Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-05-25

Millinery at almost your own price at
Mrs. Foshay's until july 4th. Closing
out sale.
Fifth street has been graded up this
week north from the school house to
John McLeod's residence.
Mrs, Fl. J. Mathisen spent part OF
the week in the city, returning to her
home at Dresden on Saturday.
Every person interested in good roads
should read carefully the big ad of the
New Era grader on the first page of this
issue.
Charter Bros have their new restaur-
ant 'The HUB" opened up and are
ready for business at all hours, night
or day.
Be sure of your money in case of hail
and insure in the st. Paul Fire & Marine
Insurance Co. J. Gerding, agent, Dres-
den, N. Oak.
Attorney d. j. Laxdal, from Cavalier,
was here on Monday between trains look
ing after cases that he will bring before
this term of the district court
E. A. Farrell has enclosedh his residence
property with substantial fence, which
is not only convenient, but immensely
improves the looks of the property.
Robert Huffman, one of our county
teachers down in Fremont township,
was in the city yesterday to take out his
second citizen papers in Judge Sauter's
court.
Mrs. Franklin was visitor in the city
last Saturday from Milton on business
connected with the closing of the Milton
roller mills, being fnancially.tinterested
in the same quite heavily.
We learn from the Fargo Call that Mr..
Louis Champine at one time the cashier
of the Merchants State Bank, of that
city, will shortly locate in Langdon and
establish real estate business.
Frank Mercer continues to make i'm
provements on his Fouth street resi-
dence. This time it takes the form of a
handsomely designed veranda, of which
Carpenter Schoolcraft is the builder,
! John Mahon has had his lawn fixed up
| for the summer and more nice trees
planted and expects by long odds to
have the handsomest grounds in the city
by the time another year rolls around.
L. r. Kelly was up the line from
Milton last Friday on brief business
visit and stated that it would take the
greater part of the summer to properly
dispose of his Milton interests before
moving to Chicago.
Langdon's reorganized base ball ag-
gregation will require little more out
door exercise than they have been given
lately if they are expected:to give much
of an account of themselves at the end
of the season. Trot out your colts
Manager Mclean.
Abner French and sons, j. s. and w.
D. French, spent Friday night in the
city, having been out Oh their western
Cavalier county farms for over a week
and were on their way home to the Val
ley. The French family are old settlers
and extensive property owners in the
vicinity of the town of Cavalier, in Penn.
bina county.
w. F. Gushing is again in the journal,
lstic field having last week accepted a
position as city editor of the Fargo Call
To the people of Fargo he needs no in.
(; PRODUCTION, having held similar sit with
the Daily Argus number of years ago
but those having known "Cush" here are
able to bear witness that he has as keen
a nose for news as any pencil pueher in
the state.
Professor Sheehan returned Monday
from Grand Forks, where he had beer
summoned by President Mortified of the
state university, to attend meeting o.
the high school teachers of the state
1t was the first gathering of the kind
held in North Dakota, and was held fol
the purpose of grading all the higt
schools of the state with a view to the
proper and equitable apportionment Of
the state high school fund, provision TO,
which was made by the last session Of
tho legislature.