Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-05-12

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W. r. Winter has plenty of cheap
money for farm loans.
q A. Farrell is at Fargo this week do.
ing juror duty at United States court.
G. W. Andrews was up from Walhalla
shaking hands with numerous Langdon
friends Sunday.
Editor Shepard was down from Han
nah to attend the inspection drill of CO
E. on Tuesday.
George Barcelo went down to Fargo
Monday to attend term of the United
States court as juror.
Butcher j. F. Ramage's new residence
halfmile north of town is having the
finishing touches added to it this week.
Deputy Sheriff Tom McGauvran was
attending court at Fargo this week in
the capacity of juror on the Dawes case.
States Attorney Dlckson's family are
rusticating on their farm, few miles
south of town, to a considerable extent
these days.
Saturday evening stereopticon lee
ture will be given at the new Baptist
church by Rev. Hall, commencing at
eight o'clock. Don't miss it.
Miss Ella Gogin and Miss Louise
Boyd enjoyed the novel experience of
"batching'' on the formers homestead
near Osnabrock a few days last week. ,
Charles Morton will again try farming
inCavalier county and commenced opera
tions last week on claim fourteen mile.
southwest of here. in Billings township.
Dave Milne wheeled up from Stokes
vile Friday evening to enquire into the
war sentiment ut the county seat. His
school down there will remain open
all summer
A dozen or more of Hannah's leading
citizens are Fargo guests this week being
called as witnesses in the Dawes wheat
case, which is being tried in United
States court.
Miss Bertha johnson, head waitress at
the Palace Hotel dining room, Is recelv-
ing handsome vote from Langdon read
ers of the Grand Forks Herald in the
popular voting contest.
Rev. Dougan expects to leave here on
the 28th inst, for two months vacation
which he will spend in Ireland and Scot
land. It is understood that Rev. Giles
pie of Ardock will join him in the trip.
Dresden's state bank opened it's doors
for business May LIST. The new enter
prise is doing splendidly with John Gerd-
ing as cashier and handsome quarters
will be built for this solid financial insti-
tuition of our sister town this spring.
A Lindelie, the representative of the
Normanden, Scandinavian paper at
Grand Forks, also a representative of the
state enforcement league was here Fri
day. His visit here was of no particular
significance, but at Milton it was diff
ferent.
DR.. Reilly's drug store at Milton was
closed Thursday afternoon of last week
by Deputy Sheriff McGauvran and Secre-
tary Lindelie of the state enforcement
league. Three boxes filled with whiskey
bottles were captured, and the place
closed. The league did the work and the
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VIM. Uglow returned Saturday from a
trip to Walhalla and vicinity in the in
terest of the Mutual Reserve insurance
company of New York. He was accom-
panied by Hon. F. 3. Renaud Of Olga
who has rented his farms for this year
and will talk insurance in Rolette and
Bottineau counties this summer,
The present high price Of wheat is
bringing out the reserve store from the
granary of the well-fixed farmer. FL. A.
Fisher, the local buyer for the Cargil]
Elevator Co., informs us that last Satur-
day he purchased 81 bushels, the biggest
individual load hauled to town since last
fall. It was brought in by Farmer John
Arnold, of Harvey, and sold at $1.22 pei
bushel, netting S98.S0. The incident
would hardly be complete without adding
that while unloading the market took 6
jump Of five cents to 81 81. which price
was maintained the resi- of the day.
One week from next Sunday, the 22nc
inst, will be red letter day with the
Baptist folks of Langdon and for all time
to come will be remembered as the day
day on which they dedicated their new
new Baptist church in this city. Rev
w. L. Van Horn, the state missionary
superintendent will preach at II a. m.
and at s p. M, while in the afternoon a
3 o'clock the Rev. F. D. Hall, state su
perintendent of Sunday Schools vii
address the children. These exercises
will be followed on Monday evening with
a meeting at which several addresses will
be delivered, also singing and series o