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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-10-03
The football season has arrived.

The football season has arrived.
Vacant houses are scarce in Langdon
Putting up stoves-not political ones
has been in order the past week.
The crop of fall marriages is still to
be threshed out and promises a big
yield.
And it snowed-and then the Indian
summer arrived. 1t certainly started the
81 told you so's'a talking.
All the Ct. Northern yards on this
branch are full of grain cars to anti
cipate the rush sure to follow on the
heels of better weather.
Halloween, Thursday October 3lst.
Election day Tuesday Nov. 9Th. After
that a rest until Thursday November
28th, which is Thanksgiving Day.
Judge w, J. Kneeshaw has purchas-
ed a residence property in Grafton and
is removing to that place from Pembina,
after a residence their of over a quarter
of a century.
Commences next week the DEMO
Gratis new serial story, "The Root of
Evil" The author is Thos. Dixon, the
we'll known writer of the "The Clans
man" and "The Leopard's Spots" You
will want to read the opening chapters.
Sanford Dodge is making his annual
tour of the state this fall with his
theatrical company. This season the
dramatic production he. is starring in is
s'The Right of Way" 1t is the regret
of his many Langdon admires that he
will not be able to appear here owing to
the Opera House being closed.
Saturday evening of this week, the
9Th inst, at eight o'clock Hon. Leon
Durocher of Grand Forks, the socialist
nominee for congress in this congress
slonal district, is billed to address a
political meeting in Langdon. In his
announcement Mr.. Durscher issues a
challenge to Congressman H. T. Hedge
son for a joint debate on the issues OF
the..campaign from the point of view OF
thier respective parties.
Agent Bolton report that elevator
~men and private shippers are billing
out cars of newly threshed 1912 croI
this week at the rate of four to si1
cars on each east bound freight train
There has been a steady run of business
for Langdon grain buyers since Monday
and wheat, barley and oats of a sample
which shows a good grade and weigh
have been marketed, Fully twenty-five
cars have been shipped out from thi
point since the first of the week, ant
the elevators are storing quite a larg'
quantity of the better grade of grail
that is being marketed.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-10-03

Does your radiator leak. Come in
and l will stop it. A.. G. McNiven,
Ernest L. Peterson editor of the Mil
ton Globe was a business visitor Mon
day.
Drop in and see my Wizard vulcanlzer
Big enough to vulcanizer a blow out.
A. G. McNiven.
Coal. See Cavalier Go. Lumber Co.'S,
new ad. Yards at Langdon Wales, Han
nah and Easily.
Schefters Clothing House is prepared
for a heavy demand in shoes, overalls,
Dentist Tom Smith is looking after
his out of town practice at Adams and
other towns along the 500 line this
week.
Miss LaBelle Mahon numbered among
those from Langdon who enjoyed the
musical treat at Grand Forks on Mon.
day night and heard Nine Schuneman
Heink.
Miss Ethel Mcknight, went on Mon
days train to the Valley City state
normal school where she will specialize
IN music and drawing during the fall
and winter term.
Mrs. Geo. NJ. Price and Miss Ella
T. Gogin were among the number from
Langdon who went to the Forks on
Monday to hear Nine Schunemann,
Heink, the worlds famous contraltc
soloist.
Misses Irene and Blanche Murphy who
have taught schools in Cavalier county
the past twelve months left Monday TO,
Valley City, whore they enroll at the
state normal school at the opening o
the fall term this week.
J. W. Haw demonstration of the bet
ter farming movement with h%eadquart
ers at Langdon went Monday to Fargo
where a meeting of the state organiza
ton of the better farming movement il
being held held this week.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-10-03

Drop into Vessey's and get a chance
on a s45 robe for fifteen cents.
ALERT g. Winter have plenty of money
to loan on first and second mortgages.
Coal. See Cavalier Co., Lumber Co.'S,
new ad. Yards at Langdor, Wales, Han
nah and Easily.
Donnie Schiller, merchant and farmer
over at Gallo, was a visitor here yester-
day in company with Banker Pete An
tony of Munich.
Ben Coopermann, who now registers
as a travelling salesman with headquar-
ters in Chicago, was here Tuesday. 1t
is only a few years ago since Mr.. Cooper
mann operated a cigar factory in Lang
don.
Headquarters of the Woodrow Wilson
Club we're opened up yesterday IN the
old post Office building and will be main
tanned for the PRONUNCIATION of the Will
son-Marshall presidential candidacy up
to the close of the campaign. Woodrow
Wilson clubs have an organization that
already practically covers the entire
county and the establishing of a head
quarters in Langdon found necessary.
Langdon's high school foot ball eleven
has a game scheduled for Saturday, of
this wall Tho -ool, fo11or,r C,+,,,
day, the 18th they expect to play Cava-
lier and probably a week later Grafton.
The Langdon eleven has in its lineup
only four who played on the team last
season. 1t is also light in weight as we'll
as new at the game, but is putting in
lots of hard work on the field in practice
games and may be depended upon to
give a good account of itselves.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-10-03


On the society page of the Grand
Forks Herald of Wednesday last week
appeared an item announcing the mar
riage on the Oath inst, at four o'clock in
the afternoon at st. Michael's church of
Miss Elsie Dumond, second daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. George Dumond to Mr..
Sidney James Webb, of Winnipeg.
Man, the wedding ceremony being per-
formed by Monslgnor j. L. Lemieux.
The attendants were Miss Olive Dumond
a sister of the bride and Mr.. Walter IT.
singer of that city. The bride wore a
handsome tailored suit with hat and &C.
cessorles to match. Mr.. and Mrs. Webb
left on the evening train for Winnipeg,
where they will make their future home.
Mr.. Webb is connected with an auto
mobile company IN that city. Mrs. F..
w, Pope, and daughter, Miss Louisa,
of Langdon, we're among the out of
town guests at the wedding,
The Langdon commercial club held a
meeting Monday evening at which
action was taken to do everything pos
sible toward relieving the demand for
men to help in threshing the crop.
Help is scarce and all of the threshing
machines being operated within a
radius of several miles of Langdon are
running short handed. The club has
wired the headquarters of the Ct North
ern in st. Paul and before the end of
the week is assured that two hundred
men will be here to relieve the situa-
ton. The club has a committee at
work with Manager Dahlmann, of the
new potato warehouse arranging for the
storing of potatoes brought onto the
market until, the present low price goes
up. The club also took action at the
meeting which gives the support of our
business men as a body to a movement
urging the building of a county Jail,
realizing as does every tax payer of the
county that the present accommodation
afforded in the basement of the court
house is altogether Inadequate, in
sanitary and a n to the health
and safety of the occupants.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-10-03

ALERT d Winter have plenty of money
to loan on first and second mortgages,
DR., Gibson was down the line Monday
as far as the Forks on a business mis-.
sion.
Coal. See Cavalier Co. Lumber Co.'S,
new ad. Yards at L%angdon, Wales, Han
nah and Easily.
Mrs. John Mcmillan was in the city
from Hannah making q visit over Sun
day with frirnds.
They are all putting them in. Put.
ting in what? The Flynn revolving
concave. A. G. McNiven.
Unlimited money to loan on first
mortgages, liberal amounts and lowest
rates. Joseph Power, Langdon, N. D.
Have you seen the Case tank pump?
1t is not out of sight. Remove one nut
and you expose the whole works. A.. G..
McNiyen.
W. A. Lambert, of Minneapolis, who
is associated with j. E. Pockrandt in the
management of the Cavalier Co. Lum-
Der Co., business, spent a part of the
week here.
Mrs. Jennie LeBar left Tuesday for
Western Canada, expecting to remain
there at least a part of the coming
winter during which time she will keep
house for two of her brothers.
Mrs. S. 7. Scott and daughter, Miss
Annie Scott, we're visitors here several
days of last week. The latter leaving on
the stage Saturday for Walhalla, where
she will enter the high school this fall.
Mesdames Theyson and ODER we're
among those from Langdon to enjoy the
operate program at the Metropolitan
theatre in Grand Forks by Nine
Schumann-Heink, the worlds greatest
contralto solist.
j. Kelland and a full crew of workmen
resumed work Tuesday on the contract
with the city to lay cement walks and
crossings. They are now laying new
walks or Walnut street IN front of the
Langdon opera house.
There will be no morning or evening
services on Sunday at the Methodist
church owing to the absence of the
pastor Rev. Scadeng, who is attending
the annual state conference which is in
session at Willlston this week.
Both the Methodist and Presbyterian
churches announce that commencing
with this week the hour of the Sunday
: evening service changes from eight tc
, half past seven o'clock, the last nance
, hour remaining in effect through the
, winter season.
A committee of the members of the
a ladies guild of the Presbyterian church
, desire to announce a social evening 20 b.
held in the church parlors on Friday
+ October 4th, commencing at eli light o'clocl
A silver collection will be taken up ant
n all who wish to attend will find a YER,
9 cordial welcome extended to them.
Rev. D. S. Scadeng left Monday TO
Williston to attend the annual minis
y terial conference of the Methodist Epis
I copal churches of this state which is be
ing presided over by Bishop Luccock
1 A unanimous request has been made b,
the Langdon congregation to have Rev
n Scadeng returned to this charge by tn
conference for another yoar.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-10-03
DrS. Smith < Nichols
DENTISTS Donovan Block
Donovan Block

The DEMOCRATS serial story "The
Girl of the Limberlost" closes this week
and from what can be gathered from
the comments of readers has been
thoroughly enjoyed. Next week we
print the opening chapters, o: "The
Root Of Evil" a new story that is win
ming a national reputation. The author
is Thos. Dixon who has gained public
fame as the writer of 1.-THE Clansman,
"The Leopard's Spots," etc.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-18
SUTHERLAND PICKED
FOR NEW COMMISSION
President Taft Appoints Nine
Members to Probe Labor
and Capital.

| WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.-president
Taft today sent to the senate the nomi-
nations of the nine members OF the indus
trial commission created by congress to
investigate the relations between labor
and capital. The men named were:
Representing the people-Scnator Suth-
erland OF Utah, George B. Chandler. n
member Of the Connecticut legislature,
Charles Simon Barrett of Georgia. prcsi-
dent of the farmers union.
representing capital-Fredericl1 y. De-
lano OF chicago, president of the Wabash
raltroaa; 5nos;. Adolph Lewisohn, New York
aerchant and philanthropist; f c.
gineer 'i'
representing iabor-Austin B. Carrot
son of Iowa. president of the Order of
Railway Conductors; John B Lennon
treasurer Of the American red era ticn OF
Labor: James O'Connerl OF the District OF
Gosu1ln1iia, oa1oi, wee president of the same or
Tho commission will choose It's own
chairman.
=, N0mina tions sent to the senate today
by the president were:
Mont lgomery Schuyler, Jr., of New York.
@ 20 be minister TO Ecuador; Nelson
:. Snanehinessy 81 ~ of Now York. to be secre-
be second secretaries of tho embassy.
KaIph B, Strassberser OF New York. at
Toxic and Henry r. Tenant OF New
~ Ni'o lily CDdEleS tdlnDpeII,
Jr,, OF Virginia, 10 be secretary OF the
legau uon and consul general 10 Eumania,
Servia and Bulgaria; Cyrus +, Wicker of
New York, TO be secretary Of the legation
at Panama, Carl Bailey Hurst OF the
District OF Columbia. to be consul general
at large
To be consuls sencral-p. NJ. Griffith OF
Ohio, at Callao. Peru: William II. Rob
crtson OF Virginia. ut Moscow, Russia;
John II. .Snodgrass OF West Virginia, at
Sydney, N. s. w.
TO be consuIs-John J. Bray of North
Dakota, at Manchester. England; Paul ".
Foster OF Texas. at Tenerific Canary ISL
ands; Cornelius Ferris, Jr., of Colorado.
at Malta: Claude II. Guyant OF Illinois,
at Ensenada. Mexico; ArInlnius r. Haze
bcrte OF Missouri. at Nladtvostok, Slbe
ria: John r. Jewell OF Illinois. at Using
tau China. James Oliver Laing OF Mis-
sour. at Maracajbo. Venezuela: Stuart
X. I.upton Of Tennessee. at Tauplco,
Mexico: Clarence A Miller Of Missouri.
at Peruambuco, Brazil; John A. Ray of
Texas, at Corinto, Nicaragua: Frcdcrck
Simpich of Washington, at NoGalcs, Mex
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-18
FRAUD IS ALLEGED IN
r. CONTRACTS FOR ARMY

SEATTLE. Wash, Dee, 1.-THE United
States gov vernment today filed suit In the
district court against the Pacinc Coast
Coal company the North1 estcrn CONNER
cial company and tho John J. Scssnon
company for 100000 it being alleged In
the complaint that the government was
defraudcd out OF a sum Of money by the
three companies, which submitted collu
sivc bids for supplying Alaskan army
posts with coal
Charles L. Houston. manager OF tho Pa
ciGc Coast Coal company, and John II
Bullock. formerly ma naeer of the John j.
Scssnon company were recently convicted
In Tacoma OF conspiracy 10 defraud the
government IN the sale of coal, and are
under sentence to the federal penitentiary
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-18
ing Is Ripped.

aid vest were ripped and torn.
ing The haste and desperation with
.neir "carer had cast off lnpcdi-
'or his battle with tho sea. The
"dS battered and dentcd, and the
4 OF the fragmcntary wing tin
~ oVioence of having been bat
q The waves.
~ brought the wrccIlase and
4 70 Los Angeles late today. ue
'oi'nanled by Martin and Day.
nea IN Inc statement that Kearnv
h'essiy Undertaken a fight in n
iiiat WAS defective and that In
'mon broken connections with the
- N'''ed the engine and the
'sop'dhc vas forced TO descend
rough. Wind-whippcd sea at a
nero sale and currents ioinod IN
eehaSe and men down into the
'uFnnise they were supported by
~'.' thc Keeper Of the lighthouse
pifhl'n' who was one of the last
~ hcaFny as be sped out Into
ana vanished Saturday after
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-18
Aeroplane Defective.

ohe can only thcorizc as to
ppehed after kcarny and Law
'nto the fog" said Charles
4. {" M known that the pump OF
Aerop'ane's mechanism wag not
"o'kihS order. kearny before
f. s''' Lawrence not 10 be fright
Hl'y odd action on the mart ~ ,ho
zQuld. II Jump as hafd
p'aosibio theory that. after f1y-
"O'eh Of Point FirInin. the mo-
~ au'e OF the defective pres
4'cn Lawrence probably was un-
o.c' The only thing TO hap
was an enforced lighting
's'er. The sea was rough and
p'ooanly was beaten to pieces
nArun, the aviator, Identified
IN and the canvas as parts of
u'o- -acroplane. and said he
~. ,,,."eihoered that Lawrence had
~ ss OF gray similar to the vest
.ncc asked me bo,oro A.,
ar's J thought their cj,.ncas 80
&ouid Martln. 'I told them they
pn p get anywhere" i '"e'
j a ~ tlrmin to Point YicentI
-uea ssrretch Of prccipitous Goa coa Al a
Tbnn. ieheth. John McConno, q
wee V,oe farm lies near the neeI
5so ~ sseHnti, M claims TO have caneh,
y. hearny's flying machine a.
hat ttSest ~. OF his place, He said
Ia tnc aviator was not more thar
I 4 iiylHna ylHnartlally obscured by the haze
IN WIZ wa hardly moro than ffty fee,
.on's o's'ge S miles from Vtcentt tr
|r}s 119Ve, where the uoropIans
81, ana tattcred clothing were
rcnctn mat The bodies of Kearn,
oparsi,ssre are lying beneath the keiI
, <h fen9ao,ns were made mt Rodon.
atte,nsS,tnt 10 send men out tomor.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-18
y GUESTS ESCAPE
YIN MIDNIGHT FIRE

a iHbno' III 81 Dec ia fire which
buildg;,s dg Stafford Mercantile COM.
est,aing at Grafton, Iii. at mid mid.
les IN W III tne principal business
*ed IN .ne town aud for q timo
|eetionp wipe out part Of the resi-
rSsSt reSSs ! buildings in Grafton
bui1Id;o destroyed included the
<beI hotai the Grafton bank and
reed d'V'sl' ~ Guests of The botal
~ uec In their night
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-18
"A GIVES UP
AV|AT0RS.
''''|lR[ BOTH DEAD
lIarmenis of Hydro-aero-
me and Clothing Washed
ii shore by Waves Are
). Positively Identified.
'DIES PROBABLY
. IN TANGLED KELP
cations That Defective
kkbine Compelled Them to
la|scel1d on Rough Sea and
Mere Overwhelmed.
DIES PROBABLY
= IN TANGLED KEL.P

Isl ANGELES, Cal, Dec. i1.-FraE-
nents OF a hydro -aeroplane and
Nothing. which were washed ashore
md promptly identified. proved TO-
1ay that Aviator Horace Kcarny
3 Reporter companion, Chester Law
met disaster soon after they
d last Saturday on their proposed
over the ocean 10 San Francisco,
circumstances surrounding their
probably always Will remain n &C.
\ the sea. They may have died
'.n few hours after they vanished
NY afternoon In the mists Off Point
y or they may nave clune TO their
craft all through q stormy night
~ next day; but. judging from the
OF the wreckaGc which gave to-
arst definite clew TO their fate.
Ia a short distance from shore Tn
psbllity their bodies now rest I'm
1sic morass OF the kclp beds near
ID Beach.
Trcckage Of the hydro-aeroplano
'0und today at Fishermen Cove,
ulles south of Redondo Beach. 10y
tailzhaf and two companions, who
<ted an independent search,
treckasc consisted OF a liye-foot
'pntoon. companion piece of the
q Which was recovered Sunday
3 fire miles off Redondo Beach. and
ment Of a wing tip. Nearby tho
eFs picked up a shirt and q vest.
'es Day, who built Kearny's aero
identified the pontoon and the
wing tip Glenn Martin. who un-
II SUNDAY the dangerous hydro
nc Hight In search of Kcarny. de-
tnat tho vest was part of the
q lawrence wore when he board ed
Foplane with kcarny for the ILL
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-11-15
CAUSES ARREST OF
COUNSEL OF ORDER

NEW YORK. Nov 14.-Judse Leon
Sanders. president OF the e mai B'rith
Abraham. the national Jewish fraternal |
organization, caused the arrest tonight
OF Alfred 3. Iaworower, the counsel of
the organization, on a charge of for
gerry,
Judge Sanders said complaints had
been received from persons all over the
country that they had not received
money due them through the death Of
relatives who We're members OF the Or
ganizatlon. The arrest OF Jaworower
was made upon the specific charge that
he forged the name OF Mrs. Bertha
Blendy Of California TO a benefit check
Jaworower IS ~ years old, is married
and has two grown daughters
He was Republican candidate for
assemblyman In the recent election.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-11-15
DEFENDANT DECLARES
HIS WIFE KICKED HIM

II said. Darling this is the worst state
| have ever seen you in
Such was the answer made by Charles
Ernst, go years of age, In police court
yesterday when asked as to how he had
responded to vicious kicks from his wife,
which he declared she had administered
to him while he was drunk.
Ernst is on trial before Judge ]. NJ
Bowman OF the criminal division OF the
city court on a charge of battery. alleged
TO have been committed upon his wife
at their place Of residence. SO American
avenue, on October is.
Mr and Mrs. Ernst have been married
only few years. Ernst declared that
upon the date Of the alleged battery his
wife was drunk and bruised her face and
back In severe fall. The case was con-
tnued until Monday,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-11-15
ELECTRICIANS PLAN
FORMATION OF CLUB
Organization Will Probably
Be Perfected at Meeting
Next Thursday.

Preliminary steps toward the orsa MIA =
ton OF club for men who are interested
in the electrical business I'm Utah were
taken yesterday at luncheon held at the
Commercial club at noon. The new or
Ganzation VIII be called the Utah Elec-
irical club and is being launched by the
members OF the national electrical order
called the Sons of love. The new club
hopes To have not fewer than 400 mem
bers within the next four months.
According TO local electricians who are
members OF the Sons OF JoVe. there has
been a need OF a state organization for
those interested In the electrical business
While the Sons OF Jove is an electrical
lie attention TO local affairs. In Colorado
there is a stale electricians club. similar
10 the one planned for Utah. The Colo
iRdo club has more than 700 members.
All men interested IN the electrical busi-
ness in any way will be eligible 10 MEM
beIship in, the new organization
The next meeting will be held Thurs :
day. November 81. at the Commercial
ciub It will ne convened at a MONDAY
luncheon. beginning at 1915 O'Clock. At
that time further steps toward perma-
nent organization will be taken
Among those present at yesterdays
Dinwoody OF the 1ntermountain Electric
company: Professor Plumb, II. G. kinc-
hart. Thomas Culhane and Nj. IIartze!l
of the General Electric company; MeSsrs.
Patrick, Dresser and Brown Of the West
inghouse company; c. D. Evans j. },
Electric company. J.. Brandenberger or
ihe Telluride Power company and Mr..
Steele of san Francisco. who is employed
by the Benjamin Electric company.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-11-15
JENSON PREPARES
HISTORY OF UTAH
Will Make Record of Pio-
neers; Gives Account of
Arrest in Norway.

Andrew Ienson, historian Of lhc Nor
mon church, is collecting data for volu-
ninous and authentic history OF Utah's
pioneers. The work will contain gem
eral account OF the carly settlement OF
the state, giving events o. the lives and
works OF all men and women prominent
in the development OF the state
He has begun on the activities OF iSi1,
when the first company OF settlers ar
rived In the first twelve years two
thousand or three thousand white men
and women made their homes in Salt
Lake valley. His documents tell Of The
carly bardships. the perseverance and the
success OF those people.
The course VIII be traced from year To
wear after the story OF lS47 has been pre-
pared The work VIII continue probably
indefinitely, Mr.. Jenson is unable to sa Y
when or how the history will be printed,
Perhaps Il VIII be published in volume
for each year. When visited in his Office
yesterday afternoon. he was engaged
and other relics or the past.
we intend to make the history or in
terest 20 everybody. not merely 10 the
win be exercised in having everything
as accurate as II possibly can be, with
names. dates and facts. The story OF
Utah IS interesting To anybody
his arrest In Norway last summer on
complaint OF Hans Peter Freeze a lee
tIIrer. Mr. JcDson declares that any inn
preston that he returned to America be-
cause he desired TO escape punishment
was erroneous. the case mas been dis
posed of and he has paid his fine, Mr..
JcDson was president OF the Mormon
mission in Norway and returned, he
says. because the church instructed him
TO come back. His return, he says, had
nothing to do with the Freeze case
Freeze was slandering the Mormon
church. said Mr.. Jenson. calling the
Mormons criminals and otherwise mis-
representing our people. | prosecuted
him for that and he retaliated when an
opportunity TO prosecute me presented
itself.
".An article exposing him and his meth
DDS was published In the Richfield Reaper
and copied by the DesereU News and
various papers in the west, east, Eng
land and other parts Of Europe. I was
absent from the mission but am the pub
fisher OF the little mission paper we get
out in Norway. While | was away my
paper reprinted the article against Freeze
and he made d charge Of libel against me.
THE court held me personally resDon-
sible, because | was the publisher al
though ] was not present when the ar
ticle was printed. However, they Were
very long in dsposing OF the case and
had TO return 10 Salt Lake, arriving here
July 10. Three days later, July -. the
decision OF the court was given, hntns
me about 800 The impression exists
among certain persons that I ran away
from Norway 10 escape the fine. mat Is
entirely wrong.