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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-06-20
WAR SAVING STAMP DRIVE
OVER COUNTY NEXT WEEK

Geo. H. Hollister, of Fargo, state
director of the sale of War Saving
Stamps, under the direction of Secre-
tary McAdoo, has planned for drive
for the sale of War Saving Stamps
during the week beginning June 24th
This drive is to secure pledges
from the people of Cavarier county
to buy War Savings Stamps, and the
amount of the apportionment from
this county is 500. 90 per capita, OF
So 16, $4,000.
The drive for Cavalier county will
be under the direction of the com.
mittee named by Mr.. Hollister. In
every Liberty Loan drive Cavalier
county has always gone over the top
and in this drive for the War Saving
Stamps it will doubtless do so again.
A meeting of the committee to
carry on the drive throughout the
county has been called to meet at
Langdon on Monday June "a, at the
rooms of the Commercial club to per-
feet campaign plans for the week 8
drive. In Langdon city the cam
paign of the War Saving Stamps
drive will be conducted by Messrs.
G.. w. Price, ]. H. Balm, E. j.
Hughes and R. T. Burke.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-06-20
Craftsman Gets War Bride

The wedding of Miss Chancetta E.,
Keating and Mr.. James D, Graham
was a church affair that occurred yes
terday forenoon at half past eight
o'clock at St. Alphonsus, the cere.
mony at the altar rail being at
tended only by the family and the
more intimate friends of the young
couple. The bride is daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Jas. C.. Keating, residing in
Perry township and wedding break.
fast was served at the home before
the couple left on the noon train for a
brief honeymoon trip. The groom is
one of the forty. two young men In
this county who will be leaving Lang.
don next Monday for Camp Dodge,
in response to the military draft.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-06-20
FINE PROGRAM.

The program of the WalhalIa In.
dependent Chautauqua is out for the
fifth time. There is something at
tractive in it for everyone. To the
literary mind it will appeal, for the
musically inclined there is enough to
satisfy and more. To the religious
and spiritual part of man there has
been given nconsideration-ample food
sufficient and naught to mar. Agri.
culture with its various departments
has not been neglected, and those
travel bent are on the memory list.
To keep at arms length. dull care and
worry, there has been provided
amusement and entertainment for all
those features stand in bold relief
throughout the program.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-06-20
Olga Church Dedication

+ Judge Dorval was among the mum
ber from Langdon to attend the cere-
mony attending the opening and dedi-
cation of the Olga Catholic church.
Bishop O'Reilly and sixteen priests of
the Fargo diocese took part in the
in the impressive ceremony. Father
Cory, of Langdon, being the celebrant
at high mass. Olga has a church
history reaching back over more than
half century, Rev. G. M. Turcotte,
parish priest at Olga during the
early territorial days was among the
clergy to take part in the dedicatory
service of the new church, which has
besn under construction since year
ago last fall and as it stands
completed to day represents an out
lay aggregating upwards of $2), 600.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-06-20
Sale of Beef Now Hooverized

Householders must not "under any
circumstance" buy more than one and
one quarter pounds of clear beef
weekly. or one and one-half pounds
including the bone, for each person
in the household. Hotels and res
taurants are asked to not serve boiled
beef at more than two meals weekly,
besfsteakmore than one meal and roast
beef more than one meal weekly. This
is request by the food administration
in order to meet the needs of the
American and allied armies and the
civilian populations of France, Great
Britain and Italy. This order. effec.
tive at once, will continue until Sep.
tember Is. The people are asked to
substitute fresh pork. bacon, ham and
sausage for beef products.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-06-20
Soldier Boys Writing Home

The Democrat this week has two
interesting letters written by boys
from Cavalier county homes who are
"over there" in France. Private
Thomas Cross, one of the more re-
cent arrivals, who accompanied Lieu
tenant Kessler, leaving Newport
News Va, early in May writes Of his
impressions to his parents, Postmas'
ter and Mrs. Cross, of Olga. The
other letter was received during the
week by Mr.. and Mrs. Gregorie Mon.
nette of this city from their son,
"Johnnie, who has been in France
since last November, and recently
was assigned duty at regimental
headquarters of the 164th Infantry
as an interpreter.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-06-20

memorize some of the we'll known
passages of the Bible. 1t will be
good training and the words of course
are above valuation. had good
talk with minister here in Y. M.
C. A. work in>regard to choice of
seminary. have always planned on
Princeton, largely because Mr.. Hib-
bard was from there. Well I'm talk
ing as if the Great War was over and
l was on my way home while here
! am sitting before my dug out door
and the great task still unfinished.
We didn't have any bible class yes
terday. 1t wouldn't just exactly be
safe to gather in this particular vi
cinity. But I must close now, / will
write soon again. l am feeling fine,
never felt better.
Lovingly,
John Roberton.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-06-20
Writes in Dugout
While Under Fire
John Robertson Sends Home
Word From the Trenches
of Fighting Front
On Active Service with the Ameri-
can Expeditionary Forces, in France.

On Active Service with the Ameri-
can Expeditionary Forces, in France.
May GOTH, 1918.
My Dearest Mother, Your letter
of April %, containing Al's came to
me yesterday. The Courier Democrat
and Grand Forks Herald came too
with on letter from the college, l
was glad to hear that you are getting
my letters and to know that you are
all we'll at home. was so glad to
see that AL had finally gotten to visit
Aunt Bell. From his letter see that
he enjoyed his visit as much as I did
mine. The weather has been most
beautiful here for the past week and
have thoroughly enjoyed it. We go
around in our shirt sleeves fer the
first time since coming to "Sunny
France. Everything is growing
rapidly here. All of this growth of
green stuff makes France a beautiful
country. The reports of the big crops
back in the states pleases US greatly
over here for it will be big item in
winning the war. The continuation of
the big drive seems to be held up for
some reason or other, but guess
we'll have to give Fritz credit for
knowing why. Well, we are ready
for him and the right will win. Art
and Stewart will be working hard at
track work now. l am expecting to
hear that Langdon takes the meet
this year. Al spoke of seeing Eddie
Donovan and Dewey Pierce. I have
not learned to talk French yet. hut
hope to get the time while I am here.
My Latin will help me for Latin is
the root language from which the
French has grown. am starting to
study little each day, circumstances
will not ALWAYS be favorable, but I
want to keep in trim. l am plan
ming on college, of course, after the
war, but time will be necessarily
limited 30 that, all that l can get
now will count. Text books of course
! cannot carry but fellow can train
his mind without text books. l have
an old French grammar and Testa.
ment which will fill many purposes.
/ will send you a request for the
Bible that you spoke of mother, for
sure do miss the Old Testament. |
am using a borrowed Old Testament
now and of course | would like to
have one of my own. am going ia
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-06-20
Ranks Of Pioneers
Suffer HeavyL Loss
Deaths Call Answered Last
Friday Evening by John
Rylance of Loan

At the funeral held Sunday after.
noon at the Harvey Center cemetery
hundreds1o old friends, whose ac.
quaintance he had formed during an
almost lifetime residence in Cava-
lier county, did honor to the memory
Of John Rylance, one of the county's
best known and most respected early
day pioneer residents.
The end of Mr.. Rylance's sojoutn
here was reached Friday evening of
last week, following a partial stroke
which had by it's presence foretold
the approaching end for nearly
week before he died. Dating back for
more than couple of years Mr.. Ry-
lance hvd been in gradually failing
health, knowing himself to be suf.
ferer from Bright's disease and, as
the months and weeks passed by
gradually growing weaker. The ma
ture of the sufferers illness enabled
the gathering of the family at the
bedside before the end came.
In his sixty. fifth year at the time
he died, John Rylance was born at
Smith Falls, Ont., in 1854, As early
as the spring of 1879 he came west
to Dakota, locating at that time in
Pembina county. 1t was while there
Mr.. Rylance was married in 1880 to
Miss Annabella Wood. Two years
later the Rylances located on the
Loan township homestead, where the
deceased and the widow now bereaved
have during upwards of three de-
cades enjoyed the happiness of their
long welded life. A family of nine
children were born to them, all OF
whom with the exception of one son,
Frank, survive, Deceased is alsc
survived by sister and two brothers.
Although instinctively home low
ing man, his character and worth were
quick ito receive recognition with the
development of the county, first i,
the administration of the civic affair,
of his home township and later to b.
elected to a county office which he hell
four successive terms. The record O.
John Rylance as man, both in pub
2 lie and private life, was as an opel
; book and none among the county
: honored first pioneers was held il
2 greater respect, or the loss more
3 kee1.ly felt by old friends over the
1 county. The funeral at the Harvey
3 church was conducted by Rev Foley,
Y the interment in the cemetery being
, accorded Masonic honors by the breth
, ren If Lebanon lodge in which hi
r ranked as past worthy master. The
funeral Of John Rylance it may be
| said was a most beautiful tribute tc
. the worth of one of the county g most
j honored pioneers and to the bereavec
ones of the sorrow stricken home il
} something that no doubt brings te
: them solace and comfort in their
darkest hour of affection.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-06-20
More Fair Ground Improvement

For upwards of a week past Presi-
dent Stewart and Secretary Groom of
the county fair association have had
men engaged in making improve
ments on the fair grounds, which in
clude a widening of the race track
and the moving of the grand stand
from the north to the south side of
the fair grounds. When the contem-
plated improvements are all completed
the grounds Of the Cavalier County
Fair Association here in Langdon will
be the best to be found any where in
North Dakota, outside of the state
fair grounds at Fargo and the Forks.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-06-20
HAIL! HALL! HAIL!!!

Mr.. Farmer: Insure your growing
crops aga inst loss by hail. You car
insure your wheat oats. and flax, 80
cents will insure you for S12. 90 pei
acre rs cents cents will insure you
for$1O. 90 per acre; 60 cents will
insure you for So. 90 per acre. Sc
curity Insurance Company, of New
Haven, Connecticut. An old line com.
pany established in 1S4l.
T. e. Burke, Agent.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-06-20
Political Meeting Friday Night

Langdon has a political meeting
billed for tomorrow, Friday, even.
ing at half past eight o'clock. The
speaker is to be Hon. P w. Clarke,
of Kenmare, who brings straight re-
publican gospel to be impaired to all
those who are open to hear hoth sides
of the question. We have this state.
ment from Mr.. Groom, who is grand
master of the republican campaign
in this county,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-06-20
SECOND REGIMENT BAND
PLAYED IN PARIS FOR ALLIES

Langdon was one among the few
big towns accorded the honor of a
visit by the Second North Dakota re.
gimental band in its tour of the state
last summer before the leaving of the
boys for Camp Greene, N. c., and
those who met the band boys during
their stay here will be interested in
the following item telling of their
doing "overseas:
''The Second North Dakota regi.
mental band was the American band
selected to play in Paris on Mothers
Day. according to letter received
by friends frcm Sergeant Ingvar AL
man of the Harvey band. Writing
regarding the trip to Paris Sergeant
Altman says:
"Last Thursday we found that our
band had been selected to play in
Paris on m others Day." because
we had shown musical ability else
where. And on ''Mother's Day" at
a swell club or garden in Paris with
the famous Garde Republican band of
France on one side and the Harvey
band on the other, we played. The
audience was allied officers and ladies.
Marshal Joffre was the honored guest
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-06-20
FINE ATTRACTIONS

Grand Opera-The Davis Grand
Opera Company nine people. June
3Oth and July 1st. Red Cross Day,
July 2nd-Lecture by J. T. Bergen.
William Jennings Bryan. lectures
July 4th. Lieutenant Ivan S. Rossiter.
for l8 months German prisoner OF
war, lecturers July 7th. A Walhalls
Chautauqua June 3Oth to July 9th
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-06-20
Procl clannation.

whereas, The So, OOO, 600, 900 War Savings
Stamps authorized by Congress
for financing the War direct taxation
Whereas, The entire issue must be sold in 1918 to
complete this National finance portion of
this issue has been sold, and
whereas, President Wilson Secretary of the
Treasury McAdoo have appealed
behalf designated the week
pledges Savings and
Thrift Stamps during the balance of
of North Dakota has proclaimed this of
all to and
Therefore, l, JOHN ]. POWER Mayor of Langdon
earnestly appeal this pledge them
selves each much he abe the Savings
Stamps and others great
should good being combine
patriotic assistance his country with
his savings
Sign the pledge before June 28th.
JOHN J. POWER.
Mayor.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-06-20

We still have few service flag
stamps, Come and get yours! 100
in an envelope of 10 cents.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-06-20

After hearty meal. take Doan's
Regulets and assist your stomach,
liver and bowels. Regulets are mild
laxative. 80 cents at all stores.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-06-20

Itching, torturing skin eruptions
disfgure, annoy, drive one wild.
Doan's Ointment is praised for it's
good work. go cents at all drug stores
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-06-20
BARBED AND WOVEN WIRE.

BARBED AND WOVEN WIRE.
We are pleased to announce to our
customers that we have a consign-
ment of barbed and woven wire now
on hand. 1t won't last long.
Home Implement Company.
l. Service Stamps sell them. 100
in an envelope for 10 cents.
Meade County news., 1918-08-08

each name cabled from Ameri-
can Expeditionary Forces is
listed with the emergency ad-
dress on file in the card index.
"As rapidly as the new list
with emergency addresses is
built up the telegraph clerks
get duplicates. The clerks are
already supplied with blank
telegrams which require only
the relatives addresses, the
name of the soldier, the nature
of the casulty, and the date be-
fore they can be dispatched.
Filling in the blank spaces they
get the kilograms off as quickly
as possible.
"After the completed casu-
ally list is ready, with the emer-
oency addresses, it is withheld
from publication in newspa-
pers for a reasonable space, out
of respect for the feelings OF
relatives. The Adjutant Gen
erals office allows ample time
for the relatives to receive the
kilograms, so that they may
have the news before ii is given
to the general public.
aside from the four causes
of delay already mentioned the
only reason for the failure OF
relatives to receive word al
once is military consideration.
Gen. Pcrshing may, at his dis
crelion, withhold a casualty list
until he is positive ii will have
no military value to the enc
my"
Meade County news., 1918-08-08

Schoolmaster-FIior to the time Of
the rules restricting use of sugar, how
much did we have for each person in
the United States?
Pupil-Three and a half ounces
daily per person.
standardization much did the
English have?
Pupil-Seyen-cights Of an ounce
daily per person.
Schoolmaster-What was the daily
sugar allowance per person for the
French?
rupil-One-half ounce.
SchoolmasteI-Does that mean each
person was given that much sugar for
use on the table?
Pupil-No. That was the entire per
capita national consumption, including
use Of sugar for the table, for baker
les, for candy, Pop and other pur-
poses.
Schoolmaster-How much sugar did
submarines sink in their 1aqls on our
Coast?
pupil-Twanty-eix thousand tons.
Tw-nty-six thousand tons equals fif-
ty-two million pounds, or enough to
give every person IN Kansas one ounce
per day for fifteen monshs.
Schoolmcstar-There is not as much
sugar now as formerly, take it?
Pupil-No. Various causes have
reduced the supply. One of these is
the transfer of ships from the sugar
carrying trade to transporting food
to our million and a half men in
France.
Schooma5ter-Then we must take
come sugar away from one CT the
three persons represented in the pic
turs. Shall we take it away from the
French?
Pupil-By no means. Take it away
from the spoon which is full and run
ming over. Let US reduce the Ameri
can table allowance to two pound;
per person per month, or one ounce
daily. We will still have two times
more than the French, and, besides
there will be sugar for home canning
and baking and other needf1l fooC
+. products.
Schoolmaster-Ca the Germans de
feat the United States by deprivint
us of sugar?
Pupil-Never! We are so glad for {
chance to help win the war that al
the children l know of are going with
out candy to make the KAISER mad
My mother is canning mostly withou
sugar and father has quit using suga
in his coffee. have just one spoon
full of sugar on my cereal, when for
merly l used to have two.
Schoolmaster-Very good. Yo1
have answered all questions correctly
Meade County news., 1918-08-08
CASUALTIES IN FRANCE

The Adjutant General of the
Army has issued the following
statement:
Relatives of soldiers named
in casualty lists forwarded
from France by Gen. Pershing
ordinarily are notified by tele-
graph within "a hours. Most
of the exceptions to this rule
are caused by circumstances
over which the Adjutant Gen
erals Office has no control. De-
lays are usually due to these
causes:
1. Clerical errors, caused by
the fact that names and adj
dresses must pass through SO
many hands in France and
America.
2. Incorrect street addresses,
turned in by soldiers as theiI
emergency addresses. These
mistakes occur frequently in
cases where soldiers have been
away from home and do mol
remember street numbers OF
street names.
3. Removal of families TO adj
dresses other than those LISTED
by soldiers.
4. The occasional necessity OF
cabling back to Gen. PershinG
to verify a name or to obtain ar
address"
"The Adiulant General main
tains a statistical division, will
a staff of officers and a corps OF
stenographers and copyists
which gives all its time to the
maintenance of files of sol.
dier's names and addresses
This division notifies relatives
"Whcn The Adiulant Gener
ais Office receives a casualty
list from Gen. Pershing it for
wards inc list Immediately tC
the statistical division. Here
Meade County news., 1918-08-08
TIGHT ROTTOM RACKS.

1t is wasteful not to use tight bot
tom bundle racks. 1t is estimated
that in other years three-fourths Of
a bushel of wheat was lost in every
hundred threshed by failure to have
tight racks, There are some COM
plants this year of carelessness on
that score in spite of the fact that
such waste hurts not only the cause
for which our bo. ) are fighting, but
the farmer.
Meade County news., 1918-08-08

SEND FOR THREsHING EXPERT.
If bad order thresher is operat-
ing in your neighborhood notify the
threshing expert of the county ad-
sl:nistratnr's STATE.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-07-11
Peru Items.

The threshing machines are bus.
and also keeping everybody busy. =,
Henry Thompson has purchased ;
new bort car.
The Y. p. b. met with Ma,,dc Hart
well last Sunday.
Hazel and Leola Rice spent the lat
ter part of the week with home folks
Rev. Hunnicutt filled his regular
appointment Sunday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. +. Ecklcs spen,
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. X. J.
Lyle.
Mrs. Nell Reevely and son, from
Kansas City are visiting in this neigh
borhood
The Y. P. B. will give measuring
party at Peru Hall Saturday night
July 18th The admission will be 3
cents foot and l cent for each ad-
ditional inch. This money will go to
the soldier and sailor works so come
and help US out. Games will be
played and lunch served.
If you saw Henry Thompson look
ing happy Sunday it was because he
didn't have to milk Sunday morning.
He went out to do the milking and
found some one had beat him to it
and it wasn't the calves. /.
Walter and William Thompson
have a new Ford.
BILLIE AND SUSIE.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-07-11
Summit Happenings.

Mrs. Norris is getting along yer,
nicely. Some days she is not so wei
as others.
Don't forget to come ever,
"Wednesday afternoon to the Sunni
school house to help in the Red Cros
work. Even a little work helps.
| There was real Settlement o.
men at the Lafollett machine Monday
when the spark plug--no mud plug
came out and left the engine dry
We never heard whether they all so,
back on the job or not. but all
rounded up for dinner.
G. e. Writ and family of Harrison
vile drove down and spent the day
with Robt. Sturgeon. Eulalia Stur-
gcon, who had been visiting with the
Writ family came along, but returned
for another weeks stay.
Mr. and Mrs. Harris and son, who
have been visiting at the Landlord
home started Sunday on their trip
to Broktn Bow. Neb., their home.
Mrs. Clarence Bolin spent last
week with her parents, r. J. Thomas
and wife, helping with the cooking
for threshers.
The company machine threshcd at
Herman Seelingcr's Monday.
Water is about the scarcest thing
You can think of. Several haul water
from Mound Branch, while others
haul from Dcepwater.
Mrs. Albert Argenbright has been
very sick, but was some better at the
last report.
Mr.. Andy Cummings has a new
Chevrolet, also Jap HARRIET has one.
Mrs. Will Eggleson and Mrs. Or
land Eggleson spent Tuesday after
noon with Mrs. Robt. Sturgeon.
Well. somebody made a terrible
mistake. OF course it wasn't. Sum
shine and neither was it the editor,
about the slipper proceeds at Summit.
1t was this way, over $4,000 was
taken in and cleared $ro4.26. Don't
that sound better?
The w. G. T. U. will put on big
stunt in the order of fair next Sat-
urday night at Herrell school house.
Bring your nickles and pennies. II
is for tho benefit of the Red Cross.
Mr.. John Havens is quite poorly.
SUNSHINE.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-07-11
Time. with Nathan Werner as lead

Time" with Nathan Werner as lead
err =
Miss Ola Ayrcs visited last wccl
with friends in Butler. and with Mis-,
Helen Odneal, at Spruce.
Curtis Stout, of Warrensburg, visit
cd Saturday evening at the l.. l.. Jud,
home. Alr. Stout has recently enlist,
cd with the Marines. and had re-.
ccivcd bis call to report for duty at
once.
Mrs. j. w. Grcenup, who has been
visiting with relatives at Macomh
Illinois. returned home last week
Her daughter. Miss Margie Grccnup,
remained for longer visit there.
/ Carl Crimslcy was the sole repre-
sentative of the Virginia neighbour
hood in the last draft contingent
which left Sunday morning for JET
fcrson Barracks. We are sorry to
lose these boys from our community
but are proud of those we can furnish
to help Kan the Kaiser"