Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-11-15

Up in the Eighteenth District Ole Ak
Wig had race for his life. His pop
Iopponent came within three votes Of
beating Ole, whose running mate obtain
ed plurality Of 156 votes.-Fargo
Forum.
There is JOY h the house of Donovan
over the arrival on Thursday last of a
thought, will be good second for Master
"Dooley" and il he is they'll be choice
pair, indeed.-Neche Chronotype,
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Uncle John Montgomery, who will be
remembered as an early settler here and
who moved to Cavalier county some
years ago, was in the city and vicinity the
past week. All the old timers like to
meet Uncle John.-Bathgate Pink
Paper.
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The Sioux Indians. while they do not
know as much about weather signs as
some of the experts, nevertheless, they
have signs they 60 by that are pretty
accurate, and they are authority for the
assertion that the coming winter is more
than likely to be hard one. They say
heavy crop of seeds on weeds, buffalo
grass, etc., is a sure indication of cold
winter.-Fargo Argus.
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With last weeks issue Of the Free
Press, l.. D. McGahan retires from the
arena of journalism. Since Mr.. Nc
Gahan had the management of the Free
Press he has made it an important
factor, and kept it up to date. He is a
journalist of pronounced opinions, a
fearless writer, and the citizens of
Ramsey county will miss his many happy
effusions. Mr.. McGahan will assist Max
Bass in inducing settlers to come to
North Dakota and build up fortune.
F. u. johnson is the new manager and
editor, and this weeks issue of the paper
indicates that the old-time vim will be
preserved.-DevllsL Lake Inter Ocean,
XIX
The voters of the Fourth ward at
Bismarck have been disfranchised in this
|election. Whether from unjustltied
interference of outsiders CT stubborn
ness and bad judgment on the part of
ward bosses, the fact is to be regretted.
Irregularities at the opening of the polls
of itself might not have vitiated the
election but the delay IN opening the
polls past the time when the voters could
have reasonably had ali opportunity to
cast their votes was it fatal. 1t would
have been better to have compromised
the trouble-whatever the trouble was
even at the expense of the republican
side or at the expense of some of the re-
publican candidates-than to have to-
tally disfranchised three or four hundred
men and women in this election. 1t is
particularly unfortunate because of the
anxiety of many enthusiastic partisans
1 in presidential election and because of
the effect on the representation of this
county IN coming state conventions.
The people will determine rs to the
merits of the unfortunate controversy
later on and will then from their judg-
ment.-Bismark Tribune.
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One of the greatest drawbacks the
Dakota farmer has to contend with is
freight rates. It takes nearly one bushel
of wheat to pay for placing another on
the seaboard. Hay can not be sent to
the eastern market on account of the
cost Of transportation. For the past
twenty five years the western farmer has
been trying to overcome this obstacle by
legislation. In this line he has met with
bat Indifferent success. It Is doubtful
if legislation can satisfactorily settle the
transportation question. No one can
tell just what is falr compensation for
hauling the Dakota farmers product to
the eastern market. Even if the trans
portation companies were to haul the
freight to the market at the minimum
price that they can afford to do the work
for it must consume q large share of the
price of the commodity. There is good
way for the farmer to overcome the
freight obstacle. He should produce
such ARTICLES as can be of large value in
small quantities. AS an example: It
costs about fifty cents to place dollars
worth of wheat on the seaboard. A
dollars worth of butter can be sent to
the eastern market for less than twenty
cents. The farmer must send the finish
ed article to market. He can not afford
to transport raw material.-Dakota
Farmer.