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Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-11-01
Divide Soaked Clothes.

To soak or not to soak clothes Is q
disputed question. The object of soak.
Ing is to expose the clothes to the
solvent action of water 80 that some
OF the dirt will be dissolved out and
the labor of the laundress be lessened.
But sometimes the dirt gets distributed
through the cleaner parts Of the cloth.
Ing during prolonged soaking, and
general grayishness IL the result. On
this account many housewives soak
their clothes for only an hour or two.
even half an hour. Ideal conditions
prescribe the soaking of table linen,
slightly soiled towels, ETC., In one tub,
body and bed linen In another, and
the more soiled articles of all kinds
In another. II only two tubs are avail
ahle, the soiled articles can be soaked
in one tub and the dirty ones in an
other, the process being omitted for
the table linen, since fastidious house.
keepers object to mingling this with
body linen in the early stages Of laun.
dry work. Heavily starched pieces
should not be soaked with unstarched
articles.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-11-01
~Human Nature" In Dogs.

A real, full.blooded English bulldog
has been in our family for seven years,
writes q newspaper contributor, and
as time goes on we find him more and
more human.
One Of his traits has amused US for
years. Sunny, As the dog has been
appropriately named, is very particu-
lar about his food. Real, old-fashiOned
dog biscuit Is beneath his dignity.
When a bowl Of biscuit Is put down
for his supper he shifts with disgust
and turns away.
But resting conveniently close at
hand Is little papier-mache model Of
n bulldog that rcjOices in the name Of
Fldo. All that we have to 90 In order
to bring Sunny back to his bowl Is to
call "Here. Fido, Fido!" and to put
Fido in front Of the dinner. So long
as he feels that some other dog may
possibly get the food, Sunny will eat
every crumb, and with grunt Of salts
faction nose Fido out Of the way. Is
not that precisely the nature Of some
humans?
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-11-01
WEIGHT OF an INCH OF WATER
One Hundred and Ten Tons Fall on
Every Acre Covered by Shower
Of That Proportion.

Do you know what IN "inch Of
rain" means to farmers? When the
weather burenu reports that IN inch
Of rain has fallen it means that the
amount of water tlA,t descended from
the Sky in that particular shower
would have covered the surrounding
territory to depth Of one inch. II
none of 1t had run off or soaked into
the ground.
1t means that on one acre of ground
water to fill more than GOO barrels
Of As gallons ench has fallen. That
quantity Of water weighs more thun
40 tons. If the rainstorm covered
1000 acres, which would he a very
small shower indeed, 113,OtO tons of
water would full from the clouds.
Rninstorms frequently cover whole
counties. and often two or three or
five inches Of water foil In one
storm. In that case the weight Of
water that falls to the earth is SIM
ply enormous. A single widespread
and henvy storm might result, 1t has
been estimated, in 100000. 900. 900 tons
Of rain.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-11-01

Tuesday afternoon Of last week the
Record man had chance to see the
mammoth Liberty Loan parade staged
in Minneapolis. in celebration of the
close Of the campaign in which bonds
to the extent Of twenty-five millions
of dollars were purchased. 1t was an
imposing spectacle. One Of the feat
ures of the parade was the section Of
women who had sons, husbands or
fathers in the service. Each carried
little white flag with stars in the
middle to represent the number from
the family that had answered the call.
There were many two-star flags, and
several even had four.
One of the prominent figures in the
parade was an old Emmons county
boy, who went from here at the be-
ginning of the Spanish war. 1t was
j. R. Edick, commander of Patterson
Post, Spanish War Veterans, of Min
neapolis. John is more than portly,
but showed some of the old war spirit
as he marched Mt the head Of his men.
1t was that organization that request
ed the resignation of Representative
Ernest Lundeen, of Minneapolis, who
had apparently made a studied effort
to hamper in every way the admins
tration's war program.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-11-01
LOYALTY BIG MALAY VIRTUE
Danger and Adventure Appeal %
These People Who Are Different
From Any Others In Orient.

The Malay cities OF Malacca and
Singapore have grown away from their
birthright Of old native ways and Gus
toms. They have taken on charac-
ter peculiar to themselves that 10
unique and interesting. but they are
not at all typical of the federated
states or Of the peninsula as whole.
An inland trip Of some length is az
most necessity for anyone who
would get glimpse Of the Malay life.
Such trip would take the traveller
to any one Of IL score Of villages or
little cities. each as like the next as
one pea Is like the other, save for
some detail Of river, jungle or hill.
In such untraveled neighborhoods the
Mnlny remains very much as the Lord
nnd his environment have made him.
He is different individual from
my one else In the Orient. He Inns
neither the servility nor the Difference,
10 caste that belong to the lower cluss
natives of the near Enst, nor the In
d,stry and culture Of China and japan.
He Is an independent. cratic, shift
less, proud, indOlent individual, a fig
ure that lends itself readily to TO-
nance, victim Of a thousand super.
stitions. with little culture and con-
siderable amount Of pOiSe and self
possession.
The Malay is romantic because his
virtues are the virtues of n feuGnl So
cicty. He Is brave. enduring, courte-
Gus, reserved and hOspitable. He has
real appetite for danger and nd
venture; nothing lifts him out of his
Labitual sloth and dullness SO quick
~ as nm undertaking that has spice
of peril about it. Under such circuln-
stances he will prove cool and fnith-
full us lnng as there is life in his
body. Loyalty he counts us chief of
the qualities to be admired.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-11-01
MSet Steady"

She was chewing gum vigorously
and audibly. She was witness ip
court.
"What is your name7" asked the
lawyer.
"Minnie."
"Minnie whatr'
'.Minnie Moore"
''Minnie, tell the jury all you know
about the character of the defend.
anti"
But. after much discussion by law.
yers, the question was overruled and
the following asked:
"Were you at your home last fall on
election day?' fH@
The witness, however, angrily
shook her fist in the face of the digni.
ned Jury. III. f.
."Now, you all Jest set steady. I'm
not a.goin' to- hurry about this. I'm
a-goin' to answer that first question
before say one word about that last
one"
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-11-01

Display Ratesi Is cents per column
inch for single insertions. 12h cents
for contract space. Five cents per inch
for composition for advertising running
only one week.
Locals, Ten cents per line for one in
sertion. Five cents per line for sub
scQuent insertions.
The Record circulates thoroughly in
the south half of the county. and quite
generally throughout the north half.
Advertising copy should he In the
hands of the printer not later than
Tuesday noon of each week.
All legitimate advertising In either
English or German. or both languages
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-11-01

Some are expressing surprise that
so many Germans in the United
States are purchasing Liberty Bends.
There is nothing surprising about it.
Most of the Germans who came to this
country are good, loyal Americans.
They came to this country because
they preferred liberty in new home
to autocratic militarism in the old -
Schafer Record.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-11-01
Observation-Disclosures
FLASHLIGHTS

The trouble Is that some men
look on their wives as they do .
their automobiles; they're al- I
ways expecting some day to have
one of the newer models. I
II you aren't going to be proud I
of her when her hair Is tied up
In dish towel, and her morn.
ing dress looks MS though q {
street-sprinkling car had had a .
fair shot Mt 1t. she's not the right
girl, young fellow. I
The reason some men aren't .
around the house more is be.
cause the moving picture thea {
ter Is too handy.
It's poor sort Of father who
wants his children to be salts
fled with less than the best he
can do for them.
$4,000 opooooooooo 10000,
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-11-01
Found Her Name.

II say, old fellow" confided the
bachelor to his friend, "Im going to
be married, and for the life of me !
don't know what to call my wife's
mother. 'Mother-in-law' Is too big a
mouthful, and mother would be, too
ridiculous. Tell me. what do you dot"
"Let me see. Oh, yes, remember.
The first year called her, Say"
"Well, and after that2'
ooh, after that It was easy--we Dotb
called her grandmamma." --Harpsr's
Magazine. u
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-11-01

After little more than two
months absence the Record man is
again able to be at home for a short
visit, before going to take his place in
the ranks of the national army at
Camp Dodge. Just when the next
contingent of Emmons county folks
will leave is not yet known, but it is
believed that it will be soon.
In August the writer enter d the
training camp at Fort Smelling, and
remained there until the 23d of Oc-
tober. On that date he was one OF
those released from the camp. At
that time some five hundred of the
original sixteen hundred had been re-
leased, and it was said that half of
those remaining would not be kept.
Lack of university education and
lack of former valuabl. military ex-
perience has been the cause of the re-
lease of most of the man.
However, no small percentage of the
men who have been trained for some
time at Smelling will be found in some
branch of the service before the war
is over. Some of them have been or
will be drafted later. Others are ap-
plying to other branches of the SER
vice for enlistment, and small num-
Der will perhaps rest on their oars,
confident of the fact that they at
least offered themselves to the gov
ernment.
We doubt if any men in the mil
tary service of the government have
seen harder experience than those in
the Smelling Camp. In addition to a
furious pace set by the daily program
to cover an unlimited amount of wo-k
in three months. the mental str.ir has
been no small item. And. except fur
little qu ct kicks hare and there, the
men have been well satisfied And,
in general way, the care of the men
at Smelling have been the same as
elsewhere in the service.
No doubt at some of the camps tn.
men will feel that the food Is not as
good as that to which tn y have been
accustomed. However, man in the
army cannot expect to live on the
fat of the land. The food is plain,
but wholesome. A hard days work
will do much to stop the kicking on
the grub. Then, with thousands Of
men suddenly turned soldiers the re-
sources of the nation have been taxed
to promptly provide clothing and
equipment. But these Inconvenience
are in the days work, and nothing as
compared to the suffering Of the
troops of the various nations on the
western fronts. And they will all
work out in time. s@ ~
On the other hand the men are Ger.
tainly profting by their experience.
Physically they have been improving
and with all the hard work most OF
them are taking on weight. The
Record man was no EXCEPTION. Ir
the two months he took on clever
pounds.
If the men at home will put up witt
one per cent Of the hardships thai
the men in the army will endure, thu
war will he a decided success.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-11-01
Chairs.

There nre numerous monuments
found In Oriental countries that bear
carvings Of chairs. Most OF these.
however. are without backs. The first
chairs with backs Of which we know
are said to have been introduced into
) Asia Minor by the PersIans. who. in
turn, got the idea from the Assyrians.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-11-01

The Hazelton Republican announces
raise in subscription price to 81.
The Sioux County Pioneer is another.
It is a case of boost the subscription
price or quit for the country papers.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-11-01
How Many Do You Eat7

An expert In statistics hns calculated
that woman marrying at twenty. and
caring for family of four children
until she is forty-five, will peel no
fewer than $1,000 potatoes for home
use.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-11-01

Rosenthal Sacred Heart Church. Mis-
sion attended from Linton every second
and fourth Sunday: high mass and SER
mon at 10 a. m.
REV. FIR. SAILER.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-11-01

81. ANTHONY CATHOLIC CHURCH.
Linton. Residence. $40 broadway.
High mass on first and third Sundays at
10 "A. III. Vespcrs and bendeictiOn at
%. M. Week day mass at g:30 a. m.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-11-01

GERMAN Baptist CHURCH. Ser
vices every third Sunday at IL a. m.
mad in evening at 8 p. m. Sunday school
every Sunday at 10 a. m.
REV. ROBERT LUCKS.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-11-01
METHODIST

METHODIST EPISCOPAL. Sunday
school. 1000 n. M: Epworth League.
6:45 y. M: Preaching, 1880 y. M:
Prayer and Glass MeetinEl Thursday
evenings. 1880.
REV. S. NJ. SWANEY. Pastor.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-11-01

EPlACOPAl. CHURCH. sunday school
at 1880 a. m. Services morning and
evening at 1880 a. m. and 7:.O p. m.
REV. GUNNELL,
Prist In Charge.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-11-01
CHURCHES

GERMAN EVANGELICAL FRIED
EMS CHURCH. Services at 1890 and
Sunday school at 1000 every third Sum
day morning and every Sunday evening
services at 1880.
REV. H.. TIMMCKE. Pastor.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-11-01
EMM Ms COUNTY otCORu
LINTON, NORTH DAKOTA
NJ r. n. sr,,cETlsa

The Pioncrr Paper of EMs,oas C0unty
Estnhlshed lAA4
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-11-01
The OmclHl Paper Of ERssons County
The Omcinl Paper Of the City Of Linton

The Record In entered at the Linton.
North Dakota Post Office as second
class matter.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-11-01

EvANGEIICAL CHURCH. Church at
II o'clock every fourth Sunday. Even
ing services at 1880. Sunday school at
10 q. m. every Sunday.
REV. BUTSCHART.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-09-06
Col. Bidlake Passes Away

The news was brought to Langdon
old friends in a letter received in the
past week by Robert Fleming, of
Dresden, of the passing from this life
at his South American home early in
August of Colonel John Bidlake.
Pioneer residents of Cavalier county
will recognize Col. Bidlake as having
been identified in many ways with its
early history. He was among the
first to locate in the old Beaulieu set
tlement. Later he had part in the
locating of the various townsites.
Had business interests at Osnabrock.
Entered politics and back in the early
ninties was sent by the Cleveland
administration as United States Coun-
sci to Barranquilla, South America.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-09-06
FINANCES OF LANGDON
BRANCH OF RED CROSS

Space in another column is given
to financial report of the Langdon
branch of the Red Cross since its or
ganization the early part of the sum-
mer. The total amount received
from memberships reaches $6O3,
over one-fourth of the total of ST.
3O2, AZ. and large share of the bal.
ance was realized at the Fourth of
July picnic. There was also a "Tag
Day" the "Dairy Lunch,'' at the
fair grounds and the lecture in the
Auditorium, all making donations of
a substantial sum to the aggregate of
over So, 300 raised. The expendin g
of funds has been carefully guarded
and by looking over the items of dis
bursements it will be seen where all
the money has been spent. The cash
balance of 81, 593. 78 which the
Langdon branch now has on hand
places it in a financial position to
meet demands of nearly any emergen-
cy that might arise. We may say
that the Red Cross workers of Lang
don have only just got down to real
business, that activities from now
on will make showing worthy of
much larger towns than the one in
which our people are making laud-
able show of patriotism.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-09-06
September Term of Court

Judge Kneeshaw on Monday mott
fled Clerk of Court Robertson that
the regular fall term of court for this
county would convene here Tuesday,
September 25th. No jury is called
for the September term as all cases
taken up then are court cases in
which the judge decides the merits.
There will, however, be a dozen or
more petitions of applicants for citi-
zenship up for hearing by Judge
kneeshaw at that time A fact not
to be overlooked on the eve of an ap.
preaching term is that the county Jail
is without single occupant, the last
Of Sheriff Thompson's boar 1ers, a
thirty day vagrancy case from Neko.
ma being given liberty Tuesday after
noon.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-09-06
Open Season For Farm Sales

Tony Kieffer while here from Wales
giving business matters attention last
Saturday afternoon stated that the
fall auction sale season would open
about the middle of September this
year. His visit to the county seat
was for the purpose of arranging G
with local parties for farm sales that
will have dates in this section of the
county before the end of September.
One of the earlier sales that Auc.
toneer Kieffer holds will be at the
farm of Frank Niebolte. west of
Wales. in Grey township The owner
has sold the farm and after winding
up fall work intends moving to south
ern Minnesota to engage in dairy and
stock farming. The Kieffer auction
sale dates will be announced shortly
and include number of desirable
farm stocks through this section of
the county.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-09-06
Band Benefit Basket Social

On Friday night of next week the
basket social to be given by the
members of Langdon's Progressive
Band will be an event of note with
most of the younger people of the
town. The invitation to attend in.
cludes the public in general with no
charge for admission. You can help
the band and give it your financial en-
couragement by being the purchaser
of one of the baskets which the ladies
who attend will provide. The band
now has some thirty odd players
among the boys and girls of the town
all of whom are making a splendid
progress, in fact they are doing so
we'll that no one who is a public
spirited Langdon citizen can have
an excuse for hanging back when ask
ed to attend the basket social that is
being given for their benefit Friday
evening next week.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-09-06
Uncle Sans Draft
Will Fill Quota
Another Call to Patriotic Men
Responded to Last
Week

Uncle Sans army of men caIiecs
for military service by the draft was
added to last week when another
hundred and fifty registrants of Cava.-
lier county presented themselves be-
fore the local board for examination.
Of the total number given the physi-
cal examination it is gratifying to-
note that much larger per centages
entered the army of drafted mem
without filing any claims within the
jurisdiction of the local board. Alh
those who passed the physical exam
ination have to be certified up to the,
state board at Bismarck before the
work of naming the entire quota fosr
the county is completed.
The result of the examination f1eJoa
last week will be found in the list ass
it appears below:
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-09-06
Ten Carlot Shipment

John Schwan returned Friday from
trip to the South St. Paul stock
market, having accompanied August
Moritz with a two car shipment that
was loaded at Dresden on Tuesday 9
stock train. John F. Fischer, of Mt.
Carmel, was also among the shippers
and the Jennings Bros, of Stilwell,
the latter shipment being accompan.
led by Bert Jennings. All found a
good active market for both cattle
and hogs. After threshing it is ex-
pected that many farmers over the
county will be culling their herds,
owing to the generally evident scarci.
ty of feed for the approaching winter
season.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-09-06

245 1876 Hulstrand, Langdon
246 707 Leopold Kruger. Dresden
24S 1902 George Scott, Mazda
251 1868 Archer Russell, WalhaIrs2
253 320 Frank Heating, Langdon,
266 1871 John Villeneuve, Beaulieu
267 1874 Arthur Musgjerd, OsnabrocE
PSI 47o William Murie. Langdon
2s7 1887 Henry Seible, Milton
2SS 1179 Lawrence Ray, Walhalla
294 42t Henry Ring, Iona
296 1547 Frank Mueller Dresden
302 1910 Jake Pableta, Osnabrock
30S 1914 Emmett E O'Hara, Park River
312 40 Herbert Sans son, Weaver
321 5S5 Chester j Dickson. Hannah
1856 43S Emerson Agar, Hannah
$40 $50 Ewald Kuball, Wales
$50 3l9 Edwin Fulsaas, Numedahl
359 sol William Theilbar, Osnabrock
S74 91S Albert Fritz, Mt. Carmel
$50 435 Paul Wantz, Alsen
3S7 $50 Wesley j Shortridge Hannas,
3SS 1890 Morris Mageli Alsen
1893 156 John Herrey, Mountain
ENLISTED
$50 1910 Charles Carpenter, Munici4
277 5o4 Clarence Thiebar Osnabrosha
80 PIP Adolf Rock, Wales
339 AL William Daniels, Calvin
800 1902 Palmer E Vinge, Clyde
379 ST. Harold Gamble Wales,
PHYSICALLY DISQUALIFIED
e54 $50 Ernest c Klies, Clyde
271 121 Elmer 6 Skene, Hannah
273 1474 Herbert X Patterson, Stilwel3
304 9l1 Ingvald Levang, Milton
3O7 1139 Eli Carrier, Beauieu
800 1886 Walter M Ramage, Langdora
3l7 1143 Alfred Clermont, Olga
31s 557 Norris A Vedbraaten, Wang
325 7S1 Jesse j Quick, Langdon
326 1415 Nick c Helten, unich
331 1889 Adolph G Etterman, Langdona
332 S57 Clifford E Morgan, Milton
346 492 Mike Loreth, Osnabrock
354 961 Jacob H Spenst, Munich
365 1924 Axel Pearson, Munich
1867 S71 Arthur Beauleau, Wales:
S72 1893 Carl c Pollestad, Hampden
37s 1872 Torbjorn c Walgaard Nekonsss
1888 147s John Ridley, Elkwood
3s9 1l3 John Murchie, Hannah
1894 1884 Abraham Thiesen, Munich
FAILED TO REPORT
25S 656 Peter W Yost Chinook, Mona
26O 814 Arvid Nelson, Langdon
279 1905 Albert 8 Jorde, Easily
POI 65S kenthus Balafs. Iona
295 $40 Duff Normand, Olga
303 524 Henry E Rupp Milton
315 1882 Herman l. Barnes, Fairdale
327 1895 Henry A Thompson. Munich
337 87S Emil Hornung, Wales
361 1411 Mix Helten. Gallo
377 1891 Gjermund Mohn, Hampder
CONTINUED OH Fourth Page
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-09-06

Fargo over night that clean, sanitary
lodging be furnished them. Those
who go are requested to come dressed
in their ordinary clothing and take
with them one change OF underwear.
They are to be provided with uniforms
as soon as they reach Camp Dodge.
1t is understood that Langdon and
It's people, through the commercial
club is arranging for a farewell recep-
tion and send off to the first six men
who leave here tomorrow in response
to the call for military service that
has come to them from Uncle Sam.