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The Washington times., 1905-01-14
BRISTOU BOOSTED
AS He STEPS DOWN
Resigns in Anger as Assist
ant Postmaster General.
PLAcATED WITH FAT JOB
VIII Become Special Commissioner to
Investigate Freight Rates for
Panama Canal Commission.

The one topic of conversation in Of
fetal circles today is the resignation Of
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
Bristow, who suddenly stepped down
and out yesterday afternoon
Bristow has been an interesting figure
in Government life for several years
He has made friends and he has made
enemies.
As an investigator of corruption he
has earned a high reputation for vigor
and honesty
rity, and the enmity of those who hate
him is due TO his ruthlessness in tread
ing on the toes of the men higher up
when occasion demanded.
That he should have hoped out of his
| ehair so quickly comes as great sur
prise TO all who know him well.
Resigns in Anger.
Upon his failure to prevail upon Presi-
| dent Roosevelt TO change the action OF
| Postmaster General Wynne in removing
| the postoffice inspectors from under The
control OF the Fourth Assistant Post
master General, and placing them di-
/ rectly under the Postmaster General
I Mr.. RristOw went to the White House
yesterday afternoon, accompanied by
! Senator Long of Kansas, and resigned
! the position which has kept him so con-
I spicuously before the public eye during
| the past eight years.
/ Mr.. Bristow's resignation will take
| effect on January 20. when he viii be
| come special commissioner to investi
gate freight rates Cor the Panama Cana
| Commission.
This position was created for Mr.
Bristow by the President when he fount
that the Ilansan was too angry to re.
main longer IN the Postoffice Depart
nent. Secretary Taft was called in b,
the President, and it was decided tina
a competent man was needed to inQuir,
into the rates over the transcontinenta
| railroad for the benefit OF the Panam,
Canal Commission
Government in Control
The Government is now practically il
control OF the Panama Railroad and O
the steamship line from Panama [,
New York on the Atlantic These lines
together with the Pacific Coast steam
ships. have been controlled. heretofore
by the Huntington system, which ha
fixed the transcontinentaI rates.
So hasty was the creation of this DO
sition that only a per diem compensa
tion was fixed by the President Mr.
Bristow will receive actual expens
ard SIS q day. with stenographer at 5
a day.
IL was with difficulty that Mr.. Bristo,
was prevailed upon 10 take even thi
position so angry was he and so deter
mined to quit the Government service
He was finally prevailed upon by tn
President 20 take UP the wori. for IN
Canal Commission. and consented To ne
gin as soon as he retired from the Posi-
oAice Department His successor Wi
probably not be appointed until afte
March J.
Mr. Wynne said today:
The transfer of the inspectors wa
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9I25 co Baltimore and Return, s1.as.
I,ennsyIvs MIA Railroad, Saturday and
Sunday tickets good on all trairs ex-
cspt Congressional Limited. and cood
Cor return until Sunday nignt-AdV.
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WEATHER REPORT.

There has been no change in the high
pressure and low temperature conditions
over the interior Of the country al
though tk@re are some signs along is
western edge of disintegration of the
high area.
I temperatures this morning continue
very low in the West. and have fallen
decidedly in the East. so that they are
now much below the seasonal average
east of the Rocky Mountains There
have been SHOWS and rains in the AT
lantic States. due TO the moderate dis
turbance which moved up the coast Fri
day and Friday night.
The north Pacific disturbance has
caused general rains in the Pacific Coast
States. except southern California and
local SHOWS In Montana. Snow also con.
ttnued on the w!ndward shores OF the
Great Lakes.
The wea ther will be fair tonight and
Sunday IN the East and South except
along Lake Ontario and central and
eastern Lake Erie whore snow hurries
Will continue. Low temperatures will
prevail for several days. II viii. be
much colder tonight In the Atlantic
states, with freezing temperature into
central Florida. and frost TO the 18th
parallel.
THE SUN
Sun sets tOdaV go.
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VIEWS
BUILDERS BILL
Ideas Divergent and Few
Have Settled Opinions.
SOME FEAR EXAMINATION
SOME FEAR EXAMINATION
One Who Has Studied Proposed Measure
Declares It to Be IN Line
Of Progress.

The master builders bill continues +:
subject of uneeasing interest and at
tention in the circles most likely to b
affected by it. and opinions regarding
the measure are widely divergent
In the brief period of five minute
three men expressed three views. no
one OF which was ike either of III
others. One said the bill was right
the second declared it was an outrag
on the community. and the third averrer
he would not walk a square either [
have 1t passed or defeated
The majority of persons who are ask
ed for their views fight shy OF it, som
pleading that they have not sufficient
" informed themselves as to the scop
of the proposed legislation, while 9th
ers say they don't wnat TO mix in IN
fight. Men engaged in what is Gale
speculative building are especiaIl
averse to giving an opinion for pubiica
ton. While they are. almost TO
man, opposed 10 the bin, they are afrai
that public declaration TO that effeC
Will give them a black eye IL tn
Building Inspectors Office
MI. McCarthy's Views.
one of The persons seen today with
view to getting an opinion was WilliaI
S Mccarthy. of the real estate fri
of R o. HOItZman.
It's not a good measure said "
Mccarthy. If 1t becomes d law it Wi
increase the price of every kind of II
pair work 10 be done on houses. Nov
il anything IS needed in the way {
repairs on any house for which I al
the agent. or of which I am the owne
/ can send my carpenter and have II
thing done.
IF the bill passes I must apply 10
master builder. He viii send his for
man and the foreman will send SOM
| body else and there VIII be all sorts
expenses, until in sheer self-protectie
| the owner Of the house Will be -compeut
/ IN raise the rent in order TO insure
| reasonable return on his Investment
! Stop Speculative Building.
IF the proposed law will check VIII
! is known as speculative building. as
| claimed. then. Of course. 1t viii al:
/ affect the real estate market, for Il
class of property now absorbed in tn
| Kind of building will not be in demaI
and prices Will be affected all aroun
| while owners VIII nave 20 AeiS tSS@>
upon unpr0ductive property or build i
! dividual houses for which they viii
compelled TO charge high rents.
/ A member of = leading real esta
firm. while protesting that his fl
fhad not sufficiently Investigated Il
matter to warrant the expression
an opinion. declared that the re
ItrorbIe in the way of building oper
tions lay with the subcontracrors. .',Th'
are the men, he said. that ought
be reached Il is not the big contract
that is TO be reckone6 with. bur [
men to when he subiets the differe
kinds of work TO be done on buildu
the carpenters. The brickIayers. [
p!asterers. the timers. and all The OF
ers,
LAS a matter Of course. the mast
builder subIets 70 the men who viii
! the work most eheapIy. and Sust the
is where the trouble comes in II
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BE sure q bottle OF Piso'S Cure is kept o.
hand for sudden colds.-Adv
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THE sun
TIDE TABLE.

Sun sets today. 500
Sun rises tomorrow
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Called 4 Senator-
Some AMUSEMENT was caused when
Witness Noon ADDRESSED Attorney
Worthington IS SENATOR
Don't call me Senator quicsly put
in the attorney, good naturedly. al
though Mr. Knox suggested that the
lawyer need not be ashamed Of such
designation
well, colonel. them corrected the
witness. and a smile went round the
room.
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Confined 0n Second Pase.l
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Had Seen Fired p

Postmaster Hugh NJ. Dougal. OF
sprIngvilIe. Utah, six miles from Sena-
tor Ssnoot's home. and fifty miles from
salt Lake. was tlae next witness. He 10
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Through Fast Service to Chicago.

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Fair, colder tonight; min
imumtemperature about 50;
fair and cold tomorrow.
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The Chicago Limited

Continued on Second PaEs.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1905-10-19
HANNAH.
(From Hannah oon.)

The little daughter of w. J.. Faris is
quite seriously Ill.
Mrs. Wilson Catherwood was the guest
of friends at Langdon, Monday.
Ed. Lantz, a farmer living three miles
south of Hannah, is quite i'll with ty-
phoid fever.
MI. and Mrs. A. l.. Perry, OF Wales,
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Weed
on Sunday.
Little Jessie Mclean, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Mclean, sustained a
bad cut of the upper lip on Saturday.
The banquet and ball on the occasion
of the dedication of the new Masonic
temple is to lake place Friday, Nov. 9th.
Mrs. DR.. Semple and Miss Lucy Cor
don arrived from Langdon yesterday
and are visiting at the home of James
Byers.
H.. Y. Young. Of Langdon. is assisting
in the McGruer pharmacy while John
Gordon is on a collecting tour in the
western part of the county.
Miss Lou Davis. a former estimable
resident OF Hannah, arrived from Grand
Forks yesterday, and will be a guest at
the homes of Chas. Butterwick and
Frank Treleaven.
Neil Mcdonald, ST., drove to Snowflake
Monday, where he took the train for
Humbolt, Saskatchewan, and will visit
for a short time there with his daughter.
Mrs. A. H. George, and family.
Robert jameson, who has spent a
couple of months with his uncle, James
Austin, in Hannah, departed Tuesday
for a short visit at Grand Forks before
leaving for his home at Gault, Ont.
A very painful and serious accident
befell Archie, the eight-year old son OF
Albert Hartrey, Wednesday afternoon
The boy obtained a dynamite cap from
a box in the house. BY some means the
shell exploded. The fingers and thumi
OF the left hand were badly and the
right slightly lacerated. His right eye
received part of the force of the cx,
p~losion.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1905-10-19
MACK.

The tip has been passed around among
the sports here that there is to be a
prize fight in Calvin on Saturday night
of this week. The parties in the fight
are not known around here.
The latest excitement at Calvin is an
elopement which occurred from the
Hotel Glenila. There was no chase
after the contracting parties, those in
terested deciding to let them 60.
Threshing is all done around here and
the rigs have gone into winter quarters,
None of them averaged over twenty days
work this fall and with a couple of
weeks good weather there will be more
blowing done by freezing up than has
been the case in several years past.
Last week while riding after a COW
that had got out of the pasture
j. L. Devaney was thrown from his
horse which stumbled and fell on him.
Aside from being bruised he sustained
d Dduly Spldlneu ankle anu is lald up
with injuries from which we hope he
will soon recover.
The party who took away a pair OF
pillow shares, left alongside of the road
which traverses the county line, will be
| given a weeks time in which to return
themsto the place where he found them.
He is known by the owner of the plows
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1905-10-19
Correspondence.
MT. CARMEL.

John E. Gatschene lost a valuable
horse last Saturday evening from collie.
F. X. Hoffarth commenced work on
his new barn on Monday. Mr.. John.
Haas has the contract for the building
Threshing is almost completed, Only
two machines are running out here this
week. They will clean the balance Of the
Mt. Carmel crop by Saturday night.
Teacher F. A. Boyer, left Monday for
Grand Forks on a business trip. His
daughter. Miss Laura. taking his place
in the school here during his absence.
Arrangements for the fair to be held
here about November 7th and Sth are
progressing in fine shape and with nice
weather on those days it will be a grand
success as everyone is interested.
Joseph j. Shredder has bought the
half section of land known as the Fink
farm for $1,000. Mr.. Shredder now owns
a full section of land and has just com
pleted a nice residence and has the
foundation ready for a large barn.
Rev. Conaty. of Grand Forks. and Rev
Dougherty of Langdon, accompanied by
Deputy Register of Deeds John L.
Schwartz. spent a day during the week
hunting in company with Rev. Hiltner
of this parish. They bagged quite a
number Of ducks.
Everybody in this neighborhood has
been watching in hopes Of seeing the
surveyors that were reported to have
passed through Langdon lately com
ing this way. but so far we have
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1905-10-19

who will not lose sight of him and is de-
termined that his property shall be re-
turned to the place from which it was
removed.
Last weeks correspondence was in
error when it was made to appear that
some person by the name of Martin Fross
was moving from Mack to Calvin and
would engage in the farm machinery
business. The item should have read
Frank F. Ross, who by the way is one of
our early pioneers and has an acquaint-
anceship that extends throughout the
the length and breadth of the county.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1905-10-19
Public Auction Sale.

will offer for sale the following listed
personal property at the Kopriva farm.
five miles west of Langdon on
WEDNESDAY,, NOVEMBER l.. 1905,
sale commencing al one o'clock p. m.
Seven head of Farm Horses.
One Bay Gelding, two years old.
One span Bay Drivers, six years old.
Five head of Mich Cows, all young.
One Durham grade Bull two years old
Two Spring Calves and one Yearling.
Two large Hogs and six Young Pigs.
One Champion Binder, I foot cut
One Champion Mower.
Two Farm Wagons in good condition.
One Drill Seeder, "a shoe.
One set of 3-horse Harrows.
Three sets of Double Harness.
Two Breaking plows: two gang blows.
Other articles too numerous to men.
ton. including all kinds of farm tools:
also all my furniture and household
effects. Everything without reserve.
Terms: Cash for all sales under so:
over that moun time until Nov. J., 1906
on approved bankablc paper.
JAS. MckENzIE, Owner.
JESSE DANLEY, Auctionerr.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1905-10-19

A mixed train service will commence
on the new 500 line between Thief River
Falls and Sarles as soon as a turn table
can be built at the latter place.
Steve Bardahl has been put on the
police force this week and will have the
night shift during the fall season.
Marshal Christianson is now on for day
duty only.
Thursday evening, in the parlor of
Henry .Anderson's home, was solemnized
the marriage of j.. b. Berg and Miss
Clara LaElash, both of Milton. Justice
Mcdonald tied the magic knot.
c. p. Kelley is one of the busiest men
in town. On Tuesday be was at Lang
don between trains. doing some work on
the boiler in the flour mill at that place.
Coming back he hitched up his auto
and started for Hampton thesame after
noon on a similar mission.
\ small blaze in a pile of straw back
of the barn at the Menes property south
of the track Tuesday afternoon averted
what might have been a serious conflaga-
ton. Only about an hour later another
alarm was given, fire being discovered
in the Office of the flour mill. AS the
fire engine was already steamed up, it
took only a few moments to have a
stream of water playing on the fire and
put it under control.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1905-10-19
MUNICH.
(From the Munich Herald


M. H. Burns and Miss Helen Anceiux
were married at Langdon Thursday.
Miss Sadie Dunnigan has accepted a
position as book-keeper in Waldo'ss store.
Mrs. Amos Schweitzer left Saturday
for a couple of weeks visit with friends
and relatives at Cavalier.
Sheriff Peter Reid was in town Mon
day looking for a fellow that had held
up some one at Langdon.
Tom Devaney, of Langdon, was here
the first of the week looking after his
threshing on his farm northeast of town.
A representative of the Herald count
ed forty-eight barrels Of beer piled in the
waiting room of the depot at this place
last night.
John \. Halvorson, who has been run
ming Gus. Holmes threshing engine this
fall, left this morning for his home at
Roseau, MINI.
Ira Calder, of Calvin, was in town
Saturday. Mr.. Calder is going to ship
three or four carloads of cattle and was
here to look at u stock yard.
Word was received from Christ Bogstie
! who went to the Deacones hospital at
Grand Forks to be operated on for APP
pendicitis, that the operation was sue
~cessful and he is getting along fine.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1905-10-19

failed to see anything of them. Now
the report comes to US from Mowbray,
Man, the engineer on the c. P. R. train
coming into Mowbray, having heard of
these reports concluded to u through
to Langdon, but the track not being
laid further than the coulie he landed
his engine in there head first. Luckily
there was nobody hurt, except the engine
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1905-10-19
MILTON.
(From Milton GlObr.j

Gustave Brcckc was hurry-up visitor
at Langdon between trains Yesterday.
Mrs. K. koppang was operated on for
appendicitis ut the Grand Forks hos.
pital Sunday.
Phil. Brusocau was down from Olga on
Monday. III" expects to 20 down to St.
Paul with " coup!r Carloads OF stock at
the end Of the week.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1905-10-19

THERE is more wealth per capita in
North Dakota than in any state in the
union.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1905-10-19
ADVERTISED LETTER LIST.

The following list of uncalled for let
ters have been received at the Langdon
post olilcr, during the week ending
Thursday, Oct. 18th, 1905.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1905-10-19
Hcnkc, Jake!
Wise, Lawrence A.
LA IIS lis

LADIES LIST.
nuterle, Miss C.V. Hutell, Mrs. A..
Hamilton, Mrs. I'D. Ivcrson, Miss
Parties calling for any of the above
letters Will state that they have been
advertised and be required to pay a
charge OF one cent for advertising.
JOHN ~McGAuvRAN, Postmaster.
Three cents II week Is a small price
Tor the best locnl paper in the county.
Subscribe for the DEMOCRAT.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1905-10-19
Official Proceeding
lANGDON CITY COUNCIL.
Continued from Fourth Page.)

L. f. Dose, agent for f. H. Stoltze
appeared before the board presenting a
petition asking permission to place a set
of scales on Third street in front of the
lumber yard. After discussion the ques-
ton was left to the Council as a whole
to investigate and to take up at next
meeting.
The following bills presented, examin-
ed and ordered paid.
Langdon Fire Dept, service Sla-
ter ire So 90
Electric Engraving Co., supplies 26 90
General Electric Co,.......... 10 90
Northern Electric Co.,......... "a IS
Northern Electric Co.. II 10
Langdon Lumber Co., lumber. % 80
Mcdonald & Colvin, supplies for
planC.... III 0O
A. Mcdonald: supplies for plant. II 10
A. Mcdonald. work on fues fire
engine 20 %
| Mahon & Robinson, lumber and
tile. 81 %
VIM. Haverty, salary. chief of
police 50 90
Alex. Mcmillan, services night
% 90
Wilson Mccain, service night
1O5 90
w. j. Mercer, labor at plant. 16 50
VIM Haverty, cash advanced to
three men drying hose...... 9 90
Ct. n. R'y. Co.: freight on coal for
plant and express 81 s.
On motion meeting adjourned.
O. q. THOMPSON, City Auditor.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-14
THE EvENTFUL. FIRST
DAY OF FATHERH00D

neroism Il his na,ura to. straaele tAe
wild desire to 80 cut and discharge
her, lie iorbears, he 2srrcs himself,
for Philippas sake BY and by he is
permitted 70 50 dear girl, and as
the pale, white oi a 2hilippa he
hardly know D. rs brayely al him,
he goes doR his Knees by her
bedside. AMI things they babbe
should no. lee aned to by profans
ears.
IN an e2ey chair, in the spare bel
room, TO which he has been relegated
he dreams dream afcr dream. res
hucd and tender, about ae youag
mother down the hail, and, being a
really good man, breathes a prayer
.hat he may cleaye way to prosper
GUS heights in love, ana in honor, and
Ia joyous obedience 10 the laws Of
God and man, all Tor Philippe anu the
little son. And so ends the first
eventful days Of fatherhood
LILY HERALD FROST.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-14
Golden.


Jan. 10, 1905.
Elizabeth Herrin little daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs John Herrin. is recover
ing from a severe case of diphthe.
ria.
Miss Lena Blankenship left Friday
for Marion to be the guest of rela-
tives and friends.
Miss BERTHE Edmcnds returned
from Marion the first of the week,
where she has been the guest Of her
aunt, Mrs. c. A, Bell
Mr. and Mrs. J. II. Blanbenship re.
turned from Harrisburg Wednesday
where they have been visiting the lat
ter's sister, Mrs j. b. Blackman.
Mr.. George Russell, whose home is
q few miles east Of Golden, died
Thursday afternoon about ! o'clock.
after an illness of several weeks.
Mr.. George Baggott went to Car
bondale Thursday to assist the or
chestra Of that place in playing at
the installation Of officers Of the X
Of p lodge
Dr. John Humphrey dentist, has
located here and has his office over
the First National bank Dr. Humph
rey is a nephew Of Mr.. Emery Bar.
ker.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-14
HARRISBURG.
-+++ +++++ 49,


Jan. 13, 1905.
Mrs. Kate Taylor. an agea resident
died last nigat Mrs Helen Mitchell
is very i'll a this writing. c. V. Par.
ker was in Cairo on business this
week. John J. Parish was in Chica-
90 on railroad business this week.
Harry McIntyra, foreman at The
Chronicle office, fell down the office
stairs Sunday evening and broke his
arm Mrs. Harry Taylor is very ~
Bob Pearce went 10 Pine Bluff, Ark,
ihis week TO work in the shops Of
the Cotton Belt railroad A hoy baby
was born TO Mrs. Harry Hicks last
Tuesday Miss Eva Hughes has taken
Mrs. Matte Hallock's place in the
Packet store Miss Matte Hillock at
the Register office has taken three
weeks layoff to rest up. Una Vinson
Who has been making balloon ascen-
cians down IN AIi souri returned home
this week .3Ii5a Bertha Atkinsen who
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-14
Ennllsh Marrlsnr Bate

The marriage rate is higher in Eng.
land than elsewhere, being IS q 1000
In most other countries it varies from
Z to 10 1000. The highest birth
rate. according to a volume OF status
tics, referring chiefly to foreign cca~
tries. issued by the British Board Of
Trade. is in Roumania-39 a 1000
That country also has the LiShe-;
death rate, 277 1000 The lowest
marriage rate is in Sweden, where 1,
S . a 1000.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-14

!: NEWS FROM OUR NEIGFIBORS /:

mas been visiting Miss Matte Halloclx
of this city for the pass two weeks,
will leave Saturday fer her hene at
Murpnysboro, Ill., Ray Nybarg is
suffering with severe case of ten,
silitiea.. Ed NJ Strickin and Jack
Hannah have sold their restaurant on
the pike to John Wilkinson and Ar.
thur Mccoy Miss Nellie Mcintyre,
who has been visiting in Sullivan. Ind,
for the past two weeks, returned
home thursday.