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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-04-11
FIRE BUG GETS
BUSY IN TOWN
Langdon's Fire Bug Started a Bad
Blaze on Second Street Early
Yesterday Morning

Early yesterday morning, between one
and two o'clock a fire of suspicious origin
was discovered on Second street in an
old building opposite the Pockrandt
lumber yard. The building is one that
had lately been sold by Frank j.
Schwartz to George Passmore and it is
stated that the fire occurred on the eve
of the day when the building was to be
moved onto lots Passmore had lately
bought on the north end CT Fourth
street. j. A. Preusche turned in the
alarm, the fire having gained consider
able Roadway the building was practi-
cally doomed to destruction. The bust
ness portion of the town, however, was
at no time in danger as a steady wind
carried the flying embers eastward. No
attempt was made to saw the building
by the fire department as it was all in
flames when they arrived and adjoining
buildings IN nowise endangered. The
fire of early yesterday morning was be-
You'd questioned IN incendiary origin and
shows that the destroying hand of the
fire bug is still rowing at large in Lang
don while our citizens slumber. The
fact that the st. Anthony & Dakota
Elevator Co., are offering a $500 reward
for the parties who burned their Lang.
don elevator last February does not ap.
to have run the fire bug out of town.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-04-11
START OF 1912
IMPROVEMENTS
Langdon's Building Season Begins
Early and Promises Big Line
of improvements

Langdon building improvements for
1912 we're given a start this week when
Arthur Sparkling put a crew OF
carpenters at work on the large auto
garage, which was only partly COM
pleted last fall. 1t will extend back
the entire length of the lots formerly
occupied by the O'Brien feed barn, at
the rear of Schulke's department store.
Carpenters have also started work on
the addition and interior changes to be
made in what was until recently the
Mercer fruit and confectionery store, in
readiness for its occupancy at an early
date by the Republican printing Office.
Another Third street improvement
awaiting its turn is the remodeling5of
the Kopriva store building, which is
being vacated by the Republican, now
the property of Baker Shadwinkel and
will undergo considerable alterations, in.
Guiding a new front. The First National
bank has bought of DR.. Donovan the
old Mcmillan house and lot at the rea,
of the bank. It is to be torn down and
the lot cleared. The bank has no in.
timated what its plans are regarding the
property but the removal of this early
day Langdon landmark is certainly
a move in the right direction. DR.. Dono
van has as yet not decided what he
will do with his lots next to the New
Columbia hotel, at present occupied by
the charred ruins of the fire of oyer q
year ago but expects to do something al
an early date. 1t begins to look as il
Langdon will do something considerable
in the building line in 1912.
Subscribe for the DEMOCRAT and have
your neighbors do likewise.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-04-11
'R'4 4s2 County.

Geese and meadow larks have arrived,
Spring is here,
Olga is shipping baled hay in car load
lots to eastern markets from Concrete.
The Independent Lumber Co., at
Osnabrock has a new manager in Olaf
Bjerken
Osnabrock Modern Woodmen support
the head camp in the recent revision OF
its insurance rates.
Calvin's Presbyterian church now has
a resident pastor Rev. B. A. Fail, for
merly of Devils Lake.
The Brock has a number of so called
side walks that are alleged to be con-
demned and otherwise profanely
spoken Of.
DR.. j. P, Schwinghamer, the Hannah
dentist announces that he will make a
professional visit to Wales on Tuesday
of next week, April 10th.
Osnabrock sufferers from rheumatic
ills have been making liberal cash
donations to a Fargo specialist who
spent some time IN that vicinity.
The youngest daughter of Louisa
Brudahl eff Mona had a narrow escape
from pneumonia, but under DR.. D. P,
Jameson-W ohler is out of dangec.
". j. and H. Leaf, who haye recently
retired from the general mercantile bust
ness at Milton are looking over new To-
cations in the Canadian Northwest.
Easily people have petitioned the state
board of railroad commissioners to com
pei the Ct. Northern TO rebuild the de-
pot destroyed by fire nearly a year ago.
A new automobile agency is being
opened up at Milton by w. Il. Reilly,
who is showing the people of the south
end town a dandy 35 h. y. Hudson car
The department of state at Bismarck
has during the week issued a notorial
commission to Harry Grimshaw, the
cashier of the new bank recently opened
at Sarles.
H. a. Helgeson. the Osnabrock banker
and real estate man has another Q
automobile again this spring. This
time 1t is a 45 h. p. Oldsmobile that be
had with him while in town Friday.
The Munich Herald is now under the
mechanical charge Of Dick Costello, for.
merly with the Milton Globe. Dick is a
ball player who is sure to be a valuable
acquisition to Munich's fast ball team
this season.
A we'll known Sarles druggist. Stuart
G. Watt will have a case for trial on the
calender of the June term OF district
court being charged with violation of an
INDUCTION placed on his place of bust
ness last fall. He is under $4,000
bonds to appear.
Edwin Obie, of Union, was brought up
from Milton last week by Marshal Peter,
son to serve a twenty day sentence IN
the county Jail for assault and battery
Obie's victim was Oscar Hanson and the
assault followed a heated discussion be-
tween the two men as to the relative ia.
%cilities for buying booze at Milton ano
Nekoma, Hanson was picked up bleed
ing and unconscious at the end of the
first round, his assailant being captured
later by Marshal Peterson when he cam
out of hiding: hoping to make his ge'
away on the train. Judging from thu
wind-up of the fistic encounter Milton
S 'wet" this spring.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-04-11
Board of County Commissioners
Continued from First Page.

regular session assembled, do re-
cognize the fact, that the county has
lost n who always used his exception
al business ability to Tighten the burden
of the tax payer, and that he has at all
times faithfully, honestly and con-
cientiously performed the duties of the
Office of county commissioner:
Be it further resolved, that we extend
to him our best wishes for his future
happiness and success, and that these
resolutions be spread upon our minutes
and that an engrossed copy thereof be
furnished to our esteemed friend and
brother commissioner Ole I. Gjevre.
b. WIENECKE, Chairman.
ALIEN. RUSSELL, Com'r.
ELIAS PORTER, Com'r.
S. G. ERICKSON, Com'r.
Attest: DUNCAN CAMPBELL. Com'r.
j. K. HAMILTON, Co, Auditor.
Upon motion the board adjourned to
two o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION
Board feconvened pursuant to ad-
journment. All members present.
Application for abatement of 1911
taxes on lot l block 3. Dresden village
owned by August A Timian was allowed
at $500 for the reason that there was
buildings assessed on said lot for$11O 90
and unon investigation the board found
that said lot had no building on it.
The officers of the .Langdon com
mercial club appeared before the board
and requested 5000 to be appropriated
out of the auto tax fund to be expended
on the roads in the vicinity of Langdon
Upon motion duly moved and carried
the request was granted for said pur
pose.
Upon motion the following bills were
audited and allowed:
IL. Wienecke. services as county
commissioner and MILEAGE. 1897 C(
S. e. Erickson, services as county
commission and mileage. 80 OF
Alex Russell, services as county
commissioner and mileage. 80 81
Elias Porter, service as county
commissioner and mileage. SO q
Duncan Campbell, service as
county commissioner and
mileage. :5 81
Board adjourned to May 9th, 1912 a
two o'clock p. m.
E. WIENECKE Chairman
Attest.
j. K. HAMILTON, County Auditor,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-04-11

Under the heading political Armour.
cement Notices'in cur advertising col
umns will be found the cards OF three
aspirants for county Office who ask the
support of the democratic voters at the
June primaries. Now that these three
gentlemen have "thrown their hat into
ring another week may be expected to
bring a comprise county ticket into the
field. The DEMOCRAT owing to the
late hour these notices we're handed IN
will Withhold further mention until later.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-04-11

Monday the supreme court of the
state handed down a decision holding
that the.new law of the last legislature
requiring assessors to ascertain the
party affiiiation of each person assessed
to be constitutional. The fact that the
supreme court upholds it does not go to
show however that it is a good law and
we believe that this view will be
generally taken that 1t is a law which
in addition to being supposed to serve
a political end for those who vote for
it's enactment also interiors with the
individual rights of the voter who goes
to the polls to exercise his right of
franchise.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-04-11

Harklng back to the presidential pri-
mary election that scattering 500 votes
over the state which gave Senator Nc
Cumber the vote of the North Dakota
delegation for vice,president was a
cheap piece of advertising. Porter j.
didn't even carry water for the elephant
when he dead headed his way into the
e.. o. p. circus to be held at Chicago in
.Tune
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-04-11
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

In the matter Of the estate Of Catherine
Burke deceased:
Notice is hereby given by the undersigned
p j. Antony administrator of the estate of
the County of Cavalier and State of North
Dakota deceased, to the creditors of. and all
persons having claims against said deceased, tc
exhibit them with the necessary vouchers
within four months after the first publication
of this notice, to said administrator at his
office in the Farmers Bank of Munich, in the
Village of Munich in said Cavalier county
N. D..
Dated April LIST, A. D. 1912.
b. E. DoRvAL, P. j. ANTONY.
Attorney for Estate Administrator
First publication on the fourth day Of Apri
A. D. 1912. 37-4O
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-04-11

Easter Sunday was the opening day
of tho much advertised visit of BILLY
Sunday, the base ball evangelist to
Fargo. The Gateway City from all &C.
counts has long stood in need of a clean
up along religious lines, and it looks as
if the promoters bided their time until
they could get an evangelist of sufficient
notoritey to makesit a OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
venture at the same time.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-04-11

The March issue of the North Da-
X ota state board of health bulletin
shows that in this state during Feb
ruary there were S92 births and 265
deaths. Grand Forks county led with
66 birth and 81 deaths. In Cavalier
C ounty there were IS births and 5
deaths reported during February.
From 'Langdon there were l birth and
3 deaths reported.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-04-11

Milton has a unique orchestra of six
pieces known as the Slama brothers
orchestra. The Instrumentation con
slsts OF Victor and Tom, first ~violins:
Ed., clarinet; Anton, cornet; John, doule
bass; and Mrs. Victor Slama, pianist.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-04-11

Complete returns bring down LaFol-
let's plurality in Cavalier county to A
votes over Roosevelt and Taft. Total
figures show his plurality over the state
as being 1904,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-04-11
FOR REGISTER OF DFE1,S

To the Voters of Cavalier county.
1 hereby announce myself rs u candidate for
the office of Register of Deeds on the Demo-
cratic ticket, subject to the approval of the
voters at the June primaries. / have been a
deputy in that office for the last ten years, and
if elected to the position will give it my best
attention.
Respectfully Yours
j, l.. SCHWARTZ.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-04-11

Tue Nekoma News has suspendedpub-
LEGATION owing to lack of financial sup
port. The News has lately been a side
line of the Fairdale Times, and a good
paper at that.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-04-11
ADVERTISEMENTS
Political! Announcement Notices
FOR COUNTY AUDITOR

To the Voters of Cavalier County.
l hereby announce myself as a 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. X. HAMILTON.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-04-11
FOR CLERK OF DISTRICT COURT

To the Voters of Cavalier County,
l 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 Courtfor Cavalier County, N. D.
1 respectfully as your support, at tho polls.
Very Respectfully Yours
CHAS. S, ROBERTSON.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-04-11

STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA
County Of Cavalier snoiA SSss
In District Court.
Seventh Judicial District.
William Rendell,
Pearl q. Rendell,
Defendant.
State OF North Dakota to the above named
You are hereby required and summoned TO
answer me complaint in the above entitled
action. q copy of which is hereto attached and
herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy
OF your answer upon the subscriber, at his
office IN the, City of Langdon, I'd, within thirty
days after the service of this summons upon YOU
exclusive OF the day of such service, and in
case OF your failure to appear or answer the
SAID complaint within The time aforesaid judg-
menu Will De taken against you by default in
me district Court, in and for the County and
complaint. '
DATED at Langdcn, North Dakota, this 22nd
day of September, 1911.
GEO. NJ, PRICE,
Attorney for the Plaintiff, Langdon North
You will please take notice that the summons
ana complaint, in the above entitled action
was MED in the office of the Clerk of District
Court for Cavalier county, North Dakota on
the 18th day of March, 1912.
GEO. M. PRICE,
o4-59 Attorney for Plaintiff.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-04-11
Gourler=Demorrat.
A. l.. ~KGHMSTEDT, Prop.

Published every Thursday morning at Lang
don, Cavalier county, North Dakota.
Entered at the Post office of Langdon as mail
natter of the Sacond Class.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-04-11

Subscription S1.5O per aunum Canada $50
per annum. Advertising rates on application.
Communications must be received by Tuesday
noon to receive prompt attention.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-04-11

Subscribe for the DEMOCRAT and have
your neighbors do likewise.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-03-07
RichesOn Shadow of Former Self.

Boston, Mass, March 2.-Clarence
V. T. Richeson, former pastor and
confessed slayer of Avis Linnell, will
not live to meet death in the electric
chair, three months hence, accord
ing to the statements of his keeper
at the Charles street jail. Physically
he is but shadow of his former
self and mentally he is victim of
melancholy. He seldom sleeps, eats
little and without appetite and only
occasionally reads light magazines of
fiction, which long ago took the place
of the religious works in which he
seemed to find solacc at first.
Richeson is constantly moving
about his cell, from bed to chair and
from chair to bed. At the slightest
noise in the corridor, he crouches
in a corner and tries to hide him
self. Even Butts, the good-natured
negro convict who was placed in an
adjoining cell, no longer interests
him. Richeson will talk only with
Sheriff Quinn, and from him he gets
such news as he wishes from the
outside world.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-03-07
BLOODHOUNDS TRAILED NEGRO.
Negro Reported to Have Struck
White Woman and Fled.

Aiken, March 2.-Bloodhounds
from the State penitentiary reached
Aiken tonight at $50 o'clock and
were carried to the winter home of
G.. Oliver Iselin, where last night a
negro is reported to have made an
attempt to assault a maid in the EN-
ploy of Mr.. Iselin, and in spite of the
fact that "a hours had passed since
the fleeing negro made his escape
across a rye patch, took the cold
trail and followed it for more than a
mile.
A negro, Clifford Way, was arrest
ed at the winter home of Col. Kuser,
but was later released by the sheriff
because his shoes did not correspond
with the prints made in the soft soil
of the rye patch.
According to the story told by the
young woman, who is from the North,
she and other maids were returning
from the Catholic church last night,
and when they reached the Iselin
estate her companions left her to go
to the homes of the people by whom
they are employed, she turning to
enter the Iselin grounds when a ne
gro passed addressed her and then
struck her on the chest. The blow,
she stated, was very slight, but she
screamed. W. w. Holly, Jr., who
was passing on the road short dis
tance away, heard the woman scream
and went to her assistance. Mr.. Hol-
ly saw a negro fleeing across the
rye patch adjoining the Iselin place,
and took after him chasing the negro
for several hundred yards.
Following close on the heels of the
mysterious assault made Monday
night upon Mrs. Frederick O. Beach
when she had her throat slashed by
some unknown pearson, who tried to
murder her in the yard of her home,
and which mystery has not yet been
explained the affair of last night has
caused considerable excitement here
to-day, and Sheriff RADON this
morning sent a wire to Columbia for
bloodhounds. Tonight when they ar
rived a large posse was quickly form
ed to follow them when they took
the trail, among the crowd being a
number of the Aiken winter resi-
dents. The police are still hard at
work on the Beach mystery, but are
no nearer a solution than on the
night of the attack.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-03-07
Negro School Building Burned.

Darlington, Feb. 29.-During a
fire here last. night about 8 o'clock
the negro school building on Russell
street was totally destroyed at loss
of about $4,000. In their dash to this
fire one of the firemen, Mr.. Archie
Muldrow, was painfully hurt by fall
ing from the back of the nose wagon.
He was given medical attention as
soon as possible and it is not thought
that his injuries are in any way Sc
rious as he is resting we'll to-day.
The department did splendid work.
having reached the scene and turned
three streams of water on the build
ing in five minutes after the alarm
was sent in. Several nearby build
ings caught but were put out by the
quick and energetic work of the fire.
men. 1t is not known how the flames
originated but from the manner in
which the fire was burning when first
discovered it is believed to be of
incendiary origin.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-03-07
Lose Lives in Train Wreck.

Birmingham, Ala, March 1.-Two
persons were killed and 19 injured,
two fatally, when westbound passen-
ger train No. 81 on the Southern rail-
way was wrecked at Oxford, Ala, 81
miles east of here this morning. Mrs.
Augustus Denny, of Admission, Ala,
one of the victims, died at her home
at Admission tonight as the result of
burns. Her baby daughter also re-
ceived burns which caused death
earlier in the day. The wreck was
caused by the passenger train split
ting a switch and then sideswiping a
switch engine on the siding. The
dead: Mrs. Augustus Denny and baby
daughter, Admission, Ala; G. NJ.
Burns; Cora Roseman, colored.
A relief train was sent to the scene
from Admission and the injured were
transferred to that city and placed in
hospitals. The engine, mail car, bag
gage car, day coach and sleeper left
the rails and traffic was delayed until
7 o'clock.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-03-07
A Dynamite Freak.

"Not long ago." said w. F. Kava-
nah, a Leadville, (Col.) mining man,
there occurred to me one of those
freaks of dynamite in one of the deep
shafts of the Carbonate Camp that
might not happen again in thous-
and years.
1.-TWO men at the bottom of a shaft
had put in a five four-and-a-half-foot
holes which were to be exploded with
dynamite cartridges one and one-half
inches in diameter. AS is usual in
such cases, they gave the customary
signals to the hosting enigneer, and,
after lighting the fuses, stepped on
the bail of the bucket and started
upward. When about ten feet from
the bottom one of the men had an
epileptic fit and toppled out. His
partner tried to reach the bell cord to
stop the bucket, but it was too late
The bell cord could be reached only
from the lower part of the shaft.
When the engineer saw only one man
come through the collar of the shaft
at the surface his face blanched.
Where's Jim?' he asked excited
ly.
"Quickly the miner related the
circumstances and exhibited his
hand, bloody from contact with the
sharp rock in an effort to reach the
bell cord before the bucket entered
the timbering. The men, their hearts
beating wildly, listened in suspense
for the five explosions of dynamite
that would tear their unfortunate
comrade to pieces. They heard five
faint reports, one after the other.
They were simply the decorating caps
of the cartridges. Every one of the
charges of dynamite had missed fire
failed to explode. l have known of
one or even three shots out of the
five missing, but 1 don't believe there
is another case on record where five
missed as providentially as in this
case.'-New York Press.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-03-07
Whole Family Hurt.

Jacksonville, March as. Silver
stein, German merchant, is dead,
his wife lies in hospital with frac-
tured skull and their two children,
boy and a girl, are badly injured,
as the result of the visit of daring
negro burglar to their store and res
idence in the Brooklyn suburb late
Saturday night or early this morn
ing.
The dead body of the merchant and
the prostrated form of his wife and
son were found late this morning
through the little girl, who ventured
to the street with blood gushing from
an ugly wound on the head. 1t was
she who told of the assault. The
child says that after closing hours
Saturday night negro came to the
house and asked her father to sell
him some groceries, and it was while
he was in the store that he struck
the merchant over the head with
an iron pipe, then assaulted the wo-
man and children.
The cash drawer in the store was
robbed as were trunks and bureau
drawers. The police have no clue to
the guilty party.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-03-07
HOW OLD PEOPLE
Nav Prolong Their Lives

At an advanced age waste is more
rapid than repair. The organs act
more slowly and less effectually than
in youth. The circulation is poor, the
blood thin and watery, the appetite
poor and digestion weak.
We want to say to every aged per-
son in this vicinity that Vinol, our de-
licious cod liver and iron tonic with
out oily will prolong life. 1t creates
an appetite, aids digestion and makes
good blood. In this natural manner
Vinol retards waste and replaces
weakness with strength, giving ne"
life to the worn system.
If people in this vicinity only real
lied how Vinol invigorates old people
we would not be able to supply the
demand
Try bottle Of Vinol with the un-
derstanding that your money will be
returned if it does not help you.
Peoples Drug Co., Bamberg, S. c.