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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-09-13
Lectures For Children Gardeners.

A campaign for the identifying of
Racine, Wis, has been opened by the
members of the Twentieth Century
club, which last year awarded prizes
to school children for the handsomest
and best showing made by them in the
production Of gardens, says the Min
neapolis Journal. Mrs. Charles NJ.
Smith, chairman Of the village and
township Improvement committee, has
completed details Of d competition for
the ensuing season. Seeds have been
purchased, and will be distributed
among the children. An added feature
Of this years campaign will be a series
Of lectures by n lecturer of wide ex.
perience In gardening, who will Illus.
trate his Ideas with stcreopticon views.
These lectures are designed to give the
children Ideas Of how to plant and
care for their gardens in order to get
the best results.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-09-13
Accomplished

He wasn't strong on high hnance
Or any such wise game;
He couldn't paint q work OF art
Or ft 1t In II frame,
Rut he could light his ancient pipe
And loating. fancy free,
Could blow out pretty rings OF smoke
Quite wonderful to see.
It wearied him to NOW the lawn
Or in the garden hoe;
He didn't like to pick up chips
Or on an errand go,
For after any task like that
His back was we'll nigh broke.
But, my, 1t didn't weary him
To blow out rings of smoke!
He didn't care for heeting fame;
He didn't care for cash;
OF course about three times a day
He liked q little hash.
But he was not nmbitionless;
He wished to have renown :,
As one whose rings or smoke were saio
To be the best in town.
And who shall say that his was not
Ambition quite as grand
AS that of some Of those who try
A higher prize to and?
For on the larger schemes OF lire
Most al of US go broke,
And all we have to show for them
Is just n puff Of smoke.
Doing ones duty is often a euphoni-
JUS term for plain graft.
Some people apologize just as If they
we're used to 1t.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-09-13
HANNAH.
From the Hannah Moor

From the Hannah Moon.l
Alex Reid and wife reached town this
morning from Battleford.
Ben Higgins had one of his most val
liable horses drop dead in the binde,
last week.
Miss Mclean, who has been assist
ing in the hospital left Tuesday fol
Langdon.
Miss Maud McGruer arrived HON,
Tuesday having spent a pleasant weel
with Langdon friends,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-09-13

A Merchants View Of Adyertistnv
] would rs soon think of doing bust
ness without clerks as without adyer.
Using. John Wanamaker.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-09-13
Quite a DEVELOPMENT.

"Do you believe in m%iracles?"
II must, because I have seen one.n
Indeed! Was it wonderful?"
ut was all Of that. Jones shot q r,h
bit, and it grew to a bear by the timo
he got to town."
He-c We?
When the pleasant summer weather
Causes all the land to doff
Aspects cold and bleak and cherries
Then we say that summers peerless
But we weakly wonder whether
We may take our DANIELS off.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-09-13
Struck Him That Way.

Struck Him That Way.
'This vase" said the enthusiastic ar,
collector, holding up a broken bit NJ
pottery, "is priceless"
EYES," replied the h%ardheaded old
business man, II should think so. Ma
one but q blooming chump would nav
q price for that"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-09-13
MILTON.
From the Milton Globe, |

IRON the Milton Globe,
John Swanlaw and wife returned last
Friday from their visit in Wisconsin.
w. 3. Stevens is spending a few days
on his farm in the n~eighborhood of
Iona.
DR.. Tyvand is at Adams this week,
having charge of DR.. Gronvold's practice
there for a short time.
Attorney and Mrs. j. 6. johnson were
Sunday visitors at the home of Su-
perintendent Groom in Langdon.
Miss Alice Nelson, a sister of Mrs. Fl
I. Helgesen of this city, arrived last
week from Thief River Falls, Mimi and
has accepted a position as clerk in
Halliday's store.
A. O. Hermanson, one of the new
pro- r'etors of the Milton Roller Mills,
has been spending the last few days in
the city making preparations to o,en the
mill for the fall business.
Karl Koppang was up from Fairdale
the first of the week for a short stay
with his family. "Old Sport" is now
employed as manager Of his brothers
bowling alley in Fairdale.
j. II. Mcdonald, formerly of the
Munich Herald, will start another paper
at Hampden to take the place of the late
Reporter. The new publication will b.
know as the Hampden Banner.
Asa dr-ssing for sores, bruises ant
burns ChamberlaiE's Salve is all tina
can be desired. 1t is soothing ant
healing in its effect. 1t allays the pail
OF a burn almost instantly. This salv,
is also a certain cure for chapped hand
and diseases of the skin. Price 25 cent
For sale by N. E. McGruer, Lanydo,
and Easily.
When you have u cold it is well to b
very careful about using anything tina
Will cause constipation BE particular
y careful about preparations containin
opiates. Use Kennedy Laxaliv
Honey and Tar, whirh stops the coue
and moves the bowel Sold by Bunk
a 90.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-21
WILL VISIT ATHENs.
Rev. E. l.. HIII To Preach BeROr,
 GeOFgtn Congregation.
Before

Georgia ConEregatiOn.
 Eufaula, Dec. 20-tSpeeial.) )--Rey. E. L Hill has decided. before accepting the cell to the pastorate of the church in Athens. Ga, that he will make vis- 1t to that city and mas consented to de- liver a sermon in The Presbyterian Church there. January (.
 MT. Hill expects to leave the city for Athens on or about January 1. and will be absent about a week. While there, he will be in touch with the church of- ficials, and will look over the situation and await his return home before an- nouncinRS his final decision in the mat ter. While every inducement VIII he offered by the church here to induce least hope as the church here is entire ly inadeuuate in influence and finance to cope with the inducement that is ot- fered him in the new field.
 4 universal feeling of regret is ex~ pressed bv the citizens at large. for no minister ever occupied warmer afec- tiOn in a general way among them than Rev. MT. Hill.
 Church are very much Fejoiced over the success which attended their bazaar. which was held here Tuesday and We'd nesdav of tis wek. Eevery encourage ment was extended them by the citizens and they realized about S250 from the sale of handiwork and donations which was rendered them bv their friends.
 Work is expected to begin on tne Iato new 
 rum soon after the holidays are over. Plans are specifications are all submit- ted and approved and 1t only remains to award the contract, which 1t Is sure wil be done by January. The building will be in readiness for the Alabama Chautauqua the coming summer.
 owing to the scarcity of labor and the great trouble thre farmers exper- fenced along that line this year, a great many of them have resolved to reduce their acrage and bring their lands to. & higher state of fertilization. The time they say has come when labor can no longer be relied on, and they must do their own work. They think by en- riching highly and cultivating smaller areas the desired resut can be had, and they seem determined in gerat many instances, to try 1t as least.
 The Mayor has issued proclamation warning boys against discharging fire works within a certain radius of the compress, the depot and cotton ware houses, attaching a heavy penalty for axiolasion Every effort will be exert ed bv the officials to see that no dam age results from fire during the holi-
 Two new brick. store houses are about completed on Broad street near the depot. which adds considerably to the anpearance of that part of the city.
 john Sherry. an enterprising citizen. is engaged in an effort to dam the wa ters Of the Chewalla Creek near the suburbs of the city, which he will uttl- zle in running the machinery or grish min and giunery and other lnduStrles.
 ]. E.. o'Brien, the well known man.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-21
SELMA REAL ESTATE
ACTIVITY IN CENTRAL CITY DIRT
 PROMISED.
Much suburban Building Has Been Go- ing on and IndlcatI0ns Are New Year wtil Be Record
 Breaker.

Advertiser Bureau,
 Selma, Dec. 20.
 In speaking of the recent great de- mand for Selma real estate this morn ing, S. A. smith of the real estate firm of s. A. smith & Co, said that during the coming year he looked for greater demand for Selma dirt than there has been during the past year
 More real estate transactions have been made during the year just clos ing. he said. than there has ever beet made in the history of the city. The recent slump in the real estate market he thought was on account Of the tightness of the money market but he looked for renewed activity after the holidays.
 MT. smith said that during the past year in every part Of the city. where before there were lots upon which were thrown trash and refuse, there bad been built comfortable little homes. These unused lots during the year have been sold rapidly and upon nearly ev- cry one. which has been purchased the purchaser has built a home or a cot tage and the same Is now being occu- pied by the owner of the same or has been rented out and is bringing in a neat little income
 This great activity in real estate SnoWeu. now prosperous the pS0pio' Ol this section were. ,. They are just as prosperous he believed nov as they were last year and for that reason he believed that the coming year would be the greatest in the history of the real estate business here. The great in- Aux of strangrs into the city and the rapid growth of the city was princi- pally the cause for this demand for lots. That the coming year promised to bring to Selma many new industries and with each new enterprise there would move to the city many families who would be compelled to have homes to live In.
 i Mir. Smith further stated that though there had been built in the city during the past few years several hundred houses that today there were not twen- | ty houses vacant He cited as the rapid growth of the city, the new addi- tloms which was recently made and lwh5rh is knowa as West End. Afew months ago this large tract oi land in the western part of the city on the bank of Valley Greek. was nothing but large field. It was pur- chased by a company and divided ur into lots and was placed upon the market. Today the majority of these
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-21

lots are owned by selmians and tupon many of them handsome homes have heen built while other homes have been started and others are being contem- plated.
 As rapid as has this western addi- tion to the city grown so has been that part to the north of the city. Where only a short time ago there were large folds upon which cattle grazed. today these same fields are nearly covered with handsome little lcottages all of which are occupied In the .eAstern part of the city Mir, Smith said the growth has been just as rapid Tn the next few years he said if the growth kept up at its present rapid pace that he expected there would not be vacant lot in the city from Val ley Creek on the west to Beech creek on the east and that residences would be thick on the northern part of the city as far out as Ell<dale Park.
 MT. Smith has great faith in the fu- ture rapid growth of the city and Is confident that in the future Selma will grow more rapidly, than 1t has during the past few years The present Is the dawn of a new age for the city, he thinks.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-21
"People, said Old Time, "remember That this cold and bleak December Soon will 80 forevermore;
 Will go hence eforevermore."

order withdrawing from allotment nearly 4,0oO, 900 acres of land belonging to the Ave civilized tribes of Indians for the purpose of establishing for est reserve about which Secretary Hitchcock and Secretary Wilson were questioned b3' Senate Committee yes terday. Commissioner Leuph. ct the Indian offce and clifford Ptnchot. Chier Forester of the Department Of AgFi- culture, also were present Notnlne could be learned as to the result of the conference.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-21
AIeefinr of Carh CIub.

Mrs. Robert Meyer delightfully."- en- tertained the members of the Married Ladies' Euehre Club yesterday after noon at her home on Church Street The parlor was adorned with holly and red f1owers Mrs. Eph Ball won the prize. a pair of silk hose. two- course luncheon was enjoyed after the games.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-21

The Young Women's Christian Asso- citation will hold q membership recep- oS ncIasE G ss Tbs ncnasion 1y,,I TT ha as, pecialiy to welcome all the new mem bers of the Association. and 1t is hoped that all the old members will come out to greet the new ones. Various forms of amusement have been provided for the evening. including a game of has, xet ball between picked teams from the gymnasium.
 The regular monthly counting of the Copper Fund" will take place Satur- day morning. December 22, at 10 o'clock at the rooms of the Association. 56 South Conception Street. All members who belong or who wish to join are urged to send in their contributions by that time.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-21
APPROVE THE BILL.
MOBILE MERCHANTS FAVOR RANK
 ING ASSOCIATION MEASURE.
Think HflRn of Lading Should be Au- th0Kaxed Security for Loans at Hanks--send Message to
 C0nGresamen.
Advertiser Bureau,

Advertiser Bureau,
 Mobile. Dec. 20.
 The steps that are being taken to erect an Improvement in the conditions regarding the loaning Of money on railroad bills of lading by the Amer ican Bankers Association have the en- dorsement Of the Mobile Chamber of
 The directors of that institution held session at which this question was considered for some time, and resolu- tions were adopted approving, the stand taken by the organization of the bank CTS. Letters will he sent to each or the Alabama Congressmen upon the subject. calling their attention to the conditions that have existed in the past and urging them to take a stand with the Bankers Association for their betterment
 It is a recognized fact that the crops of all kinds and descriptions. the coun. try over. are moved by means Of money advanced on the bills of lading by the bankers. And yet. so chaotic and un- organized are the conditions surround ing the bills of lading, that annually hundreds. of thousands or dollars-inll- lions perhaps-.are lost by the bankers
 The effe.rt Is to be made at this. ses- sion of Congress to have sucn iaWs passed asi will correct these conditions, and put the bills Of lading upon a rirm foundation, and make the loaning or money upon them, beginning with the coming season, much safer proposi-
 
 The losses that have accrued Tn years past upon the loans on bills Of ladlnB nave arisen in large measure through the lack of uniform and sale prinel- pies by railroad agents. In many in- stances, bills of lading have been ts- sued without the actual receipt of the goods to be shipped, and in many m. stances the goods have been delivered at their destination to the consignee without the surrender of the Dill oi lading, leaving that document outstand- ing without any goods In the possession of the railroads, as a menace to the bankers and money lenders. Altered and forged bills of ladlng. the chang ing of genuine bills Into fictitious ones, and similar plans have, of course, been encountered by the banks, each in- stance resulting in the loss of money to the bank making a loan upon the bogus instrument. The issue of dupfi- cate bills of lading, with the original outstanding. has also resulted In the loss of large amounts of money by the bankers who have been called upon to loan upon both instruments.
 This coalition of affairs was called to the attention of the Mobile Chamber of Commerce by New York representa- lives of the Bankers Association, and appealed strongly to them. vrhe adop- tion of the resolutions approving the steps taken by the bankers to amelior- ate present conditions, and the decision to write each of the members of Com gress from this State quickly followed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-21
w1VI Give Calico Ball.

On January 3. the Harmony Club will give their third entertainment of the winter. The affair will be calico ball and the entertainment committee of the cl,Ib hase begun active preparations for this event. which promises tc be most brilliant one.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-21
r-,.i oR xUhntIev.

R. H. Whatley. the young white man who Tuesday night shot and killed a negro near Polk, Dallas County. was brought to Selma this morning and blaced in the Dallas County jail. A pre-. uminary hearing he will have befor" Justice of the Peace l. D. Lloyd tomor- row m my.ning. For this trial there will be on hand large number of witnesses from that part of the county in which the killing took place.
 While nothing is being given out In regard to the shooting, 1t seems that a crowd of drunken negroes were going along one of the public roads near Polk and that as they passed houses they would shoot into them. They came to where Whatley was. and one of the ne- groes fired. The young man then got His shot gun and shot the negro who had done the shooting. The load of shot entered the negro's body. killing him instantly.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-21

MT. and Mrs. Stanley Herndon will sive a dance at their home, Saturday, December a9, in compliment to their daughter. Miss Virginia Herndon, who is home from New Orleans for the hol- idsys.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-21

Miss Ruth Agnes Adams and Mr. Percy H Gill were married last even Mir. and Mrs. C. c. Adams Rev. Claude B Hill ofieiating. There were no attendants. only a few young girls assisting at the reception that fol- lowed. Mir and Mrs. Gill will be at home to their friends hereafter at 201 North Hamilton Street
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-21

The FidelIa Club will give 8 pink domino dance Christmas night, In which the ynung people and young married couples will take part. A great deal of pleasure is anticipated.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-21
Ler Ia nroIken.

Patrick DeIahunty. a white man. who has long been employed in Mobile by the Louisville and Nashville Railroad as a foreman, had the misfortune to fall down over an obstruction on the and Conception Streets about o'clock this morning, breaking his right leg in two places. The injured man was removed to his home on Hamilton Street. between Augusta and Charles ton, where his limb was set. He is re- ported late this afternoon as resting as comfortably as could be expected, but 1t will be some time before he Is again able to be out.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-21
Social and PernOnal.

Miss Belle Wilkins who has been visiting in Tuscaloosa for the past few weeks, has returned home.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-21

ager of the express office here. is con-
 fined to his home from spell of sick ness, and does not improce as his friends would wish to see.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-21
Hemrinw of LittIe Burwlar.

Willie Freeman, the 12-yeer-old ne~ gro lad, who was shot byaGeorge Her man a couple of weeks ago while en- gagged In the burglary of Herman's store at the corner of Davis Avenue and Fishers Alley. has recovered from his wound, which threatened for a time to prove fatal, and will be given a hear ing upon the charge of burglary be- fore Judge Afford in the Inferior Court released from the hospital where his wounds were cared for, and is still suffering from the two shots from Her mans revolver that took effect in his body. Young Freeman has a bad re- cord with the Mobile police as a thief and burglar, notwithstanding his youth.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-21

Christmas colora. too. were not wart-- ing, and the same was bright and merry one, the floor filled with dapcers and the chairs with interested parents
 whom so much of the success of the evening was due, were Oscar Green, Walter Inge, Joseph Quinan, Benj. Cooper, Easton- Spotswood.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-21

The Bowling Club postponed from yesterday was entertained today by Miss Aline St. John at the Country ~lub. Miss Corlna Kirk0Tide was one of the honored guests.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-21

The friends of Mrs. C. F. Hearln Hearin will be glad to welcome them home tomorrow when they come from Washington to spend the holidays with Mrs. John Quill.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-21

MT. c. M. Luce win arrive early tomorrow morning from New York ac- companied by his son, Jex, who will spend the holidays at home.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-21

Nuts Of all kinds, sOc. and 2Se. per BROCK GROCERY co.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-21

MT. William Edward Clarke will ar rive from Lebanon Heights, Tenn, to- morrow afternoon and will spend his vacation with Jex Luce.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-21

Mir. Robert Mauser of Bluefields, Me afauga, is in the city. en route to New York. his future home
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-21

Mrs. H Greenhood and Mrs. Lenore Forcheimer have returned from a three months' stay in the East
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-21
Suen for nnmnren.

John F. Fortner has just filed 60 suit in the Circuit Court against the Ar mour Car Line, corporation. for $25,- 900 damages for alleged personal in- juries, claimed to have been sustained in this city on March 2S. 1906. Partner was employed by the company. and 1t is alleged that in the course of his duties, he was told on that day to go beneath one of the company's cars in order to repair some damage to a truck. While under the car. an engine backed down upon it. and he was run over and, so it Is claimed, crippled for life.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-21

ana lle Bldful dgaS DaliS.
 There is much talk about enlarging the Athelstan building. and to include in the changes a ball room much larger than the present one. but these changes are yet in the future and the club to- night was the same cosy spot that is almost as dear to the women as to the men. The parlOrs. with their rose colored draperies, were decorated in roses and palms, the artistic touches In the alcove, Drago's Orchestra was stationed and dancing began early and lasted late The floor committee were G. E. Aunspaugh. chairman; T. l.. Leslie Irwin, St. John Wilson, Julius Smith
 On entering. the guests met a cordial reception from the committee: Fl. P, Baker, L. J. Davis. H. T. Inge, G. A. Leftwich. r. E. overall. R. s. Bacon, George Fearn. Jr., Winston Jones. Mur- ray Wheeler, Mir. Joseph c. Rich, Pres ident and MT. l., r. Irwin, Secretary, and the Governing Board: D. P. Bestor, Jr.. A. F. Bush F. J. Buck, E. D. Led yard and S. 7. Rubera Jr.. were also most assiduous in their attentions to their guests. Mir. C. A. Hall Vice. Pres ident, who has been such a factor in the club entertainments. and who was the power behind the throne, this even- ing was greatly missed.
 
 hall proved an attraction and this hall was d merry gathering place during the evening for those who did not care to dance A supper of several courses was served about II o'clock in the Rathskellar by the clubs steward, and afterwards dancing was resumed, last ing until the small hours.
 The first Athelstah cotillion IS be- ing arranged for January 4.
 The grCwn-ups did not have every thing their own way this evening, for while the carriages were rattling to- wards the Athelstan. the M. NJ. l. dance at the German Relief Hall was in full swing. once more the blue and white held full sway. the colors flying from wall and chandeliers. and the boys who loved them and what they stand for. were out in full force with their sweethearts and friends. dancing as hard-or maybe trlhe harder-thau they had ever studied
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-21

Miss Amanda Moore returned today from New York, in time to attend the Athelstan ball.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-21
Dr. Buchanan, the Speci aIist

Treats. without the knife, diseases of wom- en, nervous, kidney. bladder, private and skin diseases. piles. fistula- stricturs and blood diseases: electro therapeutics. Hours. to 8. Monday. Wednesday and Friday. Office over Randy Kitchen. lsH Dexter
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-21
Miss Marghe

Miss Margherita Ligon has arrived from college at Tuscaloosa for the hol-
 idays and to see her sister who. leaves for New York shortly after New Years.