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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-12-02
MAN FROM MAZDA GOES TO FRONT

George Howatt, who has been here
since last August looking after his
farming interests in the Mazda settle.
ment, took the train from Langdon on
Tuesday, returning to Delavan. N.
Y, where the family have been MAX
ing their home since removing from
this county a year ago. He was
accompanied by c. B. Craig, who has
been working three or four years at
the Pat Shelp farm at Mazda and is
returning by way of New York to his
old home in England. Mr.. Craig has
already seen service in the British
army in the South African campaign
and will offer himself for enlistment
Immediately upon his reaching the old
country, which he left when coming
out here about seventeen years ago.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-12-02
FARMERS INSTITUTE AT CALVIN

December 28th, 29th and Both are
the dates for a three days farmers
institute to be held at Calvin under
the auspices of the farmers club.
Messrs Haw and Kristjansen, of the
better farming association in this
county, are taking an active part in
the arrangement of the preliminaries.
The institute is to be held simulta-
neously with three day institute at
Hampden, which enables an exchange
of speakers and the mapping out of
an unusually attractive program at a
minimum of expense.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-12-02
LANGDoN GIRL WAS BRIDESMAID

Miss Mary O'Reilly was Thanks
giving week visitor at Bottineau,
where she was an invited guest and
the attendant of the bride at the
Haskett- Hamilton nuptials, which oc-
Cured on the day preceding Thanks
giving, church wedding of consider
able prominence in Bottineau. The
bride, Miss Elizabeth, the youngest
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Has
kett, was class mate of Miss
O'Reilly while attending the James.
town academy. The description of
the wedding gives Miss O'Reilly as
bridesmaid, being attired in gown
of pink crepe detchine with accordian
plated skirt. Both, the bride and
bridesmaid carried white prayer books
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-12-02
RIDPATH-vAwTER PROGRAM

In the past week the Vawter Chau-
tauqua system, of Cedar Rapids, Ia,
has through its manager notified local
parties interested in the Chautauqua
to be held in Langdon the coming
summer that the program outlined for
1916 is to be the best collection of
talent that was ever yet secured by
the Vawter people. Their Langdon
visit the coming season will be the
third annual engagement and those
who attended the past two years were
generally so we'll pleased with the
class of entertainments furnished that
it is safe to assert the attendance of
the 1916 Chautauqua will break the
record and set new mark. An
nouncement will be made shortly Of
several additional features that will
help to entertain Langdon Chautauqua
visitors at the assembly of the coming
summer.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-12-02
BLIND READER GIVES A
PLEASING PROGRAM HERE
Appearance of Walter c. Gran in 1.-The Shep-
/ herd of the Hills" is Well Received

Walter c. Gran, blind student of
the Jamestown college, gave a read
ing of THE Shepherd of the Hills'
Tuesday evening at the Presbyterian
church, coming here under the aus.
pices of the young people of the
Christian Endeavor society. His ap-
pearance resulted in the turnout of an
audience which comfortably filled the
church. 1t can be said that the por-
trayal of the characters in this story
of life among the Californian noun
taineers as depicted by the blind rea-
der was most thoroughly enjoyed by
all. The reading was divided into
three parts and interspersed with vocal
and instrumental numbers rendered by
Miss LaBelle Mahon, Miss Kathryn
Nugent and Mrs. Smith. Mr.. Gran
is giving readings of this kind over
the state as a means of working his
way through college, having last
spring graduated from the state school
for the blind at Bathgate. Many of
those who were out Tuesday evening
to hear the reader in his rendition OF
"The Shepherd of the Hills were
able to recall his appearance here ir
Langdon last spring when party OF
students of the school for the blinc
were here from Bathgate and gave ar
entertainment in the assembly room
of the high school building.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-12-02
WALHALLA CHAUTAUQUA
FORMS AN ASSOCIATION
Stock Worth $4,000 Issued by New
Association of Twenty-Five of
Walhalla's Live Wires

The Chautauqua assembly at Wal
halla, which in the past two seasons
has held successful and we'll attended
gatherings, decided to incorporate at
a meeting held last week. The
association formed is composed of
twenty-five business men of the town
and has a capital stock of SIS, 900,
of w h C h twenty-five III har e 8
were subscribed at the meeting,
amounting to $3.50. This with a for
mer issue of $475 makes the total
amount of stock already purchased
81, 425, with excellent prospects of
the balance being taken up before
activity for the season of 1916 starts
with the opening of spring. The
Improvements the Walhalla Chautau-
qua has in view for the entertainment
of visitors include an auditorium,
tennis courts and toboggan slides, as
we'll as number of improvements tc
be made on the grounds. The Chau-
tauqua Of 1914, the first one held,
was attended by six families in camp
outside of the townspeople. Las1
year there were thirty-nine familie:
from over the northern part of the
state in camp and estimates furnish
ed at the meeting held last weel
indicated that the number attending
the Chautauqua assembly of 191t
would include at least sixty.fv'
families. Work aas started outlin
ing the program of attractions provid
ed for the entertainment of visitors a
the Walhalla Chautauqua, filling tw
weeks of dates during the month O
July, 1916.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-12-02

The funeral, held Monday forenoon
at ten o'clock from the Catholic church
of Mt. Carmel was given large
attendance of friends Of the Kartes
family, there being many from Lang
don, Wales and Dresden, in addition
to general turnout of his friends
and old neighbors of the Mt. Carmel
settlement to pay a last tribute to
the high esteem in which the deceased
was held and extend sympathy to the
family in their sorrow and bereave-
ment.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-12-02
ADDITIONAL LOCAL
Subscribe for the Democrat,

SUBSCRIBE lOr InG DofIlOCIdI,
Miss Eva Souch spent a part Of the
week visiting friends in the Forks.
Miss Blanche Green was here from
her Milton home for visit over Sun
day with friends.
Finlay Mcdonald was Milton visi-
tor with county seat friends a couple
of days last week.
C. S. Hunter went north to Wales
yesterday to look after marketing his
grain crop west of Rush Lake.
Sheriff Jerry Kelland was up the
line as far as Wales yesterday be-
tween trains on official business.
DR.. Judd H. Kirkham spent part of
Monday and Tuesday in Grand Forks
looking after professional matters.
George Schill, Wales resident who
has farming interests in Mt Carmel
township, was a business visitor yes
terday.
Dan 7. Mcdonald, the proprietor of
the Dresden pool room and barber
shop, was a business visitor here
Monday.
Th. Kraemer, the Wales hardware
and farm machinery dealer, was in
the city looking after business matters
yesterday.
Jos. Wild of the Wild stock farm
south of Osnabrock was in the city
Tuesday a short time attending to
business matters.
For Group or sore throat use DR..
Thomas Eclectic Oil. Two sizes,
twenty-five and fifty cents a bottle.
At all drug stores.
County Treasurer Robt. Work, was
in Grand Forks on official business {
day or two of last week returning or
Fridays passenger.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-12-02
Death CLAIMS ANOTHER
WELL KNOWN PIONEER
Joseph P. Kartes Answered Deaths
Summons at St, Michaels Hos
pital Friday Morning

Joseph P. Kartes, pioneer resi-
dent of this county for the past twenty
six years, died Friday morning of last
week, November 26th, about four
O'Clock at ST. Michael's hospital in
Grand Forks, where he had been under
~the attendance of DR.. H. w. F. Law
during the last few weeks of an ILL
ness dating back to the early part of
last fall, possibly about three months
ago.
n Mr.. Kartes has enjoyed very in
different health for several years and
for some time past had been compell-
ed to retire from active work owing
to that cause. A couple of years ago,
after having moved into Langdon from
his farm at Mt. Carmel, he accepted
the local management of the Indepen-
dent Harvester Co., but his continuing
poor health demanded his retirement
from the management of the COM
pany's affairs about year ago.
During the past summer Mr.. Kartes
land trip from Langdon south to the
coast of Florida, and it is thought by
his friends that this trip instead of
improving the general condition of
his failing health only rendered to
hasten the coming on of the illness
which ended in his death in the
hospital last Friday morning.
About fifty-nine years ago, on the
22nd day of March, 1857, the deceas-
ed was born near the town of Walker
ton, in Bruce county, Ontario, remain
ing there until as a young man he
came out here twenty-six years ago,
joining those of his brothers who had
preceded him and already had made
homestead filings on farms in Mt.
Carmel township From that time
until his passing away his home has
been in Cavalier county continuously,
and in this long residence, covering
the past quarter of century, joe,
Kartes has by an honorable and we'll
spent life made name among those
whom he lived that is sure to prove
an inspiration to many now growing
into young manhood.
Four brothers, his elder brother,
John, Matt and Nicholas Kartes,
residing at Mt. Carmel and Frank,
who is located at Gull Lake, Sask. /,
and five sisters, Mrs. Schwartzback
of Mt. Carmel, Mrs. Doyle of Saska-
toon.4 Sask., Mrs. E. Godfrey OF
Langdon, Mrs.. Andrew Zettel OF
Langdon, and Mrs.. Peter zettel OF
Mt. Carmel, compose the members o.
the immediate family who survive thu
passing away of the deceased.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-12-02
ELEVEN HORSES BURNED TO DEATH

Duncan Mcdonald, whose farm is
in the vicinity of Iona, lost ten head
of horses and young colt when his
barn burned to the ground in ~ fire
that was we'll under way when dis
covered at four O'Clock Wednesday
morning Of last week. What the
cause OF the confiagation was will
probably never be known as the
flames had complete control Of the
building al the time that Mr.. Nc
Donald was awakened by the light,
which the fire reflected on the window
of his bed room. Effort to save any
of the horses that lost their lives in
the fire was useless and the loss also
included harness and large amount
of grain and other feed for stock
stored in the loft overhead for use
curing the winter There was in.
surance to the amount Of $3.50, but
the loss which the fire brings to Mr..
Mcdonald will reach at least double
that amount.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-12-02
summer.

The Donovan drug store is display
ing seventy dollar set of Community
silverware which is to be given away
Christmas eve. Tickets given with
each dollars worth of goods purchas-
ed at the store entitle the holder to o
chance ut the drawing.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-12-02
WHAT ABOUT BURNS CELEBRATION

Druggist Robert Swanlaw was here
Monday between trains transacting
business and incidentally making in
quiry as to what Langdon people are
doing regarding "Bobbie Burns
celebration by the Cavalier county
Caledonian society. With the date of
this day of Scottish celebration less
than two months away it is time to
announce whether there is to be a
gathering of the clans here or not.
The intimation was made that Milton
might take up the matter of big
day" for the Scotch on the 25th Of
January.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-12-02

See the seventy dollar set of Com
munity silverware given away Christ
mas eve at the Donovan drug store.
Holiday purchasers receive tickets
with each dollars worth Of goods pur.
chased at the store emitting them TO
q chance at the drawing.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-12-02
HARVESTER CO. BRANCHES OUT

HARVESTER CO. BRANCHES OUT
Samuel BelIinger, state manager of
the Independent Harvester Company,
with headquarters at Fargo, has been
in the city this week with Manager
Jas. Gordon, who looks after the
company's Langdon business. Yester-
day they went up to Hannah where an
agency of the Independent company
will be opened up in time to take care
of a share Of the spring farm machin-
cry trade. A branch was put in at
Olga during the past summer of which
Postmaster Sam Cross is the manager
and did hourishing business up to
the close Of the fall season.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-12-02
TwENTY-F1RsT ANNUAL MEETING


Yesterday afternoon the members Of
the ladies guild of the Presbyterian
church held their twenty-first annual
meeting in the basement parlors of
the church, when in addition to out.
lining work the guild ladies hope to
accomplish during 1916 an election of
new officers was held resulting as
follows: President, Mrs. H. E. Price );
first president, Mrs. Robert
Allison; second vice-president, Mrs.
H. A. Albrecht; secretary, Mrs. H.
E. Fay and treasurer, Miss Nettie
Prinyer. One of the undertakings of
the guild for the coming year it is
understood is the remodeling and
furnishing of the church basement.
At the close of the routine business
refreshments were served and a
social hour enjoyed by those present.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-12-02
OLD FRIENDS ATTEND FUNERAL

The funeral of Chas. Barrie, held
Saturday afternoon from the Presby-
terian church, was given an attend
ance of quite number of people of
Langdon and vicinity who had known
the deceased during a residence here
Of upwards twelve years. Rev. Hib-
bard conducted brief service, follow
ing which the remains were taken to
the Masonic cemetery for interment.
The pail bearers included many of the
better known among the old residents
of the city.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-12-02
GRAIN MARKET AT w1NDYGATEs

Windygates, Man., is now mar
ket for Cavalier county crop from
points tributary along the boundary
line, government inspector having
been assigned at that point since the
first of the month. 1t has also been
learned that Pat Shelp, one of the
we'll known pioneers of the Mazda
settlement, will build an elevator
and go into the grain buying business,
expecting to have things in shape
to handle share of the crop that
will find market at Windygates this
winter.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-10-22
A Gladstone Anecoote.

Lord AIver>tupe tells this anpcdot'
OF Gladstone III his R-,uilet. uons:
MT Gladstone WAS very much III
tereSted IN the Caucasus han I
friend aplnin X who had re-'-ntt'
come nr,ne trun that district Huu
gave niui ttIei vi iuLrouu'tlou is
Mr. Gladstone few days iatei
met Nj Gladstone 10 i'arilautn
street lie stopped HE Anu salt
Your friend captain x knows NOR
about the talr1i>u> than any man
ever met a few minutes afterwar'
met tartalp y IN Pan Mali sal.
to him. w ELI. you nave made grr;i
impression % Mr.. Gladstone 'Hav.
II be said. Yes ! replied He say
yOu know more about the Caucasu
than an, man Ut eveI met Well
said Captain \ tnat Is very strange
for. though I was with him FOR three
quarters OF an hour 1 only made thre,
observations.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-10-22
LEAVE NOTHING FOR ENEMY
Soldiers Are Schooled to Become Ex-
pert In the Matter Of Destroying
Weapons of War.

Military men are taught how to
destroy surplus stores which may be
useful to the enemy and which are in
danger Of capture.
1t may be necessary to destroy
guns to prevent them falling into the
hands of the enemy, or to make cap
tured guns useless. If small
amount of dynamite or other explosive
Is available Of course this can be done
very effectively.
If not, the breech Of the gun Is
closed and the hinge-joints smashed
as much as possible with handspike
Or pick. II there Is time a few rife
shots fired at the vital points of the
gun effectively jam the mechanism SO
as to make it useless.
With rifles, the butts are broken
of and the barrels destroyed as much
as possible. To do this the rifles
are well heated over a FIRE and
smashed up with heavy hammers. The
army hand books lay down that party
Of five soldiers should be able to
destroy so rifles an hour.
Ammunition is destroyed by plac-
ing it in deep pit and setting It on
FIRE.
Telegraph wires are cut up into
small pieces and the poles cut down
and broken up.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-10-22
2aa ~ a. - So = Il * Z q e. -


sas nAY - srNdls6SS xa6 krNas,
4 tneeting Of III Boarders' Hvcctess
tive association was held the other
night, the Oiathe Register reports, and
the matter OF prunes was discussed,
and the best ways and means OF Grad
icating these nuisances from the board
Ing house menu were. considered. Ezra
cambridge. who is one of the towns
most successful boarders, stated that
prunes had been staple three times
= day at the hash emporium which he
patronized until about six months ago.
Mr.. Standridge said that he cured the
iandlady Of the deadly prune habit by
the use OF mice. Mr.. Standridge rec
commended that the remains Of a
shredded mouse be placed in the prune
dish Of the landlady, and advised 1t as
sure cure. The association will dis.
cuss methods of determining whether
pressed chicken is young hen or old
rooster at the next meeting The meet
ing closed with the singing Of the
boarders' ode, Short Sheets Make the
Bed Seem Longer" City
Star.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-10-22
Resistance by Air.

The effects Of air resistance are wei
shown In the twelve and a half miles
Simplon tunnel. where an exception
ally high amount Of energy Is required
for running the electric trains Tbs
tunnel. which IL fifteen feet wide and
eighteen feet high, with a sectional
area Of $50 square feet, has q venti.
lating current Of $3.50 feet cubic Of ah
per second, maintained by two large
blast fans at the Brigue end and tws
exhaust fans at Iselle. Trains going
with tAis current encounter less re-
sistance than In open air up to fifteen
and Aalf miles an hour, but at highef
speeds or in the opposite direction thu
resistance is much greater than out.
side. Moving by gravity down the
seven per one thousand maximum gra-
dent. a train, even though going With
the current cannot exceed thirty-nvs
miles an hour on account Of the brak
lng By The alt.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-10-22
OCEAN CabteA

The diameter of the Atlantic cable
varies according to the depth of the
water. the character of the bottom on
which it lies and the proba bilities Of
interference from anchors 1t is small
est in midocean depths There is lit
tie or no movement at the bottom. and
1t is important that the cable should
not have great weight A heavy ca
BILE In deep water would be difficult to
bring up for repairs If such were need
ed In the shallow water a heavier
type Of cable Is used The types are
known as "shore end" intermediate
and deep sea-" The diameters Of the
commercial cables are: Shore end, two
and three-quarter inches: Intermediate b,
one and three quarter inches; deep sec,
one inch.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-10-22
FALLACY OF LONG STANDING
That Frost Is Most Likely to Occur
In the Light Of the Moon"
IL Wrong Idea.

One Of the most tenacious beliefs
IL that the weather is affected by
the movement Of the moon. It is gen.
orally considered that frost is more
likely to occur in the light of the
noon" than at any other time. For
this reason crops which the frost is
likely to destroy are planted at such
. time as to be certain to avoid Q
full moon.
The moon reflects sunlight to the
earth and produces the tides. 1t has
minor effects, such as changing the po-
sition Of the earth and causing min
ute reflections of the magnetic needle;
these last, are, however, so small that
they have only effect upon refined in.
struments of detection, and 1t has
been proved conclusively these two
have no relation to the change Of
weather. Regarding the two former
effects named, 1t is quite easy to un-
derstand that reflected sunlight from
the moon cannot affect the weather
In the first place, more light is re.
ceived from the sun in thirty min.
utes than from the moon in one year.
and, moreover, the greatest reflection
Is at full moon; from logical point
of view then it should be warmer in.
stead Of colder at full moon. This
should disprove any argument that
the reflected light makes it colder
at full moon.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-10-22
Eajljno eodiea

Men from the Michigan College Of
Mines made some interesting, expert
ments with falling bodies In the deep
vertical shaft of copper mine at Cal.
umet. which. says Machinery. has thrss
Of the deepest shafts In the world
The experimenters tried to drop into
a box Of clay 400 feet below two
metal balls two inches In diameter. one
from the center Of shaft nine feet
vide and thirty feet long and one from
the southwest corner Of It. Neither Of
The balls reached the box Of clay. One
was never found: the other. probably
the one dropped from the center, was
found lodged In the timbers In the east
side Of the shaft, 800 feet from the sur
face. In fact bodies dropped into the
shaft invariably lodged In the east
wall. because the earth rotates on itz
axis from west to east II load OF
ore were spilled into the shaft most Of
it would cling to the side Of the shaft
or land on the levels to the east
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-10-22
fIv

lI4uG(t ~ L0uNs
From the time when Bach was ~
fortunate 80 to receive the appoinfnent
Of organist at Arnstadt, with an an
nual salary OF $40 to $50. his desires
were apparently fulfilled He sought
for no higher post. and only when a
new one was offered him did he ac-
cept it thankfully as a gift Of Provi
dence. In every new position 1t was
his only aspiration to do his duty faith
fully. and accordingly be made his
gifts serve his place. go that as an or
ganist be composed organ pieces; as
the Weimar chapelmaster psalms and
sacred cantatas and chamber music and
as the musical director of the st. Tnom
as school his great polyphonic, difficult
vocal works. Kings and princes not
imfrequently commanded him to play
to them He did their viii modestly
and. fully satisfied. returned to his
simple home. He must have known
that he was the greatest organ viz.
tnoso In the world and at that time q
great master of this instrument was
we'll rewarded. he was highly esteem
ed in France. England and Holland,
but was never known to express the
wish Of setting his foot on foreign soil
Johann Friedrich Rochlitz.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-10-22
Mystery Of Preciou. Stones.

In all the infinite production Of the
laboratory of our mainly ugly earth
nothing Is more beautiful, nothing more
craved. and yet really nothing more
useless from the viewpoint of practi.
cal and plain common sense than
what are called precious stones, the
diamond being chiefest Of them all
In what one of the earth's geologic ages
they were made, and by what process
remains a mystery which has not been
fathomed by scientists who have de.
voIed much time to attempts at solu
ton, though such great chemists as
Moissan of Paris and Crooks of Eng.
land have actually produced minute
particles of the diamond by certain
treatment of carbon to incense heat
and its subsection to immense pres
sure.