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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-05-22

Grand Forks.-The North Dakota
State Fair association of this city is
making intensive preparations for the
fair to be held in July, which the
management believes will be the best
ever held in the state.
Mandan.-Bids have been opened at
a joint meeting of Morton and Burleigh.
county commissioners for the 'prelim-
mary engineering on the million-dollar
driving bridge which it is planned to.
erect W the Missouri river near
here.
Valley City.-The local Commercial
club is renewing a previous sum-
mer's plan of putting on q dozen or SO
Of Saturday afternoon matinees at
local playhouses, the entertainments to
be free to all visitors from outside Of
town.
Devils Lake.-Colonel Fred Il.
Smith, formerly of this city, who was
killed in the fighting at the Argonne
forest, has been posthumously award
ed the congressional medal Of honor in
recognition Of his personal bravery and
the inspirational value Of his work
among the soldiers.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-05-22
OLGA

On May 9th, 1919, at Chicago,
Illinois III old friend. and neighbor
Simon Thomson passed quietly away
after a lingering illness of several
years standing. He had gone to
Chicago to be where he could receive
the best medical attendance and at
the same time to visit his son, Dr..
John Thomson. The deceased Simon
Thomson was born in Pelham County
Ontario. September 9th, 1854, his
parents moving to Blanchard soon
after. When 26 years Of age he
moved to North Dakota, where he
lived 80 years being one of the first
settlers in the Beau)ieu settlement
on December 18th, 1882. He mar.
ried Miss Many Haines and three
children were born. John, Thomas
and Nettie, all of whom are still liv-
ing on the home farm excepting Dr..
John Thomson of Chicago. Simon
Thomson was "a good citizen and
neighbor and was a prominent figure
in Township and County improve
ments. He 500 had for himself one
of the best set of farm buildings in
the county. In the death of Simon
Thomson this community has lost one
it's Oldest and best citizens. He il
survived by his widow and three
children Thomas and Nettie of Beau.
lieu and DR.. j. Thomson of Chicago
and n brother DR.. James Thomson
CT R%eedsbury. Wisconsin. BeauIier
Camp No. 317 Modern Woodman o,
America Of which he was a charter
member having joined over 25 year,
ago. took charge of the funeral ant
the remains were inferred i,
the Beauiieu cemetery Wednesda,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-05-22

Fargo.-PaM w. Krogh, a local
young man who returned from over
seas on February %, has just re,
ceived motive from the war depart
ment that he was slightly wounded in
action" in the fighting at Cantigny
last fall. He beat the information
home by a margin of nearly three
months.
HIDDEN DANGERS.
Nature Gives Warning That Lang
don Citizens Cannot Ignore.
Danger Signal No. I Comes from
the kidney secretions. They will
warn you when the kidneys are weak
Well kidneys excrete a clear amber
fluid. Disordered kidneys send out a
thin. pale and foamy. or II thick red
i'll smelling urine, full of sediment
and irregular passage.
Danger Signal No. 2 comes from
the back. Back pains. dull and
heavy or sharp ami acute, suggest
weak kidneys and in that case warn
you of the danger of dropsy, gravel
and Bright's disease. Doan's Kid.
ney Pills are Endorsed by thousands.
Here's Langdon proof:
/. G. O. Rye, proprietor of plumbing
and tinsmith shop on Third street IN
Langdon. says 81 have used Doan's
Kidney Pills off and on for some
years and have found them great.
The kidney secretions have passed too
freely and have been highly colored
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-05-22

night. Rev. Wood of Walhalla off.
ciating. Although the roadswere bad
and the weather wet a large number
of friends and neighbors were pre-
sent to pay their last respects. to
their old friend and neighbor and ex-
press their %sypmathy for the family
who have lost a loving father and
husband. He has gone before, but
will not be forgotten
aEWilliam Gendreau celebrated his
birthday last Tuesday by selling one
of his Bush six cars to MIR. Klindt,
taking in a Buick six on the deal and
selling his car to Z.E. Dubois.
2 Mr. and Mrs. Fred Menier welcomed
a big baby girl at their home lest
Saturday. DR.. Landry was in attend.
ance.
George Brusseau ia selling the
Highway Tire Protectors, which he
guarantees to give an ordinary
standard tire 10000 miles of actual
travel. He is also agent for THE
Cornet sprayer and auto washer, q
small pump, which is the clear thing
for washing cars, etc.
Chares H. Dunniean, of Beaulieu.
would like information leading t., the
recovery of two mare colts, which he
lost some days ago One a three veal
old grey and the other a bay gearing
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-05-22
CORRESPONDENCE
DRESDEN

Mr.. and Mrs. John Kalash Sun.
dayed at the Mahacek farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Paetorek Mr.. and
Mrs. John Kalash, Miss Lucy and
Frank Mahacek made a trip to Wales
Sunday afternoon.
Clarice Scott has been sick for the
last two months returned to her
school at Hannah on Monday of last
week.
Miss Rose Violet and Miss Del,ma
Monnette, of Langdon, we're visi.
tors at the Speckman hotel on Sun.
day evening.
D.. B. Collins, Miss Lindsay, and
Miss Kennedy were. a party that
autoed to Langdon On Monday.
Mrs. J. A. Terhaar and sons,
Robert and John Terhaar. Willie and
George Mihok and Mrs. Scott spen,
q few hours at the Frank Kyncl
home Sunday. .
Mr.. and Mrs. Agar were shopping
in Dresden Monday.
Terry McGovern, the piano mar
of Langdon was in Dresden on Fri.
day TO see the school board in regard
to the buying of a Victrola.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. F.. schneide,
accompanied Father O'Brien to thi,
place Sunday.
Miss Clara Buchweitz was a pas.
sepger to Langdon Monday last weel
Otto H. ~Speckman returned from
Grand Forks Tuesday of last week.
=. S. s. Scott and Geo. Mihok drov.
out to Stanley Shiloski's on Monda,
afternoon.
Herman Marschalls, Willie Speck,
q and Robert Raymond were il
Langdon Sunday evening.
Who said the new garage wasn',
n paying proposition? They made i,
deal whereby the Mahaceks becam.
owners of the new Studeb aker car.
J.. A. Terhaar ana Mr.. Biewe,
drove to Langdon Saturday evening,
s. 3. Scott 10 busy ~renovatinf
41he old S%nekeoloth home on mar
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-05-22

street which the family expect to oc.
cupy this summer.
An altar society was organized at
theHoly Trinity church a couple Of
weeks ago with the following officers
Mrs. ]. A. Kalash, president
Mrs. B%lessner, vice president, and
Mrs. John A. Terhaar, secretary
treasurer. Their first meeting will
be held at the Terhaar home this
week.
S. S. Scott and family accompan-
led by. Mrs. Hill went to Langdon
to attend the evening service Sunday
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-05-22

My back has ached across my kidneys
Doan's Kidney Pill have always Civ.
en- me fine relief. l use them nov as
a preventative and I never let the
trouble get a start"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-02

Model seaplane racing
is all the rage with
amateur aviation en-
thuslast.in Berlin. Here
are some Of the miniat.
tur aircraft being tested
out in the German
capital. usdrweod.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-02

The sacred Goldfish of Boston that hangs in
the State House as a memorial to the impor-
lance Of the Goldfish industry Of Massachusetts,.
This particular cod is made of pine. however,
and is nearly FIVE feet in length. International
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-02
November Z, 1919 :

Here's the way the CLASSIC -,
Wagner Theater. named
after the famous German
composer. looks to an
aerial passenger flying
over Bayreuth in the mon
ster dirigible Bodensee. OF
the Hamburg-Amc1ican
|uIc' International
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-09
Fine Arts Society
Had Bad Luck With the
Speakers Il Engaged

Mrs. Louis C. Nash, chairman of
the program committee of the Oma-
ha Society of Fine Arts, is troubled.
She doesn't know whether the
fine arts society stands in the way
Of the peace conference or vice versa
OR whether the program commit
tee is a Jonah-or whether it was
too ambitious in its choice of lee
turers-or what's what.
Four international speakers en-
gagged by Mrs. Nash at the outset
of the lecture season were forced to
call off their lecture dates to return
overseas.
One of them was Stephane Lau-
zanne, editor of lie Matin, who was
needed in Paris during the peace
conference. Countess Laura Tur-
czynowicz had to go back to Poland
to help feed the starving Poles and
so with two others of the speakers
she had engaged.
But the last straw that caused
Mrs. Nash to rise up and voice no
mild concern was when she read in
news dispatch the story that one of
her lecturers with a long and in
volved Russian name had starved to
death in Russia. So he, too, is added
to the list of Notwithstanding
won'ts who we're to address the fine
arts society.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-09
Lad Figures it Must
Take Smart Person to
Solve His 'Rithmetic

Mitchell Emerson, young son of
DR.. Charles ]. Emerson, likes most
of his school work, but he doesn't
like the beginners problems in addi-
ton. Recently his 'rithmetic has
been worrying him.
One night not long since after
Mitchell had gone to bed his grand
mother, passing his room, asked the
lad if he had said his prayers. Eyes,
grandma" replied Mitchell; but
something told the old lady that the
youthful scion of the Emerson fam
lily was 1spoofng" her.
care you sure, MITCHELL" inter
rogated grandma. because if you
don't, God will know"
"He must be a pretty smart man,
isn't he granda %-Mitchell.
why, Mitchell, you mustn't say
things like that" corrected grand
ma.
But to make such things clear to
the youthful mind, grandma said:
Eyes, Mitchell, God knows every
thing"
wonder if he can do the kind of
'rithmetic my teacher gives me1"
was the next question.
Grandma fled.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-09
Bouquet of Live Human Interest Stories About People
Eligible Omaha Bachelors

sad or glad. as the spirit may move
him.
Charlie is a New Yorker. Ithaca
was his birthplace. But he didn't
linger long in the east. He came
west when he was only IS years old
and selected the St. Joseph & Grand
Island railroad as a good field for
his talents. His first position was
Office boy at SIS a month.
He put in his spare time learning
telegraphy and after about two
years he was made night operator
at Hastings. His next step up the
ladder was when he went to Blue
Springs as agent for the Union Pa
cific at 500 a month. And in 1882
he came to Omaha and entered the
general freight Offices of the Union
Pacific.
First he was chief clerk and in
1891 he became travelling freight
agent. A year later he was made
division freight agent and finally at
tanned the limit when he became
general freight agent.
1t is said, girls, on the best au-
thority, that Charlie is wealthy.
Stocks, bonds, Nebraska farms and
ranches are his. And his DISPOSE
ton, is good and he can cook and
play the fiddle.
Playing the fiddle Is no great
fault, considering all the good quail
fications he has. Don't you agreef
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-09
CAN BESS RESIST

l read The Bee last Sunday
And scanned it's pages thru,
When to my startled gaze appeared
My name in prints truel
"ohl Bess I love your hair so
brown,
Your eyes so dark and clear;
/ love you best in all the town,
I'd love to call you 'dearP"
Oh! truly seems 'twere meant for
me
With hair and eyes of brown,
How good 'twould seem to know
That you were loved the best in
town"
But what is puzzling most to me
i how he'd think I'd guess,
For there are many girls / know
Who're likewise nicknamed
"Bess."
There's Bessie S and Bessie D,
Bessie Nc and Bessie B,
And Bessie F and Bessie c,
And then you know there's me.
OF course I read the column,
But l am worried quite
To know just how I'm 'sposed to
know
If I'm the "Bess" that's right.
oh, what very tactless way
Dan Cupid has of doing;
Perhaps I'm not at all the "Bess"
The poor Bee man is wooing.
A "BESS."
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-09
Charles Daredevil"
Wilson VIII Give an
Exhibition in Omaha

Charles Daredevil" Wilson, not
ed the world over for his circus
stunt, the leap for life" from an 80.
foot elevation, and an Omaha boy
has arrived in the city to give an
exhibition Of his act which has made
him famous while travelling with the
Barnum & Bailey circus.
Wilson's leap will be featured
from one of the local skyscrapers
during the fifth Liberty loan drive.
He also has been booked for one OF
the opening attractions at Krug
park this season. Until the weather
opens up Wilson will be employed
as manager of cigar store on
Sixteenth street.
The act consists Of dive of from
rs to 102 feet, striking with his
chest on a board placed at a As
degree angle, skidding onto a can
vas runway and lighting on his feet
on the ground.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-09
Old Town Whistle Of
Tekamah Now Playing
Star Spangled Banner

Ralph Conkling, we'll known in
Omaha, is the siren magician or
wonder-worker of Tekamah, Neb.
By manipulating the works of the
village fire whistle he transformed
it from an ear-splitting, shudder-
producing instrument of torture to
"a musical vehicle for patriotic tunes.
When the siren blew for peace
day it made the cold chills run up
and down some peoples backs and
they wished that all that energy
might be changed into something
that didn't give them irrawaddy
chills. When Conkling could stand
it no longer he beat it down to the
fire house, used his brain a little
and in half an hour the whole coun-
tryside was hearing the "Star Span
gled Banner" coming out of thin air.
Residents sheepishly looked at each
other to see if the other fellow was
hearing things" too. 1t seemed he
was. Then someone had a happy
thought and called up the country
information bureau, Central" and
asked her if she was hearing Amer
lea" just then. She said "she sure
was" Then the town marshal went
out to see what had gotten into the
siren. Here he found the erstwhile
music teacher of the town with a
seraphic smile on his streaming face
putting and painting, pulling the lev
er back and forth on the Doxology.
Conkling told about it at Wednes-
day evenings meeting of the War
Camp Cummnity service song lead
ers' school. Wayne, Neb., heard of
Conkling's musical siren and want
ed to follow suit, so before coming
to Omaha he had an interview"
with this village siren and talked it
into the "do-re-me" system. Hence
forth it will not belong to the mon
grel crew of sirens.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-09

"Charlie" Lane is a mighty jolly
man. even if he is a bachelor, and
therefore ought to be lonely and I'M
happy. You don't have to be with
him more than FIVE minutes to hear
half dozen funny stories and jokes
and the nun4ber !, creases in geomet-
rio ratio the longer you know HIM
Charles Jackson Lane is an i'm
portant man in the business world,
too. He is general freight agent OF
the whole Union Pacific railroad
and he has various other interests
among which is the vice presidency
of the Benson & Myers Co.. real es-
tate dealers.
Charles greatest delight is to get
a number of his friends to "stag"
party in his coy, comfy bachelor
quarters in the Dunsany apartments
and there entertain them in the most
charming fashion. He is an expert
at cooking a number of good things
to eat, particularly fish, juicy steaks
and pancakes. He has a fine col
lection of imported china and he is
a connoisseur of the finest kinds OF
china.
He plays the violin, too. And af-
ter he has filled the inner man with
a fine supper, prepared by his own
skilled hands, and after he has added
the sauce of good digestion in the
shape of number of funny stories
and jokes, all told in his own inimit-
able way, he is accustomed to take
down the old violin and play tunes
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-09
Prisoners Wait While
Tempo Muny Judge and
Ex-RivaI Talk Politics

R. w. Patrick was a municipal
Judge candidate at the November
election. Perry Wheeler was also a
candidate for the same office. For
almost two weeks after the election,
Mr.. Patrick conceded the Office to
his rival. Mr.. Wheeler also was will
ing to admit that he was elected.
When the smoke cleared away, how
ever, Mr.. Patrick was in the lead,
much to the surprise of both.
Several days ago Mr.. Patrick
took Police Judge Fitzgerald's place
at the South Side police court. As
prosecuting attorney, Mr.. Wheeler
was also present. The two gentle
men had never met.
my names Wheeler" announced
the prosecuting attorney extending
his hand.
Seems to me I've heard the name
before" murmured the judge, shak-
ing hands. my names Patrick"
A lively but friendly discussion Of
the tickle election ensued, while pris-
oners and "coppers" waited expect
antly.
We'll, I was Muny judge for a
couple of days, anyway" sighed Mr.,
Wheeler.
''It's a wonder you're not Muny
judge yet" was Mr.. Patricks re-
joinder, as he turned to the wait
ing pFisons
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-09
Johnny is Not So Crazy
About Khaki After All

Before and after-our Johnny
comes marching home from campi
Khaki-clad and bearing himself
with military precision, Johnny is
home with his discharge papers.
How like a triumphal march is his
progress down Farnam street,
Hsnd-shakes and admiring glances
and hearty Welcomes Homes"
gladden. him on his way.
Next morning Johnny casts visit
full glanees at the spiffy, pinchback
suit in which he invested just be-
fore he went to war" The long
ing to get out of the everlasting
khaki gets the better of him and he
dons it.
And starts down Farnam street
as of old.
No admiring glances, no hand
shakes, no welcome-the glamor Of
the uniform is all gone.
And nine cases out Of 10, he has
to reset the buttons of his coat. 1t
won't come together in the 'front.'
not after he has gained some 20
pounds
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-09
San Marino's Army of 12O
Valorous But Unrequired
Barber Diplomatic Representative of Smallest Republic
in World Assures American Correspondent That
He Will Support Wilson's Ia Points

say in A rectihcation of the boun-
daries of San Marine, let us put it,"
Beyond the shadow of a doubt"
l whispered, as Luigi renewed the
surface coating of lather compound
ed of Old Country soap and goose
grease. Your brave army at the
Name
Pardon the correction, m'sieur,
our army never was at the Marine,
though it was at all times ready
after the declaration of war to shed
its blood for the cause of liberty,
Ours is a small army, but valorous
-valorousP
"A division?" l ventured.
Hardly a division, m'sieur. On
war footing our army numbers
100 men, including the general staff
and the newly added artillery arm"
Artillery All, that sounds busi-
ness-like."
you speak the truth. m'sieur, it
would be business-like if it had the
opportunity. You see, m sieur, King
Emmanuel of Italy gave our army
its artillery last year-one magnih-
cent field piece of the very latest
Italian model. But The ambas-
sador extraordinary held a towel
poised as if caught in some sad re-
Election.
Truth is. m'sieur. we have no OPP
portunity to use that artillery be-
cause it shoots so far. You UNDER
stand, m'sieur, this modern field
piece is of a power most extra
ordinary; one cannot contrive to
shoot it without having the she'll
go several miles and
But so much the better l tried
to encourage. "The longer the
range the more evaluable"-
alas, m'sieur fails to comprehend.
If we should shoot that artillery
in San Marino, the she'll would fall
on Italian territory and, you COM
prehend, m'sieur, we would tech
nically be warning on Italy"
There was a long pause, during
which time my mouth fortuitously
was smothered in towel When
the impediment was removed / ven
tured suggestion:
just as an example, surprising
your republic should include in its
terms of peace an arrangement with
Italy for target practice with the
San Marine artillery
"You take the words out of my
mouth-poufl like that, m'sieur,"
said Luigi Farchesi, ambassador Of
San Marine. "Assuredly, that shall
be included in San Marines peace
protocol"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-09
A HOPELESS Case

At one of the theological semi
naries they tell of an absent-minded
professor who, while studying one
evening, had need of a bookrnark,
and for the purpose employed a
pair OF his wife's scissors that
CHANGED to be at hand
Shortly after his wife wanted the
scissors, but a diligent search on
her part and his own failed TO dis
close them.
The next day the professor APP
peared before his class and opened
his book. There lay the lost scis-
sors. He picked them up and with
a triumphant smile, held them sloft,
crying out:
Here they are, dearie, "-HarDsr's
Magazi
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-09
Has Lived In Boyer
ALL His Life, But
Not All HIS Life

When Edward H. Kranz, vice
president Of local lumber and coal
concern, ventured on three. days
sojourn to an arid Iowa hamlet
known in Harrison county as Boyer,
he became lonesome as urban folks
do when they see nothing but I'M
paved by-ways and granaries.
While parading the one street look
ing for partner with whom he
might engage in a peaceful contest
of ouija guessing or lotto, he hap
pened upon a rustic, chewing Grang-
er and false molars. Ed simply had
to talk.
do va live herei" he asked.
yep, don't do nothin' else" was
the retort
Have va lived here all your iifei"
WAL, not yet" gufawed the
rube.
Ed vamoosed for a train before
he would start an aEEumenh 4ll
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-09
When They Wooed and Won
By EDWARD BLACK

i Dean Ringer, superintendent of
Omaha's police department, met his
best girl" while attending the Lin
coin High school. He attended this
school four years with her and then
they attended The state university
together They were in the same
graduating class of the high school.
She vas graduated from the conser-
vatory Of music of the university in
1908, and he was graduated from the
law department of that institution
il 1905.
On the fifth day following his
graduation from the university he
journeyed to South Omaha, where
he established himself preparatory
TO taking charge of the police de-
partment in the consolidated city.
But that is wandering far afeld
from the thought of how and when
be wooed and won.
Engaged Four Years.
He had been engaged four years
to the girl of his school days, before
he decided one day to declare him
self. He took her out skating, and
on the way to his home he asked
i he might stop at her home to
warm his feet. He didn't want to
warm his feet particularly He had
another idea in his mind. He wanted
70 speak to her father, and he did
speak to her father.
sob, was rather mattter-of-fact
about It. he related reminiscently
i announced that l wished to speak
TO her father, and. of course, that in
cluded her mother. We all sat
around the fireplace, and when
thought the psychological moment
had come, I just remarked that we
had decided to be married. | led
up 70 the subject by referring to a
lot of other things which we law
yers would say are immaterial, in
competent and irrelevant ! had
been something of a debater at the
university, but ! nearly had stage
fright on this occasion.
II began to regain consciousness
when her father treasured me by
stating that he had no objections;
that he had been expecting some
thing OF that kind for some time.
"A Long, Hard Winter"
@And then. couldn't think Of any
Thing else to say until l mentioned
that il had been a hard, long VIM
ter. and I hoped that We would
have an early spring. Finally the
lce was broken and l began tosfeel
Ike 4 member Of the family"
Mr.. and Mrs. Ringer were reared
3 Lincoln. They began married life
loqether in South Omaha While at
iehool and university Mr.. Ringer
lnioysd her music. and she was inn