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

T.. H. Prior is down from the west
attending court.
u. B. Mcmillan has spent the week
here in attendance at court.
Buy your household furniture at
Haskamp's store at Dresden.
Read what Schulke & Moore have to
say in their big "ao' this week.,
J. B. Beauchamp,one Of Olga's leading
trade hustlers was here Saturday.
Make or renew your farm loan with
w. F. Winter. He can save you money.
You can negotiate your farm loan on
reasonable terms With Dickson &
Dickson.
w. j. Kneeshaw is over from Pembina
with the usual batch of court cases for
trial this week.
Spring is here. Ii. d ALERT & Co.,
have over $500 rolls of the handsomest
wall paper you ever laid your eyes on.
Over $500 rolls OF tie finest and most
artistic wall paper ever exhibited in
Langdon at H. D. ALERT 4 Co.'S, drug
store.
H. Krom, from Fargo. has been looking
over the new towns north of Langdon
this weeh with view to opening up a
general store
Peter Zettel was southbound passen-
ger to Grand Forks on Monday, where
he purchased the grocery stock for his
new store at Mt. Carmel.
H. A. Fischer, buyer for the Cargill
Elevator at this point, states seed wheat
will be sold by elevator men all along the
line at six cents above list price.
VIM. Uglow came up from Neche and
other Pemblna county points Saturday
where he has been doing good stroke
of business for the Mutual Reserve of
New York.
There was pleasant party Tuesday
evening at the home of Mrs. B. R. Click,
in honor of Miss Lottie Tlbballe, of Lari-
more, who was guest at the Click resi-
dence for a few days this week.
M. H. Murphy, deputy collector of the
SUPPORT of Elkwood, rendered his resig-
nation to the government about six
weeks ago, but has yet received no word
as to how soon he will be relieved, or who
his successor will he.
Peter 3. Schwartz, the boss architect
and builder of Dresden, returned Friday
of last week with his family from an ex-
| tended visit at his old home in Formosa,
Ont. "Pete' looks hale and hearty and
states he has had an excellent outing.
Sam'l L. Osmond is here from James
town for few days to enthuse new in
terest in the local A o. U. w. lodge.
He is Past Grand Master Workman of
the order in Pennsylvania and largely
increased membership Is looked for as a
result of his visit.
Patrick Nevil, one of the best known
early day pioneers of this county died last
week after a brief attack of pneumonia.
He has of late years made his home in
Pemblna county and is among the oldest
settler of the Red River Valley arriving
here way back in 1877
Dawes, the Hannah wheat smuggler,
lies in Jail at Fargo awaiting trial. He
has Cochran & Feetham, of Grand Forks.
retained for his defense. His enforced
retirement from the vulgar gaze of the
public will last anyway until next May
how much longer depends on the evidence
and discretion of the court.
Deputy Customs Collector a. McCully
stationed at Hannah, last week admitted
227 head of young cattle from Manitoba
to Uncle Sans domain. The duty levied
amounted to $51720 There we're five
carloads of them shipped through to
Pierre, South Dakota. About 1000
head are yet to come for the same parties.
E. G. Dedrick got back Friday from
his trip to Chicago and is again looking
after business at the corner hardware
store. He wi have the exclusive sale
OF the Monarch wheels here this season,
for which he has already booked two
orders and expects to round up big
share Of the Lapgdon bicycle trade this
summer.
Charlie Smith, the Osnabrock cattle
king, is going to quit farming and will
have credit auction sale at his place
two miles and half south west OF Osna.
brock, on Saturday, April Ind. Besides
about forty head Of horses, thirty head OF
stock and farm machinery he has Cal
load of PoJled- Angus cattle that go with
the rest. F. A. Mcdonald is the auc
tioneer and the sale will begin at l p. NJ
The land contest case of Alb. Heppner
contestant, against W. T.Reilly, claimant
in which the land involved is Mr.. Reilly'e
treeclaim south west of town, hat
drawn considerable. attention for some
days past. Attorney F. w. Mclean ap