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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-02-25

both railroad and steamboat accommo-
dations. 1t is only three miles away
from the famous Columbia river and at
most any hour of the night you can hear
the ringing of bell or blowing of a
whistle as steamers ply their way to and
from the ocean. We have had couple
of snow storms this winter. They came
: in the night time and disappeared the
next morning, melted by the warmth of
the sun at noon day. However, out here
you have no trouble in seeing snow
at any time during the year, We have
in plain view Mt. st. Helens, Mt. Hood
Mt. Rainier, each of which rear their
glistening sides above the cloud line,
which meets their snow capped peaks.
Mt. st. Helen's is forty miles distant and
is indeed a sight we'll worth seeing, es-
pecially on fine moonlight night.
This is quite fruit country, the prin-
cipal crops in large fruits being prunes,
apples and pears while berries and all
smaller kinds are grown here in profu-
sion. Last Sunday I had the pleasure
of picking ripe pears right off the trees
There are barrels and barrels of apples
hanging on the trees here yet, not even
nipped by the frost. OF course we have
had some of the much talked Of Wash
ington rains, but there was not nearly as
much of it as we had expected.
They talk about this being the coun-
try for the farmer, but excure me. It
cost moro to get the fir stumps off of one
acre of this land than would buy ten
acres of good old North Dakota soil
such as we have in Cavalier county.
Just think of paying fifteen times as
much to get your land cleaned fstumps
and stones rs it originally cost.
War and war news is the general topic
here and it is amusing to watch the
little brown fellows standing around the
bulletin boards and watch their demon
strations of joy as the news of this and
that japanese victory comes over the
wire. They are very patriotic little fell
lows and hundreds of them are prepar-
ing 10 70 to the Orient. Others that
cannot get away are raising war fund.
The Japanese of Portland are sending
e5OO,OOO, those in Seattle 100000 ana
from San Francisco e5,O0O,OO. All con-
tributed by Japanese residing in this
country to aid the Mikado to wallop the
Car Of all the Russias.
Well, must close, out of regard for
your space and hoping that Mr.. Weather
man will lot you down . little easier
during tho remainder Of tho winter.
Yours - Ever,
Al. HEAPY,
Ridesdsld. Wash, Feby la, 1904.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-02-25
| |Langdon Church News

NoTE:-All announcements intended for this
eoluaa must reach the Office not later than
"Wednesday noon i'll order to insure publication.
ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURcH-The regn-
Lar order of service each Sunday at St.
Alphonsns church is as follows: Low
mass at $50 a. m, high mass at 1890 ..
M, Sunday school at 2:3O p. NJ, vespers
at 1880. Priest, Rev. M. Dougherty.
PRESBYTERIAN CHuRcH-Servlces on
Sunday morning and evening at the
usual hours. Sunday school in the
afternoon at half past two. At the re-
quest of the session of the Presbyterian
church Rev. Dougan has kindly con-
sented to supply the pulpit until such a
time as pastor is elected or prospec-
tive candidates are to be heard. So that
services will be held as usual each Sun
day as heretofore. William Stevenson,
Clerk of Session.
BAPTIST CHURCH-Rev. +. Sprague
the evangelist who has been holding
special meetings in the Baptist church
leaves today, but the services will be
continued the remainder of the week
and over next Sunday by Rev. S. A.
Hayworth of the First BAPTIST church of
Fargo. The public is cordially invited
to all these services. Rev. Robert A.
MacMullen, pastor.
METHODIST CHuRcH-Services will be
A.
Sunday, morning and evening at the
usual hours. Sunday school at noon.
Meeting of the Epworth League in the
evening at half-past six, subject,
"Princely Men in Heavenly Kingdoms" :"
leader, Mrs. Hayward. Subject of ser
mon in the morning will be, '.The Greatest
Thing in the World" in the evening, an
evangelical service. New music. A vel
come to all. Rev. w. B.Marsh. Pastor.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-02-25
AUCTION SALE DATES.

Announcements are made below of
public auction sales of farm stock, machi-
merry and personal property to be held in
the vicinity Of Langdon, giving dates of
sale and names of parties holding sale.
Tuesday, March 8th-Joseph Kartes,
of Mt. Carmel township. Ambrose
Kroetsch, auctioneer.
Wednesday, March 9th-Wm. Camp
bell, of Harvey township. j. w. Mahon,
auctioneer.
Thursday, March loth-Matt Wear, of
West Billings township. Chas. A. Nor
ton, auctioneer.
Thursday, March 17th-Jobn Robert
son, Of Langdon township. J.W. Mahon,
auctioneer.
Wednesday, Marsh leth-Alex Ne
Fallane, q Harvey tswaship.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-02-25
LETTER FROM AL. HEAPY.
Editor rCouRIER-DEMocRAT;-
I have Just received late issue of the

Editor CoURIER-DEMoCRAT;-'
I have just received late issue of the
DEMOCRAT this morning. 1t never
reaches here until Monday and some
times not until Tuesday. AS read it
through, especially the items which tell
Of your frequent storms and continuous
record of bad weather see visions of
snow blockaded streets and piercing
northwest winds floating around the
room until 1 expect to see the thermo-
meter hanging at the desk drop an inch
at a time.
Perhaps description of this muchly
advertised salubrious cline may have
effect in toning down the chill which
this cold wave has caused the watcher
of the North Dakota thermometer to
experience. I will state briefly that
we, the Perry boys and myself, landed
in Seattle on the 3rd day of last Decem-
Der and enjoyed whole week of unin-
terrupted sunshine while taking in the
sights of the town, paying special atten-
ton to the wharfs and shipping interests.
All kinds of boats come to Seattle, big
boats, little boats, boats from all over
the world. The largest one l saw there
was French one, four-masted sailer
built of steel, in which you could have
slowed the town of Pisek, pigs and all,
and then have room to spare. l also
got my first glimpse of Uncle Sans
mammoth floating volcanoes, including
monitor, "which same amt no slouch
when it comes to shooting holes into
things" as tar explained though it is
a small looking affair when compared
with first class battle ship. One OF
Uncle Sans war ships is being built here
at the present time and it promises not
to be any toy either, judging from the
foundation or whatever you call 1t
where they start in. We also took in
Tacoma, another Puget Sound city with
a fine harbor and plenty of shipping f.
cilit,es. but this winter it seems to be
pretty dead. Our next stop was AZ
Olympia, an inland town and the capitol
CITY of this state. Olympia is very nice
" laid out, it should be, it has been
dead long enongh, goodness knows.
Last, but not least comes Portland,
Oregon. which is as swift as they make
'em this winter, gambling joints and all
tho rest running wide open. 1t must be
that they are getting trained up for the
Lewis A. Clarke fair, which is to be held
there in 1905.
Whore am for the present located,
Rideeheld, Ore, is an average country
town on tho Lake river. Il is twenty
miles distant from Portland and has
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-02-25
Sweet Oranges and How to Get Them.

At this season of the year the people
in this country should eat more fruit
and Oranges are now at their best.
There is small district in California
called "Durate' where oranges attain
the highest state of perfection. These
are put up under the Deer brand and
the Fern brand, and are noted for their
fine flavor besides being very sweet and
thick skinned. Insist on getting Deer
brand and Fern brand Durate Oranges
and you will have the best possible
value for your money. For sale by A.
Schulke, j. B. Boyd, G. j. Kelly. 1892
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-02-25
LAST NIGHTS SUICIDE.
'tHerb" Murphy's Rash Act Last Night
Shocks Langdon.

A. H. Murphy Of Neche, better known
by his many Langdon friends as Herb"
Murphy, committed suicide yesterday
evening at about seven o'clock in his
room at the U. G. I. hotel His at
tempt to take his own life must have re-
suited in almost instant death, as shown
by the two wounds from the bullets of
his revolver, one having entered the
body over the base of the heart and the
other at the apex of the right lung.
Mr.. Murphy was single man not more
than thirty years Of age and had been
here from his home at Neche for some
days past looking after the closing up of
tho business affairs of his brother, the
late w. A. Murphy, of Neche, who at the
time of his death was the treasurer of
of Pembina county. 1t seems that no
one in the hotel had heard the shots
fred and it was not until some of his
friends and companions went up to his
room after supper that any knowledge
of the sad affair was had. The body
was found to be quite warm. He had
disrobed and lay in bed, the burned
holes in the bosom of the night shirt
showing where the fatal shots had been
fired. Papers on the table alongside the
bed we're found to contain minute di-
rections regarding the disposal of his
property and the arrangements for his
funeral, together with good bye mes
sages to the family and some friends.
Everything points to calmness and
premeditation on the eve of death that
entirely does away with any theory as to
his insanity at the time. Nothing re-
mained to show the cause for the rash
act. He had mingled with friends
around town during the afternoon and
had made an appointment to meet one
or two of them again in the evening.
Coroner Gibson after investigating con-
cluded that there was no necessity of
holding an inquest. The remains were
shipped on this afternoons train to the
family home at Neche for burial
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-02-25

=, ;, POST OFFICE DIRECTORY.
o,s; Mall from Olga, Walhalla, Wang and Mona
sIriyes sna at 1890 p m. and leaves after the ar
Sunday. '''0 S>'-'
wsldil Nail from Polar, Merl. storlie. Morton,
IMaaS Ma;, 2. M, daily except Sunday.
.. mai "a from Mt. Carmel. Mazda and Bac arrives
=, dza5 p. M, and leaves at 1:45 tri-weekly,
1aMssaays, Ms!Iays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
,Saa mail " from Elkwood, Stilwell and Homen ar
weeklS az T r. ao p m and leaves at ;45 p m tri
Roaah Rmai from Moscow. Trier, Klein, Empire and
arrives at noon and leaves at is p M,
"''~eekiy, Mondays. Wednesdays and Fridays.
[Go;N NAILS CLOSE.
- 'u I'll u.... 1No ~ IL
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-02-25
wonAN,s CLUB PROGRAM.

The Langdon Woman's Club holds it's
next regular fortnightly meeting next
Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs.
G. Hunter when the program taken up
will consist of:
Literary Topic-"The Central States" =,
Roll Call-"Famous Statesmen
PAPHRs:
'The Mound Builders 900. Mrs. Jas. S. Loyaes.
Chicago and its Envierons' ... Mrs. Lamb.
abraham Lincoln Miss Hodrins.
Hostess Mrs. Hunter
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-02-25
MARCH EXAMINATION PROGRAM.

Co. Supt. Crawford furnishes the
DEMOCRAT with the appended program
of subjects on which those who attend
the teachers examination to be held here
on March 18th and 18th will be required
to write, together with the time period
allowed for the completion of the different
papers.
FRIDAY.
Reading Rules and Regulations. 80. ...: 9 to 9:10
PRELIMINARY y.................. .S:lV 10 S:oV
Second and Third First Grade
Grade Subjects. Subjects.
Arithmetic -. 80 to II :OO Algebra.
Civics II 90 to II 100 Physical Geography.
AFTERNOON.
U. S. History i rs to :35 Geometry.
Geography, 2 :25 to 400. Psychology.
Theory and Practice to Natural Philosophy.
SATURDAY.
Language and Grammar. $500 to 1o:15.
Physiology and Hygiene. ......... .10:15 to 11:15.
Reading rs 10 1915.
Orthography. y.............. .l2a5 to l :Oo.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-02-25

wANTED-Four teachers for Fre-
second grade certificates; term Of seven
months; months; commencing April 4th 1904. Address
SWvatHlng salary, Alex Russell, school clerk,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-02-25
MAKES A NEW RECORD.

Register of Deeds Rylance is able to
produce figures of the business done in
his office during the year 1903 which
allows of Cavalier county making an
exceedingly favorable comparison with
neighboring counties, both as to the
amount of business done during the year
and the amount of Expense entailed in
handling of the same. The figures given
below are official:
CAVALIER COUNTY.
Receipts Reg. of Deeds Office. e........... $6544 25
Balance in favor of Cavalier Co. ss422 %
PEMBINA COUNTY.
Receipts Reg. of Deeds Office $4Si6 90
Disbursements for salary and clerk hire $3.50 AZ
Balance in favor of Pembina Co.. .s1O52 SO
These figures demonstrate the fact
that the accumulation of business handl-
ed in the register of deeds Office here is
much larger than in Pembina county
there being difference of Sl698.25 in
receipts, but what is more surprising
and at the same time reflects most
highly on Register of Deeds Rylance's
administration of the office is that the
work was done for S671.47 less than it
cost to do less than three fourths of the
same amount of work in Pembina
county.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-02-25

SEED GRAIN FOR sALE-Exeellent seed for
sale. Wheat, oats and barley. For particu-
,ars enquire of Daniel Shelley, Langdon,
North Dak5ta. Is
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-02-25
HOW DRESDEN GROWS.

Dresden has increased it's population
by the arrival of three little ones within
the past week and the happy parents in
whose homes this occasion Of rejoicing
occurred are receiving all manner of
congratulations. The arrivals were in
the following order:
Thursday, February 1s,-Mr. and Mrs.
Andrew George, a son.
Friday, February 19,-Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph Gatschene, a daughter.
Monday, February % %, Mr.. and Mrs
P. S. Schwartz, son.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-02-25

TEACHERS WANTED-Threete teachers wanted
tor Langdon school district for term Of
seven months, to begin April 1st; salary $50,
si5%nd $40. Applications will be received up
70 March 1st. Address, John Robertson,
clerk, Langdon, N D. 27-28
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-02-25

Plain and fancy stationery and writing
tablets for sale at the DEMOCRAT Office.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-04-06

Consult US before buying watch
Hames.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-04-06
CASE GOES
TO The JURY
Testimony for the Defense Closed
Today, Arguments of Counsel
Made in Thompson Trial

In the district court this morning
Judge Steele set large number of the
jury cases that will be tried this teri
OF court and then continued to take
evidence in the Thompson murder
case. The evidence for the defense
was closed with the testimony of Harry
Thompson. the defendant in the case
and the counsel for the state and for
the defendant have argued the case
before the jury. Prosecuting ATTORNEY
johnson began the argument. The case
will go to the jury at late hour this
evening
The case of Ball VS.. Langford was
continued for the term on motion Of
Attorney G. L. Mcdonald as was the
case Of State VS.. Pixley on motion Of
Prosecuting Attorney johnson.
The case of City OF Lewiston VS.. J.
w. Caesas was dismissed on motion Of
City Attorney S. L. Mcfarland.
The court set the following cases
for hearing: Binton vs. Lewiston Ma
tional bank, April 10: Lewiston Ma
tional Bank VS.. Lane, April IA; Retzlaff
vs. Grostein April Is: City Of Lewiston
vs. Morris, April 10: Washington Loan
& Trust Co. VS.. Brenton. April 20:
Aubre VS.. Seals. April 81: Seat VS.
Rozen. April 81; Williams vs. Brooks
April 90; Binnard VS.. Grostein, April
90; and Peasley VS.. Doty, April 20. All
of the cases set were set for 9 a. m.
! Tn, ha
witnesses for the defense told the story
Of the killing of Steward Luper by
Harry Thompson on the night of No
vember q last substantially the same
as the witnesses for the state told Il
yesterday except that they added tina
little Jimmie Luper, son Of the de.
ceased man and a brother of the de
PENDANT Bonnie Thompson engaged II
fight near the front of the dance hal
and the latter got the best of the figh
and the former went and told hi
father. who was furnishing music as {
violinist for the dance of the trouble
, on the out side. Mr.. Luper started
down the stairs but on leaving wa
warned by Jacob Haeberle that it wa
kids fight and he had better let then
fight it out among themselves. In re
, garde to the stabbing Otto Haeberl
. and other witnesses sor the defendan
stated that it was done in a clinch be
tween the two men.
Yesterday evening a witness for tn
state gave some very damaging evi
dence against the defendant when h
stated that he was at the home
Harry Thompson three months befor
the killing of Luper and at that tim
the defendant had said that he onl
2 wanted the chance to kill the man h
e stabbed.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-04-06

Ineooore Parks returned today from
a business trip up the Clearwater lin.
senator Geo f. Crum is transactiny
business i'll the Camas prairie co,ptr,-
Cash Cole arrived in town this morn
ing from his ranch on Cottonwood
creek.
Miss Forney of Moscow is in the CITY
the guest of Miss Henry of the Norma,
faculty.
Judge j. II. Forney of Moscow is in
the city transacting business of a leea,
nature.
Charles Kay of Moscow returned this
morning from a business trim to the
timber belt.
W. e. Gillette. travelling agent of the
n. F. was in the city yesterday and left
this morning for Moscow.
j. c. Lindsay, travelling passenger
and freight agent of the Illinois Central
is in the city frof Portland.
Hon. F. l.. Moore who has been in
the city on legal business returned to
his home in Moscow, today.
Sampson Snyder of Pierce left this
morning for Moscow where he will en-
ter the hospital for medical treatment
l.. Stannus, the we'll known Orofino
business man, was In the city this
morning and returned home on the aft
| ernoon train.
Henry furnish, James furnish and
| Henry Levy left this morning for Mos
| COW. They expect to return to the
city in about two weeks.
D. w. Bailey and Mrs. Bailey who
have been on a trip o Getta creek or
the upper Salmon returned today Mr.
Bailey has mining interests in that sec.
ton.
o. r. Anderson. a member of Chem.
ical company. No. 5, at Spokane, is il
the city visiting with friends. Mr.
Anderson was formerly a teacher il
the schools of Asotin county
Mrs. Aaron Kuhn of Spokane is il
the city visiting her parents, r. Gro
stein and Mrs. Grostein. Miss Rut1
Grostein who has been visiting witt
Mrs. Kuhn in Spokane accompanied
her here.
Thomas Moses. who has been
MILDLY" on the train ship Adams. an
who has been visiting with E.
Windus of Charleston left this mornis
for Bremerton where he is ordered t
report for duty on the armored cruise
Philadelphia.
]. B. West returned this mornin
from a fishing trip to the Middle for
country and his Office was crowde
today with an unusual amount of ad
miring friends. The supply of trot
/ was small. however. and many friend
were disappointed. Mr.. West say
that the waters are too muddy Il
good angling at this time.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-04-06
SIGNED FREELY
FOR pavement
Property Owners Along Main St.
Want AsphaItum Pave.
mant Laid

Mr., O. A. Kjos who has charge OF
the petition which is being circulated
among the property holders along Main
street between Fifth and Ninth streets
which will be presented to the council
asking that an asphaltum pavement be
laid along Main street abutting the
property within that district, reports
that already seventeen of the thirty
seven owners have agreed to ask for
tho nayement About five more are ex-
nected to sign this afternoon and Mr..
Kjos is Of the opinion that by Friday
night the balance Of the owners will
ioin in the movement.
! 1t is the purpose to present the pc
tition to the council at the next meet
ing and it is believed that favorable
action will be taken. II asphaltun! Will
be laid it will give 10 the city some
thing new in the line Of clean streets
and there is no question as to the dur
ability of this quality Of pavement. II
will add greatly to the appearance &c
the street and will do much to ellmi'
nate the horrible condition Of the stree
during the muddy period. Asphaltun
Is most desirable pavement from TN
fact that it Is one of the most durable
AZ we'll as the least expensive materia
to keep clean.
Many Of the streets in the large cite
in the east are paved with asphaltun
and the appearance Of the cities ar
much enhanced as a result. In Chi
caRo alone all the avenues Of the sout
side are paved with this material VIII
; the exception of one or two OF tn
3 hou,eyards which are macadamizes
There is a general feeling among tn
property owners along Main street 'h'
s this pavement should be put IN an
8 there is little doubt but what the Valu
s Of the property will be increased pro
portionately.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-04-06
HISTORIC GROUNDS
clsrk hasbrouek Recalls Some Of Lew.
iston's Early History

1.-The new supreme court building
could fittingly have been placed on the
lot on the corner Of Third and c streets
now owned by the county" said Sol
Hasbrouck yesterday, and it would
have been on historic ground. Near
where that foundation is the old Luna
house used to stand and I stopped
there from December 1864 to February
1865 and attended the sessions OF the
territorial Legislature then held in a
two story building on the half block
where the Teller ONCE now stands.
was a member Of the lower house
which held its sessions on the ground
floor of the building while the council
held it's sessions upstairs.
The territorial secretary had his Of
fee in a building in the block Jus'
west of the Luna house and the ter
ritorial governor had his office In
building just north OF the hotel. Thf
governor at that time was Caleb Igor
Of Lyondale and the session VIII Of
remembered as the stormiest in th'
history of early times. 1t ended in tn
action to remove the capital from Lew
iston to Boise Many old timers VII
recall the bitterness of that fight.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-04-06
SUCCESSFUL TRIP
ORGANIZER Wilkins WEI" Received
Throughout the County

NJ. w. Wilkins. national organizer TOT
the socialist party. has just returned
..o . trim TO the interior part OF the
county. He organized locals at Gif1oro
and Kamiah and was we'll received ps
o,a,opces everywhere he spoke.
Mr.. wilkins will speak tomorro"
nipht at the opera house ana VIII az
that time undertake to answer any
query presented concerning the soc,a'-
ist doctrine. He will leave here FRIDAY
,or pendelton. Ore. enroute to Chicago
whore he will attend the national con-
vention In May.
There will be a socialist meeting TO-
night in Charleston at Goetcnius nan
whera Jno. w. Brown will lecture.