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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-09-30

be a full double-story building the up
per part being laid out for public hall.
Thenew loading platform at the Ct N,
depot here is one of the best along the
line. Plenty Of room to load two cars at
once-making it easy for farmers ship.
ping.
Henry Hahn has just completed the
threshing of the last crop he will raise
on the Dresden TOWNSHIP The yield
averaged 10 bushels and grades No. l
Hard.
John Dresden Speckmann has taken
excl usive charge of the candy depart
ment Of Mathisen & Speckmann's store
He shows great experience for one &C
young.
Reiber & Lean start this week to paint
the store front of the Mathisen & Speck.
mann's place. They will also further
decorate it with big sign reading
''Ihe Pioneer Store"
John Miller, one Of our leading farmers
and part owner of the Dresden townsite
watches with pleasure the steady growth
Of our town and is tickled to death al
the demand for town lots.
Swartz & Kraemer, the local firm o.
builders and contractors added three
more carpenters to their force this weel
and still fear that winter will set in be
fore all their present jobs are finished.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-09-30
ELM POINT.

Threshing is almost completed and
wheat is yielding from Is to 20 bushels
per acre.
George Edworthy, who owns a nice
slice of farm land at Hanna was Gale,
on Fremont friends last week.
Our farmers are busy hauling thei,
No. l Hard into Walhalla. Some have al
ready begun to turn over their land fol
next years crop.
Coyotes appear to be quite numerous
here this fall and quite number of
farmers report that their nocturnal visits
are proving very disasterous to the
poultry yards.
The new stage carrying passengers to
Tyner made its first trip last Sunday
with A. Weir as driver. Will Ireland
accompanied him and it is expected
there will be more in time. 1t Is not
exactly the day on which to run stage
line but seems: to be the one on which
traffic promises to be best.
While returning home from Walhalla
the other evening Andrew Weir's horse
took fright at hay rack which Andy had
left by the roadside that evening on his
wayinto town. The horse bolted quickly
to one side, breaking a wheel. Andrew
now spends the evenings at home while
the buggy is at the shop awaiting
repairs.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-09-30
DRESDEN.

Anton Mu hs loaded and shipped til.
first car of grain from Dresden last week
Fl. D. ALERT made brief visit here tn,
other afternoon on his drive home from
| trip west.
The boys in Haskamp's lumber yari
are rushed so with work that.they occa
sionally miss meal.
Peter Schwartz bought another 10
this week on which he will erect desir
able residence this fall.
Desirable corner lots were sold yester
day for big hotel which will be com
pleted before the snow flies.
Frank Cameron'e barn is now doing
big line of business while his drayline ii
running from daylight to dark.
E. j. Welte and wife visited our bers
this week and sized up their newl,
arrived nephew at Billy Speckmann'
domicile
Miss Maggie Hamerl, who has beer
the guest Of W. H. Speckmann severa
days, returned to her home at Mt. Car
mel this week.
The elevator being built by the indie
pendent Elevator Co. will be completed
this week and has a capacity equal tt
any along the line.
That new ,en-foot sidewalk from
Mathisen & Speckmann's store to the
depot will give Dresden quite metro
pclitan appearance.
Ten cars of grain have been shipped
from here the past week by local farmers
through Fl. j. Mathisen, who is a veteran
in the grain business.
Langdon callers last Sunday were Mrs
B. r. Click and Miss Nellie McClory
both enjoyed the drive and view our new
town with surprise at it's growth.
Frank Currie came out from Langdon
the fore part of this week and starte d
the work on Click & Dawson's new drug
store. It will 60 up with rush.
Tony Habbermann's restaurant bust
ness is increasing so rapidly that he has
bought another lot and will double the
size of the building he now occupies.
Dunlap's general store is finished and
will open up for business right away
Their stock is as large and varied as will
be found in towns OF much larger size.
This week the framework was reised
for Haskamp's hardware store. It will
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-09-30
BUSINESS LOCALS.

FARM LoANs-Can make 3 or loans.
Security must be first class. Is. Ericksoh'
For SALE-Horse, new buggy ana
harness at your own price. A. Dedr'ck
& Son.
GIRL WANrED-A good girl for general
homework. Apply to Mrs. ]. B. Boyd
Langdon N. d.
For SALE-Three room one story house
and two lois on Second street. VIII sell
cheap. For particulars inquire OF F. =.
b. Mercer.
WIFE WANTED-A wife wanted OF
Boyd's. Yes, every wife who has any
shoppine to do will find that the best
place in the city.
For RENT-Store building on the east
side of Third street; size "a 90, double
glass front. For term OF one or moro
years. Apply to d. Fl. Mcmillan.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-09-30
Kidney, Bladder and Urinary Troubles.

If you suffer from any Of the above
complaints or from too frequent urine
"Dr. Fenner's Kidney and Backache
cure" is what you want. Bedwetting by
children is generally cured by one bottle
of this powerful remedy. Testimonials
are disregarded, many people doubling
the honesty or sincerity of them; We
therefor avoir giving them here, but will
furnish them on application to the dealer
whose name is given below. We think
by stating that, H. D. ALERT & Co., oul
Langdon agents, will refund your money
il not satisfied after using one bottle, We
make our faith in the merit of our goods
surely apparent.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-09-30

severe sickness for some time past, but is
The Salvation Army captain hold theit
farewell service at Hanna next Tuesday
evening. All around here are sorry to
say goodbye to them.
Miss Boylan takes charge of the
Daniels school and will take the place OF
Teacher Mckay vino goes to fill similar
position in the Valley.
Sillers Bros, seem to be getting a big
run of threshing this fall. 1t evidently
agrees with them and makes barrel OF
money. Possibly they will retire tc
patching again when it freezes-up il
nothing better turns up.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-09-30
HANNAH.

Hanna will incorporate in the spring.
Langdon may have electric lights blu
Hanna has the Moon.
Many Cannucks seems to like to trade
at our fine big stores.
A laundry and hotel are two things
that are badly need at Hanna.
jim, Kyle the pioneer merchant, con
tinues to put in fine improvements.
Much general complaint is heard at
the irregularity of our present trai1
service
Three elevators are going skyward and
will be ready for business in week at
the latest.
Fire protection is question our bust
ness men should agitate. Why not form
bucket brigade.
Now the opening of public school is
being urged. Let all give this actua
necessity their aid.
Miss Katie Schneider is here from
Langdon witch view to opening ur
dress making parlors.
A feed mill will be put in here by
Drayman Aff1eck this fall The power
by which it will run is wind.
Builder Loynes' dozen or more car
penters will continue to saw lumber and
drive nails for many weeks yet to come.
George Bulloch is ain old time Lang
don boy that is getting his share OF
grain shipments among the track buyers.
G. B. Mcmillan is here to stay now
and is having everything pushed rapidly
to complete the State Bank of Hanna.
of which institution he will be cashier.
The Methodists have decided to erect
a church edifice here this fall. The
townslte company have done their share
with liberal hand by donating two lots.
George Nesbitt lost his separator by
fire Tuesday Of last week while thresh-
ing at JAS. Templeton's farm. The
origin of the fire is not exactly known but
is generally supposed to be the work of
incendlary.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-09-30
-
MILTON.
from the Milton Glob

from the Milton Globe.]
The Milton Roller Mills have begun
grinding the new wheat.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. N. X. Buoen, of
Osnabrock, on Sept. IL, son.
Mrs. 81. L. Helgesen has fully recovered
from ner recent serious illness.
Miss Allie Waterman came down from
Langdon Friday, returning Saturday.
Ole G. Menes left Tuesday for short
visit to the old home at Preston, MINI.
L. R. and c. J. Kelly returned Friday
from their purchasing expedition in the
east.
X. Kopang is about to open up board
ing house and restaurant in the Brand
void block.
Percy P. Smith has placed on the
market new railroad advertising cabi-
net for holding folders etc.
Probably seventy five per cent of the
threshing still remains to be done in the
territory tributary to Milton.
Mrs. M. Crawford, of Chicago, sister
If Mrs. F. Smith, arrived Thursday and
is the guest of DR.. and Mrs Smith.
Married, on Sept 81, 1897, by Rev. H.
Wang, at his residence in Milton, Ed
ward Ernson, of Soper, and Mary Olson,
of Wang.
Chas. Sunderland has sold his fine
farm just east of town to Frank Briggs
and w. H. Falls, and will establish in
fruits and confectionery business at
Dresden, the first town west of Langdon
on the extension.
W. E. Dahl had quite lively runaway
last Thursday afternoon. While driving
in from the country ia light sulky his
horse became frightened at the train,
upset the sulky and came into town in q
hurry-while Dahl walked it.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-09-30
A Cure for Bilious Collie.

Resource, Screven Co., GEL have
been subject to attacks of bilious collie
for several years. Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrb@a Remedy is the
only sure relief. It act like charm.
One does Of it gives relief when all other
remedies fail.-G. D. Sharp. For sale by
N. E. McGruer, druggist, Langdon N. D.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-09-30
sTRAYED.

From the premises of the undersigned
on or about Sept. Oath, one sorrel mare
colt, rising years old, white star on face
and two white hind feet; also one bay
mare colt rising two years old with
white strip on face and three white feet.
Party returning same will be suitably
rewarded.
8 E. I. DONOVAN.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-09-30
TO THRESHERME

We carry in open stock complete as.
sortment of brass goods; rubber ana
leather betting: lace leather; suction
hose: endless drive belts; tank pumps;
packing of all kinds; cylinder and lubrl-
eating oils, etc., ETC., anything you want
MERCER, the Hardwareman.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-09-30
DANIELS.

Harvest is finished and threshing is in
progress. So far the grain is not turn.
ing out as expected.
We are glad to hear that Mrs David,
who has been sick the past two weeks ia
ableto be around again.
Miss Wilson has been laid up with
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-09-30

For land filings, contests and final
proofs call on F. W. Mclean, U. S. Land
Commissioner. 4
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-04-09
To R,sorm the Curr,ncv.

WAsmSaroN, April 5.-Elevcn Of the
fifteen members Of the executive com.
mittee appointed by the indianapolis
monetary convention last January have
been In the city for several days.
That convention, composed of business
men delegated by the boards Of trade
Of 100 cities, decided to urge n commits
sion to investigate banding aud cur
rency laws with n view To their early
revision, and the executive committee
has decided TO establish headquarters
here In an endeavor to procure from
congress such legislation at this session
rs will empower the president to ap.
point n committee to consider the sub.
ject before the regular session Of con.
gress convenes In December.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-04-09
FATAL FIRE.
A Chattsnoogs Capitalists snd IN Archi-
teot Perish.

A Chattsnoogs Capitalist and IN Arshi-
teot Perish.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, April 6.-The
Richardson building. the largest In
Chattanooga, was totally destroyed by
fire, which started from the furnace
In the basement, between $3.50 and 9
o'clock this morning.
The wstchman warned o number Of
men sleeping on the sixth floor and all
succeeded In getting out except Boyd
Ewing. one of the wealthicst men In
this section, and 3. M. Patton, . lead
ing architect Of tho South. Mr.. Ewing
attempted to climb down the fire es-
cape, but fell from the top His body
was badly mutilated. Patton was cut
OF from escape on the stairs and his
body IL still In the ruins.
Frank Carlock, q young lawyer who
attempted to save some papers from
his Office In the Third National bank
building, fell from q ladder and was
badly injured.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-04-09
thousands Of bicycle fnvention..

WASHINGTON, April 5.-The records
kept Mt the patent office show To what
an enormous extent the invention of
bicycle improvements has grown In
this country. Since 1870 over 1000
patents relating to bicycles have been
granted by the United States patent
office, and Mt least half Of these have
been issued In the last six years. IL
now takes the labor of eight expert
assistant examiners to handle the APP
plications of cycle inventors, and even
with this force there Is always q big
batch of applications awaiting exami-
nation. How fast this industry has
grown may BIO judged from the state
ment that up to 1876 only about 800
patents for cycles had been issued.
There Is no country In the world that
shows a similar rate Of growth In this
same line.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-04-09
LUCY F. FURMAN.

often rode with her father on his daily
rounds of visits In town and country,
and thus early acquired an insight into
the lives Of the people that has been In
valuable to her. When in later years
the singular experience Of sanctifica-
ton took complete possession of q GER
tain little community In which she was
interested, II was but natural that she
should put pen to paper and tell about
the ludicrous and the pathetic Incl
dents that thrilled the simple hearts
In the sanctiied town. 1t was equally
natural that 80 young a girl should be
doubtful Of her own powers.
At the suggestion Of a friend, Miss
Furman sent some OF her stories to
James Whitcomb Riley, whom she has
met. Surely no more cheering
and helpful words were ever written in
reply by a famous writer to one just
beginning the hazardous path Of au-
thorship; and though Miss Furman
has had many ~laudatory letters since
her book appeared, there Is not one Of
them that she cherishes as she does
the first from Mr.. Riley, bidding her
godspeed.
The first stories she wrote were pub
lished by the Century Magazine. The
Century Company issued her first and
only volume, Stories Of a Sanctiled
Town"
Miss Furman has been for several
years a resident OF Evansville.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-04-09

soon as he sees your camp pitched,
takes possession Of II. He neither re-
spects nor fears man. and Ia an incor-
rigible thief. He eats anything from
a cartridge to a member OF his own
~family-for he Is a cannibal. II re-
member one instance of this" writes
our author, when our dog unfortu-
nately killed a young bird before we
could prevent it, which was o small
to eat. The parents made a decent
show of grief over their loss, and then.
being quite sure that the little n was
dead. they proceeded to eat its still
warm remains" The weka fights all
Corners for undisturbed possession OF
the camp he has annexed. His histri-
onic talent Is great. and he car sham
death to perfection. But for the fact
that he is a first rate scavanger, he
would. to his human host, be an In
tolerable nuisance. After some weeks
Of tenderness and self-sacrifce. the
weka all at once becomes a brutal hus-
band and father. That is when the
youngsters have grown up, and. as he
thihho, uIC aUIc ~ lOIdSC iOi
selves; still, he Is unnecessarily harsh,
not to say shamelessly selfish. II his
place Of sojurn be rich In food, he ban
ishes his wife and children; II 1t be
not, he tricks elsewhither. The egoistic
fit lasts until next he becomes a father,
and then altruism is hardly the word
for his determination. Let Mr.. Har-
per describe him and his wife: 1.-THE
parent birds while rearing their young
hardly eat anything themselves and
grow as poor as a church mouse, every
thing they find is carried to the young
sters. When a pair has Lsly one chick
1t is very ludicrous to see them rush
ing up to 1t and jostling one another In
their eagerness to give 1t a piece OF
bacon or bread, and sometimes asking
It to try a piece Of a jam tin, or tempt
ing 1t with a choice copper cartridge
case" The weka would appear to be
"as good a camp companion as one
could wish for, with his tameness, i'm
pudence and almost human power OF
expression. He Is a bird with small
uniformed wings. unable to fly, and
varying in size from a partridge to
pheasant"
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-04-09
OXFORD CREW WON AGAIN
Beat the Cantabs In an Exciting Race
Weather Very had.

PUTNEY. England, April &. - The
ffty-fourth annual boat ace between
crews representing the universities Of
Oxford and Cambridge. was rowed to-
day over the usual course, from Put.
ney TO Mortlake, q distance Of four
and one-quartcr miles. and Oxford
won by barely two lengths In 10 min.
utes, ~ seconds. Oxford has now won
81 out Of 81 races rowed and has been
the winner eight years In succession.
The weather was bad for boating,
the sky overcast, the wind gusty and
the atmosphere was raw and cold. The
betting was 5 to 1 On Oxford. The
usual crowds assembled ut all points
Of vantage along the course. This was
the first time since the beginning of
this series Of contests, In 1929, that an
American has rowed In each boat.
J. j. DeKnopp Of New College, Ok.
ford, who is from Albany, N. Y, was
bow for the Dark Blues, and b. II.
Howell Of Cambridge, a New York
city man, was No. 4 in the other boat.
Cambridge led for a short distance.
but five furlongs from the start Ok.
ford was half o length ahead. The
wind was strong and behind the men
all the way. Cambridge rowed des.
perstely. Oxford spurted at intervals
and was once two and q half lengths
in the lead, but ut no time was It SURE
of the race.
At Barnes bridge Fernie of Cam
bridge called for q final effort. and for
q time his crew gained on its Oxford
rival. The latter, however, without
unduly squirting, passed the judges
boat easy winners by q bare two
lengths, and in the second best time,
10 minutes 10 seconds, in which the
race has been rowed over this course.
The best time made was in 1898, when
Oxford won by one length and four
feet In 10 minutes and ~ seconda
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-04-09
SUPPLYING INSTITUTIONS.
The Board Rejects Several BIDS because
There Was No Competition.

The Board Rejects Several Bids because
There Was Ma Competition.
Bids for stationery for the Beatrice
institution were rejected by the state
board Of purchase aud supplies for the
reason that all bidders gave the same
prices in all particulars. The propos-
al for meat ut the same institution
was rejected because II was the only
n submitted and out Of proportion
to other meat bids at other institu-
tions. and for the further reason that
the board desires competition. Pro-
posals for hardware at this institution
were rejected because they were not
sufficiently specific.
The proposal for drugs at the home
for the friendless was rejected because
1t was the only n submitted and the
board desired competition.
Proposals for -four Mt the Milford
soldiers and industrial home were re-
jected because there was but one bid
for each institution and the board de-
sires to let these various contracts I'M
der competition. New bids have been
asked for to be opened April Is.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-04-09
rh. Northxe.t sanerlne.

ST.. PAUL, MINI, April s.-The river
last night was three feet above the
danger line and all fats were flooded.
Many people were driven from home.
In South st. Paul the stock yards are
under water and the packing houses
partly inundated In Minneapolis all
people on the fats have been driven
from home.
Reports from all over this state and
from the Red River Valley and the val
ley Of the Jim river, In South Dakota,
tell of floods.
At Woonsocket, 8. D., an Ice gorge
has caused the water to cover eight
miles Of land. In every section rail.
roads are disabled by washouts and
thousands of acres of farm lands have
been covered by several feet Of water.
At Chippewa Falls, Wis, an ice Jam
with 5000, 900 feet Of logs in the Chip
pewa river caused the flooding of the
lower part OF the town for half an
hour, when 1t receded. but not until
great damage had been done.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-04-09
Philippine Rebellion.

WASHINGTON. April h.-The Spanish
legation has received official dispatches
from Madrid, under date Of April 1,
announcing the most decisive engage.
ments In the Philippine islands since
the insurrection there began. The
strongly intrcnched towns Of Novel.
letn, Lecbau and Rosario were stormed
and taken by the Spanish troops. At
the same time the Spanish shelled the
seaport town of Cavite Vigo and other
strategic points leading to the insur-
gent stronghold Of linus. The losses
were heavy, and 1853 prisoners surren-
aered es a result OF the Smelling Of
Cavite Vigo.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-04-09
A Porcins Curiosity.

Among the remarkable additions re.
Gently made to the stock on the farm
Of v. j. Thomas OF North Loup il q pig,
apparently healthy and vigorous and
normal in all respects, with the ex-
ception OF having four fully developed
legs on the hinder portion Of its anat-
omy, instead Of two. The little freak
Is apparently strong and ambitious and
IL is hoped that II may be matured and
Its kind perpetuated, II being apparent
to the dullest comprehension how much
more valuable would be q breed of
porkers yielding four hams instead OF
two.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-04-09
TO TRY TOBACCO CULTURE
Man Leases T~hirty-ave Acres
which lie WIN plant.

George Godfrey has lcascd tbirty-6ve
acres Of land from the Fremont Stock
Yards and Land company and will rut
in a crop of tobacco. The ground Is
immediately south Of the chicory fac
tory. Mr.. Godfrey experimental in
growing tobacco several years ago on
his farm east Of Fremont, which was
successfully grown, but was spoiled in
curing. The government also undos-
took to raise u crop Mt Columbus sever
nj years ago, but made n failure of u.
Since he put In his first crop machin-
cry has been invented which greatly
facilitates the work. The price Of leaf
tobacco has been greatly increased by
reaso of the Cuban rebellion and In
becoming scarce. and In addition the
tariff legislation will tend to protect
the grower. Mr.. Godfrey has been in
the ~cigarmaking business for years and
understands tobacco growing. During
the season the cultivation of the crop
will give employment TO from twelve
to thirty-Hve men. A portion Of the
seed has already been planted In beds
and the plants will be put out In .
month. Mr.. Godfrey has leased one Of
the Ice houses ut the packing house and
will ft IL up as n dry room.