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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-08-13
SUDDEN DEATH AT WEAVER.
Andrew Erickson, Well Known 0snabrock
Farmer Died Saturday at Weaver.

Death came to Andrew Erickson,
we'll known farmer of the vicinity of
Osnabrock at about eight o'clock Satur-
day morning in granary on the farm of
John Berge, who resides in Banner
township, two and one half miles north
west of Weaver post Office The wife of
Berge is a neice of Erickson who was
making a short stay there while looking
after the harvesting of the crop on a
half section he owned in that locality.
He had complained of becoming over
heated on Thursday afternoon when he
| fought a prairie fire that threatened to
destroy the crop of hay on part of his
farm. Thursday night he retired unwell
but awole Friday with little if any of
the effects except feeling tired. He
went 10 bed at about ten O'Clock Friday
night in the granary. his bed fellow be-
| ing John Johnson, hired man working
for Berge. johnson states that when
he got u at six O'Clock Saturday morn
ing he lett Erickson apparently sleeping
naturally. but on returning at eight
o'clock fonnt him dead. DR.. S. G.
Gibson. ,he county coroner was notified
and drove over there saturday morning
in response 10 I ,elephone can, After
making I, complete Investigation found
that death was due to natural causes.
probably heart failure and that an in
quest was UNNECESSARY. The deceased
was a mau Of ABOUT siXty-tive wears of
age, a single man and had younger
brother living at tile Berge farm. He
had lived for number of Years near
Osnabrocll and owned a quarter section
farm there IN addition to MS half section
of land in Banner township. Upwards
of so was found upon his person and
he had been visiting nearly week at
the home of his ueice Mrs. Berye at the
time of his sudden death. His remains
were. taken to O,nabrock for burial on
| Saturday.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-08-13

Munich expects TO start up its loc al
telephone system this week.
Ben Tabert last week purchased the
McCorquodale homestead near Munich
Price $500, without crop.
Barley is reported as having been
threshed in Fremont Thursday of last
week, August 9Th but we have not heard
what the yield was.
Barley was threshed south of Milton,
in Montrose township, last week on the
farm of Ole Myrvlck Twenty five acres
were threshed yielding 340 bushels, or
about l5 bushels per acre.
E. e. Bakrud, prosperous and
pioneer farmer of the Daniels neighbor-
hood has purchased the property of the
Hannah Mill Co. The mill is being
thoroughly overhauled for the fall rush
of business and Mr. Bakrud is prepar-
ing to move his family into Hannah
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-08-13

Dune Mclean and family, of Hannah,
returning from weeks camping out at
Fish Lake, in Rollette county report the
black bass fishing as being fine.
Banker Prom and son, Rolf, of Milton.
are at Spokane, Wash Mr. Prom is
looking over mining properties which
he and other Milton parties are interest
ed in.
Conrad Eckey. residing near Sarles
lost an infant child last week. The
little one fell from box upon which it
had climbed, sustaining injuries from
which it died the next day.
One of the biggest threshing outfits to
be operated in the southwestern part of
the county this fall has been started up
by Thortinnson Bros, of Henderson
township. 1t is composed of a % b. p.
engine and separator with A inch
cylinder.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-08-13

Gallo expects to market considerable
wheat averaging twenty bushels an acre
this fall.
lama and NelSoma report crops in their
Respective localities as light owing 10
lack of rainfall.
Clyde was first with a score of % in a
gun shoot at Calvin. Munich. Calvin
and Hannah followed in the order
named.
Milton tennis players have laid out a
second court this summer south of the
Prom residence, the club courts being
overcrowded by devotees of the game.
Fairdale is the latest of the towns on
the 500 line of railroad to put in tele-
phone system. \ farmers line, which
now reaches all the larger Walsh county
towns, having co-operated with the
Northwestern long distance line IN the
move.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-08-13
AR'9t? W? County
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Clyde base ball team has disbanded
for the season.
The editor OF the Sarles Advocate is
laid up with an attack of eryslpelas in
his foot.
A war is on among the lumber dealers
at Sarles who are cutting prices from
81 to $40 per thousand
r. ID. Gullacher has this fall removed
from Mona to Easily and will re open
the meat market at that place.
The Northern Dakota railroad announ-
ces that trains will be running between
Edinburg and Concrete by September l.
Munich is building a commodious ad-
dition to Its schools, intending to have
the work completed in readiness for th g
re-openlng of school in September.
"Ike" Slette, who years ago used to
pitch winning games OF ball for Milton
is making old friends there visit. He
is now settled down and practicing law
at Culbertson, Mont.
Cavalier county real estate was given
"boost" of 331155 per cent last week
by the state board of ofequalization. This
means an increase of one-third on the
valuation of $500 per acre made by the
county board this spring
Clyde entertained quite crowd o.
Langdon base ball enthusiasts Sunday
when our team played couple of return
games over there winning both and one
being shut out. The visiting Langdon
people were we'll looked after by the
residents of Clyde and report having
spent highly enjoyable day.
Hail visited quite strip of crop grow.
ing area south of Osnabrock IN storm
that passed south and east of Langdon
Saturday evening. The extent OF
damage done has not been fully learned
but the present advanced stage of ripen-
ing grain placed it in considerable peril
Fortunately the storm was accompanied
by little if any wind.
l1ohAy AAIhiAooh Ioo ACSlS9 lCS dIS l1oSA
ton with the State Bank of Sarles and
after short vacation trip in Manitoba
will take charge of bank at Manson, a
new town in Rolette county. His holi
day across the line IN Manitoba it is un
derstood will develope into wedding
trip ere its termination. Advance con
gratulations are extended by Harry's
many friends over Cavalier county.
In the vicinity of Hannah the harves,
is earlier than expected but the bumper
crcp will only be found in streaks as the
rains in July put some localities aheac
of others. Wheat on summer follow
promises Is to 25 bushels, on old lanc
lighter; fax sown on breaking will bf
above the average; barley Il fair crop
oats anywhere from 25 to 81 bushels
Farmers having deep sloughs report
cutting more hay than last year, and oi
first class quality. The hay crop on the
whole will be light.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-08-13

Sarles school board is having cement
walks laid surrounding the school
grounds.
G;x carloHds of STATE penitentiary
oino.ng twine were distributed av Saries
among farmers of that vicinity.
Wheat Is to 20 bushels, barley 40 and
flax Ia is an estimated average of the
of the crop tributary to Munich.
Trer townships population received
an addition last week. 1t was boy at
Frank Koehn's home on the LIST inst.
JAS Austin, the Hannah stock farmer
lays claim to being the first to start cut
ting barley in the western part of the
county.
The Farmers elevator at Edmore was
struck by lightning and burned to the
ground during the storm of Wednesday
night last week.
| Clyde's ball team has two of its NOM
bers laid up with broken leg, Moses
Blais, their first baseman and Sam VIM
kenweder an outhelder
Milton people have petitioned the
the postal department at Washington,
D. c., to establish second rural route
running south between Milton and
Fairdale.
The wife of Marshall Dickson at Han
nah, narrowly escaped serious injury IN
runaway Wednesday evening. The
horse she was driving SHE'D at a dog
swimming in Rush Lake.
Near Newville post Office in Seivert
township the barn of farmer named
Wilson. is reported as being destroyed by
fire 1t was struck by lightning during
the storm of Wednesday evening.
Western Cavalier county's big crop is
given practical endorsement by the
fact that one farm machinery firm at
Munich had disposed of seventeen bin
ders up to the time harvesting started
The Calvin Times reports in the case
of James Phillips, which was given
hearing in probate court lasc week by
Judge I'll. E. Dorval the case was dis
posed of by the court giving Phillips the
custody of his children.
A Sarles preacher is delivering series
of Sunday morning discourses on "A
Mans Duty to His Family" Here's
hoping that the preacher, Rev. Burden,
may long enjoy the domestic felicity of
his family hreside to afford inspiration
for his talks.
A tri-weekly mail service has been ar
ranged between Walhala and Morden
and became effective August lst. By
this arrangement mail between points in
this part of North Dakota and central
Manitoba will reach it's destination
several hours earlier than heretofore.
Hope township voters hold II special
school election next week on Monday,
August 17th, when the question of
building two new schools and the choice
4 of sites will be voted on. One of the
new schools it is proposed to build at
Homen and the other in the Ole III
Evanson neighborhood The sentiment
is somewhat divided over the
question and quite an interest in the
approaching election manifest. @
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-08-13

Wheat harvest is general in Cavalier
county and is at least two weeks earlier
than last year.
Hannah benedlcts won from the bache
lors in a ball game played Tuesday even
ing. Score =.
F'airdale ball team has abandoned all
idea of holding another tournament this
season and will disband.
Milton telephone exchange had three
poles on its rural line shattered by light
ming in the storm of Friday last week.
John F. Anderson. the pioneer Milton.
druggist, who years ago removed to
Grafton, where he blossomed into
political prominence as candidate for a
county office up to the primaries, returns
to Cavalier county once more and will
take charge of the DR.. w. I'll. Young
drug store at Munich.
lightning played havoc IN the storm
passing over Storlie township Friday
night of last week. The house of John
Fubur was struck, but the family being
up saved the home from fire, though it
was badly spllntered A farmer named
Vanderhoof lost his barn, but managed
to save his horses. Both carried insur-
ance. This was the same storm during
which the farmers elevator at Edmore
was destroyed
Miss Sarah Jane Goodwin, the sixteen
year old daughter of highly esteemed
family near Hannah, died on the 2nC
inst. at the home just north of the
boundary line in Manitoba. Consump
ton claimed another victim, the patien
beng in ordinary health up to some
three weeks ago. The family came ou
from England about year ago, sine,
which time the father has succumbee
to the same dread disease
The death of James Cavers, a forme
we'll known Linden township resident
occurred about IA week ago near Roci
Lake, Man The Courier, Crysta
City, Man, paper says: THE communit.
was shocked on Tuesday to learn tina
. the dead body Of James Cavers had beeI
found in the scrub at the north side o
Rock Lake, we'll up towards the wes
end Mr. Cavers had been missing 10
+ about ten days, during the forepart o
o which time 10 uneaslness was felt, as h
was in the habit OF occasionally takln.
a long walks to visit friends or neighbor
ing towns. But when enquiries faile,
= t. locate him at any ot his usual destina
tions it began to be feared that harm
had befallen him. and parties were en
q gagged in searching all likely places wit
the result on Tuesday as above stated
; The exact nature oE his; death will pei
haps never be definitely know. but it
n thought that he was overcome by hea
y or succumbed to heart failure induced
b by his advanced years. Mr.. Cavers wa
y one of the pioneers OF the Rock LAX
e district an old British veteran, possess
e ed of wonderful activity and vitalit,
He was in his S5th year.
The Detroit times., 1908-07-07
GUFFEY WINS FIGHT
IN HIS STATE CAUCUS

DENVER, July Col. James NJ.
Guffey. OF Pennsylvania, although sew
eral Bryan enthusiasts left the meet
ing before ii was over, declaring they
would carry the fight before the con-
vention late yesterday. was reelected
national committee by the Pennsyl
vania delegation The anti-Guffey fac
ton asserts Chairman Demeling had
no power to call a meeting OF the del
egation under the Pennsylvania law
Immediately after the delegation
was called to order a motion was made
by John p Fow, of Philadelphia, that
adjournment be taken. II was urged
that the contests for various seats
In the convention had not yet been
settled and that he meeting was no
regular The motion was declared by
the anti-Guffey men TO be carried, al
though not more than a dozen dele
gates voted
Those favoring adjournment, all
of whom were opposed TO Guffey, then
left the meeting amid cries OF cow
ards" from the Guffey men, and the
meeting was again called to order
p. J. O'Boyle, OF wilkes Barre. nom
mated Guffey for national committee
man, and he was then elected with
The Detroit times., 1908-07-07

Job Printing dans right Times Print
sag Co.. Is John R-st Phone iisa
The Detroit times., 1908-07-07
RHYMO. THE MONK.

IN DAYS OF olO. WHEN KNIGHTS WERE BoIO
ltte1 heNes HAD a SAOw nv
JNe tAlF 50 Queer AS TNlS ONE HERE
! GUESS | OUGHT TO KNOW,
The Detroit times., 1908-07-07

what Democracy is. They labored on
we'll into the morning and will have
their platform. ready for Judge Par
ker TO present to the platform com
mittee at its first meeting. They
frankly say they have no hope that
their labors will have any material
effect on the platform to be presented
to the convention and in this every.
body agrees with them.
The committee will give Judge
Parker respectful hearing remark
ed one Bryan delegate. and will then
quietly but firmly place the New York
platform in the waste basket and
adopt a declaration OF principles
which will represent the sentiment Of
the party"
There Is now no reason TO antici-
pate single hitch in the arrange
ments.
The Detroit times., 1908-07-07
BLACK MASS ORGIES
( CELEBRATED. IN A
PARIS CHURCH
RUsso-JAPANesE ENTENTE is
EMPHASIZED BY. EXHIBITION
OF FRIGHTFUL IMPlETY-Wo-
MAN POSES IN CHOIR.
By VANCE THOMPSON.

PARIS, July 2.--The car has been
asked 10 intervene and punish the au-
thorf OF scandal which marked q
recent Russo japanese fete. The
guests included many well-known
members of the Russian colony in
Paris as we'll as Japanese attached 10
the embassy. and was organized oy
an aide-de-camp Of the Duke OF
Leuchtenberg. who is a cousin OF
Nicholas the Second.
The entertainment offered consisted
OF that frightful impiety known as
THE Black Mass This In itself was
enough to create scandal In French
society when known, but in addition
the scene chosen for The Black
Mass" was one OF the well-known
Catholic churches which had been
seized by the government after the
recent separation Of church and state.
Dances Before the Altar.
The guests were grouped In the
choir incense was burned In the Old
censers and the fumes made twi-
light In the ancient church. Then
suddenly from the sacrlsty woman
Appeared draped from head 10 foot IN
front Of the altar, and after posing for
a moment left fall her draperies. She
were only few barbaric pewels
bracelets on her arms and anklets
She dances Oriental dances, which
the audience of Japanese and Rus
SANS applauded Other features OF
entertainment cannot be described.
A complaint duplicating the Duke
OF Leuchtenberg. and especially his
aide-de-camp. was made TO the Rus
sian Ambassador Monsieur Nelidoff,
and his investigation has proved the
exactitude of the fasts related The
matter has been referred 10 the ear,
who is expected 10 take some action
regarding the members OF his family
aspd other Russian officials responsible
for the scandal. The French govern
ment Will not intervene as the fete
was private and given by invitation.
Francois Peyrey of the Aero club of
The Detroit times., 1908-07-07
"FiNCY," THE EMPIRE
STATE DELEGATIONS
REMARKABLE "BOSS"

BUFFALO. July 7.-"Fingy' Con-
ners. who was christened William
James, but lost the names early in
life is one OF the striking figures at
the Denver convention. "Fingy" Is
striking anywhere you find him. It's
a way he has. His dominant character
istic is force and willingness to
exert IL.
"Fingy" has one motto in life: Il
am II and youse is Nit" He ADOPT
ed 1t when he was dock terrier. He
las kept II before him ever since.
IL looms as largely as ever In fis
mlrd's eye today. II has relegated
such old-time state leaders as Dave
Hill TO almost political oblivion
Burly square-jawed. heavy'browed.
with the glare and bullet head OF q
pugilist and the 'growl OF a Bowery
tough, his picturesque climb from
longshoreman 10 millionaire contrac-
tor. proprietor OF two daily newspa'
pers. and chairman of the Democrat
state committee, is almost without
parallel in America.
How He Got His Nickname.
AS a child his playground was the
docks. One day, when seven or eight
years OF age. he crushed his thumb
while climbing over the freight piles
al hide-and-seek with his comrades.
He wrapped 1t up and kept In the
game When he went home his moth
or asked what was the matter with
his bandaged hand.
Holt me fngy," he replied indif-
ferently. The thumb was so badly
or,sbad thot amnutatiOn was neces-
sary. The incident gained him life
long nickname.
Fingy wearied early OF the school-
The Detroit times., 1908-07-07

house and other conventions OF youth
At thirteen he started out TO battle
with the world. His first berth was
on a lake steamer hustling freight
bales. He was next a dock hand
then freight contractor, bruising
hustling leader OF the toughest crew
OF longshoremen Buffalo ever knew
And he prospered. He was an advo-
cate of the open shop and the in
veterate foe OF the unions. He fought
them tooth and nail When shrewd-
ness would not win he used his fists.
His lake front saloon was the hang
out OF his hirelings. II was a bucket
OF blood" sort; the rendezvous OF the
bruisers OF his class When things be-
came too monotonous he would head
his gang'of toughs In raid Of those
saloons In the district kept by "dirthy
Dimmycrats." for Fingy was Repub-
lican in those days.
Took to Asphalt Game.
His recognition as a political power
In his ward came rapidly. His change
of political faith almost as quickly.
1t initiated him into the asphalt and
The Detroit times., 1908-07-07

fey, Pittsburg; 'Texas. R. NJ. John
son. Houston: 'West Virginia, John q.
McGraw, Grafton; 'Wyoming. John ~
Osborn. Rawlins; Arizona, Selig J.
Nicholson, and Porto Rico. d. N.
Field, Guayamas.
sRe-elected.
The Detroit times., 1908-07-07

The notable members OF the reso-'
lutions committee, SO far as elected
are as follows:
Colorado. Chas. s. Thomas: Idaho.
Fred T. Dubois; Illinois. Samuel Al
schuler; Indiana, John r. Lamb; Ken
lucky, ]. c. w. Beckham: Massachu-
sets, George Fred Williams; Micht.
gan, r. G. Gaffney; Missouri. VIM y.
stone; Nebraska. F. W. Brown; Ne
vada. f. B. Newlands: New York.
Alton h. Parker; North Carolina, r..
NJ. Simmons; Oklahoma. c. N. Has-.
kell: Virginia, John W. Daniel, and
West Virginia, William r. Thompson.
DENVER, July For three hours
the eight members OF the Vermont
delegation ballotted for national com
mitteeman. The seventy-sixth ballot
resulted in the selection Of Thomas
r. Brown. His opponent for the place
was II. c. Cummings. A protest Will
be filed before the national commits
tee by James K. Burke. OF the dele
CATION. charging that Peter Mcoet.
terick had no right to withhold hio
vote, which made possible the seiec-
ton OF Mr.. Brown.
The Detroit times., 1908-07-07

line Of vocal noise-making 1t has the
regular Comanche war whoop and the
mention of Bryans name is always
enough 10 start IL going
The Detroit times., 1908-07-07
II Can't Be Beat.

The best OF all teachers is expert
ence. c. NJ, Harden. OF Silver City,
North Carolina, says Il find Elec.
trio Bitters does all that's claimed for
II. For Stomach. Liver and Kidney
troubles IL can't be beat. have tried
Il and find il most excellent medi
cine" Mr.. Harden Isl right; It's the
best OF all medicines also for weak
ness, lame back, and all run down con.
dltions. Best too for chills and ma
larla. Sold under guarantee at +. G.
Kinsel's, Central Drug Co. and Gray
q Worcester's drug stores
The Detroit times., 1908-07-07
out opposition.
Rooer sullivan Reelected.

DENVER. July Against the
wishes of VIM. j. Bryan, the Illinois
delegation reelected Roger c. Sulli-
van Democratic national committee
man for the state OF Illinois and also
chairman OF the delegation They
also against Mr. Bryan's wishes. made
known to the delegation, elected Sam
uel Alschuler as a member OF the
committee on resolutions in place Of
Edward F. Dunno.
The Detroit times., 1908-07-07
Women Ask Suffrage PLANK.

DENVER. July THE women who
have the franchise here and who hap
pen TO be Democrats are going TO-
sneak TO this convention TO extend
the boon TO their sisters In other
states. Mrs. Mary c. c. Bradford
who is one of Colorado's delegaceS
at-large and Is very active Demo
crat expects 10 present plank IN
dorsing woman's suffrage, and sne -
to be supported by the Jane Jenerson
Democratic club here and by Mrs. n.
]. Haywood, who Is one OF the six deF
egates from Utah. where women 6so
receive the suffrage.
The Detroit times., 1908-07-07
McCarren's Crowd Defeated.

DENVER. July Patrick Henry
McCarren. of Kings county. N. Y.
tried to start row with Daniel f.
Cohalan. the chief spokesman here
for G. H. Murphy. before the national
committees subcommittee appointed
to hear the New York contests yester.
day, but the subcommittee shut him
of In the midst of a severe arraign-
ment OF the Conners-Murphy regime
and forthwith decided unanimously
10 seat the Coler delegates,
The subcommittee comprised DAN
Tel ]. Campau. OF Michigan. an old
friend of Senator McCarren, the re-
doubtable Tom l.. Johnson. Mr.. Bry-
ans Ohio chieftain. and William II.
Martin OF Arkansas, another strong
Bryan man.
The Detroit times., 1908-07-07


stone paving game and his fortune
took another sudden jump. Gradua-
ton into state politics and his launch
ing into the newspaper business fol
lowed his financial rise. But Fingy
changed not a whit.
1t was shortly after he grabbed OF
the Buffalo Courier that he presented
a pass to an Erie conductor. The
conductor could not see. In the un-
couth, thlck-voiced. big-fisted person,
the William J. Corners" proprietor
Buffalo Courier" he professed to be.
He said so fatty. Corners rose up
In wrath and his bovine below put
the conductor to flight.
At the next station the conductor
wired TO the superintendent that faker
was imposing on the road or had stolen
the pass He described the passhold-
er as looking like a prize fighter and
talking like q tough.
That's him." was the laconlc an
swer.
Preparations Complete.
On another occasion Corners was
host on board his yacht Enquirer.
which holds the record for speed on
fresh water, to party OF visiting
Canadian government officials. Tho
feed no sat before them would have
tempted Lucullus. There was ado
quate trimmings and the party was
a merry one. Finally Corners remem.
bered That there was still something
lacking to round out the feast.
Now. gentlemen" he shouted. WAY.
ing a brawny hand for attention. al
youse what has knives save EN- for
pie"
Corners with all his eoarseness IL
intensely human. His keen knowl-
edge OF human nature Is his strong
hold. He is liberal spender and n
good fellow with the boys" Back
OF II all he Is IA fighter of the bull.
dog sort. II he wants thing no
goes after II. Usually he gets II. II
was this indomitsble will power that
made II possible for him 20 be where
he Is today. the big noise" OF the
New York delegation.