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The Glenwood post., 1919-09-27
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

School began with an enrolment of
115.
A large number of the graduating
class Of 10 have left for Boulder.
A number of the students enjoyed
a vicente roast up at Noname last Mon,
day evening. -.-..
Mr.. hewitt is organizing baseball
team and expects to play Rifle in the
near future.
William Murray has been absent
from school this week, having been in
jured in an auto accident.
h Jane Darrow member of the Junior
class, entertained number of her
friends at her nineteenth birthday
party last Monday.
Lost, Strayed or Stolen-From office,
sandwich and a pickle, or, strictly
speaking, Mr.. Daley's lunch. Please
return box to owner and receive re-
ward.
Thursday, Mr.. hewitt, our agricul
tural teacher, favored us with an ex-
ceuent account Of his experiences in
the army, both at home and abroad.
Mr.. hewitt was overseas for ten
months.
The American history class debated
on the subject, "Resolved, That the
President of the United States Should
Seek Opinion of People Before the
Final Vote on the League of Nations. 4"
The negatives won after a very heated
discussion.
Election day was one of the lead Ig
events of the second week of school.
Ray Hopkins was elected president of
the Student Body association by large
Majority of votes. Chalmer Noren, vice
president; Ernest Eoriatti, secretary;
Della Guadagnolo, treasurer, and VIII
Pepper, yell leader. HE WILL show
us how to put "pep' in Pepper
Members of the athletic board we're
also elected.
The Senior class held their first
meeting September and elected class
officers for the ensuing year: Ernest
Eoriatti, president; Howard Hubbard
vice president; Della Guadagnolo, see
rotary and treasurer; Principal Daley
sponsor, and Bernard Hopkins and
Wanda Messler, social committeeman
The second meeting was held during
the mex. week and some of the point
discussed were class annual and plans
for picnic at Redstone.
The Glenwood post., 1919-09-27
sAN1rARIUM MOTIFS

Mrs. Mary Demoz of Silt was
brought to the sanitarium last Satur-
day, acutely i'll with pneumonia. Her
condition is very slightly improved at
the present writing.
Ruth Arson of Aspen had her ton
sils removed last Saturday at the sani-
tarium.
Miss Rose Guadagnolo underwent an
operation for appendicitis Monday
- - -
Mrs. Robert Cumpton of Minturn was
brought to the sanitarium Tuesday suf-
fering with peritonitis. Mr.. Cumpton
is a dispatcher for the d. & r. G. at
Minturn.
Mrs. Hugh Norman of Mccoy re.
turned to her home Thursday after II
two weeks stay at the sanitarium fol,
lowing an operation for appendicitis.
Matt Thompson of Cattle creek leaves
the sanitarium today, having recovered
from his recent operation for appendi-
citis.
Ed Oberto, who has been receiving
medical treatment at the sanitarium,
left Sunday. =
The Glenwood post., 1919-09-27
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE LECTURE

The members of the Christian Science
faith were very much interested In q
lecture delivered on Thursday evening
n their new edifice on Cooper avenue
by George Shawcook, one of the board
of lecturers of that organization.
A large audience was present to heni
Mr.. Shawcook and many complimen
tary expressions were heard concern
ing the helpful and uplifting character
of the address.
The Glenwood post., 1919-09-27

Among the visitors at the electrical
convention last week were +. H. Shep.
herd, manager Of several large plants
in the eastern part Of the state. Mr..
Shepherd carried Of the first national
prize Of 900 liberty bond for the best
conducted campaign for the most con.
vsnisnt electric wiring conducted last
spsiAs.
The Glenwood post., 1919-09-27

Mrs. W. II. Duncan and children,
George and Bonetta, leave tonight
Saturday for Los Angeles, Califor-
mia, to spend the winter with Mrs.
Duncan's mother
Deer hunting parties are leaving
dlenwood at a lively rate and by Mon
day the town will probably be pretty
well deserted SO far as the able bodied
male population is concerned. The
Nimrods are gong chiefly by autos,
and the scene is far different from that
which few years ago greeted the eye
at the beginning of the hunting season
when wagons loaded down with 3
week s supply of provisions, and q num-
Der of pack horses constituted a part
of every hunting outfit.
The Frank Larry ranch on Four Nile
creek was sold last week to AL l..
sideration being $4,000. The purehas-
ers are the two one-armed soldier lads
who have spent the most of the sum
mer in Glenwood while searching for
a suitable stock ranch which they be-
lieve they have found in the Larry
property. This ranch is but seven
miles from Glenwood and is very de-
sirable on that account. The young
men have already moved to the ranch
and begun their plans for the future.
Mr.. Larry will remain on the ranch
until the crops are removed and mar
keted, and says he will then decide
what he will do to keep out of mis-
chief in the future.
O. G. Graham is quite proud, and
well may he be, Of several ears Of corn
on exhibition in the window Of his
store, these specimens being sufficient
to prove conclusively, even to . Nc
sourian, that good corn may be grown
on the ranches Of Garfield county,
when ordinary care Is exercised In the
selection Of seed and the method Of
planting and cultivat:ng. The samples
are Of three varieties, Bloody Butcher,
Calico and Swadiey, and all are wen
matured and of good size. Mr.. Gre
ham rays that, save in very exceptional
year, when We have IN unusually lat4
spfiAg or . very early fsll frost, sssA
can Be sueeeofully grown In the Stat
district, BY selecting good, early Ia
turing or ninety day varsity.
The Glenwood post., 1919-09-27

Mrs. Phil Smith, who has been Wis
iting her sister, Mrs.. Erie Hubbard,
for several week., returned TO her
home ct Seven Castles Tuesday.
The Glenwood post., 1919-09-27
Thousands Of Steel Workers
Returning to Their Duties
in Mills and Shops
MEETINGS ARE CALLED

Chicago, Sept. 25.-Despite denials Of
union labor leaders, there appeared to
be steady increase of activity N the
Chicago steel district today. Unofficial
reports indicated that several thousa nd
strikers had returned to work. Union
pickets at several plants were more &C.
tive than on previous days, but there
was no disorder except at Waukegan,
where seven strikers were arrested for
making threats, and one employee of
the American Steel Wire company was
severely beaten.
Youngstown, Ohio, Sept. 25.-Mest-
ings tomorrow have been called by
skilled and semi-skilled employees at
practically all the large steel mills Of
the Mahoning valley to vote on the
question of returning to work. The
Indications are a vast number of the
men are heartily sick of the strike al
ready. .-....
Pittsburg, Sept. 25.-Preadent E. R.
Grace of the Bethlehem Steel company
refused to hold conference with the
steel workers national committee to-
day. He declared the company will not
depart from its system of collective
bargaining with its employees. This is
the statement of William 2. Foster,
secretary of the national committee for
organizing steel and iron workers.
The Glenwood post., 1919-09-27

Private 1st G.
Hob. Cas-. Co. No. 1143.
The Glenwood post., 1919-09-27

Mrs. W. Il. Duncan and children,
George and Bonetta, leave tonight
Saturday for Los Angeles, Califor-
mia, to spend the winter with Mrs.
Duncan's mother
The Glenwood post., 1919-09-27
LOCAL NEWS

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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-05-15
lANGOON'S TRACK TEAM
GOES after RECORDS

The track team of the Langdon
school which left on today's train to
enter in several of the events at the
state meet in Grand Forks, was made
up of Morgan Mercer, Charles Kel-
land, Dan Leek, Stuart Robertson,
George Rye, Dan Leek, Clifford Wo)d.
Four were performers on the Lang
don team of last year when the boys
brought home with them the state
championship with a score of some
twenty-six points The score is one
which they hope to increase a lot
this spring, so that the teams which
contend with them for pennant win
ners will have to 60 some. Mercer
the point winner of last season 9
team is out for new record in the
100 yard dash and will also be in
the 220 yard event. The boys are
all in splendid shape and their home
coming on Monday should be an oc-
casion Of jubilation among Langdon
people if all plans turn out as now
doped.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-05-15
Miles Reed Ea rms Stripes

Miles Reed, who a week ago re-
ceived his discharge from the heavy
artillery branch of the service at
Camp Russell, New Jersey with the
rank of sergeant, arrived on Satur
day train for visit here with his
parents before returning to Montana,
where he was when the call to serve
flag and country came to him over
two years ago. Miles has seen some
twntey odd months of service over.
seas and as the war drew to a close
was repeatedly in action and can tell
a lot of what the Yanks had to do
with bringing the tide of the con.
f1ict into the favor of the allies.
| Sergeant Reed looks we'll, came out
of it without injury and like all of
Uncle Sans boys is glad to be back
home again now that they have finish
ed the job they went overseas to &C.
complish.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-05-15
HOSPITAL NURSE WEEDS
WOUNDED CANADIAN BOY

Mrs. John A. Craword learned
through an announcement which came
in the mails during the week from
Sheffield, England, of the wedding
Of her brother, c. H. Keown, who
little over four years ago enlisted
with the Canadian infantry and is
still in the British forces. not being
given his discharge uutil recovered
from wounds received in action. His
bride, Miss Amy Ashton, was g nurse
in one of the English hospitals at
Sheffield, and the engagement lead
ing up to the wedding on March 26th
is romance that had it's inception
while he was a patient there. He
has twice been wounded and this
time has undergone an operation
which for time threatened the
sight of both eyes. His home as a
boy was in the northern part of this
county, in the Elkwood settlement,
where the Keown family farmed DUR
ing the early pioneer days. Another
relative of Mrs. Crawford's who has
come through the war over there
with credit and distinction and is
known along the northern boundary
line of this county is Corporal Er.
nest Martindale, young Manitoba
lad who went over with the Cana
dian forces when only sixteen years
old and has won both the Victoris
Cross and distinguished service
stripe. Young Martindale, though
now barely twenty, has been through
the fiery ordeal Of Mons and Aare
and his wounds have still left hin
uncrippled to return to his home Of
the Manitoba side of the line.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-05-15
A May Wedding
Langdon Couple
Nuptial of DR.. Hughes and
Miss Docksteader Early
Morning Event

This morning at half past eight
O. clock occurred a pretty and ex-
tremely tastily arranged wedding at
Saint Alphonsus Church, when DR..
E. j. Hughes, of this city, and Miss
Elyda Docksteader, the only daugh-
ter of Mr., and Mrs. D. e. Dock
steader, were united in marriage,
the ceremony of taking the vows be-
ing preceded by high mass. The
bride was charminyly attired in silk
over silver cloth and carried show.
er bouquet of white sweet peas and
roses. The matron of honor, Mrs.
John w. Towey, wore gown of blue
silk net, embroiderie in silver over
silver cloth, her bouquet being red
sweet peas and marguerites. Miss
Marie Kelner, as bridesmaid was
gowned in pale green silk net, em-
broideried in silver over brides
maid cloth. The maid of honor at
tending during the ceremony was
Miss Lucille Sullivan, who was Dress
ed in light blue net embroidered in
silver over orchid bridesmaid cloth.
Little Miss Margaret Burke preceded
the bridal party to the altar rail as
flower girl being handsomely attired
in dress of white net. The groom
was supported by his brother Mr..
Leo Hughes as best man while the
ushers were Mr.. John B. Mooney and
DR.. j. w. Hamilton.
; Only the immediate relatives of
the contracting parties and few
t friends attended the wedding break
; fast that followed the ceremony at
the Docksteader home on Fourth
street. DR.. Hughes and his bride left
on the noon train for trip which
2 will extend to Chicago and points
r east. The best wishes of their man,
e friends will follow this popular Lang.
don young couple on tkeir matrimo
e nial venture through life.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-05-15
Langdon is Host
Of Club Women
Federation Convention Club
Women of First District
Gathered Here

In spite of the weather conditions
of the past week having been a de-
terent to travel and keeping at least
one half of the delegates coming
here from SO doing the club women
Of Langdon have every reason to con-
gratulate themselves upon the fact
that the tenth annual summer meet
ing Of the state federation for the
First District was the most signifi.
cant success, both as to the interest
manifest in the sessions extending
over the first three days of the week
and the cordial and hearty welcome
extended to the visitors by the
townspeople in general. Reconstruc-
tim played quite prominent part
of the thought suggested in the var
ious addresses given and will be the
watchword in the programs OF. many
of the clubs of the district during
the year. Each of the days meals
were. served in the banquet hall of
the Masonic Temple while social
features at the Auditorium filled ir
the evenings perfectly
The following is list of the dele
gates and visitors here to attend the
district federation woman's clul
meeting.
Hannah-Mrs. H. L. Brink, Mrs
Alex. Reid, Mrs. H. Mcknight ant
Mrs. Matheson.
Wales-Mrs. Geo. H. Johnston.
Northwood-Miss Stella Koto an,
Mrs. Thomas.
Larimore-Mrs.. T. K. Tobiason
Mrs. 0. A. Hazen, Mrs. c. B
Thomas, Mrs. Peter P. Pifer an
| Mrs. E.A. Cunningham.
Agricultural College-Miss Clar
j Katherine Jensen.
Thempson-Mrs. w. B. Bjorg an
Mrs. j. Mcmahon.
BiseEiarck-Mrs. M. c. Budlong
University-Mrs. E F. Chandle
and Mrs. Kane.
Grafton-Mrs. Lynn Williams.
Milton-Mrs. B. Prom Miss Aslak
= son, Mrs. Walsh, Mrs. Brown an
Miss Erickson.
y Langdon-Mrs G. Crimson, Mrs
. G. Nj. Price, Mrs. John Mahon an
other members of the club.
Grand Forks-Miss Johntone, Mr.
> 7o,,,,o ord Mrs CopforrS
Lakota-Mrs. C. P. Drew.
. Fargo-Miss Topping.
Paris, France-Mlle. Bertillion.
:. Langdon-Mrs. Hewes, Mrs. {
. G. Mooney and Mrs. William Ste,
:. enson.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-05-15
our no mes that count.


There will be something doing
that's if the sentiment expressed at
the council meeting is acted on Off
cially, for those of our auto drivers
who fail to keep the cut off Of the
muffler on their cars under control
while running within the city limits.
This is a nuisance that should be
abatedwith no showing of favor to
any. Each year there has been a re-
currence of this freak behavior on
the part of a number of car drivers,
who had nothing more impressed on
them than the Importance of making
all the unnecessary noise they could.
A landmark for upwards of twenty
years just outside of the city limits,
the pest houes, erected at the time
small pox was epidemic in Langdon
and wide spread over the state, has
been sold by the council having out
lived its usefulness, not having had
a solitary occupant for years. The
old building swelled the city treasury
to the extent of $3.50.
The bills passed on by the council
had largely b. do with work on the
streets and the excavations required
for the furnishing of property owners
with water and sewerage privileges.
There were also the stipulated appro'
priations for the commissioners OF
the waterworks and sewerage assess
ment. The appointment was made
by the council of the Republican 81
the official paper for the ensuing yeal
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-05-15
Mother of William Marsh Dies

The funeral was held yesterday
afternoon from the home about six
miles north Of Langdon OF the aged
mother of William Marsh, whose
death on Monday followed an illness
resultant largely to the ravages of
old age, the deceased being upwards
of eighty years. Rev. Foley con.
Quoted short service at the home
before the remains were brought to
the Langdon Masonic cemetery for
interment. Both the services at the
home and the rites of interment at
the grave were attended by manv
neighbors and friends who has known
the mother of William Marsh as be-
ing the friend of the early pioneer
and a true hearted christian gentle
woman
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-05-15
Buys Auto Shop at Park River

Ben Lothspeich in letter which
reached the family in Langdon
during the week writes that he is
still in Germany with the American
army of occupation. Although troops
are being moved rapidly to embar-
kation points in France to be sent
home he tells the folks that it is
likely they won't see him until along
in the fall, probably sometime in
September. Ben was one of the first
four boys to leave the town, going
to Grafton to offer himself for en-
listment in Co. C.-and will be
among the last to get back.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-05-15
Civic Authorities
Back Up Progress
Mayor and Aldermen Back
Up Splendid Start Made
In improvements

That the city authorities are plan
ming to keep pace with the march of
progress that is plainly ahead of
Langdon for the present year was
indicated at the at the meeting held
by Mayor Power and the members of
the council at the City Hall on Mou-
day evening the 5th inst.
In the appointment of Mr.. Kenny
Perry as the new street commissioner
as we'll as chief of police the city
authorities show that by giving the
new commissioner a free hand that
the streets of Langdon are to be Civ.
en- the attention this summer that
they are so badly in need of.
The city has also closed pegntia-
tions for the purchase of a gravel
pit, extending over about three acres
adjoining town, from John Howitz
and has also empowered the street
committee to condemn all of the old
wooden walks they see fit and pro.
ceed with the construction of new ce.
ment side walks.
Once again the curfew bell will be
heard in Langdon. Since the taking
down of the old bell tower at the
time of the erection of the new city
hall this early day relic Of the city
ordinances has been held in allegiance
and the rising generation of Lang
don have been at great inconven.
ience to ascertain the proper bed
time hour. The curfew bell is again
to be rung in Langdon and the eager.
ness with VIII ich the youngsters will
toddle off to shit the hay" will be
one of the things that may be quite
interesting around about nine O'Clock
each evening.
Mayor Power notified the council
of his designation of Tuesday of next
week as Clean UP Inspection Day
and it will be interesting to the prop.
erty owner to know that the obser.
walton of the mayors edict in this
matter applies equally to the par,
which has to be assumed by the city
authorities as it does to the private
individual. In the next few days
each and all should cooperate in
what this proclamation of Mayor
Powers calls for. 1t is not merely
the neat and tidy effect that is de.
sired but also the improved sanitary
condition of the surroundings OF
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-05-15
Won't Leave Germany Yet
Wm. Wiltsie was a Monday pa

VIM. Wiltsie was Monday pas
senger down the inc as far as Park
River, where he recently bought out
vulcanizing plant and auto repair
shop and is this week taking posses.
sion. The outfit is a we'll equipped a
business on much larger scale than
the busines he sold here this spring
1t is not MIR. Whistles intention to
move his family from the Langdon
home earlier than next fall if he
should finally decide to locate their
home in that town.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-05-15
Appointed Surgical Nurse

Miss Sue Marie Schwartz, daugh.
ter of MIR. and Mrs. Frank Schwartz,
of this city, returned to her home
from Fargo on Saturday, where she
has completed her conrse of training
as a nurse at Saint John hospital.
She is now registered nurse of
North Dakota, having since gradua.
tion taken the state board examina.
tion at Grand Forks within the past
week. After spending a short time
atho me Miss Schwartz leaves for Mi.
not, where she has been offered a
position as surgical nurse at Saint
Luke's hospital.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-05-15
County Building Steel Bridges

The county board since convening
on Monday has been giving a large
share of It's attention to the letting
of the contracts for the building of
two steel frame bridges at what are
known as the Rylance and Daugherty
crossings of the river i'm the rorth-
eastern part of the county. The
amount of business to be transacted
at the MAY meeting will in large
measure be governed by the CROP
sowing conditions over the county,
as the season is now getting behind.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-05-15
Home Coming at Hannah

Russell Rose, a brother of John
Rose, at Hannah, went north on Tu.
esday's train to renew the acquain.
tance Of the folks and many friends
whom he had not seen since leaving
for the Pacific coast country some
twelve or fourteen years ago. Up
to the time of going into military
training when ssthis country entered
the war, he had been located in San
Francisco. He was in France for
nine month where, he saw service
with the heavy artillery.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-05-15
Dave Radsliff Writes of War

Langdon from time to time gets
news from those who lived in the
town as boys who offered their SER
vices for their country overseas.
Last week a letter came to friends
here from David Radscliff, one of
the a)umnus of the high school, who
later took course at Hamline uni.
versity, and then took up electrical
engineering in Grand Forks. When
the war came, calling Yankee boys
overseas he answered the summons
and is now taking a hand since the
fighting is done in the work of re.
construction in France. Dave is hav.
ing the chance row that he as boy
longed for-seeing some thing of the
Old World.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-05-15
Was i'm Ariel Postal Service

Dewey Pierce, who has been up
wards of a year in the country g
aviation service during the war, az.
rived in the city the first of the week
from Hampton Roads. Va, whore he
spent several months in training and
since the first of the year has been
engaged in the air service of the u.
S. postal department flying between
Hampton Roads, Va. and Washing
ton, d. G.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-05-15

The Homen grange is to hold a
meeting on Saturday of this week
May 18th. The meeting has been
called for the hour of nine o'clock
sharp. In addition to there being a
most excellent program arranged for
the evening the question of location
for the erection" of hall will come
up for discussion. :.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-05-15

Miss Evelyn Mausten and Miss
Zelda Mouroe are making visit of
part of the week with Grand Forks
friends and incidentally taking in
the state high school contests in
which l.angdon ia interested.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-05-15
Helen Sullivan Lands in France

On Monday cable message reach
ed the home of the M. L. Sullivan
family, apprising them of the safe
arrival overseas of their daughter,
Miss Helen Sullivan, who was one of
a party of twenty-five other young
women to sail from New York on
Good Friday to take up reconstruc-
tion work among the wounded SOL
diers of the American expeditionary
forces in France under the auspices of
the Knights of Coumbus. Miss Sui
livan has been training for this work
since the early part of last winter at
the headquarters of the X of C. war
workers at Washington. d. C.