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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-03-05

the University OF Kansas, who represent
ed other state universities and spoke on
''The Present Age and Its University"
and Professor Gottfried Hult, who read
an ode written by himself for the
occasion. The University now has a
quarter century of history behind her,
and 1T is a history of which the common
wealth may we'll be proud Her growth
has been wonderful. From seventy-nine
students the first year, the enrolment
has grown until today it is about nine
hundred. The one building is now sur
rounded by a dozen others, and the
faculty has increased from four to sixty
five. 1t is a noble record, but there is
every reason to feel assured that the
quarter century to come will show an
even greater growth.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-03-05
A REAL DEMOCRAT.

In a speech delivered on Lincoln's
birthday at Buffalo, N. Y, w. J.. Bryan
said:
81 shall be content if when my days
are numbered, it can be truthfully said
of me that / was a %toiler, laboring as
best l could. l have nothing to ask of
the American people except to be per
mitted to spend the rest of my life re-
paying the debt of gratitude | Owe them
If | ever hold office 1T must not be
because | want it but because they want
me to serve. Sometimes eastern papers
have called me a dictator? What have
| with which to force one single being?
What have | with which to influence
one single vote? l have no patronage
with which to corrupt you; [ never had
l have no corporations behind me with
which Co terrorize you; l never had.
What is the sun of my offending? tits
that [ have talked too frankly and fear
lessly on the things in which we are
both interested. 1t is that | have de-
Tended democracy as | have understood
democracy"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-03-05
OPEN LETTER TO DEMOCRATS.

An open letter to the democrats of
North Dakota from ex-National Com
mltteeman j. B. Eaton of Fargo says:
MIR. Bryan is quoted as saying that he
will be a candidate only on the condition
that instructed delegates be sent to
Denver.
Dear Sir:-The~ democratic convention
to select delegates to the Denver con-
v%ention meets at Grand Forks on March
%. The time is short for the friends of
W.J. Bryan In our state to wake up and
see that the proper parties go as dele
gates to this Grand Forks convention.
There are newspaper reports of men who
want to go as delegates to Denver who
are openly working against the nomina-
ton of Mr.. Bryan. Nowi if the majority
of the democrats in such a party's
district are against Mr.. Bryan, then this
man might be allowed to go as a dele
gate to Denver. But if the majority of
the democrats are in favor of Mr..
Bryan, then it is the duty of the Bryan
voters to send a man of the right stripe.
You no doubt know that there is quite
effective work being done to get the
delegates from North Dakota who will
not be for Bryan as first choice. 1 be.
lieve that the rank and file of the
democrats of North Dakota are over
whelmingly in favor of Mr.. Bryan and
want the delegates to Denver to vote
first and last for him.
Here is what Mr.. Bryan said a few
days ago about instructed delegates:
eff / am a candidate, I want your
delegates instructed for me. If I am
your candidate again, it will be in
answer to a call from the party and on
that condition only am I a candidate.
If the voters of the party want me for
their candidate, they will instruct their
delegates to that effect
Mr.. Bryan has spoken and it is O
up to the voters to decide whom they
want. If they want Mr.. Bryan, they
must instruct their delegates to that
effect.
1t is believed that the 1908 campaign
is to be a fierce battle. Inquire further,
and you will find that lots of the men
who fought him in 1896 now want an
opportunity to vote for him.
The Grand Forks convention promises
to be the largest democratic convention
ever held in u state. Your county
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-03-05
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE SALE.

', Notice y. t is hereby given, that that certain
b and Archibald 3; Buie, her husband,
dated the first day of September, A. b.. nine.
teen hundred and five, and filed for record in
% me 20 ounce nc OF tie register Of deeds of he county
thirteenth day of October, A. D.. 1905. and re,
corded in Book IS of Mortgages, at page $40
VIII De ioreclosed by a sale Of the premises in
the front door of the court house in the City
OF Langdon; in the County of Cavalier and
State OF North Dakota, at the hour Of 2 o'clock
5ao M, on the twenty-frst day of March. A.. D..
A"o, 60 SATISFY the amount due upon said
mortgage on the day of sale.
Inc premises described in said mortgage and
t Wmleh viii be sold t" satisfy the same, are
tnose certain premises situated in the County
OF Cavalier and State of North Dakota. and
deEcribed az follows:
Inc northeast quarter of the southeast quar-
ter; the southeast quarter of the northeast
aoarter ana lots one and two of Section one
10 Iowaship one hundred and sixty-one (161)
t han af s ftty eight ut (5S; and the northwest quar-,
and slxty-one t161) Range ffty-seyen).
And 1T having been agreed under the terms of
saln MORTGAGE that if default should be made
IN the payment of any part of the principal or
interest. then the MORTGAGE or ASSIGNS NAV do.
clare the whole principal sum due and PAYABLE,
ana thls MORTGAGE msy be foreclosed at once;
OF one principal note for $40, due September
ISL. l9oo, and one principal note for $40, due
September. 1st 1907, with interest thereon at
me rate of twelve per ceut. per annum after
to declare and does hereby declare tie Whole
principal sum secured by said mortgage due
and payable forthwith by reason of said de.
There will be due on such mortgage at the
date OF sale the sum of four hundred and ten
and 40-lU dollars, together with the costs to
aeorue upon SAID sale and legal attorneys fees.
=, o. Z. THOMPSON,
W. D. D,cksoN: Mortgage.
29-34 Langdon, North Dakota.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-03-05
T OF
United States Land Office.

ASAAN SAASCs
Devil Lake, N. D., Jan'y 9, 1908.
Complaint having been entered at this Office
BY, Ole Reierson against Halvor B. Halvor-
splads for abandoning his homestead entry No.
1855. dated January q, 1908, at Grand Forks.
upon the eA nwA and nwA swA of Section. 8
Township 1853, north of Range IS west, in Cava.
said entry: =
Contestant alleging that the said Halyor r..
Halvorsplads has wholly abandoned said tract.
that he has changed his residence therefrom
for more han six months. since making said
entry: that said tract is lot settled upon and
cultivated by said party. as required By law:
that said .Halvor B. H~alvorsplads is presently
holding q homestead in the Canadian North
west, in the Saskatschewan District, Canada:
also that the absence of the said Halyor b.
Halvorsplads,from the said tract has not been
caused by his employment in the military or
naval service Of the United states in time Of
wsr. and that snch defaults presently exist
The said parties are hereby summoned to ap-
per- az this Office nnth 24th day Of March,
laS at ten tYclack a. M. to respond aud fur.
Comment: Testiniony will be taken before Geo
y DuoniRap: Clerk ofthe County Court, Cava-
iler county, North Dakota, at LanRdon, IN. D..
on ~. 18Th day Of Msrch, 1908, al ten O'clock a.
M: Th., said contestant having in 4 prOper
aftdayit, filed F,s5 unr, 4, 1908, set forth facts.
which SOW that after due diligence. ~personai
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-03-05
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE SALE BY ADyER.
TISEMENT.

Notice is hereby given shat that certain
mortgage made, executed and delivered by
Ihora ThorarinsoD. a single woman, Mort
gsgor to G. Buck, Mortgagee dated the lst dav
Of December, A. d. 1905 and acknowledged on the
Ind day Of January 1905 and filed for record in
the office Of the Register of Deeds in and for
the county of Cavalier and State of North Da.
kota; on the 3rd day of January. A. D. 1906, at
O'Clock P. NJ, and recorded in Rook 81 of
sale of the premises in such mortgage and
hereinafter described. at the front door of the
Court House in the City of Lanedon, in the
County of Cavalier and the State of North Da.
kota, at the bour of 2 O'Clock D. IN. on Saturday
the 18th day of March, A. d 1907 to satisfy the
amount due upon sad mortgage on the day of
sale. vs.
The premises described in said mortgage and
which will be sold to sntisfy the same, are those
certain premises situated in the county of
Cavalier and State OF North Dakota, and des-
cribed as foil lws to-wit: The southwest Quar-
ter (BWhl of Section rs, in Township 100, North
OF Range 81, west of the Fifth principle Meri-
dian and containing 100 acres more or less
according to the United States Government
survey thereof. and whereas default has been
made IN the nonpaymant of the principal and
interest when the same became due according
to the terms and conditions of said mortgage
and the note secured thereby and said Mort
gagor has defaulted in the payment Of the
foreclese the same. There will be due on said
mortgage at the date of sale the sum of -Four
Hundred Ninety-four and 81 100 Dollars (s494. 62l
Dated at Park River. North Dakota. this
18th day of February. A.. d. 1907.
G. BUCK, Mortgage. "
Joel Myers, Attorney for Mortgage, Park
River, N. Oak. SO-35
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-03-05
Sealed Bids for Sidewalks

Sealed bids will be received by the City Couu-
Gil of the City of Langdon. in the County of
Cavalier, State of North Dakota, for the fur
nlshing of all materials for and construction Of
sidewalks to be built in said City of Lanedon
during the year of 1908, all such, bids to be- adj
dressed to the City Council of said city and to
be marked Sealed Bids for Sidewalks for
1908" and be in the hands of the City Auditor
OF said City of Langdon not later than three
o'clock of the afternoon of Monday, the 9Th dsy
of April, 1908; each of such bids must be accom-
panied by a certified check of $50 and >. bond
of $500, as provided for in sections 2lSI and PIP
of the Revised Code of North Dakota for 1905
and the amendments to such sections. The
idewaikst to be constructed and for which bids
are desired will consist of cement walks of the
following widths. viz, ten feet. eight feet and
i've feet four inches and Of plank walks five
feet four inches in width. AN cement walk. to
be constructed of the materials and iu the man
ner AS Is usual in the construction of first class
cement walks in the vicinity of said City Of
Langdon, and bids o aclude the furnishing of
all filing all plank walks to be bull of Pinch
planks on stringers 2 feet 6 inches. and the
stringers to be not more than 2 f.et 6 inches
apart. All walks are to be constructed under
tho supervision of the Street {, mmissioner al
the said City Of Langdon. Furtherinforn.a ,i,,n
may be obtained from the undersigned Git.
Auditor Of said city. The City Council ne.
serves the right to reject any aud all bids.
Dated, March 3. 1903.
o. L. THOMPSON,
1888 Langdo,. N. ~.
Dakota.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-03-05
AN UNSOLICITED TESTIMONIAL

The Helgesen scrap book which APP
pellation the editorial page of the Milton
Globe has been generally honored with
since it took up the congressional cam
paign of its distinguished fellow towns
man. and statesman--is not likely to
reproduce the following bon mot tossed
at Mr.. Helgesen by "Shep," of the
Braddock News, who though now mixing
it with the political asplrants of Emmons
county in the southern part of the state,
still keeps a watchfull eye over his old
stamping ground up north here in Cava-
lier county, and periodically "buts in"
whether he's wanted or not. The item
is here reproduced for the benefit of our
many readers in the south end of the
county.
Some of che Cavalier county exchanges
are beginning to learn that H. L. Hedge
sen of Milton is a candidate for the
Office of congressman-at large and
hat he is a sorehead. The discovery
comes late and is making it's first visit
to the newcomers only-of the mountain
county. At the first republican state
convention Helgesen was there as a
unember of a boiling delegation, and as
republican leaders wished to save the
state they tried to poultice up the Cava-
lier county boil by offering the diseased
wing the Office of commissioner of agri-
culture and labor. No man on the
boiling delegation knew at that time
what the office was, but rather than let
something that might be fat pass up,
Helgeson accepted the nomination and
was elected. From the very first Hedge
proved to be so grasping a political hog
and whining political sorehead that
he became offensive to every element IN
the state. During the next campaign
he bobbed up as a candidate for con
gress and got as far as the county con
vention with a-proxy. He has been a
persistent candidate and a conspicuous
sorehead during every hour of every day
since that time, and he will be elected
a congressman about the time Master
Sorehead Winship is elected governor
Braddock News.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-03-05

IT is a good time for democrats as
we'll as republicans to get acquainted
with the provisions of the primary cleo.
ton law, and it should be remembered
that thirty per cent. of the demo.
cratic vote must be cast at the primaries
in order that the party may have a place
on the ticket in the proper heading. Nc
true democrat will enter the republican
primaries to assist some friend in secur-
ing a nomination. This is a matter for
the republicans to settle among them
selves.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-03-05
OF IMPORTANCE TO DEMOCRATS.

Every democrat signing the petition
of republican candidates for office for
feits the right to vote his party ticket at
the primary election to be held on June
"a. 1t is no more than proper to sup
pose that some members of the party
who are not posted on the work.
ings of the primary election law passed
at the last session of the legislature are
likely to be persuaded into signing
republican petitions, not knowing that
by so doing they would be aiding in
making it impossible for their party to
place a ticket before the people of this
state. The primary election law was
amended so as to require 30 per cent of
the vote cast at the last general election
for secretary of state to be cast at the
primary election, and if the vote cast at
the primary election is less than 30 per
cent then there is no nomination, and
the names of the candidates of the party
failing to receive the required percentage
are left off the ballot at the general
election in November. The amendment
to the primary election law was clearly
a scheme to disfranchise the democratic
party of this state, and to give the re-
publican party a 'lead pipe cinch' at
the election. Under the new law it will
be necessary for the democrats of the
state to cast every single vote at the
primary election in June. Therefore it
behooves every democrat in the state tc
let his republican friends take care OF
themselves in the primary election The
situation is a serious one, and it is
possible that the machine politicians
have laid plans which will wipe out al
opposition to the republican ticket
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-03-05
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE SALE BY ADyER.
Nj

Notice is hereby given that that certain mort.
gage, executed and delivered by Jacob Spenst
and Anna Spenst his wife mortgagors, to ". II.
Winter mortgage, dated the 1st day of March
a: d. nit.eteen hundred and seven Q9OO and
filed for record in the office of the Re.
gister of Deeds of the County of Cavaliey
and State of North Dakota. on the 3rd day of
June, A. ID. 1907, and recorded in Book IS of
Mortgages, at page 2OS, will be foreclosed by a
sale of the premises in such mortgage and
hereinafter described at the front door of the
Court House in the City of Langdon, in the
County of Cavalier, and State of North Dakota
at the hour of 2 O'Clock p. m on the 4th day of
April 1908, to satisfy the amount due upon said
mortgage on the day of sale.
The pre- misses described in said mortgage and
which will, be sold to satisfy the same, are
those certain premises situated in the county
OF Cavalier, and state of North Dakota, and
described as follows, to-wit: The northwest
township one hundred sixty-one q6D north of
Range sixty-one t6D west, and containing 100
acres.
There will be due on such mortgage at the
date of sale the sum of four hundred twelve
and no. 90 dollars besides the cost of fore,
closure.
DatedtheF February 18th 1908.
w. +. WINTER, MORTGAGE.
CLEARY & MCLEAN,
Attorneys for Mortgage.
$3.50 Schulke Blk, Langdon N. d.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-03-05
A QUESTION having arisen as to when

A QUESTION having arisen as to when
it is a legal to begin securing signers on
petitions for nominations, the matter
was looked up and from the best inter
probation of the law which could be OBJ
tanned it may be said that for congress
ional, state and judicial offices the first
day upon which it will be legal to secure
signatures to petitions of nomination
was February 25th, and for county
offices ten days later, tomorrow, Friday
March 9th. There is some question as
to the inclusion or exclusion of the day
upon which the primaries are held, but
it is believed the above dates are
correct.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-03-05
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE sALE-

gage executed and delivered by Oscar Olson and
ineeborg Olson his wife, mor.eagors, to w. j.
mortgages, dated January 10Th, 1906, filed for
record in the Office of the Register of Deeds in
and for Cavalier County, North Dakota, ON the
in Book 81 at page 1856 thereof, at IL 20 a. m,
which said mortgage was thereafter duly as
signed to %. A. Thayer, by assignment of mort
record in the office of the Register of Deeds in
and for Cavalier County, North Dakota, on the
2 70 Ro day Of. Of February; 5000; a; p, 1908. and recorded
81 saGE By as q ,a at a pa e.. |1 nSsm 5n.re9 If will sl1b be m fore.
gage aud hereinafter described, at the front
door of the Court House in tho City of Lang
don, County Of Cavalier, State of North Dakota,
day OF April, 1908, TO satisfy the amount
The premises described in said mortgage and
which will be- sold to satisfy the same are those
certain premises situated in the County of
Cavalier and State of North Dakota and de-
scribed asfollows:
teen zen 90 in Township one hundred sixty-three
t163l N. of Range fifty-seven (57) W.. and the
n9Ttheast quarter of the northeast quarter
4TS oEnsha of SECTION twenty-four 9241 in
Range fifty-eight (5S) W, Cavalier County,
NORTH Dakota.
And, it having been stipulated and agreed in
said mortgage that if default be made in the
payment OF any part of the principal, interest
Or taxes, then said mortgages or assigns may
declare the whole principal sum due and pay
default having been made in the payment Of
that certain note for $40 10, due December LIST,
l9o6; with interest thereon at the rate
Of II per cent per annum from December LIST,
1906, and that certain note for $40 90, due De-
cember LIST, 1907, with interest thereon at the
rate Of II per cent per annum from December
1st, 1907, and, in the payment OF the taxes for
having paid said taxes in the sa sum M. Of t tbilsssis
dollars ($36 .00), hereby declares said sum so
paid to be a part of said mortgage, the said
mortgages. have elected to declare, and do de-
clare the whole sum secured by said mortgage,
together with the taxes paid, as aforesaid, due
and payable forthwith,
There will be due on such mortgage at the
date of sale the sum of One Hundred Sixty
four and 3O-1OOth Dollars ($164.30), besides the
costs of foreclosure.
Dated at Lsngdon, N. D., this Goth day Of
February. A. D.. 1908,
E. A.. THAyRR,
Assignee of Mortgages.
Aftorpoy Gov A,-,~ n
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-03-05
w. j. MOONEY,
Attorney for Assignee of Mortgage.
Langdon. North Dakota. S1.s7

NOTICE OF HEARING OF PETITION.
Whereas. w. j. Davidson, having applied for
a Druggists Permit to sell Intoxicating liquors
laws of this State governing the sale Of intox,-
eating liquors, at his place Of. business on
Lot 6, Block 4. Main Street, in the Village Of
Wales, County of Cavalier and State of North
Notice is hereby Given, that the srd day of
April. a. D 1903 at the court house, in the
City, of Langdon,, N. Oak, at 90 o'clock p. m.
and where any person qualified may appear
and show cause why said petition should not
he granted.
a., 1908.
(sEAL) H.. E. DoRyAL,
Sl-36 County Judge.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-03-05

AMONG local republican exchanges
the Milton Globe not being necessarily
in~cluded-we note that Commissioner of
Insurance b. G. Cooper is doing some
j~udiciously arranged political advertis-
ing so as to let it be known that he
is out for another term without making
noise enough about it to start a racket
among the papers that we're not on the
subsidy list when the insurance state
ments were being handed out.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-03-05

1t was recommended that the Caucuses in
the various precincts to select delegates be
held at the hour of two O'Clock o. m, on
TUESDAY. MARCH II, 1908.
The County Central Committee will meet at
the Office of the Chairman at half past one
o'clock on the afternoon of Thursday March 10,
1908, to pass upon the rights of those entitled
to participate in the preliminary organization,
who believe in the cardinal principles of the
Democratic party, are hereby cordially invited
to participate in our primaries in the interest
of good government.
BY Order of the Democratic Co. Committee:
F. w. MCLEAN, Chairman.
JAS. w. WooLNER. Secretary.
Dated at Langdon, North Dakota, on the 21st
day of February, a. d., 1908.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-03-05

LAST weeks issue of the Milton Globe
was No. l, Vol. XXI, having entered
upon the twenty-first year of it's publ
cation. AS the years have rolled by
since the paper, more recently passed
into hands of Editor Rishoff, it has
shown an originality of thought and
steadfastness of purpose, that has won
for it the confidence of it's friends and
the admiration of it's enemies.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-03-05
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CONVENTION.

mittee, of Cavalier county, North Dakota, held
in the City of Langdon, N. D., or Friday, Feb
ruary 81, 1908, a convention of the duly elected
Cavalier county was called to meet at the
City of Langdon. North Dakota on,
THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1908.
at the hour of two O'Clock p M, of said day, for
to represent Cavalier county in the state CON
%vention, to be held in the City of Grand Forks
in said state on Wednesday, March, 25 1908, and
may come before the said county convention.
The basis of representation in said county
convention shall be one delegate at large from
twenty-five votes. or fraction thereof, on the
aggregate vote cast for the Democratic candi-
dates for Governor and Secretary of State at
tionmen herein provided the several precincts
will be entitled to representation in the said
County Convention as fullows. -
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-03-05
A QUARTER-cENTURY OF GROWTH.

The faculty and students CT the
University of North Dakota observed on
Washington's birthday, the twenty-f fifth
anniversary of the establishment of the
University. Exercises appropriate to
the occasion were held in the First
Baptist church in Grand Forks. The
speakers were Acting. Presiden, Thomas,
who presided and made the Introductory
remarks; Governor Burke, representing
the state; Chancellor Frank Strong, OF
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-03-05

Kodol is today the best known and
most reliable remedy for all disor-
ders OF the stomach, such as dyspepsia,
heart burn, soul stomach and belching
OF gas. Kodal contains the same juices
found in a healthy stomach. Kodol ~
is pleasant to take. It is guaranteed to
give relief and is sold here by, w. A,
Ferguson & Co. ss
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-03-05

BOTH the Hannah Moon and Milton
Globe announce that cash is what will
talk when it prints political announce.
ments. Which means that the insur.
gent and gang element aspirants for
office will be bed follows in the
ment columns of these two organs.