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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-12-19
WILL MEET IN DENVER.
Democratic National Convention to Be
Held JULY 7,

Washington, Dec. 13.-After decid-
ing to hold the next Democratic ma
tional convention at Denver and fixing
the date of the meeting for July Z,
1908, the Democratic national COM
mittee entered upon a spirited debate
on the propriety of accepting more Of
the 100000 offered by Denver for the
convention than actually needed to
pay the convention expenses in that
city. The opposition to the acceptance
of the contribution took the form of a
resolution by Representative Clayton
of Alabama, declining money not
actually needed for convention pur-
poses, but after a long debate the reso-
luton was laid on the table by a vote
of 81 to IA.
On the first ballot, Denver received
% votes as against II for Louisville,
5 for Chicago and 1 for st. Paul.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-12-19
Died in a Hack.

Miss Christine Senstrud of Reynolds
fell to the sidewalk at the corner of
Fifth street and Kittson avenue in
Grand Forks and died in a hack while
being conveyed to the Deaconness'
hospital. Deceased had been suffering
from a cancer Of the throat and the
bursting of a big artery caused her
death. She vas twenty-four years old
and had been an Office girl in the en-
ploy of DR.. Engstad until recently,
when she went to her home near Rey-
nolds. She came to Grand Forks to
secure treatment for a cancer and was
on her way from DR.. Engstad's office
to the hospital when she died.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-12-19
One Year for Wife, BEATING.

Gunder Lygard, a laborer at the 500
roundhouse at Enderlin, was placed
under $500 bonds to keep the peace,
having been arrested for wife-beating.
He was unable to furnish the bonds,
and was taken to the county Jail at
Lisbon by Deputy Sheriff McIlvain to
serve a term of one year. This was
his second offense in one week. He
vas first arrested on complaint of his
wife and taken before Justice Under
wood and after pleading guilty, was
fined SIS and costs, which he paid and
was allowed to go home, only to raise
another rumpus. He was again ar
rested and taken before the justice.
who, after a full hearing, sentenced
him.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-12-19
h1rEl..-D BY THE GUARDS
Sixty Robbers DeraiI and Attempt to
Rob Train.

Rob Train.
Titis, Transcaucasia, Dec. 14.-A
band of sixty robbers attacked and
derailed the mail train running be-
tween Tihis and Baku near the sta
tion of Salakhlu. The train was car
Tying a large sum of money. The
train guard repulsed the bandits after
n fight in which many passengers and
soldiers were wounded. The bandits
finally reiterated, leaving four dead
behind them.
The attack was daringly conceived
and carried out. Thirty yards Of
track on a down grade had been torn
up and the train, running at full
speed, plunged its way over the ties.
Both locomotives and most of the
cars were ditched. The robbers, who
were in hiding nearby, Immediately
came out and advanced on the train
guard and passengers. They threw
eight bombs and opened a heavy fire
On the confused travellers. The train
guard rallied and returned the fire
from behind the mass of wreckage.
They held their ground tenaciously
until the robbers were driven off, car
rying their wounded.
A hospital train has brought a num-
Der of wounded passengers and guards
into Tifis. Troops are in pursuit Of
the robbers.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-12-19
MYSTERIOUS ASSAULT.
Farmer Found by Roadside in an Un-
conscious Condition.


lowering between life and death,
Martin Burke, a farmer who resides
six miles south of Tolna, is believed to
be a victim of mysterious assault COM
mitted by persons unknown. Burke
started from Tolna at night, and was
sober, it is asserted. At a point about
four miles from Tolna he regained
consciousness, and was unable to tell
what had happened to him. He found
himself lying by the roadside. His
right jaw was injured, there was a
wound Oh his left cheek, and also on
his forehead. He had also sustained
a severe scalp wound. The family
was alarmed when the horse came
home with an empty buggy. They
started out to look for Burke, and
found him. 1t was nearly s o'clock in
the morning when he recovered con-
seriousness. States Attorney John H.
Fleming of Nelson county is Investigate
ing the case.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-12-19

Became Mentally Unbalanced While
His Brother Was Absent,


Suffering from a fear that his
younger brother had been kidnapped
or murdered, and unable to realize
that he would return within a few
hours from visiting relatives at Spen-
Ger, S. D., Henry Armand, a we'll
known farmer living three miles north
or Mapleton, shut himself in his lone
ly house and ended his career with a
bullet from a revolver.
Armand, who was fifty years old,
had lived alone for three years, and
when his brother William, aged TWEEN
ty-flve, came last summer to make his
nome on the farm the older man was
overjoyed. The two became much
more to each other than is generally
the case, and when William went
away ten days ago the return to his
loneliness o~verbalanced the mind of
n older man, and his brain began
to conjure up sordid fancies to ex-
plain the reason for his being left by
himself.
Neighbors soon noticed the change,
n he was taken to Mapleton, where
a physician examined him. Armand
repeatedly expressed the fear that his
brother William had been done away
with, either murdered or kidnapped.
William was communicated with by
long distance telephone and advised
of the condition Of his brother. He
left spancer Immediately for Maple
ton.
Henry was Informed that his broth.
er was safe and would be back at
once, but he succeeded in getting out
OF the village of Mapleton, where he
had been watched almost continuous
ly. He evidently went directly home
and made away with his life shortly
after arriving there.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-12-19
COLLISION OF TRAINS.

Three Men Injured in a Smash-Up on
the Great Northern.
In a rear-end collision at Ray, one
man was seriously hurt and two 9th.
ers received injuries, on the Great
Northern railroad. The injured are:
Pierre Nadeau, Havre, Mont, dislo.
cation of clavicle, two ribs broken
chest crushed and internal injuries;
Conductor McIneny, rib broken and
badly bruised; Head Brakeman Ross
badly bruised.
About a score of cattle were burned
to death, and eight or ten escaped in
the darkness.
Nadeau was thrown high in the air
when the caboose was split in two
and his escape from death is consid.
cred remarkable.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-12-19
WORK OF A FANATIC.
Brewery Fires at Chicago Probably
Due to Incendiary.

Brewery Fires at Chicago Probably
Due to lncendiary.
Chicago, Dec. 14.-The s25O,00O fire
in the Cooke brewery is the third
brewery fire since the Sunday closing
crusade began in this city. Coming
so closely after the others Fire Chief
Hogan believes that some fanatic,
actuated by the belief that brewery
destruction helps along the cause, is
at work. Mr.. Hogan said:
while I am not prepared to state
positively that the fires have been
set the circumstances are at least
peculiar enough to justify me in max
ing the most searching investigation
and 1 shall not be surprised if we
uncover a pyromaniac as the insti-
gator of the SERIES"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-12-19
Humor ana Philosophy
BY DUNCAN NJ. SMITH

Undoubtedly.
"There always is room at the top"
1t sounds reminiscent. Just where,
Oh. where have we heard
That soul cheering word?
From some one who never was there.
Not Au Fait.
81 wouldn't like to be a fool"
II presume you wouldn't, but what
are your special objections?"
cts so cheap and common"
The Only Way.
"He is going to start a paper that is
bound to be a success"
"I hadn't heard that he had inherited
million"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-12-19
Adversely induces suicide.

Michael T. O'Conner, an aged law
yer and a veteran of the Civil war,
shielded at New Rockford by cutting
his throat. Continued illness of his
wife, extreme old age and adverse
fortune we're assigned as the reasons.
He resided at Bismarck many years
before moving to New Rockford.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-12-19
Crushed to Death in a Mine.

Edgar Mason was crushed to death
in Young's mine at Williston when the
bank caved in, and he was covered
with coal and earth. Charles Hanson,
who was working with him, escaped
death. Mason was t~hirty-one years
old, and leaves a wife and two chill
dren and an aged father and mother.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-12-19
WALKER UNDER ARREST.
Ascending Treasurer of a Connection
Bank Caught in Mexico,

New York, Dec. 13.-According to
information received here a man re-
ported to be William F. Walker. the
absconding treasurer of the New
Britain, Conn, Savings bank, has been
arrested in the mountains of Mexico
and is now on his way to Los Angeles,
CAL, in charge of detectives.
Walker disappeared on Feb. 10, last.
after a shortage in his accounts had
reached $500. 600.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-12-19
Dies Loyal to %AccompIices.

Chicago, Dec. 16.-Shot and fatally
injured while attempting to break into
a West Side business place William
Wather. twenty years old, refused with
his dying breath to reveal the names
OF his three accomplices to the police.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-12-19
DRAWN BY JAMES G. BLAINE
Old Bill Reintroduced by Representa-
tive Williams.

Washington, Dec. 16.-Representa.
tive John Sharp Williams has intro.
duced the old Blaine bill to admit into
all ports Of the United States free of
duty all products Of the American hem
isphere on which no export duties are
imposed whenever and so long as such
nation shall admit to it's ports free OF
all taxes certain United States prod.
ucts.
1t is provided that the act is to be-
come effective thirty days after pas,
sage by public proclamation of the
president.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-12-19
Mooney & Johnston are the only ones
who have cheap money for farm loans.
Private School.

A private school will be conducted at
the residence of Geo. A. Williams, in
Langdon township. commencing Nov.
18th for a winter term of school. A
limited number Of pupils a secure
board and tuition at the house. For
terms address the above at Dresden
post Office.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-12-19
GORE AND OWEN SWORN IN
Senators From Oklahoma Take the
Oath of Office.

Washington, Dec. 16.-The two sem
ators from Oklahoma have been sworn
into office. Senator Money presented
the credentials of Robert L. Owen
and Senator Culberson those of
Thomas P. Gore, the blind senator.
They were escorted to the vice presi-
dents desk, Senator Gore walking
slowly by aid of his cane and leaning
on the arm of the Texas senator. After
the oath was administered to Sen
ator, Gore he was conducted to the
desk and having his pen properly
placed on the book before him signed
his name to the Constitution.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-12-19
Where He Had Seen Them.

"The innocence of city children is
very amusing when they first go to the
country. l knew a little boy who
wouldn't believe that chickens had
feathers on them because he had only
seen the dressed kind in the stores in
town."
"That is not strange. 1 knew a young
man who had never been two blocks
from Broadway who was sure that
cherries originally grew in the bottom
Of the cocktail glass;
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-12-19
EIGHTEEN STILL MISSING.
Three Hundred and Twenty Bodies
Found at Monongah, w. Va.

NN "o'H0Hr' W VI"
Monongah, w. Va, Dec. Estate
Mine Inspector Paul Of West Virginia
is making a thorough examination of
mines Numbers 6 and 8. Until Mr.
Paul concludes his investigation all
other work at the mines has been sus.
pended. Three hundred and twenty
bodies have been recovered.
The results of the house census
taken by the company show that 1888
men are missing, which leaves eight
cen bodies still in the mines, accord.
ing to the company's estimate.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-12-19
BORIS sARAFOFF SLAIN.
Noted Bulgarian Revolutionary Leader
Assassinated.

Sofa, Bulgaria, Dec. 12.-Boris Sara
foff, the most famous of all the lead
ers of the Bulgarian bands in Mace.
donia, was shot dead at the threshold
of his house by a Macedonian, who at
the same time shot and killed an
other revolutionary chief named Gar.
vanoff while the latter was in the act
of bidding Sarafoff farewell.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-12-19

Stove Bargains! Don't fail to see our
steel ranges, steel cook stoves, Oak heat
ing stoves and Favorite base burners
before you buy. W. are going to sell
these stoves regardless o fprice. Mercer
& LAWN.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-12-19
ONLY THREE MEN SAVED.
American Schooner Lawson Lost OF
SciIIy Islands.

Hughtown, Scilly Islands, Dec. A.
The American seven-masted schooner
Thomas w. Lawson was wrecked in
Broad sound, Scilly islands, during a
f1e.ce gale and so far as known Of
her crew of eighteen only three sur
vived. The schooner turned turtle
and is now floating bottom up.
Thomas w. Lawson of Boston is the
principal wner Of the wrecked vessel.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-12-19

Al c''rshl" " eGicsl and surgical diseases OF
. y. e. c.. , 5,.,s an anS Throat LING Disease.
ia,:i. Cons .tIti .nal C4tarrh, Nasal catarrh,
!sys.iepsia. SICK Headache, Stomach and Bowel
aroueles, Appnndicit:s. Rheumatism. Neural
sic. Sciatica, Brtght's Disease, Diabetes. KID
icy. Liver. Bladder troubles. Prostate and
Female iseates. Dizziness. Nervousness. Indi-
geetinn. t.bostty, Interrupted Nutrition. Slow
Growth in CHILDREN and all wasting diseases
IN ADULTS; Many cases Of Deafness. Ringing
Cross Eyes. ETC.. Fat have been Improperly
treated or neglected can be easily restored;
Deformlties, Club Feet, Curvature Of the
spine. Diseases of the Brain, Paralysis. Epi-
lepsy. Heart Disease. Drorsy, Swelling OF the
Limbs. Open Sores. Pain in the Bones, Gran
ular Enlargements and all lone-standine dis-
eases properly treated. Failing memory.
weak eyes. stunted development. lack Of en-
ergy. IMPOVERISHED blood. pimples. blood aud
pains. swelling, sore throat, ulcers, weak
BACK. burning urine. passing urine too often,
cure, for life. A
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-12-19
1t Will.

We have the horseless carriage,
The wireless message fleet.
And no one will disparage
The hogless sausage meat.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-12-19
Good Chance.

Good Chance.
II met a hard drinker in the noun
tains who got stuck on them"
"Why didn't he?"
"What?"
"Swear off,"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-12-19

We have the cowless butter
And exc the boozeless bar,
But won't our bosom autter
To sec the strapless car?
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-03-09
DREADED TO EAT.
A Quaker Couples Experience.

How many persons dread 70 cat their
meals, although actually hungry near.
ly all the time'
Nature never intended this should
be So for We are given a thing called
appetite that should guide us as to
what the system needs ut any time
and can digest
But We get In hurry, swallow our
food very much ms We shovel coal into
the furnace. and our sense Of appetite
becomes unnatural and perverted.
Then we eat tn" wrong kind of food
or eat too much. and ther. YOU are
Indigestion and It's accompanying
miserlcs.
A Phila. lady said. the other day:
MY husband and have been sick
and nervous for 10 or 20 years from
drinking cosYcc-fcvcrish. indigestion.
totally unit. a good part Of tn. time.
for work or pleasure. We actually
dreaded To eat our meals.
w" tried doctors and patent mcdl.
cines that counted up into hundreds OF
dollars. with little II any benefit.
'hccid.n'lly. n small package Of
Postum came INTO my hands. mad,
rom. according to directions. with sur
prising results. We both liked II and
have no, used any coffee since.
''rhc duh feeling after meals har
lcf, rs and we feel better every way
We are so well satisfied with Postum
that We recommend II to our friend
who have been made sick and ncryoui
and miserable by coffee" Name givcf
by Postum Co. Battle Creek. Mich
Read IN. ir,lc book, The Road I,
wcllyillc." Ia pkgs. There's = Rca
Son"
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-03-09
HOMEMADE CATARRH CURE.
Sufferers Should Make This Up and
Try Il Anyway.

ANY one can mix right at home the
best remedy OF its kind known. The
name Cyclone is given to the fol.
lowing prescription, 1t is supposed, be.
cause of its promptness in driving
from the blood and system every YES
tige Of catarrhal poison, relieving this
foul and dread disease. no matter
where located. To prepare the mix
ture: Get from any good pharmacy
one halfounce Fluid Extract Dande.
lion, one ounce Compound kargun and
three ounces Compound Syrup Sarsa.
parllla. Shake well and use in tea.
spoonful doses after each meal and at
bedtime.
This is a harmless. inexpensive mix.
ture. which has a peculiar action upon
the eliminatiye tissues of the Kidneys,
assisting them to filter and strain
from the blood and system all ca.
tarrhal poisons, which. II not eradi.
Gated. are absorbed by the mucous
membrane. and an open sore or ca
tarrh is the result.
Prepare some and try II. as 1t Is the
prescription of an eminent catarrh
specialist OF national reputation.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-03-09
ONE WAY OUT OF DIFFICULTY.
Match Twins With Twins, Was the
Fond Mothers Idea.

A little woman entered a drug store
and asked the proprietor II he had an
other picture
What kind OF picture do you
mean" the druggist asked.
One like this" said the woman.
holding up an attractive advertising
print.
Il may have one or two OF them
left" the proprietor said. but
haven't many OF them
The woman said she only wanted
one. and her tone indicated that she
was anxious for that one. She ex.
plained that the one she had with her
had been given to one OF her children.
Another child. SHE stated. was sick.
and was crying for a picture such a.
his brother had.
That's bad way to bring up your
children ,entured "A woman customer
In the store. DO you try to give Q
child everything he cries for Just be
cause his brother Is more fortunSte7'
But" said the mother of the chill.
dren. you don't know. The children
are twins and what one has the other
wants"
suppose. objected the moralis'.
when your children get older. they
fall in love with the same girl. what
will they do"
But the mother was ready. She
promptly replied;
Find twins and fall In love with
them"
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-03-09
Fruit.snd.kut Rolls.

Silt together. three times. three
cupfuls of flou', six level teaspoonfuls
OF baking phHdcr and half a teaspoon.
ful OF salt Work In from one-third
mix To a dough with milk Turn the
dough onto n Toured board. knead
slightly, then roll out into a rcctan.
.rular sheet about one-thlrd of an inch
thick. Brush over the sheet OF dough
with soften.d butter then sprinkle
with sultana raisins or cleaned cur.
rants and iiberts ,hazel nutD. cut
into several pieces Roll up the
dough compactly then cut the roll In
pieces an inch long Set these on
end. close together. In a battered
bakine.ran. Bake about 30 minutes
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-03-09
Fire Record for Last Year.

The fact that when servant be.
comes master a cruel foe Is suddenly
developed is attested by the dreadful
havoc and loss OF life occasioned by
fire in the United STATES within the
/. months covered by summing up
OF these losses for 1906. This record
shows that nearly 1000 lives were
lost and more than $500, 900. 900 worth
OF property was destroyed by fire dur
ing that period. In no other country
In the world is the fire loss, in bulk
or pro rata. anywhere near our own.
Last year. owing to the devastating
fire that followed the earthquake in
San Francisco. this loss was in great
excess of the average. but the average
for some years past has been 5000,
Geo, 900 year
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-03-09
The "Itunccrcr,w

Judge Eentoul's reference on the
bench to the Times as the Thunder
er' reminds Us how remarkably this
nickname has persisted. The Morn
ing Post is no longer 'Jeames;" the
Standard has not been Mrs. Camp
since the deceasc of the Morning Her.
ald-the Mrs Harris" 10 whom 1t
would alude as an Independent au-
thority. and the two represented the
same proprietor But the Times is still
the "Thuudercr. II owes that name
TO Captain Edward Sterling. who is
said TO have begun a Times article
with the words We Numbered forth
the other day an article on the subject
OF social and political reform. Lon,
don Chronicle
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-03-09
Keeping House Sanitary.

To keep a house In a sanitary con.
dillon does not mean that sou mus,
BE- sweeping, dusiing and Scrubbing
all the tint.
let IN" air and sunshine Into every
part of the house: do not allow any
dccayiug matter To accumulate In the
cellar. wash and dry all cleaning
cloths, tubs, rails etc. as soon rs
you hag finished using them I, II
not 10 much the dust that Is In sight
as the dust, dampnoss and decay In
dark places that make a dwelling In.
sanllnfy.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-03-09
TWO OLD STYLE FAvoRlTEs.
Pumpkin Pie ard Indiar Pudding as
They Ought to Be.

Old Style Pumpkin Pic.-When the
lady did her own cooking or knew
how better than her help, they were
baked In the old style clay deep-in-
the-center plates. brown. with yellow
wiggles in them The pumpkin was
cut in pieces peeled and stewed soft
enough to be scoored Then mashed
molasses into which ginger and Gin
namon, two parts of the first. one OF
the latter to each pie, is mixed To
this was added about one-third rich
cream to two.thirds drained pumpkin
First bake the pie crust lining, add
the pumpkin till level with the edge
and bake in brisk oven Gt was
brick them a rich brown even darker
nj the edge, with a brown film above.
1t cuts coherently. not like custard
nor cornstarch, but like a firm pump
kin pie.
Old Indian Pudding Pour pint
of scalding milk on cup OF coarse
yellow Indian meal. add two beaten
eggs, two-thirds cup OF dark molasses.
salt and cinnamon to taste, add one
pint Of cold. rich milk. and bake two
hours, stirring several times to make
II whey, Make a sauce OF one cup of
powdered sugar and one-half cup OF
butter. beaten TO a cream. favor with
nutmeg. wine or brandy A woman
hoteikeeECr In a small western towr
has built her trade on that pudding
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-03-09

The revelations regarding fraudu-
lent paint materials which have been
made b. the Agricultural Experiment
Station OF Fargo. y. d, and published
by Prof Z. F. Ladd. state commits.
sioner, have occasioned almost as
much Of a sensation as the exposure
OF adulteration in food products did
when the latter first began to appear.
II has been shown that kegs marked
Pure White Lead" often contain other
substance such as chalk. barytes.
silica, etc. and that oil supposed to
be linseed often contains petroleum
adulterants, TO say nothing of water
in large proportions. Sometimes. So
called White Leads" contain not an
iota of genuine White Lead.
The farmer is large user Of paint
No one is more interested than he Is.
that the label should enable him to
get what h. supposes he Is paying for.
There should be law In every state
requiring that all paint packages be
labeled exactly according to their con.
tents, That would enable every paint.
buyer 10 buy intelligently.