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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-05-15
RED CROSS DRIVE.
Town Appointments for the $4,000
County Allotment and Chair
men Named.

Everything is ready in Orleans
county for the Red Cross drive for
war work funds next week. The
amount asked for by the state chap
ter from Orleans county is $4,000
and has been apportioned to the
branches and towns as given below
The state is asked for 100000.
This drive is distinctly a drive for
money for the Red Cross war funds
and should not be made part of any
membership campaign. Town chair
tual canvass and report to the county
chairman, Wallace H. Gilpin, of Bar
ton each evening during the week
the figures of the campaign. G. S.
Webster, treasurer of the Barton
Savings Bank & Trust Co., will act
as county treasurer for the fund and
Rev. G.. L. Wells of Glover as di-
rector of rallies.
Drive chairmen are as follows:
Albany, w. E. Craig.
Barton, J. F. Batchelder.
Coventry, C. o. Litchfield.
Craftsbury, C. D: Pierce.
Derby, Lemuel Davis.
Derby Line, B. F. Butterfeld.
East Charleston, c. N. Moulton.
East and South Albany, Mrs. O.
M. Rowell.
Glover, Bruce Buchanan.
Greensboro, Mrs. VIM. Simpson.
Irasburg, F. M. Sears.
Lowell, Geo. E. Curtis.
Missisquoi Valley, Mrs. c. r. Hol-
den.
Newport, B. w. Wilcox.
Orleans, c. D. French.
West Charleston, G. W. D. Reed.
Westmore, Mrs. M. E. Calkins.
twenty-five per cent of the money
raised will be sent back to the branch
through which it came and there
very substantially assist the needs Of
the local branch treasurer.
While chairmen have been manned
only where there are branches, allot-
ments have been made by towns for
the guidance of places where there
are no organized branches. Allot-
ments have been difficult to make be-
cause some towns have two branches,
in other instances branches include
part of two or more towns.
The appOrtiOnments are:
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-05-15
BARTON LOCAL NOTES

Mrs. Hazen Clark is visiting her
sister.
Slayton Lang is home from Mid
dlebury.
Merritt Potter is confined to the
house with the mumps.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
John Clifford April 29th.
Leonie Wheeler of Irasburg was a
weekend guest in town.
Henry Harding has gone to Wor-
cester, Mass, to train horses.
Mrs. Harry Badger of Irasburg is
spending week with Mrs. E. A. tt
tus.
R. P. Webster has a new Stewart
one-ton motor truck for delivery
work.
Mrs. Hoag is visiting her parents
and friends in Island Pond for a few
weeks.
C. c.. Cassidy has been entertain
ing his father and mother from Ran
dolph.
Mrs. E. H. Gray of Lyndon visited
her sister, Mrs. F. G. Burdick, re-
Gently.
Mrs. G. w. Goodro is in Barre this
week attending the annual Rebekah
assembly.
Miss Nellie Reirden of North Troy
is caring for Mrs. M. H. Drumming,
who is i'll.
F. B. Tower and Fred Jarvis were
in Boston Saturday and drove home a
Stewart truck.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-05-15

FARM FOR SALE-Owned and
farmed by Henry Kenneson for the
past 40 years. One of the best dairy
farms. Located 11a miles from Or
leans and 31a miles from Barton, Il
mile from school Soil is black and
rich. A great hay and grain pro-
ducer. Buildings in good repair with
the best of water. A twenty-cow farm
with team. Stock was sold off in
March but will furnish dairy if want
ed. We offer said farm with all
farm and dairy tools including every
thing from a nail hammer to ma
nure spreader. We not only offer, but
are going to sell this money-making
farm. A part Of purchase price may
remain on mortgage if desired. Now
owned and for sale by w. E. Hanson,
Barton and G. S. Dodge, Orleans. 18tf
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-05-15

the American Flag" and GA Toast to
the Flag" Mrs. Reirden; song,
"Somewhere in France" Somewhere
the Bluebirds Are Singing" and
Memories" Miss Cora Healey. The
next meeting Of the club is the annual
meeting to be held at the club
rooms.
The annual meeting of the w. C..
T. U. was held with Mrs. H. R. Cut
ler Tuesday afternoon, nine members
and visitor present. The meeting
opened with the reading Of the 1st
Psalm by the president. Prayer was
offered by Mrs. E. w. Barron. Roll
call, reports of the secretary, treas
urer, and superintendents were CIV
en-. The following officers were elect
ed: President, Mrs. H. R. Cutler;
vice president, Mrs. E. R. Cook; Sec
ond, Mrs. w. H. Gilpin; third, Mrs.
John Millar; secretary, Miss A. M.
Emerson; treasurer, Mrs. A. P. Un-
derwood; program committee, Mrs.
Pearson, Mrs. c. F. Cutler, Mrs. E.
R. Cook; superintendent of mothers
meetings and purity, Mrs. E. w. Bar
ron; flower mission, Mrs. o. B. Will
lard, Mrs. Comstock; literature, Mrs.
w. w. Reirden; Sunday school, Mrs.
P. L. Webster, Mrs. F. E. Nelson.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-05-15
Local Casualty List.

The War department announces
among the missing in action from
this vicinity:
Albert Garand, st. Johnsbury
Arthur P. 'Heon, St. Johnsbury.
Earl G. Rodgers, Danville.
Bascomb P. Rowe, Barnet.
Oliver Ouillette, Lyndonville.
Harry H. Marsh of Derby is re-
ported as slightly wounded.
Other Vermont boys are on the
list.
Clyde Charette or Suitor, formerly
of Barton, was reported among the
missing Tuesday.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-05-15
Glover Passes Barton in Stamp Sales.

Barton has lost it's place at the
head of the list of Orleans county
towns in the per capita purchase of
war savings stamps, Glover having
gone over the So per capita mark
while Barton is at the $3.50 mark.
These. figures are up to March 27. AL
bany is at the foot of the list
The detail of the sales in Orleans
county is as follows. Several towns
have no postoffice. The per capita
allotment by January 1 is $40.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-05-15
"Win the War" Convention.

Mrs. Beatrice Ford Robinson Hale
will speak at "Win the War Rally
at Newport Saturday evening, May
25, in ST. Johnsbury Monday evening
May 27. She has recently spoken at St.
Albans, Burlington, Rutland and
stirred people as they were never
stirred before.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-05-15

FOR SALE-My farm of 264 acres
equipped with all kinds of machinery,
225O sugar trees all equipped and
quantity of wood, lumber and pulp:
Farm is running 40 head of cattle and
teams. Reason for selling, poor
health. A. H. Rich, Glover, VT. Zip
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-05-15

FOR SALE-WILL HAVE 13
Canadian horses in today weighing
from $500 to 5000 pounds. 1 Chest
nut four-year-old horse weighing
1880 pounds, 3 pairs bay horses
weighing 5000, 1 pair black horses
weighing $500, Is native horses
weighing from 900 to 400 pounds.
These are an extra good lot. c.. H.
Hanson, Barton. 1w
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-05-15

FOR SALE-125 new hall chairs,
cheap, also secondhand Dodge tour
ing car, fve-passenger, at low fig
ure. Cottage at Willoughby lake in
the Lyon Grove, we'll furnished with
garage and boat Call or telephone
to w. E. Trip, West Derby. Tel.
48-3. lift
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-05-15

FOR SALE-One wheel harrow,
one two-row corn planter, one Green
Mountain silo, one swing churn, and
worker, one large size combined
churn and worker. Tel. 1928. w.
J. Gray, Barton. 2Otf
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-05-15
EVANSVILLE

Mrs. L. A. Drown has gone to Or
leans for a few days.
Mrs. G. H. Hunt has been visiting
her mother at Orleans.
Claude Houston has moved into
one Of Pixies tenements.
Irasburg, to his home here.
Andrew Twombly has moved from
Orleans back to his home here.
L. Grow is visiting his son, Orson,
at Bloomington for few days.
M. Fletcher of Newport is visiting
his brother, Guy Fletcher, for few
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll Alexander of
Barton are visiting friends here for
few days.
U. w. Brown went to Newport on
Wednesday to attend the funeral of
his cousin, Omer Maxfield.
Social dance at M. w. A. hall Fri
day evening, May 18th. Aldrich's
orchestra will furnish music.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Hilliard of
Orleans are visiting his mother, Mrs.
D. E. Hilliard and other friends in
Orleans for few days.
~ May 10, 1913.
Gentlemen. I wish to make slight
correction in the figures you gave for
the Third Liberty loan in the town
of Bloomington. The total amount
subscribed in the town was $3.50, in
stead of $3.50 as given in the Moni-
tor.
Yours truly,
F. S. Foster,
Chairman Liberty Loan Committee.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-05-15

FOR Thoroughbred En-
glish Bull Terrier pups. D. S. Morri-
son, Orleans. 2O-22
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-05-15
Photographic Work.

A. Allyn Bishop will be at his stud
10 in Barton Friday afternoon of each
week. Telephone his studio at New
port for appointments
A choice line of frames for sale at
each studio.
Mr.. Bishop will try hard to live up
to the reputation his work at New
port has brought him. (adv.)
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-05-15

FOR SALE-4OO acres of wood
land, one mile from Willoughby sta
ton. Mcdowell, Evansville. 2tf
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-05-15

FOR SALE-Certifed Irish Cob
bier seed potatoes, $1.5O bu. Isaie
Messier, Derby Line. 2O-21p
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-05-15

FOR SALE-Seed Irish Cobbler
and Green Mountain potatoes. Alfred
Brown, Orleans. Phone 151-11. 15tf
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-05-15

FOR SALE-Small farm of 25
acres, comfortable buildings. Keep
cows and team. Sell with stock
and tools or separate. Must close out
the property at once. Mrs. Noel
Lumbra, Orleans. 19tf
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-05-15
Unclaimed Bank Deposits.

Below is a list of the names and
last known residences of persons
who made deposits in the savings
banks and trust companies of Yer
mont, who are unknown to the Off
GERS of the banks holding the depos-
it's, and whose deposit has been un-
claimed for more than twenty years.
as given by the state bank commits
sioner May 1. This paper copies
only such names as appear with Or
the date of the last deposit. The list
does not give the bank where de-
poSited
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-05-15
CLASSIFIED ADVEn SING

Advertisements Will be inserted IL idr" this
head ut t1rC cents per word for first 'Sertfon
ami oaP cent per word thereafter cash
must accompany the order. No at 'cTt'Se-
~ ent 1rii be inserted for less than taOe uB-I:ve
Is
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-05-15

FOR SALE-Green Mountain seed
potatoes. Rossier. Tel. Barton 2S-
"a. 20-21
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-05-15
FOR SALE

FOR SALE-Set of Fairbanks s.
ton hay scales. C.. A. Mute, Barton.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-05-15

FOR SALE-One heavy four-horse
wagon. G. A. Mute, Barton. 1920
1920
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-05-15

FOR SALE-1 roll top office desk
as good as new, size 47x29X48. Mrs.
B. Lane, Orleans. Twp
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-05-15
MISCELLANEOUS

Public automobiles at your service
at Barton Garage. O. B. Lafont and
E. F. Dunn. Off
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-05-15
MORGAN CENTER

Wilfred L. DesLaurier has enlisted
the navy and is now located at the
naval training station at Newport,
r. I.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-05-15

FOR SALE-One top buggy, one
open buggy, one sleigh, four blank
cts, 2 lined Buffalo robes, cheap for
cash. j. N. Webster, Barton. 22p
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-05-15
WOman's Club Elects officers.

The annual business meeting of the
Woman's Literary club was held in
the offices of J. F. Batchelder, We'd
nesday evening, May 8. The annual
reports were heard and approved.
Report of Library Building fund:
Amt. on hand May 9, 1917 $748.3O
Gift of Woman's Literary club $500
Bal. from club fair 200
Gift of F. w. Cutting 5000
Proceeds from "Tom Thumb
Wedding" 1920
Int. July 1, 1917 1897
Int. July 8, 1918 1910
$874.57
Besides paying the current expens-
es of the year the club have supplied
from their treasury the magazines
for the reading room amounting to
$32.O7 and have voted to give SIS to
the Red Cross.
The following officers were elected:
President, Mrs. Frances B. Seaver;
vice president, Mrs. Florence K.
Pierce; secretary and clerk, Mrs. Mae
R. Batchelder; treasurer, Miss Dotie
NJ. Potter; board of trustees, Mrs.
Nellie G. Stannard, Miss Fanny T.
May, Mrs. Daisy C. Baldwin, Miss
Eva A. Gilpin, Mrs. Florence K.
Pierce, Miss Kate E. Ferrin, Mrs.
Frances B. Seaver; program commit
tee: Mrs. Nellie c. Stannard, Mrs.
Florence G. Pillsbury, Mrs. Mary P.
Hanson; Mrs. Daisy c. Baldwin.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-05-15
MANY BOYS SOON
GO INTO SERVICE.
Mechanics, Engineers, Firemen and
Regular Army Men Going
to Different Camps.

The following list of mem have
been drafted or have volunteered for
service as the different headings des-
ignate. AS stated last week the me-
chanics go to Burlington for training
at the University of Vermont. Two
engineers and four firemen have vol
unteered for service and are sent to
camps where they will receive prop
er instructions.
On May rs another allotment of
county men have been drawn and will
go to Camp Devens for regular army
duty.
The number of men being drawn
and the number likely to be drawn
indicates that the men in Glass one
in Orleans county will be exhausted
by early fall at least.
LIST OF MEN GOING TO BUR-
LINGTON, (MECHANICS)
MAY 16, 1918.
William J. Nault, Lyndonville
Charles Marshall Floyd,
AZ Worcester, St., Taunton, Mass.
John Metivia, St. Johnsbury
Harold Trad Hall, Derby
*George Raymond Sheehan, Newport
Cecil L. Bennett, Washington, D. G.
487 Penn. Ave.
Harry Edward Knapp, Newport
Jcl3n Burnhan1, z8 Cold St., Boston
Dalton E. Farrar, Newport Center
Benjamin Heath, Newport
Harold Henry Bassett, Orleans
Sanford l. Stephenson, Lowell
Warren Morse, 1929 Prairie Ave-,
Chicago
George II. Stone, st. Johnsbury
Robert Gilbert Wetherill, Newport
Elmer A. Hilliard, Orleans
Gordon Forrest Wing, Sutton N. H.
Alfred Edward Stratton, Craftsbury
Albert Joe Buskey, Greenville, Me.
Harold Estabrook Kennison, Newport
Max B. Ferrill, Montreal, Royal Bank
of Canada.
VIM. E. Sevigny, North Troy
Vernon r. Doncaster, Springfield
* Volunteered
LIST OF MEN VOLUNTARILY IN
QUOTED TO GO TO FORT BEN
JAMIN HARRISON, IND, AS
ENGINEERS, MAY II, 1918
Henry Victor Ellsworth, Newport
Fred Edward Perkey, Newport
LIST OF MEN VOLUNTARILY
GOING TO FORT MYERS,
VA, (FIREMAN) MAY
IL, 1918
John j. Brouilette, Newport
Henry Arthur Mossa, Newport
Harry Hildreth, West Derby
William Morris Bernard, Nashua, N.
H., as E. Pearl ST.
LIST OF MEN DRAFTED TO GO
TO CAMP DEVENS, MAY
rs, 1913
Glenn H. Alexander, Rock Island
Bernard Lee, Mt. Hermon, N. H.
Grant Clark, Hyde Park
Edward J. Davio, Newport
Herbert H. Wheeler, Irasburg
Clarence A. Pike, Montpelier
Donald B. Keith, Laurentide Inn,
Grand Mere, Que.
Irving Horace Place, Newport
Albert H. Sherbert, Westfeld
Edgar Harvey Burbank, Newport
Albert Ray Hardy, Barton (Grove-
ton, N. H.
Clifton Dunham, Barton
Leon Kennison, West Glover
Max Guy Albee, North Troy
Elmer Berney Blay, Derby
Herbert F. Blanchard Newort
Warren L. Walker, Derby Line
Oscar N. Washer, Irasburg
VIM. F. Shanty, Newport
Walter F. Currier, Orleans
John C. Hunt, Greensboro
Mark Roy Austin, 12O Grand Trunk
St., Montreal
Charles R. Wolcott, E. Charleston
Merton Badger, Irasburg
Leon L. Shufelt, Watertown, Mass.
Henry Valley, Troy
Stewart G.. George, Newport
George German, Orleans
Clayton E. Raymond, Newport
Francis G.. Goodrow, Hyde Park
Leo Macie, Irasburg
Bert NORM, Barton R. F. D.
Joseph E. B. Lahar, Waltham, Mass
George F. Rouse, Lowell
Emery Inkel, Coventry
Harry T. Lacrosse, Enosburg Falls
Hollis Lathe, Craftsbury
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-05-15

FOR SALE-My place on Park st.
House and barn, also two acres of
land. John Williamson, Barton. 1Stf
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-05-15

FOR SALE-A ten-cow farm, good
location, IL miles from large vii
lage and railroad station, Il mile to a
small village. For further particu-
lars address Box 81, Orleans, vt. lift
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-05-15
TO RENT

TO RENT
TO RENT-Tenement H. T. Seav-
er, Barton. 42tf
TO RENT-Small tenement. Mrs.
P. J. Plunkett, Barton. 20tf
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-05-15

FOR SALE-Ford touring car,
fully equipped, only run 1000 miles.
C. L. Ducharme, Park View Garage,
Orleans. 1921
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-05-15

Bailey, C. H., Newport S $3.50 '95
Brown, G. A, Evansville 1884 '99
Brown, III. W., Newport 9.37 '93
Coburn, Ross, Craftsbury 80
Drew, G. A., Barton 2,506.76 '93
Dwinell, Katie, Glover 11.6S '93
Field, G. L., Est, Newport 2.S1 '92
Freehart, E. NJ, Irasburg 1.S7 '95
Gallagher, S. R., Craftsbury
11.S2 '92
Lockhart, Marion, Newport 200 '93
Magoon, Hattie, Newport 4.51 '95
McDaniels, Flossie, Glover 1872 '97
Nelson, Mary, Glover 1870 '94
Nichols, Mrs. Bertha, trus-
tee for Howard Nichols
Morgan 1916 '97
Prouty & Farrell, Newport 2O.S7 '93
Prue, George, w. Derby SAG '95
Sails, Mrs. NJ, w. Derby 1921 80
Sheldon, A. c., N. Troy 6.24 '98
Sheldon, H. A., N. Troy 6.24 '98
Veasie, Alice NJ, Orleans 1878 'S7
Wallace, Halle, Newport 2.05, '92
Wells, Carl, Bloomington BIT '95
Wilson, H, w. Charleston $50 '92
Wilson, l., E. Charleston 14.90 '97
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-05-15

FOR SALE-New and used Ford
cars, also Firestone tires. One driv-
ing horse. A. A. Webster, w. Glov-
er. 18-21p
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-05-15

FOR SALE-One-ton truck, con-
verted from 70 h. p. Rambler touring
car. A. G. Leland, Glover. 18tf
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-05-15

FOR SALE-4O to SO yards of
granite on Main street. Also few
tons of good phosphate. R. G. Stiles,
Barton. 19tf
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-05-15

WANTED-At once an all-around
man, also kitchen help. Valley House,
Orleans. 14tf
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-05-15

FOR SALE-Touring car in good
condition, newly painted and good
tires. Price, $175 if sold at once
Lloyd Smith, Tel. 1878, Orleans or
r. E. Smith, Tel 225-3, Newport. 1w
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-05-15

WANTED = Girl for general
housework INQUIRE at Austin's
pharmacy, Orleans. 19tf
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-05-15

WANTED-Will pay &c a lb. fol
healthy young calves, three days old
Milo J. Owen, Barton. 18tf
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-05-15
WANTED

WANTED-Sound, clean sacks. p.
P. Webster, Barton. 38tf
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-05-15

WANTED-Three carpenters fol
the summer. Geo. Goodheart, Bar
ton. 1Stf
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-01-10
J.. w. W
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
langdon, N. taE,

Try Ignite coal in your range. The
Langdon Wood Yard SELLS it.
You never can tell when you will
mash a finger, or suffer a brui9e, cat
or scald BE prepared T1oasalts
rely on DR. Thomas Eclectic Oil.
Your druggist sells it. Thirty and
sixty cents
Miss Lorraine Koehmstedt returned
Monday from Grand Forks, 10 which
place she accompanied her brother
Fred last Friday on his return to Maria.
Texas, to rejoin the Eighth Cavalry
after a two weeks furlough spent
during the holidays at the home of
the family in this city
The Langdon friends of boys from
here who left with Co C. of Grafton
for France, sailing on Dec 18th on
the Varterland, and reaching their
destination in safety on the 24th-,
are still awaiting letters that have
been written by the boys since arriving
cover there"
Tomorrow, afternoon the members
of the Non Partisan league, who have
subcribed for stock for the new party
organ, the Cavalier County Press.
meet at, the court house for the purpose
Of completing their organization AND
receiving the report of the committee
who have had chargetof the so)icinting
ofsubcribers for stock in the associa,
ton. ,''~ "'s'1' .
,,i GffqrGa;n 1INfHf =
In the Grafton papers it is noted
that ]. S.. Brosnahan, formerly Of
the Pchaili Brosnahan firm of this
city and active in municipal affairs
during his residence here has re
signed his position as bookkeeper
with the w. w. Reyleck Co at
Grafton with the first of the year
to accept a position on the road for
the Deere & Weber farm machinery
Co.,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-01-10

Geo. w. Buckingham, the Grand
Forks contractor and builder, is in
the city today looking over Lang,
don's prospective improvements in
his line for the coming season.
Dr. Tom Swmith took Mondays
train for Fargo, where the state den
tai board is in session this week. DR..
Smith for the past five years has been
one of the board Of examiners.
Miss Marie Hankey took Mondays
train for Crocus, N. D., where with
the start of the new year Miss Han
key takes a position as teacher of the
primary glade of the public school.
Joseph Heapy was a south bound
passenger O. yesterdays noon train,
going from here to Battle Creek,
Mich where he will spend some
time taking the treatment. He in
tends 10 spend the balance Gf the VIM
ter visiting with friends in the east.
According to letters that have come
to their Langdon relatives and friends
during the week the prospect Of the
departure Of the I16th Trench Mortar
Battery overseas is still being held up
by a part of the boysbeing in quaran-
tine for measles and muznps
Langdon's new flour mill is still
awaiting the arrival of a part Of the
machinery, which nov for nearly a
mo tn has delayed its being started
up. The company putting IT, the mill
are not responsible for the delay, as
the shipment has been delayed in
transit by the congested condition of
railroad traffic.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-01-10

family to the west to try farming on Ia
fruit ranch in the Cashmere Valley
of the state of Washington, has suf-
fered a heavy loss and was almost
drowned in the floods which lately de-.
vastated that valley. 1t was ONLY
by the response to his calls for help
by %nelghbors that the lives of his
family and much of his property was
saved.
Alfred Asgrimson of Milton ia laid
up with q bad fracture of his right
arm at the shoulder joint received
while at the masquerade dance Of the
Odd Fellows en- New Years night
Asgrifnson was masked TO represent
q Charlie Chaplin character and in
pulling off some of his stuats cot a
bad fall on the waxed floor as above
stated.
A wedding occurred on Dee 18th
at Major, SasA., liz which both of the
contracting parties we're veil known
- yooI, pSoP!Cp S33S MdOGi u.
Moscrip and S Alfred Broste. 1t was
made a double affair by the marriage
on the same day of Jas. C Moscrip
and Miss Florence Long. The Mos.
Grip family resided in the Soper settle
ment of this county before removing
to the Canadian North west.
A new Walhal]a concern establish
ed with the start of the New Year is
the Andrews Land Co with C W.
Andrews at its head, and under the
Immediate management Of his son.
w. A. Andrews, who will have ac.
tive charge ofethe same. Their line
will be real estate, farm loans and
Insurance. MIR. Andrews. Sr., still
retains his identity with the First Ma.
tional Bank of Walhalla.
The D.. Mclean and Bergen, homes
at Hannah, "tagged'' during the
holiday season for small pox. had
the quarantine removed New Years
day. The disease which is prevalent
over the western part of the county
in spots has just made its appearance
in Hannah