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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-05-24
Legal blanks of all kinds for sale.

Miss Francis Mahon returned on
yesterdays train from a visit of part
of the week at Grand Forks with her
sister. Miss Ruth Mahon, who is at
tending the state university.
Melburn Close was in the city yes.
treday from Milton in company with
Mrs. Close who was brought here to
be placed in the private hospital of
Drs. Mcqueen & Stromberg, in the
Donovan block, where toward the end
of the week she will undergo an oper-
alton for appendicitis.
Saturday evening the number of
automobiles lined up on both sides of
the main street and parked at the
different garages indicated to quite
an extent the representation from
outside towns over the county here tc
see the performance of "Civilization"
at the Electric theatre. The second
show in the evening extended until
after midnight, and was necessary tt
take care of the overflow from the
regular evening performance.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs E. W.
Quick on Fifth street was the scene
of quite an enjoyable gathering OF
young folks Monday evening. The
party of unlimited guests being com.
posed of the young girls composing
the Westminster Guild, one of the
auxiliary societies of the Presbyterian
church. The daughter of the host
and hostess, Miss Bessie Quick, is a
member of the guild and in view OF
an approaching social event of the near
future, the members made Monday
evening the occasion of the presenta.
ton of a silver souvenir spoon, which
with the girls of the Westminste,
guild is presumed to have a peculiar
significance.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-05-24
TOWey & kirkham
PHYSICIANS and SURGEONS
langdon, N. Oak,

Mary Zettel. daughter Of Postmas-
ter and Mrs. Peter Zettel, Of Mt.
Carmel, left on Mondays train for a
visit during a part of the summer at
Cuba, Wis, with her sister, Mrs.
Frank Staver. Enroute Miss Zettel
intends spending a few days with
friends in the Twin Cities.
Ed. T%hibedeau, one Of the old pio-
neers of the eastern boundary of this
county, on the hill below Olga, is re.
ported as this spring having installed
On his farm a complete power blowing
outfit. Its a Rumley tractor with six
pillow bottoms, and both oil and water
tanks complete. 1t is the largest in
that section of the county and Ed says
that he will have lots Of work to keep
it busy all summer.
Thor. Thorfinnson, a former resi-.
dent of the southwestern part of this
county near Munich and for the past
three years farming at St. Agatha,
Man., last week made an entry at the
U. S. customs at Pembina and is
stated as moving back to the old Ice
landic settlement at Mountain, N. d.
He had with him at number of thor.
oughbred cattle as we'll as household
effects. From Pembina he took his
property overland to Mountain.
Leo Koehmstedt and Herb Schulke,
the editorial management of the high
school monthly, Cardinal and Cold,
report on their return from the state
in~terscholastic track meet at Grand
Forks last week that an organization
was effected Of The North Dakota
High School Press Association. Both
the boys are on a committee named
to drawusspa constitution and set of
hy-laws to be adopted at a meeting
that will be held in the fall. The
meeting at which the organization
was effected was presided over by
Dean C. 7. Jensen, who ia the editor
of the ~"Cynosure" published by the
high school at Fargo.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-05-24
Try one of Polie's specials.

M. P. Blessner and l. Dawson were
visitors here yesterday from Dresden
for a short time on business.
Mrs. George Edworthy came down
yesterday from Hannah and will spend
a part of the week here with friends.
Jas. Gordon left yesterday via
Mowhray for a short visit with friends
at points in Manitoba, including Win.
nipeg.
Mrs. d. w. Barker was a passenger
yesterday to Grand Forks, expecting
before returning to the city to also
make a short visit at Winnipeg with
her sister, Mrs. Geo. w. Reekie.
The re-appointment of Warden Tai
colt at the state ~penitentiary may be
taken as a sur thing Indication that
our ex-townsman, "Pete" Reid. is
secure in holding down the deputy
wardenship for another term.
Mrs. o. B. Patterson came up
from Grand Forks on Mondays train
and is spending part of the week with
her husband. who has recently been
acting in the capacity of right bower
to Landlord Hankey at the U. c. T.
hotel.
Ray Liebeler, one of the younger
sons of M. Liebeler, who within the
past year has experienced a serious
illness of meningitis, has been in bee
and under the care of a doctor since
Sunday. 1t is understood that the
symptoms indicate it may be a return
of the old trouble.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-05-24


W. A. Scott and family have dur
ing the week become residents of
north Sixth street, having since Mrs.
Scott's return last Thursday from her
Montana trip moved into the Monroe
house, vacated some months ago by
G. Q. Rye.
The Great Northern live stock train
is now run over this branch line on
Tuesday instead of Saturday. The
change is stated as being made for the
benefit of shippers, who claim that to
unload their shipments on a Thursday
market is more advantageous than
earlier in the week. The change
went into effect this week.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-05-24
! Local Happenings &
-
Try one of Polie's specials.

LEY II OF fOIle q specials.
Herman Wendt was visiting in towr
Monday from his farm at Dresden TO,
a short visit.
Miss Tena Week was a visitor with
county seat friends from Osnabrock
for a short time between trains Mon.
day.
Mrs. Ida Broderick has this week
opened d%ressmaking p~arlors one door
west of the Prinyer block on Spruce
street.
Ray Fabel was here Monday a short
time enroute from Grand Forks to
Dresden to look after business matters
during a short stay.
Mrs.:A. H. Mcknight went north
Monday as far as Hannah for a short
visit at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. H. l.. Francis,
w. L. Drury and family are arran.
ging to remove from their Langdon
home on the Dorval hill to the Drury
farm at Stilwell for the summer.
Finley Mcdonald, of Milton, was
here yesterday from Milton attending
to matters at the court house connect.
ed with his local ~judgeship at Milton.
Rev. D. Matheson and wife have
arrived during the week from Mis-
soula Park, N. Mex, and intend max.
ing a stay here most of the summer.
M. Sutcliffe, of the contractor and
building firm of Suffer & Sutcliffe, is
moving this week into the vacant
house owned by DR.. E. l. Donovan or
the Dorval hill.
Frank Kartes. accompanied by Mrs.
Kartes and the family, left Monday
for Loveland, Colo, where Mr.. Kar.
tes has purchased a farm property
within the past month.
H. F. Baker, cashier of the First
State Bank at Iona, was a visitor
over Sunday accompanied by Mrs.
Baker. They were guests at the M.
l.. Sullivan home during their stay.
H. E. Windemuth has in the pas
week added new fixtures to the SAM.
tary meat market, which both add tt
its %up-to-date appearance and still
further enhance it's general sanitary
condition.
Fred Schulke was among the mum
Der from Langdon who spent the lat
ter part of the week at Grand Fork
taking in the events of the tract
meet and visiting with his sister,
Mrs. Ray Fabel, and family.
Robert Work and family will move
about June LIST to their Harvey Centre
farm at which time their Langdol
residence property, recently purchased
by DR.. Judd H.. Kirkham, will be oc'
cupied by the Kirkhams.
Mrs. R. O. Miller, wife of the
manager of the Cavalier County Lum
Der Co., is expected to return during
the week from a couple of months
visit with relatives and friends il
Nebraska.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-05-24
FRIDAY NIGHTS DANCE

Couples attending the dance to be
given tomorrow, Friday evening at
the Woodman Hall, can secure a first
class lunch or ice cream and other re.
freshments at POLES Place. Strictly
first class service.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-05-24

Today's wheat-$2.3 SO.
Bring or mail us your Kodak finish
ing.-Opie's Photo Studio. 1876
Did you put in a "war" garden
this spring?
With the warmer weather that has
been welcomed since the beginning of
the week the song of the lawn mower
has begun.
The proceedings of the special April
meeting of the board of county COM
missioners will be found on page six
of this issue.
Friday June LIST, is the date Of the
next big attraction at the Opera House
"a popular comedy drama, "Peg o.
My Heart, at popular prices.
During its third annual bargain sale
the Red Front Store Is making a spe.
cial offering of box writing paper in
all the popular shades and %colors.
The local dental firms of Drs. Smith
& Hughes and DR.. j. P. Schwing.
hammer announce that their offices
will close at moor each Saturday dur
ing the summer months.
Bathing has become popular at the
) Great Northern reservoir within the
past week, and the boys who are
making use of "the OIL swimin'
Lo11 - +lo r,okou1. Eoo
Those of our farmers who hail from
Iowa and Illinois say that corn plant.
ing time is here. The old saying
with them is that "When the leaves
are big as squirrels ears, then. its
time to plant the corn"
The lumber yard of the Langdon
Elevator Co. was given the contract
for furnishing the material for the
new exhibit building being built on
the grounds of the Cavalier county fair
association this summer.
e Cole Bros. circus is being routed
through the state and in all probabil.
ity will be billed for a Langdon date
the latter part of June or early in
July. Cole Bros. appear to be cover
ing the route in past seasons travelled
by the Gollmar Bros. shows.
A1ine from L. E. Koehmstedt, who
for some time held a position as book.
keeper with the First National Bank,
in writing from Hi]ger, Mont, says
"Outlook here ia for a good CROP"
For the past year he has been holding
down a position with the First State
Bank at that place.
Since last Saturday cold Glory
MAS been flung to the breeze from a
flag pole which the carpenter crew
placed on top of the cupo)a of the
National elevator, seventy feet above
the ground. This with a pole twelve
feet high gives the stars and stripes an
elevation over reaching that of any
other flag flying in Langdon.
The New Columbia Cafe, of which
Landlord Arson is proprietor, is this
WCSh OpeilaliS NY anu pAoSiAAS A1oW AN>
lures in the dining room of the hotel.
Increasing business is enabling Mr..
Arson to contemplate opening up the
hotel which will prove a desirable ad.
dition to the accommodation furnished
by Langdon to its out of town visitors,
Quite a number of Langdon people,
who in the past winter have hearc
Miss Ethel Halcrow of the Wesley
college extension department, as
dramatic reader, will be interested ir
learning Of her marriage last week
at Grand Forks to Mr.. John Cooley,
until recently filling a position as city
editor with the Grand Forks Herald.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-05-24
COMING EVENTS.

May 19-Electric Theatre. Civilization"
May 24-25-Eighth Grade Examinations
May 30-Decoration Day Exercises
June 1-Class Play, "Comus, the Mask
June 8-Miltcn Juvenile Band Concert.
June 5-Farmers Picnic Gathering.
June 6-High School COMMENCEMENT Day.
June l0.16-Langdon's Baby Week.
jun 12-13.14-C. E. Union Convention.
June 2O-Scottish Rite Reunion.
July 3-12-Langdon C~hautauqua Assembly.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-05-24
A. o. WOLD

Chiropractor and Optometrist
Licensed to Practice in North
Dakota, Montana, Washington,
Oregon and California.
LANGDON, N. OAK.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-01-24
WILL NOT ENTER LEAGUE
IF DECISlVELY BEATEN
Teutonic Officials in Washington Say
Proffer Made Some Time Ago
Presupposed Draw.

Washington, Jan. 20.-Germany will
not enter league of peace if she is
decisively beaten.
This at least, is what German
sources here had to offer upon the sit
uation. The reference in the British
note to the necessity for some form of
international sanction behind treaty
agreements and international law,
drew from German sources the au.
thoritative statement that under no
consideration would Germany enter a
league to preserve peace if she should
emerge from the war much more great.
ly damaged than her enemies.
The Central Powers were represent.
cd as believing that the proposal to
establish such a league at the end of
this war cannot be realized if the ulti-
mate result>of the conflict is such as to
permit a completely victorious set Of
belligerents to impose it's own terms
upon the vanquished, which would be
the case if the Allies ever should be
In position to impose as terms tn.
objects stated in it's note to the Presi.
dent. .
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-01-24
RUMORS DELAY WITHDRAWAL
Reports Regarding Villa Hold Up Per-
sfing Recall.

Washington, Jan. 19.-1nadequate
and even contradictory reports con-
cerning Villas operations in Mexico
have bewildered administration Off
Gals and it is believed resulted in the
delay in ordering the withdrawal of
General John J. Pershing's forces.
One report received at the state de-
partment said the Carranza forces had
dispersed the Villa bands in the Par
raj district Another said Villa had
begun an attack on chihuahua City.
Both reports were from state depart
ment agents.
The war department was without
special reports from General Fred Fun
ston, who has just completed an in
spection of the punitive expedition.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-01-24
WH|PPLE CHOSEN COUNSEL
BOSTON MAN SELECTED TO
WORK WITH PROBERS.
Choice Follows Bitter Contest AMONG
Members Of Committee-Woman
to Be First Witness.

Washington, Jan. Fisherman L.
Wh1pple of Boston, a Democrat, and
noted trial lawyer, has been invited
by the rules committee of the House
to act as counsel in the peace note
leak investigation, which it now ap.
pears, will extend deeply into Wall
street stock manipulations.
Representative Henry, chairman OF
the committee, and Representative
Campbell, the ranking Republican
member said, when the announcement
was made, that it was hoped Whipple
would accept. From other sources
there were limitations that the Bos-
ton attorney had been consulted and
was expected to undertake the task.
Will Complete Plans.
Further public hearings in the in.
qu1ry were postponed until next week
in order to give counsel and the com.
mittee time to complete arrangements
and prepare for future proceedings.
The plan is to call on the first wit.
ness, Mrs. Ruth Thompson Visconti,
the woman who Thomas w. Lawson
says told him Secretary Tumulty and
w. w. Price, a Washington newspa.
per man, were beneficiaries of the
alleged leak. She will be followed by
a score or more of other witnesses,
including the men whose names have
been brought into the inquiry and a
number of prominent New York finan-
ciers.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-01-24
Thaw's Sanity to Be Tested.

Philadelphia, Jan. 18.-An examine
ton Of Harry K. Thaw's mental con-
dition will be made before he is per-
mitted to leave the hospital where he
is recovering from self-inflicted
wounds, according to DR.. Ellwood R.
Kirby, his physician in this city. DR..
Kirby said the wounds on Thaw's
wrist and neck were rapidly healing.
The physician said the patients
mind was still somewhat cloudy. He
talks with difficulty and while speak.
Ing he frequently falls into doze.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-01-24
FEDERAL STATISTICS
SHOW BIRTH FIGURES
States Selected as Typical Have 70 Per
Cent More Arrivals Than Deaths
FOREIGNERS Lead Natives.

Washington, Jan. 18.-Certain states
containing third Of the country's
population show Is per cent more
births than deaths in 1915, in. sur
vey just completed by the census bu-
reau. The statistics disclose that in
the territory included in the investi-
cation foreign-born parents gave birth
to many more children than did the
native-born and that among the negro
race the death rate is higher and the
birth rate lower than among the
white.
The area covered in the survey in
cluded New England, New York, Penn
sylvania, Michigan, Minnesota and the
District of Columbia. The figures are
the first federal birth statistics ever
published.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-01-24
THE PROSECUTING ATTORNEY IN
FRISCO TRIAL SAYS ALLEGED 81
-. ~, ANARCHIST THREATENED 81
EXECUTIVE. .
PLOTTED REVOLUTION
AGAINST GOVERNMENT
Thomas Mooney on Trial for Murder
by Bomb Explosion Accused Of Be-
Ing Leader of Anarchistic
Organization to Bring
About Uprising.

San Francisco, Jan. 20.-That Presi1
dent Wilson's life was threatened by
an anarchistic organization, known as
''The Blasters" of which Thomas J..
Mooney, on trial here for murder was;
a leader, will be shown by evidence to-
be presented in MONEYS trial, Assist
INT District Attorney Edward A. Cum
Ia declared in superior court in his
opening address to the jury.
II will prove" said Cunha, that
these men plotted revolution against
the government 1 will prove that they!
said in an edition of The Blast, the
weathercock in the white house had
better watch out. Suppression of the
voice of discomfort leads to assassina-
ton"
Tells of Bomb Explosion.
Beginning his address in court, Cum
ha outlined the history of the bomb
explosion here last July, in which ten
persons lost their lives and in which
it is charged Mooney had a part.
II will show a motive for MONEYS
participation in this crime and that
he advised and encouraged it," said:
Cunha. I will prove that prior to jan
uary, 1916, Mooney, Alexander Berk-
man, Miss M. E. Fitzgerald and 9TH
ers entered into conspiracy to bring
about an uprising against property
owners, the confscation of private
property and the destruction of gov
eminent, and that they called them
selves The Blasters,' and publicly
announced in the Blast the objects of
their conspiracy"
Would Betray Organization.
Il will connect Mooney with this
conspiracy by letters in his own writ
ing and by articles he wrote in the
Blast will show that they planned
to betray the American Federation of
Labor. I will show that before the
parade Mooney declared preparedness
must be thrown back into the teeth OF
it's advocates"
Cunha said that Mooney and the
other conspirators in their campaign
against preparedness declared that the
first one of them to be approached by
recruiting officer should shoot him
down.
"The Blast" an anarchistic publ
cation, is printed in San Francisco
Berkman, it's editor, at last accounts,
was in New York city raising funds to
use in MONEYS defense. Miss Fitz-
gerald is associate editor.
Attorney Cunha said the paragraph
on which he based his statement was
as follows:
eve don't complain. We under
stand Wilson's position. He must do
his masters bidding. It is the same
policy. But we want to warn the
weathercock in the White House that
It may not prove safe. Suppression of
the voice of discomfort leads to assas-
sination. Vide Russia"
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-01-24
AWAY AT WASHINGTON HOME
FROM BREAKDOWN DUE
TO OLD AGE.
HAD SERVED IN NAVY FOR
OVER Three SCORE YEARS
Was Ranking Naval Officer of the
World and Whole Nation Mourns
His Death-President Wilson
10 Prompt With Tribute to
Great Sea Fighter.

Washington, Jan. 18-Admiral Dew.
ey, the nations Spanish war hero and
by priority of grade the ranking naval
officer OF the world, Is dead at his
home here in his eightieth year.
He had not been conscious for two
days, when he lapsed into coma. still
believing that in few days he would
be back at his desk in the Navy de.
partment. His death ended 81 years
of active service.
A general breakdown accompanied
by arterio sclerosis incident to old age
was the cause of death.
Disease Had Hold.
The disease had been gradually
spreading it's hold upon the powerful
body for year and a half, but the
admiral, proud Of his physical vtgor,
had fought it off and even kept it's ex.
istence secret from most Of his in.
innate friends.
About week ago he was at his Of
flee, apparently hale and hearty. The
next day he collapsed as he was pre-.
pairing to leave the house and the be-
ginning of the end was at hand.
Mrs. Dewey and the admiraIs only
son, George, were at the bedside.
They had known for two days there
was no hope.
Wilson Is Notified.
President Wilson and Secretary Dan
1els were notified at once and the
news was flashed by wireless to Amer
lean naval vessels and stations all over
the world. The message carried or
ders that all flags be half-masted.
The President will confer with Sec
rotary Daniels and Rear Admiral Bad
ger to arrange for the funeral, which
probably will take place Saturday.
The body will be buried at Arlington
National cemetery.
Only two other men-Farragut and
Porter-have held the rank of the Ad.
miral Of the American Navy and since
Civil war days no military figure had
held such place as Dewey in the af-
lection and admiration of the Ameri-
can people.
President Pays Tribute.
When the news of the admiral's
death was received at the White
House, President Wilson, in express
Ing his grief at the death of Admiral
Dewey, said ''the whole nation will
mourn the loss of it's most distin-
guished naval officer, man who has
been as faithful as intelligent and as
successful in the performance of his
responsible duties i'm time of peace
as he was gallant and successful in
time CT war;
1T is just such men that gives the
service distinction and the nation a
just pride in those who serve it,"
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-01-24
SCORES PROPOSED EMBARGO
North Dakota Senator Defends Farm,
ers' Right to High Price.

Washington, Jan. Ex-senator Por,
ter J. McCumber of North Dakota, in
a speech in the senate, scored propo.
sails to lay an embargo on foodstuffs
because of the high cost of living,
He asserted that the farmer is getting
fair price for his products for the
first time in "a years, but only as re,
suit Of the war and a short crop. To
prevent him getting this fair price by
legislation he denounces as unfair and
the result of the attempts of one class
to injure another so as to keep up ita
own extravaganza.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-01-24
Not to Amend White Slave Law

Washington, Jan. 17.-Asked If
there would be any effort to amend
the Mann law so as to exclude non
commercial cases, following the recent
supreme court decision, Representa-.
tive James R. Mann, author of the
measure, replied: ''Not on my part.
I have never heard any talk in con-
gress of changing the law, althou gh
there has been talk on the outside of
amending it. The department of JUS
tice has wanted to strengthen the law,
while other people wanted to weaken
It by excluding non-commercfal cases"
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-01-24
Marks Baby to Avoid Exchange.

San Francisco, JAM 19.-His coat Of
arms sketched in indelible ink on the
wrist of his baby daughter gives as
surance to Lieutenant G. w. Won
Brincken, military attache of the Ger
man consulate here, that his young
wife will carry away no other couples
child when she leaves the hospital
where their first born has just come
into the world. Won Brincken was
not satisfied with the nurses methods
of identifying newborn infants, and
called for pen and ink. He was recent
" convicted Of completely in plots.