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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-04-14

On motion the board adjourned until
Tuesday, April 5, 1885, at the hour of
9 o'clock a. m.
TUESDAY, APRIL, 9TH, 1898.
The board reconvened pursuant to
adjournment.
Present: Henry Mclean, chairman,
and Commissioners Geo. Weir, Harry
Dunford, Joseph Heapy and H. J. Golf
A petition was presented to the board
by Dan McGruer and others asking an
appropriation of 5000 to assist in con-
structing bridge and grade across the
northwest end of Rush lake.
The above petition was laid over until
the next meeting of the board, on May
23rd, 1898.
A communication was received from
John Harvey, town clerk of Fremont,
asking if the timber of the old Fish
Trap bridge was for sale.
On motion Commissioner Goff was
appointed to dispose of the timber and
iron of the old bridge.
A petition was presented by Alonzo
Fee and others asking an appropriation
of $3.50 to assist in building bridge
on the section line between sections 81
and %, twp. 159, rg. 81, Montrose town
ship.
| On motion it was resolved that the
sum of 500 be appropriated to help to
construct said bridge, providing Mont
rose township grants like amount, the
county warrant to be issued in favor of
Commissioner Weir and paid over by
him to Montrose township when the
bridge is completed.
Application was presented by George
Barcello for abatement of part of his
1897 personal tax in Langdon City, he
having been assessed for property of
which he was not the owner.
On motion it was resolved that his
valuation be reduced to s35 and the tax
correspondingly abated.
Application for abatement OF 1897 per-
sonal tax in Hope township was pre-
sented by Charles Formo, he having
been assessed in Alma township for the
same property.
i The auditor was instructed to certify
to the county treasurer and the state
auditor the abatement of the above tax
in Hope township.
A petition was presented to the board
by John Tronset and others asking the
board to appropriate $3.50 to help con
struct bridge between Walsh anc
Cavalier counties on the south branch o.
Park river.
, On motion it was resolved that Sl5(
be appropriated. providing Walsh count.
| grant like amount the warrant to be
J issued in favor Of Commissioner Wei
) and paid over when the bridge is com
!, pleted.
. Petition of the Lawn Tennis associa
Y ton was presented requesting permis
: sion to make lawn tennis court in tn
t court house block. Rejected.
Moved by Commissioner Dunford
Q seconded by Commissioner Golf, tha
o the court house hall shall not b
o used for any other purpose than publ
f meetings after April 18th, 1898. Carried
s On motion the board adjourned unit
b l o'clock p. M.
q AFTERNOON SESSION.
The board reconvened pursuant
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-04-14
OFFICIAL
Commissioner Proceedings.

LANGDoN N. D., APRIL 4, 1898.
The regular session of the board of
county commissioners of Cavalier coun-
ty, North Dakota, was held in the audi
tors Office in the city of Langdon, on
April 4, 1898, at the hour of o'clock
p. m.
Present: Henry Mclean, chairman,
and Commissioners George Weir, Henry
Dunford, Joseph Heapy and H. j. Goff.
Minutes of the last meeting were read
and upon motion were approved.
Moved by Commissioner Weir, Sc
conded by Commissioner Goff that the
Milton Globe be designated the news
paper in which the sheriff will publish
the notice of delinquent tax sale of real
estate taxes delinquent in 1895 and
prior years under the provisions of the
Woods bill. Commissioner Dunford
moved an amendment, seconded by
Commissioner Heapy, that the Hannah
Moon be designated the newspaper in
which the above notice shall be pub
lished. Chairman Mclean voting in
favor of amendment. The amendment
was declared carried.
Commissioner Dunford moved, Sc
conded by Commissioner Golf, that
Duncan Crerar be appointed assessor
of the unorganized portion Of Cavalier
county for the wear 1898 at salary of
$35. Carried.
The following places we're designated
as places where the sale Of chattels
shall be held during the ensuing year
viz:
Front door of the First National bank,
Langdon.
Front door of the postoffice, Milton.
g g "postofice, Osnabrock.
/" "postofice, Olga.
Estate bank, Hannah
postofice, Elkwood.
postoffce, Dresden.
school house No. 1
Fremont township.
Commissioner Weir introduced the
following resolution, which was adopted
Whereas, 1t is important to the best
interests of the county that every effort
should be made to prevent the introduc
ton and spread of noxious weed within
this county, be it therefore.
Resolved, That all owners and oc
cupiers of land within this county b'
required to destroy upon lands owned
or occupied by them all weeds of tn
kind known as Canada thistle, cockl
bull, mustard, wild oats, French weet
and Russian cactus. That such person
shall commence to destroy said noxiou
weeds not later than June 18th, 1895
and continue to destroy the sam
throughout the entire season of 1898 b.
pulling said noxious weeds or by p'owin
the land whercon the same grow. Tha
said pulling OF plowing shall be done a
such time as will effectually prevent tn
reseeding of said noxious weeds. Th
county auditor is hereby required
notify the chairman of the boards {
township supervisors and road overseel
throughout the county and to publis
the noxious weed notice as require
by law.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-04-14

Thousands of sufferers from grippe
have been restored to health by One
Minute Cough Cure. 1t quickly cures
coughs, colds, bronchitis, pneumonia,
grippe, asthma, aud all throat and lung
diseases. H. D. ALERT & Go.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-04-14

of 5000 for the purpose of grading a
road Immediately south of Milton. On
motion it was resolved that 500 be
granted providing Montrose township
grants like amount, the warrant to be
issued in favor of Commissioner Weir
and paid over to Montrose township
when the work is completed.
Bill of Minneapolis Journal for SIS,
balance of pay for publishing notice of
bridge tenders, was allowed.
Bill of the managers of the Morden
hospital for s36, 36 days treatment of
Isaac Penner, was allowed.
On motion the board adjourned until
Wednesday, April 9Th, 1898, at the hour
of 9 o'clock a. m.
APRIL 9TH, 1898.
The board reconvened pursuant to
adjournment.
Present: Henry Mclean, chairman,
and Commissioners Geo. Weir. Harry
Dunford, Joseph Heapy and H. J. Goff.
Judge Dorval presented his report
which was read, accepted and ordered
filed.
On motion the following bills were al
lowed:
John L. Robertson district court
vouchers .s277 20
John L. Robertson express post
age and exchange. e............. 63 o
Langdon Mercantile Co. goods to
Mrs. Shanahan, Isaac Penner..
and court house supplies 900. 80 90
H, E. Dorval salary one quarter
and fees insanity cases. ....... 25l 25
Dan Meehan scrubbing and oil
ing floors S14. allowed at .... 500
H. D. ALERT & Co., medicine for
prisoners and Office supplies. IA 60
Dan McGruer goods for Taylor
family at Hannah. h............ 6 Is
w. Fl. johnson money advanced
Mr.. Schoolcraft for running
! pile driver at the bridge at
Hopes crossing ng............... 10 so
F. E. B. Mercer goods to Mrs.
Shanahan and office supplies. l3 Is
F. H. Stoltz coal at $40 SO per
ton Sl 10
B. R. Click repairs for pumps. 90
D. H. Mcmillan, Pat McHugh and
James Mcintosh presented their resigna-
tions as drainage commissioners which
were accepted.
On motion the board adjourned until
l o'clock p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The board reconvened pursuant to ad-
journment. All members present.
On motion the following bills were al
lowed:
Harry Dunford money advanced
for fare of Mrs. Siske and fam
lily to Garden City Minn....... 20 so
Plummer & McNiven desk for
court room 10 oU
H. T. Ellenson goods furnished
Mrs. Gillespie, pauper .....:.. IA 81
Dan Meehan nursing Pat Mad
den $25 allowed at. .......... 20 10
r. H. Holland board for Pat
Madden pauper S65.50 allowed
at. so 90
Geo. Vierhus repairing hinges
on cage door. r................ 2 so
Harry Mcpherson taking care of
Jones' horses and removing
CONTINUED on Fourth Page.)
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-04-14

The farmer, the mechanic and the
bicycle rider are liable to unexpected
cuts and bruises. DeWittsWitch Hazel
salve is the beet thing to keep on hand.
1t heals quickly, and is a we'll known
cure for piles. H. u. ALERT & Co.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-04-14
Herding Notice.

On May 1st will commence herding
horses and cattle Oh my ranch fifteen
miles west of Langdon. Plenty of water
and iced. Terms for the season, horses
50, cattle $1.25. Herd will close Oct. Is.
35--37 PETER FAST.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-04-14

Thirty five years make generation.
That is how long Adolph Fisher. Zanes-
vile, O., suffered from piles. He was
cured by using three boxes of DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salve. H. D. ALERT & Go.
For land filings, contests and final
proofs call on +. W. Mclean, U. S. Land
Commissioner. 4
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-23
A LETTER FROM MONTAUK.
Harry Tincher Denies the H. ports of
Starvation There.

Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Tincher, of S03 North
California street, have received letter
from their son, Harry E. Tincher, who is at
Montauk N. Y, with the Second United
States Volunteer Engineers In his letter
he says: Il never felt better and am get
ting heavier all the time. / weigh 100 now;
l only weighed 135 when enlisted. That
don't look like this was Camp Starvation,
as some of the papers have called it, But
some papers have to publish untruths to
I'LL up their columns and sell their papers.
If some of their readers could see us at
mess they would know better. We get
ting our fresh beef and bread regularly
every day. have not seen bareback for
so long that / do not know what one looks
like. don't believe 1 told you before that
we have post bakery here and get fresh
bread every day-one loaf to the man, and
they are big ones as much as any one
can eat. I wish you could step in some day
and take dinner with us. Here is about
the bill of fare for breakfast: Coffee, bread,
oatmeal with milk and sugar for it, bacon
or steak and potatoes. Dinner: Roast beef,
baked beans or vegetables, soup, mashed
potatoes, coffee and bread. For supper,
about the same as breakfast, except that
for oatmeal We have rice or dried fruit of
some kind and tomatoes; and you bet the
boys go against it in great shape. There
are only eight ten men left in the hos
pital now. and they will be gone in a day
or two. There is only one regiment of sol
diers besides the four companies of our
regiment left here now, and it will go the
first of next week. Then we will be left
alone, but / guess we will be able to take
care of ourselves. ] do not have any idea.
where we will go to from here. l hope it
will be to Porto Rico, as / know / would
enjoy serving my two years there or in
Manila under the same officers we have
treat the boys fine. / have never heard
any of the boys complain of bad treatment
by any of our officers or any others. You
wanted to know what had become of Harry
Skate. He is in New York hospital. He
was sick with typhoid fever but is about
we'll now. There were four or five of the
boys sick with the fever but are all about
we'll / got the paper to-day and was glad
to get it, for there is not much Indiana
news in the New York papers,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-23
THREE MOUNTAIN MAIDS
WOMEN CONVICTED OF "MOONsHIN-
ING" BROUGHT TO INDIANAPOLIS.
Must Stay I'm the Reformafory a Year
Affairs of the COurts-Di-
vOrces Granted.

Deputy United States Marshal William
James. of Louisville, yesterday brought
three prisoners to this city for confinement
in the Woman's Reformatory. They were
Martha Hubbard, Leona Nelson and Minnie
CULLEN, all of the mountain country in
the east of Kentucky, where they carried on
the business of "moonshining' in small
way. They were convicted in the United
States Court at Louisville. Their conversa-
ton, like their customs, is as picturesque as
that of all the natives of the Yankee" end
of the Blue Grass State. None of them
can either read or write and when the Quill
len girl was asked how to spell her name
she stared in dumb amazement at the
porter as she said: 9 Deed sub, / KANT tell
you 'uns When we 'uns wants to put down
our name, we uns gets Jedge Taylor lex
circuit judge of Rowan county, to hold e
pen and he makes it jes like this a way"
Here the(girl carefully executed cross.
which is familiar to all notary publics as
the mark of one unable to write. Like all
the women of the country in the mountains
of eastern Kentucky their ages are problem
atical and their forms or features tell as
little on the point the papers sent down
by the court. They are Injured to toll, how
ever. this fact being attested by their rough,
red hands and sunburnt coarse face set be-
meath hat of uncertain date. Like all
''mOonshiners'' of their home region these
women have not learned the lesson that it
is wrong to make and sell whisky without
the permission of the government. They
feel that they are being prosecuted while
in the. exercise of a birthright, and that
while they submit to arrest they do so feel
ing that they are the especial victims of the
greed and vindictiveness of the government.
The terms of the three prisoners are for a
year and thirty-one days Miss Sarah
Kelley the superintendent of the reforma-
tory, stands in dread of the visits of such
inmates. Some time ago another woman
was sent to the reformatory from the same
district as the trio which arrived yesterday,
and ever since the day she arrived at the in
stitution she has been source of more
trouble than all the other prisoners to-
gether. Her fiery, wild disposition and her
extreme ignorance of the simplest terms of
conversation make her sensitive to the re-
marks of the other inmates and every time
she hears word spoken, the meaning of
which she cannot understand, she takes it as
a personal insult and is quick to avenge it.
She has several times threatened to kill fell
low-prisoners, seemingly unable to under
stand that the law is strong enough to pro-
tect her. Marshal James, in speaking of
them yesterday, said. From their earliest
childhood they are taught to defend them.
selves because what law there is in the
lakewood counties is too far off to be of any
benefit to them and so, like the wild ami
mails, when they are trod upon they turn
and strike back, simply following out the
instinct which has been bred in them for
centuries"
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.BlOCk Co.

risk of having their valuable jewelry stolen,
so wear the counterfeit in public, while the
genuine repose in safety in the bank vault.
This custom is now more general even in
countries where there is a hereditary arts
tocracy. The family jewels, which have
been handed down from generation TO gen.
Grafton, and the value of which is en-
HANGED by historic associations, are not
taken from the safe half dozen times In
There is very large demand for arti-
fetal jewelry nowadays Providence, h l.,
is the center of the industry in TINS coun-
try, and the articles produced are hlgnly
admirable as evidences of careful and skill
full work The average jeweler. let alone the
layman, is quite unable. without the aid
of chemicals, to distinguish the false from
the true. Jewelry buying is always done by
experts. who take the greatest possible pre-
cautions. Among the most difficult stones
to Judge arc sapphires. The examination is
always made in the open air. as, indeed. is
the case with many gems, anu only at
particular hour and under particular at
mospheric conditions, all, OF course, regu-
lated by the amount. direction and quality
of the light The afternoon OF cloudy DAY
is the usual time chosen. Diamonds are not
so difficult TO judge as some other gems.
There are some simple tests which may
generally be relied upon.
Take a card and bore a small round hole
in it, and then look at><he hole through the
stone. If the diamond be false you VIII see
two holes; If 1t be genuine, only one. Again,
gem and look through 1t. II you see the
grain of the skin your diamond is artificial;
tests are not absolutely infalliole with the
best-made modern counterfeits. but they
will guide you to the truth in ninety-nine
cases out of a hundred. STILL it must al
ways be remembered that artificial jewels
are being improved every day, and, consc-
ouently rendered more difficult TO detect.
Some Of these sham stones are quite costly.
II Is only an inferior artificial diamond that
you can purchase for SIS. Indeed, in many
cases sets are made up OF genuine and false
stones mixed. 1t is no uncommon things 10
see an ornament consisting of large artif-
cial diamond surrounded by small genuine
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-23

his salt-to go back with the wounded man
or take care of him. He must be taken
care of by those whose duty it is.
Captain Jenkins crept up beside one of
his sharpshooters and said to him, / see a
Spaniard over in that tree Give me your
rifle for mcment.' He fired two or three
shots and then turned around and handed
the rifle back to the man and the man was
deadz-had been killed without making a
sign or sound, as he stood beside him.
Il was talking to gallant young officer
there, asking him questions. and he was an
swering. / turned around and he had been
shot through the stomach.
IT recollect as i was sitting / gave COM
mand to one of my orderlies. and he rose
up and saluted and fell right forward across
my knees, dead. The man upon whom
had most to rely-I relied upon all OF those
gallant men, but the man upon who most
relied-Buckey ONeill-was standing up,
walking up and down in front Of his men,
wanting to show them by his example that
they must not get nervous and to reassure
them.
ssSomebody said 'Captain-Captain O'Neill
you will be struck by a bullet as sure as
fate; lie down. lie down. and he laughed
and said. Why, the Spanish bullet IS not
made that will kill me- and the next minute
a bullet struck him in the mouth and came
out the back of his head and he was killed
right there.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-23
ROOSEVELT wAR STORIES.
Men Shot by His side While Receiv-
ing Orders.
New York Journal

New York Journal.
In the course of his speech Colonel Roose-
welt told many interesting anecdotes, among
ssOur regiment was raised primarily
among the men of the Southwest, especially
among those whose life business II mas pee1
to guard the great horned nerds, 10 nunt
game and to follow that most fascinating
but most arduous life-the life of mining
prospector in the Rocky mountains
1T was especially from these three classes
of men that we drew our recruitS-men al
ready skilled in the use OF the rine, men al
ready used to riding wild and ofttimes uan-
geroIs horses, men accustomed to a life In
the open, and to taking care OF themselves
under all conditions
class of men upon which to draw for the
raw material of which soldiers are MADE
in any nation or at any ume IMAM tne Grass
of which 1 have just spoken Applause
But there was one thing OF which was
particularly proud, and that was the fact
that the regE1ent dio NOT some eF fra,.,,
I'VE had in it the man who was born in
Maine and the man who was born i'm Ore
gon the man who had been brought up in
one of the great States or the East and the
man who had lived wnere he mad never
than a hundred people. We had the man
of the seacoast and we had also the man
who had never seen more water than was
contained in the Pecos when the Pecos was
.up' and il was one of the latter class
whom / heard on one occasion, when his
hat had blown on IN miuocedb, cnrOHlcto
the event to one of his comrades by saying,
'Oh, Jim. my hat blow'd into the crick!
Q.aughter) To him the Atlantic was sim
ply an unusually large creek
ION the second day after we were landed
word was brought us late in the afternoon
that we were to march quickly to join the
rest of General Youngs brigade and get
to the front | think all or US will remem-
Der that march, 1t was awfully hot and
we started about o'clock in the afternoon.
THE men had been cooped up for two
and those who were siclly and weak were
inclined to drop out Now, one Of the first
was that, unless for good and sufficient
reason you must not drop out to nelp
man on the march. and never must you
him in fight.
IF your own brother IS wounded you have
TO 20 on With the firing line. You will not
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-23

Stories Related by Unhappy People
Martha j. Halls Husband.

Stories Related by Unhappy People
Martha j. Halls Husband.
Martha ]. Hall, a good-looking, we'll
dressed woman of thirty, was granted
divorce in Room 3, Superior Court, yester-
day, from Joseph b. Hall. She complained
that her husband had failed to provide for
her. She said he was formerly employed as
a solicitor for the Allen National Surgical
Institute, of this city, but is now travelling
for Chicago institute. Mrs. Hall used to
work with her husband on the road, but
she is now engaged in the millinery business
on North Illinois street She told the court
that her husband only came home about
four times year. He had habit of going
away without leaving her provided for ex-
cept to pay the house rent. The last time
he came home was in September of this
year She then said to him that she could
to help her. He replied that he had all he
could do to take care of himself. The de-
PENDANT was not in court. Among the other
divorces granted in the Superior Court yes
terday were the following: Maud Hogan
from John e. Hogan; Amanda Allen from
Oliver Allen; Bridget Willer from M. Wlller;
LORNA Rhoades from Thomas Rhoades;
Alice Turner from Gilbert Turner; Rachel
A. Hoss from James j. Hoss.
In the Superior Court suit for divorce
was brought by Georgia A. Smith against
Harley B. Smith, the plaintiff charging
cruel treatment. Tne SmltnS were married
in 1881 and lived together until a short time
ago. The plaintiff says she was compelled
to leave her husband on Oct. IA, and has
since lived with her brother on Minnesota
street. She says he once threatened to kill
her, beat and struck her, and on one occa-
sion pushed her down stairs. AS a result of
the assault she says, her leg was broken.
Nicie Holman sues Charles Fl. Holman
for divorce They were married in 1889. and
separated in 1891.
Emma Clark brought suit against her
husband Charles f. Clark, and the Big
Four Railroad for support She AYERS that
Clark left her and their children in August
employed by the. Big Four and the plaintiff
thinks she is entitled to part Of his wages.