Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-06-24

W. A. Monroe was q Langdon visitor
at Grand Forks on Tuesday.
Ell. Donovan and wife were visiting
the family OF r. G. Donovan at Neche
last week.
sDoc" Schoolcraft has obtained a de-
sireable site on Third street for his July
Fourth bowery.
Thos Tough visited Pembina county
acquaintance last week also taking in
the Gretna race meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. Kelly and family were
in attendance at the Crystal races this
week returning home yesterday.
VIM. Stevenson left Monday for q BUSH
ness trip to st. Paul and Chicago and ex-
poets to return in about two weeks.
Comrade Corbin left Tuesday for a
summers visit to his old home in Wis
consin, returning to his farm here next
fall.
II. j. Randall was visitor from Park
River last Friday and talked confidently
of the Aneta extension going ahead this
summer.
G. w. Clarke shipped in a carload OF
Iowa horses last week and will probably
contract for a few miles OF grade work
on the extension.
W. o. Gould, pharmacist from
Minneapolis, is assisting in H: D. ALERT
& Co., drug store during the temporary
absence OF Druggist Burke.
Editor Cushing left Friday to conduct
the school land lease at Devils Lake be-
fore returning to his duties in the state
land commissioners Office at Bismarck.
J.P. Fahnlender, editor OF the Nord
Dakota Presse. returned to Wahpeton
Tuesday with list OF nearly 200 new
subscribers for his state German paper.
Attorney B.. Erickson has had good
success in the land contests where he has
been retained, and has successfully hand
led the most important cases in this
vicinity. AZ
( Yang will be in line with allits old time
enthusiasm with a celebration on July
3rd. A full line OF patriot tic oratory, fire
works, sports and bowery dancing are
billed for the occasion.
John Mahon visited Bathgate, Neche
and Walhalla this week. The firm OF
Mahon & Robinson may decide to add
Walhala to the many points where they
are represented in the lumber business.
R. T. Burke and John Gogin were
among the Langdon notables thatgrared
the grand stand at the Crystal races this
week. Dick stayed over for a short visit
with his folks at Cavalier on the way
home.
Eli Fischer and Doc Semple were guests
OF our old townsman Tommy Brown
who is running a big three-story brick
hotel at Crystal, this week. 1t goes with
out saying the races were the main at
traction OF the trip.
c. H. McManus. the travelling legal re
preventative OF the Mccormick Co., ir
this state was up from Grand Forks this
week. Mr.. McManus ran on the same
ticket as Bryan last fall being beaten by
700 votes in his canvas for clerk of cour
against L. K. Hassel.
Mrs. John Bidlake and family have re
turned to their Cavalier county home, ar
irving at Osnabrock last Monday. Ou
old friend Senator John is still holding
down his South American consulate a
Barranquilla, although he ls Likely to b.
retired in favor OF Mckinley rooter a
no very distant day.
The improved condition OF the roat
approaching town from the east THU
summer is due largely to J. McPhail who
had his men and teams at work Their
several days grading il up in good shap
SO that it will no longer be 1nud-hol
after every rain. The time and work ex
pended by Mr.. McPhail largely exceeded
what was required OF him in the way o
roadwork.
Desirable homesteads in the west ant
southwestern portions OF Cavalier count.
will soon be a thing of the past as tina
sec ton has been rapidly filing up thi
spring. Last week party ofland seeker
from Bathgate and Neche, Pembin'
county, composed of Albert Desmarair
Evariste Miron and Jos Augur and Sol
made a trip west under the guidance Q
| Felix Charter and will file on abou
twenty claims for themselves ana friends
Farmers of Pembina county have larg
families growing up around them an
come here to find homes for their son
and daughters.