Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-11-26

her husband at Milton.
Archie Sillers is in from Daniels spend
ing Thanksgiving with friends.
Eli Fisher is still detained at Grand
Forks in the jury box at U. S. court.
No one seems to envy Jim Carson his
job OF carrying the mail to Mazda these
days.
Butcher Sullivan is delivering his
Thanksgiving turkeys in fine new
sleigh this week.
Engineer Pete Ferguson made his ap-
pearance on this branch again last Sun
day on an extra freight.
Old claims not outlawed for collection
are solicited by H. B. Doughty. Office
at Clicks machinery depot.
Attorney Doughty, wife and family,
left Tuesday to spend Thanksgiving at
the old homestead near Milton.
O. B. Aldrich, one nf the new corners
in Billings, starts reading the DEMOCRAT
a year with the Thanksgiving number.
Homestead entries on Cavalier county
lands were filed during the past week by
Adam Birtch, Fred Streb and Clarence
Crockett.
H. D. ALERT visited Park River Tues.
day relative to the organization OF a
knights OF Pythias lodge. j. E. Truaz
accompanied him.
Rev. Dougan's appointments for next
Sabbath are, at Falconer's at 1890 a. m.
at McLean's at 2 p. M, and at Langdon
at 1880 in the evening.
Mckinley and Gold swept the
cOuntryi but / have both gold
and silver to loan on good farm
securities. H. D. ALERT.
The Thanksgiving "social hop" at the
Columbia this evening will be the event
OF the season. Supper will be served
from 9:45 to 1915. Music by the Lang
don orchestra.
Mrs. Tracy will take few pupils in
German singly or in class, the latter pre-
ferred as the natural converse tional
method is used. Terms, etc., given on
application ID
j. e. Melodies. the business end Of the
well known grain firm OF Messrs Nicholes
& Taylor, of Minneapolis, was here over
Sunday the guest OF H. j. Mathisen the
local representative.
Supt E. j. Fox has forwarded 10 the
officials OF the various school districts
blanks for taking the annual school con-
sus. Reports should be returned to him
Immediately after Dec. Goth.
DR.. Mcqueen writes us from Milton
and says here's $3.50 for the DEMOCRAT,
which pays my last years subscription
and year in advance to Jan'y '9S. Doc
has our best Thanksgiving wishes.
One OF those big chunks OF Mckinley
prosperity has evidently struck our friend
and neighbor Prof. JAS. Fleming B. A..
as we have it from the Mlnto Journa
that he is one OF the heirs OF a big fortune
We hope his brother Bob comes in for 6
slice too.
b.. s. Brynjolfson, OF Grand Forks was
here in the interest of machine collections
this week. His brother, Attorney M
Brynjolfson, fusion nominee for states
attorney in Pembina county contests the
result OF the election and is sanguine O
the outcome.
Chas B. Holmes moved his family W
here from Neche last week and is com
fortably settled in the new home he bull
this summer, north of John Mahon's
Mr.. Holmes is general agent of the Gran.
Forks wooden mills in this part of tn
state and Langdon gains socially and il
every other way by the advent of MI
and Mrs. Holmes in this city. Mis-
| Winch, Il sister of Mrs. Holmes, remain
at Neche until spring.
Some of our oldest settlers think W
will have a January thaw and mic
weather in midwinter. while others agre
with Hicks, saying they think it will b.
the eeverest and longest winter exper
fenced in many years. We are told tina
in 1856, forty years ago, we had one o
severest winters on record and the SNOW
came early and was very deep. 10 b
upon the safe side our farmers will d
we'll to haul in their wheat, hay, WOO
and pork early, and those using wood a
fuel will not regret it IL they get in
good supply of fuel early.
Ren,ember the Siaugo or Sale O
Ladies' Closks, Oapes and Coat
at Elford Bros.