Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-04-02


so,n,tlmes Q Little Lonesome.
Tbcre Is n man in this town who was
s,,o e,,rremo ruler of the whole county
a. almost six months He was Pooh
pab With n vengeance. His name is II.
i Fox and he is fond of telling how
~ ran Cavalier county in the first WIN
~ ~ lie existence, 1t came about in
this way: -.
Cavalier county had been named, but
unorganizcd, for several years up 70
1854. 1t consisted Of large strip OF
land, all owned by the government ~
ing west of the western boundary nhe
Of Pembina county. About that time
p. McHugh of Bathgate was elected as
n representative of Pembina county IN
the Legislature, and it occurred to MN
and to Attorney W. J. Mooney OF the
same village that it would be well to
orpanize Cavalier county and add to II
tho three ranges in tho western part or |
Pembina county. This western part OF |
pembina county was very much higher |
than the rest of the county, and was
situated. the people said, and say yet
son the mountain" So McHugh got n
hill through the legislature defining
Cavalier county as 1t is today.
That was in tho winter Of lsS4-5.
A courthouse was built at Langdon,
which was designated as the county
sent and at the election in November
various county officers were electeu'
But mono of the county officers came 10
Langdon to live. 1t was already Dad
winter. and they could sec no reason
WHY they should come If there was
come one there to take charge OF the
records. So they united in asking E. j.
Fox. a young man just from Canada
10 tnl,e charge of the offices until sum
mer Fox accepted the position, or posi-
tions. and in December took charge OF
the affairs of the county. The court
house was then n large building-in
fact. too large for use. Fox decided
that it would be better to leave IL va
cant until spring, and he took up ms
abode in one room claim shack, tho
only other building in town. This was
about 10 by go feet in dimensions, ana
there he lived and did business that
winter. He was deputy clerk of the
courts, county judge, county treasurer
county auditor and register OF deeds
The Sheriff lived in the country and the
SUPERINTENDENT of schools lived Jus'
ncross the Manitoba line. The sheriff
did not serve out his term, for he WA
nut in Jail for shooting man in tight
There was not another living soul with
in two miles
Fox lived entirely alone, and did HI
own cooking, except the bread baking
which was done by a neighbor thre
miles away. Langdon, though the couI
ty seat, was not yet n postpffice. In
westminster of Olga, in the eastern pal
Of the county, used to send over larG
package of letters and papers apot
twice week to the people whom !
knew lived near Langdon, and TO
would give to these people their ma
when they called for it. There was NJ
one settler 10 miles to the west, b'
about 40 and 80 miles northwest, net
the Manitoba line, there We're sever
settlers, and some of these used to drn
that great distance to ''tile" on HON
stead or tree claim. When they d
that, Fox had to give them their men
and lodgings and, in fact, he had oit'
to keep n sort of hotel
The winter of 1SS4-5 was very col
and at night Fox used often to
awake and listen to the billiards. no.
around his little shack. He was Ike
busy, however, for there were ma
filings, registerings Of mortgages and
few deeds An average of two or TN
men would come TO sec him daily
business, but he seldom saw n woma
Nearly all the settlers near him at u
timo were bachelors, who hterwH
went back to Canada to get marie
and indeed Fox did the same Eve
body was poor, and yet they all seem
to enjoy themselves, though they h
to haul their wheat from 90 to 70 mi
to market.
The winter passed very swiftly, q
in tho summer Mooney and Mcfit
came with their families. Then OF
settlers began to pour in. Buildil
went up, as il by magic, and in
months there were n postofiice an
dozen dwellings, Talk Of railroad
gan to DO heard, and in few mon
it came. Then indeed Pooh-Bah
had to surrender his glory. He chos
take up the humble position of supe
tendent of the schools of the cou
and he still retains the place. He is
posed to think that, in spite Of the
forts and conveniences of the pre-
mode Of life here, he enjoyed him
more that winter when he was moni
of all the government offices of Cavi
county.-Langdon IN. d. Cor.
Tobacco Propngated From Slips.
Foreign exchanges give the int
genco of the discovery of tobacc'
port of Hungary which may cause
oided changes in the system Of cul
Tobacco has been hitherto treated I
annual plant According to the
system, it can be propagated from s
1t is claimed that the leaves harv'
from plants propagated from slip
in all respects superior to those of
mother plant Should these re
prove true the chief labor in toll
cultivation of growing new plants
year from the seed will be done
with.
News and Notes.
A new fungioido for the treatmC
smuts bears the name oeres-pulve
consists mainly Of potassium sulpl
An extra early forcing radish, rel
able for the small size of its leave
called leafess radish, is said to be