Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-04-28

w. F. Winter has plenty of cheap
money for farm loans.
Attorney Monnet is one OF the latest te
succumb to the bicycle craze.
| @. B. Mcmillan spent Tuesday in the
city looking after his abstracting business.
Tom Tough had a handsomely lettered
sign placed on his livery and feed stable
this week.
Iceman Haugh's delivery wagon will
start in on it's regular rounds for the sea.
son next Monday, May 1st.
Electrician LIE Vescont reports the
arrival of ton pound boy at their home
on Fourth street last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mahon drove down
to Bathgate on Tuesday for few days
visiting with the Robinson family.
Jos. Nowatski, one of Mt. Carmel's
thrifty farmers unloaded some of his sur
plus wheat here at So cents last Monday.
For SALE Furniture for housekeep-
ing, also baby carriage and some books
Call on F. W. Paulson, miller, Langdon
Roller Mills.
The tri-colored stars and stripes in
gigantic proportions was swung proudly
across Third street opposite the Column
bia this week.
| Among the improvements of the week
is noted the neat appearance of Register
Rylances home, which has been hastily
decorated by Artist Souch.
R. Il. Burke and o. E. Thompson are
the joint riders of "a bicycle built for
two" and which promises to be pace
maker among local wheel cranks.
1t is understood that DR.. Mcqueen.
of Milton, has offered his services to the
United States as army surgeon to go to
! the front with troops ordered to Cuba.
The drug store of H. D. Alert has two
very attractive window displays this
week. War bulletins in one window and
wheel barrow full of hop tonic in the
other.
Matron contests were held in two
Pembina county towns last week. At
Cavalier the medal was won by Mrs. c..
A. Holbrook and at Drayton by Mrs. G..
B. Wylie.
RIP. Abbey is having residence
built this week on lots he recently
bought near the school house, 1t is
nicely located, will be two stories and is
to be completed next week.
Ladies and ch,ldrens underwear and
hosing cheaper than the cheapest at
Mrs. Blakely's New York store. Chill
drens' good black hose Scent per pair;
! underwear from 10 to so cents each.
Old time acquaintance in Pembina
county extend their good wishes to Andy
Fornwald, of Mt. Carmel, on the event of
his having taken a wife to himself,
So say the local news columns of the
Pembina Express.
Cash wheat sold for $1.O1 on the local
market Tuesday and Robt Scott came in
from his farm at Mona and sold 500 bus
hels that he had stored at the st. Anthony
& Dakota elevator. It was only worth rs
cents when he hauled it in few weeks
ago.
The officers of the newly created town.
ship of Berlin elected on Tuesday of last
week are: Supervisors, NJ. Michlink,
chairman, D. Fehr, A. Krahn; assessor,
M. Platzkow; clerk, w. Taylor; treasurer,
j. G. Spenst. The ticket was practically
the same as elected last spring, prior to
the division of old Moscow township.
During the last week A. Shulke has
purchased the property on which their
general store is located. This valuable
piece Of Third street business property
formerly belonged to W. S. Conrad, of
st. Paul, and is said to have cost him
somewhere in the neighborhood OF
81, 75O-an indication of the raising value
of Langdon real estate.
The granary of the Chaput boys, living
in Perry township, was destroyed by fire
at an early hour Saturday evening. to-
gether with wheat and other grain stored
therein. making a total loss of more
than $500. The fire, it is understood
started on the open prairie to the south
of their farm and got beyond contro
before anything could be done. Abou
two years ago the same parties suffered {
s., 200 loss by prairie fire, and both times
without having their property secured
by insurance.
Jno Stengel, who is cashier of tn
First National bank of Little Falls, MINI.
spent part of last week in this count.
in company with Messrs Haskamp ane
Borgert, of Melrose, Mimi, visiting tn
towns Of Dresden and Osnabrock. Th'
outcome it is understood will be tn
opening state bank at Osnabrock thi
summer. All three of the aforemention
ed gentlemen will be financially inter