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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-03-18

Auctioneer j.. w. Mahon, holds an
auction at Clyde on Saturday for j. G.
Mcneil.
Several cases of diphtheria have been
reported from the vicinity Of Munich
within t he week.
Nekoma is making big preparations
for its initial market day, which is to be
held on Saturday, the 9th inst.
Geo. Mclean, the Sarles postmaster,
has new Ford touring car. Auto
mobiles promise to be plentiful there
this summer.
M. L. Fainter sells his farm near
Munich and moves west this spring.
The property has been purchased by a
party from Wisconsin.
Magnus Snowfeld, one Of the sub
stantial pioneers of Byron is adding a
gasoline engine blowing outfit to his
farm equipment this spring.
Chas. Booth has sold his Munich dray
line and goes with his family to the
Canadian Northwest this spring. He
was one of the earliest settlers inHender-
son township
a. Kirby, we'll known former
Hannah resident, who has lately
graduated as veterinary surgeon, has
decided to locate at Sarles instead of
Munich, as at first reported.
Munichs brass band was at the depot
to welcome the return from Bismarck of
their townsman, Hon. u r. Burdick,
who was honored by his fellow members
of the legislature with election as speaker
of the house.
Auctioneer Iony Kieffer has another
big sale Saturday at the Joseph Schill
farm at Mt. Carmel. The property to
be auctloned off includes 8 head of
horses and 13 head of live stock besides
a full line of farm machinery
Alvin Wicklander, aged twenty-five
years died atCrystal City, Man., Sunday
evening at eleven o'clock, of heart failure
MIR. Wicklander has been resident of
Sarles for about year and was just
returning from Banff, B O., where he
had been seeking relief in course of
treatment at the springs. On his way
home he was taken i'll with pneumonia
and passed away as above stated. He
was most excellent young man and
had large circle of friends there. The
funeral was held from the Presbyterian
church Tuesday, Rev. White officiating,
interment being made in Woodbridge
cemetery.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-03-18

Tf Calvin school board sold its old
school building to Ed. Porter for $500.
Calvin has reorganized its base ball
team and expects to play fast ball in the
Cavalier county league this season.
O. r. Daniels, one of Grey townships
pioneers is building a new frame barn
32x60 with IA fit. lean to on his farm this
spring.
B. o. Leary, principal of tho Sarles
public schools was called to the family
homo at Fon du Lac, Wis, last week by
message announcing the serious illness
of his mother.
Today and tomorrow, Friday, exami-
nations are being held at schools
throughout the county of pupils who
this spring are completing their eighth
grade studies. TO such as are success
full common school diplomas will be
presented by Go. Supt. Groom.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-03-18

Munich lays claim now days to being
a water wagon town.
Concrete has started to frame-up its
nine for the base ball season.
Miss .Atilel Watson, a Milton student
at the Valley City state normal school is
seriously i'll with scarlet fever
Daniels will play the national game
this summer. The school teacher, A. A.
Scott, and bunch of fans met and
organized last week
Grey township school board decided
at meeting last week to either build or
buy suitable residence for the teacher
of its consolidated school at Daniels.
The farm of Ernest McDermond at
Osnabrock, has been rented by Messrs.
Walter, Sim and Peter Taylor, three
brothers, who arrived from Southern
Minnesota last week, with two car loads
of stock and machinery
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-03-18

Gallo organized q camp of the M. w
A., order last week with a membership
of thirty.
The infant son of Gottlieb Klein was
buried in the cemetery at the Rosehill
church last Sunday.
Hen derson township voted on adopt
ing the contract system of road work at
the election held Tuesday.
"Billy" Wilson and Martin Conroy, are
back again in Clyde, after spending most
of the winter on the Pacific coast.
The launching of snow boat over at
Munich last week called for quite
humorous write up by Editor Scott, of
the Herald.
Spectators are "harred" on practice
nights by the Munich band boys. 1t
would seem that music hath charms
over Munich way.
d. L. Dutton, former we'll known
western Cavalier county resident is
engaged in the livery business at
Spokane, Wash, and has as a partner,
M. Kelly of this city.
Hannah last week welca med the return
of two of its early day pioneer residents,
Bert Rose, who hailed from California,
and Vim. Balfour, who has big livery
stable business at Saskatoon. Both are
prospering in the west.
Hannah's debating society decided
that the world is getting better at their
meeting of last week. 1t was case of
where the negative of the question was
out generalled by life insurance agent
and an ex-pulpit FOUNDER.
A. A. Scott, teacher of the Daniels
consolidated school in Grey township,
takes up farming as side-line this
spring. He is shipping in horses, cattle
and household effects from Grant coun-
ty, South Dakota, where he formerly
resided
| New settlers with seven carloads of
stock aud household goods arrived at
Clyde last week and move onto Huron
township farms. They come here from
Iowa and the land purchased is under
stood as formerly being owned by Harvey
McCorkle.
The big auction held last Thursday
on the John Block farm near Dresden
attracted large crowd from far and
near, and all the property offered was
disposed Of at good prices. Auction eer
Tony Kieffer, had strenuous day of it
but made good-as usual.
| Calvin had fire Saturday forenoon
last week in harness shop, the building
being owned by Nels w. Hawkinson.
The building with stock included were
total loss, the fire with siderable
difficulty being confined to the buildi ng
in which it started.
A medical examination of j. P. Falk,
living near Munich, last week resulted
in his being found suffering from a
mental disorder, which dates from the
recent death of his wife, while visiting
her home in Minnesota. His parents
take him back east to where they live at
the advice of doctors who suggest the
] change.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-03-18

Our Formal}ehyde comes ins~barrells
and we bottle it ourselves <s6 that we
know what we are gettlag and can there
fore guarantee evess ss1ounce of it. Amos
Abbott Il Co
Miss Alma Bleakley went to the Forks
yesterday, where she will spend week
with the Langdon girls at the state
university, while attending several social
functions the students are having at
this time.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-03-18
The DEMOCRAT carries a full line of

The DEMOCRAT carries full line of
township blanks.
A Lutheran Free Church will be built
by Norwegian residents north and east
of Osnabrock this summer.
Milton band is practicing for home
talent concert, the date of which is
announced as being April Sth.
A, B. Croft, of Daniels, lately sold one
of his valuable Grey township sections
to Russell Balfour of Hannah.
George Plant. the Osnabrock hotel
and liveryman is making land lnspec-
tion tour of the Canadian Northwest.
Daniels schools maint aimed an average
attendance oil twenty-six pupils during
the cold days of the month of February.
Chas Freeman and wife. we'll known
residents OF the vicinity OF Sarles were
made happy last week by the arrival
OF SON.
Hannah has an up date automobile
garage the management will be in charge
of Thos Spiker, who is quite chautfer
himself
III. j. Cheatly got the top price for a
| match team of work horses when one of
his nolghbors over at Iona paid S40O in
cash for them
| Ole flodnetield, has an auction at his
farm near Iona this week He quits
farming to embark in the butcher busi-
ness at Hampden.
Ezra Krien, brother of Henry Krein
a we'll known Hay township farmer was
quite seriously injured recently in well
boring explosion near Edmonton, Sask
Milton's ASSOCIATION of business men
have decided to hold market day or
the third Wednesday of each month
through the summer, the first was hclC
yesterday.
Real estate in Olga township still
commands top figure. a deal cioset
last week transferring an eighty acre
tract from Syver Christianson to j. \
Flynn for $1,000.
The SpaHgelo farm, three miles north
of Concrete was purchased last week
by Alex Henderson of Beauleu from r
j. Baulig.. 1t consists of 24O acres anc
sold $500 Fine buildings will be
erected by Mr.. Henderson in the spring
/ The ladies aid of the Moscow township
Lutheran church hold quilting party
and social on Thursday evening of mex,
week, the 9th inst, at the Peterson
school house Thu refreshments on this
occasion are being furnished by the
bachelors which promises to be quite ar
interesting feature of the occasion.
"Citizen" has commu nication in the
Sarles Advocate urging that cemetery
or burying ground be located in con
venient proximity to the town The
Woodbridge cemetery, in which inter
ments were made by residents of tina,
section of the county before Sarles be-
came a centre of population being at toe
far distance from the town.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-03-18
AROUND 4t2 County.
AUCTION SALE.

March 1S-Joseph Schill, 2A miles north of
Mt Carmel
March 22-Lars Hanson, miles southeast of
Nekoma.
March 24-Frank Gates, S1s miles northwest
of Sarles.
March 27-E. B. Fairbanks and I. Dawson at
Dresden.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-03-18
It's Time to Clean Your Seed Grain!

To properly clean Seed Hero Tanning Mill
Hero you If you doubt it's being the
those who Or bring samples of the different kinds of
than Mill
Langdon
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-05-19
Az Emharrn,.inu Momont.

The author Of Collections and Rec.
elections" relates a personal expert
ence Of having said a thing one would
rather have left unsaid." Even after
the lapse Of twenty years. he adds.
the recollection Of the sensations Of
the moment turns him hot with cha
grin.
A remarkably pompous clergyman. a
diocesan inspector of schools, once
showed me u theme on a Scriptural
subject written by q girl who was
trying to pass from the rank of pupil
teacher to the rank OF schoolmistress.
The theme was full OF absurd mis-
takes. over which the inspector laugh.
ed uproariously.
well. what do you think Of thatr'
he inquired when l handed back the
paper.
"oh," said / in perfectly good faith.
"the mistakes are bad enough. but the
writing Is far worse. It really is a
disgrace"
THE writing? What. my writins?"
said the Inspector. II copied the
theme out myself"
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-05-19
CAMDEN CLAY
COMPANY ASSIGNS TO M. c. TYLER,
TRUSTEE.

The Camden Clay Co., located at
Spilman, has assigned to NJ. G. Ty-
Ter, Trustee, and will close out its
business. The reason given in the
circular announcing their purpose, is
the removal from the state of one of
the largest stockholders, who desires
to close out his holdings. The as
sets of the company, outside of its
real estate, is more than its indebted
ness, and this course was taken to
close up the business as being the
cheapest and most expeditions.
A large number of people will be
thrown out of employment and it is
hoped that the plant will be taken
over by some one that will operate
it again.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-05-19
Tho First EI.etrio Liobt..

John Hollingshead was the first nan
to use electric light In London. d.
1878 he installed six arc lamps at thu
old Gaiety theater and startled thc.
Strand. The price OF gas shares fel.
Immediately. The cost Of the lanp~
was 5000 a week. and he ran them 70:
nine months. An attempt to plant one
inside the theater ut the foot OF thu
grand staircase was a failure. The.
women objected to the aerceness Of
the light. One Of them, for instance
pretended TO be very anxious that the
secret of her soft complexion should
not DO discovered" Professor Eras.
mus Wilson said Of electric light n
that time. with regard to the electric
light. much has been said for and
against It, but I think may say, with.
out fear of contradiction, that when
the Paris exhibition closes the eleetric
light win close with II. and very little
more win be heard about It" ME.
HollinSshead, by the way, had fitted
up the Gaiety as early a. 1869 viii
an electric searchllght which flashed
the length OF the Strand. But be soon
withdrew that for fear OF soaring the
horses.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-05-19

The sixteenth and seventeenth cen.
turtles" said John FIske, were the
nourishing ages Of the witchcraft de-
lusion. wltchcraft in the early ages
was considered one OF the greatest Of
crimes. Us much so rs murder, robbery
or any other serious oirense against
the law. and the belief in 1t was shared
by the whole human race until the lat
ter part Of the Seventeenth century.
an England in 1854 two women
were tried before Sir Matthew Hale,
charged with bewitching several girls
and a baby. and they were put to
death, for at that time the evidence
seemed perfectly rational. In 1915 In
Genoa 600 people were burned to death
on the charge Of wItchcraft. It was
the proud boast of noted executioner
in northern Italy at this time that In
fifteen year, he had assisted In burn
ing 900 persons charged with sorcery.
In Scotland between 1850 md 1900
5000 people were put to death. an
average OF 200 a year. The Inst exc
cutlon for wltchcraft in England took
place In 17l3 In Scotland In ITO. In
Germany In 174o and In Spain IN 1871"
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-05-19
HIT LY BLUE LAWS.

New York, May 17,-COney Is
land was hit today by black cloud
of blue laws, when Mayor Mcclellan
ordered that hereafter there shall be
shows in operation, at the resort only
six days in the week. The order
says that Sunday licenses will be re-
fused all common shows" which
means that performances to which
admission is charged, not conducted
under the head of theatrical licenses,
must close on the best day of the
of the week-the day when the aver
age girl can take day off and run
down to the beach.
Strict orders were issued also call
ing for the enforcement of the excise
laws. Heretofore beer flowed more
freely at coney on Sunday than on
weekday.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-05-19
I'd Bind Your Amnitx.

Your affinity Is your mate, but IN
less you know the SIX types Of happy
married folks on Olympus, up to date.
you may miss yours. Jupiter. king Of
heaven, ruler Of men. house and busi-
ness. must marry Juno, the queenly
woman, plump. domestic, wise as II.
ne1a, jet loving rs Venus. Venus
should mate with Apollo; but, being
fond OF all men and usually pretty. q
Venus woman marries any one, often
several times. Marry and be petted
and adored she must or die. Minerva.
on the contrary. can be happy only
with Vulcan, man her counterpart.
wise. lofty. patient. a recormer, teach
er and philosopher. Both have CON
tempt for frivolity and meanness and
vice. Most all Of the elderly single
women in the world, especially those
descendants from Puritan or Calvanis-
tic stock. IRE single Just because they
are the Minerva type and too wise to
marry any one but vulcans. And vul-
can men. being the best Of their sex,
are scarce.-Nautilis.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-05-19
GRIND md a. TeIephone.

From the beginning to the end OF u
transaction In crime the telephone
comes Into use. serving both sides
with equal fidelity. says a writer in
Appleton's Magazine. The thief uses
It TO determine which house he may
safely rob. The man next door sees
the burglar and calls up the police.
The police arrive. catch the burglar
and telephone for the Black Maria to
take him to jail. The .s:.af telephones
a lawyer to defend him. The lawyer
telephones for the bondsman to bail
out his client, and tie banker tele-
phones the sheriff that the bondsman's
check Is good. When the day of trial
comes the clerk Of the court, being n
kind gentleman. telephones to the
burglars lawyer: the sheriff telephones
witnesses to be present. When the
burglar is convicted and sentenced the
sheriff uses long distance to tell the
warden OF the penltentIary when his
prisoner viii be delivered. After that
the telephone line is kept hot by In
huential politicians petltioning the gov
ernor for pardon.
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Not What Il wa. Far.

When Miss Julia Bryant, daughter
of William Cullen Bryant, was 4 ltte
child IN aged lady, who was for .
time a neishbor Of the poet and his
family. had been shown into the par
lor Of the house, where she was max
Ing her first call. She found the small
Julia seated on the door with an Illus
trated volume Of Milton in her lap. Al
though she knew, Of course, that It
must be the artist not the author, IN,
whom at that early age the child was
interested. she asked genially by wy
Of beginning m acquaintance:
Reading poetry already, little girI1'
Julia looked up and regarded her
Favely. Then she explained, with u
air Of politely correcting inexcusable
ignorance:
People don't read poetry. Papas
write poetry. and mammals sing po-
etry. and little girls learn to say po-
etry, but nobody reads poetry. That
isn't what IFS for"
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-05-19
tn. Broad and Pin. n.k...

The lecturer at the cooking school
sometimes enlivened her remarks with
m anecdote.
The eighteenth century baker," she
said. was pipe cleaner as well. Just
as the barber n little earlier was a
surgeon. Everybody In those days
smoked clay pipes. provided. the same
as cups or spoons. by the coffee houses.
Well. each morning n waiter carried
his masters stock of pIpes-some hun
bred perhaps-to the nearest bakery.
The baker would boil them out, then
dip them in liquid lime. then bake
them dry. They came out OF the oven
as sweet and white as new."-New
Orleans Times-Democrat.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-05-19
rhen hoLnndod.

Beauty is woman's most Impor-
tant attribute" said a New YORK
beauty doctor. "She who increases
beauty is woman's greatest benefactoE.
Husbands. brothers. even fathers-lD
their inmost hearts beauty Is the thing
they desire most to see In their 6emI-
nine relations. Only the other day =.
gray. fat old gentleman entered Q
newspaper o6iee and said:
"'Are you the managing edItorP
Yes was the reply.
"T suppose that on you, them SAID
the visitor. rests the responsibility for
this mornings reference to my daugh-
ter Patty as Fatty. Take thatr"
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-05-19

Mr.. James sOmerville, of Robins
son District, was in town Monday.
Miss Maud Eisar visited at CALI
polls Saturday.
Mr.. John Meculloch. who has
been employed as civil engineer by
the K. s. NJ. on their construction
work at this place for the past few
months, has accepted position with
the Pennsylvania Lines at Richmond,
Indiana.
Elk Sheriff Robert Barnett, of
Union District, was in town Monday.
Mr.. Columbus Love, of Flat Rock,
W. Va, made business visit here
Monday.
heau tue page advertisements IA
this issue and make up your mind to
go with US to Camp Alsonac.
T. NJ. cOnners, General superin-
tendent of the K. & NJ. Ry., in
forms the Register that work on the
new depot at this PLACE which will
cost $4,000, viii begin within the
next month.
General John Mecausland and
daughter, Miss Charlotte, were
guests at the Spencer hotel Tuesday.
Mrs. John Love is having installed
in her residence on Ohio street a
modern and up-to-date bath room.
Charles Lewis, of the Point Pleasant
Water & Light Co., is doing the
plumbing. When completed it will
add much to the comforts of this
home-like boarding house.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-05-19
An Unaallant Ra.cal.

II suppose" said the angular spin
ster. shat you never had a romanee7s
Oats where youse Is wrong" re-
piled the unlaundered hobo. ~ Wunst
had a sweetheart wot wu1 a dead
ringer fer youse."
And did she dep asked the angu-
lar spinster as she helped him to an
other hunk Of pie.
NO, ma'am," answered the hobo.
When leap year come round she
asked me T marry her-an' I run away
from home."-chicago News.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-05-19
A Popular pxe.

A small boy was one day sent for a
pennyworth OF indigo dye. BE stopped
to play marbles on the way and quite
forgot what he was sent for. As he
was determined to get 1t. he went into
the chemists shop and said to the as
sistant:
-whnt have people been dyelns with
lately. please?"
'InAuenza." was the answer.
"Ah! That must be it" said the boy.
please give me penn'orth"-London
Illustrated Bits.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-05-19
Dad Ha,t.

A schoolmaster who is In the habie
Of selecting extracts from his morning
newspaper for dictation exercise read
the other day aS..ssage In which o.
CURED the term dead heat"
Zones" said he, addressing an IN
attentive pupil, what do you mean
by dead heat?"
"Please, SIR" the youngster replied.
"it's the heat Of the place bad people
go to when they're dead."-LondoD
Schoolmaster.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-05-19
Saves Trouble.

why don't you come in occasional.
ly between drinks" demanded the
wife. '-and see the playT
II don't need to-" replied the bibulous
husband. The bartender Is familiar
with the plot. initiates the actors and
also knows n lot OF gossip about their
personal and family afrairs."-PhIlndel-
phIa Bulletin.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-05-19
Tho Drummer.

81 sometimes think" remarked the
regular patron. .that the snare drum
mer should be the best musician in
the thearer orchestra"
HE usually is" said the drummer
Chicago Tribune.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-05-19
Giving Advice.

Professor-what Is the matter with
Mr.. -?
Learned student-He is seriously H.
fiicted with a paroxysmal indamma-
ton Of the vermiform appendix.
Voice From the Rear seat-Aw, cut
It out.
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Nothina.

Jenkins declares that where he was
N Switzerland the mercury often
1rcppcd to zero at night"
That's nothing"
What's nothing?"
Zero"
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-05-19
FIDUCIARY SETTLEMENT.

The account OF John W. English, administra-
to-, Of Ambrose Yeagcr. deceased. is before nue.
Given under my hand this the Eth day ofslay
1879. JOHN Z. BELLER,
Commissioner OF Accounts for Mason County,
West Virginia. may I9-2w
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-05-19

Eve all make bluDders. thought
once l was square peg when 1 was
really round one"
How did you find out your mis-
take?'
81 got into a hole."-Boston Tran
script.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-05-19

Elmer Nutter, the Spencer hotel
hack man, was up Eanawha last
Saturday on horse trade. He got
the horse trade, just ask him or,
better see the horse.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-05-19
caustie.

Does your representative In COD
gress entertain mueh?"
NO. answered the caustic constitu-
ent 'he doesn't entertain; he only
amuSes."-washingtcn Star.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-05-19
FL. n.sni.ion.

"ea. what is m interior decorator =
-I'm not quite sure. wnfred. but I
think les cook."-New York Times.