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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-06-24
WEST HOPE

The West Hope farmers club pic
mic was a success. Everybody who
was on the grounds at the Stilwell
grove, and the crowd was a big one,
will tell you that it was one of the
best picnics that has been held in this
neighborood in years. Five speakers
were present to address the crowd
gathered from all over the northern
part of the county and all confined
their remarks to subjects of vital
interest to farming people. The lemon
ade, ice cream and cigar stand was in
charge of Messrs.. Ludwig, Gamble
and Darling and no one needed to 20
thirsty as the lemonade was free for
the asking. When the speaking ended
the program of sports was taken in
hand by a committee made up of Rob-
ert Robertson, Harry Ruth and Fred
?. Schutt, who saw that there was no
let-up and something doing all the
time until the start was made for
home. When supper time came the
ladies did their share in making the
picnic the big uccess it was, by pro-
viding n of the most appetizing
spreads of eatables to be wished for.
There was enough and to spare for
those who did not come supplied.
There were two ball games played
during the day, the West Hope team
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-06-24

Ole. 1. Gjevre and daughter Myrtle
arrived from Minneapolis Monday, and
expect to remain here for some time.
Miss E. Rentchlen, who taught a
term of school here, left for her home
at Patricksburg, Ind, Friday. She is
engaged to teach another term.
Mrs. Ed. Gjevre and son, Isidore,
who had been spending several weeks
visiting at the Ole Gjevre home at
Minneapolis, returned home Tuesday.
H. Hegland of Weaver has accepted
a position as agent for the Robertson
Co., E. McDermand having resigned.
Mr.. Highlands family will be here in
a few days and expect to occupy the
Geo. Bakken residence.
Our base ball squad motored to Ed
more Tuesday to battle with the
regulars from that town although the
onslaught was too terrific and they
retired to their WI territory; score
8 to l in favor of Edmore.
Ed. Peterson and wife, northwest
of town, have the sympathy of the
entire community over the death of
their two year old daughter, which
occurred Saturday. The child had been
i'll over a month. Funeral services
were held at st. Edwards church
Sunday and on Monday interment took
place at Calvary cemetery, Langdon.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-06-24
NEKOMA

Miss Tillie Walden of Fargo and
Master Vivian Walden of Thief River,
Mimi, arrived Tuesday and are visit
ing at the Ed. Gjevre home north of
town.
Donald MCLAUGHLIN and son Donnie,
also his daughter, Edna, motored over
from Langdon, Tuesday in company
with Henry Rafienbeul, who took the
500 passenger west to Gardena, N.
d., as a delegate from the German
Evan. Church at Dresden at q confer
ence OF ministers who meet at the
500 town this week.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-06-24

Richard and Florence Dawson, who
have been attending the St. Mary's
Academy al Devils Lake, returned
home for the holidays on Saturday.
Mrs. Jennings was a visitor with
her daughter, Mrs. Aug. Moritz, on
Friday, bringing little James home
with her. She returned to her home
on Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Hahn, with
their daughter, Emma, left on Mon
day for a visit to Albany, Mimi, and
expect to visit at Alexandria and St.
Paul before returning.
Mrs. Moritz received a hasty phone
call last week that James, who was
visiting with his grandmother, Mrs.
Jennings, was very sick with measles.
She returned Saturday.
The ball games played at the Still
well picnic on the 9Th resulted in both
games going to the Dresden boys, the
scores being 9 to 2 in the first game
and p to 6 in the second.
The Moscow ladies aid picnic en- the
9th was a decided success, the wealth.
er being ideal. We learn that the
ladies realized 500. 90 from sales
which was no doubt largely due to the
fact that John Peterson was auction.
eer; and from comments received we
are of the opinion that John will fine
it hard to maintain a state of bache
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-06-24

There should be a full attendance of
club members at this meeting as the
matters of consideration are such as
be of vital Importance to the whole
neighborhood. We forgot to mention
in connection with what was said of
the picnic that the tug of war partici-
pated in by teams composed of mar
ried and Single. men was easily won
by the latter. 1t was one of the most
interesting events Of the day.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-06-24
Worlds Longest Street.

In Seebohm's siberia In Asia" is
thus described what is called the long
est street in the world: "Siberia was
half jestingly described to me as a big
tending from acknowledgement to Ke-
akh-ta, vas about 5000 miles long,
where there were always half a mil
lion horses on the road and where ev-
erybody knew everybody from one end
of the street to the other"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-06-24
Iona

Tom Huer was a Iona visitor over
Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Ellen Soper is among the
invalids of the past week.
William Robinson of Fairdale was
a Iona visitor on Saturday.
There has been several nice showers
of rain during the past week.
Mr.. Scott of Hampden was a Iona
visitor on Monday of last week.
Tom Padden spent a few days in
town last week looking after road
work.
Mrs. Ackre died last week and was
laid to rest in the Storlie township
cemetery.
The big weed burning machine
passed over this section of the 500
railroad n day last week.
The infant daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed. Peterson, who live east of
here, died Saturday morning after a
short illness.
Mr.. Hasney and family spent seve-
raj days at Devils Lake. They We're
accompanied by Hans Rakstad of the
Boyd & Shelley store.
Iona had another object lesson on
Saturday afternoon illustrating the
effect of booze on the human system.
1t looked like old times for awhile.
The Methodist ladies aid society
will reorganize at a meeting which is
being held on Thursday afternoon of
this week at the home of Mrs. Milas
Lockhart.
Dan Shelley received news of the
death of an aunt on Sunday. He took
Mondays train from here to attend
the funeral, which is to be held at
Darwin, MINI.
Anton Keil had the misfortune to
get n of his young horses badly cut
by the wire fence which surrounds his
pasture on Monday of last week. The
farrier came out from Hampden to fix
them up.
The township dads have been busy
the past week reviewing the assess.
ment as returned by Mr.. Haughland
the assessor. They also let the job.
of road work that will be done il
Iona township this summer.
Chas. A. Morton, one of the OLE
timers was here a few days of las
week, buying some horses which h
will take up into Western Canada
Before leaving he bought several hea,
from Gust johnson.
Rev. Peterson, the Lutheran minis
ter is enjoying a visit from two O
his sisters. Mr.. Peterson is a bache
Tor, and after his sisters get him &C
customed to having ladies about tn
place-well who knows what ma
happen.
John Jersey and wife left on Satur
day for an overland trip east to Mrs
Jerseys old home. They travel vi
the old fashioned prairie schooner an
expect to be on the road during tn
greater part Of the summer lookin
forward to quite an enjoyable trip.
Frank Smith and wife took thei
daughter, Miss Minnie, over to Lang
don to attend the teachers institut
on Monday. From. the county sea
Miss Smith will go on to Walhalla t
celebrate the Fourth and visit wit
friends after the institute is over.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Tyco Long
quist, on Tuesday, the 22nd inst,
daughter. Both the mother and tn
new arrival are doing as we'll as ca
be expected and we expect that Tye
will come down to a level with til
rest of us in the course of a few day.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-06-24
Nothing New.

Here's a fellow eats q lump Of coal
on a bet"
"Wejl, history mentions many cases
Of ostentatious extravaganza. Cleo
patra, you will remember, dissolved
and swallowed a pearl" Louisville
Courier-Journal.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-06-24
A EaiIure.

A Failure.
"Ma, is marriage a failure?"
II guess so, my dear. I married
change.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-06-24
Mot Exactly a Commitment.

Not Exactly a Compliment.
Hewitt-Ignorance is bliss. Jewett-
You'd better get your life insured.
Hewitt-What for? Jewett-You're Ii
able to die Of joy.-New York Times.
The Ocala evening star., 1915-09-02

cered in Richmond. leading an exist
ence that was puritanical and calling
To her in the vapid restraints. as she
deemed them. Of conventional southern
social restrictions Her one strong. ga
ger. compelling desire. a desire that
held her in provincial Richmond, was
her desire for star-her desire for the
diamond from the sky.
Once in ali its blazing magniiicence
il had shone upon her b-1Ist. Vivian
Marston lOHsed 10 again hold and pos
sess the diamond. Her thoughts were
upon il by day. and at night her
dreams We're bright ike gold and red
Ike blood.
She had heard its story and knew
that. after Arthur. Blair was next in
claim for its possession
Vivian sank her head upon Blair's
breast beneath the wistaria bouGh. She
tempted him with languorOus glance
and alluring lips. Get and give me
the diamond and / viii be yours she
The Ocala evening star., 1915-09-02

It's too early to exult, but the sem
timents credited to Germany by Am
bassador Bernstorff, is regard to the
warfare of submarines on passenger
ships, look like a diplomatic victory
for the United States; also, like a
long step by Germany on the return
to the rules of civilized warfare.
There is reason to believe that Ger
many is going to make a move for
peace in the next few weeks and de-
sires the United States to act as
mediator. No doubt, President Wilson
will go as far as he properly can in
this direction. But he can't go far
unless his advances are welcomed by
the allies. That he will try to bring
any pressure to bear on the nations
at war, or that the people of America
are willing for him to do so, is out of
the question.
The Ocala evening star., 1915-09-02

the allied fleets operate there in COM
parative safety. A powerful fleet of
warships could attack almost any
point on our coast and land troops in
spite of all the submarines in the
world unless they were either sup
ported by battleships, cruisers and
torpedo boats, or operating in the
zone of fire from forts. A submarine
doesn't dare to remain on the sur
face or even keep its periscope ex-
posed when torpedo boats or swift
cruisers are in it's vicinity.
The Ocala evening star., 1915-09-02
ST. LEO COLLEGE

Saint Leo, Sept. 2.-This college is
situated in Pasco county, five miles
west of Dade City, and is conducted
by the Fathers of the Order of st.
Benedict.
In June 1889 a charter was secur-
ed granting all powers possessed by
any other college in the state. How
ever, it was not till September, 1890,
that class work could begin. From
then until now there has been a con-
tinual stream of students to its doors.
Full instruction is given in the clas-
sizes, and commercial education is not
neglected. The pioneer student of
st. Leo's is now a leading contractor
and builder in New York City. Others
are newspaper editors, engineers, doc
tors, lawyers and many are account
ants for large commercial houses. All
attest to the thoroughness of the
teaching body, to the wholesome
moral training and last, but not least,
to the anxious care always exerted by
the faculty to make the boys healthy
and keep them so.
st. Leo's does not cater TO the rich
of the North. 1t was established for
Florida boys and that's why Florida
has always given its support and
made the college the first of the
South. 1t is the only Catholic board
ing school for boys and young men
in the state. The next term opens
on the 18th of September. An illus
trated and descriptive catalogue will
be mailed free on application to the
Rev. Rector.
The Ocala evening star., 1915-09-02

The shooting of that incendiary
scoundrel and triple traitor, Orozco,
by posse of border ranchmen and u.
S. troopers, near FL Paso Monday,
will please all Americans, and goes to
prove that the border people can take
care of themselves if the government
will only turn them loose. Orozco
first came into notice as one of the
adherents of Madero. Then he start
ed revolt against Madero, and has
changed sides half a dozen times
since. At the time he was killed, he
was plotting a wholesale raid with
his fellow bandits on American ter
ritory.
The Ocala evening star., 1915-09-02

them by the railroads and want to
continue to pay into their treasures
and to contribute to the support Of
the Jacksonville wholesale houses,
who enjoy the low freight rates that
we can never hope TO enjoy, without
loyal support of the Oklawaha river
route.
Now then, Mr.. Shipper of Ocala, its
up to you. The few loyal shippers of
the line cannot keep it going forever
and you'll have to come in while the
water is fine or the project viii fall
through and the railroads and Jack
sonville wholesale merchants viii
have the laugh on you, and say, Il
told you So"
Mr.. Jake Brown uses the line for
part of his shipments He said it was
paying proposition and when one
saved clean five dollars on each fifty
sacks of sugar or corn it was worth
while.
The Banner and the Star are get
ting all of their goods by the line
with a saving, drayage included, of
exactly fifty per cent on most of their
goods.
After much discussion a plan was
hit on to solicit new business and diff
ferent men present took the names
of certain merchants whom they were
to see and try to induce to patronize
the line. AS the line is not a public
carrier, but a mutual affair, hauling
only the goods of it's stockholders,
the committees were authorized to
offer these merchants a share of
stock of 500 on the payment of SO
down, when they were to begin ship
ping their goods via the boat line and
if at the end of six months they were
not satisfied they need not finish pay
ing for the stock or patronize the
boat line.
The shippers who are now pat
ronizing the line were importuned
and promised to ship more of their
goods that way and methods will be
taken to obviate the difficulties in
routing goods that way and in deliv-
ering at Jacksonville to the Weisen-
field Warehouse Company, who care
for and load the freight at Jackson
vile. These people have a first class
dock and warehouse, convenient and
safe, and all goods delivered to them
are fully insured while in their care
The stockholders of the company
are to meet again next Wednesday
night and report on the results OF
their efforts.
Let each stockholder and shipper
try to induce his neighbor to route
his shipments that way.
Unless this line is kept alive all Of
the work that has gone before viii
be set at naught and the prospects Of
deepening the Oklawaha will be lost
and Ocala, as an interior point anC
a wayside station will go on forever
paying three-fifths of the freight
from Jacksonville to Ocala for 1Ot
miles that is charged from New Yorl
to this point, 1900 miles.
The Ocala evening star., 1915-09-02

The letter from the attorney gen
eral of Kansas, which appears else
where, confirms what the Star thought
when it saw the report of the state
ment attributed to him. Florida pa
pers should be sure of their ground
before they criticise officials of other
states for making such wild remarks
1t doesn't seem reasonable on its
face that the attorney general of
Kansas should make such a state
ment.
The Ocala evening star., 1915-09-02

The people of Fort Lauderdale
have brought themselves into unwel-
come notice by refusing to allow a
young lady to teach in the public
school because she is a Catholic.
There is no other objection to her,
either as teacher or a woman. The
Star is sorry to see an up-to-date
little town like Fort Lauderdale COM
NIT itself to such an act of religious
intolerance, and also sorry to see its
usually broadminded and progressive
friends, George Mathews, endorse it.
The Ocala evening star., 1915-09-02

whispered. AMI Blair. much rs he had
lonGed for the ba.ciul jewei himself.
now IOnged more fOr this woman.
Il shall never rest TIL ! set il Tor
your he replied ficrcely. And lie
would have Kissed her to seal the CON
tract. but She drew herself from his
arms. and lie knew that her clresSes
.werc only 10 hc purchased ~ the din
mond. be the price of the diamond
lives. souls or honor.
But the luxurious ana vivacious Wv
ian was a practical person. she iii,
not depend upon the romantic. il des-
peIilte, eIurts 90 "a lover a. ole To secure
Tor her she s,as'.l her Gc-l-c.
She consulted The bus.ucss.ike and
equally eager Lroihers Z; CON. To tie
g,pc InnuthcI abraham ana Isaac she
contiIcl the roli-niic story ~ the ga
mond and the cJHs..i-gtied "a its great
intriDsi value. ii,l she lad learned
from Hlair S.un'cy and others Svhi,e ia
Fairfax.
''Ihe diauali .o.i the Say. as they
raL &C. .ff .. - lnnl torn
The Ocala evening star., 1915-09-02

Senator Kern of Indiana warns the
president that the people of his state
think half billion dollars for ma
tional defense is too much. The Star
doubts that Senator Kern correctly
estimates the sentiment of his state.
1t he does, Indiana is populated by
2,700,000 people, mostly fools. This
country can far better expend a bill
lion dollars on preparedness than al
low foreign enemy on its soil a
week.
The Ocala evening star., 1915-09-02

The J. B. McCrary Co. has done
a great deal of work in the progress
sive city of st. Petersburg. And if
you want to get a certificate of good
character for the ]. B. McCrary Co.
just ask the average well-informed
citizen of st. Petersburg what he
thinks of the company. The firm has
made it's name synonymous with good
work and faithful adherence to con-
tracts in that section.
The Ocala evening star., 1915-09-02

The Germans claim they have an
initiated the Russian army. Ami
hilated means that nothing is left.
Today's dispatches indicate that either
nothing or something is giving the
Germans considerable trouble on their
eastern front. All claims by one side
of damage to its enemy have needed
considerable discount ever since ac-
counts of battles began to be given,
and German claims are no exception.
We Americans are some liars our
selves, but the probability is that we
are as truthful as anybody.
The Ocala evening star., 1915-09-02

It is strange and sorrowful but
true that some of the leaders among
those who were trying to load the
city down with a big bond issue a
year ago, are now doing their best to
prevent the bonds voted from being
used. The people have a strong
suspicion that then, as now, the said
leaders were devoting more time and
energy to their private aims than the
public good.
The Ocala evening star., 1915-09-02

viii Varty, a newspaper man well
known in Florida, died of tuberculosis
at Saranac Lake, N. Y, Tuesday. 1t
was the writer's privilege to work on
the same paper with Mr.. Varty in the
autumn of 1891. He was only a cub
reporter then, but was bright young
man with a great capacity for max
ing friends.
The Ocala evening star., 1915-09-02

Mr.. J. R. Sabiston, representing the
Inter-Southern Life Insurance Co. of
Louisville, KY, which, under an
agreement with J. C. Luning, treas
urer of the state of Florida and the
courts of the state handling its af-
fairs, is re-insuring the policyholders
of the Florida Life Insurance Com
pany, is in the city for the week,
making transfers of the policies here.
The Ocala evening star., 1915-09-02

The Star has heard considerable
expression of opinion from people
we'll acquainted with the High Springs
section as to the setting free of
"Shorty" Davidson. The people up
that way had no notice that there was
any intention to pardon this thug,
and all the law-abiding citizens of
that territory are incensed at}the un-
called for action of the pardoning
board.
The Ocala evening star., 1915-09-02

Pictures of Count Won Bernstorf,
German ambassador to the United
States, taken six months ago, and
those taken last week, look like a re-
versal of the popular advertisement
Before and after Taking" Accord
ing to the pictures, the ambassador
has aged ten years in ten months.
The Ocala evening star., 1915-09-02

In Tennessee a few days ago, $685.
900 was paid for tract of 80 acres
of phosphate land, which doesn't look
like phosphate mining is a dead in
dustrY.
The Ocala evening star., 1915-09-02

Our inland naval experts have
mostly made up their minds that all
that is necessary to defense of our
coasts is plenty of submarines. One
of the best submarines in the Ger
man navy is at the Dardanelles, yet
The Ocala evening star., 1915-09-02

One who is in society in Richmond
may forget unpleasant things in
ceaseless round of new friyolities.
Mrs. Burton Randolph returned from
her stay in Fairfax TO find her friends
in an attitude of delighted commisera-
tion toward her. She confided to her
dearest friends that her life seemed
fated to be one of turmoil and tragedy
But instead of finding herself pitied
in society in Richmond Mrs. Randolph
found herself envied as q social hero
inc in these delightfully."- dreadful af-
fairs
So as the beautiful wistaria was en-
purpling her house and grounds Mrs.
Burton Randolph announced a vista
ria fete. and all Richmond society was
nervously eXpectant of more delight
fully dreadful occurrences.
But. although the wistaria fete was
a wondrously brilliant affair. accord
ing TO the society columns of the Rich
mOnd papers. no untoward event oc-
CURED 20 mar the pleasure of the day,
somewhat TO the disappointment of so
ciety.
Blair Stanley. with plenty of money.
but keeping Selulously away from Mr..
Abe Blooms temple of chance, turned
up i'm Richmond i'm pursuit of Vivian
MarstOn. with whom he was still in
fatUated. He knew the risk he took,
for it was evident some one in Rich
mond had secured from Abe Bloom the
check that. besides being worthless,
had the fatal print OF his thumb upon
It. For the photograph of this check
and thumb print. together with photo
graphs of his thumb prints taken from
DR.. Lees study had been in the pos
session of Hagar Harding when he had
struck her down.
But such was his fierce passion foI
the luxurious and beautiful Vivian
Marston that Blair walked ia the shad
Ow of death for her sake.
He intimatcd as much TO her when
! he had led her aside beneath the bow
The Ocala evening star., 1915-09-02

er OF the purple blossoms at his cous-
ms wistGria fete. Il have gone TO the
foot Of the gulIows for you, Vivian"
be WHISPERED TO her
For he realized Jhat this beautiful,
dangerous woman was one to whom an
unscrupuioHs and desperate deed would
appeal He felt that she, too. had 4
past and that in wickedness they were
wen matched. and for that the desper-
ate Blair loved her all the more
Ter h.rsllr Nivian MorStou had lin
The Ocala evening star., 1915-09-02
The Diamond |
From the Sky
By ROYL l.. McCARDELL
Copyright, 1915, by Roy L. McCardeII
CHAPTER XVI.
An Idol Adorned and DespoiIed..

An Idol Adorned and DespoiIed..
Va UOYED by the hope that renew
H ed association with her gypsy
E u tribe might tend 10 restore
H--ar to reasSh, Esther de-
parted that night with Hagar from
Stanley hall
She was accompanied by Quabba,
now her faithful attendant. and the
sulienly insiStent Luke Lowell. Ii was
a sad return Of their stricken queen TO
the grieving Romany people.
Hagar recognized the gypsies as gyp-
sizes, but she called on the names OF
those long departed, including the name
OF her dead husband, Matt Harding,
whom she evidently deemed was alive
and threatening her. For when she
spoke his name it was in grim revolt
and with bitter maledictions.
That night Quabba slept with his
monkey beside him at the threshold of
Hagar's van. Inside Esther had sunk
in exhausted slumber on her cot beside
the fever dream afflicted Hagar. Quab-
ba's light slumber was broken by the
crunching Of pebble beneath heavy
foot Quabba reused and drew his
knife, and the menacing figure of Luke
Lowell skunk back from the accusative
moonlight into the shadows and was
seen no more.
That night at this same hour Arthur
Stanley, fugitive and wanderer,
stranger in Il strange land, by his
smOldering campfire in n far western
desert, dreamed n wild dream that
reused him with a shrek. He saw the
fear struck face of Esther and near
her the sinister Luke Lowell, with
his great snarled hands stretched as
though to clutch and crush her.