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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-03-23
SOLD TH0RoUGHBREDs AT M1Nor

Messrs D. F. Mcdonald, C. R.
Faris and Ed. Evans we're among the
arrivals of Saturday, returning from
their trip to Minot where they attend.
ed the annual spring sale of the
North Dakota live stock association,
held last Thursday. The three gentle
men took to the sale with them car.
load of eleven head of pedigreed
Percheron horses, young stations and
brood mares, and found buyers for all
offers that gave them a profit over
the local market price that we'll re-
paid for the expense in making the
trip. There were thirty-six thorough
bred horses listed and sold at the sale
and it is no little credit to local
breeders that one third of the number
were from Cavalier county. The sale
was conducted by U. L. Burdick, now
located at Williston, -and recognized
as one of the leading horsemen Of the
western partqof> the state.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-03-23
OLD MILTON SCOTCRMAN
RESPONDS TO SUMMONS
jGhn SwanEaw Pioneer Old Resident Called
Suddenly on Tuesday

A telephone message was received
Tuesday forenoon from Milton report
ING the passing from this life of Hon.
J...n Swaniaw, one of the recognized
old pioneers OF the early days of the
southeastern part of Cavalier county.
Mr. Swanlaw numbered among the
first who helped to settle the eastern
tier Of township, Of the south half of
this county back in the early SOS
ard in addition to being highly
thought OF in his home community
was we'll known over the county
among the old timers. He was one
of those who upwards of twenty years
ago founded the Cavalier county Gale
donian society and in the gatherings
of the clans at the celebrations from
now on will be sadly missed. Of late
years he has been ageing fast and the
past winter has n ade considerable in
roads in his heretofore general good
health. Deceased is mourned by a
widow and grown family of sons and
daughters, whose sorrow and bereave-
ment will be somewhat diminished by
the knowledge that the stalwart old
Scotchman, who as father and husband
had braved the hardships of the early
frontier days, has gone to the grave
with record as man whose whole
life was unsullied by a single act of
wrong to his fellowman. The ranks
of the old timers of this county are
being rapidly thinned out by the hand
of death and it is up to the youth Of
the rising generation to make good
and follow in the footsteps Of their
forebearers.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-03-23
NON-PAnTISAN LEAGUE
COUNTY CONVENTION
Many Leaguers Held Star Chamber
Session Thursday Afternoon at
the Court House

The county convention of the nom
partisan league in Cavalier county
was held last Thursday afternoon in
the court room at the court house.
The representation is stated as being
one that had a delegate present from
thirty-one OF the forty odd voting
precincts Of the county. The conven-
tion was conducted and in charge of
an organizer from the headquarters of
the league at Fargo and none but
duly accredited precinct delegates
were given admittance to the conven-
tion. From the outside it is learned
that the plans discussed and adopted
at Thursday afternoon convention
will confine the leagues campaign
attention, in so far as local matters
go, to what the non-partisan league
considers as suitable legislative tim
ber for staue senator and two repre-.
sentatives from the Eighteenth dis
trict, and that pretty general under
standing has been arrived at though
no official announcement will be made
until the leagues state convention is
held at Fargo, on March 31st and
April lst.
This county will have three dele
gates at the Fargo convention and
from information gained the men on
whom this honor falls are the ones
who the county convention have
pr actically decided to give their en-
dorsement on the legislative ticket.
That their past political atfiliation has
been with the republican party is also
admitted, but our informant was not
able to state how entangling and per-
picking the requirements of non-par-
tisan political planks would conflict
with the candidates prior ideas Of
political liberty. None but a pro-
gressive republican of the most pro-
nounced type is likely to fill the bill.
1t is stated on and after the state
convention at Fargo the non-partisan
league will be in position to play
its political cards face up on the
table. At the present time the league
claims voting strength in this county
of over 600 and growing daily.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-03-23

Pat Mulligan was among those Lard
up with the grippe during the past
week but is again out and around
after being confined to his bed several
days.
William Herricks and son, Fred
Herricks will be the joint owners of
a Ford touring car which they made
the purchase of yesterday at the
Ramage garage.
DR.. Judd II. Kirkham has been
down with quite severe attack of Ia
grippe for several days of the past
week but is now in shape SO as to be
around again in day or two.
Manager M. c. Campbell OF the
Langdon Elevator Co., announces that
the company is making arrangements
for the opening OF lumber yard this
spring in connection with their grain
buying business. They have secured
a site for the lumber yard and office
on lots south of the elevator.
Nat Crockett, who was one of the
graduates at the commencement en-.
ercises of the agricultural college at
Fargo within the past week, returned
on yesterdays train to his home north
of town, accompanied by his mother,
Mrs. N. G. Crockett, who went TO
Fargo to be present on the OCCASION
when her son received his diploma.
JOS. Michaiek has bills printed an
nouncing an auction sale of personal
property to be held Monday, Aprh
3rd, at his place three miles east and
one-half mile north of Langdon. Tbs
list of the property which Auctioneer
Wienecke will offer at this sale in
cludes a choice herd OF we'll breta
milch cows, heifers and young cattle,
together with a two year old Short
horn bull. There are also nine head
Of desirable young farm horses and a
complement of farm machinery, an
in good order Mr. Michalek hasn't
quit farming, but this spring has
decided 10 farm OH smaller scaae.
The sale is a large one and is set to
commence at noon. 1t will pay any
one in want OF farm horses, stock or
machinery to look over the property
listed for the Michalek sale on Mon
day, April 3rd.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-03-23
BANKS OF LANGDON SHOW
over MILLION DEPOSITS
Our Three Banks Hold 81. .1o1, ,s12
Deposits According to Cali State
ments of March 9TH

Figures in the aggregate of Lang.
don's three banks, in their call state
ments under date of March 7th, make
showing of growth over any tinan-
cial showing of past years that
indicate a community prosperity and
business condition that cannot other
wise than be taken as tiduciary
barometer reading that means muct.
for both the city of Langdon and its
surrounding neighborhood of which
we can lay claim to being e trade
center.
The total resources of the three
banks on the date of the call state
ments are shown as amounting to
81, 3S4, O34. 81, while the aggregate
deposits on the same date were
81, l61, S12. So, exceeding the million
dollar mark for this important item
in their statements for the first time
in history, and by quite a good sized
margin at that. Another interesting
feature that is shown is the important
one of loans and discounts, indicative
in a large degree of the volume of
business that the banks are transact
ing This is $SS4, 259. SO and the
readiness of any of the banks to res
pond to calls for funds at any time is
she wn by the fact that the item of
available cash at the time the cal!
was made amounted to 1887, 545. 72.
To give d similar illustration of to
what extent the whole people of
Cavalier county are enjoying this
measure of prosperity which gives to
both business and farming interests
such an optomistic view only requires
the time and compilation of the
twanty-four banks of the county, had
we time and opportunity to do so.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-03-23
GRAIN MARKET
Corrected Every Thursday Forenoo

School tablets at the Democrat
office.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-03-23
MAYOR POWER ENDORSED
WITH A HEAVY MAJORITY
Won by a Two to One Vote-First
Ward pattle Ground Of a Hot
Scrap for Alderman

Tuesdays election brought out
total vote of 24O in the three wards,
being quit creditable percentage of
the 275 names that had been placed
on the list of voters by the board of
registration at its two sessions held
prior to the election. Politically the
returns, 100 republican and ITO dem
ocratic ballots showed the city to be
more evenly divided on party lines
than has been the case in many years.
The mayoralty contest, in which
the candidates were Acting Mayor,
Jno j. Power and Attorney Geo. M.
Price did not appear to be the center
of interest in the municipal side of
the days doings so much as did the
candidacy between DR.. Tom Smith
and A. O. Void for alderman of the
First Ward in which the count showed
Smith having 81 votes to his oppon-
ents 80. Mayor Powers endorsement,
two to one vote practically in every
ward, was a handsome one of the sat-
isfaction his past record makes since
taking seat on the council 1t is,
however, no reflection upon the popu-
larity of Attorney Price, who had
been selected as his opponent, as the
latter made no personal candidacy for
the mayorship. In both the First
and Second wards the party line is
quite closely drawn the First having
cast 48 republican and 46 democratic
ballots and the Second AZ republican
and 43 democratic. In the Third the
republicans voted 80 ballots to 21
democratic.
The vote by wards between Power
and Price for mayor is as follows
Power 6l-5O-4l-152
Price 1884 10 76
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-03-23

polls. Politically the vote was 10 to
Ii in favor of the republicans, of
whom LaFollette got 10 Of the party
vote. The democratic Ii votes gave
Breugger a, Perry 3 and Olson 8.
The following township ticket was
elected: Supervisor. Geo. 10th
speich; treasurer, Geo. Armstrong
assessor, VIM. MEME; clerk, Peter
Koehmstedt; justices, VIM. Marsh
and M. McEachren; constab]es, w.
Dohman and Russell Irwin.
Only sixteen voters went to the
polls in Elgin township Tuesday the
ballots at the presidential primaries
giving 8 votes to the democrats and
z to the republicans. Bruegger was
the choice for national committee
man by an 8 to I vote while on the
republican ballot LaFollette was a
strong favorite for presidential choice
over Estabrook. The township officers
elected were: Supervisor, John
Hagan: treasurer, j. P. Klodt; asses
sor, c. M. Johnson; clerk, l. N.
Kitchin. The only change in the
board being the retirement after
thirteen years of service as treasurer
of Anton Clodt, who since his removal
from the township to Langdon is no
longer eligible to hold the office.
Olga township was one of the
heaviest voting precincts in Cavalier
county at the election of Tuesday
and ninety-six ballots were handed
out to those who went to the polls.
Of these So were republicans and
about half that number, 81 democrats,
not too bad when the political COM
plexion of the precinct is considered.
The township officers are; Supervi.
so, Fred Brusseau; treasurer, j. B.
Beauchamp; assessor, Sam Cross
clerk, Noel Robillard; justice, Sam
Cross; constable, John E. Glover.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-03-23
ONLY A TWO-TH|RD VOTE
At TUESDAYS ELECTION
Republicans Strongly Favor Bob
LaFollette and Democrats Scrap
Over Committeeman

Incomplete returns of the election
held Tuesday have been received from
over the county up to the time Of go.
ing to press. On their face they show
that not more than two thirds of the
voters of the county went to the polls
and in the outlying precincts the per-
centage will fall much below this. Of
the republican ballots cast the presi-
Dental preference was decidedly in
favor of LaFollette, very light Es-
tabrook vote being cast and it would
seem that LaFollette will carry the
republican vote Of the state in a like
proportion On the democratic ballot
with President Wilson'S candidacy for
reelection unopposed interest was
centered in the candidacy of National
Committeeman John Bruegger and H.
Perry who is the choice of those op.
posing his reelection. In spite Of
the light vote out there is still an un-
certainty as to which Of these men
carry the county while over the state
the race is such close one that the
result will be in doubt for another
day or two, at present Perry has
a slight lead over Brugeger. Results
of the election in local matters come
from over the county as follows:
West Hope at its election Tuesday
named D. Patterson for the vacancy
on the board Of supervisors. For
treasurer, Joseph Schuler; ASSESSOR
C. F. Erickson; clerk, Robert Robert.
son; justices, Horton Row and Henry
Bergman; constables, Otto Olson and
William Field. In the presidential
primaries sixteen ballots were cast,
the vote for committeeman giving
Bruegger 8 and Perry 7.
Mt. Carmel precinct had turnout
of less than forty votes at the elec-
tion of Tuseday and the ballot cast by
party voters at the presidential prim-
ary was of about the normal democra-
tic majority and gave Bruegger the
plurality for committeeman over the
other two candidates. The election
of officers of the township for the en-
suing year resulted in the naming of
the following: Supervisor, Joseph
Ktoetsch; assessor. Peter Zettel
clerk, Peter Zette]; treasurer. John
Witzel; justices. j. P. BOSNIAN, and
ybs. Ridley; constables. Geo. Reid.
hammer and c. He'll.
Langdon townships vote at the
election of Tuesday resulted in SO
voters casting their ballot at the
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-03-23

Order your engraved cards at the
Democrat office.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-03-23

AN OsNABROCN JOB GRABBER

Editor ". j. Storie of the Ende-
pendent was here yesterday with the
returns of the election in 0s.lahroek,
at which thirty votes were cast,
twenty-five being republican ballots
and only eight democratic. The tEn-
dependent no doubt is able to get over
any feeling of being peeved by this
result seeing that he was elected to
three Offices on the village ticket and
for the ensuing year will serve as
clerk, assessor and justice OF the
peace. With the duties Of postmaster
and editor of the paper Friend Storte
would appear to have about all the
duties as a public officer that ono
individual can very we'll give proper
attention to. The new village board
of trustees is composed Of |. C. B.
Smith, H. A. Helgeson and Robert
Love.
Order your engraved cards at the
Democrat office.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-03-23
ADDITIONAL LOCAL

Andy Fite was here from Osnabrocli
for a short visit with his county seat
friends Friday.
Mrs. Jas. Wilkinson and children
went to Osnabrock On Saturdays
train, making a visit until Monday
there with friends and acquaintances.
Jno. S. Gogin was here yesterday
from Osabrock between trains being
the returning officer with the results
of Tuesdays election in Alma
township.
Frank Dew, who has been engaged
in farming in the western part of the
county near Clyde since leaving Lang
don some years ago, was here Friday
looking after business matters.
W. II. Syres, manager of the
Atlas Lumber Co. yard at this point,
is laid up with an attack of erysipe.
las that has confined him at home for
a greater part of the past week.
Attorney w. A. Mcintyre was here
for couple of days the end of the
week giving his Langdon business
affairs personal attention and return
ing 70 Grand Forks on Saturdays
train.
Miss Lucy a Gordon was among
the arrivals Friday, returning from
her trip to Winnipeg where she ac-
companied her father, w. B. Gordon,
who remained for stay of week or
ten days while under treatment of a
specialist for eye trouble.
B. Heating phoned in yesterday
from the farm having just observed
one OF the sure signs of an early
spring. !. was a gopher, that evil
IDENTIFY had not heard of the warfare
that the farmers of Cavalier county
have declared On the pesky little
creatures this season.
Sandy McFarlane, who has been as
far west az Vancouver, B. c., called
there several weeks ago by the illness
OF a brother, returned on Friday. He
reports a general depressed condition
Of business at all points along the
Pacific coast. the cause being attri-
buted to the war in Europe.
Andy Krien and VIII Heapy were
in Gown yesterday and let the contract
for an extensive line OF interior
changes and repairs needed in the
Clarke building which they open this
spring as an auto garage and repair
shop. They will also have the local
agency for the Studebaker line of
cars
News reaches the Democrat by
phone just before the time of going
to press of q box social, band concert
and entertainment to be given on
Tuesday of next week, March 18th,
by the members of the Moscow Water
loo band. The event is to be held
in the Peterson school house in Mos.
COW township, the proceeds going tc
the benefit of the band. Ladies who
attend are requested to bring baskets
with them.
Tonight the members Of the city
fire department have banquet anc
social session which ia to be held ir
the spacious dining room of the u
C. T. hotel. 1t isn't very often the
boys Of the fire department make uE
their mind to have a little social
time together and the plans for TO-
night will no doubt make up for any
past discrepancy along this line. The
menu for the spread will be the finest
the market affords and the orchestra
has been engaged to furnish the music.
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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-03-23
LANGDoN OLD TIMER GONE
In the Grand Forks Herald of Tu

In the Grand Forks Herald of Tues
day is noted the passing away of Prof.
Frank DeJudge, aged seventy-two
years, in hospital at Grafton. In
the years ago DeJudge was in the
restaurant business in Langdon and
was leader of the first band started
in this town. His reputation as q
musician, specializing as slide trom-
bone soloist, was known over the
entire northwest. OF late years he
has been conducting a. music store at
Grafton. -.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-03-23
l'''52t si4t School ctlI!
o'' NOTES
Boys win 25 to 3


Girls tie II to l2
The Langdon boys of the Junior
high school put up a thrilling game
of basketball with the Park River
boys last Friday night. The score
being rs to 3. The three points
being made from the foul line.
Although the score was very much
one sided it was interesting to watch
our boys outclass their opponents in
every department of the game. They
displayed some good team work and
accurate basket shooting. 1t is en-.
couraging to see what a little extra
training and coaching will do for the
young boys
Washington Journal., 1916-05-26
9iertes aapiteI.

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aus lansem, bleiernem S9laf er>
nodte. eri9ienen ibm Die @rlebnihe
Der lebtsn. Na4t pie elm ipirrer
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re4t unb itiibte Den i4mer5snOen
&opf in Die 9dnbe.
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loren bate, fam ibm almdbli9 in
grinnerung, ober piepiel = on men
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&iibel eistoltes WaHer iiber ben
aopf unb ObertOrper gieBen. pus
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Soilette, bereitete ii9 auf Der tleinen
@iener Mai9ine cine Sahe ftarttn
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Washington Journal., 1916-05-26

Sn Den panif9en @pmna.
fen iperbsn bic Jd4er ni9t nebsneins
amber, ionoern matchmaker sslebrt.
allo CRIT nur 2atein. bann nur @eos
metric uip.
Cheyenne record., 1916-03-30
Notice of Stockholders
Meeting.
Cheyenne Wells, Colorado,

Cheyenne Wells, Colorado,
March 20, 1916.
Notice is hereby given that the
annual meeting of the Stock
holders of the Cheyenne County
Fair Association will be held at
the Court House in the town of
Cheyenne Wells. on Tuesday,
April 11th, 1916, at 2 o'clock p m
All stockholders and others inter
ested in said Association are ur-
gently requested to be present,
business of the utmost impor-
tance to be transacted.
]. w. Adams, Pres.
Chas. C. Turner. Sec. So st
Cheyenne record., 1916-03-30

NOTICE-A meeting of the
Arapahoe Cemetery Association
is called to take place at the
Chapel Saturday April 9th at l
P. M. All members and others
interested are especially request
ed to be present. Business of
Importance demands our atten-
ton. w. E.. Williams. Sec-.
Cheyenne record., 1916-03-30

J.L. Keister and family. of
Medill. left on Monday nights
passenger train for Mo-, where
they expect to make their future
home, The RECORD will keep
them posted on things pertaining
to this country.
Cheyenne record., 1916-03-30

AS prairie fires are sprlnglng
up around us occasionally would
it not be good idea for our city
officers to see that a fire guard is
plowed and burned around our
town to protect it.
Cheyenne record., 1916-03-30

The C. |. c.. will give a supper
at the l. o. o. F. Hall Tuesday
April 4. 1915, for the benefit Of
the cemetery. Supper begins at
5P. M. M.tPlease bring the eatables
by 4P. M. Everybody invited.
Price Is cents.
Cheyenne record., 1916-03-30

FOR SALE-I still have a few
hundred pounds of home grown
Sweet Clover seed for sale at
SIS per hundred pounds can be
had ut my ranch. or at Wyants
lumber yard at Arapahoe,
M. V. Blood.
Cheyenne record., 1916-03-30

R. T. Cline, of Brandon, was
a caller at this office last Friday
and he informed US that he dis
posed of two more farms in the
Southeast part of the county last
week.
Cheyenne record., 1916-03-30

NOTICE-The party who TOOK
my stove and pipe out Of my
house on the south half sec. 32-
15-43 had better return it as he
is known, and save trouble.
Vim. Kennedy.
Cheyenne record., 1916-03-30

DR.. Nipps and assistant will
be in Arapahoe Tuesday April a.;
cheyenne Wells, Wednesday
April 5. Examination Free.
We don't realize how much our
teeth are worth until we have
lost them.
Cheyenne record., 1916-03-30
Limestone Phosphate
at Forlxer's

The Farmers Union will have
a picnic dinner Saturday April 8,
Each member is requested to in
vite a friend. Come and bring
we'll filled basket.
Cheyenne record., 1916-03-30

TAKEN UP-one stray pig at
the north Schultz ranch. Owner
can have same by proving prop
crty and paying for this notice.
Cheyenne record., 1916-03-30

Mrs. VIM McGinty, who was
operated on for stomach trouble,
some time ago, is improving
nicely anu will be able to return
home in 8 few weeks.
Cheyenne record., 1916-03-30

Mrs. Weir is going to Denver
this week tv attend the State
meeting of the County Super
intendertS
Cheyenne record., 1916-03-30

Our new press arrived Tues
day, and by the next issue we
hone to have larger payer.
Cheyenne record., 1916-03-30

Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Skinner,
of District No 7 were trading IN
Cheyenne Wells Monday.
Cheyenne record., 1916-03-30

Mrs. DeMunbrun who has
been suffering with her eyes
lately, is slowly improving,
Cheyenne record., 1916-03-30

This week we start out with
No. /. Vol. 5. of this paper.
Cheyenne record., 1916-03-30

The G. /. C. will meet with
Mrs. C O, Booth Friday March
:,lst. Everybody invited.
Cheyenne record., 1916-03-30
Lzke-Nu Furniture, Pianos
IS cents at Forker's

Call and see my new stock OF
Spring and Summer hats. MRS.
". Z. Counts
Cheyenne record., 1916-03-30

{. A. Rodman, of First View
was transacting business in Chey
eune Wells last Friday.
Cheyenne record., 1916-03-30

Miss Charlotte Abernathy. of
Araplhoe. was a pleasant caller
at this office last Friday.
Cheyenne record., 1916-03-30

How about your stock? kre-
so Dip an Zeneoleuzr, Forkers
Cheyenne record., 1916-03-30
Try DeNit's Laxative Cold
Tablets at Eoflzers.

Spring Rye for seed for sale
!. A. Jenkins. l tt
Cheyenne record., 1916-03-30
ROLL OF HONOR

The following parties have re-
newed their subscriptions to the
RECORD since our last issue:
Cheyenne record., 1916-03-30

J. L. Mousel, of First View,
was a Cheyenne Wells visitor
Tuesday,
Cheyenne record., 1916-03-30

3. A. Yoakum is assisting at
the Cheyenne County State
Bank this week.
Cheyenne record., 1916-03-30

Nelson-Rhoads Supreme quail
tv Candies are sold by the Royal
Restaurant. u
Cheyenne record., 1916-03-30

O. Garvil1. of First View was
Saturday business visitor IN
Cheyenne Wells.