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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-02-11

REAL ESTATE
QUITE ACTIVE.
The Year Starts Out With Con-
siderable Business.
City Real Estate Moving at Good
Prices.

City Real Estate Moving at Good
Prices.
The real estate market has been pick
ing up quite visibly since the first of the
year with several deals in town property
at figure that shows values are keep
ing to those of last year. Transfers since
February first have gone on record as
follows:
N: Oak L. & 7. Co. to Chas. A. s. Smitl,
lots and blk 5, Langdon ............ 500 co
Eliza J. !: Lsyass to Emelinos Loynes ma INN
E%slps mel s aaynes to Jas s. Loyn's NJ: 100 co
Jens G Bjornstad to Chris Bjornstad
lots and and sis nei4 5-l63-57.,..... 400 90
VIM. P. Abbott to Charles W. Plain VIE
swA and s1s nwA 3l-161-58... 16oO 90
Linden Invest Co to Francis E Adams
lot 13 blk Hanna Village .............. $50 on
Francis E: Adams to Philip L. Hines
lot 18, blk 3. Hanna Village. ge............ 1000 90
John T. Rllenson to Hans T. Ellenson
neA and nh sw34 12-16l-S7... $3.50 90
Samuel Van SAINT to A. A. Stone seh ,,o, =,
1O-l62-6l. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 2ou W
S. v. Haight to T. L. Tilliseh lots e to
80 inclusive, blk A. East Osnabrock... 175 90
Andrew L. Morken to Catherine w Paul
sen: S:: iots 49, II and 49, blk TO- osna 2so m
DrOcR Vll1age.... .................. IoOV w
Catherine " Paulson to Andrew L
Morken, lots 20 and n, blk 6, Osna-
brock village. ......................... oU W
Gss nW% 27ieo % 20 n." -. ] $3.50 90
add'n % 10 Langdon l. don @ - o.A .l 17oo %
E. I. Donovan to Dan " McNelly
lot u, blk IA, Hanna Village. .......... 215 OO
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-02-11
VALENTINE SOCIAL.

\ Valentine social will be given at the
home of Mr.. J.!J. Souch on Monday even
ing February 18th. Come and have a
good time. Fifteen cents.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-02-11
Take Notice.

To whom it may concern:
! will not be responsible for any
bs15 or w ae9ts Mhfh ma be
else.
r. E. CuFpE.
Olga. n. d.. February 2nd. 1904
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-02-11

Three cents week il al it costs to
ct the DzxocsAr it gives you thsasws
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-02-11

Plain and fancy stationery and writing
tablets for sale at the DEn0cRAr o6Ace
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-02-11

TEACHERS WANTED-Four teachers for Free
e1, second grade certificates; term Of seven
months; months; commencing April 4th 1904. Address
Wa!hag WNaI!hlng salary, Alex Russell, school clerk,
"alhalla, N. d. 1928
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-02-11

TEACHERS WANTED-Threete teachers wanted
for Langdon school district for term of
seven months, to begin April 1st; salary $50,
A5 and $40. Applications will be received up
to March lst. Address, John Robertson,
clerk, Langdon, N D. 27-28
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-02-11

LOsI-A bunch of keys in Langdon. Reward
Will be given for their return by A. Schulke.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-02-11

wood school; required to hold second grade
certificate; salary $40 per month; term of
seven months, school open Immediately. Ad
aress a stating particulars Robert Robertson.
clerk OF Hope school district, Elkwood, 26-27
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-02-11

SEED GRAIN FOR sALE-Excellent seed for
sac. Wheat, oats and barley For particu-
Iars enquire of Daniel Shelley, Langdon,
North Dak5ta. 25
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-02-11

TEACHERS WANTED-Five Teachers for a
term teri, of six months, beginning. April 1st;
Dresden school % j township. owns w Apply to 4. H.
koehmstedt, clerk. Wales. %
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-02-11
dyECCNCr1yTE1uIyyIlTlE IlTlE|III1IIEl|IIyIIIOyyy
Want Column.

A DNERTISEMENTS will be inserted in this
a column for One Cent Word each insertion
No advertisement inserted for less than fifteen
town orders. The rate for the insertion Of
business locals among pure reading matter will
hereafter be ten cents per line each insertion.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-09-22
Norfolk Storm Swept.

Norfolk, Special.-This entire section
was swept by a wind storm Wednesday
the velocity Of the blow reaching %
miles an hour in Norfolk. The govern
p.ent wires along the coast went down
and information from that section IS
meagre. No marine disasters have been
reported. The blow caused many steam
ers to leave after schedule time and
Hampton Roads shelters many storm
bound craft. Telephone and telegraph
service is being badly crippled and tne
river has flooded many low streets, In
terfering with the trolley system. A
great amount Of minor damage is re-
norted. but no fatalities have occurres
SO far as can be learned.
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speciaI Fund Exhausted.

It was mentioned in The Columbia
State a few days ago that the pay
of judges OF special courts-and OF
special judges to act for circuit judges
who are sick-had about exhausted the
special appropriation for that purpose.
The governor is given special con-
tingent fund of $2,500 with which to
meet this expense, and the following
are the calls which have been made
upon it already: :,
G. E. Prince, Saluda and BarnWell,
s239.34; J. A. Mccullough, Union, 13
days, $15401; L. F. Youmans, Green
wood, Is days, $235; J. E. Mcdonald
Yorkville, % days, s324.92; W. H.
Hunt, spartanburg, s3OS.54; G: E.
Prince, Barnwell. s32723; F: B; Gary,
Lexington, $19316; ]. Y. Culbreath,
Newberry, $4,000; L. F. Youmans,
Greenwood, $4,000; total. $2,102.2O.
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Surrender Themselves.

Greenville, Special.-Closely follow
ing the announcement Of Will Sloan's
death at the county Jail Wednesday,
William Putnam and Rube Sudduth,
charged with the shooting. came in
and surrendered to the officers. They
are now held at the county jail pend
ing a preliminary hearing.
Sloans dying statement was taken
by Notary John T. Gilreath and reads:
81 know | cannot live, and l would
like to say that William Putnam or
Rube Sudduth shot me on Sunday
evening. Me and Stark Cooley
went to the woods to get some whis-
key. We had the can when they run
up and struck match. I turned to
run. William Putnam said, Shoot,
and shoot to kill, and at that time l
was shot. There was two or three
more shots after was shot. had no
pistol. If Cooley had one never saw
1t. l was not selling whiskey nor
never did. / had not violated the law
and did not resist arrest"
Considerable interest has been awak-
ened in the case on account Of its up
usual features. Why did Putnam
shoot Sloan and by what authority?
is the question oftenest asked.
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n.maqe at Newport News.

Newport News, Va, Special.-During
q terrific wind and rain storm, which
RACED faere Wednesday night, the Ches-
apeake & Ohio steamer Louise, broke
from her mooring at the ship-yard and
was blown several miles out into James
river. Two tugs recovered the vessel.
Wires Tere prostrated, fences leveied'
telegraph and electric light poles up
rooted or felled in several parts OF the
city. No serious damage to shipping IN
the hart,r is reported.
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STATE PARAGRAPHS
Many Matters of Interest to South
Caroii.ians.
An Unusual Incident.

An unusual incident transpired in the
Spartanburg sessions court Wednesday
which will afford break from the dull
monotony Of sitting under the stern
dignity OF his honor and hearing the
endless talks OF the lawyers. the hesi-
tating, stammering statements Of wit
nesses and the sonorous voice Of the
court crier. Arthur salter. colored, was
arraigned for stealing live stock. That
is. Salter was brought into the court
room. Just after he had been placed in
the criminal docket he fell down and
gave vent to number Of gutteral,
groaning sounds, at the same time
twisting and writhing his long, lank
body. Judge Gary had a physician
summoned, who, after careful exami-
nation, pronounced the negro to be per-
fectly healthy. salter refused to go by
his diagnosis, however, and continued
in a PROSTATE condition in the docket.
at times groaning and bowling. As the
negro kept up his game, the judge Sc
lected the jury and the case was tried.
In the meanwhile Salter was removed
from the docket to bench, where he
lay fiat on his back, feigning sickness.
He was found guilty. When the court
asked him to stand up he could not be
moved by the officers and judge Gary
pronounced sentence on the man as he
lay on the bench. Your sentence Is
IS months at hard labor on the roads Of
Spartanburg county-this is six months
additional, Salter, for your exhibition
this morning" remarked his honor.
Court officers had to catch the negro
by the arm and forcibly carry him from
the court room.-Gaffney Ledger.
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Minor Palmetto Matters.

The Winnsboro Granite company has
finished the new monument to take the
place Of the bronze palmetto tree at the
Chickamauga battlefield. Gen. c. /.
Walker has gone on to see that the
shaft is erected properly. Capt. E. E.
Belts is the chief engineer Of the park.
The old bronze tree will be sold for
Junk, although it was the unexpressed
wish Of the legislators that 1t be
brought to Columbia and placed in the
capitol unless it had been damaged too
badly. The new shaft cost $3.50.
The railroad commission has re-
ceived from the Southern Express
Company notice of the closing Of the
Office at Pineland, in Clarendon county.
The company states that the only
available white man there who has act
ed as agent has resigned and that 1t Is
impossible to get another.
II the present ratio of increase keeps
up in fertilizer tax returns, Clemson
College will get not far from $4,000
this year. Up to September 10th the
State treasurer has received from this
source 1O2,336.70, against $91 1,22S.05 for
the same date last year. The income
for the entire fiscal year Of 1903 was
s9S. .909.80, which shows that the In
crease in the last three months Of the
year was about $1,000, most Of the ferti-
lizer having been purchased.
The worst storm since Oct. goth,
1903 passed over Georgetown Tuesday
and wednesday mornings. From a
normal reading of 1901 the barometer
dropped Tuesday night to 2S.95. The
wind began to rise at>about 8 o'clock,
coming from the northeast in gusts
that increased in violence each hour
accompanied by heavy showers OF rain
and attained a maximum velocity OF
about 80 miles an hour near midnight.
Towards morning the wind changed
completely around. blowing strongly
from the southwest. The storm came
without warning from the weather bu-
reau and the rice planters have suffer-
ed severely. A large part OF the crop
being cut down and lying in the fields.
The damage to property in town will
foot up fully $4,000. Many fine shade
trees have been stripped and uprooted
A terrible accident occurred at the
Olympia mill, Columbia. at l o'clock
Tuesday. due to rupture of tube IN
one of the upright boilers. One OF the
firemen was fatally burned and scaleed
AMI another may not recover. The
steam. forced with great pressure
straight downward, drove live Goals out
upon Wesley Adams and Shelton John
son. The two negroes were stampeded
with fright and ran several yards to the
Episcopal mission house, sort OF sani,
tarium, where they were stopped and
their wounds dressed. Adams will die,
and the other negro is IN dangerous
state,
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Two-pollar Wheat Predicted.

Chicago, Special.-"Wheat at 81 q
bushel before next May" was roared
by the bulls On the board OF trade.
At the opening there was an excited
demand for wheat and few traders
venturing to sell. Those who wish
ed to buy shouted bids of 2 cents a
bushel above the prices prevailing at
the close of the market Saturday ana
the quantity that any order would sell
even at such a tempting advance was
extremely limited. OF winter and
spring wheat produced this year IN
the United States it was contended
there is barely enough for bread ana
seed if every bushel Of it was avail
able which is not possible,
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South Carolina Items.

The Bank of North was given char
ter Friday. The capital stock Is $15.-
600. Coporators, ]. C. Witt, ]. NJ. Davis,
J. L. Reeves, E. c. Johnson and w. G.
Wolfe of Orangeburg.
The Bank of Anderson. the Bank OF
Mccormick and the Merchants and
Farmers Bank of Cheraw are the only
banks in the State which have not COM
piled with the request Of the comptroll-
er general for statements as to their
condition
Mr.. w. II. Townsend, assistant at
torney general, has returned from AK
en-. where he had a conference with
other attorneys engaged in the suit to
test the validity Of the act permitting
the merger of several railroads into the
possession of the Southern. The suit
will come up in Kershaw county at the
next term Of the court of common
pleas.
The railroad commission is in re-
ceipt of petition from Laurens asking
for the depot to be removed to another
spot nearby. The station was built
just about four years ago, and the rail-
roads will protest against the proposed
removal.
The directors of the State dispensary
held a meeting last week. deferred from
Tuesday, which was election day. The
st. John hotel of Charleston was grant
ed tourists hotel privilege. This was
about the only business transacted.
Gov. Hayward last week received
telegram from Mr.. R. H. Gdmonds, edl-
tor of the Manufacturers Record, ask
ing for an expression of opinion as to
the desirability of having the proposed
international Cotton Spinners' assocla-
ton meet in the South. Gov. Hayward
5eing absent, Mr. Norment. the private
secretary, replied accordingly. Gov.
Hayward was expected to return FIJI
day night.
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Successful Summer Schools.

Columbia, Special.-The last Of the
summer schools for teachers for this
year closed Friday and the Office OF the
State superintendent of Education has
tabulated the returns and Is preparing
them for the annual report. 1t was
found that there had been 2,629 teach
ers enrolled in the various State, dis
trict and county summer schools during
tho summer. This does not include the
boys industrial summer school In
Fairfield county, which closed Friday
after a very successful session OF two
months, in which 105 boys were en-
rolled between the ages Of IA and Il
years Of age.
The enrolment last year in the
State and county schools was 1888, SO
there has been an increase this year OF
231 teachers. The average in 1903 was
1888. The average attendance this year
is 2,029. About 1OOteachers attended the
summer school at Knoxville and other
rlaces outside of the State, so 1t Will be
seen that q large percentage OF the
teachers in South Carolina spent
month in studying during the summer
and "they will return to their various
school rooms with increased zeal and
improved methods and added wisdom
said MIR. Martin.
The summer schools are supported by
legislative appropriation from dispen-
sary funds, by State board appropria-
tions, from income of permanent school
fund and by appropriation by Peabody
trustees. The total amount used this
year was about $4,000.
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To Restore Citizenship.

Mr.. J. A. Mcdonald, district attorney
of the 3rd district OF the State OF Texas,
has asked the governor to pardon
Adam Martin, negro residing in that
State. The negro was sent to the peni-
tentiary for cattle-stealing in 1889, and
served his term of one year. he was
then boy Of II and lived in Newberry
county. His pardon is asked for on the
ground that it would restore his citizen
ship and would permit him to testify
in a burglary case in Texas. Gov. S. W.
T. Lanham Of Texas, a native OF this
State, recommends the granting Of the
pardon.
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No More Fighting.

There has been no renewal OF fight
ing on a large scale between the Hus-
sian and Japanese armies in the Far
East. At st. Petersburg, the people are
harassed by rumors OF impending dis
aster to General Kuropatkin which
find ready credence because Of the lack
OF Official information and for the mo-
ment the popularity of the head of the
Russian armies in the field is In eclipse.
In that capital, too, there is much un-
easiness felt lest the Japanese advance
IN Manchuria should afford occasion
for the growth Of an anti-Russian spirit
in China and the ultimate projection OF
that power into the conflict.
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WINTER AT HARDIN
Russian Armies Have Been Working
Toward Winter Quarters
ALLEGED PLANS ARE MADE PUBLIC
There Ye. Remains, Howevse Two
Months Before Extreme Cold
Weather Sets in and These May
30 Changed.

Inactivity Of the opposing armies Of
Russia and Japan continues and no
hghting of a general character Is re-
ported Information coming frpm an
authoritative source In st. Peters
burg is that the Russians will winter
ut Harbin, but the fact that there
will probably be two months OF good
weather for military operations before
extreme cold weather sets in, leaves
loom for a revision of this purpose
70 the light OF events that may trans.
plre. The Japanese are reported tc
be collecting taxes and otherwise ad.
ministering affairs in Manchuriia, as
though that country were conquered
territory. The publication Of General
Kuropatkin's report of the fighting OF
August Is, until the retreat upon Muk-
den, has created a better feeling in
st. Petersburg. The report distinctly
places upon General Orloff the respon-
sibility for the failure to hold the
heights in the vicinity OF Sykavantun
and 50 check the Japanese advance.
General Stoessel reports repulses OF
the japanese at Port Arthur.
ST. Petersburg, BY Cable.-The EN-
peror has received the following dis
patch from General Stoessel (com
mander Of the Russian military forces
At Port Arthur dated August %:
81 am happy to report to your mai
esty that at three o'clock in the morn
ing of August 81, during a violent
rain aud thunder storm, the Japanese
again attempted to capture our left
flank positions, near Fort No. !, and
Udan Mountain. Their attack was
everywhere repulsed. Our losses
were small-three men killed and
two officers and SO men wounded.
The wounded we're brought in ana
are being carefully attended. A num-
Der of Japanese corpses would have
been picked up by US, but the enc
my prevented US from so doing by
opening fire on the hospital attend
ants who had been sent out under
the Red Cross flag"
Another dispatch from General
stoessd 10 the Emperor, dated Sep
tember 2, says:
"On the night Of September 2, the
enemy attacked Visokaya and Dim
maya Mountains and the neighboring
Notifications. opening simultaneously
an artillery fire on the forts and
mountains. The leading files OF the
enemy with the Japanese columns fol
lowing were found in good time and
our batteries opened on them The
leading files fortunately encountered
some automatic mines and many OF
the enemy were blown in the air. The
attack was repulsed in an hour. Our
losses were inconSiderable-one OIL
Ger and seven men wounded.
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Bold Burglary at Rock Hill.

Rick Hill, speclal.-Burglars enter
ing the rear door wrecked the safe in
McFadden's meat and ice market with
sIedge hammers and glycerine some
time early Sunday morning and secured
between $500 and $500, leaving no clues.
The tools used were left scattered
about. The robbers also entered the
wholesale groceries Of ]. W. O,Neal
and B. N. Craig. Doors were focnd
broken open but nothing missing ex-
cept a few boxes of sardines at
O'Neals.
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Bennett Again Arrested.

Savannah, Special.-James B. Ben
nett was arrested here Sunday, and
unless he can defeat requisition pro-
ceedinss, will be taken to Brinson,
S. c., where he is charged with hav-
ing murdered his wife. SeVerai
weeks ago the coroner's jury dis
charged him, the killing of Mrs. Ben
nett having been thought an accident
Now further proceedings have been
instituted against him. Bennett,
some years ago, was given a life SEN
tence, but was pardoned conditionally.
He was not to return to South Caro-
lima. Bennett had enlisted in the
army here.
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SOUTH CAROLINA CROP BULLETIN
Progress Of Cotton Piekins-Eariy
Crops Matured.

The week ending a. m. September
u. had a mean temperature OF "A de-
grees which is 8 below normal, due
to unusually cool nights. The tempera-
tude deficiency was greatest in the in
terror. The extremes were minimum
OF 81 at Florence on the 9th, and a
maximum of 80 at Yemassee on the
9Th.
The precipitation was excessive over
most Of the southern and eastern por-
tions, and it was deficient in the north
ern and western ones. The rainfall
was confined to the early part OF the
week, the latter part having been gen.
orally clear and dry. In the parts that
had excessive rains the amounts rang
ed from about an inch to 4 inches;
the other parts from less than an inch
to no rain, the latter IN Greenville
county.
Farmwork was delayed, early IN the
week by cloudy and rainy weather over
a large part Of the State, but it pro-
gressed rapidly during the latter por'
ton throughout the entire State.
Az the season advances, 1t is seen
that the condition Of early corn Is bet.
ter than heretofore reported, while
late corn was slightly damaged by ex'
cessive rains In the extreme north
east; the crop as a whole is the best
In many years. Fodder pulling is
practically finished except from very
late corn.
There are numerous reports OF de-
terioration of cotton due to continued
rust and shedding, and. In the eastern
counties from the ravages OF cater.
pillars which have recently increased
In numbers to damaging extent. On
clay lands, cotton has attained too
rank growth causing some rotting OF
the lower bolls. Cotton Is opening fast
in the eastern and central counties
where picking has made good pro-
gress while In the extreme northwest
there are but few bolls open and pick
ing has only begun. Sea island cotton
Is in excellent condition and is heav'
lily fruited.
Weather was favorable for haying
during the latter part Of the week and
much grass was cut, and cured in fine
condition. The forage crops are uni
formly good. Sweet potatoes are poor
In places, but generally very promis-
ing. Rice harvest was interrupted by
rain, but latterly made rapid progress
the late rice crop is we'll headed. Min.
or crops are, as a rule, very promising.
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THE STATE FARM A SUCCESS

Some OF the Directors state ihat
There Are 30 Mule Colts Which Will
Be Exhibited at the State Fair
DR.. NJ. O. Rowland, Mr.. D.B. Peuri-
foy and Mr.. J. o Wingo, of the board
of directors cf the State penitentiary,
have returned from a trip to the De-
Saussure and Reed farms in Sumter
and Kershaw counties. Mr. A. X.
Saunders, another director. has plan
station adjoining the State farms and
he visits the State property quite
often.
Mr.. Peurifoy, who is good farmer
himself over in the Saluda valley OF
Saluda county, declared this to be the
finest crop ever grown upon the state
farms. The most satisfactory exhibit
of all was a drove of 80 mule colts.
These will be brought to the State
fair with the hope that farmers in
South Carolina will take up the breed
ing Of mules in view Of the fact that
the building of the Panama canal Will
require the use of thousands of mules
and the market will offer good prices.
The farms are also stocked with hogs,
sheep and goats and other farm AMI.
mails, in raising which there Is found
t. be a profit.
The field crops are magnificent, not.
withstandipg the continued damp spell
In August. Mr.. Peurifoy states that
500 bales od cotton will be marketed
and that there are 500 acres In corn
with the finest yield the farms have
ever known.