Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-08-19
Additional Local News.

A. schulke is the happy father Of q
young son that arrive at his home this
morning.
Attorney Geo. p. Gibson, now OF
Milton, but formerly . townsmen here,
was shaking hand with friends Sunday.
Miss Kate McKechnie arrived Saturday
from Priceville, Ont, and will spend the
summer months at the home OF her
bro other in this city.
j. r. Ramage is down at Mimic this
week looking after the operating his
threshing machine which is Smelling out
a goodly share OF No. l Hard around
there.
f. 8. stauffer sold eight head OF prime
fat steers to Butcher Sullivan this week.
Mr.. Stauffer has entered extensively into
stock farming OF late years with good
results.
A new register was opened at the
Columbia Hotel yesterday morning and
the arrivals that day filled q whole page.
The National elevator is to be given q
fresh coat of red paint and otherwise
improved tor the handling OF the new
crop.
Frank j. Stable, one OF the we'll known
Stable Bros. whose interests were
identical with those of Langdon for
several years before removing to Park
River, is spending the week here, arrang.
ing for the opening of. B. Boyd's, new
departure-the gents furnishing store
OF which he will take the management.
Com'r VanNorman, of Fremont, had
the pleasant experience this week wilhelm
the city attending the session OF the
county board of meeting cousin from
Minneapolis one that he had never heard
OF or seen before in the person OF Mr.. E.
j. VanNorman, who was here represent
ing the VanNorman Bridge Co., with bid
on the new Fish trap bridge. The re-
semblance was striking and "Van's"
friends were remarking on the likeness
before denouement occurred.
Monday forenoon John Benson
workman in the employ OF Contractor
Guthrie, who is building the Great
Northern extension HAD his foot badly
crushed. 1t appears that he was stand
ing on one OF number of cars which
were being switched, and a tie extending
from another car struck his foot with
considerable force. He was taken to
Grand Forks ON the afternoon train to
St. Lakes hospital, where he is under
the care of Drs. Wheeler & Campbell. 1t
may be necessary toIamputate theiniurcd
foot.
Dan McGruer underwent a painful
leave taking OF both his old friends and
his best friends this forenoon, at the
time OF taking his final departure for the
live town that is building up at Hanna.
His new drug store is completed and
several loads OF goods have been hauled
out this week. Dan is one Langdon's
most whole-souled good fellows and all
those left behind have every confidence in
his successful mercantile career in the
town at the end of the line. He needs
no introduction to the public out that
way as it will only be the renewal OF old
acquaintance.
The new meat market established out
at Hanna this week has for it's prophet
ors two OF Langdon's we'll known young
citizens in the firm OF Olson & Hankey,
Martin Olson, one OF the most successful
stock and grain farmers and Theodore
Hankey, for so many years the popular
right bower in M. L. Sullivan's city
meat market. They put up a well
equipped shop on a corner lot on the
main thcroughfare at the end town
with fattering outlook for future sue
cess. Their temporary quarters has al
ready been built and Hankey dressed his
first beef yesterday.
Attorney Fred w. Mclean, who last
spring graduated with high honors at
the Washington, d. C. law school, has
since his return to the state received the
appointment OF U. S. Land Commissioner
and announces his purpose of merging
at once into land Office practice in this
city. Homestead entries and final proofs
also the prosecution and defense OF land
contests before the Grand Forks and
Devils Lake land Offices and the Depart
ment Of the Interior at Washington, D.
c, comprise a few OF the lines practice
which he will enter upon at once. Fred
goes to Fargo next month at which
time he will take the examination to the
bar practice OF the state.
Last Saturdays PIaindealer relates the
following curious experience OF young
lady from Perth. Scotland in her travels
to reach the home Of friends residing in
this county: ''She has friends at Beau
lieu, in Cavalier county, and through
some ones blunder, she got started for
Beaulieu, Mimi, which ls another post
office about twenty-five miles from Foss-
ton. She arrived at Fosston, and ap-