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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-05-02
THREE PRIZES OFFERED
IN RED CROSS ACREAGE

Some have asked what is being
done with all the money that is
being paid into the Red Cross here
and some even wonder if there is not
some grating" being done, but a
careful examination will show that
every cent that is sent into the Red
Cross has been accounted for and
every cent used to the very best ad.
vantage for those in need and who
are suffering at the front. 1t will
also be found that the people of
Cavalier county have paid -~into the
Red Cross less than one dollar per
capita since the war began. There
is no fear but what all we can give
will be we'll used, and if we are to
win this war we must keep our boys
supplied with enough and to spare
and they are there with confidence in
US that we will do this. Let US
make good The Red Cross chapter
of Cavalier county will offer prizes
to the townships as follows in it's Red
Cross Acre projected plan for raising
funds.
The first prize will be given to the
township pledging the greatest num-
ber of acres. The prize will be $40
The second prize will be given to
the township having the greatest
money return from the acres pledged.
Pize, $15.
The third prize will be given to the
township pledging the gref test mum.
ber of acres of wheat. The prize
will be SIS. The prize money rs tc
be used by the townships for the
purchase of flags. A careful account
will be kept and the prizes awarded
in due season.
John Mahon,
Chairman of the Red Cross Acre
Committee.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-05-02
ALEX. MCLEAN Tells ABOUT
: TRENCH FIGHTING in FRANCE
Easter Sunday in France

Easter Sunday in France
Dear Folks:
Well this is Easter Sunday and we
celebrated by having eggs for break
fast. They were boiled hard though
and did not like them very we'll. I
got two letters from home last week
in which you said you had not re-
ceived many letters from me. That
seems funny as write every Sunday.
l wrote while on the boat and told
you all about the trip but I guess only
half of the letters get around. In
that letter I told you what we had to
eat and that I was little seasick. I
got the ring the day I got on the
boat in the U. S. 1t fits fine and is
awful nice. I also got the sox,
wristlets, knife and stuff a week ago
yesterday, the day before 1 left for
the front. We had some time.
We took our packs, guns, gas
masks, helmets and everything else,
caught a train here for Paris at
about ten o'clock. 1t was so dark we
couldn't see much and they keep the
lights out on account of air raids. We
checked our stuff and it was taken to
a hotel by Y. M. C. A. man, who
meets all trains. He took US to a Y.
M. c. A. hotel. It was a fine place
and made me feel like home for the
first time since I left the states. Gee
we had swell place to eat and sleep.
Before we got supper it was midnight,
so we went to bed, as we had to fail
out at eight o'clock the next morning.
We laid over there one day, then took
train of Paris for about 80 miles up
near Verdun. The first night there
we stopped at a French rest camp
about ten miles behind the lines. We
had some time there, as those French
made great fuss over us Americans
They gave us the best they had to eat
and did everything they could for US.
They felt little offended when we
would not drink with them, but we
tried to tell them that the American
soldiers were not supposed to drink
any. When we came to our coffee it
was half cognac. 1t nearly knocked
us over. Those fellows are used to
having certain amount issued them
each day and they don't seem to be
able to do anything without it.
hind the hill.
After while a German plane came
over. Gee, but he was daring devil.
The guns fired at him and got him
and there was some excitement around
there. l wish l had gone into the avi-
alton.
Well, we stayed up there for six
days and it was about the same thing
every day. At night they wouldop-
en- up little. One day Hawkinson
and were sitting on bridge talking.
Shells had been coming over right
along and lighting pretty close, but
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-05-02
Visited Land of Earthquakes.

Jno. Reid, one of the early day
pioneers of Olga township spent a
couple of days last week with friends
in Langdon He has just returned
from three months tour of Califor.
MIA and other points in the west. He
missed the earthq uake, having left
Los Angeles less than forty eight
hours before the shake up. At all,
or nearly all of the stops made en-.
route he had the pleasure of meeting
former residents of Cavalier county
who have of recent years located in
the west.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-05-02
Increased Flax
Acreage Urged
A National Demand of Crop
to Avoid Any Wastage
of Availa BILE Land

I have been directed by the U. S.
Department of Agriculture and by the
authorities at the state agricultural
college to bring to the attention Of
! the farmers of this county the very
Urgent and national need for an in
creased acreage Of flax this year.
! 1t is not suggested that this mat
Ster be presented as one with an es-
pecially alluring prospect of profit,
to the farmer this year, but as a crop
the maximum production of which
will contribute in a large measure to
the carrying on of our war program
with the rapidity that the present
situation demands. There is no sat
isfactory substitute for inseed oil. 1t
forms large part of paints, varnish-
es and other wood and steel preserva-
tives and is used in great quantities
by our navy and in the finest work
on our new merchant marine. 1t is
3also used in ever increasing quanti-
tiles in supplies for the army in wat
er proofing tents, slickers and other
cloth materials, in treating gun stalks,
Cor the protection of camouflage IF
batteries and equipment at the front,
Is we'll as entering into the manufac-
ure of innumerable other war sup
'lies.
The successful and profitable rails
ng of flax in this country narrows
lown to it's production largely on the
small pieces of remaining unbroken
prairie and on broken up pasture and
meadow land. The present situation
virtually requires of every patriotic
farmer that any such land at least
4, seeded to this crop.
There are also undoubtedly other
ypes Of cultivated land where flax
night be raised with profit. No gen.
lral statement, however, can be made
escribing such land. The most COM
1on causes for failure with flax on
ur older cultivated lands are annual
reeds, blowing or drifting soils, and
allure to get the land compact, so
hat the seed may be sown shallow
nd yet be placed in solid and we'll
ulverised seed bed. Most farmers
re familiar with these facts and are
he best judges as to whether they
ave land where the above conditions
bill not prevail or that where they
elieve the land can be gotten into
uch tilth that they will not prevail.
Incidentally it may be well to men
ion that there is we'll founded opin-
on among the most successful flax
kaisers in this state that flax should
g sown either early or late. In other
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-05-02

The task of City Assessor Kopriva,
while asbnot yet completed, would ap-
pear to ear out the statement that
the only discrepancy to b % found in
the registered list of voters that he is
compiling will be occasioned by the
removal from the list of Langdon
boys Of voting age who have en-
listed or been called into the coun.
try's service by the draft Otherwise
the vote of Langdon city's three pre-
cincts will practically remain the
same as at the election of two years
ago.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-05-02

Dyspepsia is Americas curse. To
restore digestion, normal weight. good
health and purify the blood use Bur-
dock Blood Bitters. Sold at all drug
stores. Price $1.25.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-05-02

The-name Doan's inspires conf
dence-Doan' Kidney Pills, for kid
ney ills. Doan's Ointment for skin
itching. Doan's Regulets for mild
laxative. Sold at all drug stores.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-05-02

Bilious? Feel heavy after dinner ?
Bitter taste? Complexion sallow?
Liver perhaps needs waking up.
Doan's Regulets for bilious attacks.
Fifty cents at all stores.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-05-02

Don't be slacker-pay your sub.
scription TO the Democrat.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-05-02

Continued to Page Four, Col. 2.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1918-01-03
Items Of Local Interest.

Miss Milton Stackley of Florence
was in town Monday.
MrJW Cooper of Suttons was in
Kingstree yesterday.
Miss Marian McFadden visited
Sumter friends this week.
An entire new registration of vot-
ers will be required this year.
Mr. EFF Martin has returned from
a visit to his homefolk at Blackville.
Miss Floride Harper has returned
to Laurens and resumed her school
duties today.
Mr. Joseph R Walker has returned
to the University of the South. Sc
vance, Tenn.
Mr. j L Graham of Trio was a
caller at The Record office while in
town Tuesday.
Miss Jennie Lee Stackley of Co.
lumbia spent the holidays with her
homefolk here.
Miss Louise Harris of Laurens at
tended the Harper-Leonard wedding
here last Thursday.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1918-01-03

MIA Hanna of Hemingway. Z
I'D, paid US a pleasant call while
in town today.
Geo P Logan, Esq, who spent a
week here with relatives. returned
to Columbia Sunday.
Judge" R K Wallace. of the Flor,
ence bar, is spending the holidays
here with his family.
Mrs ] B Alsbrook was in Kings
tree this week returning from a visit
! to relatives in Virginia.
Kingstree High and Graded school
has just received $3.50 from the
State board of education.
Mr. and Mrs T E Baggett and
children spent several days in Char
lleston this week with relatives.
Misses Mabel Harper of Marion
and Bessie Harper of Aiken are
spending their furloughs at home.
Mrs E E Ulmer and children of
Columbia are visiting the formers
mother, Mrs w D Bryan, at Bryan.
Mr. and Mrs B G Land of Greely-
Vile spent Christmas here with the
latter's mother, Mrs Edwin Harper,
MIR j Wesley Cook has accepted a
position with the King Hardware
Company and will 60 to work there
on the 18th inst.
Mr. A C Swails was called to Flor
ence Tuesday on account of the ILL
ness of his father. Mr. Lawrence F
Swails IS there today.
Miss Mary Nettles, who is taking
business course at Draughon's in
Columbia, spent the holidays here
with here sister, Mrs M A Shuler.
Rev Mcdowell, who has accepted
call to the pastorate of the Kings
tree Baptist church, is expected to
arrive in Kingstree with his family
today.
Two tracts of land are to be sold
here Monday, a foreclosure sale by
! Clerk Britton and tax sale by Sher-
| iff Graham. Road Engineer Jennings
will offer six countymules at auction.
Comptroller General Carlton W
| Sawyer has issued a statement show
| ing that S2,716,000. in round num-
bers,. will be required from the seve'
raj counties in taxes for this year
Williamsburg's quota is SAL, 900.
According to the bureau of vital
statistics of the State Board OF
Health, there were 35, ,40l births and
1852 deaths in South Carolina fol
the ten months ending October 81
last. In Williamsburg there were
500 births and 434 deaths.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1918-01-03

M A Shuler. Esq, was in George.
town yesterday.
Mr. George A McElveen was q
Charleston visitor this week.
Magistrate ] w Stewart Of He
bron was in town on business today.
MIR R R Jenkinson and son James
of Manning are guests at Mr. W E
Jenkinson's.
Hemingway and Johnsonville
high schools have withdrawn their
applications for State aid.
Miss Lucille Mills has returned to
her post in the central office from a
visit to her sister in North Carolina.
Thomas B and T Cuyler Harper,
students at the medical college, have
returned to Charleston after spend
ing the holidays at home.
The many friends of Mrs r Kirk
deeply sympathize with her over the
death of her aunt, Mrs Julia A
Courtenay, which occurred yesterday
in Charleston.
The County Board of Commission
ers held their regular monthly meet
ing Tuesday and are holding their
annual meeting today at the office
of Supervisor Hammett.
Major P H Stoll and Lieutenant
|C D Jacobs. who visited their home
folk here last week. have returned
to their respective posts of duty.
Bsston Mass, and Petersburg, Va.
Mr. Frank ] Rodgers. popular
Williamsburg boy, ,and we'll known in
Kingstree, has enlisted in the United
States navy, and is now on duty in
the paymaster's office at Pensacola,
Florida.
Mr. and Mrs E H Duval, Of Che
raw; DR. and Mrs Howell and Mr.
Gregg, of Marion, father of Mrs K
] McCabe. and DR. Jno McCabe. of
Atlanta. Ga, attended the funeral of
DR. R j McCabe here Sunday.
DIR DC Scott has let the contract
for raising the roof and making 9TH
er improvements on his big cotton
warehouse opposite the depot, to Mr.
Chas H Singleton. The work will be
started as soon as the weather mod
crates.
A hunting party, of which Z Z
Burgess proved to be the most sue
cessful member, went out on drive
in the lower end of the county one
day last week and brought down
five deer, the aforesaid &C Burgess,
killing four of them. 1t is useless
to say that many good jokes are be-
ing told as to exactly how c got
the four deer.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1918-01-03
PRETTY WEDDING IN KINGSTREE.
Miss Eunice Harper Becomes the Bride
of Mr.. Paul Holland Leonard.

Miss Eunice Harper Becomes the Bride
of Mr.. Paul Holland Leonard.
A very pretty wedding took place
Thursday afternoon at the home of
the bride, when Miss Eunice Harper,
youngest daughter of Mrs Edwin
Harper, became the bride of Mr. Paul
Holland Leonard of Reidville.
The parlor, where the marriage
took place, was very attractively dec
grated with Southern smilax, ferns
and white roses, the ceremony being
performed under a double arch of
smilax and roses.
Promptly at 5:30.to the strains of
Mendelssohn's wedding march, play
ed by Miss Mabel Harper, the bri-
dal party entered. Mrs B G Land as
dame of honor came in first, follow
ed by little Miss Gene Taylor bear
ing the ring in the heart of large
white lily. Then as the groom and
his best man, MIR T M Leonard, came
in at one door, the bride and her
maid of honor, Miss Floride Harper,
entered at the other and all met at
the altar, where Rev G T Harmon
performed the ceremony. using the
beautiful andimpressive ring service.
The bride. who is exceedingly pref
ty and attractive, was never so
pretty as on her wedding day. Her
brunette beauty was strikingly set
off by her simple but elegant we'd
ding gown of white satin with court
train, and her filmy veil of tulle be-
comingly arranged. She wore as her
only ornament diamond brooch,
the gift of the groom. To complete
her toilet she carried a huge bou-
quet of brides roses.
The maid of honor, in yellow satin
and net, and the dame of honor, in
white satin, each carried an armful
of pink Killarney roses and ferns.
The ringbearer. attractive little
Gene Taylor, appeared almost fairy
like in her dainty white organdy
with butterfly sash and hair orna-
ment of white tulle.
Only the relatives of the young
couple and a very few close friends
were present. Immediately after the
ceremony an old-fashioned dinner
was served in the dining room, which
was attractively decorated in pink
and green.
Later the bride and groom left
for a short trip to Richmond, Wash.
ington and Baltimore. Upon their
return they will reside at Reidyille.
The bride is a graduate of Win
throp and has taught in the State
for several years. The groom is a
successful young merchant and bus
mess man of Reidville.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1918-01-03

Some 500 bales of cotton were
sold at 81 cents at Selma. Ala, Tues
day, a record transaction.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1918-01-03

MEN WANTED-We have positions
open that afford splendid opportunities
for promotion. Several young or mid
die age white men with sufficient educa-
ton to read and write plainly and with
dispatch. Must be energetic, loyal,
ambitious and willing to work. D W
ALDERMAN & Sons Co, Alcolu, S C.
12-20-3t
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1918-01-03

For RENT-One dwelling of rooms
1SxlS ft each, hallway 10x36 it; 1Ox234
ft piazza; lavatory in three rooms; a
fire places; kitchen and dining room
l6x32 #; kitchen furnished with sink
and continuous cow; bath room and &C
cessories; 2 artesian wells, continuous
flow in piazza; barn and stable; garage
and fowl house; rich garden; peaches,
pears. and scupperpongs. A bargain:
] 4 RCsS. Attorney, kingStree. ll-l-tf
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1918-01-03

MONEY TO LoAN.-We are in position
to loan money in sums of two to ten
thousand dollars on improved and de-
veloped farm land and we'll located
town property, in Williamsburg county,
at 6 per cent for long terms. KELLEY
& HINDs, Kingstree, S G. 9 1S-tf
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1918-01-03
1918 Calendars

Mothers Love" is the title of q
very handsome art calendar given
out by the Steele Furniture Co. The
calendar shows a splendid armed
rocking chair. in which is seated a
mother holding her little daughter.
Mr. T E Baggett. jeweler. present
ed his friends with a 1918 calendar
entitled The Sunshine of Your
Smiles"
The Kingstree Furniture Co is
giving out a very pretty art calen-
dar entitled Peaceful Mount >Ver-
non," from the painting by Jennie
Brownscome. In the foreground are
to be seen George and Martha Wash
ington, and the two Custis children
at play on the spacious lawn. This
company is also giving out calen-
dar by the Favorite Range Co, which
is quite interesting and instructive
at this time on account of the world
war.
Mr. F j Watts. jeweler. presented
his customers with a very attractive
art calendar last week.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1918-01-03
SPECIAL NOTICES

AUCTION SALE of furniture Wednes-
day, January 16, at residence recently
occupied by J. q. MCCONNELL. l-3-2tp
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1918-01-03

FOR SALE-Ten Fords, 1915, 1o'5, 1917
chassis, runabouts and tou:rEg cars in
perfect condition. w C SILVER, JR, lis
Church ST, Charleston, G. 1tp
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1918-01-03

WANTED-I want to buy for the high
est cash price few good, fat geese.
Apply at the PEOPLES MARKET, Kings
tree, H A Miller, Proprietor.
LosT-Small white fee dog, black
spot on left jaw; collar around neck;
answers to name of 'Jack." Reward
for information leading to recovery. j
T KELLAHAN, Kingstree, S c. 1tp
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1918-01-03
Eternal Pushing Is the
Price Of Success.
Clothing! Clothing!

Just received, nice line of Boys
Piece Suits, $3.50 to $3.50.
Mems Hunting and Sporting
Pants and Leggings.
Mems Suits at very close prices:
We are closing out all Coat Suits
and Long Coats now on hand at
2O% discount. Now is the time to
buy q nice up p-to-date Coat Suit or
Long Coat. Sport Coats. very
pretty, at close prices.
Dry Goods.
Pee Dee Plaids, yd.., ..... So. .....;::;l5c
West End Plaids ...............1 .12iac
Best Cheviots and Sheetings .~-,:.2Oc
Outings, yd............ .-.-.--.--l l5c and 2Oc
Brown Homespun .10c, 15c and Csc
Canton Flannels... 15c, zoe and 25c
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1918-01-03
Now for Christmas.

Now for Christmas.
Advance leaders in Holiday Goods.
Fancy Chinaware and Glassware all
going very cheap. Dolls and Christ
mas Goods now being shown.
Come to see US; always pleased to
show you our goods and quote prices
W. E. JENKlNSON
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1918-09-30
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