Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-11-17

Lorne Oke left this week to work in
the woods Of Wisconsin.
Mrs. NJ. Morrison is visiting with
friends in the city this week.
Attorney Doughty returned yesterday
from a professional trip down the line to
Milton.
Note E. G. Dedrick's new change of
advertisement this week. Something
novel-as usual.
Mrs. M. Kelly spent the week down at
Park River, visiting with relatives and
old acquaintances.
Druggist Arneson, who filed on claim
out thirty miles west, kept the gophers
company Sunday night.
+. w. Mclean was passenger to Han.
nah Tuesday, fixing up big batch of
final proofs between trains.
Sam Haight was here from Milton be-
tween trains Tuesday for a brief visit
with his sister, Mrs. H. B. Doughty.
Jos. Little has sold out his boarding
house and bakery at Hannah and will
fit up bake-shop in this city shortly.
Milton is to have new bank this fall
and it is announced that Senator Plain
will be one of the heavy stock holders
The Catholic Order of Foresters held a
regular meeting in their hall over the
Mooney State Bank on Wednesday even.
ing.
Rev. T. H. Robertson now resides on
the corner of Fifth and Oak streets in the
Donovan house, until lately occupied by
M. H. Murphy.
w. j. Burke is the states attorney
elect of Pembina county. He is also a
brother of Druggist Burke of this city,
which helps some too.
VIM. Taylor and family have moved in
from the farm and now occupy the suite
of rooms over G. Orton's harness shop,
lately vacated by Father Pouliot.
N. A. Hayes, of theCitizens Bank, was
one of the favorites for county justice and
prides himself on having one of the big
majorities. He is proud of his new dis
tinction as judge.
Jno. Baldson, ST., one of the old timers
of Loan was caller while in town Tues
day. Next week he goes down to Cavalier
on sit and later will leave for Huron
county, Ont, to spend the winter.
Mi!ton's annual Thanksgiving ball will
be bigger event this year than ever
heretofore. Landlord Peterson, Of the
Pacific, has the affair in hand and Del
ling's orchestra will dispense the music.
Judge Dorval issued two marriages
Tuesday, one to JAS Phillips and Miss
Fannie Jerrett, of Austin; the other to
e. E. Sherwin and Miss Laura Mercer,
of this city. Both events took place here
yesterday.
Paul Williams, an old time teacher at
Olga, will be a fu]l.hedged official after
January 1st, having been elected auditor
of Pemblna county last week. Paul has
thetcongratulations OF host of Cavalier
county friends.
Rev. Hall, pastor of the Presbyterian
church at Neche, was visitor here Tues
day. He was formerly located at Park
River and while in the city made filing
on government land IN the south. western
part of the county.
Fleming May, deputy in Co. Treasurer
Robertson's office left Saturday, accom-
panied by Jno. Furbur to stalk deer
among the timber on the first mountain
Big game is reported some what scarce
this season. This however, did not pre-
vent the boys having al enjoyable outing
The Russell Comedy Co., troupe of
three people, came in on Tuesdays train
last week and endeavored to make a date
for the Donovan Hall ahead of the Fred
rick Lvceum Theatre Co., which had
previously billed the town for their three
night stand here The Russells looked
as if they had not made much of rustic
lately.
Postmaster Powes' daughter, Miss
May, left Milton on Thursday of last
week for Washington D. c., to take up
course of tudy in music covering num-
Der of years. During her sojourn at the
nations capitol she will make her home
with the family Of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
bennett. She has for some years been
one of the most successful young lady
teachers in the south end of this county
The best yield Of wheat this season re-
ported by Thor E. Vetren, of Loan town.
ship. last Saturday. From one patch of
a little less than seven and one half acres
he threshed three hundred seventy five
bushels of wheat, or fifty bushels per
acre. 1t grades No. northern and is as
pretty sample of wheat as has ever