Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-02-07
GROWTH OF LANGDoN.
During the Year 1894 Langdon Has
Ecltpsed Her Past Big Records.
GREAT IMPROVEMENTS
I'm the Way of N.w Buildings and
Elegant Residences Built by
Public Spirited Citizens.

III the line or new buildings and per-
manent improvements, far surprising
all her efforts in this direction in for
mer years. The substantial character
and neat architectural appearance of
many of the new residences call forth
admiration from visitors and are
pointed to with pride by our citizens.
The owners evidently have ample
faith in the future of the city and are
backed up in their belief by the fact
that it is next to impossible to find a
vacant store or residence in Langdon
to-day, and the demand is still increas-
ing.
Many of our citizens and business
men are ALREADY discussing plans for
new residences and improvements that
they propose having built during the
coming summer, and the indications
are that 1895 will he year of even
greater activity in building than 1894
has been.
ICbLAC lMf hOt E11EN1S.
The public improvements made by
or under authority of the city council
have been of the most useful kind,
and though not aggregating any large
amount, have aided in the comfort and
convenience of the public. Several
thousand dollars have been expended in
more thoroughly equipping the means
protection against fire and the city now
possesses the necessary apparatus to
meet the fiery-tongued monster on some
thing like an even footing. Improve
ments have also been made of notice.
able character in the grading and i'm
proving Of streets and building addi-
tional sidewalks.
RESIDENCES.
Among the residences erected in the
city during the year the substantial
and even elegant character of the
larger portion Of them, as, compared
with those built in former years is very
noticeable. Besides those newly built
a large number of others have been
enlarged and otherwise improved, of
which no account is here taken. The fol-
lowing list is not supposed to be COM
plete and any omission will, we hope,
be excused.
c.. Orion, seven-room residence.
81 800.
B. R. Click, nine-room residence,
$500.
John Mahon, six-room house, $500.
A. I. Birtch, ive-room cottage, $3.50.
Samuel Loynes, five-room cottage.
$3.50.
Miss Mooney ,four-room cottage, $500.
Presbyterian Manse, four-room
dwelling, $3.50.
Allan Pinkerton, six-room residence,
81 900.
Mrs. j. D. McGruer, eight-room
house, $4,000.
J.B. Reiber, five-room dwelling. $3.50.
Jerry Kelland, five-room cottage,
$500.
R F. Jackson, six-room house, $3.50.
Fred Chase, six room dwelling, $3.50.
Jas. McPhail, six-room cottage and
barn, $1,000.
John Loynes, fve-room cottage, $500.
Mrs. - Clarke, four-room cottage,
$3.50.
Geo. H. Mccullough, four.roo m
dwelling, 1850.
Jno. Foley, four-room dwelling, $500.
Mooney 4 McHugh Elevator Co.,
seven room dwelling, $1,000.
P. Shanahan, four-room cottage,
$500.
Robt. Hamilton, four-room cottage,
$500.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Kelly & Falls, livery and feed stable,
50, 500.
Langaon Elevator Co., grain ware
house, $4,000.
Thos. Tough, livery stable, $500.
Mcmillan & Laidlaw, farm imple-
ment warehouse, 5000.
j. McPhail, farm implement ware
house. $500.
Chandler Hays Grain Co., grain ware
house, 5000.
IMPROVEMENTS.
G. w. Clarke, addition to feed barn
and improvements to grain warehouse,
81 100.
w. II. Conn, addition and improve
ments to Ellerton House, $500.
M. E. society, interior improvements
to church building, 5000.
Board of Education, improvements
to school building and grounds, $3.50.
Elford Bros, improvements to bust
ness blocks, $500.
J. B. Boyd, re-modeling interior and
addition to store building, $3.50.
Mrs. L. j. Blakely, addition and i'm
provements to store building, 500.