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.
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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.