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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-06-18
KING V|CTOR'S TROOPS
IN SIGHT Of TRIE
BATTLE ON IN GAI
THE WEATHER

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aeaesots fsssA @ ooulAWeet wlnAa.
Lowes AlsA1Gaas naoa vS11ayv
wesWer 10 noetA uostteaJ eatus1ay
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-06-18

PETRocRAD, June 1o--AuU
tro-0erman troops have erooood
the OnIestsr, IS miles norths6se
Of stanisIau. The war once
made this osFicIaI admission -
day. but announced that Russlan
forces east Of stryj threw back
the enemy. capturing 202 osslesre
and 6,644 men. 4.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-06-18

TIE wsu 81 Asssa q. Cashey. aveA.
Thsss6ay, se prseete esvss, pss-
vidss thst his rine and .hshing
ss,' ssn sysS: nSsS o. Nav sysn e the H:
~, caskey's scn. Gardner 4. 10
left the 70 smily hom. IN New Pres.
ton and o7s.00A Mrs. Josephine
Ec"ws". . . nsnssr, ,nals = ssoSssatessd ss ed
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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-06-18
CYCLONE IN
I MISSOURI

CHICAGO. June ls.--Local ON
eials Of the American Telegraph 4
Telsphoas Co. stated today that Z
oyeloas e great velocity swept ths
territory between st. Louis and Kan.
- City last night. carrying down
81 thsis direct wisss bstwesa those
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-06-18

ATHeNa June Jt(
Cable )-A Telegram sren rul( y
lens says that I orltioh IN
rins operating II ths strnjo6 \
the uaFdansiiss, In sde1tlo@
sinking Two TarkIsh transpo Y
also aecountsd fer. tSse oQl ]
wsrships. The Allies alesn y
dropped bombs On .Mudes. n
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-06-18

LONDON, June fs.ceN1Do
ing reports regarding the ssets6e
the British submarine thAt pSglo
trated the oardanslDss On tvo
resday reached here today. "
A Mysllene dlspateh sald ~
submarine sank two small TGel&
ish warshIps, probably ouHbseo&
and two transports. A Conooose6
tlnopls dispatch saId ''tWe hen1H
and = large steamer" were sanDS
and . Mudros dlspateh last nlohs
reported three Turklsh stfoNos,
ports, laden with troeps, Weeo
sent to the bottom.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-01-28
FORTY-EIGHT BELOW ZERO
YESTERDAY MORNING
Yesterday Mornings Extreme Low Tempera-
ture Breaks Record for Ten Years

The week of cold weather reached
its climax, if that's what you would
call its lowest point on the thermom-
eter, yesterday morning, when the
minimum reading at the local U. S.
weather bureau in Langdon was 4S
degrees below zero. In addition to
having made a record for the present
cold spell'' it also records the low
temperature covering period of ten
years, but on the 18th day of January,
1912, the minimum reading on
the government thermometer was 46
degrees below zero. The present cold
spell practically dates back to Thurs
day last week with 76 below zero as
the low temperature The official fig
ures as furnished by the local weather
man, R. I. Burke, for the week in
.tervening from that date up to and
including this morning are given as
follows
Friday, Jan. 22nd-2s below
Saturday, Jan. 23rd-22 below
Sunday, JAM 24th-29 below
Monday, Jan. 25th-4O below
Tuesday, Jan. 26th-25 below
Wednesday, Jan. 27th-48 below
Thursday, JAN 2Sth-31 below
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-01-28
COMMERCIAL CLUBS
PLANS FOR THE YEAR
Market Days and farms Institutes Planned to
Help Stimulate Trade This Summer

The Langdon commercial club did
not elect its new officers for the ensu-
ing year at the meeting held on Mon
day evening, owing to there being
only a part of the membership pres
ent. This part of the business was
laid aside for meeting to be called
Tor the purpose, or more likely at the
regular meeting of the coming month.
1t the meeting Monday night, how
ever, President Mahon and other ac-
tive workers of the club who have the
city's welfare at heart, brought some
matters before the meeting which
show that 1915 is likely to be a year
in which things will be done that will
, ',rove of lasting benefit to US. Lang
don is to have at least one big Market
Day if not more during the summer.
There is to be monster Farmers In
stitute and another committee has
been set to work in the organizing for
an auto tour of boosters over the
county, similar to the one which prov
ed such a success last summer. The
club also expressed Willingness to ex-
tend aid in the organization of a
Langdon ball team and the city band
which has been in cold storage for
these many moons is to be dug up and
brought back to life if anything less
than miracle will turn the trick.
Other matters, of perhaps more vital
Importance to the town than the above
which came up for discussion and no
doubt will assure a more practical
form than talk in the near future in
cluded the question Of the present
heavy burden of taxation and the more
equitable distribution of the burden.
In a committee form the club will
petition, or rather, present a resolu-
tion to our law makers at Bismarck
asking that a less cumbersome way of
handling the problem of taxation
than the levy plan provided and
equalization of the same by county
board be provided for. Business men
OF Langdon have property interests
all over the county and along with
those residing over the county have
personal knowledge of the fact that
the burden Of taxation could and
ought to be more equitably distributed
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-01-28

knowingly, we have been the means of
having caused either Mr.. Collins, or
his business associates any inconveni-
ence. AS stated the news came to
this paper from what we considered
to be thoroughly reliable source,
but the receiving by parties in Wales
within the past week of letters from
Collins stating he was about to sail
from England and will again be in
Wales in a few days, leaves nothing
for the Democrat to do but to retract
what it said about his enlistment. We
acknowledge the error, but consider
the blame properly belongs to the
party who volunteered the informa-
tion, when having knowledge at the
time that it was, to say the least, in
correct.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-01-28
L'''5?7 5|9! School lt4
NOTES

A tentative date for a return game
OF the Langdon girls basket ball team
has been arranged for Friday, Feb.
5th, at Park River. At this time.
however, girls rules will prevail.
Drs. Smith & Hughes are conduct
ing since Monday morning the dental
inspection of all the school pupils.
The pupils of the fifth and sixth
grades have been examined at the
time Of this writing.
This is the last week of the semes-
ter and therefore the final examina-
ton week in all half-unit subjects ir
the high school departments. AS
there are no state examinations this
january, the questions are prepared
by the teachers Of the respective sub.
jects.
The Northwood- Langdon inter-higf
school debate will take place ir
Northwood, Friday evening, Feb. 5th.
The local preliminary debate will be
given Monday evening, Feb lst. The
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-01-28
HALF SECTION CLAIMS
IN WEST PART OF STATE
tiomeSteads of $40 Acres Opened for Entry
on Border Line of This State

A map which can be procured at
the general land office at Washington,
d. c., has just been received from
Congressman Helgeson, which shows
large amount of public land in the
western part OF this state which has
been placed under the act permitting
Of enlarged homestead entries of
half-section each. This strip of land
borders on the Montana line and is
from nine to fourteen townships in
width and extends clear across the
state from north to south. Up to the
present time this section of North
Dakota has been given a general
designation as grazing country, but
the development occasioned by the
extension of railroads and the incom-
ing of new settlers has created a de-
mand for it by homesteaders. The
rainfall in that section averages we'll
with other parts of North Dakota; it
has milder climate in the winter
than experienced here in the north
eastern part of the state and condi-
tions generally point to it being
developed rapidly during the coming
two years by diversified farming.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-01-28
HAROLD COLLINS
IS RETURNING TO WALES
Letters Sent to Wales Friends Show Report of
his Enlistment in Army Incorrect

In its issue of two weeks ago the
Democrat published upon what it con-
sidered to be reliable authority an
item stating that Druggist Harold
Collins Of Wales, who since the early
holiday season has been visiting at
the home of his parents in England,
had enlisted for service in the British
army and his return here postponed
indefinitely. The news this item con-
veyed was complete surprise to Mr..
Collins friends at Wales as they
were looking for his return just as
soon as he had settled up business
matters connected with the estate of
his father, whose illness and subse-
quent death had called him home. An
investigation, resulting from the
Democrats item stating that Mr..
Collins had enlisted, proves the report
to be groundless and we regret if, un-
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-01-28
HE WILL LECTURE UPON
"THE NATIONS AT WAR"
langdon Audience Will Hear Dr. Chas Payne
Treat This Topic Tonigyt at High School

DR.. Charles Payne, who has travel
ed enough to go twenty times around
the world or covering nearly every
mile of its railways, presents the
third number of the lecture course to-
night in the high school assembly
His travelogue will be illustrated with
photographs Of the scenes he has
visited. His address will be on that
timely subject, 1.-The Nations at
War, If anyone can speak intelli-
ngently of these peoples and impair
tlally at that too, it is Mr.. PAYNE.
who IS too much of cosmopolitan to
40 otherwise. His knowledge of the
characteristics of the people and his
friendship for many of them will per-
NIT only such an address as will des
crlbe the homes, the places, the prom
lnent edltices, the ancient landmarks
and the people themselves His recall
tor the eighth time to the north chau-
tauqua; his seventh recall to the Hi
nols chautauqua; his five Monona Lake
appearances, yes his one hundred and
twelve chautauqua engagements in
1912, his position as lecturer for the
New York city school board, for those
OF Milwaukee and of Des Moines. de-
clare hlm as one worthy of large
audience in Langdon. The admission
is just twenty-five cents to pive everv
person an opportunity to be present.
The building will be comfortable,
warmly heated and ready to accommo
date a large crowd.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-01-28
"GRANDPAo PLUMMER
DIED LAST SATURDAY
Father of Vim. PIummer Who Few Weeks AGO
Had Observed Ninety First Birthday

The death of John Plummer, aged
nlnety-one years, at the home of his
son, William Plummer, of this city,
did not come altogether as surprise
to the Langdon friends of the deceas-
ed, when they learned of the old gen
tleman's passing away on Saturday
forenoon of last week. A man of rare
physical vigor and mental ability
right up to the last, he had since the
setting in Of the winter season show
ed gradual failing of bodily strength
while the last month of his life had,
with perhaps one or two exceptions,
confined him indoors.
Grandpa Plummer, in the two years
that he had made his home with his
son, had become known and quite
popular with the young and old alike
of the community, all of whom will
feel they have experienced great
loss in his death. In the last week of
November, the old gentleman's y
ninety-first birthday, was the occasion
of reception at the Plummer home,
which included nearly all of the peo-
pie of Langdon. The appreciation
which the old gentleman felt of this
tribute of respect was quite visible
and the gathering one that everyone
of those present will long remember.
He came to Langdon in May, 1913,
from his old home at Clifford, Ont.
where he had spent the greater part
of his life, to remain during the bal
ance of his days with his son, the
only surviving member of the family.
His death was but the setting of
the sun of life's we'll spent day, which
he had lived in way so that with the
near approach of the end there was
nothing left to regret, a willingness
and desire to greet those who had
preceded him to the life beyond. The
funeral Monday afternoon from the
Presbyterian church further impressed
one with the extent of his appreciated
worth and the general regret felt in
his taking away. The remains were
taken east on the afternoon train by
his son, VIM. Plummer, for burial at
Clifford, Ont, there to find a last
resting place in grave by the side of
the wife, whose death had preceded
his several years ago.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-01-28

choice Of judges is now a matter of
correspondence between the two,
schools.
Tonight, Professor Payne will give
his illustrated travelogue on the ma
tlons at War - Everybody should
come to this number of the course,
flrst to Increase the numbers in the
crowd, second, to help financially and
last but not least, to be entertained.
instructed and inspired.
The Park River girls played very
strenuous game Friday evening, but
our girls, though unaccustomed TO
playing boys rules, seemed to be a
match for them At the close of the
1lrst halt the score was 3 to 0 in favor
OF Park River, but the last ten min
utes of the game showed that the
Langdon team work could win and
resulted in score of 7 to d in favor
of LangdoN.
The Seniors gave very delightful
party in honor of the class of 1916 in
the gymnasium Saturday evening.
After several paror contests and the
completion of that graceful, colonial
pastlme, the Virginian Reel, refresh
ments were served. The guests ad-
Journed at II 80 p. m., declaring to
their hosts that they had very en-
Joyable evening. Among the guests
were the Juniors, the high school
faculty and Mrs. Stauff.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-01-28
SHIPMENTS OF HORSES
MADE FROM LANGDON
Buyers of Cavalry Horses for European War
Find Langdon Best Market in State

DR.. A. F. Elliot the state veter-
marian, was here Friday from Milton
for the purpose of making official in
spection of two shipments of horses
from Langdon to points outside of the
state. One of the shipments consisted
of carload of twenty-six horses pur-
chased by St. Paul buyers for ship
ment to Europe. The other car OF
upwards thirty.five head of young
horses, which j. ]. Mahoney is send
ing out to the western part of this
state where he has considerable ranch
land, and these horses will Craze in
the open through the balance of the
winter season. For the past five
years the farmers Of Cavalier county
have been raising horses to the extent
that there are at the present time
good work horses that can be bought
OF farmers here in this county to the
number of say five hundred without
the creating Of a scarcity for the use
in farm work here at home. Where
one horse was sold to the st. Paul
buyers in Langdon last week there
were ten head that had been brought
to town By prospective sellers, who
took them back home with them rath,
er than dispose Of them at the low
price offered. 1t is only a glance back
ward of a decade since each spring
there would be from five to ten cal
loads of horses unloaded here in Lang
don, shipped in here from Minnesota
and Iowa, and sold to Cavalier county
farmers. Today shows US as having
horses of our own raising to place on
the market; our farmers are making
shipments to the eastern stock mar
kets Of carloads of cattle and hogs
The change has been slowly but stead
lily working out the problem of the
progress Of the farmer of northern
North Dakota from wheat grower to
one who diversifies his farm products
and therefore is not imperiled by the
ever overhanging chance of poor
grain crop.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-01-28
Car of Corn on Track

Will have car Of corn on track
next week. Boyd's Elevator.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-01-28
LANGDON MAN WRITES
ODE TO "BOBBIE" BURNS
Tie Scottish Bard is Not Overlooked on Natal
Day by Well Known laagdon Man

1t is known that many Of those of
Scottish descent in Cavalier county
feel keen disappointment at the ami
versary Of the birthday Of Poet Robert
Burns not having been given observ-
ance this year by the Caledonian Soci-
ETY. of Cavalier county, by the accus-
toned concert, ball and banquet of
the past years. Coming at such an
opportune time the Democrat feels
many of its Scotch readers will read
with interest the following lines, a
tribute to Burns, which appeared in
Mondays issue of the Duluth Herald
over the signature of Dr. Jas. Semple
THERE A NAME-A FAMOUS NAME
There a name famous name.
OF Scotia'S name the vale
That's heard abraid-that's heard at hame,
Ger moorland hill and dale.
That name still, and fame still.
Each generation learns,
And dear still to hear still
The name of Robert Burns
Auld Scotia lo'es her famous bard
And points to him wi pride:
And in her heart wi high regard
He shall for aye abide.
He clearly and dearly
Her yeneration earns;
For what land but Scotland
Had e'era Robert Burns
And Scotchmen hero and Scotcimen there,
Bath hame and fla away,
With JOY elate will celebrate
Their bardie's natal day.
And then man We ken man,
Whene'er the day returns
Till licht man 5 ia sicht man,
They spend nicht WI Burns.
DIR. j. Semple, Langdon, N. D.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-01-28
COUNTY s'DADS" ADOPT
SOME REFORM MEASURES
RetrenChment in Clerk and Deputy SaIarie!
and New Deal on Official Papers

The board of county commissioners
reached an adjournment of their Janu-
ary meeting last Saturday at noon.
The meeting was one which left such
an amount of work to catch up with
in Auditor Hamilton office that the
copy of the official minutes of the
proceedings was not ready for the
printer until too late for publication
in this weeks paper. The record of
the meeting will show a decided ac-
tion on the part of the board toward
retrenchment and economy In addi-
tion to the putting over until another
year of the question Of erecting a
county Jail building, they have made
cut on expenditures wherever prac-
teal. The clerk and deputy hire in
the offices OF the county judge and the
clerk OF district court has been reduc-
ed to $500 and $500 per annum res
pectively being half what was formerly
apportloned for that purpose; also u
reduction made in the monthly salary
OF the janitor of the court house.
Another innovation introduced by the
board was the naming of six county
papers instead of four the condition
however being that the papers SO des-
ignated by the board accept a pro rata
OF the amount which had previously
been received by the four papers for
the publication of the proceedings and
such other official notices as the board
should order printed. The six papers
so favored by the commissioners are:
The Moon, at Hannah; the Globe, at
Milton; the Herald, at Munich; the
Advocate at Sarles, and the Repubi-
can and Courier-Democrat in Langdon.
In the matter of the levy for this
county's apportionment toward the
better farming movement it is under
stood the amount to be raised will for
the present year at east only provide
for the retaining by this county of one
field agent instead of two as heretofore
------------------
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-01-28

VIM. Plummer left on MONDAYS
train for the family home of his par
ents at Cliff ord, Ont, accompanying
the remains of his father, whose in
terment will be in a grave by the side
OF Mrs. Plummer, ST., who died some
years ago.
The Democrat is asked by Mrs. A.
M. Crawford, recorder of Langdon
Camp, No. 63O7, of the Royal Neigh
bors of America, to announce that
they will give dance at the Odd Eel
lows hall, on Thursday evening of
next week, February 4th, to which
everybody is invited. Those who at
, tend are assured Of good music and a
| good lunch. The charge for admission
will be seventy-1ive cents a couple
and you are invited to come early and
dance late. Those who have taken in
the previous dances gotten up by the
ladies Of the Royal Neighbors know
| that there is a good time in sight for
Thursday night of next week and as
there's only two weeks left before the
beginning Of the Lenten season, this
is certainly one Of the opportunities
that the young folks of Langdon and
vicinity cannot afford to overlook.
George Skinner returned Tuesday
from visit of a couple of days with
friends up the line in the vicinity OF
Hannah
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-01-28

A district conference of the Metho-
dist churches along this line of the
Ct. Northern was held Tuesday at
Wales, which is reported as having
been given good attendance of the
pastors from the various churches,
despite the inclemency of the weather.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-01-28

Smoke Council cigars. I"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-08-07
SCHMIDT
GREATLY
IMPROVED

Hugo Schmidt, violinist and
orchestra leader, injured I'm an
automobile wreck at Center and
Bailey streets early yesterday
morning, was reported today as
having improved greatly during
the last "a hours. His most seri-
GUS injury is a broken hip.
Mrs. Schmidt, who lives on the
Schmidt ranch on the Mount Ia
coma boulevard while her hus-
band manages his orchestra in
the city, today expressed COM
plete confidence in her husband.
There were four men and
two women in the automobile"
said Mrs. Schmidt today. MY
husband knew only the driver,
Mr.. Dorm. He was not acquainted
with either of tho women, or
with the other two men.
THE women were friends of
the other men, and were joining
in a ride with my husband, who
was coming out to the ranch. At
South Tacoma the party decided
to turn about and return to Ia
coma, Mr.. Schmidt saying 1t was
too late to continue the trip. 1t
was on the return that the acci-
dent occurred"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-08-07
MAKE NO PROBE
OF CITY PAYROLL

Drake to make an immediate
probe of the light and water de-
partment and report where cuts
in operating expenses could be
made.
Il have not Investigated the
payrolls sufficiently to know def
initely whether there is anything
wrong there or not, although it
looks suspicious, said the may 1r.
Water Supt. Paul Savidge sent
letter to the council explaining
the overtime salaries in h:s de-
partment, saying that most of the
money had gone for night repair
work. He said that there had
been an unusual number of brok-
en- mains and much other trou-
BILE in the light department 10 at
tend to during July.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-08-07

Highly perturbed by The Times
statements yesterday that en-
ployes in the light and water de-
partment of the city were receiv-
ing unusually large sums for
overtime" work and that one
foreman had been paid for "36
days" on the July payroll, Com
missioner Drake summoned a doz-
en- men of his department to the
council chamber today for a hear
ing.
The hearing did not material
ize. Mayor Fawcett informed the
commissioner that his subordin-
ates had no business appeari .,g
in person before the council.
Mayor Fawcett, however, was
asked by all the council except
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-08-07

Discouraged over family dis
agreements, John Overton, so
years of age, tried to commit sui
eide at $50 a. m. today by slash
ing his throat with razor at his
home in Sumner.
He would have been successful
in his attempt at his own life IL
his wife hadn't struggled with
him and stopped him, at risk of
her own life.
Disagreements with his wife
and children, whom he said al.
ways "bucked' him, weighed on
him to such an extent that he
became discouraged.
DR.. Mitchell, of Sumner. arriv-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-08-07
MOVIE BILL
NO NEARER
TO PASSAGE

Meeting behind closed doors,
the city courcil for an hour to-
day debated Commissioner Mills
new moving picture censorship
ordinance, which would bar such
films as THE Birth of a Ma
ton" from Tacoma.
At the beginning of the meet
ing 1t was announced that the
council intended to change the
ordinance so as to remove an
movie censorship power from the
social service board.
At the conclusion of the meet
ing, however, the commissioners
announced that they had been
utterly unable to agree ON a new
ordinance, and that no definite
action had been taken.