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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-08-24

Rev. c. N. Drew was here from
Lakota and conducted services last
Sunday in the Episcopal church.
Attorney w. A. Mcintyre returned
on Saturdays train to Grand Forks
after a stay here of part of the week
attending to legal matters.
Mrs. E. C. Pitheon was a returning
passenger Tuesday having made a
visit of a few days last week at the
home of her son in the Twin Cities.
Misses Irene, Blanche and Frances
Murphy are having a handsome stone
placed in the Masonic cemetery this
fall on the family burial lot, where
their mother was laid to rest several
years ago.
Arthur Berthaiume, the Bottineau
real estate and insurance man, was
a guest at the home of Judge and
Mrs. H. E. Dorval during a visit here
and at Olga a few days the early
part of the week.
Mrs. Henry A]brecht and little
daughter were among the arrivals of
Friday, returning from a visit of a
couple of months with friends at Hal
lock, Mimi, and relatives of the fam
lily at points in Montana.
The w. B. Gordon family on Fifth
street is being visited this week by
a sister of Mr.. Gordon's, who arrived
somewhat unexpectedly last Friday
from her home across the line in the
immediate vicinity of Winnipeg.
Mrs. Peter Reid and sons, Neil and
Sterling, were passengers south Mon
day, returning to their home at Bis
marck after a round of visits for a
month with relatives at Hannah and
a number of their old Langdon friends.
Miss Viola Alpstag returned to her
home in this city Saturday from a
visit of a couple of months with
friends in the Twin Cities. She
made a stop over of a few days at
Park River, where she was a guest
at the Duncan White home.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-08-24
Talk with 7. E.. Burke, Schulke
Block. First door upstairs. Phone 27

Block. First door upstairs. Phone Fl
Postmaster w. T. Reilly was here
Friday forenoon in his automobile at
tending to business matters.
Peter Penner was in town Saturday
from his farm west of town to under
go medical treatment for a trouble
he was operated on recently.
Miss Allison Stewart returned Mon
day to her position with the First Ma
tiona] Bank after a ten days vacation
at the home of her mother at Sarles.
Miss Belle Mcknight was the guest
of Rev. and Mrs. Duncan Matheson
at their home on the hill during an
over Sunday visit with her Langdon
young friends.
Jas. Murphy is in Langdon arriving
Tuesday and will look after the
threshing of the crop on his farm
near Osnabrock before returning to
his home in the Twin Cities.
Miss Dorothy Price was a passen-
ger to Grand Forks Saturday for a
few days visit at the home OF Attor-
ney and Mrs. w. A. Mcintyre before
the close of the summer holidays.
Walter Ramage was in the city on
Saturday from Munich, where he has
been looking after the sale of Ford
cars in the southwestern part of the
county the greater part of the summer.
Auditor Ole J. Eide returned Tues
day accompanied by Mrs. Eide and
the family from Detroit Lake, Mimi,
where Mrs. Eide and the little ones
have been enjoying an outing of seve-
raj weeks.
Miss Jane Aanonson was among
the arrivals of Tuesday from the
south, returning from a ten days visit
to the large millinery houses of the
Twin Cities making a selection of new
styles for her spring opening.
DIR. Furman's lingering illness of
typhoid fever, extending back several
weeks has now reached the turn
ing point and the Doctors many
friends learn with pleasure that hopes
of his recovery are now much brighter.
P. A. Solberg, who nowadays is
the popular landlord of the CONNER
cial hotel at Nekoma, was a business
visitor here Saturday. In the years
ago he was the driver of a rural mail
route out of Langdon through Billings
township.
Miss Nellie Kelland, who is tax.
ing up a training course in nursing al
Hillcrest hospital in Minneapolis, left
on Mondays train after a visit here
at the home of her parents, Sheriff
and Mrs. Jerry Kelland for the pas
couple of weeks.
Mrs. w. M. Wiltsie left on Mon,
day by way of Nekoma for Weyburn,
Sask., to make a two weeks visit al
the home of her daughter, returning
she will be- accompanied by her little
grand son, who will spend some time
here with his grand parents.
Mrs. Robert 7. Hatelid left Mon,
day returning to her home at ORATOR
after making a visit of over a weeE
here at the home of her sister, Mrs.
J. H. Harlan. Her mother, Mrs.
Hall, whose poor health was the oc,
casion of her visit, is now better.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-08-24
Today's wheat-$1. 49,.
Thresher Books at the Democrat.

Ihresher Books at the Democrat.
The northern lights we're to be seen
Saturday evening and proved to be
an exceptionally brilliant display, es.
pecially at this season of the year.
Friday had a maximum tempera-
ture of IS degrees in the shade. And
went on record as being the hottest
day of the season with one exception.
The Ct. Northern's train service on
the Sarles and Munich branch under
went a change on the 18th inst,
which makes thirty minutes difference
in the time of arrival and leaving.
The Langdon shipping station of
the Bridgeman.R Russell Creamery Co.,
of Grand Forks has changed hands
and is now in charge of the Langdon
Wood and Transfer Co., who took
over the business from the Langdon
Creamery Co., this week.
Two shipments of mixed cattle and
hogs were made from Langdon on
Saturday mornings stock train. j.
J. Robson vas the shipper of one,
the other being made up of young
cattle from the farms of Thos. Pad
den and Fred L.. Newborn, south of
town.
The Democrat this week has a con-
tributed article of considerable length
giving an interesting detailed account
of the civic league arts and crafts ex-
hibit that was held at Pembina on the
End and 3rd inst. Owing to time
and space we have been compelled to
hold this over until next week.
The opening up of fall business
has resulted in the abandonment of
the summer early closing of the
Langdon stores. that now keep open
until nine o'clock. Another indica-
tion of fall trade opening up is the
resumption by the Ct. Northern of
the daily freight train service on this
Zine.
Chief Jas. Reed of the city police,
has in the past week been making a
general roundupssof the city looking
up those who have become delinquent
in the matter of paying their poll tax
or securing a dog tag for their favor
lite canine, whose usefulness in the
hunting field will be in demand on
and after Thursday, September 7th.
1t is noted Cando's ball team has
been playing a series of exhibition
games in towns through the western
part of the state, including Williston,
Minot and Bismarck, the team seems
to have lost its winning streak since
going down to defeat before Langdon
in the double-header played at Clyde
just before our disbanding for the
season.
The new plant in Langdon of the
Bartles- Northern Oil Co., is about
completed and ready for starting up
IN business. The concrete buttresses
.far- the oil tanks are in place and a
-6repgoof slRet iron warehouse for
storage purposes is now enclosed.
!. With shipments of oil in transit Man.
: ager Il. o. strom predicts they will
be doing business not later than Sep
TENDER LIST.
The United States civil service de.
partment has announced a new date
for the examination of applicants for
the post office vacancy at Mt. Carmel.
1t seems that no one appeared to take
the examination to have been held at
Walhalla on August 18th. The new
date set is September 9th and the ex-
animation will be held at the same
place, the rules governing being the
same as previously announced.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-08-24
Talk with T. E. Burke, Schulke
Block. First door upstairs. Phone Fl

Rev. c. N. Drew was here from
Lakota and conducted services last
Sunday in the Episcopal church.
The Ordway new era., 1916-12-22
New Library Books

The following new books which the
library committee ordered some time
ago arrived last week and are now
on the shelves in the library:
When Mans Wainwright
Seventeen-Booth Harrington.
Daddy-Long-Legs- Webster.
Riders of the Purple Sage-Zane
Grey.
The Patrol of the Sundance Trail
Ralph Conner.
Call of the Wild-Jack London.
The II onorable Peter Sterling
Ford
Little Colonel's Christmas Holidays
The Little Minister-Barrie
Little Lord Fauntleroy-Bur
Hoosier School Eggleston.
Christmas Stories Dickens.
Ivanhoe-Scott.
David pperfield-Dicken's.
Kenliworth-Scott.
Tennyson's Complete Poems.
Longfellow's Complete Poems.
The Ordway new era., 1916-12-22
BLUFF SPRINGS NEWS

Sunday school waa well attended
Sunday.
NJ. Emo came down from Pueblo
Monday returning the next day. Mr.
Emo and children and MIss Nora AL
dred accompanied him back.
There will be Christmas program
and entertainment held at the Bluff
springs school house by the school
ana Sunday schoo1 Saturday after
noon Considerable time Ia being
taken for the preparations and we
hope TO have a good crowd. All the
merchants Of olney Springs have do
mated something.
MI Williams has been hauling hay
this week.
Mrs, Todd was an olney shopper
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Buson were in town
one day last week.
Star Valley will have Q Christmas
entertainment Sunday evening, Dec.
"a. The men Of Blum Springs wifi
meet at the school house ThurSday n
put ON the wall board.
Mrn. Williams and son Woro III day
visitors at Eno's Nonday.
The Ordway new era., 1916-12-22
OLNEY SPRINGS NEWS

The Ladies Aid bazaar and supper
followed by a short impromptu pro-
gram was a decided success. A great
many lovely articles were displayed
and Immediately sold. The candy
booth was an especial attraction and
the ladies wish to heartily thank the
management of the National Sugar
Beet Co. for their liberal donation OF
sugar. Another attraction was the
Gypsy camp and the efforts of the lit
tie lady who made it possible. are
certainly appreciated. In all nearly
$50 was gathered in.
Friends of Miss Foley met at Mrs.
Goethe's home Monday night and
rendered Mrs. WestCamp a misCella-
neous shower of many beautiful ar
ticles. Everyone enjoyed an exceed
ingly pleasant evening.
Miss Ada Dunn who has been visit
ing her sister for the last four months
left SATURDAY. evening for her home
in Newton, Kans.
Mr. and Mrs. Gardner and Mrs.
Saturday.
Mesdames Newton. Lewis and Goe-
the shopped in Fowler Friday morn
ing.
Mrs. Todd and children visited Mrs.
Husson Friday and Saturday.
Mrs. Griswold and children visited
Saturday and Sunday in Pueblo.
Eugene Shafer is working in Port
land.
Mrs. Jewel and mother. Mrs. Pow
ell. visited Sunday with Miss Elsie
Jewel in Pueblo.
Mrs. Roth went to Pueblo last Fri
day to visit with Mr.. Roth and Ernest
for ten days.
The luncheon at Mrs. Phillip Goe-
the's home Saturday was a very pleas
ing affair. AS a surprise to all the
recent marriage of Miss Foley and
Mr.. Westcamp was announced.
Boston Brown Bread every day at
| the ,Je Rue
The Ordway new era., 1916-12-22
CROWLEY NEWS

The Crowley Sunday school will
give a Christmas cantata Saturday
evening. Dec. 90, beginning at 7:45
sharpe at the Crowley school house.
This cantata will be represented by
about 10 voices and Santa Clause and
Christmas tree will be features of
the evening. All are cordially invit-
ed As there will be treat for all and
the children are especially requested
to attend.
A X Widick and J. V. Collins have
sold 400 tons Of alfalfa off their ranch
two and one-half miles north of Crow
ley and are making the delivery to
the mill.
A. c. Dalkey has completed ard
moved into his new house
Lou Harman has moved his house
! back and is building front onto il
which will make him Tery comr.o-
/ derous home.
| Tommy Krrrzer ig able to he m
and about III" house and We hope 70
see him out in few days.
Quite bunch Of land seekers from
Pueblo were on our streets Tuesday.
They were looking for land IN this
/ locality.
/ W; NJ. Ryan has moved into his
new home.
w. H. M0rehouse made q trip to
Pueblo Monday to have some dentistry
done
/ Roy VI. Grimes team became scar
ed at something Wednesday afternoon
. and made lively spin down Main
street with the beet wagon until they
/ came in contact with an electric light
pore "ben ths wagon suddenly stop
PED and one horse broke loose from
the wagon The bed and doub!etrees
were demolished.
The Ordway new era., 1916-12-22
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

Miss Anna Beth Hyde and Miss Mil
dred Long will spend the holidays III
Denver.
Mrs Dora Melton and Miss Editn
Melton were shopping In Pueblo sa'-
urday.
Aaron Cook writes that he Will
make a visit to Ordway soon. He 's
now located at Canon City.
Mrs. Snodgrass and Mrs. Mercer Oh
King Center were Christmas SHOP
ping in Ordway last Saturday.
Miss Clara Coons will leave tomor-
row for Galatea where she will spehd
her Christmas vacation.
Mrs. ]. C. Ellis who has been at
Grand Junction for the past two years
expects to visit Ordway on business
soon.
Miss Audrey Mcintosh, the Domes-
tic Science teacher In the high schooi'
will leave tonight for her home III
Orleans, Ind. to spend the holidays.
Mrs. Clara Van Orman returned
from Denver Sunday evening where
she had been called on account OF
sickness of her sister, Mrs. Snowden.
John Algine was in town last Sat
urday on business. He is farming IN
the King Center district and has been
n resident OF the county for num-
Der of years.
Guv Henderson has been danger
ouslv i'll for the past several days.
He was in hospital in Colorado
Springs and after returning to his
home on his ranch north of Ordway
suffered a relapse.
Earl Knapp who has been working
for the railroad company at the snow
shed in the Marshal Pass division re-
turned to Ordway Wednesday. He
states that there was two feet of
snow there when he left.
Elda and Frances Tracy or sugar
City have been a part of the clerical
force in the Byars & Strickland store
during the holiday season. Their IA
ther was for several years in the
mercantile business in Kansas. He
recently bought farm near Sugar
City.
Mrs. F. X. Field and daughter.
Maud Field, left Wednesday evening
for their home in St. Louis. They
had come here in response to a mes
sage announcing Captain Fields
death. During their stay in the city
they were entertained by Mrs. c. S.
Davenport and Mrs. Stephen P. 1lgen-
fritz.
The Ordway new era., 1916-12-22
SCHOOL NOTES

Supt. Dalby spoke to the assembly
Friday and he advised the plodders
to keep on working and to do the
best they could. He said IL anyone
should beware 1t is the student who
finds his lessons easy and does not do
them as we'll as he can.
The Epicureans are practicing hard
on their Christmas program. The
date has been changed and the pro-
gram will commence Thursday even
ing at 7:45. Everybody welcome.
The Ordway basketball team seems
to be hoo-dooed for Rocky Ford call
ed up and said they could not play
us on the date set They will arrange
for a game later. Fowler plays here
next Friday afternoon. We would
like to see good crowd out to wit
ness the game.
The school board has donated $50
to the high school for a wireless out
fit. The Electrical club which is
very busy and fiourishing body is to
construct 1t.
We wish someone would open up
his pocket book and donate a like
amount to the Athletic association as
they are short of funds this year and
have no place to play their games so
they can take in money for the teams
travelling expenses.
The Ordway new era., 1916-12-22
Saturday Sale

C. N. McNulty. auctioneer.will hold
a sale here on Saturday Of this week.
He will have to offer ten head OF
horses and mares. nine head Of cat
tie. a full line of farming machinery.
household goods and chickens.
To be offered in this sale will be
so pairs of shoes. 20 mems and boys
suits. women's wearing apparel and
a lot of other merchandise.
The usual terms will apply and the
Citizens State Bank will be clerk.
The Ordway new era., 1916-12-22
NUMA NEWS

Lloyd Mundell who went to Pueblo
last week to enter a hospital for
treatment will have to undergo an
operation.
c. c. Collins and family visited
relatives in Fowler Sunday.
The following young people were
Sunday guests In the A. G. Miller
home: Misses Gladys Houke, Flos-
sic Beard and Messrs Everett Beard.
Herman Houke. Guy and Carl Pear
son.
Rev. A. G. Miller made his family
a Christmas gift OF fine player
piano
The Ordway new era., 1916-12-22
BOB CREEK SOCIETY
MAKES HEARTS GLAD

The Bob Creek Ladies Aid society
has aided the charitable work In Pu-
eblo to a marked degree this year.
This week the society packed 62
sacks for the Empty Stocking Club"
of Pueblo and sent them to the Star
Journal. The members also sent $lo
to the Colored Orphanage and $lo
to the Sunshine Mission of Pueblo to
be used for making hearts glad at
Christmas time.
The Ordway new era., 1916-12-22
Message Announces Death

W. c. Kropf and L. p. Kropf of
the Kropf Bros. Mercantile Co., re-
ceived a message Wednesday an
nounciug the death CT their father at
his home in Illinois. They left that
evening for the old home to be in
attendance at the funeral. Each of
the brothers had made visits home
during the past year.
The Ordway new era., 1916-12-22
COdding to Move

C. H. Cedding who has been in
charge of the Stewart Investment Co
ranch here for the past two years
as superintendent. will sever his con-
nection with the company the first Of
the year. He will probably remain
in this county and go into the dairy
COW business. especially If he can find
suitable place.
The Ordway new era., 1916-12-22
BaShor to Legislature

Representative NJ. E. Bashor will
leave about the middle of next week
for Denver to be in attendance at the
session of the legislature. Mr.. Bashor
has the honor of being the first ac-
tual representative in the legislature
from Crowley county.
The Ordway new era., 1916-12-22
Stanley Moves Office

l. H. Stanley has moved his Office
from the Downey building to the
Leary building on Third and main
streets. Mr.. Stanley's office has an
entrance on Third street. He is fit
ting up a very attractive place.
The Ordway new era., 1916-12-22
Evangelical Church

Sunday school, 10 a. m.
Preaching. II a. m.
There will be no Y. p. A. meeting
in the evening, nor preaching service.
A Christmas program will be rem
dered by the Sunday school. Every
body is welcome.
H A Schneider, pastor.
The Ordway new era., 1916-12-22
W. c. T. U. Meeting

There is to be special called
meeting of the w. c. T. U. to be held
Tuesday of next week at the home of
Mrs. F. NJ. Bruno. All members are
urged to be in attendance
The Ordway new era., 1916-12-22

Extra size mince pies for Christ
mas, csc. Leave your order early
The Je Rue.
The Ordway new era., 1916-12-22

Boston Brown Bread every day at
the Je Rue
The Ordway new era., 1916-12-22

Dandy mixed candy. -. DC
Silly mixed candy .....1 1G
Nmas candy .1N
All reg. zoe candy, 2 lb. 35c
Roods chocolates, lib. .4Oc
The Ordway new era., 1916-12-22
SATURDAY

Is the last shopping day be-
fore Christmas. If you
have overlooked anything
come to this store. We may
have the present you have
so far failed to find.
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PUBLIC CRATER
CALLED TRAITOR

trIes won't be conserved by INDUCING
in rood wishes around the club table.
We have got to take account of the
lessons learned on the other side ana
apply them, We have got to cOn-
slider honest business with the Sllp--
cess and pride that it deserves ana
we have got fearless1Y 80 condemn
abuses,
National Uulty Needed,
we have got the basis for sue
cess What we now need is the mo-
tive power of unswerving loyalty and
a real consciousness of national unity
which will fill US with a dominant
sense of patriotic loyalty to the
United States.
with that we want a conception
of real government, We want to be
we'll prepared, vol organized COM
morCially and individually. We have
got to match organization with or
ganIzation, preparedness abroad with
prenaredness al home in all things,"
In anening his address,, Mt. Hughes
declared that, while he was speaking
to the Portland Advertising Club, he
was a member of the Republican
AdvoEtising Club"
'Ror the present am spokesman
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On Pixies Peak,

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. l.. Carr had the
pleasure recently to be on Pixies Peak
in time to witness the most gorgeous
sunrise and on the same day to see
the thrilling and exciting finish of the
Penrose auto cup race, The distance
of the course, from start to finish, is
Twelve and half miles. The average
grade is six per cent but in places it
IS as mich as ten per cent. There
are sixty sharp curves, The course
has only been completed a few weeks,
This being the first race over the high
way. The best time made was eighteen
minutes.
In order to reach the summit by
sunrise one must leave Manitou al the
base of the peak at $3.50 a. m. on a
snecial car over the renowned cog
road a distance of nine miles with a
maximum grade of twenty-five per
cent or S44 feet to the mile. The ele=
walton is 14,1O7 feet.
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LANCE Has Bungalow.

FAIRMONT. Aug. ia new camp
On the Tygart's Valley river is expect
ed to be completed for Sunday. Paul
W. Langc, Of the Lange-Crist box
works, has built bungalow next to
Idlewild, the cottage of Mr. and Mrs.
Homer Hall
Plans are under way at this group
nj houses in the Antioch district to
pipe gas over from Colfax. The pipes
would run back over the hill and be
almost straight. The river turns in o
big bend there.
II the weather is at all Bermuda
like this Sunday there will no doubt
he no small array Of visitors to tho
Tygarts valley camps, Folks arc
anxious to take advantage Of the few
weeks Of camp weather remaining.
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BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET

BALTIMORE, Aug. Calves
Constant inquiry for choice, fat veal
calves Of handy weight and on such
the market is firm. We quote:
Calves, veal, choice, per pound 11hC
q l2c; do. good, do. he; light, ordi-
nary &c a 1Oc; rough and heavy,
per head IS q $18.
Lambs and sheep-Ready sale for
good rat stock. We quote; Sheep
No. ! per pound. hc4 SC; old bucks
do. &c a &c; common to fair, per
head, $3.50 q S2.50i lambs, spring.
choice per pound 1Qhc q lie; do,
small and poor, &C o 9Ac,
Live pigs, as to size, per head
$2@$2.5O; shoats, as to size, do. 50
q $3.50.
Calves, when shipped to be sold as
veals should not be over six or seven
weeks old. If older they can only be
sold as grassers at two to three cents
less per pound or by the head.
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Of that organization" he continued,
ut was not ever thus" After the
laughter which greeted this remark
had subslded the nominee continued
EXplaIns Former silence,
VA short time ago, l was long on
silence and abort on talk now l am
long on talk and short on silence.
The reason Is that l was mandamused
in Oregon"
Mr., HughGs'R reference to the ac-
ton of Oregon Republicans in in
strueting their delegates to the Chi
cago convention for him WAS greeted
with applause,
81 was intent an observing the OBJ
vious proprIetIes Of the position l
held" he said, SIT was place OF
great distinction and power in which
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-17
Parsons Souders
The Last Days Of Demon
strating ELMO Toilet
Goods.

These demonstrations are practical
from two view points: First, teaching
the Importance of caring for the hair
and complexion; secondly, how to dc
it properly and right to get best re
suits.
We are quite sure Elmo Creams and
Powders will be favorite with many
women-judging by theinterest man.
Tested and sale of the various items.
Demonstration closes Saturday,
Evening engagements at your home,
Tonight and Friday.-Main Floor,
West Aisle.
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Envelope Chemise, Cool for
Midsummer.

That is what folks are asking for
now; and dainty new arrivals; a
score or more ready today.
Plain lace and embroidery trim
mings, some are ribbon trimmed /;
prices range from SOC to $500.
Crepcde chine envelope chemise
$500.
Extra-size envelope chcmise, S100,
$1.25 and $2.0O.-WhitG Goods, Main
Floor.