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The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-07-11

gan arriving in Pekin from the scene
of the disaster bringing the first of the
bodies Of the victims.
A large crowd gathered at the
morgue in the little river city and there
were many pathetic scenes.
Soldiers detailed from camps Brad
ley and Herring arrived in Pekin early
to preserve order.
Coroner E. l.. Clary, Of Razewell
county. swore in his %coroner's jury and
lett with the members for the scene.
Sobbing Crowds at Morgues.
Sobbing crowds thronged the three
undertaking establishments in Pekin.
where the bodies were remoye for
Identification. Men and women half
crazed by grief rushed from one little
morgue to another searching for loved
ones.
Half the population of Pekin hurried
10 Wesley at daybreak and gathered
in hysterical crowds on the river bank.
several women collapsed. Soldiers
from military camps near Pekin were
sent to Wesley n Pekin to preserve
order.
Heartrending scenes were enacted as
each body was brought ashore. Fran
TIC people struggled to view the corpses.
EFFORTS were being made to check the
surviving persons to whom tickets for
he excursion had been sold. Coroner
Cleary held to his belief THAI not more
than 100 had persisted, u other Of
hcials were certain the death list will
far exceed that figure.
Collapsed and shattered. the suner-
structure of the boat stood out in clear
outline In the morking sky.
their imitation waves in
the falnt breeze. the two electrically
lighted flags which adorned the shin,
stood upright-the outstanding part of
the tragic craft. Not a globe in them
was broken.
Weird memories of an excursion
crowd were seen on every hand. Knit
ting that same industrious matron had
been laboring on just before the crash
was found floating between the decks
or the collapsed boat. The needles
hung loose In the wool Of the sweater
which she had started.
Shoes, hats, dancing pumps, sweaters
and wraps Of all characters were hauled
from the water covered checking room
in the dance lobby.
over the uncertain plangink, ratings
n life RATS, jumbled in an u~nrecog-
nizable pile Of wreckage, the seekers
for bodies OF loved ones. friends and
acquaintance crawled with p%recarious
footsteps.
Then the wreckage was cleaned of
all save officials. undertakers and
newspaper men. The work of recover
ing the bodies began. If they were
identified tags were attacheds to the
baskets in which they were placed and
then were taken to shore. II none Of
the officials. the crew or the old Pekin
n Kingston min residents knew the
blue. distorted faces, they were hur-
ried to Pekin.
All victims identified IL hours after
the accident were residents Of Pekin
~. ~ In Ia - - n axrrya
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-07-11

o Appropriate.

"Has that birdman gone out on his
m%achine?" mo, I think he has gone
out on a lark"
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-07-11
Suspicious.

There goes a man of great prom.
ise." 81 know him. Has he been Dor.
rowing from you, too?"
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-07-11
BRITISH CASUALTIES.

London. July G.-Britisli casualties
reported during The week ending today
reached an aggregate of 1896.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-07-11
Much Experience.

"Do you know anything of the art
If h%usbandry?" 81 ought to. I've mar.
fed Off five daughters"
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-07-11

Life is not so short but that there
is always time enough for courtesy
Emerson.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-07-11
DIVERS TO RESCUE DEAD.

Chicago, ILL.,, July 6.-Harry Halder-
son, professional diver who brought up
scores of bodies from the steamer East
land that took hundreds to their death
when she overturned in the Chicago
river two years ago. started for the
scene of the Columbia wreck today
with his diving apparatus. He was ac-
companied by Alexander Dahlstrom,
another diver.
Capt. John Anderson of the United
States coast guard service and nine
men also are en- route to Peoria to aid
in recovering bodies of the victims.
Judge Jesse Black, chairman of the
Red Cross for Tazewell county. tele-
graphed Chicago Red Cross officials
today asking that blankets and other
supplies be sent to Pekin.
G. G. Stillman, director Of civilian re-
lief for the Red Cross in Chicago.
started at once for Pekin, with five
Red Cross workers. They took the
needed supplies.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-07-11

Peoria. H., July g. Tfty-six
bodies, mostly those Of women, had
been taken by divers from the
wreck of the excursion steamer
Columbia up to 3 o. lock this after
noon. At that time 1t vas esti-
mated that nearly 100 more bodies
remain il the w~reckage. More than
rs survivors III in hospitals in
Peoria and Pekin suffering minor
injuries.
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Doubtful.

Flows your war garden, old manf'
There's a cut worm drive on at
present."-Boston Transcript.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-07-11

Are the Packers Profiteers?
Plain Facts About the Meat Business
The oA Trad conm%" nh recent report on war t@lp profit ms oEa fair return on this and /" III"
P"'"""s' an" this" they hay" '""""y@ tn" """~ ssHs a% a % i m~" sss ."H Of ds ss md r to ss so %s
n "o1 "a% 2 it it fair n. " " just are % matters nt ., n%s moi" demands" gu" army land nav and The allies"
business but to Nwy other citizen of our euD:
The fnsg given on profits are misleading and the state Hwu are business mn y" will appreciate the gf-
m" that ii" packers have monopoly hn""n"""y @s loft t" %t facts "n nw" ARE u "" tainted. % "h bust:
The packers mentioned the reports sand read to prove profits of the packing industry with d@d any other
their rmnxn reasonable land necessary. large industry at the present time
-ro mnh mmm -, stol m. American indus Moehhmeb offered by the Fedora Trad Commission
tries AvM either who vodn nnnnn himself With its mSppH of the statement that the large packers h~sa
number and Importance of other packers
The report states tina the aggregate profits of four large
packers were. A4omoOo for the three war years. The packers mentioned in hsH statement stand ready "
This sum is compared with ssooouo as the average competition with each oh@ and that they have no bower
annual profit hrtet three years before the war; akngt "m"P"" price"
appear that the war p~tv was srn"OON greater than
the ppm profit fHsw were not true they would not dare to make tn
H nn SG s" .o "%% OF % s"p%a" "s" II s "%s sS Furthermore government nm. show that the five n.
has made mistake nhs figure umaa~ p"sMhf Of the meat business Of the ~nry
They wish we're possible to Interest wm the dmsa
The aggregate hmyr profit Of 100000 was @sr business uh % for n%~ "y@ can, sell & d@a
m%%a % " sss %I pS %S % on q p~% SAT-" "'"" the methods redistribution throughout his broad Lands
" veil as other countries
Packers prof are negligible factor prices of live
umn such anal mmrnsf profit ~h@ h other to the emtd ogNr presenting this
They have beer bic to do big job for your g0mmt
Furthermore and this is very impuamt-onF a small mm tim of DG hey have net all var time demands
%% ns has been p% put back into the businesses nhl to @ to thu farnndd~. of the American people with
r %sn % Sv f s% to "~ - S a% ss ss% S r%%ns' D %@ ~""" "" "H
v~ya~ Armour 6. Company
Cudahy Packing Co.
at he sn%s Of PAYING %s "%T % n " times % s former %s Swift 8 Company
times the ordinary mount Of working capital The add Wilson & Company
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tional profit makes only a fair return on this, and as has
been stated, the larger portion of the profits earned has
been used to finance huge stocks of goods and to provide
additions and Improvements made necessary by the enor-
nous demands of our army and navy and the allies.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-06-13
- -
7 Local Happenings

Mr.: Farmer have you pledged your
Red Cross acre.
The Home Milling Company is pay
ing a premium on good milling wheat.
A car of Ignite coal on car this
week. $500 per ton. Langdon Wood
Yard.
Have that suit cleaned, pressed and
repaired at the o. K. shop. j D. Roach
proprietor.
Mrs. Bell, ST., went north on Fri.
Fridays train for a visit at the home
of her son west of Wales.
Mrs, Ed. Godfrey left Monday for
a months visit at the home of a
daughter residing in Mich gan.
Attorney P. G. johnson was a
county seat visitor yesterday from
Milton giving legal matters attention.
M. L. Sullivan spent part of last
week in the Twin Cities on business,
returning home from his trip on Sat
urday'ss moo train.
C. E.. Johnston andfamily left dur
ing the. weekly auto for Minneapolis,
expecting to extend their stay there
over1a couple of weeks.
Miss Sarah Downs .arrived,on Sat
urday's train from Rushmore, Mimi.
and is making q visit at the l Kitchin
farm home, in Waterloo township.
Ed. j. Donovan, returned Tuesday
from Washington, D. c.. where he
has completed a four year course in
the study of law and leturns with a
diploma as an attorney and cousnellor
at law.
Miss Agnes Dickson, youngest daugh
ter of Attorney and Mrs. W. B.
Dickson, was a Saturday arrival from
Dickinson and will during a few
weeks stay visit among a number OF
her Langdon girl friends.
The Langdon contingent of students
at St, Johns Collegevil]e, MINI. =.
sisting of Rob't Schoenbechler, Richie
Burke, Mcdonald Sheehan and Leoanc
Heating arrived home on Mondays
train to enjoy the summer vacation.
The funeral was held on Frida,
from St. Alphonsns church in this
city of the,,wife of John Loreth, the!
having for several years been resi-
dents on the farm Of John Maybe
north of Osnabrock. The deceased
was a woman in middle life and hat
been ailing for years. r'"s*v -" q
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-06-13
-, Z. !" ~
DR.. E. J. Hughes
DENTIST
a. M. HOURS P.
to II Phone 112 Il
SCHULKE BLO( K La

Mrs. j. C. McComb returned Mon.
day to her home in thi city from a
visit Of a couple of, weeks! in aWinni-
peg with her sons and daughter. The
trip from Winnipeg 70 Langdon was
made by auto, Mrs. McComb being
accompanied by her. sons, Frank and
Austin McComb.
M. O.. Strom is beginning to move
around and is making steady improve
ment toward recovery from the attack
of acute rheumatic trouble which for
a month past left him a helpless Grip
pie. He at present is at DR.. Wold's
%Sanitarium, but at his present rate of
progress should soon be again at home
with his family.
Messrs. j. Sheehap and j Hagan
are the delegates representing St.
A%lphonsus Court, C. O. F., at the
the meeting of the state high court
being held this week at Hankinson.
Co Com'r Louis Rose and ] j. Robson
wore both included in the local dele.
cation, but were unable to attend.
Mr.. Sheehan is one of the officers OF
the state court of several years stand.
i.g as its treasurer.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-06-13
BRING YOUR FILMS TO
6be Opie Studio =.
TO be- developed and printed
Popular prices and quick service
We also have a line of Films and Kodaks
FOR SALE

Langdon Soldiers Aid Girls meet on
Monday night at 7.30 at the Red
Cross work room in the Auditorium to
plan the furnishing Of comfort kit
bags for the drafted men who are
leaving this month. h.
Miss,Mary Robertson who is a train
ed nurse, graduating from Hillcrest
Hospital, is among the first of her pro
fession In Langdon to offer her ser.
vices in war work under the Red Cross
and will be leaving home now in a
short time to take up nursing iss the
hospitals of our army in France.
John B. Mooney took Saturdays
train to St. Paul, going from there
to Oklahoma, where several new wells
are being opened up this summer ir
the oil field property in which he
and other North Dakotans have beer
financially interested as promoters
since the company was Incorporated.
Rev. C. P. Drew while in the city
conducting services in connection
with the Langdon mission of the
Episcopal church, stated that in all
likelihood he would be resigning
from his present charge soon, as he
had made application for an army
chaplaincy and expected to be called
on to enter upon his new duties
with the soldiers at any time.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-06-13
A. 0. WOLD
Chiropractor and Optometrist
Licensed to Practice in North
Dakota, Montana, Washington,
Oregon and California.
LANGDON, N. OAK.

No letters haye been received in
tbs past three week by Mr.. and Mrs.
Ed. Godfrey, from their son, Joe. who
since being transferred from Camp
Dodge has been in training in Geor-
gia, He has spent six weeks in an
overseas camp near Atlanta with men
attached to the field service signal
corps. His last letter intimated that
they were packed and awaiting orders
to break camp. The news looked
for now is a card saying that Joe has
reached France in safety,
John J. Robson has in the past
week closed out the last of the car
load shipment of pedigreed young
cattle that he shipped in recently from
the farms of we'll known breeders in
in Southern Minnesota. Recent buy
ers of young thoroughbred sires from
Mr.. Robson's shipment were John
Weiner, of Dresden; Frank Hanggi.
of Clyde; Wellington Thompson, of
Walhalla; Gordon MCLAUGHLIN, Of
Langdon; John Hagan, of Langdon;
John Morgan Of Lansdon; Charles
Grey, of Easby.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-06-13

-.E ~ 'S-i!SSs a2l ~ y 49, - y SC 'tES- -" = -
Help u boys in France by buying
a war savings stamp. 8,
Mrs. Stewart, Sr. returned on Sat
urday's train to her home at Fargo.
A car Of Lignite coaf7on car this
week. SIS. 90 per ton. 'Langdon Wood
Yard.
Miss Nina Laing returned Monday
to Mil ton having spent the week with
Langdon; friends.
Service at the usual hours, both
morning and evening at the Presby.
terrain church on Sunday.
Misses Alice and Sadie Cory retur-
ned Saturday from a visit of part Of
the week with Park River fir einds.
VIM. w. Row of the auto firm of
Krein & Row was in Fargo and Grand
Forks on business a part of the week
Mrs. Kennedy of Olga is a guest
at the home of Attorney and Mrs. G.
M. Price during a weeks stay in the
city.
C. B. Mcmillan, who has recently
returned to Hannah from the Pacific
coast was in Langdon for a short time
Tuesday.
James MCLAUGHLIN made a carload
shipment of horses on Tuesday morn.
ing's stock train to the South Saint
Paul market.
E.. A. Wadsworth,m was "a returning
passenger Tuesday from St. Paul,
after a ten days absence attending to
real estate matters.
Manager D. w. Baldwin of the
Home Implement Co.. and his family
have in the past week moved into the
Dorval house on the hill. -.
Postmaster J. H. Mclean was one
of the number here from Hannah to
attend the Masonic district conven-
tion held in Langdon last week.
Peter Helten and Barney Janowski
were over here yesterday from Gallo
village and Trier township to attend
a meeting of the county assessors.
George Charter, the veteran typo
at the Republican office is off duty
this week making a trip west through
Montana during a few days vacation.
D. H. McMillan wac an arrival on
Friday and during a stay of a few
days here Will be engaged in look.
ing after his Gro. and other interests
in this county.
If you appreciate efficient service
60 to A. O. Void & Co., for what
you need in the jewelry and musica
lines. With more than twenty years
of experit NE they know qualities.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-06-13
]. W. T0Wey
PHYSICIAN aud SURGEON
ilangdon, N. Oak,

VIM. Wi]tsie has at his home on
the corner of Fifth and Spruce streets
opposite the school house, as a visitor
for the summer months, his father,
Mr.. W. d. Wiltsie, aged eighty four
years, who arrived on Fridays noon
train from Syracuse, N. Y, making
the long journey alone as far as G land
Forks, where he was met by his son.
Miss Dorothy Price, one of the
Class of 1913, at the North Dakota
Agricultural College, taking honors
in science and domestic, arts, arrived
home yesterday. This fall Miss
Price takes one of the departments in
the high school at Beach, N. D. She
also has an offer of a governmental
position in her special work at Wash
ington, D. c., and may later decide
to take this matter up.
Louis Mcleod was a welcome Lang
don visitor Friday from Hannah. He
has been given an additional months
furlough leave with his fnmily in By
son township before returning to the
fighting front in France where he
serves as a piper in the band of a
regiment of Scottish Canadians, that
hsve seen three years of service over
seas. He expects to see old friends
have again to say goodbye before he
returns to France.
o. r. Daniels while in Langdon at
tending last weeks Masonic conven
tion, stated that the crop acreage of
Grey township this season will include
every small tract that can be brought
under cultivation. Seeding he states
in many cases will continue until the
end of the week. In addition to a re.
gular war time grain crop Mr.. Dan.
iela has five acres planted to potatoes
and elk acres to beans. Grey town.
ahip farmers he declares are all de.
| tesmined- ode their "bit."p es"~"."s
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-06-13

DR.. A. O.. Void will guarantee to
relieve you Of any headache with
glasses and his new line of drugiess
treatments. &.'
John Rylance who has been in poor
health at his home in Loan township
70 o 7er a year past, is stated as
having suffered a serious relapse in
the past few days.
Mrs. Hugh Daugherty, wife of one
of the pioneers of the Mona settle
ment, is reported as being i'll, her
condition being considered by the
family and friends as serious.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-06-13
The Red Cross boxes are. doing good
work. Help them along. =

The Red Cross boxes are doing good
work. Help them along.
The Home Milling Company is pay.
ing "a premium on good milling wheat
"A car Of Ignite coal on car this
week. SIS. 90 per ton. Langdon Wood
Yard. il
MI. O'Brien was an over Sunday
visitor with friends down the line at
Park River.
s. Gogin was here Tuesday from
the Nora farm to attend the meeting
of county assessors.
You that wish to. buy a piano OF
sewing machine can save money by
seeing A. o. Void & Co..
Rev. D. Mcintosh was here from
Grand Forks, to conduct the services
held Sunday in. the Presbyterian church
Miss Anna Stevenson this week il
closing a six month term as teacher
of a six month term in a school near
Cando in Towner county
Mesdames Ober. Close. and Barker
were returning passengers Saturday
from Grand Forks, where they spent
the greater part Of the week
Miss Nina Laing was a visitor from
Milton with Langdon friends a dav OF
two. during. the week returning, to
her, home: down the line Saturday.
Ray ID. Observation-Disclosures
ing last week from their wedding
trip have locatedsin"a+cosily furnish
Led; suite of.raomsin; the Dedrick block
VIM. Bell was here Friday on: bu.
siness from his Rush Lake farm west
Of Wales, where there is every pros
pect of a bumper crop being harvest
ed this fall. s-
RI. Burke has this week corr.
menced work on the clearing the site
for his new residence te be built this
summer on his corner lots on Sixth
and Oak streets. :
Mrs. Price, S., the mother of G..
w. and H. E. Price returned to the
city yesterday from a visit during
most of the winter in Wisconsin witt
RELATIVES of the family.
l. Elmer Baldwin returned THURSDAY
ffrom Portland, Ore, having made
a visit there extending. owe a couple
of months with his motherl ant
other members of the family.
These days we hear a good dea
about %camouhage in the army. De
ception is also practiced in business
but not by A. o. Void & Co. Thei
words, goods and service must be To-
per cent dependable.
Miss Verna Welsh. daughter o
Mr.. and Mrs George Welsh, return
ed yesterday to her home in Harve
Center from the state school for tn
deaf at. Devils, Lake, for a stay wit
her family during the summer va
cation.
H. L. Brink, the immigration off
Ger of the government at Hannah
was here Tuesday in pursuit Q
enemy aliens, who have escaped fror
a Manitoba internment camp and wer
supposed to have made their getawa
to this side of the line.
Neil Reid has reached the conva
escent stage since being seriousl
wounded six weeks ago. He write
a postal card. to his mother, Mrs. F
Reid of Bismarck, that he is up an
around and looking for a month
leave of absence in England an
Scotland before going up to the fror
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-06-13
SIGNALS OF DISTRESS
Langdon People Should Know How to.
6 Read and Heed Them.

Disordered kidneys give many sig
nails of distress. The secretions may
be dark, contain sediment. Passages
are sometimes frequent, scanty, pain
full. Backache is often present day
and night. Headaches and dizzy. spells
may occur. Weakened kidneys should
receive quick help. Don't delay.
Use a special remedy. Doan's Kid
ney Pills are for weak kidneys, back
and urinary disorders. Langdon evi.
dence proves their worth.
Phil Underwood. Third street, West
says: 81 have used Doan's Kidney
Pills and know they are good reliable
rem edy, Sometimes the kidney se-
cretions have passed irregularly and
have been slightly colored. Doan's
Kidney Pills have always regulated;
my kidneys and I know Lean rely. on;
them" ~ II
Price so cents at all dealers.
Don't ask for a kidney remedy-get
the Doan's Kidney Pills-the same
that Mr.. Underwood had. Foster.
Milburn Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-06-13

A. o. Void & Co.. buy their
pianos and sewing machines for cash
and have more than twenty years ex.
perience in these lines. They can and
will positively save you money if you
buy of them.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-06-13

Doan's Regulets are recommended
by many who say they operate easily,
without gripping and without bad after
effects. 80 cents at all stores.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-10
Wills. and a.! present enjoyed fine

yilie. and all present enjoyed a fine
Tine.
'rn;. sc:trnl.nf instruction will continue
tbs r1oru;nc. beginning 1t o'clock. and
H.. :, hDul ant! all sessions III the Grand
,:n;>uicr ~. open 10 members OK the
Ci:;,i.d L"d;'.
Tie mating his afternoon Will be
,a.cn 10 by craf,rriuG tho degree of the
lfts, Priesthood and this evenings sos
sion Kill &c taken up with the closing
business Of the lodges Of III" state fol-
low.d b. the annual "lHctjon OF officers.
Following is II list al the officers Of
;n, Grand Chapter Royal Arch MaS"ns
OF West Virginia. for the year OF l9lI
'' comp. l.. II. Clark. NJ. E. Grand High
Gomp. Hrnj. a. Caru,hcrs n. f. Grand
King charleston.
GGr,r. Thos. N. Turner. f. f. Grand
Scribe, Mar;iusburg.
Comp. :. y. Myers. =. q. H. +. +. +.
Grand Trrasur"r MartinShurS.
Comp. u * Rood. L. G.. IL. T.. +. T..
Grand Secretary. CiarkSburE.
t,nm2. John NJ. McC"nihay. +. G. II.
=. r: Grand Lecturer. Charleston.
amp. 1t. K"v. W. l.. Gravatt. +.
Grand Chaplain. Charles Town.
Comp. Walter l.. E"ydston. +. Grand
CAPTAIN Of Host. Fair!n"nt
comp William L. krW7P. f. Grand
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-10

Principal Sojourner Wheeling.
Comp. Harry L. Rr"h. z. Grand Royal
Arch Captain. Huntington.
Comp. William +: Nelson, f. Grand
Master Third Veil. Ronccvrrte.
COMP. Paris f. Lester. +. Grand Mas
ter Second Veil. Fort Gay.
Comp. Samuel r. Holroyd' E. Grand
Master First Veil. Athens
Comp. James 4. Bryan. Z. Grand Mar
Stout +, Grand Tilcr. C.larksburg.
Comp. Kcphart D. Walker. Fairmont;
Comp. james a. Bryan. Petersburg
Commitcte on Foreign Cor.
TASnvdcC n D. BR--G Cd Old q
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-10
MIGHT BE IMPROVED.

What do you think Of the army. ms
far "a YOU have gone inquired SER
ecant Of newly arrived recruit at
camp.
Il may like it after Il while, but
JUS, now | think there Is too much
drilling and fuSsinG around between
meals" was the reply.-Tit-BIts.