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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1920-02-26
EIDSVOLD NEWS

MI. Ebert Vedquam recently return
ed from Minnesota where he has been
attending to his farming interests.
Mr.. H. J. Hanson transacted bust
ness at Bottineau last week, MI. Han
son also attended the Farmers Insti-
tute while there .
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Froseth were
guests at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Ed. Lein and family of Starbuck last
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alton Albertson en-
~tertained a host of friends at their
home last week.
Miss Ruth Johnson, who has been
attending school at Bottineau was
called home last week to help care for
her mother who was i'll with the flu,
at this writing Mrs. Johnson is recov-
ering nicely.
Miss Martha Anderson of Antler
was the guest of Miss Louise Lilies:
trapd last week.
H. l.. L%illestrand transacted bust
ness at Bottineau one day last week.
Miss Stella Mallma visited at the
home Of Mrs. T. T. eleven last week,
what's the attraction Stella?
Mr.. r. Hunskor Of Landa has rented
the farm of the Teevens Bros. and is
busy moving.
Selmer Sandstel, who has been at
tending the School of Forestry at Bot
tineau returned home last week.
There is a rumor among the pros.
porous farmers of this vicinity to es-
tablish a general store at Landa, go to
it Mr.. Farmer, as there is no doubt
but what it can be made q success as
there would be no opposition providing
you don't forget to stick.
Some of the old pioneers of this
vicinity are predicting an early spring
they say that the water is already
raising in the Mouse River bottom.
Mr.. Ed. Berg had the misfortune Of
losing a very valuable cow last week
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1920-02-26
County Correspondence
Washington's birthday,

Washington's birthday
Geo. White, auditor Of the North
land Elevator Co. was compelled to
stay in Gardena last Friday night.
Albert Boettcher had to return to
the hospital at Bottineau last Monday.
Henry Mortenson was an Omemee
caller between trains Tuesday.
r. w. Wilson and r. B. Hamilton
went to Stevens ranch to look after
their hay.
Mrs. Bollinger and, son went to
Grand Forks last Tuesday to attend
the funeral of a brother of Mrs. Boil
linger.
Andrew Marburger is up and
around again.
Mr.. Stebner's little son, Herman, is
quite sick at this writing.
DR.. Scully called upon Grandpa
Tillaman Tuesday afternoon.
William Biberdorf came home from
Fonda where he has been looking af-
ter his stock.
Miss Freda Hahn returned home on
Tuesday evening.
Mr.. Eberheart, the barber, return
ed to his duties after a siege of ILL
mes of about two weeks. 3D.
Bottineau basket ball team drove
to Gardena and tok the train from
here to Kenmare.
Fred and Otto Tillman are visiting
their father this week.
Hugo Furstenau came home Mon
day after an attack of the flu, which
he encountered while attending school
at Bottineau.
Raymond johnson returned to his
duties at Bottineau after a short visit
with his parents at Gardena.
Miss Aurie Mckee returned home
last Monday. She stopped off at Will
low City to visit her uncle w. R.
Greeule on her way to st. Paul.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rice went home last
Monday to attend their daughter, Ella,
who is ill.
Herman Schultz is carrying the mail
for Andrew Marburger.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brown left last We'd
nesday for their home at Drake.
Mrs. Chas. Becker of Kramer was a
Gardena caller last Wednesday.
Henry Schroeder was an Omemee
caller between trains last Monday.
Mr.. Fred Leutch from Wisconsin is
here on a visit and business trip.
Herbert Mortenson who has been
to Minneapolis learning the barber
trade writes that he has finished his
course and has bought into a barber
shop of two chairs and a pool hall of
two tables at Ormsby, MINI.
Mr.. Reamer came home from the
Bottineau hospital Thursday.
Mr.. w. F. Kurth went to Bottineau
last Friday returning Saturday.
Norman Swearingen finished CEN
sus taking last Saturday.
The BANNER boys were Gardena
visitors Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Boltz were
over Sunday guests at the home of
Mrs. Boltz' father.
Our basket ball boys went to One
NEE last Saturday and We're ybeaten
badly, but bad luck zones to all, you
know they can try again.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1920-02-26
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MAXBASS NEWS

Have you La Grippe?
John Wigeby returned from Botti-
neau Tuesday night to attend to bust
G S matters.
Edmund Hamel met with a painful
accident on Monday afternoon. He and
his brother were going for straw. A
gun which Edmund was holding was
discharged, the full charge entering
hisleft hand. DR.. Moreland was quick
ly summoned and with the aid of
John Bately dressed the wound. If no
infection sets in they viii be able to
save the thumb and index finger.
Mi. Ed. Ebbighausen, the engineer
Of the Maxbass flier spent Monday in
Minot returning Tuesday.
p, H. Lille was p passenger to Mi
not Wednesday,.
Lillian Kemp spent the week with
the home folks.
L. F.. Cram from Montrose district
spent the week end with his family
here.
George Lille shipped a car of
itofHe9 ~ tdiidud WCuiicoudy.
f. J. Lille left for Cando Monday
where he will take charge of a NOV
ing picture theatre.
Clifford Cram, who is attending the
Minot Normal spent the week end
with his parents here.
Merl Forden and his bride, nee Eva
Shaffer, arrived from Indiana on
Thursday. They will go to housekeep-
ing at once on the Forden farm west
of town.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1920-02-26
GARDENA NEWS

Sarnest Niemeyer has been helping
Art. Weber haul hay the past week.
Mrs. Mortenson is on the sick list
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nybower Of Omemee
were Gardena visitors last Sunday.
Chas. Hogen was in town last Sat
urday offering his rye grass for sale,
he has about q thousand pounds for
sale.
Ed. Past put 9 new rope on the flag
pole at the school in order TO celebrate
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1920-02-26
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Sections Oh ana ss2 Compiled LAWS
NOTICE is hereby given that on
Tuesday, the 18th day Of March. next.
q Primary Election will be held In all
Of the Fifty-six' Election precincts Of
One candidate by each party. Repub-
lican and Democratic for:
President OF the United States.
yice-President Of the United States.
National Committeeman.
Five Candidates by each party, Repub-
1icar and Democratic for:
Yroa1d6ntlal 11eotors
g Candidates for each party, Re-
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1920-02-26

equally divided in District?
Shall we build six rural schools
equally divided in District?
The polls will be opened at 2 O'Clock
P. M. and closed at 5 o'clock P. M.
Dated at Bottineau this 21st day of
February 1920. 49,
BY order of the School Board.
M. N. Larson,
District Clerk.
f. 26 To Al ~
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1920-02-26
NOTICE TO VOTERS AND TAX PAY.
ERs or HILTON SCHOOL DIS
TRICT NO. 10

day the Sth day of March 1920, an cleo
ton will be held at Town Hall in Hill
ton School District for the purpose of
determining the following question::
Shall we build one Consolidated
Evening star., 1920-06-25

Margarita Spaulding Gerry has been
turned in to the Supreme Court justices
are declared to be unfounded. Mrs.
Gerry is now in England and is not
expected to return until October. Her
resignation has not been rendered the
Supreme Court justices, and her friends
believe that she will remain on the
board until the expiration of her term
June 80. 1922.
In paying tribute to DR.. Neill today.
DR.. Van Scbaick said that he was 'one
of the fairest-minded and the broad
est-spirited men l have ever been in
contact with in Washington
Everybody who knew him. con-
tinued DIR. Van Schaick, feels exactly
the same way. If he'd take the posi-
tion. l would vote for him for super
intendent of schools
''Dr. Neill resigned simply and sole
ly on account of the pressure of his
own business. which takes him out of
the city most of the time. He's the
adviser of several large railroad sys-
TENS in their relation with employees
Certain Industrial disputes keep him
in Chicago. Just now, when he is
needed in matters of national and in
ternational Importance. we have no
right to hold him in matter of local
government. However. his leaving is
regretted by every member of the
board
Evening star., 1920-06-25
DR.. C.P. NELL QUITS
EDUCATION BOARD
Influenced by Pressure of
Other DutieS-Praised by
Dr.. Van Schaick.

IF DIR. Charles P Neill would ac-
cept the superintendency of the Dis
trict public schools I would vote for
him." This declaration was made to-
day by DIR. John Van Schaick. Jr,
president of the board of education.
in the form of laudatory remarks for
DR.. Neill. who resigned from the
school board May 81.
The letter in which Dr. Neill ten
dered his resignation as member
of the board was made public today
by Chief Justice Walter 7. Mccoy of
the District Supreme Court. The let
ter read
Increasing pressure of duties in
connection with my regular work
makes it impossible for me to find
either the time or energy to devote
to matters connected with the board
of education, so that it seems mad
visable for me to continue as
member of that board. / am leaving
the city today and may be kept away
for possibly several months. and as
in any event. on account of pressure
of work. ] would have to resign
after my return. it seems to me bet
ter to tender my resignation before
leaving.
II beg you. therefore, to consider this
letter as my resignation, to be effective
at the pleasure of the court
Il appreciate very much the express
sion of confidence conveyed by my ap-
pointment to membership on the board
of education. and | genuinely regret
that the increasing pressure of my reg
ular work makes it impossible for me
to continue to serve in that capacity"
Since DR. NeilTs appointment on the
board last fall. he has attended only two
meetings of the body. Reports of his
resignation had been in circulation in
school circles for many weeks.
Reports that the resignation of Mrs
Evening star., 1920-06-25
COURT GRANTS DIVORCE.

Justice Bailey of the District Supreme
Court has granted an interlocutory de-
cree of absolute divorce to Hayden Pryor
from Dora l.. Pryor. The husband
Evening star., 1920-06-25
SUES SHIPPING BOARD .
FOR MONTHS SALARY
Commander Baldwin Files Claim of
$4l6.67 Against Emergency
Fleet Corporation. :

Commander Frank p. Baldw IN.
L. 5. n, retired, today filed suit in the
District Supreme Court to recover
S416.61 from the United States Ship
ping Board and Emergency Fleet
Corporation for services rendered
during the month of May. 1920. CONS
mander Baldwin was acting manage
of construction at salary of S5.ooG:
and says he received his pay from
September last until May l. and. al-
though he performed his duties
throughout the month of May. pay-
ment has been refused, he declared
The case is brought. it is stated. te
test a recent ruling by the con7
troller that retired naval officers as
signed to duty with the shipping
Board could no longer draw compen-
sation from the fleet corporation.
Evening star., 1920-06-25
Potomac Yardmen's
Sporadic Strike Ends:
Embarqoes Continue

The sporadic strike of yardmen in
Potomac yards was declared at an end
today when 100 per cent of the day
shift reported for work at s O'Clock
this morning. The majority of strik-
ers returned yesterday afternoon at
4 o'clock and were relieved at mid
night by a force which showed but
few absentees
Pending the settlement of labor
troubles in many yards of the east.
however. the embargos declared au-
tomatically yesterday on all freight
to be handled through Potomac yards
will continue. The embargo will not
affect shipments of freight en- route,
or those designated for the capital
They will prevent the loading and
forwarding of any more freight
through Washington, however, ex-
Evening star., 1920-06-25
BLAMES PRESIDENT
!. FOR R. R. CRISIS;
CHARGES DALLY|NG
w. G. Lee Among Union
{ Leaders to Check Un-
authorized Strikes.
Nv the Associated Press.

By the Associa ted Press.
CHICAGO, June 25.-Officials repre-
senting all the recognized railway
unions met here today in an effort to
keep their men in line and put halt
to unauthorized strikes.
w. G.. Lee, president of the Brother
hood of Railway Trainmen, and spokes-
man for the union leaders. laid respon-
sibility for the present situation to the
door of President Wilson in a state
ment issued before the meeting opened.
Mr.. Lee charged that the President
had permitted the railway administra-
ton to daily along" for nearly year
after the rnen presented their demands.
and that it took the President forty
days to appoint the railway labor
board after the Esch-Cummins bill,
authorizing it, had become law
Fears Transportation Tie-Up.
I'VE are here to discuss sopie way
Of avoiding the danger becaIse of the
governments delay in passing on our
wage demands" Mr.. Lee said. Tn
less immediate action is taken we fear
the transportation system Will De para
lyzed. We don't know why there
should be any longer delay by the rail-
road board. Every pressure possible
has been brought to bear TO get de-
ciSion.
faced now is the one big union idea,
propaganda of which is responsible fo-
the sporadic strikes now going on. j
is up to the powers to decide whether
they want the one big union idea. which
caused strife in 1894. or whether they
want the strong. sane organizations
which have kept the men in reason
able mood for many years.
Mr.. Lee denied that the unions were
planning to call a general strike to en-
force a speedy decision by the wage
board An effort will be made by the
brotherhood leaders to confer with
Judge r. NJ Barton. chairman. and
other members of the board today.
I75 Quit at CoatesviIle.
PHILADELPHIA. June 25.-Twenty-
four crews of Reading railway yard
men at Coatesville. near here. compris-
ing 115 workers. joined the trainmen's
strike today. 1t is stated the Midvale
and Lukens steel mills there will be
seriously affected if the strike con-
tinues.
Reports from various Pennsylvania
railroad points affected by the strike
show little chance in the situation over
night.
Evening star., 1920-06-25

party strengthen its own. position by
adopting the definite constructive policy
of ratification subject to the minor res
ervations and a wider vision of strength
enlng the league by excluding the guar
antees and their military enforcement
and making membership in the
league conditional upon disarmament
within a given period?
Such policies will protect American
independence. free US from every entan-
clement except the use of our moral and
economic strength to enforce peace. 1t
viii leave our democratic friends fencing
upon the ground of advocacy of a prac-
teal military alliance upon
which their safety devices only further
endanger the real value of the league"
Evening star., 1920-06-25

cept that classed as perishable food
and necessary fuel.
Officials of the Washington termi-
nal today were unwilling to state
when the ban would be lifted. bas-
ing their attitude to offset any pos
sible congestion on the fact that la :
Dor still shows threatening atu-
tude. not only in Washington. but IN
Baltimore, New York and Philadel-
phia. At any minute more trouble
might be expected.
large quantity of freight des-
tined for New York and other north
ern cities a present is held in Poto-
mac yards because of the embargoes
in effect elsewhere. Railroad men
are unwilling to risk allowing more
freight to be put in motion until
they are assured that there will be
no danger of hold-ups due to labor
troubles.
The force at Potomac yards today
is busy handling through freight held
up yesterday by the strike. but no
congestion will result. Orders to hold
up freight are passed from division to
division. thus preventing the trains
from ''jamming in any one district
The emabrgo at Potomac yards is
worrying peach growers and shippers
in Georgia. kilograms were received
this morning by f. V. King, chairman
of the Washington terminal commit
tee, requesting information on when
the ban on through shipments would
be lifted. Potomac yards is the con-
Meeting link between the north and
the south. and the effect of trouble
there is felt elsewhere more than in
w ashington.
A train load of peaches, containing
carloads. We're shipped from
Macon, Ga. last night, leaving there
before the emabrgo orders prevented
the trains loading. This shipment, it
was stated, will be expedited. Others.
how ever, will be held back. The crop
there is seaver and later this year
and large shipments have not begun.
1t is hoped that embargoes will be
lifted before the crop rush is under
way.
Evening star., 1920-06-25
Huerta Tells
of His Break
With CarrdnSd

MEXICO CITY, June 10
Provisional President de la
Huerta told the story of his
break with Carranza for the
first time in his talk with news
paper correspondence. He de-
clared Caranza had ordered
his arrest, but that the officer
commissioned to apprehend him
refused to obey the order.
81 bore all these attacks pa
tientIy in an effort to preserve
peace" the provisional president
said. .'but when Carranza or
dered Diguez to attack SonOra
with 2O,OO0 men. what else could
] do hut lead my Sonora troops
and rePel the invaders:"
Evening star., 1920-06-25
w., B. A. FARE HEARING.
Set for Tuesday at 10 O'Clock by
I. G.. C..

An informal oral hearing on the
new tariffs filed by the Washington,
Baltimore and Annapolis railway
providing for increased fares to all
stations on its lines will be held at
the Interstate Commerce Commission
next Tuesday at 10 am, the commits
sion announced today.
The hearing was granted, the com
mission said. on petitions from John
r. Riggles. chairman of the w. B. A.
Commuters Club of Seabrook, Nd. !;
o. c. Strawn and other members of
the committee of the Washington,
Baltimore and Annapolis Commuters
Association. If the commission does
not suspend the tariffs filed by the
road the increases. ranging from 10 to so
per cent, will become effective July IL.
Evening star., 1920-06-25
MORE COAL ARRIVES.
Power Company Gets Three Car
loads With Prospect of 81 More.

Three carloads of coal for the Po-
tomac Electric~Power Company were
received in Washington, this morn
ing, with prospects good for the re-
ceipt of twenty-seven more before
nightfall. The coal is much needed
and the power house of the company
consumed nine more carloads of the
fast dwindling reserve stock yester-
day.
E. V. King, chairman of the WASH
ington terminal committee, said to-
day he had received word from Cum
berland. Md. last evening that twen-
ty-three carloads were leaving there
They should arrive here today. he
said. These are in addition to seven
more which have been on their way for
several days.
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad is
giving the local utilities company it's
cooperation in getting the fuel here
in order to avoid a possible shutting
down of the plant.
Evening star., 1920-06-25

named his brother, Russell H. Pryor, as
correspondent. The couple were married
in Richmond six years ago and came to
Washington about three years later
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-07-19
HANDY GRAIN OR FEED TRUCK
Carter shown In tllus,ra,lon hs. CA.
raeity % About Four eushsls
--Nss Many usea

There are many ases for 4 truck IA
the rrnnary or about the harm. The
one here shown hAs capacity at
about four bushels II il A sert af
scoop ON wheels and ls as slroas aud
convenient as it Is unusual Ga share
writes r, N l.lnthlcnm az MARYLAND
In Farm ard Home It may be manlp.
nlsted by the handles q 1T the nose.
~ b b ~ thr hHek These two sets
ot handles do away with the necessity
of 'iirning the device around when
used in a narrow space.
The rraning should bc ~ ~ ..
inch oak, ash or other hard wood. The
planking may he Of y lueh yellow pine.
The two steel wheels, ~ inches IN
diameter. are old whrelharrow Nheels
which may be purchased az Junk shops
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MADE BRAVE FIGHT;
WOLF ALMOST COT AWAY
Running on Three Legs and Drag
ging Trap, Animal Was
Killed when Nearly In
Safety

"In the summer ~ 1880" says q
wes'erner. "my parents moved from
lowa 70 the new county ~ Hand 10
South Dakota The railway had hvet
completed as far as Pierre bat there
We're few stations. and az Rec Heights
whore we got off the train. there was
only rough platform made of planks
and box car Ia which the agent lived.
The last of the hullaio had been
Killed or driven oa aud the prairie
wnS covered with The skeletons of
these animals
The county was alive with wolves
and coyotes they We're nearly as
common as domestic animals are now.
On almost any morning from one Ia a
dozen could be seen from the door OF
our little 'clalm shanty
my father bought six wolf traps
about the FIRST Of December, and dur
ing that month we caught more than
forty coyotes within short distance
of our home, many OF them within
few yards Of the house. One morning
we Ind The novel experience of finding
fullgrown coyote IN on. OF the
traps, caught by she tail
Another morning we came back
and reported that the chain had been
broken aud one of the traps was gone
Tho tracks indicated that something
larger than coyote had been taken.
When father had finished the chores
that mornlng he mounted Roger one
of the two horses that we then owned.
aud. taking the shotgun and old Shep
with him started out ON tho trail. be.
lieylng that II would not be hard 10
overtake a wolf carrying a trap.
"iiut That Wolf, either from instinct
or because, he feared he would be fol,
lowed, made direct for range OF hllls
mile or SO 10 the south
"As soon as they were near enough
old Shep took hand In the chnse.
Shep was big black shepherd dog
that had fought many coyote, hut he
was 100 wise TO risk battle with the
ferce-looking beast that was carrying
the trhp~ior II was big white bur.
falo wolf, an animal that could XIII an
ordinary dog IN few minutes.
THE wolf had 20 run on three legs.
holding up one Of his front feet and
carrying the trap. Shcp would run ur
and attack him from behind. and
when the wolf turned to give battle
the dog would retreat. They kept up
this running fight for more than
mile. q
"The wolf knew that a crisis had
arrived and ran for his life. with
both horse and wolf running their
level best. parallel with each other
and about four or five rods apart. fa-
ther fired the only load he had from
his old singlebarreled muzzle- -loading
shotgun, and the wolf fell. IL BIZ shot
having passed through his body. The
race. ended just as the next snow
bank. which might have meant safety
for him, was reached"
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Never keep the love letters your
husband wrote you--they will only
make you miserable later on. .
Every woman's love letters are
poem to the man who loves her but
they should be sonuets. not cpics.
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