Maine
where the cost of living went up only
95.O5 per cent in five years. MI. Palm
err has had nearly a year to make good
his boasts.
The day the above figures were pub
lished the Associated Press report
ed Governor Frazier as saying in an
address in New York that cooperation
of farmers and city residents in the
organization of direct buying and sell
ing agencies was the only real method
of reducing living costs. Would that
Governor Frazier could convert our
noisy Attorney General.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1920-05-27
More AduIterated Water

Another case occurs in Bristol Of q
man fined for selling water with a lit
tie milk in it.-London Passing Show.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1920-05-27
Her Choice.

A Florence girl says she had rathe
wear a cow bell than be bothered will
chaperOn.-ROSton Transcript.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1920-05-27
ABSTRACT OF STATEMENT

IN AVA oAS
A. ID. 1919.
Of the condition and affairs of The
Continental Insurance Co. of New York,
organized under the law of the State
Of New York made to the Commits:
sioner of Insurance of the State Of
North Dakota. in pursuance of the laws
of said State.
President, Henry Evans.
Secretary, Ernest Sturm.
P pIlG;ee PresideRt, T. W ". Koec a5
Attorney Tor Service of Process in
the State of North Dakota:
Name, Commissioner of Insurance.
Location, Bismarck. N. D.
Organized or Incorporated January,
Commenced business January, 1853.
Amount of Capital Stock
paid UP in full---------$ 10000, 100000
Value of Real Estate
Owned by the Com
Loans gaaS on Bonds, Mort '''''
st sefari tya Bonds ,.. 12s, S4s: 90 90
Cash on land and in Ban 2,493,961.63
Interest due and accrued 152,247.45
Premiums in course OF
collection and trans
mission NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. E,426,91S.64
Bills receivable, not ma
Risks 1s7,es4.5o
Rents due and accrued $500
All other sums due to the
Company ------------- 192,653.76
3s,7so,24s.ss
Unidentified Assets----- 105,872.74
Total ASSetS-----------$ 39,624,376.2
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1920-02-12
LEGION DANCE TONIGHT

The Legion dance tonight at See
man Park will be hummer. Mac
donald's orchestra, of Bismarck, will
BE- here to furnish the music. The
big pavilion will take care of all the
people in the county who want to
dance. A lunch countr will be oper-
ated during the evening, sandwiches
and coffee being sold. Auto trucks
will leave the postotfice cocrl1er all
evening to carry passengers to the
hall, for 25 cents the round trip.
Special decorations have been pro-
vided. This is a holiday and it will be
easy for all to come. Teachers exami
nations are on, which promises an ex-
ira supply of pretty girls for the oc-
cassion.
Join the crowd and dance at the pa
vilion tonight.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1920-02-12
MACDONALD QUITS.
Notorious Offce-Seeker Finally Sue.
cumbs to Demands of Publc, and
Resigns. Another Job Pre-
pared for Him.

The expected has happened. Neil
Macdonald, the most cordially loathed
man in North Dakota, has resigned
his job as Miss Nelson's supervisor
under the Townley regime.
Neil Macdonald has quit. The day
of miracles has not yet passed. De-
feat at the polls as a Lacquer by q
woman, when all his running mates
were elected by large majorities, Mac
donald took the most despicable course
he knew and boldly tried to rob his
successful woman rival of the office
she had won by large majority. He
refused to yield the Office to her when
his term expired. The supreme court
forced him out. He attacked her
right to the Office in the district court.
He lost. He appealed to the league
supreme court. And he lost again.
In the meantime, with the assist
ance of Townley, Frazier, Fay Hard
ing and others, Macdonald prepared
plans to legislate Miss Nelson's pow,
ers. from her and to create a situation
whereby Macdonald could profit equal
" with the Nelson salary. It worked
The Townley puppets like Ward, Hard
ing and Yeater yowled "me too" when
their turn came and the new schemes
were made laws. A referendum was
called. All the puppets and all the
league-owned newspapers howled loud
and long that the new law wasn't go.
ing to cripple Miss Nelson but that
it gave her more power. The Law
carried because thousands trusted the
league organs and speakers. The
new board was formed. With scant
ceremony, Miss Nelson was Informed
that she had become mere figure.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1920-02-12
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

st. Mary's church Hague to Anton
Heilman, 10 acres and 10 So rods in
ne or Of 2-129-75. $500.
F. E. Galloquay and wife to Archie
Nicholson and wife, n hf NV or, Sc
or NV or, NV or ne or, of 8-136-77.
81 etc. a.
John Jenner and wife to John Bak-
er and S. A. Mikalson, hf of 15-
1919. $4,000.
Hazelton Mercantile Co., to John
Jenner, lots 1, 2, and south 100 #.
of lots and 5, block 3, Hazclton.
$4,000.
Matthias Moszer and wife to Peter
Moszer, hf of lot z, block 1, Orig
inal Townsite of strasburg. s125.
First National Bank of Fargo to
Joseph Dillman, hf 25-132-7s. 81.
Joseph Dillman and wife to William
and Adam Berreth, S hf of 25-132-78.
81.
Eliza W. Muench, Otto Muench and
wife and Marie Langerman and hus-
band to Joseph Volk, Jr., lots z and
8, block 25, Hunters First Addition
to Linton. ST..
Wilhelmina Bellon to Frank Foell,
ssw or 31134-75. 81.
/ Emma Campbell to Jacob j. Volk
and Henry 8. Zenk, ne or 9-130-75.
$500.
M. Baumgartner and wife and l..
K. Mastel and wife to John Richards,
lot II, block 8, Strasburg. 81.
Charles A. johnson and wife to
John M. Graf, ne or and hf of NV
or of 2S-129-75. $4,000.
John M. Graf and wife to Fred F.
Schuler, ne or and hf of NV or of
28-129-75. $4,000. =
Hattie M. Helgerson, now Hattie
M. Frolund and John Frolund to Eli
"a Ann Evan, w hf of sw or of 2-133-
IA. $4,000.
Michael Schneider and wife to Jo-
hannes Holzer, lots 1, 2, 3, block /,
Dillman's Addition to Strasburg. $500.
Milwaukee Land Company to Wen
delin Braunagel, lots s and 6, block
"a Milwaukee Land Company's Fourth
Addition to Strasubrg. 1902. so.
Carlos N Boynton Land Company
to John G. Schmidt, sw or of 25-
1924. $500.
Gerrit Biesheuvel and wife to John
Pool. Sc or Of 24-129-77. $4,000.
Gerrit Biesheuvel and wife to Joe
Van der Vorste, ne or of ne or of 25-
129-77. $4,000.
Joe Wander Vorste and wife to Ger
rit Biesheuvel, W hf of Sc or, ne qr
of Sc or of 24-129-77. $1,000.
Milwaukee Land Company to An.
ton Nelson, lots and 4, Milwaukee
Land Company's Fifth Addition to
strasburg. $22o.5o.
Thomas Fladebo to Emma E Fla.
debo, ne or, NV or W hf of ne or Of
10-129-77. $1,000 love and affection
Quit Claim Deed
Ed. Finley to Rasmus o. Kleppe
ne or Of 23--135-74. 81.
| Arvid Witikko and wife to Carlos
N. Boynton Land Company, Sc or aro
hf Of ne or of 7-134-74. 81.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1920-02-12
CAPITAL NEWS NOTES
By Earle H. Tostevin, Sec. N. d. p. A.

Admitting that such and such is
the case it isn't bad showing at all''
is the attiturde of the Fargo Courier
News concerning an opinion given to
the Secretary of State Thomas Hall
by Assistant Attorney General F. E.
Packard showing up the condition of
the State Bank of North Dakota.
Packard:s opinion has created a
furore in the state. The Courier
News and other papers have siezed
upon it and made sorry mess of at
tempting to pick it to pieces, with the
ultimate result of admitting the truth
of the charges that the Bank of North
Dakota management is camoufaging
figures in an endeavor to make cred
liable showing.
Secretary of State Hall asked for
an opinion on the report of the In
dustrial Commission. Packard in sum
marizing the I. c. report says: "Ths
report contains the names of but six
persons employed under the authority
of the Industrial Commission, when it
is a matter of common knowledge that
score of persons are employed under
their authority. The statute is very
plain that the report shall contain q
list Of all persons in the employ of the
Commission and drawing a salary un-
der its authority, the amount of SAL
ery and all other emoluments received
and the fund from which drawn.
The report throughout is evasive
and conceals many things which ought
to be made plain, but it contains no
more shameless attempt to deceive
the people of the state than the al,
legged profit Of the Bank of North Da-
kota from July 2sth to December 81
of $45,07s. 45. To arrive at this prof
it the Bank statement includes among
its earnings an item of $46,719. "a /.
accrued interest on the bank bonds.
These bonds were issued by the State
of North Dakota and the proceeds
were to become the capital of the
bank. It will be recalled that the
bonds could not be sold to the public
and they were purhased by the bank
itself out of its deposits. The inter-
est on these bonds is paid through the
state taxing power and levy was
made by the State Board Of Equaliza-
tion last September to cover this item
of interest. The bank, claims this as
operating profit and hence as a net
profit to the state. No interest should
be paid upon these bonds while they
are the property Of the bank and the
deduction of this item from it's net
profits leaves a net deficit of a consid-
Continued on Page7.)
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1920-02-12
INCOME TAX NOTICE

Your attention is called to the fact
that the STATE INCOME TAX re-
port must be made out and filed be-
fore March 1st. Any single person
whose income is $1,000 and any mar
ried man whose income is $4,000 per
year MUST make this report. This
report is in addition to the federal
report. The penalty for failure is
very heavy. Yau can obtain the nee
essary blanks at all banks and if in
doubt on any questions call on your
local Tax Supervisor.
A. H. IRVINE,
F26 Tax Supervisor.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1920-02-12

head, and with little delay, Macdon-
aid and his wife were provided with
jobs at an increase in salary. Mac
donald became sort of advisor extra
ordinary to the board which had taken
over most of Miss Nelson's powers.
Hence, in fact, he had just about the
same powers and as much salary as
before he was defeated for re election.
Macdonald's snake-like trail through
the Nonpartisan League records re-
ac'',d and it was soon seen that this
disreputable character was mill
stone politically around the neck of
the league. When the Towner Coun-
ty special election went anti-league,
the league newspaper man there ad-
mited the defeat in a great measure
to Macdonald's hoggishness. Other
league papers commented in like
manner. Soldiers organizations and
others attacked the mans record and
demanded his removal. He still hung
on, like dog to a bone. Frazier,
a lifelong friend and school-mate of
Macdonald's, stood by him. And Mac
donald continued to stick.
But the. 1920 campaign is nearly
upon US. League bosses kiow we'll
that Macdonald would help to bring
about the same result in the state
that the league editor attributed to
him in Towner county. And, 10 and
behold, Macdonald's resignation is
handed in.
Could it be possible that Neil was
to be finally pried loose from the state
payroll, even though his wife contin-
ued to han gon. No such luck. About
the same time that Macdonld's resig-
nation was handed in, Pres. Kane.
of the state university, was requested
to take Macedonia on his staff. Kane
declined with thanks, and now the
league bosses are trying to pry Kane
loose from the presidency Of the state
university.
Some years ago, league organizers
were wont to tell their victims the
"slop-the-hogs" story as an aid in ex-
tracing the filthy lucre. And the
thought comes to US now: Haven't
we taken the advice and started slop-
png the hogs? Anyway, it seems
we have been stopping one hog so gen.
erously that he has grown round and
sleek until he is nearly as broad as
he is long and that hog is Neil Mac
donald. unsuccessful rival Of Minnie
j. Nelson.
d But hasn't Townley waited too long ?
Will Macdonald's resignation now give
the voters time to forget the affair
by the next election? We doubt it..
That old friend Of the local league ed
tor has done irreparable damage to
Townley's chances of milking this
state for another two years.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1920-02-12
BISHOP WEIIRLE LECTURES
Large Audience Assemblies at Opera
House Sunday Afternoon to Hear
Talk on Capitalism and
Socialism

Bishop Vincent Wchrle, of Bismarck,
lectured at the opera house Sunday
afternoon to large audience on cap
italism and Socialism.
The address was highly interesting
and instructive throughout. The first
hour was devoted to the subject of
"Capitalism. The creed of that kind
of business life generally known as
Capitalism" was announced by the
Bishop as "Charge as much as you
can for what you sell and pay as little
as you can for what you buy" The
wrongs perpetrated by business inter-
'ests of large scale were dwealt upon
at length, and the conditions that all
of US decry were cclearly shown. And
the thought sometimes overlooked was
added, that all of US are more or less
followers of the same policy as So
called "Big Bizz." The Bishop plead
ed for more of the Christian spirit IL,
business life.
Socialism" was described as the
profligate son of of an ungodly father
and, as is often the case, the son
proves to be far worse than the faith
er. The Bishop explained the ener.
getic stand he has taken against so.
cialism as non-political and only be.
ause of the religious Importance.
The audience was told that every
prominent socialist leader and writer
either openly scoffed at religion, or in
timated that religion was more OF
less harmless pasttime to keep the
credulous interested. To the social
ist, said the Bishop, the only Deit,
was the state. All persons existed
purely for the benefit of the state
and, instead of this life being the fore
runner of the life to come, the social
ist believed in getting what he coulc
out of this world and let it go at that
Warning was sounded that con
tinued following Of the socialist doc
trine would mean the end Of churcl
and family ties, for the family ceasee
to have anly rights under socialis
control.
The insurgent state Officials il
North Dakota were mentioned by tn,
Bishop and termed insurgents" b,
the socialist leaders probably becaus'
those leaders believed that the officer,
Of the state were supreme and tina
'they could do no wrong" Hence
individual officers of the state had n,
right to revolt when wrong was done
In closing, the Bishop asked lhi
hearers to keep closer to the Christ
ian spirit and that when the mex
socialist spell-binder came along t,
shun him, and to remember that hi.
doctrines meant ruin to both church
and family relations.
While the address was quite long
it was listened to with the closest at
tention throughout, and made deer
impression on the people in the audi
enee. Bishop Wehrle is doing a world
of good with his lectures just just al
this time when unlimited efforts are
being made to sugar-coat the social.
ist pill that the rank and file of the
people Of the state will swallow it.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1920-02-12
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