Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-09-23

j. G. Dickson returned Saturday from
visit with his brother at Crystal.
Mass at Mt. Carmel next Sunday at
1890 a. m. Rev. Pouliot officiating.
HI Mathisen themerchant prince from
Dresden, graced the city with his presence
Sunday.
Grapes! Grapes! Grapes!!! Five
hundred baskets OF Grapes at Schulke &
Moores next Saturday. Z
Mrs. H. o. Bjornerud is expected to
return from st. Paul to her North Da-
kota home tomorrow.
Schulke & Moore tell our readers how
to save money in their advertising space
of this week. Look it over.
Patrick McGauvran is laid up at hs
home in Osnabrock with all attack Of
fever aud is reported quite sick.
The irrepressible Dan McGruer was
down from his Hanna drug store Mon
day looking over the old stamping
ground.
A much appreciated improvement this
week is a new sidewalk laid from the
corner of Third street to DR.. Semple's
new office.
The Salvation Army continue to
make it warm for the few remaining
sinners around Daniels-despite the
cool nights and light frosts.
Col. Robt Sanders is here from Exeter.
Ont, for his annual goose and chicken
hunt, arriving iu the city yesterday. The
Colonel has put in an appearance regular
ly at this season for the past six years.
Mrs. Ella Cairns, one OF the old time
residents OF Osnabrock, who has OF late
years made her home at Devils Lake, is
about to prove up on her valuable claim
in this county.
Francis Sims and Frank Smith, two of
Osnabrock's we'll known stock farmers
came in from the south Friday to assist
their neighbor, Jno. S. Gogin, in making
proof on bis farm.
Chris Melby was up from Osnabrock
last Friday and called on the DEMOCRAT
paying his subscription in advance to
February 3, 1899. Mr.. Melby says he
wants all the news and as he finds it here
must have it.
Rev.Spence has returned to GrandForks
from his sojourn among the ducks and
chickens OF Cavalier county, taking back
with him good sized bag of game, in
Guiding one goose. He will return again
when the geese are ripe.
W. H. King, the gentlemanly collector
for the Deering Machine Co., who will
spend the season here looking after the
company's business, returned to the city
Friday with his family from Lakota.
For the present they are making their
home at the Columbia.
Another newcomer to Langdon this
week is Mr.. John Gertz, who moves up
here from Southern Minnesota, to &C
cept position with Elford Bros. His
family follow him in few weeks and will
occupy the ooms over Mrs. P. Foshay's
establishment.
The pulpit Of the Presbyterian church
was ably filled last Sunday evening by
Rev. Spence, OF Grand Forks, who is
naturally an orator and on that &C.
casion seemed to be at his best. 1t was
a mastery effort and fully appreciated
by large and attentive congregation.
s. F. Mercer, a former popular Lang
donite of the early days, and cousin OF
Mayor Mercer, was here Friday telling
everybody OF the good time in store for
all who attend the Harvest Festival at
Larimore this week. Mr.. Merceris editor
OF the Larimore Leader.
NJ. Fl. Murphy and wife, who have
been spending week with Minneapolis
friends returned home Tuesday. While
taking in the sights OF the Twin Cities
last week Murphy ran across Tom Nc
Keown and Wheat buyer Gibbs, both OF
whom desired to have Langdon friends
kindly remembered.
A ladies whist club dates its inception
from the present week and quite num-
Der OF Langdon's four hundred are CIV
;n,r no offnir their earnest efforts 1t is
understood that Mrs. F. W. Mclean and
Miss Nellie McClory occupy the destin-
guished positions OF president and sec
rotary and are assisted by Mrs. Click
and a coterie of eight companions in
passing upon the eligible OF the sterner
sex who may cross the threshold OF
their star chamber sessions and parti-
cipate in the delightful allurements OF
the game.