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The San Francisco call., 1909-11-26

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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-12-02
Local Happenings &

Special bargains in felt shoes at
Kelly's Arcade.
Mooney & Johnston are the only ones
who have cheap money for farm loans.
1t will pay the thrifty housewife to
look over Kelly's bargains in glassware
and crockery.
1t will surprise you to see how far ono
dollar will 60 in III toy department.
Toys from SC up.
No place in the county will you find
the assortment of toys that you will at
Price and JLhnson's.
If you want to buy or sell a farm, call
on or write Joseph Power, Langdon, N.
D.. Office over Citizens State Bank.
MI. j. III. Mclean returned Tuesday
to her home at Hannah having made a
visit over Sunday with Langdon friends.
Thos Brown has disposed of his hotel
property at Clyde and is again to be-
come a resident of Cavalier, in Pembina
county.
Mrs. H. r. Close and little daughter,
Alice, returned on Mondays train from
a Thanksgiving visit with friends at
Pembina.
Chas. Darlington and Jno. Fitz, two
former residents here now residing over
at Clyde, spent Tuesday over here visit
ing old Langdon friends.
L.. A. Deichert a prominent membe,
of the travelling fraternity and game
warden for the northern half of the state
was a Langdon visitor Monday.
Remember that Price & johnson are
showing tho largest line Of toys that il
has been your pleasure to see. Prices
guaranteed to be lower than elsewhere
Finley A. Macdonald %justics of the
peace at Milton and q recognized ole
line republican wheel horse in the south
end of the county was a visitor her,
Friaay.
The early Christmas shopper VIII
reads the big adv't this week of W, j
Mercer has first choice on one of tn
finest ssortm ants of holiday gifts eve
, brought to Langdon.
\ Attorney Jos Cleary wasa passenge
Monday to Fargo where he appeared a
counsel for his former law partne,
4 Attorney +. w. Mclean in a civil actio
brought against the Fargo News.
. Miss Belle johnson and siste
have temporarily closed their milliner
store, leaving yesterday for a visit du
n ing the holiday season with friends an
i relatives at their home in the Twi
S Cities.
Mr.. and Mrs. @. Orion returned MOI
day from Devils Lake, having been cal
y ed there on Thanksgiving Day by til
+ unexpected news of the death OF M
j. Jas. Gillerlain, a brother-in-law of Mr.
@ Orion. The deceased was an old res
n dent of Langdon.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-12-02

The December term of district court
nvene next Tuesday, December 7th.
The last two days of November can be
most properly compared to Indian
summer weather.
John Hope left on Mondays afternoon
train for Chicago where he will visit the
big international stock show and spend
some time visiting friends.
Three weeks more and Christmas will
be with u.s. Before doing your holiday
trade shopping read carefully the ad-
refreshments in the DEMOCRAT.
Those who left Tuesday for the
encampment of Masonic Shriners at
Grand Forks included, Messrs Robt.
Meiklejohn, Chas. Chisholm, Jos.
Power, Jas. Mcdowell, A. e. Lind
strom, and Alex Mcdonald.
Co. Sup't b. e. Groom announces this
week the holding of eighth grade
examinations in the various grade
schools throughout the county on
Thursday and Friday, December 10th
and 18th. Those who pass are granted
diplomas having completed the common
school course of study.
Mrs. +. G. Boomgaarden took Mon.
days train to Burwell, Nebraska, the
home of her mother, who at the adj
vanced age of eighty tive years has beer
suddenly been taken quite seriously ill
Telegraphlc information to that effec'
was received on Sunday afternoon
Mrs. Boomgaarden leaving for he,
mothers bedside on the first train leav
ing Langdon.
Beginning at a few minutes after three
o'clock Saturday morning there was
total eclipse of tho moon that LASTED
nearly three hours. At four o'clocl
the eclipse was total, but not visible il
Langdon, because of the thick clouds
The moon was due to enter the earth
shadow at 3:1l a. m over North Dakot
and Minnesota. Astronomers paid littl
attention to the eclipse, as there wer
no features out of the ordinary cor
nected with it.
Readers of the DEMOCRAT will find l
this issue of the paper a complete list {
the state and school lands in thi
county to be offered for sale in this cit
on January Goth of the coming yea
The list is published officially in onl
one paper in the county, but in ords
that people of the county may all b
come informed of tho school lands to b
sold at this sale the list will appear i
these columns from 10Y until the tim
the sale is held.
In a letter that reached the DEMocRA
on Thanksgiving eve the news was IT
ceived that Chas. H. Myers, a forme
we'll known Langdon resident, no
located at Devils Lake and representa-
the Crookston, Mimi, Marble Work
met with quite a serious accident j
getting off the train at Hansboro, N. Q
one day last week. MIR. Myers slippe
and fell between the passenger coac
steps and the platform, with the resu
that in addition to a seriously wrenche
back and injuries to one of his legs
is likely to be laid up for some two
three months.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-12-02

When looking for bargains go to
Kelly's Arcade.
Twenty per cent on knit goods at
Kelly's on Saturday.
Have you seen Kelly's new line of all
the latest shades in dress goods,
You can't afford to make a farm loan
any place but with Mooney q Johnston.
Mrs. Koerner, who. since leaving here
less than a year ago has been looking
after recently acquired property in
terests in Texas, is making friends here
a visit this week.
Read the Schulke Trade Palace new
change of adv't this week. Mr.. Schulke's
great Amas sale starts this week, con
tinuing up to Christmas eve. Before
doing your Xmas shopping visit the
Trade Palace store.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-12-02

E. 3, Robson, and son were Hannah
visitors in the city over Sunday to at
tend tho dedication services at the new
church. Upwards of twelve years ago
Mr.. Robson was pastor Of the Langdon
church, but has since retired from the
ministry and now deals qnite extensively
in Cavalier county real estate at Hannah.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-12-02
DRS. KERR & SMITH
DENTISTS Donovan Block


Rev. e. s. Benjamin asks that the
paper that Mrs. X. e. CHM
will preach at tho new Methodist church
each evening at 1880. All are invited to
attend. Mrs. CHM is an old time friend
of the PASTORS, and al evangelist of
experience and power. Do not fail to
come every night.
Tho Grand Forks papers of Saturday
announced the wedding in st. Paul on
Thanksgiving day of Miss Emma
Desrosicr, eldest daughter of S. E.
Desrosisr, of this city, and Attorney j.
P. Conmy, of Grand Forks. The groom
has been engaged in the practice of his
profession at Grand Folks since having
graduated upwards of a year ago from
the law department of. the state univer-
sity and is tho eldest son Of Judge E.W.
Conmy of Neche, The bride just recent.
ly completed her education at st. Mary's
Academy in st. Paul and news of her
wedding at Thanksgiving m as =
happy surprise to her many Langdon
friends.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-12-02
CURRENT EVENTS.

Dec. district Court.
Dec. 8-Opera House. 1.-The Iona Star"
Dec. 14-Delinquent Tax Sale Day.
Dec. 15-Close of Schulke Piano Contest
Dec. ls-Eighth Grade Examinations.
Dec. 25-Opera House. The Crow Co."
Jan. s-County Commissioners Meet
Jan 26-Cavalier County School Land Sale
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-12-02
For fur goods go to Kelly's.

For fur goods go to Kelly's.
Read Price 4 Johnson's large page add
in this issue.
For farm loans Mooney & Johnston's
is the only place.
If you want to save money on clothing
look over kelly's lin
You can buy children's overshoes at
Kelly's at 65 cents a pair and up.
ALERT & Winter have plenty of money
to loan on first and second mortgages.
Tornado Insurance only $I.5O per thousand
for one year. Insure now. Cavalier Co.
National Bank.
Alpheus Adams visited the Kellands
and other Langdon friends during a stay
here over Sunday from his home at
Hannah.
The next meeting of the Langdon
Woman's Club, to be held On Tuesday,
the It'll inst, will meet at the home of
Mrs. Woolner.
VIM. j. Welsh proprietor of the New
Columbia Hotel, returned on Tuesdays
passenger from a business trip down the
line as far as the Forks.
H. j. Mathisen, who has a big stock
reducing sale IN progress at his Dresden
store this month was here Tuesday for
short time transscting business.
Mrs. Frank Briggs visited the early
part of the week with friends down the
line at Milton, leaving on Mondays
afternoon train and returning yesterday.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-12-02
Shoe Department.

Ladies', Men, Girls, Boys and
Infants listen!
We have something to tell
you. Get your feet shod at
Schulke's Shop. All the new
est lasts represented in our as
assortment. None but the best
manufacturers can get their
goods in our store. We fit the
feet to fit your pocket book.
We will at all times be delighted
to show you Our styles.
12H per cent off OH all Shoes.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-12-02
Toy Department.

We have arranged with Santa
Claus to open up his Toy Shop
i'll the middle of our store dur
ing this Xmas Sale where you
will find all our Toys, such as
Trunks, Drums, Dishes, Toy
Furniture, Horses and Go-Carts,
Doll-Go-Carts, Autos, Express
Wagons, Etc.
Dolls-Big ones, little44 ones,
dressed and undressed dolls, i'll
fact any and every kind of doll
that you can possibly think Of
at from SC up to Sc.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-12-02
Notion Department.

Don't Fail to get acquainted with our Notion counter
Notions are ridiculouslv low priced.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-09-07

Philo Gubb is one of the tenderest
hearted men in Betzville. He hasn't
the style necessary to mingle in our
best society, but he has good heart,
and when his speckled hen died after
setting on nest of eggs for week
Philos heart bled with pity for the
poor motherless eggs. The very min
ute he saw the dead hen he hurried
over to Aunt Rhinocolura BetZ' and
asked If he could borrow one of her
hens, but they were all engaged In
family business of their own just then,
and Philo sat down on the edge OF
the porch and wept. After he had
wept about quart of tears he perked
up all of sudden, and asked Aunt
Rhinocolura if she was using her hot.
water bottle. When she said no, that
her neuralgia wasn't giving her much
trouble that summer, Philo just
jumped up and down for JOY.
AS soon as Aunt Rhinocolura gave
him the hot-water bottle he hurried
home, hippity hopping with joy, and
filled the hot-water bottle up to the
neck, and screwed the stopper in, and
laid it with gentle hand on top of the
eggs. During the day the eggs did
not worry him much after that, for
the sun kept the water in the hot-wa-
ter bottle warm enough, but it was a
touching sight to see Philo at night
He spent all his time at the edge OF
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-09-07
BETZVuIE TALES
PhiLo Cub and the Auto Hen
@By Ellis Darker Bt1HeTU1
wv Author off"Pigs IS Pigs Etc. 9ka7
ILLUSTRATED BY PETER NEWELL

the bottle. and then stand off behind
the door and ciuck like a hen does
when 1t has found worm, and then
he would smile when the chicks ran
up and grabbed the worm When the
chicks got large enough to venture
out little Philo tied string to the
hot-water bottle and dragged it
around the yard after them.
He got so thoroughly into the no
ton that the hot-water bottle was
really a hen that sometimes he would
drag it over into his vegetable gar
den, and then shoe ct it to drive 1t
out He treated that auto-hen just
as mother hen should be treated.
Probably he took to it more because
he was bachelor and lived alone.
He had less to distract his thoughts.
The hot-water bottle grew so reals
tically hen-like to Philo that when
the chicks got old enough to care for
themselves, and Philo had a cousin
from the city stay to dinner he went
into his back yard and looked over
the chicks. He saw that they were
not old enough to broil yet, SO he got
his ak and bounced down on the auto
hen, and chopped the stopper clean
off. 1t wasn't until Philo grabbed
what was left of the hot-water bottle
and started to pick the feathers OF
that he realized it was not real
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-09-07
SAMUEL R. VAN SAINT.
The New Commander of the G. A. r.
and His Interesting Career.

and His Interesting Career.
The honor of serving as commander
in chief of that famous organization
of veterans, the Grand Army of the
Republic, has recently come to a Min
nesota man, Samuel r. Van SAINT, who
has been active in the interests Of the
society ever since it was founded and
is one of it's best known and most pop
ular members.
Born in Rock Island, ILL.,, May II,
1914, Mr.. Van SAINT early in life went
to his country's defense, enlisting I'M
der President Lincoln's first call for
5000 men, although he was but six
teen years of age. 1t was an impor-
tant epoch in the boys life. 1t meant
giving up the opportunity of college
education and turning his back on
home, relatives, comfort and friends,
but enlist the young patriot would.
He was rejected. re-enlisted, rejected
again and finally accepted as a men,
Der of Company A. Ninth Illinois cav
airy. Mr.. Van SAINT says he has often
thought since of the number Of mere
children in that army, there being
probably 100000 boys of eighteen or
younger.
After the war Mr. Van SAINT was
graduated from Knox college, and soon
after he went into the steamboat bust
ness with his father, in which he has
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-09-07
WOMAN JUDGE hiaaaiES MANY
feminine Jurist Eakes IL a Rule to
Omit the Word "Obey' from
Nuptial Ritual

Beloit, Kan.-So popular have be.
come the marriage ceremonies per-
formed by Probate Judge Mary H.
Cooper, who, by the way, is the only
woman probate judge in the United
States, so far as known, that it has
become almost fad in Mitchell coun-
ty for young women to insert the pro-
viso that Judge Cooper shall officiate
before they blushingly say yes" to
the pleadings of would-be benedicts.
Judge Cooper's popularity has come
about through the omission of the
word "obey" when tying the nuptial
knot
Il attribute the great increase of
marriages in this Office" explained
Judge Cooper the other day, Ito an
effort on my part to get away from
the hackneyed machine-like way in
which civil ceremonies are generally
performed.
81 attempt to make the ceremonies
as impressive as | know how. Should
a giggling pair come before me, they
are severely reproved and made to
understand that being joined in we'd
lock is a most serious affair and not
to be taken lightly"
SIS your service different than most
OF the others?'
Eyes, | believe it differs slightly.
For instance, 1 Rave eliminated the
word obey for the bride.
81 ask the bridegroom if he will love
cherish and keep her until separated
by death. The bride is asked practi-
cally the same thing. If either or
both keep these promises, there is nc
need for the word obey
'If she doesn't love him she won't
obey him. She might pretend to, but
she won't
"And, by the way, this office doesn
believe in tips. 1t accepts only thu
legal fee for the license or the cere
mony l presume there is nothin,
wrong in accepting additional none.
from an over-zealous, love-saturatet
bridegroom, but | believe that tn
law intends that | shall take no NOR
than set forth in the Statutes
After having been appointed b.
t1ov. Hoch to fill the uneXpired terri
Of her husband, who died in office
Mrs. Cooper was reelected by tn
largest majority of any one on tn
ticket.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-09-07
SCENE NEAR THE euss1sos TUNNEL.

canals, will conduct the water from
the lower end of the tunnel to the Un-
compahgre river. Fourteen intermedi-
ate drops will generate 10000 horse
power for lighting and manufacturing
purposes.
The project will reclaim approx
mately 10000 acres of the finest fruit
land in the world, surrounding the
celebrated Montrose fruit district The
government will charge about $50 per
acre for water rights, but as soon as
the water is on the land it will be
worth from 5000 to $1,000 per acre,
according to state of cultivation. From
500 to 800 men have been employed
since February, 1905. For their ac-
commodation two towns containing
schools, Office buildings, cottages, hos
pitfalls, ETC., have been built by the
government at the portals.
The work has cost the government
about $5,0O0,OOO, and peculiar fea-
ture is that Uncle Sam lends the
money only to the farmers who are to
benefit by receiving water. The gov
|
for paying for water rights. For in
stance, settler in the Uncompahgre
valley will have to pay but a small
sum the first year. The payments will
increase from year to year.
Thus it is figured that an ordinary
field crop planted between rows of
young trees will enable settler to
make his first years payments and his
living besides. BY the time his or
chard comes into bearing, if he has
gone in for fruit culture. he will be
able to meet the heavier payments
without trouble 1t is customary to
nant potatoes between the rows of
young trees. Some years these will
yield as much as 500 per acre profit.
Settlers will have no difficulty about
marketing their crops, as a railroad
traverses the entire valley. Last year
The Montrose ranchers, through their
local association, shipped 2SS cars Of
apples. 10 cars of peaches, 10 cars
Of mixed fruits, such as apricots, cher.
ries, grapes, etc, ana 400 cars Of pota,
toes. Besides these, q large portion OF
the crop was hauled by wagons tC
nearby mountain mining camps and
sold at high prices.
Most of the ranches in the valley are
small and compact. When settled un
der the government plan, the unit will
not be above ten acres. Farm life un
der such circumstances cannot b.
lonely. The metropolis of the Uncom
pahgre valley is Montrose. an up II
date little city. with churches. theater
schools, etc.
President Taft while Oh his western
tour will open the Gunnison. When h
presses button and sends the roaring
waters of the Gunnison through tn
great cement waterway not an Amer
lean in the land but should be proud o
the work accomplished by Uncle Sam.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-09-07

the nest, with an oil stove at his side
and a tea kettle of water boiling away
on the oil stove. He was like moth
err to those eggs, and 1t was most al
fecting to hear him while he had the
bottle in his hands, filling it and say
ing: "Now, now, dearies, don't be I'M
patient, daddy will have mudder full
of hot water in minute, and then
mudder will cuddle dearies up again.
The eggs seemed to understand the
love Philo Gubb was showering OH
them, too Of course an egg can't
show it's affection very we'll. Next to
china door knob an egg is about the
dumbest uneffusive thing there is, but
those eggs used to lie there and smile
no. not smile-they used to lie there
and look up at-no, they didn't look
up-anyway, they used to lie there.
They used to lie there as quiet as Ii
brick-bats. They were just piacldly
happy, as you might say. Care free.
knowing Philo would take good care
of them and protect them
Well, one egg got broken! 1t was
nearly the death of Philo, and only
the fact that there were IL left kept
him alive. He just couldn't allow him
self to die of grief when there were
10 motherless eggs depending on him,
so he braced up and tried to hide his
sorrow. and kept the hot water bottle
| warm.
The day those eggs Matched out was
the gladdest in the life of Philo Gubb.
He was a proud man, l can tell you!
He gave each one name as it
pecked it's way out. The first he
called Eeny, and although he tried
to be impartial anyone could see he
liked this eldest little the best. The
next one he named Meeny, and the
next Cracky. The others, as they
came he named Feeny, Omma, Moo
cha. Poppa, Toocha, Rick, Stick, Stan
and the last of all, the baby, as you
might say, StaW l remember how
proud he was when Uncle Ashod
Clute asked him how the eggs were
doing. Philo spoke right up. Says
he:
"Eeny, Meeny. Cracky, Feeny---
Omma. Mocha, Poppa, Toocha-Rick
Stick, Stan. Staw-OU-T, all out!"
But the most gladdening thing tc
the hard heart of man was to see the
way in which Philo helped supply 6
mothers care to those little chicks
They seemed to sense right at frs
that the hot-water bottle was the
only mother they had, and they would
run to 1t, chirping out their little joys
and sorrows, and Philo kept 1t full
of hot water. SO 1t would feel cos!
: and comfortable to the chicks. HI
, used to sneak away once in awhile
and dig worm or two in the potat'
garden, and come back and drape
: through the handle of the stopper O
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-09-07
EccLEs' NEW ENTERPRISE.

The Copper River and Northwestern
Railroad Fast Nearing Completion.
There is one railroad president in
this country who thoroughly believes
in the old saying that all work and no
play makes Jack a dull boy. This is
S. w. Eccles, president of the new
Copper River and Northwestern rail-
road of Alaska. Although one Of the
busiest of men, he frequently takes a
day or two off. and the accompanying
illustration gives one a pretty good
idea of how he spends the time. His
catch is a fifty pound salmon.
To Mr.. Eccles is due no little credit
for the conception of the new Copper
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-09-07
sLAUGHTERiNG ELK IN IDAHO.
Numerous carcasses Found Prove
ConcusiveIy That Lawbreakers
Are Busy at Wanton Work.

Boise. Idaho.-"t'nless something is
done, and that ris',t away, there will
be no elk in Idaho In five years" said
A.. R. Stephens OF Ashton, Fremont
county, one of the eest known sports
men in southern I@aho. "One hun
dred elk have beeS killed in Fremont
county since The season closed, Janu-
airy 1
"A crew of Oregon Short Line train
men, going out from Ashton TO open
up the road, came across the bodies
of IL elk together at point on Warm
river. Yellowstone park scouts re-
port finding six dead elk, their bodies
unmolested except that the scalps and
the tusks had been removed. | know
where two elk were killed. | traced
the slayers to their ZONES and found
out who they were. l reported the
matter to the local game warden and
he did nothing"
Stephens believes the correction of
conditions is up to spolismsn. lie
urges that more sportsmen of Ere
mont county join the state sports
mems association, ana WltE SfeHte1 III
terest taken in that county b.. th@se
who fish and hunt and Jesi.e thir
play, he believes much of the esistiTg
evil can be eliminated.
He talked with a nulnbe' of Boi>e
sportsmen, and the result Of his visit
may be that the sportsmen will oegin
a movement to prevent the wholesale
slaughter of elk, either through "a
movement to bring all true sDortsmer
into the folds of the state associs Ion
or to secure the appointment of eep'
uty who will see that the law is alp.
held, not only in Fremont coufty
where it is said there are the m"st
fragrant violations, but in all othHr
parts Of the state.