Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-06-08
Additional Local.

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Ed. Sherwin carries the best line of
cigars in tho city at the Postotice Annex.
Blacksmith Schoenbeohler, recently IN
the employ of Jos. McComb of this city,
has lately bought out the shop of Jake
Rich at Wales.
Thursday of next week has been desig-
mated by the council as Dog Day and
after that date Chief cDermott has no
alternative but to finally dispose of all
tagless CANNES.
Cashier Milne, of the Citizens bank,
goes east for few weeks vacation the
end of this month. Mrs. Milne and the
baby go along to and will visit "Jack's"
parents in Ontario.
Mrs. Wentworth and Mrs. Taylor, are
expected to arrive Saturday from Chica-
go to spend the balance of the summer
with their son and daughter Col. and
Mrs. O. G. Wentworth.
Jno. Reid was up from his farm at
Beaulieu and like most others seems to
think that life would be pleasanter with
less mud and wind than we are having
at present. The crop prospect ls excel
lent down there he saws.
Mesdames Belleheur and McCay spent
a part of the week among friends Mt
Walhalla and Neche leaving here Satur
day. Mrs. McCay returned Tuesday,
but was compelled to leave Mrs. Belle.
huer at Olga, the latter being overtaken
by sickness on the trip.
Robt. Scott, one of the oldestsettlers in
the Mona neighborhood, who in fact was
here to take up land before it had been
surveyed, was among the DEMOCRATS
callers on Tuesday. He has over $50
acres IN and hopes to start in on moro if
the weather ever let's up.
One of the best attractions of Institute
week occurs Thursday evening at the
Donovan Hall when the combined vocal
and instrumental m usicsl talent Of Milton
and this city give a concert that has
been gotten up by the members of Co. B..
and the ladies of Lengdon. The entire
proceeds will be devoted to the support
of the kindergarten, established here
this spring by the Woman's Club.
Capt. Brown, of the Hannah circle
corps, was in town yesterday selling the
Salvation Army's official paper the War
Cry In speaking of the work done by
the Army in western Cavalier county he
stated that services were regularly held
at Austin, Woodbridge, Daniels aud
Hannah. 1t is two years since the circle
corps was established out there and they
already have 80 soldiers on their muster
roll.
The court house gang are pretty we'll
represented at the Fargo fire festival this
week. Among those that took the train
on Tuesday we're Treasurer McGauvran.
Auditor Work, Register Rylance, Sheriff
Robertson and Clerk of Court Truax.
These, however, were by do means all OF
the Lsngdon crowd enjoying the sights
of the Gateway City in its holiday attire
| as it is known to the scribe that Com'r
Heapy, d. H. Mcmillan, W. F. Winter,
Collector McConnachie and W. A. Laid
law we're also of the party.
Mrs. Jno. McKechnie, the wife and
mother of one of the best known and
highly respected families in the Reaulieu
settlement, died Friday of last week at
the Grand Forks hospital, having the
day previous undergone delicate opera
ton for cancer of the stomach The
operation of itself was supposed to have
been successful, but the other complica-
tions set in making the result fatal.
The deceased was 81 years of age and
leaves grown up family of six, besides
sorrowing husband behind to mourn.
| The family have resided at Beaulieu
since '82 and the funeral which was held
Monday was an occasion of general sor-
row throughout the community. The
remains we're inferred in the cemetery at
Walhalla.
A distressingly sad case of insanity was
reported to the county authorities last
Saturday by Sheriff Robertson. The pa
tent is Mrs. Jos. Brazina, the wife of an
Austrian farmer, whose place is along
side the railroad track, two miles north
of Osnabrock. The woman is ebout 26
years of age, has been married to Brazlna
since little over q year ago and has a
baby six weeks old. Symptoms of dis
ordered mind were first noticed in Mrs.
Brazina by her husband early in May.
Since then she has at times been quite
violent, destroying the furniture and
household utensils when so affected.
Friends of the family ascribe the cause
of her trouble to the constant reading of
sensational literature. Monday she was
examined by the board of insanity at the