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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-05-21
DRS. KERR ( SMITH
DENTISTS Donovan Block

Mrs. Orion and little daughters
arrived on Friday last week from Seattle,
Wash, for a visit of a few weeks at the
Orion home in this city. Mrs. Orion
and the children have been making their
home in an outlying suburb of Seattle
since the death of her husband about a
year ago, after being afflicted with
paralysis for several years.
Joseph Bata and wife were passengers
Tuesday, going from here to Montana.
After a short stay there they travel
south in search of a change in climate
that may prove OF benefit to Mr.. Bata's
health. 1t will be remembered that
during the past winter he was quite
critically ill with lung trouble, at one
time httIe il any hope being had for his
recovery.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-05-21


July Democratic National Convention.
Read the DEMOCRAT and get the news.
One more week of school and then the
summer vacation.
Judge Kneeshaw announces that in
all likelihood a jury term of district
court will be called in July.
Mosquitoes we're bad during the warm
damp weather of the past week, but
yesterday gave them a bad scare.
The sixteenth annual session of the
North Dakota Chautauqua opens at
Devils Lake, July3, and continues to
July 10.
An interesting item in the assessors
returns will be the statistical item
showing the number of automobiles in
Cavalier county.
This week Street Commissioner Nc
Dermott is having the grade on the
south end of Fifth street reduced to
the proper level.
The big Western Canada fair to be
held at Calgary from June Doth to July
tn promises to attract a large number
OF northern North Dakota excursionists
Cavalier county's share of the May APP
portionment of the state tuition fund
Sll,799.76 amounts to S2.66 per capita
among the 4436 children of school age
in this county.
Yesterdays high wind was disastrous
to a number of Langdon shade trees
The frozen rain CONCEALED on the boughs
of the trees left them an easy prey to
the high wind.
Tuesday night the city council meet
in special session to receive the report
of the committee on streets, who have
been making an inspection of sidewalks,
before starting condemnation pro-
ceedings.
The unreasonable weather of yester-
day, consisting of a storm of wind, sleet
and rain was predicted nearly a month
ago by both Foster and Hicks. An
other storm of similar character is fore
cast for May 2Sth and 10Th.
The Woman's Club that
its next regular fortnighly meeting will
be held on Tuesday afternoon Of mex
week, the Goth inst, on which occasion
Mrs. w. b. Dickson will be the hostess
The hour Of meeting is three o'clock
Miss Lucy A. Gordon, secretary.
The school districts throughout the
county will hold their annual election
on Tuesday, June End. Langdon city
being a special school district holds its
election on the day prescribed under
the old law. June 9th, the same date on
which occurs the primary election.
The grand lodge of the Degree OF
Honor which met in annual session at
Grand Forks last week reached an ad-
journment Wednesday evening. The
new officers elected includes Mrs. j. B
Boyd as grand usher. Langdon was
one of the six lodges in the state award.
ed prizes for the largest gam in member
ship during the year.
Chas. LaRoque and wife, we'll known
pioneer residents of Olga took Tuesdays
train going direct to Chicago where, MIR
La Rogue will devote his time to the
perfecting of the patent automatic rail.
road switch which he invented about q
year ago. The invention has been
adopted by one of the eastern railroads
and promises to make the LaRoque's
Independently wealthy.
Farm and Fire insurance oct low
est rates at the Mooney State Bank
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-05-21

Ii you need stockings foryour children
Kelly will supply them at s cents a pair.
G. d. Butterwick was here last week
a day or two talking insurance for the
Pioneer Life Co, with which concern he
has accepted an agency since resigning
his position as deputy postmaster at
Hannah.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-05-21

For the most up-to-date mems neck
wear go to G. j. Kelly's.
II IL. Prior was a visitor Tuesday
down the line from his hcme at
Hannah.
M. L. Sullivan was down the line on a
business trip a couple of days the first of
the week.
The automobile season of 1908 opens
with eleven autos owned by Langdon
parties.
Iceman Haugh and family, were
visitors with the Deitchmann family
over at Munich a day or two last weeks
Oscar Dorval arrived yesterday, from
Kaleida, Man for a visit during the
week with his father Judge H. e.
Dorval.
You can buy wall paper at catalogue
house prices at Price g. Johnson's furni-
ture store.
Household paints, varnishes, varnish
stains, Jap-a-lac and paint brushes at
Mercer Il LAWNS.
Pat McGauvran was in the city
Monday visiting with his brother the
Langdon postmaster.
Louis Price, salesman in the grocery
department at the Boyd store is laid up
4h,- ,,ooj 80 Ill uIL--I- --ll---
j. j. Robson has been drawn to serve
on the grand jury at the term U. S.
federal court, which convenes at Fargo
next week.
Angus Mcpherson who has the CON
tract for %re-modeling the McGruer
residence started excavating for the
foundation this week.
L. E. Burke made a stay of a few days
last week at Munich hustling life in
surance and visiting j. II. Tyrrell, of
the drug firm of Tyrrell & Burke.
Money always on hand for first and
second mortgage loans on Cavalier
county lands. Best of rates and con
ditions. o. 3. Thompson, cashier.
Robert Griffith and Joseph Paulson
were here yesterday in their candidacy
for nomination on the legislative and
county republican ballot at the primary
election.
Mrs. Ed. Brown was sufficiently re-
covered from her recent sever illness to
be able to leave this week for a visit
with friends in Minneapolis were she
will remain visiting friends a short
time.
Matt Schneider and family moved to
Edinburg last week. During the sum
mer MIR. Schneider has a job of supply
ing meat and other provisions tc
Contractor Darling's construction camps
along the Encouragement mine line OF
railroad.
Norman McKechney was called sud
denly to the old home at Beaulieu last
Thursday by the unexpected death Of
his father, John McKechney, who up te
the time of his passing away was
thought to be getting better after q
serious attack of pneumonia.
Mrs. Harry Price entertained the
Ladies Guild of the Presbyterian church
on Tuesday afternoon at a business
meeting called for the purpose of dis
cussing the program of the entertain.
ment to be given at the Opera House on
the evening of Memorial Day.
Mrs d. McLellen. of Beaulieu, ac.
cidently fell while going up stairs on
Thursday, last week, and struck her left
shoulder against a corner of a partition,
and as a result she Is suffering a great
deal of pain and on Saturday was hardly
able to be about and the arm was en-.
tlrely useless.
Thos. Finerty, who has travelled
through the states of Texas, New Mexico
and the intervening country to California
on the Pacific coast, returned home
Saturday after an absence of two
months. He reports as having met {
number OF Langdon ex-residents at the
different points where he stopped off.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-05-21

Win or help your friend win that
piano at Simon's place.
You can buy more at kelly's Arcade
with a cash dollar than you can buy
elsewhere for 5l.25 on credit.
Attorney W. b. Dickson returned
Saturday from Grand Forks were he
spent part of the week on legal business.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-05-21

1t is understood that at the annual
convention of the Red River Valley
Baptist association, which will be held
at Grand Forks on June End and 3rd,
action will be taken relative to appoint
ing a pastor to the Baptist church of
this city, which has remained vacant
since the resignation of Rev. Walker
last fall.
The Langdon fire department was
called out yesterday afternoon at about
four o'clock in response to an alarm
telephoned from the residence of G.. S..
Hunter, where defective stove pipes and
chimney burning out during the high
wind which prevailed threatened a
serious contlagration. The fire was got
under control without turning on the
water.
Adolph Langevin, engaged in the
general merchandise business at Olga
for over a year past. was in the city
Tuesday on business affecting a recent
purchase of lots he has made at the new
townsite of Mclean, which will be the
terminus of the new line of the Northern
Dakota line of railroad, running from
Edinburg to the Pembina cement mines.
MIR. Langevin is arranging to osen up
a general merchandise store at the new
town of Mclean and will have the
building up and stock in place by the
time the liae is completed and in opera
ton this fall.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-05-21
COMING EVENTS.

May 25-Meeting of County Commissioners
May 27-Teachers' Examination
May 30-Patriotic Juvenile Entertainment.
June annual School Election.
June 24-Primary Election
July 7-Democratic National Convention.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-08
No SECOND DIOCESE.
Boone Pastor Declares Episcopal
Diocese OF Iowa Will Not
Be Divided
MOVEMENT FOR $4,000 FUND
MOVEMENT FOR $4,000 FUND
Is Is Proposed to Secure With This, a
coadjutor Bishop to Aid Bishop T..
N. Morrison in His Work - Des
Moines, Sioux City and Davenport
Mentioned as Headquarters.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Boone, Dec. S.-Rev. Seth M. Will
cox, pastor of Grace Episcopal church,
announced yesterday to the cores
pondent here, that the Episcopal do
cese of Iowa would not be divided as
some people have been led to believe.
Rev. Mr.. Wilcox was asked pointedly
about this matter, and he said that the
talk was wrong. A movement has been
started for $4,000 fund, with which
to secure coadjuter bishop to aid
Bishop T. N. Morrison in his work
Rev. Mr.. Wilcox would not hazard a
guess as to where the assistant would
be located, but said that Des Moines
was the preferred place, If the assist
ant was to live in the center of the
state. Sioux City was also mentioned
as place for the new assistant, as
was also Davenport, the present home
Of the well known Episcopal bishop.
The Sunday schools of this state have
pledged $1,000 to this fund, and the,
rest will be raised by the older church
people.
Bishop Morrison was here Sunday.
and confirmed a class of fifteen. His
eloquent sermon seemed to stir up
things in Grace church and plans were
discussed for the organization of a
Brotherhood of st. Andrew.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-08
CATHOLIC CIRCLES STIRRED.
Affairs Of Fidelity Funding Company
in Verv TanoIed Condition,

Affairs of Fidelity Funding Company
in Very Tangled Condition.
New York, Dec. S.-That the affairs
of the Fidelity Funding company,
which was organized under the laws
of this state in 1899, to finance the
building operations Of Roman Catho-
lie churches and allied institutions, and
which went into the hands of a re-
ceiver a few weeks ago, are in an ex-
ceedingly tangled condition, is assisted
by the receiver, Thomas f. Gilroy, Jr.,
in a statement made by him yester-
day. P. j. Kieran, up to a short time
ago president of the company, could
not be seen last night when sought for
statement in connection with the
company's affairs, and was said to be
out of the city.
According to Receiver Gilroy, the
company's liabilities will aggregate not
less than $4,500,OOO, with practically no
assets It's creditors include ait. least
fifty churches, seminaries, colleges and
many priests and nuns These are To-
Gated all over the country, from the
New England state to Oregon. Chief
among the company's creditors is ST.
Mary's academy of Nauvoo ILL.,, which
is involved for at least 100000.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-08
TO PROTECT DEPosIToRs.
Minnesota to Be Organized Into Dis
trict Clearing House Association.

Minnesota to Be Organized Into Dis
trict Clearing House Association.
Minneapolis, MINI, Dec. S.-Minne-
sofa is to be organized into a district
clearing house association that will
comprise clearing houses in country
banks as well as those in cities.
1t will be one large association that
will practically guarantee by an ex-
cellent system of bank examination
every depositor of the state who has
money in banks that are members of
the association against loss by loose
banking methods.
The banks of each congressional dis
trict, according to the plan, will organ
ize themselves into an association,
electing an executive committee which
shall have authority to employ neces-
sary examiners and assistants, who
shall make reports to that committee
the bankers of the association pledging
themselves to bear their pro rata
share of the expenses.
This plan was formulated by the
Minnesota Bankers association and
announced in the Minnesota Banker
yesterday. According to the Minneap-
oils bankers it will do the same work
as guaranty deposit law and will
prove as effective to the depositors of
the state.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-08
Bottle Filled With Disease
Cultures Sent Thru Mails
With Loose Wrappings
BOARD AROUSED
HEALTH
Hundreds of Lives Declared to Have
Been Menaced-sender Will Be
Prosecuted to Limit of Law if Iden-
tity Can Be Observation-Disclosures Re-
ported to Federal Authorities.
oecial to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
identity of some person who thru GRIM
inal negligence has endangered the
health end lives in hundreds of Iowa
homes, the state board of health Of
ficials have solicited the assistance of
government officials.
Secretary Louis Thomas yesterday
received thru the mail a package
loosely wrapped, containing an ordin-
airy vaseline bottle corked but not
sealed. Within this was some cotton
batting and on the outside label that
read. Throat culture, supposed to be
diphtheria." This had come thru the
United States mail. The postmark on
the outside was SO blurred that the
point from which it was sent could
not be ascertained. The label and out
side wrapper, however, have been dis
infected and the handwriting willy be
placed in the hands of detectives as a
clue.
the person so negligent in sending the
culture in this way did not even at
tempt to d;sinfect the package, which
came directly from the sick
room. 1t is possible, Mr.. Thomas says,
that the hundreds of letters in the
mail pouch with this package were in
fected with the dread disease that
causes so many deaths and is fought
so desperately by the state board thru
DR.. Thomas says if he can ascer-
tain the identity of the sender of this
package he will prosecute him to the
limit Besides being guilty of criminal
negligence the sender violated the gov
postal laws in sending a glass
bottle thru the mail and also nm send
Ing infected matter thru the mail.
This is not the first time such
thing has occurred, but is the first time
anyone ever sent diphtheria culture
So Other times specimens of scarlet
fever have been received. So far the
board has received no letter that would
disclose the sender and the motive of
sending it unexplained cannot be con-
,eived. 1t is thru misrepresentation that
he package was sent here. The state
BOARD here has nothing to do with
.ests. Such are sent to the state bac-
labratory at Iowa City. but |
,nly in proper test tubes furnished !
~ the department to reputable repre-
,entatiyes in the important cities.
These are then sent by express.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-08
Iowa at Washington.

Washington, Dec. S.-Harry c. Will
hanson has been appointed postmaster
at Cordova, Marion county, vice M. e.
Hart, resigned.
Maui Anderson has been appointed
rural letter carrier, Peter o. Klippe,
substitute, at Ossian.
Merrill NJ Blackburn of Howard
county has been appointed fourth as
sistant examiner in the patent office
at salary of $1,000 per annum.
The secretary of the treasury has
selected a site for the public building
at Ames, Ia. located at the southwest
corner of Kellogg and Story streets,
owned by w. ]. Miller, ct al, at a
price of $4,000.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-08
one COMMISSION FAILS
Dubuque Will Demand Repeal
of Fire and Police Commits
sion Statute :.
TOOL OF THE POLITICIANS
Chief of Police Works Under Direction
of Mayor and Commission PowerIess
to Enforce Its Orders - Continual
JansIe Results = Dubuque's Exper-
fences.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Dubuque Dec. S-The law providing
for police and fire commissions in the
larger cities Of the state, passed by
the last regular session of the legisla-
ture, is rank failure, if the way it has
worked and is being worked dn Du-
buque is any criterion. In fact it has
proved so inadequate here that it is
not at all improbable that Senator
Frudden or one of the representatives
from this county will be called upon
ing session to have 1t repealed or such
changes made in it that it cannot be
made the political plaything or tool of
those who happen to be in power.
Instead of taking the Dubuque po-
lice force out Of politics, instead of
putting it on civil service basis, this
law, the way 1t has been worked in
Dubuque, has made it political tool,
has rendered the position of any one on
the force unsafe and has left the force
answerable to the people.
There has been constant conflict be-
tween the commissioners and the chief,
the mayors representative. Officers
who have fallen into his disfavor, from
whatever cause, have been forced to
walk the gang plank regardless of the
action of the commissioners.
One officer was suspended by the
chief for drunkenness. He plead guilty
to the charge, was given short sus
pension by the commission and report
ed for duty, but he didn't serve day
longer, because there were other
charges and the commissioners to get
rid of the case discharged the officer
'for the good Of the department"
Recently a night captain fell into
disfayor, was suspended for alleged in
subordinarion. His case was heard by
the commission, he was given sus-
pension from duty and when he re-
turned, after the suspension, he was
politely told by the chief that there
was nothing for him. A few days later
the chief animated that the fellow
might go back as patrolman, but the
commission had said as captain.
LII Tic HledHtlIllO tIle CUleI Ildu IlSuG' i
other appointments and the force was
brought up to its full capacity, the de-
posed officer again appealed to the
commission and again was sustained. 4
A week go the city council took holdI
of the matter, fearing that ut would ul-
timately have to pay the salary of an |
extra officer who is not doing duty. It'll
ordered the force reduced one man, UNI
til the controversy is settled, which it |
seems will be In the district court. The
action of the council the chief |
has disregarded and it seems |
there is no means of en-
forcing the orders of the council or
the commission, except the mayor may
the chief, which it is be-
lieved he will not do, as the chief is
believed to be but following the orders
of the mayor.
The better element in Dubuque has
become Disguised with the whole af
fair and will demand some kind of re-
lief at the hands of the legislature.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-08
TO REPRODUCE ISLAND
Head of State University Natural His.
tory Department to Undertake Novel
Work-WiI Reproduce Small Island
of Pacific Ocean.

Iowa City, Dec. S-The greatest and
most novel museum attraction Of any
exhibit in the world is about to be
undertaken by Professor C. c. Nutting,
tory of the state university. The plan
is to reproduce in one large room an
oceanic island which has the densest
bird population of any region known
to man. This scheme Is attracting at
tention from scientists from the whole
country.
In the middle of the Pacific ocean
500 miles west of Honolulu, lies the
little island of Layson which covers
less than six square miles. The ISL
and has always been an uninhabited
one except for lew laborers who are
engaged in digging guano deposits.
Hence the island represents life as
it Is to be found in the natural state,
undisturbed by man. 1t is estimated
that there are between eight and ten
million birds here Never having had
anything to fear the birds are so
tame that they have to be literally
pushed out of the way as one walks
along. There are about twenty spe-
eies of birds, the albatross rookeries
marvellous scene.
This expedition planned by Professor
Nutting will be undertaken by Mr..
Homer r. Dill, university taxidermist,
and some noted scenic artist whose
name has not yet been announced. Mr..
Dill will secure what bird speci-
mems he wants and the artist will
sketch the island with the birds upon
it, using the ocean as background.
Upon the return of the expedition these
scenes will be used in the exhibit,
coupled with the natural surroundings
which Mr.. Dill will use, the museum
exhibit will be a marvellous one. The
panoramic view will present a back
ground which apparently stretches for
miles into the distance.
1t will probably take year or more
before arrangements are completed for
this expedition and the necessary funds
are raised.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-08
IOWA DEBArEns BUSY.
Strong Team to Clash With Wiscon
sin, On Forensic Platform.

Special 10 Times-Republfcan
Iowa City, Dec. S.-The State Uni
yersity Of Iowa debaters who will meet
here Friday evening, are rapidly COM
plotting the preparation of their argu-
ments One of the strongest COM
binations which ever defended the I'M
iversity on the forensic platform, will
clash with the Badgers Led by George
A. Luxfcrd, Of Harlan, one Of the trio
which defeated the University of Illf-
nois last year, the Hawkeyes will make
a strong showing against the Wiscon-
sin debaters.
The question is, Resolved, That
American cities should adopt the COM
mission form Of government" Iowa has
the affirmative against Wisconsin. This
question is the same one that will be
argued by the Iowa and Minnesota de-
batting teams at Minneapolis on the
same evening. The Hawkeye team
which faces the Gophers will have the
negative Of the question.
The remaining two members of the
Iowa team that debates against Wis
consin. are Clarence F. Coulter Of Iowa
City, and E. Clyde Robbins, Of Cedar
Rapids.
1owa's best debaters will form the
team which meets the University Of
minnesota debaters at Minneapolis
Friday evening, in the annual contest
of the central debating circuit. Vim
cent Starring will be the Hawkeye
leader, and he is probably one Of the
most brilliant debaters Professor Hen
ry E. Gordon, head Of the public speak
ing department. has ever trained. The
other members Of the team are: Earl
Stewart, of Grimes, the winner of
third place in the Northern Oratorical
league contest in 1907, and Charles w.
Briggs, of Wapello, university de-
batter Of much experience.
Five universities, Illinois, Nebraska,
Wisconsin and Iowa belong
to the central debating circuit and
each institution has two teams debat-
ing on the evening Of Dec. II.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-08
STREET CAR KILLS CATTLE.
Three Animals skidded Long Distance
AIono Track, at Waterloo.


Waterloo, Dec. S.-A herd of cattle
being driven to the stock yards along
the Rock Island tracks yesterday
mixed with street car in front OF the
Syndicate block and the cattle came
out second best. In fact three of the
critters were SO badly bruised and cut
that they were unfit to ship and were
sent to the packing house to be slaugh-
tered Immediately.
The cattle had just come off the
bridge when street car came bowling
along with all speed possible. Ac-
cording to spectators the motorman
made little effort to check the
speed of the car and 1t was impos-
sible on account OF the number of
teams passing at the time to turn the
cattle off the track. Three of the cat
tie received the full impact of the car,
one of the animals being knocked
down and skidded along the track
distance of fifty feet or more.
The cattle belonged to Fred Edg-
ington and were destined for the Chi
cago market.