Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-09-04
Gordon d. Lamb aiways;have
Cash for farm loans.


]. H. Byfield opens up the new elevator
OF McHugh 6 GARDENERS at Dresden this
week.
P. P. Kopriva OF the Bee Hive store is
away this week transacting business in
the Twin Cities and visiting the fair.
The new real estate advertisement from
tho land department of the law firm of
Messrs. Gordon & Lamb will be found in
a new position this week.
William Illerbrun and wife of Mt. Car.
mel are reported as being the happy
parents OF a fine baby boy, whose ar
rival dates from the Goth ult.
j. Mahony has the excavation COM
pleted for the foundation of comodious
residence, which he will have erected on
his lots on Fourth street this foil.
Prof. Hayward and wife arrived home
Tuesday from their visit across the ocean
in England, where they spent the three
months vacation in most enjoyable
and pleasant manner.
Deputy Sheriff VIM. Haverty is wear
lug the star OF Chief OF Police McDermott
during the absence OF the latter, who
left with the crowd of Langdon people
last Saturday for the Twin Cities.
Miss Lilly Shaw is engaged in the
post Office this week assisting Miss Ma
bel Mcknight during the absence OF AS
sistant Postmaster Gardner. who is TAX
ing in Minnesota's big state fair this
| week.
| Hon. Chas. w. Plain is credited with
building fine town residence in Milton
this fall that is to be the best of it's kind
along the line. Even the palatial struc.
ture Of Banker "Jake" Birder at Park
River, is understood a. not being barred
Andy" Hepburn, ST., may be classed
among those taking active part in the
real estate business OF this county. He
is known by farmer and townsman alike
as being a convincing talker and may
always be depended on to do his share
in maintaining the full standard OF values
on our farm lands.
Gilbert Solberg, a young Scandinavian
farmer residing in Gordon township left
on Mondays train for the state insane
asylum at jamestown in company With
Sheriff Pinkerton. This is Solberg's
second visit there, he being returned to
this county by that institution year
ago as cared.
R. e. McHugh has been at Duluth since
Friday looking after the interests OF the
McHugh & Gardner line of elevators.
On his return the end of the week it is
expected he will be accompanied by Mr..
and Mrs. P. McHugh who stopped off on
their way from the coast to take in
the Minnesota state fair.
Prof. Arthur Wales, the king OF piano
tuners writes that he will be in Lang
don soon to tune pianos. He is now on
the line, just finishing up at Mayville.
Mr.. Wales wishes all parties to pay no
attention to the falsehood constantly
circulated by tramp tuners that he is in
Montana and is not coming. Wait for
him.
Blacksmith Meiklejohn has threshing
engines without number at his machinery
hospital awaiting repairs. With the
outfit of iron planning machines. trip ham,
mers and turning lathes there is hardly
anything in the line OF repairing of
threshing and harvesting machinery that
he is not as we'll able to handle as any
OF those in the business this side OF the
Twin city.
The county auditors office is busy get
ing the books ready for the collection OF
taxes again this fall. The tax levy for
the ensuing year has just been received
at that office and is AZ mills. Four mills
for the general fund, three-tenths OF a
mill for interest on the state debt and
two tenths OF a mill for the state bond
sinking fund. This is one-half amill less
than the levy OF last year.
During the past week Milton's business
circles have been all agog over the pro-
posed consolidation OF the two largest
farm machinery concerns in the south
end OF the county. Plain & Nelson and
Diebel & Laing, both OF whom have only
been doing business under their present
style Of firm name less than couple OF
years. They are closing deal to form
one company OF the two concerns and
establish branches along the line with
headquarters at Milton. They start in
with capital it is stated OF $25, 900.
During the early part Of the past sum-
uer farmers in different parts OF the
county have reported the loss OF cattle
and young live stock from some cause
not FULLY understood ut the time. The
stock show the symptoms of poisoning.
Wild parsnip (or hemlock) is Il plaut