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Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-30
IN OUR CHOOI

Elk RELY wanted to know praps he
had better ast Short-Leg himself. So
when Short-Leg arrived bringing
Torp Stebbins. who had forgot abowt
coming to school this moarning, Ex
asst him. & Short-Leg got mad &
CHASED Elk all rownd the school ward.
but couldent ketch him.
Andy Anderson says if Short-Lee
wasent so ALFRED mean. he knows
a jim-dandy skeam to maik both legs
the salm length. That will do Andy.
If you want to invent sumthing invent
sumthing that will do us fellers good
not sumthing that will matk us amy
moar trubble. Old Short-Leg can ge,
oaver the grownd fast enuf as he is
say we!
SHE GOT FOOLED.
Boil Haynes had an all-day sucker
In his mowth this afternoon & Miss
Palmer ketched him befoar he could
get 1t out. But instead Of liking him
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-30
something, and any occasion would

something, and any occasion would
be the right occasion.
But this isn't our quarrel. Our in
fluence is largely dependent on our
tact and our ability to see the first
favorable opportunity to tender our
good offices. AS much as we should
like, we cannot control events. We
can only watch them for a favorable
situation.
Let the peace societies and peace
advocates remember that the presi-
dent occupies a delicate position and
that his usefulness depends on his
waiting the time for making timely
suggestions and not on his becoming
an officious nuisance and a philan-
thropic busybody in the effort to stop
the war.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-30
Old Shortleg Can Get Over tn.
Ground Fast Enough as it is.

withou ketching singe wun, & then,
Just after resess, in comes our es-
teamed jannitor. Mister Blinky Ham,
mond. with a bran new bundel of rat
tans, he saying he gessed he'd have to
hurry with them, Miss Palmer not
having singel rattan in the room.
& she hadent had amy all moarn-
ing, g. we could of dun abowt amy
thing we wanted to. & newer got a
tap! We certinly missed it, all rite!
BUT HE DIDENT ANSER.
Elk Brigham scanned bothered
abowt sumthing today & Miss Palmer
asst him what 1t was He sed he was
Just thinking abowt Short-Leg Milli-
ken our efiishunt truant offiser &
numbering II wun of Short-Leg's legs
was shorter than the uther wun, or
was the uther wun longer than It
oughter be. THAT is." Elk says was
he ment to be a little short man like
he would be IL his short leg was the
rite length II was ment for him to
have, or would he be a tall man b
rites il his short leg was the rite
length. so as to match his uther
wun ~ q
Miss Palmer sed that was a matter
she hadent ever thot abowt, & II
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-30
TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING.

An International movement for the
relief Of the distressed wives, chill
dren and other relatives and depend
ents of soldiers involved in the world
war has been organized and is con-
Quoting campaign for funds with
which to carry on the mercy work
The effort is being made by the
committee of mercy which has its
headquarters at No. 1856. Fifth avenue
building, New York.
The president of the organization is
the Hon. Elihu Root, United States
senator from New York. Its treasurer
is August Belmont. to whom contribu-
tions may be forwarded. The plan
has the endorsement of President
Woodrow Wilson. who, consistent
with his attitude of neutrality. recog-
ni2ed the necessity for a movement
nations involved in the struggle.
The field of the Red Cross is to
minister to the sick and wounded SOL
diers.
The mission of the committee of
mercy is to help those left behind by
the soldiers. Relief will be given to
such. no matter where they reside.
The vast number in the United
States will be aided as we'll as the
INDECENT and suffering in the theater
of the European war.
Among those who are interested in
this work, and who are actively pro-
noting it are men and women prom
inent in science and literature, in
life. and in every form of endeavor
They recognize the need of cntribut-
ing freely of both their time and their
means to aid in the relief of suffer-
ing.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-30

she looked excited & sed Goodness
that boy has the mumps, sure. Run
rite hoam betoar you give 1t to the
That was wun time she got fooled
all rite. say we. = =
GOSSUP.
Phil Wigglesworth being in luy with
Pansy Cook now. has got to be =
great dood. Pansy saying she liked
boys that woar stir golfers. So phi
arrived today withs-wun Of his far
Tiers on. 1t rapping 2ice rcwnd his
neck. Miss Palmer maid. ihin taiE.
II off. & Phil sed ne was glad siie dun
20. II being very uncomfortable.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-30

(By John ". Carey.)
Who gamely undertakes tho
job in Wilson's cabinet that
makes him, ex oficio. the human
tabouret? Who'll be accused of
= throwing down your weli-knpwn
Uncle Sam? Exhibit A: Nc
Reynolds case-or that of Wick
ersham). Who'll be accursed by
capital If he should thwart its
games and called forsooth
demagogue and other pleasant
names? Who'll be condemned by
common folks as bowling to the
kale unless some man Of means
each day he sends in chains to
jail? Who surely is entitled to
our deepest sympathy That
new attorney general-one T.
Watt Gregory.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-30
WEDNESDAY

War Noat: We had the Ennemy
solid all this moarning G. newer
knowed it, missing an ellegunt chance.
She was very cross when school oap-
ened & kind of scarf us, so we behaiv-
ed extry good for fear of getting extry
hevvy likkings. & thot we were all
pritty lucky to get as fur as resess
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mended the flag. and now-see!
looks almost as good as newt"

An elderly gentleman went into a
Photographic studio and asked to see
! the proofs OF a picture recently taken
of a young man whose name he gave.
They were handed to him as a matter
Of course and he examined them crit
; ically. He seemed pleased and finally
said:
These are Of my son. This one is a
remarkably good photo of hint is
very like him indeed. Has he paid
you for it yet?"
/ NO. sir" said the photographer.
mot yet"
"Ah." said the elderly gentleman,
very like him indeed"
"My husband" remarked a Phila-
delphia matron TO q group of friends.
was confirmed smoker with to-
bacco heart when / married him d
year ago, but today he never touches
the weed"
"Good!' said one of the group. TO
break of q lifetime habit requires a
strong will"
| We'll, that's what I've got" said
the wife.
After several years Of hotel life.
Percivals parents took up their resi-
dence in a city suburbs.
What were you doing, SOM" the
mother asked him, when Perciyal
came into the house one afternoon.
Il was just out on the front porch"
replied Percival. listening to man
with pushcart paging blackberries."
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-30

A general, on his return from the
wars, showed his family a regimental
flag, tattered, torn. and riddied with
bullets, which he had personally cap
tured from the enemy. On the follow
ing morning the trophy was to be pre-
sented to the chief
When he called for the flag his indus
trious wife brought 1t to him smiling
ly and, presenting 1t to him with a
look Of proud satisfaction, said:
James, I sat up all night and
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-30

who do not go to war. but whose
homes and lives are, desolated by it.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-30
covered that heat emanatins from a

covered that heat emanating from a
stove strikes the roof and that the
circulation is SO quickened that the
camp is warmed in much less time
than would be required were the stove
in its regular place on the floor
But the other professor ventured
the opinion that the stove was set
high in order that a good supply of
green wood could be placed under it.
After much argument, they called
the guide and asked why the stove
was in such position.
The man grinned. We'll. gents" he
explained, when I brought the stove
up the river lost most of the stove
pipe overheard: so we had to set the
stove up that way So as to have the
pipe reach through the roof"
John, John" whispered an alarm
ed wife, poking her sleeping husband
in the ribs. Wake up. John; there
are burglars in the pantry and they're
eating all my pies"
We'll, what do we care" mumbled
John. rolling over, so long as they
don't die in the house,"
Enthusiastic professor of physics
discussing the organic and inorganic
KING II ! ShOuld smut my
eyes-eo-and drop my head-so-
and should not move. you would say
I was a clod. But I move, I leap,
run; then what do you call me?
Voice from the rear-A clodhopper.
A man was arrested on the charge
Of robbing another of his watch and
chain. It was claimed that he had
thrown bag over his victims head.
strangled and robbed him. There was
SO little evidence. however. that the
judge quickly said:
Discharged"
The prisoner stood still in the dock
amazed at being given his freedom so
soon.
You're discharged" repeated the
judge. You can 60. You're free.
Still no move from the prisoner,
who stood staring at the judge.
Don't you understand? You have
been acquitted. Get out!" shouted the
judge.
"Well," stammered the man. do 1
have to give him back his watch and
chain ?"
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-30

An Irishman was out cunning for
ducks with a friend, who noticed that
although Mike aimed his gun several
times he did not shoot it off. At last
he said: Mike, why didn't you shoot
that time? The whole flock was right
in front of you?"
"Oi know" said. Mike, "but every
time OF aimed me gun at duck an
other wan come right between u.s."
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-01-08

H, w. Mclean and wife, who have
been here since Christmas week guests
at the w. f. Winter and G. Orton homes
left Friday returning to their home in
the Gateway City.
Mud, real mud yesterday. Maximum
temperture 427 in the shade. Wednes-
day, January 18th 1914, would have been
an ideal day for a baseball game or an
automobile parade.
Mrs. Oscar Dorval and children left
during the week for a visit at the home
OF her parents at Kaleida, Man. Later
on toward summer, Mrs. Dorval will re-
turn to her homestead in Montana.
Miss Katie Goggin OF the Close 81 Co.,
drug store returned on Mondays train
from Fargo, to which city she accom-
panied her sister, Miss Lucy, who enters
the Academy of the Sacred Heart for
the mid winter term.
Wheat has gone up a cent in price
during the week though yesterdays
closing price dropped back to rs cents;
barley has remained without change in
price since a week ago; oats has made
a slight advance and promise to go
higher. Flax is the best quotation ON
the market and has been going up in
price steadily during the week.
At Mowbray, Man, on Thursday even
ing of next week, in the Mowbray hall
there is to be a masquerade ball, the
arrangements of which are being we'll
taken care of by Messrs Bert Joyce and
Chas. E. Walls. The music for the &C.
casion is being furnished by the Metzger
orchestra. Tickets s1,OO per couple.
One of the first acts of the directors
of the First National Eank of this city,
at a meeting held this week, was tt
take steps to subscribe for stock in the
Regional Bank, to be established for
this district as provided IN the new
currency bank bill recently pass II
by Congress. 1t seems to he Lns
opinion of the leading %financiers Of
the country. that membership in the
%reginonal banks will be of considerable
value and will, tend to add greatly to
the stability and soundness of it's
members.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-01-08
DrS. Smith,, Hughes
& HdSeItine
Donovan Block

Peter Toews and wife from Morris
Man, we're visitors since Christmas al
the home of Peter Penner, west OF Lang,
don. Mrs. Toews is a daughter of the
Penners. They leave today returning
to their home cross the line in Mani.
toba.
Field Agent j. w. Haw left Monday
for Northwood, N. D. to take part in a
farmers institute being held there this
week under the auspices OF the better
farming association and which is in
charge of Hon. o. D. Center of Fargo
as conductor,
Go. Com'r S. G. Erickson's daughter,
Miss Irene, was II passenger Monday
returning to her homestead at Malta,
Mont, after a visit at the family home
in Elkwood during the holidays. Her
brother, Walter, accompanied her as far
as Fargo, where he is attending the
agricultural college, 49,
Among the out of town guests at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. SchuIke this
week, here to attend the wedding of
Miss Alma Schulke and Mr.. Raymond
Fabel are Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Fabel,
their son Mr.. Robert Fabel, and two
daughters. Misses Gertrude and Will
helmi, Of Norwood. Mimi, also Miss
Adeline Kloth, Mr.. Gilbert Kloth, and
Miss Clara Michlke, also of Norwood,
MINI. The party all being relatives of
Mr.. Raymond Fabel. the groom.
The joint installation of the Modern
Woodman and Royal Neighbors held on
Friday evening in their hall over the
First National bank was a largely at
tended event. Woodmen of the Lang
don camp and their wives and sisters Of
the Royal Neighbors, we're there to the
number Of over a hundred and fifty.
Everything combined to make it an an.
nual event long to be remembered by all
who were there. The M. w. of A. and
r. N. combine to make one of the strong
est fraternal and beneficiary ~organiza.
tions of the day.
Two pages of this issue are devoted
to an advertisement of the Boyd depart
ment store announcing an auction sale
Of it's immense $4,000 stock, to COM
mence on Saturday, January 10th and
continue two weeks until SATURDAY..
January Gath. The sale affords the
people of Langdon and vicinity an op-
portunity to buy what they want at
their own prices. There will be a sale
by auction at two o'clock in the after
noon and again at half past seven in
the evening every day. The Boyd de.
partment store is the pioneer OF square
dealers of Cavalier county and it will
pay the public to travel fifty miles to
attend this auction sale clean up of a
$4,000 stock OF strictly first class gene.
raj merchandise.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-01-08

We use pure drugs in filling all pre-
scriptions compounded by US. Z. A
SpelIman.
The woman's club will hold its next
regular meeting with Mrs. G. w. Price
on Tuesday afternoon January 18th.
P. Schwartz, the Dresden contractor
and builder, was here New Years day for
a short visit with old Langdon friends.
Miss Loretta Lee, of the Boyd depart
ment store returned Saturday from a va
cation visit during the holiday season at
the home OF her sister, Mrs. Alex Heintz
at Carson, N. D.,
Miss Helen j.. Sanford is here for a
vacation visit during the holiday season
at the home OF her sister, Mrs. Crimson,
arriving from her home in Grand Forks
on New Years day.
Louis Schneider was 10 the city Tues
day accompanied by his two sons, John
and Michael, who along with Simon
Bergman, son OF Jos. Bergman go to
Devils Lake to attend school for a year.
Miss Loretta Lee and Miss Ellenore
koehmstedt we're among those from
Landgon to attend the New Years ball
at Osnabrock. They we're also visitors
for a day or two at the Delvo home in
that vicinity,
Earl and John McGruer left Saturday
returning to the University of Wiscon-
sin at Madison, Wis, after a home visit
through the holidays. Their sister,
Miss Juanita, will join them at Madison
the early part OF February.
Miss Tessie O'Brlen has been temper.
arily added to the clerical force OF the
register of deeds in order to take care of
the extra rush of business since the first
of the year. Her former position in
States Attorney Grimson's office, being
taken care of for the present by Miss
Helen Sanford,
Miss Gertie O'Neall came over from
Calvin last week for a few days visit
with Langdon young friends, leaving on
Mondays train in company with Misses
Connie Hunter and Edna Chisholm for
Minneapolis, where the three girls re-
sumo their studies at Macalaster college
after the Christmas holiday vacation.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-01-08

o.. ~s-,.4~ - --.1NEw --4. 9 g-srs. q. - ."' SO
II you want pure drugs let G. A
tSpellman fill your prescription.
Hon. Ole T. Axvig was a business
visitor here Saturday from Milton.
Miss Rita Dixon was here over Sun
day from Hannah visiting friends.
Right now should be a good time te
ay your subscription to the DEMOCRAT.
Judge Dorval returned yesterday from
a trip down the line as far as Fargo on
official business.
New novels, monthly magazines and
the best weekly and monthly periodicals
at Spellman's drug store.
Mrs. Jno, L. Robertson visited part Of
the week at Milton with the Swanlaw
family and other old friends.
Your family is provided for if you
carry a policy in the New York Life.
Talk with L. A. Weed, Hannah, N. D.
E. A. Wadeworth was here from Han.
nah during the week looking after
his real estate interests around Langdon.
Morris Orton was a passenger Monday
returning to Red Deer, Alta, after a
visit here with the folks during the holi-
days.
Hon. d. H. Mcmillan arrived yester-
dav from the Twin Cities and will re.
main for a week looking after business
interests here.
H. E. Doryal Jr., took Fridays train
returning to his home at Emerson, Man,
after attending the funeral of his
brother last week.
Auctloneer Tony Kleffer was here
Saturday from Wales to conduct the
sale of furniture and household effects
of T. w. Hawkins.
E. L. Foy and wife had as a home visi-
tor over the holiday vacation their eldest
son, Lou, who is a member of the fire de-
partment at Grand Forks.
Theo. Kraemer, the Wales hardware
ana furniture dealer, the sea
sons greetings to a number of his old
Langdon friends on Friday.
Attorney Cleary left Tuesday for
Cavalier, the new comfy seat of Penn,
bina county, where Judge Kneeshaw is
holding district court this week.
Misses Marguerite and Ella Lindsay
left during the past week for Neche,
whore they will spend a part of the
school vacation visiting with relatives.
DR.. j. F.. Sylvester wife and family
left Monday for their winter trip west
to California and other Pacific coast
points expecting to direct their trave.
Langdonward about the middle of April
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-01-08

ALERT & Winter have plenty of money
Co loan on first and second mortgages.
See the latest popular novels at
Spellman's. He has a full line of the
best magazines and periodicals.
Cashier j. D. Milne of the Citizens
State Bank was in Wales and at Hannah
on business Monday and Tuesday.
Hugo Nowatzki and wife went north
to Hannah on Tuesdays train for a short
visit with relatives of Mrs. Nowatzki's,
Archie Sillers, Jr., was a New Years
day visitor here from Calvin, taking the
afternoon train to Minneapolis on Il
business trip.
Mrs. Mcleod and daughter, Flora, re-
turned Monday from Hannah, where
they we're visitors over the New Year
with relatives and friends.
Cornelius Krohn of the hardware
firm of Krohn & Spenst was here Tues
day from Munich having business with
the board of county commissioners.
Miss Alice Robertson left on Mondays
train for a visit of a month with her
sisters Misses Belle and Annie Robert
son in Minneapolis and Albert Lea,
| MINI.
j. J.. Mahoney and his two little sons
returned home Tuesday from a visit
with the O'Malleys and other friends
and relatives in the western part of the
state during the holidays.
Ernie L. Peterson, the editor of the
Milton Globe, was here Monday, He
extended New Year wishes to the court
house officials, the board OF county COM
missioners included of course.
Tom Lindsay, the eldest son of Mr..
and Mrs. Jas. Lindsay, living north Of
town, took Mondays train for College
Vile, Mimi, where he will take a six
months course at st. Johns university.
Jas. Austin was here yesterday, re-
turning to Hannah from a trip to the
Twin Cities with a shipment of cattle
and hogs. Mr.. Austin has been making
shipments every two weeks since early
last fall. t.
Miss Lucy Mulligan, who has recently
completed a successful term OF teaching
school east of town, took Saturdays
train to Fargo where she will enter the
Sacred Heart academy for the balance
OF the school year.
The ALERT family we're accompanied
on their mid-winter trip to California by
Miss Ruth Farup, Of Park River, a
friend and school mate of Miss Daisy
ALERT San Diego will be their home
while on the coast.
Announcements of January clearance
sales, after having completed the annual
task of stock taking, are made in the
changes of adv'ts this week for the
Schulke department store and the
Scheiter clothing house.
Judge Kneeshaw, in a telegram re-
ceived during the week was advised
that he is again grandfather, the new
arrival being a daughter to MI. and Mrs.
Herb Treichler at Monica, Arizona.
Mrs. Treichler, was formerly Miss
Pauline Kneeshaw.
Among those leaving Tuesday return
ing to school after a home visit during
the winter holiday vacation were Miss
Connie Hunter and Miss Edna CHS
holm to Macalaster college, Miss Ella
F'oshay to st. Cloud, Ed. j.. Donovan to
Washington, D. c., and Morris Winter
and Stuart Work, to Fargo, where they
are enrolled as students at the state
agricultural college.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-01-08

School commences again next Mon
day after a three weeks holiday.
Another Langdon church wedding on
Tuesday forenoon of next week.
IT that wasn't a regular January thaw
on yesterday what do you call it?
Editor Long of The Egeland Enter
prise saved a Cando man from drown
iEg while skating on Snyder lake.
New Years day Langdon played and
won a game of basket ball with Inkster.
The opposing teams composing the high
school boys of the two towns. Scores
4 4 to IL.
The Mimic orchestra stopped off here
New Years day and furnished the music
for a dance held in the X. OF P. hall that
evening. They were returning home
from Hannah, where they had a New
Years eve engagement.
The board Of county commissioners
when th~ey'convened Monday for their
January meeting r%eorganized for the
year 1914 by naming Com'r Elias Porter
as the chairman of the board for the
ensuing year. The accumulation OF
business to be disposed of is likely to
take up the time of the board during
the greater part of the coming week.
Court opened at Cavalier on Tuesday
with a calender of forty.six cases, thir-
teen Of them being criminal. 1t is the
first jury term held by Judge Kneeshaw
in Pembina county's new court house.
When court adjourns at Cavalier,
probably the last week in January, the
Milton murder case, the trial OF Matt
Holum for killing his wife will be take
up by Judge Kneeshaw at Grand Forks,
Among the events of the month
usually noted by bettting observance is
the anniversary of the birth of Robert
Burns, the immortal Scottish bard.
January 25th, will be the 154 a%nniver,
sary of the birth of Burns and many are
specializing as to whether or not the
Cavalier coanty Ooledonian society will
hold their annual entertainment. ball
and supper this year. In years past
this has been the occasion of a gathering
of the clans from all over the northern
part of the state.
Tuesday nights attraction, the Anhalt
Concert Co., which appears in Langdon
as one of the winters lyceum course OF
of the high school, gives a program OF
musical and literary numbers of such
high merit as is seldom heard outside OF
the larger cities of the east. Prof. Hugo
Anhalt and Mrs. Elizabeth TRACER
Anhalt compose the company and the
advance sale of seats indicate that quite
a representative Langdon audience will
greet them at the assembly hall of the
high school building on Tuesday even
ing.
Frank Darling, one of the we'll known
big farmers of the Olga section of the
county was in town Tuesday. MI.
Darling before locating here was for
many years a railroad contractor with
ths Ct. N. and has it sized up that
the Ct. Northern taking over the spur
line running from Concrete to Edin-
burg, means the extension of the same
northward to the boundary line. 1t is
also his opinion that when this happens
There is pretty certain to be something
doing over the 500, which is jealousy
watching any move made by the Jim
Hill road in extending its North Dakota
mileage. That there will be railroad
building IN Cavalier county this summer
seems to be a sure thing to judge by the
signs.