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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-12-19
JAYS BEFORE CHRISTMAS
'ne Joy of Your Riddles ''"ss Tender Memories of @ Years Ago.

r
 sa tnese strenuous shopping days, tues Louis James, have you caught vIself remembering suddenly, in all N. .s or queer, unexpected places, all Esss s ol queer, half forgotten things? w. w you remembered how these days
 e Christmas are the wonderful x s in the life of the child, more N suerful days, perhaps, than any ~ are to come?
 .,s ,hou Know that yourself. You can't ks recalling how time went by those nsrs M oetore the great day. You re- Eoss, soer how each day seemed some M s more wonderful than the one be- (Ms' \ }, each day prelude of real joy Fs; s.uat first marvellous moment of 6isss i.stlaas a morning, Hhen, after a N M ot little if any sleep. you scrazn-
 up and stood breathless on the Ssaold of the room whichshad been
 piuden you all those interminable
 s that went before. '. .ne child you take with you through |ss .onderlands of the modern toy
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-12-19


 0H only useful Christmas gifts
 E0 often have a bunch of sur 0oN prises waiting for them around the corner.
 LOOK before you leap," is a useful Ming to remember.
 Auseful presents should be accepted the spirit in which they are given. Hsep the Christmas spirit green. Eaen you get useful present, do not se IL pack and exchange it for some 4ng you can use.
 Aeep It; hang on to it. Do not give away to the poor, for they have souoles n enough of their own.
 vne Of the most useful useful gifts 'or some people-is smoking sSAet' Once we gave our old Uncle s.ers one of those costly nicotine as.efs. It had blue satin cuffs and a .alaed collar. The coat was held to- saer not by buttons but by gold s.'u Knots. The garment made a hit ssu uncle Peters, but not the knots. sor years his smoking jacket had va d flannel undershirt, gracefully "a'ed With suspenders. Every eve- N ne sat by the, stove, smoking a " which would have suffocated a Fua@snlp stoker. He never told us -s' ne burned in the pipe, and we
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-12-19

A convenient gift which will be wei. comed by either men or women is a group of wall pockets for the closet. A strip of denim or cretonne is cut as long as the maker may choose and bound with tape. Strips of the material, ranging in width and length are bound with the tape and deep box plait is laid in each one.
 These pieces are stitched along three sides to the plain strip to form pockets. as shown in the. picture above. The pockets hold slippers, shoes, rubbers, hosterys corsets ot small articles for the laundry. Pock. cts made to extend the length of the closet door will hold everything which usually finds a place on the floor.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-12-19

never went close enough to investi-
 gate. Christmas day they made him put
 on the smoking jacket. Life was not the same after that. They told him he 1 mustn't smoke that vulgar shocking old pipe while wearing the lovely jacket. Everybody thought he was
 cured of the deadly corncob. He quit
 smoking tho pipe, and instead brought
 home bale of cigars.
 He made handsome figure, wear ing the braided smoking jacket, and pulling a cigar with gilt band around it. We left him, smoking happily by the stove. In one hour we returned. Uncle Peters was still consuming cigars. On the floor lay the family
 cat. It diG not raise it's head at our
 footsteps. It would never look up
 again. The picture frames on the
 walls had turned green.
 Ul- Peters denied that his Flor de
 Mule Ear segars had killed the cat.
 He insisted she had rolled over after taking one squint at the smoking jacket.
 Useful gifts often have a way of making themselves useful when you least expect it. For instance, we buried the cat in Uncle Peters smok- ing jacket!
 department lo..ls wnat you did. The little girl stops before the baby doll, wide eyed, still with desire. The boy stands flooded with happiness before an ark in which is every imaginable creation. You remember what a small thing your own was, fourth the size. But his joy is no greater than yours.
 He pushes toward the rocking horse. Now it runs by machinery, when once YOU ran your own across the floor to the imminent danger of total destruc- tion to persons and furniture that might stand ill the way. But Christ mas day was your day. The day when "don'ts" were not and you were king or queen in your kingdom of toys.
 You pass on to trains and there again electricity is running them. You pulled them yourself.
 Then you catch the look on the face of your boy. He is watching the huge engine move slowly, smoothly along. It passes under infinite tunnels and bridges and oyer made hills that pre- sent intricate difficulties of passage. Your tunnels were of chairs and the table in your kitchen made splen- did bridge to cross.
 He turns to you, the child of this twentieth century. His smile is be- atific. He wants it-.hat train Ha
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-12-19
Go to School on Skis.

.Ss Go to School on 4skis. -,
 Sixteen children in western Mon. tana go to school on skis from Oc. .ober to June The snow is some times so deep that the telegraph wires are right beside the children. Willows stuck in the snow mark the trail to and from the school.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-10-14
VICTIM OF A MOTORCYCLE
ACCIDENT IN HOSPITAL
A Young Man From Gordon Township Lies in
Hospital With Serious Injuries

Reinhart Baisel, a single man of
about twenty-six years of age, whose
home along with that of his mother
is in Gordon township near Alsen,
was brought to the Langdon hospital
in an automobile Monday afternoon
for the purpose of being operated
upon for the second time for a bad
fracture of the left leg between the
knee and the thigh joints. When set
the first time the fracture had in some
manner become displaced and failed to
mend as it should. Suffering excruci-
ating pain and acting upon the advice
of doctors attending the case the
patient was brought to the hospital,
where after being broken the fracture
will be reset. The young fellow,
Baisel, sustained the broken leg from
which he has now suffered for two
months in a fall from a motorcycle,
when it went over into the ditch. He
was riding on a seat at the rear of the
driver, who only received minor in
iuries.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-10-14
LANGDON TO HAVE A FINE
WINTER OUT DOOR SPORT
Open Air Skating Project Has the Support of
langdOn Municipal Authorities

Chances appear to be particularly
bright for Langdon having public
open air skating rink this winter. The
location that has been selected, pro-
vldlng the consent of the owner can
be secured, is the corner lots owned
by Joseph Crawford on the corner of
Oak and Fourth street, which up to
some years ago was occupied by the
Crawford store. The promoters of an
open air skating rink for Langdon
have the support of the city council
and also the woman's club of the citv.
who last winter took similar steps to
provide open air amusement for Lang
don's young people. Within week
1t IS expected that the project will
take definite form and an early start
will be made to level the lot in readi-
ness to flooding it with water, which
will be furnished by the city.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-10-14
CALIFORNIA NO PLACE FOR
NORTH DAKOTA FARMERS
Those Who Move to the Pacific Coast Finding
Out Its Bio Mistake

North Dakota farmers who emigrate
to California expecting to find greater
prosperity there than in this state are
apt to find themselves badly fooled,
according to Don Mcdonald of Grand
Forks, who has just returned from a
trip to the coast exposition. Mr..
Mcdonald states that conditions on
the coast are by no means as rosy as
they have been painted. He states
that while oranges and walnuts COM
mand fairly good prices, grapes and
lemons are drugs on the market and
the growers are facing very heavy
losses. Incidentally, it is worth while
to note that an orange grower must
meet overhead expense of about $125
per acre before he begins to receive
profits. "Take it as general propo-
sition,' said Mr.. Mcdonald, 1.-THE
man who has good farm in North
Dakota and who sells it to go to
California and into the fruit business,
is, to put>it mildly, making great
mistake.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-10-14
LANGDON PIONEERS OF '88
GATHERED AT BOYD HOME
Sixty Third Birthday of langdon Pioneer Mer-
chant Occasion of Catherine

a party of a dozen of the Langdon
pioneers OF the early days, dating
back to when Langdon first got its
start in 1883, had an highly enjoyable
evening Tuesday at the home of j. 3.
Boyd, at which the diversion consisted
of cards and "reminiscences of the davs
of nearly thirty years ago when the
first train to Langdon brought to our
town the builders of business enter
prises that made for it future. The
old days are filled with incidents
which at the present time verge
almost upon the Incredible, while at
the same time there hassof late years
been a constantly thinning out of the
ranks of those who were here when
Langdon made its first appearance on
the map. Those present and who
extended congratulations and we'll
wishes to their host, Mr.. j. B. Boyd,
upon the occasion of his sixty third
birthday included the following; w.
F. Winter, Charles Chisholm, j. J.
Souch. Thomas Finerty, E. ]. Fox,
John Mahon, VIM. Stevenson, A. |.
koehmstedt. d. H. Mcmillan, Frank
}. Stadle, Jas. G. Dickson and H. D.
ALERT.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-10-14
I@1W MANAGEMENT FOR
Y THE ELECTRIC THEATRE
;ocat Parties Succeed Manager Harry 6 Wal
:, Clron in Local Movies

The change which the Electric
Theatre has undergone during the past
week, occasioned by the retirement of
Mr.. Harry G. Waldron from control.
places it in the hands Of local parties
who have secured the services of Fir.
Cyril Radford IS manager. The re-
tirement OF Mr.. Waldron from the
Electric allows of his giving closer
personal attention to the development
Of the Waldron road shows, which are
to be operated upon quite an extensive
scale. The Electric since first found
ed by Mr.. Waldron years ago, has by
a close attention to the demands of
local patrons been built up until it is
one of the foremost among the best
moving picture houses in the northern
part of the state. 1t is understood as
Manager Radford's plan to continue
the business upon this high standard
of merit. Mr.. and Mrs. Waldron,
who are leaving the city this week,
will for the present make Grand Forks
their home.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-10-14

machine, which is at work in the Still
we'll neighborhood, Reeves working as
a field pitcher and his wife assisting
in the cook car. Inspector Brink
placed them in charge of Sheriff Kel-
land, who released them upon their
own recognizance pending a hearing of
their case. Both are known to a
number of people in the northern part
OF this county and for several years
have worked on this side of the line
through the harvest and threshing
season. They are of English nation
ality and should have complied with
the requirements Of the alien labor
law before crossing into the United
States from the Canadian side of the
boundary line.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-10-14
CT. NORTHERN WRECK IN
SWITCHING AT LANGDOM
Two Cars Loaded With Grain DeraiIed on Ele-
vatcr Siding Yesterday

The Great Northern has a wrecking
outfit here today to place back on the
track two cars that were derailed yes
terday forenoon by the south bound
freight, while switching on the eleva-
tor side track east of the Crawford
flour mill. One of the cars was an
empty and the other had been loaded
the previous day with oats at the
Cargill elevator by Agent Thos.
Brady. The accident is stated to
have been occasioned by the spreading
of the rails, due presumably to the
condition of the track and the fact
that the train was being hauled by
one Of the big mogul engines, that are
only brought into nse on the branch
lines when tie heavy train loads are
being hauled out IN the fall of the
year.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-10-14
THRESHING CREW STRIKES
RUN OUT OF LANGDON
Crew on iverson Machine Goes on Strike and
Sheriff Keliand Takes Hand

Sheriff Kelland gave a crew of
threshers short notice to get to work
or move out of the town Monday
afternoon. The men composed the
crew on the threshing machine of
Com'r Iverson in the south end of the
county. They had stayed on the job
through the two weeks of wet wealth
er, when there was no work to do,
but shortly after the machine started
up the end Of last week had formed
the idea that it was good time to
strike. They came into L.angdon with
their tale of woe Monday, but it was
some little time before the sun went
down that Sheriff Kelland declared
war on them and they were headed
down the line to the next town.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-10-14
OCTOBER MEETING OF
LANGDON CITY COUNCIL
Re-Appointment OF City Assessor J. Il Harlan
Discussion of Fist! Peddler Ordinance

The October meeting of the Lang
don city council, held on Monday last
week, received report from City
Treasurer Milne showing having re-
ceived from County Auditor Eide a
warrant for 1928. Is, the amount Of
taxes for the city collected for the
month up to September 18th.
The council confirmed the appoint
ment made by Mayor Mcintyre re-
appointing j. H. Harlan city assessor
for another term of two years.
A resolution was passed by which
the council ordered a cancellation of
certain sidewalk warrants and au-
thorized the issuing of new warrant
by the auditor for part of the amount
of the warrants withdrawn. Before
its adjournment the council gave audi
ence to a deputation of citizens who
interviewed the council relative to the
fish peddlers ordinance up for its pas
sage, in which license fee is provi-
ded, requiring each intinerant peddler
to pay SIS. 90 day while offering fish
for sale within the city limits. The
matter Of giving the ordinance its
final passage was held in allegiance
while the council investigated as to
what steps other cities in the state
had taken to control the sale of food
products by peddlers where the same
comes in conflict with the local dealer.
After ordering warrants drawn by
the city auditor for bills presented
and passed by the auditing committee
the council adjourned.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-10-14
ABOUT WILD OATS
HOW TO ERADICATE
North Dakota Experiment Station Makes Seve-
raj Valuable Suggestions

How to get rid of wild oats is
question that is coming to the North
Dakota experiment station in many
letters that have been received recent
ly. In reply to these letters the fol-
loving suggestions are offered by the
station and should give assistance in
the solution of this problem, which is
confronting the farmers of nearly
every section of the state: ''Take
wild oats at their weakest point,
which is that they can only grow from
seed. If they are not allowed to go
to seed that is the end of them. Wild
oats growing in grain ripens before
the grain is cut, fall on the ground,
and if not buried by blowing or disc
ing they will dig themselves into the
ground by means of their twisted
aWns. Grain growing does not hit
the weak point of the wild oats but
rather gives them boost. Crops
that are cut for hay clean out wild
oats the quickest and easiest, as they
are cut before the wild oats ripen
seed.
The cultivated crops, such as corn
and potatoes are good wild oat killers
if they are given clean cultivation.
A little hand pulling will be required
in order to get those that the cultiva-
tor misses. Rye is a good crop fo1
cleaning out wild oats. Wild oats il
buried deep enough will grow the next
year if plowed up. So even if one
side Of the furrow slice is cleaned the
O her side may be full of wild oats
SEED There are two ways of cleaning
the other side. First. Do no plov
TIE land for at least two years, ant
three years is better, and the seed o
tie wild oats will have rotted. Sec
old. If it has to be plowed, then ust
o@ ot the cleaning methods giver
ss.ovc
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-10-14
SPECIAL FEATURE MONDAY
AT THE ELECTRIC THEATRE
"Who's Who in Society" A Fine Comedy That
SparkIes in Unique Situations

"Who's Who in Society" is the
title of George Kleine's next comedy
to be shown at the Electric theatre on
Monday, October 18th. 1t is said to
be every bit as funny as its famous
predecessor, Stop Thief" and like it,
features an all-star cast.
"Who's Who is the story of a
simple, good-hearted Irishman, who
finds great difficulty in living up to
his wife's idea of gentleman of
leisure who, in her own words,
"should stay away from Casey's
saloon and get soused like gentle
man in his own club" When q ban
dit, travelling as foreign lord, gains
access to the house for purposes Of
robbery and when secret service
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-10-14
THREsHING YIELDS IN MONTANA

In letter reaching this office on
Mondays mail from Bainville, Mont.
under date of the 10th inst, Alfred
Rehbein, a former resident of the
vicinity of Langdon, writes giving
some idea of the extent to which the
large grain crops Of the Northwest
extend over that area. Mr.. Rehbein
states that he got his crop threshed
about September 18th, but owing to
broken weather had the machine on
his place over week. He quotes
the average yields of grain as follows
Marquis wheat, 251 bushels; blue
stem wheat Is bushels; winter rye 16
bushels; barley 80 bushels; oats II
bushesls. At the time he wrote he
was the only one in that neighborhood
to have got through with threshing
their crop.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-10-14

agent, disguised as a marauding thief
also gets into the house, many strange
and funny things begin to happen.
The comedy sparkles with unique
situations, many of them hilariously
humorous and some with pleasant
touch of drama. AS usual, superla-
lively good cast characterizes the
production. Several internationally
known artists participate, including
Dan Moyles, Kate Sergeantson and
Will H. Powers.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-10-14
CATHOLIC BAZAAR AT Iona

The Catholic ladies aid at Iona,
announce that they will hold bazaar
in the Iona hall on Saturday, October
3Oth, on which occasion turkey
dinner will be served at noon and a
good wholesome supper with plenty of
everything good to eat in the evening.
There is also to be sale of plain and
fancy sewing and during the afternoon
and evening free musical program
will be rendered for the entertainment
of those who attend.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-10-14
ALIENS FROM MANITOBA
CROSS LINE AT ELKWOOD
Man and His Wife from England Placed Under
Arrest at StiIwell tuesday

H. l.. Brink, the government i'm
migration official from Hannah, was
here on Tuesday accompanied by two
aliens, Jack Reeves and wife, who in
crossing the line into this county at
Elkwood from Manitoba had violated
the immigration law and left them
selves liable to deportation. When
taken in charge by the official they
were with the w. l.. Drury threshing
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-10-14
ADDITIONAL LOCAL


The Saturday Evening Post route
in Langdon is offered for sale by Ross
Opie.
The Democrat prints auction sale
bills promptly and at a reasonable
price
Girl Wanted-At once, competent
girl for general housework, small
family, good wages and steady posi-
ton. Apply to Mrs. c. Orton.
The Langdon woman's club an
nounces its next meeting for Tuesday
afternoon of the coming week. to be
held at the home of Mrs. H. E. Close
Lost--On the road between Lang
don and Stilwell ladies beaver mutf.
color brown. Finder will please
return to Miss Edna Drury, Langdon.
Robert Slater returned from Willis
ton on Tuesday to look after finishing
threshing on his farm, which had been
delayed by the wet weather of the
past couple of weeks.
The ladies of the Presbyterian
church announce that they desire to
reserve Saturday, November Goth, as
the date on which they will hold
supper and sale of work The details
will be announced later.
Miss Gertrude McGauvran is filling
a position in the office of her father.
Rsegister of Deeds McGauvran, at the
court house, helping to take care OF
the extra rush of business handled by
the office at this time of the year.
Harry Wickes, a former Mt. Car
mel resident, who used to hold the U.
S. mail contract between Langdon and
MoWbray up to about two years ago,
is making a visit this fall with old
friends here. He is now located
across the line in Saskatchewan.
K. W. Schoonmaker, the Wales
newspaper man, went south on Tues
days passenger to Crookston, Mimi,
to look after business matters. Mr..
Schoonmaker volunteered the state
ment that next weeks issue of the
Progress is likely to make it's appear
ance under a new management.
Mrs. n. Robiljard was an Olga
visitor in the city yesterday. Mr..
Robillard has quite an extensive
general merchandise business at Olga
and the attention of our readers
through the eastern part of the county
is directed to the display ad which
appears in another column of this
issue
The students of the Langdon high
school enjoyed ''weinie roast last
evening between the hours of six and
nine o'clock in the grove On the Ram
age farm one-half mile north of town.
The trip wa, made in a big grain
wagon and the boys and girls being
chaperoned by the teachers of the
high school and Supt. kuhnes.
tits understood that the new man
agement of the Electric Theatre is
planning number of new and up.to-
date improvements for that popular
place of amusement. An order has
already been placed for the installing
of opera chairs to take the place of
the seats now offered for the accom-
mediation of patrons of the Electric.
Blacksmith Scholberg, who during
a residence here covering the past
four years has worked in the shops of
John Mirehouse and Jos. C. McComb
has through the past summer been
seriously i'll with complications aris-
ing from kidney trouble. Lately his
condition has become critical and an
effort is being made by friends to
see if it is possible to send him to
| Rochester, Minnesota, and ascertain
from the Drs. Mayo whether or not it
is possible to save his life.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-10-14
TWO MORE COUPLES WE'D

The office of County Judge F. w.
BIeakley reports the issuing of
licenses to wed to the following par
ties residing in Cavalier county:
Thursday, Oct. ITO Frank H.
Janzen and Miss Susie E. Goertzen,
both of Munich.
Monday, Oct. 11-To John A.
Bittner of Gallo and Miss Mary Cart
ner, of Egeland.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-10-14

Reserve date in your social events
for the end of this month until you
learn the actual date of the Hallow-
cen supper which the ladies of the
Methodist church plan giving.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-10-14

Miss Tillie He'll, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. John He'll of Mt. Carmel,
was brought to the Langdon Hospital
yesterday and tomorrow forenoon, if
her condition permits will undergo an
operation for appendicitis.
The chronicle=news., 1915-01-18
DELEGATION PROTESTS
AGAINST SENATE CONTEST

Santa Fe, n. NJ, Jan. S.--A dele
CATION consisting of both Republicans
and Democrats arrived here today
from Sierra COUNTY to protest to the
house committee on privileges and
elections against the contest filed by
Antonio Chavez. Republican. aginst
+. NJ. Bojorquez. elected to the house
from Sierra county by plurality of
1863. Both Republicans and Demo-
Gratis alleged that the election was
fair and Bojorquez is entitled to his
seat. Chavez asserts that 400 vot-
ers at the Elephant Butte reclama-
tion service camp were improperly
prevented from voting and that the
majority of them would have voted
for Chavez. The committee Is eX-
pected to make a report on this and
tho Union and Bernalillo county con-
tests late today or tomorrow.
The chronicle=news., 1915-01-18

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