The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-12-28

Decorate With Christmas Trees.
Minot's business streets were dec.
Grated with Christmas trees, spaced
every 81 feet, and Illuminated.
civics Book by NJ. ID. Attorney.
Government of North Dakota and
the Nation" is the title of a text boob
on ciyics just published by Attorney
G. Z. Young of Bismarck.
Governor Seeks Tax Reduction.
Letters have been written by the
governor to all county auditors in the
state asking their close cooperation in
the reduction of the state tax burden.
Discuss. Coordination OF Charities.
At the first open forum meeting of
the newly recognized Association OF
Commerce in Bismarck, the subject Of
coordination of the city's various
charities was discussed.
Lone Tree Bank Looted.
Tunneling through the concrete wall
of the vault and using explosives on
the safe doors, yeggs looted the Lone
Tree State bank of $500 in Liberty
bonds, 5000 in cash, and $50 in stamps
Haveiock Wants a Bank.
Havelock at one time had two banks,
but during recent adverse conditions
both were discontinued. Now business
of the city are seeking to interest
bankers in the launching of another
institution here. ,
Alfalfa Brings $50 per Acre.
Four acres of alfalfa yielded one
Ramsey county farmer a gross return
of $50 per acre this fall. 1t was
last year and this year pro.
ducef seven tons of hay and 400
pounds of seed. The farmer plans to
SOW % acres uext year.
200 Pound Friend Falls on Him.
Claud Movius, an A. C. student, was
walking with his 2O0-pound friend,
Francis 'Tubby" Hull, football guard
on the Bison team, when he lost his
balance. In falling, he upset Tubby.
who landed on him, and now Movius
Is laid up with a broken leg.
Y Shy on Dormitories.
Rats Killed at Minot.
Some years ago a business man at
Minot gave up raising white rats and
released a number. Recently Boy
Scouts have been conducting a cam.
paign against a peculiar albino raj
tnfesting portions of the city; they
are uniformly marked in gray, white,
and pink. 1t is believed they are the
common species crossed with the white
rats of years ago.
Only 295 of the 1,4O4 students at the
state university can be accommodated
in the dormitories OF the campus, &C.:
cording to the registrar. Three hun.
dred ninety-seven live in the Forks,
22S are lodged in fraternity. and soror.
ity houses, and the remainder live In
roomfng houses. Residents of North
Dakota are in big majority, totaling
1,226, while Minnesota sent 1873 of the
remaining 17S, five of whom came from
countries.
Ignite Goes Over Million Mark.
From October, 1921, to October,
1922, North Dakota produced 1,057,S23
tons of Ignite coal, the first time the
states output of this product has
reached the million ton mark. The
year. ending October, 1921, had a pro-
duction of S95,715 tons. In 1911 the
output was only $4,000 tons. The
value of last years product was ST.
27S, 771.22. There were 1853 men en-
in 120 mines this was $50 more.
men in eight less mines than reported
in 1921. There were four fatal acct
dents during the year.
To EquaIize Rights Of Parents.
A bill proposed by the North Dakota
Code commission for action
at the coming legislative session pro-
vides that the mother shall share
with the father in the custody,
services, and earnings of their chill
dren. The present law gives the father
and superior control. Another pro-
posal by this organization is a bureau
for child research to be conducted in
with the state university,
to make investigations and examina-
tons and to spread information as an
aid to the whole child welfare system
of the state.
Analyze North Dakota Debt.
Thirteen middlewest and northwest
states have a total authorized indebted
ness of $780, 1856, 115.12, IS per cent of
which is represented by soldier bonus
and highway improvement expendi-
lures. North Dakota, along with
Nebraska, Indiana, Kentucky, and Ok
lahoma, has no bonus debt nor highway
debt, although in some Of these states
road work funds are obtained from the
general revenue fund. Illinois, Michi-
gan, Missouri, Kansas Minnesota, Wis
consin, Iowa, and Ohio have authorized
more than two hundred million dol
lars for World War veterans; other
states, including ours, are paying
bonuses from bond sales. Real estate
bonds make up the greater part Of
North Dakota's indebtedness. Illinois
tops the list, with highway improve
ment as the biggest single item.
Grand Forks Secretary to- Mandan.
f.. A. Ketter, for several months as
sistant secretary Of the Grand Forks
Commercial club, has been named to
succeed Thomas Sullivan as secretary