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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-04-12
CALL FOR BIDS

Sealed proposals will be received
b1 the board of county commissioners
of Cavalier county, state Of North
Dakota, until the hour of 2 O'Clock D.
m. Tuesday, May 8, 1917, for the
following:
One gasoline or Oil Pull engine,
f. o. b. Langdon, North Dakota.
Engines must be 5 horse power on
the draw bar.
The engines must be of standard
make and guaranteed to do the work
A certified check for 5000. 90 made
payable to the chairman of the county
commissioners must accompany each
bid as a guarantee that the party bid
ding will enter into a contract with
the county for furnishing and guaran-
teeing of said engine should their bid
be accepted.
The board reserves the right to re-
ject any OF all bids.
Address all bids to the undersigned
marked ''Proposal for Engine.
By order of the county commission
ers.
Dated at Langdon, North Dakota,
this 7th day of April, 1917.
O. j. EIDE,
38-4l County Auditor.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-04-12

The editor of the Independent, w.
j. Storie, and Banker Just Ludwig
con. formed the Osnabrock delegation
in attendance at the conclave of Ye-
omen order at Devils Lake last week.
The Satanic City is handed a roast
in last weeks Independent on account
of the pin.headed idea of the denizens
of Devils Lake, when it to ex-
tending the city's open handed hospi.
tality on the occasion of the gather
ing there of a large body of visitors
from over the state. The entertain.
ment afforded the Yeomen was all
that could be desired, but just before
the adjournment of the conclave a bill
for. upwards of three hundred dollars
was presented as due the city's COM
mercial club for the banquet, hall rent,
decorations and other accessories.
The Independent mar winds up his
editorial comment with the remark
that "the place where devils do we'll
is hill"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-04-12
COM UNICATsON.
Editor Courier Democrat:

Editor Courier Democrat =
Having lived in North Dakota for
twenty-eight years in peace and hap
piness. owing to failing health | was
last fall Compelled to move to a more
moderate climate, going from the
farm that | homesteaded nine miles
west of Langdon in 1889, to
LIttlefeld, Texas l have always
had, and will! have, nothing but the
warmest words of deserved praise for
North Dakota, but with the advance
of age have begun to realize that
the winters of this northern climate
were tho long and severe and were
making unmistakable inroads on my
failing health. The country, how
ever, | still insist and maintain is all
eight. as good in fact as any to be
found in any part of the United States
or in the Dominion of Canada, for
that matter. and any man still in his
crime, who is anything of a hustler,
a do more than make a good living
he can save and lay away money
on which to live after awhile.
Having received a telegram from
thy son .in-law, Mr.. John w. Scott,
that his wife, my daughter, was
critically ill and not expected to live,
! started about ten days ago on this
long journey northward, the trip TAX
ing three and one-ha]f days and three
nights.
At my age, sixtv-five years and in
my present enfeebled state of health
it will not take any great amount of
imagination to realize how tiresome
it was to me. l reached Langdon on
March Both and found that the condi-
tion of my daughter was very low. |
found no hope in my heart for her
getting better from the very first
moment that | saw her. The end
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-04-12

came the next day. Her hands clasp.
ped in mine, with the tie of love that
binds q father to his daughter she
died. Our hands remained clasped
until she lay their cold in death. Her
eyes met mine 80 tenderly and low.
ingly with an unspoken knowledge of
the comfort which my being here gave
her last moments in this world. 1t
was a hard blow for me and for
a while l thought my heart would
break.
/. My purpose in writing you this
letter before leaving again for my
home in the south is to give a heart.
felt expression" Of th%ankfulness, as
we'll as l am able, to those kind
neighbors of mine in Langdon for the
sentiment of love and interest shown
towards me and others who suffer in
this bereavement. l shall ever hold
in remembrance the many kind deeds
of the people of this community tend.
cred my daughter during her illness
that preceded the end. I will also
ever feel thankful to her pastor for
the spiritual comfort and his helpful
presence at the bedside of the sick
one. l ask Gods blessing on the
people of Langdon and vicinity for
the kindnesses shown my daughter
during her illness; also for the sym
pathy extended to me and my son-in-
law, Mr.. Scott. in our bereavement.
PETER PENNER.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-04-12
ATTENTION FARMERS.

We wish TO call your attention to
the fact that our agent, MIR. Thomas
Brady, Langdon, N. D., is selling the
Minneapolis Seed Company's Pure
Field Seeds, and we would be pleased
to have you call at our elevator soon
and look over samples and prices.
We have been supplying our custom
ers for a number of years with these
seeds and the results have been most
satisfactory. Security Brand seed is
recognized all over the Northwest as
a standard for first class field seeds.
If you have tried u seed you known
this statement is true; if you have
not, it is to your interest to SOW some
this spring. We are making a spec
ia]ty of Grass Seed, Clover, Alfalfa
and Millet, and would be pleased to
have you investigate these seeds thor
oughly. Our Alfalfa and Clover will
not only give you a good crop of hay,
but will enrich your soil better than
any fertilizer you a afford to put on
it. and will help kill all weeds. Hop
ing you will make an early call at our
elevator, and that you will be we'll
satisfied with the quality and prices
of our seeds, that you will leave your
order with our agent, we are,
36.3x CARGILL ELEVATOR co.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-04-12
AttOFney Tor PIalhtl1f.
Langdon, North Dakota.
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE SALE

Notice Is Hereby. Given, That by reason of
default in the terms and conditions of that GER
tain mortgage mad, executed and delivered
by the Langdon Creamery, company. a cor
poration, Of Lang on. North Dakota, mortga-
g,r. to the First National Bank of Langdon. "a
corporation of Langdon, North Dakota, mort
gagee, bearing date the LIST day of December,
1914. and rec rded in thA office of the Register
of Deeds. in ami for %ayalier County. North Da-
kota. on the 22no day of December, 1914, at II
o. lock a, M, in Book 9S of Mortgage, at Page
1856. and thereafter IN the 23rd day of Jpnuarv.
1917 duly assigned by the mortgage, therein
named by inal rument in writing to John Shee-
flied for record in the off eof the Register of
Deeds, iu and for sad County. and recorded in
B ok l07 of Assignments, will be f"reclosed by
the sale of the premises i'll said mortgage and
hereinafter described. a, the front door of the
County Of Cav iler, and State Of Moth DaEo.
On the 7th day of April. 1917, to satisfy the
a cunt due on said mortgage at the date of
sale,
which will be sold TO salts y the same are stu
ated in the County of Cavalier and State of
North Dakota, and de>cribed as follows, towit
THAI certain piece Of land co,mmencin at a
street, of Mooney & Mciug = Second Addition
to Langd"n and III n direct line south with the
western boundary of Thir, street; thence ex-
tending south 100 feet, which 100 feet will form
the eastern boundary of said tract; thence Elk.
tending in a westerly direction at right angles
$50 feet thence extending IN II nOrtherly direc-
ton at + ght angles 100 feet to Hickory street,
thence extending AT right angles along the
southean boundary of Hi kory street $50 feet to
the point of beginning; being a part of the
Southeast Qn~'ter Of thu Northeast Quarter of
Section %, Township 161, Range 60.
There will be due on said mortgage at the date
of sale, including the principal and interest. the
sum of 50 1929 81, together with the statutory at
torneys fees and the costs of this foreclosure
Dated this 10th day Of FebrH.rs; 1917
JOHN SHEEHAN,
Assignee for Mortgage.
THOMAS DEVANEY. 3l.37
Attorney for Assignee.
Langdon. North Dakota
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-04-12
CALL FOR BIDS.

Sealed proposals will be received
by the board of county commissioners
of Cavalier county, state of North Da-
kota, until the hour of a O'Clock on
Tuesday, May 9Th, 1917, for the fol.
lowing:
One large size Erie grader, without
engine hitch, to be pulled with large
engine.
Said grader must be of standard
make with large size revolving disk.
Bids must state the make of grader,
size of disk and any other information
that may be required by the board of
county commissioners.
Bids must state the price of said
grader, +. o. b.. Langdon, North Da.
kota.
A certified check for 500 90 made
payable to the chairman of the county
commissioners must accompany each
bid as a guarantee that the party bid
ding will enter into a contract with
the county for the furnishing and
guaranteeing of said grader should
the bid be accepted.
The board reserves the right to re-
ject any or all bids.
Address all bids to the undersigned
marked proposals TO Grader"
By order of county commissioners.
Dated at Langdon, North Dakota,
this 9TH day of April, 1917.
0. j. EIDE,
sc Al County Auditor.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-04-12

Cavalier county farm lands are find.
ing a market at quite an app%reciative
rise in value this spring, and what is
more to, the point local real estate
dealers find more of an activity among
buyers, not of the land Spectator
type, but by farmers from ether states
coming here to seek a home and COM
p%etence they cannot find in any state
in the Union outside of North Dakota.
Even at prevailing prices this spring
buyers from Iowa, Illinois and Mime.
sota find Cavalier county farm lands
a good investment, especially when
consideration is given the top prices
offered these wartime days of every
thing raised on the farm.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-04-12
ROAD WORK NOTICE.

Take notice! Parties residing in
Mt. Carmel township who wish to
work out their road tax must notify
the road overseer, Valentine Montag,
OF the town clerk. Peter Zettel, to
that effect before May LIST. By order
of the Town Board,
1913 Peter Zettel, Clerk.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-04-12
EASTER NEWLY WEBS

Marriage licenses granted to parties
who have been the contracting couples
in Easter weddings this week, have
been issued by Judge Bleakley of the
county court as follows:
April 6-Adolf Klein, of Clyde,
and Miss Mary Kubal, of Wales
April Robert F. Templeton and
Miss Ida Ethel Staff, both of Hannah.
April lO-Lawrence Crockett, of
Langdon, and Miss Edith Witzel, of
Mt. Carmel.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-04-12
ROAD WORK NOTICE.

Take notice: Parties residing in
Waterloo township, who wish to work
out their road tax must notify the
road overseer, Cornelius Krohn, or
the town clerk, A. A. Krahn, to that
effect before May 1st.
By order of the Town Board.
$40 A. A. KRAHN, Clerk.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-04-12

Any skin itching is a temper tester.
The more you scratch the worse it
itches. Doan's Ointment is for piles,
eczema-any skin itching. SOC at
all drug stores.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-04-12
SUM mons.

STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA. 90
County of Cavalier,
In District Court, Seventh Judicial District
John j. Power,
Plaintiff.
John Burkitt, EllepBur-
kttt. William Burk,tt,
Joseph Burkitt, Jas,
Burkitt. the heirs or
devisees of William
Burkltt d eceased
Katherine Jane Bur SUMMONS.
kilt, Henry TAYLOR,
and all other erSouS
unknown C a III Il <
any estate or Interest
IN, or lien Or incum-
berance upon the pro-
perty described in
the complaint.
defendants
The State of North Dakota to the Above
Named Defendants:
You are hereby summoned to answer the com.
plant in this action, which said compIai t has
trict Court, Cor Cavalier County, North Dakota
and to srrve a cop. of your answer upon The
subscriber within thirty days after the service
of his summons upOu Won. exclusive of the day
appear or answer, JUDGMENT will be taker
against you by defaul for the relief demand
ed in the complaint,
Dated February 6th, 1917.
GEO. M. PRICE.
Attorney for Plaintiff.
Office and Pos, Office Address:
Langdon, North Dakota.
You will please take notice that the purpose
of the above entitled action is to quiet in the
plaintiff The title to lots One aid Two of Sec
tiou Thirty-One Township One hund ed Sixty.
-Four. Range Fifty-Nine, in Cavalier County
North Dakota, the property described in the
complaint in said action
GEO. M. PRICE,
1888 ATTORNEY for Plaintiff,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-04-12

Universal military training might be
the thing if kept intact through the
years after war hysteria wanes.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-04-12

CarranZa might also ask for definite
terms on what the United States
in the Mexican business.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-04-12

The seventh carload of automobiles
to be unloaded in Langdon since the
opening of the present season was re-
ceived on Saturday, being a shipment
of Maxwells for the garage of Nc
Lauchlin & Stranger. During the
week bort ears have been received at
the Ramage garage and Overlands
placed on display in the salesroom of
A. Sparkling, both coming in carload
shipments. Messrs. Krien & Row
have a car of Studebakers in transit
and their arrival is now overdue. 1t
is the second order this firm has had
to place for this popular make OF
automobile since opening of the sea-
son. Take it from any view point
you like the outlook is that Langdon
is in for a record breaking line OF
business in the sale of autoes this
summer.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-04-12

PEACE TALK AND F5YLi4- 1aY.
1t is Unnecessary az this stage 10 ar
que that the European wal resulted
from a war craze. The generation
fighting it knew nothing of the terrors
of war, excepting,
a Peace Craze of course, the Rus
and Propaganda so-Japanese cam
Should Be as paign, which was
Effective as far from civilized
w,. o.. ccnterS and created
no serious disturb
ance of the normal trend Of things.
The glory of war appeals to the aver
age mind, which only knows how it
looks i'll books, pictures and dramas.
Given a long series of disputes, clashes
Of interest and opinion and there fol-
lows the resolution to fight it out for
honor, for gain, for satisfaction and re-
venSe. However much it may be de-
MED, to save face" the nations now
involved are surfeited with war, tired
Of it, even disguised with its false pre-
tense and disappointment. Another
note is welcome, and the idea will grow.
Back Of all the buster Of war is a
latent sense that it is all wrong and
the normal state Of civilized man is
peace. When all the b%elligerent people
entertain the idea that it is time to
quit fighting-that peace, the better
thing, is possible-there must follow
the conclusion that war should end and
peace come again. Minds now tagged
out with war have known all along
that the end would be peace. Fighting
has not brought peace. Grants LET
us have peace was not a threat; it
was an appeal to reason, a prayer.
Peace could be had by willing it, stead
lily, determinedly, as the greatest and
best boon of all.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-04-12

For good clean wash ice. call the
Langdon Wood Yard, phone 45.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-04-12

STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA.
County of Cavalier,
In District Court, Seventh Judicial District
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-09
Concealed viii in Book,

A remarkable story concerning the
discovery of a will was recently made
known. DR.. Peter Quin Keegan, an
elderly Irishman, and an LID. Of Dub
lin university, was keenly interested
in botany. A short time before his
death he met Mr.. Ronald Ellwood, trav-
eler for Penrith firm, and friend
ship sprang up, based ON their botani-
cal studies. Doctor Keegan gave him
book on the subject, but Mr.. Ell
wood had no occasion to refer to 1t
until few days ago. He then found
that two of the pages were fastened
together, and outside one of them was
an instruction in Doctor Keegan's Pc
culiar writing that the pages were not
to be opened until after his death.
Doctor Keegan being already dead, Mr..
Ellwood opened the pages and found
between them the old gentleman's will.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-09
SECURE FRUIT TREES EARLY
Those intending to Plant Nursery
Stock This Winter Should Get
Orders in at Once.

tBy c. w. RAPP, Department Of Horti-
culture, Oklahoma A. and M. College,
Stillwater)
Those who expect to plant nursery
stock during the present winter should
purchase their trees as soon as pos
sible. BY SO doing they are likely to
profit, and they cannot lose.
Every nurseryman prepares for his
custom to the best of his ability, but
he is not always able to gauge his
volume of business correctly, or part
of his stock may be unavoidably poor
and stunted. In either case he does
the best he can for his customers.
Everybody gets the best, but the best
toward the close of the selling season
is frequently far inferior to the best
at the beginning.
For these reasons the prudent buyer
will place his order early. Even if he
does not wish his stock delivered at
once, he will place his order subject
to call, or to delivery on a certain date.
In this way he will receive the adj
vantage of an early order, and the best
trees will be his.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-09
HAVE HOUSE PROPERLY BUILT
Duty Man Owes to His Nelghbors and
to the City In Which He Plans
to Reside.

Any house, whether 1t have three
rooms or twenty, is a fascinating
study. 1t is as full Of possibilities as
the owner himself, and like him its
character is sometimes fully devel-
oped, sometimes not. But even an old,
stuffy house, one that has been as
long "for let" as mans conscience,
may be improvedl Here a window
may be thrown out to admit light or
to include view, there a wing may be
added and dull dwelling transformed
into one full of delightful surprises. A
properly built house adds greatly to
the appearance of the street on which
1t is built.
"The most fascinating house / ever
knew" said an architect recently, chad
originally but four rooms, to which ev-
cry five or six years a new wing was
added, the net result being a long,
rambling, bow-windowed structure,
which one never left without regret,
and to which friends came homing as
to dovecote.",
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-09
SYRUP Of figs FOR
A CH|LD'S BOWELS
1t is cruel to force nauseating,
harsh physic into a
sick child.

Look back at your childhood days
Remember the dose mother insisted
on-castor oil, calomel, cathartics
How you hated them, how you fought
against taking them.
With our children it's different
Mothers who cling to the old form OF
physic simply don't realize what they
do. The children's revolt is well-found-
ed. Their tender little "insides" are
injured by them
II your child's stomach, liver and
bowels need cleansing, give only deli
cious California Syrup of Figs" Its
action is positive, but gentle. Millions
Of mothers keep this harmless fruit
laxative handy; they know children
love to take it; that 1t never fails to
clean the liver and bowels and sweet
en- the stomach, and that a teaspoonful
given today saves sick child tomor.
row.
Ask at the store for 50-cent bottle
of California Syrup of Figs" which
has full directions for babies, children
Of all ages and for grown-ups plainly
on each bottle. Adv.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-09
CARROTS USEFUL FOR STOCK
Best Use Of Crop Made by Feeding
to cattle-Good Results Secured
in Feeding to Horses.

Dairy cattle can make better use of
carrots than any other class of farm
live stock, although they can be fed
to the horses with good results. 1t
might also pay to feed limited guam
titles of them to the hogs, while they
are an excellent feed for all classes
Of sheep. Unless the cows are receiv.
ing silage they will make good use
of 10 or 10 pounds Of these roots daily
and If receiving silage the addition of
four or five pounds of carrots to the
ration will be beneficial. Two or three
times a week the horses may be given
q few pounds each of the sliced roots.
They are relished greatly by these ami.
mails and in limited quantities have
good effect on the bowels. Like most
roots and tubers, carrots are too bulky
to make an especially good feed for
hogs, but few added to the ration
from time to time, If the animals prove
to like them, will add to its palatabll-
ity. Sucking ewes and growing lambs
can be given an amount of carrots
equaling the grain ration with good
results. Given under proper condition
to the various classes of farm live stock,
carrots provide valuable though usu-
ally rather expensive source of feed.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-09
Will Build Russian Canal.

The project for the construction and
equipment of Volga-Don canal, as
designed by the Russian minister Of
ways and communications, has been
approved by the government. The pro-
jected canal will play an important
part in the economic development of
southeastern Russia and of the Volga
and Don basins. Grain from Tsarit-
sin and timber and ore from the Urals
will thereby obtain direct outlet to
the ports Of the Sea Of Azof and
thence to the Black sea. Moreover,
the canal win make It possible to sup
ply coal to all the chief cities and in
dustrial centers Of the Yolga and sur
rounding country from the rich coal
district of the Donetz basin.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-09
MICE RAvAGES IN ORCHARDS
Serious Losses Result to orchardists,
Farmers and Those Interested
In Our Forests.

The ravages Of shOrt-tailed field
mice in many parts of the United
States, according to D. r. Lantz, as
sistant biologist Of the department of
agriculture, result in serious losses
to farmers, orchardists and those con-
cerned with the conservation of our
forests, and the problem of controlling
the animals Is one of considerable i'm
portance. Short-tailed field mice are
commonly known as meadow mice,
pine mice and moles; locally as bear
mice, buck-tailed mice or black mice.
Over so species and races occur within
the United States and nearly 40 other
forms have been located in North
America.
The runs Of meadow mice are main
ly on the surface of the ground under
grass, leaves, weeds, brush, boards,
snow or other sheltering litter. They
are followed out by the animals claws
and worn hard and smooth by being
frequently traversed. The runs lead
to shallow burrows where large nests
of dead grass furnish winter retreats
for the mice. Summer nests are large
balls of the same material hidden in
the grass and often elevated on small
hummocks In the meadows and
marshes where the animals abound.
The young are brought forth in either
underground or surface nests.