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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-03-28

Dan Meehan, who is patching on his
homestead out west will not return to
town as coon as expected, being laid up
with the grip.
George Plain, there may be innuner-
able limitations but only one original,
was here Sunday fraternlzing with the
local herd of buffaloses.
Attention is directed to the new advt.,
announcing the opening up Of the City
Restaurant this week by Armour & Flana-
gan on Third Street, south Of DR.. j. N
Sheppard's efice.
We acknowledge Q pleasant call last
Friday from J. II. Beaton, who came up
here from the Valley few years ago and
is making a big SUCCESS OF farming In
Glenila township.
On Easter Monday box social and
ball is to be ei-en IN the public hall at
Dresden for the purpose raising the
hones>%ith which to purchase an organ
for the Dresden school.
Deputy Sheriff Frank F. Ross is out
on his farm III GIenila and expects to put
in considerable of the summer there.
He purchased quite valuable farm team
from VIM. Barry this week. with which
lie will break and crop much of his place.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-03-28
WALL paper
AT THE RIGHT PRICE
AT THE Bee HIVE STORE,

T. e Askew, who has o record OF over
thirty years on the road headed the con-
tlngent of travelling men that stayed
with Landlord Monroe at the Hotel
Columbia over Sunday.
The firm of Mathisen G. Speckmann, of
Dresden, who were burnt out week ago,
are for the present dong business at the
old M. II. Murphy stand while the post
office finds temporary quarters ia the H
j. Haekamp hardware store.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-03-28

J.B. Boyd has carload of choice seed
wheat for sale.
G. H. Sherman was here Sunday from
Leyden to visit with his brother.
VIM. Bucklin returned Monday from q
weeks visit with his mother and friends
at Lakota.
Tomorrow evening the Bap,ists of
Stilwell take their turn at holding q
poverty social:
The biggest composition book with
stiff covers "that ever happened" at the
Bee Hive Store.
Frank Heating returned home this
week from Minnesota, where be spent
the winter at bis old home.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-03-28

L. F. Diechert was here day or so
last week. Though haillng from the Forks
he is an old timer OF Cavalier and
stated that the famous base ball team OF
that place will be reorganized on q
stronger basis then ever this season.
They have crack nine Of local players
that reflected great credit on Pembina
county last year. Langdon enthusiasts
Of the national game need some of the
solid support that Cavalier people back
up their players with. This is no dream.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-03-28
Plain Facts
Plainly Told

There people without, than with cash, there
fore it follows that stores doing credit business always DO
much business than stores selling for cash. but in all
communities there those who in position to pay
cash for their purchases and they expect to buy cheaper
than those who buy credit No merchant success
fully discriminate between his cash customer and those to
whom he sells time. The cash customers are of ne
cessty overcharged make for those who fail to pay
There needs must be their town where they can
buy for cash at the right pr;es they will be driven to
make the bulk of their purchases from catalogue stores
1t just such trade that the catalogue houses have
grown immensely wealthy in the past decade Its nearly
year since THE BEE HIVE STORE located in Langdon
opened strictly cash store. We told that we
could exist here for the people here only had cash in
the fall The of business did since started
isproves it, and shows plainly that Langdon
on but that it also has its share of cash trade which
probably has almost entirely gone to catalogue houses
heretofore Buying from catalogues has its disadvant
ages; and pictures often misleading; it IS
not like seeing the goods and fitting the article 1t is
this fact coupled with the uniformly low prices that has
brought business THE BEE HIVE from the start and
secured for it the patronage of liberal share of the most
desirable trade tributary to Langdon TO those who
situated that they must buy credit, do nos wish
say anything to make them feel miserable than
they very likely already but when you get out of the
credit rut you will be surprised cheaper
buy for cash at
THE BEE HIVE STORE.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-03-28

Have you seen Kelly's new line Of
spring ties.
"Hapnah's Pride, makes sweet whole
some bread.
Attorney F. W. Mclean and wife
spent the forspart of the week in the
Forks.
For rs cents you can buy at Kelly's q
white shirt that sells at every other store
for $1.25.
Mrs. VIM. Plummer entertains the
Ladies Guild at her home on Sixth
street tomorrow afternoon.
Ihave quantity of good two.rowed
seed barley for sale Sample can be
seen at my Office.
J. G. Dickson.
F. R. May is temporarily employed in
Co. Auditor Works office. He expects
to leave for the Twin Cities about the
first of the month.
It is noted that they elected Jerry
Frawley justice Of tho peace over in
Towner county the other day. He al
ways did have hnnkering after fame in
the legal line.
W. H. Speckmann was in town from
Dresden the first of the week, looking
and feeling much better since his trip to
the hot springs. This is good news for
'sBiIly's" many old friends here.
Dan Shelley got home Tuesday from
Darwin, MINI, where he spent most of
the winter and brought back with him
car load Of horses and stock for the big
farm of the Shelley Bros, south of town.
Mayor McPhail, who has been Twin
City visitor for several weeks reached
home Tuesday. Besides rounding up 2
big consignment Of farm machinery he
did little "hoss tradin,'" FOR customers
here who figure the Mayor judge of
good stock.
Universal regret is expressed by the
legal practitioners and others of Lnngdon
on receiving news of tho death Of Judge
Bartholomew, Of the state supreme bench,
who died suddenly on Sunday at his
home in Bismarck. The cause of death
is reported as being apoplexy.
State Treas urer D. H. Mcmillan is
quoted by the Fargo Forum as saying
that the state taxes for this year will be
as we'll paid as for any year. To have
extended the time of payment would
have cut short school funds and left
townships behind on current expenses.
A fine time is reported by those attend
ing the poverty social Tuesday. night.
The Donovan Hall was we'll filled with
crowd clothed in tatters and rags, who
seem ed to find pleasure in> the change
from fine raiment and the dazzle of
society to the humber walks of life on
Poverty Row.
The machinery men of Langdon are
these days unloading several cars daily
of new and up to-date farm implements
for the springs work and buyers will
make no mistake in coming to Langdon
in search of anything they want. And
say, when in town don't forget to look
through the big warehouse OFF Me-
Phail, the oldest established and largest
machinery emporium in the city. You
will find his adv't on the front page of
this weeks issue.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-03-28
GOSSIP AND NOTES.
g, Palm Sunday.
Seeding comes next.

g Palm Sunday.
Seeding comes next.
One week more and Easter will be
here and the Lenten season over.
Better read over the election notice
and get posted, April LIST is city election
day.
Did you register AZ voter OF Lang
don city on Tuesday. 1t was the las t
chance
The board of county commissioners
will be here next week to hold their an
nual spring meeting.
Local elevator agents tell us that
wheat has not varied one cent in price
during the past thirty days.
Every inch of snow that falls from
now up to the opening of spring may be
figured to add bushel to the yield of
this falls crop.
It is understood that petition is in
circulation for the establishmentof free
<rdral delivery mail route between Milton
and Mclean postof1ices
Cases Of sickness iu Langdon and
neighboring towns chow that fatality is
more to be dreaded in cases of pneumc MIA
than were persons are striker down with
small pox.
Farmer: There is no use talking. the
newspapers keep farmers encouraged
and looking for better things, North
Dakota Is rs good place for a poor man
to start as anywhere.
Milton does not hold it's village cleo
ton until May 9Th and is thinking some
of adopting the primary election methods
by way OF al experimentation though
it mig tlnvaidate the procedure.
Parties coming up from the Valley re-:
port that farmers in the higher parts of
the Red river are already doing con-
siderable spring work in the way OF
narrowing and otherwise preparing the
land for seeding. There has been little
or no snow down there since last of
January
Langdon's K of p, band has been re-
quested to send q delegate to meeting
that is to be held in Fargo next week for
the purpose of organizing state band
association. They organize for mutual
protection, musical advancement and
general good fellowship. It is expected
that all of the prominent bands in the
state will be represented. The meeting
is called for the forenoon on Tuesday,
April End at the Hotel Metropole in
Fargo and it would be the proper thing
for Langdon's band to be represented.
From the lumber camps over in Mimi
sofa comes the warning for farmers in
this section to be on the lockout for the
appearance Of CHAMBERS among their
horses. It is feared that the dread
disease may be spreed by those, Who
with their teams have spent the winter
months in the woods. AS near the
North Dakota side as Roseau county we
hear that farmers have been ordered to
shoot horses affected with the disease,
some as high as seventeen head and in
numerous other cases the stables have
been ordered burned so as to stamp out
the epidemic Look out for it farmers.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-03-28
DR.. C. s. CRANE. SPECIALIST.
EYE, EAR, NOSE AND THROAT
GRAND FORKS, N. OAK.

Rev. Beer has received call to the
passionate Of ore of the best Nj. E
churches in the northern part the state
for the coming year, but IS undecided
whether to accept the offer IN the ace Of
the generally expressed wish that he re-
main here
1t is talked around that Rev. ]. G..
Moore, who leclured here last February
on "'ro and Fro in Rome" will in tho
near future deliver his lecture on
Labrador" on {: return visit to the
city His laet appearance here was
thoroughly appreciated.
School district officials will Fl nd it to
their interest to look up the following
bills that become law. House bill No. SO
providing for the school district treasurer
to furnish security bonds at the option
Of the board. House bill No. 1877 pro-
1ding for stables and hitching posts at
rural schools, Senate bill No IA, pro-
viding for the county superintendent to
call school directors together once year.
and for the paying for mileage and per
diem to one delegate from each district.
How about your back yard? You
may be fairly careful man and pay
some attention to the cleanliness of your
premises, b,lt it is not in ordinary human
nature to see that which his senses do
not bring obtrusively before a man.
and the accumulation of rubbish that
winter will bring together in the ceanest
of yards and alleys is generally remark
! able because it is not apparent until the
airs of spring begin to dlffuse the odors
that exhale from the debris. Your yard
needs cleaning. So does your neighbors,
but that is his affair, and if you show the
proper example he will not long delay in
cleaning up. Don't wait for the
authorities to act. Clean up now.
additional Local on Eighth Page)
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-03-28
Proofs MAJ

MONEY To loan on Real Estate at
WOVlu reasonable rates and Final
Proofs made Call at Bank of Dresden.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-03-28
WHEAT MARKET.

Chas. Sutherland and wife we're among
those here from Osnabrock yesterday.
Rev. Beer is among those from Lang
don attending the Fargo enforcement
league meeting this week. ....
Rev. E. p. johnson of Wang. occupied
the pulpit ut the Baptist church last
Sunday having exchanged with Pastor
Robertson.
Fon RENr.-Large front bed room
with clothes closet. First class board
and room $500 per month. Apply at
this office.
We buy our -four at Mckinley prices
and sell our bread at Bryan plices-25
ioaves for $1.GO. J. Little. proprietor
OF the City Bakery, opposite the Court
House, Langdon.
On Sunday next Presbyterian services
will be held in Falconer's school house
at 1880 a. m. and at the Mclean school
house at 2 p. NJ, and at Langdon at
1870 p. m, by the pastor Rev. Thos.
DOngan.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-12-25
SAYS HE WAS
ASSAULTED
Waldo kennard Has mixup In a
Local Umbrella Store

Waldo Kennard, who claims 20 be
q wealthy young mins-oWner from
Colorado, says he was assaulted In
an umbrella store at Second avenue
and Madison street Monday evening
by the propEietors Of the place and
accused o. being a thief. he swore
out a warrant for the arrest IL
Samuel T. and Chas. X. Robson on
the charge Of assault and battery.
The men we're arrested and releas-
ed on 500 cash bonds. Attorney
EskridRe for Kennsrd is now pre-
pairing a auit for damages against
the umbrella store proprietors.
Kennard rays that he went into
the umbrella store Monday evening
TO buy an umbrella. While being
waited on by Il salesman, he says
the younger Robson dealt him a
stunning blow from behind and or
dered him out Of the store. Kennard
went out and started to return a
few minutes later 10 gain some idea
OF what provoked the assault. As
he turned 20 go In the older brother
r. alleged 20 have struck him. Ken
nard then sought an officer and re-
turned 10 the store. In the presence
OF Policeman La Count, R0beaon ac-
cused Kennard Of being a shoplfte-
The trial viii come up before Jus-
tlce Cam tomorrow.
To-day Robeson'a place II closed
and neither Of the proprietors could
be found. Their side OF the story
will be told in court.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-12-25
WASHINGTON SCENERY
Artists Say That This State Leads the World in Beauty
Valuable Offer to Public Library Washington
Scenery at ST. Louis Exposition

A trio % noted artists are In the
city with a view Of making Seattle
their future home. Charles II. Han,
Richard Hall and Virgil Hall. ali
brothcra
These gentlemen have already
earned an International reputation IN
the world IT coluFM their "rum.
water Canyon" painting. a Great
Northern scenic view, being eunhid-
cred By critics as one OF the finest
pieces of work u tie kind
The Halls arc enthusiastic over the
scenery Of Washington. and think
that this nists easily leads the world
tn romantic and ricturesaus vtswa
Charles X. Hall has lately returned
from tour Of California. where he
succeeded In obtaining noms admir-
able skrtchen of the famous Yosem-
tie Valley and the sno~ capped
Hierrns
These artists have fravcrsed
Europe quite extensively IN search
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-12-25

u the beautiful IN nature. One OF
their sketches under the title Of "A
study IN tho Matterhorn." IN NOW
on exhibition Ia the Metropolitan
Museum Of Art Ia New York city.
They have invaded the TroHaa chs
OF heotland and the Lakes Of XII
iarnay. IN ireland, and withni these
artists maintain that this state ex.
cells them ali IN the grandeur and
nuhlimiiy ~ lta natural scenery.
The Halt brothers intend present
ms TO the Seattle library. upon It's
completion aA n permanent loan. a
SO. 90 painting exhibit They sx-
pct 20 devote the next three or four
yrars 10 the study ~ nahinrtnn
scenery. They are about IN Heil their
'-TunwRser Canyon" painting for
s. 0oa, They ARE now engaged on
several paintings for the 81 Louis
exposition. In this exhibit, there win
be twelve paintings. Three each
from California. Oregon. Washington
and British Columbia.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-12-25

The city laboratory for the study
of disease germs has been opened by
Dr. n. NJ. Carroll, city health Of
iicer and bscteriologist. nj the health
office, at Fifth avenue and Yesler
way. Yesterday he held a congress
Of germs which was well attended
by representatives. from the tender
loin, the waterfront Lake Union,
Cedar river and other favored re-
sorts.
When a Star reporter entered the
laboratory yesterday afternoon he
found Or. Carroll In the coal house
with a shotgun and IA dark lantern.
To an excited offer OF help against
burglars. the reply was: Hang the
burglarsl MicrococuH Tetroganus.
who came from Cedar river In a Jar
last night, and Convulsivae. my ten
derloln pet, got into q fight and Con-
ME chased Mike out here some place.
An. there they are" as a horrible
commotlon came from the corner,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-12-25

IN the light. This is septlcus Ba-
olllu and a good specimen of his
race" said the doctor as he seized
a hammer and nailed II to the wall.
While he was pinning n label on
the specimen the health officer ex-
planned that the laboratory had been
established by the city Tor the gratu-
itous testing Of contagious germs.
The police station may be made
the custodian for the distribution Of
the outfits for the laboratory dag
nosla of diphtheria, tuberculosis
typhoid fever and other infectious
diseases.
These outfits viii be given TO ply
slclans on application. The phyh-
clans viii place the supposed disease
germs ia the culture tubes and re-
turn them TO the station. The
health officer will convey them TO the
bactcriologist and within "a hours
the physicians VIII be notified OF the
character of the diseases shown by
the germs.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-12-25
PROGRESSING

The brick paving % the Yesi~r way
district IL entirely completed with
the exception OF that portion OF Sec.
cad avenue south between Yeai.r
way and Washington street occupied
BY the Seattle Electric C0.e trAcks
and the block on Yesier way between
Serond and Occidental avenues.
On tealer way the excavations
have been finished and the eoncret-
Ing has been begun. II IL hoped TO
nave the entire contract done not
later than January 6.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-12-25
TERRIFIES
THE LASSIES
Not Understanding the Ceremony,
He Tries 10 Break n Up

Edwin Chrlscadn. tried 10 break
up a meeting Of the swedish Saliva
ton Army on Washington street
VIII spend his Christmas IN the city
Jail with n diaorderly conduct charge
against him.
The Stun workers were holding n
street meeting. and the service was
conducted in the Swedish language,
Williams, being little under the
Influence Of liquor, objected to the
proceedings. "a he could not tell lust
what was going on,
Had II not been for the timely sp-
pehranee ~ Policeman Ryan, II IL
probable that the meeting would
have been adjourned.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-12-25

While the reporter held the Lam
tern the doctor seized a stick OF cord
wood and succeeded in clubbing the
two runaways into insenslbillty.
Then he picked them up and placed
them into their culture tubes again.
Some Of the Delegates
"'rhe attendance isn't very good,
to-day" said the doctor. but have
some very interesting germs here.
This is Staphylococus Albus Cere-
us, said he, pointing 10 a pale blue
eyed bug. II got him on pile UNI
der the Yesler pier yesterday"
Just then the reporter noticed a
large powerful hooking microbe that
was chained by the leg 90 the stove.
THAT" said Or Carroll. "ls pnoumo
Bacillus Friedland Hobosum, He
was caught I'm the act Of stealing a
horse blanket at police headquar-
ters."
Just then the doctor showed his
hand into long test tube and threw
out a hairy individual that biinked
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-12-25
MagnanImous John

Manager John Cort, OF the Grand.
last evening called ali OF the em-
ploycs Of his theater. As IN number,
into his Office, one nj n time, and
presented each with n handsome
Christmas remembrance.
In return, Mr.. cort received a solid
gold chain from the stage employees
and individual presents from many
In the front OF the house. AZ well
az gifts from theatrical managers In
all parts OF the country.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-12-25

HUSBANDS

The Henpecked Husbands Asso-
riation has been formed at FcrEu-
son. a suburb 81 81. Louis. Mo, and
Us membership Includes some II the
most prominent residents. Meetings
are held alternately az the homes OF
members. and from these meetings
the wives are barred.
The object II to promote forget
fnllness ~ sorrow and. n any mem
Der or the society inadvertently
praises HIS wife at "a meeting he In
heavily fined or expelled. according
to the amount 81 praise bestowed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-12-25
HIS CHRISTMAS
is ALL STOLEN


STAINS Oleson, who lives in a shack
near the foot Of Denny way, report
ed 10 ths police today that his place
had been broken into BY n crowd Of
fellow countrymen and his Christ
mas good things stolen. His shack
was almost torn TO pieces and the
furniture broken. OisHon says he
had fight with the robbers, but
they got away. The police believe
that the affairs was merely a drunk
en- row.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-12-25

When the sxploaisa took place the
rom vas ElIad vtgh players Tue air
ras aaliad wlfh all kinds az Debris. Pas
tor and boards aew 10 svaFy direction.
0ns faro dealer vas raised IN bss chair
and hurled through ths air . distance q
twenty fsst. us was nof hurt.
caiiss o., tss Dssarsnsnt
A sore % policsmep and Detectives
arrived a. the snBbiing cigb soon after
she rxpioaian. Some sue turHed 10 a
Ore alarm but the apparatus was not
nsesird The police kept out The curious
crosd whlls Manager Carter u the club
directed the sttsntian a his smrieyss
TO plcklng TIE hank rolls from the heaps
Of plaster and bearda
A few persons az fnst advanced the
theory that the szpicslen had b~sa
csassd hy gas Accumulated In the cop.
per boiler bat lnvrSsixaiion revealed that
the explosion mnst egrssinty have come
from dynnnits. A pH.ail square h0ls
beneath the stove. abcat 10 b. 10 inches
marks the downward es~ct ~ the shot.
CHIEF q Police Saiiivan. who has had
mach sxperiesrs Ia mines. Il ppsitivs
that the explosion Il that Of dynamite.
His theory IL backed np hy that u Chief
Cook Of ths Gre department. and Fire
Marshal kellogg. Also number Of per.
sous claim to have detectsd the edoF Of
barring dyuamlts after the explosion.
The theory advanced BY Chisf % To-
lice Suiiivan and Manager Carter Of the
club regarding the motive Il the one aes
cspfed by almost every une who was
there. They heiIeYs that either some
crank who wanted 20 break 10 the place
or else 4 heavy loser ~ one u the Ia.
bles put the powder under the stove
wifh malicious latent.
The actual damage to the property IL
very small
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-12-25
A VILE ACT
Whoever Cut the Ropes Had
Murder at Heart

NaHdals are responsible for an out
Snse perpetFated NJ the university
yesterday. which, By the best OF
GOOD fortune. did not result fatally.
some one had weakened the ropes
q q scaffoid used by two painters
= work on the new Science hall, and
when they mounted Il. IL fell. The
painters were fortunately able to
seize a window ledge. and they chung
tnere until rescued. Examination OF
ne rope afterwards disclosed the
laet mat IL had been severed ex-
sspt one strand. The rnlscreant did
his work above the paintsrN' heads
and near the hooks which ulepend
the scaffold from the roof. The
rorkmen mad narrow escape from
Death when II IL realized that they
NeTe y feet from the ground. The
police are now working on the case.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-12-25
UNFORTUNATE
Albert Adams Dies After Serious
lnIury-FeIl From Wagon

Albert Adams. The seamhter injured
ia front Of the Rainier brand hotel
at so o'clock yesterday Rfternoou.
died two hours and a half afteFward
at Providence hospital. He sustained
q severe fracture 81 the skull. caused
BY the wagon wheel passing over his
head Ills neck and face were ter
rihly iacrrmted.
Adams was ~ years 81 ag. ana
lived wlth his wife III First avenue
south ana Connecticut street. lie
had no children. The remains are at
the Seattle Undertaking parlors.