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Newspaper
The Bottineau Courant
Location
Bottineau, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1908
Page
4
The Bottineau Courant lists post office designation as Bottineau North Dakota second class mail matter. Subscription prices shown include three months in advance at a quoted rate, six months at another, and a full year at a higher total. Advertising rates are described by inch measurements with special positions and legal rates for locals and reading matter.
The Minneapolis Journal editors argue the North Dakota direct primary yields poor pay and heavy costs for candidates. They warn it fosters factionalism, overlong campaigns, and binds officials to outside interests, suggesting limited offices paid enough to attract honest independents.
Hon C A Johnson republican candidate for governor and Senator L B Hanna of Fargo, a congressional hopeful, toured Bottineau county last week with meetings at Maxbass Westhope and Antler. Large audiences greeted them and voters reported a strong impression. They are expected to win big votes and carry Bottineau county in June primaries.
LaFayette Youne of Des Moines Capital, Iowa delegate at large to the Chicago convention, told the Optic in Minot there is no question about Taft’s nomination. He said Taft will be nominated without a ballot and will become a great president, possessing many qualities of an ideal leader.
J C Avamsos of Noble Blood Adamson announces candidacy for judge of the new ninth judicial district covering Bottineau Pierce and McHenry counties. He has practiced law in North Dakota for fifteen years, first at Devils Lake and then Bottineau County, with a strong record and training to serve the position.
Some states place a party emblem with its name on ballots. If North Dakota adopted this, a hearse could symbolize the insurgent movement's current status as a pointed political metaphor.
Prov. Pos of Norfolk Virginia claims he can bring ice dead back to life. If the professor wants to give his discovery the severest test possible he might try from the North Dakota insurgents.
Rex Lanpman of the Neche Chronotype contends that Pee Wee of Valley City holds a dangerous monopoly on the world’s visible supply of gall, arguing the situation should boost Pee Wee’s confidence.
A planned TH insurgent rally at Kenmare collapsed when only the speakers and the janitor attended. No attendees arrived at the hall, and the meeting was called off.
A controversial incident in New York saw white women at a social event dismissively belittling Black attendees, labeling reformers as hypocrites. The scene sparked backlash and discussions on racial manners in public gatherings.
If those wagering that Tom Marshall would not loosen up fail to hedge now they should hurry. The line hints at a staged or uncertain pace affecting expectations around Marshall’s performance or attitude.
A list of war ranty deeds recorded in Rottineau County last week includes transfers from Kuule Brekke to Ole Brekke, Christine Cole to the estate of William Cole, and several other parcels from Jacob Hell to Monae River School District No. 14 and multiple individuals. The entries cover parcels in Sec. 27 and surrounding townships with various acreages and prices, reflecting a active transfer period. A sales pitch for Ertresvaag company buggy deals closes the notice.
Collage of editorials from Fargo Call Fargo Forum Napoleon Homestead Ellendale Record Wells County Free Press and Bismarck Tribune offering opinions on insurgent campaigns county officials education and recent railroad and state legislation. Critics push for leadership changes while defending key figures and questioning party strategies.
Hon C B Little presents a platform for the Republican nomination to the US Senate. He pledges clean, safe, sane and square Republicanism with equal rights to all and privileges to none. He backs Roosevelt policies vindicated by public opinion and Taft as Roosevelt's successor, stressing agriculture as essential.
The candidate advocates grain market reform and strict elevator oversight, plus state law changes to ensure square corporate treatment and taxation. He calls for abolition of free passes, regulated trusts, tariff revisions, Land and wood pulp tariff removal, and federal support for experimental stations and waterways. He supports enforcement of prohibition, liberal state spending on public buildings, rural mail, Indian education, tuberculosis control, and nonpartisan judiciary. He presents as a pragmatic, trustworthy Republican statesman.
In a vivid line from the audience a rustic farmer chuckled at a line about facing death and marriage. He mused that if he had taken a second look he might have chosen to remain single, muttering the quip aloud during Chauncey Olcott's appearance.
In a Washington Star excerpt Senator Sorgum replies that he would like to study political economy but fears constituents would view it as loafing instead of advocating for pensions and appropriations. The remark highlights tensions between scholarly study and political duties.
Job Starky reviews a mass of influential money holders, seeking his own name among the rich. He admits disappointment while acknowledging the country’s vast fortune is concentrated in a single elite ownership.
In a clipped exchange a physician notes Swamp Burst as a place with more sickness than any other town in the vicinity. The speaker asserts their plan to move, while the other counters with skepticism about prose and place.
The Republican State Central Committee announced a convention of delegated representatives to be held May 14 1908 in Minot North Dakota to select eight delegates and eight alternatives for the national convention in Chicago on June 24 1908. Representation is counties based with special rules for new counties and a large list of counties named, plus details on credentials and contests to be filed by May 13 1908 at the Leland hotel.
Jam a candidate for the Republican nomination for member of Congress before the primaries to be held on the 26th day of June. He seeks support from the party and calls for a general revision of laws and regulations.
A wave of candidacies for Bottineau County offices is announced including county judge auditor state’s attorney and superintendent of schools. Names include N C Wagner Joan H Kirk John P Sion and W Ormby Soule with pledges to faithful duties, anti gambling enforcement and school progress. Descriptions note prior service and intent to run in the June primaries.
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