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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-08-16
Plans Asked For
By City Council
Municipal System of Water.
works and Drainage AS
sumes Tangible Shape

The Langdon city council at its
special meeting Monday evening
went carefully and thorouly over the
working details of the plans for a
system of waterworks and sewerage
that has been under consideration
as a projected municipal improve
. ment for several months past.
Mayor Power, the aldermanic
board, &ad Langdon people in general
seem to concur in expressing satisfac.
tion in the fact that test wells put
down in various parts of the city and
its outskirts by Civil Engineer Ar
mold, have demonstrated that there is
an ample supply of first class pure
water available for this improvement
especially from the test we'll develop
ed OH the Dorva] hill.
The council before adjournment
Monday night decided to authorize
MIR. Arnold to draw set Of plans
and specifications for suitable sys.
tenn of waterworks and sewerage for
Langdon, the plaus to be laid before
the council at its regular September
monthly meeting. They figure this
to be the only way in which the mat.
ter can be properly laid before the
taxpayers of the city for their consid-
Grafton and approval. -
Other matters given consideration
by the council included an order for
the Chief of Police and the Street
Commissioner to place a wire fence
around the city park, which has been
seeded down with grass this summer.
Mayor Powers suggestion that a
night policeman be added to the force
during the harvest and threshing sea.
son wds also given the councils ap.
proval. The council also intimated
it's intention of demanding stricter
enforcement of the city ordinance
forbidding horses and stock running
at large. The newly organized Lang.
don Home Defence League was also
given assurance of support and CO.
y operation by the council in its effort
TO control the labor problem locally.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-08-16

James Moritz, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
August Moritz, of Dresden, is one of
the cornet players in the newly or.
ganized Langdon band. There are two
changes also that have been made in
the bands Instrumentation during the
. week. Harold Mausten has changed
from the snare drum to the slide
trombone and Wilfred Harrington has
been transferred to the snare drum
and traps.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-08-16
Only I|wenty-Six
In Roll Of Honor
Many Claim Exemption From
Draft After Passing the
Physical Examination
:.
HONOR ROLL

Theo Week, Easily
Konrad Mann, Langdon
Anton A. Rose, Langdon
John l.. Brown Alsen
Lemuel Wells, Gallo
John V. Fowler, Munich
Leon Earl Nelson, Osnabrock
Sam Jack Zimiak, Langdon
Ralph E. A. LeBrun, Langdon
Roy w. Baumaun, Munich
Julius Kowlaski, Munich
John S. Johnson, Wang
Frank Sheehan. Homen
John A. Templeton, Hannah
Joseph Dahl, Osnabrock
Harold S. Snyder, Munich
Irwin B. Paulson, Gallo
Jacob Regner, Langdon
liver Dalen, Nekoma
Lauritz Gunderson,. Langdon
John O. Amundrud, Union
Charles F. Hyatt, Iona
Martin l.. Nelson, Milton
Wilhelm OVERLY, Langdon
Sidney A. Peterson, Mona
Carney l.. Mausten, Langdon
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-08-16

DR.. Gustafson, of Milton, was
here from that town the latter art of
the week assisting DR.. Mcqueen with
the task of making a physical exami.
nation of the 244 men called up by
the exemption board for the selec-
tive draft.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-08-16

Miss N. H. Craig, beauty special
ist of the Harmony laboratories of
Boston, will be at our store from
August Goth to 25th. Appointments
can be made by calling at the drug
store or phone 100. H E. Close &
Co. 5t2
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-08-16

Mrs. Bernard Hulstrand took yes
terday's afternoon train for Osna-
brock, intending to spend the balance
of the week there with friends.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-01-06
NATIONAL TURNER'S HOPE TO
BREAK RIVERSIDES STREAK

To those who are acquainted with
the reputation Of the National Turn
ers, holders Of the state professional
title, it would seem as IL the River
sides are bound to have a dent placed
in their big winning streak next Fri
day. The Rivies, however, are noted
for their confidence and gameness,
and they can be depended upon to put
up great fighN with a possibility Of
winning out. Manager Harry Char
rierEGt the Turner'S, has contracted
to bzr1hg down his entire first team,
which is made up Of Lapzien, O'Toole,
Barry, Malone, Sewinsen, Schwab and
Eickenbush. 1t Is the first time that
such an elaborate basketball dish has
ever been served up to the fans of
Middlesex county, and undoubtedly a
record breaking crowd will be on
hand to witness the conflict. The
Rivies will have McCreery, Cantlon,
Burns, Allen Evans and Stretch"
Meehan, their new man, in action.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-01-06
BIG ATTRACTION ON ISLAND
TONIGHT Y.M.C. VS.K. OF P.

The biggest attraction in basketball
circles during the week, will be the
game played tonight between the Tot
tenville Knights of Pythias, and the
ST. Peters Y. M. c. on the K. Of p.
hall court at Tottenville. The series
between the two is at crucial point,
and the Y. M. C. will find an aggre-
cation ready and waiting for them
when they step on the floor for the big
game. The X. of p. outfit have now
lost two games to the Y. NJ. c. on the
local court, and the Y. M. c., in turn,
lost one game to the Islanders on the
Tottenville court. If the Y. M. c.
win tonight, they will have taken the
series, while If they lose, the series
will be evened up, and fifth game
made necessary.
Blackie Regan will again get into
duds for tonight's game, making the
team complete once more. Regan has
been off with an injured side for a
time, but will probably get into to-
nights pastime at forward after hav-
ling missed two games with his team.
Hornsby will jump center for the
team, and the regulars, Copeland and
Lehman will be in at guard, with
Parker as the other forward.
The regular X. of p. line UP will
face that aggregation. Preacher and
Sher will be in at forward, La Forge
at center and Cline and Paugh guard
ing.
Dancing will, as usual, precede and
follow the game, which will start at 8
O'Clock
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-01-06
POLICE BRIEFS

Agreeing to mend his ways, to
stop drinking and to stop abusing his
wife, Charles Westuber, thirty-two
years old, of IT'S Fayette street, was
released from custody by Recorder
Plekersgiu yesterdaY~A AAa1>--Gary
WestuDef mad caused her husbands
arrest at the hands of City Marshal
Moore after, 1t was charged, he had
beaten her.
Vincent Blascota, thirty-three
years old, of 215 Sherman street,
arrested Thursday on a charge of
stealing lumber belonging to Thomas
York, of Atlantic Highlands, has
been ordered held under 800 bonds
to await the action of the grand jury.
The accused man waived a hearing
and announced willingness to have
the case heard by the grand jury
when arraigned before Recorder
Pickersgill. He was arrested by De-
tective Sergeants Huff and Long.
Alexander Balint appeared as his
counsel.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-01-06
WEST SIDES FAIL TO PLAY
PARISH HOUSE LAST NIGHT


The Woodbridge Parish House
Five were a sore and disappointed
crew of athletes last night, when they
were to have met the West Sides,
the premier Junior organization of
basketball artists of the city. The
West Siders were booked to play but
failed to show up, making the second
game in two weeks that Perth AM
boy teams have failed to fill with the
Woodbridge aggregation.
Manager Wesley o. Hall, of the p.
H. team, says that he cannot under
stand the treatment received at the
hands of the local teams. Earlier in
the season his team was to have
played the o. B. c.. Five. who did not
show up. Last Friday he booked the
City Five, late of Palace Hall, who
did not put in an appearance, and
last night he had to turn back $50
people who had gathered to see the
game, because of the failure of the
West Sides to play.
Tonight Hall will take his team to
Asbury Park to play the Company H
team of that place. He will use the
team that was to have met the West
Sides last night, composed of the
Simonson and Jaeger brothers, Rey-
der, and the new husky CENTER An
derson, of Elizabeth.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-01-06
WHAT IS GOING ON IN
BUILDING OPERATIONS

Contracts were signed within the
past week for work to be done in this
city In alterations and new structures.
The firm of ]. N. Pierson and Son are
designing a school addition of consid-
erable size for New Market. Other
building matters are quiet at this
time.
The contract for the additions and
alterations to the house in High
street, recently purchased by Louis
| Kemeny, We're signed in the office of
the architects, Goldberger and Grei-
sen, during the week. The work will
cost $4,000 for the various alterations
| to be plade. Ira r. Grouse received
| the contract for the work.
The new boat house and oyster shed
| for William Van Pelt to be built on
| the property recently sold by the Rar-
! itan Yacht Club to the Cochran Oys-
| ter Company, will be erected shortly,
| the contract for the erection having
been granted this week to Andrew
| Fedderson. The place was planned by
| Goldberger and Greisen and will be q
| frame building, one story high, which
| will be built partially on the piling at
| present on the property and on the
| land to the rear. The price of the
contract mentioned was $1,000.
| The addition to the New Market
| school, in Piscataway Township will
| be designed by John N. Pierson and
| Son, of this city. The work will con-
sist of the addition of four rooms to
| the present schol of four rooms. the
! exterior work being of brick to CORE
I spond with the present building. The
work will cost about $4,000 and the
plans will be ready for bids in short
J lime, 1t Is believed.
| The building which was recently
purchased by Thomas Brown at Smith
street and Madison avenue. will not be
| altered as much as was at first in
tended, according to the latest plan.
of the owner. The present store ant
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-01-06
Y. N. C. A. IN CONDITION FOR
EAST SIDE TEAM TONIGHT

With the guarantee Of the appear
ance of the East Side Branch of the
Y. M. C. A. track team tonight, the
Y. M. c.. A. squad will meet rivals,
whose mettle has not yet been tested,
but who have the reputation of being
fast and good track men, so that
Holmes Cliver's men will have their
hands full when they tackle the New
Workers in the local gymnasium.
Cliver's team is prepared for the
meet, all of the men having kept III
training, and 1t is thought that they
will be about to report their record OF
wins tonight and next Saturday, when
they are to meet the same team on the
track of the Eighty-sixth street
branch.
The last meet held at the local
gymnasium was that against Morris
town when the local team won out
without any trouble in the Hexathlon
scale, a very difficult and different
method of scoring meets. They are
happy to again be fighting on the
scale best known to them, scoring on
the first three places with points d.
vided, five, three and one.
The events to be contested tonight
are the 20, 220, 440 yard runs, the
mile and the mile relay runs, the run
ming high and broad jumps, and the
standing broad jump, and the shot
put for distance.
Much improvement is looked for
from AL Mehaffey, the former Cornell
ian, who was injured during the sum-
mer and has done but little track work
in the last several months. Al has been
working out at the Y. M. c. A. for
some time, and is gradually getting
his limbs into the right working Or
der for the track work. He will en-
ter several of the runs and the shot
put for distance.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-01-06
AUTO NEWS

Motor trucks and commercial
delivery wagons will occupy large
section of Newark's annual auto
show, which will be held in the First
Regiment Armory, February II to "a.
The south and west ends of the main
floor Of the big drill shed will be
given over to the truck section, and
the display will be representative
one. Manager Claude f. Holgate has
the entries of dozen trucks already.
Newark is a large manufacturing and
commercial centre, and the truck and
delivery wagon Is popular vehicle.
Outside dealers as well as Newark
enter the show, and the same rule
applies to dealers in pleasure cars,
motorcycles and accessories. The
jf1a1 day for space applications is
I January 25, at thee snOw Offices, ozS
Broad street, Newark, N. j.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-01-06
Y. N. H. A. JUNIORS LOSE FIRST
GAME TO FIVE FORDS TEAM

The Five Fords, team composed
of high school boys, won from the
Y. NJ. H. A. Junior team on the lat
ter's court on Thursday by score of
"a to rs. 1t was the first game in
which the Y. NJ. H. A. team has play
ed and they were unused to the
game.
The lines were made up of Baw-
den, Kutcher, Lewkowitz, Burns and
Rankin for the Flivvers, and I.
Splitter. Goldman, Daitz brothers and
NJ. Spitzer. I. Splitter starred for his
team, scoring five field goals, while
Bawden was best for the flivvers with
six field goals.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-01-06
WIN GAME
FROM NATIONALS

| In defeating the Long Branch Ma
tionals by 44-30 score last night the
Rivies hung up their nineteenth
straight victory of the season. A
huge crowd of fans assembled in the
historic old K. of p. basketball bat
Elements to see the Branchers, with the
strongest lineup that has ever borne
the Nationals colors, put up game
| fight and finally succumb to the over
| -whelming attack of the undefeateu
ones.
| The Rivies, minus Hank Thomas,
| found themselves facing a team which
was prepared for a big fight. The
Woolley aggregation had at forward
| Chapparel, physical director of the
Red Bank Y. NJ. c. A. and one Oh
the cleverest men who has visited the
X. of 2. court this year. Doc Rels-
ner, former U. of p. scoring champ
ion, was at the other forward posi-
ton, with the lanky "Bibs" Matthews
in the pivot position. sally" Heiles,
always the defensive mainstay of the
Branch team, teamed up with Easty
at guard Confronted with team
that outweighed them and which had
no difficulty in getting the ball In their
territory through the center jump, the
! Rivies put up wonderful game
Shortly after the word go" jim can't
Ion raced down the floor and dropped
in the first two pointer. Then Doc
Reisner evened the score with pretty
shot, and Harold Evans, who put up
great game last night, set the fans
wild with a clever shot from behind
the center circle. Johnnie McCreery,
who put up a hard and brilliant game
last night, found warm place in the
hearts of the fans with his work
Mac" tailed seven times from the
field, while Evans, who was truly the
scoring star of the game, made nine
baskets, most of them difficult shots.
Burns got a pretty distance shot, While
Bunk" Allen made a brace of two
pointers.
The Long Branch boys never lost
hope for minute, and it was not un-
til the final bell sounded that they
stopped their dashing brand of play
and acknowledged their defeat. 1t
was the third time this season that the
Rivies have downed the Nationals,
giving them all three games Of the
five-game series, both on the Long
Branch court and in South Amboy
Woolley's team, however, has given
the Rivies the best battles they have
had this year, and the South Amboy
fans gave them a big hand for their
hard playing. Doc Reisner made
four goals, while Chapparel, who was
probably the most valuable tosser the
visitors had on the floor, made trio
of counters. "Bibs" Matthews was
held to two, Heiles to one, and Easty
to three.
RAY" Handerhan, a mighty promis-
ing youngster from the kid ranks
made his appearance on the floor with
the Rivies in practice last night. The
Rivies believe they have a conner" In
the little West Slider, and he will be
given a chance to develop under the
tutelage of Professor Aliens court
rompers.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-01-06
RECORD CROWD SEE
P. A. i. S. BOYS WIN
Great Contest Staged on South
Amboy Court - Evans
and McCreery Star.

The saying that good things come In
small packages, and the knowledge
that dynamite has great power even in
small quantities were exemplified yes
terday afternoon at the high school
gymnasium, when the local team Of
boys defeated a team of Rutgers Col
legian juniors in an exciting pastime,
made more exciting by the record
crowd that attended, and the cheers
and songs of the Students who lined
the walls of the gym, together with
seats placed on the floor. There were
about 800 out to see the game, and
they were on the anxious seat for the
larger part of the pastime.
There were two bits of small abil-
ity on the school team. They are Cap
tain Willie Wilentz, and Wee Clio
chau. They were on their toes yester-
day, and played one of the most splen-
did games seen in this city in some
time. They were ably seconded by
Roth, Gadek, Pfeiffer, Schwartz, Vim
cent and Smith. Coach Evans used
his entire squad of men in the game,
and they all displayed a better game
than in their first. encounter against
Jamesburg.
Glochau and Wilentz seemed to be
lost in the maze of bigger men half
the time, but they came up smiling,
and usually with the ball, always in
the game, and gamely playing against
the odds of superior weight and
heighth. All of the men played splen-
didly, and showed their gameness by
coming from behind in the second
half when they outplayed and out
scored the New Brunswick team.
How the Game Went.
At the first blast of the whistle, the
local lads started to play the offensive.
The collegians then took the lead in
playing. but the game logged back and
forth with steady regularity, until the
end of the first half. The local team
seemed to be laboring under the ad-
vantage in weight held by the visitors
Evans had made several changes In
the team in the first half, sending
Schwartz in to replace Vincent, and
Pfeiffer in for Gadek.
With the score against them, and
the tendency to miss baskets notice.
able, the Amboyans went into the.
game to demonstrate just what they
could do. With steady and nervy play
ing they rose from the place held at
the beginning .of the half, and ran up
several points in succession, giving
them commanding lead. This they
increased, right up to the end Of the
half, adding eight foul goals, through
the good graces of Bill Wilentz, until
they had doubled the score on their
opponents.
In the second half, Smith was sent
in for Pfeiffer.
The score Of the game, with the line
up:
p. A. I'll. S. Rutgers.
Wilentz ..............'.. BreltkopI
Glocnau ...'.''. '..'... ..''''. 1ai'eS
forward
Vincent, Schwartz. ......... Golden
centre
Roth ..........:.... Levy
Seidler. ...... .Gadek, Pfeiffer, Smith
.s. guard
Field Goals-Wilentz Glochau 3,
Schwartz 8, Roth /, Breitkopf 8, Har-
vey 2, Golden /, Levy 1. Foul Goals
Harvey 2. Referee-lCvans.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-01-06

office room above will be altered con-
siderably, but the addition of another
store, and the division of the present
store will not take place, according
to the plans prepared by Jensen and
Brooks. The work which is to be
done, prior to the occupancy of the
building will cost about $12,500.
Johnny Slobodien has leased the store
on the ground floor and the owner is
planning to remove his office to that
site when the alterations are COM
pleted.
A building agreement has been filed
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-01-06

in the county clerks office between
Aaron Gross, of Fords, and Andrew
Fedderson, of this city, for the erec-
ton Of wagon shed, garage and sta
BILE on the Fords-Bonhamtown road,
which was planned by Goldberger and
Greisen. The cost of the building
will be $3,125. The payments are to
be made as follows: $1,000 when the
roof of the stable and garage are on
and completed. and the remaining $2,-
125 within fifteen days after the COM
pletion Of all Of the buildings.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-01-06
WASHES FINGERS AT WORK

Roosevelt, Jan. 6-Wesley o. Hall,
manager of the Woodbridge Parish
House basketball team, mashed two
fingers of his right hand in a ma
chine at the Williams and Clark plant
here yesterday. The injured members
We're treated by DR.. Reason. Hall is
at work today, but is suffering con-
siderably from the injury.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-01-06
.ELMS WIN FROM WHIRLW WINDS

The Sayreville Elsm, in fast pre-
liminary to the Rivie game, defeated
the Whirlwinds by a 12-5 score, thus
winning the first Leg Seriss for
the Sayreville jupisl ~
Although .Had Ds
Wc1rJef, Was pO&eu ny the WHIT
winds and held scoreless, his team
mates managed to drop in enough to
give them the game. Harold Evans
refereed the contest.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-01-06
Fathers Part.

"Jack Dashaway declares that the
girl he married Is bird" Eyes; but
/ understand her father Is furnishing
the notes '"-Town Topics.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-01-06

On large ocean liner the amount of
coal used per day varies from 800 to
1900 tons, according to the speed Of
the boat.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-01-06
ASBuRY PARK BOWLERS
OPPOSE KEYPORT TEAMS

Keyport, Jan. 6:-Much interest
was shown in the games rolled at the
Brunswick bowling alleys Thursday
night when the Asbury Park Wheel
men rolled against the first and sec
ond teams Of Keyport in the Mon
mouth county two-man bowling
league games. With the exception of
PIT rolled by Ackerson, of the locals,
no high scores were made.
The scores were as follows:
ASV,s.rxy Dnrlr uJhoeIvnan
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-01-06

Field Goals-Cantlon 1, McCreery
1~Evans 8, Burns /. Allen 2, Reis-
Chapparel 8, Matthews 2, Heiles
1asty q uor6 from foul~~,SiaR11Enl Enl
4, Chapparel S.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-01-06
Challenges

The st. Joseph basketball team of
Chrome would like to arrange games
with any Junior team averaging about
fifteen years of age and weighing
about 10 pounds. The team Will
play on opponents courts as they
have no court of their own. For
games write to w. f. Lawlor. Jr.
Chrome, N. J.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-01-06

soiled Razor Strop.
To clean a razor strop, rub the strop
with a dilute solution Of ammonia wa
ter till it is clean.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-01-06
P. A. HIS. GIRLS lose
FIRST IN z YEARS
Beat Rutgers Junior Team
WiIentz and Gochau Star
Evans Uses All Men.

After playing all through last sea-
! son without the loss of game, and
winning their first game of this sea-
son. the P. A. H. S. girls lost out yes
terday to the five from the Red Bank
High School,, In the local gymnasium
by a score of 36-19.
While the team displayed good
playing qualities, the shooting abil-
ity of the visitors was too much for
them, the young ladies from down the
line being very adept at the shooting
game.
Miss Ethel Lewis starred on the
floor and at shooting for the local
team, with six field goals. She played
an excellent game at center, and
added considerable strength to the
team.
Miss Conover, of the r. B. HI. s.,
gave the best exhibition of shooting
ability that has been seen in a girls
game here in many seasons. She shot
seven field goals, and added four foul
goals to her teams score. She made
a number of very pretty and accu-
rate shots, which brought out the ad-
miration of the local followers who
packed the school balcony and floor.
Miss Anna Jensen played very well
for the high school team at forward
and scored twice in the second half
The Misses Parker and Mcdonald
were the other shooting stars of the
visiting team.
The local girls played splendldly,
but were outplayed at shooting. the
visitors being apparently well train
ed in that part of the game.
At the end of the first half, the Wis
itors led by a score of 22-12, and a
field goal by Miss Lewis at the start
Of the half, gave added courage to
the rooters. But successive baskets
made by the Misses Conover and Mac
Donald, took the heart out Of the fol-
lowers of the team and they saw that
the team had lost the game.
Miss Doris Willsey supplanted Miss
Sarah Jones in the second half, and
Anna MetZendorf.
The score:
p. A. II. S. 10) X. b. III. S. (S6)
Metzendorf, H. Macan .... Conover
forward
Jensen Parker
forward
Lewis ................. Macdonald
center
Jones, Willsey .......... Barthelemy
guard
Field goals: Metzendorf 1, Jensen 2,
Lewis 6, Conover z, Parker 8, Mac
Donald 4, Barthelemy 2.
Foul goals: Jensen 1, Conover 4.
Referee, Irene Warter.