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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-11-13

Wales schoolhouse, the new addition of
Which Is nearly completion When
completed it will be quite an imposing
structure
Veteran Ross who has been in quite
poor health since bis trip during the
summer to Gettysburg has gone to
Lisbon, where he will spend the winter
months among his old comrades of the
civil war at the soldiers home.
The Wales church fair and bazaar,
which is being brought to a close to-
night has been given an attendance of
quite number of our neighbors from
Mt. Carmel, Dresden and Langdon.
The ladies who have had the affair IN
hand are confident of having raised the
entire amount necessary to wipe out the
church debt.
Martin Hahn, who has been in the
employ of the Wales creamery during
the past season has gone to Minneapolis
where until spring he will put in his
time at dairy school, He has already
considerable experience in butter max
ing and it is understood that on his re.
turn he will take charge of the Wales
Creamery, when 1t reopens IN the spring.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-11-13
MILTON.

A new barn is going up on the farm Of
Ernie Mott southwest of Milton.
Masops at Milton held their opening
lodge session for the winter season last
week.
Milton schools have lecture course
this winter supplied by the university
extension bureau.
The enrolment OF the Milton public
school has increased from l46 to 1852
within the past month.
The home of Knute Axvig south of
Milton rejoices over the arrival of a
baby girl during the past week.
A daughter of Mrs. Dan Patten of
Hannah attending the Mayville normal
school is seriously i'll in the hosplsal
there with appendicitis.
Sam Cross and daughter, Miss Annie
Cross, of Olga and Miss Helen Sweeney,
of Milton we're among the teachers in
the eastern part of the county who at.
tended the educational meeting at Fargo
last week.
Wilson Dynes. a resident OF the vici-
nifty of Milton the past twenty five years
died Monday of last week, aged 80 years.
He was born in Ireland but came to
Ontario while boy, coming west in
1883. His wife died in 1895. Death was
due to weakness and old age.
The wedding Of Miss Grace Delling,
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Delling
we'll known Milton pioneers was pro.
minent social event OF the week. The
bride was born and raised in Milton and
marrles Mr. Francis W, Hickey who
since leaving Milton few months ago
has ests blishsd in business ut Dresden.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-11-13
L'''597 :|9; s School chll!
NOTES

Over one hundred enthusiastic w.
counties greeted Prof. John Adams
Taylor, who opened the Lyceum Lecture
Recital course, Tuesday evening. with
this number: Gan evening with James
Whitcomb Riley Professor Taylor
in his usual, easy, unaffected, charming
manner captured: held and swayed his
eager audience. He gave briefly the
facts of tina Hoosier pote's life outlined
his rise from poverty to his present COM
Portable position and then described
the peaceful declining years OF Mr.. Riley
In his discussion Professor Taylor
made classification of the Riley poems,
reading, speciments of the poems of
seasons, the poems of democracy, the
dlalectlc poems, the Christmas poems,
the poems of parent love, the love poems
etc. Mr.. Taylor calls Riley the Burns
OF America, the children's poet the poet
who no doubt will cause the Hoosier
dialect to become in the course of time,
classical, the poet laureate Of America
The feeling Interpretation of the various
poems by Mr.. Taylor led the audience to
glimpse of man "whose greatest am
bition is to bring happiness to children y
Spring" Knee deep in June;" "When
the frost is on the pumpkin Let's go
awaiting to Griggsby's Station" "The
story of the one.legged soldier" like
Walton's Prayer cat the Literary, u
"On Roses" "Almost beyond and en-
durance.' "t'ishlng.' "Mother's song
and many other selections were read so
feellngly. so pathetlcally that Professor
Taylor simply carried his hearers-from
mood to mood, from laughter to sorrow
from sorrow to sympathy, from sympathy
to longing for better life.
That the friends of the Langdon
public schools enjoyed themselves, re.
| freshed themselves, instructed them.
selv es is putting it mildly. The con.
census of opinion is that the literary
societies should again invite this skill
full platformist, entertainer, reader and
lecturer, Professor John Adams TAYLOR
The "Lincolnian.' will hold their frs,
public meeting next Friday evening
Ihe debate~ls On the question Resolved
that Mrs Pankhurst should be permit.
ed to remain in this country Those
taking part are working hard and pro.
mise an excellent program. 1t seems
that those Freshmen may prove worthy
rivals of the Langdon High School
Literary Society some day.
| Langdon was we'll represented at the
North Dakota Educational Association
Convention in Fargo last week. Miss
Engebretson, Mrs. Rldlington, Miss
Sullivan, Mrs. John Mahon, Miss LABEL
Mahon and MIR. Stauff attended. Mr..
Stautf spoke on the Illegal Status of the
City Superintendent" before the City
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-11-13
'R'9H2 4s2 County.
CALVIN.

On Sunday, Nov. End baby girl was
born at the Levi Bell home west OF
Calvin
Frank Y. Ross is the newly elected
worthy master of the Calvin lodge OF
the Masonic order.
Mrs. Lillian B. Bowers of Fargo, state
lecturer of the W. Z. T. u, talked at
Calvin on the evils of tobacco and in
temperance last Tuesday.
Dan McKechnie his wife, the latters
mother, Mrs. Morgan, and Peter Nc
Kechnie and little son, left Calvin on
Thursday to make their home in
California.
Calv;n's consolidated schools made
Halloween the occasion OF au entertain
ment and box social at which $50 was
realized toward the purchase of piano
for the school.
Ed Porter is the checker champion of
western Cavalier county and last week
completely routed Jack Mclean of
Tyner, who bears similar distinction
in Pembina county.
Grandma Henderson, the mother of
the Henderson boys who years ago re-
moved from Beaulier to locate at Calvin,
is getting better after seige of illness
IN which her life was despaired until
lately.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-11-13

uper!ntendent ASSOCIATION. Miss Mahon
read paper before the musical section
and Miss Sullivan led discussion in
the County Superintendents meeting,
Mr. Stauff and Miss Engebretson re-
turned Saturday, Mrs. Ridlington on
Monday.
No typewriting classes were held Mon
day, to enable Mr.. Stauff to correct and
tile the papers for the proceeding week
and to clean and repair the typewriters.
A game has oeen arranged between
Langdon and Hannah for Wednesday
afternoon to be played at Hannah.
Every one hopes that our team will re-
peat their performance of week ago.
Professor Halls, of the extension de.
partment of the Agricultural College
and formerly Vice. President Of the
Valley City Normal, visited the classes
of Mrs. Ridlington, Miss Follansbee and
Miss Cosgrove on Tuesday of last week.
The Physics class is quite unparalleled
in propounding scientific questions,
The latest is: "Where would we 90 if
the force of gravity was turned off,"
Tuesday afternoon fire drill alarm
was given about half past one. The
alarm was given on the new gong which
has been installed in the lower hall.
The pupils were all outside in two
minutes. A second drill Wednesday
morning cut this time to eighty five
seconds.
Professor John Adams Taylor spoke
to the Juniors and Seniors high school
Wednesday morning He chose his text
from "The English Teachers Gospel"
The First Epistle tc the high school
students" and the verse which reads.
"Get thou in the days of thy youth the
reading habit
Mr.. Taylor's talk needs no comments
he makes his appeal directly to the
student himself and learns them with a
keen sense of enjoyment and an inspira-
tion to know the great authors better.
In this instance it was kipling, who now
seems real man when before, perhaps
he was vague and distant writer dwell
ing perhaps somewhere but nowhere in
particular.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-11-13
Christmas Photos

We wish to impress upon our custom.
ers the necessity OF coming az early as
possible to have their sittings made for
Christmas photographs. When possible
please make an appointment,
w. X. ORR, Photographer.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-11-13

A rich flow of natural gas was struck
on the f. N. Lea farm, near Manitou
last Thursday, The pressure was ex-
ceedingly strong, over 100 pounds to
the square inch, sufficient to carry the
gas many miles. After the gas was lit
the flame shot up some thirty feet and
measured 10 feet across. This from
depth of $50 feet. Beyond doubt gas
exists in unlimited quantities and neigh
boring towns are making arrangements
to pipe the gas. Manitou Is looking for
ward to a boom, and should the dis
covery prove as extensive as is thought
at present, boom it surely will be-
Hannah Moon.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-11-13

For earache, toothache, pains, burns,
scalds, sore throat, try DR.. Thomas
Electric Oil. splendid remedy for
emergencies
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-04-16
SENATOR JONES PROPOS-
 ES INHERITANCE TAX

An inheritance tax that would run as high as 50 per cent, on fortunes more than $15,OOO,OOO has been pro- posed in a bill introduced ill the Sem ate by Senator Jones of Washington. The measure would impose an inher- itance tax on all estates where the beouest is to members of the immed- fate family, in which case there would be an exemption of $25,OOO and a re- duced tax rate.
 The general inheritance tax pro- posed is as follows;
 On estates less than $5,OOO, l per cent; from $5,OOO to $5O,OOO, ? per cent: from $5O,OOO to $25O,OOO 5 per cent: from $25O,OOO to $75O,OOO 10 per cent; from $75O,OOO to $1,5OO,OOO, 15 per cent; from s1,5OO,OOO to $3,- 100000, 20 per cent; from $S,OOO,OOO to $7,OOO,OOO, 25 per cent; from ST. OOO,OOO to S15,OOO,OOO 40 per cent; above $15,OOO,OOO, 50 per cent.
 No constitutional amendment would be necessary to impose an in- heritance tax
 In the House similar bill has been introduced by Representative La Fol lette. of Washington.
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-04-16
Alaska Makes
 New Record

While London suffragettes fight like sayages in that mother country of constitutional rights for enfranchise' ment of women, and succeed not; while the Eastern American states deny the boon to woman; while row dies in Washington D. c. insult and almost mob the fair ones who no more than march the streets in their orderly campaign work; while the more progressive western states have given suffrage to woman after hard campaigns. it remains for the, most western outpost of English civiliza. tion, Alaska, to grant the gift to wo- men, even before she asked for 1t.
 Representative Shoup, the father of the Alaska bill, has won himself en- during fame in the cause of represen- tatiye government, and has achieved for Alaska the distinction of the speediest and least contentious vic tory ever recorded in connection with the great issue. Truly, it seems that the claim that progress belongs to the West and that the youngest shall lead is established by precept. The wave of reform in democracy is sweeping from the westernmost bor- der of the Anglo-SaXon world east ward. and Runnymede, which gave the first representative rights to men may be the last to extend them to wo- men.
 Representative Shoup did not act on impulse. He had sound reasons for bringing in his bill, and the chief of these was the one that clinched the cause with others of the house and senate. The clincher was that Alaska must recognize the importance of woman in making Alaska place of permanent home.bulding. The Alaskan legislators are willing to give women an equal chance in starting in the Northland. There is no reason she should not have it. It is no small matter for women to sever all her attachments to the land of her birth and to come so far to develop re zion which is to be counted as yet the frontier.
 Alaska, in leading off with the extension of the franchise to woman in her first session, wins signal dis. tinction throughout the world. Al aska is extending to woman what in evitably will be secured by her be- fore long in all civilized countries. The half.observant reader of public prints can see the movement coming with landslide sweeps and certainty. It will succeed throughout the civil ized nations because of the broad principle involved The victory of woman will be complete on this con tinent and throughout Europe in on ly a few years. Why then should the virile young territories of Alaskan and the Yukon make a painful and aggravating job of the inevitable? Rather let the two territories beat the other countries to the goal Douglas News.
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-04-16
ICELANDERS HERE
 WITH FAMILIES

Nineteen Icelanders, who wish to live in a country where profitable az riculture and sea fishing can be com bined, are at present in the city on their way to Graham Island, and it would seem that they are on the eve of reaching the promised land.
 They reached here by the Princess Mary. and hail from an Icelandic set clement that for fully thirty years has been established on the shores of Lake Winnepeg. From what they have seen of British Columbia they are greatly taken with the general prospects. They have spent the last few days in visiting the various parts of this townste, and one of the most interesting points seen was Seal Cove where the big fish and cold storage plant is established. Mir Davidson, proprietor of the Peerless Studio, is himself an Icelander, and to the new corners he has been a veritable mine of information, and he expects to ac- company them to Masset by the next boat.
 The party consists of men of whom quite few are married, and if they decide to settle on the Islands, and from present indications they will do so. the families will be sent for. The men are fine, hardy, and industrious looking and will certainly be an im- portant acquisition to the Islands. In fact, this party will be but the fore runners of others. Capt. steffanson, the famous Arctic explorer, comes from this same Icelandic colony, and the captain is some punkns. Prince Rupert Empire.
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-04-16
IT HELPS SOME.

The buffalo on our coins makes the dragon on the Chinese coins seem a comparatively handsome brute. - Washington Star.
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-04-16
CAPTAIN HARRINGTON
 CONFIRMS REPORT


 Captain Sid Harrington arrived last Wednesday evening from his home in Seattle and will leave on the stage tomorrow for Dawson, near which place his steamer, the Vidette, has been tied up since last fSl. Accom- panying Captain Harrington is Capt w. T. Bragg, who will ship as pilot on the Vidette with Captain Bailey.
 Captain Harrington has a lively season ahead of him for the reason that he has. secured the steamer Eve lyn from the Merchants Yukon com pany and will operator her between this place and Dawson in opposition to the White Pass company.
 The Evelyn is now at Gibbon, AL aska, where she is being put in con dition by having new house placed on her with accommodations for eigh- ty first class passengers. She will be engaged in both freight and pass enger traffic between here and Daw- son. Captain Harrington does not hesitate in saying that there will he some lively rate cutting on his part that he proposes to make a rate of just one.half on anything and every thing charged by the White Pass steamers.
 It is expected that the Evelyn will be on the upper Yuokon by the time the ice is out of Lake Lebarge as it is usually gone from the lower riv' CT three weeks before the lake breaks up.
 Captain Harrington spent the win ter in Southern California and Next co, He will be master of the Evelyn and will personally conduct her op erations during the season. White horse Star.
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-04-16
YUKON EXPORTING
 ICE AND FERTILIZER

Were it not for Whitehorse and the remainder of Southern Yukon, the town of Skagway which is poetical on ly in the fact that she is washed by the rythmic surf, would be in a bad way. Only two weeks ago train load of ice was shipped to Skagway from Yukon and this week a train load of fertilizer was shipped there from this place. We are not certain whether the latter is to be used for packing her water pipes or for use on her experimental forms. If we have anything else skagway needs to make her happy, she is welcome to it.-Whitehorse Star.
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-04-16
His Trouble Supply

Are you looking for trouble?" ask ed the man with the big voice and the bristly mustache.
 Looking for trouble?' asked sena' tor Sorghum, who had accidentally jostled him, No Sir, never look for trouble anywhere but in letters from my constituents or in the newspapers"
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-04-16
LOW TELEGRAPH TOLLS
 FOR NEBRASKA

The Nebraska legislature has passed and Gov. Morehead of that state has signed bill making 25 cents the maximum toll that can be charged on telegraph message of 10 words from one section of that state to another,
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-04-16
PREPARING FOR SPRING.

In line with the general spruc- ing up for the spring season that ev- erywhere is in evidence, a modern bootblack stand has been erected by the Occidental hotel near the en- trance to that hostelry.
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-04-16
SEATTLE COUPLE
 PERISH IN NORTH

DAWSON, Y. T., March 2S.-Evi- dences have been found that MT, and Mrs. Schmidt, formerly of Seattle later of Dawson, perished somewhere on the Russell glacier, at the head of White river.
 The old couple left here three will ters ago. The last seen of them was when they left camp of copper pros pectors at the North Fork Island on the head of the White, and now James Kingston, who has just returned from that vicinity, brings word that roll of blankets and a rifle, supposed to have belonged ot the Schmidts, were found last fall on Russell glacier.
 Bob. Wiley. extensive holder of claims on the upper White, found the rifle and the blankets while on his way out. The story did not get into general circulation, it seems, at the time of the finding. Mir. Kingston says that from what he could hear at North Fork Island, on the White, this months Wiley came across the rifle and the blankets about the mid, dle of the glacier.
 .... Days Work For Musher.
 Russell glacier is many miles in length, and it requires an entire day for a good musher to come from the White river to the Copper river side Wiley. it is understood, could find nc other stray articles or signs of hu man beings having been in the vic inity. but felt confident the blankets and rifle were the same as the Schmidts had The blankets had been exposed so long that they were practically worthless and were left on the glacier. The rifle was picked up and carried back to North Fork Island. Those who have seen it say it is similar to the one Schmidt car ried on leaving there with his wife to cross the glacier.
 Left Three Years Ago.
 Mir. and Mrs. Scmidt lived in Daw son for years. Mrs. Schmidt became we'll known here in a long spactacu lar fight which she made against the Yukon Gold company running Hume over a quartz claim which she helt on the hill near the slide back o Dawson. She and her husband Jeff here three years ago for the head oj the White with a horse drawing sin gle sleigh. They were long time making the head of the river, and or arrival there had no food or supplies
 The miners advised them of the great danger of crossing at that time of the year. The old couple insisted on crossing, and pushed ahead alone It is feared by the prospectors of the district that they lost their way or the glacier, laid down their blankets and gun to reconnoiter, and wandered into a crevasse and perished.
 Mir. and Mrs. Schmidt left two daughters who are Catholic Sisters and who have made inquiries at var ious times for traces of their parents since leaving the White, but hitherto without success.
 Daughters Keep Up Search.
 Two daughters of the couple, 0otf Sisters of Charity of the House O. Providence, one stationed at Olympia and the other stationed at Walla Wal a, nae kept up a devoted searef for the lost couple ever since it wa: first learned that they were missing writing to all their friends in Alask' and following every story that hal come to them in the hope of finding that they had not been lost after all
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-05

DR. c. O. OMAN announced yesterday
that Germania park had been purchased
as site for the Pisgah home. The new
ouarters were occupied yesterday and at
services tomorrow the mems buildings
will be dedicated
Extensive repairs will be made on the
properties and buildings remodeled. A
small farm or garden will be cultivated
within the enclosure. which contains six
acres It is planned to have buildings
that will accommodate at least $50 per-
sons.
DR.. Oman, who recently returned from
a trip to California for his health, was
very enthusiastic in speaking of the new
location for the Pisgah Home yesterday
and said:
'I am very glad to be home again.
and to find ourselves in such a beautiful
from a car line, and with 10 foot fence
around the entire place, we have six
acres of ground with buildings which,
when remodeled, will accommodate 1sO
people easily
1.-The former bowling alley will be con-
verted into woman's home, the dance
hall into chapel, dining room and dor
mitory for men and the club house into
an office, reception room and locker room
for supplies.
"At the earliest possible date two more
buildings washhouse and manual train
ing school, will be erected, and then the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-05
ADDITIONAL FUNDS
FOR FLOOD VICTIMS
Alabama and Ohio Sufferers
Generously Remembered
by Citizens of State

Montgomery, April 4.-(Special (-Gov-
ernor O'Neal today received a check for
500 from the w. A. Smith Lumber COM
pany of Chapman for distribution among
the flood sufferers of Lower Peach
tree and at Dayton o. The request was
made that $5o be sent to each place. The
money was contributed largely by the
employees of the lumber company.
The governor has also been informed OF
the amount of contributions sent the
flood sufferers in the state by the Busi-
ness Mems league of Montgomery.
The statement of the contributions was
furnished the governor by F. G.. Salter
president of the league, who declared
that S249.SS had been sent to Lower Peach
tree and $3.50 to the flood sufferers al
Garland
In addition to money the Business
Mems league sent 20 bundles of clothes
to the flood sufferers at Lower Peach
tree.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-05
PARK BOUGHT
AS SITE FOR PISGAH HOME

Pisgah idea of immediate assistance with
out question and later permanent relief
can be carried out.
MY physicians and friends In Los
Angeles felt that | should rest some
weeks longer, but a telegram informed
me it was imperative for the good of
the work that | return.
II am sure we can demonstrate to the
people of Birmingham that there need
be no young girls on the streets unpro-
vided for. and we hope to make an i'm
preston upon the vagrancy problem by
putting at least two acres of our ground
in potatoes and vegetables. l am bring
ing an experienced worker from At
anta today to look after these men. DR.
Yoakum of Los Angeles is also sending
me one of the most competent, conse-
Grated women workers in this country
She will have direct charge of the
women.
Next Sunday, April 6, will be devoted
to the dedication of our new buildings.
THE loyalty of the trustees and friends
of this organization has surpassed any
thing / have ever known in my expert
ence The newspapers have always been
kind to us.
There will be a light at the gate day
and night, so that citizens may send
all distressed persons not crippled nor
diseased for Immediate help.
1.-The services Sunday at p. m. will
furnish an interesting meeting, and
wish to extend a hearty invitation to
the entire community to worship with
us next Sunday at p. M Powderly or
South Bessemer cars run TO Germania
Park station, three blocks from the
home"