Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-08-05

w. J. Mooney visited the county seat
at Pembina yesterday.
J. B. Beauchamp made a business trip
here from Olga Tuesday.
John Trotter, the Osnabrock merchant
was here Monday on business.
Geo. Plain drove up from Milton Tues
day and made trip out along the new
line.
Attorney Monnet visited Grafton this
week, where he consulted Judge Sauter
in chambers.
John W. Gillespie was a visitor from
Alma this week. He is contesting land
clBim out at Rush Lake.
FL. vanKirke, ct q. S. railway mail
service spent a few days here last week
looking after his landed interests.
AL Currie will spend the summer with
former acquaintance at Port Arthur,
Ont, having left for that place last week.
The fiduciary statements of the First
National and w. ]. Mooney state banks
each make a tiattering showing in this
issue.
Geo. Barlow, made a start Monday
for Hanna and will have his barber
shop running by the time the road is
finished.
Napoleon Nault came in from the west
Saturday where he has completed grad
ing contract for the Ct Northern on the
new extension.
Percy Smith spent Monday very pleas
antly with Langdon friends. He is now
at Grand Forks, being an attache of the
Plaindealer staff.
Rev. Dougan was the guest of Prof.
Kennedy and wife Of Grand Forks last
week while on his way home from his
vacation in the east.
J. F. Ramage and wife journey ed to
Mimic on yesterdays train having re-
ceived word OF the sudden death OF Mrs.
Ramage's father at that place.
Caniff & Co., OF Grand Forks have Sc
cured the sub-contract for painting and
decorating the new bank building. They
expect to commence work next week.
Tom Cavers is here after an absence OF
seven wears visiting old time friends. He
comes from Grafton, but has been spend
ing the summer at his old home in
Canada.
Tommy Foshay returned Tuesday from
Hamilton where he took in the races at
the Pembina county fair. ERODE Fanny
B. in the running race and won second
money for W. Montgomery of Rush Lake
During the past week theState Bank Of
Hanna, has been incorporated with a
a capital Of IS, 100000. The incorpora-
tors are understood to be DR.. F.. l. Dono-
van, R. Meikleiohn, w. A. Laidlaw and
C. B. Mcmillan.
F. H. stoltz was here Monday helping
o. C. Wentworth, his local representa-
tive, in taking stock Of lumber on hand
in his yard here. He also purchased lots
for the site of his new lumber yard at
Hanna which will be stocked when the
first train goes out there.
Next Monday evening the Salvation
Army will come to town and hold a
meeting at the NJ. E. church. Ensign
Mckenzie rode in from Daniels on his
wheel and arranged to hold a graphic
phone concert, at which time it is likely
to be determined whether or not they
will open the battle against his Satanic
majesty in Langdon.
Tom McAdams. an old favorite with
Langdon boys and ex-mayor Of East
Grand Jerks. was here picking up bust
ness and news last Friday. In his
travels across country from Portland to
Langdon on his wheel last week he re-
ports having seen two harvesters cut
ting barley, while three miles further on
he found crew threshing barley of this
years crop. "Mac" states that this
beats anything he ever saw before in his
travels over the state. We concur in his
opinion OF the matter.
]. Is. Boyd has rented the store build
ing now occupied by R. P. Abbey and
will move his stock OF gents clothing and
furnishing goods into the same about
Sept. LIST. This move is rendered neces-
sary owing to the crowded condition OF
his large double store which his rapidly
increasing business has outgrown. This
department of Mr.. Boyd's business will
be placed under the management OF F. j.
Stable, an old time resident of Langdon
who will.move back here with his family
about the middle OF this month.