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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-04-24
ADDITIONAL LOCAL

DR.. Rod McHugh came up from St.
Paul yesterday for visit of week
with his mother and sister.
A. l. Vessey returned to the city
Tuesday from business visit of several
days at Red Lake Falls. Mimi
Mrs. w. L Reilly came up from Mil
ton on Tuesday and stayed over for a
short visit with her Langdon friends.
Chief OF Police Drury went down the
line Friday as far as Osnabrock where
his automobile has been in winter
quarters since last fall.
Cavalier teachers institute is an
nounced for the last week in June.
commencing Cd Monday, June 23rd.,
and closing on Saturday. June 28th.
Peter Reid returned Friday from a
weeks stay at his farm near Hannah
where he reports an excellent headway
being made with the springs work.
Attorney E F. Fletcher and wife are
moving this week from the Smith house
opposite the court house into the suite
of front rooms over the First National
Bank.
The arrival of little son is reported as
having occurred at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. John karsky on the Stewart farm
just west of Langdon on Tuesday Of
this week
H. A. Helgeson, the Osnabrock rea
estate man, was here Thursday anc
took back with him his big auto which
has heen overhauled during the win e.
at the Starring ga age.
J. \. Stautf. u.erlntandent of tn,
city schools, attended the central teach
ers association meeting held at HANNAH
last week addressing the teachers at th
session of Friday afternoon.
G. recke, the Mlton real estate man
was here Friday He was among tn
representative democrats of the northern
part of the state in attendance at tn
me ting of party leaders held last Wee!
at Fargo.
DR.. Tom Smith and bride. who are ay
ected to return during the cumlu
week from their wedding "trip 10 III
Twin Cities and Chicago. will, 70, th
summer occupy the suite of rooms o
the second floor of the Smith building
opposite the court house
On Sunday afternoon at the cemeter
of the Harvey Center church occurre,
the funeral of the late George Diob!t
Sr, the aged father Of Mrs. Geo Grave:
Deceased was ninety-siX years old an
had up to the past twelve months bee
able 10 thoroughly enjoy both physical
ly and mentally his ripe old age. He VIA
we'll known and held in very high regar
among the pioneers Of the Mona distrlc
where he had lived since the first settle
ment of Cavalier county
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-04-24
Motor Cycle For Sale

Reading standard motor cycle, tourist
model, brown finish, Fox's saddle, Cor
bin brake, with lamps and Prestolite
tank. New lasttJuly and in good con.
dition. For sale cheap. Write, tele.
phone or call onffor particulars.
j. w HAw, Langdon, N. d.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-04-24
Notice of Teachers Examination.

An examination of applicants for
Teachers Certificates will be held at
Langdon and Munich on Thursday and
Friday, May 9Th and 9th, 1913, begin
ming at $3.50 a. m.
HELEN j. SULLIVAN,
Superintendent Of Schools
Langdon, N. OAK, April l4th, 1912.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-04-24
HANNAH ENTERTAINED
TEACHERS ASSOCIATION
Largely Attended Meeting Of Cen
sral Teachers Association Held
Friday and. Saturday

The meeting of the Central Teachers
Association Of Cavalier county held at
Hannah on Friday and Saturday of last
week was given an attendance of twenty
along the line uf tho CT. Northern in
this county. At the opening session on
Friday afternoon the program was given
a start off with a musical number by the
intermediate department of the Han
nah schools, Prof. Davis of Osnabrock
talked Interestingly on "The Status of
the Teaching Profession The subject
of "Athletics. Their Value and Manage
ment by Principal Robertson of the Mil.
ton schools was another good paper and
followed by an animated discussion. Mrs.
Doud, who is teacher of the primary
grades of the Wales school followed with
carefully and we'll prepared paper on
How to Deal With the Backward Child"
The Friday afternoon session closed with
round table discussion that was gene--
rally entered into by the teachers in at
tendance at the meeting
Saturdays forenoon session, which
brought to close the Hannah meeting
of the association opened with musical
selection by local TALENT Miss Bennett
followed with model class in primary
reading by her pupils in the Hannah
schools. Principal Thordarson of the
Wales schools gave paper thai was
we'll receiyed and thoroughly discussed
relative to The Results of Qualifying
for State Aid His remarks applied more
particularly to graded schools and the
side of the question as it affects rural
schools was taken up by Miss Sweeney,
of Montrose school district. The meet
ing reached an adjournment about eleven
o'clock following the discussion Of the
question box and round table numbers
on the forenoons program.
The association will hold meeting on
Saturday of this week the 26th inst, at
Munich for the attendance of teachers
engaged IN school work along that line
of the CIT Northern railroad
The automobile business in Langdon
promises to break all records this spring
in spite of the prediction that last falls
crop would practically defer all contem-
plated investments along that line. The
firm of MCLAUGHLIN g. Stranger have up
to date sold ten Buick cars at their
garage since the season opened. j. f.
Ramage, who handles the Ford car has
almost as large number of ad-
vace orders booked and is now busy
making spring deliveries. The uptown
garage Of A. Sparling the headquarters,
OF the Overland and Regal has no cause
for complaint and has had its entire
working force busy since the first OF the
year. Autos sold to date appear TO be
about evenly distributed between town
and ont Of town buyers.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-04-24
'R'9EE W? County 9!!

Snowflake will play football this sum
mer instead of baseball.
Byron school is likely to open up this
summer. the first time in several years.
Edinburg is recovering from seige OF
diphtheria which closed the schools for
some little time.
Frank Fischer of Wales left Monday
on two weeks trip east. He will
visit Chicago and Detroit before his
return.
Milton Commercial Club is negotiat-
ing with the Great Northern to trans
port gravel with which to fix up their
streets.
Baseball teams have already oeen o.
ganized at Hannah, Munich and Clyde
in the western part of the county. The
team at Sarles has already played
several practice games.
Since spring opened considerable of
last falls unthreshed crops of late flax
and barley in the vicinity of Wales have
been stacked and threshed with results
more satisfactory than anticipated.
The only child of Mr.. and Mrs. Alex
Clement of Star Mound died in the
Hannah hospital Saturday of cancer.
The remains were inferred Monday
afternoon in the Hannah cemetery.
Rev. W. E. Kelly conducted the service.
Many people over the state will re-
member Frank B. Tracy, who was
editor of the Cavalier County Repub.
lican in 1896 and went from here to
the Boston Transcript where he was
later made managing editor. The Iowa
Alumnus, a monthly publication of the
Iowa state university in telling of his
mysterious disappearance last fall says:
Drank Tracy. editor of the Boston
Transcript, suffered nervous collapse
during the holiday season of 1911. The
immediate cause was the shock occa-
stoned by the distressing death of his
friend Kellog Dauland. He spent sew
eral months in quest of health in
Florida and Maine and under physi-
clans nearer home He resumed his
editorial duties early in the summer
but on the 9th of last August he gave
up his post and put himself in care OF
physicians in Providence, r. l. Thanks
giving day he escaped from the sani-
tarium, took the night boat for New
York and wrote letters to his brother
and his wife saying that he intended
to drown himself in Long Island sound;
Search and inquiry have remained
fruitless. Not oven his final resting
place is known"
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-11-13

signed 4 receipt Tor the amount ks 6ad
claimed In preference to going TO 3atl.s
How did you prove him such r. SsasSs
q gave him my opinion of one who
would take money IN such fashion
from a minor. He still pretended to be
a gentleman and agreed TO surrender
the check to Yon III person. Instead OF
doing so. he presented It at the bank
4 had taken the ~precaution to stop
payment ON the cheek and was at the
bank to receive the rascal when he
came to draw the money. ! gave him
his choice between exposure and its
consequences and giving me. for you.
these two papers.
Mrs Van Zandt's eyes were dimmed
with tears. She yearned to throw her
self into her lovers arms. but those
| were times Of great Formally.
Mr.. Trayers." she said. as soon as
she could control her voice. sit seems,
sir, that my sons interests : safer In
your hands than in mine.s
With great composure he e~ncircled
her waist and took her hand: then he
drew her to him and kissed her.
"Ah, INDIAN. you have made me the
happtest OF menu
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-11-13
Caught ths Animal Man.

..The animal man started ID the al
rectton OF the ruEnpus. Just then there
was a Dash Of lightning. and 1 saw the
orang outang tearing at the galley door
AT the same time the ape heard the
animal man approaching and swung
about on his hind legs. A moment
later a shot rang out. | saw the fash
cut the night. Then there came q ter~
rible scream and another shot. The
next moment the sailor ran up
4 T apes got him, he yelled
81 told Lowrie to take his gln and
follow me. The second mate had come
on deck by This time. and we left him
III eharge Of the bridge
Went After tho Captain.
when the lightning lt Things APP y
saw d sight that made me slliver to my
boot tops The big ape Ind the animii
man around the whist md was drag
ging him art. took quick aim az
the big beasts back and fred. The
shot hit the mark, for the orang outang
dropped the man and went for us.
81 fred again. and together Low
rie and | began to retreat along the
swaying, sWiriing deck. Ind Just
grasped the hand rail when the orang
outang got hold Of me by the sleeve or
my coat. thought it was NIL off then
and there. But inst as the lad caught
my sleeve there came Il wave over the
side that fairly smothered me. ex-
erted MI the strength could 10 hold
to that hand rail That wave saved my
life. for 1t tore the big ape loose, and
he went over The side
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-11-13
SUM MONS.

--H
State of South Dakota, County of
Codington, IS.
In Circuit Court, Third Judicial Cir
cult.
Lennie e. Dempsey, Plaintiff, VS..
James J. Dempsey, Defendant.
The State Of South Dakota to the
above named Defendant:
You r hereby summoned and re-
Quired to answer the complaint of the
Plaintiff in the above entitled action,
which was filed in the Office of the
clerk of courts of the Third Judicial
Circuit, in and for the County of Cod
ington and state of South Dakota, on
October 14th. 1913, and to serve a
copy of your answer to the said Com
plant on the subscribers at their Of
fee in Watertown in said county and
state, within thirty days after the
service of this summons, exclusive Of
the day of such service, and if you
fail to answer the said complaint with.
in the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in
this action will apply to the Court for
the relief demanded in this Complaint,
Dated at Watertown, S. D., this
18th day of October, 1913.
Sherin & Sherin,
Attorneys for Plaintiff
First pub. Oct. 16, last pub. Nov. 20)
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-11-13
Held of Wolves With Chars.

With only four cigars as weapons
John Bergman of Palmer, Mimi, held
a wolf pack at bay until assistance
came from the camp where he is en-
ployed
Bergman "a walking to the camp
near Palmer in the dusk when he saw
wolves across the road in front of him,
Then the pack began to close In. He
had no weapons. but he did have four
cigars.
Lighting all four cigars. Bergman
jabbed the lighted ends at the wolves,
only stopping long enough to puff the
cigars to keep them glowing. When he
came within hailing distance Of the
camp he was exhausted. Men ran out
with guns. and the wolves hed.-St.
Paul Pioneer Press.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-11-13
BURIED. SAVED BY OXYGEN.
stoker's Life Preserved BY Gas Pumped
Through Coal.

stoker's Life Preserved by GAS Pumped
Through Coal.
Ten tanks of oxygen pumped through
twenty tons Of coal that buried him
beneath their weight probably saved.
the life of Joseph r. Foster, a stoker
at the League Island navy yard, Phila-
delphia, says the New York World.
While at work Foster missed his
footing and slipped into the chute and
was Immediately plunged into the coal
that was burying him alive.
Fellow workmen saw him drop and
ordered the coal shut Off. William
Ritter. the chief marine hospital stew
ard, ordered an inch pipe to be driven
through the coal pile. and this was
Immediately attached to the compound
oxygen tank and the fresh air pumped
in while the got busy with
their shoveis
1t took exactly sixty-five minutes to
reach the a and when he was taken
from the coal pockets be was nncon
scious. Artificial r~esuscitation brought
him around. and be was then rushed
to the naval hospital.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-11-13

was received that a dealer in wild
animals had captured Il zebra and In
tended taking IL to Berlin for sale.
Miss lie Cron and Gillespie went to
look at 1t. They lei permitted to en-
ter the Enclosure When the zebra broke
loose and raced toward them. Its head
dung back and IT'S big teeth showing
hideomsly.
Miss lie Cron screamed. As Giles
pie pushed her to one side the zebra's
fore feet struck Gillespie in the chest
and hurled linn to the ground. In his
fall lie caroIned against Miss lie Cron.
throwing her IN the oath Of the in.
fsiriated aniFiat- which had turned
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-11-13
ZEBRA DIDN'T WANT
TO RECEIVE VISITORS
Striped Beast Nearly Did Up
Two Before Bullet Hit Him.

The wilds Of British East Africa
have seen many intrepid hunters since
big game shooting became a fashion
able pastime. but it was left to Ruth
lie Cron and her friends, Amy NJ. Spill
Ter and David L. Gillespie. to return
with n story of real adventure that
nearly ended in Miss LIE Cron and Mr..
Gillespie being torn and kicked to
death by a mad zebra.
Miss lie Cron vas in Cape Town
with her father when Gillespie and
his cousin. Miss Spiller. arrived with
the news that they were going hunt
ing in Uganda. Miss LIE Cron. a crack
shot and splendid horsewoman. OBJ
tanned permission from her father to
go as we'll.
The party reached Zanzibar a month
later. Before they started inward word
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-11-13

tang. This lad must have stood ak
feet on his hind legs, and the way he
yelled and tore at the wooden bars Of.
his cage made my blood run cold, We
lowered Mr.. Orang and the rest into
the hold and headed for Frisco.
...The morning of the fourth day out
we ran into a squall that turned into
a full gale before dark. The orang
outang's yeIls became louder than ever
BID Ape Breaks Loose,
Along about midnight was We
and chilled to the bone and turned the
bridge ore to Lowrie. my mate, while
/ went below to get a wink Of sleep.
I had hardly closed my eyes when
there came d pounding OF my door, and
one of the sailors rushed In.
THE big apes broke loose. captain,
and he's murdered Travis he cried.
.sWell. sir. | was into my boots In a
iiffy, and with my gun in hand went
on deck. Gosh. what u night. got
on the bridge and found Lowrie as
scared looking almost as the sailor.
Crew Scared TO Death.
" Troubles broke loose for fair.
says Lowrie The big apes out Of his
cage and running amuck. He's killed
one Of the men. and the rest of the
watch is locked in the ~fo,castle.
II told the sailor who had called mi
to 20 below and get the man in charge
OF the animals. In a bit the ANNA
man. who was almost as scared ms the
rest of ms. comes up.
Your monkey IL loose. says i 'ant
you'd better get him quick
Give me a man and a revolver.
. &c fho animal man .yof him n ra
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-11-13
saw The PUSSY
DROP 800 FEET
Skyscrapar Builder Quit His
Job After That.
he TRIED TO SAVE HER.
G.ab at Little Animals Fur Was Just
a Moment Too Late-He Has Never
Been Aioft Sinee-Men Of Hazardous
callinas Must Take Chances.

THERE is a structural steel
worker who was once one OF
the most daring cowboys OF
the air. No money now
would tempt him to go aloft.
Il lost my goat up in the sky" he
said, lust through a kitten that but
ted in. a year ago | was setting steel
IN the thirtieth story Of n of the
record breaking skyscrapers. At the
noon hour. when l went below for
lunch. a little maltese kitten strolled
up and made friends. | divvied up
the meat from one of my sandwiches
with pussy. There was a pink ribbon
on its neck. Eve hated pink ever since.
Funny. isn't it: 1t was the prettiest,
cutest little mite of a cat l V e saw.
My little girl had cried for 4 kitten
that morning. and this looktl like the
very thing.
Took Kitty Up With Him.
When the lunch hour was over and
l had to 80 swinging up to the thirtieth
story l tucked the purring ball of fur
into my jacket pocket. When we
reached the top | got a bit of string,
tied one end in the pink ribbon and
the other to a brace in an out of the
way corner. where | made a bed for
Miss kit with my jacket and left her
there.
II was pretty busy that afternoon
and forgot nil about the kitty. Along
toward quitting time happened to
look up and saw that tiny thing, the
ribbon off its neck. running toward
me over the beams.
Pussy Made a Spring.
1T didn't mind the height, but in
stead came trotting along u%nsuspect-
ingly in the most friendly. playful fash
ion. ! was standing out toward the
end of a girder waiting for another
huge mass of steel to be swung into
place. a gap OF about four feet sepa-
rated the beam on which | was stand
ing from the one On which the kitten
was approaching. Beneath the open
ing there was nothing but a straight
drop of some 300 feet. called to
pussy to stay where h was and I'd
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-11-13

come to her. bit instead. when she
came opposite me. she crouched and
sprang.
AS she did 50 her feet slipped on the
smooth steel | saw it and grabbed
grabbed just In time to feel n pinch of
fur that ! canght between my finger
and thumb slip ont of my grasp. !
stared downward and saw that poor
little mite turn over and over and land
at the bottom. Ii made me sick. A
moment before and the dizziest height
was as snfe for me as the sidewalk: I
lay down fiat on the girder for the first
time in my life. thinking it would pass.
i didn't dare open my eyes. The boys
carried me down on a hoist. I've never
been aioft on fine steel since
Mustn't Lose Their Nerve.
1t is a good thing that men in hazard
Gus occupations do not AS Il rnle lose
their nerve. If they did 1t would be
difficult to get the worlds work done
Vastly more stick To their Jobs Than
quit. and 50 the great tunnels are driy-
en- beneath The rivers he'd. high tres
Ties span raging torrents. skyscrapers
aspire higher and higher toward The
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-11-13

round and was charging the couple d
second time. Before 1t reached them a
bullet from the dealers gun entered
the zebra's skull aud dropped it dead.
Neither Miss lie Cron 0 Miss Spill
Ter would join the hunting party after
that experience with a wild animal, so
Gillespie and other friends went in
stead. Gillespie shot a lion as 1t was
charging at him. The bullet wounded
but did not kill, and before another
shot had given the lion its death
wound Gillespie found himself on the
ground with a badly munched left
shoulder which took three months to
heal,-New York American.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-11-13
He Could Walk.

All are not soldiers who wear q uni
form, as General Lew Wallace found
out ut Fort Doneison. He saw four
soldiers carrying a fifth. who seemed
to be wounded.
Can't that man walk without assist
ancegy asked Wallace.
.sOh, nor said the men. He is
dying.
just then a shell exploded near by.
and the four men dropped their burden
and fed. The man who was supposed
to be wounded leaped to his feet and
ran even faster than the Others.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-11-13
DON'T HURRY.

DO nothing in a hurry. Mature
never does. More haste, wore
speed" says The old proyerb. II
you are iii doubt, sleep over il.
But. above all. never quarrel in d
hurry. Think ii over well. Take
time. However vexed You may
be overnight. things viii often look
different in the morning. # you
have Yritten a clever and conclu-
siye .nt scathins letter. keep it
back till the next day and ii viii
very. often never go al all. Lord
Ayebury.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-11-13
md down the scale Of human

md down the scale of human
existence there are thousands Of men
who dare and keep OF daring to the
end where there is n who listens to
the inner voice Of warning. And v
among these latter there is one
who could be called a coward, not one
who turns yellow when there is danger
for others if he falters. The iron
nerved man who drops his goat" does
not do so until his work is done, and he
has a right to retire with his shield rath-
er than npon it.-PhiladeDhia Press.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-11-13
/. cramped Quarters.

"She doesn't open her mouth wide
enough when she sings
.She learned to sing IN q fat
What has that got to do with it2i'
'.She didn't have D to open her
mouth.v-Honston Post.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-11-13
FIGHT WITH APE
AS GALE RACES
Big OTang 0utang Was Ruler
Of the Ship.
He HAD SLAIN ONE Man.
Ferocious Beast Terrorized Vessel IN.
til Swept Overheard by Sea - Al
most Had Captain In His Grasp as
End Came.

nTATE were trading from Sinea
ktVI is,re. Hongkong. Snva and
Wv san Francisco" began zap
iain Mckay of file steainer
.Tivies to a New York Evening Nsrid
reporter. "We received orders FL Sina
arore to tonrl, at d sin,til plase III
Borimo 70 take aboard Wild beasts.
Among flaea, WIS i hinge Drait2 ~
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-11-13

"HERE is a structural steel
worker who was once one OF
the most daring cowboys OF
- - sla % L.. !, - Ma naonor- nnux
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1913-06-06

THAT Il college education does
hot always tend to fit man for
IN humble position in the begin
ming OF n business career,is aptly
illustrated bya recent cartoon
showing a graduate being
offered the position OF helper to
the third assistant bookkeeper.
He is surprised that the business
manager to whom he applies is
not impressed with his diploma
nor his great record as a college
athlete.