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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-09-20

TO make wholesale changes In the votes cast at
the last two Presidential elections"
RussoJapanese Movements.
A vivid reminder of the terrible slaughter that
has been in progress in Manchuria is furnished
by the report that the Japanese have had to
evacuate Lao Yang on account of the unbearable
stencil from dead bodies. General Kuropatkin es-
Inmates that in this battle his losses were 1000
killed and 1900 wounded; the japanese killed
and wounded numbered 1880.
It is said that it may be a month now before
there is another general engagement. The main
Japanese army is stationed near Yentai, while
the Russians, quartered in Mukden, are fortify-
ing Tie Pass as a place of refuge.
The next serious fighting will probably be at
Port Arthur. An exchange, under date of Sep
TENDER 18th, thus describes the situation in the
besieged city: Fighting has continued at Port
Arthur, the japanese occupying several forts for
a time, only to be driven back again. Their
losses have been enormous. At one time they
drove cattle over the concealed mines. thinking
their tramping would explode them. But the
mines were not automatic. Watched from vari-
GUS points, the cattle were allowed to pass safe
" into the Port Arthur slaughter pens. Then,
when Japanese troops covered the area, the press
ing of a button overwhelmed them. Another as
sault is in preparation; 10000 gunny sacks have
been ordered from Port Dalny. and 10000 more
looked for, to be filled with sand and used to fill
up portions of the moat protecting the Russian
right. Russians are reported to be paying fifty
cents for unexploded shells, indicating shortage
of ammunition"
What promised at one time to be a serious in
cident for the United States was the arrival of
the Russian warship Lena for repairs in San
Francisco last week. Immediately the Japanese
government filed a formal protest against our
allowing her to remain longer than twenty
four hours. The matter was finally settled
by President Roosevelt's decision that while
for the purpose of again attacking the japanese,
the vessel might be repaired here on condition
that it take no further part in the war. The
Russian Government accepted the latter alter
native.
Courier Democrat., 1904-05-12

Default having been made in the conditions
of a chattel mortgage bearing date the 26th
day Of January, 1904, executed and delivered BY
gagors to w. J. Mooney State Bank, mortgage,
and filed in the office Of the register OF deeds @
day Of January 1901, at II o'clock q. M, as fol
lows to.wit: by failure to pay the debt thereby
secured at its maturity. said debt being the
sum of $37 .S5 with interest at II per cent per
annum from January 18th, 1901. due June 18th,
1904, of which amount the sum of 1896 is now
due by reason of said default.
Notice is hereby given that by virtue of said
default and the power Of sale contained in said
mortgage and BY order of Thomas Dnnford,
the present owner of said mortgage, will sell
the following chattels, described therein towit
One solid oak writing desk; bought Of a. F.
Gardner in October, 19oS One organ, Beet
hoven make. One lounge. with green cover
and back, made by the St. Paul Furniture Co.
At public auction for cash at the front door
of the post Office in Langdon, N. D., between
which sale shall be paid, first the costs and ex-
penses of said mortgage sale and lawful attor-
ney fee; second the debt aforesaid, with inter
est thereon at the date of sale; third the bal
ance to the owner of the mortgaRed property.
THOMAS DUNFORD, Owner.
Dated at Langdon. Nd, May 8. 1901.
Courier Democrat., 1904-05-12
NOTICE OF CHATTEL MORTGAGE SALE

Default having been made in the condition
day of April 1908. and executed and delivered
by Hyacinthe Villeneuve, mortgagor, to Fran.
co.'s Laroeque. MORTGAGE. and filed in the
County. North Dakota. on the ssrd day Of
Wit, BY the failure TO pay the debt, thereby So.
cured at its maturity, said debt being the sum
num- represented by two promissory notes,
dated on April 18th, 1908, one of said notes due
November 1st, 1908; and the other on No.
vember 1st, 1904; the frat named of which is
due by reason of said default.
Notice 10 hereby given that by virtue of said
default and the power of sale contained in said
mortgage and BY order of Francois 4ar9cque,
the following chattels described therein, to:
white, hind leg, aged years, weight about
star on forehead. weight about 1900 lb., aged
4 years one gray pony named Pete" weight
about 900 lbs; one sorrel horse, weight about
9OOlbs: one cream.colored mare, weight about
800 lbs; two sets double harness and one-half
double box, at public auction for cash at the
front door Of the postoftice in the City of
Langdon,. Cavalier County, North Dakota.
day, the 2lst day Of May 1901; from the pro-
ceeds of which sale shall be paid, first: the
costs and expenses of said mortgage sale and
lawful attorney fee; second: the debt afore-
and the remainder will be applied and held on
tho said second note heretofore mentioned in
accordance with the provisions of said chattel
fourth any ba1anca remain
said balance will be paid to the owner of the
mortgaged property.
ALLAN PINKERToN, Attorneys for Mortgage.
AOonf
Courier Democrat., 1904-05-12
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE SALE

Notice is hereby given that a certain mort.
cher and David Gullacher, Mortgagors, to II.
the 9th day y Of February. 1903, and tiIed for re:
cord in the Office of the Register of Deeds of
the County of Cavalier and State Of North
Dakota, on the l1th day of February, 1903, and
recorded in Book 48 of Mortgages at page 2S6,
(and assigned by said Mortgages to First Ma
tional Bank of Langdon, N. D., which said as.
signment was dated March 5th, 1903, and was
filed for record in the office of the Register Of
Deeds in the County of Cavalier, and State Of
North Dakota on the 10th day of January, 1904
and recorded in book A of mortgages at page 5B
vii! be foreclosed bya sale of the premises in
such mortgage and hereinafter described, at
the front door of the Court House, in the
County of Cavalier, and the State of North Da.
kota, at the hour of Two o'clock, D, m :, on the
9TH day. of May, A. d. 1904, to satisfy the
amount due upon such mortgage on the day of
sale. The premises described in such mort
gage and which will be sold to satisfy the same
are described as follows, viz: The south half
OF the southwest quarter of section twenty one
and the north half of the northwest quarter Of
section twenty-eight, township, one hundred
slxty-two,. range ffty.eight, west.
There Will be due on such mortgage at the
date of sale the sum of three hundred forty.eight
and 1910 dollars, together with the costs of
these proceedings and legal attorneys fees.
35-4O Assicnee of Mortoaoaos
Gordon and Wheeler,
Attorneys for Assignee of Mortgages.
Courier Democrat., 1904-05-12

An interesting historical item of the
old territorial days in Pembina county
was brought to light through para
graph of news IN the columns of the st.
Paul Pioneer Press the other day, tell
ing of the death of a man who came to
Pembina with his father in 1923, remain
ing here three years and then with
other families taking six months
journey overland to st. Paul, where they
became the first settlers and remained
until now. This man was Chas. Perret,
who was one of the Swiss colonists
brought over via Hudson Bay by Lord
Selkirk. He died on his farm near st.
Paul last week, aged SO years. These
Swiss families that settled in st. Paul
have large number Of descendants
living in that locality. Mr.. Perret was
probably the last link that connected
Lord Selkirk's colony with the present
generation.
Courier Democrat., 1904-05-12
ORIGIN OF ARBoR DAY.

Tomorrow will be observed as Arbor
Day by the people Of North Dakota in
accordance with the proclamation Of
Governor White, and as everyone knows
the proper observance of the day in
wolves the planting of trees. The crea-
ton of Arbor Day, in this state was the
outgrowth of forestry association Or
ganized in Mandan as the result of an
interest taken by T. K. Long who was u
devout lover of trees and saw the great
necessity of them in the treeless prairie
towns in the western part of the state.
In speech and newspaper he very sue
cessfully succeeded in arousing public
interest and the enactmentof laws touch
ing the matter by the state legislature
was the result. BY wise forethought,
MIR. Long, in the initiative, interested
the school children and teachers and
through them the parents-the rest of
the public was comparatively easy.
Thirty-two years ago, when the late j.
Sterling Morton established Arbor Day
in Nebraska, the work of forest destruc-
tion in the prairie, as we'll as in the tim
bered states, was going on without any
protest whatever, the people not seem
ing to realize the enormous damage to
land values which was going on. Mr..
Morton, with all the eloquence of which
he was possessed made an appeal to the
treeless states, to people who really
knew the value of trees. In less than
two decades 4OO,OO0,CO0 had been plant
ed in the state of Nebraska alone as the
result of the Arbor Day movement.
The result in North Dakota has not of
course been as large, but if the accurate
numbers could be obtained the planting
of trees, since 1884, when the first move
was made towards the establishment of
Arbor Day has been greater in extent
than most people realize. The first
planting was done in the schuol yards
with impressive exercises-not all of
them grew, because of ignorance as to
the proper method to adopt to secure
successful tree cultivation. With the
development of the state people have
learned more in that line and the agri-
cultural college of the state does much
in educating the people in forestry and
it is now a rare exception to hear of
trees dying from improper planting and
attention. The extension of tree grow
ing has been fixed, to very great
extent, in the minds of the younger
generation; let it be perpetuated. Don't
let child of school age in this state go
this year without planting tree some
where-if not in the school yard then on
the farm or the site of the home.
Courier Democrat., 1904-05-12

From now on the political campaign
in Ward county is likely to be warm
one. At the present time nothing in
the whole state is attracting greater
attention. fractional differences appear
to have disrupted the followers of the
republican camp out there with the
result that the "regulars" and ire
organizers are arrayed against each
other. They hire halls and Major
Murphy, the leader of the regulars is
meeting his opponents challenge on the
platform in joint debate. The way in
which local differences are being aired
threatens to leave but little room fol
Ward county cutting much of figure
in the state campaign this fall.
Courier Democrat., 1904-05-12
LAST Wednesday Hearst won anothe

LAST Wednesday Hearst won another
decided victory, when he swept the field
in Iowa state democratic convention.
His resolution were all adopted and he
had majority of over one hundred and
fifty in the convention. This is rather
lively kicking for man who we have
been told was "Hearsed" long ago. The
same day Hearst carried eight out of
the ten congressional districts in Chi
cago, despite the opposition of local and
state democratic machines. This means
that if Hearst were nominated he would
carry Illinois by at least seventy-tive
thousand. Rather early, isn't it, for the
republican papers to declare that the
Hearst boom is dead?
Courier Democrat., 1904-05-12
DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION.

To the Democratic Electors of the State of
North Dakota
In accordance with the instructions from the
Democratic state Central Committee, con
gates from the various counties of tho state of
North Dakota will be held at the Opera House
in the City of Fargo, in the County of Cass.
North Dakota on
TUESDAY, JUNE 2lsT. 1904.
at ten oclsck in the forenoon of said day, for
the purpose of selecting eight delegates, and
eight alternates at large, ono delegate and one
alternate to bs selected from each judicial dis.
trict. to represent the STATE of North Dakota in
the National Democratic Convention to be hold
in the City Of Saint Louis in the State ot Mis-:
the purpose Of placing in nomiaation candida.
tes Of the said democratic party for president
and vice president of the United States and for
the transaction of such other business as may
be brought before said convention.
The basis of Representation in said convention
shall b. four DELEGATES at large from each OF.
fifty votes or major fraction thereof cast for
the Honorable Joseph Crona as candidate for
governor at the last general election. The diff
ferent counties OF the state will under tho ap-
portionment herein provided be entitled to
Representation as fOllOws:
Courier Democrat., 1904-05-12

Attention of the county committee is called
to tho law governing the holding of caucuscs
and it is recommended that the county organ
ization in each county when making calls for
caucuses embrace therein the provisions OF
Section 497, of the Revised Codes of 1899, and
strict compliance Herewith is urged.
The state committee will pass upon the rights
of those entitled to participate in the prelimi.
nary organization and will meet for that pur.
pose at 9 o'clock in the forenoon of Tuesday,
the 2lst day of June. A. D.. 1884, at the Hotel
Metropole in the City Of Fargo. The creden-
tials ct all delegates and 81! notices Of contests
mittee for the purpose. of passing upon the
rights Of delegates, and notices Of contest and
such contests will be heard in the order OF
filing the same with the chairman.
1t is recommended that tho county conven-
tions to choose delegates to the above state
convention be held not later than five days
prior to the date set for the above convention
and the chairman and secretary of each of
such county conventions are requested to
forthwith transmit to the chairman OF this
committee the credentials of the delegates
chosen by such convention.
All persons who are qualified electors of the
State of North Dakota, and who believe in the
cardinal principals of the democratic party are
hereby cordially invited and urged to partici.
pate in eur party caucuses and conventions. ex
to the end that good and right may prevail
By order Of the Democratic State Central
Committee at meeting held in the City oi
Grand Forks, on Wednesday, the 23rd day oi
March. A. d., 1904.
BIS. BRYNJoLFsoN,
E. b. PAGE. Chairman.
Secretary.
Courier Democrat., 1904-05-12

LAST week the Pioneer Express said
that nationality should cut no figure in
state politics and proceeds to ignor the
forty per cent republican Scandinavian
vote. Helgeson's candidacy for cover,
nor is viewed as impossible. Editor
Wardwell sizes up Helgeson as a clean
man with peculiar ideas: a Norwegian
and affiliated with the Grand Forks
Herald, therefore not eligible. The
brand on the collar worn by the Pembina
editor makes further explanation entire
ly unnecessary.
Courier Democrat., 1904-05-12

The Devils Lake Inter-Ocean of last
week in speaking of Governor Whites
aspirations for third term says that he
will have hard row of stumps to hoe.
The Inter Ocean is Senator Hans
borough's paper and accordingly may be
taken as speaking with authority on such
matters as political hard rows and
stumps. Hans is third term man and
has had to hoe as tough row as any of
them in order to hang onto his job.
Courier Democrat., 1904-05-12

The editorial page of this weeks issue
of the Bathgate Pink Paper is likely to
make very interesting reading in as
much as its editor, Frank A. Wilson may
be expected to reply blow for blow and
word for word to the attack of the st.
Thomas Times, which last week referred
to him as miserable whining cur and
cowardly malcontent, conducting the
most inconsistent unfair and con-
temptible newspaper to be found any
where in the United States. .Pembina
county and its bunch of nine news
papers has long retained an unenviable
reputation for mud Singing and there
isn't one of the whole lot but what is
badly bespattered with dirt. The Bath
gate Pink Paper is the lone democratic
paper among the lot, but for all that is
fully able to take care of itself.
Courier Democrat., 1904-05-12

TOMORROW Cavalier county republi-
cans observe Arbor Day by holding their
first county convention of this campaign
Their observance of the day is not like
ly to be in accord with Governor Whites
proclamation but then the average
North Dakota republican doesn't usual
ly hold himelf amenable to anything so
common place as a governors Arbor
Day proclamation.
Courier Democrat., 1904-05-12

That veteran politician, Fred Falley,
years ago a state official and at the
present time editor of the Wahpeton
Globe, has something to say relative to
the gubernatorial candidacy of Hon. H.
Z. Helgeson, of Milton. The fact that
Editor Falley was holding down the
Office of secretary of state during the
regime of Mr.. Helgeson at the capitol as
commissioner of agriculture and labor,
gives his views in the matter some little
weight. The following is taken from
the Wahpeton Globe of last week:
"The Grand Forks Herald has sue
ceeded in bringing H. T. Helgesen of
Cavalier county out as candidate for
governor, on non.combine, non-unit,
non-nothing platform. Mr.. Helgesen,
expects a general uprising of sthe
people" to demand his nomination. He
is very respectable gentleman, but he
knows very we'll that he will never be
made governor unless his "home county,
is for him and he is able to combine
other candidates. with his own. The
writer's experience ia that MI. Helgesen
has taken leading part in some close
combinations and If he can make one
which will land him the nomination,
The Globe will be very glad to support
him for election. But this holier than
thou talk, coming from practical poll
tician, we don't take much stock in. It
is the Winshipian cry, and we all know
Mr.. Winship's love Of . combination
which he has made, and his hatred Of
the one the other fellow makes.
Courier Democrat., 1904-05-12
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE SALE BY .nvpn
TISEMENT '1n'

Notice is hereby given, that that car,o;,
Hunter and Anna s. Hunter, his wife. To,t. =
gagors, to w. j. Mooney and T.. s. Cham.
pine Mortgages, dated the 21st day Of March ial
D. nineteen hundred and three, and fled ,for IL.
record in the Office Of the register of deeSs io "
the county of Cavalier and State Of SnrS NJ,
Dakota, on the 23rd day Of March 4. d. 'Taa IaR
and recorded in Book "4S" Of MORTGAGES ,'s, -
page 1881" will be toreclosed by sale oi tbe
premises in such Mortgage and hereinafter Lc do.
scribed, at the front door of the courthonsaI r. n
the City of Langdon, in the County of CaysIia,
and State of North i,akota, at the hosr ofa
o'clock p. M, on tl.., 4th day of June. 1S0i
to satisfy the amount 'ue upon said Morteana,
on the day of sale. 'N''
The premises described in said Mortgage and
which will be sold to- safety the same am
those certain premises situated in the comfy
Of Cavalier and State OF North Dakota, and ds.
scribed as follows, to.wit: Lot Numbered
nine (9l Block numbered fourteen 1ll) in The
original townsite Of anna, Cavalier county.
North Dakota. There will be due on such Mortt..
gage at the date uf sale the sum Of one
hundred ninety.Hye Il, liars together with costs
of this action and legal attorney fees.
Dated at Langdon North Dakota, this 10th
10Y - ". :. MOONEY s. L, S. CHAMp1NE,
Mortgages.
ED. PIERCE, 3S-4S
Attorney for Mortgages Fargo. N. Oak.
Courier Democrat., 1904-05-12

For several years past it has cost the
people Of the United States on an aver
age s7.97 per capita each year to main
tain their federal government. Wesome-
times think our government expensive,
but we are getting it at marked down
prices compared with the people of
other countries. It costs s21.39 per per-
son in Great Britain: s17.84 in France:
s14.27 in Austria Hungary; s11.49 in the
Netherlands.
Courier Democrat., 1904-05-12
Teachers Examination.

An examination of applicants for
teachers certificates will be held in the
Court House, at Langdon, on Friday
and Saturday, the 9th and 2Sth of
May, A. D. 1904, beginning at nine
o'clock.
All who are teaching on permits or
conditional certificates are required to
take this examination.
&C. CRAWFORD, Co. Supt.
Dated at Langdon, N. D., this 10th
day of May, 1904.
Courier Democrat., 1904-05-12

The Hamilton Independent is for the
time being adrift upon the sea of jour
nalism without pilot since the depar.
ture Of Ferman A. Wilson, who is now
q resident of Cuba. The fate of the In.
dependent has been joyously forecast by
its contemporaries for some little time
and since the departure of its editor the
criticisms have grown noticeably out
spoken.
Courier Democrat., 1904-05-12

SEEDING is being done with the aid of
submarine boats in the Canadian North
west this spring. That is according to
the reports brought back by parties liv-
ing here who have lately returned from
trip through there attired with rubber
wading boots and little bunch OF
whiskers on their chin. The latter it is
claimed is the only prospective crop
they have this spring.
Courier Democrat., 1904-05-12

In sizing up the political outlook the
Crystal Call has felt itself constrained to
remark that Cavalier county isn't
looking for much from the republican
state convention. No, not much. Cava-
lier county has only three active candi-
'lates at present: National delegate to
the ST. Louis convention, the governor
ship and congressman. That's all.
Courier Democrat., 1904-05-12

WITHIN the past week the announce
ment OF the candidacy OF State Treas
urer d. H. Mcmillan for the congress
sional nomination at the hands Of the
republican convention has given fresh
impetus to political gossip over the
state. The statement that Mcmillan is
in the field for the nomination was first
made public in last Fridays issue OF
the Grand Forks Herald and sub
stantially confirms rumor that has been
in circulation for some little time. The
situation at the present time presents
the unique feature of Cavalier county
asking the republican state convention
for the two most prominent positions on
the ticket. 1t is not likely that the
delegation from this county will en-
courage the aspirations of both Nc
MILAN and Helgeson, so that there is q
strong probability of tomorrow's county
convention presenting some decidedly
picturesque features such as will remind
one of the old fashioned county conven-
tions of years gone by. The re-appear-
ance of Helgeson in the political field
can to some extent be accounted for by
his activity this spring in the forma-
ton of Scandinavian republican leagues
over the state. McMillan's strength
naturally will lay with the old time
eleme mt of the party who in this coun-
ty have not so far become to any ex-
tent entangled with the new tangled idea
and take their republicanism straight.
Courier Democrat., 1904-05-12

The Bathgate Pink Paper has some
nice things in personal way which it
says of Helgescn, though in nowise in
tended as supporting his candidacy for
governor of North Dakota.
Courier Democrat., 1904-05-12

And for the purpose Of selecting delegates TO
said democratic county convention. notice is
hereby gi ven that caucnses will be held at the
polling places in all the various voting pre-
cincts throughout the county, each of which is
hereby designated a caucus precinct, on Satur-
day, june l1th, 1901. between the hours of and
9ooclock p. m. Attention is called to the new
caucus, polls shall be kept open at least one
hour. the chairman and clerk shall canvass the
ballots cast for delegate or delegates and issue
ing majority of the votes cast, signed by
chairman and clerk, and the clerk shall care
fully keep a copy of the record of caucus,
persons voting at the said caucus, for six
months, and at any time within six months
apon request furnish certified copy of the
record of such caucus to the CHARM an Of the
county or state committee of the political party
which said party represents.
E. J. Fox, Chairman.
JAS. w. WooLNER, Secretary.