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HOUSEBOAT LAYS UP.
Repairs to Griselda to Prepare Her
for Summer Cruising.

The large houseboat Griselda. belonging
to Frank T. Rawlings OF this city. the
only vessel Of her kind in the pleasure
fleet owned at this city, is to have a
broken bowsprit replaced and other minor
repair work done to her before she Is
placed in winter quarters.
Arrangem ants are being made to berth
the boat In one of the docks OF Forsherg $
wharf at the foot of * street southwest
She will probably be laid up there during
the present week. The Griselda during
the past summer was equipped with a
schooner hull in place o: the scow hull
she formerly had. The change mad, her
a much better sea boat and one that could
brave heavy storms on the river.
The vessel is a small dwelling and has
aboard more conven'ences than are often
found In a small fiat. Aboard her Mr..
Rawlings and his family spend their sum-
mers visiting points along the Potomac.
The launch May Bells. also belonging to
Mr.. Rawlings. will go out OF commission
and will be be'thed with the houseboat
for the winter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-01
Committees Appointed.

After a solo by Mrs. Sidney P. Hollings-
worth and the address by DR.. Kirk. the
appointment of two of the important con-
vention committees was announced, as
follows:
Committee on nominations-C. A. Baker,
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church.
chairman: W. J. Bowman. Mount Pleasant
Conversational Church. Miss Anna j..
Bell. Calvary Baptist Church; Theodore
A. Hostetler. Ninth Street Christian
Church: s. NJ Croft. Douglass Memorial
NJ. E Church.
Committee on resolutions-Rev. c. H.
Butler. Luther Place Memorial Lutheran
Church. chairman: A. L. DIETRICH, st.
Paul NJ. E. Church South; c. l. Dolly.
First Reformed Church: Gideon J. Pillow,
Epiphany Protestant Episcopal Church;
Mrs. Washington Topham. Memorial
United Brethren Church.
Proposed to Raise 100000.
A resolution was also adopted recon-
mending that the Sunday schools Of the
association contribute to the American
Bible Society to aid it In raising $5'O.oO0
which is necessary to obtain a like amount
from Mrs. Russell Sage Of New York.
After President MILAN announced that
the sessions Of the convention are open
to the public the meeting closed with
benediction by Rev. j. Howard Wells, pas
tor Of the Mount Vernon Place NJ. E.
Church South.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-01

religions come from one source, an in
finite power. and as the one religion
reached mankind it became changed to
suit different people,
Mr.. Colvile has just returned from AUS
tralia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-01

subject OF an address by w. J. Colville of
London, at meeting of the Theosophi-
cal Society, at 1917 II street. last evening
There are different religions for diff
ferent peoples he said. why Lot have
universal religion for all peoples? All
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-01

no depreciation of the wonderful quick
ening of the spiritual life of the Chris
tian people who heard him. to say. as
we must. that most of those who are
being added to the churches at the close
of the meetings are Sunday school schol-
ars.
THE statistical table which accom-
panies this report shows more than
eleven hundred conversions Of Sunday
school scholars during the year. These
are reported by less than one hundred
of the schools. representing approx
mately two-thirds of the total enrolment
Many large schools have not reported
this item. 1t is quite certain that at
least fifteen hundred Sunday school schol-
ars from the white Protestant schools Of
the District Of Columbia joined the church
in the last year This is inspiring. To
he able to so report Is alone worth the
many and persistent efforts required to
secure statistics of the schools"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-01
Feeder to the Church.

In the course Of his address President
MILAN gave a brief history Of the mod
ern Sunday school movement. emphasize
ing It's size and Importance. The church,
he said. is drawing by far the larger por-
tlon Of its growth from the Sunday
school.
Take our own city" he said. But
the other day We had with us, after
months Of preparation and praper and
with the hearty. united and active sup
port Of the Christian people of the entire
community. an evangelist Of world wide
fame. After two weeks Of his work we
had more weeks of special service in
many of our churches It is no detrac-
ton from his fame and his faithfulness,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-01-23
Observation-Disclosures q q 7s g q q

Milton fans had the pleasure ofseeing
a real live baseball game in the middle
of our far famed North Dakota winter
on Monday when the local team met a
team from Osferd and took them into
camp by score of s to 5. The diamond
was in good shape and the air warm
enough so that the rooters could get
down to business in regular midsummer
style. Other games will be arranged if
Jack Frost does not soon awaken from
his Rip Van Wrinkle slumber and become
angry at the liberties which are being
taken while he is off duty. Batteries in
thel game were: Milton, Rishoff and
Stevenson; Osford, Hines and Parks;
umpire, Daarud.
John Elenbaum of Munich and Miss
Evelyn S. Robertson of Park River we're
married at the Presbyterian parsonage
in Grafton Wednesday afternoon Jan
uary 18th, 1908, Rev. D. N. Scott per-
forming the ceremony Mr.. Ellenbaum
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-01-23
ADDITIONAL LOCAL

Landlord w. j. Welsh returned home
today from his three week Colorado trip
Mrs. John Diamond, who has been
ill with pneumonia, is now reported as
out of danger
August Moritz, one of the Dresden
elevator men, was in the city Monday
spending the day with friends.
o. d. Ostby was here Friday and
and Saturday last week from Wales
looking after matter of business.
Mrs. w. A. Ferguson returned to the
city Friday from visit of few days
with Mrs. l.. A. Weed at Hannah.
The social circle of the Ladies Guild,
of the Presbyterian church will be enter
tanned tomorrow afternoon, Friday.
January "a, at the home of Mrs. Harry
Price. A most cordial invitation to at
tend is extended the ladies of Lang
don and vicinity.
Walter L.. Bradley, who is now sales
man with Foot Schultze of Co., of st.
Paul, carrying samples through the
northern part of North Dakota for that
we'll known boot and shoe firm made
stop over in Langdon with old friends
over Sunday. "Walt" will be remem-
bered as having been with the Trade
Palace store of A. Schulke up to about
a year ago.
Presiding Elder, Rev. j. G. Moore, of
Grand Forks. was here Monday conduct
ed the second quarterly conference of
the Langdon and Harvey Center
Methodist churches. He gave his lee
ture entitled: 'To and Fro in Rome" at
the Harvey Center church on Monday
evening. large audience completely
filled the church and all were delighted
with the lecture. Mr.. Moore has rare
powers of description and an ability to-
see the humorous as we'll as the serious
side Of life.
The Modern Brotherhood of America
is a fraternal and benefit order with an
ever increasing membership in this city
Just now, in particular, the NJ B. of A.
is certainly making progressive strides,
j. j. Souch, deputy state organizer, hav-
ing received the applications of no less
than fifteen candidates for membership
during the past two weeks.
Our serial story THE Rogue's Marcel" "
reaches the closing chapter this week
and in the next issue will be followed by
a series of tales of the untanghng of the
thread of crime and mystery by Martin
Hewitt, Investigator The detective
disclosures as portrayed in this series of
tales, in which "Martin Hewitt, In
vestigator plays the leading part, are
said to be finer in the way of fiction
than the Sherlock Holmes stories, that
had such popular run on our serial
story page little over year ago. Look
for the first installment of Martin
Hewitt, Investigator" next week,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-01-23

was at one time resident of Grafton
and is now engaged in the general mer-
camille business at Munich. The bride
is daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. H. Robert
son of Park River. Mr.. and Mrs. Ellen
baum will be at home to their friends al
Munich after February 18th.
We are in receipt of kindly wordec
invitation to attend the 149th annivers
ary of the birthday of Robert Burns al
Langdon on Friday of this week. The
invitation is more or less general, as ii
commences with the following sentence
signed by Robert Work, chief
$50 dinna be blate but just toddle in
the gate, ilka man and mither's son o'ye
And bring your wives and your lasses
wi ye, and lse warrant ye we'll hae a
Draw nicht OF
Well, Langdon is noted for its hospi
tality, and especially so when the bonny
Scotch lads take the matter up. There
are no halfway invitations given by the
Draw and canny lads O Thistledom.
Walhalla Mountaineer.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-01-23
AROUND 4s2 County; !!!.!!:!.!

Wales again has barber shop. the
new tonsorial artist being liver johnson,
until recently at Hannah.
Two columns of solid reading matter
were to be found in last weeks Munich
Herald over the signature of yves
Mahon. 1t consisted of letter written
by Mr.. Mahon from Mt. Clemens, Mich,
graphically depicting his journey to the
sanitarium at that place, where he is
trying the efficacy of the mineral springs
for his rheumatics. On the way down
he was carefully looked after by Drug
gist J. H. Tyrreii and his brother, Jim
Mahon, of Inkster. An incident enroute
that he speaks of is an interview he had
at the Merchants Hotel in st. Paul with
Jud LaMoure and Aleck Mckenzie, but
"Wes" is understood as having such q
scrap on at the time with his rheumatic
lower extremities that the discussion oi
politics was out of question
J. Ii. Byfeld of Dresden, is away for a
month looking over Spokane and other
attractive points in the west. 1t is
rumored that MIR. Byfeld and our
former townsman, T. E. Pierce, may de-
cido to open livery stable, there or in
some other of the larger cities
Munich's matrimonial bureau is re-
ported as likely at any time to suspend
business and go into the hands of a
receiver, as at late meetings there has
not been enough members present to
form quorum.
The Sarles Advocate has a cores
pondent In Thos. B. Wood, who is not
afraid over his own signature to take the
side of the big catalogue houses in a
controversy with the Sarles merchants
The question is we'll handled from the
purchasers side of the question and we
should think is likely to call for a reply
from some one among the merchants OF
that town.
Sarles public school starts in the year
With total attendance of 1O1 in it's three
departments High school work is be-
ing taken up and the pupils have de,
clded upon maroon and white as their
GLASS colors.
FL. E. Dukeshire, formerly well
known Henderson township farmer, has
lately received the appointment of post
master at Richfarms, Sask.
"A dispatch from Wilton, this state,
says: 1.-The local postmaster is in re-
ceipt of a letter from the postal au-
thorities at Washington, stating that
the business men and patrons of the
postoffice at Milton. this state, have
asked that the name Of Wilton be
changed, inasmuch as their similarity
causes 40 end of trouble in the delay ol
mails and numerous mistakes in The
receiving Of freight and express. The
Wiltonites naturally ITO not take very
kindly to the prospective change, and
will not change itunless compelled to.
The Munich Herald last week an
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-01-23

At the Langdon Light Co., plant on
Friday afternoon Engineer Ohland and
his helper, Will Lake, narrowly escaped
serious if not fatal injury when both
were quite severely scalded by escaping
steam from one of the boilers they were
cleaning out. The blow off cock under
the boiler became clogged with scales
from the inside and it was in removing
this obstruction that Ohland and Lake
were both for short time in danger of
being scalded to death.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-01-23

nounced the arrival of little daughter
to MIR. and Mrs. Walter Sandison, form
er residents of Langdon, who more
recently have been farming in the
vicinity of Munich.
In letter from Walkerton, Ont,
written January 14th. P. s. Schwartz, of
Dresden, writes that over there they
have plenty of snow for good sleighing
though at different times since winter
set in they have had damp weather and
occasional rains. The small pox epidemic
he says IS quite bad in number of the
smaller towns.
Friday evening next week the ladies
of Iona give leap year ball, for which
the invitations are out. The arrange
ments are in the hands of Misses Martha
Rustad and Theresa Bocan. Music will
be furnished by Mr.. and Mrs. Spranger
and supper will be served at the Frank
Smith restaurant. The dance is to be
held in the Iona Hall.
The preliminary hearing of DR.. j. j.
Reilly closed at Hannah on Saturday
afternoon when the argument of counsel
was followed by Justice Templeton
ordering the defendant to be bound over
until the May term of district court.
WI, Faris. who recently disposed of
his general merchandise business at
Hannah, went south on Tuesdays pas
senger accompanied by his family, bound
for Vancouver, B. c., where they expect
to make their future home.
The mother of Druggist Amos Abbott
has been quite seriously i'll at her home
In Hannah the past couple of weeks, but
is reported as being somewhat improved
in condition.
John and George Ermer have pur-
chased from Emanuel Epton, a half sec
ton of land in Fremont township,
consideration s7,25OOO. The land is
that owned by Mr. Epton on which he
lived for so many years and which net
ted him competency.
Samuel Balfour and Geo. Bassingth-
waite were returning passengers to Ha
nah last Saturday from Fargo, where
they attended the sessions of the tri-
state grain growers convention. Both
gentlemen have sons who are attending
the state agricultural college this
winter.
In bowling contest at Hannah last
week the married men were beaten by
the unmarried by 371 points at the close
of series three games. An oyster sup
per was afterwards eaten at the expense
of the defeated team.
Banker U. L. Burdick, of Munich, the
famous ex-footballsta of the University
of Michigan, is back east visiting and is
reported rs being one Of the assistant
coaches Of the Michigan team.
Calvin has several cases OF typhoid
fever. Walhalla reports an epidemic Of
pneumonia and Ia grippe is prevalent all
over the county.
fssxsS
Nekoma is early getting after her
uhare Of business for 1858 and will
organize . commercial club.
Tomorrow night the Nekoma cornet
band hold their big benefit ball q
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-01-23

Tomorrow Will be Celebrated the One Humid
red and Forty Ninth Anniversary of the
Time Honored Scottish Burns Birthday Big
Preparations Made for Entertainment of
Visiting Guests from Over the State. a.
The Caledonian Society of Cavalier
county will celebrate the 149th anniver-
sary of Robert Burns birthday this year
in Langdon tomorrow Friday, January
24th. On account of the actual date,
January 25th, falling on Saturday this
year, the Scotch are taking an early
start, and will begin day ahead of time
in order that the festivities may not
interfere with their Sabbath worship:
The large Opera House from cellar to
garret has been engaged and will be the
centre of the festivities, although the
whole town will be thrown open and
Scottish hospitality will be everywhere
the order of the day and night. In
former celebrations the task of sending
out individual invitations was found to
be both laborious and expensive, so that
this year individual invitations will be
sent only to parties outside of Cavalier
county and general invitation is ex
tended to the residents of the county
who are all expected to be here without
fail. The concert commencing as the
invitations read: 'on the chap o eight
will consist of bagpipe music, Highland
filings and sword dances, Scottish piano
duets, and Scottish cornet solos, aulc
Scotch sangs, and choruses, and ar
Grafton on Robert Burns. The hotels
will furnish the banquet and two tickets
for the banquet are included in the
general ticket. Oatmeal cakes, scsnes
short bread, and haggis galore will be
served and the heather and the tartar
will be everywhere in evidence. Dane
ing will be enjoyed in both the Opera
House and Donovan's Hall and ar
orchestra has been engaged for each hal
to assist the pipers.
$50 dinna be blate, but just toddle il
the gate, ilka man and mithers son O We
and Use warrant ye we'll hae a brav
NIGHT OF"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-01-23
''BOBBIE" BURNS DAY.
Caled0nian Society of Cavalier Co.,
fntertains at Langdon.
A BIG GATHERING OF SCOTCH

Tomorrow Will be Celebrated the One Humid
red and Forty- Ninth Anniversary of the
Time Honored Scottish Burns Birthday Big
Preparations Made for Entertainment of
Visiting Guests from Over the State. a.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-11
NATIONAL LEAGUE TEAM TAKES
OPENER FROM DETROIT.
PITCHERS POUNDED HARD
Chicago Team Had Batting Clothes on
and Pounded kilIisn Hard-chi-
esgo Used Three Pitchers in
The Game Today.

bcuui', Mich. Oct. l0-Fresh from
their victory over the New York
Giants. the Chicago cub. winners OF
the National League pennan-. took
the opening game OF the worlds
championship series from Detroit
this afternoon. pounding Killian for
fourteen hits.
The visitors outplayed Detroit
throughout the game. The visitors
used three pitchers. Ruelhbach. the
Cubs winning pitcher retired IN the
seventh In favor Of overall. who re.
tired In favor of Brown the following
inning.
record breaking crowd Witnessed
the game. All incoming trains today
brought crowds of baI eball enthusi.
as's, benz on seeing the first struggle
between Detroit and Chicago for the
championship of the world
There was brave and confident
minority, which Haunted Cub banners
amidst the multitude of Tiger en-.
blems. displayed by a no less conn
dent majority.
Before daylight today enthusiast
began forming in line before the tick.
ct windows Of Bennett park. waiting
for the sale of general admission tick.
- TO open at Q o'clock.
Men, who had had no breakfast at
home. munched sandwiches anl still
had enough left in their pockets or in
packages. which they carried. for
luncheon.
Shortly before the game the mana.
gers OF the two teams announced that
their respective teams were I'm excel
lent condition.
The two teams depart this eve
ming for Chicago. where the second
and third games Of the series will be
played Sunday and Mon hay. II Is ex.
pccted that all attendance records
will be broken at the Sunday gene
at Chicago.
Following is the result of today's
game by innings:
23 3 G7s9 II n u
Chicago O0i 0O105 10 II 2
Detroit 10000 20 6 10 A
Batteries, Chicago, Ruehlbach. over.
all, Brown and King; Detroit. Killan
and Schmidt Umpires Sheridan and
O'Day.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-11

Long Island. Motor Park Way, oct
10 Thirty four various powered con
vertcd 'tock motor cars were sent
away today in five classes at 81 900
prize sweeps axes from the middle of
the three mile Straight away cement
stretch of the new million dollar
motor parkway with twouty-thrcc and
one half miles of track shaped like
thc boundary Of the state of North
Earolina
The races were 100. l5O. 2Oo. pa.
and 250 miles and tor cars selling for
$1,000 or less. $1,000 or less. $4,000
or less. $1,000 or lc or over $1,000.
respectively
The 100 mile race was won by Eos
ter i'm a Buick car Time hours.
seven minutes. 0uy seconds.
The 200 mile race was won by Bar
ues i'm a Chalmcrs-Dctroit car.
IAtle won :hc big race OF the day.
the 25O milo race. Time . hours 10
minutes and ten socouda
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-11
ALBATROSS
That's the name OF the best -four
sold in Ardmore.
Notice OF Sale OF Real Estate BY
Guardian.

ebdfutdH.
In tho Matter OF the Estate of An.
ME. James and Armon Holden. Mi.
nors.
Notice Is hereby given In pur uanc.
of an order CT the County Court OF
the County of Carter. State of Okla
homa, made on the 1st day of October
1908 the undersigned guardian Of The
estate OF Annie Holden, James Hold,
IN and Armon Holden. minors, will
sell at private sale to the highest bid,
der subject to confirmation by said
Court ON Monday the 18th day of Oc.
tober, A. D., 1905 at 10 o'clock a. n,
at Ardmore oklahoma, all tna right,
title and int rest of said Annie Held
en-. James Holden and Arm a ,older.
minor in and to the following des-
cribed real estate situate In Carte
County. State OF Oklahoma, to-wit
Ela of NWh OF NEA, Eh OF NEA
Sec. II, TIP. l South, Range . West.
The following described real estate
situate in Garvin County Oklahoma:
The SWi4 of NEl and the SWia OF
NWA of the NEA OF Section 30 TIP,
4 North Range East
Subject TO an estate for life vesteo
In Amos holden, father of said mi.
nors.
Said real estate will be sold on tne
following terms and conditions, To.
wit: One-third cash, one-third four
months and the remainder in eight
months from date OF ale.
Bids for the purchase thereof must
be in writing and must be filed in
County Court or delivered TO the un.
dersigned at the Law office of Cabell
4 Bass, Ardmore. Oklahoma, on or
before 10 O'Clock, A. NJ. Monday. Oc.
tober 18th. 1908.
Dated the LIST Nay OF October 1908
4-2wks T. A. BONNER
Guardian.
(Seal.)
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-11
GOV. c. N. HASKELL DENOUNCES
ROOSEVELT BITTERLY.
THE OKLAHOMA CITY SPEECH
In Defense Of His Administration.
and Answering Attacks Made
Upon Him by His Enemies,
Talks For Two Hours.

Oklahoma city. oct iO.-"The
president Of the United states. am.
bilious To win laur Is I'm a cam.
paign. has descended from a posi-.
tion Lincoln and Washington had
honorcd to one below the gutter
Of east side politics in New YORK
CITY said Governor Haskell in his
allusion to President Roosevelt dur.
Ing the course of his address here
Friday night. Then, after h had
charged me with having attempted
to bribe the attorney general Of
Ohio and being unable to verify
his position, backed down and did
not have the manhood to say to
me, II apologize. for having lied
about YOU"
Governor Haskell spoke for two
hours In defense OF his administra.
tion aud answering some of the at.
tacks that have been mad against
him He referred To Congressman
-. 5. Mcclure as an arch conspir.
alor when speaking of the right OF
ways of railroads Defur statehood.
Mr. Haskell said that since his ad-
minislration experts Ia his Office.
at his initiative have discovered that
SlO2 600 worth of land had been
given To the railroads during Mr.
McGuirc's administration before
statehood.
lie paid his respects to Dennis
Flynn and attempted TO show Mr.
FNnn's connection with numbt +
of corporations in the state. and
the reason why. as he assered. M<
Flynn was not friendly to him He
took up the charges that have been
made concerning the extravaganza
In the operation of the state GOV.
ernment and analyzed that 10y show.
ing that it took a great many more
people to run the state government
chan 1t did the territorial govern.
mcnt-therc were more departments.
Then, TOO, rhc gov rnor argued that
the year during which the extra
expense is complained OF is nine.
teen months Instead Of twelve
months
lie DIV lt extensively ON his pct
hobby. the bank guaranty law. lie
did not refer To the claim that it
had been responsible for the all.
normal incrcas in bank deposits.
as claimed los Mr. Bryan recently
At the conclusion OF his address
q resolution coudcmning President
Roosevelt for his attack upon m
governor the oklahoma City Times
ana the state Capital for their fight
ON him, aud clubbing W Il. Hearst
as "a character assassin for hlv-
ing attacked the gu, mor in his
papers and ON thc platform, were
submitted 10 the audience Just AT
This imcturc Il T. Sll of this city
jump. d O the floor ana protested d
against the use of President Ruosc.
Nclts name in connection with W.
Il Hearst \ sccur was Immediately
started ana 30 WIS several minutes
before order was restored. tn. res
olutious were passed