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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-01-31
School Treasurer's Report.

Report of the treasurer of Lungdon school DIS
| trict county of Cavalier, state Of North Dnkotn;
| for the year beginning January 1, AID. 1894 and
ending December 81. A. ID 1894.
RECEIPTS,
| Cash on hand Mt beginning of school
year. January /, A. ID. 1894. ..........$ 631 %
! Amount received dur ng the from appor-
tionment Of State Tuition Fund ....... 447 20
Amount recei, ed dur ng the year from
| taxes levied by the district school bOard
| including amount of outstanding war-
rants redeemed or Endorsed by county
treasurer III collect on Of taxes ........ 1045 50
hand at beginning 800. ......... 2124 SO
| EXPENDITURES.
Amount paid during he yenr for school
houses. sites and furniture. ............ 749 So
Amount paid during the year for nppara-
Amount paid dnrins the year for teach .00 W
Amount pa d during the year for services w.
| and expenses ofschool officers .......... IS so
Amount paid during the year for in
terest on bonds. ...............:.. IFS 60
Amount paid during the year for in.
cldenlal expenses ....:"........:......... 2S 95
Amount paid during the year for pur-
poses not before mentioned...... 800. IS 90
Total expenditures during the year,. 2042 IS
Cash on hand al the close of the year. 80 70
Grand Total, expenditures and cash on
hand. to balance above total receipts. 21A IS
RELATING TO BONDS.
Total amount of bonds Issued up to date,
including all forn er years. :........ sl4oo 90
bonds sold up to date ...........::..... 1865 90
Total amount of bonds outstanding ut
the end of year, December 81 AID 1894 1400 90
Average rate of interest on all bonds now
outs.and ng 49,. ...................7H per cent
State of North Dakota. County of Cavalier o.,
| Langdon School District ss'
| lido solsmnly swear that the within is true
and correct report of all moneys coming into my
hands as school treasurer,
| MEMO LIEBELER,
| Treasurer Langdon School District.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this sth
day of January, A. D. 1895.
| JAMES GORDON. President,
By or Ter ofthe Dstr ct School Board.
| JAMES GORDON, President.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-01-31
Phenomena of the Upper AIR.

Richard Inwards looks for great re-
suits to meteorological lore from the
experiments Of Hermite in trying to
secure more absolute data concerning
the phenomena Of the upper air. 1t
will be remembered that NJ. Herlniie
sent up experimental balloons which
carried Instruments so cOntrivcd ms
to register the various changes OF con
ditions through which the balloons
passed. One Of these balloons rose to
a height Of ten miles. where the pres
sure Of air was only IL inches of mer-
curry, and the temperature 1O4 F. pnlow
zero. 1t was made evident. by strik-
ing an average on the records Of the
balloons, that although there are con
siderable variations in the temperature
gradient below 10000 feet above the
sea level, the temperature decreases
pretty regularly above that height, fall
ing deg. for every rise Of $50 feet into
the mir
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-01-31
HAD HIS NERVES SHAKEN.
The Victim of the Joke Probably
Headed Straight for Drug
Store.

The Victim of the Joke Probably
Headed Straight for Drug
Store.
saw young man light Icing Hun
garian cigar the other evening and
throw himself back in chair to enjoy
the smoke and conversation, says q
writer in the New York Herald. The
Hungarian cigar is something like a
pittsbnrg toby, only it is twice as long
rs the PittsDurg article, and before
you get through with it is .ilso twice
as strong. The young man was more
interested in the conversation than in
the cigar, apparently. for he laid the
latter down on the edge of the table
a moment as he talked. The waggish
gentleman next to him slyly took the
cigar and cut off about three inches
of the fire and began to smoke 1t, RE
placing the body of the weed. When
the young man got through his story,
Mt which all the rest laughed extraYa-
gantly, he picked up the cigar again
and pulled at it. His face wore puz-
zled look as he glanced at the end and
saw it had apparently never been light
ed. But he struck match and light
ed it again. After a few pulls he laid
it down to answer the pleasantries.
whereupon the man on the other sidi
drew his knife and neatly cut the fire
end off and dropped it in the cuspi-
dor. The expression on the face Of
the story teller when he picked up that
cigar and agin essayed to smoke was
something too funny to describe. He
gave two or three vigorous pulls at it,
then stopped and looked at the fresh
end, while the other fellows were In
terested in almost anything else at the
moment. AS soon as the would-be
smoker saw that the cigar had not
been lighted he turned littles pale.
showed his unemptied glass aside, and
with hasty apology and story d Pan
alleged forgotten engagements bOttea
for the street amid, the demoniAeal
glee of the cruel men left behind.
Thus doth conscience make 'c6Warlls
of us all. .,..ls sAz.EE.s .i Il
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-01-31

The contract labor law has
caught another fish, and the
country and its labor interests are
again saved. The commissioner of
immigration has ordered North
Dakota school master expatriated
who had the audacity to step a.
cross the line of white posts which
mark our northwestern boundry to
teach school. He has been so in
cautious as to make contract to
teach the school before coming.
Here was his mistake. Had he
just wandered ainlessly over the
border and tramped around the
country and run across a vacant
school house job, he wonld now be
welding the rod and drawing his
munifcent stipend intead of being
ANONYMOUSLY bundled ont of the
country by the United States.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-01-31
THIS BILL IS ALL RIGHT.

THE DEMOCRAT is indebted to
Senator Plain for copy of Senate
Bill No. 81 which he introduced to
amend the Public school laws of
1890.
Be it Enacted by the Legislative Assembly Of
the State Of North Dakota:
A BILL, For an Act to Amend
Section 81, Chapter SO, of an Act to
provide for Uniform System of
Public Schools of Laws of 1890.
Sec. l. Amendment. That said
Section 81 ofChapter 81 be amended
to read as follows:
Sec. 81. That in any county now
organized under the School Town
ship System, the Board of County
Commissioners shall upon a petition
SO to do signed by one,third of the
legal voters, in number as shown by
the last general election, submit to
the voters of the county at next gen
school election, the question. of a.
doping the district system, and if a
majority of all votes cast at such
election is in adopting the district
system then the several school
townships of such county shall be
districted and the property and in
debteness of said township shall be
divided and assumed as by law,
and notice of such submission of
the question shall be incorporated in
the annual school election.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-01-31
1our Btr kucccssrs.

Having the needed merit to more
than make good all the advertising
claimed for them, the following four
remedies have reached a phenomenal
sale. DR.. Kings New Discovery for
consumption, colds and coughs, each
bottle Observation-Disclosures Bitters the
great remedy for liver, stomach and
kidneys. Bucklen's Arnica Salve, the
best in the world, and DR.. Kings Nv
Life Pills, which are a perfect pill. All
these remedies are guaranteed to do
Just what is claimed for them, and the
dealer whose name is attached here
with will be glad to tell you more of
them. Sold at E. l. Donovan's store.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-01-31

near it at the rate of from 4,00lN
5000, at a cost besides the lxbni
only q cents each. One branSls
the road will cross the river at DIN
ton and proceed west through
Thomas and Cavalier to the I1F
Mountains at Portal, whore itss
connect with the 500. This mlap IL
settled, the right-ofway secuf q
the entire distance and some grad hui
done. Arrangements now made
make it possible for Grand Forks u
cooperate and secure an air lis,
which will not only give a dirss
competing line to the head Of sstL,
lakes, open up the large country
east tributary to this city, bring tht
pine lands of Minnesota practically
to this city, and open the way fol
Grand Forks to take rapid stridel
forward as the commercial centre 81
the northwest. If the city does no,
now avail herself of the opportunity
it may be long time before it la,
the like chance again. Grand
Forks Herald.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-01-31
4 LARGE NORTHWESTERN NAN.

There may be paeans of Joy in
some sections of the Republican
party over the election to the Senate
of Knute Nelson.
1t is certain that Nelson will not
60 with the party in its present
marked drifting back to Mckinley.
ism. He was opposed to Mckinley
ism when it went into law. He was
in favor of the priciple of the tariff
reform when hevoted for the Mills
bill in 1888. On every possible occa-
sion he has demonstrated his hos
tility to the Republican policy of
taxing the Northwest for the North
east.
In this respect he will doubtless
be in marked contrast with such Re-
publican Senators as Cullum Alison,
who have presistently betrayed their
section into the hands of its en-
emies.
Nelson is not only man of great
intelligence, but he is equally a
man of great courage. He has
demonstrated both qualities so often
and SO conspicuously that it is fair
to expect him to assume in the SEN
ate the leadership of that element
in the republican party which is OPP.
posed to further tribute and 1.-THE
paying.
Senator Nelson is not a presi-
dental possibility, but there are in
him possibilities greater than the
presidency. He may be the maker
of an epoch in politics.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-01-31
STRIKE IN THE KITCHEN.

The Lady of the House Takes = 144sa
son in Labor Troubles. sf
An odd thing happened the other
day ina BroolSl:ne family, a something
which the lady of the house isn't par
ticularly anxious to talk about, ssplc-
tally when her husband is around.
Not long ago the help in the factory
went Oh a strike, and though they did
not remain out long, the affair being
mainly "sympatnetic," yet it bothered
him quite bit, to the dislike of his
wife. She demonstrated with him fire.
quently over his Stiffness in allowing
such small thing to bother him, ard
guyed him still more when the affair
ended amicably. A few mornings
later the lady went into her morning
room and rang the bell to give the
cook her days orders, when, to herFas-
constituent, the ring was answered
by all the help in the establishments,
including the scrub girl aud the boy
who walked errands. The cook was
spokeswoman.
IF you please" she began firmly,
but respectfully, "we've come to say
that We're on strike. We don't like
what you did in taking away Char
lotte's Saturday night out and giving
her Mary's Friday. By Mary having
Charlotte's Saturday she gets a chance
to meet Mrs. Smiths Henry, and as
Mary's her rival, we don't think its
giving either of 'em fair chance"
The mistress looked at the company
and saw that Charlotte and Mary Were
the only two absent; she reflected that
she had by no means been aware of
what affairs of state she was upset
ting in changing the evenings out"
without any particular reason, and she
decided that it was better to arbitrate
than delay lunch, and possibly dinner.
so she gracefully acceded to the de-
mands Of the assemblage, and restor-
ed Charlotte her Saturdays
Still, when any enc says strike to her
now she shivers. For-"What is HOane
without dinner?"-Hcme Journal.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-01-31
: ). Land Office,

- Grand Forks N. Oak. Deeembor ,o,, 100.
TbomIpi having been entered at this oc" nv
absmd iS iMyl e. against Thomas oiloran foy
july sth h u.s. Homestead %non az Entry 7dated
60 CO. " non II H. Township iso nortb bs' ano OF
CO eeaion c "a sad SONNY with to the e ca
The said THOMAS fHi oor,n nss.n
ii mnre on said land nor in amv nds
herpeh ossu the same The said psr,a s'n acs
10Th day on Febsa.2va appear at tIs office on The
reSpond and furnish testimony co ox g. 70
bnfaro !, aoGnd, nmcnt Testimony will ha s na
county, H. Da lK"rya County Judge Of c G. fs
sh day of February 49, at ii o nI'k on the
D. H. IRuAx, Attorney. 'oNA' "esis'er.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-01-31
MORTGAGE SALE.

Default having been made in the payment of
me sum Of four hundred and six and wcnty-
claimed to BE- due at the date OF this notice upon
= certain mortgage. duly executed and delivered
by Peter Lambert and Mary Lambert. husband
end wife to The Mess1n Farm Trust
aay recorded i'll Once 81 ahs Tee sess n
deeds, IN and and for lhe county Of Cavalier and
staie of North Dakota on the Goth Of August,
leS9,at l0:l5 o'clock I'm lin book 1901 M"rtgaees
on page 4o6. and whereas said mortgage was duly
assigned bv the Said mortgage to the Margaret
IN the office of the register of deeds in and tyr
the county Of Cavalier and state of Nor b Dako-
tn, on the 18th day OF December. 1894. and no
law or otherwise. to recover the debt secured by
said mor'gage, or any part thereof Now there
i fore. notice is hereby given, That hy virtue OF
ana pursuant pursuant to the statute in such case made
ana provided tn" said mortgage will be fore
closed by sale Of the premises described in and
conveyed ~ said mortgage VIZ; The northeast
one hnndred and rrxty-fOur t164), R"nge sixty
(6O) west Of the fifth p. NJ and conta ming one
hundred and xty COP acres. more less in
s sne heTed tamens and appMrtenaucrs which
sale II he made by the sheriff of said Cavai er
t county n.y. at the front door Of The court house in
the ninth day of February, 1895, at 2 o'cioci n.
m. OF that day at public auc ion to the highest
oldaer Tor cash, to pay said debt and interest.
an9 ne taxes. If any, on said premises snd ten
u'Ilars attorneys fees. az provided by Inv in
case foreclosure, and the disbursements l.
lowed by law; subject t, redemption at any lime
WITHIN enc year from The DAY of sale, as provided
by Inv. 90 paw AUG"
Dated December q. A. D. 1894
MARGARET A. sLEITH.
B. ERICKSON, Attorney for Assigne Of Nor gaze.
ha'soon' n. Duk. 2O-26
Probate Notice..
State Of North Dakoa,)
County Of Cavalier, oou''
IN tne matter of the Estate of Carrie X.
\, PURSUANT to I'M order of raid court. made IN
me l9th day Of January A. D 1895 notice r.
hereby given thai Tuesday the 10Th dav III
reDruary A. ID. 1895, at 10 O'Clock M. Of said
ua!, NJ me court room of snid court nj the
county court house in the City of Langdon. in
ne county Of Cavalier, have been appt1inted hv
Inc Jndge or said court as the time and place tor
nearing the petition of Martin A. ire fHr
eee issuance to him of letters of administration
OF the estate of Carrie X. Satire. late Of the
nwn OF Hope. in the county of Cavalier r.,
'ne state of North Dakota deceased. when and
e "nele any person interested in said esiaIe NAV
appear and contest the same. S AA"'
Dnled January 18th A, u. 1906
5 atest' H E. DORvAL
'u"ge OF County County.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-01-31

D. w. HINES is still at work on
his railroad from Drayton to Wal.
halla and if he succeeds, many who
are obliged to haul their farm pro.
duce thirty and forty miles will be
greatly benefited. There is a large
tract Of valuable country through
which a road should extend into
Cavalier county and instead of ou1
thrifty farmers exposing them
selves for two days to the cold
piercing winds of North Dakota
they will enjoy the usual benefits
of civilization. Go ahead, Mr..
Hines, and may your efforts be sue
cessful.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-01-31

Tho wisconsin Central Lines Run
Two fast trains daily between ST.
Paul. Minneapolis and Chicago, Mil
waukee and all points in. Wisconsin
making connections in Chicago with
all lines running east and south
Tickets sold aud baggage checked
through to all points in the United
States and Canadian provinces. For
full information regarding rontes'
rates. maps, folders ETC., address your
nearest ticket agent or Jas. G. Pond,
general pass agent, milwaukee. Wis.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-01-31

should not oppose this" The ref
erendum is a safety-valve that all
good citizens can afford to trust.
The North Dakota legislature
need not be alarmed over the pros
pect of a vote on res admission OF
the liquor question. 1t is the chief
issue of the people of state ma
ture, and the majority certainly
demand it's being voted on
Jamestown Alert.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-01-31

In THIS country as a general
principle it is conceded by all fair
minded persons, that whenever
any considerable number of people
of a state are in favor of submit.
ing proposition to be voted on,
it ought to be submitted. In Kan.
sas, tho prohibitory liquor amend
ment is urged for resubmission
to the voters. Ex-Gov. Lewelline
an executive against whom no pro.
hibitionist can rightly inveigh
says "the friends Of prohibition
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-01-31

IT so happened that Washburr
was unable to Doodle himself into
the senate this time, and Knute
Nelson was elected in his stead.
Mr.. Nelson would been elected
very easily at the caucus Friday
evening of last week had not the
Washburn crowd succeeded in
carrying an adjournment. But
Knute was elected on the first bal.
lot Wednesday, l02 to Washburn's
Gland some scattering. Mr. Don.
nelly was given II.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-01-31
CANALS OF the F,r. 81,
hey WIN BE Large fnoumh Tor th:
;Rnpil Handling of II Heavy t'ssM--

they WIN BE Large Enaussh tor th:
Rapid Handling of Heavy '''s"--
ness.
The history of the struggle h''H'
Fcanals of small dimensions aud ! +"
E:oads has been the same in ali ~
[lries. The fight ragged bitterly n'
humber of years: the canals actlnS &
pthe defensive. although they mad IL
6llies the states under whose patro
Nee they were built and operated.
The result has been the same IN IL :
cases. the unconditional surrender. oi
The canals to the railroads. This.
however, is not so much the fault OF
1.-THE system as of the II engagement.
The railroads have great advanta%
)ver canals. They are better able TO
abridge distances both by reason OF
superior speed and of facilities for
overcoming elevations, spanning
streams, free from danger Of dcstruc-
live floods and piercing through the
highest mountains; but their great sue
,ess is mainly due to TIE fact that
they have kept pace with the progress
If the world.
Waterways built from the beginning
If the eighteenth century to the first
,uarter of the nineteenth century were
regarded ample to meet the require
ments of trade Mt the time they were
constructed, and there was in many In
stances a progressive Improvement IN
heir dimensions and appurtenances.
But while the industrial, agricultural
and commercial development of the
world have advanced to proportions
not dreamed of a century ago, canals
ave remained stationary. They are
now obsolete, and can no longer full
ill the requirements of cheap transpor-
tation in competition with railroads.
The canals of the future must have
The dimensions and the facilities for
:apid transportation to adapt them to
he new conditions of commerce. They
must not be barge or boat canals, but
ample waterways for the free passage
IF such ships as are now engaged in
carrying the worlds trade. OF such
canals we have now some important
types in operation, and others in pro-
yress of construction or in compile
:ion.-Chautauquan
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-01-31
II 8 Land once.

" o A'' Grand Forks. N OAK. !,cc. a. iso4.
Notice Is hereby given thut the tOllowing-
make final proof In support Of his claim. and
that said proof VIII bs made b. orc the Clerk
Of the District Court for Cavalier county, N.
OAK, at Langdon, N. OAK, on February o,
1885, viz:
HENRY j. HOPE H. r. lolOl.
for the MI. nek, st mex and neA seh Sec. q.
T, It3 II, r. 81 W.
He names the following witnesses TO- prove his
continu1u s residence VI on, andculttvatton OF
sa ID and, viz:
John l.. Robertson, Adam l Birtch, Eben
Radford and Robert Robertson, all OF FlkwoOd,
:i..s JAS v. BROOKE. Register.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-01-31

U. s. Land ONCE
Notice Is hereby given that the following
named settler have Aled no'ice o: her IN en-
ton 10 make final proof in support Of her
the Judge and ex-otilcio Clerk Of he county
courl of Cavalier County. N. II al langdOn, N.
Dakota, IN March 9. 1905. viz:
CHRISTINE VOUCHER, now MRS. CHRIS
TINE DELORME. H. E. No.
for the swN Sec. !, Twp. 163 n. R. 57w.
She names the following witnesses 10 prove her
continuous residence upon and. cultivation Of
said land, viz.
Joseph Jerome Jr., Albert Coston.uay Am
able jerome nnd Andrew Larccque, all of Wal
halla P. o., Pembina county: :. D.
W29 JAS. v. BROOKE, Register.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-01-31
U. s. Land once

U. S. Land Once
Grand Forks. N. D., Dec. 81, 1894
Notice is hereby given that the following named
settler has filed notice of his intention 10 make
final proof IN support of h 8 claim. and
that said proof will be made before theJudge and
ex-rficio Clerk of the County Court of Cavalier
County, at Lnngdon, N Oak. on February 2
ARTHUR CHAUvIN, II. E, NO. 111e9,
for the nw1 Sec "a, 7. 1852 N, R. 81 w.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon, and cultivation of
said land viz:
David Beauchamp, of Olga. P. o.. Cavalier
county, N. d., Sanise Der sier, and William
Mon gomtry. Langd"n P. O.. Cavalier conn y,
N. D.: and john Montgomery, Hannah P o.,
Cavalier county, N. Oak.
20-25 JAS. V BROOKE Register.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-01-31

The canvas of returns on the
vote for the location of the School
of Forestry shows that Bottineau
was chosen. The 1855 extra votes in
Ward County were thrown out by
the board. This will end the fight
and the Turtle Mountain people
are strictly in it.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-01-31

The Legislative assembly passed
a concurrent resolution favoring
the election of U. S. senators by
popular vote. Verify, for a repub-
lican legislature, this is progress
i've measure-only thsy stole the
idea from the democrats--where
nearly all their good ideas come
from.-Neche Oak Leaf.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-01-31
U. S Land Office,
Grand Forks nal, DE- 10 400.

u y 31nHu OII!C6,
co Grand Forks, N. Oak Dec. 10 1904
Complaint having been entered at this s l oto
6 Sr h S NJ Anderson against Hector Robar,s
dated Ua H ,f his Homestead Entry No 1883
Section II. Township 09 1so Sp 60 tRe - nGwM'
h a,a county, Oak. with view to the CANCEL
sad 1 e OF SAD entry contestant alleging that the
any manner roberts has not resided Or in
Gb urohg the last year. The said parties a nrs
here6 ID summoned to appear at this Office a n
to re % my OF February 1875 at oociock a. m
ssd alleged abandonment. TesimSo concerning ,ei h
aler before H r. Dorvnl County Judgs Of Cav
the fhSa any Of n pak at bak on
2024 u, Z = 1872, at III Il. m.
j. E. TRUAX, Attorney. ''NooAE' Register.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-01-31

The members of tue Legislature
from democratic Cavalier have a
band wagon Of their own and are
driving ahead industriously.
Charley Plain is proving himself
a good man IN the senate, and
Flack and Jennings in the house
ale both good workers.-Plain-
dealer.