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Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-06
Pastor Was Under Great Strain.

Rev. John H. Dennis had just re-
ceived news Of the death of his faith
er, John Dennis in Baltimore on Mon
day, but owing to the mortgage burn
ing at Mt. Calvary Baptist church he
was unable to go south to the funeral
In spite of his sorrow, he carried out
his part of the exercises well Thurs
day night, but after he reached his
home he was overcome by the strain
under which he had been working,
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-06
ALcoRN SUCCEEDS PHELPS.
Appointed BY Governor as Civil Ser
vice Commissioners.

Governor Holcomb on Thursday ap-
pointed Hugh NJ. Alcorn of Sufield.
civil service commissioner to succeed
Commissioner Henry G.. Phelps Of
Andover, whose term expires Septem-
Der LIST
Mr.. Alcorn Is the present states at
torney for Hartford county and Is
serving his fifth term in that Office.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-06
In Hands of Motorcycle Con.

Motorcycle Policeman Smith in New
London made three arrests on Thurs
day: EIlery Allen on a speeding
charge on Ocean avenue, DR.. G. S.
Allyn of Waterford for leaving his auto
standing without lights from tbs to
$50 p. m, and F. n. Dimmock, con-
stable and deputy game warden,
charged with making speed of from IS
to 3S miles per hour on Ocean avenue.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-06
Merry Makers.

The Merry Makers of the Larkin
club order met Thursday evening at
the home of Miss Edna Robinson of
Franklin street, enjoying music, games
and refreshments in the programme
for the evening.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-06
FUN ERALS,
Mrs. Nicholas Sullivan.

From her late home, No. 245 West
Thames street, the funeral of Mary
Donohue, widow of Nicholas Sullivan,
was held at o'clock on Thursday
ance Of friends and relatives, and It
included people from New Haven,
Westerly and Mystic. At st. Patricks
church at 9 o'clock. the pastor, Rev.
John H. Frederick, celebrated a mass
Of requiem. at the close Of which Mrs.
F. L Farrell sang Some Sweet Day
and Nearer, My God, to Thee. The
bearers were Max ]. Foley. George
Driscoll, John Donohue, John Corcoran
and George and Cornelius Costello OF
Mystic. Burial was in the family lot
in st. Mary's cemetery, where a COM
initial service was read
Among the many beautiful flowers
that paid tribute to the memory of
Mrs. Sullivan were these:
Pillow marked Grandmother" from
Edward F. Comerford, Jr.; standing
wreath, John Donahue and family;
basket of lilies, Mrs. NJ. H. Donohue,
cross, c. 8. Fairclough and family !;
galax leaves and roses, Miss Mary
Harrington; lilies and asters, Matthew
Sullivan and family: spray OF purple
and white lilies, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Mahoney; wreath of roses. employees
of the Boston store; roses and asters,
Mrs. Ellen Barry and family; pillow
marked Mother" from family; carna-
TONS John and William Dynan; open
book marked Grandma" James Mich
olas Casey; lilies, Mrs. Napoleon Du-
Ghetto: spray purple gladiolas. r. c.
Plaut and mother; spray of asters
Mrs. Pincus; sheaf Of wheat, Mr.. and
Mrs. Mccarthy; pink and white lilies
George Driscoll; spray of pink roses
Mrs. Thomas Cummings; spray OF
white asters from the Boston store
millinery department employees; asters
and lilies, Mrs Lindberg and family;
spray Of asters, Mrs. Robert Stevens;
spray of gladiolas, Mrs. Malnati and
family of Westerly; crescent of roses
and lilies, Joseph P. Monaher and fam
lily; wreath, Charles w. Conrade OF
New London.
The funeral arrangements were In
charge Of Undertakers Cummings &
Ring.
Lewis N. Stevens.
The funeral of Lewis n. Stevens
who died suddenly Tuesday morning
at his home at Westbrook, was held
from his home Thursday afternoon al
o'clock The remains will be brought
to Norwich for interment Friday
morning and the service here will bt
at the convenience Of the family. The
nearest of kin who survive are his
wife and daughter, Mary, his mother
Mrs. Judson H. Stevens. one sister
Mrs. C. n. Field. and brother, Franz
H Stevens, the two latter residing
in New Haven. Mr.. Stevens death re.
moves one Of the best known men II
the vicinity Of westbrook, an ACTIVE
| business man, always email in his man
| ner. He came to Westbrook from
Madison about 10 years ago, and hai
been engaged in the automobile liver.
| and coal business for a number o.
years. The family has the sympathy
of the entire community in the be
reavement, which follows. by abou
two weeks. the death of the father o
| Mr.. Stevens.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-06

General Joffre only became gener-
alissimo of the French army in 1911
on the refusal of General Pau to ac-
cept the office.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-06

The opening OF the National Expo
sition of Panama. has been postponed
again, this time until November 3,
1915.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-06

ed before Compensation Commission
]. ]. oDnohue by which s. per weel
was sto be paid for S12Iweeks. -
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-06

The -Woman's Relief corps is the
largest organization of women in the
world under one eligibility clause and
one motto. 1t now numbers 10000,
with department organizations in Al
states, divided among 2,601 corps. as
the local organizations are known.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-06

AS a result of the recent near
drowning at Ocean Beach, when Jerry
Bianchini narrowly escaped death, the
Niagara Engine company has reiterat-
ed its statement that the lungmotor
owned by the company is freely Of
fered to the citizens Of the city in
case Of need.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-06

In the month that has elapsed since
July the day has become 40 minutes
shorter. On July the sun arose at
4.03 and set at TBS. Now the sun
rises at 4.38 and sets at I'll Already
the difference is perceptible and is the
more noticeable at night.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-06

The civil service commissioners at a
monthly meeting at the capitol We'd
nesday took Up proposed exemption
from civil service rules of various of
hcials. clerks and stenographers upon
the application of the heads of their
departments under section of the act
passed by the last general assembly.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-06

Joshua Sands. summer resident at
Lyme, was fined $40 for recklessly
driving his automobile. Sands was
having good time when State Police
man Jackson overlook him and took
his license and plaeed the auto in the
custody of a garage.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-06

A small solop moored off Neptune
park was overturned by the gale We'd
nesday morning, following the parting
of her cable. The little craft was
ing to the bottom.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-06

The engagement Of Miss Ruby Tut
tie. daughter of Judge and Mrs Joseph
P. futile, of Hartford, and Robinson
Cook, son of former Senator and Mrs.
Charles C. Cook, has just been an
nounced. Mr.. Cook was graduated
from Yale in 1914.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-06

The Thread City garage is incor-
porated to buy, sell and generally deal
in automobiles and to conduct a gen.
eral garage and automobile repair
business. The authorized capital stock
is $3.50 divided into $50 shares, par
value 800
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-06

A man and women were rescued
from New London harbor Wednesday
by one of the Scott company tugs. The
parties were in a small power boat anC
either fell or were tumbled overheard
in the tempest that shook up the small
craft,
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-06
PRIZES FOR PHOTOGRAPHS.

outing adjourned at AS.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-11-04
DESERTER OF U. S. ARMY
TAKEN TO FORT SHERIDAN
A Deserter from Army Post in Texas Gives
Himself Up for Punishment,

Corporal Marcus Bauch of the
Twelfth U. S. cavalry, arrived in the
city Thursday of last week with the
papers from the commanding officer at
Fort Sheridan, ILL.,, for the arrest of
Private John V. Shockey, of Company
L. of the Twenty Sixth Infantry, who
is to be tried there on charge of
desertion from the military post at
Texas City, Texas, in July. The re-
turn of Private Shockey was secured
by his voluntarily giving himself up
to the authorities. Shockey has been
working in this county through the
harvest and threshing season and last
week while at Iona notified Sheriff
Kelland that he was a deserter from
the United States army and desired to
give himself up. Corporal Bauch left
with his prisoner for Fort Sheriden,
on Fridays train.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-11-04
LAST CALL FOR CITIZEN PAPERS

Clerk of Court C. S. Robertson asks
US to state for the benefit of those
who are not full citizens of the United
States and desire to secure their final
papers in time to vote at the presi-
Dental election of next year that they
should get busy with as little delay as
possible. Tuesday, December 7th, is
the last date upon which applications
may be filed in his Office by those who
will petition the district court to
grant them papers of full citizenship.
The December term of court is the
last chance for those seeking to be-
come citizens as no petitions will be
received or acted upon by the court at
the spring term in March and the law
requires the filing of applications at
least ninety days prior to the holding
of an election.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-11-04
shown at the Electric Theatre, Mon

shown at the Electric Theatre, Mon
day, Nov. 9Th, pictures artist life in
Paris and pictures it SO vividly that
New York lheatre goers who know
their Latin quarter almost as we'll as
they know lheir Broadway, nearly
imagined themselves once more among
the romantic studios beside the Siene.
Mile. Borelli is featured as Lo]ette,
an artists model and the darling of
artistic Paris. Her work represents
the acme Of pantomimic talent, and,
as one enthusiastic critic expressed
himself, ct is doubtful if more
splendid exhibition of acting ever was
shown on the screen or elswhere.
Good acting, however, is not the
only strong feature of 1.-The Naked
TRUTH produced by the famous Cines
Company of Rome, which gave the
world "Antony and Cleopatra, - and
Quo Vadis.'' 1t is another tribute to
the supreme ability of its producers.
Every detail has been handled in able
fashion; no opportunity for telling
point has been overlooked, and the
result is that the "The Naked Truth
is achieving measure of success
heretofore unknown among motion
picture productions. ADV
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-11-04
COUNCIL GIVES O. K. TO ICE RINK

The city council at its meeting
Monday night among other things
gave its authority to go ahead with
the plan for Langdon's open air skat-
ing rink. The necessary lumber for
seats, posts for the lighting and other
material required will be bought and
the rink put in shape for flooding as
soon as weather suitable for making
ice IS here. 1t is expected that water
for flooding the rink will be obtained
by pipe connections with the Great
Northern water tank. Public sub
scriptions will be solicited for funds
needed for the maintenance and run
ming of the rink through the winter.
But this matter isn't bothering the
promoters much, as when the rink is
once ready for the skaters it won t
take much expense and very little
labor to keep it going
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-11-04
BIG FARM TRANSFER GOES
ON RECORD THIS WEEK
720 Acres CT the Mcliugh Stock Farm Sold to
Joseph Bata for S26,S40

Forecasting the activity that may be
looked for in the demand for Cavalier
county farm lands this fall is the
purchase this week, the deal only be-
ing closed yesterday for the larger
portion of what is known as the Nc
Hugh stock farm. The deal which
Joseph Bata closed includes the pur-
chase of four quarters and an eighty
acre tract, comprising 72O acres of
what is known to be the finest farming
land in Waterloo township. The
which are included in the
purchase are among the most modern
and best equipped in the county. The
deal is one involving an investment of
$26, $40, or about $37 per acre. Mr..
Bata is farmer who has in a resi-
dence here the past twenty-five years
made big success Of farming and his
Judgment that this is a good invest
ment points to what the buyer of
choice farm lands in this county may
expect to have to pay from now on
when they want something worth
while.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-11-04
PARTY OF LAND SEEKERS
REGISTERED AT MINoT
LangdOn Wouid-Be HomeSteaders Take Chance
on Fort Bertho!d Reservation

Quite number of Langdon people
are among the twenty thousand who
Journeyed to Minot during the past
week to register at the land office for
homestead filings upon land which the
government is opening for entry on
the Fort Berthold Indian reservation.
Among those who went from Langdon,
either by train or making the trip
overland by auto were E. w. Quick,
Jay Quick, Solomon Diemert, Howard
Ober, Fred Oher, Stanley Walker,
Charles Foy, Fred Noehmstedt, Alex
johnson and Andre Bachman. Il is
likely that there were others and it is
known that each of the neighbering
towns furnished their quota. Reports
from those who went to register indi-
cate that Minot was filled to overflow.
ing with men and women, both young
and old and though many were there
from points over this state, Minnesota
appears to have furnished a majority
of the hord of claim hunters. The
tract of land surveyed when the Fort
Berthold reservation was thrown opel
for homesteaders is said to be com
prised of 720 quarter sections of Ian,
that is of character quite desirable 70
farm purposes of all kinds, and as tn
land Offices at Bismarck and Plaza, a
we'll as the one at Minot, were opel
for registration the total figures 0
those who registered reached upward
of 80, 600 when the time expire
Saturday. The drawing will be he'll
today, when the numbers will b
drawn of those entitled to file on tn
land. With the heavy registration tn
chance of drawing homestead i
about a forty to one shot according t
sporting parlance.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-11-04
THE GORDONS CELEBRATE
THEIR GOLDEN WEDDING
Monday Nights Event Was Attended by Two
Hundred OF Their Old Friends

The interesting event of the week
with many of the people of I.angdon
and vicinity was the golden wedding
anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs. w. B.
Gordon, we'll known residents of the
city for many years, held Monday
evening at the Presbyterian church.
The arrangements in which ample
attention had been given to even the
smallest details were in the hands of
the ladies of the church guild and left
nothing to be desired, either by the
two hundred guests attending or to
the charming bride of fifty years ago
and the groom o. that auspicious occa-
sion. Not less than two hundred of
their old friends and neighbors were
gathered to extend fluctuations on
the anniversary of their wedding day, a
feature being the presence of quite a
number Of their old neighbors and
friends from the Tyner settlement in
had lived for q quarter of a century
before coming to Langdon. AS the
company gathered they took their
place in line to meet the bride and
groom in the church parlors, Mr.. and
Mrs. Gordon being assisted in the
receiving line by their daughter, Miss
Lucy Gordon and Rev. and Mrs Hib-
bard. Following, an informal pro-
gram of addresses and musical numbers
filled the interim while the tables
were being arranged in the basement
for the menu of delicacies provided.
Those who in brief suitable remarks
expressed the sentiment of those pres
ent and congratulated the Gordons or
the golden anniversary of their we'd
ding day were Hon. Peter Cameron OF
Tyner, Rev. F. j. Hibbard, then
Langdon pastor and Judge w. j.
Kneeshaw, OF Pembina.
among the out Of town guests here
TO attend the golden wedding anniver
sary OF MIR. and Mrs. w. B. Gordon
held Monday evening were Mr.. ant
Mrs Richard McFadden, Mr.. ant
. Mrs John Brown, Mr.. and Mrs. Pete
Cameron, Mr.. and Mrs. William Ing
las, Mr. and Mrs. George Hills ant
} i Mrs. A. D. Gibson and son, all o
whom were neighbo.s of the Gordo
9 family during their residence Of
quarter of century in the Tyner set
!, tlement in Pembina county, befor
9 their coming to Langdon about eleve
! years ago. Rev, Jno. Mckay of Par]
= River, who is a relative and oil
- friend of the family and Judge w. j
r Kneeshaw, OF ?embina, also number
- ed among the wedding guests.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-11-04
CAVALIER COUNTY'S LEAD
is TAKEN BY STATE FAIR
Plans Being s1nde to lnaugurate North Dakota
Farm Contest at State Fair

President John Mahon of the Lang.
don commercial club, goes to Grand
Forks today to take an active part in
laying plans for the developing of the
farm contest idea, as originated here
in Gavalier county into a state farm
contest. The management OF the
state fair association has had its at
tention directed to the farm contest
idea as carried out with such satisfac-
tory results by the fair association
here in Cavalier county the past two
years by Hugh ]. Hughes, the editor
of the Farm Stock and Home of Min
neaapolis, and at the conference being
held at Grand Forks this week for
putting on a state farm contest in
connection with the North Dakota
state fair of 1916, will be thoroughly
gone into and discussed. 1t is under
stood that they are likely to adopt
Cavalier county's plan to the extent
of dividing the state into districts,
also having a sweepstake prize, TAX
ing in the whole state and that in the
initial contest to be held next year
the prizes offered will aggregate
$4,000. 1t is good to know that Cava-
lier county leads and the rest of the
state follows and it should also be
remembered that with our two years
of experience and headway in compet-
ing in farm contests Cavalier county
should be able to enter the state con-
test and take a position giving it a
prestige over the whole state in the
farm contest of North Dakota farmers
to be held the coming year.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-11-04
COMPULSORY ATTENDANCE LAW

There is section in the state laws
of North Dakota covering the compul
sorry attendance of children at school
which County Superintendent Reher
wishes to have brought to the atten-
tion Of as many of the people of this
county as possible. Its provisions
require: ''That every parent, guar
dian or other person who resides in
any school district, or city, who has
control over any child of or between
the ages of eight and fifteen years
shall send such child to a public school
in each year during the entire time
the public schools of such district are
in session. Any such parent, guardian
or other person failing to comply with
the requirements contained therein,
shall upon conviction thereof be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and
be fined for the offense not less than
five dollars nor more than twenty
dollars for the first offense and not
less than ten dollars nor more than
fifty dollars for the second and every
subsequent offense, with costs in each
case"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-11-04
A. TRANSIENT THRESHER
HELD ON SERIOUS CHARGE Z
Attempt to Commit Rape is the Over Hanging
Charge Against Perry Davis

Perry Davis, a transient from
across the line in Manitoba. who has
been working through the harvest and
threshing season in this county in the
vicinity of Mowbray was placed under
arrest on Saturday by Deputy Sheriff
George Montgomery, of Wales, upon
charge Of assault with intent to
commit rape, the complaint being laid
by Mrs. Anna Maleyka, a resident of
the northern part of Dresden town
ship, and whose husband had employ
ment on the same threshing outfit as
Davis. 1t is alleged that on Saturday
evening after spending some time in
Mowbray, Man., with others of the
crew of a threshing machine on which
he was working, the defendant Davis
left his companions, going to the
Maleyka home, where after being
ordered out Of the house by the
woman when his Objectionable and
suggestive behavior aroused her suspi.
cion he struck and otherwise assaulted
her in his attempt to accomplish the
crime alleged to in the complaint.
Davis is stated as being homsteader
in the neighborhood of Kaleida, Mani
toba, and claims that his behavior on
Saturday evening was due to an over
indulgence in Canadian booze. He was
brought to the county Jail on Sunday
and on Tuesday afternoon was given
an arraignment before Judge Knee
shaw. when he entered a plea of
guilty and was remanded to Jail until
the opening Of the December term of
court. He is held under $500 bond.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-11-04
SPECIAL MOTION PICTURE
FEATURE NEXT MONDAY
"The Naked Truth Which Pictures Artist Life
in Paris-A Five Film Feature

That dramatic critics are beginning
to appreciate the splendid triumphs
of the motion picture as medium of
the highest form of histronic art and
no longer regard it as something un-
worthy Of their most careful attention
is we'll exemplified by the splendid
reviews of George Kleine's "'The
Naked Truth" which appeared in the
leading New York dailies during its
triumphant run in New York last
summer. This remarkable fve-part
film was shown in New York's newest
and finest legitimate theatre, the New
Gambler, to discriminating Broadway
audiences and was accorded the most
eulogistic comment by press and pub
lie. Dramatic reviewers, represent
ing the leading metropolitan news.
papers. We'd with each other in &C.
claiming the film and its featured
player, Mile. LYDIA Borelii.
"The Naked Truth, /" which will be
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-11-04
LICENSED TO WED

Licenses to wed have been issued to
the following named parties out of the
office of the judge of the county court
during the past week:
October 26-To Walter Havis and
Miss Sarah Gohl, both of Cyde.
October 27-To F. Staver, of Bel
mont, Wis, and Miss Annie Zettel,
of Mt. Carmel.
October 28-To Clarence M. Crum
and Miss Ella May McTavish, both Of
Hannah.