Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-09-13
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The press Of the state will sympathize
with Editor Andrew Kehmstedt, of the
Courier Democrat in the loss of his
mother, who, at her home in Deemerton,
Ont, was laid beside her husband who
was buried something like year ago.
She was about seventy-three years of age.
-Walhalla Mountaineer.
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It is matter of congratulation that
the republican and democratic press of
the state are as one in their condem-
nation of the official piracy of Insurance
Commissioner Harrison. However. there
are papers not hundred miles from
home that got in on the easy seat
insurance statement wagon that are now
very mum. Wonld not brother "Lindy''
of the Langdon Republican be pleased to
speak up?-Hannah Moon.
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In this issue our readers will notice
that we publish the republican national,
state and county ticket. This publication
is paid for at regular advertising rates by
the county central committee. We are
in full accord with the county and
national tickets butw have drawn line
at the state ticket and cannot support it.
Therefore we deem it necessary in justice
to ourselves and our position TO make
this Observation-Disclosures Broadax.
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Confidence men recently made an
attempt to induce Marshal Bardahl TO
pay $1,000 G.. O. d. charges on an ex-
press package which it is presumed
contains nothing Of value. A reward
, of $4,000 was offered for the package
by the conspirators. Steve didn't "bite."
The scheme has been worked in great
many places, and is even worse than
sending Pratten the deg from the depot
and asking him to pay the freight
Milton Globe.
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The Larimore Leader says the shirt
waists for men have arrived in Larimore,
but they are not the real thing. 1t then
goes on to explain that "the real thing
has no tail on like an ordinary shirt has
Don't allow dealers to palm off on you a
shirt, just because it has room in the
front for expansion and call it shirt
waist. A SHIRT waist should only come
down to where the belt is worn by 6
pugilist. You can't work your way into
society and make a success of it by
wearing shirt waist made like night
shirt" This item is alone worth the
subscription price of the Leader.
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Mrs. Jos. Birtch has just received &
welcome letter from her son Sidney. II
was welcome because it brought the news
that he was we'll and also that he had
enclosed a reminder of his love for thu
old folks at home in the form of draft
for 81, 100. "Sid" is working in Dawson
City for The same firm with whom be
was engaged when he first went to that
place. For a long time he received $40
day but with the railway and steamboat
line reducing the costs of living through
reducing freight, wages IN every lint
have declined. Bob Birch sold his hote
| at Dawson short time ago for $4,000
and will, with his family, visit his parent
in the near future.-Bathgate Pinl
| Paper.
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An East Grand Forks item says
Miss Nellie Howard of Langdon cam
down yesterday to hire few hands t
do some threshing on her 800 acre farm
but being unable to find them, took
notion to celebrate. She accordingl
acquired very s'tidy" little jag and wa
touching only the high places whe
interrupted by the police. She appear
ed in Judge Sullivan's court in the after
noon and paid fine of $40. She toll
the court that East Grand Forks was th
worst place she had ever seen, becaus
the officials apparently we're againf
woman suffrage. ga man," she said
"could get full and raise the very d
but as soon as woman went out for
little time she was run in."-Farg
Forum.