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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1916-06-08
MISS uoucHroN's SCHOOL WIS,

sehool Improvement Contest First ant
second Honors Co 10 Arlington.
Over ssg0.00 Earned by the Differ.
ent schools
The reports sre al In and prizes
have been awarded 10 the Bennington
County improvement Association
school contest which closed May 3lst.
Eight hundred and thirty dollars has
beer earned In various ways b. the
pupils Of the rural schools in the
county. The prize money was won aF
follows
Schools under Supt John d. Whit
tier SALISBURY $50, Arlington Sl3.
Sandgate sll. Sunderland So; schools
under Supt. Nathaniel n. Love Ru-
pert $40, Dorset So; schools under
Supt Albcr' W. varney: Pownal SIS
Bennington 50; schools under Supt r.
T.. Sawyer: Readsboro Sl2, Stamford
81; Landgroye school under SupL
Clarence T.. aichels, si.00.
Miss Dorothy Houghton's school
District No. in Arlington. headed the
list, having brought about improve
ments TO the total of SlSj during the
year The school Of Miss Margaret
Thompson in Arlington was second
and the school Of Miss Bessie Amidon
in SALISBURY Center was third. These
schools brought about improvements
TO the total Of SG4.73 and $63.sl re-
spectiyely IN the two schools. Twenty
two schools qualified for the maximum
prize OF s. each; the following is the
list with the order in which they rank
Arlington District No. !, Dorothy
Houghton, teacher.
Arlington District No. 2, Margaret
Thompson, teacher
SALISBURY Center. Bessie NJ. Ami
don, teacher.
SYNDICATE District No Z, Stella A.
0gert. teacher
SALISBURY Niles District, Margaret
A. Hyde, teacher.
Readsboro South School, Ellen N.
Shippee, teacher
East Dorset Grammar, Jennie V.
Leary, teacher.
Sunderland District No. 3, Era .
Grout, teacher.
Rupert District No. 4 Ruth L. New
man, teacher.
Pownal, Oak Hill, Dorothy Field,
Olive Barber, teachers.
Stamford Primary, Mrs Angie
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1916-06-08

vacation Cecil Irvine had no absent
marks during the term.
j. II. Nadeau and grandson, Rich.
ard of the South Village, were among
other Sunday visitors here.
Planting is about finished up and
some fields Of potatoes and corn as
well as the gardens show the rows.
Among those at Lake Emerald on
Memorial Day were Prof. and Mrs
James Brooks and daughter Rosa OF
South Dorset and party of eight
from Rutland
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1916-06-08

Waldo Kendall Of Springfield, Mass.
was guest at j. NJ. kendalrs Wed,
nesday Of last week.
Mrs, J. j. Johnson of Dorchester
Mass, came Saturday to their sum.
mer home in this village.
Paul Fowler Of Manchester Center
was in town Monday. Miss Olivia
Burbank returned with him where She
has employment.
Mrs. Nellie Burbank and daughters
Dorothy and Marion, visited friends al
Manchester Depot. Wednesday and
Thursday,
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1916-06-08
BONNEVILLE

Mrs. Cynthia Dorr is spending a
few days at L. G. Roberts.
Mrs. Harry Stark Of Manchester
visited at L. G. Roberts Sunday
DR.. A. w. Thomas Of Jamaica, and
Mrs. NJ l.. Chisholm were in Man
chester, Friday.
Geo. Hunt and Mrs. Arthur Will
iams visited relatives in South Lon
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1916-06-08
NORTH DORSET

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Sears of Dandy
visited at Chas. Lanes Sunday.
w. d. Herrick has been drawn to
serve as juror at this term of court at
Manchester
Mrs .Alonzo Butler and two children
of Manchester Center, are at John
lifts for some time.
Schol has closed for the summer
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-11-09

A we'll attended impromptu dance
was gotten up by a party of young
folks residing in the immediate
vicinity of Langdon last Friday even
ing, held in the l. o. O. F. hall.
Mrs. M. I. Forkner, accompanied
by her little son and daughter, left
Monday for a visit of a month at
Roundup, Mont, at the home of her
father and sister, Miss Bessie Braith-
waite.
Last week the Democrat overlooked
mention of the wedding on the Both
ult., at St. Alphonsus church, in this
city. of Mr.. Stanley Loreth and Miss
Annie Petre. The groom has for the
past three years farmed the land
owned by John Maybe, north of Osna-
brock, while his bride has quite an
acquaintance among the young people
of Langdon and vicinity.
Buy your school supplies at the,
Democrat office.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-11-09
DrS. Smith & Hughes
DENTISTS
OFFICE Hours: Every Day Except
Sunday: From 9 to FL to6
Donovan Block

Mrs. Stable and daughter, Miss Con-
stance, have returned to their home
in Langdon during the week from a
visit of a month with several of their
relatives and friends at points in
Walsh county. Miss Celestine Stable,
who accompanied her mother and sis
ter when they left here is attending
the state normal taking an advanced
teachers course at Mayville.
G. w. Buckingham completed the
brick work on his Langdon contracts
last week and with his bricklayers,
excepting those engaged in work on
the Great Northern hotel for Mr.. A.
O. Void, left Saturday, returning to
Grand Forks. Contractor Bucking-
ham still has ~plasterers, carpenters
and painters working on the Winter
block, and the new auditorium build.
ing, both of which are now completed
with the exception of the inside work.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-11-09

j.. B. Boyd returned on Thursday
from his business trip east.
Talk with T. E. Burke, Schulke
Block. First door upstairs. Phone ~
Prof. Knoche, of the Mt. Carmel
school, was a visitor in the city with
friends election day.
Miss Belle Mcknight passed through
the city from Hannah on Fridays
afternoon train enroute to Kenmare,
N. D. for a short visit with friends.
DR.. Charles Porter was a Calvin
visitor in the city Tuesday, taking
the afternoon train to Grand Forks to
attend to business and professional
matters.
Jas. Gordon MCLAUGHLIN and bride
were arrivals Monday returning from
their wedding trip which included
Winnipeg and points across the Cana
dian border.
Mrs. John Robertson, of Hannah,
was a passenger down the line Satur-
day and is making a visit of a few
days at the home of her mother, Mrs.
Jennings, of Stilwell.
D. j. McKinnon, one of the we'll
known pioneer residents of Olga
township, was here Saturday, tram
sacting business, coming to the county
seat by the way of Milton.
DR.. w. w. Scott, for the past thir-
ty years a resident of Walhalla, has
since the first of the month left with
his family to locate in the Peace Riv-
err country of the Province of Alberta.
j.. N. Arson, who has been operat-
ing a restaurant at the old Farmers
Home since moving to the city from
Alsen, has this week opened up new
quarters in the front part of the New
Columbia.
Miss Mile Terrett left Saturday,
returning to her home at Grand Forks,
after a visit here of a week, during
which she was a guest at the H. D..
ALERT home with her friend, Miss
Daisy ALERT.
Earl MCLAUGHLIN is carrying his
arm in a sling as the result of a bad
fracture sustained Sunday, while
starting a car. Both bones in the
right arm are fractured between the
wrist and the elbow.
H. E. Windemuth, of the Langdon
meat market, took Fridays train tc
St. Paul, where he will investigate
into the shortage of a car shipment
of hogs that he recently sent to the
Twin Cities stock market.
John Ohlheiser was in the city Fri
day from Wales, closing a deal with
c. O. Rye, who is the purchaser OF
the residence property which Mr..
Ohlheiser for several years has owned
On the north end of Fifth street.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-11-09
T0Wey & KirkhaIn
PHYSICIANS and SURGEONS
LangdOn, N. Oak,

The annual federation meeting of
the Langdon woman's club will take
the place of the regular program, to
be held at the home of Mrs. H. D..
ALERT on Tuesday AFTERNOON of next
week the 18th inst. At this meeting
Miss Topping, of Fargo, will be the
guest of the club. 1t is hoped there
will be a large attendance of club
members Tuesday afternoon.
Attorney Joseph M. Cleary, a form.
err law practitioner in this city, for
the past couple of years located at
Williston, covered an itinerary under
the direction of the democratic state
central committee through the western
part of the state during the last
month of the falls campaign. 1t is
noted that Attorney Cleary completed
his schedule of dates at Rolla on Sat-
urday evening.
Rev. Drew was here a couple of
days the fore part of the week to
conduct services at the Episcopal
church here. 1T is understood that
there is a likelihood of the vacancy
in the rectory of the Episcopal church
at Grand Forks, occasioned by the
removal from the state of Rev. Burle.
son, being offered to Rev. Drew. If
such should prove to be the case it
would be greatly regretted by both
his pa%rishioners here and at Lakota.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-11-09

Mrs. VIM. Stevenson spent part of
last week at Kaleida, Man., visiting
the home of her mother, Mrs. N.
Morrison.
H. G.. Lykken, city engineer at
Grand Forks, was in the city last
Thursday looking ver the PROCESS
being made in the alterations on the
opera house block.
Albert Drury and Tony Backus
are two Langdon hunters, who were
successful in bringing home a bag of
wild geese as the result of a days
hunt at Rush Lake this week.
Congressman H. T. Helgesen was
in the city Monday between trains,
but did not stay over to make a pol
itical address at the court house dur
ing the afternoon as had been an
nounced.
Joseph Power, the right bower of
Register of Deeds McGauvran's office
at the court house, left on Tuesdays
train for Fargo, where he has been
recalled for duty as a juror in the U.
S. federal court.
Walter Hunter, who is a Langdon
student at the state agricultural col,
]ege at Fargo, and also attending a
business college in that city, came up
Friday for a visit with the family
enthusiastically remained over to cast
his maiden vote.
D. H. Mcmillan was among the
home coming crowd Of Langdonites
here Tuesday to cast their ballot; also
spending some time in looking after
improvements he is having made or
one of his farms in the immediate
vicinity of Langdon this fall.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-11-09
Today's wheat--$1. 50.

~
Turkey raffles are now all the go.
Make a note of it, there are only
thirty-eight more shopping days on
the 1916 calendar before Christmas.
Thanksgiving day will be here two
weeks from today and in less than
seven weeks Christmas will be around
again.
Herman Michlink disposed of his
threshing outfit before leaving for
Littlefield, Texas, to Henry Tabert,
of Munich.
The Hannah Moon gave its hearty
endorsement favoring the County
Agricultural Agent question at
Tuesdays election.
The November examination of APP.
plicants for teachers certificates is
being held in this city and at Munich
this week, the examination opening
today and closing tomorrow.
A new U. S. customs officer has
been assigned to the POI is of entry at
Mowbray and Windygates, to succeed
Collector Geo. Barcelo, who was com.
PEELED to resign owing to failing
health.
Langdon won another foot ball
game easily Saturday afternoon, when
the boys of the high school eleven
met and defeated Drayton by a score
of 6S to 0. This makes two games
won and one lost 80 far this season.
w. E. Lowman, formerly in the
employ of A. A. Scott in the Hannah
hotel, is a corporal in the 243rd bat
TALON of the Canadian volunteers at
Camp Hughes, and is expecting to
leave Brandon, Man., for the overseas
fighting front about December LIST.
S. j. A. Boyd, down from Hannah
on Saturday to attend the meeting of
graded and high school teachers,
stated there was still some threshing
being done in that part of the county,
crops that were caught by the heavy
snow fall during the early part of
October.
The finishing touch was put on the
improvements at the court house last
week, when the painters gilded the
sign on the front of the building.
The Job is one which as now COM
pleted, reflects greatly to the credit
of the board of county commissioners,
who practically have given the tax
payers a new court house at a mini
mum of cost.
The Democrat is requested to make
announcement that there will be g
basket social and dance in the Hagan
school Of Elgin School district, Friday
evening of this''week, the 10th inst.
The proceeds of the evening go toward
the purchase of a Victrola for the
school. To all the people of the sur
rounding community a hearty invita-.
tion is extended.
A, H. Runge, who holds the APP
D0inCnenC OF SCaCe IRE warden unQeI
Governor Hanna. was here over Sun
day, coming up from Bismarck to in
vestigate more fully in to the Milton
fire of some little time ago.. The
claim is now being made by parties
of that town that they have a clue to
the identity of who started the fire
that threatened the devastation of the
entire business section of the town,
Among those who made the pilgrim
age to the county seat yesterday tc
learn the results Of the proceeding
days election were j. B. B%eauchamT
and Sam Cross, of Olga, Seward
Peterson, Of Wang, Jno, S, Gogin,
George McGauvran and Lyman C.
Smith, of Osnabrock, John Eagleson,
r. B. Laing and Richard Wand, o.
Milton. In fact the city was filled al
day with visitors from all over thu
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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-11-09

For farm loans at lowest rates see
Jas. G. Dickson.
Rev. Olszewski, of Wales, was
among the visitors in the city Tues
day evening to watch the election
returns as they came in from all
over the country.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-11-09


The Electric Theatre, under the
management of Morris Orton, gave
its opening performance Saturday
evening, when the house sold to full
capacity for both performances. 1t
has been running nightly since that
time with a good attendance.
The ladies of the Episcopal church
served lunch until midnight Tuesday
to those who were down town late to
hear election returns. They served
coffee and light lunch all the evening
to a large crowd in the ice cream
parlors at the ODER confectionery
store.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-11-09

Mrs. Ida Broderick, whose home on
Second street was destroyed by fire
about a month ago left on Mondays
train for New Richmond, Wis, where
she expects to spend most of the win
ter visiting relatives and friends.
For a mild easy action of the
bowels, try Doan's Regulets, a mod
ern laxative. Csc at all stores.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-11-09
A. o. WOLD

Chiropractor and Optometrist
Licensed to Practice in North
Dakota, Montana, Washington,
Oregon and California.
LANGDON, y. OAK.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-11-09
= Local Happenings &

COMING EVENTS
Nov. So-Thanksgivlng Day.
Nov. Election Day
Nov. 22-County Cavassing Board Meets
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-06-16
BUSINESS COLLEGE NOTES

Miss Addie Hughes of Bismarck
made us a brief visit Tuesday after
noon.
Mr.. Geo. Rooster was an interest
ed visitor last week. He expresses
his keen interest in business educa-
ton and informed us that he has a son
whom he will probably enroll next
September.
Mr.. Nicholas Kertz and sons, Joseph
and Leonard, of Bloomsdale, were in
terested visitors last Friday. They
were accompanied by Mr. C. M.
Drury.
Mr.. Earl McClintock of Cape Gil
rardeau was business visitor last
Saturday.
Shelly Logsdon, who has been work
ing temporarily for the st. Louis
Smelling and Refining Co., CT Mine
La Motto, has returned to complete
his course.
Miss frankie Hamilton left Monday
to accept position with G, w. Scog-
gin at Glover, Mo.
Clay Tullock finished the business
course on last Friday and departed for
his home at Bismarck. Mr.. Tullock
will remain at home during the sum-
mer and will take up the shorthand
course next fall.
The following students passed their
second shorthand test last week. Au-
gusta Lawrence, Vera Blankenship,
Lawrence Higgins, William O'Sulli-
van, VIM. Cook and John Govro; also
F. J. Kertz and Clyde Phillips passed
their second test in the shorthand de-
partment.
M. L. Kertz successfully passed his
third shorthand test last Friday in the
shorthand department
The Ozark baseball team went to
Ironton last Saturday and crossed bats
with the strong st. Paul's team of
that place. The Ozark boys returned
the victors by the top-heavy score of
Ia to 5.
The Ironton team came to Farm
ington yesterday and the result was
victory for Farmington-8-2
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-06-16
TUNNEL

Among those who attended the pic.
mic at Wales Mines from here were
Mr., and Mrs. F. H. Millen, Mrs. Lulu
and little Oma Dryden, Mrs. Henry
Grimshaw, Miss Ethel Smith, Miss
Edan Boyle, Mr.. and Mrs. Will Wal
lace, Mrs. Henry Thurman, Eugene
Hansbrough, Earl Hammock, Lee
Hammock, Chas. Grimshaw, Fentor
Thurman, Tom Nash, Geo. Snead and
little Wyman Pigg.
Geo. Thurman and family of Flat
River spent Sunday evening with his
parents at Silver Springs.
Willis Stephens of Flat River Wis
tied r. Boyle here Sunday evening.
Miss Edna Boyle is spending this
week with her aunt in Flat River.
Frank Carter and family, Misses Lee
ona and Pearl Carter, Mrs. E. A. Dry
den, and f. H. Millen spent Sunday
evening and Monday with Cleye Car
ter at Vineland, Mo.
Jess Woolem of St. Louis is visit
ing his father and mother near here
this week.
Mrs. Mae Wommack and children
are spending this week with her bro
Their and sisters at Vineland.
Chas. Grimshaw spent Sunday eve
ming with friends at Silver Springs.
F. H. Millen made business TRIP
to Pennington one day last week.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-06-16
Billy Ragsdale, of Route 8 last Sun

Billy Ragsdale, of Route 3 last Sun
day.
There will be services at the Avon
Baptist Church next Sunday. Every
body is cordially invited to attend,
Emmett Boyd spent Monday night
at the bedside of his father, Joseph
Boyd.
John Huffstutler of the Stave Fac
tory was seen in this town last Sat
urday.
There will be basket dinner at the
Union Church at Coffman next Sun
day. Everyone come and help enjoy
this meeting.
Mrs. A. C. Wade was an Avon WIS.,
itor Monday.
Herbert Stockley was a Pennington
visitor the latter part of last week.
Misses Alvena and Annie Vogt and
Martha Herman have returned to their
homes, after spending the past winter
at Shutdown, where they received
their first communion i'm the Catholic
Church last Sunday.
Owing to the large amount Of rain
which we have experienced the past
two weeks, it has made it impossible
for the farmers to cultivate their
crops as they should. Although the
local showers have been very beneh-
cial to the oats and grass, which have
up to recent date proven to be q great
shortage in each, but we are glad to
say they are showing up much better
al This time.
VIM Shaw Of Libertyville passed
through our town the first of the week.
James Beard Of Pennington trans
acted business in this vicinity the
first of the week.
Miss Irene Ellis of near Avon is
visiting relatives at Fredaricktown
at this writing,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-06-16

J. A. Wampler and family of this
place.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. t. Harter and
children of Oak Grove spent Saturday
and Sunday with relatives in Farm
ington.
Noah Wampler spent Sunday with
Orvall and J. c. Harter.
Last Monday afternoon Misses En-
ma Bowling, Viola Harter, Irene,
Ada, Beulah, Reva and Hazel Wamp-
Ter went to the mill pond and the old
mines above the mill pond. All re-
port fine time.
The school board meeting which was
held at Oak Grove school house last
Saturday afternoon to vote on free
text books was attended by few. The
free text books proposition carried,
and now the Oak Gorve school will
be furnished with free books up to
the fourth grade.
Antoine Beiser and Miss Rosa Banks
of this community were united in
marriage on last Monday. Mr.. and
Mrs. Beiser will live on their farm
about nine miles east of Pennington.
The groom is a son of Mr.. and Mrs.
BARLEY Beiser, we'll respected and
progressive farmer of this place. The
bride is daughter. of Mr.. and Mrs.
Andrew Banks of Pine Grove com
munity. The people of this community
wish Mr.. and Mrs. Beiser prosperity
and happiness.
Those who spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. John Wampler and family
were Mrs. Laura Nelson and sons,
Leo and Willard, and Mrs. Eliza Ham
mors and children.
Harlan Boyling of near Farming
ton spent Saturday and Sunday with
Mr.. G. w. Smith and family.
The rain on last Sunday morning
prevented church services at Pleas
ant Hill. Perhaps it will not rain
next church day.
If you want to read good news,
you will find it in The Times
Mrs. Lloyd Smith of Pennington
spent Saturday and Sunday with rel
atives of this community
The free text books proposition was
voted down at the Madison school on
last Saturday afternoon.
Thos. Parks of Pennington is work
! ing on his farm in this neighborhood
| this week.
The roads of this community are
needing dragging. Everyone should
take interest in the roads around his
property and drag it after these little
showers. If every one would do this,
no one would have it all to do, and the
| roads would be better.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-06-16
AVON

Plenty of rain the past week.
Those who were belfast with the
measles are up again.
c. A. Rodgers of Blythesville, Ark,
is visiting at the home of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. l.. Rodgers, of this
place.
Pr. W. Huffstutler of this place
spent Saturday night with home folks
at Fredericktown.
On last Saturday Robert Danieley
and family moved into their newly
erected dwelling on their farm chat
Mr., Danieley recently purchased from
Emmett Boyd.
Mr.. Russell Of Pennington was q
business visitor in this community
Tuesday.
Paul Price Of ST. Louis, who is rep
resenting the International Harvester
Co., visited on last Friday and Sat
urday at the home Of his brother, H.
S. Price, and family,
Misses Sallie and Mamie Miller
spent the first of the week visiting
their sister, Mrs Anderson Adams,
of New Church.
Mrs. Clinton Stockley and Miss
Ruth Groat were visitors in this com
munity last Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Govereau
and daughter, Miss Ida, Of Coffman,
visited relatives near Avon Sunday.
Joseph Boyd Of near Coffman is
seriously i'll at this writing.
Abram Smith called on his friend,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-06-16
PRIMROSE

Charley Lawson attended the moon
light picnic given by the Vale Mines
Local No. 1853 F. +. and C. U. of A.
at Vale Mines last Saturday night.
Mr.. King was a Bonnie Terre visit
or Saturday.
Miss Nellie Moon was a guest al
the home of VIM. Rawson one morning
last week.
Richard Blackwell of near MelzC
transacted business in Bonnie Terrt
Friday.
Mr.. Krowdinger Of near DeSotC
was in Bonnie Terre Saturday.
Those who were entertained at the
home of VIM. A. Moon Sunday were
Miss Beulah Moon, Messrs. Lawtor
Crossman and Firmin Moon.
Ellis Moon was a Bonnie Terre Wis.
itor one day last week
We have been having some rainy
weather.
Miss Bulah Moon was a guest al
the home of her grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. Samuel Whittier, Saturday
evening.
Miss Nellie Moon was a Melzo Wis
itor Saturday morning,
Mr.. Balmer of near DcSoto was in
Bonnie Terre Saturday
Charley Blackwell and family Of
Bonnie Tere motored out here Sat
urday evening,
Herman Lawson ard Manuel Moses
were Melzo visitors Sunday morning
B, Y. p. U. was not very well at
tended last Sunday night, owing to
the rain Charley Lawson was lead
err. Miss Nellie Moon will be leader
next Sunday night.
Crops are looking fine in this vicin-
ity.