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The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-03-24
TUESDAY. MARCH "a, 1908.
FIRE ALARn SYSTEM NEEDED

Late Saturday evening an
alarm of fire caused considerable
excitement. The tiremen re-
sponded promptly and a few
minutes after the bell sounded
Fire Co. No. / and Home Fire Co.
were rapidly going down the
main street of town toward the
depot--hunting for the fire.
Presently the firemen returned
with the trucks, and the "situa-
ton was aptly presented by
Chief eraser, who called out as
be passed the crowds along the
streets, curious to know where
the fire was, I'VE haven't found
the fire yet, we need an electric
FIRE alarm system"
The fire proved to be only a
blaze from a defective fue in the
house occupied by Mr.. J. G.
Reeves. and being discover red
and attacked before it had made
much Roadway. was easily put
out with buckets.
However. the fire again illus
trates the need of an effective
fire alarm system. When fire
catches the main thing is to get
to it and fight it before it gets
too strong a hold. It is not sufi-
cient that the adjoining houses
should be saved, but it needs
equally that the burning house
should be extinguished and
saved it possible. To have
any chance of saving a. house on
fire, the fire companies must get
there in time. To do so, the To-
cation of the fire must be known
promptly, and the most certain
way to know is by having an cleo
trio fire alarm system.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-03-24

way to know is by having an cleo.
trio fire alarm system.
Possibilities Of q Social Republic.
New Orleans Picayune. March q:
An entire century was re-
quired to bring on the Reign OF
Terror" in France. which was
the elimination of the horrors OF
the revolution OF 178O-1799. 1t
was the unspeakable oppression
of an extremely ignorant peas
antry and working class and a
taxation that took the bread out
Of the mouths of poorer people,
that brought on that most terri
bic Of popular revolts against
hw and Government.
To-day, when the masses OF
the people are educated. and in
most countries are protected by
constitutional limitations and
regulations, while taxation is not
excessive, there is so much of
social unrest and of political dis
satisfaction that not q few per-
sons who have studied the his
tory Of society in past ages
are brought to the belief that q
general popular revolution is
impending and will break out in
the course Of q very few years.
Ten years before the terrible
sectional American war OF 1861
1865 broke upon the Republic
and deluged it with the blood Of
fellow-citizens. and even Of broth.
ers, there was scarcely q person
Ia the country vino foresaw the
tremendous conflict which was
20 soon to rend the Republic into
hostile sections. Five years be-
fore that great struggle the Ter
ritory of Kansas was the scene
OF 9 bloody sectional conflict.
which was extended into the war
Of accession. and yet there were
lew American statesmen who be-
hesed that the conflict in Kansas
between tho free-State men on
one side and the slave owners on
ne other was the beginning Of
Ne great war Of sections.
q like manner, to-day, altho
axevolution i threatening that
Nil1,overthrow every existing law
- institution Of social order.
~ rive the subject any atten-
NJ. and even those regard its
liabilities - extremely re-
These prospective changes
depending in ell the great
- d Europe = well IS II
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-03-24

Should such a revolution be
attempted BY violence it could
not succeed in any country
where there is an organized Gov
eminent. But if attempted in q
general election it might be sue
cessfnf. For instance. in the
presidential election Of 1904,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-05-14
lanqdon to Have Street CarniyaIs.

Langdon business mon met Monday
night at the City Hall and took the
preliminary steps toward organizing for
the purpose of holding series of free
street carnivals in the city during the
summer months. Tuesday evening an
adjourned meeting was held at the
Court House when the committee having
the preliminary arrangements in hand
we're able to give the information
necessary to 90 ahead with. Definite
dates have been arranged through the
month of June and up to the Fourth of
July and excellent programs are being
arranged. Among the features will be
band tournaments, base ball tourna-
ments, programs of athletic sports
with cash prize purses offered for all
events and a thorough understanding
that those competing must reside in
Cavalier county. There will also be
free street attractions by professional
balloonists, slack wire and trapeze
artists and other features similar to those
which made the street carnivals of last
summer so we'll attended and popular
with the out of town residents living
tributary to Langdon. The dates of the
carnivals to be held in June, and each
one will be hummer. are as follows:
Wednesday, June 10th.
Wednesday, June 18th.
Thursday, June 25th.
You can't afford to miss any of these.
They are all free and the announcement
of attractions will be made as soon as
the programs have been arranged. The
executive committee who have taken
the details in hand is composed of
Messrs j. S. Brosnahan, j. B. Boyd, @.
E. Johnston, A. Schulke and r. t.
Burke.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-05-14
Will Plant a Mile of Shade Trees.

Memo Liebeler has taken in hand
the biggest tree planting project of any
Langdon resident for this season. He
has decided to have row of shade trees
planted along the mile of road east of
town which passes through his section
of farm land. The start is to be made
this summer, during which the trees
will be planted along the south side of
the road. He has selected box elder,
elm and other hardy growth of shade
trees which in only few years will
make the road entering Langdon from
the east one of the most beautiful pieces
of roadway in the state. The addition
al improvement to the appearance of the
property and enhancing it's value is
something that other farmers are likely
to see at once, and the start made by
Mr.. Liebeler is pretty sure to be follow
ed by other farmers of this vicinity.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-05-14
YOUNG Dresden Farmer Burned Out.

Thursday forenoon last week Julius
Klemisch, the renter of the Elias Fisher
farm east of Dresden about one mile,
suffered severe loss by fire. While he
was away hauling hay prairie fire
started confagration that burned to
the ground his house, barn and granary.
The loss includes all his personal effects,
a two year old stallion colt and other
farming implements to the extent of
over $500. About the time the fire
started Henry Hahn happened to be
passing and succeeded IN getting three
horses out of the burning stable but
failed to rescue the two year old colt,
the halter being attached to chain,
delay in freeing the horse after the blaze
had entered the building made it
necessary to leave it to its fate. AS the
farm and buildings are near by the rail.
road right of way it is thought that
sparks from passing train may have
started the fire.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-05-14
Local Thespians on the Stage.

Most everyone in Langdon was at the
Opera House last Friday night and wit
messed the performance of our home
talent company, which produced in an
excellent manner, 'The Brokdale Farm
The auditorium, balcony, gallery and
boxes were all filled and the crowd GER
tainly we're delighted with the produc-
ton. We might say it was an all star
company, but, of course, as in all com
panles, some of the stars stand out
brighter, showing the effect of natural
talent along theatrical lines, The part
of Dick Willard, the tramp was taken
by Percy Doak, and in our opinion a
professional could not have done better.
d. ]. Ridlington took the part of Squire
Brooks and took the venerable character
with an easy stage grace up to his tragic
taking off at the close of the second act
A. A. Barker, in the part of Gilbert
Dawson, the squire's nephew, was the
villain in the play. This is hard part
to act as very little sympathy is won
from an audience by villain on or of
the stage, but Barker showed lots OF
natural ability. Mark O'Brien showed
himself right at home, in fact was the
matinee idol of the whole show. OF the
ladies in the cast the acting was excep-
tionally good from every standpoint and
captured the audience in every act
1t was good show and we'll worth the
liberal patronage accorded it.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-05-14
NUMBER AZ.

Linen finished calling capds at this
office.
just received another car of choice
seed potatoes at Boyds.
Gustav Brecke was up from Milton
yesterday between trains.
Two carloads of seed potatoes for sale
in any quantity. Price seventy-fve
cents bushel. David Aitken, Park
River.
Landlord Engler of the Columbia
hotel took the opportunity of the con-
vention at Minot to renew the acqua int
ance of number of old friends.
One year ago today May 14th, 1907,
many Cavalier county farmers started
seeding. This year it finds quite
number with their crop all sown.
Money always on hand for first and
second mortgage Loans on Cavalier
county lands. Best of rates and con-
ditloDs. 0. b. Thompson. Cashier.
Mrs. F. W. Bleakley is making visit
with her daughter, Miss Alma at the
state university while taking in the
Grand Forks musical festival this
week.
1t was not until the May number of
the North Dakota Sheaf reached our
exchange table this week that we learned
nj thn uo1 ~; oc
son at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. t.
LeVesconte of this city.
John G. Irvine and Will Salter spent
last week over at Munich where they
had the job of putting a stone founda-
tion under the E. A. McCay home. The
contract also includes the lath and
plastering of the interior of the
property.
Frank McComb, who for a year past
father Blacksmith j. G. McComb. of
this city, took yesterdays train for
Winnipeg, where he will visit for awhile
with his brother, Chas. McComb.
ttlleTWdTQS ne Will lFdNel west through
the provinces of Saskatchewan and
Alberta, expecting to return home in
about year after looking the country
over thoroughly.
Another republican candidate for
nomination at the primaries in the
Fortieth legislative district announces
himself this week. S. y. Tollefson, of
Milton, enters the field this week and at
the June election will contest with
Robert Gritfelh, of Osnabrock for place
on the ballot at the general election IN
November. Republicans this year may
} be lacking in harmony, but there certain
t ly is no lack of candidates to fill up the
ticket to be voted at the primary election,
l when the vote is lihely to be nearly if
. not quite as large as the party will cast in
2 November.
5 Money always on hand for first and
D second mortgage Loans on Cavalier
T county lands. Best of rates and con-
ditions. 0. e. Thompson, Cashier
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-05-14
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.

Gehu seed corn for sale at Boyd's.
See the High School pennants at
Slmons place.
ALERT & Winter have plenty of money
to loan on first and second mortgages.
Saturday the thermometer t registered
79 degrees in the shade it being the
warmest spell of weather so far since the
opening of spring.
Miss Luella Byers, daughter of Mrs.
Colin Mcleod and a neice of D. a. Nc
MILAN, is here from her home at
Winnipeg Beach, Man, for visit with
Langdon friends and relatives.
DR.. S. G. Gibson returned to the city
Saturday of last week from Chicago,
where he completed full post graduate
course in surgery at the Chicago Poll
clinic, during a stay of about six weeks.
Archie Power disposed of his billiard
and pool room property on Saturday of
last week to W. j. Welsh, who is open
ing up similar establishment in the
vacant store building in the Salter
block.
S. q. Montague, of the Eastern
Granite Co., was here couple of days
this week from the Forks, placing in
Langdon's two cemeteries monuments
purchased by local parties to mark the
r,1o nf +ol LOT
and friends.
Mac Burley was an over Sunda,
visitor in the city with his sister, Mrs
y. u. Thompson, coming over from
Walhalla on his way back to Bismarck
fwhere he has been holding down clerk
, ship in one of the state offices at tn
capitol for the past two years.
; Among the sopranos of the Gran,
2 Forks Oratorio society who take part il
; the two-days program of the Ma
: musical festival which is being he'll
there today and tomorrow is Miss Aim
Bleakley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. |
w. Bleakley of this city, who is attend
ing the state university.
j., Miss Eva Porter, sister of DR.. w. Il
!, Porter of Calvin, and a former we
known teacher of Cavalier count
schools was married at Spokane, Wasl
e on Wednesday of last week, the Ct
II inst, to Mr.. John Potts. The man
e friends of the Porter family will exten
d to the couple congratulations and we
y wishes.
e |. kitchin is again looking after til
interests of the Fargo Metal Culve
! Company in this county and since tt
: opening up of spring has lnterviewe
the officials of many of the townsh
boards with the result of takir
% several orders for metal culverts. Th
week he is at work in the southeastel
S part of the county, taking the train fl
Milton yesterday.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-05-14

The committee on credentials at the
republican convention at Minot will
have busy time settling contests. More
contesting delegations have been elected
at the county conventions than ever be-
fore in the history of the party in this
state. 1t is quite within the range of
possibilities that there may be bolt at
the convention and two conventions held
and the question of legality and title to
the name decided by the courts. The
game will probably be worth watching,
to the disinterested spectator.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-05-14

If G. A. johnson, of Minot, stalwart
candidate for governor, Is as good and
clean man as the Bismarck Tribune
says be is. it is good thing for John
Burde and bad thing for c. A. j.
Good for j. B., that he is clean, for he'll
be eaten up, and bad for c. A j. because
his goodness will certainly 60 unreward
ed at this time.-Stutsman County
Democrat
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-05-14
Licenses Granted Leap Year Victims

Marriage licenses have been issued
during the week out of the county court
to the following parties residing in
Cavalier county:
May 6-Emile Vondal and Miss Ezilda
Dumas, both of Fremont township.
May 9-Jullen Jerome and Miss Mary
Rose LANCER, both of Olga township.
May 12-Adam Schneider and Mrs.
Margaretta Schneider, both OF Dresden
township.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-05-14

REPUBLICAN congressman are sti7 =
standing pat for the trusts, the universal
kick of the newspaper publishers about
the tariff protecting the paper combine,
Notwithstanding.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-05-14

EVERY farmer should realize the
necessity of fighting all manner of foul
weeds and here as elsewhere it pays to
be ready to enter the fight as soon as
the enemy shows up. A weedy farm
means decreased value and decreased
earning power.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-05-14
BuRLE1GH county went solid for Little
strange (9

DAN LAwLER, democrat, was elected
mayor of st. Paul, ,.Minn., last Tuesday
over Joseph Mckibben, republican, by
a majority of 5000.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-05-14

For farm loans Mooney g. Johnstons
is the only place.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-05-14
Association Elects New Officers.

Monday evening the Cavalier County
Immigration association held its annual
meeting for the election of officers at
the Office of Attorney w. A. Mcintyre.
The new officers for the coming Year
were named as follows:
President-A Sturm.
Vice President-W. r.. Winter.
Secretary A. Mcintyre.
Treasurer-George W. Price.
Directors. Il. Dickson, H. w. Nc
Lean and e. A. Wadsworth.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-05-14

You can't afford to make farm loan
any place but with Mooney g. johnston.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-06-25
CLASS BOOK is A GEM.
Wesleyan University Students Turn
Out Fine Piece Of Work.

Wesleyan University Students Turn
Out Fine Piece Of Work.
"The Tumbleweed." the annual
~classbook of the Dakota Wesleyan uni
versity at Mitchell has Just been is
sued by the juniors, which for ele-
gance of binding, done in blue leather
and excellence Of diction in the in
teresting articles that are presented
within its pages. and the artistic work
of drawing, exceed anything Of a like
character which the students have
turned out in former years. The book
is composed of 1877 pages and between
the covers about every phase Of col
lege life is presented by picture, illus
tration or by article. Every depart
ment is treated with exceptionally
good illustrations and descriptive ar
ticles that will be remembered for
years to come. The Tumbleweed" Is
so named from the Russian thistle
and from it's wandering quality when
1t is loosened in the ground.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-06-25
BIG SW|NDlf IS
BROUGHT TO LIGHT
Minnesota Bankers Are Alleged
to Have Been Fleeced Out
of 100000
SECRET SERVICE ON The CASE

st. Paul, June 20. - More than
1000. 900 of Minnesota money is be-
lieved to be involved in the outcome
of proceedings in Chicago against the
Central Life Securities company, for
which Judge Kohlsaat of the United
States circuit court yesterday appoint.
ed a receiver. So far as the investi-
cations of the secret service officers
have proceeded, it has appeared that
most of the investors in the company
are in Minnesota, and nearly every
city Of any size in the state is repre-
scented in the list.
1t is said that among these invest
ors are cashiers and officers of nearly
half Of the banks In the state outside
the Twin Cities, and several members
of the legislature and men otherwise
prominent.
Secret Service Men.
Secret service men of the United
States department OF justice In Chi
cage have been at work for two
the Central Life Securities company,
and it was upon their showing that
Judge Kohlsaat yesterday appointed a
receiver and issued a temporary in.
junction to restrain the officers Of the
company from ~disposing of any of its
assets.
The bin which was filed in the fed
eral circuit court at Chicago or behalf
of a number of the Chicago stockhoId-
ers of the Central Life Securities com
ANY charges fraud in the manage
ment of the company.
Operations Were Enormous.
According to the information re-
ceived by the secret service men the
company's operations in Minnesota
were Of an enormous extent. 1t was
found that the company sold stock,
representing itself to be a holding
company, holding stock for two or
three other paying concerns.
A dividend on this stock was guar
anteed by the company. Some time
ago the company declared a s or z
per CEN dividend on all stock then
out. The dividend was duly paid. :
Stock Sold Quickly.
Agents of the company then went,
it is charged, to the so-called stock
holders in Minnesota and secured let
ters from them indorsing the policy of
the company. These letters, with the
news of the large dividend already
paid, created a large demand for more
stock, and the company is said to
have disposed of large blocks Of it In
this state and elsewhere.
Now it is claimed the company
never had any intention of paying fur
Their dividends and that the entire
scheme was a gigantic system of pecu-
lations by which the people who had
subscribed for stock could be heeced.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-06-25
NeWSOfthe Northwest
DOES WORK CHEAPEST.

Uncle Sam Saves Money on Task
That Contractors Quit.
This Is to be the big year on the
Belle Fourche irrigation project north
Of Belle Fourehe on which the govern
ment is spending So, OoO. 900. and it Is
expected that more than any previous
year will be accomplished. Already
much has been done during the two
months of this season and the 1900
foot tunnel excavation en- the south
side of the project has been complet-
ed. When entirely complete this tun-
mel will be shaped like a horseshoe.
mi eight feet both in width and
heighth. The work has been done so
far this year by the government engi-
neers since the Orman & Crook fail
ure. and 1t is noteworthy that they
have saved more than half the price
in the lowest bid Of any contractor.
On the north end of the siphon I'M
der the river a large force OF men and
machines is employed in is progress
ing well. 1t is estimated that 1t will
require until Oct. 1, 1908, to finish
this. Twenty-one of the thirty-one
miles Of ditch is finished and the rest
will be completed this summer.
On the big dam on Owl creek where
Wisconsin contractors succeeded Or
man & Crook, good Roadway is being
made and some 10000 yards of earth
are being moved each day. They have
just let a contract to a Pierre firm for
the construction Of a narrow-gauge
railroad from the dam to the gravel
pits near Sn0ma. This portion of the
project is now employing two steam
shovels, ITO head OF horses and ESQ
men.
Contracts for the balance OF the
canal on the north side will not be
let this season, and the lateral con.
structing parties have moved their
quarters, as the laterals are ready for
the winter.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-06-25
STORM CAUSES
GREAT DAMAGE
Portions of Southern Minnesota
Swept by WindstOrm-TwO
Persons Injured.
DISASTER NARROWLY AVfRTfD

Winona, Mimi, June 21.-A Eve
wind storm, almost approaching the
proportions of a cyclone, was expert
enced east of here last night. In the
town of Wilson severa dwellings and
a number of outbuildings were blown
down and several orchards leveled to
the ground. Over in Wisconsin, near
Galesville, the storm was almost as
bad and several barns and outbpild-
ings were demolished. So far as
learned there was no loss of life, al
though the property loss is consider
able.
Oimsted County Suffers.
Reports from different sections of
Olmsted county show that the storm
was very disastrous in some places,
the greatest havoc being wrought by
the wind. A large number of barns
were completely wrecked, and the to-
tai loss in the county will be large.
In one place all the buildings were
laid in ruins with the exception of the
dwelling, and at the old Jordan nur-
sery over 100 apple trees were torn
out of the ground.
Two Injured at Adams.
A cyclone passed through Adams
last night, doing considerable damage
to property and injuring two people.
J. F. Majerus was closing his barn
door when the barn was lifted and
carried over his head, a flying piece
of lumber, injuring him severely.
Peter Heimer was badly cut by fly
ing glass as he ran for shelter, and
j. Krensbach's general store had the
front and real windows blown out and
the stock was badly scattered and
damaged.
j. II. Carey's and A. Torferson's
brick buildings had roofs damaged,
and a few other buildings, mainly
barns and sheds, were destroyed or
overturned.
Disaster Narrowly Averted.
A very serious disaster was narrow
ly averted at Sabel's hall, where the
parochial school was holding closing
exercises, it being a frame building
and packed almost to s~uffocation with
children and their parents. When the
blow came some one cried cyclone,
and the crowd started for the exits,
which could not possibly have emptied
the place in less than twenty minutes
and probably would have resulted In
the killing or manning Of scores of
children had it not been for the cool
ness and presence of mind of those in
charge, who called on the children to
be seated, and the band struck up a
tune to drown the noise outside.