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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-01-13
No Standing Still.

Aggressive merchants everywhere
are alive to the fact that no store can
grow in favor if instead of constantly
seeking progress it stands still and re-
lies upon the reputation it has nc
quired.
Some merchants. however. seem to
be Of the opinton that being so we'll
known, having so good q standing in
the community. people are practically
obliged to come to them. Others ap-
pear to think that if every now and
then they offer %'stupendous values"
and give the public sensational bar
gains they a create so great and
lasting an impression that people will
overlook their shortcomings. such as
inattentive or discourteous service, IN
reliable merchandise. ETC.. and not
withstanding that such shortcomings
seem to be increasing instead Of de-
creasing will give them the bulk Of
their trade. Such merchants evident
ly forget the we'll known axiom that
most people have short memories for
favors extended to them.
Every merchant if he wishes his
business to continue growing must con-
stantly make whatever improvements
and innovations are needed for the
comfort and convenience Of his Gus
toners and must from time to time in
troduce such features as are calculated
to make his store more attractive. He
will not be wrong if he regards such
methods as a form of insurance just
as necessary to his peace of mind and
progress as other means of protection
which long ago came to be regarded as
essential.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-01-13
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE SALE.

Notice Is Hereby Given, That that certain
mortgage executed and delivered by Jane Muir.
ply and Michael Henry Murphy. husband of
said Jane Murphy, mo1tgagors to Samuel n.
Aldrich, mortgagee, dated the 1st day of No
vember, A. D., 1902, and filed for record in the
office of the Register of Deeds for the County of
Cavalier and State of North Dakota, on tho Bird
day of December, A. D., 1902, at three o'clock p.
M, and recorded in Book 46 of Mortgages, on
Page 112, will be foreclosed by a sale of the
premises in such mortgage and hereinafter de-
scribed at the front door of tho Court House, in
the City Of Langdon, County of Cavalier and
State of North Dakota, at the hour of two
o'clock p. M, on the 23rd day of February A. ID,
1910. to satisfy the amount due upon such mort
gage on the day of sale.
The promises described in such mortgage and
which will be sold to satisfy the same are des-
cribed as follows. to-wit: The north half (N1a)
of Lot four, 4) in Block five, t5) in the Dorval
addition to the City of Langdon North Dakota.
There will be due on such mortgage at the
day of sale the sum of S1502. 90, besides statutory
attorne, g fees and other costs allowed by law.
Dated at Langdon, North Dakota, this 18th
day of January A. D., 1910.
HARRY M. ALDRICH,
Executor of the Last Will of Samuel N. Aid
rich, Deceased, Aortgagee.
Dickson & DEvANEY $3.50
Attorneys for the Executor of the Estate of
Mortgagee, Langdon, North Dakota.
(First Publication January, 13, 1910
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-01-13
SUMMONS

State of North Dakota County of Cavalier SIS.
In district Court Seventh Judicial District.
John B. Mooney, Plaintiff VS. Farmers Trust
Company Ga foreign corporatlon) and all other
persons unknown. claiming an estate or interest
in or lien or remembrance upon the property
described in the complaint and their unknown
heirs, Defendants.
The sta 9 of North Dakota to the above named
Defendants:
~ GU are hereby summoned to answer the COM
plant in this action, which will be filed in the
office of the Clcik of DISTRICT Court in and for
Cavalier county, State of North Dakota, and to
serve a copy of your answer upon the sub
%scribers at their office, in the City of Langdon.
Cavalier county, North Dakota, within thirty
days after the service; of this summons upon
you, exclusive of the day Of service; and in case
OF your failure to appear or answer, Judgment
Will De taken against you by default for the
relief demanded in the complaint.
Dhtrl at Langdon, North Dakota, this 4tll
day of January, A. D., 1910.
DICKSON & DEvANEY,
Attorneys for plaintiff, residence and post
office address, Langdon. N. d.
To the above named defendants:
You will please take notice that the COM
plant. in the above entitled action was filed in
the office of the Clerk of the District Court for
Cavalier county, North Dakota, on the 4th day
of January, A. d., 1910.
DICKSON q DEvANEY.
ATTORNEYS for Plaintiff. Langdon. N. D.. 1923
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-01-13
SATISFIED"

The senate committee confirmed the
nomination of Judge Horace H. Lurton.
A. Washington dispatch carried by the
Associated Press says:
"Presldent Taft was deeply gratified
today by the prompt action of the
senate IN confirming the nomination of
Judge Horace FL. Lurton to be an associ,
ate justice of the United States supreme
court. The president told his callers
that he knew Judge Lurton's record in
nearly every detail, and he was entirely
satisfied with his impartiality in dealing
with every subject affiliated with capital.
labor and the trusts. The president told
several of his callers that he felt a gross
Injustice had been done Judge Lurton
in the criticisms that he would favor
corporations in all of his decisions"
The president is also satisfied with
Senator Nelson W. Aldrich. In his
Boston speech he told the people that
gross injustice had been done the Rhode
Island senator; that instead of being a
friend of the special interests Mr.
Aldrich had a deep and abiding affection
for popular government and the people
might confidently rely upon his devotion
to their welfare.-The Commone r.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-01-13
WANTED-MEN

WANTRD-Mer who dare to stand for
the Jetfersonian doctrine of equal rights
to all and special privileges to none.-
From The Commoner of October 90, 1903.
The congressional campaign of 1910
will soon be upon US and we ought to
begin now to plan for it. Whether we
shall secure a democratic majority in the
next congress depends largely upon the
character of the democrats nominated
and upon the platform on which they
run.
There may be districts in which the
democratic candidate will have so long a
personal following that his constituents
will trust him without a platform. but
these districts are, fortunately, very few.
AS a rule, the nan who objects to a
platform is the very man who needs to
be pledged to a platform. II a candidate
is in sympathy with his people and
shares their sentiments he will not
hesitate to state his position frankly
and fully. When a candidate refuses to
take the people into his confidence on a
question at issue it is usually because he
is conscious of holding opinions adverse
to the interests of those whose votes he
asks.
The first thing. therefore, is to find a
democratic candidate in each congress-
ional district who believes in platforms
and who is willing to let the voters know
where he stands.
The next thing is to find a democratic
candidate whose platform is acceptable
to the voters Of his party, and a platform
to be acceptable must represent the in
terests Of the voters. There is scarcely
a district in the United States where the
interests of a majority of the voters are
on the side of protection. The trouble
is that the protected industries are
active and clamorous. The democratic
candidate should have the courage to
protect the silent majority against the
demands of the noisy minority
Take the wool question for illustration.
here Is probably not a district in the
United States where the owners of sheep
institute one-tenth of the voting
population, but that less than one-tenth
often has more influence on the con
gresham than the more than nine
tenths. Why? Because the sheep own
ers are organized and active while the
rest of the people are often Indifferent.
The same is true of the tariff on
lumber, iron ore, coal, etc. Protection
is the fight of a few for privileges at the
expense of the many; tariff reforms is
the fight of the many to keep the hands
OF the few out of their pockets.
Above is presented a sample platform
n it asks democrats for congress to
accept, reject or amend it to suit them
selves, and it asks the democratic voters
to see to it that democratic candidates
are selected who really reflect the senti-
ment of the people of their district. Let
the fight begin now and be continued in
the open until we have a democratic
congress made up of men who will put
the Interests of the masses above the
clamor of those who seek favors.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-01-13
SALE OF LAND

Notice Is Hereby Given, That in pursuance of
an order made on the 18th day of November. A.
D., 1908, by the Hon, H. E. Dorval, Judge of the
County Court in and for the County of
Cavalier, State of North Dakota, the
undersigned, the administrator of Edward
kroetsh, late Of the City of Langdon,
in the County of Cavalier and State of North
Dakota, deceased. will on Monday, the 18th day
Of February A. D., 1910, at ten o'clock in the
forenoon of that day, at the office of Joseph
Gleary in the City Of Langd9n, County Of Ca7a-
and sell at public auction to the highest bidder
for cash, subject to confirmation by the Judge
parcel Of land, situate, lying and being in the
Township OF Elgin, in the County of Cavalier
and State of North Dakota, and described as
follows, to.wit:
Commencing at a point on the quarter section
line forty-four rods and two feet due west from
the northeast corner OF the south east quarter
of Section %, Township 161, north of Range 60
west, thence running south one hundred twenty
feet, then due east one hundred forty feet. then
north one hundred twenty feet, then west one
hundred forty feet to the place of beginning.
Dated January 10th, 1910
1928 NJ. l.. SULLIyAN.
Administrator of Edward Kroetsch. Deceased
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-01-13
Cook and the Danes,


It was suggested some time ago that
DR.. Cook sought the shores of Den
mark as the best point from which to
launch his amazing story chiefly be-
cause certain people Of that country
harbored animosity with respect to
the intrepid Peary. In that case the
doctor certainly calculated we'll, for
the Danish press and people and many
Danes Of great influence became the
champion before the world of the 'un-
der dog in the controversy as to the
first visit to the actual pole.
But scientists cannot afford to be
and true scientists never will be sway
ed by personal feeling. Furthermore,
science is given to bluntness of speech.
It's ~utterances abound in yeas and
nays. The scientific authorities of
Denmark would have suspended judg-
ment for years in order to give Cook a
chance to produce the promised ade-
quate proofs. But, smarting under re-
peated challenge, the bold explorer
submitted his hastily prepared case
only to learn the old, old truism that
science is u hard proposition to go up
against.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-01-13

In speaking of the switchmen's strike,
which is not settled yet, a Minnesota
exchange has the following: cit is
generally supposed that our laws apply
with equal force to all people and com
binations of people. But do they? If
two men start a fight, the officers of the
law promptly stop it, and combatants
are brought into conrt where the matter
is adjusted on It's merits. But two bodies
Of men, like the switchmen and the rail
road officials, may start a fight which
brings suffering and hardship to hun
drsds of thousands of people, and the
officers of the law will lock on and let
them fight it out. This state of affairs
should be changed"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-01-13

Ex-State Treasurer L. Z. booker, who's
somewhat sudden disappearance from
the state before the expiration of his
tenure CT Office left North Dakota's fl.
nances IN a shakey condition is now
rated as one of the multi-millionaires of
Los Angeles, California. He has large
and valuable holdings in Mexico, the land
of his exile for a number of years after
dropping out of sight as a republican
state Office holder here in N. Dakota.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-01-13

Usher L. Burdick, the Munich banker.
and who was selected as speaker of the
house at the last session of the Iegis-
lature, last week announced in the
Herald.Leader, his candidacy as a pro-
gressive republican for member OF con-
gress from North Dakota. The rapid
strides made SO far by Mr.. Burdick in
his brief political career, make certain OF
one thing, and that is more than a pass.
ing interest will be given his candidacy
from now until the primaries are held
next June, particularly in this county.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-01-13

And now the report from Wash,
ington that Taft has joined hands with
the Aldrich-C Cannon gang and is going to
"dlscipline" the Independent northwest.
ern senator's and congressman who re-
fused to vote for his pet tariff measure
by ignoring them in the matter OF federal
patronage in their various states. Nc
one should be surprised at this, however
as that kind of revenge" is just Taft's
size,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-01-13
Girls In a Foreign Atmosphere.


A German American author, Frau
Won Ende, whose book was published
In Berlin the other day, undertakes to
explain why SO many American girls
are captivated by the nobility Of the
continent. She says that very many of
these girls never get an American edu-
cation. They are often taught by Ger
man or French g~overnesses and reared
in surroundings which are intended to
initiate those of cultivated Europeans.
Even cheap limitations OF foreign fur
niture and paintings may affect a girls
ideals Of the things desirable in life.
American girls are cxpatriated be
fore they make their first trip to I.u-
rope" says this author, and the men
they meet i'll American society have
nothing in ommon with their Initiated
tastes. What everyday life fails to do
in creating a foreign atmosphere for
the idle mind is supplied in the for
eign novel with it's heroic nobleman.
as impossible as he is romantic. An
attractive young Wonan cannot be long
abroad without meeting the Prince
Charlie Of her dreams, and after that
American simplicity has no chance.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-01-13

Editors car no longer get deadhead
passes on the railroads or extend credit
to their honest subscribers, and now
President Taft wants congress to pass a
law raising the rates OF postage on news
papers and magazines. Between Uncle
Sam and the states legislatures the
man behind the pencil is having about
as much show as a countryman in the
bad lands. Editor Sibley of the Gal
iipolis (O) Tribune put it right when he
says that if the president would use his
large brain to work on a plan to keep
the railroad from soaking the govern
ment on mail carrying contracts he
would stop a more prodigious graft than
that enjoyed by the country publishers
who gets his papers carried for a pound"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-01-13

In the fatal year OF nineteen hundred
and ten-Doc Purcell and j Judge Thomp-
son for the us. Senate and John Burke
for governor of North Dakota-it would
make a ~forceful and popular combination
and would be another step in the win
ming of the west for democracy.-Cando
Democrat,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-01-13

The latest large Dr%eadnoughts cost
nearly twice as much to build as the
former class, so it is retrenchment in
name only for the navy department to
ask for but one new One this year.
However, the new are twice as pow
erful as the old, and the addition Of
but n a year is equal to the addition
Of two before.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-01-13

Yellow newspapers in this country
will win no international language
singing contests against some of the
Radical organs in England which are
bombarding the house Of lords. Brit
ish "dignity' takes a vacation now
and then.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-01-13

Baron d'Estournelles de Constant,
who was recently awarded half of the
Nobel prize for peace, has given the
amount of his award, $4,000, to the
poor. Apparently the cause of peace is
being served by men and women of
fairly independent means who are glad
to get the honor and can afford to pass
the prize money on to others.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-01-13

What puzzles the ordinary observer
is how the moving pictures taken Of
the Nicaragua squabble are to show
the b~elligcrcnt Knox in the center I'M
less the picture men patch the films.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-01-13

Washington has neither the Black
Hand societies nor the tongs to disturb
it's serenity, nothing worse than a band
Of insurgents.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-01-13
The Walhalla Mountainse,

The Walhalla Mountaineer is ap-
parently willing to place the blame of the
governments postal deficit where it pro-
perly belongs Coming from an editor of
a weekly paper who has also held down
a term as postmaster quite a spirit of
fairness is shown.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-01-13

Uncle Sam will not demand payment
Of Cuba's $6,509,511 until times i'm
prove. Compliments Of the season GO
with the favor.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-01-13

Another senatorial Investigation of
West Point is under way. Hazing, as
usual, is to be stopped in the post reg
ulations only to be sanctioned in
Washington.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-01-13

We have not yet progressed to a
stage where the American small boy
insists on a flying machine for Christ
mas instead of q sled or q bicycle.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-01-13

How much better to have a thin
pocketbook after the holiday spree
than a disappointed child!
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-01-13

Although Zelaya has stepped out.
those new elements tending toward
anarchy" which Knox sighted throug
the Nicarasuan mists have not dis
DerSed.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-01-13

Airship insurance promises to come
high, but it will be a good investment
for those who take any stock in diri-
gible balloons and aeroplanes.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-01-13

The Cuban ministry, to which MI.
John B. Jackson has been transferred
from Persia, is highly important at
this time.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-01-13

One might think that a lot Of people
are greatly enamored of trouble to
fudge by the way that they conduct
themselves.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-01-13

"No friends likn our old friends
hence no breakfast food like buck
wheat cakes and maple strip.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-01-13

Mrs. Belmont might also do a good
stroke for woman suffrage by retain
ing DR.. Parkhurst to preach against it.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-01-13

Zelaya is not the first "quitter" who
found the reading Of the riot act logic
enough for him.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-01-13

1t is conceded that d. D. would look
we'll after Taft's name. SO it only re-
mains for some college to tack it on.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-01-13

1t is well to get that "Follies of
1910" hat on straight the very first
time.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-01-13

Whatever Gus DR.. Cook has for
his delay in producing proofs. it puts
him at a serious disadvantage.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-01-13

Subscription $3.50 per aunum Canada 500
per annum. Advertising rates on application.
Communication must DO received by Tuesday
noon to receive prompt attention.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-01-13

Published every Thursday morning at Lang
don, Cavalier county, North Dakota.
Entered at the Post office of Langdou as mail
natter of the Sacond Glass.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-01-13
MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT.

Report of the Langdon City Schools for the
Month Ending January Z. 1910.
Below is given the report of attend
ance and work done in the Langdon
Public Schools for the month ending
January 7, 1910.
HIGH SCHOOL PARTNER
Days taught. 70
Enrolled ...... ....53
Average attendance ........ ...... "a
Per cent attendance OK
Names of Pupils neither tardy or absent:
Laura Alpstag Ed Donovan
Mina Ferguson Ella Foshay
DonaldR G.inerty John Halloran
Stella Halloran Ole Johnson
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-01-13
Howard McNiven
Laura ~O'Shaughnessy
Will Sheehan
Katie Murie

CAROLINE I. AUSTIN, Teacher.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-11-22
NEW AVON.

Miss Minnie Dyer returned home
from Lamberton Tuesday.
Miss Annie Stassen returned home
Saturday, after an absence of three
months.
Miss Jessie Thompson of Spring
field. spent Saturday at the Geo.
Wells home.
Mrs. Hugh McDougall of Alberta,
Canada, spent three weeks with Mrs.
Frank Barnum.
Mrs. Myrtle Ross has returned to
Redwood, after visiting for some
time at the Geo. |. Davis farm.
Miss Dora Williams expects her
mother and brother to spend Thanks
giving with her at Mrs. F. Barnum's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Johnson and
VIM. Russell, wife and daughter
spent Sunday with the John Wolver-
ton family.
John Cowls returned to his home
in Redwing. Mlnn., Monday. after
spending six weeks with his uncle,
R. A. Duncan.
Chas, Schwab has returned from
the hospital at Vesta, where he un-
derwent an operation for appended
tbs. Charley says he is feeling good
now.
H. C. MCGEE of Idaho spent this
week at O. L. Wolverton's place re-
pairing the buildings. Mr.. McGee
is owner of the farm rented by Mr..
Wolverton.
S. N. Staples's sale Saturday was
a grand success. Mr.. Staples will
Ieaye this week for Wisconsin,
where he will visit with his sister be-
fore going to a warmer climate.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-11-22
Lobdell has moved his fur business

Lobdell has moved his fur business
up the street to the Lichtwarck
building, opposite Smithers'. He
vii have an announcement to make
next week of interest to people who
trap.
If you feel thankful for the protec-
ton the fire laddies are giving the
city buy ticket to the Thanksgiv
ing ball, and if you can't hit the
high spots yourself in the may, let
some other good citizen do 1t for
you.
Geo. Whittet. ST., will go to Wi
mona today, where he will be joined
by his daughter Maud, at the Nor
NAL, and both will proceed to the
home of the aged mother of the
Wbjttet brothers, now in her Goth
year, and will visit for a few days in
the vicinity of Edgerton, Wis,
where Mr.. Whittet spent his boy
hood days.
Judge Francis Marion Crosby, who
presided over the first judicial dis
trict for 80 years, a record without
parallel in the state of Minnesota,
died suddenly at his home in Hast
ings on last Tuesday morning at the
age years. Though long past the
age for retiring, he ably fulfilled the
duties of his office up to the time of
his death.
Pastor Ehrstein, in the course of
his sermon last Sunday on the church
versus the saloon, ventured the pro-
phecy that if Redwood county con-
tinued to license saloons, there would
be no trouble about the county home
having plenty of inmates. bespoke
from experience with like conditions
in Iowa, where the dry counties are
the only ones having rooms to let in
their poor houses.
Vesta Censor: Paul Weidemann
of Echo who is frequent Vesta Wis
itor, met with quite an accident one
day last week on his return from
Granite Falls. Paul let his auto get
away from him and crash into high
bank smashing both the front wheels
and doing minor damages. The oc-
cupants landed on their heads but
managed to crawl out from the
wreck more scared than hurt.
Miss Maud Little, who is teaching
a second year at Forbes, N. D., re-
Gently managed a school entertain
maint which Melted thirty dollars for
the purchase of new books, and the
northern Minnesota fires happening
about that time, the pupils took it
into their heads to go without the
books and send the money to the
fire tried and destitute settlers.
School children are not always sell
fish lot, and in this case their teach
err gladly assented to the change.