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Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1920-07-22

d. C. Mcdonald and wife reached
home on Saturdays train from their
trip extending over q month to q
number of points on the Pacific
coast since going with the North Da.
kota Shriners or their pilgrimage to
Portland Oregon.
AL. Vickstrom and Magnus Snow.
field were in town yesterday from
the western part of the county to at
tend a meeting of the republican
can central committee, which took an
adjournment until Wednesday of next
week, the opening day of the fair.
Peter Moe while in Laugdon yes
teirdy from Osnabrock arranged with
the fair management for a demon
stration on the fair grounds next
week of his u. and j. carburator Of
which he has the distributing agency
in Cavalier and Pembina counties,
Mrs. George Howatt and her little
daughter were passengers leaving
Friday, returning to their home in
New York state after a visit
in the-Maida settlement, where they
formerly lived, also visiting across
the line in Manitoba with her aged
parents; the Bottrels. who are in
failing health.
While in town last week attending
to court matters. Attorney Norris
/ Nelson, who is also the editor of the
Munich Herald stated that the drouth
condition affecting the crop was not
evident on his trip to the cnunty seat
until he had got through tie Rosehill
settlement and within ten or twelve
miles of Langdon.
DR.. Fred S. Smith spent a couple
of DAYS of last week here a guest at
the home of his brother. DR.. Tom s..
Smith, autoing over to Langdon from
Lankin to see his son Marcus, who
has recently returned to Langdon
from California and in the fall takes
a place as one of tho faculty id the
high school in the town where he was
born and grew up.
The Cavalier county fsir manage
cement have contracted for the
Wales band to furnish the music here
next week during the three days of
of the county fair. The Wales band
has an Instrumentation of twelve
pieces and under the leadership OF
Bandmaster Frazier will have an
ample repertoire of both Jazz and the
the other kinds of band music to dc
their share in insuring the success OF
the twelfth annual county fair.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1920-07-22
See T. E. Burke, county agent
for bull dog starter.

EE9sENFE oEe
See T. E. Burke, county agent
for bull dog starter.
Have your shoes repaired at the
O.. K. shop, opposite the City Hall.
Emile Mason. proprietor.
Miss Mary Work accompaniedMiss
Anna Mclean to her home at Han
nah for an over Sunday visit.
For Sale-Six room house half a
block from City School 5Ox14O, with
southeast front. c. O. Rye Langdon.
Sterling Reid was in Langdon on
Saturday from Hannah, where he is
spending part of the summer visit
ing with relatives.
M. 0. Strom represented the bank
ing and business interests Of MAZDA
during a short friendly stay in town
on Saturday afternoon.
For new eye glasses, repairing,
duplicating of lenses and etc +, 60 to
the old reliable firm-twenty-fve
years experience. A. o. Void Co.
Mrs. Thorn was over from her
home in the Clyde settlement part of
last week to meet her sister, Mrs.
Schulke during the latter's Langdon
visit from New Ulm.
Norris Nelson, who in addition to
editing the Munich Herald is also the
legal practitioner of that section of
the county was a court visitor a day
or two the earlv part of the week.
Peter Zettel and wife of Mt. Car.
mel were passengers from here yes
terday to Grand Forks where the,
will take in the sights until the en-
of the week.
O%snabrock's village board of trus
tees will open bids on Monday even
ing of next week for the installing o
an electric lighting system. simila;
to that being operated by a numbe
of towns over the county.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1920-07-22
COMING EVENTS
County Fair.

Friday had a high temperature of
eighty-seven in the shade.
Another page contains the Minutes
of the last two meetings of the
Langdon city council
Yesterday the Great Northern ran
it's excursion over this branch line to
the big North Dakota fair at the
On Saturday the bids will be open
ed for the auditorium and public
hall to be built in Munich this sum-
mer at a cost of upwards S25, 600.
At Walhalla the Methodist church
has resumed holding services after
being closed during the summer
Chautauqua assembly.
Berrie picking parties from Lang
don are still popular and the return
home made ladened with June berries
despite the fact that this is the third
week in July.
The Pythian Ladies of Clyde were
the hostesses of a dance held on
Friday evening of last week in the
recently completed large frame barn
on the farm Of Samuel Schroeder
The hoodoo of the Langdon ball
team had it's spell broken last Thurs
day when they managed to pull in
the winning end Of the score in the
afternoon game of a double head
er they played at Cavalier.
This evening an enjoyable event
will be a barn dance at the Herman
Wendt farm two and n half miles
northwest of Dresden. The music fol
the occasion will be furnished by the
Mimic township four piece orchestra.
Tomorrow Friday evening the
MAZDA folks have another big social
dance on the floor Of their new towr
hall. They are royal entertainers al
MAZDA and you cannot afford to miss
such a good time as this.
Pembina county fair, an annua
event for the pact .twenty-sever
wears is being held at Hamilton this
week closing today, The Hamilton
fair exactly a week ahead Of
the big three day county fair that j!
to open here in Langdon on Tuesday
This afternoon Auctioneer Kiefe'
is conducting a big sale at the VIM,
Dohmann farm north and west o.
town. The property listed for tn
sale includes several matched teams
an exceptionally fine line of liv'
stock. while the equipment of farm
machinery includes two modern on
fits for threshing complete in ever
detail. See large bills.
The maximum high temperature o
last Friday and Saturday, when j
registered slightly over ninety in tn
shade was accompanied by a hot dry
ing wind that put the fnishin
touchesRon much of the drouth strick
en- crop in the immediate vicinity Q
Langdon, the effect being especial
noticeable on early sown fields an
any acreage that had been put in o
unplowed stubble land.
.EFHf ELEH LE
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1920-07-22
DIR. E. ]. Hughes
DENTIs
A. NJ. HOURS p. M.
9 to II Phone 112 t O 6
SCHULKE BLOCK Langdon. N. d

Miss Ethel McGruer was an v e
Sunday visitor here frcm Grand Forks
with her cousin. Miss Juanita
McGruer.
E. A.. McCay was a Munich visitor
here during the week tr~ansacting bu.
siness and looking up acquaintances
among Langdon old timers.
Mike Druar was in town, on Mon
day from his home at Mt. Carmel to
have a consultation of doctors rela-
tive to a case of blood poisoning
from which he had been suffering for
some little time past.
Chief of Police Perry got back
from his business trip to Montana on
Saturday and is now busy getting the
streets Of Langdon repaired up and
put into shape for the heavy auto
traffic during next weeks county fair.
Joseph Heapy is expected home on
Saturday from Savannah, Ca, where
he has spent the greater part of the
time aimee leaving here a couple of
months ago to undergo an operation
for a cancer trouble of long standing
The condition of Hamilton Howatt
of MAZDA, has if anything. undergone
a change for the worse during the
the past week, the stage in the pa
TENTS condition having been reached
where constant nursing both night
and day is imperative.
Saturday August 18th is the date
for an examination of applicants for
the position Of carriers of u. S. mail
over rural routes out of Hannah,
Munich and Osnabrock. The exami-
nations will be held at Langdon and
Munich where blank applications and
any information may be obtained.
Now if you intend to buy a new
%carburator for you a why not find
out about the U. and j.. We stand
behind our statemest of less gas.
more power, quicker pickup and
easier starting, Peter Moe, Osnabrock,
distributor for Cavalier and Pembina
counties.
j.. H. Balm of LaDgdon, C. B.
Mcmillan, of Hannah, G.. H. john
ston Of Wales, and Archie Sillers, OF
Calvin formed the delegation from
Cavalier county to the meeting of the
state bankers association held al
Valley City last week
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Schulke, thei,
daughter, Mrs. Fabel, and son, Wal.
ter. left Monday for their home il
Minnesota after a stay here of par
of the week. They made the trip il
the big Scnulke car and experienced
bad roads at a number Of points alons
the way.
Ole j. Romfo an early day pioneer
who has been a resident Of thu
county since the early eighties and
was the founder Of Romfo post office,
discontinued some twenty years ago
was a visitor during court week from
the Wang settlement. He has begun
to in good shape from hi
long and serious illness of last fall
Dr.. and Mrs. ]. F. Mcqueen an,
Miss Hood formed an auto party owe,
from Pembina for a short stay dur
ing the week, also visiting with
number Of friends and acquaintance
at Hannah. The DR.. is a brother o
DR.. w. w. Mcqueen Of this city an,
game little time ago received the ap
pointment OF postmaster at Pembina
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1920-07-22

Miss Hood of Pembina is making a
visit of a week at the Langdon home
of Der sister, Mrs. L. l.. Gardner,
wife of the cashier of the First Ma
.tional Bank,
The Washington times., 1920-07-02

DAY COOK and night cook. Apply MAN
AGER. Army e. Navy Club, nth and l
DRIVER--For Ford light delivery. at once
must be polite and courteous BOX 376,
Times office,
The Washington times., 1920-07-02

LA LADIES-Investigste the real opportunities
that exist: Increase your income substan-
TALLY: this proposition should interest
everyone who desires to get ahead. Ad-
dress BOX 27a, Times office.
LADY - over 81, incumbrance. for
cashier in United Cleaning Shop, 1928
14th st. N. w; to room and board with
family. North 73ss,
MAID-Young, strong. healthy; must be
quick; preferred under Is. BEHREND b =
DEPARTMENT STORE 7:2 9TH st. n. w
DINING ROOM MAID-White; no objec-
tion to children. Phone Ciey. 1889
The Washington times., 1920-07-02

YARD BRAKEMEN
For service at Philadelphia
and Baltimore terminals; B. & o.
r. r. Co.: rate of pay, Five Dol
lars per Day, Eight Hours.
Apply oath and Chestnut St
Station. Philadelphia; Superin-
tendent's Office. Rooms IA and
%, Camden Station, Baltimore;
Medical examiner, New York
ave. Freight Station, Wash
ington, ID. c.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1920-04-02
LEGAL NOTICES.
SALE OF LAND FOR TAXES.

The Nonresident Propretors of the town OF
Wardsboro, in the county of Windham and
state of Vermont, are hereby notified that the
taxes assessed by said town for the year 1917
remain in whole or in part unpaid on the fol
lowing described lands in said town Of Wards
boro, to wit:
A certain piece or parcel of land located in
said town Of Wardsboro and bounded and de
scribed as follows, viz: Bounded on the east
by the mill pond. on the south by the GENE
terry; on the west by land of NJ. ii. Stocker
and on the north by the highway; supposed
to contain one acre more or less with buildings
thereon, rescrving to the cemetery the r'gh
Of way across said land from the highway t
the cemetery; also one other piece of lane
described as follows: Bounded; on the east by
land Of Alamander Wheeler on the west by
land of Mrs. Fanny Sage; on the southwes
by the mill pond, and on the northeast by tn,
highway leading from Ncwfanc to Soutl
Wardsboro; supposed to contain one acre more
or less. Original proprietor OF said land anC
premises unknown. The present owner sup
posed to be S. n. Cole Estate. ..
The taxes assessed as aforesaid on sale
lands and premises and remaining unpaid az
town tax $4.45, school tax $500, highway Ia,
$500 collecting 90 cts. total $ll9s. And S,
much Of said lands and premises will be sol,
at public auction at my residence in said tow
of Wardsboro on the 18th day OF April a. ID
1920, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon as shall b,
requisite to discharge and pay said tax thereon
with costs unless previously paid.
Dated at Wardsburo, VT, this 18th day o
March, A. d. 1920.
L. NJ. Fits, Collector of Taxes.
l2-l4 for the Town OF Ward sboro.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1920-04-02
ESTATE OF CHARLES ROBERTS.
cTATE OF VERMONT.

~ District of Marlboro SIS.
The Honorable Probate Court for the Dis
trict" AfbreIAidr II - bni "pia"Ui IL 4.
To the heirs and all persons interested in
the estate of Charles Roberts, late of Dover
in said District deceased, GREETING:
Whereas, application hath been made to this
court in writing by the administrator praying
for license and authority to sell all OF real
estate of said deceased for the payment OF
debts and charges Of administration, setting
forth therein the amount of debts due from
said deceased, the charges of administration
and the amount of personal estate and the
situation OF the real estate.
Whcrcupon, the said Court appointed and
assigned the Sd day OF April 1920, at the Pro
bate Office in Bratteboro in said District g
hear and decide upon said application and pc
ution. and ordered public notice thereof to he
given to all persons interested therein by pub
fishing said order, together with the time and
place of hearing, three weeks successfully il
the Vermont Phoenix, newspaper which cir
culates in the neighborhood of those person:
interested in said estate, all OF which pubica
ton shall be previous to the day assigned fol-
hearing.
Therefore, YOU are hereby notified to appear
before said Court, at the time and place as
signed. then and there in said Court to make
your objections to the granting OF such license
il you see cause.
Given under my hand at Bratteboro in said
District, this 18th day Of March, 1920.
\. F. SCIIWENK,
ETA Judge.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1920-04-02

possibility of raising the old steel bridge
and putting it back on the old fOunda-
tions, which would be built up to put the
bridge out of harms way. When the
water goes down sufficiently an examina-
ton of the old structure will be made
and it may develop that the bridge Is not
damaged so much but that it can be
used Road Commissioner Charles j.
DUDE is of the opinion that the old bridge
is suitable tor further service, with per
haps few new parts, and he points to
the fact chat bridges mach longer and
heavier have taken greater tumbles than
this one did and have been raised by
hydraulic Jacks and placed in position
again. If that can De done with tins
bridge it doubtless will be done, which
would settle the bridge question for years
to come 1t is a matrsr that ought TO he
given thorough consideration.
Road Commissioner Duhc ald Warren
B. Allen, who has had experience as ferry
man between Dmnmerston and West
Chesterfield, examined possible sites for
n ferry across the river yesterday.
They were agreed that the hest place for
ferry, and one that couid be operated
at the least expense, 3 between the
mouth of MILESTONE brook and Island
Park, the west approach to be between
the round gas house and the railroad
bridge over Milestone brook. This site
was recommended to the sclectmen
that afternoon. Mr. Allen has 42-foot
boat which is available, and it is expected
that the ferry will he operated by hand.
Railroad men have repaired the slide
north of the Dummcrston station so that
trains are running past there again, and
the slide north of the Boston q Maine
railroad bridge over West river is being
repaired. pile driver being at work there.
Passengers are hcing transferred around
the washout, trains backing up from
here to meet them
The West river railroad track at the
Bradley meadow has been blocked up, and
the washout, varying from one to five
feet in depth, is being filled in with Gin
ders. Trains began running past that
point yesterday morning.
The Twin State Gas & Electric Co. eX
poets to have the light and power circuits
to Hinsdale completed today.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1920-04-02
SALE oF LAND FOR TAXES.

The Nonresident Proprictors OF the town OF
Wardsboro, in the county OF Wlndham ana
state of Vermont are hereby notihed that tue
taxes assessed by said town within the TWO
years next preceding this date as below speci'
fed, remain in whole in part unpaid on
the following described lands in said town OF
Wardsboro, TO wit: certain piece or parcel
of land located in said town of Wardsboro and
bounded and described as follows VIZ; BE
ginning at the north end of a wall 10 feet east
OF the wharhng on which the EbencZer laylor
house now stands, thence on the south side OF
the road running east to the northwest corner
of the lot on which the Clothiers Shop now
stands, then south to the northwest corner OF
the Clothiers Shop, thence Southerly on the
cast side Of the sawmil lot to the south end
of the sawmill dam, thence ndrtherly on said
dam to the north end thereof thence easterly
I'd the south end of the aforesaid wall, thence
nprth to the place of beginnings containing
about one half acre be the same more or Tess,
with sawmll standing thereon and Tor fur
ther description OF said reference IS made 10
Book 8, Page 4l4. land records of Wardsboro.
Original proprietor of said lands and prem
ises unknown" The present owner supposed TO
be F. X. Howe. The taxes assessed as afore-
said on said lands and premises and remain,
ing unpaid as follows, to wit: On list l9lS
grand list 500, town tax $ll5, school tax %
cts, highway tax rs cts, collecting y cts,
total S.O4. On list 1919 grand list SlOO, town
tax S2,s5, school tax 95 cts highway tax SO
cts, winter tax 10 cts, collecting 81 cts" total
$4.42
And so much of said lands and premises will
be sold at public auction at my residence in
said town of Wardsboro on the 18th day of
April a. ID. 1920. at 10 o'clock in the forenoon
as shall be requisite to discharge and pay said
tax thereon with costs unless previously paid.
Dated at Wardsboro, Vermont this 18th day
Z. NJ. FITS. Collector of Taxes,
12l4 for the Town of Wardsboro.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1920-04-02
ESTATE OF JOHN A. BEERS.
TATE OF VERMONT

- District OF Marlboro SIS.
The Honorable Probate Court for the Dis
trict of Marlboro.
To all persons interested in the estate OF
John A. Beers, late of Vernon in said District
deceased, GREETING:
At Probate Court, holden at Brattcborc
within and for said District on the 18th day Of
March, 1919, an instrument purporting to be
the last Will and Testament OF John A. Beers
late of Vernon in said District, deceased, was
presented to the Court aforesaid. for probate
And it is ordered by said Court that the Sd
day of April, 1890, at the Probate Office in said
Brattleboro, be assigned for proving said in
strument; and that notice thereof be given 70
all persons concerned, by publishing this or
der three weeks SUCCESSFULLY in the Vermont
Phoenix, newspaper circulating in that VII
cnity, in said District, previous to the time
appointed.
Therefore, you are hereby notified TO appear
before said Court, at the time and place aforc
said, and contest the probate OF said will, il
you have cause.
Given under my hand at Bratteboro in said
district, this 18th day of March, 1920,
A. f. SCElWENK,
1914 Judge.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1920-04-02
THRoNG VISITS MANN STORE.
Enlarged Quarters Crowded at Open
ing and Much Appreciative Comment
Heard-Flowers Presented.

From 1000 to 5000 persons visited
J. f.. Mann 5 enlarged store March 20,
when the formal opening was held from
- to 5 o'clock in the afternoon with
music by Snow 5 four-piece orchestra.
Between those hours it was known that
more than 1900 persons attended, as
that number of flowers. including car
nations, tulips, daffodils and snap
dragon. were given the visitors.
All departments of the combined stores
Lad been re arranged and the fixtures
throughout had been re decorated. An
attractive Office is arranged over the
opening at the back of the store, wide
short staircase leading down to a land
ing and short easy flight of stairs lead
ing to the basement on either side. Inc
Office and staircase are finished in birch.
The basement is fitted with prism
lights at both ends, making bright and
daylight basement Entrance may be
made to either basement from each end
of the other basement. The old base
mont has. been .Tenoyat9 as we'll as the
main floor of the original store.
The new quarters for the women's wear
department are equipped with new
lighting system which gives a daylight
as accurately in the evening as in the
day time. New and larger show windows
lave been built with attractive panel
background and new hardwood floors of
birch with cherry border. Each window
i, fitted with two reflector lights which
give 300 candle power to Il window.
The great improvement made and
added convenience afforded by the en-
largement of the store to twice its
former size, aliording as much selling
space as any dry goods store in Vermont
were subjects of appreciative comment
as was the variety and excellence of tho
stock in the numerous departments.
The new, or south, store is given
over to the display of women IS ready
to-wear apparel, including coats. suits
| skirts, dresses and waists. 1T also con
tains on the right of the entrance the
muslin underwear, corset and glove de
partmcnts. The new basement ha,
been fitted up attractivcly for the dis
play of infants and chidren's wear
In re-arranging the stock the drcs,
goods and yard goods have been givcr
II place in the north section of tho
original store, while the space on tn,
opposite side is devoted to neckwcar
notions, etc. In the old basement il
found an extensive line of wash dresses
for women and misses. also all kind
of drapcry goods and domestics.
Mrs. Harold p. Webster and Mis-
Ruby Thuber have been given charg
of the women s wear department, ant
Mrs. Elizabeth MacGoWn and Mrs
Florence Goddard are in charge of tn
infants department, assisted by Mis-
Geneva Haskell and Miss Agnes Blake
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1920-04-02
BIRTHS.

In Brattleboro, March 90, a daughter
Lila Bertha, to Mr.. and Mrs Edward
Schultz. le..'...
In Newark, N. j., March %, daugh-
ter, Blanche Bertha, to Mr.. and Mrs
Mark A. Plumb formerly of Brattleboro
In Mortified, Mass, March IS, a
daughter, Catherine Elizabeth, to
Charles l.. and Mabel (KendalD John
son. granddaughter to Mrs. Flora L.
Hcrrick, formerly of Rrattleboro.
In Mortified, Mass, March %, a
daughter to Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Hox-
lie, granddaughter to Mr.. and Mrs. Lam
orie of Colcrain, Mass.
In Springfield Mass, March 30, a son,
Alton Frederic, to Guy NJ. and Ruth
Adams Downer
In Jamaica, March %, daughter to
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Linscott.
In Jamaica, March 30, son to Mr..
and Mrs. Walter living.
In Williamsvillc, March %, daughter
Kathleen Eleanor, TO Mr. and Mrs. w. II
Tcfft.
In Hinsdalc. n. H., March 81. son
TO Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bennett.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1920-04-02
TRUST ESTATE OF LYMAN B. WOOD.
CtTATE OF VERMONT.

- District of Westminster SIS.
The Honorable Probate Court for the Dis
trict Aforesaid:
To all persons interested in the estate OF
Lyman b. Wood, late of Putney in said Dis
trict, deceased, GREETING;
Whereas, said Court has assigned the Sd day
of April next for examining and allowing the
account of the Trustee of the estate OF said
deceased and for a decree Of the residue OF
said estate to the lawful claimants Of the
same, and ordered that public notice thereof
be given to all persons interested in said cs-
tate by publishing this order three weeks sue
ccssively previous to the day assigned, in the
Vermont Phoenix, newspaper published at
Brattleboro, VT.
Therefore, you are hereby notified to appear
at the Probate Office in Bellows Falls in said
District, on the day assigned, then and there
to contest the allowance Of said account il you
see cause, and to establish your right as heirs
lcgatccs and lawful claimants TO said residue
Given under my hand, this 10th day OF
March, 1920
WARNER A. GRAHAM,
l2A Judge