Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-08-30

For a good cigar 60 to Schulke's
Nails, rock bottom price at Elford
Bros. 40
/ Forks! Forks!l Forks!!! Cheaper than
eyer at Elford Bros. AZ
John Trotter and wife were visitors
from Osnabrock Monday.
A full line of guns and ammunition
at MERGERS hardware store. 1
y-schulke can give you way down
prices Oh fruits for preserving.
Mrs. w. B. Dickson and family are
visiting with friends at Crystal this
week.
WANTED-To rent five or six-room
house within the city limits. Apply
at this office.
John Bernick is recovering from his
attack of fever and is able to sit up
portion Of each day.
H. d. ALERT has money for ten farm
loans. Property must be we'll improved
and not to far from the railroad.
Geo. Barlow has returned from his
farm in the western part of the county
and is again busy in Weiland's barber
shop.
Miss Annie Power returned Saturday
from visit home in Minnesota. She
was accompanied by her sister, Miss
Lizzie.
Geo. Laney, of Bathgate, who is a
member of the university camping
party at Walhalla, visited the city
Monday.
Harvey j. Mathisen, is again at his
post III the dry goods department of
Mayor Boyd's store, returning last
Saturday.
W. u. Keenan, was instructed in the
primary work of Free Missionary at the
regular meeting of Lebanon lodge last
Friday evening.
Frank Segar was sufficiently recover
ed from his chicken shooting accident
to leave for his home in Southern Min
nesota yesterday.
Rev. E. B. Robson is treating the
M. E. parsonage to coat Of white
paint which will greatly improve the
looks of that piece of church property.
G. T. Mccullough, an employe of
this Office, is taking a peculiarly bright
view Of life this week. A little baby
pirl arrived at his home Tuesday morn
ing.
A copy of the Lewiston, Mich,
Journal found it's wav to our exchang e
table this week. 1t is published by
j. H. Pinkerton, a brother of our
popular sheriff, Allan Pinkerton.
The opinion of our merchants re-
garding the prospects of fall trade is
answered in substantial manner by
the car loads of groceries and drygoods
that have been unpacked the past few
days.
Of a former resident of this city
the Devils Lake News says: 2.
G.. Falardeau, attorney at law, of
Langdon, has secured an Office in
the First National bank block and
rented residence in this city and
will make Devils Lake his home in the
future. Mr.. Falardeau is a well-known
attorney and no doubt. will enjoy a
liberal patronage.
A letter received from Finlay Grant,
secretary Of the commissioners of rail-
roads states that the Great Northern
has filed with the board a statement
that a new loading platform, such as
recommended by the commissioners on
their recent visit to this city, will
be put in on the side-track at this point.
The new platform will be sufficiently
large to enable several farmers to load
at once.
New pianos have been placed in the
domiciles of two of Langdon's resi-
dents this week which is accounted for
by the visit of Prof. G. j. Hops a few
days ago. The homes of Mayor Boyd
and M. L. Sullivan will hereafter be
frightened by the thrilling chords of
harmony that alone can be produced
by first class piano. "Charley'
leaves clew of his whereabouts at
every town he visits.
We learn from the Advertiser, pub
lished at Ayr, Scotland, that on the
25th day of July, very interesting
ceremony took place in the parish of
Straiton, the occasion being the COM
pletion of fifty years ministry in that
parish of Rev. John Blair, B. A. 1t
took the form of the presentation OF a
beautifully illuminated address, res
spectfully and touchingly worded, with