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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-02-13
THE OLD HOMESTEAD"
Langdon's Best Restaurant.
Open Day and Night. Meals Served at
All Hours.
CHOP SUEY SERVED DAIlY.

Tomorrow, Friday evening, at the
Opera House hall in this city the ladies
of the Presbyterian church will be the
hostesses at a very uniquely planned
Saint Valentine and Leap Year social.
The DEMOCRAT has been reliably inform
ed that many of the capricious traits of
old st. Valentine will be carried out by
his coquettish messenger, Cupid, in the
arrangement of a program of games, ETC.,
for the evening. A lunch will be served
and a silver collection taken up. A
cordial invitation to attend is extended
to everybody.
The Langdon colony at Long Beach,
Cal, have been sending to the folks at
home some highly interesting kodak
views of the party, who apparently are
having a highly enjoyable time on the
Pacific coast where February weather is
to be compared to June in North Da
kota. The Morans, Sullivans and Ortons,
together with Mrs. Baker, neither O.
Mrs. Sullivan. Mrs. 81. D. ALERT, ana
young Frank Sullivan, are being shown
all the sight seeing spots for miles
around by Mr.. E. S, Smith, who located
in the coast country after being advance
man for the Philharmonic Concert Co.,
for a number of years. "Big" Smith is
making an A | chaperon and the renew
ing of acquaintanceship with his old
Langdon friends is of mutual salts
faction.
Friends of Zachariah Gordon, a we'll
known veteran of the civil war, who year
ago was q pioneer resident of the ives
tern part of this county, IN fact being
one of the founders of Gordon township
which bears his name, is dead, word to.
that effect coming in a letter received
during the past week from his wife. He
is reported as having quite suddenly
passed away on the End day of July last
year at Petersburg, Va, where the family
have been making their home the great
OF part OF the time since leaving here.
Since her husbands death Mrs. Gordon
and her family have gone t o Saskatoon.
in the Canadian Northwest to live. Old,
Zach" Gordon was a familiar figure at
at the annual reunions of old soldiers,
held here on Memorial day and held
wal record which showed service for
his country that he had just reason to
be proud Of. He was about. sixty-eight
years old and had been twice married.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-02-13
Mooney & Johnston are the only ones
Who have cheap money for farm loans.

Mooney & Johnston are the only ones
who have cheap money for farm loans.
There IS only one place to III low
rates and good terms on farm loans. 1t
is at Mooney & Johnston's.
Ed. Carhart, formerly of Milton, has
accepted a position on the corner hard
ware store of E. G. DERRICK.
Finlay Macdonald, the public adj
ministrator was here Tuesday from
Milton between trains on official
business.
For cash G. j. Kelly will sell you
groceries for less money in Langdon than
Sears, Roebuck & Co., willard Kelly
pays taxes in Langdon.
G.. HI. Spence, postmaster at Daniels,
and a we'll known Grey township resi-
dent, was a business visitor at the
county seat on Friday of last week.
G. H. Myers, who lately retired from
the management of the New Columbia
Hotel, is now in charge of the billiard
and pool room of the Columbia Hotel
annex.
John Bennington, brother Of Thos.
Bennington, of Iona township, whose
death occurred Saturday, was here from
| Park River to attend the funeral held
Monday.
i n. o. Long, publisher Of the Egeland
Enterprise, made the round of calls
among the newspaper fraternity while
over in Langdon looking up real estate
matters Monday.
The Schulke Trade Palace this week
again inaugurates it's popular Saturday
Bargain Day sales. Visit his big store
Saturday and you will find bargains
that are actual bargains.
Ben Cooperman, the travelling cigar
salesman, whose wedding in st. Paul
recently, mention was made in last
weeks issue, made the rounds of the
trade here Monday and Tuesday this
week.
Jas. Bryson and his bride, nee Miss
Tillie Ohlheiser, we're passengers on
Tuesday for Hannah, from which point
they cross the line to Carman, Man,
where they start housekeepingo on a farm
this spring
Hugh Dougherty, in company with
his son, Arthur Dougherty, of Sarles,
were passengers down the line Tuesday
going to Rochester, Mimi, where Mr..
Dougherty, Sr., expects to undergo an
, operation in the Mayo hospital.
! Clerk of Court H. O. Storlie returned
Today from Grand Forks, having
about recovered from the effects of blood
poison, Contracted from a fur coat he
had been wearing. He has been under
treatment at the Deaconess hospital at
the Forks for the past two weeks.
Deputy Game Warden j. j. Mahoney
has recently received a letter from Dis
trict Game Warden Smith at Grafton in
!: which he asks Mr.. Mahoney to notify
sportsmen and hunters of this county
that their 1907 permits are not good for
the year 1908 and that new permits for
the present season are now ready for
issuance.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-02-13

ALERT & Winter have plenty OF money
to loan on first and second mortgages.
You can't afford to make a farm loan
any place but with Mooney & Johnston.
Don't fail to read Kelly's advertise
nent comparing his prices with Sears,
Roebuck & Go.
Rev. Father Bacher was a visitor in
the city from Wales a couple of days the
forepart of the week.
Manager r. T.. Burke of the Langdon
Telephone Exchange was a business
visitor at Iona yesterday.
| advance the cash to clear your farm
for a loan and make lowest rate in the
county. e. A. Wadsworth.
j. Ell. Mccullough, the Milton real
estate man, was here Saturday between
trains transacting business.
You cannot buy goods on time at
kelly's Arcade, but for cash you can get
better prices than elsewhere.
Who is going to win that 1900" Piano
at Simon's place? Why the person who
has the largest amount of coupons. Get
busy.
Stuart G. Watt, druggist and promi-
nent business man at Saries, was in the
city Saturday last week transacting
business.
ID. u. Parsons was a passenger Tues
day to Grand Forks where he is under
going further treatment for eye trouble
this week.
New changes of advertisement this
week for the McPhail Brosnahan Co.,
and Schulke's Trade Palace. Be sure
and read them both.
Money always ON hand for first and
second mortgage loans on Cavalier
county lands. Best of rates and con
ditions. 0. E. Thompson, cashier,
Wanted-Every person to see the New
Mantle Lamp at the McPhail- Brosnahan
Co, store. Gives ITO candle power light
and burns l6 hours on l quart of oil.
1t is not too early to think of your
spring suit Be it ready made or a
tailor made, do mol buy ootole ~sooiA,
what we have to offer at Simon's place,
Mrs. r. %. b. Mercer and little son
Morgan, are spending a few days this
week visiting with relatives and friends
Of the family at Larimore and Devils
Lake.
Mrs. b. q. Sherwin went on Satur-
days afternoon train to Spokane TO ic;p
her husband who removed to that place
some months ago at the time he closed
out of business here.
u. Z. Burke visited in the city over
Sunday with a number of his old friends,
while in this county from Devils Lake
on n of his life insurance trips over
the northern part of the state.
1898 will be what you make it, saws
the wise man. l have resolved to make
1t "a bumper and am selling my goods
so cheap that you can't help but help
me make it one. Simon Schefter
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-02-13


ALERT & Winter have plenty of money
to loan on first and second mortgages.
Rev. Burleson will be here on Sunday
from Lakota to conduct the usual BIZ
weekly services at the Episcopal church
of this city.
A Good Habit, Get the habit of
wanting the best to be had at the price
you pay. That will take you to Simon's
place every time.
Chas. H. Stewart, pharmacist with the
Amos Abbott & Co., drug store, is at
Fargo this week attending a meeting of
the North Dakota Pharmaceutical as
ISOLATION this week.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-02-13

For fasm loans Mooney g. %Jehnston's
il the only place.
Sears, Roebuck & Co, will lay down in
Langdon 5 pounds of currants for So
cents. G. j. Kelly sells 5 pounds for so
cents-but it must be cash.
Money always on hand for first and.
second mortgage Loans on Cavalier
county lands. Best of rates and con
ditloDs. o. b. Thompson. Cashier.
l.. b. Hanna writes from Fargo that
he desires to become a subscriber of the
DEMOCRAT for a year. He will find it
worth reading-until after the election
at least.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-02-13
DRS. KERR & SMITH
DENTISTS Donovan Block
Donovan Block

Druggist Amos Abbott was the
chaperon of the members of the Lang
don hockey team on the occasion of their
visit to Hannah, when they went up
against defeat to the tune of 3 to 10 last
week.
Lynn j. Frazier, of Crystal, a relative
and the administrator of the estate of
John B. Files, deceased, has been
spending the week here closing up the
estate of his brother,in-law, located near
Nekoma.
Friday, February 2lst, the M. E.
Church ladies will give an Oyster
Supper in the Donovan block. Sup
per served at $50.
Attorney Sawyer from Owatona,
Mimi, is spending a considerable part of
the week here representing parties con-
nected with the estate of Anton Belina,
late of Huron township, at the hearing
of the petition of the heirs in county
court before Judge FL. E. Dorval.
Percy Abbey, who has been studying
law with a Cando firm of attorneys since
the removal of R. P. Abbey and family
from Langdon to California about, four
years ago, is noted as having left Cando
for Redlands, Cal, to join the family,
having received news that his mother.
Mrs. r. P. Abbey, who has for a long
time been in poor health, was growing
much worse.
Alex Mckenzie, a brother of Mrs.
George Vierhus, formerly of this city,
and Mrs j. W. Mahon, of Munich, was
a visitor In the city a day or two last
week from Everett, Wash. His trip
back to North Dakota was for the pur-
pose to looking after farm property he
owns in Grand Forks county near North
wood. The Vierhus family, who have
been making their home at Everett since
leaving Langdon, be reports as be-
ing we'll and thoroughly enjoying the
change of climate.
A. Schulke returning from his trip
east whore he spent three weeks making
heavy purchases of spring goods for the
Trade Palace department store reports
the business situation in the big trade
%centers as having almost entirely re-
covered from the financial furry of a
few weeks ago. He spent much of the
time while away with the large whole
sales and manufacturers in Chicago and
New York, who all figure that the
business of the current year will show
quite a satisfactory gain. 1t is expected
however, that more conservative methods
will follow as a result of the late money
tie up. Credits with wholesalers and
manufacturers will be held closer in
check and a safer line of trade all round
result. Mr.. Schulke found while east
that the big dealers are looking to the
west AZ the safest section of country
with which t.. do business, having noted
that il was the least affected Of any
during the none, AIRY crisis.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-02-13
COMING EVENTS.

CONlNO LtENLos
Feb'y list. Valentine Social. at Opera Hall
Feb'y 15-School Concert and Entertainment.
Feb'y 21-Oyster Supper. in Donovan block.
Feb'y 2S-Leap Year Ball by Langdon Ladies
March 2-Langdon Band Concert.
March 3-Farmers Institute at Langdon.
March Ash Wednesday
March list. Patrick's Concert
March fellowship Election Day.
April City Election.
Everybody is invited to the st.
Valentine social and leap year entertain
ment, tomorrow night at the Opera
House hall.
Tuesdays change of weather was
disagreeable enough to have satisfied an
ea~sterner. Rain, slush and mud are not
usual on a North Dakota weather bill
,of fare for February, but that's what we
got on Tuesday.
Contrary to the custom of past years
Lincoln's birthday was not observed as
a holiday yesterday by the city schools,
and as Washington's birthday this year
falls on Saturday the scholars can look
forward to a steady run of studies up to
the Easter vacation.
State Superintendent Stockwell has
just rendered an important ruling in
which he holds that teachers in special
school districts must hold certificates
issued either by the county or state
superintendent, which certificate must
be- recorded in the office of the county
superintendent.
Sanford Dodge and his theatrical
company are filling dates in several
Pembina county towns this week,
presenting that great French play, "The
Three Musketeers." They have just
returned from a successful tour of the
Canadian Northwest. This is the tenth
annual trip taken by Mr.. Dodge and his
company of players through northern
North Dakota towns and a return date
early in March may be looked forward
to by Langdon play goers.
Come to the farmers Institute to be
held in Langdon on Tuesday March Bird.
Every farmer knows something about
something that his neighbor ought to
know. Conversely every farmer has
something to learn from his neighbor
that he ought to know. The professors,
who make a business of experimental
work, know many things that all ought
to know. Come with your mind full Of
questions. You may learn something
worth a hundred dollars to you this very
next season.
Township clerks will again this year
find the DEMOCRAT Office fully equipped
with all the blanks, and other supplies
that will be required at the annual town
meeting and election, which occurs on
the third Tuesday in March, and this
year falls on the 18th of the month, ST..
Patrick's Day. Orders sent in by mail
are sure to be filled promptly and when
possible will be for warded the same day
received. Bear in mind that our prices
are the same you will pay if you send
your order to either Grand Forks or
Fargo.
Farm and Fire Insurance get low
est rates at the Mooney State Bank
Willmar tribune., 1908-02-12
Story of Admiral Evans Early Davs

no more enthusiastic defender. So he
fastened to Washington to see what it
all meant. Here he was shown the res
ignation. Recognizing the handwrit-
ing, he choked up for moment and
then feelingly how it happened.
One of his relatives told of the in.
cident the other day and said that
when the war was over he returned, .
cripple, to his home in Fairfax. Few
of the natives deigned to recognize
him, but his mother met him with
open arms and tears of joy. That
evening she decreed that the brothers
who had fought on opposite sides
should sleep together.
On going to their room Bob took
from his trunk steel apparatus which
surgeon ordered should be worn at
night in order to prevent a shortening
of the leg. For two hours they
swapped experiences, and occasionally
sectional feeling came dangerously
near to putting harmony on the run.
Finally Sam slapped his brother ON
the back and said:
We'll, Bob. it's time for me to
screw up that D. Yankee leg of
yours, and from now on we'll pass up
the war"
That's a CO."
And they did.
Willmar tribune., 1908-02-12
Sources of Our Unskilled Labor Suppl,

the United States, however. they do
net seek employment in agriculture,
partly because of the difficulties in the
way of obtaining it, but mainly be-
cause of the higher rates of wages in
other industries. In transportation,
manufacturing, mining and in building
the demand for common labor has
been very great.
The Italian immigrant shows q
marked preference for railroad con-
struction. tunnel building, grading,
ditching, building excavations and
work in factory industries where the
Fay is somewhat higher and the work
somewhat heavier-where strong men
are required, as in the blast furnaces,
iron and steel works, iron ore ham
ding and coal mining. The railroads
still obtain their supply Of unskilled
labor through Italian agents.
An examination Of the records of
three railroad systems in New York,
Pennsylvania and New Jersey for 1905
and 1906 gives accurate record of the
earnings and the total cost of living of
large numbers of Italian laborers en-
ployed on these railroads and living
under the usual commissary system.
The average earnings per month for q
representative month in 1906 for 50
gangs, numbering 1880 men, were
S3707. The cost of all food was $3.50.
and the total rent of shanty and sun
dries $1.49, or total of $6.79, leaving
a surDlus Of S3O0S
Willmar tribune., 1908-02-12

AIN official ruling on the subject Of
~ hugging was handed down recent
ly by the postoffice department. 1t is
that hugging per Sc, even if done with
out pulling down the blinds, is no
cause for dismissal from the govern
ment service. 1t is decided, however,
that the girl must be a sweetheart and
must consent to be hugged.
William Belleman, a rural carrier
at Weir City, Kan, hugged his sweet
heart before taking the precaution to
pull down the blinds. An envious old
maid in the neighborhood came along
and saw the performance.
She was greatly scandalized, and
to help things along peddled the story
all over the neighborhood. Not salts.
fed with this, she filed complaint with
the postoffice department and de-
manded that young Belleman be dis.
missed from the government service.
The rural carrier was represented
at the hearing by able counsel in the
persons of couple of Kansas con-
gressman. They pointed out that II
every rural carrier was dismissed be-
cause he hugged a girl when she
wantea to be hugged the department
would have to abolish the rural car.
rier service entirely.
Willmar tribune., 1908-02-12

WASHINGTON. - Have you never
w heard of sundowner? That's
strange, he is native of Washington.
A creature of the government. The
government supports him; of course
he works-that is, more or less; gen.
orally less, and then after office hours
butts in" to the legitimate territory
OF another man, who in his time has
been ''sundowner" himself, but the
positions are reversed aow. and he
hates a "sundowner" as Z tramp hates
soap. ~
Generally speaking, q ''sundowner'' 10
good fellow. He is at least indus
trious. Does he work? Why, Of
course he works. He works night and
day-that is, when he is not too sleepy
to work in daytime, and even then he
braces up on bromides and stays
awake and does enough work to get
himself marked present and keep him.
self square with the paymaster.
Now, there is Dr. Jones, or Brown.
or Smith, or any other name you may
choose. DR.. Jones is a "sundowner."
He gets up as early in the morning as
required, visits his patients and at
tends to Office calls, eats his breakfast
and gets to his desk in one of the de-
partments at nine o'clock and sticks
tEere till 4:3O p. m. Five o'clock sees
Willmar tribune., 1908-02-12

ITALY, Austria-Hungary and the Slav.
I ic countries of eastern Europe are
at the present time the principal
sources of the unskilled labor sup
ply of the United States, more than
two-thirds of all the immigrants
now entering the country coming
from these countries. Italy contrib
Htes about one-fourth and Austria
Hungary and the Slavic countries of
eastern Europe something over two
flfths of our immigrants. This latter
group includes the Jews from eastern
Europe, who, while not Slavs, eco
nomically and industrially represent
practically the same clasves
The distribution, employment and
manner Of living of these immigrants,
with special reference to their assim-
ilation into American industrial life,
Is the subject of study, by Frank
]. Sheridan of the bureau of labor, just
made public.
About half the unskilled laborers
coming from these countries had pre-
viously been at work as farmers or
farm laborers. After their arrival in
Willmar tribune., 1908-02-12
Landowners" in Government Service

him again in his own private ONCE in
the role of doctor, where he prac.
tices his profession till bedtime or he
stays up all night if the case requires.
The doctor of medicine is not tho
only "sundowner" in Washington. The
departments are full of him." or, for
that matter, "her," too, for there are
"sundown dressmakers," "sundown
boarding house keepers" "sundown
restaurateurs and sundown every.
thing else.
Some one has said that if all the
professional men and women were re.
moved from office there would be no
one to do the clerks work. This 10
not very far from true, if we be-
lfeve that every person we hear called
doctor is a real doctor. But the medi.
cal fraternity is not the only profess
sion that contributes to the vast army
OF "sundowners." The colleges are
mostly of the sundown variety and of.
fer wonderful opportunity to the gov
ernment clerks to secure an education
in the learned professions as well as
most every other line of study.
Many good men have been ''sun-
downers," and many good ones are still.
No less parsonage than Justice Har.
Ian Of the supreme court of the
United States is numbered among
them, for he holds, and has held for
years, professorship in "sundown
college" Presidents of the United
States have been in their day "sun-
downers," and the members of con-
gress who have studied and graduated
at "sundown colleges" during their
terms of congress are too numerous to
Willmar tribune., 1908-02-12
yE|&R Syg{|&R Sg{|R|k rs
n EAR ADMIRAL EVANS probably

ID EAR ADMIRAL EVANS probably
N has more relatives in and near
Washington than any other officer in
the navy, and, therefore, the progress
of the fleet under his command is
watched here with a peculiar interest.
Many of these relatives have never
forgiven him entirely for remaining
in the United States navy when his
only brother. Sam, his uncles, and
practically every other male able to
shoulder gun in the neighborhood
of Fairfax, Va, his home town, went
with the south. So angry was his
mother that when she heard of the
death of one of her brothers, caused
by union bullet, she wrote out res
ignation for Robley and mailed it to
President Lincoln
In due time he received notice that
it had been accepted and he was i'm
mediately relieved from duty. Evans
had tasted fire" and Uncle Sam had
Willmar tribune., 1908-02-12
Wealthy Missouri Farmers.

No better illustration of the pros.
perity of the Missouri farmer can be
found than a social event which took
place just across the river from Leav-
enworth. Edward Olvis, a wealthy
wheatgrower, who owns nearly 1000
acres of bottom land, gave a barn
dance in new barn, just completed,
and which covers almost half an acre
of ground. All the society people of
Leavenworth and Fort Leavenworth
and almost all the residents of Platte
county were invited, and the atten-
dance was large. An illustration of
the expenditures of the host was the
fact that a steam-heating plant was in
stalled for use on this special oc-
casion. Dozens of autos belonging to
the farmers and others were lined up
outside of the bafn.-Kansas City
Journal.
Willmar tribune., 1908-02-12
Sincerity Gives Power.

There is nothing which will add so
much to ones power as the conscious
ness of being absolutely sincere, genu-
inc. If your life is perpetual lie, if
you are conscious that you are not
what you pretend to be, you cannot
be strong There is restraint, a per-
petual fighting against the truth going
on within you, struggle which saps
your energy and warps your conduct,
SAYS Home Chat. Sham and shoddy
are powerless: only the genuine and
the true are worth while.
Willmar tribune., 1908-02-12
Mule Resented Tail PULLING.

Mistaking the tail of a mule for an
electric light pull in the darkest cor
ner of his barn, John Mccarthy of
Atlantic City, N. j., gave the supposed
contact line sharp jerk. The mule
responded to the pull with both hoofs.
AS result of the mistake Mccarthy
was taken to the hospital with the
marks of the mules hoofs on his face
and side. He barely escaped being
stamped to death by rolling out of
reach after he had been knocked
down.
Willmar tribune., 1908-02-12
Veteran Poets Last Years.

Hiram l.. Spencer, one of the vet.
eran poets of the country, is spending
the sunset of his life in quiet coun-
try home at White Head. New Bruins.
wick. He was born In Vermont In
1929. His best-known poem. "a Hun.
dred Years to Come" was writes
when he was ct school.
Willmar tribune., 1908-02-12
Thev Both Went,

First Mother (reading letter from
son at college)-Henry's letters always
send me to the dictionary.
Second Mother (resignedly) )-That's
nothing; Jacks always send me to the
bank-Puck.