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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-10-26
4 LETTER FROM HAVERTY

William Haverty, one of the fami
liar faces Of late years not seen around
Langdon, but who ranked among the
more popular of those who gave a
genial touch of sunshine to life in
Langdon in the early days, writes the
Democrat greetings of substantial
kind from Shaunovan, Sask., where
himself and family have been located
since leaving here At the close of
his letter, after asking to be remem.
bered to ali enquiring friends Billy
says: Keep up the good work for
President Wilson; he will keep you
out of the worlds war; Canadians
have before them evidences of what
the war really means to nation that
has become involved in its accompany
ing loss of life and business depres.
sion.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-10-26
SENATOR HANSBOR0UGH
WILL TOUR The COUNTY
Itinerary of Three Day Speaking
Tour Of Cavalier County Dur
the Coming Week

Senator H. G. Hansborougll, who
since the opening Of this fall's cam
paign has been taking an active part
in the candidacy in this state for the
reelection of President Wilson is bill
ed for an itinerar Of dates covering
Monday and Tuesday, October 3Oth
and 3lst, in this county. Senator
Hansbrough, although for eighteen
years in the United Safes senate from
North Dakota as a representative of
the republican party is in the cam
paign of this fall one of the most ac-
tive standard bearers for the re. cleo
tion of President Wilson, recognizing
the great Importance of the present
administration having control of the
country. His dates for this county
are scheduled as folows:
Monday, October 30th.
Milton-2: 100 in the afternoon.
Langdon-S:OO in the evening.
Tuesday, October 31st.
Wales-2 100 in the afternoon.
Hannah-8 100 in the evening.
Wednesday, November lst.
Calvin-lO 100 in the forenoon.
Clyde 100 in the afternoon.
Munich-8:O0 in the evening.
All Of these meetings are Of sucl
a character that all people who ar,
alive to the isSuaa "a involva6 /,
this falls campaign cannot afford t.
miss hearing. There is an especial in
vitation extended to the ladies TO at
tend all Of these meetings.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-10-26
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH NOTES
Providence permitting services w

Providence permitting services will
be held at Mazda and Stilwell on
Sunday, October 29th. 1t is hoped
that we may in the near future
hold the special services which were
interrupted by the weather at both
Dresden and Stilwell.
The offering at the Langdon church
on Sunday morning will be for the
starving children of Armenia. This
is in harmony with the proclamation
of the president and should have been
made last Sunday. Any who may
desire to have funds forwarded for
this cause and who may not be able
to attend these services may hand
their offerings to Mr.. Hibbard as
some have already done and it will be
forwarded promptly. This gift must
be something extra and not to interfel
with the regular obligations of the
church in it's local and general ben.
evolent work.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-10-26

by side now more than thirty years.
A deep worn path connects our homes.
This is the way with all our neigh
bors, paths lead from house to house.
Mrs. Mcdonald deplores the fact
that the greater hustle and hurry "a
our present day life has largely done-
away with this simple sociability eff
country life which meant so much in
her life. No one now seems to have
, time for just quiet enjoyment. The
McDonalds many years ago built &
! very pleasant comfortable home but
her description of their first humble
home in Cavalier county is interest
ing.
'Our first home was sod shanty.
1t was built from poplar poles brought
from the woods many miles away, and
prairie sod The roof was of the same
material. The poles were inside to
keep the sods from falling in. The
size was twelve by sixteen. The only
lumber used was in the floor and ON
the window and door framse. 1t was
too warm for comfort even in this
country. Our furniture was mostly
what we made from lumber-a long
table with bench for each side.
Four hunks were necessary as there
were eleven in the family, before we
left that house. Three of our children
were born there
Her appreciation of this humble
home and her kind neighbors and
friends should be heard first hand. In
her strong scottish dialect she tells Of
going to visit tasty neighbor,
who had the same sort of a house, bue
things looked better to her than she
could make them look at her house
} although she used a lot Of print MAX
ing curtains to screen Off her beds,
and had also used a lot of white cot.
ton for curtains, not to put before the
windows but above them on the wall
to persuade the eye that the window
was a real one, full size, and not q
half sash, nailed in, proof alike
> dSclilSO Solo NSilliidLiOil. OEc
thing, however, she did not discover
on this yisit, the wa]ls had been plas-
; tered withw.hit clay which kept the
' rain from washing the mud off the
= walls and roof on to the floor, and
also kept the dirt from sitting in an
, dry days. More than all these ad-
vantages, it was white and hard al
: most like plaster and made the place
r look so nice. Her reward for prais-
ing the decoration of the walls was
) very real, Mr.. Laybourn, the kind
neighbor, who had mastered the stuc-
co art came at once and did for her
i. his very best work.
h Mrs. Mcdonald is not inclined tc
e complain or emphasize the sad or dis
n couraging things and when asked If
9 life had not been rather hard left q
widow as she was with her large fam
n lily to care for and educate so far from
e institutions Of higher learning:
"Oh! no. was her reply, II have
h good children. They all tried to do
d their best,'' and with sad eyes she
!. turned to me and said, 1t is just the
lonliness for him. The children are
e all good to me but he was my own
: company. He took me with him when
: ever he could. He never wanted tc
leave me alone. l must be always
). going somewhere or having some one
e Continued on Eighth Page.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-10-26
WEDDING AT MT. CARMEL

An interesting wedding of the week
occurred Tuesday forenoon at the
Church of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel,
when half past nine o'cock in the
forenoon Rev. Father Bernard SOL
emnized the rites of the Catholic
church uniting Mr.. Jos. Metzger and
Miss Bernedette Schneider, the two
contracting parties representing two
of the best known families of the
Mt. Carmel settlement. There was
quite gathering of the neighbors
and immediate friends present to wit.
ness the ceremony. The home of the
young couple will be on a farm Of }.
D. Fischer, located west of Mt.
Carmel.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-10-26
'''fE} 4s2 County, |:!.!:!.!!

For farm loans at loves. rates see
Jas. g. Dickson.
a new auto garage and repair shop
is being opened up at Milton this fall
oy ]. M. Arnold.
E. j. Moen was called from Osna-
brock to Grand Forks during the week
by news of the illness of his son.
w. S. Duncan, a former we'll
knowa Calvin resident is this fall
opening a new restaurant at Milton.
The first victim of an accident on
the football field at Milton this fall
was Vincent Sweeney, who was rem
dered unconscious by kick from one
of the players, which he received or
the head.
The last issue of the Wales Pro.
gress states that Saturday of las,
week the home in Minnesota of r.
w. Schoonmaker, the former owner
of that paper six pound little daugh.
ter arrived
The Wahalla roller mill has com.
pleted the rebuilding of its new ligh1
and power plant which is all of fire
proof construction. 1t will operate
on an eighteen hour schedule, to be
increased to twenty four hours just as
soon as the business will warrant it.
Hon. Ole T. Axvig, whose legis.
lative aspirations were put away in
to cold storage at the time of the
June primaries is out in Saskatche-
wan looking after his Western Cana
da farm holdings instead of making
the rounds of the eighteenth legiela.
tive district looking for votes.
The Northern Dakota railroad com.
pany, which operates spur line run.
ming from the Great Northern at
Edinburg, to Concrete, holds it's an.
nual business meeting on Tuesday OF
next week. The Northern Dakota is
not exactly defunct line of railroad.
but is the next thing to it.
Across the line from Hannah, a
! Snowflake, Man., in the home O:
Oliver Taylor two deaths are report.
ed as having occurred in one day.
Mrs. Oliver Taylor and her infant
daughter, both having breathed thei!
last at about four o'clock in the af
ternoon on the 18th inst.
j. H. Gislason, for number OF
years past recognized as one of tn
progressive farmers in the vicinity O.
Milton, had a letter in the last ISSUE
of the Milton Globe advocating the
continuing of the work being done i,
this county under the direction Of
the county agents of the better farm
ing association. On the Olga farm o
Oliver Chaput the loss of barn b.
fire during the past week include'
eight head of horses, large quantit.
of feed, hay, etc. 1t was one of tn
heaviest farm property losses by fir
in the county this fall. The cause
of the Iire is unknown, and the los
is entirely uncovered by insurance.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-10-26
A Cavalier County
Isabel 'i's Mcdonald. By Old Settlers Story

Il was born in Shire Null, Scot
land in 1S4S. My parents were Neil
and Mary Campbell Mcleod. We
came to America in the year 1850,
when ! was but two years old. We
settled in the County of Grey, Town
ship OF Glenelg, Ontario l was the
eldest in a family of eight children
but so much value did my parents put
upon education that l was kegpt in
school until l was fifteen years old.
The school building was just one
room and poor at that but we were all
given a fair education for all that.
''We spoke Gaelic at home and
sometimes get lonesome for it now.
1t surely gives me great pleasure to
meet someone with whom | can con-
verse in Gaelic. Only three of my
family are living now, Mrs. James
McGilvery, on the Manitoulin Island,
Mrs. Thomas Davis and Mrs. Chester
Dies. of Toronto, Ontario.
Il married Neil Mcdonald in the
year 1873. We were very happy
with our family but, Of course, we
had some discouragements and trials
on the way and then he was taker
away. Two years after our marriage
we moved to the Manitoulin IslanC
to make a home for ourselves and ou,
little son, John. We got fifty acres
of land on Michae's Bay in Glover
Valley and there We lived until Oct
ober 1850. The Island was heavil,
wooded and the chief industry of the
people was lumber making, and lum
bering. Three were great many In
dlans when we went three, perhap
one.fourth the population. Five chill
dren We're born to as while we lives
on the Island. 1t was hard place t.
make living, and harder still, il
that country, to provide for their edu
cation.
''The Western fever was upon al
the people and some of our neighbor
We're preparing to 20 west. My hus
band joined with the rest in lookin
up conditions and places. They final
l.y all decided to come to North Dako
ia and Cavalier county. When m
people, at Glenelg, heard that W
were going west they did all the
could to prevent US from going. The
were afraid we, with our large fam
lily, might fare even worse in thi
] new uncivilized country On the otE
er hand our neighbors stood wishin
: Us to go with them and be togethe
2 making for ourselves homes in tn
4 new country. In the spring of lSS
quite party of men went, my hus
band among them, also John, Ricf
t ard, and David Hannah, Robert Lay
bourn, and others. The women wit
r their families came in October. TT
. Porter, and Abbot families came the
too. We travelled by boat as far {
Port Arthur, then by train via Winn
peg to Manitou, here we took teal
o and drove to Hannah, where we ha>
= since resided.
. The friendships of ourr you,
. were so strong that knowing of an O.
Glenelg school mate who with her hu
and was living near Hamilton, N. D
we wrote and persuaded them to con
on to the Mountain and join our settl'
ment. They Came aud got land b.
side ours. MIR. Beaton died SOM
, time ago but his widow, Mary M
Arther Beaton and l have lived sic
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-10-26
OLGA CORN CONTEST
AND INDUSTRIAL. EXHIBIT
Boys and Girls of Olga School Dis
trict Make Interesting Display
of Grown Products

The corn contest for this part of
the county was held at the Olga
school last Monday, the 18th inst.
Superintendent Reher and Deputy
Supt. S. j. A. Boyd were present as
also were Messrs Haw, Khrjstjanson
and Stewart, who were judges of the
exhibit of corn and potatoes.
The teacher of domestic science of
the Langdon city school, who judged
the exhibits in that line, gave very
good talk on bread making, which will
be of great assistance to those enter
ing the contest another year. Super.
intendent Reher in speaking of the
new requirements of an essay on the
work done in producing the exhibit, )"
being written by the boy or girl en-
tering the contest, pointed out the
benefit showing that it encouraged a
boy or girl who enters this contest to
take more interest in the work that
is being accomplished.
Mr.. Boyd gave very interesting
talk on how to spend those long win
ter evenings to the betterment Of the
mind and at the same time thorough.
ly enjoy the pastime.
Mr.. Khristjanson gave talk on
corn. This is subject that he has
often spoken on but which he always
manages to make new and interest
ing. MIR. Haw gave an instructive
talk on sheep and thru the courtesy
of Mr.. j. B. Beauchamp had fine
specimen of the Shropshire bred pres
ent in the school room so that even
the little fellows understood the
points brought out in Mr.. Haw's talk.
Mr.. Stewart, in his talk on corn
and potatoes made it very plain why
he gave more points to some exhibits
than to others, which to as seemed
equally good.
The pupils of the Olga school gave
a very interesting program for the en-
tertainment of their visitors.
The prizes were awarded as follows
Corn
lst-Mable Benson.
End Charles Sehrt.
3rd-Elmer Thompson.
Potatoes
lst-Marvin Rose.
2nd-Anna Beauchamp.
3rd-Amede Beauchamp.
Bread
1st-Ula Halliday.
2nd-Mable Benson.
3rd-Dora CharbonneaU.
Sewing
1st-Mable Benson.
2nd-Mable Benson.
3rd-Juliette Robillard.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-10-26

Many ills come from impure blood.
Can't have pure blood with faulty di.
gestion, lazy liver and sluggish
bowels, Burdick's Blood Bitters is
recommended for Strengthening the
stomach, Bowels and liver and puri-
flying the blood.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-10-26

Milton and Osnabrock are both
towns along this line that are having
dates for the university lecture course
during the winter months.
According to the reports of the Mil
ton Globe there is still considerable
threshing Of fax and other small grain
to be done in that part of the county.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-10-26

Osnabrock is offering for sale the
old school house building at an auc-
tion to be held Saturday Of this week.
Frank Delling has ripened in his
garden at Milton this fall mammoth
pumpkin that tipped the scale at 125
pounds. 1t is on exhibition at the
SWanlaW drugstore.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-10-26

The Webber brothers, vino have
recently disposed of their extensive
farming interests in the southwes-
tern part of the county near Alsen,
are removing to Montana this fall.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-10-26

Legal blanks Of all kinds for sale.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-25
MUST CLEAN UP MEXICO
Former President Taft Declares United
states Fns Conc Too l'nr
to Turn Back.
Especial to TIL rimcs-Dispatch.I

Especial to Thc rimcs-Dispatch.l
P~LAINFtELD. y. j., June 24.-For-
mer President William II. Taft to-
night declared that the United states
has gone too far in Mexico to turn
back. He characterized Mexico as an
"i~ntcrnat!onal nuisance" and declared
that 1t will take about three years to
clean Il up.
The address was delivered before a
ChautauQua assembly here. In intro
duc!ng tho subject OF Mexico, MIR. Taft
said he had not wanted war.
But we cannot have Mexico attack
ing our border and our citizens" he
went on. we must go on now"
He declared the problem to be prac-
tically the Same as tina which the
country accepted in taking over tho
Philippines, but expressed the belief
that ~paciflcation or the country is pos
sible. He said an army Of $50, 600 men
viii be required to carry out the task
effectively. This estimate was based.
he explained, ou reports military ex-
pcrts made to hin when he was Prcsi-
dent. War with Mexico had seemed
possible at that time.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-25
POLICEMAN BERTUCCI
ARRESTED ON WARRANT
rlninciOthcs officer Alleged 10 Have
"Curscd, Abused md Threatened"
IL. Ii. Johnson.

Policeman Louis Bertucci last night
underwent an experience he is in the
hahit of visiting upon others. He was
arrested. Captain G. \. Sherry, OF The
First Precinct Station. executed the
warrant on Bcrtucci, and the officer
was booked On the First Station books.
as is done with every alleged offender.
Bcrtucci was arrested on a warrant
sworn out by 4. ii. Johnson. who
charged the officer with cursinE, abus-
ing and threatening him. Magruder
Burke is named AS q witness in tho
warrant, and both men are expected
to appear in Police Court tomorrow
against the officer.
Bertucci. who has been working in
plainclothes in the First District for
some time. and who has been unusually
active in running down thieves and
other offenders with whom the police
have had to deal. was on his way to
Main Street Station yesterday morning
to start for williamsburg, where no
was TO take charge Of a prisoner for
the local police. when he found John
son and three negroes on q corner.
The officer said that he ordered John
son and he negroes to move. He did
not have time to see that they did 80,
but hurried on to the station. Whom
he returned yesterday afternoon he
was informed that Magistrate Gibbons
had issued n warrant for him at tho
instance of Johnson, and Captain
Sherry arrested him.
Bertucci's arrest is rather unique in
the annals Of the local department., it
being one OF the few instances which
even the older officers can remember
when a policeman has been arrsted.
The usual course is to file charges with
the Board of Police commissioners.
h deal with offenscs committed by
officers, instead of the cases being
taken before Justice Crutchfield.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-25

murder and conditions surrounding II,
charged violation of the prohibition
laws. w. Z. Byron. IL former police
man: William Il. Ewing. II plumber:
earl Bowers. William L.. McMullin and
Ed Spelcc were named in tho indict-
mcntS. All have been arrested.
Charles NJ. Nails, former circuit clerk
or Madison County, and Percy Brooks.
held In connection with the killing Of
Judge LawIcr. were named i'm two other
indictments. the names and charges in
the other indictments were withheld.
y special grand jury which invcsti-
gated alleged frauds In the election In
which Judge Lawlcr was reelected
over Ovcrton, to-day reported 121 true
DIS. The report was completed Il week
ago. but was withheld when II became
known that Judge Lawler's body had
been found.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-25
with Senator warren G. Harding, @

VI Oh
Ohio.
Efforts to get him to commit him
self on the Mexican situation failed,
lie said he did not want t be quoted
until after he has been formally noti-
fled of his nomination. This. Senator
Harding said. probably will TAXI place
about July -.
Justice Hughes to-day also conferred
with Governor Whitman after tho lat
ter a talked half an hour with
George w. Perkins. 1t was said MIR.
Perkins showed the Governor, Colonel
Rooscvelt's letter to the Progressives
which is said to be u strong indorsc-
ment Of Mr.. Hughes.
Tho new chairman Of the national
committee probably will be chosen
next week. The action of the Progress
sive National Committee may have
some bearing on the selection OF the
n
MIR. hughes spent n busy day at
headquarters, receiving many callers.
Late in the afternoon he left for
BridSchampton, l.. l., to spend Sun
day with his family.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-25
WILL MUSTER IN AvIATORS
National Gunrd.mcn at Newport S.v.
station To BE Sworn In To-
Morrow.

NEWPORT NEWS. VA. June "a
National Guardstmcn. studying aviation
at the Atlantic Coast A~cronautical g.,
ton here to-day were notified hv tho
government that an army officer Will
be here on Monday to swear them in,n
service in the United States uvip,-
corps. The students have been advised
by the Aero Club of America that 10
government Will take them to Gardoa
city. where they will complete tboir
course.
Captain Taylor, Of tho Connection,
state Guard. and Lieutenant Bagwou
of the Nebraska state Guard, complet.G
the course to-day. -Four others are duo
to take their tests on Monday
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-25

Will be closed the last day of this
north. so far as the sale Of the loose
loaf Is concerned and remain closed un-
til the crop now on tho hill is ready
for sale.
The Petersburg w~archousetnen and the
buyers on that market say they Will
Keep open house until tho las leaf in
their territory is sold. If il takes all
summer Tho sales on that market
iast week were rather slim. and ii may
DC mat the last leaf is not far away.
since the recent good rains came ana
soaked the earth most encouraging re-
ports OF the standing crop have reach
ed the warehousemen and other to-
bacco dealers. >
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-25
RARE OPERATIONS SUCCEED
Surgeons Graft 2SS square Inches of
Skin on Bnck Of Tcn-Year-
Old Girl.

NEW YORK. juno 2i.-Omcials of
the Methodist Episcopal Hospital, in
Brooklyn. to-day that sur
Eeons there have completed success
fully the grating Of 2SS square inches OF
skin on the back OF Pearl Gucrin. ten
years old. after a series of operations
continuing for moro than two years.
In rcscuinE her smaller sister from
n bonfire. Pearls own dress caught fire.
and her back was so blistered that vir-
tually all the skin had to he replaced.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-25
Forty Of Troopers
Not Accounted For

WASHINGTON. Juno 2l--Gcncrni
Funston reported to the WAR De-
P~hrtnient late tC-'ny that eleven
survivors Of tho Cnrriznt fight Ind
returned to General ~Pcrshing's line.
Sixteen were reported la have been
picked up by the nVnlry relief coi-
unn nnd seventeen to have been
captured ny the NrNicans. icnVinE
u~nnccountcd for, forty of tho eighty
four officers nnd men who were an
der Captain boyd.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-25
POSSES CLOSING IN ON MAN
BELIEVED TO BE OVERTON
lie Is Wanted In Connection with
Murder "f Judge Inwlcr ut
huntsville.

HUNTSVILLE, ALA. June 2i-
Shcrii!'s posses from two counties to-
night were closing in on a canchrake.
near tiuntcrSvillc. Ala. in which il was
reported late to-day Il man answering
IN" description Of D.. II. Ovcrton.
wanted in connection with the muruer
of lrohat Judge Lawlcr, is hiding.
Fly" Of the nine indictments returned
by the special grand jury, which to-
0av reported on its Investigation of tho
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-25
TO FIN
iNBtRU GAUGE
DE tTfiS

HogCOOD died June -a. 1915 WILLIAM
n. in TIE ,.st!eth year o: his
age, HC IS survived 10y his VIE. four chill
dren. three sisters ono brother.
Funeral YIN tab" rla." from his sisters
residence. Mrs. D. = l.0t"sXo. slI North
Tweuty-e!gh;n street, at $50 u Il SUNDAY
I~nterment
QUiNN-Dici. june -. at 10 a ~. al his
fathers residence. :i2o West Gary Street
PATRICK EENEST ~ his r.re year, son
OF Patrick J. ana EstcI!c Quinn
Funeral from tn. residence M
10 q. NJ iMl.rlncnt in 1T CalNnrM