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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-03-12

Auction sales are epidemic all over
the county.
Joseph Balsdon was an Osnabrock
caller on Monday between trains.
A four act drama "The Panama with
eight people in the cast, will be put on
at the Opera House on Thursday night
of next week, March 10th.
Monday the Langdon Light Co.,
raised a new seventy-6ve foot smoke
stack at the plant to take the place of
the old one which burned out a couple
of weeks ago.
The oldest child of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Welsh, a little boy about four or
i've years of age, was quite low several
days last week with lung trouble, but is
now reported as out of danger.
Tuesday of next week, March 18th, a
fitting observance of st. Patrick's Day
will be the concert and entertainment
In the evening, to be given at the Opera
House under the auspices and for the
benefit of st. Alphonsus church.
The bowlers of Milton and Osnabrock
both went down before the ten pin
players of Langdon in a series of games
played one day last week at Osnabrock.
Grant johnson won the distinction of
making the highest average score.
The announcement was made in the
papers Tuesday that the secretary of
state had granted the charter of the
Langdon Farmers Elevator Co., which
having got the license to do business
may be expected to assume activity
forthwith.
Tomorrow and Saturday the March
examination of applications for teachers
certificates will be held here in Langdon
and at Milton, Hannah and Munich. A
larger number than usual are expected
to write, this being the last examination
held before the opening of the spring
term of schools.
The city council meet tonight in
adjourned session to dispose of business
of the regular monthly meeting which
was postponed. 1t is understood that
the council will be petitioned by
residents of the west side of the city to
purchase additional hose for the fire
department, there not beng sufficient
serviceable hose to be of use in case of
fire in that part of the city.
AS in years past the CouRIER-DEMo-
GRAFT will hold itself in readiness to
publish all the returns obtainable of the
township election to be held next Tues.
day in our issue of the paper that week.
We can be aided in the effort by the
township clerks if they will send in or
mail a list of officers elected with such
other incidents connected with the cleo
ton which they may think will be of
interest to the public.
farm and Fire Insurance oct low
est rates at the Mooney State Bank
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-03-12


Repairs and cutting plates for horse
clippers at Dedrick's.
Miss Lille Fleming was down the line
from Dresden visiting a couple of days
the forepart of the week.
Alert q Winter have plenty of money
to loan on first and second mortgages.
Dentist Tom Smith spent part of last
week at Grand Forks, attending the
sessions of the Red River Valley dental
associations annual meeting.
Money always on hand for first and
second mortgage Loans on Cavalier
county lands. Best of rates and con-
ditlops. o. E. Thompson. Cashier.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-03-12
THE OLD HOMESTEAD
L%angdon's Best Restaurant.
Open Day and Night. Meals Served at
All Hours.
CHOP SUEY SERVED DAILY.

N. G. Crockett, accompanied by Mrs.
Crockett and their youngest boy, re-
turned home Tuesday from Minneapolis,
where they have made an extended stay
during which both Mr.. and Mrs.
Crockett have been undergoing special
medical treatment
Editor A. d. Lindstrom and wife, who
have been spending several weeks tour
ing New Mexico and Texas returned to
the city Monday. Banker and Mrs. w.
j. Mooney, who we're members of the
party, stopped owe on the return trip
to visit acquaintance in Chicago and
Milwaukee.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-03-12
Farm Loans. Farm Loans. Farm
See CIeary & Mclean.

Farm Loans. Farm Loans. Farm
Loans. See Cleary & Mclean.
For a nice hobby up-to-date tie KelIys
Arcade isthe only place.
Mooney & Johnston have no compe-
tition in farm loans. Cali and see them.
Attorney w. B. Dickson was at
Hannah on legal business a couple of
days last week.
A. o. Void, the Langdon optlcian,
will be at Hannah a couple of days next
week to fit glasses.
Miss Lucy Gordon returned Saturday
from a visit of a couple of days with
friends down the line at Milton.
Judge Kneeshaw came IN from Penn
bina on yesterdays train and is spending
the day looking after court matters.
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.
Mike Tyrrell was a passenger Monday
down the line to Grand Forks for a visit
with friends during the balance of the
week.
Be on the safe side. Use the Formal
dehyde that you know to be up to the
full strength. We nave it at the Lang
don Pharmacy.
Frank McHugh returned Monday
from Grand Rapids, Mimi, where he
has held a position as clerk in one of the
large hotels for several months.
Money always on hand for first and
second mortgage loans Oh Cavalier
county lands. Best of rates and con-
ditions. o. 3. Thompson, cashier.
w. j. McMurchie an au%ctioneer and
real estate dealer at st. Thomas and
we'll known all over Pembina county
was in Langdon on business Thursday
of last week.
Four work horses for sale, two of these
are roadsters, also two sets of work har-
ness, one pair of bob sleighs, with box.
Will sell for cash or on time. w. +.
Mooney, State Bank.
The Langdon Woman's Club will hold
its next regular meeting or Tuesday,
March 18th, at the home of Mrs. j. B
Boyd, the hour of the meeting being at
three o'clock in the afternoon.
Jas. Byers and wife of Hannah were
the guests Friday of the w. B. Gordon
family and other friends in town, stop
ping over for a short stay on their way
home from a winters visit east.
Yesterday afternoon and evening Mr..
and Mrs. w. A. Ferguson entertained
quite a number of the friends of their
youngest daughter, Nina, at a party
given in honor of her fifteenth birthday.
Jos. +. O'Connor, for the past year or
so with Blacksmith j. Q. Mirehouse,
went up the line Saturday to Hannah,
where he has leased the Laybourn
blacksmith shop and will engage in
the business. He takes with him the
we'll wishes of many Langdon friends for
success in his venture.
Sam Armstrong, who has been as
ISOLATED with Ed. Brown in conducting
the Langdon City BAKERY, since being
put out of business by the big fire which
visited Osnabrock several months c,
removed with his family last week to
Hannah, where it is understood he con
templates starting up in business this
spring.
Valentine Voll got back Saturday from
his trip through the Canadian North
west. Since leaving here three months
ago he has made homestead filings for
himself and eldest son in the Gull
Lake country, considerable having
been done in the way of making i'm
provements before returning. This fall
he will move there with his family and
make residence during the proving up
period.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-03-12
COMING EVENTS.

March 13-Teachers Examination.
March list. Pstrick's Concert
March fellowship Election Day.
March 19-Democratic Co. Convention.
April 1-Woodman Co. Convention.
April City Election.
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rcHAPTER os.1


AN ACT to add an additional Section to
Article Is of the Code of Public Cen
eral Laws, title, "Chancery,," sub
title, pleading, Practice and Pro-
cess" to be known as Section 200E.
and to come in after Section 200D or
said. Article as enacted by Chapter
373 of the Acts of 1906.
Section l. Be it enacted by the Gem
eral Assembly of Maryland, That an
additional section to Article Is of the
Code of Public General Laws, title,
"Chancery,'' subtitle Pleading, Prac-
tice and Process" to be known as Sec
ton 200E, and to come in after Section.
GOOD of said Article, as enacted by
Chapter 373 of the Acts of 1906. and to
read as follows:
Section 200E Nothing in Sections
20oA. BOOB. 20oC. and 200D OF this Ar
ticIe, as said sections were enacted by
Chapter 373 of the Acts Of 1905, shall
in any manner affect the rights of any
person or persons who may have be-
come entitled to property in the hands
Of any trustee, executor, administrator.
receiver or other fiduciary prior to the
third day of April. 1906. being the day
of the passage of Chapter 373 of the
Acts of 1906 and who prior to the
said third day of April 1906, shall have
fled in any Court of competent juris-
diction any bill or petition for the
transfer, delivery or distribution or
property so in the hands Of any such
fiduciary.
section 2. And be it further enacted,
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IcHAPTER 120.l

ICHAPTER 1901
AN ACT to repeal Section 101, Article
43, Of the Code of Public General
Laws, title. Health subtitle. Prac-
titioners of Medicine" and to re-en-
act the same with amendments
Be it enacted by the General Assem-
bly, of Maryland. That Section 1oi of
Article 43 of the Code of Public Cen
eral Laws, title, Health" subtitle
practitioners of Medicine, be and
enacted with amendments so as to read
as follows:
Section 101: Any person shall be re-
garded as practicing medicine within
the meaning Of this subtitle. who
shall append to his or her name the
words or letters "Dr.." Doctor. M
D." or any other title in connection
with hts name. with the intent thereby
to imply that he or she is engaged in
the art or science of healing. or in the
practice of medicine In any of its
branches, or who shall operate on pro-
fess to heal. prescribe for, or other
wise treat any physical or mental all
ment or supposed ailmeut of another.
or who shall hire or for any gratuity
or compensation, either directly or In
directly to him or her paid. undertake
by any appliance. operation or treat
ment OF whatever nature, to cure. heal
or treat any bodily or mental ailTnent
or supposed ailment ofsanother; or who
for any hire gratuity or compensation.
either directly or Indirectly to him or
her paid, by or for any patient shall
undertake to treat. heal. cure. drive
away or remove any physical or men-
tai ailment or supposed ailnent OF am
other. by mental or other process. ex-
ercised or invoked on the part of either
the healer or the patient. or both; but
nothing herein contained shall be COIL
strued to apply to gratuitous services
nor to any resident or assistant resi-,
dent physicians or students at hosps-
tails in the discharge of their hospital
or dispensary duIles or in the office
Of physicians, or to any physician o.
surgeon from another State. territory
or district in which he resides when In
actual consultation with any legal
practitioner of this State; or to COM
rnissjo Toned surgeons of the United Stat
Army or Navy or Insane Hospita
Service or Opticians or Chiropodists or
n rnid-wives or to masseurs or other
.
manual manipulators who use no other
means; nor shall the provisions OF this
SUBTITLE apply to sphysicians OF. SUR
geons residing on the borders Of 81
.neighboring State, and duly authorized
under the laws thereof to practice
medicine or surgery therein. whose
pratice extends into the limits OF this
state; provided, that such practitioners
shell not open an Office or appoint
places to meet their patients or re-
ceiye calls within the limits of this
state without complying with the pro
visions OF this subtitle; provided, that
the same privileges be accorded to H
censed physicians Of this State; pro-
vided further. that nothing in this
subtitle shall annul any Of the pro-
visions of Article 80, title Dentistry"
nor shall apply to any. registered grad
uate of dental surgery now pre- cticing
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ICHAPTER 115.1

ICHAPTER 1851
AN ACT to repeal Section 335 Of Ar
ticle 81 of the Code of Public Gener-
al Laws of the State OF MARYLAND,
title, Grimes and Punishments," SUBJ
title, Murder" and re-enact the
same with amendments.
I Section i. Be it enacted by the Cen
eral Assembly of Maryland, That Sec
ton 335 of Article II of the Code OF
Public General Laws of the State OF
Maryland. title, Grimes and Punish
ments," subtitle. Murder" be and the
same is hereby repealed and re-enact-
ed with amendments SO as to read as
follows:
Section s35. Every person convicted
of murder in the first degree, his or
her eaiders, abettors and counsellors
shall suffer death, or undergo confine-
ment in the Penitentiary of the State
for the period of their natural life, in
the discretion of the court before whom,
such person may be tried.
Section 2. And be it enacteed, That
nothing in this Act shall be construed
so as in any manner to affect the pro-
secution of any offence which may
have been committed prior to the pass
age of this Act, or the punishment
provided for such offence.
Approved March rs, 1908.
AUSTIN L. CRoTHERs,
Governor.
JOSEPH B. SETH,
President of Senate.
]. ENOS RAY, JR,
Speaker of House of Delegates
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TCHAPTER 03. ]

5it8 tCdAPIEh D3.J
AN ACT to repeal Section II, Article
5s. OF the Code of Public General
Laws title, Landlord and Tenant
as repealed and re-enacted by the
Act of 1904, Chapter SOS, exemptfng
certain articles from distress for
rent, and to re-enact the same with
amendments.
Section i. Be it enacted by the Gem
eral Assembly of Maryland, That Sec
| tion II Of Article 53 OF the Code Of
Public General Laws, title, Landlord
and Tenant" as repealed and re-en-
acted by the Act OF the General As
sembly Of Maryland, passed at the ses-
sion Of 1904, Chapter 56s, be and the
same is hereby repealed and re-en-
acted with amendments to read as fol-
lows:
II. The following property shall be
exempt from distress for rent, to-wit:
Every spinning-wheel, loom, sewing
machine. typewriter. stove. cash-regis-
ter. piano. organ or other musical in
strument not the property OF the ten
ant or rented, hired, or loaned to the
| tenant; and every horse, carriage and
harness whip and robe, saddle and
bride, or motor vehicle and appurte-
nances not the property of the tenant,
in any livery stable or garage, or which
may be stored with any keeper of any
livery stable or garage or other per-
sons, or in any other place. clubhouse
or barn Of the tenant: and all property
Of any boarder or sojourner at any
hotel, tavern, public or private board
ing house; and any vehicle not the
property of the tenant In any shop for
repair; and the goods and chatte1s of
the innocent tenant who has paid his
rent to the owner of the .leasehold
estate shall be exempt from distraint
for ground rent If any due and owing
to the ground rent landlord by the
owner of the leaseho1d estate
Section q. And be it enacted, That
this Act shall take effect from the
date Of it's passage.
Approved March IS, 1908.
AUSTIN L. CRoTHERs.
Governor.
JOSEPH B. SETH,
President of Senate.
J. ENOS RAY, JR..
Speaker of House of Delegates.
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IcHAPTER s5.l

< : -
AN ACT to repeal the Act Of 1898,
Chapter 45S relating to the hours of
labor of mechanics and laborers en-
ployed upon city work, and to re-
enact the same.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the Gem
eral Assembly of Maryland, That the
Act of 1898. Chapter 45S, of the Code
of Public Local Laws relating to the
hours Of labor of mechanics and labor
ers upon city, work. be and the same is
hereby repealed and re-enacted to read
as follows:
Section 2. That eight hours. shall
constitute days work for all labor
ers. workmen or mechanics who may
be employed by or on behalf of the
Mayor and City Council of Baltimore,
except in cases of extraordinary emer-
gency which may arise in time. of war
or in cases where it may be necessary
to work more than eight hours per
calendar day, for the protection OF prop
erty or human life, provided. zthat in
all such cases the laborer, workman
or mechanic 50 employed and working
to exceed eight hours per calendar day
shall be paid on the basis of eight
hours constituting a days work. pro-
vided further, that not less than the
current rates of per diem wages in the
locality where the work is performed
shall be paid to laborers, workmen
and mechanics so employed by or on
behalf of the Mayor and City Council
of Baltimore; and 1aborers.= worImen
or mechanics employed by contractors
or SUBJ contractors in the execution Of
any contract or contracts. within the
City of Baltimore or any public work
shall be deemed to be employed by or
on behalf of the Mayor and City Coun-
Gil of Baltimore.
Section g. And be it further enacted
That all contracts hereafter made by
or on behalf of the Mayor and City
Council of Baltimore, with any person
or persons or corporation. for the per-
Torrance of any work with the City
Of Baltimore. shall be deemed and con
sidered as made upon the basis of
eight hours constituting days work,
and it shall be unlawful for any such
person or persons, or corporation to
require or permit any laborer, work
man or mechanic to work more than
eight hours per calendar day in doing
such work, except in the cases and
upon the conditions provided in Sec
tion 2 of this Act
Section 4. And be it further enacted
That any oficer OF the Mayor and City
|, Council of Baltimore, or any person
acting under or for such officer, or con-
tractor or sub-contractor or other per-
SON acting for them. violating any
of the provisions Of this Act, shall
for each and every OFFENCE be
fined not less than ten dollars nor
mare than fifty dollars for each and
every offence, one-half Of such fine to
go to the informer, said fines to be
collected as other fines are collected
by law
Section s. And be it further enacted.
That the provisions of this Act shall
not apply to the employees of the Fire
Department Bay View Asylum or the
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PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS.
as Section s5A, to read a. follows:

-
as Section 85A, to read as follows:
S6A All instruments, to-wtt. deeds,
mortgages. releases, bonds of convey
ance, bills Of sale, chattel mortgages.
assignments Of mortgages and all con-
sveyances OF. real or personal property.
or OF any interest therein. which have
been heretofore executed and acknowl-
edged which have not been sealed.
acknowledged. Witnessed or certified to
according to the law then existing.
shall be and they are hereby made
valid to all intent and purposes as II
the same had been in such matter IN
full conformity with the law then in
force; provided. that such instruments
are in other respects legal and valid
and are duly recorded; and provided
further. that nothing in this section
shall affect the rights of bonaSfi de pur-
chasers or credits without notice, who
became SO prior to the passage of this
Act.
Section Q. And be it further enacted,
that this Act shall take effect from the
date of its passage
Approved March 10, 1908.
AUSTIN L. cRoTHERs,
Governor.
JOSEPH B. SETH,
President of Senate
]. ENOS RAY, JR.,
Speaker of House of Delegates
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-ICHAPTER ae.l

AN ACT to add a new section to Ar
ticle Is. title, "Chancery." subtitle,
Nom Residents" of the Code Of Pub
lie General Laws of Maryland. 1904,
to be inserted after Section 124, Ar
ticle 16, and to be known as Section
124A.
Be it enacted by the General AS
sembly of Maryland, That new Sec
ton be added to Article 1e Of the Code
of Public General Laws of Maryland,
1904. to be inserted after Section 1874,
Article 1S, and to be known as Section
124A, and to read as follows:
Section 124A In all cases where a
bill in chancery may be filed for the
sale, lease, mortgage or other DISPOSE
ton Of land or to effect any funds
(which would descend as real estate.
and the owner of the whole or Of any
part thereof or of any interest therein,
whether resident, or nonresident, is
dead, and it is not known to the COM
p1ainant or compliments in said bill
whether or not said deceased person
or persons left any heirs or. IL there
are such heirs. who they are or wheth-
err they be residents Of this State, or
non residents. the said heirs. may in
such bill of complaint be described as
the unknown heirs OF such deceased
person or persons. and the said bill OF
complaint shall pray that they be pro-
ceeded against as non-residents.
In all such cases the order of publ
cation shall issue as Of course, In the
manner now or which may be here
after prescribed by law. for the issu-
anoe of the order of publication against
non-residents. and shall be published
and the publication thereof proved as
in cases of order of publication against
non-resfdents. When such order Of
publication shall have been issued and
published as aforesaid. all persons
who may be the heirs at law OF such
deceased person or persons. whether
they be residents or non-residents.
shall be bound by the decree which
may be passed by the Court In said
case. and all the right title and inter-
est in said land. or in said fund. owned
by said decedent shall pass and be di-
vested in the decree that may be
passed in said cause.
Section g. And be it further enacted
That this Act shall take effect from
the date of its passage.
Approved March IL, 1908.
AUSTIN L. CRoTHERs
Governor.
JOSEPH B. SETH
President Of Senate.
J. ENOS RAY. JR-
Speaker of House of Delegates
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PUBLIC GENERAL Laws.
That this Act shall take effect from
the date OF its passage.
Approved March IL. 1925.
AUSTIN l. CROTHERs,
Governor.
JOSEPH B. SETH
President of Senate.
j, ENOS RAY. JR-.
Speaker Of House of Delegates
[CHAPTER s4.1

- * s. X
AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with
amendments Section 3os Of Article
93, title, .Testamentary Law" SUBJ
title, Wills of the Code of Public
General Laws of Maryland, adopted
by Chapter "a of the Acts Of the
General Assembly Of Maryland OF
1888; said section being Identical with
Section 314 Of Article SO of the Code
of Public General Laws of 1904, title,
Testamentary Law" sub title,
Willis" prepared by Hon.. John F.
Poe and legalized and made evidence
by Chapter u Of the Acts OF 1904;
said section, as repealed. and re-en-
acted hereby, to stand in place OF
and as substitute for both said sec
ton 307Aof said Article SO Of the Code
of 1888 and said Section 314 Of Ar
ticle SO OF said Code of 1904.
Section /. Be it enacted by the Gem
eral Assembly of Maryland. That Sec
tion 3o7 Of Article SO OF the Code of
Public General Laws Of Maryland
adopted by Chapter "a Of the Acts Of
1883 of the General Assembly of Mary
land, be and the same is hereby re-
pealed and re-enacted so as to read
as follows:
307. All lands, tenements and here
1itaments which might pass by deed
and which would. in case of the pro-
prietor dying intestate, descend to or
devolve on his or her heirs or other
representatives, except estates tail, and
all goods, chattels, monies, rights. cred
it's or personal property Of any kind,
which might pass by deed, bill Of sale,
assignment or delivery, and all rights
Of entry for condition broken, and all
rights and possibilities Of reverter
shall be subject to be disposed of.
transferred and passed by his or her
last will or codicil. and any testator
devising real or personal property sub
ject to a condition or conditions, may
devise or bequeath the right Of entry
OF. reverter which may arise on breach
Of such condition or conditions, under
the following restrictions.
Section 2. And be it further enacted,
That this Act shall take effect from
the date Of it's passage.
Approved March 18, 1908.
AUSTIN L. CRoTHERs,
Governor.
JOSEPH B. SETH,
President of Senate.
J. ENOS RAY, JR.,
Speaker Of House Of Delegates.
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in the State 81 Maryland. with sign
titles, .Dentist Surgeon Dentist"
Dental Surgeen- or -EtometeIogist;;-
and provided further, that nothing
herein contained shall be so construed
as to prevent or IN any way make UNI
lawful or Interfere with the sale by
manufacturing Wholesale or retail
druggists, or any persons dealing in
drugs or medicines Of any proprietary
or patent medicine or any ofncfal or
standard drug or medicine.
Section z And be IL enacted, That
this Act shall take eject from the date
of it's passage
Approved March Is 1908.
AUSTIN l. cRoTHERs.
Governor.
JOSEPH b. SETH,
President of Senate.
]. ENos RAY. JR.
Speaker of House OF Delegates.