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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-05-08

3. "The Soul of the Violin"
4. Going Of the White Swan
8. Cigarette"
=. "How the Church was Built at
Kehoe's Bar
7. cole Mistis'
s. king John. Act ", Scene l."
8. "The Heart of Ole Hickory"
10. The Day of Judgment
IL. Murder Will Out
-. "The Minister
The admission is put at twenty-five
cents. Good music will be feature of
the evenings program. The proceeds
of the entertainment will be devoted to
the payment of railroad fare for the con-
testants, school representative, expenses
of the local contest, etc.
This is a worthy cause. Apart from
the financial side it should be encouraged
because the Langdon high school has
been VIGOROUSLY conspicuous by it's
absence at similar contests held at the
A. G. and University gatherings during
the past few years.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-05-08

DR.. W. H. Porter of Calvin has new
Ford touring car this spring.
The Munich dray line has changed
hands and is now owned by Joe Foster.
Munich played It's opening ball game
OF the season last Sunday, Married vs..
Sin giles.
Elevators at Alsen, on the 500, have
been surrounded by lake of water
since spring opened up.
j. P. Delmore, of Fargo: is new
stenographer at the Farmers State
Bank of Munich. Is he ball player,
Pete?
Clyde store keepers have agreed to
close evenings at eight o'clock, except
Saturdays, during the months of May,
June and July.
The infant daughter of L. F. Gardner
of Munich died Saturday of last week.
The father w as absent at Gull Lake.
Sask., at the time.
Since case of small pox was dis
covered at the state university about a
week ago, all of the students and faculty
have been vaccinateo.
Gerald Churchill formerly an Osna-
brock boy, is reported as "killing time
for gang of Greek railroaders with
headquarters at present at Nashwauk,
MINI.
The Masonic and Eastern Star lodges
at Calvin gave a farewell reception
Saturday last week to W. r. Hendry
and wife. Following the reception and
banquet presentations were made.
Osnabrock IS not satisfied with Milton
claiming first honors for rushing the
straw hat season and claims that Mer-
chant Dan McAllan is entitled to wear
the leather medal instead of Ole Axvig
A. E. Bowen, the Grand Forks social.
ist and candidate for governor on that
ticket last fall, lectured at Alsen last
week on woman Suffrage The
socialist party has quite representa-
tive vote through the south and western
parts of the county.
Joe Thinner, son of Ben Thinner of
Gallo, died Saturday after an operation
for an abscess of the middle ear. Dr.
Law of Munich assisted an ear specialist
from Devils Lake in the operation but
nothing could be done to save the boy.
The funeral took place last Tuesday
forenoon at the Trier church.
Mike Schmaus, Jake Vein, M. j..
Worth and H. A. Morrill, are some Of the
threshers who have kept things hum
ming near Munich the last few days.
Jake Veins threshed over 40 bushels to
the acre on so acre tract OF Pete
Abrams near town. Neither the fax or
other grain seems to have suffered much
in grade and the main loss is in the
cutting done by the mice in the fax
piles.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-05-08
Notice to Automobile Owners

To drivers of automobiles and bicycles:
Repeated complaints have been made
to the city officials of reckless and fast
driving upon our city streets. The city
ordinances prohibit speed IN excess of
eight miles an hour, and we find it
nee essary to enforce this ordinance.
The chief of police has been instructed
to arrest any and all who persist in
violating this ordinance. Drivers and
own ers of automobiles will please take
notice.
Certain bicycle riders persist in the
use of the sidewalks and all such offend.
ers will in the future be arrested.
42.43 w. A. MCINTYRE, Mayor.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-05-08
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About one hundred and twenty-six
dollars were netted by the "County
Fair Friday evening The money will
just cover the railroad fare of team of
five and coach to Fargo. and of team
of eight and of a representative to Grand
Forks.
Alec Robertson will represent the
school at Fargo. John Halloran, Ed
ward Donovan, John Robertson, Albert
Drury and Howard McNiven are our A.
G. competing team.
A team of eight to be picked from the
most faithful in practising 60 next
Thursday to Grand Forks.
The seniors are-weil. Notice their
class meetings. What is the matter?
iona Goodman is the valedictorian
and Howard McNiven the saIutatorian
of the class of 1913
! Last night the contestants in declama-
| ton had d "dress rehearsal
Prof John Adams Taylor of the
| University has been invited 10 give the
commencement address, May 3Oth, at
$3.50 p M The Rev. Mr.. Hibbard was
/ elected to deliver the commencement
sermon Sunday evening. May 25, 1913.
/ Buy tickets for the Declamatory con-
test tonight. This will be treat.
Come out to hear what the boys and
girls can do with few weeks prepara-
ton. Encourage the literary contest as
we'll as that of athletics.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-05-08

Several cases of diphtheria are re-
ported in the vicinity of Milton.
Sarles Is building a number of fine
new residence properties this spring.
A postoffice inspector looked over new
rural free delivery routes out of Munich
last week.
Doc. Reilly, the Milton M. D., spent
last week looking after his property in
terests at Winnipeg.
Edinburg's meat market gave the
whole town bad fire scare one of the
windy days last week
Doc. Hobson is again in charge of his
practice at Nekoma after spending most
of the winter in the hospital.
Sarles is getting over it's epidemic of
measles and Hannah's scourge of scarlet
fever is reported as being quite mild.
Sarles township people are doing their
best to bring it's base ball team and
band organization back to life this
spring.
Inkster will hold it's annual baseball
tournament on June Goth this year.
Four teams are being secured for
purses of $50 a game.
H. F. Eikenberry, one of the teachers
of the Hannah public schools the past
year will assume charge of the Clyde
school at the opening of the fall term.
Chas. A. Morton, who homesteaded
and was among the first settlers of
southwestern Cavalier county, is now
selling automobiles in car load lots oyer
at Hampden.
John Ritter retires from farming in
Huron township to become liveryman
at Munich, where he has bought ou: the
livery businesses of Geo Barnes and G.
E. Render, also the residence property
of the later
DR.. Law and family left Hannah last
week for their new home in Grand
Forks, where the doctor will re-engage
in practice. Their going away was the
occasion of number of farewell social
functions during the week.
Ed Dean and wife, who have been
farming near Sarles since removing
from Langdon to the western part of
the county number of years ago, buried
year old baby boy last Sunday, the
little ones death being due to whooping
cough. The funeral was held at Clyde.
The high water IN Rush Lake has
caused Hilton Brignall to use novel
method for getting to and from his base
of supplies. He is living on Gordon's
Island near the center of the lake
Daily he can be seen from the shore
blowing and narrowing in the process
of spring seeding. A boat is his only
means OF coming ashore. He IS not
troubled with his neighbors chickens
and altogether stands in splendid isola.
ton.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-05-08

Eczema spreads rapidly: itching al
most drives you mad. For quick relief,
Doans Ointment is we'll recommended.
SOC ut all stores.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-03-21

half of The head of the house divides the
egg, gives half to the caller, and eats with him
the other part. The custom has such a hold on
the people that the nobes even when living far
away from the fatherand, observe it. Many
years ago Prince Czartoryski was in residence in
Paris, when he held the usual reception on Easter
Monday, receiving each guest at the door of his
salon, and dividing the egg in traditional style
with each visitor, who ate it conscientiously
In America, with its population drawn from all
sections of the globe many Easter observances
distinctive of the various countries have been re-
tanned by the immigrants and their descendants.
So decidedly has Easter Sunday come to be
thought of in the United States as the great show
day of the year that the average person no longer
regards it in its most inspiring light-the crown
ing feast day of the Christian year. Yet its re-
lgious significance still lives and while the siren
uous money seekers of the present day seem to
have lost sight of any its worldly interest
the spirit of worship is by no means a thing of
the past and nowhere is it more actively alive
than in the up-to-date church of a great city
Music is the chief feature of the usual service
and no pains or money is spared to make it
noteworthy event.
Easter egg rolling on the White House grounds
in Washington has become an affair of interna.
tional note. The children gather in crowds out
side the tall iron fence that incloses the grounds,
and when the gates are thrown open at exactly
8 a. m. they flock in pelmell and distribute
themselves in squads over the hillocks. No time
is lost, the sport beginning at once. and soon it
Is In fast and furious progress. the greensward
speckled with eggs and rainbow hues. All the
children wear their best clothes, which are
destined to be sadly mussed and or less
torn before the day is over. yet a thoroughly
democratic spirit prevails, the youngsters being
of all classes.
To the eye OF the casual observer the egg play
Is somewhat devoid of meaning, but a study of It
shows that 1t is both varied and interesting
Some Of the children make races with their eggs
starting them simultaneously from the top of
hillock, with the understanding that the one to
reach the bottom first is the winner. II 1t is "for
ialr the egg OF the loser passes into the pos
session Of the successful contestant. Another
way Is to roll an egg down hill, to be received
at the bottom on the point of second egg IL the
thing Is properly done, and failure or success in
this object gives rise to much merriment Or
again. two children may roll their eggs toward
each other on fat piece OF ground, and when
they have met the one cracked is lost
In no other land does the Easter egg 90 splen. |
1idly symbolic democracy a In AnsricA
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-03-21
KANSAS SOLONS
HAVE ADJOURNED
$8,815,000 TOTAL OF APPROPRlA'
TONS MADE-MORE THAN
IN YEAR 1911.
PASSES NEARLY THREE HUNDRED BILLS
List of Some of the More Important
Bills That Will Become Laws, AS
Well As Some That Were De-
feated.

Topeka Kan.-When the curtain!
were drawn on the legislative session
of 1913 seven important Democratic
platform pledges had been redeemed
and five had been defeated.
The total appropriations made by
this legislature for the next two years
will be about a half million dollars
greater than the total amount appro
priated by the legislature of two years
ago for 1912 and 1913. The total appro
priations for 1914 and 1915 made by
this legislature will be a figure ap
proximating 15,43O. The legisla
ture of 1911 for 1912 and 1918 appro
priated $S,375,SS4. This is an increaes
for this legislature of $439,546.
When asked for an expression on
the work of the session, Governor
Hodges said: Il think this was the
best legislature individually and col
lectively, and has done more good
work than any legislature we have
ever had. The appropriations will be
about half million dollars more than
two years ago. But this year we pro-
vided for state publication of school
textbooks for which was appropriated
$3.50 900; appropriated $125,00O for if
rigation in western Kansas; $4,000
to complete memorial hall in Topeka;
increased the university's maintenance
1925, 900; increased the maintenance
of the Pittsburg normal $4,000; in
creased the agricultural college main
tenance $4,000, and gave normal
training in high schools an increase of
100000. These items will total up
100000"
Here are the important platform
pledges enacted into law:
Constitutional amendment providing
for election of United States senators
by direct vote.
Repeal of Inheritance tax law.
Educational institutions under one
board of administration.
State publication of school text
books.
Massachusetts ballot law.
Non-partisan judiciary.
Recall of public officials.
And here are those that fell by the
wayside:
Registration tax on mortgages.
Initiative and referendum.
judicial reapportionment.
Civil jurisdiction in probate courts
Three-fourths jury verdicts.
According to the records in the gov
ernor's office and the office of the
secretary Of state right around three
bills have been passed by the
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-03-21

The bill requiring compulsory in
spection of grain agreed upon by the
conference committee of the two
houses, was adopted by the senate,
but defeated in the house, The house
members demanded optional inspec-
ton and refused to ratify the confer
ence report.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-03-21

Legislature aud will 90 into DIE stat.
ute books. With nearly thousand
bills introduced in the house 1922 orig
inal house bills have been passed by
that body. Many of them have been
killed in the senate. The house pass
ed $50 senate bills.
Below are the bills of general i'm
portance chat have been passed and
either are or will become laws:
Corporation franchise tax
Consolidating under bureau OF labor
and industry the bureau of mines and
free employment bureau, and max
ing labor commissioner appointive by
the governor.
Enlarging the scope of the work
mans compensation act.
Laws for the protection of miners.
Requiring counties OF over $4,000 to
place matron in county Jail in charge
of female prisoners.
Making night schools part of public
school system in cities of the first
and second classes.
Registration of trained nurses.
Law wiping out 125 deputy oil in
spectors and providing for six depu-
ties on salary.
Prohibiting the sale of adulterated
shoes unless stamped as adulterated
Creation board of corrections to
have charge of the penitentiary, re-
formatory and industrial schools.
Prohibiting the white slave traffic.
Physical examination for candidates
for matrimony.
Law Strengthening the "blue sky"
law.
Law settling dispute over settlement
of islands in nayigable streams.
Pensioning of disabled citizens.
Nomination of candidates for Unit
ed States senator at the primary by
popular vote instead of by legislative
districts.
Laws amending the city commission
form Of government.
Requiring county clerk to perform
nish engineers for detoured trains, to
act as pilots.
Measure providing for the plugging
of abandoned oil and gas wells.
Law making county attorney divorce
proctor.
Law increasing the pay of convicts
in the penitentiary and providing that
the money shall go to their dependent
families.
Law providing for state hotel in
spector.
Law prohibiting printing Of indie
cent postcards.
Requiring county clerk to perofrm
duties of county assessor in counties
under $4,000 population.
Permitting the sterilization of GRIM
inals.
State registration tax on automo-
biles for good roads purposes.
Permitting use of convict labor on
public roads and city streets.
Requiring better bridges and cul-
verts.
Law requiring chiropractors to prac-
tice in Kansas and giving them rep
on a board of examination
and registration.
Law calling for state censorship of
moving pictures.
State irrigation experiments in thir-
.y-one western counties, with an ap'
of $125,0O0.
Law permitting counties to dr1ll
leep wells for irrigation demonstra-
ion purposes.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-03-21

The Kincaid bill to require moral
and humane education in the public
schools was killed by the senate, nine
teen votes being cast against it. This
bill required all school pupils to be
instructed at least twice each week
in the advantages of honesty, KIND
ness to dumb brutes, etc.
Senator J. H. Stavely's dog bill got
| through the legislature when the SEN
ate accepted the house amendments
| to the measure Originally the bill
levied a tax of one dollar a year on
all male dogs and two dollars on fe
males, the money to go into a coun-
| ty dog fund" from which the owners
of sheep and other domestic animals
were to be reimbursed for the value of
domestic animals killed by dogs. The
house left the dog tax figures the
same, but changed the bill to make the
dog tax revert back into the school
funds of the school districts in which
the dogs reside, The senate accepted
the d006HuueulS.
DR.. S. J. Crumbine, secretary of the
state board of health, dean of the Kan
sas school of medicine. and origina-
tor of the now nationwide swat the
fly" crusade, was cleared by the leg
islative committee which had been
probing charges that he drew two sal
aries. misused the office he held and
wasted state funds. Taylor Riddle,
a Democratic leader, who was a men,
Der of the committee, filed a minority
report.
The senate passed the Mulroy bill
creating a state hotel commission for
the purpose of regulating the hotels
and restaurants of the state. The
measure was sent to the governor.
The bill creates the office of state no.
tel commissioner, at a salary of 81
600 per year, whose duty it shall be
to see that the hotels obey all laws
and that they keep their services up
to standard. For the support Of this
new department. all hotels, restau-
rants. rooming houses and apartment
houses will be required to pay an an
nual license OF 81. ]
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-03-21

The friends Of Pawnee Rock were
not satisfied with the scant half loaf
which the senate allowed them, and
came back for more. The result was
that the senate went back on its &C
ton and refused to appropriate cent
for the upkeep of the Pawnee Rock
state park for the next two years.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-03-21

The house and senate agreed upon
the bill exempting women from serv-
ice on juries. AS it becomes a law
the bill permits women to serve on
juries, but provides that they shall
not be required to perform jury serv
ice if they desire to be exempted, as
individuals.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-03-21

One of the closing acts of the legis-
lature was to create another state
board for the osteopaths. The bill
passed the house several days ago and
fingered on the senate calendar until
the upper house took it up and passed
it by a vote of q to 5. There was
small fight against creating a new
board in the senate, several senators
maintaining that the osteopaths now
have representation on the medical
registration and examination board,
and that a new board was not neces-
sary.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-03-21

/
ice if they desire to be exempted, as
individuals.
BY refusing to grant a conference
asked for by the house the senate
killed the bill making it possible for
counties to aid county fairs. The bill
passed the house and senate, but it
was amended in the senate. The
house was not pleased with the amend
ments and asked for the appointment
of a conference committee. The senate
declined to appoint the committee or
to grant conference. ]. w. Hamm
of Allen county, who was interested
in the bill might have moved to con-
cur in the senate amendments and had
the bill passed. But he preferred to
stand pat and the bill died.
The senate killed the Stone bill re-
vising the civil code relating to the
sale of personal property. This bill
had the approval of the National Bar
association, in fact having been adopt
ed by that association to promote uni
formity among the states. The bill
was a voluminous one, covering forty
pages, and on account of the nearness
of adjournment, the senators did not
have time to consider it fully and
to learn what it includes. So they de-
cided to kill it as the safest course.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-03-21

day, or simultaneously with the feast OF the
Jewish Passover. This custom was not accept
able to the Gentle churches In Italy and the
west generally and they changed the time OF
Easter observance to the Sunday following the
fourteenth day of the moon, or month and TINS
difference of practice led to grave discussions be-
tween the east and the west, which were finally
settled by the agreement at the council of Nice
in the early part Of the fourth century to make
the western usage universal From that time
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-03-21

ASTER is the principal festival OF
the Christian year, observed In
commemoration of the resurrection
of Jesus Christ. The resurrection
took place just after the Jewish
feast of the Passover. The Chris
tians of Jerusalem, and after them
those of the Asiatic churches gen
orally, were accustomed to hold
IL -. a ,1.s.ox, an thio cama
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1913-01-04
EAST SIDE NOTES.

At the Congregational church, to-
morrow morning, the pastor, Rev. III
A. Kernen, will preach q New Years
sermon, the specific theme of which
will be SOpen Doors. In the evening
the subject will be The Charm of the
Impossible. The music at the morn
ing service will include an anthem by
Buck, Q Lord Rebuke Me Not, and
a solo by Mr.. Bunce, Crossing the
Bar. MTs. Huntoon will be at the
organ, pending the recovery of Mrs
T. /. Lewis from her illness. The
mems seminar will meet at noon and
the subject for discussion will be,
Is the Peace Movement Progressing
to be taken part in by Messrs. Wood
Kendall and Kernen.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Baum are
mourning the passing away of their
infant son. The funeral will be held
next Monday
Herbert Stern has returned from
Wahpeton, n. D., and is again greet
ing his friends at the Palace cloth
ing house.
A Happy New Year will be the pas
tors sermon subject at the Presby-
terian church, tomorrow morning. In
the evening the congregation will join
in union service at the Methodist
church at which the preacher will be
the pastor of the Presbyterian church.
Fargo.
The postmaster at Crookston re-
ports that fifty-thre parcel post
packages were received the second
day after the new system went into
effect. The aggregate weight was
little over fifty-four pounds and the
postage amounted ito $4.77.
Senator Marden will leave for the
state capital for the meeting of the
legislature, tomorrow afternoon. His
family will follow just as soon as ar
rangemeHts have been made for suit
able quarters at the Hotel Aberdeen,
If they can be secured.
p. S. Converse of Detroit, Mimi, was
a caller at the office of Senator Mar
den today. The visitor was a member
two years ago. Mr.. Converse thinks
the legislature about to convene will
make some interesting history from
the viewpoint of progressiveness.
1t was generally stated today that
Alderman Wagner has become very
active candidate for chief executive OF
the city.
The petition of Thomas Torson, as
justice of the peace has been filed in
the office of the city clerk.
The funeral of George Hirsch, 6
former member of the police force, who
passed. away at the state hospital al
Fergus Falls, a day or two ago, was
held this morning from St Joseph.
Roman Catholic church. Mr.. Hirscf
was AZ years of age and Is survived By
wife and several children.
The Degree of Honor adopted reso
lutions of coincidence touching thu
passing away of Mrs. A. j. Rustad,
very respected member of the organ
iZatiOn.