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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-02-15
STATE HAIL INSURANCE

The Adams Budget has the follow
ing to says regarding state hail lnsur-
auce, which still further demonstrates
its economic and other excellent quail
ties, mention of which has already been
made in these columns:
The state bail insurance department
of,the State of,North Dakota h%assproven
to be of greater benefit to farmersS than
any law aver passed in this state. Sena-
tor G, w. Plain of Milton, who IS an en-
pert farmer, and who has made a study
of insurance for years, is the father or
the bill that created this department.
During the last session at Bismarck ne
worked unremlttingly for1thei bill, and
succeeded in getting sit passed. And
during the past summersit was proven
that his conclusions ,after:years OF study
were correct, and that the insurance
was a great saving to the farmers OF the
state, and is.ssbecoming more popular
as it becomes better understood.
j. M. Anderson of Fargo, president of
the Equity COOPERATIVE exchange ,;,gave
the following facts in a speech delivered
at the grain growers convention at
Fargo on Jan. 18th He said that state
hail Insurance.. For S65 al old line
company will give a $1,000 policy, while
the state willsgive $4,000. In case of
total loss the old line companyswill pay
$1,000, w~hichswould give the farmer a
net return of 1896. while the state pay
ing this year, as it does 70 per cent,
would giyelaanet return of sl,756.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-02-15
Short Sheets and Tuberculosis.

SAOHO 011COSS IN
To those who do not understand
the import of the bills to compel hotels
to provide nine foot sheets which
are backed by commercial travellers
associations throughout the country
these measures seem to be examples
Of freakish, sumptuary legislation.
Such Il view is likely to be modified
when the arguments Of their sup
porters are heard. The average hotel,
let us hope. changes it's bed linen with
the advent of each transient guest,
but it does not renew or wash its
blankets and other bed coverings with
anything like the same frequency.
When a short sheet is used the occu-
pant of the bed often finds that it
does not turf back sufficiently to in
sure it's covering the ends of the blan-
kets next the pillows, and in such a
case the risks of the transmission Of
tuberculosis and other disease germs
from one guest to another are too OBJ
vious to require extended demonstra-
ton.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-02-15
Vital Statistics.

,Nor,cE TO PROPER uFF1cERs: Where no
physician is employed: 1t shall be the duty of
the parents to give notice to the pro per officer
within whose jurisdiction they reside, of the
births and deaths of their children. or of the
presence of any infections or contagious
disease occurring within their household within
twenty-four hours. or1hree days if outside of
incorporated limits of cities, town and villages
as to births and deaths only. of such occur.
renee and the oldest person next of kin, the
keeper or other proper officer of every work
house, poorhouse, reform school, Jail, prison,
hospital. asylum, or other public or charitable
institution. shall give like notice of any birth
death, infection or Contagious disease occurring
among the persons under his charge. Whoever
negl-cts or refuses to give such notice within
the pariod of twenty-four hours, or three days
II an OUTSIDE OF incorporated limits of cities, towns
the occurrence of such birth, or infectious or
contagious disease, shall upon conviction for
felt a sum not to exceed twenty dollars to be
collected as other fines are collected by law,
Given under my hand and seal this 22nd day
of January. 1912,
j, X. HAMILTON,
lohAL) County Auditor.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-02-15

Congressman1Hanna, always as;;stal-
wart of the most pronounced type, gang
leader and gang follower, has hurried
home from Washington to %"steer" the
Roosevelt boom in this state. Every
federal office holder, every stalwart,
standpat gangster, from Alex Mckenzie
down, is crying for Roosevelt. And in
spite of this there seems to be a few we'll
meaning progressivel republicans who
are unable to see through the bunco
game which is being worked to paralyze
the progressive republican movement
in this state.-Devils Lake Journal.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-02-15
The Hieh Price of Butter.

When butter goes up in price tn.
American people kick. We do not feel
it when our bread shrinks to micro
scopic size, when potatoes are quoted
luxury. when the cost Of meat threat.
ems to make vegetarianS of us all.
willy nilly. These articles of food have
been considered necessaries in the
past, and if we must we can all imi-
tate the man who said he could get
along without the necessities of life if
only you gave him the luxuries.
But butter has been considered here
tofore a %semiluxury. if not exactly Il
luxury. To the very hungry man
unspread bread tastes almost as good
as that covered with the product OF
the dairy. Most Of us. however. do
not know what it really means to
be very hungry. without the means of
satisfying the inner craving which
makes one feel all "twisty" inside. as
a character in a recent popular story
puts it. Therefore. when butter goes
up to the top of the scale of prices and
the dealers demand in exchange for Il
pound of the golden substance Il price
for which more than two pounds might
be had only 81 few years ago. there is
a howl from Skowhegan to San Diego.
We can live without butter. if need
be. but nus we? If there is really a
scarcity of butter to account for the
high prices. as the produce dealers
would have us believe. cannot ONE
thing be done about it? Improved
dairy methods. with greater conserva-
ton of the butter making qualities of
the milk or cream, should be able to
do something to relieve a shortage
which affects the average American
right where he lives-that is. in his
stomach.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-02-15
Total Levy For 1911,.........

,o Al shd Real h.d Estate Taxes for the year
Of December, 1911, and become delinquent on
the first, day. of March, 1912, and if
unpaid there shall attach thereto a penalty of
hive per cent, as soon as the same become delin-
quent; also on the first day of June following,
an additional penalty of two per cent, and on
the first day of November following, a further
penalty OF three per cen on the original tax,
and the same shall be charged and collected ac-
cordlngly without being specially entered or
noted on the tax list.
All unpaid real estate taxes shall be adver-
tised for salei in the month of November, and
sold on the second Tuesday of December, 1912.
All personal property taxes for the year 1911.
were due on the first day of December 1911, and
will become delinquent on the first day of
March. 1912. and thereupon a penalty of five per
cent will be added, and will be charged on such
delinquent taxes.
There will be added thereafter interest at
the rate of one per cent per month on the origi-
nal amount of the tax, until the same is paid,
a list OF all unpaid, personal property taxes
will be placed in the hands of the sheriff on the
18th day of October, 1912, who will Immediately
proceed to collect the same according to law,
When you ask for the amount of your taxes
by letter please designate your property plainly
Dated at Langdon, North Dakota, this 10th
day OF January, A.. D., 1912.
$3.50 A. A. SEELEY,
County Treasurer of Cavalier County, N. Oak.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-02-15
The Passing of the Turkey.

o oAo
Americas true national bird-not the
eagle, bird of prey and robber of other
aerial citizens. but the noble. hand
some turkey-is threatened with eX.
tinction. He is passing the way of ali
furred and feathered creatures that
are pursued too relentlessly. He may
soon join the bison, the great aux, the
dodo and others which have preceded
him to complete or nearly complete ex.
termination. Unless something is done,
and done soon. to rehabilitate turkey
growing there will be no such thing
as Thanksgiving or Christmas turkeys
within ten years. In 1910 there were
only 3,66S,70 turkeys on farms in this
country. While in 1900 there were
6,594,O95, according to figures given
out recently by the department of az
riculture.
OF course the wild turkey. prey to
hunters and the advance of %civiliza
ton, became rare many years ago and
is o seldom found in woods in which
his big bronze body was once a CON-
mon sight. When our ~forefathers pen
etrated the wildernesses of this cont
nent they found no choicer food prod,
uct than the turkey. They valued him
to the amount Of rich, nourishing food
he yielded after he had fallen to the
skill Of the pioneer rifeman. and they
praised him accordingly. The turkey
shoot" of the olden days was an occa-
sion Of backwoods festivities surpassed
only by the barbecue.
The domestic variety may follow the
wild fowl. but it is encouraging to
note that the government has remarked
the lessening Of the number of tur-
keys in this country-of the domesti-
Gated variety. Of course-and may un-
dertake to teach the farmer how to
breed and rear the luscious bird and
take care of him after he is Matched.
May the day be far off when the tuft
of parse hair Tor fine feathers, which
ever it may bel hanging from the
breast Of the noble turkey becomes a
rare sight in the land which the bird
has adorned and enriched!
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-02-15

1t was in conventions held at Balti-
more that Jackson. Van Buren, Polk.
Pierce and Buchanan were placed in
nomination. In that city, moreover,
the Democrats chose, with less aus
picious outcome. both Douglas and
Greeley. Only once has a Republican
national convention met in the Mary
land city. That was the ~assemblage
which nominated Lincoln for a second
term in 1864. Omens Of either defeat
or victory can be found here. Take
your choice.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-02-15
My Announcement.

10 the Democrats of North Dakota:
am a candidate for delegate to the
democratic national convention. to be
voted on in the presidential primary the
10Th day of March. I have been an
active democrat in this state since 1896,
when [ cast my first presidential vote
for William J. Bryan, and for ten year
past have published a paper in which
the principles and policies of that
great citizen have been faithfully and
consistently advocated. 1 favor a ticket
composed of Woodrow Wilson for presi-
dent and John Burke for vice president.
The platform Is of secondary import
ance. Men are of greater Importance
than platforms.
CARL NELSON, Cando, N. D.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-02-15

Walsh county has decreased 1850
in population during the last ten years
and 6,4OO in 20 years. Cavalier has gain
ed 3,O79 inhabitants in the last decade
Quite a difference. Pembina has also
decreased in population. The value of
farm property in Cavalier county has in
creased from eight millions of dollars to
nearly thirty-twomillions in the past ten
years.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-02-15
NOUNCEMEN
To the Democrats of North Dakota:

10 the Democrats of North Dakota:
hereby announce myself as a Demo
cratic candidate for National Com
mitteeman subject to the Primary Elec-
ton to be held on the third Tuesday in
March.
| am a Democrat. l am not a candi-
date for any other Office. II elected 1
will endeavor to represent the Demo-
Gratis of North Dakota in the National
councils of the party in a fair and
creditable manner, and discharge the
duties OF that office according to the
best of my ability. r
GEO e. DUIs
Grand Forks, North Dakota.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-02-15

According to DR.. Won Wasserman, 4
laboratory mouse that has been infect
ed with p%rotoZoon spirilla may be com
pletely cured in ten days by injections
Of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Perhaps
aS man would be brave enough to dare
the new remedy, but we're sure that
the average mouse would succumb to
the dose if he ever saw it in print.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-02-15

Horses For Sale-A number of gooc
work horses and mares for sale at a bar
gain. either for cash or on time. Can be
seen at my farm one mile and a hall
south OF Langdon. M. L. Sullivan
Lapgdon. Phone 40. 29.tf
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-02-15

A revised marriage service recent;
performed in London omitted the
word obey" 1t might as well be
omitted everywhere. They never dc
obey anyway.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-02-15

This is the time of year when the
winter without an overcoat begins to
get his in the shape Of colds, grip and
pneumonia. The winter weather in
most Of these United States is not a
thing with which one ought to take
undue liberties.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-02-15

A Mexican cigarette smoker recent
~ died at the age Of 1877. This is net
an argument in favor of cigarettes.
but simply shows how hard it is to
kill a Mexican.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-02-15

II can't understand why men re-
main in the newspaper profession"
says Mrs. j. P. Morgan. ''They should
get into a decent business" Promoting
trusts, for example?
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-02-15

1t is announced that the cathedral Of
st. John the Divine in New York will
not be completed for seventy-fivc
years. BY then ali of New York Will
have been torn down and rebuilt seven
or eight times.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-02-15

A "red brotherhood" has appeared
In the Balkans. With var in China
and Tripoli, the Balkans had to do
something lurid to get into the news.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-02-15

When John Jay McDevitt, 'the mil
lionaire for Il day." invaded New York
he let drop Il saying that should live:
"When Il girl weighs POO pounds or
nvnr ehn should nor try tn innh "''tn"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-02-15

Mayor Gaynor's announcement that
he is not q candidate for president
seems to have been taken at its face
value and without comment. There
might at least have been some polite
regrets.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-02-15

While waiting for the Balkan war
cloud to get busy we are made cheer
full by the announcement that Ulster is
preparing for war.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-02-15

In Delaware they are having a d.
VOICE case which is SO nasty that the
judge,i conducting it in private. The
selfish thing!
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-02-15

A western judge. has fined a young
woman $1.7OO because she won't talk.
This is certainly a case Of penalizing
virtue.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-02-15
70 FFICIAL 4
E%reasurer's Notice to Taxpayers
FOR THE WEAR 1911

In compliance with the provisions Of Section
Seeley, Treasurer of the County of Cavalier,
State OF North Dakota, hereby notify the tax
payers thereof that the rates of taxation and
the year 1911, are correctly stated in the
following table, showing the number of mills
and tenths of mills levied on each dollar of
school district of said County:
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-02-15

North Dakota now has a railroad
mlleage of $3.50 miles of which the
Great Northern has 1000 and tho
Northern Pacific over 1850
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-02-15

a Missouri college athlete whipped
five policemen. The Missouri brand OF
higher education should become opu
lar.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-02-15

The Cakes Times says hat Lieut. Gov.
Burdick never was much Of a slayer
while under fire.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-02-15

This being leap year most of the week
ly papers get five publication day in
February which helps some.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-02-15

Judge Templeton of Grand Forks has
declared the new abstract law uncon-
stitutional.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-07-16
REPORT OF THE TRAINING
SCHOOL.

| Wausau, Wis, July l, 1912.
| To the Honorable, the Training
School Board of the Marathon County
Training School for Teachers,
| Gentlemen
| have the honor to present the
thirteenth annual report of the Mara.
thon County Training School.
Male Female Total
| NO. teachers. .......... L.. -. 3
| No. pupils enrolled. -. o.. 50. 81
Average age of studentsl7... II
No. graduates year end
| ing 1917. ............. B.. q. "a
| No. graduates since
| school was organized. "a 318, 352
The enforcement of the rule of the
| Board adopted last year not to admit
to the school graduates of the common
schools not fully sixteen years of age
at the time of enrolment excluded
more than one half of such graduates,
| thus making our total enrolment
ten or twelve less than in preceding
years.
We have added to the equipment a
large bird chart, dumb-bells, Indian
| clubs, and basket ball. The pupils
| have added to the decorations a piece
of statuary, costing about thirty
dollars.
Some fifty or sixty volumes of our
working library have been rebound
making them stronger and more dur
| able than ever. The pupils have had
regular instruction in mending and
binding so that they may do much to
preserve and make available many
books in their schools which would
otherwise not be disable. REGULAR
instruction is given IL cataloging and
library management.
We could only partially comply
With the law requiring instruction in
plays and games on account of the
lack of facilities. We have no play
ground, and only recitation rooms
and hallway for eXemplication. Pro
vision must be made for these if we
are to try TO conform TO the REQUIRE
ments of the law
We were unable to procure text
books for the teaching of the history
of Wisconsin until near the close of
the year. The publishers had ampie
notice of the coming demand but
were singulariy negligent in printing
another edition.
Your permission to unite the two
small rooms on the south and form
another recitation room has contrib
nted much to our comfort and con-
Fenience.
ReadjustmenUs in the heating plant
and the closets on the second floor are
urgent and will require Joint action
of the two boards.
The county loses each year some of
its best teachers to states which raw
more liberal salaries. In the nature
of things this cannot be wholly pre-
vented but il might be considerably
lesSened if better wages were paid in
districts abundantly able TO pay them.
The experiment of taking four or
five pupils at time and visiting sew
erai schools, usually four, in a day
was entirely successful. recommend
its continuance and a considerable
Increase in the amount of money that
may be used
Respectfully submitted.
d. E. WELLS, PRINCIPAL
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-07-16
PERSONAL MENTION.

-Rey. T. Fl. Brigham of Appleton
was here on Friday.
e. A. Gooding went to CHICAGO
last evening on business.
Hon. Willis LaDu of Mosinee
was in the city yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Griffith of
Holt, spent Sunday in Wausau.
IF. W. Boswell departed for Chica-
go last evening on lumber business.
-Chas. McCrossen of Glendiye.
Mont, is in the city on business
and social visit.
i. A. LaCerte left this morning
for Merrill on business. He will re-
turn this evening.
L. B. Cate was in Stevens Point
over Sunday, on visit to his mother,
Mrs. Geo. W. Cate.
Harold Ingraham departed yester-
day for Bewahik, MIMI, to accept a
position as craftsman.
Laurence Johnson departed this
morning for Rhinelander on a bust
ness trip and social visit.
Mrs. Olga Sewaske of Grand
Rapids visited with Mr.. and Mrs. f.
w. Genrich the past week.
DIR. and Mrs., Russell Lyon and
children arrived home Sunday from a
visit to ashland and Mellen.
Mrs. VIM. Nickel of Merrill, ar.
rived in sthe city last Saturday on a
visit with her sister, Mrs. Anton
SchuetZ.
e. NJ. James spent Sunday in
Wausau with his family. He is trav
cling in territory OF the southern part
/ of the state.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. G. Kruger anC
Mr.. and Mrs. H. j. Mckay spent
Sunday in Waupaca. The trip wa.
made by auto.
Miss Julia A. Spencer of New
York City, arrived in the city thi
morning and is guest of Mr.. anc
! Mrs. ID. L. Plumer.
Mrs. John +. Mathie returned
home last Saturday from Green Bay
where she had been to see her mother
Mrs. Leehan, who, some time pre-
viously, had the misfortune to fall, cut
ting a severe cash in her mead. Mis-
Katherine Mathie, who accompanies
her mother, will remain for longe
visit.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-07-16

+. w. GENRICH at the democratic
state convention, moved that the
water power plank in the platform be
stricken out. He said
The democracy of Marathon county
cannot be questioned unless it is
measured by the standard of LaFol-
leteism and McGovernism, as some OF
US are.
We in the Wisconsin river VALLEY
know what water powers are. The
supreme court at our state mas de
cided the question, and j know from
my own experience that if there had
not been so much agitation on the
question: we would have had more
mills and more factories in Northern
Wisconsin. We of the northern part
of the state ask you to allow us tc
build up our villages by striking out
this plank
1t is hardly necessary to say that il
northern Wisconsin had the privilege
to vote for the Husting plan Of killing
off our water powers or against it
Husting would be repudiated by
about 80 to /.