Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-12-24

Frank Hughes, the iocund hotelman
Park River was here Saturday.
Allan Mcdonald, the Milton horseman
was a county seat visitor on Monday.
VIM. Reid and Andrew Hepburn were
q couple of visitors across from Bathgate
last week.
Miss Anna Forbes, OF Mimic, is spend
ing the holidays with her sister Mrs.
Ramage, in this city.
L. R. Kelly, the feather weight business
pusher who runs the biggest store in
Milton was here Tuesday.
Luke Sweetman, the Montana horse
man was in town Tuesday,. He is put
ting in the winter at Milton.
DR.. J. j. Reilly, the popular county
physician for the south end ofthe county
was up from Milton on Friday.
Dan Mcintosh was one of the Harvey
Centre boys who left on Mondays train
for we'll earned pleasure trip to Ontario.
August Peterson, the new landlord OF
the Pacific hotel at Milton, called yester-
day and cashed up for the DEMOCRAT to
'97.
Architect J. w. Ross was here from
Grand Forks again last week with new
plans and specifications for the syndicate
brick block
David Dubrey called while in town
from Olga last Saturday and had his
name enrolled on the DEMOCRATS sub
scription list.
Cashier w. A. Laidlaw made a home
stead fling at the land Office last week
and will occasionally enjoy life on the
farm next summer.
Fresh Chocolates in special Christ
mas boxes came in this week. They
are sweet reminders of Christmas time
H. D. ALERT & Company.
A box OF estate PRIDE cigars make q
desirable Xmas gift. They are manufac-
tured right here in Langdon by E. w.
Gerkie and are on sale everywhere.
James Wakeiord, OF Olga, sends us
word that the turkey rattle postponed
on account OF the Thanksgiving blizzard
will occur at his place next Monday, the
2Sth inst
Hon. Jas. Jennings did not forget us
while in town last week and by the way
we hope he will enjoy his trip to Ontario.
He left Monday accompanied by his
daughter, Miss Laura.
Rev. L. j. Anderson, for several years
pastor OF the. Scandinavian Baptist
church at Wang, left this week for his
former field OF labor in Iowa. He will
spend the holidays at DEBORAH.
Rev. Thos. Dougan: The lecture on
Poet Burns, by DR.. Mcdonald which was
to have been delivered last Monday even
ing had to be postponed as the genial
doctor was i'll and could not come. A
date will be announced for this lecture
later on.
W. E. DeLong was in from Osnabrock
Monday and renewed his subscription.
He il one OF the most earnest workers in
the interest OF the 16 to 1 ratio on the
currency question and says that wemust
keep right at it and victory will be ours
in 1900.
T. w. Brondgeest, a veteran newspaper
man we'll known all over the west, who
has lately published The Bugle at Lang
ford, South Dakota, died on the 18th
inst. Mr.. Brondgeest was connected
with the old Langdoa DEMOCRAT in the
early days and later started the Milton
Globe in 1888. Many old timers will re-
greet to hear Of his demise.
An exchange pointedly remarks that
merchants who want ne xspaper men to
discourage grocery peddlers and the like
would make newspaper men feel more
like doing 80 ii these same merchants
would quit using free letter heads, en-
velopes, baking powder statements,s side
walk advertisements and rubber stamps,
and patronize home papers.
Percy P. Smith, returned Tuesday from
q trip down the line to Larimore and
Grand Forks and as the result ola letter
OF introduction which he carried from
Banker Mooney to Supt Evans, Of the
Ct. Northern, secured a good position
with that company as baggage master.
His run will be OH the main line between
Grand Forks and Minot and his duties
commence Immediately.
Soothing, and not irritating, strength.
ening, and not weakening, small but
effective-such are the qualities Of De.
Wits Little Early Risers. the famous
little pills. H. d. ALERT & Go.