Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-03-07

For the best and finest groceries go to
Schulke's Trade Palace. He keeps them.
Jos. Crawford hae a ear load OF feed
corn on track at the Langdon Flour Mills
this week.
Legal Cap Paper-Jnst the thing for
teachers and school examinations, at the
| DEMOCRAT Office.
Mre. H J. M.thieson of Dresden, has
been over ut Devils Lake for awhile visit
i s the McClory family.
o E. Thompson, cashier of the First
National bank, is making visit with hls
folks in Minnesota for couple OF weeks.
VIM. Hutton we'll known township
official of Loan, suffered serious internal
injuries from bad fall sustained over a
week ago.
FoR SALE Seed wheat and flax OF
good quality Also second hand farm
machinery. For terms and particulars
see Robt. Fleming, Dresden, N. D..
The five year old daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. F. Ramage is not any better.
Two doctors were in attendance upon the
little patient Tuesday.
The new officers elected by the city
fire department Tuesday night, consist Of
president, G. H. McDermott; chief, w. A
L WIN; assls,a, t chief, N. A. Charter
treasurer, j. D Milne; secretary, George
Z. Elford.
DIR. F S. Smiths illness Of inaamma
tory rheumatism has undergone but 6
slight change this weak. The attack IL
of severe type. Tuesday DR.. Mcqueen
came up from Milton to consult with DR.
Semple on the case.
Jack Thorn and couple of companions
from the Elkwood district, took the Tues
days train down the line to join the Pa
! cific coast excursion, which is made uI
weekly over the main line of the Great
Northern at fare of 1926 The boys
intend to try it out west for year any
how.
The heavy rain of Saturday night arc
the tina" that had prevailed during the
week .n,nn d TO leave the streets in {
positively dangerous condition for church
going pedestrians on Sabbath morn, ever
the deacons and the preachers had tt
look decide out" so as not to fall while
walking in slippery places and breal
their-necks (?)
VIM O'Reilly, who was a Cavalier
county teacher about Pix years ago
writes US, from his present abode at FIRES
nal New Mex "You can gladden. the hearts
of my friends who read the DEMOCRAT
by assuring them that as far as my health
is concerned, I am holding my own
During the season when the dust storms
prevail, I gain pound week-an6 lose
it Saturday night ON taking bath"
Last Thursday night there was mar
raw escape from serious condagratior
at Osnabrock when defective stove pipes
gave the boarders %, the Albion hote
quite scare for little wh~. This was
on the same evening Park River suffered
so disastrously; there's also the fire
that swept Edinburg, that's still green in
the memory of many. These events that
are happening all around us cannot &c
otherwise than stimulate the interest Of
citizens in the proposed additions to the
means of fire protection here in Langdon
Charles Smallback, Jr., who is well
known on this branch as fireman on the
Great Northern road, had enc of bis legs
broken in two places IN an accident that
occurred last Tuesday afternoon while
firing on No. s, passenger running o,
the Devils Lake division. 1t seems thai
one of the 81 DDS Of the G inc lnoke
striking Smallback and throwing him 1T
the engine with the result as STATED
above. Mr.. Sn1alIback will be remem
bered as one of the witnesses that wa!
brought here from Larimore to testify il
the case Of WIN. Hodgins, of Hannah
against the company, and has man.
friends who deplore the accident.
, Thursday night a fire started in tn
business portion of h" town of Par]
River that destroyed upwards of $4,000
worth tf property. In fact, everything
except two general stores were consumed
t many of owners though succeeded il
saving portion of their stock. The tw
t hardwares and three drug stores wer
, burned down, and it is said that for tn
{ present the laL' plac-s of business vii
l unite forces and form union and d
> business at once with goods saved fro1
| the wreck. The Gazette office was anon
, those suffering ttal oss. in fact tn
] only buildings remaining within spac
: of two blocks on both sides of the stree
, are brick buildings occupied by tn
, banks and one of the leading genera
merchants.