Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-09-29
Farm loans at B. Ericksons.

from her Edinburg visit.
DR.. Della P. Jamison visited with city
friends between trains Saturday.
Jno Gerding, the young and energetic
cashier of tho Dresden bark, spent Sun
day here.
Mrs. A. I. Vessey left on Mondays
passenger for months visit with her
parents in Iowa.
Try the new fruit and confectionery
store-at the Armory stand when you
want good cigar.
Miss Lou Davis was down from Han
nah part of last week the guest of her
sister, Mrs. r. F. Jackson.
Depot Agent Robt. Shaw reports hav-
ing sold seven excursion tickets from
Langdon to Duluth last week.
Jno. r. Power handled seven cars of
wheat on the local market last week for
the commission firm of Mccarthy Bros.
DR.. S. G.. Gibson, returned last week
from a brief visit with his sister, Mrs.
Little. whose home is at Pilot Mound,
Manitoba.
Judge Dorval spent the forepart of the
week in Olga and Fremont strengthening
up the political fences in that democratic
stronghold.
Mrs. P. Mci1ugh was An interested
spectator at the dcings of the white-rib-
bon convention at Park Biver several
days last week.
A G.. Dore, the Htna life insurance
man spent the forepart of the week talk
ing over the political situation and other
things With friends here.
Us. and VIM. French tarried in town
over Sunday while enroute from Cavalier
to their government realty holdings in
the western part of the county.
Mr.. Smith, the father of DR.. F. S.
Smith, has been severely ill this week
With stroke paralysis, though hopes are
entertained for his complete recovery.
Uriah Payne, Of Stilwell has the record
of being the first man to pay his eubscrip-
ton this fall with E. T. Olson close
second. They are both good farmers as
we'll as representative citizens.
w. r. Porter, Cavalier county teacher
from the vicinity of Beaulieu, took Fri
days train to MayviIle for another years
study at the state normal school. Prof.
D. E. Willard, one of the faculty accom-
panied him.
WI. Thompson, the Milton attorney
and fusion candidate for states attorney,
passed through the city yesterday from
Hannah and other points in western
Cavalier where hereports strong fusion
sentiment existing.
One of the latest surprises along the
line of things political is the news that
Halvor Torgerson has his war paint on
and will make lively skirmish in the
independent convention tomorrow for a
legislative nomination.
Chas. Haugh's ice wagon will retire to
winter quarters with the close of the
month. His business this summer was
more than double that of a year ago de-
spite the fact that extreme hot weather
was an unknown quantity all summer.
Next week school of cookery will be
opened in this city by lady from Fargo.
The course of lessons, consisting of five
being given in the afternoons. Quite a
large class is being arranged, the work be-
ing taken up under the auspices of the
Women's Club.
Saturday night Taylor & Ferguson
opened the doors of their fruit store and
restaurant to the public. The interior
has been newly re-arranged and displays
a taste that shows desire on their part
to properly handle big share of the city
and county trade.
j. F. Maynard and son, who come
here from Bottineau, will open up their
new tailor shop next week in the build
Ing OIL lulEu p1coouO
by j. B. Reiber as paint shop. The
new firm will carry full line of suitings
and come strongly recommended as
practical workmen.
A gold medal suffrage contest was held
at Larimore last evening in conjunction
with the annual convention of the North
Dakota Equal Suffrage Association. 1t
was under the direction of Mrs. Cora
Ross Clarke OF this city and Miss jennie
Cu1rie and Master Bruce jackson were
the local contestants for the medal. This
was the first medal contest held under
the auspices of the Equal Suffrage asso-
citation in the state.
Olga is one of the Oldest and most in
teresting places in Cavalier county and
j. B. Chale is the pioneer business man,
coming to that place in 1SS0-eighteen
years ago. The big trade built up in
that time made it necessary for him to
secure more room for his stock and pat
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