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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-01-30
Tomorrows's Big Game

Tomorrow evening two games of
basket ball are scheduled to be play
ed by the boys of the Langdon high
school. In the gymnasium of the
high school here one five of players
will meet in a lively contest team
representing the model high school
from Grand Forks. The Langdon
high Is also to he represented by an
other lineup of its fast players in a
game at Osnabock. Both are match
games which should add to Langdon 8
prestige in landing the interscholas-
tic state championship at the close of
the season. Incidentally Langdon
has record of only having lost one
game of basket ball to visiting
team on its own floor since first get
ting into the game several years ago
and that went to team representing
the Grand Forks high school. This
fact ought to add to the zest of the
contest to be, staged here tomorrow
night. Give the boys of the home
town your support by being there to
root.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-01-30
Bathgate Old Timers

From late issue of Pembina
county exchange it is learned that S.
D. Bostwick. a. Bathgate resident
back in the early COS, who later
moved with his family to the Pacific
coast, died during the holidays at his
home in Seattle. He was engaged in
the hardware business at the time of
his leaving Bathgate. In the same
paper appeared another item stating
that ]. D. Trenholm, who left Bath,
gate to take over the control of a
navigation company, operating be-
tween Seattle and Alaska, is now in
Seattle sanitorium, broken in
health and not expected to live more
than a few months. Mr.. Trenholm
has accumulated wealth to the extent
of becoming a Millionaire and has
figured prominently in the political
nun icipal affairs of the city. When
he first came to Pembina he held a
clerks!ip in the office of the register
of deeds,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-01-30
Base Ball Outlook Go cd

Last year with the approach of
the opening of the base ball season
the fans were loath to admit that the
dearth of players-the boys having
gone to the war-there was little if
any prospect of the old town getting
into the game as in former years.
Langdon was not alone in this as en-
listment and the draft had made such
IN roads into the lineup sof players
all along the road from the small
town nine to the hig league aggrega-
tions that in most cases the game
went over the season without a per.
fectly formed organization. Now that
the war clouds are being cleared from
the horizon and the spirit for sport
returns to our midst we ought to be
doing something in the way of play
ing base ball when the boys come
home. They will be trained and in
the pink of condition and the nation
al sport ought to have all the pep to
it that it did two years ago before
we entered into the war.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-01-30
LANGDON DISSEMINATED
AGAINST AS GRAIN MARKET

In the marketing of the crop of
1918, which has brought steady
flow uf teams Langdonward since the
holidays, there seems to be more in
terest attached to the barley quota
tions of the grain market than any
other grain harvested last fall. Some
of the farmers claim that there is
such price margin on this grain
that they have found it advantage
eous to make individual shipments,
and 1T is also the claim of some that
Langdon is being Disseminated
against by competing points, where
a higher price for barley is being
offered. As this will in all likelihood
to some extent prove injurious to
Langdon's prestige as a trade center
as we'll as a grain market, it. is some
thing that should be looked into and
Investigation made as to where and
with whom the fault lies. 1t stands
to reason that Langdon cannot stan
being Disseminated against when it'd
comes to being a market for grain
tributary to the town, and to hea,
that farmers are netting more by
hauling to neighboring towns or max.
ing individual shipments is somewhat
calling to say the least.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-01-30
DAUGHTER OE JUDGE ". J.
KNEESHAW is WAR BRIDE

A belated item of interest which
was overlooked lest week appeared
in the society event columns of the
Herald at Grand Forks:
Judge w. j. Kneeshaw, of 4O2
South Fifth street, has announced the
marriage of his daughter, Miss Hazel
Kneeshaw to Irwin Pate, of Owens.
burg, KY. 1t transpires that the we'd
ding took place on July 18th at
Camp Lewis, near Tacoma. Wash. :,
where Mr.. Pate was stationed, and
where Mrs. Pate was serving as a
Red Cross nurse, Because of the
fact that both Mr.. and Mrs. Pate
were in service, the marriage was
not announced until this time. AL
most Immediately after the weddin g
Mrs. Pate was sent to France as a
nurse, and since the cessation Of hos.
tilities, she has received her honor.
able discharge and is now on her
way home. Since the holidays she
has sent word to Judge and Mrs.
Kneeshaw that she had arrived safe
ly at Newport News, Va, and is
now soon expected to reach the home
of her family in Grand Forks. Mr..
Pate has also been serving with the
colors in France most of the time
since they were married, but comes
home for the honeymoon later.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-01-30
School Officers
Annual Meeting
Discuss Two Important New
Questions Which Affect
Rural Schools

A meeting of school officers has
been held in Langdon this week at
the call of County Superintendent +.
J. Reher, at which there were at
least one or two steps taken which
should resolve itself for an educa-
tional bettement of the county within
a very short time. The two most
important matters given notice by
those attending the meeting was the
keeping open of the rural schools
continuously throughout the year. A
six month term during the spring and
summer months for pupils of the low
er grades and a six month fall and
winter term for older pupils, needed
in the home work during the busy
SESSION of the year formed one of the
suggestions under discussion. Then
the idea was presented to the meet
ing of the organization of night
schools in districts were found needed
for the benefit of those over the re.
ouired school age who desired to take
up subjects that had been neglected
in their school days. The need of this
latter feature of education was
brought out under the last census.
when it was shown by reliable sta.
tistics that there were upwards OF
two hundred grown persons residing
in this county who could neither reao
or write.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-01-30
Park River Loses
Its Second Came.
Easy Victory Won by Lang
don When Park River
Played Here

For the second time this season
Langdon met and defeated the Park
River quintette. The game, which
was played on the local floor, Friday
evening, was loosely played. During
the first half neither team seemed
able to connect with the basket, due
possibly to the fact that so many
fouls were called, which tended to
slow up the game. The Park River
boys were evidently not at home on
our large floor, which fact was made
plain by their inaccurate passing and
long shots. The sc7re at the end of
the first half was to 6 with Lang.
don on the long end.
Shortly after the whistle sounded
for the opening of the second half,
our boys began to locate the basket.
From then on the Park River boys
week hopelessly out classed. AID ap-
parcently seemed to stand and let our
boys make the counters. The half
ended in blaze of glory, The Lang
| uoA Ooyo 1lohAuS GIlS UdSk0CS 30 IdSC
that they rushed their opponents of
their feet. The final score was 28
to 8. Park River being held to two
points in the last half. 1t would be
difficult to pick out any individual
stars because the five men worked as
one during the second half. Special
mention is due Leek, however, who
was responsible for 20 of Langdon's 8
% points. The game was witnessed
. by an overflow crowd, many being
turned away who could not gain ad,
mi1tance. The splendid showing of
our boys was in part due to the sup,
port shown by the community, and
it is hoped that the support will be
continued. Our b oys have displayed
championship abilities so far this
season, so if you wish to help them
allong, show your interest by attend
ing the games.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-01-30
Extra Pay For Soldier Boys

In order to remove the uncertainty
of the pay feature in the arrange
ment for the rehabilitation Of
troops, the Public Safety Commission
has recently issued the following
statements:
Returning soldiers will be given
one months pay, plus transportation
allowance of three and one half cents
mile from point of demobilization
to home town. Their railroad ticket
will cost two cents mile by di-
rect route. Demobilizatlon will be
from nearest army camp to the home
section of the majority of the men
from the unit.
This is in accordance with tele.
graphic information that has recent
ly been received here from the war
depar tment at Washington and will
apply to the procedure to be follow
ed in the mastering out of the SER
vice of the boys of the 116th Trench
Mortar Battery.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-01-30
War Trophy For Court House

The grounds OF the Cavalier county
court house, if present plans mater
ialize, and the chances appear to be
good that they will. may in the near
future be provided with, German
war trophy of no inconsiderable in.
trinsic value. The committee of the
Langdon commercial club, who have
in hand the project of memorial
for the Cavalier county living and
dead heroes of the late war have al
ready taken this matter up with our
representatives in congress and the
war department at Washington. rela.
tive to the securing of a captured
cam orp or some other suitable trophy
of their participation in the war. As
surance of an active interest in the
matter has already been given and
the outlook is that all Langdon will
have to do will be to pay the freight.
1t looks as if our war trophy will
be here within a year from now.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-01-30
Debating Team Named

The University has decided on the
following question for the State De.
batting Tournament this year, 'Resol.
we'd: That the best interests of the
state demand that the state should
own and develup the Ignite coal
mines of North Dakota The fol-
lowing have signified their intention
of trying out for the team. Stewart
Robertson. George Johnston and Nor
gan Mercer. The local high school
will uphold the negative side of the
question and will meet Park River on
Monday. February 18th, in the fret
preliminary contest.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-01-30
ABOUT PASSPORTS.
Official Information To Persons Co

OlHC1d1 LnlOTHldClOn 10 PERSONS Con-
templating Foreign Travel
1t is required by the Federal law
that all persons, including United
States citizens, should be in posses.
sion of permits to depart from the
United States if going to a foreign
destination, other than Canada or
Bermuda, or in direct route, to Ger.
tain portions of the United States
and its possessions.
The law requires that these per-
mits be obtained from the permit
agent nearest the travellers place of
residence, except under ex traordi.
nary conditions.
The permit agent nearest this To-
cality is the U. S. Immigrant In
spector at Hannah, ND :, and it is
suggested that in order to avoid ex.
pense and trouble after starting,
that persons coming under the above
classifications obtain their permits
prior to leaving, At least month
should be allowed, but not more than
sixty days.
1t is further suggested that it is
the patriotic duty of every citizen
to report to the nearest Immigrant
Inspector, illegal entries, or entries
without inspection in the case of
aliens coming to the United States.
or such undesirables as anarchists,
l. w. W., criminals and public
charges, who are aliens Such com.
munciations will be held as strictly
confidential.
Hal L. Brink,
immigration Inspector,
Hannah, North Dakota.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-01-30
They Buy Land In Texas

Since returning from his trip to
San Benito, Texas, last Monday with
party of ten prospective land seek
ers from this county Mr.. Jas. G..
Dickson announces that February 5th
will be the date of the next excur-
sion from here to the Valley of the
Rio Grande. Parties desiring to
make the trip with the party going
at that time should see him not latter
than Monday of the coming week.
Of the ten composing the party which
returned during the present week
Messrs. Lawrence Crockett, John M.
Fischer. John Hope and Russell Ir.
win are reported as having invested
in land holdings in the Rio Grande
valley.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-01-30
Overseas Soldier
Boys Get Home
Arrival This Week of Cecil
Bone and Roy Wells and
Hytson is Enroute

The past week has been one of
number of pleasant surprises to those
of Langdon people who have been
putting forth an effort to "keep the
home fires burning. The boys from
overseas have begun to arrive and
their fine healthy appearance and
manly bearing is something of which
all feel proud.
Last Thursdays train brought
along Roy Wells, who has spent most
of the time overseas in England,
where the air planes fur the weste rn
front were fitted and overhauled. He
has been in France; seen numb er
of encounters between the air fight.
ers. He is not greatly impressed
with the old world and the way in
which things are done and think that
the north country and parts of Scot
land would give better scenery than
any found in the parts were he spent
most of his time over there. Roy is
certainly satisfied to return to the
United States and friends will great
ly regret to learn that his return to
this country was to find his father in
a dying condition at their present
home in Montana.
On Saturday the arrival of Cecil
Bone came most unexpectedly tc
| most Of his Langdon friends, al.
| though the family were aware of his
having reached this country on his
return from overseas. He landed at
Newport News, Va, during the Sec
! ond week in January after an I'LL.
eventful voyage, going from there tt
Camp Stewart and finally being mus
tered cut Of the service at Camp
| Dodge. Cecil only spent four days
in England. going direct 60 France,
and at the time Of the declaring O.
y the armistice his division of thu
Heavy Artillery was ready to 60 in
to action. He wears a stripe re
cording four months service oversea
and feels that he has now seen some
j" thing of the old world as we'll al
been with the colors of the countr,
b in this greet worlds war.
Again on Tuesday of this weel
e there was good news from Newpor
News, Va, when, the message CAM
2 to Mrs. Henry Hytson that her hus
e band, Sergeant Hytson, had ]ande'
| there from service overseas with tn
!. Field Signal Corps. 1t is expecte
|. that like Cecil Bone he will 60 direc
It from there to Camp Stewart and the
north to Camp Dodge to be mustere
d out of the service and may be ex
a pected to arrive here within the mex
e two or three weeks.
e 1t now looks as if there will b
8 quite representative gathering o
: overseas service men here to tax
g part in the reception to welcome tn
a return later of the soldier boys 0
j. old Company E.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-01-30
Are Waiting For Transport

Rob't F. Stevenson received two
letter this week from his son Robert.
who is overseas with Company E.
In it he says that he receiv ed his
second years service stripe the day
that they broke camp and started
for the seaboard. They have been
at Bordeaux now over week await.
ing their turn to go aboard trans.
port for the voyage home. He men,
tions Stewart Work having returned
to the company from the officers
training school. where he was under
instruction at the time the armistice
was declared. All the boys he says
are impatient to get back now that
the war is over and orders to go
aboard are expected any day.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-01-30
immigration Inspector,
Hannah, North Dakota.
PUBLIC NOTICE

] hereby retract all statements
have made charging Mrs. Grace Lie.
belerss with stealing, and admit that
have no foundation in fact for them.
l regret very much that said state.
ments were made.
p. D. Underwood.
Dated January 27, 1919.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-01-30

Itching piles provoke profan ity,
but profanity won't remove them.
Doan's Ointment is recommended for
itching, bleeding or protruding piles.
60 cents at any store.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-01-30

For ear ache, tooth ache, pains.
burns, scalds. sore throat. try DR..
Thomas Eclectic Oil A splendid
remedy for emergencies
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-04-01
LIVE YOUNG BUSINESS MAN
HEADS DRESS.UP week
Mr.. Myron Merz, Who Had Much TO
DO With the Success Of the Style
Shows Of Last Year, VIII
Manage Dress.Up Week
Movement.

Plans for the celebration In Mays
VILE Of Dress-Up week from April 8
to 10 we're put on foot late Monday
when Mr.. George II. Frank, Director
of Retail Affairs OF the Maysville
Chamber Of Commerce, appointed Mr..
Myron Merz, of Merz Brothers, as
chairman for the celebration.
Mr.. Merz is one Of the city's livest
young merchants and through his ef-
forts the Style Shows held in Maysville
during the spring and fall Of last year
were great successes. Mr.. Merz and
his committee will visit the merchants
in the city today and will ask them
to Join in the movement of making
Dress-Up Week in Maysville greater
success even that Style Shows were
last year.
There will be no prizes offered for
the attractive decoration Of windows
but local merchants will be urged to
put forth their best efforts for their
own benefit. There is no question but
the week will be great success and
inasmuch as there will be a great
street show in Maysville during this
week, 1t is expected that the affair will
be doubly a success. Country people
should now make arrangements to
visit Maysville during Dress-Up week
to see the latest fashions in all wear
ing apparel.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-04-01
SOLDIER RETURNING
FROM FRANCE LEARNS
OF Fathers DEATH
Private Edward Weddle Did Not Know
His Father Had Died Until He
Started TO Call His dad"
Over the Phone In q
Local Store.

Private Edward Weddle. son Of the
late John NJ. Weddle, of Flemingsburg,
who has seen much service In the
front line trenches in France during
the great war and who arrived in this
country from Europe only few days
ago, learned of his fathers sudden
death in this city last week, only when
he started to call his father over the
telephone from local store this
morning.
Young Weddle arrived in Maysville
this morning and shortly after his ar
rival here went to the store of George
H. Frank & Co. After short talk
with Mr.. Frank and the salesmen in
which he showed that he was in the
best Of humor and greatly pleased
that he was this near home, he asked
that he be allowed to use the tele-
phone to call up his father to let him
know that he was in Kentucky ana
would be home this afternoon. Young
Weddle said he could see his DAD
shake with joy at learning his son was
home again and then turned to use
the telephone.
Before he took the receiver from the
phone, however, Mr.. George Frank
informed the young man that his faith
er had died very suddenly in his auto
mobile on the streets in Maysville just
about a week ago. Those who were
present said that a great change came
over the young soldiers face but he
thanked Mr.. Frank many times that
he had told him of his fathers death
IS he would know better how to ap-
Droach his mother and other members
of the family.
Private Weddle seemed to have an
unusual love for his father for he
plainly showed that he was greatly
grieved and broke down and cried. AZ
ter attending to some business here in
Maysville, Private Weddle left this af-
ternoon over the L. & N for his home
at Flemingsburg.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-04-01
west UNION MERCHANTS TO
Be GUESTS OF LOCAL MEN
Prominent Business Men OF Adams
County Capital Coming TO Mays.
vile Upon Invitation Of
Local Merchants.

Some several months ago q delega-
tion Of Maysyille business men went
to West Union, Ohio, upon the invita-
ton Of the business men of that town
to show Maysville's interest in swing
ing the proposed improved state road
through that county over the trail Of
the old Maysville and GAINESVILLE pike.
At that time the Maysville visitors
were treated in such first class style
by the Ohio business men that an in
vitation was extended to them to visit
Maysville at some future date.
This invitation was accepted and
some eight or ten prominent mer-
chants Of Adams county will come to
Maysville Wednesday evening arriving
here between 4 and o'clock. They
will be met by committee of local
business men from the Chamber of
Commerce and will be shown some of
the interesting points about Maysville
before a banquet to be given in their
honor at local hotel. After the ban
quet they will be the guests of the
local business men at recital to be
given at the Maysville High School
auditorium by the Glee Club of Miami
University.
The Maysville men hope to show the
Adams county visitors as good time
in Maysville as they were shown in
West Union.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-04-01
WANT BOATS TO BE
EXPRESS BOATS ONLY

Many complaints have been heard
about Maysville since the Liberty
Transit Company first began operat-
ing between Pittsburg and Cincinnati
that the new line of steamers was not
competing with the Greene Line of
boats in their trade between Cincin-
natl and Pomeroy and that the new
line was of no direct benefit to Mays
vile merchants and manufacturers in
the handling Of local freight. In a
communication to the Chamber OF
Commerce answering this complaint,
the General Manager Of the Liberty
line makes it plain that his company
is endeavoring to operate line Of ex-
press boats between the larger points
only,
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-04-01

after q full hearing and consideration
Of all the matters you desired to pre-
sent, and was certified to you as Judge
on February 25th. In view or the fair,
judicial determination made concern
ing this matter by this Commission,
we can not believe your present Board
Of Supervisors would refuse to do
their duty under the law. In the event
they should do SO, we suggest that you
have authority to excuse this Board
from further service and summon
Board which would carry out careful
ly and properly the purposes for
which such Boards are created, and
would take necessary steps to execute
the suggestions Of this Commission.
You are familiar, Of course, with
Section 412a-3 of Volume 3 Of the
present Kentucky Statutes, which con-
fers certain powers upon this Com
mission relative to re-assessment un-
der the circumstances suggested in
your letter of March 2Ist. or course,
this Commission has no desire to ex-
ercise the power thus conferred upon
1t, although in the past 1t has some
times been necessary to do so. Ger
tainly there should be TO necessity for
any such action on our part relative
to Mason County this year; but if the
necessity should arise, this Commits
sion would have no course open eX-
cept to do its duty under the provis-
ions Of the law as enacted for our
guidance. AS certainly, no one county
in the State would feel authorized to
set at naught the laws governing 9TH
ar counties in similar matters.
You may submit this letter to your
Board of Supervisors and II necessary
accept their resignation and fill their
places with other citizens of the coun-
ty qualified for such service and who
will go forward fearlessly and promp-
tly in the execution of their duties If
YOU are unable to do this, you will so
certify to this Board and we will then
take such steps as the conditions seem
.n rorrira ,,plar tha Ioy-
Please be kind enough to inform US
at once. as steps are taken in the mat
ter.
Very respectfully yours,
STATE TAX COMMISSIONERS,
BY BEN D. RINGO, Commissioner