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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-03-14
Next Tuesday is township election

Next Tuesday is township election
day.
On the firing line every day, cover
the top to the O. K. with that suit
or ladies' dress and have it cleaned
and pressed, made to look like new
for Easter. j. D. Roach, proprietor.
Hay For Sale--On Section 81 in
Harvey township. Apply to DR.. E.
l. Donovan.
Attorney w. A. Mcintyre is among
the court visitors here from Grand
Forks this week. arriving on Tues.
day.
Misses Alma Bleakley and Allison
Stewart were among the passengers
leaving on today's noon train south.
They expect to enjoy a months vaca-
ton at q number of Pacific coast
points, including Oregon, Washington
and southern California.
Friday evening, March 29th is the
date of the filling of the last number
Of the high school lecture course of
the past winter. This nun Der will be
given by the Del Mar Quartette, a
ladies vocal and instrumental quar-.
tette of the highest talent. There has
been a delay in securing these high
class artists, but the people of Lang
don will find that the treat has been
one we'll worth waiting for.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-03-14
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Z Local! Happenings s
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Get Ignite coal at the Langdon
Wood Yard-save half your fuel bill.

Get Ignite coal at the Langdon
Wood Yard-save half your fuel bill.
House to Rent,-Five Room House
Apply to E. I. Donovan.
Try Ignite coal in your range. The
Langdon Wood Yard sells it.
"Homaid' flour, manufactured by
the new Midget mill of Langdon,
sold by Fred Alpstag.
Miss Jane Ananson, the miliner was
among the arrivals of Monday, re-
turning from an extended stay in the
Twin Cities to take charge of the re-
opening of her establishment on the
east side of Third street for the APP
preaching Easter trade.
Ed. Godfrey came down the line
Saturday from his farm near Wales,
where he had spent most of the week
getting things into shape for an early
start with the crop as soon as the
season opens. He still has consider
able of last years. crop to haul onto
market this spring.
Hannah had three representatives
C. Lawson C.. ]. Tuttle and James
Mcclure at the farm elevator and
grain dealers convention that was in
session a Bismarck during the past
week. -
F. D. Hall. the superintendent o.
the North Dakota %children's home at
Fargo, was among the visiting Ma
sonic brethren here last week to at.
tend the Scottish Rite reunion. His
acquaintance with Langdon people
made the visit to Langdon one Of
mutual pleasure.
Irene. the five year old little
daughter of Cashier j. P. Tembreull
of the Citizens State Bank had :
party of her little friends on Thurs
day afternoon in honor of her birth
day. After being Toasted and enter
tanned at the home until evening the.
wound-up the affair in a thearte'
party at the Electric.
Mike Backus, Of the Cavalie
County National Bank, was the hos
Of a party of young friends ATTENDING
the Electric on Thursday evening
Herb Schulke, who has just returne
from a visit at the family home il
New Ulm, Mimi, entertained a mum
Der of friends on the evening his re
turn to the city with a theatre part
at the Electric.
j. j. Robson and E. A. Wads
worth were among the re:urnin
party of Langdonites from the annua
sale of the North Dakota live stock as
ISOLATION at Grand Forks last Satur
day. Mr.. Robson disposed of seve'
head of pedigreed young Shorthor
bulls at the sale that he brought wit
the carload recently purchased il
southern Minnesota.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-03-14

Good steam heated, electric lighted,
we'll ventilated rooms and board can
be secured at the Langdon Sanitar.
ium, at reasonable rates while taking
treatments.
Misses Mary Gaffney and Anna
Lorenz were here from their homes
in Easily township or Friday and Sat-
urday Of last week making a short
visit with friends.
Jas. MCLAUGHLIN was a returning
passenger Saturday from another of
his periodical trips to the South Saint
Paul market, to which point he ship
ped another car load of horses dur
ing the week
H. C. Plumley, who for year was
at the head of the Fargo Forum under
its old regime, more recently the p.
M, of the Gateway City, was among
the visiting high degree Masons on
Friday of last week.
Doc. Hamilton was over here for
a Sunday visit with his parents, MI.
and Mrs. j.. K. Hamilton, from Ian,
kin, where he has a dental practice
that is increasing in growth right
along,
Magnus Snowfield was among the
first of the league delegates from the
north end of the county to be on the
ground at the convention of Saturday,
afternoon, when the opening gun of
the political campaign was fired.
Attorney H. A. Libby, of Grand
Forks, was among the out of town
legal ]uminaries here the forepart of
the week representing litigants at the
opening of the spring term of Judge
Kneeshaw's court.
Mrs. A. Mcknight took Saturl lays
train to Minneapolis, where she will
visit for some time at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. N. D. Dixor,
whose little son has been critically
i'll during the past ten days.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-03-14
Today's wheat-$2. O3.

pSsSOs
Help u boys in France by buying
a war savings stamp.
Plenty of Ignite coal at the Lang
don Wood Yard. Phone Is.
Don't be a slacker-pay your sub
scription 10 the Democrat.
Mrs. Geo H. Johnston was in Lang
don between trains from Wales on
Saturday.
Cashier Thos. Cregan, of the First
State Bank at Olga was a business
visitor in the city Friday.
The board of county commissioners
will be in Langdon on Monday, April
Lat for their next regular quarterly
meeting.
A. A. Scott was in the city Monday
between trains getting supplies to put
his car in shape for the opening of
the automobile season.
Jno. S. Gogin was a caller on
friends in La ngdon during the past
week, staying Vel for the district
convention of Saturday afternoon.
Misses Catherine Hixon and Madge
Porter of the Langdon high school
corps of teachers. were visitors dur.
ing the weekend holiday with friends
down the line at Park River.
Joseph. Beauchamp who has beer
visiting with friends in Langdon anc
vicinity since attending the farmers
convention left Monday returning tt
his home in the vicinity of Olga.
S. O. T~ollefson was one of the
Milton delegation here to attend the
reunion of high degree Masons helc
during the week at the Langdor
temple.
DR.. A. F. Elliott was here Frida,
from Milton on business connected
with the probating of the estate O.
his brother, whose death at Hamp
. den a short time ago occurred mos
unexpectedly.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-03-14
Buy a war savings stamp.

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DR.. 40. Void was at Fargo on
professional matters over the week end
Leslie j.. Hodgins was a Wales
visitor in Langdon last Saturday from
his farm in the vicinity of Wales.
Miss Clara Jare:k was down the
line from Dresden spending the two
days holiday of the week end with
Langdon friends.
William Campbell, one of Hannah's
wealthy retired farmers was a visitor
to the county seat on business mat
tiers last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. C.. S. Hunter were
guests in Osnabrock at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. C.. Smith during a
stay over the week end.
Mrs. George Lachner and her daugh-
ter, Miss Ada, were Langdon visitors
for a short time on Friday afternoon
between trains.
Chas. Damode went south on Fri.
days passenger for a visit of a few
weeks at his home in Minnesota anc
with Saint Paul friends.
Attorney Fletcher and F. x. Be.
LANCER were down the line Saturday
as far as Easily giving attention tt
legal matters.
DR.. E. I. Donovan was a passenger
Friday to the Forks and the Twin
| Cities where business matters had hi
attention during an over Sunday trip.
George Diebel came up from Milto,
on Fridays train and during an ove1
night stay was a guest at the home
of his son, Charles Diebel and wife
in. the Boyd. block. -
G. N. Rogeray was a,!Calvin visito
here last Saturday, being a de legat,
from that point to the district legis
lative convention of the nonp artisan
league.
Attorney Tracy R. Bangs is among
the notables of the Grand Forks ba
spending a part OF the week in the
city ate nding to court matters.
Sam McHugh who has been spend
ing a part of the winter with friend
at Omaha, and with relatives in tn
east at Lindsay. Ont, was anon,
the arrivals of Tuesday.
Yesterday the town of Hannah hac
a Red Cross patriotic meeting il
which Father Cory, of this city wa
the principal speaker on a program
that continued through the create
part of the afternoon.
Fred Ober is making interior al
terations in his home on north Fourt
street which will both add to the ap
pearance and convenience of the house
Contractor E. Moore has the Job.
Eli Shaver, one of the bette
known progressive farmers west O
Hannah in Byron township, was her
Monday t%ransacting a whole lot o
OuSlIlCSS III d SuUIL IlIHS D6LWGC!
trains.
Frank Green, ST., and wife wer
departing passengers on Monday
train to Red Lake Falls, Mimi, hav
ing visited since the holidays with
the families of their sons and at tn,
home of their daughter, Mrs. P. Un
derwood.
j. L. Thompson, who has beer
making Larimore his home since re
firing from active farming operation
in the Wang settlement, came up tn
line on Tuesdays train to get thing
shaped up for an early start thi
spring.
w. j. Syres, the local representa-
tive of the Atlas Lumber Co.'S inter
ests, was a passenger down the lin
Monday to the Twin Cities where h
will spend the greater part of th'
week on business matters.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-03-14

chairman or Cavalier county in con-
Quoting the campaign and is highly
satisfied with the response given.
Farm of three quarter sections to
rent. Enquire of E, l. Donovan.
Complete cirkut picture of Com.
pany E., forty inches long. For
sale at the Opie studio.
Mrs. E. D. Stewart took yester-
days tarin for a short visit with
friends down the line at Osnabrock.
Look on the label of your paper
If you find that you are behind come
in and pay up.
Barley is still at the top of the
grain market with a price of ST. 90
a bushel. The farmer who got hold
of his seed barley six weeks ago is in.
deed fortunate.
Frank Jhanke, the we'll known con-
tractor and builder was a returning
passenger to the city yesterday from
a visit of several weeks at the home
of q sister who lives on the Pacific
coast.
The Emile Mason family have
moved during the week from the pro-
perty they have occupied on Second
street during the winter to the Barce!o
house on the Dorval Hill, where they
will go extensively into gardening
again this summer.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-03-14

A. O. WOLD

Chiropractor and Optometrist
Licensed to Practice in North
Dakota, Montana, Washington,
Oregon and California.
LANGDON, N. OAK,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-03-14
DIR. E. j. Hughes
DENTIST
A. NJ. HOURS P.
to II Phone 112 1

SCHULkE BILOXI Langdon, N. D
The Home news., 1918-01-18

beauty and never have we seen in a town no larger than this church any thing like it's equal, and but few twice as large have anything that will compare with it. God bless the people who have made this house of worship possible and through it may they see many sons and daugh- ters born into the Kingdom of God.
 We follow a line of faithful pastors who have had large part in making possible the re- suits we now behold. In coming to you again we do so in full confidence of your hearty CO., operation, and pray that our fellowship may be blessed of God in the upbuilding of his kingdom. Wishing for every one a happy year in 1918 and asking that we may be remem- bered in your prayers, we beg to remain, as ever.
 Your Friends,
 J. R. and Mrs. Nelson.
The Home news., 1918-01-18
Miss Ethel James

Died: After an illness of sev- eral months, Miss Ethel James, age 34 years, died at the home of her parents, MT. and Mrs. R. M. James, in McCrory, Thurs day afternoon about six o'clock, January IF, 1918.
 Deceased leaves besides the father and mother, two broth CTS, MT. Featherstone James of McCrory and Mechanic Pete James of Go. A, 154th Infantry, 39th Div, Camp Beauregard, La., and two sisters, Mesdames Kate Walternire of Batesville and J. L. Stoker of Hollywood, Mo-, to mourn her demise.
 The remains were laid to rest in the Odd Fellows Cemetery this, Friday, afternoon. The News joins the many friends in extending heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved family.
The Home news., 1918-01-18
A Medal of Honor

MT. Ben Kinney, of Howell, the Rawleigh Man in this terri tory, called at the office and showed us a metal which he re- gently won in a big sales contest among the company's 2500 re- tailers in the U. s. and Canada. MT. Finney is naturally proud of the Medal which he secured and he should be complimented on the ability which enabled him to sell enough goods to win a Med al."
The Home news., 1918-01-18
$25.OO Reward

If the money, lost by my wife, was found by an honest man, can prove ownership and reward him for his trouble with S25. .0O.
 J. l.. Bishop
The Home news., 1918-01-18
A Word of Greeting

most excellent county paper, The Home News, and by the kind ness of our old time friend the editor, MT. w. w. Raney, we wish to speak a word of greet ing to the people of McCrory, and surrounding country.
 To say that it is a pleasure to be associated with you again is to but speak a part of the feel ings of our hearts, The associ- ation of other days in which friendships were formed, has been during the years past most pleasant in our memory. And now, after the lapse of seven years, that we have the good fortune to renew these associa- tions and rekindle the friend ships, and we trust form new ones. affords us an opportunity and pleasure we had hardly dreamed would ever be, yet such is true, and we trust by the providence of God. We awake and find ourselves again located in the snug little parsonage, in the good town of McCrory, and we are constrained to say the rains have fallen to us in pleas ant places. ''
 We cannot be unmindful that time has been doing it's work during these years. Many have crossed the last river and their faces we see no more, but yet, they speak. and the memory of their lives are like precious oint- ment poured forth. But we turn from this thought to the evidence of life and interest we witness on every hand. Materi- al improvement in the town is in evidence, old buildings have given place to new and much better ones, concrete walks have taken the place of plank, automobiles have taken the place of less rapid mode of transportation and many of our boys are in the war where they are soldiers today, whereas just a few years ago they were but children. Truly, we are keep ing step with the procession. But one of the greatest and, that which stands most promi- nent is the beautiful new Meth odist church, the result of love, devotion and faithfulness of the faithful and true, who through the years have looked to the day when McCrory might have such house of worship as, the cause of Christ is entitled to where circumstances will permit, a house that will give the great est possible expression to the re- ligous life of the community.
The Home news., 1918-01-18
Group At Midnight We'll In Morning

"A few nights ago one of my patrons had a small child taken with croup about midnight, 7 writes M. T. Davis, Bearsville, w. Va. They came to my store and got a bottle of Fol- ey's Honey and Tar. Before morning the child had entirely recovered. :" Use only Foley's. for coughs, colds, ''croup, and grip. Sold by Red Cross Drug Co.
The Home news., 1918-01-18
Concerning income Tax
Little Rock, Ark.
 January 8, 1918.
MT. W. G. billiard, McCrory, Arkansas

NJI
 Dear Sir
 There is in the heart of every American Citizen a desire to do something to help his Country in the present crisis. Unfortunate ly. not every man can be given opportuninty to help in a sub- stantial way, but this opportuni-. tv is yours and I am sure you will be glad to improve it. With out cost to yourself in money, and atlittle loss of time. you can very materially help the Govern ment, as no other man can help so well; and not only the Govern ment, but your neighbor also.
 The idea prevails in the rural sections that the income tax is a rich mans tax and that it does not apply to small business men and farmers. This is a mistake. Itapplies to every single person who has a net income of 5000 or more, and every married person who has a net income of S2O00 or more, for the year 1917. You will see, therefore, that it applies to most of your neighbors. Now, if they don't pay the income tax when it is due, they will be vio- lators of the law, subject to pen alties of 5096 of the tax, fine ranging from S20 to $10O0 and imprisonment in case of fraud. ltis cheaper to pay the tax than the penalties. By helping the Government get the tax from the people liable to it, you will serve not only them, in warning them in time so they can avoid the penalties, but the Government also.
 The shortest way to deteamine It a person is subject to the in- come tax is to add all the money tor it's euuivalent-nOtes etc. ] whlh he recieves from every source during the calendar year l9l7- from January 1st. to De- cemeber 31st. Then subtract from this amount the total of his expenses and other authorized deductions. Expenses, how ever, does not include personal, living or family expenses; neither do they include cost of new machinery, new buildings. new sllo, new fences, drainage or dltching. Expenses do not in- clude any expenditure for any, thing of the nature of perma- nent improvements or better ments, or anything which adds to the value of the farm. Ex- penses include only what is ac- tually paid for labor (except to ones own male children under q and female children under 18),
The Home news., 1918-01-18


 he should be complimented on the ability which enabled him to sell enough goods to win a Med al."
 tools that wear out in a year or two, repairs for machinery used on the farm, fertilizer, spraying material for orchards, ginning, thrashing, gasoline for power on the farm, seed for planting, tWine, grease, oil and such like expenses actually incurred in producing the years crop. State and County taxes are also deducted, but taxes paid for drainage and improvement dis trits cannot be deducted. Now, when these expenses are added together and the total amount is subtfated from the total income the amount left is net" income. If, as above stated, this is 5000 or more in the case of an un- married person and $2000 in the case of the married person, such perons must make return of in- come between January 1st. and March 1st., 1918, to escape pen atty.
 There are thousands of people in this state who will be affected by the War Income Tax Law. They may not hear of it. or of their duty in time unless you tell them, because no-one represent ing the Government will call on them personally. The law makes it the duty of the taxpayer to call on the Collector.
 The purpose of this letter is to appeal to you as a patriotic citi- zen to tell all the people in your township who are liable that they must file their returns of income with the Collector on or before March 1, 1918.
 The income tax collector will be in Augusta Thursday, Feb. IA and remain until the 21st. and all who can should see him. If you fail to see him, however, write to the Collector of Internal Revenue, Little Rock, Ark, add request a blank form upon which to prepare your return of net in come. This should be done in order that your return of income may be filed with the collector of internal revenue before March 1st. 1918.
The Lamar register., 1918-07-24

Continued next week)
The Lamar register., 1918-07-24
ROOT BEER DEALER
BREAKS SUGAR RULE

For refusing to declare the stock Of
sugar he had on hand on July /, and
for making a later report which COW
cred only half OF his supply, Charles
Gordon. OF 1923 Seventeenth street.
Denver. has been ordered TO close his
root beer establishment for thirty
days. by J. N. Bundick. chairman OF
the Sugar Division. and Thomas b.
Stearns. head OF the United States
Food Administration.
Gordon was given a hearing before
food officials who not only ordered
him to suspend business for thirty
days. but also confiscated 500 pounds
OF sugar he had hidden away In an un-
used cask. The confisoated sugar will
be sold by the food administration and
the money obtained from the sale will
be turned over to the Denver chapter
OF American Red Cross. The pro-
ceeds, in this case. will amount to
about $1,000
The soft drink brewer admitted his
guilt. and the only excuse he offered
was that he was saving the sugar
for rainy day."
The Lamar register., 1918-07-24

water bottle in my uplifted mana, II
might have turned out to be wooden
cross
He said something in German.
which. OF course. 1 did not understand.
and then some Belgian peasants came
along and seemed to distract his atten-
ton. Perhaps he had said: Its all
right; you may go on" or he may
have been talking to the others In
Flemish. but at any rate, observing
that he was more Interested in the
others than he was In me at the mo-
ment, 1 put the bottle in my pocket
and walked on.
After walked few steps, 1 took n
furtive glance backward and noticed
the soldier who had searched me re-
Join his comrades at the curb and then
stop another fellow who had come
along. and then l disappeared In the
darkness.
cannot say that the outcome of
this adventure left .me in the same
confident frame of mind that followed
the earlier one. / was sure 1 had
come out of 1t all right. but l could
not help thinking what terribly close
shave had.
Suppose the soldier had questioned
mel The ruse / had been following
In my dealings with the Belgian peas
ants-pretending was deaf and
dumb-might possibly have worked
here. too, but a soldier-a German
soldler-might not so easily have been
fooled. II was more than an even
chance that II would have at least
aroused his suspicion and resulted in
further investigation. A search Of
my clothing would have revealed n
dozen things which would have estab-
lished my identity and all my sham
ming Of deafness would have availed
me nothing.
As l wandered along l knew that
was now approaching the big city
which my Belgian friend had spoken
The Lamar register., 1918-07-24

per syndlcate-D
Seven times in the last three weeks
it had happened. Once 1t was glove.
once scarf, twice n handkerchief.
Seven times In all Laurens had re-
turned late TO his apartment to dis
cover the air shaded with that indefi-
mite perfume-and some article of
feminine apparel carelessly flung on
his table. And always. from the slim
vase on his mantel. there dropped a
fresh rose.
He. Eduard Laurens. was buried up
To his eyes In mystery-a bewilder-
ing, opalescent, violet-scented mystery
that was sprlnkled with rose leaves
and romance. He laughed softly as
he touched the knob of his door and
reached for his keys. when suddenly
the knob turned in his hand, the door
was drawn slowly open and he stood
face to face with "A strange young
woman.
For moment he thought he had
made a mistake.
I'm sorry" he said. Il thought this
was Lauren's apartment"
"lt is" she smiled slightly. gather
ing herself in hand. IL am Mrs. Lau-
rens."
Il didn't know there was . Mrs.
Laurens, but I've been out Of town for
some time. My name's-Barton," lied
LnurenS.
In an hour he returned and she was
gone, but pinned to the curtain that
shut of his music room was note:
Il came once too often. Your
friend, Mr.. Barton, called and caught
me as was leaving. l beg of you to
forgive me if any complications should
arise from the awful fib / told him. 1t
was the wonderful melodies of your
new opera that first drew me down
from the apartment above. 1 must
caution you to have the latch fixed on
the window on the fire escpe. Under
the circumstances I'm leaving the
apartment upstairs tonight. This. OF
course. is good-by-and I'm sorry"
The next morning he was somewhat
surprised TO open his uptown studio
door to an elderly man whom he re-
membered to have met ut some time
or other, but could not place.
Il hate TO presume" said the old
gentleman, "and i hate TO ask favors,
MIR. Laurens, but I've a niece who has
studied abroad for three years. She
thinks she can sing. l do not know.
perhaps she can. She has heard OF
your new opera. and wants to-he given