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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-02-09
THE GUDMIIND j. GISLASON i.
PRIZE ESSAY CONTEST

# 49,
+ For 18th and Sth grades Of the Pub
lie schools of North Dakota. Subject:
What Benefit Shall + Derive From
Continuing My Eduaction? First prize
$50, second prize, $50; third prize,
$50. .
Parents are, invited to help their
children win these prizes and the hon
or that goes with them by making this
q subject Of frequent conversation
and discussion, by Suggesting to them
reasons and arguments and by stim-
ulating their minds and increasing
their interest in other ways.
.s IA copy Of the above has been sent
to each school in session where there
lisa seventh and eighth grade. "a card
explaining the Essay Contest is to be
given 10 each pupil IN these grades
These are to- be taken home to par
ents and they are invited to take an
interest in this First Annual Con.
Schools. S.ss a sS... ~ ". d Id i
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INCOME TAX FACTS

Changes in the revenue law are of
material benefit to the average family
man. Under the revenue act of 1921
a married person, living with wife or
husband, whose net income for 1921
was SD 700 or less, is allowed per
sonaI exemption Of $1,000. Under the
revenue act Of 1918 the exemption al
lowed a married person was 81, 600 re-
gardless of The amount Of net income.
The normal tax rate is the same 4
per cent on the first Sd 900 of net IN
come above the exemptions, and 8 per
cent ON the remaining net income.
Given his personal exemption of 81, 800
plus $4OO for each dependent, mar
ried man with three cl1ildren-the
average American fanilywil pay
this year on a net income of $4,000 a
tax Of $12. On the same income for
1921 he would have paid tax of $56.
Every citizen and resident of the
United States must determine for him
self whether his income for 1921 was
sufficient to require that a return be
filed. Full instructions for making out
a return are contained on the forms,a
copy Of which will be sent to tax
payers who filed a return last year.
Failure to receive a return, however,
does not relieve taxpayer of his obli-
cation to file d return on time, on or
before March Is, 1922 Forms may
be obtained from collectors of inter
nal revenue and branch office. s
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-02-09
LEGION GAMES ON
MONDAY TUESDAY

Monday and Tuesday Of next week
will see two real basketball games in
this city when the local Legion team
will meet the crack Minneapolis ALI
Stars ait the High School Gymnasium.
The Minneapolis team Is Composed of
some Of the fastest basketball play
ers in the United States but that they
will have to work to nose out vic
tory goes without saying. The Botti-
mean team is at the expense Of 100000
in bringing this team here for the two
games and local people should be on
hand and pack the gymnasium both
nights, SO that the boys might come
out on top iii their undertaking.
The local Legion quint has been do
ing real hard snappy work this week
and show great Improvement over the
last game. :.5s$$ " Il ss.s Z
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PRESS CLUB NEWS

II. There will be one hundred students
re at Tho. University next
semester, said Fl. w. Patmore, Reg
iistrar Of the University this morning.
tt is interesting to notice that the
greater percentage of these are stu
dents that are tranferring from other
schools and those that are returning
to- the University after q semesters
absence, rather than Freshmen who
are enrolling. h
B In spite Of the registration OF one
hundred new students there will pro-
badly be decline in the total number
OF students registered for the second
semester owing to the fact that many
are expected to drop out. Based on
the figures Of year ago, total en-
.ro1lment for the second semester will
probably be one hundred less than the
first semester as two hundred will
drop out while one hundred enroll.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-02-09
RADICALS TURN CONSERVATIVE
!. AND CONSERVATIVE RADICAL

Z. Less than year ago the I.V.A.'s
were howling about Socialists being
found in the N. PLeague. Last Sun
day weeks edition Of the Grand Forks
Herald announces that Art. LeSeur
rabid Socialist leader, lecturer and
teacher is helping the new Attorney
General Sveinbjorn johnson. Any
thing to kill the farmers program
boys. If they can fix 1t with Uncle
Sam Bill Haywood, LeSeurs friends
and convicted / w w leader will be
crush the foolish idea that North Da-
kota had of building an organization
of their own to let the nation know
that the soil tillers in this country
have some right besides the duty OF
working and paying taxes.
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sOURIs NEWS

Attend the White Goods Sale at
Etresvaag's next week. e~
/ Little Cenevieve Christianson has
been on the sick list with severe at
tack Of bronchitis but is getting along
nicely. ~
Miss HiIda Anderson was visitor
at Willow City between trains Satur-
day. T.
b Anton Skarphol is the new harness
maker ait the Emil Olson establish
nlent. IT, ~ 1. .
Miss Constance Asker who has been
at Minot for nearly year was a Wis
itor at the r. r. Williams home the
latter part of last week.
s The Omemee basket ball team took
the long end of the score from the
local team in a game here last Fri
day evening.
!. Pay your taxes, ladies! You will
learn the price of liberty. The liberty
to vote.
Louis Sivertson had the misfortune
to hurt one of his eyes a short time
age by cutting the eye ball with the
sharp point of a limb. His eye is in
bad shape.
A masquerade dance will be given
at the opera house Friday evening the
10th. --
DR.. George Durnin Of Bottineau
was professional caller in town last
Thursday evening.
Clerk of Court Acheson was an over
Sunday visitor in town.
Reinhold Erdman transacted busi-
ness at the county seat last Friday.
Mrs. E. L. Garden and son John
were at Bottineau Tuesday between
trains.
OttoThorson spent Thursday in Bot
tineau getting dental work done.
L. J. Mork was a caller at the coun-
ty seat between trains Friday.
Deputy Collector Brown transacted
business at Antler Tuesday evening.
y, MrsrI. j. .Mork asld Miss Thelma
Krogen visited at BotTiaeau Between
trains Saturday.
Several members of the Odd Eel
lows from Bottineau visited the local
lodge Tuesday evening and assisted in
the initiation of three candidates: N.
C. Underdahl, John Magnuson and
Frank Williams, were the "goat rid
ers" of the evening.
L, O.. (Pat) Swenson of Fergus
Falls, Minn., and formerly Cashier OF
the Mouse River Valley Bank some
years ago was an over Sunday visitor
here. ~sss~
Miss Bella Kornkven was having
dental work done at the county capi-
tol yesterday. -. -. .,-..
Sivert Vestre transacted business at
Bottineau yesterday.
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MARTIN ROTHE AP- e - III Fl
.::2 POINTED COUNTY JUDGE

At the regular meeting of the Coun-
ty Commissioners held last week
Martin Rothe Of Carbury was appoint
ed to fill the office Of Judge Of the
County Court IN place of John =. Mar
tin, who resigned in order to accept
position with the Federal Land
Bank OF st. Paul. Mr.. Rothe needs NO
introduction TO Bottineau county peo-
ple, having been q resident Of the
Carbury vicinity for q good many
years, where he has a score of friends.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-02-09
BOND SALE

Bottineau County Funding Bonds
in the amount of SCI, 10000 bearing
6 per cent interest and maturing in
10 years were offered for sale on
Thursday of last week. -.
. The bonds were sold at par and &C
crued interest. There were seven
bidders represented, each bidding on
a commission deemed necessary to
cover the cost of printing of bonds,
bond Attorneys opinion approving the
issue and other expenses Incidental
to the sale Of the bonds. s.s.s
y Bottineau County Bank represent
/ ing the Bankers Trust and Savings
Bank Of Minneapolis bid For COM
mission Of $3,00O.O0. Bottineau Ma
tional Bank bid for commission OF
100000. Northwestern Trust Co., OF
lSt. Paul bid for q commission OF
$4,000, later reduced to $1500.O0. w.
q. SIayton of Toledo, Ohio, bid for q
commission Of $1650.O0, which was
finally reduced 10 $1120.00. Sidney
Spitzer & Co, of Toledo, Ohio, re
Trained from bidding. The Minnea-
polls Trust Co, Of Minneapolis bid fol
4 commission of $1700. 90 which was
reduced 70 $11O0. 90. The First Na'
/ tionaI Bank OF Bottineau bid for I
lcommission OF $4,000 for Spitzel
Rorick II Co, of Toledo, Ohio and WA,
awarded the bonds. v
i IN view OF the money situation AMI
hi -. II III &I4s&A hs
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graph operator by Il railroad company.
While with the American Expedition
ary Forces IN France, he was gassed
and his eyes were affected ais d result.
Because of his condition it was inpos-
sible for him TO do eff ffiiciient work, and
it was only because of the kindness
of his employers and their realization
Iof the fact that he. had a wife and two
child g, dependent upon him for sup.
.poy ~ was kept. His case was
ffs 6.A to the attention Of re-
press 10 the Bureau, and he
is iass now "a. .apensation and
vocational ssk.
The number IS iii which
there is an appaA !, upon the
part OF the claimant, 4 something
that he is not entitled se> are few and
far between As a general rule, the
former service man is as loyal To his
government now as he was during the
war, and only wants what he is entitl-
ed to. s5ss
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-02-09
STATE BANK AGAIN
DELAYS NAKINCIO LOANS

New demands for farm loans from
tie Bank of North Dakota are Ia
creasing. The management state they
expect the applications will total ter
millions of dollars, but no active work
toward making loans can be done al
this time. Al few loans long pending
have been settled. Considerable COM
Iment has been evident in many parts
Iof the state relative to what the condi-
Itions of obtaining farm loans would be
under the present dministration, and
how loans were to be made. From
the new application blanks and other
information available at this time, il
appears that certain definite amounts
will be allowed to each county and no
loans allowed in any County after that
amount has been loaned. No family
may obtain to exceed eight Thousand
dollars regardless of how much land
they may own. Appraisals will be
governed by "The report Of our reg
gular1y appointed appraiser, says
the Bank Bulletin, "but IN no case will
exceed 80 per cent Of the appraisal
value Questioned as to whether new
appraisal fees would have to be paid
on applications made to the old In
dustrial Commission, and cancelled By
the new Industrial Commission, and
new appraisal ordered, authorities
stated that this question was not
settled yet, but that it might not be
necessary to reappraises these loans.
The Farm Loan department might be
able to obtain sufficient information
from bankers in the vicinity to en-
able them to judge whether or not the
amount allowed by the old Industrial
Commission was excessive. All ap-
plications received by the old Indus
trial Commission, and on file in the
Bank of North Dakota were cancelled
by the new Industrial Commission up
on coming into office. These applica-
tions totalled more than a million dol
lars. The new application forms are
very elaborate, requiring even the dis
tance to church of the applicant. Re-
gistration fee of five dollars must &C
company all applications, in addition
to regular appraisal fees. This fee is
not gefundable under any circumst-
ances. Appraisal fees in addition are
five dollars for each thousand dollars
applied for. Applicant must agree to
assum responsibility for loss of money
order or draft, sent by the Bank in
payment of loan, and must further
agree to take out and pay for, fire
and windstorm insurance in amounts
specified by the, Bank, before loan is
approved. If in the Judgment of the
Bank, the applicant has been guilty
of nisrepresenting material facts
connected with his application and the
condition of his property, he must
agree to allow the Bank to forclose
his loan, or any part of it that may
have been paid, at once, and to cancel
his application. Applications will moi
be considered in any event unless ap-
plicant is a permanent resident of Q
farm, nor will executors of admins
! traitors, applications be considered.
It is reported that the farm loan
bonds, sold by the Old Industrial Com.
mission before retiring from office
have not been delivered by the new
Industrial Commission, but that tn:
portion of them which were not can;
celled by the new Commission, will bt
delivered next month.
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HIGH sCHOO NOTES

Remember the high school enter
ttainment to be given BY the high
school faculty and students in The
Assembly Hall on Wednesday evening
February 18th at s o'clock. This en-
tertainment will consist Of one-act
plays, folk dancing and musical num-
|bers. You must attend this program
Saturday at i r. M. our basketball
team played Antler High School and
altho the outcome at the beginning
was in doubt Bottineau High School
won 12 to 23. Antler was here be
tween trains and for this reason we
played at the hour above mentioned.
The crowd was small but enthusias-
tic. s5,s3 5ss.ss..55
February 18th, Rugby comes from
their favorite haunts on the main line
to play game of basketball with our
local high school team. Last week
Rugby won a very decisive victory
over their old opponents at Granville
and they are coming up here deter
mined to repeat the performance. Be
on hand Friday, Feb. nth and help
Eus beat them. 4 5.s q
The percentage Of failures this SEM
ester IS considerably larged than the
first semester last year. Evidently
We are induI Iging IN too many activi-
ties outside Of the school hours. Good
work without Home Study is prac-
tically impossible. u
s Mrs. Ertresvaag delighted us on
Monday with . Reading, it being her
program for our Weekly Assembly.
She read a cutting from Booth Tar
kingdoms .sPenfod s ass 81
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q Since the inauguration Of the cam
naipn by representatives Of the Vet
terans Bureau to get IN contact with aA
former service men and women VINO
are suffering with some disability IN
Cured III, al aggravated by their con-
.net ton with the service, approximay ate
IN SIX thousand new cases have Stean
filed by residents Of the stats OF Min
resota, North and Sou b Dakota and
MI ntana. 4s 4. ,ss.a g
Three years have passed since the
signing of the Arnistice, and the I'm
preston exists in some quarters that
the class of men making claim against
fha government at this time are those
who have heard from others OF the
work that the government is doing p
tie way Of rehabi bilitation. but who
have no just claim for nsideration.
al majority 81 the claims now being
. fled with the Bureau are worthy of
consideration. The men who are now
asking FOR vocational training ana
compensation are those who have
hung back, either because Of their
modesty or because they felt that to
J ask for anything might be construed
as making themselves objects OF char
ity. Most of these men were actually
in the front line trenches IN France
/ where they were gassed, received gun
) shot wounds, were shell shocked, had
influenza; and since their return home.
B Although destitute. broken IN health
/ and unable TO work, have been strug-
rling iii an effort % exist without
making an appeal to the government
The only way that the Veterans
Bureau ~ appraised Of 4 large major.
] ity of these cases, IS because Of tht
interest displayed by friends appeal
D IND III behalf of individuals of thei1
3 acquaintance.
al recent case brought to the atten
tion of the Bureau was that q formel
service man who was gassed and sllel
8 shocked III the Argonhe This MAJ
was brought III by friend, given ]
physical examination which reveale'
that he was suffering from lnenta
trouble developing because Of his con
nection with the service This cas-
was rated and comp pensation and voca
tional atraining allowed, III less than
month after the claim had been fIlel
and the man u now receiying hospits
treatment.
Another typical case Mas Tint of
vstsran who was enploysd ~ y tels
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-02-09

Prominent business men of Grand
Forks and from out side of the city
will address the Commerce students Of
the University from time to time.
s IT Isl one of TIE purposes of the club
to set successful & business men to
speak to the students of Commerce
about practical business matters.
Another matter taken up by the
club was that of keeping in touch with
business firms to secure openings for
those graduates from the courses Ii,
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KRAMER AND VICINITY

Ed. Thiel returned from Minot FRI
day morning. = ~
The dance was well attended last
Friday evening.
William Neuman left for Rugby last
Monday to transact business in con-
nection with the y. S. Government.
Miss Ada Becker is reported i'll al
this writing. y
J. A. Butz is hauling his ice in this
week. T." .@-r -. ,.,.~,
The mail carrier is making his trips
with the team since the storm We'd.
nesday. -@~ ~.-... .s... 81
III. Neuman and family were visitors
| at the j. r. Naumann home Sunday.
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! j SHERMAN TOWNSHIP

Attend the White Goods Sale at
Ertresvaag's next week.
Miss Marie Stensland spent Thurs
day evening at the John Dokken home.
Clifford Bartch returned to West
hope Monday after spending few
days at the r.. p. Peterson home.
There will be a masquerade dance
given at the home Of Bob Faubush
Feb. III. Everybody welcome.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Peterson visited at
the p. Peterson home Sunday after
noon. { Nj Al @5 ss
Dr.. Fitzmaurice of Mohall was
called to the T. p. Rookie home Sum
| day morning. Mr.. Rookie is suffering
with rheumatism. .s.
Ralph Feland and Alfred Dokken
were visitors IN Bentinck township
Sunday.
Mildred Peterson Madeline and
William Kelly spent Sunday at the ]
F Talcott home.
Earl Potter visited at the a. W
Nelson home Sunday.
| Herbert blanchard and Aron John.
lson were Gales at Antler Monday
| Misses M. Long and ii. Lohse spent
1.-THE week end with the latter's parent.
near Lorraine, returning Sunday eve
ming.
p. Peterson spent Sunday afternoon
lat the q. N. Price home.
1 Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Stead and fanail.
spent last Wednesday 81 the j 3
4 Price home, celebrating their lit
4 wedding anniversary
The Literary held at the school
house Friday night proved very in
4 lteresting. The debate, Resolved: Ila
4 the Dirarmament Conference was /,
4 farce and failure, was decided IN e
lyor of the negative Those upholdinl
4 the affirmative were: Herbert Blanch
1 ara, Allen Price and Clifford Thorpe
q The negative upheld by Peter Peter
| son, Merton Nelson and Palmer Rics
llWayne KinseI rendered q song g
/ titled sMush- lush Z which was We
/ sung.
/ Ten good milch cows for sale, thes
] cows are after the Shorthorn mill<in
j strain and are very good mixers
! ia years Old and will be fresh
{ spring Peter Peterson Antler III
b s9 i. II
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COUNTY cOURT NEWS

Feb. Matter of Estake sef
Stewart, Stair hearing "a petition of
sale 0f Real Estate retition atHd
and order Of license ~ sell
Feb. latter of Estate a riI-
helnina Zorn. Petition for letters ~
adninst ion. etitiosa Rrxat asalI
Emil Xofn appoint tali
Feb AIatter o ake cl
Pestit hearing = u pefi ox 81 Ir0cI
and pxobste c llill l 4
IA Juliss n = =! \ n = i !! n
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-02-09

sa Just as-We go to press we learn Of the
sudden death of Emmett Amsbaugh, at
his home in this city. Lack OF space
week.
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81 Febs nnund yeal n
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Five million questionaires viii be
used by the American Legion in it's
service and compensation drive, to be
undertaken by states. Each man who
served during the world war win be
advised Of government benefits, urged
to carry government insurance, and
asked to designate the nature of adj
justed compensation he wishes.
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On a hill in Eden Park in Cincinnati
overlooking a bend in the Ohio River,
a bronze memorial will be erected to
the memory of F.. w. Galbraith, late
commander of the American Legion,
who was killed i'm an automobile ac-
cident last June. ~ 49,. i
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-02-09

Secretaries, dieticians, and techni-
clans who served with American
forces have been declared ineligible to
membership i'm the-American Legion
by the national organization.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-02-09

Among the well known men who
have signed up with the American
Legion in New York for 1922 are
Jack London, Andrew Carnegie, George
Washington, John Philip Sousa, A. J..
Drexel Biddle, Jr., Frederick. Wilhelm,
A. Kaiser, Rupert Hughes, and King
Albert of Belgium.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-02-09

p The oldest and youngest veteran of
the world war are members OF the.
same American Legion post in Wash
ington, d. CIV. N. Williams who
saw active duty at 80, and S. r. Till
man who enlisted at IA.
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An organization to cooperate close
ly with the U. S. Veterans Bureau in
all parts of the country in obtaining
adequate care for disabled ex-soldiers
wiz De fatsea ft.s5-ssssass t,s -ss.sass tAas,atriesa leg
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-02-09

More than 60,oo8 applications for
adjusted compensation have been filed
by exsefvice men in Ohio, according
to the American Legion, which is dis
tributing necessary blanks throughout
the state.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-02-09

\ Chinese exsoIdiers Of the American
Legion Ia New York City are to be
employed in rounding up 80 slackers
of their race, supposed to be in hiding
in Chinatown. The men qualified on
their knowledge of the quarters many
literal Gins and outs. j !. Z .... 4
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-02-09

The American Federation of La
Dor favors the adjusted compensation
bill for ex-soldiers, Daniel ]. Tobin,
treasurer OF the Federation, has IN
formed he American Legion. But it
does not favor a sales tax as means
of raising the money. <&..