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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-07-18
!: Local Happenings :
Large line of new sheet music and
follos at McGruer & Wold's.

Large line of new sheet music and
follos at McGruer & Wold's.
Attorney W.B. Dickson was alteration
Tuesday in attendance at district court.
Builders hardware of all kinds and
ready mixed paints. The very best for
sale by Mercer & LAWN.
Mrs. E.. F. Reilly come down from
Dresden and is visiting a few days with
her sister, Mrs. Fred E. Smith.
Mrs. @. Orion was a passenger Tues
day for Devils Lake, where she will visit
relatives and friends for a short time.
Druggist Robt. Swanlaw and o. G.
Menes we're business visitors in the city
yesterday from Milton between trains.
Mrs. A. Mcknight returned home
Tuesday from a weeks visit with rela-
tives and friends across the line in
Manitoba.
The Noble Theatrical Co., have billed
Langdon for a weeks engagement, open
ing Monday next week, July 22nd. They
play under canvas.
Bert Sullivan and Dick Boyd took
their departure Friday for Devils Lake
for a visit with friends during the closing
days of the Chautauqua.
States Attorney Johnson writes from
the hot springs at Hunter, Mont, that
he is much better and hopes shortly to
return home to Langdon.
Mr.. McKenty ST., arrived Friday last
week from Winnipeg and is visiting for a
short time with his daughters, Mrs. DR..
Mugan and Mrs. Geo. M. Price.
Mrs. g. E. .Mahon took Fridays pas
senger to Hannah and will visit a couple
of weeks with the Barton Arnold family
and other friends before returning.
Peter Olson and G. F. Erickson, &C.
companied by their wives left yesterday
| for Grand Forks for a stay of a few days
while consulting medical specialists.
Mrs. Robt. Beard and children who
have been visiting a couple of week with
the Ryans and other old Langdon friends
left Monday returning to their home at
Loveland, Colo.
Ray and Floyd Watson went down
the line Tuesday as far as Inkster, where
they will strengthen the line up of the
McCanna ball team in a series of games
at the ball tournament.
Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Power, Mr.. Jas.
j. Meyer and Miss Lucy Boesl formed a
quartette of Langdon visitors to Winnl-
Fpeg this week taking an early morning
start Monday in order to catch the train
at Mowbray, Man.
Cashier o. E. Thompson accompanied
by Mrs. Thompson and Mrs. E. H. Cor
don were returning passengers Tuesday
from their outing In the Minnesota lake
districts. Mrs. w. A. Mcintyre remain
ed behind, for a visit with her folks in
the northern Part of that state.
1. Armstrong, the elevator man at
Easily, has beer very i'll since his recent
return from a trip to California, taken a
couple of months ago in hopes the
change of climate, might prove beneficial
to Mrs. Armstrong; poor health. Their
return was fastened by his being taken
suddenly ill, the doctors diagnosing the
trouble as being liberation of the stom-
ach. He will be taken to the hospital at
Rochester, Mimi, as soon as the trip car
be managed and undergo an operation
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-07-18

ZOE IdTul AO6uS 500 JO0n ". fOOO0fCSO0.
Sewing machines at 1915 at McGruer
& Wold's.
Talking machines from 1926 and up
at McGruer & Wold's.
The newest and best assorted stock of
shoes in town at Kelly's Arcade.
Miss Winnie Ferguson is making
friends up at Hannah a weeks visit.
A New York Life policy pays dividends
every year. Dan Mcleod, agent. 1851
Miss Flora MCDANIEL from Mimic is a
visitor this week at Alderman Malcolm
Morrison's home.
j. K. Musselman is here from Cavalier
visiting with his daughter. Mrs. E. H..
Gordon this week.
Merchant Jos. F. Schneider and wife
we're visitors over Sunday from Wales
with Langdon friends.
Harry Britton, until recently manager
of the Stoltze lumber yard here left
yesterday for Minneapolis.
Jos. Gatschene arrived yesterday
from Lemberg, Sask., and will visit for a
short time friends at his former home in
Dresden.
Mrs. Chas. H. Myers went north on
yesterdays passenger with her mother,
Mrs. Boyer, toWales making a short visit
there with friends.
Jeweler Holman from Osnabrock, has
been filling a position in the repair de-
ment at McGruer & Wold's store in this
city since the first of the week.
Money always on hand for first and
second mortgage loans on Cavalier
county lands. Best of rates and con-
ditions. o. e. Thompson, cashier.
The new bath rooms in connection
with barber shop of Fisher & Cairn in
the basement ofthe First National block
were opened to the public this week.
Supt. Dan j. Ridlington of the city
schools left last week for Dell Rapids, s..
D., where he will visit at the home of
his parents until the opening of the fall
term in September.
J.C McComb took Tuesdays train
north and will spend the week at
Winnipeg, where he will visit his three
sons, Chas. Joseph and Herb. while tax
ing in the sights at the fair.
Mrs. H. d. ALERT, Mrs. M. L. Sullivan
and Mrs. Winter are representing the
Rathbone Sisters lodge of Langdon at
the meeting of the grand lodge in ses-
sion at Grand Forks this week.
Mrs. Harry Lord, arrived Tuesday
from Park River and is assisting the
nursei in looking after her sister, Mrs.
DR.. Kerr, whose illness of last week is
reported as showing signs of a slight
Improvement.
j. B. Boyd, Frank Moran Geo. Barcelo
are Langdon K. of P. delegates attend
ing the meeting of the grand lodge in
session at Grand Forks this week. Mrs.
Barcelo accompanied her husband and
will spend a few days visiting Grand
Forks friends.
Tony Kietfer, manager of the branch
business of the Mcmillan Machine Co.,
at Wales was in the city Tuesday. He
reports the burning of a granary on his
farm a mile and a half out of Wales,
which is supposed to have been of in
cendlary origin.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-07-18

IEFEsHG NINeA H.HE HT ERHWrE1
Milton furnished bag pipe and fife and
drum corpsato help but with appropriate
music orOrangeman's day at the Snow
fake celebration on July 18th.
The Noble Theatrical Co. which shows
under canvas in Langdon all next week
is the same company of players that
opened the opera house here about four
years ago.
y To-day Osnabrobk is having a carnival
of sports, a base ball tournament and
postponed July 4th celebration all COM
bined and quite a crowd from Langdon
are taking in the doings.
: Reports from different parts of the
county have been received during the
week to the effect that much of the
wheat crop is now headed out-which
means that many farmers WILDE harvest
ing by September LIST.
Co. Surveyor Malcolm Darling was in
town yesterday making a survey of the
grading and ditching to be done on First
street, which is being opened up this year
from the court house block south to the
Ct. Northern right of way.
The Langdon Light Co. has started a
crew of men this week at work laying
the large pipes tosbe used in operating
their steam heating plant next fall. This
year they only intend to extend the line
of steam pipes through the business
portions of the city.
Tomorrow, Friday evening there is "a
dance and supper being given by parties
south of town at the new Sullivan barn.
It is only a mile and a half from Lang
don and with the promise of excellent
music and a first class good time there
is every likelihood of quite a number of
young folks in town being there.
The contract for grading of First,
street, which is the line dividing Elgin
township and the city limits was
given a %postponement from Saturdaylast
week the 18th inst, until Saturday of
this week, July Goth. The bidding by
parties wanting to grade this piece of
road on the east side of Langdon is ex-
pected to be quite spirited. The job is
worth about $3.50.
Monday nights rain was general
throughout the northern part of. the
state. Here in Langdon the rain fall
measured a fraction less than half an
inch, about the same as that OF Satur-
day afternoon. There was also a rain
exceeding quarter of an inch during
Wednesday night last week making in
all about one inch and a quarter of rain
fall in five days. This is the most mois-
ture in a short space of time experienced
since the 1907 crop was sown.
At last nights special meeting the
city council granted the petition present
ed by Spruce street property owners
asking that the city's order for a new
sidewalk OH the south side of the street
be held in allegiance until next year. 1t
is understood that similar concessions
will be granted parties in other parts Of
the city where sufficient and valid
reasons are given. The council also
gave the Langdon Light Co., an extern
sion of time in which to meet the pay
ment of a note held by the city against
the electric light plant.
Steamship tickets sold. Apply al
the W.. ]. Mooney State Bank.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-09-13
COTTON DETEnIO-
RATES IN AUGUST.
Plant Is Very Late and Much De-
pends on Date of Frost Sup
ply of Labor for Picking
Seems Fairly Ade-
quate.

The New Orleans TimeS-Dem-
ocrat gives the consensus . Of
opinion of it's correspondents as
to the cotton crop to this effect:
l. Distinct deterioration has been
the rule throughout the Belt, though
the alluvial districts, in many cases,
show marked Improvement.
,. In some parts of Texas, the de-
teriOration verges upon disaster.
3. The plant is very late, SO that
the earliness or lateness of frost will
be of supreme moment.
4. The supply of labor for picking
seems to be fairly adequate, though
some sections complain in this regard
). The movement will not be in full
swing till the last days of September
or the first day of October.
&. Farmers seems disposed tC
accept current prices, so far at leas
as the first pickings are concerned
but there is a strong movement Il
hold for fifteen cents.
! I. These reports are brought dow
to the noon of Thursday, Sept. ).
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-09-13
CITY COUNCIL.

r City Council met Wednes-
day at D. IL. After the reading
of the minutes the treaSurer'S
and collectors reports were
read and then bills approved.
The city attorney reported in
regard to Assessor MelancOn's
bill for registration and for re-
turning board, that in his opinion
the Council had no right to pay
it. 1t was therefore decided to
not pay it
An ordinance was passed for
laying cement walk from the
depot out Lincoln avenue to
Broussard & Guidroz' tore,
then to the Primary School.
Sanitary Inspector Savoy re-
ported several places in town un-
sanitary, and the COuncilreferred
report to the Board Of Health for
recommendations.
The question Of furnishing = G
two new schools was discussed
ard on motion com mitteee con-
>isting Of Dr. Z. Z Girard. p.
krauSS and A. 3 Denb0 was ap-
pointed to confer with the School
Board in regard to the matter.
\ petition Was read asking
that cement cutters .eet wide
be ordered IN ,Fe1f-r<nn and
Pierce streets. An ordinance to
that effect was adopted.
The Council then adjourned
until next Thursday at 4 p. m.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-09-13
new BUILDINGS.

Dave Pelletier is having a
handsome residence built on
Johnson street next to D.. Moss.
The building will be two stories
in height, heated by hot air and
provided with hot and cold water,
baths and sanitary closets. 1t
will be a modern house through
out, and when completed will
cost about $4,000. b. F. Ander
son is the contractor.
DR.. F. r. Tolson has given the
contract to B. F. Anderson to
complete his building on Jetfer-
son street, according to the orig
inal plan by adding an Office and
store. Mr.. Anderson states
that he expects to begin on the
building very soon.
r. J. Tanners handsome two
story home is nearly completed
and is quite an addition to that
section Of town. b. F.. Anderson
is the contractor.
B. f. Anderson is building (
pretty cottage for him self in The
Snodgrass addition.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-09-13

This being the third year the
United States has started the
demonstration work in this
parish, and the deepest interest
having been shown by the farm
ing community, we will here give
sketch of what has been accom-
plished in our parish.
In March 1905, owing to the
lateness of the start and the ex-
traordinarily wet season. Mr.. l..
E. Perrin, the special agent in
charge, restricted himselftO get
ting in touch with the most en-
terprising farmers. and when
ever possible, holding small
meetings for the discussion OF
all questions such as soil, cultiva-
ton, seeds, and foremost drain
age, the main foundation of all.
Those subjects having been
treated in logical and practical
manner, the start for 1906 was
easy.
In 1906 some farmers at Lafa-
vette, Scott, Youngsville and
Carencro, recognizing the neces-
sity for better cotton seeds and
following the advice of Special
Agent Perrin as to varieties,
bought and planted two new
varieties entirely different from
what they had used previously.
The United State Department of
Agriculture also allowed few
bushels of pedigreed seed for
each parish. Those seeds, the
cost of which was somewhat
high. received better care than Is
generally accorded to the home
grown with the result that the
crop showed an increase averag
ing 56 per cent over common
seeds in same field, besides be
ing about three weeks earlier
than the latter. The above com
parison is by dollars and cent!
and not by pounds per acre IL
the seed, as the pedigreed seet
furnished greater quantity AM
also better lint.
While the cultivation was no
what it might have been, it wa
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-09-13
Every Citizen Should.

Every citizen of Lafayette
should belong to the Progressive
League. The dues are SlOa year
payable cash or in inStailments.
Put your shoulder to the wheel
and help Lafayette get the
Eunice Railroad. The Jesuit
College, The Normal School, The
State and Parish Fair, and our
population will double in less
than five years Mail your ap
plication for membership 10
F. V. MOUTON. Sect'y.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-09-13

only the best bollS Of the variety
chosen, AS we want early cot
ton we must depend on a bottom
and middle crop, the top crop
being so uncertain that it will in
few years not be taken into
consideration. Each and all
plants having strong tendency
to reproduce their main points
through heredity, we take all the
advantages offered by nature and
choose early formed fruits and
seed to obtain early results.
If it is necessary pay one dol
lar, even more, per hundred for
that kird of work; you will never
regret your money. Ii cotton is
damp or not to be ginned for
few days, spread it out until dry.
When at the gin, see that the car
rier and stands are perfectly free
from other seeds and take your
seeds from under the stand. If
possible gin several bales togeth-
er of the same variety ard lessen
the chances of mixing. After
getting seed as stated, if in any
doubt about ripeness, spread
again, sack it and, rather than
piIing it up, put the sacks on
rafterS or in any other convent
ent place with plenty of air.
Do not be afraid of having too
much of this selected seed as the
market will never be OverstOck
ed with it, and you can always
sell it at a fair price. But be
honest with the work. Such
seeds will after two or three
year selection be the most valu
able and will give better results
than those bought from outside
are very fancy figures.
Remember this: we will neeC
the best seeds, the best prepara
ton and cultivation of land tt
make an average crop under the
boil weevil. We must and will
make it,
Anyone wishing to cOmmupi
cate with Special Agent L. E
Perrin should address him a
Dossman P. o.. La
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Resolutions of Respect.
Carencro, La, Sept. IL, 1906

Carencro, La, Sept. IL, 1906.
Whereas it has pleased Divine Pro-
vidence to take from our midst our
friend and fellow townsman Joseph
Claude Martin.
Be it resolved that we, the assembled
Council of the Village of Caren-
Gro of which he was an honor
able and respected member, do
extend to the bereaved wife amp
children and to the many friends who
loved him, our most heartfelt sympa-
thy in this the hour of their deep
affiiction.
Resolved further that a page of our
minute book be devoted to these res
olutions and copies sent to the be-
reaved family and to the Lafayette
papers.
w. w. LESLEY,
JULES JEANMARD,
c. F. LATIOLAIS
Committee.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-09-13
DIE D..

Mrs. Eugene Sonnier died at
her home in Carencro, Monday
at 8 a. m. She was about 65
years of age and belonged to a
family widely connected in the
parish. She was a most esti-
mable lady, kind hearted, charit-
able and true Christian. Three
children survive her. The fu-
neral, which was largely attend
ed, took place at 9 a. III. Tuesday
at St. Peters Catholic Church.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-09-13

ct is to get palnC tnaI Aoo"y
mixed" "Ready mixed" is another
vay Of saying '.Already used up" be-
cause the oil in the ready mixed paint
was. of course, put there the day the
1o;nt ,cas canned. When that ,oas no
tody cow say. And all the time the
can was in the factory, and IN the
freight car, and on the dealers shelves
the lead-and. possibly zinc, mixture,
Il it's a well mixed paint-was eating
TIE life out of the oil. It's wine, and
not paint that improves with age. Ana
properly to mix lead and zinc. turpen-
line and all the other ingredients, 80
= TO be sure of the freshness ana
cfreneth Of your linseed oil, is too great
= task for the householder-and even
YIbr Tie up-to-date painter. What 70 90
22enY Get a paint that is in con-
s7r1eed form-with all the right things
I veund into It by machinery. but with
. = uure raw linseed oil left out TOR
I, "a pst n. That paint is HAM.
- pcint-the paint you're sure OF
~ paint that is all paint. The only
11s1n1 lat is guaranteed to wear Tor
~ s1rosa Come IN and talk 1t over
Von paint. You not only get the
nslnt bst ogyo at least 100 on
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-09-13
Edmond COuret.

Died at his residence near
CarencrO Tuesday, Sept 10. ut
10 D. m. Edmond Couret, aged
80 years. He was good citizen
and highly esteemed by IL large
circle of friends. He was resi-
dent of this city, but about three
years ago he moved near Carpn-
Gro, and engaged successfully
in farming. A wife and one
child survive him. The funeral,
which was largely attended,
took place at st. Johns Catholic
church in this city Wednesday
at 4 D. m.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-09-13
School Open Monday.

The schools open Monday and every
parent should see that their children
are entered on the opening day. so
that they may start in with the
classes.
Lost time is always detriment to a
child, besides interfering with the
general work of his class, and a
parent will be consulting his child 5
best interest by placing him in school
promptly Monday morning and
seeing that only unavoidable causes
prevent his being at school on time
every morning during the session.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-09-13
Suspicious Negro Arrested.

Chief Chargois arrested a negro
Tuesday night as suspicious charac-
rer, and found 81 S. & w. pistol on
him. The negro is covered with
scars, and the officers believe he must
be desperate character badly want
ed somewhere. They have notified a
number of police departments of the
arrest.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-09-13
AnyPaint t Man

will tell you that no
paint is any better
than the oil that's
mixed into it-not
scith it, but more
than that-tnt0 It.
By that he means
that the paint will
not stay on the sur
face it's applied to
any longer than the
oil in it holds out.
"Dead oil Id e a d
paint" The deadest
way to get the dead
est paint, because
the oil in it can't
help but be the dead
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-09-13
Out of Danger.

We are glad to be able to state
that little Adele Leblanc, who
was poisoned by eating candy
several days ago, is now much
improved and pronounced out
of danger.
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Notice.

Patrons of the post Office will find
me at my desk daily at the post Office
from to IL a. m.. and from & to 6. 30 p.
m. for the transaction of any postal
business requiring personal attention.
j. r. DOMENGEAUX,
POstna ster
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-09-13
.ExPtRINENTS WITH
SELECTED SEED.
Brief Account of Demonstration Work in
This Parish by L. S. Department of
Agriculture in Cotton Culture.

greatly improved, and all those
having engaged in the line of
progress, and the greater part
of their neighborS, have prOcur-
ed for 1907 the best seeds on
record, preparing the land for
same.
This year, 1907. about 75 per
cent of the first planted cotton
was in improved seeds, includ-
ing fresh seeds distributed in
bushel lots by the Special Agent.
Unfortunately the month of May
was so unfavorable that large
acreage of those seeds had to be
replanted with seeds of all de-
scription. The result is, in the
parish, that this crop will be of a
good average. Notwithstanding
the back set from the weather.
But the farmers stimulated by
previous experience, have work,
ed this year as never before and
will be we'll repaid for it.
Work on the same lines has
been started with corn, and
while it is quite early to have
full data collected, results will
be marked. To obtain those re-
suits the farmers had to import
seeds from other States mostly.
and owing to the great demand
for same, some of the seed re.
ceived was Of doubtful purity
even when ordered regardless OF
price. AS the gain covered the
expense more than ten fold, we
are still more than repaid for it.
To obviate this and to keep on
progressing in our methods, we
have to slack the sending off OF
our money each season for seed
We have on hand seeds giving
results above our expectations
from the start, even above what
was represented to us by the
. Special Agent. We must make
= our own seeds by not only keep
u ing those on hand from degener
:" ating and mixing, but also by
improving same by selection
- With this in view we are giving
. below description by Specia
= Agent Perrin of the means Il
employ.
SELECTION OF COTTON SEEI
FOR 1908
The necessity for better seed.
, having been fully recognized.
. wish all would keepin mind tina
the first thing to obtain good re
: suits is earliness, as it is the foun
. dation of our cotton crops under
!: boil weevil, boil worm and ever
I caterpillars, those insects il
: general being most disatrou:
{ from the first week of August
7 according to season. Coming
: second is general productivenes:
!. per acre, not in cotton in th'
9 seed, but in pounds of lint.
: With those two points wei
9 established let us proceed.
; By the tenth of August let u
3 60 into fields looking and compar
q ing, counting and computing
!. each variety according TO size Q
Q bolls and already known lin
{ percentage. By the averag
n quantity of bolls from one hal
: size over. and those are safe, W
3 can decide as to variety of cOtto
r giving US the most chances, an
we will adopt it as a standard.
' This ascertained, we will, a
n soon as there is enough cottO
. open to justify a days worl
N pick ourselves or have a col
lscientious man to pick from th
d. best fruited plants only, an
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-09-13
Who Is the rIOSt Popular
Teacher in Lafayette?

Any child making 25 cent
purchase of school supplies at
The Lafayette Racket Store is
entitled to one vote for his or her
favorite teacher. Contest will
close on Nov. /. ard prize will
then be awarded to the most
popular teacher.