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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-23

a thought. and he would decide at once that any one of the 800 petitioners would be just about as smart as he. But we recall just here that this hot air band are the guardians of the people.
 MT Collins says if the amendment IS ratified Bessemer will trim Jefferson down to 500 square miles. And in the next breath he says Warrior, in the other end of the county, might get ambitious ano' coming within a. few miles of East Lake, create a county on the north. How on earth could Warrior cut the north end or the county after it is reduced to the limit? Isn't he creating an impression?
 Bonded Indebtedness.
 MT Collins says with Jefferson county s bonded indebtedness it will necessarily in- crease our taxes if we lose portion or the county. If MT. Collins was asked, what will the taxes be if the county should be kept together and $l,5Oo'ooo or s2,oOO,oOO indebtedness added for the new courthouse and jail his band has been advocating, what would his answer be? He would no doubt be speeches..
 Political Power.
 MT. Collins says that it is estimated that when the 1910 census shall have been taken Alabama will gain two congress- men, and he wants Jefferson kept together so she will have one all to herself. Reao between the lines and what is he driving at? It looks as though the idea IS po- litical control, and this is what they will have if the new county is not formed, for they will draw representatives from the other counties of the state until they will have away up in the teens, and they will have near the 100 mark of delegates in state conventions after the 1910 census. Wouldn't it be more just and fair to the people of the state if they would Just come out like a man and ask the people of the state to let them have political control and act as the guardians of the people.
 United States Government.
 MT. Collins seems to think that Besse- mer can control the United States gov ernment sub-treasury location. If this IS true, Bessemer will get it, won't she? Present Indebtedness of Country. MT. Collins wound up his statement (wise statemenD by saying that there Is no provision made by which Bessemer would be taxed up with a dollars worth of the indebtedness of the old county. How can this be, since section 124 of the new code of 19O7 which makes new coun- ties liable for their pro rata share of afl indebtedness of the old counties cut, both at law and in equity, and which section hor~ in every code of the state since 1852 and the supreme court upheld 1t in i tie case of Chambers county vs. Lee 1 county, 55 Ala, 534. This Is the second 1 time we have cited these authorities to | these Birmingham fellows. and we recom- mend that MT. Collins read them. let's | inform ourselves and let the people have 1 the law and facts and they will no doubt i reach a correct conclusion.
 | J. A. ESTES, | Chairman New County State Campaign
 Committee.
 Bessemer, October 22. 1908.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-23
Graves Speaks for Workers.

Gloversville, N. r., October 22.-John Temple Graves, vice presidential candi- date of the independence party. addressed several hundred of the voters of Glovers- vile early tonight. Colonel Graves de- voted his attention to discussion of the industrial conditions of the country, and pointed out the relief which the platform of the independence party would afford the workingmen, saying that the threat of industrial slavery makes instant ap- peal to the suggestion of industrial lib- erty, and said that is just what he and the advocates of his party stand for.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-23
African War Hero Dead.

London, October 22.-Lieutenant Arthur Jermy Mounteney Jephson, who had been the Kings messenger since 1895, died to- day. Lieutenant Jephson commanded 8 detachment in the Emin Pasha relief ex- petition under Henry M. Stanley in 1SS7- 90 In 1904 he married Miss Anna Head, the daughter of the latae Addison E. Head of San Francisco.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-23
Local and Personal.
Pacific Fleet Sails.

Honolulu, October 22.-The Pacific crui- ser fleet commanded by Rear Admiral Swinburne, sailed today with the accom- panying torpedo boat destroyers in tow for the Pacific coast The cruisers will proceed to Magdelena Bay for tagret practice, after which they will visit the west coast of South America.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-23
Marrlaue Announced.

Florence, october 22.-(Special.) )-Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Holland have announced the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter. Alma Wells, to MT. Guy Roderick Mckinley of Birmingham. The wedding will take place on Wednesday, November Il, at noon, at the First Meth odist church, Florence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-23
Mrs. Nelson I'm proved.

Decatur, october 22.-(Special)- )-Y day afternoon while visiting at the home of Mrs. William J. Henderson fin West New Decatur Mrs Abbie Nelson, aged 7S years, fell while walking in the yard, breaking her left arm at the wrist and bruising herself considerably about the body. She is one of the oldest residents of the Decaturs, having resided here since 1873. She is the mother of Will w. Nell son.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-23

The organization of the Choctawhatche River Light and Power company, with headquarters at Dothan, probably means new street railway system for that sec ton of the state. The company proposes to make and sell electric power and oper- ate kindred plants, including electric lines of railway. A. c. Kelley and others are interested and s1OO,OOO of the $5O0,OOO capital has been paid in.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-23

PILES CURED IN 6 TO 14 DAYS. PIZO OINTMENT Is guaranteed to cure any case of Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles in 6 to IA days or money refunded. soc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-23
Average Countryman.

Now, MT. Kettig says that the aver
 age countryman wants to go to Bir-
 mingham after his crops are laid by
 to sit on the jury, but doesn't want to go to Bessemer. He says the sheriff tells him this and he knows it Is so.
 They are certainly put to it. Every fool in the county knows that crops
 are laid by about and soon after July 1, and that ,.the crops are being har- vested by October, and they know, too. that the courts are in recess from June to October except the Bessemer and criminal courts, wh ich start in Sep tember. They have just lost their heads.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-23
Shades Made to Order.
The Busy Cornet
LACE CURTAINS AT HALF

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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-08-13

In a letter received yesterday by Lang-
don parties from Vancouver, b. c., the
Q W is received of t. e. Pierce, a former
we'll known resident here, being recently
seized with a severe attack of appendi-
citis. At the time the letter was mailed
MI. Pierce had just been operated on,
having been on the operating table up
wards of two hours. The doctors, it is
understood found that the appendix had
in some manner formed a growth which
attached it to the bowels, making the
operation one of extreme delicacy. Mr..
Pierce is in the furniture business at
Vancouver with A. r. Gardner, and P.
McGauvran, who is here from the west
visiting With his brother, tells Of having
made a stay of a couple of days with the
GARDENERS and Pierce's just before leav-
ing the coast country n week ago, at
which time Mr.. Pierce WAS apparently
enjoying the best Of health.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-08-13
DRS. KERR & SMITH
DENTISTS Donovan Block

Correll Shaw, from Vancouver, B. c..
is spending the week with old Langdon
friends. Since leaving here three years
ago he has been holding down a
remunerative job with the railroad and
is enjoying his summer vacation among
familiar boyhood scenes in North Da-
kota. The Shaws, Gardeners, and other
ex-Langdon people are all we'll, but none
of them have yet forgotten the old town
and the many friends left behind when
they went west.
w. A. Ferguson yesterday forenoon
received a telephone message from Alex
Mcdonald at Grand Forks, stating that
Mrs. Mcdonald had that morning been
operated on and upwards of a pint of
pus removed from an abdominal abscess,
from which the patient was suffering
when taken to the Forks on Mondays
train. Mrs. Mcdonald is said to have
stood the operation in good shape but
will remain in the hospital there for a
week or ten days before returning home.
The meeting Saturday forenoon at the
court house of the republican county
committee was given a representation of
the greater number of precincts in the
county. To all outward appearances
the best of feeling prevailed and it was
given out as a solemnly stated fact that
harmony would be the watchwerd of the
republican party in Cavalier county
this fall. Andrew Sturm was again
named as chairman of the county com.
mittee, r. u. Boomgaarden secretary
and w. L.. Thomas of Calvin, treasurer.
Ellen Ellenson was reelected a member
Of the state central committee from the
Fortieth district. w. F. Hannum. of
Clyd. was named as state committees
MAD from the Eighteenth district, sue
ceeding G. S. Hunter of this city,. who
declined the honor of re- election.
farm Loans. farm Loans. Farm
Loans. See Cieary & Mclean.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-08-13

For farm loans Mooney Il Johnston's
is the only place.
I'll. M. Reilly was a business visitor
over from Nekoma on Saturday.
O. A. Webster, a prominent Grand
Forks insurance man made Langdon a
business visit Tuesday.
Mrs. A. II. koehmstedt, visited Lang
don friends while down from Wales a
couple of days last week.
If you have cash kelly's is the only
place to buy. If you are buying on
credit Kelly's is the place not to buy.
Co. Com'r Gjevre, was at Bismarck
last week to represent Cavalier county
at the meeting of the state equalization
board.
The Langdon farmers elevator is
rapidly assuming proportions which
enable it to be seen at quite a distance
from town.
Cashier 0. E. Thompson, autoed over
to Walhalla Tuesday afternoon, Mrs.
Thompson accompanied him home on
the return trip.
Adam Reid, deputy county auditor,
returned Friday from Bismarck, where
he attended the meeting of the state
equalization board.
Mrs VIM. Sharp, arrived Thursday
last week from Devils Lake and is max
ing a visit of a few days with her sister,
Mrs. f. Z. B. Mercer.
Dr.. A. f. Elliott of Milton and his
brother, j.. A. Elliott, the Hampden
druggist were both numbered amolg the
visiting politicians here Saturday.
IL. Ii. Halvorson, cashier of the First
National bank at Milton was an attend
ing committeeman at the pow-wow of
Cavalier county republicans held
Saturday.
Misses Louise and Florence Fletcher,
sisters of Mrs. w. A. Mcintyre who we're
visiting here part of the ummer left
this week returning to their home at
Red Lake Falls, Mimi.
ID. ii. Fosburg, an eX-reverend some
years ago pastor of a church at Hannah,
spent several days here during the week
with a sidewalk photograph gallery.
which produced photos for a dime.
Hon. Ole L. Axvig and Public Ad-
ministrator Finlay Macdonald were
here Saturday from Milton and occupied
spectators seats at the organization
meeting of the republican county com
mittee.
L. kltchln in a new adver
tisement this week that he has the
Cavalier county agency for a portable
steel granary, built in sizes of 1000
bushels capacity and upwards. They
are manufactured at Fargo, by the NORTH
Dakota Metal Culvert Co., and arc
guaranteed as being thoroughly fire
weather and vermine proof. Mr.. Kitchir
expects to have one here on exhibition
in the course of a few days.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-08-13

Household paints, varnishes, varnish
stains, Jap-a-lac and paint brushes at
Mercer ~ LAWNS.
Miss c. f. Mcmillan, deputy county
auditor, was a passenger on Mondays
train to Grand Forks.
Money always on hand for first and
second mortgage loans on Cavalier
county lands. Best of rates and con.
ditions. o. e. Thompson. cashier.
Ole Frogne, from Numedahl. in Ere
mont township was here Friday to
represent his precinct at the meeting of
the republican county committee.
E. j. Schefter, the new druggist at
Osnabrock, vas in town Friday visiting
his brother Simon Schefter, proprietor
of the Star gents furnishing and shoe
store.
S. f. Mercer, the Larimore greenhouse
man and florist, who is a cousin of +.
f. b. Mercer, our pioneer hardware
merchant, was an over Sunday visitor
this week.
A. L. LeVesconte hasa new Ford auto
mobile. A neat car capable of making
forty miles an hour. 1t is understood
that al has a prospective Langdon
buyer for this machine.
L. McGauvran arrived en- Yesterday
passenger from Belleview, Wash. and
will make a stay of a couple of weeks
here with his brother, Postmaster John
McGauvran, while looking after the
marketing of grain raised on his farms
near Osnabroc5.
Simon Schefter, proprietor of the Star
gents furnishing and shoe store has a
new fall trade adv't this week that is
especially addressed to the farmers.
lhe announcements made 10y Simon to
buyers of Shoes and clothing will bear
careful reading whenever they appear.
L. r. Price is leaving Langdon this
fall intending to try the climate of either
Colorado or Texas this winter for his
health. Mrs. Price and their little
daughter, Edna, accompany him and
their desirable residence property on
Fifth street is offered for sale. Attention
is directed to advertisement in our want
column.
\. f. Charter is starting up a new
restaurant this week at the Old Home
stead stand, which since it was vacated
some weeks ago by Doc Morton has
been completely retitted and refurnished
MIR. Charter is one of Langdons veteran
restaurant men. Back in the old DAYS.
when he operated 1.-The Hub" he was
known as "the farmers friend" and now
that he is back again in the business
many of his old friends from the country
are likely to hunt up "Poly" when IN
town and in need of a square meal.
The Democrat will be sent from
now until election day, Nov. 8, for
twenty-five cents. This is a cash
offer. Subscribe at once.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-08-13
+ Local Happenings &
81
Simon Schefter Sells Star Shoes.

Simon Schefter Sells Star Shoes.
Baled hay for sale at Parson &
Alpstag's.
Wear sox guaranteed six months. Get
them at Simon Schefter's.
ALERT & Winter have plenty of money
to loan on first and second mortgages.
Let us show you the work we are do
ing in the photograph line. w. r. Opie.
Merchant Poe, from Sarles, was a
business visitor in Langdon a couple of
days last week.
Merchant Jos. F. Schneider and wife
visited their Langdon friends Friday,
and took in the ball game.
The delivery wagon of the Schulke
department store is looking fine with
fresh paint and gilt lettering.
Mrs. l. Dawson was down from ORES
den last Friday a visitor at the home of
Co. Auditor and Mrs. Jos. Power.
Get the habit of getting the best to be
had for the price you pay. That will
take you to Simon's place every time.
Co. Treasurer Thos. Sheehan and
wife, spent part of last week in an enjoy
able visit with friends over at Walhalla.
Duncan Campbell, one of the old time
residents of Osnabrock township was a
county seat visitor a couple of days last
week.
The arrival of a son is reported as hav-
ing occurred on the 4th inst, at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Hagan, two miles
west of town.
Ed. Butchart, of the Ramage meat
market, visited with the family of Alex
Russell In Fremont township, several
days of last week.
Merchant Jonn Trotter, was here
Saturday ana managed to look after
both business and political interests
during a brief stay between trains.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. f. Winter and MIR
and Mrs. A. Schulke composed an auto.
mobile party that enjoyed a run over tc
Walhalla on Wednesday of last week.
Chas. T.. Sawyer and VIM. Murchie
talked about the million dollar croT
they are harvesting in the vicinity Of
Sarles, while here Monday t%ransactine
business.
r. B. Morrison, the postmaster al
Beaulieu, and Peter Dunnigan were
Langdon visitors from the eastern part
of the county Friday and Saturday Of
last week.
P. j. Antony, the Munich banker anc
G. A. Dustin, of Clyde were among the
notables here Saturday from the ives
tern side of the county attending the
committee meeting.
Monday of this week the stork visited
the home of j. K. Hamilton near town
and now the democratic nominee for the
county authorship is the proud daddy
of a handsome young daughter.
"Doc" Morton has decided to continue
in the restaurant business at the CT
Northern Hotel where he has served
patrons of the Old Homestead since
Landlord w. J. Welsh took charge OF
the Columbia Hotel a couple of months
ago.
Langdon had a representative at the
seventh annual state tournament of the
! North Dakota tennis association in Miss
@. b. Mcmillan who participated in the
state championship. All the contestants
but Miss Mcmillan and a Miss Simmons
of Hunter, were Grand Forks ladies.
Mrs. Alex Mcdonald was taken te
Grand Forks on Monday afternoons
passenger by her husband and Mrs
Robert Meiklejohn. Since being taker
i'll less than two weeks ago developments
have shown the presence of an internal
abscess, for which the patient viii
undergo an operation II the hospital a
Grand Forks as soon as practical.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-08-13

Two weeks more and the chicken
season opens.
Good haying and harvesting weather,
even if it hasn't rained much.
Langdon city schools reopen for the
fall and winter term Monday August
,31st.
The parish picnic of st. Alphonsus
church is understood as having netted
5000.
New potatoes two weeks ago 1925 a
bushel have now dropped below the
dollar mark:
Teachers examination at Langden and
Munich on Friday and Saturday, August
2Sth and Goth.
M. j. O'Malley manager of the Lang
don Lumber Co., was a business visitor
down the line Monday as far as
Inkster.
Some we're inquiring about frost last
Friday morning but the minimum
thermometer only showed a temperature
of 800. Nothing doing.
Have you noticed there was not ever
a whimper in those Devils Lake papers
about Langdcn winning three straight
games over there a week ago.
Langdon with three straight games
from Devils Lake and four more games
won this week from Clyde can afford to
crow some these days about playing ball.
Hick and Foster both have a cool
wave forecast for Monday, August 18th
when growing crops might be damaged
by a light frost. This year, however, it
comes too late to %endanger any except
very backward crops.
Franks Briggs, a veteran wheat buyer
at Milton, has accepted the position oil
manager and grain buyer of the Lang.
don farmers elevator and will move here
with his family in readiness to open the
new elevator for business as soon as it is
completed. He has leased the Farrell
residence on the corner of Spruce and
Fifth street, opposite the city schools.
Saturday forenoon DR.. Jas. Semple
was called to attend Mr.. John b
Hiltner at his farm near Dresden. His
injuries resulted from the runaway of a
team he wss driving hitched to a hay
rake. Mr.. Hiltner sustained a fracture
oE coyor,1 Wins on1 pNrco111nrf fo bic
advanced age will lay him up for awhile,
The patient is the father of Rev. M. j,
Hiltner of Mt. Carmel.
Postmaster McGauvran states that
the department at Washington, u. G..
has notified him that they are about to
supply post offices in this state with eX.
change stamps, which can be secured
and sent by parties here to friends and
relatives in any Of the old countries
Over there they can be exchanged fol
the stamps of that country and letters
can be forwarded to this.
The first grain of the 1908 crop to be
marketed in Langdon this fall was 1000
bushels of barley hauled in from Isaac
Kitchin's farm on Monday forenoon and
sold to John Power, agent of the Ma.
tlonal Elevator Co.. The barley weighed
As pounds to the bushel and rs fine
wheather has prevailed during the time
the crop was harvested it a bright
plump sample demanding the TOP
market price of 48 cents. The crop is
understood as averaging nearly q
bushels per acre. 1t was sown early in
the spring, after which it will be recalled
there was quite a spell of snow and
wintery weather. Agent Power states
that in years past the 18th of August is
the earliest date at which the new cror
of grain has been marketed here
which shows that harvesting and
threshing are at least two weeks earlier
this year.
Farm and Fire Insurance oct fow-
est rates at the Mooney State Bank
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-08-13

f SN
piano at Simon's place.
If you miss my twenty days sale we
both lose. G. j. Kelly.
d. Spence and Martin Conroy we're
over here Friday from Clyde.
Don't fail to read Kelly's half page
adv't. 1t is bristling with bargains.
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.
John Grumpy, represented the bust
seat Monday.
Good binder for rent or sale cheap.
Hay north and east of Langdon. Apply
to E. A. Wadsworth.
j. Fl. Bytield, was down Monday from
his Dresden farm, where harvesting
operations are in full blast.
Mrs. Leon Plante was visitor in town
from Olga a few days last week at the
home of her father, Mr.. George Barcelo
A. Kieffer, manager of the Mcmillan
Machine Co.'S, branch house at Wales
was down the line Saturday transacting
business.
Frank f.. Ross, was a business visitor
a day or two last week from Calvin
where he is engaged in the farm ma.
chinery business.
Kelly is closing out his mems summer
caps, childrens summer suits-in fact
everything in summer goods at less thar
manufacturers prices.
Jos. Paulson, the Osnabrock post.
master and republican candidate fol
county auditor was among the visiting
politicians here Saturday.
Money always ON hand for first anc
second mortgage Loans on Cavalier
county lands. Best of rates and con
ditlons. O. e. Thompson. Cashier.
Mrs. Sanderson, a teacher in the city
schools at Grand Forks arrived on Tues
days passenger and is visiting for a few
days with Mr.. and Mrs. John Mahon.
Ted johnson and Frank Segram, the
new proprietors of the barber shop a
the old Weiland stand took over the
business from Barber John Hedlik this
week.
Mrs. W. r. Porter, made Langdor
friends a short visit last week enroutt
! to her home at Calvin, from a visit o
several weeks with her daughter a
Emerson, Man.
Jas. P. Dunnigan was over from hi!
farm in Trier township Friday accom-
panied by his sisters, Misses Agnes ane
Edith Dunnlgan, who We're returning tt
their home at Beaulieu.
ii. ID. Allert's p~alatial homeon Nalnu
and Sixth street is looking fine in it
fresh coat of paint. This week tn
painters are getting III their work on th,
city school buildings and w. B. Gordon
home.
". j. Higgins and his son John Hig
gins were here Saturday from HANNAH
on legal business. Mir. John Higgins re
Gently had bis hired man arrested upol
a charge of horse stealing. The affair il
still in litigation.
o. E. Thompson, D G Mcdonald, M
j. OiMalley and Alex McNab went dow
the line Monday as far as lnkster. Tn
return trip Tuesday was made in tw,
new automobiles purchased by Messrs
McNab & Docksteader for their liver.
business.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-08-13

Household paints, varnishes, varnish
stains, Jap-a-lac and paint brushes at
Mercer a LAWNS.
Miss c. f. Mcmillan. deputy county
auditor, was a passenger on Mondays
train to Grand Forks.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-08-13

Money always on hand for first and
second mortgage loans on Cavalier
county lands. Best of rates and con.
ditions. 0. E. Thompson, cashier.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-08-13

Ole Frogne, from N%umedahl, in Ere
mont township was here Friday to
represent his precinct at the meeting of
the republican county committee.