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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-04-18
FOR COUNTY AUDITOR

Wales, n. Oak,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-04-18
'R'31' 4I' County.

Merchant Trotter of Osnabrock has a
new AUTO an E. M. F.. 40"
The Nekoma hotel is being enlarged
aud improved this spring.
Osnabrock's cornet band netted $50
at dance and concert given recently,
An Easter Monday ball by the Com
mercial club at Walhalla was top
notch swell affair.
A new rural postal route has been es-
tablished out of Clyde serving patrons
in between Clyde and Wales.
High school pupils at Munich are re-
hearsing play entitled "My Turn Next
which is to be given some time soon.
Munich has put in it's winter evenings
in wrestling matches, basket ball games
and debates and got their moneys
worth. Now it's "batter up.
John Balsdon is one of the we'll to do
Hay township farmers over near Osna-
brock who rides around in an automobile
He bought an E. M. +. "3O'' this spring
The wife of Chas Puzer. the Ct. Nor
thern depo: agent at Clyde died last
week from complication OF troubles.
The husband is left with two small
children.
Calvin is fast putting on metropolitan
airs and this summer will cultivate a
soda water thirst, which is to be quench-
ed at new fountain in Doc Porter's
drug store.
Alseu had a farmers institute or meet
Ing last week. The meeting was conduct
ed byJ w. Haws, in charge of the
better farming movement in this county
and a farmers club was organized.
Calvin has experienced rousing
series of special services lasting a week
and the erring ones have been saved the
expense of ticket to Fargo to hear
Billy Sunday the base ball evangelist.
One of Calvin's most substantial
building Improvements for this season
will be it's new Masonic Temple, the
plans of which have been drawnby Hax-
by & Gillespie. who were the architects
of Iangdon's $4,000 high school build
ing.
Miss Edith Hyde, former we'll known
Osnabrock young lady died recently at
Seattle, to which place she removed with
her parents few years ago. She was
twenty-three years old and her death,
quite unexpected, was due to spinal
trouble. The Hyde family we're early
pioneer residents of Montrose township.
Mrs. Gunder Nelson, of Osna brock,
was quite seriously injured by an explo-
sion of coal oil which she was using to
livening up the fire for the evening
Her face, arms and hands were badly
burned. The presence of mind Of two
younger daughters with her at the time
no doubt is what saved Mrs. Nelson
from terrible death.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-04-18

Have you got your automobile license?
Hannah's bonded grain warehouse has
closed until the 1912 crop begins to come
onto the market next fall
Munich expects to open the 1912 base
ball season with ;ennant winning team
in the Cavalier county league.
Munich is the only town up around
this way that appears to have observed
Good Friday as legal holiday.
Alsen has "Moonshine Club" one of
the requirements OF membership being
to kill blind pig at each meeting.
The wedding of Walter Bohne and Miss
Laura Kuiesly, two we'll known young
people at Gallo, is announced to occur
during the present week.
Pat Redmond returned to his farm
near Munich last week from an all win
ter's stay at his old home in Eau Clair,
Wis, where he underwent an operation
Attorney Hugh Porter who arrived re-
Gently from Chicago to visit with his
brothers at Calvin, gave the Baptists at
that place sample of his ability as a
pulpit orator.
The Walhalla band made its first ap.
pearance in public on Easter Monday in
an open air concert that showed up
we'll for a band organized less than
three months ago.
Sixty couples in which neighboring
towns we're we'll represented attended
Munich's baseball benefit dance. Such
support should mean a good team for
Munich this season
On Thursday, April 7th, Walhalla
claims maximum temperature Of 80c
in the shade, which is considerably
warmer than the temperature recorded
here that day, of only 72o
Charlie Sillers one of the old timers
of western Cavalier county back IN the
early days, retruns from Wapto, Wash.
and will take charge of the Clyde State
Bank which has lately changed hands
The three year old son of W. G. Camp,
bell at Walhalla was run over by an
automobile. He was riding on the front
seat with his father when he fell under,
the wheel passing over the head and left
side of his body.
Walhalla was billed for esentation
of 'sThe Rivals on Saturday night, but
the company had to "jump" their date
at that place, owing to weather condi.
tions and bad roads making the cross
country trip impossible. They put on
their show at Cavalier on Monday.
Walhalia is already making arrange
ments for proper observance of Memo
rial Day, on May Both and the plans in
clude general tidylug up of the town,
as we'll as the decoration of graves at
the cemetery. The commercial club
have hand in the plans for that day.
Saturday of this week the western
Cavalier county teachers association will
will at Munich, when in addition to
the regular program lecture on Educa-
cation and Society,"" by Prof Gillette, of
the state university. S.. j. A. Boyd. the
field deputy in Co. Supt, Sullivan's Office
will have charge OF the meeting.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-04-18
Have you t. sted your seed grain?

Have you t. sted your seed grain?
Milton will have busy summer in the
building line.
| Ten miles an hour is the speed limit
for automobiles down at Walhalla.,
| A court of the Catholic Order Of
Foresters is being started at Mt. Carme
The Standard Oil Co., has new mana
ger at Hannah in Dan Shanks, one of the
old timers up there.
The Globe announces the arrival of 6
twelve pound boy a the home of Dave
Ward, southwest of Milton.
The new principal of schools at Milton
at the opening of the fall term will be
Prof. David T. Nelson, of Mayville.
G. P. Getchell the Wales banker, had
fifty acres 1912 wheat crop sown be-
fore the snow storm of Easter week.
VIM Edwards, one the substantial far
mers near Wales has invested in gaso
line tractor blowing outfit this spring.
The Hannah Moon man observes that
the new editor of the CALVIN Times has
adapted the reform method of spelling
Hannah auto owners want a good
roads committee to help in fixing up the
highways of western Cavalier county
this spring,
The eight Hannah students at the
state university were popular coterle
of young people while home for their
Easter vacation
w. O. German, the state hotel inspec
tor, has been making round of the
hostelries of Cavalier county towns dur
ing the past week.
Assessor o. 4. Daniels will make the
rounds of Grey township in II new Ell
more automobile this spring, if the con.
ditinn of the roads permit.
Jarrard Derringer, of Olga township
had 100 acres of early wheat seed on
Good Friday when the broken weather
temporarily suspended operations.
McAllan & Douglas of Osnabrock are
branching out in business and open a
store in Milton at the Leaf Bros, old
stand, with w. j. Leaf as manager
Congressman Helgeson, the Milton
statesman is again at his post in the
House of Representatives at Washing
ton, D c., after undergoing an opera
ton recently for hemorrhoids.
Dick Costello, the printer and base
ball fan, formerly with the Milton Globe
announces his having leased States At
torney Grimson's personal organ, the
Munich Herald, taking charge at once.
Milton and other neighboring towns
are likely to follow Langdon's lead in
the move made by the commercial club
in securing from the board OF county
commissioners a pro rata of the auto H.
cense fees for road improvements in this
immediate vicinity.
The ten year old daughter of Bert
Helgeson, formerly of Osnabrock died a
week ago at the home of her parents in
Croo kston, Mimi, after an illness of
dypht heria lasting only few days. The
father is brother of Congressman H.
! i. Helgeson, the Milton statesman.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-04-18
FOR CLERK OF DISTRICT COURT

To the Voters Of Cavalier County,
hereby announce myself as a candidate for
nomination on the Democratic ticket at the
coming primary election for the Office of Clerk
of the District Court for Cavalier County, N. D.
Respectfully as your support, at tho polls.
Very Respectfully Yours
CHAS. S. ROBERTSON.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-04-18
The assessors are busy.

!
| Sarles is improving its street lighting
system this spring
At Fairdale the lawn tennis season is
! reported as opening this week,
J Work has started on the new base.
ball diamond and grand stand at Sarles.
The school at Sarles added eighteen
new pupils to it's enrolment list last
week.
Mrs. Gustav Brecke of Milton mourns
the sudden death IF sister at Juno, N.
D., last week.
Farmers around Hampden have or
ganized for the purpose of going ex-
tensively into potato raising.
One of the finest autoes in Cavalier
county is a $4,000 Oldsmobile car owned
by Banker Helgeson of Osnabrock.
Merchant Beauchamp of Olga made a
shipment OF twelve carloads of hay
from Concrete last week to Chicago.
Johnny Gillespie has. Ford torpedo
car purchased last week of the Milton
Auto Co., and ran it up from the Forks.
Born at Sarles on Tuesday, April 9th
q boy to Mr.. and Mrs. A. D Spanogle.
Mother and child reported getting along
nicely,
Two children of Filing Ohnstad, a
Fairdale farmer are dangerously ill from
ptomain poisoning, the results of eating
canned fruits.
Dan Benson narrowly escaped a hor-
rible death last Tuesday at Milton in
jumping from the south bound passen-
ger as it left the depot
Olaf Olson, of Wang, numbers among
the many younger farmers of Cavalier
county who will s;end the summer on
his Montana homestead.
Spring blowing is under Roadway on
the big farm of the Wild estate south of
Easily with a forty five horse power trac-
tor engine ten-bottom plow outfit.
Doc Morton and wife are preparing
to leave Nekoma shortly for the Forks,
where they will make th2ir home. Dur
ing the week parties we're given in their
honor at the homes of Geo. Smith, Mike
Manley and Mac Coye.
Co. Com'r Duncan Campbell, OF the
Third district, who was appointed to ill
the vacancy on the board occasion' d by
the resignation of Ex-Com'r Ole Gjevre,
has annonced his candidacy for the re-
publican nomnatio at the primary
election in June.
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(: DrS. SMITH < MAYER !:
DENTISTS Donovan Block
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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-04-18
FOR REGISTER OF DEEDS

To the Voters of Cavalier county.
I hereby announce myself candidate for
the Office of Register of Deeds the Demo-
cratic ticket, subject to the approval Of the
voters at the June primaries l have been
deputy in that Office for the last ten years, and
if elected to the position will give it my best
attention.
Respectfully Yonrs
l.. SCHWARTZ.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-04-18

To the Voters of Cavalier County,
I hereby announce myself as candidate for
the Democratic nomination of the office of
County Auditor at the coming primary election
and respectfully solicit your support.
Yours Very Truly
j. K HAMILTON
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-04-18
[ADvERTISEMENTS.l
POiitiCd! Announcement Notices
OR REPRESENTATIVE EIGHTEENTH
LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT

To Voters of the Eighteenth District:
would announce myself asa candidate for
mary election for the Office of Legislative
Representative from the Eighteenth District
of Cavalier county, and will appreciate the
vote and support of my friends in seeking this
nomination,
Respectfully,
FRED BORUSKR.
Wales, n. Oak,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-04-18
WHEAT MARX ET

Prices corrected up to noon Thursday, April
IS, 1912, BY Agent b. O. Sorenson, OF the
Farmers Elevator Co., LangdoD, N. Oak.
Wheat No I Northern & "a
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-04-18

Farmers in the vicinity of Fairdale
are quite generally investing IN traction
engines for blowing this spring. 0. j.
Nordlie gets Rumley oil-pull; Anton
Stoa an International single cylinder;
Henry Thurgstad an Avery, double
opposed and Andrew Halstrand a
Pioneer, four cylinder.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-04-18

TO Our FRIENDS AND CUSTOMERS - -
We have disposed of our Hardware and x
Implement business at Langdon The x
Cavalier County Implement Co. acquiring *
our Hardware and General Implement busi- X
ness and M. Liebeler acquiring the agency A.
for Mccormick Harvesters, Mowers, Rakes n
etc., together with repairs for same. ~
All other repairs for machines we have 4
represented including Deere Plow Repairs y
and Shares, Deere & Mansur Discs, X
Success Spreaders and Kentucky Drills, =
are acquired by the Cavalier County I'M X
plenent Company. X
Making this sale don't by any means x
close our business at Langdon We have A
removed our office to rear of First National IL
Bank building. We desire to close all ac- a
counts and ask all who are owing us to call "
at our Office and settle at earliest possible a
date y
We thank our many friends and Gus A
toners for the trade they gave us, and we u
can say that while in making this sale, we q
have accomplished something we have de- IL
sired; yet it causes us many regrets to n
sever the kind relations that have so long
existed between us and our customers.
Yours truly,
MCPHA|L- -BR0SNAHAN CO. !
By J. McPHAIL, Prest :; :
Observation-Disclosures
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-04-10
ELJENSRURG

ELLENSBURG, April 6.-Eugene
Wilson. who has been a student at
De koven Hail. in Tacoma, will spend
his Easter vacation at the home of his
parents in this city.
Mr. and Mrs. j. H. Weist returned
to Portland Thursday evening after
spending several days in Ellensburg,
Mr.. Weist is the recent purchaser of
the McAruthr Suit and Cloak House
of this city.
Miss Eva Scott and Miss Eda Lice
left Tor their homes in North Yakima
on Wednesday evening to spend the
Easter vacation with their parents.
Miss Clara and Ella Berg and
M ISIS Minnie Noble left on Wednesday
afternoon for their homes in North
Yakima, where they will spend the
Easter vacation.
Word has been received in the city
that DR.. and Mrs. II. V. Perry have
arrived in Seattle and will be home
the latter part of this week. They
nave been gone nearly year in Eu-
ropean countries, visiting on their way
home Florida and California.
Miss Jennie Wilson. one of tho
->oi maj students, went to PaScO
Thursday morning to spend a week
with her aunt, Mrs Jack Ferguson.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Slingsby will
leave Saturday for Northport, Wash
lngton, where they expect to make
their home
Miss Nettie Waite resumed her
school work at District No 80 on
Wednesday, after being very i'll for
couple Of weeks.
Michael Hunt has returned to his
nome in North Yakima, after spend
ing few days in the city the guest
of his sister, Miss Helen Hunt. who
is attending the Normal school in
this city
John Gregory sustained a bad fall
Wednesday while doing carpenter
work on a house in the southern part
of Ellensburg He fell from the roof
and broke an arm, three ribs and cut
his face up frightfully in several
places
Charles Wilcox, state secretary of
the Y. Nj. G. A., is in the city assist
ing in the arrangements for the for
NAL opening of the local building next
week.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-04-10

ness of about four months. His fam
lily were among the earliest settlers
in the valley and the town of Thorp
was named after them. He came to
Kittitas valley at the age of eight
years and has resided here for a pc
riod of As years, being So at the time
of his death.
Mr. Thorp leaves a wife and one
daughter. Mrs. Able His death was
caused from cancer of the stomach
and for several weeks there has been
very little hope for his chances of re-
covery.
He was a member of the Elks and
also of the Odd Fellows lodges. The
funeral will be held under the aus
pices of both lodges, and his body will
be taken to Seattle and cremated, as
that was his desire.
While Mr.. Thorp has always made
his home in the valley, he has con-
Quoted business enterprises at both
North Yakima and Seattle in past
years and is we'll known by the real
estate men in the lower valley as he
had heavy real estate interests in and
near North Yakima
The truly great in man is ever tho
unconscious reatness.--Carlyle.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-04-10

Frank Harle of Prosser, who held
a preference right against the three
pieces of land restored to entry, near
Mabton, ON the LIST of April, has ex-
ercised his preference. He has filed
on the Al acres which constitute the
northeast quarter of the southeast
quarter of farm unit A of section 4,
township S north. ranch 23. which is
the section on which Howard Bruff
filed for himself when the doors of
the land office We're thrown open on
Monday morning last. Bruff's filing
was subordinate to the Harle prefer
ence right which Mr.. Harle has now
exercised.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-04-10

of Wagner was read by Mrs. L. ]
Read. An instrumental solo, Even.
ing Star" by Wagner, by Mrs Mel
vim. The story of the opera "Lohen-
grim" by Mrs Plum. Program closed
with an instrumental duet A delicious
luncheon was served by Miss Belle
Chandler, of Seattle. who is spend
ing her Easter vacation with her
parents.
Mrs Victoria Cochran, of Prosser
has been visiting in the Woodcock
home. Mrs. Cochran was for several
years matron at the Academy
The Ahtanum Fruit Growers Asso-
citation had meeting at the Academy
on Thursday evening. They are plan
ming to handle a big crop.
The Grange are preparing to give
a play in the auditorium of the high
school on the 4 9th of April
Mr.. and Mrs. w b. Hutchinson. Of
Seattle, were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
r. ID. Bailey for dinner on Wednes-
day evening
Mr.. and Mrs. Anderson and children
who have been staying with her faith
er, Mr.. Ferdinand Lehman, have
moved to Gle Elum
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-04-10
PERSONALS

Word received from California
from Lester Coffin is to the effect that
he is steadily improving in health.
Mrs. r. NJ. Churchill and daughter
of Parker were visitors in the city
Monday.
j. Vincent Roberts, son of Rev.
John Roberts, left the city Monday
for the University of Washington,
where he is taking a course in the law
department.
Fred Dixon has returned to the city
from California, where he went in
November. He reports that the frost
put the kibosh on the fruit prospects
there this year in the property in
which he is interested. Mr. Dixon is
guest at the Yakima hotel
o. A. Fechter left the city Monday
on brief business trip to Kennewick.
George Olney of White Swan was a
business visitor in North Yakima
Monday.
w. II. Maxwell, contractor of the
federal building here. is guest at
the Commercial hotel
G.. M. Roberts. druggist of Everett,
who is interested in Yakima lands, is
a guest at the Commercial hotel
j. c. and NJ. Bartholet of Ellens-
burg We're guests Monday at the Com
mercial hotel
VIII Horsley returned Monday to
Seattle, where he is student at the
State university.
Harry Vert, Miss Sallie Smith and
Jim Thompson returned to the city
from Beauena, where they had been
visiting with Miss Oathout. They had
a very enjoyable time
Miss Villa Irwin left Monday to
visit for q week with her aunt in FL
lensburg.
Cashier Jones of the First National
bank, Wapato, was in the city Mon
day.
Mrs r. G. Cotton returned last
evening from Seattle, where she has
been for the past month visiting her
sister, Mrs c. w. Sperow
Mr. and Mrs. James r. Hinsdale
have returned from their wedding trip
and will make their home on South
Tenth avenue.
Miss Julia Hatch, field secretary of
the Womans North Pacific board of
missions, departed for Spokane Mon
day after having spent week in
North Yakima and neighboring towns
on business connected with her office
j. c. Lloyd of Ellensburg was in the
city Monday and was guest at the
Commercial.
Mr.. and Mrs A. d. Holbrook Of
Toppenish were in North Yakima
Monday and We're guests at the Com
merCial hotel.
G. G. Arena. of North Yakima, was
in PascO Monday in connection with
his general contracting business
PascO Progress.
Mr. and Mrs Robert Irwin left this
afternoon for North Yakima, where
they will spend afew days with
friends.-Illensbu Record
David Rankin, city attorney of
Granger, is in the city, having business
in superior court, department No. 2
before Judge Grady.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-04-10
Miners are on strike

The miners at no. stopped work
Thursday ON the ground that the emp
ty cars were not being delivered to
the work. hut were being left at the
different landings and the miners had
to take care of them at that point and
shove them whore they were to be
used The mine was Immediately
picketed, and miners who came on the
work later were told to stay away. The
company contends that the delivery of
cars was not "A part of the local con
tract, although it is included in the
contract in force at some of the other
mines.--Cle Elum Echo.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-04-10
C0nsihCr The Chcrrics

Just think said Osborne Russell
Saturday, "what a cherry year this
will be provided always we get through
with anywhere such crop as now
promises. This country. to my knowl-
edge, has never shipped cherries in
carload lots except once, or perhaps
twice ! know of one entire carload
and think there have been two in the
year are that the crop will be an UNI
usually heavy one. / have a hundred
trees Of my own and they are loaded
with bloom. If we can get carlad lots
to permit of eastern shipments we can
get our own price for them in a man.
ner that has not been possible under
small express shipments. Just con-
slider the cherry"
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-04-10
Meat Inspection

The ordinance before the city COM
mission for an inspection of all meats
killed in this city and offered for sale
here was on Monday postponed until
next Monday A committee of the
meat market men. having City At
torney Shumate with them in confer
ence, had not decided yesterday on
some Of the provisions of the ordi-
nance. In fact, it is a difficult matter
to decide upon a bill that will be sat
isfactory to all concerned 1t is pos
sible that the coming weeks discus
sion may bring forth all the facts
necessary for the formulati ting of a
proper measure.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-04-10
Park Fund Committee

At the business meeting of the Yak
ina Valley chapter of the American
Womans league Monday a committee
of the following Well-knoWn women
were appointed to formulate plans for
starting fund with which to pur-
chase public park sites: Mrs. +. l..
Miller, Miss Flora Baldwin, Miss Grace
Sloate, Mrs. Lora Burtch and Mrs.
Bert Bivens. This committee will
meet again Wednesday and number
of others who are known to he in
terested in the subject of parks will
be asked to meet with these ladies and
assist in formulating plans.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-04-10
Thompson Well Pleased

Fred Thompson of the Thompson
Fruit COMPANY who came to the city
Monday from his ranch in the lower
valley. is we'll pleased with the con-
ditions this spring as regards fruit,
and particularly With the weather as
it has been. All the indications now,
as studied by Mr. Thompson, are
pleasing and he does not thing the
east will set up any serious opposition
in peaches Despite the stories of
great apple yields ia the east this Year
MIR. Thompson saws that 1t is too early
10 know anything about it, The Yal5i-
ma country, ii nothing happens.
should ship ont this year twenty TO
twenty-five carloads Of cherries.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-04-10
Miss Icntz COMMUNICATED

The Young Ladies' Sodality of st.
Joseph's church rendered Miss Martha
Lentz a farewell party last evening
in the Sodality club rooms of Mar
quette hall. Miss Lentz is to be a
bride in the very near future and as a
token of remembrance the young
ladies presented her with beautiful
silver bread tray bearing the letters
"Y. l.. s" The presentation of the
beautiful tray was made after refresh
ments had been served and number
of excellent talks had been made by
members.