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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-06-29

Space is given in this issue to the
essay on "Oral Hygiene by Miss
Cecil Pease of the Langdon high
school graduating class of Is which
won the prize of ten sdollars in gold
offered by DR.. Tom Smith of the
dental firm of Drs. Smith & Hughes.
Tomorrow, Friday evening the
management of the Electric theatre is
putting on at the Opera House a
special feature film, "Beating Back
depicting many exciting episodes in
the life of Al. Jennings, today an
honored citizen Of the state of Okla
homa though for many years a train
robber and outlaw.
1.-The Key to Health is the head
line of a new display adv this week
in which A. O. Void, D. c., d. O.,
explains the line Of treatment of
Chiropractic and what it is claimed to
do in the restoration of health.
Spinal Observation-Disclosures Chiroprac-
tic stands for-ot late years has de-
manded considerable attention from
the public.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-06-29
Talk with T E. Burke.

Mrs. Lee Lockwood from Pipestone,
Mimi, is a guest at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Fred L. Ober, arriving on
Tuesdays passenger.
Miss Frances Mausten returned
Monday from a visit of nearly a week
with several of her young friends
down the line at Park River.
City Engineer Lykken was here
Tuesday from Grand Forks to ever
look the work being done by the on.
tractors on the Court House improv-
ements.
The contract for the painting of
the new stock barn at the fair grounds
was let Monday to Dad Gilmore.
1t IS understood that there were seven
bids put in for the Job.
Mrs. JAS. Godfrey left Monday re-
turning to her home 1T Deering, n.
D., having made a visit of about three
weeks here at the home of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank j. Schwartz
j. F. Ramage was a passenger
Saturday to Grand Forks remaining
over the week end looking after mat
tiers connected with this seasons big
rush of business at the Ramage auto
garage.
Miss Katie Delvo, who has spent
the past year or two on the Pacific
coast is home making a visit with the
family at Easily, spent part of the
week in town with her many Langdon
friends.
Albert Rohde was here over Sunday
from his farm near Dresden to visit
with Mrs. Rhode, who is staying in
town at the home Of her brother,
Anton Clodt while receiving medical
treatment.
Miss Anna Stevenson has been holp-
ing in taking care of the summer
trade in ice cream and soda fountain
drinks at the corner drug store of H.
E. Close & Co., since school closed
for the vacation.
County Treasurer Robert Work anc
VIM. Flack of Iona, were returning
passengers Friday from Fargo, where
they spent most of the week in at,
tendance at the meeting of the Ma.
sonic grand lodge.
Mrs. Sam Little, and little step.
daughter We're arrivals yesterday from
their home in Minneapolis and vii
remain a part of the summer, guest.
at the home of Mrs. Little's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. H. d. ALERT.
Mrs. A. NJ. Thorson and her sister,
Miss Ella Foshay, arrived on Mon
days train from Grand Forks and ar,
making a short visit with a numbe
of their friends and acquaintance il
Langdon.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-06-29
DrS. Smith < Hughes
DENTISTS
OFFICE HOURS: Every Day Except
Sunday From 3 to FL to6
Donovan Block

Neil Mcleod left Saturday after a
vacation visit of a couple Of weeks
here with his mother, Mrs. Flora
Mcleod for Winnipeg. From there
he goes west to accept a position with
one of the lines Of railroad in the
Northwestern provinces.
Dr.. w. r. Porter and wife Of Cal.
vim were Friday arrivals in the city
from Fargo, where they had attended
the Masonic and Eastern Star lodge
meetings. They stayed over here I'M
til the following day, DR.. Porter pre-
siding at the annual meeting of the
school officers Of Cavalier county,
which met in joint session with the
teachers attending the institute.
George Barcelo's condition during
the past week has practically remain
ed unchanged. His daughter, Mrs.
Plante, and several ether members of
the family are with him at Mowbray
doing what they can to administer to
bis comfort. Customs Officer Myers
at Hannah is assisting Mr.. Rarcelo in
looking after his official duties until
he is able to be out and around again.
c. Z. Johnston, wife and family
started yesterday for a vacation visit
of part of the summer at Minneapolis
and in the Minnesota lake district
Enroute Mr.. and Mrs. Johnston will
attend the sessions of the Baptist
convention being held in Grand Forks
this week. The two boys, kinsell
and George, are expecting to leave
today with the Johnston car, a big
Hudson super-siX, in which the family
will make their tour through the lake
districts of Minnesota and Wisconsin
this summer.
Olga's celebration of st. Jean
Baptiste, billed to have been held
Saturday of last week, June oath,
St. Johns day, had to be given a
postponement until the following
Monday, owing to prevailing weather
conditions. Langdon, as we'll as
nearly every other section of the
county vas given a good representa-
ton in the crowd attending. The
program of the days exercises is said
to have included a political discussion
between Hon. U. l.. Burdick, one of
the republican candidates for COVER
nor and a Mr.. Williams, who is well
known Eel the county as one of the
state organizers of the farmers non.
partisan league. This feature of it.
self, as soon as it was known to occu,
proved to be quite a drawing card il
giving Olga's celebration of St. Jear
Baptiste a record breaking attendanc,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-06-29
= Local Happenings

Tom Hamilton is now one of the
House.
Arthur Sparkling was a business
traveller down the line yesterday as
far as Grand Forks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Finerty left
yesterday for Grand Forks, where
they will attend a Baptist convention
that is being held this week.
Mrs. Iverson went north yesterday
to her home in the vicinity Of Wales
after a weeks visit here with her
daughter. Mrs. j. A. Balgaard.
Attorney w. A. Mcintyre arrived
in the city Tuesday and during a stay
of part of the week is looking after
his Langdon business interests.
F. j. Fischer, A. Kieffer, Louis
Fischer and Jos. Klein were among a
Wales party who were down the line
over Sunday visitors with friends in
Grand Forks.
The new buildings and lumber yard
Of the Langdon Elevator Company,
of which grain buyer M. c. Campbell
is manager are being enclosed by a
high picket fence this week.
Mrs. G. w. Buckingham is here
from Grand FORKS spending the week
with her husband who has the contract
for the repairs and alterations thai
are being made on the Court House
this summer.
Mrs. A. j. Talon, of Fort William,
Ont, who has been making a visit a
Hannah with her parents, Mr.. ano
Mrs. R. NJ. Dixon, is spending the
week in the city at the home of he1
friend, Miss Ethel Walker.
Miss Lydia Crockett, who is attend
ing the domestic arts department O
the Agricultural college at Farg'
was an arrival Friday, returning t,
her home on the Crockett farm nortl
of town for the summer holiday.
Arnold A. Seeley left yesterday TO
Grand Forks, expecting to spend the
balance of the week there under medi
cal treatment and probably will I'm
dergo a slight operation. He wa
accompanied by his daughter, Mrs
Henry Ruth.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-06-29
Today's wheat--S SO.

Today's wheat--S .96.
Wales stores have adopted early
closing for the summer months. The
hour being T:3O, except on Saturday
evenings.
On Monday, ST, or more than
three-quarters of an inch of rainfall
is what the downpour added to our
June rainfall, as measured in the
local government rain guage.
w. A. Bolton returned Monday
from a trip over the week end to st.
Paul, where a business meeting of
agents of the CT. Northern on the
Dakota division was held the end of
last week.
The disturbed weather conditions of
Sunday afternoon in which Langdon
only experienced a light rainfall are
reported to have resulted in what is
described as a cloud burst over at
Clyde. There was also a heavy rain
and some hail at Dresden.
The city council has been holding
evening sessions continuously the past
week for the purpose of equa]izing
the assessment on Langdon city pro-
perty and taking up the matter of
adjustment with property holders
dissatisfied with their assessment.
Langdon's new street sprinkler,
which the city council recently pur-
chased was given its first tryout yes
terday. The conditions were favor
able and impressed all who witnessed
the test that it will help considerable
in disposing of the dust problem on
the main streets.
The Nawter Chautauqua people had
their advance advertising man here
Yesterday distributing literature and
decorating the town with pennants
and other attractive advertising for
the weeks C~hautauqua in Langdon,
which opens Monday, July 18th, with
afternoon and evening programs con-
tinuing throughout the week.
I.angdon fans had more %disappoint'
ment again yesterday when the double
header of games to have been playec
here with Starkweather had to be
called Off owing to the weather. i
seems that j. Pluvius has been work
ing over time lately trying to breal
up the schedule of games the Langdol
team has been arranging to play thi!
season.
S. F. Erickson left Thursday las
week with a shipment of cattle ant
Young stock from his farm at Elk
wood for Scoeby, Mont, where hi
son, Elmer and two daughters, hav'
farms that they homesteaded abou
two wears ago. Mr.. Erickson is eX
Dected to return not latter than tn
beginning of the coming week to at
tend a board meeting of the count.
commissioners.
The Democrats West Hope town
ship correspondent asks that we max
a correction this week in n OF on
items which appeared in the new
from that point last week. The mat
ter to have come up for dlscussclol
at the meeting of the farmers clu
there was not the fixing Of a date TO
a picnic at the experimental farr
at Langdon, but was for the purpos
Of arranging for West Hope e%nterln;
an exhibit at the approaching count
fair. Just the same as they did las
year when they got first money an
had an exhibit that was one OF the 81
shows at the fair.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-06-29

For Insurance, Fire, Lightning,
Tornado and Hail call On Harlan &
Byfeld. 1850
Mrs. Hans j. Dahl and children
were returning passengers yesterday
from a few days visit at Osnabrock.
Mrs. H. E. Fay went north Monday
for a visit during part of the week at
the home of her parents in Hannah.
Alex Mcdonald was a returning
passenger yesterday from a brief
business trip down the line as far as
Grand Forks.
Mrs. T. B. Hankey was a passen-
ger yesterday to Hallock, Mimi, eX-
pecting to spend a week there visiting
with relatives and friends.
Mrs. Henry Albrecht and little
daughter left yesterday for a visit of
a couple of weeks with friends at
Hallock, Mimi, and Scoby, Mont.
Herb Schulke went to Crookston,
Mimi, on Fridays passenger and on
the return piloted home an Overland
car for a customer at the Sparkling
garage.
Cecil Bone, deputy sheriff went to
Grand Forks yesterday to bring here
for preliminary hearing the prisoner
in Jail there from Olga, who is held
-. 49,. &c ...,l,
Jas. G. Dickson has had a party of
prospective land buyers here during a
part Of the week looking ove farms
that Mr.. Dickson has listed for sale
in different parts of the county.
Mrs. Pelkington, who has been
making a visit of a month with eve
raj of her Langdon friends and rela-
tives left Friday returning to her
home in the Canadian Northwest at
Borden, Sask.
Hon. f. w. Mclean was here over
Sunday from Fargo giving real estate
matters in this county his attention
and talking over political matters
with a number Of his Langdon demo
cratic friends.
Henry F. Baker, cashier of the
State Bank of Iona, was here Tues
day transacting business. He state!
that the crop outlook through thai
section of the county is the best the,
have had in years.
A. Mitchell left Friday returnin!
to Oakland, Calf, Mrs. Mitchell VIII
accompanied her husband on the tril
here from the Pacific coast remains t
visit through the summer with he
parents, MIR. and Mrs. Thos. Finerty
Miles kessler, Jos. Halloran an
E. j. Donovan were Saturday pas
sengers down the line, the forme
intending to spend Sunday at Milto
while the other two made a visit owe
the week end with friends at Gran
Forks.
Peter c. Olson of Elkwood is ex
pecting to leave for a visit at Scoeby
Mont, with his two sons, Martin an
Otto, who are numbered among tn
colony of Cavalier county youn
people who are holding down home
I steads there.
Miss Tessie O'Brien is assisting i
! the law offices of States Attorne
Crimson and Attorney P. G. Johnso
at present as stenographer and type
writer while Miss Helen Sanford
making a vacation visit at the hon
4 of her parents in Grand Forks.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-06-29
Dr.. John W. TOWey
PHYSICIAN ard SURGEON
House Phone No. 122 Office No. 1872

Manager K. r. Burke of the Lang
don Telephone Co., has a construction
crew at work IN the extension Of the
company's rural line northwest Of
town through the Louis Rose settle
ment. 1t is expected to have the line
completed and in operation about the
middle of next week.
DR.. Tom Smith of the Langdon
dental firm of Drs. Smith & Hughes
states that he has fully determined to
make his essay contest for pupils of
the city high school, held for the first
time this year an annual event.
There will, however, be a provision
embodied hereafter that those taking
part must have their essays finished
and handed in not later than May LIST.
He has decided that it will give a
greater satisfaction all round if the
papers of those taking part in the
contest are graded by dentists from
all over the state. 1t is for this rea-
son that an earlier date has been set
for the handing in Of the papers of
those taking part in the DR.. Smith
essay contest.
The Wales court of the Catholic
Order of Foresters made the occasion
of the initiation of a class of fifty new
members Tuesday the occasion of quite
a reunion of members of that order
from all over the state. The initiatory
work vas done by a team composed
of officers of the state court. At the
banquet in the evening following the
arduous work done throughout the day
in introducing the class of novitiates
to the mysteries of the order, Hon.
Julius A. Collier, high court trustee,
from Chicago. and several Foresters
of note from over the state gave
addresses. After the banquet the hal
was cleared and dancing INDUCED in
continuing until after midnight.
About thirty members of the Langdor
| court attended.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-02-05

VoiIes. Lawns. Skiriings, 4
Batiste, I'ajama Checks.
large assortment and mo-
tably underpriced at -.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-02-05
UNDERGRADUATES

This lot is composed of
Corset Covers, Drawers,
Skirts, Gowns and Teddy
Bears, SOC values. Acc
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-02-05
UNDERGRADUATES

A collection ofCorset Cow
ers, Drawers, Skirts, Teddy
Bears and Gowns of fine
fabrics; So values 9Sc
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-02-05
Spells Why Roseds So Byh Pems Us Please You

CHILDREN'S DRESSES
Of white fabrics, in French
and Russian styles, sizes z
to 6; also infants slips;
values to $3.50, at Csc
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-02-05
SPRING SHIRT WAISTS

I.ovelier than ever. delight
ful new spring sn les and
materials, values to $500.
White Sale price ). Csc
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-02-05
New Spring
Millinery

For a week or more we
have been receiving large
shipments of New Spring
Millinery Fashions very
latest exclusive creations,
hats for street and dress
wear. Come see the many
fascinating and becoming
styles all very moderate
ly priced.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-02-05
New Spring Suits and
Dresses

Depicting Dame Fashions Newest Style Features
for the Coming Season. A Demonstration of Style
Supremacy at Popular Prices.
The Suits shown In the most promising styles In
handsome fabrics Gabardnes Popns, Worsteds, French
Serge, Velour Stripes Vgoreaux and plenty of neat checks
The Dresses most charming and featuring for spring
wear Taifeta Crepe de Chine Crepe Meteor Georgette
Crepes and Combination effects in broad variety of styles
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-02-05
NEW SHIRT WAISTS

made and trimmed beauti-
fully. in laces, tucks and
embroidery, worth to 81.
White Sale price soc
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-26
CROWD
SEES HUGHES
Republican Candidate Pours
Hot Shot into the Demo-
cratic Administration.

SILT LAKE, Utah, August &c.
Charles T. Hughes, speaking before
an audience that crowded every
available foot OF space in the great
Norman tabernacle here Thursday
night assalled tho administration
for "speclous disregard" of the civil
service regulations In making ap-
pointments. declared that he stood
for faithful observance of civil ser
vice and asserted that he would ex-
tend Its sphere, II elected.
Mr. Hughes spoke with the Demo
cratic candidate for governor sitting
on tho platform, and with other
Democratic candidates and party Of
fIcials, specially invited guests, in the
hall
1--WE have had under this admin
istratIOn," the nominee said, law
after law enacted providing for the
creation of thousands OF places with
provisions to the effect that 1t should
not DO necessary in making the APP
poIntments to conform to the merit
system, which Is another way OF say
ing they need not be made under
civil service regulations.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-26

care of as many OF the visitors as
they could. Besides the veterans
Quartered in private homes, others
were assigned in a large dance hall
fitted out with cots, Other tom
porary homes have been arranged.
Convention Hall, the place for tho
formal meetings Of the veterans, has
been divided into booths in which
scattered members Of regiments may
re~unite. one of the booths has been
turned over to the pension bureau at
Washington. at the request OF Il. G.
Ticman, acting commissioner. and In
It questions pertaining to pensions
will be answered.
A thousand boy scouts will act as
guides and aids to the veterans while
they are here. Under the direction
of DR.. James IL. SOwerby, chief scout
executive, they have been trained to
serve the soldiers In every way, Spe-
cial training in first aid work has
been given the youngsters.
Whenever you speak to veteran,
call him 'comrade,'" said DR.. SOwer-
by in his final Instructions. They
are keen for helping the old men,
Or. sOwerby said, "and can i'm
agine the stories the veterans will
tell them. 1t will be good training
for the boys and should be of great
service to the men of the Grand
Army"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-26
In Money Matters Handed by
Executors, Administrators
and Guardians.

The settlement and reports thereon
Df the following Aduciaries were this
day examined by the county court
and no errors appearing upon tho
face thereof, and no exceptions being
filed it was ordered that said settle
mentg be approved and confirmed and
that the same be recorded and filed
as directed by law:
i'm. Jefferson, executor Of w. M.
Dennison; Samson and Jeremiah Har-
bert executor Of Margaret Harbert;
Millard F. Snider, executor Of Jehu
Snider: Charles S. DakOn, executor
of Jeremiah G. Dakon;S J. Dunkin
Lodge, executor of James Dunkin.
Lucy McAndrew, eXecutrix Of EllH-
abeth Latstetter; Mary S. Sitter, ex-
ecutrlx OF L. s. Stier.
B, 7. Harmer, administrator OF
George ]. Riblett; John Ross, Jr.'
administrator of Edward Hogan; p
NJ. Long. administrator Noah ]. Har-
bert, D. N. Davis, administrator OF
Henry S. Davis; Crist J. Slike, admin
istrator of Edward King: A. T. Post,
administrator of Archie Wilson;
George ". Golden. administrator Of
Guy Golden; Edward J. Keegan, ad-
minlstrator Of James Keegan,
Mary ]. Harbcrt. administrators OF
B W. Harbert; Alcinda DAWSON, ad-
ministratrix OF Isabella DaYisson;
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-26
Sc ELEMENTS MADE
CONFIRMED By COURT

Myrtle B. Underwood, administrators
of William H. Underwood; Alice
Hartman, administrators Of s. Nj.
Hartman
IN. Dean, guardian of Zana O..
Dean; |. N. Dean, guardian OF Bessie
O. Dean: !. N. Dean, guardian Of 1ana
O. Dean; Arthur Martin, guardian OF
Stanley A. Robey; Simon Shriver,
guardian of Bertha A. Shields; Simon
Shriyer. guardian of Prudie P. Coma
way; Josephine Southern, guardian
of George W. Southern; josephine
Southern, guardian of Robert /, South
ern; Josephine Southern, guardian OF
Margaret l., Southern; Ida NJ. Ferrin
guardian Of Leslie It. Ferrin; Claude
Castor, guardian of HerscheIl Fl.
Sommerville; John J. Denham, guar
clan Of Blanche lawson; G. A. Coffin
daffcr, guardian Of A. T. Coftindaffer
Clemans; Ernest NJ Williams, guardi-
an Of CLYDE Madden; A. NJ. Hess, guar
dian of Dallas McIntire; E. NJ. Pigott,
guardian of Daniel Fortney; A. NJ.
Hess, guardian Of Willis Mclntlre; A.
NJ. Hess, guardian Of Ollie McIntire; A.
M. Hess, guardian Of Harris Mclntire;
Marie ernst, guardian Of Antlonette
Ernst; Marie Ernst, guardian OF Kath-
crime Ernst; Willard f. Snider guar
dian Of George william Albright;
George w. Elder, guardian Of George
Franklin; Ernest swiger, guardian Of
Bonnie swiger; Ernest swigcr guar
dian Of Aubrey H, Swiger; Ernest
Swigor, guardian Of Odbert swger;
Bessie Lyon, guardian Of Dudley Burr
Lyon; Bessie Lyon guardian Of Sam
uel Lyon. Jr.; ]. c. Pitman guardian
of Florence Perino Swiger; Richard
V. Thompson, guardian of Opal Thomp-
son Davidson; Martha E. Thrash,
guardian Of Brent Thrash; c. A. Cof-
fer; Warren Douglass, guardian Oh
Edna P. Douglass.
Samuel |. Ritter, committee Of Love
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-26
,I0NAH
GaIIinger Calls Cannon Upon
Which the lnSurgent Wing
Heaped the Blame.

WASHINGTON. Aug. Ex-senator
Gallinger, Republican leader, and one
Of "tho old guard" told the Senate
Friday during debate on the revenue
bill that former Speaker Cannon was
1.-The Jonah" upon whom the Insur-
gent wing Of the Repu blicans heaped
blame for the complaints against the
Dingley tariff and that the late Sen
ator Aldrich was chosen by them "as
his confederate for attack and de-
famatlOn." The Republican leader
defended both representative Can
non and Senator Aldrich,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-26
GRAND ARMY
GATHERING IN
KANSAS CITY
With Bands Playing Every
where CoIorS Flying from
Every Available Point.

KANSAS CITY, August 26.-With
bands playing everywhere and the
nations colors flying from every
available point, Kansas City last
night greeted thousands Of the SOL
diers Of the Grand Army OF the Re
public, gathering for the opening OF
their annual encampment which be
gins tomorrow. Nearly twenty thou
sand veterans were expected to at
tend the encampment and the town
last night gave evidence that the
number would be hardly less than
that. Every train today added
scores to the crowd already here.
The main gathering Of the organl-
cation will be held in Convention
hall, which has been handsomely
decorated for the occasion. The first
informal meeting will be held tomor-
row night. when COMMUNICATING
Monrort will perside Addresses OF
welcome by Mayor Edwards, Gov
ernor Major and William Fl. Worm
stead are on the program ana
speeches by past commanders Will
follow. Greetings will be extended
by the several auxiliary bodies.
Music by bands and singers will form
a considerable part of the cere-
monies. =,
Eight auxiliary organizations Will
hold meetings here during the SEES
sions Of the G. A. r. They are: The
Ladies' Relief Corps; Ladies Of the
Grand Army of the Republic; Asso-
citation Of Army Nurses Of the Civil
War; Daughters of Veterans; Sons
Of Veterans; Auxiliary National As
sociaton of Naval Veterans, and Ma
tional Association Of Union E-Pr1s-
oners of War
Kansas City householders vel
coined into their homes today great
numbers of the union veterans. Be-
tween 5000 and 10000 veterans
have reached the city and because
capacity of hotels and boarding
houses was taxed and because many
Of the old soldiers are in moderate
circumstances, the citizens were
asked by the local committee to take