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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-09-16
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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-09-16
OUR STATE RESOURCES.


From statistics gathered from
official sources and estimates care
fully and a-conseyatively BY
the .stste commissioner ssH agri.
culture and labor tho resources OF
North Dakota for 1897 arc found
to be as follows:
10000, 900 bushel OF whest. .e35 600 900
1900, 900 bushels of fiax.......... 100000
5000, 900 bushels OF barley...... 100000
g, OOO, 900 bushels Of oats........ 7,500OO0
5000 600 bushels of potatoes. 1.5OO, 900
100000 pounds of wool......... 100000
Poultry and eggs..................... 100000
Milk and milk products. ......... 100000
ducts Observation-Disclosures. 100000
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IN HONOR OF THE DEVIL.

portion, and threw it about in every ld1rectlon giving the beast the appear lance of life ard seeking for victims.
 The bulging red eyes rolled in their sockets, the red, snalselilxe tongue pro- ltruded and TetSacted from and into the iw-de-open mouth, while In front danced two gaudily-clad haathens armed with long foles, with a curious lantern shap- d arrangement on the ends, who made t. feint of fighting the dragon and re- tarding his praogress. The body was over 200 feet long, and composed of scales or
 plates about 4x6 inches in size each made Of heavily embroidered silk and edged with swansdown.
 After the dragon marched &sae defach-
 ment of the Kong Chow company, 80 strong, headed by their rich banners and huge triangular flags. band of gcngs, drums and squeaky flageolets made music, and two more banner and gong men kept the air splitting. Two incense bearers carried quaintly shaped urns suspended from a wooden yoke across the shoulders. All the men of this company carried arms, and as be- fore. went in couples, each in a different costume, and with weapons of all kinds and shapes Some carried shields and swords, others huge cheese knives that made them round-shouidered to pack along; some had straight lances, others spears, and still others what looked like chopping knives at the end of a pole. The detachment was brought up by four men with Winchester rifles and a bevy of -gowned priests, who looked bored and famed themselves as they proceeded The last division was com posed of the rich merchants and big.
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Oh! Oh.. Oh!!!

A printer doesn't rush to doctor when he is out of "sorts." Nor TO the baker when he Is out of "pi. 7 Nor to hell when he wants Il "deyii. 7 Nor to the Bible when he wants u good rule" Nor to the gun shop when he wants a '.shooting-sticK 7 Nor to cabinet shop when he wants furniture. Nor to bank when he wants .squoins. Nor to q girl when he wants Il 'press. Nor to a lawyer when he has dirty case. Nor to a butcher when he Nants s.phat. Nor to q pump when he's dry-and has ten cents in his pocket LEX.
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St Los Angeles, Cal, which has a
 large Chinese colony, there took piacs recently ceremony of surpassine beauty ard importance. The local Ghi- namen pncpitsated their devils and sent lisfn LICK to tire infei nal rcgions in 6 comps a,tively peaceful frame of mind
 It began with parade Of 800 men by Chew Sue. the grand marshal, mount ed on a chestnut horse. gaudily draped in yellow, and with Q flower bedeclxe ed bridie. Cs@w wore a straw hat about fhre6 feet in diameter. but as it made him look like a, mushroom, he allowed it to hang on his back the greater part Of the time, and rode bareheade1. Tben q beautiful American flag was borne came two coolies, bearing on their was fastened g large red silk flag, and at the other end a. brass gong. which they pounded with great zeal and untiring energy. A full military brass band marched next, and from time to time played lively quickstep. but its music was drowned in the crash of the huge gongs, which the bearers seemed to never cease beating. After the band marched some forty Chinese, two abreast carrying curiously shaped in- struments. such as were used in Chinal warfare q century agone.
 The dragcn was the feature of theI procession. It required some seventy e1 fe handle the unwieldy mon-I stef, ta.ss,ss forty of whom carried theI body, the balance running aiongsidel and relieving the bearers as they tired.l One huge Celestial worked the head
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A BUSY SESSION.
The Cry Council Transacted Mucl Impor
 tant Business Last Night.

Council met in regular session last night, Mayor Bell presiding and 8 quorum of Aldemen resent. The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved.
 Regular monthly accounts allow ed and ordered paid by warrants due May 10, 1898.
 Alderman Bridges, from Sanitary committee, reported the ditch be- tween Barraque and Second avenue, and Olive and Beech streets in a very unsanitary condition. The matter was referred to Board of Public Affairs with power to act.
 Alderman Owens, from the Gene tery Committee, reported certain needed improvements in the way of ditching, tiling, etc, at Bellwood cemetery, which wss referred to the Board Of Public Affairs with power tc act.
 Alderman Meyer reported the Police Department in need of chairs. Board of Public Affairs instructed to purchase half dozen.
 Alderman Boyce, from Water and Light Company, reported, recon mending the following fire plugs be discontinued, viz:
 One at corner Fourteenth and Pine street.
 One at the corner of Fourteenth and Beech street.
 One at corner of Eleventh and Cherry street.
 One at corner of Fourteenth and Elm street.
 One on Georgia street between Third and Fourth avenues.
 One on Texas street between Fourth and Fifth avenues.
 One on east Third avenue at end of St Louis Southwestern Rail. way.
 Alderman Boyce reported reso- iution recommending that the city decline to make further mon thly contract with Water and ndLight Com pany for street gas.
 Finance Committee reported hay ing audited the report of Board of Public Affairs. Thair report was
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-05-04
PINE BLUFF. ARKANSAS TUESDAY EVENING" NAY A. l8g7

bugs of Chinatown iD carriages preced- ed by their own band, also in a hack
 An immense throng blocked the nar- row streets and alleys of Chinatown in the evening, whe the closing ceremonies were being performed A wooden structure had bsen erected at the north end of Nigger alley. open at one end, facing down the street toward the quarters of the big devils. Here the priests chanted their prayers that in- voked the spirits of the universe in be- half of the disciples of Confueius
 After midnight one of the huge devils standing at the main entrance had been carried into Chinatown, stopping at every doorway, in order to drive out any smaller devils that may have taken up their quarters there and remove their evil influence from the buildings This completed the work of the Shon Di Low. and they were ready to be sent back to their abiding place again. They had rid the community of all lesser evil spir- it's, and their own malignant disposi- tions being appeased by the difference shown during the festival. it was time they should depart.
 AceGrdfff giy, late at night, after the greater part of the crowd had departed and the rites could be performed with out danger of being overrun by the curi- ous throng of sightseers the paper fig ures were carried out and set close to- gether, the torch applied, and amid the smoke and flames, chanting of the priests and explosions of countless fire- the Shon Di Low, Com Joi. Ma No. Toy Sin and their lesser satellites, the woolly horse and all, went back whence they caEne.--New York Journal
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received and filed.

received and filed.
 Chairman Hightower, of Fire De partment Committee, and Alder man Boyee, of Wafer and Light Committee, reported that they had tested a number of fire plugs in out lying districts of the city, and found the water unfit for domestic pur. poses and pressure not exceeding five pounds. They recommended that the matter be called to the at tention of Board of Public Health, and recommended no further bills be paid until present state of affairs was remedied. The report was adopted.
 Report of Police Department fer April, showing cash receipts, s687 15; committed, s229. 50; remit ted, s. 50; was received and filed.
 Chairman Hightcwer, of the Fire Department, reported fire pressure last month from 20 to 40 pounds. City Attorney reported on appeal cases, that some of them would be heard this week.
 City Attorney reported that no ordinance was needed to allow the Southwestern Telephone and Tele- graph Company to erect long dist ance telephone lines as the original franchise covered it.
 Chief of Fire Department showing fire plugs in very good condition, but in need of flushing
 The incandescent light bills for light used in city Hall and Fire De- partment were referred to Board of Public Affairs for settlement, and instructed to contract for future lights by the month.
 Action on Water bills for March and April was postponed.
 The Hotel Trulock bar license was transferred from John Portis to E. B. Harvey.
 The account for holding the last city election was referred back to the Finance committee.
 The bonds of J. B. Trulock, as member of Board of Public Affairs; J. ". Clary, as Sexton of cemetery, and w, J. Craig, as Assistant Chief of Police, were read, approved and ordered spread upon the records.
 A petition from ten property owners, praying that certain prop erty be laid off and made an inn provement district to pave Main street, from Third to Fifth avenue, was granted; and ordinance com mittee directed to report an ordi- nance covering the same.
 Adjourned.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-05-04
Robert J. Brown.

Robert J. Brown, the talented elocutionist and lecturer, will ap~. pear at the Merrill Institute, this city, on Thursday and Friday| nights of this week, in "Richar1 III" and So Ways tho World~ ( He has been endorsed and compll- mented by every person wAo has heard him, aud a rare treat is in store for our literary people whe will go 10 Merrill Institute Thurs day and Friday night. The Austin (Texas) Ssafesaaa has tho followinG to say of "So Wags tho World 4:
 50 Wags the World" IS not o1I3 of fine dramatic Situations and <- fleets, but is also written
 wealth Of imagery, poetic
 deserptIve beauty of
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-05-04
J0E DUHKL.|H DEAD.
A POPULAR RAILWAY CONDUC-
 TOR DIES OF PNEUMONIA.
Came Home Saturday Night Sick. Leaves His Wife and Three
 Chileren.

The Arkansas Gazette, of today, says: William Joseph Dunklin died at his home in this city at p. m. yesterday, Of pneumonia, after a brief illness.
 The deceased was famillarly known as Joe Dunklin, and no man had a 1 larger circle of friends. He was a passenger conductor on the Kansas and Arkansas Valley road, running i between Fort Smith and Coffey vile, Kas. Of late he had been a severe , sufferer from asthma and came home Saturday night a very sick man with an attack of pneumonia. He lived at Fifteenth and Spring streets, and his wife and three children, Jamie, Anderson, and Baby Prudilla, sur vive him.
 MT. Dunklin was born June 9, 1851, in Lebanon, Tenn. He was married November 27, 1878, to Miss Mona sieull. daughter of the late Benjamin F. and Mary Scull, of Pine Bluff. Mrs. Dnnklin is sister of Miles Scull, of the Charles F. Penzel Grocer Company. Mr. Dunklin came here about twenty-five years ago. For a time he was engaged in the hotel and bath house business at Hot Springs and Malvern. In recent years he ran on the Fort Smith road as a conduc- tor and had some thrilling experi- ences with his trains in the Indian Territory during the series of bold hold-ups by the Cherokee gang Q few years ago. MT. Dunklin was on the cave of abandoning his position as railway conductor and had made arrangements to start a carriage re- pesitory at Joplin, Mo, and one at Little Rock.
 He was 8 man of many noble qualities, true to his friends, and q devoted husband and father. His death deprivcs Little Rock of good citizen.
 The funeral will occur at p. m. today from the family residence, Rev. John Class officiating.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-05-04
A HIGH ROLLER IN TROUBLE.
Charged With Obtaining Ss5ounder False
 Pretenses.


 About two weeks ago Il white man by the name of A. ". Pmcell. accom- panied by a friend, arrived in Pine Bluff, and together, for u few days, they painted the town q lurid red, until they were arrested for their ex- cesses and Percell was fined $50.
 Last night Percell again made his appearance in our town, when he was at once arrs.s ed on q telephone message received from Littla Rock officers, who charge him with having obtained $750 from Mrs. 4. A.. Sanders, of that city, under false pre- tenses.
 Purcell, who has the appearance Of gentleman, is now in custody, awaiting the arrival Of thu Little Rock officer.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-05-04

Tennessee Centennial and Interna- tional Exposition at Nashville, Tenn., May 1st to Oct. 30th. 1897. For this occasion the St. Louis Iron Mountain and Southern Railway will sell round trip tickets asfollowS: April 2s to Oct. b inclusive, final re- turn limit Nov. z. 1887. rate $18.70; April 29 to Oct. 15 inclusive, final re- turn limit 20 days from date of sale, rate $13.70; April %, May 1, {, II, B, IS, 20, D. 27: June l, 3, s. 10. 15. IT, 2, 24. 20. July l, 6, s, B. 15. 70. 9, 27. %; Aug. 2. .5 10. 12, IT. 19. 24. 26. 31; Sep. 2 g, I4, l6. 2l, g, B, 30; Oct. I. F. II, l9, 2l and 2C, final limit return ten days from date of sale, rate $10-00.
 H. B. MlzELI, Agt.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-05-04

When bilious or costiye, eat a Cas- caret. candy cathartic, cure guaran- food 1t)c. 2Ec. l2-9( endtfs
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-05-04
Ias,v Hayto~.

Lady Hayter, known in London as the Zenobia of tha Literal party. is not only an accomplished woman of the world, but also one of the most inde- fatigabie of women travellers. With her husband, Sir Arthur Hayter, she has journeyed twice around the world, hunt cd kangaroos in Australia, elephants in Ceylon and tigers in India and has explored the Yellowstone park and the Yosemite valley. h spite of her taste for outdoor life, she is said to be con. summate artist ill dress, and her toilets serve her as tho frame to charming -,s~
 q
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-05-04
HIS Atom

4 teacher was giving lessons iii word illustrations and WAS examining the word atom. She told the children that atom meant small partirle q an5 thing. 1t might even be so small that # could not ba seen by the naked eye. After she had defined the word so plain iy that she thought tils pupils all knew it's meaning ehs said. NOW, some one speak senaence il winch the word atom will be used corIeeiiT. A boy. answered, Jimmy Brown hit isle, aud. I'd iitSa to get at him. - tze}xange.
 J 6. Krug. Jr., Of tra a=atfz.I;
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-05-04

Cascarets stimulate liver, kidneys and bowels Never sicken, weaken
The true northerner., 1897-07-14

lage songstress, cntranced the audience
with her vocal gymnastics; of course
the essay OF the s. z. 4. entitled Lilies
Lessons" was a polished literary gem,
as instructive as IL was interesting; OF
course the beautiful Miss Raconteur OF
the class of % is a marvellous elocu-
ZIONIST whose equal is seldom heard; OF
course that sermon by the Rev. Mr..
Blowandstrike, the young pastor of the
- church was mastery and elo-
auent discourse, rarely equaled and
never surpassed; of course the crowd
that attended the celebration in our
town was simply immense and that
$50, 900 worth of fireworks in the even
ing.(rockets and roman candles) was a
sight worth travelling many miles to
see, ct cetera, and so on, and so forth,
to the end of the chapter-if it is ever
to have an end.
But it is just as we'll to remember
that "there are others" The world is
wide. Your local celebrities, musicians,
vocalists, impersonators, orators, es-
sayists, ETC., may be very bright; doubt
less they are, but some time, some
where, somehow, they are likely TO be
eclipsed. 1t is we'll enough to speak a
good word for a person or thing that
really deserves 1t, but, by all means,
don't slop over, don't slobber.
The true northerner., 1897-07-14

Many of the people of this place were
grieved and shocked to learn of the
suicide of Mrs. Frances A. Glidden of
Detroit, aged tifty.one years, wife of
Perrin Glidden and sister of our towns
man, Hiram A. Chaplin. The deceased
and her husband were formerly resi-
dents of this place and numbered many
warm personal friends among our citi-
ZenS.
In October last, Mrs. GlIdden met
with IA serious stree car accident. re-
ceiving broken hip, but had wholly
recovered theretrOm SO far as her
physical condition was concerned, but
had been, ever since the accident, sub
iect to spells of mental depression and
dependency.
Last Wednesday morning she was
apparently in her usual health and at
tended to her ordinary household
duties. The last person who saw her
alive, was her brother-in.l law, o. ID.
Glidden, who left the house about nine
O'Clock in the morning. Shortly before
noon, her husband returned and found
her lying on the bed, dead. She had
laid off her clothing, put on her night
robe, lain down on the bed, taken a
strip of cloth, wound it around her
ne5k, drawing it tight and tying it in a
bow knot She lay perfectly composed
and had passed away without leaving
the slightest evidence of struggle or
distress.
The body was brought here last Fri.
day afternoon and, after funeral services
at the residence of Mr. Chaplin, con-
Quoted by Revs ii w Harvey and Anna
Barton, was laid TO rest in the Bangs
cemetery, just east of the village. The
bereaved relatives have the earnest,
heartfelt sympathy of a large circle OF
warm friends.
O. ID. Gldden, Mrs D. T. Glidden
and the bereaved husband, all of De.
troit, were present at the funeral eX.
erciscs
The true northerner., 1897-07-14
SALE.

MORTGAGE SALE. Whereas default
wi having been made in the conditions of a cer-
tain indenture of mortgage bearing date the 18th day
of December, A. D. 1891. executed and delivered by
George Leaver, a single man, of Arlington, Van
Buren, county, Michigan, TO Edwin f.. Abbott,
which said mortgage was, on the 18th day of
December, A. ID. 1891, led for record in the Office
of the register of deeds in and for Van Buren,
county, Michigan, and by said register duly re-
and whereas said Edwin +. Abbott afterwards and
on the 18th day of December, A. ID. 1891, assigned
and delivered said mortgage to Cecilia T.. Buckhou,
which said assignment afterwards and the
Goth day of December, A. ID. 1894, duly recorded in
the Office of the register of deeds in and for Van
Buren, county Michigan, in volume 81 of mortgages
on page 2il; on which said mortgage there is claim
ed TO be due at the date of this notice the sum of
S49493 and the legal costs of this proceeding. and
no suit at law proceeding In equity having been
instituted TO recover the amount due on said mort
gage or any part thereof.
Now therefore, notice is hereby given that by
virtue of the power of sale in said mortgage con-
tanned and the statutes in such made and pro-
vided, shall, on Saturday, the oath day of July,
A. ID. 1897, at ten O'Clock in the forenoon at the
north front door of the court house in the village
of Paw Paw, Van Buren, County, Michigan, THAT
being the place for holding the circuit court for said
Van Buren, county, sell TO the highest bidder the
premises described in said mortgage, or much
thereof may be necessary to pay the amount due
thereon with the legal costs of this proceeding and
of said sale.
The premises described in said mortgage and so
to be sold is all that certain piece parcel of land
situate and being in the township Of Arlington, in
the county of Van Buren, and state OF Michigan, and
described as follows, to-wit:
The east half of the east half of the south
east quarter of section three (3) town two
| (2) south of range fifteen l5) west, county and
state last aforesaid, together with the tenements,
heredit aments and appurtenances thereunto belong
ing in snywise appertainlng.
Dated this 26th day of April, A. ID. 1897.
CECILIA E. BUCKHoUT,
Mortgage by Assignment.
Z. A. 4 ROBERT b. CRANE,
| Chase Block, Kalamazoo, Michigan,
| 97t13o2209l Attorneys for Mortgsgee.
The true northerner., 1897-07-14
CbANCERY SALE.

ThANCERT SAlE.-In pursuance and by
" virtue of a decree of the circuit court for the
county of Van Buren, I'm chancery, in the state
of Michigan, made and dated on the 18th day of
June, A. ID. 1897, in certain cause therein pend
ing wherein William Horton, administrator of
the estate of Nels Anderson, deceased is complain
ant and George Nelson is defendant
Notice is hereby given that shall sell at public
auction TO the highest bidder at the front door of
the court house. in the village of Paw Paw, county
of Van Buren,, state Of Michigan, said court house
being the place for holding the circuit court for said
county, on Friday, the 10th day of August, A. ID.
1897, at 10 O'Clock in the forenoon OF said day. the
following described lands and premises, viz:
That certain piece or parcel of land situate and
being In the township of Hartford, county of Van
Buren, and state of Michigan, and described as fol-
lows to-wit: Commencing at the southeast corner
of section nine 9 of township three 81 south, range
sixteen 16 west, thence running west on the south
line of said section nine [9l, nine [9 chains and
sixty-eight 1881 links to the Chicago West Mich
igan railway right Of way, thence north ten 10l
degrees east two l2 chains and twenty-four IA
links, thence east parallel with said section line
eight l8l chains and sixty-seven 81 links to the
center of the highway, thence south along the center
of the highway two q chains and twenty-five [22l
links to the place of beginning, containing two [2
acres of land, more or less.
Dated, Paw Paw, Mich, Jnly 9Th. 1897.
ORAN w. ROWLAND,
Circuit Court Commissioner In and for Van Buren,
County, Michigan. [22O7t7ol3
J. E. CHASDLER, Solicitor for Complainant.
The true northerner., 1897-07-14
PTEH2SSaI accoTTNI.H .Hstste Stn5snS Of aasissS

County OF Van Buren-ss. Probate Court for said
county.
At session of the probate court for said
county, held at the probate office in the viii
lage of Paw Paw, Friday the 25th day Of
June, in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and uinety-seven
Present, James II. Johnson, Judge of Probate.
In the matter Of the estate of Albert Arms,
deceased.
Henry 4. Hoyt, administrator of said estate,
comes into court and represents that he is
now prepared to render his final account as
such administrator, and files the same.
Thereupon II is ordered that Monday the 26th 4 sy
of July next at ten O'Clock in the forenoon, be
assigned for examining and allowing such account,
and that the heirs law of said deceased all other
persons interested in said estate required TO APP
pear session of said court, then to be holden at
the probate office, in the village of Paw Paw, in
said county, and show cause, If any there be, why
the said account should not be allowed.
And IL is further ordered that said administra-
tor give notice TO the persons interested
in said estate of the peudency of said account
and the hearing thereof, by causing
a copy of this order TO be published in the
True Northerner, a newspaper printed and cir
culatng in said county for three successive weeks
at least previous to said day Of hearing.
JAMES II. JOHNSON,
22CGt4o2209l Judge of Probate.