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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-12-26
Proposals For Drainage Bonds

Notice is hereby given, that sealed
bids will be received by the Board o:
County Commissioners of Cavalier
County, North Dakota, for the purchase
OF Drainage Bonds as follows: For
Hunters Lake Drain No. l, $4,000 at 6
per cent. The above amount being
subject to reduction by the amount of
the drainage assessment paid before
sale of bonds. All bids must be filed
with he county auditor before 2 D. m.
the 9Th day of January 1913. at his
office In the court house at Langdon.
Cavalier county, North Dakota. Each
bidder must file with his bid a certified
check in the sum of $500, and the check
OF the successful bidder to be forfeited
to the county in case of his failure to
complete the purchase of said bonds.
All checks of unsuccessful bidders to be
returned. The board reserves the right
to reject any and all bids. Done by order
OF the board of county commissioners of
Cavalier county, North Dakota, this
18th day of November, 1912.
j. K. HAMILTON,
County Auditor.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-12-26

Horace Salter, of the G. Chisholm
store spent Christmas with friends in
Grand Forks.
Geo. Barcelo, the customs official a,
Mowbray aud Mrs. Barcelo were guests
at Postmaster McGauvran's home OF
Christmas Day.
The Langdon Woman's club will hole
It's last fortnightly meeting Of the ole
year on Tuesday afternoon of next weel
the 31st inst. The hostess of the clut
will be Mrs. Chas S. Hunter.
MISS Eva Syres. daughter of Manager
Syres of the Atlas Lumber Co., held tn,
winning number, No. 470, in the fret
gift of a doll, valued at $40 and giver
away as a Christmas eve attraction a
the Close & Co., drug store on Tues
day evening.
Adelin Matthew, of the firm, LeBrur
& Matthew, who came here from Wales
a short time ago and bought u {
pool room, bowling alley and restaurant
business, last week purchased the resi-
dence property of A. e. Lindstrom, or
Sixth street, north of the city schools
The consideration is reported as being
$4,000.
An entertainment which gives prom
Use of much pleasure to all lovers oil
music is scheduled for Monday night
December Both, in the Presbyterian
church, when Prof. Rowland, of the
Wesley conservatory, at Grand Forks
will appear under the auspices of the
ladies guild, in a lecture and recital oil
McDowell's music, the latter being per.
haps the greatest American composer,
The price of this entertainment will be
IS cents and it will commence at eight
o'clock sharp.
Frank J., Schwartz has rendered the
board Of county commissioners his resig.
nation as %janitor at the court house
which position along with that of turn.
key of the county Jail and deputy sheriff
he has held for the past seven or eight
years past. The Schwartz family will
continue to make Langdon their home
which will be good news to their many
friends, This change at the court house
is n of the many that are predicted
to occur as the result of the fall election.
1t is understood that MI. D. McLennon
of Calvin will be the successor of Mr.
Schwartz.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-12-26
Proposals Wanted

Sealed proposals will be received by
the Board of County Commissioners OF
Cavalier county, North Dakota, until
2 o'clock p. m, on Tuesday, January
9Th, 1913, for the furnishing of medicine.
surgical dressing and rendering medical
and surgical attendance to the resident
and transient poor for the ensuing year
in the several physician districts in
said Cavalier county. The board re.
serves the right to reject any or all bids
Address tenders to the undersigned
marked "Proposals to furnish medicine
for the county poor"
Dated at Langdon this 10th day O.
December 1912.
j.. K. HAMILTON.
22-24 County Auditor
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-12-26
ORRESPONDEN
MT. CARMEL.

John He'll and wife are expecting to
leave the early part of this week for a
mi6-winter visit to their old home back
east in Bruce county, Ontario.
Jno. Fischer returned during the week
from a trip to st. Paul, where he sold a
q load of Cavalier county raised cattle
at a top figure at the South St. Paul
stock yards.
The Mt. Carmel band is having a prac-
tice weekly since winter set in and may
be expected to give US some high grade
music at the open air band concerts of
the coming summer.
Sunday afternoon the school house
" as not big enough 10 hold the crowd
that gathered from all owe the town
ship to attend the entertainment given
by the school children.
Miss Lucy Boes1 came home last week
from Saskatoon, Sask., hoping to reach
b ere in time to once more see her father
who died Monday. She had reached
Winnipeg on the sad journey when the
message came by wire that he was dead.
The past week has witnessed the de-
p%arture of quite a party of Mt. Carmel
people for points in Ontario to visit
tn cir old homes during the holidays. On
Wednesday last Mrs. S. I. Koehmstedt
and Josesph Klein and wife took
the train from Mowbray to Bamberg.
Ont. Another detachment leaving by
the same route included Fred Schneider
Leo Hoffarth, Jocob Schnitzler, Miss
M AIRY Schnitzler, Mrs. VIM. Thorn and
the latter's sister. taking Fridays train
for points in the same part of Eastern
Ontario. The number making the holi.
day trip east from around here this
winter would likely have included seve
raj others had the crop season turned
out different.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-12-26
TWO SAD HOMES
AT XMASnDE
The Homes of Ex-Com'r Heapy and
]. K. Leach Mourn the Death of
a Wife at Christmas

Mrs. Joseph Heapy died at the Heapy
family home south of Langdon on Mon
day morning of this week at about seven
O'Clock. The end came very suddenly,
almost without a moments warning and
is stated as being due to an acute attack
of heart trouble, ths deceased havingffor
years past been troubled with a weak
heart. Though the family had noted a
general falling off IN Mrs Heapy's health
since the death of her mother, Mrs.
Perry a few months ago, there had been
nothing to give occasion for immediate
alarm. 1t was about seven o'clock when
Mr.. Heapy was awakened by his wife who
asked him for a drink of water. This was
the last time she spoke, as when he hand
ed her the glass of water Mr.. Heapy
found that his wife was dead.
Mrs. Heapy was born within seven
miles of the town of Mount Forest, Ont,
and was in her fifty-second year when she
passed away. 1hirty-four years ago, in
1878, Der maiden name being MISS
Alberta Perry, she became the bride of
Joseph Heapy and ten years later, in
1888 the Heapys moved west to Cavalier
county, North Dakota and homestead
ing in Perry township has at the pre-
sent time one of the finest and most sub
s~tantial farm homes to be found in the
the county. Besides her husband Mrs.
Heapy is survived by one daughter, Miss
May, and four sons, Alfred, William,
Leonard and Frank, and is also mourned
by several brothers and sisters.
The funeral is being held this after
noon, leaving the home at one o'clock,
the hour of the service at the P~resbyter
ian. church will be half past two, follow.
ing which the remains will find a tenn
porary resting place in the receiving
vault at Lebanon cemetery until spring.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-12-26

Margaret Ella Leach who died on
Sunday last the 22nd OF December, at
her home in Manila township, was a
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Harold,
and was born in Gibson City, Ford
county, Illinois, Nov. 9th, 1888. She was
united in marriage to j. X. Leach on
December Both, 1908, and of this
marriage there were born three chill
dren, n of whom died three
years ago. The family came to reside
in this neighborhood from Illinois
in the spring of this year. Besides
her husband and two little child
rem, there are left to mourn the
loss of the deceased, her parents and
four brothers, all of whom are residents
of Manila township. The funeral SER
vices were held at the home on Tuesday
morning, and were conducted by Rev,
D. Stratford Scadeng, pastor of the
Methodist Episcopal church, of which
Mrs. Leach had been a member from
early childhood in the old Illinois home,
After the service the body wa taken to
Leroy, ILL.,, for interment. The hearts
of all unite in loving sympathy in this
sad hour Of bereavement.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-12-26
Preservation of Aqed Trees.

At a meeting in Massachusetts one
of the speakers was Christopher Clark.
for a quarter Of a century tree warden
Of Northampton. Mr.. Clark has lived
there for eighty-one years. he told
the audience how much the people
priced the aged trees planted by the
first settlers. He stated that over
twenty barrels of cement had been
used to stop the decay and fill the
cavities Of a single large tree. Will
other towns please sit up and take no.
tice? In years to come they should
have streets lined with giant trees.
each one valued at at least $1,000. Flu
ture residents will then gladly spend a
hundred or two dollars to arrest decay
in me-. Better plant your street in full
this season.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-12-26
ADDITIONAL LOCAL

n. ". OOTeuSOH, WIG anu lLLl6 son
went down to their former home at
Milton to spend Christmas.
Charlie Corrigan who held a clerkship
with ore of the banks at Wales was
here to spend Xmas with his parents.
A batch OF news items from Calvin
and an article written by Demonstration
j. W. Haw of the better farming move
ment, have owing to lack of time and
space-this being Christmas week.
been held over until our next issue.
DR.. Tom Smith, who left the early
part of the winter to visit in California
for a few weeks with his sister, Mrs.
Haseltine,a at Los Angeles, is expected to
return to Langdon and look after his
local dental practice shortly after the
beginning of the New Year.
Frank Jahnke, the contractor and
builder left Monday to return to Lang.
don in the spring. He will make a visit
during most of the winter at the home
of his father at Wabasha, MINI. He
will be back in Langdon not later than
April LIST and already has building con-
tracts that will keep him busy during
the greater part of the summer of 1918,
A. e. Lindstrom, who during a resi-
dence of fourteen years in Langdon has
been editor and proprietor of the Caya-
lier Co. Republican, left on Mondays
train for Orland, CAL, where the Lind
stroms will make their home in the
future. There have been losses in the
way of departures from our city that
Langdon has sustained in the past, bu:
few have been felt more keenly than the
going away ofthe Lindstroms last week
In a new half page adv't this week
the Cavalier Co., Imp't Co., makes an.
Iouncement of a ten per cent cut tc
buyers during the holiday season on its
complete line of stoves including bott
heaters and ranges. The burning ques
ton right up to she minute is stoves anc
fuel and if you want the best that the
market affords at the lowest price anc
a ten per cent cut off the lowest price gt
and see the display that the Cavalier
Co., Implement Co., is Offering.
Theatrical attractions are promised
at the Langdon opera house for tht
opening month of the new year by thu
Manager H. G. Waldron as follows: The
Crows, who found it impossible to max,
Langdon for their two night engage
ment during Christmas week will ap
pear January 9th and 9th, and about
week later, The Juvenile Bostonians
the date for the latter attraction, how
ever has not been definitely fixed. Boil
these theatrical offerings are of the best
The.companies have been in Langdo]
before and will have good houses.
The drawing for a 100 piece set O
china dishes, offered as a Christmas gif
to holiday buyers by the firm of A. C
i Void Co., was a tuesday evening even
: that attracted a big crowd to their stor
The judges selected to conduct the draw
+ ing were Messrs R. T. Burke. w, Bol
ton and j. kelland. 1t was agreed tina
the fourth number drawn should wi,
the set of dishes, the time limit for tn
presenting the winning number bein,
at noon on Friday January 3rd, 1913, i
default of which the next succeedin
, number will be awarded the gift. TIL
: winning number is No. 1928 and tn
next two following are Nos. 9O1 and 1927
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-12-26
CURRANTS.
BY c. 3. WALDRoN, HorticuI-
turist, North Dakota Aartcul-
tural College.
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The soil for the currant should be
OF a clayey nature and retentive of
moisture. While the currant can
stand poverty, still there is not fruit
more easily and favorably affected by
rich soil. The currant will do best
on a soil SO rich as to injure the black
berry and raspberry.
In planting, the rows should be six
feet apart, with the bushes four feet
apart. The currant is propagated by
cuttings, the cuttings to be made in
the fall or early spring, from wood
of the last years growth.
The plants for setting are one or
two years old from the cuttings.
Cuttings made in the fall may be
tied in bundles and buried in the
earth with the lower end uppermost.
They will then callous over during the
winter and be ready to start a good
growth in the spring.
In planting the currant put two cut
tings in a hill. They may be quickly
set by means of a spade. The cultiva-
ton the first year should be thorough,
no suckers being allowed to grow.
For all practical purposes In this re-
gion it is better to let the currant
grow in bush form than to keep it
trained in tree form. To accomplish
this, let two new canes grow each
year and remove enough of the old
ones to keep five Or six stalks in each
bush. 1t is a good practice to prune
the currant as 20 as the leaves fall.
The pruning will depend much upon
the amount of growth, bearing quail
ties, etc. In this region it is probably
we'll to keep the bush pruned to the
height of two and a half to three feet.
AS the fruit of tho currant is borne
close to the ground it is advisable to
mulch the ground with some clean
material.
Each spring, or fall, the ground
should have an application of we'll
rotted compost.
The currant is subject to two or
three enemies that have to be watched
from the start. One of these is the
currant borer, that as a grub bores
into the cane and kills it. The rem
edy is to cut off the branch and kill
the grub. The green lice that some
times infest the growing plants can
be killed by IN application of whale
oil soap suds, or by lime.
The greatest enemy is the we'll
known currant worm. This can be
killed by an application of white helle-
bore, either applied to the damp
bushes in the powdered form with a
bellows, or it may be applied with a
| syringe at the rate of one ounce to a
gallon of water.
So far as varieties are concerned
the old Red Dutch is probably equal
to any, when all things are considered.
Its size is not so great as that of the
cherry currant, but it's quality aAd
productiveness more than balance
this difference, especially if the fruit
is for home use. The Doolittle and
| Victoria are larger than the Red
Dutch. The Prince Albert is later
than the Red Dutch, with fruit a pale
red, but equal to it in flavor.
The White Grape currant is excel
lent for family use, but will not have
the success in market that the red
sorts have.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-12-26
How Europe Saves Fertility.
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The fertility of European soils is
maintained by maintaining the supply
of active plant food and Of organic
matter. A part of the nitrogen is Sc
cured from the air, a part from the
purchased feeding stuffs and some
from the heterogeneous fertilizers. The
losses of potash and phosphoric acid in
the crop are counterbalanced by pur-
chases in feeds and fertilizers. Every
care is taken to prevent loss Of plant
food. Leaves, stalks, ETC., are either
saved and fed or are used as bedding.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-12-26
Fit His Case Exactly

"When father was sick about six years
ago he read an advertisement of Cham
berlain's Tablets IN the papers that fit
his case exactly, ".writes MisssMargaret
Campbell of TT. Smith, Ark. she pur-
chased a box of them and he has not
been sick since. My sister had stomach
trouble and WAS also benefited by them
For sale by all dealers.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-12-26
FertiIizing the Orchard.
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Barnyard manure is, in general, the
best fertilizer for the orchard. 1t
should be applied at the rate of a load
to from three to five trees, at least
once in three years. The use of com
mercial fertilizers is hardly advisable,
except where careful experiment has
demonstrated it's value.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-12-26

Alert & Winter have plenty of none
to loan on frst..and second mortgages.
Coal. See Cavalier Co. Lumber Co.'S.
new ad. Yards at Langdon, Wales, Han.
nah and Easily.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-12-26

The most complete line of school sup
plies in the city at the DEMOCRAT Office
@Township and legal blanks of all
kinds at the DEMOCRAT office,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-12-26

In using a separator in the
dairy always start it slowly
and never run it at a higher
speed than your instructions
> specify. Running it too fast
is not only throwing the but
ter fat away in the skimming,
; but the separator bowl is liable
: to burst and kill the operator.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-12-26
WMA4I Ce!y M

December 3rd in Osnabrock a
purse containing a twenty dollar bill Finder
please return to Wilfred Rejimbal, Olga, N.
Dak., and receive reward, :"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-12-26

CIR WANTED-At once good capable girl
po4Stiop. Mrso SS%or st ;good wages and steady
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-12-26

PIANO FOR SALE-Piano standard make in
to DR.. Tom Smith, Langdon, N. d. i HHft'
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-12-26

GIRL WANTED-Capable girl for genera,
M Mra Gnn y wanted Immediately. Apply to
Mis' 0eo' III, fr1ce. 1tf
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-03-22
SANE
FRANK DJoJRJNsKI is SAID II
HAVE HIS RIGHT MIND.

This morning Frank Djojrjnsk, the
man who was arrested and placed in
the county jail one day early in&he
week. after having been placed under
arrest when insane, was released from
custody, after DR.. Yost had pronounC-
ed the man sane.
The man says that he Is % years y
age, although he does not look TO be
over 10 or 20, and he claims to have
wife and two children at No. 10 Cor.
don street, South Side, Pittsburg, Pa.
This morning a letter was written
to the wife at this address. and II the
man is telling the truth, then she will
know OF her husbands whereabouts
which she has not known for over
;hrte weeks.
Frank said that he was OF Pollsl
descent, that he was American born
/, and that bis father was American
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-03-22

girl.
The young man claimed that he had
come to a point near this city on one
of the river steamers, and that for
three weeks he had been working on
the boat, up and down the river, and
that during the entire three weeks, he
had had whIskey every day, a quart
at time.
He claims that he was not used to
whiskey, and that the excessive drink
ing had put him to the bad" while
County Physician Yost claims that the
man was merely liquor crazed, and
tina; It he lets wnIskey alone that he
will get along all right.
After his release this morning Dr..
'Yost provided tie man with money
ror a ticket TO Point Marion. Pa,
where the fellow has a brother work.
ing in the glass factory, and where he
intends to work until he can get
enough money TO get back.to his wife
and family In Pittsburg, The letter
written to the wife this morning told
yer where her husband would be. and
that She could write to him there.
Some new!Clothes, Shoes ETC., were
supplied the fellow, and he said that
he felt like new man, and that he
would let wldskey entirely alone here
after.
He said that he had never before
been confined in jail or prison, but
admits that he was crazy, or at least
that he knew nothing OF what he was
doing when arrested.
His arrest came when persons re-
siding near the B. & o. shops came to
rhe B. & o. Offices and telephoned to
the officers here that crazy man vas
loose down there. trying to steal q
boat. using foul language toward all
whom he saw, and committing many
strange acts. Constable Walker
placed the man under arrest after an
examination DR.. Yost had the man
placed in jail, saying that he would
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-03-22
For Mrs. peRoIt.

The meeting of the Elizabeth Lud-
ington Hagans chapter of the Daugh;
tiers of the. American Revolution at
the home'of Mrs. Paul McKeeI yester.
day afternoon was the most largely at.
tended Of any meeting held so far this
year. The names of Mrs. Boaz Cox,
Mrs. w. S. John and Mrs George c.
Baker were presented for member.
ship and were unanimously accepted.
The delegates to the national con-
gress were instructed to vote for Mrs.
George DeBolt, of Fairmont, for State
regent. The delegates we're also In
structed to vote for Mrs, Chalmers
Williamson, of Mississippi, Mrs. Shack
elford, Of Virginia. Mrs. Levernc
Noyes Of Illinois and Mrs. Gaul of Ne
braska for vice presidents general
Morgantown Post Chronicle.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-03-22
.FITZ. SUES TAlLgR
= { ASKING 100000
RED ROBERT GOES TO LAW TO
SETTLE HIS DOMESTIC TRou.
RLES.

CHICAGO, Ill, March S2.-Jack Tay-
Tor, who received a drubbing at,the
hands of Bob Fltzsimmons Of prize
ring fame, recently, because the lanky
one suspected him OF being too friend,
" with Mrs. Fitzsimm0ns. known on
the stage as Julia May Clifford, was
sued here yesterday for 100000 iron
men by the former champion. The
plaintiff charges that Taylor alienated
Tie affections Of Mrs. FltEsimmOns.
and these same affections, be figures,
ale worth Just oRetenth Of million
dollars to him.
Taylor and FltSsimmons have been
in the public eye'considerably in the
past two weeks. First Fitz found Tay,
ior in West Side theater's dressing
room aud proceeded to hand him a
sample of the goods he used TO fdseEiy--
er before the silver threads appeared
among the gold. Taylor came out Of
the room looking much the worse for
wear. He took a short rest, however,
and then sued FltS for $4,000 for as
sqplf and alleged defamation Of char,
lcter. .Yssterday,ss suit is the answer
Of Fitz to the legal action taken by
Taylor. 40
Since the lawtls frequently very
slow in grinding out justice, 1t may
be some time before it Is learned
who wins in the suits and counter
suits of the former pugllist and Tay-
lnr-
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-03-22
PERSONALS
Pr PEE
S TIE u g llE AND Gg

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irs sam Phoebus and aIFs, kiltn /.
aryn Roberts. who have been IN the
div tor the past few weeks; left YES
lterday for their home IN Atlantic CITY,
MISS ora Dent. Of AIanninston' has
been the guest OF relauyes,in this city
for several days.
Miss Eta jenkins Of MorganloMh'
| Is the guest of Mrs. A. B. Mcdonald.
! Mrs. A. L. Heffner and daughter
\ Miss Naomi, went to Pittsburgh thls
morning to spend several days.
Mrs. Dallas Barker and son, Harold,
have gone to Palestine, Ohio, to visit
relatives.
Miss Nesta Rogers, Of Manninston,
spent yesterday in the city
Miss Lena Schneider, a student IN
1.-THE Normal school, has gone 70 her
home near Parkersburg, TO spend the
Easter vacation.
J.H. Colebank, q student in the Nor
NAL school. has been called to MS
Ihome by the denth OF his sister. Mrs
Burr Thomas, formerly Miss Lillian
colebank. ~.
Charles Won H. Kalkman. OF New
YorE City, who is in the coal business
there. is visiting in this city for .
few days. Mr.. Kalknan at one time
worked for the Consolidation Coal
Company here, and is now employed
by the same company In New York.
! Mr.. H. B. Matson, Of Pittsburg, was
in the city yesterday on business.
A son, was born yesterday to Mt
and Mrs. Ralph DoOlittle, on Rhea
Terrace.
Mrs. a. F. Ringer. who has been thf
guest OF Miss Ruth Kelley for several
lddSi Fe6tned to 8lef hYniel in West
uh1pS toa9yg E8i,. Az e
Dfs EaSld IL. stebhsnsi fprh frly O.
this citS;s now OF zaaesti4e, ONO, is
spending a few days in this ,slty.
Miss Mary Eiizabeth qebhard and
fMf. B. ii. ,Gebbard, Of Wheeling, solo
lists in the concert to be given at the
Lutheran Church, are guests of Mr.. f.
i ]. Gerhard, of Walnut avenue.