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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-03-22
Home Market for Farm Products

Langdon. N. D., March 20, 1917.
To Our Patrons
We wish to nou at this time
that we will continue to pay cash for
Cream and Eggs as heretofore. Our
customers selling Cream in Langdon
have increased by one-third since we
started in the Farm Produce business
last August. Our Weights, Tests and
Prices have always been right and we
car quote more than Twenty Custom
ers who have been shipping for past
years and now say they get more
money from US than they ever received
from anyone. We believe it is the
custom with most Cream Companies
to take either one pound in Weight or
one per cent in Test on every can
bought. weigh your own cream be-
fore shipping and see for yourself).
We claim and will demonstrate that
it is possible to give you honest
weight and honest test and still make
a small profit. We would rather do
a arge business on a small profit than
a small business m a large profit.
If you will compare the number of
cans of cream being shipped to the
number of cans brought to US you will
realize that our policy. "Honesty,"
is holding our customers and bringing
US new ones every day.
If you will consider that you can
get just as large a check for your
cream from US as from anyone you
ship to and if you do not believe that
just ssgive US one trial-then you
will see the absolute uselessness of
taking chances of losing your can of
cream, your check or your empty can,
when you can bring your cream to US
and get your empty can and your
check in Twenty Minutes. We do
not blame anyone for selling their
cream where they can get the most
money for it, If you are skeptical
then bring us a can, let US test it and
tell YOU what your check will be.
Then if the amount is not satisfact-
DRY we will take ii to the station for
you and ship it any where you wish.
We have everything arranged 80 as to
handle your Cream quickly and accur-
ately. We pay highest prices for
Eggs. Let US have your business
and we will treat you right. A
square deal is not our policy it is our
duty. Yours Respectfully,
Lansdon Wood Yard Cream Station.
35.1t
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-03-22

FLOWER Urn USED FOR SAFETY DEVICE,
the urnS, often with detriment to both
the auto and the urn. we have no COM
plant to make"
An inquiry on this subject from May
or Fred w. Keller of South Bend, Ind,
to the Safety First federation was re-
ferred to Deputy Police Commissioner
Lawrence =. Durham. who is in charge
of traffic in New York city and is a
member Of the federation's committee
on street traffic. He replied:
1T is the opinion of the New York
police department that the movable
type Of stanchion. such as that now in
use in this city, is preferable to the
permanently located type. Among the
reasons for this is that the portable
stanchions can be moved in case OF
parade or public necessity in order to
permit the passage of fire engines or
other apparatus.
Then. again, on some of our THOR
o%ughfares we find that during certain
hours Of the day the bulk of the traf-
fic is south bound in the morning and
north bound at night, and in order to
meet this situation we shift the STAN
chions to the east in the morning sufi-
GENTLY to permit an extra line Of traf-
fc to pass and reverse this operation
in the evening"
A letter from B.. f. Atfleck, president
OF a portland cement company Of Chi
cago, says:
Among the cities now using con
crete flower vases or urns to define
safeties and divide traffic are New
Ulm and Austin, MINI. On this sub
ject there is need for considerable
study. These urns are intended to
serve a double purpose-by dividing
traffic to minimize accidents and, by
marking and guarding an area, to per-
NIT pedestrians to wait halfway across
a street for a lull in the traffic.
But how do they actually work out
Frequently a safety consists Of a
small curbed area with a lighting pil.
lar at each end. Its presence is a
menace to traffic. While useful at
busy times. vet in the evening or on
rainy days # increases the chance for
accident. When pavements are wet
skidding while rounding a corner
throws a wheel against the safety
curb. Traffic is seldom heavy at such
a time. Without the safety skiddiag
would seldom be dangerous.
"At night the careless driver often
comes to grief on the safety. 1t may
serve him right, but again the cost In
lives may be too heavy. The need for
a new type of safety ia apparent"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-03-22
WINTER BIRD FEEDING.
Bureau of Biological Survey Makes
SUGGESTIONS to CITY Park Officials.

Bureau of Biological Survey Makes
Suggestions to City Park Officials.
In order that birds may be helped
safely through the months of winter,
when snow will cover many of their
usual sources Of food. the bureau of
the biological survey of the United
States department of agriculture is
urging city park officials to make bird
feeding an activity in the city pleasure
grounds.
Letters have been sent to the officials
of parks in the northern parts of the
United States pointing out the value
Of birds to the community because of
their destruction of insects injurious to
trees and crops and calling attention
to Farmers Bulletins 621 relating to
the northeastern and 76O relating to
the northwestern states. issued by the
department, which offer practical sug-
gestions for attracting the feeding
birds. The furnishing of facilities for
feeding the birds in the city parks, it
is pointed out, will give enjoyment to
many people, especially bird lovers.
The letter continues:
"Winter feeding may be done in the
simplest ways. as by putting up suet
in small cans in %cocoanuts or under
wire netting and by scattering mixed
seeds on bare places, or more elab-
crate apparatus and more varied foods
may be used. We inclose a publica-
ton giving details of the methods of
feeding and attracting wild birds and
trust that you will be interested in add
ing bird feeding stations to the attra,-
lions in your parks. By mean 6f
them you can bring to convenient OBJ.
%servation points several species of the
! most attractive, interesting and valua-
BILE birds. Such feeding stations are
Of great interest to children and give
the boys and girls a chance to learn
birds while they are having the en-
joyment of feeding them.
"The bulletin we inclose specializes
on the use of fruit producing trees and
shrubs In attracting birds, and we
hope that this feature also will be of
interest to you"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-03-22
EX-LANGDON TWIRLER "COMES
BACK''

Fred Monnette, who has been spen-
ding most of the winter here at the
home of his father, Gregory Mon
nette, under medical treatment left
during the week returning to his home
at Rollette, where he has been work.
ing as a painter and paperhanger since
his retirement as a star player on
Langdon's league ball team a couple
of years ago owing to failing health.
Fred was practically a new man when
he left for his home in the Turtle
Mountains, had gained nearly twenty
pounds in weight and a better man
than be had been for years. He was
under the attendance of DR.. Towey
during his stay here.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-03-22

DENING.
dren's room, so by 60 feet, and the H.
brarian's office, 8 by - feet, are on the
main floor. The auditorium, with a
capacity for 200; the club rooms and
staff room are on the second floor,
while the third floor consists of store
room and mending room.
Passing through the wrought iron
gateway, Ii comes upon a beautiful
stretch of landscape gardening, with
here and there a miniature sheet of
water rejecting the bordering masses
of flowers and shrubbery. Rustic
bridges cross these midget lakes, and
in one secluded nook a tiny cascade
splashes merrily down it's narrow
course in rocks cunningly laid to imi-
tate nature.
y quaint sun dial is found in the
wall at the side of this garden park.
Its stile points out the slow hours as
the suns rays fall on it's calm face of
white marble. At the base of the dial
plane is cut this message:
Hours fly; flowers die;
New days, new ways
Pass by. Love stays.
Underneath the dial is a stone seat
on which II may rest to ponder owe
the significance of the poets words.
A little farther on one reaches the
far end of the garden, where stretches
a cool, inviting pergola, lending the
last touch to the picturesqueness. It's
columns and delicate lattice, intertwin-
ed with ivy. traverse the entire length
of the wall. Along this vine clad ar
Dor runs a low stone seat, adding its
silent invitation to linger in the restful
shade. and, unable to resist the temp
tation, one tarries here awhile before
going out into the noisy streets at its
gates.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-03-22
CORRESPONDENCE
OLGA
PAGE EIGHT

James Brady reports his mother as
gaining in strength and we hope to
O see her up and around.
Mrs. Noel Robillard and daughter
returned last Monday from a weeks
visit with friends at Grand Forks.
Roderick Beauchamp, who has been
laid up with rheumatism for several
weeks, is getting around nicely and
will soon be able to get out.
Mrs. Thos Cregan was very i'll
Monday evening. DR.. Gustafson, of
Milton, was called and she is now do
ing nicely.
The card party at the hall last Mon
day was fairly we'll attended and the
receipts will help swell the amount
now in the hands of the ladies to be
used for the altar of our new church.
Geo. Dunnigan left for his home at
Shaunovan, Sask., last week so as to
be home in time for seeding. 1t has
been a great pleasure to his many
friends here to have George with US
and we hope he will soon visit US
again.
Tuesdays election was very quiet.
Peter Moe was elected supervisor over
Ole Landsgaard by a majority of 7
votes. The weed inspector PROPOSE
tion was voted down the general feel
ing being that the benefits which
would derive from such a system
would not warrant the expense.
A half section of land to rent. E..
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-03-22
WANG

Jos. Sandwold has been assisting
Geo. Mostad for a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. O. Romfo and Inga
Romfo spent Monday evening at Thor.
val Soils.
A very pleasant time was spent by
a sleigh load of young folks from here
at the Amt Amundson home on Sunday
Louise Haug returned on Monday
from a weeks visit with friends at
Homen.
Gyda Brynildson spent a few days
of last week with her friend, Hilda
Moen.
Mrs. Sandwold, Mrs. O. Romfo,
Inga Romfo, Miss Stevenson and Miss
Bode spent Monday afternoon with
Mrs. Milo Oakland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Peterson and
Belma Olson left for Canada on Mon
day where they will get employment
during the summer.
An accident that might have term
mated quite seriously to Louis Chris
tianson last Saturday evening while
returning home from Walhalla, occur
red when his horses came to Wang
with just the sleigh pole and the robe.
A party was sent out in search of
Lars and the sleigh which were luckily
found near by. Anyway it was moth
ing more serious than the pole broken
loose from the sleigh.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-03-22
QUESTION ABOUT
TRAFFIC SAFETIES
Difference Of Opinion Concern
ing Permanent Types.
WHAT some EXPERTS SAY

Various Sorts Of Devices Are Favored
by the Authorities In Places Where
They Have Been Tried Out-A Free
Exchange of Views Should Profit
Public Safety.
The question Of safety is one which
has confronted many students of traffic
for some time and yet apparently re-
mains unsolved. says the American
City.
The accompanying photograph illus.
trates n Of the flower urns in use in
Austin, MINI. OF these Mayor j. H.
Anderson writes:
1--WE find that these urns are very
effective in controlling the street traf-
fc without the aid of traffic men, and
I feel that they would be Il good in
vestment in any city of II class for
that purpose.
Gas far as l can find out, the idea
originated from an address given by
Rev. Mr.. Gregory Of this city before
the Civic league. The league took the
matter up and has been paying for the
urns and their upkeep.
Our streets are not very wide, so
that the intersections do not furnish
an excessive amount of room to make
the turns: but, barring a few accidents,
where the drivers miscalculate and hit
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-03-22
M. E. CHURCH SERVICES.

Morning worship at IL 100.
Evening services at 1880.
Sunday School at II m.
Epworth League at GAS p. m.
Harvey Centre Services Sunday
School at 200 and preaching at
300 p. m.
Morning sermon: "Loya]ty to
Methodism." Evening sermon: 1.-The
Third Commandment" A message
from 1.-The Wandering Jew at Har.
vey. Geo, C. Lee, Pastor.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-03-22
PROMPT DECISIONS.

Learn to act promptly. In the
affairs of this life a prompt de-
cision is often more important
than a right decision. One man
makes up his mind and acts, it
may be wrongly, but if so he
finds out his mistake, %corrects
and retrieves it before another
man has acted at all. 1t is pos
sible to waste a great amount of
time by thinking and still more
by talking over actions. Learn
to act promptly.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-03-22
Snubbed the Gar.

Paderewski once dared to affront the
czar, with the result that he soon re-
ceived a note commanding him to leave
st. Petersburg, where he had been book
ed for a number of concerts, within
t%wenty-four hours. The czar had sent
for him and paid him q neat compli-
ment, but is said to have received the
chilly response, "Sire, I am a Pole"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-03-22

Wheat advanced four cents in price
again Monday after the drop expert
enced the past week. There is, how
ever, quite a %preceptible slump in the
"spud'' market evident of the new
potato crop beginning to loom up.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-03-22

SPRING RYE FOR SALE-Choice sample of
Spring Rye Seed: only a limited quantity,
For sample aud price address Joseph Stahl,
Nekoma N ID, Farm located u mile north
and 8 miles west of Nekoma $685.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-03-22

FOR RENT OR SALE "A fine half section 2h
ready for to put TO crop; terms of rent one,
lhlrd clear to me-. Sale terms to suit pur-
chaser. Also have another good half-section
if wanted. G. NJ Turner, Wales. 1T
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-03-22
WANT AMI. COLUMN COLUMN


A ADVERTISEMENTS VIII oe inserted in this
IA column for One Cent q Word each insertion
NO advertisement inserted for less than fifteen
cents. Cash must always out of
town orders. The rate for the insertion o.
business locals among pure reading matter Will
hereafter be ten cents Derlice each insertion,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-03-22

A half section of land to rent. E.
/. Donovan.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-03-22

TO STALLION OWNERS-Experienced stall
hon groom, wants position to travel a good
horse Tor the sea on. Horse guaranteed good
treatment. Write or call at this office. 34tf
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-03-22

Whenever vegetables are baked all
the food value is preserved.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-03-22

Legal blanks of all kinds for sale.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-03-22

GIRL WANTED-A once, good capable girl
for general h~ousework. Write, phone or apply
personally to Mrs, K. T.. Burke, IS
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-03-22

TAKEN UP-One red leifer Is months old with
broken horn and piece of rope around neck:
also one red steer SIX mouths old. Both came
to M. place last fan. Joseph Mciauvran,
Section ~, Hay township, Post Office ad-
drers. Osnabrock, n. D.. 35-37
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-03-22

James Brady reports his mother as
gaining in strength and we hope to
soon see her up and around.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-03-22

MONTANA LANDS,-G0 Acre Homesteads in
Montana-new law just passed. New towns
Fine business opportunities. Send % cents
for Maps aud Information. Address, D-2.
US. Commissioner, outlook, Mont 35-2t*
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-03-22

AUCTION SALE BILLS4Lar or small size,
printed on short notice in good shape. Price
reasonable. tive the Democrat Your order
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-03-22

STALLION BOOkS.-Horseman route book
with index and note form. Bound and num-
for year Mail orders filled. Price Is cent
Courier enocrat office.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-12-28
PACKERS CONTROL u. S. FOOD
i1eney, investigator for Trade Body,
Makes Charqe-Prices Are
Set at Chicago.

Washington, Dec. 24.-Francis J..
Heney, special trust investigator for
the federal trade commission, stated
that the packing interests are in real
ity a mammoth food trust which has
the entire country in it's grasp.
This combination, he asserted, ex-
tends its control not only over the
entire meat market but also poultry,
eggs, lard products, leather, animal
feeds, grain, canned vegetables and
fruits.
Heney said that completeness of the
meat monopoly is shown by the fact
that every stockyard in the United
States is controlled by the big Chicago
packing triumvirate, Armour & Co.,
Swift & Co. and Morris & Co. The
Wilson company, which absorbed the
Sulzberger and the Cudahy companies,
he said, also is Gin on the combina-
ton" to a lesser degree.
"This trust" said Heney, 1--WE intend
to show, absolutely sets the prices to
the American consumer of meats, poul-
try. meat by-products, leather grain
and canned goods. including meats,
vegetables and fruits"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-12-28
SENATOR NEWLANDS DIES
SUDDENLY AT WASHINGTON
Stricken While at Work in Office at
Senate Building-Was Authority
on Rail Problems.

Washington, Dec Ex-senator Fran
els Griffith Newlands Of Nevada died
Of heart failure 1T his apartments here
late Monday night after an illness Of a
few hours. He was stricken while at
work in his Office at the senate office
building during the afternoon, but was
able to go home, and the capital knew
nothing Of his illness until the an
nOuncement Of his death.
No one realized the seriousness of
the senator's condition, and a physi-
clan was not called until late in the
evening. Then the heart attacks had
become acute. The end came sudden
Iy at 1O:15 o'clock as Mrs. NeWlands
and her brother watched at the bed
side.
For several weeks Senator New
lands, working almost night and day
on his preparations for an investiga-
ton of wartime transportation prob
lens, had been in a weakened state
of health. He kept at his desk, how
ever, and in spite OF his siXty-nine
years appeared alert and active.
During the last few weeks, Senator
Newlands, who was chairman of the
committee on interstate commerce, was
in frequent consultation with the pres
ident.
For many years Senator NeWlands
has been one Of the authorities in con-
gress on railroad and waterway legis-
lation. Besides being the author Of
various railroad bills he sponsored the
bill creating the federal trade commits
sion and similar measures. This was
his third siX-year term in the senate.
AS q Democrat his influence was
more pronounced since his party has
been in power. He led the fight for
the Adamson eight-hour law for the
administration.
Senator Newlands was born in
Natchez, Miss, in 184S. He first prac-
ticed law in Washington, then went
to San Francisco, then to Nevada. He
was elected to the Fiftythird, Fifty
fourth, Fifty-ffth, Fifty-sixth and
Fifty-seventh congresses.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-12-28
100 u. S. SOLDIERS PROMOTED
Pershing f4onors Engineers Who
Fought az Can1brai-Men swamped
With Gifts on Christmas.

With the American Army in France,
Dec Ozone hundred American sol
diers received promotions for their
Christmas presents.
Included in the lucky list were two
engineering officers whose coolness at
Cambria helped the British check the
b0cheS' cOunter-attack.
Numerous enlisted men were COM
missioned in recognition of their eX-
ceDtiOnal work since arriving in
France.
The soldiers were swamped with
presents from home, but they did not
forget the French refugee children.
Thousands Of the youngsters received
candy and toys from the Yankees bill
leted in dozens of villages.
Christmas eve was spent in song.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-12-28
is DEAD, IS HURT IN CRASH
Roadway in Pittsburgh When Run
away Car Leaves Rails.

Pittsburgh, Pa, Dec. 26.-Sixteen
persons were killed and every other
one of the Ia passengers on n Knox
vile street car was more or less hurt
here when the car ran away in a tun-
mel which connects the South side
business district with the South Hills.
After q wild dash of almost a mile
through the tube, the car emerged at
Carson street, jumped a switch and
turned over on its side. The root was
ripped off and men. women and chill
dren were scattered along the road
way.
I1igh IF tAase killed were women
and one little gii.,.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-12-28
HOOVER ISSUES STATEMENT
Asserts That Without Fixing Of Prices
Sugar Would Now Be Thirty
Cents Pound.

Washington, Dec. 26.-FOOd Admin
sugar situation, which he tried unsuc-
cessfully TO get before the senate COM
mittee investigating the sugar short
age, was made public on Tuesday by
the White House.
1t attributes the shortage here to the
heavy movement of sugar from the
western hemisphere to Europe and as
serts that without the fixing of prices
by agreement sugar would be selling
for % to 80 cents Il pound and more
than S20O,O0O,00O probably would have
been profteered from the American
people by this time.
The statement contains the food adj
ministrator's reply to charges made be-
fore the committee by Claus A.
Sprecl1els president of the Federal Re
fining company that the sugar situa-
ton was mismanaged, and sets forth in
detail the administration efforts to
keep sugar prices down while supply
ing large quantities to the allies.
At the outset the statement presents
the world sugar situation as it existed
prior TO the European war. The al
lies then produced much of their own
supplies and purchased the remainder
from German.
Before the YER they took only 3OO.-
900 tons annually from the western
hemisphere. This year they have tax
en- /, 100000 tons.
t'That, says the food administrator,
sis the cause of the sugar shortage;
and nothing else."