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The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-05-11
Florida EIks to neet.

Ocaja, Fla. April u.s. 1900.
To fhc Lodges of TIE BourvoI ~ and
Protective OrGor e E!k, ot America
Located bon the state o' Florida.
The Florida E,k- Association hereby
i, ucs call .or ,hc annual wr Ting e
the -td association To bo held lu jack
Souy.lc, FR., beginning at lu a. u. on
the third "Wednesday .u M.y. 1906, being
the 10Th dayol the month Eacu 'od.o
which is "a member Of the Florida Elks
Association -hall Dee entitled lo G.c
votes at said meeting, and the majority
Of lodges Of the said association halt
con ,tItutc quorum foI the tran action
Of business Lodges may b" repre-
scented by one or more delegate Tie
fv, votes allowed 90 to- east a. may bee
determined by the lodges appointing
such delegates, or. m the absence of
,uch instructions, 10y the delegates
themselves. Delegates to present GER
tifcates Of appointment from the lodges
electin2 them.
II is hoped that every lodge Will send
a good delegation, as important bust
ness will come before the NEE * and
the hearty cooperation OF all Fiori,a
Elks is greatly desired.
Yours fraternally,
HERBERT a. FORD
President Florida Elks Association
G.. u. ACHERLY,
Secretary Florida Elks Association.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-05-11

Pamphlets Being Sent to All Voters,
Warning Them Against the Pro-
posed Constitutional Amendment.
Some Interesting Facts and Figures
Are Furnished.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-05-11
See Brpmbyi

II you wish any kind of Furniture Hc
has just added a mic I n"wdot and will
sell you at prices so ow Twill astonlsh
you. Also call on hih for all kinds of
general repairing Il " gun and lock
smith work. 2-tf
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OUR COUNTY,,
DADS MEET.
Regular Meeting Board County Com
missioners Held Hay !, 1906.

Full board present and regular order
of business proceeded with with the is
suing of warrants against the several
funds 90 foIlO,yS.
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tirely it was to their interests to let
him and his drainage committee go on
and drain those lands at the expense of
somebody else for their probable ulti-
mate profit.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-05-11

describe for The True Democrat.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-05-11
AND IF THE RAILROADS WIN.

Ard if they succeed in draining the
Everg ladies' and the railroad corpora
tions claiming these lands win, will
these gentlemen be able to give an ade-
quate excuse or explanation 10 the peo-
pie Of Florida and to the tax paye
they have been despoiling. why they
will have made a present Of hundreds
of thousands. II not millions. Of dollars
of money 10 two or three railroad cor
poratiOns?
Just before the last primary for the
Guberr atorial nom nation il was wills
pcred that an undo rstanding had been
arrived at between the Louisville and
Nashville Railroad Company and the
Jennings Broward faction. What truth
there was in these reports | do not
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-05-03
TOM SMI II.
DENTIST
Donovan Block.

Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Bosworth of St.
Cloud, Mimi, returned home last
Sa urday from a visit of a couple of
weeks at the McNeill home near Olga
with their daughter, Mrs. Ed. j. Nc
Neill. While in Langdon the party were
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. {. S. Hunter.
Jos. Fields of Srilwell was the winner
of the sewing machine at the drawing
last Saturday by the cash customers at
the Schulke department store. Anton
Clodt held the winning ticket in the
drawing of the week previous. The free
sewing machine offered each week to
cash customers is proving quite an at.
traction in drawing trade to the Schul e
department store.
The Lady l'oresters Of the Langdou
court rendered Mrs. f.. n. Belletieur. OF
Wales a farewell reception last Thurs
day evening at the hume of Judge
ii. +. Dorvai. Previous to dispensing
the guests presented Mrs. Bellctluel
with an ornamental solid gold cross OF
beautiful workmanship AS u token of
their feelings of regret at her approach
ing departure from lhls county. The
gift was also expressive Of their vel
wishes for her future welfare.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-05-03

When you buy a sack of -four buy the
best. "Hannah's Pride is guaranteed.
JOS. c. Stable returned yesterday from
a visit of a month with his mother in
Iowa.
Mrs. j. W. Mahon of Munich, was over
here Sunday visiting her sister,
Mrs. George Vierhus.
Alb. French of Cavalier was in town
Tuesday returning home from a visit
with relatives at Clyde.
No freight charges on any order of
wall paper amounting to $500 between
now and May LIST. McGruer.
Get your next suit made to your meas
ure, Price about same as good ready
made clothing, Fit guaranteed. Bee
Hive store.
The Presbyterian, Methodist, Baptist
and Episcopal churches are all four
adopting the schedule commence
ing with Sunday this week. Morning
service 1870: evening service 500.
Rev. Burleson Of this city has heard
from his brother in San Francisco. In
the letter received he states that he is
safe and also that the rectory of the
church where he was pastor has been
turned into a temporary hospital.
V. Vol has this week added quite a
number of hobby turnouts to his livery
barn. New buggies for single drivers
and double seated rigs of thoroughly up
to date style have been added to the
equipment also two new teams of drivers
one purchased of w. A. LAWN of this
city and the other bought of r. w. Grier-
son.
Andrew Sturm and family were in
Los Angeles at the time of the earth
quake which brought desolation and
ruin to the people of San Francisco. The
shock felt at Los Angeles was only
slight compared with that experienced
northward. AS they returned Via Salt
Lake City they saw little of the sad
sights left in the pathway Of the earth's
upheaval on the Pacific coast.
G. w. Kellogg, travelling s%uperinten-
dent for one of the old line elevator COM
panies made a stop off here Friday after
a weeks trip over the northern part of
the state. He stated that his report
would show fully 9o per cent of the
wheat sown in this county-a larger
percentage he believed than could be
shown 10y any other section of the state.
The rains SO far have come exactly as
needed and done much good to early
sown crop which is already visible above
the ground in many localities.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-05-03

Birtch & Liebeler, general agents of
Canadian lands.
y. o. Void makes a specially of re-
pairing watches. McGruer & Void.
Twin daughters were born to Jos.
Hertel and wife of Munich on the 22nd
ult.
Schulke's department store gives away
a sewing every week among its cash
customers.
W. f. Winter took Fridays passenger
to st. Paul in company with G. w.
Andrews, of Walhalla.
P. S. Schwartz, the carpenter and
building contractor at Dresden, had
business in town yesterday.
Park Rivers city council made an ap-
preparation of 800 from it treasury
for San Francisco sufferers.
L. A. Weed life insurance hustler for
the New York Life company was down
the line Tuesday from Hannah.
The very latest 1906 patterns of
fashionable Spring and Summer suit
ings just arrived at Bostik's tailor shop.
Albert Thorson, manager of the Nc
Gruer Il Void branch store at Thief
River Falls, Mimi, arrived Tuesday for
q shout visit with Friends
Theo Kraemer, the hardware man,
and A. H. Koehmstedt, of the farm ma
chinery firm of Warren & Koehmstedt.
were visitors here from Wales on bust,
ness yesterday.
Capt. Frank f. Ross was in the city
Tuesday from Calvin on business con
nected with the militia matters of Co,
K. and to discover how thing are shap-
ing themselves politically here at the
county seat.
1t will surprise you when you see how
cheap you can buy a high grade wall
paper. Bring in the measurements of
your rooms and we will show you the
largest line of samples in the city and
tell you what it will cost to brighten uE
your home. McGruer.
Geo. Walker, agent here for the Car.
Gill elevator company left yesterday fol
a vacation of a month or six weeks at
his old home in Paisley. Ont. Mr.. Walker
has friends here who forecast the
happening of matrimonial alliance il
Ontario shortly in which he is likely tc
figure as one of the high contracting
parties.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-05-03
I have Excellent Seed
Flax for Sale. Absolute
ly free from Mustard.
For cash or on time.
P. P. KOPRIVA.

George Vierhus and William Plummer
have been the victims of some good
naturated joshing at the hands of their
friends since it licked out they got stuck
in a slough on the road north of town
lea Stillwell on Sunday afternoon when
enjoying a ride through the country in
MIR. Nierhus' auto. The steering gear
or something or 0 her about the machine
refused to work all of a sudden when it
headed into the slough, where they were
shortly afterwards discovered by a. &.
McNiven. the business partner of MIR.
Plummer, 1t was Sunday and Alex
without a moments hesitation proceeded
TO do the good Samaritan act and hauled
the auto and its occupants from their
watery surroundings. Plummer never
got so far away from home in an auto,
mobile before and vnwS 1t will be the last
time.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-05-03
DR.. KERR


J..
Schulke's Block.
Gustav Brecke, the democractic com
mitteeman of the Fortleth district, was
here Monday from Milton. MIR. Brecke
leaves the latter part of the month to
spend the summer in Norway, expecting
to return in August. 1t is twenty-siN
years since he left the old home and the
pleasure.
According to recent dispatches from
Winnipeg in the daily papers Matt Doyle
was taken before Magistrate James Pen
rose on the Saturday following his re-
turn from Battleford. His hearing at
that time was granted a continuance OF
a week, Attorney Bonnar, the prisoners
lawyer, stating that he was not prepared
at that time to proceed with the prellm-
mary hearing.
Langdon's high school will be repre-
sented at the field day athletic meet at
Grand Forks this month by a team com
posed of the following: Jos. McComb,
Bert Sullivan, Joe Holleran, John Nc
Knight, Buzz Dixon. The boys on the
Langdon team have Deer in training for
the various events on the program since
the opening OF spring under the instruct
ion of Prof d. j. Ridlington.
George Hambly. of Billings township,
who will be recalled as the star juror at
the second trial Of the Barry case has
left for the Canadian Northwest. For
years past he has been a familiar char,
acter around Hampden, where he leaves
behind u name aS a professional poker
player and a man with n questionable
record At the time If the Barry trial
Hamply hung up the jury n whole lay
and was severely scored by the judge
when discharged.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-05-03
Use ''Hannah's Pride" -four.

N> - 1 ivy iodl.
A new change of advertisement this
week for McGruer & Void.
Mrs. Il. j.. Pierce has gone to Winni-
peg for a short visit with friends.
We sell the light running "National'
Manure spreader. Hunter & Stevenson.
Blrtch & Liebeler can sell or locate you
on a homestead in the Canadian North
west.
L. b. Hankey is over from Thief River
Falls this week for a few days visit with
the family.
j. S. Brosnahan returned Tuesday
from a business trip to the Forks and
the Twin Cities.
Mrs. Birder returned Monday to Park
River, having visited here with friends
over the week end,
Miss Cassie E. Fee was i'll Langdon
from her home at Milton on Monday
passenger for a short stay.
U. L. Burdick and B. Landmark, a
couple of Munich bankers were here
yesterday on a business mission.
Cashier 3. S. Hodgins and Druggist
Ed. f. Reilly were in the city from
Dresden for a visit with friends over
Sunday.
D. M. Wishard and wife returned to
the city Friday having visited several
weeks with friends in Indianapolis,
Chicago and other points east.
In our private car you get bed and
board at $3.50 per day and a rate of &c
per mile from Portal. Car fare refunded
to buyers. Wadsworth the land man.
If you are going to the Northwest
choose the best climate as we'll as soil,
Winter like Nebraska with cheap coal
Get map of Wadsworth opposite court
house.
The Miller pool and billiard rooms are
now located in the building lately va
Gated by johnson Bros. The tables and
9th err fixtures were moved from the old
stand Monday.
f.. j. Hcdgins, cashier Of the Citizens
State Bank at Sarles, was a visitor here
over Sunday with his daughters. 1t was
his first visit among Langdon people
ince he went to Sarles last July, at the
time the bank opened up for business.
Mrs. Harry Price and children took
Mondays passenger for a visit of severa
weeks at the Click home in Illinois
Mr.. Price accompanied his wife as far as
his former home at St. James, MINI
where they make a short stay enroute
Architect r. l.. Smith of Grand Forks
has been engaged to draw plans fol
the remodeling of the fine farm home o.
Peter Wild of Osnabrock. The building
when completed as planned will be one
of the largest out of town residences il
the whole state. 1t will have a frontage
of So feet, running 60 feet back. The
cost of the improvements will run up tt
several thousand dollars.
George Vierhus received a letter Mon
day from his brother, Robert Vierhus
who has been a resident of San Fran
cisco during the past twenty-five years
The letter was dated the 23rd ult.. anC
gave quite a graphic account of the
terrible loss of property and human lift
resulting from the earthquake and fire
there. Mr.. Vierhus and family ESCAPED
safely, but it will take from sS0Oto S100(
to repair the damage sustained to theil
home.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-05-03
Gossip and Notes.
you plant that tree?

Did you plant that tree?
Local base ball fans that
Langdon is expected to play a game al
Wales on Sunday.
Make a note of it on your calendar.
that the first thunder shower of 1906,
occurred on April 25th.
Millions band has reorganiZed and eX-
poets to keep things going lively down
there through the campaign.
Base ball opened for the season at
Munich with a game on May day
Munich is both resourceful andstrenuous
Hunters should bear in mind that the
fellow caught shooting ducks and geese
now have trouble in sight. The closed
season began May LIST.
Several Cavalier county towns are
planning Fourth of July celebrations,
but they will all come to the Langdon
races July 10th, 18th, and 18th.
Teachers examination at Langdon
and Milton, on Friday and Saturday,
May 25th, and Goth. Co.. Sup't Groom's
official notice is printed elsewhere.
Manitoba people celebrate tomorrow,
Friday, May 18th, as Arbor Day. We
'uns on this side of the line planted our
trees a week ahead of the Cannucks.
The stork was an early morning caller
at R. Z. Burke's home in this city Tues
day when Mrs. Burke presented her
husband with an eight and one-half
pound daughter.
Milton citizens are reported as max
ing an effort to place the telephone there
under municipal control. At the pres
ent time it is owned by private parties
there, H. f. Close having the manage
ment.
Fire in a Milton blind pig at two
o'clock Sunday morning called out the
department. The blaze was quickly
squelched and the next day Sheriff Reid
made a successful raid upon Milton
piggers.
The grounds surrounding the Lang
don public schools were further enhaEc-
ed in appearance on Arbor Day by the
planting out of a score or more large
shade trees replacing many that have
not thrived we'll of late.
Hannah boasts of a Hogan's Alley
fire department, with Chief Dan Nc
Gruer in command. At a fire last week
when Dams drug store and McGrath
Bros, property, the adjoining depart.
ment store, were threatened with demo.
lition the illustrious chief of the Hogan's
Alley brigade so distinguished himself
as to be eligible for a Carnegie hero
society medal-provided they have any
in stock that are made of leather.
For the benefit of duck hunters, we
publish the following extract from the
state game laws: Section 1913 provid.
that ducks of all varieties, geese and
crane may be shot until May LIST, provides
ing a license has first been obtained from
the county auditor. costing 70 cents fol
residents and S25 for non residents. A
violation of this section is a misdemeau.
or and the penalty therefor a fine OF not
less than 800 nor more than $50, or i'm.
prisonment in the county Jail for thirty
days"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-05-03
"Hannah's Pride"four takes the lead.

"Hannah's Pride" -four takes the lead.
Ii you desire to get a home in the
Canadian Northwest call on Birtch g.
Liebeler.
When you AXE your watch to A. O.
Void for repair, you know you get a
guaranteed job.
Ed. j. Mcneil and wife spent Satur-
day in town visiting friends, returning
to their home near Olga.
Remember there is a grand drawing
of a free sewing machine every week at
S%chulke's department store.
The Mennonite congregation at Mu-
Mich have purchased the site fer a new
church to be built this summer.
| can sell you land in Alberta cheaper
than people in Langdon bought three
and four years ago. e. A. Wadsworth.
G. II. Nc ermott is at Grand Forks,
where he has taken a position at the
Hotel Antlers with his brother in.law,
T. E, Burke.
Now is the time to figure on wind
mills. We have the best in the Super
ior" both geared and pumping. Hunter
& Stevenson.
Three members of the family of Post,
master j. d. Soper, at Soper have been
seriously i'll with typhoid fever, but are
now all recovering.
Frank Hughes, a veteran in the hotel
business at Park River greeted a mum.
Der of old Langdon acquintances while
in the city yesterday.
Dr.. ]. Alex Mckay returned Monday
from Calvin whore he spent several
weeks looking after the practice of DR.
Porter. during the %latter's absence.
Ed. j. Mcneil has gone out to his Ca.
madam homestead near Oxbow. Sask.
Mrs Mcneil will follow him to the new
home as soon as Ed. has got things in
shape.
W. Burnside, of Grinnell, Ia, came il
on yesterdays passenger for a few weeks
stay while looking after his real estate
holding. He is the father of Mrs. E. A
Wadsworth.
W. j. Mercer is moving this week into
the Anton Clodt house on north Fifth
street. The latter family are moving
out to their farm in Langdon township
for the summer.
Mrs. Finley and son, Howard, are leav
ing to-day for their homesteads il
the Canadian Northwest neal Battleford
They expect to remain there through
the summer months.
The arrival of baby boy at the HON.
of H. A. Fisher, of the basement barber
shop in the First National bank blocl
is reported as having occurred Monda.
morning at an early hour.
A. o. Void left Tuesday for THE
River Falls, Mimi, on a business trip
Before returning he expects to vlsi
Williston, Rugby and other growing
towns in the western part of this state
e. A. Wadsworth took Mondays trail
} for Cando on real estate business. HI
!, expects to return by the overland rout
in his auto. The machine having been i
winter quarters over there since las
fall.
Anton Knutson, the assessor of Cor
5 don township a we'll known industriou
young bachelor has at last secured
housekeeper. His sister arrived las
week from Northwood, N. d., to keel
, house for him.
E Hon. d. j. Laxdal and an auto part
, were here a couple of days last wee
calling on the Gordons and other oil
friends. Mr.. Laxdal has farm lands i
the western part of the county which h
had been visiting.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-05-03
WHEAT MARKET,

Prices corrected up to noon Thursday, May
3, 1906, by Agent Morrison, Of the Northwestern
Elevator Co., Langdon. N. Oak.
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Heavy Frost in Michigan.

DETROIT May 1O--A heavy frost,
which was killing In many sections was
general all over Michigan and northern
Ohio last night.
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MANY CHANGES MADE
IN THE RATE BILL
Senate Strikes Blow at the
Trusts in Amending
the Measure.

WASHINGTON, May 10.-The Senate to-
Gay completed the consideration of the
second section of the railroad rate bill,
and just before adjournment listened to
the reading of sections three and four
without considering any amendments
offered to them. The purpose of this
reading was TO bring the consideration of
the bill up to the point OF taking up the
Allison compromise. which Will be done
tomorrow
Important Changes Made.
A number Of very important changes
were made In the second section, nclud-
ing provision restoring the imprieon-
amendment suggested by Senator Nc
Cumber imposing a penalty of fine and
imprisonment against shippers who secure
rebates from transportation companies
Blow at the Trusts.
The latter amendment wns incorporated
for the avowed purpose of hitting the
trusts. Another amendment adopted was
offered by Senator Warren. 1t gives the
Government business preference over all
other traffic In time of war. A long series
of changes were also made at the In
stance OF the Interstate Commerce COM
mission. Many OF these were verbal, and
all were intended to improve the ad-
ministration features of the law.
Was Much Debate.
There vas continuous debate through
out the day. and there was no little
complaint that Senators manifested q diu
position 10 increase the time allowed to-
morrow under the fiftecn-mnute rule by
speaking on amendments TO amendments
and also by speaking In the time of other
Senators. Senator Tillman stated private
ly, when the Senate adjourned, that
il these practices continue he would make
effort tomorrow to have the speeches
limited TO nye minutes duration
The Senate then adjourned. to meet at
II o'clock tomorrow morning.
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WEATHER RECORD

Weather for Today-Generally fair
Yesterdays report at the local office Of the
weather bureau:
Maximum temperature. SO deg: minimum
temperature 63 deg mean temperature, IS
deg which Is deg above the normal
Accumulated excess OF temperature since tho
frat OF tho month. IS deg.
Accumulated excess OF temperature eincc
January / IS deg
Total precipitation from p. m to p. m.
Accumulated deficiency OF precipitation since
the FIRST OF the month, 81 inch.
Accumulated excess OF precipitation since
January ]. l.S0 Inches.
Relative humidity Mt p. m. - per cent
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Surrender Demanded.
Prisoner Gives Up.
FOUR HURT IN WRECK
Broken Rail Causes Disaster on the
Chesapeake & Ohio.

PoURTSMOUTH Ohio. May lo.-The Chesa-
peake q Ohio New York limited from Clncln-
net! was wrecked Buena Vista station
at midnight The sleeper ditched. but OF
the sixteen passengers that only four
women nJurNd.
Mrs d ]. McKeivy OF Cincinnati was serI-
ously hurt. but Will recover
The other three womon arc unknown. The
porter. Thomas Gray. and Brakeman Alfred
Hinton wore badly hurt
4 broken rail caused tho wreck
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IDENTITY UNKNOWN
Man Found Dead Near Lookout
Wyo., Is Buried.

LARAMIE. Wyo.. May lo-The
coroners inquest on the body OF the man
found lying beside the track between
Lookout and Rock River. and who died
after being taken to Hanna, did not de-
yeloD the mans name or Identity or lead
TO anything tangible as to the man who
assaulted him.
The two men arrested and held ut
Hanna were discharged. there being no
admitted that they had been with the
man before he lost consciousness and
they said he had told them the name
OF his assailant. He was buried by the
county
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PLAIN CASE OF GRAFT
This Is Appearance Developed by
Probing Insurance Case.

MINNEAPOLIS May lo.-Senaatlonni testI-
mony was given here yesterday by w p
Bcchtel being trlod q charge OF nisap-
proprlating $Gj 0G1 OF the Northwestern Ma
tlonal I.fc Insurance company's funds
Bcchtel told OF jhc paying OF 5000 In marked
bills 10 former State Insurance Commissioner r
O'Shaughncssy in room In tho Ryon hotel
in st. Paul.
Mr. Bcchtcl said o O'Shaughnessy had de-
nandcd tho money. saying: I'm not in ths
business for my health and Remember
there arc two OF US"