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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-05-02
Notice of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale

Default having been made in the terms of the
Mortgage described below, by the failure Of
the moTtgagors to pay certain installments &C.
cured thereby when due or at all, and to pay III
on said premises when due or at. all
and such defaults still existing, and the
mortgage electing to. all sums secured by said
mortgage are hereby declared due and
payable and the interest on a prior mortgage
and tie taxes which said MORTGAGE was COM
PEELED to- pay to protect it's interests under
TINS mortgage are included in this notice.
Notice is hereby given that a certain mort
gage, made executed and delivered by MART
anderson, formerly Marit Nelson and John An.
G gers 8 cf heE husband, as mortgagors, to
gage, dated July 20, 1916, and filed for record
in the office of the Register of Deeds, in and for
Cavalier county North Dakota, on August IL,
1916, and there recorded in Book "a Of Mort.
cages, at Page 453,
WIN v be foreclosed by a sale of the premises in
the front door of the Court House. in the City
Of Langdon, County of Cavalier, State of
North Dakota. on the 9th day of May. 1918, at
the hour of two o'clock in the afternoon of that
day, to satisfy the amount due on said mort
gage on the day of sale.
The premises described in said MORTGAGE and
which will be sold to satisfy the same, are To-
Gated in Cavalier county, North Dakota, and
described as follows. to.wit: n
The Northwest Quarter of Section 81. in
4EG ifSh = LIS, H % ST Range 80, West of the
There will be due on said mortgage on the
day of SALE. the sum of $842. II, besides the
costs and disbursements of this foreclosure.
Dated at Grand Forks, North Dakota, this
18th day of April dnS r ,,rronn.ca
MURPHY & TONER Mortgagee.
Attorneys for Mortgage,
Grand Forks North Dakota 3S.44
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-05-02
Varieties of Pearls.

Among the varieties Of so-called
pearls there are at times small dark
gray or blackfsh pearls, which are
more or less flattened and. lack the
Jet black luster and perfect shape of
the so-called black pearls. These are
true pearls, probably secured from pin
ma shell, and possess some small value.
They may be easily distinguished from
the false pearls by their color aud
shape. Very small round pearls of a
golden luster are secured from a small
nSlcula that has a beautiful golden
luster on the inside. The avicula shell
Is usually less than six centimeters in
diameter, and I have never seen a pearl
produced by this shell that was larger
than a No. 6 shot. The big, perfectly
round yellow pearls offered for sale
are usually frauds.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-05-02
Barrier 10 slaht Of Stars.

A theory gaining scientific accept
ance is that in The void Of %ihtsrstellar
space there Is a Substance which wells
from u view the stars beyond a GER
tain limit of distance. Consisting pre-
sumably Of microscopic and widely
scattered particles, it nevertheless
makes a barrier to vision when dis
tances are sufficiently great.
In other words. If we were far
enough away from the sun there would
be enough of these particles between
ourselves and that luminary to render
1t Invisible to us.
DR.. G. G. Abbott Of the Smithsonian
institution, said that the estimated
density Of this substance" Is one tril-
lionth of that of the air we breathe.
Pretty thin, n might say. And yet
a sphere Tin space) whose radius was
the distance from the earth to the star
nearest to III solar system would con.
tain q quantity OF the substances equal
to 1000 times the mass Of the suni
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-05-02
NOTICE OF.MORTGAGE SALE BY ADvER-
TISEMENT.

Default having been made in the conditions
thereof: Notice is hereby given. that that GER
tain mortgage executed and delivered by N. J.
Wagner and Katie Wagner, his wife mortgagors
to Fargo Loan Agency, mortgag g. dated the
18th day of November. A. -nineteen hundred
and fifteen (1915) and filed for record in the
office of the Register of Deeds of the County of
Cavalier and State of North Dakota. on the 10th
day of February. A. D 1916, at II 10 O'Clock a.
M. aad recorded in book SO of mortgages, at
page 592. will be foreclosod by a sale Ct the
premises in such mortgage ond hereinafter de-
scrlbed. at the front door of the court house
IN the City of Langdnn in the County of Caya-
ller and State of North Dakota, at the hour of
Two ",clock p. m. on Saturday, the 18th day Of
May. 1918, to satisfy TIE amount due upon said
mortgage on the day of sale.
The premiees described in said mortgage and
which will be sold to satisfy the same, are those
certain premises situated in the County of
Cavalier and State of North Dakota, and de-
scribed as fellows. to wit;
The south east quarter (SEA) of section
twelve tl2J township one hundred and sixty
threp 1853 range fifty-seven ISL, containing
one hundred and sixty 1861 acres of land. more
or less. according to the government survey
thereof.
There will be due on such mortgage at the
date of sale tile sum of one hundred and nine
teen dollars and seventy four cents 1918. 74l.
FARGO . AGENCY, Mortgagee.
Jno. D. Farrand,
Attorney for Mortgage: Fargo, N. D. s7-42
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-05-02
Possible to Be Too Abrupt.

1t is said that W. s. Gilbert, the
English dramatist, when he called on
his friends, always made a quick exit.
His alert temperament was evidently
opposed to dawdling. He knew how
tedious lingering farewells could be.
Now and then one meets some one
Ut his kind, alert, definite, considerate
Of others and Of himself as well.
But, of course, in this regard it is
possible to overdo. There are those
who leave so quickly that they create
a sense Of abruptness and possibly Of
concern as we'll. Their departure may
be followed by such remarks as "Why
did he leave in that way?" or "Could
she have been hurt about anythingY'
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-05-02

The past week las brought to the
Langdon homes of our soldier boys,
who are Somewhere Overthere, "
letters that tell of | ow ince the drive
If the past few weeks first started,
they have had real experiences On the
fighting front. In addition to the
letters of Alex. Mclean, John and
Aleck Robertson. there have been
letters reach the R, F. Stevenson home
telling of how their son, Robert, has
finally joined his comrades of the
10th Trench Mortar Battery in
France, after a separation that dates
back over several months, when he
along with several others were left
behind in quarantine at Camp Mer-
rift, when the others boarded trans
ports to cross over to France. When
letters come to the folks now from
lover there there ia sure to be in
teresting reading.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-05-02

dering quite a little about. You
can also tell him I have not made
any hit with the French girls yet.
Have been too busy and something
has taken up my time that was both.
ering me more. III re is no time
but that l am thinking of you folks
at home and all the good things you
have to eat. Wish l had smear case
and eo:n bread for a change. 1 went
to a French home a few days ago and
had a mess of eggs. l don't like to
tell how many l had, but it was a
dozen with French fried potatoes.
1t cost me (six %francs) $1.2O but 1
had enough to satisfy me for once.
When l get home you can expect a
boarder for a time. Would like to see
if l could get filled up again. Will
make a trip ronnd and see all the re.
l%ations. Saw SLENDER and Backus a
few days ago for the first time since
we were separated. 1t was a treat to
get together and talk over cur differ
ent experiences. They are not as busy
as we have been and have not gone
through what we have so far. We
were surprised to hear Andy would.
be called in the next draft, If he is.
tell him to get in the motor truck
or ambulance corps, Would like to
SEQ Carl and aea how he Ikea the mr..
tillery. Let me know if he is here
and will write him. I will con.
clude for this time.
Your Loving Son,
Ben L%othspeich,
Co r. 18th. Unity. A. ID. F. i.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-05-02
TWO LO7HSPEICn BROTHERS
WRITE HOME FROM FRANCE
Somewhare in France
March 81, 1918.

March 81, 1918.
Dear Mother and Father Il will
write a few lines this morning ard tell
you that / am we'll and have been all
along. l heard from Ben sometime
ago and he vas alright then and hope
he is yet. We have not been in the
trenches yet, but are training every
day. We have no idea when we will
go to the front. The weather is warm
ing as fast as I thought it would.
1t is raining to day-Easter Sunday
has been raining for three days.
The farmers are blowing and sup
pose they will soon be planting.
| got a letter from Ed. last week
the first letter l received for over
a month and was glad to hear from
home. l suppose Carl is over here
some Place, but there is not much
chance of me seeing him unless I
just happened to run across him. AS
we cannot write where we are and
we do not get around very much. He
could be very close and I would not
know it. We don't hear anything of
Tony Backus and John Monnet. They
are not in the same company with Ben
now so we don't know where they
are. l have not run across a man
l knew outside of our own company
since l have been over here, but l
guess l will before long. l have bsen
to church several times here as we
get a chance to 60 Sundays if we are
not %quarantined. We have not had
a Langdon paper lately. February
FL was the last one we received. The
boys are all anxious to get them.
Some of the boys that we left il the
hospital in New York have not join
ed US yet, but most of them are over
here as they have written to the boys
here. 1 hsve not learned much
French yet, 1t Is pretty hard to
learn and we can make the people
understand English better than they
can make Us understand French 1
have not heard from Carrie for some
time. I have written her three letters
since | have been here I received
the scarf just before we left the
United States and also some boxes.
| don't know whether Ben got his or
not. | will close now and hope you
are all keep we'll. : :se~ ',
l am your SOM
Serg't Charles Lothspeich,
116 Trench Mortar Battery, A. E. F.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-05-02
GOOD ROADS

1t is realized more and more by
thinking men that facilities for dis
trtbution are essential to public well
fare, and that among facilities for dis
%tribution good roads occupy an impor-
tant place. 1t is a scandal that when the
farmers toll has been rewarded with
bountiful crops consumption may be
retarded by inability of farmers to
make deliveries unless the Almighty
freezes the roads in the North and
withholds the rains in the South" The
appreciation of this fact is going to
be manifested in a practical way in
the neal future. All over the coun-
try, and notably in the middle West,
wide-awake citizens of late have been
lending their influence to the good
roads movement. Recent legislation,
state and federal, provides machinery
by which the, good roads movement
may be made effective. Wisconsin will
perform her part in the improvement
Of the country, says Milwaukee Eve
ming Wisconsin. Before long there will
be trunk line highways, crossing one
another at intervals and stretching
across the state from east to west
and from south to north. The con-
struction Of these highways will cost
money, but the investment will bring
large returns.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-05-02
List of Advertised Letters

The following list of uncalled for
letters have been received at the
Langdon post Office for the week end
ing Thursday, May End, 1918.
GENTS LIST
Nascene, Robert Mathers, Frank, NJ
Lucken Olof, Johnson, Wellington
Anderson, Arthur
LADIES LIST
Scott, Miss Hazel Folson,a Mrs. Mary
Amne!son Mrs. Alma. T. =
Parties calling for any of the above
letters will state that they have been
advertised and be, required to pay
a charge of one cent for advertising.
A. 1. Koehmstedt, Postmaster.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-05-02

On May 18th and 18th the thirty
fourth annual meeting Of the Woman's
Missionary Society of the Rembina
presbytery will be held in Langdon.
On each of the two daya quite a pro.
gram of interest will be given at all
sessions. 1t is hoped that a large
number of the people Of Langdon a d
vicinity will be there to hear such
noted speakers as Miss Helen Streeter
of New York City and Miss Roberta
Barr. Of Philade lphia. More det. i q
of this approaching event will be
forthcoming next week.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-05-02
Salmonvs MANY Foes.

From the time the mother salmon,
In answer to the primal urge, leaves
the ocean, until the young return, the
salmon faces and is preyed upon by
more varied enemies than perhaps any
other denizen Of the deep. Man, bears,
birds, eat the mature fish, as do also
the hair seal and the sea lion. The eggs
are a rich and eagerly sought food by
trout and ducks and other fresh water
fish and birds. The young fish, too,
are preyed upon by many species of
the larger fish. Yet, in face Of such
tremendous odds, the salmon for count
less ages has maintained the balance
Of numbers largely in it's favor.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-05-02
BORN OF DESIRE FOR SPEED
From Earliest Ages Man Has Sought
Methods of Transportation Other
Than His Feet.

Doubtless the first form of construc
tive transportation was by the boat il
the form of a float and our earliest and
simplest conception is a man astride
a log, propelling it by hand and foot.
The idea of propulsion stimulated to
activity the inventive genius of mans
mind, and we find him developing vari-
GUS modes Of land conveyances. The
camel was drafted into service with
the elephant, the horse and other ami
mails. Then anne the sledge, the first
of natures own construction, simply
a forked tree limb.
THIS gradually developed into a more
perfect mode Of conveyance, being
mounted on rollers or logs, and here
began the development Of the axle and
the wheel. The most primitive form
of whe ell was the simple roller made
from a tree trunk, afterward differen-
tiated into a pair of fixed wheels by
trimming down the middle portion of
the cylinder in such a as to
leave the center Of the trunk as q
TOCaClnS axle.
The next step was the substitution
of two shorter sections of tree trunks
attached to a rotating axle; flat, round
cylinders of stone doubtless we're used
as we'll, and later a considerable adj
vancement vas marked by the substi-
tuition of the fixed axle on which the
cylinders rotated.
The cart wheel similar to that which
may today be seen in the remote dis.
tricts Of Mexico, is doubtless the next
noteworthy advance, and from these
primitive steps we find Aristotle and
other Greek philosophers interesting
themselves in these important advance
ments and earnestly agitating the
minds Of the mechanics of that period,
in the effort TO stimulate even greater
improvements.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-05-02

Broadly speaking, America must be
content to allow it's allies to dictate
the military and naval policy Of the
coalition. 1t should be willing to place
at their disposal it's available economic
and military forces, says New Repub-
lie. They have the experience, and
the war is being fought on European
territory and in European waters. But
in deciding matters Of political policy
1t has a point of.view Of its to as
sert, and the assertion Of its interests
will strengthen the political position
of the whole coalition. Alone among
the members thereof it is peculiarly
pre-occupied with that part Of the pro-
gram which is of common concern, and
1t can assume, consequently, in refer
ence to the special objects Of the pow.
ers the attitude of mediator and recon
"ciler--and If necessary Of opponent. II
can help to organize political unity and
convert it into an offensive weapon.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-05-02

More trouble In the enemy naval
forces s reported. 1t is a curious thing
that discomfort in a military nation
usually appears first in the navy. The
Russian navy is the latest example of
this, the mutinies on the Black sea
warships being the first serious fore
runners Of successful revolutionary
movements. Why this should be true
Is not clear. But possibly 1t is due to
the fact that a warship Is a separate
unit and that, once a crew Is organ
lied for trouble, 1t can pretty well pur-
d Its W course, says Montreal Sun.
From the outside. 1t would seem as If
a post on the Kiel fleet would be about
as tempting q position as exists today
In the armed forces of Germany. There
1s'a minimum Of danger and q maxi
mum Of leisure.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-05-02

Party candidates for office. county,
legislative state and otherwise, will
soon have to awaken from their BIZ
ennial period of slumber, to the fact
that the June nominating primaries
are only a few weeks away. In the
papers of adjoining counties the an
nouncements of candidates have been
appearing with regularity for some
little time past
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-05-02
Somewhere in France.

,. LIZ AcAos
Dear Father and Mother AT last I
have found time to answer your most
welcome letter that l received some
time ago. We are back from the
front for a months rest and will
have more time to write and a more
comfortable place to write. 1t is hard
to get stationery, especially where we
are 10 Gated. l received 80 many
letters all in a bunch that they have
ceased coming 80 1 guess l will have
to start answering. l hope they all
don't wait until they hear from me
before writing me. l owe Mayme
and Carrie a letter, but don't see
what | can write that will be any
different than what is going to be
in this. If l could write what 1
have in mind or some of my expert
ences. l could probably write a
small book. So l am going to make
this letter do for the family. But do
tell them to write me for it seems
like no matter how many letters l
get there are no two with the same
news. l received a housewife kit
from George and Bertha just a few
days ago and l will write them just
as quick as l get time.
1t sure takes some time for a let.
ter to get here. Some are three months
after date, but nevertheless, l am al
ways glad to get them. You mention
in your letter that you sent some a
muff1er for Christmas, as yet. 1 have
not received it and chances are now
that never will as l should have re-
ceived several more packages.
l had a dandy letter from Father
Cory a few days ago. l was quiet
surprised to hear from Father Kin
nerk's death and that he was buried
in Langdon. Will try and answer
Father Corry's letter in a few days.
We have dandy weather here at pre-
sent-real spring and things are get
ting green. Farmers are blowing
with their one-horse outfits. Saw one
man sowing grain by hand. l was
telling the boys he would look fine il
Dakota starting out to SOW q section
of land.
Have not seen Charlie or had a line
from him eince leaving Camp Merritt
but maybe he is some where aroune
here. II would like to- run across hin
and see what he has to say. I have
written q letter to him but hardly
think he will get it. I received {
letter from Carrie Melody sometime
ago. She wrote me such a nice long
letter telling me all the rews about
Ed. B. and Ed. rabbit hunting. / re-
ceived the medal you enclosed from
Sister Patricia and have made use o.
it.. ! would like to get a chance t.
make M Faster duty. but there are
no English speaking priests here.
Was at church Sunday the first tim;
for quite a whileand it sure seemed
good to get the chance. Tell Allie
was glad that he included q sheet
with Your letter as he gives me thu
price Of grain--something l wss won
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-05-02
LUMINOUS.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE. tina the summons
and complaint in the above entitled action has
triot Court, and attachment has been issued in
said action and levy t~hereundst made on the
following real property belonging to the Defen-
dant, to.wit: A parcel of land commencing az
the southeast corner of Lots Twenty-Five in
Block One Of ". j. MONEYS First Addition to
Langdonl thence OK ending due north one hun
angles due east one hundred sixty feet; thence
at right angles extending due south one hun
dred sixty-four feet; thence at right angles ex-
tending due west one Kindred sixty feet to the
point Of beginning. and the relief sought in this
action is to impress said property with a lien
under attachment and the sale thereof to salts.
~ Plaintiff claim.
THOMAI DEvANEY,
36.41 Attorney for Plaintiff.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-05-02

Cheapest accident insurance-Dr.
Thomas Eclectic Oil. For burns.
scalds, cuts and emergencies. All
druggists sell II, Thirty and sixty cts
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-05-02

The date for the marketing by far.
mers of North Dakota of the surplus
of their 1917 wheat crop has been
extended by the state food admins
traitor from May 18th to June LIST.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-05-02
MO-
GRAIN MARKET
WANT COLUMN COLUMN

A DVERTISEMENT6 will pe inserted In this
a column for One Cent a Word each insertion
No advertisement inserted for less than fifteen
cents. Cash must always accompany out Of
town orders. The rate for the Insertion o.
business locals among pure reading matter wall
hereafter bo ton eents o rlin0 eaohinsertion.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-05-02

A lazy liver leads to chronic dys.
pepsia and constipation-weakens the
whole system. Doan's Regulets, thirty
cents per box, act mildly on the livef
and bowels. At all stores.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-05-02

HELPER LOST-Ons dark red ieifsr two years
will notiiJ Bay y, kally, CITY Meat Aakkst
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-05-02

SUMMONS.
State of North Dakota -. In District
49, County of Cavalier Court
Seventh Judicial District
The Cavalier County Lumber,
Company, a corporation.
Plaintiff. oI1uucNo
vs..
Julius Krcllwi,Z', ...... ......
Defendant.
TIL" state OF North Dakota sends greetings to
the above named defendant; =
You are hereby summOuei to answer the
complaint Of the above named Plaintiff, a copy
af whiclIis hereto attached and herewith SER
we'd upon you, and to serve a copy of your an.
swer to said Complaint on the subscriber at his
office in the city of LaDgdon in the County of
Cavalier and state of North Dakota. within
thirty days after the service Of this Summons
upep you. exclusive of thu day of such service;
andin case Of your & ilnre 70 appear and an.
judgment against ysouSby default for the relief
demanded inaths complaint.
Dated at Langdbn, N. D., this goth day of
Febfuary, A, D. 1918.
THoMAs DEvANEY. D..
ny Attorney for Plaintiff,
Langdon. N. Oak.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-20
Terms to Suit

The Chifforobe on sale is exactly like the illustration, with five drawers, Hat box. and large Clothes compartment, with hang CTS. For the use of either man or woman, it absolutely offers place for everything. It is substan- tially made of Oak, and has a Golden finish. A won- derful addition to any Bedroom!
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-20

    THESE DELIVERED TO YOU WITH YOUR FURNITURE IT ABSOLUTELY