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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-10
Our Daily Story
FOE OLD TINES SAKE.

The night was so dark that one could
barely distinguish the moon. although II
was out full.
Studgcon Slfty skunk down the mar
row alley way. close TO the fences. HH
cap was pulled down over his eyes and
his rubber heels made no noise. HIS
rubber solcs made less If possible.
At certain gate he stopped and us
tened, The house. was hushcd. save FOR
the playing OF a plano. the pounding OF
hammer. the yclpinE Of dogs and the
shrirl sound OF childish laughter.
Good" muttercd Slifty and silently
climbed over the fence. With expert
fingets he tried all the lower windows
One dining room window was unlocked
Hair muttered Siifty. and raising II
softly. he slipped into the house, Dire"
large sack from beneath his coat and
filled it with silvcrware. Then warily as
cat. he crcpt upstairs, feeling his way
along the dark halls until he found HIM
self in a large bedroom. On tho bureau
was fortune in jewelry. Slifty swept
everything into his pockets.
Then. yawning. he undressed rapidly
and went 10 bed. 10 dream OF the ttmc
when he was a burglar. before his rich
Aunt Dinah died and left him q million
dollars and this big house.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-10
Among Those Present

Most newspaper stories you read re-
garding the big. rousing. enthusiastic
meetings Of great civic interest and i'm.
portancc invariably end with a list de-
signated as among those present"
And that list usually includes about
all the really live wires in the village.
They are the fellows who always re-.
spond TO tho civic call for help. Who
take the initiative In every movement for
the bettcrment Of local conditions. Who
are Johnny-on-the-spot for advancement.
Soldiers of the common good -.-e.: :
Without their sanction an support no
local effort ever gets very far.
Uncle Sam has started g movement
that makes not only for the national but
tho individual welfare. It contcmplatcs
first of all a finishing up Of this war job.
and finishing il right. But IT means ul-
timatcly more than that
Bigger and better business than Am
erica has ever known. A reaching out
into tho markets Of the world upon
more extensive scale. A maintenance OF
wages somewhere near the wartime
schedule. Jobs for everyone. Plenty OF
money.
The wheels Of industry humming and
prosperity abroad In the land.
Beginning on the 21st OF this month
he Is planning a long series Of meetings
not only local but Of national import
ance.
Tho victory.Liberty Loan will be UP
for discussion.
What its success will mean for the
country. for you. SoT your city. your vii
lage. your community.
What you owe the country and the
men who fought for you.
When it is all over Cuncle Sam Is go
ing to have a pretty accurate record or
the loyal live wires Of his citizenry. The
men who arc worth while: who really
count and can always be depended upon.
Take this tip. Mr.. Man.
Be among those present.
Subscribe.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-10
LOAN SOLDIERS MONEY AND LAND
They New America Out of Our Hundreds OF NnonS
of Wasted Acres
By HON. FRANKLIN K. LANE
Secretary Interior
Secretary Of the Interior.

Franco an opportunity TO do that WORK
themselves and make homes on ''ioN
land when they get back.
1t is an easy thing TO do. We na''
been doing 1t in small way TOT nVe
years in the Interior Department WIN
irrgablc land. We now have group OIL
men in the South. and another group IN
the North. and one in the West. making
a general survey OF the United States 10
sec what great plots Of land Of this KIM
there are that should be redeemed oy
the boys who have been over lncFe
blasting a pathway to Pace.
They should return home and make
for themselves homes on their owl"
lands; and VIC should loan them the
money with which to build the houses
with which to buy the cows. with when
10 break the land. No better security
can be had.
The land Is there, and We should say
to the hoys when they reach our ports:
Here is a Job at your hand. current
wages, 81 a day if you please 90
build dams on the Colorado river. TO-
redeem swamps in southern Maryland
Go, clear the lands in northern Micn'-
gan. We pay you wages, and out OF
your wages you can save enough In d
year or two of labor to pay the ~ or
Is per cent that will be rcuired as the
first payment on the farm which you
will build for yourself and for US
Simple. Is 1t not?
And We will ask the soldier to pay
that money back. Let him have II LOT
forty years. but pay it back. so much
per year: and then he will have his at
falfa, his corn. his wheat his cotton
his grapes. his oranges. and he Will aoo
to the wealth OF our nation.
But he will add far more than INC
physical wealth: he will add richness
Of life and independence Of spirit ana
have in his heart always gladness Dc
cause he did make that night across inc
water and found on his return that nc
had come back TO republic That was
not ungratcful.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-10
RIPPING RHYMES
LET TEEN GO
By WALT MASON.

II q man is Disseminated with this
country Of the free. with govern
ment invented for such folks as you
and me. let him take his aunts and
nieces. pack his bombs and knuckS
and creescS in hts second hand
vulisscs. and so sailing DER tho sea
If man comes here to jabber while
the Other fellows work. il he's prone
to Be stabher with an anarchisic
dirk. let us icll him. through our
faces. we'll be happy II he chases
to the foul and foreign places where
his fellow loafers Turk. If skate
from Europc's alleys comes To this
star spanglcd shore. hoping by his
quips and sallies to mako honest
workers sore; let's condemn his
crazy notion. let us curb his weird
emotion. let us lead him TO tn"
ocean and tho ship that sails at
four. War has loft. our people nerr-
Gus. and we should reduce to junk
any freak who comes TO serve us
with a lot Of Russian bunk: let US
treat him AS traitor. as a sinful
agitator. let us load him on a
1reightcr. where tho pillows go kcr-
PUNK.
by George Matthew Adams
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-10

sun. But this vandalism has been gong
on for years. in the buried towns or
Egypt. the ruined villages cast Of the
Jordan, the deserted temples Of SYRIA
and Armenia, while the Huns OF late
have destroyed over ten thousand papyr'
rolls. brought from Egypt by an explorer
and given to the university Of Lou
vain. But for man. the grca, destroyer,
tho far off lands Of Greece, Crete. Syria,
Palestine, Egypt and Arabia would be
TODAY one vast library. picture GALAXY.
temple. wise and rich for modern schoi-
ars, through the achievements OF an
Client artists. Not time. but man. is the
great destroyer. running tho earth with
his fircbrand. his insolcncc and his hate.
(2lst Century Prcss.19lS
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-10
NOW FOR THE LAST Squirt

A last hour squirt promises to put
! Ohio county over the top In the Victory
)Ioan campaign. Subscriptions taken
sa.ncs Thursday morning aggregate more
Tran, the total subscriptions previous 20
THAT time. and the indications ara that
the later subscriptions today and tonight
rvill make the total Of Ohio county'a
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-10

The peace treaty makes 100000 words
The treaty in which Great Britain rec
ognized the Independence Of the An1cri-
can colonies was written in about 500
words.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-10
might and day To allay their sufferings

night and day to allay their sufferings
and bring cheer into their hearts.
While engaged in this work she is cap
tured by the Germans and brought be-
fore Eric Won Strang. Prussian OFFICER
who had once been her husbands col
lrgc friend and who tried to make love
TO her in the little Canadian village.
Strang's old desire for her returns and
he tries to force his attentions upon her.
There is n terrific fight.
She escapes tn another room and
plungcs 4 knife into. her bosom just as
John, her husband. rushcs into the
room. She RECEIVERS. however. and weeks
later, in hospital. she is decorated
by the French government for valorous
service with the Red Cross and Is per-
suadcd 10 go bone Later there Is
happy reunion in Cnnada--a reunion
which crowns with complete happiness
the work Of Nnncttr.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-10

What must be the secret opinion Of
himself which a man has who has made
q fortune IN this country and then sub
srribes a contemplate $1,000 to the
Victory Loan?
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-10
BORDER RATTLE FATAL.

kins. an immigration inspector and
three unknown Mexicans were killed and
two men seriously wounded In gun
fight between American ofnessS and
Mexican smugglers, seyen miles south
east OF Laredo last night IRA A!i OF
the Texas health service and Jose VAL
dec. an alleYed shnuGS1Ar. Wsfe wounded.
valdez is not expected ito :liys. -
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-10

Josephus Daniels wants 10 sink the
German fleet as an impressive lesson to
the world. So far as we are concerned.
we are able to get ahung with fewer
lessons and fewer FOOLS who wish to de-
stroy property in order to make a Spec
tacle.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-10

ton. banquet. finance. automobiles and
reception. are busily engaged in per-
fecting their plans. which will be sub
mittcd at the joint committee meeting
which will tage place Tuesday night in
the assembly room Of the chamber of
commerce. when the finishing touches on
the program for the entire encampncnt.
will be completed. ~:
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-10

The secret treaty bywf1dch Japan gets
all German rights m China IS recog-
nized by the peace conference The sane
tity Of secret treaties depends appar-
entity, on the size Of the armies back Of
them.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-10

We note that local. preachers OF 30
i've IS Liberty Loan workers.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-10

Ohio county Is going over the top IN
the Victory Loan. That is If every
worker and every citizen does his duty.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-10
THE HEART OF HUMANITY

The noble sacrifice Of little wife who
left the picturesque beauty and quiet OF
a homo among friends in little COM
munity In the Canadian Northwest TO
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-10

Woman suffrage still lacks one vote in
the Senate. There is something strangely
familiar about this statement.
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For any kind ofs cement or concrete
work. call T. ]. Glffsan 81 Fourteenth
ST. Eel .44T-R my-I-lnro
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-05-08
Base Ball Team for Langdon

There has been base ball talk
plenty in and around Langdon since
the snow went off and the small boy
has got out on the sunny side of
the vacant lot" to timber up the old
soup bone" and bunt ball or two
way outside of the city limits. Now
the time is ripe if Langdon is going
to get into the game to do something
more than "talk' that is if the
county seat is going to "play' ball
this summer There is plenty of
chance to start practice games and
get in shape 80 as to make start off
with other towns over the county
that are all ready to get right into
the game. Fact Of the matter is
Langdon can't afford to take a back
seat in this matter. 1t is either 60
in to play hall or lose it's prestige
with smaller towns that are live
wires when it comes to the great ma
tcinal pastime and in fact everything
else that G oes to make a good pro-
gessive up to date town.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-05-08
Vaudeville Talent
By KEN Temple
Shriners Invade Langdon To
Morrow With Its Arab
Patrol and Band

Every thing in Langdon is now in
readiness for the doings of tomorrow
when the thespians of KEN Temple
come here from Grand Forks to give
a Langdon audience presentation of
their farce comedy "Are You a
Mason?'' Accompanying them will
be the greater part of a train load
Of real Masons from Grand Fork IS and
other towns over the. northern part
of the state. They bring along with
them their own bsnd and an orches.
ira of eleven pieces. The people here
will also have for the first time an
opportunity to see the famous Arab
patrol of Ken Temple. Masons of
both high and low degree from all
over the county will be here tomor.
row, and in order to provide oppor-
tunity for all visitors to see the per-
formance there will be both afternoon
and evening shows given. For the
grand finale, or wind.up, the local
Masons are putting on a public
dance in their Temple. The crowd in
Langdon tomorrow, if the weather is
fine. promises to be one of the largest
that the town has ever had.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-05-08
Muster Out With
Rank Of Major
SonIof Judge Kneeshaw Won
Distinction in Active Ser
vice During War

Stanley Kneeshaw, son of Judge
Kneeshaw of this city, now in France
with the A. E. F. has been promot-
ed to the rank of major in the med
ical corps, U. S. Army. Stanley
entered the medical service at the
beginning of the war with the rank
of first lieutenant. Later he was
promoted to captain ane commanded
field hospital No. 1858 at the front
during the great Argonne drive. He
was recommended for promotion be-.
fore the signing of the armistice,
but the cession of hostilities delayed
action on the part of the war depart
ment, and he just received his higher
rank. In letter received by his
father Stanley stated thathe was now
stationed at Brest. He has been
granted two weeks leave of absence
and expects to visit Italy. Major
Kneeshaw is graduate of the Penn.
bina high school and took his arts
course at the Univ ersity of North
Dakota, afterwards finishing his
course at Rush medical school i'm
Chicago and spening a year at Cook
CO. unity hospital. Express.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-05-08
DRURY COMES HOME FROM
FIGHTING WITH MARINES

Albert Drury, one of Langdon
boys who saw fighting in France
with the United States Marines and
experienced whole lot of real war
with the Hun over there, arrived
home on Mondays train coming from
his quarerts at Quantico, Va, where
his regiment has been stationed
since it's return to this country.
Drury who lett here at the very out.
set of hostilities and enlisted in the
marines, had as companion when he
bid good bye to Langdon friends, it
Roy Horgan who died of wounds in
the first engagement in which they
took part after reaching the front
Drury is looking we'll. in fact in
would better express it to say that
he is looking fine, none the W orse
for his army life and war experen ces
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-05-08
Heavy Sale of Ford Cars

In addition to the following listed
sales of Ford cars, disposed of at the
Ramage garage since the opening of
the spring season, Mr.. Ramage also
has waiting list" of thirty-seven
customers, to whom deliveries will
be made as soon as shipments arrive
from the factory, and the list is
growing daily. Cars have already
been sold and delivered to the fol-
lowing parties this spring:
w. Shortridge, E. Lebrun, Lang.
don, Elmer Johnson, Langdon, Will
liam Shimaonek, Iona, Home Imp
'eTnent Company, Langdon, s. S.
Scott. Dresden, Ar. ]. Field, Still.
we'll, Peter Sullivan. Alsen, Thomas
Burke, Langdon. John Owen, Lang.
don, Herman Marchell, Dresden,
Peter Thiesen, Dre"den, Olaf Pear.
son, Easily Mr.. Boyd, Hannah, Har-
old Peterson Milton M. Thompson,
Wales. E. O.. Hill, Wales, W. Hun
ter, Langdon, Mr.. Anderson Iona.
E. Dunford, Langdon H.. McDowall.
Langdon M. Kelly. Langdon, E.
Shut, Stilwell, w. Heord, Fairdale.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-05-08
Home Town LOYALTY Here

Langdon's loyalty to a home tai.
ent performance, especially when it
is benefit production, was amply
demonstrated at the turn out last
Wednesday evening when there was
$3.50 house packing the Auditor.
ium for the Union Station comedy
and Minstrel show. The net pro.
ceeds for the furnishing of the Lang.
don Boys Club is stated as being be-
tween $500 and $500. This GER
tainly was a splendid showing of
what Langdon people can do when it
comes to standing back of some
really praisworthy community in
terest. especially when the heavy
drain that the pocket books have of
late been experiencing is given a due
and proper consid GRAFTON.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-05-08
SHOWERS FORE
CAST FASHIONABLE Event

Pre- 'nuptial society events have
been following each other in rapid
succession within the past week for
forecasting the approaching wedding
during the next few days of Miss
Elydia Docksteader, only daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. D. E Dockesgder.
and DR.. E. j. Hughes, both Langdon
young people highly popular among
the younger set of our people. The
event which is announced as church
wedding to occur on the 18th has
been preceded, by a May day event,
on the first of the month at the Sui
livan home. the hostesses of the oc.
casion being Miss Lucille Sullivan
and Mrs. j. w. Towey. This was
followed on Monday by shower ten
dered the bride to be at the home of
Father Cory, by his neice Miss Sadie
Cory, M iss Tessie O'Brien and Miss
Marie Kelner. Last evening tho
home of Mr.. and Mrs. j. D. Milne
was the scene of another pre-nuptial
gathering of Langdon young people
when Miss Jessie Milne was the
hostess at dinner party and what
not shower.
-
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-05-08
Golden Wedding
Of Wales Couple
Veteran VIM. Ross and Wife
Feted on Anniversary of
Their Wedding

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter c. Sorenson
and daughter. Miss Adelaide. of this
city attended the golden wedding
anniversary celebration of Mrs. Sor-
enson' parents MIR. and Mrs. William
Ross, former residents of Wales.
North Dakota, but now living in Lis.
bon, and the marriage vows we're
solemn. zed for the second time by
Rev. R. H. Craig, of Enderlin, read
ing the ceremony. Miss Adelaide
Sorenson, of Grand Forks, played the
wedding march. Mrs. Rclla Curtis
sang ttLong, Long Trail" and pro-
gram of music was rendered by the
orchestra. Following the ceremony
an elaborate banquet was served and
covers were placed for twenty guests
the tables were made, attractive with
roses and ferns. MIR. and Mrs Ross
received a number of gifts in gold,
including fifty dollars. Mr.. and
Mrs. Ross were united in marriage
in Detriot Ia, April 20, 1867. They
resided in Wales North Dakota for
nearly twelve years. They have
seven daughters and twelve grand
children. Mr.. Ross is 78 years of
age, he was born in Cattaragus county
New York. in 1841. his wife is sixty
years old. He participated in seve-
raj battles during the civil war hav-
ing.en]isted in the..154th New York
Infantry August 4. 1862. He was
wounded in the battle of Gettys-
burg. Mr.. Ross received his honor
able discharge from the army June
26 1865. Forks Herald.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-05-08
Ex-Langdon Teach er War Clerk

In cards received in the past week
Langden friends have been apprised
that Miss Ella C. Evanson, one of
the primary teachers of the city
schools during the reconstruction
period of the school building fire, is
among the coterie Of war workers
holding down a government job at
Washington, D. C. Others there
include, Miss Constance Hunter and
Miss Vera Hagsn, a trio that have
all a former school day acquaintance
here in the old days that can at this
time be renewed with a mutual
pleasure and profit.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-05-08
Goes to Camp Dodge Hospital

Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund Godfrey in
the last letter, which came recently
from their son, Joseph, who is an
officer in the signal corps learned they
were all ready for debarkation, and
expected to start from France on the
homeward voyage on Easter Sunday.
His letter intimates that his stay
at Camp Dodge, before being given
lis discharge, may be somewhat ex.
tended as he will have to be operated
on for a rupture sustained since he
entered the service. Mrs. Godfrey
expects to go to Camp Dodge to be
with her son at the time.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-05-08
Petition for Star Route C oes In

A generally signed petition for the
establishment of a star mail route
between the post Offices of Langdon
and Munich has during the past week
been forwarded to the department at
Washington. D. c. A daily cross
country connection, mail and other
wise between the county seat and the
metropolis of the south end of the
county has been long sought after by
the business interests of the two
towns and now seems in fair way
to be established. A mail route
would also tend to improve the con-
dition of the roads generally, and
stimulate the plan in view of sceur-
ing both state and federal aid in the
building of projected public high
ways through this part of western
Cavalier county.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-05-08
Larimore Decides on System

Civil Engineer R. T. Arnold is at
Larimore, making survey and tax.
ing levels to give the authorities an
estimate on the probable cost of its
contemplated waterworks and sewer
age system. Since the visit of the
Larimore delegation to Langdon, to
view thessplant in successful opera
tion here, they last week made a
similar trip of inspection to New
Rockford, where a 5000. 600 stand
pipe system was Installed not long
ago. The result was unanimous
preference for the Langdon plant
which style is being adopted.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-05-08
Break Up Two QuarterSections

Stanley Walker took tractor and
plowing outfit out north to the farm
of the Row Brothers at Elkweod the
early part of the week and has under
taken the contract of turning over
two quarter sections of prairie sod
this summer. The farm lands Of the
Row Brothers comprise some twenty
odd quarter sections, quite number
of which are as yet in a virgin state
but will be brought under cultivation
as rapidly as possible. Much of the
land being broken this season is to
be sown to flax as soon as in shape.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-05-08
"Jimmy" Under Ex-Rays

An ex.ray examination recent tly
underwent in Minneapolis by Jimmy
Scott is stated as having revealed
the fact that he is still carrying
around in his anatomy six pieces of
the exploded shrapnel, the wounds re-
sulting therefrom having given him
narrow escape from d grave In Flan'
ders field and as it eventually trans
pired leaving him cripple for life.
War Loan Drive closes Saturday,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-05-08
More Building improvements

Thomas Cos rello came up from Mil
ton yesterday and expects to locate
in Langdon during probably great
er part of the summer and work at
his trade as bricklayer and mason.
He already has the jobs of putting
in the foundation and excavation fer
an addition to the j. H. Balm resi-
dence on Sixth street. He will also
do the stone work and concrete foun-
dation of the Hanson house in South
Langdon. Another job will be the
concrete work under the frame barn
that B. e. Groom will put up this
summer on his building site east of
the court house.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-05-08
Plans for Decoration Day

Another three weeks and Decora.
tion Day will be here. If the obser-
vances of the day locally are to be of
the impressive character that they
should be, especially for this year,
there is no time to lose in arranging
the details of an appropriate program
of exercises. 1t is duty that we
owe our boys, both those who have
returned home and those who have
paid the supreme sacrifice.