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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-03-13
GRAFTON WON DEBATE
lanedons High School Debating Team Failed
to Win Over at Grafton Last Week

The local high school team journeyed
to Grafton Thursday and Friday of
last week to meet the Grafton high
school team IN joint debate. Our con-
testants were we'll prepared and conf
dent of success, out jury is jury and
judges are judges,
At $40 p. No., Supt Whitney, OF Graf
ton, called the first number a song by
the glee CLUB. After reading the rules
pertaining 10 the conduct of the debate
the instructions to the judges and after
announcing the names of the judges,
Grafton opened with its arguments
Henry Brosnahan, former Langdor
boy debating. Dorothy Price introduce
ed the subject in behalf of Langdor
and gave good account of herself.
Marian Gray, of Grafton, gave the
second affirmative speech, Hester Sparl
Ing of Langdon following: then came
John Robertson and Clifford Tallackson
In the rebuttal Dorothy Price spoke
first, followed by Clifford Tsllackson
then Hester Sparling. Marion Gray
John Robertson and finally Henr,
Brosnahan.
The debaters never clashed in tn,
argument, as Grafton debated "parcel
post and nothing else; Langdon debated
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-03-13
l''''3t :|3t s School ctl!!

Our basket ball tives attended by
many ruoters went to Park River Friday
to play the last game of the season.
Both we're defeated, but put up as good
games as we're possible under the circum-
stances.
Mrs Arthur Sparkling went to Grafton
with the local debating team last Thurs
day.
AS the IN. P. local. no longer plies
between Grand Forks and Neche our
team could not get out of Grafton to
make connections with the 500 at Forest
River and thus return home Saturday
afternoon.
Prof. A. j. Becker, Dr. Meyer Jacob
stein and Miss Robertson of Bathgate
were the judges III the Grafton-Langdon
debate.
The debate between Park River and
Langdon is called off temporary because
of the many public numbers taking
place in our city this week. There
mus, be financial success in the case
of this number as the expenses on the
Grafton trip was more than double the
material return.
Miss Vera Winn left the school We'd
nesday, very sick
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-03-13
'R'9s2 4s2 County.

Village and township elections occur
on March 18th.
Easter Monday the Gallo baseball
team has basket social and dance.
Gallo base ball team has reorganized
with Price Atkins, manager and Robert
Schuler captain.
The sum OF $4,000 will be expended
by Hay township this summer in
central school building.
Martin Conroy, of Clyde. left Tuesday
for Minnesota where he was called to
the bedside of his father.
Peter Schuler is stocking his Trier
township farm with thoroughbred cattle
shipped in from Albany, Minn.
Hans T. Ellenson has disposed OF his
mercantile business at Union and goes
to locate in the Canadian Northwest
this spring,
Dresden loses one of its fastest ball
players this season in parting with Leo
KERN, who goes to Willistou to take an
infield position on the team.
Auctioneer Wienecke is reported as
having held some twenty sales in the
south end of the county and near
Munich since the sale season opened.
The Atlantic elevator at Egeland with
5000 bushels of wheat was destroyed
by fire Monday night. Over heating
of the shafting is thought to have been
the cause,
The Walhalla farmers cooperative
store has undergone change OF owner
ship. The new firm of Hugh Gibson d
Co., is also reported as having bough,
the old J. T Briden business.
Gallo is to have fine new bank build
ing this spring. Merchant Pung erect'
a tine modern residence. A new lumber
yard and big hotel are two other prom
ised improvements to this hustling towI
on the 500 during the summer.
Calvin's farmers club at its last meet t
ing passed resolution favoring re
duction of taxation so that the money
remained with the tax payers instead o
being placed as county funds in tn
banks. 1t based the stand taken upol
the fact that the county now has almos
100000 in Its general fund.
Henry G. Otteson, OF Calvin, Is tn
maker and patentee of a smut cleaning
machine that is finding a ready sal
this spring among the farmer OF the west
ern part of the county. 1t has a capa
city df two hundred bushels per houl
uses only one.third as much smut clean
inc mixtures as other machines and is pu
on the market to sell at SO.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-03-13

James Duncan is progressing finely at
Clyde hospital.
Born, on March 4th, to Mr.. and Mrs.
Sam Lewis at Calvin, son
Alsen Lutheran church ladies served
No-sk dinner which netted them up
wards of $40,
Smith Duncan is completing a house
and building barn on his farm north
east of Calvin.
Hannah men have undertaken to
serve supper at The M. E. church St.
Patrick's night.
P. L. Hines, the moving picture show
man at Hannah now gives regular shows
across the line at Snowflake, Man.
Cavalier county graded schools hold
their eighth grade finals on Thursday
and Friday of next week, March Goth
and 2lst.
Tuesday, March 17th-St. Patrick's
Days billed for an auction sale at the
farm homo Of VIM. Lynch near Wales
The auctioneer is Tony Kieffer.
H. W. Cornelisen and brother, N B
Cornelisen arrived during the week al
Munich from Missouri, each bringing
with them car Of stock,th have rent
ed farms over there.
The entire male population of Fair
dale spent Saturday night as guests o1
the 500 depot agent. The bened1cts
furnished the lunch, the bachelors the
cigars and liquid refreshments.
William Wendt's auction sale to have
been held in the village of Dresden or
Saturday afternoon last week, was post
poned owing to weather conditions tt
Saturday Of this week, the 18th inst.
Munich's meat market has re-opened
DR.. Law and Banker Antony are fnan
cially interested and have associated
with them butcher, P. w. Honnei
with eighteen years experience in th,
business.
w. N. Wright and wife have returned
to their Fremont township home from
visit with the family of their sen, Jos
Wright at Bassano, Alta, where he ha
charge of one of the largest lumbe
yards in Western Canada.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-28

A very small ad. at a very
small cost, but bringing
GREAT returns. 'syVANT',
ads. cost Nc daily. 15ac sun-
day.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-28
Especial to The 1qmes-Dispatch.l

Especial to The Times Dispatch.l
New York, March 27.-AIilitiamcn in
bonts arrived In the stricken city of
Dayton. Ohio, to the great Joy of tho
food sufferers, and simultaneous with
their arrival train load OF supplies
crept into the Union Station over the
tracks of the baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road. Just as these siEns of returnin &
life were visible. several thousand men
and women, prisoners for nearly three
days in the downtown office buildings,
trOopcd ont into the damp and mud
Smeared sidewalks and got their frkf
glimpse at close range of the terrible
destruction wrought by the great hood.
The fires that have burned spas
medically yesterday afternoon last
su!shed this afternoon. and It Is now
hoped that the loss OF life will not
approach the appalling figures that
have been given publicity during the
last two days.
Search begins To-Day.
Major Leon Smith. in charge OF the
militia. announced tonight that the
search OF buildings for bodies of the
dead would begin tomorrow, and IT is
any accurate information as TO the loss
OF life in the city 1t IS known. how
ever. that 200 persons have been
drowned. and 1t Is believed that this
list may be doubled when the search
ing shall have ended.
Tonight the city is practically
light here and there. Inilitiamen are
patroling all sections OF the city. some
afoot and some in boats. preserving
order. Major Smith has asked for moro
militiamen, not because any looting is
feared. but for the reason that tho
men now here have been OH duty
almost constantly for two days I'm their
efforts to get into the city, and many
of them are exhausted.
North Dayton. which is expected to
roll UP great death list. furnished
no information tonight that would
lead to an accurate list Of the dead
In that vicinity. but it is not thought
that the dead there will add more than
200 to the number already known to
have lost their lives.
II will be some days before the our
rent will permit of the free passage
OF boats across the Miami to North
Dayton. but aid is being scnt there
from other sources ana word from that
section of tho city tonight brought
by the militia was to the effect that
many houses there wzre being cleaned
of the slime and mud left by the Hood
and were being turned into hospitals
for the care of the suffering.
Cold Wave Follows Flood.
a cold wave. followed by a binding
snow. has made the suffering of those
yet tn bc rescued intense, and added
to This Is the great lack OF drinking
water.
The reservoir at Lewiston stll is In
tact. despite many reports to the con
trary.
With this. the general situation In
Dayton nj II o'clock tonight, Sccre-
tary OF War Garrison, OH special
train and accompanied by Major Cen
oral Leonard Wood and several other
officers, is rushing to the Ohio city
with the irtention OF lending all aid
possible. The secretary Is going to
Cincinnati over tho Chesapeake and
Ohio and from there will work his
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-28
(By Associated Press.)

Dayton, Ohio, March 27-All but few of those hun
dreds of persons who have been marooned in the down
town section of flooded Dayton since Tuesday morning
safe. This was the brought out late to-day by
Associated Press staff man. the first succeed in the
perous task of penetrating far north the Big Miami
River
Chief of Police ]. N. Allaback himself marooned who
has been directing the work. gave the first info
nation to the situation in what has heretofore been the
waterbound district.
Except for possible loss of life on the north side of
the river there will not be than 200 dead in Dayton
according to Aabacks estimate after he had been given
information as to the situation the south side
Frightful Condition Found in WOrkhOuse
The worst condition found near the centre of the flood
drop of water bite of food since Tuesday, The
revOlted Tuesday night and demanded their liberty
and chance to fight for their lives Since then the work
house has been madhouse according to Superintendent
johnson. The prisoners repeatedly fought with Johnson
and threatened to kill both him and his family
Johnson asked that detachment of the National
Guard be assigned to help him handle them He declared
that the would have to be shot they escaped from
ther,cels
No word has been heard from Mayor Phillips The
chief of police had been unable to get the Phillips
house, and did not know whether The Mayor would be
found dead or alive.
North Of Burns Avenue far as Fourth Street. the
water was found to be from three to six feet deem
Enough Supplies to Prevent Great Suffering
Beyond Fourth Street the water has receded enough
to make it possible IN places to proceed foot From
Fourth Street to the Big Miami River relief work was
taken up by company headed by Chief Aaback All of
most the goods covered with water vet suf
cent supplies found to prevent great SUFFERING
among those in the interior dry strip While there NAV
be many deaths in individual homes, which have been
house where any considerable number Of people were held
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Encouragement Given
by Revised Estimate :
From Dayton.
OUTLOOK DARKER
IN OTHER PLACES
In Dayton Number of Those Who
Perished May Not Exceed 200,
but Figures Grow Alarmingly
Throughout Remainder of
Stricken Territory-Col-
umbus Loss Heavy.
[Ry Associated Press.l


Revised eatimutes of the loss or life
I'm Dayton, Ohio. received last night,
give ground for hope that the dead In
all sections affected by the Hood Will
not exceed 1000, and may go below
thnt figure. Daring investigators who
hundreds safe whom 1t was feared were
lost.
UnIess swelicd by death list In the
foreign settlement on the north side.
yet unreached, there may not be
more than 200 dead I'm the whole city.
Death List Crows Rapidly.
From other points than Dayton the
death list grew rapidly yesterday and
last night.
There wns far heavier loss OF life
than was thought One estimate
places the number OF dead at more
than 600.
Apparently authentic reports from
Piqua indicated that twenty were dead
there.
At Peru, Ind. the authorities esti-
mated the dcnth Hat would reach at
least $50.
From Hamilton, Ohio. nifty persons
were reported drowned In the collapse
of hotel where they had xonght
refuge.
Twenty five deaths were reported
from Troy. Ohio, thirty in NItidIctown
and 1--WE Mt Massillon.
Deaths from the nood In ChllIicot he
will not exceed twenty-five. nccord-
ing TO Intcst reports, Earlier reports
been lost.
A report from Linton, Ind. gave six-
teen persons drowned nt Howesville,
twenty live miles south OF Terre Hnutc.
There were ten deaths in Sharon,
PennsylvaniH.
property Damage S25.0O0,0OO.
Estimates that 10000 persons
are marooned in Daytons flooded dis
trfct, where 5000 homes have been
submerged. Rescue stations nre pro-
vfdinG for 5000 homeless. The prop
erty dnmHgc In the city IN Agured Mt
S25. 900.
iIarmist reports were frequent DUR
ing the day. In most cases these were
quickly cOntradicted. RumOrs that the
Grand reservoir. near st. MRry's, Ohio,
hnd broken, proved unfounded. SINH
la- reports about the Le>vistovn rsser-
voir ltlSewike 2 were found TO be untrue.
Threatened breaks In both wcro re-
Paired, and reports to Governor Cox
mt Columbus Inst night indicated TINT
the danger from this source was past.
Latest reports from Tsncsvine are
that ia0 lives ere believed to have been
lost there. About $4,000 nre homeless.
a score OF buildings collapsed. Fire
brokL out at one point. hut st was not
believed II would spread.
Twenty were found dead among
refugees In the courthouse mt Peru.
Ind. the Victims OF exposure. accord
fvrr- IN, tnI>
has broken OUT among the refugees,
the report stated.
All Dayton sufferers who could he
reached were fed. The chief trouble
was inck Of means for distribution.
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-28

TORRENT SWEEPS
ON DOWN VALLEY
GAINESVILLE, in It's Path,
Now Place of Desc
lation.
AT LEAST $50 DEAD
IN FLOODED CITY
Other Cities and Towns in Musk
ingum and Ohio Valleys Are
Suffering Under Deluge, and
Disaster Is Predicted for
People Along the
Mississippi.
Valleys Are Swept
by Great Floods

Washington, March 21.-A Hood of
the first magnitude fn tho Ohio Hnl-
ley, to he followed by a prolonged
period of high water In the Missis-
sippi River below Cuiro. WINS pre-
dicted tonight by the Weather Bu-
reau. Fair weather aH now pro-
vaiiing over practically the entire
country, but the clearing up rains
Wednesday night were unusually
heavy, and the Weather Bureau
forecasts that the Ohio food will
closely approach that of January,
1907.
Flood warnings have been issued
for tho James River, of yirginiat
the Peedec, OF South Carolina, the
Tennessee and Cumberland, mt
points In Tennessee. Kentucky and
Alabama.
The storm which has been cauE-
ing serious foods I'm the Central
States is now passing into the ocean.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-28
PRISONERS TROOP
FROM BUILDINGS
IN FLOODED ZONE
Falling Waters Release
Them From Dayton
Traps.
TIME OF TERRORS
is NOT OVER YET
Fear of Fires, Biting Weather
With Falling Snow, and Reali-
zation of What Search Of
Ruins Will Bring, Make
City Inferno of Terror
and Despair.
List of Floods Dead
Compiled From Reports

The death list I'm the flooded dis
trtcts of Ohio, Indiana and Pennsyl-
vanis, AN compiled from the reposts
received up to I o'clock this tssri-
day. morning, fn RS follows,
Ohio.-Dayton aud suburbs (un-
confrmed), 1,6O0t Columbus, 5OOJ
Delaware. 30; PIqua. 30, Middle
town. 30; Hamilton. 5Oi Sidney, so,
TtppecanOe City, 8; Fremont. II,
Tfdln, 15, Zanesvillo, 100, Troy, 30;
ChillicOthe, 25.
Indinna-Peru, 90, HowcnviIIe.
16' Indianapolis, 80; BrooksviiIe, rs,
Newcastle, 3, Lafayette, s; Nobles-
Vile, .; Fort Wayne, q.
Pennsylvauin.-shn 10, scat
tering, 10.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-28

West Dayton. o. March .7.-The
First National Bank building, in Cen
traI Dayton, is burning. The flood
wnters have fnr receded that Arc
men with an engine succeeded In get
ting across. and all persons who wish
to leave are being brought out.
The Third Street Bridge over the Big
Miami River is snfc, and IT appears
that by daylight the militia now guard
ing the district will know the full cx-
tent of the disaster there. Many per-
sons tonight refused tn leave, believ-
ing they could better secure food and
clothing there than I'm other parts of
Dayton.
The police and militia report that
loOtors are working I'm the central dis
frict. All persons not able to give II
satisfactory explanation of their
tIons are arrested. Persistent. hut un-
confirmed rumors tell of loOtcrs being
shot. Excitement ts running riot. The
widest rumors are In circulation. md
serious trouble iS expected almost any
moment.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-28
GAINESVILLE Ia Desdlnte.

Muskingum and the Licking Rivers
are still rising here. Relief is needed
at once. Only one telephone limo con
meets GAINESVILLE with the outside
world. and 1t fails frequently
The weather has turned cold and the
homeless are suffering intensely. Tho
food supply Is almost exhausted.
From the hills around GAINESVILLE.
tho survivors Of the onrush OF the
waters looked down upon n scene OF
desolation tonight. What had been
property destroying stream. Over 600
homes have been swept away. Al
though many persons were saved. 81
Is believed $50 ia Il conservative estj-
mate OF tho fatalities.
Late to-day two young men in n
skin rescued eight persons from roofs
OF their homes. AS the boat strug-
gled through the swift food water it
was suddenly upset All the occupants
were swept to their deaths.
More than thirty bodies were seen
floating In tho raging torrents to-day.
but II was impossible to reach any of
them with safety.
Relief headquarters have been estab-
lished I'm q fire station. City Hall is
surrounded by fifteen feet of water and
the water reaches the second floor OF
the Muskingum courthouse, where n
number of persops have been marooned
for twenty six houra. The gas sup
ply is still on tonight. but there is
no water ar electric light.
Many persons sought shelter in the
opera house block, but a portion Of
that building foil I'm to-day and the
police ordered all persons out OF the
building. four story building. occu-
pIed by Il music company collapsed.
causing a heavy loss.
According to Information tonight
relief has been sent from Cambridge.
o. by wagons, but IL is doubtful
whether II can reach here.
Rridgc swept Away.
Portsmouth. ohio. March 2I.--The
Scioto Bridge here was swept away
by the teinpestuous Hood during the
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Your want of to-day filed
by tomorrow If YOU USE
A8"WANT" AD., or watch
the want" page.
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Estimate Of Conditions in Dayton

Dead-accurate estimates impossible.
Seventy thousand persons marooned.
Fifteen thousand residences submerged
One hundred and twenty miles of streets inun-
dated
Five thousand persons provided for in rescue
stations.
Five hundred horses killed
One thousand automobiles damaged.
These tentative figures of damage that
placed Dayton's pecuniary loss at S25,0OO,OO0 est-
mated by persons who had explored part of the flood
area.
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You Are limited

to visit the new building
OF The Times Dispatch
this afternoon between
the hours of 4 and 6
o'clock.
The composing room
and the presses will be
in operation so that you
will have an opportunity
of seeing just how a news
paper is made.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-28
DAYTON YIEL DING
UP ITS SECRETS OF
FLOOD TRAGEDIES S

:curate Estimate Of Dead Impossible Till
Receding Waters Permit Searcho Of Ruins.
Figures Now Run From 200 to 1000.
Rescuers Still Unable to Reach Fire
Zone, but Damage There Has Not Been
SO Heavy as Was Feared--- Workhouse
Converted Into Inferno When Starving
Prisoners Fight for Chance to Save
Their Lives.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-09-19

MOST SERIOUS STRIKE IN HIS
TORY Observation-Disclosures
TRUNK LINES STOPPED.

London, Sept 17-England is threat
ened with the most serious strike Of
union labor in its history, according to
union labor leaders. The trouble be-
gan with lockouts Of a. large number
Of workmen in Dublin this week in
consequence of strike of transport
workers because of the employment Of
non union laborers.
A sympathetic strike Of Liverpool
dock workers and railway workers
there and at Birmingham has already
stopped three great trunk lines Of rail
way serving the midland countries of
England and Manchester. The Ship
Canal Co. is also contending with the
strike of lockers for higher wages.
At Liverpool seven great freight de-
pots are idle. In Ireland all attempts
have failed to settle the Dublin tcuble
which was the direct cause of the de.
velopments in England. The difficult
ties of getting provisions into the Irish
capital are SO great it is believed the
markets will have to close their doors.
The labor members Of parliament de-
clare the trouble is caused by the. de-
termination Of employers to challenge
the rights Of labor to organize.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-09-19
High School Notes

The regular work Of the high school
was taken up Wednesday morning, the
program having been finally fixed by
the faculty after number of changes.
The enrolment this year is consid-
erably less than that Of last year but
more students are expected to attend
later on in the fall. A few changes
have been made in the text books
which will be used this year, one OF
Importance being the change in the
system of shorthand the Gregg system
being dropped and the Pitman system
used.
Mr.. Kittrell called meeting of all
the boys interested in football so as
to see what the prospects were for the
coming season. About thirty boys were
present and all anxious for the regula':
work to begin, which commenced Tues
day when the boys were given a stiff
workout with Mr.. Kithel at the helm
as coach and Mr.. Cross as assistant
coach. Kittrell is confident Of turning
out winning team this year if the
boys do their share of the work and
with little enthusiasm shown by the
student body and the citizen of Devils
Lake.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-09-19
WONDERLAND
TRAIL LAID OUT
ROAD PLANNED TO REACH FROM
DULUTH TO SEATTLE AND BUN
VIA DEVILS LAKE.

George K. Munroe, representing the
Grand Forks Commercial club, was in
the city Thursday of last week and at
tended meeting Of the board of di.
rectors of the local club with view
to interesting them in the work Of lay
ing out Wonderland Trail' or au-
tomobile road, running from Duluth to
Glacier National park and on to Seat
tie.
At the meeting it was decided to es-
tablish permanent trail association
in this county and to have such asso-
e,ation look after the building and
maintenance Of the road, our share of
it being from Bartlett to 0hurchs
Ferry. Signs and guide posts will be
erected at intervals along che route
and the road will be kept in shape for
automobile travel at most all times OF
the year.
N. A. Tenney, as chairman fthe
automobile committee of the CONNER.
cial club, will have charge of the move
nent in this county and he and his
associates are already at work.
Mr.. Munroe, is covering all of the
route in this state, interesting the citi-
zens OF the towns along the trail and
is meeting with excellent success.