Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-04-01

A boy was born to Mr.. and Mrs. G. w.
Clarke on Saturday OF last week.
Geo. Plain returned to the city on Sun
day to close up old collections.
P. McHugh returned Friday from his
trip to the eastern horse market.
C. A. Smith, the Osnabrock horselnan
was visitor to the county seat Friday.
NJ. H. Hurphy visited the city Friday
to lay in spring supplies before the roads
break up.
H. D. ALERT continues to add to the
improvements OF his farm loan and in
surance Office.
]. II. Williamson returned Saturday
from Bismarck where he hits been doing
jury duty at the q. S. court.
Oliver Dumas came over from Fremont
Tuesday to look after farming interests
in this part OF the county.
Joe Flanagan, the glass-arm base
ballist from Milton, will captain the
state university nine this year.
D. A. Oakland, one OF the old time
Miltonites was in the city doing business
around the court house Thursday.
Mrs. f. S. Smith left Monday for
Chicago where she will spend the sum-
mer months at the home OF her mother.
Miss Sarah McClory, Of Grand Harbor.
is enjoying a visit in the city with her
sisters, Mesdamcs Burke and Flumer-
felt. ...
A whole lot of Cavalier county stock
holders in the Farmers Railroad are list
ed among the delinquents in last weeks
Drayton Echo.
Fresh paint and neat pattern OF
wall paper are Improvements added to
the office and dining room OF the Column
bia this week.
G. R. Smead was here this week on one
OF his regular trips in the interest OF the
blank book firm OF Geo. D. Barnard &
Co. of St. Louis.
John Mcdonald returned Monday from
Hatton where he has been attending the
school presided over by his brother,
Prof. n. G. Mcdonald.
Mrs. E. j. Blakely returned Monday
from the east where she has been ran
sacking the millinery establishments in
search OF spring novelties.
Three families OF Finlanders came
across country from Langdon last week
and have Joined the Finnish colony east
OF RolIa.-Turtle Mountain Star.
Dr.. Archer was Ii ere last Friday bid
ding his old friends and folmer patients
farewell He has sold his practice at
Crystal and returns to Ontario to locate.
Joseph Catherwood, A. C. O. Lomen
and D. F. Humphrey piloted the W. c.
T. U. delegation up from Milton Tuesday
and are active floor managers in the
merry dance that is on in Judge Dorvals
court this week.
H. j Langle, state bank examiner,
was here last week to o. k. the fiscal
statements OF the w. j. Mooney and
Citizens state banks. His duties are
easy compared with those OF his associ-
ates in eastern states.
F, B. Tracy writes from Boston, Mass,
that he is pleasantly situated in his new
field oflabor and enjoying himself as we'll
as man can be expected to with his wife
1000 miles away. MY. but there must
be whole lot OF nice girls down there.
McEwan, the hypnotist has been secur-
ed to give three of his renowned enter
tainments at Park River on April 9Th,
9th and 10th under the auspices of the
local K. of P. order. The boys would
like to see crowd OF their Langdon
friends there during the stay Of Prof.
McEwan. AS it is not likely that he will
come any further up the line doubtless
many will take advantage of the OPP
portunitl.
w. F. Winter and family returned on
Saturday from months trip to points
in tho east spending part OF their time
at the home OF F. w. Mclean and wife
in Washington, D. c., and taking in the
inaugural ceremonies. On the return
trip Cashier Winter looked up Geo. S.
Foster, well known old timer OF the
first mountain, who has during the last
FIVE years blossomed into corporation
lawyer OF considerable prominence in
Chicago. He has for two years past been
democratic alderman Of the twenty
seventh ward OF that city but lately
rendered his resignation in order to ac-
cept nomination to the office OF Judge
OF the circuit court.