Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-28

Read Elford Bros, ad this week. 1t is
good sensible ,alk.
Mrs. D. H. Mcmillan is convalescing
from her late severe illness.
Prof. Shpphan was laid up with the la
grippe IL day or two this week.
Grant B. Parent, the Park River cigar
mrk"r, was doing Langdon yesterday.
Dentist Smith returns to Langdon next
Monday to remain III the city two weeks.
District court will meet here Monday
February 18th. The jury will be drawn
this week.
Miss Allie Frye took in theScottish fes-
tivities at Milton on the 25th inst.,-
Burns birthday.
II. G. Dickson, the postmaster and
druggist at Crystal, spent Sunday in the
city with his brothers. ..=
the law Office OF Attorney Gibson is
being painted and otherwise refitted by
Artist Reher this week.
O. G.. harvested, representing the
Northwestern Mutual Savings and Loan
association, of Fargo, is in the city.
Senator Plain took advantage OF the
Legislative vacation tn take in the Burns
celebration and look after business at
home.
C. G. Billings was in he metropolis on
business Saturday. That new post-office
out his way still continues to be "a long
felt WANT
Hon. j. b. Boyd returned Monday from
his legislative duties at Bismarck to
spend a day or two looking after his
business interests.
We have got to do big trade to make
this cash business pay as our profits are
small. It is to your interest to help it
along. Elford Bros.
Thos. W. Abbey spent several days OF
the past week here with his uncle, r. p.
Abbey. He left yesterday for his home
on the Pacific coast.
Fred Borusky, who keeps the store
and post Office at Wang, and is an ex-
officio instructor OF yong idea shootists
was in from the scrub Tuesday.
representative Butterwick greeted
friends in the metropolis between trains
Monday. He spend most Of his week $
vacation stor,n-bound at Larimore.
Rev. C. !. Hill. TIE Norwegian Baptist
minister from St. Thomas is spending
the week with friends here. He has been
conducting revival meetings at Park
River recently.
Tom Brown opens up the Hotel Giles
pie at CRYSTAL next week with a grand
ball and banquet. An extra warm well
come is being prepared for Toms old
friends from Langdon.
Hope school district sends along a re-
mort which shows no bonds, plenty OF
cash on hand and every indication OF
good management. w. II. ROWS treas
urer, Robert Robertson clerk and j. B.
Diemert president.
We still continue the fruit and confec
tionprv business and will always remain
Headquarters for bread and pastry, but
make a. new departure this week by
putting in a complete line Of groceries.
Call and examine our new stock. Schulke
& Moore.
Deputy Sheriff Salter returned Tuesday
from Wisconsin with VIM. Herwig, who
swiudpd several Langdon t,ades'nell
" hen here with his threshing rig a yea
ago. ThceX tradition papers We're issued
ut the instance OF Elford Bros and NJ. l.
Sullivan. IInrwig will get Il taste q
North Dakota Justice to Wisconsin evil
doers at the approaching term OF court
4 telegram received from Langdo1
Tuesday morning announced the sa;
news OF the sudden death OF Mrs. j. e
Truax. while undergoing an operation
Cor appendicitis. Mrs. Truax resided il
Grand Forks for several years before heI
removal to Langdon, and had a host o
friends here to whom the news OF he1
death will be a great shock. She was !
sister OF United States Attorney Tracy
r. Bangs, and City Attorney George \
Bangs. Her husband is the county clerl
OF Cavalier county. She leaves beside
her hu band two daughters TO mourn
her untimely death. Mr.. Cruax and hi
children have the sympathy OF thei
many rends here in their sad bereavt
ment. Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. A. Bangs wen
to Langdon Tuesday morning and MI
and Mrs. Tracy Bangs left Wednesda
morning. The funeral will take plac
Thursday.-Grand Forks Herald.