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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-08-17

Miss Mabel McBain, formerly of
Langdon, whose home is across the line
in Western Canada, is making friends of
Langdon and vicinity a visit, arriving
last week in time to enjoy the sights at
the fair.
Miss Genevieve Harlan from Plain
view, Mimi, arrived last week for visit
at the home of her uncle, j. H. Harlan,
coming from Grafton, where she was the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. r. O. Hatfield
for some little time.
Frank Law, assessor of Linden town
ship for a number of years and father of
DR.. Law of Hannah and Munich accom-
panied by his wife are spending the
summer demonstrating in the Gull Lake
district of Saskatchewan.
Misses Annie and Agnes Mclean we're
passenger Saturday for Dorset, Mimi.
where they will spend ten days in camp
with the McGruer, Work, Sullivan and
other families, who are enjoying fishing
boating and camp life in general on
the lakes.
Sam Groom has returned during the
week from a stay of part of the
summer at his home in Wisconsin. He
now has a position with the Cavalier Co
Natl Bank and will make his home with
his brother, B. E. Groom of the Immi
grafton association.
Monday evening of next week is the
date of the lecture on the"Great White
Plague" given at the Court House b.
Mrs. j. E. Stevens, of Grand Forks
under the auspices of the North Dakot'
anti-tuberculosis association. The lee
ture is free and will be- made doubl,
interesting by views illustrating tn
subject.
! Fleming r. May, who made Langdo1
I his home for a number of years while
J court house attache, was a fair wee
! visitor from Chelals Wash. He arrive'
! about ten days ago from his home in tn
} west to look after the estate of hi
! ! father, the late Joseph May, of Beaulie
in this county and found time to spen
a day or two with old Langdon friends
r A young man who was working nea
!. Wales was brought to town one day las
week and given a hearing in justic
court before Judge Scott on a charge {
drunkenness and d%isorderly conduct an
n was given a fine of IS and costs. AS th
accused is known as usually being we
o behaved and a young man of gener,
good character his name is withheld
from publication.
. Thursday morning of last week, til
opening day of the fair, twin boys WEI
born to Mr.. and Mrs. George Lothspeicl
the confinement of Mrs. Lothspeich o.
curing at the home of Mr.. and Mr.
Simon Schefter. Mrs. Lothspeich an
her two little baby boys are doing mic
lyEalthough the condition of the mothe
caused grave alarm Immediately follow
ing her confinement.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-08-17

Job work in all branches a speciality at
the Democrat office.
Get the best Irvine "Plvnout" q
Hunter d Stevenson's.
One freight train unloaded sixty har-
vest hands at Hannah last week.
Unlimited money to loan on first
mortgages, liberal amounts and lowest
rates. Joseph Power, Langdon, N. D.
Ihe Milton Globe reports Senator
Plains bonanza farms, comprising some
10000 acres as showing a wonderful
crop prospect this season.
Miss Verna LANG, who has been visit
ing at the Sorenson home and with her
many Langdon friends left on yester-
days train returning to her home at
Milton.
Buy it now. Now is the time to buy
a bottle of Chamberlaln's Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy. 1t is almost
certain to be needed before the summer
is over. This remedy has no superior.
For sale by H. E. Close & Co.
William Barry was in Langdon yester-
day renewing the acquaintance of a
number of his Langdon friends. He
has just returned from a visit to the
home of his aged mother at Khiva, Ont,
since the early part of the summer, at
which time he received his pardon from
the state p~enitentiary at Bismark. The
Barry trial, in which William Barry was
tried for the murder of Andrew Mellum
at Milton, some fifteen years ago, is an
event which will easily be recalled by
all the older residents of Cavalier
county.
ssa5 Torturing eczema spreads its burning
area every day. Doan's'Ointment quickly
stops its spreading, instantly relieves
the itching, cures it permanently. AT
any drug store.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-08-17

Furnished rooms for rent. Beds at %
cents a night. Miss Annie Kelly.
ALERT & Winter have plenty of money
to loan on first and second mortgages.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. j. N. Flynn,
about twelve miles northwest of Milton
on Saturday a boy.
Peter Reid has been appointed by
the city council to the position of night
watch on the police force during the
fall t%hreshing season.
Beniamine Higgins, who in recent
years removed from Byron township for
the Northwest is reported to have lost
his entire crop by hail.
Girl Wanted-At once good CON-
petent girl for general houswork.
Steady position at good wages. Apply
to Mrs. w. A. Mcintyre.
Chas. A. Olson and j. w. Pratten Of
Milton, loaded acar of fine horses al
Fairdale on the 500 this week for ship
ment into Canada .-Fairdale Times.
The lcelandic church has a movement
on foot sto establish an academy at
Mountain and it is said that enough
money has already been subscribed tt
make it a sure go.
Mrs. w. A. Mcintyre and little sol
left yesterday for Red Lake Falls, MINI
intending to remain there until afte
the wedding of her sister, an even
scheduled to occur next week.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-08-17
DRS. KERR ( SMITH
DENTISTS Donovan Block

The Grow Theatrical Co., filled a
highly successful engagement during
fair week in Langdon, the Opera House
being we'll filed each of the three
nights of their stay. They announce the
company expects to play a return IN
gagement here during the latter part of
November, Their opening production on
that occasion is expected to be "Thelma"
The Grows have for a number of years
past been favorites with langdon
theatre goers and a warm welcome and
good house is always accorded them,
J.F. Schneider and A. A. Scott, Of
Wales, made an auto trip n day last
week that was sure ''some trip" Start
ing from Wales at half-past five o'clock
in the morning they went to Hannah,
from there to Sarles for breakfast, a dis.
lance of twenty-eight miles. From Sarles
they went south along the branch max
ing every town along the line as far as
Lakota, thence back to Ednore and back
to Wales by way Nekoma and Langdon.
The trip covered two hundred miles ami
MIR. Scott, who was out in the interest Of
the Wales creamery, worked twelve
towns, They finally reached Wales o.
half.past ten o'clock the same evening
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-08-17

g, P. Getchel, the Wales banker was a
business visitor in the city Monday.
Mound City Paints may cost a tritie
more, but -! Plummer & McNiven
Miss Nellie Falconer left Saturday for
a visit of a week with the Elias Nelson
family near Osnabrock.
Mrs. H. g. Waldron and baby return
ed Tuesday from a visit of a couple of
weeks with friends at Duluth.
Mrs. Nick Hayes arrived Monday
from Williston and is spending a week
visiting at the home of her mother, Mrs.
O'Brien.
D. G. Mcdonald this week has some
thing to say to the buyers of harvesting
and threshing supplies in his new
change of advt.
Rev. M. Dougherty has as visitors his
two sisters, who arrived last week from
their home in st. Paul for a visit during
part of the summer.
w. A. Monroe went to the Forks on
Tuesday to meet the travelling delega-
ton of the national hotelmen's a%ssocia,
ton, who are touring the Northwest.
A new cement sidewalk now replaces
the wooden walk in front of the At.
torney Erickson property on north Sixth
street, occupied by G. w. Price for some
years past.
Photographer, w. r. Opie, returned
to the city Friday from his st. Pau.
trip, where he attended the sessions Of
the national photographers a%ccociatior
during the week.
Miss Mary Horgan, who is Postmast
er McGauvran's capable assistant, i!
enjoying a two weeks vacation with
friends and relatives at Duluth, leaving
here for that place on Tuesday.
The DEMOCRAT did not receive the in
formation until the paper of last weel
was printed of the birth of a bah,
boy to Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Fischer o
Mt. Carmel, on Tuesday, the 9Th inst.
Superintendent Dan J. Ridlington ant
bride returned on Saturdays train fron
Dorset, Mimi, where they have spent al
enjoyable three weeks in camping ant
fishing in the picturesque lake countr
of northern Minnesota.
Walt Nelson, who filled the position c
catcher with Langdon's ball team tn
greater part of the season has, returne
to his home at Osna brock. In %leavinj
he takes with him the credit of havin
done his share in helping Langdon wi
some of the hardest played games i
which it has been victorious thi
season.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-08-17

Comrade George Swinburn, who has
been spending a month with old friends
in Langdon and Wales was a passenger
on Saturdays train for Zephyrhills,
Florida, where he has spent most of his
time since removing from this county
three years ago. Mr.. Swinburn is sue
cessfully engaged in fruit farming down
there and during his short visit interest.
ed a number of old friends at Wales who
in the near future may perhaps join the
Cavalier county colony in Florida.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-08-17

School opens for the fall term on Mon
day September 4th-Labor Day.
Cavalier won the base ball pennant of
Pembina county, not losing a game
during the entire season.
No indication of scarcity of farm help
and the supply becomes more abundant
with the arrival of every freight train.
A crowd of transients, literally cover
lug the freight, we're north-bound for
Canada last Tuesday. The crop failure
in Kansas, Nebraska, and South Dakota
is driving them north.
The late heavy rains have put a stop
to haying and early harvest, but have
rushed ahead the ripening of late grain.
This week will see the harvest on in
earnest. The oat crop is very good and
wheat promises more than an average
yield all over the county.
The fair management have not COM
pleted the task of arranging the list of
prize winners in the field grain, veget-
able, womens and educational depart
ments. This part of the list of the
awards will therefore have to be held
over until our issue of next week.
The ladies of the Langdon chapter of
the American Woman's league are re-
ported to have taken in upwards of 500
during the fair by serving meals on the
fair grounds. Deducting expenses in
Cured it is expected nearly $500 will
be cleared, the proceeds going to pay
for the lots on Third Street, opposite
the Court House, selected as a site for
the Langdon chapter house.
Aviator Thos. Mccoy, who flew his
Curtis bi-plane at the Cavalier county
fair last week has a three-day engage
ment during coming week at a county
fair to be held at Hibbing, MINI This
week Mccoy and his partner, Mr..
Kenworthy, are taking in the big
aviation meet at Chicago, and purpose
going from there to Dayton, Ohio
where a new air ships being built fol
Mccoy, and will be used for the first
time in the flights he will makes at Hib
bling during the coming week.
langdon's two ball teams put up a 2 tt
2seven-inning game Monday evening be
fore one of the largest and best pleased
crowds that have paid admission to thu
grounds during the season. The two
teams playing demonstrated that Lang
don has a little more and better qualit.
of base ball material than any othe
town over this part of the state. TIL
gate sreceipts we're devoted to de
fraying the medical attendance ane
hospital care of one of the players, a
present out of the game owing to in
juries received in the closing game play
ed during fair week.
Mr.. John Mahon, who perhaps has a
extensive farm property interests as an.
resident of Langdon, has a communica
ton in the columns of this weeks issue
regarding the menace which the SOY
thistle threatens to be to the crops o
Cavalier county farmers. Its remark
able growth and spread has already de
stroyed the crop growing possibility o
certain portions of the adjoining count
of Pembina and the time is now a
hand when the farmers here confront
h~and-to-hand conflict with the wors
problem that has far ed them. Al
active hostility to destroy the SOY
thistle should begin right now where
ever it is found in Cavalier county.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-08-17

When you think of shoes-think OF
Schefter
Hay for sale. Standing or to put up
on shares. E. A. Wadsworth.
Norman McKechney is being visited
by his sister who arrived from her home
in the Valley on Tuesdays noon train.
Have you looked over the new advt of
Simon Schefter this week? 1t will be
sure to interest you. Better investigate
at once.
Mrs. Chas. Lawson of Hannah was a
guest of Mrs. Jno. Tembreull while here
during fair week. returning home on
Mondays train
Fred Newborn is having quite a line
of Improvements added to his home
south of town. Contractor Angus Nc
Pherson has the job.
Miss Nina Ferguson took Tuesdays
trim for Park River and will spend two
weeks visiting with friends at that place
and in Grafton and Pembina, before re-
turning home
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-08-17

The community will sympathize with
MI. Olson, who lately came here and
worked for Henry Porter. He brought
his wife here from Hannah some three
weeks ago, sick, and on Thursday she
died. The remains were taken to
N%umedahl on Sunday for burlal.-Wal-
halla Mountaineer.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-12-18

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occupations
of of health
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in the
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or by a authorized writing
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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-12-18
GROUP OF OYSTER SUCKERS PILE, PHOTO


The photograph taken
who had told photographer
account of the child labor agitation
from Maryland Delaware
gardens fields
months
chance all education. is
Feb "a 1911 asked the
mission to take photos and he said empaicay they permit
TED while
the might
ity, then visited the
rived time there all
and babies piled
From the entire M
natched from work during the which hurried
little Frank eight
Mamie old nimbe
school, mother won't
considerable complaint about handling shmps The
the children bleeding
acid it.
that six hours that
harden them
shmps
children especially.
fveearod they said
f
shmps
interees with their handling preservation
through
Packers found that this substance disappear
their
distinguished
the child labor already existence
uniform child labor re
The pecribe practically all
pment agriculture domestic service and for all occupations
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-12-18
Let Us Suggest a Desirable
Christmas Present

This store is brmtuN of Holiday GOODS
Xmas table or for your Christmas party
and and one articles are some uery desi
WE WOULD SUGC
box of Oranges, box of fine apples, box of Monso
cents pound in Christmas boxes, box of fine Cigar
Cake, assorted box containing preserves,
After January 1st, we will move to our hands
Pine street, where we can serve your want
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-12-18
CHILD LABOR IN MISSISSIPPI.
By E. N. CHOPPER, Mississippi Valley Secretary
National Child Labor Committee.

uL-Why Mississippi Should Adopt the Uniform Law
investigations
chld labor
lions April and an agent Of
Mr.
70 secure the AID OF the
NO anonymous or signed
tograph ndehy by the camera that the
Ih In
Mississippi which
the business of shug
coast These children Of
almost altogether
The Washington herald., 1911-09-13

regime, it being as one of the members
states, whether the federation should
go ITO the politicians or the politicians
come to the federation. One Of the big
questions to be discussed is an eight
hour day for women, whether in or
ganized labor or not.
Miss L. c. Trax, of Baltimore, repre-
senting the Woman's Trades Union
League, precipitated a discussion of the
child labor problem, during which the
Potomac Glass Works. Cumberland, of
which ex-senator George L. Wellington
is president, came in for hard RAP
from Hugh D. Digney. OF Washington.
first vice president of the federation,
who is presiding over the convention.
Mr. Digney said with other delegates he
visited the plant last night at the lunch
hour and found that eight or ten men
and about fifty boys, many of them
quite small were employed.
The boys were smoking and playing
cards. Questioning them, Mr.. Digney
said he was told that they went to work
at $50 in the afternoon and continued
until $50 the next morning. and that
they received so cents a night. P. J.
Ryan, chairman of the legislative COM
mittee, Central Labor Union, Washing
ton. in condemning conditions here,
highly praised the merits Of the child
labor law of the District of Columbia,
where there was no trouble along this
line
Among the matters to be considered
are shorter hours for employees and
chauffeurs OF taxicab companies in the
District of Columbia, and a protest
against proposed machine-made money,
which would mean not only easily.
counterfeited money, but destruction
of the plate printers art.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-13
NEWSOFALEXANDRIA
Grand Jury to Finish Bank
Inquiry To-day.

Alexandria, Va, Sept. Fit is expect
ed that the grand Jury. which began
probing into the affairs Of the defunct
Mercantile Railway Building and Loan
Association yesterday will complete IT'S
duties tomorrow afternoon.
The jury recOnvened at II o'clock to-
day and before adJourning at o'clock
this afternoon handed to Clerk of the
Court Greenway a bundle Of papers which
Judge Barley ordered at once sealed until
the jury reconvenes tomorrow morning
at IL o'clock.
The jury was engaged to-day in going
over the papers and books Of the asso-
ciation. They also examined a number
of the directors of the defunct concern,
together with several attaches employed
by Receiver Douglas Stuart, who is en-
gagged in winding up the affairs of the
concern.
The chamber OF commerce has passed
a resolution directing its secretary, J. T
Preston, to bring to the attention Of the
grand jury the conditions existing in the
old Howell School Building with a view
toward securing a betterment of present
conditions.
The chamber has elected ]. Y. WILL
The Washington herald., 1911-09-13

to carry more than one person thereon
shall be ridden without special permit
therefor from the major and superintend-
ent of Tolice; provided that the Commits
sioners il the District Of Columbia re-
serve the right to review the action of
the major and superintendent of police
in all cases"
days after its advertisement in the news
papers. 1t is to section y of the police
regulations, and carries the penalties
provided in that section.
Rice Under Bond.
Abraham Rice. twenty-sfx years old.
an electrician, of 1882 Seventh street
northwest. VINO was driving the motor
cycle with Miss Jennie Eppler Of 9
Grant place. as a passenger, when the
Newheiser girl was run down and fatally
hurt, was yesterday admitted to bail
in the sum of 5000 to await the action
of the Coroner's jury. An inquest will
be held at the morgue this morning
Rice, Miss Eppler, DIR. Edwin L. Nor
gan. and the girls who were with the
Nevheiser child will be the most inn
portant witnesses. Those who saw the
accident say Rice could not have avoided
striking the girl even If he had deliber-
ately thrown Miss Eppler and himself
" lile street.
JOY Rides Must Cease.
Joy riding on bicycles or motorcycles
is at an end in the District" said Com
missioner Rudolph last night. For some
time it has been evident to us that some
drastic regulation was necessary. Last
year we considered adopting a law, but
upon investigation found that the police !
had been having little trouble and that
there were few accidents
Since then it would seem that almost
every young man who owns one of the |
gasoline vehicles and knows a girl with
courage enough TO risk her life takes
'spins-for-tyO' every night. OF course, |
this can't go one, because it is just as
dangerous for pedestrians as it is to the |
cyclists themselves. The regulation be- |
comes effective in thirty days, and after |
that no mercy will be shown vioIators. |
Excitement-seekers will have to invent |
q new and less dangerous sport"
The Washington herald., 1911-09-13
ANACOSTIA.

The Eastern Star room at the Masonic
hall in Anacostia was the scene of an
interesting gathering last evening, when
the meetings of this chapter for the
coming season were resumed. A special
programme had been arranged, as the
friends of the order had been invited to
participate. However, a brief meeting
preceded the entertainment, at which
Mrs. Francis Frazier, the worthy matron,
presided. Mrs. Frazier also welcomed
the members and guests. and was fol-
lowed by an address by Rev. Samuel w.
Grafflin, pastor of the Anacostia Metho-
dist Episcopal Church. Refreshments
were served at the close of the meeting
Emamnuel Chapter, No. 191, Brotherhood
of ST. Andrew, of Emmanuel Episcopal
Church, In Anacostia, has named ]. C.
Winterwerp as delegate to the executive
committee of the order for the ensuing
year.
About $50 pupils were enrolled yester-
day in st. Teresa's parochiaI school, II
being the opening of the third term of
of this school The celebration of the
mass in the church at $50 o'clock yes
terday morning, was the feature OF the
opening exercises.
A delegation Of citizens of Anacostia
will call upon Commissioner Judson to-
day to request that he issue orders to the
railway company for them to proceed
with the work of placing their power
along Nichols avenue and
the approach to the new bridge, as re-
quired by act of Congress. Maurice OF
terback, chairman of the committee on
streets and highways of the association,
will head the delegation, and others in
the party viii be Charles R. Burr, presi-
dent of the association; Charles E. Ent-
wisle. C. H. Weiss, George w. King,
DR.. James A. Watson, Thomas F. MUIR
ray, W.. A. Pyles, g.. B. Bury, o. S..
Pumphrey, George F. Pyles. A q. Nc
Kay, and Edward J. Newcomb.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-13

Stirred to drastic action by the motor
cycle accident which resulted in the death
Of little Margaret Newheiser, the twelve
year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
lam Newheiser, of 1877 Thirty-seventh
street, the District Commissioners yes
terday adopted an amendment to the
police regulations intended to end Joy
riding" on motorcycles or bicycles in the
limits of the National Capital.
Text of New Law.
The amendment is as follows:
No bicycle or motorcycle constructed
for use by one person only. shall carry
more than one person while being ridden
on the alleys, streets, avenues, or high
ways or roads in the District of Column
bia; and no such bicycle or motorcycle,
which has been altered or adapted so as
The Washington herald., 1911-09-13
EIGHT-HOUR DAY
FOR WOMEN URGED
Labor Convention Takes Up
Numerous Questions.
o., rn. v,.binUtou Herald.

Special to The Washington Herald
Cumberland, Md, Sept R-The an
nual convention of Maryland-District OF
Columbia Federation of Labor got down
to business this afternoon, the various
convention committees were appointed
and resolutions to the number Of thirty
two. covering wide range Of subjects
many being grievances, and not a few
hoIng introduced by Washington dele
gates, were offered.
takes place, and the election and in
staIIation will be at the final session,
likely on Friday. There is quite fight
on between the insurgents and the OLD
The Washington herald., 1911-09-13
Mother Saves Him from Jafl.

Because his widowed mother said he
was her sole support. Henry Brown was
paroled for six months IN the Police
Court yesterday. instead of being placed
in jail for thirty days. Brown was al
legged to have stolen a watch from James
s. Watts, a travelling man. He admitted
the theft.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-13
Driver HURLED from Seat.

James G. Saunders. forty-seven years
old. of s21 Fourth street northeast, was
thrown from a wagon at Fourth and II
street northeast yesterday morning and
suffered a fracture OF the right leg He
was taken to the Casualty Hospital.
Saunders took a header" from the We
hicle when the wheels got all tangled up
in the car tracks
The Washington herald., 1911-09-13
Mutiny on Haitian Gunboat.

Cape Hatien. Haiti, Sept. 12-Mutiny
broke out to-day on board the Haitian
gun boat II Decembre. The mutinious crew
set fire to the war ship and the flames
were extinguished just in time to pre-
vent an explosion OF the ammunition
stores.