Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-05-04


new styles of spring hats.
Insure your crop in the St. Paul Fire
& Marine Insurance Co., j. GerdinR
agent, Dresden, N. Oak.
John Trotter was one of Osnabrock's
prominent business men tc visit the city
between trains On Saturday.
Jimmy Stevenson will hold down a
clerkship in the fruit and confectionery
store of Flumerfelt & Bucklin this spring
w. A. Monroe resumed his semi.annual
collection tours on the road for the
Champion Harvester Co.. the first OF the
month.
AL. Currie came up from Conway and
spent Sunday with the folks. His first
visit home since leaving Langdon over a
year ago.
WANTED:-One hundred horsemen to
buy driving gloves at Abbey's, Largest
and best stock in Langdon. All grades
from 25 cents up.
T. E. Pierce, of the National was plea
sanity surprised last week by receiving a
visit from his father, who left Monday
for his home at Lakota.
Jas. Door, the state agent of the
Aetna life insurance company, came up
from Fargo on brief business trip last
week, returning home Saturday.
The DEMOCRAT is under obligations to
Senator Laidlaw for copy of that very
useful little North Dakota blue book,
The Legislative Manual. Thanks.
A. Schulke: OF course spring has been
somewhat backward this year, but bust
ness has been very good and everything
points to big trade straight through to
next fall.
Every citizen should observe Arbor
Day morrow by putting outs trees.
Nothing can be done to render Langdon
more attractive than the planting of more
shades trees.
r. Wakeford has moved into the Dono-
van house on the corner of Fourth ID
Oak street this week. E. w. Gerkie, the
former occupant, now resides in the
Kelland residence, lately vacated by T.
E. Pierce.
May flowers, but not more so than is
Jeweler Void in bringing back to keep
correct time watch that is now out of
repair, but once did. Remember the
place, McGruer's drug store.
Mayor Mcmillan issued proclamation
on Monday requesting that all business
houses close at six o'clock on that day in
order to allow Of everybody attending
the exercises, held in commentator of
Dewey's victory at Manila year ago.
81. Weiland has arrangements about
for the fitting up of couple
Of elegant bath rooms in the rear of his
barber shop and will go to St. Paul about
The middle OF the month to close the deal
to have things fixed up in
shape to do business by June 1st.
Next week the Postoffice. Annex store
will be opened up by Assistant Post
master Sherwln He has the shelving
and counters about in place and will
carry line of fruit confectionery and
cigar. Under Mr.. Sherwin's attentive
the stand should prove
both popular and profitable one.
Wednesday of last week thunder
storm struck Walhalla and considerable
damage was done by the lightning to the
residence of o. Tetrau]t. But, as the
says the property was in
sured with G. w. Andrews and the loss
adjusted inside of hourit may transpire
to have been one of Andrews little ad-
vert1sing dod 5es.
Word comes from the north that yes
terday afternoon the marriage of Mr..
David Hope and Miss Nellie Burkitt oc-
cured at the Burkitt farm, near Elkwood.
The ceremony being reformed by Rev.
the resident Presbyterian
minister. Both parties have wide
circle of admiring friends all through
the northern portion of the county.
The Langdon Dramatic Co., are doing
excellent work at their rehearsals of the
drama "Little Gyp," which is TO be pre-
sented on the Goth inst, to raise funds
for the support of the kindergarten
established this week. The play is a
most interesting one and is certain to
be greatly appreciated by all who attend.
The cast of character will be published
next week.
Landlord T. B. Hankey is making big
line of improvements in the interior of
his hotel this spring that will add greatly
to its popularity with his boarders and
the travelling public. The dining room
is being re-furnished, has new hard
wood floor aud has been newly painted
and papered. The upstairs is complete
lv re-arranped and the hotels canacity