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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-11-20
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The attendance of the high school is
equivalent to the attendance at the be-
ginning Of the second semester of last
year, which was ninety-three. The at
tendance of the grades is as follows:
First grade......55 Fifth grade. .43
Second grade. "a Sixth grade. :. .32
Third grade ....42 Seventh grade. 80
Fourth grade...3l Eighth grade. .32
On Monday the Rev. Mr.. Quigley was
here and spoke to the pupils of the ju-
nior and senior high school on athletic,
intellectual and moral trophies. His son
is representing the state of Minnesota
for the fourth year as a Cecil Rhodes
scholar at Oxford university He be-
longs to the regular crew OF that insti-
tuition.
On Tuesday morning DR.. Harris talk j..
ed to the high school concerning the
course OF lectures he gave at the Pres
byterian church on Tuesday and We'd.
nesday evenings and after school.
The Langdon high school has finally
decided to join the inter scholastic de-
batting association. The first public de
bate will take place on Friday evening,
December the 10Th.
The debaters have been chosen from
senior and junior classes and not from
the literary societies and the inexper-
| Ionno1 0f tho r,orrhnre THo -,o:.- -
be debated is:
"Resolved, That in accordance with
Amendment XIV of the state constitu.
ton North Dakota should own and OPP
crate terminal grain elevators in the
states of Minnesota and Wisconsin,"
Afirmatie: Negative:
John Robertson Hester Sparkling
Dorothy Price Gertrude Wienecke
Hortense Monroe Lucille Sullivan
The officers of the "Lincolnians" were
inaugurated last Friday evening at their
first regular meeting. The question up
for debate was decided in favor of the
negative. The judges were Miss Swan
son, Mr.. Halla and Miss Agnes Dickson,
Miss Agnes Dickson has been absent
from school this week on account of
ill health.
The high school program has been
changed again, because the classes in
English |, and Algebra exceeded thirty
pupils, which is against the rules OF the
North Central association OF colleges
and secondary schools: This change
will provide better attention to and bet.
ter instruction for the individual pupil
This Encouragement also forces us to
have an extra class in domestic art.
Surprise parties on the teachers seem
to DO the order OF the day in the grades.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-11-20
Sorry He Asked.

odd you read my speech?" asked
Senator Sorghum.
81 did," replied the candid constit-
uent. "In fact. l read it several
times. The first time l wanted to
learn what you had to say, and after
that | kept trying to figure out, if
possible, what the laughter and 'ap-
plause' were Observation-Disclosures Star.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-11-20

Most distiguring skin eruptions, scro-
fula, pimples, rashes, etc., are due to
impure blood. Burdock Blood Bltters
as a cleansing blood tonic. is we'll recon-
mended. 81 90 at all stores.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-11-20
Fatal Error,

IN. Peck's wife leads him a rather
merry gait. | fancy"
"Oh, yes. When he was counting her
he told her n day she looked pretty
when she was angry. and now it has
got to be a habit"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-10-22
Lazy Lady III Wins.

IN a letter to J H. Burkle OF
the Eagle River Boat Works,
Guy Carlton Lee states that the
Lazy Lady III cleaned up every
thing on the Great Lakes this
season." Mr.. Lee further writes
that "she is high card, all right
and does her little thirty without
turning a hair. Won seven races
all she was entered in-and the
Eagle River Boat Works boat
made good" The Lazy Lady
III was built in 1911 by the
local boat works and run on the
lower Eagle chain during 1912.
Last spring it was shipped east,
and, it is evident from the
above, she has madegood. This
is some feature for the Eagle
River Boat Works.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-10-22
Great Writer Not Musical.

Macaulay was entirely insensible to
the charms of music. He wrote from
Windsor castle on January IA, 1851:
"At table l was between the duchess
of Norfolk and foreign woman who
could hardly speak English intellig
IDLY. l got on as well as / could
The band covered the talk with sue
cession of sonorous tunes. The
Campbells Are Coming was one
And Macaulay's biographer, Sill
George Otto Trevelyan, supplies the
following instructive footnote: "This
is the only authentic instance on rec
ord of Macaulay's having known one
tune from another"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-10-22
ParGtt's Return to Tigerton.

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. Parhtt Left
Yesterday morning for Tigerton'
their winter home. i'm, the
picture post card man, who with
his estimable wife spends the sea-
son from June to October in the
northern wilds, is some scout
and doubles his bunch of friends
every day of his sojourn among
rs And it is not amiss to say
that he is there with the goods
in the Photographic line, and as
an addition, is some sport III the
hunting and fishing line also.
Mr.. and Mrs. Par6tt will return
to Eagle River in June, 1914.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-10-22

Mrs. Gus Bentz and Mrs. Aug
ust Radtke returned Monday
from Edmonton, Canada, where
they have been since last May.
At that time a party of Eagle
River people left for the north
west with the intention of max
ing that their future home. The
party was composed of August
Radtke and wife, Ernie Hinkel-
man and family, Mrs. Gus Bentz,
Herman Korth and Stewart
Langill. All have returned dis
satisfied except Messrs. Radtke
and Langill-
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-10-22
A BIT o NOTHIN'

OF the hundreds of deaths GER
tificates handled annually by the
state board of health in making
its classification ofdiseases, many
contain interesting remarks AS
to the cause of the death. These
deaths certificates are filled out
by local physicians and mailed
to the board. Some of the
causes" as found in the reports
by Chief Statistican L. W. Hutch
croft follow:
"a mother died in infancy"
"Went to bed feeling we'll, but
woke up dead
died suddenly at the age OF
1O3. Up to this time he babe
fare to reach a ripe old age"
do not know cause of death,
but patient fully recovered from
last illness"
Deceased bad never been atally
sick"
"Died a mere child
Can infant OF one half year,
Last illness caused by chronic
rheumatism, but was cured be
fore DEATH"
Died suddenly, nothing serious.
WITHDRAWING his automobile
sustained what is technically
known as a COLES fracture of the
right rib. .
Pulmonary hemorrage-sud-
den death. '(duration four years
kick by horse shod on left
kidney"
"Chronic diseases.
Deceased died ON blood-pol-
son, caused by a broken ankle,
which is remarkah le as the auto
mobile struck him between the
lamp and the radiator
Exhaustion"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-10-22

soon be gone. This woeful lack
81 understanding IS astounding.
ne Journal doubtless does not
know how the light lands of
many OF the older Wisconsin
counties have been built up by
the addition of humus THROUGH
proper farm practice. But let rs
not get away from the subject
the necessity for action, lest that
our agricultural growth shall be
stopped to satisfy the whims of
the people who think that fores-
try should be centered here
Rhinelander News.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-10-22
SEE POTATO SPECIAL
Car Will Arrive In Eagle
River November 10th and
Stay One Day-Farmers
Should Attend Meeting at
Court House.

November 10th should be big
potato day in Eagle River, for
on that day the potato Special"
car under thesupervision of Prof.
James G. Millward of the state
agricultural college, will arrive
here and remain open for inspec-
ton until the next forenoon.
This Potato Special" is car
especially for the showing of diff
erent varieties ofpotatoes grown
in the state aud is under super
vision of practical men. Every
known variety of marketable po-
tato is shown and the men III
charge will give all information
necessary to the person who
views the exhibit.
In the car are exhibits from
various counties in the state.
Any county can offer for compe-
tltion any known variety and
will stand a chance of winning
a cup for the best potato. Ow-
ing to the potato growers in this
country not having pure stock,
there will be no competing.
At the court rooms, in the
afternoon Of the 10th, Prof. Mill
ward will talk on potato culture.
1t will be an open meeting for
the instruction of the grower.
Our farmers are asked to bring
samples and the experts will give
them many valuable points.
Let this be rousing meeting
and every person interested in
potatoes attend and secure much
valued information.
The car is run in advance of
the state convention at Rhllan-
der two weeks later.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-10-22
WINS POTATO PREMIUM
Wittenberg $40 Prize for the
Best Acre of Potatoes Won
by Herman Rode.

The r. c. Wittenberg prize of
80 cash for the best production
OF potatoes on one acre. has been
awarded to Herman Rode, who
resides FIVE miles northeast of
Eagle River.
Out of all competing Mr.. Rode
easily carried off the 1913 honors
but for 1914's prize he will have
to go some" as there will be a
big entry for the Wittenberg
premium.
The following are the six best
yields:
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-10-22
Have Purchased Bliss Launch.

The 24-foot, eighteen horse
mower motor boat ''Lyn' owned
bv George Bliss of Milwaukee,
has been sold to Messrs. Frank
Hall and ] ]. Roderick, the deal
being closed this week. This
boat is one of the many trim
water crafts on the Eagle cham
and can develop considerable
sneed. For the past two sea
sons it has been in drydock at
Tilden Bros. resort.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-10-22
Will Winter in Chicago.

Messrs. H. Y. Larson and So.
Grinde, owners of the Bucka-
toban resort, have secured W. B,
Els as caretaker for their prop
ertv this winter. Mrs. Larson
and niece and Mr.. Grinde left
Saturday for Chicago, to be fol
lowed the last OF the week by MIR
Larson where they will spend
the winter. Before the resort
opens next season new dining
hall and kitchen will be built, as
we'll several more cottages.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-10-22
Hanson Had Bad Fire.

Reports from Woodruff are
that last Sunday evening fire de
stroved the store rooms and
grain bins located on the John
E. Hanson farm near that place
1t is said the fire was caused by
a defective stove in the building
which was occupied by the hired
man. The summers crops were
a total loss.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-10-22
Duck Hunters Hunting.

The average fellow with an in
clination to pump lead into the
various variety of ducks is hav-
ing his allotment of fun these
cold, drearv days. Since the
stormy period of the past week,
duck shooting has been prime in
inland lakes. The best shooting
is now at Lac Vieux Desert, the
duck lake.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-10-22

ing last week on account of too
much water. This company,
which recently purchased several
thousand acres of marsh have
had crew of over seventy men
working the past six weeks.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-10-22
Arrival of New Game Laws.

Those who desire a copy of the
1918 fish and game laws can Sc
cure tbesame by calling on Coun-
tv Clerk Bradford who received
a consignment last week.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-10-22
Change in Phelps School Board.

Fred Treakle and J B. Barker
were down from Phelps yester-
dav. The former was securing
bonds for treasurer of the Phelps
school board, he having been
appointed in place of George
Balm. Mr.. Balm intends moving
to Hurley where he will assume
charge of his brothers grocery
business.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-10-22
Quit Cutting Big Marsh.

The Willow Grass Rug Co. OF
Green Bay who have been put
ting up the immense crop OF wire
grass on the big marsh north
west of Three Lakes, quit work
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-10-22
Broke Leg Below Knee.

Master Edmund Taggart sus-
Famed a fracture of the right leg
helow the knee last Thursday
While indulging in game OF foot
hall after school hours.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-10-22
Faulk Killed Goose.

lanes Faux, who lives near
Root lake. shot a wild goose last
Fr;dav on Mud lake which, ltls
claimed, weighed thirteen pounds.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-10-22
IT FIGHT TO FINISH

.,ties in Proposed Forest
o..erve Must Awake to
c.,iousness of the Situa-
son-Fight For Preserva.
in of This Portion Of
tate is not Ended.
rose of the people in the for
~ counties who may be in
W TO think that the fight for
reservation of agriculture
rs norton of the stateended
T. the defeat of the forestry
.artment in the last legisla-
!. should awake to the seri-
MESS of the situation. The
.,moion of the forestry depart
II IS the Milwaukee Journal
from it's columns can be de-
mined the plan of that depart
1oIv recently the Journal has
mt anew with the discred-
4 claims of the forestry prop
soda. and it looks as if at this
~sit IS the intention of Fores-
J Griffith and his department
continue their efforts to wipe
,lculture from the map as far
this portion of the state is
-cerned. 1t is up to the people
oneida and other counties to
busy and keep busy in the
.,,-ter-if we are to have the
.afndid farming region that ma
re intended.
Inst how the campaign should
, carried out there may be,
nd probably will be a difference
to1inion. 1t would seem that
re of the best plans would be to
ave a we'll informed man go
1rough the state and discuss the
tuation at public meetings, and
invite the state forester or any
rter member of the forestry
board to join in the discussion.
10 make such a campaign a sue
.es the speaker would want to
rweIl informed upon every feat
IRE of the situation, facts and
cures would need to be collected
and collated aud this requires
time and patience.
Photographs of farm homes,
statements of farmers and other
ata isneeded and no time should
L lost in this work. The Mil
gaakee Journal is charging us
With being enemies to the fores-
ry-Iet's 90 into the field and
bow that we are the real friends
and that the other
1de is hoodooing the people, try
lgto get the state to buy 1 $780,
MO acres before they have made
my use Of 1900 and using every
gossible deception to get the
tate to start on a policy involv-
lg more than $1O,000,O0O be-
Ore a tree would be ready for
hesaw. In other words, let us
how the people of the state
bat we have the rational side of
be situation and take the IRA
onal fOresters to task all
long the line. This is the kind
tacampaign, and the only kind
bat will win.
For instance: Bulletin No. 2?3
1.-THE college of agriculture, page
g. shows that the growing sea
On close to lakes in the forest re
I'VE IS $50 or more days or
lore than that of the middle
triton of the state away down
tOportionS of Monroe, Vernon,
aux and Richland counties
bat will Dean Russell say to
lis map that was made by his
.OieSSors2 The forest reserve rs
% OF lakes, and if it is to be con-
anned because of the growing
aSon, then at least two-thirds
the state will have to be dis
.rded as far as agriculture is
The Milwaukee Journal now
lat we have shown big crops
.ys that it is grown from hu-
US deposited by the forest
.OWth and that humus will
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-10-22
PIANO FOR SALE.

An Emerson Piano in good
condition. Price $175,00. Owner
going west. Enquire this office.
(adv 3w
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-10-22
PICS FOR SALE.

A choice lot of young pigs tor
sale. Enquire of N. ] Stromberg
at Boot Lake Resort. att
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-10-22
SOCIAL EVENTS
ss8sssssssseeeeea+ssee

Mrs. Geo. E. O'Connorg en-
tertained last Saturday after
noon at tea in honor of Mrs.
Ann OConnor and Mrs. c. w.
Prouty, the latter from Chicago.
Miss Susie Frankel was hostess
to number of young people at
the Frankel home Saturday eve
ming. Bridge was the feature of
the evening.
Robert Fett's forty-6ftb birth
day was 6ttingly celebrated at
the Felt home on Main street
last Wednesday evening by a
host of friends. Mr.. Felt who is
president ofthe local nest ofOwls,
was escorted from the lodge
rooms to his home where Mrs
Felt had prepared an elaborate
birthday dinner in honor of the
occasion.
A social dance will be held at
the opera house Saturday eve
ming from $50 to II. Every
body come.
Evening journal., 1913-10-01
LIBRARY NEWS.

Beginning with October 1. the Rock
ford Branch of the Wilmington Insti-
tute Free Library opens from 315 to
$3.50 o'clock in the Afternoon. This is
lin addition to the regular hours Of
$50 TO $50 o'clock. During the sum
mer months the Rockford Branch has
been closed in the afternoon. and 70
is hoped that a large number Of
those who live I'm that locality will
welcome the re-opening during these
hours
AT this branch the librarian plans
to have a story hour every Friday
afternoon from to $3.50 o'clock. be-
ginning with Friday. October 10 The
children of the neighborhoOd are in
vited to be present
At the central library II has been
decided TO place on the central desk
each week small collections of books
on sociological subjects. During the
past week books relating to Woman's
Suffrage were placed on the desk and
many of them we're borrowed The
books on sociology. Of which the H.
brary has several thousand. are
shelved in the gallery where they
come under the eye only OF those
readers who are looking for some
particular book. The Woman's Suf-
fraee collection has been removed
and replaced with a collection Of
books on Capital and Labor.
Evening journal., 1913-10-01
MT. CALVARY CLUB SOCIAL.

The Mt Calvary Club held a profit
able meeting on Monday night
The meeting was opened with re-
cital on the organ by Samuel Ellwood
Clark. The young men in cap and
gown then entered the auditorium
singing the missionary professional
From Ocean Unto Ocean"
Professor n. q. Howell. Ph. d.. then
announced the invocation. George w
Jackson delivered the address Of vel
come; Wesley Jackson made the
response
The first part of the meeting was
which showed progress S d-erwr
devoted to the reading of reports
which showed progress. Announce.
ments we're made OF the Emancipation
Fair on November Is. and Of the ora.
torio, Elijah" which is to be suns
on November 16. to raise funds for the
Thanksgiving for the poor.
The young men will celebrate Hol.
lowe'en on October 81. and then viii
prepare for Thanksgiving and Christ
mas.
The officers Of the club are Harry
Howard johnson. Samuel Ellwoot
Clark. George w. Jackson, Wesle,
Jackson. w. T. Hall, and T. Arlin
CLINE Grubbs.
Evening journal., 1913-10-01
AGAIN TALK OF
ASSESSMENT PLAN

A meeting of the Board Of Assess
ment. Revision and Appeals was held
in p.e office of Mayor Howell last even
ing for the purpose Of laying plans and
discussing the method of making the
next assessment OF this city.
The meeting was attended by repre-
sentatiy s of a number of appraisal
firms. who are up in the latest method
of assessing city property and several
propositions were submitted by them.
The propositions wete received and
the board will take action upon them
at p meeting to be held later. Fred NJ.
BOYD and William Woodbury., repre-
sentng the Lloyd Thomas Company OF
New York; c. d. Thorn OF the Westing
house Kerr Company, appraisal depart
ment; Mr.. Driffen Of the Man Apprais-
ers Company OF New York, and a repre-
sentative OF the American Appraisal
Company of the same city we're present
al the meeting
Evening journal., 1913-10-01
ARDEN WILL
NOT WELCOME
SINCLAIR BACK

II Upton Sinclair. the lone Socialist
member of the single tax colony at Ar
den, returns 10 the home he owns there,
he will find. according to several Ar
denitcs. a large sign across his thresh-
old: Not Wanted"
The single takers at Arden sent
Frank Stevens. their president, to New
York yesterday to meet Mr.. Sinclair
and the second Mrs Sinclair nc the
New York pier a. they landed from the
steamship Minneapolis just what sue
cess Mr.. stephens had in his attempt
TO persuade Mr.. Sinclair that he should
not occupy his Arden house, because
Arden would not welcome him, could not
be learned as Mr.. Stephens dropped so
complct out of sight that even his
fello~- Ardenites could not find him.
All thcy could learn was that Mr..
Stephons had met Mr. and Mrs Sinclair
at the pier, and that results were not
reported.
The reason of the Arden opposition 10
Sinclair is that too much notoriety came
10 the colony ON account Of the depart
ure Of his first wife with Harry Kemp,
the tramp poet from Kansas, and un-
other reason given for the desire "a
have Mr. Sinclair and tho present Mrs
Sinclair 60 somewhere else to live Il
that Mr.. Sinclair is continually adyer.
tised and published as the io'- d
Arden. whereas he is only "a TOLERATED
outsider" among those whose faith n
the single tax caused the colony TO b
founded.
At the pier before be had becnfgreet
ed by Mr. stephens. Mr. Sinclair sail
be had given up his intention to stay
wear in Europe because of an acciden
that Mrs. Sinclair had in Germany
when she slipped on a polished noor an,
injured her spine. She left the steam
ship yesterday in an invalid's chair.
When Mr.. Sinclair was informed thai
Harry Kemp had sailed for Europe as
stoker he shrugged his shoulders.
Evening journal., 1913-10-01
LTBRARY OPEN SUNDAY.

Beginning October 5, the Free Lii
brary will be open for readers from
2 until Z in the afternoon. No books
will be issued on Sunday afternoons,
with the exception Of books on ma
chinery. engineering, woodwork,
plumbing and other technical books,
which are shelved in the reading
room. Although all parts of the IL
brary. except the reading room, will
be closed. yet the assistant in charge
Will get any book desired from the
shelves. and a good supply of novels
and stories will be placed in the read
ing room for use In the room during
the afternoon.
Evening journal., 1913-10-01
HISTORIC IVY
FOR D.A.R. HOME

MRS. George c. Hall. state Regent
Of the D. A. r.. is in Washington to-
day. attending the second days ses-
sion OF the executive committee of the
D. A. r.
An interesting feature Of the pro.
gram carried out yesterday. was the
impressive ceremonies attendant upon
the planting OF thirteen plants OF ivy
by the representatives from the thir'
teen original states.
Mrs. Hall and Mrs. Moody we're din.
ner guests at the home of Dr. and
Mrs. Charles W. Richardson. who
have as their house guests. the presi-
dent general. Mrs. William Cumming
Story. and Miss Finch