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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-01
REV. R. R. SWOPE
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ton Of this city. and continued for many
years to give the association his earnest
support
Sponsor Of Hospital
TTr was practically the founder 81
the city hospital. which waS tho
predecessor Of the splendid Ohio Valley
General hospital. now standing on tn"
original site of the old institution. 1t
was almost solely due to Or. Swnpr's
Initiative. and influence. that IN" did
buildings OF the Wheeling Seminary
were secured for hospital purposes. and
for many years he continued TO ne most
active in the management Of the inSu-
tuition. When III" first meeting was
held to inausurain the campaign To
raise funds for tho present splendid
building Or. Swnpc came from North
Carolina To max" thu principal address
and his visit was made notable by n
most cordial reception.
DR. Swopc was the associate and adj
visor Of Hon Anton Rcymanu. in tn"
founding Of !hltenhciIn. the splendid
home for aged women. which was "Stab-
lishcd through the generosity Of MIR.
Rcymann. and has since been maintained
by him. nr. Swopc was the. !Irst
president Of the hoarri Of directors of
Altcnh"Itn. and on the occasion az the
which was deliberately celebrated II"
was III" guest Of honor.
Leaves Wheeling
On March II. 1897. DR.. Sw"p" r.
signed tho rcrtnratc oc 81. MATTHEW'S.
to take charge Of tho Parish al. Eill-
more. y. &. This parish was located ~
and adjoining t. the splendid "stat"
which Geo. W. Vanderbilt Was then
creating near Ash"villr. and tn" work
had to do with tho welfare Of larg"
number Of people scattered over . very
large territory. DR. Sw"p" brought 1"
tho work ut Hiltmor. great "N""utiv"
ability aud great industry. and IN tn"
nineteen years he lnhnr"d there. h" WAS
able to- 500 the achievement of som"
~'.iead.h results Nnt only in ~, up.
building Of the church, hut in tn" i'm.
.rIvrrr"rt e the SCEo'lS. tn" building
C hospitals. and % the general better
rrcnt ~ living conditions. pr. Sw"I"
gas active.
Gives Up Active Work
H., continued at thIa work with few
holidays until u littl.' over u year ago.
when Increasing mlirnni;i"S Compelled
him II XII" UP his ;t"tiN'' lah"rS. !"
many per~"uS In Wheeling. pr. Sw"r.
often EXPRESSED thu wish that III fIs "ll
aG" n" might lc abb u retire. and l"
return t" Wheeling. to live among those.
whom u" always regarded hS his d";r"S;
md best friends. lhit TINS wish wtS not
realized. Working almost /" lEr last. and
.iill in comparatively thu rrin" Of i'i"7
Il" age Is now measured. H. WIS siriCk-
IN dnwn.
His memory will long l." cherished IN
many loyal hearts in til" city and com
muuity. The Sw"pc Guild Of 81.
Matthew's church. an organization of
ladies who for over twenty years nave
devoted themselves especially I" h"sri-
tai work and who maintained the S%"pc
room ut the Ohio Valley hos
pital Is one Of the many substantial cri-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-01

, OF an old coal mine on n hillside south
of the city.
The boys were singing out targets
for their guns when they spied the can.
| One Of them fired Il bullet into Il and
Earl Moran attempted to place II on IL
rock to be used as Il target. He found
! the can 10 be partly filled with some
thing that looked Xix" ice Selling
stick H. struck it for the purpose OF
Knocking out the ice when the exp!o-
sion occurred.
; Lowther wis the son OF Mrs. Mar
Sarettc Lowther. L widow. The Moran
boys are sons OF James Morun. L carpen-
-! ter.
! II is n mystery how the nitro Glyccr-
i Inc happened TO be in III" Abandoned
mine and officials are conducting rigid
| Investigation. Il Is situated about one
! hundred yards from the pumping sta
ton. AMI th..nri"S arc entertained OF
! plots 10 destroy tn: water works or
! nearby coat mining plants
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DRIVE BACK BRITISH
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was caught by the British machine
gun, rifle and artillery fire and
driven off before reaching the
trenches.
The weather this morning was
favorable to military operations.
The day was fine and mild and tine
roads were so dry that the dust
was flying.
The British are continuing Che
digging in process all along the
new front.
The Germans delivered a pre-.
tentious assault in force this
morning on the British positions
between Bourbon wood and Moeuv-
res toward the west. Under cover
Of tremendous artillery fire d.
rected on the British lines and
the back areas, the Germans in
their first rush pushed over the
crest Of the ridge west Of the
wood and down to the vicinity Of
the Bapaume.Cambrai road, just
north of Graincourt.
The British, after the first
shock, Immediately organized a
counter-attack and flung them
selves against the advancing Ger
mans. Late today it was reported
that the British had succeeded in
pushing back the enemy, although
the latter we're resisting fierceIy.
This enemy attack was the first
serious attempt made to thrust
the British from the positions
which they obtained in General
syng's great drive. last week. It
followed night OF comparative
quiet all along this front, and yes
terday there was little indication
that big events were impending.
All day concentration ~ Ger
man guns, which had been rushed
up for the attack have been
pounding the British forward and
back areas and = considerable
amount. Of gas shells has been
thrown. The battle west Of Bour-
lon wod was still continuing late
today with great fierceness.
On the Other Fronts.
Comparative quiet prevails
along all battle fronts other than
h" German British front in
northern France. except for
heavy humbarhm"ntS on various
sectors. Even on the Italian front
1, AZ !, -
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-01
TWO KILLED IN
EXPLOSION At
AN OLD WINE
Trail May Lead to Plot to De-
stroy the Clarksburg
Water Works.

CT.ARk$ECHr:. W. Va. Nov. "a
Earl Moran. aged -. MAS blown :" bits:
Arthur Low t:I-r. aged -. received injur-
les which caused his death tonight Ill l.
hospital h"r,. and James Moran. twelve
year old hrnr!,.,r II IN. dead youth WAS
seriously i;jUr"d lat Today when 4 can
of nitrnGl yc.-ln' which th' boys had
found Will. III! 81. = hur'i.",' 49,,
ploded with terrific force ut the mouth
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LATE CHURCH nEw1

Hope NJ +. church. Tventy-nfnth
street. H. L. Rnnnet. pastor--Sunday
school. $50: Roy Earlewync. superin-
tn7dcnt Talk at II o'clock BY Or. Mac
Millen in tho interest Of the anti-tuoer-
culosis campaign. Junior league 1t =
o'clock: Miss Davenport will be I'M
charge. At 1880 Will b. the resuiar'
preaching services by the pastor.
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acnrrs nfI the enduring intluonc" "f his
personality.
Survived by widow and Son
nr S,yrrr is survived by his widow
and hv a son. Mr Harold S~"p". mar
r;rd and living in Florida. but now
.:rryinc activity in The coast artillery
and hr II daughter. Miss Mary Louise
Syynp.. living at h"rn" with her par
rnt. IIr Swnp"'S death mt this time
is made prculiurly distressing by the
,h.nrcr of his son. and Ivy the very
delicate condition Of Mrs. Swopcs
health Some time since she wRs COM
PEELED Ia undergo n serious operation
and her recovery has been very slow.
1t is understood that the body will
br Inferred ut Biltmure,
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WASIIiNI;TuN. N"v. %r.- Realization
uf the great danger ~, causing = rrar-
ton in Russia favorable 10 the central
;,nwrrs hy intervention in IN" political
affairs al ;h" new democracy has
caused administration officials here to
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-01

IL order 20 irv L. fore" down thr high
frnd rrir,,$ asked h% farmers at Mount
, 'rrrrCi I'n. W"!U,.U 49, organized u
,,r,rn and set a schedule of prices on
.,t;i:,rn.4 and other farm products. which
ihrv Will tur'. TIA" farmers /" ntupt or
r.,'us.. IT, huy them h"r"afi"r.
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ton Of this city. and continued for many
years to give the association his earnest
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TII' 7 SsTITIIT Ivy
Survived by widow and Son

nncrs ntl the enduring inlucnc" "t his
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-07-05
John Ross, from Hannah, was a
visitor in the city Friday.

John Ross, from Hannah, was a
visitor in the city Friday.
Mrs. Thos. Heating was one of a
party of Easily shoppers here Satur-
day between trains.
Fred Roy, an Alma township resi-
dent for some years past, had his
name added to the growing list of the
Democrat readers at Osnabrock while
in town Saturday on business.
j. H. Mueller came down from
Dresden on Thursdays afternoon
train remaining the balance of the
week to attend the annual school
officers meeting.
John Morrison came down from
Hannah during the week and is again
filling a position in the prescription
compounding department of the Nyai
drug store of C. A. Spellamn.
Mrs. H. E. Fay has returned from
Hannah where on Wednesday last,
I1Ao HtGu ulG., BIC dtIeuueu Tue wed.
ding of her cousin, Miss jamie Leona
Hannah, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
David Hannah, to Mr.. Emory 7.
Wells. The wedding occurred at the
home and the newly WEEDS after an
auto trip through Western Canada
will make their home at Vanguard,
Sask.
Mrs. E. D. Stewart and little son
were among the home coming arriv-
ais on Thursday, returning from a stay
of the greater part of the present year
in the south. They came to Langdon
from Ell Paso, New Mexico, with a
stop.over of a couple of weeks at
Chicago visiting her sister. and com.
ment favorably on North Dakota's
summer climate compared with that
which is being experienced in New
! Mexico at about this time.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-07-05
A. O. WOLD
Chiropractor and Optometrist
Licensed to Practice in North
Dakota, Montana, Washington,
Oregon and California.
LANGDON, N. OAK.
LANGDON,

David Lyle, who since leaving the
county upwards of fifteen years ago
has been accumulating a small sized
fortune in farming in Alberta, has
been enjoying a visit with several of
his old neighbors north of Langdon in
the Stilwell settlement since his ar
rival on Fridays train. The crop
harvested there in the past two years
has placed quite a number of the til
lers of the soil in southern Alberta
on the sunny side of Easy street.
On Wednesday, July 18th. the la.
dies aid society of the Methodist
church at Harvey Centre have an eve
ning's program planned which will
include the presentation of a short
costumed play entitled "Parson Poor's
Donation Party" The piece is being
put on by the young people of the
church and the closing of the last act
is to be followed by the serving of ice
cream and lemonade. Proceeds go to
the funds being raised for the Red
Cross society. Admission twenty-five
and fifteen cents.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-07-05

C. M. Turner was here Monday
autoing down from his farm at Wales
to look after business matters.
Miss Juanita McGruer is among the
number of Langdon home corners of
the week, returning from Chicago for
a stay during the vacation with her
mother, Mrs. Mcdonald.
Miss Ella Agar, who was the guest
of her sister, Mrs. Ed. Evans while
attending the teachers institute last
week. returned to Hannah. She is
the teacher of School No. 2 in Byron
township.
William Laidlaw, a son of w. A.
Laidlaw, one of Langdon's earlier
day residents, has this week gone
into active training at Fort Smelling
with the First Minnesota artillery.
He was born in Langdon and there
fore entitled to a place on u honor
roll.
John Fischer and wife, of Mt. Car
mel, accompanied by Ike Diemert and
wife, of Lothian, Mont, passed thru
Langdon on Monday on an auto trip to
Sanborn, N. D., where they will spend
the Fourth remaining for a weeks
visit at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Stroh, the latter being a
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Fischer.
A. Miller, who recently accepted
a position as book keeper with the
Cavalier County Implement Co., al
its head office in this city, has during
the week moved into the property
owned by Judge H. E. Dorval, north
of the court house on Third street.
Mrs. Miller and the family arrived
Friday from their home in Minnesota
where they have been visiting since
her husband resigned the position he
formerly held with the Robertson
Lumber Co., at Dresden.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-07-05
W & Kirkhaln
PHYSICIANS and SURGEONS
LangdOn, N. Oak,

Henry Hytson returning last Wed
nesday from his Fargo trip announced
that he would shortly be resigning his
position as ticket agent and cashier at
the Great Northern depot, having en-.
listed and passed the required examin-
alton as a member of the signal corps
in the United States army.
Mayor John j. Power and family
left last Friday morning for an auto
trip to points through northern Min
nesota. They will spend a part of
the time while away from their Lang
don home visiting with members of
Mrs Powers family at Thief River
Falls, MINI.
An alarm of fire shortly after nine
o'clock last Thursday evening called
the department. with its apparatus on
the "hurry-up" to the south end of
Second street, where an incipient
blaze in a pile of rubbish as viewed
by the party turning in the alarm ap-
peared to be threatening one of the
grain elevators across the track.
Austin Reid was a south bound pas
senger Thursday returning to Bis
marck after a short visit with rela
tives in Hannah. Within the coming
week Austin Reid, Stewart Work and
others who have enlisted with Com
pany A of the North Dakota National
Guard, will leave Bismarck for their
training camp at Deming, N. Mex,
preparing for embarkation later for
active service in France.
From Rome City, Ind, where B.
Heating and wife have been sojourn.
ing since leaving Langdon about two
months ago, it was learned in a letter
received during the week by friends
that Mr.. Heating had been seized by
another stroke of paralysis. His con
dition is not such as renders him en-
tirely helpless although it will be
recalled that Mr.. Heating had suffered
from two paralytic strokes before the
one he was seized with about ten days
ago. Since leaving Langdon for the
sanitarioum at Rome City Mr.. Keat.
ing had been making a steady i'm
provement in condition up to the time
of the stroke from which he now suf.
fers.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-07-05
Today's wheat-$2.O OF.

Today's wheat-$2.O OF.
Langdon's Red Cross society no W
has a membership of upwards $50.
Sunday is the opening day of Lang
don's five day Chautauqua assembly.
A. 1917 state auto license tag No.
so, 372 awaits the owner at this Office.
1t was left here Friday afternoon.
County Commissioner Alex Russell
came over from Walhalla on Monday
to attend the meeting of the county
board which is in session this week.
The c. A. Spellman drug store is
having a new electric sign hung in
position this week over its store front
by Oscar Serum, the lineman of the
Langdon Light and Heat Company.
Hail insurance has been given quite
astimulus from a business stand point
since the storm of June 23rd, which
was experienced generally over the
county. but fortunately did but little
damage.
Next Tuesdays special election
which extends over every voting pre-
cinct in the First Congressional dis
trict, will be a big drawing card with
the voter, despite the shortness of the
campaign. especially if weather con-
ditions are favorable.
Langdon scrap iron dealers have
not been buying heavily for a week
past. A car shortage has blockaded
shipments until piles of upwards a
hundred and fifty tons have accumu.
lated on the Great Northern loading
platform. Prices offered consequent
ly have dropped from $12. so to about
SO. so a ton. A similar slump in
price is reported from all other towns
along the line.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-07-05
Let the Opie studio do your kodak
finishing. Popular prices and quick
service.

Let the Opie studio do your kodak
finishing. Popular prices and quick
service.
The month of July was ushered in
by light early morning frosts. Not
heavy enough, however, to injure
growing crops, but in keeping with
the cool summer experienced to date.
A. D. Matthew, of the Langdon
pool room and bowling alley. return
ed Thursday with his family from a
ten days fishing and camping outing
at Rock Lake, Man.
Mr.. A. T. Stewart, one of Millions
highly esteemed old time pioneers,
made a round of calls on a number of
county seat acquaintance during q
short stay in town Tuesday.
Prof. Travis, who conducted the
teachers institute of this county. held
in Langdon last week, left Saturday
by auto for Hansboro, the ter
minus of the Farmers line of railroad
in Ramsey county, where he has q
quarter section of land in crop.
Mrs. C. E. Johnston and eldest son,
Kinse1, we're returning passengers
yesterday from Minneapolis, where
Mrs. Johnston has spent the past two
months with her son, who through ILL.,
ness was compelled to lay aside his
studies at the University of Mime
sofa.
Tomorrow, Friday June 9Th, is the
date of the non-partisan league pic
mic, to be held one mile east of Lang.
don on the grounds of the sub.station
experimental farm. Hon. J.. M.
Baer. the leagues candidate for con-
gress is among the speakers of the
occasion.
Captain Frank F. Ross, a former
! Langdon state militia man aud rank.
ing officer of Company E at the time
it was disbanded, was here Monday
evening to help in the organization OF
a company in the formation of the
End Regiment of the N. D. N. G.
Captain Ross is,'a veteran of the Span
ish.American war and wears medals
in recognition of the service he rem
.dered his country
Aggregate deposits of Langdon'i
three banks in call statements show
ing the condition of business on Wed.
nesday, June Goth, amounted t,
81, 149, 749. AZ. Though June is no
one of the heavy business months o:
the year the statements that appeared
in papers of Langdon last week Civ,
a lead in the figures of this featur,
Of Langdon bank statements at any
time in the past.
Frank Heating left Saturday fo7
the bedside of his father, B. Heating,
who is at a sanitarium at Rome
City, Ind. Within the past week the
patient has suffered another paralytis
stroke, the second in four days. VI
to ten days ago Mr.. Heating was rap
idly improving in condition and plan
ming a return home before harvest.
Late reports that have reached mem,
bers of the family here in Langdo1
and at Easily, however, show chances
of recovery to be practically hopeless.
By taking an auto to Grand Forks hi
son, Frank Heating, was enabled t.
catch the evening train east and max
ing close connection at st. Paul ex
pected to reach West Baden earl!
Monday morning.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-07-05
Legal blanks of all kinds for sale.

Miss Louis Hood, of Emerado. was
a guest over Sunday of Rev. and Mrs.
F. j. Hubbard at the manse. %
Mrs. Louis Fischer was a passenger
down from Wales on Monday for a
short visit with friends.
John j. Boyd and wife were visit.
ors with friends here Monday, return
ing to Milton on the afternoon train.
Mrs. Fox, who has been visiting
part of the summer with her son, AL
yos Fox, left Monday returning to
her home in southern Minnesota.
w. A. Farrell was a passenger
Monday to Grand Forks giving mat.
tiers in connection with his insurance
loan and collections business atten-
tion.
Perley Stumo, of the grocery de.
partment at Schulke's. department
store. left for a months vacation that
he will spend at the family home in
Minnesota.
Mrs. Cahill arrived from her home
at Fargo on Mondays train and
is spending the week in making q
visit with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John McGauvran.
Miss Pearl Scott is taking a couple
of weeks vacation from the w. A.
Scotia Co. store, enjoying a visit at
Lawton with her parents, Editor and
Mrs. S. T. Scott.
Miss Mary Watson, one of the
school officers from Montrose town
ship and a former popular teacher in
this county, spent the greater part of
institute week visiting her Langdon
friends.
o. R. Daniels. mi of the early day
pioneers of Grey township, was among
the school officers from the western
part of the county here a couple of
days the end of the week to attend
the meeting of the association.
Miss Minnie Finerty, who has been
spending the past year in California
at the home of her sister, Mrs. Mitch
ell, while taking a state normal course
is home for a vacation visit with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Finerty.
Chas. Knocke, who has held the
principalship Of the Mt. Carmel school,
the past year, left Monday for Mil.
waukee for a visit of a month with
friends. This fall he takes charge
of a school in a small town near To,
peka, Kansas.
E. Moore, of the contracting firm
of Jhanke & Moore, was out anc
around town on Monday for the frs
time with the aid of a pair of crutch,
es after being laid up with an attach
of blood poisoning that started from
a nail run into the bottom of his foot.
H. X. Omlie took Saturdays after
noon train for the Pacific coast in tn,
state of Washington, where his wifi,
has been holding a timber land home.
stead for i've five years. 1t is ex
pected that MIR. Omlie will be accom-
panied by his wife on his return her,
in the fall.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-07-05
! Local happenings 6
COMING

COMING EVENTS.
July 1O-District Congressional Election,
July 12-District Court Opens.
July 25-26-27-Cavalier County Fair.
June 2O-Scottish Rite Reunion.
July 8-12-Langdon Chautauqua Assembly.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-07-05

most a failure owing to the continu.
Gus drouth.
The Opie photo studio in the past
week has added to its facilities for
turning out a high. class of artistic
photography by securing the services
of Mr.. Victor Nelson, an experienced
photographer, as retoucher and finish.
er, of St. Paul. Every effort will be
made at the Opie studio to continue
turning out the high class of work
which the people of Langdon had be.
come accustomed to secure during the
life time of the late w. R. Opie. A
continuance of the patronage of GUS
toners old and new will be appreci.
ated.
Albert Flach, from DeLisle, and
Joseph Schill, of Gull Lake. are here
from their homes in Saskatchewan
visiting friends at Langdon, Wales
and Mt. Carmel, whom they have not
seer in several years. Mr.. Flach
left this county for western Canada
fourteen years ago and though the
land on which he homesteaded at that
time was over thirty miles from the
railroad, his farm. Of two sections of
land, today adjoins the tnwnsite of
DeLisle. 1t is about seven years ago
since his last visit and he states the
crop outlook there this spring is *
ceptionally good.