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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-07-21
WHEATON TOWNSHIP

The dry weather has injured the
crop here, 50 that the farmers no long
er count on 4 bumper yield. Wheat 81
tall blowing has suffered most from
the drouth.
This township was well represented
at the big AntIer picnic Friday and
50 far every n has expressed their.
enjoyment Of the speaking and are
loud in their praise Of Gov. Frazier,
Com. Hagan and Sen. Baker. The pop
u1ar feeling seems to be q desire to
fight the recall 70 the lat ditch and
give these men who have been SO
flthful IN our service, q fair deal.
Mr. and Mrs. Mcintyre and children
were Sunday evening visitors at the
Robert Allen home in Eden Valley.
MI. and Mrs. Allen took IN the big
League picnic at the park, Saturday
July 16 and ! very enthusiastic
League boosters. They estimate that
10000 were present that day at the
Mouse River Park.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. Bergstrom enter
tanned the Ladies Aid in the beautiful
grove surrounding their home Sum
day at 5 P. N. Rev. Carlson preached
fron4 to 5 and after that q delicious
three course lunch was served under
the trees. The day was fine and the
attendance good, and every one had
a splendid time.
Mrs. Pierson accompanied Mr..
and Mrs. Aaron Johnson home after
church Sunday and will visit in Sher-
man township for several days,
Mr.. and Mrs. Fitch and daughter
Flo visited at the Jay Henderson
home Sunday.
MI. and Mrs. Knute Olson have re-
turend home after assisting Chas.
Sanderson with his summer blowing,
for the past month. MI. Olson on the
plows and Mrs. Olson doing the cook
ing.
Haying is now in full swing and
harvest viii lsoon be here.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. w. Lohr. and some
friends were berrying at the creek on
Sunday.
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

n. +. Maakestad and wife to Henry
A. Wilberg, w. D. 81 NV q 160 rs.
n. r. Maakestad & wife to Henry
Aft Wifberg, w. ID. 81 Sc Is 161 "a.
Edouard Chretien to Rose Annie
Chretien, w. D. 81 Lots 1, 9, 10 B. /
Park A in Comstock's LIST add. to Bot
tfneau.
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I Nh. and Mrs. Knute Rude were at
Harris, near Lake Metigoshe, Sunday,
picking raspberries.
This vicinity is patiently waiting for
rain, although the farmers are in the
midst Of hay making.
Miss Selma Aasness visited with
Miss Leila Berg, Sunday.
Miss Leila Berg took care Of the
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-07-21
Governor Frazier, and Com. Hasan

Dan La Fortunes is mending his
sidewalk in front Of his building.
Com. Ira Johnston and Com. Parkin-
son were at Eckman last week look
ing after some road work.
Rye harvast Is in full blast now and
is q better crop than for a few years.
We learn that Henry Savelkouhl
and DR.. Lang went into the ditch Sum
day, the a became unmanagable.
Tom Reilly has the concrete base
ment for his new house finished and
we wonder if he won't quit patching
when the house is completed.
! The Methodist Sunday School had
an outing at Mouse River Park Sum
day.
The Amos Bartzfield family Of
Deering visited at the Geo. Young
home Sunday.
VIM. Martin, Jack Gibbs, Ole Mes
void and Warren McElwain attended
the Antler picnic Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Helming took
in the speaking at Antler Friday.
C. H. Knudson's mother and father
Of Iowa made them a visit recently.
Wilbur Clark underwent an opera
ton at the Minot hospital last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Woodruff of
Willow City visited here Monday.
MI. and Mrs. Henry Knoke and son
visited at the Herbert Helming home
over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Helming Wis
tied at Willow City the fore part OF
the week.
The Federal Farm Association OF
the West half Of Bottineau County
met at the home Of the President, H,
w. Helming, the 18th.
A. w. Chambers, Guy Dumont and
Donald Mcdonald drove over to Ant
Ter Friday to attend the picnic.
Steve Jones and wife and Pete John
son were over to hear the Governor
and Com. Hagan, also Senator Baker
On the question Of the hour-the Re
call.
Hugh Middaugh and wife and j. B
Middaugh were over to Antler Friday
Quite a large delegation from this
place attended the picnic at Mouse
River Park Saturday and listened to
Governor Frazier, Com. Of Agr. and
Labor Hagan, Senator Baker and Dell
Patterson. The crowd that day was
variously estimated, all the way from
6 to 10 thousand people which speaks
in louder tones than words that the
N. P. l.. League is not dead yet.
Sam Lahey from Perth is visiting
at the home of his brother Mike, north
east Of town. 4
Services were held in the Catholic
church here Sunday. Father Andrieux
was over FROM Bottineau.
Miss Nellie Martin spent the week
end at Kenmare.
A social and dance will be given at
the Carrie Offenbacker farm 8 miles
east of town next Saturday night. The
music will be given by an up-to-date
orchestra for both old and young,
which is assurance Of the best.
Senator Baker and Representative
Dell Patterson will speak at Lansford
Saturday evening July 20.
Bill Dammann and family formerly
of this place but now located at Rock
Island, ILL.,, are here visiting. They mo-
tored up last week.
The First Farmers Telephone As
ISOLATION held their annual meeting
Saturday the 10th. The same directors
were put back, HI. w. Helming, Thos.
Reilly and o. G.. Kennicutt.
Miss Ruth Helming has been visit
ing at Carpio this week,
Pete Evenson returned home from
the eastern part Of the state Monday.
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LUTHERAN CHURCH

Next Sunday morning service at
Salein's Churchill AZ n
Luther League meeting at q. Hagen
8 z. M.
Catechurlen class Of Bottineau will
meet next Tuesday 9:15 and also Fri
day at 9:15. NH
The Catechumen ut Salem,s church
will meet next Wednesday at 2:3O p.
~. Managers Catechumen will meet
next Thursday at 3 r. M.
q. Carlson.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-07-21

w. R. Lee, who is supposed to pay
the bills at the Advocate office, es-
Inmates the number who attended the
Frazier Hagan meeting in this city
at $50 or 300. Taking Mr.. Lees way
of estimating a crowd The Courant
feels safe in saying that there were
between 90 and 100 present at Lake
Metigoshe last Friday to hear the
would-be but never-will-be R. A.
Nestos, candidate for governor.
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While Bottineau County I. V. AS
held q meeting at Lake Metigoshe at
tended by 100 or so people, Frazier
and Hagan held a meeting at Antler
Grove, where 1000 people were assem-
bled to hear them and on Saturday
these same two gentlemen spoke to
between 5000 and 10000 people at the
Mouse River Park.
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The Nestos meeting at the Lake
must have been terribly disgusting to
Lee and Garden as we understand the
meeting was held at the Lake in order
to get the Mountain farmers out, and
from actual count we learn that two
mountain farmers were present. How
ever, the wonderful circulation of the
Advocate could not be expected to
draw more of a crowd than that.
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Candy Kitchen

Aronson1 children, while Mr. and Mrs.
Aronson went to Canada.
Sander johnson was a Bottineau
caller Saturday.
Oscar Sjoberg and Charley Hagen
have been helping Knute Torgerson
with haying.
MI. and Mrs. Lamport have retuIn-
ed from their visit to the West Coast.
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SHERMAN TOWNSHIP

"A Mission meeting was held at the
Sherman Central School Thursday
evening. A large crowd attended and
about $1,000 was sent to China.
A. w. Nelson and family were sup
per guests at the p. Peterson home
Wednesday evening.
Mildred Peterson visited at the A.
w. Nelson home Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Talcott spent
Wednesday evening at the P. Peter
81 n home.
The Nonpartisan picnic at Antler
was very well attended and enjoyed by
all. Gov. Frazier, Sen. Baker and
Com. Hagan gave very interesting adj
dresses.
The confirmation class met at the
.Magnus Engstrom home Sunday. Ser
vices were also held.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Engstrom and
family spent Sunday at the 2. Peter
son home .
Miss Greta Bergstrom spent q few
days at the r. Peterson home.
Mrs. Aug. Pearson and daughter
Ethel spent a few days at the Aron
Thomson home.
Mrs. F1oy Seth and daughter Wv
ian and Mrs. Wayne Kinsel and Ada
drove to the mountains last Tuesday
where they spent few days camping;
Herbert Blanchard and Lester Seth
attended the ball game I the ,. +,
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NOW IT'S

Yes, sure enough, just as we expect
edl The U. s. Grain Growers, Inc, is
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-07-21

IF the loss to industry through un-
necessary friction could be entirely
: eliminated, it would neal a saw
ing of sufficient money to pay off
the combined state debt Of Illinois,
Indiana, North Dakota, South
Dakota, Iowa, Missouri and Kansas
in a single year.
-N1oedy's ManaaD
1t would represent twice the value
OF all the vessels produced in the
United States in a normal year, and
would be greater in value than the
annual rye, barley, or rice crop.
1Saahsaaal Adaraet ef q. 81
The value of power lost to industry
through friction has been estimated
to reach the staggering total Of
S185, 600, 600 annually.
4 -undu,t,iai Oh Ezeinaeiag
Realizing that friction IS al undesirable
partner Of industry, and feeling il obligation
IS the leader among manufacturers Of lubri-
cants, the Standard Oil Company Qndiana)
has for years maintained j staff Of lubricat-
ing engineers and lubricating chemists,
whose business it has been to consult with
industrial engineers 20 solve for them their
individual lubricating problems = they are
presented.
he services Of these men are given without
charge, andthesaving edectedhas been great
When i IS realized thaf every machine pre-
aents 4 friction problem, and that every in
dn1try, from cotton goods ~ corn fakes i
dependent On proper brication TOR turning
olt g. pfoduct ed1ciently, one function sof
De- Ssandard OIL ConpsnyI l(Qpndi.nna1)
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north of Arneda 81
tuesday, July e, 1921

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a sorrel mare, 3 Yrs Ola Vt. 1860 ! ret 81 harrows
4 black mare, s yrs od,swt. 400 Z vide tire Wagons, complete
I bay horse 3 VA old VT 1850 4 vide tire wagon With rack
1 bay horse II yrs. old, VT 1850 1 wagon
I black nars years old NJ 1900 4 pair 81 bob aeishs
4 by mare 4 Hxold, w 1900 / jnmpsr
] by rnre ~ "a v. ls6o I Diamond saas lpiows, Il hshs
q eray nsre s ~. "a s.S buggy
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4 sucking colts 11h III /. ~ ensninss MN rpulhpj
i Desring Binder 3 II euts 4 wAtsrtsnk, sbbA aaES7.z5sa
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-20
WEST BRATTLEBORO

George Barrett has sold his high grade
AYRSHIRE COW to John Baker.
Miss Ruth Anderson, teacher of music
at the academy, is spending several days
here.
The regular meetings of the Home
Study club have been discontinued during
the summer months.
Charles Paige of Pittsfield, Me. was
admitted to the MelrCse hospital yester-
day to receive medical treatment.
Miss Elizabeth Allen. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs Charles II. Allen, is spending
two weeks at Miss Grace Holbrook' :
camp. Green Mountain camp, in West
Dummcrston.
Mrs Bewley of Providence, r. L. who
had been in the Melrose hospital two
weeks following an operation, was dis
charged today and went to stay with
friends in Putney.
Mr. and Mrs. Hoyt II. Barber and
daughters, Blanche and Cherolyn. returned
Monday afternoon from Silver lake, Ches-
4lam. y. H. where they went to spend
the Weekend with relatives.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-20
JAPAN TO DISCUSS
OPEN DOOR IN CHINA
Wants to Outline Program for Wash
~ingtOn COnference-ShOuld Not
Take Up Old Question.

TOXIC, july 20 ASSOCIATED Press).-
After a cabinet meeting yesterday
which discussed a report of Kijuro Shid-
hara, the ambassador to the, United
States, it was announced that, the
United States, Great Pr;+ain and ia
pan would probably exchange views I'D
an effort to outline the program Tor the
coming Washington conference.
\ semiofficial statement says Japan
is prepared to give all prominence IN
the conference to the questions OF the
open door and equal opportunity m Chi
ma. so as to place China in a fair way
to the attainment of an independent
national status. The statement empha-
sizes the necessity of cooperation by
the powers in aiding China in the re
covery of her rights and interests
The Chinese minister has had an eX-
change of views with Viseount lchida
the Japanese foreign minister, regard
ing the situation as concerns China. -
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-20
BRATTLEBOR0 LOCAL

Officers of Company /, Vermont Ma
tional Guard, will meet in the armory
every night this week to receive enlist
ments.
Mrs. Helen Howard Cooper has sold
and shipped this week a water color
The Surf, to persons in Dublin, y. H.,
who have a summer home there.
The branch store of f. Ctesby & Co. at
Wardsboro station has been sold to Il. NJ
Butler of Jamaica by the administrators
of the estate of G. X. Crosby.
g. Henry c. Stowell sold his house at 81
Canal street yesterday to Larkln w
Amidon. who takes immediate possession
MIR. Amidon has been a tenant in this
house more than 10 years.
Rrattleboro post of the American Legion
and the auxiliary will meet in G. \. X
hall tomorrow evening. The legion vii
elect delegates to the state convention anC
the auxiliary will serve lunch.
Edwin William Gagnon, farmer. anC
Miss Sylvia Grace Turner, both of Dunn
merston hill. were married yesterday
afternoon by Justice Carl 5. Hopkins. \
single ring service was used. The coupl'
was unattended.
Amusement for the children, little anC
big. in the form of a merry -go-round i
soon to be furnished on the jelly building
grounds on Flat street. n travelling com
pany. which came here yesterday iron
Claremont. \. H, plans to have tn
lmerry-go-rou completed and ready TO
operation by tomorrow. The members o
| the company are living in tents on tn
scene of operations. They plan to sta,
| in town 10 days or more, depending upol
the interest in the undertaking shown b,
the local children and adults.
The following from the Ansonia Sen
tinel is of interest to Brattleboro people
THE engagement has been announced 0
Miss Hannah Owen. eldest daughter o
Mrs. Mary \. Owen of Seymour, and Wi
liam II. Wilson, son of Mr.. and Mrs. I'd
ward ID. Wilson, of BrattlebOro, Vt. Th
announcement was made at famil
Iparty held recently. Miss Owen has bee
for some time employed as inspector fo
the Waterman fountain pen people Will
/ Mr. Wilson holds a responsible positlo
with a paint concern in Meriden. Mr.!
f. D. Wilson of Brattleboro, Vt, is
|. guest at the Owen home"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-20
SAVE s1oo,ooO,OOO ALREADY.
Announcement by Budget Director Dawes
Postpone Construction.
WASHINGTON, July 90

WASHINGTON, July 20.-Under
prodding from President Harding and
Budget Director Dawes, an estimated say
ing of over 100000, 900, for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1922, already has
been effected in the various departments
and commissions Announcement of this
was made yesterday by General Dawes
in a letter to the President.
No details as to how the savings have
been accomplished are given other than
the statement that SD SD. 113 represents
poStponements in construction work. pay
able from continuous appropriations.
The heaviest savings is to be made in
the treasury department, where it is re
ported that $50 $40, $40 will be Topped off
the estimated expenditures for the year,
The next largest saving viii be in the in
terror department which reports that it
will spend $19.S2T. 1887 less than it eS-
timated for. The treasury really should
be credited with approximately a $1,000
600 saving as the war risk bureau reports
that it does not intend to use S16.534,-
523,73 Of the amount already appro-
priated.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-20
VERMONTER IS NEW
CIVIL SERVICE HEAD
George r. 8WaleS, Niddlebury Graduate,
Named to Post by Presi-
dent Harding

WASHINGTON. July 20 George
Russell Wales, native of Aliddlebury,
Is the new head of the civil service
commission, having been named presl-
dent of the board by President Hard
mg.
The twin states of Vermont and New
hampshire now constitute majority
d the membership of the civil service
commission. since the senate only lew
avs ago confirmed the nomination oil
Ohm II. Bartle of Portsmouth, y. H.
brmer governor of the Granite state,
= the new member of the board. OF
curse Governor Bartlett also is a Re
ublican The Democratic member OF
he BODY is Mrs Helen Hamilton Gard
err of Washington, a native OF n
ginia, famous as an author and high III
} he councils of the National. American
Woman Suffrage association.
George X. Wales has been connected
with the commission since 1892 and a
member of the board since March, 1919
Previous to taking up civil service work
he practiced law in the District OF Co
mmbia. He was born in Aliddlebury
November %. 1862, son of Russell and
Lucy Ann (Sumner) Wales. In 1887 ne
graduated from Middlebury college with
the degree of A. B., and three years
later obtained that of \. NJ. at the
same institution.
Coming to Washington, after servlns
for a time as principal of the Bristo
graded school, he entered upon the
study of law and graduated with the
degree of LIB from the National Uni
versity Law school in 1892. this univer
sitv bestowing the degree of LIN. upon
him i'm 1915. October p, 1907, he mar
ried Josephine Brooks Abel of Morris
town. \. j.
Commissioner Wales has always
maintained the keenest interest in Yer
monters and Vermont affairs in the. ma
tionaI canital and is one of the officer,
of the Vermont Town Meeting" the
association of Vermonters in the Dis
trict of Columbia.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-20
No Oppositfcn to Harding Plan.

LONDON, July p ASSOCIATED Press.
Baron Hayashi, the Japanese ambas-
sador. denies that there is any question
of opposition on the part of Japan to
President Harding's proposal Japan,
he said, is quite ready to discuss with
other powers questions of mutual in
terest, including the limitation OF arma-
ments. on which the Japanese govern
ment has already expressed its willing
ness to negotiate. Japan, however, de
sires to know beforehand what subjects
are to be discussed
The suggestion that naturally
arises" continued the ambassador, us
whether we are again to bring up mat
tiers which the treaty of Versailles has
ALREADY dealt with. 1t is clear that such
matters as Shantung, zap and New
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-20
PLACED ON
FREE LIST IN HOUSE
Also Raises Duty on Dried Beans -
Wrangle of Hours Over Parlia-
mentary Proceedings.

WASHINGTON, July 20.-The house
finished consideration of contested
schedules in the Fordney tariff bill yes
terday by placing asphalt on the free
list and thus, in four of the five para
graphs open to separate Yates, over
ruled the action of its ways and means
committee in framing the measure. Dye
control provisions of the bill as drawn
were IN the only section of the five not
upset by the house.
After disposing Of the asphalt amend
ment, which rejected proposed duties
ranging from 80 cents to s. a ton, the
house raised the proposed duty on dried
beans from ] Il to l 81 cents a pound,
and increased the duties ON shelled al
monds from 8 cents to y cents a pound
and shelied walnuts from ) to -
cents a pound.
The business Of ''perfecting'' the bill
then was stopped by a long parliament
taTy fight 1t was a recurrence OF the
controversy of Monday. ranging about
claims of the Democrats that the Re
publican members of the ways and
means committee had not allowed the
minority TO pass on the amendments be
fore they were offered. The vTangte
continued for hours.
NJ the end .of the argument Repre-
sentative Campbell of Kansas. presid-
| ing. ruled that the amendments could
/ be offered. The decision was immcdi-
ately appealed bv> Representative Gar
ner, Democrat, of TeNQs. but the house
| sustained the action of its presiding
officer by a narrow margin.
! Several Democrats pressed Chairman
| Fordncy of the ways and means com
mittee for statement a. to when they
would be permitted to offer amend
ments. Mir. Fordney paid no heed foI
! awhile, but when the demands became
| insistent, he fairly shouted:
Just as soon as the Democrats get
control of the house. they can amend
the tariff. They can't do it here -
The escapemeut wheel of a watch
makes ISL 900 revolutions every J.
months.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-20
ASK REINFORCEMENTS
IN UPPER SILESIA
Joint Note BY British. italian and French
COmmissiOners-Eng
Objects

PARIS. July % ASSOCIATED Press).-
The British, Italian and French com
missioners in Upper Silesia have sent
in Joint report demanding. that rein
forcements be sent to the allied troops
Of occupation. it was announced here
this afternoon. This recommendation
came almost Simultaneously with the
receipt of note by the French foreign
office from the British government IN
which Great Britain insisted there was
no necessity for sending more troops
into Upper SiIesia. The note was IN
reply to the recent communication in
which the French government notified
Great Britain that reinforcements for
the allied troops of occunation were
needed urgently in order to make sure
that the troops were not disturbed.
The British note reiterated the De
mand Of that government for the early
conyening of the allied supreme eoun-
eli
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-20
VETERAN HORSEMAN DIES.
L. Il. Currier of Concord, Owner of Many
East Ones=Once STAGE Driver.


CONCORD. \. H, July 2O-Loren
Everett Currier, veteran horseman
we'll known on many race tracks in
New England, died at his home here
yesterday after long illness. He was
born in Hopkinton in April, 1850, the
son of Sylvester and Mary Currier. For
many years he was proprietor of the
stage line between that town and Con
cord.
During most of his life he was the
owner of refreshment places in this
city. which were known all over the
country as headquarters for sporting
men.
During his lifetime he had owned
more than 100 horses with records bet
ter than go. and was one Of the first
owners of racing stables to send hi:
horses to Walter r. Cox, now of the
grand circuit, for training and driving
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-20
,IANIAICA.

There win be a ball game Saturday
between Jamaica and East Arlington.
Deb Howe and family of Brattleboro
were in Jamaica the first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Martin and
daughter visited their son, Ernest Mar
tin, and family Sunday.
II. E. Post and family of West Town
shend and Miss Addie Pendleton of
New York city called on friends in town
Monday.
Marcus Crowninshield went to Jewett
City Monday to meet his wife. who ac-
companied him home Wednesday, after
few weeks vacation with relatives.
\. B. Stark went to Marlboro the
first of the week to move William
Rush 5 goods by truck to the house
which he recently bought of Ebert
Lackey.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. L. Amsden We're in
town Monday and, accompanied by
their mother. Mrs. Flora Willis, started
| by automobile for two weeks visit
with Almond Willis 5 family in Ca
NADIA.