Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-09-02

Don't forget to get your meals at Joe
Little's hotel when you go to Hanna.
Charles Hops has been engaged to assist
the Ferguson sisters in the concert on the
18th inst.
For land filings, contests and final
proofs call on F. W. Mclean, O. S. Land
Commissioner.
Dan McGruer and w. H. Shepard OF the
Moon. were d couple Of Hannaites in
town Tuesday.
Or. Donovan has thirty quarter
sections of land in this county for
sale cheap on time.
States Attorney Dickson and family re-
turned Tuesday from few days visit
with his brother at Crystal.
Mayor Mercer spent Sunday with Park
River friends in company with his son,
Willie, and daughter. Miss Laura.
Geo. Bullock was away several days
last week looking after his large farming
interests in the vicinity OF st. Thomas.
Fred bennett, with his wife and little
daughter are spending their vacation on
the seaboard at the gay resort OF Allan
tic City.
II is reported that John T. Anderson,
Of Milton, will open a drug store at
Northwood, Grand Forks county, on
September LIST.
William McQuarrie has christened his
Walhalla enterprise. The Palace Drug
Store" and opened it for business on
Monday, August 23rd.
Mrs. r. \. Foster and sons, Teddy and
Miles, spent the week in the city at the
home OF her parents Mr.. and Mrs. NJ.
Farrell, returning home Monday.
John McTavish moved out to tine new
town OF Wales last week with his family.
! He has been engaged to look after the
The DEMOCRAT congratulates Mr.. and
Mrs. j. +. Ramage upon the arrival Of a
son last Thursday evening. Mr.. Ramage
was absent at Mimic when he received
word OF the happy event.
Rev. Thos. Douglas was again renew
ing old acquaintance in Langdon this
week. He filled the pulpit at the M. r..
church Sunday evening much to the edl-
fication OF many old time friends.
Messrs Lastam & Thompson, two Park
River gentlemen were here Saturday en-
route home from Hanna, where they put
in a hardware store. This makes three
stores OF this kind out there 80 far.
Miss Lizzie Ferguson, niece OF Mrs.
John Mahon arrived Tuesday from
Seattle, WASH, and will join her sister,
Miss Fannie, in few weeks visit Of old
time friends here and in Pe1nbina county.
Miss Lulu Hodgins and Miss Veda Oke
two OF Langdon's popular young school
marms. returned Saturday from Grand
Forks where they put in several weeks
OF hard study at the state university
summer school.
Hector MrGregor was down from
Langdon Wednesday, bringing horse
to Duncan, who had the misfortune to
loose one OF his. He was surprised to see
the growth the town has taken on since
| his last visit, in June, but says we are
going to have good town, anyway
Walhalla Mountaineer.
The doctors as class never succeed
one-half so we'll as they deserve, but the
fates have evidently been propitious to a
Langdon physician. Dr.. Donovan is rich
enough to own the finest house in Lang
don. to hold a large slice of one of the
new townsites, and to be able to adver-
tise thirty quarter sections Of land for
sale.-Park River Gazette.
C. W. Gimby and w. J. Robertson. two
we'll known townsmen from across the
line at Cartwright, Man., We're in the
city Monday OF this week and completed
the purchase OF two Of the best bred Per
cheron stations owned in Cavalier
county. The horses they bought were
Bambiui, owned 10y A. l.. Perry. and
Ernest Chieftain, the property Of j. D.
Gordon, both registered Percheron of ex-
cellent pedigree that have wen for them
selves most creditable records III thestud
OF Cavalier county for several seasons.
Mr.. Ginlby is brother Of Fred Gilnby, OF
this county, and is a well-to-do dealer in
farm machinery on the other side and
states that though they have a number
j. OF high bred Clyde and Shire horses in
Manitoba no Percherons have as vet
/ been imported into the province. He ex-
poets that the introduction OF his recent
, purchases will do much to improve tho
class OF farm horses in his neighborhood,