Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-07

December this time.
Ed. St. Louis was up from Beaulieu on
Tuesday in quest OF legal advice.
L. R. Kelly, "the poor mans friend
was up from Milton last Saturday.
The annual week prayer is being OBJ
served at the NJ. L. church this week.
Hardware profits cut down to grocery
margin at Eliord Bros. Ask for new
cash prices.
j. B. Chale was in from olga a day or
two this week a guest at the house o!
Cashier Winter.
Ii your watch needs repairing take it
to A. O. Void, the jeweler at McGruer S
drug store, Langdon. IA
Postmaster Halvor rorgerson came in
from Homen to take his oath OF office as
county justice Tuesday.
Fifteen new pupils enrolled at the pub
lie school this " eek. The increase is most
perceptible in Prof. Sheehan:s room.
Banker Prom, the financial head and
shoulders OF our sister town, Milton,
made US a New Years call last week.
Mrs. John L. Robertson has been very
i'll for several days this week but her
condition is not reported to be serious.
Messrs Schulke & Moore furnished the
delicacies enjoyed by the dancers at the
Masquerade reception New Years night.
E. A. Farrell started WEST on a. collect
ing tour for B. R. Click last Monday and
was detained in thecountry untilSunday
by the stormy weather.
Miss Veda Oke came over from Snow
flake, Man., on Sunday to resume her
duties in the school room. The drive was
anything but a pleasant one.
w. H. Smith, one Of the DEMOCRATS
readers from the foot Of the mountain at
Beaulieu was in town Tuesday to inter-
view the county commissioners.
IN. Roberts knocked out. Eliord
Bros, new cash prices on Hardware,
Groceries. Dry Goods. Boots aud Shoes
are creating talk in every family.
The family circles OF P. Zettel and ]. j..
Souch each welcomed the arrival OF son
this week on Monday and Tuesday re,
spectively. A pretty good start for the
New Year.
Miss Lulu Hodgins continues to presides
over Room No. 3 at the school as it will
be smother month vet before Miss Lilly
Farrell will have sufficiently recovered 10
assume charge.
We note in the Washington Post that
Mrs. f. W. Mclean assisted at a pretty
debutant tea given last week at Senator
Roach's home when his daughter was
presented to society. The debutante is
stated to have worn a pretty gown OF
de sole, made in O simple
fashion and carried q cluster OF Golden
Gate roses. Undoubtedly it was quite a
swell affair.
The following is an interesting way o.
telling friend his personal character
First let him write down the year Of his
birth, add to that his age nyears, multi
ply the amount by 1000 and subtract
from the product 6S2,423: place under
this remainder the letters Of the alphabet
corresponding to the digits: thus, under
the digit L, b under the digit 2, c under
the digit 3, etc. The letters so arranged
will spell the PERSONS character.
Last Thursday evening the handsome
and commodious home OF B. r. Click was
the scene OF great enjoyment by a num-
Der OF our young people the occasion be-
ing the last Leap Year party OF the sea-
son. Progressive euchre was the prin-
ciple amusement OF the evening although
games OF all kinds We're INDUCED in. At
midnight a dainty lunch was served after
which excellent music set the pace for II
short but delightful dance. The charm
ing hostess, Mrs. b. r. Click, excells as
an entertainer and all those present
voted it the event OF the season.
Pete Sullivan, who was caught in the
act OF purloining a stiff from the front
OF NIL. Sullivan meat mHrket. received
sentence in Judge Erickson's court last
evening and will serve3O days
in the county Jail and work out an ad-
ditional fine OF $50. Pete will probably
be convinced that pork has gone up by
the time he has petered out his sentence.
He was the ringleader OF bold gang OF
thieves that have infested the city this
winter and the summary manner in
which the court handled his case without
gloves should prove u lesson to the rest
OF his associates.