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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-13
TRAIN HITS WAGON TAKING
SIX MEN TO WORK: ! DEAD

LEXINGTON. ky, Dec. ia wagon
containing six carpenters on their way to
work was struck by q Louisville and
Nashville train at a crossing Henry
Wilson was instantly killed; George Neal
seriously hurt, and the others slightly in
jured.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-09-05

Tuesday afternoon of next week the
Langdon Woman's Club will hold its
first fortnightly meeting for. the club
year 1912-1913. Mrs. Crimson will be
the clubs hostess at this meeting which
is designated on the program as "social
day" This year the club is taking up
the study of "Household Arts
and Browning"
Lots of big crop reports are heard
about these days, but one that comes
from the farm of Alex Mcdonald north
of town certainly has the prize for a field
Of oats around Langdon. Alex was in
town last week and brought with him a
sample of oats which lacked but a
couple of inches of being six feet tall
with heads that measured nearly a foot
in length.
Attention is called to the fall millinery
opening of Misses Dixon & Walker at
the Boyd department store which i S
announced for Thursday, Friday and
Saturday of next week September 18th
18th and 18th. Their fall line of mil
linery has been carefully selected
by Miss Rita Dixon while east in the
Twin Cities and Chicago andtheir offer
ing to the ladies of Langdon and
vicinity includes the very latest pat
terms in street and dress hats for the
fall trade. An unbroken display of these
goods can be seen on the opening day
Thursday September 18th.
Mrs. VIM. Bell left Monday taking
the noon train to her Rush Lake
homestead north of Wales after a visit of
several weeks with her daughters Mrs
Bone and Mesdames MCLAUGHLIN. Dur
ing her visit here in Langdon Mrs. Bell
was the guest of honor at a party given
on the occasion of the eighty-second an
niversary of her birthday. A center
| piece on the table was a bouquet OF
| %violets, her favorite flower, and contain
ing exactly elghty-two v%iolets, one for
each year. There was quite a number
Of Mrs Bells friends there to meet hel
and an enjoyable time was had.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-09-05
A. q Void iS Snandinr tho uooL ,%

A. o. Void is spending the week at
tending to business matters in the Twin
Cities.
Fred Donovan returned last Friday
from a vacation visit to his home in
Wisconsin and is again at his post in
the Bank of Mowbray.
Miss Jennie Stewart leaves today for
her home In Manitoba, near Killarney
after a visit of a couple of months here
with her sister Mrs. w. B. Gordon.
Attorney Fred w. Mclean will be
here the end of the week to join Morris
Orion. Albert Thorson and other oil his
Langdon friends in a few days chicken
hunt at the opening of the season.
Tony Kietfer, the Wales auctioneer,
has quite a line of sales of farm property
over the county, the dates of which will
be announced as soon as the fall work
is a little farther advanced. Watch for
the dates as the sales are located all
over the county. Auctioneer Klefer
has in the past few years gained a big
lead in popularity as the peoples
a~uctione6r.
Jake Spenst was taken over to Devils
Lake Saturday IN charge of Sheriff
Drury, where Attorney W. B. Dickson
appeared before Judge Cowan as his
council in habeas corpus proceedings,
demanding the release of SpenSt who
was held on court bench warrant b> he
state after the dismissal of his hearing
in justice court. Judge Cowan granted
the writ and Spenst is now at liberty.
States Attorney Crimson was one Of the
party going over to Devils Lake and
made argument for the prosecution.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-09-05

1t is right if it's Brite Lite. a. G.
McNlven has 1t.
ALERT q Winter have plenty of money
to loan on first and second mortgages.
w. F. Winter returned Tuesday from
a visit of a few days with Fargo friends.
Sam Groom left Friday for a visit OF
a couple of weeks at the home of his
parents in Wisconsin.
A policy in the New York Life is a
business investment. Talk with T.. A.
Weed, of Hannah about it.
Dr.. E. [. Donovan is away spending
the week in looking after business mat
ters in Duluth and the Twin Cities.
Neil Mcleod, son of Mrs. Flora Nc
Leod is now one of Agent Bottoms eff
Gent corps of helpers at the Ct. Northern
depot,
Mrs. G, A. Mallough arrived Friday
from Devils Lake for a short visit here
with her mother, Mrs. Watt and sister
Mrs. j. j. Robson.
Mrs. j. H. Conmy arrived on Tues
days train from Grand Forks for a short
visit at the home of her father, S. E.
Desrosier, south of town.
Mrs. Southern, for the past three
years housekeeper at the experimental
farm was a passenger Tuesday depart
ing for her home at Fargo for an extend
ed visit.
Mayor w. A. Mcintyre returned Tues
day after a two weeks stay in the Twin
Cities and other points IN Minnesota.
Mrs. Mcintyre and BILLY are remain
ing at Red Lake Falls, Mimi, for a
short stay before returning home.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-09-05

There is no night where you have
Brite Lite. A. Q. McNiven.
Mrs. j.. J.. Robson is spending the
week visiting with Fargo friends.
Jim McDougall returned Friday from
a stay of nearly a week over at Calvin.
For shoes and clothing you cannot do
better than try Schefter's Clothing
House,
Mr.. Ernie Skinner took the 500 at
Nekoma last Wednesday for Rolette to
visit relatives.
Chas. Watt and family have gone to
Williston. expecting IT, make that place
place their future home.
H. D. ALERT returned to the city from
a ten days business trip to the Twin
Cities and Chicago last Friday.
Miss Helen Sanford returned on Mon.
days train from an over the week end
visit at her home in Grand Forks.
Mrs. McHugh and daughter, Miss
Rosie, we're returning passengers Tues
day from their trip west to the Pacific
coast.
Mrs. Harvey Gainsforth took Mon
days train to Park River, where she will
enjoy the week visiting with relatives
and friends.
Jas. DeBerg, the %janitor of the Lang.
don high school building is again on
deck after being laid up for several days
| with rheumatism.
Mrs. George Edworthy went north
yesterday for a visit of a few days with
friends and relatives in the vicinity Of
| Hannah and Wales.
The meat market of Hay & Liebeler
has during the week added Ray Kelly
to the number engaged to look after
their big line of business this fall.
Misses Nellie and Edna McDermott
we're passengers Friday for jamestown
where they will attend st. Johns
academy during the ensuing school year.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-09-05

VIM. Stevenson was a business visitor
to the Forks yesterday.
No other light has reached the height
like Brite Lite. A. G. McNiven.
P. H. Livingston was a business visi-
tor yesterday from over Fairdale way.
r.. e. Close and wife we're visitors
over the week end with friends in Fargo.
A hunting license will be a good thing
to have when you start out to shoot
chickens Saturday.
Schefters Clothing House is prepared
for a heavy demand in shoes, overalls.
Jackets, gloves, etc.
A. 1. Wesley has just received a large
shipment of fresh chocolates. All the
best varieties and favors.
Miss Maggie Hannah arrived during
the week from Grand Forks for a visit
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Carson
Mrs. Alden r. Marshall left Saturday
returning to Williston after a months
visit with friends and Langdon rela.
tives OF the family.
Mrs. Quick has a fall opening at bel
millinery store stated to be held on
Thursday, Friday and Saturday of next
week, September -, ID, IA.
States Attorney G. Crimson wife and
family returned Friday from a visit Of
several days with friend down the line
at Edinburg and in Grand Forks,
Mrs. Annie Little who is here from
her Pembina county home near Concrete
looking after crop interests over Iona
way transacted business here yester-
day.
DR., McKenty from Winnipeg is here
visiting his sisters, Mesdames Price and
Mugan. The doctor has recently re-
turned from a years study in the hos
pitfalls in Europe.
r. w. Davis and wife bid good-by to
Langdon friends yesterday leaving for
northern New York state, where"Sticks'
spent mis- boyhood days and where the
family still continue to make their home
j. Souch left Monday by way of
Hannah for Calvin, where he expects to
be kept busy for two weeks with his
contract for painting the new Presby-
terrain church built during the past sum
mel season.
Miss Rita Dixon returned to the city
Thursday from a two weeks trip
to st. Paul and Minneapolis, to select
the line of fall millinery for the opening
which Misses Dixon & Walker expect to
nnoun in a few days at the Boyd de-
partment store. See later announcement
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-09-05

just one more day before hunting
season opens.
Official proceedings of the regular
monthly meeting of the city council
held Tuesday evening will be printed
next week. Also the minutes of the
July and August meetings.
Potatoes are a drug on the market at
30 cents a bushel owing to the plentiful
crop and large acreage planted. At
Sabin. the big potato market of Clay
county Mimi, twenty car loads we're
shipped, the price being twenty-four
cents.
Attorney Dickson went over by auto
Saturday to Devils Lake to attend to
legal matter in Judge Cowan's court
and took the train from the Lake to
Bismarck. at which place an enthusiast
tic reunion of prominent democrats
was held Tuesday.
E. Mason, the Langdon gardner. who
carried off a big share of the prizes IN
the vegetable exhibit at the county fair
last week sent a cauifower of immense
dimensions and weighing over twenty
pounds to the Minnesota state fair last
week, 1t ought to get a prize.
Democrats Of Langdon and vicinity
started the organization of a Woodrow
Wilson club with quite a large sized
signing up of members last week. Sim
liar clubs are in curse OF formation in
other towns owe the county the plan
being eventually to include all of the
clubs under the county organization.
County Auditor j. K. Hamilton re-
ports the issuance to date of less than
$50 hunting permits to those who expect
to participate in the chicken and duck
shooting season, which opens On Satur-
day of this week. There we're $50 hunt.
ing permits issued during the season of
1911, or nearly double the number so far
for the season of 1912.
Register of Deeds Allan Pinkerton in
a letter received during the week writes
;. that he expects to be able to leave Fargo
about the end of the week and return
home. The acute attack of sciatlc rheu-
matism, from which he suffered when he
left here two weeks ago has not respond
ed as readily to treatment as expected
but an effectual cure is promised.
Work was started Monday on the
erection of the potato warehouse and
elevator, which is to be located on the
Great Northern right-of-way east of the
Standard Oil Co. plant. A concrete
foundation is being put in and a ware
house with a floor space of 50x5O feet
and a capacity of about fifteen carloads,
or 10000 bushels is incourse of construc-
tion and is under contract to be ready
for business by September goth.
The Canadian Pacific railroad has
surveyed twelve mile west from Snow
flake on the Canadian side of the
boundary. AS the right of way agents
have adjusted matters with the farmers
it is expected that the graders will be at
work by the first of September. There
is a persistent m afoat also that the
Canadian Pacific railway and 500 will
makes a cut off from Mather, Man., to
Iona ND. thus shortening the dis
lance to Duluth by $50 miles.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-09-05

VIM. Stranger of the firm of Nc
Lauchlin & Stranger was a passenger
Monday to the Twin Cities, where be
will take in the Minnesota state fair
and look after a purchase of Buick and
Maxwell automobiles for the fall trade
at their garage.
S. E. Desrosier will be one of the first
around Langdon to start threshing.
Except for the interference of the rains
this week, the fine crop of early barley
cut over three weeks ago on his place
would have been threshed the early
part of this week.
Tom Jordan is here making a visit
with his parents Con. Jordan and wife
east of town after an absence of twelve
years in The west. He is located at
Everett Wash, where he has been on
the fired department the past seven
years. He enjoying a ninety day leave
of absence with the folks at home.
Friday night the boys and girls of the
high school class of 1912 gave a very
successful dance at the K. of P. hall at
which they served lunch and a highly
enjoyable time and generally. The affair
was gotten up for the purpose of de-
fraying the expense incurred when men,
bers of the track team were sent to the
interscholastic meet held in CHICAGO
the past summer.
Saturday evening the members of the
high school class of 1912 were entertain
ed at six o'clock dinner by Miss Juanita
McGruer. All of the boys and girls
who participated in the graduation ex-
ercises of last June we're there and after
a most excellent repast the few hours in
tervening until the lights went out were
most pleasantly spent in music, CONVEX
sation. games and dancing.
Mrs. G. Theyson makes announcement
this week to the trade of Langdon and
vicinity of her millinery opening at the
Schulke department store on Thursday
next week September 18th and continu.
ing Friday and Saturday. Mrs. They
sons display will include Paris pattern
hat for fall and winter wear. Miss
Donalda Finerty will assist Mrs. They
son as trimmer this season. See ad on
the last page.
Misses Agnes and Nellie Dunnigan
we're here Monday from Olga enrou:e
to Munich, where along with their
brothers they homesteaded IN Trier
township several years ago. Rains of
the past two or three weeks are reported
as having done heavy Manage to the
early harvested crop of the eastern part
of the county, as little if any threshing
has been done and grain IN shock is in a
very bad condition.
Samuel Prescott who left Langdon
with his family some five years ago to
locate on a homestead in the Canadian
Northwest near Bonnie Malone, Sask.,
is learned to have died August 18th fol-
an illness occasion by attacks of
heart trouble with which he had suffer-
ed during the greater part of the past
year, Mr.. Prescott was the first %janitor
of the court house. and subsequently
operated an express and delivery wagon
in Langdon. Before coming to Lang
don deceased was for! many years a
highly respected Olga resident. The
deceased leaves a widow and one grown
son also two sisters, Mrs. Ralph Pale-
ment living east OF town and Mrs. La
pire, of Olga.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-09-05

Mrs. George Deibel from Milton visited
yesterday with Langdon fr~iendsbetween
trains.
just received at A. 1. Vessey's 100
crates of fine peaches. More preserving
fruit coming.
Painter M. ]. Horgan is adding to the
neat appearance Of Mrs. O'Brien's home
this week with fresh paint.
Unlimited money to loan on first
mortgages, liberal amounts and lowest
rates. Joseph Power, Langdon, N. D.
j. D. Roach and T. E. Burke we're
business visitors down the line Monday
as far as the Forks returning home
yesterday.
Editor Peterson who controls the des-
TIMES of the Milton Globe got in touch
with county seat politics during brief
visit here Monday,
Chas. Benway, for some months past
in charge of the jewelry and repairing
department at the E. I. Donovan, store
left Friday returning to his home in
Michigan.
Rev. Thos Dougan was at Edinburg
a day or two the early part of the week
to see after the harvesting and thresh-
ing of the crop IN a farm which he
owns in that vicinity.
Miss Katie Jordan, youngest daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. G. Jordan, left Monday
for Fargo, where will take up a years
study at the opening of the fall term at
the Sacred Heart academy.
Dentist L. F. Haseltine and wife, who
have been summer visitors with DR..
Tom Smith, brother of Mrs. Haseltine,
are expecting to leave Langdon shortly
and will spend, the winter in California.
Miss Nellie Donovan, who has been
making a couple of weeks visit here
with her sister Miss Louise Donovan
and uncle, DR.. E. I. Donovan left Friday
for the family home at Sturgeon Bay,
Wisconsin.
Chas. Montag from st. Leon, Man,
is visiting his sister, Mrs Chas.
Koehmstedt, north of town. Mr.. Mon
tag, mourns the recent death of his wife
following a lingering illness of cancer
of the stomach.
Mrs. Jas. Walker is expected to re-
turn home the latter part Of the week
from her Vancouver trip where in COM
pany with her son Stanley she mas en-
joyed a couple of weeks visit at the home
of her brother, A. f. Gardner.
Frank Stable, son of Mr.. and Mrs. f.
j.. Stable of this city, and John Shredder
son of Nh. and Mrs. JOS. Shredder of Mt.
Carmel, left Monday for Collegeville,
Mimi, where they enter St. Johns col
lege at the opening of the fall term.
The new meat market of Butcher
Henry Windemuth is this week being
opened up to the public and in every re-
spect comes up to Mr.. Windemuth's
claim of being one of the most up.to-
date and sanitary meat markets to be
found in the state
Alex Hamilton manager of the Amenla
Elevator Co., took Saturdays train to
St. Paul, where he is undergoing special
medical treatment during a stay of a
week. Monday he underwent an opera
ton for chronic catarrh and writes the
family that he will be home in a few
days,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-09-05
DrS, Smith ( Nichols
DENTISTS Donovan Block
Donovan Block

Coleman Broderick who for several
years past has been associated with
Langdon print shops made a visit here
during the week with his mother. He
came home this time from Devils Lake
but has visited many of the principal
points on the Pacific coast since leaving
home about a year ago.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-03-02
Grand Jury Report.

T, the Honorable Whitmeli 2. Mar
an. Judge of tie goth judicial Dis
,,ict Court Of the State of Louisiana,
il, aud for tn, Parish of Lafoarche.
Ynar Grand Jurors, duly empan-
etna and sworn on the 10Th day Of
february, 1912, beg leave to submit
This their final report.
We Lave examined into all matters
brought 10 our attention Ivy the Dis
irict Attorney ant: others, with the
-xcer ton Of one case in which the
witnesses could not be located, and
herewith present our several findings.
The Parish Treasurer was before us
ahd submitted his report CT the sever
al funds entrusted to him and after
c,refuI examination we found his ac-
I. INIT we'll kept and correct in every
i..E,ll.
The Suct Of schools. ex>officlo
school Treasurer, was also before US
and mace his report. We find the
schools are in COOL condition and
veil a,ten led. They are provided
with competent and conscientious
TEACHERS and tho said officials report
Was very encouraging. We cerefuIly
examined into his financial report,
snd found the same correctly account
eI ard perfectly correct.
In connection with school matters.
Sr deslr. to congratulate the people
# he three school districts who re-
emily voted special tax in tba fe-
sptctivc districts for the purp' SO of
erecting new scn',I buildings. The
people of these districts deserve much
credit for their patriotic and generous
,,rli..n and we trust other districts in
the parish will do likewise.
We inspected the jail and found
the same we'll kept and IN sanitary
condition. The prisoners therein con-
tined are all cared for and had DO
complaints 70 make to US.
We found the clerks Office IN splen
t.ld condition and we'll kept, but We
recommend to the Police Jury to see
shat lii" original acts of the past tive
or three years be bound as 5000 as
pn>sibie.
Ali of The other public Offices are
1.l kept ann too much praise caDnot
he gwen the different officials for thu.
capable manner in which they keep
and manage their offices.
Information reached US tina. an
s,me occasions certain merchants q :
.tvered groceries etc, to customers on
sunday, said groceries etc., having
been bought and paid fer the day b.
FIRE. We think this IS not permitted
|, Ter the S.nda~ law. but as we are
Certain that these merchants acted IN
good faith and had 10 intention If
violating the Jaw, We did not go inlo
The matter. We wish to say. however
hat this must not be repeated, as We
'aeI it will be our duty to meet and
dict the parties guilty OF so dong,
!, The same happens again.
Ne find that the parish has been
quiet and orderly during the ,,a-. SIX
moaths and practically free from
Iii -. This. Indeed, speaks wei. fur
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-03-02
Preventograms.
Battle regularly summer


and winter.
Fresh air means vitality.
"A sanitary clubhouse costs
ten dollars; a case Of typhoid
costs many times that mu,h.
You will seldom nave both. y
TOO much food wears out
human machine.
"The removal Of adenoid
of a dull child will close the
mouth and open the mind"
It is sensible to dress to
suit the weather.
The body needs daily and
adequate supply IF pure water
February is one of the
worst months for the dread
disease of pneumonia. Don't
forget that delay may have
serious consequences. If you
have a pain in the side, fever
and a cough, send for a dec
tor.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-03-02
Glorious News.


comes from J. T. Curtlss, Dwigh,
Kan. He writes. Il not only .hrve
cured bad cages of Eczema in my pa
thence with Electric Bttters, but also
cured mysa by them of the same di>
sease. | III sure they will bsnei.
any case Of eczema" This shows
what thousands have proved, that
Electric Bi'ters is most effective
blood puaiffer. It's an excellent rene
dy for eczema, letter, salt rheum, al
GERS, bolts and running ssres, 1t slim
uIates liver, kidneys and bowels, es-
peIs poisons, he'p digestion, builds up
the strength. Price 5Dcts Satisfscto-
ry guaranteed by all druggists.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-03-02

FOR SALE-Thihodaux Opera
House. Address Chairman Finance
Committee lock Box 29l Thibodaux
Ia
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-03-02
Notice..
TA5 COLLECTORS nFFNxs AR1sH t'f
I,AFoERcH

zAz esAnHoT ',.s' orrg PARISH "'
Nil ia X, + n ;, 1912.
Nptics. i her IS giver Is-> tn tax
payers of the parish otAfourche,
tina, the taxes assessed IN the year
1911 as set forth in the tax rolls on
file in my office and in the mortgage
office of this parish have been de'in-
quent since the 3lst day of Deem
Der, 1911, and are MOI searing inter-
est at the rate of ? per cent per month
from said date, until paid in accor-
dance with article 1913 IF the copsti-
tuition. Tax payers ar, invited to
call at once and settle, in "rsar to
avoid farther interests ard cost.
JAMES BEAaY.
Sheriff and Tax Collector,
Feb. 3rd 1912.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-03-02
the people. It shows that ,heu are Law

the people, It shows that 'hev are law
abiding AID that he oiii:ers are dill
gent ~ enforcing The laws aad kees.
ing down disturbances
To conclusion we desire to thank
your Honor, The District Attorney
the Sheriff AMI his Deputies. the
Clerk and his Deputies and the sever.
al officers of ,he parish for their ser
vir;.s and courtesles during our ses
sion.
Upton SEELy,
Foreman Hrand July.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-03-02
a Dozen Good Resolu-
tons.

This year l desire to pro-
duce as much as possible of
W hat we CONSUME ON our own
farm. / have made the fol-
lowing resolutions:
|. That | will raise one or
more good colts.
9. That | will raise hogs for
meat and som. pigs to sell.
8. That | will keep :at least
80 good hens.
4. That | will raise sweet
and Irish potatoes and tnr-
nipa, plenty to do and more.
5. That [ will raise peanuts
and poDfOry for ise1rn,. rec
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-03-02

6. That [ will Rise al Ran
dauve Of garden stnh to 20 III
season ana to can TO, i:,e wits
ter.
Z. That [ will raise enough
sorghum for my use and Tor
my hands next year.
8. That | will raise some
good milk cows.
9. That we will can and pre-
serve a bountiful supply OF
fruit and berries of every
kind for home use.
10. That I will have turnips
and green's till freeze kills
them next winter.
II. That / will raise an a.
bundance of oats, hay and
corn for my own use.
IL. That I will then raise
all the cotton I can to sell.
by preparing~the land well
and by thorough shallow cul.
tivation.-T. +. Barton, in the
Progressive Farmer.