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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1916-12-14
FEWER SALES
OF TAX DEEDS
LESS THAN $50 DESCRIPTIONS
SOLD TODAY.-MEaNS PROS
pERITY AND MORE ENER-
GEI'IC COLLECTIONS.

An index showing the gradual in,
crease in the general prosperity of
property owners in Dawson county
was furnished today by the lowered
number of descriptions which were
put up for sale in the annual tax
safe at the county treasurer's office
In former years, the total has been
known to run as high as GOO Usual
ly it is over 400. but this year, the
number was barely $50. The de-
creased total shows that people are
paving their taxes better than ever
before. There We're quite num-
Der OF bidders present, although
not as many as in former years The
uniform price was / per cent.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1916-12-14
FARMERS MEETING
IN SIOUX FALLS
STATE COOPERATIVE AssoCIA-
TION HOLDING ANNUAL SEES.
SION.-NIANY OUTSIDE
SPEAKERS.

Sioux Falls, S. D.-The annual
convention of the Farmers Ca-Oper-
'ative association of South Dakota
convened in Sioux Falls toAay for a
session extending over three days. 1t
was expected that there will be at
least 500 delegates in attendance.
The convention will be one of the big
conventions of the year in South Da-
kota.
In addition to large number OF
speakers from points throughout
South Dakota, a number OF
speakers from outside the state have
been secured to make addresses dur
I ing the convention. They will dis
cuss topics of great Importance to
members of the association, and var
ious important matter to be brought
before the convention will be dis
cussed at length by such of the dele
sates as wish to be heard
Among the outside speakers will
be Frank NJ. Myers, secretary of the
Iowa association; A. NJ. Steinhart,
secretary of the Illinois association,
who will tell how Illinois has solved
the question OF distribution of cars;
II. j. Farmer, former secretary Of
! the Minnesota association; George
Fesling, president of the Consumer
Irvine and Machine company, or
Sioux City. Ia.
The president of the state associa-
ton is o. D. Asderson, OF Plark'n-
ton, who at the recent election was
1.-THE Democratic candidate for cleo
ton to Congress from the First dis
trict against Congressman G. II. Dill
lon. 3s
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1916-12-14
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
UNITED STATES, FOR THE
DISTRICT Or SOUTH DA-
kOTA, SOUTHERN
DIV ISloN

In the matter Of Charles B. Rath-
bun, Bankrupt.
In Bankruptcy No. 1912.
TO THE CREDITORS OF THE
ABOVE NAMED b ANkRUPT:
You are hereby notified that Char
les b. l{athbun of Mitchell, in the
, Comfy of Dawson, and District afore-
said, was on the Sth day of Decem-
1 Der, A. d., 1916. duly adjudicated a
I bankrupt, and that a meeting of his
cre ditors will be held at the office of
George j Danforth. Referee in Bank
lruptcy. at his office Room 211 of the
Paulton Building in the City of Sioux
Falls, South Dakota, on the 9th day
OF December, A. d., 1916. at the
hour of ten O'Clock in the forenoon.
at which time creditors may prove
'their claims. examine the bankrupt,
elect a trustee of the estate of said
bankrupt, and transact such other
business as may lawfully come before
such meeting
Dated at Sioux Falls. South Da-
kota. this 11th day OF. December. A.
d., 1916.
George j Danforth, Referee in
Bankruptcy.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1916-12-14

Kadoka. S n Charged with fur
lishins lNuor 10 a NouMg b0N and
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1916-12-14

Our idea of Optimism.
Minneapolis Tribune: Eventually
Villa will have TO surrender to old
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1916-12-14
LOCAL NOTES

AN<A>AA nv Ed
c. II Tilton, who is at present liv-
ing in Sioux Fails was here yester-
day for a short visit
We viii keep open evenings from
now until Nmas. Broadbent Bros
See "Thc Value of u Life" May
nard tonight
Money to loan ON city property. ON
monthly payments. Investigate
Mitchell Savings and Loan Associa-
ton, w. +. Rathbun. Secretary.
LEROY w. Barnes of White Lake,
was 4 visitor in Mitchell yesterday
c. S. Weaver. of omaha, who is
gene AL field secretary of the George
Washington highway, is spending a
few days here on business for the
highway.
Our Christmas Confectionery is of
excellent quality. In bulk and fancy
git packages Iarrisons Drug store
Mr.. and Mrs. IL. 4. Ustrud. of
Pierre, We're Mitchell visitors yes.er-
day
v,.. 49, M
sale of the pehrson iewemy stock G.
l. Torgerson.
80, 49,,
spit2cnbure cooking APPLES while
Aov last at toe per peck. Economy
Grocery
4. H. Ellsworth left last night ON
business trip TO omaha.
If YOU have planned 10 spend s5oI
on Nmas gifts Won can save one aajfI
of i, NV buyjue nj w n Frity's low
elry auction.
chell on legal business todaw
M
-,
Widmann hotel has boen cbangaa
from saturday Fridav niobt 50
that il may u conflict with tbo
TRAVELLING mons marty which is tol
be held in the mix nan ON catTdav
evening
\ magazine sunsef'p'ion makes
an eNeeIieHi 'IlIls'illas gilt. Leu Lar
f'So'i handle Your SUBSCRIPTIONS.
\ few bushels of Wine Sans and
slitzenburg cooking apDles wb1leI
lheN last at zoe per peck Econ my
'ioeeiY.
Comfy slippers Joe Burg Shoe c..
i NcDonald donar,ed for Mime
anoIis ~. aranin,, ON sbort ,.,.i
ness trip.
ASk your deal IS Tor me new
nfaIfle LILY ne Flour mat
pa hes. 1t VIII please You ana the
pllce Is riisl't. MI, Vernon Mlii 81
hleN. co.
Il. II. Park OF White Lake was 4
Mitchell visitor TODAY
s.,.,o v., ,,,
'N''''' 90 ''''' '''''" '''''S7'''
A party of Milwaukee officials We're
nero today on tour OF inspection
"f'lie mere ticy VIII look over the
ne" aoa''ion 10 inc round mouse; IN
tae parry was r. j. SulllVan ana u
hooges' Oh Mason Guy, Ia. +. >
hosors' j. IufheN, ana \. j. Cowies,
OF Mlhneapo!ls' ana r. 5 PECK, OF
MiiW1ukea. MT Rogers Is SupellA
tendent OF motor power for the Mill
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1916-12-14
MORE FOREST CRAzINC

Pierre, S. D.-The forest service
reports an increasee in the number
of applications for grazing permits
on the reserve for the coming year.
During the past grazing season APP
proximately $4,000 head of cattle
We're grazed on the forest reserve and
it lis estimated that over 90 900 viii
be placed on the pastures this year.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1916-12-14

wELLER's LIVE STOCK SALE.
Cows, heifers and calves to the
number of 124 will be offered for
sale at Weller's live stock auction q
mile and a half south and a mile and
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-11-16
PARADISE IN
THE COUNTRY
4 Live Town a Desirable
Place TO Live In.
NOT DEAD, BUT MERELY SICK

Man Made Country Towns; God to Be
Thanked For Them-Ten Men En-
gagged In Rural Life Succeed Who're
There 10 but One Succeeds lr the
C.tS
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-11-16
Gems In Veree
OLD FAvoRITEs.
LITTLE oRPHANT ANNIE.

BY JAMES wHITcoMB RILEY.
copyright. 1887. 1898. by James Whitoomb
Riley.l
TITLE Orphant Annies come to our
house 10 stay,
An wash the cups an saucers up.
- and brush the crumbs away.
An shoe the chickens OFF the
porch. an dust the hearth. an
sweep
An make the fire, an bake the bread. an
earn her board an keep
An all us other children, when the sup
per things is done.
We set around tina kitchen fire an has tho
mostest fun
A-list' min IL the witch tales at Annie tells
about
An the gobble-uns at gifts you
IL you
Don't
Watch
Out
Onc't they was a little boy wouldn't say
his prayers,
An when he went TO bed at night. away
upstairs,
His nanny heerd him holer. an his
daddy heerd him bawl.
An when they turn't the kiyvers down he
wasn't there at all!
An they seeked him I'm the rafter room,
an cubby hole an press.
An seeked him up the chimbly fiue. an
ever where, | guess.
But all they ever found was thlst his pants
an roundabout.
An the gobbe-uns II git you
II you
Don't
Watch
OUT
An one time a little girl I'D sllus laugh
and grin
An make fun or ever one an all her blood
an kin
An onc't when they was company" an
ole folks was there,
She Knocked EN- an shocked EN- an said
she didn't care
An .thist she kicked her heels an turnt
10 run an hide
They was two great big black things
a-standin By her side,
An they snatched her through the ceilin'
fore she knowed what she's about
An the gobble-uus Il git you
II you
Don't
Watch
QUIT
An little Orphant Annie saws when the
blaze IL blue
An the lamp wick sputters an the wind
goes wOO-oO'
An you hear the crickets quit. an the
moon is gray
An the hghtnn bugs in dew is all
squerched away
You better mind yer parents an yer
teachers fond an dear.
An churish them at loves you an dry
the orphauts tear
An hep the pore an needy ones NJ
clusters all about
Er tho gobbe II git you
III you
Don't
Watch
OUT
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-11-16

When Il IS necessary 10 pairs win.
COW or amy object overhead the paint
or liquii usually runs or the handle
81 De- brush and then over the work
er's hands n YOU VIII take two pieces
of tin -oiiered at tie ends says q. II
Thomas III the Popular Science Month
ly AMI tack them on either side ~ the
bru below the hfistles you viii hnve
"a ii,.ie cup which .ehes this over.
hoW paint Iaeu time the british IS
dipped into NE pl eau the shield +
automatically empued.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-11-16

Record Want Ads for Results
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-11-16

But love is blind and lovers cannot see
The pretty follies that themselves commit
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-11-16
srop ~ FIRsr coLp

a cold docs not pet well 81 itself
The process of wearing out q cold
wear You out. and your cough be
comes serious IL neglected. Hacking
coughs drain The energy and sap the
vitality For 81 years the happy com
ainatiou 81 soothing artiseptic bal
sams in Dr Kings New Discovery has
healed coughs and relieved congestion.
Young and old can testify 10 the cffer-
tivcness Of ~. Kings New Discovery
fof coughs and colds Buy i bottle to-
day aft your Druggist 1Oc.-Ad =
Record Want Ads for Results
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-11-16

20. little Vrrse and whisper low
VI The deeis of love "a 90
For little children helpless ones.
And little babies too
Go ask fof Just little heip
a lhte sympathy
20 IL for one of the least OF these.
And you DO it unto me.
j NJ
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-11-16
FROM A CITY GARDEN.

v HAVE garden radiant
Within the moiling citys heart,
Fairer by far than any haunt
i OF piping Pan. where fresh
springs start
For Love hath made il his.
And he the gardener is.
H.
l have "A garden all vine clad
That yearns into the upper air,
Lifting light fingers TO seize the glad
sweet sun and hold him captive there
Imprisoned IN bright flowers
Against the sunless hours
] have garden full OF fern.
All featherv With foamy green.
In many nook from many an urn,
II lifts up laughter for a screen
70 shield my lady sweet
From the clamor OF the street
~
] have garden walled about
To hide Us from the mad worlds din
But Oh. instead Of keeping out
long 10 let the sad world In
To share the magic powers
or my quiet healing flowers.
Atlantic Constitution
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-11-16
WEIGHING THE BABY.

7 Vow many pounds does baby
weigh
BABY" who came awhile
u u ago
How many pounds from
browning curl
To ROSY point of the restless toe?
Nobody Weighed tile babys smile
Or the love that came with the
helpless one
Nobody weighed tie threads OF care
From which human life is spun.
Nobody weighed the babys soul.
For here on earth no weights
here be
That could avail God only knows
It's yHlue through eternity.
. mother. sing your merry note!
. father, laugh. but don't forget
From baby : eyes look out a soul
70 be in Edeu's light reset
Ethel Lynn.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-11-16
GEMS FROM The MASTER.

But love is blind. and lovers cannot see
The pretty follies that themselves commit.
The man that hath no music In himself,
Nor is not moved win concord OF sweet
sounds.
- m for treasous, strategens and spells
The motions OF his spirit are dull as night
And his affections dark as Erebus
Let no such man be trusted
Sweet are the uses 81 adversely
Which. like the toad. ugly ana venomous,
Wears vet a precious jewel IN his head
And 'his our life exempt from public
haunt.
Finds tongues In trees books III running
brooks,
Sermons ia stones and good in everything.
Good wine needs uu bush
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-11-16

Good wine needs ru bush
William Shakespeare
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-06-01
= Local Happenings s.
~ x &

Gunder Nelson and wife were Dec
Grafton day visitors in the city from
Osnabrock.
The next time you are in town drop
into Liebeler's and see the new Dodge
car. adv
Mrs. j. P. Schwinghamer took Fri
days train to Grand Forks for a visit
of a few days with friends.
John Crawford and wife came over
from Munich the early part of the
week to make a short visit with
their Langdon friends.
Chairman r. B. Laing of the board
of county commissioners was here
Friday from Milton between trains
on official business.
w. r. Opie was a returning pas
senger Friday from Hannah where
he spent a couple of days during the
week at his end town studio.
Simon Schefter returned Friday
from the Twin Cities, where he spent
a part of the week making purchases
of new fall stock for his stores at
Langdon, Milton and Hannah.
Veteran Kenney left Thursday re-
turning to his home at Owatonna,
Mimi, after making a visit of a
couple of months at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. w. A. Scott of this
city.
E. j. Moen, the Dodge Bros. auto
salesman for Cavalier and Pembina
counties, was here to take in the
Decoration day exercises and the ball
game. incidentally giving business
a boost for the Dodge car.
Three more carloads of as manyd diff
erent makes of automobiles have
been received by Langdon dealers
within the past week. There appears
to be a steady increase instead of
any let up in sales as the season ad.
vances.
Cashier j. II. Balm of the First
National Bank was a returning pas
senger Friday from Grand Forks,
having spent a couple of days there
attending the spring meeting of the
northwestern district of the state
bankers association.
The board of county commissioners
will hold another session here next
week, converting on Monday the 5th.
1t is stated that the pressure of extra
business will require meetings of the
board being held at least once each
month through the summer and fall
season.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-06-01
SIS to $35
Schulke' :

Joe Marty was a Thursday visitor
from Wales, where he has a position
with the Great Northern.
2. C. Glidden, the Wales Progress
man, combined business and pleasure
while here Monday for a short time.
Geo. w. Price and wife were ar
rivals Friday returning from Mime
apolis where they made a stay of a
week while attending the sessions of
the national Baptist convention.
Chais. Gunkel, of Dickinson, N.
D., who travels over the state look
ing after the sales and leasing of
schools lands left Friday for Grand
Forks after spending part of the
week here.
Chas. Mcdonald was down from
Hannah a day or two Of last week.
For several years he has been located
in Montana, but is now making an ex-
tended visit at the home of his
mother, Mrs. Neil Mcdonald at Han
nah.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-06-01

Mrs. c. P. Getchell was down from
Wales on Friday for a short visit
with Langdon friends.
Banker B. Prom was a visitor in
the city Monday for a short time dur
ing the afternoon from Milton.
Miss Lizzie Godfrey went north on
Fridays train to Wales for a couple
of weeks visit at the home of her
sister, Mrs. Zeis.
Miss Margaret Mckay, who is en-
gagged in teaching a term of school
south of Langdon went to her home at
Milton IN Friday for a weekend
visit.
Attorney Mcintyre left on yester-
day passenger returning to Grand
Forks after a stay here the first part
of the week, looking after business
matters.
Albert Zeis, of Wales was a south
bound passenger on Fridays train to
points in the western part of this
state and Montana during a trip of a
couple of weeks.
Miss Mary Reid was a passenger
down the line from Hannah on Mon
day, making a short visit the early
part of the week with several of her
Langdon friends.
Joseph Kroeplin contractor and
builder at Calvin, and a former Lang
don resident spent a day or two of
last week visiting with several of his
former friends here.
W. H. Speckmann with quite a
large party of Dresden fans was
here Decoration Day to see the double
header of games in which Langdon
opened the season with Clyde.
Peter Reid was aboard Fridays af-
t%ernoon passenger, returning to Bis
marck where he is deputy warden at
the state ~penitentiarry after spend
ing a week looking after his farming
interests at Hannah.
Come prepared to have the baby's
photo made during "Baby Week ="
w. r. Opie the Langdon photographer
is offering a credite of So. 90 worth
of photographs to the baby who scores
the highest points. 44-3t.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-06-01

j. F. Gleason left Friday returning
to Grand Forks after spendi ng the
greater part of the week here attend
lag to business matters.
Arnold Seeley autoed in from his
farm at Stilwell and took yesterdays
afternoon train to Grand Forks to. at
tend the state reunion of thirty-second
degree Masons being held there this
week.
The Auto Tire Vulcanizing Plant,
which is operated by James Walker
in the old lroncIad building, across
the street from the Sparkling garase,
has a new sign hung out this week
that makes plain the new location OF
the plant since its removal this
spring from the Opera House block.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-06-01

Allan Pinkerton filed his petition
on Monday as a candidate for the re-
publican nomination as sheriff. This
gives two places on the republican
ticket where three candidates are
seeking the nomination. 1t should
help get the party vote out at the
June primary.
Miss Jennie Pummer, arrived home
during the week from Fargo, where
she has been taking a commercial
course in the Union business college,
for a short vacation visit with her
parents, MIR. and Mrs. VIM. Plum.
mer. Later she goes to Minot to
fill a position that has been offered
her.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-06-01

Ed. Lebrun took Fridays after
noon train for Winnipeg, where he
is the owner of city property that he
looked after during a stay of sever
al days.
John Magee returned Friday to his
home at Red Lake Falls, Mimi,
after a stay of a couple of weeks
with his father, Veteran Magee, who
is in charge of the harness shop at
d. c. McDonald's store.
B. r. Click, who has made a visit
through the past winter at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. H. E. Price,
left Thursday for a trip during the
summer in Montana and at points in
Saskatchewan and Alberta, on the
Canadian side of the boundary line.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-06-01
DrS. Smith < Hughes
DENTISTS
OFFICE HOURS: Every Day Except
Sunday: From 8 to 12-1 tD6
OOn0yaH Block

Miss Margaret Mclean, assigned
to one of the grades of the city
schools for the forthcoming school
year is a daughter of Senator Henry
Mclean of Hannah, and has in the
past year graduated from the state
university.
Manager w. H. Syre, of the At
las Lumber Co., is moving this week
from the Evans house on Fifth street
owned by Mrs. Mcknight, into the
Farrell house opposite the city schools.
This will be the Syres home until the
completion of the new home on
the property which Mr.. Syre recently
purchased on north Seventh street.
The dates of the second annual
encampment of Farm Boys of Cavalier
county, an event which promises to
have a record attendance this year,
has been set for the week of June
26th to July LIST. ]. WI Haw and
TIL. H.. Kristjansen, of the better
farming association, Manager E. D.
Stewart, of the experimental farm,
and Co. Supt. of Schools Reher have
the details in hand.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-06-01
DR.. John W. TOWey
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
House Phone No. up

At the meeting of the state bank
,er's association for the northeastern
district held last week at Grand
Forks, it is noted that Geo. H. John
ston cashier of the Citizens State
Bank at Wales was named as a men,
Der Of the executive committee.
Co. Surveyor Malcolm Darling re-
turned on Fridays train from a trip
or professional business to northern
Walsh county, to settle a dispute in
which the boundary line between the
property owners of adjoining farms
had resulted in a legal action.
r. T. Burke, the local observer
of the U. S. Weather Bureau, re-
ports a total rainfall of IA inches
for the month of May. The rainfall
covers eight days during the month.
The heaviest downpour being 20 or
a trifle less than a quarter of an
inch on the 22nd.
Co. Supt. Reher states that the
figures though as yet not complete,
indicate that the number of eighth
grade pupils who wrote for common
school diplomas last week here in
Langdon and at several points over
the county was n of the largest on
record in Cavalier county's history.
Prof. Rabe, accompanied by Ar
thur Robertson, Kinsell Johnston,
Morgan Mercer and Llwellyn Row,
of the high school track team took
Fridays train to Fargo, where each
of the four boys were entered in the
program Of track and field events at
the state meet at the North Dakota
Agricultural College.
Victor Rye, eldest son of C. 0.
Rye was a returning passenger Fri
dav from an extended visit during
the greater part of the past year in
Southern Minnesota. He will work
with his father who is installing heat
ing plants in new residence at Wales,
Osnabrock and Elkwood, also having
a big contract on the improvement
being made en- the Court House this
summer.
An item reached the Democrat a
trifie too late for last weeks issue
Of the paper telling what a decided
success "a a social event held on
Wednesday, May 18th by the Luther
an ladies aid society at the home of
Mrs. o. H. Evenson of Elkwood. 1t
was attended by upwards of fifty re-
siding in the neighborhood in spite of
it being such a busy season and Mrs.
Evenson proved herself to be such
an ideal hostess that all had a thor
oughly enjoyable time.
E. G. Pitheon has carpenters at
work this week making quite an ex-
tensive line of improvements on the
new quarter of the Red Front vari-
ETY. store. During the past week
Mr.. Pitheon closed a deal for the
purchase of the property from C.
Chisholm. He considers the location
an ideal one for his line of trade and
states that the Red Front may be
expected to branch out in several
new lines with the approach of the
fall trade season.