Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-06-22
Ed. Sherwin carries the best line of
cigars in the city at the Postoffice Annex.

Ed. Sherwin carries the best line OF
cigars in the city at the Postottice Annex
Mrs. M. Vandervorter, sister of Clerk
OF Court Truax, arrived to-day from
Howard Lake, MINI.
Insure your crop in the st. Paul Fire
& Marine Insurance Co., j.. Gerdinp
agent, Dresden, N. Oak.
The Office and sheds of the Mahon &
Robinson lumber yard are taking on a
new coat of paint this week.
Does your wstch keep good time? II
not take it to Jeweler A. o. Void, at N
E. McGruer's drug store, for repairs.
| Bradley, the, tailor, can make you q
suit of clothes that will fit, with the hes,
finish and the latest style. His prices
are right.
| N. E. McGruer has had private tele.
phone wire placed between his drug
store and residence on Fifth street this
week.
Banker Laidlaw entertained his father
Jas. A. Laidlaw, one of the old residents
on the Manitoba side of the line, part OF
last week.
F. j. Stable is having the ston founda
ton laid this week for fine two story
residence which he will build north Of
the Catholic church.
Hon. Henry Mclean spent several
days of last week with friends here and
in Harvey Center, returning to his home
at Hannah on Monday.
P. H. Mcmillan drove up from Hamil-
ton last week with his family ana Ovid
ed his time between attending the meet
ings of the Baptist association and
visiting his brother.
| Miss Lena Otteson, we'll known
teacher in this county. whose home is at
Elkwood, was one of the class of twenty
three graduates at the commencement
exercises of the state university at Grand
Forks last week.
w. F. Winter and j. E. Truax went to
Fargo this week as delegates to meet
ing of the Masonic grand lodge. They
will return by way of Walhalla staying
there day or two to take in the Old
Settlers meeting.
COL H. E. Burnt, the war veteran of
Harvey, completed his tenth annual as
seesment of that township last week and
once again breaks the record by bringing
IN the neatest and most correct set of
books ofany township in the county.
Tom Henderson, the amateur detective
and tenderfoot cowboy, got decidedly the
worst of it in broncho 'bustlpg' ex-
perience shat he undertook last Friday.
he now carries his arm in sling and
has dislocated shoulder to remind him
of the time that he lost his mount and
allowed the pony to roll over him.
Misses Mcdonald and Deitler, the lady
evangelists, we're passengers south yester-
day and before they again see their
Langdon friends will spend some time in
the mission fields of China. They go
from here to Chicago, leaving there in
the fall for Germany, where they under
go course of training before taking up
their life's work. Many friends AS we'll as
their immediate relatives were at the
depot to see them of.
Last Friday afternoon, while driving
out to bis claim, twenty-four miles west
of town, Felix Charter received severe
injuries that promise to leave him under
the doctors care for some time. He was
within short distance of his journey, IS
end when the buggy pole came down, up.
setting the rig and throwing out Char
rier, who fell violently on his head, sus-
tanning fracture Of both shoulders,
besides being badly bruised. His condi-
ton rendered it impossible for him to be
brought into town. He is under the care
of DR.. Gibson and is being nursed at the
home Of Alex Wilson, a near neighbor.
Yesterday afternoon the members of
the board of edscation met at the office
of the clerk and selected the staff of
teachers for the Langdon public schools
during the ensuing year. Six rooms will
be opened up with the beginning of the
fall term and will be presided over as il
the past by Principal Sheehan; the
grammar classes will be in chargeof Mr.
Chas Crawford; the intermediate rooms
will be taught by Miss Lulu Hodgins auc
Miss Grace Morgan, and the primary de
partment by Miss Veda M. Oke and Miss
Lilly Farrell. The board decided to al
once advertise for bids of the new schoo
building and will start operations with az
little delay as possible.