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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-12-14
L''g S'3' School School
o''' " NOTES

Our basket ball team goes to
Petersburg for a game on Friday
evening of next week, December
22nd.
School closes next Thursday, De-
cember 2lst for the Christmas holi-
days. School activities will be re.
sumed on January 9Th.
Next Wednesday evening will
occur the contest for the ten dollar
debate prize. The three best debaters
in this contest will represent our
school in the state contest.
The second number of the public
school lecture course will be given
by M%ontaville Flowers in the high
school assembly, tomorrow Friday
evening, to begin promptly at Sis.
MIR. Flowers exce]ls in lectures with
illustrative acting. His subject will
be ''The Drama of Divinity" "Ben
Hur,' and"A Tale of the Christ by
General Lew Wallace. He produced
Ben Hur as a monologue four years
before it was staged, receiving the
supreme praise of Lew Wallace, He
brings to his audience the fruits OF
high attainments and rich experience.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-12-14
Wang

Thorsten Field was a Sunday caller
at Mrs. Brynildsons.
Jos. Sandwold was a Sunday visitor
at the Geo. Mostad home.
Miss K%jennerud spent Wednesday
shopping at Langdon.
After spending the past season in
the Canadian Northwest, Emil Olson
has returned home for the winter.
Chris Soil and bride, have moved
into the B%rynildson residence for the
winter.
Those who attended the ladies aid
at Ole J. Romfo's on Wednesday re
ported a large crowd in spite of the
weather.
Bonnie Danielson, who was recently
operated on for appendicitis at the
Northwood hospital was able to re-
turn home last week.
Arnold Norum, Of Hallock, Mimi,
is spending the week here visiting his
uncle, Mr.. Melhus. and his cousins at
the Henry Soil home.
Rev. P. Nelson, who conducted
services at the Free Lutheran church
on Saturday, returned on Monday to
his home in Duluth.
Rev. Bode was obliged to leave his
car east of Walhalla on Thursday as
the snowstorm prevented him from
bringing it home.
Mrs. Olaf Peterson, one of Vang's
pioneers, is reported very i'll at this
writing and little hope is entertained
for her recovery.
Lawrence Prescott and Thorster
Soil are contemplating a change OF
residence in the near future but as
yet we have not been able to learr
any particulars.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-12-14

Mrs. Is. A. Hill was to Langdon to
consult tie doctors on Monday.
Messrs. j.. A. Terhaar and Henry
Johanson are jurors on duty at dis.
trict court in Langdon this week.
Mr.. 7. Kessler, a brother of Mrs.
Blessner, is visiting here and will
stay over Christmas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ignatious Perious
passed through Dresden on Tuesday
evening on their way for a visit with
his brother residing in Harvey Center.
Misses Mayme Williams and Ellen
Olson were visitors with Mrs. George
Mckenzie of Langdon a few days OF
last week.
Andy Lothspeich is in the hardware
here in the absence of Manager
%Johansen. and his many friends are
glad to see him in our midst.
Henry SchWartZbach started to
Langdon for Mr.. Fabel on Sunday
night and from all reports he is still
due to arrive at that point.
Mrs. B. Kiley of Loreburn, Sask.,
is visiting here with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. John G.. Mueller and will
remain until after Christmas.
D. w. Baldwin and Fred Watschky,
of the Cavalier County Implement
Co., were in Dresden during the
week, the former on Saturday and
the latter on Tudesay.
A. E. Miller informs US that he
has rented the Grail residence lately
vacated by Mr.. Black and his family.
They expect to nov in during the
coming week.
Mr.. Jason Black is moving his
family to Scobey, Mont, and while
a host of friends which they have ir
this community, wish them every
success in the west, they regret very
much to see them leaving.
A. Everslage and Harry Stoughtor
were to Langdon on Saturday on the
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-12-14

freight making the journey a pleasure
trip and business combined, but Mr..
Eveslage AYERS it was mostly business
with him.
Little Florence Black had a bad
fall on Monday, striking her ear on
the corner of a chair and cutting it
so badly that DR.. Mcqueen was CALI
ed from Langdon to sew up the wound.
We understand that the little girl is
doing nicely.
Pull Brothers, wizards of the north
will give a show here in Dresden on
Saturday evening of this week, the
10th inst. They have a reputation
for securing crowded houses and de-
lighting their audiences wherever
they go. Better come and see them.
August Moritz and Charles Hahn
returned from their Chicago trip on
Monday. where they spent an enjoy
able week attending the international
live stock show. They reported every
thing as fine and stated that they had
the pleasure of meeting MIR. KERN,
formerl" of Dresden.
We a are pleased to chronicle the
arrival of a ten pound baby girl to
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Fabel on Friday of
last week, and it is understood that
Ray is thinking seriously of erecting
a high fence and purchasing a bull
dog in the near future for mutual
protection.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-12-14

Mrs. Murray Archer went to Mylo,
N. D., on Saturday to visit with Mrs.
Miller, who for some time used to
run a boarding house here in Iona,
when she returns home she will be
accompanied by her little daughter,
Ruth, who has been staying with
Mrs. Miller, during a part of the past
summer and fall.
Well, Iona was right in it socially
last week. Thursday night William
Soper gave his free-for.all dance,
and although the first nasty snow
storm of the season came that even
ing the hall was comfortably filled by
half.past ten o'clock and they conf
tinued to whoop it up until almost
daylight. One nice feature of the
evening was the presentation of a
f%our-piece set of heavy cut glass to
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Soper. Mr.. Soper
acknowledged the receipt of the hand.
some gift as we'll as he could in his
broken English.
On Friday night a show troup,
either played or performed, here.
They were supposed to be either
%hvpnotists or wizards, but did not get
a very large audience, as the people
evidently did not like to to pay fifty
cents each to get fooled.
Then on Saturday night the Luther.
an ladies aid society had their box
social in the hall and this was another
event that it seemed the bad weather
could not effectually crush as there
was a splendid crowd present to enjoy
the program of singing and playing in
which both the ladies and the school
children took part. Afterwards the
baskets or boxes were auctioned off
by Oscar Stearns. There were be.
tween fifty and sixty baskets and the
interest and excitement as the sale
progressed made it evident that that
part of the program was as interest.
ing as the literary part, and while
some of the young people did not
succeed in getting the mates they
wanted to get most of them submitted
to the change with good grace. They
took in nearly SOC 90 and had a
splendid time-at least that was the
way it looked to we scribe.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-12-14
WEST HOPE

George Armstrong was a Langdon
township visitor at the meeting of
the West Hope townships farmers
club on Saturday afternoon of last
week.
Mrs. Arthur Gamble received a
message from Goodman, Sask., dur
ing the past week, advising her of
the very serious illness Of a brother
who is located at that place.
A Christmas tree and entertain
ment will be held at the Robertson
school house on Saturday December
23rd by the Sunday school scholars
and their teachers.
The pupils of the Elkwood school
are giving an entertainment and
basket social on Friday, December
22nd, the proceeds of which are to be
used toward the purchase of an organ
for the use of the school.
Our daily mail service is a great
boon to the people of this neighbor-
hood, and especially to those living
along the route who have mail boxes.
F. p. Schutt is the mail carrier
now a days, while Contractor Archie
Campbell is taking a vacation until
after the holidays.
The West Hope farmers club hello
a meeting that was both pleasant anc
profitable on Saturday of the past
week. At this meeting preliminary
arrangements were made for the
grain exhibit. Competition promises
to be keen in this township the com.
ing year and the cups are quite liable
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-12-14

The close of a $500, 900 endowment
fund for jamestown college on Christ
mas eve is predicted by President B..
H. Krooze, with all except $4,000 sub
scribed.
I. NJ. Sorlie of Jamestown was Sc
riously injured in an automobile acct
dent near Churchs Ferry when his
car overturned as he was driving on
a steep grade.
Governor Hanna will go to Germany
when his term of Office expires in
January. The governor plans to visit
the Teutonic empire purely on a trip
of recreation.
Professor E. South Of jamestown
college suffered two black eyes and
other bruises and the loss of $50 as q
result of an encounter with a hold
up mar in st. Louis recently.
The building and stock of the
George V. Bratzel Mercantile COM
pany of Hebron vas destroyed by fire
early Vast week. The loss was SIS, 900,
partly covered by insurance.
An ice washout on the Missouri riv-
err at Williston resulted in a suspen.
sion Of traffic for several days across
the pontoon bridge. Two barges of
the pontoon were carried away.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-12-14

A new auto garage has been opened
at Hannah by G. j. Davis and Ed.
LantZ.
Adam Henderson, of Calvin, is in
the Hannah hospital, where he under
went an operation last week for ap-
pendicitis.
Miss Agnes Mclean of the county
auditors office returned Tuesday from
a visit over Sunday with friends in
Fargo and Grand Forks.
Two brothers Sidney and w. J..
Goodwin, formerly of Hannah are the
publishers of the Observer, a news
paper lately starteda at Pennant, Sask.
The Hannah Great Northern agent
sold tickets to fifteen farmers tribu-
tary to that town who attended the
International live stock show at Chi
cago last week.
Fremont Darling, who located in
the western part of the state about a
year ago, has returned to Olga where
he has held extensive farm land in
terests for some time past.
The wife of Silas Daniels, a former
we'll known Grey township resident,
died on December 1t, at Swift Cur
rent, the cause of her decease was
pneumonia, following a critical opera
ton. A husband and five children
survive.
Despite the advance of the winter
season, Langdon continues to be quite
a live stock shipping point. Two car
loads of mixed cattle and hogs were
consigned to the South St. Paul mar
ket on Saturdays stock train by
Butcher Windemutb.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-12-14
Iona

The Rev. Mr.. Peterson baptized
the young son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Emil
Carlson of this place on Sunday even
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith spent part of
last week visiting with friends in and
near Langdon, but were back at their
home in Iona in time to attend the
box social held last Saturday evening.
Sheriff-Elect and Mrs. Fred Thomp-
son moved from Iona to Langdon
during the past week. Mr.. Henry
Haughland, has moved into the house
that the Thompsons have occupied.
during the time of their residence
here.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-12-14

to change hands. In a few we'll
chosen remarks C. r. Faris pointed
out the injustice of an embargo on
grain to the farmers. A resolution
was drawn up protesting against le-
g~islation along this line and copies of
the same ordered to be forwarded to
Senator P. j. McCumber and Con-
gresham H. Il. Helgeson. j. B. Nc
waikiki advocated the building of a
town hall and this question will be
brought up before the voters at the
annual town meeting to be held in the
spring. A pleasant social session
followed at the home of Mrs. Robert.
son, over sixty being present.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-12-14
AROUND 4HP County !!.!!!.!!!!!! .
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'Ao seS>iJ IA NJ
from Munich, is now proprietor of the
City Bakery at Milbank, South Oak.
Clyde is looming up this winter as
a market for hay, flax. straw and
scrap iron.
w. F. Hannum m, a leading Clyde
merchant has gone to California with
his family to spend the winter.
Church folks at Clyde made up a
thanksgiving offering of 1925 on
Thanksgiving day.
A little daughter Of ex-county
superintendent C. C. Crawford, Of
Calvin, is reported as being very ill
with typhoid fever.
Veterinary McMahon, of Calvin, is
filling a schedule of dates at farmers
Institutes being held wei the northern
part of the state.
Father Mahieu, of Olga, who has
heen in poor health for some time,
went to Grand Forks last week to re-
ceiv: hospital treatment.
Another two weeks and the end of
the open season for the leap year
dance for another four years will have
been reached.
Walhalla has an ice skating rink,
size 6OxlOO. 1t is enclosed and gives
skaters a clear floor space, without
any center post distractions.
The Walhalla Hotel reopened to the
public the first of December with
VIM. Rowe as proprietor. The Rowe
family lately removed from Langdon
to that place and had previously op.
Grated a photograph gallery at Hannah
County Commissioner Russel's home
in Fremont township is being visited
by his sister, Mrs. j. S. Cooney,
from Battleford, Sask. The Cooney
family were former residents of wes-
tern Cavalier county.
1t is noted that a number of papers
over the northern part of the state
have reproduced the open letter of
States Attorney Crimson, dealing with
the matter of raff1es being a violation
of the state law.
The Great Northern railway made
a cash settlement out of court with
A. A. Scott, the Hannah hotel man.
whose COW was killed by one of Jim
Hills locomotives on a track crossing
recently.
Resident farmers of eastern Cava.
lier county who were included in the
600 North Dakota farmers to charter
a special train to the international
live stock show at Chicago, included
John Reid, Leon Lucier, Ed. Thibeau.
deau, Henry Porter and VIM. Wright
of Olga and Fremont townships.
Next Thursday, December 21st, &C.
cording to the calendar, is the short.
est day of the whole year. Then look
out for the fulillment of the old ad.
age of, "When the days begin te
lengthen then the cold begins tc
strengthen"
The ten year old son of Herman
Westfall, of Clyde, died at Hannah
hospital following an operation for ap.
pendicitis. 1t was a case where the
appendix had been ruptured for some
time. Interment occurred Tuesday
in the Dresden cemetery.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-12-14
FIRST BASKET BALL GAME

Upwards of 500 was realized at
the box SOCIAL and basket ball game
which was given last Friday evening
by the members of the Langdon Boys
Club, in the gymnasium of the city
high school. The evening was one of
much enjoyment socially and the
financial result is such as to enable
the boys to clean up an outstanding
indebtedness against the club. Fol-
lowing is the line up Of the teams
taking part in the basket ball game
which preceded the social feature of
the evening:
Town TEAM HIGH SCHOOL,
Radfori, H.,...... left guard 49,. Robertson. A.,
Sumo, P.........right guard .........R Row, L
Schmidt, center. . :. Phelps
Boyd left field ....... .Ramage. f
Reilly. G......... right field. ..... .Monnette J
Coach. Mckella: time keeper. Llebeler.
Score: High School -: Town Teams
Substitute Players: kelland and Koehmstedt
Captains: C'y Reilly and John Monnette.
METHODIST CHURCH SERVICES.
Morning worship at IL. Subject.
1.-The World Outlook
Sunday school at II M.
Epworth League, at GAS p. m.
Subject, 1.-The Condition of Answered
Prayer Mr.. Hamilton, leader.
Evening services at 1880. Subject,
1.-The Fall of Esau.'
Harvey Center Sunday schoo at two
and preaching at three p. m.
Geo. G.. Lee. Pastor.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-12-14

STRAYED-From St. John, N. D.. about Nov
ember 9Th, one hay gelding, with white nose
and white hind foot, weight about 1850 pounds
also one dark brown horse. witt small star in
forehead, weight about 1900 pounds. Anyone
knowing where abonts nf these horses will
please notify Role!te County Bank, St. John.
North Dakota 20
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-12-14
WANT! COLUMN COLUMN !
\ II

q ADVERTISEMENTS VIII oe inserted in this
So column for One Cent a Word each insertion
NO advertisement inserted for less than fifteen
cents. Cash must always omp out of
town orders. The rate for the insertion o.
business locals among pure reading matter Will
hereafter be ten cents pcrlico eachinsertion.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-12-14
GRAIN MARKET

Order your engraved cards at the
Democrat office.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-12-14

PIG LOST-Since about November Goth from
my farm about ten miles south of Langdon,
ing same up will please notify Thomas art.
cell, Langdon. 2O-21*
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-12-14

GIRL WANTED general homework apply
position. Apply to Mrs. VIZ. Winter 2Otf
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-12-14

GIRL WAETED-At once, canable girl for gen.
eral housework- Steady position and good
wages offered. Apply to A.. o. Void, Lang
don, N. d. 16.tf
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-12-14
CORRESPONDENCE
DRESDEN

Mrs. Is. A. Hill was to Langdon to
consult tie doctors on Monday.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-12-14

STRAYED-From my place south of Langdon,
on or about October list, one yearling black
heifer, marked with split on left ear. Party
taking same up will please notify Alex
Chaput, Langdon. n. ID. loft
GOOD FARM FOR RENT-Locatcd near t..
Langdou; about 400 acres under cultivation;
renter who can buy my outfit of horses and
machinery preferred: reference AS to utility
and character required. Apply at this Office.
~LOST-Since about October 18th, one light bay
horse with white stripe ON face, An old horse.
calk mark an right hind foot, weight about
200. Party taking NJ the above described
stock will please notify A.A. Barker. Lang
don. N. D.. 17-tf
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-11-16

President Wilson was in New York
for a few minutes more than half an
hour on his way back from Williams
town, Mass, to Washington. Three
thousand people were lined up beside
the pier at West 10Th St, to cheer
when he landed from the MayilOwer.
With him were Mrs Wilson, Miss Mar
garet Wilson and Miss Helen Wood
row Bones. They had come down the
Hudson in the Mayflower from Rhine
cliff during the night.
The party took a waiting automo-
bile and started downtown to the Penn
sylvania station at once As they
climbed the steep grade leading down
to the landing the presidents car
slowed almost to a stop, which gave
a half dozen enthusiasts on the side
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-11-16

Mackensens army is retreat
ing in Dobrudja, in the mean
time burning villages in his
path, Petrograd says, adding
that fierce fighting is in prog
ress on the Pennsylvania front
near Campulungu.
French and Russian troops
are now within four miles of
Monastir pursuing the defeated
Bulgarians, Paris says.
The French last night recap
tured a portion of the village
of Pressoire, on the Somme
front, from the Germans.
The British have assumed
the offensive on the eastern
front, capturing the village of
Karakaska from the Bulgari-
ans.
Bucharest says, the Rumani-
ans operating in southern
Pennsylvania have retired to-
ward Areful and Radacinesti,
in the Alt Valley and in the
Direction of Capaciosa in the
jul Valley.
The Germans have repulsed
the Russian attack southeast of
Riga and in the Putna Valley,
Berlin says.
The retirement of the Bull
garians in Macedonia to pre-
pared positions in the Cerna re-
gion, is also announced from
Berlin.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-11-16

Of BLOOD HERE
THIS MORNING
RESULT OF A VERY SERIOUS
OPERATION CANNOT BE FORE
TOLD AT PRESS HOUR THIS
AFTERNOON.

How trivial and selfish the casual
motives of life seem when they bring
us face to face with mortal tragedy!
At such times it is hard to under
stand how we could have ever been
moved with anything but grateful ap
probation for health and happiness.
1t is natural that we should reckon
vaguely the day of trial and ignore
its prospects But the certainty that
such a day will come should not be
so far forgotten that we allow the
days of the blessings to pass unmeas-
Iured.
Let those of momentary discomfort
weigh their minor ills in the scales of
real bereavement, and find how light
is their trial. In degree, trials come
to all of us, greater to some than to
others. We do not have to look far
for examples even in city of this size
In one of our sanitariums lies a
woman of middle age. Every quality
of unselfish service and goodness and
sweetness, stands to her credit This
is the eighth week of her suffering,
and today is the climax of her battle
for life. There is Just one chance
that today's operation will do any
good. Her near of kin have worked
and watched and waited through all
the days and nights. The only daugh-
ter tried to rest last night, that she
might the better furnish the blood
required by the surgeon.
The operation was performed this
morning. The girl is awake, weak
from anxiety and loss of the blood she
sacrificed, but since love can make
no sacrifice too great, it is good what.
ever the result may be.
Mrs. Fora Howser is the sufferer
in the Hardy hospital. Her daughter
Miss Letha Howser, gave up her blood
for TRANSMISSION, and Miss Bonnie Dus-
ton phoned the Howser home last
night, offering to give her blood for
the same purpose The result of the
operation cannot be foretold at press
hour.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-11-16

walks a chance to run out and grasp
his hand As the president drove
down Broadway, leaving behind him
the crowd that had gathered to see
him, the procession of five automobiles
led by a police car with changing
gong, attracted much attention, but
few people realized till he had psased
that the president was in one of the
autos.
At Fifty-seventh street, Miss Mar
garet Wilson left the party, as she
was to remain with friends in New
York The president drove on down
Broadway. Another big crowd wait
ing for him at the Pennsylvania sta
tion, greeted him Justify. Charles II.
Crane, president of the Wilson Bust
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-11-16
MEXICAN MEMBERS OF BORDER
COMMISSION REMAINS NON
coMMlTTAL ON AGREEMENT
MAY Be OPPOSED TO It
American Members Of the Commits
sion Fear That 8sbrebrs. Who Re-
Gently Caused Hitch, viii Stand in
Way Of Reducing Plan to Writing.

Atlantic City. y. j.. Nov 16.-Louis
Cabrara, chairman Of the joint Mexi.
can-American commission. remained
non-committal today regarding his at.
titude on the border control plan ar
ranged Yesterday during his absence
The American members of the
commission feared that Cabrera. who
recently caused a hitch in the pro-
ceedings, would again stay n the way
of reducing the plan to writing. It is
known that he is opposed to the plan
sanctioned Monday by the other
MeNicans.
The announcement that no agree
ment was in sight was made last
night by Ignacio Bonillas, one OF the
Mexican representative. The plan
for border control will probably be
submitted by the end OF the week to
the two governments.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-11-16
PAUL NAPLES
IS KILLED ON
|NTERURBAN
DEMOCRATIC STATE CHAIRMAN
IN TEXAS KILLED IN INTERuR-
BAN CAR THIS MORNING - WAS
MILLIONAIRE GRocERYMAN.

Fort Worth. Tex. or. 16.-Paul Wa
Piles. democratic state chairman. was
killed by an interurban car near
Handley this morning at 1880. He
was a millionaire capitalist and pres
ident OF big whole sale grocery com
pany.
NAPLES saw the interurban car and
yelled to his chauffeur. who applied
the brakes. stopping the car on the
tracks. The interurban was thrown
OF the tracks and several passengers
shaken up. NAPLES was en route to
his office here from his country home.
The interurban was bound from Dal-
las to Fort Worth.
The accident occurred in front Of
Waples country home. Waples died
in twenty minutes without regaining
consciousness. John Nichols. the
chauffeur. was hurled thirty feet.
but escaped uniniured