Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-09-15

B. Erickson.
w. M. Ball, one of Fargo's numerous
attorneys was in the city over Sunday on
business.
Millions Ct. Northern depot agent is
veteran of the civil war and is applying
for a pension.
d.. Sykes, the Presbyterian divine
from Milton, was here renewing acquain-
tances on Saturday.
Jno. Milne, OF the Citizens bank moved
last week from Fairview Park into his
new home on Fourth street.
Milton farmers report that ripe grain
shelled out to the extent of ten bushel to
the acre during recert high winds.
H. E.4irtch is down at Park River for
few days this week handling collections
for the Mccormick harvester company.
Lungdon's white ribbon ladies intend
sending a full delegation to the state w.
G. r. U. convention at Park River next
week.
J. B. Beauchamp the Olga merchant
was in town Monday telling about the
fine wheat yield around that neighbour
hood this fall.
w. J. Mooney accompanied his son,
Johnny, to st. Cloud, Mimi, where the
latter commences a years academic
course next week.
Manager Duncan Mclean, of the I'm
plement Co. at Hannah came down the
line yesterday for short visit with
friends in the metropolis.
Deputy Auditor Macnon. had birth
day last Friday, but absolutely refused
to admit how many decades had passed
over his head since he began to vote.
Flumerfelt & Bucklin's fruit and con-
fectionery store is "the whole thing"
with Langdon kids since they started up
that bran new steam peanut rooster on
Saturday.
Tuesday afternoon, John Gogin took
the train for Grand Forks to undergo
medical treatment. Since arriving home
from trip down the line last week he
has been quite seriously i'll.
Attorney Monnet returned Friday
from brief visit at Osnabrock where he
played series of tennis games with Jas.
Fleming. The score at the close being
to 3 in favor of the Osnabrocz NJ. D.
Wilson Cox, the six foot livery man at
Osnabrock is excusable fer that lofty
tread he has recently acquired. A
healthy young son that arrived on the
5th inst is the cause of congratulations.
Mrs j. w. Dickson and family passed
through the city Friday to Hannah en-
route from Crystal to their new home on
the Manitoba side. Mr.. Dickson is a
brother Of States Attorney Dickson of
this city.
A telegram received by Mrs. W. F.
Ksssler on Friday evening from Daven-
port, Ia, brought the sad news of the
approaching end of her father, whose ILL
ness has caused the family anxiety for
several months past.
| Andrew George, who has for a year
past been manager of the Haskamp lum-
Der yard at Dresden, was a passenger
yesterday to Osnabrock where he will
take charge of part of the firms big bust
ness, during the fall rush.
w. A. Lackie left yesterday for Devils
Lake where he has teen assigned tempo.
rary charge of F. II. Stoltz lumber yard
and may eventually be made the firms
permanent representative at that point.
His family for the present will continue
to make Langdon their home.
Contractor Edwards returned Monday
from Park Piver to hurry up the com.
pletion of the brick and masonry work
on the ALERT and Winter block. He has
sublet the contracts for plasteriDg to j
Kelland and painting to A. Lean. The
roofing and zinc ornamentation on the
front will be looked after by E. G. Ded-
rick and his tinsmith.
Agent r. A. Shaw of the Ct. Northern
announce that an excursion to Duluth
over the new Foston line will be run next
week leaving Grand Forks on the morning
of the 1st, next Wednesday Returning on
the Oath. The rate for the round trip
will be $500, which is only about half
the single fare price heretofore. Doubt
less many Langdon people will take adj
vantage of this opportunity of taking in
the sights of Duluth on the occasion of
the opening up of the new road.
Langdon elevator men unanimously
agree that many of our farmers are
threshng their grain too soon after it is
cut, which they state is spelling what III
some cases would be quite IL fair sample.
There has not been much warm weather
since harvest began ana the sample could
be greatly improved by stacking. Last
week. it is reported. that Il farmer down