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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-03-11

sewerage, water works and such con-
veniences for both the employees and
the public that have long been felt
the need of. The structure of the
building will be composed largely of
concrete and brick with massive
mansard roof extending over the plat
forms. Although work on the con-
struction of the new depot will start
not later than April 18th, it is not
expected that Agent Bolton will move
into his new quarters earlier than
August LIST, and during the meantime
business will continue in the old depot
building, which is to be moved from
its present site to a temporary loca-
tion further east on the company s
right Of way.
The new depot means for Langdon
a 1915 public improvement represent
ing an outlay by the Ct. Northern of
not less than $25, 900; it is a just
tribute Of recognition of what Lang
don represents to the company as a
business point and may also be taken
to give significance to the fact that
sooner or later the Ct. Northern pro-
poses to make something more than a
branch line of its road running
between Larimore and the boundary
line at Hannah.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-03-11
MUNICIPAL ELECTION
LOOKS QUITE TAME
langdon's 0ff.fear Election Of Three Alder
men Needs to GinQer-Up

With Monday, April 5th, the date
OF the city election drawing near.
there is as yet no sign of activity in /,
candidacy for the three vacancies that
Will have to be filled in the alder
manic seats in the council chamber at
that time. The outgoing aldermen
this spring are, w. A. Bolton, in the
First ward; John A. Crawford, in the
Second ward; and Charles Haugh in
the Third ward This is what is
sometimes called the "otf-year'' in
municipal politics, the mayor and the
other elective city officials all holding
over until next year. All three Of
the retiring members OF the council
have served at least two terms and we
believe, if they desire it can again be
reelected without any opposition, as
each has apparently made good in per-
forming a task that is thankless one
at the best. 1t would be an exception
to the general rule, however, if the
spring city election could be pulled
off without a ripple of excitement in
some one of the three wards.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-03-11
A MORNINGS MAIL AT THE FORD

Each succeeding morning mail is
breaking records these days in the
sales department Of the Ford Motor
Company. Amazing figures, even for
the Ford, are becoming positively in
credible figures. For example, here
is portion of one mornings mail ::
Hood & Snyder, Of Jewell, Iowa, ask
that train load of Fords be shipped
to them as soon as possible. The
Repass Auto Company, Of Waterloo,
Ia, want a train load of Fords at
once. The Brownell Auto Company,
OF Birmingham, Ala, ask the i'm
mediate shipment of a train load of
Ford runabout cars. The Herring
Motor Company, of Des Moines, Ia,
insist that thousand Fords be ship
ped Immediately. William Warnock
& Company, of Sioux City, Ia, write
for fifteen hundred, cor more if we
have them.'' The Becker Auto Com
pany, of Grand Rapids, Mich, asks
for modest seven hundred cars i'm
mediately. With such mail, day after
day. as this it is small wonder that
the 800, GEO car production has a we'll
establishedg eeFtainty.rJ. F. Ramage
of Langdon, is the agent and distribu-
tor of the Ford cars in Cavalier
county. -Adyt.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-03-11
III WOUl d End ALL
BY THE GUN ROUTE
Emil Pet4rso of Nekoma is Saved
From Death by His Own Hand
at Thief River Falls
ACT OF AN INSANE MAN
Labored Under Delusion That the Spirits
Demanded He Commit the Rash Act
Has Acted Strangely Since Return From
Norway About a Year Ago and Made
Other Attempts to Fill Suicides Grave

Emil Erickson, the young farmer liv-
ing near Nekoma, who attempted to
end his life by the gun route at Thief
River Falls, Mimi, last week, was
brought back to Langdon on Wednes-
day by Sheriff Kelland, taken before
the county board of insanity and or
dered committed to the state asylum
for the insane at jamestown, to which
place he was taken last Friday in
custody of Sheriff kelland, and John
McGauvran as deputy. The Times
of Thief River Falls, gives the fol-
lowing account OF Erickson mad esca-
pade while in the town.
Emil Erickson, wealthy farmer
from Nekoma, N. Oak, made a vain
attempt to take his own life in this
city Wednesday. He arrived here at
noon from his home and went direct
to the Northwestern hotel where he
engaged room for the night. He
then went to the Laing hardware store
and purchased revolver. When he
returned, to the hotel the proprietor,
John Oftedahl, noticed that the man
was acting strangely and at the same
time discovered the revolver He took
the gun from Erickson and sent him to
his room. In the morning Erickson
came down to breakfast, paid his bill
at the hotel and for three meals il
advance, stating at the time that
"money was no good to him. Mr.
Oftedahl then returned the revolver to
Erickson When he went out, the hotel
man communicated with the chief OF
police and told him to keep an eye 4
Erickson, giving him a description -
the man. An officer followed him
down LaBree avenue and across the
river to the saw mill. He placed him
under arrest when he was attempting
to load the gun. Erickson's s ignorance
of fire arms kept him from shooting
himself, as he was unable TO open the
revolver to load it. A brother, Ed
ward Erickson, at Nekoma has been
notified and is expected here with the
sheriff Of Cavalier county to take the
unfortunate man back there, where he
will undoubtedly be committed to the
insane asylum. The brother, in an
swering the inquiry of the local au-
thorities, stated that Erickson had been
acting strangly for the past year. He
seems to be laboring under the delu-
sion that the spirits demand that he
kill himself. -
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-03-11
PROGRAM OF COMMON
SCHOOL FINAL EXAM
Thursday and Friday Next Week Busy DAYS 10
the Schools of Cavalier County

On Thursday and Friday of next
week, March 18th and 10Th, examina-
tions will be conducted in the schools
throughout the county upon the COM
pletion of the common school course.
The program Of examinations as an
nounced from the office of Co. Supt.
Reher is outlined below:
Thursday, March IS.
900 to 10 80 a m, Arithmetic.
1910 to rs a m, Orthography.
II 20 to - 100 m, Writing.
30 to 2 AS p m, U. S. History.
ESQ to 4: 10 p m, Reading.
Friday, March 18th
500 to 10 80 m, Grammar.
1O:4O to - 100 m, Civics.
LIS to 2 80 p N, Geography.
2:35 to 3 ;25 p m, Physiology.
3 80 to 4:2O p m, Elementary Ag-
riculture.
The rules governing the tinals' ex-
aminations have also been received
from the state department of public
instruction and are available at the
county superintendent Office upon
application.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-03-11
GALLO YOUNG MAN DIES
ACCIDENT ENDS FATAL
Caught in Drive Belt of Gasoline Engine Torn
to Pieces and Dies in Great AGONY

William Frederick, who is living
two miles east of Gallo on the farm
of his father in law, Matt Lehman, in
Trler township, met with terrible
accident which ended fatally, on Fri
day OF last week at about five o'clock
IN the afternoon, while he was engag-
ed IN trying to put on the belt of the
gasoline engine, which operated the
machinery out at the barn. He was
caught in the betting in some unknown
manner and his left leg drawn into
the wheel, the belt becoming wrapped
around his leg just below the knee.
The leg of the unfortunate young man
became SO entangled in the wheel of
the engine that it was impossible for
Mr.. Lehman, who responded to the
cries of the victim for help, to extri-
cate him until he had stopped the
engine and cut the belt. Surgical
assistance was secured by the sending
to Munich for DR.. Linder, and it was
found that in addition to the knee
joint being badly dislocated the back
bones of the leg were badly fractured
IN several places, the flesh of the calf
OF the leg being torn away, bruises
and other injuries extending from the
thigh down to the foot. Monday
morning change for the worse was
noted in his condition, indicating that
as had been feared from the first that
Frederick had also sustained internal
injuries. DR.. Jones of Devils Lake,
was sent for with the view to holding
consultation, but did not arrive
until after the sufferer had passed
away during the forenoon of that day.
Deceased leaves a young wife and two
small children. The funeral was helc
from the Catholic church at Trier or
the forenoon of the following Wednes.
day
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-03-11
THIRTY TWO APPLY
FOR CITIZEN PAPERS
Clerk of Court Has Long List of Applicants Wii0
Viii! Petition Judge Kneesildw

Following is a list of those VIII
have petitions filed with the clerk 0
the district court and will make appli
cation of Judge Kneeshaw, at tn
March term of district court for tn
granting Of papers of full citizenship
John Simon Bergman, Mt. Carmel
August Kuehne, Langdon.
Alexander Hamilton, Langdon
John Sillers, Jr., Calvin.
Andrew johnson, Wang.
Jacob Pfefer, Iona.
Andrew Jorgenson Lantz, Wales.
John Mateus Nowatzki, Mt. Carmel
Oscar Ludwig Erickson, Milton.
Eniar Erickson, Milton.
Hans Nickel Jorgenson, Osnabrock
Joseph Stahl, Nekoma.
Nicholas Urlaub, Mt. Carmel.
Adelin Matthew, Langdon.
Jorgen Sather, Osnabrock.
friedrich Berg, Osnabrock.
Charles James Tattle, Calvin.
John Joseph Karsky, Langdon.
Simon Joseph Schefter, Langdon.
Christian Bachmann, Wales.
Joseph Munstermann, Langdon.
Gustave Schleising, Mowbray.
Frank Falta, Dresden.
Peder Sorenson Wordel, Union.
Conrad Alfred Helgeson, Wales.
Frank VIM. jacobson, Osnabrock.
Martin Rimestad, Alsen.
Charley Stein, Clyde.
Joseph F. Segouin, Langdon.
William Short, Langdon.
ri Hilbert Iverson, Langdon.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-03-11
GLFE CLUB CONCERT
AT THE HIGH SCHOOL
Everything From a Darkey Show
to Unique Suffragette Wedding
Promised Tomorrow Eve
MUSIC BY ORCHESTRA
Glee Club Will Give Bang-Up Program
for Quarter Tomorrow Night Proceed
Go to Purchase New Music Books To
be Held in the High School Gymnasium
Here's Chance to Support Home Talent

The high school glee clubs will give
a pay program in the high school
gymnasium Friday evening, March
18th, at eight thirty sharp, the object
being to give the people of Langdon
an opportunity to hear some good
music and incidentally secure fund
for the purchase of music books.
Admission will be within the reach of
all, Is and 25 cents.
The program follows =
Music-Langdon Orchestra
Japanese Garden-Girls Glee Club
Sutfragette Wedding
Blue Beard and1 his Wives. A
Pantomine
Kinder Synphony-High School
Orchestra
Mechanical Dolls,
Minstrel Show-Boys Glee Club.
The Langdon Orchestra is well
known to everyone, and a rare oppor-
tunity will be lost by those not attend
liiS. i !iC ia lJeilSSc NIdIuCl DN GH6
girls glee club will be all that the
name suggests. The Suffragette Wed.
ding will be presented by the sopho,
more class and is brilliant take of
on the suffrage movement. 1t is re.
plete with reparte from beginning tt
end. A peep in Bluebeards closet may
make you feel uncomfortable. 1t will
be all but real. The Kinder symptom,
presented by the Freshmen class viii
make you laugh and grow fat. Yol
cannot afford to miss it. At the min
strel show you will have an opportuni
ty to hear the old plantation songs
old yet always new, sung by our higl
school boys glee club. There will b.
some real colored singers from tn
south, skilled not only in renderin!
the rich southern melodies, but artist
in executing the fancy step, and rat
Ting the bones.
Come! Comel COMET!
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-03-11
GIT NEW DEPOT
THIS YEAR SURE
This Time 1t Isn't the Great North
ern's Old Time Perennial Joke
But a Sure Thing
ITS COST ABOUT $4,000

Definite Announcement Made Last Week
!. by Sup't MCLAUGHLIN and Assurance to
Commercial Club III Letter from ct. ".
Officials 1T Will Make Public In1prov-
ment Langdon People May Feel Prond Of
Langdon is to have a new depot this
summer. Definite announcement was
made of the fact when Division
Superintendent Mclaughlin was here
last week and similar announcement
of the Ct, Northern s intention to give
Langdon its long needed new depot
was contained in letter received by
the secretary of the commercial club.
There have been so many similar an
nouncements of new depot being
built here and they have al. failed to
materialize and when the papers have
attempted to state that Langdon was
sure to have a new depot it was treat
ed by the public as a perennial joke.
The present announcement, however,
comes directly from those in control Of
the public Improvements of the Great
Northera railroad company They also
volunteer the statement that all Of
the material has been purchased, the
details Of construction worked out by
their architects and the construction
crew and material will be here as soon
as spring opens up.
Supt Mclaughlin saw the plans
when in St. Paul and gave it out that
Langdon people would have just cause
to be proud of their new depot when
completed, as the appropriation made
by the company for its construction
was great deal more generous a one
than it would have been had the ques-
tion of rebuilding the Langdon depot
been forced upon them through the
intervention of the state board of
railroad commissioners. The ground
plans will require the moving of the
house track from its present location
thirty feet nearer the town, as boeh
platforms and the depot itself will
extend over more space than the old
one in width. while the length includ-
ing warehouses and additional build
ings will extend over something more
than block. There is to be quite an
extensive basement for heating
plant, company's supplies, etc., while
he,equipment on the upper floor will
be modern and completely up.to.date.
including electric lights, system of
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-03-11

Mrs. A. Schulke returned the first
Of the week from an over Sunday visit
at Dresden, with her daughter, Mrs.
Fabel and little baby.
Miss Bessie Quick goes to Hannah
on today's train to open the Quick
branch millinery establishment for
the spring season. She is accompanied
by Miss Sophia Godfrey, who will
assist as trimmer.
Kelso Gray and c. NJ. Lawson,
We're passengers Tuesday, going
through to Minot where they attend a
state meeting Of farmers elevators
being held this week. Wales sent a
delegation to the same meeting COM
posed Of Messrs. JOS. Heille, Richard
Halls and William Dew.
Robert Ward and sister, Mrs. Bou-
tell, of St. Paul, were Osnabrock
visitors here part OF the week.
" Bob Ward used to play on the ball
team at the Brock when that town
had the fastest bunch of players in
the county, and his sister, as Miss
Ward, is we'll known by large num-
ber Of Langdon people.
DR.. Tom Smith is expected to re-
turn today from Chicago, where he
accompanied Mrs. Smith two weeks
ago to undergo an operation for
mastoids, an abcess formation in the
head resulting from ear trouble Mrs.
Smith remains with friends in Chicago
for longer stay until more fully re-
covered from the effects of the opera
tion.
Senator Mclean stepped off the
train here Monday on his way home
to Hannah from Bismarck, where he
has for long years represented the
people of Cavalier county in one or
the other of the two houses OF, the
state legislature, and during the ses-
sion which has just closed he acquir-
ed the title of dean of the state
senate, owing to his years of contin-
uous service in the upper house.
The Cavalier county pure bred horse
and live stock association, organized
during the closing sessions of the
farmers convention of two weeks ago,
is to hold meeting at the court
house this afternoon at three O'Clock.
The meeting has been called by Presi-
dent b. D. Stewart for the purpose of
completing plans and deciding upon a
date for the spring sale of pure bred
horses and live stock which it is plan
ned to hold here in Langdon if posi-
bic before the start of spring work.
DR.. Schwinghamer has now asso-
ciated with him in his Langdon dental
practice, DR.. Harberson, who arrived
about week ago from New Orleans
and has been extensively engaged in
the practice of his profession in the
larger cities of the east since his
graduation in 1909. The rapid growth
of DR.. Schwinghamer's practice since
coming to Langdon from Hannah less
than two years ago made it necessary
that he should have assistance in CIV
ing it prompt and satisfactory atten-
tfon.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-03-11

Calvin has set to work to organize
an all home team of base ball players
They claim that home talent players
gave Calvin good sample of the
national game last summer and urge
the neighboring towns to cut out the
salaried professional player feature of
the game. Calvin is right about it too.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-03-11

Frank Sehrt and Gunder Gunderson
form the advance guard of quite a
party from Milton who will visit the
Panama exposition at San Francisco
this spring. They left Milton last
week.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-03-11

G. M. Ames, of Munich, reports
having received 81. 142. % above all
expenses for 7s5 bushels of wheat, a
small car which he recently shipped
to Minneapolis.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-03-11
Farm Horses For Sale

Ten head Of good general purpose
farm horses for sale at my place in
Iona township.
VIM. SHELLEY,
1886 Iona, n D.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-03-11

Smoke LA Concilla' cigars.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-03-11

Definite Announcement Made Last Week
by Sup't MCLAUGHLIN and Assurance to
Commercial Club III Letter from Ct. ".
Officials 1t Will Make Public Inlprov-
ment Langdon People May Feel Prond Of
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-03-11
Additional Local

Mrs. A. Schulke returned the first
OF the week from an over Sunday visit
at Dresden, with her daughter, Mrs.
Fabel and little baby.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-03-11

The Emerson Foot Lift gang plow can
claim it is the easiest handled plow on the
market; that it has the lightest draft; the most
durable riding plow built We will be pleased
to demonstrate these points.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-03-11

1t is the "Best Ever because it is light in
draft; it runs as straight wagon; has the
best material i'll its construction; its shares and
bottoms cut clean furrow at light draft and
it is the Best Ever" plow on the market.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1915-07-01
The Christian Catholic
Apostolic Church
in Zion.
Francis M. Royal, Apostle i'm Charge
in the Orient, Shanghai, China.

~7EAR SIR and BROTHER:
I'M Peace to thee be multiplied.
Some friend has been send
ing me The Jeffersonian.
have just received the March 25th
issue and have read your article,
Foreign Missionaries Throwing Up
the Sponge" l was much interested
in it. l have noticed that you have
referred repeatedly to the Apostolic
way of doing missionary work. And
you also refer to the sainted Craw-
ford, who believed in doing it that
way. | worked with DR.. Crawford
for some years, and he was exactly
right in what he said about doing
mission work. AS far as | know, I
am the only person who is doing
mission work. AS far as l know, I
are giving the people the Gospel,
and we have quite an interesting
work in the inland which is self-sup-
porting. Tt is wrong to pour out
money in the way it is done here.
You are Baptist, presume. Well,
there is a report here among for
eigners and Chinese that not a great
while ago famous dancing girl,
came here from England and
stopped in India, and the papers
protested there about allowing her
to dance there for fear that it would
have bad effect on the natives.
They finally permitted her to dance
in India. Then she came ON to
Shanghai.
She danced in Shanghai, and I say
that there is a report that one of
the leading foreign missionaries,
supported by the Southern Baptist
Board, went to see her dance. SHE
WAS DRESSED IN TIGHTS. And
he and some other missionary went
to see her dance. And when they
came out they were heard to say,
''She can certainly dance WELL"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1915-07-01
(COMMENT.)

The Constitution of Georgia Gas we'll as
that of the United States) forbids the use Of
public money for sectarian purposes.
A misappropriation of the Public School
funds to the support of the sectarian schools
of the Roman Catholic Church, is unlawful,
and can be prevented by injunction.
Any nom Catholic, in Richmond County
or in any other County-can stop this viola
ton of law by the School Board, or the
County School Commissioner, by gong be-
fore the Judge of the Superior Court, stating
the facts, and demanding that the illegal use
of the public money be enjoined.
Our people do not haze to submit to being
run OUer.
If they will just take the trouble to maize
1t their business, to see that the laws are
properly respected by those in office, they
can have those public men conform to the
LaW.
YOU ARE NOT OBLIGED TO LET
THE ROMANISTS TRAMPLE UPON
YOUR STATE Ia VS..
IF you want to make all persons, without
exception, bend their necks to the same law
or get out of here-you can do it.
THE POWER IS YOURS.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1915-07-01

What do you think of that? Today
there was a Chinese Christian gen
tleman in my room, and in CONVEX
sation he said that his brother who
has been church member for some
years has been a wine bibber all the
time, and now has just quit drink
ing I asked him if the Chinese
minister, who is supported with
mission money, drinks? He replied
that it is the custom for the Chinese
preachers to get drunk at their
feasts. And his own pastor asked
this man why he did not drink at
their feasts. He replied that he had
been saved from drink some years
ago, and that he did not wish to fall
again.
Can Such Things Be?
He tells me that many of the
church members and ministers drink
and smoke and have a high old time
generally at their feasts.
Widows and orphans often give
their hard earnings for Chinese to
live on, while they are wine-bibbers
and smokers. 1t is right to support
mission work, but it must be done
for the right purpose and for Chris
tian men and women to live on while
they preach the gospel
I am glad to say that Mrs. Royal
does her own work, and teaches the
people of God besides.
0 Am So Shocked!
Southern Baptist Missionaries at
tend these feasts, where they swiIl
the wine, and the only protest is
that they turn their glasses up side
down while their members swill
down the stuff. "What do you know
about that?" If some people really
knew what was done with the money
they give for missions, their hair
might turn grey in night.
| have not seen you book on mis-
sions yet. I hope to see it sometime.
/ am glad that you are exposing
the rottenness Of the Roman Cath
Ollie Church. Today Roman Cath
Ollie told me that the priests here
swill whiskey like fish does water.
They are sending people to hell, not
only the Roman Catholics, but all
churches who do not teach their peo-
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1915-07-01
PAGE TEN

the services of brainy lawyers who can drag
their case on one pretext and another through
court after court, and into arena after arena,
over period of practically two years, and then
be released from the penalty which the forum of
justice has named for him.
In conclusion, allow to say that we have
for months been presented with a spectacle
hitherto unparalleled in America. In other
words, we have seen State muzzled by certain
potent influences which using the power of
reproaches, commercial threats and other in
huences, which may reach here one, there
another. They have muzzled the press, the bank
ers, the lawyers, the business man. They have
COerced them into silence or, in some instances,
have coerced them into assisting their assaults
upon the Courts
NOW SHALL 1T BE SAID THAT THEY HAVE
COERCED THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF
GEORGIA? They have brought into it naught,
save the evidence heard by the Courts, case
which every court has decided against them.
And they ask the Executive of Georgia to
rule the jury, oyerrule the Supreme Court of
Georgia, and overrule the Supreme Court of the
United States THAT HE MAY PROTECT
CONVICTED MAN AGAINST THE LAW.