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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-06-27
The hand that rocks the cradle can
also rock the plate glass window.
Trespassing on Railroads.


The excessive mortality on American
railroads comes from two sources
wrecks and ~trespassing. The most pro-
life of wrecks nov is the broken
rail. Often this is the fault of defec-
tive rails. which is up to the steel
trust, but quite as frequently it results
from high speed and heavy trains.
There is somewhere a limit to fast run
ming and heavy loads. and possibly we
have already passed it.
Deaths from wrecks are not directly
under the control of the public, but
deaths from trespassing are. Here the
victim himself is often at fault. In
this connection the Pennsylvania rail
road has been carrying forward a cam
paign to educate the public against
~trespassing. 1t started in 1908, as
deaths from this cause in the previous
year reached high water mark at GIG.
The cooperation of the city and coun-
ty authorities was invited and wide
publicity was given to the efforts the
company vas making to put an end to
this evil. AS a result of these efforts
the number of t%respassers killed on the
Pennsylvania in 1908 was 743, a reduc-
ton of 173. or more than 10 per cent.
The railroads activities in this direc-
ton were redoubled in 1909, and again
the death roll from trespassing was
reduced to 6333, or about Is per cent.
Even more vigorous have the Pennsyl-
vania's efforts been in the past two
years. with the result that in 1910 the
number of killed was reduced to 585
and in 1911 to 527, a decrease of ~
per cent since 1907.
Other railroads should take up this
work, in which the newspapers and
public could powerfully help.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-06-27
Democratic Convention.

Democratic national convention news
from Baltimore this morning shows that
when an adjournment was reached last
night although no nominations had up
to that time been made the delegates
are expecting to complete their lwork
and %adjourns today. Wilson yesterday
appeared to have the most enthusiastic
following and should he receive the
nomination there is a strong likelihood
that Governor John Burke of North
Daktoa will be named as The conven-
tons choice for the vice presidency.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-06-27
Commercial Corporation.

Two events Of considerable impor-
lance to commercial bodies are on the
boards this spring-one in Washington.
the other in Boston. They are. respec-
lively, a meeting to form a national
commercial organization and an inter-
national convention Of boards of trade
and similar associations.
The Washington convention. which
is the one at which the national or
%ganization is to be formed, is practi-
cally the first Of its kind under gov
eminent auspices. Chambers of COM
merce, boards Of trade, business mems
associations and manufacturers in thir-
ty states have sent enthusiastic re-
sponses to President Taft's invitation
to them through Secretary Nagel of
the department Of commerce and labor
to appoint delegates to this meeting,
which occurs in April. The depart.
ment Of commerce and labor expects to
receive acceptances from every state
in the Union and fro1u Porto Rico,
Hawaii and Alaska.
The international convention in Bos.
ton occurs in May. While other SINH.
lar conventions have been held in the
past, this is the first one in America.
Boards of trade and commercial
bodies have been Of powerful assist.
ance in upbuilding u cities, and the
proposed national organization should
have a multiplied power In promoting
u foreign commerce and internal de
velopment.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-06-27
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE SALE BY ADvER.
TISEMENT

ohAh IL AL LII.
TISEMENT
Notice is hereby given. that that certain
mortgage, executed and delivered by James d.
SaIter and Marth :. L; Salter his wife and A. B.
to w.. Mooney, mortgagee, dated the 3Oth day
filed for record in the office of the register of
deeds Of the County Of Cavalier and State Of
North Dakota, on the 4th day of August A, D.,
1902, and recorded in book Is of mortgages, at
Rass Ss3 and IN asz Wgiflds BY Us said .tobn m E G4;fsit by dan an
ed the Goth day of January A. D. 1904, and
fled for record in said office of the register of
and assigned by said John e. Griffith by an in.
strument in writing dated June 18th 1912, to
last will Of W. j. Mooney deceased and aled 70 for
record in said Office of the register of deeds on
the 18th day of June 1912. and recorded in book
closed by g sale Of the premises in such mort
gage and hereinafter described, at the front
door OF the courthouse in the City of Langdon
in the County Of Cavalier and State of North
Dakota. at the hour of 2 o'clock p. M, on the
9th day. of July 1912, to satisfy the amount due
upon said mortgage on the day Of sale.
which will be sold to satisfy the same, are
those certain premises situated in the County
Of Cavalier and State of North Dakota, and de-
ceribed as follows, to;wit: Lot Seven Of Block
fifteen, City Of Langdon, according to the re.
corded plat thereof, now on file in the Office of
the register q MH. Of deeds in and for Cavalier county
There will be duo on such mortgage at the
date of sale the principal sum of $1,000 with
annum from December let 1911 and the fur
Their sum Of $95.T taxes of 1911 paid by mort
gagee on February 10Th 1912 and $3S. IS of taxes
with interest on both items at the rate of u
per cent per annum from the date of each pay
ment, according to the terms of the mortgage.
making a total amount of twelve hundred
eighteen dollars and forty.three cents, due on
the date of sale, besides the costs Of this pro.
ceeding.
Dated at Langdon North Dakota. this 10Th
day of June 1912.
John SHEEHAN and Il, J.. Fox.
l.. Assignees of Mortgage
JOSEPH CLEARY
Attorney for Assignees of Mortgage Langdon,
North Dakota, 18.l
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-06-27

An inmate of a Jersey insane asylum
committed suicide by twining his body
around a hot steam pipe. If he had
done that in the average fiat he would
have frozen to death.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-06-27

The prosecutor in the Italian Cam
morist case required a week to make
his argument. He was like the law
yer who, after he had spoken three
days. was warned by the court that he
must be brief. And do you know"
said the long winded one in telling of
it afterward. the last four days of
my argument were a marvel Of con
densation."
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-06-27

There are an abundance of mosquitoes
this season. So much rain in May left
lots of breeding places. There is an old
saying among the people of the country
"more mosquitoes more wheat
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-06-27

Congressman L. B. Hanna is billed to
spiel at Walhalla's celebration on the
Fourth OF July. By that time the Fargo
ex-congressman will be able to determine
whether his talk will be just plain pa
triotic ilngoism or a blending of expla-
nations of "my record" and fixing up
fences for his g~ubernatorial campaign.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-06-27
illumination AZ Disease.

In q recent address at the forty.third
anniversary of the Presbyterian hos
pital of New York William II. Welsch,
NJ. D.. LII D.. said that in the past
fifty years the span of human life had
been increased about twelve years.
The first actual records were taken in
New York in the sixties and have been
taken ever since. and from these he
presented his statistics showing the
remarkable increase in longevity.
Among those under fifty years Of age
he found that the rate Of mortality
had been reduced from thirty-fve
deaths in each 1000 inhabitants to
about fifteen or sixteen. This reduc-
ton of mortality" he said. lis the Sc
quence wholly of our control of infec-
t1ous diseases"
Even with this remarkable advance
there is possible a further reduction of
deaths from infectious diseases; like
wise from the many other ills that
uSSu rs ueil W. M~OIcOFeT, mduk1uu
Is learning the secret of healthful and
constructive thought, of correct breath
ing and eating and Of taking proper
care Of the body. We are but on the
threshold of knowledge in many of
these lines. but already the knowledge
gained has had an appreciate effect
in increased health and happiness. In
the advance of medical science on the
one hand and of the science of right
thinking and right living on the other
a further prolongation Of the average
life Of man is possible. Perhaps in the
next half century we may even add
another twelve years to the span.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-06-27

A painting Of Seth Low several
years old was recently altered to make
longer the tail Of his frock coat in &C.
cordance with the latest style. Are
we to have our pictures tailored each
season?
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-06-27

A Pennsylvania hospital advertised
for warty patients and got 1000. Did
these include the political warts Of
Philadelphia?
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-06-27

At last we can talk about the coming
of spring without crossing our fingers
or knocking wood.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-06-27

A Boston art dealer thinks he has
stumbled on a real Raphael by acct
dent. AS he is not a millionaire and
did not pay four prices for it, he is
probably right.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-06-27

The Missouri secretary of state, who
is a candidate for reelection, claims
to have twelve campaign arguments.
They are his twelve children. These
are arguments tangible enough to be
Shown to any doubling M~issourian.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-06-27

It IS charged that a ~pickpockets'
trust has been organized in some of
the northern cities. This is not the
only one. There are at least a hundred
~pickpockets' trusts. only they are not
called by that name.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-06-27

At Easter several other hats will be
In the ring: also in the ash barrel.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-06-27

When a poem begins 20 Springw it
is sheer waste Of time and patience to
read further.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-06-27

If the good old summer time can
only come back we do not care wheth-
err the politicians can or not.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-06-27

That reported volcano under the Pan
anna canal turns out to have been only
a little overheated vapor: also vapor-
ings.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-06-27

the close OF business June l4th, 1917.
RESOURCES.
Loans and discounts. $193, 674 80
Overdrafts secured and unsecured: 204.G3
US. Bonds to secure circulation. 25.0D. 90
Other Bonds to secure o., S. deposits. 1000. 90
Bonding Securities Somsa fnr etc; ,x. and f.tnrss . 4' sS9 4. q
Other real estate owned ........... 3,2S9.26
Due from National Banks
mot reserve agents)........ 1906. 49
Due from approved reserve...
CHECKS ssSIss and other cash '''ll-
notes. cteau Of thernationai banks i,zso %
Fractional paper currency,
nickels and cents ......:. IL 81
Lawful money reserve in
Specie yesi2}s7ssl;:;:::::::*::}. $ $;$ g g : :, :, !,
Legal tender notes ..:.....- 5000 90 63,011 80
Redemption fund with O.. S. Treasury
5 per cent of circulation. ........... 1880 90
s314, sos IS
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid Accommodations. $4,000 90
Surplus fund 10000 90
Undivided profits, less Expenses and
lakes paid 4,289 96
National bank notes outstanding. $4,000 90
Individual, deposits subject
Time N Certificates sneiE;at of deposit. 14 1881 81 s. So
Cashiers checks outstanding 2G5 95 225. 216 SO
1914 sos S.
State of North Dakota, County of Cavalier, ss:
l., j. H. Balm cashier of the above named
bank, do %solemnly swear that the above state
ment is true, to the best of my knowledge and
belief.
J. H. Balm, Cashier
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 22nd
day of June 1912
E, E. FLETCHER,
[sEAL] Notary Public.
(My Commission Expires Oct. Sth. 1881
Correct Attest:
C. B. MCMILLIAN)
D. H, MCM1LLrAN)
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-06-27
DEPORT OF THE CONDITION OF TIKI
FIRST NATIONAL BANK.
NO. 1902.

NO.. 1902.
at Langdon, in the State of North Dakota a
the close of business June 14th, 1912.
ESOrRCE
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-06-27

RESOURCES,
Loans and discounts. SEQ 646 Ok
Overdrafts secured and unsecured. 365 27
US. Bonds to secure circulation. 49,. @, 900 90
other Bonds to secure o.. S. Deposits 1000 90
Premiums on .. S. Bonds. .......... 81 o.
6 6sRa!R real he estst t11 oWnaS and fixtures. 15 5,eeS sS
Due from National Banks,
mot reserve agents) -. .33. OH 80
Due from state and private
banks and bankers, trust
companies and savings
Due from approved reserve 1-''
Checks and other cash items ISIS g
Notes of other national banks 155 90
Fractional paper currency
nlckels and cents.......... 157 1S
Lawful money reserve in
bank, viz
Specie. Gold ..."........ 1865 co
Silver 2,76O IS
Legal tender notes..n..:.... 9.410 90 96,471 SO
urer 5 per cent of circulation. ..... 1,247 so
S0Ul ,4U0 az
LIABILITIES.
CAPITAL stock paid Observation-Disclosures. $4,000 90
Undivided profits, less expenses and
National Bank notes outstanding. 24''997 90
Individual deposits. ........
subject to check......... S7,1S6 II
l1Hle CerCluCaCeS -. .....
of deposit. ....... 500. 155,17S 70
Cashier checks outstanding, 1884 78 pa, 259 Il
Bills payable including certificates of
deposit for money borrowed ......... NoNE
Notes and bills rediscounted.......... NoNE
ToTAL..."..............$$ 1901 ,4O6 SO
State of North Dakota, County of Cavalier, IS
l, John Sheehan cashier of the above
named bank, do solemnly swear that the above
statement is true to the best of my knowledge
and belief. JOHN Siberian.
Cashier
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 10th
day of June 1912.
[SEAL]
THOMAS DEvANEY,
Notary Public
(My Commission Expires August IA, 1914,
Correct Attest.
w. F. WINTER,
MORRIS ORION SD%IRECToRs
G. E.. JOHNSTON
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-06-27
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF
Cavalier County National Bank,

(Reorganized April 2, 1867
at Langdon, in the State of North Dakota, at
the close OF business June 14th, 1912.
RESOURCES.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-06-27

Job printing-the DEMOCRAT.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-05-08

Miss Abby Phelps went to Platte
Vile Wednesday.
DIR. NARROW made business trip
to Potcsi Thursday.
Clyde Reighard went to North
Freedom Thursday.
Fred Day went to Milwaukee
Thursday on business.
Mrs. Hayes entertained her
mother, Mrs. CardY, OF Platteville,
last week.
Mrs. Will Fache. of Sitter, was
guest of her son Archie few days
last week.
Miss Genevieve Ennor has return
ed from California, where she spent
the winter.
Mrs. G. NJ. Cronk and daughter
Winifred, of Montfort, were here
Thursday on business.
Miss Fannie Frawley went to
Sitter Thursday to care for her sister
Mrs. Ed Lind, who Is very sick,
Misses Fannie and Edna Rafferty,,
who are attending Platteville Normal,
spent Saturday and Sunday at home
in this city.
Mrs. Charles Huston. of Mont
fort, visited Lancaster friends last
week. She attended the township
contest at Sitter where her daughter
teaches.
Little chicks are arriving on
these fine spring days and all of the
local poultry fanciers are busy max
ing "coops and yards for the care of
the chicks.
Little Clarissa lockwood did not
move to Fennimore with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs Frank lockwood but
will remain here until the end of the
school year.
MIR. and Mrs. o. w. Wright and
baby Anna. also Earl and Ned Ivey
left yesterday for Ft. Atkinson, Wis,
to attend the wedding of their brother
Roy NJ. to Miss Zida Caswell. The
wedding is to take place at the Cas-
we'll home this afternoon at o'clock.
Miss Justine Caswell, sister of the
bride, is to be bridesmaid and Ned
Ivey is to be best man.
Miss Martha Meyer entertained at
her home Friday evening, in honor of
the Senior class. All the member of
the class, the faculty and Mrs. F. w.
Trainer were present, making twenty
nine in all. Each one present had
been previously requested to bring his
or her baby picture, and during the
evening each was to guess as manZsas
possible. Veva Place received the
prize in this little game. Orville
Trentzsch won the prize for guessing
correctly seventeen out of twenty
states cut from paper, giving the shape
only Of the state to be guessed.
Numerous other games were played
and music was willingly rendered by
those present, after which delicate
refreshments were served.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-05-08
FREIGHT MEN GO ON STRIKE
Railroads at Chicago Quit-Want
Advance in Wages.

Chicago, May 6.-Between 5000 and
1000 freight handlers and receiving
clerks employed by railroads entering
Chicago walked out following a meet
ing at which proposition submitted
by the railroads was turned down by
a decisive vote.
The railroads offered an advance of
5 cents a day to freight handlers and
$3.50 per month to clerks.
The men ask an increase of 10
cents day to freight handlers and So
per month to clerks, with nine and
one-half hour day in place of a ten
hour day, half holidays on Saturday
with full pay, and two weeks vaca.
ton each year with full pay for en-
ployes in service a year or more.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-05-08

Fred Day went to Milwaukee
Thursday.
Sheriff Bymer was in Platteville
on business THURSDAY.
Fremont Ostrander was liberated
from the county Jail Tuesda Y.
Sheriff Hymer made a business
trip to Potosi Friday night.
Albert Sails, of Burton, was a
business caller in Lancaster last week.
Florence Barnett went to Feuni-
more Friday noon to attend the class
play.
%. W. Wright and J. HarcIeroad
went to McPherson's Saturday,
fishing.
John Joyce and son Walter. of
Beetown, attended the contest here
last Friday.
Bob Draper and Senator Oates
spent Thursday and Friday, fishing
near Fennimore.
News of the safe arrival of Geo.
VAIL at Liverpool, England, was
received here Wednesday.
Will 2. Roesch. of Eau Gallie,
Fla, is visiting his grand parents in
Potosi and other relatives In S. Lam
caster.
John Marcue, of Potosi. is
recovering slowly from severe stroke
of paralysis that came upon him last
February.
Miss Jennie Jones, who is
teaching near Fennimore, was the
guest of Mrs. VIM. Dyer, Friday.
She attended the annual county school
contest.
Harold Hymer. OF South Lancas-
ter, while working in the fields on
the Hymer farm, dropped harrow
on his foot and is suffering severe
pains as a result of the accident.
Geo. Mccarthy was over from
Lancaster on business Wednesday,
and incidently locked after his
/ political fences on this section. He
is Republican candidate for sheriff.
I-Boscobel Dial Enterprise.
On Thursday night while attend
ing to his duties as night watchman
at the Brandt ridge near Potosi,
Frank Kreiser aged % was struck by
fast speeding train and was killed.
The deceased was married and leaves
loving wife with one child.
Three woman of Excelsior, Mimi.
have offered the city 81, 500 if it will
issue them three saloon licenses. The
women mean it and take this means
Of fighting the saloons One of the
women making the offer is a former
Dodgeville girl, Mrs. Willard Henry
| Dillman.
Most every day now you may
notice fellow with fish pole on
his back, going somewhere. But
don't take it too seriously for he
usually comes back with that far away
expression missing. and his trouser-
legs and feet muddy-and his basket
empty.
The Herrick Refrigerator Co., of
Waterloo, Iowa, has just placed one
OF its largest refrigerators in the
dining room of the Wright house.
The ice box measures Sc in. 81 in.
and holds between five and six
hundred pounds, to be iced but once a
week. The refrigerator has five
compartments, two of which have
three trays and the others two.
This is a practical demonstra-
tion of the saying that every man
ought to have his name printed on
his envelopes, said the postmaster
pointing to three or four letters held
for postage. ANY man is likely to
put letter in the post Office without
stamping it. With a card on the
corner of the envelope. we can stamp
it and collect the postage when the
writer comes in. We don't know
who dropped those letters into the
box and must hold them until we
write to the persons addressed and
they send US the postage. That is the
rule of the post. office department.
| Grant Co NexUs
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-05-08
Cereal companY DissoIves.

Trenton, n. j., May 6.-The Ameri-
can Cereal company has filed certifi-
cate of dissolution with the secretary
of state. The company was incorpor-
ated in February, 1899, with an au-
thorized capital of $33,OOO,0OO. The
amount actually issued, according to
the report filed with the secretary of
state was $4,000.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-05-08
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Imperial Valley press., 1912-03-30
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
TO OPEN SEASONS GAMES

GBY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONSl
SAN FRANCISCO, March 30.-The
Pacific Coast League will start its
annual season Tuesday with games i'll
Los Angeles, San Francisco and Sacra-
mcnto, Los Angeles will meet he
Portland champions in Los Angeles.
Both teams are carrying new men.
Henderson will probably pitch for
Portland and Howley will catch. Hal
la or Leverenz will pitch for Los Ang-
eles and Boles will catch. Vernon and
Sacramento will play at the capital.
Stewart or Raleigh will pitch for Yer
non, Brown catching. Arrellanes will
pitch for Sacramento. Oakland and
San Francisco will meet at San Fran
cisco. Henley will pitch for San Fran
cisco and Berry will catch. Ables and
Mitz are the Oakland battery.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-03-30
LUCkY'S DAUGHTER LOSES

[BY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONSI
san FRANCISCO, March 30.-The
California supreme court has affirmed
The Judgment of the Los Angeles coun-
" superior court, which barred Beat
rice Anita Turnbull from participating
in the estate of Lucky Baldwin. The
lower court Instructed the jury to
bring in verdict against the plaintiff
The action was brought by Lillian
Ashley Turnbull of Boston, who al
legged she was the common law wife
of Baldwin, and Beatrice was their
daughter.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-03-30
GREATEST LIVE STOCK MARKET
EVER KNOWN IN THE VALLEY

ing shortage of cattle and a tempo
rary shortage of hogs.
The gradual disappearance of the
ranges has led to decline in the cat
tie business throughout the country
while the partial failure of the corn
crop in the middle West last fall led
to a shortage of feed and cheap hogs
Now the supply of hogs is about ex-
hausted and the reaction has set in
with the result that high prices for
pork, as well as beef, are expected to
continue throughout the year.
There is a small number of hogs
in the valley for shipment now, but
within sixty days hogs fattened on
the new crop of barley will begin to
become available for shipment, and
during the summer months the cash
receipts from this source should be
great
Imperial Valley press., 1912-03-30

The Los Angeles newspapers are
complaining that meat is breaking all
price records, and newspapers in the
cities generally are making the same
complaint.
But there is another side to this
subject, and that is the farmers side,
and cattle men through the valley are
rejoicing over the fact that they are
getting more than a cent a pound
above any previous record.
The quotation for beef on the hoof
in the valley is: Cows to "a cents;
steers 6 to 6@ cents.
Hogs are now Z cents, and the pre-
diction of 10-cent hogs within thirty
days is heard.
OF course, mutton is well up in
sympathy with other meats.
The occasion for the high prices
for meats is a permanent and grow