Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-01-17


Osnabrosk the first of the week.
Talk about your January thaws how
did the weather on Sunday and Monda!
of this week suit you?
Miss Emily Smith and brother, Tom
were visiting with friends down the lin,
at Milton over Sunday.
Mrs. W. R. Porter, of Beaulieu, hal
been visiting with her daughter. Mrs. D
F. Mcdonald, east Of town, for the pas
week.
Dan Deneen and wife came up from
their Walsh county farm near Mimic last
week for visit with relatives and ole
friends.
DIR. Jas. Halliday, until recently Of
Reynolds, has decided to locate a, Mil.
ton, and will open up practice there
about February LIST.
The DEMOCRAT carries a good line of
legal blanks and WILL I'll orders for out
of-town parties by return mail. When
in need OF blanks give US your order.
The Moon thinks that Langdon's
newly enacted city ordinances are Of the
kind it would be hard to live mp to.
Especially those governing streets and
alleys. eh Shep?
We buy our -four at Mckinley prices
and sell our bread at Bryan prices-25
ioaves for $1.OO. J. Little, proprietor
OF the City Bakery. opposite the Court
House, Langdon.
Chas. Lawson and wife. of near Han
fnah. both of whom formerly resided and
were well known in this city, are con-
graduated over the advent Of son,
born on the 10th inst.
John Pack, an old pioneer resident at
Woodbridge, passed away with the
closing days Of the old year at the adj
vanced age OF 70 years. He had lived in
this county since it's first settlement in
the early SOS.
Another Glenila township wedding
fast week. On the 9th inst, Robt.
Mountain and Miss Elsie Henderson
were married at the home OF the brides
other, and are receiving the congratu.
lations OF many friends.
Hon. Ole. T. Axvig was here yesterday
attending the preliminary hearing of the
Barry case, also H. T. Helgeson and a
score or so more OF interested Milton
spectators, all OF whom came in on
Tuesdays train. Ole returns to his
legislative ground at Bismarck today.
Peter Frank, an early pioneer OF Hope
township. died last Friday at his home
near Mt. Carmel after lingering illness
OF several months, aged 66 years.
Deceased leaves a widow and grown
family and had been an invalid for q
number OF years. The funeral was held
Monday.
At meeting OF the state enforcement
league at Grand Forks last Friday even.
ing, which was attended by Rev. S. F.
Beer and j. D. Salter, OF this city, R. P
McAllan, OF Osnabrock, and j. H. Nc
Cullough Of Milton, the resignation OF
Secretary Lindelie was accepted and
Attorney Bosard named to fill the
vacancy until the regular election Of
officers about April LIST. The report
submitted showed that 226 actions had
been started during the past nine
months.
Tn column OF interviews with pr omi-
nant Dakotans visiting the Twin Cities
the Minneapolis Tribune says: 81. B.
Boyd OF Langdon is at the Nicollet. Mr..
is one OF the pioneer merchants OF his
section OF North Dakota and came down
ia interview some OF the leading whole
salers. ''Our only piece OF poorluck last
year." said Mr.. Boyd, twas the fall
rains, which interfered with the harvest
ing and injured the wheat crop to some
extent. Our farmers raised considerable
fax, in fact all along the Langdon branch
of the Great Northern fax was a good
part OF the crop. This year will un.
doubtedly see the fax acreage in that
section largely increased. Merchants
generally expect good opening up OF
spring trade on the prospect"
At the last meeting OF the old board
of county commissioners in December at
the request OF Register Of Deeds Rylance
committee was appointed to investi.
gate the "alleged irregularities" in his
office, the committee being instructed to
report their findings at the next meet.
ing OF the board. In the official proceed
ings as published in this issue will be
found the report OF the committee III
whose hands the investigation was
placed, together with facts from the
records of Register Rylance's office that
substantiate their report OF everything
being absolutely as it should be. The
salleged irregularity' canard wassprung