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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-02-22
GOING OUT OF BUSINESS

An announcement, made by one of
Langdon's old established business
firms, forming a half page ADVERTISE
ment elsewhere in this paper, gives
notice of the retirement after thirty
years in business in Langdon of the
Orton harness shop. A sale to dis
pose of the stock on hand opens on
Saturday of this week and continues
until everything is sold. Price quo
tations in the ad show big bargains
are to be had, especially when pres.
ent quotations on leather goods,
about double those of a year ago,
are taken into consideration. Mr..
Alvin Orton, who succeeded his
father, the late C. Orton, in the
business, has not as yet decided on
his future plans and location, but eX-
poets to remain in LaDgdon at least
until next fall.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-02-22
has been learned that the heavy loss

has been learned that the heavy loss
in Monday nights fire is not likely to
interfere with the concern being re-
established in business again before
the opening of the spring season. 8
rush in trade. 1t will, however, take
the calling together of the officers
and stockholders of the company after
the fire loss has been adjusted to
arrange to necessary details.
1t is understood that the origin Of
the fire can he directly traced to an
incipient blaze that had occuryed in
the office at noon the same day, due,
no doubt, to an overheated stove.
Proper care and watchfulness had fol.
lowed the putting out of this fire,
but it is supposed to have been
smouldering between the partitions
during the time intervening until the
discovery of the fire that destroyed
the building and its contents Monday
evening.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-02-22
PRL-LENTEN SOCIAL EVENT
CARD PARTY AND DANCE
St. AIphonsus CourtC 0. f. Are the Hosts at
Largely Attended Event

One of the most successful of
series of pre- Lenten social events to
occur in Langdon within the past
week was the dancing and card party
given last Thursday evening by the
members of St. Alphonsus Court Of
the Catholic Order of Foresters in
their new lodge room quarters On the
second floor Of the Langdon Auditor
ipm The committee having the de-
tails in hand planned to make their
dancing and card party of St. Nalen-
tines week one Of the biggest and at
the same time one Of the best events
of the kind ever attempted in Lang
don. One hundred and fifty couple
at conservative estimate participat.
ed in the dance, while downstairs, in
the auditorium library room on the
first floor, a dozen or more tables
were kept filled by the more sedate
and older guests of the evening who
enjoyed the pastime of playing cards.
The serving of refreshments, which
part of the affair was directed by the
Lady Foresters, although served by
the Foresters in person, was com.
menced at midnight and for upwards
an hour the supplying of the viands
that had been bountifully provided
continued. The refreshment commit
tee furnished an estimate of at least
three hundred being served. To say
the least, the c. o. F. members of
St. Alphonsus Court are more than
elated at the turn out, as the effort
cf the enjoyable pre-Lenten event
was to stimulate greater interest
in the local court That considerable
along this line was accomplished is
attested to by the fact that from
twenty to twenty five applications for
membership were received before the
close Of the evening.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-02-22
.LANGDOK'S SAN|TAR|UM
A MODEL INSTITUTION
One of the Most Notable Achieve
ments In Past Years Growth of
City Made by DR.. Wold.

An appreciation of Langdon's
growth and the greatness of its noted
development within the past year
brings attention of the public, not
alone of Langdon and Cavalier county,
but from far and near over the en-
tire state to Langdon's 8 recently open.
ed institution of public benefit, the
Langdon's sanitarium of DR.. A. O.
Wold.
1t only requires the acquaintance
of DIR. Void as fellow townsman
during his residence in Langdon of
upwards twenty years to realize it to
be fact that he at all times has
been one Of the towns live wires and
a booster" whenever the opportu.
nifty or occasion offered to help the
march Of progress of his home town.
The establishing of a sanitarium
for the treatment Of patients in his
chiropractic practice has been upper.
drugless practice has been upper
turn to Langdon about two years ago
from Iowa, where he graduated and
secured his diploma as chiropractic ic
practitioner.
Satisfied that there was field in
Langdon for his chosen profession and
also realizing that with the introduce
tion of improved modern methods and
the latest appliances for the success.
ful treatment Of patients, his practice
would eventually extend over the en-.
tire northern portion Of the state.
DR.. Void with his characteristic
energy and loyalty to Langdon, his
home town, decided in September OF
last year to close negotiations for the
purchase of the Great Northern hote
nr"Farty, whicn has frontage of tif
ty feet on Tnird street and ia located
within two blocks of the depot
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-02-22

Since the purchase of the property,
three story brick building. work.
men were busy making the interior
alterations that allowed of the ar
rangement, from basement to the
third floor, of plans for what is now
easily, by long odds, the finest and
largest sani tarium to be found in the
two Dakotas, Montana and Northern
Minnesota, The purchase of the prop
erty and the extensive changes requir-
ed in the interior represent an outlay
of several Thousand dollars, and the
work done, although under adverse
conditions of North Dakota winter
season, has been successfully brought
to a completion and DR.. Wold's drug
less sanitarium opened as public
institution, of which Langdon, as a
people, naturally feel proud, with the
beginning of the new year.
a feature of the plan outlined on
each floor of the sanitariun, that of
light, perfect sanitation and plenty
of pure fresh air, appear to have been
given the right of way over all other
considerations, though the comfort of
patients has evidently not been over
looked from passing inspection of
the rooms and their furnishings. One
feature that is sure to prove winner
and play an important pant in it stu.
ture popularity with those seeking the
curative virtues of chiropractic treat
ment for their ailments, at the Lang
don sanitarium of DR.. Void, is the
two expansive sun pcrches, on the
second and third floors. These have
depth of twelve feet and in width
extend the entire frontage of the
building, about fifty feet. In the
winter the porches are enclosed with
glass windows, which as soon as eli.
matte conditions permit in the spring
Will be removed, wire screens taking
the place of the glass windows and
furnishing the bright sunlight and
pure fresh air that is such an all i'm.
portant adjunct in the chiropractic
treatment of.
The ground plan of the sanitarium,
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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-02-22
LANGD0N HAD A BAD
FIRE MONDAY NIGHT
Hardware Store and Offices of Cava-
lier County Implement Co. Suf-
fer $40, 100000 Loss.

On Monday night, shortly after
nine clock an alarm of fire called
our townspeople from their comfort
able tiresides to the second destructive
conflagration that Langdon has been
called upon to experience since the
setting in OF the winter of l9l6.17.
The scene of the spectacular exhi-
bition of what terrible loss can be
caused by the fire demon within the
short space of an hour was the hard.
ware store, warehouses and offices of
the Cavalier County Implement Co.
on Oak and Second streets. The fire
had start which badly handicapped
the hard work of the department
when first discovered by Chief of
Police Reed, who was leaving the
city hall after ringing the curfeW at
nine o'clock, when he saw the ref1ec.
tion of light as the flames broke the
glass front of the hardware store. He
at once turned back to the city hall
and sent out the alarm. The fire had
control of the entire front of the store
by the time the department got into
action and the effective hard work
aone in the fight is to be seen today
by the manner in which the fire was
kept within bounds of the building
in which it started. In less than
sixty minutes from the time the alarm
sounded at the city hall the fire was
under control, but the loss in the
hardware store was total. nothing be-
ing saved except the stock of coal oil
and gasoline, contained in UNDER
ground tanks. of which there was up
wards of 400 gallons. The loss to
stock and building is estimated from
inventory taken at the beginning of
the year as aggregating not less than
500, 600. covered to the usual extent
by insurance.
The loss which the Cavalier County
Implement Co. has sustained, how.
ever, is confined entirely to its stock
of hardware. harness, oils, repairs
and office equipment. There were
two buildings on the opposite side of
the street, at the rear of the Boyd
department store, and three other
large buildings behind the company's
Offices and hardware store, in which
were stored big stock of farming
machinery, which the fire was pre-.
vented from reaching by the depart.
ment. although at times their destruc-
tion appeared to be accomplished.
Manager Baldwin, who has charge
Of the Cavalier County Implement
CO. g interest in this city and at the
Iona and Dresden branch houses,
was out of town, having been away
since Friday. attending to business
matters. but since his return on Tues.
days train. in company with Attorney
Mcintyre. who jointly has manage.
ment of the company's interests, it
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-02-22
"TOURNAMENT OF SONG"
NEXT LOCAL ATTRACTION
lanedon Vocal Talent Will Shortly Present
Highly Entertaining Number

The committee of the Langdon
woman's club, consisting of Mesdames
Ober, Balm, Moran, Milne and Mahon,
under whose direction the organizing
of the choruses and other numbers
that will compose the Tournament
of Song," have been in progress the
past few weeks, make announcement
that the event will be presented at
the Auditorium at date to be an
nounced next week. The rehearsals
needed to perfect the training of the
voices have been under the direction
of Mrs. Jas. H. Balm and Judge F.
W. Bleakley, who are satisfied with
the attendance when consideration is
given the extreme cold weather that
has prevailed throughout the winter
season. Fifteen rehearsals have been
had by those taking part in the
Tournament of Song'' and four
others are being arranged before its
presentation at an early date in March
1t is home talent affair in every
sense of the word and should be given
a capacity audience in appreciation of
the effort made. For the benefit of
those taking part, we are asked to
state the rehearsals to be held will
be on February 26th, and March End,
3rd, and 9Th, the first being held at
the assembly room at the school house
and the other three at the Auditor
ium, the hour in each case being half
past seven o'clock.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-02-22
BASKET BALL TEAM
WINS OVER PETERSBURG
A Victory for Langdon's Fast High.
School Team Gives Lead for
State Championship.

The Langdon high school team was
victorious in very good basket ball
game played Friday evening, when,
th.y met on the floor of the gym.
naeium of the school building the y
team from Petersburg, who lead in
the contest for the inter-scholastic
state championship. The visitors be.
ing defeated by score of 80 to 18.
The game was one that demonstrates
that the home team, under the e2.
cellent coaching of MIR. McKellar,
the principal of the high school, are
working into fast playing and first
class basket ball team that will give
the other high schools of the state a
race for the championship in the con-
tests to be held at Grand Forks and
Fargo within the next few weeks.
1t was the fastest game that has
been played on the floor of the local
gym this season, the gameness
and determination to win shown by
the victors being the more impressed
upon the players by the sting of the
unearned defeat handed them in the
game they had previously played at
Petersburg. The first half closed
with score of II to z in Langdon's
favor. The feature plays in this half
were made by the captain of the team,
Johnnie Monnette, who made five
baskets. There was also in evidence
some spectacular defensive work un
the part of the Langdon team.
Of the down state team from Peters,
burg, who have been winning games
right and lett since the season open.
ed, having lost only one game to
Michigan until handed their defeat by
Langdon, it must be admitted that
4 they showed excellent team work and
were superior in passing the ball.
Langdon, however, excelled in drib-
bling and basket shooting, also show
ing up much stronger than the visitors
on defense. In spite of repeated
efforts and a fine display of team
work Petersburg failed in its attempt
to carry the ball the full! length of
the floor against Langdon's players.
There was evidence of an effort to
rally OF the part of Petersburg in the
second half of the game in which they
scored 20 points, but the determined
defensive of the home team kept the
visitors at such a distance they never
got a close shot at the basket. 1t
was fast played game from start to
finish and Langdon's victory was
cleanly won. Score, 80 to 49,
The lineup of the players and
summary of the game follow:
Langdon Petersburg
Monnette r. F. "A. Aaselson
Ramage. L. F.. H. Hildre
Kelland, Phelps. C. ;. H. Drake
Robertson R. Co.. R. Rieten
J Row. l.. G.. p. Hildre
Summary-S Substitutes, Phelps for
Kelland Buckland for Rieten;. Field
goals, Monnette, 7: Ramage, 2;
Robertson, L; Phelps, /; Drake. 2;
!; Hildre, 2; and Aaselscn, /. Free
throws, Monnette, 8; Aaselson, z;
Personal fouls, Petersburg, Rieten, 2;
Drake, 2; Aaselson, 3: P. Hildre, 3.
Langdon, Ramage, 2; Monnette, l:
Robertson, /.
Referee-Al lbert Drury.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-02-22
HANNAH FARMER LOSES
HIS LIFE IN BAD STORM
Andrew Fruch Frozen to Death in
Friday Nights Blizzard a Short
Distance West of Hannah.

When it was learned last Sunday
that searching parties had found
Andrew Fruck on the prairie, short
distance east Of Hannah, frozen to
death and near him two of the horses
that were with him when he lost his
way in the raging storm of Friday
evening, people were brought to Il
realization that Cavalier county along
with other sections Of the state had
been called on to pay its toll in loss
of life demanded by one of the worst
storms experienced in the history of
the state.
Andrew Fruck, a resident of the
Rush Lake settlement for a number
of years, who with his family consist
ing of wife and family of young
children, have for the past year lived
as renters on what is known as the
Catherwood farm through the crop
season of the past twelve months.
Fruck's lease of the place ended after
the taking off of last years crop and
the time for him to leave is stated to
have expired with the end of last
week. Friday he began moving from
the Catherwood farm to land he had
engaged to lease near Hannah, known
as the Dan Mcintyre place. He was
in the act OF hauling load of turni.
ture and other effects to the new home
of the family when overtaken by the
storm. Mrs. Fruck and childred had
been left With neighDor whose farm
they passed on the road when it be-
gan to storm and, no doubt, had they
attempted to go further with Fruck,
who was destined to become victim
of the storm, the loss of life would
have included the entire family.
1t became known in Hannah on
Saturday forenoon that Fruck had
been missing since leaving the Gather
wood place Friday between four and
five o'clock, the alarm being confirm.
ed when it was learned that neither
the victim or any of the horses or
stock he had with him had reached
the Dan Mcintyre farm. However,
it was not until nearly dark Saturday
evening that a party of searchers
found Fruck and the two horses out
on the prairie along fence of a
pasture west of Hannah. The loca-
tion would indicate that the victim
had entirely lost his bearings within
a short time after being caught in
the storm, probably the team he was
driving having turned from the road
and taken direction opposite from
that in which the raging storm faced
them as soon as they were released
from the loaded wagon.
Deceased is reported as being a
Russian by birth. having lived across
the line in Manitoba for some years
before coming to Cavalier county.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-02-22

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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-04-28
THE COMMON COUNCIL
Full List of Aldermen Compos-
ing the Governing Body of
the City of Chicago.

Following are the names Of the al.
dermen composing the City Council:
Ward
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-04-28
sTUCKART NOT TO
BLAME
High Taxes Are Work of Assess.
sors and Not of County
Treasurer.

Henry Stuckart. county treasurer,
objects to being blamed for the In
crease In taxes. He announced that
he is going to tack signs on the wall
in his Office so that citizens who visit
the county treasurer's office to pay
their taxes will know that the men,
bers of the board OF assessors are to
blame for the increased taxes and not
the county treasurer
\6
Gustave Pollack, the popular gen.
eral manager Of the Stock Yards
Packing Company. Is winning wide
fame as a philanthropist. AS q helper
Of friendless boys he Is doing great
work In Chicago.
~
John T. Cunningham, the well known
Ice cream manufacturer, deserves the
great success he has attained in his
business because of the purity of his
products and his honesty and upright.
ness in his dealings.
~~
John z. VogeIsang has done much
to make the restaurant the attractive
feature Of Chicago life that 1t 10
today.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-04-28
Assistant Secretary-John F. Quin.

Assistant Secretary-John f. Quin.
Ian.
Financial Secretary--Jacob Lind.
heimer.
Treasurer-Fred w. Blocki
Sergeant-at-Arms-John J. Leonard.
First Ward-Michael Kenna.
Second Ward-William ]. Graham.
Third Ward-Thomas d. Nash.
Fourth Ward-James NJ. Daley.
Fifth Ward-Patrick j. Carr.
Sixth Ward-John p. Gibbons.
Seventh Ward--James M. Whalen.
Eighth Ward-John II. Mack.
Ninth Ward--John J. Leonard.
Tenth Ward-Joseph w. Cermak.
Eleventh Ward-A. ]. SABBATH.
Twelfth Ward-Anton J. Cermak.
Thirteenth Ward-Martin J. O'Brien.
Fourteenth Ward-Patrick A. Nash.
Fifteenth Ward-Thomas p. Keane.
Sixteenth Ward--Stanley II. Kunz.
Seventeenth Ward--Joseph Rushke-
wicz.
Eighteenth Ward-Bernard J. Gro.
gan.
Nineteenth Ward-John Powers.
Twentieth Ward.-Dennis ]. Egan.
Twenty.first Ward-John F. O'Mal.
ley.
Twenty-second Wari-Rudolph L.
Schapp.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-04-28
NATURALIZATION

Aliens resident within Cook county
may file declarations of intention to
become citizens, or petitions for nat.
uralization before the clerks of the
following named courts:
United States District court, room
900 Federal building.
Superior court, room 437 County
building.
Circuit court, room 412 County build
ing.
Declarations of intention may be
filed by aliens 1S years of age or over.
No witnesses are required at the time
of filing declarations, nor is the alien
required to reside in this country any
specified time prior to the date OF
filing his declaration. Declarations Of
intention are invalid for all purposes
seven years after date of filing.
Petitions for naturalization or final
papers may be filed after completion
of five years continuous residence In
the United States, but not less than
two years after the date of declara-
ton of intention, and the alien must
nave TeSlueu Ill tue Stdte WHeTe HIS
petition is filed at least one year next
preceding the date of filing.
If the alien arrived I'm the United
States after June 30, 1906, certifi.
cate of arrival must be obtained from
the commissioner of naturalization be-
fore filing his petition. Blank forms
for this purpose may be obtained from
the clerk of either of the courts al owe
mentioned.
Petitions for naturalization must
be verified by the affidavit of at least
two credible witnesses. who have per.
sonally known the applicant for at
least five years next preceding the
date of his application.
A petition for naturalization must
be signed by the applicant in his own
handwriting and he must be able to
speak the English language.
A petition must be filed duly veri.
fed ninety days prior to the date Of
final hearing in court.
Aliens who have resided in two or
more states in this country during
the last five years, or those who have
other complicated questions. should
call on the chief naturalization exam.
liner, room 776 Federal building, where
they will be fully advised.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-04-28
CHICAGO BANKERS
OBJECT TO PLAN

Chicago bankers oppose the pro-
posed ordinance now before the coun.
Gil for city supervision of private
banks.
The reasons advanced against the
passage of the ordinance are as fol.
lows
/. Unprecedented.
2. Questionable constitutionality.
3. Would provide another excuse
for blocking proposed state legisla.
ton.
4. Would not provide for regulation
of downstate private banks.
8. Very little or no time would be
gained II legislature does act this ses.
sion.
9. Incorporation under the banking
laws of this state is essential to sue.
cessful modern banking:
(a)-In order to provide definite
capital and liability.
(b)--In order to provide double liza.
bility.
(c)-In order to distribute RESPONSE
bility for ownership, control, direc.
ton and management.
DIN order to permit satisfactory
auditing.
(e)-In order to provide for proper
supervision and regulation.
W-In order to prevent Interrupt.
ton of business upon death Of princi-
pal.
(g)-In order to separate bank in.
vestments from those Of principal.
7. Confusion of public over still an.
other class of bank created by ordi.
nance.
s. Certainty of public mistaking
license by the city for Endorsement
of the city.
0. Necessity Of private banks hav.
ing to adjust their affairs twice when
state enacts law.
10. Might increase number Of pr.
vate bank failures II not given ample
time to convert assets in order that
they might comply.
II. City probably would not de.
post own funds in "city banks"
-. City comptroller not equipped
to perform highly technical and ex'
pert duties provided by ordinance.
10. Some existing state banks with
100000 capital might surrender
charters and become "city banks"
IA. Effect would be similar to that
of branch banking.
Is. Public menace II many "city
banks" are established.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-04-28
DEMOCRATIC
Committeeman

Democrauc National Committeeman
FOR Illinois-Charles Boeschenstein,
Edwardsville.
Democratic State Committee.
Chairman-Arthur w. Charles, Car.
mi.
Vice Chairman-Douglas Pattison,
Freeport; Terence +. Moran, Chicago;
ed. NJ. Spiller, Marion.
Secretary-lsaac B. Craig, Nation.
Treasurer-Ernest Hoover, Taylor.
Vile.
Sergeant.at-Arms- ]. Kane,
East St. Louis.
Democratic County Committee.
James NJ. Daley, chairman.
William p. Feeney, secretary
Managing Committee Of the Democrat.
lie Party Of Cook County.
Chairman-James NJ. Daley.
Vice Chairmen--Joseph Rushkewicz.
Frank F.. Roeder, Anton J. Cermak.
James NJ. Whalen, Frank H. McCul.
loch.
Chairman of Executive Committee
Henry Stuckart.
Secretary-William p. Feeney.