Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-12-30

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friends.
H. O. Storlie went down to Edinburg
to spend the holidays with friends and
talk Klondike.
Mrs. VIM. Kinna left Thursday Of
last week for months visit with her
sisters in Grand Forks.
w. H. Wilson is new reader at Dan
iels who treated himself to the DEMO
Graf as Christmas gift.
DR.. Donovan and wife, with their sen
Eddie, took today's passenger for Kings
ton, Ont, for visit of few weeks.
J. B. Boyd is recovering from severe
attack of inflammation Of the bowels
which has laid him up for whole week.
Barber Weiland starts in on 1858 with
a clear title to his homestead south of
town having made final proof on same
today.
Dick Burke had the pleasure of enter
tanning his sister, Mrs. VIM. Dobie, this
week, who came up from Bathgate to
spend Christmas.
Jim Holland, rlght-bower to his bro
Their Landlord Holland, of the Palace, is
taking in the holiday round of pleasures
at the Forks this week.
Evangelist McCrossen commenced a
series of special services Tuesday evening
in this city. His work is in connection
with the Baptist church.
The wife of Henry Thompson, one Of
the early settlers of Soper, died on the
9th inst, of apoplexy, The funeral took
place at the Soper cemetery.
VIM. Flnmerfelt welcomed his mother
Christmas eve. She came from Grand
Harbor, unexpectedly to BILLY" and
will remain over the holidays.
John McNeill's little daughters,
Frances ana Ursula. started Christmas
day for trip east to their home at Bell
vile, Ont, to spend the holidays.
Tom Brown, who used to run the best
saloon here in the early days, and has
lately been landlord of Hotel Gillespie,
at Crystal, is again on his farm near
Hallson.
Sheriff McGauvrap and Deputy Yves
Mahon took Alex Wilson and John
Watson down to the Bismarck peniten-
tiary last Friday, where they arrived in
time for Xmas dinner.
The Hops Concert Go. appear here
Friday evening of next week under the
auspices of the ladies guild of the Pres
byterian church. The program for the
evening is given next week.
VIM. lake is laid up with sickness
again this winter. which helped to
sadden the joyous and happy Christmas
tide in one Langdon home at this annual
season of universal eladness.
Eugene Fitz, Jr., general manager of
the Northwestern Mutual, came up from
the Forks last week to compliment
Agent Tom Burke on the big line of ap-
plicantions for insurance policies he had
written up lately. Tom has talked in
surance at all the new towns along the
extension with big results this winter.
Col John Bidake sends us holiday
greetings from his South American
home at Barranqui)la, and weekly paper
printed in the Spanish language, in
which the services of our friend John,
the retiring U. S. Consul, are spoken of
in Iaudatory manner. We understand
Col. Bidlake will again be with us. at
least for visit, before long.
Another early attraction at the Dono.
van Hall will be the concert given on
Wednesday the 10Th inst in behalf of the
Catholic church. Several numbers on
the evenings program will &c rendered
, by the Ferguson sisters, and as this is
likely to be their last appearance here
, before returning to the east, many will
likely avail themselves of another oppor.
} tunity to hear and see them. Many
other literary and musical artists oil
we'll known local ability have Kindly con-
sented to take part in the concert.
The members of the Harvey Center M
E. church give musical and literary en-.
tertainment accompanied by basket
social next Thursday evening, to com
, mence at 8 o'cock. They have wide
awake church there, are doing lots Of
J good and endeavoring by the paying
, their own bills to keep out of debt Ite
{ only about once year this church asks
: the public to give encouragement and
r even then promises to give full value fol
, money received. Langdon should be
, represented in large numbers next
Thursday.