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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-05-10
THE BARLEY ACREAGE.
INatioua, crop Improvement servIce I

NoNsOho WV TttCe
In 1915 we raised nearly 229, 900 900
bushels on 1000, 900 acres. We did not
fare so well in 1915 on account of the
bad season. On seven and one half
million acres W. raised 181, 100000
bushels. The price of barley will war.
rant a large increase in the acreage
this year. Forty-eight million bushels
of barley were matted and about 25,.
000,0 900 Of that $4,000, 900 was sent
back in the shape Of feed to the farm.
AS an econoroic problem, it would
eem that the high nrice of barley for
mailing would greatly offset any feed.
%ing-value. if any, lost thereby.
The eason for planting barley is
one week late. and therefore, barley
can be put in to advantage up to the
10th of May, and perhaps the 18th. 1t
is generally the hest farm practice to
put barley in just ahead Of corr plant
ing. There is Loss labor in producing
a field of bar'e" than a field of corr
and a great de-, less risk. If you are
short Of labor @, your farm 1t will nav
you to put in some barley.
If you put in all of your crops and
still have some land idle, both oats
and barley car be sown for hay O,
green feed witch will be immensely
valuable this year.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-05-10
INSPECTION DAY DESIGNATED

At its meeting of M ,nd4y night the
city council among other things de-
cided upon the designation of Wednes-
day, May 23rd as Inspection Day,
when the spring clean up campaign of
Langdon should be completed, For
a week past each evening clouds of
smoke from burning rubbish piles
have over hung the town and the
campaign in the alleys, back yards
and along the boulevards has been
given a vigorous drive. By the time
Inspection Day arrives Langdon ought
to be looking spick and span and cas-
lily maintaining its forefront position
as of the %cleanest, healthiest and
most beautiful towns in the state.
Mayor Power is taking a personal in
terest in u city's cleanup campaign
and next week it is expected will
have something to say to Langdon
property owners in his official capac.
ity.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-05-10

Across the line in Manitoba last
week was the time set for the big
<<'spring drive on gophers, in which
the school children and their teachers
30 we'll as the older people of the
community took part. The use of
guns. snares and traps took the place
of poison which it has been decided
over there Is destructive to the birds.
The extent to which the poison has
wrought havoc among the feathered
tribes. is shown by the fact that in
some portions Of Manitoba and Sas.
katchewan where prairie chickens at
enc time were considered to be too
numerous they have of late years
practically become extinct, owing to
che extensive use by farmers of poi
soned grain for the destruction of go.
oilers.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-05-10
STALLION REGISTRATION DATES

The North Dakota stallion registra.
ton board asks that space be given in
the columns of this paper to the fol.
lowing list of dates and places in Ca
Waller county at which inspections
will be held this spring of stations
standing for service as required by
the state law. The schedule for Cava-
lier county is as follows:
Tuesday, May Is:
Clyde to2 p. m.
CALVIN to 5 p. m.
Sarles-6 p. m.
Wednesday, May 16:
Hannah-S to 9 a. m.
Wales 10 a, m.
Dresden IL a. m,
Langdon- 1 to 2 p. m.
Loma--3 p. m.
Munich-5 to 6 p. m.
Tuesday, June 10:
Milton-ll to IL m.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-05-10

Over the signature of Mr.. ]. w.
Haw, Of Eangdon, who is one of the
county agents of the better farming
association, is published this week
an interesting communication in which
he gives a recently handed down i'm
portant decision as to who may and
who may not negotiate a loan as a
borrower from the federal farm loan
bank. With the decision is an ac-
companying comment which will clear
away much that would otherwise APP.
pear to be hazy in the minds of many
'vho may possibly be prospective Dor
at the prevailing low rate of
interest Of five per cent from the fed
crat farm loan bank.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-05-10
ADDITIONAL LOCAL

Mrs. E. X. Douglas came up from
Osnabrock on Monday and is spending
q part of the week visiting in the city
at the home of Sheriff and Mrs. Fred
]. Thompson.
Miss Pearl Scott was at Lawton
making a Sunday visit ut the home of
her parents, Editor and Mrs. S. T..
Scott, both of whom are former we'll
known Langdon residents.
Another advance of twelve cents in
yesterdays price of wheat made the
days quotation at the close of the
market So. sc. Another step nearer
the three dollar mark.
Alvin Orion was an arrival on yes-
terday's passenger from Minneapolis.
where he has been engaged in looking
after business matters since disposing
of the Orton harness shop property
here a short time ago.
Mrs. Rose McHugh and daughter
came up yesterday from the Twin
Cities and expect to spend the greater
part of the summer in their Langdon
home at the north end of Sixth street.
Mrs. w. A. Scott and the baby are
expected to return home about the end
of the week from their visit in east.
ern Montana at the home of a sister
of Mrs. Scott's, who has been quite
seriously ill.
Mrs. Louis Bimler left on yester-
days train returning to her home at
Michigan, N. D., having visited a
week at the Mt Carmel home of her
parents, MIR. and Mrs. F. x. Hof-
farth. Her mother, Mrs. Hoffarth,
accompanied her.
Charles Bletsce, for upwards of a
year past holding down a chair in the
basement barber shop of j. F. Sc
gouin in the First National block, is
leaving Langdon this week for Mon
tana, where he has closed q deal for
the purchase of a shop and will open
up in business for himself.
In its announcement of the com.
mencement exercises of the North
Dakota agricultural college it is noted
two of the graduating class are stu
dents attending the college from Ca.
Waller county. Miss Olivia Wild, of
'Osnabrock, has the distinction of be.
ing president of the class. Matthew
Thorfinnson, son of P. H. Thorfnnson,
of Munich, will also receive his di-
ploma at the commencement exercises
the last week of this month.
j. F. Ramage has a demonstration
in progress this week on the farm of
w. H. Sbach near Dresden with a
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-05-10

Bank deposits as shown by the
statements of the three Langdon
banks in response to a call at the
tclose of business on May lst, do not
indicate that business activities in
cident to the opening of spring have
made any inroads into this feature of
'ehe accumulated wealth of people of
cur city and immediate vicinity.
Langdon some time ago passed the
million dollar mark in deposits and
che May statements of our three banks
ar each itemized feature indicate a
good sound healthy business prosper.
;lty. despite existing conditions that
are supposed to have a general dis
,turbing effect nation wide.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-05-10

There promises to be war day prices
on shot and shell when the hunters
start out this fall after the prairie
chicken and wild ducks. Advance no.
Stce being received by local dealers
show the, steadily increasing prices
r bound to go still higher. By the
time the season opens shot gun shells
will be selling at five cents apiece.
At that price the owner of the gun
will have to make every shot count.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-05-10
CLUB ELECTS NEW OFFICERS

At the annual meeting of the Lang
don womaan's club held Tuesday after
noon the election of new officers for
the ensuing club year, which starts
in September, resulted in the naming
of the following: President, Mrs. G.
Crimson; first vice president, Mrs.
Woolner; second vice president, Mrs.
Kessler; recording secretary, Mrs.
Ober; corresponding secretary, Mrs.
Forkner; treasurer, Mrs. Balm; audi.
tor, Mrs. W. F. Winter; club lead
ers, Mesdames Groom and Haw; new
members of the library board, Mes.
DANES Milne and Stewart. The club
named as delegates to the federation
meeting at Pembina on the 25th Of
the month, Mesdames. Barker anc
Ober, the alternates being Mesdames
Crimson and Smith.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-05-10

Three weeks from now the country's
annual observance of Memorial Day
will have come and gone for another
year. This is one of the years it
would seem to US more than all others
aimee the days of the civil war when
the people of the whole nation should
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-05-10

There must be something more seri.
Gus than chicken pox. measles and
She mumps wrong at Calvin when the
occasion arises for the Times to let go
uncensored the item that Doc. Chas.
Porter is nursing a whole battalion of
Job's comforters.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-05-10

Wheat prices have been making a
steady advance aince the present week
started. The first two days boosted
the closing price of Saturday eleven
cents. making the quotation Of Tues.
days market So. II.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-05-10

The threatened danger of the Cal.
vim base ball grounds being plowed up
and transformed into a potato patch
seems to have somewhat dampened the
patriotism of the sport writer Of the
Calvin Times.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-05-10

With the street sprinkler and the
ice wagon again making their regular
POUNDS it would look as though Fri.
days observance of Arbor Day was
act so far ahead of where it ought to
'be. There should now be some of the
old time hot dry weather of a North
Dakota summer.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-05-10
DRESDEN CHURCH SERVICES.

There will he srevices in the Cath.
Ollie church at Dire sden next Saturday
morning, May 18th. 1917, at nine
o'clock. M. M. Cory, Pastor.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-05-10

PYolished every Thursday morning at Lang
'6~n. Cavalier county, North Dakota.
Entered at the Post Office of Langdon as mail
matter ofthe SacOnd Class.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-05-10

When making chocolate fudge add
two or three ta%blespoonfuls Of juice
from apple sauce. This makes a pleas
ant flavor.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-05-10

Subscription $1.50 per aunum Canada $40
per annum Advertising rates on application.
Communications must be received by Tuesday
noon to receive prompt attention.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-05-10

quite seriously ill shortly after his
returning to Langdon about three
weeks ago from Orange, Calf, where
he had spent most of the winter with
his family apparently in the best of
health. He first suffered an attack
of pleurisy, his condition afterwards
being further aggravated by erysip.
elias setting in. The pleurisy respond
ed to treatment, but graver complica-
tions followed. 1t is learned that
Mr.. Durbin stood the trip to Roches.
ter in good shape and no critical
change has as yet been noted in his
condition. His extensive farming i'm
terests in this county are being tenn
porarily looked after by the banks
here and at Munich.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-05-10

Neither should n ship rely on one
small anchor, . should life rest on a
single hope. -Fpictetus.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-05-10

A few good second hand wstches for
sale cheap at A. o. Void Co. 41t2.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-05-10

Come and get mystiied by Ducrot
He is the widest kind of a wizard.
The youngsters will be delighted, and
the grown ups will like it just as well.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-16
STATE DECIDES ALLEGED ADMiS-
sloNs WILL NOT BE
INTRODUCED.
WILL RELY ON OTHER
EVIDENCE TO CONVICT
Will Depend Largely on Story Of Wit
nesses Who Will Testify to keIIy's
Presence in viIlisca on Night Of Ak
Murders Jury For Second Trial
Made Up Largely Of Farmers.

Red Oak, Nov. 16.-No attempt to
use the confession alleged to have
been made by Rev. Lyn G. ]. Kelly at
Logan that he committed the Villisca
ak murders of 1912 will be made by the
state in the second trial Of the preach
er, now going on in district court
here. This was indicated when County
Attorney Oscar Wenstrand failed to
include the confession in his opening
statement to the Jury, and later when
counsel for the state. said present
plans did not include use of the docu-
ment. It was this confession which
prompted Juror T.. C. Brown to hold
out for conviction of Kelly at the first
trial he has said.
The state will rely on evidence 1t
says it can produce that Kelly was in
Villisca the night of the murder, that
he was such person as would have
committed the crime and that he later
told details of the crime before it was
known in Villisca.
A farmers jury will try the preach
err Ten of the men chosen are farm
ers. One, l.. Sundwelr is a carpenter
and one, II E. Linstedt is roof work.
err All are young men. None are above
middle age. Four men were added to
the list already passed for cause this
morning. then the pairing down to
twelve began. Those accepted this
morning were: Jeff Peterson, Scott
township; l.. Sundwell Red Oak; j. A.
Rawlings, Elliott, and Foss c. Hush,
West township. Eighty eight men were
examined to get the jury as against
the 140 necessary at the first trial.
Under the plan of jury selection used
in this trial thirty-two men were pass
ed for cause in all. Sixteen of these
were stricken out by peremptory
challenge as the examination went on.
Then when the thirtysecond man had
been passed, sixteen men were left in
the jury box. Each side then exercised
it's two remaining peremptory
challenges, leaving the twelve. Those
removed by the state with its two final
objections were C. A. Fenton and c. }.
Hultquist; by the defense Andrew
Matson and Jeff Peterson.
Opening statements OF the attorneys
began AS soon as the Jury had been
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-16

Lemars.
Frank NJ. Rollins has purchased
from w. G. Belser a farm Of 224 acres
paying 1925 per acre.
\ Hartley ..yss.. s....,..--,.,, Is .i-,, -
The high school boys OF this place
have subscribed $500 to the army Y
NJ c. A. fund and there are still
number of the boys to be heard from
= LeMars.
A carnival held under the auspices
of the local Red Cross chapter took in
81, 800 for the Red Cross treasury. The
affair." which was gotten up by local
talent was a fine success.
Waterloo.
A flock of chickens, the egg-layins
variety, was kidnapped Tuesday night
from the coop of Mrs. Margaret Kirsch,
1920 Sycamore street. Fifteen of her
choice Rhode Island reds disappeared.
Logan.
One hundred singers from nine diff
ferent churches Of the L. D. s. organ
ization in western Iowa were at the
last choir practice at Magnolia. The
next choir practice meeting will be
held at Pisgah.
Cedar Rapids.
S. A. Kinert, an assistant bookkeepel
in the office Of the Order Of Railway
Conductors here, committed suicide ir
his home here Tuesday night. He shot
himself. The cause assigned is il
health.
Charles City. h
Charles A. Meggit Of this place has
enlisted for the fourth time. He has
jooned the marines at Mare. Island
Cal, his second enlistment in the mar.
inc service and his fourth as q sol
der. His first enlistment was in The
Boer war. Fms,
North McGregor.
An unidentified Italian workman
was killed at the Milwaukee yards in
North McGregor, where he was en-
ployed around the yards. The work
man is thought to have been crushed
between two freight cars while work
ing around them. Officials of the rail.
way here have not yet learned his
name.
Sioux Rapids.
W TX has been started on the new
roundhouse that is to be constructed
by the Northwestern railway here A
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-16
To the Army's Credit,

The army's medical department has
made the whole world a debtor. 1t
was an army surgeon who slew the
hookworln in Porto Rico; 1t was an
army medical man who fought to the
death with yellow fever in Havana
and conquered it; 1t was an army man
who made the disease-breeding
swamps of Panama into zone Of
health, and finally, and most spectac-
ular Of all, it was IN army engineer
who dug the Panama canal when civil
ians threw up the job. Again and
again q board of army officers has
provided the expert knowledge and the
integrity of character necessary to adj
wise congress or wisely to administer
vast enterprises Of the national gov"
ernment.-Collier's Magazine.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-16
Naws of Glidden.

Special to Times RepubIican.
Glidden, Nov 16.-R. A. Fort sold his
grocery store to Frank Oaks, OF Casey,
who will take possession as soon as
arrangements can be made. Mr.. Fort
has purchased a grocery in University
Place, Des Moines, Of which he will
take possession in January. -
The sugar famine is being felt here.
The local merchants are nearly out,
having only small quantity which
they are letting go in 25-cent lots only.
The coal shortage here was partially
relieved by one carload this week, but
the bins of the local dealers are empty
and will probably remain so turnout
Io y,iotor
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-16
Grundy Center News Notes.
al to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Grundy Center, Nov. 16.-Grundy
county is going to make more than
her apportonment in the big Y. NJ. c.
A. drive that is now on. The county
Is thoroughly organized and except FOR
one township everything Is working out
fine. In Grundy Center sixty-six peo-
pie signed for $25 each and the high
school raised $500, and the town will
raise about $500 all told. Other parts
Of the county are reporting splendid
success.
Mrs. w. D., Wilson and Mrs. C., o.
Goodwin entertained the teachers and
the Mendelssohn Club at dinner at the
Wilson home. A splendid time was re-
ported and one more occasion was or
fered for the people Of the town to get
better acquainted with our teaching
force.
Oren J. Breasted was married to
Arvilla Morrison at the Oren Breasted
home this week. 1t was a novel we'd
ding,4as it took place in the new home
the groom had prepared on his farm
southeast Of here and they sat down
to their own wedding supper. Only
members Of the immediate families
were present. Mr. Breasted has been
one, of the most progressive young
farmers and his wife was reared here.
The annual meeting Of the Com
mercial Club is to be held this evening
in the Baptist church dining room,
where a banquet will be served. After
the dinner officers and committees for
the ensuing year will be selected.
Mrs. Lucy Taft and her son, r. 5.
Taft, are moving part of their house
hold goods to Minneapolis, where they
will make their home this winter. They
left part of their goods in their beauti-
full home here and will be back to spend
the summer here next year as usual
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-16
Northern Io1ua Items

large force of men is engaged in the
work, with the prospect the building
will be completed at an early date.
| There is rumor current that the
compay plans the erection Of a modern
depot here, too; probably during the
coming winter months. IRA
Waverly.
Henry Prizes, young man OF Is,
living near Bremen charged with SER
ious crime, was brought in last Satur-
day. He waived preliminary examina-
ton before Justice Of the Peace. Shief-
elbein, and was bound over to the grand
jury. Later he was released on ST.
OOC bond and about a half hour later
he disappeared and as yet has not been
located.
Cedar Rapids.
Mrs John Lanning, 50 years old, was
found dead in bed by her sister, Mrs.
B. f. Rowley, in the latter's home, ZIG
South Sixteenth street, at 1890 p. m.
Wednesday. Mrs. Lannlng's home was
in Lafayette where she lived with her
son. She had. spent the past few
weeks with her sister here. Some time
ago. Mrs Lanning suffered a stroke
of paralysis, from which she never
entirely recovered According to Cor
oner David King, her death was due
to heart disease.
LeMars.
Mr.. and Mrs Christian L. Wendt of
this city, celebrated their golden we'd
ding. Christian Wendt and Henrietta
Kolesch were united in marriage at
GAINESVILLE, Wis, so years ago. They
are both natives Of Germany, but
came to this country when young
They have three sons and twelve
grandchildren. A large number of
friends and neighbors helped them
celebrate the happy event. They
farmed in Washington township many
years but lately retired to LeMars to
live.
Cedar Rapids.
Mrs. Eunicc Howard Cole. S. years
old and resident Of Iowa for sixty
years, died at II a. m. Wednesday at
the home of her daughter. Mrs. George
| Wichman, 4OS Fifth avenue west. Mrs
Cole was born in Ashtabula, Ohio
| March 4, 1882. She was married tc
Elijah Cole in 1854. three years before
the couple moved to this state. Since
1857 she had spent practically her en-
tire life in Iowa, except for a short
time when she lived in. st. Paul, Mimi
Her husband died in 1911. Surviving
Mrs. Cole are her daughter, Mrs
Wichman, a brother, T. C. Howard
100 e avenue, and many grandchil-
dren and great
Cedar Rapids.
Every time soldier in a certain
unit Somewhere in France" forgets
his gallantry and let's loose string
of "cuss" words, it costs him so much
per "cuss" and the money thus collect
ed goes to help support the homeless
Belgian babies that Helen Hayes Glea-
son of Cedar Rapids, has taken under
her sheltering wing. Writing to Miss
Rachel Witwer, a girl friend here
Mrs. Gleason says that she has been
all over the lines talking with the SOL
diers and they are all very anxious for
news as to how the war is going. "In
several places the boys have put up
clacker boxes for my Belgian babies
says Mrs. Gleason. "Clackers are pen :
MES and each box has a sign urging
contributions to help care for the
starving youngsters" Mrs. Gleason
says the rain is now falling almost in
cessantly and tho huts which have
been provided leak like sleeves, but
they-are hoping for better ones soon.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-16
FOOD PLEDGE CAMPAIGN RE-
vEALS SEVERAL UN-
PATRIOTIC COMMITTEES.
DEFENSE COUNCIL WILL
CONSIDER REMEDIES
Settlements Made up Of Foreigners
Who Refuse to Participate in Gov
ernment's War Activities-live
Apart as Little Nations-Law May
be Passed to Restrict Them.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Nov. 16.-How to deal
with settlements of foreigners in Iowa
whose citizens live just as they would
live in their own foreign country,
speaking their own language and hav-
ing their own schools and refusing
governments activities altho enjoying
all Of it's benefits will be considered
by the state council Of defense at its
meeting here Nov. %.
The food pledge campaign especial
ly has smoked out a good many such
communities. In. some neighbarhoods
such foreigners have been openly hos
tile to the prosecution of the war by
the government. In others the resi-
dents have claimed they were neutral
and with such an attitude have at
tempted to excuse themselves from
signing food pledge cards, buying Lib
erty Eo1ds or doing anything else
which would help the United States
in the war.
1t is possible that the war may re-
suit in legislation which will prevent
foreign settlements whose members re-
fuse to adopt American methods or
who live apart as a little nation unto
themselves from forming such com
munities. Restrictions may be placed
on them which will require their
schools to be American schools and
which will insure their loyalty to their
adopted country.
After Money sIacksrs Too
The state defense council also will
consider the plan worked out by Judge
Walter I. Smith, of Council Bluffs, to
get the money Stacker. He has pro-
posed that legislation be enacted by
congress fixing property tax on all
property to. raise liberty loan money.
If the Iowa defense council approves
this plan the defense councils of other
states will be asked to pass on it and
If a sufficient number favor it the
measure will be put up to congress.
A similar plan was proposed by Re-
preventative Flenniken of Jones coun-
ty but his idea was to call d special
session Of the legislature to pass a
state law along this line. Governor
Harding and others opposed a special
session Of the legislature.