Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-02-22

6lashing reductions in prices on all
lines in dress goods at G. j. Kelly's.
J.B. Beauchamp came over from Olga
last week and spent day or two attend
ing court.
Mrs. j. MCLAUGHLIN returned yester-
day from visit of several weeks at
Brussels, Ont.
Andrew Brady was among the old
residents of Olga that attended court
while in town yesterday.
The Knights of Pythias uniform rank
ball next Monday night will be swell
| affair. Remember the date.
l.. D. Sweetman andJ. 81. McC uliough
two of Milton's substantial citizens we're
here transacting business yesterday.
Bookkeeper Vail, of McPhails farm
machinery Office, returned Friday from g
weeks visit at his home in Wisconsin.
Donald Shaw, stock farmer and post.
master at Byron, was among the notable
attendants at the Farmers Institute
last week.
Monday the funeral occurred from the
Catholic church in this city OF the infant
son Of John Lawrence, who lives seven
miles south east of town.
Chas. Stone and bride nee, Miss Jessie
G. McCrea. arrived in the city Thursday
and are keeping house in the rooms over
@. Orton & Sons harness shop.
Rube Bissell, the headsman at the
block in SulGvan's meat market is off
duty for few days, the result of an
accident which temporarily laid him up
for repairs.
Hannah was about the first Cavalier
county town to receive shipment of
horses for this spring. M. G. Olson
returning the fore part of last week
with carload from DEBORAH, Iowa.
VIM. McMurcbie, a St. Thomas at
torney at law whose good opinions of
Cavalier county are increased by the
fact of owning two OF three good quarter
section farms, is here attending court
and renewing early day friendships.
Last week brought to close the
seven month ownership of the Osnabrook
Cycle by Editor Fred L. johnson. Dur
ing that time the paper has gained Wis
IDLY in typographical appearance; en-
larged its home news columns and has
all the outward signs of being money
making concern.
Thos. Bolton, one of the old time
democrats and popular farmer in the
Park River section, made Langdon a
visit during the sessions Of the institute
last week. Mr.. Bolton is brother-in-
law of Com'r Jos. Heapy, successful
stock raiser, and did much to make the
institute success with his instructive
talks. .....
Conductor Ed Dumphy, who brought
the first train of cars into Langdon,
back in the '80's died Yesterday at his
home in the Forks after short illness
of pneumonia. All the old timers here
knew ed" and everyone claimed him
as friend. Conductor Dumphy was
instrumental in the organizing of Lang
don's lodge of Knights of Pythias and
his funeral today is being attended on
its behalf by Messrs. j. B. Boyd and
O. r. Thompson.
Agent Shaw has been railroading
nearly all his life and most of the time
it has been on Jim Hills road. That the
company have got him ''slzed up" as
being about right is evident from the
fact that yesterday afternoon the division
superintendent at Larimore called Mr..
Shaw up over the wire and made him a
proposition to go east on six weeks trip
through the Middle States to work up
immigration for the company this spring.
In case of accepting the offer he will be
relieved here next week and be away I'M
til April 9Th. The compliment paid to
Langdon's obliging depot agent by the
ct. Northern is appreciated by the pat
rons here, providing that his removal is
bat temporary.
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