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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-10-15
Last Days of Pompeii' at the
Electric Theatre Monday evening.

Hooc lays VI IOIIlpcll dI llS
Electric Theatre Monday evening.
The board of county commissioners
reached an adjournment of their Octo-
Der meeting on Tuesday afternoon.
The Courier Democrat was on
\ Tuesday forenoon designated by the
board of county commissioners as the
newspaper to publish the delinquent
tax list for the current year.
The tower for the new fire bell at
the city hall has been put in place
this week, the bell raised to it's place
and everything in readiness for Civ
ing the alarm when emergency re-
quires.
Monday night the local government
weather bureau recorded a minimum
temperature of % degrees, Indicating
the early morning of Tuesday
October 18th as registering the
first killing frost of the fall season of
1914.
Mondays inclement weather and
the impossible condition of the roads
deferred the members of Langdon
lodge of P making their proposed
visit to the Castle Hall of the Py-
thians at Clyde. The trip was given
a ~postponement until today.
Sunday of this week is being OBJ
served by the Mennonite Brethren at
their Rosehill church heal Munich as
a Harvest Festival, a time of annual
Thanksgiving despite the fact that
much OF the crop of that section OF
the county was badly damaged by
hail.
The postoffice at Stilwell, discon-
tinued at the time of J. B. Radford
closing his store at that place, is to be
re-opened this fall, R. Larson having
received the appointment of post mas
ter. Mr.. Larson returns to Stilwell
after having conducted a blacksmith
shop at Osnabrock for some time.
Among the distinguished political
visitors of the week has been Hon. j.
H. Frame of Grafton, who is the can
didate on the republican state ticket
for lieutenant governor. Mr.. Frame
went north on Tuesdays passenger
with a party of local candidates and
returning spent yesterday with his
Langdon republican friends.
Park River had a fall cleanup day
last Friday in which the town author
tiles and residents co-operated in a
general tidying up of streets, alleys
and private premises in readiness for
winter. What was done in Park
River last Friday might serve as a
lesson for many other towns. Lang
don being among the number.
Friday and Saturday of next week
Governor l.. B. Hanna will put in the
two days looking after his campaign
interests for reelection in this county.
His dates for the first day include
afternoon and evening meetings at
Clyde and Sarles and for the second
day at Osnabrock and Langdon.
Cavalier county has yet to give the
governor a majority, and it won't be
this year.
1t is noted that Langdon was hon
ored by the state synod Of the Presby-
terian churches Of North Dakota last
week when that body named Rev. F.
j. Hubbard Of this city as it's modera-
tor for the ensuing year. The distinc-
ton of this position at the top among
the clergy of that denomination, of
which Mr. Hubbard is the immediate
recipient, at the same time reflects
upon the people Of Langdon in general
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-10-15

House for rent. DR.. E. l. Donovan
An entire line of school supplies is
carried at Spellman's drug store.
DR.. and Mrs. j.. F. Sylvester were
up the line at Hannah last Thursday
for a short visit with old friends.
Miss Joan Goodman, who is attend
ing the Langdon high school, was an
over Sunday visitor at her home near
Milton.
Pastor Opie will be absent over the
week end and in consequence there
will be no morning or evening ser
vices at the Langdon church on the
coming Sabbath.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-10-15
Smoke LA Concilla'' cigars.
Cook Wanted-Apply to T. 8.
Hankey at the U. C. T. Hotel.

Tess Hines, was a visitor here on
Tuesday from Hannah, between trains
Mrs. Braaten of Wang was a pas
senger Tuesday to Grand Forks for a
visit of a week with friends.
Carl Hettler, who along with ks
father and brothers has acquired
three sections of Canadian northwest
homesteads in Alberta since removing
from this county, returned last week
after a stay over there since early in
the spring.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-10-15
Smoke ''Council'' cigars.

Bring your prescriptions to Spell
man. Prescription druggist.
Gunder Nelson, the Osnabrock
hardware and farm machinery dealer
was a visitor in the city yesterday
on a business mission.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-10-15
Smoke "Council'' cigars.

Furnished rooms to rent and three
houses for sale. Miss Annie Kelly.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-03-26
LITTLE IN SIGHT
FOR Mr.. R|TCH|E
New Crop Of ~Lightweights are
Needed to Boost Champs
!. Financial Game.
BY Farren

Chicago, March 26.-Willie Richie,
proposed harvest of sheckles in con.
nection with the Panama-Pacifc expo.
sition of 1915 may be cut short. That
is, unless the present crop of light
weights improves to q considerable ex.
tent or some person at present UNI
known leaps to the glittering pinnacle
of fame. For right now there doesn't
seem to be much class between Willie
and a restful sleep with his crown ex-
cept the men with whom the cham
pion is scheduled to mingle within
the next few weeks or months.
At the moment the only really Sc
rious contenders for the lightweight
crown + Charley White, Tommy
Murphy. Freddie Welsh and Ad VOL
CAST. Eliminate two Of these, Tommy
Murphy, because the champion al
ready is scheduled to meet him April
II. and Ad Wolgast, because the lat
ter's recent defeat. This leaves Char
ley White and Freddie Welsh, and
neither Of these boys look to have
much more than an extreme outside
chance of furnishing the lightweight
monarch with n considerable OPP
position.
These four just about let the light
weight class out. The wild challenges
which poured upon Richie before his
Wolgast bout in Milwaukee have less
ened strangely. There does not seem
to be anything like the eagerness to
mingle with the San Francisco boy
there was before he demonstrated that
he could more than hold his own
with a tough one like the "wolverine
Wildcat"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-03-26
GILMORE PLEASED
WITH FED PROGRESS

New York. March 2s.-Before re-
turning to Chicago yesterday Presi-
dent Gilmore of the Federal league
said he was we'll pleased with the
progress Of the Federal league park
in Brooklyn. and said it would surely
b finished by the opening Of the sea-
son.
"Also I expect to see Tom seaton
pitch the opening game in BROOKLYN"
continued Gilmore. HE -Iwill posi-
lively play for Brooklyn and I know
nothing Of any trade being arranged
with Chicago"
When asked about the discipline
which will be enforced on Federal
league diamonds, Gilmore said the
leagues umpires have been instruct-
ed to rule firmly.
we will go even further than the
National and American leagues in pre-
serving discipline. Any. player who
is ordered out Of a game automatical-y
~ fines himself $25. If the player
fails to pay. his fine within 4s hours.
the players club will automatically
be fined $780,"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-03-26
FRESHMEN TAKE
H0NORS IN MEET
First Year Men Win Indoor
Track Competition-Ath-
letic Jubilee Held.

The freshman class last night won
the first indoor track meet held by
The university athletic association,
The first year class took first honors
with Fl points. while the suphomores
were second with 1875 points. The
Juniors finished third with IS points
and the seniors fourth with 9h points.
The annual athletic Jubilee preced-
ed the track meet. The baseball. foot
ball. basketball and track men Who
qualified for letters received their
honors. Walter S%chlosser. retiring
president, Arthur Netcher, who rep
resented the alumni, and Randell Lar
son, the new president, gave short in
formal addresses,
Walter Schlosser won the individual
honors. making a total Of ten points
Following is a summary of the
events:
25-Yard Dash-First, Joos. time 8
seconds: second. Flint; Miles and
Chittick tied for third.
Shot Put-First. Miles. 40 feet. y
in; second. Dahl, SO feet, 2 in: third,
hoffman. SO feet, 3h in.
Standing Broad Jump-First. Flint.
s feet. 101. in; second, Mckay. s
feet, ga in; third, Chittick. S feet, !,
in.
so-Yard High Hurdles-First, Dahl:
second. II. hoffman: third, C.. No!l-
man.
High Jump-First. Schlosser, .
feet. 6h in; second. Mckay; third,
r. hoffman.
Pole Vault-First, schloeeer. 10
feet, 6 in.; second, James; third, Noll-
man.
Potato Race-First, Cook; second,
Muir; third man disqualified.
Ono of the features of the meat waS
the sorority relay race. The teams
represented h sororities follow and
+ given in the order in which they
finished:
Alpha Phi-Dahl, Joos and McFad-
den.
Beta Gamma Psi-Elmslie, Gilby
and hoffman.
Kappa Alpha Theta-owen, Mckay
and Chittick.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-03-26
Tennis TOURNEY
DURING AUGUST
North Dakota Meet to be Held
at Fargo-May Join the
Northwestern Association

The, North Dakota tennis tourna-
ment will be held in Fargo some time
during the month of August. The
states will be fixed later by the off,
Gals of the Fargo Tennis club.
The North Dakota association is not
affiliated with the national organiza-
ton this year, and consequently that
body did not fix the dates for the
fIickertail tournament.
The local club, as we'll as other
North Dakota clubs, has been asked
to join the new Northwestern Tennis
association, which was formed at a
meeting in Minneapolis a few weeks
ago. The Grand Forks club officials
nave taken no definite action on the
invitation.
Minneapolis is to have two tourna-
nlents this year, each Of which
will be played on the Deephaven
courts. The Northwestern tournament,
staged every year at Deephaven, Lake
Minnetonka. will be played the week
of July Is this year. and the Minne-
sofa state championship play will be
staged on the same courts the week
OF August /. Both tournaments will be
under the jurisdiction of the North
western Tennis association.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-03-26
BROOKLYN FEDS
TO GET Slice
Players to get Shares of Com.
mon Stock in the Outlaw
Baseball Club.

New York, March 26.-Brooklyn
Federal league players are to have a
share in the profits of the club. Pres
ident Ward announced yesterday.
Each athlete will have an ownership
in the club proportionate to his SAL
r. Shares of common stock will
be set aside for the players and when
dividends are declared they will pro-
fit the same as the original holders
Of stock.
The plan is unique in baseball an.
mails and seems to indicate that the
Brooklyn Federals have q wealth of
financial backing. Ward probably
figures that by sharing profits with
the players he will get better and
more earnest work from the athletes
and will have less difficulty in hold
ing the players now on his pay roll.
President Gilmore of the Federals
arrived here last night from the
scheduled meeting in Baltimore and
will tarry q day or two before re-
turning to Chicago. The outlaw chief
inspected the work on Washington
park and was free in predicting that
the Federal pennant race would be
more interesting than those in the
National or American leagues.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-03-26
notice ISSUED
BY COMMISSION
All National Agreement Clubs
Receive Special Com
munication.

Cincinnati. March 26.--Tl1e National
Baseball commission yesterday pro-
mulgated WI findings and q notice to
all national agreement clubs. The
claim Of the Lexington, KY, club of
the Ohio State league for the serv-
ices of Player Fillnan vas refused,
the commission UNFOLDING a ruling of
the national board that the player was
the property of the Paris club of the
Texas-Oklahoma league.
The commission also upheld the ma
tional board in the ~latter's ruling that
l,layer-A1anager George r. Ort. of the
st. Thomas club of the Canadian lea
u was not entitled to IS per cent
of the money obtained through the
drafting of PLAYERS.
Ort had a contract calling for Is
per cent Of all money realized by the
st. Thomas club through the sale of
and the commission held that there
was a wide difference between the
sale Of a player and the releasing Of
The player by draft.
The notice follows:
Section 10 of the agreement with
the baseball players fraternity reads
as follows: Before a major player
shall be released outright or under
an optional agreement to class a or
Il lower classification his services shall
first be rendered to all class AA clubs
then to all class A clubs at n price
not to exceed $3.50. IL he he a draft
cd player, the club from which he
is drafted shall have prior claim to
all other clubs in its classification.
There seems to be y misunder-
standing AZ to the exact meaning Of
this particular clause. When aemajor
league club makes application for in
ter-leaeue waivers. it should at the
II time notify the president of the
league of which 1t is n member,
whether the player will be released
Internationally, outright OF under an
optional agreement IL waivers are OBJ
tanned. An outright release iey con-
strued to mean the players transfer
from one club to another, either with
or without a consideration, and with
out the retention Of the right to re-
call him.. In such case the player
A clubs at a price not to exceed those
stipulated in section 1S.
If 1t is the intention Of the major
league club to release the player under
an optional agreement, then the
amount Of the option price. shall not
be less than $500, as stipulated in rule
ID of the compission and not more
tnan the respective prescr1b-
ed in section IS Of the fraternity
agreement.
"If the major league club and the
claiming minor league club cannot
agree on the optional price. the pres
idents Of the leagues OF the respec-
tive clubs shall determine the consid-
GRAFTON. provided. however, 1t shall
not exceed the amounts fixed in Sec
ton IS. above quoted.
Section Is does not change the
system of returning drafted players
as prescribed in section 8, article 8 OF
the national agreement and regulat-
ed by rule 81 Of the commission. in
any respect.
"A drafted player who has not been
claimed before February L following
his selection becomes subject to sec.
ton 10 when. released by q major lea
cue II y minor league club.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-03-26
WORLD SPORT TO Be SEEN At
THE BIG PANAMAPAC|FIC EXPOSITION
Director Sullivan Predicts Greatest Gathering in History of
Athletics-Special Contests Are to be Held-Arranging
For International Events.

New York, March 26.--James e.
Sullivan. director of athletics at the
Panama-Facifc exposition. has arriv-
I'd home after q three weeks trip to
San Francisco. te spoke i'm glowing;
terms of the prospects for a. wonder
full season of sport at the Golden Gate
next year.
Not lone is it planned to have the
arrangements on a gigantic scale, mi
the program itself will embrace COM
petltlons in every sport known TO the
civilized world. The Olympic club Of
ton of the A. 4. L. are working hand
in hand with the exposition people
50 that nothing will be left undone to
insure success. Star athletes both on
track and field, as Well as aquatic
wonders, from all the foreign coun-
tries have promised 20 be present.
Gymnasts and strong men of all sorts
will also be there.
A special training ground right in
the heart of the city is already under
construction, and it will be devoted
y novel feature Of the exposition
track proper will be a quarter-mile
straightaway, put in with the intention
of giving the cracks at his distance
chance to lower the worlds record
OF Al econdS made fourteen years
ago by AlaXey Long.
Speaking about the prospects OF the
sporting department of the EXPOSE
ton, Mr.. Sullivan said:
There is not the slightest doubt
that the years sports at the EXPOSE
ton will be the coming event OF the
world.
II predict that the total number
of entries received will exceed any
previous Olympic games and be be-
tween 5000 and 10000. All Of the
blue ribbon events of the athletic
world have been assigned to the ex-
position. There is no doubt but the
attractions will bring to San Fran
cisco teams from each and every ath-
letic country in the world, and the
world will witness contests easily on
y par with the Olympic games.
Hold Special Contests.
THE International Olympic CON-
imittcc recognizes just what the Pan
ama-Pacitic International exposition
officials will do for sport. and has
conferred upon it the right to hold
the modern p%entathlon, which will be
contested in America for the first time.
The fact that Il winner will have
the high honor Of wearing the Olym-
pic medal should attract a large
number Of entries.
"The other international events to
attract the worlds most famous and
foremost athletes. will be the swim
ming races. wrestling championships,
gymnatic championships and boxing
championships, and every effort will
be made by the department of ath-
leiics to bring together the greatest
collection of amateur athletes in the
world to compete, not only in the
international championships, but in
special contests Of speed, strength and
agility.
1.-The great marathon race, which
will take place ON September Is,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-03-26
ST. OLAF PROSPECTS
BRIGHT THIS YEAR

Northfeld. Mimi, March 26.-The
outlook for a strong team in base
ball is very promising al st. Olaf col
lege this year. The indoor sports
have already given way to outdoor
sports. The gym yea exhibition will
be staged on Thursday. The baseball
men have been cut for practice ut
certain periods assigned for that
work for the last two weeks or more.
and yesterday afternoon saw the
squad out for regular practice for
h first time this aso The pit
cheers and catchers have been in
training for over a month. Forty
men have been out and some good
material for the 'infield is certain.
1t is planned to have all the men
remain at the school during Easter
vacation for practice. The material
for the receiving and the tossing
seems to Be more plentiful than eve
before. In all about ten men are
ready to do the pitching and about
h a many are equally DESTROYS for
the catching position.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-03-26
BIG WRESTLING
MATCH TONIGHT
Netonen and Curtis Meet Here
to Decide Middleweight
Championship.
BOTH MEN ARE IN
FINE CONDITION
First Preliminary to be Called
at 3:45-Duluth Fans
Favor Finn.
Ftna, preparations were made thus

Final preparations were made tint
morning for the championship vrss-
fling match between Loren Curtis.
the local grappler, and Naino kc-
tonen, h Finnish mai artist. Ths
match will to staged at tn" auditor
i,lm ON North Fifth street. and IN"
first preliminary Will begin at SD
O'Clock.
Despite indications To the con
trary, Curtiss is lighter than ketonen-
Both mon hoped on The scales yea
terdav afternoon. and the local man
tipped the beam at 155 and kctonen
went to $50.
When ketonen reached the city
yesterday morning he made "A pre-
li1ninary size-up of Curtiss and i'm
mediately declared that the latter
wa considerably above weight. Suter
insisted that he would not weigh over
taS. and to satisfy the Finn " was
agreed that the two should be weigh
cd yesterday afternoon.
The match tonight undoubtedly
will be the best ever held in the city.
Both men ara u for the highest
ilonors. and both Will fight 10 the
limit.
dictious. Each says he is in the best
OF condition, and Zach declares that
he will make the ''other go some"
The managers tell a different tale.
Willis says it is all ketonen, and
S,,ter says there will be nothing to
IT. but Curtiss. A few Duluth fans
also have declared, through their
pocketbooks. that ketonen is the big
show. 1t is expected that local en-
thusiasts will loosen up with some OF
their change today.
.s1(rr,oat, T irvu,tt Snoyfc aSitCp ~
The Duluth Herald. arrived in tho
city this morning. He is to referee
The match. Liggett will make NO
predictions except to say that it will
be a great. little struggle"
Sailor Jack Of Duluth, who has
been spending several DAYS in
crookston, arrived In the city last
night. Jack is enthusiastic over the
match. and is one of the few that
declare Curtiss will win. He is quot
ID as follows in last evenings Crooks
tnn Times: 'Curtiss will win the
bout. but those that witness 1t will
see some eruclling work. However.
~,tirt.ES will WIN"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-03-26

should bring together the worlds
leading distance and every
efor will he made to bring the rep.
resentatives of every foreign country
in this great. marathon race.
"A special effort will be made to
get the entries Of Macarthur and Grits.
ham, the two great South African
runners. who finished first and sec
ond. respectively, in the marathon at
the Olympic games in Stockholm
They have already expressed a desire
to compete.
aside from the important features
and special attractions, every phase
Of athletics known in the world will
be taken up. We will show the
world why we are called "Athletic
America" There will be special
competitions for the playground boys,
church boys, public school, high
school and college boys.
lit is my intention to have com
petition or exhibitions in every known
sport that is practiced throughout the
civilized world.
For the second time in the history
of International championships thu
United States will bring together the
strong men Of the world. and the all
around dumb bell competition in ten
sections will certainly appeal to the
worlds strong men. There is to he
A dumb bell lifting and heavy weight
contest. These two dumb bell eXhi-
billions will be two great international
exhibitions. They are to extend over
two days.
athletic history proves that Amer
ica. leads the world at relay racing and
] plan to secure from the Internation-
al Athletic Federation a special sane
ton to stage in the exposition stadium
international relay races at the fol-
lowing popular Olympic distances:
-Four hundred meters. 500 meters, l.
600 meters and 5000 meters, teams
of four men, each man to run a quar-
ter of the distance"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-03-26
BRUCE" WELL known
DULUTH SPORT WRITER
IN GRAND FORKS TODAY

Robert Liggett, better known
as Bruce" the well known
sports editor Of the Duluth Her.
aid, is in Grand Forks today.
Ldggett is to referee the Curtis
ketonen wrestling match Mt the
auditorium tonight.
Bruce" has been writing
sports for the Duluth Herald for
a number of years, aud he is con.
sldered one of the best north
west writer's of things athletic
despite anything that Gather
Richie may say.
Liggett knows the 'sropes." and
as a baseball, wrestling and fight
writer he has a popular follow.
ing.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-03-26
FAIRvIEW HAS BALI TEAM.
Enthusiasts Of That Place Meet anf
:. Organize for Year.

Fairview, N. D., March 2s.-At a
meeting held this week a baseball club
organization was perfected with the
following officers:
Business Manager-James Pisar.
Playing Manager-V. d. Evans.
Secretary-Treasurer-J. Pisar.
The ball grounds will be ready
about April Is. Games will be sched-
uled with Sidney. Cartwright, Alexan-
der, Arnegard. Sioux Pass. and other
nearby towns having . baseball club.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-03-26

Devils Lake. y. D., March %
Starltnenther scored q we'll earned
Victory over Devils Lake bowlers in a
IL, game contest. 1t was a remark
ri" score, the Starkweather team
winning by but n pin. The score
~" 800 to S,503.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-03-26
*** *#** *** s. + X
PROVINCIAL GOSSIP
4. i. $: X Il Il se se y Il ~. :. 4. Il. =.
A Taxi VIII Do Later.

Duluth Herald: If all the baseball
players that have been signed by the
Honorable Darby O'Brien are taken
on the trip-at one time-it will re-
quire several cars to transport the
troupe.
AT the present writing O'Brien has
many legions. one might almost say,
under contract. If one-fourth Of the
young men come up to fond expecta-
tons, it also might be stated that. we
will have some team.
Let US hope for the best.