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Courier Democrat., 1900-02-15
THE FARMERS BURDEN.

The great consumer of lumber
in this northwestern country is
the farmer. He is consumer
likewise of wire, nails, hardware,
glass, tinware, salt, oil, furniture
and agricultural implements. His
agricultural Implements have been
advanced from Is to 40 per cent.
His nails and wire have gone up
100 per cent in the last year and
300 per cent in the last five years.
If he has timber on his farm he
has gone back to the ancient
custom of splitting rails for fences
instead of buying barb wire, and
he is buying his nails by the
pound instead Of by the keg. He
has put off building the new barn
or the new house in the hope that
prices will fall in year or 80.
The cost of building material has
become sumulatively oppressive.
If lumber or nails or glass or
agricultural implements or fence
wire-any one Of these-had been
the only commodity to raise in
price the case would have been
different. Meanwhile there has
been no appresiable increase in
the price Of the farmers products.
Wheat is only 65 cents in the
Minneapolis market. Farm labor
i just as high rs ever, perhaps q
little dearer. Thus the farmers
ssvsnue is no greater and the
price Of his machinery and bull J.
ing mstsrial have gone mp. What
il lie to do?
Courier Democrat., 1900-02-15
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE SALE.

Notice is hereby given that that certain mort
RaRe executed and delivered by Heinrich Zado
mortgagor, to H. ID. ALERT and W. F. Winter,
mortgaeees dated the 18th day of August. A. D.
eighteen hundred and ninety eight and filed
for record in the office Of the Register Of Deeds,
Dakota, on the 20th day of August, 1898, and re-
corded in Book 2S of Mortgages, at page 2o6.
will be foreclosed by sale of the premises in
such mortgage and hereinafter described, at
the front door of the court house in the City of
Langdon, in the County of Cavalier and State
OF North Dakota, at the hour of two o'clock p.
M, on the oath day of February, 1900 to satisfy
the amount due upon said mortgage on the
day of sale.
The premises described in said mortgage and
which will be sold to satisfy the same are
those certain premises situated in the County
of Cavalier, and State of North Dakota, and de-
scribed as follows to-wit:
The northwest quarter of section twenty
seven l27 in township one hundred and sixty.
two (162,) range sixty-one (6D west.
There will be due such mortgage at the
date of sale the sum of Sixty and 55-1O0 dollars
Dated at Langdon, North Dakota, this 10th
day of January, 1900.
H. D. ALERT AND w, F. WINTER,
1928 Mortgagees.
CLEARY & MCLEAN,
Attorneys for Mortgages, Langdon, N. Oak
Courier Democrat., 1900-02-15
AN UNCOVETED PLUM.

In the official document trans
mitted to the senate by President
Mckinley, which tells how the
Treaty Of Jolo was negotiated, it
is related that when Brigader
General Bates, of the department
of Asia of the army of the United
States of America, asked for an
interview with the Sultan of Sulu,
the royal Malay sent his greet.
ings and the message that he
could not see the general because
he had boils on the back of bis
neck, which prevented him from
putting on his coat. Even before
the Sultan of Sulu began to re-
ceive a regular salary Of $3.50 a
month from the United States he
had boils OH the back of his neck,
resulting doubtless-though on
this point the official records are
silent-from high living coupled
with q arrangement of the ex-
cretory organs. Therefore, before
the Sultan Of Sulu took up his
abode on what Chimmle Fadden
would call easy Street." before
his salary enabled him to indulge
2 natural taste for fricaseed yama,
bread fruit saute and lobster la
Courier Democrat., 1900-02-15
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE SALE.

Notice is hereby given, that certain Mortgage
(bachelor) Mortgagor, to j. Rhombere Mort.
and fled for record in the office Of the Register
North Dakota, on the 1st day of September A.
D. 1888, and recorded in Book 13 OF Mortgages
at page 10 and assigned by said MORTGAGE by
an instrument in writing to VIM. Ohnesarge
dated the 23rd day of March A. D. 1900, and filed
for record in said office of the Register of Deeds
on the 18th day of January 1900, will be fore
closed by a sale of the premises in such mort
gage and hereinafter described, at the front
door of the Courthouse in the City of Langdon
in the County OF Cavalier and State of North
Dakota, at the hour of two o'clock P M. on the
third day of March 1900, to satisfy the amount
due upon said mortgage on the day of sale.
The premises in said mortgage and which will
be sold to satisfy the same. are those certain
premises situated in the County of Cavalier and
State of North Dakota, and described as follows
to-wit: The South West quarter of Section
Twenty -Four (24 in Township One Hundred
and Sixty Three (16sl Range Fifty Nine (5o)
cording to the Government Survey thereof.
There will be due on such Mortgage at the date
of sale the sum of $474.
Dated at Langdon, N. D., this 25th day of
January 1900.
WIN. OHNESARGE,
Assignee of Mortgage.
CLEARY & MCLEAN,
Attoreys for Assignee of Mortgage.
Langdon, North Dakota.
Courier Democrat., 1900-02-15

HERE'S a picture OF prosperity"
Is depicted by a republican daily
at Bridgeport, in Ohio, the home
state of President Mckinley:
"The blighting influence of trusts
is beginning to be felt unmistak-
ably in this city. The Crystal
and West Virginia glass factories
were in December absorbed by
the National Glass company, the
the tableware combine. The
Crystal in nine years had never
been idle except for repairs or to
take stock. But within three
weeks after the combine took hold
the entire plant, employing 250
men, is idle but no orders 10
close indefinitely have heen re-
ceived although they are expected.
The steel and tin plate trust has
also dealt the city q severe blow.
At the Aetna works of the steel
trust between 600 and 700 men
have been idle FIVE months. The
general manager of the old plant
has been dropped, his duties 60
ing to an assistant. This takes
$4,000 salary away at one stroke,
but half dozen salaried officials
are to 60 soon, the combined
salary Of which will approach 800
600. At the Laughlin plant of
the tin trust in Martins Ferry
l,400 men have been idle four
months and all high salaried Of
fcers, while all but seven clerks
have been turned adrift."
Courier Democrat., 1900-02-15
CLEARY q MCLEAN,
Attoreysi for Assignee of Mortgage.
Langdon, North Dakota.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

In the matter of the estate of Mikel j. Lawless
late Of the town of Loan, County of Cavalier
State of North Dakota, deceased:
All persons having claims against said Mikel
j. Lawless, deceased, are required to exhibit the
same with the necessary vouchers to the under
signed the duly appointed aud qualified execu.
tors of the last will and Testament of said
deceased, at their post office address, box lI6
Langdon post office in the City Of Langdon,
County of Cavalier, State Of North Dakota. and
that four months after the first publication
decrced BY the judge of tile county court of
this said county, as the time within which all
the creditors of said deceased must present aud
prove their claims against said estate.
Dated the 18th day OF January, 1900.
AMBROSE Il. ULLYor
SARAH A. LAwLEs
.Exeeut0rs OF the last will and testament OF
Mikel j. Lawless deceased. 1928.
Courier Democrat., 1900-02-15
Herman J. Haskamp,
Plaintiff.

Seventh Judicial District
Herman J. Haskamp,
Plaintiff.
Charles A. Smith, Belinda
G. Smith, The State Bank I NOTICE OF SALE.
Of Milton, George Green,
G. T. Gill; Il, B.. Doughty
and Americus NJ. Abel,
Defendants.
Motto is hereby given, That by virtue of a
Judgment and Decree of Foreclosure and Sale
January A. d.. 1900, and an Execution issued
upon said Judgment, the subscriber John L.
Robertson Sheriff of Cavalier County North
Dakota for that purpose appointed, will sell
at public auction at the front door of the
Court House, in the City Of Langdon, in the
County OF Cavalier and State of North Dakota.
on Saturday the 18th day of March 1900, at two
O'Clock in the afternoon of that day, the real
estate and mortgaged premises directed in said
Judgment and execution to be sold and therein
described as follows:
Lots numbers Thirteen l13), Fourteen (14).
Fifteen 15l, Sixteen q6l, Seventeen on, Eight.
cen QSl, Nineteen 49,, Twenty (2O), Twenty-one
i2ll and Twenty-Five (22), situated in Block Fiji
teen (l5) OF the Iownsite of Osnabrock, in the
County OF Cavalier and State Of North Dakota,
or 30 much thereof as may be sufficient to salts
X said Judgment and costa, amounting in all to
the sum of Two Thousand one hundred and
thirty seven dollars and fifteen cents (S2 ICY
with interest thereon from the date OF said
Judgment and all accrGing costs of sale.
Dated at Langdon, N. OAK, this 7th day Of
February, a. ID. 1900. u. l., ROBERTSON
Sheriff OF Cavalier County, N. ID.
DICKSON & DICKSON, 27.32
Attorneys for Plaintiff
Courier Democrat., 1900-02-15

Seventh Judicial District
Farmers Trust Company
a corporation.
Erastus NJ. Kentner,
Elizabeth NJ. Kentner
Plano Manufacturing
Company corporation
and the County of Cava-
lier,
Defendants
Notice is hereby given, that by virtue of a
Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale in the above
entitled action, on the Twenty Second day of
January, A. D., 1900, and an Execution issued
upon said Judgement the subscriber Thomas
McGauyr.n, deputy Sheriff of Cavalier county,
North Dakota, tor that purpose appointed, will
Court House in the Town of Langdon, County
of Cavalier, North Dakota, on Saturday March
3rd. 1900, at two o'clock in the afternoon of that
day the real estate and mortgaged premises
situated in the County of Cavalier, State of
North Dakota, and directed in said Judgment
and Execution to be sold, and therein described
as follows:
The south-half of the southeast quarter and
lots one and two of Section number Thirty, in
Township number One Hundred and Sixty
Four, north Of Range number Sixty-Two, west
of the Fifth Principal Meridian, containing
One Hundred and Sixty acres, be the same more
or less, SO much thereof may be sufficient to
satisfy said Judgment and costs, amounting in
all to Four Hundred and One Dollars and Thirty
said Judgment, and all accruing costs of sale.
Dated at Langdon, North Dakota, January
10Th, 1900.
THOMAS McGAUVRAN,
Deputy Sheriff of Cavalier County, N. Oak
4. II. COSHUN, Plaintiffs Attorney.
Courier Democrat., 1900-02-15

"THE national government
should seek to maintain honorable
peace with all nations, protecting
it's citizens everywhere and sympa-
thizing with all people who strive
for greater liberty" ."-Republican
national platform of 1872. And
that was only % years ago. How
are the mighty fallen!
Courier Democrat., 1900-02-15
DICKSON g. DICKSON,
Attorneys for Petitioner.

U. S. Land Office,
Notice is hereby given that the following
ed settler has filed notice of his intention to mako
final proof in support of his claim, and
Dorval, Judge and Ext Officio Clerk Of County
Court of Cavalier County, N. OAK, at Lang
dor, n; OAK, on February II, 1900, viz:
for the VIZ nwA section 80, township 161,
n. of range 6S, W.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation of,
said land viz:
Mike Daniels, Frank Lugar Joseph Duval,
Albert Winzarck: all Of Klein post office, Cava.
lier county, North Dakota.
1928 E. H. KENT, Register.
Courier Democrat., 1900-02-15

JUDGE FISK ,,lios that a man
cannot be convicted for giving
away liquor undef the prohibitory
law and in thsee cases tried by
him last week Ii B5;tineeu county
two were given AN acquittal on
those grounds.
Courier Democrat., 1900-02-15

TIE Langdon papers We'd with
each other in the completeness of
their reports of the Burns celebra-
ton held there Jan. 25. Lind
strom and Woelner make good
team and they are giving Langdon
two of the best weeklies in the
state.-Walsh Go. Record.
Courier Democrat., 1900-02-15

"IHE Utah Mormon has not
done half as much to debauch the
morals of the country as the
Pennsylvania Gentle has accom-
plished in depriving its politics, .
says Philadelphia paper of last
week in speaking of the Roberts
and Quay senatorial contest.
Courier Democrat., 1900-02-15
SU LANNON'S.

SUMMONS.
County of Gov 'lier. ssAn Dlstfict court
Seventh Judicial District.
James Smith,
VS.. SUMMONS.
Margaret Smith,
Defendant.
The State of North Dakota to the above
named defendant:
You are. hereby. summoned to answer the
complaint in the above entitled action, which
is filed in the Office of the Clork of tho District
Court Of the Seventh Judicial District, in and
for the County of Cavalier and State Of North
Dakota, and to serve copy of your answer to
the said complaint on the Subscribers at their
Office in Langdon in said county and state,
within thirty days after the service of this
summons upon you, exclusive Of the day of
such service; and in ease Of your failure to
against you by defaalt for the relief demand
in the complaint
Dated Dec. l6, 1899.
CLRARY 4 MCLEAN,
Plaintiffs Attorney Luaadop. n. Oak.
Courier Democrat., 1900-02-15
POWER OF FARMERS.

POWER OF FARMERS.
What eau farmers do as a cl ass
for their own Improvement? The
greatest good can be secured by
organization and cooperation.
There is no such proportion of
the population engaged in single
calling as there is in this. By
organization, local and general,
the farmers should put in the
state and national legislatures
men who would represent their
interests. And in doing this they
would advance in the interests of
the people. BY organization and
cooperation the farmers could
regulate local taxation, improve
their schools, keep and extend
free rural mai! delivery, buy lower
and sell higher, improve their
business meth ods; and by discuss
ing among themselves improve
their ability to take part in public
affairs; great need. They should
lay hold of the market end of
thsir business, study it's demands
and cater to them in order to
obtain larger profits. To do this
it would not be necessary to en-
hance the price to the consumer
so much, but to get the product to
hlm, without passing through SO
many hands, and in a better con-
dition. Consumers interests call
for their cooperation in this
matter. He is the producer of
every dollar of the worlds ordi.
nary wealth that is not dug from
the mine or is Of spontaneous
growth. He feeds and clothes
the world while the non producer
absorbs his earnings and speculates
on and grows rich out of his labor
Let him cease to toll for single
year and every railroad will
suspend, every factory close its
door, and gaunt famine, stalking
the earth, will lay it's whitening
touch upon the heads Of millions.
Strong men will yield to hunger
helpless women, stricken with
starvation, will fall by the way.
side, and famishing babes, tug
ging at withered and empty
breasts, will sink into dreamless
sleep. He feeds the world anc
clothes the world. He constitutes
about one-helf the worlds popula
ton. and yet he is the playthint
of politicians, and the prey o
greedy Shylocks, the slave o
every passing ism, who has no
yet shown the courage or tn
Judgment to embrace the oppor
tunity for self-emancipation tina
is, and has all along, at least il
United States, been within hi
easy grasp. He seems satisfied t.
be the hewer of wood and drawe
of water-the bearer of the world
burdens for those who neithe
toll nor spin. Producing NOR
than half of all the worlds wealt1
and making possible the produc
tien of the balance, does it no
seem to a fair-minded mind tha
he. should be the owner of at leas
one-half of that which he pro
duces? And yet in the Unite
;, States, under republican form 0
government, where his condition
should be best and his oppor
tunities greatest, he is the res
owner of less than 5 per cent O
the country's wealth.
Courier Democrat., 1900-02-15

The COVE Of twenty-three
states favor tie eleetjol OF United
States senator b, i,ofuiar vote.
Gov. Fsnsher ls reported as being
one of the number.
Courier Democrat., 1900-02-15
OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER.

Subscription 81. per annum or $3.50 if paid in
advance. Advertising rates on application.
Communications must be received by Tuesday
noon to eceive epromptattention
Courier Democrat., 1900-02-15

LADYsM1TH has not been re.
lieyed: nelther has London.
Courier Democrat., 1900-02-15
Elizabeth Oke and the !
heirs, if any, of the said
Rob't Belsoln, deceased


The State of North Dakota to tho above NAM
cd respondents and all persons interested in the
estate of Robert Belsom, Deceased
You and md, each Of you and hereby notified that
this court ID document in writing, purporting to-
be the last Will and Testament Of Robert BEL
som late of the City of Langdon in the County
Of Cavalier and State Of North Dakota, deceas--
to probate Of said document the last will and
testament Of said deceased, and for the issuance,
to him of letters testamentary thereon, and
that the said petition and the proof; Of said;
and duly considered by this court on Saturday,
the 18th day Of February A, D. 1900, at ten,
Court Rooms, of this Court, in the County Court
House, in the City, Of Langdon, County Of
and each Of 20 you are hereby cited to be and ap..
and answer said petition and show cause, if any.
there be- why the prayer of said petition should
not be granted.
Dated this 10th day of January A. D., 1900
By the Court:
[SEAL] II. E. DORVAL,
Judge of County Court.
DICKSON g. DICKSON,
Attorneys for Petitioner. 1928
Courier Democrat., 1900-02-15

Aud articles coesponingy low prices while
this stock lasts Now is the time get right the ground floor
and share of these bargains We will also place this sale
of BOOTS SHOES fat COST Come and
Make your headquarters when Langdon;
want feel right home We trade and
will get it il Square Dealing and Low prices will do it.
Courier Democrat., 1900-02-15
sHER1FFs SALE.

sr1Sn ccanty N9FEH o Gav5aF RAhorA Court
Seventh Judicial District
Courier Democrat., 1900-02-15
SHERIFF'S SALE.

sr4gn G1u1 9s NSnEH Sf Gav1s1
Seventh Judicial District
Courier Democrat., 1900-02-15
6. j. KELLY.
NOTICE OF PROBATE.

oE S9f5H o In County Court
Before Honorable H. L. Dorval, Judge.
In the Matter of the Estate of Robert Belso1n,
Deceased.
Albert Oke,
Pot;tiCpar
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-13

SALESMAN wANTED-TO INTER
view Business Men for office specialties
A permanent position for the right man.
Address Box B. News office.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-13
STATE LIKELY TO
LOSE A LARGE SUM.
$4,000 in Spanish War Claims
Thrown Out by Auditor--$44,OOO I.
Held for Additional Evidence.

United States service of the same rank.
Perhaps the largest claim rejected Is
for $6720.SS. In making up the first pay
rolls of the First Regiment the military
authorities Of Rhode Island paid oiiicers
and men at the same rate allowed
militia. They expected this money 10
be reimbursed. as the meiSa that time
were in the service of the government.
There is a difference between the gov
ernment pay. and the state pay, and IN
this case IL amounts to the sum named.
The government disallows the differ-
ence.
The government also sets forth that
the bill OF Frederic NJ. Sackett. pay
master, is incorrect, in that Battery A
was overpaid TO the amount OF $l4423 33
and Battery b $1S41.12. This Is again
the difference in pay between the state
and the United states previously ex-
planned.
Bills contracted by Quartermaster
Gen. Walker Capt. Geo. III. Webb, Hen
ry -. Tiepke. Henry Il. Rose. for trav-
cling and other expenses. amounting TO
comfortable sums, are also disaliowed.
together with large expenses incurred
for kilograms sent out from the execu-
tive and other state departments. AS
the matter now stands, there does not
seem 10 be anything further TO be done
In relation TO the Rhode Island claims.
the bill for settlement having been
reported TO Congress-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-13

the mans name and address with the
view Of prosecuting him for bigamy.
But Smith positively refused 10 give
the Information wanted. saying that
under the law regulating the duties of
the censustaker the giving out OF such
Information was prohibited.
mo authority can compel me to di-
vulge this name or address," said lie.
Even If should give IL my testimony
could not. under the law, be used as
evidence in any court. The purpose OF
this law is To give to the citizen abso-
lutte Immunity from any self-incrimtn-
atory Information he may chance or
may be forced To give to the census
man."
Every effort has been brought TO bear
60 get Mr. Smith 10 drop some hint
that would lead to the discovery of
the alleged bigamist. but I'm vain.
The prosecutors detectives are work
ing hard on the case, but say they are
entirely at sea-.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-13
BIG CONCESSION.
AstN Syndicate viii Build a
Railroad From Atlantic 10
Pacific In Honduras,

New York, June 13.-The Astor SYM
dicate has secured from the Honduras
government concessions for building an
isthmian railroad across the Republic
OF Honduras from Puerto Cortez. on
the Atlantic, TO Amapala on the Paci-
fic. This is probably the largest rail-
way deal ever projected in Central
America. al means a line 200 miles
long connecting ocean with ocean. The
Honduran legislature has just granted
the demands OF the New York capital
lists and President Zerie signed the
papers I'm time for the Americans TO
catch the steamship Saltwater, which
arrived at New Orleans today. James
T.. Bleekman. the managing director.
who left New York three months ago
to engineer the negotiations, and Col.
Duncan B. Cooper of Nashville, We're
on the boat.
The Astor syndicate is really the
Honduras syndicate. and is composed OF
New York capitalists. Among the
hackers are John Jacob Astor, Senator
Chauncey NJ. Depew, Thomas Scott.
Minor G. Keith, Mr.. Sprague. Mr.. Val
entine, Mr. Jennings. Col. Cooper and
others.
Mr.. Bleekman is hurrying 10 New
York TO shape the details of the or
ganization.
Work will begin on the inter-ocean
line at once, and by the terms of the
concession it must be completed in
four wears.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-13
MAYOR FITZGERALD
DENOUNCES ASSEMBLY.

fused to corrce men who were fighting
fer their rights. referring to the strik-
ing wsayris at the Lorraine mills. but
lr had always. felt that the working
rarn had right 10 do all that they
could for themselves, providing they
did not trangress the laws.
He declared the workngmen the
heaviest taxpayers. for they paid rent.
an he snLped they would get gsther
and assert their f'gl'.s.
The mayor denied that he had acted
for political purposes. but sad that no
millionaire could dictate to him what
he should do as the mayor of the city.
Other remarks were made by Council
man Frank j. Farrell of ward and DR..
Louis NJ. Beaudry. and then the meet
ing passed resolutions disapprov 'ng OF
the action OF the general assembly in
depriving the mayor of his right to con-
troll the police force. and condeuning
the Pawtucket delegation for refusing
TO say word in condemnation of the
removal act when ii came before them
for action.
for &c iti.
The resolutions also directed the Paw
tucl<et delegation to present an act re-
storing to the mayor his powers in the
premises.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-13

An indignation meeting was held on
Exchange place, Pawtucket. last even-
ing, the object OF which was to denounce
the recent action OF the general assem-
bly, in taking from the mayor of the
city his power to control the police
force. and large gathering was the
Outcome.
There were fully 1900 present.the most
OF whom were voters.
The advertised speakers did not APP
pear. and after the chairman. william
j. welch had called to order commit
tee was appointed to wait on Mayor
Fitzgerald. the sufferer by the special
legislation. aud bring him before the
meeting. He was loudly cheered as he
made HIS appearance, and the band in
wa ting played, Hail to the Chief"
The mayor said he had always been
l~c tu t,-licve that the riople of every
town or city had the authority u gov
ern themselves. but this power lad
been taken sway from the citizens e
tawt:clirJ by tho g"n,ial assembly.
He said he believed that the real
cause OF the rev WIS tecause he re-