Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-21

Friday. ....-
Representative Boyd is expected home
for short visit next week.
Frank Schwartz enlisted with the army
OF new subscribers Saturday.
D. II. Mcmillan left yesterday to look
over things down at Bismarck for few
days.
Saul Pion, one Of Olga's popular citi-
zens was doing business in town ON
Tuesday.
Hardware profits cut down to grocery
margin at Elford Bros. Ask for new
cash prices.
Mrs. Mercer and son, Willie, are en-
ioying visit with friends at Park
River this week.
&C. Wentworth takes his annual trip
to Chicago some time this month to
return with the advent OF spring.
A series six talks on Human Nature"
commenced at the NJ. e. church last
evening. One each evening, excepting
Sunday.
Fred bennett goes back to Washing
ton for six years more. He has a nice
salary as private secretary and q CON-
mittee clerkship in the senate.
Representative Boyd is chairman Of
the house committee On forestry. They
must have heard about the luxuriant
growth OF timber on Joe's tree claim
near town.
Grand Forks Herald: Elford Bros: OF
Langdon, have started out hot on the
trail OF the L. NJ. Roberts supply house.
Sail into them hard. The Herald is for
Elford Bros.
Comrade Corbin keeps his brother down
at Bear Creek, Wis, posted on MOI tn
Dakota doings through the DEMOCRAT.
He made a deposit last week which car
ries his date ahead.
Mr.. Ellis, husband OF the lady phreno-
logist, Mrs. Jean Mcrris-Ellis, arrived i'll
the city Monday to arrange for series
OF lectures here this week. The lady's
ability as a lecturer is highly spoken OF
by the people OF Park River.
Schulke & Moore have retired from the
restaurant business and after making
needed changes in the interior OF their
store will add a line OF groceries to their
fruit and confectionery business. The
bakery will still be leading feature OF
their establishment.
Friday evening the residence of ]. B.
Boyd was the scene OF merry social
gathering, being a regularsurprise party
for Miss Boyd. The evening was devoted
to progressive pedro. Luncheon was
served at eleven o'clock and the guests
dispersed an hour later.
Mayor Mercer received an invitation
from the executive head Of municipal
at Bismarck last week re-
questing his presence at reception to
be rendered Senator Hansbrough yester
day. Mr.. Mercer wired his regrets at
being unable to attend but assured
Mayor Patterson, that Langdon citizens
rejoiced with them in IKE choice made by
the legislative bodies for this high office.
Last Monday morning Hotel Gillespie
passed under the management OF a new
proprietor, NJ. McAndress retiring and
Thos. Brown OF Cavalier county assun-
ing charge. Mr.. Brown has on two for
ncr occasions made effort to lease the |
hotel. but without success. The new
proprietor is now engaged in putting in
necessary furniture putting down car
pets, etc, and will spare no pains to
make this splendid hotel one OF the most
popular houses in the county. Mr.. Nc
Address has rented the rooms over
Thompson 4 Wings store ana will keep
a private boarding house for the present.
crystal Call.
John Harvey is school clerk OF Ere
mont and besides sending us the annual
report furnishes some OF other statistics
that will interest the DEMOCRATS readers
down that way. Two schools have been
built aud thoroughly furnished during the
wear, besides which free text books have
been placed in all schools Of that district
aud all that the kids have to carry to
school with them is dinner pail: Ere
mont has five schools and the census
makes showing OF 1872 children OF
school age The total value OF school
property is placed at $3, SOC. Mr. Har-
vey closes by saying that the aim OF the
school board is to have their schools
equalIed by none in the county. Now
let g hear from some Of the Others.