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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-02-24
BISMARCK IS Scene
OF IVA CONVENTION

A state convention of the Independ-
enn Voters Association assembled at
Bismarck Feb. II and ,12. About so
delegates were present. These gentle
men, having been successful in shat
tering the financial status of the state
by initiated laws and farcical inves-
tigation, met to gather in the political
fruits of such sowing-the state Of
fices that they though were ripe and
ready to fall in their laps by the use
of the recall. A large number Of them
undoubtedly were hungry for office
and felt it would be long gaunt wait
until November 1922.
Hence their demand" for the res
ignation Of the Industrial commission
if it did not Immediately find means
to "thaw out" the funds that these
same demanders had frozen" by their
own act.
They condemned the Industrial
Commission for it's defense of the
state industries against the organized
onset of the business interests and de-
plored the appeal made to the people
of the state through a series of ad
vertisements now being published by
the Commission. :
They complimented themselves and
their leaders on everything they had
done, were doing and purposed to do,
and called on every man and woman
in the state to join them in the fight
against the Frazier administration,
and help them make things still worse
than they have already made them.
They urged the printing Of the in
complete Bishop, Brissman report at
the expense of the state, it not dawn
ing upon them that the report is, in
great part, mere political propaganda
written for them.
They gave serious consideration to
recalling Governor Frazier, Attorney
General Lemke and Commissioner Ha-
gan, but were relieved of the brain fag
by the wisdom of Treadwell Twichell,
who had an executive committee
handy to ca the heavy thinking on the
subject. ="
On February IL they banqueted in
the name of Abraham Lincoln render
ing him the lip-sevice that ever
comes from such source. They
seemed not only delighted but, in a
way, proud of the wreckage they have
accomplished in the state, and the
only source Of regret was that they
were unable to profit Immediately by
the ruin they had wrought.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-02-24
FATHER AND SON
BANQUET SUCCESS

The Father and Son Banquet given
by the Presbyterian Ladies Aid, at
the Odd Fellows Hall last Friday eve
ming was q decided success in every
way. In all about 120 men and boys
were present and besides partaing Of
3 very nice supper, number Of adj
dresses were given. Rev. Crouch Of
the Presbyterian Church acted as
toastmaster Of the evening and sew
eral toasts were given. Next years
banquet will Do looked forward 10 BY
all present this year. -s.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-02-24
DEFEAT DEATH PUNISHMENT

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The League senators also voted with
only one exception against the bill to
replace capital punishment upon
our statute books. The supporters of
this measure claimed that the activi-
ties of the booze runners had revived
the need for this law and that the
absence Of this degree Of punishment
from our statute books tended to en-
courage lawlessness. The answer Of
the leaguers to this argument was that
the leniency Of our courts in inflicting
punishment and the i'll advised liber-
atty Of our parole and pardoning
boards did more than anything else
to encourage contempt for and lessen
fear of the law, and that even if cap
ital punishment was restored the re-
luctance Of juries to condemn a fell
low being to judicial murder would
only tend to defeat the purpose Of the
law.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-02-24
Reserve Of State Bank is
5 Times Requirements
Bosses Mix Recall Dope
Wreckers Being Fought

Wreckers Being Fought
At present it is a battle of the giants
between the members of the industrial
commission, that wants to save the
Bank of North Dakota and the wreck
ers that stand arrayed to destroy it
and it is a question as to which can
hold out the longest.
It would seem that the victory must
lean to the side of the people for the
enemies of the program in North Da-
kota may talk all they please about
the need of destroying it in its infan-
cy to forestall it's development in the
future but the fact is that their pocket
nerve is being grievously irritated at
the present moment and the torture
from that pain is one that they least
can stand and is apt to cause them to
cast to the winds all concern for the
future in the need of relieving the ag-
ing of the present moment.
AS an instance of how much these
outside enemies will be affected by
general crash in this state we may
cite the fast that the bank at Robin
son, now closed, had in redeposits,
from the Bank of North Dakota, only
about $4,000 while it's loans and redis-
counts from banks in the Twin Cities
amounted to about $4,000.
The percentage of liabilities of
North Dakota, may not be as great as
this generally over the state but it is
so great that it is hardly within hum
an reason to suppose that the outside
banks will permit the present crisis
to break in such way that the must
take tremendous losses where our own
will be comparatively small.
And it is generally conceded that if
the Twin City banks will only speak
the word, the bond brokers of Wall
street will take our bonds without any
strings attached. So the situation in
North Dakota is now up to our friend,
the enemy in the Twin Cities which
our I. V. A. press has derisvely
classed as mythical.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-02-24

WHAT INVESTIGATIONS BRING OUT
Df Dakota assuming
bank governed by laws banks five
times the required the date of the " A.
audit. ,rs4
Only private legal
these banks drops $50,00O,OO0 in year.
Twin City banks had closed banks
of North Dakota had.
Charges of North Dakota League,
witnesses admit.
Job Brinton traitor is witness
committee Is arrested for perjured Testimony"
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-02-24
LEAGUERS PREVENT 8-HOUR
LAW REPEAL

Senate Bill No. 112, introduced by
Senator Eastgate, of Grand Forks
county, repeating the women's eight
hour law was killed in the Senate last
Friday when the body voted to adopt
the committee on Ways and Means
report for indefinite postponement Of
the bill. The division of the vote was
nearly on strict party lines, the leag-
uers all voting for killing the bill and
the opposition for srejecting the COM
mittee's report and placing it upon
the calendar.
Some very fine oratory developed in
the debate on this measure and as
usual the opponents of progressive
legislation made a miserably poor
showing in their argument. 1t is diff
ficult to discern the consistency of a
law maker who will vote generous ap-
preparations for the maintenance Of
Florence Crittendon homes and then
turn about and vote against legisla-
tion calculated to curb the workings
of a wage system that continues send
ing victims to those homes.
Men with a progressive trend Of
thought think it more sane to destroy
the cause rather than heal the wounds
of those who have unnecessarily suf-
fered pain. But an I've mind is not
yet sufficiently developed to function
thus clearly. 1t is etenally shrinking
away from any measure that will in
terfere with the spoils of the profit
the chastity Of women it is all the
system. Let those spoils be gold or
same.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-02-24
RIGHT-O!

RIGHT-O!
"Bill Lemke never hurt anybody ex-
cept the grating corporations. That's
why they hate him so," said an old
farmer the other day.
"When you see a fellow wrapping
himself in the flag and proclaiming
his patriotism from the housetops,"
said Mr.. Wiseman, "you are pretty
safe in hunching that somebody is try
ing to get away with something for
nothing" And both are right-o!
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-02-24
FHDERAL AID PASSES SENATE

County Auditor VIM. Martin is in
receipt Of . telegram from Washing
ton stating that the Gronna five mil
lion dollar appropriation bill has
passed the senate. This is good news
Ia: everyone here and if the House
will do likewise funds will be avail
able for needy farmers 70 put IN this
ysEs Esspesop sas we'll Is for feed.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-02-24
AAMODTISM

In looking over market statistics
for the past several years, the aver
ages show chance of increased prof
it's to the farmer who times the mar
keting of his livestock to the periods
of higher prices. The averages for the
past eleven years at several of our
leading livestock centers show that the
prices of hogs are considerable higher
during the months Of high receipts
and vice versa. The lighter receipts
are shown for August and September
with the prices an average of 80 cents
per hundred weight higher than the
next highest month which is July.
With the increased receipts the prices
gradually come down until the figures
reach their lowest in December and
January when the receipts are almost
double those of August and Septem-
ber. The year average for Decem-
ber and January are $1.39A per cwt.
lower than August and September.
A visit to South America by rep
resentatives of the U. 8. Dept. Of Agr.
in the interests of the Purebred live
stock business resulted in establish
ing contracts and transacting business
to the amount of about 100000 up
to June 80, 1920. The future outlook
is so promising that arrangements
are now being made by the Bureau Of
Markets to establish permanent Of
flee in that country.
Don't run the risk Of planting poor
seed this spring. Goodness knows that
it is hard enough to raise crop with
out starting out under handicap. The
blotter method can be used for most
grains. For seed corn use the rag doll
method. Use strips Of close-woven
muslin. In case Of testing each ear
take kernals from each. Mark out
squares on cloth and number. If test
ing bulk place 100 kernals on cloth,
commencing about Is inches from the
end. When placed, fold edges and roll
up tight enough to prevent displacing
kernals. Wrap in burlap and paper
and place in bucket and soak from
8 to 10 hours in luke warm water.
Drain and leave bucket up side down
for s days in a place Of living room
temperature. If corn gets too dry be-
fore the S days are up soak for ten
minutes and drain as before.
The farmers around Westhope are
going to get into the Potato game on
the ground floor. Evidently they be-
lieve in the old adage that "A setting
hen never grows fat"
"Tis said that e. rolling stone gath
ers no moss. Who in the dickens wants
to be mossback anyhow We notice
that most folks who keep moving
ahead, progressing and who make
themselves useful citizens, with thots
Of doing others good instead Of mere
~ living for and within themselves
usually leave the geratest marks be-
hind not only in their communities
but with those with whom they come
in contact.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-02-24
FOR w. R. LEES CONSIDERATION


The following letter was received
by Thos. Hennessy from a friend west
of the river and needs no further ex-
PLANTATION. ,
Antler, N. D., Feb. 81, 1921.
Friend Hennessy:-
In writing about some kind of a
movie film you had in Bottineau the
editor of the Farmers Advocate takes
upon himself to lecture his readers on
Socialism, Patriotism and Good Citi-
zenship. ...>. ,....,
A great diplomat once declared:
Language was made to conceal a
thought" Men like Lee employ it to
disguise an intellectual vacuum and a
Ngful Of gall. =
Isn't Lee close to Socialism,?
During the last two years he has
been sleeping in the same political bed
with men who have been called So
cialists over and over again. Every
Republican farmer can remember the
days, not so far away, when the stall
warts used to try and scare him by
telling him a few days before elec-
ton: Beware of Matt johnson, be-
ware of Garden, beware of Harty, etc.
Those men are no longer Republicans,
they are Socialists and dangerous ones
for disguised as Republicans they talk
reforms and refuse to believe us when
we tell them nothing is wrong in our
system Of marketing farm products.
Nothing that cannot be explained
away by the pitiless workings of the
never-changing law Of supply and de-
mand."
So they spoke to US. In fact every
man with some progressive idea in
this county, every man who support
ed Gov. Burke or the Equity, has been
branded a dangerous reformer or a
Socialist. So much so that we, the
rank and file of the people wisely
conclude that it is pretty good thing
for us to oppose whatever political
measure or candidate the men of Lee
type are boosting for.
Again Lee lectures his readers on
patriotism. Our Bottineau county
boys, our sons, followed the red, white
and blue through poison gas and
dr7,mfire barrage while since some To-
( cal professors Of patriotism in good
health and not too old to volunteer,
were training with enthusiasm the
red, white and blue that goes into the
making up of woman's skirt.
Again Lee trys to point out to his
readers where bad citizenship gets it's
start. The only way to know if a
man is good citizen or not is to ask
hia neighbors. Tis true none is wise
prophet in his home town but no one
is looked upon as scoundrel IN his
own town if he does not deserve it..
While you, Hennessy, were carrying
all the votes but one in the township
in which you homesteaded, and lived,
for years-while the people of this
county were electing you as sheriff
by majority of 700 votes, telling you
| by that vote what they think of you
another individual was being investi-
gated and found wanting and expelled
from the Masonic and Oddfellow or
ders. .'
Knowing as know what those two
organizations stand for I can state
that the man was not expelled because
TOO good citizen. Who was
that man? Ask Lee if he knows.
Signed-A Friend.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-02-24

ASK THE /. v. AS.
When the Ivas came to you saying,
eve done it all for you," Just say:
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-02-24

The farmers around Westhope are
going to get into the Potato game on
the ground floor. Evidently they be-
lieve in the old adage that "A setting
hen never grows fat"
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1921-10-20
Opening at Dunwoody.

Dunwoody Institute opened in
Minneapolis on September 2Sth,
with large enrolment. There is
still room, however, for some ad-
ditmnal students in the printing,
press work, sheet metal, electrical
work. laundry executive course,
highway construction and building
construction, also machine shop
work.
The school is endowed and gives
training to residents Of the State
of Minnesota. Boys in any place
in the State desiring to learn a
trade can attend the school practi.
cally for nothing.
Write Dunwoody Institute, Min
neapoIis, for catalog.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1921-10-20
Honor for Indian Maid.

The Beaverhead chapter Of the
Daughters of Of the American
Revolution recently held q cele-
bration. at Beaverhead rock, six
teen miles from the city of Dillon,
Montana, to commemorate the
noble and heroic service rendered
by Sacajawea, the Indian maiden,
to Lewis and Clark, earlo-day ex'
plorers. = >.-;;... ~ y
This was the seventh annual
celebration In Beaverheaa county,
and marker Is to be placed upon
Beaverbead rock to serve as an
naturalization for future travellers.
Sacajawea was . Shoshone In
dian girl, who became the wife OF
Charboneau, a French Canadian
Both acted as guides for the Lewis
and Clark expedition. the girl In
time becoming the true guide Of
the expedition.
When the party reached point
near where Armstead, Montana,
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1921-10-20
New State Logging Road
Planned in Red Lake
District.
Line Will Tap Virgin Timber and Farm
\ Lands in Northern. Section Of State.

CONSTRUCTION work on a new
rairoad to be 1870 miles long, tap
ping virgin timber and rich farm
land in northwestern Minnesota,
will start this fall, according to
A. j. Anderson of Grygla. The
road is to be built by the Red
Lake Northern Construction COM
pany, and it is said that II miles
will be under construction this
fail. 1t will run northwest from
Redby, terminus of the Mime
apolis, Red Lake & Manitoba,
operating from Bemidji in coupec-
ton with that road. 1t will run
northwest through the Red Lake
Indian reservation, through Grygla
Eto Roseau, where it will cross the
Great Northern, and 60 on to
South Junction, on the Canadian
border.
/" Owners of timber on the por-
posed line are being enlisted in the
enterprise, and the road is to be-
gin as a logging railroad. Later
BIT is hoped to have one of the
large railroad systems take it over.
The construction company was
formed prior to Americas entrance
into the World war, which de-
layed work. J. j. Opsabl of Be.
5nidji is president.
n The territory west of the pro-
posed line is almost entirely q
prairie country, whichfitis claimed
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1921-10-20
SUBSCRIPTION: s,.5o PER YEAR IL ADVANCE
State viii Ask Federal
Aid in Treating 1racho-
ma on This Reservation.

State authorities of Minnesota
have decided to cooperate in a
effort to stamp out and stop the
spread of trachoma upon this res
'ervation, provided the federal
government will extend some help
in the situation. Plans to be put
up to the federal authorities were
worked out at a conference held
last week at Minneapolis be-
tween the state board of health,
and representatives of the state
board Of. control and the advisory
commission on tuberculosis sana-
forums. Mr.. T. H. Beaulieu of
this village was present, represent.
ing the White Earth town board
and the Indian side of the situa-
ton. IT,, r-.... ..>.:. -.s-..
K Resolutions were passed assur'
ing the federal authorities that the
state board of health, state board
Of control and the advisory COM
mission will cooperate in the
treatment of the Indians, if the
government will turn over the
hospital at this agency, which was
closed two years ago, and will
make available the $4,000 appro-
priation allowed by congress for
the support Of hospitals among
the Chippewa Indians in Mime
sofa. ... = =. -..-.
>Dr. A: j. Chesley, executive
secretary of the board of health,
Ralph w. Wheelock of the board
of control, and DR.. Robinson Bos
WORTH. of the advisory commits
ysion,: we're named to take the
matter up with Honorable Charles
H., Burke, Commissioner of Indian
Affairs. f., .,....-' H..
It is understood that the board
of control will assume manage
ment of the hospital, using the
federal funds, and that medical
attendance will be provided, pend.
ing action by the legislature tc
relieve the situation. =
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1921-10-20
BAKED b K /: J INDIANS RED.

How the Earthmaker, making
man from bits of clay, first did
not bake him long enough and be
came out white, and secondly
baked him too long and he came
out black, and thirdly baked him
lust right and he came out red, is
the Cree Indians explanation OF
the creation of the races Of man.
This and many other Indian myths
are contained in collection OF
Indian lore recently compiled by
Charles E. Brown, curator of the
Wisconsin state historical museum
at Madison, Wis. r. ri
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1921-10-20
How's This /?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case Of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls 'CatArrh Medicine.
Halls Catarrh Medicine has been taken
by catarrh sufferers for the past thirty
fiye years. and has become known as the
most reliable remedy for Catarrh. Halls
Catarrh Medicine acts thru the Blood on
the Mucous surfaces. expelling the Poi
son from the Blood and healing the dis
eased portions.
After you have taken Halls Catarrh
Medicine for a short time you Will see a
0reat Improvement in your general
health. Start taking Halls Catarrh Medi:
cine at once and get rid Of catarrh. SEND
lI = II CHEMEY' & CO., Toledo, Ohio.
Sold BY all Druggi5ts. TIC.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1921-10-20

could be put under. cultivation at
little expense, while to the east
such a line will open up a shorter
outlet for forest products. The
proposed road would also shorten
the distance to the markets of the
twin cities and Duluth for farm
products, and at the present time
there is drainage and water
supply project under way in the
Bed Lake district.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1921-10-20
On the Next Conferences {
(By Broken Wing Bird)

The Society of American In
dams convenes again on the 25th
of this month at Detroit, Michigan,
which, like St. Louis, is not in
Indian country.
There will not, of course, be
very many in attendance. There
never are. And they will, very
likely, go around and around in a
circle, like a snake trying to
swallow it's tail. They always do.
But why can't they meet and at
least be friendly and nice to one
another this time; and then, after
they are friendly and nice, why
can't they get together On one
thing, just one little thing, and
accomplish it, . .......,, 80
l cannot help but think that the
affairs of our poor Indians from
any angle you may wish to treat
them; are very much like . ball of
yarn; and the Society of American,
Indians, and all of the other In
dian lobbyists with ideas of, their
own on Indian, matters, as we'll as
all of our white friends with their
ideas too, are just so many naughty
Kittens that have tangled the yarn,
oh so badly. So badly, in fact,
that the process of untangling will
be most difficult and unpleasant
task.
With disrespect toward no par.
ticular Individual, or group of
individuals, 1 would say, and say
reprimandingly:
please, oh please, don't tangle
the yarn any more at this next
conference; but rather try to wind
it up, and not be as angry kittens
ADDING it; but friendly and CO.
operative and Christianlike.'' 49,.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1921-10-20
: aod In Nature,

J More than~ever we need to appre-
ciate the works Of God a. shown IN
the material world. A blue sky, flick
ering shadows on the grass, the grace
In the flight of a bird-these things
should give us the sense that God Is
still In the world, Let US listen to the
voices Of the brook, Let rs watch the
waves Of the lake, We may or may
not know what Is on the farther, I'M
seen shore, but we can build mental
pictures Of great beauty. There are
thousands Of beautiful pictures al
around us IL we have eyes to see ana
soul to appreciate them, -