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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-05-24
NINETY. FIRST BIRTHDAY

The family of Joseph He'll. Sr.,
gathered at the home of Louis Schnei.
der, of Mt. Carmel, on Thursday, May
17th 1917, for the purpose of celebrat.
ing Mr.. He)l's ninety.frst birthday.
Mr.. He'll was born at Helfranzkirch.
Germany. in the year 1926. He came
to this country in 1845. In 1860 he
became resident of Canada, where
he stayed for twenty-five years, he
then became pioneer of this county
and has been residing here since.
Mr.. He'll is the proud father of a
large family, his children are as fol.
lows: John (deceased), Charlie, Wen
del, Andrew, Tony, Mike, all at Mt.
Carmel, N. D., and Joe He'll, Jr.. of
Gull Lake, Sask. i; Mrs. H. M. Suth-
erland. Canora, Sask. Mrs. Chris
Schneider and Mrs. Louis Schneider,
of Mt. Carmel. He is grandfather
of eighty-fve children and great
grand father of fourteen children.
MIR. He'll has only once been con.
fined to his bed, that being last year,
when he suffered from a slight attack
of la grippe. He has never even suf-
fered from mere ailment, such as a
toothache, etc.
A large birthday cake nicely decor
ated with ninety-one candles was fur.
nished by Emile Schadwinkel, the
Langdon baker, for this notable event.
Mr.. He'll. when casually questioned
as to his age, replied with a twinkle
in his eye, "Can you figure? Well,
far as l can remember, one year was
passed in the cradle. thirty years
single. thirty years married and thirty
a widower."
Hearty congratulations were ex'
tended by all, hoping to have the
pleasure of celebrating the occasion
next year by an additional candle.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-05-24
NlNETY-ONE IN THE SHADE

The weather has certainly been
playing some of its old time pranks
within the past week. Tuesday and
Wednesday last week were the two
warmest days of the whole year so far.
The maximum record of the govern
ment thermometer for Tuesday being
So degrees in the shade, while it went
still further up in the bulb on We'd
nesday showing high temperature of
81 degrees. AS is customary in this
region reversal of the order of
things followed, Saturday night the
minimum thermometer record being
80 degrees, or two below the frost
line. The limit, however. was reached
Sunday morning when 27 degrees was
recorded. Conditions have as result
become more spring like since it hap.
pened and incidentally the farmers are
telling us that "cool" weather is
good for crops since that we have not
been blessed with rainfall worthy
of the name for at least twenty days.
The last actual record Of precipitation
on the government rain guage here in
Langdon being on April 29th.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-05-24
CITY WATER ANALYSIS FOR
SYSTEM OF WATERWORkS
First Step Is Now Taken In Public
Big Improvement by Langdon
Municipal Authorities

T. r. Arnold. of Great Falls,
Mont, was in Langdon on Tuesday
for short time comforting with May
or Power and the city authorities rel
ative to the plan that is underway for
the Installing of system of water
works and drainage in this city.
The object of Mr.. Arnold's visit was
principally for the purpose of ascer-
tanning the depth of wells from which
drinking water is at present being
obtained, also the quality and amount
of the flow. Leaving on the after.
noon train he took with him samples
from the we'll at the public school,
which has a depth of 237 feet and the
we'll recently put down to depth Of
81 feet at the new auto garage of
Messrs. MCLAUGHLIN & Stranger,
These samples will be subjected tosa
thorough analysis at the University
of North Dakota at Grand Forks with
view to ascertaiDing at about what
depth water such as will be required
for Langdon's system of waterworks
and sewerage plant can be secured.
MIR. Arnold has installed similar sys-
TENS of waterworks and drainage to
that contemplated by Langdon in sew
eral of the larger towns in the west
ern part of this state and Montana
and will have survey made by civil
engineers in about two weeks time,
when he will be able to furnish the
city authorities with an estimate as
to what the probable cost will be il
Langdon decides to make this much
needed public improvement
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-05-24

and who will be here on June S, must
report to the sheriff or county auditor,
on or before Thursday, May Oath, and
receive their registration cards.
These in turn must be forwarded to
the clerk in their own precinct in
their home district, together with a
stamped envelope bearing their pre-
sent address, before June 5th. They
will receive from the clerk certif-
cate of registration, which is the only
proof each individual will have that
he has registered.
Those who fail to comply with the
governmental orders will face seri.,
GUS charge, according to the sheriff.
Following registration day, the off.
cials will accost every man, and those
who cannot show certificate, will be
turned over to government authorities.
The penalty for failure to register
will be Imprisonment, it is under
stood, with no option of fine. The
evading of the questions on the regis
l
tration blank is even more serious,
claim the county officials, and those
who attempt to avoid service by un.
truthful answers, must serve one year
in prison camp where they will be
trained before being sent to the front.
The officials who have undertaken the
organizing Of Cavalier county for
registration day, Tuesday June 5th,
state that the list made on that date
will show the county as having enough
men of the prescribed age to form a
whole regiment if needed. They also
realize that there are in some instances
around here young men who have
"made themselves scarce" since con
scription measures passed congress
and are now making their home on
the Canadian side of the line. These
slackers" however, are being look
ed after and the Canadian mounted
police are on the lookout to place
in detention camps all from this side
who are unable to show a card in proof
of their having duly registered.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-05-24
HADN'T GOT HIS PASSPORT

Patsy Morrissey was arrested at
Wales and brought to Langdon and
placed in the county Jail Tuesday up
on charge of having crossed the boun-
Diary line and entering the United
States from the Dominion of Canada
without first obtaining passport from
the authorities on the other side.
Morrissey had been warned at Hannah
that he would be arrested if he made
the attempt and was sent to Snow.
flake. On Tuesday he was found by
officers at Wales and placed under
arrest. He has lately returned to
Winnipeg from England and has in
his possession papers showing an hon
orabIe discharge from service in the
British army in France. Sheriff
Thompson is OBTAINING him in Jail
awaiting orders from the officers
across the line.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-05-24
INKSTER WINS STATE DEBATE,

Superintendent E. L. Kuhnes, who
attended the meeting of the principals
of high schools held last week at
Grand Forks, was also one of the
three judges in the state defamation
contest. The debating contest has
been in progress among the high
schools of the state since the early part
of the year reached a final decision in
the past week when Inkster won out
over Lidgerwood There is are fleet.
ed credit in the honor attained by
Inkster's high school for Langdon,
due TO the fact that the victorious
youthful debaters received no small
part of their training from Miss Con-
ME Hunter, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
c. S. Hunter, of this city, who has
been one of he staff of teachers OF
the Inkster schools the past year.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-05-24

Sheriff Thompson states, an order
has been received by him within the
past week from the state department..
and by him, in turn forwarded to alb
peace officers in this county, giving
instruction for the arrest of all auto
mobile drivers who have not the 1917
license tags displayed at both ends OF
their cars. The order that has gone
forth will be put into active effect
June 1st. All officers have been tola
that they will be held accountable In
case of neglecting to make arrests.
Sheriff Thompson thinks the notice
gives all ample time to procure 1877
license tags where necessary in order
to avoid trouble.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-05-24
WHEAT SMUGGLER GRABBED

In the last issue of the American
at Antler, N. D., it is noted that
Deputy Collector of Customs James
Mcintosh, since his return from visit
here of about ten days ago has got
busy and seized four horse team and
grain tank, which contained eighty
six bushels of wheat. The seizure
was made at Westhope and the pro.
perty belonged to a man by the name
of Lyle, who farms extensively near
the town of Lyleton. The hired man
of Lyle was hauling the wheat to
| Westhope without making the neces
sary official report of doing so to the
| U. S. customs officials.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-05-24
is DYING OF BRIGHT'S DISEASE

Word has recently been received by
friends at Milton of the extremely
critical condition of Rev. Samuel
Newlove, who up to a few months
ago was the pastor of the Methodist
church at that place. He is now in
a hospital in St. Paul under expert
treatment for Bright's disease. Mrs.
Newlove who is there with her hus-
band has been told that there is no
hope of his recovery and he is visibly
failing fast. The news comes with
a general feeling of sadness to Milton
people and residents throughout the
south end Of the county, where he has
an acquaintance covering the past
twenty years.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-05-24
REGISTRATION DAY
TUESDAY, JUNE. 5TH
Within Forty-Eight Hours Cavalier
County Get Into Shape For
Military Conscription

Cavalier county officials on Satur-
day received the following notice
from Governor Lynn j. Frazier rela-
tive to registra tion:
"The sheriff, county auditor and
county physician will constitute the
county registration board, of which
the sheriff will be chairman. 1t will
be the duty Of the board to appoint a
registrar in each voting precinct in
the county and to see that proper
places are provided in which to hold
the registration.
s'The war department has ordered
a change in the regulations for the
registration of the sick and of persons
who expect to be absent from their
home counties on registration day.
The tentative regulations furnished
you prescribed that such persons re
port to the county clerks 1--WE hold to
mean county auditors) on the sixth
day after the presidents proclamation
for instructions as to how they may
register.
"Since the local authorities now
have cards, there is no reason why
such persons should wait until the
sixth day, and the presidents procla-
nation will direct them to report at
once.
cit is important that every man
from the ages of twenty to thirty,
both inclusive, shall register. You
have authority to ask for assistance
from any county, city or township
official or of any citizen. am conf
dent that every citizen of North Da-
kota is willing to co operate in MAX
ing registration day success, and
that they will show their patriotism
by giving every assistance possible
"The government does not want the
people to feel that this is forced
draft, but that it is the fairest meth
cd that could be devised of raising an
army and apportioning the number Of
men from each state according to its
pOpuidtAoH'
With the arrival of government or
ders Saturday, Sheriff Thompson com.
4 menced the organization of Cavalier
county for the registration of all mer
who are between the ages of FL anc
80, inclusive, as the preliminary steI
to conscription.
Sheriff Thompson and his deputies
assisted by County Auditor Eide. took
the initial step for registration yes
terday afternoon with the considera
tion for appointment of the men who
are to serve as clerks on June 5.
!, On Tuesday seven automobile own
ers with their cars volunteered theil
services and . tour was made including
each Of the forty eight precincts II
the county and arrangements made
securing the voluntary service Of :
clerk st each polling place on registrs'
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-05-24

A healthy man is king in his own
right. an unhealthy man an unhappy
slave. For impure blood and sluggish
liver, use Burdock Blood Bitters. On
the market SO years. $l.00 q bottle.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-05-24

task were Messrs. Fred Thompson,
Ole j. Eide, Joseph Power, Jerry Kel
land, j. w Haw, B Hulstrand, P.
j. Antony and we're accompanied by
Messrs. ] D Milne, H. E, Dorval,
Ben Lothspeich, H. F. Baker, John
Schwan and Jas. Gordon, who acted
in a notarial capacity in organizing
the precincts for registration day.
Beginning Monday, the deputy sher-
ifs will visit every section of the
county, completing the organization.
Township clerks will be instructed to
have the polling stations opened at z
O'Clock on the morning of June 5, and
be prepared to accept the registration
of men up until 9 p. m. After once
opening the stations, the registration
clerks must not leave until the closing
up hour at night.
A completed list of those who will
act as clerks of the registration in the
various precinct polling places of the
county, and have volunteered their
service on this occasion week from
next Tuesday, June 5, are as follows
Huron-C B Hammond
Alma S. Gogin
Nekoma Village--Gust Hartmann
Montrose-S o. Domstad
South Dresden-J. A Terhaar
Waterloo-Isaac Kitchin
Mt. Carmel-Peter Zettel
Munich Village-P. j. Antony
Langdon City:
lat Ward-Jos Power
End Ward-Mrs ] j. Robson
3rd. Ward A. o Wold
Mi]ton-R B Laing
Harvey Robert Work
Hope-M C Omlie
Easby-Ed Kelner
Olga-Thos Cregan
Bruce S Dustin
Moscow-Ludwig Peterson
Fremont-Alex Russell
Loam-Albert Graves
West Hope-Robert Robertson
Loma-H. F. Baker
Banner-M. G. Lund
Calio-A. U. Peterson
Seivert-Tennis Seivert
Billings Ole Fyke
Storlie-Martin Rimestad
Henderon-Her Shield
! Perry-Joseph Heapy
/ Osnabrock Vilage-Just Ludwigsel
| Hay-John Baldson
Nekoma-Jame McGregor
i East Alma-Melburn Close
Osford-D B Robb
Osnabrock-J. B. Flom
/ Minto--Dan G. Hart
Byron Henry Mclean
Sarles ViIlage-Gsorge Mclean
| Cypress-E. l. Day
/ GleniIa-Peter Thorson
| GreY-O r. Daniels
Langdon-Geo. Armstrong
Trier-Peter Helten
Gordon--C Peterson
i Manilla--R. F Stevenson
i Elgin--I. N. Kitchen
Dresdan---C. P GetcnelI
Linden--O, e Countryman
/. All men Of the military age In Ca
j Waller county who do not reside here
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-05-24
.LANGDON WAS SECOND
lhTER-SCHOLASTlC FINALS
High School Athletes Get Within
Half Point of Winning the
State Championship

|
The boys composing the track team
of the Langdon high school who par
ticipated in the inter- scholastic state
meet held last week at Grand Forks
captured second places in the contest
for their team with 193 points again.
st Pembina in first place, with only a
lead over our boys of half point.
The winnings of Langdon included one
1st; three Ends three 3rds, and three
4ths. Individually the honors Sc
cured by boys of the Langdon team
were as follows:
| Half-mile Run.-Arthur Robert
son.. 1st.
100 Yard Dash. Morgan Mercer,
End.
One Mile Run.-Llewe]lyn Row,
End.
H Mile Relay Race. .-Langdon, End.
4 Discus Throw. -Franklyn Phelps,
3rd.
Broad Jump. Morgan Mercer, tied
for 3rd.
120 Yard Hurdle. Ross Opie, 3rd
Franklyn Phelps, 4th.
22O Yard Hurdle. Ross Opie, 4th.
Hammer Throw -Franklyn Phelps,
4th.
Commenting on the showing made
by boys of the attending teams at the
meet the Grand Forks Herald says
= "The bays of the Langdon high schoo
worked we'll through the meet, al
though their undoing came in the 22(
yard dash, when young Mercer, thei
srack ,sa.sssh man, picked as the prob
= able winner of the event, slipped AM
fell on the finish line and was unabl
to reach the tape. Mercer was run
y ming close second to Gass at tn
time and undoubtedly would have fin
y ished in second place except for thi
y misfortune. Losing this race, i
which second place would have adde
3 to Langdon's score of points is wha
lost for cur boys the state champion
: hip, as this would have meant tota
of 22a points instead of l9a point
= which placed Langdon close secon
to Pembina who won the championshi
!. with 20 points.
: The preliminaries of the state trac
meet at Grand Forks held Friday wer
= participated in by 125 young athletes
; representing upwards of dozen hig
> schools of the northern part of tn
e state and Minnesota. In spite of til
i keen competition that confronted the
= the half dozen boys representing tt
= high school of Langdon were early
I' the afternoon picked as strong favol
'e ties as point winners, particularly
: the speed events. Those of the Lang
- don team who qualified for the fina
g in the preliminaries of Friday af te
~ noon were as follows:
100 Yard High Hurdles-Ross Op
~ and Franklyn Phelps.
. 22O Yard Dash Morgan Mercer
9 Half Mile Relay-Langdon W.
first heat
% discus Throw-Franklyn Phelps
~ Running Broad Jump-M Morg a
- Mercer
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-05-24

Accidents will happen, but the
best regulated families keep DR.. Thom.
a. Eclectic Oil Tor such emergencies.
Two siges 26 and Soc at oil stroes.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-05-24

Buy your school supplies at the
Democrat office.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-24

handing over the Emperor is fnished'
We now 20 to Petrograd to announce
This fact TO the Duma."
An astonishing circumstance IN we"
of the attitude Of Nicholas toward me
nonulation of Tsarskoe-Selo, when
lived entirely upon imperial faVor, was
the lack of public interest. during a
drive Of three miles along the palace
fence the correspondent saw no CIVIL
ians.
Alexandra Denied Use of Phone
In regard to the conditions undeI
which Nicholas was being held IN tne
nalace. officers declared they knew
potbing. Concerning Alexandra ana
the other members of the family, the
following information was gwen; Az Az
The five children are in bed WIN tho
measles. for which reason Alexand,r,a ,,a
has not been outside the palace waIIs
for two days. So far as is known no
order has been issued preventing het
from walking about the grounds. She
has been forbidden TO use the tele-
rbone and telegraph. or have any com com
munication with the outside worid'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-24
Bombardnent
Insurance for
Buildings Here
Policies for $4,000, 900 Are
Taken Out by Owners with
Lloyds of London

Local insurance brokers said yester-
day that millions of dollars worth Of
'bombardment" insurance had been
placed in the metropolitan district
within the last few days, in anticipation
of open hostiities with Germany.
A conservative estimate put the total
of such risks at more than sl0,OOO,OOO'
Practically all Of the insurance was
placed through New York brokers with
the Lloyds of London. Insurance laws
in most of the states of the Union pre-
vent American companies from assum-
ing such risks, and as a result London
is about the only market where such
insurance can be obtained.
While a large portion of the insur-
ance written has been placed on office
buildings, merchandise stores and ware
houses, brokers said that among the
largest risks taken bad been those
placed on steel plants and metal work
ing factories. Outside the metropoll-
tan district, especially in Connecticut,
New Jersey and Pennsylvania, several
large risks nave been written on mu-
milton plants.
Policies OF this type cover the hold
ers against practically all war loss. and
include insurrection, civil uprislngs,
bombardments, explosions. strikes and
invasions. Under bombardment are in
cluded attacks by air, land and water
In London they have been calling it
"Zepp" insurance since the war began.
The Lloyds in taking the insurance
have made it rule not to insure a
building for much more than s650,OOO.
The rates charged vary from 90 cents
TO 81 por 500 of insurance taken out,
and the term of most policies is SIX
months The insurance company VIII
take risks for n month or less time, but
the rate is much higher than if the pol,
lev were made out for the six months
period
At the Office of Frank B. Hall e. Co.,
large marine and fire insurance brokers,
il was said that the State Superintend-
ent of Insurance recently ruled that
the fire insurance companies IN tnls
state could not handle this kind of
business. The Hall company has placed
q considerable amount OF "bombard-
ment" insurance in the metropolitan
district.
The manager of Wilcox, Peck, Brown
& Crosby said: 81 should estimate that
the amount which has been placed dur
ing the last two weeks is not less than
$4,000. 900
As war insurance goes. the rates
charged by the Lloyds on risks in the
United States are low, which indicates
that the London company does not be-
lieye New York in much danger of at
tack in the next few months. In Lon
don. where danger of aerial attack IS
always 20 be reckoned with, the rates
are much higher than those quoted
here.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-24
From a star Correspondent Of The Tribune

From a star Correspondent Of The Tribunel
Buffalo, March 23.-The Rev. Will
lam A. Sunday will eliminate much OF
the slang and emotional appeal from
his sermons before he begins his re-
viyal campaign in New York City. His
son. George NJ. Sunday, who is also his
business manager, made this announce
ment to-day.
"Mr Sunday is using just as forceful
language as ever" he said. "but he is
noderating his slang somewhat, be-
cause he feels that it is used less wide
~ than formerly. He is also cutting
out many of his word pictures which
make for emotional abandon. He finds
that it is just as effective to keep his
audience lust short Of the heating
POINT"
Against Evil Theatricals
Dir. Sunday will not attack lesit-
mate and wholesome theatrical enter
nrises in his New York campaign. Re-
rorts that Broadway theatre managers
feared denunciation by him inspired
the evangelist to-day to discussion OF
the New York stage.
'I'm dead against leg shows, peeE-a
hoo comedies. hellish burlesques an1
e,,1 theatricals of all kinds" he SAID
SBut am not against a good show,
though I haven't seen one since ! was
converted. ! don't know what kind OF
sbows New York is getting. but III not
criticise them unless they deserve II.
There's a lot of good stuff in some
n1avs remember seeing Denman
thompson in The Old Homestead
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-24
Sunday Will Tone Down Slang
During His New York Campaign
Many of Evangelist Emotional Effects 10 BE Discarded
Son Says-Legmae, Wholesome theatrical ref-
formances Will Be Immune from Attack in Revival

Thompson was good man and ms
show was peach"
Sunday asked if "The Old Home
stead" still was popular in New 1orh'
On being told that the old favorite
still drew we'll at suburban reviVais,
but that sex and problem plays ana
musical comedies were more often
found on Broadway and its immediate
vicinity. he said;
"Wen. don't know what sex plays
are. but ! guess ] wouldn't ike one
Problem plays may be all right, nut
Jesus Christ solves my problems. Music
;s Gne and comedy. clean comedy,
doesn't give the devil much of cnance'
+ don't know how they're put together
on Broadway.
Howl at Money for Preachers
"Theatrical managers who play the
game squarely and don't disP,,ease
Jesus need not fear that they Will ~, DC
mt out of business BY me. Inc
puo pboroter is worthy Of his hire. ! hear
Coruso gets $4,000 for few minutes
"a Eva Tanguay 100000 year, and
CbanIin Stc gets a million. They may be
U,orth it, There's an awful howl,
though. if a preacher Of the gospei gets
a few greenbacks. ...;i,
Sundays sermon on 2musemehts VIII
flaw theatricals of un-Chrstiah type
cabaret shows, tango parties Yea
dansants. card parties and similar so, 20,
c;aI activities. but the evangelist Will
NOT ,'' resort to personalities or particular
places and plays. -, III
@Conscience will torture the. indi-
vidnaIs who are defying Christ by en-
oagino in the devils business he eX-
ssia;ns 81 don't have to call names