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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-02-18
ANOTHER LANGDON OLD
PIONEER GONE BEYOND
Deaths Angel Summoned John c. Currie Last
Saturday Afternoon

On Saturday afternoon at half-past
two o'clock John C. Currie of this
city responded to the call of death.
He was aged seventy three years, and
for many years had been recognized
as one of Langdon's pioneer and most
respected residents, coming to Lang
don to make his home about twenty
years ago, and five years later was
followed by his wife and family. The
wife who accompanied him from the
east only surviving about two years
after coming here. The death of Mr..
Currie is attributed as due to weak
heart, but the illness which preceded
the end confined him to his bed for
only nine weeks, although notice.
able falling off in health had been ap-
parent for year previous. In 1912
Mr.. Currie was married second time
bringing to Langdon his bride from
the old home at Mt. Forest, Ont.
There are two sons and three daugh-
ters who along with the widow of the
deceased mourn the passing of man
who in addition to being one of the
towns we'll known pioneers was also
widely known as man of good living
christian principles. The funeral SER
vices were held Monday afternoon
from the Presbyterian church, Rev.
F j. Hibbard officiating.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-02-18
CALVIN TO HAVE A TWO
DAY FARMERS INSTITUTE
Fine Program by Prominent Men of the State
Monday and tuesday Next Week

The following is the outline of the
program for a two days farmers insti-
tute to be held at Calvin on Monday
afternoon and Tuesday of the coming
week, FEBRUARY 22nd and 23rd. On
Monday afternoon there will be talk
by O. r. Daniels on the Broad Farmer.
A discussion on the Dairy by Bertha
Bassingthwaite. About Alfalfa by
M. Snowfeld. Prof. Granger, of the
city high school and his agricultural
class will give demonstrations and
talks on farm topics and housekeeping,
also corn and milk testing. There
will be a general discussions on beef
cattle, hogs, the farm work shop,
trees, roads, etc.
On Tuesday, in the morning and in
the afternoon the general work of the
institute will be conducted by Supt
Randlett, assisted by E. D. Stewart,
of the Langdon sub-station expert
mental farm and President Worst OF
the state agricultural college at
Fargo, has promised to be there if
possible. For the evening session
there will be some special numbers OF
music, the first of which will be a
song by the Calvin male quartette; a
violin solo by Miss Christianson. A
talk by E. D. Stewart on our duties
to rural America. Instrumental music
by Mr.. and Mrs. Darwin. An address
by Supt. G. w. Randlett and song
by the Daniels glee club.
The morning sessions will com
mence at nine o'clock; those of the
afternoon at two O'Clock and in the
evening at eight. Farmers and theil
friends are requested to attend these
meetings and bring their families
along with them. There is sure to be
ample seating room since the meetings
will be held in the Presbyterian
church.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-02-18
'''449 4s2 County.

The Wales home of Auctioneer Tony
Kieffer welcomed an addition to the
family during the week. It's little
daughter this time.
Mrs. VIM. Henderson of Calvin, is
seriously i'll and last week a trained
nurse was called from Grand Forks to
look after the patient.
A play in two acts, entitled "Mid-
summer Eve, will be put on at
Wales tomorrow, Friday evening, by
the school children of that place.
Hannah boys and girls have an out
door skating rink to which the Moon
has bequeathed the fancy nom-de-
plume of 1.-THE Air Dome rink"
Postmaster ]. H. Mclean furnishes
the data showing that 8, 900 pieces of
mail were handled over rural routes
tributary to Hannah during the months
of January and February.
A Calvin event of the past week of
interest to the friends of the proud
daddy all over the western half of
the county, was the birth of a son tc
Banker and Mrs. Archie Sillers, Jr.
Adam Melville of Concrete, well
known to all older residents of the
eastern part of the county is ill with
a complication of diseases. With his
advanced age Mr.. Melville's condition
is considered critical.
Ted Prescott, who has been al
Wales with his brother, Ed. Prescott,
since his arrival here from England 6
short time since, has been called
home for service in the army, being E
member of the military reserve.
VIM. Bohn was operated upon ir
the hospital at Hannah last week fo1
appendicitis and since the operation,
which was successfully completed,
has suffered a relapse and been quite
low. At the Bohn home near Wales,
daughter died less than two week:
ago.
Farmers meetings held since the
first of the month have been conduct
ed by Messrs. Haw and Kristiansen
of the better farming movement a
the following places over the county
Hannah, Moscow, Olga, Mona, Iona
and Weaver. The last of these meet
ings being held on Tuesday of thi!
week.
DR.. ]. S. Emery, the Hannah den
tist for several months past, has lef
there to locate at Minneapolis. He
is being succeeded by DR.. George A.
Gerhert, who is a recent graduate O.
the dental university of Pittsburg, Pa
Before going to Hannah he has for
short time been associated with the
Langdon practice of DR.. Schwingham
er.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-02-18
lANGDON is READY
farm CONVENTION
Farmers and Their Wives Have
Big Three-Day Convention
Program Next Week
CORN, ALFALFA AND LIVE STOCK
There Will be Awards Worth $50 for Exhibit
of Farm illustrated Lectures and
Special Features for Farmers Wives-Friday
Evening Reception by Commercial Club

A big program has been arranged
for the Corn, Alfalfa and Live Stock
convention to be held here in Langdon
next week on Thursday, Friday and
Saturday, February 25th, 26th and
9th. A program specially prepared
for the farmers wives will be fea-
ture on Friday and Saturday after
moons at the auditorium of the city
high school. There will be special
program for the farmers themselves
on Thursday afternoon and morning
and afternoon program on Friday and
Saturday, all of which meetings will
be held in the Wold's old store build
ing. Many prominent speakers will
be present among them Prof. English,
Jerry Bacon and J. S. Haney of Grand
Forks, Director Thos. Cooper and
President Worst of Fargo, Otto Uhl-
horn, of Lisbon, DR.. Mcmahon, of
Calvin, Miss Lissa Holden, of Graf
ton and several others. Moving pic
ture films and slides will illustrate
many of the lectures. On Thursday
night President Worst will lecture
and on Friday night social session
will be given the farmers and out of
town visitors by the Langdon CONNER
cial club, at which we have reason to
believe there will be some things do
ing. Reservations for rooms by those
intending to attend the convention
should be addressed to w. L. Drury.
Prizes aggregating over $3.50 will be
offered for the best exhibits of wheat,
oats, flint and dent corn, potatoes and
butter. See the premium list on
posters. These exhibits should be
addressed to E. D. Stewart at Lang
don, or left at the convention head
quarters at the old Wold's store build
ing in his name. All exhibits must
be entered by Friday noon at the very
latest.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-02-18
Dresden Couple Wed Yesterday

Rev. F. J. Hibbard went north to
Dresden yesterday and between trains
officiated at the wedding of Mr.. Dan
iel Mcdonald and Miss Anna Schnee-
kloth, two popular young people of
that place with quite an extensive
acquaintance in Langdon as we'll as at
Dresden. The bride for some months
has been engaged in dressmaking in
Langdon, though Dresden as been her
home for years. The groom has
grown up from boyhood in Langdon,
but recently has engaged in business
as a barber at Dresden, where it is
understood he will operate a pool
room and bowling alley.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-02-18
MIR. township Clerk

MIR. Township Clerk: Tuesday,
March 16ths is the date of your an
nual township election. Have you got
all of the plan for the reports of
your officials and the forms needed at
the meeting and after the election?
The Democrat has a full supply Of
everything that you will need in that
line and 10 able to fill mail orders the
same day that they are received.
Your order for anything in this line
will be given prompt attention.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-02-18

0. R. Daniels, one of the pioneers
west Of Hannah, in Grey township, ID
reported as being quite critically i'll
The voting in the piano contest Of
the Wales Progress still goes merrilv
ahead and the number of the votes
cast is crawling up toward the million
mark. To be exact the count last
week was S52, 27O. The list is at
present headed by Miss Helen Heille,
whe is leading with 262, O25. Miss
Mary Schuler is a close second, with
three others we'll in the race.
Hannah postoffice has a flag staff,
the same having been donated to Post
master Mclean by Jas. Austin. The
pole, which rises to a heighth Of
thlrty-six feet, stood for years in
front of the residence of Veteran
George Sumpter, and on Lincoln's
birthday it was used for the first time
when new flag, donated by the de-
partment at Washington was unfurlea.
E. w. zingg, who has been the
principal of the public school at
Wales since the opening of the fail
term, has a letter in the last issue of
the Progress, addressed to the patrons
OF the school, reviewing the work
done up to the close of the first semes-
ter and pointing out several matters
IN which there is room for more satis-
factory results.
Sarles' farmers club has arranged
for three days meeting to be held at
that place on March End, 3rd and 4th.
The sessions will be conducted by
Messrs. Haw and Kristjansen, of ths
better farming movement and E. u.
Stewart of the Langdon sub-station
experimental farm. There will also
be other outside speakers from over
the state to take part in the pro-
grams during the three days.
Lars Wall, who has been Milton's
barber the past quarter of century,
has disposed of his property and ia
moving to California, owing to poor
health Mr.. Wallis Milton property
has been purchased by Senator Plain,
who it is stated will build a large
concrete block on the same this sum-
mer. The barbering business in Mil
ton will be taken up after March 1st
by w. G. Bell, who comes from Perth.
but had formerly worked in Milton for
t Lars Wall.
W. H. Wilson, grand 'hugoma'
of Clyde, passed through Lawton
Tuesday, on his way to the Windy
City. Mr.. Wilson is one of the most
successful large farmers in Cavalier
county. He is now in the real estate
business, having renters looking after
his farms. We remember when Billy
used to sing, eff l only had hun
dred thousand dollars well, we
guess William has got his wish. Mr..
Wilson, besides being grain farmer,
is much interested in live stock and
has some of the best breeds of cattle
and horses, besides other stock, in
Cavalier county. .-Lawton Leader.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-02-18
SON OF JOS. McGAUVRAN
DIES UNEXPECTEDLY
Third Eldest Son Died Last Saturday Victim of
Infammatory Rheumatism

At the home of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph McGauvran, living
north of Osnabrock, occurred the defth
last Saturday night at about seven
O'Clock of Henry, their seventeen year
old son. The deceased had apparently
been enjoying his usual health until
about two weeks ago, when he was
taken i'll with what in a short time
developed into an attack of infamma-
tory rheumatism that continued to
gain its hold on the patient until
finally reaching the vital organs when
death came as release from earthly
suffering. Henry McGauvran was the
third son in the family, the homestead
where he lived with his parents hav-
ing been his home since birth. 1t was
not until along in the afternoon last
Saturday that the family of the
sufferer were brought to realiza-
tion that the hand of death was hover
ing over the home circle and all that
nursing and medical skill could avail
was done to win out in the fight
against death.
The funeral services were held
Monday from St. Alphonsus church in
this city and the sympathy extended
the bereaved family was plainly
shown by the large number of friends
and neighbors who attended the last
sad rites from Osnabrock and vicinity,
despite the stormy weather and bad
roads.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-02-18

Monday evening the home of MI.
and Mrs. John L. Schwartz was the
scene of much social enjoyment when
their friends and neighbors to the
number of twenty rendered them a
pleasant surprise, the arrangements
which the self invited guests had
planned and carried out for the spend
ing Of an enjoyable evening at the
Schwartz home including both cards
and dancing following which quite an
elaborate lunch was served.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-02-18
A CLYDE BENEDICT WE'D
TO BANKERS DAUGHTER
Billy" II. Wilson and Daughter of Banker Win
ter Spring Surprise at CIYde

A wedding of interest to their
friends over the county was that of
Mr.. VIM. H. Wilson of Clyde, to Miss
Georgia, the daughter of Banker and
Mrs. Walter j. Winter of that place.
The event took place Wednesday of
last week at Lakota, the couple start
ing from that point on wedding trip
east, expecting to return to Clyde in
about three weeks Mr.. Wilson is
one of the towns leading business
men and is also extensively interested
in farming in that section of the
county
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-02-18
Pre-lenten Wedding Licensed

The last week of the pre-Lenten
season shows quite falling off in the
demand for matrimonial licenses out
of the office of the judge Of the coun-
ty court. The docket of Judge Bleak
ley only shows the issuance of two
licenses to Cavalier county parties
since the list published in the columns
of this paper last week:
Feb. 13-Hilbert Iverson and Miss
Soil, both of Wang.
Feb. l5-Daniel Mcdonald and
Miss Anna Schneekloth, both of Dres-
den.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-02-18

J. E. Watson is rapidly becoming
one of the big farmers around Milton.
Last week he became the purchaser Of
what is known, as the Duncan Hor-
rocks quarter adjoining his own, maxi
ing him the owner of 4sO acres all
in one piece, and known as the "Lin-
wood Farm"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-02-18

Fairdale has rifle club organiza-
tion well under way with twenty-five
applications for membership in the
hands Of the secretary.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1915-10-29
UnAssassina|t plus

Londres, 23.-Le rapport com.
| plet des circumstances conoernant
Ia condemnation ct l'ex6cution de
Mile Edith Cavell, ]eune femme de
nationalit6 anglaise qui 6tait d.
rectrice dune 6cole d'infrmi4res q
Bruxelles, ct qui a etc condamn6e
a mort pour avoir aide des Anglais,
des BeIges ct des Francais q quit
ter le sol beige, a 6t6 expedite q M.
Walter Fl. Page, ambassador am6-
ricain a Londres, par M. Brand
Whitlock, ministre am6ricain q
Bruxelles, ct transmits au gouver-
nement anglais qui Went den Or
donner la publication Immediate.
Ce rapport d6montre, une fois
de plus, q quelles m6thodes barba-
res les Allemands ont recours dams
la guerre actuelle.
On y montre que la veille de
lex6cution de Mile Cavell, M.
Hugh Gibson, secr6taire de la L6-
cation am6ricaine ct lie ministre
d'Espagne, interc6d4rent aupres
du general Baron Won der Lancken,
gouverneur militaire de Bruxelles,
en- favour de la malheureuse jeune
file.
LIE IL courant, M. Whitlock ex-
p6dia a M. Page, un t6l6gramme
ainsi concu: "Mlle Cavelle condam-
nee hier, 6t6 ex6cut66 q 2 heures
ce matin, en- d6pit de tous les NEIL
leurs efforts que nous avons tent6s
jusqu'au dernier moment
LIE dernier appel lance au gene
raj Won der Lancken en- favour
de la condamn6e, 6t6 remis au
gouverneur quelques heurs avant
pex6cution.
Get appel 6tait sous forme de
lettre. En- voici la teneur:
"Mon cher Baron: Je suis trop
malade pour vous presenter ma re-
quote moi-meme, mas je fails APP
pei a votre g6n6rosit6 de cgur
pour lappuyer ct sauver de la mort
cette malheureuse. Ayez piti6
dele!
Votre bien d6vou6,
Brand Whitlock,
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1915-10-29
Un yrai humanitaire.

suls dun age avanc6,,' 6crit M.
Ferdinand Cosime, de Sawyer,
Wis, "mais n6anmoins je puts fai-
re quelque peu de bien dams une
petite mesure. La caisse de Novo-
70 que je vous al commando fut
distribu6e sans en- tirer un seul
sous de profit, mais neanmoins
j'eus la satisfaction de voir un pc
tit garcon, age de huit ans, COM
plAtement rendu q la sant6. Ses
mains ct une partie de ses bras
6taient converts de plates. Ills
avaient employee toutes sortes de
m6dicaments sans avoir aucun sue
ces; deux bouteilles de Novoro le
gu6rirent. Depuis ce moment-la
les gems viennent journellement
vers mois, plutot que vers le m6de-
Gin. II me faut d'autre Novoro. Je
sails que c'est une bonne medicine.
LIE Novoro du DR. Pierre nest
pas un remede de pharmacie, il est
fourni directement au public Ear
des agents sp6ciaux. ST vous ne
connaissez pas d'agents, ecrivez
aux propri6.aires, le DR. Peter
Fahrney & Sons Co., 1875 So.,
Hoyne Ave, Chicago, III. Ann.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1915-10-29
En6raissement deS BeStiaux
a Bon Compte

La valeur des ailments destin6s
a palimentation du b6tail augmen-
tant rapidement, les agriculteurs
ont tendance q renoncer q P6leva-
ge, trouvant dams les engrais verts
ct les engrais arti6ciels les elements
don't la restitution est n6cessaire
au sol. La Station de Pennsylva-
ME s'est propos6e de rechercher ST
l'utilisation, CONNIE aliment, du
bl6-d'lnde ensil6 ne permettrait
pas d'obtenir lengraissement d
bon compte.
L'exp6rience porte sur "a
bmufe, divls6s en- deux lots 6gaux,
chaque lot recevant du bl6-d'1nde
en- 6pis, des tourteaux de cotton ct
du bl6-d'Inde en- tiges qui await
etc ensil6; les proportions de mails
en- grains ct de mails ensil6 var ant
ayec les lots. On observa, en- CO
qui concerne laccroissement
du poids moyen des deux lots, que
1000 lbs de bl6-d' d'Inde ensil6 rem
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1915-10-29
Bureaux: sos Avenue Centrale
placent 1916 lbs de bic d'Inde sec.

placent 1916 lbs de bic d'Inde sec.
Les deux lots ayant 6t6 vendus
au march6 de Pittsburg, on CAL
cule que le b6n66ce net (dif6ren-
ce entire le prix d'achat ct lie prix
de vente diminue du cont de la
nourriture ),6tait plus 6lev6 pour le
deuxi6me lot, qui await recu du
mais ensil6 seule ment la fin de
lexp6rience. Done, biep quill soft
tres avantageux d'utiliser le bl6-
d'Inde d ensilage meme pour Zen
graissement, il y a n6anmois int6-
ret d ne l'employer qua la fin de
rengraissement.
Une experience a etc enterprise
pour d6teominer la ration d'hiver
la plus 6conomique pour les vaches.
L'experience, qui porta sur Dur
hams ct dix Aberdeens- Angus, con-
duisit aux memes conclusions que
la premiere, q savoir que rutilisa-
tion du bl6-d'Inle en- sil6 pour
Phiver permet, tout au moins dams
PEtat de Pennsylvania, d'entre-
prendre, avec b6n6fces, la produc-
tion della viande.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1915-10-29
lie chapeIet de Shrapnell

Quand il entra en- convalescence
a lhopital, tout de suite une id6e
hanta le petit fantassin qui await
recu, a lui tout seul, six 6clats de
shrapnell. Et il ne fut heureux
que lorsqu'il l'eut realise. Les reli-
gieuses, les gardes ly aiderent.
D'abord, on lui remit les NOR
ceaux de metal qui avaient etc ex-
traits de ses pleasures. Et puis, on
lui donna d'autre plon,b, d'autre
fer allemand provenant des blessu-
res des camarades. Avec tout celia,
-et pour lui qui await At6 bijou-
tier, ce fut facile, = il fabriqua,
sur ce lit, un chapelet. Quand il
reut termin6 il Pembrassa ct Zen
voya a sa mere.
Et depuis que le chapelet du fills
a etc b6ni a l'eglise du village, la
bonne maman, matin ct soir, sur
ces morceaux de bales qui de-
chirent la chair de la France, prie
pour le salut de la Patrie. Et en-
tre les dizaines ses doigts trem-
blent un peu, surtout aux grains
du Pater car ceux-la ce furent
ceux qui faillirent tuer son enfant
Et puisque nous venons de ST.
gnaler cette mere priant pour lie
salut de la France, sur le chapelet
ensanglant6 de son fills, blesse
pour la patrie, reproduisons lim-
pressionnante anecdote qui suit et
que rapporte le Journal de Gene.
We:
"Laissez-moi, dit le journal, f.
mir par ce trait que j'emprunte
la lettre dun gendarme a un dc
ses parents qui me Ia communi.
qu6e.
"Un soir, au coucher du soleil
en- rejoignant son poste a X....,
pres de Verdun, avec un brigadier
ct deux colleagues, il apercut dams
un champ, une vieiile femme pen
ch6e sur une tombe frafche, Les
gendarmes s'approch6rent pour in
terroger la pauvre dame qui pleu-
rait ct qui pratt.
-"J'avais Gu d6ja cinq 6ls tues
dams cette guerre, leur dit-elle.
J'hablte La Rochelle. Je suis We
nue. pour pleurer le sixieme, mon
dernier qu'on a enterr6 lei"
| Pouvant 3 peine contenir leur
emotion, les quatre hommes pre-
sent4rent les armes q cette mere
en- deull. Ellie. aussit0t, Sc releva
brusquement ct s'6cria dams un
sanglot:
-Vige Ia France quand meme
!
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1915-10-29
LA STUPEFACTION CHEZ
LIE PEUPLE BULGARE

Paris, - M. de Panafeu, minis
tre de France q Sophia, a declare
au correspondent du journal" au
Pir6e, que la retraite russo, habi-
lement exploit6e par les Allie
mands, a 6t6 la cause Immediate
qui retourna l'opinion du peuple
bulgare contre la Quadruple- En-
tente.
Get 6v6nement coincida, dit-il
avec la visite du due de Mecklem-
bourg qui trouva dams le roi Fer
dinand un instrument tout pref,
aveuglement convaincu de la VIC
,, toire de l'Allemagne. Les success
en- Champagne vinrent trcp tard
pour contrebalancer Pequilibre. LIE
peuple bulgare ne comprend rien
aux calculs diplomatiques. II ne
volt qu'une chose, c'est que la Ma
c6doine sera conquise. II
est certain que 81 lie drapeau
russo apparaissait a Varna ou a
Bourgas, il pourrait r6veiller des
souvenirs dams Fame Bulgare,
mais lint6ret passe avant lie senti-
ment.
"La Russie, la grande patrie, Sc
ra d6sormais loin du peysan bull
care. La mobilization fut un 6ve-
nement sombre ct triste, sans ac-
compagnement de chants ct de
manifestations, enthousiastes, ct
fut extremement ditf6rente de Gel
le qui cut lieu au mois d'octobre
1912.
"Des centaines d'oMciers alle-
mands agissert CONNIE instruc-
teurs dams les arm6es bulgares,
mais ills ne portent pas d'unifor-
mes allemands quoique quelques
uniformes autrichiens soient aper-
GUS Ga ct Ia.
Des Allemands vetus d'unifor-
mes bulgares organiserent les for
ti6cations de D6d6-Aghatch, des
ports de la mer Noire ct 6tablirent,
q Sophia, des batteries d'artillerie
ct des canons contre avions.
I'll serait premature d'exprimer
une opinion au sujet de la posi-
bilit6 dune revolution dams ce
pays pour au moins un mois. LIE
peuple bulgare s'embarque dams
une aventure risqu6e sans Joie,
mais il est hors de doute que sill
trouve quill a etc decu, il cherche-
ra ct punira les coupables.
"La rupture des relations diplo-
matiques stupe6a les Bulg cares.
Au moment Oh nous demandames
nos passports, personne q Sophia
ne voulait croire que nous nous en-
allions. Nous fumes trait6s dune
facon tres cordiale ct notre voyage
jusqu'a D6d6 Aghatch ne fut mar
au6e par aucun incident" ;"