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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-04-04

80 49, '. re- -.- @--H"'FF'F.
Miss Emma Melland and Miss Lena
Peterson went to Fairdale on Monday
to remain for some time..
Since the warmer weather has come
everybody is interested in playing bali.
You may expect to see a game of CATCH
on the street most any time Of the,
day, !. t r..
The following are the names of the
pupils of school who were neither absent
nor tardy during the last month,
Lower Grades-Tommy, Smith Willie
Morben Avery Power, Mildred Miller,
Harry Jersey. Mildred Morben. Harold
Bocan, Fritz G~ulbrandson.
Upper Grades-Roy Bocan, Raymond
Bocan, Willie Jeysey, Vera Sanders,
Emma Smith. FL
Names of pupils of highest rank.
Primary Grade-Oral Dedrick, Maude
Dedrick.
First Grade-Frank Gurley, Audrey
Soper. .G'ss A*Ass.
Third ,Grade-Selmer Sorenson,
Clara Engen,
Second Grade-Elizabeth Gurley Mil
dred Miller. - sh%'
Fourth Grade-Tina Sorenson, Willie
Morben. l#
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-04-04

honor Of, Miss Ethel Hovey at the home
of her parents.
Billie Wendt has made the raise of a
new buggy. All he wants now is a hair
cut. S@'A
The boys enjoyed a few hours of good
SKATING Sunday morning on the creek
here.
Miss Francis KERN is contemplating
a visit to Grand Forks Thursday and
Friday.
A crowd of our Dresden sportsmen
were out on a goose hunt the other day
where are the geese?
Dresden schools will have two days
and a half vacation as the principal is
going away OH a business trip. Gould
it be possible that he is gong away to
get married?
Some n has deliberately poisoned
five of u best dogs. 1t is only a
coward who will take vengeance on a
poor dumb animal in the backhanded
way this has been done.
The enrolment Of the. Dresden school
has been somewhat decreased by the
coming of spring and the opening of the
rural schools. The total enrolment
has been IA for this year.
MI. MCGEE a professional painter and
paper hanger is VISITING with his sister,
Mrs. j. S. Higenbothom. If business is
good he will ply his brushes In this
vicinity during the coming summer.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-04-04
CORRESPONDENCE
OLGA

J.B. Beauchamp has shipped about
twelve cars of hay this week.
Mrs. w. J. Kennedy visited with
friends at Langdon for a few days last
week.
Mrs. Campbell sends word that she
is nicely located on her farm at Gull
Lake, Sask.
Nap. Godaire, VIM. Brillon and Cleo
phas Blondin left last week for St. Malo,
Man, and expects to look up a favor
able location to take up land before
their return.
DR.. Mayerthe dentist of Langdon ex-
poets to be at the drug store of DR.. w.
j. Kennedy's for several days the latter
part of next week, anybody wanting any
work done in his lire will do we'll to see
him. Watch for his announcement.
David j. Beachamp who has been
visiting friends, and relatives at his old
home in Canada during the winter re-
turned last week. David certainly made
good use Of his time while away and
visited all his old friends around Mont
real.
The CUTIE brothers of Concrete were
here during the week with their
new automobile and together with the
exceptionally good livery horses they
have, can now furnish their patrons
with the best in the way of livery
service,
William Jerome who for many years
was a resident of Olga township was
: killed by the cars at Emerson a little
over a week ago. He was helping {
neighbor load acar of household goods
for the northwest. How the sad &C
cident happened is unknown. He leavel
a wife and several children who havl
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-04-04
WEST HOPE

Joseph Torgerson was noticed Monday
returning home from Langdon with a
new drill, which will be used in rushing
spring seeding on his farm.
Martin Larson has bought of j.. J,
Mahoney of Langdon a fine driving
horse and a new buggy, which is sure to
be considerably in demand during the
coming summer.
Joe Torgerson has during the week
bought a team of work horses from
Robert Robertson. There will be a rush
of work on Joe's farm as soon as spring
opens up. The team that he bought
from Bob Robertson Ger tainly is 8
dandy. ~.
Carl Dahlvang, who is among those
who are leaving here this spring, has
hired for the season with Christ Bjorn
stadt, who is M of the we'll known far
mers in the Numedahl neighborhooc
east of here. Carl and his family will b.
generally missed IN West Hope.
Otto and Martin Olson, sons of Pete.
Z. Olson, have returned home during
the week from their trip through Mon
tana, where they haye each filed OF
government homesteads. They expec
to return there later in the season t.
make the required improvements an,
establish homes.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-04-04
MOSCOW.

Walter Ravis who has been confined
to the house for some time with a broken
leg is again able to be around with
the aid of crutches.
Moscow only cast a very light vote. at
the primary election, but the precinct
will be heard from with its full vote at
the general election in the fall.
Ed. Hill was a busy man Friday of
last week saving up the summers
wood for several of his neighbors with
the portable gasoline engine outfit, which
he has purchased lately,
The new township officers of Moscow.
elected on Tuesday the 18th uit., met on
Tuesday last week at the farm of c.. W.
Doe, the clerk, to qualify and perfect
the organization of the new board.
Last week ended our first month OF
school for the spring term of 1912.
and as a result therefrom 1t was quite a
busy week for our teacher, Miss Vandra.
in preparing the work for the monthly
examinations.
Moscow township farmers are busy at
work these days cleaning and testing
their seed grain. The acreage around
here promises to be a big one and all
hope for An early start as there is a lot Of
spring blowing to be done. i,
Miss Annie Hill, who for several years
past has been teaching in nj of ou1
Moscow township schools. arrived here
last Saturday, from her home at McIn,
tosh, MINI. She has engaged to teach
a school in Mimic township this year.
Our debate held on the 23rd ult, was
a pronounced success. A very good
program was given. The dialogues we're
one of the most popular features of the
evening, and showed the untiring efforts
of our teacher, Miss Vandra IN training
and rehearsing the school children tax.
ing part. The debate proved to be one
that interested all present from start t
finish. The subject was, "Resolved That
a ~ocialist Form of Government is Pre-
ferable to the Present Administration
The decision of the judges was unani
mously in favor of the affirmative. This
correspondence being written before tn.
Both ult., the date of the last debate, nj
account of the same ran be given there
OF ut this time.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-04-04
(From Another Correspondent

(From Another Correspondent
John Peterson made a business trip
to Langdon last Friday.
Carl Ruud has just finished cleaning
up his seed grain. He is one of the
kind that never gets left when the rush
begins.
Several of their friends and neighbors
surprised Ludwig Peterson and family
andspent a very pleasant afternoon with
them Sunday.
Sam Gunderson has sold a hundred
bushels Of his Twentieth Century seed
oats to Seward Peterson, the price paid
was fifty cent a bushel.
We have noticed that Ed. Hill has
improved the interior of his house with
a good coat of plaster. Carl Rudd did
the work and showed he is an old hand
at thesjob.
G. W. Doe, our town clerk, has rugged
up a patent of his own and is running q
grain cleaner with a gasoline engine.
Charlie sees nc reason why it should not
take the place of an extra man.
A.. J.. Sundberg and wife enter
tanned several friends last Sunday
Among them was Mrs. Grant johnson
from Langdon, who is making a visit
here with her sister, Mrs, Ed. Peterson.
Miss Anna Hill is here again from her
home in Minnesota and will teach in
Mimic township at what is known as the
Borousky school. Miss Hill will make
her home with the Fred Borsusky
family.
Ed. Hill has made a trip around the
neighborhood with his new Galloway
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-04-04
DRESDEN

I. Dawson is painting red, not the
town, but his buggy.
Mrs. J. c. KERN is rapidly recover
ing from her recent illness.
Roy Callahan otherwise sake" has
gone to work for Fred Nnelle.
Leo KERN, Joe Heron and William
KERN were visitors at Wales Sunday.
A crowd of our little folks enjoyed
Sunday at a birthday party given in
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-04-04
Iona.

Dan Shelley' and wife returned from
their visits@te the Pacific coast last
Thursday $500, 80 -
Miss Hoghaug, OF Devils Lake, visited
with her sister, Mrs. ]Iide, several days
this week.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-04-04
the sincere sympathy of many frient

the sincere sympathy of many friend
around here in their sad bereavement.
J. B. Beauchamp returned from the
Forks last Monday where he had been
to spend Sunday with his daughter
Marie Laura who is at St. Michael's
hospital. He reports his daughter as
doing as we'll as would possibly be ex-
pected and should nothing interfere
with her present rapid recovery she
will be home about the end of next
week. This will be pleasant news fol
her many friends,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-11-06
POLITICAL BRIEFS

State Chairman Findlay estimat-
ed Wilson's plurality over Taft at
between $4,000 and 10000
Roosevelt ran third.
Ft. Worth, Tex.-Texas, which,
Col. Cecil Lyon had promised to
Roosevelt, finished as follows:
Wilson, 10000; Taft, $4,000;
Debs, 1900, and Roosevelt, g.
800.
Des Moines, davidson gets
Iowa by about 10000.
Denver. = Direct Legislation
League admitted that most of
their cherished reforms have
been taken out and laid on the
ash-heap.
Concord, N. H.-Wilson car
ried New Hampshire by small
plurality.
Detroit.-Roosevelt appears to
have carried Michigan, but
Woodbridge Ferris, Democrat, is
probably elected governor.
San Francisco.-Wilson with
49,O21 carried city. Roosevelt
1904; Debs 12,415; Chain ,141.
Boise, Idaho.-Taft has prob
ably carried Idaho by 5000 plu-
rality over Wilson. Haines, Re
publican, giving Gov. Hawley,
Democrat, hard battle. Sen. Bor-
ali sure of reelection.
Milwaukee. = Proposed wo-
mems suffrage amendment has
been defeated nearly 2 to L.
Sheboygan, Wis.-Eugene v.
Debs ran second to Wilson in this
city.
San Professionalism will
L
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-11-06
JUDGE PRAISES COP

Herbert Brown, u, and Alex
ander French, p, $3.50 Calumet
avenue, held to grand jury in
Judge Uhlir's court on $4,000
bonds. ~.
Brown and French attempted
to rob the William Karis restau-
rant, 648 Milwaukee avenue, last
Sunday morning, James Spirios,
waiter in the restaurant, pulled a
gun and the two men fled.
Detective Mortimer of the
West Chicago avenue station
gave chase and arrested the men.
Judge Uhler, this morning in
court said: eff we had a few
more like Mortimer we would be
all right" The judge recon-
mended the promotion of Morti-
mer to Capt. Healy.
The Delta independent., 1912-02-23

1t seems to be human nature to
clique and clan and run after new
things. Once upon a time there was
but one, then two. recognized. Sc
cret fraternal orders. Today they
are legion and their numbers are
growing all the time. AS soon as
one is fairly formed and pruned, it
branches out into others, or pro
gressive" spirit breaks out among
the brothers some of whom be-
come peeved because they were not
elected highasticutis, and a new or
der of the same order is evolved.
Like conditions seem to have sprout-
ed in all phases of modern life. The
religious field supplies ground for
scores of creeds and the political
field has become one of ''isms" and
factions, wherein people cry for
measures and adopt them without
trial. Just where all this is going to
lead, is a subject for sober thought.
1t is cited that the human mind be-
comes most active just before be-
coming a blank. Can it be that the
public mind, in such condition, Is
responsible?
The Delta independent., 1912-02-23

Most of the space given up to
Roosevelt argument Is in the Dem
ocratic newspapers. The only rea-
son for this would appear to be to
create as much dissention as pos
sfble in the Republican party ranks.
However. it is neither worth the
reading nor the printing. There is
a better understanding today be-
tween Mr.. Roosevelt and Mr.. Taft
on political situations than between
any other two men in America. 1t
may be or may not be that either
is at the will OF the people. II so,
one selected would receive the most
hearty support of the other and
either is too big man to be eff
fected by petty party factions or
political gossip. The Independent
believes that any man of today
whether Democrat or Republican,
who succeeds in being elected pres
ident of the United States, must of
necessity be great citizen, or he
would not be awarded that honor
OF popular favor. The daily papers
jump to hastily to conclusions in
printing every bit OF political gos-
sip, most of which should be read
with considerable caution.
The Delta independent., 1912-02-23

There are good many dirty
scrubs among the newspaper men OF
Colorado This mild criticism is Of
fered upon reading just a few OF
the filings at Mr.. Guggenheim be-
cause he was liberal enough to ban
quet the Republican editors in Den
yer on Lincoln day, public occa-
sion with Republicans of the state.
Most of the articles from the oppo-
sition press picture the editors thare
assembled as group of Guggen-
helm followers, groveling at his feet
like dogs, for crumbs. This editor
wasn't among the pack, but he
would like to have been. We would
rather take off our hat to a liberal
and public spirited citizen who has
proven himself a satisfactory public
official than to the tightwads who
have never done either, and this
goes. regardless to what party such
a man may belong.
The Delta independent., 1912-02-23
SELECTED PARAGRAPHS.

For man who served two terms in
the House Mr.. Bryan showes little con-
fidence in regular Democratic COM
mittees in that body.
AS China is to be undermined, and
may adopt the English language, it
would be good time to reform the
spelling Of the word queue.
In the battle of Belfast the booing
was terrific, but no casualties occurred.
Yet the size of the army on hand to
preserve order had a warlike look.
Those who are criticising 1.-The laws
delay" in America will be pained to
observe that the Camorrist trial is still
on in Italy.
Southern Missouri has discovered
again that electing Democratic con-
gressmen is not in line with protect
i've duty on zinc ore and lead ore.
As soon as England and Germany be-
gin to talk over the situation in rea-
sonable way both seem to discover that
there is ro occasion to quarrel.
Sixty electrical students in Delaware
protest that their examinations are
made too hard. They might get back At
the professors by asking the single
question: What is electricity?
An average of thirty vo'ers to a
ward turned out for the Democratic
presidential primary in St. Louis. The
occasion was understood to be perfume
tory. but might also be called imper-
ceptible.
BY coincidence China became a re-
public on Abraham Lincoln's birthday.
Historians Of the future will trace the
continuing cause and effect in the great
The Delta independent., 1912-02-23

A forestry exchange wants to
konw where the future fence posts
are. coming from, considering the de
struction of small trees by fire. The
future fence posts could be made Of
cement. 1t would not be a difficult
task to mould a cement post with
holes through which barbed wire
could be strung, and when such
posts were once planted they would
mean a very lasting fence.
The Delta independent., 1912-02-23
FARM MANAGEMENT.

The trouble with most OF us is
that we are so close to the problems
of the land that We do not get
able to solve the farm problems OF
our neighbors who are not able to
solve those OF our own soil. Long
use habituates us to conditions on
the home place. and We refuse TO
look around for methods OF better
pent
Paying no attention to keeping
up the fertility of the soil Is one
kind OF blindness The impoverish-
ment OF the soil is such subtle
is going on unless we carefully
watch the crops year after year.
The farmer who keeps accounts. but
who does not enter loss OF fertility
on the book, nor make provision
for fertilizers, will find himself i'm
poverishod at the end OF twenty or
thirty years, although his books
may show a profit.
Another common form of blindness
Is the inability to see the various
uses to which tract OF land may
be put A farmer who would never
think of allowing good horse
to stand idle all year will allow
fertile field. just as productive. TO
lie fallow. simply because he can
not make up his mind what sort OF
crop to put 1t in. II is better to
map out more work than one can do
than too little.
The thing to cure these kinds OF
blindness is the use of another's
point of view. This can be done by
putting the case in the hands of a
farm management expert. who has
become necessary adjunct to every
agricultural college within the last
five years. Maybe you won't think
his advice Is good. You needn't fol-
low 1t. anyway. but It will serve to
give you his pofat OF view, and
will stimulate you to apply your
self and solve some OF the problems
he has pointed out.
The Delta independent., 1912-02-23
MAKING THINGS AT HOME.

There are automobiles in this
county today-just few OF the
many in uses-which were made In
Denver. and they show as good
points of value and use as any OF
the machines made In the East
Colorado people who have visited
eastern cities come back astonished
at the amount OF manufacturing they
do and wonder why our own peo-
pie have been so slow to take no.
tice. In Detroit alone they boosted:
1--WE are turning out $50. 100000 n
year in automobiles.
Much OF that money has gone
from the West. What would II mean
to Colorado to have $50,OOO,OOO n
year coming into the state for the
manufacture of one product?
We have the raw material. We
have the virgin iron and the tung
stem. We make iron and steel for
the eastern manufacturer. why
10 II not. and why has 1t not been,
to a proportionate extent at least.
used In Colorado?
This is not the first article that
has appeared in these columns on
the subject of home manufacturing,
and we are glad to note that at
least one OF the Denver papers has
The Delta independent., 1912-02-23

The newspaper business of the
country has been unusually quiet
since the first of the year. Some
of the papers have been reduced in
size and some others have gone back
to the use of patent insides" as a
matter of economy. The Independent
county equipped with type-seting
machinery, is able to go right ahead
filling lis space with an extra am
cunt of good news matter. BY the
way, the Independent is 80 years
old this week. and in this case go"
doesn't quite mean down and out.
The Delta independent., 1912-02-23

taken the matter up The Denver
Times never struck more genu-
inc or a more popular boosting sub
ject than that of home manufactur-
ing. 1t was milking the Western-fed
COW that made the East the money
center OF the nation. This can be
changed when we begin to compete
with them in manufacturing.
Denver is not the only manufac-
turing site in Colorado. Every coun-
ty, and nearly every village could
do something in the way OF provid-
ing necessities, or even utilities.
The whole state should awaken to
the Importance of manufacturing the
things used within her borders.
The Delta independent., 1912-02-23
BUSINESS LOCALS

Take your feet to the Spot Cash
for Shoes.
First class Seed Oats clean and
free from weed seed. testing 43
pounds per bushel. by II. S. McCiel-
land. Phone Eckert cal. At
Lost-Between town and Thomas
Ryan's ranch. an overcoat. Pair of
gloves In pocket. Return to Louis
Kurz. Delta. Reward
Wanted-The county wishes to
employ man and wife without
children. to work and take charge
OF the county home. Man to farm
the land and look after the outside
business. and the woman to run
the house and care for the inmates.
For further information call on Geo.
&. Wilson. county commissioner and
of poor farm.
The Delta independent., 1912-02-23
BIRTHS.

a daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl kincade, at their home
near Austin. Saturday, February
II, 1912.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Blumberg are
the proud parents OF twins-a boy
and girl-born on Friday, Febru-
airy To- 1912. and the boy Is exact
~ fifteen minutes older than his
little sister. Both are hearty and
healthy as can be and the mother Is
doing very nicely. Fred Is being
showered with congratulations from
every quarter.
The Delta independent., 1912-02-23
SIN HAS IT'S PUNISHMENT.

We have before US that pregnant
sentence from Carlyla: Each unver-
acity escorted by its corresponding
misery or penalty" There is fact
that should impress every life. II
teaches this, that wherever person
does a wrong-tells a lie, cheats.
swears. Expresses, hates, steals. in.
jures another-the Divine Ruler at
taches penalty right then and there,
and it never leaves that sin until the
penalty is inflicted, says the Ohio State
Journal. This is as sure as water runs
down hill. There was never sin that
did not have to be paid for, and one
does not have to wait until he gets into
hell to make the payment.
1t is as certain as the falling of a
leaf or the casting of shadow. 1t is
manifested all around US. Our social,
political, family, business troubles con-
stitute these penalties. They are
largely the misfortunes of individuals
The truth should be over every person 8
life, that one must suffer for his wrong.
If not he, then his wife, his child, his
neighbor. his posterity. This greatest
fact of life is simply ignored, and men
get an idea that they can do low,
mean, wicked thing and prosper by it.
They cannot do it. They might as well
think they can put their hands in the
fire and not get burned.
The Delta independent., 1912-02-23

And now the Democratic press has
organized a bureau" While the
lack of one existed, the papers most
ly filled space within filings at the
"samenes of Republican newspa-
per editorials. A political bureau is
only good for the extra information
1t may furnish. AS a whole, editors
of newspapers rightly prefer to do
their own writing in their own way.
The editors of country newspapers,
particularly, keep in closer touch
with their readers-with whom they
are acquainted-by so doing.