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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-03-17
TREATING "SMUT."

Prof. n. L. Bolley, of the Fargo
Agricultural college, gives out the
following advice concerning smut:
Farmers throughout the state
continue to ask questions concern
ing our new method of treating
grain for the prevention of smut.
| think [ will ask you to re-state
the formula for their benefit. The
treatment is very easily conducted.
The principal thing for the farmer
to do is to Immediately make ar
rangements with local druggists to
procure the Formalin. It is sub
stance which is comparatively new
Oh the market, and the local drug
gists will need some time in which
to send away tor the substance.
Formalin is said to be non
poisonous, and hence no one need
fear to handle it. Stock could not
eat enough of the 6, ain to be in
jured by the Formalin that would
be left on it after treatment. The
Formalin is liquid, and hence
there is no trouble in making so.
luton with water. In treating oats
and wheat, Use Formalin at the
rate of one pound to forty five OF
fifty gallons Of water. The grain
may be dipped or sprinkled with
the solution in any way that will
cause all the grams to become
thoroughly wet by the solution.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-03-17
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA, J

STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA
County of Cavalier
In County Court, Before Hon. H. E, Dorval
Judge.
In the Matter of the Estate of John Wheeler
Deceased.
Isaiah Wheeler, Petitioner, VS.. Ellen Wheeler
Isaiah Wheeler John A. Wheeler, Albert
Wheeler, and Mary o. Chumard, Respondents
Citation Hearing Proof of Will.
The State of North Dakota to the above named
Respondents and all Persons interested in the
Estate Of John Wheeler, Deceascd
You and each of you are hereby notified that
Isaiah Wheeler tho Petitioner herein, has filed
In this Court document in writing, purporting
to be an authenticated copy of the Last viii
and Testament of John Wheeler, deceased, that
the petition herein shows that said last Will
and Testament was duly probated, admitted to
probate and allowed in the Probate Court in
Manchester, County of Hillsborough, State of
New Hampshire, on the 2Sth day of January,
$780, and asks that said foreign Will be admitted
to probate in this County. That Saturday, the
End day of April, A. d. 1898, at 10 o'clock in the
forenoon of that day at the Court rooms of this
Court in the County Court house in the City of
Langdon, County of Cavalier and State of North
Dakota, and you, and each of you, are hereby
cited to be and appear before this Court at said
time and place, and answer said petition, and
show cause, if any there be, why the prayer of
said petition should not be granted.
BY the Court:
(sEAL.) H. L. DORvAL,
Judge of the County Court
Dated the 10th day of March, A. d. 1885,
+. w. COMFY, Attorney for Petitioner.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-03-17
FACTS ABOUT SPAIN.

It is interesting to know that the
total population of Spain is IT,
656,633. Many people, without
looking uprthe matter, would say
at guess that Spa i1lss population
was 35,000,O0O or 4:O@00,O00. But
it is, in. reality, rot 100000.
Spain has an area of B7 $40 square
miles. The area efFrance is only
a few thousand square miles
greater, and yet France has a
population of ne srly 100000.
Texas would have 1886 square
miles left over. The states of
Pennsylvania, Ne " York, Hi nois
and Alabama have more popula.
ton together thsn' has Spain, and
are immensely more wealthy.
Thsse states co1a Id borrow enough
money, with tb cir whole field of
commodities, men. and capital be-
hind the loan, tO, pay of at one
coup the whole national debt of
Spain. They could raise. pay and
maintain bigger army than
Spain could. Their natural IT.
sources COULD outlast Spain's ten
Ito one. Them steam power is In
|fnitely greater, and as.man power
can always be- gagged by steam
power you eau imagine the differ
enee. These four states could
exist if they sequestrated from all
the rest Of the world. Spain
could hardly Ii 70 day.
She has, steadily shrunk and
shriveled and lost her possessions,
until now all she has left worth
speaking of is Cuba. The Phillip
pines arc insignificant possessions.
Only one nation in Europe is
lower In enlightenment than Spain
That is Italy. Of all the popula-
ton Of Spain only % per cent can
read and write, 4 per cent can
read only and 68 per cent can
neither read nor write.
SPANS banking paper, like her
steam power is practically nil. She
has in all not quite 1000 miles of
railroad.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-03-17
ESTIMATED statistics show an in

ESTIMATED statistics show an in
crease of population in North Da-
kota during the last eight years of
thirty six per cent. The United
States census of 1890 gave North
Dakota a population Of 1878 and
this year it is estimated at 240,700
Such increases must attract atten.
tion everywhere and we may con.
fdently expect during the next
eight years these figures will be
doubled. Although the principal
growth seems to have been made
in the rural districts, yet it is
equally gratifying to those whose
interests are in the cities, for it is
the unrivalled resources and OPP.
portunities of North Dakota which
create and build up the smaller
towns upon which depend the pros.
perity of the cities.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-03-17

Land Office att
Notice is here by given that the following-nam.
cd settlers has filed notice Of his intention to
make final proof in support of his claim and
and Ex-officio Clerk of County Court of Cavalier
county, N. OAK, at LangdOn, N. Oak, on March
10, 1898, viz -
~ -~'9' DUNCAN CAMPBELL,
for lot 2 and 81 of neA and neA of seh Of scott,
township 161 north range 50 west, in Cavalier
county, N. Oak.
He names tho following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
Harry Dunford, William Ullyott. John Do,
brow, Joseph Webster, all Of Langdon;
27-32m JAS. v. BROOKE, Regiter.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-03-17

The Manitoba court at Winni
peg a few days ago ruled that a
chattel mortgage given on this side
of the line follows the property
into Canada and becomes q first
lien there. This establishes for a
certainty much debated question
of the validity of mortgage given
in tho United States as against q
subsequent mortgage given on pro-
perry taken to Canada, on which a
mortgage was in force in this coun-
try. It is very important decis-
ion to merchants and baskers III
Cavalier county, and will have its
effect on the genus homo known as
''skippers."
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-03-17

The railroad rate was is or III
dead earnest. Tickets to Seattle
and other Pacific points can be
bought at the N. P. depots TO,
$1,000 and return tickets can bs
had from the coast at the
same price. The 500 line adver
tises rates from St. Paul to New
York and other eastern points a.
extremely low figures. Theend Of
the trouble has not been reached
yet by any means, and it may be
that before many days the predic
ton Of the passenger department
of the 500 may be fulfiiled-tha
tickets will be sold from St. Pau
to Seattle for 81.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-03-17
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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-03-17
PRIVATE SALE.

Will sell ut private sale at my place at
Elkwood the personal property listed
below.
One horse, 10 years old, weight 1000
Que mare 4 years old.
One horse 3.years old.
One COW years old.
Two good buRgies.
Que set single buggy harness.
One set dougle buggy harness.
One 14inch Monitor breaking plow.
One potato pIow.
Lot OF carpenters tools
Two beating stoves.
Also my frame dwelling, size % o.
one story; one good log stable IA < IT,
one frame stable, size 10 x20;, one buggy
shed IL x12J
NJ. HI MURPHY,
Elkwood, North Dakota
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-03-17
PUBLIC NOTICE,

10 WHOM IT MAY CDNcERN:-
!. Take notice, that at the regular meeting of
the Board of County Commissioners of the
County OF Cavalier, State of North Dakota, to
don, in said county, on Monday, April 4th, 1888,
the petition of Matthias Michlink and others,
being majority of the legal voters residing in
one Q6l), in range sixty-one (6D will be present.
ca to said Board praying that said Congressional
township at present forming part of tho civil
township of Moscow, in said County of Cavalier
be set 0Gtf a separate civil township and be nam
ed Berlin, and that the same DO constituted an
election precinct, and the place for holding
elections therein be designated
Dated February 26th 1898,
Signed in behalf of said petitioners.
MARTIN PLATzKOw.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-03-17

y rscallsd just now. Represents
tive freeman Kaowles, OF 8. Oak.
who 10 serving his first term in the
house, 10 90 far as known the only
man in congress who has answered
this extraordinary circular letter,
but the answer of Mr.. Knowles was
a very warm document, as may be
Judged from the following quota
tons therefron: II can find no
language to express my adherence
Of mon who will seek to take ad.
vantage Of the patriotism of the
people to fierce financial system
upon them which means their en-
slsvement." "You are the same
class as those who took advantage
of the peoples patriotism in 1861
'65, to fasten upon the telling
masses system of bondage by
which you have absorbed the en-
tire product of labor since the
war;" "This class would not hesi-
tate to soil our country for gold,
and would welcome to our shores
foreign armies and navies, rather
than lose the interest on their
bonds. This ID the same class
which is now trying to fasten upon
the struggling patriots of Cuba the
$4O0,000,000 of bonds which the
European shylocks have taken
from Spain in return for the money
they loaned that nation With which
to butcher the Cubans." "You
talk about going to war upon a
gold basis. If you are not even
more ignorant than you are unjust,
you would know that no. nation
ever conducted war upon gold
basis. At the very first scent of
danger gold always hunts its COW
ardly hole."' "Men who would
take advantage of the present deli
cate and strained foreign relations
of their country to foist a robber
financial system upon the people
are, in my Judgment, greater trail
tors to humanity than was Judas
Iscariot or Benedict Arnold"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-03-17
City Election Notice.

Take Notice, That on the 4th day of April
A. D. 1898, a general election of all qualified
voters of the City of Langdon N. D., will be
held at the City Hall in said City,, at which
time and place the following officers will be
elected:
One Mayor,
First Ward, one alderman for two years;
Second Ward, one alderman for two years;
Third Ward, one alderman for two years;
One City Treasurer;
One City Justice of the Peace;
One Police Magistrate;
Polls will be open from eight o'clock A. NJ.
until five o'clock P. NJ.
By order of the City. Council
F. E.B. MERCER,
o. C.WENTwoRTH,, Mayor
Auditor.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-03-17

Il EACH week the PembiEa county
papers tell us that their fair asso-
citation is already Oh the move
shaping matters for All annual
mid summer air. If Cavalier
county is to be in line the leaders
should bestir themselves as an
earl Y start is necessary to insure
success. If our townsmen start
the ball rolling they will find the
farmers give their hearty support.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-03-17
Notice to Creditors,

In the matter of the estate of John B. Harvev.
81 the t1w nf Of Fremont county Of
:, All persons having claims against said John
d: Harvey, deceased, are required to exhibit the
same WITH the necessary vouchers to the under
81 o ti,a GUY appointed and qualified executor
the town Of Walhalla, county Of Pembna. sta to
o. North a Dakota, and that four months after
i Inc trSt publication of this notice has been
prove their claims against said estate. N''
Dated the 9th day of March, 1898.
SAMUEL HARVEY
deceased. " ''A' d. ii"r'eS'
'flrst publication on tho 10 day of March, 1881
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-03-17

Land;Offide at
Notices is hereby given thas, the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to INSTRUMENTATION proof in support Of his
the clerk Of the District Court of Cavalier
county N. OAK, at Langdon, N. Oak, on April
6, 1895, viz:
SstMGEL G. GIBSON, H. e. No. 1850;
for tile els nwA and lots and 2 sec, 3f.twp
ISL H., range 60 W.
He.names the following witnesses to prove his
said land, viz:
William j. Matchet, Robert Falconer, William
Harris, jerome Henry, all Of Langdon, Cavalier
Co.. N. Oak.
1894 JAS. v. BROOKE, Register.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-03-17
Land Office at

Land Office at
Grand Forks, N. D.. March =, 1898.
named settler has filed notice of her Intention
to make communication proof in support of her
claim, and that said proof will be made before
the Clerk Of the District Court for Cavalier
county, n. Oak, at Langdon, N. d.. on April
30th, 1898, viz:
SARAH CANNON,
for the eh neA sec 20 and So nw1l sec %, twp
163 II, range 60 W.
She names the following witnesses to prove
her continuous residence upon, and cultivation
of said land, viz:
VIM. Illerbrun, Peter Perius, Andrew Peterson,
Martin kroetch, all of McCarmel, P. o. N. Oak
32-37 JAS. v. BROOKE, Register.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-03-17
H.4R IN TIE EAST.

Thsre 10 every reason to believe
that . serious crisis is developed
in the far east which promises
more difficulty in settlement than
any of the numerous European
complications of the very recent
past.
It seems to he certain that
Russia has secured the ninty-nine
years lease of Port Arthur for
which she has been working for
months past This due, of course,
to that friendship of China for
Russia which made comparatively
easy the diplomatic negotiations
necessary to the accomplishment
of this great coup. But, with
even China herself protesting, the
Cars government now announces
its additional determination to
complete the trans-Siberian rail
road to Port Arthur, an undertak-
ing of most significant import to
to other great European powers.
By the leasing of Port Arthur,
Russia comes into possession of q
harbor open oil the year round, an
outlet to the sea full of promise
for the Russian naval develop
ment of the future. By extend
ing the trans-Siberian railroad to
that point, Russia's military as
we'll as commercial interests are
wonderfully benefited. Indeed
it is well-nigh impossible to over
estimate the Importance of this
achievement in it's bearing upon
Russian power in war or peace.
1t is not likely that Great Bri-
tain, jealous and fearful of Russia,
will consent, without somewhat
manacing protest, to this firm
planting of the Russian heel on
Chinese soil. It is less likely
Japan, herself kept by Russia
from occupying Port Arthur at the
close of the. Chinese japanese war
will submit to Russian pc secession
Of that important port aud mag
nifcent harbor. It is already
thought that Great Britain and
Japan are preparing for joint
action which SHALL duly warn
China of a possible forcible op-
position to her surrender of
Chinese territory to Russia, and
will notify Russia that she has
gone too fast in claiming at the
outset of China's dismemtermen
foothold which will practically
place splendid seaport, a most
important railway terminus in
China and two Of China's richest
proviences under Russian control
Just what may follow that notifica.
ton now constitutes the most in
teresting phase of tho crisis in the
far eastern as so far developed.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-03-17
Land Office at

Grand Fork, North Dakota, March -, 1898.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
claim, and that said proof will be made before
the Clerk Of the District Court for Cavalier
county, N. OAK, at Langdon N. D., on April
q, 1898, viz:
WILLIAM SOTHERN,
for the eh neA sec II and VIZ nw4 sec -, twp
162 n, range SOW.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation of,
said land viz:
Henry Kirby, Hamilton E. Burritt, David
Maloney, James Jennings, all of Stilwell D. O..
Cavalier county, N. Oak.
32-37e Jas. V. BROOKE, Register.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-03-17
Land Office ut.

Land Office at
Grand Forks, North Dakota, Feb'y. 2. 1898.
Notice is hereby. given that the following.
make final proof in support Of. bis claim. and
that said proof will be made before the Clerk
of the district. court for Cavalier county. n,
Oak, at LanGdon, N. Duk.,. on April 1888,
viz: DONALD MCLAUCHLIN,
for the 81 SEX sec 10 g. nw34 neK sec 3Otwp 162ni
range SOW.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of, said land, ,vizs
Harry Dunford, all of Langdon Cavalier county,
N. Oak.
27-2 JAS. ". BROOKE, Register.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-03-17

Land Office at
Grand Forks, North Dakota, March 3, 1898.
Notice is hereby given that the following.
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make final proof in support of his claim,
and that said proof will be made before
the Judge and Elk Oficio Clerk of County Court
or Cavalier county, N. Dak., at Langdon, N,
Oak, on April, 18th, 1898, viz:
GoTH1LF HECK, Fl. E. No. 1875.
Tor the nw74 sec n, twp. 161 n, range SO W.
ne names the following witnesses to provo
his brothers continuous residence upon and
cultivation of, said, land, viz:
r, John McGauvran. of Langlon, Patrick Nc.
Osnabrock, Cavalier county, N. Oak.
50-5o JAS. V. BROOKE Register.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-03-17

Land office ut
Gsend Forks, North Dakota, Feby a.. 1898.
Notice is hereby given that the: following
make final preof in support of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before the Judge.
and Ex-otfieie Clerk of County Court of Cavalier
county, N. Oak, at Langdon, N. D., on March.
3tst, 1898, vizs
WILLIAM CAMPBELL, H. f. No. 12S09;;
for the nwA sec 9, twp 161 n, range SO W.
B He namesthe following witnesses to prove his:
continuous residence upon and cultivation Of,
Work, Jodn Rylance, all of Eangdon P:,O.s
Cavalier, county, N. D.
1884 JAS. V. BROOKE, Regirtar
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-03-17

U. S. Land Office, -
Grand rand! Forks, North Dakota, March 3, 1885, !
has filed notice of Intention to make final nraaf
before the clerk of district court Cavpa lEer
county, North Dakota, at his office in Lanedon,
y. ~ on Saturday the 10th day of April, 1898, on
nwA and lots and 2 of section No. 81, in town VIZ
ship No. 163n, rangeNo Co. 40 'o"A-
He names as witnesses:
John Churchill, Oscar r. How,++ A,dro,,,
Peterson, Albert Timian, all of Dresden. Caya.
ol-'o JAS. V. BROOKE Register.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-03-17

U. S. Land Office,
Grand Forks, N. Oak, Feb'y Is, 1898.
Notice is hereby given that the following nam
ed settler has filed netice of his intention to
make final proof in support of his claim and
that said proof will be made before the Clerk of
the District Court for Cavalier county, N. Oak,
at Langdon, N. Dak.. on April 9th 1S9S,!yiz:
OLE.G. OLSON,
for tie swM neA and lot sec 1, twp 163 n, r SO
He names the following witnesses to:prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation of,
said land, Wis:
Syver G. Erickson, Torger Torgerson, Gunder
Larson, Ole Chri5totferson, all of El.sIood p. o.
Cavalier county, n. Oak.
$3.50 JAS. V. BROOKE; Register.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-03-17
FOR SALE.

One second hand disc harrow-nearly
new.
Two buggies-in good condition
One spring wagon.
One fresh milk COW.
One Flller.Lee disc drill:
Que Hossier drili-new.
Three sets of blacksmith outfits.
Two j! L. G. Walking plows.
For termsrand particutars-apply to.
MooNEY5& McHUGH.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-03-17

CONGRESS has appropriated $780,
100000 available cash from the
treasury to be used in case OF
necessity. The nation is no
doubt on the verge of war, and
there is r. general feeling that a
conflict with Spaincannot be much
longer prstponeu
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-03-17
r.anaOmc,a, At.

Land Office at
Grand Forks, North Dakota, FshiEeSlooes
cd settler has filed notice Of his intention to,
make final proof in support OF his claim, and
that said proof will be made before tho Clerk OF
tho District Court for Cavalier county, N. OAK,
at Langdon, N. Oak. son April 2, 1883, Wig:
JOSIAH MYERS, II. Il. 1878:
for tho sh neA and lots 1 & 2, seoI, twp 100 a.
range 60 ".
He names tho following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation Of
said land, viz:
Duncan McCrea, Friedrich Heimhecker, George
Heimbecker, Nathaniel Woodiwiss., all Of Lang.
d0n Cavalier Co., N. Oak.
27,S2 JAS. v. BRooaEy Register.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-03-17

The infamous Loud Bill intro
duced for the purpose of killing
the country press was defeated in
the house by vote of 1852 to 119.
The effort to secure it's passage
points out only too clearly the ne
cessity Of unremitting vigilance in
the future by the editors who un-
derstand that the liberty of the
people depends largely upon the
freedom of the press. The Ameri-
can press needs no censors.
lat lonal lolanl,c, The
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-03-17
Cor. VII. 4. BENTLEY is being
mentioned - possibly populist
candidate for governor.

Don't annoy others by your cough,
and risk your life by neglecting cold.
Que Minute Cough Cure cures coughs,
colds, Group, grippe and all throat and
lung troubles. H. d. ALERT 4 Co.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-03-17

THIS week E. 81. Kent succeeds
Jas, V. Brooke as register of the
~. S. land office at Grand Forks.
! The Nelson Co. Herald, owned by
Editor Kent at Lakota, it is IN
derstood will be assumed by w.
O. Strandberg.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-03-17

PEMB1NA county registered a
kick found that a tax of one mill
instead of one-tenth of one mill
had been levied there for wolf tax.
The amount will have to be refu nd
ed to the county.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-03-17

Children and adults Tortured by burns.
scalds, injuries. eczema or,skin diseases
may secure instant relief by using De-
Wits Witch Hazel Salve. 1t is the
great pile remedy. II. D. ALERT & Co.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-03-17

AFTER this week the final proof
and contest notices of the Grand
Forks land office will wind-up with
the signature Of E. H. Kent.
Ernie's one the boys, and to the
victors belong the spoils.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-03-17

Il The gravity of the situation will
still permit smile over the notion
of Spain buying battleship called
"O'Hlggins."