Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-07-06

Park River players refusing to go bach
to their positions in the field.
Aside from this one exciting episode
the day was gone through without rip
pie of dissension and when it comes tc
having an all round good time it is dem
onstrated beyond doubt that no one
can do better than come to Langdou and
spend the Fourth of July.
I Ed. Sherwin carries the best line Of
cigars in the city at the Postotfce Apnex
The Crawford family entertained a
large party of Neche friends who drove
over to spend the Fourth.
H. H. Greenway Esq, from Crystal
City, Man., was among the distinguished
visitors at Tuesdays celebration.
States Attorney Dickson and family
will enjoy two weeks summer vacation
at Rock Lake. They will leave about
the 10th.
IT your bicycle needs repairing take it
to LeVescont's shop. He has the best
line Of extras and repairs in the city.
Charges moderate.
Miss Sadie McCumber. the teacher at
thu Rooney school, is back from Mime
apolis where she was called to nurse her
brother through an illness.
Bicycle repairing of every description
at LeVescont's shop. He makes a
specially of it and his facilities for re-
pairs of all kinds are unsurpassed.
B. r. Click and Geo. Gardner with
their families drove over to Devils Lake
last Saturday and will spend q week in
camp on the Chautauqua grounds.
Chas. Chisholm was among the unfor-
tunate ones to get caught by the hail IN
Thursday nights storm. He has large
crop OF oats that will give but very
light yield at the best.
Mrs. Wendell He'll, who has been seri
ously ill for some time was taken across
to the Morden hospital last week for
treatment. The many Mt. Carmel friends
of the family hope that cure may be
effected
Thos. Flynn has bought monster
steam traction threshing outfit of the j.
[. Case make from the Langdon Imple-
ment Co., this week. 1t WAS one of the
attractions in the street parade on the
Fourth.
De Gaer, hasgone out of theparcel and
express business leaving "Poly" Charter
the field to himself. The former has this
week opened up restaurant in the
Reiber building and will try that for
awhile.
| Supt. Fox returned Friday from a
school visiting trip through Olga and
Fremont townships and thinks that the
electrical and wind storm of Thursday
night was more destructive in that vlcini.
ty than up here.
| K. o. BJornerud, a brother of "Hans
one of Langdon,s we'll remembered
early day live merchants, reports extern.
sive injury to his buildings and machin.
cry on Billings township farm in the
wind storm of Thursday last week.
Thomas Bolton, president of the west
ern Walsh county fair association, arrived
in the city day ahead of the balance O
the Park River crowd that came up tt
spend the Fourth, and busted himself il
billing our town for their big event tina
occurs the first of next month.
The railroad commissioners make theil
annual trip over this branch of the Ct
Northern Thursday of next week. Thi!
august body of officials, will be prepared
to receive and pigeon-hole all kicks reg
istered while they give the towns tn
) go-by at the rate of forty miles an hour
! Com'r Golf arrived in the city Monda!
to meet with the county board for ;
short session before adjourning for thu
Fourth. He was accompanied by hi
, brother, Mr.. W. w. Golf, who has latel,
graduated as a full.fedged pharmacls
from the University Of Illinois, and vii
shortly assume charge of the CUTIE & Gof
drug store, at Olga.
IL W. Johnston, who lives in the western
: portion of Billing township, is understood
/ to have been heavy loser by the BAG
? wind storm that passed over this section
+ of the country last Thursday evening
His newly completed two story frame
| residence and the furniture it contained
was totally destroyed and the building
swept level with the ground.
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