Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-08-17

Forks last Friday to appear as attorney
in an important land case.
Miss Mary Reid returned last week
from visit with the parents of Mrs. VIM.
Stevenson, at Kaliada, Man.
Does your watch keep good time? If
not take it to Jeweler A. o. Void, at N.
E. McGruer's drug store, for repairs.
Andy johnson, the popular Grafton
hotelman, called on old time Langdon
friends while in the city on legal bushes
last Saturday.
If your bicycle needs repairing take it
to LeVescont's shop. He has the best
line of extras and repairs in the city.
Charges moderate.
Mrs. Frank Cameron, of Dresden, has
been confined to her home for sometime
past with an attack of fever, but is on
the road to recover.
Albert Kelly Is another of Milton's
young men that has gone to the Phil
lipines, having recently enlisted in the
35th regular infantry at Tacoma, Wash.
Mrs. A. Afford, of Chicago, who has
extensive real estate interests here ar
rived in the city last week for visit of
several weeks at the home of her brother,
H. D. Parsons.
Miss Lilly Farrell left Saturday for a
visit with Grand Forks friends before
taking up her duties as teacher in the
primary rooms of the Langdon schools
for the incoming year.
Thursday evening of last week the in
FAINT son of Mr.. and Mrs. w. l.. Drury, of
Stllwel, died after an illness lasting but
a few days. The child was nine months
old and was buried Saturday afternoon.
J. G. Cramond, the jovial host of the
Columbia, has been feeling somewhat
blue this week, occasioned by the intel
ligence that the crop on his Nelson
county farm has suffered two-third loss
by hail.
Langdcn friends will be glad to learn
that the condition of Fred Davis, who
has been laid up with bad attack of
typhoid fever at his homo at Hannah is
much improved and that the danger
point is passed.
Wheat harvest was commenced in the
south end of the county as early as the
4th inst, when r. O. Throndset started
cutting on his farm five miles south east
of Milton. The estimated yield is from
% to % bushels per acre.
Mrs. W. B, Dickson gave five o'clock
tea on Tuesday afternoon to a number
of her lady friends in honor of her guest,
Miss Maud Abraham, of Windsor, Ont,
who leaves shortly for her home after a
pleasant visit among Langdon friends.
Geo. G.. Elford arrives in the city to-
day with his bride. Since the wedding,
which occurred at Toronto, Oh the 26th
ult., they have enjoyed trip over the
Great Lakes, also visiting many points
of interest in the Eastern States and
Ontario
Hedley Stevenson has been installed
as buyer at the McHugh & Gardner
elevator here this season. He has been
connected with the elevator in the capa-
city of second man for couple of years
and the promotion will meet the ap-
proval Of all the firms patrons.
This week the DEMOCRAT directs the
attention of its readers to the annual re-
port of the treasurer of Hope school dis
trict. Hope has the distinction of being
one of the Oldest and biggest districts in
the county; has reliable set of officers
and a good. sized cash balance on hand.
M. Healey, who six years ago number
ed among the all round good. fellows here
and used to buy wheat for the National
elevator people, is up from Wykoff, MINI.
renewing the acquaintance of old friends
here and at Osnabrock. "Mike" is en-
loying much better health than he did
in the past and is now full -hedged farmer
Deputy Sheriff John Hannah came
down the line Monday with Mrs. E.
Studiyant. an old widow lady of seventy
three years, residing in Cypress township,
whose mind for some time past has been
in feeble condition, and recently caused
her relatives considerable anxiety and
alarm. The board OF insanity investigat-
ed the case Monday evening with the re-
suit that she was taken to the asylum on
Tuesday by Sheriff Robertson.
w. T. Mccullough, formerly book
keeper in the Mooney State Bank, left
Saturday for Duluth, having accepted
similar position in the head Office of the
McHugh & Gardner Elevator Co. "Billy"
has been one of Langdon's popular
young fellows for the past three years
and his friends rendered him a farewell
social hop at the Donovan Hall last
Friday evening, where according to the
generally expressed opinion good time
WAS aniOyed