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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1920-03-25
Additional Short Local

Miss Anna Mclean visited over
Sunday at the home of the family
at Hannah.
Extra fine White Russian seed
oats for sale at The Langdon Far
mers Elevator.
Mrs. Fred Borusky went north
Saturday to Wales for q visit of part
of the week on the farm.
Alex. Reid was a visitor here Sat-
urday from the end-town giving
banking matters his attention.
Mrs. A. Kiefer and son were
Wales visitors in the city on Satur-
day for a short time between trains.
All Langdon boosters should be at
the base ball meeting that is being
held this evening at the City Hall
J. A. GRADER was a visitor over
Sunday from Alsen at the Langdon
home of his daughter, Mrs. Fred J.
Reher.
H. D. ALERT was a returning pas.
senger Saturday from a business trip
Of part of the week in Fargo and
Grand Forks.
R. O. Miller went down the line
Monday on a business trip visiting
yards of the Lampert Lumber Co., at
adjoining towns.
Attorney E. E. Fletche. was a
Sunday visitor down the line at the
Grand Forks home of his sister, Mrs.
W. A. Mcintyre.
Jos. F. Schneider went north Fri
day to Wales giving attention to his
farming interests in that vicinity
during a stay over the week end.
The young ladies of the Westmin.
ster Guild were entertained as guests
at the home of Mrs. Chas. E. John
ston at a six o'clock dinner Monday
evening.
Miss Alice Robertson has closed
her winter term of school south of
Osnabrock and is enjoying a spring
vacation at the home of the family
here in town.
Tuesday of Easter week the Post
of the American Legion at Osnabrock
have their first dance after the Len
ten period. The Finley orchestra of
Grand Forks has been engaged to
furnish music for the occasion.
Jacob F. Deck, a former Langdon
resident writes from st. Paul asking
the insertion Of a want al in this pa
per. He has for sale an 1918 model
Ford Touring car in good condition.
Price $3.50. Can be seen at R..
Wilhelmi's farm near Clyde, Route
2. Box %.
Andrew Med onald, who has been
spending a part of the winter at the
home of his sister, Mrs. Walker
Hamilton, left Monday for an ex.
tended trip through parts OF Califor-
MIA. He expects to make a stop over
at Swift Current Sask., where he has
a farming property
Miss Eva Miller, of Dawson, N.
OAK, writes Dr.. Mellentllin that she
wishes him to let the people of North
Dakota know what his treatment has
done for their fam lily, that DR.. Mel
lenthin has treated four of them for
various troubles, and that they are
now perfectly we'll and she wants
others to know of his treatment. DR..
Meilenthin will be in Grand Forks.
at the Hotel Dacotah, on Wednesday
and Thursday April 18th and 18th,
hours from 900 a. m. to 400 p. m.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1920-03-25

Mrs. Andrew Hollinger, of New
vile, N. Dak., writes that she is
feeling good and that she can sleep
fine and is now able to eat anything
after taking DR.. Mellenthin's treat.
ment. DR.. Mellenthin will he in
Grand Forks at the Hotel Dacotah,
on Wednesday and Thursday April
18th and 18th, hours from 900 a.
m., to 4 100 p. m.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1920-03-25

Osnabrock had a near fire one day
last week. Investigation disclosed
the occasion of the alarm being a mix
up of q small child, a box of matches
and a bundle of bed clothes. The in
cident was staged at the home of B..
C. Strand and the timely discovery
Of the affair saved the child from
injury and left the damage done only
slight. The lesson is one that should
leave an impressive effect on other
homes in Csnabrock and elsewhere.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1920-03-25

Langdon hung up the first of it's
campaign posters of a presidential
candidate last week when Autographs
of General Leonard A. Wood, one of
the republican possibilities appeared
in the sh ow windows around town.
This of course is merely a starter to
what will be doing from now until
election day next November. 1t
may be incidentally mentioned tina.
General Wood was much of the time
in the same camp at Fort Reilly as
DR.. Kirkham prior to the time that
the latter got his orders to go
overseas.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1920-03-25

Population statistics for 1920 hand
ed out last week by the census bureau
show St. Paul. which in 1910 ranked
as the twenty-sixth city in the
United States in population, as now
having 234, sos, an increase of nine
per cent, or 10, S51. In 1910 the
population of Saint Paul was 214,
744 with an increase of thirty.one
per cent over the census of thespre-
vious decade.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1920-03-25

At a time when men are paid more
for driving nails into boards or even
digging into the earth than for
wedging ideas into young human
heads it is no surprise to hesr that
fully lao, 600 teachers dropped their
jobs during the past year and went in
search of larger fields of earning.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1920-03-25

Census returns for 1920 officially
reported this week show Bismarck as
having a population of 6, 951, an in
crease of 1 sos or twenty seven per
cent over the 1910 census.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1920-03-25

Is Langdon going to play ball
this summer? The meeting being
held to night at the City Hall is the
time when a good live organization
should be put through
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1920-03-25

Put it on record that the first rain
for the season of 1920 occurred on
March 18th preceding the worst biz
card in years. which ragged all Of
the next day.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1920-03-25

Looks a little more like spring
again and farmers are seriously con-
sidering the hired help problem. Even
at todaV's high wages help to put in
the crop is anything but plentiful.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1920-03-25

81 H. P. Cooler was a Calvin visitor
here during the week attending to
business matters.
Mrs. Sam Burnett was a Wales
visitor with Langdon friends part of
the week returning home yesterday.
When you think of tires let it be
G oodyear tires. They have reputa-
t!on, quality and the price is right.
M. Liebeler sells them.
Rev. w. j. Hutcheson of Grand
Forks, will preach at both the morn
ing and evening services of the COM
ing Sunday at the NJ. E. church of
this city
Monday and Tuesday of next week
March 29th and 30th are the dates of
the two day Avery tractor school at
the M. Liebeler farm machinery
warehouse.
John Mahon has been spending a
part of the week getting things
shaped up for an early start on some
of his farms in the western part of
the county.
Milton Prom, a younger son of
Banker aud Mrs. B. Prom, of Milton
and a student of the University of
North Dakota is i'll at the detention
hospital with q light attack of diph-
liberia.
John Hayes was one of a Byron
township delegation here yesterday
to- get school matters Strengthened
out. Byron has held two elections
lately and the problem is relative to
the location of a central school.
Co. Com'r Robert Hunter came up
from Concrete Tuesday to the can
WASHING board meeting after a seige
of the flu, which interfered with the
Southern Texas trip he had planned
on before seeding this spring.
Com'r Sam Iverson, who is here
for the meeting of the csnvassing
board states that Storlie township
still has several bad cases of flu.
The fatalities in that neighborhood
he believes to have been as heavy as
in any section of the county.
Co. Com'rs Nicolson and Iverson
arrived on Tuesday to attend the
meeting of the county board being
held this week. The early spring
breakup necessitated their making
a detour from their part of the
county by train over the Son and Ct.
Northern lines of railroad.
Manila is the first of a dozen or
more townships which let last Tues
days election go by default to hold
their special annual township meet.
ing. The resident voters Of the town.
ship were given notification Of the
date of the meeting by mail and the
election of new officers and other bu-
siness for the ensuing year was held
yesterday.
Broken Blossoms is the title of
a special feature which will be pre-
sented to. patrons of the Electric
Theatre on Tuesday, April 9Th.
Manager Mercer introduces a new
plan to aid in insuring the comfort
and enjoyment of play goers at the
Electric on this occasion. The plat
of the seating of the theatre is at
the H. E. Close & Co. drug store,
where reservations of seats can be
made in advance of the show. There
will be two shows on the evening of
April 9Th and a three piece orchestra
has been engaged for the occasion.
A realistic outline of the plot of
Broken Blossoms" is to be found in
a reader to be found elsewhere in
this issue.
For any itching skin trouble piles,
eczema salt rheum. hives, itch, scald
head, herpes, scables, Doan's Oint-
ment is highly recommended, SOC a
hoy ar all atnroa
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1920-03-25

Prohibition has bought sunshine
into some homes and then there are
others into which it has introduced
moonshine.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1920-03-25

In 1919 North Dakota is credited
with having raised Is. 600. 900 bus
hels of corn.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1920-03-25

Subscription $500 per aunum Canada $3.50
DER annum. Advertising rates on application.
Communication must be received by Tuesday
aoon to receive prompt attention.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1920-03-25

CHOICE HAY.-About fifty tons
for sale, in stack; price from $12
to $l5 per ton. Frank Bata.
dresden. 34.38-pd
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1920-03-25
GRAIN MARKET

Heavy, impure blood makes a
muddy pimply complexion headaches,
nausea indigestion. Thin blood makes
you weak, pale and sickly. For pure
blood sound digestion, use Burdock's
Blood Bitters. $1.25 at all stores.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1920-03-25

Extremes of weather during the
past week remind one that about now
is the time of the spring equinox.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1920-03-25
GourlHr=Den1nrrat
Al KRHMsTEpT, Prop

Pnblishe,i every Thursday morning at Lang
aun, Cavalier county, North Dakota.
Entered at the Post office of Langdon asmail
ms tier Of the Sacond Class.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1920-03-25

HORSES FOR SALE. young
horses ready for the spring work.
Your pick of twenty-five head.
Frank Bata, Dresden. 34.36pd
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1920-03-25

Petitions will soon be circulating
for candidates seeking a nomination
at the June primaries.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1920-03-25

GARDEN SEEDS. - Fifteen big
packages for $1.OO. 1 cut down
the high cost of garden seeds. Is
big packets for $1.OO. How to er.
adlcate Sow, Thistle and prevent
Cut Worms eating up your cab
bage. This all goes with the Is
packages. Mail orders to the
Larimore Greenhouse, Larimore.
ND. re-
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1920-03-25

For a mild easy action of the bow.
els, try Doan's Regulets, a modern
laxative. soc at all stores.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1920-03-25

GIRL WANTED-At once for gene
raj Homework, good capable girl.
Apply stating experience and
wages wanted to Mrs. R. T.
Burke, Langdon, N. D. If
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1920-03-25

FOR SALE-Ford Touring car 1918
model, first class condition. $3.50
apply to Henry Deck CO r. Will
helmi, Box %, Route 2, Clyde,
N. Oak. ~~"a=sn=zs
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1920-03-25

GIRL WANTED-At once, capable
girl for general homework. Apply
to Mrs. E. j. Hughes. 32tf
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1920-03-25

Have you made application yet for
your 1920 auto license.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1920-03-25

HOUSE FOR SALE-Private dwell.
ing. at a snap. See Tom E..
Burke. if
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1920-03-25

GIRL WANTED-For chamber work
good wages short houre, work less
than seven hours a day, Phone 80
Langdon S%anatorium. ST.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1920-03-25

LOTS FOR SALE-Two lots in best
part of Langdon's residence dis.
trict. ]. G. Dickson. If
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1920-03-25

SEED OATS-For Good Green Rus.
sian Seed Oats. see John Morgan,
Langdon. ct.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1920-03-25

For baby's Group. Willie's daily
cuts and bruises mothers sore throat
Grandma's lameness'-Dr. Thomas
Electric Oil-the household remedy.
3Oc and 6Oc.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1920-03-25
WANI C9 @! !

80 ACRES FOR RENT-Choice pas
ture, running water. Inquire at
First State Bank of Olga or see
James Brady. 2.tpd
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1920-03-25

HAY FOR SALE-Fifty tons Of
choice hay in stack, two miles
north and one.half mile east Of
Langdon. See E. j. Fox or j. F.
Ramage. 32-tf
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1920-03-25

FOR SALE.-Business lots on Third
Street; near the Courier Democrat
office; terms moderate suitable for
garage, machinery Offices, stores or
trades. Address, B. Erickson. 749
Arkansas, San Antonio, Texas. If
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-10
SEES BUSINESS FOR ALL
|NNEWSTEAMERL|NES
Sir Alfred Booth, Cunard Mag
nate, Also Predicts Cut in
Freight Rates.

NEW YORK. October 9-competi-
ton rather than rivalry. with bust
ness for all, is the way Sir Alfred
Booth, chairman of the Cunard
steamship line. looks on recent an
nounoements by large American
steamship lines that they would en-
ter the overseas passenger and frei ght
traffic.
Sir Alfred arrived here today on
the steamer Aquitania, in connection
he said. with the construction of the
$50 100000 terminals at Weehawken
and the Broadway office building
which his company now has under
way.
Asked for his opinion on the Har-
riman-American ship and commerce
corporation contract with the Ham
burg American line, he said he was
not familiar with its terms, but he
would look into it before he sailed
for home.
Regarding freight rates, he said
that no one could expect the artificial
wartime rates to continue, and tax
ing the long view of the situation
1t could be seen rates would decreas Sc
with gradual curve.
Sir Alfred said he could not say
what would be the future status OF
the former German liner Imperator
now in Cunard service. which, ac-
cording to reports here, would be
turned back to the British govern
ment on completion of her present
voyage.
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USE $37,16O,75O TO
RETIRE LIBERTY BONDS

Increased purchases by the Treas
ury for the Sinking fund, as well as a
stimulated public demand, proba blv
explain the rapid rise in liberty bonds
or September the Treasury retired
through the sinking fund s37.16p.7,0
OF liberty bonds. This was nearly
eight times the aggregate amount Of
bonds retired in the months of July
and August.
Transactions in liberty bonds on the
New York Stock Exchange in Septe,n-
Der, this being their principal mar
ket, aggregated 170.1S9,000 par value,
SO that the amount of bonds retired by
the treasury constituted over 20 per
cent OF this turnover. Liberty bonds
are, OF course traded in at all mar
kets. SO that the amount of bonds re-
tired constitutes a less percentage
than 20 per cent Of total traded in
throughout the country. Purchases by
the Treasury in September had a
more beneficial effect upon the mark
ket than 1t has In other months. when
larger amount of bonds were bought
in, because pressure to sell has been
removed and consequently the reduc-
ton in the floating supply of bonds
tended to firm the market.
Reduction Of liberty bonds in the
new fiscal year, that is. since July /.
1920. by months. follows: July, So
TENDER. $37,160,750. It has been esti-
mated that the Treasury will retire, in
the current fiscal year, somewhat in
! excess Of s250.ooo.0 900 liberty bonds.
This Is at the rate of over $4,000, 900
per month. In the first quarter of the
year government buying of bonds for
sinking fund was much below the av-
erage. This means that under the
provisions OF the sinking fund the
Treasury should buy in. roundly,
$20S. zoe, 0o9 in the remaining nine
than $23.Oo0.000 per month.
These sinking fund requirements, in
connection with the renewed invest
ment demand for the bonds. promise
to carry prices even higher. Another
factor bearing on the steady advance
in liberty loan prices is a gradual
tendency for easier conditions in the
money market. This is having a faIu-
tary effect. not only upon liberty
bonds. but upon investment issues in
general.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-10

seems to be that the Steel Corpora
ton, having been very moderate in
advancing it's schedules during the
boom times, will be correspondingly
moderate in making any downward
revision now.
How much OF concession the IN
dependent steel concerns will have to
make is a matter Of much difference
of opinion. One thing is certain, how
ever, and that is that the cutting of
steel prices in some branches of the
trade will be partly offset by in
creased prices in others. The Steel
Corporation. it has become known.
will announce its steel rail price list
in December. and will raise its aver
age quotation at least IS ton.
Money Market Strain.
To sum UP. then. we are over half
way through the period when the
money market Is under the strain of
the crop demands and there is 40
sign of trouble. We have along with
this got through undoubtedly with
the worst Of the price cutting and
there have been no big mercantile
casualties or any other OF the J,he-
nomena OF hard times. Eyeryth ing
goes to support the contention that
the readjustment of try-the de-
flation as it is commonly cailed--will
be accomplished comparatively quick
ly and with no more serious conse-
quences than a. temporary slump in
earnings, with an occasional cutting
or passing of a dividend. The untying
of the railway traffic tangle is a very
gratifying achievement and 1t has been
helpful in many ways. Still-it was
not the only thing which stood in the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-10
BUSINESS CONDITIONS.

NEW YORK, October Sin COM
menting on business conditions dur
ing the last week the reviews say
that general hesitation is more ap-
parent II anything than 1t was in the
preceding week. Duns Review says:
Price considerations still dominate
the comm ercial situation, and remain
the underlying cause of the continued
hesitation and repression of business.
Belief that the downward price re-
action has not yet been completed.
despite the rapidity and extent of the
movement in some primary channels.
impels many buyers to persist in their
policy of waiting. and there has con-
sequently not been the usual sea-
sonal increase of activities this
autumn knowledge that the years
crops are abundant makes for con-
fident long-range view of the future,
but the problems Of the present read
tustment period are of immediate
concern to many interests. and are
not without disturbing effect in vari-
Gus quarters"
Bradstreets Review says:
1.-The hesitant note previously heard
in distributive trade seems more pro-
nounced this week, with uncertainty
as to prices assigned as the dominant
cause, but with greater stress laid on
the dulling effect on country trade of
the continued seepage in strength of
prices Of the stable crops. especially
wheat, corn and cotton"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-10

and other small grain crops has been
completed without disturbance in the
money market. There is no longer
reason to doubt that the corn crop.
the cotton crop, and later on the
sugar harvest, will be handled with
similar success. All fear of q iRan-
cial crisis resulting from the extra
pressure Of the crop demands upon a
credit position already sufficiently
taxed has passed. The REIMBURSEMENT
in business at the same time is pro-
ceeding rapidly, and. all things con-
sidered, is going along much more
smoothly than most people would
have dared to hope six months ago.
The limit of the price-cuttinE cam
paign will be reached when comm obi =
ties approach the level of cost Of
production. 1t goes without saying
that the producer will stop producing
when there is no longer any profit
to be made, and il is a fact that the
decline in many directions has either
reached or approximated this stage
at the present time. Among the cs-
sontiai articles which are down pretty
we'll II not entirely to the rock bot
tom of production cost are "hc at.
corn, sugar, hides and leather and
copper.
Industrial Reports.
In the textile industry the reaction
is certainly two-thirds over. and
maybe more. The steel situation is
still debatabIe. The heads of the
principal companies have come out
publicly this week with the state
ment that the steel trade is in sound
shape. This statement could not be
made if the leaders We're anticipating
any slashing of prices. The truth
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-10
|STEEL BUYING QUIET,
WITH DOWNWARD TREND
Foreign Demand Continues Light
Price of Pig Iron Downward.
Review of Metals,

NEW YORK, October 9.-Steel buy
ing remains quiet and recent changes
nave been downward in price with
cuts on plates, sheets. skclp and semi
finished steel. Sheets have been r.-
duccd to ) cents base for blue an
ne2led, cents black plate and s. -
cents galvanized. Interest has been
more active Lately on that account.
Foreign demand cou,inres light
owing 10 adverse Exchange. and SIR,
t"Ebcr and october eNports are. *
pectcd 10 reach low Levels. The do
crease III foreign trade was not so
severe. however, rs the dron wa.
only about 27.3$2 tons. or 5000 eho.
on al jrcn and steel products. two
thjrds Of the loss being felt in ma
chiuefy.
iron Movement Downward.
DISPOSITION to lower pig iron prices
ls not strong on the mart of mo-
dGcers, owing to stiff coke costs.
which are 81 a ton more than A week
or Two ago. Buyers are looking to
resale IRON prices as a logical market.
Inc price movement has been down
as shown by SO cut on valley foun-
drE TO S47. $50 on basic to SAG. and
~ on Pittsburgh gray forge to s4I.96.
OlAef changes are slow, owing 10
the tact that there have been no
sales to establish lower quotations.
PIG iron production has been making
strides to new records. The Septem-
Der output was 3,129S23 in thirty
days, against S,147,402 in thirty-one
days in August, the daily rate in
creasing $500 tons.
Copper in the ADoIdrums..
Copper is in the doldrums. PRO.
ducefs have been unable to sell. with
domestic and foreign demands stag
nant. They are reluctant to quote
ana nave taken little business since
establishing the 1SIs cents a pound
price last week.
1t was reported that a few smaller
makers We're doing a little at 1SK
cents, with dealers accepting most
offerings at Is cents, and in some
cases as low as 17$4 cents. Tin is
extremely dull and sellers hav~ been
Offering generous concessions down
to below AZ cents a pound, without
takers.
Other Metals Quoted.
Lead is featureless. Shelter re-
mains quiet and weak Tbe market
has touched a low level for the year.
holders offering tonnases at tx cents,
both here and at East St. Louis,
without attracting interest Even
shadiuSs below these prices bring no
results.
Antimony has grown easy and is
quotable at SIS cents to cents.