Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-10-21


i Banker Prom was up from Milton on
business yesterday.
i D. c. Horwitz, the piano man from
Grand Forks, was calling ON friends in
town this week.
J.. B. Boyd got back Saturday from
another six days jaunt among the east
ern wholesale houses.
None OF the beautiful" has fallen in
Langdon yet though towns from all
over the state report sno wall.
Geo. Plain the big jolly collector from
Milton is putting in the week here and is
enjoying big run OF collections.
Comrade z. Gorden. the old Pennsyl-
vanin wet" called in Saturday and had
his paper marked up another year.
Tom Holland is buying wheat on the
streets again this fall and manages to
see most OF the farmers before they sell.
Jas Fleming leaves next week for Winni-
peg where he will spend the winter COM
pleting his study of medicine at the I'M
iversity.
A. C. Olson and j. r. Haight drove up
from Milton on Monday night on their
way out to Rush Lake on brief hun ting
trip after geese.
Elford Bros, make speciality of fine
fur goods-nothing but the best. Call
and get your measure taken for made
to order fur coat.
Mrs. John Bidlake and daughter re-
turned home to Osnabrock on Fridays
passenger having spent the week in the
city the guest OF the Femings.
VIM. Shahane, cousin OF Prof Sheehan,
came up from Cavalier on Monday and
will spend several days on his farm in
the western part of the county.
Drayman Pennock is away at his Rush
Lake farm this week, seeing after the
threshing OF his crop. "Red" Kelly runs
the dray line in the mean time.
Yves Mahon was down to Inkstsr
spending Sunday with his mother and
sister who leaves this week to spend the
!, winter at home in Eastern Ontario.
Attorney Norgaard was among the
coterie OF legal lights that were in at
tendance upon his honor, Judge Sauter,
during his brief stay in the city Friday.
Two vell-to-do German farmers An
drew Gis.ler and George Lettner, came
out here from Ontario this week looking
for homesteads or an opportunity to
purchase land.
John J. Kohnen, the insurance man so
: we'll known in this section, has trans
fered his headquarters from Park River
to Cavalier, moving his family to the
latter place last week.
: WI. Gray came in from Devils Lake on
Tuesdays train to look over the electric
light plant that he installed here thisfall
| for the Langdon Electric Light Co. He
is at present engaged in putting in a
plant over there
Peter DUNCAN was here the first of the
week from Beaulieu in company with his
| father-in-law. Joseph McGauvran, ST.,
and while in tho city completed the pur-
chase of the latters fine farm at the foot
of the first mountain.
A. F. Gardner & Co., have completed
the interior changes OF their furniture
store and built wareroom 40 feet in
length at the rear and have commenced
to receive the big stock which they tell
you about in their ad this week.
Henry Patterson and N. C. Mcdonald.
two teachers from the western part OF
this county started on their bikes this
week for the state university at Grand
Forks, where they will spend the winter
in study and the enjoyment OF city life.
Langdon nimrods were considerably in
evidence at Rush Lake several days last
week. The party being composed OF
Register Rylance, his brother George,
Deputy Auditor Machon, JAS. Mcintosh,
and Jas Mcdowell. The expedition was
not altogether unsuccessful although the
honkers kept at rather too lofty a range.
The first goose OF the season was vic
j toriously brought to town Friday after
noon by Dan Mcmillan. Fred Mclean,
Morris orion. and E. w. Gerkie. They
spent the day at Hunters Lake, return
ing with several ducks and one lone
honker as the fruits of their effort. Its
only fair to add that Gerkie wears the
medal-it was his goose, but the remain.
der OF the quartet were on hand to help
him to eat it,
/ Boyd will have a carload of choice
! apples on track next week. Prices lower
than anybodys.