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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1905-10-19

Special meeting of the City Council
held June 10, 1905. Present Mayor
Mercer. AID. McComb. Sullivan DeBurg
and Morrison. Absent and not voting
Nickle and Meiklejohn.
The City Auditor presented sealed
bids for ten thousand dollars re-funding
bonds to be sold by city of Langdon.
The bids were opened and found as
follows: Bid of S. A. Kean premium Of
$1,000. Bid of Kane g. 20. par anc
blank bonds free to city. Bid of U. Nj
Stoddard d Co. premium of s2O5.O 90
blank bonds free to city and accrued
interest.
1t was moved by Aid. Sullivan sec
onded by Aid. Morrison that we accsp'
the bid of u. Nj. Stoddard j. Co. o
Minneapolis at a premium of S205.O 90
blank bonds furnished free to city ane
accrued interest. Motion was carried
1t was moved and seconded that thu
bid of the Y. L. L. Cod Co.. Of st. Paul
MINI. for six hundred tons of coal 10
plant AT $500 per ton until Septenbe.
LIST. 1905 and 1926 per ton after Sep
TENDER LIST, 1905 be accepted and tina
the Mayor and Auditor enter into
cuntract for and in behalf of the cit,
of Laugdon on these term.
Moved and seconded that we adjourn
Carried.
O. E. THOMPSON.
City Auditor.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1905-10-19
ing ''aye". Those voting "no' None.

ing faye. Those voting mo None.
Petition was presented from Langdon
Telephone Exchange Co., praying for the
right to move two of their poles on Oak
street between 4th. and 9th. streets and
opposite the Opera House, said petition
asking the right to place a certain guy
pole where the main pole now is located
and to place the main pole where the
guy pole now is located. Moved by Aid.
Sullivan, seconded by Aid. Morrison that
the petition be granted. Motion pre-
vailed. Moved and seconded that we
now adjourn. Motion prevailed.
o. E. THOMPSON, City Auditor.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1905-10-19
Langden, y. Oak, July Bird. 1908,
O. E. THOMPSON.
City Auditor.

On arc"un, of lack of quorum 70
meeting was held on July Bird, 1905,
being the re- ular date for monthly
meeting.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1905-10-19

The DEMOCRAT Is again headquarters
for school supplies. The best that
money can buy at low prices.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1905-10-19

Continued to Eighth Page.)
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1905-10-31
OVER SIX MILLIONS CRAFT
INVESTIGATE PROFIT
ON SEVERAL LARGE PHILA-
psLPHIA CONTRACTS.

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<Philadelphia. Oct, Si:=The report Of
the board Of Investigating engineers
appointed last 1Aly by Mayor Weaver
to examine /eAe filtration system OF the
city and the northeast and southern
bou]etafds now under construction
WAs made public during the day. 1t is
sighed by Major Cassius E. Gillette of
the United States engineer corps, who
investigated the Savannah harbor
frauds, and John Donald MacLennon
of Washington.
The report shows that up to date
the city has lost, through excessive
costs, collusive bills, illegal advertis-
ing and in other ways $6,33o,o00>
The contractors who received most
OF the more than $lS,0O0,O00 that have
been expended on improvements are
D. J. McNichol & Co., James j. Ryan,
John A. Kelley and Ware Bros.
The melEAtrs Of the McNichol firln
are Israel W. Durham, leader OF the
local Republican organiza tion; State
Senator j. p. McNichol, also "a city
leader, and McNichol's brother, Daniel
The Ware firm is made up OF State
Senator George A.. Ware and Edwin Fl.
Ware. Their brother, William S. Ware,
is recorder of deeds, an elective office.
The officials held responsible by the
report for some Of the conditions in
connection with the filtration system
are William C. Haddock, who was
director of public works under Mayor
Ashbridge; Peter E. Costello, who was
director of public works under Mayor
Weaver until last May, when the
mayor dismissed him, and John w.
Hill, forn,er chief of the bureau of
filtration, who is awaiting trial on
charges of fraud and Justification of
records in connection with the con.
struction of the filtration system.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1905-10-31
FAST TRAIN WRECKED
DISASTER ON SANTA FE NEAR
SHEFFIELD, MO-, RESULTS IN
MANY CASUALTIES.
At LEAST THIRTEEN PERSONS KILLED
CARS DERAiLED AND SMASHED
TO PIECES AGAINST GRAM
ITE WALLS OF CUT.


Kansas City, Oct. 31--At least thir.
teen persons were killed and twenty.
five injured, many of them seriously.
when the California limited on the
Santa Fe road was ditched during the
day near Sheffield, Mo-, six miles from
Kansas City. >,
The wreck occurred in cut while
the train was running at the rate OF
fifty miles an hour and was caused
by spreading rails.
The train was made up of vestibuled
cars and while in a measure the vesti.
bules prevented telescoping the speed
of the train was SO great that it caused
several of the cars to pile up on top OF
each other, tearing out the connec.
tions. The wreckage was piled nigh
and under it scores of passengers and
members of the crew were buried.
The train consisted of one mail car,
one baggage car, one coach, one chair
car, four tourist sleeping cars, two
standard Pullmans and one dining car,
The passenger list was composed
largely of colonization tourists.
Rain Adds to Hardships.
The relief train from this city was
delayed in arriving at the scene and
in the meantime those OF the passen-
gers who had escaped injury did their
utmost TO aid the unfortunates. Rain
was falling and this added to the hard.
ships of the victims.
The fact that the wreck occurred in
q narrow cut which was completely
blocked by the demolished cars, also
made the difficulties of rescue more
serious
While some of the cars were tel
escoped others crashed into the gran.
ite walls that formed the cut and were
crushed into kindling wood It was in
these cars that most of the killed were
found.
Most of the sleeping cars remained
on the track and the forward cars bore
the brunt of the shock. None of the
passengers in the Pullman sleepers
was hurt The day coach in front OF
the chair car furnished the greatest
number of killed and injured.
The great natural wall of rough
stone into which the cars were thrown
tore the sides off the day coaches and
passengers were ground against the
wall and eight killed or badly injured.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1905-10-31
THREE PERSONS PERISH
Bursting NWate Pipe Causes Flood a
Chicago.

Bursting NWate Pipe Causes Flood at
Chicago.
Chicago, Oct. 3l.-Three lives were
lost, property valued at 81 100000 WAS
destroyed, scores of families were
driven from their homes and freight
traffic Oh the Nickel Plate railroad was
delayed for several hours on account
of the breaking of waiter main at
Eighteenth and Clark streets.
The fatalities resulted indirectly
from the food which followed the
bursting of the water pipe inundating
the neighborhood for several blocks.
Two of the persons who lost their
lives Were overcome by gas in the Iii
nois tunnel at Eighteenth street and
Armour avenue while attempting to
ascertain if the food had damaged the
property Of the company
The other death was the result Of
shock to an invalid, who awoke. and
found her room flooded with water.
Several persons were injured by the
food while attempting to recover the
bodies Of the two men suffocated in
the tunnel.
So great was the force of water th2t
escaped from the broken main that it
took several hours before the stream
could be stopped In the meantime all
the business blocks and homes on
Clark street from Sixteenth street to
Twentieth street and those on La Sale
street had been flooded. Many of these
buildings were undermined by the flow
of water
Much damage was also done to the
tracks of the Lake Shore and Mich
igan Southern railway between Seven
teenth and Eighteenth streets.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1905-10-31
RUSS WORKMEN GO
BACK TO SHOPS.
People Flock to the Factories Seeking
Work as Result of the Imperial
Manifesto.

St. Petersburg, Oct. 3l.-The Rus
Sian capito1s were out with flags and
Bunting today as result of the i'm
perial manifesto granting the people
their demands. All troops have been
withdrawn from the streets and the
cities present almost normal ap-
pearance. WOrkmen by the thous-
ands flock back to the shops and fac
tories without awaiting permission
from the strike committee. The news
from the interior today distinctly
shows that the strike appears every
where to be going to pieces.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1905-10-31
EyiT eA51 VicTlM. >
olsmer,6esSeo Eody Identified as cho'
rus C114 OF Cambridge, Mass.

OismerlosSeo Eody Identified as Cho
rus Cl44 OF Cambridge, Mass.
Bostqfu, oct. 3l.--lnvestigations hav
ing :&a1'fstied the police that the victim
Of She suit case" tragedy was Susan
.GeAry of Cambridge, chorus girl,
they are making every effort 70 dis.
cover who was responsible for the
death Of the young WeInah. At the re-
quest of Chief William B> Watts of the
bureau of criminal Investigation Nor
ris Nathan, TO whom the girl was en-
gagged, is being held by the police of
Pittsburg, Pa, pending a further in
vestigatioEs, The autopsy on the torso
found in The suit case off Winthrop
Sept. 2l having shown that only a
skilled surgeon could have dissected
the body in the manner in which it
had been done the police are endeavor-
Ing to earn what physician the young
woman may have consulted at the time
she left the ''Shepherd King" Theat-
rical company on Sept 10.
Pittsburg, Oct. 31.--The heads of
the local police and detective bureaus
are firmly of the opinion that they now
have in their possession enough infor.
nation thoroughly to clear up the cele.
brated Boston suit case mystery. AS
the result of admissions made by Nor.
ris Nathan, under arrest in connection
with the case, they are almost positive
that the death of Susan Geary resulted
from an operation performed by a wo-
man in Boston and that the bodytof the
girl was afterward .mutilated to hide
the fact
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1905-10-31
SEEK REFUGE IN GERMANY,

Said czarina and Children Will Be
Taken to Berlin.
Berlin, Oct. 31-The German cruiser
Lubbock and ten torpedo boats of the
Third and Fifth divisions put TO sea
during the morning from Kiel for an
unknown destination, giving rise to a
rumor that they are bound for st. Pc
tersburg to bring the Russian empress
and her children to be the guests of
Prince and Princess Henry of Prussia.
No official confirmation of the report is
Obtainable.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1905-10-31
President Speeding Northward.

Norfolk, Va, Oct. 31.-The govern
ment wireless telegraph station at
Cape Henry got into communication
with the cruiser West Virginia during
the afternoon. The weather was still
bad, with heavy wind blowing, but
the West Virginia, little affected by
the storm, was speeding northward
without difficulty. ~
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1905-10-31
AFFECTS TRUST COMPANIES.
Decision OF the Attorney General Of
Wisconsin,.

Madison, Wis, Oct. 31.-An opinion
handed down during the day by Attor.
ney. General Sturdeyant to the effect
that trust companies cannot pay inter.
est on moneys deposited with them
Will affect hundreds of persons in the
larger cities of the state If the law Is
enforced as construed by the attorney
general Most of the trust companies
OF Wisconsin are doing banking bust
ness In some form. .u
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1905-10-31
Believed Americans Are Safe.

Washington, Oct 31-State depart
ment officials feel little apprehension
for the safety of the Americans in st.
Petersburg. 1t is believed here that
only few Americans unattached to
the embassy remain there and these
could without doubt find room in the
embassy, which is sure to have full
military protection if any is needed.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1905-10-31
FORMER GOVERNOR
DEAD IN ST. PAUL
Postmaster A. r. McGill Died Suddenly
This Morning From Attack Of
Heart Disease.

st. Paul, Oct. 31.-Postmaster A.
R. McGill, state senator and former
governor of Minnesota, died suddenly
of heart disease at 4 O'Clock this
morning. Mr.. McGill was in usual
health yesterday and was at his desk
in the postofice but complained of
feeling i'll upon returning last night.
Deceased was IS years old.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1905-10-31
DECIDE AGAINST JEROME.
Cannot Go on Ballot as Republican

cannot GO on Ballot as Republican
Nominee.
New York, Oct. 31.-By tie vote of
2 to 2 the board of electors of this
city declined to place the name Of
William T. Jerome as the nominee, for
district attorney in the Republican col
umn of the Official ballot for the city
election: The Democratic members
voted against it and the Republicans
in favor of it.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1905-10-31

The latest official estimate of the
shortage of the Japanese rice crop
this year places it at nearly IA per
cent less than the average and Is, per
cent lower than the crop of lastyeas-
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-02-24
Another Bridge Victim.

Denver. Feb. 19th.--A dispatch from
Salida last night says: The ill-fated
footbridge which broke and sent four
people to their death on Memorial
day last year added another victim to
its death list to-day. Arthur Wilson,
the ten-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. j.
w. Wilson of this city. fell from the
timbers OF the new structure that 1t
being built to replace the old bridge
at II o'clock this morning and was in
stantly killed.
He was playing on the bridge with
two other small boys, when a dog ran
against him, causing him to loose his
balance and plunge into the river a
distance of twenty feet. His head
struck sharp rock and was crushed.
The body was recovered sixty yards
down the stream by two shopmen, who
went into the river and drew 1t to the
bank.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-02-24
Delta Wants Normal School.

Denver, Feb. 2O.-A Republican spe-
cial from Delta last night says: An en-
thusiastic meeting of the Business
Mems Association last night passed
resolutions opposing the consolidation
of the various bills now before the Leg
is lature for normal schools The reso-
luton calls upon Senator De Long and
Representative Husband TO do all in
their power for the Delta bill and Of
fers the state the use of the large new
high school building to be used rs
normal school. The building has all
modern conveniences, including its
own heating and lighting plants. and is
surrounded by ten-acre campus.
Delta will now ask from the state only
a small appropriation for maintenance,
and, 1t is, generally believed here, that
such bill can be passed by the pres
ent Legislature.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-02-24
BEAUTIFUL WOMEN
BOW THEY MAINTAIN THE CHARMS.
OF THEIR SEX.
The Importance that Attaches ia the Care
Of the Bleed IfOns wsnts brisht Eyes
and . Clear Complexion.

The Importance that Attaches Ia the Care
Of the Bieod fOns Wants ssrisht Eyes
aud . Clear Complexion.
Every sensible woman naturally wishes
to appear attractive. She knows the value
of bright eyes. delicate complexion and
lively spirits. She knows also that
good health Is Mt tho basis Of her charms.
aud that good blood Is the source Of good
health.
Miss Mamie Conway has n complexion
which is the admiration of all who know
her. Asked IL she could make any sng-
eestions that would be helpful to others
less fortunate. she said
MY complexion would not have
pleased you. IL yon had seen it two years
ago. IL wns then about as bad as it
could be. and il gave mo u great deal OF
dissatisfaction. II you want n good
complexion you must take care OF your
health, especially OF tho condition OF
Your blood. Ny health was Mt that time
completely broken down. was nervous,
had frequent headaches. torpid liver
and great deal Of pain in that region.
I suffered also from indigestion. Il was
clear that my blood was in bad condition.
for pimplcs broke out nii over my face"
..It Is harI TO realize that. for there
isn't the slightest trace Of such blem.
ishcs now."
..It was unfortunately quito other
wis. then. and long time passed before
found anything thnt gave me any re-
lief. I became very weak aud listless.
The doctors medicine did III. no good.
and took number of highly recon-
,n.ndcd tonics with no better result.
As soon. however. ns I began to nss DIR.
Williams Pink Pills for Pale People my
complexion cleared up. nnd after had
taken two boxes thcro was NOT n sign Of
n pimplo left on my face. Ny checks
became rosy. Inincd flesh ard have had
perfect health ever since"
Rosy checks and sparkling eyes nro
merely signs Of healthy blood. They havs
come no, only IN the cas-, Of Miss Conway.
whose home Is ut 1911 East Eighth street.
Canton. Ohio. but TO thousands OF
women for whom DIR. Williams Pink
Pills have mnt. new blood. Thcreis
snrcr way for You to obtain them. than to
buy u box Of these pills from any drug.
sist aud try them for yourself. They cor.
rec; irregularities and Danish weakness.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-02-24
Two 1heu,,na.Yssr Clock.

Richard Strut. ron Of Lord Ray.
leigh. has invented clock that will
run for two thousand years. The mo.
tive power is small piece OF gold.
leaf. which IL electrified by means o:
very small quantity OF radium salt.
The gold leaf bends away from the
metal substance and keeps movin. I'M.
der this Influence until II touches the
side of the containing vessel. Al the
moment OF contact II loses its clcc.
tricai charge and then springs back
again and is again electrified. and the
process Is repeated. IL is thought that
a thoroughly reliable clock could be
made with use OF radium salt for 81.
600.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-02-24

The W. C. T. U. Of Carbondale. Pa,
has officially decided that Gracious"
is swearing. 1t would be interesting
to get that Carbondale society's opin.
ion on kicking the door and hopping
around ON one foot after the pounding
OF thumb,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-02-24

.fhe two Yale students who fought
In n restaurant with bottles of catsup
the other day introduced new and
terrible varIety-probably one of the
57-into the code duello.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-02-24

1t is not an unusual thing for bust
ness man TO close his store to pray.
But II is the man who prays while his
business goes on tina. inspires us with
the greatest confidence.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-02-24

The Chicago society women intend
to have a promenade where jewelry
shops. millinery shops and the like
will greet their eyes as they walk the
streets. Butcher shops are barred.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-02-24

a man has been arrested in New
Jersey for swindling people by selling
them glass eyes that we're not what he
represented them to be. The cham.
pion mean man seems at last to have
been caught.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-02-24

a s;ntls,ician says that Swodcn's
biggest export IS timber. OF which 1t
sells s27 100000 worth year. We
had earclcssly though, II was servant
girls.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-02-24

lewis "Singlc Binder straight &c cigar.
Made of ripe, mellow tobacco. so rich in
quality that many who formerly smoked
10c cigars now smoke Lewis Single
Binder" Lewis Factory, Peoria, III.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-02-24

Somebody has compiled figures
showing that go per cent OF the tclc-
phone girls marry every year" They
are the ones. perhaps. with the 'lcw.
soft voice.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-02-24

An enterprising medical supply com.
pany is giving away new remedy
that is guaranteed TO stop all Itch
ing" VIII 1t stand the supreme test
OF application to the human palm?
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-02-24

Commissioner McAdoo asks. for
power TO reform the New York police
force. His request ought 10 go to
heaven. not TO Mayor Mcclellan.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-02-24

A Kansas City paper says spurious
500 bills are circulating In that city.
The Kansas City newsboys should be
warned to be careful when making
change.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-02-24

When n footpad approaches you
seize him by the center of the arm
and press your thumb violently
against n nerve in the 1nner elbow
joint. The footpad will then probably
shoot FIVE bullet holes in you while he
shrieks with pain. This is jiu jitsu
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-02-24

Biggest diamond ever heard of
found near Pretoria. South Africa:
weight 3!o3: carais: local value per-
haps 100000" Now. Mr.. Morgan!
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-02-24

A contemporary furnishes an illumi.
mating example of English as she is
wrote by observing that Sing Sing
prison is so cold and damp that it Is
a veritable hotbed for the culture and
spread of tuberculosis.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-02-24

II schoolboy love is disease. as
alleged by those New York experts.
IL is one that grows on the boy as he
gets older.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-02-24

A Minnesota legislator who declined
q profTercd railway pass refuses to let
his name be known. 1t will leak out
somehow. You can't make perma-
nent Job of bottling up fact like
that
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-02-24

II you can pronounce the name Of
the now French premier correctly.
your French really Ia Parislan. Per
haps you think you can. but can't
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-02-24

eois balls have gone up to -
dozen. Highbalis remain steady at 10
CENTS each.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-02-24

Why shouldn't Mrs. Cassie Chad
wick have paid 500 apiece for hand
1erchIefs! II wasn't her money.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-02-24

A Georgia woman's mouth frore
and. strange to say. Il was frozen wide
open Mark this when you turn the
paper over TO wife.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-02-24

Somebody has stolen loving cup
from the Buffalo chief of police. Grum-
bicrs who say there are no new jokes
should make u note Of this.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-02-24

A good start to make Mt drowning
all idiots would be with that New
York physician who makes the pleas
ant suggestion.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-02-24

Some grocers say they don't keep
Defiance Starch because they have \
stock in hand OF L. oz. brands. which
they know cannot be sold to n cuRto-
mer who has once used the i6 or
pkg. Defiance Starch for same money.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-02-24

Church sociais are bore" says
Prof Vincent. Possibly. professor.
but how about seeing the girls home
eiicrward.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-02-24

Tho finding OF that big diamond In
South Africa reminds us that consist
ency is jewel still worth searching
for.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-02-24

Psychologists explain sleep. but they
haven't yet devised any sure means
TO produce 1t. although they accom-.
plish the end sometimes by their es-
.ays on the subject.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-02-24

wh-. n rich man goes crazy tho
sanitarium bookkeepers still treat him
as a millionaire.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-02-24

China is making ii Just as plain as
possible that she has no disposition To
challenge the winner.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-02-24

Maybe one divorce Was not enough
for the Phippses. since they are going
TO semnrry 80 soon.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-02-24

No chromos or cheap premiums. but
better quality and one-third more
of Defiance Starch for the same price
of other starches.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-02-24

\ Kansas City woman hid $500 worth
of Jewels in her hustle. and then ioAt
the hustle. She Is now about $500 In
arrears.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-02-24

An Irish philosopher says there
ought to he n law to shut some men
up before they open their mouths.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-02-24

Piso's Cure for Consumption Is an infallible
medicine for coughs and colds.-N. W. SAMUEL,
Ocean Grove, N. j.. Feb. IL, 1900.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-02-24

II an ostrich knew how much his
feathers svere worth he would be
prouder than the peacock.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-02-24

.Dyspcp-ia Tormcntcd Me for Ycars. Dr.
David KENNEDY = fsNnrtc Remedy cured me" Mr.. q.
e. Doushcrty. MiliNilc, NJ. uscd years
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-02-24

Are you In favor OF high license? :?
Yes. for marriages"