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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-06-01
WHEAT MARKET.

If you are tax payer read the big Rd
of the New Era road grader
w. Pickering is moving into the Afford
cottage that is being vacated by Butcher
Johnston today.
Schrlks store Is beng made brighter
and more attractive than ever this week
by Painter Heating.
FIumerfelt & Bucklin, are headquarters
for all kinds of fruit in season. Give
us call when buying fruit.
FoE SALE:-Plenty of flax seed for sale
ct j B. Boyd's during the coming week
at the lowest market price.
| Bradley, the, tailor, can make you
suit of clothes that will fit, with the best
finish and the latest style. His prices
are right.
The recent potato famine was relieved
| by the arrival of car load of murphys
shipped in by Elford Bros, from Park
| River this week.
UuuHS hOIIhl dul( Il. SlldlC, vi o1Sde
departed Monday for their six weeks trip
through Texas and other states in the
south. They intended staying over at
Fargo to witness the cathedral dedication
Revs. D. Sykes, of Milton, and Jas.
Austin, of Hannah we're in the city yes
terday They intend exchanging pulpits
the coming Sunday, SO as to allow the
Milton divine to visit his homestead IN
the western part of the county.
The Ct Northern is this week putting
in a coal dock of large capacity at Han
nah, with hosting machinery and self
dumping buckets. The unsightly old
coal dump that the company have for
years past maintained here is now to be
pulled down.
Rev. Father Poullot is absent from the
city for few days having gone to Fargo
on Tuesday to attend the conservation
of North Dakota's magnificent Roman
Catholic cathedral. He was unable to
leave on Monday with Father Bidder,
OWlu5 W GuS luueld1 VI w. iAOoouASA
McGauvran's little son. Horace
| Last weeks Cycle announces that Jere
Frawley has leased the paper for a year
to Mr.. J. J. Keenan,. lately from Ontario,
who is a brother-in-law of DR.. Reilly, Of
Milton Frawley has lately acquired
farming interests in the western part Of
the county and will move out there at
once. The paper temporarily changes
hands with it's next issue.
To-day a party of Laugdonites drove
to Morden, Man, where in company
with the help of parties from Walhalia,
Neche and Winnipeg, they unfold the
banner of Pythianism and establish a
lodge of the X of P. order. The wide
hospitality of our Canuck cousins is un-
iversally known and that every visiting
K. P. is having hot time in Morden
tonight IL the general prediction.
Jos. Powers reports that there is no let
up in the demand for New Era road
graders and that petitions are in circula-
ton in nearly every township in the
county. The petition is the medium
J through which taxpayers express their
wish to the township boards in the mat
ter. The law providing that the super
visors shall take action in the matter
when two.thirds of the taxpayers petition
them to do so.
ALERT &: Winter are recording
agents for the northeastern FIRE
& Marine Insurance Co., for thas
county. Get your buildings M
sured against fire and yoa'' crops
against hail IN company that
puys cash Immediately cohen loss
is adjusted and has 100000 a''
!, cash to do 1t arath.
additional Local ON Eighth Rase.)
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-06-01

June 12-Teachers Institute.
June 14-Baptist Association-three days.
June 20-School Election.
June 22-Sunday School Co. Convention.
June 26-Olga st. Jean Baptiste Celebralio
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-06-01

additional Local ON Eighth Rese.)
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-06-01


In another colum this week is publish
ed a notice announcing the dissolution of
the firm of Falls & Bradley. Their
tailoring business will hereafter be car
ried on by Mr.. Bradley, who has bought
out the interest of his partner. He has
bad years of experience in all branches
of the business and we can assure the
public they will make no mistake in
giving him share of their patronage.
George L. Price, attorney at law, ar
rived in Langdon this week, coming here
from Des MONIES, Ia, and has decided to
remain and establish practice. Until
able to secure suitable Office rooms he
will for the present be found at the Office
of j. McPhail. He is a graduate of the
Iowa state university law school and we
understand comes here we'll recon-
mended.
There is not township in Cavalier
county that can afford to build roads or
bitches without New Era road grader.
The old method of using plows and scrap
ers has been tried and found wanting
The township which has New Era grad.
er builds up permanent roads and bitches.
: The township which is without New
Era grader has wretched roads and its
farmers suffer for lack of drainage. II
you have a New Era grader you save
eighty per cent of the cost of road ano
ditch building.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-06-01

If you are tax payer read the big Rd
of the New Era road grader
The San Francisco call., 1899-01-28

reimbursed him to the extent Of $135.
money spent in the campaign, and had
suggested that Green use money to Sc
cure the votes of legislators for Grant.
He then said, 'jokingly," that If Green
wanted Cosper's vote he had better pay
him (Cosper) $4,000 or $4,000.
In making out its report the COM
mittee made light of this evidence and
completely exonerated Cosper. With
rare presence of mind Chairman Cosper
signed his name to the report, thus
putting himself on record as believer
in his own innocence. 1t is not often
that a man can be found in public life
who has the strength of character to
investigate himself and the courage to
make public the result over his own
signature.
The report of the investigating COM
mittee was read in the Assembly at
$3.50 o'clock this afternoon. adjourn
ment having been postponed to allow
the committee time in which to finish
the preparation of the written result
of it's deliberations during the past ten
days. AS soon as the clerk had fin
ished reading, Johnson of Sacramento
moved that the consideration of the
report be postponed until tomorrow
morning. and that it be made special
order for that time. There was no op-
position to this proposition. and the
motion was carried.
This morning, when it was known
that the committee would report this
afternoon, and that the report would
handle Speaker Wright without gloves.
the leaders in the Burns camp set
about to find some way by which
Wright could be saved. 1t soon be-
came known that the Burns forces
would make an attempt to delay the
consideration of the report until such
time as they could fix up a programme
to their liking. To this end it was ar
ranged that Dibble of San Francisco
should occupy the speakers chair when
the report was presented, and that he
would cut off debate. Johnson of Sac
ramento was selected to lead the fill
clustering on the floor in case the ma
jority of the members displayed an in
clination to discuss the report.
The San Francisco call., 1899-01-28

In pursuance of this plan. Speaker
Wright called Dibble to the chair i'm
mediately after the Assembly recon-
vened after the noon recess. and there
he stayed until the report was read at
$50 o'clock. The lateness of the hour
prevented all members from desiring
to discuss the report to-day, and so
it was that Johnson encountered no
opposition to his motion to postpone
action.
Tonight Dibble and johnson held a
long conference with Burns. and plans
were prepared for the fight that is to
be made for Wright tomorrow. 1t is
probate that they will seek to have
the consideration of the report post
poned until Monday, hoping that over
Sunday some scheme may be concocted
or some combination effected that will
prove of advantage to themselves. AS
this is the sort of politics that is most
congenial TO Burns, 1t is quite probable
that he will outgeneral the opposition
and finally succeed in carrying out the
promise made by him to the disgraced
Speaker. He has for his lieutenants
on the floor of the Assembly such men
as Johnson and Dibble, both of whom
have long since served their appren--.
ticeship in the art of obstructing legis,-
lation when such a course Is necessary
to carry out given purpose,
The Grant forces are as yet undecided
as to the course they shall pursue rela-
tive to the report of the committee.
They held an informal caucus tonight
and decided to postpone further discus
sion of their attitude in the matter un-
til 9 o'clock tomorrow morning, when
they will hold another meeting and
finally determine whether to stand by
the report or consent to postpone
ment until Monday.
The followers of Senator Bulla also
caucused tonight. They decided to
stand by the report and vote for its ac-
ceptance The same course will proba
bly, be pursued by the Barnes forces,
the minority members and such other
scattering members as are not in. SYM
pathy with Burns and his followers.
There is also some talk tonight to the
effect that Wright may resign as
The San Francisco call., 1899-01-28

Grant Jr., and his political manager,
Milton ]. Green, for the methods en-
ployed by them incident TO the use of
money to promote Grants Senatorial
F. Herrin are not forgotten, nor did
Assemblyman Jilson escape without
being mentioned in connection with the
payment to him of $4OO for use during
the campaign. 1t was to Assemblyman
Cosper that the whitewash brush was
applied in manner that may not be
fully understood Without relation of
the proceedings of the day that pre-
ceded the filing of the committees re-
port.
Early in the afternoon the sub-com-
mittee appointed for that purpose paid
a visit to the apartments of Milton ].
Green in the Golden Eagle Hotel for the
purpose of taking his deposition in re
latien to the accusation that Assembly
man Cosper had, through Charles G.
Lamberson, solicited a bribe of $4,000
from Green in return for his promise to
vote for Grant for Senator. Green's tes-
timony was to the effect that he had
been visited by Lamberson soon after
the Legislature convened and that
Lamberson had suggested that If he
would give Cosper $4,000 the Assembly
man might be induced to vote for
Grant. Lamberson added that Cosper
had received like offer from the Burns
people, but that he would prefer to
cast his vote for the San Diegan, all
conditions being equal For reply
Green sent his compliments to Cosper
with the statement that he was not in
the business of buying votes.
Lamberson was put on the stand later
in the afternoon and in reply to ques-
tions told the committee that he had
called on Green, who, by the way, had
The San Francisco call., 1899-01-28

Speaker and thus put an end to all con-
troversy. Such a course would probably
nave the effect of anticipating any
action looking to his expulsion from the
Assembly. Very little credence is given
these rumors, as it is considered prob
able that Wright will rely on Burns to
save him by the practice of some sharp
political trick.
Neither Burns nor the Assembly can
save Wright from the condemnation of
the committee. because that has al
ready been rendered and no amount of
political Juggling or sharp practice can
set it aside. The committee not only
condemned him, but it also fixed his
sentence. which is deposition or expul-
sion
The San Francisco call., 1899-01-28
All the Efforts Of Burns Could Not Save
the Speaker.
The Energies of the Man From Mexico Now
Exe1ed to Save the Disgraced Assemb|yman
From the Effects of His Conviction

GALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA-
MENTO, Jan. 27.-Yesterday afternoon
Speaker OF the Assembly Howard E.
Wright stood on the steps in front of
the Golden Eagle Hotel and exclaimed,
Tomorrow I will get my vindication."
=. He got it.
It came to-day in the form of re-
port from the Assembly investigating
. committee setting forth that Wright's
offense against the law and against the
rights Of the people of the State was too
great for mere censure Deposition
from his position of Speaker or expuI-
sicn from the Assembly were suggested
as the only means whereby the Assem-
bly, could justly punish Wright for the
grave offense of which he had been
found guilty.
! It was a vindication, but not for
y5-Ifgbt.
It was a vindication for those who
have urged the cause of justice and de-
manded that the Assembly purge itself
d: or the disgrace lfldl NOulQ AOllOW lAlS
- shielding of a member accused of an
infamous act. So far as the report of
d. the committee relates to the charge
against the Speaker of the Assembly no
:. one can say that it deals out more or
less than even-handed justice. In this
particular all honest men must take
. their hats off to the members of the
. committee, for the reason that they
have shown neither fear nor favor and
have held to the right in spite of the
efforts that have been made by Sen
atorial candidates, whose toes were be-
ing pinched, to pull them down.
The committees report, which is print
o. ed in full in another column, sets forth
d: in detail all of the counts in the in
dictment against Wright. 1t also con-
tains a severe arraignment Of U. S.
The San Francisco call., 1899-01-28
HOWARD {. WRIGHT CONVICTED BY
THE INvEST|CA TING COMMIT TEE
THE GALES POSITION ON
WRIGHT INDICATED

findings OF
justice.
hec % the
0 . . . &c Q o q e-s e e
The San Francisco call., 1899-01-28
SENATOR ASHE HAS
WON HIS CONTEST

CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA-
MENTO, Jan. Ex-senator Ashe of the
Twenty-fourth Senatorial District of
San Francisco has won the contest
brought against his seat by Leon Den
merry.
The Senate Committee on Contested
Elections brought it's consideration of
the case to a close this evening and
decided unanimously that Ashe should
retain his seat in the Senate
The decision of the committee was
based solely upon the evidence and
dispositions laid before it. No recount
Of the ballots cast was made nor were
they ordered brought to this city. Both
contestant and contestee agreed to
abide by the evidence and documents
adduced when the case was heard in
the Justices court in San Francisco.
Senator Stratton of Alameda has been
delegated to prepare the findings and
wind UP the case.
Governor Budd's Picture Bill Passed.
CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA-
MENTO, Jan. N.-The Legislature is will
ing that the State of California shall
spend $500 to secure a picture of ex-Gov-
ernor J. H. Budd to place in the Capitol
gallery of famous men. The Senate final
ly passed the bill this morning. Original
ly the Assemblymen voted to spend $500
it to $500. thinking that amount suffi-
cient The House will probably concur in
the amendment and the bill will very
shortly be in Governor Cages hands.
The San Francisco call., 1899-01-28
EVERY CHARGE MADE
BY The CALL HAS
BEEN FULLY PROVEN
Report Of Investigating Committee
Condemns Wright.
Enormib of the Speakers OHense Set Forth
in Terms That Permit of No MisundeT-
standing and Leave No LoophoIe.


Wright Speaker Assembly
Grant L through his political @ Milton s Green $500
sprecks and w S. Leake their
ah. M the .nns ne
; committee finds U. Grant, through
manager, the election
Republican Legislature the exact amount to the committee
The
held be Tsprshengble degree
of the Assembly meet the requirements of
seoond-rhat expenditure large money
]: set forth is and reprehensible
CALL HEADQUARTERS SACRAMENTO. 2z-Folowing
Committee of Investigation of the Assembly:
that M % s % hna 5 the @ h
Ing ing resolution: ~
charges have been made that
member Speaker Assembly
the Legislatures and
charged
methods influence the action
Whereas indirectly charged
improperly influenced their for United
Such have been given wide publicity and
should be punished orgnators thereof
should be punished; therefore, be it
Resolved That select committee of members of the Assem-
g bly, be n ~ hs 0 a0 9 and all of @
indirect, investigate like
the Assembly their
said committee have full
books kilograms and and to employ clerk and
and that it sit during the sessions of the Assem-
ply that said committee fully speedily possible with
recommendations as it deem
diligently prosecuted
holding and nightly
OF
We herewith report findings:
First-Tha the Hon Howard E. Wright Speaker of the
Assembly of this the thythird session of the Legislature of
the State of California received Ulysses S. Grant L
through his duly accredited political manager, Milton J.
Green the of 5000 contribution assist him
his election this Assembly, which of money est
fed by said Wright expended by the said Wright in ad
vancng his nomination and election prior the primaries
preceding the general election November 8, 1858
Second-That the said Wright also received from the
the further of $3.50 after his nomination and pre-
cedng his election, which loan to be repaid
Thrd-That the said Wright, prior his election
Speaker of this Assembly led John D. Sprekes and W. S.
Leake manager respectively of the San Francisco
Call believe that he wholly unpedged and under OBJ
legations relative election United States Senator and
thereby secured himself the supporting influence of the San
Francisco Call furtherance of his candidacy Speak
ership
Fourth-That the said Howard E. Wright secured to him
self the influence of Robert Bula and his friends aid Of his
election to the Speakershp by expressed promise that
States Senator.
Fifth-That the said Howard Wright by the acceptance
of said contribution of 5000 aid of his election and
acceptance of said loan of said of $3.50 from Ulysses S.
Grant IT, the said Grant believe that the said Howard
E. Wright were elected the Assembly he would be friendly to
The record-union., 1899-10-21
RECEIVER O'NEIL.
Looks as IF the Supreme Court Has
Ordered His Removal.

The following dispatch was received
by the Record Union from San Fran
cisco last night:
Some time ago the Attorney Cen
eral, on the complaint of the State
Commissioners of the Building and
Loan Associations, began actions
against the Union Building and Loan
Association of Sacramento and it's di-
rectors. The Commissioners concluded,
after examination, that the corporation
was conducting its business in an un-
safe manner, such as to make it's fur
ther proceeding hazardous to the pub
lie and to those having funds in it's
custody.
THE plaintiffs asked that a receiver
be appointed by the court to take
charge of the corporations business
This was done by the lower court and
an appeal was taken.
THE Supreme Court, after review
ing the law relating to these corpora
tions, has concluded that, while a re-
ceiver may be appointed, it does not
follow that one should have been APP
pointed under the facts of this case.
Furthermore, the State is neither a
creditor nor stockholder, and has no
pecuniary interest in the association.
THE order of the higher court is that
the judgment of the lower court should
be modified as to the receiver, but is
other respects, as to Strengthening out
the affairs of the association, the judg-
ment should stand
This decision is of no small import
ance, as it establishes the law which
must be applied to many similar cases.
1t plainly shows that unless msman-
agement, incompetency or fraud is
shown on the part of the officers and
directors of building and loan associa,
tions the business of liquidation ought
to be handled by those in charge. and
not by a receiver appointed by the
court"
The record-union., 1899-10-21
A ADJUSTMENTS.

Despite the heavy storm the Clunie
Opera-house was we'll filed last night
to see the new play Browns in Town"
1t was we'll received and kept the audi
tors in hearty laughter. The piece is
not farce-comedy because it is neither
satirical nor clownish. There is no buf-
foonry in it, nor horse play" as the
term goes. 1T is low comedy, a very
clever one, too, with genuine humor,
and no little wit pervading the text,
and plenty of corresponding action.
There are no dull lines in it, no long
speeches and no effortfull endeavor to
make people laugh. The laughter comes
in naturally, as a matter of course, and
is provoked by the most ridiculous
scenes, absurd situations and tomfool
attempts to get out Of perplexing posi-
tions, by the most absurd explanations
which only serve to plunge the charac-
ters deeper into trouble of their own
provoking. Mr. Swain, the leading man
Of the company, is the author of the
play, and it stands we'll to his credit.
OF course, the whole thing moves upon
the plane of extravagant low comedy,
but is decidedly above the ordinary
''farce-comedy," a term that but for
acceptance by usage. would be nonsen-
sical. Mr.. Swain's play has the merit
Of originality; there are no borrowed
ideas in it, and as for the plot, if there
is similarity with any other we are not
aware of it. With a single exception
the low comedy is capitally played by
capable people, several of them being
more than capable, as they manifest
originality and very strong comedy
powers. The women are all handsome:
The record-union., 1899-10-21

wells east of this city would be in dan
ser of pollution from cesspools, etc, in
this city, Mr.. Herring replied emphatic
ally that they could not possibly be
SO polluted. He said there was un
doubtedly steady underground flow
of water from the mountains here, as
elsewhere, and that it was a universal
rule that water always flows toward
a river. There was, in his opinion, alb
solutely no danger of pollution from
that source, as a constant underground
flow of water ever moved toward
river.
d. A. Lindley said there was an idea
prevalent about the city that with con-
tinuous pumping of ground water 1t
would deteriorate in quality.
Mr.. Herring said he did not see how
such a thing could occur, as the flow is
from the source and could not be pol
luted or deteriorated in quality while
so flowing. He thought that such
condition might follow if the supply
from the source became exhausted. but
not otherwise. He said that so far as
he knew no wells had been abandoned
on that account.
Mr.. Herring did not see how he would
be able to estimate whether or not
sufficient supply could be obtained from
wells east of the city without knowing
the geological formation of the earth in
the vicinity of the source of supply. 1t
was possible that the area of the source
of supply covered territory ten miles
square, but that the volume of water
could best be tested by pumping.
In answer to a question Mr. Herring
Sai he a6 n nothing
or otherwise, which should forbid max
ing a test of the east side, or we'll sup
ply. In his mind it was a question Of
economies. He did not see why the
quality Of the water from the wells would
be Objectionable, as he did not consider
its slight hardness worth considering.
There was no possibility of its pollu-
ton from the city, nor from vaults in
the country surrounding. and there was
nothing to debar investigation as to the
amount of the supply, except the ques-
ton of cost. If the supply could be had
cheaper than that from the river and
proved inexhaustible, the cost of filtra-
ton ($S or 50 per million gallons) would
be saved since natures filter would
give the supply pure and clear.
Mr.. Herring roughly estimated that
the cost of testing the supply ought
not to exceed $1,000, and that a sum
between $4,000 and $4,000 would be
more than sufficient.
It was agreed that Messrs. Tozer,
Lindley. Arnold, Smith and Fox should
accompany Mr.. Herring to the North
Fork Ditch Company's plant to-day,
and the meeting adjourned to the call
of the Chairman