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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-03-16

mani"
Eyes, Mr.. Waller"
"Ah," smiled Smith, 81 thought
they couldn't make members listen
to them!"
"This is different" commended
Waller. "The whisky people
elected Mannersly. They got him
in his home district. That's the
only way the crooks can affect leg
islation nowadays, by hopping out
and paying a mans campaign ex-
penses. Outside of that, the only
voice that sounds out imperiously
in Washington nowadays is the
peoples voice-really."
THAT" commented Smith,
brings me to my story of what j
accomplished while l was in New
York. 1 want to tell you"
He paused, checked by the en-
trance of a man through the door
that led into the meeting room of
the committee. The newcomer,
hesitating in the doorway, looked
casually at Waller, and, from that,
stared at Smith. The mems eyes
met and held for a long moment.
The stranger wore a fashy blue
suit that had in it a broad, lateral
stripe of white. Above a wildly
Powered vest he had spread a curl
out cravat Of brilliant red. His
derby was slanted to one side. He
looked like a low type of profess
sional gambler. There was about
him nothing striking except his
vulgarity, but something in his
stare built the encounter into a
real scene. The hint of fear that
had been in his eyes turned to eff
frontery. Standing there, perfect
~ still, his dissipated face a con-
fession of sin, his clothing an out
rage against good taste, his whole
bearing an advertisement of weak
ness, he finally lowered his gaze
from Smith s and, laughed.
The insolence of it was so pro-
nounced, so direct, that Smith
looked questioningly to Waller.
The stranger, a smile of impu-
dence still upon his lips, turned to
Miss Downey.
Where Mr.. Mitchell?" he
asked.
Miss Downey evidently had seen
him before.
"He's still with Mr.. Manners
ley she replied coolly. She even
forgot to end the sentence on a
high key.
Don't guess I'll wal: any long
er, them" he announced. going
toward the door leading into the
corridor.
As he went out lie turned his
head SO that he might see Smith
once more. He laughed again,
this time as if he felt some odd sort
Of embarrassment. He did not
close the door after him, and Miss
Downey rose quickly, as if by in
stinct, to shut it and keep out some
unpleasant thing.
"Who on earth was thati'
Smith asked, turning to Waller.
Cholliewollie showed real ex-
element.
"In bet 100000" he said in
Ia low tone, "that that fellow
knows something about you -
knew you years ago!"
Smith did not reply. He had
turned to meet Mannersley, who,
followed by Albert Mitchell the
lobbyist, was entering the room.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-03-16
CHAPTER N1NE.-(continued,.

from your work, he apOlOglZed.
II ann now about to wrap my legs
around the creased cable of pro
found thought and sink into all
abyss Of reflection"
And he did, until Smith came in.
Waller watched him while he
went to Miss Downey and asked
her to take his card in to Mr.. Man
hershey. More than ever before,
h. seemed surcharged with vital
ity, tremendous strength. Chollie-
wolfe, lounging in his chair,
thought he looked like a man in
some way systematically alive,
tensed, as if expectancy had
turned him to the limit of human
efficiency. 1t was as if a gorge
BUSINESS of virility was within him.
"What it all about" inquired
the newspaper man, after Miss
Downey had gone into Manners
ley's office.
"The line of duty" Smith
wheeled toward him, swiftly
brushing his hand across his hair.
GIVE come to make a last appeal
to Mannersley. He and his COM
mittee are holding up this amend
ment. I've come to ask him for
the action the people of the coun-
try want"
Waller sank deeper into his
chair and became the picture of
encouragement.
cts bewildering = benumb-
ing" he said drearily. "Why
don't you try to jump over the
Washington monument-or make
government clerks work-or train
q dozen oysters on the half shell
to sing a Greek choruss"
Elm doing only the fair thing"
Smith replied, unaffected by the
others tone. eff the chairman of
this committee is accessible to the
lobbyists of the other side, why
shouldn't he be told what we have
to say?'
"You overrate lobbyists" Wal
Ter replied calmly.
"How sol"
cts a mistake that nearly ev-
erybody unfamiliar with Washing
ton makes. The things a joke.
People talk Of lobbyists as if they
had some uncanny power, like
Aladdin's wonderful lamp, with
which they influenced ~statesmen's
minds and caused the current of
legislation to change its course.
And, of all the so-called lobbyists,
this whisky crowd is the worst.
Why, they know nothing at ALL"
"You 60 too far in your assump-
ton that they don't count" Smith
argued.
"Not q bit Of it. Just take a
look at them-imposing looking
overcoats, heavy walking sticks,
and wise looks! They haunt the
hotel Hobbies and SLOUGH through
the corridors up here at the CAPT
toll. That goes for all Of them, the
whisky crowd and all the rest.
I've heard . lot about lobbying
and what it does. But in the 10
years I've been in Washington I
don't believe q lobbyist has ever
changedA vote"
49, StNNk ~ ~ = evrxA~~S-- -l>L--~.-A -
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-03-16

See to i continually. that whatever re-
any day. II shall not bo this:
made me the keeper OF the vineyards but
nine own vineyard nave I not kept.',I
Stuart Holden.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-03-16

drawled, as ii trying to grasp a
hazy recollection, where was il
you tended BARI"
Mitchell, burly, red faced, each
of his fat features a distinct def.
milton of what whisky may do fol
a man when absorbed daily in reg.
ular rotations, scowled. Miss
Downey, by a heroic effort, saved
herself from a snicker. Even
Smith smiled before he replied to
Mannersley's question:
81 have come to make a last an
peal to you for action by this com
mittee on the prohibition amend
ment."
Mitchell, maintaining his atti-
tude back of the congressman. de
voted his attention to Smith. Wal
ler's smile had not been affected
by the scowl.
"You know ny position ON
that" Mannersley answered curt
ly. "And you know the position
OF a MAJ ority of the committee.
Its useless to discuss it,"
"But is it,"
"Quite."
Mannersley turned on his heel.
There came into Smiths voice
enough of command to prolonp
the interview.
"At least" he said sharply,
"you will permit me to give you
my reasons for making this final
appeal to you-particularly be-
cause there is connected with it a
warming"
Mannersley, facing him again,
appeared affronted.
"A warning?"
"Say, rather" amended Smith,
"a statement of what we intend
t. do"
The congressman knew enough
of what Smith had done already.
If there was something more
coming, it would do no harm for
him to know it.
eco ahead!" He assumed in
difference.
Waller, describing the thing
afterward, said:
"When Smith began to talk, he
became Immediately clothed in
the purple of sincerity. There was
upon him the regality of earnest
ness. He was imperious-an un-
crowned king"
The agitator's figure seemed, all
OF a sudden, more erect. The feel
ing back of his words chiselled his
features to a finer pattern.
"Then, Mr.. Mannersley," he
said, II ask you and your commit
tee to report favorably the resolu-
ton authorizing this amendment
to the constitution. 1 ask it of
you, first, for financial reasons
money"
He waved his hands widely. His
smile, was persuasive.
"That appeals to everybody
money. I ask you to do your share
in putting liquor out of the way
because the cost to the public of
caring for the crime, the pauper-
ism, and the insanity caused bv
alcohol is more than So, ,OOO,-
600 every year. Two billions every
year for housing and feeding and
clothing the world of wreckage
that is the work of rum-$2,O OO,-
100000 every IL months! And
the total liquor bill of this coun-
try, the mere purchase price of
the alcohol that is bought by the
drink and in bottles and barrels,
is $2,OOO,000 900 a year. Two bill
lions every IL months for the stuff
that is drunkl There alone you
have $4,000, OOO,O OO. All, DON I
smile your contempt! Those are
figures that even the whisky PEG.
pie never have been able to dis.
prove or combat. They are of of.
fetal and medical record. Nothing
can go behind them. Add to that
the reduced efficiency, the un.
timely deaths, the careers ruined
and cut short, the lack of employ.
ment, and you have the grand.
commanding total of $4,000, OOO,.
600 q year-$6,O O0, 600, 900 a year
as the tribute this country pays to
alcOhol!"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-03-16

that" {.
Indignation took hold Of John
Smith-indignation and scorn.
Personal liberty!" he made The
phrase a scourge. can argument
for murder and a motto for anar-
chists! The cry of the coward
the refuge Of the rascal! Mr..
Mannersley, when will you realize
that there is no such thing as per-
sonal libertyi When will you, and
those like you, understand that
nowhere under the stars Of heaven
can there be such q thing as per-
sonal liberty in the sense in which
yon have just profaned it, Nom.
of us can do as he pleases. Each
of us is bound to many others by
the golden chains of duty, the
beautiful bonds Of sympathy,
Separate us and we are grains of
sand, blown hither and thither by
the winds of wildness, mere shad-
ows that pass and leave behind
nothing that is good, nothing that
is strong. You are your brothers
keeper. Deny that, and you deny
all decency. all government, all
civilization. You are your broth
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-03-22
Misses and child's rubbers at Boyd's

Misses and child's rubbers at Boyd's
Mrs. Will Heapy went north yes
terday to Wales, where she is making
a visit of part of the week with
friends.
Mrs. Lachner was here from Wales
a few days last week to look after
business matters and make a short
visit with county seat friends.
Mrs. Thompson, wife of Sheriff
Fred Thompson, returned home or
Mondays afternoon passenger from a
visit of a few days with friends at
Milton and other points down the line.
VIM. Ross, formerly with the Cava-
lier County Lumber Company, is again
here, arriving yesterday from Mime
apolis to accept a position as book
keeper with the Langdon Elevator
Company.
Emile Mason, the Langdon garden
er, is branching out in business this
spring and has made quite a start al
ready toward going into poultry rails
ing at his place north of the city in
the Ramage addition.
Paul Skurdahl, road master on the
Langdon and Hannah branch of the
Great Northern, suffered an irrepar-
able loss during the past week at his
home in Larimore in the death of his
wife, due to a stroke of paralysis,
the end coming with a ~suddenness that
left her unconscious from the time
she suffered the stroke until her pass
ing away. Both the deceased and her
husband have quite an acquaintance;
among Langdon people.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-03-22
Try one of PoIie's specials.

Miss Pearl Carson was up the line
making an over Sunday visit with
friends at Hannah.
J.. j. Olfert, the farm produce
dealer at Wales, was here yesterday
%transacting business.
Druggist Chard was in the city on
Friday from Hannah attending to BUSH
ness matters between trains.
]. R. Barry teacher of violin, is
forming a class of pupils in Langdon;
also furnishes music for dances. En-
quire at the U. C. T. hotel. 33-tf
L. c. SLENDER, the travelling opti-
clan of the A. O. Void firm is max.
ing professional visits at Inkster and
other towns down the line this week.
Miss Eva Souch returned during the
week from a few days visit at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. F. Law,
in Grand Forks, and at Inkster with
| Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Goertz.
Jerry Kelland and wife are expect
ed to return during the week from
their visit west to points in British
Columbia and other points on the Pa.
cifc Coast having spent six weeks
| visiting a number Of their relatives
and old friends.
r. E. Larson took Tuesdays train
to Fargo, called there by a message
sent by Mrs. Larson, from the bedside
of their only daughter, six years old,
who since undergoing a critical oper-
alton a few days ago is reported to be
sinking with slight hope of recovery.
j. R. Barry. who has organized
quite a large class of pupils for in.
struction on the violin since coming
to Langdon from Grand Forks recent
ly, was down the line Friday to help
furnish music for a St. Patrick's Day
dance held at Larimore. He made
an over Sunday visit with friends at
the Forks.
Miss Agnes Mclean this week re.
signs the position she has held the
past three years at the court house in
the county auditors Office, leaving
yesterday for her home at Hannah.
! About April LIST Miss Mclean goes
to Bismarck to accept a similar cler-
ical position in the office of Hon. N.
C. Macdonald, state superintendent of
public instruction.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-03-22
Try one of POLES specials.

Judd. H. Kirkham, M. D., was at
Dresden between trains to look after
his out of town practice.
j. l.. Thompson was among the ar
rivals of Tuesday, coming up from
Larimore to, look after his farming
interests at Wang.
Mrs. F. Hensel was in the city a
part of last week visiting with her
daughter, Miss Marguerite, who is
attending school and staying at the
home Mr.. and Mrs. Suttcliffe.
Ben ReiWer. who has been under
the weather and confined to his home
a couple of weeks with an attack of
weak heart is again back on the job
in the grocery department Of the A.
Schulke store.
Miss Jane Aanonson has returned
from a visit of part of the winter in
St. Paul and shortly will announce
the spring opening of her millinery
parlors on the east side of Third
street, next door to the real estate
offices of Harlan & Byfield.
P. p. Kopriva was a passenger
Tuesday 70 Grand Forks, where during
a visit of a couple of days he has
been in consultation with Architect
Edwards regarding the details of
plans for a brick block he intends
building at Hardin, Mont, this sum-
mer. Hardin is the town in which
two of Mr.. kopriva's sons are en-.
gagged in the general mercantile bu.
%siness; their father also having ex.
tensive property interests there.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-03-22
= Local Happenings
Try one of Polie's specials.


Mrs. P. P. Kopriva spent a couple
of days the latter part of the week
visiting friends at Easily and vicinity.
Miss Ethel Love, of Osnabrock, was
a visitor with several of her Langdon
friends a couple of days during the
week.
Alvin Orion and Tom Stewart are
spending a part of the week in the
Twin Cities, having left here on Sat-
urday's afternoon train.
Morris Orion left Tuesday for Ed.
monitor, Alta, expecting to be de.
tanned there for a week or ten days
looking after business matters.
Norman Martin went north yester-
day to his home near Hannah after q
stay of part of the week at DR.. Wold's
chi%ropractic sanitarium.
Miss Gertrude McGauvran was a
returning passenger Monday from a
visit of a week in Fargo at the home
of her sister, Mrs. Cahill.
r. o. Miller, of the Cavalier Coun.
ty Lumber Co., was at Hannah on
Monday checking over the business of
the past month of their branch house
at the end town.
Mrs. Allan Pinkerton and Mrs Jos.
F. Schneider were passengers south
bound Saturday to Grand Forks, where
they have been visiting several days
during the week.
G. A. Lundstrom was among the
notables from Wales who were down
the line %transacting business and
greeting their county seat friends on
Monday.
B. Keating's friends of Langdon and
vicinity and elsewhere over the coun,
ty will be gratified to learn of his
steady progress to a complete recovery
from the second paralytic stroke with
which he was stricken about two
weeks ago.
Chester Seeley, who has been max
ing a visit of some length at the home
of his parents Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold
A. Seeley, in north Harvey, left the
~forepart of the week for %Ironton,
Sask.. where he has been farming TO,
the past three or four years
Arthur Dougherty returned Tues
day by way of Hannah to Sarles aftel
visiting some time at the home of hi
father, Hugh Dougherty, east O.
Langdon. With the opening up @:
spring Mr.. Dougherty expects to g
west to Vanguard, .Sask., where h
has farming interests.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-03-22

John L. Schwartz has during the
week been added to the clerical force
of the Cavalier County Implement
Co., engaged in arranging the stock
of hardware and farm machinery in
the company's new quarters in the
McGruer block.
Miss Frances Mausten, who has been
holding a position in St. Paul since
leaving the employ of the Langdon
Telephone Exchange some months ago,
was here for a few days this week a
guest at the w. A.. Monroe home
while visiting with her sister, Miss
Evelyn Mausten.
Mrs. Frank E. B. Mercer left on
Mondays train for Bismarck, where
the grand lodge sessions of the M, W.
of A. and Royal Neighhors are in SEES.
sion this week. Mesdames Mercer
and Dettler are the delegates of tho
Langdon lodge of the Neighbors to the
meeting of the grand lodge.
Rev. c.. P. Drew was here from
Lakota for the purpose of conducting
Episcopal services last Sunday. He
also arranged the cast and dates of
rehearsals of the musical farce com.
edy. "The Arrival of Kitty" which
will be put on as a home talent play
at the Opera House on Friday, April
18th.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-03-22
TOWey ( Kirkham
PHYSICIANS and SURGEONS
LangdOn, N. Oak,

Mrs. c. M. Jordan accompanied by
her two sons, Charley and James, left
on Monday by way of Mowbray for an
extended trip thru the Canadian
Northwest. Charley, who has had a
great deal of lung trouble during the
winter months. will now take treat
ment at Lake Maniteau. Sask. Mrs.
Jordan will also visit with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Diamond, and her other three
sous. John, William and Frank, of
Imperial. Sask., before returning to
her home east Of Langdon. Won
der how "Con"Jordan will like batch.
ing?
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-03-22

Mrs. John w. Scott has begun to
show an appreciable gain in health
and strength the past week after her
serious illness since early in Feb
ruary. With bright warm spring
weather a recovery of health and
strength is now confidently looked for
by the family and friends.
Mrs. C. P. Getchell, wife of
Cashier Getchell of the State Bank of
Wales, has during the week left the
family home in Grand Forks for Red
lands, California, going to the bedside
of her mother, Mrs. John Mcmillan,
whose recent illness is stated as hav.
ing taken a critical turn.
Cashier John Sheehan, of the Ca.
Waller County National Bank, will on
Mnoday of next week have a sale of
forty head of cattle at his farm in
Perry township near Iona. 1t will
include twenty mich cows also TWEEN
ty young cattle that will make good
summer feeders for fall shipment.
The sale is exclusively one of live
stock of good grade and in first class
condition.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-03-22
Today's wheat-$1. u.

Today's wheat-$l.72
Ladies high.healed rubbers at Boyds
Have the Democrat print your auc-
ton sale bills.
Wes Abbott is now office man at
the Ramage garage having resigned
the position he has filled at the w.
A. Scott & Co. grocery store during
the past year.
Mrs. Jos. J. Klein came down from
Wales yesterday and before returning
will spend some time visiting the Mt.
Carmel home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. S. l. Koehmstedt.
The Langdon woman's club holds
its regular fortnightly meeting on
Tuesday afternoon of next week at
the home of Mrs. M. L. Sullivan.
Hour of meeting three o'clock.
Another indication of the near ap.
proach of spring time is the display
in show windows of the millinery de.
partments of Langdon's big stores.
They now form the center of attrac.
tion with the fair sex.
a. Langdon's latest addition to its vi
tai statistics report of the past week
is the birth of a twelve pound son at
the home on Fourth street, opposite
the City Hall, to Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Muensterman, yesterday morning.
The Cavalier County Implement Co.
this week is unpacking and placing on
display several car loads of its new
stock OF lhardware in the building they
have occupied since the fire, next door
to the Spellman drug store.
The old Farmers restaurant build
ing, located on the east side of Third
street between the Atlas Lumber
Co.'S. office and Perry's auto garage,
blossoms forth this spring with a new
sign as the workshop of the Langdon
Decorating Co.
The Bismarck Palladium of last
week states that the rooms in the
Northwest Hotel, occupied during
their residence there by Landlord and
Mrs E. G. Patterson, have been rent
ed by State Superintendent and Mrs.
N. G.. Macdonald.
The ladies of St. Mary's Court, w.
c. O. F., announce that Wednesday
evening of next week will be the date
of their regular meeting. AS there
will be business of Importance on
hand at that time it is hoped all
members who can. willendeavor to be
,,in attendance.
In the Social Activities column of
one of the Bismarck papers last week
it. is noted that Miss Jennie Mahoney.
formerly a popularity known trained
nurse in Langdon, was a guest at the
home of Mrs. Peter Reid during her
stay of several DAYS in the capitol
city recently.
For good clean wash ice, call the
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-03-22
Try one of Polie's specials.

For good clean wash ice, call the
Langdon Wood Yard, phone 45.
Anton Benson, wife and family
were passengers Monday to Larimore,
where they will visit a week with re-
latives
Mrs. Eugene Plante left on Mon
days train for Grand Forks after a
visit of a week with friends here and
at Olga.
John Sandberg left Thursday for
Minneapolis, intending to make a
visit of about two or three weeks with
his mother.
Ed. Losse was here several days
during the week from Hampden visit
ing at the home of County Treasurer
Work and several other Langdon
friends.
George Diebel spent several days of
last week here from Milton looking
after business connected with his far
lining interests in the eastern part of
the county.
Miss Helen Sanford left Saturday
on the afternoon train for Grand
Forks, where she is spending part of
the week in a visit at the home of
her mother.
Ed. Lothspeich, who is holding
down a job at the Corner hardware
store of E. C. Dedrick, wac on the
sick list several days the early part
of the week.
Joseph McGauvran was in town
Monday from his farm in Hay town
ship attending to business matters
preparatory to an cary start on seed
ing operations.
Miss Ida G%ullickson left Tuesday
returning to her home at Park River
after a visit here of a couple of days
the forepart of the week at the home
of her aunt, Mrs. w. A. Monroe.
Miss Elsie Johnson, daughter of C.
M. Johnson, south of Langdon, and a
1916 graduate of the city high school
goes to Hannah this spring as one of
the corps of teachers of the end town
school.
Mrs. Tom Smith was an arrival
Thursday, returning from a visit of
part of the week with Milton friends,
during which she was a guest at the
home of her parents, Banker and Mrs.
B. Prom.
Mrs. Fred Borusky was north Mon
day as far as Wales looking after the
farming interests of her husband, who
has not yet returned from a visit of
most of the winter to his old home in
New York state.
Miss Jessie Milne and Miss Laurel
Alpstag who have spent the past year
in taking a commercial course in the
Union business college, were among
the arrivals of Monday, expecting tc
spend the summer at their homes in
this city.
Tomorrow, Friday, evening, Leban.
on lodge A. F. & A. NJ, will confer
the rank of the first degree of Ma.
sorry upon a class of five candidate:
at the Langdon temple. 1t is urged
that as many of the lodge members
as are able be in attendance.
Ray Fabel went south on Friday
afternoon train, his destination being
st. Paul. He goes there to fill a po
81 ton as travelling salesman with one
of the large wholesale jobbing firms
Mrs. Fabel is for the present visiting
at the home of her parents. Mr.. ane
Mrs. A. Schulke, in this city.
j. D. Robertson, for the past three
months holding down the key as op
orator and depot agent for the Ct.
Northern at Wales, is reported a.
throwing up the job to start a cattle
ranch on a claim which he has home
steaded in Montana. His family have
been located at Edmore since hi.
moving to Wales.
i: Or. j. P. SCHW!NGHAMER