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Courier Democrat., 1916-08-10
M Today's wheat-Sl. 80.


The regular August examinations
of applicants for teachers certificates
are being held to day and tomorrow
under the direction of Co. Sup't Reher
in this city and at Munich.
A party of four families of gypsies
were in camp along the railroad right
of way adjoining the city for day or
two the early part of the week.
They had with them quite string of
horses and came here from across the
line in Manitoba.
County Auditor O. j. Eide is edit
ing large share of the space of
those papers over the county that
bear the designation of being official
county papers, The batch includes
the minutes of the July meeting of
the county board, also the proceedings
of the county board of equalization.
Space is occupied in our legal col
umns of this issue by the annual report
of the school treasurers of the dis
tricts of West Hope, Elgin and Olga
townships, also the statement of
School Treasurer Milne of the Lang
don city special school district. In
each of the localities where these dis.
tricts are to be found there will be
some thing in these statements to in
terest the reader.
The Ramage garage has since the
close of the month Of July brought
the season sales of Ford cars up to
the $50 mark and still finds the de-
mand fully up to the visible means of
supply, especially since the price
reduction that went into effect August
1st. Within the past month a branch
agency has been opened at Munich in
charge of Walter Ramage, eldest son
of Mr.. Ramage. Sales there are al
ready stated as having reached twenty
cars.
Thursdays passenger from the
south brought to Langdon an advance
guard of about fifty men seeking work
during the harvest and threshing sea-
son. They came from Fargo and were
aided in deciding on Langdon as their
destination by Mr.. j. F. Ramage,
who was in the Gateway City part of
the week on business. The outlook
is that men for the harvest season
may not be at such a premium as it
was supposed at the opening of the
season.
The vacant lots opposite the court
house, known as "the city park'' have
been plowed up and put under cultiva-
tion with view of destroying the
quack grass, that has advanced to the
stage where it threatened sapping the
life from the shade trees and other
shrubbery. An experiment is being
given try-ont under the direction of
J. w. Haw, in which it Is hoped to
smother out the quack grass by cover
ing it with layer Of loose straw
to a depth of three or four feet. The
result is one that will be watched
with interest.
Contractor Buckingham has started
crew of men at work this week
removing the front of the Opera
House building which is to undergo
quite an extensive change both out
side and on the interior by its new
owners, the Langdon Auditorium Co.,
Mr.. Buckingham has additional men
who will be here the end of this week
to help in rushing to completion his
contracts in Langdon improvements
this summer, which include the court
house, the auditorium and the two
fine brick blocks that Mr.. w. f.
Winter is building on his Third street
nrODartjaS this summer
Courier Democrat., 1916-08-10
Safety First. Use Mccormick har-
vesting machinery. Nj. Lieheler.


vesting machinery. M. Liebeler
j. F. Ramage returned on Friday
from Fargo, where he made stay of
week while under the treatment of
an eye specialist.
Mrs. A. Sparkling was returning
passenger Tuesday from a visit Of a
part of the week with friends in the
vicinity of Hannah
Ray A. Boyd, who was a guest at
the Geo. w. Price home several days
Of last week left Tuesday returning
to his home at Fargo.
Miss Susie Schwartz took yester-
days afternoon train returning to
Fargo to take up her course for train
ing as nurse in St. yoseph's hospital.
Mrs. Robert Bryson took Fridays
afternoon train for visit of a couple
of weeks at Duluth. Her sister,
Mrs. M. j. Horgan accompanied
her.
Mrs. Bell, Sr., and her grandsons,
the younger sons of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jas. MCLAUGHLIN, returned to the city
Tuesday from a weeks visit at Mrs.
Bells farm near Wales.
States Attroney Crimson was a re-
turning passenger on Thursdays train
from the south, having spent the
forepart of the week in Grand Forks
attending to legal matters.
DR.. Libby, of the state university.
who spent part of the week here look
ing over the activity of the compilers
of the history of Cavalier county,
returned to Grand Forks Monday.
Miss. Lucille Sullivan arrived on
Mondays train for home visit dur
inc the greater part of the summer
vacation. She has been attending a
school in Chicago for the past year.
Mike Fuchs, of the M. O. Strom
Co., hardware store was home for a
visit over Sunday from Michigan, N.
D., where he has been looking after
business matters for the firm the past
couple of weeks.
Mrs. Hatelid, "a sister of Mrs. J.
H. Harlan came from Grafton or
Mondays train for short visit with
her mother, Mrs. Hall, at the Harlan
home. Mrs. Hall has has been fail
ing in health considerably during the
past month.
Charles Meyer, whose home is ir
Minnesota, is looking after the inter
ests of his son, George Meyer, whose
death near Wales occurred recently.
He was in the city Friday LOOKING
after the probating of the estate O,
the deceased.
Jas. D. McDougall returned to the
; city yesterday from a visit of {
couple of weeks at the home of two
of his sisters at Towner, N. D. He
brought back with him the best re
: CARDS of Vic Glace and others from
here to their old Langdon friends.
Mrs. Chas. Haugh was an arriva
on Thursdays passenger returning
from stay of part of the summe
with Mr.. Haugh and others of thei
family on their homesteads in north
ern Minnesota. Mr.. Haugh is expect
ed to arrive during the week to lool
after his harvesting interests here.
Mrs. Fred E. Smith who has bee1
spending several weeks visiting a
the home of her parents, Mr.. an,
Mrs. ALERT, in this city, left OF
Tuesdays train for Eugene, Ore
where the Smiths have resided sine
Attorney Smith having disposed o
his law practice here several year
ago.
Miss Jennie Aanonson, the milli
, ner was passenger Monday for
visit to the fashion markets of tn,
Twin Cities and the east, expecting t.
spend couple of weeks maxim,
selections OF new fall lines of miliner,
for her fall opening, the date O
which will be announced on he
return.
Courier Democrat., 1916-08-10
Talk with 7. E. Burke, Schulke
Block. First door upstairs. Phone 27

Block. First door upstairs. Phone 27
Mrs. P. Heating returned Tuesday
from visit of part of the week with
friends down the line at Osnabrock
Mrs. w. H. Syres, and daughter,
Miss Eve, returned Tuesday from a
weekend visit with relatives and for
mer friends down the line at Park
River.
Rev. C. P. Drew and son where
visitors in the city a couple of days
the forepart of the week, being guests
at the w. F. Winter home during
their short stay.
Miss Nellie Kelland returned to her
home in the city Tuesday from Grand
Forks. where she has been attending
the summer training school for teachers
at the state university.
Mrs. Geo. M. Price and little sons,
George and Robert, left the early
part of the week, by way of auto to
Gretna, for short stay with relatives
of the family at Winnipeg
Frank Hooey who has been farming
at Concrete since leaving Dresden,
where he operated the McHugh stock
farm for several years, spent a day
or two last week with frineds here.
Manager M. C. Campbell, of the
Langdon Elevator and Lumber Co.,
has removed during the week from
the house north of the Presbyterian
church to a suite of rooms in the Boyd
block.
Chas. F. Corrignan, who has been
visiting for month with old friends
in Langdon and at Wales left Satur.
day for Montana, where the family
have been located since their leaving
Langdon.
The c. E. Johnston family who
have spent the past month in the
Twin Cities and touring parts OF
Minnesota in their new Hudson super
six, returned to their Langdon home
during the week.
Mrs. w. r. Opie and son, Ross
left Tuesday for a summer vacation
visit to Plainview. Mimi, where the,
will visit at the home of Mrs. Opie'!
mother, who is stated as being i,
very poor health.
Robert Perry, who has been farm
ing in Montana since filing on
homestead there some years ago ar
rived on Thursdays train and will
look after his interests south of tow,
during the fall harvesting and thresh
ing season.
Miss Electa Crockett had a part
of dozen or more of her girl friends
class mates in the city high schoo
for week end visit at the Crockett
farm north of town. The youn,
people returned TO their Langdol
homes on Sunday evening.
Jno. w. Scott of the count
treasurers' office at the court hous,
has as a visitor at his home for a fey
. days this week his brother, Georg
Scott, who has a position at Armenia
N. D., as grain buyer with one of tn
old line elevator companies.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-03-03
She DIES FOR Love
Woman Kills Self When Cast Aside

PORTLAND. March Awaiting
instructions from an aunt. Mrs. c.
y. Pitts. Of Oakland. Cal. the body
of Mrs. Nadine Nichols Velguth
lies at the public morgue today
with n bullet from her own revolver
I'm her heart.
Heartbroken because a business
man had trifled with her affections.
then cast her aside, Mrs. Nelguth
killed herself on the seventh floor
Of n downtown office building yes
terday.
Ten years ago. when Mrs. Vel
guih. then known as Mrs Nadine
Grace Nichols. came 10 Portland
from San Francisco, she was known
ms the California beauty
She had been married and di
vorccd In California. It was said.
She fell In with Portland's night
life and led a gay butterfly exist
ence
Young Bernardo Velguth, gas
company's clerk. was smitten. To
gether they froauented cafes and
grills. had Joy rides when an auto
mobile was a luxury. and spent con.
siderable money.
One day. in 1906. Velguth was ar
rested for being short In his &C.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-03-03
Don't Let Soap
Spoil Your Hair

when you wash your hair. be
careful what you use. Most soaps
and prepared shampoos contain too
much alkali, which is very iniur-
ious. as il dries the scalp and makes
the hair brittle.
The best thing to use is just plain
mulsifled cocoanut oil. for this is
pure and entirely greaseless. It's
very cheap, andHssts the most eX-
pensive soaps or s0Sthing else all
To pieces. You can get this at any
drug store. and few ounces will
last the whole family for months.
Simply moisten the hair with
water and rub It in, about tea.
spoonful is all that is required II
makes an abundance of rich.
creamy lather. cleanses thoroughly,
and rinses out easily. The hair
dries quickly and evenly. and is
soft. fresh looking, bright. fluffy.
wavy and easy to handle. Besides.
It loosens and takes out every par
ticle of dust. dirt and dandruff.-
Advertisement.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-03-03
GILL WILL NOT
DEBATE RIVAL
Declares Griffiths Must Nee,
Him Monday Or
Not At All
ABUSES HIS OPPONENT

Mayor GIN told his Georgetown
audience Thursday night that he
would not meet Austin +. Grittlths
IN debate at any other time except
Monday nlght. the time he men.
toned In his challenge
Tho MAYOR had hurled his defi
~ Critflths In several OF his
speeches
Thursday afternoon Grltfiths &C.
cepted the cha''enee to debate with
Rsill on any platform. any time be
fore the end OF the week
Griffiths declared the Monday
nisht date a frameup 20 enable the
public TO receive press accounts OF
the debate only from the P..I.. GINS
organ. on the morning OF the cleo
ton.
The r..t has closed It's columns
against Griffiths.
Gill Abuses His Rival
GIL refuses 20 meet Griffiths any
night except Monday night.
He SAYS he has engagements each
night.
GIL told the people at
Georgetown that ''for three
years Grlffiths sat In the eoun-
Gil ard didn't know what was
going on. Ne wouldn't know
whether or not the city had
Wipe line.
His little athletes are all run.
ming for mayor" he said. One OF
EN- tried to break up my meeting
at Green Lake the other night"
Speaking OF his domestic strug.
gies. IN comparison TO Griffiths'. the
mayor said: Il worked like a dog
30 years to get what have. and I
had TO wait nine years for the girl.
because she was broke worse than
was.
when 70, little money 10.
; gether I didn't put ii in a bag and
build humble home. ! lived In
: dog kennel Is years. and now
I've got a home"
Mayor GIN said that Grifriths'
story about him interfering after a
raid was false as hell"
"A girl is years old was visiting
her aunt. from Bellingham. when n
bsx drunken cop loaded her In a
patrol wagon and took her to the
station" he said. That's what
made me mad"
Speaking OF the Felix Crane case.
he said that there could have been
but one higher-up. and that was
probably Austin r. Griffiths.'
-Griffiths Is talking about things
did years and years ago. and !
never did anything I'm ashamed OF. :"
lie said that Griffiths had fine
military record. 'on his wife's side. ="
The mayor lauded Iangs record
and praised him as a young man
who went into his country's service
and came out with fine honors.
-Griffiths talks TO select crowds
OF ladies In the afternoons" said
the mayor. Most Of them belong
TO the federated clubs. don't
stand very well With the federated
club ladies' that wear the silk hose. e
9Th said that he didn't want amy
/. more OF these high civic ideal guys
In office under me"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-03-03
FATHER WANTS
TO KILL CHILD

DIES MONIES. March with
the mother in Mysteries, Charles
Cleveland asked permission OF the
police today TO Kill his 2.months-old
daughter that is defective and sub.
iect TO commissions.
Cleveland. "A laborer, told the po-
lice that he had read about the
doctors in Chicago permitting the
defective BollinGer baby TO die and
wanted his own child put out OF
misery.
The baby has fits all tie time. -
he told the police. and my wife
cries all the time I've asked the
doctors to kin the baby and they
say the police won't let them"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-03-03
FLETCHER SAYS
NAVY IS STRONG

WASHfNGTON. March Amer
can dreadnaughts lead the world
in indiyid sal fighting efficiency. In
the opinion Of Admiral Frank
Fletcher. commander Of the ~.
lantic fleet. who reported 10 the
house navy committee Thursday
The officers and men OF foreign
nayies are no better fitted for their
duties. he said.
American gunners have recently
made scores Of seven hits out OF
~ shots at n nine-mile range. At
target 20 feet by so feet No
nine-mile range work has been sue
cessfully done By the belllgerents
in European waters. Admiral F1et.
cher said.
Target practice At Guantanamo
during the last month has demon
strated that American gunners are
able TO effectively land from 10 20
20 per cent OF their shots at $4,000
Yards.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-03-03

critical condition as a result OF an
attempt TO find out which could
drink the most whisky.
According to friends. both men
engaged in an argument. each man
claiming to be the master drink
err" After drinking four quarts o.
whisky. Onders fell unconscious,
and died shortly afterward.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-03-03
oiv st6 Onn

counts approximately $4,000
Just before he came to trial. Vel
guth fled to Oregon city. In an
automobile with the California
Beauty" and married her.
Then he pleaded guilty and
served one year in the penitentiary.
Three years ago the Velguths
were divorced.
Since then evidence shows that
Mrs. Velguth has heroically at
tempted TO quit the butterfly" life.
She believed tho business man
with whom she was infatuated
would marry her.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-03-03
STOP CATARRH! OPEN
N0STRllS AND HEAD
Says Cream Applied in Nostrils
Relieves Head Colds It Once.

II your nostrils are clogged and
your head is stuffed and YOU cant
breathe freely because Of a cold or
catarrh. just get a small bottle OF
Ely's Cream Balm at any drug
store. Apply a little of this fra
grant. antiseptie cream into your
nostrils and let II penetrate thru
every air passage OF your head.
soothing and healing the inflamed.
swollen mucous membrane and You
get instant relief.
All, how good II feels. Your nos
trils are open, your head is clear.
no more hawking. snuffling, blow
ing: no more headache. dryness or
struggling for breath. Ely's Cream
Balm is just what sufferers from
head colds and catarrh need. It's
a delight.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-03-03
WALKS $40 MILES

JACKSON. Mich. March 3.-ln
order to be reunited with his son
who left Jackson % years ago, and
whom he had not seen In that time
John W Smith. 60. walked from NJ
agara Falls 20 Norfolk. n. Y. dis
lance OF $50 miles. arriving in an
exhausted condition.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-03-03
GARY INSISTS UPON
PASTEURlZATION

GARY. Ind. March 3-This
city today took the lead In a
crusade for the sale OF pure milk
when Il rsarted to enforce an
ordinance which authorizes only
the sale OF pasteurized milk.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-03-03
BOOZE CONTEST ENDS

MDONALD. Pa, March S,--Jo-
seph Onders. % years old, is dead
and John Kusius. aged "a, is In a
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1916-06-02
WHY NOT TRUE PREPAREDNESS
IN RURAL EDUCATION?

Preparedness" is the present cry.
Well. genuine education is true prep.
aration. Teach our youths how to be-
come efficient and economical in their
life work and the problem is readily
solved.
Make the Corn Clubs. the Home.
making Clubs. the Poultry competi.
tons. the Cooking and Sewing con.
tests and all such activities a part of
the school system. Let the work on
the farm and in the home become
part of the school study. Let the rural
school not only teach farm accounting,
but have the pupils keep the accounts
Of their farms and homes.
Seed testing, soil examination,
stock judging and selecting, garden
planting, and working, household man
agement and routine, canning fruit and
vegetables, milk management, egg
testing, incubating, brooding, bal.
ancing rations and feeding the rations,
recording progress, ana studying re-
suits, learning to reason on homely
subjects and to solve personal prob
lens, learning to think and to work
efiiciently--these are some OF the
items Of real rural education-is this
narrow educating? No! 1t is as
broad as the life and the work of the
world. Are we leaving out culture?
MOI The highest and best culture
comes through studying intelligently
the country, the life about us, nature,
human nature. and the work of the
world-this We cannot do without
knowing something of the thoughts of
our poets, our philosophers, our his
torians, and our writer's as well as our
scientists and our teachers Of practical
things. We should have all of the
best that we have now, but so applied
as to make the life we live brighter
and more satisfying to our children
Educate to this endl
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1916-06-02
{ JDE TO TEACHING
AGRICULTURAL Is ISSUED
ksrieuItural College Bulletin Contains
Many Suggestions Helpful To Both
Young And Old.

Elementary Vocational Agriculture
for MARYLAND schools" the FIRST text.
book Of its nature ever issued bv an
agricultural college. has been pre.
pared by the States Relations Service
of the United States Department Of
Agriculture. in cooperation with the
MARYLAND Agricultural College and the
Maryland state Department Of Public
Education. 1t is designed 10 interest
the children Of rural MARYLAND in the
things that are going on around them.
and the Maryland Agricultural College
has arranged to sa.ala it to the
schools Of the c,. at CO...
The lessons In vocetclal a~ricuI.
turp Is Re out Il hv E. A Miller.
spee .st in rfcultural education
with the States Relations Service. un.
der the direction Of c. II. Lane chief
specialist in agrleultu-sl education
with the service. The technical con.
tents which have special reference to
MARYLAND conditions. were furnished
bv the following professors of the
MARYLAND Agricultural College. w. T.
l.. Taliaferro. s. s. Buckley. ] r. $.
Norton. Herman Beckenstrater. J. Z.
Metzger. r. II. RuHner. f. N. Cory. B.
w. Anspon. c. O. Bruce. Nicholas
schmitz. G. Il. Wolcott. ROY II. Waite.
w. R. Ballard and Thomas II. White.
Lessons Are Timely.
The lessons are outlined after a
monthly sequence plan and adapted to
The seasonal. agricultural and school
conditions of MARYLAND. BY presenting
lessons in the subject of agriculture at
the time the prime as in these les.
sons should be practieed on the farms
of the community. % e5iects were
in view: the vitalisine o. classroom
work bv having timoly material al
hand for practical work. and the teach.
ing of what is bet 10 do at the time
it should be done.
Recognising that the school eondi.
tons Of the state make impracticable
The giving of more than two and al
the most three lessons in agriculture
each week. the book has been adapted
to these conditions. The work is ar.
ranged to cover the nine months of the
school wear. although suggestions for
actual management are also provided
for the months Of June. july and Al
gust
arjnos Farm And School Tooetser
The nraefieaI EXERCISES sugoe.tad in
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1916-06-02
sow SWEET PEAS EARLY.

Maryland Agricultural College.

This flower will grow in any good
garden soil that Is well drained, pro.
vided it is in a sunny and open loca.
ton. To secure early flowers and best
results, spring sowing is generally
used, In order to have the plants
strong, they should be sown early.
They should be sown just as soon as
the ground can be worked. To de-
termine when the ground is dry
enough to work, take up some Of the
soil and form it into ball with the
hand II it falls apart, the ground Is
dry enough to work Some start the
plants in paper pots or thumb pots in
the hot bed, but especially good re-
suits are obtained by sowing outdoors.
Prepare the soil well by spading
deeply Adding well rotted manure
will be great benefit. Then make
shallow trench about 4 inches deep, in
the bottom Of this. plant the seed two
inches apart Where one uses poultry
netting or brush, to serve as trelIis.
two rows may be sown to 8 inches
apart.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1916-06-02
LITTLE CHICKS SHOULD BE PRO
TEcTED FROM VERAlN.
r. II. WAITE,
Maryland Agricultural Experiment
Station.

Station.
One of the worst things to contend
with in the brooding of young chicks,
with hens, is lice. Most hens have
lice, and if the old brood hen has Them
nothing is more certain than that she
will very quickly pass them Of to the
chicks Lice do not trouble the old
hen so much, because they are so
much smaller than she is, but with the
little chick 1t Is different It does not
take many lice on a young chick to
kill it.
The best treatment" for lice on lit
tie chicks is to kill the lice on the old
hen before she matches the chicks.
Chicks are so delicate they do not
Withstand much doping, but, of course
If you have been so careless as to let
them get infested. you will have to do
something. Lice do most damage on
the young chicks head, hence this is
the part usually treated. A very small
amount of lard or vaseline spread over
the top of the head will kill the head
lice.
Chicks must be carefully protected
from enemies. There are no rules for
this, each brooding place being prob
lem in itself and each requiring a diff.
ferent solution. The principle thing is
10 anticipate the trouble if possible
and take precautions early enough to
prevent the enemies from getting a
start. Prevention. aside from saving
some Of the chicks, is much easier
than trying to cure Be on the lookout
for rats. crows, hawks, weasels, etc.
about the place and take measures
that will keep them away from the
chicks or keep the chicks away from
the enemies. Enemies to poultry will
be more fully discussed in another les.
son.
Wet grass is fatal to chicks if the
old hen is allowed to drag" them
through it. While the grass is wet
in the morning or after rains. the her
should be confined. that is If she is in
the hebit Of roaming around in grass
tall o..z---. 70 ret the chicks.