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Newspaper
The Bottineau Courant
Location
Bottineau, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1908
Page
4
The Bottineau Courant lists subscription prices and advertising rates with speculative misspellings. It notes post office delivery and mall matter classifications, plus rates for single issues, six months, and yearly advance payments. It also references advertising rate structures and legal notice charges, with unclear typographical errors.
Debates over the statewide plurality primary law unfold as insurgent leaders threaten to bolt if their candidates lack nomination. Supporters urge accepting the law’s trial run on June 24, arguing it upholds majority rule and fair play, while warning against dictation by a disgruntled minority.
The insurgents plan to require a higher degree for novitiates before full fellowship. Previously admission required swearing a candidate voted against at least two regular Republicans. Now candidates must vow to vote against all Republicans not branded O K by insurgent bosses.
The rural free delivery program grew from 83 carriers in 1897 to 37 582 by 1907, with rapid expansion earlier and a steady slowdown after a decade. New routes averaged 340 per month in 1905 06, 163 in the year ending June 30 1907, and currently about 100 per month.
Minneapolis Journal political editor Caakies B Cusxey reviews North Dakota politics in the new paper. He notes Mr Cheney’s observations and predicts stalwarts will control Minot politics and push a harmony platform to unite the Republicans while insurgents oppose harmony as a failure to advance their cause.
Republican congress candidate Hoxxa of Fargo spends the week in the county visiting Linsford Russell Maxburg Westhope and Ander as he garners support. He expects a June endorsement and plans further town visits later in the campaign.
The North Dakota Supreme Court rules the law requiring railroad mileage books at $20 or $5 below fare invalid. Chief Justice Morgan writes the opinion aligning with a federal court ruling on the matter.
Packary questions the present Courant editor's grave digger experience after serving as an undertaker. The editor is cleared of guilt but is said to be fit to help when Peewee and his group are laid under the sod in June.
An exchange questions Burke about wartime duties while the state auditor’s records likely show he drew his salary with mathematical regularity.
The Herald headlines a decisive victory over the insurgent bureau of claims. The Dutch have taken Holland again according to media chatter. The Minot Optic urges farmers in northwestern North Dakota to hold on to their farms amid the shift.
Insurgents warn they may quit politics and “take their toys and go home” if denied control. They imply stepping back from democratic processes and severing cooperation with Democrats.
A quip on crowded offices and the playful thought of lacking enough jobs for all. The line hints at social satire about employment abundance and public life, recalling a civic or editorial voice concerned with political offices and opportunity.
A local seller H M Trent offers a car load of farm seeds including corn grass and garden seeds. Seeks to supply farm needs at reasonable prices with contact implied.
A chorus of North Dakota editorials discusses insurgent movement claims, political alliances, and candidate prospects. Mentions Grand Forks convention, Hanna for Congress, and C A Johnson’s gubernatorial bid with regional backing and perceived integrity.
M. N. Johnson clearly leads insurgent Tom Marshall in the senatorial contest. Johnson's candidacy predates Marshall's, and Marshall failed to secure the nomination for governor at the 1906 Jamestown convention.
The Sharon Reporter criticizes the insurgent wing of the party, labeling its self-styled leaders as disappointed in offices who use McKenzie and the term boss to frighten voters. It argues their rapid changes of heart and coarse tactics reveal their graft and questions the convention at Grand Forks, while noting some candidates are respectable.
An advertisement offers 16 by 20 crayon portraits at 40 cents, frames from 10 cents, and sheet pictures at one cent each. It promises 400 percent profit or 36 dollars weekly. Catalog and samples free. Address 1208 W Taylor St Chicago Th 12 4.
The May issue features Herman Pfeifer’s prize cover and a full page painting Memories by William Balfourner. It includes articles on child rearing by Hale Edward Everett, marriage discussions, Europe travel, and domestic guidance. Fictions such as Dog in the Manger and The Gentle Highwayman appear alongside fashion, gardens, salads, and a puzzle page.
Four year old reddy Johnson son of Mr and Mrs Emery Johnson found trapped in a cistern when the heavy cover slipped and pulled him under He clung to the cistern pump pipe and later grabbed a garden rake to be pulled to safety His presence of mind saved him from a fatal fall during the near drowning incident at his grandfather J J Johnsons house.
The Churles Ferry Sun endorses Wells Smith for the republican nomination for Bottineau County superintendent of schools. Smith, formerly principal of Willow City High School, is praised as an able instructor and highly qualified, with strong local backing and hopes to win. Also noted is a brief India diocese statistic for Lucknow.
A moth on its deathbed speaks of taking one ball too many and requests a tombstone epitaph noting it died in the Wool. The fragment conveys a somber, morbid joke about fate and entombment with a whimsical tone.
A fragment describes an animal with sheep like nose and camel resemblance yet pig like disposition and mule like traits, noting it as somewhat remarkable. The source text remains unclear on species or context but emphasizes mixed features and curious comparison.
North Dakota Republican party schedules a convention at Jepper House Minot on May 14 1908 to select eight delegates and eight alternates to the Chicago national convention. Apportioned by county votes with two at large per county and extra delegates per 100 votes, new counties Adams Bowman Dunn Hettinger get three delegates. credentials meeting May 18 at Leanni hotel Minot.
A candidate named Liu seeks the Republican nomination for member of Congress ahead of the primary on the second day of January. The campaign urges support for the candidate as the party endorses its general policies and vision for the nation.
A set of Republican nominating notices from Bottineau County lists candidates for county judge county auditor state’s attorney county superintendent of schools and related positions. Named signers include I B Hanna Joan B Kirk P Simon W Ormery Soule Parmer E Orrigtenson and Tam Tam.
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