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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-10-25
DR.. KERR
DENTIST

An attraction of more than ordinary
merit is that of "Romeo and Juliet
booked for the Opera House on Friday
night. Manager Finerty wishes to an
nounce that this company comes with
the very best recommendations and
everyone attending will be amply re-
paid by witnessing an enjoyable per-
Torrance.
Mrs. e. A. Pennock and daughter,
Miss Stella, left on this afternoons train
for Colorado for a stay during the win
ter. Mr.. Pennock will remain here until
after the holidays, when he expects to
Join the family. 1t is likely the Pen
nocks will locate permanently in the
south, owing to the delicate condition
of their daughters health.
John Body, who lives between the
Fish Trap and Olga, was in town Sat
urday, starting for home late in the
evening. When going down the Fish
Trap hill the team ran away and threw
Mr. Body to the ground, breaking his
right leg above the ankle, his right arm
between the elbow and shoulder and
putting the arm out of Joint. The re.
port received says he crawled two miles
and a half to n house, but finding it va,
cant no dragged himself back to the
road and lay there until he was found
by a portion Of the bridge crew which
were working there, about nine o'clock
Sunday morning We have heard moth
ing farther except that he is under the
care Of u physician from Olga, and car
say nothing of his condition, Walhalll
Mountaipeer.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-10-25
Use "Hannah's Pride" flour.

SpC L1duu0u . L Elu6 LOuT.
The Yeomen order will organize a
lodge at Munich this fall.
Birtch & Liebeler can sell or locate you
on a homestead in the Canadian North
west.
"Hannah's Pride" is made from select
ed hard wheat. Sold by Robert Elem
ing at Dresden.
Yesterday vas the date of the auction
sale of farm stock at the A. l., Perry
farm near Wales.
When looking for bargains you will
miss it if you fail to see Kelly & Schnei-
der's bargain tables.
For a sprucey suit Of clothes made to
your measure, at the price Of good ready
made clothing try the Bee Hive store.
William Lake and wife are moving in
to town this week having rented the
Frank Plummer residence across the
track.
John Mahon started Friday on a
weeks trip out through the Canadian
Northwest to look over some recent in
vestments in land.
VIM. Craig, travelling superintendent
of the Northwestern Elevator Co., was
a visitor in the city Tuesday, with Agent
Malcolm Morrison.
Hon. E. Porter spent Monday and
Tuesday in Langdon in the interest of
his candidacy as representative for the
Eighteenth District.
John Hagan is being visited at his
home a mile west of town by a brother
from Colorado, whom he had not seen
in over eighteen years.
Jas. Austin went through from Han.
nah on Saturday mornings freight with
a Shipment of young Shorthorn cattle
he was taking to st. Paul.
Miss Lilly O'Brien has again resumed
her position as typewriter and stenogra.
pher in the real estate Office Of
Messrs Mooney & Johnston.
E. K. Cavalier, of Pembina along with
DR.. w. r. Anderson and j. w. Phinr
of Grafton, are spending the week al
Wales while enjoying a duck hunt.
Horace Griswold is back again at his
old job as righthand man at the furni
ture store of A. F. Gardner after ar
absence of a year spent on the farm.
j.. Mahoney is now the owner of the
VIM. Lane and McCambridge propertie:
across the track in South Langdon
both are to be remodeled and put il
{ shape for renting.
Miss Nichol, who has been spending
F.. the summer visiting with Mrs. Jas. q
Dickson, was a passenger Saturday t.
5 Hannah, for a stay of a week with he
friend, Miss Carrie E. Mcmillan.
Robert Greiner, who has lately open
ed up a new drugstore at Sarles in part
| nership with Dr.. Erskin, was a count,
seat visitor Saturday on business con
nected with the issuance of his druggis
permit.
Deputy Auditor John Machon. Jas
DeBerg the drayman, and D. A. Fishe
f of the Star restaurant left town Satu1
day for a weeks goose hunting. The
went north, headed for Rush Lake
: where they joined quite a party c
y local hunters already in camp.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-10-25

Mrs. Fred Kennedy, residing on Sec
ond street, desires the contradiction OF
the report that has gained circulation to
the effect that any Of her family are sick
with diphtheria. She has had the rhiI'
dren examined by the doctor who states
there il no s,gn Of the disease
present.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-10-25

"Hannah's Pride -four takes the lead,
Birtch & Liebeler, general agents of
Canadian lands.
For best fitting and best values in
shoes go to Kelly & Schneider's
Arcade.
If you desire to get a home in the
Canadian Northwest call on Birtch &
Liebeler.
DR.. Law and wife of Hannah, welcom.
cd the arrival of a son at their home
Tuesday of last week.
Cashier z. w. Ault, OF the First State
Bank at Easily was a business visitor in
Langdon between tram on Saturday.
A. L. Perry and wife were visitors
Friday from Wales saying good bye
They are leaving this week for their new
home in Virginia.
Miss Viola Truax was at Osnabrock
over Sunday the guest of her friend.
Miss Freda Kaser, primary teacher in
the Osnabrock schools.
Miss Edna McQuistian arrived in the
city last week from Cavalier for a visit
of a few days with the families of r. r..
Burke and Frank Moran.
M. L. Sullivan and j.. j. Robson have
this week shipped FIVE cars of cattle to
the stock yards in st. Paul. Mr.. Rob
son went along with the shipment to
look after them.
j. w. Toews of Moscow township, re-
turned Of Fridays train from a visit of
a couple of weeks with his son who lives
on the Canadian side of the line not far
from Morris, Man.
Frank Hamerl has been quite i'll since
the early part of the week with his old
trouble of asthma, He will likely be
compelled to spend part of the winter in
California or some more congenial eli
mate.
]. w. Miller, the South Langdon
drayman, has lately bought the proper
ty owned by Mayor Kopriva across the
track and will remodel the building
thereon into a residence for himself and
family.
Jas. Ward and wife came down from
their farm in the western part of the
county near Calvin last Saturday for a
visit of a few days with the parents of
Mrs. Ward, Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Welsh, of
Harvey Centre.
George E. Dunnigan, deputy in the
office of Judge Dorval, was called to his
home near Beaulieu the latter part of
the week by news of the serious illness
of his mother, who is now reported as
being somewhat better.
On Saturday October 18th a young
daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Herman j. Michlink living in Moscow
township The advent of the firstborn
in this family was accorded a warm
welcome. Mrs. Michlink and the little
one are reported as doing nicely.
1t. is reported that the wedding of
MIR. Ben Thorsen and Miss Katie Dick,
which occurred on Sunday Oct, 18th at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. X. j. Dick of
l Henderson township was witnessed by
some five hundred friends of the uniting
couple.
: Ernest Falconer, son of R. B.. Falconer
narrowly escaped serious injuries while
climbing into a wagon Tuesday while it
was in motion. He slipped, missing his
: footing, While the wheel didn't pass
F: over his body, he sustained a number of
bruises that will lay him up for a few
days.
Frank Blzel, a Langdon resident dur
Fling the past year and living in the
>South Langdon addition, left last week
g for the Canadian Northwest. He is ex-
pecting to locate on land in the same
region where Jake Steinley and Dave
n Deitz took up homesteads some little
time ago.
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PRoMoTIoNs on FRIsoo.
W. B. Drake Made superintendent of
the Lines in Texas.

St Louis, March 17.-At a recent
meeting Of the directors of the Frisco
lines in Texas, w. 3. Drake. of this
city, assistant to the second vice presi-
dent and general manager, was named
general superintendent of the Texas
lines, with headquarters at Fort Worth.
Mr.. Drake succeeds 81. NJ Fickinger,
resigned, and he will enter upon his sew
duties at Orce.
Mr.. Drake entered the service of the
Frisco in August, 1885. as a rodman in
the engineering department. remaining
in continuous service in that and the
maintenance of way branches until
January, 1902. when he entered the ex-
ecutive department as assistant TO the
vice president and general manager.
His promotions have been well merited
and in assuming charge OF the Texas
lines he will add much strength to the
Frisco administration.
Vice President and General Manager
Gray Of the Frisco, has announced that
lie Roy Kramer has been appointed as
sistant to the second vice president and
general manager to succeed EIr. Drake.
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engineer of the eastern grand division
of the Santa Fe. This was some years
ago. Mr.. Towne served successfully
as rodman and transit man and then
left for Troy n. z, where he entered
the Polytechnic institute and secured
his degree as an engineer. His first
employment after graduating from this
technical school was as an engineer
on the Erie canal improvement work in
New York state. This was in 1897.
When this work was finished he was
given a position as assistant division
engineer on the Chicago & North
western, with headquarters at Esca-
naba, Mich He was not in this posi-
ton long before he was made a divi-
sion engineer. and for the last couple of
years has held the position of district
engineer. having supervision over sew
eral divisions. He was holding this
position when he was promoted a few
days ago to the place Of assistant
chief engineer of the system. Mr..
TOwnefs father, Isaac n. Towne is
now a resident of Topeka
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SANTA FE PLANS TEXAS TOUR.
Fasteners WIN Be Taken on a Trip
Over the State.

Galveston, Tex. March 17-Ar-
engagements are being made by the Of
ficials of the Santa Fe Gulf lines to give
the resources of Texas a very thorough
exploitation Starting from Chicago
with a special train and a party of
fasteners and picking up additional
members of the party en- route through
Illinois, Missouri and Kansas, it is pro
posed to bring to Texas a representa-
tive delegation of men from the north
and east-men who stand for the
strenuous commercial and industrial
life.
It is proposed to make stops at Cal
weston, Fort Worth, Dallas and other
Texas cities. with a view to demon
strating to the visitors some actual
considerable time will be devoted to the
cities the outlying districts viii by no
means be neglected and the oil and
rice fields will come in for special at
tentiOn.
The personnel of the party has not
vet been made public-in fact, it is
said that the list has not been com
pleted, but assurance is given that the
party win include some Of the most
prominent investors in the country,
New York city being among the points
represented
The general eastern idea OF Texas
the delusiOn that everybody in Texas
wears a trimmed hat and carries a
six-shooter, is rapidly being dispelled,
and the enterprising publicity depart
ments of the various railroads have
been largely a factor in bringing about
a correction of this erroneous impress
sion
Every time a party Of fasteners
come to Texas and take time to make
an actual investigation Of Texas as
Texas really IS. they go home and relate
what they have observed. and. natural
~, in the course Of time the six-shooter
idea will be classed with fiction, where
it properly belongs.
The exact date of the coming of tn e
Santa Fe party has not yet been an
nounced, but It is expected that the
visitors will arrive within the next
month or six weeks.
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who are authorities on affairs of the
farm and interested in the good roads
movement, will accompany Mr.. King
on the lecture tour and viii deliver
lectures themselves on the benefits
which will accrue to farmers if they
see to it that the country roads are
kept in the best possible shape. Among
those who have signified their inten-
ton Of making the trip are F. D. Co
burn, secretary of the Kansas state
board Of agriculture; George B. Ellis,
secretary of the Missouri board of
the Kansas Good Roads association,
and Prof. ". c. Hoad, professor Of
civil engineering at the Kansas state
university, and who has made a special
study of road building. Other experts
in this line are expected to be on hand,
from the United States department Of
agriculture, probably the chief of the
bureau of public roads.
AS announced this good roads lee
ture tour will start with meetings at
Olathe on March 26 and succeeding
Ottawa, lola, Girard, Erie, Cofeyville.
Independence, Chanute, Lawrence,
Emporia and Topeka. Efforts are be-
ing made to make the meetings at To-
peka, on April Z, the banner ones of
the entire series and the nemb ers of
the Commercial club are working hand
in glove with the Santa Fe officials to
this end. The Auditorium has been Sc
cured for the lectures, the first Of
which will be held at 10 a. m, and
which will be followed by a demonstra-
ton of the efficacy of the split log
of the town. Another lecture, and the
more important one of the two. will
be given by Mr.. King at the Auditor
1uIn at o clock in the afternoon.
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Wonderful Engine PrOpels the
Famous Strang Car.
GasOline-Electric Motor to Be
on Exhibition Here Tomorrow.
AT SANTA FE DEPOT.
Special Run Is to Be Made From
Kansas City.
Gossip and Matters of Interest
in Railroad Circles.
7 SANTA FE DEPOT.

Unique in all o. its details is the
strang gasoline-electric motor car.
which, as announced yesterday viii be
run over the Santa Fe tracks from
Kansas City tomorrow morning and
will be on exhibition here for some
hours at the Santa Fe depot. During
its run over practically all the railroad
lines between Philadelphia. and Kansas
City, covering more than three thou
sand miles, the car has attracted IN
usual attention from railroad men and
it seems to be a foregone conclusion
that before many years have passed
cars of a type similar to the "Ogerita"
will be in use on all of the branch
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-17
NEW LINES IN WASHINGTON.
Railway Map of Northwestern state
to Be Altered Considerably.


The state of Washington will have its
railroad map changed quite materially
within the next year or two. Consider
able railway mileage has been contract
ed for already. The largest work to be
undertaken is that Of the Chicago, Mil
waukee & st. Paul. 1t is reported that
the contract has been let to a Seattle
firm for building this road -frem Seattle
and Tacoma to the eastern line of the
state, a distance of Eearly 800 miles. 1t
is proposed to extend the line on east
tana, connecting with the parent sys-
tenn.
The Northern Pacific company is
building a new water lever line from
Kenewick to Vancouver, Wash, d dis
lance of 228 miles. and the construction
work is well under way. This line.
which is being built under the name OF
the Portland & Seattle, will follow
along the Columbia river on the Wash
ington side, from Kenewick to Van
cOuver, and will cross the Columbia
near that point, to enter Portland, Ore.
This company is also constructing a
ffty-two mile extension to Grangeville,
Id.
The Spokane & Columbia River Rail
way and Navigation company is now
building from Spokane west to the
Columbia river at Ringold Bar, $50
miles. A large portion of this line is
contracted for already and portion
of the grading is completed. The extern
sive wheat and irrigated sections of
that state have encouraged railway con-
struction there very largely. One of
these new lines win penetrate the rich
Yakima valley. passing through the city
Of North Yakima, Wash, the center
of a rich farming and fruit growing
section
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DAYS AT AUDITORIUM SOON.
Wen known Entertainers VIII Appear
Tuesday Evening.

One of the best entertainments of the
splendid course that the organ associa-
ton has given this winter viii be the
character sketches to be given by Elias
Day and wife at the auditorium next
Tuesday evening. These entertain
ments have ali been of d high class am
wonderful when 1t is considered that
seat for the whole course Of twelve en-
treatments was bought Tor exc dol
lar
1Ir. Day has gained well earned
reputation solely by his artistic work.
While he uses a wig and other Access
SORES for the production Of his charac-
ter sketches he has raised their use
from the realm of novelty to the do
main Of art. His wife assists him and
is capable of giving a full evening Of
entertainment alone, as she often does
to the entire satisfaction Of critical
audiences.
The entertainment win consist of an
original dialogue written by MIR Day,
and given by him and his wife. An
original sketch by Mrs Lay and then
an hour Of character sketches by Mr..
Day.
The Lexington (Kentucikyl Herald
says Of Mr.. Day: He is one Of the most
fascinating entertainers that has ever
appeared in Lexington. His work is
both novel and unique and as a char
icaturist few can equal His facial
expressions are little short Of marvel
1ous."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-17
OTHERS TO SPEAK WITH KING.
A grarian Experts to Tell of the Need
for Good Roads

Details of the arrangements for the
series of lectures and demonstrations
on how to secure good roads which are
to be held at a dozen different towns
in the state under the auspices of the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railway
company and at which D. Ward King
of split log road drag fame viii take
the principal part, have been COM
pleted, just about.
RE. Wilson of Chicago, chief clerk
to Wesley Merritt industrial commits
sioner of the Santa Fe who has imme-
date charge OF the undertaking, was at
the general offices of the company here
a couple Of days ago making the neces-
sary arrangements for the trip. Mr..
Wilson announced that several of the
prominent men in the middle west.
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Roads Owned by Canadian Govern
nent Operated at a Loss.

ENOalES Aat4lEu 4JetAAcllAtlA Govern
ment Operated at a Loss.
Returns furnished by the railroads in
Canada to the Canadian railroad com
mission show that their total expendi-
lures for the year ended June 90 1905
last were S16,404. 772 OF this amount
$6.125. Al was on account Of capital
penses and S1,373,136 to the income &C
count.
Gross earnings OF. the roads owned and
operated by the government amounted
to $7,050,892 The operating expenses
of these roads were IS. 6,154, so that the
country was out OF pocket directly to
the extent Of 81. 856 262. to say nothing
tai
Canada had at the close of its last
fiscal year 30,601 miles of railroad con
structed. This was an increase of $50
miles as compared with the previous
year. OF the total, however, only 90 S7
miles were in operation. Construction
work is being pushed rapidly. and the
current year viii see q large increase to
the mileage actually constructed. The
paid-up capital of the companies was
81, PAS, 666 IA. This was an increase of
S62, lis, 1856 as compared with the previ-
Gus year.
Gross earnings of all the Canadian
roads for the year amounted to SOS, 467,
109 an increase of Sc, 247.763 or 6.23 per
cent. Net earnings amounted to S26-
4S9 .626. an increase of 1888, 351. or 3.25
per cent. The total number of passen-
gers carried by all the roads during the
year was 25, 2SS, 723, an increase of l.
SAT ,942. The total volume of freight car
ried was so, 1913, 657 tons, an increase of
2.796, 43S tons. The train miles run were
Sc. 934.114. an increase of 4 $50, Up miles.
Taken as a whole the report is consid-
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CHURCH NOTICES.

Pastors are kindly requested TO have
their church notices to the Office by
O'Clock Friday hereafter. Those ap-
pearing later cannot be Inserted
Second Church of Christ, Scientist.
Services Sunday at II a. m. Subject.
Reality"
At the First Lutheran church the
Sunday morning subject of the Rev. II.
evening subject, True Repenta nee" A
speciaI Lenten service win be held Fri
day evening, March %, the Rev. t. E.
Stauffer Of Lawrence, presiding.
At the First Congregational church
Sunday morning the subject OF the Rev.
Francis l. Hayes viii be, THE pearth
Of the Righteous" evening, Breaking
Home Ties"
At the Railroad Y. NJ c. A. At $3.50
Sunday Mr.. J. L. Shaw. VINO has been
reading In His Steps" ILLUSTRATED by
stereopticon as a, series of Sunday at
ternoon meetings, will continue using the
seventh and eighth chapters. Special
music will be provided
At the First Presbyterian church
Sunday morning the pastor, the Rev.
W. n. Cleveland, will preach from John
1917, evening Lam. Up.
The Euclid Avenue NJ. E. church viii
be occupied by the new pastor the Rev.
Edgar c. Weyant, of Usage City, sun
day morning and evening.
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Will GET Two MORE TRAINS.
Missouri Pacific to Give Additional
Service to lola.

lola, Kan, March Eff the recon-
mendations Of the agents and superin-
tendents of this part Of the Missouri
Pacific system are followed lola will
have two new passenger trains on this
division and they viii run through the
city at night, connecting at Yates Cen
ter with trains for the west and at
Fort Scott with trains for the White
river division Of the road. G. P. Hale.
agent of the Missouri Pacific here, made
this statement on his return from a
meeting of the agents Of the company
which vas held reeently at CofIeyxille.
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CHESS.
by the Kansas State Chess
Forecaster.

DR.. E. Lasker, who is now in Texas.
is making arrangements for a worlds
championship match with BIarosksy.
\. H. Pillsbury has been attacked
with stroke OF paralysis. If his ill.,
ness results in his giving up chess. it
viii be a great blow to the chess play
ing world. His wonderful exhibitions
Of blindfold playing no doubt added to
his constitutional weakness and
brought on the breakdown.
The following game between VIM.
Nickel of Sylvan Grove, Kansas, and
the State Journal is interesting because
of the regular book DEVELOPMENT
The game has progressed as far as
shown and will be printed in full later.
William Nickel. State Journal.
White T2Ian1r
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WALTER J. TOWNE PROMOTED.
Appointed Chief Engineer OF Chicago
& Northwestern.

Waiter J. Towne. who has many
friends here in Topeka. has been ap-
pointed recently to the position Of as
sistant chief engineer of the Chicago
& Northwestern railway company.
with headquarters at Chicago Mr.
Towne had his hrst experience in
railroad engineering with the Santa Fe
under J. IL Meade. who is now chief
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has been such great activity in railroad
building IN the west as at present and
the visible supply of labor in that part
of the country has been exhausted
Railroad contractors have been able
to resume work earlier this year than
usual on account Of the open winter
and they are making strenuous efforts
TO get men from the east to go out
west for this work Ten thousand men
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FACING A LABOR FAAlINE.
Twenty-Five Thousand Men Are Needed
by Roads in the West.

Chicago, March NV estern RAN
roads are facing labor famine. Twen-
ty-five thousand men are needed in the
northwestern and south western states
to build the roads that are already IN
der way. and it is estimated that before
the first Of June more than twice that
number viii be required. There never
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are needed by the Western Pacific, the
new Gould line to southern California.
and they are offering from 81 to s225
a day for unskilled labor with the
chance Of steady work until the cold
weather sets in again next fall.
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F'innigan Filosofv-Th' fact thot some
min kin say trutfully th0t they niver
did anything they Wuz ashamed av is
more av conhssion that they nov no
since av Shame than anything Use
Judge.