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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-06-20
Otherwise.

Crop reports from all parts of the
Northwest are very encouragi ng.
Pittsburg is crowding shaky build
ing and loan associations to the wall.
The streets of Cripple Greek, Col,
are covered with snow
The Chicago Lake street elevated
road has decided to discard steam and
adopt electricity.
The Brotherhood Of Railway Train
men shows that it is DESTROYS of avoid
ing strikes.
The Missouri Democratic state com
mittee has decided against calling a
state convention to consider the silver
question.
A number of farmers in the vicinity
OF North LOup, Neb., are reporting
that portions Of their corn fields are
being ravaged by cut worms.
The programme Of the Indian teach
ers' convention to be held at Sioux
City on July 1 and 6 has been COM
pleted.
The American Plate Glass company
is investigating the merits OF South
Dakota grinding stone to be used in
stead Of the Scotch stone.
Three car loads of horses have ar
rived at Pierre, s. D., from the ranges
for shipment to Southern markets,
where they average about $50 a head
The deposits of Atchison securities
with the Union Trust company under
the reorganization agreement exceed
$SO,OOO,OOO.
William Peck, aged 8, had q fierce
battle with a snake. The boy was VIC
torious, but was bitten during the con.
test and will die.
The Standard Oil company and the
Scotch Oil company have concluded an
agreement which is to last three years
for an advance in the price Of can
dies.
The Indiana block coal opera tors to-
day notified the miners committee
that a cut of s cents in the mining
scale would go into effect at once. A
strike is expected.
Of commerce it was decided to have
Senators Tom Carter and Lee Mantle
and Congressman Haatman represent
Montana In the Memphis silver con-
ference.
The Burnett house, Cincinnati, O..
the headquarters of leading generals
at times during the civil war and
where the plan was laid to defeat
Blaine at the Republican National
convention OF 1875. has bAen closed.
J. II. Pound, proprietor Of the Chat
anooga CTenn) Evening News and Of
the Knoxville Evening Seminal, has
purchased the Knoxville Morning Tri-
bune. Both papers will take the A.
6Ociatel Press
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-06-20

The city council of Detroit has ap-
propriated $4,000 to carry on the 1nu-
nicipal potato patches this year. A
commission of leading citizens ap-
pointed by the mayor will supervise
the work. The street sweepings will
be used for top dressings, and will be
hauled to the lots and stored during
the winters hereafter. Mayor Pingrec
who originated this plan of farming
on vacant city lots, believes that it ia
the best way to assist the needy and
unemployed, and that it has great val
ue as an industrial education. He
favors the city ownership of what he
calls agricultural parks, where the
work can be conducted systematically,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-06-20

They do some things better in Eng
land than we do them in this country.
For example. the Wilde case shows
how much swifter justice is with there
than with us. The Marquis of Queens
berry was arrested for criminal libel
March 6, and tried three weeks later.
ed, and three hours later Wilde was
under arrest. Three weeks elapsed,
and he was tried; and his second
trial occurred a month later Thus,
the time between the arrest Of Queens
berry and the conviction Of Wilde, in
Guiding three jury trials, was only ten
weeks.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-06-20

Newfoundland has decided to reduce
expenditures 100000 a year, and the
colonial secretary is in Boston to no.
gotiate loan to wipe out the floating
debt. He will probably get the money.
are chiefly and naturally with New
England.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-06-20

Chicago is making an effort to legis-
late boomers off the streets. The pre-
amble to the ordinance introduced for
that purpose says: "Bloomers are an
insult to the age that delights to feast
on beautiful things" Perhaps the
Chicago aldermen prefer tights.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-06-20
More Room Needaa

Atlanta, Ga, June 16-The manage
ment Of the Cotton States and Inter
national exposition announces TODAY
that it has been found necessary to
build an annex of $4,000 square feet to
the transportation building in order to
accommodate the exhibits of locomo-
lives and trains.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-06-20

King Oscar of Sweden has given
subscription for the construction of
balloon to be started to the north pole.
If he has the privilege of naming the
excursionists he has got hold Of a
good thing in the art of statesman
ship.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-06-20

The Brooklyn Elevated railroad COM
pany, whose business has been affect
ed by the building of trolley lines, is
now making bid for public patron
age by announcing the running of fu-
neral trains by which funeral parties
may be conveyed from any part of the
city to the cemeteries. This looks al
most like a satirical comment on the
part of the company on the slaughter
performed by it's deadly rival.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-06-20
Langdon Courier Democrat.
A. I. Koehnstedt Proprietor.
LANGDON.

The Japs are said to want Hawaii:
but it will be prudent for them to set
tie up their little differences with Rus
STA before they venture to attempt the
acquisition Of any more territory.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-06-20
Carlisle Snenk.

Louisville, KY, June 16.-The large
personal following of Secretary Car
isle In this city and the keen interest
felt by all classes in the currency
question filled Music hall with such a
crowd as Louisville never before saw
rnhgregated on similar occasion.
lie spoke against free coinage.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-06-20

1t is understood that Count Tolstoi
has undertaken the work of "harmon-
izing the four gospels This is task
which has tried the mettle of more
logical Biblicists than Count Tolstoi,
than for him to harmonic his own
doctrines with each other and with
their practice. No man, presumab bly,,
ever tried harder to be consistent than
this Russian purist, and no life ever
revealed more whimsical incongru-
tiles.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-06-20

Russian newspapers are not allowed
to give the news of the day until it
has been officially revised, and when
a car dies they are required to keep
their first pages in mourning for an
entire year. Japan is long way
ahead of Russia in newspaper enter
prise and independence.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-06-20

Russia advances the idea that Japan
as an island power will weaken her
self by any annexation on the main
land. The plan of England, which is
another island power, is to go a long
way from home and pick up a CONT
nent.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-06-20
Saturday,, June IL.

Harry Gilmore was convicted Mt
Bismarck-too gay with revolver.
The eagle will scream at Glendale
July 4.
James r. Devoe of Fairmount gets 4
pension.
The grand lodge Of Coed Templars
held their annual session at Gilby.
William Bulge raised $500 at Bath
gate for the ~" at Grand Forks.
North Dakota range stock is looking
fine and the price for fat cattle is firm.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-06-20

Chicago, June 15.-EImer Crawford
lormcrly salesman for Boydel Bros
VINE lead manufacturers Of Detroit
Mich, committed suicide to-day Inv
throwing himself under q train, -
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-06-20
Thursllay, June IL.

A hand on the Rand-Isr0wn farm ac-
cidentally shot himself Lear Grandin.
CandO has good race track and
will have some fine races.
Hope wants telephone line and
ought to have 1t.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-06-20

nv AssSHc1Sh NIeHn JOB.
Washington. June 16.-The Raleigh
sailed from New York last evening for
Key West. That point will be her
.1ead1unrters, and she will patrol the
FLORIDA coast to prevent filibustering.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-06-20
Monday, June 10.

The Cass county commissioners took
up $4,000 road and bridge bonds.
North Dakota firemen will get their
state money at once.
Work on the Hillsboro starch factory
will be commenced at once.
President Worst, of the agricultural
college, will move to Fargo.
Jamestown gentlemen and ladies'
have formed an equestrian club and
are practicing cavalry drill.
The state press is speaking very
pleasantly Of the Grand Forks wooden
mill.
Prof. Lyons Of Minnewaukan has
been chosen as principal of the
Wheatland school.
District Veterinarian Martin of
Buffalo is reported contemplating COM
hitting matrimony.
Mills Beach, the Bismarck White
capper, was found guilty and may get
five years in the pen.
J. p. Nelson, the alleged embezzler
of funds from the Osborne Mcmillan
Elevator company, was acquitted at
Glendale.
Judson La Moure, Jr., rode the dis
lance between Neche and Pembina in
ffty-five minutes on bicycle, seven
teen miles.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-06-20

Duke's House DestrOy.ed,
London, June 1G.-The fnmiIv raj.
dence Of the duke and duchess NJ INisa
Mar Lodge. Braemar. was totally a.
stroyed by fire today. y.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-06-20
Friday, June II.

Friday, June II.
Hans Brakkus, a rtance preacher, is
loose in the state.
Harvey is to build a new Presby-
terrain church.
H. F. Stehlow of Casselton was mar
ried June at West Mitchell, Iowa.
Those three frame buildings at Mi
not consumed by fire last week will be
replaced by brick.
w. ]. Doheny, formerly of Grand
Forks, returned to North Dakota and
will engage in business at Fessenden.
The meeting of the North Dakota
Press association has been postponed
until July 16 at Devils Lake.
Mrs. Charles Cole, wife of Engineer
Cole, of the Northern Pacific, died at
Fargo.
Max Bass has gone west with an
other delegation of Dunkards, looking
up location for big flock from the
State of Illinois.
@. G. Tygart of Wells county was
killed by lightning. His three horses
and two colts were killed at the same
time
A crazy farmer named Fred HoltZ-
kan, living nine miles south of May
vile, tried to hang his wife and then
took his six-year-old child, and, hold,
ing her by the legs, tried to beat her to
death. Some neighbors interfered and
carried him to Jail, where he awaits
the little girls death.
While Hans P. Sorenson, section fore
man at Rugby Junction, was going
east from Rugby on his hand car with
his crew, they came in collision with a
freight train. 1t was so foggy they
could not see the train. The crew all
Jumped and saved themselves, but Mr..
Sorenson, who tried to throw off the
hand car, was killed. He has only
been here SIX weeks, and leaves a wife
and five children.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-06-20
Wednesday. June IL.


Stutsman county is to have thirty
five families Of Russians.
Devils Lake has a stringent curfew
ordinance.
The Lisbon-F orman telephone line
has been completed. "Hellos are fire.
quent.
a gang Of Italians are working as
Northern Pacific section men at
Oriska.
Mai. Fawcett of Cando has pur-
chased drug store at Glasston, Penn
bina county.
The Rolla board Of trade will send
an immigration agent to Michigan,
Wisconsin and Iowa.
Applicants for the ten-year govern
ment bounty for tree planting are be-
coming numerous.
A jamestown girl was badly burned
by swallowing concentrated I've, and
is not expected to recover.
Hon. ]. NJ. Devine states that the
frost nipped the cactus and the wild
buckwheat down in La Moure county,
but did not hurt the crop.
A farm hand, Mr.. Hedge, at the
Brown farm at Grandin, accidentally
shot himself through the hand while
unloading his revolver.
c.. G.. Bugton, Nelson county farm
er, pleaded guilty at Grand Forks to
stealing three COWS from q ncighbOr
and was sentenced by Judge Temple
ton to two years in the penitentiary.
Col. Robinson, of the Biedler 4 Rob.
inson Lumber company, has secured
contract to furnish about $1,000
worth Of lumber for repairs and build
ing ut Fort Yates.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-06-20
Tuesday. June II.

tuesday, June II.
There are 300 inmates in the James
town insane asylum.
Cavalier county land is in great de-
mand.
Sneak thieves are stealing screen
doors off the hinges at Fargo.
The Chautauqua summer assembly,
Devils Lake, June % to July Il.
The July racing meet at Grand
Forks promises to be a decided sue
cess.
Grand Forks has eight attorneys,
each of whom wants to be municipal
judge.
Judge Sauter is doing good work in
the new district and the attorneys
in the Seventh praise him nightly.
J. ]. Rogalla was run in at Mimic
for running a blind pig. So was Will
lam Hummelspaugh.
James Rice, a farmer from McCan-
ma, was before the insanity board at
Grand Forks. His debts drove him
crazy.
Receiver Johnson, of Lloyd's bank,
Jamestown, has received a draft for
$4,000 in settlement of the banks
claim against d. NICK. Lloyd.
The First National Bank of Cassel-
ton has been requested to arrange to
pay drafts for a Chicago bank that
has business in this state.
The Jamestown asylum has con-
tracted for North Dakota coal this
year at $3.15 per ton. Last year the
figure was $3.50.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-06-20

Judge Sauter will call a Jury July .
to try the ThiN murder case ut Penn
bina.
Dime Bros. Of Gra\A Forks manu-
featured 100000 brick in siXty-one
hours.
vcrona's elevator tarncd out short
some 5000 bushels o,Nwheat and sus-
key.
Examinations for state school GER
titicates will be held at Fargo, Grand
Forks, Devils Lake M1Peton and
jamestown June Isl w and q.
Because of Prof. r departure
for California ]. NJ. De- ne has been
placed In charge of the ational Edu-
cational association excursion to Den
yer.
The prisoner, McAndrews, who es.
capped from the Pembina county jail
last week was seen near his former
residence near Cavalier, but got away
before the sheriff could catch him.
Rev. Julius Rartsch of Mercer coun-
ty, who was extradited from this state
and taken back to Illinois to answer
charge of abortion, has been convicted
in court ut Carthage, ILL.,, after hard
fought trial of three days and sen.
fenced to five years in the penitentiary
for his misdeeds.
A settlement consisting Of 4O5 Dunk
ards has been established this spring
in the Red river valley and the Turtle
mountain country of North Dakota,
along the line of the Great Northern
railway. There was another settle
ment of 235 Dunkards in the same
neighborhood year ago, and the fact
that this second body Of settlers now
comes, is proof that the previous set
tiers were pleased with their expert
ence. The Dunkards are model, thrifty
farmers, peaceable citizens and good
neighbors. Their advent in North Da.
kota is a blessing to the state.
The graduating exercises of the
state normal school at Valley City
We're complete success. Many peo-
pie from different parts of the state
prominent in educational, political and
fraternal affairs, together with several
hundred people from Valley City and
vicinity were present. The class was
fine one. They were all self-pos-
sesscd and rendered their papers and
addresses in very creditable manner
The class consists Of eleven, nine Of
whom are young ladies.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-09-06
\ Military Ds.po,I.m.

The condition OF Egypt at the time
seeks In vain parallel In history.
saladin had followed a tradition u
eastern dcHpotlsm In the formation of a
bodyEunrd destitute OF all ties except
those which bound them to His person.
Purchased NJ Infants In Gcorgln or
Circnssia. they were. like the ianlzarlea
al Constantlnopie. trained u arms as
an exclusive profession. ana mounted
on the finest atccds Of Arabia became
the elite Of hin army In time this body
of acute and powerful men transformed
Itself into a warrior caste. was divided
into q companies and obeyed no nu-
thorlty except that Of IT, captains
These were known In oriental phrase a.
boys. the suhordlnates were themselves
what we call the Mumclukca. and tho
whole formed u kind OF chlvnlry which
governed the land with dcspotic power.
ana caring nothing for the nominal
fugcralnty ~ the sultan babe defiance
60 hts shaky authority. The first por-
ton Of nonaparte's proclamation
akctchcd the evils 81 MameluLe tyrau-
ny; the second called on the populace 20
aid their lihornturH. I'VE. too are true
MusHulmHns IN II not we who have
destroyed the pope that said war must
be- made on the Mussulmans7 n II not
We who have destroyed the knights ~
Malta because those insenaatc chcval-
icra believed God wanted them TO make
war ON Mussulmans7 Thrice happy
they who are on our sidel They shall
prosper In their fortune and In their
place. Happy those who are neutral
They shall have time 10 understand as
and shall array themselves with us.
hut wue-thrlco woc-to those who
shall take up arms Tor the Mamelukes
and fight againa, u.s. There shall be- no
hope loft Tor them. They shall perish"
The contrast between this Language and
that which IT, author had used In Italy
concerning the church shows how much
sincerity there was In oither.-Proiessor
| sloonc'a Life af Napoison'' In Cen.
y Jury.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-09-06
n, Len An n.h,nd.

Lieut.. V. was stationed a few years
ago at Fort sheridan. tie was married
aud had charming family OF three
sons. ~ whom the oldest, Ernest. was a
bright. red-headed little chap % They
had been at Fort Sheridan Tor a year
or two when Lieut. V. was ordered TO
Join command In Texas The matter
was, NJ course, discussed often In the
presence of Ernest Lieut. V. advising
nis wife not TO forget 10 pack such and
such a thing, aa Il could not be had In
Texas, and for this reason he took Il
into his head that Texas must be q ter
rible place 90 30 TO- The afternoon
before the start was TO be made Lieut.
v. told his son
Come. Ernest pack an your toys
that you want, Tor tomorrow We leave
for Texas"
That night Mrs. v, gathered her 1T
lie ones az her knee. as was her custom.
TO say their prayers. Ernest said his
Now | lay me-" ana then went on.
God bless my papa. Ood bless my
mamma. God bless my brothers God
bless Ernest and make him good
boy" Then he paused a moment and
went on with deep and earnest feeling
In his childish vpicei and. q. good
bye, God, Tor We are going 10 Tcxasr'-
Bunalo ENprcss.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-09-06

Gen. Dabncy n. Maury. the war vet
eran, has fund ~ anecdotc and plenty
OF wit for splicing II. and his stories are
listened 10 with much pleasure. His Ia
vorlto tale IL Of his battle with a cactus
BUSH
III happened when we were stationed
In Texas upon the banks ~ the RIO
Grnnde. and being little anxious one
day reEardlng small apcck saw NOV
ing Ia the distance I determined 20 go
softly forward 10 Investigate n. ala
not tell any one u my movements fear
ing To be laughed at ~ false hlarmiht.
A. crcpt through the brush toward
the moving speck Il suddenly grew
much larger. and I saw II was coming
straight toward me. had no neldglasH.
but as / enjoyed an adventure de-
termlncd 10 meet the enemy, no matter
what Il was. SO | stood boldly up ana
vain 4 minute ft was IN snoring ats.
lance NJ me. and then I saw II was a
splendid white bull Now, I was never
afraid of Taurus, though had had sew
oral experiences with him on the
prairlos. 10. standing my ground. let
ny nj him with my rifle again and
again.
II think must have struck him, Tor
he snortcd and charged toward me.
shot again, the shot taking cffcct In his
head liut my shot only nngcrcd him
ana gave him fresh strength. with a
terrific below he lowered his head and
made FOR me. took one look az hla
horns. realized that there was no tim1
10 firc again and lodged him I jumped
20 one side into pile Of undctbrush and
landed right 10 the midst VI great
cactus hush. DO you know what a
cactus bush laG In ita wild state II IL a
bundle of raHora. newly aharpened and
turned BLADE toward you. and l fcll ON
top ~ 20 keen knives,
II lay there until / could nnd courage
TO crawl through the blades, and. terri
bly, cut, crcpt home. when told my
story. my comrades aid not believe me.
90 over there half a mile. ana you viii
fnd white bull dead IN the brush. l
said lie fell aa l lay on the cactus
points. and II | had Il TO do over again
ia take my chance with the bull
New York Recorder
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-09-06

case sat talking together while they
waited for the verdict Of the jury
The case was brought to my ONCE.
but try az We would we could ind no
charge that would 1T the case and upon
which there was any chance OF securing
a conviction. The principal was bright
young man. and he dropped into one OF
the large iewelry houses one day and
asked to see some diamonds
"iIe seemed particularly pleased with
a pair Of big solitalrcs. but the price.
$3.50. seemed too much for him. It's my
wifes birthday Tomorrow he said,
and I'D like TO have these stones. |
won't get any money until next week.
and haven't $3.50 now. or course. I'm
stranger, and I suppose you couldn't
trust me?' The salesman said he
thought not.
The would-bc purchaser stlll an
gcred the stones. and then. NJ II struck
,by bright Idea. he mentioned the
name OF prominent capitalist and
asked the clerk II he knew the man.
The clerk said yes. The man men
toned had an account at the store.
I'm tell you what III do. then. said
The buyer. lie gave me this check q
day or two ago. and IN lndorso II over
to you In payment for these diamonds
"rho check was for 81 900. and after
some consultation with the heads OF the
firm It was decided to accept the trade,
and the stranger departed with his Jew
els
becoming suspicious. however. the
jowelor took the check TO the man who
was supposed to have made Il. and he
at once denounced 1t as forgery. Then
a hunt was commenced for the stranger
and when found the check was handed
to him and the diamonds were demand
ed from him.
"Ho denied that the check was a
forgery; said there was some mistake
somewhere. and that he would see II all
right, but as the jewelers. were bocom-
Ing anxious he finally proposed that
he give back the diamonds and they
should return the check.
"The diamonds were brought. and.
after being examined under a nagni-
Tying glass. were found to be the same
ones sold the day before. The check
was given back. but as the jewellers
turned to 30 the stranger pointed out
that the check was useless to him with
his Endorsement to thom on the back.
unless they Reimbursed II to him. This
they did, and departed.
mo sooner had they gone than the
holder OF the check went down to their
bank. and. on the iewelry firms In
dorsement, collected the face value OF
the check.
1T was not a forgery" continued Mr.
Barnes. "for we had no evidence to
show that; II was not obtaining goods
under false protenoos, for the diamonds
we're given back to the firm. and It was
not obtaining money under false pre-
fences, because the note was Endorsed
back again,
I'VE could not hold him on any
charge. and he went free. while the
arm paid the amount OF the check"