Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-05-12

Go to w. F. Winter for your loans on
real estate. Rates and terms reasonable.
G. Mccormack and Miss Janet Wat
son were visiting with Walhalla acquaint-
ances Sunday.
W. G.. Slater is the new proprietor of
the Sullivan feed and sale stables, having
leased the same for term of years.
| Merchant Speckman was down from
Dresden on Tuesday to attend the in
spection drill and obsequies of Co E.
Attorney J. a. Mccullough, who does
a thriving lano Office and farm loan bust
ness at Milton. was in the city yesterday.
George Vierhus has completed the
leveling up of fine lawn on his residence
property and is setting out a number of
shade trees this week.
j. J. Campbell. who is teaching school
out at Harvey Centre was in town Sstur.
day and added his name to the DEMO
GRATIS subscription list.
Miss Belle Campbell, teacher of the
little folks at the StiIwell school is the
owner of a Belvidere bicycle purchased
last week of Elford Bros.
DR.. F. s. Smith and family are now
comfortably domiciled in their pew home
on south Fourth street, having moved
out of their suite of rooms in the bank
block last week.
lceman Haugh is now ready to receive
orders for pure spring water ice. Free
delivery daily III all parts of the city. It
will be we'll to remember that Haugh is
the only man that handles absolutely
pure sprlngswater ice in this end of the
county.
George Larkin, the Hannah jeweler,
was down from Hannah for short visit
Sunday. He spent considerable time
some years ago travelling in Cuba and
knows the inside facts about the lnsur-
gent army and Moro castles defenses
like book.
Next Sunday the Baptist congregation
will for the first time hold services in
their new place of worship on the corner
of Spruce and Sixth street at the usual
hour. The services will be conducted by
Pastor T. H. Robertson, the subject of
his discourse being ''The Church.
Thirteen stalwart able-bodied Langdon
young men chaperoned by VIM. Flumer-
felt drove over to Devils Lake at an
early hour Saturday Morning and en-
listed in Capt. Gregory's company of
cavalry. It was reported yesterday that
the boys had left with their company for
St. Paul.
MERGERS place of business in this city
is readily found by every resident of
Cavalier county and his face is familiar
one to all who have lived on the noun
tain for twelve years or more. The pioneer
hardware man of Cavalier county gives
our readers both something to read and
something to look at in his new ad in
this weeks issue.
J. q. Glynn, representing the Red
River Valley Hail Insurance Co., which
has headquarters at Wahpeton, is here
this week working up the interests of the
company with view to establishing g
local agent. They only insure limited
number of farms in each township, are 8
thoroughly reliable concern and invite
the investigation of Cavalier county
farmers into their method of doing busl-
ness.
| Carl Hoppe, who took leg-bail from
the county bastile is back again and now
occupies a steel cage, besides being
adorned with pair Of shackles, which il
is hoped will to certain extent subdue
his love for Manitoba. He returned last
Friday in company with Sheriff Nc
Gauvran, who had but little difficulty in
following up the clue received Tuesday
disclosing Hopes presence in Winni
peg. He was easily apprehended and
came back without resistance. Judge
Sauter will pass sentence next week upon
his plea of guilty of wheat stealing.
| Last Sunday morning at about six
or seven o'clock, Isaac Spiker, who lives
few miles south of Byron, found the
dead body of Harris Andrews lying in a
shed near his house. The deceased had
been staying at Mr.. Spiker's since early
} in the spring assisting him by doing
chores on the farm in return for his
board. The family had of late noticed
that Andrews was peculiarly quiet, but
inoffensive, besides being quite reticent
about his own affairs. All that can be
learned is that his home was at Titus
vile, Pa, where it is understood he left {
wife and family when he came west. II
is also learned that for a week previous
to his death he had complained of il
health and acted as if family troubles
were depressing him in an unusual way
Sunday morning he got up at about five
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