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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-08-11
MORE BANK T

Recently it was announced from
Grand Forks that the farmer-owned
Peoples bank in that place would soon
resume business 1t had been forced
temporarily to suspend business be-
cause of the big banker conspiracy
against state banks, as exposed re-
Gently by John Shelton Williams,
former comptroller of the currency.
But no sooner was it announced that
plans for reopening the bank were un-
der way than the I. V. A. thru their
press agent in Fargo headquarters,
opened an attack on the bank, for
the express purpose of preventing a
reorganization. Efforts are made to
brighten farmers by intimating to
them that every farmer-owned bank
is mismanaged. These efforts are
rather curious, read in connection with
the developments in the Beisecker
chain of banks, and in the news of
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-08-11

ISLANDERS wherever they caii draw q
crowd-were aadopted.'" At first the
story tellers were raid to weave Into
their tales II few lines Of advertising,
then this proved so successful that
the plan was developed until now the
story tellers are put through q regular
course Of training Id the stories they
are to tell, The story tellers use q
brass dlsk-like instrument to draw
their crowds and are q time-honored
institution. To make this method eff
,fective It was necessary to pick out
goods that might make a wide appeal.
The cigarette concerns originated the
idea, and most successfully. Others
since have taken up with 1t.
Owing to the inability Of the bulk
Of the population Of China TO read
or write, newspaper advertising y
comparatively limited and few pa
pers are printed for the Chinese.
Pictorial appeal to the eye Is gener-
ally in use In the form of posters,
practically all Of which are printed
In China and some of which use
cotors freely. All sorts Of posters are
In use The cigarettes sold are large
Iy made from American tobacco. by
British-American interests and are
produced In China by native workers
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-08-11
GETS
BANK POSITION

OF special interest is the employ
ment of Walter True by the Farm
ers State Bank, Ottertail, MINI.
Not long ago Mr.. True was a rail-
road section hand. He wisely took
afriend' advice to get a commercial
education at Dakota Business Col
lege, Fargo, N. D. The results
speak for themselves.
D. B. c. pupils come from farms,
stores, factories, kitchens, public
schools to be trained for business
life. Thousands have made good.
Follow the Successful" Enroll
for Fall Term. Write F. L. Wat
kins, Pres, 800 Front St., Fargo,
N. D., for information.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-08-11
FORFAR NEWS

Fire of unknown origin destroyed
the barn on the farm Of Bert Hartman
southeast of Forfar one day last week.
The entire contents Of the barn, con-
sisting of hay, grain, a span of mules,
and several hogs were destroyed. The
house caught fire several times but
was saved by the efforts Of friends
! who came in nswer to the fire call.
Mrs. Olava Tossett visited Mrs.
Rose Tossett Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank German were
Glenburn visitors Saturday.
Mrs. Alice Sandback and son Thorn
as visited at the Lee home on Satur-
day.
Mrs. Lizzie Hagan visited at the
Geo. Hagen home on Sunday.
John Roles was calling on friends
at Forfar Saturday.
Howard Hagan and T. D. Willis
were on the sick list last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. N. Kochel were
Glenburn callers Sunday evening.
Little Helen Skjepstad is not so well
again.
Miss Jennie Benin, a nurse from st.
Joseph's hospital Minot is visiting
friends and relatives at Forfar and
Lansford.
Mi. and Mrs. Stewart Condie of
Westhope, MI. and Mrs. Nels Tossett
and Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Espeseth
were visitors at the Andrew Tossett
home on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs Olaf Svee and Mr.. and
Mrs. Lund Of Maxbass and Mrs. John
Skjelstad and children were visitors
at the Ole Tossett home Sunday.
Ole Tossett lost one of his best
horses n day last week.
Mrs. Susie Parker Coleman and
children of Centralia, Wash. are Wis
ting friends and relatives at Lansford
and Forfar.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-08-11
Bottmeau County Bank
BoTTINEAU,2NoRTH DAKOTA

son Sander autoed to Wolford Sum
day to*visit Eddie johnson.
Oscar Aasness is working for Hill
bert Peterson.
MI. and Mrs. John Bjornseth and
son Selmer visited at Martin Berg's
in Dunseith Sunday.
James johnson was q Bottineau
caller Monday.
Miss Esther Rude who has been i'll
for some time was taken to Bottineau
Sunday, where she will be given more
regular attention from the doctor.
Mr. and Mrs. E. Bjornseth and fam
lily and Miss Thelma Torgerson visited
at K. Bye's Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Berg and family
Of Dunseith visited at Mrs. Berg's
Tuesday.
on his farm.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-08-11
Needless Frettina.

Speaking of needless worries, we are
reliably informed of a chap who fret
ted himself sick for two weeks because
he had swiped an umbrella in a res
taurant. He went around growing
pale and kept looking over his shoul-
der on rainy days, fearing that the
owner might pop up. After the second
painful week of this sort Of thing he
told his wife about it, and proposed to
send the umbrella to the police lost de-
partment.
"What!' she screamed. why, you
boob, this is the umbrella | bought you
Christmas, and here are your initials
worked inside the covert"
It had merely been travelling the
rounds of fellow swipers.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-08-11
panana. Grow Pointing. Upward.

BANANAS Grow Pointing Upward.
"A bunch Of bananas, 40 displayed IN
q store Is hung just opposite from the
way Il grows. Bananas grow with
their free ends pointing upward. The
herb on which the fruit grows has an
underground stem which sends up
suckers or sprouts that attain their
f~ulrgrowth In a year and q half Or two
years. It's trunk" is not really a trunk
at all, but q false stalk formed BY the
curled bases OF the leaves, which wrap
themselves about the flower stem. This
stalk, almost Z foot In diameter at the
bottom, rises to q height Of from ten
to forty feet, It's great leaves, q foot
or two In width and from six to ten
feet In length, dropping outward.
When the plant has reached its full
growth there appears a huge flower
bud, which opens and shows q bunch
Of little purple flowers, each Of which
makes way for q tiny banana. The
great flower cluster hangs toward the
earth, but as the separate fruits begin
to grow they turn upward. From 50
to $50 bananas, weighing altogether
from 40 to 100 pounds, may grow in
a bunch.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-08-11
WELLINGTON TOWNSHIP

Mrs. Oliver Sherwin was called to
Bottineau Saturday by the serious ILL
ness of her mother, Mrs. Carlson.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Larson
Saturday Aug. s, a son. C~ongratula-
tons.
Paul Olson had the misfortune to
have his wheat field catch on fire,
caused it is thought, by a cigarette.
However, the fire was extinguished
without much damage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Scott OF Scobey,
Mont, arrived last week by car. Mrs
Scott is visiting her brother John Due
and family while Mr.. Scott is at work
in the harvest fields.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Howard Of Twin
Valley, MINI. are here visiting with
Mrs. Towards father, Mr.. E. Ellis.
Miss Alma Larson left last Wednes-
day for Minot where she is nursing
She has been visiting with her par
ents MI. and Mrs. K. Larson.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-08-11
TAKE HONOR FROM sIEGFRIED
Legends Aserlbs Staying OF Monster
Of the Rhine 10 Heroic Captive
Christian Maiden.

j One Of the most conspicuous noun.
tains near the Rhine Is the historic
Drachenfels. or Dragons rock, named
from that legendary monster Of the
Rhine, which was both the scourge and
terror Of the region. The legend VI
the hero. Siegfrfed, who slew the mon
ster, and became inyulnerable by bath
ing in its blood. has been immortalized
In song and story. Another myth. how
ever, makes the slayer of the dragon
. young woman.
According to / sItradition the beast
came down the mountain daily,
seeking whom 1t might devour. The
Romans decided to curb it by taking
a prisoner to the dragons cave daily
One day a girl, so pretty that two cen.
turions resolved to fight to see who
would claim her, was taken prisoner.
The Roman general interfered and de
cided that to settle the affair neither
should get her. but that she should be
given to the dragon. This was consid'
cred In the army rs a decision rank
ing with the Judgment Of Solomon. 4
The girl, a Christian, was taken ia
the cave, and the monster soon ap.
peared. The beast howled, smacked
his lips and ratified its scales like tam.
bourines. The girl drew forth a cruci'
tx, which she displayed to the beast
It stood still, petrifed with horror, then
with q roar that made the mountain
tremble, fell back down the cliffs and
was dashed to pieces on the rocks
below. +
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-08-11
Remarkable Villa

livery %schoolboy knows that the
reading Of the will Of Julius Caesar
marks a turning point In the play OF
that name. According to a Moham.
medan tradition there is a will OF
Adam in existence. The tradition as
serts that no fewer than 10 1egions Of
angels brought him sheets Of paper
and quill pens, nicely nibbed, all the
way from Paradise, and that the Arch
angel Gabriel set to 1t his seal as wit
ness" It Is estimated by commenta-
tors that 100000 sheets Of paper were
brought down on which Adam could
write his requests. Noah is also said
to have made a will, in which he d.
yided his property, the earth, into
three equal shares, one for each SON.
Rochester Democrat-Ch Chronicle.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-08-11
OMEMEE NEWS

Chas. Dixon and Clifford BANNER
spent Sunday at home.
Mrs. M. J. Dwyer spent Sunday at
Russell. ls..t
PERKINS, Orchestra played at Birch
wood Saturday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. Nelson spent Sun
day at Mylo. !,
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Campbell arrived
home Saturday and will start house
keeping in the Vollmer house.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Kraus autoed
to Gallo Saturday evening returning
Sunday.
Guy Lindberg returned to his home
at Bottineau Monday. He relieved
VIM. Campbell a month as assistant
cashier at the First National Bank.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-08-11
Hatbands Have Meaning.

There's q reason for placing the bow
Of the hatband at the left side, which
dates back to the days when men used
to settle their troubles with a sword
It was very necessary then to be able
to draw ones weapon at q moments
'notice-Quarrels broke out almost
without provocation. Feathers OF
hanging plumes we're always worn on
the left side, so that there was nc
chance Of their interfering with the
freedom of the sword arm. AS time
went on, feathers gave place to rib
bons, sometimes used to secure the
hat to the head; the ends Of these
were brought to the left side to be
out Of the way of the right arm. When
men ceased to settle their quarrela
summarily with weapons, the left side
of the hat continued to carry any lit.
tie extra decoration allowed on It; and
there 1t has remained to this day.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-08-11
LUTHERAN CHURCH

Next Sunday morning service at
Vinje church II A. M.
Luther League meeting at Notd-
lands church 8 p. N. =
Evening service at Bottineau Luth-
eran church s p. M.
The catechumen of Salems church
will meet next Tuesday at 8 p. N.
The Catechumen Of Managers church
will meet Thursday at 8 p. NJ.
The Ladies Aid Of Bottineau Luth-
eran church will meet at church next
Wednesday 8 p. M. Mrs. Clausen, Mrs.
Fannern, Mrs. Gorder and Mrs. Guam
me will entertain. This is an open
meeting and everybody welcome.
T. T. Carlson, Pastor.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-08-11
Photographs Of Scenic Views Are Now
Employed to Please the Prospsc-
tive Traveller.

Nowadays the railway man does
something more than oil and repair
locomotives, q trains, keep roadbeds
In repair, and prepare timetables. He
also takes photographs.
This Ii because the modern railway
man has come to broad understanding
Of his function. He u not merely q
transformed bus. driver. He. Is q mer-
chant. He sells transportation, AZ .
piano dealer sells pianos. and he de-
sires to make his product attractive.
The beautiful casing Of q piano does
not add to its musical qualities, but Il
makes the prospective purchaser
pleased with II ii advance and content
ed with II after he purchaseS 4. 4
photograph does not transport = par
senger or make his Journey safs, but
It pleases the prospective traveller and
adds an element to his journey which
makes II more yaluable % him both
ii anticipation and III memory.
But he.srailway man III even moro
than merchant. He II a. truly a. an
Officer of the goyefnment social serv-
AMI. Civilization III product 0f
trayal. whoever not only promotes
treysl but helps t0 gfys # ~slgniAcance
ba leadr Mscfyilixatt0n. And thia n
sy(Ga1 man
y & n psseEnSks
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-08-11
HE Bottineau Courant
Owned and Controlled By Upwards Of
Four Hundred and Fifty Bettineau
County Farmers
Dattineau Cooperative Publishing Co
Publishers
Richard Costello, Editor and Manager
- - - -. ~R. RoA&snnaaH
Richard Costello. Editor and Manager
Entered ct the Postofice ut Bottineau
North Dakota as Second Glass
Mail Matter

Real Estate Bonds, 100000 au-
thorized. Issued for the purpose OF
providing the farmers Of North Dako-
to with first mortgage farm loans at
reasonable interest and on long time
payments. Interest 5 ga per cent. De
nominations $50. 500. $500. Slooo.
Maturities, 10, Is, 20, rs II years:
These bonds are secured by tlrst
mortgages on North Dakota farms,
the farm loans being limited TO oo
per cent Of the appraised value OF tne
lands.
Mill and Elevator Bonds, $1,0OO,OOO
authorized. Issued for the purpose OF
constructing a terminal elevator ana
mill. Denominations $25, $50, $lOO,
$500, $1,000. Interest rate 6 per cen
Mature in 20 and Is years. In the cas-
of Mill and Elevator bonds, the state
board of appraisers must approve the
construction to a certain point and
determine its value before bonds to an
equal value can be issued.
All Of these bonds are exempt from
North Dakota state taxes and federal
taxes.
The North Dakota constitution pro-
vides that the laws authorizing the Is
suance of state bonds cannot be al
tered, amended or repealed until both
interest and principal are fully PAID.
The laws and constitutional amend
ments by which these bonds are is
sued have been tested and upheld by
the District Court of North Dakota,
the Supreme Court of North Dakota,
the United States District Court and
finally by an unanimous decision OF
the Supreme Court of the United
States. They have been voted for and
approved by the people of North d.
kota at seven statewide elections.
There can be no further authority or
appeal.
The Journal of Commerce, Philadel-
phia, one Of the great financial pa
pers of the country, says Of these
bonds: "From the standpoint Of secur-
ity we know of no bond offerings
which a show a better and more
stable security than these North Dako-
ia bonds. The bonds have behind them
q security which is as strong as the
proverbial Rock of Gibraltar, and in
safety they compare with U. S. Gov
eminent bonds"
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-08-11
Alvin Invenb !
Heart Opener

~ WILLIAM FALL

1S31. Western Newspaper untea.1
4 was I patent rat trip that broke
up the engagement Of Misss Viola Bar
ton and Alvin Draper. II had sundered
them, brought ont q sharp definite am
~nounceInent from the e1ttrnable lady,
and 4 declaration from Alvin that II
would make 10 di1ference-he would
alWways cheriAh IA Iost love and
hope.
sealsl !. atNays me q stlkk.ssAnI
sasssa afhteFrxs.egassa!e!a4
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-08-11
MADE HAPPY

Aaker's Business College was asked
to supply the bank at Arnegard, N. D.,
with a stenographer and bookkeeper.
Mr.. Lloyd Forseth was sent, adding
another to the many A. B. c. gradu-
ates holding bank positions. Miss Rag
ma Nestegard and Miss Myrtle Thomp-
son have also accepted fine positions.
A. B. C. can help YOU. Write Aaker's
Business College, Grand Forks, for a
catalog and thus take the first step
towards securing a good position.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-08-11
Bird Tacticians.

The bobwhite (commonly called
quail) is a notable tactician IN decep-
ton. The bird Is physically helpless
in the face Of danger, possessing no
weapons. Its power Of swift flight
for a short distance is great, but when
there are little ~bobWhites to protect
the mother will not leave them. The
nest Is always on the ground, and the
eggs are thus peculiarly open to the
ravages OF snakes and other enemies.
If danger threatens the brood. the
mother bird calls. The young all go
dead instantly; they drop down
wherever they chance to be at the mo-
:.ent. The mother bird renders her
seii eay conspicuous, duttering with
, '.s.s r,l:en wing"
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-08-11
STARBUCK

A. M. Amundson received a tele-
gram Friday announcing the serious
illness Of his mother at Starbuck,
MINI. He left for that place at once.
Some of the farmers around here
are through. with their t~hreshing.
Mrs. Al. D. Page who underwent an
operation at the st. Andrews hospital
sometime ago, is reported as getting
along nicely.
Register Of Deeds Finstad is plan
ming on moving his family to Botti-
neau in the near future.
The hum Of the threshing machines
will soon be heard.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-08-11
Nothjnc More 60 4

"A witty dean was staying ut the
house Of 4 friend In London whose
small daughter was just beginning to
try her hand at writing. essays.
During his visit she began m
attempt on MAN." and had got -
lar & MAN was mads, and for some
time ne lived In innocence. md he''
Al this point she was called from
the ROOM and in her absence the dean
entered. Taking up the childeE pen,
hs continued writing where she had
left OFF,:
at an eariy stago Of his existencs
net we. and she--
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-08-11
INMATES ARE ENTERTAINED

Bismarck, N. d. Aug. THE Mar
Gus Loew vaudeville troupe which has
been playing at a local theatre gave
an entertainment for inmates Of the
state ~penitentiary Tuesday evening.
The troupe showed there at the re-
quest of Warden Stair. This is the
first time that a vaudeville show has
visited the prison in months.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-08-11
suroica, implements Of Flint.

Stone-age tools are being used in
Bulgarian hospitals to perform surgical
operations. In the absence Of any
steel instruments whatever with which
to operate. the Russian surgeons In
charge have taken a leaf from the
book Of their prehistoric ancestors,
and have used clipped fiints. More
over a freshly clipped flint has an ex-
cellent cutting edge and possesses per,
feet Immunity from infection.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-08-11
NOTICE OF BIDS

The school board Of Fairview School
District No. 40 will receive bids for
the north and south bus routes in S.
p. part Of said district up to s p. M.
Aug. 10th, 1921, at which time all bids
will be considered.
The board reserves the right to re-
ject any or all bids.
BY order Of the school board.
Geo. Fitch,
Clerk Of Fairview School Board.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-08-11
Not an Outer.

You must be familiar with the ms
and outs of politics.
NO." replied Senator Sorghum; $50
far / have been lucky. ! have man.
aged to identify myself strictly with
the fellows that get in"
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-08-11
Natural inquiry.

Our little four-year-old girl went
with me to feed the chickens. The
food was quite no and the chickens
drew their bills ou quickly. said:
'"They ought NOT put their noses IN
that hot food" Have chickens got
noses p she asked. told her they
had, and her next inquiry WIS:
"Where do they curry tllpir hanfiker'
chiefs 7"-Exchange.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-08-11
M
(TOO late for last week)

MI. and Mrs. g. 9. Johnson and
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-28
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKr1,

Chicago, June -Misgiyings fb.+ there may soon be period of bi,raerr some receipts had a bearish effect on inc wheat market today. Prices cfosad 4eavy, l S-4 to 3-4 netglower. with July l2S to 1.28 If and September 1. s3 1-Z to l.23 5-4. Corn lost 1 3-S to 1 3-x ana eats 7-S to 1 1-403-S. In provisions the uotcome Nvaried from 2 1-2 decIin6 to like advance.
 Predictions that free movement sof new wheat was ahead, drew special at. tention to the fact that there was no uinllnut1on apparent in the movement of ola wheat and that the northwest mar Aets as well as these in the southwest were receiving much more grain than a year ago. This situation in the final week or the old crop year was taken to inolcate need of caution even in case the movement of new wheat should only he oi normal volume for the season. TTnder Sucn circumstances, continuation of ad- verse weather for growth northwest and TOT harvesting southwest failed to stin uiate buying. On the other hand tho economic outlook was regarded by many as eearish factor and with threat eneo strlke Of elevator employees tended .o increase selling pressure especially m the final half hour of the session.
 Aonormally heavy stocks in sight did 2 good deal to force lower prices both for corn and oats
 ProV1sions during most of the day ave- raged lower in sympathy with grain and hogs.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-28
puweI. nefeat colchestsr

The fans of Norwich witnessed~a very
 fast game on the Battlegrounds Sunday
 where the Duwels defeated the fast Col
 chester team by the score of to 2.
 Slofkin of the Colchester nine shut out the Duwels until the fifth when Leonard
 started the inning off with a nice two base hit, Fox up next swatted a nice three bagger into deep center, Ellsworth up next walked and Fox and Leonard
 had scored. Mulholland up next hit a sacrifice grounder to the pitcher. Els worth. a very fast man, was around to third and then stole home. Slofktn then frightened up and Boyd and Fuller were | thrown out at first The Duwels again i rallied in the eighth when three more
 runs crossed the plate. McDonald of lsColchesters got, tse only hit, off Fuller ] It was a nicely placed hit to left field He made two bases on the hit but his team mates were unable to bring him