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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-01-23
HURON.

Mrs. Jacob Ritter has returned home
from her visit with friends east and
Jake of course is happy once more now
that he does not have to wash dishes
and do a few other odd bachelor stunts.
Put it down that we said so and see
if it amt so that Huron township will
send a bumper delegation of Scotch,
and others, to the Bobbie Burns cele-
bration to be held in Langdon on Fri
day of this week. "Hoot Mon Hoot.'
We learn that Miss Gerta Morton is
under the doctors care and has been On
the sick list for over a week. She is
stated as suffering from the la grippe,
which is quite prevalent around this
neighborhood since winter set in.
Mr.. Chas. Hammond has returned
during the week from her visit of some
little time in Grand Forks at the home
of her father, Mr.. LaMott, who accom-
panied her on her return and will make
a short stay here with them.
Hampden's butcher is noted as having
shipped two car loads of fat cattle from
Clyde during the past week. These
are all young stock raised by farmers of
Huron township, who about this time
of year usually figure on having a few
head of stock which they can turn into
money at a good figure when the market
is high.
On Thursday of last week the NOM
bers Of the ladies aid society met with
Mrs. Mcknight, We have never as yet
had a chance to see any of this ladies
aid society work. but suppose that the
stormy weather which was experienced
in this neighborhood on the following
day, Friday, may among other things be
charged up to them.
For a while we will all miss P. A..
Olson who took his little turkey" and
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-01-23
RRESPONDENC
MT. CARMEL.

"Wednesday of last week is reported as
being the date of the arrival of a young
son to Mr.. and Mrs. z. Metzger of this
settlement.
Mat kartes and family are expected
to return during the week from their
visit over the holidays with friends and
relatives in the Northwest.
The box social and entertainment
given on Wednesday of last week by the
young people of the church proved to be
both a popular and profitable event.
John He'll, accompanied by his son,
Joe He'll, DR., and Albert Meyer when
they left last week for their homesteads
in the vicinity of Gull Lake, Sask.. and
will make a visit nf a few weeks with
several former Mt. Carmel people, who
are now located across the line.
Another party from around here have
left during the week for a visit until
spring at the old home back east IN
Bruce county, Ontario. The party is
composed of Frank Fischer and wife,
Peter and Nicholas Schneider and Peter
Perius.
Prof. N. P. Schneider of the Mt.
Carmel school has gone with his family
to Avon, Minnn whece they will make
an extended visit at their former home
expecting to return here about the time
of the %reopenlng of the school, announc-
ed for the first week in April. MI.
Schneider has given the best of satisfac-
ton as a teacher here during the past
year.
The next big event and one that will
wind up local festivities until after Lent is
Mt. Carmel band boys benefit entertain.
ment of Wednesday next week. They
purpose giving a concert, box social and
dance, a combination that should attract
the old folks and the younger ones for
miles around. The concert is to be a
dandy, home talent all the way through.
both by the band and vocal. At the boz
social that we'll known old timer, Amb,
rose Kroetsch will be the auctioneer and
the boys say that the orchestra secured
for the dance is to be the best to be
found anywhere in the county.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-01-23
WEST HOPE

Otto G.. Olson took his two sons to
Langdon on Monday of this week, where
the boys will remain during the balance
of the winter and have enrolled as
students in the high school.
Com'r S. G. Erickson was out here
over Sunday with his family after spend
ing a week in Langdon attending the
board meeting. He expects that the
January meeting will reach an adjourn
ment some day this week.
A number of the young people of West
Hope got up a surprise party on Martin
Larson on Tuesday of last week. There
was dancing, cards and quite IN appetiz-
ing spread OF eatables before the crowd
left for their homes at the approach of
midnight after havinga good time.
1t is understood that Miss Mabel
Erickson, the eldest daughter of Com'r
and Mrs. S. &. Erickson of this neigh
borhood will become a bride on the Goth
of this month. In consequence there
have been quite r number of %pre-nuptial
parties in this vicinity lately. More
particulars of this approaching happy
event will be given next week.
Mrs. A. F. Ponto has been a visitor at
the Halvor Torgerson home east of here
during the greater part of the past three
weeks, helping the family along with the
details preparatory to the wedding of
Judge Torgerson's daughter, which
occurred on "Wednesday of this week
and was generally attended by friends of
the contracting parties from all over
this section of the county.
S. G. Erickson and wife and Rev.
Jorgenson of Grand Forks were storm
stayed during the storm of Saturday
night on their way out from Langdon at
what is known in this neighborhood as
"the round barn." This incident in their
trip made the hour Of church services
the next morning a trlfe later than had
been announced. However we are glad
to be able to state that none of the party
are any worse for their experience on
the prairie in a real North Dakota
blizzard.
Farmers of Hope and West Hope
townships are taking active steps toward
entering into the plans laid down by the
field agents of the better farming move
ment with the opening of spring
Several will lay out plots for the cult.
walton of alfalfa and corn as fodder
products for stock feeding. There will
also be a number of experimental at
tempts made for the increase of the
yield of small grains. All in all you may
take it from us that West Hope car
be pointed to as one of the progressive
sections of Cavalier county when i
comes to taking up modern farming
| IDEAS.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-01-23
The Burke-AIdriCh Agency are agents for
the Northern Trust Co., fidelity bonds.

euO Uut IN9ohSy W. ONOusS
the Northern Trust Co., fidelity bonds.
Fl. A. Helgesen, the Osnabrock banker
and real estate man was here Tuesday.
A policy in the New York Life is a
business investment. Talk with T.. A.
Weed, of Hannah about it.
Attorney Jos. Cleary returns today
from a trip down the line as far as the
Forks attending to court matters.
ALERT & Winter have plenty of money
to loan on first and second mortgages.
Subscribe for the DEMOCRAT and have
your neighbors do likewise.
The Burke-AIdrlCh AgenCg are agents for
the Northern Trust Co., fidelity bonds.
Oscar H. Will and Co., Bismarck, have
a tree seed ad in this paper which
should be read by interested tree
growers
Mrs. w. A. Monroe of the New Colum,
bia hotel is able to be around again after
suffering from a severe attack of la grippe
nearly all of last week.
Miss Ethel Mcknight left on Friday
for Aneta, to fill a position as teacher OF
music and drawing during the balance
of the present school year.
Mrs. L. w. Nesbit returned Monday
to her home at Hunter, N. D., after 6
weeks visit here with her sister, Mrs
Brown, and other Langdon relatives.
A. o. Void is fitting glasses ano
making a professional visit as ar
optometrist at Adams, Falrdale anc
other towns along the 500 line this
week.
Miss Helen Sullivan, county superin
tendent of schools made official visits tc
the schools at Calvin and other points
through the western part of the county
during the early part of the week, re-
turning to the city yesterday.
Mrs. Mcdonald, mother of Mrs. Finer
ty is among those at present on the sicl
list, in fact has been in poor health
since her return a few week ago from thu
bed side of her sister who died recent.
in Ontario.
Merchant Jos. +. Schneider was bust
ness visitor down the line from Vale:
Tuesday. Since the fire at that place
on Christmas night he has been having
a big sale of his stock of general mer
chandise and is we'll satisfied at the way
in which the goods were disposed of.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-01-23

hit Jim Hills trail for a trip to Cassel-
ton, Fargo and several other points
where he has friends. He said that he
might be back here again in about
three weeks, but most of bis old friends
who know what kind of a warm welcome
he will get have made ur their minds
that it is more likely to be spring time
before he returns.
During the year 1913 let all the
farmers of this part of the county grab
a wheel and give a good hard push
altogether for better farming. Let US
see which farmer in the neighborhood
can have the best field of grain and the
best piece of road running past his farm.
There are lots of us here who came,
from Illinois and who understand how
these and many other things that go to
improve the general appearance of q
farm should be done. Let's make up
our minds to really get at 1t and as
the saying goes, "do 1t now"
TO my farmer friends l would say
wake up and send in a petition to our
representatives In congress at Washing
ton to do away with the free seed graft
and appropriate the money that at the
present time is used for that purpose to
the further development of the agri-
cultural colleges all over the United
States. When you stop to think about
it there really is no vote value in a pack
age of onion seeds that won't grow.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-01-23

The ice crop on the Red river is .
nearly two feet thick and the icehouses
are being filed.
We have had a spell of cold weather
from 20 to SO below since January
started.
Tuesday afternoon of next week the
Langdon Woman's Club will meet at
the home of Mrs. f. j. Hubbard,
In the item telling of the real estate
transfer of the Boomgaarden property to
Alex. Chaput last week, the DEMOCRAT
should have made the consideration read
$47. so per acre instead of $4,000.
The changes of time on the Great
Northern branch makes it impossible
to make connections at any point on the
500 for Grand Forks, although con-
nections can be made at Ardoch from
Grand Forks.
On Monday morning the weather, to
make use of an old fashioned saying was
colder than molasses in January" The
official low temperature was $50 below
zero, but with the stiff breeze from the
northwest it felt as if Old Boreas had
gone and made a new record for himself.
Tho board of county commissioners
reached an adjournment of their two
weeks session yesterday evening. The
meeting they found to be long and
tedious owing to the amount of time and
labor entailed in checking up the differ.
ent county Offices and starting up the
the new business of this year.
Readers will find large new changes oil
ads this week for the Boyd department
store and the Sohefter Clothing House
both of which have clearance sales or
now tho holiday season is over making
room for the arrival of new spring
goods, already purchased and now
expected to be received any day. Read
ers will find money will do wonders
when it comes to picking up real bar
gains during these sales.
Miss Maud Russell, who accompanied
her father, Com'r Alex. Russell on his
trip to attend the January meeting Of
the board visited with Langdon bel
friends and IS also enjoying a stay at the
home her sister, Mrs. Donald Mcknight
in the western part of the county, neal
Clyde and intends to return home
with her father after attending the biz
Scotch celebration Of tomorrow evening
ssThe Root of all Evil" our seriel stor.
reaches a close this week after steadil.
holding the interest of our readers fo
nearly all of the past three months, ane
next week we offer the first installmen
of a new story 1.-THE Seige of the Sever
Suitors." This is a new novel, from th'
pen of one of the best known authors
of the day and is guaranteed to be one o
the best written stories of modern da,
life as shown in the environments o
political and social problems yet PRINTED
Don't miss the opening chapters.
Another instance of where Langdol
men make good and continue to worl
their way to the forefront after leaving
the oldtown is cleaned from the columns
OF the Christmas edition of the Western
Call, of Vancouver, B. G., telling of the
election OF Mr.. G. E. Mahon as alder
manic candidate of the Fifth ward. Ed
Mahon since leaving Langdon for tn
west has become a wealthy hustler o
real estate at Vancouver and along will
A. L. Birtch, also a resident of Langdol
in the years ago, has handled big deal
in British Columbia timber and mining
properties involving several millions o
dollars with English capitalists.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-01-23
w. j. Storie was here Friday from o.
nabrock Oh a business mission.

nabrock Oh a business mission.
ALERT & Winter have plenty of money
to loan on first and second mortgages.
Sangster Liebeler returned home on
Mondays train from a stay of few days
IN Grand Forks.
Miss Jennie Currie visited with her
cousins, the McNlvens at Hannah last
week.
1918 desk calendar pads-at the DEMO
CRA office-only a few left-while they
last Is cents each.
Attorney e. e. Fletcher was down the
line Monday as far as Milton between
trains on a legal mission.
Unlimited money to loan on first
mortgages, liberal amounts and lowest
rates Joseph Power, Langdcn, Nd.
The Fordville Commercial Club has
already decided on a Fourth of July
celebration for the coming summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick McGauvran in
form their Osnabrock friends that they
are enjoying a pleasant winter on their
ranch at Belleview. Wash.
j. f. Pockrandt and wife returned on
Mondays train from their visit over the
week end with friends in the Twin Cities
julius Westby of Fairdale is in receipt
of a draft for $4,000 from the Dakota
Western Insurance company in pay
ment of a policy held by his son Jacob,
Chas. Greene, of the Greene Bros,
barber shop has moved from their suite
of rooms in the Prusche residence to the
Ferguson house at the north end OF
Fourth street.
Rev. D. S. Scadeng took Tuesdays
train to Park River at which place the
district ministerial association of the
Methodist church is in session during
a part of the week.
MI. and Mrs. M. w. PLAIN of the Gallo
neighborhood are rejoicing over the
arrival of nine-pound baby girl, which
event occurred last week.
Robert Balfour of Hagerman, Idaho
proposes moving back to his farm il
Byron township in March. He is one
of the early pioneers there and his frienos
will welcome him back,
M. Tyrrell returned to the city Mon
day after a stay in the Forks since the
holidays. Mike plans making a tril
Through the Canadian Northwest a!
soon as spring opens up.
Earl Mcbride of the H. E. Close & Co.
drug store is confined to his room in tn,
B oyd block with a severe rib fracture tn
result of an accidental fall at the stor'
last Saturday afternoon. Two ribs wer
quite badly fractured by the fall.
T. F. Lochren. state agent of the Sin
ger Sewing Machine Co., with head
quarters at Grand Forks was here al
over Sunday visitor at the home of Ton
Dunford, who for a number of years pas
has taken care of the company's bust
ness in this county.
Miss Pearl Monroe returned to tn
city on Mondays train from a few day
visit with friends in Grand Forks ant
Friday evening attended the eleventh
annual junior promenade at the stat
university, which is reported as this yea
having been an unusually brilliant affai
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-01-23
DrS. Smith ( Nichols
DENTISTS Donovan BiG.h

The smiling phiz of A. Huss of Munich
was seen passing through this neighbor-
hood on a business trip one day last
week.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1913-02-20
KID n ED
MIR. Earl Bailey was Kidnapped by
FRIENDS as he was About to
Leave on Honeymoon.

As MIR. Earl Bailey, who was
married this afternoon was about &c
leave on q honeymoon trip he was
seized by q crowd of friends and
hustled into a waiting auto. While
some OF the boys were taking care
of Earl, the others tried to capture
the bride but she eluded them and
found Il safe hiding place in the
hotel. so the boys had to be content
with carrying off the bridegroom
They journled across the river. and
after playing several pranks on Earl
and making him late for his train
he WIS again returned to his bride.
Among the boys were F. Stacy
Johnson, VIII O'Donnell, w. L.
Brown, w. w. Wall, Chas. W. Dyer,
Richards, John Allen, and many
others whose names we were unable
to learn. All made an enjoyable
affair of the evening which lasted
well into the morning.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1913-02-20
l.. ID. S. DANCES PROMISE
TO BE SUCCESSFUL

A large crowd turned out at the
dance Saturday night and every
body had a good time.
Just before the last dance Mr..
MILFORD Benton who has charge of
the dances, took the floor and an
nounecd the next dance. He en-
phatically announced that the dance.
would be ruined on the square and
that no rowdyism will be tolerated
and that anyone wishing to smoke
would find a convient place out in
the middle of the road. His talk
seemed to be aimed at six young
fellows who entered the dance hall
at the last minute; who although
they entered with a dog as mascot,
and a quart bottle of fire water
they behaved themselves very nice
ly.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1913-02-20
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waiter 3. 0parhn. the new board of
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The Washington times., 1913-08-14
PLANS ARE STARTED
FOR |NTERC|TY RACE
Baltimore Club to Invite Wash
ington Cross Country Run
ners to Participate.

The biggest Of interclty team races is
to be scheduled on September "a. II
the plans of two Baltimore clubs ma
ture, according to information received
from the Monumental City today.
Frank A. Ruth, two times winner and
record holder of The Times-News an
nual intercity marathon race, is head
ing a movement to start a team race
between here and Baltimore for the
team championship of the South.
Invitations will be received by the
Carroll institute team. the Memorial
a. c. and the Washington c. c. &.
teams of this city to enter a team from
Washington. In the event that the
Washington runners do not care TO
make up a relay several of the cracks
will be asked to participate in the race
and to team with several runners from
Baltimore.
1t is planned to start the race from
the Munsey Building here and to finish
in front OF the Baltimore News office.
in the Munsey Building. Baltimore, and
the tentative date set is September q.
Just what the Washington runners
will do in the matter is not known at
this time. 1t IS expected that a team
will be gotten up here, and when con-
ditions are known and further develop
ments and plans given out steps will
be taken to start training for the
event.
The Washington times., 1913-08-14
BAL T|NORE C.C.C. TO
HOLD AN OPEN MEET
independence Day Events So
Successful That One Is
Planned For Labor Day.

Announcement was made today that
the Cross Country Club of Baltimore
will promote an open track meet at the
Gentleman's Driving Park on Labor
Day. The Winged &C" organization
held a meet on the Fourth OF July and
IL proved such a success that they
thought It would be advisable TO hold
another meet on Labor Day.
President Bachmann and Manager
Ruth held a conference with the ofti-
cials Of the Maryland Road Drivers
Association last evening and the list
OF prizes that they decided upon are
the most valuable ever given by the
Cross Country Club.
In the dash events the place winners
will receive gold, silver, and bronze
medals of special design, while in the
tive-mile marathon the winner will be
awarded a handsome silver cup valued
AT $25.uU. 4 silver cup valued at S15.CJ
for third; fourth prize will be a hand
some gold medal, fifth prize a sterling
silver medal, sixth. seventh, eighth.
ninth, and tenth prizes will be bronze
medals OF extra quality; a gold medal
will be given as time prize.
The squad scoring the greateSt num-
ber of points IN the open events vii!
receive large silver trophy The fol-
lowing events have been decided upon:
l"@-yard dash. 220-yard dash. 44O-ya I'd
DASH SG-yard dash. and fve-rile mara
thon; all events are open and will be
handicap. Entry blanks are now read !
and must be directed to Charles Bach
mann, l@ North street Baltimore, Nd
cn or before August q.
The Washington times., 1913-08-14
WAR IS ENDED BY
OWNERS At LAUREL

NEW YORK. Aug. l4-Judge La
combe, sitting in the Federal District
Court, yesterday signed an order discon-
tiuuing III" injunction suit brought by
tha Maryland State Fair, Inc, which
has an independent racecoursc at Lau-
rel. Nd, against the Jockey Club. the
Coney Island Jockey Club. the Brooklyn
Jockey Club, Westchester Racing Asso-
citation, National Steeplechase and Hunt
Sturgis, Harry *. Knapp, Francis r.
Hitchcock. Schuyler l.. Parsons, Andrew
Miller, James II. Uaggin, and Perry Bel
mont, as officers and stewards of the
Jockey club.
The dscontinuanCe of the suit was
consented 10 by Grant Z. Fox. counsel
for the complainant corporation, and
Charles II. Tuttle, representing the de-
fandants
pose Of restraining the Jockey Club and
th,. other defendants from exercising any
control over horseracing outside the State
Of New York The first application was
denied by Judge Ward for the reason
that the Maryland State Fair had not
paid ! per cent Of its receipts from the
meeting OF October, 1912. TO the Jockey
Club, as the latter's rules require
SO AS to comply with the requirement,
the Maryland State Fair made the ! per
cent payment before renewing the .ip-
pIication for the restraining order.
II is understood that the suit has been
discontinued AS the result of a Satisfac-
tory agreement regarding the October
meet at Laurel being reached between
the Maryland State Fair and the Jockey
Club.
The Washington times., 1913-08-14
WG|LANTS TACKLE
VIRGINIA WINNER
Clarendon and BaIIston Teams
Battle For Honor of Meeting
Independent Champs.

Teams from Ballston, Va and Claren-
don. Va. both claiming the title q:
Virginia towns, will be pitted against
each other on Sunday afternoon at I. e
Nigilants Park, fOllowins a conference
Of the managers with Manager Oliver.
Of the Vigilants.
Tho Virginia teams will meet IN the
first game Of a double bill. the winner
being slated TO tackle the Vigilants in
the second zane AS the Vig.luuts
claim The .nderenden; title or the Dis
trict. there is every Indication tina; tie
three tile claimants will put W. A
great set Of battles.
OnlCidung at THIS game will Le the
veteran sandlct aTbiter. Billy" Belts
ana Joe Handiboe, two OF Washinstol's 3
best. The fact that these men L,,,.
neen engaged to umpire is assurance
that the games will be run of in IN
efficient manner.