Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-07-21
GOSSIP AND NOTES.


Clarke.
Attorney Young, Of Bathgate, was
in the city on legal business few days
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Kelly and Miss
S;lndison are visiting friends in Mani
toba this week.
Geo. Barcelo left last week for Mont
real. where he will remain for few
weeks visiting friends.
Methodist service Sunday next at
Mona, II a. M, Harvey Centre, $3.50
p. m. and this city $50 p. m.
Rev. and Mrs Robson and Mrs.
Mercer went down to st. Thomas this
week to attend district conference.
Campmeeting will be held at Mayors
grove. Walhalla, commencing on Fri
dav. July 2,2nd. to continue over two
Sundays.
Mr.. JAS. Turner, an expert account
ant, was up from Neche last week
helping to check up the business OF the
Bank of Langdon.
Co. + and the Langdon City band
have each received and accepted invi-
tations to participate in ceremonies at
Olga OH the Goth.
II. D. ALERT and VIM. Flumerfelt
left on Monday for Casselton to attend
the annual session of the grand lodge
knights Of Pythias.
Rev. Father Vincent o. S. b. Of
Devils Lake, will hold mission services
at Mt. Carmel commencing on Thurs
day, July 2Sth, and continuing over
Sunday.
An ice cream social for the benefit
of the Methodist and Presbyterian
denominations will be given at the
Mckenzie school house, Oh Friday
evening. July 29th. Everybody in
vited.
Mr.. +. b. Smith. brother-in-law of
O. G. Wentworth, arrived in this city
Last week from Elkhart, Ind, to ac-
company Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Went
worth on the return trip. They leave
about August lst.
The many friends in this city of
George Morgan will be pleased to learn
that he was married at Los Angeles.
CAL. last week, to Mrs. Adella Elem
ing, of Bloomington, III. The COUR-
IEK-DEMOCRAT extends congratula-
lions.
Supt. McCabe: I don't know any.
thing about the extension of the
Cooperstown branch to Devils Lake
Have heard nothing regarding that
project for a long time. Early in the
year petition was sent to us asking
for the extension and Offering to give
the right of way. But nothing ha'
been done yet. and don't think there
Will be.-Jamestown Alert.
Occasionally railroad corporations
make mysterious moves and give eva
siye reasons. A few miles below thi
city, about half way between here ant
Voss. the Northern Pacific railroad ha
nut in a grade for a Y to be used it i
: said for engines to turn on after help
ing heavy freight trains from GRAM
Forks northward. This may be tn
true object of the Y. but it looks yer
much as though it were intended TO
the Park River branch, -Grafton New
e and Times.
: About two weeks ago Mr.. Jas. Nc
Phai! rendered the directors OF tn
Bank of Langdon his resignation a
cashier of that institution. The resis
nation was accepted and for the pas
two weeks accountants have been bus
checking up the business. and on Moi
day Mr.. Jas. Fraser, of Neche. was in
stalled as cashier. Mr.. Fraser come
highly recommended and we bespea
for him a hearty welcome among tn
business men of Langdon.
i \ sad case of poisoning by the mis-
take OF a druggist 5 clerk. occurred a
Hamilton last week. Ashael Asse
. Ks slime. aged fifteen. son of G. II. Asse
:. slime. was i'll and a prescription tro'
III the attending physician was filled
in the drugstore by the clerk. and a qual
titv of corrosive sublimate was subst
tinted for another harmless drug, amor
: others in the prescription. The your
- man after taking two teaspoonfuls
IS the medicine. began to purge al
H. vomit. and it was some time before Il
attending physicians, Drs. Muir al
Haldimand, realized what was e
matter. Young Asselstine died
h ,hout twelve hours and was buried
c,nd.v II is a very sad affair a.