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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-08-07

is stated to be DE-. Stronberg. who
is stated to have secured this choice
and picturesque location Of a home
for consideration of $4,000.
N. F. Charrier's home in the Fair.
view addition is reported as being
among the town property deals consul
mated during the past week. j. S.
johnson of Harvey township is re.
ported to have purchased this comfort
able South Langdon home for con-
sideration of 81, $50.
William Plummer ION Monday sold
his Fourth street residence property,
built originally by George Vierhus.
to Robert Murie for a consideration
Of 81, COG, giving possession to the
purchaser by September LIST.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-08-07
VICTIM OF BRiGHT'S DIS
EASE DIES At MT. CARMEL

In the death of Mrs. Frank Hof-
farth who passed from this life short
ly before the hour of noon on Monday
the people Of Mt. Carmel will miss
the kindness and friendship of Low.
ing friend and neighbor they have
known for over twenty years. De-
ceased was i'm her fiftieth year when
death canae to end the lingering ILL
ness of Bright's disease from which
she had suffered for nearly Eve years,
though not compelled to take to her
bed until few days before she died.
Mrs. Hodarth was born at Formo.
ga, Ont, and was married to her be.
reaved husband 28 years ago. Five
years later they came to this county.
Fourteen children were born to them.
two of whom have died. The daugh.
ters who survive are Sister Frances
and Sister Annie of st. Paul, Mrs.
Louis Bimler of Michigan, Mrs VIM.
Stevens, of Wales, TilHe, Agnes
Mary. Theresa and Rose who are at
hcme. The sons are Dominick, Henry
and John. Two brothers of. the de-
ceased live in Saskatchewan and an
other Mike Dnaa. lives at Wales. Her
sisters are Mrs. A He'll and Mrs. P.
Schneider of Nit Carmel, and Mrs
Paul .Hodarth residing in Ontario,
and Mrs. Spilmacher of Saskatche-
chwan, The funeral service was held
yesterday forenoon and largely at
tended by relatives neighbors and
friends. Preceding interment the last
sacred rites of the Catholic church
where observed Father Bernard off.
ciated at the church and the grave.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-08-07

A wedding of no small amount of
interest to Langdon people was SOL
emnized last Thursday afternoon at
the Presbyterian manse, when Rev.
DR.. Robert Harkness, oficiated at
the ceremony which united DR.. Dom
aid Work of Calvin and Miss Edith
Ness, for some time teacher of
schools in this part of the county and
more recently holding a position with
the Close & Co.,, drug store. The
groom is one of the three sons of
MIR. and Mrs. Robert Work who
have been in their country's service
during the war and since receiving
his discharge has established veter-
mary practice at Calvin. The wed.
ding was quiet unannounced affair
few Of their friends knowing anything
of its happening until after the nup-
tial knot had been securely adjusted.
DR.. and Mrs. Work have the hearty
congratulations of everyone here,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-08-07

Oyer Sunday visitors here from
Bottineau, at the home of Judge anG
and Mrs. H. E. Dorval were Col. and
Mrs. A. Berthiaume and family, Mr..
and Mrs. Croisettiere and MIR. and
Mrs. Joseph Pitt. They were en-.
routeft to Olga and other points in the
eastern part of the county where they
have quite wide circle of acquain-
tances and old friends. The crop
here they said was a most cheering
sight as compared with the acreage
of Bottineau county, devastated with
drouth and grass hoppers,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-08-07
Grass Hopper at Bantry

j, McPhail in a letter to the De-
mocrat from the McPhail ranch at
Bantry, in McHenry county, says he
expects to remain there until going
south for the winter. The crop of
McHenry county he says 'has been
fixed'' by the grass hoppers and
drouth and that only few farmers
will get their seed back out of the,
the crop this year. He says he has g
good hay crop on overflow land, but
there is little if any pasturing for
stock on the uplands. The letter is
written under date of the Goth ult.,
and mentions good rain the night
before, the first in over ten weeks. 1t
was too late for the crop, but will
help the pasture.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-08-07
City Realty Active
Langdon Big Year
Business and Residential Inn.
proveneonts Tms Season
\ Biggest in Years

The Home Implement Co., have in
the past week added to their LaRgdon
city realty 'holdings on the east
side of Third street by the purchase
Of the old ermory location, north of
the Boyd department store, which
they purchased from Charles CHS
holm. The company has for several
years owned property east Of the
burned area on Third street, occupied
tby it's warehouses, and since the fire
has. acquired title to the M. 0. Strom
& Co., fifty feet. This together
with the Chisholm lot now gives
them .sThSrd street frontage of
seventy y-ive feet. The plans are be-
ing perfected for the new quarbers Of
the Home Implement Co.,9 with ex-
pectation of atsleast part of iit be-.
ing completed and neady for. occu-
pancy this fail. Together with the
$12, 600 two story brick auto garage
of Krien & Row this will make the
scene of last fall's heavy fire loss the
building site of somewhere about
1886, 600 of Third street building inn
provements before winter sets lin.
w. A. Monroe closed the deal on
Monday forenoon in which he be-
comes the owner and holder of the
title to the Click residence property
at the south.end of Fifth street, op.
posite the Methodist church. The
,,Monroes have made their home sn
the house for some years past and
buy the property from the Citizens
State Bank. Conside ration Sd, 600
Leopold Lorenz one of thesubstan-
tial Easily township farmers who are
contemplating moving to Langdon
with their families for the winter,
has bought the Herman Wolff proper.
ty, at present occupied by N. F.
Charters family. 1t had been
erroneously stated that Mr.. Lorenz
had purchased the Dougau residence
on the Dorval Hill. but the deal fell
through.
One of the residential property
transfer to occur during the week
and which gave the buyer one of best
locations and an ideal Langdon home,
was the sale by Mrs. Orton Of her
beautiful property which occupies
huarter Of block on the corner of
|,5ak aad, Sixth street. The purchaser
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-08-07
Birthday Party at Kopriva's

On Tuesday evening there was g.
birthday party at the Kopriva home,
a number of Mrs. Kopriva's lady
friends of Langdon and vicinity ten
dering her mutually enjoyable sur
prise on the occasion of the anniver-
sary of her birthday. As the Ko--
priva's are shortly leaving Langeon
to make their home in St. Paul the
event carried with it an importr of
more than ordinary significance:
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-08-07
Having achieved national pro

Having achieved national prohibi-
ton the w. c. T. ". will now devote
their activities to banishing tobacco
in all forms from the United States.
They will use the argument that the
smoker buys his tobacco first and his
groceries last; making the family
liable to want for nourishment; that
a heavy smoker is usually diseased
and can not do his work as efficiently
as the man who does not smoke.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-08-07

Tuesday night about eleven o clock
during the heavy electric storm that
passed north of town. lightning hit
the large frame barn of Edward Fell.
One horse was lost when the building
burned to the ground. also four hogs.
Mr.. Feil's farm is located in the
eastern part of Dresden township be-.
tween Wales and Mowbray.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-08-07
Smoker for County Agents

Among those here Tuesday and
yesterday as included in the party of
twenty two county agricultural agents
representing the eastern half Of the
state were Director Trowbridge, j.
w. Hay and T. H. Kristjansen. The
party were the guests of Manager E.
d. Stewart of the experiment station
during their stay and Tuesday even
ing were entertained at smoker
rendered them by the members of the
Langdon commercial club. Later the
club members and the party of dis
tihguished visitors were served with
coffee, ice cream and light refresh
ments at the restaurant of DR.. A. o.
Wold's sanitorium.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-08-07
Wood Alcohol Has
-Four Men Dead
Jungle Party at Hannah Die
Two Other Victims Still
Linger in Agony

i Four men dead and two others
whose condition is critical 4is the
fateful toll resulting from the drink
ing of wood alcohol by party Of |
transient harvest hands in ''the jun
giles along side the railroad track
near Hannah. The dead are:
John Parker, colored,
Tom Burns
John Morarity
| Dennis Hallissey
The names of two other men who
still live, but are blinded by poison
they drank and dying are:
John McMorrow
William Currie
The body of Parker, the co]ored
man, was found in livery stable in
Hannah, and the bodies of Tom Burns
and John Morarity, still alive, were
found short distance out Of town
along the railroad track, one dying
at three o. clock in the afternoon and
the other about supper time
Sheriff Thompson and DR.. Mcqueen
were summoned from Langdon Mon
day afternoon, arriving at Hannah
about four O'Clock ITO hold an inqne.t
1t is not known how the men OBJ
tanned the alcohol. According to re-
ports from Hannah Parker, who has
worked in this vicinity during the
last three or four harvesting seasons,
decided to celebrate the anniversary
of his birth, His guests also were
harvest hands and were unknown at
Hannah. The party, it is said, was
held near the city. Nc one knows
| how much alchohoI they had or how
much they drank, or whether or not
they took it straight - Parker evil
j IDENTIFY wandered into town during
the early morning hours while the
others staft4sl down the railroad track
probably for Wales. Two of them
died l,efore they went very far, while
two others reached the place, evi.
IDENTIFY in such condition that they
: could give no information regarding
the affair. The where abouts of the
third man could not be learned last
night, although it lie believed he was
taken to Hannah.
The first three of the dead men
we're at Hannah when the end came
to their agony and suffering. The
colored man, Parker, has friends at
Omaha, who have wired for the body.
The other two and the man Halliesey.
who died early Tuesday morning at
, Wales will be buried as county poor.
With the exception of Morarity and
: Hallisey all of the men had harvested
here before coming in this fall.
Burns had threshed for Jake Bisenius
and McMor-ow was recognized by
Levi Hooey as having harvested at
his place last fall. Morarity had
papers showing he was an ex-Cana.
dian soldier having enlisted at Dull
nth. Evidence at the inquest showed
the wood alcohol had been purchased
at. Hannah The jurors were Henry
Mclean, LA. Weed, and j. Mclean.
The verdict was that the cause of
death was as stated above.
4 Since war tsme prohibition became
effective July 1st, there have been
reports in this city and through
the state of men drinking wood al
chohol, but this is the first report of
fatalities resulting therefrom.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-08-07

The wheat crop of the United
States grew from 400, 900, 900
bushels in 1890 to little over 500.
600, 600 in 1900; to slightly more
than 600. 600, 600 in 1910 about l..
025, 600, 900 in 1915; and is likely
to be ], 23o, 900, 900 1919 But that
isn't anything compared with the in.
crease in financial returns.
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS


Acme White Lead & Color Works,
Inc, to The Kaw Inv. Co., lots 1876
Mill blk, n. Kansas ave. so
J. c. Burleieh TO Z. Ripley, pit. lot 81,
all 90 Van Buren, St, North Topeka. ,30
]. Wall and wife to w. H. Ripley,
u int. ne. Il 1912, south of 49,. 1000
Same to same, same. -............... -
j. Kloberdance and wife of v. Away,
lots 1855 Cedar st, Bates add. $50
c. d. Boyd and wife to C. H. Hep
worth, lots 25-27, pit. % Boswell
ave. add to College Hill. ........ 200
E. w. Smith and others to 7. Neiswen-
der, Sc. II 14-10-13. Observation-Disclosures. 81
Same to L. Stanley, NV. u HOB. $50
Same to L. E. Anderson, ne. II 13-
Same to &. Morstor, n. u 33-1O-13. d. Is, 90
E. W. Smith and others to c. 7. Neis- 80
wender, sw " HOB. Is 3
J. H. Rick and wife to J. Helm, lots
SO Crane St. Pleasant Val. add. 160
E. w. Smith and others to r. w.
Blair, n. y p, S. ~ 13-10-13. 80. 90
H. NJ. Zirkle and wife to Z. G. Losh,
= tracts in 29-13-17. ............... g. 10
J. w. Doron and wife to NJ u
Millman, lots 15-16-17 Chester ave-,
Walnut Park sub. .................
NJ. A Kingman and others to E. r.
Chinchall. lots "a Willow ave-,
Elm Grove add. ...-............... 80
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SANTA FE NOTES
Notes and personals from Santa Fe
by Frances Jones. Telephone $3.50.

The employees of the Kresge store will
have charge of the program to be given
Friday evening at the Railroad ''1. The
entertainment will be In two parts. the
first one will be an old fashioned school.
staging a spelling bee and the usual stunts
of the sehooI children undergoing the tor
lures Of learning readrn, ritin' and rith-
metic.' The second part of the program
will be n last day of school program The
pupils will give Rotations, song and
essays.
Mrs Ed Camp of Emporia is visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. Cremer. Mrs
Camp and little daughters Mabel and
Helen Louise, Mr.. and Mrs. Cremer will
spend Saturday in Kansas City.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Pollinger and
daughter Lucy were called to Ottawa by
the death of Mrs. Pollinger's mother, Mrs.
Ellen Eason. Mrs. Eason leaves two other
daughters, Mrs. \. d. Beers and Mrs.
Jess Baughman, both of Topeka, and a
grandson, Mr.: Oliver Eason. also of Topeka.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. f: Burgett of Della.
Kan. motored down Wednesday aud were
Miss Beulah Eaton of Colorado is also
at the Burgett home. Miss Eaton has
been visiting in Humboldt, Neb.
The Ladies' Society of the Il. of L. F.
and E. met Wednesday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Charles Laird. The guest
of the afternoon were Mrs. F. T. Dawdy
and Mr.. W. c. Keiser. The ladies' of the
society attending included Mrs. James Bos-
tic. Mrs. W. C. Keiser Mrs. James Sumey.
Mrs. Harry Conwell. Mrs Carl Magnuson
Mrs. Glade Baird. The next meeting will
be held with Mrs. George Mckee of Grattan
street as hostess.
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EAST SIDE NOTES
Notes and personals from East Side
by Frances Jones. Telephone $3.50.


There's girl on the East side. who has a
brother in the Thirty-fifth division. She
says the family is slowly approaching a
starvation diet and she hates to think of
what they will look like by spring If the
Thirty fifth don't come home soon. Every
time she suggests to her mother that they
try a new salad recipe, eat some of their
Gus Jars of pickles in the cellar she says
wait till Harry comes home The family
is that they are going to collect several
square meals when the boys finally ar
Mrs. J. H. Fetherstin has returned to
her home on Madison street after spend
ing three months in Illinois and Indiana
ciaud Basby, BOG East Seventh street.
he received Monday when he cranked his
Mr.. and Mrs. W. S. Cunningham will
change their. RESIDENCE this week from
The L. a. II. club will meet Friday after
noon with Mrs. d. +. Thomson, Freeman
avenue, as hostess.
Frances, spent Wednesday with Mrs.
vogIe's sister, Mrs. Floyd Wettling, Reno
avenue.
Blanche, the little week old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Karl Matthews, Green street,
who has been seriously IL is now recover
Harry. is also i'll with the influenza.
Jessie Burgett, the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. James Burgett Freeman avenue is
limb. The break is at the ankle Of the left
limb.
The Presbyterians of the United States
are entering a campaign for the purpose
of raising forty million dollars to carry on
the work of the Presbyterian churches
here and overseas. The work was launched
here On the first Sunday in March and will
be continued in an organized way until
Sunday March %, when canvassers will
visit every Presbyterian in the city during
the hours of two to five to secure his
pledge for this fund A part of the money
will be used among returning soldiers and
sailors. assisting them in finding work
and getting a new start.
A called meeting of the Delta Alpha class
of the Third Presbyterian church will be
held Friday evening at the home of Mrs. L.
Rriar 1900 Kansas avenue.
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Miss Goldie Conway entertained at her
home last evening on AFTER avenue for
few friends. The guests included MIR. and
Mrs. Floyd Conway and daughter, Geneva,
Miss May Stansbury, Miss Bonnie Keeney.
Mr.. George Waggoner, Mr.. John Fenimore
and Mr. Charles Weber.
Mrs. G. G. Horne, who has been quite
i'll at her home. is recovering.
The Loyal Women's class of the Oakland
Christian church was entertained Wednes
day afternoon by Mrs. Ray Brewer and
Mrs. +. w. Renbarger at the home of the
latter. The guests of the afternoon in
cluded Mrs D.. NJ. Rathbun, Mrs Davis
Mrs. W. X. Earl. Mrs. r. E Lesson, Mrs
Charles Hoyt, Mrs. Wilkerson. Mrs. Paul
Nackey. Mrs. Leese. Mrs. Martha Keeney,
Mrs. Floyd Conway. Mrs. W. J. Scott,
Mrs. w. H. Sherman, Mrs. W. r. Jessop.
Mrs. Fred Cooper. Mrs. Z. s. Wallace, Mrs.
Charles Lingo. Mrs. Arthur Taylor.-Mrs.
c. NJ. Reaugh. Mrs Henry Renbarger, Mrs
J. II. Hoag.
Mr.. Charles Ash has returned from
cayon. Texas. where he was called by the
death of his mother. Mrs. Ash, who has
been i'll. is improving.
A number of young people entertained
with surprise party Wednesday evening
for Miss Frances Gleason, who. with her
mother. Mrs. J. ]. Gleason. will leave next
week to make their home in Silver Lake.
Kan. The guests of the evening included
Miss Minnie Davis. Miss Gladys Edwa rtls.
Miss Virginia Ash. Miss Doris Ash. Miss
Fern Reed. Miss Florence Sawyer. Miss
Victoria Oakley. Miss La Vern Irwin, Mr..
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WANTS
AND MISCELLANEOUS ADS

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inserting Want Ads in The Topeka State
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letter and each number or combination of
figures as one word.
CLOSING HOUR: Want Ads to be
classified proUerly must be in Tie State
Journal office before - 30 O'Clock. Want
be inserted under the head: 'Too Late to
Classify"
OUT OF TOWN advertisements must be
accompanied with cash check in full
payment of the same Note the foregoing
instructions about counting the words and
the rate per word for The Topeka State
journal.
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CHURCHILL MAY COME
He Is Mentioned as British Ambas-
sador at Washington.

Washington, March 13.-Winston
Churchill has been mentioned in diplo-
matte circles as a possible successor
to the Earl of Reading as British Am
bassador at Washington.
Churchill at present is air minis
ter under the war portfolio in the
British cabinet and is considered fore
most among the younger statesmen of
the British empire
Strong pressure is being exerted at
London, it became known here today,
in favor of the immediate appoint
ment of a permanent occupant of the
post. Only a man of the greatest
strength and ability will be consid-
cred, it is declared.
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LOOK EAST FOR A CLUE
San FFancisco Police Find Body of a
& Young Woman.

San Francisco, March 13.-Police
authorities of San Francisco and San
sMateo counties looked eastward today
for development of a solitary clue that
might lead to the Identification of the
body of a young, we'll dressed woman,
who was found last Saturday in a
gu1ch in San Mateo county.
The woman, an autopsy showed,
was the victim of an illegal operation.
Every mark of Identification except
one had been removed from the wom-
ans clothing. The one clue in pos
session of the police is the initials IN.
IS" stenciled on the arch of one of the
dead woman's shoes. 1t was ascer-
tanned that the shoes had been pur-
chased from a Kansas City, Mo, deal
er. According to the police the wom-
an died from the effects of an opera
ton, and her body, fully clothed was
taken in an automobile into a. gulch.
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CRITICISE THE POLICY
Free Trade Papers Oppose English
Importation Plan.

London. March 13.-Free trade
newspapers are sharply criticising the
governments policy regarding impor-
tations as disclosed by Sir Auckland
Geddes. minister for national service
and reconstruction in the house of
importations of manufactured and
semi manufactured commodities which
are permitted to enter Great Britain
will be controlled by system of
special licenses until September 1.
when the question will be reviewed -
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IN SEARCH FOR A SEAMAN
Naval Authorities Try to Find Heir
to an Estate,

Chicago, March 13.-Naval author
tiles at Great Lakes Naval training
station today instituted search for
Seaman Daniel H. Tolman, reported
killed in a Cleveland, O., street acct
dent. No Official notice has been re-
ceived of the sailors fate.
Tolman left the station recently
when he learned he had been made.
heir to the large estate of an uncle
in New York,
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A STRIKE COSTS 100000
Shipping Has Been Tied Up for More
, Than Two Months Time.

Buenos Aires, March 13.-The port
strike. which has tied up shipping here
for more than two months, has cost
100000 losses in customs receipts. it
was announced today. The supply of
many important commodities has been
depleted to such an extent that prices
are almost prohibitive. Newspapers
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Within ten minutes after an appli-
cation of Danderine you can not find
single trace of dandruff or falling hair
and your scalp will not itch. but what
will please you most will be after few
weeks use, when you see new hair.
fine and downy at first-yes-butr real
ly new hair-growing all over the
scalp.
A little Danderine Immediately dou-
bles the beauty of your hair. No diff
ference how dull, faded, brittle and
scraggy, just moisten a cloth with
Danderine and carefully draw it thru
your hair. taking one small strand at
a time. The effect is amazing-your
hair will be light, fluffy and waVy.
and have an appearance of abundance;
an Incompatible lustre, softness and
luXuriance.
Get small bottle of Krowlton's
Danderine for a few cents at any drug
store or toilet counter, and prove that
your hair is as pretty and soft as any
that it has been. neglected or in
jured by careless treatment-that's all
you surely can have beautiful hair
and lots of it if you will just try a lit
tie Danderine--Adv,f - +,
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are experiencing the greatest difficulty
in securing print paper.
More than 100 ships are idle in the
harbor and 100000 tons of merchan-
disc are piled upon the docks. There
appears to be no possibility of an
early settlement.
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EACH ONE Had 200 CALLS
One Telephone for, Every Two Fami-
lies in the Whole Country.

Washington, March 13.-Telephone
talk is not cheap but everybody in
dulges. Every man, woman and child
averaged two hundred calls last year,
census figures show. There is one
telephone for every two families in
the country
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Walter Hart, Mr.. Arthur Fray, Mr.. Van
Brewer, Mr.. Rob Florence, Mr.. George
Watts, Mr.. Henry Carothers, Mr.. Kenneth
Gleason, Mrs. Joseph Florence, Mrs. Alfred
Crouch and Mr.. ID. L. Biggs.
Mrs. Clarence Reaugh. who has been
visiting in Chanute since last week will
return home Friday evening. She will be
accompanied home by Mrs. Elizabeth
Rhinehardt, whom she visited while there.