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COURIER-DEMOCRAT, A. 1. ECEHMSTEDT, Prop. Publishedovery Thursday morning at Lang don, Caviilirr x-.:it\. North. Dakota. Entered at (lie Pi..- Oilier of Luigdou a» 11.1.U muttvr of t!ir rieco.'i iasi Muttoi. OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER. Subicriiti'"i S- tier annum, orSl.SOif paid in advauoo. ,WvTF.isutt r,nr- .HI CominnuKvitious must Iv by tioc^iuy noon to ivtvivv ]cotnpt- utWntiou. VOL. XVIII, NO. I. With the present week's issue the COURIER-DEMOCRAT sturte in on the eighteenth year eiuce the establishaient of the paper, long ago wheu the settlement of Cava lier county had only begun to at tract the attention of the early pioneers. The county was with out railroad facilities and the population small and scattered by an ambitious people filled with great hopes of the future. Time has revolutionized and developed the wide endless prairie into grain fields of productive wealth greater than a Klondike. The fondest hopes of the early pioneer have been realized. Comfortable and luxurious homes now take the place of the sod shanty of twenty years ago. Lacgdon's growth has been as phenomenal as that of the country surrounding it and the im provements in the way of building this year, amounting to consider ably over $100,000, clearly show the truth of the assertion. We have watched the growth and pro gress of Cavalier county with the pride of a pioneer resident who has grown up with the country. The COURIER-DEMOCRAT enters upon its eighteenth year with a healthy confidence- aud cheerful business' anticipations, for the future. THE North Dakota democratic platform ueeds no interpreter. THE ^l.-iOO.OL'U.UOO trust infant :o bo in i:eo 1 of sedative nufci-r thi tonic. THE North Dakota democratic platform is a democratic platform that do*:1.- Z!Oj sit.tvd ru, expert in terpreter. Our. r--publican iinends cuii no longer console* themselves vrit-h 1 he idea that the dnrcocrats are on the fence for an issue. THE pr usideat said he would fight the trusts to a standstill. And the trusts stand, still. Is that what he meant? THE fact that republican politi cians and newspapers are giving expression to their displeasure of the platform of democratic party of North Dakota is one of main reasons that commends it to the people of the state. ADMINISTRATION logic is a queer sort of thing when you investigate it. The administration demands that the friars get out of the Philippines because the natives do not want them there. But the administration persists in remain ing there in spite of the v/ishes of the natives. THE Minneapolis Journal said editorially of the republican state convention and the platform: "Outside of its Beglfrcl of prohibition the platform means nothing. Ife warm ly endorsed President Roosevelt's ad ministration, but studiously avoids any reference to Cuban reciprocity. The congressional delegation did not want to be tied down by such a plank, although that does not mean that the delegation will not favor Cuban reciprocity. The primary election reform plank is a joke." READ over the republican state platform and see if we are not cor rect in stating that it is com posed of a few meaningless gene ralities. Prohibition, that carried the party into power is ignored, resubmission is tabooed and the laws enforcement is not even wink ed at. You may well inquire where the party is at on this issue. The delicate position of Grovernor "White relative to the "merger question" also tends to the embar rasment of the party in the plat form plank6 and the question of •onsolidation of parallel lines of railroad are not oven mentioned. For meaningless generalities the platform adopted by North Dakota republicans this year is the latest oat. THE CONVENTION. The Democratic state convention thut met Friday in Fargo embodi ed the high standard of intelli genee aid soundness of patriotism found lacking to a wonderful de gree in the convention held by the opposition party a week previous, when dictated to and over-ridden by the railroad cor porations, whose lines travers the state A ticket was nominated, the candidates wereof are stultifi ed to the interests of the people 1)}' their sworn allegiance to corporations. There was nothing of this character in the gathering of delegates at Fargo last Friday The independent thoughts and feelings of the people found vent and expression, men acted in a manner which denoted that they wore the «ollar of no souless cor poration. No ties of selfishness or subjection bound the dele gates to the bosses of gang rule, but they met with fearlessness and wisdom a situation surrounded with difficulties. The promotion of the principles and policies ennundated in the party's plat form erince that democracy is no longer destined to remain in the minority. The voters have too long been deprived of a voice in the government of the common wealth and readily see in the planks of the platform adopted by the convention of democrats held iu Fargo last week a representa tion of their best interests and ideas. The party of democracy can be unanimously admitted to embrace and represent the most enlightened citizenship of the .state and stand for the best in terests of the people. Whatever the outcome of the forthcoming election may prove to be North Dakota democrats have come sorest to meeting the ideas and views of the common people, the tan payers, who cast the votes. The issues are sush that the party of the opposition will have to meet squarely and should result in triumph for democracy. To this end the COURIER-DEMOCRAT pledges its earnest efforts', both for the platform and party nominees. PROHIBITION. The Grafton Ntws and Times writes the folio wiug regarding prohibition. A question of en grossing importance to the state at large is legislation on the liquor problem. Moral pursuits and misguided enthusiasts may clamor in favor of the moral theory em bodied in North Dakota's prohibi tion statute, but the business man, and practical observer know that the prohibition law in North Da kota is a ridiculous failure, not only in its avowed object of main taining a moral standard, but in its very operation. While pre tended prohibitionists cry in favor of North Dakota's most absurd statute, drunks more pitiable than ever wallowed in an open saloon daily stock on the streets, fill state's prisons and feed upon the communities. In 'the city Grafton there are boys of tender and immature age, who are on the road to ruin via the blind pig route,. In many cases the parents have absolutely no method of counteracting the insidious in finances, which a low grog sh»p is bound to exercise upon their morality, health and reputation Liquor of the most despicable character is sold indisorimiaatel and young men who should spend their evenings in good sooiety are seen lounging around public places, each provided with a bottle of stuff unfit for man or beast. Nevertheless prominent legislators blind themselves to these con ditions on the plea that a recon sideration of the prohibition statute would bring a stain upon the fair name of this state. The people of North Dakota do not want a licensed saloon, but every fond mother of growing boys de mands that the sale of liquor be so controlled as to preclude the demoralizing influences which an illegal traffic is bound to exercise upon their character, habits and good name. Prohibition in North Dakota has had ample opportuni ty to assert its worth and the con sensus of opinion is that it has lamentably failed. TUe sponsors of the measure should have the courage of their convictions and remark what -they have so im perfeetly constructed. Aside from the moral aspect of the question, the law is a burden on the tax payers, without accomplishing any end. Accurate figures drawn from the official expense account of the county of Walsh, place the yearly expense of prosecuting offenders at $20,000. This burden is borne by the farmer, the mechanic, men of brawn and sinew, while the sanctified prohi bitionist howls in most unearthly tones about the moral eminence of North Dakota. A state control of the liquor traffic on the South Carolina dispensary plan seems to solye the harassing problem more effectually, than any statute, thus far devised. The popular clamor is not in favor of open saloon, but it doeb demand a prohibition that will prohibit. A CABLEGRAM from Manilla un der date of July 26, says that "cholera is still spreading in the provinces. The provincial totals are 14,567 cases and 10,937 deaths. Manilla averages forty oases daily." Will some imperialist be good enough to explain what ad vantages the people of the United States are to gain by this policy of imperialism, or expansion, as you please? Millions upon mil lions of dollars are to be expended each year and iu the expenditure we are to confront ourselves with strange problems not only with respect to the government of people, but also as to the public health and where shall we find recompense? We shall not find it in our conscience, for con science revolts at the policy we are pursuing, We shall not find it iu commerce, for as Andrew Carnegie said, ''the fatal fact of distance is against us.'" We shall not find it in the ordinary con siderations of profit because it is all loss and no profit. THE president has gone down to Oyster Bay and has evidently taken his press agent with him, for he is handing out some very warm thrusts at the trusts. It takes a shrewd mau to know just when to be brave, but the man who waits until the danger is over to parade his bravery is not only shrewd, but wise. It would not look well for the president to have recommended anti-trust legisla tion while congress was in session that body might have surprised him by enacting (he legislation. However, the president is setting his vote-trap too soon. The bait may spoil. Real Estate Transfers. Transfers of farm and town property in this county have been placed OH record during the past week as given below and furnished to the DEMOCRAT t0 ,nft by the Cava lier County Abstract & Title Guaranty Co., of this city. Tlios. Hop« to Honry J. Hope, the o'A n*'i ami lot 2,81-Hi",-:,8 $1,500 50 Beseie J. Champitie to David I'. Mait- Jand, thfi nw!i r-lQt)-Gl 3,000 00 Larsen. the te!4 H-NSJ-l&J 1,800 00 Wm. I'oir to the St. Anthony Dakota lilevator Co., part of lot-- 21, z:i, i2, II, •JO and aunt 15 fp-t lot 1« block 13 lllage of Osnabroch -. 1,000 00 Hans T. Ellensonto P. H. Pilgrim, the loti 3 and 4, and the kYt BW'4 1-190-81.. 2,010 00 Xavier Perron to Barinril Keating. lots A3 and 4, and the sn'« 4 l-lbl-00.. 900 00 Nl''' HcEwan. the sehi uel'4' ,w'* 1 .-160-60 2,500 00 Neil McMwun John Schwan. the ana e' of w'i und «•'/, no'-4 U-l02-60.... 7.000 00 Abraham Dalikle to Jlwijaminn Tabert lota 1 and 2, 4-1G0-03 1,000 00 Leonie LaBell Dorral to Julius Lo- «e«. to F" the neU 18-160-fil 1.600 00 J^^.w! to 1a,,c A Halve.ted ueK £llU£-OJ 5QQ 0Q to Jo,iri Waind the seH to 3 000 0Q Hearlf lj- Ewart the na/4 2 000 00 Edwin Petti* to Willi«m E. Urev, Vlio 1 nw!4 and lot* 2 und Ij, 30-163-63 and ne. mi'-j 5.10a-61 1,900 00 John C. Curri# to E. A. Wad.-worth the e.jne .i J-lGl-80nnd n'/s nw^ 0-1C1-96. 3,200 00 Langdon Implement O# to E. A. Wads worth nej-'i iiO-lfXMiO 2,000 00 JoKiali Myers to Geo. \V. Price ae'-i and lots 1 and 2 1-160-60 3,200 (JO B.Holland to Ole T. Oie, tlm se'i of.), anil wW sw'i 4-1M-57 350 00 Ole T. Oie *0 C. W. Plain, the St"i!,a HP1-,} FCO?I of and iiw1 nv? 1-15U-57 800 00 E. I.' Donovan to Citizens State knnlf e'/i HWH i'r^'"'1,ooUo 1 00 and lot* 3 anil 1, 31-ltil^OO .... St"u« I'roudfoot, the »W, 1 ol'I./J-tit'. 125 00 N'- bwj't 31-150-03 Hnw'/ r£u»i',°n Walker the lo 1 00 x-'ii"1?'!* Van Sonl, uw.i 600 00 Friday tho eeU 2,800 00 Cll"« O. N'ulsou, •w* M.iu-dV 2,300 00 MM LOIRS For the farmer and the speculator. Lands from $7 to $20 per acre. List your lands with us for sale or rent. It doesn't cost you a cent. Allifirt Carpenter, to C. H. McMillan and A. Siller, Jr.. sH noH ande'. seSi 27-16:1-64 1850 00 Byron Naeli to A. \Y. Osborn and E. P. Atkins nw'i 14-160-60 2,900 00 Hans T. Ellenson to Nels Olson tho nwVa 12-160-5S 2,700 0(1 James Semple to Annie M. Ulch the n»' seM 31, W4 sw! and iseki BW' I 32-161-59 and n\vl4 6-160-59 500 00 Helen O. Monnet to Annie M. Ulch, Ihe eVi S\V?| and w!4 ee?-i 6-160-59 547 00 Annie M. Ulch to George W. Sturm the ne!4 se'i 31, w!4 swh and soK swM 32-161-59, se!j nw?4 and eH -sw!-.i, wH sehi and lots 3,4, 5,6, and 7, of see 6, and lots 1 and 2 7-160-S9 1200 00 Henning Gurshus to Ole Fanskee ew no1., and neM se'j 35-159-57 2800 00 ORDER TO SHOW CATSH ON FILING PETITION TO SELL LAND. State of North Dakota, County of Cavalier— In County Court, Before Hon. H. E. Dorval, Judge. In the Matter of the Estate of Joseph Duval, incompetent.—Orderto Show Came on Filing Petition to Sell Laud. On reading and filing the petition of M. Kelly, guardian of the person and estate of tho said Joseph Duval, incompetent setting forth the amount of personal estate that has eomo to his hands, and the disposition thereof, the amount of debts outstanding against said in competent person, and a description of all tho real estate of which said incompetent person is the owner of and the condition and value of the respective portions thereof and praying that license be to him grant ed to sell the south east quarter (seH) of Section twenty-nine (29) Township one hundred and sixty-one north (161 n) of Range sixty three west (63 w.) And it appearing, by said petition, that there is not sufficient personal estate in the hands of said M. Kelly, guardian pay said debts, and that it is necessary, in der to pay the same, to sell all of said real ori estate IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED, that all persons interested in said estate, appear before the judge of this court, on Monday the lltli day of August A. D. 1902 at 10 o'clock a. in. of said day, at the court room of said court, in tho court, house, in the city of Langdon, in suid Cavalier county, then and there to show cause (if any there Be) why license should not be granted to said M. Kelly, guardian to sell real estate according to the prayer of said peti tion. AND IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, COURIKU-DEMOCEAT 2]500 (K) that a copy of this order xhnll be published for four successive weeks prior to said day of hearing, in the a weaklv newspaper printed and published at Langdon, in saij county, and personally served on all iersons interested in said estate, Betiding in said county, at. least ten days before said day of hearing, and upon all other persons interested, according to law. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, we have caus ed the sealof the county court,of said county to be Ijftroiinto affixed. WirNKSb, the Hon. K. JJtnrral judge of said county court, and the city of Lantidon in .said county thi* lOtli d3y of July A. D. 1902. 1. K. DORVAL, Judpo of the County Court. JAS. S. LOYNES, Contractor and Builder. Plans and Bpeciflcations furn&tiinl orectiuu ©r roirKslbling rayittaLuxwt, pufruil4iiuft£, either brick or fjafliip, IBSTIMATES Q-JVEN:: on all kindfl of Contracts taken in all of tbo county. LANGDON, If. DAK. TRIIAX MCLEAN 10 Farm Lands W have unlimited money for farm loans and can give you lower rates and better terms than anyone else, and will also give you the privilege of prepayment in any amount, and at any time. Interest rebated from time of such payment. Can You Do Better Elsewhere? Truax& McLean LANGDON, N. £*y 'rnon Special Attention is Directed to our— PER GENT. Final Proofs Our fifteen years ex perience in this work enables "us to guarantee satisfaction. Hundreds of Cavalier Co. clients will endorse this statement. DAK. H. D. PARSONS Flour and Feed Store Keeps always in stock the best brands of Flour .Oatmeal, Cornmeal, Bran, Shorts, Oats, Hay! Etc. Lowest market price. Deliveries made to all parts of the town. Phone No. 58-2. J)R. 8. G.GIBSON PHYSICIAN & SUKGEON. Graduate of Western University, London, Ont. OFFICE—Corner of Third and Spruce St. LANGDON. NORTH DAKOTA. LANGDON. NflDTH pay jou to let us make an estimate on your bill. A LTVT A J)R. FRED S. SMITH, DENTAL SURGEON. OHice—Opposite Court House, LANGDON, x, DAKOTA. Resting on Our Rights. We claim the patronage of car riage buyers in this city and B«r- rounding country. The line of high-olass shown is certainly interesting. Just Now Screen Doors, Screen Windows are Seasonable. If you have to build a SIDEWALK see ua. We Irnve jiiBt what you want. LIEBELER & FINERTY. Each one is the product of a faotory celebrated for the beauty, quality and finish of its particular vehicle. SUrreVc They are models of grace, light n9ss, strength and durability. Lumber and Building Material of all Kinds.