Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-06-16

Final proof loans can be obtained from
B. Erickson.
Forty.nine pounds Of bolted corn meal
for $1.OO at Parsons.
Advertising car No. 1 Of the John
Robinson circus was here Wednesday.
Twenty homestead filings were made
in Clerk Of Court Truax's Office Friday.
Lecture tomorrow night "Old Liber-
ty Belr' at the M. e. hurch-admission
25 cents.
Prof. Leyden, one OF the unassuming
pedagogues of Osnabrock township, spent
Tuesday here.
Sheriff McGauvran is receiving q visit
from his father, Jos. McGauvran, ST., OF
Beaulieu, thisweek.
Attention is called to the new adver-
tisement of Plummer & McNiven which
appears elsewhere in this issue.
VIM. LAWN went to Devils Lake on
Tuesday, where he was guest of honor
at the Morgan-M ercer nuptials yesterday.
Byron Nash has laid aside farming un-
til harvest time and is again working at
his trade in the tin shop of E. G. Ded-
rick.
Tommy Foshay is taking in the races at
Breckenridge this week, where he rides
several of the winners in the running
races.
Cashier Sheehan and N. Hayes made
the trip to Osnabrock last Friday to wit
ness the ball game in which Langdon and
Osnabrock crossed bats.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elford, Sr., we're here
from their home in Pembina county sew
eral days lest week visiting with the
family of their son E. E. Elford.
Col. and Mrs. o: G. Wentworth expect
to move into their handsome six room
cottage residence on Seventh and Spruce
streets the early part of next month.
Walter Gould returned Monday from
a visit down the line at Inkster where he
took in the doings at Il monster gather
ing of Woodmen of Grand Forks county.
A full line Of plaster of Paris, Bakers
wall plaster, Portland and Milwaukee
cement, Kelley island lime and Adament
for sale by H. j. Haskamp, Dresden, N.
Dakota.
Frank Hodgins spent Sunday on his
Perry township farm and brought in
some samples of wheat that show what
fine growth of crops the farmers in that
section enjoy this year.
Amos Abbott, one of the old time re-
liable clerks of the Langdon Mercantile
Co., is back among old friends and behind
the counter of that store this week dur
ing the absence Of Chas. Hunter.
Jno. R. Power and Jos. Powers, the
local agents of the Indiana road grader
concern sold another Reversible grader
this week. The machine being purchased
by the board of supervisors of Hope
township.
J. B. Robinson, the Bathgate-end oil
the old established lumber firm of Mahon
& Robinson, spent Sunday in the city
with John Mahon. He reports business
down at Bathgate fair with an excellent
outlook for good crops.
j. McPhail has had convenient and
modern windmill erected in his pasture
field, adjoining town this week to handle
the pumping of water for bis horses and
stock this summer. In the fall it will be
used to operate feed mill.
Prof. Jno. A. Mckay, who teaches
down in East Alma and runs fine farm
out at Rush Lake was in town last weel
on his return from few days on til.
claim where he reports fourishing crol
as we'll as lots of good Scotch neighbors
n. G. Mecham has secured the sub
contract for carrying the U. s. mail OF
the north stage route from Langdon t,
Bac, by way of Mt Carmel and Elkwood
The change takes place July LIST and tn
job is understood to be worth only 1924
per annum.
8. o. Tollefson and Frank Briggs, F.;
couple of Millions we'll known whea
buyers we're passengers south on Thurs
day homeward bound from Manitoba
where it is reported they invested thei
earnings on high priced wheat in BIZ
chunks of Cannuck dirt.
Among those from Langdon who attend
ed the Morden races last week we're Fl
ALERT, J. B. Boyd, 0. E. Thompson, j
Semple. VIM. Welsh and VIM. Flume1
felt. They interested our Manitoba eou
sins largely in the Fourth of July celebra
ton and big attendance may be locke
for. a..
Tonight lecture will be given at tn
M. E. church by Rev. W. E. Clifford, f
D., the silver tongued divine of Gran
Forks, his subject being 'The Man
moth Cave" On Friday evening he wi