Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-03-24
ELM POINT.

Lewis Carpenter, OF Dresden, visited
relatives at Jerusalem last Sunday.
Phil Shiek has leased one of r. R. Nc
line.
Miss May Spence has been visiting
with S. W. Jameson, returning home
Friday.
Harry Elves has engaged his services
to Shell Horning for the ensuing seven
months.
One OF our young men is thinking spri-
ously OF enlisting in the militia. He de-
sires 4 "trip to Cuba.
Seed wheat appears to be in demand.
One farmer disposed of several hundred
bushels at IS cents on time this week
Ed Walker after careful consideration
has arrived at the conclusion that he
will postpone his trip to the Klondike
for an indefinite period.
Ed. Walker paid visit to his farm
southwest Of Langdon last week.
After seeding he expects to make several
improvements out there.
Tom Benjamin has exchanged his real
estate here for property at Westbrook,
Ont, and is now in the east making ar.
rangrments in connection with the
transfer.
Parties desiring to consult "Doc"
Weir will find him at Frank Frazier's.
Doc having made arrangements to re-
main there until fall, when he will form
partnership with - and commence
housekeeping.
Several loads of stone were hauled last
week from the Eugene NORM farm to
Walhalla, which will be used for the
foundation OF the new Presbyterian
church which the trustees contemplate
building this summer.
Charlie Galloway, having recently sold
out his interest in this town will shortly
move west Of Langdon. where he is in
possession OF 16O acres. which he filed
on last summer. We wish Charlie every
success and trust the change will be bene-
fetal.
Several real estate transfers were con-
summated here last week. Joe Hosel
having purchased the Wilcox farm from
Joe VerviIe and the former disposing of
forty acres Of his homestead to Albert
Gastonguay and forty OF the Wilcox farm
to George Dremble. This gives Joe
square farm OF two hundred acres.
We see by last weeks issue of this
paper that Hope township will build
suitable place to be used as town hall.
What is the matter with MS that we can
not go and do likewise? 1t is something
that is really needed. Arrangements
might be made so that the town could
purchase the building on the Epton
place, which would he centrally located.
Word has been received from Messre.
Dumas and Massey, who departed from
here about March LIST for Dawson City,
Alaska. They arrived in safety on their
journey at Vancouver, but were delayed
several hour, enroute by terrible snow
storm. during which the train broke
through small trestle, one OF the pas
sengers sustaining severe injuries. On
the 10th inst, the party started inland
for skagway each with 500 pounds OF
provisions. Their friends will hear from
them az they progress on their journey.
Theitem which appeared in the Hannah
Moon week ago, and challenged Walter
Lee to boxing contest, would lead US
to think that misunderstanding has
occurred in names Of the principals. We
may have been in error ourse]fin getting
Christian and johnson mixed up and
perhaps wrote Christian, when it should
have been johnson. 1t is hardly to be
expected or believed that Walter Lee
would challenge Christian, who is stated
to weigh 100 pounds, while Lee himself
only tips the scale at 100 pounds. A
few pounds more or less might not
necessarily interfere, but 40 or SO pounds
makes too big an odds when an amateur
meets q professional boxer. ! trust Mr..
Christian will underst and the challenge
was not intended for him, but Mr.. |
Johnson who resides somewhere in that
neighborhood.