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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-02-17

Get Your
Writing
Materials
Here

We're handy for you. We
carry a sensible line of writing
papers. The prices are right.
Why should you pay exor-
bitant figures? When you
run in again ask about our
writing materials. There are
other things here that you
can save money on, too.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-02-17
The Olga Mail Controversy

We were very much surprised to
read the communication signed by Mr..
Ramage and published in last weeks
paper and still more 80 to see that it
was the result of a small news item
sent in the week before in which we
referred to existing mail conditions
on the Langdon- Walhalla mail route
only to draw attention to the hard
ships the mail driver had to endure in
making his regular trips during the
severe weather of the past two
months and in no way was it our
intention to criticise the manner in
which Mr.. Ramage sees fit to handle
his mail contract. In fact, when the
auto is used no better service could
be given by any contractor even with
the airship referred to, but when the
hard winter weather sets in and roads
become almost impossible and trains
are late, it is then that the problem
arises as to how the contractor can
give the best service to the patrons
of his route, without much incon-
vsnience to himself or his driver.
We believe MIR. Ramage will admit
that he knew very little about the
handling of this route when he took
the contract a year ago last July.
He certainly improved the service
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-02-17

dressed to an absent father is just as
important to Uncle Sam as the bust
ness letter referring to a deal which
may involve thousands of dollars.
We wish to give Mr.. Ramage credit
for the excellent service he gives us
during the summer months and we
believe he is DESTROYS of improving the
present winter service if he possibly
can. We must also ask him to put
himself in u place and consider the
great disadvantage it is to us to be
two and yer three days behind with
u mail. Then again, when twenty
five years observation of the different
ways of handling the mail on this
route suggests a remedy for our pre-
sent trouble, would he not consider
it an item of Importance to be men
toned in the news if he were the
correspondent.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-02-17
CORRESPONDENCE
CALVIN

DR.. and Mrs. Porter and mother-in-
law left for an extended visit to the
Twin Cities on Friday last week.
In spite of cold weather and bad
roads Rev. Horn who is teaching
the Mimic school has been making
weekly trips here to hold services
each Sunday lately.
A Canadian fish peddler was in
town on Saturday telling of war act
iyities on the other side of the line,
also saying that the ministers were
preaching war instead of the
gospel.
The Farmers club will have a social
On Saturday evening, February 18th,
at Otto's Restaurant. The ladies
will serve lunch to members and their
families, a short program will be
given and business will be considered.
Mesdames, McLennen, Moran and
Otteson attended lodge at Clyde on
Thursday last. We understand Mrs.
McLennen and Mrs. Otteson were
installed as officers of the Clyde lodge
of Pythian Sisters.
A number of men and teams are at
work scooping snow away from the
railroad sidings. Snowplows make
frequent trips and still the train is
late at times, but is doing all that
can be expected.
The Ladies aid will give their
annual supper on Friday evening Feb
ruary 18th. Usually the ladies have
given the supper on Thanksgiving day
count of sickness. A suitable pro-
gam will be rendered.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-02-17
Ole CORNER DRUG STORF
H.. E.. CLOSE g. COMPANY

when he decided to change teams at
Olga instead of driving thru as his
predecessor did, but he is not getting
the benefit in the way of service out
Of the present number of teams he
has on this route. Under the present
system the driver has to get up at
four o'clock, feed his horses and
leave Walhalla at six in the morn
ing, travel SO miles to Langdon and
another SO miles back to Walhalla,
getting there between eight and nine
o'clock at night and then has to take
care of his horses before he goes to
bed, no great hardship on the horses
as they r changed at Olga and
Langdon, but how about the man?
If by waiting fifteen minutes in
Langdon beyond thu time the govern
ment schedule requires him to wait, he
could get the mail, which otherwise
he leaves till the next day, will he
wait? No and who can blame him,
for it is no joke to be fourteen or
fifteen hours on the road every day,
but it is a fact that our mail has to
remain in Langdon over night simply
because the train happens to be more
than an hour and fifty minutes late as
this happens two Or three times a
week. On the other hand with two
men and three teams at Olga one mar
would leave here at nine O'Clock for
Langdon and return, changing teams
at Langdon, and, if necessary, would
wait an extra half hour, the other
man to leave for Walhalla at the
same time taking the Beaulieu mail
down to be handled on the Walhalla
branch, which would give Beaulieu
the same service it has from Langdon
and would make no difference in the
local mail between Langdon and Wal
halla as it gets to Walhalla too late
under the present system to be
attended to before the next day.
The government has allowed this
change in the past during the winter
and would doubtless do 80 again.
The expense of another man would
be partly offset by the difference in
cost of board for teams, as no teams
would be kept at Walhalla, the teams
on this end of the route making the
trip every other day as at present.
From the above we believe we are
justified in saying that two outfits on
the route would give far better SER
vice than we have at present. 1t is
hard for u friend, Mr.. Ramage,
who gets his daily mail, even if the
train is late, to realize the great
inconvenience it is to US to wait till
Monday evening for mail that should
have reached US Saturday and. it is
hardly necessary to point out to him
the fact that the small missive Of a
child enclosed in a sealed envelope
bearing a two cent stamp and ad.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-02-17

j. l.. Thompson is up from Lari-
more to attend to business matters in
this vicinity.
John L. Thompson was a pleasant
caller at the home of Mrs. Anderson
Saturday.
Mayme Bisenius was an over Sun
day visitor at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed. Clairmont.
Albert Braaten returned from
Grand Forks Friday, at which place
he had been on business matters for
a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam O. Braaten,
Della, Inga and Ole Romfo were WISH
tors at the N. A. Mostad home Tues
day evening.
The Lutheran Ladies aid will be
held at the Rev. H. E. Bode home,
Wednesday 23rd of February. Be
sur to attend, everybody welcome.
The teachers and pupils of the
Wang school can breathe freely now
with no danger of disease germs,
since the school has been scrubbed.
The farmers of this vicinity have
been taking advantage of the fine
weather we have been having of late
by hauling some of their last years
crop to market.
The Misses F. j. Reed and Elsie
Konze drove to Langdon Friday
evening so as to be able to attend the
teachers meeting that was hello
there Saturday.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-02-17
OLGA

X. P. Brunette and his uncle, Nap.
Godair, returned last Saturday from
a four days trip to Winnipeg, having
been called there because of the
serious illness of Mr.. Brunelle's
father, Louis Brunette, they found
him much improved.
Mrs. Adelard Brusseau and her
daughter, Mrs. Adrian Benoit, were
visiting friends and relatives at
Hoople last week.
Mrs. Adelard Plante is expected
home this week from Morden, where
she has been for the past two weeks
having undergone a successful opera
ton on her foot.
Willie Dunnigan, of Lovjoy, Mont.
is here visiting his many friends and
relatives needless to say we are all
glad to welcome him back amongst
US.
David and Frederick Charbonneau
accompanied by their wives left for
Hoop]e last Saturday, where they will
spend several days visiting friends
and relatives.
Sammy Cross, who had the mis-
fortune to break his right leg just
below the knee a week ago last
Monday, is getting along nicely under
DR.. Laundry's IRE
Ovila Chaput, one of our pros
porous farmers, has added three more
forties to his already large farm,
having purchased 12O acres of A l
scrub land from j. j. S%tieveland.
Ovila figures on putting a larger
force to work breaking up this and
having it all ready for crop next year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adlard Beeauchamp
welcomed a fine new boy at their
home in Olga Wednesday of last week
both mother and child are doing
nicely and Charles Marcelin is highly
elateed over his new grandson.
Adlard says he now has another
soldier Tor uncle Sam.
Avila Pelietier received the sad
news of the death of his father,
Azarie Pelletier, at St. Theresse de
Blainville, on Jan. 18th and owing to
the delay in the news reaching him
it was too late for him to reach the
there in time to be present at the
funeral
Azarie Pelletier was born in the
Province of Quebec in 1916 and was
50 years Of age at the time of his
death. Besides Avila there are two
other boys, n of whom is a doctor
residing at Worcester. Mass, also
two sisters both of whom belong to
the order of Grey Nuns. Mr.. Pelle.
tier has many friends and relatives
here who sympathize with him in his
great loss.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-02-17
WANG

Levina Soil is reported as being
very i'll.
Miss Mary Braaten left for North
wood N. D. Saturday
Mrs. Fred Kenow is reported as
being very i'll.
Mrs. P. Sandvold is rapidly i'm
proving from her illness.
Mr.. N. A. Mostad was a business
caller at Osnabrock last Thursday.
Mrs. Nordal Thomson left for her
home in Canada last week.
The Misses Lille and Genva Soil
were callers at the Bode home
Sunday.
Thorsten Soil was a pleasant caller
at the Milo Oakland home Saturday
evening.
Services will be conducted at the
Lutheran Free church Sunday Febru-
airy Goth at 1890 a. m.
Mrs. H. Soil has recently pur-
chased a new organ of the newest and
best style.
MIR. and Mrs. N. A. Mostad were
Langdon visitors Wednesday of last
week.
Thorsten Fjld is busy digging for
water at Helgert Romfo's place this
week.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-02-17

ing accompanied by Mrs. Solberg and
the children. They had a strenuous
time getting home.
Since Monday morning the weather
mar has been handling us quite a
mild variety Of weather. From this
we would judge that what we got on
Sunday was the cleanup of the forty
days batch of blizzardy cold weather.
The weather around here on Sunday
was certainly of the lively variety.
Miss Emma Smith, who teaches
one of the Storlie township schools,
but who has been taking an enforced
vacation during the past extreme cold
spell of weather had intended to have
started teaching again on Monday of
this week, but was unable to make
the trip to her school on account of
the way the snow had drifted up on
the roads during the storm of the
previous day.
The gentleman who spoke in Iona
the other day in the interest of the
Non-Partisan League was certainly a
good talker and handled his subject
without gloves. But it is possible
that he was just a little off the track,
or rather missed a few of the rogues
in the making up of his inventory.
The farmers are not by long odds the
only class who suffer loss through the
trickery and dishonesty of those with
whom they deal.
The mask ball held here on Fri
day evening was not attended as we'll
as it would have been j" the condition
of the weather and roads had been
better. But those who were there
made up in enthusiasm what the
crowd might happen to lack in num-
bers and the dance kept on until half
past six o'clock of the morning of
the following day. We have not
heard the amount of the proceeds, but
understand that it will all go to help
| equip the base ball team of Iona for
the coming season.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-02-17
DANIELS

1t is expected to have an Equity
speaker, G.. w. Bennett, of Alfred,
N. OAK, at the next meeting of the
Northwestern Federation which meet
ing was postponed in January on
account of the weather.
Northwestern Federation meeting
at Daniels Yeoman hall Saturday Feb.
18th at IL a. m, lunch to be served
from IL 100 to 100. Lunch COM
mittee, Mesdames Hunt, Moore, Scha-
fer. and Borusky.
Opening song ...D Daniels Glee Club
Reading. Stacy Daniels
Present Legislative Needs....
Fred Borusky
Song Mrs. H. C. Otteson
Reading Miss Violet Mclean
Shipping Association. Chas. Rodgers
instrumental music.
....... Winnie and Sidney Hunt
What was done at Bismarck.
Jim Morgan
instrumental music. 80 anggi Bros.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-02-17
Iona

Thomas Dennet and John Dietz are
both rejoicing over the fact of an in
in their respective families
recently.
Ole Brevin and Oliver Lerning were
a couple of farmers in this neighbor-
hood who were t~ransacting business
in Iona on Monday.
Helmer Solberg drove out to his
brother-in-laws place on Sunday morn
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-02-17

Piano Solo. Miss Snider
Instrumental music.
Emerson Ager and Mrs. Arnold
Business and resolutions.
Everybody is invited to take part
at these meetings and spend a social
day. We expect to find ways and
means for more cooperation both in
business and pleasure.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-02-17
MOSCOW.

School No. 4 of Moscow township
has decided upon Saturday, February
18th as the date for its entertainment
and box social, which had to be given
a p%ostponement owing to bad roads
and weather conditions. The pupils
of the school have a most interesting
program which has been gotten up
under the direction of their teacher,
Miss Maybelle Heimbecker and every
thing points to the school house being
crowded to its capacity. 1t is an
nounced that should the weather be
stormy on the 18th a further post
ponement will be taken to Saturday
of the following week, the 26th.
The program of the evening is to
commence at eight o'clock promptly
| and is as follows.
Song "Welcome''
Recitation ."Extending Credit
Recitation Little Fritz
Song. I'VE Never Could Keep Still''
Dialogue. 'Easier
to Preach Than to Practice
Recitation. PUZZLED Census-Taker'
Primary Songs. .LittleFolks
Recitation ........ ....''The
Smack Out of SCHOOL,.
Dialogue. ."Trying
the New Teacher.
Song Jingle Bells''
Pantomine. ."Wandering Boy
Recitation playing SCHOOL,
Primary Motion Songs. Little Folks
Recitation. ."After
the Fourth of JULY.
Dialogue. .,... Entertaining
Sisters Beau.
II 1ullO
Recitation. ."Mr. Nobody"
Pantomine. jealous Bride"
Song "Sleighing Song"
Recitation. .''Trials of a Twin"
Dialogue. .."Slow
Beau and Fast Beau.
Song ."Stay on the Farm
Recitation. $50 was r.
Recitation. Little Heinie"
Song .'Uncle Ned'
Recitation. When Paw Shores
Pantomine ..."Temperance Story"
Solo. Little Jack Horner''
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-11-02

and he has to direct the youtaful nau-
sicians. Two nights each week he !. cts
as choirmaster at the St. Marks church
and directs two services on Sunday, He
is to direct the Y. M. C. A. opere,ia
this year and will also give lessons in
subject matter and sight reading. This IL
enough to keep him from being bored,
but he is evidently still on the lookout
for something to keep him busy, as he
has established In the graded schools,
classes for the pupils who are beh,nl
in their ability to read music, In which
he gives them individual instruction after
school hours. His IS classes in singing
are scattered all over the city and the
rural schools, which means a lot of fast
walking in order to make the rounds
on time. The pupils are all personal
friends of his. They gather round rim
in flocks on his way to and from the
schools and at recess he enjoys hims'.l
tremendously with them and says him
self that unless he enjoyed his work tte-
mendously he would not be able to get
away with it. Seven days in the week
and busy days at that, may be some
peoples conception of a soft job, out
other differ.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-11-02
take SALTS TO
FLUSH KIDNEYS
Eat less meat if you feel
Backachy or have
Bladder trouble

Meat forms uric acid which excites
and overworks the kidneys in their ef-
forts to filter it from the system. Reg
ular eaters of meat must flush the
kidneys occasionally. You must relieve
. them like you relieve your bowels; re-
: moving all the acids, waste and poison,
else you feel dull misery in the kidney
region. sharp pains in the back or sick
headache. dizziness. your stomach
sours, tongue is coated and when the
weather is bad you have rheumatic
twinges. The urine is cloudy. full Of
sediment; the channels often get irri-
tated, obliging you to get up two or
three times during the night
To neutralize these irritating acids
and flush off the body's urinous waste
get about four ounces of Jad Salts
from any pharmacy; take a table,
spoonful in a glass of water before
breakfast for a few days and your
kidneys will then act fine and bladder
disorders disappear. This famous
salts is made from the acid Of grapes
and lemon juice. combined with lithia,
and has been used for generations to
clean and stimulate sluggish kidneys
and stop bladder irritation. Jad Salts
is inexpensive: harmless and makes a
delightful effervescent lithia water
drink which millions of men and wo-
men take now and then. thus avoiding
serious kidney and bladder Diseases
Adv
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-11-02
Union Grange East Sumner

Union Grange have commenced their
all day meetings and will SO continue
until further notice. Harvest Day, was
observed Oct. % with forty four MEM
bers present. There was a good ex-
hibit, though not as large as usual.
The committee on arrangements was
L. B. Head, Kate B. Morrill, and Stella
Robinson. The fruits were reported by
S. F. Stetson; Ger calls by John Bonney;
vegetables by l.. B. Head; cut flowers
and fancy work by Georgia Bell. Mel
lie Bisbee exhibited some nice looking
Strawberries. Stella A. Robinson
brought peppers and egg plants. A
bountiful harvest dinner was served
by Henry Cobb and wife and James H.
Head and wife. consisting of vegeta-
bles in many forms. salads. baked
beans, bread and pastry of all kinds.
The lecturers hour was devoted to
music by a choir; readings by Ida Bon
ney and Mary Cannon; song by Stella
Robinson; question What are the ad-
vantages of fall plowing?" opened by
worthy master Henry Cobb. an inter-
esting talk followed: closing thought
by Worthy Lecturer Kate Morrill,.
The announcement was made of the
New Century Pomona meeting to be
held with Rockemeka Grange, Peru on
Nov. 8, a cordial invitation to all to
come and help on the entertainment
was extended.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-11-02
|ST0P DANDRuFF!
| HAIR GETS THICK,
| WAvY, BEAUTIFUL
Girls! Draw a cloth through
your hair and double
: it's beauty.
Spend rs cents! Dandruff van
. ishes and hair stops
| coming out.

To be possessed of head Of heavy,
sbeautiful hair; soft, lustrous, fluffy,
1wavy and free from dandruff is merely
Ia matter of using little Danderine.
/. It is easy and inexpensive, to have
mice, soft hair and lots of it. Just get
"a 25-cent bottle Of Knowlton's DAN
:cerine now-all drug stores recommend
tit-apply little as directed and with
Gin ten minutes there will be an ap-
.pearance of abundance, freshness,
.flufaness and an Incompatible gloss
land lustre. and try as you will you
:can not find trace of dandruff or fall
sing hair; but your real surprise will be
safter about two weeks use. when you
swill see new hair-fine and downy at
:Arst-yes-but really new hair
ssprouting out all over your scalp
:-danderine is, we believe, the only
sure hair grower, destroyer Of dandruff
land cure for itchy scalp and it never
.fails to stop falling hair at once.
a. If you want to prove how pretty and
:soft your hair really is, moisten a cloth
twith a little Danderine and carefully
sdraw it through your hair-taking one
email strand at a time. Your hair will
sbe soft, glossy and beautiful in just a
sfew moments-a delightful surprise
awaits everyone VIII tries this-Ady
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-11-02

Lots OF people carry the idea around
with them that the position of super
visor OF music to the city schools must
be good deal of a snap, but it is safe
to say that If anyone with such an idea
should follow E. c. Bullock. the present
holder OF this position in Augusta, for
q few days. their opinions would change
radically. and they would wonder how
he does II. In the first place. Nj. 3ul-
lock supervises and directs the music,,
training OF no less than II schools T.,
and out Of town. he has just IS classes
in singing to attend to. The latte. p,rt
Of this week the High school and Graz.
mar school orchestra practice viii star,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-11-02

c. B. Henna has resumed his duties
as physical director at the local Y. M.
c. A., appearing on Wednesday in his
familiar gymnasium suit, which he adj
mitted felt much more natural than
Uncle Sans khaki uniform. He is in
fine physical condition, and on We'd
nesday evening he, Clyde Long and NJ.
S. Sawtelle defeated fast team COM
posed of Joe Coady, w. G. Bunker
and Charles Kinsman in a whirlwind
game of volley ball. the final score be-
ing Is to in favor of Mr.. Henna's
team. L. T. Goodman, whose resigna-
ton as boys director at the ~" has
been in for some time, left his work at
the building Tuesday evening. and will
go into business after a brief vacation.
He has been with the Y. M. c. A. here
for year and two months, and the
boys are very sorry to see him leave,
as he was most popular with them. His
friends wish him the best of success
in his new capacity.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-11-02
NorIand Grange, East Livermore

Norland Grange, East Livermore,,
held an all day session last Saturday
with good attendance. Most excel
lent music was furnished for the day
by Leonard Harrington violin; Winni-
fred Harrington piano and Clarence
Cooling cornet.
farce "A womans town meeting"
was given by eight young ladies from
the Livermore Falls High school,; a
poem Halloween" was read by Mrs.
Lena Pengra in witch's costume; read
ing given by Mrs. J. G. Coolidge; the
question, RESOLVED: That the pros
perity of agriculture is more vital to
our nations welfare than the pros
perity of the manufacturing indus
tries" was ably opened by H. L. Aver
for the affirmative, followed by H. M.
Wilson in a very sensible talk for the
negative. T. H. Record and Prince
Kinds took part in the discussion.
1t was voted not to solicit advertise
ments for the 1917 programs as it is
believed by members of Norland that
it must be disagreeable for so many
calls to be made upon the merchants
for money when no definite results are
gained and Norland has even taken a
stand against soliciting aid or beg
ging." The decision met with the
hearty endorsement of all.
The next session Nov. II will be
given over to the entertainment Of
North Jay Grange who will make their
annual visit at that date.